The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-25
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

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and A. ID. Keller for coroner.
FRIDAY morning some parties chloro-
formed and robbed five men while asleep
in their state rooms on the steamer Belle
of Lacrosse.
Mr.. j. r. billiard, superintendent of
the Peoria & Rock Island Railway has
been at the Harper House for few days
He left for Peoria to-day.
Capt. Martindale, of the Western
Union Railroad, is the conductor of the
day passenger train north to Milwaukee
and Racine tomorrow leaving at $40 AM
Conductor Charley Peabody, of the
Western Union Railroad, runs the night
train to Milwaukee and Racine tonight,
leaving at 1000 o'clock. Pullman's Sleep
ers.
Conductor Van Nest, of the Peoria &
Rock Island Railway, runs a passenger
train from Peoria to this city and back ev-
cry day, except Sundays, arriving here at
1l40 A. NJ, and leaving at l.30 p. NJ.
Conductor Scotch, of the Peoria &
Rock Island Railway, runs a passenger
train from this city to Peoria and back ev-
cry day except Sundays, leaving here at
GO A. NJ, and returning at 625 Pm.
Conductor Chas. Finley has charge of
the night train over the G. r. |. & p. X.
R. tonight, going st,and leaving at 9:45;
and Conductor Oliver Fellows, over the
same road, east at S:l5 in the morning.
The crusaders in Moline tried to con-
Wet Aug. Herkert of selling drinks after
10 o'clock at night. 1t required Saturday
and Monday and the time of about fifty
men and women to prosecute and they
Jailed.
Two sneak thieves stole l25 feet-of
garden hose from Mr.. Joseph Rosenfeld,
on Saturday night. Policeman Rhine
hardt and Parkes got on their track gave
chase, recovered the bundle. but the men
got away.
Conductor Lew D. Cain, runs the
night train to St. Louis tonight, over the
Rockford, Rock Island Il St. Louis Rail
road leaving at 6. As and Conductor Fred
Leavitt the day train tomorrow, leaving
800 A. NJ.
The city council has let the job to
Fred Conway to grade the ferry landing
The ferry is permitted to land at Wash
ington street until the job shall be complet-
ed, according to contract. The job is CON
tracted to be done 10 two weeks,
"A fire occurred in the boiler room of
the Newcomb House over the river, last
evening. 1t was extinguished with the
private hose of the house. Damage about
$3.50. The water works probably saved the
house and perhaps the whole block.
"A great fire was in progress at Musca-
tine last night, and help was sent down
from Davenport. Chambers Brothers u
Go. s lumber mill and yard, Baker u Cos
boiler works, Kleintelder's foundry, and
other property, are involved in the ruin.
Mike Kane likes to see exaotness, and
he says the cellar door back of his store is
not left open nights, Though there is no
lock on til and he says there are no shut
tiers to the back window 1t was no diff
cult matter for boy to get into his store.
The story in last evenings ARGUS
about the trees dying around tie First
Ward school house from neglect is untrue.
The school board has had them watered
regularly during the drouth, and they are
doing as well as could be expected
UniOn
There was a great fire in South Bend,
Ind, Monday morning, destroying Stude
baker Brothers great wagon works. Two
thousand finished wagons were burned, to-
gether with great amount OF material,
tools, machinery, etc. Loss estimated at
100000. Insurance $4,000.
The Union, between it's hate of Capt.
Robinson and its desire to have the ferry land
at Washington street, hardly knows wheth-
err to laugh or cry over the fact that Eagle
street is to be improved and that the ques-
ton is thus settled that the permanent flu
turc landing is to be at Eagle street.
Andy Schaffer, colored man in the
the employ of MIR. Melchert, dairyman,
out on the Harrison street road back OF
Davenport, stole between $50 aan 800 from
his employer last week Thursday, came to
Davenport, bought new clothes, had a
good time, and was caught by Mr.. Martens,
chief of police, on the ferry boat, Sunday
afternoon, and taken to Jail. He had $2S.-
IS on his person, and confessed that he
stole the money and had spent the bal
ance. Sandy will be furnished residence
in Fort Madison.
The Moline crusaders made an effort,
on Monday, to convict Charlie Reese of
keeping open saloon after 10 clock. From
o'clock until the whole police force
worked hard to get jury of six disinter-
ested men; no man who was known to Wis
it saloons was allowed by the prosecution,
to sit on the jury, and by the defense no
one was allowed to serve on the jury who
had taken stock in the temperance asso-
citation. A jury of excellent men were at
last obtained and the trial lasted until 2
O'Clock this Tuesday morning, and re-
suited in verdict Of not gully The cru
saders were on hand In force and staid it
out. Some of their swearing was anus
ing and was fatty contradicted by the po-
lice aud by the most reputable citizens.
City Attorney Entrikin aud j. L. Brown
ing for the city, and 2. I. McElherne for
Reese.