The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-17
NOTES HERE AND THERE.
Cold. rainy dav

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Cold, rainy day.
More people in Rock Island and Mo-
line read THE ARGUS than other paper.
The best place to get nice job printing
quick and cheap is at THE ARGUS office.
Old Sine Cameron and his corrupt
ionists are happy because they defeated
the Blaine boys.
are needed in hodses to-day, in order to
be comfortable.
The largely increasing subscription
list to The ARGUS makes it desirable
paper for advertisers.
| The Morton, Conkhng, Cameron peo-
pie feel happy that in Hayes they have a
man that they can handle.
Roscoe Conklng feels good because he
helped put down and extingush his per-
sonal enemy-Blaine of Maine.
Very little telegraphic news received
to-day. The storm of rain and wind rem
der the transmission of messages slow and
difficult
The board of library directors, yester
day, purchased 81 new books for the public
library, large number of them being
juvenile stories.
June 10th, completed the thirtieth
year of the reign of Pope Plus TX. as the
head of the Roman Catholic church He
is now in his S5th year.
Mrs Alice Wright was taken before
!, the county court, yesterday, charged by
her husband with insanity, but it was de-
cided that whisky was what allied her.
: Morton can t kick up his heels, because
he can't stand on his legs, but he is as
happy as clam at high water to think
that his charges against Blaine killed him
off
The Peoria Democrat Of this morning
says: THE band engaged to serenade
Col. Ingersoll on his return from Cincin-
natl have been notified that they are not
needed. as Robert desires it understood
that he is not In politics.
o The Democrats of Illinois are develop
: ing remarkably strong sentiment for
f Tilden The current of opinion also seems
, to favor coalition with the Independents.
If this course shall be adopted, and if the
, Illinois Democracy organize, as they ought
to, it is quite likely the Republican state
ticket will be deteated-St. Louis Times.
: THE ARGUS was the first paper in Rock
+ Island county TO publish the news from
:. Cincinnati, and THE ARGUS bulletin board
street The people, without regard to
G aid them in procuring early and reliable
increased patronage of this Office.
l. Master (sniffiing): There's a mos
extraordinary smell, James; I've noticed
it several" Hall Porter II DON
I wonder at it sir I've spoken about i
d down stairs. The butler, sir, you see, il
Ugh church, which he as fit up horator,
:, in the pantry, and burns hincense. W.
q could stand that, but the cook is of the loy
y church persuasion and she burns brown
{. paper to hobviate the hincense. It's per
y fectly lawful on saints days, sir.-Punch
E Rock Island Encampment No. II,
=, o. Q. L, held an election last evening 70
ai officers for the ensuing term, and chos
a. the following:
in Fred, A. Cramer, G. p.
N Z. D. Drake, Fl. Z.
- H. Fogg, S. W.
y Thomas Yates, j. w.
lie Thomas A. Johnson, Scribe.
le j. Wollenhaupt, Treasurer.
. Levi Harson, Representative.
of -"George, my darling George, promis
me one thing, said the young bride of
W month, as she threw her arms around he
l., husbands neck and gazed anxiously int
,s his face. what is it, precious?" h
ID asked, as he drew her to his bosom
. Promise me George, dear, that you wi
not become a presidential candidate.
at why, my darling, that is asking a goo
ty DEAL he replied, and his countenant
III darkened There are Jones, Smith an
Brown, and in fact all the best people
they are candidates. You want me to /
nd somebody. don't you?" Yes, yes, Georg
ad | do" said the young wife, bursting I'M
ch tears, "but all the newspapers willie no
- big my feet are, and you know folks nevC
o0 think that anybody's feet may be GOO
ne shaped if they are large.
'us An exciting incident, illustrative
hai western life, occurred the other evening
an the Globe variety theatre, at the town
hia Sidney, on the Union Pacific railroad Ii
~ theatre was crowded by Black Hitler
.He builwhackers and others During tt
al performance, big burly Dutchman, WI
his had his key full of lager" yelled out
ull- bullwhacker, Say, mister, bull dow
vi your vest uf you blese" What's tina
you----------? replied the bu
Ing whacker, spinning out string of oaths
rk, lang as his arm, ''Oh, now, vine 20
out shin off, y said the Dutchman. The bu
whacker then pulled out revolver abo
foot long, cooked it, and pointed it at
en- Teutonic slang singer, who leaned ov
uld and coolly said, Mem frcund vas ist da
ON. LIST das Elm stomach bump, amt id?" T
ro,, bullwacker couldn't stand the impuden
80! any longer, but fred. the ball grazing
ieir Germans ear, going through anoth
mia mans hat, soaring a scantily dress
any beer jerker almost 10 death, and ina
lodging in mans shoulder, causing
slight wound. A general stampde FRI
the theatre followed, land shortly atterwa
the bulwhacker was arrested, and he n
line pulls down his vest" and wipes off
and md chin in the Sidney Jail. The play v
state resumed after the arrest, and everyth
went on as usual.
izns Must Come Back to Economy.
ling Hon. John B. Hawley, of Rock Isla
,ver in his Grafton at the National Cemetery
onai Rock Island Arsenal, on decoration d