The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-25

terday, from this city, returned home this
except Mr.. Vinton.
BSHTo morrow is the last day of school |
IN all OF the departments below the high |
school room, and arents and friends are
invited to be present at the examinations
TO- morrow.
Rsg~ Capt. August Tlmm, left for New
Ulm, Mimi, last evening, to attend the |
national convention of Turner's, to be held |,
in that city, on Friday, Saturday and Sun |
day. He will be absent one week.
Bay John Murphy, aged SO, and a ma
tive Of Ireland, was the only tramp in the
calaboose last night. This morning Magis-
tlate Swander gave him Is minutes to
leave town, or else go to work on the |
streets. He left.
Hag~ People living on the line of march |
of the Turner festival, to be held iu this |
city, on the Sd, 4th and 5th of June, ana =.
all interested in the success OF the affair, |
are requested to illuminate their buildings |
or places of business on Saturday evening, |
the Sd.
Ba~ John Lawson, a tramp from
Chicago, was found lying dead drunk in
front of the Western House, last evening,
by Policeman Olsen. and he was dragged
to the calaboose. This morning Maeis-
trate Swander fined him IS aud COSTS
He paid IS and was discharged
BaDavenporters will be glad to know
that the ferry steamer will run to night
for the accommodation of those who at
tend Carl Schurz's lecture at Moline
Street cars will run to Rock Island after
the lecture, and the Davenporters will be
taken home by the steamer.
B<g@For some time past. subscribers for
this paper haves complained that as soon
as the paper is left at their place of busi-
ness in the evening, crowd, among them
some OF our most prominent citizens rush
in and want to "see what THE ARGUS has
to say to- day, to the great Inconvenience
of the subscriber, who wishes to- read it
himself-that' what he takes it for. Yet
these very men who, every evening, play
this mean trick, when called upon to sub
scribe for the paper, will say, Il have all
the papers | can afford to pay for or can
read Just now--and then [ don't like the
course of The ARGUs"-out probably in
10 minutes afterwards these same men can
be seen in store of one of the subscribers
eagerly deyouring its contents. All such
can hereafter procure THE ARGUS at
Moreys drug store by asking the reporter
and stating their case to him.
s6H The following has been sent to us
| for publication:
Elder Chaffee met the pastor and
trustees of the First NJ. Z. Church, No
line, last Tuesday evening, in consideration
as to the ways and means of providing fo1
a residue debt on said church, occasioned
by failure on the part of persons who
have subscribed to the building fund tC
pay their subscription. Some of these
have died before their subscription became
due, others have moved from the place
aud still others have failed in business anC
their subscriptions ale worthless 1t i
understood that very thorough rdpromp
steps are being taken in order to max,
good the deficiency at an early date
Pastor Collins term Of service, by limita
ton law of the church, will expire mex
September, and he desires to leave tn
; society, of which he has been pastor io
: three prosperous years, free from debt
Let every one le nd a helping hand and
will be done.
5. GHAbout two weeks ago piece of silk
d valued at about SIC, was stolen from Tia
:. dry goods store If A. p Fisk. 10 this city
d and nothing was learned which would lea
e TO the arrest of the thief or the recover
r of the goods until yesterday morning. A
y that time Marshal Wells was called to tn
y house Of Mrs Jane Kennedy, in the lowe
n part of town, to q'.el disturbance bt
tween that woman and her daughter
Jennie The old woman had driven he
/. daughter ont of the house. and Just as tht
marshal arrived Jennie SAID. Y ou
several hard words omitted you ha
:, better take back that lot of silk which yo
n stole at Fisk's store or LII have you in til
., calaboose before night. The marsha
"a demonstrated with her Tor talking in tn;
!, manner to her mother, but she proteste
le that her mother stole the silk, and sal
g she would have her arrested if it was M
4 X returned. Mrs Kennedy did not deny til
H. charge. but turned quickly into the hou:
&. aud locked the doors. Marshal Wei
then informed Mr. Fisk of what he ha
ho heard, and search warrant was procure
"a from Magistrate Swander. This pornir
= the marshal and man named We
. searched the premises thorougly but cou
find nothing Of the silk, although there
ID no doubt but what the woman took Il
goods, as Mr., Fisk's clerks now say th
she was in the store on the day the the
was discovered Mrs. Kennedy trave
Ike around the country IN one-horse wage
OIL peddliDg notions, aud she has had plen
tie of time dispose Of the stolen goods befo
,ss this.
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