The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-13
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

good letter about McElherne's speech
there.
On Friday, near Keokuk, a young |
man named Murphy, deck sweeper on
the steamer Lake Superior, fell overheard
and was drowned.
No farmers on Market Square to, day
the country roads are in a bad condition.
1t is nearly three weeks since we have had
a full day of sunshine.
Miss Mealie Hanshaw, Fond du Lac,
Wis, = will wonder how her letter got SO
wet, until she learns that her correspon-
dent dropped it in THE ARGUS box instead
OF 10 the post Office.
The record on the envelope says driver
of car No. received our Moline package
at 9:55 and dropped it in the box at ll:l0.
No. must have carried it past the box.
Sorry for it. 1t puts our work back.
The constitution of this state requires
all courts to be held with open doors, all
midnight trial with doors locked and citi
zens excluded. A magistrate that does
this should be deprived of his commission.
Billy Hilton and w. A. West shot
large pelican in Sylvan Water this morn
ing which measured feet from tip to tip
of its wings, and its pouch would hold a
gallon and half of water They intend
to have the bird stuffed by a taxidermist
John Larvin, section boss on the
old Rockford streak of rust, has followed
the example of h is masters, Old Skin EN-
q Co.. and last evening discharged John
Condor, poor and hard working man. in
order that he could give his (Larvin s.
brother job.
MIR. Harper. at his private residence,
corner of 18th street and 7th avenue, had
two thrifty pear trees containing probably
or I bushels of delicious and valuable
pears. A few nights ago the trees were
robbed of nearly all their fruit-not over
a peck left.
Should the city council respond favor
ably to the petition of the St. Louis road
for permission to erect or rent freight de
pots and tracks on our levee, they would
have a barge running between the two
cities 10 short time capable of transfer
ring six cars at time. -Ddueapot Demo-
crdt.
We understand that Chopper threat
ems violence on somebody connected with
THE ARGUS if it don't ''dry up" it's com.
ments on him. Mr.. Chopper is referred to
4 of Art Ill of the bill of Rights" of
this state, in our new constitution. THE
ARGUS is governed by no motive but pub
Inc good and no threat of Chopper will con-
troll its voice in any degree.
In addition to the street signs to be
placed on the street corners, would it not
be we'll to paint the same on the glass 10
the street lamps? Lamps are not yet
plenty enough to answer that purpose for
the whole city, but what few there are
ought to be marked. At night they
would be guide, when the names on the
street corners can not be read.
Franklin Kirk a. Son, of Davenport,
yesterday, received the contract for building
the passenger and freight depot for the
Davenport & Northwestern Railroad Co
on Front street. in that city. The passer-
ger depot will be one story high and the
size will be "a by So feet. The freight
depot will also be one story and 80 by lis
feet. Work will be commenced, and the
buildings will be completed by Nov. LIST.
Mrs. Ellen S. Upper, whose forging
transactions were published in The ARGUS
few months ago, was arrested at her
home. on farm in Lincoln county, Dako-
ia Territory, on Sunday afternoon, by
Officer Fed, of Davenport, and she was
| lodged in the Scotf county Jail, over the
river, at 10 O'Clock last night. She pro-
| tests her innocence of the crime. Her
defense will probably be insanity.
Mrs VIM. Desmond, the wife of the
deputy sheriff who has charge of the Jail
in De Witt, Iowa, prevented the escape OF
six prisoners from that place on Monday
afternoon by Selling a revolver and
threading to shoot the first person who left
his cell. Two prisoners had escaped be-
fore she discovered what was the matter,
but they were followed and caught.
One would think, to read the Union,
that We we're in the midst of aisaniguinary
war. Having received marching orders
from headquarters, You are to report. =
etcetera-"L. V. Eckhart. Capt. Com dig. !"
Company commanders are hereby ordered.
By order of the Col, Com'dg. HI. FL.
Henderson, Adjutant." Are we living in
war times? Or is it only bloody shirt
and oil lamp that the people are called on
to worship?
TO show how Hawes connived at Sc
cret midnight court for the protection of
I
place we state that two citizens of this
place, who, being on the street at the time
the house was pulled went along to be
present at the examination, and were ex-
cluded and shut out and prevented by the
police from entering court Is this a
3court of Justice, that sits at midnight, with
closed doors, guarded by police, and citi-
zens refused admission! A secret, mid
night conclave, managed by Chopper and
Halves to suppress the truth and record a
liei We can give the names if necessary.
i We understand that E. G. Chopper
spends good deal of his time in telling
what a good friend he has always been to
The ARGUS and how much he has done
to sustain it. If he will now do all he can
to ipjure THE ARGUS he will probably
learn how little his enmity or his friend
ship can accomplish. THE ARGUS has
never been beggar. and it don't propose
to begin begging now People who tax
the paper, or advertise in it, or get any
LOB printing OF book binding done at this
office are presumed to get the worth of
their money, or else they would go else.
where We propose to give every man
value received for all he pays the office,
and then We are eyen-no obligations on
either side. And we propose to publish
facts as we find them, whether it hits
friend or foe. If Mr.. Cropper does wrong
he need not expect our silence. And
when he does we'll and acts impartially
and stops pandering to criminals we are
as glad to praise him as any other person.
We have absolutely no feeling for him or
against him, but shall treat his acts can
didly and impartially Whether he is
pleased or not is a matter we care NOTHING