The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-20

Bag No tramps in the ealaboose last
night.
s@% Very little sickness in, the city at
present.
B9~Now is the time to subscribe for
THE ARGUS.
BB- Fonr more days of grace-then tie
up your dorg, or give Pete Munger the
tax.
bg~"Doc" Lester has gone to the CEN
tennial He will probably call on Gov.
Hayes, of Ohio. before he returns.
Bs Aid. Barnard is informed that
people generally don't spell Sugar Hollow
ditch like this: "Shuger Hollow dich."
B1 Squire Swander has sold nearly 400
quarts of cherries from his trees this
season, and he still has plenty to spare.
BaPersons wishing extra copies of THE
ARGUS can obtain them at DIR. j. w.
Morey's drug store, Keator House block.
Bag@ Finest stock of cigars, tobacco and
smokers articles in the city at II. Hen
necke's tobacco store on Main street, sec
ond door west of Lynde. Sdtt.
ba- Remember that the concert of the
Moline Musical Society takes place at the
evening.
Bag@Our city clerk, when he makes up his
official record, should give each alderman
credit for any motion which he may have
made 1t is important for future refer
ence.
g~in the Chicago Tribune Of the l7th,
! it will be seen that the mother of r. c.
| Boyd, Of this city, has claimed relationship
to the late A. L. Stewart Bob will be
satisfied with a million or two-he ain
particular. Next
gaS~ Henry Bratium was arrested last
night by Policeman Corney for being
drunk and asleep "a the sidewalk After
reposing in the calaboose he was taken be-
fore Magistrate Swander, who fined him
So and costs. Paid and discharged
EsF Every overflow of water in this city
this spring was caused by the small cul-
verts under the railroad tracks filling up
with rubbish. they should be enlarged
and repaired, and the council should re-
quire the railroad companies to do the
work Immediately.
Bsg@ Frank, young son of Capt ". c.
Bennett, was badly injured last evening
by falling from the top of freight car,
near Barnard & Leas's works. DR.. Nc
kinnie attended him. 1t was a narrow
escape from death or serious injury, as he
fell head first on the draw bars of two-cars.
Ran Why don't MIR. Browning do some
thing towards pushing the Pleasant Valley
road to completion? He has had the mat
ter in his hands for some time past. and,
from appearances, he has done nothing.
Let the people know what is being done in
regard TO the matter.
Hssgn Every person who read the letter
of NJ. A. Gould, published in the UntOn Of
Sunday morning, did so with feeling Of
disgust towards the brute of father who
could thus openly brag of the unmercifnl
treatment which himself and wife in
ticted on their poor, misguided daughter,
who, if she had been treated with at least
some kindness for her hasty conduct,
would probably have repented, and tried
) to be better in the future. But the pe0
) pie here are beginning to sympathize with
the daughter, and believe that the CIR
was driven 70 the course she took by tht
inhuman treatment Of her heartess pa
rents. As circumstance Of how the cir
was treated and the language which she
was in the habit OF hearing from her faith
? er, prominent gentleman in this city
, tells the following story: Ada, ono day
! came into her fathers shop AMI asked hin
for % cents, to purchase sume needed
article She was greeted with voIley 0
profane and vulgar oaths and 'lasphemie
and was told to 80 out and prostitute her
self and earn 25 cents if she wanted an
. money" Is that the kind of languag
which father should use to his children
Would it be calculated to bind their affec
tions more strongly to their parents? Th
!. people generally in this city also condem
d the course Of the Uaion in publishing such
/. low, mean and contemptib letter as onl
(. NJ. A. Gould has shown himself capable
/ writing.
Hg The Chicago Sunday Times ha
= the follwing in regard to the regetta /;
Peoria on the Fourth, in which Charles