The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-13
NOTES HERE AND THERE.


California trains next Sunday over the
C. & N. w. R. r.
-Hayes's town and county in Ohio gave
4 straight Democratic majority.
NO. I writes: Hayes has gone up
Salt Creek-Hurrah for Tilden and Re-
form" And No. 8. writes: Three cheers
for Indiana" Your heads are level,
boys.
George Skinner, General Manager, F"
is still the signature to advertisements
in several newspapers. We were under
the impression that his official existence
had been terminated.
Gov. Tilden reduced the taxes of New
York $ll.246, 965, in two years. Gov,
Hayes increased the taxes of the state OF
Ohio $5,OO0.O00 in one year. Choose We
which you will have to serve you.
The first lecture on ''The Life His
tory of the Globe" By Prof ". D. Gun
ming, will be delivered at Negus Hall
this evening. This lecture will be free to
all, aud general invitation is extended.
The funeral of the late Will Chopper
takes place at 2 o'clock tomorrow after
noon from his mothers residence opposite
| Union Sauare--No. 1909 Second Avenue.
| Esquire Chopper is expected home this
evening or in the morning.
The president of the French Lumber
ing company.o of Chippewa Fall, Wis, was
10 the city yesterday, says the Muscatlne
| Tribune and says he represents $4,000
that Wisconsin will give Tilden majority
in November, and $4,000 that New
York will be 10 the same Fix.
AT the meeting Of the Second Ward
| Tiden club last evening it was decided tt
order 100 more torches IN order to accom-,
modate the many voters who have declared
| for Tilden and reform since the good news
trom Indiana aud West Virginia was re
ceived. Look out for big turnout before
long.
| The Henderson meeting in Hampton
last night was izzle. The meeting wa'
he'd in Cromptnn's Hall. the smallest il
the town. and Henderson waved the bloody
shirt before only about 40 oi the faithful,
but he was very careful not to mention
Indiana aud West Virginia-or even OhiC
with its small Republican majority.
MIR. Harper has moved his family
down to the hotel for the winter, and has
about 20 men at work on the addition!
to his private residence. When en-
closed, it will be finished during the
winter. 1t is to be one of the finest
residences in the city-perhaps the finest
when completed 1t will be warmed by
steam, and have all the modern improve
| ments.
| All persons who have not yet witness
ed the wonderful pedestrian powers of
john j. Geraghty, can have chance to
do so to morrow evening at Darts Hail.
when he will accomplish the remarkable
feat of walking IA miles in too hours
Seven amateurs from this city, Davenport
and Moline will accompany him during the
walk-two miles each. This exhibition is
gotten up TO give the ladies an opportunity
to witness Mr.. Geraghty's pedestrian pow
ers, and the entertainment will be under
the charge of citizens
| S. j. Anderson, a Harrisburg detec
tive, arrived in the city last evening, fol-
the purpose of taking Franklin Z. Stevens
the piano tuner arrested by Marshal Halves
the other day, back to that city where h,
is wanted for swindling to the amount o.
over $2,000-instead of $500, as Stevens
said. Mr.. Anderson concluded to comb bin,
pleasure with business, and he remained
over in this city, to day, and visited RocE
Island Arsenal apd other points of interes
10 this vicinity. He leaves for the east to
hight.