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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-24

sgas raif, and treasonable, fat and villain
oaa. wore corsets and swore oaths, and
dp1otted the resurrection of the confederate
isfatas. Moreover, he was SO feeble of
health that lie wasn't going to live more
than month or two But now General
Hancock is regarded by these same whilom
opponents as quite gentleman. Advices
from Yorktown to leading republican
journal say General Hancock issued
Yesterday his first general orders as COM
man6er in-chief of the regulation military
forces. in camp and to arrive. HIS Office
is delicate one, considering the toachi-
ness and self importance sure to be exhib-
tied in some quarters. Battalion drills are
held by the regular troops, and the naval
forces are arranging for their part in the
coming display. The selection of General
Hancock as commandment chief is curious
for more reasons than one. It is only
twelve miles from here that he first distin
guished himself in battle in 1862. He is
greatly beloved by the army and volunteers
for his services in the late war, and as q
democratic candidate for the presidency he
became more or less identified with the ral
ing party in the south, Should the disorder;
ly element show itself in Yorktown or the
camp, it is probable that no one could put
things to rights with a better chance for
the sympathy of all persons here.' During
the past year the general has done nothing
whatever to restore confidence in his patri-
otism and his character generally. He
simply continues to be what he was before
ribald organs maliciously attacked him.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-24

II been so ably discussing s one of the
final principles Of mechanTcs and nearly
every school boy could have given their
Information about it, yet the early eduea-
ton of the editors of the Union was so ex-
clnsively turned to the higher branches that
they had no time to learn the primary.
This desire of theirs to become familiar
with the common rules of natural philos-
ophy is most praisworthy, and it is to be
hoped that in short time their studies
may extend so far that they viii be able
to inform their readers that there is law
of gravitation and an object, IL life unsup-
ported will fall to the earth. This is
knowledge disseminated, and the Union
gathers in its share. Better late than never
is their motto.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-24

As our export trade keeps on increasing
the necessity of having it carried in Amer
lean ships, is every day becoming more ap-
parent. The protectionists have so entire
ly succeeded in their plans of protecting
American shipping, that hardly vessel on
all the broad seas sails under an American
register, and the union flag in a foreign
port is a rare and wonderful sight Moth
ing is left of American shipping but the
name, and that is fading into dim tradi-
ton of the almost forgotten past. There
are some alive among US, who can remem
Der when both foreign and American goods
were carried in American ships, and Amer
lea disputed with England the supremacy
of the seas. But that day in past, and
ever since the protectionist started their
schemes to ''potect' American
ship building; American ships
have become nothing but
memory among us. According to table
just prepared by the bureau of statistics
tic merchandise for the fiscal year. 1881,
was shipped from New York; II ITO per
cent from New Orleans; go per cent
from Baltimore; ITO from Boston; per
per cent from Philadelphia, and 8 $40 per
cent from San Francisco. Nearly So per
cent of the total imports were received at
New York Of the total imports over 81
per cent came from Great Britain; 10 per
cent from France; over s per cent from
Germany Of the total exports of domestic
merchandise over Cd per cent went to Great
Britain; 10 per cent to Germany; over
per cent to Belgium and nearly 4 per cent
to Canada
And how much of this has been handled
by Americans The percentages of the
foreign commerce of the United States for
the fiscal year 1881, carried on in American
vessels was only 16 2-10. This is less than
it has been in the history of the country
and over one per cent less than it was for
the fiscal year 1880. In the face of the
enormous increase of the volume of our
foreign commerce, there has been decline
of nearly seven per cent in the amount car
ried by American vessels during the last
two years and decline of over fifteen per
cent in the last ten years, excepting the
four years Of the oivil war. The value of
the merchandise carried in American YES
sells was less in the fiscal year 1881 than in
any year since 1850, despite the fact that
since 1850 the value of our foreign com
merce increased from S845, 900, 600 to
81 ,647.0 100000. And yet they tell us that
protection is success.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-24

The brilliant logic of encouraging manu-
facturers by putting heavy duty on their
raw material, and thus increasing the cost
price of every article manufactured in the
country, which our proteetionist friends
have been hugging to their bosom as
being the very escence of political econ
omy, is every day showing itself a delusion
and a snare. 1t most certainly has the eff
feet of keeping all of our manufactures
out of foreign markets, and makes the
price of these in the home ones so high
that it is heavy tax upon the consumer.
An entirely opposite course has made Eng
land the manufacturing centre of the
globe The st. Louis Republican Illus
trates this by citing the ease of leather and
hides. Up to 1878 the average value of
raw hides imported into the United States
was about SIS, 0OO,00 After that date
the duty was removed, and the importa-
lions rose to 100000 900 in 1880. This
has stimulated the tanning industry, which
is also shown from another standpoint
that the value of hides exported has de-
creased from eleven to three millions 1t
has also helped leather manufactures, for
during the tariff time the exports of man
ufactnred leather averaged but So, roc. 900
per annum, while the average for the years
of duty free hides was $35, 100 900. What
has been done in leather can also be done
in iron, in glass, in nearly every branch of
handicraft
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-24
LOCK ISLAND q MERCER CO. R.R.
Moa 81. October "a 1873.

"a fter taoenty gears Of. domination By
"the republicans, chronic abuses hane be-
come fastened upon the public serctce like
"baraacEes upon the bottom Of stranded
ship. There is no hope of reform by lead
ers eo1tO hare created a system Of naaladmdn-
''fstratSoa, and scA0 are interested in perpetu-
'atsrg ats eUaIs. Nothing short Of the stern
''est remedy geUes any promise Of efecttUe
reform, and the first step tosoords 1t is IN a
''c]snage Of rulers Ne1o blood mast be an
fused into tie management Of public at
:. fairs before relief can be expected. The
people demand change. and, being in
earnest. they are likely to be gratifed. :"
DzaSd Darts.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-24

All is not lovely with Malone. The re
publicans are beginning to think that per-
haps in dealing with him they got the
worst Of the bargain, and that is touching
them in a very tender spot.
Some Northern republican papers are put
ting in q loud protest against the election
of Graham and Riddlebarger as republi-
can candidates for Senate officers
The New York Tribune says: But they
say these two men must be carried because
the balance of power, Senator Malone, of
Virginia, demands lit. 1t is he who ties
these heavy dead-weights to the part y.
Is this indeed so? And is this Mr. Mahone's
price for for-what? We really do not
know. The largenesS of the price is plain
but we fail to see any adequate consider
alton. There has been some talk about
bargain and sale in this matter, but all as
though the republicans were buying Ma
it? Isn't Malone buying the partys And
isn't he getting it very cheaps On the
whole. would it not be well before any
further steps are taken in this transaction,
for republicans to consider all the cir
cumstances and decide whether this is for
them a purchase or a sale?' The New York
Evening AaiI cries out in its Indignation:
'.Are the republicans of the north willing
to see the advance guard of their party
swallowed up in mud and mire of Virgin
la reputation, in order that Virginia re-
pudiators, duelists, and unrepentant re-
bells may drive their oaggage-wagons, Ia
den with federal plumber, over the bodies
of good republicans, serving as t'cordu-
roy roads"
Considering that republicans have been
calling Hearen to witness that Malone
came to them of his own free will. And
tehre was not even the semblance of a
bargain, this is interesting and instruc-
tive. How long will it be before the party
finds David Davis too heavy?
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-24

The Union has finally settled the ques
ton as to the effect of the high water on
the pumping power of the water works
engine. and its colossal train is now taking
a needed rest. In pursuance of the same
subject that paper may soon be expected
to favor US with profound and learned es-
says as to whether water runs up or down
hill. The ARGUS Is truly glad to see that
the Union is trying to post itself in regard
to these intricate and momentous matters
There are yet lots of things for it to learn,
and although the matter which it has late
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-24

The handling of the French and German
exceedingly delicate matter and one which
Secretary Blaine is doubtless glad to be
well rid Of The French visitors were any
thing but cordial to the Germans and that
lack of cordially was freely displayed. A
newspaper correspondent who was on the
ground gives an amusing account of the
imbraglias cit seems that their
jealousy of the Germans began in Washing
ton The German officers failed to
make ceremonial call on them, and only
left cards at the state department to be
sent them. The cards were not delivered
until both parties came on board the Cats
kill. Another and more serious griev-
ance was that Mr.. Blaine in going to the
racessson Saturday rode in carriage with
Colonel Won Steuben, instead of with the
Commandant Lichenstein, who, as the rep
sentative of President Grevy, ranked him,
as did also General Boulanger, of the
French army. All the way down from
Washington to Fortress Monroe the French
showed marked colndess toward the Ger
mans, but no disco9rtesy. Secretary
Blaine was equally friendly with both par
ties, but at table gave the Frenchmen
the precedence their rank demanded. On
arriving at Yorktown the American ships
were seen displaying the French tri-color
at the fore, the stars and stripes at the
main, and the white German naval flag
with its black cross at the mizzen. This
was all right, but, unluckily, the Dispatch
had but two masts, so the French and Ger
man flags were both run up side by side at
the fore. At first the French officers did
not see their flag, and were highly incens-
ed. Afterward, when they caught sight Of
it, they were hardly less provoked to see it
in such close companionship with that of a
nation they so much dislike" And at the
same time the English flag was saluted,
although the general idea was that the cell
ebration was in remembrance of a little
affair in which England got most the worst
of it.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-24
The Springfield Republican is homes

The Springfield Republican is honest
enough to say:
The turning out of Bayard is pretty
small business. Turn it about. Suppose
it had been Anthony who was in the chair
and the democrats had awaited themselves
of the aid of of a renegade republican to
turn him out, that would have been an
other pair of boots, wouldn't it?''
And the conundrum now going the
rounds is: if Anthony had been the pre-
siding officer, and the democrats had at
tempted to turn him out, how long would
the republicans have filbustered before
they would have yielded? The answer is,
as long as they could.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-24


the only B ARTERY
known 20 the World ca
pable 81 being CHARGED
with MEDICINAL PRJP-
ERTIGS. which Is TRIMS
FUSED INTO THE sYs-
TEN. III yon are addicted
with any of the following
DISEASES don't neglect to
wear enc of our Batteries,
Wig:
Paralysis, Baaia afsa
Nervous Diseases. Rheu-
matlsm, Gout. Swollen
Joints, sciatica, Neuralgia,
Lumsago, Aches and Pains
Nervous and e. neral De-
bility, spinal Diseases,
Weak Back or Eide, VAST
ing, Decay, Restless nights
My htmare, Mrlancholy y,
Dizziness or Vertigo tuli-
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-24

The Chicago Times pays deserved
tribute to the democratic candidate when
it says:
A year ago General Hancock, then cam
didate for the presidency of the United
States, was represented by his opponents
to be an uneommonly hard citizen. He
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-24
Masters Sale.
ROCK ISLAND Isl dat coosr;r. SIS

STATE OF ILLINOIS.
ROCK ISLAND COUNTY sc
In the Circuit Court.-In Chancery
Joseph Thomas Administrator of the estate of q.
r. ThoInas, deceased. We. Henry c. Twlnlng.
samuel Heagy, and George Vincent General
Notice Is hereby given that by virtue of decree
Oh said Court entered in the above entitled cause
on the 10th day OF September, Al. d. 1881 SMALL on
saturday, the Bird day OF December A. D. 1881 al
the nour OF o'clock in the afternoon, at the north
door OF the Court House. in. said county of Rock
1siand to satisfy said decree, sell public veutIue
60 the highest and best bidder for cash in hand
those certain premises situate in the county 81
Rock Island and State OF Illinois, known and de-
ecrIbed ae follows, to-wit:
The southeast fractional quarter of section
elghteen t1s), in township eigh cen 1s) north Of
range one lIh east Of the 4th principal meridian,
forty-threa 50-l00 acres more or less
October. A. D. 1881. -
HENRY CURTIS, JR-
Master in Chancery. Rock island County I'll
PARMEEfER q HAss.
Complalnants solicitors, l0-l6dtd
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-24

Pontiac. Ill.,, still contains one citizen
who dates back into the last century.
James Nelson, ST., was born in 1889, when
George Washington was President of the
United States, and was married when Nap
oleon Bonaparte was shaking the thrones
of Europe.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-24
CHICAGO xrLvAUKrE d ST. Paul.

RACINE q SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION.
Leav for Racine and Milwaukee e:25 Am: II loop.
Leave for Dubuque. Winona. st Paul and Mime
apolis q 20 am.
Leave for McGregor. Portville, Camas Sioux Cit
and Yankton 100 pm.
Ar. from Racine aud Milwaukee 5:l5 a. m as D. m
Ar. from Minneapolis, st. Paul, Winona and Du-
bGque $40 pm.
Ar. from Yankton, Sioux City, Portville and Nc
Oregon 5:i5 am. eEl
Through Sleeping Cars are run on all night trains
The night express leaving Rock Island every
sun ~ ca - ~ W Inc sfalS
over checks given on through tickets from Rock
siand to Chicago Through tickets only good on
thistY&In. sa.-sse#
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-24

ness OF Blood Lack =
Power Of Will or A,,jo.
PAlpitAtiOn Of the Hear
Loss Of Memory, Los. =,
Confidence, Painting sp.r.
Hysteris, Epilepsy, He,,,
barn, Dyspepsia, Brorrb,
u.s. SAT- Rheum. Flalulenr,
Weak Stomach, Dises,e,.
Of the Heart ana LuDr.
Dropsy. Asthma, Plen,,9-'
Constipation, Japnd,..
Catarrh, Sore Throat n
bility. Piles, Tumors so,.
Boils, Carbuncles, Few.
and Ague, Liver CompIsin,
Diabetes, Kidney Com.
plants, Gravel. Chil!s, I'm.
potency. Disordered %,
ditions OF the Liver. BIons
Kidneys orUrinary orgsS,,t, 4
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-24
Investment Securities

Savings Banks, Insurance Companies. Trustees
and Investors generally, are invited to correspond
with regarding Bonds they may desire 10 BUY,
EXCHANGE.
Municipal Bonds, Water Works Company
Loans. and desirable Railroad Securities al
ways on hand.
J. z. LEWIS B co BANKERS,
9-1d65w IA CEDAR ST., NEW YORK.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-24
sccY ISLAND 3 FnogIA HALLWAY.

HQCK ISLAND PEOS4& AAlLWAx.
SHORTEST ROUTE TIE HAST AND SOUTH.
600 m Way Freight.
$50 = Fact Express. f2:45 M Mail and Express
] AS m Mail and Exp's $50 - Fast Express.
6:50 " F'ht q Accom'n
The 80 p m train makes close connection at
Gslesbur 70 nj .95sn m At Rurlinpson 3 40 m at
Keokuk 1925 10; and az QRincy 10 :06 m also
making close connection at Peor with B q W
and T q w roads for all points east and south.
LOCK ISLAND o MERCER CO.. 3. 3.
leave Rock leland ct 800 q. m. and 4 100 m.
Arriving OF Cable at 11:90 m. and 6:15 m. 81
cave Gable at $50 m, and 80 p m.
Ar. Al Rock Island at S:15 a. m. and 9:15p m.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-24

Passengers carried Freight trains as follows:
EAST .4:45 p N WEST. 10 10 o m
9kO- II LoOsLEY Agent. Rock Island.
A RIMBAiL, EST. JOHN
Gent SGpt. Gen. T'kt q Pass Agt
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-24
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-24
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-24
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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-11-05

be adjusted and settled next year. 1t
will be necessary to add to this years
appropriations from $50, 900 to $50, 600.
Consequently Commissioner Dudley will
ask next year for an appropriation OF
S100,000,000 for pension purposes. 1t
is thought that about $50, 900, 900 will
have to be added each year until these
arrearages are cleared up, and the an
nual amount may then be expected to
shrink. 1t is thought now that but for
the arrears paid each pensioner, the an
nual pension roll would not exceed $45,-
100000. The accumulated cases really
really amount to about $50, 900, but it
is thought that not more than 100000
will stand adjudication. Hence the
commissioner favors the bill appropriate
ing an increase of clerical force, and ex-
petition in adjudication. The yearly
increase must continue until the ar
rearages are settled, and the annual pen
sion roll may be expected to fix itself at
$40, 900, 900.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-11-05
A CAPTIVE in the South Seas.

Australia is ringing with the story of
Luigi Boero, lately rescued from the
South Sea savages. Captain McLaugh-
lin, who explored the Solomon group,
discovered white man naked among the
savages at Bonka Island, and counted
seventy war canoes, each containing forty
armed savages. After considerable
stratagem he got alongside canoe con-
tanning the white man, who was ulti-
mately with some difficulty and danger
ransomed for three American hatchets.
He was an Italian named Luigi Boero,
and had been for fifteen months cap
tive with the savages. When he found
he was about to be liberated he en-
braced Captain Mclaughlin in an agony
of JOY. Boero, with five mates left Liki
Harbor to go on a cruise in an open
boat. Three days afterward they struck
a reef, the boat wss broken, and they fell
into the hands of the natives, He got
separated from his companions, whom
he only once afterward saw. All were
treated worse than dogs. They were the
slaves OF every one, and made to do hor-
rible work, always treated with the
greatest ill-usage, and obliged to work
naked In the sun, with their skin peel
ing off. Captain Mclaughlin, after res
cuing Luigi, sailed for Boughanville and
other islands, where he heard of another
white man in captivity, but was unsuc-
cessful in rescuing him. 1t is supposed
that this unfortunate Italian is the only
survivor Of the six.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-11-05
Poisonous SOAP.

Mothers and nurses can not be too
careful about the soap they use on the
little ones. Few physicians know how
many of the so-called skin diseases
among children are caused by the use
ofadulterated, poisonous soap. An an
alysis of several cakes of the pretty and
perfumed toilet soaps that are sold on
the streets showed the presence of
ground glass, soluble glass, silex, pipe
clay, rotten stones, borax, plaster of Par
is, tin, crystal magnesia, pumice stone,
oat meal and other substances which are
added to give the soap weight, hardness,
tougbness or clearness. The common
colorings are vermillion, Venetian red
and carmine, ultramarine green, pot
pigment, green copperas, Spanish
brown, ultramarine blues, yellow and
scarlet analines and burnt amber.
Many of the pertaining ingredients,
though harmless in themselves, become
chemically poisonous by admi1ture.
Adding the dangers from all these to
the rancid, diseased, putrid qualities Of
grease used, and mothers may well be
appalled, at the permanent evils these
neat-looking, delicately scented blocks
of toilet soap contain, ready to be re-
leased when moistened and applied to
the babes body.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-11-05

Is GUITEAU INSANEa

The New York Medical Record con-
tains lengthy editorial review of the
phenomena of Guiteau's case, which
tends to the conclusion that while the
assassin might have been on the border
line of insanity, yet he is not to be con-
sidered Irresponsible; that "neither
morbid egotism nor consequent delu-
sions necessarily stamp the individual as
a lunatic. The degree of the one, the
irrationality of the other, as well as ac-
Guiteaus egotism is great, but not
phenomenal; his decisions were con-
temptible, but not entirely without data.
Add to this that his feelings, though
brutal, were not uncomfortable; that he
was more vicious than passionate; more
coherent in his deceit than incoherent in
his language or writing, and we get the
picture of man who is vain, british,
weak minded and extensively eccentric,
but not insane. It must be admitted"
continues the Record, "that the general
character of the man has been extremely
bad. Besides being vain and preten-
tious, he has always appeared quite in
sensible to shame, and has never hest
tated to importune aggressively for any
desired favor. He was utterly unrelia-
BILE, lied, evaded his debts, earned
money by the worst methods of the
shyster lawyer, was brutal to his wife,
and immoral in bis habits His manner
was mean and cringing. His intellectual
ability is, perhaps, a little below the
average" From the general facts pre-
scented, the Record concludes: at may
be that the evidence may develop facts
which will put Guiteau's mental condi-
ton in different light. But now it ap-
pears quite clear that the prisoners
crime was the act of vicious nature,
congenitally bad and erratic, perhaps,
but made worse by self-indulgence and
the unchecked promptings of supreme
egotism. So far as their natural infrm-
tiles go, such men deserve pity, but they
cnnnot be considered irresponsible.
And, if society must protect itself by
taking life for life, it must in justice
bring to account such miscreants as
Guiteau."