The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-28
NOTES HERE AND THERE.
" roush and windy day


"A large amount of hay is being brought
to this city every day.
Fourteen stone-cutters have been dis
charged from Rock Island Arsenal during
the past week. Cause-no stone.
MIR. Davenport's block of ground, near
the upper depot, is favorite stopping
place for movers. Every week it is occu.
pied at night by prairie schooners.
Gen. Farnsworth. last evening, located
the redoubtable Bob Ingersoll as hiding in
a pig-pen during an action on southern
battle field Chicago Courier, 9th.
Major General D. G. McCallum, Of
Brooklyn, a veteran Of the civil war, and
heretofore always Republican, willshort-
ly take the stump for Uncle Samuel and
reform.
Mr.. B. III. Kimbail has settled the
trouble growing out of his position as con-
servator of the property of Mrs, Forsylius,
insane, and guardian of the Forselius
children, by giving ample security for the
monev due to the parties. -Roch; Island
Uaaon.
Mr. <. p, Reynolds. one of the con.
tractors, says the Mercer county railroad
is done to Mill Greek, beyond Taylor
Ridge, and will reach the Perryton station
10 few days. The work is being crowded
forward all along the line and in few
weeks the snort of the iron horse will be
heard at Waugh Mill.
Those Milan constables were always
noted for their stylish appearance in Rock
Island. They expend more money on per-
sonal adornments than any public officers
in the county. As an evidence of this, it
required three bootblacks to 'shine" P.
Jacob Heverling's boots this morning in
front of the young America.
AS freight train, No. IA, eastward
bound on the G. r. |. & z. Il. K. was
going through a connection switch las.
jumped the track delaying the train a
short time. The Sterling, Western Union
and Z. Il. L. Il 2. passenger trains, due
about o'clock were obliged to run around
them through "a side track.
Hon Charles A. Dana. formerly edi-
tor Of the Chicago Republican, and now
editor Of the New York SIN, was assistant
secretary of war under Mr. Stanton. liz
says. in his paper, that he knows Samue
j. Tiden was a sincere Union man during
the war, was so regarded by the members
of the Lincoln administration, and that he
repeatedly gave Mr.. Stanton sound and
valuable advice.
| For presuming to vote the Democrat
ic ticket, and for seeking to place their
states under the control of the rlghttul
majority, the people OF the southern states
are adjudged guilty of treason. The Re
publican orators and the Republican or
CANS declare war upon them. 1t is now
eleven years since the war ended, and we
find the sections still embittered, still es-
tranged Is this what the patriot desires
Mr.. John Owens, aged 81 years, one
OF the oldest business men OF Davenport.
streets,i in that city, at 5 o'clock Wednes
| died at his residence corner of 4th, and Iowa
| day afternoon. He first settled in this city
| Then Stephenson in 1888, but soon after
wards removed to Davenport. where he
has resided ever since. He leaves wife
| (nearly as old as he wasl and seven chill
dren.
One of the colored delegates to the
South Carolina Republican convention last
week urged his hearers mot to allow
colored men to attend Democratic meet
ings." Any colored men who voted the
Democratic ticket, the speaker said. Ought
to be ostracized, because he is danger
GUS negro" Yes, we should say they
were dangerous-toth the thieves who counr
on five years more of good stealing il
South Carolina"
"A large Democratic mass meeting wa
held at Ellensville, Ulster county, New
ork, last week. Republicans assaiIeC
the speaker with n shower of stones, which
came from the neiehborhood of "a Haye
and Wheeler wigwam, Where are tn,
United States marshals? Where is thu
army? Where is the navy? Where i
the posse? Where is Taft? Several per
sons were badly hurt by these Republican
stones. Is the Republican party deter
mined to carry The elections by bayonet
in the south and stones in the north?