The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-08-10
narSpecial meeting of the city council

DGSpecial meeting of the city council
this evening.
RGA harness shop has been opened 10
Deere's block.
R@Okerberg and Elmstedt's building
is being rapidly completed.
R~The Georgia Minstrels are billed
for Timm's hall, next week Wednesday
evening.
RSThe voice of the jovial Chicago
last night.
E@~A scrub game of base ball is to be
played tomorrow on the common near the
east ward school house, between nlnes call
ing themselves "Mufers" and Strikers. )"
B9@ 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. IT,
R6The communication signed "Vul-
cans Boy" is declined We cannot pub
| lish anonymous letters. Writers may use
whatever nom de plume" they wish, but
the real name must invariably accompany
the copy.
Ha-Mr Bailey, who has charge Of the
county poor house, came into town to day,
bringing Mrs. Cooper, who was taken there
supposed to be crazy, on Wednesday. She
is apparently in her right mind and we'll
to day. Rather rapid recovery.
EgrThis morning Mrs. Ball, widow Of
the late VIM, Ball, was suddenly taken
with fits, near Rodnan avenue and r. R.
st. DIR. VESSEL was called aud did every
thing in his power to afford relief but
without success. As soon as she recover
ed from one fit she was seized with another
and continued in this way until this writing
Fears are expressed that she will not re
cover.
HGFEver since be was on the coroner
Jury, and realized how easily that dolla
was earned, be has haunted Justice
offices, waylaid constables, aud even gon
so far as to hire small boys to be on tn
lookout for cases liable to require tn
corners services In fact it occupied hi
mind so constantly that it became manii
with him, and on yesterday well nigl
caused him to sacrifice himself for sub
ject While passing down the street
with an eye to business. Of course, he es
pied the attenuated form of woman Will
an unearthly and ghostlke expression o
! countenauce, In his eagerness, he was a
her side with arms around before sh
/. had time to fly. Here the curtain drops
but the finger marks on his face tel
volumes more.
! E1~ I esterday young man by th
name of John Welch, who has been livin
,, with the Kennedys, was around town try
iug to sell fine gold watch, which h
said he bought in Liverpool. England
The police were put on his track and sool
! ascertained that the watch was one Mrs
Kennedy has had in her possessionfor som
time. About 10 O'Clock last night WelcI
was arrested and lodged 10 the cals
boose but he had disposed of tn
watch, and thus far the police hav
been unable 90 discover where. a
> though they have been to Rock Island t
: all the second hand and pawn shops Mr.,
! Kennedy. was found this morning return
ing from Davenport in an intoxicated cor
: dition. and said that her watch had bee
stolen, but that Welch did not do i
: Welch has told several different storie
: about how he came by the watch. an
= = what he had done with it, but he has bee
: : proven TO have lied in the latter case, e
. 1t is in neither place he has had the polio
looking for it. Officers Teller and We
went to Davenport this afternoon to scare
:. 3 for the watch. In the meantime Welc
q occupies an apartment in the calaboose.