The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-02

Regular meeting of the city council
on Monday evening.
BaFThe board of highway commission
ere were in session this afternoon.
g9@tor oysters cooked in any style go
to Pierce Bro s.restaurant, Main street. 1t
Work on the Sugar Hollow bridge
will probably commence on Monday next.
Chris. Moore, 81, Germany. was the
name OF the solitary tramp who registered
on Swander's register this morning.
.Rs| There has been general complaint
raised about the freedom with which
gam bling schemes were carried on at the
fair
Ba%lt looks natural to see the genisl r.
Il. Swan at the office of the Moline Plow
Go. He has just returned from an extend
ed trip in Texas.
D|The board of town auditors will
meet to audit accounts and receive esti-
mates from the board OF highway commits
sieners, on Tuesday, Sept. 5th.
The Churches.
At the Congregational church there will
be the usual services: sermon at 1890 A.
NJ; after which communion services will be
held. In the evening at 7:30 o'clock Rev,
f. g. Barnard will lecture on the subject:
Does it pay workingmen to drink beer?"
The lecture has been prepared for the
workingmen and they araespeciaiy invited
to be present and will be made welcome,
At the Methodist Rev. w. NJ. Collins
will preach morning and evening; the usual
Sunday school services.
| Rev. S. d. Gowen, of Galva, will occupy
the Baptist pulpit tomorrow. He is said
to be fine speaker.
Rev. Thos. f. Borchers, who was ex-
pectGd to reach home did not arrive.
Rev. Father Greve, will officiate at St.
Anthony's (Catholicl church at I o'clock
tomorrow morning. During the day he
will give instructions at Goa! Valley and
Milan.
Episcopal services at the church of the
United Brethren at II o'clock A. NJ. No
services in the evening. Rev, r. Gaynor.
of Davenport will probably preside.
All the other churches will have preach
ing at the usual hours.
Death of Giliis HUT
This NJ 7rning about o'clockGillis HUT
who took poison and afterward stabbed
himself in the left lung, died at his resi-
dence on the bluff Deceased was &c
years old and unmarried and was vel
liked by all who knew him. He has
suffered intensely since he committed tn,
rash act, and died in agony DIR. P. L
Mckinnie, who was first called, gave it a
his opinion that he would not live NOR,
than 40 hours, he lived just AZ hours
Afterwards DR.. Plummer, of Rock Island
was called and gave some slight encour
agement, Last night at 9 O'Clock Hut
was cold as ice trom the feet to the hips
and from IL o'clock he failed rapidly pnti
this morning when he died Rev. w. NJ
Collins, of the NJ Z. church, was in con
slant attendance. Mrs Hutt. mother O
the deceased, is L ost estimable lady an
feels deeply the loss her son; as does ais
Mary HUT, his sister Thase who wer
present at the death scene describe il a
being of the most heartrenGing nature
the mother and sisters refusing to be com
forted. Deceased also leaves a brother
Fletcher HUT, who is almost heart broker
From parties intimately acquainted wit
deceased it is learned that be has conte
plated this affair for nearly week: that b
became so Respondent on account of his il
ability to quit drinking to excess. that h
: felt as if life were burden, that he ha
said he was tired of living, ct,
This afternoon post mortem examiuatio
was to have been held under direction
Drs. Mckinnie and Plummer. The ful
: eral will occur tomorrow from his lat
. residence. 1t is sad affair and has ca
: :, a gloom over the entire communit,
= = ReQaiescat an pace.