The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-02-27

Fred. Lowrey Is convaiesclng.
The city election occurs on Tuesday
April 6.
-ParneIl at Davenport tomorrow
evening.
There was considerable travel by the
ferry yesterday.
Regular meeting of the city council
on Monday evening.
An appeal will be taken in the case of
Miss Ida Myers against the city of Daven-
port.
The street from Elm to the Fourth
Ward school house needs macadamizins
badly.
Tomorrow ia Squire Hayden's
birthday. & He is just -, but doesn't
look so old.
Judge G Lynde has been elected dir
ector of the Burlington. Cedar Rapids &
Northern R. r.
County Clerk Donaldson yesterday is
sued marriage license TO Robert B. Nc
Lachlan and Miss Mamie Weber.
The election returns from Drury
township were received last night. and
show SO for Donaldson, and 81 for Booth.
Business Manager johnson, of the
Union is at his post again. Billy had a
CLOSE call, bat managed 30 pull through
safely.
The Literary Society Of the First
Methodist Episcopal church, meet at the
residence of MIR. G. n. Stoddard this
evening.
Mr.. David Don, is having the front of
bis store, and signs repsinted, preparatory
to the spring trade p. w. King is doing
the work.
County Treasurer Reid 10 day receiv-
ed from Mr.. Joseph Gaskell. Treasurer of
the r. /. & P. E. R., the sum of ST.
6S5. T-for taxes of 1879.
The nightly meetings at the First Bap-
fist church will probably cease for sea-
SOD, after those appointed for this week.
They are believed to have been productive
of much good.
-Four cases of forcible detainer. on
warrants issued by Justice Hayden, on
miners. of Mr., Taylor Williams. set for to-
day were continued till next Tuesday
morning at 10 o'clock.
The ball of O~Sau- Kee Tribe, No. Is,
of the Improved order of Red Men, takes
place this evening at the Armory Hall.
The event is looked forward to, with much
pleasure and an enjoyshIe time is anticie
pated.
We are glad to announce that Mr..
Milton Jones. who has been sick nigh
unto death" is slowly mending and unless
a relapse occurs will recover. His many
friends will be pleased to hear that be is
cut Of danger,
"A letter was receised by County
Treasurer Reid yesterday from the State
Auditor. calling attention to the law under
State Legislature, where one per cent. per
month is charged on taxes not paid before
the time specified.
Corporal punishment is the only eff
fecting means of stopping the brutality of
tramps and rufians who roam about and
maltreat people as they please. Where a
human being has no moral feeling, it is
absurd to appeal to shat does not exist.
Ben Wilson & Son have about all they
can attend to now 10 the way of fitting out
boats with new smoke stocks, bFeechen
and steam pipes They are now at work
on the lie Claire Belle, Hershey, Still
water, ST. Croix.' Lone Star, Edith and
Mr.. Whtney's new dredge beat not yet
named,
The Republicans of sioii1s are al
store up" so to speak, because Grant is
almost certain to get the nomination.
Moline wants Blaine, but Hon. j. I.
Browning, says thar. so far as this state Is
concerned be does not think Blaine has
much show of securing the delegation at
least this seemed to be the general opinion
at the Chicago meeting.
Charles Oberstahler was arrested by
Officer McCabe. on warrant, last evening.
aud this morning he was brought before
threatening to burn down certain premises
belonging TO Henry Siemon. In the alb
sescc OF material witness, tie case was
continued till TO morrow morning end |
O5erstahler was taken to the county Jail. |
George Buchanan. returned from
Jacksonville Ills. this morning, in charge
Of three men from the insane asylum |
there. The men are Peter O'Hare. Olof
0lapder and Gust johnson, and have been |
discharged as inGdra6le. They are at |
present in tie County Jail, and will be |
returned to the townships where they |
belong; where. if they have no relatives |
able to care for them. they will be put 10 |
charge of the poor master.
Constable Eckhardt left this afternoon |
for Happy Hollow. He went st tho re-
quest of Mr.. Sam Heagy of Heagy & |
Stoddard, in consequences of threats be-
iieved to have been made by miners IN
the neighborhood. Rambling sounds,
generally indicate when volcano is about
to beich forth, but do not always amount
to an eruption. It is we'll however to take |