The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-05
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

Cherries in market at 20 cents box.
Regular meeting of the city council
this evening.
The lady who advertised in THE AR
GUS lone insertion) for a lost ivory fan
can get it at this office That little notice
in The ARGUS was what brought it.
Has anybody heard whether Grant is
going to remove Ben Campbell, United
States marshal of the northern district of
this state. who Helped rob Miss Sweet?
{ 1t is noticeable fact that all the
friends of other presidential candidates are
struck with the thought, what lovely
candidate for vice president Hayes would
make Il Ohio State Journal Rep
The Harwood- Wheeler chancery case
still tries the patience of Judge Peasants.
This term of circuit court will close Sat
urday, as the Henry county term must
commence at Cambridge Monday.
Samuel j. /Tilden is now the man for
the work before u.s. He can sweep the
nation like whirlwind against any man
the Republicans may choose to name.
Let him receive the nomination on the first
ballot.-Jersey City HERALD Dena.)
Magistrate Chopper is doing better
business in the matrimonial line for the
past few days than he is in the police court
business. Another fine looking couple,
Mr. Isaac l. Cheek and Miss Martha H.
Gray, called on him to-day and went away
happy.
Gov. Tilden must be good man. We
estimate him not by what his friends say
of him. but by the character of his enemies.
No man can have his sort of enemies and
be an unworthy man. They are peculiar
set. and remind us more than anything else
of Grants frlends.-( DiDon III. )SWn( Ind.
The best indication that Mr.. Tilden
should be nominated for the presidency
is, that all the disreputable Democrats in
New York, who fought his nomination fol
governor of that state. are also fighting
his nomination for the presidency. This
is the best evidence that the Democracy Of
the nation cannot make mistake In
taking Mr.. Tilden.
Tie storm of Thursday afternoon, Of
last week, in Geneseo, followed few
hours of extreme heat, and was attended
| BY hail and lightning Hail stones weigh
ing an ounce were gathered up. The
lightning struck and badly shivered severa
poles OF the Atlantic & Pacific Telegraph
| Line No other damage reported.
"A Swsde woman, about 81 years old
named Augusta johnson, of Moline, Wa:
taken before the following Jury to-day anc
found to be insane: DR.. Keller, examln
Ii ing physician; Chris. Haberloh, JohI
George, VIM. A. Johnston, Jacob Ohlwei
Ter and Frank Boney. The real cause o
her insanity is not known, but it is though
| to be disappointment in love. She will b.
taken to Jacksonville to night.
Democratic opponents of Gov. Iildel
think insult was added to injury in tn
matter of the advertisements sent out il
Tildens interest, by the choice of the ad
vertising agent. Mr.. Locke of the firm 0
Bates 4 Locke. is the we'll known Petroleum
Y. Nasty, aud the anti-Tilden Democrat
are greatly stirred up about such a man
being employed to tell the Democratic con
| veution whom to nominate.
4 Our public schools will close mex
Friday. The closing examinations com
mence tomorrow morning. The com
mencement exercises of the graduatin
class will place Thursday evening j
the Central Presbyterian church at I O
clock, sharp The diplomas have all bee
filled out, the work being done very neatl
by Miss Crawford, teacher of the ct
grade at the high school building. Every
body is cordially INVITED to attend any G
, all of the exercises.
The New York Eueaing Post doubt
the expediency of nominating MIR. Blain
for the presidency. 1t says: What Wa
Mr. Blaine doing with the franchise stoc
of the Northern Pacific railroad2 Ho
did he secure special privileges TO distribut
among his friends? Why was the none
t for the shares paid to him. and why wel
, the shares to be delivered by him? VII
was he concerned at all in the affairs of
company which had received large subsids
from the federal government, and perhaE
D was looking for further favors? Mr.. Blair
. cannot help knowing that these question
will be asked, although it does not appe;
that he ever made dollar by the transa
: ton. 1t is because these questions al
asked, because explanations are require
E and because his speculative activity, hoy
ever innocent, creates suspicion, that Il
wisdom of nominating Mr.. Blaine f;
president is questionable"