The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-31
NOTES HERE AND THERE.
-Dark fougv dav

Dark, foggy day.
Druid ball in Killers hall this even
ing.
Ais well that ends in Sam Tildens
election.
Gov. Hendricks in Peoria Tomorrow.
Half fare on the railroad.
is there revenue officer in this dis
trict opposed to Henderson?
Call Grantism by any other name and
it will be equally odoriferous.
Take care of the towns and the coun-
ties will look after themselves.
| What good will it do now, to with
draw Hayes and put Grant on the ticket
The journeymen tailors of this city
have resumed work at their old union
prices.
| is there a post-ofice in this district
that is not filled with obedient workers for
| Henderson?
| What has Henderson done except tt
manipulate post-offices against the interest
of the people2
"A man wanted to bet SIS to 80 that il
would rain here -morrow--but he
couldn't find any takers.
III is expected, with good weather, that
the Rock Island & Mercer County railroad
will reach Richland Grove by next Monday
or Tuesday.
Everybody who wants to keep Haver
stick in the post office should vote foI
Henderson. Those vino do not should
vote for Durham.
| Fair and festival for the benefit Of
Father Roles's new residence il
Darts hall on Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday evening. Everybody invited.
The Phoenix martial baud gives ;
grand ball in Killers Hall tomorrow
, evening. A fine play pipe will be voted t
, the most popular hose company OF thi
city.
j. NJ. Davies has rendered his resig
nation as secretary of the board Of trade
which has been accepted, and MIR. Georg
Harmon has been selected to fill his place
Davenport Democrat.
1.-The Old Rebel Y ell, Says the Union
+ land then advocates the election of ma
y on. its county ticket who now says that h
was secessionist and had to leave hi
:, boarding house, in this city, during tn
q war, because he was secesslonist.
The friends of the late Michael Lyme
= have a subscription paper in circulation
= raise about $500 to pay off debt whic
7 he still owed upon his house and lot in thi
o city. Those having the matter in charg
are meeting with considerable encourage
ment-
THE ARGUS having charged tina
0 Hugh Wadsworth, of Happy Hollow, Oh
of the leading Republicans in the count
had been voting Illegally at every electio
since he was q years of age. the UniOl
, after vain attempt to defend Wadswortl
now admits that under close coustru
ton of the Law, THE ARGUS is Tight
II The Soldiers Home is situated in Day
q ton, Ohio, and the vote of it's inmates wa
cast for the Democratic ticket and electe
l Mr.. McMahop, Democrat. to congress
The inmates of the Home are maine
soldiers, and their choice of the Dem,
] cratic ticket is very significant. The
will vote for Tilden next month.
When the war closed, the feder
debt was S2,600,000,0 During tt
eleven and half years succeeding, tt
Q Republican administration collected tax,
v amounting to S4,400,0O 600, and of th
|! amount $600,000,000, only have bee
, paid on the public debt. The balanl
went to support the army of Republica
. party office-holders, who stole a GOO
f portion of it.
:. Daniel Dougllerty. tho PHILADELPHIA
!. orator, steps from the platform to a stun
. and lifts Archery voice for Uncle Samm.
Whom can you ttust2' said Daniel to
e mighty throng in New York, and whe
e the name of Samuel j. was thundere
d Daniel responded, Aye! to him, the gia,
! reformer of the age! Another These,
= who having destroyed the robbers of h
own commonwealth. will. if you put hi
e in the White House, destroy also til
k monster corruption which has appalle
II the worldl'