The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-22

--MlGs Jane COomb company rs booked
for the Harper Opera House Dec. 5th.
The temperance movement suffers
from the incorporates of its champions.
-Four weeks from Wednesday next is
Christmas. Now is the tune to advertise.
Henry Carse, John Retieker and Capt.
Rob't Koehler are hunting for farms 10
Trego county, Kansas.
Mr.. Harper is making every endeavor
to secure first class troupe with which to
open his new opera house. Il
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will hold delegate convention at
Geneseo Dec. 18th and 18th.
St. Mary's Catholic church is being
supplied with new shingle roof, the old
one having become defective.
The republicans seem to have got
their Southern outrage-milli in running or
der very quickly after the elections.
The only way to increase your BUSH
ness is to advertise your goods. Liberal
advertisers never complain of hard times.
The Rock Island gun club tournament
takes place on their new grounds next
week, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day.
Henry county will be taxed $4,000
this coming year to complete her new court
house, and only $4,000 for the general
expenses of the county.
The fair under the auspices of St.
Mary's church, which occurs at Turner
Hall Dec II, IS, 10 and 20, promises to be
an unusually attractive one.
The Athletics should endeavor to get
the next regatta here. With the ample
hotel accommodations of Rock Island, its
railroad facilities. and other advantages,
are points not easily overcome.
Secretary McCrary wants to get rid
Of the law forbidding the use Of Federal
troops Tor political aud other uncoustitu-
tioual purposes. 1t is the only way to get
Republican victory in 1880
The counsel for the defendant 10 the
John Deere VS.. EkIund and Teller case
closed his argument this afternoon at one
o'clock, and the jury retired to divide the
hay,
The hay stack case which has been
before the county court for over a week
and which costs the county $24 per day,
will probably close this week The cost
to the county will not be less than $3.50
which is considerable more than the eutire
amount involved.
; Buffalo Courier:-Tho fact that most
of the SouthernStates have solid democratic
: delegations proves no more than the othel
= fact that Iowa Minnesota and Kansas
: have had solid republican delegations fol
. years, and but for the ereenback crazt
would probably have continued TO have
them.
The Union gave the Et1a Mine cas-
= ne@ trial in its issue this morning. Flo
the information of the parties in the cas-
C we will say that the Corner Apostle doe
not reverse the decision of the lower court
a We believe the. statutes. do not admit @
e any appeal from his opinions SO that thl
v will virtually end the case.
it The road appeal case Of A. D. Coz
,e who petitioned the Road Commissioners I
); vacate portion of the Tippecanoe roa
q. which crosses his farm,ia Rapids City, an
lie from whose decision Mr.. j. A. Vog
took an appeal to three supervisor
Messrs Donaldson, Daley and Hanna, VI;
on Thursday decided ia favor of MIR Co,
y Some twenty-five witnesses were examine,
.. ~ -Kearney. who went up like a rookie
u, has come down like very demoralizt
- stick So disguised is he with the unmi
taxable snubbiog he has received 10 b.
~ ton that he intends to shake the dust
New England from his feet and go ba
~ to the saud-lots. His return to the lal
en of the setting sun will not be like his
III parture from it, and, although he foar
and busters good deal, it is very evide
that he viii not be so much the cock of t
at San Froncisoo walk as formerly. Den
indeed, is very dead dog in the pit
MIR. E. w. Spencer. an extreme N
: ralist of this city, publishes very We
m. written essay On the social evil. in Il
Is mornings. Union. The writer shows
\ remarkable familiarity with the subj
3 and handles it in forcible manner. Il
IS certainly desirable that his efforts to err
icate and Danish sin, wickedness and i
morality from the world and to reverse [
order of things inaugurated in the gard
ast of Eden, should be successful. This '
do away with the necessity for church
and the vast amount of money contribui
~ for their construction andismaintenaI
can be devoted to productive industr
-, and the support Of the unfortunate 8
I, worthy poor, from whose ranks the 500
in, evil victims are largely recruited. ]
cy' occasion of Mr.. Spencer's essay at {
time was the performance of thes May T
Blondes in this city some weeks ago.
tn, If you are coughing or not. but feel
RS; presence of cold in the system. Use
L BullsCough Syrup and feel immediate
rs, lief. Price 25 cents bottle.
ife,
Fonda Extract