The evening Argus., 1868-12-03

down the wise business ideas ofthe financial
men ofRock Island, but was disappointed, as
Of course our readers will be this evening.
The managers will have to cut q cheese and
tap barrel Of lager before they will be able
to secure a quorum. We really hope they
wont make any more Gzzles. Il is a good
deal of trouble to send reporter there to
wait all the evening, and have nothing done
when he might be usefully employed in
other quarters. We wish the gentlemen who
call meetings would 20 to work and secure
quorum, or not call any more meetings, Il
don't argue well for the influence and ehcien'
cy Of the officers if they can't drum together
8 men out Of over 300 members
YouSG MBS's CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
The Y. NJ. {. A. held a business meeting at
their rooms over the post office, on WedheS'
day evening, whenthe following officers were
chosen
President-E W. Spencer.
Vice presidcnt-J. NJ. Buford, ;; /. lodges
Corresponding Secretary-Orrn non
Recording Secrctary--W, IT, u's.
io.rd ~, Nanayers-- Robert Ncrmllion, Ii II.
Mayo. Thos. Campbsll, T. H. hcI""' W l. Nh
gill James Warnock.
They also decided to hold their first pub
lic meeting on the 18th OF Dec, at the Sec.
oni Presbyterian church, aud the ministers
Of the various churches in this city were re-
ouested to hold no service on that evening.
The association is the fellow Of numerous
| other societies Of the same sort in this coun.
try mos, Of which have been instrumental
in doing good. The institution, if properly
| conducted, will have salutary influence on
| the morals Of the community and may be
| the medium of many charitable actions
There are numerous young men coming to
this region from the east, with q view Of set
Ting here, who are without money and with.
out friends Here is q wide field for the
"unco guid" to exercise their charitable in.
clinatons and to fulfill their professions. II
they are taken by the hand, encouraged and
assisted to situations, they may become use
ful and desirable citizens, and this we hold
to be the true province Of the association,
mainly to assist struggling aud trIendIess
Young men to an avenue Of obtaining the
| means to earn an honorable livelihood.
THE NORTHERN LINE BoATs.-The north
ern Line steamboat company own atpreseni
| I8 boats the names of which are as follows /:
Sucker State, Hawkeye State, Minnesota,
Dubuque Savanna, Davenport, Muscatine
New Boston, Keithsburg, Pembina, Reserve
| Canada, Jas Means, Bill Henderson, Charlie
Cheever, Little Giant, Petrol, and the Dan
Hine. These are to receive an addition IN
the form of two new lst class passenger
boats, which are now building at Pittsburgh
Pa. They are to be built after the patterr
of the Dubuque and are to be new in every
particular The machinery is TO be OF the
most approved aud modern sort, and th'
furniture arrangement Of cabins etc, vii
make them equal to the best boats which
float on the Mississippi. They propose run
ming daily line from St. Louis to St. Paul
one vessel leaving each point every day
The Sucker State, the Hawkeye State, Du
buque, Davenport, and the two new boats
which will be finished and brought rOun
/ in the spring, alternate with the Minnesota
the Reserve, Pembina, Muscatine and IA
wanna in this proposed route.
The New Boston and Keithsburg are t
alternate daily from this point to Ft. Mad
son.
The Jas. Means is to be placed upon tn
Minnesota river and the Charlie Cheever
to trade between St. Paul and the falls {
St. Croix.
f The company own, besides these boats, .
. barges and 7 lighters for the transportaho
of freight.
}, The Dubuque now lies at Fulton City, an
}. the Canada, Reserve, and Bill Henderso
). are on the ways at LeClaire.
n The Charlie Cheever is at Rockingham
the KeithSburg at Montrose and all the rel
except the Pembna and New Boston are {
{ st. Louis.
a These two alternate and run daily betwee
'EF E this city and Fl. Madison, and will run uni
prevented by the ice.
Is The Addie johnson the last of the Viii
T. Collar Line boats on the river left this poil
> Monday afternoon with load of freg
4 and passengers bound for St. Louis, and W
y run no more this season.