The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-12-20
Christmas next Thursday.
offered freely to day.


st Cordova-at least such was the report
from there to-day.
"A splendid new combination coach
has just been put on the Sterling branch
of the c., B. & Q. railroad.
The G. 3. & Q. company have got the
rails all down on their new road bed and
trains will be run over it on Jan. LIST.
-Rey. Geo, R. Palmer has returned
from Jacksonville, and will occupy the
First NJ. E, pulpit tomorrow at the usual
hours.
"A fve-hundred dollar library is abou;
to be purchased for the use OF the NJ e.
congregation and Sunday school of Gales
! bug.
"A musical convention is to be held at
| Reynolds, beginning Jan. 18th and ending
j an. 18th. with grand concert at the NJ.
E church at that place.
The United Presbyterian church give
an entertainment at the church next
" ednesdaY evening Christmas Eve) tor
the Sunday school This an inVariable
custom with the congregation
M w. Tobin, agent OF the Emma
Abbott Opera Company. was 10 tue city
to gag. and arranged for the appearance
Of t5.c company At Harper's Theatre,
Thursday evening Jsuuarg ISL
Herbert Nourse gives some d hig
select rean,,~9s :. sleine II night. The
Abt Quarte,te, sac raasis4i osG&aiEa-
ton, will sing some Of their >>~si se'es
tons. The entertainment will be wei.
worth attending,
The rumored change in the Burtis
House has not yet been com pleted, Mr.
B. II Skinner, formerly of the Internatio
nal Hotel, Niagara Falls, a very prominent
hotel man, is the one wh0 is mentioned as
likely to be the new proprietor.
Major Beardsley, of counsel fer the
Milan Distilery Company, says that the
decision of Judge Blodgett by no means
settles the case; that early in January a
hearing will be had before Judges Drum
mond and Bodgett, when the merits of
the governmental assessment will be fully
argued.
Last evening between G and o'clock
some thief entered the rear Of Simon &
Moseufeider' store, and took two over
coats which were hanging up in the roam.
Oue belonged to Mr., Simon and the
other to Eli Mosends!der brother Of one
OF the proprietors. and now in charge of
THE ARGUS job printing department.
AT the October term of the Knox
County Circuit Court 10 1873, Judge Glenn
cleared up docket OF 400 cases. Fears
were expressed at the time that such haste
might make waste. But in every case of
appeal from that term of court to the
Appellate Court. the judgment of the
lower court has been sustained, -Aied0
Banner.
The people of Oquawka. are excited
oyer the discovery of a mineral spring
supposed to possess great remedial proper
ties Already the denizens of that unpre-
tentious burgh are planning the establish
ment Of a hotel near the spring, and
hopes are even entertained that OQuawka
may yet become famous watering place,
for invalGs,
Andrew McMeekiD. Of Rural was
knocked down the embankEent near ?.
L. Gable residence, and hurt about the
head by engine No. 1879. of the G. r. l. &
P, Edward 8. Chopper, engineer The
accident occurred on Friday night and it
was SO dark that the engineer could scar
cely distinguish objects. DIR. Piummer
dressed the injuries of the wounded man
who was taken to the La Fayette House
and kindly cared for.
1t not Improbable that TIE principal
Northern Line packets will be Illuminated !
at night, next season, by electric lights, |
Commodore Davidson was in Cincinnati |
he other day, to witness The success of the
light on the steamer Reuben E. Springer.
packet built for the Cincinnati and New
Orleans trade. One light was sufficient
or the whole cabin, and one in the forcas-
lie made the levse where the steamer was
led light as Gay. an engine of only four
orse power worked tie electric MACHINE
7hich furnished the Illuminating auid.
here is no danger attending its use. The
Commodore was delighted with it. made
minute inquiries as to the original cost aud
Expense OF running, and thinks that it will
ay to adopt the light for his packets.