The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-06
NOTES HERE AND THERE

We find no fault when the Moline
ReUieaC steals our news items, but when
it credits them to the Union we object.
"A very fine likeness of the late Ed
ward Burial, Jr.. can be seen In Cramp-
toms window. 1t was painted by Hender-
soE.
not be sufficiently large to crowd Peter
Coopers bus load uncomfortably.-N Y. |
Tribune.
The ticket is the strongest one ever
nominated by national Democratic con-
vention. and will be triumphantly elected |
Monmouth ReUie0.
John Driscol was marshal of the st.
Patrick's Benevolent society in the Fourth
of July procession. Somebody gave our
reporter wrong name.
The scholars of the Sunday school
connected with the Christian charel held
a pic mic in Davenport's grove, at the head
of Madison street, to day.
We notice that the Onion of this morn
ing publishes a notice calling on the people
to decorate and illuminate their houses on
the Fourth! Valuable ne,ospaperl
The Green Goslin of the Onion who
defed Mayor Butler, and his proclamation,
and the city laws, backed down and skunk
out of sight. Discretion, - ny boy
| discretion
There were no fire works in Daven-
port in the night Of the Fourth, except
such as were made by few private indi-
viduals on their own account "a few rock
cts, and little red fire.
| The slobbery account of the celobra-
ton gotten up by the Green Goslins Of the
| Onion is laughed at by everybody. THE
ARGUS account double discounts it. The
sales OF extra papers show that
Don't miss reading the kilograms in
this paper from the Greeley family, Ex
Gov. Hunt, Cen 10 Hooker, Col. Mar
shat, Gen. Best aud other Liberal Repub-
leans They are all for Tilden.
The name of the unfortunate man
who was killed at the G. X. [. Il 7, de-
pot Wednesday evening, was Michael
| Garrety. He was a stranger here and is
supposed to have been looking for work.
The ONION very naturally suggested
that during its suspension on Wednesday,
its subscribers call at the drug stores and
get medical aimanacs to read,-thcy would
scarcely perceive any difference between
the tive.
Elk, Gov. Seymour is very positive that
the Democrats will carry this state next
fail. He thinks that all differences OF
opinion between members of the party will
fade away before next November.-N I.
| Tribune.
The n. y. Tribune says the Hayes ticket
cannot succeed if the campaign is so con-
J l., N Ind
dents or so managed as to make vote fol
Hayes in New York al Endorsement Of
Grautism."
Uncle Samuel Tilden has already stood
FIRE in a political campaign, All that
could possibly be raked up against him
was brought out when he ran as candidate
for governor of New York two years age
~ !. SIN.
Out Of work." That's the sad re
frain that now comes from employees a
Rock Island Arsenal The Republican
senate has shut off the supplies. Worl
/ to be done lots of it; but no pay while the
, Republicans rule!
; The Rock Island posi- Office organ say
the war a failure plank, in 1864, wa
connected by Eallandigham and Iilden
The Union knows better. Il knows tina
Iilden opposed that resolution and got Nc
!, Clellan to repudiate it in his letter of ac
, ceptance.
e The Hon, Charles Francis Adams /
+ said, by the Springfield, Mass, Republican
to have announced his preference TO
. Tilden, and the same authority also in
It forms US that a majority of the Adams boys
b if not all, will probably follow suit.-N ]
+ Tribune.
=, The following officers have been elect
ed for the ensuing six months, by Neptun
L Hose Company No. 5: Foreman, j. L
), Beecher; assistant foreman, John GARD
70 ner; secretary, Robert Coyne; assistan
!. secretary, Henry Boyer; Treasurer, Mix
- Corcoran: Pl2gman, .Iohn Spellman.
= B. Gratz Brown was represented a
I" enthusiastic for Hayes and Wheeler, an
c all the Republican papers referred to hll
is gracefully as Mr.. B. Gratz Brown. Brow
v heard Of it, and with dynamite earnestnes
:, said it was lie, and that he would wa
> for St. Louis. Whereupon all the Reput
y ican papers, in chorus, shouted Big Raj
t, Brown
The great Col" Grosvenor, the ma
who nominated Greeley, says of Hayes thu
the uiDSU DlttCI anu HUStllt
has not discovered single act in his caret
which needs defence or explanation. IL
n actly so. He voted for the salary grail
we believe, in a fit of temporary insanit,
and pocketed the money while in state
6 coma. Chicago Times.
" Here is the way the Chicago Times al
I nounced, in display headlines, the st. Lou
nominations: Honesty's Hosts. Tide
and Hendricks set out for Washington wit
a prospect of success. The St. Louis non
Or ination everywhere received with unboun,
" ed enthusiasm. Rags and Tammany rel
r. gated to eternal night and the other abon
nations to be made to follow them"
Work in the shops, aud everywhel
else at Rock Island Arsenal has been su
=, pended entirely. Sic hundred persons wi
IA were employed there have been discharge
n thrown out of employment, All on a
iiG count of the failure Of a Republican sena
to to concur in the appropriation bill previou
y passed by the Democratic house, ar
ed sent to the senate for concurrence.
ne The singular phenomena of frogs an
al toads falling with rain has often been
,o legged by persous entitled to credibilit
But still more marvellous is the fact su
stantiated by numerous witnesses of C
fish weighing from three to ten poun
IN having been taken from pine logs at Il
err mill of Weyerhauser & Denkmann with
the last few days They are thought
be centennial prodigies from the pine
les in Wisconrin.
ny The Green Goslins Of the Onion a
NS unhappy there's bad smell around t
" concern tears produced by that savo
ng succulent run down their goslin eyes, al
re- they drop evidences of their offensiveness
around the Onion shon Reaten IN t