The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-11


Pretty heavy frost last night.
Look out for ''firebugs. shoot them
on the spot.
An attempt was made to pick the
lock of Jonas Bears store last night.
The Second Ward Tilden club will
meet at Killers Hall tomorrow evening.
Read Mr.. Magone's letter and see how
Gov. Tilden puts down another hepuoilcan
lie
| Water takers who are in arrears will
| find an interesting notice in our advertising
columns under the heading: To-day
advertisements.
The brickwo-k and roofing on Father
Roies's new residence. just west OF 81.
Joseph's tCatholic) church is now com
pleted. aud the building will soon DC ready
Tor occupancy.
Everybody able to. should recreate
during summer. No city SO attractive and
cool as Chicago, and nn hotel more COM
Portable than the Sherman with its large
rooms and baths attached. The table is
unexceled.
No one should omit reading Cam
paisn Texts" in this paper. Two
columns yesterday two more to-day, and
two more to morrow. Every assertion Is
based on official documents. and can be
relied upon.
The Neptunes talk of dropping that
name and adopting the name of First
Ward Hnse Co." This is commendable.
An the hose companies. should bear only
the name of the ward. II will be better.
both for the COMPANIES and citizens
generally. and save much confusion.
john Bush, farmer living near Mi
Ian, was found on the streets last night, By
i Policeman Rogers. very drunk and was
taken Ia Jail This morning he was too
sick for trial and was taken home on bed
made in the bottom Ut a wagon, He
claims that he was robbed-but this Is
considered too thin.
1T is long since We had a governor @ho
could ride a horse with the ease end grace
which Gov Tilden displays un his charger.
At the review yesterday OF the Firs,
division of the national guard.the governor
, Displayed skill in hnrsemanship which
the officers of rhe division would do we'll Il
emulate. Gov Tilden was heartily cheered
by the people. J. San.
The bali in Darts Hall last evening,
given By the Father Mathew Tota
/ Abstinence and Benevolent Society was
largely attended. well managed and every
body present appeared to enjoy them.
selves Bichrs band furnished the music,
and Mrs. Johnson served a splendid supper
10 her restaurant near the hall, which gave
entire satisfaction.
THE sooner John D. Lee is hung the
| better, shouts an esteemed Republican
contemporary. Is this Lee the same who
was authorized by Governor Hayes to say
that he was deeply grateful to be regarded
as thod enough know nothing to suit the
American alliance2 But Lee isn tn blame
, What he did was simply at the request Of
Governor Hayes.
, There NAV be another war;" ex
claimed Bob lngersoll, at Greenfield, Indiana
If there should be il will be desirable ta
/ have the colonel resign his command some-
: What earlier than he left his regiment
! during the war of the rebellion. He lef
, after service of a year and half, anC
; Immediately following his departure hi
/ regiment commenced to make an honor.
| able record for itself.
A newspaper representative attempt
ed in this city yesterday to look into th,
income returns of r. B, Hayes. Collector
WeitZel absolutely denied him the privil
eye. He said it was in direct coutraven
: ton of the orders of the department
But you will observe, dear reader that the
books in " ashiEgton were at the service
,, of the gentlemen who were looking afteI
! Mr.. Tld-u' ncnme DO you see the
point ?" Cincinnati Enquirer.
, &C Y Tilden, while the cnrrupt Gran,
leaders have been seduluusly reviliBg him
has given attention to the duties which he
was selected and elected to perform. No
tce has just gone out ofhcially from Albany
10 the taxpayers of the state of New York
,, that their assessments are tp be nearly siz
millions less this year than they were last
, Elect Ti!de n president aud he will do the
, same thing on grander scale for the
! [ nited States.
/, In April. 1878. Mr.. Hayes's uncle re
turned his taxahles for the same property
which was LETT Hayes as fortune, SO 9S1
which was considered ridicuous!y iu
adequate representation of the swoller
estate. Yet. in 1874. only year later,
Coy. Hayes, who was not without property
of his own before. reduced the 50, 9S2 t.
+ the amazing $2.5Sl shown in his Own state
ment under oath. If lie has paid the
, taxes imposed By law honestly, the
, records belle him, aud he owes it tc
himself and the people who supported hin
to have the entries clearly explained.
1t will be remembered that THE AR
=. GUS vas the first paper to give the news
that Nathan II. Stevens had brought sui,
against this city. claiming $4,000, on
account of his falling on diapidated side.
walk in the upper part OF the city last
January, and iujuring his left knee so badly
that be has been unable to walk since
The leg has been getting worse for some
time past and yesterday teruoon DR.
+ Truesdale, of this city. and Dr. Grant, o.
Davenport, assisted by several others from
the two cities. decided that. in order to
save the young mans life. am utation wa.
necessary above the knee, and the opera
ton was performed. he knee cap was
found to be broken and the bones of the
joint decaying.
a PROMPT DENIAL