The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-02-26

The result as announced by the chair was
received with cheers, and none Joined
more heartily in making Mr.. Swsnson's
nomination than did Mr.. Lloyd and his
friends, a sure Indication that Mr.. Swanson
was known to be good Democrat, an able
and worthy man whom they were bound to
elect.
The nomination is good one. Mr..
swanson, is we believe, the first Swede whom
the Democratic party has ever brought Tor
ward for office, and this is against his ex
pressed wish, but nevertheless, haviRg been
SO strongly pressed on ell hands, he has &C.
cepted and is morally certain of election.
He is an able financial man, with clear
head upon his shoulders, is man who has
been eminently successful in attending to
his own business, and will exhibit the same
fidelity in attending to the duties of alder
man from the Third Ward He is an old
citizen, we'll known and well liked, and it is
the duty OF the Third Ward voters to elect
him BY handsome ma ority.
IOi4C"lJE, Tue cFcCNHcS NSiC
made by several Democrats present, and any
number OF rousing cheers were given for
Alderman Swanson and the whole Demo
cratic ticket, which is the best ever put into
the field, and against not one name on that
ticket can any man say a word and not be
branded as a liar.
"No BAGGAGE" Two jolly contractors
that united will turn the scale at a quarter
ton, started out to New York in company.
The first letters of their respective names
are as follows E-s-hs Records, and T m
S ul-ugh. These Jolly contractors, not
desiring TO carry snything around excep,
their own specific gravity, trusted to each
other to carry enough change of purple AND
f ne linen to meet the others acquire me nts
of change of habit. Each of these rubicund
supervisors of filling and grading had too
much faith in the other. They had agreed
upon a trusting place in little 6oudoir OF
the Bourbon period in the city of Chicago.
Both reached it at the same time, aud. spy
ing each other, they waltzed gracefully
toward the center OF the room. and embraced
IN silence, almost in tears. | was al
affecting sight. Where's your baggage"
T hos, releasing himself from the ardent
embrace of Eliza, who replied by tri.
umphantly drawing a night shir: from
his over coat pocl1etF that would ft tie
elephant Romeo. Whereas yours, uuoth
Eli-ha, expecting the grateful sight of two
brass trunk check, slowly and sadly Tn
mas HE'D himself to the bottom of his ill.,
side receptacle for bids and estimates, and
drew out two handkerchiefs, one shade
whittier than the other. This point of color
could only be decided by the eye Of an ar
ti,t for there was very little witness percep
tible on either. Sold cried E-Ii-ha slap
ping the ten yards of beached sheeting he
called night shirt, to his eyes and brust
ing into teGra Ditto" saws Thomas
blowing his nose alternately on the pocket
handkerchiets, and the two jolly contractors
consoed each other and became jollier than
ever.
LET s take something" says Elisha, and
I it is currently reported to be ice water they
took, with drop from black bottle to
take the chill off. And they hiei them to
New FORK, nor change of linen did they
know till they again reached the bosoms OF
their respective families