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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-06-29

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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-06-29

Passengers carried on Freight trains as follows:
EAST 80 p m WEST. 10 10 m
GEO. M. Loosely, Agent. Rock Island.
A. KIMBALL., E. ST. JOHN,
Gen'l Supt. Gen. Tiki y Pass. Agt.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-06-29
Electro Silicon Liniment Co. :,

gYPrtce, SO cents per Large Bottle.-Aa
Sold Wholesale:
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j PARK q SON, Cincinnati. o.
FULLER g. FULLER, Wholesale Agents, Chicago
, 1880-08-23
Sheridan's First Victory.

1t was in November 1855 The Indians
had attacked the block-house at the
Middle Cascades, and had the inmates
badly whipped and in imminent danger
of being massacred at any moment. A
courier was sent flying away to Vancou-
yer, where Sheridan held the fort at that
time, calling for immediate assistance
Everything about The post was thrown
into great commotion in the hurry and
hustle Of speedy departure. Sheridan
ordered an old-fashioned lren cannon to
be placed on board little steamer, and,
In a remarkably short space of time, was
stesming away up the Columbia. Arriv-
ing at the Cascades, the cannon was put
ON shore and taken to position on the
bank of the river in the range of tile be-
leaguered block>house, which was sur
rounded by yelling savases. In the ex-
citement OF the moment the gun was
placed near the bank and loaded very
heavily. The order was given, fearful
boom, which crashed and groaned thro'-
out the mountains, was heard, the cannon
kicked over the bluff and went splash
ing into the Columbia. twenty feet be-
low. The artillery was silenced, and
Sheridan stood perplexed. His chagrin
was turned to JOY as he beheld the saw
ages running with all their speed for the
mountains, yelling as only savages could.
They had never before heard the ieport
Of cannon, and imagined the judgment
day had come, Sheridan won his first
victory, saving the lives Of those in the
block>house, and probably many others,
, 1880-08-23

EUREKA. Aug. 17.-At 10 O'Clock this
morning a fire broke out on the east side
of Main street just south Of Odd Fellows
building. Itspread rapidly and travelled
over substantially the same ground as
the great fire of a year ago. The loss
is even more, as the building were better
and newer The fire extended south on
Maud street to Gold street, and swept
everything to the northward The wind
was blowing gale. Among the promi
nent buildings and institutions destroyed
may be mentioned the following Mau's
brewery, Leader printing office, Odd Eel
lows building, Jackson House, gutted
but standin, International Hotel, Theater
and all intervening buildings, save Pax
ton & Co.'S bank, Richard Folley's builds
ing and Jack Perry's corner. 1t is impos-
slble to form any estimate OF losses, but
the amount must be about $1,000,000.
Ali of the private residences on Spring,
Buel and Paul streets, north of the Epis-
copal church, were consumed. There
can be no doubt that many families are
left destitute.
, 1880-08-23

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 16.-J. G. Walker,
a son of Dr. Walker of this city. shot
and killed notorious burglar. Bill Rod
flor, in his fathers residence about 8
o'clock this morning. Rodifor served
several. terms in the penitentiary from
Shelby county, and was but recently
pardoned for good conduct. Mrs. Wal>
ker was awakened by noise in the house,
and discovered that some one was under
the bed where her husband slept. Mrs.
Walker quickly notified her sou in an
adjoining room. In the mean time Rodi-
for, finding he was discovered, attempted
to make his escape and fred his pistol at
DR.. Walker, missing him. He was back
ing out of the house, covering the doctor
with his pistol and knife. Before reach
ing the door young Walker came to the
rescue and flied, killing Rodifor instantly
, 1880-08-23

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 17.-John Bucks
anan, dean of the Eclectic Medical Col
lege, under heavy bail to answer charges
of fraud in having issued medical diplc-
mas, drowned himself at o'clock this q.
M. He jumped from the ferry boat be-
tween this city and Camden. The body
has not been recovered. The harbor po>
lice have been dragging the Delaware
river for the body, but without success.
A ferry hand says that when he last saw
the doctor he was striking out lively for
the lower end of Windmill island.
, 1880-08-23
Soldiers Additional Homesteads.

Every soldier, sailor or marine who served
for not less than 80 days in the Army or Navy
of the Uuited States ''during the recent rebel
Hon." and who was honorably discharged, if
he has entered less than 100 acres of land un
der the provisions of the homestead law, is
entitled to certificate from the General
Land Office, recognizing the right of the par
ty to make additional entry to make mp the
full l6O acres. These claims are assignable
by the use of two powers OfattOrney, and can
be located on any surveyed land that is sub
ject to original Homestead entry. That is,
any surveyed land, whether Sl.>5 or $3.50
land that is not mineral land. The right at
taches, without settlement or improvement,
at once on filing the scrip in any district land
Office, to the exclusion of any subsequent
claim under any law. l have the official
blanks furnish ed by the Government and can
obtain them at short notice. Orders for GER
tificates already issued taken by me, and can
be furnished on deposit of money at the fol-
lowing rates; l2O acre-pieces, S3.S5 per acre;
SO-acre pieces, S3:75 per acre: 40 acre pieces,
S4;3S per acre.
, 1880-08-23

~ one success OF the hostlles would have
caused raid down the river. Some of
the men said the Indians did not quit
running until they had crossed Snake
river in Idaho.
, 1880-08-23
THREE MONTHS PAY.

Officers Soldiers and Seamen of the NeXi
can War have been granted three months eX-
ira pay by Congress. The Widows Children,
Brothers, and Sisters of deceased Soldiers and
Sailors are entitled under the act. All such
will do well to call on me and make applica-
tiOn for the same.
, 1880-08-23

LONDON, Aug 17.-Emigration returns
from Liverpool show an increase of 5000
compared with July 1879. Thirteen
Thousand emigrants went to America
All cabins on steamers now leaving Liver
pool for New York and for some weeks
to come, are fully engaged. Additional
steamships will be run to accommodate
returning tourists
, 1880-08-23
Mail and Telegraph.


The gathering of Knights Templars At
Chicago, is the grandest asssmblage ever
witnessed in this country. AtelegEaphic
dispatch dated Chicago, Aug. 1S, says;
At II o'clock this forenoon it was esti>
mated that there were 10000 people on
the grounds. The competitive drill has
not vet commenced. Communicates are
slow in reporting. The heat is intense.
The competitive drill OF the lights
Tenhplar at the Jockey Club grounds
brought out $4,000 people. The follows
ing Communicates participated: 1vanhoe,
St. Louis, mounted; Demotai, of Grand
Rapids, Michigan, mounted; Monroe, of
Rochester, New York; Damascus, OF st.
Paul: Raper, of Indianapolis; Oriental,
of Cleveland; Demotai, of Louisiana;
Reed, of Dayton, Ohio, and Bayard, of
Saltwater, Minnesota. The first military
display was made by Monroe commando
ry, of Rochester. Their evolutions elici>
ted great applause from the waiting
thousands. The others followed. The
Judges retired and after mature conside-
ration awarded prizes. The commands
ries drilled thirty minutes each. The
prizes were swords, belts, drinking sets,
commandery jewels. etc. The several
participants in the drill were much af-
fectsd by the heat, out none were pros
trated during the day. Runners of the
death of Sir knight from heat was in>
correct, Some zoe are under their tents,
and number temporarily delirious, but
there has been only one fatal case yet re-
ported. Geo. Firth, Of Coldwater, Michi-
gan, and a member Of Jacobs cemmande>
ry. number ten, was prestrated by heat
and dy.entsry when he first arrived, and
died early this msrning. His body was
escorted to the depot by Apoll" COM
nandsry. He was \ prominent man.
To night all the theatres gave free enters
tainments to the Knights and their ladies.
They were filled to their full capacity
After the theatres closed, there was 4
concert of ter pieces, at the close Of that,
grand display of fireworks was made.
These pyrstechnics were given on larg-
er scale than ever before attempted in
his city
, 1880-08-23
PENSIONS FOR OLD and LATE WARS.

Have greater facility to obtain and collect
these claims than any other on the coast, hav
ing all the blanks, laws and late rulings ofthe
Pension Office in hand.
INDIAN WAR CLAIMS, BOUNTIES, PRIZE
MONEY, ARREARS OF PAY, TRAVEL
PAY AND ALL CLAIMS AGAINST
THE UNITED STATES, STATES AND
TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENTS COL
LECTED.
wLetters of inquiry must contain postage
stamps for reply and address ALBERT M.
SNYDER, Seattle, W. L.
Onice-Mill Street, next Post Office.
Refers to Delegate T. II. Brents Of W, T.,
Senators L, F. Grover, Jas H. Slater and
Representative John Whitaker of Oregon.
, 1880-08-23

A colored woman inaugurated new
enterprise at Des Moins the day of Bars
NUNS show She had an arbor of boughs
fitted up on one of the approaches to
the tent, and here the colored sisters
checked their pickaninnies and left
them while they went to the show. At
one time there were three or four dozen
Of the little curly tops ranged along the
seats, making it all look like black,
birds nest.
, 1880-08-23

The brilliant campaign article of bril-
liant Indiana editor closed with these
words. "The battle is now opened"-
The cOmpositOr spelled battle with an
80" 1t is unfortunately true that in
politics the battle and bottle are often
opened At the same time The open bot
tie is thought particularly necessary in
close contest. An excited campaign, or
something even more exciting to many
people. We have law by which saloons
are closed on election days. This is good.
1t would be better to close them during
the entire canvass
, 1880-08-23

A Hartford young man boarded horse
car the other day with bunch of three
roses. One was white, one was green,
and one was OF delicate fesh-colered
tint. These flowers attracted the atten-
ton Of the passengers, both ladies and
gentlemen. One lady remarked that she
had seen the buds of the green rose, an
other said she had seen the green rose it,
self, but had never seen any so perfect
and lovely as this one The flesh>colored
one was also commented upon and prais-
ed. Finally the young man volunteered
the information that they were all white
in the msrning, and that this coloring
was done by quitting the stem of one
into green ink and the other into red Ink.
Although the leaves were beautifully
colored, the coloring would not rub of.
1t only required ten minutes to change
the color.
, 1880-08-23

AUGUSTA, Aug. lex Governor Her
schel V. johnson died at his residence in
Jefferson county last night aged 6S.
, 1880-08-23

BALTIMORE, Aug. 14.-Fifty-five young
women took the black veil in the Con-
vent of NOrte Dame at Goomanstown
near this city. Trains from Baltimore to
Goomanstown were crowded in the morn
ing with relatives and friends of the pos~
tulants. The ceremony was imposing.
impressive and witnessed by crowded
congregation.
, 1880-08-23

John ]. Murphey, cripple, of 1856
Prince street. one of the United States
census enumerators, was held for exami-
nation to-day by U. S. Commissioner
Shields on charge Of making out false
and fictitious census returns in violation
of United States statutes. As residents
of 1874 Green street. a house of i'll fame,
he had entered James A. Garfield OF Ohio,
bookkeeper; Chester A. Arthur Of New
York, collector; Edward Cooper of New
York. glue maker; James Conkllng ct
New York, notion storekeeper: John Fox
of New York, liquor store proprietor !;
Jas. Blaine of Maine, stockbreker; Sans
uel Tildcn Of New York, money broker,
and Lewis Sanford of New York, cook.
The prisoner says he was given these
names by the people in tho house, but
the residents there say they gave him
their proper names and that Murphey
must have altered them. The penalty of
the offense is $1,000 fine and two years.
imprisonment.
, 1880-08-23

A shrewd little fellow lived with an
uncle who barely afforded him the neces>
saries of life. One day the two were out
walking together and saw 4 very thin
greyhound, and the man asked his neph.
ew what made the dog so poor. LEX
pect he lives with his uncle" said the
bOy,
, 1880-08-23

Hayes is expected in San Francisco
soon. The Cinnamon are .jubillant.
, 1880-08-23

DROwNED.-Miss Eva Burbank, an
cstimable young lady of Washington
county, Oregon, the only child of her
parents, was drowned while bathing in
the surt at Ilwaco beach. on Sunday the
18th. In referring to the drowning of
Miss Burbank, the Portland Telegram
says: "She was born in 1861, at Month
cello, then thriving pioneer tswn of
Washington Tertiary, where her parents
resided for several years. A few years
subsequent to her birth the shifting and
capricicus river Cowliz changed its chan>
mel during freshet, carrying with 1t the
greater portion of the buildings of the
town and totally oblitcrating the site
upon which her fathers honse, the only
hotel in the place, stood In connection
with her sad and studded death by tine
merciless waves, a statement made by her
mother when speaking of her only and
idoized daughter during the sunny days
of her joyous childhood that Eva had no
birthplace, the spot where she was born
being now about the middle of the chan
mel Of the Cowlitz river, is remembered
Sad indeed will be the sequel if the cruel
waves forbid that she has burial place.
, 1880-08-23

This Journal is in it's Eighth Volume and as hereto
fore is devoted to the material prosperity of the Country in
which it is located.
Frostburg mining journal., 1880-08-21
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON, D. G. Aug, IS, 1880.
Hon. Horace Maynard will probab-
ly reach this city on Monday or Tues
day next, and as Post Master General
Key is anxious to get away, will en-
ter upon his duties at once.
Washington is not only head quar-
ters i'll political matters but also for
runaway marriages. Very frequent
ly couples from Virginia avail them
selves of the liberal laws of the city
in respect to marriage licenses, or, ss-
Gaping from opposing parents in that
State, or Maryland, hastily cross the
District line and are married here.
A great deal Of pleasure is express
ed here, where ]. Proctor Knott is
well known and extremely popular,
at the contradiction of the report of
his death. Except in one instance
Mr.. Knott, though a strong partisan,
has always been on the best of terms
with other members; is hard work.
er, and ever friend to this District.
The arrival Of the foreign gold now
ahoat for this country will cause the
transfer of some of that metal from
the sub-treasury at New York to the
assay Office there, in order to settle
the accounts promptly, as the foreign
gold will be assayed and recoined into
gold of United States denominations.
An effort will be made at the next
session Of Congress to secure the pass
age Of a bankrupt law-not one open
to the abuses of the law repealed two
years ago. Ever since the repeal
there has been demand for new law,
especially among bankers and bust
ness men. This demand showed it.
self in the last session. A sub-com-
mittee of the House judiciary COM
mittee was instructed to draft a new
bankrupt law. The result of this ini-
tial step was naught. AS stated,
however, an effort, and more Wig
orous one, will be made at the next
session to secure legislation on this
subject. KNOX.
Frostburg mining journal., 1880-08-21
WASTING TIME.

Then another thing is that man
should make sure as soon as he can
that all this is as true as Gospel, and
conduct himself accordingly. 1t is a
great mistake in a young man to
think that he can wait as long as he
will before he begins to gather these
things about him that have tried to
describe-a true wife, a good home
and such family as he can find IN
in his heart; and then, when he has
made his fortune, and can keep wife
and family in a certain social station
with all the luxuries of life, he has
done his whole duty. If you ask him
why he does this, he will tell you he
cannot do any better-that'he cannot
ask woman to marry him out Of a
mansion, and go to live in cabin;
such woman is not fit for poor
man 8 wife. But in time man finds
out ever so many secrets on this quss-
ton. First he finds that she who is
not fit for poor mans wife, as rule,
is not fit to be any mans wife, es-
pecially in land like ours, where no
man knows how soon he may be poor.
But suppose he waits until she is
thirty and he thirty-fve, and then
marries the woman of his choice.
One of the first things she tells him is
that she would have jumped at him
ten years agoif he had said the word
she wanted him to say so dreadfully,
and almost broke her heart because
he didn't. Laughter. I think the
wisest thing ] ever did was to marry
on rs cents day and find myself, be-
fore was twenty-four. Very sad is
the fate of the man who hears the
voice say in his Eden, at twenty-five,
"Here is the woman l have made for
thee" and replies, "I cannot take her
yet for ten or twelve years to come.
Laughter. While man is saving
money he is wasting life. DIR. Stark,
the Register General of Scotland, has
shown from statistics that from the
age Of twenty to twenty-five twice as
many bachelors die as married men.
I was appalled, when 1 read this at
the risk I had run in staying single
until I was twenty-four. Laughter
The average for single women is a
little better, and it ought to be, be-
cause they are not the greatest sim
ners for they cannot always do as
they like. Laughter.
So young man, if you have been
waiting, show your grit and go right
away and pop the question, and this
lecture will prove the best sermon you
ever heard in your life. Laughter
-Robert COlyer.
Frostburg mining journal., 1880-08-21

A DISCOURAGED EDIToR.-He ives
a sad-eyed meek faced man, and we
suppose he merely wished to give us
a news item; but when he commenced
telling US about building barn on
his ranch 100 by $50 feet, seven
stories high and ornamented with bay
windows, we thought it was time to
check him, and so we commenced:
"Well, we must admit that that is
a pretty large barn for this country,
but back in the States our father
built barn 1926 by 500 feet, nine
stories high and furnished with steam
elevators; the"
"Back in the States" interrupted
our listener, "why, that wasn't much
of barn for the States. remember
now that when | was quite young my
father built a chicken coop $50 by
832 feet. 1 don't reccollecct how
many stories it was high, but I know
there was a cupola on it for the
roosters."
"About how high was that cupola"
we asked.
"I don't know the exact height
now, mister" was the reply, "but I
know it was so high that the fourteen
upper tiers of ROSTERS died from the
effects of the light atmosphere the
first night"
Then we went out and sat down
on the woodpile, and wondered why
somebody was always outstripping US
in the race Of life.
Frostburg mining journal., 1880-08-21
OUR CORRESPONDENCE.
AN ESSA Y UPON "HECTARINE."
FRosTBURG, Aug. II, 1880.

- AsSS - NN@f NOSN'
MEssRs. ]. B. ODER & BRo.-Gen.
tlemen knowing you to be judges,
par excellence, of fine coffees, as well
as lovers of this most popular and
healthy beverage, we beg you to test
the qualities of the accompanying
parcel of "Ewart's Nectarine."
1t is, we think, the most perfect
combination of the finest cofees that
has ever been accomplished by any
one. The Messrs. Ewart may feel
justly proud of the wonderful succees
they have achieved. Each of the five
varieties composing this rich COM
pound, namely, Mocha, Java, La
guayra, Santos and Maracaibo, has
long been recognized as possessing
peculiarly fine and delicious Aavors,
but to combine all in one coffee 80 as
to increase the strength over Mocha,
and the aroma over Java, Maracaibo,
Santos and Laguayra, is not merely
the work of an epicure, but an accom-
plishment of the scientist. So conf
dent are the proprietors of its merit
that they challenge the world to pro-
duce SO good drink from any single
coffee.
We trust that you will find this
parcel to be, as we think it is, the
best you ever drank. We except none,
and acknowledge none as its equal.
Very truly, I[ITCHINs Bros.
Frostburg mining journal., 1880-08-21

urday, and which will probably be
found in the JOURNAL this week.
which, as we have hitherto said, is
supposed to be the mouth.piece of the
knights of Labor
Did you ever hear such non.enss ?
But one cannot wonder much, consid-
ering how little the editor knows of
what he is talking about.
He further says:
We are of the opinion that the miners
have bit off more than they can chaw this
time.
Wonderful isn't it? "Bit off
more than we can chaw," eh? The
miners are liberal set of fellows; per-
haps they will give the Ne,oS a list
to chaw at, but l don't believe they
will. lie ought to have something o
chaw at, for he has lately been MUNICH
ing upon nothing.
1t looks like, if he could. he would
have the miners and operators at war
all the time. But, in conclusion, l
would suggest to the Ne'0S to throw
no more stones at the doors Of the
miners. Rather come out for us and
remove the prejudice which your
course has brought against you.
Hoping these lines may obtain early
publication in the columns of that no.
BILE advocate of human rights, the
MINING JOURNAL, I am respectfully
yours, A FRosTBURGER.
Frostburg mining journal., 1880-08-21
RG, AUGUST p, $780,

dragged before a magistrate and held
accountable for the misdeed. A sober
man gets through if he has five feet of
pavement, but fifteen feet are not
enough for drunkard. For prone
nades we have outside the business
portion of town plenty of nice walks.
Our city authorities would do wise
thing, in my estimation, by repeating
the present and passing an ordinance
more liberal and refined. Truly
yours, CITIZEN.
Frostburg mining journal., 1880-08-21
a VIEW OF THE "DAILY NEWS"

FRosTBURG, Aug. II, 1880.
Mr.. Eaitor:-There is a paper in
Cumberland called, understand, the
Daily Nea0S, which seems to pick a
quarrel with the miners of this region /;
in other words, to widen the differen-
ces between the miners and operators,
1t uses every opportunity to peck at
us, and never has a good word for the
miners in any shape or form. As late
as yesterday I picked up by chance
copy in which I found specimen
reference-to the miners Executive
Committee-a very cheap and ridicu-
lous piece of news:
For several weeks past it has been ru
morcd that the miners of this region would
espouse the boatmen's quarrel and insist
that the coal companies should comply
with the demands made by the boatmen,
or take the consequences.
Take notice, the editor says "it has
been rumored." He must be mistak-
en-, or got his imagination twisted.
He also says in the following beau
tiful language
1t will be observed that the paper bears
the signature of the mythical but absolute
Executive Committee
This paper, I suppose, is the
document containing the resolu-
tions adopted by the miners last Sat-