The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-16

Kate Claxton, in Davenport Tonight,
In Charles Reade's play Of ''the Double
Marriage.
Congress eQntains ten editors, seven
doctors and swo alereymen, who are COM
peeled to associate with al lawyers.
AT an Eelection for school directors
held IN Hampton, on Saturday, Albert
Wells and Uhas Lee. were chosen for the
ensuing year. 7s oer-.a
The self sacrificing Grover, who aspir-
ed to be collector Of Moline township. was
the worst beaten man on sthe National
ticket. aYf uf
The annual meeting Of the Illinois
State Medical Society will be held at Lin.
coin ILL.,, May 20sh. The address will be
delivered by Prof, N. S. Davis, of Chicago.
The Union appeals to the example of
souuty clerk Cook. for sympathy in their
COW tribulation. Will Mr.. Cook please keep
his COW out of the sight of the Elegant for
few days--hls friends fear a relapse
"A little girl. apparently about three
years old. was found on the streets this
noon by Judge Adams and taken to W. L.
ISweeney's residence. She could not tell her
name, and could only say when found
''going to mama" Later she said hel
name was Dowsou and was taken home.
/ "A young man named William Smith
was killed in the G. R. l. & P. shops al
Davenport yesterday morning by five
| ton locomotive boiler knocking him against
a carpenters horse. His back and breast
were crushed, aud he died in twenty min
utes.
Tho Army and Macy Journal of THU
week republishes in full, from an oficia
copy, tho report of the Board of Inquiry
8 10 the case of General Fitz John Porter
1t is accompanied by colored Map pre-
pared expressly to illustrate the operation
discussed in this report. Without sucl
Map" says the report at the outset
a Neither the testimony upon which Gener
al Porter was convicted, nor the Additions
8 Testimony submitted by the Board, coult
have been correctly understood"
R. Champion, has been elected senio
5 warden, and General Hoffman, junior war
: den of Trinity church. Col. f. N. Far
quhar, s. Lynde, j S. Dart, DR.. G. /
Eyster, and Thomas Call were chosen yes
3 tryman. Rev. 7. I. Holcomb has tender
3 ed his resignation as pastor of the church
5 The Scene at THE Little Churcl
Around the Corner yesterday Afternoon
was full Of political suggestion, bu
, there was no hint of revolution il
the spectacle of Secretary Evart
and ex-Secretary Fish, serving a
pail bearers at the funeral of the ex-C Con
federate General, Dick Taylor ~ ]
Herald.
The Union in its present dementet
s condition is certainly an object of pity.
3 contains this morning half column G
9 garrulity on COWS as basis of political rer
2 resentation. 1t is now clear that the tU
s editors (both English) must have beer
scared when very, very young, by cows
o the thought of a COW throws them Int
d spasms. We suggest that petition b
|. circulated for 2SS signers .4S more tha
= the law requires) requesting the democrat
and nationals in the council to pass a
ordinance requiring the 2S8 cows, whic
: the. Union has seen in the city, not to run
!, large in the vicinity of the Union ofic
;. Something should be done to quiet the ar
: prehensions o: our terror stricken neighbor
J, their contortions are certainly painful I
J. the readers of the Union.