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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-14
STONE CONTRACTS.

Mr.. Much, of Maine, who will occupy the
seat of Eugene Hale in the next congress
has been observed rushing around Wash
ington with very busy air ever since the
assembling of congress. 1t has been gen.
erly supposed that he was re-organizing
the greenback party, bat now it comes out
that he was looking after John Sherman
and others who had the making of the
contracts for supplying the government
with granite. The system upon which
these contracts was based was changed by
Mr.. John Sherman after he became secre-
tary of the treasury and Mr.. Much charges
that the change was made in the interest
of the contractors and that the new system
has cost the government millions of dollars.
Concluded on next page.)
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-14
TWELVE GOOD REASONS
WHY THE
Wonan's Suffrage Stove Polish
IS PREFERRED TO ALL OTHERS,

First-It is the LARGEST package of Stove Polish
in the world
Second-It il the NEATEsr
Third-It is composed entirely of PURE EAST In
Ola PLUMBAGo.
Fourth-It WILL cover more surface and is con-
sequently CHEAPER than any other kind
Fifth-It is NOT ADULTERATED with cheap Amer
can or German lead, or other worthless substance
to give it weight.
Sixth-It is FREE from OBJECTIONABLE sILyERy
LUsTRE such as lie easily furnished by greese or dirt
Seventh-It produces the MOST ENDURING JET
BLACK GLOSS OF any polish ever offered TO the public
Eighth 1t makes NO DUST and requires LEss
LABOR In polishing
Ninth--It will polish any stove, HOT or GOLD. as
soon applied, and requires no mixing with var.
nish napthA, nor does any such deleteIlous in
gredient enter into its composition.
Tenth-It DOES NOT BURN upon the stove, and il
free from all Objectionable smell.
Eleventh-It WILL POLISH SHEET IRON, and pre-.
serve 1t from rust
Twelfth-It is the HANDsoMEsT POLISH in the
world.
Hence, every Woman wants it.
MANUFACTURED ONLY BIZ THE
Phoenix Manufactu'g Co..
TAUNTON,......... MASS,
FOR THE PROPRIETOR.
HF0r sale by all Druggists and Grecers.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-14

THE Angel of the Household" is what
ELIXIR OF HONEY has been termed by
mothers. 1t is the great remedy for
Cough, Colds, Group, Whooping- Cough
aud all Lung diseases. Try it at once.
For sale by Druggists.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-14
THE CHINESE LEGATION.

The Chinese Legation has made favor
able impression and it is hoped il will aid
in the solution of some of the vexed
Chinese questions of the day. Chen Ian
Pin the Chinese Minister is dignifed and
courtly and a most Industrious diplomat
He is at his desk at an early hour, and ,ex-
cept for lunch, rarely leaves it until 4 O.
clock From that hour untiI,six! he is devoted
to writing and receiving guests and in the
evening more informal visitors are receiy
ed. Tea is handed round by celestials.
Tea that is pronounced by Connoisseurs
to be DELICIOUS. Yung Wing the second
ambassador has had q liberal American
education; his wife Miss Bartlett of Hart
ford is lady Of great culture and refine
ment Mr.. Bartlett, the American secre
tary,is well known to the public by his lab
bors on public men and measures at the
capital 10 the Independent over the sigma
ture D. W. B. Ere long Chen Ian Pinnwill
leave for Madrid to arrange for legation
there aud Yung Wing will have charge Of
the legation 10 this city.
CHINESE EMIGRATION,
Oflate the Chinese emigration question has
been thoroughly ventilated in the cabinet
and arguments both for and against
Chinese emigration carefully considered
resulting 10 Mr.. Hayes directing the secre
tary ofwar to enter into negotiations on the
partof this government with Chinese Minis
ter, Low resident in this city, acting will
the view of modifying the emigration laws
as based on the Birmingham treaty tina
they shall throw some restriction upol
IChinese emigration and if possible stop
entirely.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-14

DR.. Bells Fit Cure cures Fits, Spasms,
Convulslons, and all Nervous diseases
For sale by druggists.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-14
Railroad Time Table.
WESTERLY UNION RAILROAD.

FOR RACINE & MILWAUKEE,.
| LEAVE ARRIVE
| Day tx press and Mail .....9:05 5:45PA
Night Express ............10:3 Pm 500 AN
The night express leaving Rock Island every
Sunday night st :05 connects with the train arr
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.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-14
LIVER REGULATOR

hs Cheapest purss aud sss: Family Medicine in tho Wo'
For DYSPEPSIA, CONSTIPATION, JAundice
Bilious attacks, SICK HEADACHE Collie, Depres
sion of Spir ~, SOUR STOMACH, Heart Burn, &c
This unrival ed Southern Remedy is warranted
not to contain single dartiCe of MERCURY or any
ininriona mineral snhstance. but is
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-14
PURELY VEGETABLE,

cOnta ming those Southern Roots and Herbs which
an allwise Providence has placed In countries
whore Liver Diseases most prevail 1t will cure
all Diseases caused bv Derangement Of the Liver
and Bowels
The SYMPTOMS of Liver Compain are bitter
or bad taste In the mouth Pain in the Back, Sides
or JOinie, often mistaken for Rheumatisy; Sour
stomach; Loss of Appetite; Bowels alternately
costive and lax; ii adache; Loss of Memory, with
painful sensation of having failed to do some
thing which ought to have been done; DEBILlTY,
Low Spirits, a Thick yellow appearance OF the
Skin and Eyes, dry Cough often mistaken for
Consumption.
Sometimes many Of these symptoms attend the
disease, at others very few; but the LIVER, the
largest organ the body IL generally the seat OF
the disease, and If not Regulated in time, great
suffering, wreJchodness and DEATH will ensue.
can recommend as an cflicacious remedy for
disease of the Liver, Heartburn and Dyspepsia,
Simmons Liver Regulator.
LEWIS @. WUNDER, 1923 Master ST.,
Assistant Post Master, Philadelphia
"We have tested its virtues, personally, and know
that Tor Dyspepsia, Bllionsness and Throbbne
Headache, II l. the best medicine the world ever
saw We have tried forty other remedies before
Simmons Liver r gulator, but none Of them gave
ne mofe than temporary relief; but the Regulator
not only releaved, hut cured ns, "-EditOr Tele.
graph and Messenger, Macon, Ga.
Manufactured only by
j. n. ZEILIN & co.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.
W-Price, q. Sold by all Druggists.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-14

At reduced prices. Also furnished on government
orders. Dealer In ORTHoPEDIc AND SuReIcAI
INSTRUMENTS for the Treatment and Cure of all
Def0rmities Add also manufacturers to order
Elevations for Shortened Limbs. Apparatuses for
Hip Disease, Weak Ankles, Spinal Curvature La.
dies and Gentemen's shoulder Braces, Hard Ruh-
Der, Spring and Elastic Trusses, Abdominal Sun
porters and Belts Elastic Stockings and Suspense.
rles also Surgical Elastic Hosiery for the relief
and support of Yaricoss Veins, Weak, Swollen or
liberated Limbs, Corpulency Abdominal Weak
nese and Tumors illustrated Catalogue cent en-
application. 107 Wisconsin Street, Milwaukee.
Wisconsin -. si
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-14
C. a d @. z. z.
socx ISLAND 3 PEORIA RAILWAY.

SHORTEST RoUTE TO The EAST AND SOUTH.
LEAVE ARRIVE.
Thro'h F'ht 90 q. IN. Gava Ac. S55 a, m.
Mail & Ex. lisp. m. Mail l. Ex. 1900 p. m
Galva Ac. sos p. m. Thro'h F'ht 4:45 p. m.
The 1850 D m train makes close connection Al
Galva with C B & @ for points west: arriving al
Galesburg at 5 100 m at Burlington 7:l5 m; o.
Keokuk 9:25 m; and at QRincy 9:4O p m; also
making close connection at Poor with B ~
and P s. W roads for all points east and south
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-14
pocY rsrAND = MrRcEn CO., 2, 2,

leave Rock Island at 900 m, IL 80 m, and 3:lO
pm. Arriving at Gable at II 10 m, 1:oU m,
and sos IN.
leave Gable at $50 m, 1918 m. and 3 rs N,
Arriving at Rock Island at 9:15 a. m.' S:oO p. M
and $40 pm.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-14

BUILDING AND MONUMENTAL STONE.
These are the most extensive Quarries in the
section of country, shipping more stone than all
the others put together, of all thicknesses, from
two inches TO ffty-two inches thick; and abe guam
tity qusrried is so great that almost any order
he flled on the spot.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-14

Indications point to a very bril-
liant society season The past week has
been very gay and the numerous enter
tainments well attended. The presence of
M unusually large number Of army and
navy officers here this winter promises to
be great acquisition to the social circle.
P4Ilur arouery is the popular winter
game here, the target is; black leather
with gIIded wings set up in heavy canvass
with walnut frame. The bow is OF lemon
wood and the arrows are protected with O
soft rubber cap to prevent accidents to
mirrors, &c. &c.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-14
BRITISH LEGATION.

The date of official mourning for
II. X. ii. the Princess Alice, has
Terminated aud the members OF the
British Legation are again welcomed back
TO their places in the gay world. They
have been excluded from any participation
10 the brilliant festivities of the holidays
aud could Not have the pleasure OF visiting
aud receiving their friends ON New Year 4
day. Su Edward aud Lady Thornton
leave W ushlngton this week Tor Canada 10
pay their respects to the governor general
and the Princess Louise ut Bidean Hall,
The Two Miss Thorntons are to make their
debut In society this season,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-14

OFFICE, BENGSTON'S BLOCK,
ROCK ISLAND, ILL
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-08-28
Quarantine Regulations.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, August 1S.-At q
called session of the Tennessee State Board
of Health, the following resolutions were
adopted for the government of Memphis, or
other infected points:
l. No person shall be permitted to enter a
town or place. which is dangerously affected
with yellow fever, unless such person has al
ready had yellow fever, and then only after
obtaining the permission of the Superintend-
ent of Quarantine
2 The Superintendent of Quarantine at each
place dangerously infected shall have charge
and control, with the counsel and advice of
this Board, of the disinfection of houses,
privies, cellars, clothing, bedding and ali
other textile fabrics, baggage, mails, cars, de-
pots, sewers, drains public and private, and
other things and places, as it may be at any
time considered necessary to diSiIHect.
3. Local Boards of Health are expected to
have charge of and enforce general sanitation
within the limits of their respective jurisdic-
ton, and give aid and support to the Superin-
tendent of Quarantine during epidemics, in
the carrying out OF said rules and regulations
as the State Board may from time to time
adopt.
The following rules were also adopted:
]. A house infected with yellow fever shall
be designated by yellow flag.
3. No person shall be permitted to enter a
house infected with yellow fever except ply
sicians, clergymen, and such nurses and as
Sistants as are necessary TO care for the sick
gymen shall be permitted to leave an in
fccted house without the permission in writ
ing of the Superintendent of the Quarantine,
they having first complied with such method
of disinfection as may be prescribed by him.
4. Physicians and elergymen may enter and
retire from the apartments of the sick OF yell
low fever at all hours, provided, however,
that they shall not enter any non-infected
house. carriage car or other public place of
resort, until their persons and apparel have
been thoroughly disinfected.
5. Public assemblies of all kinds are pro-
hibited in any place dangerously infected
with yellow fever, and the Superintendent of
Quarantine is charged with the rigid enforce
ment of this rule.
6. From the hour of p. m. until the hour
of q. IN. each and all persons not engaged in
the care of sick or in the execution of
their duties as officers of the law shall re-
main at their homes or their respective prem
ises, unless by permission of the Superintend-
ent of Quarantine
The enforcement of this rule was left to
the discretion of the President.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-08-28
A Georgia Mountain Disappearing in
Singular Manner.

News has been received of the further
sinking of the large mountain in North
Georgia which dropped into suddenly
made chasm some time since. The
mountain, known as Tugalo, is an enOr-
nous one. 1t is more than two miles
about its base, and is about as high as,
Stone Mountain. Some months ago q.
laundering noise was heard, as if live
ly earthquake had suddenly commenced
operations. A gentleman who was 90
ing by the TugalO Mountain looked to-
ward it, and was amazed to see fully one
third of the enormous mass break loose
from the rest and suddenly vanish into
the earth beneath, carrying with it i'm
mense trees, stones, etc. After few
days the scene was visited, and it was
found that the ground on which about
one third of the mountain was resting
had opened or broken through, and the
mass, thus being left without support,
tumbled into the chasm thus provided
for it. 1t apparently about filled this
chasm to level with the ground, but
has since been sinking. No one can i'm
agine the cause, and fears are entertain
ed that the rest of the mountain must
follow. The side from which the falling
mass was torn is ragged and irregular,
no qualification having been followed in
the tearing loose. The mass has Just
let down about two feet further, and the
whole case will be investigated by COM
petent scientists, who are determined to
probe the secret of the lost mountain.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-08-28
THE YELLOW FEVER.

DIR. W. L. Coleman of San Antonio, Tex
as, who was ordered by the National Board
of Health to investigate the origin of the
fever prevailing in Memphis, has
been quietly at work for over n month
past. While he is not at liberty to make
public the manner in which the germs
were introduced, yet his investigations con-
vince him they were imported direct from
the West indies, and that they passed the
New Orleans quarantine unchallenged, and
arrived in that city some time in June.
There were Is new cases and seven deaths
from yellow fever at Memphis on the 18th.
One hundred deaths occurred from yellow
fever at Havana for the week ending Aug.
16, an increase of seven over the previous
week.
The schooner Susan Stetson, from Mira
goane for Providence, r. L., lost the Cap
tain's wife at Hayti, and two seamen on the
voyage, from yellow fever.
On the 18th there were 81 new eases and
four deaths from yellow fever at Memphis.
The disease had extended to the locality
known as Chelsea, portion of the city here
tofore exempt from the disease.
The case of yellow fever at Bailey Sta
ton, Tenn, has been traced directly to in
lection from some trunks taken from Mem
phis about three weeks previous to the de-
velopment of the disease at Bailey Station.
On the Goth there were four deaths from
fever and - new cases at Memphis.
The Mississippi State Board of Health has
established a quarantine station at Com
merce, where downward bound boats must
land for inspection and the issuance of GER
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-08-28
A Mechanical Genius.

There is genius living here, says the
| Schroon Lake correspondent of the Troy
! On. " Times, whose mechanical abili-
ty is remarkable. Every body in all
this Schroon region knows him, and his
name is Francis r. Fisk Frank Fisk -
for short. He was born in Pennsylvania,
but came while very young to this mount
ainOus region with his father, who was
! a boss lumberman, and has lived at
| Schroon or Whereabouts ever since with
the exception of some three years he
spent in the Union army, and making a
creditable record as brave soldier dur
ing the late civil war. Well, Fisk is now
| only 30 wears old. He first served an
apprenticeship to the harness and sad
dlery trade, and became master work
man; next he took up" as he eX-
presses it, boot and shoemaking, and
turned off as fine work in this line as
was ever done in this northern country
next he turned his hand to furniture
manufacturing, in which he surprised
every body by the excellence and finish
of his wares; then he set at
work as carpenter and joiner, and sub
sequentlv laid out and finished the Lake
View Hotel, at Schroon, large and
fine structure built for the late Marcus
p. Ball of Troy. Equally expert he be-
came as painter and DECORATOR, and as
engineer upon the steamboats, bingham
and Libby, plying upon this lake.. he
performed his work most satisfactorily.
A barber was wanted at Schroon two or
three years ago, and, presto change, Fisk
at once appeared as a tonsorial artist,
and he became and now is a first rate
operator as knight of the scissors and
the razor. He served a week or two as
assistant cook at one of the hotels; the
next season he rose to the head, and Is
now chief of that important department
here at Taylor's Hotel, where the cook
ing is certainly unsurpassed. Fisk
is musician withal, self-taught
at that, and as violinist
or pianist often directs music for
parties If any thing is out of order and
needs repairing or reconstructing,
whether it be in machinery, plumbing
work or in whatever department of me-
chanics, in case the services of Fisk can
be procured the desired results will be
accomplished. He is a handy man and
really an expert at almost any thing in
mechanics. He never ran newspaper,
but he can set type, and has turned out
from the little press at Schroon some
very fair job work. With concentration
and persistency in any one OF several
vocations of which he may make himself
master, Fisk would achieve marked sue
cess. He is genius in his way-in
many ways, in fact; but he likes this
wild mountain scenery; he enjoys the
companionship of the old rough home;
he would hardly be content away from
the views and scenes of forests, mount
aims and lakes, and the inspirations of |
its bracing atmosphere.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-08-28
"New Zealand's Cherries.v


Yesterday fruit dealer on Market
Street, says the Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal, incensed at the liberties taken by
the loafers with his wares displayed at
the door, placed half gallon of Cay
enne peppers in a basket, labeled it
New Zealand Cherries and hung it
in conspicuous place in front of his
stand. In few minutes the neXt-door
merchant sauntered up, inquired how
trade was, picked up n New Zealand
cherry, placed it in his mouth, and sud-
denly left to attend TO attend to a Gus
toner. The Rev. DIR. BOlly next round
ed to, observed that the yellow fever
news from Memphis was not very en-
cOuraging this morning, and-ah! it
had been years since he had eaten a
New Zealand cherry; whereupon he ate
one, remarked that it was superb, wiped
his weeping eyes on his coat-sleeve, sup
posed that New Zealand was getting
warmer every year, wished the dealer
good morning, and departed, lamenting
the growing weakness of his eyes in
the sunlight. A chronic dead-beat then
came up, took mouthful of cherries,
spluttered them out, with an impreca-
ton all over the fruit, stuffed pear, a
banana, and bunch of grapes into his
mouth to take out the taste, informed
the dealer that he would
have him prosecuted for keeping
green fruit, and went down the street to
the pump. A lady with two children
next appeared, stopped to admire the
cherries, asked if she mightnt just taste
of them-she never had seen any before
supplied the children, and walked
away-walked away with face fiery
with scorn and anger, while the children
set up howl that brought all the peo-
pie to the doors and windows, and drove
all the policemen off the street Thus
the fun went on all the morning. The
fruit-dealer never laughed so much in
his life. The occupants of the adjacent
and opposite shores and shOal of small
boys soon learned what was up, and
watched and joined in ringing roar as
each new victim tried cherries. Finally
sOlemn-lOoking countryman lounged
up, inquired the price of them ERE New
Zealand cherries, invested in a pint, put
one in his mouth, took it out again, gave
the frrit-dealer lingering look of mild
reprOach, pulled off his coat, and
"waded into" him. When he left, the
fruitman with tendencies to practical
jokes had blue eye, red nose, pur-
pie face, sprained wrist, and several
bushels of fruit scattered around among
the small boys, while the same ringing
roar of laughter was going up from the
lOOkerS-On.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-08-28

tificates TO passengers. A similar station
has been established at Fort Adams, for up
ward bound boats.
Letter boxes are prominently placed in
the New-York Post-office, bearing the fol-
lowing inscription: Contributions receiv-
ed in this box for the orphans of yellow fever
sufferers adMemphis.
Houston, Texas, has declared quarantine
against Galveston, on account of the latter
city permitting the steamer Colorado, from
West India ports, to land and take i'll cargo
at her wharves. ~
There were four deaths from fever and 26
new cases at Memphis on the 21st.
On the I'D at Memphis there were IL
deaths from fever and IL new cases.
Two additional cases of yellow fever
were reported at New Orleans on the 22d,
supposed to be the result of infection frorl
former eases.
There were II new eases of yellow fever
and II deaths at Memphis on the 23d. Oh
tne oath there were 10 new cases and
deaths.
For the week ending July % there werr
las new cases, of watch 60 were white and
70 colored. Number Of deaths for the week
81. Total number OF deaths to date, liz.
Mrs. Van Buren,, Memphis refugee, de-
velOped case of yellow fever in the Penn
sylvania Railroad Depot at Jersey City, OF
the odd. She was taken to the hospital.
Mr.. Graft, guest at the Fifth Avenue
! Hotel, Louisville, recently from Memphis,
showed symptoms of yellow fever on the
23d and was removed to the Yellow Fever
| Hospital.
Mr.. Boyd, brOther-in-law Of the late
Rev. b. f.. Tiller of Memphis, who died Of
! yellow fever at Shelbyville, Tenn, several
weeks ago, contracted the disease by attend
ing TilleI, and died at Tullahoma, Coffee
County, 20 miles from Nashville ON the 21st.
4 letter from the Mayor Of Starkville,
Miss, dated the 21st, says four cases OF
fever have developed there among Memphis
refugees. An agent of the National Board
of Health has been sent to that point to in
vestigate the matter.
Four additional cases of yellow fever de-
veloped in st. Louis on the 23d and oath,
the victims being all Memphis refugees. All
were promptly sent to the Quarantine Hos
pital.