The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-02
Norrg HrRE AND THERE.

Tom Saulpaugn wants STOVES pue HI
the cars.
The state bar association in Spring
field on the 9th.
-Benzine flowed freely-down the
throats yesterday.
The Davenport Gazette issued sup
plement yesterday.
The Black Hawk warriors will meet
in Springfield on the 9Th.
81 degrees below zero this morning at
the G. r. |. & P. round house.
pa degrees below Zero at Fezler &
Wagner's drug store, at a. m. to-day.
First entry in the boys new diary this
morning was, headache" very thirsty,
etc"
Thermometers in different parts of
Moline this morning ranged from Is to Is
below.
The sand froze SO rapidly to day that
the moulders, in the Moline shops, could
not work.
Those of you who have plenty of this
worlds goods. think of the poor these bit
ter cold days.
The Legislature will assemble on the
9Th inst. Balloting for senator will MOI
commence till the 2lst.
The communication from y. g." on
Sociology is crowded out to-day, will be
published Tomorrow.
Mr.. Rice, made the best score at the
turkey shoot yesterday. Capt. Halves took
the first prize 10 the shoot off.
The states attorneys of the different
counties Of the state will hold convention
at Springfield on the 10th.
Mrs. Parker received $50 callers at
the reform club-room, Moline, yesterday,
and dealt out over 200 cups of coffee.
The Des Moines Packing Company
will kill 100000 hogs this season, and put
up 10000 tons of ice for summer packing.
-Thos SCHNEIDER will commence pack
ing ice tomorrow or Monday. 1t was the
intention to begin to- day, but the extreme
cold weather prevented.
MIR G. D. Dickinson left Moline this
morning for Chicago to join the excursion
which leaves that city Jan, 4th for Texas
aud Mexico.
Marshal Fish of Moline furnished the
following report of arrests during the
month of December: Drunk, 81 Drunk
and disturbing peace /; Disturbing peace,
2; Tramps, 100.
Loss oflife by yellow fever in the south
this year is estimated at about $4,000 per.
sons, and Of money and trade at from
100000 to $500, 000,O0O-as great as
the loss from the Chicago fire.
Congressman Garfield, the bloody
shirt waver of the republican congressional
f delegation of Ohio is sending his speech
on resumption through the mails, marked
Due 8 Cents" Cheek
VIM. Csrlin, of the night police force
, of Moline and Miss E. Richards of that
city were united in marriage last evening
Z by the Rev. T. II. Holcombe of Rock
t island, at the Episcopal parsonage 10
Rock Island.
4: The Democrat says that the planning
} mill firm of FRANKLIN Kirk Il Son. of Da-
venport, have stopped business and a re.
ceiver has charge of their property to sat.
, isfy claims aggregating about$lO,000, We
: believe the financial troubles of this firm
commenced with the burning of their mil
several years ago.
"A large number of people assembled
at the east ward school house, Moline, New
Years eve, to witness the exercise of the
:, Mission Sunday school concert. The tree
was heavily loaded with presents with
which the hearts of the children were
made happy, and indeed, that desirable
, frame of mind pervaded the entire audi.
, ence.
: The street cars made trips at Ions
: intervals to-day. The intense cold anC
d frozen drift on the tracks making it i'm
possible to run on regular time. One Cal
! had to be abandoned at Brooks crossing
e Others were off the track frequently. /
d was rough on the drivers, and The wonder
= is that some did not freeze last night.
y There was almost fire in Odd Eel
e lows hall, Hull's block, last evening. TIL,
e heating piper that runs from the store il
e the ante-room to the main hall igniteC
o the casing on the partition through which
# it runs. 1t was about seven o'clock. bu
= the three or four members of the lodge
: present, with ladders and water handy
!, checked the FIRE before muoh damage haC
T. been done.
+ "A circular from Mr.. Hugh Riddle
0 president of the c., r. l. & P. r. r. says
that Mr.. E. St John has been appointe
b, General Passenger Agent of the road in tn
E place of Mr.. A. NJ Smith, resigned. Mr.
T. St. John will have charge of both the tick
ct and passenger departments. This ap
pcintment will prove good one for the road
: as Mr. ST. John has been connected will
the road nineteen years, and has. especial
s ly in this section, many friends anon,
shippers.
|. Commercial travellers and others sub
iected to sudden changes and exposure