The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-10-15
NOTES HERE AND THERE.
-Pinafnra Tonight at Harper's Thea

grand centre from Wnfcn ali the OlIectibg
moves emanated.
"A pleasant evenings entertainment
is In store for the people of Rock Island,
to be given soon by the ladies of the Cen
trail Presbyterian church.
1t is rumored that Henry Schillinger
and John Biehl intend to re-organize the
Rock Island Light Guard band, so as to be
ready for the winter seasons entertain
ments and parties.
--Keator q Son are building frame
building on the Keator House lot to be
used as Offices. A number of other build
lngs will be built during the suspension of
the FIRE ordinance.
1t is expected that fifty telephone in
struments will be in operation in Moline
in few weeks, The new style of in
struments are said to be superior to those
first placed in position.
"A Washington special to the Cincinn..
att Gazette intimates a probability that
John Kelly is about to withdraw from the
New York canvass. The information pur-
ports to come from Kelly's friends in New
York.
The onion, as was to be expected
lodges the tax sale business. 1t always
adopts the slip from under style of
answering direct Questions. 1t is way
they have in the Republican camp-they
can't help it.
in this issue of THE ARGUS will be
found the card of DIR. Craig, the noted
specialist, who has Just arrived 10 the city.
as he says. to stay. The Doctor processes
to treat the most obstinate cases of all
ments named in his card with success
Consultation free.
The ladies d. ssing case voted for at
st. Joseph bazaar was awarded Miss Ella
Flanagan, daughter of John Flanagan,
Democratic candidate for coroner. The
vote was Miss Flanagan, 4S5; Miss Bridget
Cavanaugh. 335; Miss Murphy. 70. The
fair closed last evening, and on Friday
evening grand ball will be given at
Armory Hail.
On. Monday afternoon an inquest was
held on the body of colored man named
Raymond Gibson, who was found dead at
the house of r. Hill, Hilsdale, early on
Monday morning. The evidence went to
| show that Gibson was wanderer, with no
visible means Of support and that he
came to his death from natural causes.
A verdict in accordance with the facts was
rendered On histperson there was sl.7e
in money and pair of brass knuckles and
some bogus jewelry. He was buried at
county expense.
Thursday, man named Witty who
who are continually in some sort of scrape,
stole some money from a farmers coat
which was on wagon near the Comm ercial
Hotel and was captured in Davenport, by
the police of that city and brought over by
Officer Hull W. s. McCulloch, of Taylor
Ridge, will appear against the thief who
will, it is hoped, be sent to Joliet where a
brother already is confined. Another
brother is at Fort Madison serving a SEN
tence as thief, while the father is an in
mate of our county Jail 1t is ane family.
1T seems that the c., M. & St, 2.
railroad is to build direct rail connections
of its own from Davenport with Minnea-
polls as we'll as St. Paul. Now it possesses
no ROAD 10 the great mill city, but the
Company is building line 4long the bank
of the Mississippi between the two cities,
xuh1 oh he Oh ri
long, built in very substantial manner,
and will be pretty expensive peace of
railroad. 1t requires some very heavy
earth AID rock butting through the bluffs
along the river, oae eut being 4.soO feet
long, with an average depth to twenty-five
feet. There will also be bridge over the
Mississippi 1.164 feet long, "a feet from
low. water mark to the top of the rail.
Some of the piers will be of masonry and
some OF iron columns, and the work on
these is now we'll advanced. The Com
pany hopes to have the line ready for bust
ness by January lst next
There is considerable dissatisfaction
in Moline on account of the removal of w.
I'll. Hyde, station agent of the c. 3. & Q.
company and the announcement that here
after, Moline. Rock Island and Davenport
are to be under one head. Moline manu-
facturers feel aggrieved at the treatment
received and think that inasmuch as No.
line ships q great quantity of freight this
slight by the G, 3. & @. is i'll timed and
unfair, Mr.. Hyde has been an indefatig-
able agent. has worked hard for the COM
pany and is very popular with shippers:
The G. r. L & P.will profit by the change,
rs many prominent shippers think that, if |
Moline is not of sufficient Importance to
have regular agent, then the company
Yhich so DEGREES is not OF sufficient copse-t
quenee 70 patronize. Scarcely any notice
vas served of the intended change, which
makes the slight more keeply felt By the
Moline people. Mr.. Hyde is the best
agent the company ever had at that point
and has doue much to build up the business
Of the G. B. Il @. company.
Barney Cleveland. the coIored barber
D. Moline, who was hauled in by Officers
Brennan and Metsch, on Monday eveaing
vas before Justice Cooke this morning