The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-23
NOTES urRr AND THERE.
Look ont for sneak thieves

-LOUh Out lOE cHcdA tHiCfSS.
Keep your front doors locked, day and
evening.
-Davies's saw mill, in Davenport, will
shut down tonight.
The new pump for the water works
will arrive in few days.
"A number of Rock Island boys we're
pulled in house of ill-fame over the
river last night.
The moulders commenced work in the
Butord pillow works new foundry for the
first time yesterday.
They cannot afford it is the head
line of an article in this paper which no
person should omit reading.
Sylvan Water is frozen over above the
railroad bridge, and there is also consider
able floating ice below the bridge.
Ice has commenced to form on the
banks of the river, and this morning there
was some floating ice in the river.
The little steamer Louisa still con-
tinues to run between this city and Anda-
Matchmaking one hound trip every day.
Work in all but the harness and sad.
die department has been suspended at
Rock Island Acknowledging about 200
men out of employment.
Alderman Huber has men at work
building a hot house for his plants and
flowers on the west side of his fine resi-.
dence, on Third avenue.
The Coal Valley Mining Co. brings &c
cars of coal to this city every day from
Coal Valley-but still the supply does moi
always equal the demand
-Renwick' saw mill, in Davenport, i
closed for the winter and the logs remain
ing on hand have been foated into Sylvar
water to escape destruction by ice In the
spring.
The raft boat Mountain Belle went w
this morning, and the Jennie Baldwin i.
expected down in the morning. These
will probably be the last boats either way
this season.
Swan Swanson has moved his saloor
from 18th street, to the old Iowa House
uear the corner of Third avenue and 2ls
street. which has been thoroughly over
hauled and repaired by G. w. Sjoblad, The
owner
If Hayes is counted in, the house o
|
contain ten Republicans. There won't b
enough of the party left to hold caucus
There is no installing the temper of tht
people on this point 1t is thoroughly
aroused.
| While we should deem Mr.. 1ilden,
accession to the presidency a grave public
calamity, we should consider that Gov.
Hayes's election upon any other basis thar
that of an honest, open, fair election, as an
infinitely graver one. -S.- Paul Pioneer
Press, (Iad.l
-Chicago's total vote for president was
g., sos, of which ETilden received a ma.
jority of 4,095. The entire vote of Cook
county was rs, 5l3, Tilden receiving ma
jority of 2.4ll in the entire county. Was
Chicago and Cook county 'bulldosed" and
| 'intimidated?'
The Florida allgators have returned
those Tilden ballots they found in the
swamps, which had been put there by the
Radical manipulators of the EYerglad(
state Even the alHgators are more hon
est than the Florida Radicals. - Cleveland
PLAIN Dealer (DeDa.)
AT the presidential election in 1877:
Chicago gave $4,000 majority for Grant
Now it goes over 4, 900 majority for Tilden
Have the people of Chicago been ''intimi
dated 2" Have they been "bulldosed? ?
Was the election illegal? Should the re
turns be thrown out?
AT the last Democratic procession il
| Charleston, before the election, crowds 0
negroes drew Wade Happton's carriage
The negro vote split in this last election
and large share Of it went 20 the Demo
cratic party. The negro vote will neye
be solid again foc the carpet baggers an(
thieves.
The villany which robs Louisiana O
her liberties will produce an excitemen
throughout the land equal to that caused
by the firing upon Fort Sumter. TIL
uHited prayer Of the southern people is
May God save the Union and give peace t
the country. They propose no Resistance
to any infamy enacted by the usurpers.-
Memphis Appeal (Dens)
Last night Marshal Halves received
telegram from NJ. W. Kilgore, Of Albany
His, stating that somebody had stolen
valuable hunting skiff from him, and asking
the police to lock out for it. Upon inquir
it was found that son of Andreas Schnei
der, Of the Cape Horn House, had bough
a skif answering the description of the on
stolen, and upon going to Mr.. Schneider
place the skif proved to be Mr. Kilgore's
Charles Christy is the name of tn
man who ''squealed' on the overcoa
thieves who operated in this city last Sat
urday and Sunday nights. He says b
was one of the parties who done the steal
/ ing, but he would not or could not tel
where the officers could find his pals.
The overcoat belonging to Holmes Hake
has been traced IA miles back of Daven
port, where it had been sold to a farmer
The only coat now missing is the one be
longing to Deacon Halves, and Christ
says he has no idea where it is. Judg
Guyer's shawls cannot be found either
Christy, after good lecture from Deaco
J Halves, was allowed to depart without be
ing prosecuted.
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