The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-03-22
MOLINE.

ES5 w OTmley ana MS men Win the
fire engine were out to-day filling cisterns .
89Because last nights entertainment
was excellent do not neglect the Mendels- |
sohn Quintette Club to might. 1t will be |
frst-class.
REORGANIZATION at the public schools !
tomorrow, and Prof. Richards's lecture at i
the Congregational chnrch in the evening |
tor the benefit Of the high school
B2>Whenever there is a fall of snow,
the school house hill presents danger |.
GUS appearance to pedestrians one has no
time To think of his school days in travelling |
| it, the time being fully occu pied in doda !
ing sleds, on which the urchins, to the num-
| ber Of fifty to seventy-fve, descend at light |
ming rapldIty.
Bay The funeral of Henry Kuhl, who
died at his residence on Henry street,
| Tuesday night, took place this Afternoon
The remains were inferred in Riverside
cemetery. The Turner and O0ncorda
societies had charge of arrangements, and
q large a0d finely conducted cor ege fol-
lived the remains to the cemetery.
Sg~Henry W else, the sot, about whom
an article appeared in THE ARGUS some
two weeks since, is on the rampage again.
This morning he came into Magistrate
Sgander's S Office, about three sheets in the
wind, and wanted to make a complaint
against his wife, because she could not
: support the family from the proceeds of
three cows and let him keep his wages t.
buy whisky with. The magistrate listened
to his pititul tale with reluctance, knowing
! the disposition and habits Of the animal,
but when Weise became confidential and
2 insisted upon shaking hands after being
refused several times and ordered to leave
the room, in the mind of the court patience
, had had its perfect work aud he was taken
E by the coat collar and precipitately elected
He is one of the class Of persons who
think they are privileged to make nusan
r ces OF themselves, and the public must
tolerate them as necessary evils. . He will
be shown little leniency if lie gets into
J. the hands of the law again, which he is
very liable to do soon. Office Olson has a
jealous eye upon him.
seF Barney McGavern, last night, Will
in state OF intOXication, walked upon the
railroad track at Madison street Just as the
t St. Louis train No. 4, was passing east.
5 The engine struck him in the right SIDE
s throwing him of the track when he struck
: on the stones and mud, making some bad
e wounds about his head and face He was
y taken into Christ Reese's saloon and Dr.
= Plummer, who was on the train, washed
E and dressed his wounds, and as he 1.-THE
q doctor) could not remain here advised Nc
J Graven's friends to call some residen
d physician, Later DR.. Mckinnie wa:
:, called and examined his wounds, pro
il nouncing them not of fatal nature. Nc
% Cavern. however. was so full of whisky
. last night that it was impossible to tell t.
r what extent he was injured, but this morn
Is ing, DR.. Mckinnie says the injury on III
7S side, where the eDgire struck him. vii
doubtless result in peurisy, and is Of ;
serious nature. He is suffering intense
~ pain today and thinks he is going to die
v Every thing is being done for him tina
= medical skill can devise LATER-Sinc
q the above was in type, DR., Plummer, 0
n Rock Island, was up to sea the injured
70 man, and he thinks, though he is prett
h severely injured. that he will recover.
st The Abbott Concert.
ct One of the largest and mos
fashionable audiences ever as
~ sembled in Moline, greeted tn
Emma Abbott company, at the Congre
gational church last evening. Tie even
s. was one that had been looked forward t
by the music loving citizens of Moin
H. and vicinity with anxious expectancy, an
OF Judging from the rapturous applause b(
n, slowed, it was thoroughly enjoyed b
ck those present, The troupe ha
he engaged rooms at the Harpe
by House aud were to be cOnveye
Y. from thence in carriages. The trair
ed however, was one hour late, necessitatln
&C. their stopping off at Moline The
proceeded to the Reese House where NJ
Reese provided lunch. 1t was then tin
for their appearance, and so, rather tha
Ell keep the audience waiting, hasty toll
MS was prepared and the company wei
Ter directly to the church. A notice of II
to- concert will be found in another column
this paper. The company, after Il
ng performance, owing to the lateuess of t
fl hour, concluded to stay at the Reese Hou
nd last night and to-day went
the Harper House, Rock Islam
where they remain until to-morrC
evening. The members of the Boat Gu
an and especially the committee having t
yer matter in charge. are entitled to thanks
,ey, their untiring efforts to make the affair
ges success, and are deserving and shou
yer receive the support of our citizens
his having secured for Moline the b(
No. = entertainment ever given in the city.