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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-05
The River.

The Josephine was in and out on hei
regular Friday trip today.
The rafter Kit Carson passed south
with raft this morning.
The St. Paul passed down today with
her usual big trip of passengers and
freight.
The White Eagle will pass south this
evening. She got stuck on sandbar and
was delayed several hours yesterday.
Tomorrow the Sidney will pass up the
river on her Dakota excursion. The fare
is quite cheap. but so far as known there
will be no excursionists from this point
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-05
Smoke.

Every few days we hear complaints
made against people smoking on the street
cars. The habit of smoking appears to
be very obnoxious to some persons, gener-
ally those who have large wad of tob ac-
co in one side of their mouth We hold
that the smoke from a fragrant Havana
which can be waited away on a friendly
breeze, is not half so disagreeable as a
large pool of tobacco juice on the floor OF
car, for ladies to keep their skirts out
of, A real gentleman will hardly smoke
in Cur when there are ladies present,
but a chewer seems to be IN his glory
when he can spatter his saliva from one
end of the car to the other. He seems to
take solid comfort in hearing it strike
"fat>footed" on the floor
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-05
Amateur Athletes.

There is party OF well fixed covies in
Rock Island and Davenport who are great
lovers of manly sports. They love wrest-
ling, boxing etc, for the fun there is in
it. They never tackle each other in
earnest, because it hurts to do that, but
they have many friendly settos and the
way they scrap would make John l..
Sullivan green with envy. He would
never talk about his hurricane rush any
more were he to witness the terrific
lunges made by some Of these hard hitters,
while on the other hand Pete Mccoy
would 90 into hole and pull it in after
him and never even peep again about
agility, if he should happen to witness
the lightning like movements of one OF
two Of these 300 Founders. Then wher
it comes to wrestling. Holy smoke
Lock the door there, and come here til
we whisper to you about it. Imagine 6
man weighing 21j in collar and elbow
struggle. Don't you hear the GROUND
shake aud the limbs on the trees
sway furiously to and fro? What
was that which sounded like carload Of
pumpkins striking the ground after hay>
ing been thrown from the top of sever
story building do you ask, That was 6
dog fall. The wrestlers fell together
Thought it was an earthquake did you
They were out at the tower yesterday
They went ont to stay little while anC
sort of stiffen up their muscles. They
stayed longer than they wanted on &C
count of the slowness of the sun on hi!
diurnal round. After they had go
through with the collar and elbow, hal
Nelson locks, etc. there wasn't enough
shirt left in the crowd to cover one man
Then to the buttons on several pairs o
trousers were missing, and after deal Of
tying and close coat buttoning the part!
came in in the twilight. The next matt
nee will be duly announced.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-05

That reminds me- said one of crowd
of gentlemen sitting on the court house
steps yesterday afternoon, ''of an Irish,
man back in Rochester, N. Y" The
party had been telling stories. Lets
hear the story $50 on, ohorused a half
dozen voices We'll Pat had been in
dustrious and saving for good many
years, and had secured a little home of
his own where he lived with his wife and
children. He felt pretty proud of his
possessions and got to taking drop too
much of the ardent occasionally, and when
intoxicated he was apt to be somewhat
boisterous. One night he made kindliug
wood out of some of the furniture and
his wife went to the priest close by and
related her troubles Pat was summoned
before the priest who talked kindly to him
about the evils of his course, and finally
advised him to go into the chapel and
pray. Pat was rather dubious about that
having much effect on him, bat the father
assured him that whatever he asked for
in the right spirit he would get. He went,
and standing up before a statue of the
Holy Virgin, he prayed. He had removed
his hat and held it in his hand behind
him. He told the statue that he had con
cluded to, live better life. Wanted to
stop drinking, and also wanted $40 to
pay up his saloon bills. Unknown to him
the good father had followed Pat, and
when he heard him ask for $40, he
dropped Sc, all the change he had
with him, into the supplicant's hat
When Pat had finished he was amazed to
find the money in his hat, He counted
slowly and remarked: Il am much obliged
to ye, bowling to the statue, "but thurs
only Sc here, its all right We can owe mt
81 That night Pat had hilariou:
drunk and came home and cut up higl
jinks A neighbor who had been let into
the secret, thinking TO brighten the inebri
ate into quietude, wrapped a sheet around
himself and suddenly appeared before
the befuddled but frisky Pat. Who art
ye?" exclaimed Pat. Il am God sol
emily answered the spectre. "Oh We are,
are ye? am glad to see ye. Yer mith>
er owes me 81, and if ye hev it about ye
! wud loike to hev it so | wud"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-05
Dredging.

A. J. Whitney and his force of men are
getting along nicely with the work of
removing the obstruction in the Rock
Island harbor. The dredges are run both
carly and late, and the way they scoop
out the sand and rocks is a caution To-
day one end of the ferry dock was pulled
out of the way and the work of getting
the obstruction out that has so long hin>
dered the ferry in landing, was begun.
The harbor contained more obstruction
than one would naturally suppose by sim
ply looking at it, 1t would soon have
become complete barrier against boats
landing here
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-05
Crushed by Cars

A Rock Island boy named Fred Burn
eston met with distressing accident in
Moline this forenoon. He was in that city
and near the Barnard & Leas Manufac,
turing company's works, when rapidly
moving freight train came along. Wher
the caboose came opposite young Burnes
ton, he made an effort to jump on the
forward end of it. missed his footing, anG
was thrown beneath the wheels which
passed over his left foot Just above the
toes. Witnesses of the accident speed
lily picked the boy up, and DR.
Dunn, the companys physician, was
speedily summoned. The doctor rem
dercd some temporary relief, and con-
cluded that, as the boy lived in Rock Isl
and, he had better be conveyed to hi!
home at once, whore he could be more
properly treated, as it appeared that am
putation of part of the foot would b
found necessary. The victim was accord
ingly placed in carriage and conveyed
to his home in this city on the south sid'
of Lee street, four blocks east of Elm
street, where he resides with his mother
Mrs. Fannie Burneston.
DIR. Plummcr, The c., r. |. & P physi
clan in this city, was summoned, and h
went to see the lad and found it necessar
to amputate two of the injured toes. II
thinks he will he able to save the others
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-05
Social.

The entertainment at the residence Of
Mr.. Elijah Carter, on Sixth avenue, las
evening, under the auspices of the st
Catherine Guild, of Trinity church, was &
well attended and greatly enjoyed affair
Those in attendance were highly enter
tanned by some choice music, and the re-
freshments served were the finest the
season afforded. 1t was delightful af-
fair, as are indeed, all the entertainment.
gotten up under the auspices of St Cath
crimes Guild.
The reception and house warming o.
the elegant new residence of Mr. and Mrs
G. Weyerhauser on Wednesday evening
brought out about two hundred of thei
friends A very pleasant evening wa'
spent with the happy couple,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-05
Coal Valley Democrats.

There will be big democratic rally in
Coal Valley tomorrow afternoon and
evening. The democrats will erect flag
pole on which handsome new flag will
be Hnfurled to the breeze, The demo-
Gratis for miles around the village are tC
be present with their families and Messrs
M. NJ Corbett and E. W. Hurst, of this
city, will address the people on the cam
paign issues. Coal Valley is democrat
ic stronghold and the people in that lively
town have caught the spirit that is abroaC
in the land, and this fall they will whooT
up a big majority for the democratic
ticket
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-05
Market Report.

Following were the quotations in Chi
cago today: September wheat, 7S3; Dc
tober, S0I; November, S1s. September
corn. 55; October, 524; November, 464
September oats, 25B; October, 26B; No
vember, 25s, year, 29B. September pork
$500; October, $500; year, $1,000.
September ard, $6,37; October, $1.45
November, $40. September ribs
$10.I2a; October, $685.. Hog receipts
1000; light. $3.50 to $40; mixed,
$685. to So. IS; heavy. $3.50 to $6.65
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-05
A Camnaign Lie Nailed

At the republican state headquarters
news has been received of the conversion
of James Cavanaugh, young Irishman
of Rock Island, to republicanism. He is
alderman of the Fifth ward, having been
twice elected by the democrats, and his
coming out for Blaine has caused local
sensation. He and the Hon. Pat O'Mara
are expected to take a good many Irish
followers over to Blaine.-Chicag0 Daily
Meas, 4th.
Go from home to hear the news. Mr..
Cavanaugh was seen this morning and
emphatically denied the truth of the
above why l don't see how such a
false and unwarranted story could have
got started. would give good deal to
know the originator of it. The same
thing appeared in the Chicago Tribune
yesterday am told, and last night | sent
a communication to both the Neaos and
the Tribune denying the story"
mo sir, am Butler man, and | am
president of the Butler club here pro-
pose to work and vote for Butler. | have
been twice elected in the Fifth ward and
l suppose l was helped by my democratic
friends, though l ran both times on the
greenback ticket. You may say for me in
the ARGUS that the statement as published
in the Chicago papers is lie manufact-
ured from whole cloth / could not cons
scientiously vote for Blaine even if
were inclined to feel ia yorable toward the
republican party" Thus is another
campaign canard neatly and effectually
stopped.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-05
Struck BY lightning =.

The residence of George Heagy, of
Hampton, was struck by lightning
yesterday morning, and from $75 to 800
worth of damage was done to the build
ing. The bolt struck on top of the house
and descending into the parlor shattered
a center table, throwing pieces of it all
over the room and breaking other furni-
ture L. r. Brown, a next door neigh
Dor to Mr.. Heagy, was knocked down and
rendered insensible by the shock, but re-
covered in short time and is now all
right. It was a close call, and the won-
der is that some one was not killed.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-05
Circuit Court.

In addition to the cases published in
the ARGUS yesterday the following ap-
peared on the docket:
CRIMINAL.
Larceny: Peter Mason. Copy of in
dictment and lists of witnesses and Jurors
furnished.
Assault to murder: Andrew J. Hill.
Copy of indictment and lists of witnesses
and Jurors furnished.
Horse stealing: Peter Mason. Copy of
indictment and lists of witnesses aud iur-
ors furnished.
TRUE BILL.
Attempt to procure an abortion: Richs
ard w. Lloyd.
CIVIL CAUSES.
Case; Lewis Anderson Moline
Plow Co, motion for rule on plaintiff
to give bond for casts or justify.
Assumpsit: Elijah Booth Moline
Plow Co., motion for rule on plaintiff to
give security for costs or justify. First
National bank, Davenport, Iowa. Young
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-05
Rack Again.

Tom Langdell got back from Iowa City
last night little battered but still in the
ring. He looks worse than he did before
he went away if possible. His terrible
experience with that midnight train has
caused him to lose flesh rapidly and he is
very weak. His clothes were torn by the
accident and he has no others. He has
no home here to go to and what will be-
come of the poor old chap is hard to tell.
His friends will probably see that he is
comfortably fixed until he gets well.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-05
CURBSTONE CRAYONS.
What People Talk About on the Street
--.Pithy Points Picked up Here
and There.

Il tell you that democratic demonstra-
ton in Davenport on Wednesday evening
sort of took the wind out of the republi-
can Sails" laughed a market square BUSH
ness man last evening. Nothing like it
was ever seen in the state of Iowa be-
fore, and will not be again until the DEM
ocrats have another turnout | tell you
sir, the campaign of 1884 will be one of
the most memorable in the history of the
country. 1t will witness a complete
political revolution"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-05
County Building

3-Mary G. Allen to James Bell, pit NV
fractional !, % acres, "a, 49, lie, $37j
Isaac HOLSTER to Martha L. HOLSTER
pit sw ne out lots and 81, "a, 10, lie, 81
jeremiah LeQuate to David L. Ripley
nj WI Sc IS, Is, 5w, $1,000 VIM Mars,
teller to David L. Ripley, same descrip,
ton, 800.
Heagy & Stoddard to Northern Mining
& Railway Co., pit block 30, and lots
and 2, block g. and lot 4, block II
Hampton, $4,000.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-05
rHE DAILY ARGUS.
FRIDAY, SEPT, 5, 1884.


Second avenue near the bridge is being
put in first class shape. The holes which
solong have rendered travel there both diff
ficult and dangerous have all been filled
in, and good bed of macadam is now
being broken over the bed of dirt. The
street leading south from the bridge has
also been filled in and good covering OF
macadam will follow. Commissioner
Hoffman is doing a good job that has
long been needed in that locality.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-05

at is a wonder to me that some one
does not build skating rink in this
city," said business man last night.
Davenport has fine one and under
stand the company that erected it are
making money out of the enterprise.
They catch good deal of loose cash from
this side of the river Moline, too, has
good rink, and [ understand the com,
pany that erected it last fall made more
than enough money during the winter to
pay for it."
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-05

& Gardner, damages assessed by clerk at
$227SS. Russell, Bardsell & Ward V B.
D. Buford s. Co., defendants called and
defaulted on notes and drafts. Judgment
on clerks assessment of $31, $40 81, and
for costs for plaintiff.
IN CHANCERY.
4-Divorce: Matilda Austin V William
Austin, hearing and decree.
Foreclosure: Henry L. Bullen John
Pehrs, ct al; answer of Anna Pehrs to be
filed by Saturday morning this week.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-05

That hump backed crossing racket
seems to have bumped itself out in a GER
tain quarter, observed a well known cit
izen last evening. what ideas some
people have. l have heard it suggested
that wooden crossings would be just the
thing. Wooden crossings would look
nice with these handsome new fagstone
crossings now, wouldn't they? l hope
Rock Island will not return to the old
time customs. And | don't believe the
town will. Its people are 100 progress
i've"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-05

Messrs Symes & Luce, of the Eight,
zenith street sample rooms No. 1870 and
1872, will give grand opening lunch on
Saturday evening, to which they invite
their friends DIT
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-05
Harm Coal Market

Pea coal 800; CRATE and egg. S7.75;
range, nut and No. $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 L. G. FRAZIER.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-05
Publ1c Notice.

The ARGUS has one of Cooks Automa>
tic letter and paper boxes erected outside
the office door in which communications
can be deposited when the office is closed.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-05

DR. Il. T. Hawley dentist, corner Sew
enteenth street and Sixth avenue.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-05

The only genuine campaign hats in the
city at |. Liberman's.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-05

This space is reserved for
The Cheap Cash Store of John Streckfus.
Look out for Low Prices.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-09-22
An Organ With Too Many Stops.

Tie Sprln4tell Republican, in an
article on the gulllhility Of the public,
cites the recent failure o! d. Y.
Beatty, the organ manufactures at
Washington, n. j., in which case the
creditors investigating committee
found liabilities amounting to over
$3.50, 700; aud over 100000, as
shown by the correspondence, was for
cash received from parties thsouGhou,
the ccuutrv. as advance payments on
organs that had not been shipped.
The creditors decided that Beatty's
fraudulent style of advertising mus,
be stopped, and an effort made &c
protect the interests of parties send
in. money in advance. The teml'ta-
ton in Beat:v's case was an orya'
with an unusual number Of stops at ,
very low price, but the result PROVED
that many Of them were all stop, am
the vie tims who expected to get some
thing for nothing. now dance to 'hel
own music. dxwlt
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-09-22
Ii Is Genuine.

That dangerous counterfeit green
back mentioned by the TIMES, last
Saturday, as being so nearly perfect
that it was impossible to tell it from a
genuine bill, turns out to be genuine.
1t has been carefully compared with
genuine bills of the same issue by j.
NJ. Burkett, manager of Mccormick
bank here, and pronounced O X. II
is probably one of the bills sent Out
as decoys by showers of the "queer
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-09-22
Advice 10 Mothers.

Are vIu disturbed at night and
broken OF your rest by a sick child
suffering and CRYING with pam Of cut
ting teeth ? If so, send at once and
get a bottle of Mrs. WlNsLow's
SooTn1NG SYRUP FOR CHILDREN
TEErH,NG. Its value Is incalculab!e.
1t will relieve the poor little sufferer
Immediately. Depend upon it, moth
ers, there j. 10 mistake a'1olt 1t. II
cures dysentery and diarrhea, regn-
latcs the stomach and bowels, cures
wind collie. >ottens the gu a., .couccs
inflammation, and gives tone and en-
errv to The whole system MIS-. WIN
SLOWS S."oTnlNG SYRUP FOR Chill
DEEM TEErUING Is pleasant to the
taste, and is the pres ription OF me OF
the cld-st and best female nurses an
physiciars in the United States, and
is for salc by ali druggists Throughout
the world. rs cts. bottle. iel2dwl,
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-09-22
SOMETHING FOR GENTLEMEN.
A First. Glass Private B0ardIng-tlO
to be Opened by Mrs. Bradley.

Mrs. Bradley, the artist, has re-
turned from Boulder, and will winter
in her residence, on the northeaA cor
ner of Main and Carbonate streets.
In order not to be idle, she has con
cluded to open private boarding.
house for gentlemen. She does not
want large crowd, as she intends t"
do all the cooking and other work her,
self, ass sted only by her two dau9h
tiers. Those who can appreciate good,
clean, home cooking should therefore
app y at once, as she does not intend
to accept over half IA dozen. Irlces
will be reasonable, but prompt pay
meut will be insisted on.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-09-22
A Last Man.

The wife and friends Of Isaac Cook
man would be glad to receive intel
igence Of him. He was last seen by
friends ut Cheney, w. T., on the 2Sth
day of June, but probably passed
through Lewiston, Idaho, few days
after. He is miner by trade; is
about ) feet 10 or II inches high,
brown hair and moustache; first aud
second fingers on the right hand
taken off at middle Joint. His inten-
ton when last heard from, was to 90
from Cheney through Lewiston to
/ Wal,a Walla, where he expected to
meet two friends, and from there pro-
ceed to the Wood River country, t.
Obtain work. Any information con
ceruiug him will be thankfully re-
ceived by his anxious wife, Mrs. |
Goodman, at Wellington, Kansas, Oh
by Plat Mcdonald, Plymouth, In
diana. Exchanges please copy.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-09-22

Disease, Propensity aud Passion
br;n,s Mankind numberl, IS ailments;
foremost among them are Nervousness,
Nervous Debility, and unnatural weak
ness OF Generative Organs; Aliens
Brain Food successfully overcomes
these troubles and restores the sufferer
to his former vigor. Sl-At druggists,
or bv mail from J. II. Allen, 3l5 FRS,
Ave, New York C!.v.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-09-22
A $1,000 BLAZE.
A Livery Stable Outfit, a Carpenter
Shop, 4 Blacksmith Shop, and y
Dwelling. house CVnSunied.

Shop, 4 Blacksmith Shop, and \
clearinghouse CUnsWnard.
About ; o'clock Sunday morning,
an alarm of tire was rung i'll this city.
Only few taps of the bell were
given, however, as the fire was lmme-
diately ascertained to be in Bellevue.
The fire started in the livery stable of
Burnham & Ringgold, opposite the
Capitol Hotel, and extended to three
other structures on the same block.
towit: to Il BLACKSMITH shop. a car
penter shop, and dwelling, house.
But one house remains standing on
the block-a small dwelling on the
northeast corner.
The fire was first discovered in the
corner of the stable where the hoster
slept On awakening he gave the
alarm, and then ran to the horses
stalls and cut seven Of them loose.
But they refused to bulge. The host
Ter then ran out of the burning build
ing without taking time to save his
hat and coat.
There are said to have been IS
horses in the stable, but the cl,arred
remains Of onl y i were found after
the fire. These were punched in the
center Of the stable, and ch"rrcd be-
vond identification. Following are
the names of losers, together with de-
tails of their loss.
George \. Mccormick, The banker,
lost two horses, a new buggy and
double harness.
Captain Lusk-a fine saddle ami
NAL and saddle.
DR.. I.ocke-three horses and rigs.
Justice Cameron, Of Little Wood
River-two horses and harness and
wagon.
Mr.. Barnham--three horses and
harness and two bng yies.
George Atwood -one horse and
saddle.
Mr. Ringgold-,hrce horses and
harness, one buggy and one wagon.
Tom. Carmine--one horse.
Mr.. McGregor-two horses.
Burn lam 4 Ringgoll-several tons
of hay.
e Total loss. about $1,000; no insur.
ance.
:. Mr. Ringgo!d only bought a half
% interest in the stable business wecl
t. ago.
e A light breeze was blowing dow
II stream at the time, which caused mucl
alarm for the safety of the town. Th
iron roof OF Coin & Frankeuhcimer'
store, across the Street from the burn
ing block, was SO hot that the waite
J. thrown upon it would instantly chang
y to varor.
It The fire cast lurd glare on tn
mountains in every direction for mile,
2. Della Mountain and Carbonate Hi
n Immediately west of Haley, stood OF
j. so plainly in the Ii hit that the Halle.
S ties awakened by the alarm believe
1t that Haley was being destroyed.
at There is no fire organization
Bellevue, and no tire-hose. If thel
had been the fire could have bee
|, confined to the place where it starte'