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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-14

The Springfield (Mass.1 Republica"
describes the bargain with Malone, where
the party has won one vote in the senate.
at the cost of thousands in the county. as
spelling the oyster and sucking the shell. +"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-14
Tine Efficacy Of DR.. Cannoughton's
Treatment

the Efficacy Of DR.. Cannoughton's
Treatment.
Editor of the Gazette: Will YOU
please give this communication place
in your columns. l have daily inquir-
les and Mrs. Watts receives letters
from abroad in regard to the truth of
her certificate published in your paper
Mrs. w called on DR.. Connaughton
in July last to see if he could help her
and told told him that she had lost all
hopes in physicians, and had very
little in him. The Doctor told her that
he could cure her and he has done it.
had my doubts of It being pertinent
but am now Satisfied that it is She
has taken 10 medicine since October.
and has enjoyed perfect health after
being sufferer for fifteen years. I
publish this for the doubling and
afflicted.
G. L. WATT.
State of Iowa,
Scott County.
Subscribed i'll my presence and
sworn to before me by G. l.. Watt.
this 10th day of January, 1880.
GEO. W. JENKINS,
Notrary Public, Scott County.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-14

The above
10
qocstons will country who desire
in their
HouRs:-S Mto5PM, SUNDAY: to Jpn.
eeaence to leading
VIZ 'e iurnsheo Oh appnea on at my Office 411d&w1m
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-14

Our LIGHTNING LINIsIENT is a ''sod9na'
fracnd to the afflicted. Try it gently.
Sold by G. Speidel, Rock Island and
Richards & Sohrbeek. Moline.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-14
THURSDAY. april Il 1851.

Industry has been reE .rded and Private
DaIzsil has got an Office. IL is no great
shakes of an Office, either. It is only a
pension bureau clerkship, but then it is
clear ahead of no Office at all.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-14

Our LADIES FRIEND for female com
plants. never known to fail. Only fifty
cents bottle. Sold by g. Speidel. Rock
island and Richardss & Sohrbeck. Mo-
lima
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-14

In Three 7 ears of Treatment.
Gentlemen.-Please find 80 cents to pay for
small box of CUTIcURA and direct it to me. The
dollar box you sent me has done me more good
than ali the doctors in three years. The doctors
have done good. My feet and legs heal
ing fast. 1t is indeed CUTIoURA.
Yours truly,
EVAN MORGAN, p. NJ.
MOSCOW MIMI, June %, 1878.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-14

and omen are not admired. Ladies and gents
lacking flesh, vivacity electric power. vital, brain
or nerve force; men injured by mental strain, ply
steal excuses. abuse, aged persons to retain
former vigor; all suffering froG nervous prostra-
don, should wells Health Remover, remark
able In preserving youthful condition. Greatest
remedy on earth for impotence, leanness, sexual
debility, premature decline, etc 81 al Druggists.
Depot. IS Barclay street, New Y ork, and for Rock
Island at BengEton's.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-14

Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic cures dumb
agua.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-14

a happy suggestion for the terminating
OF the Senate WEAKNESS without loss of
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-14
Eetels.
NEWHALL HOUSE

IF. ANTISDEL Proprietor
The present proprietors of this Elegant Hote
have spared neither money pains in furnishing
and improving the house: and with the improved
Otis Elevator recently put in 1t cannot be exceled
tor convenience and comfort TO the travelling public
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-14

sBu Q hu-P a ID a
TA SUI z THING l

It never fails Cure yourself for 81 Prof Cha
pins Buchu- paiba-a quick, complete cure for al
Urinary Kidney, Bladder ana Genital Diseases,
male or female. 81 at Druggists. Advice free.
Depot IS Barclay St, New York, and for Rock ISL
and at Rengston's.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-14

J DR. LoAFFEE,

A REGULAR Graduate OF British and Americas
~ Institutes. rs years practice, the last years
in Davenport Treats all diseases OF the Kidneys
Liver Lungs, Heart, Throat and Nervous system
Errors~of youth and abuses Of Manhood radically
cure even after Others have failed. 800 forfeit
for any case of Seminal Weakness, Nervous Debi-
ity, Private Disease he undertakes and fails to
cure. Ladies' will find the most scientific treat
ment for all diseases peculiar TO their E-Con-
sultation Free. Send for Circular, Lock box o.
Office 217 Perry ST., Davenport, Iowa.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-14
Shooting ChilIs down the Back.

Shooting Chills down the Back.
Dull pain in the limbs, nausea, biliousness, are
symptoms of approaching fever and ague. Use
without delay HOstetter's Stomach Bitters, which
substitutes for the chilly sensation genial warmth
regulates the stomach, and imparts tone 10 the
liver. The bowels, the stomach and the hillary
gland being restored to healthy condition, the
disease i conquered at the outset
For sale by all Druggists and Dealers generally
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-14
PEERLESS CORN STARCH.

For Ice Cream, Puddings, Blanc Mango, Etc, II
u the most delicious of all preparations. On ac-
count of Its purity, eminent physicians consider it
preferable to Bermuda Arrow Root for children
and invalids. Sold by all grocers. Samples sent
free to all.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-14
Roog ISLAND 3 PEORIA EA1LwAx.
sHoRTgsr ROUTE 70 1Eg EAST AND sourH

sHoRIasI AOU-71 ~ -1-- -77-SA z<ND sJtIl'
LEAVE ARRIVE
500 a m Way Freight.
$50 : Fast Express. 1874 p n Mail and EXPRESS
las p II Mail aud Exp'a. $50 : Fast Express.
6:5e - F'ht 8 Accom'n
The 80 p III train makes close connection at
Galve With G B & q for points west: arriving At
Galesburg at 4:25sp at Burlington 8 40 IN at
Keokuk l6;s5 p Ia; and ut Quincy 10 :05 m aleo
making close connection at Peoria with B q "
and I p 4 " roads for all points east and south
ao5g TsLAN9 4 MGEcEE CO.. 1.1.
Arriving at Gable st Il 30 m. and 6:l5 D m +
leave Gable st $50 M, and / 80 p m.
Ar. st Rock island at s:15 a. m, aud 3:15p m
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-14
sBrain g II erve

Nervous Prostitution, Brain Weakness, Sexual
Debility, loss of Manhood, Weakness, Discharges,
General of Special Debility resulting from early
youthful indi=cretions excuses, vices or Irregular
ities (often continued to more mature years. cured
by wells Health Remover" greatest remedy on
earth for Impotence, Premsture DecliLe, Sperma-
torrhaa and all forms of debility. 81; six bottle s
S5 at Druggists Advice free Depot, So Barclay
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-14

Passengers carried on Freight trains as follows
EAST 80 p IN WEST. 1910 N
ego M Loosely, Agent, Rock Island.
A KTMRATL E. ST. JOHN,
Gen1 Supt. Gen. XII " Ease Agt-
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-12-01
Toll Your Wires.

a woman's advice is generally
worth hsving: Sd if you are in any
trouble, tell yonr mother, or your
wife, or your sister al. about it. Be
assured that light will Hash upon
your darkness.
Women are too commonly ad-
judged verdart in all bnt purely
wonanish aHieirs. No pllilosophi-
cal stndens of tie sex thus Judges
tnem. Their intuitions OF insight
are the most subtle, and if they
cannot SEQ cat in tho meal, there
is no cat there.
a man, therefore, should keep
none OF bis affairs secret from hls
wife Many home has been hap
pity saved, and many fortune re-
tlieved BY a mans full confidence
in his wife. Woman is far moro
seer and prophetic than man it she
be given Il fair chance.
AS a general rule, the wives con-
file Tlla m!nutest Of their plans and
.noaghts TO their husbands. Why
not reciprocate, ii bat for the pleas .
uro Of ineeiing confidence The
men who succeed best in l'fe ara
those who make contilants OF tlieit
wives.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-12-01
WHAT a Volcano Can Do.

Cotapaxi, in 1888, threw "a fir
cry rockets 1000 feet above the
crater, while in 1854 the blazing
t1ass struggling for an outlet roar
Cd SO shat its awful voice WAS heard
at distance of more than 600
miles. In 1877 the crater OF Tun-
guragua, one of the great peaks OF
the Andes, flung out torrents of
mud, which damned up the rivers,
opened new lakes, and i'll valleys
,0oO feet wide made deposits 600
feet deep. The stream, from Yesu
vins, whis:a, n 1897, passed through
Tcrre del Greco, contained 50 3,00O,-
/ O09 cuaic teet OF solid matter, and
in 1898, when Terre del Greco was
Destroyed, q second time. the mass
os lava amounted to $4,000, 600
cubic feet. Ii 1860 43G5na poured
forth flood w!.Ich covered 81
square miles of surface ard meas
nred only 100000, 10000 cubit
feet. On this occasion the sand
and scofia formed the Monte Ros-
| ini near Nictlolo5a, cone OF tvs
miles in circumference, and 5,00t
feet high. The stream thrown ont
bY Iltna in 1910 Was in motion Al
the rate OF yard q day Tor nine
months after the eruption and i
is on record that the lava OF the
same mountain, alter a terrible
/ eruption, vas not thoroughly COO
and consolidated for ten years atte
the event Iu the eruption of We
suvius, a. ID. 70, the scoria ant
ashes voinitGd forth far exceeded
the entire bulk of the mountain
while in 1860 Erna dissorged q
times its own mass. Vesuzius h..
sent its ashes as far as Constanti-
nople, Syria, and Egypt; it hnrlee
stones eight pounds in weight t
| i'ompeii, a distance OF SIX miles
y where similar masses were tosse.
| up 1900 feet above the summit Go
tapaxi has projected block of 1Ot
cubic yards in volume distance Q
nine iniles and Sunbawa, in 1Sl :
during tho most terrible eruption
, on record, sent its ashes as tar a
Java, distance OF three hundre,
, miles OF surface, and out Of a pop
ulation OF 5000 souls only 20 es
capcd.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-12-01

be lightly broken. For this reason
many of the clergy of other denom-
nations are using the beautiful ri
tuai of the English Episcopal
Church. Every pair, however, can,
OF course, choose for themselves
their own church, and The etiquette
must vary Il little to suit the occa-
sion. Long exordinms from the
clergyman are no longer fashion.
The couple are married as quietly
as possible, to avoid agitation on
the part Of the bride, to whom H
church wedding is severe ordeal.
Nor is it good plan to have a
hymn sung during the service, al
though some people Of great goo /
taste have done it, for it keeps the
bride standing, the cynosnre Of
aesghtcring eyes" too long for her
peace and comfort at a moment,
too, when, with heart frsught with
feeling, and a reception before her,
she has need of all her strength,
nerve, and composure.
1t should be added that if the
bride is an orphan, and wishes the
support OF her brothers and her sis
tiers, it is perfectly proper that sew
eral married couples shou.d preceae
| her into the church, ana should
stand about her in the space neal
the altar. A mother who is a wild
ow can accompany her daughter te
the altar and give her away.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-12-01
Our Forests are Gong.

It is stated that daring the sea :
son Just closed more than six bill
lions (6,279, ,95O,O00) feet Of lnm :
Der have been cut in Michigan,
Wisconsin ana Minnesota. Tie
logging this summer will swell this
amount to E,420,950,000 OF feet.
As the census agents report that
the whole quantity Of piae timber
standing in these three States is
but eighty one and a half billions
Isl. 500, ,00O,O0O) of feet, a simple
sum in division will show that the
supply will only last twelve years
if the present rate OF destruction is
kept mp, and there is no way q
supplying the loss, since (once the
pine is cut otf) a growth of hard
wood follows, which is not only
slow of growth AID of the scrut
variety, but is practically useless
tor building purposes. The NJ ain'
plneT:es are also comparatively ex-
hausted. numbering operations nov
being confined to spruce. Michi
gan lumber has even been shlppe'
to Bangor, indicating that tn
home supply there is giving out.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-12-01
THE BRIDE ENTERs.

Then the bride enters, leaning
on her fathers arm. A very pret-
ty and becoming fashion Is for the
bride to wear her vail over her
face, throwing it back at the altar :;
bit this Is a matter OF taste.
The ushers part company, going
to the right and left, and remain
standing on the lower step OF the
altar.-The bridesmaids also move
to the right and left, next the altar
rail, leaving space for the couple
who are to be married. The bride
is taken by the hand by the groom
who receives her from her father as
she mounts the first step.
Tie service then proceeds, The
organ playing very softly until ths
prayer, when the music stops, ant
ali joinin the familiar words. Their
the blessing is given, the clergyman
congratulates the bride, and Tia,
young people turn to leave th
church, followed by all the brides
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-12-01

Bishop McTyeiro, speaking in
Nashville, gives this item OF the
Ecumenical Conference: It was
ascertained thai there are A,767 800
Metnoiist1 in the world, represent
ing $4,000, 900 adhercnts. The
number Of children in Sunday
schools i about 4,SO0,000. The
gospel is preached 10 Methodists
in about thirty language. The
Roman Catholic Church is the only
one which exceeds the Methodist
in the breadth OF its operations"
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-12-01
The New York Soldiers and the
'Possum.
R aleigh oaserve,.


Daring tic interchange Of civil
ties between the Northern and
Southern soldiers at Yorktown, a
waggish member Of the Raleigh
Light Infantry presented the nem-
bers of New York company with
a live 'possnm. They were delights
ca with him and took him to camp.
The wag told them. 10 response 70
numheriess inquiries, that the way
'possums were caught was singular
that at midnight they always
sang, and Of course the hunters
found them out by tha :n-'sic. The
Joke took as tact, and that night
a whole company Of New l orkers
sat up until past midnight eagerly
listening to hear :ho North Carroll
na 'possum sing.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-12-01

(r'rora the German
The air is numb aud dead with cold,
NV footsteps crash and rush the saew,
Ny beard cracks frozen, and | behold
My breath like smoke, yet on go.
How hushed and restfui lies the land,
The moon lights up old pine trees round,
Longing for friendly death they stand,
And point with branches to the gro und.
Frost. freeze my heart too. In my breast
Freeze the rebcllious hats and pains,
That once even there, eFen there be rest,
As here on these nocturnal plains.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-12-01

AS this is the season for we'd
dings, Uasper's Buzaa,. gives some
valuable suggestions : A bride elect
begins, sometimes three months
before her wedding day, to invite
her bridesmaids, for there are
dresses to be made and gifts select
ed. The groom chooses his best
man and his ustlers, Of whom there
are generally slx.-These gentle
men receive from him cravats ard
scart-pins, and the groom frequent
iy gives each bridesmaid locket.
Tie bride often gives each Of her
bridesmaids, Of whom there are al
so generally six, some small token
Of her regard bat not, as former
Is, her dress. Bouquets ARE always
provided By the bride for brides
maids.
The church must be engaged for
fortnight ahead, to avoid the
gloomy catastrophe of meeting "A
funeral coming ont, which has hap
pened, and which IS, Of course, de-
pressing. The clergyman and or
ganist both need tire TO get them
selves II, order, ard the florist, who
is to decorate the altar with fresh
] cut flowers and growing plants, al
so needs tilna he, a;so, should
+ nave plenty OF warning.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-12-01
TszE WOES OF yyoNEy..

If tears of women, let fall for men,
Fell fast on thy breast, o Sea
The days of the deiuge would come agar
And never land there'd be
For thousands of sorrowing souls drift
through
To the Bay of Eeternity.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-12-01
THE HEAD USHER.

When the happy day arrives the
head usher goes to the church an
hour before the time to sec that q
white cord is stretched across the
aisle, reserving pews enough for
the family and particular friends,
and to see, in fact, that al details
are attended to.
The ushers should i,e in attend
ance early to seat people in con
venient places, and good manners
a't'i careful attention, particularly
to elderly people, make life long
friends fer these yonng gentlemen
at the weddings where they otfici-
ate. w hen the brides mother ar
rives the white cord is dropped,
and she is taken TO the front seat ;
all the family friends take their
places near her in adjoining pews,
Then the clergy come in and
take their places at the alter, FOL
lowed by the groom and his best
man, who have been safely guarded
il the vestry room. The groom
looks down the aisle to watch for
his coming bride The organ strikes
up the wedding march as the first
couple ct ushers are seen entering
!the church door. They come in
slowly. two and two, followed by
the bridesmaids, who bear bouquet;
| of one color.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-12-01
H0W to Get hurried.

as to tie Proper Forms
10 Obsorv8- tAs Blushing
Bride Should 1ct and tie Bash-
ful Bridegroom Bahavs- TIE
Proper Things ~ tile Way Of
Wedding GIFTS, and Hoao to
Treut Ihena-C Ceremonies, Re
ceptions, ktc.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-12-01
The ceremonial of
CHURCH WEDDINGS

at the Catholic and Episcopal COM
munione is to be commended, as it
compels both parties to take a pub
lie vow and promise which cannot
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-12-01
FOR A WEDDING AT HOME,

which is 50 much preferred by some
people, the most convenient place
for the clergyman to stand is ar
ranged by the lady OF the house,
and cushions are laid down for the
h;idc ana groom to kaeel upon.
The clergyman stands facing the
company, while the pair to be mar.
ried stand with their backs to the
guests. After the ceremony tho
clergyman refires, and the bridal
pair takes his place.
For a widow or an elderly per-
son a bounct at Wedding is de
! rigucur, and veil ont of the qnes-
ton. hiany elderly brides wear
dark velvet CT silk costumes and
bonnets TO churc!l-sre married, SO
to speak, in a travelling costume.
Such brides dispense with brides
maids.
There is a sumntuary law against
appearing at a wedding in mourn
ing. If the brides mother is wild
ow she should lay aside her cap and
veil on that occasion. In England
the very unco,npronlising color
bright red, is considered wedding
mourning, that is, if the brides
mother or sisters, if in daepes
mourning, viii wear the color of (;
Jacdae,ninot rose TO the wedding
and still be supposed to be paying
the true respect to the departed
A Lride ehoald never be married i,
black or pnt on black trayelir:
costume.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-12-01
From Frank L. Harra!son State Ii
hrarian,

ATLANTA. ga.
Jan. II, 1880
Messrs. IIutchison Bros; l have tested
your Neuralgine both on myself and on
others, and laye fo:!Ga i, to lie all that is
clailned--a specific fer neuralgia and
headache. I recommend it 10 a suffering
public. Yours truly,
FRANK l.. HARALSoN.
! Sold hy all Drucmists fcbl0-S-1y
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-12-01


Maids are in waiting in the yes
tibule to cloak the bride and her
attendants as they come out from
this pageant into the cold and can
gerous air. This IS great expos
ure, and often leads to trouble onr
churches all need larger vestibnles.
The bride and groom return to the
house of the former, followed as
qnickly as possible by the brides
maids, and stand to receive their
friends under a floral bell, or
floral arch, or some other pretty
device. The bridesmaids are. ar
ranged on either side. and the ush-
ers (whose place is no sinccure)
bring up the guests in order to pre-
sent to the happy pair. The brides
mother, vacating the place of hos
tess for tie nonce, stands at the
other end of the room to talk to her
friends, and to also receive their
congratulations. OF course her
own family are allowed to kiss the
bride first
The bride remains ct her post an
hour and half, then leaves the
room to ascend and dress for her
bridal tour. She comes down in
the quiet dress fitted for travelling
in this country (where the bright
blue velvets and shiny silks which
are used in England for bridal trips
are not allowed, probably owing to
the fact that our railway trains are
more public and less clean than
those OF the British lsle), and bids
her friends goodbye, getting into
the carriage, followed by the sElo ~
er of rice and slippers which are
| thrown after them tor luck.
THE WEDDING PRESENTS,
which in the house Of rich and pop~
ular brides are wondrous fine and
costly, are frequently shown. Some
families object TO the display ct the
presents, and the brides intimate
friends alone are allowed tlle pleas.
nre Of heholdihg them.
The bride writes note, over her
owfs hand always, to thank the SEN
der Of each giff.
The wedding ring is still, the old
strong, circ!et OF virgin gold, witt
the posy within, and the initials 0
bride and groom, the date, ant
anything else whielr the parties
choose.
The manner Of announcing en-
gasem-nts ceens TO be ftequentl,
this: Tie groom steps into hi
clnD3 and tells en intimate friend
the lady writes to her intinat,
friends, and the mamma has tin
day before informed all the grand
parents, the aants and cousins,
Weddings in tue evening arc il
/. the same order as the ,nnrnin.
) wedding, with tho single ditfarenc
: that III the morning the gentlemen
are dressed in frouk coats and gra,
) trousers, while in the evening the,
are, OF course, IN dress suits of sol
emn black, with white neck Gle
and, in tact, full evening dress. Tn
bride makes no difference iii he
dress !; be it morning or evening
she IS il full dress, with lace, dia
! mons, and flowers.
:
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-12-01
A WINTERS NIGHT.

To the Bay of Eeternity.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-12-01
WINSTON. n c.. THURSDAY DECNNfBER l. 1881.
AFTER IT Is ovRR.

maids aud ushers IN reverse ordc
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-01-09
MURDER.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Jan. S-A special
to the Courier-J ournal from Hender-
son, KY, says a murder occurred in
an ice foe in the mouth of Green
river early this morning. Among the
fishing boats lying in there were two
moored together. One was occupied
by John Davis alias Wright, mar
ried man aged 35, and the other by
III. L. Balmer, an old man 60
years of age. The two had
been coming down the river together
in partnership, but had quarrel
aza0 mic ht about a board bill. Balmer
sites this morning that he was on
Davis boat and Davis, during the
quarrel, seized stick of wood and
advanced on Balmer, who he dared
to his boat, and taking down his
rifle after warning Davis back, shot
him through the right side. His
wife, the only other witness, says
Balmer assassinated him as he was
saving wood.