The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-17
NorRs HHRE AND THERE.

TO BE AN AUCTION OF THE CHIEF MAGIs
TRACY OF MY COUNTRY WOULD NOT BE
AMONG THE BIDDERS. President Samuel
j. Tslden. y
Turner'S masquerade at Turner Hall,
this week Saturday evening.
B. +. Allen, the bursted Iowa banker.
with his family has removed to Leadville,
Col.
There is way by which the republi-
can straights can be beaten in every ward
in the city.
Prof. Roessler's concert at Turner
Hall. last evening, was grand success
and we'll attended.
1t is positively asserted that Aid.
Warnock will not run for mayor on the
republican ticket.
Coal veins have been recently discov-
cred in the northwest part of Clinton
county, also near LeClalre, Scott county.
The "staIwarts' somehow, don't seem
to feel very much encouraged. The all
absorbing question is who will consent to
be sacrificed"
A large audience greeted Joe Emmett
in Fritz" at the Burtis Opera House IN
Davenport Saturday night. There was
large attendance from this city.
The Union laments that for 26l days
it must wear mourning for its little petit
ton. Cheer up, brother, two days of the
time have passed, only 259 days remain.
English hams, prepared at cost of
from 10 to Is cents per pound more than
ours. find ready sale and are preferred to
American hams in the Brazilian market.
"A Davenport contractor has gone to
Leadville, Col. to build residence for
Judge James Grant, of Davenport, who
owns valuable mines in that Eldorado of
the west.
&C. a. Jarvis. proprietor of the Rock
Island House, has presented Mr.. Smith,
his handsome clerk, with diamond stud.
By the way, girls, it could be reset for q
finger ring.
The saloons were all picketed yester-
day. A smelling committee watched all
OF them yesterday. Who pays the most
towards the support of the city,the saloons
or churches2
The Scottish Rite Mas9ns will have q
convention for work and comforting OF de-
grees at the temple in Lyons next week.
State Auditor, B. r. Sherman, of Des
Moines, will be present to confer the thirty
second degree
James Johnston was reelected chief
engineer CT the Fire Department at the
meeting held at Killers Hall on Saturday
evening David Ulam Was elected assist
ant. The latter is member of Neptune
Hose Co. No 5,
The Union, in the space of half of a
column, tells how Indignant it's editor is.
how his heart is rended over the maynard
nest OF the wife Of coal miDer whose
husband has obtained a divorce, simply
because she had violated the seventh
section Of the mosaic statutes.
The Chicago, Darlington and Quincy
road comtemplates reaching Kansas City
by an extension Of the Burlington and
Southwestern from Lacleda, Mo-, to that
point. The distance is something over
one hundred miles. This proposed ex.
tension has been predicted several times
The Sabbath School convention Of
Black Hawk township, will meet on Thurs
day morning at 10 o'clock, in the Pres
byterian church, Milan; all schools in the
township are expected to be represented
Earnest and efficient speakers from the
township and different parts of the county
will be present and address the conven
ton. The programme will be published
in these columns tomorrow.
The mild sim plicity of the Union il
Informing democrats that they can vot
for it's machine" candidate is trul
refreshing. 1t invites all tie little dem
ocratic lambs into its fold. Oh. Yes
They will all fall right into that elegan
umbrella and be carried up to the polls
Democrats should be very grateful fo
the Unions gracious permission.
would be so nice for democrats TO contri
butte to the election of republicans in al
the city Offices. Surely the UnjOa'S terri
bic disappointment about its little petitio
has softeDed the once powerful brain tina
presides over its politics That cminen
party physician, DR.. Craig, should submit
! the sufferers to heroic treatment and the
place them upon some brain producin
diet It must be terrible to the iuteligen
, men of the party to witness this soften
ing Of the brain iD the large head iron
which they have received their politica
ideas and the form Of their political faith
, for Lo! these seven years" We fee
called upon to offer sympathy to the intelIi
gent portion of the republican party. fo
there are really some Intelligent men lef
10 that party, afflicted as they are will
such incOmpetency and threatened i'm
becility.
! The biggest thing out is what the drug
gists term DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup; it
sale is enormous and it has never beer
known to fail. Price, % cents