The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-23
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

Meeting of the alumni of the high
school tomorrow afternoon at 3 O'Clock al
the board of education office
The Chicago Times says that the
HAYES ratification meeting in that city
failed to rally thousand strong,
Wheeler, the Republican candidate
for vice president has been perslstently
opposed to western river improvements
The Republican candidate for vice
president was chairman of the Pacific rail-
way committee when all the jobs were
passed.
Why does Bristow leave the cabinet?
Because he can't stand Grant, Robertson
& Co. 1t is indeed no society for man
who respects himself.
What are needed at st. Louis are less
enthusiasm, less strategy, less music and
| less whisky but more earnestness, SIN
cerity and brains. -Bd{timore Gazette
The ladies of the Broadway Presbyte
rian Church will hold one of their popular
strawberry and cream sociables in Rob
insons block this evening to which all are
| invited. Admission free. Moderate
charges at the table,
-Beecher says he was a Blaine man.
We always supposed so. They may not be
tarred with exactly the same stick, but the
two are both besmirched. There is little
town down in Kentucky that can testify to
Blaine's youthful indiscretions.
The way some editors have Of putting
people who give them few strawberries
or 10 cents worth of garden truck" is
fiat enough, but the Geneseo Republic
beats EN- all in that line-it is too soft for
even an impecunious patent innards.
John NJ. Barbour, one of the old time
politicians, of Virginia, discussing the two
thirds rule and its origin, uses one Of the
happiest phrases we have seen. Tie says
it may we'll be asked, now that slavery and
the abolitionlsts have passed away together,
what reason now exists for the continuance
of that ruler
M. A. Gould, of Moline, whose daugh-
ter's elopement has been announced, pub
} fishes letter in the Rock Island Union
! After reading the letter, we only wonder
that the girl did not run away long ago
Its brutality of expression is disgrace tt
the writer and reprcach to the publisher
Cambridge Chronicle. 22d.
!. john Moran, a laborer, looking for {
. job, went to the third story of Murphy
new building, corner of Broadway anC
; Rock River streets, last night, and layin!
down went to sleep While asleep h.
rolled off the board and fell on th
joists OF the second story, fracturing hi
: upper right jaw bone, and receiving severa
severe bruises. He was taken to jail an,
DR.. Craig dressed his wounds. Supervise
Aster took him to the poor farm to-day.
). While Mr., E. W. Boynton was at
q tending the Masonic Banquet, last night
: he left his horse and wagon in front Q
n the building, and couple of men VIII
q wanted ride, improved the opportunit
q and took one, using Mr.. Boyntons rig fo
the purpose. Deputy Marshal Miller an
Officers German and Metsch saw theE
: drive around the corner of Bengston's ne
. block, but paid no attention to it as the
: supposed Mr. Boynton had given the me
: permission. Officers German and Metsc
found the rig this morning in an allie
near Aid Moscnfelder's house, and r,
: turned it to Mr.. Boynton. The horse ";
tired out and had every appearance
being driven hard.