Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-09-11
NOTES. HERE AND THERE.

Bsrnum exhibits in Clinton, Iowa, to-
day.
Charles O'Conor snubs Grants Louisville
scalawags. See telegraph.
The Circuit Court of Scott County oom'
mencss in Davenport next Monday
ia lowery, cherries dAy-just the kin0 OF
weather for fsvsrs and ague to flourish.
ALWAYS examine every page OF this paper,
for vou will find reading matter on every
mage which deserves attention.
The attention of the Moline ReUieD is re-
ouested to an article headed "Ling or Lang"
We hope the Repis,O feels proud of its ''ven
cradle friend"
A vote was taken on an excursion train
from Davenport to Wheatland, Iowa, the
other day, and resulted in 1874 votes for
Greeley and "A for Grant
Remember Gen. Blacks meeting at the
Court House tomorrow evening, and do your
whole duty towards making it a success.
Something depends on you.
Capt. Rhodes, President of the Northern
Line Packet Co., and j s. McCune, Esq.
owner of all the boats run By the Keokuk
Packet Co., were in the city yesterday.
The Pacific & Atlantic Telegraph Compa-
ny have commenced to string their lines
across the new Bridge. The Great Wes-
tern Company already have their lines on
the bridge, and the Western Union soon
will have.
The Cincinnati excursion train which left
here Monday morning, made the run from
this city to Peoria, distance of more than
ninety miles, in three hours and four min
untes, including stoppages.
The Chicago & Rock Island Railroad
Company's Office, at Des Moines, took in
six thousand dollars Saturday, on account
of Barnum's show. This includes receipts
for passenger fares and for BAruum's special
train.
Six cars came in over the PeoriA & Rock
Island road, Abou! noon to-day, filed with
, sXcursionsts from Princsvile, nssr Peoria
The excursion was gotten up for the benetl:
! Of the Methodist and Prssby terian Sunday
Schools Of that place. A large portion Of
them dined at the Harper
According to the new postal regulations
double rates must be collected on all unpaid
, matter, which should be prepaid. For in
stance, il letter is received marked educ
three cents" the postmaster will collect sill
s cents. Every one should see that their mai
D matter is properly prepaid.
During the session of the Illinois State
Fair at Ottawa, Sept. 18th. 18th, 18th and
!. goth inclusive, special trains will leave this
city, over the c., R. l. & P. road, every day
at G:l5 A. NJ. and arrive in Ottawa AT lO:45
q An They will leave Ottawa every day at
s 4;30 P. NJ. and arrive in this city at 9;l5
Pm.
The new sidewalk about Union Square
will be ompeted in a few days. Already
. the Subscriptions for the fountain have
reached several hundreds and it is expected
that work will soon be commenced upon it.
! With large fountain, nice walks and good
: fence about it, L nion Square will be an
ornament and an honor to the city.
Our Cincinnati excursionis,s seem to be
getting along well. Somebody scot Us a
list o. names, but not having any body for
authority we dropped them 10 the waste pa
e per basket. Such eminent commercial men
as some of them are can afford to pay fol
advertising if they are anxious to see their
names in print.
Some time since Brick Pomeroy's paper
u which is working for Grant, contained a let
l. ter, in which, among others, such Democrat,
as JOHN I. Harper, who is Grants Collector
of internal revenue, we're named as being
opposed to Greeley, and who preferred
Grant to Greeley. Il is such bsre-iaced
lyiug,as these cases indicate that the Grant
= ties resort to.