The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-19
NOTES HERE AND THERE.


The Union is unhappy. Poor thing.
Regular drill of the Rodman Rifles to-
night,
The banks will be closed on Saturday,
Washington's birthday.
M. T. Stafford, collector, complains
that taxes come in very slowly.
The Illinois State Fair has been loeat-
ed at Springfield for the next two years.
MIR. Van Meter, of Hamlet, was in the
city on Tuesday attending the wedding of
his brother, David j. Van Meter, of this
city.
THE ARGUS, acknowledges receipt of
desirable present labelled, Compliments
of Mr.. and Mrs. D. J. Van Meter.
Thanks.
The Iowa Division of the Illinois Gen.
trail has adopted the mileage pay system
for train men, and bounced some of the
passenger conductors.
The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Railroad haye donated to Daisy Audubon
Mckinley, the first child born in Audubon.
the finest lot in the new railroad city.
The Mayor of Chicago has had the
good sense to veto the ordinance which
gave him power to appoint members of the
Citizens League as special policeman for
the suppression of the sale of LIQUOR to
minors
AS We go to press we learn that
Spencer r. Palmer, a little Is months old
child Of Rev. Geo. r. Palmer, notice of
whose sickness was made in THE ARGUS
several days ago, is dead. Notice of the
funeral will be found in another column.
The St. Louis Globe Democrat has an
editor who has been getting figures about
Pullman palace cars To ride in one of
these Pullman cars cost about So day
and the St. Louis editor thinks that 81 a
day would be enough. considering that
the company makes too much money.
The absence of V. NJ Banding from
the city has so relieved the restraint upon
the corner Apostle" that he has revived
sufficiently to again appear in the columns
of the Union with original, side-spitting
wit. By all means it is to be hoped that
in future he will go back to his Detroit ex-
change,
The Union is now trembling; in fear
least the Democrats and National will vote
for the same candidates for city officers. If
such thing should happen, the Union
can thank itself for the situation. 1t
has announced its ability to elect a repub-
lican 10 every ward 10 the city against all
opposition Let US see the Union do it
now. Stranger things have happened than
what the Union most fears
An ARGUS reporter in speaking of the
portrait Of Gambetta, in Wylie & Nc
Cune's window, located that statesmen in
England. The reporter is excusable on
the grounds that he is detailed every day
to read the Union for political sense. Hav-
ing looked so long and vainly, he no sooner
discovered the portrait Of the eminent for
eigner than he involuntarily called him an
Englishmen He has been relieved from
his daily readings and has been promoted
to the position of assistant fireman in the
rear of the press room.
On the third page of the Moline Dis
patch we find this: I'VE invariably lead
original matter in the Dispatch and no
other" These words close an article in
which the little paper complains that news
papers are stealing its items. On the sec
ond page of the same issue is a twenty
two-line article taken bodily from the
Gazette and-ledded. Dear sister, why are
your words aud actions so at variance
Have we not been taught by NEUROLOGICAL
story that B5ronic Myrtle Wreaths" are
entwined about your neck? In other
words can Venus lie?