The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-05
MOLINE.

g1~Our churches were all well attended
yesterday morning.
R9~ Regular monthly meeting Of the
city council this evening.
RgrJohn Elsden, aged so, England
tramp-let eff by Magistrate Swander-
that's all.
B1~On Saturday evening an unsuccess-
full attempt was made by burglars to enter
the house of Mr.. j. NJ Christy, but that
gentleman had taken the precaution to
tasten all of his windows securely.
BgEinest stock Of cigars. tobacco and |
smokers articles in the city at FL. Hen |
necke's tobacco store on Main street. sec
ond door west of Lynde. ld6t.
LosT-A gold watch key with large and
handsome Eoss-agate charm. The finder
will be rewarded by leaving it with the
guard at Moline bridge, or at Morey's
drug store, Moline. 3ld6t
DGr After the grand torch light pro
cession on Saturday evening three fires
occurred in different parts of the city, viz:
at Tinm's Hall, up stairs; at Eugene
! Lewis's law Office, and at S. L. More's
rooms over Thomas's hat store. Ali OF
the fires were small ones, and were easily
ext:nguished.
@Dr. Casper Vitzthum's horse got
started to run at the corner of Wells and
OF the buggy, aod, falling upon his head.
was stunned for some time. He was
carried into Morris's drug store aud after
wards taken home. DIR. Piper attends
him.
BGrOn Saturday evening during the
grand torch light procession, tho house of
James Shaw, ESQ.,, in Sugar Hollow, was
entered by burglars and $3.50 worth of
: down town to see the procession, and Miss
; Shaw had left window of the room un-
/ fastened, and there is where the burglar
: gained admission. Among the articles
taken was an open faced gold watch, valued
at about $50, No clue to the burglars.
Ea~The sober, intelligent aud cleanly
temporary reporter FOR the Gazette for
this city, il his account of the commence
ment exercises at the high school Friday
afternoon, says:
I'VE did not hear the essays Hidden Forces,
by Miss J. Ella jackson, and .'76 to 10" by Mis-,
Laura c. Long, but we hear them wetl SPOKEN O
by others
+ Why didt that reporter tell aohy he die
!. not hear the above essays7 lie was there
all the time. but he curled himself up il
his chair, and, forgetting all about schoo
examinations, reporting, or anything else
; fell asleep. He was rudely awakened b!
some mischevious boy who threw we
paper ball into his wide open mouth. III
should thank that boy, for otherwise b.
would have had to say We did not hea
oD., of the essays," etc., etc.
n@The communication from Anni
p Bromier, 10 the Union of yesterday morn
N ing, is grossly false, as every person VIII
- was present at the trial and heard tn
" testimony will say. The reputation Q
E. Magistrate Swander and Alderma
Wittick are safe when attacked by such
person as Annie Bromier and through. sue
paper as the Rock Island Union, an
is they will therefore take no notice of tn
he vile ISLANDERS. Annie is sorry now that sh
re paid that Rock Island lawyer 81 fo
81 writing that communication.
n~ At the morning services at th
,e Baptist church, on Sunday, the Rev
Thomas F. Borchers. the pastor, in hi
ofl sermon, was quite severe in regard to tn
acI present Turner festival. and censured tn
~ ~ people of this city and more especially hi
raf
procession, or decorating their homes an
business houses to aid in the success of th
affair, He also centured all newspaper
K. for encouraging and reporting the affair
n of the festival, From the remarks hear
as on our streets, this morning. from some {
on our best citizens, 10 regard to this matter
we Judge that Mr. Borchers has permitte
his prejudices to carry him little too fa
He should study Bishop Woods lstte
,al published iu The ARGUS of last wee
MT Thursday.
IN The Turner's.
Nothing of any importance was done !
the meeting of delegates, in Turner Hal
ts. on Saturday, which was not published
ut THE ARGUS of that evening.
b, The torch-light procession in the evel
n ing was the grandest affair which has ev'
its ltaken place in this city, not less than Loo
lot Turner'S. mostly in white linen suits, beir
he in the procession and each having
re Chinese lantern. while the whole line
by march, and particularly Main street. wi
,al brilliantly Illuminated. and thousands
lpeople from this city, Rock Island, Dave