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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-07-26
To-Dav's Dispatches.
FOREIGN NEWS.
ENGLAND.

LONDON, July 26.-The Emp erors of
Austria and Germany expect to meet
at Gastein next month.
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MWHAw
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Iris announced that $4,000 more Men,
nonites will arrive in this country from
Russia during the present year. They will
prove a valuable accession TO the popula-
ton Of the Western frontier. They are a
denomination OF German Baptists, who
have conscientious scruples against mill.
tary service. Their exemption was guar
anteed when their ancestors went to Rus
sia in the last century, but the extension Of
compulsory service to all classes Of Rus
sian subjects has compelled the Mennon-
ties 10 choose between submission to what
they deem wrong and emigration. The
Russian authorities have been anxious to
retain them, and have promised that no
conscripts from their ranks shall be actu'
ally compelled to bear arms, but that in
case Of war they shall be detailed to hos
pital and Commissary service. They have
had several years to choose, and the pres
ent is the last year. Many have already
gone to the Northwest, while there is an
other settlement in Western Kansas. They
are clannish and peculiar in their ways,
but will eventually become Americanized.
They have taught their fellow citizens, in
regions where fuel is scarce, a useful les
son, by showing them how prairie grass
may be used as an excellent substitute for
coal or wood.
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There Is no danger that children can
sleep too much. The old proyerb, "who
sleeps, eats" is illustrated in those little
ones who eat most. wakeful children are
almost always pceyish, irritable and lean.
II they can be induced to sleep abundant
.ly, they are quite likely to become good
natured and plump. Their sleep should
be as much during the hours Of darkness
as possible, and therefore II is better that
they should 60 to bed before sunset 10
hare their sleep out, than TO lie long alter
sunrise in the morning. II Is we'll 10 let
any healthful, growing child or young per.
son sleep till he wakes himself, and then
give him such variety and amount Of out
door exercise as shall make him glad when
bed time returns,
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The Junior Senator From West Va.-Hiu
Speech Last Friday.

bpeeCh A4a8b EANuyS
Special 10 The n, Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON, April lit would have
been better had the Senate listened to Mr..
Hereford's speech when he firstannounced
his intention, several days ago, to make
one, for he has evidently been employing
the time in searching the records of Con.
gress for precedents and authorities. To.
day he was safely delivered of his great
effort; consuming two hours and twenty
minutes mainly in reading long extracts
from musty public documents.
When the speech had been in progress
about two hours, the honorable Senator
picked up a volume containing three or
four hundred pages OF testimony taken in
the Davenport investigation, and, begin.
ming at the top Of the first page with
"What is your business?" he read down
through the page, turned over and read
another page and another. As he turned
the second leaf and evinced a purpose to
read the book through there were signs OF
impotence; but he soon lost his place,
laid down the volume and picked up an.
other.
The speech was intended to be a reply
to that Of Senator Hoar in support OF the
resolution declaring that the attempt by
one branch OF the Government to coerce
the others was revolutionary. Mr.. Here
ford understood the purport Of the resolu.
ton to be a declaration that the attaching
Of irrelevant matter to an appropriation
bill was revolutionary; and, Of course, his
speech itself was entirely irrelevant to any
pending issue. It was delivered chiefly
to empty seats, the few Senators who re.
manned paying no sort Of attention.
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The Deeadenee or Britlsh Agriculture
md It's consequences.


The decadence Of British agriculture Is
attracting the attention OF thoughtful men
on both sides OF the Atlantic, That the
depression is great and that the outlook is
dark no one attempts to deny. A cores
pondent Of the New York Herald writes:
One.third Of all the workers in agricul-
ture, we arc told, transferred themselves
TO other employments In ten years. The
number Of agricultural laborers in Eng.
land and Wales Including shepherds and
indoor farm %servants) fell progressively
from l,ll4,3l1 in 1851 to 922,354 In 1872,
and this movement has been going on
in a but slightly varying ratio ever
since. Thus an o~Yerstocking OF the labor
market in other branches Of industry has
been the result. Indeed, much Of the
present depression may be traced TO agri.
cultural causes. Nearly half Of the land Of
Scotland, we are told, Is owned by sixty
eight persons, and more than three-fourths
ofits land by $50 persons. Again, there
are 100000 Of its people who do not own
a square foot OF It's soil among them. In
cidentally DO It added, one-third Of the
people OF Scotland are living in houses Of
OF one room only! These, Il must be re-
membered, are statements Of the Scotch
farmers themselves. Could o better tale
be told Of England2 Not one whit.
To find q remedy for this evil is one of
the problems for English statesmen to
solve. The matter has already received
earnest attention there, The same cor
respondent propounds and answers the
question as follows:
"What will be the ultimate effect OF
American trads on the English land ques-
tionT Probably there will not be two
opinions on that point in the minds Of
those who have given close attention TO
the subject. 1t must lead to the adoption
OF free trade principles a. applied to land
or ruin the agricultural interests, and
pretty well the country altogether for the
matter Of that, for nj country can long
prosper where profitable agriculture Is I'm.
possible. The contest, however, will be q
hard one, for free trade in land means not
merely the removal OF less disabilities,
but the total abolition OF entail, which Is
the very corner stone and stay OF the aris-
tocraCy, and they will be ready for almost
any compromise before submitting to such
a revolution. But come it must, and, as
in the case OF the great French Revolution,
the political doings on the opposite side
OF the Atlantic had a powerful influence,
so in the coming changes in England the
influence OF American institutions will be
equally great. There Is no blinking the
question. American corn and farm pro-
duce generally will be sold yet cheaper
in England, so that native.grown produce
will have scarcely a chance.
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AT a meeting Of the farmers Of North
ampton, Mass, on Wednesday last, to dis
cuss tho question, "what is the most
profitable crop for us to raise this yearH'
Mr.. A. 7. Lilly Treasurer ofthe Nonotuck
silk Company, said that he would be one
of one hundred men to raise an acre Of
sugar beets, and that he would be willing
to deposit 500 in the bank to be paid to
tho man who could show the largest yield
on an acre. During his remarks he said:
"Sugar | a eat, but tobacco I cannot.
When l come to my death.bed l wish to
feel that l have done everything possible
to benefit mankind and nothing to harm
them; therefore l wish to encourage this
industry, in the hope that 1t may yet
largely suporsede the culture OF tobacco
among u.s."
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WASHINGTON, April Ex-senator Here.
ford, OF West Virginia, delivered a speech
Of two hours and a half duration in the
Senate to-day, in opposition to Senator
Hoar's resolution, introduced March 2lst.
Long speeches, even when uttered by the
most prominent Senators, seldom com.
mand the attention OF the full Senate, and
It was not strange, therefore, that Mr..
Hereford, one Of the light-weights OF the
body, should have addressed his re.
marks to an empty chamber, especially as
they have been long advertised. This
circumstance, however, did not appear
to produce the slightest effect on his spir.
its, He never tagged from beginning TO
end, and II he had been addressing a
crowd OF 10000 enthusiastic auditors from
the stump, he could not have been more
in earnest. 1t was q rambling and dis.
connected speech, Of an extreme partisan
order. He finished his effort by reading a
solemn peroration, which included a 30.
etic description Of his mountain home.
the rainbow and the American eagle,
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ErerYthInr Goes Mronr.

In the bodily mechanism when The liver gets
out Of order. Constipation, dyspepsia, con.
tamination Of the blood, imperfect aSSinila.
ton are certain to enSte, But II Is easy 70
prevent these consequences, and remove their
cause, by a courseo Of Hostettefs Stomach Bit
tens, which stimulates the biliaty organ and
regulatesits action. The direct result Isl dis.
appearance Of the pains beneath the ribs and
through theshoulder blade, the nausea, head.
ache, yollownes Of the skin, furred look Of
the tongue, and sour odorot the breath, which
characterize liver complaint, Sound digestion
and q regular habit Of bodyaare blessings also
secured by the use Of this celebrated restora.
tive Of health, which imnarts q degree Of yigor
safety from malarial epidemics. Nerve weak.
ness and Oyer.tenSion are relieved by It, and
1t improves both appetite and sleep.
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schemes since then; but there has never.
thele& been o constant and unbroken
annual increase Of production, and the In
creased quantity produced has, despite
the decline in prices, more than maintain.
ed the total value Of the products. When
the annual production, both In quantity
aud value, exceeds that Of the previous
year, there Is handy room 10 suppose
that the value Of the aggregate wealth has
reCeded."
There has certainly been a large aug
mentation Of farm products and Of the
rural M agricultural population, but how
great this is can only DO accurately deter
mined from the census returns.
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Improvements up at Oakland.

oAAtAhu heIAlu'
1t is frequently remarked by visitors
that there are more evidences Of thrift and
prosperity in Oakland than any town Of
its size on the line of tho Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad. j. NJ. Jarboe, contractor,
Is rapidly pushing Dailey's Hotel TO com,
pletion; he is also building a law office for
G. S. Hamill, on Alder, street, John
Shatzer has his furniture establishment
under ROOF, and will soon have 1t packed
with first.claSs furniture, which he viii sell
at city prices. Mr.J. NJ. Grim, contractor.
Is building a large addition to the dwell.
ing, and store house property OF j. r.
Bishop, Esq. Al. Harne, ESD, & build.
ing a dwelling house in Halls addition 10
Oakland. improvements are being made
In all sections Of the town, and several
other new buildings are contemplated.
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Rents Down at New Mar.insyille.

FtgM 1he SessengeF.
We believe that there is not an empty
house in town. 1t was thought at one
time that the houses would not all be
rented, and that there would be a yery do.
cided reduction in rents, but 1t was a nil.
take. II business should revive, and times
become as they were afew years since. the
present, high rents would not be ielt. bnt
under the circumstances, the rents afe de-.
cdedly ~burdensome. "s w
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Az IMPORTANT DEclHoS,-Atth the Paris
Exposition Diner Rakoczy Bitter Watsp
received the highest award, because u was
proven by actual analysis to be the strong.
est magnetism water known, and the best
natural medicinal water extant for Inc
cure Of female and uterine diseases. 4
.w~tne-glasstpl q dose. For sale by ali
druggists.
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los. eS and "a Fourteenth street,
MONDAY MORNING, APRIL u, Is7O.
Op Secretary Sherman The PhlladelphII

Or Secretary Sherman the Philadelphia
Tines says: "Mr. Sherman is q politician
and las been a good deal Of a %time.server,
but he has had the discernment to per
ceive, and the courage to act upon his
perception that the path to success lay in
disregarding the clamor Of demagogues
and going straightforward in his admins.
tration Of the Treasury rs though the
principles Of government finance were in
no way questionable. 1t is in this that he
has shown his strength"
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DIED.

MAsoN.-on sunday, April 10, 1870, At hGlt.past
one O'clock +. ~, LAURA, daughter Of Harry J. and
May a. Mason, aged year and Q months.
Funeral to-day tMOnday) at =. N, from % TWEEN.
tioth street,
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TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

STriAdelphiA AcCommOdAtIon.-ThlS train only runs
between Wheeling and TrIAdGlphla.
tDaly except Su~ndAy-NeEiTk Accommodation.
tSteubenville AecommodAtlon.-ThiS train during
the day passes backward and forward between MAJ.
tins Ferry and Bellalre, stopping when required al
sherman House, &tpaVtlet West Wheeling and
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NOTICE OF CopARrNERsnIp..
SEALED PROPOSALS.
CITY CLERKS OFEItL
WHEELING, ", Va, Aprl II, iSl

CITY CLERE's OFEtL
WHEELING, ". Va, April Il, lSa
Sealed proposals. will be received At tn. Oar dlh
City Clerk until FRIDAY, APRIL ism, ~, d.
O'Clock ,. ", for furnishing and setting Ill tAs uh
and crossing stones that may he requIrtd BY be OF
for the year ealing APRIL 0OrH, lisa.
The eurbing 70 be Of the best quality d ard ~
and Of dimensions not les than four ~ iWI b4,
twenty-five t22) inches deep and 1--WE (l InthH tiki
The stone are 10 be carefully dressed and EuFtl =
the ends their full depth. They must bs pki du7t
eight ~ Inches deep on the outside and thNt Glk-
ehes on the inside Crossing stone 10 " DOtl6aihi
Itx (l fest long, two ~ feet vide and Ten la Labs
thick Of the best quality Of and stone. ThssndiEN
70 be carefully squared and ChIJel drdsA.
Bids will also Do received for stone TO rplt az
ingS 70 Be used BY Street Commissioner lnd dtiTtrd
At any place In the City designated by bin.
The above work 70 Be done 10 the uibinetioA ~
approval Of the Street Commissioner and Commits
on STREETS, Alleys and Grades.
Bids TO be endorSed, "TrOpoals lor Curling 81
Crossing, land AddrnEed 10 the Chairman Of thsCOa'
mittee on Streets, Alleys aud Grades; The Snnitsa
feServing the right TO reject any OF ~ ttlh
ALIEN. UPDEiRAFf,.
april City CkIE
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TIME TABLE.
ELM GROVE RAILROAD.

ON AND AFTER TUESDAY, April list, 1879, the
" Cans on the Wheeling and Elm Grove B. &. viii
run As follows CRrs will leave the city corner Mar
kt and Eleventh streetA) and Stamina at
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SYssaaI aCasasen.
ELECTRIC BELTS

A sure cure for nervous debility, premature decay,
xh1uStlOn, etc. The only reliable cure. Circular
mailed free. Address J. K. REEVES, % Chatham
street. New York. iel9.MWR&W
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Easseatsaual.

CI5n A YEAR Board and Tuition for OIL Ep
VlOV and Young Men. Preparatory NUrH p
BHstAstI, Teaching, MedieiNs, Law GRd DrAly, u
Itruetlon thorough. Location unSuTpIAA. r.
7. y. REILLY, B D., Episcopal AtIdsny, ~
denheld, Nj. ""
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-05-30
OUR COUNTRY-FIRST.

Execute the law. We have the hest
code, going everywhere and meet
ing every case. The government
says to every man, woman and child
birds of the air, and beasts of
the field, l will protect you. No one
ought to be obliged to carry pistol in
his pocket or lay awake all night to keep
off burglars or foot pads of any sort. We
hive Justices of the Peace, Constables,
Sheriff., Wntchmen, Hangmen. The army
and navy-a good national police. 1t is
singing disgrace to let single law emain
a dead letter on the statute book Execute
or wipe out. In every State and Territory
let every honest citizen feel that the law
is omnipresent-that there is no place in
our broad country where the workers of
iniquity can hide themselves. We are n
band of brothers-we go in for mutual
protection and we hold to n national, ma
sonic grip. "Repeat 'rs." ""PIug ugIes" and
"Trnitors and every tribe of that kith
and kin should feel the salntary force and
the soothing influence OF the law pretty
soon. Go to the Solid South ye admins
traitors of justice and see to il that every
one can "sit under his own vine and fg
tree without any to molest or make him
afraid" Go West, We executors of Uncle
Sans code and clear out Brigham Young's
Territory. Let our illustrious country
he washed and purified by the execution Of
law so that no remains of Polygamous or
any other putrid or pestilental law lessness
can be found. The Executive of the Uni.
ted States has sworn to execute the law. 1t
can be done. Nor.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-05-30
ANDERSONvILLE SToCKADE,

Attention, PrIsOn.Pen Survivors,
The attention OF all survivors of tie
Southern military prisons is called to
meeting that is to be held in this city the
latter part of this month, the date oi which
will be given hereafter. This meeting il
for the purpose of making arrangements To
have grand reunion of all prison snrvi.
vors at Putin Bay, the latter pant Of Sep.
temher, or first ui October. 1t ia our earn.
est desire to hear from every one of such
survivors. In order to bring about this
grand Reunion,i' will reqnire evey comrade
to take ho Il of it in earnest, in order to
make II u success. Remember, Comrades.
the resolution we NIL formed while confn-
ed in those most horrible prison pens, that
whenever we would nee the Union lines, we
would hen join each other hand in hand
to hold grand Reunion. Now Comrades
and fellow survivors, while we, Comrades
of this city, have undertaken this great
task, IL IL our hope that all Prison Snrvi-
vors will do their very best TO make this
much-to-be-desIred Reunion grand affair.
All Comrades heared from in Ohio, India.
ma, Illinois, Iowa and Michigan are favor.
ing it very highly, and say that they will
do all that is in heir power to press the
matter ahead. All communications relat.
ing thereto should he addressed To
Comrade JACOB NoHL, Sergeant Of Police.
or j. +. IoILIGER,
Toledo, Ohio.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-05-30
Ohio Republican Convent n
Large and EnIhusIaS ste Gath.
ering.
Hon. Chns. Foster and Gen. Hickcn-
IOOper Nominated on First Ballot.

CINcINNATI, May 28.-The Republican
State Convention met in Music Hall at
11:l0 IA. NJ.
The Convention was called 10 order by
". C Hooper, Chairman Of the State Gem
iral Committee.
After prayer by Rev. DIR. Waldon, Hon.
Allen T. Brinsmaid, of Cleveland, was
made Temporary chairman OF the Conven,
tion and S. N. Field, Of Columbus, tempo.
rary Secretary.
After election of members of the various
committees the Convention took recess
nntil 2P. NJ
On re-asseulbling ex Governor Dennison
was elected permanent Chairman.
Hon. Richard e. Parsons, OF Cleveland,
nominated Hon. Alphonso Taft as u candi
date for Governor. Hon. Ben. Eggeston
seconded the nomination. George Viii
liams (colored) in an eloquent speech fol-
lowed in favor Of Taft.
Gen. Gibson, of Seneca county, amid
great cheering, nominated Hon. Charles
Foster.
Mr.. Gibson, in his speech, recounted the
successes OF Mr.. Foster against the Dem
ocracy OF Northwestern Ohio and elsewhere
and his speech produced intense enthnsi-
asm samong the delegates and the aud
ience. The nomination was seconded by
Mr. Jackson (colored), of Cleveland.
Gen. J. w. Keller, of Clark county was
also nominated but Ills name was with
drawn.
The Convention then proceeded to bal
lot.
The first ballot resulted ms follows /:
Whole number Of votes 554; Foster, $50.
SO; Taft, 274 l.6.
The announcement Of the vote was re-
ceived with deafening cheers aud on motion
Of Hon. Ben. Eggeston Mr.. Fosters nom.
inatiOn WIS made unanimous.
The following nominations were then
Made for Lieutenant governor: Hon. Lewis
SeasongoOd, OF Cincinnati, Andrew Hicken.
laoper, OF Cincinnati, Gen. Sam'l II. Hurst,
Of Chillicothe, Col. A. S. Mcclure, OF Woos.
ter.
While the ballot was progressing, the
name Of Mr., Hurst was Withdrawn and at
the close OF the ballot MeClure's name was
also Withdraw. The announcement of
these changes caused the transfer OF a
numder of votes, when the final announce.
ment was made the ballot stood Whole
number Of votes, 52l Hickenlooper, $50 /;
pedHohBoou1 4ol'
The formers nomination was made un-
animous.
After the selection Of lieutenant COVER
nor the committee which had been appoint
ed 10 wait on Mr.. Foster appeared, bringing
that gentleman with them. His appear
anee on the platform caused lively
exhibition OF enthusiasm throughout the
vast auditorium. His speech was quite
lengthy but its points were loudly applaud
ed. The following is the remainder OF the
ticket nominated:
Judge Of Supreme Court, w. w. John
son, OF Lawrence.
Attorney General, Geo. X. Nash. Of
Franklin.
Auditor OF State. John r. ogletee, OF
Clark.
Treasurer Of State, Joseph Turney, of
CuyahOga.
Member Board Of Public Works. James
FnllingtoD.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-05-30

To-day is Decoration day AHd will be
very generally observed throughout this
State. We are in receipt OF bills aud the
programme of exercises from our old
friend at the Soldiers Ho@e. Dayton,
which shows that most complete arrange
ments have been made for proper OBJ
servance of the day by officers and SOL
diers OF the Home. Bowling Green and
South Toledo have both mnde prcpara-
tions for a proper observance of the day.
and Forsyth Post &. A. r., of Toledo,
has had its committees at work for the
past month in preparations for the occa-
sion. We would advise those Of our cili-
zens who have soldier friends and rela-
tives buried at Fort Meigs Cemetery, to
quietly observe the day by making
wreath and boquet aud placing the same
upou each of the graves of such friend or
relative.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-05-30

If our correspondent, II. II. ST." of
Troy, only knew the true inwardness OF
the manner In which the Sentinel secured
puff from Tont1gany Democratic
correspondent of Toledo Democratic
paper, from which it could inHocently
copy and make some outside showing
why the Commissioners should give the
county printing to that paper; and if he
knew the aspirations of said Democratic
correspondent, and the aspirations of his
Republican brO.her-in-law-said H. H.
S." would smOle smile that would be
refreshing TO Witness