The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-22

gS~ The city stone crusher broke down
this morning.
Ba% Brick work has commenced on
Deere 4 Co.'S. new foundry.
a4s@ Moline ow-eoaches-the Union,
the Gazette, and our city council.
EIrThe number of subscribers to THE
ARGUS in this city is daily increasing.
rlr If you want paint. try the Tascott
Enamel Paiut, sold only by Morey, Keator
House block. 22dlt
Ray Gentle Jane Snyder and another
friend ~ were sporting around the city
this forenoon in buggy.
Eg A new and fresh invoice of drugs
at Morey's, Keator House block. Prices
no object--call and buy. 22dlt
bDFinest stock of cigars, tobacco and
smokers articles in the city at H. Hen
necke's tobacco store on Main street. sec
ond door west of Lynde. Sdtf.
1aF J. W. Morey is selling strictly
pure zinc white" lead for $40 per 100
pounds. Call and see him. 22dlt
EB- Does NJ. i. G. remember the
scandal connected with the old Taylor
House-where the Moline Plow Cos.
wood sheds now are?
Rg~ Ids Cente's Lady Minstrels and
New Partisan Sensation" is billed for
Timm's Hall for July 9Th, and Harry
! Robinson's Miustrels will lie here in the
same hall on the 30th of August.
B-The dirtiest and most degraded
tramp confined in the calaboose for months
was John Snyder. aged 40, and native
of this state, there last night.
Squire Swander told him to light cut" e
town-which he did,
MA select party intend to procure
| keatOr y Sons raft stsaner, the Robert
Ross, and proceed down the river and
anchor opposite Rock Island Cd the even.
ing Of the Fourth, where they can witness
the fireworks in that city, Davenport and
at the point of the Island The party
will be strictly an invitation one.
Bg-Now would be good time for Mr.
Livingston, the owner OF that old fat boa
at the foot OF Lynde street, to have thu
nuisance removed-as the little steame
Lone Star is now at work for Co!
Williams's dredge boat, and it is tied VI
at that street every night. 1t would onl
take few minutes to pull the old fat gu
of the way.
E- When a newspaper gets bad
'schooped" on any piece of news 0
interest to the people it puts on ''hyfaluten
airs, assuming Ia virtue if it possesses
F; not, and preteDds that a matter which !
! ! the talk Of the town aud discussed aroun'
] every family table, is too indecent for it
I virtuous columns Pshaw What d
people take a newspaper for? To Iea
moral disquisitions on the Sunday law an
Puritan practices generally? Not bi
= Of it. They take it to learn the news
The Gazette man is commended to tn
;. prayerful consideration of an article on th
!. Sd page OF Yesterdays ARGUS, entitle
l Journalistic Enterprise.
= = BaTBob Kentch and John Murphy, tn
two men who were arrested, fined aud ser
to the calaboose for 20 days for disturbin
the peace at the Centennial saloon, som
time ago, having served out their sentence
j were released yesterday. 1t will be RI
,. memberCd that Kentch. when arrested
,. had an empty carbine in his hand. Ii
n was very indignant at being fined, and h
, refused to pay or have any Of his friend
q pay lis fine, protesting that he was innt
cent-yet the only excuse be could Civ
for having the gun in his hand at ~ O
il clock at night was that he had com
down stairs alter drink of water" II
g now threatens to bring suit against the cit
D, for false mprisonment-bu if MI. Kentc
a wants to save expense and defeat in tn
\ end he had best keep quiet and not furtht
:. obtrude himself on the public.
= City Council Meeting.
[e The council met in special session la
Al evening, present the mayor and all tt
aldermen.
The committee on the Sugar Hollo
ditch presented an estimate of $3.50
ct made by Surveyor Gordon of the probab
he cost of building sewer down Spring sire
Y. according to the plans of the ''experien
ID ed civil engineer.
'. Aid. Barnard moved that the prep
n. sewer be made down Spring street. Ca
3 ried by vote Of yeas to 2 nays-Alde
al men Grantz and Shallene voting in Il
negative.
The following annual appropriation b
was passed, AID. Grautz being the on
&c, one voting IN the negative;