The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-09

@-Crowds attended the Davenport fair
to-day. ww
Mosquitoes are beginning to sing the
Sweet bye-and-bye."
The Rodman Rides have their annual
shoot next Thursday.
David Don has secured the services oil
w. J. Harold as book-keeper.
Regular meeting of the Sunnyside
Hancock club on Saturday evening.
Circuit Court not in session Today on
account of the Illness of Judge Peasants
] The artesiau we'll of the moline paper
company has reached the depth OF JAG
feet.
Remember that the Coe fair is In
full blast and that oil who goes will have
good time.
Quite a number of people from this
side of the river were taken in by the
Davenport fair oday.
julius Junge has moved into bis ne"
residence on 23d street. and is now haul :
ing dirt 20 fll up his lot.
The Father Mathew Total Abstinence
Society will have ball at Armory Hail.
on Friday evening October sth,
WIN, Jackson. Esq has received a
long letter from some one near Coal Val
lev. He has concluded to take Sunday to
wade through it.
Information received today states
that Mrs. Swan. mother of General
Freight Agent Swan, of the Chicago. Mil.
waukee & st. Paul, died 10 Chicago yes
terday.
Fay & Smith, of Davenport. have dis
solved business. Mr.. Smith win engage
in the vinegar manufacturing business.
and Mr.. Fay will shortly open wholesale
paper warehouse near the old stand.
The Rev. Geo. r. Palmer and wife
have been presented by the congregation
of the Methodist Episcopal church. with q
beautiful set of china ware as memeato OF
the twentieth anniversary of their mar
riage.
The alarm of Gre this afternoon was
caused by the burning of chimney from
q dwelling house, on Forth avenue,
l4th and 18th streets. occupied
by Frand Eckhardt, No material damage
done.
!. The MILAN Hancock Club. appre-
ciates the turnout of their Democratic
brethren last Saturday, and have ordered
LOO more torches so as to be on hand with
ITS men Oh Sept. 81, when Hon. John
Oberly comes.
Col. J.sB. D4nforth of the Rock Isl
aader, told the Greenbackers last night he
was no Democrat and did not intend to be.
The explanation was unnecessary. Every
badly knows he is anxious to have the Re-
publicans succeed.
The Republicans attempted to organ
ze Garfield club at Keller School House.
W ednesdsy night and failed. After
drumming the township for a week just
ten were present. This. for the Republic
can stronghold of Bowling. shows that the
old time enthusiasm is wanting.
Frank A. Bull. oldest son of Stephen
Bull, of the firm of j. I. Case & Co., is
to be married on Sept. 16. to Miss Belle
Jones. e beautiful and accomplished
young LADY, of Milwaukee. The couple
will 20 to housekeeping in Racine, in an
slegant mansion adjoining his fathers
residence, The friends Of the parties in
this city and Davenport will join with
The ARGUS in wishing the couple happy
future.
Gov, Cul om used some pretty strong
language against rebels, but the most pa
tent listener failed to hear a word in ex-
PLANTATION of that rebel whom he secured
an appointment for in the war department
in place of Capt Hamlin a brave Uuion
soldier. Hamlin a union soldier was
kicked out of the war department to make
room for rebel soldier. and this at the
and earnest rtdnest of Gov.
Cullom the valiant patriot who processes
10 love the union soldier.
- The railroad and warehouse comu.is
sion met at Springfield, Tuesday, 40 con
'ider railroad complsials a petition Of
he shippers along the line of the Rock
Island and Mercer oouoty road, asking
hat the road be changed from the fifth
yroup to the 6rst, 50 as to lessen the
ratio rate, was presented Testimony
vas received from each side, and it was
lecided to hold a m Getting at Rock Island
IN Ostober 7th to take further testimony
md examins the road. Peoria Freeman,
Gov. CulIom says that the Democra-
ic congress has done nothing since Il had
control. This statement may suit the rock
Dotted portion of the Republicans, but The
linking people can remember several
hings WHICH . Democratic congress has
lone, but for which tho panic of 1873
Fould still be hanging over as. 1t was a
Democratic congress: which remonetizsd
liver. and enabled Secretary Sherman to
esume specie payments, and if the Dem
cratic congress did nothing else, that
lone would compensate for the change.
sut it has done more than this-it has
educed the expenditures of the gos-
rument in Eve years over $780, |
90 1000 and thereby saved to the people |
hat amount: It has done more than this |
1T hes exposed the rottenness of Repub.
can administrations. unearthed whisky |
pgs. broken up corrupt Republican |