The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-07-31

day.
&-The Board of Education hold meet.
ing this afternoon.
There will be an excursion from Bur
lington. here. to morrow.
Justice HAYES during the month o.
July. collected and paid into the city
Treasury the sum of $l0s.S0.
County Clerk Donaldson on Friday
issued marriage license to Fritz U.Tolen
and Miss Maria G. johnson.
The case of MIR. Peter Robinson
against Wm. McCarty on Friday afternoon
before Justice Cooke. was dismissed, there
being no couse of action.
-Orrin s. Record of Rock Island and
Mrs. Nelly r. Thomas of DeKalb county,
ILL.,, obtained a marriage license from
County Clerk Donaldson. to-day.
Deputy Marshal German was down
town. and on the street for short time
last night. He is still very weak from his
recent prostration by the heat.
"A stranger drew knife on Henry
Donley IN the Black Hawk saloon. yester-
day. The police were called. but the row
was all over and the stranger got away.
No documents OF any kind! whatever
were entered on the record book of che
Recorders Office on Friday, and not cent
taken in. This does not happen often.
Mr.. Tctten, the guard at this end OF
Sylvan bridge, distinctly heard the noise
of the safe blowing up this morning, and
saw two men pass over the bridge at lC
minutes to 8 o'clock,
The lowermost steps on the stairway
leading up to the side entrance OF the build
ing on the northeast corner of Second
avenue and East Seventeenth street, have
been repaired. Those who had occasion
to 20 that way will remember that they
were broken down.
Mrs. Margaret j. Emeigh. to day
swore out a warrant before Justice Crop
pei, against Anna Kelly, for burglariously
entering her house. This is another phasls
of the same case for which Kelly was fined
the other day. Mrs. Emeigh is determin-
ed to have the full force of the law 90 her.
The Knights Templar had, drill In
Armory Hall. on Friday evening, after
which they marched to Masonic Temple,
By way of Sixteenth, Sc. and Second aven-
ne. They presented a 6ne appearance.
Fifty nine Sir knights will go to Chicago
and thirty seven ladies', will accompany
them. There will be great many other
and their ladies along with them
besides.
AT an election for lieutenant-colonel
held yesterday at Moline, to fill the vacan.
cy caused by the resignation of Lieuten.
ant Colonel Butler. Major William C. Glen.
denim was elected, Capt. Chss. w,
Halves, of the Rodman Rifss. was elected
Major vice Clendanin promoted. This
leaves vacancy for Captain of the Rifles
which will be filed by special election soon
to be called.
Further advices from ICinciunati on
Friday informed the Peoria Railroad Co.
officers here, that the police authorities
in Cincinnati did not consider it necessary
to take further steps with regard to the
body Of the man found dead at this place
in box car No. 1897. The conductor OF
the ltrainswhich brought the car here,
remembers one of the doors being slightly
open at Peoria. He closed the door and
gave a passing look into the car, but no.
tioed nothing unusual, The other door
was sealed. The conductor noted these
facts in his book
A number of members of Church
Choirs in the city and other singers met
IN the lecture room of the First Methodist
Episcopal Church on fFridaySevening. to
meet Professor Carl Mora, and in 3
friendly way rehearse some gospel songs
for the united services in Court House
Square. tomorrow evening, Professor
Mora will have charge of the singing, and
rehearsals will take place, in the same
way as sast night, every Friday evening.
All singers Gin the city are requested to
attend and take seats on the platform.
The members of the city choirs were ap-
pointed committee to take charge OF
music and general arrangements for sing
ing.