The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-08

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The rainy weather, yesterday, seriously
nterfered with the work on the new gas :,
main on Wells street.
Dance at Timm's Hall tonight, under i
the auspices of the st. Joseph society.
Good music and strict decorum will be
observed.
Some malicious scamp tore down the
fence just east of Hannecke's cigar store,
There has been considerable lawlessness
o. this kind lately and the police should
watch and catch those who maliciously de-
stroy property.
On Oct. 3Oth., there will be a. special
election in the Third ward for an alderman
to ELL the vacancy occasioned by the resig-
nation of Luke E. Hemenway. The polls
will be at the engine honse, and will be
open between A. NJ, and Z, P. NJ.
The new water main has quietly given
up the ghost-at least, there does not ap |
pear to be the ghost of a chance to pass it. |
Had ex-Alderman Hemenway been on
hand when the subject was up before the |
council the result would have been differ |
ent. There are those who think he lodged
the issue.
Rev. viii M. Collins, of the Methodist
church, is visiting some friends in La
Sale. He is accompanied by his family
and will be absent couple of weeks. He
has been faithful pastor, and during his
charge the church has very much improv-
ed, 1t is not yet announced who will
preach in his stead on Sunday next.
The council, among other ordinances,
passed one providing for sidewalks along
Lynde street near the new school house
The property owners thus far appear to
have paid no attention to the law, although
repeatedly notified by Aid Ockerberg.
The mayor this friday morning visited
the locality and steps will be taken to eh-
| force the new law at once. The law
should be rigidly enforced in all cases
where the property owners pay no atten-
ton to it's requirements. The city has
long felt the need of sidewalks and now
that the ordinances have been passed pro-
viding for laying the same, the proper
authorities should see that the low is COM
piled with.
| An ugly railroad accident, was barely
avoided Wednesday,, which might have re-
suited in serious loss of life. The facts
are about as follows: The west bound
train. on the G. R. I. & P, was four hours
late, and, when nearing Barnard & Leas's,
encountered freight train going east on
the same track. The engineers of both
trims whistled down breaks and reversed
steam, but SO certain were they that an
accident could not be prevented that both
jumped from their engines, which, however,
were stopped before col!iding. They were
only ten feet apart when checked. The
excitement among the passengers was in
tense, when it became known what mar
row escape had been made The engineer
of the freight train supposed that the track
was clear or he would have side tracked.
The passenger train was going at the rate
of 80 miles an hour. 1t was fortunate
escape.
1t was only two short months ago that
a somewhat verdant youth appeared at the
the county clerks Office and took out his
license for matrimonial honors, and con-
cluded to travel the rugged path of life
with the young and tender girl of his
choice. The opposition of the girls moth
err rendered the marriage necessarily
private, and so, in a quiet and unostenta.
tious manner. the loving couple were de-
! clared one, by the Methodist clergyman in
Rock Island. OF course the customary
forgive and forget was INDUCED, but il
this case the mother of the bride was un
relenting and almost wild with rage tt
think that her darling daughter should
disregard her ancient and puritanical no
tons. Policemen were interviewed; jus
tees of the peace called on; legal aid sum
moned, but to no purpose; the dutifu
daughter had"been and gone and done it,
and there was an end of it. At last the
onolpr p41 uoncaS of oohnr Saoop6 thourb,
took possession of the enraged parent, anG
all was again serene. But alas fol-
the uncertainty of connuibial bliss
the once happy household is happy
no more. The green-eyed monster has en-
tered, and the once confding husband is
morose and sulen. No longer does the
smile of content radiate his classic features
while away IN the corner sits the forlorr
wife, thinking and bordering over certain
indiscretions which have caused the pres
ent unhappy state of affairs. Last night
the male portion of that family could be
seen watching, revolver in hand, for the
imaginary usurper of his wife's affections
Of course he did not come; and when the
chickens announced the hour of midnight
that forlorn youth could be seen slowly re-
tracing his steps, and imagining all sorts Of
fancies as to the cause of the expected
, usurper's non-appearance. Softly ht
| murmured, as he wendell his way to hi
gloomy chamber, perhaps am mistaken
| after all" And he was. Here we droy
the curtain, andleave the reader to imagin,
5 the finale of this short sketch, omittina
names, and trusting that the old adagt
will ever remain unchanged-"AlPs wei
that ends well,