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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-17

| Exactly how dead Mr. Conkling is, is a
matter hard to determine. The meeting of
| the Republican State Committee of New
York showed that the spark of political
life was not wholly extinct; and the fol-
lowing correspondence of the Philadel-
phia Press from Syracuse is worth noting:
at is strange state of things, perhaps,
but it is the truth nevertheless. that the
better elements of the Republican party in
this section of the state are friends of ex-
Senator Conkling. Syracuse and Onon-
daga county have not been among Mr..
Conkling's strongholds. In 1872 most of
the present republican leaders were Liber
ais, and there has always been certain
degree of offishness among the local politi-
clans. Mr. Conkling cannot bear that
kind of disloyalty therefore the disloyal
cannot bear him. 1t must be confessed
that it is very natural for decent people
here to stand by Mr. Conkling. The local
opposition to him is peculiarly disreput-
able, and clean man cannot be blamed if
he prefers some association in opposition
to Alvin, who is just now spending his
time on the streets, Boosting that Collector
Robertson has given him control of the
custom. house patronage for this part of
the state The prominence of this kind of
half-breed has made the best republicans
of Syracuse pretty generally stalwart
imagine there are not many scratehers
here 1t is true that he has said that he
thinks that his retirement from public life
is for the best, aud that he can now do
what he ought to have done ten years ago
devote himself to his profession and
make competence for his family; but
there are signs that the old ambition is not
yet dead, and there is expectation that it
viii again be gratiied. One thing is sure,
Mr. Conkling need not lay down his arms
for lack of friends, and none know this
better than his enemies. He is a power
still, and the intimations that he will show
his strength in the next state convention,
at least so far as to defeat the nomination
of Gov. Cornell, are very clear, There is
no more dangerous attitude for those who
also disagree with Mr.. Conkling than con-
fidence that he is no longer to be counted.
H l.. N"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-17

, The news from the President last night
was of gloomy character, and although
we hope for better tonight, the outlook is
bad, There is no doubt that President
Garfield is very sick man; and the COM
plications in the case are serious. The
surgeons now acknowledge that he is saf-
fering from chronic pyamia. and the
chances of recovery are more than counter
balanced by those OF death The hope
yet remains, however, that he will get
well, and as long as life exists that hope
win Iinger. Py@mia has undoubted exist
ed for some time. and the action of the
surgeons in keeping back the information
from the public cannot be too strongly
criticized.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-17

Pete was put up IS fail. sample 81
the school. ard went through the
forms in which he had been coached,
passing wei. One Of the committee.
men, however. decided to test his faith.
So he told him some OF those seeming inn.
probabilities in the bible. First he told
the story of Daniel in the lions den "a
don't believe that. said Pete. sWell, you
must either believe it or be damned
Gollyl Then believe it.. Then came
the story of Jonah and the whale. 81
don't believe that boss" 'sThen you will
be damned "'0h, then believe it," As
a climax. next was the story of Shadaach,
Meschaeh, and Abednego going through
the fiery furnace II can't believe that, y
said the boy Then You viii be damned
was the sedate reply. well, I'll be
damned first. and don't believe that fish
story, neither The correspondents are
forced to draw the line somewhere.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-17

He is said to be wise man who learn,
from the experience of others, and it il
certainly as true of political parties. The
experience of the democratic party with
Tammany Hall, certainly should have
taught the republicans to steer wide of any
such complications, but it seems that the,
are fast drifting into it In New York. Tht
late meeting of the state committee showed
the ascendency of the stalwart faction il
that body, and the said faction are nov
straining every nerve to see to it that The
same ascendency is preserved in the state
committee, The method is described al
follows;
1.-THE likeness of the republican machine
in this city to the Tammany machine ap
pears in their respective methods of hold
ing primaries. The call for the Cenkling
Plat convention has been issued, and il
amounts to this. Only republicans who
were last year enrolled as members of the
Assembly associations are to be permitted
to vote at the primaries, and these are con-
Quoted under the supervision of the Exec
utive Committee of the central organiza-
ton, who select the polling places and the
inspectors. While this centralized arrange
ment is producing ar. imitation of a popu
lar choice of delegates, Chairman Lent,
Commissioner Mason and Police justices
Smith and Gardner win meet IN some ones
back parlor and indicate who the inspec-
tors are to be, and who are the delegates
whose election the inspectors are to cert
fly. These are the old and the new Tam
many methods of sending delegates to the
convention, and they are the methods
which the county democracy has interfered
with by having the voters of each election
district choose local delegate to the As
sembly district convention that will select
the state delegate.
In the meantime the county democracy
goes on choosing it's delegates in the good
old fashioned way of representing each
voter. and it is easy to predict which party
viii really have the more harmony.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-17

An engineer on the New Jersey Central
railroad did his duty yesterday, and made
hero of himself. The dispatch that
tells the tale does not give the mans name
A passenger train was approaching the
pier at Sandy Hook; boat was lying al
the pier waiting for passengers. Before the
train slowed up the locomotive burst a fue
scattering hot steam over the engineer and
fireman. The latter jumped, but the for
mer, knowing that If the engine were
abandoned the train would plunge across
the pier and on to the waiting boat, caus
ing a calamity in which many lives would
be lost, stuck by the throttle, completely
enveloped in cloud of scalding steam
where every second was an age of agony,
until the train could be stopped. If that
man ever committed any sins, the record.
ing angel rubbed out the record of teen
yesterday; this act of courageous heroisIr
is enough to redeem an average life OF
worldly wickedness.-St Louis Repu6
lIcda
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-17
There is one dining TO be said about I

There is one thing to be said about the
present newspaper war in Quincy. The
Herald undoubtedly was guilty of more
than folly when It made the utterances il
did in the comparison of Garfield and Gui
teau; but the action of the Wing In moi
only attempting to make political capital
out Of those ntterances, but also to help
itself financially by hurting the Herald is
as worthy of as much and as deep censure
Newspaper rivalry IS one thing and malg
nifty is another; and the man who seeks
anothers failure in order to profit by it, il
not usually classed among the best class OF
na1r citiraysa
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-17

During the residence of tie President at
Long Branch, branch post office has been
started at the West End for the convent
ence Of the cabinet and its attendants.
The bond of the post master is given in
the amount of $500, and is signed by Rus
sell Sage and Commodore Garrison, who
are between them worth probably $50, 000,-
900. This is pleasing change on the
generality of official bonds, when the sum
is $50, 900, 600 and the bondsmen with
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-17

Bliss insists in telling the same story in
regard to the condition of the President
day after day; and all the attendants
steadily adhere to him. In the meantime
the President is undoubtedly worse, and
the newspaper correspondents are conse-
quently in dilemma as to how much OF
Bliss stories to believe. The Chicago
Times is authority for the statement that
one Of the puzzled correspondents illus
trated his position by the following anec-
dote:
When the South Carolina islands were
recovered in 1851. the evangelical churches
established schools for the education Of
the illiterate negroes. These schools never
did much good, and committee was sent
out TO ascertain their status. AT the
largest school precocioua moke named
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-17

When the Union gets through with its
original design of constructing tariff
which shall at the same time protect native
industries and be productive of revenue;
the country win wait anxiously for some
similar startling proposition. We are led
to remark that the said proposition was
original, because there is probably not a
paper in the country which would be guilty
of such an absurd argument. If there had
been the Union would undoubtedly have
copied it and forget to give credit; it is
curious how often the Union forgets to
give credit.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-17
Administrator Sale.
srATE nF uIINoIs.

STATE OF ILLINOIS. lss sssesa
Rock ISLAND COUNTY.
In the County Court.
Russell 81. Curtis, Administrator, ds-6oais non OF
the estate of Lovina Mckinney, deceased,
Thomas Walton, William Lewis, and the unknown
heirs of said Loyina Mckinney. deceased
Notice lie hereby given that BY virtue of decree
Of said Court entered in the above entitled cause
onthe nrst day of September. 1888. shall, Sat-
urday the 9Th day OF October, 1881. at the hour
two o'clock in the afternoon, at the north door Of
the court House. In the city OF Rock Island. In
SAID 1opnfs sell at public Eendue, to the highest
bidder that certain parcel Of land situated In said
Rock I<land county. described as fo1lows, tn<wit:
Lotiwo (a1 In James Greenwood's sub division
or the quarter OF the southwest quarter
of section twelve liz, In township seventeen III
norl Of range one ID, west Of the fourth pxincipei
meridian. except and reserving however. all the
coal and other minerals underly wing the same
The sale viii be for 81 cash or n he cecsion d
the purchaser he may pay half cash and give BID
note. ct six to twelve months time. with good per
sonal security for the balance: said balance ALEC
70 be secured by mortgage on the premises.
Dated ct Rick Island, uIs.. this Sept. 1t. 1851.
zsszs.sss RUSSELL n. CURTIS,
Adn3n1zfk1tor det0ss 5s0g Of the eefate of Eox1ue
Mckinney. decsaasd. e-1d1m
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-17

their fellow TO accomplish seme <1esirpd
end An attempt Of this sort whal4 as In
this case the sympathy Of tie unt1lnkire
public must be on the assailanfs side, is the
worse for the reason, as it impells men TO
applaud the act and forget in that applause
the law which has been disregarded and
the injury done their own interests IN con
sequence. The New York World well
says:
General Sherman expressed the opinion
Of all law abiding persons when he said
that Mason's attempt 70 knl Gnlteau should
be treated precisely as il Guiteau had been
a peaceable and inoffensive citizen instead
of an assassin. This IS ia fact the only
opinion that can be held by any person fit
to be ci izen of "a country governed by
law. If anybody is to be pardoned for
taking the law into his own hands and ex-
ecuting justice upon a person whom a
majof4yoof his fellow citizens consider
worthy of death, before ehe7sis tried, the
question whether a particular homicide
shall or shall not be committed is virtually
submitted to popular suffrage. Whether a
Garfield or a Gaiteau is to be the victim
win IN that case become question of
public feeling" Those of our esteemed
Contemporaries who have lately been led
into an attempt to substitute public feel
ing for the constitution and laws of the
country may now see one result of this
method of dealing with public questions by
means of gush. Like Boston Corbett, who
shot Wilkes Booth, Mason seems to have
regarded himself as the instrument of ma
tional vengeance, and to have concluded
that the only way in which the nation
\ - e Al II.
sassin was by making two. Rational per
sons see that the only way in which that
disgrace can be removed is strictly and
sternly to enforce the law against all assas
sins whomsoever."
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-17

When the eastern protectionists talk
about legislating for the benefit of Ameri-
can labor they always manage to grace
fully forget that the horny handed granger
is good deal of a laborer. At any rate
there is never anything in protection legis-
lation that even pretends benefit to the
American farmer.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-17

1t is stated that when Grant was at
Bloomington he left considerable sums of
money in this state to be invested in Hi
nois farm property. How soon viii we
scription?
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-17
Administrators Notice.

TsFATE OF ELEANOR KfNsLER, Deceased
u The undersigned, having been appointed adj
minstrator of the Estate Of Eleanor Kinsier. late
of the county of Rock leland state of Illinois, de-
ceased. hereby gives notice that he will appear be-
fore the County Court of Rock Island county, at
the Office of the Clerk of said Court the city Of
Rock Island. at the October term. on the fhird
Monday in October next, at which time all persons
having claims against eaii estate are notified and
requested TO attend for the purpose of having the
same adjusted. Ali persons indebted TO said estate
are requested to make immediate payment TO the
undersigned.
Dated this nth day of August, A. d. 1881
s-1ad3w PHILLIP HEN, Administrator
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-17

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liver complaint. constipation, dyspepsia debiIits.
rheumatism, kidney troubles and other ailments.
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-17
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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-07-10
BRIGHT PROSPECTS.

A week has wrought marvellous
change Last Sunday mornings GLOBE
carried sorrow wherever it was read. 1t
contained the announcement of the sup
posed fatal shooting of the President and
the sorrow, excitement and indlg
nation which ensued was intense.
The SUNDAY GLOBE of to-day brings
news of more cheerful character. The
President still lives, and bright hopes are
entertained of his recovery The attempt
ed murder of the chief magistrate has ap-
parantly been averted, and he bids fair
to DE spared to his family and to the
country.
While the danger line has not been
crossed, allowing unrestrained joy, people
will gather in the churches to-day with a
cheerful and hopeful spirit. Last Sun
day prayers innumerable went up in be-
half of what seemed hopeless,
while to-day thanksgiving and praise
will ascend for the answer thus far given
to the appeals. The heavy clouds are at
least broken, and the silver lining is
tinging their appearance. That the
pail may be entirely removed will be the
prayer of to-day, while gratitude I'M
speakable will be felt and uttered for the
mercy already displayed.
AS the divine blessing is invoked to-
day for the head of the nation and his
recovery, the wonderful appropriateness,
at the present time, of Gen. Garfield's
speech in New York city when Lincoln
was assassinated, cannot but be recalled.
No more fitting or feeling utterance can
be given to-day than this:
'tFellow citizens: Clouds and darkness. are
round about Him! His pavilion is dark waters
and thick clouds of the skies! Justice and
judgment are the establishment of His throne!
Mercy and truth shall 60 before His face!
Fellow citizens! God reigns and the govern
ment at Washington still lives!"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-07-10
CHRISTIAN WORSHIP.
The Places at Which Divine Service Will
BE Held To-Day.
Catholic Churches.

St. Michaels church, Sixth ward-Rev. P.
j. Gallagher, pastor. Mass at z O'Clock A. NJ.
High mass and sermon at 1890 O'Clock A. M.
Vespers at $3.50 o'clock P. NJ.
st. Joseph's church, Carroll street, between
Western and Virginia avenues-Rev. j. W..
Nealis, pastor. Low mass at 7:30 o'clock AM.
High mass at 1920 o'clock A. NJ. Vespers at
$3.50 o'clock P. M.
St. Mary's church, corner Ninth and Locust
streets-Rev. L. E. Calliett, pastor. Mass at
1890 O'Clock A. NJ. Sunday school at 2:SO
o'clock p. NJ. Vespers at $50 O'Clock P. NJ.
Assumption church Germany corner Ninth
and Franklin streets-Mass at o'clock A. NJ. !;
for children at s o'clock A. NJ. High mass and
sermon at 1880 o'clock A. NJ. Sunday school
at 2 O'Clock P. NJ. Vespers at O'Clock P. NJ.
Church of St. Louis, corner Exchange and
Wabashaw streets-Rev. A. Payett, pastor.
Mass at 7:30 O'Clock A. NJ. High mass and
sermon at 10 A. NJ.
CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK.
July 10, Sunday. Fifth Sunday after Pente-
cost.
July II, Monday---St. Boniface, bishop and
martyr.
July IL, Tuesday---st. John Gualberti
abbot
July 10, Wednesday---St. Auacletris, pontifl
and martyr.
July IA, Thursday--St. Bonaventure, con.
lessor, bishop and doctor.
July Is, Friday---St Henry, confessor.
July 16, Saturday--Our Lady of Mount
Carmel
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-07-10

the same token, says Mrs. Harris, do you
suppose Sir John Sucking could have
immortalized in verse the feet that stole
in and out like little mice beneath the
petticoat, if they had been planted
motlonless with premeditated posing
right under his very gaze half the time?
Furthermore, would the French enthu-
siast whe has celebrated the twlnkling,
patrician feet of Sophy Pireofsky
in the "Dance of Death on the gallows,
have been inspired to so commemorate
them if they had been square beefy
chunks of feet?
Finally, don't mince matters and call
legs indefinitely limbs, and just ask why
women who take number four or five
persist in wearing low shoes in the street.
When l respond, why can't they be cool
and comfortable as well as the favored
small-footed, she walks away in silent
scorn.
declare Mrs Harris almost Gorgonizes
me sometimes
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-07-10

Nor one in fifty of the attempts at the
assassination of public rulers and public
men have succeeded. The fact is an I'M
disputable one, and can only be explained
upon the theory that at the moment of
the attempt the enormity of the deed, its
fearful consequences to nation and the
almost certain punishment to follow,
crowd upon the assassin's mind, I'M
nerves him, and gives him false aim.
Conscience makes towards of US all,
and more especially of those of us who
are inclined to be assassins.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-07-10

ILL-oMENED were the words of Roscoe
Conkling on his resignation that it signifed
"either murder or suicide" and that he
s'preferred the former" Those words thrust
themselves into the memory of many when
the wires flashed the dreadful intelligence
that an assassin's bullet had been aimed at the
life of President Garfield Chicago Tribune.
1t is difficult to conceive how news
paper assuming to be respectable could
place such an Interpretation upon Senator
Conkling's words, spoken in the heat of
q political conflict. The assassin of a
mans character is no more honorable
than the man who takes his life. Mr..
Conkling is no more responsible for the
assault upon President Garfield than the
editor of the Chicago Tribune, fact that
every sane man knows.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-07-10
CAPT. Butler AND HIS CREW.

They Will Row at Washington on Sept.
9Th to Beat the World in Four Oars
Training Daily on White Bear Lake.
Late yesterday afternoon it became
noised abroad that the private arrange
ments and plans of Messrs. Butler, Nc
Laren, Parker and Becker, of the Mime
sofa Boat club, had been at last so ar
ranged that these gentlemen could carry
the cherry color of their club to the great
national regatta at Washington Septem-
Der 9th next. 10 say that boating and
sporting men were satisfied would but
half express it. Somehow or other St. Paul
has managed to get together a crew
of four young gentlemen who row in a
form and style never before seen in the
West Such splendid form and admirable
condition is something new in the West
ern States, and the crew came back from
Peoria with enconiums as unexpected as
they were deserved, and since those races
it has been the hope and ambition of the
club to send the crew to the national re-
gatta at Washington, where the knowing
ones believe they will stand high up, if
not front, among the leading crews of the
country.
Yesterday President Jas. Smith, Jr., of
the Duluth railroad, issued passes for
the season from St. Paul to White Bear
and return to the crew and their
trainer, Col. Granger. On Monday the
young gentlemen will commence daily
pilgrimage ON the 4:1O P. NJ. train to the
lake, where, under the eye of thei' ex-
perienced trainer, they will begin prac-
tlce. They will each evening start from
the Hotel Leip, and will thus give the
guests at the hotel fine opportunity to
see of what stuff Minnesota boatmen are
made About August 25th the crew and
its trainer will proceed to Washington,
and on September 9th quietly proceed to
sscoop" the United States.
Mr. j. j. Parker, who Is one of the
finest oarsmen in the country. has dis
played in this matter most commend
able self-sacrifice. He had engaged pas
sage from New York to Liverpool for
July 20, intending to spend period of
three months near his old home, in Lon
don, England, but when called upon by
the club, and in view of all the exigences
of the case, Mr.. Parker wired to New
York last evening, canceling his ticket
for the Goth. There are few gentlemen,
either in or out of the club, who would
have had the public spirit of Mr. Parker
in this matter
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-07-10
SALTWATER

One drunk faced hizzoner yesterday.
Sam. Judd, of Marine, is in town look.
ing up log matters.
The K. P. Drill corps now drill once q
week, with Hayner's full band.
Durant, Wheeler & Co. sold yesterday
forenoon two million feet of logs.
Nearly 14O, 1000 900 feet of logs have
passed through the boom this season.
The new barber shop and bath room in
j. 81. Haverly's black forty will appear
at the Grand Opera house next Wednes-
day.
Two bulletin boards have been placed
in the entrance of the Grand Opera
house.
II. G. Farmer has the contract for car
rying the mail between the postofice
and lower town.
Next Tuesday the court will convene,
come up for trial.
Emil Ebert, who was kicked by a horse
few days ago, is doing nicely, and is re
ported out of danger.
The Rev. B. D. COnkling, a Congre-
gationalist minister, will preach at the
Presbyterian church to-day.
The Universalst society will 60 down
the lake on moonlight excursion Mon
day evening at 1880. The band will go
along and there will be music and dancing.
Judge Lehmicke on last Thursday ap-
pointed James s. Spencer guardian of j..
s Vandiver, on the petition of Vandiver.
Van has an uncomfortable appetite for
whisky.
And still the reverend gentleman per-
sists in prosecuting the little cripple who
runs peanut stand on Third street, by
having HIM arrested for violating the
Sunday law. Let him pluck up courage
and try some of the Main street houses
hat are larger.