The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-04
NOTES HERE AND THERE.
Good letter from Mercer county.

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Good letter from Mercer county
"A big thing-the Tilden Reform
meeting in Moline last night.
The poetry In this paper entitled
Keep it before the people, = viii pay Pc
rusaLs . A
There was small fire in the saw dust |
filing at the old Rodman mills yesterday
afternoon. Damage slight.
Mary Wier yesterday pleaded guilty
in the circuit court to keeping house of
ill-fame and was fined $50, which she paid.
Justice Hayden will attend to the
business of Justice Chopper during the
iatter's absence to the centennial and the
east.
Colorado is reported Republican,
lust as it has been for Ia years, with one
exceptions just as everybody expected
it would be.
The Westpha burglars will be senten-
cd on Saturday afternoon. VIM. Smith,
ESQ of Orion, attorney, was in the city
to-day arranging matters.
Another idiot has visited Rock Island
and dropped letter in THE ARGUS box
for Miss Maggie Farmhouse, Brooklyn,
Iowa." We sent it on its way.
Nothing at the circuit court to-day
Judge Peasants and Sheriff Huesing
having accepted an invitation from Con,
stable p Jacob Haverling, of Milan, had
gone fishing.
MIR. Kimball approached the editor of
this paper very excitedly and struck him
blow on the face which caused little
bleeding from the nose and slight cut on
the lip. Rock Lstond Union,
1t is said that there will be wrest-
ling match 10 Hillier's Hall next Monday
evening, between G. 6. Cuts, a lightning
rod peddler, and A. j. Woods, Milan
barber. Both men. are said to be good
| wrestlers.
In taking the school census, Captain
Weingartner, Of Davenport, found ten
wives who were of school age, and five
couples who were all in their teens One
wife was just twenty years old, aud was
the mother of four children. the oldest
child being only six years old
- Mr.. Samuel Bowles, of Bowlesvile,
ordered big lob of printing at THE AR
GUS office yesterday Mr. Bowles is still
developing his splendid coal LAND, of which
he has large and rich quantity He sells
all the coal he can mine, at the banks. 1t
is a very superior article
The name of the man injured 10 front
ct Darts Hall, Tuesday afternoon. by being
thrown from a wagon, was VIM. H. - oudy,
and the young man who was driving the
wagon was David Little. Jr., of Pre- emp
ton, aud not his son. Mr.. Little, however,
Is Goudy's son in-law.
On last Sunday night an attempt was
made to burglarlze the house of Mr.. Will
liam Cook. of Happy Hollow. The burg
lar tied rag saturated with chloroform
upon long stick and held it over the face
OF the occupant of the room; it touched
her face and awoke her, when she scream
ed, and the man left.
-ln his early life Samuel ]. Tilden was
for time the editor of a newspaper III
New York. Many years ago Luclus Rob-
inson. the Democratic candidate for gnver
nor of New York. was editor of the Sun.
Charles Francis Adams, the Democratic
candidate for goveror of Massachusetts,
was once editor of paper in Boston.
MIR. Frank Harper's' famous running
horse Ten Brock ran four miles yesterday
in the astonishing time of seven minutes
fifteen and three quarter seconds. This is
the quickest time on record by more than
three seconds. Gov. Tilden's great race
for four years 10 the White House will be
equally surprising Y. Sun,
| Every day and every hour the indie
pendent adhesions to Tilden arc brought to
notice. To the Times the indications are
today that il the election were held al
once be would carry every northern state
save Name. Vermont, Iowa, and Nebraska
Prophecies are poor and protitless as
arguments, but, from the Times point OF
vantage, the success of Tilden is assured
beyond the possibility. of doubt Chicago
Times.
The Democratic party holds out to
the country the prospect of still greater re
trenchment, economy, reform, peace
throughout the borders Of the land, ant
better tunes. IF the independent voter.
desire such consummation, they mus
vote tor a change of administration.
They can find it only 10 the election of
Samuel j. TiIden.-.SyraeuSe Courier.
) The Republican party has outlived it,
! usefulness. 1t has surrendered again anC
: again to the bummers 10 its ranks 1t Is
controlled today, by the Buffers. the
; Blaines, the Conklings, Mortons, Logaus
and Chambers. 1t has no power to re
form itself while holding the Offices. L
sneers at every suggestion OF reform
Meanwhile the Democratic party, lifted
out of its ruts, takes new departure, and
; asks tor popular support. 1t has showr
that 1t deserves success, aud the Repubi
cans deserve defeat. Boston Herald, Inc
Rep.