The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-02-18

was two hours late this morning.
John Burdick, collector of taxes.
Andalusia, paid $24o to County Treasurer
Reid TO day.
ED. Butler. A. Littig and a number
of other young men intend joining in the
wolf hunt on Saturday.
William r. Meyer. collector of taxes.
Coal Valley, to-day paid to County Treas
urer Reid the sum of 5000.
-Messrs. Heagy & Stoddard, Hampton.
have, it is stated, employed 80 white
miners, but they are non-union men.
The ladies sewing society of Fifth
Avenue Methodist church will meet at the
residence of Mrs. z, J. Robinson. on Fri.
day afternoon.
1t is noticeable that the crowd at the
Post Office is always very large of cold
evening, especially after fine day. Last
night ,nstanced this.
-Superintendent Cramer is busy clos
ing up his books for the fiscal year which
ends Feb. 20, when they will be handed in
to the finance committee of the city.
j. E. McKlbben agent of the Ameri-
can express, received fine large horse
from Chicago this morning, to take the
place Of the one that died last week.
Yesterday as people looked at the
river. they spoke about the boats that
would soon be running. This morning
there was not SO much said on the subject.
--On Thursday and Saturday evenings
of this week there will be meetings at the
First Methodist Episcopal church. The
Rev Richard Haney,is expected to address
these meetings.
Mr.. Samuel A. Lynde will deliver q
lecture next Tuesday evening. under the
auspices Of the Home Study Association.
in the lecture room of the Broadway Pres
byterian church.
40 elevator is going to be constructed
10 Harper's Theatre to hoist baggage from
the ground to the rooms at the back of the
stage Mr.. Harper is always ready to
make improvements.
THE Neptune dance occurs tonight.
it will be an invitation affair. The Nep-
tune boys always get up an enjoyable
dance and the hop this evening will he
fully up to the previous ones.
No marriage licenses yesterday nor
to- dag so far from the county clerk office.
Il is well known ST Falentines day has
passed and Lent has begun. Still, the
ladies' are surely hot going 30 let leap
year pass in this way?
To- morrow evening al oyster supper
will be given at the residence of Mr. j. Fl.
| Kaufman for the benefit of the Ninth
Street Methodist Episcopal church. There
will De charge of twenty FIVE cents each
person.
Tho Central City Stove Works, y
expect to start fires tomorrow. They
have been making good progress with
their cases and other apparatus necessary
for their work and when they once start
will go right ahead
For a dramatic company to play an
entire week in our city. is an experiment.
The management of the Florence Herbert
Company. have tried it elsewhere, 10 cities
Of like size, and claim TO have been very
successful. There is nothing like success
to settle the question.
| Yesterday afternoon Lena Meyser
was brought before Justice Cooke by
| Officer Feeley on q warrant; charged with
using abusive language calculated TO pro-
duce breach Of the peace. The com
planning witness was Margaret NcssIer.
A fne Of So and costs was imposed
"A warrant was issued 10 day By JUS
ticc Chopper, and placed il the hands of
Constable Adam Yohe. for service on
William Porter, WHO lives on the
Milan Road, aud who is charged with
cruelty to animals Comp plant is made
| by JOS. e. Chandler. 10 whom the animals
10 ques;iop,-consisting Of team of
horses-beloDg.
| 1t is understood that no brigade en-
equipment viii be ordered this year in
view If the many exciting events, in a
| political sense, which are expected TO
occur, aud lhat the money which would
naturally BIZ expended for this purpose
will 50 70 tie regiments pro rata. The reg
| imenta. it is understood, will lot be pre-
vented from going into 40 cncampment Oh
their own account If they 80 deeire
A collision occurred below Whitehall
town on the G. b. & Q. railroad, on
Sunday night, between two freight trains
1t appears che train was following the
other, when the engine OF the former ran
into the caboose of the latter, smashing the
engine and Filing the caboose with steam
and water 4 fireman was asleep in the
caboose-a former employe Of the road.
dead heading his way to the southland
the steam and water scalded him so bad
that he only lived short time. He
leaves wife who lives in Eeardstown, and
had been married but ten months.
For some days past the river water
which has been supplied. has contained
very considerable quantity of mud and the
appearance of it has attracted attention
and caused remarks. The state of the
river is the cause and the water will be
clearer as the mud settles. La St. Louis
and other cities lower down on the Mis-
sissipnI the water il mostly aIuavs IN .b;s