The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-22

For Moline column see first page.
Some floating ice 10 the river to-day.
Quite number of farmers were in
town to-day.
The social MASQUERADE at Killers Hall
on the 2sth is all the talk now.
The county clerk. treasurer and
sheriff's office were open to-day.
Post Office, schools and banks closed
to-day. Stores and business places open
as usual.
Are you going to the Lady Washing
ton Reception this EVENING"" was the
question today.
A tight pullback is very bad thing
to have on while dancing the "Minuet"-
It won let you salute gracefully.
Patrick Cary has rendered his re
signation to Chief Engineer Kennedy as
foreman of Rescue Hose Go. lin the Fourth
ward.
II cant reach it" remarked one
young lady to another. as she attempted
to pick up pin in front of Jonas Bear s
store yesterday. Something pulled her
back.
John R. johnson, about 2 miles north
of Presumption, will sell lot of cattle. hogs,
horses, farm tools, potatoes, corn and
house furniture, at auction. Wednesday,
March 1st at 10 a. m.
The number of people Inconvenience
by the closing up Of the post-ofice was
very large. 1t we were postmaster that
Office would be kept open for the accom-
mediation Of the people, holiday or no
holiday.
MIR. Blaine's attempt to saddle the
disordered condition of the finances on the
Democrats is looked upon by the Boston
Fost as rather "a large-sized piece of
cheek for man whose party has been in
full possession of all branches of the gov
eminent for fifteen years"
--Koltz & Fredrickson, carpenters and
builders, Eagle street between Rock River
| aud Highland streets, have just supplied
themselves with full stock of cards, letter
heads, envelopes. bill heads, etc, frou
THE ARGUS JOB PRINTING Rooms, and
are prepared to take contracts or do any
jobs in their line.
/ The gas was shut off from the Jail build
ing to-day, 1.-THE 22d) the lamps recon-
mended by the committee having arrived
There are six of these lamps, two for tn,
county clerk, two for the circuit court. ant
two for the sheriff. Sup'r. Jacobs, agen
for these lamps, was busy this Afternoon
placing them in position.
The amount of romantic affection sub
sisting between Mcdonald and Joyce, il
ST. Louis. on one side, and certain gentle
men at Washington oD the other, is aston
fishing. 1t was MY Dear General" an
My Dear Joyce" down to the time thes
two my dears were indicted-to say poth
ing of the strangely missing letters ad
dressed to them afterwards.
| On the river bank above the Roc
Island U. S, bridge, on the Iowa side c
the river. are extensive and thick masses {
ice which were thrown together by risin
water, and left aground after the river ha
receded. Parties were engaged yesterda
in storing this ice. Getting it was lik
quarrying rock, so solid was it. Nearly
hundred wagon loads were carried ava
during the day.
The ball in Killers Hall last evening
given by Hope House Co. No. 3. was
very pleasant affair, and everything passe
off quietly Miss Mary Rafferty, was til
young lady who held the lucky numbe
| No. u which drew the handsome col
watch. Quite a number of firemen frol
the Mount Ida company, of Dayenpor
were present. Beihfs band furnishe
the music. Mr.. Aster served an excellel
supper.
The notorious Jack McGee, goir
home from Saturday night dance, full
bad whisky, pulled pickets from the fen,
. OIL Parker, corner of Ripley and Third st
Davenport. and otherwise defaced and i
iured the fence. Officer Mcguire put him
Jail. and Justice Kaufman fined him 81
and costs. No money. Sent to the stol
pile Tor Is days. Jack don't seem to
so dangerously i'll as was thought when l
>, was let ont Of our JAIL on the certificate
of Drs Craig and Truesdale.
= Who are the governments friends
:, this Babcock trial? We hear of the GO
IL erpment conducting the case on one sid
o but when we look we find good part
a the government enlisted on the other
The president, the Philadelphia supervise
and the secret emissary from the attorne
generals Office are all striving to prove t
d prisoner innocent, while the government
" lis supposed to be trying to prove hi
Is guilty. When Mckee said 1T is bigg
n than the government" he meant that
y was the government itself.-,N Lo1
st Rep.
ID Says the Cincinnati Enquirer: Y
~ once thought something of Blaine as
" man of talent. But when he tells US tt
~ the ship-building and navigation intere'
(only want specie basis to compete wi
lother countries, what are we to think,
cept that he is hlockhead or knav
~ The disabilities to our ship-buildipg 1
le these: We can't build ship without ir,
z wood and copper. All are enormou
is taxed by the tariff Of which Blaine is |
u supporter. We cannot compete in sh
r. building with those who have from 30
'e 100 per cent. the advantage in these pal
culars. A return to specie payme
would not only bring no relief 70 the sh
no builders of Maine. but it would be an
;ss ditional disability.
The New York Sun: We have
say, however, in regard to Blaine politi
that we do not like them at all. He
by presents elements of the Republican
ganization that have had great share
e, producing the discredit that now rests
m on it. Besides, he makes statements Il
We. cannot be maintained. He says in
speech that the Democrats are the in
t., tionists, and the Republicans are Z
Now, the fact is that TIE most promine
most laxative and most persistent in
tionists known to our discussions are B
~ Butler, Pig Iron Kelley and Henry
70 Carey, all from the front ranks of the
publicans This looseness of talk may
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