The daily Argus., 1876-10-05
NorEs HERE AND prHERE,

THE ARGUS, in this issue, pays its
respects to MIR. Hawley's Cordova tirsde
of falsehoods. Don't you forget it"
Capt. Haverstick said that if Kimball
would promise not to modest him, his fears
would be removed, and he would not pros
ecute-Dduenport Gazette.
|, The Republican newspapers are crazy
mad because the Democratic soldiers hold
a meeting in indianapolis, and denounce
them with all the slang in their diction-
aries.
New York Dailies: The Sherman
House, Chicago, is one of the most COM
Portable hotels in America The service is
perfect, and people say they receive better
attention and have better rooms than any
where else
If we may belief one-half said by the
red hot political organs,a all the plug ugIies,
bummers, dead beats aDd scalawags of
of both parties, from all the states border
ing on Indiana are gathering there to vote
next Tuesday.
Bob Ingersoll is doing excellent work
for the Dem ocrats. Wherever he spoke
in Maine there was a Democratic GAM
and it is said that in Indiana and Ohio be
is disgusting Republicans every day and
sending them over to the Democratic side.
As the train was entering Moline last
evening, upon which were the Tilcen clubs
of Davenport and Rock Island, some mis-
creants threw few stones at them, hitting
one of Co. 3D." Davenport, in the arm,
another iu the face. 1t was a mean, cow
ardly trick on the part of the perpetrators.
|-Daoenport Democrat, 4th.
The American Alliance" is a know.
nothing organization, for the prescription
of foreigners aud Catholics. The Amer
lean Alliauce" supports Rutherford B.
Hayes fer the presidency, and Rutherford
b. Hayes assures the American Alliance
that he is deeply in sympathy with its
principles.
MIR. A. II. Pollard, who has been or
the Rockford road since it was built. anG
who, for the last five years, has been con
du,tor between this city and Sterling. has
been displaced to make room for one O
Old Skins gang, it being the intention OF
the present management to cisplace every
old employe before giving up the road t
its new purchasers. The days Of Skinner,
Meredith Davis, Il Co., are short.
The Democrats of Rural township,
as we learn from Lewis Wilson, who wa'
in town yesterday, had very we'll attend
ed meeting at the town hall on Saturday
evening and we're addressed by Messrs
p. L. McElherne and 2. MARA. MIR
Wilson says the meeting was quite
enthusiastic, and the speeches were candid
persuasive and argumentative, and seemed
to make good impression. he spoke
very approvingly of the style of speech
| made by our Irish soldier candidate fol
states attorney (OMara) as calculated t.
win the esteem of all who heard him, anC
exhibiting rare ability, "a young man o
much more ability than Parmenter.
1t is singular that some stockholde
in the street railroad dom insist that TAI
! track shall be made safe. according to tn,
agreement with the city, as a means O
protecting his stock, in case of accident
Every livery stable in town has claim
against the city for sprung axles ano
damaged carriages So have hundreds o
other people. Some day, the city will b,
called on to pay these damages, and per
haps for personal injuries, or death, also,-
and just because our city authorities ar,
bribsd with pass and do not enforce tn
contract, but leave the railroad compaD.
to use the streets free and render thei
passage dangerous to the people. Th
agreement made by the railroad compan.
was TO macadamiZe between its rails ant
IA inches outside of each rail and evel
with the top of the rail. Does tn,
railroad com pany wish to evaue the con
tract?