The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-09
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Inc WIHu UioW AuiNS 0eAVnS euto lulu
noon.
Complaint about the mud on the
streets.
Mrs. DIR. G. L. Eyster is reported 60
be seriouly i'll.
The Iabors Of the grand jury, are be
leved to be nearly done.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Florence appear
at Harper's Theatre Jan, 10th.
AT noon to-day the grand jury ad-
journed till o'clock tomorrow.
Silk hats of the plug shape, but in
miniature are fashionable for ladies.
Howard Spear. agent for Haverly's
Colored Georgia Minstrels was in the city
to day.
Mfr. Altman. of Davenport, was cut.
ting ice near the bridge and loading it in
box cars.
Col. F. Bridgman, United States pay
master, is on the Island paying the en-
ployees to day.
The Steinway piano used at the con-
cert at Milan last evening was supplied by
Hoyt, of Davenport.
Mr. Barker was cutting ice to day
near the Northern Line wharf boat, for tt Q
c., B. Il Q, ice house.
-Guyer & Kinnaird have got a new
fire proof safe from Cincinnati. John
VoIk placed it 10 their Office.
The Fannie May Folly Company. are
ct the Commercial Hotel. They came to-
day and will remain oyer Sunday.
The roads from this city TO Milan are
not so bad as might be expected, con
sidering the weather we have had
The ice at the mouth of Rock River
went out last evening, and the back water
at the dams fell nearly three feet.
The Fourteenth Battalion Glee Club,
halted at the residence of Mr. l. Helms
furter, on Third Avenue. and gave sere-
made.
"A man with an ACCORDION as afford
ing the boys amusement on the sidewalk,
near Eighteenth street on Second avenue,
last evening.
The Viola" steamer came down the
rapids this morning to do some towing of
barges for the Keokuk and Norther Packet
Line Co.
The cases of Taylor Williams miners,
on whom writs ofejectment were served
yesterday. By Deputy Marshal Blackburn.
will be heard in Rock Island Cd a change
Of venue. to Justice Hayden.
From the mouth Of Rock River, 10 to
this city. the ice near tbs shore = pretty
solid, and has wedged in around the ferry
boat, in q manner, which, should cold
geathe- come aud freeze up the fragments,
will make It hard work for the boat to get
out ia the spring.
Ice dealers are still cutting ice from
the chunks" in the river, which will be
stored away and when warm weather
comes. be filtered through the ice coolers,
making business for the medical fraternity
and producing a demand for Jamaica
ginger and other diarrheac specifics.
Frank Morris was arrested by Officer
German last night, on the cor
ner of Second Ave0u and Eigh-
teenth Street. and was charged
before Justice Hayden under the yagrap-
cy section. and committed to the county
Jail for 80 days. He had burglars tools
in his possession aud his arrest has prob
ably saved the recording of more crime.
A number OF boys occupied the front
seats at the conc>rj at Milan, oa Thursday
evening, aud ann ryed many of the audience
by their boisterous conduct, and tended to
disturb :the performers The boys we're
all right no doubt and wished TO enjoy
themselves in their own way, but when
that sort of thing interferes with the
enjoyment or comfort Of others. a restraint
should be placed upon them. Visiting
aud unseemly laughter, INDUCED in at tie
wrong time are very disaareeabe and, it
is to be hoped this will not be repeated.
"A dispatch received by Freight Agent
Wild, of the Milwaukee & ST. Paul Rail-
road, who was iu the city to-day, states
that on Thursday night the immense
wagon shops. of Mitchell, Lewis & Co.,
Racine, VIE, and the Offices and other
buildings were destroyed by fire The
cause was an explosion of the dust pipes.
l-August Sass, ID Monday lost aspocket
book containing 1920, andiwas called upon
by James Stewart yesterday who wanted
to know what reward was to be given.
It came to the knowledge of officer
Metsch that Stewart had the book which
he found, and trouble seemed likely TO en-
sue. Mr.. Sass however paid $50 to Stew
art as a reward and so the matter ended
the book and contents being returned,
The mine owners at Hampton and
Rapids City, whose minors are on a strike.
are negotiating for exodus negroes in Kan
sas, to take the place of the strikers. It is
also stated that the miners at tuscaloosa,
Iowa, and other points in this vicinity are
waiting the result of the strike at Hampton
and Rapids City, and that should it prove
successful, they will strike and thus make
it general,
Edward, otherwise Eddie Shields,
was up before Justice Chopper on Thurs
day afternoon on warrant, charging him
with assaulting Charles BIyth. Eddie,
who has been employed as porter at til
commercial Hotel, got drunk and struck
the c0rnpIainant n blow on the face md