The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-13
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

VI pubLCiy WoiC, vi HACudHSOI
street.
Henry bunker, one of the notorious
Rockingham Dunkers, is in Jail in Daven- {
FORT, for want of $500 bail, on charge of
arson. /
A cooper's shop was burned on the
bluffs in Davenport, Sunday morning. In
sured for 1000. Loss some 5000 over
insurance.
The speech of S. s. Cox, in this pa
per, is one of the most attractive and con-
vincing speeches ever made before popu-
lar assembly.
The Union backs down very ungrace-
fully from its boast that the late mayor
never appointed special committee COM
posed of all members of his own party.
WIN. E. Chopper and VIM. Bell com.
menced the erection Of the trestle bridge
across Rock river yesterday, and they say
they will have it completed by Friday. |
Hope so.
The Union S brainless attack on May
or Davenport recoils upon itself and the
late mayor. Better keep good natured
and treat people fairly. chickens come
home to roost.
The Librarian informs an ARGUS re-
porter that she has been obliged to move
the file of THE DAILY ARGUS to another
part of the library on account OF the large
number of people who read it wearing out
the carpet so fast.
"A stranger was run over and killed by
the Peoria passenger train last Saturday
at CISCO. He was walking along the track
and dld not see the cars in time to get off,
| - hosp Tho
acquitted the company of any blame.
John Fl. Allen, sometimes called
John Long, brakeman on the 2. 4 r. l.
r. R., died on Sunday morning, in Peo-
ria, from injuries received, it is believed,
from being throwD out of bad house in
that city on the Wednesday night pre-
vious.
The council took no notice of the
Union's libel that there was Job" in the
purchase of that ferry boat,-nor of its
other libel in regard to the rates OF fer
lage, The council probably thought that
SANDER FROM that source could do no harm.
We have caught the st. Louis Repub
lican in blunder. 1t quotes our Ogles.
by as saying, Our currency was founded
on the best blood of the country" This
is all wrong he said, Our currency is
cen.ented 10Th the best blood of the coun-
try.-Sprngfeld Register, A cenaented
currency is nice.
Mr.. Adam Schussler, late of Edging-
ton, but now living in Mercer county, who
was nearly killed last Novmber by the ac-
cidental discharge of gun, mention Of
which was made in The ARGUS at the
time, was in town Saturday to thank DIR.
Plummer for saving his life in extracting
the ball.
-Supt. Davidson announces the follow
ing additional appointments in the keo-
: kuk- Northern Line Packet Co.: W. w.
Kinnear, Assistant Superintendent; Alex.
Lamont. Captain of the Minnesota; John
3. Rhodes, Captain of the Dubuque Lon,
Bryson, Captain of the Belle La Crosse
Judd. L. West, Captain Of the Alex.
, Mitchell
1t Is really very silly in the Union to
say that special committee appointed by
D Mayor Gait to look after the general sew
\ erage ofthe city is a standing committee. "
y it shows either ignorance or dishonesty
in ''the responsible editor with seven years
experience" There are only six standing
committees. THE responsible ETC. is re-
ferred to page VII of Rules and Order, OF
Business.
The rain has played hob with Street
: Com'r Ziegler's dirt piles. 1t is hardly
/. worth while to spend dollar on the streets
|, this year-Got even to scrape them; they
will all be dug up for the water mains and
. for service pipes, and every dollar expend-
: ed by the street com'r, beyond opening the
+ cutters, or filling really dangerous holes, or
e repairing broken bridges or culverts,, will
!. be thrown away. Better save the money
:, and spend it on putting the pipes feet
L under ground, instead of 5 feet.
The performance of East Lynne Sat
> urday evening, was very poor. Mrs.
r Maret is a passably fair actress-but hel
n support was horrible. The public were
n left to understand, from the advertise
!, ments, that the company was made up Of
Il professionals, but it turned out to be
= otherwise. Most of the company were
d stage struck amateurs from this city anC
70 Davenport-persons in other occupations
! and some of whom are objects of ridicult
- whenever they appear.
Aldermen Butler and Carse claim tt
be special committee on the city bridges
n They were never properly appointed, anC
e, are not a committee. The rules etc. require
IF all special committees to be appointed by
the mayor, unless otherwise ordered by
special vote of the cOuncil-''in which cast
/ such appointment shall be by ballot. "
}. We know of no one who objects to thu
ot men-but we suggest that they have beer
in the council long enough to know how
to committees must be appointed. Every
,e member has book of rules, ordinances
). etc., and from the way things run W.
- think.,it would be well for all the aldermen
lie to study the rules and try to do business il
IS accordance with them.
D, About 10 o'clock last night there wa
d an alarm of fire from the Sd ward, /
proved to be burning box car belon gin,
to the Western Union r. r. loaded witt
g lime, and standing in the freight yard o
lie the c. r, l. & P. r. r. The switch en-
le CINE quickly coupled to it and rapidly
" hauled it out of the yard up to the switch
- near the Sylvan Water bridge and backed
'e down upon the river track where it coult
is burn up without danger to anything
d was grand sight to see that blazing ca
~ run rapidly up the track and then bacl
- down; and it was all well enough fol
10 the engineer and firemen, going up to the
r. SWITCH but it was rather hot for them il
r, backing down. The hose companies were
is promptly on hand, but their services were
10 not needed. The cause of the fire is no
y known. tits thought by some that thu
"a roof of the car leaked and the rain Stacked
the lime and thus set the car on fire bu
the railroad employees say the lime was
1t wet when loaded. The car was entirely
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