The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-08-11

the case, he would be reFeant to his duty
if he failed to remove nem-no matter
what may be their social personal or pOlit-
ical standing or inAuene. Such things,
we hardly think, infuere Bailey Daven-
port. He holds to pretty rigid views as
to the duty of public servants, and if the
people had had more sph men as Bailey
Davenport in the pubic service they
would be much better of to-day The
public service never vii be in healthy
condition till men hold g to his fixed and
unalterable notions of economy and duty
are called to and continued in the public
service.
The Bloomington xeursionists,
We have received bloomington paper
containing two colunl account of the
late excursion, from wi n we clip the fol
lowing;
The It'll and Srh Of August are days
which will long be remembered by party
of one hundred and fir, who constituted
/ the excursion to Rock Stand AT the de-
| pot a brass band was dscoursing excellent
music; anu tic ooolillh u oaniioli 'ose1li-
ct WIN Ihe idrse AS ulpAase Vi peoPle
eohNihGeu Us tilat We 'ole neaiuy WEI
come numerous caiii1ses Wele III a'teiiu
Hhee' Wtich conveyed nc cAeurS''Ui''S u
the
hANrhN a',oH,
a magnificent tive-st0r. brick, erected by
Ben Harper, wealth and public spirited
citizen ct Rock Island. We think without
exception this Is the br,t hotel IN the west
outside of Chicago Is elegantly fur
nished throughout. win good clean bed.
and tablespread VIII everything tn,
most dainty person coyd desire, The su
perintendent, Ma. W. Z. NOulton. Is MAJ
Of pleasing manners, and was assidu0us il
. responding to the various wants of TN
numerous guests. " cheerfully recon-
mend the Harper House as in every wa,
tirst-class in all Its appointments, and
good place 20 stop at
Aiter plrtaAlhg Oh aihagilllGeht supper
r lle ulsplds "a HdteI SlIAS t'oh place .
tue plincipai s1ieeI, I'VE Streams , VET
'i,"""' S.''1 -. ~; iu'iut ~ Gu le.
ap1Ne ''e His'ioS ui'diuss' Sul o''
la'iieIs were qeisil'eo WIN what 1lieS saw
; ana expressed theihSe eyes ready To Dult
Na'tI "'iNs III l,.',in ''''i' as soo'l as
coulu pc uGiloliS'ia'eo 'i'"I " supply
"IreI was ne. ileie -.
pu.ins tiiJ o. eI'iIs ialHe nulipel
1 rel and nrnved tbemst .-aS ~ he snc;aI an
e entertaining.
e After good nigh, rest and heart
breakfast. the excursi nists were all pr
vided with carriages I use as they please
" The attractions were the CITY generally. II
;, Island. Davenport and Moline, Natur
j. and artificial ADVANTAGES which Rock |,
and possess are enoru ,us. and uneouall,
nv few cities ON the g ntinent The gre
20 Nlississippi and lis ravigable trihutari
n furnish facilities for sbinment witho
N breaking bulk. and he- numerous railroa
diverginp in every direction all f,reshad,
a great and prosperous civ
III TIT " arr. ,vont-s
~ III O.
IN "l'ich are Id auccessIu operation are gu
10 'uflos''y- Ihilie',e machinery WI
oiueIouS pun l9' 90 me WORK Ihey
IL log1'II oesiue tLie river a large ci'te'
IS tb inc pIon 'G Maeet :7,d tn nGo 90
n have proved successful and having ipve
IT, ment. Numerous fountains adorn /
ry front yards, and the streets are at
Al, umeS kept well sprmkled. These wa
WorkS are OF the Holy system and are
nv lsiactory III every particular.
THE STREETS
n are nearly all in the bus;noss mart IF
lily CITY macadamized and ave ,vi6a and u
or graded The residence norton Is ba
mt somely adorned with trees and the WI
/, are tastilv laid out and ornamenteJ
Ut manufacturing facilities are varied and
ed tensive. and are being deyeIoned with or
0p rapiditv. The scenery here nrasan,ed
II magnificent in the extreme II docs
l.; consist in lofty barren neaks and lao,
MS rocks abrupt. over HANGING ledges az,
he CULTS and caves at which the mind i 81
lie with wonder and awe. and tires in
,a- struggle to comprehend the grandeur
creation. The Bluffs rise with n ronna
slope. hills. valleys ravines woodiaT
au- prairies, lakes. rivers. marks, br;dgaS
10 ries, beautiful drives. steamboats, Ash;
ere hunting and BATHING furnish a baon+r
r,, attraction at once Fascinating and Meas
~ Aftor GOOD oooo,,,4 r j.
lty s. ACCOUNT vi 'i'c'l Nlsi
On Rock Island Arsenal, Moline and Day
port, the article closes with the fOllowi
Time will only admit of , cI,noo ..
5h- various ATTRACTIONS ,rosontoJ. -