The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-09-01

The ereenback caucuses in Moline
we're fzzle. More enthusiasm.
The Rodman Rifles score on Saturday
was better average than any yet made.
SO it is DR.. Parker, is it? Well, well,
who would have thought it. Try again
Colonel.
.-Milt Brown does the penclliDg for the
Moline Dispatch nowadays, and gets up
lively local page.
The 65th Republican candidate has
not yet been announced, but it is expected
that be will show up soon.
If there were any national caucuses on
Saturday in this city no one heard of
them. How are you enthusiasm"
John a. Liphart, of the Coe & Canoe
Greek fair association. was in Rock Island,
to-day. lie reports fiue crops in his vi
oinity.
la Davenport on Saturday there were
just Is delegates 10 attendance at the |
greenback national labor convention, More
enthusiasm.
Tom McNevin, who is temporarily at
Beardstown. during the sickness of the
operator at that point, writes that he lost
his pocket book the other day, containing
$50 in money and some papers.
1t is now known why the willy editor
of the National organ selected Thursday
for the holding of the convention. 1t
requires circus on fair to get out enough
of the faithful to make up the necessary
number of delegates.
The police have been closely watching
for some river thieves, who are supposed
to have gone down the river with boat
load of stolen goods aboard. Thus far the
crooks have successfully avoided the
officers. Marshal Halves has hopes of
capturing the entire gang.
| There are thirty-three peach canning
establishments in Baltimore. each employ
ing 200 to 800 hands during the packing
season. The present season has been
unusually active, greater quantity of fruit
having put up last week than during the
Wnole OF last season.
Mrs. Gen. Hood. whose death was
recently announced at New Orleans, is
spoken Of by the Picayune as an "exemp.
, lar to her sex, beloved, admired and
esteemed" She was the daughter Of the
late Duncan A, Hennen, and granddaugh-
ter Of Alfred Hennen, a lawyer and
! scholar of much distinction in the south.
-Chas. II. Deere, of Moline, has been
: appointed a member of the commission on
labor statistics. No better appointment
could have been made Mr.. Deere is not
. only practical business man, but has had
J. large experience with laboring men, knows
their needs. and will undoubtedly make an
1t excellent member of the commission.
II The boat race which was to have
: occurred on Saturday afternoon, was
g declared off on account of the failure q
II the SylvaDs, of Moline, to put in al
d appearance. The Athletics were out with
q several crews, and rowed to the Davenport
e side. where after waiting for over an hour
3 and the Moline club not appearing, tht
raoe was postponed. The failure to row
as was expected was disappointment Il
D. good many.
10 d. 7. Taylor has returned from BIZ
trip. through Iowa and Colorado and ex
presses himsefsas highly pleased with tn,
country and the general business outlool
ID especially in the vicinity of Denver. H
ID is glowingIy enthusiastic over Denver a
IN one of the finest and liveliest Commercial
ID points Of the west. We hope he won
10 conclude to pail up stakes and take Horac
10 Greeley's advice-go west, but certainl
Oh no better location can be found anywher
le that at Denver
he The Turner'S pic Dic at the foot c
d 10Th street bluffs yesterday was we
D. attended and the programme promises
l. was faithfully carried out The singir
8 was good and the instrumental music b
rs Bleuer's band fine. The gymnastic exer
q, clses attracted general attention and som
ID of the Turner's showed great proficiency
AAc SAefCisto vi IHe ilttle ODob uuue
I'd direction of Prof, Rhinehart were good
De and reflected credit on the teacher as we
Q, as the scholars. There were also othe
features in the programme besides whic
e. there was dancing, and al! present SCENE,
Ie to enjoy themselves. With the exception
r of the Dietz fracas, account of which il
I given elsewhere, there was nothing hap
Is pened 10 mar the harmony of the pic mic
Ut Opium is the most dangerous drug, es
q pecially when given to children 10 tn
shape Of soothing remedy, DR.. Bull
y Baby Syrup is warranted not to contain
a. opium in any form and is the most limo
'e cent and efheacious remedy for children
a teethiDg. Price rs cents bottle,
Science never conferred greater boo
II on man than PoND's EXTRACT. Thos
10 acquainted with its remarkable soothing
&c and healing power, are never without it
70 for it as essential to their health and com
:. fort. 1t has done much good It is con
% staDtly doing good-steadily working it
b way into prominence. The grandest cur
d alive agent discovered. No family shoult
" be without it. It can be applied to tn
most delicate organism of adult or chile
without the least danger of injury. Be
of limitations. All druggists keel
PoND's EXTRACT.
s. Since the first introduction of DR.
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