The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-21

i While crossing the streets the mud
still clings.
i The weather has been on the fence q
good deal to-day.
-Paradoxal weather. good for the
rbeumatics and bad for the individual.
There is considerable humpiness about
the ice on the banks OF the river.
First avenue bet Nineteenth and
Twentieth Streets is being macadamixed
No so many in the Circuit Court
room to-day, but good attendance never.
theless.
County Treasurer Reid received from
g. j. Davis, collector of taxes at Black
Hawk the sum of $3.50 to-day.
| A marriage license was issued by
County Clerk Donaldson to Cornelius
Breshnehan and Miss Mary Hobbs, both
of Rock Island.
The pail bearers at Squire Swander's
funeral were w. L. Sweeney, S. B. Stod
dard, Ellsworth Mapes, Jesse Shields and
James d. Long.
The Rock Island Turner Society, give
masquerade ball, at Turner Hall, on
Saturday evening next, the Oath inst. 1t
will be fine affair and one of the events
of the season.
The meetings for prayer and religious
exercises are continued nightly at the
Ninth Street Church. The Rev. Hender-
son Richie, of Council Grove, Kansas,
preached the sermon last evening.
j. P. Jepson. was brought from
Moline yesterday afternoon on mitimus
from Squire Grover and lodged in the
county jail. He is charged with threaten
ing to shoot Peter Yeager, and also'cut the
throat of Jacob Newkom.
| Babe takes his sentence very hard, me
quite broke down last evening. and it was
evident from bis previous manner that he
expected an acquittal. The mother visited
him in Jail this morning, and both were
much affected.
The firm of Huse Loomes & Co., Of
st. Louis No.. engaged in the ice.business
| is one OF the most extensive
dealing in ice 10 the west having barges
with carrying capacy amounting TO some
40 900 tons, and also 6''steamers engaged in
the transporting and towing of this COM
modify.
b. l., e. Wing & Co, will commence
to canvass the city at once for . business
| directory and gazetteer of Rock Island,
Moline and Davenport. The work is sup
posed to contain complete alphabetical
| list of business men With the same
arranged according 10 business, also t.
complete appendix of banking, incorpo-
rate com panies, lodges, and general com
mercial advantages and Influences.
Tomorrow lThprsday) evening the
ladies of Broadway church, will give a
sociable and some select readings, at the
church, and will also have & CHOICE pro-
gramme of music. The Broadway society
has earned an enviable reputation for
getting up enjoyable socials, and we have
every assurance that the entertainment on
Thursday evening will be no exception to
the rule. Everybody is invited.
Cornelius Bresnahan of Elm Street
was brought up before Justice Chopper
yesterday evening. by Capt. Blackburn. on
a charge sof Miss Mary Hobbs. The
charge was bastardy. and the easiest way
out of the difficulty to Mr.. Bresnahan was
marriage. The justice performed the we'd
ding ceremony as required by ia., without
waiting for any preimiEaries, and the
happy couple departed to that peace and
and happiness which Justices Office could
never afford.
The Union is 90 tbs anxious bench
again. THE ARGUS happened to announce
that the Democratic committee would meet
on Friday to take action on the matter of
nominating candidate for county clerk
This is sufficient for the Union to draw on
its imagination, which it does. picturing
all sorts of horrible conspiracies as the
probable result of the committees meet
ing. That which troubles the Union most
is the possible coalition of Nationals and
Democrats and in alarm it cries aloud
against the outrage. The Union can rest
it's troubled brain. and cease the useless
worry WHICH the uIS50sSAGI OF DOfticai
subjects seems invariably to produce, aud
can 90 to wolk at the more congenIal &C
cupation Of writing essays On COWS,
Thanksgiving dinners" etc.. IF it can
make the Union editors rest easier, THE
ARGUS gives the assurance that no hor'
rible conspiracy has yet been concocted;
that the combined opposition has not yet
com bined, and that SO far IS the editor of
THE ARGUS knows, no interviews have
been held. and no steps taken to effect
combination. THE ARGUS can assure the
Union, however, that if it imagines that
the nominee of the Republican cenEention
will have walk away, it is fostering de- |
fusion
Old and young. rich and poor, all unite
it testifying to the true merit of Dr. |
Bulls Cough Syrup. For over a quarter