The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-17

A special meeting or klEg Solomon
Lodge, A. f. A. Y. viii be held this even
ing at o'clock Will work in the A. E.
2. degree Ed. VAUGHN, Secretary,
CoAL.--The celebrated Green River
COAL conceded to be the best in the market,
by the car load. ton, or bushel. Leave
orders with D. Mabie at Calkins's stand
Main street. 15dtf
Island gunners are sick. 1t pays the
Ioline and receive few gratuitous lessons
happy to teach the boys, gratis.
The congregations at the various church
es Sunday were slim, owing,n doubt, TO the
inclemency of the weather. At the Con-
gregational the sermon was excellent and
the singing unusually good. Rev. Thos.
| L. Borchers preached to fair sized con-
gregation at the Baptist church and was
eloquent and logical as usual. The Meth
odist pulpit was occupied by Rev. j. f.
Stoughton, of Aurora, Ill, and an excel.
lent sermon delivered, In the evening
union temperance services were held AT this
church. The attendance was good; the
lecture dry and monotonous. Rev Mr..
Stoughton appeared to be thoroughly in
earnest with his theme, but failed to pro
duce any marked effect upon his auditors.
The Swede Methodist and Swede Luther
an were each poorly attended At the
latter church the congregation is usually
large, but of late, for some cause, appears
to be falling Off The new church project
may have something to do with it and no
doubt does, as some of the members Of the
church who reside near Sinnett's addition.
talk of erecting new church near the
Half Way House. The other places of wor
ship werenot we'll attended, especially the
: Episcopal, where the congregation was
small, scarcely fifty being present. Rev.
}. I'll. lGaynor presided.
For some time it has been the custom of
a certain number of coal hauers to do
pretty much as they pleased, defying law
and order aud iEdulging In loud and
ton1eient language 10 anyone comiug
III their way Every effort has been made
{ by our police to break mp the gang, but
always without effect.the ruffians managing
in some way or other to evade the law, and
10 such an event were more defiant and
lawlcss than ever. Particularly has it been
practiced upon farmers and others return
ing from Moline after night, and almost
every day complaints were entered with
our police against this class Of roughs who
began to feel secure against the law anG
e openly and plainly deied it. On Friday
? evening OF last week, Andrew Lind. who
resides near Seldom Seen was conveying
a party OF ladies to his house ana was met
m the way by number o. these fellows
who commenced their usual acts otiawless
$ ness, trying to scare his (Lind's) team
asing loud and boisterous language. and
blocking up the way Finally the team
became frightened and serious acciden
r might have resulted had not the ruifians re
Z conized Mr.. Lind and concluded to let hin
f pass Soon after, his son came along
- with wagon containing some young men
) and the roughs treated them to the same
= rece,tion. only more reckless One Of thC
rowdiesiseized the horsesIand demanded S
o or keg of beer, and blocked UP the road
! refusing to allow Limbs team to pass unles
the request was complied with. FINAL
Mr. Wendell and some others came to tn
Is rescue and the party proceeded @
il their way On Saturday mcrnin
D. Wendell appeared beior
Y Police Magistrate Swander and swore OF
> complaint charging Barney Gamble
N Edward Morton. Herman Van Hook an
es Henry Morton with riot and disturbin
the peace Ali of the parties were arres
| ed except Henry Morton, one of the rims
~ leaders, and brought before the magistral
is to answer the charge the evidence W;
yt strong against them and was sufficient
:. induce Magistrate Swander to fine thel
~ $40 and Gusts, which, at first, they refuse
II, to pay and were just about to be conveye
~ to the calaboose, when they concluded
accept the inevitable and accordingly psi
a S. each and gave security for the balanc
~ Mr. j, Weaver goirg on the bond. Tt
rs magistrate, besides imposing the fine, d
be livered severe reprimand to the offender
err aud gave them to understand that the ia
in all its rigor would be dealt to all rough
- who openly defy it; that stop was goir
" to be put to the general lawlessness exis
IS ing; that they would be taught, if not
ne lesson then in two or as often as r
quired. and each time more severely, th;
they cannot and shall not maintain rufia,
q, ism in Moline. The lecture was shar
81 and decisive a2d made the prisoner
vince as the magistrate singled each OF
and made it plainly understood. Hem
TO Morton has not yet been arrested, but wi
or no donbt be hauled iu soon. He wi
ali hardly get off as easy as the balance of tt
ID crew. The arrests were mace by Marsh
'ol Wells and Officer Olsen.
ave Cheap dry goods at Wivill & Co
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