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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-15

PURE Con LIVER OIL, made from fresh
selected livers, on the sea shore, by Gas
well, Hazard & Co., New York 1t is ab-
solutely Pure and ssoeet. Patients who
have once taken it prefer it to all others.
Physicians have decided it superior to any
Of the other oils in the market 8
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-15
Citizau's Meeting.

In accordance With the desire and at the
request of many citizens. Armory Hall
will be thrown open 60 the public % next
Monday evening al o'clock for the pur
pose OF taking action to making arrange
ments for celebrating the Fourth of July.
A II persons interested are requested to be
present.
p O'MARA.
I. H. THOMAS,
j. K. COOKE.
Com. Rodman RiGes.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-15
PEwEsYLvANIA.

HARRISBURG, May 15.-The mayor
aid to the sufferers by the fire at Milton.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-15
PrLEs-1TCHxNG PILES

POSITIVELY CURED. also Blind and Bleed
Piles, Fistula. Salt Rheum, and all disea-
ses of the skin by the use OF
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-15

Printing and binding executed neat
quick and ohe.p at The ARaUsHFFIuR
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-15
RossMAN'S CURE


ITCHING PILES is generally proceeded by a
moisture like perspiration, producing a
very disagreeable aud distressing itching,
particularly at night after getting warm in
bed No humbug as a trial will prove.
For sale by all respectable druggists. Sen,
by mail for SO cents. RossMAN l. Nc
KINsTRY, Hudson, n. 7. Prop. W
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-15

tonic for this uurnose is Hostetter's Stomach Bit
te.s which renders digestion easy and complete
counteracts biliousness ana keeps she bowels IN
order and genial and benencent are Its effects.
that not only is the body invigorated and regula-
ted by its use, but dependency banshed from the
For sale by all Druggists and Dealers generally.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-15

WASHINGTON. May l4.-After some
confusion the House, l33 to 75, determined
to consider the adjournment resolution
and became involved in a parliamentary
question as to whether Mr.. Mills motion
to recommit the resolution to the Ways
and Means committee and consider the free
salt bill was germaue
The Speaker decided that it was and
the House voted it down, 1l6 to 90,
Recess till evening.
The House met at $50 and immedis teIy
went into committee of the Whole, Mr..
Burrows in the cf air, ON the bill regulating
the municipal code of the District OF COL
umbia. The pending amendment requiring
seventy five per cent of the appointme nts
on the district police force to be made from
persons who served in the u, s. army
OR navy during the late war. and who
were hoDorably discharged, was adopted. .2I
to 10.
Pending debate on other portions oe the
bill the House adjourned.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-15

xLvI CONGRESS.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON. May IA Mr. Eaton re-
ported the concurrent resolution adopting
the joint rule tor counting the electoral
vote Calendar.
Mr.. Eaton presented the memorial of
Davis Hatch, a citizen OF Connecticut, who
was tried. imprisoned and otherwise
| maltreated by the San Domingo govern
ment on false charges of aiding the in
surrectiop, He asks an official ivestiga-
ton and reputation. There was consider
able debate over the old and we'll known
case MIR. Conkfing intimating that is was
an aspersion of good men and that he
wanted the whole matter thoroughly inyes-
tigated, if at all, and set at rest forever
lt was vlrulent attempt to slander
citizens for political aid and personal pur-
poses which he wanted exposed, and he
would demand vote on the question in
the Senate. 1t was strange that the
matter should be brought up just at this
political moment. after resting ten years.
He read from the reports of the select
committee in 1870 vindicating Bsbcock,
Ingalls, and Sackett. and declaring Hatch 9
charges inspired by political and personal
animosity.
The morning hour expired and the
matter went over.
Mr.. Voorhees, motion to adjourn to-day
to Monday was lost-33 to 10.
The Kellogg resolutions were takenup,
Mr.. Pendleton differed from Mr., Car
penter and Mr., Hill, The Senate was q
judicial body that could always grant a
rehearing of cases on sufficient grounds,
with caution to prevent strife, The
Senate should respect the action of the
former Senate unless it appeared that the
facts were then ignored and fraud practlc-
ed upon the body, The Senate could not
reverse its findings to accord with those
of state. as MIR. Hill declared, Spofford's
charges were not proven. Nothing was
proven sanew. but the utter villainy of
the witnesses.
DIR. Cameron, of Wisconsin, opposed
the resolutions,
Mr., Hoar moved that the Senate adj
journed to-day to Monday.
MIR, Davis of West Virginia thought
it unfair to renew the motion 10 this Sen.
ate which a full Senate voted down, Az.
reed to-29 to Is.
The Kellogg resolutions were laid aside, |
The bill passed relieving Thomas
WorthiDgton, an Ohio .soldier in the
Army of the Tennessee,
Adjourned till Monday,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-07-29
PEACHES FOE BOSTON.
10 Have the Fruit
Delivered There The Morning After
Shtuurput.


Shipment.
The Boston Herald in an article upon
this years peach crop, says:
Already small quantities of peaches are
being received in the market, but they are
generally interior to what will come later.
The Wholesale price of this fruit ranges
from 81. 10 to 81 80 per crate. The peach
trains on the New York " New England
railroad will commence running in week
or 10 days from this time, and by the
24th of July the main crop will begin to
arrive. THIS is fully week earlier than
last year. New arrangements in regard
TO the shipment and supply OF the fruit to
Boston have been made by the managers
Of the Philadelphia, Wilmington d. Balti.
more railroad, which will place our people
on almost an equal footing with those of
New York, in the matter of quick supply.
Heretofore, the peaches were received in
Boston the second morning after ship
ment. BY the arrangement this present
year it is designed to deliver the fruit here
not far from O'Clock the morning after
shipment, or about 20 hours earlier than
last year. The design is, of course, to
give us fresh fruit, but, the time of
arrival being placed SO late iu the morn
ing the traders are dissatisfied, because it
disarranges their former system of distri-
button, and they do not see how they can
work with any advantage under the new
arrangement
Last year the fruit was received at 3
O'Clock in the morning aud before .
o'clock two-thirds of it had been sold and
gone lnto consumption. The early trains
leaving the city west, north and east
carried orders promptly to customers
throughout New England, ard everything
went smoothly. This year there will be a
difficulty in meeting these demands as
promptly rs usual, and the trouble will be
greatly increased if the trains do not ar
rive on time, hut are an hour or two late,
as is apt TO be the case. Our city and
vicinity, 1t is true, Will get newer fruit,
and that is great point gained. The
Philadelphia, Wilmington ~ Baltimore
railroad managers, it is known, are mostly
New England men, ard much of the stock
of that road is held in Boston. The
design of the early delivery contemplated
is to place Boston Gu au equality with New
York in receiving fruit the morning after
shipment, time, of course. being everything
in the matter of insurlpg delivery in Is
sound condition. Dealers, however, say
that, while 1t is true We eau have peaches
the next morning after shipment, as New
York does, the differences is that. while the
latter gets her supply at . O'Clock in the
morning, our dealers cannot get them
before o'clock, or later. They will, of
course, try how the new arrangement will
work, but anticipate that under it peaches
will not bring as good prices this season
as they did last. II is a comfort, however
to know that we are to have plentiful
supply of good peaches, in n much tresher
condition than we have ever lad them
before, and last, though rot least, AT lower
prices than last year.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-07-29

Destruction Of II Large Barn just
Outside of PhiIadeIphin,

Outside OF Philadelphia.
A bright light in northeasterly direc'
tion attracted the attention of many people
Sunday evening about $50 o'clock. 1t
evidently enannted from distant fire,
which was supposed by different observers
to be in the vicinity of either
Chester or Philadelphia. 1t turned out to
have been caused by the burning of
large three-story barn on the stock farm
of john and William Sellers, in Delaware
county, 100 feet from the Philadelphia
city line on Market street, west of Sixty
third.
The building was II large structure, 100
feet by 40 feet in dimensions, with u
cupola and stoue basement, the latter con-
taining, among other Valuable stock, n
fine Alderney hull and a number of
blooded colts, NIL Of which were rescued.
A tank OIL the roof of the barn held 3 900
gallons OF water, but access to it was i'm
possible, owing TO several doors being
locked and the keys missing.
The pealing of the bell at tho Bnrd Or.
phan Aeynm aud .he great blaze attracted
large number of people. Ibree engines
were in service, drawing water from the
Inillrace OF grist mill on Uobb's creek,
owned by the Sellers, which it WAS thought
ut frat would be seized ~ prey by the
flames.
The barn contained 30 tons of hay, 800
bushels of untbreshed wheat and an
amount of farming implements, all of
which, with the exception of tue latter,
together with the structure, were entirely
consumed. The Messrs. Sellers did not
have their residence at tine farm but left
it in charge OF man named McOormick.
T. The loss on the barn amounts to about
$4, 800. which is fully covered by insur-
unce, but the contents are supposed tc
have been uninsured The fire broke oui
about Up. m. Is origin was not ascer-
tanned.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-07-29

Which Appears TO be Just About
What is Needed at RehObOtIi.


What is Needed AT RehOboth.
The long talked of ocean pier at Cape
May has now been contracted for by the
National Construction Company of New
York, with probability of being built this
year. This company is made up of the
same parties who built the Coney Island,
Long Branch and Rockaway Beach piers,
and the contract price is stated rs about
100000.
The pier will be on the property of
Mark Devine, west of the Sea Breeze and
east of the site of the burned Mount Ver-
non Hotel, and close to the terminus of
the West Jersey railroad. It will be S1S
feet long, 81 feet wide over the main por-
ton, and the floor will be Is feet above
high water mark. The shore ends will be
extended from 60 to 100 feet wide, and
fitted up as covered pavilions. 1t will be
supported on smooth, hollow, wrought
iron cylinders, and the whole structure
will be of wrought iron, excepting the
flooring which will be Of heavy yellow
pine. The pier il to be used for the two
fold purpose of business and pleasure.
During the season of bathing the guests OF
the island will use it, aud an admission
Zee of ten cents will be charged, and it il
expected that it will be largely patronized.
But in addition to this are the possibili.
tics of an increase of business for Cape
May by forwarding early fruits and
vegetables to market by low water freights
to Philadelphia and New York. Cape May
is in about the same latitude as Washing
ton, and vegetables can be grown similar
to those raised in that city and at Norfolk.
In addition to all this it is expected that
when the Delaware il choked with ice
steamers and sailing vessels will take
advantage of the existence of the pier, and
discharge their cargoes on it to go up to
Philadelphia by railroad, so that vessels
may not fear to charter during the winter. II
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-07-29
DELAWARE DOTS AND DAsHEs

st. Georges will harvest this year the
biggest corn crop for many years.
The Milford baby whose feet were
nearly eaten off by II hog is improving
rapidly.
The Middletown M. E. Sunday school
excursioDists had n wet time at Bombay
Hook last Thursday.
A two-story dwelling house at Millsboro,
owned by William Hardle Jr., was burned
Wsdnt sday morning week.
Curtis IL Bro, proprietors of the NonaD-
tum paper mill at Newark, recently received
an order for 15 tons of colored papers.
Mr. j. Window, of Seaford, died on
Thursday night at the Pennsylvania Hospi-
tai, Philadelphia, of injuries caused by a
piece of timber falling on his head while
at work in cotton factory in that city.
His body was taken to Seaford on Friday
for interment.
Joseph Dean & Son, the Newark wooden
manufacturers, were the lowest bidders
for S2, 600 yards of blue kersey, at the
opening of proposals on Tuesday last at
Ouartermaster's department in Philadel-
phia. The contract will keep the mills
running for seven months, and the value
of the cloth is $146,000
The telephone line between Delaware
City and Port Penn will soon be ready
for use. Now let the missing link
between Delaware City and New Castle be
bridged by telephone and the Port Penners,
brought into talking distance from viii.
mington, will not feel so isolated and
lonely.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-07-29
STXTY-ONE .FIENDS.


All the Employees of BOYD n Peters,
Circus ACCOMPLISHMENTS of ViO-
Icncc.
PIrTsDURo, July 22.-The entire force
attached to Boyd u Peters circus, to the
number of Gl, were arrested at Leesburg,
Pa, last night, on the charge of rape,
preferred by the father of Salomi Burkett,
the little girl alleged to have been abducted
and outraged by them. The prisoners
were kept under guard at the Fair grounds
all night, and this morning were taken to
Greensburg.
Upon their arrival at that place they
were greeted with jeers and Kisses BY the
several hundred people congregated to
meet them and for time it was feared
violence would be done the prisoners, so
intense was the feeling against them.
Order was at last restored, however, and
the company were formed in double file
aud marched to the court house, where q
private hearing was accorded them, and in
default of bail they were committed to Jail
for further hearing.
The prisoners are a motley crowd, in all
kinds of costumes, some bsrefooted, and
among them are many who are mere boys.
The Sheriff petitioned the Court for sddi-
tional watchmen to guard the jail, which
was granted. ..- .....
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-07-29


Council East Night.
The resolution authorizing the p W, ~ b.
Railroad Company to lay track on the
north side OF Water street, east of French
street was passed by City Council on
Thursday night with only one amend
ment, and the work be begun before
April 1st, 1881. ... .M.
Friday morning Mr. Charles Warner, the
only active Wilmington member of the
roads board of directors, was called upon
by representative of the JOURNAL
and he was found thoroughly satisfied
with the resolution, expressing no obiec-
tion whatever TO MIR. Paynter'a amend
ment.
He was questioned in regard to that
part Of the resolution which provides for
an entrance on French street eight feet
wide, which is practically an entrance at
the southwest corner of the building. To
this some objections had been made some
time ago, because it was feared that being
so near the main tracks life would be con-
siderably endangered Mr.. Warner
thought the advantage of such an entrance
would greatly exceed the disadvantages
and was, therefore, gratified that the reso-
luton contained such a provision.
As there is now on the minutes Of the
Board OF Directors resolution to build
the proposed depot, now that the great
barrier hes been removed work will not
be long delayed. Many people who have
doubted the sincerity of the railroad
directors in this matter will soon have an
opportunity to judge whether or not they
were unjust.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-07-29
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TRE URT NOUS n.


Progressing.
A look around and within the new court
house shows that all work in being rapidly
pushed forward. Earth is being wheeled
in boxes from Market street into the
entrance on that side, whencr boxes and
earth are lifted by means of n horse aud
pulleys into the next story, there TO be
placed between the joistS Of tbs floor Ia
render it more nearly fire proof.
As far IN the plAsteriug IL concerned,
several rooms already present finished
appearance. Tho four corner rooms of
the first floor are in the most advanced
stage. all having the flooring down and
nearly all having the hard, white plaster
of Paris bead mouldinga complete around
the windows. The contractor for the
plaster work set his first men to work on
the Friday before the Fourth of July, and
now the plastering of .he walls of the first
story rooms is nearly half finished. The
main walls are finished by Hoating--that
is, smoothing down the ssnd.tnish with
trowel-like pieces of wood, which are
often dipped in water.
Where the walls present rough stone
surface. the plasterers first trough in" or
fill up the uneven places with mortar, but
up DrlCk hutlhcNS tuAl III utntctSNhrN :.
After this what is called the second coat is
not on, making comparatively level sur
face which is by floating" or the third
process, brought to level surface.
The flooring is down in all the southern
rooms of the first story, while the Railways
and northern rooms except those on the
corners show how coarse dirt
mortar has been placed between
the wooden joists which rest on
the iron beams, which in turn are
supported by stone arches. Before the
flooring is put down it looks as if the floor
of the room was nothing but hard dirt
with pieces of wood, the upper edges OF
the joists, showing through, all being
upon the same level. Looking at this
and the use of iron or plaster in place of
wood wherever it is possible, the most
unobserving person cannot fail to notice
that every precaution is being taken tc
make the building fire proof.
All the stone work of the building
except the uppermost part of the tower il
about finished. Work on the roof also il
moving on rapidly, portion of the south
eastern corner being completed, while tn,
rest presents either a surface of boards O.
felting.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-07-29
THE COUNTY DEIrOOR 4 rs.

Thursday With The Executive Com
nittec-The County AppOrtiOned
for Members of the Legislature
Meeting.
The Democratic County Executive
Committee met at the Jefferson Club
room Thursday afternoon at o'clock, all
the members being present. 1t was an
nounced that two rooms in the Crosby &
Hill building this city, had been secured
as general headquarters for the CAM
paign.
The committee TO apportion the county
with regard to its representation in the
Legislature TO be elected this fall, reported
that Brandywine and New Castle hundreds
should go unrepresented this time. This
gives all the other hundreds one man in
the Legislature, while Wilmington has
two. The report was adopted.
Iu 1876 each hundred had regularly a
representative in the Legislature, there
being exactly 10 hundreds in the county.
Iu 1877 the Legislature created Blackbird
hundred out of the lower end of Apo
quinimink, thus making II hrndreds at
the election of 1878. There heipg only 10
dreds had to lay of for one term, and it
fell TO Appoquinimink's lot to be the 'out'
for that session.
Ia 1876 the Democrats adopted new
rule providing that the county be divided
into three districts, of which the city of
Wilmington should be one and the first /;
Brandywine, Christiana, Mill Greek. White
Clay Greek and Pencadpr the second and
New Castle, Red Lion, st. Georges, Appo-
quinimink aud Blaekbird the third Each
district was given one Senator, while the
First has one member of the lower house,
the Second three members and the Third
three. II was agreed at the time of the
adoption OF the rules that they should not
60 into effect until the expiration of the
term of the Senator then elected, who
happened 10 be Senator Sharpley. As the
Senator's term expires thisf all the rules
into effect at this election.
Tue effect of these rules is to take one
more member from the country hundreds,
thus making it necessary for two of them
to go uurepresented at each session of the
General Assembly, as there are on,y eight
members to be divided among ten hun
dreds. Plainly, then, the apportioament
decided upon by the committee yesterday
is al follows:
Wilmington-One Senator and one Rep
resentative.
Brandywine-Unrepresented,
Ghristisua-One Representative.
Mill Creek-0ne Representative.
White Clay Creek-One Representative.
Pencader-One holding-over Senator.
New Castle Unrepresented
Red Lion-One holding-over Senator.
st. Georges-One Representative.
AppoquInimink-One Representative.
Blackbird-One Representative.
The three districts are on an even foot
ing as to Senators, but ween ii comes to
Representatives the First district has only
one while the Second and Third have each
three ard the others two each. However,
this is the position at the coming election.
The committee adjourned to meet at
Middietown on Friday, the 30th inst.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-07-29

The 1854, 500 appropriated by Congress
for the improvement of the Delaware
river and tributary streams, will be divided
as follows; Cherry Island Flats, 300, 600 /;
Delaware river below Bridesburg, 1856, 900 /;
Schuylkill river, $40, 600 Schooner Ledge,
$4,000; Marcus Hook, $35, 900; Lewes
Pier, $4,000; Wilmington Harbor, S1O,-
600; Delaware river, between Trenton and
Bridesburg, $4,000; $4,000 each to
Broad Kiln river and Duck creek !;
Cohansey creek, $4,50O Mispillion
creek, $4,000, and $1,000 each to Salem
river and New Castle Harbor.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-07-29

Books of subscription to tie Capital
stock OF the Elkton a. Middletown railroad
corporation were opened at the National
Mechanics Bank in Baltimore saturday.
The entire cost of constructing the road,
including bridging, grading. rails and lay :
ing the same, turntables, &C., complete,
according to the engineers estimate, will
be $1S1, ,276.36. Baltimore is
expected to contribute $780,
600 of this amount the rest will be
subscribed elsewhere. The length of the
road is trifie under IA miles, nearly three
miles of which is graded. The construc-
tion of this road will bring Baltimore
several miles nearer the peach growing
region of Delaware than it now is, but it
will not, as the Baltimore Sun claims,
bring Middletown nearer to Baltimore
than to Philadelphia. The distance from
Middletown to Philadelphia is 80 miles ;
from Middletown to Baltimore by the new
route will be about 6S miles.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-07-29

Little Katie Shipley, a seven-years-old
daughter of Jonathan r. Shipley living at
All East Third street, while playing with
other little girls on the pavement last
Saturday morning fell, striking the back
of her head violently. She did not seem
to be much hurt at the time, however, but,
while going up stairs shortly after, sud
denly became giddy and fell to the bottom
of the flight, where she lay unconscious
and apparently lifeless. Medical aid was
called in, but five hours elapsed before the
little girl revived from her death-l like
stupor. Since then she has improved
slowly and this morning was sleeping
soundiy, and hopes are entertained of her
ultimate recovery.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-07-29

Garfield" is the name of mine out in
Colorado, the idea being that the name is
enough to sink it.
A Wester paper heads an article, "a
Lunatic Escapes and Marries a Widow
Escaped? He got caught.
If you want correct information about
any kind of business, ask the individual
who has never engaged in it.
BY contrasting GarAeld's letter with his
speech on the Chinese question, 1t is evil
dent he has had an attack OF spinal
disease.
A young lady who has studied allIthe
'ologies' at Vassra, wants to.know if the
crack of a rifle. is where they put the
powder in.