Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-06-07
NOTES, HERR And THERE.

John Volk has the contract for erecting
the Union building.
Mr.. W. E. Williams, of the Portsmouth
Steel Works, left the city last evening.
Thermometer parasols are being intro
duced-in order to regulate the weather.
Davenport boasts Of three dogs to every
human. Visa dog gonsd place, any how.
The iirss American Congress assembled
at New York 1O7 years ago so-day-June y
1865.
The New York Tribune supports Mr..
Buckalsw (DsmOcrat) for Governor Of Psnn-
sylvania.
Norman H. Ryan, the Grant candidate
for elector in this District, resides at Amboy'
Lee county.
Four barges of sand have come down the
river within Q week from Red wing, MINI,
for the Rock Island Glass Works.
Labor on the water works on Illinois street
progresses lively. One large gang is en-.
gagged IN ditching and one in laying the
pipes.
The recent heavy rains have been the
cause of much damage to railroads, and
the trains have been delayed in conse-
quence.
Voorhees, was the only Democrat from
Indiana who voted for the Goat Island job
little railroad grab of fifteen millions OF
thereabous.
Mr.. Voorhees, shall be laid away quietly
as he requested, and he shall have MantoE
Marble head board for his little grave
Courier Journal.
A gentleman from the upper part Of THU
county, who was in our Office to-day, inform
ed US that there are BeventY.6ve Rspubli
cans in Cordova who will vote for Creole,
and Brown.
Out of the fifty Democratic papers il
Ohio there are about six that want straight
out Democratic nominations at Baltimore
The Grant Republican press is unanimousl
FIR it.-CineinnGt Enqnirer.
Grant Republicans dislike Greeley
white hat because there is no Dent in i
b After election they will not have reason I
com plain on that score. There will be
''dent" in it them president.
: In the South they call the nomination (
8 Greeley the "outstrstched hand" and al
l. exceedingly indignant at the suggestiO
that q portion of the Northern Democrat
II will attempt to prevent its acceptance.
A canvass Of the delegates to the Penn
n sylvanis Democratic State Convention
II showed q majority of thirty three for Gre
9 ley. It is believed there will not be . sing
State against him at Baltimore, If every de
sgatou votes as . unit.
The German Lutheran school picnic vi
> held to-day at Warmers Grove. Abo,
two hundred pupils of that school wei
j., present, and many of their parents ~
friends. Refreshments were served, mus
provided. aud everything done TO make Il
occasion both pleasant and profitable.
0 To elect Greeley will give Us Democrat
administration, says 9 Radical; to ele,
+ Greeley will continue the Radical admin
tratioD, says & Democrat. Others think
best to elect Greeley to see what kind of O
!. administration be will give US, feeling TIL
! we can lose nothing by the change.
! Post
The Grand Grove Of the United AucisI
Order Of Druids, Of the State Of Illinoi
+ convened at Leasing Hall, Chicago, Wedne
d day, the 9th. The Groves at Rock Islar
= and Moline were represented by Mr..
e Moehle, Of Moline. Several of the Grow
), we're composed Of Americans, and the Pr
ceedings were conducted in both the En-
lsh aud German languages. The FIR
e Grove in this State was established thirte,
: years ago, and there are now twenty
" existence, four having been established du
ing the last year. The membership is abO
. mn