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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-02-18
Chicago.

CHIc,Go. February l7.-Flour-In
gooh demand anil iull prio-r. Wheat
Active, Grni, higher ard unsettl@l No.
. rel winter gysD'c: No. 2 Chicagp
spriny ~ IIsgI e. cash 1,c seller March:
sc seller April. salcs at VI s3ic seller
April: No. 3 do. ~: rejected blIta i.Ir.
Corn Unsettled bat generally higher ~
33c bid. cash snd seller Msr-b; Si,c ~.
Ter Aprl; 81 is 81 ic seller May. Oats
In zoDl dsInand and prios n shade
higher at - cs.h; 2zlc ssller March. /.
22lc seller April; zic seller May. Rye
DEMAND fair snd prices higher nj $50
o.. Bzfley-Dull, weak and lower nj
100. a.. flsI sd-ssHrce and hDn;
COOL crushing ~ 2.<sl 20. Pork-Ac.
/, tive but lover ai ~ 20 eash and seller
Nur',: % 52lisP . - -eller April: sy 1874
az 80 selIrr May. Isri-Inaetiye. aud
bower at ~ 81 each; =; 80 bi,l and seller
Marrl; ~ - seller April; ~ - sellrr
May. Bulk Mczis-Marks' dHll and
prisss = shade lpwer NJ s3 6Js4 5Ss
I gj. Dr-,-sd Iing.-Quiet and uD-
changed nj 81 watts. Whsky-steady
and unchanged At 81 o.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-02-18

PmlADupmIs, February I7.--Flour-
stszly; Mibn@-da e,fns lamily - 2ya
5 CD: Ohio fancy - Oys5 -; Illinois
fancy so: Indiana god - -; Mimi
sta patent winter sS 50s5 %. Rye
Flour Steady at y 62is255. Wheat
Tending upSarl; 40. western nj
in elevator II O5l. Kyc--wesisrn -
faS5r. Corn -stcsSby; rjectsd western
We; do strzhsr i5lr; yellos western
track iistIle. OAis-M0ierzte de-
rnand; white western 2sse 5i!c. Prvyi.-
ions-Dcfnai,d fSir and market hun.
Bed City 1871 Port - ExtTz
$40 5Jfs,Ii %; prime He,. 10 =. Hams
Smoked Sc 9ls; I'iekled 5.iss.e. lard
Western encs5@7Ic. Buiisr-yew
york and Bradford county. Pa, extra 20
ale: Western Reserve l0tslsc. Eer
-steady; western lgr. Cheess-s eady;
western 7tsslc. Petroleum Steady ;
refined sir; crude sl6ssc. Whisky
! sseafy; western af ti o..
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-02-18
Seward Investigation.

In the Shanghai Consulate case sew.
arl Through his counsel, again declined
tn produce the books Ia his possession
on the Constitutional ground, "No per
son shall bc compelled in any criminal
caSa to be- witness against himself
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-02-18

CuNsrANTINorLE, February l7.-Mar-
Juis dc Toqucvilc telcgraphs acceptance
ri the financial project involving loan
to the Porte of S,OOO,OOO sterling. The
Porte will request England and France
To- appoint each two delegates to the
commission for administering customs:
The army and navy are to he reduced
10 a UCacc footing.
The Rock Island Argus., 1879-11-13
A New Coal Field.

Davenport is rejoicing over the discovery
only two miles from the city of rich coal
bed which promises to become very pro-
ductive and valuable,
The fud is due the; experience and in
dustry Of two coal miners, W. H. Gilbert
and Ole Olson. 1t was in July last that
Mr.. Gilbert conceived the idea that Ger
tain coal bed several miles back of Moline
extended into Iowa-and he followed it
clear to the river bank by drilling at inter-
walls the whole distance And he can show
you where, near Moline. it dips into the
river. His tracing led him right across
the farm Of Mr.. Horace Bradley, which
embraces parts ot section q and Is in
Davenport township-196 acres, four miles
east of the city. In the bank Of a branch
Of Duck Creek he drilled down So feet, and
passed through a layer oe coal five feet
thick He then went north about so rods,
which brought him to the base of the hill,
aud there he sunk shaft p feet deap, right
through layer of coal of excellent quail
ty, 8 feet 10 inohes 10 thickness, This is
near the south end of Mr.. Bradley farm.
La order to ascertain the extent Of the coal
bed, and whether it would pay to mine or
not, Messrs Gilbert and Olson prospected
over space Of forty acres 10 extent, and
found coal everywhere. So now they are
sinking an elevating shaft by IA feet in
the opening, and as soon as it is finished
proper machinery for hosting coal will be
put over it. and then business will begin
The shaft is just about two miles from the
river.
Specimens of the coal have been brought
to the city-large chunks Of it. 1t is
quite free from sulphur, is fat, and when
broken glistens like anthracite. 1t burns
clearly, and gives out great heat. Five to
seven bushel of it have been raised from
the 27 foot shaft. The discovery creates
quite an excitement in the neighborhood.
Messrs Gilbert and Olsen have obtained
the mining-right of the coal from Mir.
Bradley, who is to receive royalty of
cent bushel for all that is taken out 1t
was not supposed before that beds of
coal were so near the city. All the PROS
necting previous to Mr.. Gibert's was done
from eight to ten miles away.
The Rock Island Argus., 1879-11-13
Harper,s Thaatre To-Night.

The celebrated Bowers Thorn pso1 coD-
pany appear at Harper's Theatre tonight
in Court and Stage" a play which
affords an excellent opportunity for the
display of the foe acting for which this
justly celebrated company is famous. In
Chicago and Peoria, this play was given to
crowded houses and won universal praise.
The management has SHOWN a disposition
to cater to the taste of the people OF this
city by changing the play after former
announcement, and as the company is so
justly meritorious, and the management
SO obliging, it is but fair they should
receive a fttings reception. The Inter
Ocean referring to the play-to be pres
ented at Harper's Theatre TO night-says,
Bowers-Thompson company when we say
that in the play of Court aod Stage"
prese ented here last evening, The Nell
Gwynne of Miss Charlotte Thompson, and
the Frances Stewart OF Mrs. Bowers were
simply superb. We have seen these
ladies in various characters, but 10 10
other play do they appear to better advan-
tage than In Court and Stage" As for
the company, it is first class and the large
audiences which greet the artists every
evening shows that their Efforts to furnish
Chicagoaps with first .class amusement is
not uDappreciated
The Rock Island Argus., 1879-11-13
NOTES HERE AND THERE.
.Glorious weather.

as5- ~ AtAAbAc WCosASAs
Don't forget Court and Stage. to-
night at Harper's Theatre.
Henry Dart 8 sons have handled about
5000 barrels of salt in the past year.
A new crossing has been tbuilt on the
corner of 10th street and 4th avenue.
Street cleaning was the rule to-day
and Street Superintendent Barnett with
his men cleaned up Second Avenue from
Goth street west, also Market Square.
Mrs. Kohn and Mrs. FL, Burgower' S
new buildings on 18th street, corner of 9th
avenue, are nearing completion. They
make fue improvement to that locality.
The new stove works on 10th street
received its roof to-day. The enterprisine
proprietors are hurrying the completion oi
the building before cold weather sets in.
Michael Grady. a young farmer OF
Cable, Mercer county, and Miss Kate May
Ellis, we're married at the residence of j,
B Ellis, in this city, by Justice Cropper,
TO- day.
w. FL, Snyder, who for the five past
years has been compositor on the Unaon
is now in Peoria working 'Snide' is one
Of the squarest comps that ever took a
stick aud rule in his hand, and we wish
him success in his new field.
This afternooe John Sigmund. the
photographer, took a picture OF b. D.
Buford's new spring cultivators which are
creating such furore 10 the agricultural
trade One is the new Riding Cultiva'
tor" and the other the New Defiance"
The culvert of the G. B. Il q. at Cor
dons place. is propped and arched, and
the work of removing the western wall vii
begin tomorrow, When this culgert is
completed the new street car track will be
laid under it and the curve at Brooks
crossing dispensed with.
Herbert Nourse gives readings and
recitations 10 the NJ. f. church, at Rey
nolds, tomorrow evening; in the public
school building, at Gable on Saturday
evening, and at Orion. .Cordova and Prince
ton, Iowa, next week. Mr.. Nourse has
eighteen engagements for the coming twC
months.
A careless driver of bone wagor
run into j. Starkeys buggy about 5 o.
clock this afternoon and broke whee
nearly off The driver of the bone wacor
kept right on. not looking back to SEE
what damage he had done. Mr.. Starkey
resides in Bowling, and is the great fIui
grower of that township, The name o
the careless driver of tie bone wagon wa:
| not learned.
The bastardy case of Patrick Ryar
and Catherine SkelIy set for TO day before
Justice Cropper. gas dismissed the
defendant, Ryan. defaulting, Patrick Ii ur
rin, who went on kyan's bond for $45(
will be proceeded against for amount o
recognzl as the bail was declared for
feited, Murrin notified Justice CroppeI
that he would not be sp0nsibe--tha i
he did so verbally but he did not delive
up Ryan, and there's the hitch,
The Rock Island Argus., 1879-11-13

his extraordinary large and beautiful eyes.
He never entered drawing room without
exciting the sympathy and attention OF all
the ladies present"
Among several unpublished anecdotes
&C tho Emperor Nicholas. related by
RUSSIAN contemporary, is the following:
One day the Emperor, who was one of the
strictest and most infexible of discipline
Jams, met. in street in St. Petersburg, a
drunken dragoon, who was riding 10 a
droschky In great rage, the ez ar stopp-
ed the droschky, and angrily asked the SOL
dier what he YVES doing. The imminence
of bis danger partially sobered the latter.
He rose in his carriage, drew his sword,
and, saluting the czar, said: Il am taking
drunken soldier to the guard room, YOUR
majesty" The Emperor Nicholas smiled,
gaye the soldier five rouble piece, and
told the coachman to drive him not to the
guard room, but home.
The Rock Island Argus., 1879-11-13
ALL SOET5.

A canal has just been completed in Hawii
for the irrigation of the sugar plantations in
the centre of the island, which crosses
twenty light gorges in the mountains, and
is thirty miles in length.
The number of foreign firms engaged in
commerce in China is 35I, and the total
foreign population 1914. The population
of the treaty ports is estimated at A.
$4,000 The American residents num-
Der 420
Cetewayo says there were only ten OF
his men present when the prince imperial
was killed, A bold stand would have
saved his life, if the Zulu king is to be be-
lieved, and the fate of an empire might
have been changed.
The bell punch tells the story that in
October the people OF Fort Worth. Tex,
consumed 19,l27 alcoholic and 5O,543
malt drinks; and that during the same
time Houston got away with 20, $50 al
cohollc aud 3S, ,533 malt drinks.
Nearly all the negros in and pear Oar
lington, s. c., now own horses and COWS,
and many of them own land, which they
are able to work with their Own money.
There is less stealing than formerly.
churches are numerous and well supported
and newspapers are 10 demand.
Some of the shreWdest business men in
Montreal have been swindled by bold and
original scheme. Two strangers with
glib tongues and 6ignIfiei demeaner intro
duced themselves as capitalists seeking
to invest 100000. They lived expensive
ly at the leading hotel. were accom panied
by lady-Iike alleged wives, and soon gained
a footing In fashionable society. Their next
move was to open an office aud advertise
moDey to loan. Those who applied for it
were required to submit the coilaterals for
exau nation. The sharpers got about
$40, 900 into their hands, and sold the se-
curities and fed
Bismarck says OF the late J. Lathrop
Motley: In the autumn of 1888, as we |
both passed from Gottingen to Berlin, we
took rooms in the same house and lived in
the closest intimacy, taking our meals and
doing our exercises together. Although he |
was stubborn dialectician, and often used
to wake me In the moraing to continue
some discussion, commenced over night.
upon point of science, he never for mo-
ment lost bis cheerfulness and amiabilitv.
While at Frankfort he generally stayed at
my house. and was ever a welcome guest
to my wife. The most striking features of
his handsome and mild countenance were
The Rock Island Argus., 1879-11-13
NERVOUS DEBILITY.

VITAL WEAKNESS OR DEPRESSION a
weak exhausted feeling, no energy or cour-
age; the result of MENTAL oVER-woRK,
INDISCRETIoNS OR EXCESSES, or some
drain upon the system. is always cured by
HUMPHREYS Homeopathic SPECIFIC No.
%. 1t tones up and invigorates the sys-
TEN, dispels the gloom and dependency,
lnparts strength and energy,-stops the
drain and rejuvenates the entire man.
Peen used twenty years with perfect sue
c. by thousands. Sold by dealers.
T ice, $l.00 per single vial, or Sc, 90 per
package of five yials and s.. 90 vial of pow
der. Sent by mail on receipt of price.
& ldress HUMPHREYS HOMEOPATHIC Me-
DIcINE COMPANY LOO Fulton Street. n. Y.
The Rock Island Argus., 1879-11-13
lsD1eEsT1oN. DYSPEPSIA, nervous pros

lsnIG EsTIoN, DYSPEPSIA, nervous pros
tration, and all forms of general debility
relieved by taking MENsMAN's PEPToN-
lied BEEF Tonic, the only preparation of
beef containing It's entire nutritious prop
critics. Il is not mere stimulant ike the
extracts of beef, but contains blood
making, force-generating, and life-sustain-
ing properties; is Invaluable IN all en-
feebled conditions, whether the result of
exhaustion, nervous prostration. overwork,
or acute disease; particularly If resulting
from pulmonary complaints. CAsWELL,
HAZARD q Co, proprietors, New York.
Sold y druggists.
The Rock Island Argus., 1879-11-13
RAILWAYS
sarsaparillian ResOlyent.

Chronic Skin Diseases, Carries of the Bone, Hu-
mors in the Blood Scrofulous Diseases, Bad or Un-
natural Habit of Body, Syphilis and Venereal, Fe-
yer Sores Chronic or Old Ulcers, Salt Rhenm,
Ricketts,, White Swelling, Scald Head, Uterine Al
fections, Cankers, GlandulaE Swellings, n odes,
Wasting and Decay of the Body, Pimples ana
Blotches Tumors, Dyspepsia. Kidney and Bladder
Diseases Chronic rheumatism and eTout, Con
sumption Gravel and Calculous Deposits, and va
rietles of the above complaints 10 Whlch some
times are given specious names
We assert that there is no known remedy that
possesses the curative power over these diseases
that RADwAY'S REsoLvENT furnishes. IL cures
step by STEP surely, from the foundation, ana re-
stores the injured parts to their sound conoltloh
THE WASTES OF THE BODY ARE STOPPED AND HEAL
THY BLOOD IS SUPPLIED TO THE SYSTEM, from Whlch
new material is formed. This Is the hrst correc-
five power of RADwAY's RESoLyEST.
In cases where the system has been sallvateo'
and Mercury. Quicksilver, Corrosive Subllmate
have accumulated and become deposited in the
bones Joints, etc, causing carries OF the bones,
ricketts, spinal curvatUres contortlons. white swell
lings, yaricose veins, etc, the SARsAPARILIIAH
will resolve away those deposits and exterm1nate
the virus of the disease from the system.
If those who are taking these medicines Tor the
cure of Chronic, Scroulous or Syphilitic diseases
find their general health improving, their flesh and
weight increasing, even keeping its own, is
sure sigh that the cure is progressing. In these
diseases the patient either gets better or worse
the virus OF the disease is not snactive; not ar
rested and driven from tho blood it will spread and
continue to undermine the constitution. As soon
as the SARsAPARILLIAN makes the patient 'feel
better,f every hour you Will grow better ana IN"
crease in health, strength and flesh.
The Rock Island Argus., 1879-11-13

Procrastination is not only the thief of
time, but of health and life. 1t will not
do to daily, for example. with violent
Cold. To-day it may be Cold and moth
lDg more, tomorrow Congestion of the
Lungs may have commenced. and in a
week the patient may be in a dying
condition. 'HALE's HONEY OF HoRE-
HOUND AND TAR" when taken
in the early stages of ell Lung and
Throat diseases, is an absolute and unfail-
ing specific. Nothing can supply its place;
nothing is needed. A favorable result is
guaranteed. Sold by all druggists every
where at so cents and 81. Great saving
by purchasing large size.
DIR. Ormsby, Jr,, of Logan, ILL.,, writes:
!" HALE's HONEY OF HoREHoUND AND
lar has some strong advocates in this
place."
Pixies Toothache Drops cure in one min
ute.
The Rock Island Argus., 1879-11-13
DR.. Radway7s
REGULATING FILLS
Perfect Purgatives, Soothing Aperients.
Act Without Pain, Always Reliable
and Natural in their Operation.
: yaaETABLE suBsT[oUTE FoR oALoMEL.

VEGETABLE SUBSTICUTE FOR CALOMEL.
Perfectly tasteless elegantly coated with sweet
gum, large. regulate purify, cleanse, and strengh
kadway's Pills. for the cure of all disorders of
the Stomach, Liver, Bowels, Kidneys, Bladder,
Nervous Diseases, Headache, Constipation, Costlve
ness, Indigestion, yepepsia, Biliousness, Bilious
Fever, Inflammation of the Bowels, Piles, and all
Derangements of the Internal VIscera. Warranted
timing mercury, minerals or deleterious drugr.
e1 Observe the following symptoms resulting
from disorders of the Digestive Organs.
Constipation, Inward Piles, Fullness of the Blood
in the Head, Acidity of the Stomach, Nausea,
Heartburn, Disgust of Food, Fullness of Weight
in the Stomach Sour Eruprlons Sinking or Flutter-
ings in the Pit of the Stomach. Swimming of the
Head, Hurried and Difficult Breathing Flutteringe
at the Heart, Choking or Sufocating Sensation
when in Lying Posture, Dimness of Vision, Dots
or Webs before the Sight, Fever and Dull Pain in
the Head, Deficiency of Perspiration. Yellowness of
the Skin and Eyes, Pain in the Side, Chest, Limbs
and sudden Flushes of Heat Burning in the Flesh
rev doses of RADWAY'S PILLS will free the
system from all the above named disorders. Price
25 cents per box, Sold by druggists
We repeat that the reader must consult our
books and papers on the subject of diseases and
thelr cure, among which may be named:
FALSE AND TkDE. T"
.RADwAY ON IRRITABLE URETHRA,"
RADwAY ON scRoFBLA,9
oehers relating to aIneIent classes of Diseases
SOLD Bf DRUGGISTS
READ "FALgE AND TRUE
SEND letter stamp to RADWAY & co No %
wSsa,ren, Cor Church St., New York eag-Infor-
A'~-'0A worth thousands win be sent you.
The Rock Island Argus., 1879-11-13
The Trouble at Eldridge.


The town of Eldridge, Iowa, not great
distance from .Davenport,wa sort of head
quarters for the D. & N. W. R. K. in its
palmy days and soon became lively town
because a good many of the company s
buildings were there. When the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul purchased the d.
& N. w. it was surmised that there would
be a change at Eldridge and that the
shops would be removed. On Sunday
last large force of men IN the
employ of the new owners swoop-
ed down on the town and before
Monday morning dawned the railroad
buildings swere all gone from Eldridge.
There was considerable excitement at the
time and the Davenport Democrat and
Gazette in chronicting the event rather
limited that the new company had purpose
ly chosen Sunday to do the work IN order
to evade legal process from Mr.. Eidrldge
1t was also stated that. in removing the
buildings the company had violated the
original agreement with Mr Eldridge
Yesterday morning Superintendent d, A..
Olin, of the @. NJ & St, Paul arrived in
Davenport to look after the matter, and
10 an interview with reporter of the De
n1ocrat w as surprised to learn that there
had been an unfavorable opinion formed
Of the real intention of the company, and
stated that no such action was intended by
himself, and it was very certain that there
was nothing underhanded about the
taking away of these shops. The work
was not done on Sunday through fear OF
legal processes, at all The fact is, said
Supt Olin, [ notified Mr.. Eldridge in
writing two weeks ago or more, that we
had decided to remove pc shops from Eli
ridge Junction to Oxford Junction. The
shops belonged to the c., Nj. d St. T.
just as fully as the iron rails do. | wrote
Mr.. Eldridge that we should take some OF
the buildings away this fall, at any rate,
aud all of them should the weather prove
favorable, We did move the carpenter
shop last week. Why shouldn't we place
them where we wished? Ejdrdge was d
very :nconvenient location for shops for
two hundred to three HUNDRED miles Gf
| railroad.
On the Oh inst, continued Mr.. OIin.
believe, received letter from Mr.. Ed
ridge in which lie stated that he under
stood that it was the intention of the COM
panp to build fifty dwellings of Oxford
function for workmeu; that he had ten
dweliogs at E!dridge that he would sci
the company. OF move them to Oxford
| himself If be could get fair purchase OF
land To this, said Sppt. Gin, | replied:
Your letter dated NoY. lst. but post
marked Nov. 5th, is received. | will be
| in Davenport on Saturday and meet you
But found l couldn't be in Davenport On
Saturday. and telegraphed him the fact.
stating that / was detained. but would
meet him next week. he wanted Mt to
set day, and replied next "Wednesday
and here l am. The conference was not
intended to be about the shops-there is
no controversy, no need of conference
over tham-it was TO be all 10 regard tc
the removal of his dwelling houses, OF
purchase Of them. The shops were re-
moved on Sunday. because we couldn't
have the engines cars and men necessary
on any other day. 1t was all fair business
nothing secret about it.
The Rock Island Argus., 1879-11-13
The Nerves as a Source OF Trial,

Instead of being vehicle for. agreeable
sensations some peoples nerves are q
most distressing endowment, Such
sufferers. it will usually be found, are
dyspeptic, lack vitality and flesh What
they need is more vigor. There is a
means of obtaining it. if they will bnt avail
themselves of that means. It is Hostel
ter's Bitters, a tonic which experience
has shown to be of the utmost service to
the 'debilitated, nervous and dyspeptic
Digestion restored upon a permanent
basis by the Bitters, ministers as it should
to the wants of the system. and its in
tegral parts, Of which the nerves are one
OF the most important, are properly
nourished and iuvigorated The various
functions arc thus more actively discharged
and obstacles to a return to health re
moved by increasing vitality. Instead
of nervous prostration. new strength and
vitality will be infused into the whole
motive machinery.
The Rock Island Argus., 1879-11-13

How TO KEEP WELL.-Three simple
rules, keep the feet warm, the head cool,
and bowels open or natural, the latter is
the most important, and should never be
neglected. An occasional dose of ''Laxi-
Da." perfect remedy for costiveness, will
be found all sufficient, it is very pleasant
to the taste, long looked for substitute
for the nauseous mpounds so long in use.
Should be kept 10 every family for its ca
thartic properties alone, price SO cents for
large bottle. Sold by John Bengston.
The Rock Island Argus., 1879-11-13
What Makes You SickP

You have allowed your bowels to be-
come babitualy costive, your liver mas be-
come torpid, the same thing ails your
Kidneys. and Jou are just used up Now
be sensible, get u package OF Kidney
Wort, take it faithfully and soon you will
forget you've got aoy such organs, for you
will be we'll man
The Rock Island Argus., 1879-11-13
Robert Mcwade as Rip vaa winkle

Of Robert McWade's rip Van Win
kle, y which is to be presented at Harper's
Theatre next Monday evening, the Detroit
Post and Tribune says:
Robert McWade's rip Van Wrinkle"
long ago won local recognition by its
delicacy of conception. def intermipgling
of the humorous and pathetic and its bold
originality of treatment It is altogether
a charming and artistic performance, and
the reception accorded last evening proved
that it has lost none of its freshness and
attractiveness. Mr.. New ade uses his
own dramatization, which is iu many
respects superior to the Boucicaultian YER
sion SO long adhered to by Mr. Jefferson.
The piece was satisfactorily cast. MIR.
Ceilings was very good indeed as the
bluff, hearty "Knickerbocker. and Miss
Genevieve Amoreze, a pretty and win
some little lady. who reads well and gives
evidence of decided talent, made the best
of the slender opportunities afforded her
as "Steenie.n q
The Rock Island Argus., 1879-11-13

s'And as good lost is seldom or never foGGds
As fading glass, no rubbing will refresh;
AS flowers dead, lie withereG on the ground;
As broken glass no cement will refresh
SO beauty blemished once forever lost
In spite of physic, paid and cos,'
Unless YOU use Pozzoni' medicated COM
plexion powder, which restores freshness
te the skin, and imparts durable softness
soualIed by no other.