Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-15
NOTES, HERE AND THERE.

rs,ions for raising the sunken hull OF the
towboat Mcdonald, at North McGregor.
tits suggested that, in the future, when
the Uy,,on gets up imaginary dialogues ii
shall try to be either sensible or amusing
It's last effort was 3 signal failure.
Mrs. DR.. A. B. Spinner, who was divorced
in Chicago July 9th, was married st the
Sherman House, Chicago, July 9th, at 6
o'clock p. NJ, 10 DR.. L. Ingira, late Of
Davenport.
The St. Louis Democrat says tina; the
steamer Phil Sheridan has not been sold,
and that she will continue 10 the Upper
Mississippi trade. She is laid up for the
present at ST. Louis,
The other day daughter of Thos. I.
Davis, at Coal Valley, got at vial of qui-
nine and morphine powders mixed, and
swallowed a very large dose. She died in
about FIVE hours. She was years old.
The GRANTEES in Davenport, and Scott
county, are miserable. They realize that
their hold upon the pockets Of the people IS
loosing, and are righteously indignant at
the cause of this great "uphesvAl of the
people
The Grand Lodge Of Iowa of the ancient
order of Druids, meets in Davenport, on the
first Friday in June, 1873. The lodges OF
this order IN Rock Island, Moline and Dav-
export, intend TO Join in a grand Festival
AT the Schutzen Park, near Davenport, in
September, 1872.
John Russell YonnR's paper, the New
FORK Standard, has gone the way Of the
earth.-UHiOH.
The paper was started about two years
ago, as the special organ Of Mr.. Grant, in
New York. Ben Butler was one Of the
principal owners.
The most remarkable thug Gbou. the
river is the way the stsze Of water keeps up
during midsummer Al St. Paul the river
is bank full. At this point the water is al
least two and half feet higher now than
i; wAs q rear ago, and is still coming up a
the rate of two inches every twenty-toul
hours.
For years the Grant papers have bee de
clariug that the Democratic party wa
dead. Now they are greatly concerned TO
it's existence, and are disinteresiedly dis
tressed about the honor and integrity of sht
party wondering how any Democrat cFr
vote for Greeley. Their anxiety for tn
preservation OF the Democratic party il
measured by their fear Of losing their offices
We notice by the Wayne County Demo
crat, published q. Piedmont, Mo, that Gu
young friend George c. Bowen, son @
David Bowen, of this city, is Il candidate fol
the legislation of Missouri, at the coming
election. George is chairman OF the Demo
cratic county committees, and practict {
lawyer. We notice by the same paper EhA
he deIigered an Grafton on the Foursh, 0
which the paper says
His speech was we'll prepared aud the matte
suited 20 The occasion. Ii was Teplste with gem
Of eloquence, and vas listened TO with inter
est by the eager JLrong that showed TO the speak
er rbat his address was not failing on unwilling
cars.
The funeral OF WalIis " right, the AF:iile
~ boy whose death occurred SaturdR
night, from the effect Of wounds received a
, Gslva on the Fourth, took place this P. NJ
the 18th, from the residence of bis fsthel
on Rock River street. The Artillery Con
pany, OF which be was msmOer were pref
ent as body, with the Rock Island BanC
The remains was inferred in ChipPi annoc
Cemetery. Mr. Wright was highly r,
specsed young man, and his untimely deaf
is regretted by all. The ifioIed tau
y have the heartfelt sympathy Of tt
people of Rock Island
GRAND RRLLY AT DAVENPORT FOR GREI
, LEY AND BRowS.-The ratification meetin
IN the German theatre Davenport, on Sa
urcsY night was complete success. tn
building was smmed full and nun bers wei
away who were unable to gain admission
All present manifested the greatest entb
siasm, and the cheers whiC
went up for Greeley al
Brown were loud, long and given vii
a will Hon 3 Claussu, Was appoint,
Presi dent of the meeting. Speeches we
made by Messrs Claussen, John GAllige
I'd Cook, j. W Stewart, John P. Irish,
. P. S.ibols, J. B. Griune!l, Ernes, Clause
Frank !. Jeryis, and George L. Hubbell, al
the following vas adopted as the plstfOr
Of the meeting:
. Rssolr,d, That we heartily iudorse II
ID Cincinnati and Baltimore platform, al
e hereby pledge ourselves to use ell honorab
{ means to secure the election Of Greeley al
p Brown.
The excitement was kept up until la
hour, when the crowd dispersed PEACEFUL
, and the largest political meeting ever be
in Davenport, was a. an end.