The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-18
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l WAS RESOLVED THAT IF THERE WAS !
TO BE AN AUCTION OF THE CHIEF MAGIs-
TRACY OF MY COUNTRY WOULD NOT BE
AMONG THE BIDDERS. President Samuel
J. TE1den.
-Sleighs are again running to Daver-
port.
Work on the armory building was re-
sumed to-day.
Regular drill of the Rodman Rifles to-
morrow evening.
The Turner's masquerade on Satur-
day evening will be largely attended.
F. G. Coss & Go. have moved into the
store formerly occupied by Kelley & Ret
ticker.
The store next to Hakes' sewing ma
chine emporium, which is being repaired,
is nearly ready for occupancy.
"A sutler who was wounded in the eye
with pop-bottle cork is entitled to only
500 under the new pension act.
The young people of Cleveland. Ill,
will give calico party at the Town Hall,
Tuesday evening, Feb. 25th; John Bleuer's
orchestra will furnish the music.
Elder Swartz, of the Christian Chapel
has just closed series Of successful re-
vival meetings. During their progress a
number were converted and baptised.
Two we'll executed likenesses OF Gam
BETA, the great English Premier, and
Mons. Theirs, the eminent French states
man, are to be seen atiWylie Il McCune's
book store.
The temperance concert.at Hampto q,
on Friday evening last, was we'll attended
and the singing excellent. The Amphion
Quartette, of this city, sang some fine Sc
lections, with splendid effect.
Company B, 18th battalion, took the
first prize in the target shooting, and com
pany D, 18th battalion, (Rodman Rlhes)
second. 1t is now in order for the Rifles
to challenge Co. B to shoot for the prize,
which will probably be done next summer.
1t is stated that the man Rogers, ar
rested for stealing pair Of shoes from E.
Turner, is an old hand at the business.
He gives his name as Struck, now, but it is
thought that it is not his real name. The
arrest may lead to some interesting devel-
opments.
We wish our tea and coffee drinking
republicans to remember that Stanley
Mathews, who acted as middle man fol-
Hayes in negotiating for the presidency
offered, on yesterday, in the senate, an
amendment to place tax Of 10 cents on
tea and 81 cents on coffee.
The administrators OF the estate of
Charles Gray of Port Byron have asked
to be discharged. The money will now
be paid into the County Treasury, after
which the ffty-one claimants will begin
their real fight for the dead mans money,
amounting to about $1,000.
1t is rumored that the Moline people
are ontemplating building az armory iol
the two com panies of that town. 1t is al
we'll enough to contemplate" but tht
only way to make surety is to go ahead
and build. Let's see, wasn't it Moline
that built that mammoth temperance bal
lin its mind"2
1t certainly must be very humiliatin!
to the iberalsm;nded members Of the re
publican party, who believe il selecting
city officers, and especially a mayor, fo
their fitness for the Offices and their abilit,
to conduct the affairs Of the city 80 as t.
reduce the city debt instead Of increasing
it, to find their party subjected to the die
tation of such men as the incompetent
who now control the Union. Someuher
we have seen the following which yer.
nearly fits their case:-"To pin our faith Oh
by authority, deprives US of independence
and subjects Us to just contempt.
The truly pious editor CT the Daven
port post-office has delighted to publish il
the Gazette gRrDled extracts from theNey
York Express, which were calculated t
reflect upon President Tilden. The re
sponsibie editor of the EEpress is Johl
Kelly, the Tammaag Chief, Honest Johl
Kelly" as be is called, who was one @
TildeD's bitterest opponents at the St
Louis Convention. Yet Kelly is honest
aud we copy from hislpaper. to-day, al
articies which we request the pious post
Office editor to transfer to the columns O
the Gazette, or any portion OF it which he cal
garbie to suit his religion. DO not fail
Bro. Russell, to read the article.
4 western preacher who had been con
stantIy annoyed during services by the. 10
cessant hacking" Of some of the member
of his congregation, upon closing his ser
mon requested such to try DR.. Bull
Cough Syrup, Price, % cents.
Il Startling Explosion.
While G, w. Glenn, who attends t
Major Buffers business during bis alb
sence, was experimenting With Watkins
Gasoline lighter, new invention used Il
light the Naptha lamps, with the object oil