The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-29

Monday next. -.
Regular meeting of the city council
next Monday evening.
The merchants anticipate lively
holiday trade.
Peoria distilleries are now feeding
about 1850 head of cattle. ="
The ice dealers expect 60 have a hne
harvest this season.
-Raverly's Mastodon minstrels at Da'
venport, tomorrow evening.
Davenport street railways have small
heating stoves placed in their cars.
The ice on the river, between the two
sites, averages about elk inches IN thick
ness.
Mrs. James Leonard, the wife of
Special Policeman Leonard. Davenport,
died last evening.
The Florence Herbert combination
commence weeks engagement at 0eneseo
tonight.
Moline reports but one death the
past week. that of E, Rsdden, from the
lumber accident.
Mr.. Elijah Carter takes the place of
Mr.. j. T. ChenoWeth. as guager at this
point for the present
The daughter of ex Mayor Reynolds g,
Miss Bette. who has been very sick for
the past six weeks. is recovering.
The ladies of the Fifth Avenue
church will hold fair on Friday evening
Dec 3, at the church parlors.
-Sleighs are crossing on the ice,-they
commenced yesterday. and Robert Porter,
of Davenport, was the FIRST to run the risk
Coal was little easir to get to-day,
but the supply is far short of demand. and
likely to so continuation few weeks
anyway.
A rumor was circulated this morning
| that a man had fallen through the acc
near the bridge. but inquiry failed to fad
| confederation,
There are now TIA lodges of tbs A
| o. u. w. 10 Illinois, with a membership
900. All these lodges are reported q.
fourishing.
The cold spell is here to stay and WI
should not forget there are. many VIII.
need helping hand. Do not forget ths
poor-they need our attention, always.
MIR. and Mrs. Amos Altimus. of Mo-
line. celebrated the 30th anniversary o
their wedding, on Saturday evening, th,
9th. and of course there was good tim.
had for all interested.
The county Jail has not been so free
from prisoners as now. in several years
and from present appearance the Januar,
| term of the circuit court will have yer,
little criminal business on the docket.
The sIrish- American land league me
yesterday at Norris Hall. the attendance
was good and some important business
transacted. The membership is increas.
ing and hopes are entertained it will reach
100 before long.
The Geneseo Republic thinks tn,
scarcity of FOCAL in this vicinity is due i,
great measure to the non>productiVenesl
of the mines; that the coal is not in th,
old pits, and that new shafts will have Il
be sund to keep up with the demand.
THE ARGUS Is in receipt of bound
volumes of the Congressional Record O
the Forty Sixth Congress. and also val
liable public documents, from Hon. Tho
j. Henderson. congressman from thi
district, for which We return thanks,
Mr.. VIM T. Ball. has been selected
by the Republicans OF Moline as thei
candidate for the alderma nship to ill th,
vacancy caused by the removing OF A. P
Fisk from the ward The election takeI
place next Wednesday.
"A great many water pipes burst las
night-mostly those of hydrants. TIT
way to prevent freezing is to either turr
the water off or let it run trife. So lonl
as the water is kept 10 motion in th,
small pipes or kept out altogether there ii
no danger from bursting.
We do not say that the scarlet fevel
Ia raging in Rock Island, but that there
are numerous cases of the disease Mr.
Michael Kane has three children down
and Mr. Winslow Howard buried one c.
his little girls last Friday and another Oh.
is reported in dying condition. Parents
canpot be too careful
-Thesfriends of Mr.. Job Ross will re-
greet to learn of the death of his estimable
| wife, which occurred yesterday. at noon.
Mrs Ross came to Rock Island in 1855
and has been a resident of this vicinity
since that tima She was a native OF
England and was 50 years OF age at the
time of her death. The funeral will take
place from the Trinity Episcopal Church
to-morrcg at 2 O'Clock D, N.
"A rumor was current yssterday that
Paddock. the notorious burglar had escap
ed. but nothing official was known OF it.
The rumor probably arose FROM the report
of his late attempt to escape Ia which he
did not succeed. Paddock is one of the
most dangerous burglars in the country,
and Officer Mstsch never did a better
service to the community than when he
captured the fellow and handed him over to
the state authorities for safe keeping.
This week will be lively one in the
amusement line. On Wednesday Dec. l.
Haverly's Mastodons will be at Harper's
Theatre, with mammoth company Of
minstrel stars. On Thursday evening,
Dec 2, Chas. L. Davis excellent company