The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-24
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

Inc Pheasant whistle or the steamer
Lake Superior was heard again to-day.
Another argument for Tilden-the
Chicago Times hates him.--Des MONIES |
Leader.
Wall street, Tammany, and the money
power are against Tilden: his strength lies
with the people.
City Surveyor Stoddard has finished
the map of South Rock Island and the
strip Of land recently annexed from Mo
line, and delivered it to Supervisor Astcr.
speaking for ourself and for other
soldiers. Rock Island Union. We our
self is good. But we "ourself' and
other soldiers reminds of the fly on the
coach wheel.
Bob. Ingersoll, the loud mouther who
nominated Blaine to the Cincinnati con-
vention, is referred to in the bible; see
| the first clause xiv Psalm, lst verse. -I0aOd
| City Press.
Deputy Sheriff Herkert arrived home
this morning from jacksonville, bringing
with him Mrs. Brita Nelson, as the
authorities at the asylum refused to
| admit her child. What next?
Hon, John Y. LeMoyne, the Demo
cratic congressman from Chicago who beat
Charley FArwell, wants the st. Louis con-
vention to have only one plank in its plat
form, viz: Thou shalt not steal"
The New York Herald thinks that
between Tilden and Hayes the reform
| loyalty issue was ten years ago in the con-
test between Lincoln and Mcclellan"
The Cambridge Chronicle says, "the
city ordinance of Geneseo, prohibiting the
lexplodiug fire crackers within the city
limits, will be strictly enforced by the
lproper authorities on the Fourth OF July,
The editor of the Union is positively
unhappy because nobody asks him to ride.
The reason is plain enough: He is drunk
most of the tlme-and when sober enough
to sit upright he is so disgusting an object
that no selfrespecting person would per-
!, NIT him in his carriage.
The Republican state convention of
Maine asks that Massachusetts will please
take notice" that they regard the stock
jobbing Jim Blaine as the fittest man in
the state for Morril's seat in the
} senate. Massachusetts will not be the
only state to take notice 1t may be neces-
, sary to notice before the Forty-ffth con-
gress assem- bles, that Maine saved Blaine
from expulsion by shelving him away out
of the reach of harm in the senate.
Maine has short memory, but we APP
, prehend her memory is long enough TO re
: collect that it is Massachusetts which has
prevented the nomination for president of
the noblest Republican leader There is
a story OF an old woman who was good
deal irritated because she was not invited
, to a neighbours funeral Some tine,
says she, "we may have a funeral il
our family, and we'll see then who'll be
INVITED ''-LeaUiStoa (-Hc. Jo"rn0t.
MIR. Peter Farrell, one Of our best con-
tractors, has the contract for the brick
work for Henry Darts Sons big wholesale
store on Washington street; b, Streck
t fuss three-story brick opposite the Taylor
S House; the 80 10y 40 foot two-story addition
to BufOrd 4 Taylor's store, and the add
tional story to the workshop OF Fred lass, il
e that Mr. Patrick Kennedy, another frs
addition TO Star Block. Mr.. Holmes is
the architect
, The Chicago Times falls In with ever,
: Republican lie about Tilden, and is mucl
i incensed at his connection with the Nc
l. Clellan convention Of 1854. For any erro
q in the position of the Democratic party o
: that day responsibility is nowhere heavie
I than upon the Times. So thoroughly di,
e the Democracy make common cause wit
1t the Times that their money not only Ell
d riched it, but when it was suppressed b
an unconstitutional order they rallied to
from all the northwest, and by their firm
II ness compelled judicial interference for il
1 IL
a newspapers as well as men may be guilt
A of it.-Io,0a City Press
Supervisor Aster reports two death
at the poor farm within the last two week:
Us One, a Swede woman from Moline, an
the other, a colored man named Jane
1T Henderson, about As years old, who wa
~ taken from Rock Island about the Goth
y last April. He also brought in with hi
Is the Oldest daughter of Mrs Jane Collin
e and left her with lady in this city, VIII
of will keep her a short time and if she give
at satisfaction will take out papers of adol
:. ton. Mr.. Bailey, the steward, has s.
VI cured place for an infant that was Their
or One birth is reported. There are now
Sc or 10 paupers at the poor farm.
ut y esterday forenoon about 10 o'cloc
od as u freight train Oh the St. Louis roa
- going south, was about miles belo
)" Chaplin one of the cars Jumped Il
track, and run along about half mile u
til the train reached bridge, where it fl
re through into the creek, ditching sever
i'd cars and blocking the road. The passe
lr, ger train which left here yesterday NOR
~, ing was obliged to transfer its passenge
ne and baggage and returned to this ci
We with the passengers from the train whi(
re- should have arrived at p. m, but d
We not arrive until about l o'clock. Ty
ck section hands working at the wreck we
= l sunstruck one of them an seriously tn
he his recovery is doubtful.
On Monday (the 10th, freight ira
=, on the Peoria 4 Rock Island road ran in
u a herd of cows belonging to Thomas Corn
n, Esq, of Coal Valley, which were standil
~ on the track near Case creek, killing six III
=, iuiuring five. OF course the money whi
oS Mr. Corns may ultimately get for his CO,
W. will nowhere near compensate him for
'"' loss in stock and the breaking up oft
dairy business for the whole season. r
road ought to be fenced but the engine
ort who killed the cows should lose his stu
Zee ton, for it is not likely that any reasonal
en- excuse can be given for such destructi
vo of property. 1t was reported here that
- was Coal Valley train, but Mr.. Cal
eh says that his trains have not killed but O
is animal in the last years, and that was
nd calf, and it jumped on the track IN fro
nc of the locomotive. There is no better
I'll H. Kaoia,, r. 800 H. III VII
ITO trains.