The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-29


said Mr.. Dorkins exultingIy, but Mr.. Dor
kins has been unwell since.
B. Streckfus has changed his mind in
regard to his new building on the corner Of
Buffalo and Rock river streets, opposite
the Taylor House. He intended to build
it three stories high in front and two in
the rear, but has concluded to make three
all around, and put on a slate root.
The members of the Methodist Sun
day school will hold a centennial basket
picnic on Credit island next Thursday.
ARRANGEMENTS have been made with the
owners of the Newsboy, the River Horse
and the Ferry boat, by which persons can
90 and come at most any hour OF the day.
The mover" with his white top wag-
on returned to Union Square last night.
Why should poor man who sleeps under
the trees there, of night, be hauled up
and fined, aud the party with his wagon
and team and family turn it into camp?
Can the police answer?
The party to Liuwood, on the News
boy, last night, was very pleasant one,
leaving here at D. NJ. and running down
in As minutes, getting there just before
the RAIN They had fine supper, pleas
ant dance, songs, music, etc, and home by
5 this morning. all enjoying the excursion
very much Bleuer furnished the music.
Fred. Kinmann, an employee at Sears
mill, got into a bran bin, yesterday, for
the purpose of starting the bran, which
had stopped running, and was buried be-
meath it. He was taken out in less than 3
minutes, but was so far gone that he died
in short time. Coroner Knox was sent
for and went out, but it was thought I'M
necessary to hold an inquest.
"A team. used in moving James Brod-
erick' house, became frightened at loco
motive on the st. Louis road, this morn
| ing, and ran down Illinois street. ds far
as Nichols's boarding house. where they
ran into vegetable wagon, belonging to
Mrs. Bollinger, damaging the wagon con-
siderably, but not injuring the horses.
Mr.. Broderick had the wagon taken to a
wagon shop for repairs.
The Union throws up it's hands and begs
that this Democratic campaign of Islander
may cease" and still continues to fill it,
columns with the most outrageous false
Goods about the Democratic candidates
publish letter from Tweed to Tilden con
graduating him on his nomination. etc.
ETC., has little reason to complain of Dem
ocratic ISLANDERS" The Union published
such fraud and forgery knowing it to bt
a fraud and forgery.
MIR. Conway, in letter from London
tells the following story of Dean Stanley
"Once upon time, the Dean of Westmin
lister, going to the Abbey, put his glove
into his hat. On returning home after hi.
discourse he said to his wife, Somehow
the congregation seemed to gaze upon MI
to- day with a peculiar interest while
was preaching. 1 do not wonder, replied
Lady Stanley, for during your entire ser
mon your gloves rested on the top of you
= head"
The ARGUS has been invited to SEM
a representative to a meeting of younl
men to be held at Killers Hall, this even
ing, to form boat club. THE ARGUS ap
proves of the formation of boat clubs. a
many as the people like, but it suggest
that boat clubs, on paper, are of very littl
: account. The kind ofrowing done in pub
] lie halls don't win any races. Meeting
} held for the purpose OF getting the name
7 OF dozen persons into the papers a
! officers, committees. etc, are not Of an
particular consequence-except to thos
e who get their names IN the papers LIE
. the young men go ahead and form thei
r clubs and do some rowing. if they want t
7 win fame.
Mr. Parke God win, a cool headed an
sagacious eastern politician, has come on
in support of Coy. Tilden for president
e He gives excellent reasons. IF Tide
4 were president" he says. in less tina
: three months we should see our finance
5 on their best feet. taxation reduced t
half, and the currency in sure way t
t recovery by gentle and almost impercept
0 ible means. What is more, We should Sc
t tides Of northern capital flowing into tn
e south to turn its rich natural resource
, into uneXampled prosperity. This
good campaign talk, and Mr.. Goodwin ha
h better go into Ohio, Indiana and Illinoi
o with it.
e The manner in which the Republican
y are forming companies to carry lamps
y this city and Moline by using the same me
the different companies or wards, as di
n cribed by our Moline reporter. reminds L
4 of the story told as to how old Judge Var,
e OF Montpelier, VT: took the census.
d was the beginning of census taking, whe
! they were first required to return til
IS amount Of crops, number of animals, etc
and the people hardly knew, then, VIII;
kind of returns to make But War
u knowing the uudying hatred the Peep
~ bore towards Great Britain, would sa
:, Put it down as big as you can, war
to scare the British like HI" That
&c about the way Morey and the Republican
u are forming their companies. They wa
to scare the Democrats like HIP
al There are SO many sewing machines
st the market, each claiming superior mer
~ that persons are at loss to determi
which is the best. The American" b
stood the test of years and is conceded,
s those who have tried it, to be the be
o sewing machine in the market 1t ce