The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-08-31

RG~City council meeting next Monday
evening
B1@ Meeting of the library board to-
morrow evening.
garH. Hannecke was moving his cigar
and tobacco stock into the. old California
restaurant room to-day.
16EAIell Follett returned home last
night. He escaped from the train wreck
without any serious damage.
RHThe new military company met last
evening at Reese's Hall, adopted bylaws.
and elected clerk and treasurer. Trues
dale Moore to the former position, and +.
H. Head the latter.
s9~ Binding of every description done
at close figures at The ARGUS bindery.
All kinds of printing cheaper than else
where in the three cities. First class work
guaranteed. If.
EG~ Henry Calentzky is organizing a
known as the "Cullom Guards. The
probabilities now are that there will be a
new regiment organized with headquarters
at Rock Island, to which these companies
will be assigned.
BG@A Henderson correspondent of the
Gaesburg Press says: Miss Hattie
Dales, of Moline, formerly Of this place, is
visiting her grandma, Mrs. Randall, who
gave her young friends reception last
eve, in which all engaged in games and
other pleasantries, having joyous season.
g1@ VIM. Letsch and Miss Helena
Ehrieck. OF Pleasant Valley, were made
man and wife last evening by Magistrate
Swander, at the residence of VIM. Ehler
| The collation. which was served up after
the ceremony, occupies prominent place
in the worthy magistrates recOllections of
the evening.
BaF"A An Irish tramp was found begging
whisky yesterday afternoon after having
been ordered out of town in the morning.
He told Magistrate Swandar "a thrilling
tale about having obtained work and Sc
cured money with which to pay for that
necessary of life, and said with tears in his
eyes that he thought it was too bad Whcr
a man could not buy whisky when he
had the wouey 10 pay for it, The court,
however, was inexorable and ordered him tC
bread and water for 90 days, but When the
stranger reminded the court that winter
would be here by that time, and pictured the
visions of the suffering OF the destitute iu
cold weather, be was allowed to depart
promising to quit the city in 4 minutes
Meeting to Crganizs a Working Mems
Party.
At O'Clock last evening party Of
between 40 and 81 persons were assem- bled
at Erela Hall in response to a call for a
working mems meeting They were called
to order by g. q. Griffin, Jr., and James
Maginness was elected chairman. and
Samuel Suman secretary. At the sug-
gestiOn OF the chair committee OF FIVE on
organization were elected, consisting OF
Geo. Griffin, Jr., James Hickox John
Suman, S, Dahlberg and Thos. Guilty
The committee retired at once, taking
with them a set OF resolutions which had
0 evidently, been prepared beforehand by
= the chairman, MaginnesS, reciting the
0 wrongs of the poor classes, and the tota
Q depravity of the Republican and Demo.
cratic parties. During the absence of the
0 committee, the chairman addressed the
Q meeting, exhorting them to abandon both
5 parties and unite their forces in the purii
s cation of local and National politics Wher
the committee returned, not bling il
accord with the resolutions which had beer
0 prepared for them, they made the follow
Q ing report, which was adopted
5 We, your committee on organization
! would beg leave to report that We do not
wish to draw any form of organization to-
4 night, as we would wish to consolidate with
! the workingmen of Rock island at theil
next meeting We would also ask tha
there be another meeting called mex
Thursday and that the same be published
in the local papers.
The secretary having left during Mr.
Maginness' speech, Lawrence McDermo
Il was elected permanent secretary, attel
which briet remarks were made by severa
and the meeting adjourned to meet mex
5 Thursday evening at the same place.