The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-06-11

| The sale Of real estate for non-pay-
ment Of taxes has about Terminated.
County Clerk Donaldson. on Thursday
issued marriage license to Mr. Samuel
A. Martin and Mrs. Charlotts G. Thomas
of Rock Island.
Professor Seagsr is at the st. James
Hotel Davenport, and is stated to be
organizing musical society in that city.
There will be procession Of Barnum' g
great show at O'Clock tomorrow morn
/ ing, through the principle rtreets of the
city.
"A catalogue Of the books in the public
library would be useful thing, and no one
who cared for reading. would grudge a
small fee for such convenience.
Deputy Sheriff Ankrum returned last
night at $50 o'clock. having delivered
his four prisoners safe and sound at
Joliet. and the boy at the Pontiac reform
school.
The advance guard of the circus,
came into town last night. People cannot
be too careful of leaving houses properly
protected. apd should not carry money OF
valuables in going into crowd.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Stuart Dart, have
settled down to married life in earnest,
and have begun housekeeping like SEN
sible married folks. May prosperity be
their portion.
! The warm weather is q great des-
troyer of dignity, and a man overheated,
never stops to thiuk of his appearance
when hc pauses on the side walk and
takes off his coat.
The Maggie Reaney, will not leave
this city on her return triple morrow after.
noon till $50 o'clock. so as to give time
for people to see the afternoon perfor-
nance of Barnums show.
There was lively frscas to-day be-
tween two members of the Rock Island
bar. From words the matter came to
blows. and was only stopped by the inter-
vention of friends.
| "A force pump of simple construetlo n
and apparently calculated to be useful,
has been on exhibition for the past lev
days on market square, near the drinking
troughs. Sometimes very good inventions
are exhibited in this way.
The Democratic state ticket nominal
ed at Springfield yesterday is impreg'
nable. With such q combination OF
strength defeat is out of the question.
Trumbull and Parsons makes hard team
to beat.
Peter Lanstrow was released this
morning from Jail as he has become sober
and his wife agreed before Justice Crop
per to make all right the $3.50 which he
owes Mr.. Charles Hodgson. So be was
allowed to depart in peace,
| BY the steamer Belle of Lacrosse, y
this morning hog 1882 lbs. in weight
was brought up. and several other ami.
mails which are now being exhibited in q
tent on Union Square, This menagerie
last entertained the inhabitants at Musca.
tine, Iowa.
| Deputy Marshal German on Thursday
morning about II o'clock found small
parcel of dress goods in the roadway OF
ISecond avenue, near Twentieth street
The property is at the armory, where tht
owner can obtain it by proving identity,
Professor Samuels, to-day terminates
his fourth visit TO Rock Island and goes
to Muscatine, Iowa. While here he has
had very marked success with his wonderful
glasses, which for strengthening veal
eyes have only to be tried to ensure per
feet cure. The people of Muscatin'
have but to try for themselves and he con
WINGED.
|. For the past few afternoons anC
evenings Market Square has been aliv'
with pedlers of miscellaneous wares, anc
they have been doing a good business
t There was the packet containing supply
of stationery and inuumerabie othel
articles, and there was the glass cutter
and can opener with oil her Ingenious tool
. com bined in one The men selling thes,
had gift Of talk and succeeded well
There was mure silent mau who solo
backing he merely pointed to a poliset
boot, aud mildly asked the public to b,
convinced