The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-19
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

The Second Illinois State Sangerfest
will convene at Peoria, June 10th. and con-
tinue three days.
Street Commissioner Marker, had
men at work scraping the mud off the
crossings on Illinois street to-day, and
patching the bad places with rock.
Last week, Friday, the Republican
party passed into haze Hayes and Will
disappear from human sight on the hrst
Tuesday of November next.
We hasten to state that, after several
days consideration, the pious and polite |
Edward Russell, of the Davenport Gazette, |
takes back one ofhis lies about Gov. Tiiden. |
Gov. Hayes isn't much known about
here but his friends say he is the second
edition to Gov. John l.. Beveridge. with
the addition Of great deal more money
Springfield Register.
Supervisor Aster received call from
gentleman from Presumption, to day, who
wished to adopt child from the poor
farm, and he says there are several chill
dren there that he would like to have
adopted by good people.
| What tremendous lot of lame ducks
the nomination of Hayes makes in Illinois.
There is CuIlom, Charley Farwell, Frank
Palmer Bob Ingersoll, Beveridge, Jim
Root ct al, all badly injured, and are now
laid up for repairs
Hon. Geo. Fl. Harlow got home from
Cincinnati this noon, and has the honor( p
of being the first man in Springfield to call
for cheers for Hayes. But we are bound
to state that nobody "hollered' but him
self. -,SDrinqtaeld Register.
| TIL oo,nfr Of
Whiteside county. was held at Morrison
OF Friday, June 10Th, l. Il. johnson, Of
Morrison, chairman, and VIM. Weitzel, OF
Fulton, secretary. John NJ. Cobleigh, of
Morrison, aud VIM. Green, Of Fulton were
chosen delegates to the state convention.
They are Tilden men.
Many good families are so unfortunate
as to have no children. and Sap't. Aster
} wishes us to say that there are now at the
poor farm infant female children; and
little girls-1 girl about years old and
about Il: aud little boys-l about 3
years old and the other about years old.
! Any good families wanting to adopt any of
these children should apply to Supervisor
+ Aster. County papers please notice.
Does the editor of the weakly Mo
line Sheat" think it either witty or we'll
bred to make an ungentlemanly personal
r illusions to one of the editors of this paper
, who has never given him occasion for an
, ungentlemanly remark? Does he expect
to make political capital by accusing US Of
l getting up, or managing, or attending a
political convention, when he knows or
e ought to know that, for years past, we
. have not attended such convention?
MIR. Theodore Flagg, the unfortunate
man who was found in a fit on Sylvan
y Water Bridge some days ago. taken while
b on his way to work at Rock Island Arsenal.
r died Sunday morning, he having been
taken care of by Supervisor Aster Mr..
: Aster teegraphed to Flagg's daughter,
p Mrs. Young, of Chicago, and that lady
arrived here this Monday morning and
d made arrangements with an undertaken tC
ship the body of her deceased father t.
Chicago this evening, at her expense. Mr.
- Flagg was about 60 years of age, and /;
,e widower,
'e As Mrs F;cken and little daughter
3. were driving on the north end of the soutl
J. bridge on the road to Milan, Sunday, tn,
horse became frightened at pile of lum
Der and backed over the embankment
~ throwing the little girl into the water, from
which she was rescued, and injuring Mrs
,s Ficken severely. They were brough
" to the residence of Mr.. John A
> Boyer, and DR.. Trusdale was called ant
es attended to their injuries. The road az,
~ approaches to the bridges are not in SAT
condition and the city is probably liable 70
!, damages which may occur. We lear
. that Mr.. Boyer will bring suit against tn
IS city, for Mrs. Fcken, unless REASONABLE,
lie damages are paid.
Congressman j. R. Tucker, ex- Confed
a crate. from Virginia, in speech in tn
! u. :. house of representatives, the othe
~ day, uttered the following sound sent
"a ments: Let no man, anywhere, harbo
the suspicion that any southern man fail
to recognize the extinction, finally and III
aiterably, OF slavery and the equal right
of the African citizen under the FEEDER;
constitution with that of the white citizen
nor that there is any reservation In tn
II hope and purpose of the south that,
ID the restored and continued union of th
VI states, north south, east, and west, unde
!e the constitution, we shall achieve a
us of liberty and progress and prosperity
"a the second century of our existence whic
~ was dreamed of by our fathers 100 year
tn ago."
en- The grand clearance sale of clothin,
y, hats aud caps, etc., will continue at CHILD
ed u Co s only Is days more. The sale
or, positive as tie goods must be sold With
les the prescribed time to make room for a
Die immense stock of goods now being man,
for featured expressly for this firm. TT