The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-11-23

DETERMINED TO GET IN DEBr.-lf there
is any one idea that is uppermost in the
mind of radical, it is to contrive some way
to spend the peoples money and keep them
in debt. Last spring the people of this
township very foolishly voted debt of
100000 upon themselves to aid in con
strueting the new Peoria railroad but for
tunately they voted it on condition that the
road shall be built via. Moline. We do not
suppose that any reasonably intelligent man
ever expected the road would be built on
that route, and if not, of course the sub.
scrption was null and void. This was the
only consideration that reconciled US to the
result of the vote, for we believe that the
only way this road should or will come into
town is by way of Coal Valley and Cam
den and thus the voting of stock via. Moline
efiectually prevented the people from get
ting in debt. We have, on principle, con.
tinually opposed, and shall always oppose
the voting of such debts upon the public,
no matter which way it is proposed to build
the road. But We notice that the Union,
this morning, seems to be under the impress
sion that if the road comes in via. Coal Val.
ley and Camden, that then, in that case, the
money can be used to aid the Sterling road.
This is an error. 1t can be used for no road
but the Peoria, and not for that unless 1t
shall be built via. Moline. Large numbers
of people who voted for the debt were sorry
for it in a week afterwards, and wished they
had voted against it. But no bonds have
been issued yet, and none will be, on the
plan proposed by the UniOn-if we are for
tunate enough to keep in office our present
supervisors or others who understand this
question as well as they do.
GRIM. CoY.-Detective MitsCh, on Satur.
day last, observed three suspicious looking
characters acting in manner to indicate
that something, which they would have con-
cealed, was on foot, and followed them for
some time. Meeting Officer Woods, and
desiring to attend to some other business, he
gave over the business of watching them to
him. They we're two men and woman
ono the men walking with the woman
and the other lettering behind. They were
tracked to a stable in the lower part Of
town where the object of their maueuveriug
was soon apparent. The woman and one
man entered the stable while the other stood
on the lookout. Officer Woods got around
and ensconced himself back Of the stable,
and saw that the woman submitted herself
to the criminal embraces of each alternate.
ly, while the other remained on the watch.
In this rather embarrassing situation he ar
rested the trio, and marched two of them off
to jail. One of the men took leg bail, and
was soon out of sight. After the first two
had been deposited in jail, Mitsch and
Woods set out in pursuit of the other, and
found him on the ferry.laDding, waiting for
the boat. He was arrested and brought
back. These "ba5es Of the woods were all
brought before Esq, Highly and fined 800
each, and costs, amounting to $25. They
were sent to jail for twenty-five days. The
men gave the names of John II. Rogers and
VIM. Cook, and the female called herself
Annie More. They hail from over the riv'
err. The men had in their possession load
ed dice and other paraphernalia of vagrancy
Miss More said that she had never been ar
rested but once before, and that was over
the river. They were rare company alto
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