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The daily Argus., 1875-08-19
Taking Bail.

1t has been the practice of police Off
GERS, when persons are arrested for viola
ton Of law. to take security for their APP
pearance at trial, and criminals give off,
GERS no little annoyance and trouble by
sending them or taking them here and
there to find bail. All that thing had
best be stopped, No police officer, con
stable or sheriff has any right to take bail.
They are not judicial officers The fixing
of bail is a judicial act, and can only be
done by court having jurisdiction of
the offense or crime. 1t is the business Of
policemen, constables, sheriffs, or any off
cial or other person making an arrest tC
take their prisoner to Jail and lock him
up. They are not erIand boys who can bt
sent here and there hunting bail They
have no right to take bail at all, i'll any
case Let them lock up the ruffians whom
they arrest and let the law take its course
The daily Argus., 1875-08-19
Personal.

Mr.. W. Spiers, general freight agent Of
tie T., ?. & W. r. R., is at the Harper
House.
Also Mr.. Fl. L. Smith, h,of Quincy travel
ing agent of the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas R. r.
Also Mr.. H. f. Laing, agent of the T.,
7. 4 W., and the low priced Eastern
tickets
Also MIR. John Davis, of Chicago, a large
contractor for steam fitting and plumbing.
MIR. Davis put in the boilers and ali the
steam and water fixtures at the Harper
House, and we hear that he is to put in
the boilers and do the plumbing for Rob-
insons new block
Mrs. Henry Schuitger left last evening for
Washington on visit of few weeks to
her sister, Mrs. Willie A. Leonard. And
little Willie, son of Mrs Leonard, who
has been spending the summer here, with
his grandfather, Mr.. Godfrey Kane, went
along and will remain with bis mother.
Mr., S. Heagy, of Hampton, member Of
the largest coal mining firm in this county,
was in town to-day
Mr.. Taylor Williams. of Sterling, exten
sive coal operator at Rapids City, was al
the Harper House last evening.
Mr.. Burnett, road master, C. R. |. & P
L. R.; DR.. G. A. David, .of Sheridan, III.
geo. Drake, city marshal, of Sterling; J
E. Lafferty, large lumber dealer al
Alexis, are among he arrivals at the Bel
lows House to-day,
Benj WEi,sitt, John Whitsitt, Andrew
Guthrie, Chas kiusey and Warner knsey
of Preemp:ion; James Mcconnell, of Bow
ling; John Young and Felix Leeds, O
Edgington, and John Warnock ard fami
ly, Of Rural, are among those registered al
the Taylor House.
The daily Argus., 1875-08-19
Who Will Succumb?

1t has become serious question whcth-
er our police force shall be beaten and
kicked around and cowed into silence and
inaction, or whether the police will club
the roughs of this city into submission TO
law. One or the other Of these alterna-
tives will soon take place. Marshal Halves
says he ''hates to strike a man with his
club" Very well-then let him and his
force be kicked into silence by the roughs,
or let US have marshal who don't hate
to strike a rough anywhere he can hit him.
The people are ready and willing to sus.
tain Marshal Hawes and his force, if they
will show some spirit and nerve on the
rowdies who are overrunning the town.
Let them stop the silly practice of firing
pistols after runaway roughs. They Shave
no right to do that Pistols were not fur
nished policemen to hunt down men with
as they would hunt dogs. They were giver
them to use only in selfdefence, Any
other use of them is Illegal, If prisoner
resists they have right to use their clubs
and if the officers life is in danger he ha!
then right to use his pistol. He has ;
right to keep his prisoner when he has go
his hands on him, at all hazards. But h,
has no right to shoot at him when he il
away, either before he gets him or aftel
he gets out of his hands.
Let Marshal sHawes and his men hay,
no fear of using their clubs too heavily Of
men who resist them. Let them go aheat
and make themselves felt, iu that respect
or they will be kicked into silence by tn
rowdies who resist them. The people de
mand that the roughs shall be subdue,
and kept in subsection. And they will de
mand police force that can do it,
The daily Argus., 1875-08-19
Silk, Lisle Thread, and Merino Under
wear, and all kinds of Ght's Furnishing
Goods in endless varistyfat Loeb's.
OBITUARY,
Mrs. Catharine Hoover,

On the evening of Wednesday, August
1lth, as Mr.. Elijah Hoover, of this city,
with his wife and others were returning
from Barnum's Hippodrome, in a two
seated wagon, sudden start of his horses
tipped the back seat over and threw Mrs
Hoover to the ground The fall paralyzed
her limbs and fractured her skull, al
though she retained full use of her men
tai faculties to the last, Medical aid
was promptly summoned, but the injuries
were such as to defy human skill, and she
died at II o'clock on Tuesday night, the
l7th.
| Mrs. Hoover was a daughter Of Mr.
John Silvis Of Hampton township, and
sister of Sharp Silvis, Esq, deputy sheriff
She was born in Crawford county, Penn,
April "a, 1926, and was married July, l
lS43. In 1854 Mr. and Mrs Hoover re-
moved to Rock Island county, near Car
bon Cliff, where they lived until 1878, when
they came to this city The deceased was
a woman of rare qualities, beloved by all
who knew her, and will be especially miss,
ed by her husband, who is left without
child and without kin nearer than Penn
sylvania.
The funeral took place this Thursday
!, forenoon from her late residence on Ex
change street, proceeding thence to Chip
piannock Cemetery.
On Monday, Mrs. Hoover was though
to be better, and her brother, Deput,
Sheriff Silvis, started for the upper end o
the county to serve some legal papers
papers. Sheriff Hresing telegraphei t
f four different points, for him, immediatel
after her death, and he reached here il
time for the funeral.
Brookviile, Pa, papers please notice.
The daily Argus., 1875-08-19
JEFF Davis.

From the Chicago Inter-OeeaR, 18th,
During the past four days the Inter-
Ocean has received large number of let
ters relative to the proposed address by
Jeff Davis, at the Winnebago county fair.
y At least dozen Of these letters
were from soldiers who solemnly declared
that if Mr.. Dayis attempted to deliver his
address they would either kill him or de-
wise some means by which to make the at
tempt failure The Inter Ocean :
can appreciate the patriotism of those
who are still determined that loyalty shall
outrank treason.
From the Chicago Tribune. 18Th.
It may not be worth while to speculate
upon what Jeff Davis would have said if
he had Oeen allowed to speak in Winnie
bago county; but, as an item of current in,
terest, we may notice prediction of the
Memphis Audldnche made before the ac
ceptance of Davis was rescinded. 1t is tt
the effect that Davis is prepared to accept
the issues of the war as forever settled
and that he accepted the invitation of The
Winnebago County Association expressly
for the purpose of making grand recon
ciliation- speech. He did make an utter
ance of this kind in Texas not long ago
though not so distinctly and unreservedl
as he would doubtless have made at Rock
ford; and the people of the North wer
then much gratifed by his words.
The daily Argus., 1875-08-19
Trying to Find q Purchaser.

The agent of the German bondholders
in the Rockford railroad swindle is trying
to find somebody to take bis elephant off
his hands, and the Gazette says he had a
conference, yesterday, at the Burtis House,
with the following persons: -.
Rock Island. Capt. T. j. Robinson, j.
H. Wilson, Ed. Burial, Sweeney & Jack
son, Peter Fries, Fred Weyerhauser, Mr..
Negus, Hon. J. B. Hawey.
Sterling. Taylor Williams.
Moline. Deere, S. II. Velie.
Davenport Michael Donahue, +. II.
Hancock. Thomas Scott, Robert Krause
Lorenzo Schricker.
The object of the gathering, or rather Of
the agent was to organize a company com
posed Of the leading capitalists and bust
ness men of this section to take the Rock
ford R. |. 4 St.L. railroad from the hand.
of the bondholders and operate it. The
agent made proposition, and then thu
meeting made one which was approved
by the agent, and he will leave soon foI
Frankfort (Germany,) at which city
meeting of the German bondholders vii
be held on the 18th of September, ant
the proposition be considered. If ap
proved the company will then probably b
organized. Messrs. Schricker, L. j. Rob
inson and S. II. Viele, were appointed
committee to prepare articles of incorpora
ton, 50 that, in case their prop, sition sha
be accepted, the organization can be mad
at once.
The daily Argus., 1875-08-19
The Wharfage;ouestiou.

The piratical Davidson never made
worse mistake than when he commenced
quarrel with every town on the Missis-
sippi river on the wharfage question. The
result is large withdrawal. of business
from the Keokuk- Northern Line, transfer
ring it to the Diamond 10, and other
boats. The people of every town feel out
ragged at the course of Davidson and his
gang.
At meeting of the city council of Dav-
export, last evening, City Attorney Mar
tin read report on the legal aspects of
the claim of the Northwestern Packet
company to the sum of 1895 for wharfage
for the years 1870, II and '72, paid, as al
legged. under protest The report was
lengthy and evidently exhaustive, review
ing the basis of the plaintiff right of ac-
ton iSecs. 8 and 10 of Art, of the con-
stitution of the United States, which pro-
vides the congress shall have power
to regulate commerce with foreign nations
and among the several states" and that
mo state shall, without the consent o:
congress, lay any duty of tonnage the
city ordinance providing for the collection
of steamboat wharfage of 50 for every
"a hours or less at the levee, the charter
of the city with authority for improvement
and preservation of the navigation of the
Mississippi river, to erect, repair and reg
ulate public wharves and docks, and pri
vate wharves, anu rates of wharfage there
at, and the various decisions of the u S
courts on the wharfage question. HI
|, finds that the question decided by the court
in the St Paul and the New wOrleans cases. re
lied upon by the plaintiff, has but slight bear
ing upon the question that would arise un
der the Davenport ordinance. The repor
concludes as follows:
In fact Mr.. Justice Miller, in deliverin,
the opinion in case of Cannon vs. City 0
New Orleans, foreshadows the result O
the question as it would present itseE un
der the ordinance of this city, under whc
the money claimed by the Packet Com
pany was collected, for the fee whic
this ordinance authorized the city t
charge is not in the nature of privileg
for landing nor in the nature of tonnag
duty, but it is in the nature of compenss
o tion for the use of landing constructe
and kept in repair at the expense of tn
! city.
: The point,as thus presented, ,unques
j. ably comes within the power which Nj
Justice Miller in the New Orleans cas-
says municipal corporation may exercise
and under the decisions of the courts {
they now exist feel justified in concluC
). ing that the city is not legally liable ft
: the money claimed, and that the san
i should not be paid,
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NOTES HERE AND THERE
-Burglaries are frequent in Davenpol

-Burglaries are frequent in Davenport
The masons commenced laying brick
on Judge Robinson's block, corner of
Washington and Illinois streets yesterday.
"A little daughter Of Mr.. Smith, the
drowned there on Monday. She was
playing in skiff tied to the shore, and fell
out on the riverside. The body was re-
covered shortly after.
Mr.. VIM. E. Brooks. (presldent of
our Old Settlers Society with his wife,
has gone to visit the scenes of his child
hood in Coos county, New Hampshire. He
left his native place, away up in the up
per valley of the Connecticutriver, 40 years
ago.
The zinc cornices for the Rock Island
House and Bengstons block will make a
fine appearance and render the buildings
safer from fire than wooden corniccs.
Bengston's was made in Chicago. That
for the original contract for the Rock ISL
and House was made in Clinton, Iowa.
That for the addition between the wood
part of the old house and Bamberger e
store was made by Spencer l. Noftsker, Of
this city.
IS. D. Smith, of Green River, ILL.,, was
robbed of $50 by couple of thieves on
Front street, Davenport, on Wednesday
They were seen to put Smith in his wagon
while he was dead drunk, and then leave
him, one of them with pocket book ir
his hand. He was found asleep by officer
kessler. Two sharps, named James Nor
ris and Charles Johns, were arrested by
Constable Seims. but were not held fol
want of evidence. Chief Martens orderel
them to leave the city, and they obeyed
On Sunday last Mr. Robert Sloan
living about four miles north of New Bos
ton, Mercer county, committed suicide, b,
J taking strychnine. No cause for the rash
act is assigned Mr.. Sloan Fwas about g.
years Of age, and was yell known throug
out the county, being one of the ''Old Set
: tiers" He was in good circumstances, ant
was highly respected by all who knew him
On Saturday he was in New Boston, bu
nothing unusual was noticed in his ap
? pearance.
+ Tuesday morning about 9 O'Clock
while Mr. Henderson and his hands wer
engaged threshing on farm rented b.
him of Mr., A. Friedy, in Buffalo town
! ship, Scott county, Iowa, some of the stra,
D caught around the tumblIng rod, and too
e fire from friction, burning the threshin
o machine and about $50 bushels of whea
The machine belonged to Messrs. Conkli
4 and Schadie, neighbOrs, farmers, and wa
g borrowed by Mr. Henderson, whose los
is quite heavy for him-that is if he WI
T. be obliged to replace the thresher
:. Last evening about FIVE O'Clock,
e horse, attached to light wagon, becan
:; frightened at the cars on East Eagle stree
S and started toward Market Square on
l. dead run. Andrew Nelson, the drive
II was unable to manage the animal, and vi
e thrown out upon the ground in front of Il
public we'll, the horse running down We
Eagle street. Nelson rolled over, got l
and ran down East Eagle street, not a
W pearing much hurt, though good de
j." unused up" The horse brought ,
10 against the Gas works on West Eag
a. street, with shockingly wrecked wagon
The daily Argus., 1875-08-19

Special meeting of the council tonight
at 7:30
Esq. Swander has taken advantage OF
the low rate of fare east and will visit his
native hills in Pennsylvania.
Louisa Green, eldest daughter of Henry
Green deceased, took out letters OF
administration on her fathers estate yes
terday.
A large number of men are thrown out
of employ by the stoppage at Keators
mill. 1t is hoped the suspension of opera
tions will only temporary.
c. 0. Mason is using his best endeavors
to get the water main question adopted by
the council We wish him success and are
satisfied that every good citizen does like
wise.
A new insurance firm has been formed
consisting of Luke +. Hemenway Esq. and
his sonC. f. Hemenway. The new firm
will represent some of the oldest and hest
companies, and having an extensive ac-
quaintance will no doubt get large share
| of patronage.
| The Arsenal authorizes have commenced
the removal OF the bulk head in the mil
pond, and we shall soon have smooth
unrippled sheet of water from Guild's
point to u point opposite the mouth o.
Duck Greek, the finest place for boatin
practice on the river.
A regular communication of Dori
Lodge No. 3l9, A. f. and A. NJ. will b.
held tonight at 1880 o'clock, at the nev
masonic hall over the Post Office A full
attendance of members is requested ant
visiting brethren cordially invited.
By order of the W. NJ.
c. A. BARNARD, Secretary.
It is really gratifying to note HOY
rapidly the new sidewalks appear. W
have long felt their need. and the promp
manner in which some of our citizens com
ply with the new law, betokens a lively in
terest in the welfare of the community. |
is hoped that the work will continue with
out interruption. and all the walks be lai
before winter sets in OF course ther
will be some grum blerss s5but inasmuch a
the bulk of the commphity favor the ne7
ordinances, the old fogies and faded light
will haye to stand aside for once at least.
Children's and dBoys' Linen White an
Fancy MarseilleS eSSuits, the nobbiest style
m town, at Loeps.
The daily Argus., 1875-08-19

The article in the Union, entitled "A
Big Head Company" is piece Of imper-
tinence. Neither the business men nor
the Union are responsible for the manage
ment of the L. S. Express Co..
1t is the duty of the company to trans
act its business safely and no outsider can
Judge of what course the company should
pursue in any given case. What would
be said of set Of men or of newspaper
that should insist on one of our banks dis
charging teller, or book keeper or mes
senger and appointing some one else? i
would be regarded as all insufferablt
peice of impudence.
The daily Argus., 1875-08-19

Now is the time to be prepared for
coughs, colds and many affections of the
lungs SO common during the present
cbangabe weather. There is no surer or
effcacious remedy than Mastas Pulmonic
Balsom. 1t is prepared by the we'll known
DR.. Masta Of Lowell, Mass, who has used
it for years in his extensive practice. 1t
is prepared under the Doctors personal
supervision from vegetable balsams and
the medicinal properties of roots and
herbs, containing no minerals or poisonous
drugs. 1t can be taken with perfect safe.
ty at all times. It should be kept il
every family. For sale by all leading
druggists in Rock Island,
The daily Argus., 1875-08-19
POLICE COURT.
Before reE.c.cropper.,--Polic Magistrat,

Yesterday afternoon the city marshal
Brookman's saloon, corner of Canal and
Pike streets, and taking posse of the po-
lice force with him he proceeded to the
place. They found gang of the young
roughs of our city, whose names are famil-
lar in the police court reports, throwing
chairs, breaking tables, bottles, glasses, and
turning the faucet of the beer keg on and
not allowing Mr.. Brookman to turn it off.
When the officers attempted to arrest them
they resisted aud the officers were COM
PEELED to use force They at last succeed
| ed in arresting the ring leader of the par
ty, Lawrence Foley, drunken young row.
dy vino is on the rapid road to ruin, and
a boy named John Casson. They were
! locked up but not before both had given
the officers considerable trouble. This
morning Foley was fined $50 and costs for
the riot at Brookman's and $50 and costs
for resisting an officer. He had no money
and was sent to Jail. Casson was only
fined IS and costs, this being the first timt
ne had been arrested, Having no money
he was committed to Jail.
The magistrate gave him some very gooC
advice, which he will do we'll to heed be
tore ne gets OLD In CRIME, as he Is on tht
road to ruin if he continues his presen
habits and associates.
Among those who escaped were: ALFRED
Coyne and Frank Slater, but in the even
ing the former was arrested by policeman
Ohrt and taken as far as the door of the Jail
when he tripped the officer against tn
gate and escaped. and has not been seel
since.
, Last night Policemen Feeley and Rine
hart took Frank Thornton and jaime
Mauker to Jail on charge of being tw
Of the gang who assaulted Mr.. John Oi
ferman and his son, on Sunday the st
/ inst. They were each held in SiOO bond
!. for their appearance before the magistrat
for examination. when the prosecutio
, shall be ready for trial Nike Kane sigr
ed Thornton's bond, and Markers fathe
: signed his sons bond.
The daily Argus., 1875-08-19
Recovered his Watch.

On the 10th inst when b arnums show
was in Davenport, gold watch and chain
we're taken from the pocket of Mr.. Fran
els Ochs, while standing in front of the
First National Bank, in that city, watch
ing the procession pass-an account Of
which was given in THE ARGUS at the
time. Mr., Ochs gave up all hopes of ever
seeing his watch again.
On Friday, the 18th, notice appeared
in THE ARGUS as follows:
FoUND.-A gold watch and chain. The owner
can have the same by calling on Edward Connoll y
at new round house. proving property and paying
charges.
Turnkey Herkert saw the notice, and he
Immediately went to Davenport and pro,
cured description Of the watch and chain,
and then going to the residence of Mr.
Connelly,on Tuesday, gave description Of
the watch stolen from Mr.. Ochs, which
answered to that of the one found, anC
giving Mr.. G. suitable reward, Herker
took the watch to Davenport and handeC
Mr. Ochs his time-keeper, greatly to his as
constituent. Mr.. Ochs gave Mr.. Herker
S25 for his trouble. besides his man
thanks for his watchfulness and efforts il
returning the property.
The way the watch came in possessio
p of Mr. Connolly is this: On the 18th hi
little son while playing around St. Jc
seph's church, in company with sever;
z other children, dropped some ofh play
things under the sidewalk, and in search
ing for them he found paper package
:. aud on opening it found the watch an
chain! 1t was probably left there b
the thief whe stole It.
The daily Argus., 1875-08-19

'Arnica Montana or Mountain Arnica,
know also as ',Leopards Bane, and in
some parts of Europe as Mountain To
bacco," contains peculiarly searching
Volatile Oil, an aromatic gum or resin Of
extraordinary healing properties, and a
rare alkaloid, unlike any other known to
chemistry, which has an immediate and
most marvellous effect in preventing and
relieving pain In Burdsall's Arnica Lin
iment, the three powerful sanative ele-
ments of this marvellous plant are COM
bined and intensified, andt the balsomic ac-
ton is increased by the addition of other
botanical agents that tend to invigorate
the absorbent vessels of the skin and feshy
fibre.
The daily Argus., 1875-08-19
A CHANGE AT THE BosToN BAZAAR.

A CHANGE AT THE BOSTON BAZAAR
Messrs. L. S. Gates & Co. would inform
the public that they are now going out of
the dry goods business and intend to de-
vote their time to the sewing machine
business exclusively, and will sell their
entire stock Of dry goods, notions and
carpats at net cost. There has never been
any misrepresentation of selling goods at
cost heretofore, and the public may be
assured that this is no humbug, but that
they mean just what they say. They
recommend the public to call early and
secure bargains before the stock is
broken. 30 d&W2m.
The daily Argus., 1875-08-19

One BOTTLE OF PERUVIAN ALTERA-
TIVE will remove pimple or skin eruptions
Two bottles will cure liver complaint, loss
of appetite, or debility, and three to FIVE
bottles will cure scrofulous or venerial
taint, rheumatism, tumors Of the blood
CRUMBS PERUVIAN ALTERNATIVE is the
greatest tonic and blood purifier ever dis
covered. Sold by all druggists.
The daily Argus., 1875-08-19
Holiness Convention.

There was large gathering at the NJ.
+. Church last evening. Rev. L. II. Car
hart, Rev. T. A. Wilson and President
Blanchard occupied most of the evening.
At this mornings session, after gen,
eral testimony meeting. there were string
addresses by Rey. NJ. L. Haney and Rev
L. Hawkins.
The attendance steadily increases,
The daily Argus., 1875-08-19

SMALL QUANTITY.-One teaspoonful of
that world renowned remedy, Goes Dys-
pepsia Cure, taken after meals, will ena-
ble the most confrmedi dyspeptic to eat
anything he chooses without any distress
ing effects. 1t is blessing to all who ale
troubled with diseases pertaining to the
stomach and bowels.
The daily Argus., 1875-08-19

Ladies, do you want a handsome com
plexion? OF course you al! do. Well,
then send tor box of A. }. Pozzoni' s
"Medicated Complexion Powder" twill
remove freckles and sunburn, will allay all
irritation and impart to the skin beauti-
full transparent whiteness. 1t is sold at
wholesale and retail by A. j. Pozzoni, St.
Louis, Mo-, and by e. Breunert, Emil
kehler, G. Speidel, and Benser & Thom-
as, Rock Island ll-l4dly.
The daily Argus., 1875-08-19
River News

Diamond 10 Line.-The Diamond Ji
will be down in the morning.
Keokuk Northern Line.-The Mime
sofa will be down and the Minneapolis uE
tonight. The Red Wing is expected up
and the Muscatine down to morrow.
The Belle of La Crosse, in the section
docks at st. Louis for the past week o.
two for repairs, came off yesterday in /;
fine condition.
River on stand, here, at I.3 above
low water mark.