The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-19
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and reelected the present aldermen.
The widow of Commodore Vanderbilt,
it is reported, will soon wed southern
gentleman.
-Kewanee elected three license" and
three mo license" aldermen and mo-
license" clerk.
As an indication of better times, owners
of real estate in st. Louis rejoice in rise
in the price of their property.
Don't talk about hard times. want
of work, etc., for the farmers want good
help to work in their fields these days.
The newspapers are not very smart in
Detroit. Any McCrokeying in this section
would be Immediately suppressed.
The gem club boys were out in the
rain this afternoon killing glass balls.
They expect the finest shooting OF the
season.
The hydrantiin the high school yard is
being used by parties living in that vicinity
for buggy cleaning purposes. 1t will be in
order for some one to enter complaint
p. T. McElherne is doing lively
business in Chicago where he has recently
located Eight cases were placed in his
hands in one day last week, by business
| firms.
Senator Davis (Illinois) has presented
to the senate the petition OF citizens of Chi
cago and the resolutions of the board of
trade calling for the establishment of a
mint at Chicago.
"A dozen republican candidates have
hired the Union to bring out their names.
Several Rural precints yet to hear from. 1t
IS just as The ARGUS stated some time
ago every delegate will be an aspirant.
Flies indicate the approach of summer,
and, judging from the buzzing of candi-
dates in the Union, election cannot be far
off The Union will support the candi
dates having the most money. See it II
don't.
The Union is terribly excited oyer the
prospect of meeting with opposition 10
securing the nomination of Judge Lynde
for congress. If the judge wants to go to
congress he should hush up the Union, its
support is sure defeat.
Gov, Palmer of the State Registe,
figures out an increase of ten in the demo
cratic majority of the next house of repre-.
sentatives, also majority in the senate
Better get around on the winning side boys
"a third party is only republican net tc
catch suckers
The unkindest cut of all was for the
Union to omit Capt Haversticks name
| from the list of probable congressiona
candidates. 1t is not altogether uncertain
in view of the present temperance excite
ment, but that he could be elected on thai
issue. Is the Union afraid of this issuei
The announcement of specie resump
ton by the banks of Davenport created nc
sensation. The abundance Of silver has
made everybody app eciate bills. Holders
of any of the local issue of the Davenport
banks can get gold tor it on presentation
"A poor woman in Milwaukee, unable
| to feed her eight-year old boy, resolved t
kill him. She took him on a bridge oyel
deep water, and, although he chung to her
and implored her not to drown him, threw
him into the water. He was, however
rescued.
| A solicitor at Manchester. England
has been sentenced to FIVE years pena
servitude. He defended client who haC
stolen portmanteau from Mr.. Parnell Nj
T., and was convicted of taxing paymen
from his client derived from the stoler
goods, knowing the money to have beer
thus obtained.
The report that the peach buds in the
orchards of Western Michigan were de
stroyed by the heavy frosts of March il
now ascertalned to haYe been false alarm
| No serious injury has been done as vet
and should there be no killing frosts within
the next two or three weeks, there will b.
an abundant crop of peaches.
The St. Louis Republican notes tn
fact that in the region around St Joseph
the heads of wheat are beginning to form
ID the fields, and that in the southern
] counties of Missouri wheat is SO far ad
vanced that the harvest will probably b
over by the end of May-making it almos
possible for the farmers to harvest tw
crops this year.
The Denver Times says the reporter
OF two OF the dailies of that city happene
into the Office of the secretary of stat
during the temporary absence Of tn
occupants, and discovered $25 which ha
been left upon the desk of Mr.. Brewster
Neither reporter dared to GO out OF tn
Office until the return of the owner of tn
money, each fearing that the other woul
get away with the baggage.
The diminished gathering of war
ing cause as the Des Moines Reqiste
styles the national party, are trouble
because they were tricked into nominatin
Gen. Bates for state treasurer, who is
banker and an cid republican political
whom the republicans propose to nominal
on their ticket. Outside of this immediat
vicinity but very little is known or hear
of the national party The go called part
will hardly hold together till election. 1t
platform has already dissolved.
The indifference with which SO man
people regard cough or cold is trul
objectionable. These affections often lea
to consum ption, and should be checke
in time by use of Dr. Bulls Coug
Syrup.
The Shooting Match.
Notwithstanding the rain goodly nun
Der of spectators were present at the shoot
ing match of the Rock Island Gun Gu
this afternoon. The shooting was excep
tlonaIly good and number scored Is an
IA out of a possible Is balls The opposin
clubs we're captsined respectively by Bur
Rodman and S, r. Porter. The mate
was for gold medal and also supper g
at the Rock Island House to-nigh
the losing side to pay for the supper. Th
badge was won by Louis Harms, VIII