The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-24
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

of the 10 German papers in Iowa,
Ia are supporting Tilden.
"Wednesday was about up to the
hottest day of the summer.
Lawyer Corbett is building neat
house on Dock street, near Spencer
We hear that the Democrats of the
Fourth ward talk of forming Tilden club.
"A wag, noted for his brevity, writes
to friend to be careful in the articles of
his diet. He says: Don't eat qcumbers;
they'll w-up."
"A German, lately married, says: I'D
vas youst so easy as needle Good walk out
nit a camefs eye as to get der behint wort
NIT voomans.
-Silas Wright Doolittle, aged 90, son of
Hon. J. r. Doolittle, died at the residence
of his father, in Racine, on the 18th, Of
spinal meningitis.
The Louisville Commercial is honest
enough not to deny that every crooked
Republican newspaper and every crooked
Republican is for Hayes.
The Northampton Mass Journal.
heretofore a strong Republican organ,
comessout squarely and enthusiastically for
the Democratic national ticket.
1t will be welcome change that we
shall experience next March when Grant.
the uepotist, goes out OF the White House,
and Tilden, the reformer, moves in.
Hiram Price was nominated for con-
gress by the Republicans of the Daven-
port, Iowa, district, after bitter contest
and 81 ballutiugs, by majority. Judge
Murphy can beat him.
A wellinformed Michigan correspon-
| dent writes US to the effect that the Dem
ocracy by no means give up the state, but
are hopeful OF overcoming the usual Re,
publican majority there.
If one ward in Rock Island can turn
out 100 torches for Tilden, in an i'm
promtu manner, as was done last night,
what kind of a show may We expect wher
all the wards are organized.
Samuel j. Tilden honors and trusts
the men who co-operated with him in his
war against the canal ring. Grant kicks
out the cabinet officers who have made
war on whiskey-t thieves and straw bidders
Quite a difference.
Colorado, writes correspondent a
Fort Collins, is wide awake for Tilder
and reform. No other name would hav'
so well satisfied the party in this state
and we believe that by nominating a gooC
state ticket the Democracy will win. ="
That blue rainbow last evening at
tracted a good deal Of attention. 1t wa
thought to be Tilden omen, as the uni
form adopted by the Tilden party is blue
and the IIlden torches-''a mere i'm
promptu affair as the Union says, were
out.
The Michigan Tribune, lively anc
influential journal published at Battl,
Greek, has been a Republican organ, bu
this year it comes out warmly for Tildel
and reform. 1t will do good work in it
section for the cause which all honest mel
are embracing.
If Mr.. Hayes really wants to reform
something, let him begin with Zach
| Chandler, who is to organize his cam
paign for him. The selection Of Chand
Ter for that purpose means violence
bribery and corruption, and Mr.. Haye
knows it.-St Louis Times
Yes" he said, I'VE grope in dark
ness now. We stand on the verge Of IN
iuity, but try in vain to bridge it with tn
s0ul-yearnings that possess Us. Yes,
she remarked, that reminds me, wisl
you would le~ve enc of your old night
shirts our for pattern.
If coal oil procession is any arga
pent (which We don't think it isl the Frs
| Ward Tilden Boys, in their imprompt,
affair, put in good one last night. |
rather astonished the Wheezanhalers
Where in hell did all these fellers com,
from ?'' asked Grant office holder.
The C. r. |. & p. r. R.is doing BIZ
, business, as usual. Its passenger train
are crowded, aud its freight business yer
heavy Sixty two cars of stock went cas-
t over the road Sunday. Day before yestet
day As cars came through in three section
, having been hauled from BrooklyI
, Iowa, to this city loo miles, in five hours
t A quiet wedding took place at tn
residence of DR.. Plummer, Wednesda
D evening, only relatives and few int
a mate friends and companions of tn
r young people being present The cor
tracting parties we're our young fren
b Geo NJ Loosely, of the g. r. l. & I
, H. l.. and Miss Lizzie. youngest daugf
ter of Dr. Plummer, Rev. Mr. Heneh c
. the Broadway Presbyterian church, off
! e'ated The young people commend
Y house keeping at once.