The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16

IL DIcNItV Is INC souI Vi VIII, thtit 10
good deal of fun in dudes coat tail.
The Silver King" company arrived in
Davenport this morning.
Meeting of Gen. John Bnford Post. No.
243. tonight
There will be preaching in the Central
Presbyterian church tonight.
The topic at the Broadway church
prayer meeting this evening, will be;
The Nature and Work of Faith, Ga We
William Gilchrist and John Olson filed
declarations Of citizenship with County
Clerk Donaldson yesterday.
The conductors ball. takes place 1T
Rouse's hall in Peoria tonight. It. pro-
misses to be a very elaborate affair
The installation of officers Of Barrett
Chapter. No. 10, r. A. NJ and Black
Hawk Lodge, No. 81, A. o. T. W oc-
Cured last evening.
When you want reliable fire and life
insurance allow rates, call on W. L.
Coyne, corner of Seventeenth street and
Sd avenue. up stairs. Rock Island, III. d3m
"A Stranger at the Door" will be the
subject of Rev l. W Reads discourse at
the First Baptist church this evening
The G. A. R. post of this city, have
procured a room at 1909 Second avenue,
where it will hold its first meeting tbs
evening.
William Trostel of the FIr,t avenue
hotel, is the happy father of twelve
pound girl, which arrived at his hotel
Monday morning
There was good attendance at the
meeting of the Tri-City Musical society
at Mrs. Ben r Cables yesterday after
noon.
The directors Of tie Rock Island County
Brush Electric Light company viii meet
tonight at The Office of City Attorney Cor
bett at 7.S0oclock.
Arthur F. Gray clerk at the Chicago,
Milwaukee 6 St Paul office, attended
party at lie Claire last night, and fasci.
mated the bellies of that rural town
Teeth extracted without pain, by Nor
gan & McCandless. dentists, 3rd avenue
and Goth street, Telephone 6S 21-dwlf
Mr.. W II. Gest declines to serve on
the committee which has been appointed
by the Business Mems association, to 90
to Washington in the interest of western
water ways.
The sociablo given by the congregation
al church at Hampton last night, was a
successful affair, pecuniary and otherwise
500 was cleared for the benefit Of the pas
tor, Rev Harper.
At the masquerade ball Of Holly Hose
Co. No. b, which takes places Friday
evening, prize will be offered for both
ladies and gentlemen. who appear in the
best costumes, and the most original in
the representations
A fouueen year old son Of Mr. r. S.
Silvis, of Carbon Cliff, IS very i'll with
inflammation of the bowels Dr.. Hunter
has been attending him, but not appear
ing TO improve DR. .Truesdala. of this
city paid him a visit last night.
Two aspirants Of pugilistic fame pound
ed each other this afternoon, on the corner
Of Second avenue and Twentieth street
until the claret flowed quite copiously
from their nasal organs. The police got
on the track Of the fellows, and will
probably give them night in the cooler
William Moore, one of the men indict-
ed for assault with intent to murder
Ralph Atkinson. jr., at Rapids city last
October, was arrested last evening and
placed in the county Jail. lie had been
released on 500 bail, but true bill'
was found against him by the grand jury,
and his bail raise to $500. He will pro
baby remain in Jail until his trial takes
place.
Major J NJ. Beardsley went to Coal
Valley this morning. as attorney for the
plaintiff in the case of Gently vs., the Ma
tional paper company and ID. ]. Cleland,
treasurer. The trial took place before
Justice Martin. The defendant brought
suit to determine the liability Of officers
of the company for issuing bank check,
and representing the check to be all right,
ON bank having no deposit from the
paper company, for several weeks pre-
vious TO the issuing of said check and
whether the Indebtedness created by the
sanction and advice of such officers, when
the corporation was insolvent far in ex-
cess of its paid up capital stock. The
justice decision took the matter under
ADJUSTMENT until tomorrow Its said that
other suits of the same value are pending
against the National paper company.
Chicago Daily Herald - Hayerly' s
theatre in Chicago was reopened Thurs
day night with an audience that literally
crowded every part of the immense
theatre, and stamped with their unms
taxable approval Of the Silver King, y
given for the first time In this city. No
play written in recent years for The En-
glish or the American stages has drawn
out more favorable comment than this
drama, which was originally produced
over year ago at the outset that the
hattering notice given the play, both in
England aud America, have been we'll
merited, for its authors, Messrs. Jones
and Herman, have succeeded in writing a
drama infinitely superior in the moral of
its story, in its dramatic construction
characterization, scenic opportunity, and
in the strength and vIgor of its dialogue,
far superior to anything of its class has