The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-05
NOTES HERE AND THERE.


Gus Stengel's little boy is still in a
critical condition.
The farmers have commenced thresh-
ing in this county.
-Biehl's band of II pieces will give
pic mic at the head of Madison street, on
Monday.
Dan G, Porter, brother cf our county
treasurer. won the first prize at shooting
birds at the Cleveland tournament yester
day.
Independent Boat Club meeting to
night. The constitution and bylaws have
been prepared and, if satisfactory, will be
adopted to night.
A train of 10 cars, loaded with cattle,
run from Omaha to Chicago in % hours
and 40 minutes, day before yesterday
faster than passenger time.
The receipts of the Methodist pic mic
will amount to $3.50 clear OF all expenses,
and the total number of people who at
tended it is placedat l, 400.
The numerous friends of the learned
and eloquent Rabbi Rosenspitz, recently
of this city, will be interested in an article
from the Nashville, Tenn, Daily american,
to be found in this paper.
-"Got-left Orth" is what the st. Louis
Republican calls the Republican ex-candl-
date for governor in Indiana, In this state
the prospect is that the Republican will
have to Cullen over again.
Providence, in happy mood, created
the men who run the Sherman House,
Chicago, to show what can be accomplish
ed in running a systematic hotel. The
new Sherman is the pride of Chicago.
Gen. Singleton, of Quincy, says he is a
| Democrat, and did not know anything
about the Independents putting him up as
a candidate for elector and will run as
such, and that he is for Tilden for presl-
dent.
TO the Prop. Baret House, Burlng-
ton, Iowa. was the address OF letter,ln
return envelope of Wallace Bros, cigar
dealers, Rock Island, which was dropped
in THE ARGUS letter box. Sent to the
post Office.
The Gazette announces VIM. b. Ne
Cord, of Chicago, as at the Harper House,
and as one of the adiusters for the late
fire. He was not here for that pun pose,
and he left on the Friday noon train for
Peoria.
The rumor about town that Geo.
Hubbard, the colored man mentioned in
THE ARGUS of last evening, was tarred
and feathered is not true. 1t is said that,
after getting him back to the bluff, not
one in the crowd had the grit to apply the
tar and feathers.
Hardly one farmer in twenty, in this
or in the northern part of Mercer county,
cut their wheat this year. Corn is pretty
fair; oats rather thin aud light; barley,
? good growth but not very clean; rye, fair;
potatoes good, so far; hay, never better;
t and of apples there's bushels of EN-. y
An excursion from Monmouth will
arrive here by the St. Louis road to-m0r-
row morning, and return in the evening
: A special train from Sterling will also come
= down in the morning and return in the
S evening. Both trains will bring quite
e number of gentlemen who wish to Spend
/ Sunday in Rock Island and be home a
night.
Tim Riley, the man who was shot il
u the leg during the riot at Eldridge June
ton on Sunday. the 29th ult, has bee,
;, brought to Mercy Hospital. His leg is il
! bad condition Gazette, Friday morning
u Can it be possible-it is our Tim? If i
u is-"oh what will poor Mary do now p
e The Union Office will also miss Its sere
= nades from its friend Tim.
+ Missouri and Arkansas must take
back scat in the train murder and Robin
n business. Loyal Republican Iowa eclipse,
20 them long ago,-but now the loyal count
of Henry, Illinois, takes the premium i
that line The loyal 9th district of Illinois
re and its banner county of Henry, with it
" 5000 maiority-so loyal that DO Democra
d in 1T dare run for an office, can take tn
ID broom from Missouri and Arkansas.
e. Deputy Marshal Haw, of Burlington
&c arrived in this city last evening after tn
two burglars arrested by Policema
Brennan yesterday as they we're attemptin
to obtain valise at the American EXPIRES
;F Co 5 office, full account of which wa
= given in this paper last evening. The
III agreed to 90 without reQuisitiOn from til
ty governor and the party went down on lib
~ Diamond 10 this forenoon.
id Attempts were made on Thursda
90 night, by burglars, to enter the residence
:. Of Dr. Magill and Capt. VIM. Henderson
and they succeeded in getting into tt
so kitchen of the former and carrying off
lily few cans OF fruit, but at Mr.. Henderson
i'll place they only left the marks of kni
., around the sash of the window of the dil
o' ing room. The police do not think tt
ne parties who have committed the burglarit
IN in this city lately are professionals
tia work has been too bungllng.
he 1t is hardly worth the space 1t reauir
"a to notice the continued and malicious mi
representations Of this paper by the Nj
" line RevietU, but we will take the space
ly, say that the pretended quotation in IL
ed first column, second page, of the Reuie
,or of the 9Th, is a lie and We believe Il
editor knows it to be lie. But what be
'as ter can be expected of fellow like Tillin
an hast, who stated in a public meeting tn
his The worst Republican, as bad as he b
been painted, is better than the be
Democrat that can be produced.
At Mitchell & Parsons's just receiv
ma this day another fine assortment of lin
~ suits, linen overdresses, Shetland We
Els shawls, Japanees fans, black grenadint
The dress linens, embroideries and other fan
vas goods at nearly half price early 10 t
see season, lace shawls for $40 worth $75 Ia
ing year and for SIS that sold for $40. If
ted
ru- Piles-ltenlng Piles
10 Positively cured-also Blind and Bleed
9he Piles, Fistula, Salt Rheum, and all
Vas eases of the Skin, by the use of
me DcCC,,.>,c CIrDI,
18th hOoohA1N . OohH'
Of ITCHING PILES is generally preceded
the a moisture like perspiration producing
i've very disagreeable and distressing itchil
nds particularly at night, after getting wa
to 10 bed. No humbug-as a trial will pro
ZEN, For sale by all respectable druggists