The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-03
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

! w ant to go west.
We to buy house,
Want to rent house,
Want to offer bargains,
Want to attract customers
Want to make known your
w ants, advertise in the
DAILY and WEEKLY Rock ISLAND
ARGUS.
The appraisal Of Charles Summers es-
tate shows value OF $4,000.
Daniel Pratt has resigned his title of
the Great American Traveller" in favor
of Gen. Grant.
-Kellogg's fee will pay several claims
like that of the town of Essex--eh, Gener-
al?-Boston Post, lnd.)
Robert Wllerton, of the Harper
House, who has been snuffing the lake
breezes for the past few weeks, has return
ed much improved in health
1t is quite evident that Gov" Kel-
logg Of l. ,nisiaua should step down aud
out The Republican party cant afford
to shoulder him Washington Star, Req. J
-Kelogg's check book" may prove as
fatal as Cakes Ames's memorandum
book. In the meanwhile, a suspension
of Judgment is asked. as he is preparing
statement. - Toledo Commercial, Rep. J
Elmer G. Washburne, of Chicago, af.
ter being turned out Of the Joliet peniten
tiary, and then turned out of the Chicago
police department, has been appointed by
GRAFT chief of the U. s. secret service
bureau.
THE ARGUS is under obligations to
the committee for an invitation to attend
the unveing of the statue on the Lincoln
monument at Springfield, Oct. Is. The
annual reunion of the Army of the Ten
Eessee occurs at the same tune and place
The vutures in the south, are all for
Gen. Grant for third term. 1t is fair to
presume that so far as they have produced
the late disturbances they were working in
his interest, and he, in his proclamations
and acts, in theirs - Cincinnati Enquirer
(Dem.)
John Kilfeather, of Davenport, hired a
horse at u us fireman stable in this city and
abused it numerically. On hearing of
the case by Magistrate Chopper killeather
was held for trial for cruelty to animals.
His bail was fixed at $780, for want OF
which he is in Jail
The corruption in the Republican
party runs all through it. Read the fol
lowing telegram NEW YORK, Oct, q
Invoices and other papers in the Custom
House suit against Plat, Boyd Il Co, for
$5OO,OOU, are missing from the United
States District Attorney s office.
A telegram from Springfield Oct 2,
says: I'm the State Board of Equaliza
ton, the report Of the Committee on Gen
era Equalization was amended in several
particulars, which makes it necessary for
the clerks to 90 over nearly all the work
again As amended, however, it was
adopted.
A telegram from Lasale, the I'd. says:
The miners employed by the Northern
Illinois Coal aud Iron Company, OF this
city, who suspended work yesterday to de-
liberate upon the question OF wages tor the
tall and winter, have resumed work to-day
at 81 ton, which is ten cents more than
is paid at the Streator nnies.
One Of General Buffers henchmen, a
brother of Collector Simmons, is out in a
letter regulating his former chief, (which
will he found III our telegraph columns
and Offering to take the stump III exposure
If Butlerism Good for Simmons. tie
prints an ugly picture of him elf, as well
as of General Butler; but if he aids in rid
ding congress Of the pestilcnt mem Der
from Essex he will merit forgiveness for
dirty work in the past.
Speech by colored statesman of
South Carolina: 'Mista Churnan, can t
help cussin', buterbedam eff things amt
mixed, and the Rippublikin party Is gwiEe
to de detel. Dar's Gunner Moses a-raiseu
bonds and pothecarin ov EN- an den gittin
money, an putin of it in his pocket. |
don't like dis puthecary bizniss nohow, an
special when it Gums to money matters
Now Gunner Moses heap better stop puth
ecayin' dem bonds. an leave 'em in de safe,
whar dey won's do nobody no harm an |
repeats, can't help cussin', bnterhedam
eff things amt mixed, an de Rippubhkln
plrty is gwne to de dcbel pretty fast
enough.
A full assortment of men, boys and