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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-07
List of Patents

The following patents were granted to
citizens of Illinois, bearing date Sept 80,
1884. Reported expressly for this paper
by Louis Dagger and Co., mechanical ex-
perts and solicitors of patents, Washing
ton, D. c.
Bowman John, Princeville machine for maxim!
kindling wood.
Christy, T j, olney; crank for overcoming dead
centers.
Clandin, j L aud D, Morton; automatic grain
and seed measure and register.
Cook, John II. &enia; hand car.
Herring, Christ and F Daum, Prairie Town
roller Cultivstor.
Hen, Phillip, Rock Island; car coupling.
Jones, j C, Decatur; steam alarm and dampe1
regulator.
lowering, B F, Buckley: butt hinge.
Shaw, Hanc, Campbell Golfer hanger.
Weiser, j ", Chicago; hand clamp.
Wright, A W, Chicago; railway rail joint,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-07
WATER WORKS DEPARTMENT.
WaterWorks labor nav roll from Sent IN Sent
Grand total.


Bills of VIM. Sinnett, 1898, F. Hol-
dorf, $3.50, and the mill store 40 cents,
We're allowed on Sewer account. A bill
of Davis & Co., 5000, for drain tile on
Eighth avenue, without authority of the
council, gave rise to an extended debate,
on the exhaustion of the street and alley
fund and municipal accountability. The
bill was informally laid over. Bills of
Stewart & Montgomery, 1913, John
Coyne, rs cents; Cyrus Churchill sails;
A. J. Whitney, $41 go, A Sinnet, $14.63;
3. Gordon. 500 80; John Tietzen, 1884, 10;
Downing Bros. Is iron crossings) $50;
and Jacob Riley, (stone cutting) $3.50,
and Weyerhauser & Denkman, lumber,
for Union square, 1926, were ordered to
be paid out of the street and alley fund
as money becomes available.
Ayes-Lafrenz, Bennett, Henry, Lid,
ders, Briggs, Collins, Cavanaugh, Larkin,
Cary, Edwards, Sinnet, Schroeder .-12.
Noes-Stengel-1.
The bill of Davis & Co. $50 10, was
then laid over until the Eighteenth street
sewer shall be completed, to receive de-
duction for returned pipe.
Alderman Bennett, of the Waterworks
committee, offered resolution instructine
the City Attorney to take such steps as
may be necessary to recover certain
waterworks maps and profiles belonging
to the city, in the hands of F. A. Cramer
Adopted unanimously.
Alderman Larkin, from the Ordinance
committee, asked further time on the
house numbering ordinance. Granted, to
the next regular meeting.
The Clerk read report from the spec
ial committee on the subject recommend
ing the payment of $3.50 to Mrs. johanna
Mcmahon in settlement of her claim fol-
the non rental of a building, owing to a
street obstruction. The report was adopt
ed and the amount ordered paid as soor
as funds shall be available, by an unani-
nous vote.
Alderman Stengel moved that the City
Marshal be authorized to repair the
pound, the expense to be betrayed out Of
the pound money. Alderman Cavanaugh
moved to defer until after action on the
new ordinance on restraining cattle, etc
Amendment lost, and original motion
adopted, Aldermen Bennett, Cavanaugh
and Gary dissenting.
Alderman ladders, from the Fire and
Water committee, reported contract fol
building the Fifth ward hose house; and
ON granting TO A. Glockhoff a permit tc
build frame addition. which was ap-
proved.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-07

John Garen is again in durance vile. 1t
Is only couple of weeks since the young
scapegrace was fined $25 for resisting all
officer and being drunk and disorderly
He made all sorts of promises of good
behavior in the future when he got out.
This tine he is up as a vagrant. He had
another fuss in an up town saloon. He
was before Justice Halves on change of
venue from Justice Chopper.
Last evening Mrs. Annie Roadhouse,
of Moline, and Billy Haley, of Dubuque,
were having high old time. Haley is q
river man and met the blushing Anne in
Davenport Together they proceeded to
imbibe Of the flowing bowl They started
to walk out on the blff, but fell by the
way-side into gutter when Marshal Mil
Ter discovered them and ran them into
the police station. This morning they
were before Justice Chopper charged
with having been drunk and disorderly
They plead guilty and were fined So each
with costs, and in default they were re-
manded back to the city bastile.
Sarah Wilson and Eliza Flanagan, two
well known tough old characters, made
last evening hideous at the police station.
They were both drunk, and whoopine
EN- up at ~Mrs Flanagan's, corner Of
Fourth avenue and and Sixteenth street
when Officers Rugh and McCabe arrested
them and locked them up at the police
station. They continued their sport in the
cell, alternately hugging and striking each
other. This morning they were about the
toughest looking pair of females that ever
faced the music in Justice Choppers
court. They were fined $40 each, with
costs, and in default were sent back to
Jail.
The Mrs Roadhouse mentioned above
was at one time q notorious woman in
this city but for couple of years she
managed to keep out of the police courts.
She is regular "boozer." When she
gets one drink she must have more, and
! she never lets up until she is blind drunk.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-07
ANEW Office for the States ATTORNEY.

Messrs. Aster, Heath and Fisk, the Jail
committee of the board of supervisors,
had a meeting yesterday afternoon and
decided to fix UP the old Office of the
circuit clerk in the Jail building, for the
use of the states attorney in the future
The office is to be put in first class trim
and will make a convenient and hand
some Office for the states attorney
Work will be commenced upon the need
ed changes in few days.
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larlin

The Hon Walter Z. Carlin, democratic
candidate for state auditor of public ac>
counts. is in the city getting acquainted
with the people. Mr. Carlin is an agree
able gentleman, and will make an excel,
lent state auditor He makes friends
wherever he goes, and reports the pros
poets for democratic victory in this state
as being very favorable. He accompanied
the Hon. W. H. Neece to Hampton this
afternoon, and will spend tomorrow il
this city.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-07
CITY COUNCIL.
The Regular Monthly Meeting.-.A Big
Batch of Bills AllOwed---COnsider-
able October Business Trans
acted.
(Official report.)

CITY COUNCIL Room, Rock ISLAND,
Oct. 6.--The council met in regular
session at 7:45 p. m. Present, Mayor ]. z
Mott and all the aldermen except Phillips.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved. Officers reports fol-
the month of September were read and
ordered placed on file. Alderman Henry,
of the finance committee, reported bills
approved and the same we're adopted by
ordinance, unanimously, as follows;
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Attention, Democrats!

All officers of democratic organiza.
tons and members of the democratic CITY
committee are requested to meet at the
democratic headquarters Ia Tegelers
block at Z o'clock tomorrow evening for
the purpose of transacting important
business. AUG HUEsING,
Chairman Democratic County Committee,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-07

The Journeymen Tailors' Association
wish to return thanks to the papers which
have been in favor of us, and gave us
kindly mention in our struggle for our
rights. The following first class mer>
chant tailors having signed our bill, we
would recommend them to the public
|. Liberman and William Ramskill, OF
Rock Island, and l. Rothschild and
Wencke & Perry, of Davenport.
By order of Com.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-07
A Handsome Colt.

Mr.. B Winter, of the firm of Mott "
Winter, purchased very handsome three
months old colt from j r. Nutting, of
Davenport, 1t is a McGregor colt, and
was sired by Walter D., the fine horse of
Walter Dauber, of this city. Its dam is
Bashaw stock. Fred Appelquist has a
full brother to Mr.. Winters colt The
McGregor's are becoming prime favorites
with the public, and in few years they
will take the lead over all competitors.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-07
A Fatal Accident,

Just as we go to press news reaches US
of fatal railway accident in the G. R. l.
& P. yard. A section hand while stand>
ing on the end of coal car, lost his bal
ance and fell off and the car passed over
him killing him instantly. His first name
was Oscar, but his last name was not as
certained at this writing.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-07
Market Report.

Following were the quotations in Chi
cago today: October wheat, III; Novem.
Der, 78S; December, 60l October corn,
81; November, 53B; year, 455; May, 404
October oats. 1868; May, 29s. December
pork, s126O; January. S1265. October
lard, $3.50; November, $7.35; December,
$7.372 January ribs, So so. Hogs, &c.
900; light, $475 to $3.50; mixed, 81
to S.. %; heavy, $53S to $685. Cattle
10000.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-07
A COmDliment,

The Hotel World, of Chicago, one of
the leading journals of its class in the
country, pays the following compliment
to the Rock Island house in this city;
1--WE hear that Mr.. Rush Field, who
recently reopened the Rock Island house,
Rock Island, is meeting with great sue
cess The house has been put IN excel
lent condition, and under the new man
agemenL takes the bulk of the commercial
trade that comes to that town"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-07
Cireuit Court

The new petit jury was empannelled
yesterday afternoon as follows; William
Emick, Buffalo Prairie; Samuel Adams,
Casper Forsyth and William Cool Cor
dova; Joel B. Hampton and Frederick
Feldman, Drury; Orrin Skinner and An
drew Denhardt, Hampton; Fred Beck,
Samuel Carsner, Charles Peal, Olof Olson
and C. W. Johnson, Moline; Mark Ash
down, Port Byron; Charles Keiser, VIM.
Rinck, Peter Schlemmer, Swan P. john
son, Thomas Smith, B. H. Cook and
Charles Exner Rock Island; Edward j..
Evans, Daniel Drury and John Mecklin,
South Moline. Six were excused: Ar
thur Huleatte, Jr., and Thomas Bowes,
Bowling; G. Engmark, Moline; Ed. Ho>
bart. Port Byron; J. II. Yore, Rock ISL
and John McCandless, Rural. Three
did not answer to their names: Charles
Stevenson, Canoe Creek; William Powell,
Drury; and J. NJ Willmans. Rock Island.
Three could not be found G.. ]. Helberg
and William Frels, Hampton, and John
Murray, Moline.
The appeal by defendant of Elmer E.
Simpson VS. r. ]. r. Baker. suit for
wages is on trial in the circuit court this
afternoon before jury. w. H. john
stOn, of Port Byron, appeared for the
plaintiff, and Major Beardsley for the de
| PENDANT The business of the court was
considerably delayed this morning be-
cause of the non arrival of witnesses
causes by a disabled engine on the c. M.
| & st. p. road The docket contains the
following:
CIVIL CAUSES.
6-Appeal by defendant-M Bros
VS. Sarah Davis, motion by defendant for
a continuance.
| Peter Garvin James Hayes, dismissed
for want of prosecution by defendant,
proCidends to Justice of Peace.
Oct 1-Assumpsit-J. Greenhood &
| Co. VS. j. S Keator; motion for new
trial overruled. Plaintiff excerpts Judg-
mGnt on the verdict for the defendant for
costs. Appeal prayed and allowed upon
the plaintiff filing bond and bill of cX>
ceptions within forty days Bond in the
sum of 800 to be approved by the clerk
Ejectment-Helena Lawson VS. VIM.
Kuschman. Finding for defendant. Judg
ment on the finding for the defendant O
not guilty and for his costs
Appeal by defendant-Wm. F. Chinr
VS. ]. d. Woodruff. Judgment for plain
tiff $50. Judgment VS. plaintiff for cost
to stand.
| Case-Ed. Normoyle vs. c. B. II @ r
r. Co. Motion by plaintiff for cent
Motion confessed by defendant and caus
continued at plaintiffs cost.
Appeal by defendant-May Bros. VI
Sarah Davis Motion confessed ant
continued at defendants costs
IN CHANCERY.
G-Chancery -Sanner L. Wilson V
Nels V Nelson, ct al; order striking til
case from the docket set aside and Caus
reinstated, leave granted to amend bill.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-07
The River.

The Libbie Conger passed up today
The White Eagle is on her way down
the river with big trip.
The heavy rain of last night caused a
slight rise in the river again.
The j S. Keator was at the levee this
morning.
The Mary Morton passed down today
with an excellent trip of freight and pas
sengers.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-07
Hard Coal Market.

Pea coal 800; CRATE and egg. S7.75;
range, nut and No. 4 $500 per ton,
screened and delivered; all best quality of
Anthracite coal Blacksmith's coal. Con-
nellsville coke and charcoal at 1903 Sec
ond avenue. diff E. G. FRAZIER
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-07

E. W Hurst represents the leading
American and Foreign Insurance Co.'S :.
Policies carefully written at current rates.
Agency established 1874 Office over
Rock Island National Bank.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-07
Money TO Loan ,

By the Building Association, at its meet
ings the first Tuesday of each month.
The tenth series of stock is now being is
sued-earnings Il per cent. IS
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-07
An Expert

Messrs. Blume & Willumsen, of the
Eagle bakery, have secured the services
of an expert confectiOner from Chicago,
and are now prepared to furnish all orders
in their line in an artistic manner. d6t
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-26
TELEGRAPHIG BREFITIES.

At Maysyille, KY, on Thursday night, Thomas
A. Calvert was shot and killed by Robert Farrell
Farrell surrendered himself, and claims he shot
Calvertin self defense.
John C. Armstrong. a wealthy farmer Of
Bates City, Mo- feilfrom passenger train, at
Odessa, Mo-, yesterday, and was killed, his head
being severed from his body.
Miss Mary S. Aulters of Leechburg, Pa, be-
trothed of DR.. Ossian Terburgh, who committed
suicide at Pittsburg a few weeks ago by taking
prussic acid, shot herself through the breast last
night. She is still living, but will die.
Bart Y, Turner sheriff of Phillips county,
Ark, is short 81. 600 in his accounts with the
terms. Heis also said to be behind with the
county, He has been sheriff since 1876.
Clara Pratt, of Cincinnati, colored woman,
shot her husband William, through the stomach,
at 10 o'clock tonight The affair happened at
their home, and was brought about by jealousy,
Pratt will die. The woman was arrested
George Blake, well known mechanical en-
gineer for many years with H. Dudley Coleman
& Bros of New Orleans was shot last night
in that. city by Pat Egan. Blake died before
reaching the hospital Egan was arrested.
Rev, J. H. Foy D. D. and LII D., until a
short time ago pastor of the Central Christian
Church. Of St. Louis, and one of the strongest
pillars of the Campbellite Church of the West,
has applied for pastoral position in the Episco-
pal Church.
Andrew johnson, a negro living five miles
from Glasgow, Mo-. after being assaulted by
Addison Smith, another negro, with knife, shot
and killed his assailant with rifle. johnson
was arrested. The murder grew out of a quar-
rel about a woman
A construction train on the Vicksburg Shreve-
port & Texas Pacific railroad fell through a
bridge over Alligator bayou yesterday, killing
engineer Vanderberg and the fireman. The ac-
cident was caused by rail being torn up for the
purpose of wrecking a train
The Baltimore g Ohio Telegraph Company
have reduced tolls for messages between ST.
Louis and Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia
and New York, TO twenty-five cents, and night
messages to fifteen cents for fifteen words, to go
into effect on Monday, making the same rate to
st. Louis as to Chicago.
Andrew Mengher, marshal of Glendale, o.,
was arrested yesterday afternoon, charged with
murder. Several days ago he had in charge
Dan Donavin, prisoner for intoxication. Both
were on train, and it is claimed Mengher broke
Donavin's skull with a club and then threw him
off the car to avoid suspicion
Al petition was yesterday presented to the
mayor of Cincinnati by the proprietors of stove
foundries and cigar manufacturers, praying for
the protection Of the non union men in their
employ They state that their men are assaulted
and beaten day after day, and receive no protec-
ton from the police. If the workmen cannot be
protected the proprietors threaten to remove
their factories to other cities
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THE GYMNASTIC FESTIVAL.
The Exercises to Begin TO-Day-The Arrival
of the Participants.

This is the first day Of the gymnastic festival.
Most of the societies participating will arrive
to-day. The reception committee will conduct
them from the depot to Turner Hall, on Mary
land street, preceded by Beissenherz's Band
At the hall an informal reception will take
place, and the visitors will then be conducted to
their quarters. The excursion trains from Gin
cinnati, Louisville, New Albany, Jeffersonville
and LAFAYETTE will arrive tomorrow morning The
festivities begin this evening with the torch
light procession to the Exposition Building for
which the following is the route of march: From
Turner Hall east on Maryland street to Ala
bama, along Alabama to Washington, east on
Washington to East, then countermarch ON
Washington to Illinois, north on Illinois to Mar
ket, east on Market to the Circle around the
Circle and north on Meridian to North, east on
North to Delaware, along Delaware to First,
then east to Alabama, and along Alabama to the
Exposition building. All the local German So
eieties will take part in the procession, five
thousand lights having been ordered for the
same.
The procession viii reach the Exposition build
ing at O'Clock, when the reception concert will
begin. The interesting programme for the same
has already been published. 1t includes singing
by the German singing societies Of the city, adj
dresses by Mayor McMaster and Mr. Herman
Lieber, and music by the orchestra The COM
cert will be followed by a social entertainment.
The building has been finely decorated and pre-
sents beautiful appearance.
Cars will run until after the close of the en-
tertainment Carriages enter the Exposition
grounds at the gate east of the building
Tomorrow the gymnastic exercises will be-
gin at the Shooting Park, or, in case of unfavor
able weather, at the Exposition building. There
will be thirteen competitive classes, seven of
which will participate in the calisthenic exer-
cises Ats O'Clock the societies will march from
Turner Hall to the depot, and at 10 o'clock the
competitive exercises with the horizontal and
parallel bars, and the vaulting horse will begin.
2:30 P. NJ. there will be calistenic exercises
by all the societies, to be followed by COMPETE
tive calisthenic and athletic sports. The exer-
cises will be the most interesting exhibition of
the kind ever Witnessed in this city. Trains
leave for the Shooting Park to-morrow at 9 and
IL A. NJ, and / and 215 p. NJ responsible
man has been employed to take charge of private
carriages which will not be allowed to enter the
park
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BATTLE-GROUND Camp Meeting.

special 10 the Indlanapo us Journal
LAFAYETTE, July 25.The Northwest Indiana
Conference camp meeting, at battle-ground,
viii open July 80 and close August 3D. Among
the distinguished ministers who will be present
ind deliver addresses are Rev. j. H. Bayliss, D.
D., Rev Charles N. Sims, D. D.. LII D., Rev
w. G. Davisson Rev. A. Marine, Rev h A.
Goblin, Rev A A. Willis, D. D., Rev. John Ala
baster, D. D., Prof. o. ]. Craig Ills expected
that Bishop John NJ. Walden will be present on
temperance day, August 6. In addition, minis
tiers of the Northwest Indiana Conference will
be present in large numbers. Season tickets for
fifteen days will be sold for 81, and family
tickets for same length of time will cost ST. half
price for these tickets to all who hold cottages
live on the grounds. The board of trustees
have requested the Louisville, New Albany &
Chicago railway to discontinue the running of
Sunday trains and their request has been COM
Tlliad with
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-26
ISLAND PARK ASSEMBLY.
ChautauQua Day at the Park-Interesting
Address by DR.. Lyman Abbott.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ISLAND PARK, Rome City, July 25.-This is
the day set apart by the Chautauqua assemblies
to be celebrated as Chautauqua Day, and theex-
ercises as carried out here certainly were of the
highest intellectual order In the forenoon the
various circles held their class reunions and i'm
mediately all met in the hall in the grove where
a line of march was formed, and then the
members, numbering several hundred
marched to the tabernacle, headed
by the Peru band and A. H Gi1lett, presiding
officer of the day. The stage of the tabernacle
was beautifully decorated with flowers and
wreaths, while the Chautauqua mottos we're APP
propriately arranged to remind every member of
the duties of Chautauquan. The order Of ex-
ercises then occurred as follows; a. The ''Keyp
and the Guard Of the Gate.n ~ Meeting Of
the Glass at the Gate e. Passing the Arches.
a. Recognition in the hall. t5.l The class
march to- The public recognition. az The
society Of the hall in the grove. e.. 1.-THE Or
der of the White Sealn (9l The reception. tlo.l
The 9. L. s. Q. annual campfire by the lake.
The address of public recognition was by DR.,
Lyman Abbott, on the relation of capital and la
Dor and the prospective future of the country.
He took the ground that money should be made
servient to man and not man servient to money.
His address was delivered with much earnest
ness, and will cause many to ponder well over
the needed reforms of the government. He
made strong plea for universal education and
the blotting out of the Mormon plague His
tribute to the Chautauqus idea and
words of advice to members of the
circle was beautiful and full of suggestive
thought. Rev. Gillett made the presentation of
diplomas to the class of 1884, and during his
remarks recommend that every member Of the
circle throughout the West should carefullyread
the letter of William Cullen Bryant, written
founder of the Q. L. S. G. The annual camp
fire was the means of a general good time to
members, and the familiar songs of the order
were sung with great halloo around
the campfire Short speeches were made by
DIR. J. H. Rerick, president Of the assembly; DR..
Blackburn, ofthe University of Dakota; Dean A.
A. Wright Prof. Binkley and OTHERS, and a gem
eral iollifcation and love-feast held over the
general growth of the circle throughout the civil
lied world.
There was q heavy rain here this morning,
and this made fishing exceptionally good, there
being over 100pounds of nice fish caught within
three hours time The desire now is great to
hear Talmage, and to morrow he will deliver his
great lecture on IngersoIism, and if the
weather is good, all northern Indiana will be
here.
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woman who has been living with Woolley in this
city for the past eighteen months is Miss Lizzie
Staff, of Union City, Ind, and that Woolley
became acquainted with her about three
years ago. Miss Staff has child by
Woolley that is now three. months old Mrs
Woolley says she understands this is the second
child Miss Staff has had by Wooley the first
having died
Major Gordon is attorney for the plaS1ciff, who
says she has number of letters, in addition to
the prima facie evidence. bearing upon the init
macy, Mr.. Woolley has during his stay here
stood well among acquaintance and business
men, and INSIDE of the story remains to be told
Bail was furnished for him and Miss STAFF at
midnight last night, and they left the station
house