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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-29

country favoring any relaxation of the au-
thority of the government in the protection
of elections from violence and corruption,
believe it demands greater vigor, both in
the enactment and in the execution of the
laws framed for that purpose. ANY op,
preston, any partisan partiality, which
experience may have shown in the work
ing of the existing laws, may we'll engage
the careful attention both of congress and
of the executive in their respective spheres
Of duty, for the correction of these mis-
chiefs, as no congressional election will
occur until after the regular session of
congress will have been held. There seems
to be no public exigency that would pre-
clude reasonable consideration at that
session of any administration details that
might improve the present methods de-
signed for the protection Of all citizens in
the complete and equal exercise of the
right and power of suffrage at such elec-
tions. But with my views both of the con-
stitutionality and the value of the existing
laws, cannot approve any measure for
their repeal, except in connection with the
enactment of other legislation, which may
reasonably be expected to afford wiser and
more efficient safeguards for free and
honest congressional elections.
LSigned RUTHERFORD B. HAYES.
Executive Mansion, May 90, 1879.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-29
The Wallace Committee

WASHINGTON, May 2S.-The Wallace
committee to-day examined I, J. Mackey
circuit judge in South Carolina, but moth
ing particularly new or interesting was
elected. He supported the Hayes and
Hampton tickets, and all democratic nom-
inees, and side By side with Hampton can.
vassed the state for Hayes, but he voted
for Tilden, endorsing on his ballot as the
reason for doing so that bayonets were
brought to the polls to secure the election
of Hayes. Witness wished to say that {
jury of the state courts, composed wholly
Of republicans, would convict the mos
prominent republicans who should wrons
democrat, and democratic jury would
convict the most prominent democrat whc
would wrong a republican.
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XLVTCONGRESS .
HOUSE.

HOUSE,
WASHINGTON, May 29.-Mr Gibson
from the committee on ways and means.
reported resolution for final adjourn
ment on the 10th of June.
Mr.. Atkins, chairman of the committee
on appropriations, suggested ;hat the res
olution bs not passed to day, but lie over
for consideration till Saturday next.
The house having agreed to adjourn over
tomorrow Mr.. Gibson assented. The reso.
luton, accordingly lies over.
Mr.. COnger gave notice that he would
offer an amendment to the resolution by
adding to it the words, provided the ap.
preparation bills have then been passed. >
Mr.. Wbitthorn said he would move tc
recommit the resolution with instructions
that it be not reported until the commit
tee on ways and means shall have first
reported the bill to abolish the duty or
quiDine and another bill to establish ar
income tax.
Pending these proceedings the veto
message was received from the president
THE MESSAGE.
By vote of yeas 1l3, nays 9l, tht
house refused to pass the legislative ap
preparation bill over the presidents veto
The message has been referred to the ju
| dietary committee,
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WASHINGTON.
luton.
Adiourne

WASHINGTON, May 28.-The declared
intention to proceed with chartered
boats to remove negroes from the Missis
sippi Valley under the alleged advice and
promised protection by the president,
created much Indignation among memb bers
of theMississippi and Louisiana delegation.
Several members representing these dele
cations have called on the president since
the publication Of the Conway interview,
and protested against the use OF bis name
in the matter The president, however,
assured those calling that he had not ad-
vised any one to make such a movement.
His only declaration was that the naviga-
ton of the Mississippi river should be
tree, and must remain unmolested, The
president expressed the opinion that while
any citizen, white or colored, had per.
feet right to migrate from one portion oi
the country to another, it would certainly
be very unfortunate for large masses ul
colored people to proceed to one only par
ticuEar section of the country, and if they
saw fit to remove in his opinion would bt
better if they could be generally settled
throughout the entire country. He ex'
pressed no opinion as to the policy or Wis
dom of the exodus.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-29
The Omaha. Races-

OMAHA, May 2S.-The largest crowd
ever assembled on q Nebraska driving
park, witnessed the races here to-day.
Wash McCullom's Little Frank won the
pairing race in two straight heats. Time,
2:35, 1881.
Geo. Hicks B. f., Molly Merrill, won the
first heat in the running race, in l:5O3.
E. G. Butchers B. g., Jim Murphy, took
the race, winning the three following heats
in l:50, l:48} and 1909 A new driver
was substituted for Molly in the last heat,
it being charged that she was held.
Splan drove Col. Lewis against time tc
beat 2:l9 in three heats. Time, 2:29, 9,2:34
| Splan's effort to beat 2:19 10 two straight
heats with Sweetzer, his PAGER. resulted il
a failure. Time, 2:37, 2:35, 2:23!. The
horse broke badly in the first two heats.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-29
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

Rock Island and Moline banks will be
closed tomorrow, Decoration Day.
The Goth Annual Convention of the
Episcopal Diocese of Iowa is in, session in
Davenport.
Hot weather is coming. The ther-
mometer ranged in the nineties at Cairo,
yesterday.
The rowing match between Plaisted
and Nicholson for 9l0O a side, has been
arranged for the 23d of June.
Governor Cullom has approved the
new Illinois law, limiting the rate of in
terest on contracts to per cent. per an.
nun.
AT the State. Greenback convention
at Des Moines yesterday, a poem was read
to kill time. Thirty counties were not
represented.
"A telegram from Beef slough states
that they are rafting 100000 feet of
logs per day there. The boom ct Still
water is turning out 100000 feet per
day.
The Norwegian Plow Company, OF
Brodhead, Wis.,, has been incorporated III
Dubuque, with a capital of $4,000 and
work has been commenced on the site oil
the works in that city.
| Both houses of the Illinois Legisla-
sure has passed the bill requiring the
polls to be kept open from 8 o'clock in
the morning until o'clock in the even
ing on election days. without regard to
any conflicting provision in any city
charter.
The Legislature of this State has
passed an act making it unlawful. with
penalties, for employers to compel their
workmen to accept "store good orders,
scrip or due-bills, in lieu of cash for
wages earned. The provisions of the law
are somewhat too sweeping to be of prac.
) teal effect.
The fraudulent President again puts
his party, on record against free elections. ,
He is the most stalwart of them all, and
it will be seen by his last veto message
which we print to-day, that the disregard
of the Constitution and laws and the con
tempt for the spirit of our institutions
which characterized Grants administra
tion are almost eclipsed by the revolution
ary vetoes of Hayes. Now let Congress
present the question to him separate from
the Appropriation bills and then continue
the appropriations of last year and go tc
the people.
The body of ". Fl. Hueck. the East
Davenport Grocery dealer, who jumped
from a skiff and was drowned on the 18th
Ijust above Lindsay & Phelps saw mill
was erecovered yesterday, and buried BY
the A. Q. u. W. order of which the
deceased was member. The body was
discovered by q son of Mr.. Robert Swindlt
Of Davenport. The corpse was in fright
ful condition, being black and swollen ant
foul An inquest was held and its identity
discovered By ring which was on hi
finger which had his initials, BY his clothes
and by snuff box in his pocket.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-29
LkZXLAED

HAGERsToWN, Md, May 2S-About
O'Clock this morning fire was discovered
in the lower floor of the Washington
House, in this place. Before the alarm
could be given tho fire had gained such
headway that the flames rushed up the
stairway, completely cutting off all escape.
There were upwards of 60 persons on the
register, besides the regular boarders
nearly all of whom were compelled to es-
cape By climbing down the porch pillars.
Several Of those who escaped in this way
sustained serious injuries by falling. One
man made rope of his bed clothing and
attempted to escape in that way from the
fourth floor but the rope broke as he
reached the third floor and he is now lying
in a critical condition. A child of the
agent, of the Cumberland Valley r. R.,
while climbing down the porch from the
fourth floor, fell. and is supposed to be
fatally injured. Two bodies have beer
found in the ruins, burned to crisp, one
of them is L. Troxell, of Cumberland, and
the other one is unknown. There are siz
persons missing. supposed to be burnt ant
in the ruins. Fifteen persons are injured
seriously, from falling, and about twenty
slightly injured.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-29
LADY ReauSifers.

Ladies, you cannot make fair skin, rosy
cheeks and sparkling eyes with all the cos
metics of Franee.or beauti6ers of the world
while in poor health, and nothing will give
you such good health, strength and beauty
as Hop Bitters. a trial is certain proof.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-29

WASHINGTON, May 29.-Indications fol
the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri
valleys: Falling followed by rising ba-
rometer, warm southerly winds, gradually
veeriug to cooler west and northerly, part
ly cloudy weather and rain areas accom-
papyipg local storms.
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Steamer Burned,

RAcELAND. La, May 28.-The steamer
Blanche Porter, New Orleans, for Grand
Island. was wrecked Tuesday morning at
the mouth of Bayou LaForch, and burned
to the waters edge. All on board we're
saved.
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Children Fatally Poisoned.

ISLAND PoND. Vt, May 28.-Nine
children died from drinking poisoned water
in brook, at Newark, VT. A number Of
others are not expected to live.
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WASHINGTON

| WASHINGTON, May 28,-The Mcdonald
resolution to refer petitions will be pre-
sented by him Tuesday.
Subscriptions to the four per cent
$1,575,240.
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Bead the Adverttsemant

OF Dr.. MeAfee, the celebrated specialist in this
paper who offers to pay 800 forfeit for any case
he undertakes and does not cure.
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ENGLAND

LONDON, May 29.-General Sir Garnet
Wolsley, with his staff, will sail from
Dartmouth tomorrow On the steamer
Edinburgh Castle, for the Cape Of Good
Hope, to assume his new command in
South Africa.
A prospectus is published Of the Anglo
Universal Bank, to be established under
the patronage, direction and supervision of
eminent Catholics in England, France and
Italy.
LONDON, May % "A Berlin dispatch say S
rumors Of personal changes abound. Ever
Prince Bismarck is mentioned; be doubt
less finds it Increasingly difficult 10 adjust
the rival protectionists claims, but these
rumors should be received cautiously.
A dispatch from Phillipopolis says AlikC
Pasha's reception was marked by curiosity
more than enthusiasm.
\ Berlin dispatch states that the pro
visional duty bill can at present only b
applied to the uuwrought iron duties; tht
other articles named III the bill must pre-
7iously be discussed by special commits
sion.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-29
The Physical Paradox.

1t has been said that ''the blood is the
source of life" 1t is as truly the source
Of disease aud death. No lite, that is to
say, no healthy tissue can be generated
from impure blood, 10 organ of the body
can normally perform its functions when
supplied with impure blood. The fluid
that should carry life aud health to every
part, carries only weakness and disease.
Blood is the source Of life only when it is
pure IF it has become diseased. it must
be cleansed by proper medication, else
every pulsation OF the human heart sends
wave Of disease through the system. Tc
cleanse the blood of all impurities, use
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
and Pleasant Purgative Pellets. the most
efectual Alternative, tonic and cathartiC
remedies yet discovered. They are espe
pecidlly efficient an Scrof fal0us diseases.
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st. Louis Market.

st. Louis Market.
ST. Louis. May 20.
Wheat-Higher; No 2 red "A; No 3, 1e101
lily
Corn-Firm; 35G35A.
OR:s-Higher; 29x031.
Whisky-1 u3.
Pork Easy; jobblng $4,000.
Lard-NomiDal.
LIVE STOCK
Hogs-Receipts 6.600; lower; Yorkers and Balti
mores 1908 45; smooth heavy 3 40G3 so.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-29

WASHINGTON, May 28.-Mr. Thompson
introduced bill to convert gold in the
treasury into silver, and to authorize the
issuing of certificates therefor.
Mr.. Conger objected, but his objection
coming too late. the bill was referred.
At 2 o'clock Mr.. Hunton claimed the
floor for the District of Columbia. The
house then proceeded to the consideration
of District business.
Mr.. Sanford reported bill authorizing
the commissioners of the District of Co
Iumbia to issue 20 year 5 per cent bonds of
the District of Columbia to the amount of
Dot more than $l.200,000. to redeem GER
tain funded Indebtedness of the District.
Passed.
MIR. Wood IN. Y. J rising to question
Of privilege, saidlthat be desired to report
from the committee on ways and means a
resolution fixing the date of final adjourn
ment.
Messrs. McMahon and Cox objected
while District business was pending. Mr..
Cox said he was not in hurry to adjourn.
The speaker declined to admit the reso-
luton.
Adjourned.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-29
FOREIGN NEWS.
TRANCE.

PARIS, May 29.-An official dispatch
from Port au Prince, Hayti,s says NJ. Roche
Mourat, the French minister, died of yell
low fever two hours after he was attacked.
His private secretary and the first secre-
tary of the legation are dead of the dis
ease and the second secretary of legation
is sick with it.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-29

CHURCH MUsIC.-The finest music pro
vided by any church in the country is to
be heard on Sunday and holidays at St.
Francis Xaviers' in New York It's organ
aDd lis choir are alike famous, and its SER
vices are crowded By both the religious
and the critical. The credit OF this superb
preeminepce belongs to the organist, Prof
essor VIM, Berge mus sical director, who but
little while ago. ruptured an artery in
his arm and had to abandon bis profession
until cured BY Giles Liuiment Iodide Am
monia.
GILES PILLS cures Dyspepsia.
Sold by all druggists. Send for pamph-
let. DIR. GILES.
l20 West Broadway. N. Y.
Trial size 25 cents
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Last NIGHTS Dispatches.
XLVI CONGRESS.
SENATE

WASHINGTON. May 2S.-The committee
amendment making subsidiary coin IepaI
tender to the amount of ten dollars was ad-
opted, 81 to 81.
The section making silver coins of 25
cents and under receivable for postage
stamps in sums not exceeding three dollars
was stricken out.
Senator Conkling's amendment to the
third section, to substitute the words ''sil
yer coins of the United States of smaller
denomination than one dollar for the
words fractional or subsidiary silver
coins" was adopted.
The bill was then reported back to the
Senate, the amendments madein Commit
tee of the Whole agreed to, and the bill
passed.
Senator Pendleton's bill giving certain
executive officers seats on the floor of the
Senate and House was, on his motion, re.
ferred to committee of ten, to be appoint
ed by the chair,
The Senate then took up the bill to allow
the use Of the United States land and navaI
forces on certain occasions, and to repeal
the election laws.
Senator Call addressed the Senate, de.
claring laws had been shamelessly abused
and perjury and corruption fourished lie
cited cases in proof The South demanded
their repeal not from disloyalty but in the
interest of pure elections. He didn't envy
those who could see nothing but evil in bis
people, because following their convictions
they once engaged rebellion. That action
involved too many complex questions tc
make II possible to say all the right was
On Ga, one side aud all the wrong on the other
Whatever may be thought of the former
course OF the Southern people, they are
now citizens having equal rights viii
others. and as such demand the repeal o
unconstitutional laws.
Adjourned
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COMMERCIAL

MWheat-steady; No spring June g.
Rye-Quiet and easier.
CCrn-Heavy; 43G44.
BRrley-Dull.
Oats-Firm; mixed western; 34M.
Pork-Firm; 10 12M.
Lard-Steam No G., ~.
Whisky-Unchsnged,
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ILLUSION

FOB THE COMPLEXION.
Is recommended as a neceAsS-v accompaniment to
every ladys toilet.
1T imparts the natural smoothnese and deicAcy of
youth to the complexion; not alone obscuring
al blenlishes but giving tone and vitality to the
texture OF the skin. 1t cannot be classed among
ordinary Lily Whites or face powders, but Ia pre-
pared with view to meet the special wants Of the
most refined and fastidious lady. Nothing enters
into its composition but the most strictly pure in
gradients, and all Of harmless nature These &c
culiarities have insured for 1t the patronRge0,
ladies of the highest social circles, who for year,
have used it exclusively. Ii has done much to dis-
eipate the prejudice against the OF articles to
enhance female beauty.
1t is put up in handsome metal boxes, 10 deli
ciousy perfumed, and retails at so cents.
HENRY TETLOW,
Nos. 122 and 124 Arch Street, :. PHILADELPHIA
For sale by JOHN BExGsToN, Rock Island.
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Chicago Market.

Chicago Market.
CHICAGO. May 90
Wheat-Firm and irregular; higher; 01M cash
SO July.
Corn-Easier; 35M cash; 355S June; 36si July.
Oats-Weak and easy; 29A cash 29aS June; 30ls
July.
Rye--Unchanged.
Barley-66G67.
Pork-Firm and higher; 10 bid cash; 9 80 bid
July.
Lard-steady; 07 bid cash; is bid July.
Whisky 03.
LIVE STOCK.
Hogs-Receipts 10000; moderately active; light
3 50G3 55; heavy paekin6 3593 55 common to
best heavy shipping 8 4503 70.
Csttle-Quiet; receipts 1900; good to extra shII
ping 600,5 20.
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TEE1:ELI.4EGRA.Pl:H!E-IC. ! E I

ITeEegraphsd toths RoekIsEand Arous.1
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-03-26

one distinction between the people of
the South and the man whom SeHa.
tor has to-day selected for dishonor as
q representative of the South. Now,
sir, do not wish to make my remarks
that will engepder any excitement or
discussion, bat say that the Senator
| from Massachusetts connected that
name with treason. We all know that
the result of this war have attached to
the people of the South the technical
crime of rebellion, and we submit to
it; but that was not the sense in which
the gentleman used that term as ap
piled to Mr.. Davis. He intended to
fix-I will lot say he intended, but
the inevitable effect of it was-affix
upon this aged man, this man broken
in fortune, suffering from bereavement,
epithet of odium, an imputation OF
moral turpitude. Sir, it required No
maguanimity to do it; it required no
courtesy it only required hate, bitter
malignant sectional feeling and sense
of personal impaniiy. The gentleman
believe. takes rank among the Chris
tiau statesmen. He might havelearn
ed a better lesson even from the pages
of my thology. When Prometlers wa
bound to the rock, it was not an eagle
but vulture that buried its beak in
the tortured yitals of the victim.
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What DIR. Lamar Did Say in the
JEFF. Davis Debate.

Mr., Lanar-The only difference be-
tween myself and jefferson Davis is
that his exalted character, his pre.en,-
inent talents, his well established rep.
utation as statesman, as patriot, and
as soldier, enabled him to take the lead
ia cause to which consecrated my
self, and to which every fibre of my
heart responded. There was no dis
tinction between the insult to him and
the Southern people, except that he was
their chosen leader, and they his en-
thusiastic followers, and there has been
no difference since. Jefferson Davis,
since the war, has never counseled in
surrection against the authority of this
government. Not one word has he ut
tered inconsistent with the greatness
and glory of this American republic.
The Senator from Massachusetts can
point to no utterance of jefferson Davis
which bids the people of the South to
cherish animosities and hostilities to
this Union, nor, does he cherish them
himself. The Senator--it pains me to
say it, not ouly introduced this amend.
ment, bat be coupled that honored
name with treason, for, sir, he 10 hon
ored among the Southern people. lie
did only what they sought to do; be
was simply chosen to lead them In the
cause which we all cherished, and his
name will continue TO be honered fol-
his participation in that great move
,nent which inspired an entire people
the people who were animated by mo-
tives as sacred and noble as ever in
spired the breast of a Hampden or 4
Washington. I say this as Uniol
man to-day. The people of the South
drank their inspiration from the foun
tain of devotion to liberty and to con
stitutional government. We believ,
that we were fighting for it, and tn
Senator can not put his finger upoi
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GEORGE W. DupRE, of the Ne

GEORGE W. DUPRE, of the New
Orleans Democrat, and late State
Printer, who was recently indicted
for perjury, has been tried by "a jury
of his neighbors and peers,' and
most honorabIy acquitted. On the
trial the first and only witness called
for the prosecution, was Allen Jumel,
the State Auditor, who testified that
George W. Dupre never swore to the
account. Upon this Judge Whitaker
ordered the Jury to bring in yer.
dict of not guilty. Thus ends an
other mean, contemplate persecn.
ton against gentleman and high
minded man, by persons from whom
better aud fairer things were expec.
| ted,
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The true Radical negroes, who
have chung to the skirts of their pol
iticians with faith strong enough
to remove mountrins, are beginning
to be rewarded by Badger, the new
Boss of the Custom House. Badger
sticks to them, like man and a
brother. Some thirty have recently
becc appointed TO good positions un
der the new regime. Wonler if the
Rapides colored element has Jared
half as we'll as the "white trash of
that same partyp
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.-THr Southern Bank. and {

--THE Southern Bank, and the
Mechanics and Traders Bank, both
of New Orleans, and for many years
TWO of the most reliable banking
institutions in the State, and hereto.
fore considered solvent, suspended
and went by the board last week, and
great financial excitement was caused
by this unexpected calamity. The
paying teller of the latter Bank, NJ
A. Huard, committed suicide on The
strength Of his banks stoppage.