The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-03-14
Our St. Paul and St. Louis Pseke' LINZ "
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We have recently heard strong rumors
of fight somewhere, in "hicn s0"'eone was
hurt One of our exchanges, the Missouri
Dsmocyat. thrs relates the particulars;
I'M. nil late on Saturday evening did
:, become known to any bat q few persons
,bst there was a joint seriously loose in the
the relations of the Northera and North
western Union Packet Companies, both
doing business here as united line success
fully, and apparently cordially. for the past
two years. The Northern liner Dubuque
started for Dubuque at P. NJ according to
advertisement, and the other company's
steamer Northwestern was to leave this eve
ming, but Superintendent Abe McPise had
her started off in an irregular aud unex-
pected manner at PM, without freight and
assengers-destinatiou, the head Of naviga
ton. 1t is right to omit the rumors sAost
in regard to the causes of the rapture, and
briefly and impsrtially to state what appear
TO be facts.
A committee of each company have met
together frequently of late in the office of
the Northern line to fix salaries, appoint
agents, name rents of wharf boats, to agree
upon tariffs of rates for the year, and other
things. 1t is alleged that the documents
containing all these particulars, the result OF
four days work and conferences, were writ
ten ont, their language being perfectly sat
isfactory to all the parties, and that Cap
tains rhos. B. Rhodes and Thos. j. Buford
representing the Northern line, declined &c
sign them.
The last conference was participated in b.
! the two gentle men last named and Capt
3 Abe McPike, of the Northwestern Unior
Packet Company. Capt. Abe became some
what heated during the conversation, anC
the loudness with which he spoke, very nat
urally disturbed the business reyerIes OF the
worthy Secretary, MIR. Thomas IL. Griffith
who, feeling annoyed suddenly turned
looked at the oonferees, and remarked sol
3 emily, 81 wish you would go out OF this
q Office This was adding fuel the hre, and
. Capt Abe, supposing thatthe remark was
directed to him, walked as solemnly TO the
o door, turned about, and, with ill-concealed
emotion, said, II shall leave your ID
office, and never darken its door again.
D Hence the decision he quickly came to; snc
: thinking, perhaps, that when Monday NOR
ming came no load could be had fov th'
Northwestern at the Northern Line wharf
= boat, he sent her out that night as soon a.
r she could be got ready.
The only object in view in writing thu
above Ia to give our readers as succlnctl.
and truthtully as we can the situation
y affairs The future movements of the tw
packet lines will be published as they occur
K 1t is of course not possible to say whethe
!. there will be light or not. lfso, 1t will b
an active one, with low freights, low or n
passenger charges, and tricks that are no
r vain, among the agents and runners. A
conservators of the public harmony, how
- ever, it would please Us more TO know this
D. those well meaning and intelligent gentle
'. men who are at the head of the packet line
r have come together once more, aud arrlve
at proper understanding of their mutut
interests"
THE Northwestern arrived 81 this place
9 o'clock on last evening, and passed u
!, this morning, bound for the head OF navig
;. ton. She is under command of Capt. 7.
Davidson one of the most popular ar
- affable gentlemen we know Of. She arrive
here as she left St. Louis, without freight
passengers mot being allowed to take eithe
as she is running on the Dubuque's "time
Shei s therefore running for glory on tn
n trip.
of In regard to the condition of affairs b
9, tween the lines, we are able to state that
+ compromise has been effected we ha,
8 seen 40 official dispatch con frming Il
e statements in last evenings ARGUS, Il
~ terms being entirely satisfactory 10 Il
ST parties interested.