The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-06

Cold, windy day, and very few people
on the streets.
z If any one asks you how Ohio and In
diana are going shoot him on the spot.
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latest news Subscribers are daily in
creasing.
-Lauber's restaurant, in the centennial
grounds, at Philadelphia, was burned last
night. Loss $4,000.
Have the Republicans paid for their
raid on a restaurant and beer house Ia
Cordova the night of their meeting there?
Compliant is being made of the bad
condition of the sidewalks on Twenty First
street old Adams-between Second and
Third avenues.
The Office of the city scales, on
Market Square, is in very dilapidated
condiuon-and should either be repaired
or new Office built.
The joint discussion of Messrs. Price
and Murphy will be held in. the Court
House Square on Saturday evening. if the
weather is pleasant,-Daveapor Gazette.
The Democratic uniformed clubs of
St. Louis had grand torch light
parade last night and attracted great
deal OF attention. The procession was 2
miles long.
The Democratic majority at the
| Georgia state election, last Wednesday, is
now said to be $4,000. The colored peo-
pie are beginning to learn who their
| friends are.
Mckee, editor and owner of the Globe
| Democrat, fills feion's cell in the ST.
| Louis Jail, but his paper daily assumes to
question the honesty Of Samuel j. Iilden.
Comment is unnecessary.
The credit of the government would
be immensely strengthened by Tilden's
election. SO would the peace Of the coUn-
try. SO would its prosperity. The public
service would be improved by it.
Illinois is in danger. So, too, is Ohio.
So is Indiana. So, too, is Wisconsin. In
the meantime the good Schuyler Colfax is
praying and Bob Ingersoll is swearing,
but it doesn't do any good. st. Louis
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Every available plea on behalf of
Hayes has been weighed scrupuIously,
but the conclusion is reluctantly forced
upon the reader that he willfully forswore
himself for the sum Of few thousand
dollars.
grandfather Taft, Republican attor-
ney general, has got himself into bad
scrape by issuing circular to enforce the
u. 5. election law, which a Republican
supreme court has already decided uncon-
stitutional.
MIR. Mcllvain's weather report was
not received until p. IN. to-day-too late
for our weekly. Whose fault? We wish
to receive it Thursday evening or by Fri
day morning. Win Mr.. McIlvain please
see to it?
That fine chair which was put up at
the Catholic fair TO be voted to the most
popular congressional candidate was made
the property of Hon. j. III. Murphy by a
majority of nearly 200 votes.- Daoenport
Democrat.
w. II. Dittmer, general travelling
agent for Fairbanks, Morse q Co.'S. Stand
ard Scales, has just Put in a six-ton scale
for Scotch Taylor, at Taylor Ridge, in
place of a Victor scale of the same weigh
ing capacity.
People visiting Chicago should not
tail to avil themselves of the comforts of
the palatial Sherman House. Its rooms
are twice the size of those usually found in
first class hotels, and all front rooms have
baths attached.
Peter Farrell has completed the brick
work on Darts Sons new block, and he
will now rush the work on Gayford's new
block through before cold weather. He
is good contractor and has had a good
many jobs this summer.
Owing to the fact that NJ. NJ. Corbett
Esq. will be busy in the circuit court all
day tomorrow Saturday he will be-
unable to address the Tilden club in PORT
Byron on that evening. and the meeting
has therefore been postponed.
Diamond 70 Reynolds intends to eut
a large quantity of ice here the coming
winter and ship it direct to Little Rocl
and the Hot Springs, Arkansas, by rail
This will probably be paying enterprise
) and it will furnish employment for gooC
many men here.
Mayor Butler has not yet signed the
city orders allowed at the last meeting oil
the council. At that time the city was il
debt to the city treasurer over $4,000, anC
, the mayor is probably making arrange
ments to borrow enough money to pay the
orders due which accounts for the delay
The campaign in Indiana has progress
ed SO far that to hazard guess at the re
suit would be laughing in the face of fate
! The Philosophical course will be to wait un
til the dispatches of next Tuesday are
published In the morning paper, and tt
bet that the Associated Press will be ;
mile out OF the way, as usual. Chicaqt
Times.
The Independent greenback candi.
date tor governor, in Indiana, IWalcott
. undertook smart trick. He withdrew
! yesterday, and recommended the Indepen
f dents to vote the Republican ticket! The
I state committee Immediately nominated
Judge Harrington, of Indianapolis, anc
t he has written letter accepting the nom.
, lnation,
Deputy Sheriff Herkert was struck
D with rock as he was passing the alley il
the rear OF the post Office on the evening
8 Of his return from the grand Tiiden meet
, ing in Davenport. by some unknown per
, son who ran as soon as be had thrown it.
Luckily he was not Injured much There
+ are plenty of rowdies in both parties, and
/ the sooner they are all hunted out and
| punished the better for the peace of the
community.
E The lumber drying house of 4. w.
a coleman Il Co., formerly Union Lumber.
t ing Co., OF Muscatine, was completely
destroyed by fire, on Thursday The
building was valued at about $4,000. Il
was filled at the time of the fire to its ut.
most car acity, containing about 100000
feet Of lumber of the best quality, which
was nearly ready for removal. The loss
on the lumber is estimated at about $685..
: l000 The huildinu was insured for GIn