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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-03-20
Rock Island. Illinois. Thursday. March 30. 1879.

during the recess Of the legislature, we're
referred to the committee on Judiciary,
with instructions to report back as soon as
practicable.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON. March l9-Speeches in
favor of Hull we're made by Messrs. Cobb,
Davidson, Bickner, Mills, and 10 favor of
Bsbee by Messrs. Frye and Garfield
Mr.. Garfield took the ground that Hulrs
certificate of election had been legally
cancelled He suggested therefore that
neither of the applicants be sworn, but
the case be referred to the Committee on
Elections. If either should be sworn now
it should not be the man who held can
celled certificate but the man who held
the highest certificate known to the laws
of Florida. He wanted the House to be-
gin this Congress in all fairness, because
he knew that all too soon it would get
lashed up by the party tiger.
Mr.. Frye moved to amend the resolu-
ton offered yesterday THAT the oath be
administered to HulD. by providing that
the primd fdcie. as we'll as the ultimate
right of each contestant. be referred to
the Committee on Elections when appoint
ed, and that in the meantime neither be
sworn in.
Mr.. Springer quoted against Mr.. Gar
field the decision of the electoral commits
sion in the Florida case, to the effect that
it was not competent to go into evidence
dltundc of the Governors S certificate
The previous question was moved and
seconded. The question was first taken on
Mr.. Frye's amendment referring to the
Committee on Elections both the pr1ma
fdcie and ultimate rights of both contest
ants. The amendment was reiected-yeas
l3I, pays I4O. AS between Republicans
and Democrats it was strict party vote
as to the Greenbackers, Barlow, De La
Matyr, Ford. Forsyth, Gillette. Jones, ell
ley, Lowe, MuTch, Russell. of North Caro-
lima, Stevenson, Weaver. Wright anG
Yokum-l4-voted with the Republican,
and Ladd with the Democrats.
The original resolution (that Mr.. Hui
be sworn in) was then adopted-yeas lac
nays l36, and the modified oath of offc
J was administered to Mr.. Hull.
The Speaker announced the appointment
: of the following Committee on Rules: Tn
Speaker, Stephens, Blackburn, CARTEL
and Frye.
The House then adjourned.
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FOREIGN NEWS.
ENGLAND,

LONDON. March 19.-The Mark Lane
ErpreSs says: The stronger tone OF the
London and provincial exchanges has fur
ther developed business, which is marked
by gradual improving tendency. Prices
of all sound qualities of home grown wheat
have steadily advanced, and values are
again quoted a shilling per quarter higher.
The generally improving state Of trade is
largely felt in foreign wheat, OF which i'm
ports into London amounted TO only 16 600
quarters. Several varieties. particularly
Indian, met with ready sale at shilling per
quarter advance. Prices are upheld by
the legitimate action of supply and demand,
untrammeled by fictitious support of spec
ulative enterprise. Maize has been steadily
declining until the prices reached point
seldom touched. This appears to have
been due mainly TO the continuance of large
supplies both from America and the
Danube. 1t has been difficult to find
buyers. Oats have likewise receded six
pence to shilling per quarter for all varie-
ties. Barley has maintained recent values
with dull trade for both mating and grind
ing descriptions Sales of English wheat
are 81 1874 quar- ters at 49s I'd against 80,
29S quarters at 49s Cd during the cores
ponding period the previous year. The
imports into the United Kingdom during
the week ending March Sth, were GAS, ,557
hundred weights of wheat and 262,23f
hundred w>ights of -four.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-03-20
Last Nights Dispatches.
XLVI CONGRESS.
SENATE,


WASHINGTON, March l9-Numerous
bills were introduced; one authorizing To-
cal taxation of legal tender treasury notes.
To establish a branch mint at Omaha
The vice president laid before the senate
a memorial signed by number OF mem
bers of the legislature of Kansas, assert
ing the election of Senator IugaIls was Sc
cured by bribery and corruption, and ask
ing the senate to give them opportunity to
offer proof. Referred to the committee on
elections.
Senator Wallace offered the following:
ReSOLved, That the secretary OF the
treasury be, and he is hereby required to
furnish to the senate detailed statement
of the accounts of the marshals of the
United States 10 the states of New York,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Massachusetts and
Maryland, rendered to this date for and 10
| regard to the employment and payment of
wages or fees charged for services per-
| formed by themselves or their special dep
uties in regard to the conduct of elections
in November, 1873, showing the amount
claimed by or paid to each of said special
deputies, and aggregate paid or claimed
from the United States by said marshals
for services connected with said elections
Senator Salisbury submitted resolu
ton calling upon the secretary of the treas
ury to furnish detailed information in re
gard to the negotiations of public securities
with syndicates and bankers, the amoun
naid them, the amount of double interest
what security was demanded by the secre
tary, etc.
! Senator Morrill, making objection to tn,
consideration of the resolution. it lies over
i Senator Wallace introduced joint reso
luton providing for the enforcement of tn
: eight hour law. Referred,
The credentials Of Bell. appointed sena
tor by the governor of New HampshiE
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ARN AN SAS

LITTLE Rock, Ark, March 2O.-About
q week ago, at Fayetteville, John Reed, a
union man during the civil war and a man
OF desperate character, was killed in the
county Jail. A friend of his, for infraction
OF law, had been arrested for some hours
Reed followed the officer in charge of the
man about and finally followed him to the
jail About dark, as he was committing
the prisoner to the custody of the taller.
Reed, although able to bail his friend, re-
fused to DO So He entered the Jail with
the officer and just as The Door was about
to be locked on the latter, he
struck the jailer with a heavy
juukbottle knocking him senseless. Reed
was armed. The jaiIor in falling exiting
uished the candle and the guards knowing
Reeds character fred upon him in the
dark. One shot penetrating his heart.
The coroner's jury was unable to deter
themselves being unable to tell. The Jury
found verdict of justi6able homicide
Reeds friends, fifteen or sixteen miles
distant, began to organize for the avowed
purpose of seizng the Deputy Sheriff, Ser
rell, whom they supposed fired the fatal
shot and who was under bonds to appear
at the next term Of the circuit court. The
citizens of Fayetteville became much
alarmed at the threats and asked and re-
ceived permission of the governor to or
ganize company OF state guards, which. in
the emergency, we're supplied with
rifles from the State University at Fayette
vile, the state furnishing ammunition.
Reed's friends meantime had approached
the town, but finding the militia iu arms
abandoned their purpose, left their guns
outside and, coming into town, organized a
meeting, at which resolutions were adopt,
ed denouncing the course OF TIE aathori
ties. An additional resolution. not pre-
sented at the meeting, was added, as Mr.
L A. Caldwell, who handed them to the
printer, aduits in the Fayetteville Demo
crat, denying the purpose of the Assem-
blage to resist the civil authorities. N
political question was involved in the mat
ter, though old animosities of the war weT,
: revived All is now and will probably re
main quiet.
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WASHINGTON,

WASHINGTON. March 20.-The senate
democratic caucus has nominated R. j.
Bright, of Indiana, seargent at arms.
Ex-Congressman Shofer, of n c.. was
on the fourth ballot nominated chef clerk,
and H. Bailey Peyton, of Va, on the third
ballot, executive clerk.
A general court marshal has been or
dered for the trial OF Coils Stanley of the
22d, infantry and NJ. B. Hazen of the 9th,
infantry.
A caucus of democratic senators nomi-
mated Col John G. Burch, of Tenn, secre-
tary of the senate on the fifth ballot. when
Burch received "a votes. Harvey Water
son received l9 votes, on fret and second
ballots, coming within two votes of obtain
! ing the nomination.
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Wicked for Clergymen.

II believe it to be all wrong and even
wicked for clergymen or other public men
to be led into giving testimonials to quack
doctors or vile stuffs called medicines. but
when really tDeritorious article is made
up of common valuable remedies known to
all, and tnat all physicians use and trust in
daily, we should freely commend it. l
therefore cheertuly and heartily commend
Hop Bitters for the good they have done
me aud my friends, frmly believing they
have no equal for family use. | will not
be without them"
Rev, Washington, D. G.
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SPECIAL Y, T-CEs.
coNsUMpr1vEs TAKE NOTICE !

CoNsUMPr1vEs TAKE NOTICE
Every moment OF delay makes your case more
hopeless, and much depends the iudicious
choice OF remedy. The amount of testimony in
favor of DR.. Schenck's Pulmonic Syrup, as a cure
for Consumption, far exceeds all that can be
brought to support the pretentions of any other
medicine. see DR.. Schenck's Almanac, containing
the certificates of many persons OF the highest
rcspcctability, who have been restored to health,
after being pronounced incurable by physicians OF
acknowledged ability. Schenck's Pulmonic Syrup
alone has cured many as these evidences will
show; but the cure is often promoted by the en-
ployment Of two other remedies which Dr.Schenck
provides for the purpose. These additional RENE
dies are Schenck's Sea Weed Tonic and Mandrake
Pills By the timely use Of these medicines, ac-
cording to directions, DR.. Schenck certihes that
most any case of Consumption may be cured.
DR.. schenck is professionally at his principal
Office, corner Sixth and Arch SITS Philadelphia
every Monday, where all letters for advice must be
addressed.
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THE FRIEND OF ALL
HOLLOWAYS PILLS. |

These famous Pills PURIFY the BLOOD, and
act most Powerfully, yet soothingly, on the
LIVER, STOMACH, KIDNEYS and BOWELS,
giving TONE, ENERGY, and VIGoR TO the
whole system, They are wonderfully effica-
cious il all ailments Incidental TO FEMALES
Young or old, and as a general FAMILY MED
ICINE, for the cure OF most complaints they are
unequAlled.
IMPORTANT CAUTION None are genuine unless
the signature of j. HAYDoCK, as agent for the
United States, surrounds each box OF Pllls ano
Ointment Boxes at IS CENTS 62 cents, and 81 each
rag-There ia considerable saving by taking the
larger sizes HOLLOWAY q 60, Ne" Aork =
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IOWA.

MARsHALLTowN, Ia, March l9.-The
Republican, of this city, one of the infu-
entail papers in Iowa. was sold to-day to
Hon. Fl. @. Henderson and Ii. L. Merri,
man, both prominent lawyers and able
editorial writer's. MIR. Henderson. one ol
the active Republican leaders OF the state,
will be the editor in-chief The price paid
for the paper was $4,000. Hon. A. Fl.
Neidig. the retiring editor, will be remem-
bered by many as chairman of the repub-
Iican state central committee in 1873
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A CURE FOB ALL I!
HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT

Possessed OF this REMEDY, Every Man may be
his own Doctor. 1t may be rubbed into the
system, SO as to reach any internal complaint;
by these means It cures Sores or Ulcers in the
THROAT, STOMACH. LIVER, SPINE, or other
parts. 1t is an Infallible Remedy for BAD LEGS,
BAD BREASTS, Contracted or Stiff Joints, GoUT
RHEUMATISM, and all Skin Diseases.
IMPoRTANT CAUTION None are genuine unless
the signature Of j. HAYpoCK, as agent for the
United States surrounds each box OF the Pllls ane
Ointment. Boxes at % cents, 62 cents, and 81 eacn
EB- There is considerable saving by taking the
larger sizes, HOLLOWAY t. Co., New xoEk,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-03-20

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, aDd 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, 1879-03-20

ST.. LOUIS, March ia Globe Demo
crdt special says: the town of Princeville.
the county seat of Mcdonald, was almost
entirely destroyed by fire before daylight
this morning. Only the Court House, one
hotel and two business houses are said to
have escaped destruction. The freis sup
posed to be the work of incendiaries.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-03-20
RHopEsIsLAND.

NEWPORT, March 2O.-The funeral of
General Thomas W. sherman took place
to. day.
PROVIDENCE, March 20-The demo
cratic state convention has nominated for
governor Thos. W. s, Egar; for lieutenant
governor, j. D. Bailey; for secretary OF
state, D. s. Baker; for attorney general,
General Charles Fl. Page.
The republican convention to-day re-
nominated the present state officers.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-03-20
XLVT CONGRESS.
HOUSE.

WASHINGTON. March 2o-McMahon
called up petition Of the citizens of Cln-
cinnati in relation to the election of Butter
worth and Young, and the whole matter
was referred to q select committee with
leave to sit during recess. The committee
also directed an inquiry into the operation
of the supervisors law in Cincinnati at the
last election.
Adjourned and a democratic caucus was
h.I
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-03-20
LOUISIANA.

New ORLEANS. March 20.-The clearing
house banks decide not to pay out on
checks more than two hundred dollars to
one depositor on one day; all other pay
ments will be made by oertification Of
checks which shall be received on deposit
by the banks of clearing houses; the ar
'rangement is to be temporary.
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weather pronanilittes

WASHINGTON, Mar 20.-Indications for
the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri
valleys: Cloudy weather with snow OF
rains, followed BY clearing weather and
variable winds, generally shifting to colder
northwesterly. 10 the southern portion
higher pressure.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-03-20

LYNN, Mass, March l9.-The body Of
the young girl found in a trunk recently,
has been identified as that of Jennie P.
Clark, who last lived as domestic at Bos-
ton Highlands.
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A,TERRIRLE PRAIRIE FIRE IN
KANSAS.
THIRTY. SQUARE MILES OF CoUNTEY
BURNED. .ovER.
The Inhabitants Save themselves in I'm
-derground. .Kabitations:

ST.. Louis, March 30,-A terrible prai-
rie fire recently occurred in Republic and
Cloud counties Kansas. which extended
over an area of ten miles long and three
miles wide and swept everything before
it. It is said that about one hundred
homes were consumed. also large quanti-
ties Of grain, farming implements, hay
and other property. The winds were
so high and fires so fierce and hot that
the inhabitants were obliged to take refuge
in underground habitatlons. One life re-
ported lost, Mrs. Borversox who burned to
death while attempting to release some
horses from a burning stable. Several
other persons severely injured loss esti-
mated at forty thousand dollars.
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ILLINOIS.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, March l9.-In the
Senate bill to repeal the act to establish
State Board OF Health. was taken up and
the roll called upon ordering it to a third
reading. Without debate the question
was decided in the negative by a vote of
13 to %.
Senator Fuller's bill to Danish the man
ufacture and sale of any article as butter
and cheese, which has the semblauce of
those substances but which is not made of
pure cream or milk, unless stamped or
marked, so as to indicate plainly the true
and appropriate name thereof, was taken
up and the amendment to strike out the
proviso which prevents the use Of
skinned milk, salt Fennet or harmless
coloring in the manufacture of butter and
cheese was rejected. A motion to strike
out the enacting clause was also lost. The
bill was slightly amended and advanced
to third reading.
The House took up the militia bill agar
Immediately after reading the journal. ant
il was read the first time at length anC
advanced to a second reading.
MIR. Mock, chairman OF the militia com
mittee. made motion to have the bill
made special order for next Friday. bu
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PORTUGAL.
0ELQ

DELPHos, Ohio, March 2O,-A hand
car on the Toledo, Delphos 4 Indianapolis |
railroad, carrying j. W. Hunt, president,
and J. T. Clark, superintendent, ran
against tie that had been placed on the
track, wrecking the Car aud breakingCia s
leg, cutting frightful cash in Hunts
head, and fatally iDjuring Pat Kane, labor
er. The tie had been placed there evil
dently for the purpose of wrecking the
passenger train.
CINCINNATI, March 20.-A letter from
Archbishop Purcell, is published this
morning. After reiterating the struggles
of his early life, his removal to this dio"
cese. the necessity of going into debt to
provide for the wants Of the diocese, etc,
he dweIls on the present financial troubles.
| Fe states it can be safely said that not
more than $500,0O0, was the money de-
posited; the rest is the result of compound
interest. As proof be cites an instance
that occurred yesterday where the creditor
called with claim OF $l,i00 In present
inc it he admitted $500 OF it was interest
and expressed q willingness TO accept
$500, the amount OF the original deposit.
he claims that hundreds are Of the same
nature, and the Indebtedness uf the do
cese iUiquity does not amount to more than
81 100000 to place it at the highest fig
ure. He says further, that for twenty
years no general collection has been taken
up for the support of the DIOCESAN
Seminary, the entire burden oi
educating priests falling upon the
Archbishop; be paid salaries to the pro-
J.. lessor; fed, clothed aud educated semi
/. uarians; he also paid the expenses durine
;; the same period for ecclesiastical students
. at Mount St. Mary's, Emmettsburg, il
- France and at Rome. In twenty year
these expenses which in justice the who'll
diocese should have borne amounted to
vast sum, While in Europe, he bough
library of sixteen thousand volumes witt
philosophic apparatus, etc., which requlr
ed large expenditure, which with tn
sum spent in building the Orphan Asy luu
Cathedral, and other buildings fuall
.R swamped me. The Archbishop the
IN IN rehearses the situation, declaring but fo
the generous sympathy of Catholic an
Protestants alike he would have sunk unde
- the weight of bis troubles. He then az
peaIs to all Catholics and others. who fe'
for others woes to help him out Of his en-
barrassmeDts.
At the republican city convention th
NJ forenoon Charles Jacobs Jr. received Il
nomination for mayor.
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WASEIEGTGg.

WASHINGTON, March l9.-In the SEN
ate committees Kirkwood is on foreign re-
lations and post-ofhces; Allison. on finance
Indian affairs; Paddock, on agriculture
and public lands; Logan, on military af
fairs and Indian affairs; Davis, on judici-
airy; Logan, on territories; Saunders on
territories; Davis, on revision of laws.
Several select committees Wereannounced
as follows: To examine the several branch
es Of the civil service, Vest, chairman,
Eaton. Gordon, Logan, Hamin; to take
into consideration the state CT the law re-
spectlDg the ascertalniDg and declaration
of the resuta OK elections of President and
Vice President of the United States, Nor
gan. chairman, Bayard, Thurman. Johu-
ston, Garland, Davis, Qn) Edmunds,
Coakling, Teller; to investigate the finance
reports, books and accounts Of the treasury
| department. Davis. OF West Virginia.
chairman, Deck, Whyte, Iugalls, Dawes,
and it is provided that such committee
shall have all rights and powers conferred
by the resolution of Nov, l9, 1877, creating
the original committee on that subject; to
make provision for taking the tenth CEN
sus, Pendleton, chairman, Morgan Herman,
Harris, Davis, of Illinois, Morrill,, Cameron
of Wisconsin; to investigate and report the
best means OF preventing the introduction
and spread of epidemic diseases. Harris,
chairman, Lamar, Garland, Jones, Pad
dock, Sharon and Platt; to inquire into al
legged frauds 10 the late elections, Wallace
schairman, Bailey, Garland, Mcdonald
| Herman, Teller, Cameron of Wisconsin
Kirkwood and Hoar, and it is provided
that such committee shall have all right
and powers conferred by the resolution o
Dec 7th and 10Th, 1878, creating the orig
inal committee, and of Feb. 9th. 1879
, adding to such power; to examine iuto tn
circumstances connected with the remova
of the Northern Cheyennes from the Siou,
Reservation to the Indian territory. Kirk
wood. chairman, Dawes, Plumb, Coke an,
, Bailey; to inquire into claims of citizens Q
, the United States against the goyernmen
of Nicaragua, Hampton, chairman, Conk
ling, Kirkwood, Eaton and Morgan.
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Chicago Markee.

LILCAgO W&ATk6L.
CHICAGO. March 90
Wheat-Firmer and steadys fresh 81 regular 891s
cash; S9% Ap il; 941s May.
Corn-Firm; 81 cash and April; 361s May.
Rye-456lT74.
Rarley-T4015
Pork-Firm and higher; 10 121s cash; 10 12H bid
April; 10 s5 bid May.
Lard-Firmer; 47h bid cash; G So May.
Whisky-l o..
LIVE STOCK.
Hogs-Receipts 14,00G; moderately active and
frm; light 3 S5G3 90; heavy 1904 35
Cattle-Quiet receipts 400; common to choice
to shippers S045 90.
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The ACTS OF THE OTHER SIDE WERE
'CoNsUMMATED, AND GAVE THE pREsI-
''DENcY TO A MAN NOT ELECTED. ''-Presa-
dent Samuel j. Tflden.
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the opposition, who had not succeeded in
getting minority bill adopted, make OBJ.
lection, and the motion was lost on call
of the roll.
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