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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-10-21

DJITSBUEGM, FORT WAYNE AND CHlUAGG
L RAILWAY.
Condensed Tine Card--May %, 1876.
TRAINS GOING WEST.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-10-21

No. Daily, except Monday; Nos. . ]. b, :, AMI
s, Daily, except Sunday; Nos, 8 and Daily.
+. Il. MYERS,
General Passenger and 1icket Agent.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-02
HOW OUR r. r, DEPoTs ARE Lo-
GATED,
What Ought to Be Done.

There is not railroad depot in this city
that can be approached without crossing
railroad tracks; none where a team can
stand without being in among trains of
moving cars; none where it is safe to leave
hitched team, or where a load of passen-
gers can be hauled in or out without
danger of DEATH
Everybody would be glad to see the c.,
r. |. & 2. company build a fine depot and
eating house on its ground on the corner
Of Madison and Illinois streets,-a safe
and convenient place.
The Rockford depot should have been
located next the street, where teams could
haye approached it safely. But there is
plenty Of room vu the north side, and it
would not be very expension to fill out on
the river bank several hundred feet, where
magnificent yard and steamboat landing
could be secured. The river is very shall
low at that point. and old settlers remember
when there was clump of trees standing
on point of land at least 500 feet north
of the old Coal Valley Mining Co. s. round
house. From Eagle street to Swan acre:
of ground could be made, with room
enough for machine shops, round houses
freight houses. passenger depots, anC
scores of tracks, with the finest steamboat
landing on the river at all stages of water
And some day, this will be done. The
sooner the better. The city gave away ;
princely piece of property when it gave
away all that river front,-and also al
above Madison street. The fortunate rail
roads securing it ought to improve it,with
ont delay.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-02
IN DAVENPORT.
During the month of November, IL
a Blunder with the Mails,

No Chicago and Eastern mail was .re-
ceived at Rock Island last evening owing
to a stupid blunder of mailing clerk
named Morgan in throwing it off at Moline.
Just as the train left Moline Morgan asked
some one what station that was and on
being told that it was Moline, said 20
hell, I've thrown off the Rock Island mail
there It he had procured hack at our
depot and run back to Moline and got the
mail, he could have arrived here in time
for it to have been distributed before clos
ing time, and thus saved large amount of
swearing last evening, and himself from
being reported to the departmental at Wash
iBgton.
This mornings Chicago train was
hours late and of course our people did not
get their mail till noon By little effort
early this morning, the mail might have
been in our post Office before light. But
there seemed to be no effort made to do
anything.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-02
Jim kbbott,s "Rie bonanza -

The following letter explains itself. 1t
shows that the American Contracting Com
pany is making satisfactory progress in ac-
complishing the object it has in view at
present: the examination of the foundation
Of the enterprises in Mexico it was organ
lied to prosecute
DAVENPORT Iowa, Dec ], 1875,
M. JOHN T. Henry, President of the
american Contracting Co.. dc.
DEAR sIK:-The undersigned, the COM
missioners appointed by your company to
examine certain projects in Mexico for
which said company has made preliminary
contracts, met this day, and after a proper
consideration Of the matter Of their APP
pointment as said commissioners, jointly
agreed to accept the same, subject to the
minutes OF your company in the premises.
Your commissioners have further agreed
to appoint Gen. Add H. Sanders as their
chairman, and ask you TO give him letters
of instruction to govern the actions of said
commission. j. IL. PERKINS,
GEO. w. DRAKE,
ADD, II. SANDERS,
Commissioners.
The commissioners will probably leave
for Mexico, about the Goth of December
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-02
IMPROVEMENTS AT PIE PEORIA
DEPOT.
A New Passenger House and
Water Tank.
MORE SIDE TRACKS
Increasing Business.

Some days ago, Mr. Receiver Hilliard,
ordered new passenger house built in
this city for the Peoria road. The con-
pany had been using portion of the build
ing belonging to the Rockford road, ex-
changing other privileges in payment of
rent, The increasing business of the Pc
oria, has, however, made it necessary for
that company TO have a separate house,
and Mr.. j, d, Taylor was employed to put
up new passenger house adjoining the
Peoria freight house. There int much
room to spare. where it is being built. but
they will manage to get couple of wait
ing rooms for ladies and gentlemen, a bag
gage room and ticket office 1t will be
ready for use in about week or ten days,
aud will be so constructed that, when the
Peoria builds its grand passenger house
this one can be utilized as an addition TO
the present freight house.
Tie Peoria track is on the north side of
the building. A water tank is also being
built on the north side of the track and
between the track and the round house.
The ground is being graded below the
round house for another side track, the
increasing freight business of the Peoria
making i: necessary to have more room.
The Peoria road is now in fine condition
the track having been ballasted up wher,
ever needed, and new ties and rails put ir
wherever required, so that the track is il
fine condition. The bridges, too, are nov
reported solid, safe and strong, and every
thing in good condition for rapid trains and
a big business.
Mr.. Jas. V. Mahoney, the genera
freight and passenger agent. is not idle
| He and his able corps of assistants are
working for business, and getting it too
The southeastern and southern business
Of the Peoria has run up rapidly, since tn,
appointment of Mr. billiard and from pres
ent appearances it is bound to be valuable
piece of road and ono of the most importan
roads for Rock Island that has yet beel
built.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-02

Marshal Halves has had his office
throughly scrubbed and woe to the man who
1?rcs to spit tobacco juice on that floor
nOw,
When are those jumping off places at
Kelly & Reticker's and Ludolph's to be
6xed? Some days ago the city council Or
e'ed the work done. Why the delay?
No more delightful day was ever
known in December than to day. Yester-
day was almost equal to it. The murcury
was 20 below zero in Montpelier Vermont,
yesterday.
1t should have been stated. in our ar
ticle in regard to the New Rock Island
House" that the work Oh the slate roof
was done by Messrs. Huot & Hipwell of
Davenr rt,and that it is regarded as first
Class Job.
Sarah E. Eldridge, only daughter of
thos we'll known OLD settlers, Duncan G.,
and Rebecca Eldrilge. and herself the
first white child born in Davenport, died
n Wednesday, She was born in May,
1887.
In an elegant house on the corner of
Spencer and Cherry streets are seven lit
tie sisters, and since Sunday last each one
Of them has been happy in the possess
ion of a little brother. There's a
rose-feld Of happiness all around that
house.
CLERK Cook says the delinquent tax
list will be ready for publication about the
10th inst. All interested make a note Ct
it-Gazette's Roch: Island Items
Which CLERK Cook ?'-the city or county
clerk? Aud what have either to do with
publishing delinquent tax list?
The police should keep sharp lookout
and arrest the rOughs in this city who have
been in the habit of assaultiug little boys
rem Davenport Moline, Milan and ii G
country, whenever they could get an
opportunity. They claim that whenever
they go to these towns the boys there
assault them and that they always rctaliate.
This is no justiticati'l.and they should be
dealt with severely if they do not stop i.
An freshman. about So years of ag ,,
named Patrick Sullivan, was found last
Monday morning, under straw stack on
the farm of john Herschmann, near Mos
COW, Iowa, 81 miles west of this city, in a
badly frozen condition. When found bis
legs we're projecting from the stack, and
were so badly frozen that Dr. Baxter, Ct
Wilton, had to amputate them both, ia
order to save his life. He had lain in this
condition, under the stack, from Saturday
night. He has sister, somewhere in
| Iowa, whom he was trying to find.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-02
& Cham" Lecture.

Miss Lillian Edgarton was probably en-
ployed by our Athletic Club on account
Of her supposed beauty-certainly not for
her brains. The lecture which she had
advertised herself as ready to deliver was
entitled "Gossip-its Cause and Cure
and that was the lecture selected by our
committee, and advertised by our commit
tee, and the one they supposed she would
deliver. But when she arrived she in
formed the committee that she did not
know that she was to deliver that lecture
and therefore she did not bring her manu-
script with her! The committee inform
ed her that they had selected ''Gossip-its
Cause and Cure, and they could not make
any announcement of a change,-if any
change was made to be made she could
settle that with the audience after she
should be introduced. Those who were
present know the excuse she made, -mauy
thought i: very thin, But we presume
nothing was lost by the change, for Cos
sip, was probably no better than the
Sham" lecture delivered, "a mere patch
work Offault findings and nothings. II
there is any good thing in this world Miss
Edgarton seems not to have found it.
1t is relief to think that Charles Brad
laugh, the great Englishiagitator and friend
Of labor is to deliver the next lecture--on
Thursday the 23d instant.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-02
The l. r. & ". R,'v.

The Indianapolis, Bloomington & Western
Railway is doing large freight and
passenger business this fall, under the
competent management of Gen. Geo. B.
Wright, the Receiver; c. G. Smith. Gen
eral Manager; A. H. Wood, GEM
Superintendent; P. Pease, Master of Trans
portation; and John W. Brown, General
Passenger aud Ticket Agent, All the
Offices are in indianapolis. The road runs
from Peoria to indianapolis distance of
2l2 miles, There is also branch road
from Champaign to HAVANA, distance of loo
miles. This road connects with the Peoria
& Rock Island road at Peoria for the west,
and with the Cincinnati, Dayton & Hamil-
ton road. the Pan Handle and the Bee
Line, at indianapolis. Three passenger
trains run each way daily, as also three
freight trains Sleeping and reclining
chair cars are run on all the passenger
trains, night and day. The fast frcigh,
lines are the White, Empire. National,
Queen City. Great Western Despatch, and
the Erie & Pacific lines, Through passen-
ger trains run between Peoria and
Cincinnati.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-02

How TO AMUsE THE CHILDREN.
Parents are often at loss to find amuse
ment for the young people, which will at
the same time instruct their p,inds, cult
Yate the taste, and give them an appre
citation for the beautiful.
| A new and interesting art has recently
been introduced to the public called DE
calcomanie' or Transfer Pictures
These Pictures are printed on
prepared paper, in many colors
and sizes, almost every variety of subject,
: such as Heads, Landscapes, Flowers,
Autumn Leaves, Insects, Comic Figures.
&C.. which can be instantly and perma-
nently transferred to almost any article
one may wish to ornament, such as Fans.
Work Boxes, Vases. Flower Pots, Furniture
and various articles Of household use.
When transferred these pictures, in beauty
of color and artistic desigc, rival the most
beautiful painting The art is easily
acquired and children even soon become
experts: the process of decorating articles
with these pictures is novel, ingenious and
highly interesting 20 young and old
The manufacturers OF these pictures
Messrs. J, L. Patten & Co., 1852 William
Street, New York. offer to send, by mai
postpaid, ten select samples of thest
pictures, full Instructions sfor transferring
the same, with "a page catalogue for, ter
cents, or for fifty cents they will send one
hundred attractive pictures.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-02
POLICE COURT.
Before E. c.Cropper, Police Magistrate

BARLEY Hanks, alias Hines, Iaborer
from Princeton ILL.,, and Nicholas Pagan,
laborer rom Boston, Mass, were arrest
ed by Policemen Murrin and Littig, aud
lodged in Jail, last night, for being drunk
and disorderly. They were fined SIS each
and cost this morning. Pagan paid So. 81
and they were both discharged.
Harriet Sherman, house keeper from
Milan, was intoxicated yesterday after
noon, and last evening she was escorted to
Jail by Deputy Marshal Kimball and Po-
liceman Brennan. She was fned So and
costs. No money. Fine suspended.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-02

CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. is the
time and Epstein's the place to buy your
Christmas Presents. I wish to
inform the public that l have
the largest stock of Jewelry in this city
or Davenport, and I am prepared to un-
dersell any other house in the two cities,
for the reason that buy all my American
made goods direct from the manufacturers,
and my foreign goods | import direct
myself, Ladies gold watches usually sold
for $50 gold, | will sell for 800. so in cur
rency; solid silver Thimbles So cents;
Roger Smith & Co.'S Silver Plated Tea
Sets, Of the latest styles, usually sold for
$65 | will now sell for $50, l will make a
speciality of selling Diamond jewerly, La
dies and Gents solid gold chains, and gold
watches, at greatly reduced prices, as my
stock is too large for the season. will not
try to mention every article but | will ad-
wise the public to call and examine my
stock before buying elsewhere
edit | EPSTEIN.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-02

The Christian Leader (N Y, in speak
ing of Merchants Gargling Oil, says
MIR. Hodge is gentleman of liberal tastes
and excellent Judgment, and the Garglinp
OilCompany, under his thoroughly judiciou:
direction, has become one of the strongest
and soundest concerns that grace the
commercial annals of our state. Other
medicinal specialies, in addition to the
Gargling Oil, are beginning to claim the
Company's attention, and of their great
success we have as little doubt as we have
OF their intrinsic merit"
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-02
Transfers of RIAL Estate

John Atkinson (by the Sheriff. to Chas
Fl Stoddard, the southeast of lot 2,sectiou
2, township II, range west-Rock Isl
and-tor $1,000.
Arthur P. Roberts and wife to VIM
Morris, lots /, 2, 3. 4 and 5. 10 block "a, il
the town of Andal STA, for 800.
Jas. P. Gordon to William and Robert
L. Bollman, the north J of the northeast
of section IA, in Rural township, for &c..
600.
Sarah Gibson to Jacob Bleuer, the ives
of lot 4, in block 2. in that part of tn,
city Of Rock Island known as Bracket
addition.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-02

HARD CoAL.-The only objection to
hard coal ever raised is its supposed in
creased cost, but when the length of time
that it will burn is taken into considera-
ton, together with the saving in labor,
time and dirt effected by its use it is
found to be no more expensive fuel than
soft coal. Order load of Balch, Frazer
& Co., and give it trial. edit.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-02

Il y. Jerome J. Beardsley, of Chicago,
is at HE Bellows House. and will be here
for several days.
Mr.. \ y, Flausig, president of the
German Liniment Company, of Brooklyn.
n. Y, is in town, looking after the interests
Of that prosperous organization.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. J. Fitzgerald arrived
in town this morning and are stopping at
the residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. David Don
aldson. Mr. T. was formerly passenger
conductor on the r. r. |. & st. L. r. r
and now rms a passenger train over the
Springfield & Illinois Southeastern,
from Beardstown to, Flora, in
Clay county, about 100 miles, wher,
it iDtersects with the Ohio & Mis-
sissippi road, which runs from Cincinnati
to St. Louis. The Baltimore & Ohio hav
ing gobblcd the Ohio & Mississippi and
the Springfield & Illinois Southeastern
therefore has now continuous line to St
Louis, Shawneetown, and Beardstown. as
well as TO Chicago. Mr., fitzgerald has beer
to Chicago as delegate to the conductor:
convention just held there. He and his
wife will probably remain here2 or days
| Mr., F. Swan, of Scotland; Mr. G. H
Nelson, of New York; Mr.. L. J. Richards
of Philadelphia; Hon. !. r. billiard, Re
ceiver for the P. 6 R. |. r. R.; J. s
Lord. of the Green River Coal Company
H. +, Hamilton, of the Cleveland Goa
Company: John Cromic. the great ICE
packer, of Louisville; w. F. Sage, agent fol
The Two Orphan Troure;" W. Fl. Sher-
man and Abe Leavtt, agents for Madame
Rentz's Female Minstrel Troupe, are
among the arrivals at the Harper House
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-02

ONE BOTTLE OF PERUVIAN ALTERA-
TIVE will remove pimple or skin eruptions.
Two bottles will cure liver complaint, loss
of appetite, or debility, and three to five
bottles will cure scrofulous or venerial
faint, rheumatism, tumors of the blood.
CRUMBS PERUVIAN Alternative is the
greatest tonic and blood purifier ever dis
covered. Sold by all druggists.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-02
SOME NEW ITEMS IN THE CAREER
OF A HORSE THIEF,
How He Carried on Business in this
City.

b. +. Tracy. alias John Anderson, the
horse thief who was arrested in Davenport,
on the 18th of last month, for stealing a
valuable horse from VIM. Lemon, near
Aledo, and who is now in Jail in the latter
place, seems to have made his headquart-
ers in this city, where he probably dispos-
ed of fifteen or twenty horses every month.
For the last two or three years he had
been working among farmers in Edgington
township, and every one thought he was
honest, although the remark was often
made that he traded horses a great deal.
Last summer, during harvest. he came to
this city, aud remained here most of the
tune until he was arrested in Davenport.
He always stopped at the Chicago
House, on Adams street, and kept his
horses in the barn at that hotel. He had
little boy with him, which he said was
his own.
The first trade he made in this city, that
is known, was with German named
Dow, living not far from Presumption
when he traded large. fue bay horse
about 6 years old, for span Of greys. He
sold one of these to Mr.. Colclasure, who
drives an express wagon in this city. and
the other to colored man in this city
After that he sold quite number on Mar
ket Square, to farmers, the man Dow, il
several instances, .vouching for him, anC
saying that he was all right as he had
known him three or four years. Tracy
when he left here, said he was going t.
Galesburg. Instead of going there h
went to Edgington township where he re
manned two or three days and then left
He returned. in few days, with fine
young bay horse, which he traded to VIM
Van Meter, working for Geo. D. Crabs
west of Hamlet, Mr.. Van Meter givinl
him another horse and $50
After the arrest Van Meter suspicion
ed that the horse he got of Tracy ha
also been stolen, and he visited him a
the Jail in Aledo. Tracy told prett
straight story, and said the horse was a
right--he had traded fairly for it in Mllar
The horse answered the description c
one stolen from David Shunnick, nea
Monmouth, and that gentleman wa
telegraphed to come and look at it. Fl
came, proved his horse, and welt home haI
Ply.
Van Meter was thus out horse and So
in money. He visited Tracy again, an
, Tracy told him that he had traded off h
horse to a merchant in Milan. Va
Meter put very little faith in this story b.
f yesterday he came to that place, and ate
, enquiring around found his horse
possession of Mr.. Armstrong, the d.
t good merchant, there. He stated II
object of his visit, and Armstrong aske
him to call again. He did so, but TIL
gentleman had suddenly started for Oh
r cago, without saying anything more on II
e subject.
What Tracy had done with Armstrong
D horse Is not known, but parties are on Il
trail and will try 10 recover it,
$ Whether EanMeter will recover Il
+ horse or not can not be known until NJ
u Armstrong returns. If he does not, tt
e loss will severe one, as he is youl
o man just starting in life, and cannot affo
/ to lose it.
r He has one consolation, though pc,
q one, VIZ: tina; lie is not alone in his trouble
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-02

WHOLESOME ADyICE-ff the pu BIZ,
were as particular in attending to Their
health, as they are in the uuimportant con
Germs OF life, they would never use the
poisonous hair preparations which food the
country, which, if by accident small guam.
tity was taken internally would cause in
slant death. The Egyptian Hair Color
ing is an exception to all of them. |,
is the only safe and effectual article used
No sediment--no poisons-no stains-is not
dye.
Geo, VIM. Southwick proprietor New
York, =. 0. Box 1873.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-02

GETTING WELL TOO QUICK,-Some
physicians are opposed to worm medicines
They cure too quick. The bills don't get
large enough. Fifty cents worth OF
Laycock's Worm Killer has often done
what fifty dollars worth of doctors bills
could not do, in saving many child from
death and restoring it to its parents in full
health and vigor. Sold ly dealers iu
medicine everywhere,
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-02

Who may Marry, who not; wnyc
These important questions answeredin
DR.. WHITTIER'S MARRIAGE GUIDE,
go pages, illustrated; sent sealed for
% cis. by mail. Address ST. ST. Charles
street, st. Louis, No. Consultation
Free. Call Or write.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-02
THE Rock Island House Clothing
Store"

Store.
We learn that Mr.. Jonas Bear has Just
rented, for a friend in the east,
the elegant corner store in the New Rock
Island House, which will be opened about
Christmas, with splendid stock of hats.
caps, gents furnishing goods, under
clothes, gloves, handkerchiefs, trunks. va
Uses, and clothing. The location is a very
fine one and we trust that the gentleman
who is to run it will find plenty of ''biz. >
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-02
COUNTY GRANGE MEETING.

The Rock Island County Grange, Pat
rons of Husbandry, will holdi its annual inject
ing IN the Court House, commencing on
Tuesday next dec. 7th) and holding two
days. Meeting at l0A. NJ. County pa
pers please notice.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-02

For bruises or sprains rub the wounded
parts freely and thoroughly with Renne'
Pain Killing Magic Oil. Be sure and buy
the genuine, which is put up only in panel
bottles. with name blown in the glass, and
upon the bottles finely engraved steel
plate label, upon which is the likeness Of
VIM. Renne.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-02

New MILLINERY ocK.-Miss Katie
Byrnes wishes to inform her many friends
in this city that she has just received a
large stock of new fancy ard stylish mil
linery goods. for winter, and invites them
to call and examine the goods, styles and
prices. 2dlt
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-02

For throat Disease and Affections Of the
chest, "Br0,on's Bronchial Troches" are
Of value. For Coughs, Irritation of the
Throat caused by cold, or Unusua
Exertion of the vocal organs, in speakins
10 public, or singing, they produce bene6
cial results.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-02
The Work OF the Police in November.
The following figures show the number
OF arrests by the police the charge. amount
Of fines assessed and the amount collected
during the month of November.

From this crowed of criminals p, lice
Magistrate Chopper assessed fines to the
amount of 81, and collected 1927: and
Justice Pinkley assessed $ll1 worth of
fines and collected $63,7O.
Last month the police force made 80
arrests.