The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-02


s9Library board meeting tonight.
19Usual services at the Baptist church
tomorrow.
Regular meeting of the City council
Monday evening.
0Democrats, go to the polls next
Tuesday and see that full voteis polled.
sg Have your picture framed at Knox's
Coal Mime Accident.
The case which called Coroner Morris
to Happy Hollow yesterday was the acci-
dental death of John Lavalle, caused by
the falling of tbout ton of slate from the
roof of mine, in which he was working,
upon him, causing almost instant death.
His back and left leg were broken. He
had worked in the mine about one month,
has sister living at Blooming Prairie,
Minn., and cousin named Henry Hiley,
in Rapids City. The coroner's jury con-
tributed their fees to help defray the fun
eral expenses. After hearing the evil
dence ofDennis McNenanim who was work
| ing in the mine with Lavalle at the time
of the accident, and several others connect
| ed with the mine the jury returned YER
dict of accidental death, generating the
Etna Coal Co and every body else from
any blame in the matter.
E9-Silk velvet photograph frames at
Knox's, fine.
Gen. Farnsworth.
At an early hour Friday evening people
began to assemble at Timm's Hall, it
having been announced that Gen. John
L. Farnsworth would deliver an address
upon the political issues of the day, and
when the speaker appeared, at 'alock.
the hall was we'll filled with anxious en-
quiring men, eager to hear what he might
say. The limited space at our disposal
does not admit of even a synopsis which
would do justice to the able manner 10
which the subjects were handled. He said
that he was republican during the war;
that when the war was over the army was
mustered out aud sent home, there being
no further use for it, and he believed that
subsequent Developments conclusively
proved that it would have been for the
good of the country had the republican
party been mustered out and disbanded at
the same time; that there was no further
use for it, Said he objected to the
Republicans dodge of forcing be-
fore the people what they chose
to call the honest money" issue; that it
was not the issue, but merely bug bear
thrown out by them to divert attention of
the people from the real issues and from
the rascalities, robberies and frauds of
themselves All parties are for honest
money; even our greenback friends, who
are only mistaken in believing that the
COVE ament can stamp piece of paper
and make it money. But only an insigni6-
cant number in the United Ssates, com
paritively, hold such opinions and they will
see the folly of it in a few years. They
are honest in their belief as are the masses
of every party" He said. now that the
people of the South are represented by
their own people instead of carpet bag
gers; men who have interest, property,
, and reputation at home to sustain, who
live there and expect to live and die there
the prospect of getting southern claims
allowed are far less than during car
pet bag rule, when congressman were
for sale cheap and had no rep
utation to sustain because they were
not citizens and never expected
to remain in the south a day after thei
. term of Office expired. The absurdity 0
the republican howl about southern claim
was clearly shown, and is apparent to al
i
! those claims nave been presented by re
= publican congressman and their passag
urged by these very gentlemen who ar
now horror-struck at the idea of the demo
Gratis gaining controll because they woul
turn the treasury over to these clair
/, agents.
4 The republican policy of legislation i
the interest of mopolies and money powe
II ESPECIALLY the bond holding class, was lai
= bare. 1t was shown that rot only th
= policy of the republican party but its lie;
" ders were not the same as in the days {
its youth and usefulness. He was fir,
quently interrupted by loud and prolonge
!. applause and had the closest attention fc
= two and a half hours, and at the clos
- there was the most enthusiastic Assem-
D. blage of democrats that has been seen i
: Moline since Tilden's election.
BGAll the latest novelties in frame
- anu pictures at Knox's.
. Gave His Life for Friend.