The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-18
MOLINE.
1aFThe public library is we'll patronized
in the evening now.

BsQuite a number of small frame
houses are iu course of erection in the up-
per part of the city.
BarLast evening forty-one car loads of
live stock passed east over the G. Il, |. &
Z. road, through this city.
Ba~Our merchants report business very
dull at present, probably owing to the far
mers being busy planting corn, etc.
BSrPoliceman Jerry Corney is also enti-
tied to credit tor assisting to pull Kate
Forsman's house of ill-fame on Tuesday
night.
a. Bag Magistrate Swander had a scare
last night aud came very near ending the
existence of a-cat, which he mistook for a
burglar.
Bas~The water above the dam, this morn
ing, was 1925 above low water mark and
below the dam l0.5-showing a SPLENDID
head of water.
Bv-Politicians have been busy at work
10 this city for several days past. Yester-
day several Republicans were here, from
Rock Island, and made their headquarters
at Morey's drug store. They all wanted
to swap delegates where it would do
the most good d'-to themselves.
Bg Yesterday and the day before sew
eral small boys were bathing in the river
in the upper part of the city. The water
is still too cold, and there will probably be
an item headed Drowned from
Cramp"-if the boys do not keep out of
| the river.
GN~A man named Anderson, of this
city, lost his pocket book near Wagners
| brewery, last evening, which contained his
months wages He had nearly reached
| this city before he discovered his loss, bu+
on returning and searching he found it be-
| tween Centre Station and the brewery.
RzHDuring the storm last night the flag
staff on the top Of the Moline Plow Co. s
shop was struck by lightning and shattered
into a thousaGd pieces. 1t was over 20
| feet long, and stood on the top of large
globe representing the earth. The globe,
however, was not injured. Pieces OF the
pole were found over block from the
shop.
Bag~ Lizzie Herbst, the little girl who
was SO badly burned. on Tuesday. by the
explosion of can filled with kerosene,
with which she was attempting to kindle
fire, died yesterday afternoon, after suf-
tertng in great agony for nearly "A hours.
Her body will be preserved until the
arrival of her father from the Hot Springs.
He is expected tomorrow or next day.
RgFrom Especial in the Union,
from Cambridge, it seems that old Bill
lQuinlayie, just released from our county
ijail, where be had been fer couple of
months, for stealing pair of gloves from
La store in this city, has been giving the in-
nocent people of Cambridge considerable
wind, and that they have taken it all
in" They will do well to watch him a
little.
bar Signs, bearing the names of our
: streets, and posted at the corners of all
the streets, would be public convenience.
= At present, strangers have considerable
: difficulty in finding places of business on
account of not knowing the names of the
; streets, and even our citizens are some
, times puzzled and are obliged to refer tc
the map of the city. Would it not be vel
for the council to give some painter iot
of putting up these signsf
! Beg~Next Wednesday, Capt. August
Timm, will leave this city for New Ulm
Mimi where he goes as a delegate to re
present the Upper Mississippi Turr
Bezirk in the national convention o
Turner's, which is to be held in that city
ON the Doth. He will be absent about. on,
week. New Ulm is a town on a branch
{ # the Chicago 4 Northwestern railroad
4 and contains population of about 600
u people. The place was first settled by
u colony of Turner's and now almost it
entire population belong to that society
, 1t is also noted from the fact that in lS6
!. or 1861, when only small village, it wa
n the scene of horrible massacre by th
= Indians, who we're afterwards captured an
u confined at the military prison on the Is
land of Rock Island 1t will be pleasar
trip for the Captain and he will no dout
enjoy it hugely.
B9 As annaunced in THE ARGUS la.
evening, the central committee of tt
N Turner society Of this city, to make al
C. rangements for the Turner festiv. l. met
rs Timm's hall lest night, all the member
rs being present. They decided 70 ere
seven arches over our streets, as follow
c. Two on Wells street, one at Timm's ha
h. aud one at Charles Fabian's saloon; fol
Or on Main street, one at ConZelmanu' CO
40 ner, one at Conrad Grantz's butcht
it stop, orc at Simon Hirsch's clothing stor
he and one at Henry Calentzky's saloon; al
to one on Rodman avenue, at the Germ;
x school house. The headquarters will
u at Timm's hail. On Saturday, June 3D.,
We business meeting of the delegates prese
of will be held at the hall, and in the NOR
bv ing Mayor Nheelock will deliver an a
of dress of welcome All Of the turning e
ercises will take place on the grounds ne
Tor the old quilt factory. On Sunday event
ut, there will be a concert in the hall. and
err Monday the festival will end with gra
IRE ball
i'm Carl Schurz to Lecture in Moline
he the 25th.
lat voato1o .f,or,oo, NJ po, Koo,
ld- .aI' e., IL ~
ga Sehurz, in which that gentleman gays
iSe will be here and will lecture in the O.
gregational church on Thursday evenil
the 25th-one week from tonight. II
L. may now be considered final, after
uy many reports in regard to this emins
,as ,a. orator and statemans lecture here 1
;;Sds Schurz is so we'll known as one Of I
iNe most prominent German citizens of t
country that it is almost unnecessary
say anything abo-t him, and his lect'
on Centennial Thoughts" has been hig
praised by the press and public genera
wherever delivered. The mention of
Schurz's name and the subject on VIII
mIen m he will lecture is sufficient recommen
ay' tion to have the church crowded to
70 ~ utmost capacity. The Sylvan Boat Cl
-. "a under whose auspices he will lecture,
lne arranged that people who wish to attt
Ne %] and listen to this celebrated orator
WI procure reserved seats at Mofey's dl