The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-04-12

ally, has resigned, aud returned home to
Gencsco.
Joseph II. Knox, lieutenant in one of
the companies OF the same regiment, has also
resigned and returned home.
PRor. WILDER will visit rs again III May,
when he will make thorough examination
Of our coal mucs, and afterwards give Us II
free lecture upon the noble science TO which
his life is devoted twill be rare treat to
our people, and one they will highly apprc.
ciate
IcE.--Mr Lambert, the agent for the old
Rock Island Ice company advcrtises has bust.
ness again in our columns. This is the Pic
nccr company, and we believe has always
given excellent satisfaction both as to the
quality Of the ice, and the manner it has
treated its patrons. Mr. Lambert has a very
superior quality Of ice for the coming sea-
son.
MOLINE ELECTIoN.--At the corporation
election, in Moline, ON Monday, the 18th inst,
the following gentlemen were elected, viz:
Trustces-Gcorge stephens, Levi c, Boy.
ington, Andrew Friberg, Charles Atkinson,
James G. Samson.
Polite Magstrate-Amos p, Babcock
| Trcasurcr-John VI. Could.
/ AsScssor--Jona. Huntington.
| Constable and Collcctor-Dan. W Gould
| Street Com'r-lIenry Mumm.
! RETURN THE SILK.--On the morning of the
late fire, when Mr.. $. b. Stoldarl, the thief
of the fire department, was hurrying to the
the fire, he met man between the church and
and the corner of Deer street, hurrying along
down the sidewalk, with Il bundle. The man
recognizing Mr.. Stoddard, said he had bun
die Of bonnet silks saved from the fire, and
asked what he should do with it, Mr.. Stod.
dard told him to take care of it for the owner.
The bundle belonged to Miss Jennings, and
has not yet been returned to her. Ii it is left
at Mr.. Turner's shoe store NJ questions will
be asked \ word to the wise is sufficient.
llENCEFoRTu, the Teachers Institute. Of
Rock Island county, may be regarded as one
Of our permanent institutions. The late ses-
sion has been Il decided sue ,csS and its fu.
turc ones we doubt not will be still more inte-
resting. The tax upon some Of the
young gentlemen, especially upon Mr. c.
NJ. Hardy, our county commissioner, has been
pretty heavy. But men Of property, whose
duty i. clearly is to aid IN educating the
youth OF the country, cannot render more cf-
ticicnt and shan in contributing TO the support
Of these schools tinstitutes) for the improve
ment Of teachers. We doubt not that, in fu.
turc, our people will feel a pride in sustaining
, these semi annual gatherings of the teachers
OF our county and in contributing to the dig
nifty, Importance and usefulness Of the associ-
alton.
The LAST lecture Of the course, before the
Teachers Institute, was delivered on Friday
evening by the Rev. Mr.. Oxnard of Moline.
The evening was dark and rainy, and we re-
GREETED, not only for the speakers sake,
but for our citizens, that they were not pres
ent in greater numbers. The methodist
church was pretty well filed but a much lar.
ger audience would have been present if the
weather had been pleasant.
The subject was the catacombs Of Rome,
or the resting place of the early christians.
The lecture was eloquent, instructive, and de-
livered in unexccptonable style. His com.
PARSONS between christian and pagan Rome;
his alusionS to the millions of martyrs for
the christian faith his minute description of
the place where their ashes repose his trb-
ute to the new civilization created by the
church, and the creation and encouragement Of
art and science under its benign protection
and his acknowledge of the debt we owe to
the early martyrs. We're truthful, and afec.
ting.
The lecture was mixed with none of the
cant or bigotry of party Or sect, and with the
exception Of a slight and passing allusion,
land that not necessary to the illustration
of his subject we could not have decided
whether he was catholic or protestant.
His closing illusions to our bel, we'd coun-
try, and the great work we have before US in
preserving, defending and perpetuating civil
and religious liberty, was appropriate and
unexceptonabIe We liked the lecture, and
the pleasant and effective manner of its de-
livery