The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-06-13
CITY.

CITY.
AT special election held at Camden on
the 7th inst, S. s. Hurlbut was elected
Justice of the Peace on the Democratic
ticket.
Next to q draft for large amount of
greenbacks from ones "affectionate aunt
a draught of sparkling soda from Speideps
fountain is most agreeable.
DRuRY township, by vote last Thursday,
changed her subscription of $l5,O 900 to the
Rockford, Rock Island L St. Louis railroad,
to be used in constructing said road from
Rock Island to Muscatine.
The Schuetzenvsrein and Turner societies
Of Rock Island and the MolineC oncordia went
over to Davenport yesterday, and assisted at
the opening of the new target grounds OF
the Davenport Schuetzenverein.
! THE LUMBER TRApE.-Accounts from up
the river indicate that the rafting season for
logs is about over. If this be true, prices
will doubtless advance ere long. Inc ih'i.
here still have a good supply OF logs Hhu
are running to their utmost capacity.
wv Oo1tvrE. who killed the half breed
.. u.scstiue several months since, was tried
las. week at that place. From the Courier
We learn that the jury failed to agree, and
stood eight for scquittal and four for finding
defendant guilty of man slaughter.
THIS weather has been predicted by sew
eral almanac prophets to last several weeks.
One of them says there will be heavy frost
on the 25th inst. 1t is to be hoped that the
days intervening will be warmer. Much
apprehension is had by many that this I'M
natural temperature will cause great SICK
ness hereabouts this summer. The ouly
evil results thus far are its effects on straw
berries and garden truck.
New PACKET.-We were to-day handed
circular of new accommodation packet
tue Moi . IOuict, Shii oAOpuCiu ShPtoid
and Geo. NJ. Conway Clerk, to run between
this city and Dubuque. 1t leaves Dubuque
daily excepting Sunday at A. NJ. Con-
Meeting at Savanna with trains on the Wes-
points below, leaving Savanna at ! ? o'clock
NJ. on the arrival of the lI:20 A. NJ train
from Rock Island, connecting at Dubuque
with packets for St. Psul.
STEAMBOAT EXCURSION ON THE 4TH OF
JULY.-We learn that some of the Sabbath
Schools of this city and Moline are making
arrangements to have al excursion to Gin
/ ton and back, on the approaching annivers'
airy of our National Independence. A frs,
arrangement made to secure safety and pleas
ure for both children and grown persons.
Baskets filed with the essentials of first
rate picnic will be numerous enough ,o
ballast the boat.
/ THE IsCENDIARIsM.-The burning of the
stone cutters house out on the bluff is ye-
enwrapped in mystery, no trace of the perpe
traitors can be found. A band of these
strange, twilight children of Ishmsei called
| Gypsies, have been camping theresbouts for
some time past, and as usual, when any dev
iltry is performed in the vicinity Of their
camp, it WAS laid TO them. Policeman Frank
/ Tompkins visited their camp and ordered
them TO leave. 1t WAS not the City Clerk
( that ordered them away as the Union has
it this morning. They moved across the
river yesterday.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SPECIAL MEET
ING.-The new Board of Supervisors met in
/ special session this afternoon and organized
The following are the members:
/ DEMOCRATS
r. NJ. Grenuel, Cordova; ". A Mar
shall, Canoe Creek; Ephrism Warren Ham 0
ton; James Dickson, Black Hawk; Levi;
Wilson, Coal Valley; J. W. Ballard, Anda
lusis; James Baker, Edgington; John Edg
ington, Buffalo Prairie; Silss Drury. Drury
g.
/ REPUBLICANS
George Allen, Coe; E. Il. Johnson, Por
Byron; L Z. Hemenwar, W. A. Harold
Moline; c. B. Knox, W. 4. johnson, RocE
Island; John Morris, Bowling; Ssmue
Wainwright, Zuma.-8.
. AS will be seen, the Democratic mem Der
are in the ma ority-by one. That ont
member is sufficient to give them the bal
} ance of power for the year 1870, which the,
will use IN retrenchment and economics
measures, and the relief of the people from
the burden of taxation. The new ma GRITTY art
sil good men and true republicans O
the County, have as much faith in them in
| dividuslly and apart from political feeling, IS
have the members of their own party.
The following are the members of the
committees and chairman of the new Board
Chairman, Capt. James ". Ballard, o.
Andslusia.
! Committee on + inance-L. Wilson, r. II
Grenell. L. E. Hemenway.
For Toson and To,rn 4ccountS-Wm 4
Harold, Wu. A. Johnson, John Morris
Equalizatian.-John Edgington, Johr
Morris, VIM. <. Harold.
Miscellaneous Claims-Silas Drury, E
Warren, Samuel Wainwright.
Poor and PoorHouse.-James Dickson, c
j, B. Knox, James Baker.
Roads and Bridges.-E. H. Johnston
VIM. a Johnston, Geo. Allen.
Abatements.-R' NJ. Grenell, Geo Allen
James Dickson.
!S,camp Lands.-E. H. Johnston, Sia
Drury, Vim. A Marshall.
Vans and Means. Samuel Wainwright
L. Z. Hemenwey, Z. Warren.
Public Expenditures Lewis Wilson, "
A. Harold, Z. Warren.
Jail and Jail accounts John Edgington
G B Knox. Jas. Baker.
CIRCUIT COURr.-The term of the Circuit
Court expired by limitation on Saturda,
night q, midnight. Up to that time the ar
gument in the. Ritchey Moir case was being