The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-03
NoTEs RE.an AND rRRRE.

The trial of Siemons before Justice
Chopper, vas concluded at noon to day, re-
sulting in his acquittal. t
"A license to incorporate was issued
Monday to the Upham Manufacturing Co,
Of Sterling; object, to make barbed fence
wire. Capital 100000 Register.
The Butler tidal wave is on the ebb.
ae outdoes Colonel Sellers in magnificent
expectations. and like Hen. Bardwell
Slote, counts on election by a large ma
jority."
Explorations 10 mounds in Washiog-
ton county have resulted in finding many
Iudian relies, and several skeletons of
men. These skeletons are larger than
those of the present time.
The Wall Lake Journal says that Sac
county people use their corn6elds for pic
mic grounds, and that they put up swings
by placing pole over the ears o. ccrn and
attaching ropes to the pole.
Married people who want to live long
in their welded bliss should go to Colmar.
in Holstein. Europe. Among its ] 400 in
habitants there have been ten diamond
weddings within short time.
General n. P. Banks has apparently |
convinced the people of his district that
his campaign speech was not an expires
sion of his opinions, and he will probably
receive a denomination to congress.
Mr.. George William Curtis is waIloW-
ing around in the darkness of Roscoe
COnklings internal regions. He has con
cludcd by this time that it is not altogeth-
err pleasant to be swallowed, after all.
While Blaine was speaking in Faneuil
Hall he soberiy remarked, whatever your
currency, you will never get rid of banks"
Somebody yelled IN. P. Banks?' and the
outlaws that followed we're simply tremen-
dous.
| -DeWitt Freer has been nominated to
the assembly by the democrats Of Schuy-
Ter county, AID it is considered that his
nomination is equivalent to an election.
Last year this district was represented by
a republican.
it was rot all harmony, as thought, at
. Saratoga The Utica Herald is of the
opinion that if the head does not revolt at
, swallowing the tail, the tail at least will be
apt to make a rev 10 the republican d.
gestive organs.
II move the previous question" said a
delegate to Montana convention. The
chairman-''lf the chair recollects right
q the question was Oh ajj3urning for drinks
y Those in favor say yes, contrary minded.
:. no, 1t is vote. u
y Senator Ben Hill is reported as saying
that the Democratic party can never bt
}. killed, the war did not kill it, fraud has no
9 killed it and it has not killed itself. Very
Q true, it has survived its enemies, but it hal
: few pesky dangerous friends.
d The regulation organs are making al
J. missions to prepare the party of grea
moral IDEAS for a republican defeat il
New Hampshire. The Kingston Freeman
= one Of the leading organs in that State
admits that in every probability the Dem
- ocrats will carry the State
- -Blaiue is still speechifying in toreig
~ parts 1t is noticeable that Mr. BIain
r. keeps as far from Maine as possible sine
81 that storm. Ia this the hero of Null
: CAMS letters" displays level head, !
man in his position is without honor 10 h
own country.
ur -Parson Kendig, lie who prayed
IS valiantly at Worcester once trod the qua
az tsr-deck and swore al his men through
as speaking trumpet; but the Lord, wi
en- turned even the heart Of Saul Of Tarsu
Ii transformed the peppery skipper into
ed Methodist minister.
ce Some days since we stated that we
>, like the address Of just one American lad
- who didn't believe that she could go unt
the stage and become great actres
Mrs. E!vira Lewis, Of Ypsilanti, tn
State, forwards her address. She's Of
of the most candid women we ever hea,
ol,--Dehod Free Pres.
i don't care much for a quiet bah
''' but dote on a squalling one" said an 0
bachelor. why, how strange!' almirin!
~ chorused all the mothers present. IN
~. ~ at all, responded the bachelor, 'becaus
~ you see, as soon as a child begins to squi
IN it is always taken from the ROOM
D.; Dean Stanley stands perfectly 81
:, when he breaches, making no gesture
though he speaksi~pressively. One Su
re day after returning from church he ask
~ his wife Why people looked so iDtently
a. bin during the service; she rephe
y. "How could they help it, dear, when o
as, of your gloves was Oh the top Of your he
er, all the timer" 1t had dropped from |
I'D hat
When, some years ago, Arson Blu
iiDgame and Cassius NJ. Clay were STUN
f.. ing in the west, they returned TO tbs
po- hotel after particularly warm welcor
ID one night, and were talking affairs ovt
ln- Suddenly strains OF music were heard oil
side. They are serenadiDg US" sa
't's Clay; open the window and make EN-
speech. " Burlingame stepped to the wi
dow. opened it, and began: "Fellow-ci
en-. zeus, hardly know how to1haak you
IN this touching proof of your esteem and /
emit gard. Mr. Clay and myself are Jude
an CRATE" Just at this point voice 10 t
re- crowd below was heard, saying: "Bo,
that amt the girl in red. Lets dust. .