The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-06-20

THE tax sale is about completed.

The tax sale is about completed.
Literary entertainment at Negus'
Hall tonight.
-Humpty Dumpty at Harper's Thea
tire, to-morrow.night.
The Democrat is now the official pa :
per of the city of Davenport
Bernard Heeney's trial, it is expected,
will close tomorrow evening.
The regular session of the county
court begins Monday. July ID.
The gun club shooting match occurred
this afternoon on the grounds Of the club.
1t is still undecided whether the Rod
man Rifles will go to Muscatiue or Peoria.
-Kewanee which has endeavored to
get up Fourth of July celebration, has
given it up.
The board of supervisors meet July
14th. The committee of Equalization
meets. Thursday JulyS.
The town board will meet for the
purpose of reviewing the assessment Mon
day morning June %. at 10 o'clock.
Water mains are being laid by Thos.
Yates men CD Rodman avenue, Moline
north to the pillow company building.
Mrs. Walters, of the Walter Comedy
Co., which has been appearing 10 Moline
during this week. receives a compliment
tary benefit, at Timm's Hall in that city
-Mayorof Aurora has issued proclama
ton forbidding the use Of fire arms or fire
crackers 10 the city on the 4th. Aurora
suffered once and profits by experience.
The Virginia Enquirer says "adver
Using has created many new business
has enlarged many an old business ha'
rescued many lost business-has savet
many a failing business-has preserved
many large business, and insures success
in every business.
The KewaDee Independent says
The Abingdon Register, ii greenbaek paper
published by u young namesake of our
has closed its career, aud the material ha
gone to Plymouth. Hancock Co., and vii
soon be heard from. The new paper is t
be Democratic 10 politics.
Alfred Coyne, Joseph Exner ant
James Thompson were held for riot befor
Justice Haydeo, yesterday. The forme
in $500 AID the last two in 800 each
The complaint was made by Anton Hob
man, and the preliminary trial occur
before Justice Hay den next Tuesday
The parties were arrested by Officer Boil
man.
The New York Express says: Il
this free country? shall it be ruled b
the people under the Constitution an
laws, or by the party which holds III
Federal Administration? Shall the coun
try be governed by ballots or by bsyoUets
Shall party which secured the Presideu
against the will of the people by fraud i
1876 be permitted to grasp it again
1880 by force? 10 comp arson with issue
like these, which concern a vital princi
pie of popular liberty and the continue
existance Of our republican form of gol
eminent, questions of finance and tariff an
internal policy appear trivial aud insisn
ficant, On these great vital issues let tt
people of all parties rally, and forget q
minor differences of opinion until it
decided that the people have u goVernmeI
and are to keep it..
The closing of the mills at Fall Riv,
t will stop the distribution of about 500
900 week in wages, or $1,000
: 900 in three months. The pictu
of distress which these figures suggest,
3 case Of prolonged strike, is appalling
3 look upon, and the general result can on
prove disastrous to the interests of 8
classes among which these hundreds
I, thousands of dollars ordinarily eircuIat
t The laboring men of Fall River are sa
/ to have lost $25O,O00 by tie strike
1879, without subsequent compensation
why should they persist in repeating Il
folly of that year upon still larger seal
o and with still smaller prospects Of 81
= cuss. st. Louis Republican.