Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-13

| OF bishop Ferry al Davenport. de Is OF
his way home from Milwaukee. where be
attended the funeral of Bishop Cyrus b.
Knight. He will preach the baccalaure-
ate sermon to the graduates of Kemper
hall and 81 kstherine's hall in Daven-
port cathedral tomorrow morning.
Frank Lucas and Jim Hurley. bette
known as Parnell, got into an al;erca
tion on Market squsre this afternoon and
made little circus of themselves for 9
large crowd of spectators. Lucas scored
one knock down. but the mill was de,
cided draw by the spectators.
Capt. ]. W. Ransom states in ref
erence to the Jog cabin model which the
MCGEE Granite compsny is to erect in
Spencer square, that it will be pu. in as
soon as the workmeu have time to make
it; that work has been so rushing this
season that the men have 10. been able
to get around to it.
A citizen living on First avenue in
forms The ARGUS that the statement was
erroneous concerning the ownership of
any part of the river front as private
property. 1t all belongs to the city from
Eleventh TO Twentieth; the fact that the
railroad tracks run through it does not
convey ownership to any part of it.
Invitations are out announcing the
marriage of Miss Bessie Farrell to George
P. stsuduhar at St. Joseph's church, in
this city on Wednesday, June "a, and of
Miss Katherine Jones, of Davenport, to
j. &. Kane, formerly of this city, now of
Chicago, which will occur at St. Mar.
guerite's Cathedral, in Davenport, on the
same date.
Col. Cienderin has received special
orders from Adj General J. W. Vance.
stating that the Second Brigade will go
into camp August II to IS, instead of
August 4 to IL, as was a, first coa,em>
plated. This change is made on account
OF the National G. 4. R. encampment at
Detroit during the week OF August Ali.
The fire alarm from the Fourth ward
at 10 o'clock last night was caused bv a
FIRE being discovered in an old pisno box
which was filed with straw in the alley
in the rear Of the building occupied By
the Kentucky Liquor house. The fire
was exunguished in few MON ents byI
the young men who discovered it, 10
damage being done.
Rev. Henry Reck, son Of Prof. Reck.
who at the time of his decease wss in
the faculty of Augustaua college, IS in
the city, called here by the severe Illness
of his sister Mrs. L. 5. McCa6e. He has
just completed his course in the Luther
sn theological seminary at Philadelphia,
and accepted the call of church in Bos-
ton. Many Rock Islanders who knew
hIs esteemed father and mother VII! be
glad 10 learn Of the high promise he gives
in his chosen work. He will preach in
he Broadway church tomorrow evening.
Some COMPLAINT has been made con-
corning the rule OF the Davenport & !
Rock Island railway company with 1ef-
erence to stopping only on the further
crossings and not in the middle of blocks. |
and most OF the dissatisfaction has come
from people who desire to make an ex-
press wagon out of passenger coach by
sending bundles upon it. The rule is au |
excellent one, aud when our people be-
come accustomed TO it they will realz
the good end contemplated in its aiop-
ton. Ii not only saves time-tte cars
only once in q block-but en-
ahles the company 10 adhere strictly 10
Gil ordinances requiring that cars stop on
the further crossing only. II is to tie
interest Of the public as well as the street
car company that i! be enforced.
About o'clock Friday morning the
engineer of west bound Rock Island
train saw the body Of man living in a
wooden bcx drain zear the Locust Street
bridge over the track, snd reported it BIZ
telegraph to the Office in this city. Switch
snglne No. 80 and her crew, with the
,hlef OF police. went to the spot. Arrived
here nothing was 20 be found Of the
BODY. The search was continued all the
Way along the road to the end OF the
iouble track, bat resulted in nothing
more than at the spot named Tbs men
anne to the conclusion that the corpse
lad awakened. found its bottle empty.
md gone on up the hill 10 Mynheer
acobsens place TO have il recharged
There were no evidences of foul plav or
.cc!dent.-Dsvenport Democrat.
PAVING