Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-09-07
NOTES, HERE AND THERE


Confsctioneriss, fruits and fresh oysters,
]. Wier, Washington street
The Pacific & Atlantic Telegraph com
pAny have established an Office in LeClsirs,
Iowa.
The committees of the Greeley and
Brown club meet this evening at The AR
GUS Office.
A form was pied at the Davenport Demo.
crat Office yesterday afternoon. The fore
man still lives.
Always examine every page of this paper,
for you will find reading matter on every
page which deserves attention.
Capt Eric Johnson, of Galva, will ad-
dress an assemblsge of his eountrymsu. at
Reese's Hall, Moline, this evening.
The railway postal service increased dur
ing the year ending June 30, 1872, 1867
milsS. There were at that time Ga, All miles
Of railroad mail service in operation.
The Davenport Gazette splits in two the
account of hanging and sandwiches Gen.
Dix's acceptance between the separated
pArts-gooi thing on Dix
The B. Duncan-Brick Pomeroy party in
this county consists of Uncle Benny Wright,
Of Rural township, and his boys They Il
probably vote for Grant.
The Illinois State Fair will be held at
Ottawa from the 18th to the goth inclusive.
Extra trains viii be run over the different
roads for the accomm odation of visitors.
There wi be public worship q, the usual
hour, tomorrow morning, Sept. 9Th, in the
Presbyterian Church. The pastor, Rev. II
A. Newell, recently returned from a western
trip, will conduct the exercises.
Charles Reemeliu, Cincinnati politici&
. can't eat crow" In 1867, when the Dem
Ocrats united on Samuel F. Cary for Con.
gress, this Mr.. Reemein refused to " eat
crow" Cary got 1890 votes, and was
elected; Reemelin got l2O votes.
Mr.. William Ward, of Aledo, met with q
severe injury last Sunday. He swung him
self down from his hay NOW by beam,
and IN doing so a ring on his finger caught
on nail and the finger was torn of, bone
and all, above the second joint
James Lyon, President of the Louisville
gathering, declared, after the adjournment
of that body, that the proceedings of tbs
convention, in forcing the nomination on
O'Conor and Adams, were mere farce, and
that he would not support Adams.
| An eleven years old son of Mr. Peter
Ssmuelsson, who lives three miles east OF
Orion, last Sunday tied one end Of rope
around the neck of g colt and the other
SbOu: his own body. The colt took fright.
and ran dragging the boy upon the ground
until be Was dead.
On the evening Of the 9th the members
of colored Grant aud Wilson club attack
ed street car containing several German
ladies and gentlemen, on the streets of St.
Louis. The driver was nearly killed and
come of the inmates of the car were iuiur-
ed.
Mr.. Thorpe, the old gentleman from Car
bon Cliff, who was Frustrated By the heat
here, Friday afternoon, was taken home on
the four O'Clock train, the same day by
Justice Chopper. he was apparently some-
what improved when he reached home, but
on account Of his extreme old age, it is g
question if he ever RECEIVERS from the attack
Complaints have been made in several
instances, by wives in this city, to Justices
of the Peace Of saloon keepers, who have
sold their husbands liquor, to the great det-
riment of themselves and their families.
The first casa under the new liquor law, in
this city, will be regarded as test one, and
will undoubtedly create considerable inter
est
hon. B. Gratz Brown addressed the cti-
zens of Springfield on the 9th on the politi-
cal needs of the hour. His audience was
one of the largest ever assembled in that
city for similar purpose. The remarks of
the speaker were Estentively listened TO
throughout, and q. times the words of Mr..
brown were rendered inaudible BY the
destsning applause of his enthusiastic
hearers.
And yet another dissatisfied Bourbon
Mr. Delegate Glenn, of the Ninth Indiana
Congressional District-oomes out in card
in which ne rehearses the fragrant wrongs
suffered by him at the hands of the Louis
vile Side'Show. Said Glenn svows and
Afirms that the Louisville meeting was insti.
gated and managed by men wholly for sell
hsb purposes, its main object being to
secure the reelection of President Grant.
Aboriginal Democracy has lost all charms
for Mr. Glenn, and tt at gentlemen is but one
of many thousands in Indiana who will date
their conversion to the Reform movement
on the 4th day Of September.