The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-08-03

The steamer Annie took on board q
q quantity of rlows from the works Of B.
d. Buford & Co. to day. for points down
the river,
George Lambert. paid his 6ne to-day.
and was released by order of Justice
HAYES.
Captain Rverstick. yesterday assum-
ed the position of Editor-in- chief OF the
Moline Dispatch.
The Rev Geo. r. Palmer. is reported
to be somewhat better but is still. we re-
greet to say, confined to his bed.
The Sylvan senior four oar crew were
beaten by the Davenport Junior, in the
race on Saturday much to the surprise OF
the Sylvan Club.
Mr.. w. L Sweeney found d piece OF
dry goods on the street to day. 1t is at
the Armory and can be had 40 indentifca>
ton by the owner.
William Rule, was appointed q police
man by the Mayor and confirmed by the
City Council. on Monday night, in place oil
s. s. Hull resigned.
Officer Brennan, arrested IL. L.
Josylu, on Monday for being drunk. he
was taken bsfore Justice Cooke to day
and fined S. and costs,
Judge Cook. Nephew OF Dir. John
Barge of this city has been nominated for
Congress by the Greenbackers of the
Oskaloosa. Iowa district.
On Tuesday July 9th Officer Hull.
rendered his resignation as member OF
the police force of this city. He viii
devote his time to other business,
The investigation committee appointed
by the Board of Supervisors, at their last
session. to look into the accounts ofeounty
treasurers. will meet tomorrow.
Supervisors Ransom. Ritter and Tim
norman members of the finance commit
tee of the Board of Supervisors. were in
session TO day. and expect to be in session
for some days,
The bonds issued by the Board OF
Education on Saturday, to the amount o.
SIS, 900. for the purpose of building a new
school house, were negotiated and placed
at par on Monday.
The remarkable change in the wealth
or sioce Sunday evening has necessitated
the wearing of thicker clothing. and heavy
bed !covers have been in requisition for
the past two nights.
Capt George Lamont, has force Of
men at work raising the end of the Diamond
10. warehouse. Thei. water has now got
down so low that, the work can bescarried
on without much difficulty,
A prominent citizen who has just been
travelling through this state. says thar
there is great enthusiasm Throughout the
whole state for Hancock and English, and
even little way side stations have their
steamers flying in honor of these men.
B. D. Buford l. Co., about the goth of
this month will commence the construc
ton of new warehouse and Office build
ings, adjoining the site of their present
office The building will be of brick, three
stories high, $50 feet long, $50 feet wide
at one end and go feet on the other The
cost will be from SIS 900 TO SIS 600,
The case of Teddy Kelley on the
charge of assaultiug Mrs. Barry, was
brought Cd change Of venue before JUS
tIce Cooke this afternoon, and num Der of
witnesses examined In consequence of
the absence of witness. who is a sol
der stationed on the Island, a continu-
auce was taken till tomorrow morning at
o'clock.
Geo. Lambert who was. tried before
Justice HAYES on Monday for being drunk
and striking bis mother, was CONF united to
the city jail for g days 10 default of pay
ing a fine of $40 and costs Lambert
when on the way to the AFmory drew a
knife on Officer Aetsch ard also threat
eued him, but this charge was no; brought
against hiaI. Lambert has been up for
misdemeaoors before.
Marshal Miller, received letter to-
day from Mrs. John S. Hindson of Erie,
Penn She had seen an account of the
man who was found dead in the box car
recently, and as her son is missing she
wrote. giving a description of him. 1t
would be difficult however to trace him by
the description she gives, as the means
we're nearly all obiiterated by decomposi-
ton.
-Thos FL. B. Cotton of Quincy Ill, was
10 the city to day trying to introduce his
lightning system oil making abstracts of
He WAS DESTROYS that the
county should purchase tho right, aud
wanted the Board of Supervisors called
m mediately so that ne might have the
matter put before them, For this pur,
pose he called on Mr.. Levi Harson and
explained his system but did mt receive
my encouragement, aod authorities on
real estate, say his system cannot do |
what he claims for il.
-Alonzo Pierce of Moline. was sum
noned before Justice Hawes on Monday |
afternoon for having struck one Kirk
Vincent over.the head with the handle of
/ whip. The affair happened near Wag-
,er's brewery on Sunday evening. Vim
,ent, who was on horseback, got in the |
gsy of the defendent and his friends who |
we're in two buggtes, and impeded their |
progress and on being demonstrated with |
1sed abusive, profane and indecent Ian.