The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-23
NorEs HERE AND THERE.

-Annawalt, Denkman, & Co.. are max
ing progress with their new mill. i
Bob Ingersoll don't believe inreyela-
tion; he believes only in revile- ation.
1t was John Logan and J. B. Hawley
who took away from us the u. s. military
prison.
1t was shabby treatment to leave
Bob Ingersoll, Frank Hubbard & Co. to
pay their own bills. E.
There will be a Reform meeting at
Kimball school house, ia Buffalo Prairie,
on Friday evening.
Vote for Lew Steward, the great
| business man, the great farmer, the
great manufacturer, and the friend of the
masses.
The Gazette and Union, are miserable
because THE ARGUS praised Bob Inger-
soils speech as good specific make
Democrats.
The Union calls Bob IugersolI ''the
/ prince of American orators!" He is simply
the prince Of American blackguards and
blaspbemers. =
Democratic ladies are already making
arrangements to furnish dinners to the
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meeting here next Saturday afternoon.
Davenport is still overrun by thieves.
burglars and hard characters generally
1.-TWO burglars over there on Saturday night,
and one man had his pocket picked OF
1850.
| Billy Wilson. the popular conductor.
has formed partnership with G. P. Heng
} stler, in the cigar business. Billy has
many friends who will drop in to buy their
cigars of him.
1T was great mistake to elect Hen.
; derson, two years ago, because, being 10 a
: minority he could accomplish little OF
nothing. Elect Durham, who will be with
the majority, and can do something fol
appropriations then.
The articles of incorporation of tht
Upper Mississippi Logging Company have
been so amended as to make Clinton: Iowa
the head quarters of the Company, wher,
its meetings will 10 future be held. LII
capital stock is fixed at 81 ,075, OOO, divided
into shares of $4,000 each.
All Tom Henderson could get was
$l30,OO0 for Rock Island Arsenal Vot'
tor Charles Durham, who. with Demo
cratic congress, and Democratic president
and Democratic secretary of war. will b.
, able to get larger appropriations for tn
] Arsenal.
Donation party at the residence 0
e Rev. Joseph Hart. pastor OF the Ninth
+ lStreet Nj. Z. Church, on Fourth avenue
between 7th and sth streets, to morrow
evening. A cordial invitation is EXTENDED
J. to all to be present-and bring something
2 with them.
Work has commenced on the founda
3 ton of an addition to James s. Gilmore
> pork house. on First avenue The build
ling will be 20 by 100 feet, one high story
of brick Peter Farrell has the contrac
for doing the work, which viii be com
e pieted before cold weather.
The independent candidate for gov
ernor of Indiana, polled 1926 votes
/, Gov Willsmss majority over Harriso
: was Sis making II, 345 majority agains
I the Republican party. On congressme
z the majority against the Republicans wa
q l22,S3l in the state. Tilden and Hend
tricks will carry the state by 10000.
: The alarm of fire about II o clocl
u Saturday night came from the Buford Plo
:, Works, the foundry roof being on fire j
K several places. 1t was quickly extibguist
= ed. Loss small and covered by insurance
Mai. Buford was among the first arrival
- and had water on the FIRE from the Plo'
Works hose before any hose company al
.e rived.
d If we had had Democrat in congress
ir instead of Tom Henderson, it is probabl
:, that there wouldn't be SO many men OF
- OF work around here at present llendel
q son could get only $l30,Oo0 for th
e Arsenal Better elect Charley Durham
II for he will be on the majority side
\ Henderson can do no more in the mex
- congress than he has done.
Indiana was districted by a Repubi
n can legislature. by either grouping th
~ Democratic counties together or tackin
id them on to Republican counties 10 such
j, way as to make majority OF districts fo
= the Republicans, when the aggregate vol
~ shows 10000 Democratic majority. Ha
K the state been fairly Distracted the resu
" woald have been very different.
Prof. w. G. Ressler, of the Germa
English school near the corner OF l5t
street and 2nd avenue, has made arrange
IN ments for opening night school
connection with his day school. and he wi
commence, oa November 1st, holdin
ne night school On three evenings of eac
week-Mondays. Wednesdays d Friday
Il The Prof. has gained quite a reputatiu
here as a successful teacher.
h Second avenue. from Union squal
81 TO Sylvan Water bridge, needs improviu
and needs gas. 1t is one of the most fir
It quented streets 10 town, and one of tt
darkest at night. an one of the roughe
ar roads 1t should be improved and lighte
and the railroad track should be move
ie out of it, and straight along the Ieve
through ;the c. r. l. & 2. r. R., var
BIO if an arrangement with that company ca
he be made.
The Davenport & Northwestern ros
- is in trouble again. This time it is abo
W. the crossing of the approach to the RoC
or Island bridge. Col. Macomb and CO
n Flagler have enjoined the company uni
the U. S. Coart at Desmoines can adjud
4 cate the matter. Davenport agreed to dee
= to the u s. the land for the approach but b.
~ never done it. Uncle Sam wants that dee
er and wants the control of the approach
the bridge,for the safety of the proper
on and the safety of the people who cross Il
rk bridge.
us Burbank, the elocutionist and charact
reader, who drew such rousiDg hou
: here last winter, is to lecture here
Is Saturday evening for the Athletic Gu
at POLICE CASES.