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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-28
THE CITY In BRIEF.

AuNcTlIse III the ARGUS.
Ho, for the north pole.
VIII Chandler is very i'll.
The city pound is empty.
The days are growing shorter.
No marriage license issued today.
Mosquitoes are becoming numerous
A. J. Beech, of Cordova, is in town.
Drs. Morgan & McCandless, dentists.
-Four arrests by the police yesterday.
Police court was in session this morn.
ing.
Miss Ella Marston is visiting friends in
Geneseo.
NJ s Bradford, of Coal Valley, is in
the city.
c. NJ. Thomas. Of Sterling, spent Suns
day in the city.
Messrs. T. and Al Bowers, of Taylor
Ridge, are in the city.
The skating rink will be opened Sep
TENDER 1st.
Our military company will leave for
Springfield today week.
DR.. J. W. Stark, Dentist, 1922 Second
avenue. d1yr.
The band concerts in the square ought
to be kept up.
Tramp printers are thicker than bugs
in June, here lately.
Chief Miller was busy serving health
notices on Saturday.
A number of new books were received
at the library this morning
A. Wheelock, of Reynolds, was visible
on our streets this morning.
The Rock Island house will change
hands this week.
Black Hawk tower was covered with
people yesterday.
j. NJ. Hayes, the implement man of
Buda, Ill.,, is in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs George Biehl have a very
sick child
James Palmer and family are visiting
relatives in Chicago
The young people of the Baptist church
will have meeting tonight.
There was only one load of hay on
Market square this forenoon.
There will be racing at the far
Z
grounds some day this week.
The members of the Central Presbyte-
rian church will hold picnic this week
Miss Hattie Sage left this morning fol
Mt. Carroll, where she will visit relatives
The boat men report doing a good
business so far this year.
Foster Amberg and lady, of Bowling
are visiting relatives in the city.
The attendance at the Y. NJ. G. A
reading room is picking up.
The choir of the First NJ E. church are
preparing for another song service.
Mr.. and Mrs Maher, of Chicago, are
visiting friends in the city.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-28
Thn Rand CnnnarIs.

All our sisters and our cousins. and our
aunts, as we'll as yours were out to the
band concerts held in the two squares in
the city Saturday night Bleuer's band
held forth in Union square and dis.
coursed sweet strains of music in a charm
ing manner The people were all pres
ent but from the start the crowd was
augmented from time to time by the ar
rival of others who came from the by
ways and the hedges. Every fellow in
town who had girl had her out, and
every fellow who didn't have a girl was
present trying to catch onto the girl that
didn't have fellow. 1t was a glorious
time. We enjoyed it. Ditto everybody
else, and as the band played its farewell
piece, Home, sweet home, all vowed it
had been a midsummer night well spent
and they hoped the concerts would be
continued. In Franklin square the little
German band held forth and the crowd
of people present was even larger than in
Union square. The music by the band
was mostly operate airs, and rendered in
skillful and harmonious manner. 1t
was treat to the good people of the
lower end and everyone enjoyed it.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-28
A Few Flaws

The republicans had meeting at Rev.
nolds last Friday night. AT least it was
presumed to be meeting, that is if Il
few persons and a room full of chairs
constitute one. 1t was such small affair
that the ARGUS had determined to say
nothing about it, but as the Union has
magnitied it 10 considerable extent, we
think it our duty to make few correct
ions. The Union commences its misrepre-
sentatiOn in the first line of the article,
wherein it says it was "a large an enthus-
iastic meeting" We have it on good
authority that the Audience formed kind
of a ring around the hall, and the chairs
IN the center of the room were uDOccu-
pied. The empty chairs were evidently
what caused the enthusiasm as the per
sons present would not make a respecta>
Bile corporal's body. in number. The arli-
Gle went on to state that quite number
of prominent democrats of the vicinity
have identified themselves with the re-
publican cause, and were present. The
meeting was called to order by Mr. James
p. Johnston, who has been a democrat
all his life until this time, and is now the
president of the Reynolds Blaine and
Logan club" If the other republicans
referred to have turned from the demos
cratic party like Mr.. Johnston, and no
doubt they have, the change Is simply
marvellous. From those who know we
learn that Mr. Johnston has never been
anything else but republican, so that
the Unions statement is wholly untrue.
EntrikiD, states attorney that wants to
be, from bucolic Moline, evidently ex-
pected larger crowd and more enthus-
iasm than was manifested, for in begins
ming his speech he said: Il am glad to
see so many of my friends here, and wit =
ness the great enthusiasm manifested -
This caused a slight ripple of laughter
but it was suppressed for sake of polite
ness. 1t was also apparent that the ma
jority of the small audience was composed
of boys. as Mr.. Adair Peasants, in his
Introductory, said: Mr. Chairman,
ladies and gentlemen and boys" Capt.
j. j. Parks was called for, but being in
the habit of addressing large assemblages,
that gentleman did not propose to waste
his breath on this desert air, and so de-
clined with thanks
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-28
County Building.

July 25-Estate of Conrad Whittick,
deceased. Final report of distribution
filed and approved, estate closed and ad-
ministratTix discharged.
Estate of Jane Gibson, deceased. Final
account filed and approved and estate
closed.
Estate of W. II. Barber, deceased.
Claims of James Shaw & Sons, $148 %,
and Emil Heimbeck, $10.65 allowed in
the seventh class.
Guardianship OF the minor heirs Of
Jared Harshall, deceased. Guardian s
account filed and approved.
Conservatolship of Eliza Forselius
Conservator's report filed and approved
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-28
Base Ball.

Interest in base ball matters is dying
out in this city. This is partly due to the
fact that the dog days are drawing on
apace, and the weather is too hot to play
ball much. However, there were several
games of ball played in the city yesterday
The Market Square Terrors defeated the
Counter Jumpers by score of 80 to 2.
The score would have been longer had not
darkness set in The Oak Leaves met the
Moline Blues and succeeded in doing
them up by a score of 10 to s. The Oak
Leaves pitcher is dandy and struck out
fourteen men. The boys call him Kent
No. 2.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-28

The union depot was lively spot this
morning.
The cannon bali train was in on time
this morning
The engineers will hold meeting IN
their hall tonight.
The Rock Island & Peoria pay train
will make her regular trip next week.
The Mercer county folks will pay of
the 18th of next month.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Pau
train took out big load of passengers
from the union depot this morning.
The Mercer County road will put on an
extra train September LIST.
The emigrant business is picking W
on all the railroads.
In the Chicago, Milwaukee s. st. Pau
office there are only two manageable
young men In the Rock Island d Pa
cific offices there are four, and in the %.
there are only two. There are the SAINT
number in the Pacific depot. Girls, hert
is your chance.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-28
A Skeleton D..

While the workmen were at work in
the upper end lumber y ard Saturday they
found an old skeleton, probably the
remains of an old Indian. The fin ding OF
old skeletons is no rare occurrence here
abouts, we are informed, for scarcely 8
year passes but that some five or six are
unearthed. The Indians, when they bur.
led their dead did so in a peculiar man
ner, hence the discovery of their bones
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-28
FIRST PANEL,

Rock Island-W. A. Ehleb, Hugh Muir,
ray, Frank Moore, Claus Juergens, l.. S.
McCabe, W. r. Norris, Fred Kaupke,
VIM. Ramskill, Frank Hadsell Henry
Brockman, NJ. r. Iglehart
Moline-C o. Erickson, Samuel Ro
senfeld, E. L. Berndt, T. j. Timmons,
John Newman, Ed Maher. W. M. Young,
]. 2 Hammer, Oscar Berlin, j. E. Taylor
Bowling--Benson Badham.
Hampton-Herbert Newton, VIM. Col
den, J. G. Vogel, N. F. Carey.
Drury-John A. Miller, James Ross
mann, W. Reynolds, Andrew Drury.
Canoe Creek-Henry Fender.
Black Hawk-J. F. Kerr, M L. Coon.
Administrations Westby.
Edgington-J. M. Jones,
Rural-Henry Trego.
SECOND PANEL.
Rock Island-Daniel Daily, w. T Scot
ten, A. Loeb, NJ A. Barnes, W. s. Flack
J. B. Newton, J. E. Spencer, VIM
Thompson, Phil Mitchell, Alex Calhoun
J. H. Huber, c. G. Knell.
Moline-Fred Ruth, G. 7. Guy, G. T
Edwards, j. W. Good, A. Lindgren, Jas
Murphy, j. G. Beatty, N. ]. Rundquist
Jr.
Hampton. FL. Miller, George Hast
ings, Richard Corwin, Nathaniel Smith
James Alsbro.
South Moline-S. NJ. Hill, J. r. Crit
fifth.
Port Byron-Walter Barrett.
Administered Hofer
South Rock Island-Jacob Brockman
Bowling-James Miller.
Rural-W. s. Bailey.
Drury-Chas. Blanchard.
Buffalo Prairie-L. G. Kistier.
Edgington-George Bloom.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-28
Police Court .

George and John Littig. Alfred Cahill
and Charlie Pfaff, ali kids, were arrested
by the police yesterday for going in bath
ing in broad day light. All the kids gave
security for their appearance this morn
ing and let go. This morning the gang
appeared and plead guilty before Crops
per, who, after lecturing them on their
henious offense, fined them 81 and cost.
The fine was RENTED afterwards. and
they were let off by paying the costs on
the promise Of good behavior.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-28
Young Meus' Christian Association

The attendance at the meeting of the
Young Mems Christian Association yes
terday afternoon was large, and great
interest was manifested by all present in
the exercises of the evening The exer
cises were of devotional character, in
structive as well as entertaining. The
society is increasing in membership right
along, something we are glad to see.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-28
A Runaway.

About noon today fellow from Milan
was driving along Third avenue with
three new wagons which he was taking
out to Milan. In some manner the team
became SCARED, and ran away. They did
not run far until they ran against tree
on the corner of Nineteenth street and
Third avenue, demoralizing one of the
wagons and scattering it all around. The
wagon bed of the last wagon fell over
Dutchy No. 2, small newsboy Fortu-
nately he was not hurt, but his face was
covered with paint off the wagon bed.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-28
Houses for Rent.

By taking a stroll over the city you
will be surprised to see the number OF
vacant houses for rent. There is a cause
for this Men who came here expecting
big boom were disappointed They
have gone hence to place where they
can get work. Then again number OF
families have removed from the city that
have been renting here, for a number OF
years. Rent ought to be low the remain
der of this year
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-28
Quarterly Meeting

Yesterday was the third quarterly
meeting of the Methodist churches First
NJ E and Ninth street. In the First NJ
E. Rev. DR.. Morgan, the presiding elder,
occupied the pulpit, and delivered two
very able sermons. Over eighty persons
partOOk of the sacrament. In the Ninth
street church gentleman from Moline
assisted the resident pastor The sacra-
ment was partaken of by large number
in this church.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-28
A Surprise PARTY.

One of our prominent society young
ladies who lives on Third avenue. will be
the victim of surprise party tomorrow
evening. Over twelve couples of her
friends are in the plot, and every one in
the party has been sworn to secrecy. 1t
was all the ARGUS reporter could do to
catch on, though he tried to work every
scheme nlsSihle
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-28

MONDAY, JULY %, 1884
A Workhouse.

What this city needs, and needs badly.
is work house or stone pile, where
bad men, who do wrong can be placed,
and kept long enough to give them time
to repent If we had a work house it
would be the means of decreasing crime
of all kinds, and at the same time be a
benefit TO the city.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-28
Moline DEMOCRACY.

The democrats of Moline held q large
and enthusiastic mass meeting Saturday
night, and listened to speeches delivered
by Messrs. Kenworthy and Corbett, OF
this city The utmost enthusiasm pre-,
vailed. At the close of the meeting Il
Cleveland and Hendricks club was organ
lied aud over IS persons Joined the club.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-28
Free Reading.

The Y NJ. C. A, folks are very desir>
ious that the people of this city should
take advantage of their free reading room
and honor them by your presence. There
is plenty of reading instructive and en-
tertaining to be found there, and the
room is cool If you have any spare time,
go there and spend an hour or two in a
pleasant and profitable manner.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-28

B. Birkenfield has reftted his ice cream
parlors and he now has the cosiest and
most elegant ice cream room in the three
cities. tits well known that Mr. Birken-
fields reputation for making delicious lee
cream is second to none in the west
When you want u real nice dish of ice
cream, made from the pure cream, go to
Birkenfeld's on Fourth avenue m2-3m
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-28
Market ReDort.

Following were the quotations in Chi
cago today: August wheat 84s; Septem-
Der, 878; October, S74. August corn, 553
September, 553; year. 45. July oats,
300; August, 275; September, 27B. July
pork, $24; September, $18; October SIS.
July lard, S712; August, $715; Sep
TENDER. $7.274; October, 81 40 July
ribs, $3.50; August, $8029; September,
$S0.73. Hogs, 1000; light $500 to
$685.; mixed, 1915 to $5.45i heavy,
So 50 to $5.70.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-28
a New Society.

About one hundred Germans met in
Turner hail Saturday evening and organ
lied new society, called the Harigari
society. Twentyseven members were
enrolled and initiated No one but Ger
man is eligible to become member and
the society is organized to preserve the
purity of the German language.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-28
A N aW Hnusa.

The workmen who are building Mr..
John Ohlweiler's new house on Third
avenue, are making rapid progress with
their work, and have the house ready for
the painters to commence work on, on the
outside Next week the house will be
ready for the plasterers.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-28
Public Notice.

All persons knowing themselves ins
debted to me must cali and settle the same
at once, and all who have bills against me
please call and have the same paid
G. A. DoELLINGER.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-28
Notice.

The city dog tax is now due and must
be paid by August It'll.
loft PHILLIP MILLER, Collector.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-28

General B. F. Butler will be Sc years
Old in November
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-28

The following list of petit jurors for
the September term of circuit court, was
drawn this morning by Clerks Harsou and
DOnaldSOn
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-28

WANTED-Men on salary or commission to cell
Shetland and Zacaticas ponies, all eolors, little
Beauties just the thing for ladies and children
largest herd of fancy ponies in America $3.50
per month until Jan. 18th We also want fifteen
young men to herd stock raising on the rancho.
illustrated group of spotted ponies, general de-
scriptve list prices terms, particulars, etc, for
30 cents silver. Address Proprietor, Don Carlos
Horse Rancho, Leon Springs, Bexar Co. Texas.
july-22-n
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-28

E. II. Barker is prepared to furnish
ure channel ice delivered to any part OF
the city. Leave orders at Henry Lamps,
or address P. o. Box, No. 972.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-28

WANTED,-A girl, permanent situation and
good wages will be given for good girl who I'M
derstands Homework. Enquire of Mrs. A. Loeb,
corner Eighteenth street and Fourth avenue
iuly-QR
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-01-25

The large debt payment during De,
-cember, $11,743,337, makes the tota
decrease in the debt for the first half Of
the fiscal year over $50, 100000. This
if maintained, will make the reduction
for the year ending June Both, 1891.
as large as in 1881, and not much less
than was p id last year in spite of all
the reductions in the revenue. Two
wears and a half more at this rate Of
payment will extinguish the 3pcr cent.
bonds and leave us no debt available for
reduction nntll 1891. A notable feature
Of the December debt statement is the
increase in gold and silver certificates
from S1S7 900 on November Both
"a 5000 $50, 900 on December 31st.-
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-01-25
THE SENATORIAL coxr,.r

NVNfBh
The c"n'est in the General A...sssl,J
eTeT The election Of a uni,sa So
Senator to succeed james BIaes Grs,s'
which bid fair 20 become : $500
struggle between the t,,,rer,,,.' 80.
for the position, was broupb, = s.siv
and final. close on las, Fr;A. !, d.
election Of Judge Ephraim K WisS
Of Wosces'cr, as the IxbEpESpvx, y..
dictsd. Strong hopes han been ,s,r-
tanned by the boss n,aoa,sr, s,l
Ken'iugr their beloved pet wosu 40.
tually win, although not even .,dsrsi
by his own county delegation IL, ,.ar
ambitious hopes were put to aiqs b
the inadverteat act Of some Ro,.l I'm,
in changing their votes from men oftsl
own political belief and endeavorin, d
concentrate on Judge Rosn
son. a democrat. Il was e.,
dent from the beginning b..
Judge Robinson could not be eleed
for more reasons than one. In Tho ri
place he was the strongest man b .ss
the fight, and being so, all the .n;,,s,ii
ty and bitterness Of his co aspirau,s "a
directed at hin. as matter of eous
so as to prevent his election, and se,ur
for them better possibility in the nam,
Of chance; and besides, he unfortnn,ts
ly hailed from the same coun,v AIN
INSCRIPTIONS brother candidate Keati.,
upon whom the ring bad determined
bestow its fostering care, and to WHOM, N
place had been promised in return "a, -.
services rendered the ring in the darE
est hour Of its struggle for existence
u
These two circumstances were suf;cisn
to assure Judge Robinscn's defeat wb;l
was finally accomplished when the Re-
publicans began to vote for him. To DE-
feat the aim and ends Of the rino m
had determined to concsp
trate upon Robinson, so soon as his 20,
reached thirty which with their sumner
would have given him the reonire
number Of votes, and accordingly wber
it had reached an appror;n, a,
and Moore, the Renub
lican leader of the Senate, an
Randall, the Republican leader Of 4
House, changed their votes to Robinson
it was the signal for a bolt, and gen
eral stampede begun, a number
Republicans changing to Robinson, an,
the Democrats who anticipated their ac
to Wilson, which resulted 4
the election of the latter. 1.-THE bes
laid plans of men and mice oft apan,
lglee," and thus for once the vel
set purpose of the ring managers ha
been defeated, and representative maj
elected to the Federal Congress. Wiser
is not man of extraordinary ability
but man ofgood purpose, who know,
his duty, and with the natural instinc
Of an honorable man will dare dis
charge it. He represented his district
in congress not long since, and received
one vote for United States Senator il
1878, the vote of Hon. S. Cox Jr., fron
thi. county who was in the legislator,
at that time, when Groome was elected
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-01-25

Yesterday, at Pittsburg, the jury in
the case of James Mutt, charged with
the murder of N. i. Dukes, after trial
marked with incidents showing strong
sympathy on the part of spectators for
the defendant, brought iu verdict of
Not guilty, on account of insanity at
the time the act was committed" Thus
closes painful story, of which the moral
is not far to seek. Its beginning, it
will be recalled, was in letter written
by Dukes to the father of young Mutt.
impugning the character OF his sister
When the father of the girl called on
Dukes in reference to the matter, and an
interview was had in a room when no
other persons were present, an alterca-
ton and scrufflc ensued, during which
Dukes shot Mutt. killing him. Dukes
was tried for murder and acquitted upon
the plea of self defense. The death of
his father, the running of the character of
his sister, and the acquittal of his fathers
murder and his sisters traducer was
more than young Mutt could stand, so
he determined to STAY Dukes and did so
a short time after his acquittal. Young
Mutt was arrested and indicted for muir
der; anticipating an unfair trial, the case
was removed to Pittsburg and there
tried which resulted in young Nuts
acquital.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-01-25

The Immigration to the United s,,,..
y ne calender year jus, comnIa,. 5'a'''
.. S"S .OOO' a falling of Of ISL 900 s' ~a'
me year before, aud 1862 .OOO r., ''v'n
Hood Hood tide 0f 1881. Counting BY s. ,ns
years foreign Immigration 49,, i u'ca'
1o'S'' ~ The year ending June ao, =
1872. when the total arrival. go. wv. I'VE
20. ie's IS much the largest im,n;.
grafton IN any one year since The e,,,''D
NO" .. the Government, the mex, binh
est being in 1881, when the total ,s. 81
oti'Zb, and the next the fiscal -
ending June Both, 1888, when II: :,
migration was 645, POI, h;s.'.
lying circumstance that the vas, 81,
OF foreign immigration show,
abatement We will be none the vor..
on Tor a little less of this elemeD, M
a million annually foreign allay poured
INTO nation even Of fifty million, !. !.
pretty stun dose, and not easily as.;n,;-
lated. We have pro6ted immen..,.,
by foreign immigration in the mast. .,;;,
the rule which prudence and sonnd -
cy dictates is not too many at a timo