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COMMUNICATIONS.

Experiences Of TraveI-Servants-AG Good
 Understanding About the City of
 CharIeston-The Southern Problem.
 To the Editor Of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
 The relation of experiences of travel is sometimes beneficial to persons contempla- ting the same route. Hence an excuse for what may appear personal. The first great desideratum is a pleasant home for the night, the day or the week one may wish to stop in any city. Having been a guest at many of the best hotels from Maine to Mexico, and from thence to the far North west, it may not be out of place to now and then notice a comfortable place. The Charles ton Hotel is such. have never found it diff ferent, and can say it is the best between Washington, Richmond and New Orleans. If you must be sick on the route, you can get what you need-comforts and necessaries- there The servants are attentive, willing and well drilled. They do not eye your boots before attending to the interest of their em- ployer. do not say you can well travel and neglect the servants anywhere; but there is a difference in being attended to respectfully and being neglected till the fee is paid. At
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CIairvoyant Physician and Magnetic
 Healer, Businesss and Test Medium. Omce-NO. 270 Chapel Street, New Haven.
 Conn.,,
 "THERE he be consulted regularly every w month from the morning of the 10th until the 26th at p. m-
 All who need any counsel or treatment are invited pain and secret disease at sight, with vegeta able medicine and healing power combined enabled to all kinds of diseases in 8 short time. The Doctor has had thirty years experience healer and physician as thousands testify to the many astonishing cures he has performed He makes speedy and rapid in nearly every he under takes All curable cases must yield to his mode of treatment The of the Doctor astonishes the most distinguished physicians. He cures when all other treatments fa and the patient is restored to perfect health The Doctor was born with natural healing and curative power. His magnetic passes give power and strength to the diseased organs and with the immense numbers that flock to his rooms. scarcely one goes away who does not receive benefit. His prices for treatment and medicine are that rich and poor alike be restored to health.
 The Doctor also gives valuable advice business matters and all the affairs of Hfe both social and absent friends, and great in selecting lucky numbers. Sittings forbusiness affairs exaninA- ton of the sick, H. Communications by letter upon business health must contain g. age sex, lock of hair and stamp. Address Lock Box 263 Norwich, Ct
 TAKE NOTICE.
 The Doctor will also be at the City Hotel, South USE Dr. 8. W. FISKEE VALUABLE LTNIMENT, in all cases of Rheumatism, Sprains, and all pains and aches It is quick and efectual. For sale by aI Druggists. f7daW
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Frederick Douglass is quoted as saying that ''The colored people of this country want office, not as the price of their votes or party support, but for their recognition as 8 part of the American people and as means of removing the popular prejudice and low estimation in which they have been held.''
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HEALTH NOTES.
A sCALEY STORY.

A SCAIEY STORY. Major loved Q maiden so. His Warlike heart was soft as Do. He oft would knee1 to her and say: Thou art of life my only Re. tsAh if but kinder thou wouldst be, And sometimes sweetly smile on Mf- t'Thou art my life, my guiding star, I love thee near, love thee Fla. tsMy passion cannot control, Thou art the idol Of my SoI.' The maiden eaid "Oh, ie ask Pa. How can you go on thus? Oh. La" The s'Majorr rose from pended knee, And went her father for to Si. The father thought no match was finer, This s'Major" once had been Ia minor" They married soon, and after that Dwelt in ten rooms all on ''one fiat" So happy ends this{little tale, For they lived on the grsndest ''scale."
Morning journal and courier., 1881-02-18

The Providence Journal, in treating of the prohibition question. says: "He is neither sensible philanthropist nor wise states man who refuses to perceive and acknowledge the limitations of the law, the rights of the citizen, the teachings of experience and the nature of men-'' If some of the temperance reformers would bear this in mind they would be wiser than they are.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-02-18

The Massachusetts Supreme Court has de- cided that if a passenger on railroad train leaves the train while it is in motion he is no longer passenger and has no rights against the company for damages in case of accident resulting from his own act.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-02-18
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Accor ding to Puck, this is the eighteenth day of Slopuary.
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Captain Eads proposed ship railroad has g precedent in Germany, where vessels of sixty tons capacity are carried overland from the upper to the lower part of the Elbing- ober- land canal, in West Prussia This ship rail oad has been in successful operation for
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8eal Gstate.
A. HATCH & co

First Class Residence for Sale.
 sS OWING to contemplated change in business
 ia location the ensuing fall, offer my residence -Eas.H corner of East Grand and Ferry streets for Lot feet, well stocked with every variety of fruit in bearing condition. House built of founda also gas and water, stationary range and wash tubs Large barn and carriage house accommodations for hennery and garden. Parties meaning business can apply on the premises. - : . rny3 FRFnERTrR w T2k
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over sixteen years, but when the idea was first broached it was ridiculed by everybody Even then, however, there had been prec- edent for the scheme in a road over our AL leghany range, on which four-ton canal boats were carried ll-ez tz-l1 Es-sa aztz--
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Jourllal allo Gourier.

EDITED AND PUBLISHED BY
 HARRINGTON & CO.,, No. 800 State Street, Courier Building, JOHN B. cARRINGToN. EDWARD T. oARRINGToN. JOHN B. cARRINeroN, yR
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For Sale at a Barga1n.

For Sale at 8 Bargain, & Ffrst-class House, with modern Eiis Improvements goodlo with barn, situated e.f on fine avenue, fronting on two streets can be seen at any time For particulars, call at Room No 6 Hoadley Building, 49 Church street.
 d25 If L. F, CONTSTOCFE.
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FOR SALE.

4A NEW AND CONTIGUOUS HOUSE on EEsia Sherman avenue, handsomely fitted with mod ESIl ern conveniences and most pleasantly located
 myI2 dtf THIS OFFICE
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CIafrvoyant Physician and Magnetic
 Healer, Businesss and Test Medium. Omce-NO. s70 Chapel Street, New Haven,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-08-26
ATTEMPT TO WRECK A TRAIN.

ARLINGTON, Mass, Aug, 26-An attempt
was made this morning to wreck the early
train from Bridgewater to South Abingdon,
on the Baidgewater branch of the Old
Colony road. When the train was near East
Bridgewater station the engineer discovered
an obstruction on the track, consisting of
sleepers laid crosswise. The train was go
ing at the rate of thirty-five miles an hour
and the engineer was unable to stop the
engine before colliding, but fortunately no
damage was done except to smash the pilot
and headlight. Between this place and
South Arlington two other distractions
were found on the track, consisting of
stones, weighing about 200 pounds each,
and another of lot of sleepers.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-08-26
FoPFTGN FACTS

The liabilities of Judah, Lee, Simmonds
& Co., of London, whose failure was an
nounced yesterday, are estimated at 500,
600
In the House of Lords yesterday the
newspaper libel bill for ameliorating the
newspaper law of libel was read second
time
The Pail Mall Gazette says: "It is
stated that the Rothschild group will place
another DO 000,0 0o0 florins of the Hungar-
ian four-per cent. loan on the market early
in September.
A basket left at the Midland railway
station at Birmingham yesterday by two
men who Immediately decamped was
found to contain large quantity of gun
powder and cartridges
A pilot-boa which bassed the Lizard yes
terday slgnalled that she spoke the small
sailing boat Bath City yesterday, all well.
BY order of the Federal Council, the
Nihilist Russuia Prince Krapotlxine has
been expelled from Switzerland
A fire occurred in a petroleum refinery
near Parts yesterday. The loss is estimated
at SOC, 900 frances.
The conflicting statement in regard to
the controversy between the Edison and
Maxim companies for electric lighting are
thus explained; No Injunction has been
issued having the effect of restraining the
sale of the Maxim light or its exhibition al
the paris Electrical Exhibition A des-
criptive injunction has been issued at Paris
against the Maxim, but this, its friends
claim, has no such effect or operation.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-08-26
REPUBLICAN. CONVENTION.

DEs MONIES, Aug, 25.-The republianc
county convention have to day maintained
Hiram G. Smith for State Senator, and
Capt. VIM. Christy for State Treasurer,
and T. w Havens for representative.
Smith and Havens are first for Kasson for
United States Senator, and second for
Gear; and Christy, first for Kasson and
second for Wilson.
The other nominations were; Sheriff, S.
B. Lilleton; Auditor t. NJ. Brisco; Treas
urer, r. &. Miller; Coroner, J. w. Grif-
fifth; Surveyor, Frang Patton; all renomi-
nations, except auditor.
Resolutions for State Legislation to reg
ulate primaries, and prevent democrats
from voting at republican primaries, and
visa versa was laid upon the table.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-08-26
TROUBLES IN THe eHoeTAw NATION.

LITTLE Rock, Ark. Aug. 26.-A Fort
Smith special says: Lieutenant Shoemaker
of the United States army, acting under
instructions of Indian Agent Tufts, who is
camped, together with company of TWEEN
ty soldiers and body of Indian militia
under Gov McCurtain, few miles
from this city, in the Choctaw
Nation, is issuing peremptory orders to all
white settlers who have not yet paid the
odious license fee to the Choctaw authori
ties to quit the country Immediately. Many
persons are forced to leave their crops,
their homes and all, and seek refuge in this
state. Being unable to pay the tax, they
have no other resource. The Indians are
inexorable. Great distress prevails, and
hundreds are rendered homeless :"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-08-26
A LITTLE WORSE

than on yesterday; and that hope was not
strong Mrs. Garfield said she expected
such information, and added, that she was
yet hopeful. The decision of the physi-
clans not to tell the President that it had
been decided not to remove him, was not
communicated to the President until this
evening. The President within the past
few days, has been somewhat unruly on
this point, insisting that he should be re-
moved either to Mentor, or be taken on a
trip down the river. During the day he
did not recur to this oft-repeated request,
but tonight he became again exercised
about it, He said he wanted to be moved
right away, DR.. Bliss then told him there
had been a consultation of all the physi-
clans, and decicion that there should be
no removal at this time.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-08-26
MEETING OF THE LAND LEAGUE.

DUBLIN, August 26-At the weekly
meeting of the Land League to-day sub
scriptions for the week to the amount of
G1, ,315 were announced including f900
from the New York Irish World
A telegram from Mr.. Patrick Egan was
read expressing the hope that patriots
would oppose T. A Dickson, Whig can
didate for Parliament for Tyrone, describ-
ing him as the nominee of those brutal Co
ercionists Gladstone and Forster.
Mr.. Thomas Sexton said he hoped the
people would not be guilty of the moral
insubordination of pronouncing an opin-
ion on the land act previous to the meet
ing of the National Land League Conyen-
ton in September.
Fifty pounds were granted to the two
Whelans, who were recently tried and ac-
quilted of the Boyd murder.
The Kilfinane County Limerick) branch
of the Land League has emphatically pro
nounced in favor of the land bill This
district has been the centre of fierce agita-
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-08-26
NEWS NOTES.

Thomas Hutchinson, one of the old pi
oneers of Bloomington and Mclean coun-
ty, is dead, aged 76
Competent judges state that never since
1882 has there been such failure in the
corn crop in southern Illinois as in this
year Moreover. wheat and other small
grain in that region look below the aver
age. No peaches are to be seen, and there
viii be about one-fourth of an ordinary
crop of apples.
The National cigar company, of Chica
go, whose contract for convict labor at the
Illinois state penitentiary expired about a
week ago, and who were unable to renew
their contract, have made arrangements
for the erection of large cigar factory at
Joliet where they will employ several
hundred men.
A case Of miscegenation occurred in
Warsaw the other day. A white girl of
that city was married to colored youth
from Keokuk. The Gate CITY of Keokuk
says the colored boys father feels very
badly over his sons poor choice of a wife.
1t makes no difference how the white faith
er feels or what he thinks about the dark
transaction of his daughter.
Samuel Foust of Watska, while thresh-
ing had his eyes filed with chaff, which
Immediately blinded him. Two doctors
tried to remove the particles, but as Foust
was very nervous and could not endure
chloroform, it was impossible to keep the
eyes sufficiently steady to perform the op-
peration. Foust was therefore taken to
Chicago to be operated upon.
Quincy is agitated BY domestic row in
which Mrs John Dodd and her son -in-law,
DR.. Kock, are the principal actors The
former accuses Ethe latter Of harsh and
abusive treatment, and the latter retorts
that the former is the typical mother-in-
law. The outcome of the controversy was
| that Mrs. Dodd asked the court to order
her husband to set aside a sufficient sum
to enable her to support herself
If the report be true the Woolners whose
| distillery recently exploded at Peoria are
amongthe meanest of men. In speaking
of them the Peoria German Demok,rat
says: That the generosity OF the Woolners
is clearly shown from the fact that they
paid Mrs Voehl 50 instead of So, and
Mrs. Henry Casing $12 instead of $50, as
the amount due Mr.. Casing and the Voehl
children for their last weeks work on
earth The Democrats article intilnates
that the deficiency in the amount of wages
| paid is due to the fact that the victims
were ''docked" for the time they lost in
being blown up" AS yet the Woolners
have not subscribed anything toward the
relief of the sufferers, but the tide of pub
lie opinion is setting in so stongly against
them that, unless they manifest a willing
ness to do what is right very soon, it viii
result greatly to their disadvantage and be
of injury to their business
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-08-26

LOUISVILLE, Aug 26.-At Owings-
vile, KY, James Boyd while watching at
the bed side of sick sister, was shot at
through window by some unknown mis-
creant, the bali passing over his head.
On going to the door to discover the as
sailant, Boyd was again fired upon, the
bullet again missing him. The woman is
supposed to have died from the shock.
The attempted assassination grew out of
a long pending land suit between the hus-
band of the sick woman and neighb0r-
inc family
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-08-26
To THE PUBLIC |!

THE UNDERSIGNED. SULE PROPRIETORS
and Publishers of The DAILY AND WEEKLY
ARGUS, desire to announce that THE ARGUS news
paper and Prin ing House, has no connection with
..The Argus Printing Company The undersigned
purchased from "The Argus Printing Company
on the 1sto last February, the Newspaper, Vele-
graph franchises presses and other material Of the
Office The sale did not inelude old subscriptions
and cl inns prior 10 February lst, 1881. The col
l. ction of these claims the present agitation
of the Argus Printing Company
The present firm is RICHARDSON q Powers, and
all business transacted since February 1st, 1884, is
due them and should be in the firm name.
The announcement is made to avoid any confu-
sion or misunderstanding that may exist on ae-
count of the similarity of the names Of the Argus
Printing Company and THE ANGUS, paper pub
lished by the undersigned.
RICHARDSON d POWERS.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-08-26
CRIMINAL

Denver Aug. 26.-The Neaes South
a man nanSIn named gi' McCorfeT % was @ found at at
Mears last night. The evidence points
strongly to Charles Stone, a notorious
desperate, as the murderer. Stone came
over to South Arkansas shortly after the
murder was committed. The murderer
was arrested and a number of McCorkey' s
friends came after an hour, but the Off
cials spirited him away. Fifty armed men
are tonight securing the country looking
for the murderer with intentions of lynch
inc him
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-08-26
FOREIGN.

LONDON, Aug. 26.-The Golden club
viii issue a pamphlet exposing the fallacy
of the retaliation movement in England.
The Parnellites are opposing Mr.. Dick
son, the Liberal candidate in the County
Tyrone, for the scat rendered vacant by
the appointment of Mr.. Litton. NJ p, to
the Land Commission. Mr.. Parnen Will
take a hand in the contest. At the League
meeting Yesterday Mr.. Sexton, the acting
President of the League, hoped the Irish
people would not pronounce on the work
ING of the Land bill until the League Con
vention to be held in Dublin on September
18th had considered the subject The
Kilfnane, County Limerick League has ap-
proved the bill.
The harvests reports for Europe and
America, prepared by M. Estienne. OF
Paris show that in England is below the
| average; in France it is per cent below
the average; in Austria and Hungary crops
are good; in the Danubiau provinces of
! Turkey there is an average crop; in Rus
sia wheat is good and barley an excellent
crop; in Germany the crops are below the
average, and the same is true of the crops
in Belgium, Spain, France and Switzer-
| land.
BERLIN, Aug. 26.-News has been re-
ceived at Berlin from St. Petersburg, oi
recent arrests there, including an Official
| of the general staff, who is accused of ad
vising the revolutionists of the precautions
which the Government is taking. Al
though the prisons are filled with persons
accused of political crimes, very few are
| hYOfICrht tn trial
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-08-26
cANAI. rnNvENrIoN.

CHICAGO, Aug. 25.-The Illinois and
Mississippi River Canal Improvement Con-
vention held an important meeting at the
Grand Pacific Hotel this afternoon. Mem
bers were present from California, Iowa,
Illinois and Michigan. Addresses We're
made by Gen. T. ]. Henderson, M c..
Chas Randolph, Chicago; S. nj. Clark and
Edward Russell, Iowa; Judge Hastings of
California, and others
The following were chosen officers for
the ensuing year: President, J. NJ Allan,
Geneseo. Secretary Edward Russell, Dav-
enport; Treasurer, T.. +. Robinson, Rock
Island.
A committee consisting of 5. NJ. Clark,
Keokuk; Chas. Randolph, Chicago; s. G..
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-08-26
SHOP-LIFTING,

BOSTON, August 25.-At Manchester,
n. H., nine girls, from 13 to II years old,
are under arrest for systematic course of
shop-lifting and stealing from clothes
lines, covering period of several weeks.
Dress goods, shoes and other articles per-
tanning to the female wardrobe are among
the goods which have been recovered.
Two of the girls, Mary Murphy and Kate
Donahoe, Jumped from third story win
dow, distance of twenty feet or more
when the police entered their room, neith-
er of them suffering serious injury.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-08-26

"a young friend of mine was cured of
an Unsuitable longing for liquor, which had
so prostrated him that he was unable to do
any business. He was entirely cured by
the use of Hop Bitters. 1t allayed all that
burning thirst; it took away the appetite
for liquor; made his nerves steady, and he
has ramained sober and steady man for
more than two years and has no desire to
return to his cups. ] know of anumber of
others that have been cured of drinking by
it. From leading railroad official, Chi
cagO Ills
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-08-26

Haskins, San Francisco; j. H. Foster,
Oshkosh, and Peyton Ronney, Kalamazoo
was appointed to prepare a memorial to
Congress, in behalf of the construction of
canal westward from Hennepin to the
Mississippi river, on the best practicable
route; said canal to be for commercial pur
poses, and not to exceed seven feet in
depth.
A resolution was unanimously adopted
expressing earnest sympathy with the OBJ
vention, which meets Oct. 26.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-08-26
A NEW PIPE LINE.

BUFFALO, Aug 26.-The Buffalo and
Rock City Pipe Line Company, commenced
the delivery of oil here to-day This is the
first independent anti-Standard line organ
lied under the act of 1873. The pipe is
sixty-four miles long with a diameter of
four inches and when full contains 5000
barrels. Midway between Buffalo and
Rock City is the only intermediate pump
ing station. The oil is coming at the rate
of 220 barrels an hour. The tanks here
have capacity of 14S,000 barrels.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-08-26
A GOLD MEDAL.

WAsHINGToN, Aug. 16-Secretary Win
dom has decreed the award of the gold
medal of the life-saving service to Capt.
Charles F. Smith, the gallant commander of
the Seawanhaka, and the medal arrived
from the mint the day before Capt Smith
died. The testimony required by the law
to be filed in such cases was not received
at the department in time to enable an
earlier issue of the medal.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-08-26
Rheumatic Diseases.

These ailments follow from torpid liver
and costive bowels; the skin, bowels and
kidneys failing in their proper work, an
acrid poison is formed in the blood, which
is the occusion of these acute diseases.
Kidney-W produces healthy action of
all secretive organs, and throws off the
rheumatic poison. Equally efficient in
Liquid or Dry form.-I1ater Ocean.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-08-26
ELECTRIC LIGHT.

HoBoKES, N. Y, August e6.-The City
Council on Monday night made five
years contract for lighting the city with
electric light, but a number of citizens
have procured an injunction restraining
the Council from carrying out the con-
tract
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-08-26
FOREIGN HARVEST.

LONDON, Aug. 26.-The Times says:
With each day there is less hope of a good
harvest. The weather turned against us at
a critical moment The loss to the coun-
try from the late rains is to be reckoned
by the millions. 1t IS impossible now to
gather corn, and it will soon cease to be
worth gathering. The situation of the
farmers is dismal for to many bad har-
vest means absolute ruin. y
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-08-26
A TEXAS HABIT.

BRAcLErTs, Tex, Aug, 26.-While four
horse thieves, belonging to an extensive
gang which has been operating along the
Rio Grande for long time, were being
brought to this place yesterday, in charge
of officers they were attacked near the
town of Dollres and all killed.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-08-26
FATAL RUNAWAY.

Boston. Aug. 26.-Mrs. John Leonard
and Miss Lavina Chase, of Dummerston,
VT, were thrown from carriage on Sat
urday, by runaway horse. The former
was killed and the latter was seriously
injured