The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-06-24


church to-mor row afternoon at o'clock,
o. m. A full attendance is requested.
The Rodmsu Rife glee club sang at
the Congregational church, Moline, on
Sunday evening. The club acquitted
themselves handsomely,as they always Go.
--Tony Pastor gave first class perform
ance. to a large audience at Harper's
Theatre last evening. There is but one
yerdict-"lt was the best show of the
season"
The election for member of the board
of education progressed quietly to day.
Scarcely any iaterest was manifested and
I'D to noon only one candidate was in the
| feld-Mr. Merrill
Alfred Coyne, Joseph Exuer and
James Thompson, were up before Justice
| Hayden On charge of riot at Anton Hob
nman's saloon, The parties were discharg-
ed for want of prosecution. HOFFMAN with
drawing the charge.
The Black Liners" are recognizing
in Mississippi, This is political institu-
ton. 1t has no kiDship with the Iife-elubs
Of South Carolina, the Ku-klux of Al
ALBANIA Ut the bulldozers Of Louisiana, but
combines the worst elements OF the three
and belongs exclusively &c the Radical
party.
Through typographical error yesters
day the arrest of Chip" Thompson was
run in With az item recounting Ben Stem
pies arrest for robbery. Thompson. it
should be stated, was not arrested for rob-
berry and had no connection with the
"StempIe" job. He was taken in for being
concerned in the HOFFMAN fracas
There is QUE thing which is greatly to
the credit of a tailor, aud which places him
10 the foremost rank of natures noblemen,
aud that is. he minds his SEWN business.
-HackensGch IN ~ Republican.
"A lady in Portland, Me, called at a
jewelry store. and, after making a pur-
chase went home. Two hours later a mes
senger called at her house and Informed
her that she had left something at the
jewelers.. Now let me see," she unused
what can it be? Here is my pocket
, book, and there on the sofa is ny fan,
have got my gold watch here, and nny
bonnet-why, where is my bonnet? oh
there It is on the foor-it fell off the table
and really cant think what have for
}gottc0-Why, to be sureJ How absent
minded am l declare it Invent for
gotten my darling, precious little babe =
And so she had-only that and nothing
more.
, MIR. Conkling isn't faucied south Of
the.Ohio. The following isn't from thu
Okolona IDIOT. but from the Louisville
/ Courier Journal: He wouldn't fight &
louise unless he thought he had deaC
sure thing of it. Everybody knows, who
knows anything, that he is an uu
, principled. i'll bread and ilI-mannereG
braggadocio, sprung originally from the
Sums. His marriage into a respectable
family gave him q start in the world
which his bullying and stage talents have
continued TO push. He does not ever
consider himself gentleman, and be
viii wear the insult which bis offensive
ness and vulgar.ty wruug from Lamar
meekly. His private life for several years
has been so equivocal that no decent wo.
man can afford to appear in his company
All that he is after is to get some southern
senator to kick him into martyrdom
Blaine knows him"
There is no law, except moral law uuG
the requirements OF decency, to prevent
Mr.. Hayes from vetoing another bill
And there is no law at all that makes il
incumbent on congress to stay here and
await his pleasure. Congress will, there
fore, adjourn when the appropriation billt
are passed, and let Mr.. Hayes play soil
taire till he gets tired of manipulating the
: cards. Washington Post.
; Ohio democrats show an aggravatinc
disposition to wave aloft in the very teetf
of the enemy that notorious bit of ensan.
guined linen which has been heretofore
; claimed by republicans as theirs by pre-.
scription. They point with pride to their
two soldier candidates, and declare a yex
atious ability and disposition to utilize
barrel OF blood ii necessary. Kansas Cttl
Times.
TAFT Endorsed the stealing of the pres
; ideney and giving it to Hayes. How does
be like the stealing of enough votes ia the
|, Cincinnati republican convention to give
the nomination to Foster ?-IMcArthur
Enquirer.
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