The Rock Island Argus., 1880-08-20

etB, IZz w. End street. DaYenp0rt.
Our dry goods merchants report trad'
very good. even if the weather is very hot
Mrs. Chas. Febig and family. returned
home to-day. having been at Pre- emptioI
for the past month rusticating.
Don't fail to attend the Democratic
meeting to. night.
Some whiting fend has commenced
to whittle the new steps on the south side
of the court house, put down about si1
weeks ago.
Capt. w. G. Blackburn kept the
affair very quiet yesterday, but someho"
the report got circulated that young
lady stranger had arrived at his house. to
remain as permanent visitor.
A number of the Knights Templar o1
Everts commandery. did not return last
night. with the main body, but deferred
coming back till later in the week; some
are expected to night and some tomorrow
Hen. W. j. Hynes will speak at tht
Democratic meeting on Market Square TO-
night.
Tales of Chicago during the knights
Templars visit are now in order, Two
things are manifest: firstly, that this wal
the biggest meeting ever held. and sec
ondly. that Chicago was not equal to the
occasion.
DIR. Msgill, who returned from Chi
cago last night, found that quantity oi
gold leaf, which he uses in his business as
dentist, had been stolen from his othce,
over the Rock Island National Bank. The
value of the golden leaf is Sl5. and the
police have been notified.
"A telegram was received this after
noon at police heada uarters. from Chas.
Rssh of Grand Rapids, Mich, as follows:
HAS John Resh been drowned in the
Mississippi during this month. Answer
quick" Marshal Miller replied that no one
of that name had been drowned at this
point.
Frank Brana and I'd w iliams. two
men who were seen about the leyee at a
late hour last night, were arrested by
Deputy Marshal German at Peoria depot
having been traced up with the assistance
of Officer Etzel and Mr.. }. Fezz!er. The
men was taken to the Armory. and sci
of burglars tools was found upon them.
The Burtis Opera House, Davenport,
will open for the season of lSSO-1Ss1 on
Sept /. when Sprague's Original Min
strels will appear. The house has beer
reascorated and new scenery added, and
other improvements made which vii
materially hsighten its comfort aud at
fractions as house.
MIR. Alex. Steel who, as Knigh
TempIar, accompanied Everts Comandery
to Chicago. was prostrated by the hea
and change, and was unable to return
home last night. He was much better
however. by last accounts aud Mrs. Stee
is with him, SO that all care will be taker
of hin. and we hope be will soon be among
us again in his usual health.
Hon. Charles Cameron of Chicago
will address the Democracy tonight or
Market Square.
The steamer A. J. Whitney on
Wednesday towed one of Whitneys dred
ges to the island kuown as Tow-head
opposite Page 6 Dexter's mill, at the
lower end OF Davenport. and the dredgt
has been at work ever since. cutting q
canal through to the mill, for the purpose
of giving better facilities in getting the
logs into the mill The dimensions of the
canal are 80 feet wide, by to feet deep.
The work is expected to be finished on
Saturday next. Aug. 81,
The teleeraphic news of Thursday
night reports Thursday as the hottest day
in St, Louis since 1874; the thermometer
having stood as high as l0l during the day
and 90 at night In this city the ther-
momeler outside of Justice Choppers
Office, and in the shade recorded at 3 P,
NJ. registered sc La the evening the
thunder storms accompanied .by sevcral
heavy showers were very grateful tn the
parched vegi.ati II aud the Cxhau~tad
people.
Rose an1 Jlhnuie BJfo. tho chidre u
of Angel 3 )ro, who keeps the fruit stand
on tn ferry boa wharf. w1re p!syiax last
night by the riverside, little below the
Diamond 10 warehouse. when the rope of
q leg raft which was attached TO the house
suddenly Strengthened out, catching tn
two children with sudden jerk and threw
them over. Tho boys leg was somewhat
Injured. aud one of the girls legs was
hurt and she received blow in the face
Dr. Gregg atten ded them, but though the
bruises were painful, they are not likely
to be serious.
Hon. Lawrence Harmon. Democratic
for Attorney General, will ad-
dress the meeting on Market Square TO-
night,
Peter Schneider oo Thursday left the
Of q young msu az the police
headquarters, who has taken himself
away, and Schneider thinks he took
,ost of his. in which there was pocket
,ook coutsining $43. Schneider works at
he lower saw mill and boards at the house
# William Ross. Yesterday morning he
eft the coat hanging up when he went to
york aud ou returning at nooa it was gone
nd the pocket book was in the pocket
'he name of the young man suspected was
lot known but he had boarded iu the same
louse for few days aud had gone at the