The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-07-31

-'TiIden elected. but Hayes counted
lD, is just how the matter stands. fact
which every Democrat in Christendom
should bear in mind Remember that
with the absence of Gov. Tilden in Europe.
no man is now living this side of the
Atlantic who is the president of the
United States. Hayes is fraud and an
ianpostor holding an Office which right
fully belongs to another Montpelier Ar
gus and Patriot.
When Henry Ward Beecher, at the
White House besought Hayes to retain
the collector ofinternal revenue in Brook
lyn there was present in the executive
Office an Congressman from North Car
olina named Smith. The president pre-
sented the somewhat uncouth statesman to
Beecher. ''Beecher, Beecher," said
Smith, mot Henry Ward Beecher?"
The self-same," replied ahe ecclesiasti-
cal Henry. "Well lido declare" excIaim-
ed Smith, Il am glad to see you. never
saw you before, but I've read all about
you l appreciate you. Why, sir, do you
know that | named my most promising
Jersey bull after you.
Charlotte Noel, by her attorney,W.
H. Wilson, on Saturday. filed petition in
equity, with the clerk of the district court,
over the river asking for divorce from her
husband, Benjemin G. Noel. She states
that she was married to the defendant in
Richmond. Ind, on the 2lst of October,
1857, and that on the 9th of March, 1875,
the defendant left her and since contribut-
ed nothing TO her support, his present
whereabouts being unknown to her. She
has been resident of Davenport for eight
years.
They have a telephone up at MIR.
Mardigan's, out on north hill, and one eve
ming last week after they had been amusing
themselves with it in the parlor. it was left
on with all its connections. Young Mr.
Posonby called to see Miss Arethusia that
evening They had been sitting silent for
some time, and young Mr.. Posonby had
just taken her hand in his, and, with soft,
tender, impassioned intonation. "Arethu-
sia, each glittering star that gems the
lambieHt sky, each golden circled, soft eyed
houri of the" and just than the telephone
spoke up, in the big bass voice of Mr.. Mar
digau: by jocks, Maria, rm about tired
of sleeping in night-shirt ripped from the
tail to the back of the neck, that hangs on
a fellow like pinafore, I've spoke about it
often enough, and if there amt enough
women around here tomeud one night-shirt
I'm going to sleeping in coffee sack
Haaokeye.
The negro miners at Braidwood, ac-
cordlng to dispatch received by the gov.
ernor last night, have surrendered to the
striking miners their arms and ammu
milton, and walked to Wilmington, Ii is be
lieved that at that place they will find fooG
and shelter, though they must be supplied
by charity. The desertion of these net
by Governor Cullom shows how much
dependence is to be put in the pretense OF
a special regard for negroes which has
been so stoutly urged in behalf of the Re
publican party. But more than that, it
shows that the governor is quite willing to
surrender his authority to any one who
will atteEpt the charge. Having turned
the enforcement of the law at Chicago
over to the United States troops, and haying
allowed the strikers at Braidwood to drive
away from the town men who were willing
to work for wages the executive office il
now stripped of everything except tht
salary, the contingent fund, and the chances
it affords for seat 10 the United States
senate. e.-IUtn0iS State Register