davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-31
Br0Wn, DUG.

Illustrated z;,.,.1i;S.o Gs,;tla, ec0 pages, cloth
and gilt binding, 80 cents; same in paper
covers. IS cts. 1Ianhood, 10 cents; Woman
hood, 10 cents; Pamphlet, cents-securely
sealed, by mail. Send money or postage
stamps. DIR. WHITTIER, the great specialist,
CIT St. Charles street, St. Louis, Mo.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-31

When you feel the first pain FROM rheu-
matism go to your druggist for bottle of
Durang's Rheumatic Remedy, take it and
a cure will follow. If your head aches use
Lodille's Headache Specific. Cures while
thinking about it.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-31

NOBODY PRETENDS to gainsay the
efficacy of Glenn's Sulphur Soap, the
standard external remedy for local diseases
and injuries of the skin, and promoter of
complexional beauty. Question the ladies
in regard to this latter quality. Sold by all
Druggists.
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye, Black or
praup S0c
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-31
BILIOUS DIFFICULTIES.

DR.. PIERCE's INDIAN RESTORATIVE BIT
TIERS
DR.. G. ". Skinner, member of the
American Association for the Advance
ment of Science, writing from Little Falls,
N. Y, said: Il freely use 1T in preference
to any Of the ordinary articles such as oil,
Sienna, Salts. ETC., for the most delicate an
fants, the robust, and those enfeebled By
age 1t is Specific for all Bilious Dis
orders, Agaes, Coles, Headaches, Cos
iUeneSS, ETC..
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-31
DIED

MUSSLER-In Rock Island Tan a1s.
months, % days 1""Ssier' aged
ruiiefal tomorrow at 2 P, NJ, from the residence
OF samuel A Taylor, on 7th avenue, between 15tb
and 18th street. ON'"een l0'n
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-31

Charles E. Hawley, collector of Rock
Island township. has opened an Office in
the First National Bank. The state,
county aud city taxes for 1877 are now
due, and he asks all to come ana pay.
5-dtf
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-31
FRIUE, 81 PER BOTTLE.
An IMPORTANT LETTER

ANN, ARBoE, Mich, April So 1875
DIR. RADwAY-kind Sir: have been taking your
Resolyent, Regulating Pills, and also using the
READY Relel about one year for ovarian tumors on
the abdomen which -he mos eminent physicians of
our Medical Collcs pronounced incurable
They were like X lots on u tree. When was sit
ing ID chair theJ hung almost to the floor. and
my weight was 275 pounds when commenced with
your remedies, and now 1t 30 pounds but they
are not al gone yet have taken twenty-four bot
Ties OF Hesolyent, nine of Relief and twenty-four
boxes OF Pills. get the medicine from g. Cren.
will. Please send me your book False and True"
n
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-31

For SALE.-Two carom billiard tables,
Brunswick make; in frst'class order. Will
be sold cheap. Apply at this Office.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-31
z ergonal.

". a, Chapman, a member of one Of
the leading steel work firms of Pittsburgh,
sojourns at the Harper House.
". Z. Stockton, Chicago, one of large
firm Of steel manufacturers registered at
the Harper to day.
The Lottie troupe is at the Harper.
Lew Benedict and his incompatible
troupe are guests of the Harper House.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-31

QUERY: why will men smoke COM
mon tobacco, when they can buy Marburg
Bros. Seal of North Carolina at the
same price?" l-leodly
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-31

The Colounade Hotel. Philadelphia, ID
model establishment. 1t is superb In both
style and appointment and its table and
service cannot be excelled.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-31
The weatner--To-Day.

The following shows the temperature
at THE ARGUS OFFICE to-day as in
Dictated bv thermometer
IA NJ. 2se above zero IL p $40 above zero
ga NJ, 32s a. 8 p. N. So "
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-31
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

DR.. Sabine's Indian Vegetable Cough
Syrup" is the infallible remedy for coughs.
colds, hoarseuess, and all diseases of the
bronchial organs. Try bottle. For
sale by druggists generally. Oddly.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-31
ROSSMAN'S CURE

ROSSMAN'S CURE.
ITCHING PILES is generally preceded by
a moisture like Precipitation producing a
very disagreeable and distressing itching,
particularly at night, after getting warm
in bed. No humbug-as trial will prove.
For sale by all respectable druggists.
RossMAN & MoKINsTRY, Hudson, NY,
Proprietors.
Sent by mail for so cents.
For sale by all Druggists in Rock Island
Fuller & Fuller. and VanSchaack,,
Stevenson & Reed, Chicago, wholesale
agents.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-31

1t will pay to keep your Harness in good
condition. Use Frank Miller's Prepared
Harness Oil.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-31

ynus ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

5sops B B1g and wser Book 6 stS1
cap he left for the ARGUS, and where all Moline
business is transacted by o. ]. Beardslee. Bust
ness notices should be handed in by noon to en-
snre publication the same day.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-31
The Compound Oxygen Treatment.

FOR THE CURE OF ALL CHRONIC DISEp SEES.
This is the Sarest, Safest and Cheapest Q arstiye
body, and hence is effective in great variety an
diseases. Among the many names to " hich We are
permitted 10 refer. we give the follow ing :-Hon. s
Field. Judge of U S. Supreme Con 1T, and his &C.
complished wife; Mrs. Hallit Kilbu' IN; Judge Sam
uel Smith, New York; Hon. Mont9 emery Blair: Ex-
Gov. Foreman, W. Va Hon. Wa. ID. Kelley; II S
Arthur; Gen. Fitz Henry War; en-, and many more
of scarcely less note.
Onr Brochure of 900 pagf,s which contains tie
record OF cures and all tie information necessary
to an Intelligent opinion and intelligent action,
will be mailed free.
STARKEY & PALEN.
once, lll2 Girard Street, Philad elphia.
G. X. SCARKEY, A. NJ, M. D.
g. E. PALEN, PHI. b., NJ d.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-31

When your Baby is restless while
teethiug, get Dr. Bulls Baby Syrup, a
dose of it will relieve the little sufferer at
once. Only % cents bottle.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-31
Extensive improvements at the Bel
lows House.

While looking over the arrivals at the
Bellows House the other day, the ARGUS
reporter noticed Chas. Jarvis, the proprie-
tor in close consultation with some Ct our
leading builders and from the earnest con-
versation he was led to believe that some
thug more than the ordinary hotel talk
was the topic. With true reportorial in
quisitiveDess he proceeded to look up the
matter, and after good deal of interview
ing and qGizzing succeeded 10 ascertaining
that the conversation was in relation to
extensive improvements at the Bellows
House and that the hotel was to be soon re-
modelled and furnished aud another story
added. The name of the house
is to be changed TO the
Commercial, and in addition
to the present excellent accommodations,
the Office, dining room, and in fact the en-
tire building will he SO arranged as to be
first class in all respects; second to none in
the three cities.
MIR. Jarvis is led to make the changes on
account of the large trade, which he finds
it impossible to accommodate as be would
wish.
Mr.. Blythe. the owner of the building
has long contemplated making these i'm.
provements and has only delayed until
some live man, with true hotel quali6ca.
tons should assume the proprietorship.
He could not possibly select more favor.
able opportunity as there is certainly no
better hotel man in the state than Chas. A.
Jarvis.
Under his management the hotel has
rapidly increased in favor and now ranks
among the best in the city.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-31
Marriage Licenses.

The following marriage licenses have
been issued by the county clerk from Jan.
18th to the Doth. Judging from the list
matrimonial business is lively. Following
are the names:
1. August Stortenbecker to Mary Arndt.
2. Perry Reynolds to Rennetta Bersie.
3. Swan Ekvall to Emma l.. Carlson.
4. John Fittell to Mary Jones.
3. John NJ Anderson TO Emma Mungerson.
g. John Peterson to Minnie Fries.
T. Abram II Lambert to Nora Foster.
s. William NJ Theleman to Anna Mulaney.
o. William Browne, Isabella Whitton.
10. Isaac Sandage to Jennie A Drury
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-31
Rddaoays ResoIvent.

BEvERI Y, Mass, July -, 1863
DIR. RADwAY: have had Ovarian Tamor in the
oyares aud bowels. All the doctors said There
was no help for it." / tried everything that was
recommended, but nothing helped me | saw your
Resolyent, ana thought l woulu try it; hut had no
Ialth In IT, because had suffered for twelve years
took six bottles OF the Resolvent and one hoy Of
Railways Pills. and two bottles of your Ready Re-
lcii aud there Is not sign of tumor 10 be seen or
ielt ana feel better, smarter and happier than l
have for twelve years. The worst tumor was in the
leit side OF the bowels, the groin. write this
TO You Tor the benefit Of others. You can publish
1t II yOu choose. HANNAH p KNAPP
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-31
Ladies Meeting at the Harper House

We, the undersigned ladies. in the hope
Of doing good and checking evil, do earn,
estly request the ladies of Rock Island to
meet US for the purpose of organizing a
relief and industrial society for the benefit
Of needy women and children.
Unless there is a general interest felt
throughout the city and manifested at this
meeting no organization will be effected,
therefore all ladies who feel an interest 10
the welfare of their fellow beings are re-
quested to meet at the Harper House
parlors, Saturday, Feb. End. at two o'clock
P. NJ, for the purpose of organizing said
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-31

For the speedy cure of Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness,
Incipient Consumption, Asthma, Bronchitis Phth
Isle, Whooping Cough and Group. This Syrup is
an Anodyne Expectorant and is composed of the
best ingredients the vegetable kingdom affords,
and when used according to directions, must con-
vince the most skeptical.of its intrinsic value
Directions for the use of sabine's Indian yegeta
bile Cough Syrup accompany. each,bottle.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-31

Mrs E. Carter, Mrs. Lucy 4. Buford,
Mrs j. W. Spencer, Mrs. T. j. Robinson.
Mrs. Woodward, Mrs Edison,
Mrs Mayer Rosenleld, Mrs W S. Parsons,
Mrs r. Champion, Mrs Morris,
Mrs Gaylord, Mrs. William Hoffman,
Mrs. Samuel ). Guyer.
The central committee request the
ladies at this meeting to take charge of all
articles of clothing that have and may be
sent in after the Harper House Charity
ball.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-31
Pi1es--Ttching Piles

Positively cured-also Blind and Bleeding
Piles, Fistula, Salt Rheum, and all dis
eases of the Skin, by the use of
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-31

Procure it in time If you wish to save
doctor bills Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup. Price
Is cents; large sizes, so cents.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-31
Kidney and Bladder Complaints,

Urinary and Womb Diseases, Gravel, Diabetes
Dropsy, Stoppage OF atcr, Incuntinuance OF Urine
BriEhts disease, Albuminuria, and in all cases
where there are brckdust deposits or the water is
thlck, Cloudy mixed with substances like the white
OF an egg, or threads like white silk, or there ia
morbid, DARK bilious appearance and white bone
aust deposits, and when there is pricking, burn
ing sensation when passing water and Pain in the
small Of the Back and along the Loins.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-31
FEVER & AGUE

fever and Ague cured for fifty cents. There is
not a remedial agent in the world that will cure
fever and ague, and all other mRlarious, bilious,
scarlet typbo old, yellow and other fevers faded by
Railways Pills. so quick as Railways Ready Relief.
Fifty cents per bottle.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-31
FROM THE HON, THURLoW WEE

INDORSING DIR. RAILWAYS r. r. r.
REMEDIES,
AFTER USING THEM FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
NEW YORK, Jan. L. 1877.
DEAR SIR: Having for several years used your
medicines, doubtingly at frs, but after experience
lug their efficacy with full confidence, 1t is no less
a pleasure than a duty TO thankfully acknowledge
the advantage we have derived from them, The
pills are resorted to Us otter as occasion requires,
and always with the desired effect The Ready
Relief cannot be better described than it is by its
name. We apply the lniment frequently and free
ly almost invariably finding the promised "Reliet"
Truly yours, (signeD THURLoW WEED.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-31
Railways Ready Relief

tarrh, Influenza, Headache,
Tootbache, Neuralgia,
Rheumatism, Cold Chills
Ague Chills.
rhe application OF the Ready Relief to the part
or parts where the pain difficulty exists will Of
ford ease and comfort.
Twenty drops in half tumbler of water will In
few minutes cure Cramps, Sprains, Sour Stomach
heartburn, Sick Headache, Diarrh9A, Dysentery,
Collie, Wind In the Bowels, and all Internal Pains.
Travellers should always carry bottle of RAD
WAY READY RELIEF with them. A few drops,
In will prevent sickness pains from change
OF water. 1t s better than French Brandy or Bit
a m n anf
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-10-03
The Indian Situation.

Gen. Howard has for some weeks
been collecting bands of surrendering
Indians at McDermitt, aud the whole
of them numbering in the aggregate
nearly one thousand, are now being
transferred to Camp Harvey. They
are held as prisoners Of war to await
the pleasure of the government. 1t
should be almost unnecessary to say
that these Indians ought by all means
to be transferred to some distant local
ity. The country is now cleared of
all bands of Piutes which have been
engaged in hostilities. Remove these
Indians, now prisoners, and the whole
of southeastern Oregon and the adj
jacent parts of Nevada and Idaho
will forever remain undisturbed The
Malheur Reservation should be given
up. If the Indians heretofore be-
longing to that reservation be sent
back, nothing can keep them there:
they will start off again on Il raiding
expedition whenever they feel dis
posed, and there will be repetition of
the scenes of the past summerthrough
out all the surrounding country. 1t
is absolutely necessary for safety that
they be removed to some distant
place, as the Modocs were, and now
that the whole of them are prisoners
the job will be an easy one, and
should be done at once. We are adj
vised that Gen. Howard has recon-
mended that they be taken to the In
dian Territory or some other distant
locality, and it may be hoped that his
recommendation will have weight
with the authorities at Washington
Er.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-10-03
Important Testimony in Case of the
L. =. w.. samuel j. Tiiien stolen.

CHICAGO, Sept. 25.-The Tribune's
Marquette, Michigan, special says
that an examination of witnesses was
proceeding there to procure testi-
mony in the case OF the United States
". Samuel !. Tilden to recover a de-
ticency in his taxes. In the course
OF the examination certain books
containing accounts of the New
DIRK Iron mine We're being used.
Tildcn's counsel, the Hon. Thos.
Harlaud, Of New York, handled the
books during the proceedings and
laid them on a pile near the door.
At about half past 9 o'clock, as the
commissioner was quiet Y proceeding
with the dispositions. two men sud
denly rushed in to .hc room. one
covering the other by thruSting
himself between the books and the
officers, while the other passed the
books TO cOnspiratOr on the stair
way. At this iuncture Mr.. Welt
more the witness, pursued the rob-
Der to the foot of the stairs, but by
means Of a carriage standing ready,
the villain escaped under cover of
the night. As soon As the papers
could be issued, over which there
was some delay ewing to the late.
ness Of the hour. mounted officers
started in persuit. but succeeded
only in oyertaking the empty car
rage about TWO hours after the rob
berry. II j, said that evidence being
procured from the books was making
an overwhelming case against Tilden
and neces>itated resort to desperate
means on the part of Tilden's conn
sci.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-10-03
The Nez PerceS and the MOdOcs.

The Leavenworth, (Kan.), Times
prints the following private letter
from Interpreter Chapman Of the Nez
Perces:
Me- PERcEs CAMP, QUAwPAw AGENCY,
Indian Territory, Aug. %, 1873.
DEAR SIR: Chief Joseph is very
much dissatisfied, and, think, with
very good reasons, having lost 80 of
his people since our arrival here.
We have been very poorly provided
with medicines and other necessaries
Cor a sick camp, especially when we
have had as many as 265 on the sick
list at one time. | have never heard
of SO much suffering among the same
number Of people in all my life as
we have here, and nothing for them
to eat but beef and bread. Mothers
dying, leaving children 6and Smonths
old to be taken care of, and no milk
or anything else TO feed them on eX
cept what | send off and buy and pay
for out of my own pocket. | am liv
ing in my tent near the Indian camp,
which is situated about two miles
from the agency. My duties are act
ing agent, hospital steward, commits
sary sergeant, interpreter and super
-intendent of farming, and | am look
ing for an appointment as agent of
life insurance company. The Modoc
Indians, who are our next door neigh
bors, numbered l55 when they landed
here, and out of that number 81 have
died. So am told by the head chief,
Steamboat Charley. \ pretty good
country to get rid of Indians in.
Yours truly, y. |. CHAPMAN,
Interpreter and sup't Of Farming.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-10-03
NEWS ITEMS.

. The coin balance in the U. S. Treasury on
Sept A was S:!36, b, 95S, and the currency
balance Sl,1S3,646.
Samuel Bard Il somewhat noted politician,
who was once governor of IDAHO died ut Bal
ton Rouge of yellow fever some days ago.
Chas Brunswick and six companions were
attacked 10y BanEack Indians recently on the
Clearwater. The Indians lost bucks killed,
and Brunswick's party escaped without loss
San Francisco papers quote rough lumber
at $3.50 and Sl4 per thousand feet in the
market of that city, and say that all other
descriptions of building material may be re-
ported at equally low rates.
The volcano of CotopaXi, in Ecuador, is in
state of eruption again, throwing out i'm
mense clouds of smoke and ashes which can
be seen from Guayaquil The eruption is the
most violent that has been known for some
years.
Merchants in eastern cities report trade as
better than at any time since 1872. While
there is general decline of prices, especially
in dry goods and groceries, the increased vol
ume of trade more than makes up for the
narrowed margin of profits.
The state legislatures report of Massachu-
sets shows that in 1871 there We're 1850
births; l2,35S marriages, and 3l,343 deaths.
OF the deaths 5,431 were due to consumption,
1854 to diphthcria; 1872 to pneumonia; 1872
to cholera intautum, and $50 to old age.
A Paris dispatch under date of September
% says that the difficulties between France,
England, and the United States, relative to
the New Foundland Fisheries have been en-
tirely arranged. The L. S. cabinet officers
are now drawing up a convention which will
obviate all future disagreement
A cable dispatch says that statuein honor
of the late Father de Smet, the Jesuit mis-.
sionary to the North American Indians, was
unveiled recently in his native place, Deude-
monde, Belgium. 4 great crowd assisted at
the ceremony, and a cantata composed for
the occasion was sung 10y 500 voices.
The yellow fever still RACES in the south,
abating somewhat in the cities and extending
into the country. One-third of the cases in
New Orleans result fatally. Within the last
20 years New Orleans has had twenty severe
visitations of yellow fever. The worst was in
1888, when the death rate was nearly 800 per
day.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-10-03

The Mexican congress opened on
the 18th. President Diaz sent mes
sage which reviews the American
question. He claims that the Mex
lean government performed its duties
towards the Unired States in good
faith and to the best of its powers,
and further, that Mexico desires to
cultivate peace with all nations, es-
pecially with the United States. 1t
is determined at the same time to
maintain its independence; also says
that the senate had authorized the
executive to treat with the American
Government for mutual military CO.
operation on the Rio Grande, but
asks as a condition to such co-opera-
ton that the order given to Gen. Ord
be countermanded. The United
States has refused to veto the order
and the Mexican government agreed
to nothing.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-10-03
The SnOhOmiSh Gold Excitement.

The Snohomish Star of Sept. 14th
gives the following account of the
gold discoveries near Puget Sound;
Last Monday evening Sept. 9th
it was bruited abroad that prospectors
on the Sultan had at last discovered
rich placer diggings, as reward for
for the thorough prospecting in that
part of this county that has been
going on for the past two or three
years. The secrecy of the movements
Of several we'll known prospectors
led many to think there was some
thing in these rumors. Therefore ON
the following day numbers began the
tramp for the mines.
On Wednesday, they held meet
ing at the discovery claim of }. L.
Cotton, and NJ. and r. Barrett,
some s miles from the mouth of the
Sultan river, or thirty miles from this
place. They drew up code of min
ing laws for that district, the bounda-
ries of which embrace the whole of
the Sultan river valley, from its
source in the mountains to its mouth.
About lj miners are named as being
present at that meeting, visiting the
mines.
1t has been known. that there was
gold on the Sultan, ever since the
first settlement of this country.
The summer of 1870 probably $50
men visited that river, and at one
time there was as many as 30 men
regularly at work mining. When
work began at that time, an old rocker
and rocker iron was found, rusted so
that it fell to pieces when touched.
1t probably had been used by party
in 1861, or whereabouts, who mined
there. Jas. McFarlane lived on that
river, and supported himselfby placer
mining for some three years, leaving
there some three or four years ago.
1t is impossible to arrive at any
exact accounto of the gold mined there;
it is somewhere between $4,000 and
: -V.pOp III All. litlt - iiAlOuiJittlN
good, paying quartz mines of gold,
silver and lead in the valley of the
Snohomish, of which the Sultan is
tributary stream, and gold in small!
quantities has been found on every
tributary of the Snohomish; the only
thing new about this excitement is,
that Messrs. Cotton, and the two Bar
retts suppose that they have discov-
cred "A former bed of the Sultan, and
that they are now on the rim of what
will be paying diggings. This old
bed is about l20 feet above the pres
ent bed of the river
1t is not yet demonstrated whether
there isanything there Of value or not.
1t will require "A months work to dem
onstrate it satisfactorily. The pros
poets are now sufficient to Justify the
thorough prospecting required in cut
ting through this rim of the level bed
rock. We will try to go up there
ourselves next week, so as to furnish
a full description of that section.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-10-03

Mcmahon, President of France, and
his wife, on Saturday sent $1,000 for
the yellow fever sufferers in the United
States. That is fraternal sympathy of
practical character, which does credit
to the friendship of the French people
for the United States.