The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-26
NOTES HERE AID THERE.

Hiram Hrlce was government dlrecter
of the U. PR R,when the Credit Moblier
contracts were made.
1t is needless to disguise the fact that
there is some feeling among Republican
business men in this city against Mr.. Price.
-MuScdtiRe Journal (Rep,1
Fanny Hill plead guilty before our
county court, yesterday, to stealing
pocket book from John RoadhOnse, and
was sentenced to 80 days in our county
Jail.
&C. III. Whitaker, editor of the Macomb
Eagle. is the Democratic candidate for
representative from the 23d district,
composed of Warren and McDonough
counties.
Mr. Hewitt completely demolished
Mr. KassoD in his admirable speech in de-
fence of Gov. Iilden. Our reform COVER
nor stands the fire of his adversaries like a
veteran. 1t does him no harm.-N T.
Sun.
And DOW it is Emma Thclman, Lee
Claire. Iowa, who has to wait awhile for
her letter because her correspondent put
it in THE ARGUS letter box-just to worry
the Union. We placed it in the post Of
fee.
Everybody able to, should recreate
during summer. No city so attractive and
cool as Chicago, and no hotels more com
Portable than the Sherman, with its large
rooms and baths attached. The table is
unexcelied.
We hear that Mr.. VermiIlion, the
Republican candidate for coroner. when
soliciting the votes of Democrats, claims
that he is a Democrat How is this
Can the Union inform the people whether
the Republicans have nominated Dem.
ocratic secesh copperhead," OF whether he
is Republican?
The man mentioned in THE ARGUS Of
last evening as being run over and killed
by switch engine in Davenport, yester
day forenoon, was Patrick began, dray
! man, aged 60 years. He attempted Il
cross the railroad track and was not seer
, by the engineer until too late to stop the
locomotive. 1t is said he was little dea
and was also addicted to drinking. HI
3 had family 10 Pennsylvania.
r City Marshal 10. Mehan, of Milan
s yesterday, received from M J. j. Nc
y Kensie, farmer living near Abba, Mon
roe county, Iowa, a reward of $50, Offered
by him for the arrest of horse THE
4 named Tally, about three weeks ago, al
: account of which was given in The ARGU,
+ at the time. Mr.. Mehan is entitled t
much credit for working this case up a
Tally was considered one of the sh arpes
:. and most successful horse thieves in Iowa
BY reference to a telegram 10 this
/ paper it will be seen that Illinois is furnish
2 ing Republican candidates for state officer
10 Colorado. General John l.. Routt
formerly assistant postmaster genera
at Washington and at present tn,
territorial governor is their candidate 70
J governor. General Routt was formerly
| resident of Bloomington. iii. Hon, +. I
Wells, formerly of Rock Island, is one O
their candidates for the supreme court
both able and competent men. How man,
= more Illinoisans are in the list we can no
, now say.
The Republican papers are traducin
both Tilden and Hendricks and using al
: the epithets that they can invent, as wei
: as coming all the canards about both tina
J, their ingenuity can suggest. and then turl
around and charge Democrats with MAXIM
personal attacks upon eminent men be
cause they have shown up the frauds 0
u Belknap, Shepherd, Robeson, Babc0cl
y and the Washington ring.
. The creature, Blaine, about whose de
4 votion to the common school system sucl
howl was raised by the post-offioe editor
some time ago. turns out to bel yer,
vapid humbug. His proposed eonstitu
q tional amendment on the school question
:. proved, upon examination, to be- who'll
u inadequate for the pretended purpose, an
! the whole legal ability of the party. in th
+ senate was required to patch it upt- whic
sboNs what they thought of Blaine
: amendment
"A Mr.. Stoughton, one of Tweed
lawyers made speech, 10 New York, fo
! HAYES, and attacked Buchanaa's cabine
5 very bitterly. This is rough bn Genera
r Dix and Joe Holt and the late lamente
:. Stanton, who were members of that angus
u body until its dissolution-to say nothin
.. of Ben Butler and Caleb Gushing an
General Grant and Senator lie gan, an
other dough faced Democrats If that err
,fl who now sit in the high placeYof the RI
nuhIican marty