The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-12-29

NOTES HERE AND THERE.
Pleasant weather.
Business still continues good.
Hay was plenty on the market to-day.
Hogs are still selling at $425 live
weight.
Passenger traffic is light on nearly all
the roads,
New Years calls will not be as general
this year as heretofore.
Justice Swander of Moline, at last
accounts, was slowly sinking.
"A season of opera on New Years.
matinee and evening performance.
The criminal docket of the January
term contains some very important cases,
The young mems social club dance al
Armory Hall. tomorrow evening. will be
an enjoyable affair,
There will be more building in Rock
Island in 1880, says prominent dealer in
building materials, than in years.
Dart Il Gregg say that their sales on
the day before Christmas were larger thar
any day since they were in business.
The coal miners strike at Rapids
City and Hampton, remains as at last re
port, with no prospect of compromise.
THE ARGUS is the paper for the
farmer, the mechanic, the business man
Subscribe for it, and get the newsiest pa
per published in this county,
The Rock Island Lumber & Mfg.
Co.. intend erecting three story brick
building, which will be used as sash
door and blind mandatory.
1t is not known whether the mer
charged with the murder of Conrad
Whittick will ask a change of venue OF
consent to trial in this county.
Market Square was packed witt
teams loaded with hay. wood and corn to-
day, but not one load of coal was to be
seen 1t is very scarce article.
The st. Louis division of the c.. B
& Q. railroad will put on Pullman sleeping
cars between Rock Island and St. Louis
on January 1st This will be a great &C
commodation to the travelling public.
--Col. Bond, whoswas burned to dealt
in the railroad disaster at Berdan, nea
Whitehall, few days ago, was one of the
oldest settlers in Illinois, and a member o
the legislature from Christian county.
Mr.. Q. J. Dimick went to Chicago
Saturday night on real estate business
If Mr.. Dimick can settle real estate
transaction in Chicago he may probably
build with Mr.. Benedict in the spring.
The New York Seventh Regimen.
fair will realize over 100000 for theil
new armory. The trouble is, their armor,
will be so grand and attractive that the,
will object to leaving it when another wal
breaks out. Substitutes wilt be in demand
-NorriStor1n Herald
Ed. Cain ard John Gehring got init
a dispute on Saturday which ended in 1
knock down argument The parties APP
peared before Justice Chopper and tn
case was continued until to day, when the
Complaint of 6ehring was withdrawn ant
the case settled amicably between the par
ties interested.
-Lysander Deckerson was his name
and he called on Deputy County Clerl
Donaldson. Approaching that obliginl
young official he asked if he was the part!
who tied knots Austin, with an eye Il
business replied that he was not empow
cred to do the tying but he could furnish
the documents which would enable Ly
sander into getting the 'knottinG" done
This seemed satisfactory to the applicant
and so Austin furnished him with license
and shortly after Judge Adams tied tht
twain-the lady 10 the case being Lucy
Ann Matterson. The groom is 60 and tn
bride SO years OF age