The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-12-20
rnrEs urRE avn THERE.

NOTES HERE AND THERE
Yesterday was payday on the G. X. q
|. & P. road.
City council meeting tonight to con-
slider the gas question.
-Itis expected that the Peoria road,
will be sold next month. s268
The C. r. /. & P. R. r. folks are out
with their neat and useful calenders for
1877.
The conclusion of the proceedings OF
the board of supervisors will be found IN
this paper. e.
sleighs running between this city
and the village over the creek seem to be
well patronized, both ways.
The Aledo Record is advocating the
construction of railroad from Reynolds
to Aledo, a distance of 3 miles.
@-Every day shows moderated tone In
Republican claims on the presidency.
Everybody knows that Tilden is elected.
1t was cruel in the board of super
visors not to take any notice of the appeal
made by the Union to raise the salary OF
deputy sheriff.
TO Judge from the report given 10 the
Aledo Record, Judge Peasants is dispo-
sing of considerable business at this term
of Mercer county circuit court
&C. W. Battles postal card order on
Fl. z. Beattie for flour would have reached
its destination quicker if it had been
placed in the post Office instead of TaR
ARGUS box.
| "A one-story frame house, belonging
| to John Mullen, on Perry street. Daven-
port, was burned early this morning. The
| fire was the work of an incendiary, and
the loss is about $500.
Poor Davenport's business men were
| badly taken in but THE most unkiDdest
cut of all was that they could not hold
Gordon, Meyst & Co., commission mer-
chants, for swindling. Next
The supervisors are careful not to re-
port how big grab each one makes for
days work, and more to come and co.
they lump it in one sum so the people
shall not know how much each one takes,
Add the vote of New York, New
Jersey. Pennsylvania. Ohio. Indiana and
Illinois together and Tilden has major
ity over Hayes in these six central and
controlling states of the union, extending
from the Atlantic along the great lakes to
the Mississippi river.
Frank Hough, a dead beat sewing
machine agent, it is said has Jumped"
the town owing numerous bills,-one to a
poor widow woman, Mrs. Hitchcock, for
board. II. G, Wiyill Hugh Murray, Fes
sler u Wagner. and the Ehleb's butch Ell
shop, also mourn his departure without
"squaring up,o
! One VIM. Stansfeld is in Jail in Mon
mouth, charged with murder-the pr ocur
ing of abortion upon a Miss Annie E.
Goodridge, whose death he caused. Mis-:
Goodridge hailed from Roseville, where
she had been engaged ip. the millinery
business, having come there from Salem
Mass, In July. 1875. She was a niece Of
VIM. Smith, of Rose,yille. 81
! Ferry says, Whats the use of tel
tersY | can 'crunt the votc?" AnC
therein he is just like the members of the
Louisiana returning board. They wouldn
comply with the law and fill the vacancy
IN the returning board with Democrat
because they could do the job themselves
But in February next, if Ferry doesn't toe
the crack, he'll think lumber pile fell OF
him. Chicago Times.
Eugene A. Cronin, the Oregon electol
whose vote is SO important factorl 10 the
' presidential contest. passed through THU
city on Tuesday, on his way TO Washing
ton, bearing with him the legal returns 70
: president. He is a native of Greenwich
! Washington county, n Y. and went tt
!. Oregon in 1865, He has been prominen
8 in politics in that state for several years
and is considered one of the ablest lawyer
| on the Pacific coast.
d The Davenport Democrat get
$ eloquent on the subject of new dime
station between this city and Chicago O
the G. r. l. & P. R. r. suggesting Ottaw
or Morris instead of Bureau Junction
The Democrat is right. aud we hear tina
: the R. r. Co. will establish FIRST elias
house at Morris. The company shoul
also establish another first class house il
this city for breakfast and, supper. Wit
0 superior tables at Rock Island and Morri
there would be much greater attractio
for travellers over this road,
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