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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-02

The public arc warned not TO pay
any bills to A. d. Graham, bookkeeper
for Gillespie & Callahan, as we will
not be responsible for anything he may
do, as he has left our employment.
3 GILLESPIE & CALLAHAN.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-02

Bremer Kaiser Imported Beer,
n very delicious drink,
lat At HENRY
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-02

The best and coolest Beer and
best Of Liquors and Cigars, AZ
FRITZ q GEORGES. . 1891
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-02

Odorless cotton seed oil, re.refnsd
by Fahlen & Kleinschmidt, for sale by
Buckham & Campbell. 1887
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-02
Death OF a Congressman.

WTLKEsBARRE, Pa, September .
Congressman Hendriek B. Wright died
this morning.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-02

Fine dray and cart mules for sale at
81 G. II. BRACKET h Co.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-02
JOHN WALSH, UNDERTAKES,
34I SecOnd street. 1881,
mississippi and Tennessee Nail
Road.

Mississippi and Tennessee Nail.
Road.
The Mississippi & Tennessee rail-
5 SSy O'P baies Of a'' cotton sUS p and o SS1iod
south from local stations 1885 bales,
also carried south from here HOOP
bales, the bulk of the latter going d.
rect to Liverpool on through bills
The road is 100 miles long, extending
from here to Grenada, and it passes
through as fine a cotton region as The
sun shines on. The road now passes
through the city along our river front,
connecting with lines beyond the Mis-.
sissippi aud to the north. Seven miles
ofs;eel rails have been laid during the
year and Is miles more are about to
be contracted.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-02

The Shelby, Pullman & Hamilton
Show appeared for the first time yes.
terday, and their immense pavilion
was packed on both occasions. ThC
performance is first class, and pre-,
scented to the people in a style Of Gle
gance unsurpassed. We recommend
this Mastodon Show as one quite a
novelty-that performs all it adver.
tises. Il Parkersburg CIV. Va.) Eagle.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-02
BEEF TENDERLOINS

Received daily per Express.
n. SEESsEL, SIR, d. SON.,
Cor. Jefferson and Second.
1854
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-02

Have your plumbing, gas and steam
fitting done by j. A, Bailey, 295 End.
154t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-02
Aladdin Safety Lamp, Perfection
stove-Shelf, Fly Fans.

pTRoohrg, Guttering, and JOB Work. Tin
OF Copper, done to order on short notice
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-02
The Weather PrOmIse,

Local rains and stationary tempera-
ture is promised to-day in the lower
Ohio, Tennessee and lower Missouri
valleys, also up in the lake regions.
The winds are expected to be mostly
southerly, so at least says the noon
weather telegram from Washington.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-02
3 CENT
CUBA Principles At SOL CO,EaAES

INSURE GIN Houses and COUNTRY
STORES with Q. B. WEXFORD & Co.,
l54t No. 5 Madison st.
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Buy Gas Fixtures Of Browne.

LEDGER job printing office, Ii Mad
son street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-02

FRESH SHELL OYSTERS
Received daily per Express,
aud served In every style.
A. RAGGIO, IA JEFFERSON ST.
Ladies' ParIOrs Upstairs. 1901
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-02

Buy Wen Pipe Of browne, 40 Madison
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OLIVER, FIMRlE G co,

ULIvEh, flNNiE q W.
SILVER MOOH FLOUR&
New Process, in use only q short
time, a great Improvement on the
old process. ON sales are now
very large. Won't you try ltg
Silver Moon YEAST POWDERS
Manufactured in our own store
and absolutely pure.
BUTTER !,
Best Creamery Butter received
daily by express.
COTTON SEED OIL
By the barrel or gallon.
LARD
Fairbanks bucket lard; always
the best.
WI ROAST
The very finest grades Mocha,
Java, Maracaibo and Rio Coffee
fresh every day.
CHOCOLATE
Cocoa, Cocoa Shells. Epp's Cocoa,
Oatmeal, CrackedWheat, Graham
Flour, Grits, etc.
OLIVER, FINNlE & CO.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-02

All parties having any complaints
against street car drivers for failing to
comply with the rules Of the company,
will please notify the officers Of the
company, giving number of car with
statement of facts. All such irregu-
%larities will be Immediately remedied.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-02

Esquire 5. II. Coleman has re-
moved 10 No. I2 Madison street,
under Bank of Commerce 4
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-02
HIuIea. Mules.

Fine dray and cart mules for sale at
q 9. H. BRACKET & Co.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-02
MENKEN BROTHERS,

Our Wholesale Boot and Shoe Department will be found
worthy Of inspection. We carry an immense stock of
desirable goods, to which Mr.. G.. E. TATE, member of
the firm gives special supervision.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-02

Buy Hose Carts Of Brovne, 40 Madison
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-02
VAL. .BLATZ'S

Milwaukee ErlaDger Beer,
Alt AtHENRY ~LURHRMANN'S.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-02
Mules, Mules.

Buy Pitcher Pumps Of Browne.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-02
Il Main street.

Our stock is Large and Fresh, embraces all tile Best lines Of
Goods kept by the Trade and will be Sold AT Prices as LOW AS
THE LOWEST. 1s
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-02

Buy sowar OonneoLiOns q Browne.
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II ", COLEMAN. Justice Of the Peace,
d. Notary Public and Commissioner Of
Deeds. Special attention given TO collections
p the county. Oaiee ~ Front 1t. list
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-02

COTTAGE -Four rooms, kitchen aud SER
" wants room. in good repair. SO. f9 Pom
SS MANHATTAN BANK.
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Il B LOOMS. D. D. s.. DENTIST,
~. &. Z. corner Adams aud Main.
Over Lytle 4 Shields.
fHPenale servant in attendance IS
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-29
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, Sept. 28.-A report has been
received here from various sources that
President Arthur has been shot Little
reliance is placed in the story but inquiries
are making now.
The Washington agent of the Associated
Press telegraphs as follows: There is no
rumor about the shooting of the President
here. 1t probably originated in story of
the plot sent this afternoon.
The advisory committee of the National
Butter, Egg and Cheese Association, at a
meeting here to-day, adopted the follow
ing classification for the butter depart
ment of the annual fair, which
begins on the goth of November: Glass
A, factory creamery butter made from full
milk cream; class B, factory creamery but
ter made from gathered; class G, farm
creamery butter made from single herd
by the creamery or improved method;
class D, dairy butter, all butter from cows
milk, or cream not made by either of the
above methods; class E, repacked butter
from cows milk or cream, not less than
ninety days in package; class F, sweep
stakes for best butter from cows milk or
cream made under any process, time or
place Liberal premiums are offered in
each class. Also for cheese, dairy imple-
ments, daily cattle, models of creamery
dairy buildings and farms. r. NJ. Lit
tier, secretary, was instructed to arrange
for the accommodation Of one thousand
delegates, as entries will be made from all
Eastern and Southern states and Canada,
as well as from the West. 1t was ordered
that each Board of Trade throughout the
nation be invited to name five experts on
the examination committee. The advisory
committe invite and expect representatives
Mt AaIv
give assurance of fair play
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Chicago. Burlington & Quincy to-
day heard read circular from President
J. NJ Forbes, setting forth that the COM
pletion and operation Of the Republican
Valley railroad and the Burlington & Col
orado railroad would give the Chicago
burlington & Quincy the most direct route
TO Denver, and open up the market for
| Nebraska farmers not hitherto en- nioyed and
! give the road supply of coal at or near
Denver. The Chicago. Burlington s.
Quincy was about to obtain a considerable
amount of bonds of the Republican Valley
railroad and eventually the roads would
consolidate The stockholders were allow
ed the opportunity to subscribe for
81, ,895, 900 of the Chicago Burling-
ton & Quincy four per cent.
bonds, together with the Republi-
can Valley Railroad Company stock script
provided the stockholders assent to-day, to
| be paid for in instalments at the average
date of Feb. 1. By this arrangement every
holder of seventy shares of Burlington
stock receives bond of ten shares of Re
publican Valley stock, for which he leaves
/ but one thousand in four instalments- Jno
Van Norfwick presided at the meeting and
three-fourths of the capital stock was rep
resented. The propositions in the circular
were laid before the meeting and the action
of the directors was ratified, as were the
other propositions, by three fourths vote,
and the meeting adjourned
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-29
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28.-Corkhill to-day
concluded the preliminary arrangements
for the indicting of Guiteau next week by
issuing subp9nas for the following wit
nesses for the prosecution to appear on
Monday next: Edward A. Bailey steno-
grapher, who has voluminous notes of con
versations with Guiteau; Geo. w Adams,
President of the Evening Star Company
Jacob r. Smith, Sarah d. Hite, attaches OF
the depot, and Patrick Kearney, the police
officer who witnessed the shooting; Drs
Bliss and Lamb, present at the autopsy,
and George w. o. McElfresh, detective.
Don. Simon Comachio charged affairs of
Venezuela, present at the depot, will be re
quested to testify. No reply has been re-
ceived from Geo. Scoville, Guiteau's
brother-in-law, who was requested to de-
fend
Numerous Democratic candidates for
Secretary of the Senate, have appeared,
the latest being John c. Thompson now
Sergeant alarms of the House of Repre-
sentatives.
Secretary Hunt leaves tomorrow on his
oft desired tour of inspection of Nothern
navy yards. He viii begin at Brooklyn,
then take the Tallapoosa for New York
CharlestoWn and Portsmouth. He will be
gone two weeks. He is understood to be
quite willing to remain in the Cabinet.
Senator Hill, now in the hospital Phila-
delphia, writes that he will be here to vote
on the organization of the Senate. He has
lost portion of his tongue and been sub
jected to a surgical operation of the throat
and parotid, which will interfere with his
public speaking. His general health is
good.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26,-The following
has been received:
Blaine, Secretary:-I have received the
following telegram from the Queen:
Would you express my sincere condol-
ence to the late Presidents mother and in
quire after her health as well as after Mrs.
Garfields." Her Majesty adds: Il should
be thankful if you would procure me a
good photograph of Gen. Garfield.
(Signed) LOWELL.
Assistant Secretary Hit replied
Your telegram expressing the compass
sion of the Queen for the mother of the
late President was forwarded to Mrs. Gar
field at Mentor. have just received the
following reply:
Please request Mr.. Lowell to express
to her Majesty, the Queen, the grateful
acknowledgements of the mother of
Gen. Garfield and my own for the ten
der, womanly sympathy she has been pleas
ed to send, and also that Her Majesty S
wish will be complied with at an early day
LUCRETIA GARFIELD.
President Arthur to-day directed the re
moval of Sol Star, the Deadwood Post
master, for completely with the star route
contractors in defrauding the department.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-29

not interfere with Senate action on his ap-
pointments; continuance of the present
financial system; encouragement of home
manufactures by necessary and discrimi-
mating tariff; reduction of transportation
charges by proper legislation; prompt pay
ment of all national obligations;
no assessments on government
employees for election pur-
poses; the establishment of com
petitive examinations for public servants:
free ballot; eminent learning and purity of
private character should be passport to a
seat on the Supreme Court bench, not
political antecedents That in Chester A.
Arthur upon whom has fallen the mantle
of an illustrious man, we hope to find a sue
cessor who will in no wise disappoint the
just expectation of the Republican party
or of the country. Chosen by the nation
as the associate of Gen. Garfield on
the Presidential ticket, and elected
by the people to be his successor in any
emergency which might render such
succession necessary, the Republicans of
Minnesota, with due appreciation of the
peculiar enabarrassments surrounding his
assumption of office and in full expectation
of his faithfulness to the principles of the
party and his devotion to the best interests
of the country, pledge him their cordial,
considerate and united support. The other
resolutions compliment Window and Gov.
Pillsburg. The following ticket was NOM
mated Governor L. F. Hubbard; Lieu
tenant Governor, Chas. A. Gilman; Secre-
tary of State, Fred Won Bomach; Treasur
er, Chas. Settleson; Auditor, w w. Bra
der; Attorney General, w. j. Haehn; Rail-
road Commissioner, j. I'll. Baker; Supreme
Court Judges, Chas. Vonderburg, William
Mitchell and D. A. Dickinson.
WASHINGTON, D. G.. September 2S-
Judge Folger's name has been frequently
named in Cabinet speculation recently. 1t
is now said that he will succeed Hunt as
Secretary of the Navy. Prominent southern
ers visited the President and suggested the
name of the Rev. w. V. Hicks for Post
master General. He was a Grant delegate
at Chicago. Gen, Raum, who has been
mentioned for Secretary of War in case Of
Lincoln's retirement, declines being consid
cred a candidate.
MILWAUKEE, Sept. 2S.-At the Demo
cratic State Convention the following ticket
was nominated Governor, n. d. Fratt;
Lieutenant Governor, w. A. Anderson;
Secretary of State, Michael Johnson;
Treasurer, w. Fl. Jacobs; Attorney Gener-
al, NJ. j. Briggs; Superintendent of Public
Instruction, Robert Graham; Railroad
Commissioner, Ambrose Hoffman; Insur-
ance Commissioner, Rudolph Kemper.
Mr.. Graham is also the nominee of the
Republicans for Superintendent of Pubic
Instruction.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-29
THE NEW HAVEN MURDER TRIAL.

NEW HAVEN, Sept. 29.-An interesting
discovery was made at the Malley trial to-
day On the Bradford Point Hotel regis
ter was exhibited the name of Jennie Cra-
mer, August 5, The council for the de
Tense claimed that it must have been put
there recently. King, the clerk, had never
noticed it before. The record showed that
Walter Malley was there with Miss Doug
lass July 80 This record had been erased
Or rewritted under July 81. The clerk had
spoken to Walter about the change. The
entry showed that Walter and Miss Doug
lass had supper at the hotel Friday, Aug.
5. Witness to-day testified to seeing them
on the road h1ther, and one witness, on
their return to New Haven in the evening
near 10 o'clock
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-29
To THE PUBLIC |

UNHE UNDERSIGNED, SOLE PROPRIETORS
Il and Publishers of THE DAILY AND WEEKLY
ARaUs, desire to announce that THE ARGUS news
paper and Printing House, has no connection with
''The Argus Printing Company" The undersigned
purchased from 't1he Argus Printing Company
on the 1st of last February, the Newspaper, Tele-
graph franchises. presses and other material of the
Office. The sale did not include old subscriptions
and claims prior to February 1st, 1881. The col
lection OF these claims the present agitation
of ''the Argus Printing Company"
The present firm is RICHARDSON & POWERS, and
all business transacted since February 1st, 1881, is
due them and should be in the firm name.
The announcement is made to avoid any confu-
sion or misunderstanding that may exist on &C
count of the similarity of the Of the argus
Printing Company and THE ANGUS, paper pub
lished by the undersigned.
RICHARDSON s. POWERS.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-29
THE EX.CONFEDERATES.

ST LOUIS Mo-, Sept. 59.-The ex CON
federates in their reunion at Moberly, Mo,
last night adopted resolutions expressing
themselves in full sympathy with the ma
TONS grief at the untimely death of the
President; Offering their heartfelt condol-
ence and prayers for the stricken family,
and deprecatlng the growth of the seeds of
assassination in the land: denying that
any Confederate soldier desires a pension
from the Federal government or any State;
affirming their acceptance of the late war;
denouncing train robbers, and demanding
the determination of this class of crimi-
nnlC
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-29

The funeral of the late DR.. Jewett took
place at Joliet on the 27th inst. The at
tendance was very large. DR.. Hatfield, of
Chicago, assisted by the Revs. G. r. Van
horn. of Chicago, and E. c. Arnold, Of
Ottawa, conducted the services. Appro-
pirate and touching remarks were also
made by DR.. Hitchcock, Presiding Elder
of tue Dixon district, Rev. Frank Harding,
of Englewood. and Revs W. N Burns
and j. s. Norris, of Joliet At confer
ence meeting held in the evening. Rev.
w. H. Burns, of Joliet, was elected to fill
the deceased minister's position at the
coming annual difference.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-29
MRS. GARFIELD.

'PrTTsBURG, Sept. 29.--Mrs Garfield will
probably spend her summers at Mentor in
her old home, and in the winter time with
her relatives in Cleveland, where she
will be near her husbands remains and part
of the time in Williamstown, Mass, where
she will be near her eldest boys Harry and
Jimmy while they are in attendance at
Williams College.
Grandma Garfield in future will make
her home with Mrs. Garfield. Whittier the
bereaved wife goes, the sorrowing mother
will go, The aged grandma is very frail,
and will spend her last days with the fam
iIv of her dead SON.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-29
POLITICAL.

New YORK. Sept 28.-The 1elegrdna's
special from Utica says: Much excitement
and comment was caused this afternoon
when Senator Jones, of Nevada, the init
mate and confidential friend of Arthur,
stepped off the cars. He proceeded without
delay to the residence of Conkling, and a
long conference followed. Rumors of i'm
mediate Cabinet changes were afioat. and
every one was ON the qui vive to learn the
result of the conference.
ST. PAuL, Sept 90. - The Republican
state convention met and organized and
the committees reported without delay.
The resolutions hold that the executive of
the nation should not be controlled by Sen
atoria1 dictation, and the executive should
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-29
SUSPENDED.

CHICAGO, September, 29.-Hough &
Co, Commission Merchants on 166 Wash
ington street, suspended this morning ow
ing to heavy advance in October wheat
of which they were largely short. They
were reported to be brokers for the
member of clique, but refuse to affirm or
deny that assertion or to give any facts
concerning the affair, except to say that
the failure of outside parties to put up
margins caused their suspension, aud that
they expect eventually to resume Their
failure sent wheat up rapidly and other
grains participated in the boom
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-29
THE NAME 'sELBERON.,' -

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 2S.-This peculiar
name, which will always be associated with
the death of President Garfield, had an or
igin as singular as the name itself is pecu-
liar While DIR. Bartlett, Of the Second
Presbyterian church, of this city, was at
Long Branch recently, the singularity of
the name attracted his attention, and, with
the doctors characteristic curiosity to know
things, he set about finding out what the
name meant and where it had come from
inquiry successfully prosecuted disclosed
the following facts: A wealthy gentleman,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-29
f Crawford's Quarry, Mrs. DR.. Pat

of Crawford's Quarry, Mrs. DR.. Pat
terson, of Rogers City, and Mr..
Cowles, an attorney, from Point
st. Ignace, were drowned by the up
setting or swamping of sail boat off
Adams point Saturday night. The boat
has been found, but no bodies have been
recovered. The parties are all well known
and highly esteemed
BosToN, Sept. 29.-Of sixteen souls on
board the ship Calcutta, from the East
Indies for Boston, and wrecked near East
London. only the mate, carpenter, and one
seaman were saved. Five bodies were re-
covered
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-29
suICIDE FRAN DISAPPOINTMENT.

NORWICH, Conn. Sept. 29-The body
of William s. Primer, of Willamantic, who
disappeared suddenly last Tuesday, a few
hours previous to his intended wedding,
was found in the river at that place yes
terday tits believed that the failure to
receive some expected money impelled the
Young man to commit suicide.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-29
ADVANCE IN NAILS.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Sept 29.-The regu-
lar quarterly meeting Of the Western Nail
Association was held here at noon to day
The attendance was very large, nearly eve
ry mill being represented. After full ex-
preston of views in regard to the trade,
which was reported greater than ever be-
fore in the history of the nail business, it
was unanimously decided to advance the
card rate to 1925, subject to the usual
terms of discount. This is an advance of
25 cents
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-29
THE TICHBORyE CLAIMANT.

NEW YORK, Sept. 29.-Charles o. Fer
ris, the California claimant to the title and
estate of Sir Roger Tichborne, is said to be
on his way east from San Diego. Col.
Morton, assistant postmaster of Brooklyn.
recently received letter from him. an
nouncing that the writer is coming east,
not only to push pension claim at Wash
ington as soldier during the war, but
also to prosecute q suit in the English
courts for recognition as the long-lost heir
of the TichbOrne estates
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-29
A FUGITNE.

FORT MADISON, To-, Sept. 29.-The body
OF young man was found floating IN the
river some three miles above this city, hav-
ing been in the water several days. The
deputy warden of the penitentiary recog-
nized it as the body of Raymond, who
lately escaped from the penitentiary, and
Tor whom liberal reward was offered
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-29
COAL MINERS STRIKE AyERTED.

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 29.-The threatened
strike of coal miners in this district, for an
advance to cents per bushel for mining,
if the retail operators persisted in charg-
ing consumers II cents per bushel, has
been averted by the miners withdrawing
their demand for an increase, under a
threat of the dealers to advance the price
to ID cents
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-29
Beautihers.

Ladies, you cannot make fair skin, rosy
cheeks and sparkling eyes with all the cos
metics of Franco or beautifiers of the
world, while in poor health, and nothing
will give you such good health, strength,
buoyant spirits and beauty, as Hop Bitters.
A trial is certain proof. See another
column.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-29
OHIO RIVER IMPROVEMENT,

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Sept. 29.-The Ohio
river commission, in session here, this af
ternoon passed a resolution requesting
senators and congressman of all states in
terested in the Improvement of the Ohio
river to meet in this city on Oct. 1S tor
the purpose of inspecting the work on the
Davis Island dam.