The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-23
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

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'hotter'n a lime-kiln'' for Harrison in
Indiana so far?
Massachusetts is acquiring an un-
enivable notoriety for the large number of
outrages committed on women.
MIR. Bristow refused to debate with Mr.
Henry Watterson at Indianapolis. They
manage to dodge pretty well in Indiana.
The convicted Molly Maguires will not
be hung till after the Pennsylvania cleo
tion Their sympathizers all vote the Re-
publican ticket,
The members of Neptune Hose, Co.
anG their friends had a very pleasant
dance at the hose house last eyenlnC-so
say all who were there.
In the recent election in Arkansas the
Republicans carried but one out OF thirty
one counties. We could afford to give the
Republicans the odd county.
In st. Adams, Vermont, where MIR.
Wheeler made his foolish bloody shirt
speech, the Republican vote fell oft from
99l to TAT, while the Democratic vote IN
creased from 253 to 4S7.
Carl Schurz in bis speech at Cleveland
few days ago said: "The administration
has this peculiar merit 1T as so grossly cor
ratpt as to satisfy duy nesad, eUen the most
stupid, that reform as necessary.
Beautiful fer situation" in the cool
lake breeze, is the princely Sherman
House, Chicago, land all her paths are
peace" Large airy rooms, with baths at
tached, and a table excelled by none.
If it is true, as stated in the dis
patches, that four of the brigands who rob
bed the Mortified Mimi bank have
been captured, then a very commendable
work has been done by the interchangeable
citizens who have pursued.
M. Mcdonald we'll have public sale
of ~ acres of corn in the field, 2 horses
COW. some farming tools aud household
goods, at his farm, one mile south o
| Hamlet, at 10 a. m. on Thursday Oct. 9th
by j. B. Johnston auctioneer. =
A German, named Ellers, helper t.
the sawyer in charge of the little rotary
saw. in Weyerhauser Il Denkman's saw
mill. while attending to his duties, yestcr
day afternoon, had the end OF his first ane
middle fingers Of the left hand sawed off
He was taken to DR.. Calls Office where
his hand was dressed. The accident vii
lay him up for several weeks.
The Republicans hold meeting il
this city evening, and they are promised ;
turn out Of torches from Davenport, No
line. Hampton and other towns, anC
speeches by Judge Wait.of Geneseo. Mr.
Edsal!, of Dixon, and W. G.. Kneffner anC
Edward Ruiz, of Bellevillc. The ferry boa
will carry the torch bearers each way. W.
hope that good nature and good order vii
prevail between the passing professions.
Late Charleston papers say that thu
strike among the rice laborers in the Com
bahee region in South Carolina still con
tiuues. Negro men, women and children
visit the different plantations, and bea
and threaten with violence all who are a
work or are disposed to work. The rict
crop is badly injured by the strike. 1t i
said the strike is now pretty much con
fined to the Beaufort side of the Com
bahee.
"A coal train on the Coal Valley roat
backed into one of Thos. Schindler's mea
wagons this morning at Weyerhauser I
Denkman's saw mill, smashing one whee
into kindhng wood, but not injuring tn
horses or the driver any-as was first RI
ported. The place where the acciden
occurred is a bad one-the sides of tn
road being lined with lumber piles an
box cars, making it impossible for even a
engineer or driver of wagon to see tn
danger of collision until too late to avoi
it.
"A ravenous boar attacked and nearl
killed child of Mrs. Burns, on Locus
/ street, near Chestnut back OF East Daver
port. DR.. Baker vas called to see til
child and when he was leaving the hons
the boar attacked him, Selling his left kne
aud throwing him down, and then went q
him with the fury of a maddened tiger
put It's tusks through his left forearm
through the inner part Of his right thigt
inflicted several lighter wounds, and tor
his clothes to ribbons He was utterl
powerless, so quick was the boar in il
= movements; when he attempted to rise
6 would dart at him, knock him down an
roo" at him with furious strength.
last the Doctor managed to get on his fee
seize club, and give the boar terrif
blow across the snout-at which it turne
and walked off with squeal and a grun
r DR.. Baker managed to get home, but
will be some days before he will be able
leave his house.
when Lyman Trumhui gets up befor