The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-06-30

The new tailoring room 10 rear of the
Keatur House, Moline. is now in use by
Gould & Co., for whom it was built.
Mclean man, he belly good man,
Chinaman, he no like
Alice time kissee Chinaman's wife;
Alice time too much on strikee
General Butler loves to go yachting.
In July, about the 10th, he will sail to the
Isle of Shoals and go as far as Newfound-
Hand
-Elgins school census Just completed
shows population of 1856, which indi
Gates that the town is steadily gaining in
population.
The assessors books Tor the towns
of Rural, Canoe Greek, Port Byron, Moline,
Edgington and Coal Valley have been re
turned to the county clerk.
The Rodman Rife team for Musca~
tine will be selected on Wednesday. Thus
far no one with an average less than 80
stands any show to be chosen.
The clearings of the Chicago banks
during the present week amount to S23.-
O8O,Sll,I2, 20 increase Of $7,230, IA, SO
over those of the corresponding week in
1873.
BOSTON Herald. What is the prevail
ing gauge on your western roads, asked a
Bostonian of one of the Chicago visitors?
THE mortgage" was the whispered.
reply.
The San Francisco Bulletin says that
the success Of Broderlck. the greatest poll
teal manager California ever had, depep-
ded upon his keeping his purposes to him
self aud Geger forgetting his promises.
Assessor Jamss Taylor, of Edging-
ton. turned oyer his books to the county
clerk to-day. and there was not single
mistake. The assessment values lands
at 1920. 253; lots, $l3, AIS; personal $S4,-
800.
"A dog barked at o. j. Dimicks horse
to-day, soaring the animal, aud causing a
with no further damage than a broken
dashboard on the wagon to which the AMI
NAL was attached. The horse is a good one
Geo. Bludsoe, William Harson and
Charles Harson were fined S. and costs
by Justice Halves, this morning. fol
drunkenness and disorderly conduct al
Hansen's saloon, on Saturday night
Bludsoe gave an order on Anawalt &
Denkman and was discharged. The two
others went to jail for seven days.
"A we'll executed crayon picture o.
Robert Burns, the immortal Scotch poet
is on exhibition at Wylie & McOune's boob
store. Il was drawn By Biz. Stanley, nov
stopping at the Commercial Hotel. TIL!
city, for James Taylor, of Edgington. Th'
likeness is from photograph, and is re
markably good. The finely moulded
features are well portrayed Although
but Sc years old when he died, Burns
writings are world famed.
Congressman Hurd of Ohio, who sci
dom INDUCES In set speech, never fail
to make an impression when he rises to IL,
effort, and he is said to have acquitted
himself with rare and brilliant credit il
yesterday S debate upon the deputy mar
shaI's bill. 1t was the last speech of thu
session upon that side of the capitol, re
lating to the last and most important issu
of the session, and won for the speaker oil
ovation of applause.
Bernard Heeney writes a letter tt
the Gazette claiming that be vas unfairly
treated, that Charlie HAYES is q liar, tha
he is not certain that he did the killing
anyhow, etc. He slso says he does no
expect a new trial and was willing to e.
into court and plead guilty, but was tolC
by O Mara, whom he claims at one time
consented to act as his counsel, that ht
had better not. as it would not help mat
ters. The statement is badly mixed, only
repeats what has been before stated, apC
throws no new hight on the murder of thu
lamented Rosenheld.
| London Truth. speaking of ofliciou.
friends, says Friendship with then
means lien, not loan; possession, moi
exchange; and they will not amend theil
record. With such friends as these, Al
those moments when you take stock, as il
were, of your life, you are forced to ash
yourself what do You get out of it ALI
You are snubbed, tyrannized over, rebukec
and set down; you are always 10 disgrace
and you may not call your soul your own
your like is regulated for you, not accor
ding to your own desires nor even for you
own best needs. but according to the fan
cieS of those who do not understand what
they are about. Your time is taken up
your pursuits ere interfered with. you,
sympathies restrained. your affections
chilled-and all for what2"
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