The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-11-04
NEW YORK.

ALBANY. N. Y, Nov. 4.-Noon.-
Weather cold and lowering. There has
been great activity at the polls, indicating
a heavy vote, but it is Impossible to
discover which ticket is recsiving the most
votes, scratching being SO general. Each
party is divided on local issues and all
sections are earnestly at work Never
we're there SO many pastors used at an
election here.
NEW YORK. Nov. ALBERT d. Shaw,
U. S. consul at Manchester, in answer to a
question, wv hat is your opinion of the
future prospects of manufacturers 10
England?" ?" says: Knowing, as do. the
almost limitless resources of the United
States 10 raw materials, l naturally incline
to the opinion that American enterpriee.
backed by adequate cheap capital, will be
equal to the future and that our raw
materials so wonderfully distributed over
our vast continent, will be manufactured
cheapest near the place of production. The
genius of American inventors and growing
skill of American operators, coupled with
cheap lands and food certainly place US 10
a favorable position for winning the race
in the international contest for controlling
position in manufacturers. ln answer to
other questions Shaw said, Beer is the
great curse Of the poorer classes IN Eng
land 1t deadens the moral and physical
forces, and at the same time robs them OF
much of their hard earnings. This drink
question is a serious one at present. In
Eugland-Once an operative. as rule al
WAYS an operative" ln matter of placing
American farm product, consul SAID ii
shipments were made TO responsible
houses interested in produce, where sales
would be made under their guarantee as
to the quality and condition, great i'm
proyement would follow, / have known
fifty packages of American butter to be
sold at auction at Liverpool al l6 cents
pound, forty packages OF which a week
later, were res0d by the purchasers for
2S cents "a pound and the price of butter
had not advanced in the general market.
In the meantime this dealer sent the but
ter to bis warehouse, carefully assorted 1t,
branded it with his firms name and made
a handsome profit, simply because he be-
came responsible for the quality of the
same.
The day is fine one and election pro-
ceeds quietly. w orkers are too busy
pushing the claims of their candidates to
give any time for brawls or fights. No
trouble is expected by the authorities, not
withstandiug the intensity of feeling ex-
isting. Robinson men say the election will
be settled in this city and Brooklyn. kel-
lyites claim they will poll enough votes to
retire Robinson forever. Friends OF Cor
nell are confident of his election, yet many
Republicans scratch his name from the
ballots aud many more vote for Robinson.
Politics are now SO muddled that all specu-
lation as to results can be but the merest
guess work.
Preliminary funeral services of the late
Sen Hooker, were largely attended at
Hampstead this morning. Eight soldiers
bore the remains in the coffin from the
hotel to the depot. Escort of soldiers
with reversed guns acted as guard OF
honor. 4 special train brought the body
60 this city and it was placed in state Ia
the governors room. City Hall. Funeral
here to-morrow.
Jerome Park-Pequot won the I mile
dash 10 3 | 81.
The Post says the eleventh assembly
district is largely Republican, but Cornel
will be cut heavily A large demand Ii
| reported for Robinson pastors from he
publicans.