The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-18
NOTES HERE AND THERE
hese mellow autumn days.

-lleSe melloW dututnu udyS.
" es. in a feeble way but still
well. never mind.
Business stand for sale. See adver-
tisement in this paper.
Hold the Fort"--on the Sd page of
this paper. 1t will pay FOR reading.
The Light Artillery Co. dance last
evening was well attended and was very
pleasant affair.
Page. at the Rock Island House sa-
loon, has just put in one of Zellers line
billiard tables. 4
The New York Nail swears to dog
| that knows a thief on sight. just heaven
| how such beast would scatter a Repcbll-
can meeting in Springfield, Illinois.
| The 80 lies in the Union about certain
Democrats in Rock Island returning from
| Indiana. are likely to cause some Re-
publican candidates to lose some votes.
Port Byron don't quite Incorporate
At the election held las. Saturday the
wore was a tie-77 for and II against.
Try again,-or else annex the place to
Rapids City.
| The address of some Of the soldiers
and sailors of the west. in this paper, Is a
ringing document. Don't miss reading 1t.
They are some of the men that Bob lnger-
soil calls rebels"
| The Diamond 10 brought 40 car loads
of grain, to day. for St Louis, to be ship
ned via the St Louis railroad, from here.
There was one consignment of 200 sacks
OF barley to one firm
1t is understood the railroad compa-
MES will sell excursion tickets to Canada,
for the benefit of the Republican thieves
who want to get oyer the border before old
Sammy is inauguratcd.
is ames DAILY. who left Jersyville, H.,
about the 10th of last May. tor X eek Is
and. in this vicinity? His father at New
Haven, Franklin county, Mo-, is very anx-
ious TO hear from him.
The festival and dance in Darts Hall
last evening, given by the St. Bnniiacinus
Society. German Cath"lic) drew a very
large and f.e assembly, and the receipts
we're very satisfactory.
Bob lngersoli says everv Democrat
, who went to the war was a''rebel.' Therr's
N article about Gen. Corse. one of those
sort of rebels" in this paper, headed
Hold the Fort" Read it.
Why don't that Traveller for the
) Union give some account of the Hender-
son meeting 10 Illinois City on last
" ednesday-but then, heprobably could
not find enough of the meeting to make an
item about-only seven voters present
Rah for Ruthy!
The superintendent at the insane
asylum, at Jacksonville, wants Rrits
Nelson, the Rapid City murderess, taker
h. he, r,Sh foi- h.
Responsibility of discharglng her. as there
has been no change in her condition since
she was sent there. If she was INSANE
then she is yet.
Hugh McRoberts, the Republican
treasurer of Richmond county, n. Y, ha
got away with $72,l57 ga of the publ,
funds. He has held the office for tire,
years, and had everything 6xeo for re
nomination, but the Democracy found on
how distinctive" he had been, and it wa
thought best to nominate a less prominen
? Republican.
BY notice in this paper it will b.
seen that the little Schneider boy spoker
of in yesterdays AGRUs is dead-a very
sad termination of an unfortunate blow
from his teacher. Of course every on,
, knows that the young lady did not irtent
to injure the boy. and she is great.
giieved at the result But the parent
and relatives--no words can assuage thei
grief
. The letter of Sheriff Huessing is
e very gentlemanly as well as conclusive
, answer to the SANDER of the Union TIL,
action Of the board was almost unanimous
and neither the sheriff or any other . arsor
has power to order gas used where it ha:
. been forbidden by the board But Har
! son, Cock & Co., are determined to bea
the board in some way. Harsou openly
insulted 1.-The board for its action at th,
time.
5 The young gentlemen of the Athleti,
Club, we hear. have engaged Burbank, ont
If the most popular lecturers of last winte
to lecture here on the 2Sth inst. The,
will not get up regular course the couins
winter, but will engage popular lecturers
! now and then. and each will be separat,
venture, no one being asked to pay unit
the day of the lecture. and to pay for onl,
one at time. This, it is thought, vii
7 give entire satisfaction. and place each lee
ture on its own merits Burbank will
probably draw big house. He was yer.
much liked last winter
! The committee on Poor and Poor
farm tSweeney, Wright and Kerr having
been instruct d by the board Of supervisor
to make necessary improvements. will raise
I the root of the insane asylum and add
another story to the building so as to US,
the upper story for females, and the lower
story for males. A safe yard will b,
r fenced on the north side of the building
for the females. There is one on the
| south side for the males There will ne
separate entrances to the building for eacf
, sex. The building is full. and more ROOM
is needed. A new wash house, Is by 30
| will be built, and some other necessary
! improvements made.