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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-27
sQu1RE cRoppER,s oyERcoAr.

Mention was made in last evenings AR
GUS of the theft of Squire Choppers over
coat from the Rock Island House on
Christmas day. The matter was put in
the hands of the police and a lookout
instituted. In one of the pockets of the
coat, when taken, was pair of gloves and
last evening Officer bunker found Conrad
Ward, the Rock Island House yardman,)
standing on the corner near Hyatt's barber
shop with the stolen gloves on his hands.
He was at once towed to the lookup and
for long time denied all knowledge of
the coat, but when toldsthat half loaf
was better than none" and that he would
be held on the charge Of stealing the gloves,
he made clean breast of it and said that
the coat was at the Northwestern House
in Davenport kept by Henry Sherman,
where it was subsequently found. This
morning Ward was taken before Justice
Halves, and pleading guilty, was com
mitted in default of $500 BAIL
This is not Wards first offence, by anv
means He has suffered before for the
theft of brides, etc, and ought to have
been sent over the road at that time. His
father said that he is hard boy, and ought
to be hung right up, and alive at that. ="
The probabilities now are that he will re-
ceive his deserts.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-27
SINGULAR sPRAIN.

day or two ago George ]. M. Colburn,
fireman on the G. r. l. s. p road, sprained
his ankle seriously while getting down
from his engine. He lives over SpeidePs
new drug store, corner of Fourth avenue
and Elm street and last evening surgical
assistance became necessary and DR.. Plum
mer was sent for. Owing to the rather
peculiar character of the sprain Mr. Col
burn is likely to be laid up for several
days, perhaps weeks.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-27
CLOSE SHAVE AT BARsrow.

On Christmas day some Of the Barstow
boys had glass ball shoot on the Wealth
erhead farm, and they had good time,
too, as country boys will on such an occa-
sion. One of them, however, came within
one of going to Davy Jones' locker. HIS
name is Henry Brandt and he lives on Al
derman Henry's farm. Thinking he would
like to see the fun he went over where the
shooting was going on, and reached the
field just as ball was thrown from the
trap. 1t went over in his direction, and
Jim Mills, gun in hand. drew up his piece
hurriedly and fired at it, the charge grazing
the side of Brandts head, but infiicting no
serious injury It was a narrow escape,
though.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-27
LOCAL MARKET REPORT.

The figures for produce this week on the
market, as reported by City Weigher Petit,
range about as follows: Oats, 35 cents a
busheli corn, 45C950c; potatoes, 60070c;
prairie hay, S119$12 a ton; slough, $7(0
SO; timothy, $110$12: wood, $4C0$4 so,
(oak9 hickory, $5; coal, 1908 cents a
bushel. The bulk of arrivals is made up
of hay and coin, the market being well
supplied with the former
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-27


The Naiad Queen tonight.
d. ID. Sickles has 8 pet boil.
No more mud, for few days at least
Samuelson & johnson sport new sign.
Mayor Wheelock left this morning on
short business trip.
Harlow E. Barber returned from the
north las: evening.
f. II. Macarthur, of Geneseo, was in the
city last evening.
Mr.. j. d. Chapman's residence was sup
piled with telephone yesterday
Miss Nora Hill. daughter of Alderman
Hill, has returned from Cincinnati.
". D. Sanburn, division freight agent
of the c., B. & @. railroad, was in the city
to day.
Our merchants are now weitnessing a
Everything is decidedly quiet
Rodnan council of the Royal Arcanum
has meeting for the purpose of electing
officers this evening.
The Keator lumber company have just
shipped to John Hancock, of Peoria, a
SoosO0U Ofuer OF IumOer.
The board of education has appointed
Messrs, Edwards and Grover a committee
to get the different school buildings in re
par now while it is vacation.
One of our physicians expresses the
opinion that out of 10 of the citizens of
Moline are troubled with bronchial catarrh
either in mild or more serious form.
The slough has been transformed into a
kind of skating rink, that is, if a person
were to judge from the number of boys
thereon to-day.
The question is when will the new bath
house be completed? We give it up, but
would think soon as they are undoubtedly
losing the best time of the YER for tina
business.
The library board only came out about
even on the last entertainment the cause
of which is, that although they had good
house, the company was an expensive one,
but the board are ahead neat little sum
yet on all three of those thus far held?
Mr.. J. A Folly Moline boy, mention
of whose rise from shop hand in this city,
to membership of the bar at st. Louis,
was given in the ARGUS some time ago, is
now doing a fiourishing business in that
city. This will be good news to his many
friends in this city.
E. Strate is taking an invoice of stock
to-day. In conversation with an ARGUS
reporter he said he did not know whether
he would move his stock to Rock Island or
not but would prefer to sell it as it stood.
Ruling prices on Market Square to-day
were as follows: Timothy hay. $12; slough
hay, $7(0$S; upland hay, $9(0$10; corn,
soc; coal, 12c(013c; oats, 35c(040c, and
wood, $4(0$4. 80, hay being about the only
product offered for sale.
John Cady returned to spend the holi
days with his parents in this city. They
thought it about the proper thing TO give
him party while at home and with this
in view invited in last evening quite
number of his young friends. The even
ing was very pleasantly spent by all.
The Good Templar society had private
Christmas tree and supper last evening at
its lodge room. There were about hun
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-27
Bottom prices at carse & Reticker's.

Mr. O. A. Doellinger has been consider
ably ssunder the weather" lately but is
feeling better to-day, although still troub-
led with insomnia
The Sans Souci club, of Davenport, will
give one of its delightful parties at Libra
ry hall this evening. Several invitations
TO attend have been accepted in this city.
Those automatic door closers over at the
postoffice it is feared will not answer the
purpose long. Some of them already
make them work at all
On Friday evening next at her home in
Barstow, Mrs. Wetherhead, mother-in- law
of Alderman Henry, of this city. will give
private party Invitations sent out in
clude a few Rock Islanders who are likely
to be on hand.
Christmas was appropriately observed
on the G. B. s. Q. dining cars. Mr.. Roche
the superintendent, got up special bill of
fare, which the travellers must have enjoyed
unless they were dyspeptic.
Earnings of the Chicago. Milwaukee 81
ST. Paul road for the third week in De-
cember, as reported at the general office
yesterday, were $434, 900, against 1855 900
for the same time in 1881. The decrease
is due to the reaction following the restora-
ton of rates after the war.
masquerade ball viii be given in Dav-
exports Hall, LIE Claire, on New Years
evening. music by Biehl's Rock Island
band Reception committee: Messrs. W.
H. Whitaker, F. p Schworm, VIII Daven-
port. T. J Ziegler and F. E. Rogers, the
two latter of Port Byron. Committee on
arrangements: MIR Chas. Graham, Cap
tains Yves. Rambo. Joseph Hawthorne, j.
Mccartney, lie Claire. Mr.. W. D. Webster,
Cordova, and DR. John Knox, Princeton.
Floor managers: Messrs. C. S. Hilbourn.
Frank Clemmens and M. Hileman, the
last named of Valley City.
On Wednesday last the ARGUS contained
a report of the finding of mutilated hui
man body in trunk at Gaiesburg. Less
enterprising contemporaries sneered and
intimated that it was mo such thing" The
following special from Galesburg yester
day gives the conclusion of the whole
matter: THE CHASTITY find of human
body in trunk 1T the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy depot here, widely telegraphed
abroad, is satisfactorily explained it being
the property of a young medical student
attending Chicago college, who had pur-
chased stiff" and secretly brought it
home to dissect during the holidays"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-27
CIRCUIT COURT

The bar docket for the January term of
the Rock Island county circuit court,
which has just made its appearance, re-
veals but three criminal cases, Emma
Bliss, larceny, second offense Eli
Fitzpatrick, forgery and George A. Butler.
appeal by defendant. The common law
cases are 152 in number, of which 4S are
new ones.
In chancery there are lab cases of which
the large number of "a are for divorce, the
recent Zirnstein case being No. 1876.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-27
TAYLOR HOUSE BURGLARY.

Some time last night two rooms were
entered at the Taylor House and consider
able clothing taken therefrom, belonging
to Conductor Dixon, of the Milan street
railway, and Mr.. Samuel Arndt, clerk at
Goldsmith's clothing store. The work was
done by two fellows who arrived late last
night and registered properly, one of
whom left this morning without paying
his bill. 1t is barely probable that they
will be captured
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-27
LANDLORD BARRETT.

But few, comparatively. of the good
people of Rock Island, and of these only
the oldest ones, have any recollection of
Mai. B. F. Barrett who was proprietor of
the old Rock Island House at very early
period But what the ARGUS is about to
narrate will interest our younger men and
women quite as much as those who have
personal recollection of the hero of the
sketch.
To begin with Landlord Barrett, who
was almost as big as an elephant, was an
incorrigible wag and loved to tell joke
on himself about as well, apparently, as II 1t
were on somebody else. In those early days,
when Rock Island could only be reached
by steamboat, it was customary for the jolly
landlord of the Rock Island House to go
to st. Louis in the fall, before the close of
navigation, to purchase his suppl IS for
the winter During his absence upon one
of these trips, two young men named Glib
bons arrived from the East and put up at
the Rock Island House. Both were well
dressed and had plenty of money, and
seemed to be on prospecting tour As
they dressed in the height of fashion quite
unlike the sturdy Rock Islanders of that
day. their every movement, almost was
watched and commented upon. 1t may
not be out of place to insert right here that
these brothers subsequently embarked in
the wagon business here in Third avenue,
about two doors below the present resi-
dence of Mr.. Fred Appelquist.l
Well, Major Barrett reached home from
his trip early one morning and being very
much fatigued went to bed and slept all
the forenoon. After his nap he went out
and sat on his front porch, as was his Gus
TOM Meantime the Gibbons boys had
eaten their dinner and it was noticed that
one of them turned up his nose, as the
phrase is, at what was set before him, and
after slender repast started for the front
porch. There sat the portly and good
natured Major Barrett, and the following
dialogue ensued, which is given precisely
as it was subsequently told to an admiring
throng by the victim:
Major Barrett: Good morning, Sir, l
judge you're stranger in these parts.
Gibbons: II am Sir. May ask if you
live in this section"
Major Barrett: 80 I'm here off and on
just as it happens and when in town l
always make my home at the Rock Island
House
Gibbons: How do you like the board
here?"
major Barrett: First rate, | think
the folks set pretty good table"
Gibbons: They must have set better
table once than they do now or you
wouldn't have got so DID fat"
The jolly landlord, not at all abashed at
this sharp crack at his house, chimed in
at once with Gibbons and said that the
folks there didn't set as good table as
they used to. AS long as he lived. how
ever, he never wearied of telling this rather
severe joke upon himself and laughed as
heartily every time he told it as if he had
not been the sufferer.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-27
Poor Judges.

A gentleman took from his pocket after
dinner a pair of solitaires and passed them
to his wife. Humph, she said, ''prize
package l suppose?" and passed them
to her son. Dollar store, chr COM
mented the youth. Papa smiled and
silently replaced the card in his pocket.
A few days later mamma said: "Where
did you get those earrings you showed us?''
We'll, a man submitted them to me at
the store. They were only $3.50, but you
are such poor Judge of gems that I
thought it wasn't worth while giving them
to you"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-27
MILTON MOBILES.

People at loss to know where to put in
their time to good advantage this evening
need be perplexed no longer, as they can
go to Harper's theatre and see Milton No
bles in his noted play THE Phoenix, -
which is the most entertaining of entertain
ing plays. Don't fail to see it, as Mr.. No
bles is said to be supported by most ex-
cellent company.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-27
NO MUTUALLY.

did you see dat boss you was talking
of buyin'2" asked one darkcy of another.
Yes, I seed him." Did you buy the
hossf" mo, diden't buy him, bekase
dar was no mutually" What you mean,
niggah?' Oar was no mutually |
seed enuff oh de boss, but de boss didn t
see enLff oh me. He was blind in one eye
Oar has ter be more mutually in a boss
trade. San Francisco Call
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-27

Most violent explosions OF coughing are
stopped by Hale's Honey of Horehound
and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops cure in one
minute
The weak. worn and dyspeptic should
take Coiden's Liquid Beef Tonic. No
other. Of druggists.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-27
ROCK ISLAND HOUSE.
Ex-Assistant Pos tmaster.

CINCINNATI, o., Dec. 10. 1892.
FL. III. WARNER 81 Co: Sirs.- have
used your Safe Kidney and Liver Cure
for chronic dysentery, contracted while In
the army, with the most happy results.
JOSEPH H. THORNTON.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-27

A grand Tree lunch every morning from
$50 till IL at o. +. Soper's, No 100
Eighteenth street, also oysters served up
in the latest style. Nov3dtf
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-27
PERSONA

Alderman and Mrs. Mott returned last
evening from Geneseo, where they visited
with friends since the latter part of last
week.
ROCK ISLAND HOUSE.
r Hunter and wife, Clinton. Alice C and
Jennie V. Donaldson, Orion; j l. Rankin,
Calliope, Ia; L II Cordry, st Louis; G
Wynn. Des Moines; Cooper, New York;
j E Young. Peoria; F Dickinson, Peoria;
@ w Kyle, Easton, Orion; FL Hornedred,
w Miller, Thompson; Richard Ash, Gable;
John Bell, Astoria; j P Mussler, st Louis;
G L Mitchell, st Louis; Thos Fuller,
Oconomowoc, Wis; Dick Collard and Robt
Fraser st Louis.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-27
HARD COAL.

For genuine Lehigh coal see the Port
Byron Lime association. o26tf
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-27
DELIcACTEs IN PORE.

Pork tender loin, spare rib, pigs feet
and leaf lard, at Gilmore's pork house.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-27
MOLINE DEPARTMENT.

E. L. EASTMAN, Reporter
Headquarters, one door West of Reimer's
Cigar Store
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-28

Al Liverpool the spot market at noon WAS
fat and irregular. Sales, 1000 bales, of
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WEATHER. AND RIVER:

OFFICE SIGNAL SERVICE q. s. A, I
MEMPHIS, TESa.s September 81, 1882. !
The following observations are taken at the
same moment Of time q :0S p.m.) at all the
stations named:
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The Watermelon Schedule.
Atlanta lGa L Constihnfinn


Young Joe Brown has been prodigy of
industry and intelligence since he went into
the railroad business, and is already at the
top. His work takes practical turn. About
six months ago his company organized what
they called a watermelon schedule" He
simply proposed TO take carloads of melons
and push them through 10 the West on
quick time aud at low rates. Instead of
making a-schedule to Chicago and Ciucin-
natl only, where the market could be glutted
easily, he made time and rates to forty diff
ferent Western eities, so that the melon ship
per could choose his own market. The re-
suit has been woaderful. He has shipped
this &c ason over 800 carloads of melons
from Georgia, or more than twice the chip
ment of any previous season. The cars
averaged 1850 melons each, or 1,00O, 900
melons over one line of road. They brought
better prices and cost less freight than ever
before, netting the grower perhaps 5000 a
car, or $4,000 for the crop over this one
road. The growers are pleased and encour-
aged, and the dealers IN the smaller Western
cities say they can handle three times as
many melons at good prices.
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PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

Much speculation is INDUCED in "a 10 who
holds the control of the Louisville and Nash
vile Railroad Company, and good many
people are bound TO believe that Mr.. Gould
has been making strenuous efforts to secure
the property.
Osceola Times: "There is some talk Of a
branch road from some point in Crittenden
county, on the Memphis and Springfield
railroad, TO Osceola. Should this prove
true, we know that the old fossils who don't
believe in progression will be ss mad as wet
hens. The screeching of the iron horse
would drive the coons and varmints out of
the country, you know"
Globe Democrat: when the Iightnin z
Limited Express was put on between New
York, Cincinnati, Chicago and st. Louis
last spring, fast time and extra accommOda-
lions were guaranteed at an additional oh rge
OF So over the regular fare. Delays, how
eyer,-haxe occurred from time TO time, and
there have been complaints from travellers
that no better time was made than the regu-
lar trains. To meet this drawback 10 the
success Of the Lightning Limited the man
agemeDt has adopted 8 new rule. II the
trains are late on arrival in Chicago, say 30
minutes or more, the excess charges on the
limited express are refundedjto the passenger
upon proof OF his or her having been 4 pas
senger on the delayed train.n
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GENERAL NJ EWS.
Business brisk.


The Lee-liners departed last evening with
good trips.
Signal Service report: River 10 feet-de-
cline inches yesterday.
The Ida Darragh was the only packet in
port at dark last evening.
Receipts by river yesterday, 124 bales of
cotton and POS sacks of seed.
rise of Is inches is reported in Arkansas
river at Little Rock yesterday.
The Jay Gould and barges passed down
yesterday evening for New Orleans.
The Plow Boy cleared last evening for,
Arkansas river with big trip of freight.
The Advance. in charge of Capt. Al Smith,
departed yesterday morning for St. Francis
river.
The Hard Cash departed last evening for
White river with good trip of freight and
passengers.
The Arkansas City passed down early yes
terday morning for Vicksburg. She added
here 80 tons of freight.
Capt S. Basket has made arrangements
to place the steamer Tiger in the lower trade,
TO lake the place of the Jimmie Baker.
Miss SaIlie Lee, daughter of Capt. James
Lee, ir., of this city, christened the new Will
S. Hays, which was launched at Freedom,
Pa, on Saturday last.
The James w. Gaff is he next Ohio river
packet, arriving here this evening and leav-
ing promptly tomorrow evening on her re-
turn to the Ohio without fail.
Capts. Reese Pritchard and Henry Henne-
gin have purchased the steamer Van -Eiten,
which they VIII run IN the upper Arkansas
river this season, Capt. Pfitchard, master.
Notify the APPEAL that we will be in
Friday evening"" was the "words-to-that-
effect" of a telegram received from Capt.
Milt Harry, OF the Josie Harry, a; Devalls
Bluff yesterday, and you may bet your bot
tom coin she'll do it.
The new tonnage law, under which deduc-
tions were made for forecastle and machinery
space, is being gradually put into operation
| The average reduction Of taxable tonnage is
estimated at about 35 per cent, steamers
being chiefly affected. Steamboat inspectors
receipts will hereafter be much less than
heretofore, and this fact is seriously urged il
some qusrters in condemnation of the law
| The fact Of the business Ia that the tonnage
| tax is an unnecessary burden on commerce
and ought 10 be wiped out altogether.
| WEATHER. AND RIVERS.
OFFICE SIGNAL SERVICE, u. S. A,
MEMPHIS, TESa., September 81, 1882.
The following observations are taken at the
| same moment Of time :08 p.nl.) at all thu
stations named:
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DRY GOObs

NEW YORK, September 27.-New demand
very fair in proportions, but by no means
active. In the delivery OF special orders the
movement is we'll maintained. The market,
however, shows lull in general request,
usual tc the closing week of the month, but
it is made more conspicuous by the heavy
rains of last week and dull weather follow
ing. The present temperature continuing,
accompanied by sunshine, renewed request
is confidently expected. The Journai. of
Commerce announces an auction sale on Oc-
tober Sd of AIS cases OF the Bound Brook
Wooden Company's overcoatings, cloakings
and seal,kin pushes
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The Evils Of Discrimination.

The Southern Trade Gazette, of Louisville
complains that the Nashville, Chattanooga
and 81. Louis railroad is doing great injustice
by charging 66s per cent. more for a ticket
bought after o'clock Pun. than during the
day. Il says: This rate is particularly
rough on commercial men, who often change
on to this from other roads in the night, and
are compelled TO pay the extortionate adj.
vance. Has Tennessee no railroad commits
sioDer? 1t does not seem to be any more
liberal on its freight arrapgemeu One Of
our largest shippers recently sent goods TO
Murfreesboro, Tenn, on which the charges
from Nashville to Murfrtesboro, SO miles,
were the same as from Louisville to Nash.
Vile 81 S."
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RAILWAY RECORD.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE oFraAlNs

Chesapeake, ohio and S0ufhwesrern-
Trains move as follows: No. (express) leaves at
500 am; No. (maill at II 10 pm; No. arrives
At 220 m; No. arrives at ;55 pm. (ety time).
Memphis aud Little ROck-Trains move
as follows: No. leaves daily at 4:4op.m; arrives
Al 1880 pm; No. leaves at an; arrives at s
am; NOS (freight leaves Hopefeld at 5 am; ar
Memphis and CharIeston-Trains move
"a follows (city timel: Through express leaves
daily at IL rs pm. Local mail and express leaves
daily at S:i5 am. 6omerviIle accom- N odation
leaves daily except Sunday, at 4:55 m. Through
express arrives daily at 9:25 m Local mail and
express arrives daily at 1855 pm. Somerville ac-
commodation arrives daily, except sunday, at $40
an
as follows: Fast mau arrives daily at 4:40 an !:
leaves at II 10 pm; mail leaves daily at SIS
an; passenger accommod alton leaves daily
10 40 q m arrives daily at $40 pm. Getty time)-
viii make close connection for all points East;
Brownsville accommodation leaves daily, except
SUNDAY, at 1855 pm. mail arrives daily at 4:20
pm. Brownsville accommodation arrives daily,
except Sunday, at S:25 am.
Mississippi and Teunesaee-Tratns move
as follows: New Orleans and fast mail and express
leaves daily at II: IS p m-s Sardis mediation
leaves daily except Sunday, at $40 pm; freight
leaves daily, except Sunday, at 5:55 m New
Orleans fast mail and express arrives daily at $40
a. m: Sardis accommodation arrives daily. except
Sunday, at S:55 Am. freight arrives daily. except
Sunday, at 400 pm. Freight trains carry psssen-
NeH.