The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-14

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Attest telegraphic reports and markets, ana local
news. Orders promptly and carefully eAecu'eu IA
Sociable this evening at the Methods
parsonage. Invitation general.
Candidates are looming up for the muni,
cipal Offices to be filled on Tuesday, a prlt
23rd.
John Yeaeer, popular saloonist, leaves
for the Black Hills tonight on prospect-
ing tour.
Grand centennial calico ball ct Freja
Hall on Saturday evening next Prepare
lions are making to have the affair thor
ough success.
It was a mistake to say that Father
Roles's lecture was on Europe. The
subject was 1.-The object OF Christ's CON-
| ing on earth" The audience was very
large and the learned Father was listened
to with rapt attention.
Tonight business meeting will be held
at Timm's Hall to consider the Rock river
bridge matter. It's to be hoped there
will be large attendance as the meeting
| is an important one and the subject of
discussion something that every citizen is
interested in. The meeting is called for 8
o'clock.
Last evening John Korl, butcher, went
into Charles Reese's hotel, drunk. and be-
coming noisy was ordered to leave. This
he refused to do and accordingly officer
Teller was called who at once collared his
man and took him to the calaboose. The
prisoner fought desperately all the way
and tore the officers coat. Teller held to
his man however, and put him down.
This morning he was brought before Police
Magistrate Swander and fined 81 for
drunkenness and dlsorderly conduct and
So for damages to the officers clothing.
! The sidewalk on the north side Of Wells
street near Rodman avenue needs atten-
tion This walk was laid only two months
age, and is now loose and unsafe, owing to
ice teams. It has been the custom for a
long time to allow teams to use this side
walk in violation of law and attention has
several occasions. The law should be en-
forced and the parties who violate it, no
matter who they are, should be compelled
to pay the damages. The marshal should
inquire into this matter and see that the
POI tiCS WIZ nofO NloiolOA tuV Ia" "a y
made to pay the damages.
On Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock the
funeral of Mrs. Is. A. Bradford occurred
! from the Baptist church in this city,
,, The remains were conveyed from her late
, residence to the church, where the coffin
. was placed in front of the church. Prayer
,, was offered by Rev. Thos. T. Borchers,
: after which he preached an impressive
r sermon from LIST Epistle PHIL 2l-2.
: For me to live is Christ, and to die is
: gain. The sermon was an excellent one,
!, replete with tender passages, and eloquent
}; ~ delivered. At the conclusion of the
a services the remains were placed iu the
!. followed by sad cortage of sympathizins
friends. esys i zss-s z~s-.y~ss
Hugh P Muldon, the bondsman O
6 Walter Benson dtais Brown, the pos
l. !. Office thief. has yamoosed, and the ques
: ton follows: Has the bond been paid
= This Muldon asserted repeatedly Will,
Q here had been done. The readers OF Tn
e ARGUS will remember the article on thi
- matter which appeared in this paper, con
~ tanning an explicit denial FROM the circui
s. clerk, and also the interview with Pos;
= master Wells, of this place, showing tina
e the matter had been arranged in som
y manner not thoroughly 10 accordance wit
- the law. This interview called forth
- feeble defense from the Gazette, but n
n direct and explicit denial of the charge
= made in The ARGUS was ever made, an
20 now Muldon has skipped and no one know
~ who ne paid his bond to. il indeed he eve
paid it, which is decidedly doubtful. Tha
the whole case was compromised, is beyon
question, and that the post Office authorize
at this point. Indirectly at least, helped Ber
son to escape prosecution is also prett
&c we'll established. Muldon stated to you
e correspondent at the time of the Interview
~ and once or twice since that time, thu
- everything was fixed, that the postmaste
- here would not prosecute; that he wells
~ had been made safe, and nothing would
y. dona. Muldon also stated that the bond ha
~ been paid by outside parties from Chicae,
nj either to the circuit clerk or to Kenworth
=. u Beardsiey, and SO the case stands. TIL
=. post office thief is gone, his bondsman ha
81 vamoosed, and nobody seems able to te
w anything about it. Who is to blame
10 10 First: The post master at this point iol
70 even indirectly, aiding a compromise of til
y. case, or listening to any proposition lookiu
sc to a settlement of the matter. Secondl,
ne Justices Chopper, and Cooke, for accepti1
ca Muldon as bondsman without investigation
IA his reliability, he being an entire strange,
~ Third: The county authorities for n,
;" pushing the matter to a crisis again
49, Muldon and compelling him to show h
sn worth, in Chicago, as sworn to By hun,
- he was worth anything. which is doubtful
VI The whole case has been shamefully ma
ss aged from the start, and clearly shows TIL
= corrupt influences have been brought
10 bear all through. Muldon was not expecte
~ to live. two weeks ago, and at that time
~ was pretty generally .rumored that Il
fiasco was to be thoroughly investigate
;as Can this have had anything to do with b
n, n sudden convaIescence? At all events he
~ ~ gone, the thief Benson is gone, the Dor
~ has not been paid, and the law is aga
", defied. and in the most fragrant mann
'os too.
,lv Foul Play in Moline.
is On Saturday night last, about H.:
lty o'clock, a circumstance occurred whie
'as has led our officers to suppose that ca
lit. of foul play has happened, the circuu
nd stances of which appear to be clothed
I'VE mystery. As near as can be CLEANED, Il
lie. particulars are about as follows: DR..
or l.. Mckiunie, who resides on Rodm,
st. avenue, on the bluff. was awakened
'ou loud noises, and. getting mp. looked out of Il
ing bay window and saw four men in the roa
one of whom was either drunk or hui
The doctor concluded that it was sou
drunk fellow whom the police were tryi
= to take along, but suddenly the man aft