The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-14


Brick laying has commenced on Mr..
Reds lumber Office, west of the Central
Presbyterian church.
The members of the German Presby-
terian Sunday school held pic mic to-day,
in the shooting grounds back of the city.
Theodore Flagg. who was taken with
a fit yesterday morning, on Sylvan Water
bridge, is still at the jail, but is recovering.
The names of our east and west streets
ought to be changed and named, as 10
Davenport, by numbers, beginning at the
river and numbering back over the bluffs. |
Boss Tweed used to be called Big
Six, when he was foreman of No. fire |
company, but the figure ON his cap never
equalled that big six over Kelley &
Reticker's door,
The call for THE ARGUS containing
Old Skins new rules for the Rockford
road has been unprecedented Boards
town alone wanted one hundred copies,
and other towns along the whole line from
10 to 80 each.
Let no one fail to read the interesting
letter of Hon. Il. w. Bird, of Massachu-
sets, to be found in this paper-one of the
ablest men IN that state; contemporary
of Sumner andAndrew and the best men
in the Republican party.
If no rule has been adopted as to
which side of our streets buildings shall be
numbered odd and which even, some
system should be adopted Kane's store
has No. 3 on it-so has Dodge's, on the
opposite side Of the street Which is
right?
Last evening as the Peoria passenger
train which arrives here at o'clock, was
about two miles and half east of Milan,
the engineer saw something on the track,
and stopped his train, the engine being
about two feet from the object when
stopped. 1t proved to be a man, who was
sleeping on the track.
Wisconsin concludes to vote for Blaine
aud use all honorable methods to secure
his nomination. 1t is pity that some
discreet friend of Schuyler Colfax was not
present when this decision was given.
Schuyler might have received the indorse-
ment of Wisconsin for the second Office
Blaine and Colfax would make good run
10 Wisconsin -Neoo York Herald
Brother Blaine is congressional
nuisance. He ought speedily to be abated
The house of representatives is intended
for other purposes than as an exhibition
, hall for the clustering actor from Maine.
Let him at once 90 into the moral lectur
] ing business along with Colfax and Beech
er, and display himself on lyceum plat
forms, if he must talk-Ne1 York San
The Rockford trains violate the city
ordinances as to speed within the city
every day, and there is a good deal o.
e complaint about it. The excursion trair
e from Sterling on Sunday ran down the
evee at the rate of 20 or 25 miles an hour
e to the great danger of the lives Of citizens
D., And similar instances occur nearly ever,
= day,-no attention being paid to the law
The marshal should enforce the law.
D 1t looks very much as if William A
e Wheeler, when his career came to b
!; i'm partially inspected, might turn out a.
q abridged edition of Brother Blaine. Mr.
e Wheeler was chairman of the house com
p mittee on the Northern Pacific railroad a
Il time when its jobs were put throug
n congress The chairman of such com
mittee at such period has too much t
q explain 10 make him person honest citi
zens will wish to vote for it.-Nel0 Gs0r
a Sun.
a. -Supt. Everett. Of our public schools
e together with Mr.. S. S. kemble, princip,
n of the lst. ward, is busy Strengthening u
!" his accounts and getting his report read
:, for the board of education, etc He in
10 tends to go to Ohio, the last of this weel
~ - or the first Of next. on a visit, to be gon
" about three weeks During his visit /
= will attend the commencement exercises
~ Dennison University. Granville, Ohio.
a aS which university he is graduate. whic
&c take place about the 2Sth or 29th of thi
a month.