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The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-11
Why let aches and pains your temper spoil?
cure is sure by using
Renne's Magic Oil
RENNE'S MAGIC OIL cures rheumatism,
RENNE'S MAGIC OIL cures Neuralgia,
RENNE'S MAGIC OIL cures Sprains,
RENNE'S MAGIC OIL cures Bruises,
RENNE'S MAGIC OIL cures Collie,
RENNE'S MAGIC OIL cures Cholera Morbus,
RENNE'S AGIC OIL cures Coughs.
RENHE'S MAGIC OIL cures Sore Throat.

1T WORKS LIKE A CAARM."
DAYTON, ONO, August q, 1875.
MEssRs WIN. RENNE & Sons,
GENrs-Please send me at once by express one
dozen bottles large size Magic Oil. The Magic OH
does indeed work like q charm. Six years ago
mother had fall which came very near n eult1ng
fatally She recovered her health In some degree
during the year following, but she sustained such
severe injuries especially in her spine and left arm
nd shouldsr, that she was almost helpless. Ho-
ping change of climate might be beneficial, the
spring of the second year after her fall she went to
tica N Y, to visit some relatives. While there
she obtained and used some Of your Magic Oil; II
relieved her almost Immediately, so much 8" tn I
she came home very much improved in health and
str ength, and by the free of the Magic Oil she
is now enjoying better health than she has known
for ten years and has recovered entirely from her
| injuries. Mother has SO much confidence in your
Magic Oil that she will not be without 1t.
Respectfully yours, JOSEPH E. DIxsoN.
Some folks seem 10 be prond of telling how lame
their shoulders are"-of INV crick in the back"-or
II have got the Sciatica"-and delight in Dragging
that nothing can cure mer'-but when we such
| awful folks to use RENNE'S PAIN KILLING
1 MAGIC OIL, faithfully we not only cure thelr
| lameness and charm away their pains, but we &C
tuay take all teat kind of 'brag out of them! and
/ they frankly cwn up and say, 1T works like 9
| charm Sold by all Druggists Merchants and
Grocers. Cali tor Rennes Magic Oil where you
| usually trade.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-11

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE Signal Ser
vice observations taken at 10 o'clock this
forenoon indicate the following weather
probabilities for this afternoon and tonight:
For the upper Mississippi and lower
Missouri valleys, decidedly cold and partly
cloudy weather will continue with north
west winds back to westerly and southerly
and rising followed by falling barometer.
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Why let aches and pains your temper spoils
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-11
The New Secretary Of War Sworn In

WASHINGTON, March ll.-Judge Taft,
by Secretaries Robson and
Chandler, called, this A. M, on the presi-
dent, at the executive mansion. and there
met Chief Justice Waite, WHO administered
the oath of office, after which the new
secretary of war proceeded to the war de-
partment and began the duties of his
Office. Officers of the army will call or
the secretary Monday.
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DIR. RAILWAYS
Sarsapari!lian Resolvent
The Great Blood Purifier.

For the Cure Of all Chronic Diseases.
SCROFULA OR SYPHILrTIC, HEREDITARY OR
CONTAGIOUS.
BE 1T SEATED THE
Lungs or Stomach, Skin or Bones, Flesh
or Nerves.
Corrupung the Solids and Vitiating the Fluids.
Chronic Rheumatism, Scrofula, Glandalur Swell
ling, Hacking Dry Cough, Cancerous Affections,
syphilitic Complaints. Bleeding OF the Lungs, Dys
pepsia Water Brash, Tic Doloreux, White swell
iings Tumors, Ulcers, Skin and Hip Diseases, Mer-
curial Diseases, Female Complaints, Gout Dropsy,
Ricketts, Salt Rheum, Bronchitis, Consumption,
Kidney Bladder, Liver Complaints, &c.
Price 81 per bottle Sold by Druggists.
DR. RADWAY & CO., 80 Warren ST., New York
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-11
ALABAMA SENDS oEEETrNas.
Friendship to all the People of Every Stat
and Territory.

Montgomery, Ala, March 1.-THE
Alabama legislature with a two-thirds
Democratic majority in both branches,
before adjourning sine die, unanimously
adopted resolutions extending greetings of
traternal good will to all the people Of
every state and territory in the American
union on this centennial year.
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Suit for Taxes.

NEW YoRK, March ll.-Suit has been
entered by the government against the
New York, New Haven Il Hartford rail-
road company to recover 100000 unpaid
taxes
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-11
New York Market.
New YORK, March II
FINANCIAL
Gold--i I45s.
IL Money-3b,d.
better prices.
COMMERCIAL.

COMMERCIAL.
Wheal-Firm; good export demand; No 8 Chi
cago 0o9i IL; No Milwaukee 10611 13; No 2
Chicago 2a01 25; No 2 Mil saukee 23la1 a6: O
spring 3211 81: winter red western 1901 35.
Ryc-Quiet; firm.
Corn-Steadyi new western mixed 5s963; old do
66lp67.
Barley-Dull.
Osts-Dull; mixed western 44047k
Pork-Steady; % 1928 o..
Lard-Steady; IS 621a@l3 65.
Whisky-1 09I.
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Tobacco Crop iDestr Dyed,

HAVANA, March 1.-THE entire to-
bacco crop in Rumedious district, with rare
exceptions, is lost.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-11

ROCHESTER,, March 1.-THE front
building of the Rochester Brewing com
pany, burned this morning. Loss $4,000
Insured.
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. =" = o1soAV1St W. IVIIAN ADA
STURGEON & ADAMS.

A TTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW
y Office in Mitchell & Lynde's block, Rock Island
III Have complete set If Rocks ef Abstracts o
Title of Lands in Rock leland County.
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Printing, Binding and Blank-B work
speciahties at The ARGUS OFFICE. No
pains will be spared to please customers.
Satisfaction guaranteed. IF
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-11

The Moline editor of THE ARGUS has his Office and
headquarters at the PhGnix Hotel, Subscribers
served by carriers, every evening, furnishing the
atest telegraphic reports and markets. and local
n ews. Orders promptly and carefully executed.
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THE B. sHoNINaER ORGAN.

HORACE WATERS & SON, 4s1 Broadway, N
T.. have obtained the Agency of this well-known
Organ, and are prepared to supply the trade the
most liberal terms. Agents wanted in every Coun
ty in the u. s. and Canada. Catalogues mailed.
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Chicago Market.

CHICAGO. March II.
Wheat-Firm nc higher; 9S5l cash; 991a April !;
/ 03H May; N o 3, S204; rejected 72l1.
Corn-Steadv; 43S cash; 4sa April; 46S May.
0ats-Steady; 32A cash; say April.
Rye-Unchanged.
Barley-Rnchanged.
Pork-Steady; % 25 cash.
Lard-Steady 13 20 cash.
Whisky 05.
LIVE STOCK.
Hogs-Receipts 1900: Qaiet and steady; sales
common to cho ce light S51s 90; common to good
shipping 00GS so; packing 75Gs 05.
Cattle-Qnet and steady; receipts 1,200; Gales
0005 65; butchers and feeders paid 00D4 90; fair
to choice 10 shippers 0O05 IS.
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FENDLEroN-BoxNToN.
They are Ready to be Examined.

WASHINGTON. March 1l.-George III.
Pendleton, who arrived last night, prompt
ly reported to the sergeant-at-arms this
morning and stated that he was ready for
examination whenever the committee
should want him.
Gen. Boynton has telegraphed from Gin
cinnati that he will return on Monday.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-11
st. Louis Market.

0ts AOO1S 1s&tEXAOCs
ST. Louis. March II.
Wheat-Lewer; No fall 4s1l cash; 1 IS Mch; /;
No 3, 33h91 "a; No 4, 90.
Corn Flrmer; S91a cash; 397s GAO March
Oats-Quiet; 3Sa.
Rye-63 bid.
Whisky-Firmer; 06.
Pork-Easy; ~ 10.
Lard-Unchanged.
LIVE STOCK.
Hogs-Receipts small; steady; light shipping Z
ESQ; 10 Workers T503 90; packing 75@S %.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-11
A LAND SLIDE I'm GERMANY.
Eigh Houses Buried and as Lives Los

LONDON, March IA land slide last
night at Coatcaut, a small town on the
Rhine, in northern Germany, caused by
recent heavy rains, buried eight houses
and tweuty-six persons.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-11
THOMAS YATES

IS PREPARED TO DO PLUMBING IN ALL ITS
! branches. also, Gas and Steam Fitting
Call and have estimates made before ordering your
work done by other parties.
THOMAS YA1 hE. (Levee Rock Island
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Bank Reserves.
Firc in Rochester, n. r

New YORK, March ll.-Bank state
ment reserve, decrease, $953, 200.
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SOUTHERN HOTEL!
Fronting on 4th, 5th, and walnutsts,s
ST. LOUIS .......
LAvEr1IE, WARNER & CO.. pronr's

The Southern Hotel is first class in all its appoint.
ments Its tables are al all times supplied in tn.
greatest abundance with all the deicacies the ma,
kets afford. Its clerks and employees all poll
and attentive to the wants Of the guests al In,
Hotel
There is an improved elevator leading from the
first floor to the upper one.
Railroad and Steamboat Ticket Office, New
Stand and Western Union Telegraph Office In Ro,
nnda of the Hotel. 3-91ttsIy
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-11
Waters New Scale Pianos
re the BEST MADE: he TOUCH ELASTIC, and q q
rNGING TONE, POWERFUL, PURE and EVEN.
WATERS Concerto ORGANS

cannot be ExcELLED In TONE or BEAUTY they DEFY
COMPETITION. The CONCERTO STOP is FINE IMI-
TArIoN of the HUMAN VOICE.
PRICES EXTREMELY LOW for CASH DURING
THIS MONTH. MONTHLY INsTALMENTs RECEIVED
on PIANOS $40 to $40: ORGANS 81 to $40; MONTHLY
AFTER FIRST DEPOSIT. AGENTS WANTED. A
LIBERAL DISCOUNT TO Teachers, Ministers, Churches
Schools, Lodges etc. SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS TO
THE TRADE. Illustrated Catalogues Mailed. HOR-
ACE WATERS B SON, 4S1 Broadway, Ny.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-11

ed Brequet Hair Springs
combine all modern i'm
making.
These Watches were aw,
the Paris Exposition of Il
ance and greatest accura
further guarantee that the,
annex names of some of Il
ers III the trade VINO have
will vouch for the accurac
Benedict Bros. n. Y, I
E. Marks, Troy, n. Y,
j. A.Smith, Saratoga Sp's
n. Y.
Z. B. Booth g. n.Roeh-
ester, n. Y.
ii. Botchkiss, Buffalo, y.
Y. +
b. K. Chase s Co.. Rat
land, VT,
j. H. Grant. Troy, Pa.
G. w. Luce, Xenia, ohio. ]
A. Lowell. Portland, Me.
j. NJ. Bennett, Zah esvilie, :
Ohio.
A. L. Burtcnk, Woices
ter. Msse.
W. S. Taylor, Utica, New
York.
Evans & Manning, Bing-.
hamton, N. Y.
Dunlap d Baker, Man
chester, n. II.
T. <. Dickinson, Buffalo,
n. Y.
George W. Dickinson,
AshtabEla, o.
Weld Brce., Lockport, N.
Y.
Baillette g. Weld, Water
loo, Iowa.
Carpenter d Bro, Bur-
| lington, Iowa.
Ferguson a. Clapp, Indian
And q large number
United States. For furtl
matchmaker to see them,
| QUI
Wholesale Agents In the
Is Maiden Lane. New Yai
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-11

Fever aud Ague cured for fifty cents. There IL
not remedial agent in the world that Will cure
fever and ague, and oil other malarious, bino9s,
scarlet, typhoid yellow and other feyers lalded D!
Railways Pills) so quick as Railways Ready Reief
Fifty cents per Bottle.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-11
A RARE CHANCE.
THE SHAMROCK HOUSE
RENT, SALE OR EXCHANGE

FOR GOOD FARMING LAND,
THIS House is centrally located. has all the con-
! veniences that are necessary, such as the water
works. good cistern. cellar. stable yard, coal
houses, ETC. For full information, address the pro-
prietor, JAS. BKODERICk.
Rock Island. March 9th, 1S76-dIm
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-11

the purchase CT
Watches to the su-
periorit,y of the
Nickel Movement
Watches, made by
the Messrs. PoBEL
& CoTRvoIsTER,o of
Switzerland Gents
and Ladies' sizes
in Stem aud Key
Winders.
Those Watches
have Equilibrium
Escapem'ts. Chre
nometer balance,
Ruby Pallet, TEN .
pered and hard~--
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-11
Milwaukee Market.

MILWAUKEE,. March IL
Wheat-hc higher; closed firm; 01ss cash;
0ah April l 065s May; No 3, s71.
Corn-43a.
Oats-3lA.
Rye-65.
Barley-79
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-11
CHAS. FIEBIG.

IS PREPARED To DO ALL KINDS OF LOCK
] Work; also to repair Sewing Machines.
AL kinds of Safe Work Speciality.
Shop on Market Square, west side, south of the
alley
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-11

r VII huDN tGNtiItt. hUG
improvements IN Watch
garded the Grand Prize d.
1867. for the best perform
acy in adjustment; and as
ey are equal to the best, we
the most respectable deal
. tested them for years. ard
.cy of our statements;
w. r. Weeks, Bangor,
Me.
, II. w. Strang, Elmira, n
Y.
: Haskins g. Isbell, Osws
go, n. Y.
Hyde & Bettye, Auburn
n. Y.
j. A. CLARK, Batavia, M
II. Cowell s. Co, Cley c.
:. land, q.
. o. II. Ford, New Howell
:, CT.
Nichols & Iseniha To
ledo. Ohio.
Geo. Embry, Morrow, o
Y G. Bills, Canandaigua, y
y. LIE Grys d Wor tn
= Cambridge, N. Y.
d. b. Buell. d Co, , Hart
+ ford, CT.
C, Wyman, St. Alban
J, VT.
W. Kirk, w winsteo
l. CT.
John B. Morriss. CT : Gin
I. natl, U.
JOHN W. Tyler, Scranto q
r Pa.
/. II. Grant, Troy, n. Y.
TN. p. Kilburn, Cory.
Pa.
Inapolis, Ind. .
of others throughout the
-ther particulars. ask your
|, or address
INCHE q KRUGLER, Ez.
: United States, Salesroon
ok.
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BUSINESS CARDS.

JOHN 3. HAWLEY,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW
n Office in Bengston,s Rloct IIrnoia G. Roct- i '
and. Illinois a1ad.S wam
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-11
EEWHkIl HOUSE

M1LW AUhEE ........................ .WIS
J. F. ANTIsDEL Proprietor.
The present Propretors Of this Elegant Hote
taye spared neither money or pains in furnishing
and improving the house; and with the improved
Otis Elevator. recently put in it cannot be exceed
for convenience and comfort the travelling public
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G.. III. KELLER. M. d.

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Residence cor
: Orleans and Ohio streets next door to Kaehers
Drug Store. Office over Benser q Thomas Drug
tore, Market Square, Office hours 10 to IL A. M to
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How She Managed 1t.

SIS my hat done 2" inquired a
cool looking lady at a Chicago
millinery establishment one pleas
ant day this week.
Yes, ma'am," politely respon-
ded the shops. oman; ut will be
here in a moment"
An assistant soon brought up
the bonnet, and while the custom
er was duly inspecting it the store
proprietress ventured TO inquire:
"How do you like it?"
It's simply horid !" was the re-
ply.
"But it is just as you ordered it,"
pleaded the maker of the head
wear.
Eyes, something as l ordered
it," was the short and snearing
answer.
"I'm real sorry, but"
"Well, never mind,' broke liz
the buyer, with set lips; whats
The ~expense?"
"A-b-o-u-t 81, ! guess, said the
shop-woman, timidly,
The money was pald over, anu
the bonnet ordered up to the house
when the purchaser pranced out
upon the street, and iInmedlatel y
exclaimed to an accompanying
friend:
"Isn't it perfectly Iovely?'
Eyes, replied the friend, sits
r%avishing; but how could you talk
so to that Woman?"
Talk sol" exclaimed she of the
BONNET; "why, if / had let her
know how much / liked the hat
that woman would certainly have
charged me $40; but now, you see,
I've got it for ST."
The other woman said she had
not thought of that, but would
profit by her friends ripe ex-
perience, and never like an article
again until after she had bought
If
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Nm u Hurry.

A Detroit Alderman was rather puz-
zled yesterday by a call from a strange,
who had a carpet-bag in each hand ana
a malicious look in his eyes. He let the
carpet-bag drop, wiped off his forehead
and wanted to know If the man before
him was an Alderman
II lam" was the reply.
Perfectly responsible, s'spcse2" was
the query.
81 suppose | am"
"Well, sir" continued the stranger,
"down here at the depol : me one hit
me on the neck with a ne"
ibid, eh?'
eyes, sir. he did, and | estimate the
damage at $685.
81 am sorry" remarked the Alder
man. ut is no way to use a stranger to
hit him on the neck"
"Of course it isn't, but ! don't care
for your soft words-l want my $25."
"Why, I have nothing to do with it.
| didn't hit you.'
~ know you didn't, but you help run
this town, don't you? Some one must
be responsible, / am not the kind Of a
man to be bit on the neck and 60 right
along without saying a word.
"That's angelic and all right re-
piled the man, and he steered for the
City Hall. He began blowing around 10
some of the idlers in the corridors, and
they sent him to a saloon on Monroe
venue ito see the Mayors brother"
He must have found some one there,
and must have had some words. Those
watching him saw his big satchel come
out first, then he slid out after it, and as
he reached the curbstone his small
satchel hit him on the back with Q loud
''chug." He went down Woodward
avenue steppiag fast and high, and at
Congress street a against y woman
and explained.
"Ina hurry-didu't mean to-just
licked the brother Of the Mayor of this
town stone blind. '--[Detroit Free
Press,
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Fall OF an AerOlite.

Mr. AL. White, the engineer,
while On watch at the door of the
Weatherford engine house, about
4 o'clock yesterday morning, was
startled by aIsharp report like that
of a pistol, and instantly following
some heavy substance fell into the
street q few yards distant. Mr..
w. searched for the mysterious
missile, and found imbedded in
the hard street a peculiar dark
stone, of the appearance of dark
flint, and weighing about two
pounds. The stone was broken to
pieces and examined during the
day by several scientific gentle
men, who pronounced it a gen.
uine meteoric substance. The
probable solution is that the ex-
plosion occurred at a greater dis
lance than was supposed, and
that this was but a small fragments
ola large @rolite. Loud Cour-
ier-JournGi, 18Th.
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Duel at Keyser.

A Keyser, West Virginia, cor
respondent of the Piedmont In
dependent says that some time
since Dr. Brown. superintendent
Of schools at Keyser, and Mr. g. H.
Vapdiver editor of the Keyser
Tribune, had q difficulty, with "a
lady at the bottom Of it," and the
doctor challenged the editor to
mortal combat. The challenged
party accepted and selected double
barreled shot guns, loaded with
buckshot, as the weapons, and
twenty PAGES the shooting dis
lance. On Monday morning last
the duellists. accompanied by Sec
onds, repaired to the Maryland
side of the river, near Keyser, and
each fired both barrels of his shot
gun, but without damage to the
other. IL then was discovered
that the seconds had put up a job
on the belligerents, by loading
the guns with blank cartridges.
The discovery rather threw coli
water on the affair, but, says the
writer, the doctor is far from eat
isfied with the result, his ire hav-
ing been but increased by the
hoax, and that "rumor says the
affair Is not yet ended"
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HydrOphobia

j. Ii. Betsworth, a farmer living in
Liberty township, this county, was 10
the city yesterday with a little son
eleven years old, whom he brought here
for treatment by Messrs. Bailey and
Hart. The hey exhibits symptoms Of
hydrophobia at times. A year ago this
present month the little fellow was
bitten by a neighbours dog. The dog
was instantly killed, and the wounds he
had inflicted were believed to have been
cured permanently, and it was thought
there would be no serious results. In
May last, however, the boy began to
have fits and exhibit symptoms Of hydro
phohia. During these spells he would
attempt to bark like a dog, and when
they 6rst came on he would invariably
start from home for the house of a neigh
Dor who previously owned the dog that
bit him. On several occasions, Mr..
Ellsworth says the boy, while in these
fits, has taken bones from the house and
carried them into tae field and buried
them after digging holes with his hands,
and in other ways has seemed to be pos
sessed Of the nature and peculiar in
stincts of the dog, even exhibiting a de-
cided preference to crawling through
fences after the fashion of dogs and when
there were open passages close at hand.
These freaks appear singular, to say the
least. IL is doubtful if the physicians can
give him permanent liz f.-[Sioux City
uowa) Journal
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Begging q Grave.

The most touching episode that
we have witnessed In many a day
was presented by a poor mother
yesterday, who wandered the street
of the city friendless, homeless
and penniless, with a dead child
in her arms, looking for a grave
for the little one. The unhappy
mother was Mrs. Thomas Judge.
formerly of Boone Hill. She had
been in Wilkesbarre in hopes of
meeting her husband, who went
there a few days ago in search of
employment, and failing to find
him returned to Scranton on an af-
ternoon train, taking her sickly
child, aged about eight months,
along with her. On the way here
the little one died in its mothers
arms; while the train was in mo-
ton, and when she came here she
sought some of the poor directors
to aid her in her distress. She was
successful in finding MIR. Doug
Jay, a member of the Providence
poor board, who took the funeral
in charge, and committed it to the
care of the undertaken Scranton
Republican.
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A skeleton Detective.

A physician, having his Office
opposite the Museum, being an
noyed by some dirty Italian ped
oilers, who ran in upon him at all
hours, laid in the following plan
to keep them away. With a hui
man skull fixed on a pole, around
which he wrapped an old office
gown, and %animating the whole
by the Office boy, a very respecta-
BILE living skeleton was produced,
which on Monday had the desired
effect of Kidding the premises of
the gamins. But another effect was
since produced not entirely antici-
pated. The skeleton was set in a
closet near the door for future use.
Yesterday the doctor was himself
startled from his front Office by a
rafting of the dry bones, followed
by an unearthly yell, as though his
.ghostship had ''taken on mortali-
ty" again; and rushing out. the
doctor discovered a fellow stand
ing on the floor nearly scared to
death. He had stolen in aud open
ed the closet door, when the skele
ton had suddenly confronted him,
falling against the door. The fell
low was probably a sneak thief,
and the skeleton saved the doctors
best coat. And now the gamins
have it that the building is haunt
ed.-CBoston Transcript.
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PARK ERSBURG
Republican Convention.

STORMY TIME-THE CAPITAL CUES
TIoN-GEN. $oFF NOMINATED.
Special 10 h~dspeadent.]
-PARKERsBuRa, July 27.-The
Republican State Convention which
assembled here to-day is largely at
tended. Delegates are Ia attendance
from all quarters of the State. Judge
Smith, of Cabei County, was made
permanent Chairman. The proceed
ings this afternoon were quite
stromy, caused by the introduction
ola resolution to submit the location
of the Capitol toa vote of the people.
The Third District delegates fought
for the resolution with vim and de-
termination, and were opposed by
the First and Second District dele
gates. At 9 O'Clock a motion to adj
Journ until 8 O'Clock prevailed. On
~reassembling the fight was renewed
and is now going on with no prospect
Of a termination until q late hour.
Gen. Goff's friends say they will
present his name to the Convention,
but it Is asserted that he will under
no circumstances accept a nomina-
tion If rendered him. Col. Lamon
is strong in the Convention, and
stands a good chance for the nomi-
nation. But at this hour no definite
opinion can be forwarded. May not
be able to dispatch again tonight.
SECOND DISPATCH.
1920 r. M.-General Nathan Golf
has been nominated for Governor.