The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-20
NorEg HERH AND rHERE.

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rear of his brewery. 1t is about 40 by 60
eet high, capacity 1900 tons.
The carpet baggers IN Florida are
trying to make farce of the election,-
stufing ballot boxes, raising returns, and
stealing them from mails and postofflces.
The young folks of Coal Valley will
give ball in that place on Thanksgiving |
night-the Both, the invitations are now
being printed at The ARGUS JOB ROOMS,
The indications are that considerable
ice will be put up.-at South Rock Island
and also in the lower part of this city the
c oming winter, by dealers from the south |
There is a popular determination not
to be cheated and an increased resolution
to inaugurate Tilden and Hendricks when
the proper time arrives. Nobody doubts
their election.
e. K. Parmenter received his commits
sion as states attorney, on Saturday eve
ming, The commission is dated Nov. 10,
the date on which Mr.. Parmenter's pre-
vious states attorneyship expired.
Let our friends rest easy, Hayes may
have the first count in Louisiana in No
vember, but Tilden will have the last
count in Washington in February. 1t is
the last count that counts,
Scarcely ray of sunshine for week
Everybody hates these Hazy, misty days,
and hopes for the clear Democratic sun
shine of peace, harmony and prosperity.
Til.den let us wait and watch and hope.
The card of Mr.. Pughe, artist, will be
found in this paper. He already has sew
eral orders to execute; and also class en-
gagged for painting and drawing. He
hopes to have his rooms fitted up this
week, so as to commence work.
"A Republican election inspector has
been detected in stufhng So ballots in one
ballot box in Florida. Frauds were com
mitted in all the negro counties and the
negroes who wanted to vote the Democrat
ic ticket were intimidated and threatened.
j. L. Perkins, sherif-elect, filed his
bond with the county clerk on Saturday
morning. The names of the securities are
Cornelius Lyme, S. w. Wheelock, I'll. A.
Barnard, Charles Atkinson and W. H.
Devore. The bond is in the penal sum of
$l0,0 600.
Louis Harness is fitting up his saloon
in first, class style, An archway has been
cut through the west wall of the bar room
into the room adjoining, which is being
fitted out for a billiard and card room.
When finished the place will present an
attractive appearance.
Price run 9l9l votes behind Hayes in
Scott county. This shows how popular
Price is at home, where best known.
Where is the glory? Price run behind
Hayes in every county in the Second Dis
| trict. Where's the rooster? Can you not
stand him on his head for Price2-Iri-
City Times,
The moulders of this city will give a
Dec. eth, the proceeds of which will go to
the relief of Henry Monahan, the young
man who lost one of his legs by an accident
on the cars, in Moline. couple Of months
ago. Dan Corcoran, james Larkin, j oseph
Blockliuger and Peter Whitney have the
affair in charge.
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports thai
ex- Governor Noyes gave to a Democratic
friend the following succinct reason for be-
lieving that Hayes would be elected
Your damned rascals are out, and foul
damned rascals are in This is neither
complimentary to Governors Chamberlain
Kellogg and Stearns, nor to the Republi
can party.
The latest scheme to cheat the Demo
Gratis out of the election is to have the car
pet bag governor of Florida canvass the
county returns aud say what shall anC
what shall not be counted. They seem t
be afraid of their own state board anc
want to override it. 1t won't do. Uncle
Sam is bound to come in. He was elected
that's the reason.
That portrait of Theodore Tilton in
Champions window attracts general at,
ten ton. While all unite in pronouncins
! it speaking likeness every one inquiries
what has become of his flowing locks /
takes a dozen clerks to answer and al
their replies are as various as human wi
can invent, the inquisition is far from
mon0tonous. - Cna0n.
We find the following among the per
sonals in the Chicago Post: Hon. w
2. Butler, Rock island, is at the Sherman
R. p Dart, Rock Island, darted into th,
Sherman, At the Sherman, Henry P
Hull, Rock Island, all Of which show
that people from this vicinity thinl
the Sherman is the right place, when the,
go to Chicago.
Ham Summons and Bruce Hull, tn
two Atkinson train wreckers, were sent t
the reform school by Judge Peasants
from Henry county, but the authorize
there refused to receive them as they wer
over l6 years of age, and they have bee
returned to the Cambridge Jail again
What will be done with them?' is tn
question which agitates the people of tina
; vicinity just now.
On the evening of the 10th inst, Ere
kramhauft, living four and half mile
east of Port Byron, met with serious los
, IN the entire destruction of his barn an
stables His loss includes IS bushels G
oats, 20 bushels of wheat, 20 bushels c
barley, small quantity OF buck whea
and lot of carpenter tools. Insured TO
$400-but this will not cover his loss. TIL
origin of the fire is mystery.
On Saturday night sneak thieve
: entered theafront doors of the residence
!. of David HAYES and James Kelly an
9 stole an overcoat at each place. On Sur
: day evening Judge Guyers house wa
a entered in the same manner and an owe
;. coat, dress coat and three shawls belong
8 lag to him. and an oyercoat belonging
: Holmes Hakes. who was visiting him liver
: stolen, People who leave their front door
f unlocked. day or night, are not to be pitie
1 if anything is stolen.
3 Two we'll known radicals, one 0
! them son-in-law of the Republican secre
n tary of state, of Florida, who is membe
r of the canvassipg board, we're found in th
}, mail room on the railroad, where they ha
!, been admitted by the route agent, who
:, negro. This is the second time one
;. these same men has been found in th
( mail car. They had no right there. 1t
/ radical trick in Florida to steal electio
returns from Democratic counties. and I'll