The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-03-31

sGTownship election on Tuesday next.
BSgServices at all the churches to-mor-
row.
gaPThree itenarants lodged in the city
hotel last night.
E1A meeting of the boys at Timm s
Hall next Tuesday at 7.30 p. N. to or
ganize base bail club. Let all attend.
BeArJames Berry's friends came in yes
terday morning with the money and paid |
hi tiue and he was released. When tie
wnisky is out of Berry he is pretty good
fellow.
BA~A picture of Oak Grove Girl. the |
Fisk. was being exhibited by an artist o |
the street this morning. Everybody pro-
nounced 1t a perfect likeness of the mare. |
BaFAh apple called Grimes Golden"
was presented to the writer of this the
other day by Magistrate Swander, who has
few gratis in his orchard and is going to
have hundred or two trees sent him from
Virginia to distribute throughout the
county. 1tis not to be excelled in favor
or fneness of grain.
Independent Caucus.
There will be caucus of Democrats,
Independents and all others irrespective
of party at Freja Hall on Monday evening
April I'd, at 1880 clock sharp, for the
purpose of nominating an Independent
Citizens Ticket for township officers.
| Everybody opposed to ring rule should be
on hand. By order of Com.
Ea~The following is what puts the nose
of the Rapids City Marshal out of joint:
State of Illinois, Rock Island County-ss:
Thomas Armour, Eddy Carkson, Thomas Clark
| son upon being duly sworn, depose ana say: That
the claim made by Ed Williams, the City Marshal
OF Rapids City in reference to the arrest of james
Berry, in every particular is false That there
TO resistance to the arrest of Berry; that he was
not guarded at any time, and that the plea that
There six Of the rOughs and that he could rot
possibly arrest was false that there was not any
resistance any attempted at any time thlt the
Marshal agreed, to and with the parties, that he
would make the arrest and charge biz price and
| give the money towards paying his fine; that the
police of Moline were in Rapids City before vii
iiams attempted any arrests at all; that Williams
spent good part of the day iu company with
Berry and his party, and drank with them.
LSignedl THOMAS ARMOUR,
| THOMAS GARRISON,
| EDWARD CLARION,
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this thir-
| TSigned1 ALEX. F. swANDER.
| Police Magistrate
RsAYThe ii sistanG Moline edtorot the Ga
zette rushes into print over his we'll known
nom de plume "a bijah Clevercus. (which
the comp0sitor unintentionaily has made
u 'ClcyerenS' trying to save the DR.. trt m
appearing as a full pledged apologist for
the rlngsters) 1t is really amusing to
note with what pathetic earnestness he
5 calls on the dyed in the WOOL followers
to cater to the wishes of the worn out
r leaders and urges that only good men be
; named, being very careful, however, tc
] show his unttlnchlng partlsanshlp and mo-
forgetting to fling slur at the timid eX
G ponents of Republican doctrines HI
= started out to show there he is a disinter
/ ested mortal whose only aim is to help Sc
b cure so far as his limited means allow
), the election of only good men, irrespective
r of party, and then proceeds to make hi
a attempted position untenable by namin.
:, in regular order the Ring Ticket trCn
e Reid down, not emitting TO heap th
e grossest sort of slobber all over the pet
q he thinks would do the township such ii
e estimabe service. If Dave Reid did nc
e inspire the article his wishes could DC
have been more fully explained. Not
9e single detail is omitted, and Dave Rel
IS Il Co., evidently chuckled when they rea
s the classic language of 'Independen
~ AbUah!" There could not have been
"a more satisfactory expose of the inter
le tons of the ringters, nor a fuller confirm;
is ton of their plans than the article in ii
d. Gazette gives US. 1t now behooves Il
IT citizens of Moline to act for themselve
er 1t is time that manhood asserted itse
with our independent thinking men, an
C. these ringstcrs who seek to control ar
st dictate nominations had been taught
es lesson they will remember if they do n
be appreciate. 'AbTah" evidently lost
of grip when he undertook to appear as
r" non partisan, and certainly drifted fro
he his legitimate field in attempting to wre
at tie with political purity as dispensed
ds Reid & Co., the ringsters. As a class
at cal writer the DR.. is good, and his lite
It. .ary contributions are always relished, b
be when he undertakes to appear as apo
ey gist for the gang" that have run t
lst town for years, and are trying to bulldo
ze people into granting continuance of thu
le rule, he dctracts from the dignity of
he position and is out of his element.