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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-15
BASE BALL.
What is Going ON in the Diamond Field
1.-The New Stars.

The Moline Blues sent challenge down
to Rock Island yesterday to the new Stars,
challenging them to play match game of
ball at the old base ball park between
this city and Moline. The challenge was
at once accepted, and the two clubs are
playing game this afternoon at the park.
Sage is catching and Anderson is pitch
ing for the Stars, and if the Blues don't
get done up bad we miss our guess.
Secretary Fleming received letter
yesterday from the Omaha base ball nine,
asking if Sage could be secured as a
player. They wanted to know at once,
and instructed Mr.. Fleming 10 telegraph
them. Word was sent that Sage would
60 If he could be guarantee ed 800 q
month.
Hudson is with the st. Louis Unions
but will not play with them until next
Saturday morning.
Freddy" Walsh, the old short stop OF
our base ball nine, has signed with the
U. P's of Omaha, and is already on the
grounds there, but cannot play in league
games until the coming Saturday.
The Peoria Reds done up the Terre
Haute boys by score of 9 to l. The
Re2s are ball tossers, and with sufficient
encouragement could play even better
than they do now.
The Peoria Base Ball association held 6
meeting last night and canyassed the
affairs of the club over in thorough
manner. 1t was found that the association
was behind 81 800, and that 800 of this
money was due the ylayers. There isn't a
red cent in the the treasury, and the
affairs of the club are in bad shape. II
was decided to appoint a committee tc
solicit subscriptions to the club, and 6
committee was appointed. There will be
another meeting held Monday night, ant
if the required money needed to carry or
the club is not forthcoming, the manage
ment will remove the club to Rock Island
We hope they will come here, and We vii
insure them large receip and first elias.
encouragement.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-15
Murphy.

Murphy, the haw eater from Texas,
who was bounced ont of town the other
day, but who came back and got drunk
again, for which he was run in, had his
trial before the good and only Chopper
yesterday Chopper gave him a good
moral lecture, after which he fined him Sc
and cost. Inasmuch as Murphy had nc
filthy lucre, sometimes called "dust," he
was given sixteen days work on the
streets. This is another verifcation of
the fact that this is sad, sad world
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-15
CIRCUS NOTES.

The show goes from here to Iowa City.
The programme will include a number
of special acts not given this afternoon.
Including the agents aud bill posters,
there are $50 people on Mr.. Forepaugh' S
pay roll.
The weight of the snakes that the HUI
doc girl wraps about her body at one
time, is 215 pounds ..r..
MIR. Forepaugh is ably assisted in the
management of his show by his son. A
Forepaugh. Jr, and his nephew, J A .
Forepaugh,
The hippodrome races are the most
thrilling Of any ever seen in this city
The horses are English thoroughbreds
and the riders professional Jockeys.
1t requires So cars of extra length all
being between 40 and 60 feet loug-te
transport the show. In addition to this
there are four advance advertising cars,
all OF Wnlch are lhe property OF MT
Forepaugh.
Elaborate preparations have been made
for the performance tonight Every pre-
caution looking TO the comfort and safety
of the audience has been attended to, and
those who 60 may he assured Of splen
did performance.
The muchly talked of white ele
plant, Light of Asia" was The
cynosure of all eyes this afternoon
1t is of a stone gray color, and under
the size of the rlebian elephants
1t is handsome looking animal sym,
metrical in form and possessing all tht
requisite sacred markings"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-15
TUESDAY July Is.
NJ 9.Qn rlaSs pnrso gill


No. $500 Class Purse 500.
Horses. Entered by ID
Star, Jr., b. s...E t Parker Sturgis, Mich
Little Jim, b. gal. J. White, Cadillac Mich.
Josie G., G. m, Peter Wood, Milwaukee, Wis
Bessie sprague, br.m., Frank Brown, Racine Wiz
Nina K. b. m, ....... G. K. Krebaum, Havana, III
Wallace, bI. G. "A. W. Nc MILAN Minneapolis MINI
King Mambrino, bL s, W. D. BAN, Henncpin. III
Rex, b. g...............J W. lyon, Urbana, Ohio
No. 2,-s 80 Pacing Glass. Purse $500.
Moses. b. g......TJ. Slaven, Knightstown. Ind
haywood, b. H.. h. X, Wormley. Mendoza, III
Country Girl, b. NV. NJ, Kerr, Dallas Texas
Charlie E.,......C.N. Emory, Council Bluffs, la
No. 3,-2:25 Glass. Purse $500.
Bashaw, br s. j. S. Wagner, Washington, Iowa
Melvina, b. m, ii. T Miller Rock Island, Ill
Coupon, d. g.. E. E: Ecker, Kansas City, Mo
Harry Velox, b. g., =. Holly Carlisle Pueblo, Col.
Flora P, ch m. %. C. Taylor, Ainsworth, Mel
Betsey Ann, b. M, Dave Johnston Jefferson, Wis
wEDNE sDAY JULY Is.
No. 4,-2:42 Class. Purse $500,
Theta. br. H.. James S. Seeber, Clinton, lows
Bruen. s. g.......s...0.A A. King, Galesburg. Ill
William S :, b. CIV. C. Stannard, Mecnah, Wis
gray d. Homer hyas
Budd Doble, b. g., Holly Il Carlisle, Pueblo, Col
No. 5,-a:Ss Glass. Purse $500.
Nellie Grant CHI M . M E. McHenry, Buda, III.
Mark Time M. L. MeHenry, Moline, Ill
Emory's Alexander, BIS M e McHenry, Gen. Ill
Annie Lou, IN. -. Peter Wood, Milwaukee. Wis
Dainty 80. Frank Brown, Racine Wis
Westmont, So. Mat. Colvin, Kansas City. Mo
Frank Fisk g. .Colvin & Brown, Fl Dodge. la
Dayton Belle, ch m Rickbush Il Delaney. Wsu
sau, Wis
Allegheny Boy, "A. J. Coldren, Bradford Pa
Frank H., b E e. Ecker, Kansas City, Mo
Urbana Belle, b m. j.. j. W. lyon, Urbana, Ohio
Mountain Girl, In o c Taylor, Ainsworth, Mel
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-15
a DaiaY.

"Oh she's daisy, you ought to see
her" said one of the Rock Island & Peoria
boys to the scribe yesterday. See whatY
replied the scribe why No. 6, our new
switch engine" We sauntered away to
the yards and took look at the engine
which is TRULY daisy, and will compare
favorably with the new switch engine OF
the %" road, No. has just come out
of the shops. and she looks as pretty as
girl with her first beau.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-15
q Wreck.

Two cars belonging to Forepaugh's
show were wrecked at the crossing on
Twentyeighth street, about half past Z
o'clock this morning. Both cars were of
an extraordinary length, and the reason
they tipped over was due to the fact that
the cars were too long to get around the
curve. The cars were set on the track
again in about two hours time. The
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy passenger
train was compelled to wait over an hour
and half, in consequence of the wreck
The show was also delayed about an hour
in getting to the grounds on Tenth street.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-15
FOREPAUGH'S DAY.
The Great and Only Ferepaugh and
His Show In TOWn.--The
Parade.

The circus is in town. The great big
monster circus. Ten or twelve shows in
one, we forget which. All of them are
the biggest show in the world. Fore
paugh is a buster. All of them are. The
show has name and reputation to make
on our sacred sod 1t will probably strain
itself. We should, had we so much at
stake. We will all go to witness the
strain. We will 60 in body. Those
who do not go in body will go in the
spirit. 1t costs less the latter way; but
the fun is not SO swelled up There is an
excitement, stir and hullabull0O all up
and down the streets. Country beAux
are in town so early in the morning.
They are leading their healthy, yellow
plumed, red dressed darlings around to
the various ice cream, lemonade and pea
nut stands, and squandereng wealth in
sums of and 10 cents at a time, with a
recklessness that implies the belief that
circus day is the only day in the year when
gallant young man should throw himself
loose without regard to expense. 1t is a
great day. We all feel it, Try to look
as serene and unconcerned as we may,
our blood will boil little, and our pulses
throb when the band begins to play, and
the elephants, camels, short dressed girls
and other untamed creatures begin TO go
round and round. The parade took place
about 100 today. 1t was immense. 1t
reminded US of an army with banners
flying. The procession was grand
was even better than that-it was
grander. Everybody was delighted with
1t. All strained their necks and stood on
tip toe to catch sight of the many wonders
to be seen. The country boy SO far for
got himself in watching the parade as to
let go of his girls hand The show gave
an exhibition in Bailey Davenports pas
ture on Tenth street this afternoon to a
crowded tent full of people who were
delighted with what they saw. The per
Torrance will be repeated tonight, and of
course everybody and his best girl will be
there
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-15
Rodman Rifles.

We were somewhat mistaken in regard
to the Rodman Rifles the other day
Instead of Dubuque. we should have said
at the Springfield encampment; that the
boys could have taken the bakery had
they entered into competition. The Paris
company took prize there, and our com
pany is twice better one than the one in
Paris,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-15
The Girls Ahaad.

A remarkable coincidence in Superin-
tendent Kemble's annual report, published
in the ARGUS last Saturday, is that the
number of boys and girls attending the
public schools for the past year were ex-
actly the same-1, 059 The girls were
more punctual in their attendance, how
ever, their daily average being S27SS to
the boys S07 So Good for the girls.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-15
Market Square

The whangdoodle no longer lifts up bel
voice in lamentation over the dullnes:
of business on Market square, fol
here lately business on the square has
been booming Yesterday forenoon il
presented lively appearance, there being
ten loads of hay there at one time. From
now on it is safe to say that there will be
but few dull days on Market square,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-15
A StamDede.

1t was picnic to watch the members
of the board of supervisors pile out of the
court house after the fire bells rang yes
terday afternoon. The board was deep
in the consideration of some bill when the
bells rang, but everybody jumped to their
feet and tried to get out of the door first.
1t is safe to say they all the board were at
the fire
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-15
Book Agents.

Three pretty AND vivacious book agents
bowed in yesterday, Mailing from Chica-
go. They will at once set to work can
wasting the town for their book-Dicken's
complete works in five volumes If you
see female with a book under her arm
coming towards you, scoot around the
corner on the donnie Ouick
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-15
gRuvs.

If you want to see June bugs, just 60
up to the Peoria depot and you will see
em by the millions. One whole side of
the depot was covered with bugs this
morning They are June bugs, and are
perfectly harmless, yet Notwithstanding a
great nuisance The June bug is wonder
fully and beautifully constructed, but
only lives twentyfour hours.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-15
Painting,

Mr. Arthur Burial is having the fence
in front of his house on Third avenue re-
painted.
Workmen are engaged in painting the
fence around the Broadway Presbyterian
church. The grass in the church YARD
was moved yesterday. and everythi ng up
there will be made to look clean and nice
Mr. Ben Wilson is having his house OIL
the corner of Sixth avenue and Twenty
first street reprinted The color is &
bright brown
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-15
Shot q Dog

A big dog was hanging around Nc
Cabe's dry goods store yesterday morning,
and the young ladies in the establishment
became scared at the beast. Word was
sent to the polio station, and City Mar
shall Miller repaired to the spot and
ended the dogs existence by putting a
load of cold lead into his carcass.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-15
Tha Marriage Marker

Things matrimonially are dull. The
weather appears to have scared the young
people clear out OF the notion of getting
spliced There hash t been marriage
license issued this week. But just wait
until the corn is laid by, the wheat all
gathered in, and then you will see the
marriage market boom and boom.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-15
Look Out.

The gamblers, the takers and the sneak
thief are in town. 1t now behooves
every citizen to be on the lookout for
them. Don't let any of them rope you
in. Be careful tonight about your houses.
Lock your door securely, lock your win.
dows down If you have got any valna
bles, hide EN- in a well-its the safest
place. Turn loose your bull dogs, and
give the sneaks warm reception if they
come around.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-15

A large and jolly party of our best
young people gathered together last even
ing and went over to Davenport and
attended the opening Of the new skating
rink there. Everybody who went reports
having hal splendid time and that the
rink is the best one they ever skated on
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-15
Filling IN.

Taking our advice, the street commits
sioner is having his force of hands fill up
the trench made by the water works folks
on Second avenue. Just as soon as the
trench is filled up the avenue will be in a
condition to travel on and not before
Hence our great anxiety to have it filled
M
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-15
Cheap Lots for Sale.

a few lots left in my South Rock Island
subdivision which will sell at one half
their value, for few days. Twenty acres
of good land on the bluff at half price.
My farm at the terminus of the canal,
lower end of city, cheap. A good dwell
ing near court house OF half price, and q
good corner on Third avenue. cheap
Enquire of o. J. DMIcK.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-15
MnWAd.

Several workmen were engaged in
moving the grass in the court house yard
yesterday, and today it presents clean,
close cropped appearance, Sheriff Ret
ECKER is bound to have everything in apple
pie order around him.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-15
A Meeting. q

The young peoples meeting held at
the Baptist church last night, was largely
attended, and great deal of important
business was transacted These meetings
are always iuteresIing, and the attendance
is IntinuAllY on the increase
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-15

Kelley & Martin, wholesale liquor deal
ers, of Davenport Iowa, have moved their
stock of wines and liquor to Rock Island,
where they will sell at cost to close out.
Parties wishing anything in their line can
save money by purchasing of this house,
as they mean business. Market square
DIFF
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-15
The Stone Cutters

All the stone cutters started to work on
the island this morning. They have only
been laid off one week The rest of the
island wOrkmen will resume work some
time during this week.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-15
Would-ha SIGN Writers.

Many new designs in sign painting in
PRODUCED by the undersigned in this city,
are being counterfelted by plow shop
painters and others in the painting bust
ness. J. G. HECKEL.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-15

Tickets to above points on sale
every day until September 80, 1884, good
for return passage on or before October
81, 1884. For guide books of the northern
summer resorts, or any desired informa
ton regarding the above, apply to Jno
F. Cook, ticket agent c., r. L, & P. R'y
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-15
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, 1884-07-15

Valuable presents given away every
day at the Golden Eagle clothing store.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-15
County Building
LICENSED TO WED

LICENSED To WE'D,
15-John Rettig and Miss Jennie Kav-
anaugh.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-15
Round Trip Tickets
'ollowing points:

Now on sale at the c., R. l. & p railway
Moline avenue passenger station, to the
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1884-04-19
!" Mans humanity"

An unknown woman at Yonkcrs
threw her infant into snow-drift
Saturday night. A rich business man
had betrayed her, and she was appa-
rently insane over her Disgrace. -Tele-
gram.
"Poor woman. That rich business
man is guilty of the murder of his
child, and guilty of as heinous crime
in the betrayal of the woman that re-
suited in her insanity. Flow many
hold that man to be q murderer and Il
base william Not many. Mothers
will smile on him, and sell their ten
der danghters to tho scoundrel for life,
because he has money, and because of
has money and because of barbarous
custom of s, ciety which stones tho
woman while the man goes free
Osceola Sentinel.
"There is nothing particularly
strange about this. It is simply an
other illustration of the enmity of wo-
man toward the members of her own
sex. Examples can be found in almost
every neighborhood. A fendish char
acter of this often makes himself q
hero in the eyes of many. They will
gaze upon him with amusement and
admiration, while they spit upon
his fallen and ruined victim. Even let
some foul riouthed yhelp set atloat
rumor against the character of lady
aud Immediately it will be taken up
and whispered around among the gem
tier sex and they will hold an indigna
ton meeting, were they will resolve
never 10 allow her to disgrace them by
even touching the hem of their gar
ments, yet at the very same time somo
of them may have been as guilty AZ
their erring sister. II they were neEr-
~ so particular about assneiatiDg with
the other sex, there wonld be Gauss
for great rejoicing. Coon Rapids
iowa Enterprise.
We are glad to see the press Of tho
country ia becoming aroused on this
subject. Tho facts stated would but
seldom occur IL the public p,ess would
do rs duty. II the law Is silent, there
is taat much more reason this question
should be agilaled, for il Is by thia
means that all laws are enacted We
would like 10 see such an one ia lovee
az would drive these crimes, or their
perpetrators, from the face Of The
earth. IL NOT then God epeea q dag
Of powdr aud lead Cor The nhctllue. ful
soele,y should No psoses,cd aaainel
such monslfrH.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1884-04-19
SYN SABA NEWS.

together and ret her ore of those easy
chairs at willis' for " birthday pres
ent.n
The suggestion meets with universal
approval and the appropriation passes
unanimously.
"Goinr over to the exhibition at the
Five Points. Thursday night, pa Z"
asked Ned.
CHATS good one, Ned. Did Won
ever know me to miss seeing school
exhibition OF course, we are all GO
ing and do You know, boys, it's going
on three weeks since we had a Young
folks party here declare we're
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1884-04-19

A terrible cyclone passed over Ohio
Kentucky and North and South Caro-
ina on tho night Of the 25th. AZ
Ridseville, near Dayton, Ohio, two
johnson brothers were killed, and ex-
Sheriff Glatfelter drowned by the over
throw of bridge in which he had to-
ken refuge. Near Newton, Norlll
Carolina, trees were blown two miles,
and many houses were destroyed.
Near London, and at Pittsburg, Ken
lucky, much property was damaged >,
some lives destroyed, and many per-
cons wounded 10y the fall Of houses.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1884-04-19

Senator Coke's bill alloting lands in
severalty tc Indians, passed the seuato
on Wednesday. The design of tho
bill is to transform the Indian from
pauper into citizen, amenable to state
and municipal laws. 1t breaks up
tribal relations and the land reservn-
tions, and makes the Indian laborer
tor his own support aud elevation
throw him with the whites so as to
stimulate his citizenship.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1884-04-19

During the first eight months of tho
present fiscal year the internal re-
venue receipts were s7s, 200, 800 u
decrease of $lS,l5l ,270, compared
with the corresponding period of 1888;
aggregate receipts for February, So,
$50, SCI less than for February, 1893.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1884-04-19

Albany Star: The fence cutting
question with the various excuses is
uuquesticnably going to cut consid-
cradle figure in the state politics at
the ensuing election. Tho question
has assumed such proportions as will
not be ignored in the nominating con-
ventiOns.
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-08-20
Pre.emption Democrats.

PRE- EMPTION, August 19, 1884,
Editor Argus
DEAR SIR:-Will you allow friend
who voted for Jas. K Polk in 1914 and
has voted the democratic ticket ever since
through good and evil report, give you
the organization of Cleveland and Hen
bricks club at this place?
The democracy of Presumption met in
Hammond's hall last Saturday evening.
with martial music, and organized their
club, with some seventy members, ''and
more to fc1s3w.' We rejoice in some new
recruits from the republican ranks, They
are all voters-no boys or minors among
them. Benz. Whitsitt was elected presi-
dent of the club: Willy Wiimerton, vice
president; Doctor Jas. II. Seylor, treasur
er; Joe McCune and Frank Pettis secre-
tary; VIM. Steenhour, A. J. Otto and
Ben David, committee on by laws and cons
stitGton; Horace Farwell. Amos Pitman,
Andy Whan and Joseph McRoberts, com
mittee on flag pole, and though last, not
least, John Whitsitt, Fred Anthony and
Peter Rafferty,, committee on speakers
The club expects soon to have grand
rally, at which several prominent speak,
ers will be present and address the people.
Presumption, which for years has been a
republican stronghold, is slowly but sure>
ly going over TO the democratic party.
A DEMOCRAT.
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-08-20
Mnch Ado Ahnut Nothlng.

The plumed kickers who came down
from Moline last Saturday night to join
in the republican parade and were fired
plume and all-off from the c. NJ &
St P, train returning them to Moline, be-
cause they would not pay five cents fare
as noted in the AReUs Yesterday, are very
mad They feel that they have been
greatly mistreated Poor knights 1t is
really too bad that londavs were not in
waiting to return them to plowed Moline.
No matter what the arrangements may
have been about returning the visitors, it
seems like mighty small piece Of busi>
ness to be kicking about five cent fare
The Moline plumes can get more than
even with the plumes of Rock Island by
inviting them up there and making them
walk home Poor plumes.
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-08-20
Resigned.

It's reported, and with some foundation
too, that the Hon Hiram Price, formerly
representative in congress from. the Dav
export district, he's resigned the Office of
Indian Commissioner which he has held
for the past two or three years. The
exact cause for this step is unknown at
present, but it is said that he and Secre-
tury Teller have had a falling out. 1t is
also stated that Mr. Price was compelled
to give up the duties of bis office because
of the continued i'll health of his wife
who is now seeking a restoration of her
health in the mountains of Colorado If
the report of Mr.. Prices resignation
should prove true, it is supposed that he
will return to Davenport to reside, where
he possesses considerable valuable real
estate.