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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-17
DrsGRAcRFuL ACTIONS.

The joint debate at Skinner Hall last
evening, between DR.. ]. G. Cook and the
Rev. G. G. Burdette, proved to be very
disgraceful affair; and had it occurred on
the evening previous would undoubtedly
have added much to the size of the audi
ence. DIR. Cook had the opening, during
which he was not interrupted. but as soon
as the Rev. Burdette got the floor and had
commenced his argument. referring to the
debate of the evening previous as kind
of initiatory step, the DIR. rose to point
OF order, claiming that the question was,
Does Prohibition prohibit2' The Rev.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-17

the above firm of 81, 334.61. This applied
an amount of So, 700 borrowed from Mo
line national bank by Bullen & Co, leaves
balance due bank of 1885. So The bills
for labor audited by committee were al
lowed There was quite few bills for
material and work presented, which were
not allowed by the finance committee, and
the parties concerned will have to look to
the contractors for their pay. The bank
has good security and claim to be safe on
the amount due them. Duringall the final
settlements Bullen & Co. have failed to
send representative, and no wonder, as
the matter now stands they are nearly
81, 500 in debt after the bills are paid,
which shows that their net profits on
bridge are small The "police rules" would
have come up at this meeting of the coun-
Gil for adoption, but the committee had
given them 10 Marshal Henderson and he
was not present.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-17
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.

From passengers who arrived on Con
ductor Fuller's train this noon, (Which
ought to have been here at 80 this morn
ing, but which was over seven hours late)
the ARGUS learns that at Lanark junction
Mr. Fuller's train ran into freight some
what demoralizing the engine and caboose
but, so far as can be learned, injuring no
body. The principal trouble resulting was
detention of trains both ways until the
small amount of wreckage could be remov-
ed, the track Strengthened etc
Our informant says that Conductor
Fuller had narrow escape Like Jobs
war horse it seemed that he snuffed the
battle from afar. in other words he ''smelt
wooden" just an instant before the crash
came and had barely left his seat and
started down the aisle to '1ook a leedle
oudt" when his train struck the freight
and fired him toward the door like shot
from rifled-cannon. Had he gone out the
door the plucky and genial conductor
would not have brought his train into
Rock Island to-day. ''All's well that ends
WELL"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-17

down the stairway into Hyetts barber
shop, under the Rock Island House, WAS
taken in hand by Marshal Miller who was
standing by and anchored soon afterward
in place of safety at the Armory. Last
night he gave his name as p Van Horn,
which is. probably correct, but when be-
fore Squire Cropper this morning he tried
to transform himself into Walter Jones.
At all events Van Horn-J Jones was squeezed
$2 and costs which he paid out of $50
which he had in his clothes
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-17
THE FREE MEDICAL AND SURGICAL DIS
PENsARY.

The Rock Island Free Medical Dispen-
sary Homeopathic has now been in exist
ence six months. 1t was opened on July
10, 1882. From then to Jan. is it has
issued 367 prescriptions and its physicians
have made eighty two visits to INDECENT
patients in Rock Island, Moline and Dav-
export. the dispensary has been located
in Hull's Block until this month, when it
moved to Masonic temple, rooms Nos. s
and over Mr.. Spencer's stove store. Its
hours have hitherto been from TO 4 p. m
three days per week, but in the flu
tRres it viii be open each day,
exSept Sunday, from three to four
p. m The object Of che dispensary is to
furnish medicine. free, to anyone needing
it who is not able to pay physician. As
many visits as possible, free, are made by
the physicians in charge, who are assisted
in maintaining the dispensary by charitable
persons, several of whom give a certain
sum each month, by which means the rent
has been paid. The expense of the dispen-
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-17

Elwood Swander is confined to the house
with pneumonia.
Henry Austin, of Chicago, is among to-
days keator House arrivals
Theo. FL. Mack, of Sterling was in the
| city last evening visiting friends.
The Nordensiold singing society give q
ball masque on the evening of Jan. %.
B. R. Nordyke. of the Central Iowa, St
Louis & Chicago railroad is in the city
| interviewing our railroad authorities.
J. B. Laughery left last evening for the
west, to benefit his health
A. L. Wright, of Colona, has purchased
Mrs. M. E. Knowles boarding house on
the corner of Illinois and Salter streets
Gilpin Moore who was a little better
yesterday. is reported considerably worse
to-day, having suffered relapse.
The supplement to the catalogue for the
public library has come from the press,
and contains the names of 600 additional
books.
L. Herman, of ST. Paul. is in the city
on business, and will remain for several
days.
Lieut.. Col. David r. Clendenin, third
United States cavalry, is visiting his
nephew VIM Clendenin in this city
Trains from all directions were late this
morning, from one to two hours. Cause,
snow blockade.
Quite number of guests have already
arrived to attend the Humbert-Hill we'd
ding which occurs tonight, coming from
Ohio. Montana and Kentucky.
Several hundred dollars worth of tools
on the island. belonging to Skelsey & Co
were attached on Tuesday to satisfy claims
of several parties holding their checks.
E. Strate moved his stock of boots and
shoes to Rock Island to-day, where it is
understood he will reopen a boot and
shoe store.
The city pillow was out this morning
cleaning off the sidewalks. This is some
thing which will be appreciated by our
citizens.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-17
POLICE RULES.

The police committee of the city council,
| in conjunction with Marshal Henderson,
have drawn up the following police rules,
which the council will be asked to adopt
at their next meeting:
1. Daily record of the presence and alb
| sence of all patrolmen at roll call is to be
| kept
Q. The marshal shall haYe power to post
the men in all parts of the city, and assign
| them such duties as he may deem best and
to divide them into day and night patrol.
8. They snail carefully watch all houses
suspected and known to be of i'll fame, and
| notice by whom they are frequented, and
report the same to the chief.
f. They must not use their clubs or
weapons except when necessary or when in
self defense or to prevent escape; must
constantly patrol their beats unless other
wise ordered, and report all lamps not
lighted or out of order.
5. All trsmps or other persons arrested
must be searched before locked up.
z. Any officer must be ready for duty
any time, day or night.
Z. No police officer is allowed to take
any security from any person under ar
rest.
8. All regular officers must be fully
uniformed, wear a star on the outside of
the coat when not on special detective
duty, and wear or carry the club in sight
at all times.
8. No officer can leave his beat unless
called off to make an arrest or quiet dis
turbance.
10and II. All regular officers must re-
port at headquarters at p. M, midnight
and $50 a. M, before going off duty. The
Merchants special must report at D. M,
and all other specials remain on duty till 6
a. m.
12-20.-There must be no drinking of
any kind of intoxicating drinks while on
duty; NO receiving of fees of any kind from
any arrested person, or friend of the latter,
while in custody; no absence from duty or
from the city without permission; no en-
gaging in any play or game while on duty;
no abuse or maltreatment of persons ar
rested; must treat all persons civilly on all
occasions no immoral conduct unbecom
ing an officer: no communication of private
police matters TO any person; no disorderly
conduct, sleeping laziness, etc, while on
duty.
81. Officers must be neat and tidy on
all occasions.
%: The deputy has power to enforce
these rules at night.
%. Conviction upon charge of break
ing any of the above rules shall subject an
officer to a fine of % for the first offense:
ten days suspension of duty and pay tor
the second: and expulsion from the fierce
for a third.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-17
THE TOM THUMB PERFORMANCES.

In view of the appearance of Mr.. Charles
s. Stratton, General Tom Thumb wife
and com ,any, in Harper's theatre on Fri
day and Saturday next, afternoon and
evening, the following extracts from an in
terview with these mite-y people, taken
from the Chicago Telegram of December
| 26 last, will be read with interest
The General, while he has not grown in
height, has done so in breadth, and is
quite portly, which adds to, rather than
detracts FROM his appearance. and beard
gives him most manly and dignified look.
The General, whose real name Is Charles
s. Stratton, is in the prime of life, and is
as active and jolly as he was years ago.
On being asked for a brief sketch of his
life, for the benefit of the rising generation,
he said:
II was born January 4, 1888, and, con-
sequently will be As years of age, one week
from next Thursday. You see, l am get
ting along in years made my first APP
pearance in public as curiosity, in 1S42.
| was so small that p. T. Barnum used to
carry me in his overcoat pocket. | was
very small until / reached my fifteenth
wear when commenced to grow and con-
tinued so doing until was % years old, at
which time / reached my present height, or
shortness, whichever you please"
Tell me something about your travels. y
after having been exhibited in all parts
of America before wondering crowds, |
was taken to Europe and made tour of
that country. have made several trips
around the world, and my experience has
been varied, some laughable and some seri-
Gus. | have been almost shipwrecked,
almost drowned while fording river in
Australia and again l have had many
funny incidents happen. Nearly everyone
has read of Them
when were you and Mrs. Stratton
married." asked the reporter, wishing to
refresh his memory,
ssThe happy event took place in 1868,
and the fact was heralded throughout the
world"
Il remember hearing of the event at the
time said the reporter. land it was the
biggest little wedding ever on record"
Il guess you're right" said the general,
smiling, while his wife laughed quite
heartily.
DE you intend gong abroad aeain7"
Every year we talk of going said Mrs.
Strattou ''but it seems as if we never can
get away. My folks don't want me to go
again. The general would go, guess.
Very likely we will go again, broke in
the general I'm only Al and Mrs. STRAIT
ion is 40 So, you see, We are good for
some time yet"
You must have made money enough to
retire and spend the remainder of your
days in quiet Mrs. StrattonS'
"Oh, yes; we have beautiful home at
Middlebury, Mass; everything anybody
could want, carriages and horses; books
and statuary; pleasant grounds and nice
neighbors. The general has fine boat
house stocked with boats-in fact every
thing"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-17
sKELsEY CO.

1t is now evident that the above firm are
not acting On the square with their men
whom they employed on the pool, al
though nearly two months have elapsed
since work was suspended, and several
promises have been made of a final settle
ment, in each case have they failed to come
to time. and although heretofore they have
been held as men of honesty and square
dealing, our citizens are beginning to think
that "all is not we'll" Monday being the
time again set, all the men appeared at the
Office in Okerbers block, but Slxelsey g.
Co. sEcame not. As the men re-appeared
again Tuesday morniug. they began to get
uneasy, and their mutterings were loud
and deep, as mostsof them are out of en-
ployment it is but natural that they should
want what is rightfully their own, and if
their employers have not got all the money
due them from the government, they have
at least got large portion of it and should
pay the men out OF the first. They came
out in a card Tuesday asking the men to
be patient" as they have to sue the gov
eminent for balance due, aud from this
it is inferred that the men are to wait until
they go through with a long string of
court litigations. The fact of their avoid
ing meeting with their men and resorting
to card in the paper is against them.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-17

With the advent of good sleighing there
has been perceptible improvement in
the influx of produce and prices for this
week may be put down as follows: Oats.
35 cents a bushel; corner 47(a5O; prairie
hay, s109S12; slough, 5000; timothy.
$11@S1s. 80; wood. "a, oak; 81. 90, hickory;
coal, HOB cents bushel From J. S.
sGilmore we obtain pork quotations as fol-
lows: Live. $5.5O(0S6 15i dressed, So. 75(a
s7.10.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-17

gentleman said that he had not interrunt,,
his opponent, and would not be INTERIM,
ed, and would talk about the transit y,
Venus if he wanted to. At this point n.
Cook, in an excited condition, advanced
the edge of the platform. where the Re-.
gentleman (whO had now apparently T..
gotten his ealling) also in an excited mo,
ner ordered him to ''sit down" several Tim.
and was about to enforce his Comma,
when the DIR. succumbed to the inevitsl,.
and sat down. During the controversy III.
audience had arisen to their feet, eyidere.
expecting ''set to" right there IT,,
chairman decided in the Rev Burdet,..
favor. and tile discussion proceede5
When ministers of the gospel so far forps.
themselves as to resort to such action,
what is TO be expected of us poor nor.
tails here below"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-17
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING

At the special meeting of the city coun-
Gil on Tuesday evening the mayor and
Aldermen Hill and Peal were absent, Al
derman Vessel was made mayor pro TEN.
The report of the finance committee was
made, showing the balance due j. A. Bull
len Go, to have been $3, 400. Bills al
lowed by the council for labor and mater
ial %, 065. 80. leaving balance to credit of
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-17
SAD LESSON FOR YOUNG MEN.
Downfall of One Of the Most Promising Young
Men In the Northwest.


Men In the Northwest
When the tidings of the arrest of George
Scheller. the lessee of the Newhall House
barroom, flashed over the country yester-
day each of that gentleman's friends in
this city land they are many was as pro-
been charged with the dreadful offense of
starting the fire which caused such wide
spread damage and such terrible loss of
human life. The telegraph this morning
tells as that when arrested in Roth's
Quiet Honse." corner of Broadway and
Mason street, Schcller was evidently under
the influence of deep potatlons had been
on spree ever since the fire and scarcely
seemed conscious of what was going on.
In 1879 George Scheller was one of the
clerks of the Newhall House and more
efficient, obliging, capable or manly young
man than be never stood behind hotel
desk. To-day there are people in Rock
Island who well remember his unvarying
patience and uniform affabiIity and gentle
ness which made him one of the model no.
tel clerks of the country. Finally, however,
he began to indulge in strong drink, at first
moderately, then to excess, until mis- CON
dition was frequently revealed to those
friends who almost idolized him, in the
thick speech and unsteady movements al
though he almost always managed to do
his work during his watch. The hotel
guests also began to notice it, till at last,
to avoid scandal the barroom was leased
to him, and a year or 50 ago he babe
final adier to the hotel office and entered
upon business which to young man of
his temperament could only end in his alb
solutc downfall.
To-day Geo. Scheller occupies a cell of
the Milwaukee county Jail, when only two
or three short years ago his bright and
noble features lighted up the old Newhall
Office. Everybody was glad to see George
Scheller, and in its palmy days the New
hall owed much of it's popularity to his
presence ia the office He was always
polite. never obsequious, neat and tidy in
his appearance, but never foppish, and
had none of the loud" ways which are too
often charged to the account of the average
hotel clerk.
Whether guilty or innocent of the re-
voting charge preferred against him Mr..
Schellers numerous friends in Rock Island
and everywhere else, will with one accord
say that if guilty he fired the house in
of utter mental responsibility.
Up till 3 o'clock in the morning, DIS has
been shown. if George Scheller did apply
the match which brought such dreadful
havoc in q short hour it was the act of
lunatic, made such it is true by excessive
indulgence in strong drink. While there
can be no excuse for such indulgence there
will be many who will charge the fearful
Newhall holocaust in the proper place
md among the proper accounts. Mean
lime Scheller is in jail and, if reports be |
rue, is in danger momentarily of a visit !
rom Judge Lynch Will the young man in |
! position, perhaps, of great responsibility |
earn something from the foregoing.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-17

sary up to date, exclusive of any estimate
of the free work done by physicians, is
$7e. The amount collected is $49.50, be-
sides some articles of furniture, ETC., and
SIS up to date
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-17
A HAPPY FATHER.

Henry Darts Sons received the follow
ing message dated:
CABLE, ILL.,, Jan. IL, 1888.
Wife and daughter doing nicely.
Weight. sixteen pounds. Send baby car
rage. JOHN ONEIL.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-17
PERSONAL.
rage.

Mr. Peter Ferneke of the firm of
Ferneke Bros, Milwaukee, wholesale con-
fectionery, is in the city. He is interested
in the assignment of A. w. Anderson.
VIM. C. Krieke. who represents Mr.. Fer
neke in this section, is also in the city.
Among the interested visitors at the
court house this forenoon, was Judge L. c..
Ware, of East ST. Louis. an old acquain-
lance of Sweeney, Jackson s. Walker, of
this city. Judge Ware has just completed
a four years term of service on the bench
in the court of Common Pleas, and is en-
joying his vacation in travelling about the
country. He likes Rock Island and may
locate here. There's plenty of room in
this city for such professional gentlemen
as he
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-17

Oysters and CLANS on the half shell, or
served in any style desired, on short mo-
tice, at o. F. Soper's, No. 100 Eighteenth
treet Give me trial nov-3-tf
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-17
'.There's Nothing Like Them !

There's Nothing Like Them"
FL. II. Warner & Co.. Sirs-I suffered
years with weak kidneys, billiousness and
constipation. Your Safe Kidney and Liv
er Cure and Safe Pills relieved all these
troubles; indeed there's nothing like them
MARTIN f. RGEELEY
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-17
TAX COLLECTORS NOTICE.

Major Frazer Wilson. town collector, is
now ready to receive the taxes for 1882.
Office under the Harper House, in Western
Union telegraph office. dwtf
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-17
ROCK ISLAND HOUSE.

George Benjamin, Beardstown; Henry
Schdlloff. Reading; III P Owens, Richmond;
I King, city; E C Wilson city; w b Wolf,
Chicago; 7 J Herman, Rock Falls; ID j
Marlett. Milwaukee; E w Clifford, Nevada,
Ia; j w Conner Dick Collard, st. Louis;
G Pierce, Milwaukee; Robt Frazer. st
Louis; P S..Killmers G. w. Armons and
wife, Stergis. Mich. San Sing. China; G.
FL. Lewis. Westmoreland, Kan; o Olson.
City; Bertha Welby company of seven per
sons on their way to Galesburg.
Miss Alice M. Hurd, of Nuscatine, Iowa,
arrived in the city yesterda y on visit to
her brother, Mr.. Leon d. Hurd of the
Rock Island House.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-17
pELrcACIEs IN PORK.

Pork tender loin, spare rib pigs feet and
leaf lard, at Gilmore's pork house.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-17
HARD COAL.

HARD COAL.
For genuine Lehigh coal see the Port
Byron Lime association o26tf
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-17
MOLINE DEPARTMENT.

E L. EASTMAN, Reporter
Headquarters, one door West of Reimer's
Cigar Store,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-17
NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT.

NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT.
Public Notice is hereby given that Richard Crsrga
ton of the city of Rock Island. Illinois. has mg5rs
general assignment of all his property for the be1
eft OF his creditors to the undersigned, assignee
and all creditors Of said Richard Champion are here
by notified to present their claims, under oath OF
affirmation, to the undersigned within three m0uts.
from this date.
Dated January Sth, 1883.
JAMES W. BETTY,
jan-S-d6w Assignee of Richard Champion
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-09-07

In fever and ague districts, in trop-
ical and other regions visited by
epIdemics, and indeed in all local
tiles where the conditions are IN
favorable to health, this famous
vegetable invigorant and Alternative,
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, has
been found potent safeguard even
to feeble constitutions and fragile
frames, while as a cure for indiges-
ton, billousness and kindred com
plants. it is without a rival.
For sale by all Druggists and Deal
erS generally.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-09-07
The James Trial.

Gsllatin, Mo-, 5.-Colonel Shanklil
spoke for the prosecution In the James
trial this morning, consuming nearly all
the morning session. He was followed
by x-Lieutenant-G Governor Charles P.
johnson, of st. Louis, for the defense,
who madea an elaborate speech occupying
most of the afternoon. His chief points
were similar to those Of Colonel Phillips
yesterday, but he wss more elabor-
ate and covered more ground
He counted there were but four
men engaged in the Winston
robbery and that Frank James was not
one of them; that Liddelps testimony
was not reliable as it was not properly
corroborsted to be effective; that the
States evidence generally was weak and
insufficient; that an abb fer the priaon-
er had been established and closed with
an imprisoned appeal for verdict Of
mot Guilty"
st. Louis, ga dispatch from Gal
latin says the jury has just returned 4
verdict Of 8cqdittal in Frank James
case.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-09-07
Health is Wealth.

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