The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-04
NOTES HERE AND THERE.
-Beloit, Wis, is q license town.
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-Belolt, WIS, Is Incense town.
Newport will be the seat of the Cana
dian government.and Jim Keene this sum-
mer
What do I want to throw myself away
on that old fool Cameron for anyhow?-
WIDOW OlsUer.
-AsEsoon as mans face is no longer
good at bar be reforms and becomes a
temperance lecturer.
Revolution! Revolution howled Gar
field in the House. 5000 MAJORITY" sang
Chicago back to him.
-Itagain becomes necessary for Chicago
to speak of the Hon. c. I'll. Harrison fam
iliarly as Our Carter"
james X. Blish one of the ablest de-
mocrats in Henry County,has been elected
supervisor from Kewanee.
Senator Bayard's wife has fallen heir
to fortune, and, by Jove! Senator Bay
ard can set up ''bar'r' if he wants to.
The Norristown Herald says that Ce-
tvwayo's nose is as fat as English humor
and his mouth as broad as Western joke
The republicans have carried Rhode
Island, but the democrats carried two or
three Rhode Islands in carrying Chicago.
Campaign funds must not come from
the Federal treasury, is the verdict OF Chi
cago. Will the man Hayes hearken and
heed?
The next fair of the Knox County Ag-
ricutural Society will be held at Knox,
vile, commencing on Monday, September
18th, ard continuing five days.
The republicans Of Galva nominated
straight party candidate for supervisor
and were handsomely whipped by q citizens
candidate, and this tooin Galva.
Can it really be true that King Getty
wayo got up the Zulu war merely as az
advertising card pre- liminary to lecture
tour?-B Burlington Haa0keye.
Democrats, of Davenport, are betting
two to one that Judge Murphy will be
elected Mayor of that city at their cleo
ton tomorrow. with no takers.
The ST. Louis Star says the Democratic
party in that city was never better organ
lied or in better repute than it is to-day.
And the same may be said of Chicago.
1t is pleasing to see that the editors of
the Union have so far recovered from the
news of the Chicago election as to be able
to renew their series of opinions on water
supply.
The Federal coustables should go.
They cost the country 100000 in 1876
and 1873 for running elections and disfran-
chising voters for the benefit Of the
| Republican party.
The republicans of Davenport are
conducting their city oompaign on national
issues. Republicans in Chicago shouted
revolution" treason" and were beauti-
fully whipped.
How can such .hings happen at the
home of Hiram Price? The Democrat
says one of the republican candidates was
taken home the other night in state Of
helpless iBtoxication."
There are fourteen ex-Governors in the
Senate-Messrs. Anthony. Booth, Burn
side, Coke, Garland, Groome. Grover
Hamlin. Hampton. Harris, Houston, KeI
Iogg, Kirkwood. and Vance.
in each of the townships, Kewanee
Wethersfeld and Burns, Henry County
the regular republican candidates for sup
ervisor was beautifully beaten. Is it pos
sible that daylight is breaking in Henri.
County.
After three or four unsuccessful at
tempts to sell the Camanche distillery,
sale was effected on Wednesday to Nh
Ezekial Clark. of Iowa City, for $1,000
The distilIery is to be fitted up at once 70
operation, and will be run by Col. J. q
Smith. of Camanche.
Mr.. Evarts' nose is large one, but
J unlike some of his party compatriots, b
: can see beyond it. He is reported as fs
vorable to compromise Of the existin
r complications, taking the ground that it
! well to let the superior law be repealed
for if the democrats should once get int
power they would turn it upon the repul
leans with disastrous effect.
You can bet your money that tb
? Organ will, to- morrow, claim large il
crease in the national vote They hav
lost nearly all their representatives in th
board OF supervisors, but this will ut
make any difference with the Organ.
will try to make its few readers belieV
that the party is still booming, " just th
same as it claimed the balance of power i
] congress.
The Galva Journal 'says the Goth an
versary of the founding of the IndepeI
dent Order of Odd Fellows, will be cell
brated iu that place on the 28th inst b
the Military Tract Anniversary Associ'
ton. About 25 lodges are expected
participate in the exercises. The adore:
t welcome will be delivered by Rev.
Taylor of Galya lodge, and the Grafton
Hon. George r. Wendling OF ST. Louis.
One OF Mr.. Hayes appointments, ye
terday. was that of ID. T. Corbin, of Sout
Carolina, to be chief justice of the supren
court of Utah. Corbiu's senitoral jig is u
of course, aud the territorial offices havir
been made sort of aysum for decaye
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