The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-31
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

The high wind intcrfered to some
extent with the ferry boat trips.
The Clement Bros. Concert Co., at
Harper's Theatre on Monday evening.
The change IN the weather has had
a marked effect of improving business
During the forenoon the wind became
boisterous, and clouds of dust arose on the
streets.
A large amount of business was dis
nosed of in the circuit court yesterday and
to-day.
All Jurors summoned to attend this
term of circuit court were discharged yes
terday.
Seats for the Clement Bros. concert on
Monday evening are selling lively at Wylie
& McCune's.
The Rock Islander publishes a call
for conference of Greenbackers on Feby.
18th at the court house.
The A. o. U. W., Milan, have secur-
ed Prof. Griffith to deliver lecture. The
date is not yet announced.
The cases Of j. G. Keiser, and james
Thompson were not reached on the crimi-
nal docket of the court this term.
Edward Waldson who was fined $50
and costs in Moline. and subsequently put
in the county jail, was released o-day.
Anchor ice caused the mills at Milan
shut down last night and until late this
morning. The spond is covered with
sheet of new ice,
AT present there are twenty men
prisoners in our county Jail. half OF whom
are booked for Joliet. There are no
women in the sheriffs custody at present.
The rumor of yesterday that eleven
jurors were for hanging Grogan. and HE
for Ganey and McCorm &C, against one who
was for finding two of them not guilty. is
to-day confirmed.
Circuit court adjourned at noon till
Monday, Feb. 9th. at 10 4. Is, when
Judge Smith will hear the motion for u
new trial in the cases of Patrick Grogan
and Patrick Ganey.
-Hakes & Co.'S paper mill is shut down
for repairs. 4 new boiler is being put IN,
which will increase their capacity one-third
They will resume in about teR days, if
straw can be obtained.
-Grogan ,sand Gauey will not be re-
moved to the penitentiary at present but
will remain in the county jail, till after the
9th of Feb. when the motion for new
trial of their cases will be argued.
When Babe was brought up to receive
sentence to-day and was asked if he had
anything to say. he declared he was as
innocent as God 10 heaven of the crime
with which he was charged.
The will of the late Amos. L. Gutter
has been fied for probate; but nothing
further done owing to Judge Adams being
absent. The judge is expected to return
on Tuesday evening.
The Milan Paper Co., has purchased
an engine which will enable the company
to run at all. times, irrespective of the
weather, anchor ice or any other cause
likely to interfere with the dam and impair
the water power.
The prisoners Grogan and Ganey
have been very quiet since the verdict of
the jury was rendered. They evidently
expected a lighter punishment. To-day
they were visited by their spiritual adviser
Father Mackin.
The prisoners sentenced at this term
of court will be kept in Jail for few days,
when they will be taken to Joliet by
Sheriff Perkins, who will probably be as
sisted in conveying them, by Officers
Metsch and German.
The switch from the Peoria road to
Burton's, Young's, and Buffers ice houses
on Vandruff's Island. is completed. These
houses contain about 800 tons of old ice.
put up last year. A part of this ice has
been sold at 81 so per ton. No ice has
been put up this season on the Island.
The G. B. & Q, train last evening
brought two coach loads of negro miners,
to take the places of the striking miners of
Rapids City. They are from Chattanooga,
Tennessee, They took the Western Union
train this morning for tho mines. Up
10 4 /. M, no ueWs OI LEOupie HaO O00H
received by the Sheriff.
"A motion for new trial in the Babe
case was argued to-day before Judge
Smith by MIR. Nj. M. Corbett. but was re-
fused. Mr., Corbett did his utmost to
obtain this. but fate was against him, and
the general opinion is that he had to con-
tend against very adverse circumstances.
Babes previous record did not give his
attorneys much of a cha nee, though it is
admitted they fought nobly.
E, Ell. Bowman, deputy circuit clerk,
issued on account of the Wittick murder
trial 81 Ats 80 as fees to jurors and tales
men. The items are, to talesmen not
used, $891.50; to talesmen used, $l69.50.
and to the regular panel which was de-
tanned till yesterday, $4l8.80. The
sherif's expenses for serving summoDses
ct cetera was $4I7.3O. This does rot 10
clude cost of boarding the Jurors. The
total cost of the trial is not yet made up
but will be heavy item in the expenses
of the county.
Herbert Nourse will ill number OF
engagements in February, the most event
full being on the Gath. On this occasion,