The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-28
RGThe Public schools open Sept. 9th,
lone week from next Monday.

RIIhe Public schools open Sept. 9th,
lone week from next Monday.
s~The New Orleans minstrels serenad-
ed the inhabitants of the principal streets
of the city to-day with their excellent
band.
n%Mr. Fl. E. Lewis received letter
from his brother Eugene. yesterday, an
nouncing his intention to reach home to-
morrow
H@The managers are industriously en-
gagged persuading Haney to bottle uD his
wind and HE away to conference, putting IN
his time away from home until after elee-
| ton
| RGr Miller is lying by for the present, wait
| ing for the farmers to market their harvest,
when he will again affiict them, aud quiet
| ly suggest that it costs some thing to tra-
vel around and contribution of 25 or 90
cents will be duly appreciated, you know.
| Personal.
Tt is customary, whenever a noted party
arrives 10 city, for news papers to make
note of it; consequently the arrival of
Mrs. Jane Kennedy, alias Welch. and her
man cannot ID justice be ignored, especial
ly 10 view of the fact that they are being
entertained by the city. Yes, they came
last night, not Intentionally, but being in
Rock Island and feeling longing to once
more behold the scene of past joys and sor
rows, they could not deny themselves
Officer Pierce met them, and after reading
an address of welcome signed by the police
magistrate, conducted Welch to the room
set apart for his accommodation in the build
ing owned by the city, just north of Frank
lGuuneEs grocery, where be was told that
he might remain until morning when he
would be received with appropriate cere-
monies by Magistrate Grover. as his advice
was desired in solving the question of sat
isfaction to be made to the city for an as
sault made last spring upon one OF its citi-
zens named Jennie Kennedy.
Old Jane, the sharer of his goods and
ills, seems to have doubted the hospitable
: intentions of their host, and was detected
in the act of passing bottle of liquid re-
freshments to WEIGH, and this morning
she was assigned a room adjoining his
where she could personally superinten6
matters The magistrate was otherwise
engaged this forenoon and could not re
, ceive them but promised to do SO this p
IN. The twain are well known here ant
their every movement will be watched viii
interest by the public.
A Bold Thief.
e Mr.. J q Brennan, of Chicago, arrived il
t this city yesterday, in search of one Ed
r ward Hamburger. Hamburger was. VI
# to August 10th, janitor of the Chicag
!. opera house, at which time he disappeared
e as did also set of furniture stored il
d room 8, the property of James b. Muirs
attorney at law, who had purchased then
= of Mr.. Brennan. and instructed him t
If store in said room. When the goods wer
re missed, Mr.. Brennan, being familiar wit
of the goods and able to identity them easily
d was sent by Mr.. Muirs to trace them
# possible. By inquiry at the express office
se he ascertaiued that they had been shlppe
to Davenport, consigned to Mr.. Thoma
r Iu Davenport he learned that they wei
Mt taken By Mr.. Thomas and used at N
le 1862 Brady street, by John Holmes, b1
ne tha, on last Saturday they had been r
w tEoved to Moline. Arrived here Mr.. Br
Do man inquired of Expressman Grail
IS, and vas directed to house Q
id Main street, next door to james First
s- residence. He went in and found the lar
of Of the house, inquired if Mr.. Perkins live
as there aud was informed that Mr.. Elm WI
e. the occupant Of the house. He saw enout
T. to convince him that he was on the rig
MS track and that the thingslwere in the hous
". when he went before Magistrate Grove
T. made complaint and had papers issued al
RS. place in the hands of Marshal Fish. Su
r. posing he had his game trapped he a
W. conn panied the marshal to the house on
". to find it locked up and the lady gone.
looking through the window, however.
n satisfied himself that the goods were
there, aod getting the necessary pape
went to Dere & Co S shop. where, he v
.th Informed by Mrs. Elm. that her husba
Ter worked, but she had preceded him a
warned The man, and he had left. II
rec then returned to the house and secured t
W. goods, the woman returning in the mes
re- time, but nothing has yet been found
Hamburger Holmes-Thoma-Elm. L
by furniture, valued at $50, will
100 shipped to Chicago tomorrow.