The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-05

HZ heguiaf meeting OF tne cOuncll To-
night.
@BuSiness is brisk with the Moline
Plow Co. They are shipping from Is to
20 car loads week.
BSRumor says thatJ. S. Keator is
about t. fit up part of the second story
of the Keator House for office purposes.
BB~ William Hynes and young Corker,
of Milan, will soon leave for Utah, where
they will engage in stock raising.
BlState Representative Hon. John L.
Browning left for Springfield this morn
ing, to engage in legislative duties
B Aster & Weckers team run away on
Saturday, scattering groceries and provis-
ions rather promiscuously along the street
For city attorney no better selection
could be made than Eugene Lewis. He is
experienced and would be acceptable to
all classes.
BaF FSomerby's Worlds Fair will be at
Timm's Hall, commencing Thursday eve
Mig. This troupe is highly commended
by the press everywhere.
B9nSaturday about 2 o'clock, a fire
broke out in the grinding room of Deere
& Cos plow shops 1t was soon got under
subsection, Damage slight.
RgnSneak thieves visited the grocery
store OF Jas. Shaw on Wells street last
Friday night and eased his money drawer
of As cents. Beware, James is on the
war path.
BI~It is stated that the Holcombe
Quartette, than which no better amateur
musical organization exists, will give a
concert in Moline. after the one to be
given under the auspices of the Episcopal
church of Rock Island. Efforts should be
made to secure this splendid troupe for at
least one entertainment here, They would
be liberaly patronized.
Ea- Mrs. Harris the eccentric female
who brought suit before Justice Mapes
thinks the Gazette and Unaon do her in
justice. Your correspondent has taken
the pains; to interview some of her former
| tenants and they state emphatically that
she never annoyed them in any way and
furthermore they are agreed in saying that
most of the blame attaches to the tenants
| themselves.
B9@An admirable address was delivered
at the Baptist church last evening by Rev.
F. G. Linfeld, from the text: God is
able to make him stand" Unlike most
of our ministers Mr. L;nfeld handled bis
subject at once avoiding the usual tire
some Introductory which, in many instan.
ccs, wearies the congregation. 1t was
universally commented upon as sharp
pungent discourse, replete with good hard
sense and excellent SMILES. The atten
dance was good.
BSg@ Mr.. Stem, formerly Of this city,
but now OF Council Bluffs, Iowa, while il
Schroder's saloon on Saturday night haC
an ovcrcoat stolen valued at $75, He wa
playing billiards and had taken his coat of
while engaged with the game and whel
be looked FOR it the garment was missing
1t was lined with fur and was valued as
present from his father. now deceased
No clue to the thieves. There appears t
be regular organized gang of this class @
offenders who ply their calling without dc
lection.
gGFE, p. Wade, the much-heralde
, colored orator, claiming to be from Louis
lana, spoke to a very small audience, her
q Saturday evening-not over 25 person
being present, 1t is very surprising thai
{ in an old abolition town, like Moline, wher
j the colored man has been the chief cornt
4 stone 10 their politics for 20 years, tn;
, the people should have given such a poo
reception. Mr. Wade spoke witho,
notes. and some of hits were very goo
T Considering that distinguished citizen
y Rock Island, who, on the authority of Il
t Republican state committee, visitt
Louisiana to invent Eliza Pinkston ar
see fair count, and that SO much h
been said o? the wounds by an axe @
ELIAS person, it was expected that NJ
lie Wade would bring Lize into his speec
1t But he did not On the contrary his ce
sures of carpet bag swiuGling and opprt
rt sion were worth hearing. He was We
stability treated by the old aboli,ionists
Moline.