The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-11
NOTES HERE AND THERE

The Davenport fair will commence
Sept. 4, and continue five days.
The shocking strains of the discordant
hand organ are heard on the streets.
The next annual fair of the Rock Is
land County Agricultural Association takes
place August 20, 80, 81, and Sept. 1st
Work has commenced on the gutter on
the east side of Market square, which was
ordered by the city council at its last meet
ing.
-Howe's circus made very handsome
street parade this forenoon, and had a
good audience this afternoon. This even
ing they will have brilliant house.
The treasurer of the Davenport cele-
bration committee reports list of receipts
and expenditures; Receipts $3,l91. 80.
Expenditures $3,l59.96. On hand $3l. "a
The Peoria road will run a special
train to Galva, after the circus is over this
evening. thus giving our country cousins a
chance Of getting home to night. Peoria
road always ahead.
The members of Ucal lodge of Odd
Fellows, of this city, have chartered the
steamer "Newsboy" TO take them to
Moline and return, tonight, to attend the
installation of officers at Manufacturers
lodge, in that place.
BY notice in this paper it will be
seen that Judge Murphy, of Davenport,
will address the Reform Club, on Wednes.
day. All Democrats, and all who want a
change of administration, are invited. We
hope the friends of Tilden and Hendricks
will see that Judge Murphy has a rousine
turnout. - zs...
There is to be an election for mayor
in Chicago to morrow. Mark Kimball is
the Democratic candidate j. J. Nc
Grath, a Democrat and an alderman, is
running independents; and Monroe
Heath, another alderman, is the Repub
lican candidate The campaign is very
short and seems to attract but little inter
est.
The old Castle Garden, the ancient
round structure off the Battery in New
York harbor. was consumed by fire Sun
day evening One hundred years ago it
was fort; subsequently it was place fo
public amusements; but of late years i
has been used as headquarters 70
emigrants reaching that port.
The young friends of the pretty little
Miss Il. L. Wait, (Tatie) daughter of the
late A. l.. Wait. formerly county treasurer
of this county, and grand daughter of tht
late Matthias Stem, will be Interested in
knowing that she is married. The cere-
mony occurred IN Denver on the Doth ult
The fortunate mans name is Charles II
Farmer
A letter for Mrs. VIM. ID. Floren
tine, 2O4 NAPOLEON Place, Chicago" wa
found in THE ARGUS letter box this morn
ing. Also later in the day one for MI
j. KONG, Brewery, Rock Island. The
were placed in the post Office. If it woul
suit people Just as well we would prefe
that they should drop their letters 10 tn
post office instead of putting them in GU
box.
The steamer Minnesota arrived froI
st. Louis last evening at s o'clock. an
landed two hundred harvesters in DaveI
port. She left st. Louis with FIVE hun
dred of these nomads on deck, dropped
hundred at Burlington, another hundred ;
MuscatIne. They were well behaved mel
aud paid their fare without grumbhn
More than thousand of these men hay
already gone into Iowa from this poin
e very few are to been seen here.
Talking Of the Fourth, the Mcscatir
( Iowa journal observes: In Davenpo
3 no one presumed to try to rule beer out, b
u the question was, shall there be prayer
I; the programme? The infdels said mo
:! u and for time it seemed they would car
Il the day, but the church people were rel
forced by many nOn-church goers WI
Z swore they lrOuld have prayer, and tn
&c did-the prayer being offered by Tn
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