The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-06-26

pie who encourages the proceedings by
shouts of laughter and loud cheers.
+ john Turner and John Logan were
arrested BY Officer Metsch late on Friday
night at Twenty fourth street aud Third
avenue. They were fighting and two
other men were in the fight. The officer
had few passes with Logan and arrested
him and two others but the third got away
Logan made second attempt 10 get away
and while doing 50 one of the men named
Murphy escaped. Metsch got the other
two safely to Jail. but while Turner was
being locked up. Logan made an attempt
to escape and had struggle with Deputy
Marshal German. It took both the ON
GERS to put him in one of the cells. This
morning before Justice Hayden. the men
were fined Sc and costs each, which they
paid. They are railroad men and had
been drinking.
The Democrats of Davenport will
hold a grand ratification meeting at Lair
mans Hall, to night. to endorse Hancock
and English. The meeting will be ad-
dressed by Hon John z Irish. Hon II
Murphy, Hon NJ V Cannon and others
and will be a mammoth affair. The
Democrats of Iowa expect to elect at least
three Congressman this year and will
give Hancock and English rousing vote
| in November.
Jerry Coughlin youth of seventeen
wears of age was brought before Justice
Hayden on Friday. charged with throwing
club at another boy, when it went
through W. @. f. Limburgs window. and
a piece of glass cut the baby's head.
The boys were amusing themselves on
RATS on Second Avenue near Twentieth
street. The Justice fned him SIS and
costs for throwing missiles, but in default
he was sent to jail eight days.
DIR. Plummer reports Thomas King
the railroad man progressing tavorably,
but i, is one of those cases where one cam
not confidently speak for some eight or
ten days. as the patient even after that
sime has been known to die, still great
hopes are entertained. Melvin Mckay.
who is also patient of the Doctors. is
progressing very favorably. "a
Richard Kerns who works at the "a
mill of the Rock Island Lumber Il Manu-.
featuring Company, while struggling with
another young man on Thursday about q
cat fish drawn up in hollow log from the
river, got his left leg pinched by the head
block of the double rotary against the
kids. The result was, portion of the
calf was squeezed off, DR. Barth attended
the wounded man at his house.
"A Republican of this city, says
Hancock will be hard for the south to
swallow" Indeed. Well not SO much OF
dose. The south can swallow a whole
f'corps" of such soldiers as Hancock,
easier than one bloody shirt, carpet bag
ger. civilian.
On Friday evening the fisnds of the
Rev J B Miller. pastor of the Broadway
Presbyterian church, assembled in the
parIors of the church to bid him farewell.
The rooms we're crowded and though
regret was deeply felt at the departure of
NAT. mllIeE anu QIS dull&OIC WEtSs Tue IuOSk
heartily good wishes for future prosperity
were extended. Refreshments were pro-
Yided by the ladies of the church and q
very social time was engaged in.
The watch and chain. stolen from tie
residence OF the Rev. o. W. Van Osdel on
Thursday afternoon where found near
Arsenal street by Chris Ruby who lives in
that neig hborhood, between Eighth and
ninth avenues. No clue has been !.ccHnd
to the thieves.
Mrs. Alice Wright ~as brought before
Justice Hayden to-day, but she vas seat
back to Jail, as matters were not ready to
be adjusted. She will be brought up to-
night or Monday morning.
Justice Hayden has been occupied
mos: Of today with an important civil
case.
The safest and most reliable remedy
for the usual diseases of the baby is DIR.
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