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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-20
CALAMITY AT SEA.

The American government, through the Board of
Trade at Liverpool, has presented to Captain j. T.
Bragg Of the National Steamship Company valuable
telescope in recognition Of his services In saving the
crew and passengers of the American schooner
Vaughan and also towing the latter safely into
New York On the oath OF November, 1874 while on
the voyage from Liverpool toNew York the vessel was
sighted showing signals OF distress Captain Bragg at
once bore down upon her, and with considerable
difficulty owing there being heavy sea and almost
a gale blowing, he launched boat and succeeded In
rescuing the distressed vessel and brought or two
passengers tho request Of the master 10 tow her
TO place OF safety she being waterlogged heR steer
ing gear and sails gone and all her provisions spoiled
Captain Bragg successfully attached hawser TO her
presented to Captain Bragg by Captain j. Ward on be-
half or the Board, who expressed the pleasure
Il gave him 20 make the presentation, and
strongly commencing Captain Bragg for his
thanking the United States government and Captain
Ward for their kindness The telescope, which Is a
very handsome one, bears tho following inscription
Presented BY the President Of the United States 10
Captain T. Bragg, OF the steamship Queen In recog-
milton Of his services In the OF the American
schooner Vaughan. y Captain Bragg yesterday for
warded the following letter TO President Grant:--
NKw YoRK Feb 10. 1875
To TIVE PREsIDKNT UNiTED srArfs -
Your ExcELLKNcr-At meeting Of she local Marine
Bosrd, Liverpool. England. january 81 1870 had
ion Presented by the Presidents Of he tinted States
10 Captain j. r. Bragg. OF the steamship Queen In recog-
a ssSu.. % viii Your Ese.ehs b. 0s
80 accept thanks for your rncious recognition OF
act which considered y %py part e my es.y ,ra..
cung lives and property eopadised and 10 prove myself
"'''"' y j 4 BRAGG. Lieutenant RI
Commanding National steamship Queen.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-20

huDdred brown hemispherca backs the next hundred
pair OF hind nappers 1ourisning, and they will all
go down On, goes the boat hard ever we can
pull the Up come the horses again, pretty
close this time, and before they draw the
boat rushes into the midst Of them whish goes the
harpoon; burri goes the line the gunwale
and a luckless junger, on whom the harpooner has
fixed his eye is fast His bereaved mother, snorting
with rage, charges the boat with flashing eyes, she
quickly receives harpoon in the back and bullet In
the brain and hangs feess the line" The skipper
OF sloop once told Mr.. Lamont that he had been
seized by a bereaved walrus and by her dragged
twice to the bottom OF the sea- but without receiving
any injury beyond beingnearly drowned and having
deep scar poughed in each side Of his forehead by the
tusks Of tho animal He thought she did not wish TO
hurt him. but mistook hlm for calf as he houndered
in the water
AN ARCTIC NIGHT
Mr.. Lamont thus describes an Arctic night;-"It was
the typical nights enjoys in the quiet bays OF
SpitEbergen Al nine O'Clock In the evening the air
was positively genial Wonderfully quiet too, was
everything beyond tho noise OF the ship. Absolute Still
everywhere occasionally when the voice ora
wild Bird miles away the CLASSY sea, was borne TO
the ear the noisy falling Of the edge Of glacier, ike
the sound OF artillery discharges, echoed from hill
10 hill clear, unclouded sky permitted the rays OF
the evening to crimson the snowy peaks and TO
throw vast shadows across the glaciers" or course
they could turn inn under such circumstances, SO
they passed the evening in skctching from nature and
prospecting for coal At midnight, at another time,
they could every rope and spar OF the yacht repro
duced In the dark water.
On the LIST of August they found that II would be I'M
possible to proceed further north, the winds had
set in from that quarter AS may be fanced, they
wero all very much disappointed. Mr.. Lamont says.
conclusion attain the northeast of spitzbergen,
10 sight ellis Land and to fight way along It's I'M
known shores to the extreme north, were not TO be
parts of our programme this year Subsequent OK
perences have shown that such voyage may DO moro
easily held out spur to inexperienced enthusiasts
than accomplished in any season, however favorable
Never convinced, viii ship sail from sptz-
bergen to the Poen
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-20
A STRANGE SUICIDE.


John Frederick Bauer German, thirty nine yesrs
Of age, died under mysterious circumstances on last
Thursday afternoon at his residence No. rs Smith
street. Brooklyn Coroner simms directed post
morlem examination, which showed the existence Of
large quantity Of cyanide OF potassium in the stomach
How IL was administered the inquest may reveal
Bauer who baker by occupation, was married,
but has no children, and II s said the couple did not
live on the happiest terms About noon on Thursday
last deceased left his store promising TO return in
few minutes but he failed TO do 30 lie after
found In the photograph gallery Of Gustave Shutz In
tho second story OF tho shouse adjoining No lis
Smith street the door OF which was locked Bauer
was through the koy hole sitting IN chair APP
parcntly asleep. When reused by persons who gained
through another entrance he rose took the key
from hts pocket aud unlocked the door and without
saying word. walked down stairs and into his he'd
chamber. he WAS Immediately attacked with vomit-
Ing and expired three minutes after entering his
The poison found in the stomach, and which was, no
doubt, selfadnlnsicrcd, almost the same
In effect Pru sic acid and Is used in
the Photographic art. Tho family physician
OF deceased stated that he noticed three or
four days prior 10 his death that the unfortunate man
depressed IA spirits II IA SAID that as life was in
surcd Tor $4,000 The Coroner will hold inquest At
two O'Clock Monday afternoon. Bauer owned
several houses and was IN prosperous circumstances
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-20
THE LATEST swINDLE.

letter purportng to be written by Mr. J. /. Stuart,
President Of the Board OF Excise was handed to Daniel
McEntee saloon keeper OF University place and Thr-
,eenth street. asnng him to meet the writer at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel soon afcr nine O'Clock on Fri
day evening In obedience 70 this request Mr. Mem
barkeeper bringing note with the signature OF Mr..
McEntee forged 70 H. directing that all the money Ia
the drawer be given 10 the bearer This complied
with when, on McEntees return, amer vainly seeking
The Excise Commissioner AZ the Fifth Avenue HOTEL
he found he had been the victim OF bold swindle.
Several others have suffered by the same devica-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-20
TOO OLD TO BE PRESIDENT.

Az a meeting OF the Independent Labor Party on
Friday night Peter Cooper nominated as It's choice
for President Senator Booth Of California for Vice
President Of the United States committee headed
By Mr.. A. A. Carey yesterday waited upon Mr. Cooper
al his residence No Lexington avenue and informed
HIM Of his domination, urging him accept IL Mr..
Cooper thanked the committee for the honor done
him. but declined The nomination, stating his reason
that be was too old and growing too feeble 70 fuhl
with satisfaction ability any public Office even II
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-20
THE CARNIVAL.

Tho Arion Society last night wound up It's carnival
season with a masquerade at its hall in st. Marks
place II was one Of the brilliant entertainments
OF the kind this The capacious hall was
decorated with all the nsEna ofiovia Prince Carnival
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-23

in twenty miles of their road. Admirably suited
for production of Corn Cotton, Grain Grass, Fruits
and all other Nor hern crops. Winters are mild.
permitting outdoor labor for eleven months. Soil
fertile beyond precedent. No grasshoppers, no
drought Special inducements for establishment
of manufactures For circulars address w. ID.
SLACK Land Commissioner, Little Rock, Arkansas
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-23
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
CHEAP LANDS
IN Che Great Southwest !!
ONE MILLION ACRES

The Little Rock and Fort Smith Railway Comps
ny is selling, at exceptionally low prices ana o
70 To, nuif
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-23

plain he was going to stay there till the
order was forthcoming, and he didn't
care d-n for the supervisor or any one
else. Being unable to get help, the cold
and anapudence had their effect. He was
too fine fellow, physically, to be kicked
into the street; beside, he had the heaviest
boots, and he went out of the door bow
ing politely 10Th an order for lodging in
his hand. In about ten minutes he was
back again wanting to know what in HI
any body wanted with such an order as
that" But he was on the wrong, or.
rather the right side of the door this time
and amidst terrific discharge Of billings
gate and profanity that supervisor went to
bis couch and slept the sleep of the just. F"
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-23

(h1 q day at home. Agents wanted Outfit and
OI { terms free, TRUE s. CO., Augusta, Me.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-23
JOHN ROOTS
BIT 7 Err S.
500 REWA

will pay one hundred dollars to any person who
will make proof that John Roots Bi.ters fail to Inn
prove the condition of such person If suffering from
the effects of either Of the following diseases, viz
Fever and Ague, Dumb Ague,
Dyspepsia, Jaundice, Liver or Kid.
ney Complaint, Loss of Appetite
Headache, Bilious Attacks, Brain,
Scarlet, Typhoid, Remittent or In
termittent Fevers, when taken ac-
cording to the directions accom-
panving each bottle of the same.
do not claim that these Bitters possess any SUI
perhuman virtue, but what do claim, is that when
relief can be had In the specified, In fact
any case which arises from an impure state of the
Blood. or deranged condition of the Stomach, Liver
or Kidneys the of these Bters will Insure such
relief and it Is upon this frank and fair condition
that offer this reward in candor and good faith.
JOHN ROOTS, Manufacturer, No. 292 Seneca
Street, b ffalo, N. T.; VAN sCHAACK. STEVEN
SON q REID, Agents for John Roots Bitters % q
a Lake Street, Chicsgo
q FOR sale by all Druggists in Rock island and VI
Unity
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-23

Both difference And distinction.
While the vermifuges and Laycock' s
Worm Killer are both used for the pur-
pose of expelling worms, Laycocock s
Worm Killer is much safer, more eff
fectual, and more palatable than either
yermifuges or worm candies. Besides ex-
polling worms, Laycock's Worm Killer re-
gulates the bowels and cleanses the system
Ask sor Laycock's Worm Killer. Sold by
all druggists.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-23
SPECIAL NOTICES.
MASTA'S
BALSAM

Ia a speedy and certain remedy for Coughs, CO
tarrh, Colds, Hoarseness, Sore Throat, Bronchitis
Influenza, Hopping Cough, Aathms and the warn
GUS affections of the Lungs and Chest,
Thousands have been speedily aud eaectuaiiy
cured by its timely use while suffering with severe
colds, protracted coughs, and with various other
forms of LUNG DISEASE. 1t is prepared from
vegetable balsams and the medicinal properties Of
roots al herbs, containing no minerals or poison
GUS drugs 1t can be taken with perfect safety at
all times.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-23
BOOK OF NATURE
ITTERS.
lTTERS.
A Remedy without a Rival
Maguire's
Cundurango Bitters.

VEGETABLE SUBSTITUTE FOR CALOMEL
Contains no alcohol, an excellent purgatiye or
the bowels, relieving and curing ali compla ts
OF the Liver, Blood, Kidneys and stomach. Read
the following testimonial from a prominent New
York editor:
Office of Geo. H. Sweets .sIexas New Yorker,nl
Nos. IS 80 and 80 Centre Street.
New York City Sept 8, 1874.
Messrs. & c. Maguire,s st. Louis: Gents -
Yours of the 31st Mt. with case of dozen Cund-
urango Liver and Blood Bitters came duly to hand
You will please accept my thanks for your gener-
erosity. will try to put the medicine where it
will do the most good" have given one bottle to
a friend Of niue who resides in Brooklyn, both
himself and wife have taken IT, and their testimony
s the same as mine. first met WI tn it in Houston
Texas afterwards returned TO my home in Austin
where have the Texas branch Office Of my paper
My Houston bottle was used up, and / found on
trial that could not obtain single bottle in all
Austin, for went to every druggist in the place
and there are some five, but each house told me
they intended to order item the strength of my REC
omnendation. Ere coming to New York was in
Galveston, and bought bottle of Robirds. an old
friend and good house, had no idea then that
Galveston bottle was used up. started to find
moresnd was much surprised to find none after visit
lug fully dozen different establishments gave up
the search here and wrote to you, Now gents SO
good medicine as yours is ought to be placed at
the command of the whole world. II will not only
prove great fortune to yourselves, but lasting
blessing to the whole human family. As remedy
In my own case have met with its equal
It squeezes my liver better than Calomei of which
nave sahsn not llltie am hard worker and
constant thinker and consequently for the last
to twelve years my body has found it difficult keep
up with my brain. There ale millions Of American
people just like myself and they need some simple
herb medicine to keep them from sinking into dys-
peptic graves. until they can apply, brakes and
cut of part Of the steam and see where they are
YOu have the medicine aud you have great fortune
in it II you will but let the world know it, In my
search after your Cundnrango IN this market /
found preparation of Quadrangle sold at 90 per
bottle but no more like Yours than lie black man
ike n white. of course Il did n huy Tia LAT
ter is only write TO thankI you and to give Won
my experience win cundurango Wishing youSthe
success you deservetham
IVarv Respectfully &c. GEo. n. Gw1a
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-23
P A T E N T S

If you wish to apply for PATENT for any in
vention, address LEGGETr g LEGGETT. Patent
Attorneys, Seventh St., WASHINGTON, ID. c. for Cir
culars.
Suits in the United States Courts for infring-
ment of Patents, prosecuted or defended by NJ. d
LEGGETT & CO., Euclid Ave., CLEVELAND, O.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-23

lHDTuDr 4, st Ssa ard ya 1e,.: s.. e
nHEIUnT yonNg or old, guaranteed by
HUI y u b the Jadsos method Of treat
nnent. A solid cure or no fee. Call on su,Its to
DR.. Judson. JOS Chestnnt street, ST. LoHis. No.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-23

For Book BINDING or Ruling, 20 to
THE ARGUS Bindery. No better work
can be done in this vicinity. Prices reason
able. Work done quick. Leaye orders
at The Argus Counting Room. opposite
the Post Office. IF
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-02-10
Compromise Meeting at Duluth

SA~AAcS ~&ASOtAAsS oS EuAo0As
Our neighbors over the bay have
had their little mass meeting to en-
deavor to harmonic upon the com.
promise question, but didn't harmo-
nize worth cent. Senator Graves
and Representative Stone came up
from St. Paul on purpose to oil the
troubled waters; but after an hour
or so spent in lively discussion,
they could come to no understands
ing; and finally agreed to disagree,
taking no action beyond passing a
resolution, requesting their repre-
sentatives to endeavor to prevail
upon their legislature to give them
enough of their canal defense money
to prevent the north pier from tum-
bling into the canal.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-02-10

The repeal of the Potter Rail-
road law is likely to be accomplished
the present session of our Leglsla-
ture, and wisely so if one half the
injuries inflicted upon the State that
its opponents allege have happened.
They claim-s'It has utterly destroy
ed the credit of the people IN every
money center of the world; 1t has
put dead stop to all railroad build
ing in this State; it has inflicted a
loss of over IS, 100000 upon those
non-residents who invested money
in our railroad securities 1t has
made borrowing money for the con-
struction of new lines of road an
impossibility; it has paralyzed
great railroad enterprises that were
of the utmost Importance to the To-
calities through which they were to
pass, and it has retarded the growth
and development of those portions
of the state that need the commerce
and stimulus of these great moderr
meass of comm uuiostlon."
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-02-10
AN energetic movement is bein,

AN energetic movement is being
made by parties at Bismarck and
along the line of the road, to induce
the opening of the Dakota branch
of the Northern Pacific by the lst
of March, to enable the expected
rush to the Black Hills to be accom-
modated over that route. It is to be
hoped that it will prove a success,
az that is undoubtedly by far the
shortest and best route.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-02-10
Misplaced Sympathy.

The Minnesota papers very nat
urally infer as Duluth is their only
lake port. they must champion her
cause and believe all she says,
whether right or wrong. They for
get that it makes some little differ
ence whose OK is gored. How meek
and mild ST. Paul would have been,
had Dakota County gone quietly
to work few years ago and sunk a
line of cribs in the Mississippi river
a mile or SO above their levy, turned
the C, annel of the river to the op-
poslte shore, and left the commerce e
of ST. Paul to seek landing there
This is just the outrage Duluth
has perpetrated upon Superior.
The Creator formed the plateau
upon which Superior stands, with
the magnificent bay in front and the
mouth of the ST. Louis river where
1t Is; and this town was founded
and hundreds of thousands of dol
lars invested here, on the supposi-
ton that nature had known her bu-
siness. The United States engi-
neers thought SO too, to the extent
Of $35O,O00 expended on the nat
ural entry to the St. Louis river be-
tween Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Still, with the work of the Great
Architect of the Universe, the
scientific attainments of the q. S.
engineers, and the violated rights Of
sister state md Of a community
that fiourished before Duluth had d
name, staring them in the face
they have the hardihood to claim
that all nature has done shall be
changed to humor the aggressions o.
this creature of an accident-a town
born of an accidental state line.
Superior is part and parcel of Min
nesota by every tie Of nature and
interest, and should have been il
fact, but for an unfortunate state
line. But that does not alter the
case, she still has rights that NJ
senseless cry will deter her from
maintaining.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-02-10
A Counter Plot-Another Annexa-
ton Scheme,

Since our last issue annexation to
Minnesota has been freely discussed
by our citizens, with the unan imous
oonvlu~ivu ,nau iro sci,rtuc oI tnaJ
kind could be entertained, which
would unite us to Duluth and St.
Louis County. At the same time
there is quite feeling here, though
so far as we have been able to learn
no very well defined reasons are as
signed for it, that our situation in
some respects might be bett cred by
casting our lot with Minnesota.
For that purpose, they propose to
agitate and dvocate the annexation
of portion of Douglas County to
Minnesota, and either attach it to
Carlton County, or better still, form
a new county of the portion annex
ed and portion of Carlton and
Pine Count es; giving Minnesota
a moderate sized county south of
the St Louis river and the whole of
the head of Lake Superior.
The proposed state line to leave
the lake, say between ranges eleven
and twelve, thence south four towns
to the south line of town forty five,
to Lake St. Croix, thence west four
towns to the present state line,
thence on west in Minnesota four
towns to the west line of town nine
teen, thence south to the ST. Croix,
taking from Minnesota about the
same area OF country given by Wis
consin.
This, or perhaps not qnite SO ex-
tensive a trade, is claimed to be
more practicable than a division up
on the Nemadji river, as that W ould
divide the town site of Superior in
halt, and still leave the Bay Of Al
ioues and the mouth of the st. Louis
river under the jurisdiction of Wis.
consin, and subject to the same con.
troversY that is now going on.
This proposition to involve, OF
course, the dropping of Duluth by
the State of MINNESOTA in the har
Dor fight, and let Superior take care
OF her, and hereafter to be no dis,
elimination in favor of either place
by Minnesota.
This, as we understand it, is, IL
a crude way, the substance of The
proposition quite favorably consid
cred by number of our citizens
They claim that under this arrange
ment, even with the start Duluth
has, the natural advantages OF Supe
nor snd it's freedom from debt
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-02-10
a descriptive lbirds-eye-yiew.

descriptive Ibirds-eye-view.
Looking from the lake, which Is about
twelve miles wide, two long narrow points or
rather sand SPIRITS are seen, running at right
angles to the general trend of the lake, one
i've and the other seven miles long, and
named after the respective States to which
they belong. Back of these two points are
the bays of Superior and Alloues, each from
half to mile wide. About mid way the
lake and abreast the mouth of the Nemadii
river, the accumulated waters of
the st. Louis river empty into Lake Superior,
forming the mouth of that stream, and the
State boundary between Wisconsin and Min
nesota. Near the Minnesota Shore of the
Bay of Superior, about two miles from the
head OF Minnesota Point and five from the
mouth of the st. Louis River, are two other
short inner points, between which the St.
Louis river flows from the bay of that name
on its way to the lake through the Bay of Su-
perIor. Superior is situated on the plateau
on both sides of the Nemadji river; while Du-
uth is on the main land at the head of Min
nesota Point, seven miles away from the en-
try, extending from the st. Louis Bay to sever
al miles down the north shore of the lake. Near
the Minnesota main land, six miles from the
entry, Duluth has cut the mole through the
point some three or four hundred feet in
length, which they denomnate a canal. 1t
IS through this cut, only two miles from the
gate between the inner points and six miles
from the natural entry, that the volume of
the st. Louis river now finds its way to the
lake. And it is this turning of the waters
OF a large navigable stream, the boundary
line of two states, six miles away ard entirely
within one of the states, that is objected to-
Is this unreasonable
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-02-10

would soon enable her to outstrip
Duluth.
How does this counter proposition
strike you, gentlemen of Duluth
Are you willing to help carry out
this project and give to Minnesota
too lake ports? or would you prefer
we remained in Wisconsin ?
Wisconsin might object. Never
theless, we invite an expression of
views through our columns on both
sides of this question.