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On Wards Islnnd.

On Wards Island the arrangements were
such that among the insane and the sick there
was not the slightest excitement, and only a
few Of the former knew what was to occur,
Early yesterday morning Commissioner Bren-
nan borrowed the great barge belong
Ing to st. Johns Guild. and at one
o'clock the inmates Of the City In
sane Asylum, under tho direction OF Dr.
A. Il. Macdonald, the resident physician, were
put aboard It. They thought they were going
ON an excursion up the river. They marched
70 the boat IN queer groups. some In the regular
OF costume. The sick from the HomnO.
pathlc HosDital were carried easily and COM
fortaby TO place reserved for them on tho
same barge, and at o'clock, In lust thirty
minutes from the commencement, all were
safely embarked, and the barge, with over 1900
invalids and Insane persons and their epers,
started up the East river. The doors und win
dows OF the vacated buildings were opened, the
steam was allowed to escape from the boilers,
the hros were banked. the large mirrors were
removed from the walls, and every other sug-
gested precaution adopted.
On the other side OF tho island, under charge
OF superintendent Krehbiel, like precautions
were taken. In the Verplanck Hospital are
2D patients; In the nursery GO children and 9l
refuge ~ women. and In the Emigrant Lunatic
Asylum 100 patients. At the firing OF the first
gun Dr. Mann. who Is la charge Of the latter IN
etltutlOn, marched his male patients into tho
yard reserved for their use, and the female
patients into their yard, and lastly the sick TO a
place OF shelter and safety The patients from
tue other hospitals were also sent out of DOORS
put better arrangements should have been
made for them. sick women scarcely able 10
move; some sitting up and some lying In bed,
We're Kept out Tor three-quarters OF an hour,
exposed to the driving rain, protected only by
blankets wrapped around them.
Ihe explosion did no damage on the island.
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Astoria after the Explosion.

Anxious to learn the oflect of the shock
on their dwellings the Astoria folks FASTENED
quickly home after tho explosion. The smiling
countenances which soon after appeared in tie
doorways showed that no harm had been done.
The anxious looks Of the morning were gone.
Not thing hurt" said housewife ;
" not glass broke or q ceiling cracked
That was substantially the reply OF every one
nowhere could be found any damage Of conse-
qnence. most Of the houses were soon reoccu-
der. In Mr. Joseph La Rocque's brick house in
franklin street, much exposed TO the explosion
"A enandelier globe and Grop-light shade were
from a IN dntle.
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On the Western Bank Of the River.

ManT thousand Of persons, sheltered with
umbrellas, clustS:sd on the hills rising from
the East river, on the Scw York side, be-
tween Ninety-third and lO5th streets. The sight
was Ike vast field OF black toadstools. Two
hours bsfore the explosion the people bo
gan TO taSe positions, aud an hour later the
hills were fuzzy occupied. The throng came on
foot in horse ca rs and IN carriages, and by boats
which landed thsi- passengers on the New York
side. This neighboI hood was the most favor
able Of all accessible / 'aces for witnessing the
explosion. 1t sloped up i'om the river like one
side Of an amphithoatre, via He'll Gate in tho
foreground. Patiently the pto .1le waited In the
rain. Umbrellas were wet throu.'h and those
under them were drenched, but few thought Of
quitting the place before the blast. Thsy stood
with their eyes nrod on He'll Gate Many evil
denly feared that the mine might be tou ched
on prematurey, and that II they re-
moved their gaze from the spot they mls vt
lose part Of the spectacle. The minute
of waiting were ones OF intence expectancy and
anxiety. There was great difference OF opin.
ion as to the effects OF the explosion. some Of
the more timid thought that rocks would fly
through the air to the distance Of half a mile or
more, ana the ground would be shaken az by
n violent earthquake. Others feared that the
waters OF the East river might bc swept np on
the shore by gigantic wave, engultng thou
sands. Sun others had motion that the sound
OF the explosion would be deateuin1, and were
The booming OF cannon was heard Ii was
signal for preparation. hum OF expectancy
ran through tho multitude. Thon was ano-
ther gun ired. Presently there was tremor of
the ground. column Of water rose from the
fcef at Hell Gate, and deep, dull, heavy,
rumbling reports saluted the ears Of the multi,
tude. They were Wild with enthusiasm, Cheer
after cheer went up from the hill side.
After tho hrst thiil Of enthusiasm had passed
aMaN tue eAciamailOns OF tho spectators were:
" IL was not such an immense affair as We ex-
peoted, " The report was not at all loud"
" lhe sight was not very grand" and Tho
earthquake was small one"
As seen from tue New York shore, the column
OF water thrown into The AR seemed TO rise to
tho height Of nifty or Sky tcet. IL looked
Ike bank Of white foam. When II settled, the
waves receded from the reef and rolled to tho
north and south and across the river. Hulfa
mile up or down tho river the waves dwindled
mo insgnhcanco; but thoY dashed upon the
Ne" YORK shore with considerable violence.
ana IA some places spectators had to step back
from the ter's edge TO prevent their fee, got
llng wet the low temper ry piers only were
submerged the nigh permanent piers were not
covered. The rumhling Of the explosion and
uemoi VI tus earth lasted Elk or eight seconds.
The rumbling was loudest at nrst, then II di-
min,shod, aud was the heaviest just before It
ceased. 10 music Il parlance. there was a dinin-
uendo followed by crescondO.
No mRge was done to buildings or other
properly on the New York side. and these who
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-25
DIR. Ryinnce Criticls-- the Hypothesis OF the
Birth of Mankind.

In st. Marks Chu,Ch Yesterday, the Rev.
DIR. Rllance preached on tho hypothesis Of evo-
lJtion, to which so much attention has been
drawn by the lectures Of Prof. Huxley. lie ex.
tolled the moderation VITA which Prof. Huxley
handled 80 delicate subject but dissented
entirely from his conclusions. lie insisted on
the i.ht OF every man 10 draw his own conclu-
slons and differences from the facts developed
hy science. lie said that the hypothesis Of evolu-
tion can never supply the materials Of a valid
contradiction Of the fundamental truths OF re-
lgion. Even admitting that man is only the
last resIlt OF occult forces operating ia nature,
and that he IL descended from tho ape, stun his
Intellectual qualities require to be accounted
for, aud religion does this satisfactorily,
Even though man Is only tho result Of second
ry causes, still, God Is neYerthe less the Creator
just a. much as though he specially modelled
each individual man. AS Darwin LClInOwlcdy yeJ
that lie In the zo0phyte WAS 1rst broathed I'm by
the Creator, We may fairy claim all equally
ClYlne origin Tor tue spirit OF man. he UNI
formity OF the structure OF man all over the
globe, tho LaquinauN possessn. no moro trace
of hairy covering, properly go called. n n tho
lnhaOtaut Of the tropics, and M race NJ men,
even the most degraded, deNeloplns ciihertu'ka
or claws, Is the most conc clu-lN"rNl Zen against
the wild deductions of tNn.utlon-tS: Despite
all now tangled MpOthr~e-, The Great Am lives
and Nndicltes HIS tIuth BY dempustrttlons Of
the Spirit and of power, " The fOundltiun
staudtth sure nos stone having hCen shl ken
by the yiOient and inces,ant assaults of ages.
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spar bouys sixty-six feet long, painted red at
the tops. To each Of these was attached stone
weighing 1000 pounds. with these spars the
ruins OF the reef Will be staked out. Among Tn oso
on board who greeted Gen. Newton were Prof.
Henry Of the Smithsonian Institution.
Gen. Newton and his wife made a circuit
OF the works, accompanied by Clpt. Mercur,
Capt. Joseph Willard, and Mr. Boyle, and after
assuring himself Of the successful ex plosIon, and
that no danger was possible, the general COM
manded the guards to Give way to the multitude Q
pressing In the regular pickets on all sides. As
soon as the police and regular soldiers with
drew, the spectators rushed In, completely hl-
ing the grounds. A hundred Of them mounted
the large bomb proof, and hearty cheer was
given for Gen Newton.
Then began destruction Of nearly everything
movable. The wires were taken up and cut into
small pieces for mementOes many Of the pieces
being afterward sold for twenty -nve and nfty
cents an incn.
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Gen, Newton to the lion. w. Dodge.

a., ,. .iALLklrs POINT, sept 81. 1879
MIR. WILLIAM T.. DODGE SIR. received "A ,ommu.
nleation ron You dated SEPT e. IN which you decline
al hlugrd nNilAlun IRON uF TO witness the explosion
AZ Lcll Gate ON ouudAI. the 2ifh iuet As loI f.t
gre,t deal OF pains to 70 out of your way violate the
common c1uicsct and social Intercourse, taNc this
occasion 10 inform gu that uld not invite you
elsn Guo" oi ioui Invitation. uuu tr celpt ut your
refusal 10 accept one lac truth - "'t me matter -
iputallo ~ the 'namb|r OF Commerce to Lieut.. VIII
lard United state Engineers, VITA MS tucuons To u'
Nite certain uumDrr Ot Eeutirmon, | regret 10 nhl
that IN cat ne has male mistake. Your ohcdrnt
servant, JONI NEWTON, Lieut. Col. Engineers,
bTeyet Maj0l General.
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Observation. by Men of Science.

The steamer Pleasant Valley was selected
by Gen. Newton to be the bearer Of most OF his
scientific guests. She await ed them at the foot
OF East Iwenty-thlrd street. They were re-
colyed by Gen. Nowton's representative, Mr. j.
NJ. MclnernY. Then they gathered In social cir
cles, talking interestedly In French, 8 Ianish,
German Russian, Italian. and English Of
tue explosion, the general belief being
that II would be unfelt at cons!dera-
bic distance, and would produce no undesired
effect Among them wero Messrs. Zarebreko OF
and SeelenkoG, ciyil engineers Of the Russian
Contennial Commissions Mr.. Layoinne, OF the
French; representatives. OF the German and
Austrian Commissions; Messrs Alberto W.
Ferreira DAgular and Arthur Alvin, Of tho
Brazilian Commission; NJ. l.. Yzquerdo, repre-
'SIi'"" hl Psnsamionto aud the Mexican Com
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Bellevue, with the barge ,'f the 81. johns Guild
In tow, landed ninety lve policemen on Black
wells Island. They were divided into four
fquads. Under instructions fr IN Commissioner
Btennan they were scattered throughout tho
island. As soon as each had gained the position
assigned the work Of removing the IiO' inm ties
from the female lunatic asylum was commenced.
About 800 OF them ara dangerous In t'tlr mad
ness. Those whose lunacy is Of mil! type
wero formed In line ana marched along the we, T.,
sandy rond. In the cold rain, 10 the sheds near
tue AiuisnOuso. Oue MAS praying aud auOt.Sr
cursing, grmace here and a scOwl there rib
bons IN tue halr OF one, straw IN lhe hair II an
OF mid hammered woman, whose stocking
less feet made little pud les in the wet
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The CroMdinR of the Cnr..

The East side street cars early afforded
evidence Of the rush for places to see the ex-
ploson. The Second, Third, ana Fourth avenue
lines and some OF the cross-town, were over
taxed soon after noon; and later the cars would
not hold half Of those who tried 10 become
passengers fhe horses in some Instances were
unable To draw the unusual loads, one Of Mr.
Bergh's officers stopped attam on Third avenue,
and thus detained about forty cars deEselj
packed with persons on their way up town.
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AT O'Clock last evening, when the tide
was at abou, half ebb, the steamer Providence,
Of the Fail River line passed over the place of
the explosion. She encountered no diniculty
ana saiIel ABOUT hiV feet nearer TO liallett's
Point III ~ any steamer had ever done before.
The sohndings to ascertain tEo fun result OF the
explosion are to he maze this morning, at slack
them at any other time.
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NORFOLK, Va. 81. {, 2i-lh he remains Of Rear
Admiral r. mock have arlyed unacr escort Of ma.
rn +, anI nre 10 be tured here on Tuesday The lae
Admiral va, born IA virginia rtYtwo years ago. lie
was hert captain Tor Admiral Porter on the Mississippi
Evt al thc lune ui ne " r. cumWlndcd Admiral Ftr-
rasuts krhlp during lhAt Oh rrn last SEE nud ,a
regarded ava al cxflt n an iNrlcut Couuan fer. N,
ter the MAR ne was Ia miuHnd ~ the Auc tquarn.
MS Mifc dlri To tlna about two year, go ~ d..l "a
tht Ruckiu CHAM House, Oh the d,y Walcl the
general order retiIlug ns>y Ulcers .QVA vLeel,
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removed valuable household goods from their
houses, to save them being crushed beneath tho
falling walls, had their labor for their pnins
Not single pane wns broken.
After the explosion there was great rush for
the cars of the Second. Third, and Fourth ave
nue. roads and for the boats. some Of the cars
were loaded so heavily that the horses could
hardly drag them. Men and boys climbed to
the roofs, and IN some instances broke them To-.
In he rush. children were trampled under foot,
and some OF them were seriously injured. Some
OF the boats were overladen SO that their gum
wales touched the water
AT the foot OF 10th street were several men
and boys with skiffs and scoop nets. They said
that they expected the explosion would Kill
thousands OF heh. The hsh would come to the
surface OF the water, and turn over upon their
sides. The fishermen at that point, however,
were not successful.
West OF Third avenue, near Fifty-sixth street,
ls rocky hluh. twenty-five or thirty feet high.
On the edge OF this stood a large number OF
spectators, crowdinR each other to get n good
view. man and two boys were pushed on.
Jhe man, Isaac Freeman, OF Harlem. had leg
broken by the fall, and the boys were badly
hurt, one OF them having his ribs fractured.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-14
Death of William Shearer.

Mr.. William Shearer died, at his resi-
dence, corner Of Otter and Orleans streets,
this forenoon at Is minutes before 10
o clock. He was born in Washington
county, Pa. JAN, 8th, 1927, and was 40
years old last January. He came to
Rock Island about 25 years since, single
man, and, for some years, worked in
dustriously at his trade-a house builder
For some l6 years past he has kept a
family grocery store. For some years past
he has been more or less afflicted with
asthma, but the immediate cause of his
death was supposed to be dropsy of the
heart. He was an excellent man, and
greatly respected by ALL He was man OF
warm and tender affections and when he
gave his confidence and friendship nc
truer or more steadfast friend could be
found. He has held the Office Of alder
man, justice of the peace, and member OF
the county board of supervisors, and il
every place acquitted himself with
honor and integrity. He was a mem.
Der of the Presbyterian church. He
leaves wife daughter of the late Charles
Mclaughlin but no children.
Due notice for the funeral will be given
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-14
The True Medical Philosophy.

The remarkable cures of dyspepsia, constipation,
general debility intermittent and remittent fevers
nervousness, mental dependency, and host o.
other ailments, by that popular botanic lnvgorant
and Alternative, Hostetters Stomach Bitters, prove
that to oHaHSe, not deplete, the sick is the true
medical philosophy. Under the old system patients
underwent course of treatment that often had the
effect OF exhausting their few remaining energies.
Drastic purgation, and the administration of violent
remedies with weakening reaction, were fire.
quently and most unnecessarily resored 20 in cases
where invigoration combined with mid regulative
treatment was the sole desideratum. That this nm
wise mode of medication has been to great extent
abandoned il in small degree due to the success
which has attended the peerless icmedy above
named.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-14

Jealous competitors are of course quick
80 condemn the sale of clothing, hats and
caps etc, now in progress at Chids 4 Co.'S,
Illinois street as of no consequence but
the public, judging from the crowds that
throng the establishment daily, think
differently. Childs Il Co. defy competi-
ton; they are in earnest when they
announce the present stock at cost, and as
the sale will continue only IS days more,
everyone should buy while the chance
offers. The sale is positive as the firm
must make room for the large stock now
being manufactured by the wholesale
house of Which this concern is branch.
No matter whether you need the goods or
not, the prices are such as to make it an
inducement to purchase Don't forget
that the sale will last only IS days
more, l4dlt
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-14
NERVOUS DEBILITY.

a depressed, irritable state Of mind
weak, nervous, exhausted feeling.
NO energy or animation; confused
head, weak memory, often with de-
bflitating, Involuntary discharges. The
consequence Of exoesses, mental overwork or
andiscretions. This NERVOUS DEBILITY
hnds sovereign cure in HUMPHREYS,
HOMEOPATHIC SPECIFIC, No. IS.
1t tones up the system, arrests dscha. eo dispeIs
the mental gloom and despondens. ND rejuve-
mates the entire system. It is perrectly harm
less and always efficient. Price Is, for package
OF nve boxes and a large q vial Of powder, which
is important in old serious cases. or 81 per single
box Sold by ALL Druggists, or sent by mail
on receipt Of price. Address HUMPHREYS
SPECIFIC HOMEOPATHIC MVCINR co.
No. 662 BRoADwAY, II. Y.
= See large adyertisement.l
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River News.

To-day's packets are the Alex Mitchell
and the Damsel down and the Redwing up.
There are two cars of freight from the p
q Il. |. Ry., for up the river and twenty
boxes of cartridges from Rock Island
Arsenal for Fort Smelling, Minnesota, wait
ing for the Red~ing
The Helen Schulenberg passed down
yesterday with raft for ST. Louis. The
Silas Wright also passed down with raft.
The G. II. Wilson passed up yesterday
with tow of coal for La Crosse. The
raft boat Penn Wright also went up.
The S. G. Baker, which passed down
Friday with a tow of ice, had the mis-
fortune to sink one of the barges on the
Keokuk rapids, on Monday. The ice will
be transferred to another barge.
Water g.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-14
Augustana College.

The Fifteenth Annual Commencement
of Augustana College and Theological
Seminary, will be held in college grove,
corner of Robbins Av. and End Az, Rock
Island, on Thursday June 18th. The
exercises will commence at half past nine
o'clock. Orations VIII be delivered in the
Swedish and English languages. Music
by the Augustana silver cornet band, and
by select choir composed of the students
The friends Of education and the public
generally are cordially invited.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-14
Real Estate Transfers,

Mary j. Shurtleff to Helen 4. Barber,
ct. al. the S. w. of the N. E. /. and out
lots s. IA and Is in sec. &c. Township I9,
range l E.-Port Byron-dated Feb. q,
1874. for 500.
Agnes SABBATH to Mrs. B. Schlichtiug,
out lot 30, in see %. township 10. range
l E,-Port Byron-dated June 7th, 1876,
for 81.
Jacob Kramer to Phillips & Thomas
part of lot |, in Beardsley, Lee & Lees's
add to Coal Valley, dated June 10, 1876
for $3.50.
Nj. r. and B. L. Gortou. to Elizabeth
Gorton, lot 20, in sec Is, township II,
range l -Moline.-dated May IL, 1875,
for 81.
County Clerk to John NJ Day, tax deed
of lots l and 2. block 4, in Bailey Daven-
ports 2nd, add. to Rock Island, and part
of lot 5, in block I, in Spencer & Cases
add. TO Rock Island, dated June Is. 1876.
Charles V. Mathews to John G. Math-
ews, lots 1. 2, and 8, in Witherells sub
div. sec 4, township X, range | WHO
line-dated June, 1876. for 81.
Benz. Mathews to same, same descrip-
ton, dated june 10, 1876, for $500.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-14

1t does q little remarkable to me that You
cannot touch one of these railroad companies but
what the gentlemen from Maine squedES. Laugh
ter. Yes, sir, and have no doubt it struck Mr.
Harrison little remarkable. when that seventy
five thousand dollar bond transaction was men
toned in a meeting of directors of the Union
Pacific Railroad that the treasurer should say:
DO not say anything about that; it will ruin
Blaine" tRenewed laughter. l-Pr0ct0r KROtts
Speech.
Blaine has squealed pretty often since
congress met. He has squealed over his
Sioux City bonds; over his Burlington and
Chicago bonds; over his Kansas Pacific
bonds; over his Northern Pacific bonds;
ever his Spencer rife contracts, and
various other investments" as be calls
them. But he will have to squeal still
more. The surface of this enterprising
patriot has barely been scratched. There
is mine of wealth yet to be opened, and
when it is all brought out, there will be a
good many envious and indignant Repub-
licans, who viii think themselves badly
treated for having been left out in the
cold. or for getting an inferior share of the
plumber for which they voted early and
| often.-N 7. Sun.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-14

There has not been a more eventful pc
riod in American history than the past
thirteen years, during which Mr.. Blaine
has been in congress. These years cover
the last half of the war. the entire recon
struction era, and nearly the whole of
Grants administration. In no portion OF
this time has Blaine distinguished himself
in the discussion and defence of the princi
Piles and measures of the Republican par
ty. In no sense has he been leader of the
party in great party emergencies. In this
respect he falls infinitely below Mr. Conk-
ling, and he even stands far behind Gen.
Ben Butler.
Whit has Blaine been about during
these thirteen years? On his own show.
ing, in the Fisher letters, it turns out that
he has been trying to make money as 8
jobber in gun contracts, railway bonds
land grants, aud other greasy schemes
which depended for their success upon tb,
bounty of the government
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-14

THE MYSTERIOUS WRITING which ap-
peared once in characters of living fire on
the walls of Belshazzar's palace, striking
dismay and TERROR into the souls of all the
guests at the banquet tables, which could
only be translated by one person, and he a
Jewish captive, imported, of the King, that
be was weighed in the balance of Divine
Justice and found wanting: ere the morn.
ings sun arose, the proud King was a
prisoner, and his kingdom had passed
away. Ii you would avoid losing posses
sion of the kingdom of health, and live tc
a good old age, assist and fortfy nature By
using the Home Stomach Bitters.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-14
lore Trouble for the Baron"

The little fraud, Osterberg, has been
ordered by the Frankfort Committee to
put in an appearance before that body, in
Frankfort, Immediately, and he left for
New York last week Wednesday, and has
already sailed The growing dissatisfac-
ton of the Committee with his manage
ment, is likely to eliminate in his early re-
moval Instead of getting cent for their
bonds they are annoyed by his constant
demands for more money, and by the fact
that the road is not paying running ex-
penses, and they begin to ask, What is
to be the end of this business?" The end
is to be loss of nearly all the money they
place in his hands, and the Frankfort
people are beginning to believe this ugly
fact