The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-30
MOLINE.

81S Ht DOaFu OF ouucattOu ueeb tulS
evening.
16Postmaster Wells has returned
from visit to New York and the centen-
nial.
D9rThe speech of Hon. Chas. Dunham
| is universally commented upon as one of
his best efforts. and one of the very best
made by anybody this season.
GThe highway COMMISSIONS were in
session on Saturday but transacted very
little business. After passing two bills
amounting to $lS, the board adjourned to
meet Nov. 4th.
H1 Herman Hannecke and Will Schra-
der have rented the stand formerly occupl-
ed by John 1aeger and will open to NOR
row night with splendid free lunch.
Everybody invited
B9Herman Peterson and Emil Blom-
quist were fined $5 and costs for using
profanu and vulgar language toward each
other. They were released on promise to
pay Tuesday October 3lst.
BaT MIR. Sipes, who is experimenting
the building of the Rock river bridge, ex-
poets to have the new bridge ready for
travel on Saturday. 1t will be two weeks
before the superstructure is painted and
entirely finished however.
B9r Hon. JOHN 2. Irish handled the
labor question more satisfactorily than any
speaker who has attempted it this season.
he is a great favorite here and what he
says is accepted as truth, His unimpeach-
able character as a man Of solid integrity
adds force to his srgument.
GH~Robert Blackwell, of Coaltown was
severely stabbed in the left side on Satur-
day night, in Rock Island. and Steve Nc
Enary, who was with him was knocked
down aud kicked 10 the face. The parties
who committed the assault are known and
Efforts will be made to punish them to the
full extent OF the law.
Berthe churches we're we'll filled yester-
day morning and the services unusually in
terestipg At the Baptist Rev. MIR.
Gowan, OF Galva, preached both morning
and evening to good sized congregations
The temperance lecture of Rev. L. c.
Barnard at the Congregational church
last evening was we'll attended and the
discourse we'll received.
s6EHon Jonas w. Olsen, the emiuen
Scandinavian orator and lawyer, will ad
dress the Swedish citizens of Moline a
|, Freja Hall on Friday evening on the polti
cal issues of the day. Mr.. Olsen was for
It merly a member of the state legislatur,
n and until recently has been Republican
e Every Swede in Moline should go and hea
e Olsen expound the truth.
e sgThe Sylvan Boat club have engages
for the lecture course the coming season, tn
following well known persons, whose repu
!. tatiou in the lecture field needs no con-
4 ment. The course will consist of five Ell
.s tertaiDments as follows:
v Charles Bradlaugh, the brilliant Englis
~ orator.
D Prot. David Swing, the eminent scholar
DR.. Il. ii. Chaplin, the eloquent pulp
p orator.
Miss Helen Potter, the favorite reader
re and unrivaled impersonator.
n Barnabee Concert Company, the be
r and most popular of musical com mbination
IN The expense incurred in securing tn
l. superior course of entertainments. oblig
the club to sell but a Hunted number
season tickets and those desiring them a
requested to make applicatl n as early
| possible The price has been placed
the low sum OF 81 so for the course al
tickets can oe had OF the committee or
u Day. Egbert, Fidlar 4 Co.'S. The Sylv
should be libt rally patronized.
81 pHThe grand Democratic mass h.ee
ing ON Saturday is universally conceded
all fair minded men to be the most succe:
full demonstration Of the campaign and h
given the friends of Tilden and He
I'd bricks iu this town renewed confden
The speech Of Hon. Duncan K McRea,
pronounced by all to be the clearest a
most convincing expose ofRepubican III
nd rule ever delivered. Even the mt
he thoroughly partisan Hayesites ha
his acknowledged the speech to be master
he effort. The procession in the evening v
ted the erowping event of the day and
rv unite 10 acknowledging it to be the N
as brilliant display of the season, both
* point of numbers and enthusias
;1e Owing to some misunderstanding
;nr nunbe from this town was not as large
to The Democrats can turn out; but new
.os theess 242 torches were in line from
on. line. OF course there are some ext
IN mists on the Republican side who wor
,co not accord the Democracy any just e.
mo mate but the liberal element of that pa
enc will not dispute these fgures-that is
ne. they give the number of torches on
ac- cars at the time of starting. A e,
,nt. many men went to Rock Island
tro through mistake supposed they would
,oss ceive torches there. 1t was grand {
WI cess and the Republicans of Moline
on. rest assured that the Reformers are il,
at satisfied with Saturdays grand turn
zing ano are tho.oughiy 10 eafhest,as ueso
ure. Nof' ''h' WIN NORTHUMBERLAND