davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-11

Reports from the county are to the
effect that last Thursday morning frost
was quite manifest on the ground
The picnic of the First Methodist Episco-
pal Sunday school of this city was held at
Bethel Island this morning.
A game of base ball between the Stars
of this city and the Moline nine is an
nounced for this afternoon.
No criminal business was transacted
this morning by the different justices of
the peace, as no arrests were effected yes
terday.
The G. B. q Q. people are anxious for a
switch along the river bank in Moline. to
the track on Rodman avenue
The best ever used, ;" was the testimo-
NAL of customer for Our Own Complex
ion Powder. Sold at McCabe & Wheat
on's.
Mrs. Mat Rice secured her husbands ar
rest and Imprisonment in jail. She is now
making desperate efforts to secure his re
lease
~ NOAi'' NJ i'A tiT supply VI CIuty ,
arithmetics to be used in the public schools
the next year has been signed, and the
books will soon be on hand
Teachers certificates were issued on
Thursday to G. w Fitzpatrick, of Preemp-
ton. Miss Minnie Bucholz of Moline Miss
Eva Stanton of Coal Valley. and the
Misses Minnie @. Alsen and Nellie K.
Young of Moline.
A farmer from Indiana was victimized
out of 1927 at Davenport on Tuesday, by
two confidence men. They played the usu-
al trick of freight bill, with no ready
money to pay the same.
The encampment of the knights Tenn
plar of this city, Peoria, Dixon, Gales
burg and Freeport, will be held at Big Is
land, commencing Sept, 18th, and con
tinuing through the week
The special committee of fire insurance
agents in Davenport has about completed
its labors in making out the fire risks in
that city. The rates on dwellings have
been declared, while those on dry goods. |
hardware and lumber have been increased. |
Three members of the Davenport boat |
club are now at Lake, Minnetonka, and they |
propose TO engage in a tub race, which will |
be held the on the 18TH. The three men,
Ders are J. Donahue. W. Marten. and f.
Cameron.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-11
A PLUNGER.

There is not exactly blood on the moon,
but there certainly is something abnormal
with this terrestrial globe. Commets and
asteroids should be as common this even
ing as flies in sugar bowl, for the earth
has started on its plunge through the do
main of the cratic member of the system
known as the August meteor zone. This
zone is gigantic elipse or hoop, whose
perihihelion is within the earth's orqit, and
whose aphelion reaches beyond the orbit
of Neptune. 1t is mysteriously associated,
as Schiaparelli discovered, with the second
comet of 1862, or has been gradually form
ed from its substance The meteors are
distributed through every portion of the
ring, though somewhat unequally.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-11
DIVORCE.

Yesterday the attorneys for Mrs. Mary
Turney, of Coe township filed the petition
for a. divorce of their client against her
liege lord and master, Thomas Terney of
that township. The document AYERS that
the petitioner and Thomas Terney were
legally married in this city during the year
1868, but the exact day of the week or
month the Oratrix fails to remember 1t
further affirms that from that date until
July 1, 1882 she lived with her husband
in Coe township and always conducted
herself as loving, true and dutiful wife
On the last mentioned date, she left him,
as his acts of cruelty became unbearable.
She states in her petition that Thomas is
not temperance man, but that on the
contrary INDUCES in the Intoxicating bever
ages, and was frequently in an intoxicated
condition. While so circumstanced, he
was wont to abuse his better half by such
little acts as kicking. striking and choking
her, and on one occasion attempted to use
an axe for the purpose of shortening her
earthly career. He was also in the habit
of employing vile and abusive language
towards her. which she considered unpleas-
ant and uncalled for, by existing circum
stances. The document contains the infor
nation that the union was blessed with
and she requests that the court
will give custody of the same, and also
compel Thomas to furnish her with a sum
of money for her maintenance The case
will come up for trial at the September
term Of the circuit court.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-11
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

Henry Fishwild an eccentric and well
advanced individual, who lives alone at No
903 Fifth avenue, attempted to make his
hastv exit from this world of sin and
trouble yesterday afternoon. The attempt
was made with an old-fashioned pistol,
but proved a sad failure, as the man is still
alive and received only flesh wound for
his trouble Fishwild is some sixty years
of age, and is regarded as somewhat of a
crank" He has, of late, been suffering
from want of sleep, and appeared to be
unable to compose his thoughts for such
natural relaxation and repose. In conse-
quence of this fact, he was induced to con
clude that death was his only relief. He
accordingly placed pistol at his temple
and fired. The small amount of powder in
the pistol prevented the bullet from pro-
ducing death, and resulted only in flesh
wound. A physician was called to attend
him and soon dressed his wound. The
two sons of the unfortunate man have been
telegraphed for, and are expected to ar
rive during the day. Watching will have
to be maintained, or the old man viii
again attempt his self destruction.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-11
MOLINE DEPARTMENT.

B. Sinafoos, of Deere & Co.'S clerical
force. is in the city.
Ed. Knell leaves next week for amonth's
vacation up north.
Col. Flagler was in the city to-day on
business.
Mrs. B. c. Keator left for the cool
breezes of the northern lakes.
Mrs Levi Cralle is in the country on
visit to her mother.
Company F. viii go through with their
weekly drill to night.
Amos Altimus has extensively improved
his residence on Bass street.
Eugene Lewis is out of the city on legal
business.
Mrs. NJ. s. James has returned to the
city,
Camp is again established on Sylvan ISL.
and.
The Swedish Lutheran Sunday school in
dulge in picnic to-day.
Norling s. Sundahl are the firm who
did the fine painting of Fl. r. Bamard's
new residence.
The school children are looking up their
books and getting everything in rediness for
the fall serm.
Miss Maude Gates, whs has been visit
ing Miss Marcia Gould for the past month,
has returned to her home in independence,
Missouri.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-11
AN ACCIDENT.

This afternoon, J. T. Miller, proprietor
of the livery stable No. 213 Seventeenth
street, met with an accident by which he
may lose the sight of his right eye. He
was al work on some harness, when man
came in with bill. He paid the same
and hung the receipted document on a
hook above the office desk. over which a
gas bracket projects. After filing the bill
he turned suddenly when his eye came in
contact with the gas burner, and injured
that member most severely. The eye ball
was cut, and hasty examination by DR..
Reiter, who CHANGED to be near at hand,
revealed the fact that without inflammation
sets in, the sight may be retained. The &C
csdent caused little or no pain after the
I'M Jury had been inflicted
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-11
RIVER LIGHTS.

The following changes in gov eminent
beacon lights have been made in the past
ten days on the upper Mississippi: Glen
Haven No. 2. moved down 500 wards,
Red Rock discontinued Gray Cloud
moved over to towhead Reeds Land
ing, moved down $50 yards. Wright's
moved up 400 yards Opp. Grand En-
campment, moved up 200 yards Foot of
Beef Slough, moved up 900 yards Mt.
Vernon No. 1, moved up 200 yards Mt.
Vernon No. 2, moved down 200 yards.
Chimney Rock, moved down 100 yards.
Above Wilds moved TO head of island.
Opp. Argo Island, new light Below
Trempelow, moved down 100 Yards.
Alack River, moved down 100 yards Opp.
Dakota, moved down 80 yards Below
Dakota, moved up 800 yards
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-11
WATER TEST.

The public display and test of the new
Cable water works " i'll be made next Mon
day, and the programme for such test has
been arranged by Chief Engineer Johnston,
Superintendent Cramer and Mayor Carse.
The exercises will commence at 10 O'Clock
Monday morning when single streams will
be thrown from the six hydrants of Second
avenue located at the intersection of that
thoroughfare with Fifthteenth, Sixteenth
Seventeenth, Eighteenth, Nineteenth and
Twentieth streets. At 1915 o'clock the
full capacity of the works will be tested by
double streams from each of the above
nsted hydrants. At 1890 o'clock a one
and half inch nozzel will be used on the
hose connected with the hydrants on Nine
teenth street and Second avenue. In the
afternoon at o'clock 1000 feet of hose
will be used. at the same hydrants, when
il will be discovered to what elevation the
water can be forced. One hour later the
nozzel will be enlarged, and a two inch
stream will be tested, at the corner OF
Third avenue and Twentieth street. The
test will conclude with a vertical stream
of three inch, at the stand pipe, at the last
named hydrants located. 1t is considered
that the above described programme will
fully test the capacity of the new works in
every way
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-11
HOLMES ALDERMEN AND MAYOR

There was an interesting time at the
council meeting on Monday evening, an
account of which has not reached the pub
lie. 1t seems that the mayor and cou,
pie of the aldermen took the liberty of let
ting the bridge contracts as one of the
aldermen remarked in the rear end of
coffin-shop," without consulting other
members Of the council The meeting Of
the board was on Monday night, and on
Monday j. A Bullen & Cos. men, OF
Leavenworth, Kansas, were at work just
as though they belonged there. This &C
ton aroused the ire of one alderman,
Woodward, who had received an offer
from another bridge firm. He
spoke to the mayor about
it, and the mayor is reported as saying,
I'VE have got bid that just suits us.
At the meeting Monday night Alderman
Woodward put on his war paint and sailed
in on the mayor and the "officious alder
men" in very artistic style. He told them
what was what, and evidently made an i'm
preston on Our Stillman" that Geo.
Woodward, alderman of the Fourth ward,
could not be bulldozed. Alderman Wood
ward also said that the Pittsburg firms bid
was 800 cheaper than any other, and that 4
there was not a fair show given. But
"Our Stillman" made an excellent explana
ton in eloquent terms, which showed that
'the best mayor Moline ever had" was
pretty near right for once, although he
and the aldermen had let the contract be.
fore going into the council, but did not say
anything to the aldermen who were opposed
to that kind of business. The means taken
to secure the work for the Leavenworth
firm were certainly underhanded. But the
circumstances were extenuating, by the
way, the brains of the council, are in the
First ward any way,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-11
LOCAL LINES.
Trouble over the Extension
of the main sewer.
Domestic Infelicity Of a
couple from this city.
Attempted Suicide of an
aged man yesterday.
TROUBLE.

This morning work was commenced on
the extension of the Fifth avenue sewer
at the intersection of that avenue with
Thirteenth street 1t was characterized by
a scene between the city officers and Mrs.
Garin who ewns small house in the line
of the proposed improvement. Mrs. Garln S
triangular piece of ground is IN the
street proper, but by some mistake IN
plating the property was allowed to be
occupied by private parties. An arrange
ment was made with the occupant last
wear, by which she was to receive other
property in lieu of the land which she
then retained. 1t was supposed that the ar
rangement was agreeable to all parties,
but the widow this morning seriously
objected to the removal of her home from
its present site. She became very much
excited over the thought of leaving her
home, and for time made things very
lively for those who attempted to enter
her domicile The Mayor and three other
officials were called down to the locality,
and the transfer was fully explained to
her She was not perfectly satisfied but
after considerable weeping, allowed the
workmen to enter the house and COM
mence it's destruction. The work will be
prosecuted with vigor and the extension
will be complete the present season.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-11

Clear Creek Canon, and other resorts of
the mountains. They also visited Como,
Platte Canon, and while in Denver took in
the mining exposition Last Sunday they
left Denver for their respective homes and
passed through Rock Island on Monday
evening In short time the state press
will be boiling over with Colorado articles,
and the thoughtful reader will at once con-
clude that the writer's thereof have at some
time in their lives been on an editorial ex
cursion to the west.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-11
RAILROAD CHANGES.

The official notice has been sent out of
the promotion of division superintendent
Atkins to the position of assistant general
superintendent of the company's lines, and
the further appointment of d. A. DIN to
an assistant general SUPPLEMENTARY. The
latter information is said to be surprise
to all the officials, but the appointment is
everywhere considered deserving, Mr. DIN
having been connected with the road for
fifteen years. Mr. Atkins win have charge
of the following divisions: Chicago &
Council Bluffs, Chicago & Milwaukee, La
Crosse, Prairie du Chen, Wisconsin Val
ley Mineral Point Mr.. DIN, with an Of
flee at Racine, will have charge of the Ra-
cine s. Southwestern divisions. composed
of the following lines: Racine to Lanark
Junction, Rockton to Rockford, Elkhorn
to Eagle, Savannah to Rock Island, Elk
River junction to Clinton, Davenport to
Jackson Junction, Eldridge to Maquoketa,
Paralta to Farley.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-11
RIVER NEWS.

The Minneapolis passed ap this morn
ing, as did the raft beats Clyde and Last
Chance. The rafters passing down were
the Helen Schulenburg, Silas Wright and
St. Croix. The Marry Morton arrived
from below to-day, and the Libbie Conger
is expected down from St. Paul tomorrow.
Tomorrow, the War Eagle will be the
packet. The Viola took large picnic
party to Bethel Island this morning. The
affair was under the auspices of the Sun
day school of the First NJ. E. Church of
this city.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-11
THE TIvOLI.

Mr.. Rob Geldenstien, who for some time
has had charge of the Harper House sam
pie rooms, and Mike Magrum, who has
been managing the bar at Huber's brewery,
have purchased the Tivoli saloon and bill
lard parlor frem August Huesing, and
will be glad to meet all their old friends
and make new ones, tomorrow evening
from 8 to 10, at which time they viii set a
grand free lunch. The music will be fur
nished by Bleuer's brass band. The young
men are both experienced bar tenders and
will keep on hand constantly a fine line of
cigars, wines and liquors.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-11
RAND CONCERT.

The first open air concert in Union Park
by Biehl's brass band will be given next
Wednesday evening. This morning work
was commenced on the music stand that
is tn grace that inclosure 1t is located in
the centre of the square, being in the walk
that traverses that park. The work will be
performed by S. j. Collins, and when com
pleted will be a decided ornament to that
so called park The stand will be octog
onal in shape, having diameter of some
sixteen feet. 1t will rest on brick pillars
for foundation, and the floor will be ele-
waited some four feet from the ground
The under portion will be surrounded by
lattice work, and the fight of steps will be
contained within the lattice surrounding.
An ornamental beveled edge roof will sur
mount the structure, and the stand will
prove itself great benefit to the neglected
park. 1t is fully expected that the stand
will be finished by Wednesday, and the
promised open air concert will occur that
evening
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-11

A Pips, employed at the Buford Plow
Works, was somewhat injured yesterday,
by having some hot iron come in contact
with his person. A fellow workman was
transporting Iadle full of ore when he
fell, and spilled the contents, some of
which touched Pips.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-11
THE LIBRARY.

On account of repairs the public library
will be closed tomorrow morning, as far
as the taking of books is concerned. Par
ties having books are requested by the
librarian not to return them for three OF
four days, by which time the repairs will
have been completed. The reading room
will remain open as usual.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-11

Antonio passed yesterday at the house
of her sister, Mrs. Josie Kriha, on Michigan
street She will remain in ST. Paul for
season and then make her home in
Crookston. her husband having obtained
conductors place on the Manitoba road.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-24
4 NEWARK PASTOR WHISPERED ABOUT"

Tn. cunurep alton of the First Protestant Reformed
Church OF Newark has been divided for some Time
by dIssensions that originally grew out or oppos-
tiou to the p1stOr the Rev. Samuel l. Oralaln, VINO
was .npolnied IN March. 1878. Mr.. Graham ID a
young man born in the South and possesses some
ability and energy For neal y wo years his min
istry Sas popular and the church grew IN member
snIp The pastor received valuable presents aud
study was lifted up for him in tho church building
THIS study has since then become Done Oh c9hteh
ton One party III the church insist that IL should
be dispensed with, ana give reasons why tbs
should he done. lille more numerous faction insist
that 10 shall be retained for the use OF the pastor
The troubles which began to assume serious shape
n f.w months ago are said 90 have been aggravated
by gossip about the pastor whose domestic relations
ar, stated 10 be unhappy The feeling the church
mas run so high that the friends aud opponents OF
the pastor divided into two parties, known respect-
ally M Grahamites" and "Spence People" the
latter designation being divided from Gaven
Spence member of the con gregatl0n who has been
most prominent i'll the movement against the Cler-
some time ago an extract from the Rev. Mr. Tal-
mape's sermon on "whisperers was puDllshed IN
The Lhrishdw Herald. Fifty copies OF the paper
wore nurchased by immediate friends OF the pastor
and were sent to the "Speuce feOIio with the
article marked. This served to increase the bad
feeling in the church and lea TO Dltter controversy
in tile meetings In one OF these meetings Superln-
ten,lent John II. Taylor avowed that when III
Ivuchburg Va where Mr.. Graham was form erly a
pastor he learned that he WAS whispered about
tbo,o also And that dIsseusions resulted in his
chnrcb Mr. Graham. replied that in both Lynch
burg and Newark the rumOrs had their origin In
the nnpleasdnt condition of his domestic AFFAIRS,
and added that he would be welcomed into any pull
nit in Lynchburg. William Bucklish, n elias,
leader and an opponent OF the pastor, acknowl-
edged that lie had advised two young ladies not to
iOin the church at present and he would counsel
other persons in tho way so long as the pres
emit troubles lasted -, a.
A Grahamte stated to reporter that Mr.. Ora
hams follow log in the church was about 800 while
the Spence People nun bsred only about nifty.
MANY of tho latter refuse TO attend the services OF
receive the Holy Communion from the pastor. The
superntendeut of the Sunday-school ana the CLASS
Ieader Mr. Bucklsh refuse TO recognize the pastor
I'm February the congregation Will vote on the
question whether or not Nh Graham shall be re-
anuonted pastor by the President of the Conference
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-24

SHIPPING VIEWS.
PORT OF Observation-Disclosures. DEC 20, 1887.
ARRIVED


PORT OF NEW oRK..."..SATURDAf' DEC 70, 1857
ARRIVED
c,,om., SANTA Domng1 Reed, Wilmington, NC with Indse
I'D nassengers 10 VIM CLYDE & Co.
Steamer Delaware Winnett Charleston days Wlth md'e
.eameT Brsaxwater Boaz Lewes Del with mdse and pas
Old Dominion IS Co. nj. ..,,. ID.
snd passengers - Old Dominion IS GO. a., -, -. 49,,
Vginia Croker Philadelphia, with mdse and
nd uassengers 10 Vim T. clyde Co, -, =, No.. ~.
steamer altO tBr, CObbett huI' Deo0 VI" Do'"h -i''
with mdse -anderson & son , ,,-...o, ~. . o,,
Sieamer Cty OF Brussels BIT Land Liverpool Dec AZ ana
Queenstown 49, with mdse and passengers 10 % DAle ~
Latte tFr, J0uinclle BoIueauA Dec l.
Will mdse and passengers TO Punch, Fdye 20 A. o.,
Steamer Mure tBr NOcK Trinidad Dec BarDadoes oth'
wi mdae aud passengers 10 A T. OuterDildse x 90
steamer aucus Bearse Boston, with mdse and psssen
gers 10 II 4 Dlmock. ~ 80,
shin Amphthnte Ger. Trabe, Hamburg 80 days with
mdse 10 order vessel TO Hermann KoOp & Co
BARK Charlotte Young Of West IIatepoO Cfo0ks Iowey
with china clay and arsenic to ORDER vessel to IL
naTs Mary A Troop of 81 John NIB Young Belfast SO
days, ballast to j " Parker q Co, 90
Bark VOluna (0t Liverpool Demaresq, Pernambuco 81
DAYS with sugar TO DreAel Morgan q co.
Bark Ceres Koop. Padang lO2 days with mdso TO
order. vessel tO funch, kdye n Co,
Bark spark Johns, Nj, Morris. PernambucO, n
days. with sugar Bowring e Archibald 49,,
Bark Archile 7. Aust Percy 81 Aanae, O4 days. win
BARI RoDt Bernard OF Parsboro Nsl, Thompson, LiV
erpOOl. 40 days, in ballast 20 scammel BIOS
BARK Kari (uAs Olin Hamburg OF days with IRON ana
empty barrels 20 Older; vessel 10 master.
Bark G0ode tof Searspor Goodel Liverpool Oct 70 win
mdse to order vessel TO it buck & Co ., -,
order; weasel 10 benha lckerng Co.
marx AcV Nor Jacobsen, Dunkrk 40 days IN ballast to
Benham. Pickering Co.
Also sailed via .Iong Island SOund-Baks Nova Scotia ioI
| Antwerp Bellevue, Dunkirki Ella. Boston
SAILED
Steamers Rhen for Bremen Begenland, Antwerp Acton
Rocheort Alaska and Guy OF CheStet L'eRoS a
city Brsto Antias. 81 Johns Pr, beze ana hhiclsh lO
KlnGson. Ja saratoga Havana san Marcos SA'esson
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-24
STUDENTS HOLDING A KNEIPE.

The members of the Omega and Upsllon Chapters
of the Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity, representing
Columbia College and the College OF the City OF
New. York, held their annual hnepe at their rooms
In Madison square on Friday evening. All the &C
tive members IF the two chapters were present. be-
side a number OF the alumni and members OF
other college chapters. According To the
original German CUSTOM each MEMBER TOOK
with him a present, which was numbered
upon its receipt Later in the evening the members
were allowed TO draw numbers from hat corIe-
spending TO the numbers the presents, which
were then distributed with many quaint comments
by the member who had previously been crowned
king Of the Kneipe." Some Of the presents were
very handsome others were mirth- pToYoking.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-24
MR.. FOxwELDs MISTAKEN IDEA.

Before Justice Smith in the Essex Market Police
Court yesterday the examination on the charge OF
obtaining money by false pretences against Charles
loxweD, Il broker, who was arrested on Wednesday
by Central Once detective was held. MIS- Hen
riesta s. DOherty, of No 1919 East Seyenteenth-St.,
the complainant, stated that the prisoner repre-
sented himself TO her stockhoder ia the Stand
ard Electric Light Company, and that lac offered TO
cell Ter third share OF his interest in the concern.
She gave him 81, 600 and he handed her bill of
sale which he subsequently had her return to him;
H. its stead he gave her three notes Daniel n and
Levi Coiburn. respectively president and treasurer
OF the company, said that FOxwell had 10 share in
It. On Lis representation that he was well ac-
Quainted in New-OFleans, La, h. was gwen psr-
mIss,on TO ACT as an agent 10 introduce the light IN
that city. Tie prisoner declared that he received