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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-24
SPARKS FROM THE sMoKEsTACK.
Got a Position.

This morning NJ s O'Neil left for Chi
cago to accept the perintendency of the
wood department of the David Bradley
Manufacturing company. The institu
ton which Mr.. O'Neil has associated
himself with is one of the largest in the
northwest. and manu- features a great
variety of agricultural implements. The
building occupies twelve acres, and gives
employment to great number of men,
Mr.. ONeil having $50 hands under
immediate supervision. Mr.. O'Neil
has been resident of Rock ISL
and fol- eighteen years. after lending his
services in defense of the union, going in
the field from New York, where he was
born and reared With the exception of
one year in Kansas, he has been connect
ed with the Rock Island pillow works. re-
signing the position of superintendent of
the wood department week ago. He is
a staunch democrat and has served his
party faithfully in Rock Island city and
county For number of years he ren>
dered the city and his ward valuable SER
vice as an alderman. As Il citizen and
superintendent he made many friends
and has the good wishes of all for sue
cessful future career. His family will
continue to reside in Rock Island, for the
present at least.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-24
Briefs.

Mr.. W. w. Bowlby. of Muscatine,
spent Sunday in the city.
Money to loan on chattels -22S Main
street, Davenport, Iowa.
Mrs. b. t. Cable and Miss Lucy CableS
went to st. Paul Saturday evening. II
Advertise in the half-cent-a> word cols
umn of the ARGUS. 1t will pay you
w f. Brooks and family left on their
eighth annual tour to the New England
states this morning.
G. W. McMichael is now proprietor oi
the Schafer house, where he will be
pleased to see his numerous friends when
they come to town.
Get your awnings, tents, wagon COW
ers, etc, of &. II. Young III Main st.
davenport, Iowa. apll5dtf
r. N. Davenport deputy of the ma
tional union, will organize a subordinate
council on Friday evening, Aug. %, at
Killers hail.
DR.. J W. Stark, Dentist, 1929 Secont
avenue. d1yr.
W. A, Steel arrived Friday evening
from Wichita, Kan, and will 90 into
camp with the Rodman Rifles this even
ing
Ed. Kraft, of Freeport, came down as
an advance guard of the expected excur>
curson yesterday, thinking that the rain
might interfere with the arrangements
He was right for once in his life at least.
Lost. on Fourth avenue between TWEEN
tieth and Twenty-fourth streets. note
book containing several letters and So in
currency. Letters addressed to Frank
Risch" Finder will please leave at this
Office.
A great many citizens who went out to
the camp meeting grounds were COM
PEELED to remain away all night on &C
count of the rain. C. E. Adams, of
Carse & Co. was one of them, and the
general impression prevailed thus morn>
ing that he was lost. He made his ap>
pearancc, however, about noon.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-24
! RASMUSSEN'S CARD.

calling attention to the fact that we have refe c
Studio making not only the most complete but decidedly tho
this vicinity We also wish to call attention our %
Photographic work all recently produced and containing may
pleasing positions and effects of light and shadow
up 16x20 inches We have been old a
that it is by far the finest display made this &
largely due the fact that make greater Vi
excel than underse and bring aid experience
gathered II years continuous service aving begun o
graphic boy in 1867 since which have not
either by sickness vacation long experience e
appreciate the importance of scenic effects in Photo hence ~
fitted with accessories consisting
and rustic bridges and fences boat pond %
Ies stairways, screens, and variety pnn
table statues what the Chicago Photo
equaled any gallery in this vicinity buWe plainly say Cana
easily dmonsraed) that gallery in this contains
Instruments don't boast that they bought
used by predecessors for 25 years On
the latest improved makes containing among m
Voeaender Enryscope and Dameye Instantaneous Lenses %
CELEBRATED LENSES CANNOT GALLERY THIS @
pleased patron the best advertisement strive 10
the advertisement by the excellence of work In better
satisfactory results patron is given show of three m
different positions and all of these proofs and @
improvements suggest themselves rettings will gladly made %
charge Gallery 18th and end Rock Island
udU1y
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-24

When Lutte Dimick left here Monday
evening for Kansas City, it was with the
understanding that he was to return
again Wednesday morning, and begin a
new life in the livery business in Rock
Island. But now comes news that the
young man has decided not to come back.
and that he has gone to Emporia, Kan
sas, for the purpose, he says, of opening a
livery stable there. Now that his son has
again betrayed his confidence, Dimick
says he will let him shift for himself.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-24
Delegates.

Governor Dick" Oglesby has appoint
ed Capt. c. W. Durham and Mr.. W. S.
Knowlton of this city, delegates to the
western waterway convention to be held
at st. Paul next month. The selections
are especially appropriate, and had
we been making the appointments we
could not have done better. Durham
spends three fourths of his time in dis
coursing upon the numerous virtues of
water, and Knowlton's recent visit TO
Okoboji makes him peculiarly fitted to
talk intelligently on the subject.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-24

to the extent of Sl5 by light
ming, and in Moline dwelling
owned by Alfred Shalbeen, on Elev-
enth street, was struck and would have
burned down, but for the drenching rain
which drowned the flames which caught
on the roof
1t is reported by one who has means
of knowing, that 95 inches of water
have fallen on the level in the past thirty
six hours.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-24
CONGRESSMAN Neece.

Hon. w. H. Niece, of Macomb, arrived
in the city at noon today. and is stopping
at the Harper house. The gentleman is
enjoying his usual good health, noswith>
standing the strain and worry which
every democratic congressman is sup
posed to be undergoing at the present
t,r,o
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-24
TRACK TALK.
Important RumOrs Concerning Two
Great ROads--.EchOes From the
Rail.
A BURLINGTON PURCHASE.


Important rumors have been in circula>
ton in Rock Island railroad circles for
the past two days. and investigation by
the ARGUS leads to the belief that they
are not idle gossip. One is concerning
the Chicago. Burlington & Quincy. that
the Burlington has added valuable &C
QUESTION to its system in the purchase of
the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Minnesota.
1t is probable that this is true as, while
st. Paul is a desirable point to reach. it is
evident that the Burlington would not have
expended SIC, 600. 900 in its new northern
line for the single purpose of reaching st.
Paul. By the consolidation with the st.
Paul, Minneapolis & Minnesota, when the
new northern line is completed. the Bur>
lington system will have direct line from
st. Louis to st. Vincent, Minnesota, which
is in the extreme northern part of Mime
sofa, is due north of st. Paul and only IS
miles directly south of Winnepeg, Mani
toba The new line has 45S miles
of road and passes through the great
wheat belt of the famous Red River Walls
ley besides letting the Burlington into
Fargo Grand Forks and other desirable
points in Dakota and the northwest. The
Burlington will also be placed in line of
direct connection with the entire Cana
dian system.
ROCK ISLAND NEGOTIATIONS.
Negotiations which promise equally as
important and interesting developments
have been pending between the Chicago,
Rock Island l. Pacific AMI Northern Pa
cifc, as II result of which it is authorize .
lively stated that the great Rock Island
route will have something to say about the
election of the next board of directors OF
the latter road, and that in less than Il
year the Chicago. Rock Island Il Pacific
engines and cars will be running into
Portland Oregon, and other cities along
the Pacific coast.
! SPARKS FROM THE sMOKEsTACK.
J. II. Reynolds, of the contracting firm
of E. p. Reynolds e Co., went to Savan>
ma this morning to look after the COM
mencement of the new Burlington and
| Northern road. e. p. Reynolds Informed
an ARGUS scribe this morning that the
work would be begun this week, and thai
5000 men and 2 900 teams would be EN-
ployed in the constructions contracted by
him south of the Wisconsin river.
General Agent G. F. White. OF The
Davenport Il Almar branch of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul. came Owe
this morning and went up to Savanna.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-24

Fred Ehleb & Co.

The above firm propose to open first
class meat market Wednesday morning,
and respectfully solicit renewal of tOr>
mer patronage, guaranteeing to all GUS
toners fresh and choice meats Remem>
her that they will be al the old stand, cor
ner of Fourth auenue and Twentieth
street. "a ct
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-24

That tired feeling" from which you
suffer so much, particularly in the morn
ing, is entirely thrown off by Hoods Sar-
saparilla
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-24
Card of Thanks.

Mr.. and Mrs James A. Larkin wish to
return thanks to their friends who aided
and sympathized with them in the sick>
ness of their little daughter, Fanny.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-24
For Camp Dlckey,

The Rodman Rifles. in command of
Capt. Abel, leave by special train on the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy this even,
ing for Camp Dickey at Springfield. The
company has been drilling regularly for
some time preparatory to the encamp,
ment, and the boys are therefore in condi>
ton to make their usual good appearance
The officers of the Rodman Rifles are:
COMMISSIONED
Captain-H Harry Abel
First Lieutcnant-W. T. Channon.
Second Lieutenant-A d. Welch.
NON COMMISSIONED.
Orderly Sergeant-D. j. Sears; SER
geanIs. George Huber, Louis Kuocke,
George Cooke, A. IL. Hampton
Corporals-William Stewart, d. W.
Kelly, George Meese
Capt. H. kohler, member of the COWS
ernor's staff, leaves for the encampment
with the Rifles.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-24
Called Hence.


Sunday at 1890 p m, occurred the
death of Mrs Gertrude Sherer, reject of
the late Philip Sherer. The fatal ailment
was cancer of the stomach, the ravishing
disease being of four months duration
Her age was 20 years, 9 months and Is
days The funeral will be held at
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon from her late
home on Fourteenth street near the Ger
man Methodist church
LARKIN.
At o'clock yesterday morning, Fanny
infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs J A
Larkin, died of bronchial pneumonia
The little one was within one minute
of two years old, was bright and promis
ing and the light of happy home. The
funeral was held from st. Josephs church
at o'clock this afternoon.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-24
For Sale.

Twenty head of young steers. Enquire
of J. L. Crouch, one half mile west of
camp grounds. dot
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-24

DR.. Mclean dless, dentist, corner Third
avenue and Twentieth street. II
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-24
WASHOUTs

on the railroads in the surrounding coun>
try. A bridge on the southwestern div.s~
ion of the Chicago, Rock Island Is Pacific
near the glucose works at Davenport was
washed away, OBTAINING the passenger
train from Kansas City this morning five
or six hours. The Cannon ball and main
line train came from Davenport together,
both being delayed by broken bridges in
the western and northern part of the
state. In the northern part of Scott
county all the bridges have been washed
away. Trains coming in on the Chicago.
Burlington g. Quincy road, have all been
late today, not as result of any break
down, but on account of slow running as
a precaution against accident. The storm
has attested the inetiiciency of our
street commissioner as well as could be
done. The clay grading which he has
done on Eleventh street between Fifth
and Seventh avenues where gravel
should have been used has all been
washed into the slough. and new work in
all parts of the CITY, of similar descrip>
ton, will have to be done over
THE LIGHTNING.
A house owned and occupied by James
Dolens, corner of Thirteenth and Ripley
streets, Davenport, was damaged
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-24

was comparatively new one, twenty
feet in length, and has always been cons
sidered safe. The company is very care
full to keep it line up in every particular,
and nothing but the furious rush of wat
er which was dashing through the usually
insignificant stream could have weak
ened it. No blame whatever is attached
to any of the employees on the road or
anyone else.
There were number of
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-24

To
a distance of eighteen feet. The engine
had passed over in safety, but the bridge
the piers of which had been washed
away, went down as the first car got
nearly over Ten coal cars, well loaded
fell with terrible crash piling upon each
other. Frank Purse, a brakeman, who
was on the train, fell through with the
wreck and was
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-24
81

New and elegant line oI
just opened in new and
BILE colorings.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1885-03-07
SOUTH WASHINGTON.

A HUNGRY THIEr.-Solnc hungry thief
stole box containing thirteen loaves OF
bread from in front of the residence of ].
+. Smith, No. $50 NJ street southwest,
about $50 o'clock this morning, and made
good his escape.
SUDDENLY DIsAPPEARED.-Char Shi-
ner q colored boy Ii years old, left his
home, No. ll6 Maryland avenue southwest,
on the morning Of the lth inst, to go to q
grocery store, since which time he has
not been seen or heard from, His mother
is much distressed as she believes some
accident has befallen him.
DEATH OF Mrs. PARKER.-Mrs. Edward
Parker of Il street, near Four-and -a,half,
whose serious Illness from consumption has
been mentioned in this column, died at her
residence at o'clock yesterday morning,
after lingering sufierings, from that fatal
disease. Her funeral will take place from
the Fifth Baptist Church at . o'clock to
morrow afternoon.
FIRE THIS MoRNING.-A fro in the
chimney of house No. sol L street was ex'
tinguished by tho fremen'of No. Enginl
Company, about 0 o'clock this morning
without turning in an alarm.
The river is entirely free of ice, ani
many oyster boats are arriving ut the wharf
Tho bivalves which last week brought 81 81
per bushel are now selling for from 10 cent
per bushel and upward.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1885-03-07
CIIpped From the pnpe rs.

The first bluebird will soOu Ina ehnginp tho
last snow9aEs'" Bij,oor VSI To,o,,srri55l '''S
IVs botter 10 be- right Than to have tho
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nj DIGdeD,-,atIon ot a now one,a ho,ss
N.,e o,IS',,Ds BjS',,,t,,,s ' 'F0'" '"'0'
y. ,.. -, a., 80
IL IS IouDuul II AnlSrican sou nus over
produced more typlcai american tnah the
Hitt hepuDllcau FtesIueht --1'""d N'")
Lf"NiHUfi0".
lne uDuululns are ioVhIlB ptre' ~ "a ieW
ytMs mere VIII uot pe iunour euousn u
puilu a ps,peij' II Iue lunlpermou Keep ou'-
H"'a"'e' w. NJ "0-e"e'
Years OF eNasperatlng experience have
taught us that nothing closes quite so promptly
on the minute as the bank, the postUl1lce aud
'no pHper I"o"" i0'""Ne''
me Lttml I'Sue Utica temperance failed
w ptUNs such 70 ~ iAte proprietor, ana ne mas
s@olI @ ~ ~ L,Hppropilhiely enough 10 man named
suI uIa''nl'nB H"go" h'Wt""'
Ihe western Adyentists having made mis-
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1885-03-07
Inauguration Receipts.

All Of the subscription books have not
been returned to inaugural headquarters
and tie exact condition of tho finances
cannot be stated us yet. The following sub.
scriptioDs were received yesterday by Mr..
c. @. Glover, the treasurer
Arthur Paddleton, S25; A. p. Gilbert, So;
W. d. Brice, 50; j. II. Schulty, SO; Thomas
Shaw, 81: o. rhomas, 50; John 6. Ellis, So;
a. @. Craig, IS; A. b. jackson, So; Thomas
Brown, 81 John Lynch, S2; Cash, %; Wm,
II. Lee, 81; Beckham 4 Middleton, 50; j. n.
Parkhurst, So; VIM. Kensinger, S3 n. T..
Arrow, 30; cash, S5i G. W. Gray, S3 George
Hill IT,, So; G.. NJ. Waters, 80 James q. Lee,
81; W. II. Reed, 81; L. @. Bally, SO; total, 500;
grand total to date, S23, ,l9l,50.
The number of ball tickets sold is not
yet known, but it is expected the amount
realized from this source will be $4,000,
or thereabouts. There were $3.50 realized
from the promenade concert Thursday
night.
1t is believed that the committee will be
able to return all the subscriptions, as the
receipts fiom other sources will pay all
the expenses. The ballroom decorations
will be removed to-day.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1885-03-07
IN SOCIETY.

Last evening Mr.. and Mrs. Lincoln of X
street received number Of guests. Among
them the following from Canandaig1a, n.
v, who contributed TO tho musical and
literary programme Original poem RON
Mis-. Levi 1'ilotson; music by Mrs. Bush;
talk on tho Temperance Union by Mrs.
Perkins who Is a prominent worker in
that town. Miss Grace Z. Pitcher Of Con-
cord, n. j., two instrumental selections;
song, star of Light j. w. Swascy,
music by Sousa, words by Bessie Bccch;'
reading by Mrs Dr. Bland, Brother Au-
dorson,n aud talk by Mrs. Tillotsou on her
organization of u readng.room for young
people, were much enjoyed. Among those
present were DIR. j. A. Hawloy aud wife of
Canaudaigua, Mrs Perkins, DIR. Cutter OF
Now York, Miss Fannie Swasey, Mr. Fur
gcson and the Misses Woods.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1885-03-07
Alhnuch,s Opera.Uouse.

Next Monday evening the ever-welcome
Sparks Company will appear at Albaugh' S
Grand Opera in one of the funniest,
If not the very funniest comedy of recent
origin, "a Bunch of Keys; or, Tho Hotel"
1t would seem waste of time and space
to dwell at any considerable length on the
merits of this entertainment, for nearly
every body has either seen it or heard of it,
1t is capital satire on hotels, designed ex-
pressly to create laughter, and this it does
with a vengeance. During three acts the
interest of the audience never ceases, and
there is scarcely breathing time allowed
between the laughs. Without a shadow of
vulgarity, it is one succession of funny
scenes, funny incidents aud funny sayings.
And there is no more complete organization
for this class of work anywhere than the
Sparks Company, every member of which
is vocalist of ability or an acrobat of uu.
usual dexterity. The hotel scene is a
marvel Of realism in scenic effect Seats
are now on sale, and should be secured
well In advance.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1885-03-07
EAST WASHINGTON.

PERsoNAL.-Miss Carrie Smith of Balti-
more is the guest of Miss BERTHE Adams.
ANNUAL LCoNFERENCE.-Th annual con
ference of tho Methodist Episcopal churches
Ccolored), representing the District Of Co.
lumbia, Virginia, Maryland and portion
of Pennsylvania, is being held at Ebeoeler
Church. Nearly $50 delegates are in at
tendance, with Bishop Merrill presiding.
The conference will close next Wednesday,
and the appointments will then be made.
STOLEN CLoCKs.-The police of the
Eighth Precinct have recovered six clocks
aud watch which were stolen by Louis
W. Messer, who is held for tho grand Jury.
LOUD CONFERENCE.-THE are loud COM
plants from the farmers and Others who
travel over the Bladensburg bridge on ac-
count Of the bad condition of the roads
leading therefrom
Much CooKING.--Whilet the 600 Penn
sylvania troops were quartered at the
Navy Yard, Mr. VIM. Young's man-of-war
galley was used for cooking purposes. This
galley was patented many years ago by
Mr.. Young, who is the foreman of the gal
ley shop at the Yard, aud is capable Of
cooking for ] 900 men.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1885-03-07
lin KhNE,s EXPLOITS.
He Bowls Down Rows of acn Like
Tcnplns His Bout With mcEan-

He Bowls Down ROWS OF mCn Like
Tcnplns Ills Bout with mcCan-
reS.
IL appears that Jim Kane, the Pitts
burg saloon-keeper aud sluggcr, who tried
to do up" Dominick McCalrrcy in front Of
Willard's, on Thursday night, has had a
number of exploits, inclined to mako him
famous, while here. The day before he
put up his dukes to McCaG'roy, he was
with crowd on South Thirteenth street,
where he was was being guyed by some of
the men uuacqusinted with him. Kaue
passes here as a thoroughly good follow.
He treats everybody in sight, when he
goes mp to the bar, spends his money
lavishly and has many friends. Io dresses
i'm n iashy style aud Is often taken for
swell So IL was with portion Of tho
crowd that accompanied him on South
Thirteenth street. After guyiug Kane for
some time and calling him n dude, ho be-
came weary of IT and chafed Finally, he
stopped, braced himself, threw up his hands
and remarked:
4" I'll show you ducks whether I'm q
dude" and his left caught the man nearest
him, bang between the eyes.
Those who saw tho circumstance say a
row of half dozen men fell In a heap
quicker than ilash-just like row of
tenpins--aud before the situation could be
realized n dozen men wero bowling on tho
sidewalk from Kane blows, and the crowd
concluded in hurry that the Pittsburgor
was pretty solid dude. Kane paid s. for
| his fun in collateral at the station.
That night he slept in a room in the
neighborhoOd of his bout. When he awolle
the next morning his watch and money
were gone. He had no trouble TO borrow OF
| the first Pittsburg friend he met. But
| that money was exhausted by Thursday
| night, and it was out Of a request for loan
| that his difficulty with NcCal'rey grow.
Meeting McCahrey at Wilards, he asked
for a loan, which for some reason was re-
fused. Kane told BIcCaffrey he was not n
gentleman, and quarrel after quarrel aud a
short fight cnsued, az already published in
The CRITIC.
Kane proved himself to DO very clever
with his hands. But McCafirey did not
care to fight him. because, 1t is said, they
are friends at home and there was no ex-
cuse for trouble. Kane is here yet, and has
deep scratch on the upper portion of his
face. McCafrcy has gone TO his home at
pittsburp