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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-04
social Events.

The twentieth anniversary Of the mar
risge OF Mr.. and Mrs Jonas Bear and the
birthday anniversary of Mrs. Bear
were pleasantly observed at theil
home on Eighteenth street last
evening. A number of their friends
were present and many were the tokens
of friendship and good will shown the
host and hostess.
A pleasant party of young people as.
sembed at the home of Mrs. Pauline Levi
1112 Second avenue, last eve ming. in
honor of the betrotAal of Miss ELAN Levi
and Isaac May, formerly of Chicago and
now of Davenport Il was merry oc-
casion in all respects
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-04
MBtrimonial.

The marriage of John Perrett and Miss
Marilda Kendall took place last evening
st.the residence of R D. Kendall, 922
Second avenue. Rev. I. W. Merre!l, pas
tor OF the First NJ. E. church. officiating.
Add II. Philleo, OF Ale xis, and Miss Nellie
Stewart, of Orion, were the attendants.
Following the Interesting ceremony, a
splendid wedd ing feast was spread, and
the happy couple were the recipients of
many evidences Of regard and esteem, as
well as numerous ongratulatory greet
ings. Mr.. and Mrs. Perrett will at once
enter upon the duties Of housekeeping in
Moline. where groom has furnished a
neat and comfortable home, and in which
city he is employed a his trade. that of
blacksmith. He is also fine singer and
a member of the First NJ. E choir this
city. His bride wss former school
teacher and is very popular with all who
know her.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-04
NUMEROUS MISHAPS.
A Carpenter Badly Injured at No
Z School Building.
A Round House Tender Ipiurea-
Other Casuolties--The Patrol
Wagon Busy.

Jacob Bruhrer, of Davenport. a car
penter in the employ Of Contractor C. ].
w. Schreiner, and working on school
building No. z, was badly hurt by being
struck on the head by heavy derrick
which was blown down by the wind,
shortly after o'clock today. He was
working on the second story of the build
ing near the derrick, which was blown
over by the heavy wind so that 1t struck
hi m on the head, inf citing an Ugly scalp
wound about six inches long, and from
which he bled profusely, his right hip be-
ing also badly bruised. He was barely
saved from falling to he ground, a ds-
lance OF so feet, by Tony Exert who
was working beside him, and who grasp
ed him just in time to prevent his rolling
off the edge of the cornice.
The police patrol was Immediately
summoned, and DR. Ludewig was on
hand in a short time and made the man
as comfortable as possible, and he was
taken to his home in Davenport. H.
suffered considerable psin, though ii is
thou CHIT that nothing serious will result
William Frederick, Of Davenport, a
young man employed about the c., r L.
q 2. round house at light met with a
very painful and very severe accident
about 10 o'clock last night. He was
assisting in coaliug up an engine and was
standing on the tender wherehe was about
to give the signal 10 the hostler to back the
! locomotive when the latter backed the
engine distance of about two feet and
the end of the tender and the apron of
the coal chute and held in such manner
as to cause compound fracture. The
man was extricated and DR.. PlummeI
sent for, and on arrival he found the frac
ture one of the worst he had ever seen,
and two hours were Consumed in setting
the broken limb. The sufferer was then
taken to Davenport in the patrol wagon,
DR.. Plummer accompanying him, but or
arriving at the residence of bis father-in
law where he made his home, he was
denied admittance and as consequence
he was taken to Mercy hospital.
A Rock Island brakeman named De-
pew, boarding with n Krohn on Twenty.
fourth street and Fifth avenue. had hi,
left foot severely injured at Ottawa this
morning and was brought home at noon
The foot was caught in frog snd
wrenched considerably. but it is no
thought it will result in permanent in
Jury.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-04
Police FONTS.

Two men. strangers IN the city, applied
for lodging st the HJtel Gordon on Mar
ket square last night. They were as
signed to room, and before midnight
they had entered the room of regular
boarder named Smith and relieved his
pockets of silver watch and So in
money. They then left the hotel and
are at large.
A few days ago q $40 bill was stolen
from the show case in the shooting gal
lery under the Hotel Gordon. The po-
lice were notified. aud Chief Miller sus-
pected boy named Clyde Chipping,
living in Guyer's addition. of the theft.
He got after the boy. who returned the
bill to its owner by poking it through the
keyhole. Chief Miller nsbbed the boy,
and also has conclusive evidence that he
and another boy robbed the house of
Bruno Rentz, back of Wsgner's brewery,
of 500 worth of silverware in October
last, portion of which has been recoy-
cred.
Mathew P. Brady swoTe out wsrran,
before Justice Halves today charging
William Corcoran with assault with at.
tempt to commit murder, the complain.
ant averring that defendant struck him
with beer glass on Second avenue neal
the Blue Front saloon last evening.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-04
TWAS A NARROW ESCAPE.

Il. III. Perks Blows Out the Gas in
His Room at the Rock Island House
and Escapes APPROPRIATION by Not
Being Able to sleep.
E. Ii. Parks, of Elkhorn, Wis, came
down on the Milwaukee road last night
and registered at the Rock Island house.
He went to bed shortly after and nothing
was heard from him until about o'clock
this morning, when he came down to the
office and said he was uDsble to sleep.
Night Clerk Black at once detected the
odor of gas on his clothes and went up
to the room that Parks had just left and
found the gas turned on. and the room
and hall filled with gas. He Immediately
opened the windows and allowed it to
escape, and then went back down stairs
and asked the stranger how he had put
out the light up stairs last night.
Bowed it out" came the reply
Didn't you notice something wrong.
or didn't your head sched?' inquired the
clerk.
II put the cover over nv head" re-
piled the stranger, "out Iconldu't sleep.
I'm not used 10 travelling, que S." and
his last statement was to all appearances
correct, as ne became greatly excit,
when told that he came very near blow
ing out his own light also, and finally
| said ne remembered rasdinU somathino
about people being asphyxiated, but new
er knew what it was before, and be
wouldn't take any chances with gas Jets
again, and so sat up the rest of the night
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-04
MOLINE'S CHURCH SPLIT.
The New RapIi,t church Organized
ana Letters of Dismissal Granted
the Followers of Rev. j. a. Ill.

ana Letters of Dismissal Granted
the Followers of Rev. j. a. Ill.
Read.
Speakiug of the split in the First Bsp-
fist church IN Moline, the Republican
Journal of last evening states:
There was very important meeting
of the entire membership of the First
Baptist church. seceders excepted. last
evening. The prudential committee, an
outline Of whose action has been given,
made their report. Messrs. J. K.
Groom and P. A Keller, the committee
appointed by the seeding members, were
present, out Pastor Young invited them
TO leave the church, saying it was con
trsry to church usages for any of the sp-
plicants to be present when their cases
were being passed upon. The gentlemen
retired, when after further elaboration q
vote was taken and letters of dismissal
granted to SO The church refused letters
to three of the applicants. against whom.
they assert charges are resting. One Of
these three. it is claimed, refused to par
don sister of the church when she asked
FORGIVENESS, in this way violating her
church covenant. The three members
say they would appeal their cases were
there any higher tribunals as in the Meth-
odist church. AS it is the probability is
they will simply drop out, and associate
with the new church.
At meeting at the house of Rev. J
G. FL. Read in Moline last night the Tab
ernscle Baptist church was formally or
gsnized. and it was decided 20 hold SER
vices in the Y. NJ. G.. A. building Sun
day morning and evening. Rev. Read.
who had Withdrawn from the old church.
and also J K. Groom and wife, and W.
H. Carpenter, the latter three of whom
had been refused letters of dismissal, were
admitted to the new congregation on con
fessiou of faith. Rev. J. c. II. Read was
extended call as supply pastor and &C.
copied The first service Of the new
church will be held next Sunday morning
when Mr.. Read will preach on the Mis-
sion of New Church"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-04
schneI, club Election.

The regular monthly meeting and an
nual election of officers of the Schnell
Social and Literary club was held at the
club rooms in Buford block last evening,
and resulted as follows:
President-E. j Sommer.
Vice President-John Brady.
Treasurer-John Burns.
Financial secretary-Thomss Murray.
Recording secretary-John Gaffeg.
Corresponding secretary-John G. Kin
ney.
Sergeant at Arms-Timothy Collins.
Assistant Sergeants at Arms-M Cor
corsn and John Sexton.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-04
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO.
IJTcAS COJTNTy


Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that he is
the senior partner of the firm of e. J =.
Cheney & Co., doing business in the city
of Toledo, county and state aforesaid, and
that said firm will pay the sum of one
hundred dollars for each and every Ca Sc
of catarrh that cannot be cured by the
use of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9th day of December,
A. D.. 1886.
~ A. w. GLEASON,
SEAL Notary Public.
~~
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Send
for testimonials, free.
F. j. CHENEY & Co., Props, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-04
To tae Pab!lc

Prof. H Hirschberg. the well known
oplicisn of 629 Olive street, ST. Louis,
wishes to inform bis many friends and
patrons of Rock Island and vicinity tha,
he will be at the store Of his agent. I. Ell
Thomas, from Dec to Dec l3. and ad-
just his celebrated Diamond and Non
Changeable spectacles and eye glasses to
al in need of them.
Examination Of eyes free Of charge.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-04
Lodge Elections.

Trio lodge 81. A. F. s. A. NJ. last
evening elected officers as follows:
W. MI. nj. Moni gomery.
s. VI. r. Johnston.
J. WI. II Kerr.
Treas "A. Burgower.
Sew. B. Petit.
AUDI. p. PinneO.
Member Board of Control. r. john
ston.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-04
SYrup of Figs.

Produced from the laxative and nutri-
tious juice of California figs, combined
with the medical virtues of plants known
TO be most beneficial 10 the human sys-
TEN. acts gently, on tie kidneys, liver
and bowels, effectually cleansing the
system, dispelliug colds aud headaches,
and curing habitual constipation.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-04

b,.b the method and results when
ke,n r of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
n refreshing to the taste, and acts
t.",iv vet promptly on the Kidneys,
;-o; and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
|, efactually, dispels colds, head
[.Iss and faYers and cures habitual
[tn.tinotion. Syrup of Figs is the
{rIr remedy of its kind ever pro-
ri. pleasing to the taste and ac-
[ntaIIe to the stomach, prompt in
I. action and truly beneficial in its
fscts prepared only from the most
k,Ithv and agreeable substances, its
tsrv excellent qualities commend it
| al and have made it the most
ErpIar remedy known.
ESrup of Figs is for sale in soc
kiSl bottles by all leading drug
Ia Any reliable druggist who
f,v not have it on hand Will pro-
In it promptly for any one who
tshes to try it. DO not accept any
Destitute.
|taLiFCRNiA FIG syrup co.
,s: z?4aClSc0. ca.
/ Mgy.aE ~ Gsw VOas ~
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-04
IQbSGribe for Stock

In the Second series of the
Home Building and Loan Asso-
Patton, Of Rock Island.
A safer and better investment
Flan Government Bonds, be-
Pause the loans are made only
Fpon established values and it
pays more than three times as
Flch interest besides the
tnount invested and the profits
an be Withdrawn at any time.
Floney loaned at lowest rates.
r. A. DONALDSON, Secretary.
"HcE, Rooms 3, 4, 5 and G Masonic Temple,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-04

The homes public sentiment of the PEG
pie OF the United States is unanimously
in favor of DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup. The
druggists pronounce it to be the only
standard cough remedy. +
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-04

Rheumatism is like sand in the bearings
of machinery. Hoods Sarssparilla is the
great lubricator which cures the disease.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-04
DIED.

OLS0N-Dec. 8, 1891, after an illness of six
weeks, st her home two miles south of Milan,
Bessie, daughter of Peter snd K&tharine Olson.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-04
(r1OOI Books,
| New and Second hand.

lstes, Ts-li.. Ink,
Paper tablets, Satchels, Straps.
Bisk.ts, Pencil Boxes, Rulers, and
everything necessary for school.
EIc1s1gc Barnes ementary geography for
|.yoi', sud 70 cents.
Barnes complete geography for Guyot's inter
! iilts and % cents.
Fish. No, arithmetic for Felter's primary
j ilcent-.
Yo1 csu save money by getting your school
Fplks ST
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-04
a Chamber Set for 50. 80.

a Chamber Set for 1896.
have just opened a ship
|4ent Of imported, full ten piece
|'corated chamber sets, in three
F'lors, which I am offering for
ae next few days for 50 So. I
hardly need to say that this is
''S than even poor sets have
Ever been offered before, and
|'asse are goods.
Call and see.
|s G.. M. LOOSELY.
,sa SLABS AND LAMPS,
;" second Avenue,
Rock island.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-10
MANCHESTER AND VICINITY.
DIR. Kcmp's Barn Burned-Death Of Mr..
Whitehead-personaI, &c.


About half-past o'clock Sunday after
noon the largo barn of Mr.. Kemp on the
Fall's plantation, opposite the Cedar
ing was filed with hay and was an entire
loss. Ii WINS uninsured. and the fire is sup
posed 10 have been.of incendiary origin.
Abner Armistend (colored) was fined $40
in the Mayors Court yesterday morning,
and required 10 give $50 security for six
months good behavior for making him
self too numerous around the Petersburg
depot Saturday night. Officer Moles. who
made the srrest, did 50 under difficulties,
the prisoner resisting violently and being
assisted by his friends. But, like the Re
adjusters IN their halcyon days. Dir. Moles
used his little billet" with good effect on
the negro.
Tomorrow being Ash Wednesday, SER
vices will be held in the Meade-Memorial
church at II A. NJ, but none at night.
During the Ienten period services will be
held in the church twice q week in addi-
ton to those on the Sabbath.
The repairs on this church are being
pushed to q rapid conclusion.
Mr.. Richard Whitehead, an old resident
of Manchester. died Sunday afternoon.
The deceased was a native of England and
was eighty-three years of age. He was
the last of his family, his wife and son
having died some years ago. Mr.. White
head owned considerable property in the
First Ward.
Three negro youths were fined 81 each by
the Mayor yesterday morning for playing
craps the preceding day at the corner Of
Seventh and Hull streets.
Yesterday was the opening of the Febru-
airy term Of the Chesterfield County Court.
The rain prevented the usual large attend
ance.
Mr.. Z, +. Moody. of West Point, is visit
ing Mrs. j. w. Stubs, on Ninth street.
MIR. Charles w. Lee. of Salisbury, N. c.,
IS here ON q brief visit.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-10
APEcULIARITY OF AUSTRALIA.
Moro English than the United states
Canada, or South Africa.
Thu Century.


OF all the countries which have been
originally settled as offshoots of Great
Britain it has the population which is
most exclusively British.
No other European:na has ever held
any part of it, nor has the drift Of conti-
mental emigration been directed to its
shores. No weaker race has got, or. as
shall have to show later, is likely to get,
such a footing there as will enable it to con-
fuse the forms of national growth. Aus
tralia Is more Anglo-Saxon than the United
States, with their negro millions and their
steady inflow of continental emigrants;
more Anglo-Saxon than Canada, with its
considerable fraction of French popuia-
ton; than South Africa, with its Dutch
Beers and native races; than any, country
save Great Britain itself. Under the sunny
skies of the Southern hemisphere an almost
purely British stock has a continent to
itself az an untitled sheet on which to write
the history of its development.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-10
AwoMAN,s WIT.
She Was Sure the House Was on Fire and
Was Afraid of q Panic.
Detroit Free Prcssl

Detroit Free Pressl
1t was II o'clock at night and / was going
to my room in O Florida hotel, when wo-
man came out of her room, fully dressed,
and asked:
do you belong to the hotel?"
mo, ma'am."
" 1t is crowded."
And il won't do to start panic. Let
mo say quietly to you that the hotel is on
FIRE; l have known it for ten minutes. but
did not want to create an excitement"
Are you sure. ma'am?n asked.
ENTIRELY sure. sir. smelled the smoke
while in bed. You 60 quietly down and
tell the clerk and will knock on all the
doors on this foor."
She was wonderfully cool and collected,
and / never thought of doubling her as.
sertion. Going down by the stairway,
beckoned the clerk aside and told him of the
fire. He went to the elevator with me and
assembled to the third floor. where he
found about twenty half-dressed people in
the halls. The woman who had given me
orders came up and said:
Come this way; l don't think the lire
has much of start vet"
We followed her to her room and began
to sniff and snuff. There was certainly a
strong odor of something turning,
but the clerk had taken only one sniff
when he went out and raped on the next
door.
"Hellol" called q voice.
Are you smoking?"
Yes"
Smoking Florida tobacco?"
Yes; what of it?"
Nothing, ma'am, you can go back to
bed. Much obliged to you for your
sagacity and wit, but both were little
too keen this time. The stingy old cuss in
that room is smoking swamp tobacco and
1t always smells like fire eating its way I'm.
der pine floor"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-10
HEAVY DECREASE IN DEATHS.
Fifty Per Cent. Less This Year than the
Same Week in 1890.

The following shows the number of
deaths in Richmond during the past week
and the causes:
Amenorrhe. white; apth@, 1 white (;
cancer of the eye, l white; catarrh
white; congestion of the brain, white;
congestion of lungs, coiOred; consump-
ton, white, 3 cOlored; commissions. /
colored: dropsy. white; dropsy. general,
! colored; heart-disease, white, colored;
hemorrhage, white; imperfect develop
ment, / white: infanticide probable,
white inflammation of spinal-cord, white;
lymphadenomia, l colored; peritonitls,
1 white: pneumonia, 3 white, colored;
primary dentitiOn, 1 cOlored; rheumatism,
/ white; softening of brain. l colored;
shock. / white.
Whole number of deaths, 94-white 20,
colored, II.
Temperature Mean temperature for
week ending February 7, 1891, so; for week
ending February 8, 1890, 63. 100.
Rainfall For week ending February Z,
1891, SO inches: for corresponding week
last year. l.4l inches.
Rate OF mortality Of whole population,
20.S0 per 1000 per annum; white, 2.l5;
colored, 1916.
ser and color: Males, II white, 5 col
ored; females, white and cOlored.
lac: One day TO thirty, 2 white, col
ored: one month to six, 3 white; six
months TO twelve, 2 colOred; one year 10
three, colored three years. to five.
white; ten years to twenty, white, col
ored; twenty years to thirty, 2 white, 2
colored; thirty years to forty, white, 2
colored; forty years 10 fifty, white, col
ored; fifty years to sixty, white, 2 col
ored; sixty years to seventy, white, 2coi-
ored; seventy years to eighty, 2 white;
eighty years to ninety, white.
Condition: Single, IL white, 8 ,colored;;
married, white, 4 colored; widowers, 2
white: widows. white. colored.
Maturity: Richmond. u: other parts OF
the United States, 10; Ireland, 2; un-
known, !.
Locality: Marshall Ward, 4 white, 1 col
ored: jefferson Ward, 5 white, l colored:
Madison Ward, none; Monroe Ward, 3
white. 4 coloren; Clay Ward 6 white, 2 col
ored: Jackson Ward. white, 6 colored;
almshouse, white.
Comparative weekly mortality for week
ending February Z, 1891, 20 white, IA col
ored; corresponding week last year, 26
white, II colored.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-10
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. HOME.
A General Description of What the Grand
Baiidipg VIII BE.

As stated in thee Dispatch OF Sunday il
will take the architects some time TO CON-
bine the two plans for the Chamber OF
Commerce building selected by the CON-
mittee, and consequently very definite de-
tails as 10 what the new home Of the
Chamber will be cannot be given as yet.
The committee had most arduous task
and found il impossible 10 accept any one
plan throughout. However, the eleva-
ton of Messrs. Rogers's and Highlands and
tho interior of Mr.. Reads design CON-
ported more nearly with their ideas ofwhat
the building should be.
TWO PROPOSITIONS.
They therefore sent for these gentlemen
and submitted two propositions to them.
One was that they should combine their
designs. preserving as far as possible the
Rogers and Higham elevation and make
the interior of the structure conform as
far as practicable TO Mr.. Reads ideso. The
other was that they should submit new
competing designs based upon the views
the committee had expressed. After con-
sultation the architects decided TO accept
the srst proposition,
An outline of the Rogers and Higham
elevation has already been given in the
Dispatch, and the interior of the Read de-
sign may be described IN general terms as
follows: On the street floor, Ninth-street
NlAAt, - "a lAAt 80 lOOAB llAtANNh AZ fIt w
commodation of bank. Next TO this is
the main entrance which gives access to a
wide hall, and across this hall and on the
west side OF the building is another large
room suitable for one or moro insurance
offices. This (the banking-room and the
halD runs back to stairways which commu-
nicate with the upper floors and with q
meZZanine floor, which the committee re-
garded rs a most desirable feature. In the
banking-room there is also half floor.
OTHER FLOORS.
The second, third, and fourth floors are
divided into Offices, and the fifth and sixth
floors will be the Chamber of Commerce
Hall and Offices, which have double-story
pitch.
The principal notifications in the eleva-
ton will, il is understood. be the introduce
ton of an entrance on Ninth street and q
slight Encouragement of the windows on
the Ninth-street rear portion of the struc-
ture, so as to afford light to the mezzanine
floor. In all the building will contain
about seventy-fve rooms.