The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-06
NOTES HERE AND THERE.


G-No change in the Rock Island markets
to-day.
They all skipped when tie subpoenas
were served.
"A good performance at the opera
house last night.
The holidays are almost here. Now
is the time to advertise.
Sidewalks and crossings are being re-
paired in different parts of the city.
The Rodman Rifles stand No. 2 in the
state for target shooting. Good enough.
The work on Armory Hall continued
to-day Notwithstanding the cold weather.
1t isn't considered aristocratic to wear
3-button kids any more; they only cost so
cents.
1t will be unnecessary for Hayes to
announce that he is in favor of only one
term,
None of the republican papers, except
the Chicago Times, brag over the presi-
dents message.
If there were any Davenporters at the
opera house last night they were not visi-
BILE. Reciprocate.
w. L. Campbell delivers the next Of
the dime lecture series before the Reform
Club at Negus' Hall.
/ VIM. Barge, of Dixon. will defend
Goodhue, the defaulting county treasurer
Of Stephenson county.
Miss Jane Coombs, in her Incompatible
character of Julia, in The Hunchback. al
the Opera House tonight.
The city police of Peoria are to be in
vestigated by special committee. They'Y'
been sending ciphers perhaps.
The fighting ground of the Afghan
war is the same over which Alexander tht
Great fought his way to the Iodus.
Mrs, Louisa Ransom, wife Of Johr
: Ransom, Sr., died of pneumonia, at be-
residence in Coal Valley, on Thursday tn,
: 5th, inst, at II AN.
Fourteen of the crack shots of Au
gusta, Ca, shot at l40 glass balls-tel
each, One of the balls was hit, and tn
man who hit it won silver cup.
The Springfield Gazette, a fiat, green
! back lunatic organ, has quit, pulled dow
r the blinds" and is now looking for the lat
E Iamented national party the great politi
cal wave that was to sweep over the state
Notice how gleefully the Union an
other republican papers of small calibr
speak of solid north" It is only by Gre
{ ating a sectional feeling that they can hop
: to continue their thieving party in powe
t Stanley Matthews Hayes right bow
: er, is the cham pion of the Texas 4 Pacif
u subsidy steal in the senate, OF cours
why not? Any one who would assist
steal the presidency would not hesitate
y y steal enough public money TO build lit
Y railroad.
E Chicago Journal says that ''prett
soon the fashionable thing will be to il
L vest 10 presents for friends-candy
h make the children sick, slippers to NAL
If men catch cold, siIverware for your
couples who always board, smoking cal
for people who have no spare change
g invest in cigars, and other. purchases.
The managers of the national par
re are great on blowing. In recently pu
lished address they claim to have ca
100000 votes at the last election. Go
;. rect estimates from all the states place Il
number at $850,000 Some differenC
II only little over a million, ls not many
7, lie about, especially for SO young liar
- the national party
The report of the Warden of t
Penitentiary at Joliet, for November,
the Governor, shows the number of prise
ers on hand November was 1884; !
ceived in November. sixty three; total,
~ 657, Discharged, sevepty-fve; died, OF
~ and one out on a habeas corpus: tot
seventy-seven. On hand December
1880, of whom twenty-seven are female
MIR. Blaine's Southern election resol
ton is so acceptable to the democrat
E Senators that they have determined
- vote for it, provided it is made bro
enough to include all the States. Of cour
Mr.. blaine cannot object to SO, reason
~ bic an amendment, and when it becomes
d law won't the Moline intlmidators be il
90 fix. Intimidation south is terrible thin
CD Its all right, however, in Moline
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