The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-06-21

The regatta commences tomorrow.

The regatta commences tomorrow.
--1he cellars in most Of the houses and
stores down town are flooded.
County Clerk Donaldson on Saturday
issued marriage license TO Paul Benson
and Miss Jennie Anderson of Moline.
s;-Justice Chopper married MIR. Paul
Benson and Miss Jennie Anderson Of
Moline on Saturday.
A telegraphic dispatch received this
afternoon at $50, from Dubuque Iowa,
and dated P. m. ststes that the water is
one inch above the water line of 1870, and
Ia rising at the rate of one inch every six
hours.
George Smith undoubtedly a vagraut
was arrested By Marshal Miller on Sun
day, and the fact being proved beyond
doubt to the satisfaction of Justice Hay
den. he was sent to Jail for 20 days.
C. S. Titus and E G, Williams, were
arrested by by Officer Metseh on Saturday
night for being drunk, and passed the
intervening time in the Armory till to-
day, when they were brought before JUS
tice Hayden and fined So and costs.
The years old little son of James
Johnston got lost on Saturday night, hav>
ing wandered away, and was found at the
upper saw mill. After he was got home
be wandered off aesin but was discovered
later all right. He evidently has penchant
for wandering.
Henry Schroeder. freight cordue
tor, was up before Justice Chopper to- day.
lie used language of an outrageous nature
to Officers Metsch and Ohlwoier, who
were 10 search Of stolen watch, and
wanted to fight and in fact was drunk or
very near it. He was fined IS and costs.
IRVINE Moore 4hss commenced a new
suit before Justice Cook to-day against E.
G. Chopper for collecting illegal fees. The
case is set for the 23rd inst. The defend
ants attorneys are Messrs Sweeney j ack-
son & Walker, and Capt J. J. Parks
appears to prosecute.
Tho Diamond 10. warehouse keeled
over. on Sunday afternoon. some OF the
under proppipg having been washed away
and now lies in an angular position. But
for the quantity of rail read iron in the
building 1t would have been vending lts
way down the river long ere this.
The moonlight excursion tomorrow,
Tuesday evening. promises to be most
enjoyable occasion. The steamer Rock
Island is admirably adapted for the pur-
pose, and Biehl's band will be on board to
discourse sweet music The refreshments,
consisting of ice cream, cake and lemonade,
will be there in abundance. and the street.
cars will run late to Moline so as TO suii
the return OF the steamer.
1t must not be inferred from the remark
| about electric bells being pitted in til c
Harper House. that this is anything psrti'
cularly new to that establishment. That
| is no, so, the Harper House was the Sec
ond house in the state to adopt electric
bells,-th Sherman in Chicago being the
first land the bells just put in are merely
for the convenience of calling servant:
from one floor TO another. Each room il
this house has fire alarm which at 81
degrees OF heat gives notice of the fact il
the office, SO that if stove gets extra hot
even is soon discovered.
Charles Booty, G. E. German anG
Napoleon Bordeau. three young men were
charged with the larceny Of gold wAtcf
from G. s. ST. Clair, stock dealer from
Kansas City on his way to Chicago. The
theft took place in the C, r. [. & 2. r
R., yard here. in caboose where Mr.. St
Clair took off his coat owing to the h eat
Booty had the watch and his conscience
smote him and be returned from Moline
to this splaco, where proceedings wer,
taken. Booty was held and the others
were discharged, They claim to be from
Kansas City. and Booty who was bound
over 10 the sum $500 to appear at the mex
term of Circuit Court, had to go to Jail il
default, but claims to have friends in Chi
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