The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-19
NorEs nrRE ANb THERE.

Dark, rainy day.
Only 5 city prisoners in the county
iai SO far this month-and tie Jail bill is
only $1,000.
Alderman Huber is going to have a
conservatory added to his fine residence on
Third avenue.
The names of the streets are nearly
all ND now-and the people are better sat
isHed with the new plan.
Neither the Union or the Gazette dare
publish Sheriff Housings letter, for 1t
would convict them both OF mlsrepresenta-
ton.
Bob Ingersoll can tell more political
| lies, and in more plausible way, IN an
hour, than any other man. He makes
votes for the Democrats wherever he
goes.
Port Byron will try its luck again and
see if the people there want to be incorpo-
rated-and Nov. 9Th. the day of the presi-
Dental election, has been set for the day
when they shall take another vote.
| Last Tuesday the house of Mr.. John
Rayenhill, one mile east OF Pleasant var
ley, Scott county, Iowa, was destroyed by
fire, with all its contents. The hre
was caused by children playing with
matches.
The Chicago Times says: Zone OF
the most melancholy spectacles OF the
times is a Hayes editor wrestling with the
mysteries of the elect ,ral college. lie
either sinks into awful detection or rises
into unbounded mendaclty."
Some roughs on the steamer War
A1aele, at Keokuk, took deck passage, and
then insisted on occupying the cabin. In
putting them out one OF them cut Capt
Tom Davidson pretty badly about the head
crd neck, with a knife. They were secur
ed aud committed to Jail.
The house of Peter Fries, on Eigh
teepth street, near Seventh avenue, wa
entered by burglars, on Tuesday night
through a parlor window, and an over
coat belonging TO M. Fries and an over
coat aud dress coat belonging 70 his son
! in-law, Mr.. Schmidt, we're taken. N
clue TO the thieves as yet.
? Bob Ipgersol iu his last speech said
II am a Republican yet, but this wa
unnecessary. Bob is bound to be Re
publican as long as he Is the paid couDse
of one defaulting Republican official anC
y security on The bond of another Republican
I defaulter. Of course he is a Republican
a for it pays him we'll -IHinois State Reg
D Sster.
S Another worker in the noble band o
: brothers who are helping Hayes is hear,
from. The Chicago Tribune says Landau
lie. " Williams has returned to Washington
from thorough canvass of the state o
t Oregon" OF course he is for Hayes. s
is Belknap, and Delano, and Babcock, an'
e Joyce. and the whole crew of worthless
: Republican reformers, all of them.
t John LAWN, section boss on tn
/. ST. Louis road, had a narrow escape fror
o death last night while attempting to jun
= upon an engine at Rock River Junction
!, near Colona-the locomotive starte
e ahead before he could get safe hold. an
e it being dark he fell into culvert, cuttin
and bru ing his head. and barely escapin
:, being run over by the train.
D - he western morning passenger trail
on the Chicago road, yesterday morning
J. run into the rear end of freight tral
J. near Bureau Junction, and smashed u
r the caboose considerably. Several passeu
r gers we're in the caboose but we're nc
injured Thos Mccain. the fireman {
OF the freight engine, jump when tn
6 collision occurred. and was severely il
jured He was taken to TiskiIwa wher
e the company's physician attended him.
= Anything for a show, you know, a
: the following conversation, overheard TIL
: morning, will prove: Small boy-"Say
:. mister, have you git any corks?" Mer
;, chant-''Yes, few-what do you wan
: with them?" Boy-'Don't you say any
l thing-but those fellers up at the Wheel,
u Inhaler club room say that they intend t
y have rousin' procession to morrow nigh
: even if they have to put burued-cor
= whiskers on the boys. - The merchan
out OF pity, gave the boy some corks.
d -"Blue Jeans" made little address t
is his folks in Indianapolis Tuesday night
which, for sustained dignity, simplicit
and kindness, will bear favorable con
parison with the best effort of his NOR
preteptious rival, who spoke here. II
J. INDUCED 10 no unseemly blasting mad
e no foolish pledges-promised simply to d
IS the best he can, as he has always don,
d, and disavowed malice toward those VIII
r have meanly abused and vili6ed him. II
n diana will find good deal more than blu
II jeans about its new governor,-C hicd9
Is Times.