The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-27
NorEs HERE AND THERE.

10rlty III Tue sIdte dt lO,UUOs
A few men are at work at the Arsenal
clearing the grounds, for shop &c. D
Nearly all of the Liberal papers in
Wisconsin advocate the election of the st.
Louis ticket.
The c. r, |. & P. pay car passed
through this city, on its return trip, this
morning.
Mary Butler, who was found to be in
sane. yesterday, was taken to jacksonville,
last night, by Deputy Silvis.
Letters found in THE ARGUS letter
box, and placed in the post Office today:
Samuel Schandie, Decatir, Ala.
The Democrats of Louisiana have
nominated, by reclamation, Nichols for
governor, and Witt for lieut. governor.
George Wagner has received 81 .2S3.-
AZ which was wrongfully extorted from
him by the q. S. internal revenue collec-
tors.
COL Blood has deserted Victoria
Woodruff, her paper is dead, and she is
undecided whether to 20 to France or com
NIT suicide.
Would it not be worth an effort from
some of our property holders to try and get
that burned out Moline organ factory
started here?
"A Tilden club, composed entirely of
Union soldiers, has been formed at Spring
field, Ill. A number of them were for
merly Republicans.
"A new drug store will be opened in
Murphy's new building. corner of Broad
way and Rock river streets, before long by
Fred Wagner and Joseph Fezler.
"A colored Tilden club is actively at
work in Richmond, Va. The organization
| is largely composed of the most.respectable
and intelligent colored men in the city.
Julie, while looking on while her new
little sister was being washed turned away
saying-"If she screamed like that 10
Heaven | don't wonder they sent her off. "
| Coy. Tilden within eighteen months
has originated measures that have reduced
| the expenditures on the canals 81, 500, 900.
yet the Republicans say his reform is a
sham.
The Cincinnati Enquirer has informa-
ton that the Republican leaders hired men
to hoist Confederate banners in the south
with the names OF Tilden and Hendricks
inscribed thereon.
Owing to an accident to freight train
near Omaha, this morning 81 passenger
train over the main line was delayed
about hours. The train from Leayea-
worth passed through on time.
-Stoughton, Tweed's lawyer, has just
made violent speech against Tilden in
New York City. 1t was full of the spleen
of the defeated lawyer, and we presume
reflects the sentiment of his distinguished
client.
Neither Bristow, Jewell, nor Pratt
has received a certificate Of good character
from Grant on retirement. 1t is only the
Delanos, Tom Murphys, Colfaxes Bel
knaps and Landaulet Wiliams's who re-
ceive this kind of certificates.
r., II. Webster, of Port Byron. a
: crippled soldier, formerly a Republican
and man of some influence IN the upper
part of the county. sends 81 for THE
WEEKLY ARGUS, and closes his letter
as follows: Il am for Tilden and Reform. ;
The Union had to repubish the tab
s ular report Of the board Of education, on
Y account OF the numerous errors in proof
, reading, and it has not yet published 6
correct report. 1t will be found correct il
THE ARGUS Of yesterday-the first publ
o cation in this paper.
: August Belmont says of Governor
o Tilden: mo man of sense in New Yorl
i. ever could haye believed such falsehoods
y concerning Gov. Tilden, than whom, If
l. may presume to judge, no more clean
e handed, upright or sagacious counsellor
d in my time, has belonged to the bar Of thi
o city"
= The Union is informed that Gov. Til
der was never "a member Of Tweed
e Tammany Ring" He was an opponen
), of Tweed and his Tammany Ring. and wa
a instrumental in destroying it and sending
most Of its members to prison or compel
ing them to flee the country to escape in
prisonment.
The Democrats of the 18th district
this state, two years ago, rejected Judg
le Knapp, for their congressional nominee
I'll and endorsed Scott Wike, although KNAPP
. had been only once elected. This year the
10 drop Wike and nominate Knapp 'Tur
t. about, is fair play" The district
is strongly Democratic.
as The Reform Club of Rock island
1t met in Killers Hall last evening, Ge,
- Buchanan in the chair. Committees wei
appointed on various matters aud afte
ID short addresses by Messrs. Ii. Burgowel
t, G. Winter. McElherne, and others tn
1T meeting adjourned to next Wednesda
;s evening. The attendance was good
l. The grocery of Fritz Danielson, W 4;
street, Davenport, was burglarized Tue
ie day night. They stole a dozen peck
- knives. six boxes of cigars, several bottl
of wine, half dozen cans of peaches al
Y. oysters. half of big cheese, filled the
pockets with crackers, and-went off
y enjoy big free lunch somewhere. probabl
The New York Times, which Just no
is making all manner of wild and ride
r. lous attacks upon Governor Tilden, said
him when he was running for governo
ne MIR. Tilden is a highly respectful
of candidate, and no man in the sta
=, who wishes to see the return of Il
OF Democrats to power need be asham'
IS. ito vote for him"
The examination of VIM. Renfro f
al cutting Al. Bronson, on the 5th of Jul
- was called this morning before Jush
% Pinkley. Reniro took q charge of VEN
to Justice Hayden, and the examinatit
of witnesses commenced, but the case W
not finished up to the time of going
nj press. Bronson did not appear and car
q be found. 1t is not known whether he W
! bought off or scared off.
They got the new minister out at
II Sunday school picnic in Willimantic Il
ng other day. He had never been at O
at before, and when he saw a crowd of DO
~ approaching he remarked that the lit
- >, ones probably wanted to sit down and t
tn stories about David and Moses and Rebt