The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-16

the excitement was at its height. and the
crowd immense. After singing and sever
al prayers, they marched to A, A Fonts
saloon, followed by vast crowd of men
and boys, where they were received with
kindness. They asked Fouts to close and
quit the business, which he agreed to do
provided they would buy him out. This. it
was understood, they consented to do.
Then several hymns were sung. and nray-
ers offered up, but during this time John
Ramspott, the bartender, was dealing out
all kinds of drinks to a noisy crowd that
had taken possession of the doorwavs and
counter Two kegs of beer were sold while
the services continued. Many expressions
both for and against the movement were
to be heard among the vast crowd that had
assembled The bar tender said after the
services that financially the meeting was a
great success.
From here the ladies marched to A
Kleesper's saloon, and were met bv the
proprietor, who kindly rendered them the
use of the saloon to hold their devotional
exercises. He was asked to discontinue
the sale of spirtuous liquors, and close his
saloon, which he declined to do, unless thew
would buy him out, and no arrangement to
that effect was made. Singing and pray
ing was then commenced, but the immense
crowd became so noisy that the ladies were
forced out to the sidewalk. where the ser
vices continued for some time. When
this concluded, the hour being late, they
adjourned to the church, where further
clock, Monday afternoon, set to meet and
how 1IT 1
is expected from Louisville and New AL
bany. The movement has created great
excitement among all classes of citizens,
and its effect on the liquor traffic in this
city is yet to be told.
CINCINNATI, O., Feb. l4.-One hundred
and fifty postal cards were mailed through
the Covington, KY, Post Office to-day to
saloon-keepers, which read as follows:
| DEAR SIR: You requested an7 entreated to
abandon the sale of all Intoxicating liquors, for your
own welfare ana that OF humanity. remember
that iti degrading to yourself and spreads vice and
poverty among us. If not, we will unite pray
ers and visit you, and every saloon, in body. fer
vently preaching until our object is attained
| (signed) 1.-The ladies Committee ON Temper
| ance,"
1t is reported that the Covington ladies
will commence moving next Wednesday.
The sale of liquor is licensed in Coyington
by the city aud State.
| DUBUQUE, Ia, Feb. 1.-THE alleged
mail l-robber. Post, who was committed for
trial here recently, in default of bail, made
| good his escape last evening from the
County Jail, and has not been heard of
| since Post is described as being about 5
feet and incnes high, rather heshy, dark
hair cut short face smooth and flushed.
r L
from W. Il. Smith, the Adams Express
Agent at CRANKY City, on the Atlantic &
Pacific Railroad, says that he Smith was
knocked down, bound and gagged by sew
eral men, about ! clock yesterday morn
ling, while on his way frome his home
His kyes were taken from him, his office
broken open, and the safe rified OF $500
he had but few moments before received
a package from messenger on the train
that passed CRANKY City between II and
| clock, and had put it in his safe and
started for home, when he was attacked
The package contained $4,000, and was
sent from the office of the CRANKY Mining
Company in this city, to the CRANKY mines
to meet the current expenses. No clue is
had to the robbers. but it is supposed tha
they were the same men who robbed tn,
Iron Mountain train at Gad's Hill, as par
ties answering their description were seel
a few miles from CRANKY City in the earl,
part OF the week.
ATLANTA, Ga, Feb. l4.-At Rutlege
Ga, last night, n. NJ Wood poisoned thre
Of his children and then shot himself. Hi
wife had deserted him.
New York, Feb. l4.-Jesse R. Clarke
: aged Is, while playing with a pistol las
) evening, at his home No. Il Jones street
, shot dead Jesse Wick, aged Is.
CHICAGO, Feb 14-This afternoon
neighbor going to call at the house of Da
vid Thompson, corner TrumbulI street an
Bissell avenue, found the doors fastened
Mrs. Thompson was known to be con6ne
to bed. The callers was alarmed and pro
curing assistance forced their way into th
house, when Mr.. T. was found insensiblt
two of her four children dead and the otf
er two in an apparently dying condition
: Thompson was always away from home anc
: SO far, the cause of their sudden illness an
death is a mystery. 1t is thought tina
a neither the woman nor the surviving chi
dren can live.