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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-04-26
Yho Habit o(I0to 0uppego.

6pesking Of fashionable customs In
New York, correspondent OF the st.
Louis Glo6e-U Democrat writes: Another
striking indication, In . small way, 10
the liberality with which the many ex-
nensive restaurants, Delm0ntc0's the
brunswick, etc., are pAtront1ed. The
man who has already spent 80 to no
for . couple Of seats TO hear Patti or to
zee Sarah Bernhard will. Of eoure, not
hesitate to wind up the evening with
supper which will cost >5 or 80 . head
more. Perhapo no more vivid 1llustra-
ton Of (5is phase Of New York life can
be obtained than by repairing, after the
theatre or opera, to Delmonjc0's. The
scene there Is really extraordinary and
uneuualed by anything to be witnessed
in Paris and London. Delmol,ico's aud
the Brunswick face each other, and .
number Of large electric lamps flood Filth
avenue at this point with light, while
the large electric post tower FROM 1ladt-
son square increases the glare OF the
illumination. The avenue js complete
" blocked up with carriages and the
shrill calls of the attendants bewltng out
numbers, and the shouts Of the coach
men asking each other to move ON, keep
up y din till after midnight, and when
there are balls ut either place, such a.
take place every night during the win
ter season till 4 O'clock in morning,
the crash in the restaurant ts tssolnethlng
astonishing. II YOU do not drive very
fast from the theatre ten to O:Ie you will
he unable to obtain q seat, and richly
dressed ladies' may be seen patiently
standing in the lobby Of DelmonicO's
aud I'm n violent drauyht which must
causes many severe colds, waiting for the
privilege Of sitting down at these festive
tables. On Saturday night, when many
wealthy Hebrews are out In full force, 10
il ut its worst. The lobby then Is ut
iammed with ladies ~ the secret meet
ing Of \ Fenian society Is with Irish
men. and they stand about as comfort
ably in their heavy silks, satins, and
furs a. the people riding home In .
tlensely packed horsecar. And, indeed,
while many poor hungry wretch passes
by. casting Nh eager, hopeless look ut the
,en,pting spectacle within through the
splcndid, broad plate-glass windows the
loud clink Of champagne glasses, the
merry laughter and light repartee Of the
Ray supper parties affords u striking pic.
ture Of one Of the brightest shades OF
New York life. How many OF these
DANES and swallOw-tailed ''swells' may
he writl,ing next day in the pang of In.
digestion is another question. That
after picture Is not vouchsafed US except
by inference. And though it Ia . very
pleasing sight this nightly enjoyment
by a large circle Of favored human be.
inps. cannot help thinking that II
must le fruitful and furnish discomfort
and illness afterward. But what bright
medal has not It's reverse?
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-04-26

New evening shoes Of pale blue. lilac,
f;lwn, or black velvet, are laced up the
fronts with slender cords 0f gold or sill
yer, and the pointed toes are covered
with embroidery worked in gold "r sill
yer threads intcrninyl'i with silver,
gold and anl'er beads. They are made
over Spanish lasts, am! 'H." high
French heels.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-18
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.

Chris Gaetger is home.
Miss Hattie Hammond left for home this
morning.
Judge Crspper is at home again looking
as happy as ever.
JOS Emmett and party are at the Har-
per.
Mr. Simon sails from Bremen, on his re-
turn trip Saturday.
H. H. Hoffmaster has gone to New
York.
M. G. Mills is home Notice the differ
ence in the light.
]. E. Ennis, travelling passenger agent of
the Missouri Pacific. is in the city.
Mrs. M. Rosenfield is visiting in India
napolis.
W. FL. Morse, of Dubuque, is at the
Rock Island House.
c. E. Langdon, of Monmouth. is regis
tered at the Rock Island.
H. J. Porter, one of Freeport's promi-
nent men, is in the city on business.
VIM. Irwin, of Chippewa Falls, is at the
Harper.
A. E. Wills and James s. Hoy, from
Oakland, Neb., are at the Harper.
Jas Ballard was in the city to-day He
reports for duty Monday in Chicago.
T. S. Silvia was among the faithfuls who
called on the ARGUS last evening.
Mott & Winter have put a fine new set
of harness on their delivery horses.
Chas. Cross, the popular c., M. & St.
P. conductor, was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. A. Calkins, of Rock
ford, are the guests of Or. Paul, on their
way home from Colorado
Rev. w. s. Hayes, of Polo, ILL.,, has
captured one of Rock island counties
daughters, Miss Emma P. Wise.
Mr.. Perry Gotham, of the Bloomington
Eye, was caller at the ARdUs office this
morning.
p J. Slime. business manager OF Choate
g. STEMS Theatre Co., leaves next week to
take the lead of his company.
Gen. B. H. Grierson and son. OF Jack
sonville, H.. were in the city Today on
their way home from northern trip
Capt. w J. French, known as wild
jim. former government scout and rine
expert, is in the city.
Chas. Menzie, who drives the iron horse
on the c., M. & St. P, was visible on our
streets yesterday =
Mr.. Mitchell, and Mrs. Wadaworth, OF
Rock Island, Mrs. WadsysoHh' OF
Davenport, and Mrs. o. Ell. Ws6son are
! expected home to-night.s
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-18
MOLINE Department

). ). keator returned last night from
southern trip.
Mrs. Chas. Deere has returned from
Paul.
Geo. Anderson has returned from
three months visit to Dayton, Ohio
There are scores of Moline renub,io
who will vote for Dan. Gould for trao.
rer.
A plain drunk occupied the attention
the police magistrate this mornino g..
few moments.
Bob Harrington and John Good l..
next week for a weeks iaunt Of bnr,,
and fishing.
The boys in Blue have challenged ,
Kewanee Boys to a game of base H.
They will play on Thursday of this w.s
The Wynn and Witter case is occos;,
ing good deal of comment. The oor
al opinion is that both parties are y,
foolish.
Moline will sepd large delegation
Harper's theatre tonight The plar
Fritz in Ireland" by the greatest conn
an in the country.
Moline has organized another coog.
club composed of young married WON.
who propose to give their husbands son
thing to eat that is rare.
There is row in the fire deparrm.
over the idea of selling beer mt the frema,
picnic tomorrow, as 800 has been ann,
priated by the city to pay all expenses A.
there seems to be considerable FEELING or
the matter.
The Sugar SINGERS dance at Peals Hal
last evening, was highly successful aF,
in point of numbers and finances BieB
band kept the gay dancers going untlbr
light. Everything passed off quicih An.
nicely.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-18
ADJUSTMENTS.

This evening the popular and versatile
actor, j. K Emmett. and troupe, will oc-
cupy Harper's Theatre, with the recon
structed play of Fritz in Ireland" as the
attraction The play is of character to
allow Mr.. Emmett full opportunity to dis
play his musical and dramatic abilities, and
in accomplishing this result, the audience
will be both delighted and amused. Mr.
Emmett as a vocalist has voice of won
derful power and sweetness, and his vocal
cations have been the subject of favorable
comment ever since his appearance on the
stage. AS the name of the play would in
dictate, it depicts the incidents of tour
tn rough the Emerald Isle, wherein the
chief actor is Fritz, a representative of the
Teutonic race. The scenery is especially
worthy of notice as it is carried by the
troupe and enhances the realities of the
dramatic pictures.
A large number of tickets have already
been disposed of for the performance this
evening, but a few good sittings can still be
secured at the drug store of Marshal &
Fisher.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-18

delegates between Marsh and McClaughry
while the minority supported the claim of
the McClaughry men from Hancock coun-
ty. The majority report was adopted,
and the McClaughry delegates, amidst ap-
plause, refused TO abide by the decision,
but left the convention. The first ballot
for congressman stood Marsh SO, Gest 90
and hIcClaughry 6. Mr.. Marsh was there
upon declared the nominee of the conven-
ton. The action of the Marsh men in re-
fusing to allow the McClaughry delegates
from Hancock seats in the convention is
severely criticised on all sides, and will
initiate against Marsh during the cam
paign, as it intensities the fractional strife
within the republican party, not alone in
Hancock county, but throughout the entire
district, and will cost him many votes at
the coming election. The republican CON
vention was not a success in any sense of
that word and gives satisfaction to none of
the contending factions.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-18
STRANGE CRAFT.

A peculiar looking steamer passed up
the river last Monday night, and on its
way up the river stopped at La Crosse,
when the Chronicle secured the following
description:
cat 6:10 last evening the iron screw
propeller, City of Alma, made her first ap-
pearance at the La Crosse wharf 1t was
then eight weeks to a day, almost to an
hour, from the date-June 19-on which
Capt. Richman started from Philadelphia
to bring her here via the Atlantic ocean
and the Gulf. Her arrival attracted an
immense crowd of people who continued
to inspect the boat until a late hour Her
make up is as follows: Length 10 feet,
width 90 feet, depth of hold feet, thick
ness of hull 5 10 of an inch, boiler feet
inches by Is feet. Her engines are stu
ated in a separate room Immediately back
of the boilers; back of the engine room are
the sleeping apartments of the engineers
and firemen, then comes a combined kitch
en- and dining ronm, with commodious sit
ting space in the rear. The boat leaves
this morning for Fountain City, where
crew of carpenters will Immediately go to
work upon her cabin, the dimensions of
which will be 14x60 feet, with staterooms.
and ten foot roof extension fore and aft.
Capt. Richman's intention is to have her
in the La Crosse and Alma trade within
three weeks. She will carry about so
passengers, and is expected to make twelve
miles an hour against the current.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-18
WIFE BEATER.

Frederick Koneritz is not happy wife
if her story can be believed, which she i'm
parted this morning 10 Justice Chopper.
She says that she has a husband whose
name is Oscar Koneritz, and she represent
ed him to be pugilist of the first water.
She maintains that he is gwen to such
amusement as pounding her and threaten
ing to terminate her earthly career. She
has become disguised with such marital
correction, and desires that her liege lord
may be made to understand that he can
not continue such practice with impunity.
She made out warrant charging him with
the above Noted defects, and the case will
come up for trial at a late hour this after
noon.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-18
ROBBERY.

Last night stranger was held up on
one of the public streets in Davenport, and
delivered of some $45, all the ready money
which he had about him. The robbery
was committed at late hour, and after
securing the money the thieves, three in
number, made good their escape. The po-
lice of the two cities were at once notified,
and this morning they succeeded IN arrest
ing the supposed robbers. Two of them,
w. O'Brien and Thomas VIM, were ar
rested By the Rock Island police. The
third party, named Hughes, is under arrest
in Davenport The three have been iden-
titled by the stranger as the assailants last
night The two men under arrest in Rock
Island refuse to go over into Iowa, and a
requisition has been sent for.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-18
Log ROLLING.

Information from Eau Claire states that
the situation on the Chippewa river at
present is giving some apprehension to the
lumberlnen of Eau Claire. There are but
&c. 600, 600 feet of logs available in the
booms now, 20 per cent of which belong
to down.river parties. leaving supply TO
tho Fan Claire lumbermen which at the
hest win not reach further than the 18th
of September. The big drive on Flambeau
is hung up at Big Falls, thirty-five miles
above the mouth of the river, and II the
vaatber is favorable those logs can be run
into the main river in about three weeks,
hut. of course, if the weather should be
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-18
DISMISSED.

A case in which James CAREY appeared
as complaining witness, and F. McNaugh-
lin and wife posed as defendants, came up
before Justice Cooke yesterday afternoon.
The charge was to the effect that the de
PENDANTS kept house whose reputation
was not above the whisper of suspicion.
In fact the warrant stated that the domi-
Gle was of questionable character. The
case was called yesterday afternoon, but
parties failed to materialize to-day, and il
was soon learned that the complaining wit
ness had refused to prosecute. The suit
was therefore dismissed, and the costs
were paid by CAREY.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-18

In the probate court to-day in the
guardianship of the minor heirs of G. T.
Miller, deceased. The final receipts of all
the minor wards were filed. and the guardian
was discharged.
Estate of M. Hoffman, deceased. Ad-
ministrator filed and approved, order
authorizing administrator to distribute
among the widow and heir. 5000 of the
funds in this hands estate of B. Strekfus,
deceased, claim of E. Koehler. allowed in
It'll class.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-18
CITY CHAFF.
First Open Air Concert in
Union Park.
A Robbery Last Night, and
the arrests.
The usual Array of late Lo-
Cal News.
CITY CHAFF.
BAND CONCERT.

Tomorrow evening the first open air
concert of the season will take place in
Union park The music will be furnished
by Biehl's band and the Rodman Rifles
Glee Club. The park has been cleaned up,
the band stand is about completed, and a
very pleasant affair is anticipated by those
having the same in charge. 1t was ex-
pected that the park would be lighted by
several electric lamps. but such has been
found to be impossible. The programme
for the instrumental music is subjoined;
Grand march. ........... big roaf
Centennial overture.
Quick step DeMunger
overture '-'''''''
Selections from "The Bohemian Girl
March Observation-Disclosures. ...--... rescue
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-18

dry, enough water cannot be collected in
the dams to float them. The Pioneer
Lumber company's mill has shut down for
want of logs, and the Eau Claire Manufac
turing company is in the same fix. In all
likelihood some of the other mills will be
compelled to close next week unless there
should come natural rise In the small
streams up the river.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-18
BLOWS, BLARNEY AND BLOC D.
EDITORIAL EsCAPADE.


If Moline keeps on she will soon "a,
the front rank in sensations in this locsIir
A great many of our citizens weren
aware that Sam. Kennedy, the leada.
the Congregational church choir and
talented editor of the DispatcA, Wa.
pugilist Newspaper men as a rule D.
muscle and force to back their artic
Mr.. Kennedy has all these elements. 81
fortunately, never was in need of den
strating his pugilistic qualities until ID
Wednesday evening. About six olG
Mr.. K. got into a quarrel with G. Pos
the former business manager of The b.
patch. The occasion of the dispute Tg
matter of finances. Mr. KENNEDY owed
Mr.. Guy, and the latter person called nj
Wednesday evening to get what was com
ing to him. Mr.. Kennedy elaine,
that Mr.. Guy was to take accounts FOX
what was coming to him, and Guy claima
that he had never made any such arrang
ment. Chin music and choice epitbe
were INDUCED in for half hour.
THE ENCOUNTER.
The great Sam who wields mighty pr
and MARBLES sweetly in the choir let A
fist out to lodge on Mr.. Guys chin. Tx
cause of this muscular action was the a,.
sage of the word liar between the two
Sam got in the first blow; Guy feinted al.
caught it on the chin. He then planted
the editor daisy ON the temple. Thsup
set Sans center of gravity. so to speak
and he made for stool, uplifting whEh
he was about to bring it down on GAY
head when Hancks, the local editor OF ia
Dispatch, and Swallow, the foreman 10
terfered to prevent bloodshed and mr
der trial, for Guys head is soft, and tli
stool was hard, and Sam was mad, and
interference was a. good thing for all pf
ties. After the last round in this elegz
pugilistic encounter, Sam told Guy to :
and Guy went, not because he had to g
he felt like it. Guy is peacesa
man and did not want to hurt anybody
get hurt. He defended himself well, al
he ought to have "a chrOnl
Sam ought to have leather medal lli
firmly believed that Sam was knocked oI
of time, but we leave that for Sullivan |"
decide. After this bloody affair beeisfaS
went up in price in Moline. Sam bought
ten pounds and Guy eight. The STEAK W.
used according to diEeciio'
The affair will not go into court on
count of the friendly feelings the po"
have for the press. The police weTs
course not more than three miles as'
when the fracas took place, and had u
heard it they probably would have sO
three miles farther. A duel is likel!
AXE place and pistols and coffee for w
will soon be announced. McGlynn, oil
Union, if he RECEIVERS sufficiently from
attack Mrs. Bunker made on him, "
be Sans second, and DR.. Mckee
will keep Guys courage up. The u1
will probably take place in Fish and u
iey's cow pasture, and will commence
en- o'clock in the morning so as to :
trough before night. Knox will be 'n'
With full line of collins. and Morris !"
wouldn' Like to Observation-Disclosures
PRESTON will smile blandly at the prOsl'
# an inquest. The affair is more to u'
forris out ON the campaign fund
.nything else. Full particulars VIII
'iven in the ARGUS when the afiair 0c'~
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-18
The following message was received to-

The following message was received to-
day from Muscatine:
MUscATINE. Aug. Is.
To the Hon Henry Cdrse, Mayor:
The city Of Muscatine sends greeting
and offers the hand of friendship and re-
gard May this wire bring our cities to-
gether in closer unity of business interests
to our mutual prosperity.
''Thou art so near and yet far
T. r. FITZGERALD.
Mayor of Muscatine.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-18
TO THE PUBLIC.

The people of Rock Island will confer a
favor on the proprietor of the ARGUS ii
they will not purchase papers from the
carrier boys. They are only given the
number required for subscribers, and if
they sell any, they are robbing regular pat
rons of their paper. The carrier boys hare
no a)GDers to SELL
The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1882-11-09
lgc Nnew His EaIlings.


used to often wonder whether the
proprietor Of railroad eatinglhOuse
of the third class ever racked his
brains to imagine what a man thought
after having chewed away at a piece
of bull-beef, broken q tooth on Il
sandwich and Disguised his stomach
with cup Of slop, at being told the
charge was Is cents. The wonder.
ceased last spring while making o
trip through Virginia. The table was
covered with flies, the meat and the
coffee stone cold, and the butter was
frowsy and the milk sour. Not one
of us ate six mouthfuls. | was the
first one to pass out, and as | APP
preached the cashier, he said;
"Bad dinner-mighty bad?"
eyes"
Toughest BEEF and sloppiest coGee
you ever SAW e.
"Just so. :" s-
"FIies thick enough to disgust i
rhinocerous?"
Exactly
"And a perfect imposition on the
public to charge 70 cents?"
"You bet it is.
you'll take care to warn your
friends not to stop here?"
eff l don't may l be shotl"
"All Of which, coolly continued
the man, SIS repeated over and over
every day in the year, and with all
of which perfectly agr0c. Seventy
five cents please
"F'or dinnerl"
"No, sir-for taking up my valua-
bic time and to help pay my rent to
the railroad company"
Those who came after me called
his place "hole," and called him
a SLOUGH, and his table hog trough,
and he agreed with each one, and
collected 70 cents just as easy as roll
ing off a log.
The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1882-11-09

in the Evening Star were saved. j
believe / am the only one OF
the six still living. Our boat
reached land near Fernaudinas
Florida, and even then my life was
saved with difficulty One OF my
legs had been crushed, my nose had
been broken, and all of these wounds
were in a terrible condition when we.
landed, and it was with great difiScnl-
tv that | was restored to conscious
ness and then to health. Like al
people lost at sea the five days OF
suffering without feed or drink, hal
made me delirious. | did not lose
my mind until in the night before we
touched land, and it was therefore
much easier to restore my faculties
than it would have been a day later
| might not have lived many hours
longer on the ocean, certainly would
not have recovered from the sloea ii
| had not been rescued when ! was.
1t has always been bright spot N
that awful tragedy that I recovered
before the sailors escaped, to make
them give up to the authorities OF
Fernandina the yaluables they took
from the dead bodies of my compan-
ions. Mr. Dixon of Philadelphia,
WHOM a Mason of high degree, had
some very rich Masonic jewels when
he died and the sailors had them rs
a portion of their booty. was IN
strumental in returning them to his
friends in The Quaker City and giving
them the story Of his death at sea.
The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1882-11-09
ATaIe Of the Sea.

''Yes; I know the ships going
down, but 1 have commended my
soul to God, and am resigned to my
fate"
Thus spoke Miss Kay, a daughter
of Colonel Kruger, of Brooklyn, n.
Y, who was a passenger on the i'll
fated steamer Evening Star that went
down at sea with $50 souls on board
GA the night of October 3, 1866
She was a member of theatrical
company bound for New Orleans to
play an engagement there.
"COmeI GOMEZ" said a gentleman,
also a member of the theatrical CON-
pany, who had run down into the
cabin to warn the people in the state
rooms of the dangers of the hour;
put on this life-presever; you can
save yourself if you'll be quick"
The girl seemed disinclned to
make the exertion, and the strong
man took her in his arms and, by a
desperate struggle, got her upon the
main deck"
While this scene in a shocking
tragedy, that sent nearly 800 men
and women into eternity without
warning was being enacted, the Even
ing Star was laundering in the sea,
and but a few moments later went to
the bottom. Only six passengers
rom the whole list lived to tell the
story of the disaster.
Frank Girard, who still follows the
theatrical business, andi well known
60 the profession everywhere, was the
mau whom the first lines Of this mar
rative introduces TO the reader. !
met him a day or so since, and asked
MIN for the story Of the shipwreck
and escape.
''The Evening Star" said he, Cleft
Jew York about s o'clock of Satu-
DAY, September 20, 1856. She was
very heavily loaded with freight, and
carried about $50 passengers besides
her crew. She was entirely unSea
worthy, as / learned to my sorrow
afJ9ward, and no insurance company
would issue a policy upon her. Tn
q Monday forenoon we had delight
ful weather., and all on board were in
The best Of spirits. While passing
The Hatteras coast the wind freshened
SO that the passengers were obliged
90 below, but none had a thought