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The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-18

standing on the drop, and looked around un-
concernedly. Binns performed the remainder
Of his duy quickly. He allowed a drop Of
eight feet and the moose was placed exactly
as Marwood used to place II. Bnns pulled
the lever Of the trap precisely as the neiehbor-
ing church clocks were striking eight. The
crowd In front Of the gate increased rapidly,
and shortly before s o'clock numbered 20, 600
persons. The benches were closely packed,
but the throng was quiet and orderly in de-
meanor The Irish element was not con-
spicuous. When the moment for the execu-
ton approached the crowd swayed up against
the prison wall. and the roadway, which was
before kept clear, was blockaded. The
police, however, moved rapidly through the
multitude and cleared the way When
the black flag was hoisted, announcing the
tragedy at an end, there was no demonstra.
ton, although suppressed excitement marked
many faces. O'Donnelrs brother remained
till the last, bitterly weeping, the centre of a
sJmpathizing group.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-18
Berwick Bay Oysters.
City Property For Sale I!

l. Improved property on Acequia street, op.
pOsite Neramendn street.
2. Improved property corner Navarro and
Travis streets.
O. Five lots In Post homestead, corner Rusk
and East Comm cree street.
4. Three lots, corner Martin and Convent
street, comprising block No. /.
3. Five lots on Camden street, near Madison
SQUARE, in block NOS.
D. Three lots on San Pedro Avenue.
Z. Half lots on Avenue ID, between Filth and
Sixth streets.
s. House and lot on Fifth street, between
Avenues and g.
o. House aud three luts on Crockett square.
10. Ten acres irrigable land with improve
ments, on Garden street.
II. Three lots on Dallas street, near Madison
square. In block No. ~.
12. House and lot, corner Franklin square
and Hidalgo street.
10, Eight lots ON Castro street, southwest cor
u. Three lots corner I'll Paso, salado aud
Medina streets, In block No. ~.
ID. Sixty-nvo and one-half acres, with i'm
provements. under fence, known rs Race and
Fair Grounds"
49, Eight acres improved lrrgable land on the
lower labor, on South Flores street, under
fence line peach orchard on part OF grounds
II. Fifty-two lots west of Aazau creek on
Durango street, out OF lot No, lR.
Is. TweDty-four acres lot No 30, west of the
san Pedro creek, at crossing of International
and Sunset roads
10. Twelve lots south Of Government depot,
immediately on Grayson street, out OF the
20. One lot 1893 feet front on Avenue u, and
running back to river, opposite Sixth street
above Upper Labor ditch, on San Pedro avenue.
-. Block No. 3. ON Walnut street, below
Stoves & Sons lumber yard.
%. Four lots ia block No. q, above Upper
Labor ditch.
"a. Entire block No, %, and eight lots in
block No. ;R, on Park avenue.
p. All property belonging 20 Messrs. Adams
a Wickes, comprising building lots near Inter-
national, Sunset and Government depOts, San
Pedro springs aud other parts of the city,
which we offer ut liberal prices, and on easy
terms; also all their irrigable lands In and
about the city.
We will examine titles, write conveyances,
attend to the renting Of houses, negotiate
loans on reasonable terms. Notary public at
office. j. II. FRENCH * Co,
213 Commerce street.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-18
SHERIFF'S SALE.

by virtue of an order of sale issued out OF
the honorable District court of Berar county,
on the 18th day OF December, 1883, and TO me
directed, Will proceed TO sell within the law
ful hours prescribed tor Sheriffs sales on Sat
urday, the End day of December, 1Se3 to the
house door. in the city of San Antonio Bexar
county, Texas, the following described
bar fixtures, to satisfy claim wherein IL.
Cohen is plaintiff and Wharturby & O'Toole
are defendants.
Il. Il. MCCALL.
l2-l7-5t Sheriff of Bexar County.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-18

No. 10 Alamo street, opposite Scholzs hall,
nrst-class meals at IS cents. Tickets
for q meals 81 co. Communication tickets tor
iersl, So 30, Io-I7-ow
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-18

And not an advertising dodge. Ill health COM
pels me to leave my present address, and will
close out my entire stock of fine Havana
cigars Mt sacrifice. @. Silva,
R-l3-lw No. West Houston Street
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-18

City Grocery Store, 300 Commerce street, has
Just received fire works. fire crackers, cannon
crackers, torpedOes, fire works In assorted
cases, 10 be sold at bottom figures for the holi-
day trade, at the City Grocery Store, 205 Com
merce street. ll2-l2-l2l L, ABRAHANg,
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-18

Music boxes, books, music albums and al
slnds OF music supplies, 20 TO Goggan X Bro. e
SJOCommerce street. 1l-23-tf
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-18

Always on hand TO move furniture. Orders
left at 70 Soledad street, opposite Court House,
will be promptly attended TO.
lO-ll-tf JusIUs MRAHs.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-18

Cottage for sale, furnished or unturnlshed
new, az richmond avenue, corner OF Camden,
one block from san Pedro switch, near the
new Presbyterian church and handy to high
school. Inquire at premises.
IL ~ lin T. NJ NOuaF
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-18

Cut and split to order and delivered TO any
part Of the city. Cheap for cash.
WALTER SCOTT,
l2-10-lm 800 and 30S Laredo st,
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100000 Hard Burnt Brick


For sale. Brick work done cheap. Clsterns
especially. No. 5so Lavaca and y soledad
| street. HENRY HUNT.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-18

No headache or back-ache for ladies
who drink "WlNE OF CARDUl."
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Furniture Wagon

Sold by James Clavln and L. orynski. druggist
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-25
A Short Reckoning.

The position of a teacher who takes
charge of bad school where every
predecessor has failed is critical one.
He win hardly be equal to it unless he
is ready and able to punish insolence
and INSTRUMENTATION promptly and with
a rough hand.
A tolerably athletic young man took
q certain school to teach years ago in
western New York after a number of
pedagogues had tried it and given it
! up in despair The ssbig boys'' had
driven the teacher away invariably, and
the encouragement was SO complete
the first day that they never undertook
a second edition.
The Young man took hold with full
knowledge of the difficulty. and with
a hope that he could succeed. He was
mild-mannered, and he opened the
school the first day with a pleading
smile on his lips that made even the
small boys reckless. He was taking
the names of the children, and pro-
crossed without difficulty till he came
to John Tarbox, the ring-leader of the
unruly ones, and the boy who always
gave the signal for troubling the ''mas-
ter
The new teacher approached him
with a sweet smile on his face, and
said,-
Now, will you tell me your name,
pleasep''
The boy leaned back in his seat, put
his feet over the top of the desk, and
looked cross-eyed at the new teacher,
while all the school roared.
please tell me your name,' repeated
the teacher, pleadingly, and without no.
ticing this rudeness.
s'Wall,' drawled the fellow, some
times they call me Bob, and sometimes
they call me Pete, and sometimes they
call me somethin' else; but you better
not call me anythingr'
The mild-looking teacher had been
expecting all this; there he had the adj
vantage. He had prepared himself for
fight, not fight for minute, but for
an hour or day, if need be; he had
been in manner trained for it, and so
just as the last words were out of the
boys mouth he dealt the big lubber a
blow between the eyes that stunned
him, and then, grasping him by the col
lar dragged him headlong over the
seats, stood him up on the floor with o
jam, and Numbered out, What's your
namep" ..as-
John Tarbox,r exclaimed the boy,
promptly, and with his eyes fairly
bullying from his head.
Very WELL" said the teacher. Take
your seat, john" And John took it.
There was no more difficulty, and at
she end of the season that school was
said to be the best in the country
Exchange.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-25
HERR,s aeALL.r

Here's .sgalP' for you. One of our local
scribes being DESTROYS of taking his s'best
girl" out for sleigh ride, and being
"broke," was puzzled how to Hquidate
the expense incurred, as an oyster supper
was one of the certainties of the ride. But
relying on that which has never failed him
as yet-cheek, they started. As they
neared our sister city oysters were propos
ed. and of course accepted. AT this point
the pencil pusher earose to the situation.
and as they were about to alight from the
sleigh said, ''say, Miss / forgot my
pocket book in my haste, have you any
changer" Of course she had, and handed
him dollar. With this the oysters were
enjoyed-at hei expense, and they con-
tlnued their ride. The above occurred last
evening.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-25

The Hayes 81 Cleaveland insurance
agency settled with Mr. John Mills yester-
day, paying him $3.50. which was entirely
satisfactory.
Mrs j. B. T. Patterson was observed in
ourstreets to day. and her friends will be
glad 10 know that she is slowly but surely
gaining in health.
Jacob Weaver of South Moline, brought
in seventeen wagon. or sleigh, loads OF
hogs this forenoon, eighty SIX hogs in ALI
which averaged three hundred and two and
half pounds each and which were sold
to Mr.. J. s. Gilmore, Sc Jake says, for
$6 so a hundred. Quite a movement in
pork
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-25
TARDY TRAINS.

The delay to trains entering Chicago
continued yesterday, says the Inter Ocean,
but was not so great as on the previous
day. Most of the snow drifts that had
blockaded the trains had been removed, 50
that the trouble was that caused by exceed
ingly slippery tracks and very powerful
winds.
While all trains left on time, nearly all
were somewhat late, but none more than
two hours and half behind-time. The
early trains of the Alton were two and a
half hours late, while the others were
nearly on time. The Chicago and Eastern
Illinois was two and a half hours late.
The Michigan Central, Illinois Central and
roads reported but few delays,
while the Milwaukee and st. Paul was
half an hour late.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-25
CIRCUIT COURT.

To-day's court proceedings were the most
uneventful of the term thus far. But two
orders were entered up to The hour of the
closing of our report, and the time CT the
court was taken up with the case of Wal
lace VS. the City of Moline the examination
of witnesses for the defense being in pro-
gress. At one time in the course of the
examination a little ripple of interest was
created by the charge of one Of the lawyers
that another had INDUCED, 20 certain ex-
tent in stretching the truth little, or
handling it toe Familiarity, as it were.
In case No. 15s, f. Kallmeyer, ct al, VS.
Daleiden & Grotegut, confession; judgment
by confession was entered for $3.50 90
and costs.
No. 65, Joel Haskell VS. James r. Girls
well, ejectment. The motion by plaintiff
to strike the affidavit of defendant of Jan.
5, 1888. from the file was overruled.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-25
Personal.

Hon. D. G. Fort, of Chicago, is register
ed at the Harper. Mr.. Fort is in this sec
ton "a the interest of the American Elec-
trio Light company. 1t is an arc light but
it is claimed that the light burns steadily.
without any Pickering whatever, and is in
other respects superior to any other yet
introduced. Only few years ago Mr..
Fort, who was an honored resident oil
Oswego, was member of Congress from
New York and as such made reputation
for himself not bounded by state lines
The ARGUS is glad to see such man In
the progressive West where his talents viii
have wider scope than in the .tpentup'
Uticas Of the east.
Having received word that his father,
who is sixtynine years of age, is very Ill
ex-Alderman ]. Fl. Kerr starts to night for
Baltimore, his old home which he has moi
seen in more than thirteen years. It is to
be hoped that his journey may be made a
pleasant one by finding the old gentleman
in better condition than at present seems
probable.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-25
Rig IsLANn ON DECK.

BIG ISLAND, Jan. 24.-In looking over
a late copy of the ARGUS saw an extract
from the Santa Fe Neso Ae9ican stating
that the Marquis of Lorne and the Princess
Louise had visited the establishment of s.
H. Lucas & Co. It was claimed that 8.
Fl. Lucas was an old Rock Is ander. Now
he was not an old Rock Islander. He was
an old Big Islander He lived the greater
part of three years on Big Island OF
course we are willing TO give Rock Island
all the credit due, it being fortunate
enough to be the best market place for
produce raised on Big Island. Mr.. Lucas
being farmer, he would sometimes take
a load of corn. oats or rye and stand with
it on Market Square until he would get
disguised with being farmer or ever hav
ing moved to this part of the country.
We are glad TO knew that he has been
honored by visit from such noted people.
And we hope they will not pass Rock ISL
and by without a glance c. L. M.
From relative of Mr. Lucas still living
in this city, the ARGUS learns that Mr.
Lucas is, and was when on Big Island a
ieweler by trade. He was not farmer in the
strict sense of the word, but merely re-
sided few years on the farm of his
father-in law, Mr.. Handy D. Bowen, who
is now living in Chicago. Had farming
been congenial to him he might have
been hauling produce ''to Market Square"
even unto to-day, but he preferred to stick
to the bench of the lapidary etc.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-25
SECRETARY JOHN GIVEN

The general passenger and ticket agents
of the lines interested in the new south
western passenger agreement met at Com
missioner. Dixon's Office Chicago, yesterday
morning, the following gentlemen being
present: Messrs. James Charlton, A. Fl. Han
son, FL. c. Townsend. P. Lowell, S Z. Hoo
per, r. St. John and France Chandler. The
purpose of the meeting was to elect secre-
tary, Mr.. James Barker having declined the
position. After considerable baIloting, in
the course of which number of names
were mentioned, Mr.. John Given, at pres
ent general passenger agent of the Des
Meines Valley road, Keokuk was chosen.
AS this road is controlled by the Rock ISL
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-25
rocx rsr.ANp HorsE

WI Mcknight, Pittsburg; G John
son, Milan; Ira FL Buffium, Andalusia; w
Wenks. Reynolds; G f Calklns; Moline; C
j Donaldson and sister, Reynolds; w
Miller, Buffalo Prairie; M McEwing.
Yuma: John ID Scott. Danville. T Mallett,
Iowa. Robt. M GoIdenstein, City; w Cole,
Michigan; A L Hortler, Milwaukee; E Fl
Goodrich. Milan; A DeWolf, Des
M6ines; A G Kricke, Milwaukee,. Miss {
Parson. Mendoza; e Meeker, Belvidere;
j p Mussler, St Louis; C NortIrop, Ke-
vance; Peter Schmidt Oskaloosa Chas B
Campbell Chicago; Thos Fuller, Milwau-
kee, Isaac Kelley; Walnut; VIM Prentis,
Maeomb, Robt Fraser and Dick Collard,
St. Louis.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-25
IN MEMORIAM.

At the regular meeting of the W. C. T.
T., the following resolutions were
adopted:
WHEREAS, Death. in the providence OF
God, has removed from our midst our
friend and assoc; ate, Mrs. L. E. Carman,
therefore, be it
ResoJCed, That in her death the w. C. Il.
o. has lost an active and efficient member,
and the cause of temperance at large life
long friend.
Reso6oed, That we hereby TESTIFY to our
high appreciation of her Christian char
acter, and extend to her immediate friends
our heartfelt sympathy in their oyerwhelm-
ing grief, and commend them to the care
of Him "whe hath borne our griefs and
carried our SORROWS"
Res0EDed, That these resolutions be
spread upon the records of the society and
q copy thereof be transmitted to each of
her daughters Mrs. e. B. Sargent and Mrs
Robinson and to the Rock Island ARGUS
and Union.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-25
BLANKET STEALING EXTRAORDINARY

About fortnight ago a horse blanket
belonging to the city, was stolen from the
stable in the rear of Charley Fiebigs and
no clue could be obtained to the thief till
yesterday when one Henry Smith of Dav-
export was arrested, charged with the theft
and escorted to the Arnory. As soon as
it became known that blanket thief had
been captured others lodged siIniler COM
plants at headquarters, including Supt.
Scott of the Milan street railway and
Liveryman Reed of Davenport. About a
week ago the blanket of Mr.. Scott was
taken from his sleigh and what is somewhat
remarkable is the fact that when arrested
yesterday charged with having stolen the
city blanket, and selling it to Mr.. o. j.
Dimick, blanket answering to the descrip-
ton of that belonging to Mr.. Scott was
found in Smiths possession. This morn
ing. after Squire Chopper had bound Smith
over for trial in the sum of $3.50, Marshal
Miller and Messrs. Scott and Reid took a
sleigh and went over to the residence of
Smiths brother in West Davenport, where
the Scott blanket was found and fully iden-
tilted by the owner. Thus far the blanket
belonging to Mr.. Reed has not been found.
If a man must steal in cold weather,
blanket is about the most sensible thing he
can lay his hands on.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-25
The Moon Running Away.

The little occurrence mentioned here
in the girlhood of Mary Somerville, the
celebrated astronomer and mathemati-
clan, may not have determined her ca
reer, but it is interesting: One of her
first recollections was of an evening
when, as her little brother Samuel ay
playing upon the floor, he suddenly
jumped up, crying, 20, mamma, there's
the moon running awayp' while every
one FASTENED to the. door to watch the
fiery course of the celebrated meteor in
1888. She always remembered the
wondering exclamation, how fright
ened people were, and how they said
that this trailing light was sent as q
warning that something dreadful was
about to happen.
Some Scotch people are very SUPER
stitious, and in those days few under
stood the laws governing the heavens,
and it was left for timid little Mary to
grow up and teach the world many,
many things, which they never could
have learned for themselves, about the
fulness of the heavens and the earth.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-25
COMIC OPERA.

The fact of a light audience at Harper5s
theatre last evening to see, for the first
| time. Sargants Comic Opera Company
should not lead any one to believe that SO
excellent company is in disfavor. The
| truth of the matter is" that no matter
how well or by whom played amusement
goers have tired of the Maseotte which
most of them have seen so often that the
charmor novelty vanished leng ago.
As presented, however, by the above
named company a most wonderful degree
of freshness was impaired to it and a great
deal of new and original funny work put
in here and there where it would produce
the most telling effect The result was
| that those who attended to whom the Mas
cote was long ago an open book, were
! irresistibly charmed from first to last
| Unfortunately the company was late in
| arriving at the hall owing to a delayed
train, so that the curtain was not rung up
till considerably after the hour announced.
But the audience bore the detention
quite uncemplainingly and after the
paid for Their patient waiting. Com
parsons are said to be odious; this would
undoubtedly be considered correct by Alice
Oates, (who appeared here only few weeks
ago as Bettina in the Mascotte) when
comparison of her Bettina and that of Ma
RE Roe, of the Sargent company, is given
to the public. The one too strongly sug-
gestive of cearseness. almost throughout
the play, the other, the Bettina of Miss
Rec, q synonym for maidenly modesty,
purity and gentleness. Miss Roe possesses
an excellent soprano voice, exceptionally
strong and clear in the upper register,
which showed to fine advantage in the ia
nous "Gobble" duet with Mr.. Adam Wal
dorf, whose Pippo was first class. Stantini
impersonated Prince Frederick most admi-
rably-- in fact, it was the best impersona-
ton of that character we have ever had in
Rock Island. The Prince Lorenzo of ]. H.
O'Connor was excellently performed
throughout, because his conception of the
part was remarkably free from staginess.
Each one of the other performers is
entitled to considerable commentator for
general excellence, both in dialogue and
action, and when the company next ap-
pears here, and Manager Sargent assures
US that it will. and that the new Gilbert
81 Sullivan comic opera of Iolanthe will be
presented, Harperis theatre will hardly be
large enough to accommodate all who will
desire to attend
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-25
CARD OF THANKS.
MARsToN. Ill. Jan.

MARsToN, ILL.,, Jan. %, 1883.
To the Editor of the ARGUS:
On the evening of Jan. 18th the mem
bers and friends of Antioch met at the
church and had an enjoyable time taking
care of an oyster and peach supper. The
proceeds, amounting to 500, were present
ed to the pastor and family for which we
are very thankful. May God bless those
kind friends.
NJ D. & A. j. MURDOCH
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-25

and, and Mr. Cable, of that line, is in New
York, an adjournment was had until to-
day. Meanwhile Mr. Cable will be tele-
graphed to, to ascertain whether he is
willing to allow Mr.. Given to leave his
present position
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-25
MOLINE DEPARTMENT..

E. L. EASTMAN, Reporter
Headquarters, one door West of Reimer's
Cigar Store.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-25
BREvyTIES.

Snow shoveling was the order again this
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-25
Meat Market.

E. SCHNEIDER dealer in all kinds of fresh and sailed
octIsd1y
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-09-28
SEVENTH ANNUAL FAIR

OF THE
OVID UNION AGRICULTURAL
SOCIETY
Will be held at Ovid Mich, October
9, 10, II, and IL.
SPECIAL ATTRACTIoN-AG GRAND
ROMAN CHARIOT RACE.
G. G. RowELL, President.
A. BEATTIE, Vice President
E. B. VOORHEES,, Sec'y.
OVID MICH, Sept. IS, 1883.
Seventh Annual FAIR of the Ovid
Union Agricultural Society will be
held at Oct. 9, 10, II and IL, 1883.
Large increase in cash premiums.
The Managers at great expense,
have secured the services of Messrs.
Fargo & Mitchell, of Paola, Kansas,
for grand Roman chariot race.
This consists of 8 thorough bred run
ming horses, driven by a lady and
gentleman four in hand and all in
full costume. This will far exceed
the expectation Of all who see them.
Do no. fail to be present. Arrange
ments are completed for the largest
exhibition ever held in Clinton or
Shiawassee counties. The premium
list is full and complete, and en-
braces every article of household and
mechanical manufacture, products
and implements. Ample accommo-
dation and liberal premiums for all
kinds of stock.
Trotting, rnnning and chariot
races each day Of the Fair.
Excursion rates on ID. G.. H., & M.
railway east and west.
For premium list and other in
formation address the Secretary at
Ovid, Mich. E. B. VOORHEES,,
Secretary.