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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-22
THE TOM THUMB COMBINATION.

This morning, at an early hour, Mr.. NJ
NJ. Briggs sent carriage TO the Harper
after Mr.. Charles s. and Mrs.
Stratton, the diminutive people who
have delighted Rock Islanders for the past
two days. Mrs. Stratton was suffering
from a severe cold contracted the night of
the Newhall House fire and came down the
hotel stairs coughing like d five years
old child with the whooping cough
She has been quite miserable ever
since she arrived here but would not dis
appoint the people, who wanted to see
her, by staying at the hotel. As the wee
pair reached the sidewalk the General
climbed up to Mr.. Briggs ear ON step
ladder and told him to pick her up and
put her in the carriage" referring to his
wife. After this was done, said he "pick
me up too
Since the Milwaukee fire the General has
become very timid and insisted upon be-
ing taken across on the government
bridge. Mind that you don't take me
across on the ice. / tell YOU there's a
swift current under that ice and while the
ice may look all right it may give way
and then good bye John. or Tom which is
pretty much the same thing
The company win open in Davenport
this afternoon for three days stand.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-22
FIRE

Yesterday afternoon, shortly after 4
o'clock, the alarm of fire although no. I'M
expected, filled the heart of every person
who heard 1t with undefinable dread. For
tunately, however, no families were rend-
cred homeless and the damage was incon-
siderable. The fire was located in the
wagon shop in Twenty-fourth street, of
night the stiff Northwestern would undoubt-
edly have carried destruction to the Wey-
erhauser & Denkman w-mill and lumber
yard close by. The firemen responded
promptly, despite the intense cold and sue
ceeded in combining the blaze to the build
ing in which il originated.
When the first hose company arrived at
the fire the saw mill people had stream
on the mill, which was well wetted down
and. apparently, out of immediate danger.
The compaIies from the third and fourth
wards, as well as the Wide-Awakes did
good service, indeed so faithfully did they
work that the labor of quenching the
flames seemed reduced TO minimum
and it was not necessary for any other
companies to dc anything. Within an
hour from the discovery of the fire every
spark had been extinguished, although at
the expense of great many frozen ears,
noses and toes.
Mr.. Wills says that he was in the black
smith shop end of the building yesterday
morning and started a FIRE but so far as he
knows there had been no fire, whatever, in
the wood shop where the afternoons blaze
originated. Whether, therefore. it was the
work of an incendiary or the result of
spontaneous i. combustion will probably
never be known. 1t is understood that
there was an insurance of 81, 00s on the
property and the destruction of the wood
;hop may take the loss well up into the
hundreds.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-22

employed by the evefseer of the poor at 9
salary of 800 per month"; as doing nicely
to-day. That gentleman has room fitted
up, and stays at the house all the time, Civ
ing the patients his entire attention. They
were not moved to the pest house yester-
day. as contemplated, in view of their do
ing so well where they are. The probable
tiles are that the disease viii be confined to
the American house. where it started.
From observations taken in different
parts of the city at an early hour this
morning, last night is shown to be one of
the coolest of the season. At the govern
ment bridge the temperature at O'Clock
yesterday morning was % > below zero,
and today at the same hour % below. AT
Richard & Schorbeck's 1t was "a and at
Lindvalls it had dropped to 90. all of
which tends to show that we had an ex
tremely cold night of it, House plants
suffered in all parts of he city, and while
there wars undoubtedly vast amount of suf
fering from the cold. as yet no fatalities
are reported.
The bal masque of the Turner society
occurs on Friday evening of this week.
The Moline Light Guard band will furnish
the music Thirty-fve dollars worth of
prizes will be given away. The one wear
ing the finest lady's costume will receive
perfume set and case valued at SO. The
person wearing the finest gentleman's cos
f11FV will c0ha
and cigar holder with cases. The best
lady character representation will b.
awarded lady's morocco toilet set and
case, and the best gentleman character
personstion viii get French morocco CT
gar case, and tue prospects are that there
will be some lively competition for the
same.
AS the thermometer was making rapid
strides in its downward course yesterday
afternoon a stranger was seen by not
few to take his hat, new one, from his
head white in front of Geo. Stolts cigar
store on Main street, aud with knife,
which he had in his hand, cut it literally
to pieces, and then turn and dash at a
rapid gait up the street. He stopped at
several houses, but they evidently thinking
him crazy, shut the door in his face; but
when he got to C. o Nasons he went in
and soon came out with a bat ON his head.
Who he is could not be learned, as he soon
but his actions were COM
mented on by quite number who saw
him. and crazy as loon" was the YER
dict of all
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-22
CUT HIS THROAT.

On Saturday afternoon. just as the last
form of the ARGUS was being locked up
for the press. a rather well appearing young
man, comfortably dressed and with no
outward signs of impecuniosity, called at
Mr. N. Olson's house, No. 2,107
Fifth avenue, and asked politely
for something to eat, as he was entirely
without money to buy anything. The only
persons in at the time were Mr. Olson's
wife and mother and the former, having
hidden the stranger to be seated, began to
prepare a lunch for him. She first cut
some bread with a bread knife made out
of a steel saw It's blade was nearly a
foot long and two inches wide and its
temper of the best. After cutting the
bread Mrs. Olson began to pour the coffee
aud while so doing the stranger picked up
the knife and began to sharpen it upon the
edge of the stove, at the same time com
plimenting its excellent qualities. When
the lunch was ready and Mrs. Olson had
notified the man of the fact, instead of
eating he ran into the back yard, knife in
hand, and began saving away on his
throat. Both of the ladies followed
him and the elder Mrs Olson seized
him by the arm and compelled
him to desist frem his dire purpose. where
upon he threw the knife into the snow
Subsequently he was taken to the Armory
and DR.. @. G. Carter called in, who dressed
the wound which he found to be about
three and half inches across and a half
inch in depth. Here he gave his name as
Charles Nelson and his residence Chicago.
He also said that his step father was Mr.
E. A. Linn. of No. 1872 North Dearborn
street, Chicago. He had been out in Mon
tana about year and half but on his re-
turn home his wife would have nothing to
do with him and his mother purchased a
ticket for him back to Montana. He pro-
ceeded on his journey as far as Omaha
where he sold his ticket for one TO Davenport |
and four dollars in cash. Arrived in Dav |
export he spent his monev, mostly for liq- |
uor, and after living the life of tramp |
for couple of days came to Rock Island |
and while waiting for something to eat OF |
afternoon, acted upon sudden |
and irresistible impulse to make way with |
himself.
This is Nelson's story in brief This /
morning he was up and walking about.
lie complained some that his neck was
ore but has apparently concluded that
his world viii do for him a. while longer
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-22
HARD COAL.

HARD COAL.
For genuine Lehigh coal see the Port
Byron Lime association. o26tf
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-22
THE WEATHER.

It seems almost ridiculous to sit down
and in cold blood to pencil paragraph
about the weather, such weather as we have
been afflicted with of late, but there seems
to be no help for il, One evening last
week the c.erk of the weather as if
ashamed of his infamous treatment of
editors and other poor people whose cash
and coal are known to run astonishingly
low at times, seemed disposed to relent. to
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-22

Bob Boyd left on the O. B. & @. this
| morning for trip on the road
H. R. Garfield of Geneseo, Sundayed at
| the Keatcr House
Squire Mapes is rather indisposed to
| day.
A bankrupt jewelry house has opened
| in the store room recently vscated by E.
Strate
Our boot thief of Saturday is also wanted
in Davenport for stealing suit of clothes.
A hard case is he.
A snow pillow attached to an engine,
went west over the C. B. s. Q. last even
ing. "
The Keator House block is suffering
to-day from an inadequate amount of
steam. Cause, frozen up.
Reserved seats for the Hon. VIM. Par
sons lecture, under the auspices of the
Library Board, which occurs tomorrow
evening, were upon sale to-day.
Levi Mccain, who for several weeks has
been quite low with pneumonia. has about
recovered from thai complaint, but is suf-
fering from an attack of his old complaint
dyspepsia.
Gee. ". Vinton, vice president of the
Burlington Wheel company, of Burlington,
while in the city recently closed contracts
whereby his firm is to supply the Moline
Wagon company and the Moline Road
Cart company with their patent carriage
wheel, and hereafter vehicles from these
establishments viii have the Burlington
wheels.
Carl Anderson was bound over to the
circuit court for stealing two pairs of boots
from Geo. Adleman's shoe store. It seems
that this same man is wanted in Dayen-
port where he stole fur cap valued at
SIS, from Frank Davis. An officer came
over from there and recovered the head
gear which was found in his pocket An
derson now languishes in the county Jail
G. f. Hemenway has letter from Geo.
Fl. Edwards. who with his family are So
jonrning in California. They report hav-
ing very enjoyable time. and that they
win not be home before spring; and also
say that the orange and lemon frees look
and that TO see bananas
growing even at this time of the year is not
unusual. They have just returned from
Les Angeles where the surf bathers are
enjoying the sport. Sorry to say we can
not report the atmosphere in so pleasant a /
state here.
IN nf I'LL
Reds tax books is now being tested bv
parties in this city, who paid their personal
taxes to him at Rock Island, taking his re-
ceipt therefor, and are now called upon to
pay them over again. This matter needs
an explanation, which Collector Bowman
is unable to give. Will some one rise and
explain.
The case of s. s. Wallace VS. City of
Moline was expected up in the court to-
day. It is case for damages in which
Mr.. Wallace claims to have lost trifie
over $500 by his cellar being flooded by |
water last spring. caused by the street su.
perintendent allowing the gutter in front |
Of his place of business TO get closed up,
and as consequence the water ran into |
his cellar where he had goods stored. Mr.
Wallace asked the city council for damages, |
but they, thinking his claim too large, neg
ected it. and that gentleman then took |
tue matter into the courts.
All of the smallpox patients are reported |
BY DR.. oimsby, the attending physician,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-22
MOLINE DEPARTMENT..

E. L. EASTMAN, Reporter
Headquarters, one door West of Reimer's
Cigar Store.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-22
PERSONAL
ROCK ISLAND HOUSE.

Louis Tobias, New York; NJ j McEwing,
Osborn; j A Wilson, Rural; Frank Buck
mum, Boston: Dopkins, Milwaukee, c
Smith, st Louis; G T Horn, Monmouth; t
ID Gordon. New York; e E Law, e L
Byran, j B Durham, Thomas Marshall,
T G Murray. st Louis; Josiah Moore,
Woodruff; VIM @ Kricke Milwaukee,; G
Monroe, Toalon; Maroin Cook, Elkador,
Iowa; M Rosenfeld, city. Peter Schmidt,
FL Billiard. Fullerton, Neb.; j p Muss-
Ter. ST Louis.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-22

Oysters and CLAIMS on the half shell, or
served in any style desired. on short no.
tice, at o. #. Soper's, No ie0 Eighteenth
treet. Give me trial. nov3-tf
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-22
DELEGATES I'm PORK.

Pork tender loin, spare rib pigs feet an
leaf lard, at Gilmore's pork house.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-10-25
scATHICtsMs
And News GIea Iings fram Portions q
Reighbaring states.

And News GIen Inn fram Portions OF
Reighbaring States.
The track Of the BellsIre, Zinesviile & Gin.
| einnati Railroad is laid from Zinesville 10
very near the Cumberland tunnel, and with
in q couple OF miles OF the tunnel on the
other side. The tunnel will soon be COM
pleted.
The ciAzsns OF Bridgeport have been taken
with the gas we'll fever and q move Is on foot
to organizi a company and sink a well
About fifteen years ago, when some parties
were boring for oil aiong the creek bottom,
gas was found in moderate quantities at q
short depth. aud It 10 believed there would
De no trouble 10 find 1t now.
Captain Saunders. Deputy u. s. Marshal,
made another raid into NIoholfs last week
and arrested the Postmaster at Olive, Wash.
ington Crosse and GeorgsJ. Williams, charged
with violating the U. s.. postal laws. Tley
were taken before o. s. Commissioner
Thompson, at Gauley Bridge. Grose gave
bond In the sum OF 81. ZOO for his appearance
at court, and Williams ives SAINT 70 jail at
CharlestJn
Dennis Meighen, OF WsyDesburg, Pa, and
Henry EdmundS, from Just over the line In
Weizsl county, this Sac, the latter cslofea,
had some difficulty about q horse, and went
4 W III ~ Wb Elt tthhty tVahts NH0tSbph
lost the suit but refused to give the horse up
to Edmunds. One morning last week the
horse was found in Meighen's stable with lis
throat cut aud dead Elmunds having been
heard to assert that he would kill the hone
rather than let Meighen have possession Of It,
he was arrested aad brought 10 Wsynesburg
last Sunday night and locked up TO await his
trial.
Tuesdsy evening the aheop house Of James
Johnston, OF Washington county, wss de-
stroyed by fire, together with the contents
The building was sixty.,ix by twenty-five
feet 10 size and contained about twenty-five
tons OF hay. The loss Is estimated at $500.
No insurance. The day before the fi.e the
building rad q new Lightning rod placed up
on 1t. When discovered. the flames bai
gained such hesdway rs TO be entirely beyond
control, and the whole g. ructure was destroy
ed. The origin Of the fire is unknown, but
supposed to be ~inceraiary. MI. Johnston
lad o building for calves, with some Ray,
burned about ten days ago. Both buildings
are supposed TO have been set on fire.
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RELLAIRE.
Bad accident-DismIssai OF Policemen
Demanded.

nnu AeElueut-D VI Eolictuich
Demanded.
General A. ]. Warner srriyed here yester.
day evening from Marietta.
The whole OF the Cleveland & Pittsburgh
yard has been rela;d with new ties, bsllafted
with ashes, and the main tracks laid with
steel rails.
f.. 6, Clinton has been chosen President oil
the recognized "Gypsy Q1een" Dramatic
Club, and the club Is now ready for business.
ills preparing a new play Tor presentation.
@. Rumbach's new building ia about com.
plsted. He has received a complete set oil
elegant walnut furniture. ]. ]. McDermotl
has also completely altered his saloon front
The piling on the county road along the
river above town Is now finished, and the
Commissioners will meet Saturday at West
Wheeling TO arrapg4 for the filing OF earth,
which the piles have been placed there 10
protect.
William Workman had bis leg fractured
below the knee yesterday, being thrown from
his wagon agaips. the curtssone, on Main
stIset. His horses frightened at an engine
on Crescent street aad attempted TO turn in
to McKelvey's livery 1t able while at full
speed.
Ilt river uhuh ~ 4hAiA1-thhu 1hppt IL
taying a cut stone e%mbankment built TO pre-
teot The new sewer. This and the n at
Thirty-second street will be far enough out
TO allow the G. v. traoS TO cro:s. them. The
road down the lower lanring, which 10 much
more important than that to the wharf, will
be spauneI by q long leAgth Of the o. v.
trestle, and double rows Of high piles are be.
ing driven for that purpose.
The difference between Rev. J. N. Monroe
and the temperance people and Mayor Cooper
and the policemen seems to be tina. the for
mar insist on arrests without a formal oath
and obtaining 9 warrant while the Off :ers
claim that It 70 not their duty 70 act without
such formality In the cases Of liquor sailing
contrary to law. The temperance people,
however, make the point that the officers
could make these arrests II they were inter
ested enough to waive teohnicalites, aud for
this reason delire to put into Office these who
will NOT only be judicial officers but execr-
tive officers. The dismissal Of officers George
johnson and Henry Maggie has been asked
for and the matter Is In the hands Of the City
Councils Committee on Pslice.
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Clerk Hook yesterday admitted to record
the following deeds:
Deed made November 10, 1870. by the
United States Building, Land and Loan
Association, 10 Cornelius Morgan, In consider,
alton of$t50, for q piece OF ground 98 by O.
feet, on High street, IN the Buena Vista add
ton, and In the rear OF lots 2 tosI.
Deed made October II, by William Rodgerl
and wife, to James Wherry, in consideration
OF $3.50, for Q acres and 90 perches Of land on
Little Wheeling Creek, IN Liberty district.
Deed made October l, by jeremiah shep'
herd aid wife, Abraham lukeps and wife,
wallace Lukens and wife. Harry LukeBs
and wife, John B. Lukens and vile and
Frank Winship and wife, heirs at law Of
Joshua Lukens, deceased, to Caroline Juer
gems, wife OF William Juergeps inoonsidera'
ton OF 5000, for lots 41,and AZ. on the cor.
ner OF 10 ust and Second streets, on the
Island.
wife, TO Elizabeth Murdoch, in consideration
Of $1,000, for q lot In Triadelphia, a Joining
the land OF John A. Barn.
Deed made September %, by Richard Gill
gan, trusteefor Catherine S1ortel, with Cath.
refine shortelto Thomasshortel, In cons'ders-
tion OF SIS, for lots Q and 10 In square 42, In
South Wheeling,
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DRY mAT-rgRs.
BfIefNotes on 0nr.enl Ryenls % LING.

BftefNotes on uuFfent Evenis Of Minor
lntereat.
Tso marriage licenses were Issued yester-
day.
seulRk ABktE last evening fined win Ken.
nedy - and costs for using abusive Language.
TIE slate at headquarters LAST evening CON
tanned the name Of one drunk, one yagrant,
and two for prostitution.
sEyRRAL oogs broke out Of the large driving
wheels at the Top mill last evening, causing
q partial shut down for o few daya.
PETER AsMus, q workman employed at the
B. & o. shops, while working about the cars
yesterday had his right foot horribly mangled
and crushed. Amputation will probably
have TO take place. Helives on the Island.
TIE Atlantic Engine Company was called
out on q still alarm Of fire last evening, oc-
faSioned by the explosion OF q lamp in .
house IN Eighteenth street, occupied by q
family named MeCully. The wood work and
carpets of the room were badly scorched aud
q canary bird burned to death. Outside Of
this, no damage was done.
JAnoR DAVIS hes had an ingenious arrange.
ment for locking the jail doors attached 10
the double doors between his residence and
the prison. II Is his own invention, and ID
80 contrived that It locks both doors at once
cannot be reached by the prisoners, aud will
al once betray any effort to tamper with the
doors or locks. Its q decided improvement,
and be ought to have It patented.
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mENNERomoa ANgIyEns4RY.
Pleasant Celebration aud Presentation
Last Night.

| Pleasant CeIebratlun auu
Last Night.
The members OF the Na1nerohor Singing
aociety last evening celebrated their twenty
eighth anniversary" at the society's hall in
the Library building. Everything consid-
cred, It WIS without doabt one Of the most
enjoyable affairs ever given under the au-
spices ofthe M@1nerchor. The coy hall
was comfortably filed with the members.
their wives and lady friends and a fsw In.
yited guests. There was no special, pre-
dancing to the always acceptable
music Of Kramer aud the an
mai addresses OF the President
This was delivered about 10 o'clock
by MI. Fred. G. ArbetE, and provoked hearty
applause. He first congratulated The Society
on lis progress and lis present standing. He
then touched extensively on the disputed
ouestion-the date of the organization Of tina
present MNnnerchor, which claims October
a. 1855. but which date II not allowed by tho
sther singing societies Of the city. In hand.
ling the topic he confined his remarks more
especially to the occurrences during the
past year, relating. to this subject
the two exoursions 10 the Buffalo sn 1gerlest
and the offer Of the Msunerchor after that
TO the other societies to present the disputed
question TO three impartial men for settle
ment. In the course Of his remarks he In
troduced several leitars thRt had passed be-
tween the societies on the subject.
AT the conclusion OF the remarks, the acs
tive membSs OF the society, headed by Vice
President Henry Letz, very much to Mr..
Arbenz's surprise, ~adyRaced TO the stage and
presented him with q handsome ~gold.headed
ebony a appropriately engraved. II was
a we'll deserved testimonial OF the hard
work that hiss been done by Mr.. Arbens for
the society and must have been extremely
gratifying 10 him. II was q genuine surprise
10 him, as was evinced by the embarrassed
manner in which he returned his thanks,
After this, dancing was resumed and kept
up for several hours, occasionally interrupt
ed by q chrus from the society.
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baltimore Lave stock Market.
oyYcR or CALyERToN LIVE sTocK YARDS. 1
MONDAY, October q, 1858, !
nRrRfpTa M rHR WRKx.
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A BesutifuI Gold watch Worth 800
Glyan AWRy.

Prof. 8. O. Malone. the accomplished pen
artist OF West Virginia, has placed on exhi,
bition at Mr.. Jacob W. Grubb's jswelry
store, the original OF his celebrated pen
drawing OF our late President Garfield. en-.
titled From the Log Cabin to the White
In order that che people Of Wheeling msy
have an opportunity Of securing n Of the
copies from this elaborate pen drawing, Prot.
Malone makCs the following Offer
There will be q beautiful gold watch given
with four nuudred copies. The copies will
be on sale Of Mr.. Grubb's iswelry store,
where also may be seen the original picture,
also the beautiful gold watch that will be
given to the one holding the number CORES
bonding with the number In the envelope.
The drawing will take place Wednesday,
October 81, 1885, at 8 o'clock ?. ".
Remember the copies cost you but 81 Eaoh.
These desiring to see the original before
buying copies can call ct the Aforesaid place.
orders received by mail and copies sent to
any part OF the country on receipt Of price.
Call on or address
PRoT 8. O. MAnoSE.
Stnmm House, Wheeling, W, Va.