The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-23
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

which begins next week.
Warning. Mrs. William Crane. of
Elizabeth, n. j., in attempting to get out
of bed recently, fell and broke her neck. "
Say nothing respecting yourself, either
good, bad or Indifferent; nothing good, tor
that is vanity; nothing bad, for that is at
fectation; nothing Indifferent, for that is
silly,
The people Of Davenport irrespective
of party hold meeting at the Court House
in that city to- night to express their opinion
in favor of the reconciliation of silver.
The sweet singer of Michigan, Mrs.
Julia A. Moore, says, Young man hang
your banner on the outer wall until | put
on the Elast style of calico. | amt no
SLOUGH"
Joseph Gaskell Homer Lowrey, Chas'
". O'Neil, DeForest Heath, Thomas Rod
man and Spencer Gregg have been chosen
as floor managers at the Harper House
Charity ball.
The funeral Of Nathaniel Squires, an
old settler of Davenport, will take place to
morrow forenoon. The deceased was a
resident of Davenport from 1887 up to
the time of his death.
-Saml T. NELSON at one time resi-
dent of this city and Supt. of the Rock
Island foundry and machine shop, died at
his residence in Detroit, Mich, on the 18th
inst, aged 81 years.
AS a result of the labor troubles near
Albany, Perry & Co., extensive stove man.
ufacturers of that city, have moved their
works to Sing Sing, n. Y, W here they
will employ 900 lahorers, many of them
convicts.
The bummers are beginning to talk
about the city election as an Offset to the
| blue ribbon movement. None of the can
didates attend the soothsayings of The
young men from Ohio-the lawyers from
Ohio-we mean.
1t is said that Hayes is going to pro
pose that postmasters shall be selected b.
popular vote. Every post office editor vii
oppose the proposition; and, besides, Their
are several other kind Of post masters VIII
will be opposed to it.
The advantages of seeing the play @
Romeo and Juliet in the Burtis Oper
House is appreciated by our people as owe
a hundred tickets have been sold for tn
entertainment. Seats can be secured q
Wyle & McCunes Book store.
Those who red the Chicago Tfmt
Giscovec that its opinions on finance agre
with the bondholder while nine tenths {
the people believe in silver and greenback
The Times always todies to the aristocrat
money power. ln this respect it is full
the equal of any republican paper,
Hon. j. II. Oberly, we'll known a
over the state as the editor of the Cair
Bulletin and one of the most vigorous an
versatile writers of illinois journalism h;
, given up active work on his paper an
devotes his entire time to the duties Of h
Office as r. r. and Warehouse commits
ioner,
"A B. Farnsworth has been appointe
general travelling agent of the Chicag
Rock Island and Pacific railroad. fllir
? the vacancy caused by the death of
Bisner. Mr.. Farnsworth vas former
; agent Of the Lake Shore road at Graz
= Rapids, Mich, where he now resides, al
prior 10 that he filled the position OF eas
S ern travelling agent Of the Wabash line.
"A PHILADELPHIA man is under bail
$500 for trial for the larceny Of 10 ceDt
o According to his story, q neighbor ga
u Hlul ~ CeDlS duu dSktu ILlu 10 DuS
: bucket of coal for her. He took the fl
to her, but forgot to pay her the CT
received as change, aud she caused
= arrest" She has mistaken her cali
s and ought to have charge of the Cover
% ment finances.
% The effect of the blue ribbon order
Davidson sets the stock holders of
K. Northern Line to figuring, They
- that the rent of the bars on the bo
- yielded the company about $4,000
u season. These bars are given up for
K. sake of order, for one thing, about all
81 disturbances (which were not freque
however, on steamers, among deck hal
:. and in the cabin, being the result Of whis
Is drinking at the bars.