The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-22


Bg~The Sylvan Boat Club boys have
commenced training for the boating cam
paign.
RgM Mr.. Swans condition is no worse to-
day and the doctors have strong hopes of
his recovery.
E1%Over blocks length Of sidewalk
was washed out by yesterdays storm on
Main street. below Williams, White & Co.'S
shop.
EgA special meeting the city council
will be held this evening to canvass the
late municipal election and transact mis-
cellaneous business.
BIA man came all the way in from
Coal Town on foot, yesterday, through the
rain, to offer up prayer at the Baptist
church for benighted youth of that village.
gThe mail train from toe east did not
arrive until noon to-day and it was reporte d
that about 20 miles of the G., X. l. & p.
railroad track was badly washed 10 places
by the rain, yesterday. near Tiskilwa.
BgThe rain and hail storm yesterday
was one of the most violent that has visited
this vicinity for a long time. Sugar Hollow
ditch filled with water 10 a few moments,
but the storm was of so short duration
that the stream subsidized before doing much
damage.
Bg-A sick tramp by the name of Ed
ward Moore. who has lain in the calaboose
since last Friday, was turned over to Over
seer Turner this morning by Marshal Fish.
He halls from New York; says be was
| taken with the ague while scoming through
Ohio De is young man and appears
above the average tramp.
BI~The neighbors say that Alderman
Knox was seen yesterday, after the storm,
anchored to his sign supports. with long
pole in his hand. fishing for his sidewalk.
| The probabilities are that the Rodmau
avenue sewers ana bridges will soon receive
the attention of the council
S1-The board of highway commissioners
met at the Office of the town clerk last
Saturday. The quarrying of stone in the
quarry near the cemetery was ordered sus
pended. A petition signed by Ezra Smith
and others asking for the opening of a
road from Sugar Hollow 10 direct line tc
Rock river bridge was received and actor
deferred upon it until Tuesday, April 23d
when the commissioners will go over tht
ground and decide upon the matter.
bag Mike Cauley got drunk aud thumpeC
his wife again last night. Some of the
neighbors heard the row and called Jerry
Cornev to go over aud quiet him. Jerry
who was in bed, got up, put on his clothes
and went out to the fence, inside his OWL
yard, and was listening to the fracas tt
satisfy himself whether his interference,
was necessary, when Mike ran out towards
him and struck him on the forehead, cut
ting deep cash, 1t is supposed thai
Nike hit him with stone. Mr.. Cornel
went before Magistrate Swander this morn
ing and procured a warrant for Cauley''
arrest. The trial will be had this evenin.
or to morrow morning.
B~ Another meeting of the committee
appointed at the town meeting to investi
gate the accounts of the highway commits
sioners was held this afternoon, with wha
result we were unable to ascertain in time
for this issue. 1t has been reported tina
the commissioners would refuse to submit
their books and papers to the committee
for examination, claiming that the com
mittee had performed its functions anC
disbanded by the mere act of voting dowr
the resolution providing for further exam
lnatioD, which wasEintroduced by Mr.
Weckel at the last committee meeting, anG
that they have no further right to examine
the books or accounts of the town board
vi course every intelligent business mar
knows that the men composing the COM
mittee have the right as committee or al
individuals and citizens to demand acces,
to the books 10 which the township &C
counts are kept; that they are public
property, and if the peoples servants re
fuse to give satisfactory account of theil
stewardships. there is process by which
they can be compelled to do so, and Their,
are persons who will see that this affair il
fully placed before the public, no matter
what the cost. The result of the meetin,
will be given in this paper to morrow, an(
if it should not be full, complete and salts
factory, other facts known to the writel
and within his reach will be set forth.
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