Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-22
MOTIFS, HIRE AND THERE

The experiments ct the engine house,
Saturday, resulted satisfactorily.
Several OF our merchants have become
members Of the Merchants Freight Union.
A call for Greeley Club has been issued
in Hastings, Mimi, signed BY ll2 Rspubi'
cans.
Leonard SWEET and others spoke to
very large Greeley meeting in Aurora, Sat
urdAy evening.
The steamer Northwestern leaves this
DOR, for 81. Paul in the morning and the
Alex. Michel for st. Louis.
but four Germans in Davenport could be
;,ducsd to Join the Grant and Wilson club,
recently organized in that city.
The trial Of the boys, bound over few
weeks since for larceny, commenced in
County Court this P. N. at 2 o'clock.
Justice Cropper fined John Daiber of this
city $40 and costs, this morning, for NAL
treating his wife. The fine was paid.
A steady rain throughout the day has
kept our citizens within doors and rendered
the streets very disAgresable for pedss-
triAnS.
Mr.. Patrick Crowley, of this city, living
across the slough, died suddenly of heart
disease, Saturday evening last. He had
been about town during the day and his
demise was entirely unexpected.
/ A friend in Boston writes rs as follows
1.-THE Greeley element is Increasing here
and if Grant loses North Carolina in August
every New England State will 90 for Chap
paqua 10 November"
The Grant papers think it is an esay
matter to change Greeley's name. Possibly
But not being ashamed Of his father, h
doesn't care TO initiate Jeremiah ColbAith
or even Hiram S. Grant.
The Moline Reuiep hits the Rock Islam,
} Union back lick by saying it will try "t
supply the want so urgently telt of an out
; spoken, able, and thoroughly honest Repub
! publican paper in Rock Islsud county" W,
wish the Rerietc success in its efforts Il
Supply the want so urgently felt"
The Hartford, Conn, Times says that
vote taken on Saturday among the workne
in the Western Railroad shops at Springfield
resulting in Just three votes for Grant,
: the rest for Greeley; and there are Abor
800 workmen in the shops.
!. Post Office editors must g more caution
Here il one whose ignorance has led him il
TO q very "indisereet' assertion. Some on
having told him that Mosby had declare
!. for Greeley, he alludes to the Colonel 6
e "Guerrills Mosby," and thinks his chang
- of sides ought to be ''gOod thousand vote
for Grant" Now Is Mosby has not deser
ed Grant, the inquiring person will ask if b
y championship is not good for a tboussn
votes for Greeley.
=, In 1870 the Republican vote of DirOr
Lee county, was 372; and 10 1871 it ws
; $40. The Chicago Tribune publishes til
. names Of 90 of these Republicans of DiKor
= calling the mass meeting which was hel
. there on the lSsh, aud says, ave are il
formed that the same feeling for Creole
> prevails among the Republicans in all tn
other towns Of that county, rendering it eel
tain that Lee will give a majority for tn
Greeley ticket 10 November"
The Grant postmaster at Red VIM
J. Mion., in order to inurs the Svegski Mon
e toreD. the wedish Liberal paper publishe
y at St. Paul, wrote its editor that all it's sui
E. scribers refused to take their papers fro
e the post office. Mr.. VsnStrur, the edito
e has received Ard published q note, signe
Re by thirty of his subscribers in Red Win
d saying that they we're refused the paper, 81
1t expressing indignation at the attempt
If suppress its circulation. The action of Il
70 Postal Department 10 the matter Is Auaite
= with interest.
}, From the Harrisburg Pa Patriot.
q The last blow to the Grant ring in tn
o State comes from McKeAn County. Colon
5. d. Freeman, Of McKeAn County, Il
u Grant elector OF the Fifteenth Congrsssioi
: al District, has ssnt in his resignation, az
v has declared for Greeley and BuckSlew 81
y the whole Democratic ticket. His resign
san is already IN the hands of the Radio
State Committee