The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-06-04
s~Temperance meeting at the Gustaff
Adolph church this evening.


who died Monday nj sht, occurred this af-
ternoon and was attended by large num-
Der o! members of the A, .. U. w. order
of which he was member.
~Maasen Bros cigar factory on Rod
man avenue bluff was burglariously entered
last night and six or seven hundred cigars
stolen. Entrance was gained through |
a window in the rear side of the house by
cutting portion of light out and re-
moving the fastening, after which it was
opened The brands of the cigars stolen |
we're Purity" and Water Lilly" valued
at about SIS. No trace of the thieves. *
sgThe Moline Guards uniforms,
mum ering 81 suits, arrived by express
this morning. They were manufactured
by j, s. Reed l. Co.. Of Philadelphia.
The coat cost $40 and shako.or cap, $3.50.
4 meeting of the company will be held at
Armory Hall this evening to which every
member is requested to be present with
the amount of bis subscription ready to
pay down and get his uniform. They
came G. 0. d. and it is necessary to get
them out of the express Office soon.
EG~The temperance meeting at the
Swedish Lutheran church last evening was
addressed by Rev. Geo. f. Linfeld, and
Messrs Abernethy and Hamilton. No
new converts were made, probably owing
| to the fact that a Swede who is somewhat
Of leader among them spoke against the
reform movement and exhorted them to
| join the church. He is one of those
sectarians who can see no good in any way
but his own and is afraid the new enter
prise will eclipse the old concern to which
he belongs and on which his hopes of
future reward or punishment all hang:
"Yes. rather plunge me back in pagan night,
And take my chance with Socrates for bliss,
/ Than be Christian of faith like this;
Which builds on heavenly cant its earthly
sway
And in a convert mourns to lose prey
R9aThe report was circulated around
the streets this morning that the lunatic
who started from n. Y. two months since,
ID wheel wheelbarrow to San Francisco,
was coming into town some time during
the forenoon. Before 9 o'clock the rail-
road track, from Rodman avenue to
Barnard & Leas' mandatory, was lined
: with people, young and old. almost as
crazy as the expected arrival. One would
, think that a wheelbarrow would be nc
novel sight to the average Iilinoisan, but
it is mistake. 1t was amusing and
ridiculous in the extreme to see the eager
expectant countenances in that motley
assemblage, which momentarily increased
until few moments past 10 o clock. wher
! the wonderful object arrived. He was a
: dirty and uncouth specimen of humanit,
as has appeared in this vlrtuous villag,
since the exodus of DR.. Esterbrook, aud /
: he had not been provided with visible
, means of support, viz: his wheelbarrow
: the police would have ordered him not t
! stop inside the city limits or given hin
employment at the newly established wor
| house, His hair and beard effectually hit
, from view all traces of humanity, and,
: he had perambulated upon his hands an
70 feet, would have been pronounced bah.
elephant and the barrow taken for hi
l. trunk. A hat that had once been whit
y but had long since gone to seed and turne
Is to ripe brindle color, encased the bull
nature had intended for the seat of hi
) brains. and rose spirally toward HEAVIER
AS he reached Lynde street the mob sur
IL rounded him and about five thousan
questions were propounded in less than
u moment, but he was non-committal an
his only cry was wather, wather." UpO
d being informed that he could get SON
-, below he started on, followed by tie
~ thousand young ones, more or less.
10 Moline City Council.
The council met Monday evening. JuE
or Sd, all the aldermen being present. May,
be Wheelock being absent Alderman Ain
ly worth was elected chairman, pro tenn.
Monthly reports of the city treasure
ng city marshal, bridge tender and poll
magistrate were read and placed on Gle.
ng A communication from Police Mag
er trate Grover, asking that he be allow,
as the use Of the desk formerly used by Il
nd board of health, was read and, on motto
ne granted.
re The following sidewalk petitions we
read and referred to the street and all
as com mittee: Ga the south side of Hen
street, between Spencer and Belle street
ng on the north side of Ann street, betwe
he Bell and School streets: on the east side
to Sugar Hollow road, commencing at Jam
cil Knetzar's gate and running south to t
end OF his lot, then running on the WI
he side Of said road to the south line Of WI
Wilson's lot.
u Moved by Alderman Ellis that a col
7. mlttee of three be appointed by the may
8. who, together with the city attorney, sh
as have power to confer with the big
way commissioners and their attornt
for and that they as a committee of the VIII
nd shall prepare and submit to the Judge
? the circuit court of Rock Island county
agreed case as to facts relating to the
eet debtedness, If any, to the township of n
,ial line, in the distribution of funds recei,
of by said commissioners of highways for
years 1873 to 1877, inclusive, Carried
T. On motion of Alderman Ellis the C
be treasurer was permitted to withdraw
: annual report, in which there was an
er, ror and submit correct one.
md Moved by Alderman Barnard that
petition of s, w. Wheelock, j. NJ. II
and others for opening Washington str
ing from Second Avenue to School street
granted and that the city attorney is be
for by instructed to draw an ordinance op
the ing the same, provided the parties
lily ding lease upon portion of said grot
ITS. will surrender it to the city. Adopted
1ue An ordinance creating city workho
GUS and relating to the working of prison
therein was passed, all the aldermen
cept Jenkins voting 10 the affirmative,
:. Alderman Hemenway offered the |
lowing resolution, which was adopt
Ugh RESOLVED, that the matter of L F. Ke,
ure complaint against Chas Atkinson for
rice ling the alley in block 4, Atkinson's a,
ton, be referred to the street and al
committee with power to act aud cons
the city attorney,
Sc. Tietgen Il Cos bill of $7l.20, bala
as claimed as due them for gravel, was
he tefred to street and alley committee.
in On motion of Alderman Barnard
olv street and alley committee was instruc
re- to contract for the building of culver
md 'he CROSSING OF halu street. near bro