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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-12-13
NEW YORK,

The state board of eanvassers, of New
York, have met and declared the official
result. The board awards certificates to
all OF the Republican candidates except
one, the state engineer. Soule. who is
beaten by Horatio Seymour, Jr., Demo
cratic candidate, by over 10 900 majority =.
Hoskins. Republican candidate for
governor, is thus declared elected and the
few hundred votes for G. W. Potter, evil
IDENTITY intended for Clarkson N. Potter,
Democratic candidate are counted among
the scattering. Mr.. Hoskins' plurality is
only SO votes, and as Mr.. Potter will no
doubt appeal to the courts, bis chances of
holding his seat are decidedly slim-the
Supreme Court of New York have twice
decided that the intention OF the voter
must be accepted as final, and that a mere
error in the initial does not inyalidate a
the similarity of the name. Il is claimed
by some authorities that the board of can
vassers had TIE legal right to go behind
the face OF the returns and count all
ballots IN accordance with the Supreme
Court decision, but as there appeared to
be some question as to the legal right of
the Board to do so, it was not done, and
now the legality of the ballots for G. w.
Potter will be tested 10 the courts. Now
that the result is at last determined we
may expect temporary cessation
o. the stalwart press charges of
revolutionary action on the part of the
New York board of canvassers. 1t is
astonishing, with what ease these stalwart
partlsans roll the Revolutionary" morsel
under their tongue, in view of the prece-
cent established by Wells and his crowd
OF perlured scoundrels in Louisiana in
1916. through whose action fraud" was
made the executive of the country against
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-12-13

The two houses of congress pass the
final judgment on the presidential result.
While our Republican friends are plan
ming to capture the electoral vote of New
York for their candidate, even if the state
fails to give Republican majority, it will
be well to pause and consider we'll their
plans. Any attempt to force Republi-
can president on the country by resort to
arbitrary means.s will be closely scrutin-
lied by the two houses of congress. sitting
in final Judgment. Remember this, please.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-12-13

And now it transpires that it was Tilden
who forced Vanderbilt, the great railroad
king, to unload the $23,OOO,0OO of New
York Central stock. For "a poor old man,
fast declining, without energy or business
VIM" as the Republican press pictures
Tilden, he is doing remarkably well. He
certainly possesses wonderful vitality for
a man without energy or business vim.'
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-12-13
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-12-13

Stop DRUGGING. The less medicine
taken, the better. Nature will cure most
complaints if the bowels and digestive
organs are kept In a proper condition.
LdrinG is the only common sense cathartic
every introduced. 1t relieves and cures.
Pleasant to the taste. Keep it In the
house, i t will save many a doctors bill
and prevent serious sickness Price, so
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-12-13
socz ISLAND B pEoRIA RAILWAY.

IFAyE ARRIVE.
40 a m way Freight. $50 m F'ht & Accom'on
9:1O Fast Express. 20 D m Mail and Express
2:25 M Mail and Exp's $40 a Fast Express.
6:25 P" F'ht & Accom'n 4:45 Way Ere ght.
The 2:25 y m train makes close connection at
Galva with G & @ for points west: arriving at
Galesburg at 500 m at Burlington 7:15 m st
Keokuk 9:25 m; and at Quincy 40 m; also
making close connection at Peoria with q w
and T & w roads for all points east and south.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-12-13

Grant is still perambulating the country
in the interest of the boom"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-12-13

STATIONS.
WESTWARD.

Passengers carried on Freight trains follows:
EAST. 4:45 m WEST. 10 80 a m
GEO. M. LOOSELY, Agent. Rock Island.
A. KIMBALL, +. ST. JOHN,
Gen1 Sup't. Gen. Tiki Il Pass. Agt.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-12-13
ROCK ISLAND 3 MERCER CO.. R.R.

Leave Rock Island at s:55 a. m, II 80 p m and
1855 p m.
Arriving at Cable at 400 M, 1:5O m. and
5:45 m.
Leave Gable at $50 m, 100 D m and 2:45
Ar at Rock Island at 815 a. m. 3 :05 :35 pm
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-12-13

Bayard's bill will hardly pass at this
session.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-12-13
CHICAGO. MILWAUKEE, & ST. PAUL.

RACINE d SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION.
LBAvR ARRIVE
Oay Express and Mail S:55 AM 6:05PM
Night Express. ............1 0:3c 300 Az
The night express leaving Rock Island every
Sunday night at 1905 connects with the train arri
wing in Chicago early Monday morning. No lay
over checks given on through tickets from Rock
sland to Chicago. Through tickets only good on
thistIaln.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-12-13

u-~-v Send one, two, three or
s.. !: ID: '
u five dollars for a sample
CANDIES In America. put
c. F. GUNTHER, COnfeetioner
IS Madison Street, CHICAGO.
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The ARGUS JOB PRINTING Rooms
turn out Cards, Circulars, Note Heads
Bill Heads, Law Briefs, and all Other
kinds of Printing, in the highest style of
the art. and on the most reasonable terms.
And The ARGUS Book BINDERY is doing
all kinds of work in that line, neat, quick
and cheap. The friends of the paper and
the public generally are invited to give our
work trial, dWt.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-12-13

If you feel dull, drowsy, deblitated, have fire.
quent headache, mouth tastes badly, poor appetite
and tongue coated, you suffering from torpid
liver or al iiousness," aud nothing will you
SO speedily and permanently as to take SIMMONS
LIVER REGULATOR or MEDICINE.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-12-13
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-12-13
New ADVERTISEMENTS
Eminent Dr.. VIM, ALEX. GREENE,

MACON, GA,
Writes 81 cheerfully state that have tested the
virtues and efficiency OF Colden's LIEBIG's LIQUID
EXTRACT OF BEEF in my private practice in cases
of general DEBILITY, WEAKNESS. DEPRESSION DYs-
PERSIA LOSS OF APPETITE AND NERVOUS Affections,
when medicine had proven mora than useless l
have found it the best remedy I EvEE USED IN
CHRONIC ALCOHOLISM, when the stomach is always
irritated and food required to noursh." VAN
Setback 81 STEVENSON, Druggists Agents,
Chicago.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-12-13
BAD BREATH

Nothing is so unpleasant. nothing common as
bad breath and in nearly every case 1t comes from
the stomach, and can be easily corrected If you
will take SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR. Do not
neglect sure remedy for this repulsive disor-
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ion and General Health.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-12-13
PILESI

How many suffer torture day after day, making
life burden and robb1ng existence of all pleasure
is ready to the hand of almost any one who will
systematically the remedy that has permanent.
~ cnred thousands, SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR,
is No drastic violent purge, but gentle assistant
afnra
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-12-13

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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-12-13

CONSTIPATION!
SHOULD not be regarded as
a trihing ailment-in fact ma
ture demands the utmost regu-
larity of the bowels, and any de-
Walton from this demand payes
the way often TO serious danger
tits quite as necessary to re-
move impure Accommodations
from the bowels as 1t is to eat
or sleep, and no health can be
expected where costiye habit
of h0dv nreyafla
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-12-13

On - HInnn invested in Wall St. Stocks
blu 70 6tUUU makes fortunes every month
BOOK sept free explaining everything. Address
BAXTER & Co., Bankers, Wall St., n. 7.
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LOST AND FOUND.

I OST-6aturday afternoon, . small GOLD LOCK
~ ET and CHAIN, between 18th and r ats. and
1920 9 ct. NV The finder VIII be berally rewarded
by leaving it at the above number. it
T OST-Strayed from Al ct. s.w On Saturday. q
II LIVER COLORED SETTER She had
on nickel p ated collar and tag No. 3,Ul8. 9
Three dollars reward will be paid for
turn to w. M. WAGNER ap28-2ts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-29
The Veto of the Army Bill.

The President to-day returned to the House
OF Representatives the Army bill, with his OBJ
jecttons to its approval These objections ap-
ply to the legislation attached to the usual
Army bill, and which attached as it Is to APP
preparations which are requisite for the eff
cient performance OF some OF the most
necessary duties of the government, IT,
wolves, In the opinion of the Presf-
dent, questions of the gravest character.
1t appears, from his review OF the subject, that
under existing laws there can be no military
Interference with the elections. NO case OF
such interference has occurred, and there Is no
necessity for the enactment of section six of
the bill. But that section IL adopted will de-
pEiye the civil authorities OF all power to keep
the peace at the Congressional elections. 1t is
now proposed to deny to the United States
even the necessary civil authority to protect
the national elections, and In his opinion no
sufficient reason has been given for this dis
elimination In favor of the state and against
the national authority.
He proceeds to present, at some length, the
serious objections to the practice Of lacking to
appropriation bills measures not pertinent to
such bills. The public opinion Of the country
Is against It; and the states which have recently
adopted constitutions have generally made pro-
vision against 1t by enact1ng that no law shall
contain more than one subject, which shall be
plainly expressed 10 its title. To say that
majority OF either or both the Houses OF
Congress may insist on the approval
OF q bill under the penalty Of stopping all OF
the operations OF the government for want OF
the necessary supplies, is to deny to the Execu-
tive that share Of the legislative power which
Is conferred by the Constitution. Believing
that the bill Is a dangerous violation of the
spirit and meaning Of the Constitution, he is
compelled to return 1t to the House In which it
originated, without his approval
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-29

An Of the testimony In the Talmage trial has
now been heard and after argument the Pres
bytery win give its verdict. 1t is suggested
that In spite OF the lively and exciting scenes
that have occurred at the trial, the latter has
not come up to expectations In some respects.
1t was thought that his visits to haunts of
vice, which he described In his sermons, would
be brought up against him, but nothing of the
kind was contained In the charges Evil
speaking, lying, and slandering are the offences
of which he has been accused. 1t Is not
thought that the evidence against him has
been sufficiently strong ON these points to pre-
vent his acquittal by the Presbytery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-29

Kelly, crushed to earth by the reports Of
investigating scientists, has risen again. His
vaporous force has, it Is said, been reduced to
subsection and meekly runs an engine Of pecu-
liar construction. His hackers, when asked
what force will give motion TO the machinery
OF the future, confidently answer: "Vapor 7,
The skepics, being asked what the new inyen-
ton amounts to, CONTEMPORARY reply: eva
DOrf,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-29

DR.. E. II. Chaplin, In recent sermon, argued
strongly against the evolution theory Of the
origin Of man. The gradations by which one
species passes into higher species, according
to this theory. are almost unappreciable. But
there Is vast difference between the Lowest
human brain and the brain of the known
species nearest man, and the missing links are
not to be found
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-29

CORRESPONDENCE CARDS, ILLUMINATED AND
PLAIN.
METROPOLITAN BOOK STORE,
JAMES }. CHAPMAN,
ap17tr OH Pa s.ue
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Such achievements as that Of the rescue of
the seven miners entombed In the Wilkesbarre
mines serves to show that this Is not the pro-
sale, sordid age some would paint 1T. No blue
blooded knights ever performed more heroic
deed than that accomplished by these '.red-
necked" laboring men who, by unceasing toll
night and day, cut their way through solid
rock to the rescue of the imprisoned ones on
the bare possibility of finding them alive.
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The Puritan sunday Laws.

10e k'Uf1t6m sunday LAWS
The curious struggle now going on In Newark,
New jersey, between those who would enforce
alof the severe laws OF ninety years ago on the
subject OF the observance OF Sunday and those
who would observe only part or none Is inter-
est1ng as bringing into sharp contrast the Sun
day Of the Pur1tanS and the modern Sunday,
The difference In the manner of the observance
OF this day In places where laws of great Sc
verify formerly prevailed is partly due to the
influx OF immigrants from nations which look
upon Sunday as day intended for recreation,
and consequently for the carrying on of those
trades which furnish the means of amusement
or pleasure, and partly to growing careless
ness on the subject among the descendants OF
the Americans Of 1776. While the annoyances
which the attempt to reSurrect one of the "blue
laws" Of Newark has caused to the modern
Newarkans call attention to these facts, the
attempt Itself does not indicate that the
Puritanical spirit regarding Sunday is stin
alive In the city. The enforcement Of
the law In all particulars Is demanded by
those Interested In the liquor trade, whose bus
iness has been affected by the fact that the pro-
h1bitionists have carried into effect the pro-
vision which forbids the selling of liquor on
Sunday. The purpose Is to secure the repeal or
the nom enforcement Of the law by making 1t
odi0us. All shops, including barber-shops and
drug stores, were closed. The sale Of Sunday
papers was forbidden. The milkman and ice
man were suppressed. Riding In steam-cars,
h0rse-cars and carriages was prevented, as the
law does not permit the use Of vehicles on Sun
day except In going to and from church. Agents
were everywhere In the city on the watch for
afee1ers In the slightest particular against the
Ia, This fact kept the umid portion Of the
c<nunity, who feared to subject themselves
,,tentionally to arrest, as closely imprisoned
;leir houses as If the city were In state OF
;e or an epidemic were raging. The fact that
st Newark, which Is separated from Newark
~ by bridge, does not come under the law
events the latter from being felt In all its
gorA Notwithstanding this refuge from: his
foes for the thirsty and disconnected New
Irkian, the contrast is sufficiently marked be-
tween Newark's Sunday In 1898 and that Of 1872
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-29

O& R!OORDH EEHKNOU OF LIZ reetoree
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, cossse T9nsntuton tn four weeks Failure I'm
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ID ECEIVED TO-DAY.
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WEBSTER'S
UNABRIDGED QUARTO DICTIONARY
full sheep, corrected to this date with an appendix
Of useful Tables, with 5000 additional Words md
new Pronouncing Biographical Dictionary coptain-
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modern time, their nationality, Occupation, biyfh
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THOMA6 J. MYERS. Real Estate Agent.
LAG II street nv.

FOR RENT.
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MAMS 1 MissI0N ON EARTH.-A thor.
armed a5s.bittes may be removed. The he's s,S con
%GS o. ~ yeSrS study observation. and profession
stored manhood. vitality. and scnr rs
conSaolds , OF health that have been impaired bS
iase ana OF the means By which thew can - 1 ~
9SHsss. asycs zoc currency OF postage stsrnnS
HS VI VVuseum Anatomy snd Science. No
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LINE Light Oolored Cashmere PANTS at AZ so
II worth &5. at A. 6TRAU6'. ap2l
OLD C1OTHIN0, Ae.-L RIOh. dealer tn
~ eecoldhand CLOTHING, BOOTS, SHOES
The highest prices a. CASH for the several artloss
NAMED Aboye Og0ofG by mai attended to noy64y
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B. o. HOFFMAN,
10th and II streets u 3rthWest

Office rooms at 14l9 n. 7. ave- NV. Upper portion
LII and laZS e. y ave NV: rs
Houses ana Lots In every section Of the city for
SALE at prices from q 600 to S5OOOO and GA cav
terms All property Tor sale ct my of6ce has boon
B O. HOFFMAN.
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124 East Capitol gk, brick, II rooms mod fmps 9SO
$40 Sth st. brick house store, Ia n, mod imps8
3new Brick Houses, rooms. mod tmpa, each. rs
I74l %, brick, rooms, gas and water. Is
Office Rooms, 766 .SiG to 20
FOR SALE
Several very cheap PROPERTIES In eleeant loca-
lions, prices rams ing from ESQ 70 $1,000; small
cash paymentS-the balance monthly, or to suit
customers, q low rate interest
Also. great many fine LOTS In all sections Of the
city. with special Inducements to builders
r BURFORD, Real Estate Broker
apSu 708 e ek.
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The above Ia only small part Of the property for
rent and sale on my books For complete list zee
bulletin issued on the Lat and 18th of each month
be sent by mail IL desired.
$1,000, S8O OO S26OO al 600 $500 1900 n 2 per
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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-22

Once more the Cheyennes have got away
from the soldiers, having. it is thought,
crept in the night of the 18th through the
As it has showed in that country since then
it is possible that the trail may be lost
thereby, and what is left of the band may
thus get away. But pursuit was begun
next day with commendable energy, and
the officer in command is under orders to
close with the Indians at any cost if they
are again found. Sioux warriors have been
secured to assist in the hunt.
Some further particulars of the original
escape of the Cheyennes from the custody of
the United States troops and their subse-
quent pursuit and slaughter of many OF the
fugitives is given in our Omaha despatch.
All these details are gathered on the spot
by Lieutenant Schuyler, of General Crooks
staff. Some intimation that an attempt was
intended by the prisoners was, it seems,
given to the commander of the troops only
few hours before the attempt was made,
yet he did not believe the story, and gave
it no thought. But q more practical evil
ueuce VI ING teinPer VI lno PiiooAe1s ""s
given by an actual rush on their part,
which was suppressed by the fortunate
presence of plenty of men under arms
In fact, it appears that the Indians
with well-planned purpose to get away,
sought vigilantly their opportunity and
found it on the night when they were left
under o so-called guard which was in fact
mere formality, a guard sufficiently nu-
merous to watch the issues of a prison-and
sufficient for the present service, there
fore-if the Indians had been confined to
any edifice that could be called a prison.
However, as the Cheyennes were in place
from which they could escape at any mo-
ment but for the guard, it is evident that
only guard strong enough to fight them
could have prevented their escape.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-22

cipher dispatches were stolen while in Gus
tody of committee of one branch of Con-
gress, and the act was not only contempt
but grave misdem eanor. There should be
law for furnishing such misdemeanors.
While punishable merely as contempts of
one or the other House the perpetrators
escape unless detected before the expira-
ton of that Congress, and the culprit may
be shielded by party favor or exposed to
party vengeance. Definite penalties should
be attached to this offence, and the offenders
be tried and sentenced by the ordinary
courts OF justice. We insist that this
branch OF the investigation be prosecuted
with keen and unsparing scrutiny, and that
Congress pass law for furnishing any
tampering with kilograms or other private
papers while in possession of its commit
tees.