The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-20
). Thursday, April 30. 1876.


Hdp Mr.. Isaac n Watt is informed
that THE ARGUS did not say that James
Lee remained over night at his house. |
What it did say was thls,-''he went to
the house of one Isaac Watt, 10 East Mo- |
line, and from there to Cambridge, or near
that place, where he has relative living"
Had Mr.. Watt read the article carefully,
instead of accepting the say-so of preju-
diced parties. he would have understood it
properly. And had he desired any correc-
ton it would have been better for him to
apply to the paper in which he supposed
the erroneous statement had been made.
Bas- Last evening about 2:30 o'clock
Mrs. Arther Stevens died of child fever.
Two weeks ago she gave birth to child
and since tnat time has been failing
rapidly. Yesterday morning hopes were
entertained of her recovery but in the
afternoon she began to fail and did not
again rally. She was lady of noble dis
position and sterling traits of character.
She had large circle of friends, and was
universally beloved by all who knew her.
Her death is a severe blow to MIR. Stevens
whose grief is almost inconsolable. Mrs.
Stevens was only % years old and had
been married about years. The SYM
pathy of the community Is with Mr..
Stevens in his sad bereavement Due
notice will be given Of the funeral.
Has- Last night Grand Master Boynton
assisted by +. Krell, acting deputy grand
master. organized Schiller lodge No. IL,
A. D. U. w. The lodge started with l2
charter members, and is to be exclusively
German lodge. Following are the Off
GERS:
2. NJ W.-Geo. +. Addleman.
NJ VII A Siefert.
| g. F.-F. Schrader.
O.-Max jerks.
R.-D. V. Witter.
F.-Robert Stieger.
R.-M. SchuIthies.
G.-H. Selmcr,
I. W.-Julius Stack.
o. W.-Peter Longben.
There we're present over 20 workmen
from Rock Island, some from Davenport,
and the members of Harmony lodge of
Moline After the work at the lodge was
completed they adjourned to the Reese
House, where the visiting workmen were
treated to lunch. The members of Har-
mony lodge. at all times hospitable, were
not behind on this occasion,
BB-Wm. r. Moore, the new city at
torney elect, rushes into print this morn
ing, through the columns of the Union,
aud over his signature makes u statement
which, before the caucus and during the
canvas he did not dare to make. tits we'll
known among Democrats in this community
that he was raised Democrat and always,
when with Democrats. claimed to be a
straight Democrat. Now that he is elect
ed he seems afraid to be called Demo
crat, hut does not say that he is Repub
lican. Will he straddle the fence and watch
the coming campaign and prepare to get
down on the winning side? Mr.. Moore
does not pretend to deny his active partic-
ipation with the Greeley movement in
1872, nor his support of Porter, against
the regular Republican nominee for coun-
ty treasure: last fall Perhaps he will re.
collect conversation with one cf our alder.
men just before the late caucus convened
and how, on election day, he was uery care
.ful not to betray himself to anti-Repub
licans. If Mr.. Moore wants to go back on
his friends and join the rotten relic of thu
decaying Rep iblican party nobody has the
least ohjection-but don let him pretend
one thing when among Democrats and an
other when among Republicans.