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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-29
LOST.


EOUND-A bunch of keys, evidently belonging
to railroad man; the owner can receive the
same by calling at the Argus counting room.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-29

EOUND-on the Island, Lady's portmonnaie
4 which the owner can have by calling III Col.
Flagler's Office
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-29

WANTED-To find the man, woman or child,
w who can not be fitted suited in boots, shoes
and slippers. to call at once Carse & Retieker
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-29

WANTED-Au the ladies of Rock Island, Daven-
w port and Moline, to know that Mrs. Potter Gill
is buying cast of clothing, for which viii pay the
highest price.
Mrs. Potter Gill,
1919 Second Av, between 18th and 10th SITS
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-29

WANTED want everybody 70 call and zee my
w stock of fine leather for Boots & Shoes, includ-
ing Kangaroo, CoYduven, etc. splendid fit and
fine workmanship guarantee. j. A johnson, p
o. block.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-29
FRAsK HATroN coMMIssIoNEp.

Frank Hatton has received his commits :
sion as First Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral He goes to Burlington to settle his
business before entering upon his duties.
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ihe Ligioner Banner says: "PcopIo
nay 'aik aud write about good times.
n"t We contend that there can he ~ rcal
prosperity NJ long A. the wages Of labor
w.! w. men arc not materially increased.
y hen men with large families can nor
op'aiu more ilian one dollar for day's
nard labor, there y precious iile chanco
'vr such lnborers 70 Iay up a little some
ming Tor rainy day. neither can III
pa'ronIzc the shoemaker. tailor. mcr-
nmant, .., Nr.. % my considerable extern.
lies renn'ncratiyc employment or labor
generally makes genuinely good times
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-01-21

.ess< AtGAitSs
Health good.
White river frozen over soliti.
Chris SEEMING has put ~ larce
quantity q ics 'lnring the freeze.
A IitiIr Ina Of MI. Henry GosIinv
died 4 few days ago.
Nens'e- are raging in our ncirbbor;py
z 'u"'y q naviess. ia the vicinity iuse
n r''~~ 10 river. 1''S
I"a' hers Institute next Safuriav -
Rising sun. A good crowd il expected
ann good time promised. Come one.
come all 80
Mr. Furguson while tracking turkev
on the ice across White river. came n !,
weak place ~ the Ice which brok,.
through aud only saved himself by tuIl-
ny on his gun 80
Mf. &. Il Rudolph has been kicked.
Xxx p thc po~t-mastrrsliip here. and
FREQ. MunkeIt, A republican IN the .lcrn-
'.se, appointed ia ILL., place. Fred. II.
l"nbi viii make very good u. II
l.'Is leaves ~ democrats officer n
5oone township. lira1or
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-01-21
BAINBRIDGE TOWNSHIP ~
STiTUTE.


LIZ institute convened st lhc Jssner
n'2n Scno"l room January 18Th. 1871 n
~ o'clock 4. n,. Members present MI.
W nn'gseIl. Miss Julia Melch,or XII.
M"liic Jmf. Mr. ~. G. Fink .Ino ~
Melchior. and q. X Wilson. Nemho,.
absent Mr.. a. NJ. Sweeney. M. Al;c.
e nreene aud Mis- Maggie Nohr. '
i>iiors. Miss Lou Brucker arj ,f;..
Carrie Kueb.e~ '''' s'''s
ihc first exercise Wa cond,,c,.t NJ.
Mr y q Fink. Subjcct: "Uni,cd
states Government"
= ! 'e next exercise On programme wa..
.'i'arer Currency - the United states
ME u GuigseIl then drilled 4 cI,s.
oh inc CONSTRUCTION III Letters y ~,
- = Meichoir next called IN. at.c,,;o,.
q ue Institute 70 tie Marking 81
~ mo'ion q Miss Julia Mclchior
rs Institute then took inierrnis.ion uu,ii
: ;Sv o'clock p. nj. ~
AFTERNOON.
Inc FIRST exercise in ire afternoon -.
conducted By Miss Julia Mcichior. Suh.
'crt Reading IN Fourth R.aaerv
NJ Nnry .Intt next conducted an exer-
;isc Subject: Fractions.
Mrs Alice X. Grcene ,ot hc;ny ". -
ennnncc her subject: The Osseus So
~. was taken ~ BY Mr j. r. Meichior.
ine following programme was then
'"op'ed ior the nexf Institute, viz.
I. revolutionary Struggle by Geo. r.
'ntf. w Ass
Nervous System by Mr.. n. {. Fink.
Phonetic Spelling BY Mrs. II. Gutr-
\ Mississippi Valley. by Miss MeIchior.
4. nnsl'css fcsms." Uy Sir. a. N.
" Reading BY Jno. T. Mclchior
Forms ln reaching Fra1.ions.s b.
lrs. A X 6recnc.
Penmauship.v M Miss Nohr.
~ motion the minutes we're read .nd
'lopcd. 's-1 -
The Secretary was then instructed \.
,mu sne minutes o. tllis Institute II me
i,'or ,,, q ~ Educational column for
y II The intention OF thc members ~
y Institute 70 10 nh IN their power 4,
ake ne next Institute as Interesting ~
)s~ih.c. ~
Al are invited 10 attend.
= motion that the Institute adiourc
meet - the jasper Scho.i.ho,ise ~
ne 18th day 81 February. lssl.
en- made aud c,rrieS.
N 4: MELCHlOR. Chairr,ar.
uLo. M WILSON. SecEeinry
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-01-21

Fstsrshrrx u@msfAt
nv lne merchants seem 70 he scarce.
Several farmers having porksrs n sc!l
Nefe -ftrrAlng tor buyer. last week.
fhe Itrtle Stare steamer which ha- been
plsiug Psruka river. l. lsinr hirh ana
'ify ~ i,pn-u!t Frozen up III lAe mud.
hst IL known A. tie she'd school.
house ~ Jefferson township burned
down Inst Friday. a detective t.ue Was
the cau-e.
Inst Thursday A. y. Smith. of Dubois
rrWntv weII-known 10 rnany ~ I'm rea1.
rr~ IN Marion township. came W fowr
rAsnel rnfrk xOt ~ weaving way.
Anl Nas reAieyed Of the snug little snm.
ot 'Nree hunared aud sixty ialar-. which.
hF *7yS Anderson Battles took from hi,,s.
on pf"mi~c ~ -lving him gold fnr n. "A
warrant ua~ sworn oDt. Battles ~ ~
ie~'ed M Friday and brought ID town
forthwith for tfitl: uaiviny ~ exan.ina.
LION ie was RECOGNIZED 10 conrt III thc
-um ~ $500 Tie rarsicuIars ~ the ca-e
lFe- w substance. a. 'piIows: Smi,, I'm.
lut recently been granted a nen.in,, \
&hleh amounted liz an fo Sif55 AI
'hefk for this amount Was in fhe ha,d. n
" rhs cruAtg titrk vino notified him n,
Y tn Ihur~dav morning ~ put III Al
rrfarance. Possessed himself III tlr
hfs \ proceeded lirertly rU TIE bank and N
n~hesi ~ H. Mi it'd several Sfnre- M. n
tfMtra. making purchases al cach. ana
MAlix Nrpu~ht uli ~ F.fflek Mrt.art y.
tsavr' tI-fN III drank an,l M. IN. S,,rh Z
N Alrss di-plas NY his newly acoui,e5 n
'faiiis tlhat Mr. NrLartv went III MINI
wy tnlt linn NJ there were severn, NJ
N tou~e br wns *nllanrrriur l.i- money 4
nf personal safety w ~nrh III imrrn-
~W txhh'Stlon- At thi< junrfatc Az HI
rf~"H EuFf't- tAire np anat entered ;,to n
'MNer-atipn wife ~inilh. and soon aft.yil
e fwu I~tt The Salaon together rniny X,
M helsr.~ l,cry staI.v rhev rot into N
rttM Whfn Smith overrome ~ liunnflI
'sAinr he'll To-. Young smith hcaiinrl
hHs ia'her's condition. put III an ~ /.
'.rnnre. searched his fathers pock.fs
~ tnund >sSnof the money gone. I,af- I'M
= Nh rieigrS getting $50 of II. butI
Mr teok IA ~ takc care of for him.
= fortear cotnmcnt for fear ~ ,loinol
injustice Nr Battles s. 4 man IN III
ewe'iin-Iy easy circumstances. and ~
wv ne y not guilty III inten,ionall
'me- Another cIiaptcr of whisky \,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-01-21
Madison Township Teachers ~.
sfitnfe.

Ine proceedings were not furnished
,hc fourier n time FOR publication. hay.
iny been Withheld week The fcj
lowing II The programme for ncxt r,.,;.
'u.c ~ NJ hrld Feb. 5ih. al IiilIsborn:
,,.,,. t"nr'h Heading Glass, Miss Helen
Lon Mahin. $50
,,;,, Model Spelling Class, Miss Jennie
ra'.e Syntax. Miss Annie Cooper.
business Forms. Mr. Jones Kemp.
Green. ~ ~
Nsrycns System. Miss lydia Banta
ne Earth a sphere. MI. r.. III. iii.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-01-21

re January session of Tie n. n ~ I
was held N fhe Hall ScAool-honxe ", NJ,
-ih inst. with Snpf g. T.. Coorer m M,
ehair. Upon motion. Philip lIesseme,
was elected Secretary and A. Al. He.se.
mer appointed Critic
Mfmbcrs present were Mcssrs. l.a;t1
bullet. Niles. No.cn. n. and a. "A II..sc.
mrr and Miss Katie Hall. Absent: Mis-
Miss Katie Haitz.
Ihe exercise were opened bv p,as.f
cooper. Subject: Land ~ sona,e
Measure. Our worthy ~np't aavoc.,as
teaching his subjfc, ~ diagram;n. M.
'"fiohS u'ii- involved. and doing this in
such u'a''er A. ~ illustrate their rcla-
'iNf ~'<' ana rcla'ioh. or Ia other worfs
Illustrating the difference between three
S4"h'e 'eri and three feet square: Two
~f''nre yards and two yards square. &c..
wh'cn according 20 "us faI.;ble Judgment
~ Iit WAY % teach said subject.
NrAi forward WAS Philip liessemor
SUBJECT Arithmetic. Cases of ietrenf.
age Showing their hrnrica,ion nv
sowing problem under each case
foiiuNing came Mr Cooper. Snhiecf 4
Taper Currency. AIR. Cnnper h,s heenI
through Incle Sans pockets ana poficeI'
'fs contents carefully. tnr ~ ,o,l ~
ibont his "Gernbhcks. .Btoctbacks y
Htivc-twenties. "Tcn-fortie.~ a,,d a,,o
of he gold md silver.
iN1EENiss'oS.
After introducing onr c,avinO o,,a
!, ,'rs 'va"s snmpiuou- hospitality of Mis-
nH''r iia'' and receiving pala,ai greet
~ 'ne institute Was called u order b, \
resilient COOPER, aud The programme
I. 'r'nsfed ~ Miss Katie Hall. Suljcct N
sfahinS--iiow 10 teach 10 Primary
lasses The lady advocates not oulxl'
ne Teaching of A Words words. ward.
'ut also thorough knowledge az tbai
meaning they express.
We next saw NE huge form ~ IL "
'uiief hcfore The Institute. Suliec,
grammar Anaiy ~i~-- strongly advorst;n.,
ne Hingiaininy of sentences. III. n,.-
lerl 's''S'' n
on motion ~ N. a. Hessemer. ,he
rogrammc was suspended ana m;scei-
lneouS business called up.
a morton. requesting the Presi.]ent III.
sign ne respective subjects. fnr ,Lal
ext Institute, was carried. forsf;,nr ~ u;shI 8
ie designating tie kmcscl,.s Srb.oi- y
,use. ~ the location of tbc NV. ,ns,
hesoiu'ions thanking the CO. super n \.
.e"nrni for BIZ presence ani aid. ana Y
go ftai' FOR her generous hospifalit, X
err welcomed. whereupon morton ,oi
J"nfn 70 meet on the appointed time
sHid place, received the sanction or sbel !"
.J. NOLAN, Pres. ~,
ihiLif hEssENFK. Secretary. M
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-01-21


IN Willow Creek resides wona,
Who tor fifteen years. except Oh one occa.
-ioii, hss not uttered a word ~ lsg-
ne was rclentIcssly forbidden Nv III,
parents % marry The man of her chojce
Soon after his Tie family moved "
Motana and since The ssy III their sf,r,.
'n1 ne sonng lady. now grown " :
woman of ~ Years. hn< not artictla,cd I
muehs haii dozen words. Berlong
silence l. attributed 10 intense and ab;J-
ing Indignation at ihr crn, 4. III ;ar HI
rents, and probably conceivinc words !.
be useless and Inadequate ID express th
poi1tancy o. her suffering. shr concln.
teh never 70 speak again. reSnlntio.
fich she has adhered 10 20 ,ar with %.
tenacity. She lives win her
parents. occupies room by II. r.eif rcfn-
60 ~ see strangers and ~ All intent. uudl
'nrpo~es N absolutely dumb. iier man.
'ry y strong and accurate tor cne wlol
leiihef ;asAs. nor. reads. nor lakes otbcrl
niri'es'tsl exercise. through ne par.
liion ~ htr room she will sometimes \
lstrn q The conversations al those n, ,hel
ulninln1 apartment. aud orcasional,, \
exsral day nlier Il has taken nlacc i,l
'i'i he found on p4per III her room MN.
~ on'. There j. NO doubt OF ability t.i
/, speak.
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+. .f-- 'hHI comes nuf ~ our work In ~
~ ~rti nnd unr most fxcitiry iov And
r'rn~t.re shrr'd Ne found III orr work
-tHts " We wish 10 excel IN nrf. uc m,.s,
rrAfei ~ Industry AM lien our NINA.
. .iffto~e honorable end<. rot only ,hc
Virtues. Inn The eeifie~ also. Are recdv Nv
ASSIST a.. IN tile work 81 nnfn,c a,d
nFf- whatever j. really ni.fnl II oen-
ffnlir useful. 20 III lie mora, w.r,d
NafeNfr istfuiy yiIfnons. n ~ liz sane
."T htheurial ~ society. Children
NJ S's''1iti m tT-td 'p 'hprOurhnes~ III All
,htf 'hrr fp; and flIey should 81 made
NJ" lfet thai 'he chief merit consists III the
manner ann perfection of fiitir perform
tufe~- They -houli Ne caused 10 realize
N"' lh -Hfssnnrri Tie llo .n,plovmsnf
AN f.E6iiF--iNn rsn honnr. elevate. Aha ~
wv @rsf fhf'n.rnlrrs ffsf bv their on as.;l;-
ailfi nfi'-applitd fa!ents nna sfIatfs
n TttF desirable ih1f q fine sense ~,
irtt fra wrong and enrfecf lea NH
ttortists slpu1l NJ emily ani carefully
nsf fNf~-sd uIan fIf oung. thai fhe, ~
h''r'rs9 NJ l''ye anti pursue tgse ligi.t- ard
ltifst nnd slI''i' iIe "a forg, and M reform
VERY nrt ard every dnty nom hi,h .nI /
MnrprA''le nofi,s- Illus frnined AMI !
'.rrn grow IN free from those s!eha- |
'AA- ait srlii~h Influences. Which arc \
.n" IN tit4usttix sstvelopsl in <ori.tr X
tie xout -heu.t early Nv imt,ress..d \
y ilh ti.r Importance offxerrisinc 4 chsr- \
'atle spirit. and IL de|iehring. rather N
ttnlI~. Iian iu The Enrurs NM rn.,,-
'FF-- "; Dstsf~. Let tlc young be taught
N ieel that there may Ne some rnal
RATS in All. anil 10 txfrri4e a commas
Tomato md pf-iying -pirit towards the
fnt. and errinI. EVER pfelrrrinr ta sneak
iulflx- aud think charitable. towards III
'Mf ~ All. Ifpe-.ihle fhe.,onnr ~honia
M tanght 10 iefi ihnf they have dnii.. NJ
.rrtorin- and that III they labor with
''iti'IN md earnfslnsSs. they NAV rise NJ !
xe.t*r -fiiInn- ~ imfueuee ana use,t,l.
'f-s ~ a government Ike ours. viii. :
'it means pf know ledge 20 y iae.x
'fin-~si. ihe highest posts of honor lii 4
lIke etfsinable v, The rich ana moor.
Ae great rret. the iilnsirions states
Aan- 1hc eloquent orator. Il ~ iikriy toi I
2 iDFfh trem iie brown faced iabofer'~
effF~e. - from the snml tnous palaces
I the capital. III tie Young are eqr,y n
aIhFst ~ habiis ~ perSevering INDUSTRY Y
they are rightly lau1ht fhe nature ofi
leir obligations and the extent of rhrir r.
Fatalities, ami. Az tke same time. 49,. y
tde to frsi fhsf they must. with cerfain 81
~ carve their own fortunes. they will n
iu~fsueteb IN the true z'en- and prin.
7lfs "a progressive usefulness aha H. "
easing intupnrr. "
N44t
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a vonng lady IN Pringlar. Iowa. who
was made 4 convert ~ tho Baptist faith
was ~ ~ thr chilly water 10 be baptized
just hifcr our first cold snap set III. Tho
water hnd scarcely moisifnod hcr stock-
inH~ before slic ncrvously snatched hcr
han'i from thaf of The elder VINO va
leading her anil exclaimed slts too cold.
l'il wait TIL sp,ing.y
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-01-21

Nomen should represent beauty of
@onIe ktnd cr another. There Il nothipy
n an - much dctests a. maxculipr
wonAn shc expects 10 share his eou,Ii.
u whiie - me samr time refusing ~ ~
r~rf his rlsins snd respousibiIlt!cs.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-01-21

4 Michigan farmer invented 4 trick
w'th hole N II IIe sold soi:s of bu,t.
'nnt had been made hollow, filled vim
water and frozen solid. M "''
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-01-21

Ar e'd bachelor saya every woman a
Z musician y hen Il comes 10 chiwmu-
, 1881-01-18

JorIEr, ILL.,, Jun. 1.-THE Heptblicon
gives tho following account Of the serious
nccihent OIL tile Chicago, Alton Il st. Louis
Railroad. near dwight, early Friday ,norsl-
lng: "As tie lgltnlng-axpress trim, which
raclles this city ut 5:A5 1T the morning, was
passing I'D tho south track about four miles
north Of Dwight, II rnll broke Just as the
tl'lrsl chr from The rcnr Of tho train wns
passlug upon It, mud tllut car a,Ml the two fol-
luwlng cars {s!ccpers} were terailed ind
thrown across the two trncks Further tllan
II most terrible justIlug rs though riding over
n corduroy road the passengers were not III
turclt,-same, perhaps, sustaining few
bruises. Tho conductor Of thu tratn crowded
tho passengers into the remaining cars
asid CAN'T on to this stntton, where several
cars wcro obtulned Rnd tho train
proceeded to Cllicngo, running ION
tho accommodation tra1l's scheduled
time. All Of the following trains were de-
lnyesi for several llo,lrs, tho accommodation
running OH tho Drnyer's ttnu md the l>r1,yer
seyera! hours 1atcr. Tho ruil which caused
tho accident was split NIL TO pieccs, sl,!tl Of
cost,Ho was broken BIZ the severn cold
weuther-thO thermometer stanll!ng =, bct0w
when tito accident llnppensds f'!'he debris of
tho wreck was cleared away In tIIIe tu let
tho down Deliver pass without delay.
, 1881-01-18


Ghost ,literature cnjoys Kre4t popularity at
this sOaso " tao year aiid lur4o el.ss uf re.'t!.
aban.lant tSppe,tantties for susslilx IL; tales #
Twelfth Might. Tho rlcu' do resi4tunfo vi tllu
Chslstlnas iiumber Ut hotes au! Queries IL story
Of gt,ost which ought to lllyu appeared
hut 4d not. 1hlrty-four ycars axo two young
men stuayinx III. Goria.auy nude q iMr.
ner with tho!r blonl, that whichever III then.
died trat should npppar to tho o1hcE. Tho
survivor Ut tho tQir EUw puts 1il tte0rd tho
death q bis fTic1l. III 1873. ind Ills taIiYrp, to
keep tho rroaise't appo!1tms,ti. 4 j., siM!!ar
with Scotch friend, su.l tho I,'at!nvr IN "l.!rl
nro lorl Chancellor Il dcscritel III Lord
llF9ughaal'ns = Sutob!osEanhy. ". ch1nso. of
Queries, bcliuves that tnIs 10 thn tret reeor.lnd
Instance Ut Q tatlnre to kccp this klhd 0f s'h!t-
gatlou. III thLs statement, however, he Is nils.
inken Such pluuxo was ula,io by" Jupiter"
csr1yls n9a 9 ,S So9ng ssosSh fr1os Wha dtsd
" lGt'ke4 forward u ny that snost ,gpnia! of
mankind, AZ ho confessed III hl1 autobiography,
HpfuF occurred. ~
, 1881-01-18
a Young Man, with h Supposedly
Empty Gun, Kills Ills
Brother.
Two Men Swept from; q Raft and
Drowned in North Caro-
lima.
Crushed 10 DentI In n. C0nl- -DAnk-!A
Young Girl Burned 10
Death.
A Vessel Captain and -Four Men Drowned
Death by Nitro-9lycorino
Explosion,
IT WAS LOADED,


srfttat Ufspatth to 7nk Chtruuo Tribune.
GA1.ESA, ILL.,, jan. 1T.-A; distressing ncci-
dent OCCURRED yesterday morning III Guiliorl
Township. resulting In tho almost Instant
death Of George Ehrcdt, aged II yenrs, son
Of Martin Ehrctlt, Il prominent farmer rcs!tl-
Ing I'll TINT township. ,rhe particulars OF the
satt event nro rs follows: Tile dccoasel and
his brother Frederick, two years younger,
had occupied 4 bctl together for some time.
Yesterday morning Frederick nr0se for tho
purpose Of dressing himself, and undeavorcd
10 Induce Ills brother George to get up also.
Tho latter failed to comply, when Fred
payfulIy picked up Il rifle wh1cl, was stand-
Ing III ono corner Ut the .r0un, aud,
surprising 1t to le unhlntfctl, liz pointed II
ut hiy br0lher MID tlirealencd tu shoot
HIN II lie did not get H. ut once. George,
wllU was Ntsu Of tho opinion that tho rl!l9
was not loaded, paid no attentiu,, TO tho re-
quest, wl,Greup0n Fred rnisc!l the hammer.
anil, tnklng min ut hts brUther, pulled tho
trigger. y tleafehtng report followed, brtnK-
lng tile father tn thu rontl,, only 10 lind his
believed sol, weltcring in btonu md In the
ngony IF death, while tho frAtricitte stood
tralstSci with horror over tn: result uf Ills
tIlnugl!tlesllcss, with tic. smoking weapon
still f,1 his hand. All examination proved
that tho hall with which tho rifle Ind leen
lnatled entered tho throat on tho right side,
tmsslng through tho ncck. and lodging ut the
base Of tho brain. a. verdict In accordance
with tho. iacts was rendered by tho Corotlnr's
lurv to-day.
, 1881-01-18

1rr q n 11r,1cnn sunor,,,o,,,ort ~ u,o
A1' 0,., y; - ,n rIuuso' nupe',ntenueht VI ,l'o
rntirooI ho. met issnod - c,rc,,,"r
in'. .1a an,,at,",o,,, ~ a., ~ II 1I"r,.t..',,
ns tnu apt".,''1,Int ..,,i Va .nl. W: ~. t,a,llsph
az Master ol Mach,hefy, vlco oamtlel l!o'ts-
at Newark, o.
.r,,a r,,,a,,,,.,
1Mo i9,iowine ,e changes among Inc officers
OF the FitellburE ltallroati Company l'avo
Just been made: Mr.. j, +. Tucker Inns been,
appointed General FreIuht ecnt. y.rc &. l..
tInrtwnif trn,,sfnrrn,i -. nthnr ,1,,ti,, Nr X
, 1881-01-18

boforo inn. 10. tFsl. Any amount remaining un.,
takcf, viii 10 disposed IT by tho Executive Cotti.
"TIie total au,onnt orerct1. sti,too ooo. will bo.
c0natt!orTA ns applicable tu nIf the 1Tnrn now .
owned Or which inGy ltrrsnftnr l,e accepted hy
ihG Cttnf'nny. Tho cosnpnny't sccmrtttcs nrc PSI
rstnnlnE thirty yrnrs, l'enrllx saint.n,ial'al IN
ttrcat nt tho rnts III hcr ccnt ller nnn!lm, Rntt
secured !y q fFitt mortgage ,lMHt MI th9 prop
rrty. aud franchises nf tho tlnnpany: t,its,!io
!ntH Htnck nt tho ortlon Ut t1ID h0l,lcr, lGnrnR
Interest, noi-ct,n,!lIatIyc. at tho rato Of per
cert pcr atin,i'n. but not oxenodlpY tue .1pt
nut exne!all,iR .fi:Jli Il tfIe."
Jhe New inrk Tribune says tint Inst Sat-
Mrlay Mr.. .Wonrislnrcr,. nclIng for tirl,.
Palmer, .nf tho Mexican National itnilruah,
Ind applied fur \ s,ll,scrLnti0n IN tho Mex
81 aA tne Sess sserios Il s r q esivc tei, Gpt Il sa
to bc sl1, ,ss7,5o0 This, i Is c'atmc.i, would
construct noru than 1,0O miles OF lilo CON-
pnny'S rOAtl, wttl,DNt depending nt all upon
the liberal Gnsh subsidy 10 which tho Cnnpn.
ny Is entitled. The subsidy. wlllcl! II S'5.2%0
4 mile, II IL expected, will l,e used Ut build.
ing tho other l.UN niles q tho fnad, md II
tho subsidy Is pull! rapidly enough there
stock.
T!,o Mexican Central 1inilrnad Company
hollis q Krnht from tho Sfuxlcall Republic
authorizing II to construct II railroaa from
the national Chrltal tn tho American
frn,t,ier: Ti,ele ,n u WY eonnsct met EltI! the
Mas 3rE!nize'l ri Win tile alI Of tic tic AtcIlsoa,
Topeka Il Santa Fc ltailrun.l Company. Last
November STEPS were tnken by Ten. Grniit.
.Jny Gould, and ex-Afinisler Romero to llnr-
lll0nize the interests Of tho companies inter-
csscd In Mexican trunk railroads.
, 1881-01-18
LOST ON 4 1s.iFT.

EpFttdf D1spaIek 70 1ht EhIeaQo 7TltuNe.
WlLMiSaroS, N. e., jim. l7.-Two young
men, Washington aml .fatlcs Autry, lost
tl.er lives OIL II timber raft which was carried
Into tho Brunswick River frOm Cupe Fear,
four ,nltcs above tho city, hist hight. TIIcro
wero tlyu riffs, mil all were carried nto tito
brunswick lltver by tho strung thla Alul Il
gallo Of wind blowing Mt tho time. rho, lnel,
on f,ur 1t ule rafts l,unagel to yet ashore,
severn! OF thelIi !Ilakfng liarrow esca.Hs trMn
,en 'aeitiousi ia iK sKcelnr H. on nj telr sEp tt l 5
llnye not sinco been t.cnrti OF, although It,
Will. tho other rafts which were abandoned,
WIS found yesterday In tho 1elgh6orll00l OF
tho jetttua below this city.
, 1881-01-18
STEAMSHIP NEWS.

NEW TonK, Jim. l7.-Arriycd, the f,allia,
Traval,oorn, aid Erin, frnn Liverpool, a,Id
State Of Aialmma, from lIarrow.
4rEESs1pwS. .fn.I. l7.--Arrfved, tie City
Of Berlin, frDn, New York.
ASrwE.w, Jan. l7.-Arr1vcd, tho Zealand,
frnn Srw York.
IlvEnIa>or., Jan. 17.-Arriycd, Ibcrian,
frgm boston.
LoSDpS, Jan. 17.--1'le steamer Assysian
Monarch, from New York. has arrived. She
lost sixty-0ne oxen overheard during ller
UassDHG.
, 1881-01-18

WHEELING, W. Va., jan. 17.-Tho boiler Of
j. r. Balls brick works, opposit New Cum
Dsrland, W, Va., burst this morning at q
o'clock, deli,ollshing the cugi.c-llouse and
woultdng tlre0 persons, one fatally.
Tho watch1nan Ind steam mp when tho oll.
gtuepr. Mr. Cooper StItlwrll, ca1nc to worl;.
SttIlwelI finding w,ltcr in the ,,nMsc, silrtcl
tltu Injector, md Tho explosion Immediately
followed, with tho dreadful results ilGll-
ttuned. THO Injured arc e. Stlllwcll, cut on
tho head; Willlc. Flsa.., lrs fractured in txo
places-NmHu.Alio will hc necessary; ". Z.
nnnv!iIy viiy, RrlsSd Meout iS etaM hrottSr
dnillagu to property will anloullt to 81, ,0UO.
, 1881-01-18

joliet. ILL.,, Jun. l7+-The fact that several
gentlemen prominently Identified with lie
Chicago, Milwaukee, IL st. Paul were hero
last week In conference with tho managers
of the projected .Tnliet & Valparaiso Rallrnad
Cumpany hus given r1se to Il repOrt tint tlle
forlner ls about 10 gain pussesslosI Of thu
franchise nlll rlgllt-0f-wny OF tho latter.
, 1881-01-18
FOUR PERSONS INJURED.

IRlnaEro,sr, Cunn., Jan. l7.-l}y M ex-
ploslon Of naphtt,a ta-dny IN tho building OF
tho Wheeler j. Wilson Manufacturing Com
pany's works, used for extracting oil from
this iron slaaytugs ami waste, Samuel Atoyle.
thu engineer, WIS probably. fuIally burned,
nrut II. T.. Fowler, John Dbyoney, aud Fat
rick D0olnn woro bully burned. Those
l,,lr1,eh WIRE attracted 10 aM open. Br,pce be.
tween the buildings by a first oxplustii,, aud
were caught by u sec0Al explosion L Iuluuto
1ntur.. sH,