The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-07-20

The Moline diseased meat nuisance il
still agitating the people Of that city.
The blow works of B. D, Buford u
Co., commenced yesterday to run their
full force.
Williams. White & Cos building,
Moline. is to be fine structure. Il will be
completed soon.
The Republicans of Moline have
thought better Of it and will not hang
their Garfield flag on the Keator House
corner.
Mr.. W. J. Browne, to-day handed
i'm the resignation of his position as super
intendent of the pillow works of b. d. bu-
ford Il Co.. this city.
County Clerk Donaldson on Monday
issued O marriage license TO William End
Itch and Miss Kate Matthias. both OF
Rock Island.
The Board of Health held meeting
on Monday afternoon at the Armory
building. with reference to the sanitary
condition of the city,
The boy Green son of the insane man
now at the county Jail, was found tins
morning, with Joseph Fembaugh or Fer
enback otherwise known as French 10.
The total amount of the city of Dsv-
export, as extended is $97.S55 20, one
thirteenth more than it was last year, or
fourteen mills on each dollars valuation.
The regular quarterly meeting OF the
Rock Island Home opsthic Clinical Socie-
ty. will be held tomorrow at 10 A. N. IN
the new office of DR., 2. II. Vessel. Mo-
line,
Agent Speaker Of the Keokuk North
srn Line Packet Go. here, will tomorrow
commence repairing the damage done to
the wharf boat and wharf by the late high
water.
Officer Brennan, this forenoon. found
a man drunk on the levee, and took him
TO jail On his person was found mem
orandum. bearing the inscription of James
Price, " iltou. Iowa,
james Nice oire was arrested ysster-
dsy BY Marshal Miller, for assaulting
colored man named George Green. He
was brought before Justice HAYES, and
fined IS and costs.
The Iowa state association for the
fish and game will pay reward of $25 for
the first conviction for a violation of the
state fish law,sand $25 for first conviction
for violation of the' state.game law after
July 10. 1880.
The Moline Wagon Go, building is
and when completed viii be
an ornament to the place, Il will be
structure and be another monu-
ment to the manufacturing industries Of
our sister city.
jacob Dies appeared before Justice
Cooke on Monday. on continuation from
the sth inst. on charge of assault and
battery on Mrs. Louise Smith. The COM
plainant did not appear. but Dies pleaded
guilty, and was fined SIS and costs,
Persons desiring information concern
ing the Rock Island Mutual Building
Loan aud Savings Association, can obtain
oil particulars and copy of the by laws
(which will be in print tomorrow by
applying st the Office of Alex Steel Il
Son,
The Democrats of Moline are not
quite defunct, much as our neighbor, the
Dispatch would have us believe the con-
trary. There is good, lively Democratic
corpse in that benighted village-aDd the
vote for Hancock in November will sur
prise some of the Republicans of that
bureh.
Two small birds were in the county
court room;this morning, flying about in
distracted tmanner. They were yellow
and looked like canaries, the suppositIon
being that they escaped from some resi-
denee in the neighborhood, Deputy
Sheriff Ankrum caught ono Of the
strangers and was about to examine il,
when it escaped.
The case of Canes against Il M Gil
christ & Co. is still occupying the atten-
ton of the county court. The
testimony for the plaintiff was ell in on
Monday afternoon, and the witnesses for
the defendants were being examined, Mr..
Fl. M. Gilchrist was on the witness
stand the first thing this morning and
several other witnesses were examined
during the forenoon. There are
a great many negroes in attendance on the
case
Mrs. Fouser. the wife of Henry
Fouser was released from the Armory
this morning, where she has been since
she was fined by Justice Chopper. She
was kept in what is known as the womnn's
room and passed her time during the day
by sitting On the floor in corner and rest-
ing her head on the bar of chair. This
was done to avoid being seen by persons
passing, she being of a sensitive dis
position Mr.. Fouser as be would pass
with his swil pail and beer bucket. would
look iE at the window and say
few cheering words.
Arthur Mcneil, the son of Mr.. Quincy
Mcneil recovered consciousness at 10l
o'clock yesterday morning but has been
more or less irrational eyer since, when he
vas not asleep. Mr.. Len Carey came
lown yesterday afternoon with convey
800 ord tooJ booL Mrs MoNa;l NTH him