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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-09-22

ia Madison ST., Cor, Clark, Chicago. III,
BATES & HANLEY,

Managers for the Northvess.
Y. II. THOMAS Is the only authorized Ag.pt in
this city for the genuine Holman remedies. The
public are cautioned to beware OF limitations. Call
at his store and get book free Of charge.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-09-22

NJ NJ. CoRBETT, Democratic
EZRA SMITH,
JAMES TAYLOR, County
N. X. SToDDARD,
JACOB ADAMS. Committee
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-05-02
ID. Il. HASKELL,
TOWgSETE AGENT, G. =. Il. II.
Town LOTS FOR SANE orr LEASE.

PARTIES WISHING TO LEASE OR PUR-
chase Lots IN the town Of Ninnemucca, are
HEREBY notified that all applications ior the same,
or on business relating thereto should be adj
dressed TO the undeg4S ened at san Francisco,
at the c. p. r. II. oileo whore they will receive
prompt attention.
Those occupying lands belonging to the com
pany. without having bought o. leased the same,
are also notified TO attend to the matter without
delay and &soid troable -
ne1a. D. II, HASKELL.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-05-02
Commercial and Mining Agency

The undersigned having opened am office at
2l33 Mission street, San Francisco, VIII receive
and promptly attend to all orders Tor any ~.
SCgiPTIGN OF MERCHANDISE, SELL ORES,
RJTY AND SELL STOCKS Mrs. Ihomps9n
viii personally attend TO the purchase OF goods
for Women and Children The business ex.
perience OF both is guarantee that tfey wM
give satisfaction. THOMAS iHoMfsoN,
dee. IL 7SA.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-05-02
LOOK HERE!

Having received large lot of Moulding from
Chicago am now prepared to make all kinds
of
PICTUR RE f r A Nj e 5.
Repairing Furniture and Sewing Machines a
specially.
Lounges and Mattresses of every description
made t. order
Perforated Chair Bottoms constantly ON
hand.
Saws filed by machinery at MY SHOP, on
Bridge Street, above LeNy's Store
GEO r, WALKER.
winnemueca, July 10. 1873
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-10-11
An Extensive Railing.

A party in Illinois applies to the secretary
of the treasury for the redemption of five
U. S. bond coupons representing several
thousand dollars. The applicant alleged
that for safe keeping he had placed the
coupons in tin box and deposited them in
a store. That subsequently fire was built
and the coupons destroyed. The ashes,
however, were retained in the box and pre-
sented with the application. The decision
in the case is that the statute authorizing
the redemption of called bonds where clear
and unequivocal evidence has been furnish
ed they have been destroyed, does not APP
ply to coupons which at the time of de.
struction were detached from the bonds.
The coupons in question, having been de-
tached from bonds, cannot be redeemed.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-10-11

The bank block, Gainesville, Pa, burn
ed on the I'd inst. Loss 3O,0OO; insured
for $4,000.
A tin toy factory at New York city was
damaged to the extent of $4,000 by fire on
the I'd inst.
A fire at Keokuk, Ia, on the 18th, de-
stroyed the st. Louis, Keokuk and North.
western railroad roundhouse. Four loco
motives badly damaged. Total loss $4,000;
uninsured. Believed to have been incen-
diary.
Just before reaching the landing at Canal
street, New Orleans, on the 29th ult, the
cotton on the New Natchez took fire. The
passengers were landed and 800 bales of the
burning cotton ware thrown overheard.
The boat was slightly damaged. Cargo
damaged $4,000.
Carter's oil clothing mandatory, the
Eureka house, and several buildings occu.
pied mainly as stores were burned at
Gloucester, Mass, on the 9th. The
Gloucester National bank block and num-
Der of other structures were more or less
damaged. Loss $4,000; insurance $4,000
A fire broke out in the rear of Laws Block,
Dover. N. H., on the 28th, and spread to
several wooden structures, which were con-
sumed. Loss $4,000; insured $4,000.
A fire at Bolton, Texas, on the 9th swept
away seven of the largest stores in the vii
lage. Loss 100000.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-10-11
The Pension Bureau,

Arrears of pensions claims to the amount
of 20,734 ,507 have been settled up to Octo-
Der l. The average amount of arrears in
each case settled is $545. The whole mum.
Der of cases settled in September, Is, 2S7. 1t
is estimated there are still about 5000 or
1000 pensioners entitled to arrears, whose
cases have not been settled. Settlement
hereafter cannot be made as rapidly as here
tofore, because of the great number of cases
IN which there is no title to arrears, which
must be examined in search for those in
which there is title. 1t is stated for the in.
formation of all pensioners who believe
themselves entitled to arrears, and who do
not receive notice of settlement of their
claims either by allowance or rejection by
November 1, that they can hasten settle.
ment by writing letter to the office giving
again the number of their pension certificate
and their present postoffice address. 1t is
almost certain that s25, 100000 appropriated
will be sufficient to cover the arrears which
was due upon pensions allowed previous to
January Is, 1879.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-10-11

The manufacturers of envelopes and
writing paper are beginning to complain
that they are forced to compete with
the government which sells postal cards
and envelopes at loss ultimately made
up by taxation. The Paper Trade
Journal thinks that the present system
of furnishing envelopes through the
post-ofHce at loss reckoned at about 33
Per cent. on the actual cost of manu-
facture snd distribution, is both unfair
to the taxpayers, on whom the burden
falls unequally, and injurious and I'M
just to great manufacturing interest.
The PoSt-Offcs Gosstte attributes much
of the large yearly deficit of the post
office department to its traffic in stamp
ed envelopes, wrappers and postal cards,
and is apparently of the opinion that if
the department confined itself to what
may be considered its legitimate func.
tions letters could be carried all over
the United States for two cents single
rate postage.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-10-11
Got His ShouIder-straps.

1t was during the siege of Wagner, and
the Union parallels were but a few hun
dred yards away from the line of grim
black tubes that ever aud anon Gem
bowelled with outrageous noise the air
disgorging foul their devilish glut-of
iron globes" A line of abatis was to be
built across clear space in point blank
range of the rebel gunners and sharp
shooters. "Sorgeant," said the officer in
charge, ego pace that opening snd give
me the distsnce as nearly es possible"
Says the sergeant (for we will let him
tell the rest of the story,) 81 started
right off. When / got to the opening I
put er like the devil in a gale of wind
What with grape, canister, round shot,
shell and regular bces' nest of rife
balls, | just think there must er been a
fearful drain of ammunition on the
Comic derate government about this
time. | don't know how it was, but /
didn't get so much es a scratch, but did
get powerfully scared. When / got
under cover I couldn't er told
whether it was hundred or a hun
dred thousand PAGES: l should sooner er
guessed er hundred thousand. Says the
captain, well, sergeant, what do you
make it| Soon's l could get my wind,
says |, give a guess, captain Helook-
ed across the opening second or two,
and then says, a hundred and seventy
fvepaces, say Thunder! captain, says
4, you've made pretty close gueis.
It's just hundred and seventy-one.'
And that" added the sergeant, after the
laugh had subsidized, chats how I got
my shoulder-straps."- Bost1n Transc. tpt.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-10-11
Self MHrher.

Thos. Dwinny, middle aged man, threw
himself over the bluff ninety feet high at
st. Paul, Mimi, on the Sd inst, above the
river bank, and was crushed to death by the
fall.
Frank M. Fletcher, of Erren & Fletcher,
marble dealers, committed suicide by
shooting himself at his home in ST. Paul,
Mimi, on the 1st inst. He was twenty-five
years old and only married little more
than year. Dependency, induced by
business troubles, is supposed to be the
cause.
Burnham, the lawyer who shot himself at
Erie, Septe mber 1, died on the Sd inst. The
bullet penetrated his brain and could not
be extracted. He was rational much of the
time until about week before his death.
Chas. F. Tiffany, convicted of bigamy at
Lawrenceburg, Ind, and awaiting transpor-
tation to the penitentisry at Jacksonville,
where he was to be incarcerated for three
years, hung himself with linen towel on
the LIST.
Henry A. Hall, well-known rubber
manufacturer, committed suicide at Bridge.
water, Mass, on the 30th tilt, by cutting his
throat while in bath tub.
Anton Lainath, a grocer, corner Center
avenue and Larrabee streets, Chicago, hung
himself On the 10Th ult. Domestic trouble.
James T. Hankinson, formerly a saloon
keeper, but recently out of work, took
morphine with suicidal intent, and died in
his bed at Chicago, on the night of the 10Th.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-10-11
Carried HIS Own Pea.

The following story is told in the
Gentleman's Mdgazine: GA friend of
mine travelling afoot with companion
through the green lanes of the midland
counties, came Unexpectedly upon a
country race caurze, and found in one
portion of the ground a thimblerig
establishment in full work. In spite of
circumstances his companion, thor
ough madcap, whom | will call A, in
sisted on obrerVing the game. Would
the gent like to bet q crown he could
find the little pea? said the
expert. Agrc cd, was the answer. The
money on both sides was deposited, and
A, lifting up the thimble, pointed out
the required pea and took the stakes. A
second bet, double = quits ended to
the obvious surprise of the oficiator at
the board, in the same result. A third
tet, a pound or nothing steadied the
nerves of the loser, and the trick was
accomplished with much circumsp G.
ton. Again A lifted up the thimble
and showed the pea, taking at the same
time the stake. S help me- etc., said
the bewildered artist, / didn't put it
there No. said the winner, retreat
ing with the spoil of war; Il always
carry my own pea am not answera-
BILE for the morality of this story"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-10-11
MurderOus Deeds.

Thos. o. Woodruff, of West Orange, N.
j., was shot, probably fatally, on the night
of the LIST inst, by his son-in-law, Andrew
Krunich, who then killed himself. Wood.
ruff had refused to give Krunich fifty dol
lars.
Salvador, an Indian. who murdered Paul
Rieger, Marin county, last spring, was hang
ed at San Rafael, Cal, on the I'd inst. He
confessed to FIVE other murders. He met
death with firmness.
Jno. Fred VIII, German, killed his d.
vorced wife at Indianapolis, Ind, on the
LIST instant, stabbing her fifteen or twenty
times with tanners knife. He afterwards
fatally shot himself.
At New York city on the 1st instant, an
italian residing on the corner of Frankfort
and Rose streets, cut his wife's throat.
John Kennedy, deputy sheriff and keep.
er III parish prison, was killed at New Or
leans on the 30th ult., by sailor named
Jim Barringer, near Magnolia bridge. He
knocked Kennedy down and stamped on
his head, fracturing his skull.
Ellen Deering, an insane inmate of the
aims house at Erie, Pa, choked her infant
daughter to death on the 30th ult
Moore of Crab Orchard, shot Col. NJ.
Louis Clark, Jr., president of the Louisville
Jockey club, at the Gait house, Louisville,
on the goth ult. 1t is not thought that Col.
Clark's wound is fatal. The trouble had its
origin at the jockey club ground in the after
noon.
Henry Won Geritschen was fatally shot by
John Sheehan in New York city on the 30th
ult. Sheehan then shot himself MORALLY.
The former had been unduly intimate with
Sheehan's wife.
Mr...and Mrs. Henry Morris of Volinia
township, Cass county, Mich, were muir
dered by persons or thieves with the object
of obtaining money received from a large
wheat sale made recently by Mr.. Morris.
The body of Morris was found on the back
steps of his house on the morning of the
Goth, with two bullet holes through his
neck, and that of his wife in the bedroom
closet, shot four times in the breast. No
clue to the perpetrators of the deed as yet
Edward Decourse was shot dead by his
brother at the village of Lsmbton, Canada,
on the 9th ult. The brother then poisoned
himself. Both had been drinking, and
quarreled.
Near Dubuque, Ia, on the 9th, Thomas
Grimes, a farmer was mysteriously murdered
on the highway.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-10-11
Bishop Berkeley.

He was fond of painting, and accord
ing to his means encouraged both it and
music. His house was a constant res ort
for the height Dring families, who came
to enjoy botn the society of the gentle,
genial bishop and the musical treats
which he frequently provided for them
lie had concert every evening in win
ter when he was at home. To teach his
children music he kept Pasquilino for
four years in his house. Pasquilino is
the hero of an amusing anecdote illus
tratlng the plumbers q man makes in
speaking language with which he is
imp orfectly acquainted. On one occa-
SION ne was getting up concert in Cork.
" Well, Pasquilino," said the bishop one
day at dinner, " l have got rid of a great
many tickets Tor you among my neigh
bors." Pasquilino bowed and said,
May God pickle your Lordship, l pray
him." This curious prayer was greeted
with loud laughter. The poor Italian,
when he recovered from his confusion.
explained: "Vell, in de grammar that
my lord gave me to teach me Inglish it
IS printed, pickle, to keep from decay"
University Md0dzaRe.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-10-11

him the use of the bath on arising before
using it YOURSELF in company don't
monopolize the fire; if another is using
the ink-stone wait until he has hnlshea
writing before using it yourself; don't
look at letters intended for others; don
stare at other peoples wives; don't enter
private apartments without announce,
ment; if another is sleeping be careful
not to disturb him; do not interrupt q
person who is speaking; don't ride too
near a picnic party or before windows
The delicacy which prompts such regu.
lations as these will be appreciated by
every one-Good Company.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-10-11
Crushed to Death.

A shocking calamity occurred at the
county fair grounds at Adrian, Mich, on
the I'd inst, by which six persons were hur'
ried into eternity and small army of I'M
fortunate mortals more or less injured.
The accident occurred in the afternoon
inst before the races, when about 1000 peo'
pie were assembled in a newly.erected
grand stand. The centre of the structure
gave way, with a crash; the front part fell
outward, and the back fell into the river,
precipitating a mess of people among the
ruins. The number of dead at last accounts
was sixteen. The architect who construct
ed the stand is blamed for the calamity.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-10-11
Trouble Broodtng in Ireland.

The Pail Mall Gazette comedies the COM
plants of Irish tenant farmers are mostly
genuine; that they are for the moment una
BILE to pay their rent and they believe in
their right to remain on the land in every
event. They are fresh from the exhortations
of their most popular politician in Ireland
(ParnelD to stick to their homesteads at
whatever consequence. If a general refusal
to pay rent is followed by wholesale eyic.
ton, this again will almost certainly be fol.
low ed by series of agrarian murders.
Near Csstlebar, on the 1st inst, an agent
named Smith and his son were driving near
Mulranny when they were fred on. The
younger Smith returned the fire killing one
of the assailants,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-10-11
Japanese Naxims.

Some of the precepts in the shorter
code are based on instincts of good breed
ing, and, apart from local c0loring, are
such as characterize civilized society
everywhere. OF this universal nature
are such as these: Do not talk with q
toothpick in the mouth; complete the
toilet before meeting people in the morn
ing; receive visitor without unneces-
sary delay; do not talk rudely or coarse
ly in company, and don't talk with the
hands hidden in the dress (anglice, peck
ets); when guest is visiting you, offer
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-10-11
Stolen Bonds Recovered.

In September, 1878, the National bank of
Baltimore was relieved of two tin boxes,
one containing $4,000 in bank notes be-
longing to the bank, and the other contain
ed bonds aggregating $4,000 owned by the
late Col. William NJ. Boone, together with
stock certificates and private papers. On
the Goth ult. young man hunting in the
woods near Woodbury. saw two men sound
ing for something buried. On the 30th ult
the same persons saw two men digging
at the same place. At night the young man
with several friends went to the spot, and
digging, unearthed tin box which still
contained Col. Boone's bonds and number
of his private papers,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-10-11
Desnerad0es Killed.

Information was brought to Muskogee,
Indian Territory, on the LIST inst, from the
Sac and Fox agency, that fight had taken
place on the 9th ult., between a party of
twelve of the desperadoes who infect the
region of the agency, and party of soldiers
from Fort Sill, resulting in the killing of
nine of the bandits. The killing of Jim
Barber and the capture of Triplet by a
Cherokee sheriff, Jesse Cochran, deprives
them of bold, bad leader and desperate
man. It's expected that the troops will kill
or scatter this band, as they have orders to
remain two months longer in the field, if
necessary,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-10-11
The Red Devils.

Major Thornburg's command of U. s..
troops, while en- route to the White River
agency to protect the whites on the Ute
reservation, was attacked by hostile Utes,
at Bad Canon, one mile south of Milk river,
Colorado, on the 29tb ult. The troops,
finding themselves surrounded, Thornburg
ordered a charge, which he gallently led in
person. They succeeded in reaching the
wagons and forming a barricade, but Major
Thornburg was killed in the charge. Capt
Payne took command, and the battle was
carried on until O'Clock PM. The troops
using the wagons and animals as breast
works. The casualties were about as follows:
Major Thornburg, Grafton Lowry "a scout,
thirteen enlisted men, Wagon Master Nc.
Kinstry and one teamster killed, Captain
Payne, Captain Lawson, Surgeon Grimes,
Lieutenants Paddock and Wolf and thirty
five men wounded. Captain Payne had
fortified his position and thought he could
possibly hold it until the arrival of rein
forcements in case they were sent promptly.
About $50 head of mules and horses were
killed by the Indians.
tits now reported that Agent Mecker and
family and all employees of the Ute agency
have been murdered and the buildings de-
stroyed, but this report lacks confirmation.
Gen. Sheridan has ordered six companies
from Fort Smelling, lear st. Paul, MINI, to
be sent to Rawlings station, on the Union
Pacific road, which is 200 miles from the
scene of the massacre. Colonel Merritt is
marching to the relief of Payne with $50
men.
The cause of the outbreak was probably
the failure of the government to pay the
900 due under the Bfunot treaty of 1878,
by which the San Juan mining region was
coded by the Utes to Colorado. Congress
and the Colorado people have never asked
the transfer of the Utes to the Indian terri.
tory.
A Silver Reef special reports that party
of twenty eight prospectors who started on
an expedition two months ago, have been
massacred by Indians near the eastern
boundary of Utah Territory.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-10-11
A Michigan Cyclone.

A cyclone, accompanied by heavy rain,
passed over the county fair grounds at Wat.
rousville, Tuscola county, Michigan, on the
Sd instant, doing great damage. Cloth tents
were torn to shire =, fences blown down.
One tent where the tables were set for a
hundred persons was blown down, over
turning a stove and a large reservoir of
boiling water severely scalding six ladies,
one of whom with an infant few months
old, probably fatally. In the main hall the
exhibits are considerably injured by rain.
One firm exhibiting quite large stock of
silks report q heavy loss.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-10-11

The tramp law seems to work well in
Connecticut. There are now in Jail at
New Haven only 40 prisoners, against
$50 at the same time last year. Sheriff
Byxbae says this marked decrea-e in
the number of prisoners is due to the
fact that the tramp law has driven out
of the state large number of people
who were formerly regular visitants at
the Jail. There are now very few COM
mitments from the smaller towns in the
county, which is also due to the tramp
law, as in times gone by nearly all of the
commitments have been from the class
known as tramps. The month before
the law went into force the tramps
would all ask, as they left the Jail,
which was the b3st way TO get out of the
state and across the line to New Yor k.
When informed. they invariably started
in that direction.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-10-11
Disastrous Gun.Powder Explosion.

A lighter loaded with gunpowder from
the works at Harburg, in Hanover, which
had just started down the river Elbe, and
while still near Harburg, suddenly blew up,
with terrific explosion, on the LIST instant
The crew were all killed and the lighter
was completely demolished. The shock
aused but slight damage to the Town. Har-
burg is situated on the south branch of the
Elbe, and is about FIVE miles from Ham,
burg. 1t is walled town, and has an active
trade in gun-powder, sugar and WOODEN man.
n fsetures
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-10-11

The receipts OF the walk are about ST., 900,
or something like $14 for every mile walked.
OF this $19,25O goes to the lessees of the
garden, the Kountze Brothers, leaving $751;
700 for the pedestrians. Allowing $3.50
for expenses, there should be $4,000
Rowell takes half, or $4,000 Had only six
men crossed the 450-mile line then Merritt
would have got 800; Hazael, S., 700; Hart,
s5,o4O; Guyon, $3.50, and Weston, 1920
The conditions were not drawn in contem.
plstion of very great probability that more
tnan SIX men would pass $50 miles. AS
eight men have done so, these amounts,
except Rowells, will be diminished by a
suitable percentage, according to the dis
lance made by Ennis and Krohne, for their
benefit.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-10-11
Labor TranhIes

A Cincinnati dispatch of the 29th ult.,
says: Within the past 4S hours the
various trades unions of this city, control
ling the action of the cabinet makers,
coopers, shoemakers and some railroad en-
ployes, have succeeded in getting about
l 800 men in strike. Of this number
probably 1000 are cabinet makers and ma
chine men. The uniform demand of the
strikers is for Is per cent. advance"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-10-11
The Public Debt.

The public debt statement shows de-
crease in September of s., ,751; cash in
the treasury, $234,77S,679; gold and silver
certificates, $40, 1872, $50; legal tenders out.
standing, 1916, 6S1 ,O16; fractional currency,
S15,747,503; refunding certificates, $685.
900.
Nearly sS,0o0OO0 were paid out of the
treasury during September, on account of
pension arrears; but for this the decrease in
the public debt during the month would
have been about $10000,0OO.