The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-31

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ews. Orders promptly and carefully execute
The directors of the Moline National
Bank, have elected s. w. Wheelock. presi-
dent; Porter Skinner, vice president;
Charles E. Hemenway. cashier. The FRO
motion of Charles E. Hemenway to the
position of cashier. in place of G. w. Lob
dell, Esq, who declined reelection, is
just reward OF merit to worthy young
man. He is one of the finest young men
in Moline, and owes his present place to
his exemplary habits. strict attention to
duty and untiring energy of character.
No better selection could have been made
than that of Charles L. Hemenway; his
character is without blemish,
| Dimock, Gould Il Co., were obliged to shut down
on account OF low water, yesterday, 1t rains most
every week, but still the cry is low water." Ga
zstts.
| Yes and the cry always will be "low
water" until the Water Power Company
do some work in the slough. This mcn-
opoly has expended nothing in comparison
to rental received, and it is doubtful if any
outlay would be made if it were not for
the sake of appearances The United
States authorities have done about all the
repairing, dredging, ETC., that has been
done.
There is very dangerous place on Main street
st the bridge near the Pump Company's chop. The
| bank of the creek has slipped down leaving it
almost perpendicular and about ten feet high. In
dark night come one may drive, walk over it,
and then the city may have some damages to pay
| Gazette.
THE ARGUS has twice called attention
to this matter and urged upon our author
titles the necessity for giving the subjec.
prompt attention. The case demands
looking after; suit for damages may
wake up the tardy officials. Nothing short
OF compulsion seems to move those in
authority to action.
On Saturday afternoon Constable
William Norton, of Victoria. Knox county,
this state, arrived here in search of Homer
b. Mullen charged with being one of the
parties to the robbery of Colman's clothing
store in Victoria which occurred on Monday
evening January Gath. After consulting
with Marshal Wells the two officers took a
walk up Main street, and visited. among
other naces, the store of Henry o. Whipple,
where they found their man and Gagged
HIM. Marshal Wells making the arrest,
The prisoner is rather genteel looking.
dresses pretty well. and does not lock
much like thief He claims this to be his
first offence To better lean the
particulars OF the case your reporter called
on Mullen this morning, at the calaboose,
aud interviewed him. He seemed to take
the matter IN philosophical way, as if he
was in for it and there was no use making
much ado about it, After the usual
preliminary remarks the following was
elected as to the supposed facts in the case
The prisoner stated that he was born in
Clearheld, Pennsylvania; that his parents
resided there and are comfortably
situated; that he came to Illinois
about year ago and at the time Of
the burglary was living near Victoria; thai
on the Monday that the robbery was com-
mitted he was going along the road towards
Victoria, when he fell in with a man
walking in the same direction, with whom
he soon became engaged in conversation
The man was stranger to him, although
he would know him again if he met him
After they had walked some distance, tn,
tramp proposed the scheme and offered, al
an inducement, to share cue half the swag
Coleman's store was selected as the mos
likely place to burglarize, and accordingl,
about Q clock that night, he (Mullen) il
company with the tramp (who, the prisone
. | say - tStG>cu " give Ills udHici ToDUeu tn'
t store, the tramp doing the work whil'
5 Mullen watched outside. Mullen stated
that he was hard up and needed money
, and was easily persuaded to the commits
sion OF the theft; that he was desponden
; and insa proper frame of mind to accep
almost anything After the robbery tn
tramp gave him vaises. bolt of calico
: 2 boi'S o! flannel, besides lot of fame
articles and some money, and then LET
5 IIin', going west
1 The prisoner ositively asserts that h
4 does nHt now the mans name who helpa
n him conn;g the burglary; that he neve
$ was c..1aSed in wrong doing before; tia
# he WAS 5.}rry he had done it, etc. Mule
4 has been residing with an uncle named NJ
B. Ogden, near Victoria and came here t
. visit his cousin, II. L. Ogden. of this city
e with whom he mad been spending a fe,
;. days previous to his arrest. He is 9
= years Of age, seems rather intelligent an
;, appears to be sincerely sorry fer the affai
= This (Monday) afternoon at 100 he wa
~ taken back to Victoria by Constable No
- ton, His chances for residence at Jolit
y are good. The goods which the prisone
- received as his share of the transactio
: have all been recovered, he having di
e closed the place where concealed. FL
u makes clean breast of his part in it, bu
!, evidently don't tell all he knows. He
~ no doubt afraid to divulge the name of I'll
G &C complete who, he admits, threatened
! shoot him if he did.