The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-15
NOTES RERE AND THERE.

| WAS RESOLVED THAT IF THERE WAS
TO BE AN AUCTION OF THE CHIEF MAGIs-
TRACY OF MY COUNTRY WOULD NOT BE
AMONG THE BIDDERS. -Presi0eat Samuel
j. Tlden.
Turner's masquerade Feb. %.
Peoria has just erected a new work
house.
Illinois penitentiaries contain nearly
1000 convicts.
The Whitside county fair will be held
at Sterling, September, 1919.
Special meeting of the City Council
That petition will be considered.
The tow boat, Hiram Price, now on
the ways at LIE Claire, is for sale.
"A couple of Peoria gentlemen have
just successfully Matched 10000 trout.
The Northern Illinois freman's tour
uament occurs this year at Freeport, June,
Hos.
1t is probable that Go6dhue, the de-
fauiting Stephenson county treasurer, will
be granted new trial.
The republican committee meets to-
night to determine whether the republi-
can party is competent to run itself or be
run by the two "Henglishmen."
The Rock Island reporter Of the Ga
zette. who has been there, says that the
whisper of a beautiful woman can be
heard farther than the IoudeSt yell of duty.
Stevens, the man who burglarized
Johnson's house, Milan, last summer, has
been sentenced to five years in the peni-
Tertiary. Rock Island is getting to be an
unhealthy climate for thieves,
The Organ dosen't seem to have any
love for the Rodman Rifles. Its party has
no use for the militia and possibly its ed
itor's experience as Purser in the Navy
causes him to look with disfavor upon any
branch Of our national defense.
1t is reported that the Union has fas-
tened ring in the official nose of the re-
publican city committee and will easily
lead its members into a straight party
fight. Now bring out your horses gentle
men. The republican colt English bred(
will not sell favorite in the pools,
Captain Bob sherwood is making
preparations to furnish every steamboat on
the western rivers with his new improved
capstan. Captain Thos. sherwood is the
party who will run steam ferry from
Hampton to Valley City, on the Iowa side
Of the river. He has purchased the ma
chiuery of the Princeton ferry "Wapsie, u
for his ferry boat,
/ Tonight the FIRE department elect a
chief and one assistant chief engineer. The
election will be held at Killers Hall. The
two principal contestants for chief are
| james Johnston, the present incumbent
and j. D. Beecher. at present assistan
chief. Both are good men aud a close
contest may be expected The aspirents
for assistant chief are numerous, and it i:
impossible to tell who has the inside track
Prof Roessler. gives a concert to
morrow at Turner Hall, which will be a
fpe affair. The professor has been pre-
pairing for the concert for some mouths
aud is now able to present a programme
that will be all that could be desired Th'
price of admission has been placed at 8;
cents, children Is cents, hard times prices
and considering the merits of the perfor
nance, ought to secure a good house.
The good people Of Blue Grass. Iowa
are in futter Of excitement over the
elopement ola Mrs. fireman, with thei
, Baptist minister. Rev. Hooper. They
J were traced to Davenport, and yesterda.
} it was supposed had come to Rock Island
but strict search by the police failed t
: discover their whereabouts The lad.
took with her, three children. and wa
S highly respected 10 Blue Grass, The rev
erend lothario is suave Individual, rath
er portly and has an exceedingly piou
i, air. 1t is thought that the flying coupl
e will be intercepted, as the officers are nov
on their track.