The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-06-22
s@Those cent cigars at Hannecke's,

sG-The Sylvan boat club badges are
elegant affairs. They are on exhibition at
the reform club room.
s9rThe Druids were holding a pic-n
on Sylvan Island this afternoon. A large
number were in attendance,
EarPreaching at the Baptist church to-
morrow morning and evening. Texts, Matt. |
and $40 Gal. 1926. Bible school at IL NJ |
Seats free and all are invited.
1@ Most people have noticed Kuox, the |
undertaken. wandering listlessly along the |
streets for the past week, barely recogniz- !
ing bis friends aud presenting picture of |
abject misery. If you see him this even
ing or tomorrow notice what a transfor- |
motion has taken place; how that once
furroughed brow is now wreathed in |
smiles, and the agility with which he skips
along. Cause: last week his wife and
babies were in Iowa, now they are home,
arrived this morning,
Reception.
Mr.. Adolph Weckel will give reception
in honor of the return of his son John and
his bride. John went to Rochester,
MINI, last week to wed and bring home
with him Miss Tracy Voltz, OF that city
Yesterday Mr. Weckel received telegram
from John stating that he and bis bride
would arrive in Moline at 5 As this even
ing, aad the old gentleman at once com
lnenced making preparations for a recep-
ton On grand scale, to be surprise to
John. There will be no written individual
invitations, but Mr. Weckel desired US to
state that all his friends are expected to
be present and he will be displeased if
they are not. A regular old-fashioned
good time will be had and if all attend who
are invited the hosts farm will scarcely
furnish standing room. A warm welcome
will be extended to John and his bride, not
only by his family but a large circle of
| friends. THE ARGUS offers congratula
tons and best wishes fol a long and cloud
| less future.
Sudden Death.
t The people Of this vicinity were sur
prsed aud shocked to hear, abou, o clock
this morning, that Charles A. Hubbard
was dead He was about the streets last
evening apparently as we'll as usual and
conversed cheerfuly with a number Of
friends and when the report was first
made of course it was scarcely believed.
Coroner Morris visited the residence aud,
failing TO discover any apparent cause, i'm
paneled jury and inquired into the case
with the following re suit:
A. NJ. Hubbard, father of deceased.
testified that deceased did not come to
breakfast with the other mem bers Of the
family and lis wife remarked that he was
more sleepy than usual; went arouud the
house, passed an open window in decea.
sed's room and called him to breakfast:
heard noise like some thing falling, bu,
thought his wife was in the room, moving
a table or something. Soon afterward:
she called me, saying something is thu
matter with Charles" | went in anC
found him lying across the bed, his clotte
/ all on, breathing hard or labored: he con
tinued IN this condition, unconscious, Is o.
] 90 minutes when he died Mrs. j, Fl
, Miller aud DR.. VESSEL were sent for
alter the former came in we rubbed hin
and be seemed to breath easier but again
/ more labored and soon stopped, NJ
I father saw hun in the room adjoining hi:
bedroom staggering toward the latter
J Don think any one was near him when b,
I was first taken.
] Mrs. j. II. Miller, was next called
t Said she was physician, was called to Sc,
e deceased described condition as to breath
? ing substantially the same as the pFeviou
D witness. She thought the death wa
/. caused By TOO large a dose of hydrat
:. choral. When asked to describe th
0 symptoms of choral poison and upon wha
0 she based the conclusion, she could no
: say further than that choral poison resem
e bled heart diseased and that she jus
S thought that was the cause.
Il Eollario1 bar II = U,hha~
h brother of deceased, He was with bin
!, from to clock last evening and take
very cheerful; knew that he was shattere
: physically and mentally; never heard hin
c intimate at suicide
e I. u. Bokman, druggist, testified t
i having sold deceased opium at three times
b the last being on the 9th of May. Ha
not been in the store since that date; sol
t nothing beside that to him.
e Dir. Piper physician and druggist. test
= fed to having sold deceased nothing With
e the past three weeks. He thought deaf
e was not caused by chloral poison. hat tn
s only way to positively determine is by
8 post norton examination.
Experts were then called, the FIRST bein
: DIR. McKinnie. He described the action
< of chloral poison, examined deceased an(
y gave it as his opinion from what was tolt
him that death was caused by apoplexy.
Drs. Dunn. Klingberg and DaviGso
were each called upon for an opinion
10 None of them thought that death was pre-
II duced by an over dose of choral, thong
?. they said such might possibly be the case
b DR.. Davidson's theory was that a larg
dose might have been taken last night az
upon getting up this morning faintin
fit attacked him. and that another dos
. taken at that time might have cause
!, death.
1t was evident to the jury as we'll as III
ii physicians that the cause of death coul
i not be positively established. 1t was ais
IF evident that there was no intentio
:. on his part or the part of an
one else to take his life. He ha
9 arisen this morning dressed himsel
&c aud gone to another room, was taken sue
lie denly and staggered back, falling on th
; bed. No one was with him at the tim
: and be was unconscious when discovered
I The jury weighed the facts and theorie
given -b7 witnesses and experts and re
l. turned the following verdict:
e That Chas A. Hubbard came to hi
IS death from apoplexy or syncope, induce
IS by nervous exhaustion. we are unable {
e, determine which DR.. j. w. Morey
i foreman. O. j. Beardsee. 4. Cramptor
d Alex +. Swander. B. W. Forward, Fl.
c Whipple, Henry Fairclough, T. l.. Brow
# L. Il Fish. r Caswell. Maroni Wheele
it and John Kerns.
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