The Rock Island Argus., 1880-02-28

The new well at the Fifth Ward
School house, will probably be completed
this evening.
Thomas A. Johnston. collector of
taxes for Rock Island, paid to County
Treasurer Reid $22s2.6s. to-day.
Fine fresh bass at ten cents pound,
was displayed for sale on the corner Of
End Avenue and 17th Street, to-day,
in the way of entertainment, Rock
Island, has exceeded her usual quota, this
week, and they have all been we'll patron :
lied.
-Buford's plow factory shut down t
noon to-day in order to allow their en-
ployes to go over to Davenport and see
Parnell.
Men in Hibernian regalia and bear
ing insignia oftheir orders. were features
In our streets to-day. They were on
their way to meet Mr.. Parnell.
County Clerk Donaldson issued the
following marriage licenses to-day, John
Romal and Miss Kate Weinhardt; Charles
f. Stolting and Miss Agnes Lamp.
Owing to the rain the Rodman Rifles
did not attend the Parnell reception in
Davenport as company, though num-
Der went over to witness the ceremonies.
There was q pleasant dance at the
Wide Awake Hose company's house last
evening. It was a sort of impromptu
affair. but nevertheless success, Bleuer's
band furnished excellent music:
Charles Oberstahler whose case was
continued by Justice Hayden till thi:
morning. was discharged, there being nj
evidence to convict. and the chief witness
drew back from what he had stated.
During the railroad scene at the
theatre last night. just before the train
passed. and while the engine bell was ring
ing and headlight throwing out its brigh,
light: brakeman on the Western Union
railroad, was 80 Interested that he arose
from his seat and commenced giving sig
mails for "down-brakes." !"
Mayor Murphy, Rev. c. D. Mott. and
M Y. Cannon, went up on a special train
to receive Mr.. Parnell st Clinton. They
left Clinton at 1;04 and arrived here ct
2:5s. making tie run 10 1854 minutes,
Mr.. Pollard, the oldest and one of the most
reliable conductors on the c. B. Il. Q.
railroad, had charge Of the train. The
party were let off at the ferry landing.
A meeting of the Board Of Educatioo,
takes place tonight at the Superintend"
ent's Office. The question of appointing q
teacher in the place of Mrs Jennie Thurs
ton will come up and it is probable some
applicant will be appointed without the
examination proposed and adopted as nec-
essary at the last meeting of the board.
-Aleyander Steel. agent of the Illinois
Masons Benevolent Society, paid to-day to
Mrs. Georgia A. Morton. of Geneseo. and
Miss Carrie FL. Culver, benefciares.
81, 800 10, the amount of insurance on the
life of George Richards, per policy num-
Der 1884. This is what may be called
prompt settlement Of insurance,
james Dittmann, who has already
been in the asylum for the insane, and be-
lieved cured, broke out again to-day as a
lunatic, and created considerable disturb.
ance in the neighborhood of his residence.
Word was dispatched to police head
quarters and Officers Feeley and McCabe
went to his house and adroitly secured
him, and conveyed him to the county jai,
where be awaits proceedings es to bis
fathers disposition.
The Davenport Democrat says that
Assistant President r, r, Gable, of the,
&. r l. 4 P, confirms the statement con-
csrning the action of the b. G. R. & n
stockholders at Cedar Rapids, last Tues
day. He says the contest vas mainly be-
tween the Chicago, Rock Island j. Pacific
the Chicago e. Northwestern, the Chicago
Milwaukee Il St. Paul, and the Chicago
Burlington & Quincy, and it was expected
that the meeting would consign the road
to the control of one of these companies,
but nope of them got it. He further
states that the road will be operated in
dependent of its connections, and without
partiaiity or Discrimination. qualifying this
with the pregnant remark that each of the
companies named above hold sufficient
stock interest in the line to enable it to
protect its rights.