The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-29
NOTES HERE AuD THEIRS.

| lcIudy anu W uty. ~ss Is
--Keator's saw mill shut down for the
season yesterday.
Louis Range has bought a fine new
Zeller billiard table for his saloon.
Tomorrow being Thanksgivingday no
paper will be issued form this Office.
Skating is all the go with the boys
| now--on Sylvan Water and the slough.
Wide Awake Hose and Hook and
Ladder Co.'S. bali in Killers Hall this
evening.
/ Our public schools, banks, post Office,
and public offices will be closed tomorrow
Thanksgiving.
/ The constitution says nothing about
allowing William Pitt Kellogg to elect the
president of the United States.
The Buford pillow works has shipped
an unusual large number of plows and
cultivators during the past week.
We are waiting patiently to learn the
exact wording of the constitution where it
provides for the election of president by
returning boards.
| About 800 bushels of coal are mined
every day at Bailey Davenport's coal banks
at South Rock Island-and II men now
find constant employment.
The returns are not all in but sniff.
Gent have been received to indicate that
Tilden is engaged to be married to at least
one widow IN every county in the United
| States.
Our Republican friends have not vet
Informed us what article and section of the
constitution it is that provides for the
election of president by the hroaoinq ont
of ballots.
Jacob Kramer left for the insane
asylum at Jacksonville last night having
in charge Peter Weis, of Moline, who was
declared fit subject for that institution
yesterday afternoon.
1t would strengthen public confidence
IN the honest intent of the Louisiana re-.
turning board immensely il that vacancy
were filled with a Democrat without fur
Their delay.-N 7. Tribune.
= Davenport is ais 10 infested with
chicken thieves-Judge Grants hennery
was entered on Monday night and Is
high blood pullets and four game cocks
OF the best breed in the state, were taken.
This is an anxious time for the de-
faulters and thieves in the government
| service, whose crimes are yet undetected.
Every one OF them is hoping and praying
that the returning boards will count in
Gov. Hayes.
No party ever before in the history of
this country endeavored to hold on to the
government when the people had given it
| notice to quit A party of moral ideas"
ought to have nicer notions of the owner
ship of property.
The Chicago Times says it once sue
gested that if he reached the White
House by means of returning board ras-
cality, Hayes popular title would be
count, Some discrimative Ohioan sug
gests, His fraudulency."
Wade Hampton has been advised of
the intention of South Carolina ladies to
present hin with the old homestead OF
his family, but, thanking them, begs
that they will not proceed. Hampton
appears to excellent advantage in public.
If the Democratic minority of the
house In the forty-third congress was able
to defeat the infamous Force bill, the
great Democratic majority of the present
house will not be likely to abdicate its con-
stitutional functions in favor Of Pitt KEEL
logg.
The number of parishes asserted BY
the Republicans to have been "bull-dozed"
increases. Ten days ago FIVE were named
DOW ten are spoken of The returns do |
not seem to pan OUT as we'll for the Re |
publicans as they hoped at frst.-Ae.o |
York Herald.
1t is 10 order now to inquire of your
banker, butcher, tailor, candestick maker. |
and all from whom change may be expect
ed whether they count ministerially or
judicially. IF judicially, keep an eye
on EN-; they will be found of the returning |
board pattern.
The Republican party has given us
new idea in politics. When the constitu-
ton was adopted. it was understood that
the president would be elected bv the
casting of ballots; but the Republican
party has discovered that the easiest way
is by throwing ballots out.
The G. R. |, & P. r. r. COMPANY.
with Its usual generosity, will issue half
fare passes to clergyman during the year
1877, the same as during the past wear.
Clergyman in this city, wishing passes.
are requested to call on Geo. M. Loosely
the company's agent, at the upper depot.
and sign afidavits, will be neeess-
airy before the passes are issued.
Everybody who can should buy ticket
for the moulder's ball, to be given in
Killers Hall, oa Thursday evening, De-
cember It'll. The proceeds of the ball
will go for the support of Henry Monahan,
the young man who lost one of his legs by
the cars in Moline a few weeks ago. Mr..
Monahan, since the accident, has been
supported by the moulders in this city and
Moline. and he is still confined to his bed
in this city and unable to care for himself.
-Weyerhaaser & Denkman are erect
ing strong platform, $50 feet in length.
along the side of the Peoria railroad track,
which will be used to better facilitate the
loading of lumber on the cars. The lum
Der will now be brought direct from the .
mill to this platform on hand trucks, in
stead OF on wagons as heretofore, and
there will be no lifting required, as the {
platform IS built on level with the car
ioors. I
The rings were in favor of Gov.
Hayes's election before his defeat, and .
hey are now in favor of counting him in
q spite of it. Does any one suppose that
here Is corrupt organization in the a
country that is not anxiously working and |
Waiting for Gov Hayes's election by count,
q the face of his defeat by ballot? The
ings know that Gov, Tilden's accession to 1
he presidency means political death to r
hem. aud they. having failed to prevent t
by fair means, will do their best with !.
oul. /,
People will remember the Wilson gang G
# pantry aud chicken thieves who were !
aught and sent to the penitentiary from q