The Rock Island Argus., 1880-08-20

ets, l22 w. End street. Davenport.
Our dry goods merchants report trade
very good, even if the weather is very hot
Mrs. Chas. Febig and family, returned
home to>day. having been at Pre-. emptior
for the past month rusticating.
Don't fail to attend the Democratic
meeting to. night.
Some whiting iend has commenced
to whittle the new steps on the south side
of the court house, put down about six
weeks ago.
Capt, w. G. Blackburn kept the
affair very quiet yesterday. but somehow
the report got circulated that young
lady stranger had arrived at his house, to
remain as permanent visitor.
A number of the Knights Templar oil
Everts commandery. did not return last
night. with the main body, but deferred
coming back till later in the week; some
are expected to night and some tomorrow
Hen. w. j. Hynes will speak at the
Democratic meeting on Market Square to-
night.
Tales of Chicago during the Knights
Templars visit are now in order. Two
things are manifest: firstly, that this was
the biggest meeting ever held, and Sec
ondly. that Chicago was not equal to the
occasion.
DIR. Magill. who returned from Chi
oago last night, found that a quantity OF
gold leaf, which he uses in his business as
a dentist, had been stolen from his office,
over the Rock Island National Bank. The
value of the golden leaf is SIS. and the
police have been notified.
"A telegram was received this after
noon at police heado uarters. from Chas.
Resh of Grand Rapids. Mich, as follows:
"Has John Resh been drowned in the
Mississippi during this month. Answer
quick" Marshal Miller replied that no one
of that name had been drowned at this
point.
Frank Brana and Ed Williams, two
men who were seen about the leYee at q
late hour last night. were arrested by
Deputy Marshal German at Peoria depot
having been traced up with the assistance
of Officer Etzel and Mr.. }. Fezzier. The
men was taken to the Armory. and a set
of burglars tools was found upon them.
The Burtis Opera House, Davenport.
will open for the season of lSsO-1SSl on
Sept. l, when Sprague's Original Min.
strels will appear. The house has been
redscorated and new scenery added. and
other improvements made which viii
materially heighten its comfort aud at
fractions az house.
MIR. Alex. Steel who, as a Knigh'
Templar, accomp anied Everts Comandery
to Chicago. was Frustrated by the heal
and change, and was unable to return
home last night. He was much better
however. by last accounts aud Mrs. Stee
is with him, SO that all care will be taken
of hin. and we hope be will soon be among
us again in his usual health.
Hon. Charles Cameron of Chicago,
Market Square.
The steamer A. j. Whitney on
Wednesday towed one of Whitney's dred
ges to the island known as Tow-head
opposite Page s. Dexter's mill, at the
lower end OF Davenport. and the dredge
has been at work ever since. cutting O
canal through to the mill, for the purpose
of giving better facilities in getting the
logs into the mill. The dimensions of the
canal are 80 feet wide, by TO feet deep.
The work is expected to be finished on
Saturday next. Aug. 81.
The teleRraphic news of Thursday
night reports Thursday as the hottest day
in ST, Louis since 1874; the thermometer
having stood as high as lOl during the day
and 80 at night In this city the ther-
mometer outside of Justice Choppers
Office, and in the shade recorded ct P.
NJ. registered Sc In the evening the
thunder storms accompanied by sevcraI
heavy showers were verg grateful t" the
parohed vegi.ati II ard the cxhausted
people.
Rose AMI J1hnnie BJfo. the childre u
of Angel B)ro, who keeps the fruit stand
on I'll fsrry b3a. wharf w1re p!syiax last
night By the riverside. little below the
Diamond j o warehouse, when the rope of
q log raft which was attached to the house
suddenly Strengthened out, catching tn,
two children with sudden jerk and threw
them over. Tho boys leg was somewhat
Injured. and one of the girls legs was
hurt and she received blow in the face.
DIR. Gregg atten ded them. but though the
bruises were painful, they are not likely
to be serious.
Hon Lawrence Harmon. Democratic
candidate for Attorney General, will ad-
dress the meeting on Market Square TO-
night,
Peter Schneider on Thursday left the
photograph Of young mau az the police
headquarters, who has taken himself
away, and Schneider thinks he took a
coat of his. in which there was a pocket
book containing $43. Schneider works at
the lower saw mill and boards at the house
Of William Ross. Yesterday morning he
left tho coat hanging up when be went to
work and on returning at noon it was gone
md the pocket book was in the pocket.
The name of the young man suspected was
not known but he had boarded in the same
houoa lor Corv n and pm1 Ooun nj fh a