The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-09-20
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Sheriff Perkins publishes a card in
this issue asking bids for painting the roof
of the Jail building,
Davenport proposes to subscribe 81
900 towards great Sengerfest to be held
in that city next year,
The Presbytery of Rock RIVER will
meet in the Broadway church, Oh Tuesday
evening next, at 80 o'clock.
The Rock Island Paper Company's
mill is making paper for IS cents, under
contract with Mr.. VIM. Young of Milan.
Those who commence cases in the
Circuit Court will hereafter be obliged to
pay the cost of filing and issuing papers in
advance.
The Davenport Times takes Elder
Russell of the Gazette TO task for putting
the patrons and not the proprietors of
''the farm"
The Buffalo EupreSS thinks the chief
difficulty with General Ewing is weakness
in the barrel, But there is no weakness
in the brain.
John Kelly is just now defending
himself from the charge of receiving $25,-
900 from the republican party as the price
Of the Tammany bolt.
The Springfield Republican thinks
"the great question in New York
politics just now is whether John
John Kelly can elect A. B. Cornell COVER
nor"
Speaking of the Bishop Hill colony
case the Cambridge Chief brandishes its
tomahawk and says: "One or two dead
thieves would be a cheap way out of the
difficulty"
The Commercial Hotel, the old Bel
lows House on Market Square, has new
landlord in the person Of Capt. Jones o.
Andalusia. The trade was made at moor
yesterday.
"A firt who has out-lived her season o
conquest-making, and is yet single, ha
the consolation left that she may still boas
the prints of good fellows, says the FonC
du Lac Reporter.
, News has been received from Penn
sylvania, of the death of Hon. Richard
Donaldson, father of Messrs Andrew an,
james Donaldson, Of Rural. Mr.. Jane
Donaldson was with his father at the last
For shooting at the barkeeper il
Schneider's saloon the other night for no
, giving him a drink, Thos. Kelly, tn
: rafter, has been fined $50 and costs an
committed to Jail till the fne and costs ar
D paid,
, Frederick Douglass wisely advise
the Southern negros to stay where the
are and grow up with the country. The
must root in order to flourish. If they ha
E rooted little more and rioted little les
: they would be better eff to-day.
; The executive committee of the stat
r Greenback-Labor party of Colorado held
NEE ting on Monday night and nominate
George Salisbury of Trinidad as a cand
for supreme judge. Whereupon the St
y Louis Republican says: The news fror
= Maine hasn't got out there yet
4 The Republicans congratulate then
selves on the prospect of a very soil
North" That is what they are workin
to secure. o. course there is nothin
wrong in Northern soidity 1t is only til
\. solid South" that is dangerous az
desperately wicked o, most sweet co1si
re tency!
The Davenport Times should 60 an
see Mr.. Stuhr's animals before it affects
i disbelieve the report in the THE ARGU
( Is it possible the Times don't know of IL
st curiosities which exist in its own city? NJ
s, Stuhr is poor man trying to make Ii
e ing in his own way and here the Times
" kicking at him. Boot the hypocrites q
d you please, but when you see Mr.. Stuhr
j. pets gather around him you will know
IS is not of that class
Never since the time Hawley was j
y, feated has there been so much dissatisfa
70 ton in the republican party over nomin
tv tons They are growing and .makir
a. faces at the machine for owning the part
1t is a fact when Guyer a0d Star unite
tax title or the party they pocket Il
be whole business. The republicans who a
ed squirming and kicking about in the Goa
er tail pockets of these two worthless dare n
en- do anything. Trot right along, gentlcme
ts behind the machine
he Mrs Malinda Kinner of this city dit
is on Friday morning Sept 10Th from drop
r. and lung difficulties She was sevent
es eight years old and has lived in this CT
g for some forty years. She was memb
of the Ninth street NJ. E. church, fro
which the funeral will take place to-mo
~ row, Sunday morning at 1890 o'clock, Il
T. !. Rev. Joseph Hart. pastor. The deceas,
g leaves nine children: William and Bale
residents of Utah; (The former reach,
home three weeks to be with his mother
OF her dying hoursl Martin W., Ruth A
re wife Of s. B. Henderson; Eliza j., wife
"a William Renfro. all OF this city and Sus;
r. j., of Chicago.
The Eclectic.
l. The October number of this popul
lie magazine is at hand and is full ofinterestir