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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-11
The Diamond Field.


The ARGUS will be the official organ of
the club here this year, as it was last
year.
The Peorians will open the season to
morrow with IA trial game of five or six
innings between teams made up from the
men under contract An admission fee
of fifteen cents will be charged. From
that time out there will be game every
afternoon up to and including the 27th
inst, when they leave for Chicago to play
three games with the Chicago reserve
team on the National League grounds
Secretary Short, of the Peoria base ball
association, who is a member of the ma
tional arbitration committee, will leave
Peoria for New York next week to attend
a meeting of that body.
The managers of our base ball park are
making every endeavor to secure comfort
for the patrons of the game this summer.
The Moline street car line will put on
special cars for ladies and ladies aCcompa
MED by gentlemen, returning from the base
ball park at the close Of the games.
There will also be cushions for those who
desire them at a very small rental. Ar
engagements will be made for a first class
refrcshment stand, but no intoxiclnts of
any kind will be permitted upon the
grounds.
The Peoria team will start ont this sea-
and if Phelan is secured. as he doubtless
will be, it will be one of
the strongest teams in the league
With Kent and Fulmcr, McIn
tyre and Donnelly, Burrows and Calhoun,
Clark and Long as batteries, and in case
of necessity Rose and Smith or Powell and
| Wcbber, there should be but little trouble
in filing the points at all times with good
men. The infeld with Hughes at first
Phelan at Second. Pinkney at short, Nc
Sorley at third and Miller, in case OF
Phelan's non appearance. will be second
to none, while the outGeld with Burch at
left, Rose at center and Powell at right
and Reese as substitute, should make il
difficult for any high balls to get away
The battery and base running qualities Of
the men are also excellent; Fulmer, Kent
Pinkney, McSorley, Donnelly, Miller
Hughes, Bnrch and many others bcins
regarded as above the average with the
willow and very clever as base runners
Our club will play game at Dubuque
tomorrow one week
The games here will be called promptly
at $50 p m. instead of 4 O'Clock as has
been reported
| Messrs. Barker and kozlik, members
of our base ball club. who are now in
Chicago, have failed to show up here
1t is rumored that they are not going Il
play ball this year. They signed contracts
early with our nine, and if they don't play
with them they cannot play with any
other nine If these players do not re
port here, other players. just as good, i
not better, will be secured. However, i
is hoped the boys will show up tomor
row.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-11
Woo.

The pale air beyond the swelling floods
of Rock river is streaked with gore A
preacher has married lady against the
wishes Of her father and mother aud rela-
tives, who live near Milan. Her father
says that the preacher obtained the lady
by fraudulent representations. After he
had been forbidden the house. he con,
tinued to meet the lady at divers places,
Truly, the course of true love never did
run smooth; but they are married fast and
firm, and We don't see for the life of US
how the old folks are going to help it.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-11

That this is spring, one has only to take
a walk around the city to find out. On
every hand can be noticed evidence of
spring. Some of our people are making
repairs to their houses, while others are
preparing to put in their garden. The
good housewife has not as yet, commenced
cleaning house, but it will only be but a
few more days when that soul worrying
and irving time will arrive
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-11
Cleaning UD.

While it is vacation time, the yard OF
the Augustana College is beng thoroughly
cleaned up. Several teams and tcamsters
were engaged yesterday in cleaning out
the refuse and extra dirt around the
premises.
At the same time yesterday, the same
thing-cleaning ont the yard-was done
at the Sixth avenue High school building.
The yard of the High school is large and
smooth and even. Now that it has been
cleaned off, the grass can grow without
any impediment.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-11
rha rav. sea R;rss

The funeral of George Shaw took place
from his fathers residence in Davenport.
The deceased died on Thursday He
was well known here, having been trav-
cling salesman for Mr.. E. G. Frazer. The
funeral services were conducted by Rev
Cryer, and the Central Presbyterian
church furnished the music The remains
were brought over to this city for inter
ment. and the following gentlemen acted
as pail bearers: E. G. Frazer, T. II.
Thomas, r. A. Donaldson and W. 5.
KnoWlton.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-11


be called the Stars-all from the city. Il
will be practice game and no admission
will be charged.
W. W. Bowlby arrived home from
Muscatine last night and reports business
as booming in the new store.
Maple favored sugar, 154 pounds for
81, at Hawley & Hills.
The little steamer Flora, which cane
up from Muscatinc yesterday, is lying in
the boat yards disabled
Teeth extracted without pain, by Nor
gan & McCandless, dentists, Bird avenue
and Goth street. Telephone 60. 81 dwtf
Supervisor John Aster filed his bond in
the sum of $4,000, Messrs. P L, Mitchell,
Peter Fries and J. T. Kenworthy being
his sureties.
The Hon Hermann Silver, supennten-
dent of the mint at Denver, Col, was in
the city between trains yesterday. He is
enroute for Washington
New line of fancy bordered handker-
chiefs, in new designs, just received at
Mcintire & Cos.
Mr. c. r. Ellsworth the genial post
master at Illinois City, was in town to
day He also runs good store at that
place, and his business here was to pur-
chase large stock, which he will dis
burse amoung the citizens of that burg.
A literary meeting of the young PEI ple
of the Nj E. church will take place to
night at the residence of Miss Anna Hen
derson, on Eighteenth street between
Sixth and Seventh avenue. A good
programme has been provided
and pleasant and enjoyable time i,
to be expected.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-11
New Grocery.

J. F. Ankrum's grocery store on Third
avenue, opposite the Commercial hotel,
will open for business tomorrow morning.
The new grocery will have choice stock
of family groceries and provisions which
will be sold at the lowest living prices.
Mr. Henry E. Foster, for long time
salesman for J. A. Freeman, has been
engaged as assistant in the new store.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-11
The Boat Yard.

The boat yard in the lower end Of the
city presents rather lonely appearance C
nowadays. All the boats which were lying
there have hoisted anchor and steamed
away. To have seen the place two weeks
ago. and not been aware that the river
had opened and the boats gone out a
person would not easily recognize the
place. Yesterday the little steamer Flora
came up from Muscatine, and got as far as
the yards when some of her machinery
gave way She is being repaired.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-11
Malipned.

Edward Zipps wants to know fthere is
any justice in Rock Island He claims to
have been maligned by the city press,
says he was not arrested nor fined. Now
if Brother Zipps will consult the good and
only Chopper and other respectable au-
thorities in the neighborhood of the police
station, he will certainly come to the
conclusion that he was in the clutches of
the law last Monday.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-11
Dangerous Runaway

A team belonging to a farmer named
Peterson took fright at swinging sign
on Fourth avenue and Ninth street, late
yesterday afternoon, and ran at fearful
pace a half dozen blocks Several people
narrowly escaped beng knocked down,
and the wagon finally collided with
another rig, and wrecked them both. The
horses fell and were secured. but fortu
nately no one was hurt
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-11
Returned.

We had missed him. but thought he had
just gone over the river-Fred Lloyd,
Liberman's genial clerk, we mean. But
lol and behold, all this time Fred has been
down to Petersburg, visiting his parents,
friends and, we suspect. his girl He re
turned home this morning looking gay
and risky, ready to embrace everybody in
his great JOY, superinduced by the happi-
ness he obtained while on his visit
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-11
a Female Crank.

Yesterday morning Il colored female
crank was hanging around the Rock
Island & Peoria depot. Sine was young
in years and by no means ba4 looking
girl. Several men tried to find out where
she wanted to 60, but she couldn't tell,
or if she could, she wouldt She said she
lived near Port Byron, and had come here
Wednesday.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-11
IaRal-

Hon. NJ. E. Sweeney returned home
from Des Moines, Iowa, yesterday, where
he went on legal business. A few years
ago, girl named Mary Mills was sent to
the Iowa State Reform school to stay I'M
til she was IS years old. The time for
her release was up last year, but the
authorities still detained her Brother
Sweeney served out writ of habeas cor
pus, which in plain words means, pro
duce the body. He was successful, of
course. He brought back the girl to this
city. 'Rah, for Sweeney
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-11
Fixing It Up.

The ARGUS man found Street Commits
sioner Andrew Hoffman at Union square
yesterday afternoon, experimenting the
improvement being made on that place.
He informs the reporter that the square
is to be thoroughly cleaned and new walks
to be made and graveled. 1t will make a
radical change in tie appearance of the
place.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-11
Emigrants.

If the emigrant business has ever been
on a boom it has beeen this week So far
this week the c., r. l. & P. folks have
taken out thirty car loads of emigrant
goods, while the Milwaukee folks have
handled equally as many cars. These
emigrants, who 90 west from this city are
not all Rock Island county people Some
of the car loads of goods came from dis
tant places, being turned over to the rail,
roads here
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-11
Gas.

These be trying times to the men who
manufacture gas. When spring arrives,
and the warm ethereal breezes play IN the
tree tops, it is almost sure to follow that
gas pipes are bursted. Then the gas com
pany have to employ men to dig down to
the pipes and stop the leak. Over half
dozen pipes have been repaired this week.
Yesterday new leak was discovered on
Front street, which was promptly stopped
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-11
To-Night's Social.

You should not forget the fact that
tonight is the night set by the ladies of the
Central Presbyterian church for their
Easter social A pleasant time is antici-
pated, and everything that can be done
will be done by the good ladies towards
making every one feel at home. The
proceeds of the social will go towards
fixing up the church. You should attend
by all means
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-11

Pursuant to the order issued by City
Marshal Miller, the refuse of the city has
commenced going down to the foot OF
Fifteenth street, right lively, This clean =
ing will make a radical change in the APP
pearance of many parts of the city, and
for the better
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-11
Frost.

The frost is not all out of tile ground
yet, though we have been having quite a
spell of nice, warm weather The gas
men, who have been repairing the trip
pipes of the gas company, say that after
digging down to depth of six inches
they find the ground frozen. This shows
that the frost is not all out Of the ground
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-11
Fixing On,

The well known boot and shoe firm,
Olson & Co, of Second avenue. are hav-
ing their store fixed up in nobby man
ner The painters have been at work on
the inside of the building for nearly a
week. When the improvements are com
pleted the interior will loom up in an
immense manner.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-11
Killed q Cow.

The Milwaukee passenger train coming
into this city last night ran into cow
between this city and Moline. The cow
was standing on the track, long before
the train came down, Engineer McGovren
saw her, and tried to whistle her off, but
she wouldn't go-aud didn't go until the
cowcatcher of the engine ran under her
and threw her into the air about twenty
feet. An engine is a bad thing to fool
with.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-11
New TELEGRAPH

Preparations are being made for the
admission of the Postal Union Telegraph
Company into this city. 1t is probable
that this company will establish an office
in this city by the middle of next month.
This will be opposition to the Western
Union Telegraph Company
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-11
At CroOuer's.

Tally another dull day for Justice Crop
ger. Not even common every day plain
drunk made an appearance.
Charley Hcnsel, up for assault and
battery yesterday afternoon, was fined five
dollars and costs-nine dollars and thirty
five cents in all.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-11
Notice.

Officers and brothers of Noble Lodge
No. /, A. 0. L. W also members of
sister lodges and visiting brethren, are
hereby requested to meet at Workmen's
hall next Sunday at / o'clock p. m. sharp,
for the purpose of attending the funeral
of Brother Claus Grinrod. By order of
Master Workman
GEORGE w. MCBRIDE
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-11
DAILY ARGUS.
Friday, April IL, 1884.
The County Building.
TRANSFERS.

9-Daniel T. PIneo to Carl Wendt, lots
Is and IS, block 30, Brigham's addition
to Cordova 1925.
Bernard Redeker to Max Gatettenbauer,
part out lot So, in IS. 1S, 2w; $500
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-11
For Sale

An awning as good as new for sale
cheap. W. A Glockhoff, under Harper
house If
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-11

FOR sALE-od papers for sale in any quantity
at this Office, cheap.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-11
NOTICE.

wANTED-An active boy, Il to 15-years of age
to work in store; must come well recommended
CARSE Il Co
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-07-19
The situation I'm Cuba.

New ORLEANS, July 16.-Private
advices via. Jamaica, from the head>
quarters of the Cuban insurgents,
state the insurgents under the imme-
diate command Of Aguero undertook
an expedition against the .lantations
of certain persons known to favor the
government. Although opposed by
y detachment of regular troops, the
insurgents, after q skirmish of two
hours, drove back the forces and
burned all the buildings and machin-
cry on the Santa Maria and La Ma
riedes plantations. At the same time
band of insurgents at Sagua dis
trict were attacked by a strong force
OF gov. rnment troops known as San
Dleming0 Vision. The insurgents
being entrenched in an almost inn
pregnable position, repulsed the
troops with the loss of tn ee killed
asd several wounded. The Captain
General of Cuba called a meeting of
officers to concert plan for success
fully encOuntering the enemy In the
field. A large number of troops are
lost or dem0ralized by the guerilla
warfare. The insurgents divide into
small bands, scatter over q large ter
rltory and demoraIize the regulars by
false alarms and forced marches
through the swamps to find no enc
my.
A formal presentation of the flag
sent Ascolon Division, Knights of
Pythias, by Fort Dearborn Division,
Chicago, was celebrated by full
dress parade and ball in the Spa nish
fort
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-07-19
The Super f1ous Rabbit.

The rabbit is probably the most
productive of the whole rodent
genus; a single pair may be answer
able for a population of 500, 900 with
in five years. Originally natives
Of Spain, the rabbits once multiplied
in that country, as well rs In some OF
the islands OF the Mediterranean, in
such an alarming manner that the
people appealed for military aid to
assist in their destruction. And it
was not until numbers OF ferrets and
weasels were introduced that the
rabbit population began to diminish.
The quadrupeds Of Australia are
chiefly of the "marsupial' order; and
from the great kangaroo down to the
wOmbat and kangaroo rat (both bur
rOwers) nearly all the tribe are her.
bivorous. The dingo, or native dog,
is destructive only to sheep, while
the wildcat, though pretty common
in some parts, is not generally preva-
lent.
When, therefore, the rabbit was
first landed in Australia the land
was all before him where to choose.
In the official Sydney market rate
for January, 1873, the price of rab-
bits was quoted at from 3. sd. to A..
each, retail. Five or six years later
they were looked upon as aggressive
and destructive vermin, and had so
rapidly overrun large tracts Of land
as to become quite scare to the
squatters. To-day every phase of the
Australian rabbit plague is not only
regarded as of vital interest by the
colonists, but is subject of curiosity
and discussion throughout the civil
lied world.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-07-19

-H0ney Wanted.
NEW YORK. July 16.-The follow.
ing was issued from the headuua rtera
ot tne Repullcan national commit.
tee: The present Presidential cam
pa'gn Is OF unusual importance IN tha
country Every Republican ia deem.
~ interested in its result. The na>
tlonal committee on behalf the Re.
puo!lcan party desires to make II
Justly vigorous and effective and s,,c.
cess certain in Nov mber- EnnSs
are required, however, to meet the
lawful ana proper expenses of the
campaign and to provide the same
the committee finds itself dependent
upon the ltberailty of the Republi-
cans 10 make such voluntary contri.
buttons as their means will permit
and as they feel inclined to give.
You are therefore respectfully in
vlted to send such as you convenient
~ may by draft on New York or
postal money order to the order of
b. F. Jones, chairman of the Repub-
lican national committee. PAP Fifth
avenue, New York, such sums as you
may desire to contribute for the OBJ
jects before named. Receipts for the
same will he sent by return mail.
The committee cheerfully calls the
attention of every person holding
any office, place or employment un>
der the United States, or in any of
the departments of the government,
TO the provisions of the act of Con-
gress entitled, An act to regulate and
improve the civil service of the
United States, approved January
10Th, 1888. and states its influence be
exerted in conformity there with.
Respectfully, B. F. JONES,
Chairman,
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-07-19
Sad Accident.

Last evening about o'clock, Carl Eugcl, the
messenger boy in the telegraph office, with
Fred, the boy who attends to the telephone Of
fee, was looking at a new pistol which the lat
ter thought ofbuying. After they had coms
pleted their examination Fred started to let
down the hammer and put the pistol in his
pocket. AS he was putting the hammer down
it slipped from under his thumb, and the pistol
was discharged, the ball entering the right
breast of Carl. A physician was called, and
everything that could possibly be done was done
to make the sufferer comfortable. The extent
OF the injury is not yet known. The wound is
quite dangerous. though it Is hoped it may not
prove fatal, as it was made by little b calibre
pistol. At this writing the boy is resting COM
foItably and sleeping quietly. Fred has doubt
less SO far suffered more than the wounded boy
siuce the shot was fired. He has been almost
wild with grief ever since it happened and ie
fuses to receive any comfor..
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-07-19
FOREIGN.

CAIRO, July 16.-It is ascertained
beyond doubt that 10000 rebels are
marching on Dongala.
SLIGO, July 16. - Michal Null
dooney. ex-constable is sentenced to
death for assisting in the murder of
Doherty, a farmer, in 1881, who was
guarding the residence of Thomas
Henry.
PARIS, July 1G.-The charge
against the commissary police al
legged to have thrown the Prussian
flag to the mob during the disturb
ances created by the Alsatien sOcie-
ties Monday, is dismissed.
PARIS, July 49, The Duke OF
Ghartres started for TOulOn. He took
with him E2,0O0 the gift of
COrnpte de Paris and family to the
sufferers from cholera.
VIENNA, July.-A warrant is out
for the arrest of another Mormon.
Thos. Leisinger and HAMMER dis
appeared. They arrived from Amer
;ca the latter part Of November.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-07-19
Father Kelleher.

Rev. Father Kelleher for eleven years pastor
Of the Catholic church in southern Montana
left on the 9th inst. for London, England. From
the Madisonian we learn that when he entered
the church at Laurin on the occasion Of deliver
ing his farewell sermon. one of the members
handed him paper requesting him to read it
to the people. At the proper time he opened
and read as follows:
To Rev. Father Frank Kelleher:
ESTEEMED AND REVEREND SIR-Receive this
testimonial from the undersigned, citizens of
Madison county, NJ. T., who 70. N a part of your
congregation, as token OF our heartfelt esteem
for your faithful services and kindness to us;
and, though small the amount. it is cheerfully
given. As your departure is near at hand, we
hope, reverend sir, tnat the brOtherly love eX-
lsting between us will never be forgotten
Wishing you speedy and pleasant voyage to
your sear parents and friends, we bid you fire
well and d thousand blessings.
The paper was accompanied with purse of
500, contributed by citizens of Virginia City
and Laurin. The letter and the present show
in what estimation the reverend gentleman is
held by the people among whom he has laborcd
for so many years. He has also many friends
in other part of Montana who regret to hear of
his departure and would be glad to hear of his
return.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-07-19
MISCELLANEOUS.

CoNsHoCnoCKEN, Pa, July 16.-
Body-snatchers carried of the body
of John May, who murdered his
daughter aud suicided last week.
NEW YORK. July 16.-The state
greenbacker convention is called for
New York City August 18th.
Boston, July l6.-1'he indepen>
dents here have chosen " delegates
to the national Independent confer
ence at New York the 22d inst. Sym
pathizers in other parties are asked
to send representatives of their own
SAN FRANCISCO, July 16.-In the
national anti-monopoly greenbacker
labor and national union joint state
convention, to-day, resolutions sup
porting Butler we're unanimously
adopted. Eight Butler electors will
be placed in the field.
INDIANAPOLIS, July l6.-The Re-
publican State central committee
decided to open the campaign in In
diana in this city the last week in
August. Gen. John A Logan will
be the principal speaker.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-07-19
More About Butler.

CHICAGO, July 16.-Information
has teen received from close friends
of General Butler by B. F. Shively,
secretary of the anti-monopolist
committee, dispelling doubt rs re-
cards Buffers candidacy for Presi-
dent on the independent ticket. and
stating definitely aud positively that
he will run. Shively, who Is at the
Briggs House in this city, expressed,
to-day, the most absolute certainty
that Butler will be q candidate with
the endorsement the greenbacker
and anti.mnnopoli-ts and probably
the laboring organizations. Buffers
refusal at present to make a public
g, statement, Shively says, is prom pted
by desire to first see what will he
done by the convention of labor
representatives to be held in Chicago
July 3Oth.