The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-02-20

getting 10 Dettef cOnuftiOu tnou tuoy WcF6s
-J.E. Goldsmith. who is managing
Is Co.'S clothing store, says
business is good.
james Campf, collector of taxes,
Canoe Greek, yesterday afternoon paid TO
County Treasurer Reid the sum of $500.
The mid channel in the river. was
more free of ice THE morning than it has
been for the past two days.
A change in the beat of Officer Hull
takes place from this evening; when he
will exchange beats with Officer bunker.
AT AL Bowens, voting on the next
President. was goiog on this afternoon,
This will probably decide the whole bus.
mess.
Another change in the weather to-
day, A great many people have decided
what is going to be the result. Then-"I
said sol"
The Athletic tournament of games
com mences this evening. An interesting
and amusing time will be had by the
members.
As we 60 to press we learn that our
old friend and respected townsman, T. A.
Babcock, is lying at the point of death.
With faint hope of his recovery.
There is nothing so good for business
as having plenty of people in town: every
body wants some little luxury, and its the
luxuries that make vast amount of bust
ness.
IS. j. Collins, has to-day commenced
work fitting up the store on the corner of
Seventeenth street and Third Avenue.
which is to be occupied By Mott & Co, as
liquor store.
Lars J. Youngberg of Moline, tailor
81 years Of ageswas this afternoon adjudg-
ed insane,before Judge Adams, aud will te
taken to Jacksonville ILL.,. next week.
The disease is melancholy insanity.
County Clerk Donaldson yesterday is
susd marriage licenses as follows: To
Herbert j Dawson and Miss Ella A. Tay-
lor, Happy Hollow; Albert II. Moore Of
Davenport aud Miss Mary Mosher Of
Hampton.
The Old Settlers reunion tonight is
looked forward to with anticipations OF
pleasure. ky the young because they
always enjoy a good entertainment; and
by the old and middle aged because they
meet old friends, and 10 memory live GER
tain passages in their lives over again.
Tho westerly wind drove quantity
of floating ice from the center of the river
up towards the first bridge, and the space
between that and the current is likely to
become covered with q sold sheet of ica.
but rough and not of much utility.
Justice Hayden will leave town by the
$50 NJ train to day The object is to
perform the marriage ceremony. and he
will not return ill noon tomorrow, No
names are mentioned but those who know
will not be surprised. The Squire will not
be able to attend the Old Settlers reunion
tonight.
Yesterday evening Michael Bremen
was brought before Justice Chopper, by
Officer Feely, on warrant sworn out by
Harry McAdaragh, fireman of the ferry
boat, and charged with making use of
abusive language calculated to create
breach OF tie peace. After evidence on
both sides had been heard, the Justice
thought there was nothing in the case. and
the parties agreeing to divide the costs,
the case was dismissed.
Ca Wednesday as Jessie NJ. Gray
was driving a wagon round the corner OF
Sixteenth street towards the C. g. Il ..
depot, The noise Of locomotive startled
the horses and caused them 10 run OF; so
busy was he attending to them that he
did not notice Mr.. Gilmore's ice schultz,
against which he came forcibly and was
projected from the wagon to the ground.
He managed. however, to keep his hold Of
the reins, but was dragged some distance.
He received some severe injuries on the
bead which has confined hin to the house
VIM. 6rahGsa, heck driver, while
getting down FROM his hack yesterday
afternoon, ut the Peoria depot, fell, and
was kicked by one of his horses. The in
jurles received are very severe. lie was
taken TO his home On Nineteenth street
near Fifth Avenue, and attended by Drs
Uowdep aud Eyster. He was kicked
under the nose. on the superior maxilhary
bone. three teeth being knocked out and
portions of the alVeoar process injured,
besides the soft palate which was torn
and dropped down into the mouth and had
to be secured by two stitches of silver WIRE
The case is serious one.
Mrs. Sarah Colemere was brought be-
fore Justice Hayden yesterday afternoon
on warrant served by Constable Yohe, on
a charge of uaiDg abusive language likely
to cause a breach of the peace. The COM
plant was made by her bother in .law
Richard Colemere. and is similar in
character as reported yesterday. The
Justice dismissed the case upon the evil
dence being insufficient. Later In the day
Dave the husband of the above was
brought up by Officer MoCabe before
Justice Chopper on q warrant issued the
lay before. at the instance of his brother
Richard. Mr.. O'Mars appeared for the
defendant, and after the case was gone in
10, Justice Chopper continued the case for