The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-12-27
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Very pleasant day.
The Democrats have a majority of
four in each house of the Florida legisla-
ture.
The Louisiana developments are not
conducive to the health of the Republican
party.
The millions who elected Tilden will
have an honest count in spite of Grant and
the army and navy.
Put Tiiden and Hayes before the PEG
pie to-day, and the former would carry
nearly every state in the Union.
The colored Democrats of the United
States will hold national convention at
Washington on the 8th of January.
-Clergymen wishing to travel on half
fare passes over the W estern Union Rail-
road during 1877 should call upon Mr.. Fl.
B. butcher, the agent.
The supreme court of South Carolina
concludes that it is competent to attend to
state matters and will do so-greatly to
the disgust of carpet-baggers.
DOM miss the reading of Mr.. Scovirs
letter. He was for years one of the most
prominent and influential leaders of the
Republican party in New Jersey.
Gov. Carpet-bag Stearns has con,
cluded not to resist the supreme court.
We ought to feel as much indebted to
him for his condesension as we would to
thief who was running away with our
money but patronizingly offered to submit
after the sheriff had him by the ear.
The telegraph columns in this paper
contain statement OF one. of the most dis
tinguished Massachusetts Republicans
showing his disgust at the frauds of the
returning boards. What he speaks
thousands of honest Republicans think
We have received letter from some
body at Richland Grove about man nam
ed Love, or. Loue, or Lone, or Lowe, we
can not, from the writing, decide which
but as nobody seems to be responsible for
the letter, of course we do not publish it,
Last night. Deputy Marshal Miller
and Policeman Rogers arrested and jailed
a stranger, who gives the name of
Charles Miller. for stealing an overcoat,
aud an undercoat, valued at 50, from the
front of L. Simon Il Cos. store, He is
still in Jail.
For several days past the water pipes
in the city marshal's Office have been
| frozen up and during that time some
| thoughtless person opened the faucet and
left it open. This forenoon the pipes
thawed out and the water rushed out upon
the floor aud dripped through upon and
damaged good many shirts, caps, collars,
etc., in the show windows of Jonas Bears
store.
Last evening Island City Lodge No. 4
A. 0. U. W. elected the following officer,
for the ensuing six months: PM W.
G. f. Downes. Jr.; NJ VII KiOnor;
IG. &c. NJ. Waters; O.-J. Huntoon;
Rec.-J. w. Clement; Fin-J. L. St
Clair; R.-G. A. Solander; Representa-
tives to Grand Lodge--G. A. Solander
+ w. Boynton and g. F. Dowaes, Jr.
MIR. David Crawford. 4 notice of whose
death will be found in our telegraph
columns, was descended from a dis
tinguished Vermont family and was helC
in high esteem by all who knew him. HI
was a cousin of Judge Lynde. OF this city
his father being brother of Judge Lynde'
mother. Also cousin of Mr.. E. Carter
of this city whose mother was sister o
the deceased Mrs. Lynde,
The Harper House dining room is
completed the new mirrors will be put in
Elegant heavy French plate mirrors
handsomely framed. each feet and 1
inches in height, are to be placed between
all or nearly all the windows and doors, a
an expense of $4,000. When completed
it will be tie most elegant dining room il
the state, outside of Chicago.
MIR. Orion has new dodge to keep
Chambers reasonable kilograms from
being published, viz: He says the director,
of the company have taken them on; o
his IOrton 81 hands and therefore he can
produce them. Let him be attached ant
the directors also The people intend to
see those kilograms, they were graft
fed that Mr.. Hewitt voluntarily declared
that all the kilograms he had sent might
be spread before the people any time they
wanted them.
Tallahassee, Florida. and WATERFOWL
| Mass, are quite remote from each other
but both were Republican towns in No
vember, and both are Democratic now
In November the Republicans carried
WATERFOWL by lat; they have carried
/
The charter elections last week showed
heavy Democratic gains;" so heavy, In
fact, as to overcome the Republican ma
jorities aud elect our candidates. We
doubt very much if the Republicans would
care to fight the bate Ger again." even
if they were allowed to change kings. >
The infamies of the returning boards are
sinking the Republican party out of sight.
! On Saturday night Amelia Burch.
field, servant girl, 10 this city, gave birth
to male child, which was received 10 .
bucket, either Intentionally or by accident
and was drowned. Coroner Vermillion
held an inquest, of which DIR. Plummei
was foreman of the jury and DIR. Gal
medical expert, and the verdict o. The jury
lay the cause of the death of the iuiant t.
ignorance, or Neglect and ignorauee OF
the part of the mother" Dr. Cal
thought, from appearances, that the chile
was received 10 the bucket accidentally
and that then the mother did not have
sufficient strength to save it from drown
ing. 1t is said that she accuses one jaime,
Martin, now in Pennsylvania, with beln,
the father of the child.
J Gloves and mittens iaendless variety. a