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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-01
Weather Probabilities.

WASHINGTON, Sept Indications for
upper Mississippi and lower Mi Mi'souri val
Ieys: Partly cloudy weather. in the south
and eastern portions rain. areas variable,
winds mostly from the northeast to north
west, stationary temperature and falling
h~w
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-01

TRENTON. kSept 1.-The Democratic
state convention met to-day. Leon Abbott
temporary chairman, said the Republican
party was compelled to defend its candi
dates from the start. while the Democratic
were on the aggressive. Recess until
afternoon; committees appointed.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-01
Bric-a-Brac.

Ladies are wild about Brio Brac"
and will talk. talk, talk about them world
without end. Such ladies' should buy
SOZOpONT. and use it before they
descant upon their hobbies, especially if
the prosecuted one is male. 1t gives a
flavor to the conversation,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-01

Public Office is trust, not bounty
bestowed upon the holder: no incompe-
tent or dishonest person should ever be
intrusted with it, they should promptly be
ejected. Our material interests, varied
and progressive. demand our constant and
united efforts,"-W. S. Hancock.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-01
Readings Russia Salve,

For over fifty years Redding's Russia
Salve has been acknowledged the leading
remedy for all flesh wounds and skin dis,
eases. H. B. Clafin. the great New York
dry goods merchant, pFoBounces it "tbe
best remedy L have ever used"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-01

But no form of government however
carefully devised, no principles however
sound. will protect the rights OF the people
unless the administration is faithful and
efficient. w. S. Hancock,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-01

Thousands of voluntary compliments
and recommendations are pouring iu. all
declaring" Gillet's Cream Dry Hop Yeast"
much better than Compressed or any other
yeast. It is now made in cakes instead of
crumbs, and is put up in air>tiaht packa-
Qea
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-01
wAsHIEGTON.

WASHINGTON, Sept. General Ord
telegraphs that Victoria's Indians are
badly cut up and demoralized, and that
be will leave them to troops in New Mex
leo and Arizona. The Mexican troops
neither attacked the Indians or got in
their RaY.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-01
New York Market.
NEW YoRx,: Sept.
FINANCIAL.
COMMERCIAL.

MWheat-Lower; No red cash 05%; Septic
al 06; Oct O6@01 OK; Nov 07h No 3 white
Sept 05@1 05A; do Oct 05X.
Corn-Fairly active; shade better; mixed west
ern SPOT e0850h do futures 50h053I<.
OAts-Stronger: western 36G41.
Pork-Strong; i6 90.
Iard-Firm s5
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-01
Prisoners Gag the Turnkey and Escape,
Special to Davenport t4azet {.

Prisoners Gag the Turnkey and Escape,
Special to Davenport t4Szet e.
DEWITT. Aug 3I-About seven O'Clock
this evening. in the absence of jailer Des-
mond, q desperate and successful effort
was made to break Jail. There are eight
prisoners confined in the Clinton county
Jail at this place, and when turnkey Hud-
son. at the usual hour, went behind the
bars to lock the prisoners In their accus-
toned cehs for the night, he was ifa medi-
ately surrounded. overpowered. gagged
and tied. An opening had previously
been made into bedroom above The Jail
er's residence, aud through this the pris-
oners escaped after relieving the turnkey
of his revolver and pocket book. The
escaped prisoners are: Lew Hopkins. j ack
Foster alias Black Jack. Gustave Held,
Tom Evans and two darkies, Fears were
at first entertained that Turnkey Hudson
was fatally injured. but he is fast returns
ing to consciousness, and DIR. Ryan thinks
that no serious results will follow. There
is intense excitement thF1sGhogt the city,
and the sheriff has been t,iexraphed for.
T. VS..
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-01

Our LADIES FRIEND is the most reiia-
bic of any female preparation. and only
costs fifty CENTS per bottle. Sold by c..
Speidel. Rock Island and Richards i
Sohrbeck. Moline,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-01
It TAX en- like wild-Fire.

SPALDING's GLUE will prevent break
in FIVE hours talk on brick brac.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-01

'''Tis beauty truly blent whose red and white,
Natures own sweet and cunning hand laid on
Pozzoni's powder imparts richness
Making the skin az soft as down.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-01
milwaukee Market.

MILWAUKEE,. Sept.
Wheat-Xc higher; unsettled hard 05; No /,
ss; No 2. 90h cash; sSss Sept; sss Oct. -
Corn-3SE.
Oats-27. tt
Rye-76.
Barley--7S.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-01

Printing. Binding and Blank-Book work
specislties at THE ARGUS OFFICE. No
pains will be spared to please customers.
Satisfaction guaranteed. IF
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-01

Printing ald binding executed neat
quick and cheap at THE ARGUsOrFIOp
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-01
Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria

Centaur Liniments, the worlds great
Pain-reHeving agents fer EIan and Beast.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-01
TELEGRA.P1.HE;-IC.

tzsEegrapA.d sotns Rock zs.and Arcu..1 i
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-07-09
A Novel Case.

There has just been a new sensation in
st. Petersburg. A young widow, left
penniless, tried her utmost to make a
living, but failed; she then resorted
to strategy. Assuming the name of
her deceased husband, she changed her
dress for that of man, procured en-
ployment in factory, and worked there
for years, undiscovered and contented.
By and by she met a young woman who
was maltreated by her parents, and, in
order to save her from further persecu-
ton, proposed marriage, after having
informed her of her own sex. The we'd
ing ceremony was duly performed in a
church of st. Petersburg. and the pair
lived happily until the facts were dis
covered and exposed. The pair were
arrested and committed to trial; but the
judges were puzzled by a case which
had not been foreseen by Russian law,
and it has been sent to the Senate for
decision.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-07-09
Early Electrical Experiment.

In 1929, Grey, pensioner at the Char
ter-house, London, discovered that there
are some substances that will conduct
electricity, and others that will not. He
happened to have closed the ends of a
glass tube, with corks for the purpose of
keeping out dust, and found that when
the tube was excited, the cork partici-
pated in its electrical property, and this
no matter how long the cork might be.
1t was evident, therefore, that the cleo
trio virtue, as it was called, could pass
through a cork. He had an ivory ball
on the end OF wooden rod four inches
long. He stuck the rod into the cork,
excited the tube, and saw that light sub
stances could be attracted by the ball.
He used longer and longer rods, with
the same result. But as the movement
of exciting the tube was liable to break
off the ball, he tried pack-thread long
enough to reach down to the floor. 1t
answered perfectly, and this if even the
thread were sufficient to reach from the
balcony of his house down to the pave
ment of the court below. The electric
virtue could therefore pass through n
hempen string many yards in length.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-07-09
Ole Bull in Rome.

He had come down from Norway with
his violin, and the violin was pretty
much all that was left of him. He had
reached the last crust, but he had youth
and his violin. A great concert was an
nounced in which De Beriot was to play,
and princesses and grand danes of every
degree were to attend, and at the last
moment De Beriot was i'll, or was in a
huff" and said that he was i'll; in any
case, he would not play, and there was
universal CONSERVATION until some one
thought of the Norwegian youth with
his violin. So a messenger was sent in
hot haste, who found the hero of hope
and the last crust, and summoned him to
come at once to the concert and play.
The Norwegian was very shabbily dress
ed, but he took his violin, as the son of
the miller took his legacy, and set forth
to try his fortune.
The theater was brilliant with the dis
tinction and the fashion of Rome, and
presently the Norwegian came forward
in his shabby clothes, holding his violin,
wondering what he should play. He re-
solved to improvise the fantasia that was
floating through his mind, snatches and
"reminiscences Of melodies of his native
land, and, as the rider who brought the
good news from Client to AK patted the
neck of his good horse Roland to magne.
tie him with sympathy, the youth bent
his ear to his violin, and touched tie
strings gently with his fingers. Then he
drew the bow, and the mingled music o
hope and memory, of aspiration and re-
solve, vibrated and rang through the
great building. A roar of applause fol
lowed, and the artist was compelled tt
come forward again He asked for themes
upon which to improvise, and three were
given him from which to select. They
were melodies from three operas, and in
stead of selecting, he took them all, anC
combined them in an extraordinary anC
captivating improvisation, which ended
in universal reclamation, the forerun.
ner of his fame.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-07-09
A Pleasant Spot.

Travellers in Morocco meet with diff
city in enjoying MONDAY siesta. Hard
ly have they stretched themselves upon
the ground, when they are assaulted, tor
mented, stung upon every side, rs if they
had chosen bed Of nettles; caterpillars,
spiders, monstrous ants, hornets, and
grasshoppers, big, impudent and deter
mined, swarm about them. Close by
them is a monstrous spiders web, spread
over some bushes like a sheet hung out
to dry. In other places they get warn
ings of the evils to come, in the ominous
buzzing from the long grass. The ants
move in long black lines, beetles are in
punches, and grasshoppers are rs thick
as flies. 1t is impossible to secure the
tents from the intrusion of monstrous spi-
ders and lizards, and of centipedes half
foot long, while the ordinary domestic
bug abound. Snakes and scorpions are
common everywhere. AS for the locusts,
you can hear the noise from afar off. They
cross roads and fields, houses, duarS, and
woods. The cloud grows and grows, and
comes and comes, and eats and eats and
eats, passes rivers, passes walls, passes
fields; destroys grass, flowers, leaves,
fruit, grain, bark of trees, and goes and
goes.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-07-09
Sara Bernhardf.

A London telegram has announced
that Mile. Sara Bernhardt has signed
contract with Mr.. H. E. Abbey, of the
Park Theater, in New York, to play sixty
nights in this country, at $1,000 night,
in addition to share in the profits, I'M
defined in the despatch. Mr.. Abbey, it
was also said, would Immediately engage
company in Paris to support her, pay
ing their salaries and expenses, and de-
posting $4,000 as security. To meet
the heavy cost of the engagement, it is
understood that SIS a seat will be charged
everywhere, except in the gallery, where
the figure will be 81. Those protesting
to obtain facts from French sources, give
the nightly salary of the lady at 5000
francs, or about 5000, without any share
of the profits.
1t is said that Mile. Bernhardt's Lon
don terms have been only $500 night.
Managers, in making terms with foreign
stars, always calculate on their nightly
I PNLNii'to1 VI pIShClo W NC DGllG W ISOIlS
who will be profuse in receptions and
applause, and assist also in filling the
house. Nelson, Lucca, Gerster, Mira
mon, and the leading tenors are asserted
to have spent from 800 to $3.50 for the
purpose at each representation, and
minor principals in proportion. Patti
and Nicolini are now together receiving
81 600 night in London; but their ticket
purchases average fully ESQ, or $500 q
night. Mile. Bernhardt is expected to
comply with this custom. She will play
but three times week. At the prices to
be demanded, it is calculated that her
stay in New York will be confined to
twelve nights; in Boston, Phi adelphia
and Chicago, six; in St. Louis, Cincin-
natl, and New Orleans, three; and in
other cities two or one, as probabilities of
success may suggest.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-07-09
Trying.

The nephew was the typical nephew
of the comedies and novels; the uncle
the typical uncle. The former got him
self into debt; the latter had to help
him out of debt. But the most long
suffering men must at last lose patience,
and one fine day the uncle writes to his
dear nephew that all is over between
them. Not another penny. The nephew
flies down to his uncle's country seat and
falls at his venerable relatives equity
feet.
Uncle Peter, dear uncle Peter-just
this once. Aid me to straighten out this
snarl in finances, and l will never come
to you again"
'Oh, Roland, know you too well.
My sisters sonny only sisters son.
says the old man, wiping away furtive
tear.
"Ah! your heart is touched; you will
assist me once morep" said the young
man.
Listen" said his aged relative, "have
you a ruler"
"a which,"
"a rule--a foot-rule."
"Why should ! have onep amt a
carpenter"
go and find one Immediately"
The young man, puzzled but hopeful,
goes, and at the end of half an hour re-
turns and says
''Uncle dear, here is foot-rule."
very well, measure this room, length,
breadth and hight, so as to ascertain its
cubic dimensions"
The young man, more puzzled than
ever, sets to work about his task, and at
length makes his report.
"Uncle, the room contains 3,04O cubic
feet"
care you sure of that?"
Absolutely"
Every well, " says the old gentleman,
rising to his feet, and speaking in tone
of thunder, land now, sir, if this room
which contains 3,040 feet, was filled with
double eagles packed so closely that you
couldn't ram. jam, or cram three-cent
piece into it, wouldn't give you PEN
ny. Git!"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-07-09
Connecticut.

An epidemic similar to that in North
Adams, Mass, att cked n number of
people at New London recently. None
of the cases proved fatal. Bad water is
supposed to be the cause.
The army worm has appeared at Suf-
field Center and Wareham Point. A
large detachment climbed a maple tree,
expecting to eat the tender leaves. One
taste, however, showed that The diet
was not to their liking, and they dropped
like rain from the branches and crawled
through potato patch, without hating,
into field of timothy.
Three chaps attempted 2O-hours'
walking match at Windsor Locks, but
sickened after eight hours, and gave
up.
Over 200 bushels of alewives were
shipped from Windsor Locks to New
York, recently.
In the Naugatuck valley, hay has in
creased in price 80 per cent.
Mrs. John Bedient of Norwalk died
few days ago from wound in the head,
caused by falling on a tea-kettle spout.
A member of minstrel troupe was
sunstruck at East Haddan recently.
People are looking after buckskin
bag, containing 100000, which tradi-
ton says band of pirates, abandoning
their vessel at Milford, buried on the top
of Pine hill at Waterbury. They re-
turned eight years after to remove the
hoard, but hurrical had blown down
the trees which served as landmarks,
and they could not find it,
A headess body has been picked up
near Bartett's reef, supposed to be from
the. Narraganset, and the pockets, turned
inside out, indicate robbery,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-07-09
How Old Is Glass 7

The oldest specimen of pure glass
bearing anything like q date is a little
nodded lions head, bearing the name of
an Egyptian king of the eleventh dynas-
ty, in the Slade collection at the British
Museum. That is to say, at period
which may be moderately placed as more
than 1000 years B. G. glass was not only
made, but made with skill which show,
that the art was nothing new. The in
vention of glazing pottery with a film of
varnish or glass is so old that among the
fragments which bear Inscriptions of the
early Egyptian monarchy are beads pos
sibly of the first dynasty. Of later glass
there are numerous examples, such as a
bead found at Thebes, which has the
name of Queen Hatasoo or Hashep. of
the eighteenth dynasty. OF the same
period are vases and goblets and many
fragments. 1t cannot be doubted that
the story prepared by Pliny, which as
signs the credit of the invention to the
Ph9nicians, is so far true that these adj
venturous merchants brought specimens
to other countries from Egypt. DR..
Schliemann found disks of glass in the
excavations at Mycen@, though Homer
does not mention it as a substance known
to him. That the modern art of the
glass-blower was known long before, is
certain from representations among the
pictures on the walls of tomb at Benz
Hassan, OF thetwelfth Egyptian dynasty;
but much older picture, which proba-
bly, represented the same manufacture, is
among the half-obliterated scenes in
chamber of the tomb of Thy at Sakka-
IA, and dates from the time of the fifth
dynasty, time so remote that it is not
possible, in spite of the assiduous re-
searches of many Egyptologers, to give it
a date in years.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-07-09
Won't Affiliate.

A communication from the office Of
the Secretary of State of Indiana, signed
per Smith" recently inquired if the
Lime Kiln club was in harmony with
an Indianapolis organization known as
1.-The Dusky Knights of Honor" The
said association had been getting trusted
for crackers and herrings on the strength
of being a branch lodge of the Detroit
club.
The Secretary was instructed to repu-
date the organization, tooth and nail,
and to forward postal card to every
honorary Lime-Kilner in Indiana, warn
ing.him to beware of it.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-07-09
ROYAL FrOlics.

Isabella, Princess of Asturias, daugh-
ter of Queen Isabella, is not pretty, but
bright and sympathetic. She delights in
skating, riding and dancing, and her gay
ETY. is such that the severe Spanish mar
quises are often shocked at her frolics.
At the time of the royal wedding the
Count de Beyless gave a splendid ball.
Of course the Princess was there, and
danced to her hearts content. 1t hap
pened that just as she was tripping the
may waltz with Prince Kinsky, his Ex-
cellency was caught in the train of one
of the dancers, fell, and dragged the
Princess after him. Then followed a
stream of apologies, ''sweeter than hon
ey," but the Princess jumped up quickly,
pulled his recumbent Excellency up,
too, and, without even saying chidingly
"MaladrOit," put her arms into his and
resumed her favorite pastime. She is,
indeed, the Casilda of the Spanish
Court.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-07-09
Excruciating Pain.

Edwin Freeman, of Norton, Mass, says:
my kidneys for years, and physicians or medi-
cine could not relieve me until about three
years since commenced taking Hunts Rem
edy. purchased a bottle at Blanding's drug
store in Providence, and took the first dose
there and after using one bottle l was free
from all pain, and although this was three years
ago. l have seen no trace of disease and have
not had to take any medicine since. 1 believe
Hunts Remedy to be the best Kidney and Liv-
er medicine ever known, and cheerfully re-
commend it TO all sufferers from this terrible
disease" Trial size, rs cents.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-07-09

The Hartford government orders the
Standard oil company to build basin 10
contain the oil stored on Walnut street,
where are tanks having 4 capacity of
$4,000 gallons, and to prevent its oil
from running into Gully brook, a tribu-
tary of Park river.
d. Waldo Lincoln, president of the
Boston & Albany railroad, was killed at
the New London boat-race, by falling
between two cars. His body was badly
mangled.
Frank Emerson, spiritual medium,
during a seance ut Meriden recently. it is
alleged. stole diamond ring from Mrs.
Willis Hale, and was jailed for it.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-07-09
Vermont.

A new way of breaking jam in logs
at Bellows Falls is to shatter the KEY log
with tin tube of giant powder.
Ahorse at Fair Haven East, ate a pound
of paris green the other day, and horse
at East Haven ate a large number of po-
tato vines, sprinkled with the poison.
but neither was apparently hurt.
Brattleboro's population is shown by
the census returns to be not tar from
5000. The village has gained about 1000
during the decade, numbering now about
two-thirds of the whole.
A large number of logs have already
passed the Connecticut river bridge. and
the river between Brattleboro and Bel
lows Falls is crammed with floating lum-
Der.
Anxious and duped stockholders in the
First national bank of Brattleboro, con-
tinue to seek information relative to a
possible dividend, but the query cannot
be satisfactorily answered. 1t is known
that two of the stockholders were not
genuine ones, and no trace OF any diyi-
dend paid to them can be found, though
they mildly consented to lend their in
huence to the rotten institution.
The cars and engines of the Portland
and Ogdensburg railroad, Vermont di-
vision, were sold recently at st. Johns
bury, to the St. JohnsburY and Lake
Champlain railroad, the new organiza-
ton controlling the same line, for $751;
450.
According to Judge Everts of Rutland.
migratory quail have proved success.
The mercury has ranged from IS to 95
above, while several of the heaviest
'thu"derstorms known for years have oc-
CURED without sensibly allaying the
heat. The Connecticut and White riv-
ers are uncommonly low. The hay crop
throughout the state will be less than one
half the average. Corn is backward.
and farmers are discouraged over the
prospects.
An excitement was caused recently at
Norwich, over the disappearanr e of
Mrs. Ella Wilcox Child, wife of DR.. Fl.
L. Child. She was found secreted in the
house of Ezekiel Blanchard.
1t is reported that Forger Waite is in
custody, but the authorities decline to
give information. The stockholders will
be responsible for $4,000 he borrowed
of Trenor w. Park, though it is not i'm
possible that Parks note for 100000,
which Waite was supposed to have
forged, may prove genuine, as it is no
unusual thing for bankers to accommo-
date each other.
John Roepelle and John Sullivan have
each been sentenced by the county court
at st. Jollnsbury to the house of correc-
ton for three years for receiving stolen
goods, and Milo ID. Ainsworth is sent to
the state-prison for three years for lar
ceny.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-07-09

Because her husband treated her
unkindly, Ketn Banch started from Neb-
braska recently to visit a sister at Buffalo
N. Y but an officer stopped her at Tole-
doc, and she was not allowed to proceed
until dressed In woman's apparel,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-07-09
Massachusetts.

Evangelist Pentecost will labor in AM
herst in September.
The drowned body of Geo. Roebuck
has been found In Boston harbor, with