The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-07-05

ness notices should be handed in by noen to en-
sure publication the same day.
Rg=The sidewalk opposite the Moline
Plow Co., needs repairs badly.
B@~Meeting of the Moline public library
board next Saturday evening.
B1@The Plow City steamer took small
excursion party up the river this afternoon.
B1-The ball match in Lyons 90 the 4th,
between the Clinton nine and the Plow
City boys, resulted in victory for the
former. Score 27 to 100000.
Ea%J ohm Murray was arrested yester-
day by Marshal Wells, on complaint of
Tuva Calson for striking him. Magistrate
Swander fined him $5 and costs, which
were secured.
| Bl@J. A. Ekstatt was arrested by extra
policeman, E. Bassett, for fighting and
disturbing the peace of Kirk Vincent.
He was taken before Magistrate Swander
and fined SIS and costs.
Ra@A half interest in Effiand and
Young's temperance billiard hall for sale,
cheap for cash. Inquire of Chas. Eff
land. 2-d3C
Ba 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.
H6%Geo. Milholland was arrested by
| Officer Olson yesterday, on complaint Of
his wife Lilly Miholland, for drunkenness,
and beating and otherwise abusing her.
Magistrate Swander fined him So and
costs. Payment was secured and ne was
discharged.
SH@Two couples called upon Magistrate
!Swander yesterday morning, and were
pronounced man and wife by that official
in due form of law. Frank H, Simmons
and Miss Lizzie +. Frye, and Julius I.
McNabney and Miss Ida NJ, Willis, were
the happy parties.
B9s Mrs. Buckles and her daughter
Miss Nelly Buckles, were in the city to-
day, the guests of Mrs Vim. Beardslee
Mrs Buckles is the widow of the late Hon.
J. s. Buckles of GeneseO, one of the
most powerful criminal lawyers in the
state, and staunch Democrat. The party
left for Geneseo, this evening.
: The Plow City.
The steam yacht Plow City is now il
perfect trim for excursions. Pains viii
, be taken to insure the comforts of passen.
gers. Liberal discount to Sunday schools
and societies. 15d3m
Moline's Fourth--Sham Battle--Excur
sion's, etc.
, The glorious Fourth is over, and all thai
remains of it to, day, is head, aches. empty
pocket books, detected countenances, and
some bruises.
For weeks the committees have beer
! working like beavers to secure for Moline
: celebration such as she never before had
and the result was satisfactory to the ma
= jority, although the weather was so ex
! tremely hot that the idea of comfort wa
E out Of the question. Early yesterda,
: morning people commenced to pour int
: the city by wagons, railroad, steam boats
:, on horse back and on foot, and continues
e to come until afternoon. Mud island an,
j the streets and brow of the bluffs SCENE,
, to be one moving mass OF humanity. Tb
=, Jennie Gilchrist brought an excursion
. from Port Byron, LIE Claire, Rapids City
- and Hampton, and the Nc Donald, on
>. from Clinton, Lyons and other points u
4 the river.
: The first exercises of the day were i
IS Brooks grove, where singing, reading c
;. the declaration of independence by Rev
J. Barnard; prayer by Rev. Linfeld; and a
% Grafton by Rev. Haney were listened I
- by an Immense crowd. Immediatel
"A thereafter the battle OF Yorktown was con
,s menced on the Water Power Co.'S lane
20 The crowd who witnessed this, is estimate
by parties having the best opportunity |
- Judge, at from twelve to fifteen thousanC
= 1t is a very difficult matter to estimat
No accurately upon such copcourse of peopl
20 being distributed over so large a territor,
9 but ten thousand is not an unreasonab
20 estimate.
"a The battle was not what was expectet
al on account of the scarcity of soldiers; br
ra this was no fault of the managers, or
h the Moline people, but Of volunteers fro
ic | abroad, who came, some of them, on I'll
nm 2ud, registered their names upon Il
20 books, took up their quarters there, we
n. fed two days, and thea in the morning
,os hour or two before the battle, hid the
inf arms in the rear barracks and deserte
vo thus leaving the armies IN disorganiz
he condition, and necessitating an enti
,r- change of programme, a short time
N n. which to make it, and with less than hs
" the number of enrolled men to work wit
Capt. Jerome Magill commanded t
the British army, and BrIgadier Gener
Oyler, the American. They had abo
ler 100 men on each side--principally Moll
of men-and considering their adverse c
itv eumstances, the almost intolerable heat
oh the day, and the annoyance Of the surgi
-" crowds among which they had to VOL
on' carried cut the programme which h
ur- been arranged the morning of the 4
md without any accident whatever during t
O,,s battle. One man named Hardy He;
'"' while firing salute for an arriving dele;
ans ton. before the battle, was pretty bat
rse burned by the premature discharge of
the cannon, His face and breast were burn
,rs and small bone in one arm broken,
br Firing commenced at P. NJ. and c.
7. tinued about two hours, when, of cour
-, - the Americans were victorious and |
h,,. whole British army was captured. AT
tba the battle great many went home, but S
&c large crowds repaired to Brooks gro
- where there was large dancing floor, anC
.ors w the ST. Mary's Benevolent Society pic.
rad just east of the gas works, which also |
''0 floor and music; dancing at these pla
was kept up until late hour of the mig
n This ended the first Fourth in the secc
oMno - century of American independence at !
S;na @ line. and perhaps the most successful ce
80 80 bration she has ever had.
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ting For The Argus.
Or RAPIDS CtTx, July 9, 1877