The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-21
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NO police cases to-day.
Rain, o Rain! Massa Jesus.
Ut is Capt Martindale's night in, to-
night.
The terrible hot and dry weather con-
tinues.
z-Charley Van Duyn is 10 town, stopping
at the Harper House.
The black and gold front at the Har-
per House will be quite attractive.
-Hy West was once Captain Of the
steamer Tishimingo How are you Gap
ting" West.
"A boy aged l6, was drowned while
bathing 10 the Mississippi near Linwood,
on Thursday.
The Princeton Republic has at last
found voice. II is for Henderson -
Rock Island Union.
Spencer E& Noftskers team took
a lively turn around town this forenoon,
and capsized in Eagle street near Illinois.
"A fine dramatic entertainment takes
place at Burtis Opera House. this evening,
for the benefit OF Mercy Hospital. Evadpe
and the farce of Box and Cox.
Everybody says that Fred Conway
made a liberal offer for the work to be
done at the ferry landing and that the
council should have given him the job.
Berry Sargent father of William and
Henry Is. Sargent, now in Jail at Chicago
for robbing the Post Off &c at Princevile,
is, it is said, now insane, driven to mad
ness by the crimes OF his SONS.
Forest fires, in Michigan, are raging
along the Jackson, Lansing 4 Saginaw
Railroad to an alarming extent. At Deep
River two dwellings have been destroyed,
and the whole village threatened. Heavy
fires are reported near Sandish.
The farmers of Morgan county held
a big picnic at Hobsons Grove west Of
Jacksonville, on Tuesday. In addition
to good social time aud sumptuous din
ner, addresses were made by Professor
Turner and others.
Judge Wilcox having resigned the Of
fee of circuit judge in the Elgin district
there is lively scramble for the place.
AS things now look Botsford will be the
farmers candidate, Wilson the Republican
candidate, and Blatherskite +. Parks will
run on his own hook.
There was disastrous fire in Joliet
Tuesday afternoon destroying the Robert.
son House, worth $4,000 1t originated
in the Atkinson House. At one time it
was thought that the court house would be
destroyed. Total loss 100000. Insur-
ance 100000.
Spencer Wright, an employee at Blu
ford's pillow works, sawed out the knuckles
of the second, third and fourth fingers Of
his right hand, by an accident on Thurs.
day morning. DrCraig dressed the hand,
and may possibly save the fingers, but
they will be stiff, of course.
1t was generally expected that Bowen
the proprietor of the New York Independ
emit. would have story to tel! in connec-
ton with the scandalous controversy that
would support the charges against Beech
er. Instead of that he published an edi.
torial showing that Beecher had cleared
himself of all blame. He has gone to Eu.
rope.
The enemies of Mr.. Hawley took the
risk of losing the representative at
Rock Island to beat him. They prom
]ed the business men and laborers of Rock
Island and Moline that Lynde should be
nominated if he carried the county. If it
turns out that they took a bigger contract
than they can fulfill, let them take the re-
sponsibiity of their rule or ruin" policy
on their own heads. Davenport Gazette.
The new Constitution recently drafted
by the convention called for that purpose
in Ohio was submitted to vote of the peo.
pie, and the returns thus far received in
dictate that it was rejected by small ma
jority. Besides the main instrument, three
propositions were submitted to be voted on
separately, The objec, Of thi, plan being, of
course, to allow an opportunity of reject
ing them without endangering the whole
work OF the Constitution. These three
propositions related to minority represen-
tation, the granting of RAILROAD. aid bonds
by local governments, and the licensing of
the liquor traffic. 1t is condition to the
approval Of the separate propositions that
the Constitution shall be adopted. TO
vote tor any one of them. therefore, aud
against the Constitution, is selfstultitica-
ton; yet it appears that this was exactly
the course that recommended itself to the
intelligent freemen of the back counties.
SO the license proposition is carried by a
very big majority, and the Constitution is
probably defeated. The fate Of the Con
stitution will be generally regretted by
thoughtful men in OHIO Chicago Tri
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