The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-07-17

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The County Court adjourned at noon
to-day till 10 o'clock on Monday morning.
MIR. @. @. Knell is supplying the u.
| 8. steamer General Barnard, with new
furniture.
MIR. Kinnaird did not leave for Ken.
tucky ss he proposed. being uuayoidably
detained till Monday.
The work on the slough embankment
will not be begun till September next and
will last about three months,
County Clerk Donaldson issued q
marriage license to Swan Youngren and
Miss Ida Hedberg both of Rock Island.
| Frank Peterson and Miss Sophia
Oelene of Moline. to-day obtained a mar
riage license from County Clerk Donald
| son.
Justice Hayden to-day tied the Cor
dian knot of matrimony for MIR. Swan
Youngren and Miss Ida Hedberg, of Rock
Island.
| There was o fair attendance at the
Opera House, last evening to witness Tony
PASTORS company. The programme was
varied and as whole favorably received by
the audience.
What is more pleasant than a ride to
Linwood. Capt Pierce. of the Viola will
make q trip Ito that delightful resort
to morrow afternoon at 2 P. NJ. Be
sure and go.
Rev. j. A. Reynolds breaches in the
Milan Presbyterian church, tomorrow.
and Rev Geo. B. Black, pastor of that
church, will occupy the pulpit of the
United Presbyterian, this city.
Deputy Sheriff Ankrum went to
Rapids City last night to summons more
witnesses in the case of Henry Canes
against H. M. GiIchrist & Co., now being
tried before the county court. Mr.. Ank
rum returned this morning.
John williamson, the young man
charged with stealing a silver match box
from MIR. Symes, and now out on bail, was
to have had his case tried before Justice
Halves this afternoon. 1t is understood,
however, that examination will be post
poned for the present.
The complaint of Mrs. Mary Donoueb
seainst Mrs. Fouser for using abusive
language vas heard before Justice Crop
per on Friday afternoon. The defendant
was fined SIS and costs the case being
proved against her. but having no money
she was sent to prison.
The sidewalk On the east side OF the
First Baptist church is being taken up
this afternoon and will be graded by the
city pre- paratory to a new walk being put
down. This piece of plank walk has Hong
been in bad condition and below the prop
er level. and it was feared might cost the
city q goo round sum for damages sus-
tanned by some passing citizen.
Justice Halves on Friday afternoon
issued peace warrant for Richard Cole
mere on complaint of his wife who said he
had threatened to kill her but while it
was being made out and before it could be
served, be went home and cut up the
wearing apparel Of his wife and children.
aud then left town. So the warrant has
not been served. He will probably stay a
day or two till be thinks the matter has
blown over.
The c.. M. s. St. P company is hur-
rying up the extension of the Chicago i
Pacific from Port Byron to Lanark, and
expects to have it completed By September
Il. The bridge which the company is
building over the Mississippi at Savanna
will be finished by that time. and then
westward bound freight will be sent by
the shorter route over the Chicago &
Pacific instead of Prairie du Chen. as
now.
During the month of June, 1879, the
Western Union railroad carried to Milwau-
kee 1.4s2 ,951 bushels of wheat, and dnl-
ing the month just passed the same rail-
road carried 596, 657 bushels or $50 .294
less than last year to the same city. The
falling off may be attributed mainly to the
high water of the Mississippi. which food
ed tho track. Tha facts show how import
ant grain line the Western Union has
become
This afternoon special officer Piebig
arrested two colored men named George
ID. Blackburn and Sam G. Watkins who
were fighting near the corner Of Third
avenue and Market Square, and took them
to the Armory. The men were put on
trial before Justice Halves, and pleaded
guilty when a fine of 81 and costs each
was imposed One paid and the other
left the court with Officer Brennan TO get
the money. The trouble arose about a
disputed account aud may lead to som e
litigation between the parties.
90 Friday afternoon it was discovered
that the old Rodmau mill on the levee at
the foot of Tenth street was on FIRE. The
FIRE was discovered by some boys and men
who were fishing In the vicinity, and is
supposed to have originated from sparks
sent out by passing locomotive. Some
of the neighbors and the boys aud men
aforesaid. with buckets of water, put out
the fire. The building, which has not been
used for long time, is in a dilapidated
condition,
Dick Colemere who was wanted on 6
peace warrant and could not be found.
this forenoon walked into the Armory and
r IN.