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Kidney and Bladder Diseases.

All manner of Urinary Bladder, g eni-
tai and Kidney Complaints, as weak
ness, paralysis, atony, inaction, irrtia-
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thighs, hip joints, dragging down,
whites, impure or disease discharges,
contract or contagious diseases, ulcers,
tumors, engagements, dripping, etc.,
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character of these remedies. Sold by
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express on receipt of price. Advice
free. See circular with bottles. Ad.
dress I. S. Wells, 50. Barclay street
New York.
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a Sure Thing.

DR.. Kings Syphilitic remedyis warrant
ed to cure syphilis in the primary, second,
airy and tertiary stages, and in all its varied
and complicated forms, and will cure the
worst case of venereal disease. cases which
have resisted the treatment OF the most
eminent and skillful physicians in America.
Il cures the first stages and heals the ul-
GERS in few days. Is cures ulcers 10 the
mouth, nose, throat, head, arms and legs;
also, hard pains in the bones and joints,
swelling of the joints, syphilltic rheuma-
tism, ETC., in short time. Price, SIS pei
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sealed for two stamps. DR.. j. Dinsbeer
| AIS North Seventh street, st. Louis, sole
proprietor. Cures guaranteed, or The
money refunded.
DR.. Dinsbeer makes chronic diseases
specially. If you are afflicted, with nj
matter what, call or write. m-t-w
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-07-01

~ WOULD SCoRN AND CONDEMN MY
RIGHTEOUS TITLE IF THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY HAD SECURED MY SEAT BY
FRAUD. president Samuel j. Tdden.
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rs RESOLVED THAT IF THERE WAS
% BE AN AUCTION OF THE CHIEF MAGIs-
TRACY OF MY COUNTRY WOULD NOT BE
AMONG THE BIDDERS. President Samuel
j. TldeR.
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untrammelled elections, pure judiciary,
and against bayonet rule,-a record that
the people will overwhelmingly sustain.
The Appropriations.

The following is the text Of the two
bills last passed by congress. The first
one was approved, the last named-'"The
Marshals' BilT'-was vetoed by the fraud
who calls himself president of the United
States. 1t has been indefinitely postpon
ed aud will therefore fail, as it should, I'M
less approvedsin manner and form as
passed By congress. The democrats insist
that marshals and their deputies shall moi
be used for political purposes and on thi'
line will make the issue.
Following are the bills as originally
passed:
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ROCK ISLAND b PEORIA RAILWAY.

R0cK BLAND 3 PEURIA HALLWAY.
SHORTEST ROUTE TO The EAST AND SOUTH.
LEAVE ARRIVE.
GAS a m Way Freight. 2:8O m F'ht & Aecom'on
9:15 II" Fast Express. 20 P m Mail and Express
2:25 m Mail and Exp's. $50 - Fast Express.
$50 - F'ht & Accom'n 4:45 Way Ere ght.
The 1850 train makes close connection at
Galva with c B & @ for points west: arriving at
Gaesburg at 500 p m at Burlington 7:15 m; al
Keokuk rs m; and at Quincy $40 m; also
making close connection at Peor a with B Il "
and T ? Il w roads for ell points east and south.
ROCK ISLAND b MERCER CO. E. Z.
leave Rock Island ut 8 100 a. m, and $3.50 p m
Arriving at Gable at 11:10 q m, and 5:05 p m.
Leave Cable at 6:30 a m, and :4j p IN.
Arriving al Rock Island at S:l5 q. M, 100 p. m
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HARRIS REMEDY CO. MFG CHEMISTS
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you Don'5 Know Their Value. 4"

"Fhey cured me of Ague, Bilousness and
Kidney complaint. as recommended. |
had haf bottle left which used for ny
two little girls. who the doctors aud
neighbors said could not be cured. / am
confident | should have lost both of them
one night if | had not had the Hop
Bitters in my house to use. found they
done them so much good continued with
them and they are now well, That is
why say you do not know half the value
of Hop Bitters, and do not Recommend
them high enough. B. Roch ester, n.
v
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CURE YOURSELF!

Or Bohannans egetabIe Curative is warranted 70 er
aeTfeatly ell forms Of Spermsterrhea or Sepaai
MeaEness teseral be6ility I.peieasys etc se:sss
those who have destroyed it by evil prar,
tees, in from two 70 weeks time. TINS remedy hf
has been used by DIR. Bohannan in his rate practice U3
thirty years known to an IN curing even
the WORST CASES. gives vitn|s ana lnpars energy
with wonderful effect to those ndeased men who fee
weakness beyond their years Its uylgorang properties
OF that dready destructive habit of Self Abuse
PERMANENT ea-s The patient gains strength and ess-
tety of spirits as acts directly the parts Affect
IS soothing and healing tonic and anodyne
leG sssielss and irFtated ducts, ipeEpg DoWeg
s1d tns and restoring them to their state tie same
a. If panef habit had INDUCED in Tas
Ingredients arc simple productions Of nature-barks roots
herbs etc, and are specific for the above diseases
Price, Five Dollars sent with full directions efe 70
any address For sale only at DIR. c. A. Bohannans Office
6l North Fifth street between Washington avele and
Green stree, St Louis, No. Established in 1887.
81 DR.. b "Trease Special Dseasess which gives
clear deneaton of the nature causes Symptoms means Of
cure, etc. of SYPHILIS. SEMINAL WEAKNESS. Ire seut
FIlEE 70 any Address upon receipt of one stafnn.
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MARRIAGE PaaSSG Rs
,FINEs GlHEDE-
PRESERVATION FRBB!

For the speedy cure Of seminal weakness
lost manhood, and all disorders brought on
by excuses, exposures, or indscretions.
Most druggists have the ingredients. Pam
phlets-" Marriage and Celibacy,'' SO pages.
spe I1 0rt Impotcncy, &C., So page 2s
cents each. we cure all forms CT congeut
ital malformations at moderate charges.
ST. LOUIS CURATIVE INSTITUTE,
Chartered by the State of Missouri, TO
afford radical, speedy. scientific and positis {
cures.-Baths, Electricity, all modern i.prli
ances, and the best surgical and medir;t.
skill. Medicines sent everywhere.
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WESTERN UNION RAILRoAD.

FOR RACINE & MILWAUKEE,.
LEAVE ARRIVE
DAY * press and Msf.S:b5 Cos PM
Night Express .............10:3 c 5.55 Ay
The night express leaving Rock Island every
Sunday night at 10:05 connects with the train arri
wing in Chicago early Monday morning. No lay
over checks given on through tickets from ROCK
STAND to Chicago. Through tickets only good on
thistIaln.
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Passengers carried on Freight trains as follows
EAST ,.........4:45 pm WEST 1880 m
GRO. M, LOOSELY, Agent, Rock Island
A. KIMBALL, +. ST. JOHN,
Gen1 Supt. Gen. Tiki & Pass. Agt
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-01-02

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-The Impor.
ters' and Traders Bank messenger,
while OH his way to the clearing
house, between 1890 and l O'Clock
this afternoon, lost a pocketboek
which contained the exchange with
the clearing house. The particulars
as narrated by Mr.. Perkins, the CASH
ier, are that the regular messenger be-
ing absent, this man who has been in
the employ of the bank for twelve
years, was called upon to carry ex.
changes to the clearing house, corner
of Pine and Nassau streets. He put
the pocket-boOk under his coat, but
not inside the coat pocket and left the
bank accompanied by the special OFF,
Ger OF the Institution. The messen-
ger states that ho felt the package as
he passed the Astor House. but that
when he got to the clearing house it
was gone. The officers story corrob-
CRATES that of the messenger, and he
further states that he saw no suspi.
ciOus persons near. The book con-
tained the Clearing House certificates,
amounting to 100000: gold certlfi
Gates, $4,000; $6,755 in currency and
SGT in gold. All except the Clearing
House certificates can be used, so the
actual loss is about $4,000. The bank
offers $4,000 reward for the recovery
of the funds. Superintendent Wal
ling said he was strongly of the opin-
ion that the pocket-book was lost, not
stolen; Mr.. Perkins, the cashier, ex-
pressed the same belief.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-01-02
Rather Expensive.

From July Ii. 1874, to November,
1878, the salaries of the Commission.
ers appointed to manage the defunct
Freedmens' Bank have amounted to
S39, 9,55S.32; those of the attorneys,
S3I 1882 ; and those of agents, $64..
2S9.57. These, with the other expen.
ses, aggregate $3lS.753 64 since the
bank was turned ever to the custody
of the Commissioners. A sum nearly
equal to one-half of the dividends
paid out was thus consumed in ex.
penses alone. That is to say, it cost
$4,000 year to run this broken
bank, or to eat up the little that was
left by the thieves after the burglar
alarm had been sounded. The re-
sponsibility for this most disgraceful
of all stealing belongs primarily to
Congress, which took away the safe.
guards of the charter.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-01-02

y
Communications from the projec-
tors of the Cleveland s. Youngstown
Railroad to DIR. j. E. Porter and Nell
son Spencer directors of the old pro-
jected Youngstown, Newton Falls s.
Rayenna Railroad, indicate that the
road will be pushed to. an early COM
pletion. This is line proposed to be
built over the grade of the abandoned
Ohio s. Pennsylvania Canal, from
Warren to Ravenna, connecting the
Ashtabula, youngstown s. Pittsburg
Of the former with the Cleveland &
Pittsburg of the latter place. 1t is to
be competing line with the Pitts
burg & Lake Erie, which will soon be
opened from Pittsburg to Cleveland
through the Mahoning Valley, run in
opposition to the Pennsylvania Com
pany, and in connection with the Lake
Shore & Michigan Southern.-Con-
stitution.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-01-02
How 1t W%ks.

The ST. Paul Pioneer Press, Repub-
lican, shows how contraction of the
currency for the purpose of bringing
about specie resumption works among
the farmers of that AsRte. 1t says !:
" For nearly fifteen.years past Minne-
sofa farmers have been paying 10 and
II per cent. interest upon borrowed
money, and thousands have bitterly
realized lately that they cannot pay
these high rates and live and support
their families decently. When many
of these loans were made wheat was
worth S1.50 and S1.75; oats, 40 cents,
and corn sixty and seventy cents a
bushel-then the farmer could pay
his interest promptly. But being un-
able to meet his principal, the loans
have been renewed. again and again.
Now, however, these crops do not
bring One-half these figures. Hay,
hogs, cattle, horses-every thing he
has to sell-yield the farmer less than
one-half former prices. But his in
terest has not been reduced one half
to meet these changed conditions"
This condition of affairs is not confin-
ed to Minnesota but exists every
where throughout the Union, among
all classes except the bondholders and
money lenders. To the same extent
that the producers are oppressed are
they benefited, for to the purchasing
power of the capitalists money has
been increased to the same extent has
the paying power of muscle been
The Radical financial
policy has been wholly in the inter-
est of capital aud oppressive of the la
bolRg producer.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-01-02

Why is it that the Radical managers
don't pitch in and demand an investi-
CATION of the alleged cipher dispatches
published by the New York Tribune
and extensively copied into the Re-
publican papers throughout the coun-
try, if they are Of. such a damaging
character to the Democratic party and
its leading men? There would be no
difilculty in getting at the 'bottom
facts" in the matter. Even the Jay
Gould organ admits that there was
nothing in the Treasurer of the Demo
cratic National Committee furnishing
money to accredited agents fthe par
ty for party purposes, and says that
Mr.. Cooper, the Treasurer, kept q
careful list of all his payments and
that it believes this list to be perfectly
correct, and Mr.. Cooper is perfectly
willing to give the public the amounts
of money paid and to whom paid.
The fact is the Republican managers
know these dispatches to be fraud
intended to influence the rank and file
of their party who haye no means of
ascertaining the truth in regard to
them. Let the Democrats in Con.
gress see to it that the subject is fully
and thoroughly Investigated.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-01-02
A Bridge of Size.

In his address at the Viadnct Cele-
bration last Friday, Mayor Rose, of
Cleveland, gave the following figures
showing the magnitude of the struc-
ture, the immense amount of materials
used, and the labor performed in its
construction:
"fhe Viaduct from Water street to
it's intersection with Pearl and De-
troit streets is three thousand two
hundred and eleven feet in length, and
exclusive of draw-bridge, is sixty-four
feet in width, with a roadway thirty.
two feet wide and sidewalks seven
feet wide. The height of the road
way of the draw above low-water
mark in the river is seventy feet.
There are ten stone arches on the west
side of the river, of which eight are
eighty-three feet and two ninety
and one-half feet span. The length OF
the roadway supported by stone arch
es is one thousand three hundred and
eighty-two feet: : the average height OF
arches above the surface of the ground
is fifty-four feet, and above the spile
foundation seventy-six feet. The total
number of spiles driven for founda-
tions of arches and river piers is seven
thousand, two hundred and seventy
nine and if laid lengthwise would OK
tend two hundred and seventy-seven
thousand and ninety-two feet. or
fraction over fifty-two miles. There
are eighty thousand five hundred and
eight perches of solid masonry in the
Viaduct and fifteen thousand five hum
dred cubic yards of gravel filling. The
approximate : inns & weight Of eriats isa rest, ,s.
arches is one hundred and forty thou
sandtons ; on the foundations for the
iron work twelve thousand five hum
dred tons and on the pier that sup
ports the draw six hundred and ten
tons. The weight of the draw resting
upon the turntable is five hundred and
twenty tons. That portion of the
structure built of iron, including the
draw, is nine hundred and thirty
two feet in length and altogether one
thousand four hundred and forty tons
of iron, including the hand-railings,
has been used in the erection of the
bridge. The total cost of the Viaduct
including the right of way, is about
S2,l7O,OOO. This is indeed q large
amount of money, but the city has q
great structure to show for it, and the
cost, when compared with that of the
great public improvements of other
cities, is not excessive. The Cihcin-
natl suspension bridge, of one thou
sand feet span, cost l,S0O. 900 the St.
Louis bridge about S6.OOO,O00 and the
estimated cost of the Brooklyn bridge
is $4,000, 900, but before its completion
this amount will no doubt be largely
increased" ef..-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-01-02
Judgment reversed.

Ex-Auditor George 3. Kennedy
convicted in the Court. of Common
Pleas of Trumbull county of defraud'
ing the county, and sentenced to five
years in the Penitentiary, is likely to
escape the punishment due to his
crimes. The Supreme Court has re,
versed the judgment of the Common
Pleas, and held that under the indict.
ments the crime with which Kennedy
stood charged was only malfeasance
in Office. punishable by fine and i'm
prisonment in the county Jail. The
following are the holdings of the Su-
preme Court: ...s--... .,.. I'D.
No. 76O. George B. Kennedy VS.. the
State of Ohio. Error to the Court of
Common Pleas of Trumbull county.
Okey, j: '' - 49, 1isa
l. An indictment contains the aver
ment, and an order issued lby the
County Auditor on the County Treas
urer, in favor of A, was presented to
the Treasurer by B., and that, by rea-
son of BIS false pretense that the order
was properly issued on valid claim,
Suu tuuI u0 \D) was autuOIf fZou tOHc.
ceive payment, the treasurer paid the
order by delivering to B. q check
Held First, That this is not sufficient
averment, under the crimes act, CHI. IL,
sec. Z, first clause, GA O., L., 29) that
B. obtained the check by false pre-
tense. Second: The alleged facts,
coupled with the further averment
that by said false pretenses B. procnr-
ed the Treasurer's signature 10 the
check, as made with intent to defraud,
does not constitute the offense of pro-
curing anothers signature by false pre-
tense within the meaning of the sec--
ond clause Of the section. .tt
2. Where B "a county Auditor, fraud
ulently issued an order on the county
Treasurer, in favor of A. aud received
payment thereof..from theTreasurer, ,on
the false pretense that he was authoriz-
ed by A. to do so, while in fact, as he
well knew A. had no claim againstthe
county, and never presented any such
claim. and had never given B. author
ity issue the order or receive pay ment,
this does not constitute an offense un-
der ch. 6, sec. l3, ch. s, sec. 30, or ch.
IL. sec. G of the crimes act GA o. L..
24O). t
Judgment reversed. 'a
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-01-02
AN INCARNATE FIEND.
He COnfesses HIS Crimes.

CINCINNATI, Dec. 24-Stephen D.
Richards, who is now being conveyed
to Kearney, Neb., to answer the charge
of the murder of the Haleson family,
has made full confession, acknowl-
edging his having committed nine
murders within the last three years.
His own words are about as follows
81 was born in Mount Pleasant, JEFF
ferson County, Ohio, and am Qua
ker by birth and religion. lived
there with nothing eventful happen
ing to me until three years ago, when
desire to roam about took possession
of me. l went West, and having liv-
ed in Michigan, Iowa, Wisconsin,
Kansas, Missouri, Colorado, and Ne
braska. The first murder l committed
was in Buffalo county, in the latter
State, where l shot man with whom
l was engaged in quarrel. after
ward murdered a man in his own
house. because he cursed me, beating
his brains out with a hammer, then
went to Kearney. AT that place there
lived Swede, bachelor, on farm
by himself He had plenty Of money ;
l went to live with him, soon after
AiCh POlSOuCo hAul3 Out dS h0 ulu
not die quick enough to suit me, 1
one night Knocked his brains out
with a club and took all his money.
This Mrs. Harleson, whom murder
ed along with her three children, had
a dissolute husband, and short time
ago he went away and left her. She
was hard working woman, and had
a farm with plenty OF grain, stock,
| nnnlt..y IL onnnoixo6 hn
idea OF numbering her and her child.
rem, and then selling off everything
she had and pocketing the proceeds.
For this purpose told The nelghbors
[ was going to take Mrs. Harlesen
and her children to a neighboring
town, and for them to come over the
next day and feed the stock. That
night murdered them, and hid their
bodies under hay stack, and went
away myself. After the lapse of two
or three days l returned, and gave out
that Mrs. HarlesOn had gone to join
her husband, and that 1 had bought
everything she had. / accordingly
sold out everything, and, as saw
that l was suspected, left the place
and came on to Mount Pleasant. Ii
was on the Sth of December that
committed these murders. deny
nothing. ] am guilty of the crimes
am charged with, and expect to hang
for them, but when they take me back
L want to be treated as if was once q
white man If 1 do not now deserve
the title, and have a fair trial before
the law. believe l will be mobbed
as soon as arrive in Kearney. am
member of band in Nebraska that
is sworn to avenge the death of any
member, and they will avenge mine.
1 am sorry came home and brought
disgrace upon my friends who live in
Mt. Pleasant"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-01-02

A NUMBER of very alarming and
sensational reports have been received
in London during the last few days
respecting the industrial and financial
condition of England. The wages oi
the miners and operatives in all trades
have been reduced to what the men
consider the lowest living point; but
the masters say they cannot 60 on
without still further reduction, and
can scarcely see their way to going on
even with a reduction. Great uneasi-
ness exists also among the tenant-far.
mers, who are finding it almost i'm
possible to pay their rents and to keep
out of debt. The stoppage of the ex-
port trade 10 America and the great
influx Of American produce increase
the difficulties of the situation.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-01-02

During all of the session Of Con-
gress, last winter, the efforts Of the
House to cut down the unnecessary
expenses of the Government were met
with persistent opposition by the
Radical Senate. This session the same
policy prevails. The House cut down
the salaries of some of fine gilt-edged
representatives in foreign capitals and
abolished some of the needless Oonsu.
lar and Diplomatic offices. The bill
has. been reported from the, Senate
Committee and passed with the saIa-
ries restored to their present wastefnl
figures. and the useless offices put back
as in last years bill. Let the respon-
sibility rest where il belongs, with the
Republicans. Fortunately, next fourth
of March Radical supremacy in the U.
S. Senate eends.-Zanesville Signal.