The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-06
MOLINE.

On Monday night Officers Teller and
Olsen arrested a man named Fitzpatrick, |
for being drunk and sleeping in freight |
car, He begged off yesterday morning
and was released on promise to leave the
town. Yesterday afternoon he was
found by Officer Olsen in drunken con.
dition and was disorderly. Olsen locked
him up. This morning Marshal Wells
left him in the Office of Justice Mapes,
while he went in search of that functionary,
and on his return he found that the prison
er had skipped. Wells ought to have
known better thanfthis. 1t was an mex
cusable oversight on his part. No prison
left unguarded. g
Threatened Suit vs.. Moline, for False
Imprisonment.
The Gazette, says, "A rumor is ahoat to
the effect that Dewey Dimock will sue the
city for false Imprisonment. Dewey g.
sue the city for damages. He knows too
well how such suit would result, and can
hardly be foolish enough to entail expense
on his friends. If he thinks he can make
it. however, he will find the city fully pre-
pared to meet the issue. Crack your
whips gentlemen, when you get ready,
Our advice to the Dewey Dimock party is
that the least said the better for them.
Perhaps, if the truth were known, the city
horse has only trotted one heat in the
race.
The Secret Corner Meeting;
Monday evening the regular session o.
the council was held. 1t was the occasion
when the grand results of the corner
ROOM confab were to be overhauled anC
discussed. The public was to be en-
lightened. and the mysteries of that event
full Thursday made plain and safisfactor!
to the people. Instead, however, not ;
word was said relative tothe matter; it wa
not even preached or limited at. Almos
everything else was discussed; in fact
was windy meeting, but the most impor
tant matter on the docket was deemed III
worthy Of attention, and tine just demand
of the public to know exactly how it wa
done, disrsgarded and unnoticed. TIL
council may think the matter is virtual
settled, they may conclude that the publ
shall remain In the dark as to particulars
but they can rest assured that the proceed
ings of that select aSsenebldge an the cornt
room are not forgotten, and their failur
to satisfy their constituents as to the d.
2 tails will be carefully noted, and the resu
be unpleasantly manifest at the polls. u
til the case is thoroughly ventilated, tt
g people will have their own opinion of no
the result was attained.
/ Premium to the Oldest Argus Sui
scriber.
f The valuable map of the Rock Riv'
e Battle Fields, will be given to the olde
e subscriber to THE ARGUS in Moline. Tn
: map is beautifully colored and handsom
" illustrated with graphic scenes of tt
bloody encounters of that memorable pei
, cd when Gen. Scott marshalled his fore,
! near Duck Greek previous to making b
. terrific charge on the Bloody Banditti'
i Rock River Bottom" The war depar
V ment at Washington has used every e.
deavor to get possession of this valuab
N relic of history but all efforts have thus Fl
y failed. The whereabouts of the invalu
"a BILE work was unknown until recently whit
II THE ARGUS COMPANY succeeded in o
n tanning possession OF the map at an il
mense expense. The most talented arts
q of New York City are now engaged r
% touching and finishing up this ancient W
r. relic previous to its presentation to t
% oldest subscriber to The ARGUS. T.
= public exhibition of the work is render
n necessary from its value and the danger
= theft by the officials of the governmer
g who have thus far been frustrated in the
= endeavors to secure this historical reco
il for the archives of the nation. Due mott
# will be given of the presentation, which "
be necessarily private