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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-15
WATERFALL

The basement of the houses in this
vicinity were soon filled with water and
families residing there were compelled to
move ia the upper stories. Great sexeite-
ment prevailed among those families. and
during the progress of the flood. men were
seen vading about the yards searching for
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-15
hell With which to warm Che houses.

fuel with which to warm the houses. In
many instances the coal purchased for
that purpose and stood in the sheds was
washed away in the twinkling of an eye.
1t was also feared that the water might
wash away the foundation and thus cause
the structures to fall.
FIRST ALARM.
A little after o'clock the populace were
brought out by the blowing of the whistle
at the water works which signal was made
more thrilling by the responsive ringing Of
the FIRE BELLS Those who we're not out
watching the rise soon appeased and thus
the wandering throng of humanity was
increased. To add to the confusion the
water main Immediately in front of the
Harper House burst at this time and the
streets in that vicinity was soon flooded
A stream of water came from the river,
up the street on which is located the r
| &. P, depot and forced its way across
union square found an outlet in the slough.
This rendered the upper portion Of the
city in worse condition than was the case
last June.
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Brandy, handy, bane OF life,
&Iri ~ ~ To Il 90 Z.

If could half thy vices tell.
The wise Won wOuId wish safe i'm h
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MALARIA AND MALPRACTICE,
EeYeraII CrItieissd ny pr. cum.

New YoRx, October 2S.-The twenty
first annual meeting OF the Eclectic Medic
al Society Of the State Of New York began
yesterday at Cooper Institute, the Presi-
dent Wm. II, Hawley, NJ, D., in the chair.
During the afternoon session, in the course
of an address upon "AIalaria," DR.. Robert
A. Gum spoke at length upon the medical
treatmentin in the case Of the late President
He severely criticised the action Of the sur
geons and argued in support Of the follow
ing proposition; IA ig.
FiBt-The examinations made by the at
tending and consulting surgeons were not
conducted as they should have been to
have enabled them TO make u correct
diagnosis Had they placed the patient in
the position he was at the time he was
wounded they should have been able to
trace the course OF the ball. This should
have been done as soon as the reaction
from the shock had taken place,
SeCond-Aiter the 23d Of August every
symptom In the Case pointed to the exist
ence Of pylelnia, as can be proved by the
surgical works OF Hamilton and Agnew
themselves, as well as those Of other sur
giCal writers. The existence OF three
acknowledged abCsesses, unConnected with
the wound, besides CarbunCles, suppura.
ting acne and bed,sores sufficiently dis.
prove the claim that there was no pyWmia.
Thlrd-The wound was not necessarily
fatal, Every time 1t was dressed the pa-
tient was twisted 10 one side and the great
est possible motion OF the injured spine
was thus produced. This Increased the In
ilammation and formation Of pus, and
diminished the chances for the patients re-
Covery,
Observation-Disclosures OF morphine
from the tirst disordered the stomach and
rendered digestion and assimilation OF nu-
triment impossible, and thus Compli.
Gated the case-depressing the vital ener-
gies and iavoringthe poisoning OF the sys-
TEN by tho absorption OF pus liquor,
Fifth-The administration Of food by
enenlata Is one OF the greatest fallacies the
profession has ever advocated. Dozens OF
patients have been killed by this method
OF feeding, and President GarfGld's death
was fastened by 1t. Tho treatment Of
President Garfield was the most outrageous
piece Of malpractice ever perpetratsd, and
the whole case from beginning TO end was
disgrace to modern surgery.
DR.. Gums remarks were applauded and
evidently met with the approval Of his au.
ditoB At the evening session Dr. Alex.
ander Wilder read paper on Monopoly
in Medical Appointments In tho United
States Service and How to Secure Repre-
sentation." He also took occasion to con.
demn the medical treatment OF the late
President. He said that the monument to
his memory to be erected in Ohio will be a
monument TO commemorate medical nal.
practice, He asserted tint the sprgGry in
Gen. Garfeld's case would have killed any
well man present, and that had nature
been let alone there would have been a
possibility Of recovery, inosmuch as the
ball was enCysted. b,I Y
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A SEW RAILROAD TO CINCINNATI
From New York Through West virginia.
The Plans Ofthe Company.

From New York Through West Virginia.
The Plans orthe Company.
New YoRE, October 2S.-The Baltimore,
Cincinnati x Western Central Railroad Is
Nbe constructed from Baltimore to Gin.
cinnaii, following u line midway between
ihc Baltimore Il Ohio and Chesapeake 4
Ohio roads, nearly parallel with the for.
mer and with Il route claimed to be su.
pcrOr to either in cost Of construction,
grades and local resources. The new line
h, the aid Of some OF the richest men and
aOest railroad managers Of New York,
Baltimore, Cincinnati and other cities. In
Dec lSSO, charters were taken out in Mary.
land West Virginia and Ohio, and since
thatlatcwork OF organization, the final loca'
ton Of the line and perfecting financial
plan have been pushed vigorously, and
now all details preparatory to active work
are perfected. Starting from Cincinnati
the line follows the north bank OF the Ohio
river to Portsmouth,, then to Gallipolls,
thence into West Virginia, Great kanawlla
riyGrto Charleston, thence rlorthwestcrly
upthe Valley Of Fix river for 1G7 miles Ia
iheheNdwatGrs Oithe AllGghany mountains.
Crossing Low Gap upon a grade OF % feet
tOthe mile, il pRssCs to the North Fork
Oithc South Branch Of the Potomac, thence
TO toNlo0recld, via Winchester and Lees.
bury to the Potomac at Edwards Ferry. II
passes through the State Of Maryland iifty.
seven miles to lIaltimore-total distance Of
Cll miles from Baltimore 10 Cincinnati Of
which distance 3Sl miles NEARLY two
thirds along the banks Of rivers, securing
lowcos reconstruction. There will he but
two large tunnels, us against several long
and numerous short tunnels On the
hltimorc 4 Ohio railroad, with no grade
in West Virginia to exceed 73 feet 10 the
miIe, and the highest elevation 2,02J
iect. II passes through very fine Corn.
Try and great coal and iron fields. The
MaNimum cost Of construction, to make
tirt steel single truck, will average about
10000 per mile, or $l5,000,000 for side
tracks, dcpots, warehouses, &C.-total $685..
WWO. \ construction company has been
ornel, under the laws OF New jersey; 10
build the road- called ''The Improvement
Company capital stock $l,0O0,000. The
railway company will deliver 10 the I'm.
proyemcnt Company $25,000,000 Of first
mortgage six per cent bonds and 5000.
Woi common stock, in consideration oI
thS construction and equipment of the
hI"ay hy the Improvement Company.
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ArsovrSGNr New York siaI~aFt neigh
br oi Mr. Conkling, Interviewed ut AL
lany for the New York Sun gave the opln'
Ion that the Republicans Will carry the
State, lie said that Gov cornell ls work
iag banl for it. lnterrogated as to Mr.
rooElipg he said;
V'p n",n AIR Conkling doesn't care how
Ns,, .,, "', ,,,cs II" L mad nil through.
i,c SHw in,nrc % in nolitics but Gov, COR.
Ne ,Is l,s u" W. 'I be think he has. Mr.. Conk.
asl. ;,g Ils; " an and viii be dead in two years, !"
HnEmI .HI S,E y, :! thn @ matter with him p
,,I M"s' u, ,,nrryim" AZ , himself to death, When
ly y y" WI 3rinnnti in in iS7I and found Il
he eNy'li !" ~ nm nirk III; onlv thirty votes out.
lnI'i'%% i ,%c \ Vaw Ydrk hacked delegation,
slr ',,,'. ", ~ Iort sick And he remained sIci
9s ga','I II, W." w ,.'n,naiou nm, Now when he and
aH'lIY i,,',,. "" wtr" refused admission at the
asT',1 p'.,,,i,..,n S,a,c Convention. he Ia taken
MP"u,'i, Mind vou ion't moan m
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lmpro,lng rrn,CiInE Aeeommo dAtlonu

.CnlCwo. October Recommending on
Monday next, the Fort Wayne road will
IInha limited iilst express from Chicago 10
Pittsburgh, New York, Philadelphia, bal
,liorc Washington and Boston, leaving
.lcaEo ut j:3Op. Nj, arriving at Pittsburgh
1tal6A W., New York at $3.50 T.. NJ, Phila.
deIphh at Ito T.. NJ, Baltimore at G65 r.
Washington at t:l0 Il. N. the following
gly and Boston at T;4j the second morn.
NIX This is the fastest time ever made he.
iscen hicNgo aud the principal cities Of
loFcast Tht distance from Chicago to
@E York nine hundred and twelve miles,
gII be accomplished In twehty.slS ho,irS,
blowing IN hour for difference Of time be-
Ween the two cities. This train will be
wmposcd exclusively OI pulman palace
,n through from Chicago, a follows !
Wne 70 Pittsburgh, one to baltimore aud
Washington. one TO Philadelphia and three
@,NNeew York. Pullman hotel dining cars
WI BE- attached, aud meals will be served
,oCtIer by card, or regular meals at Eeyen.
y'h'e cents each. The train will not stop
W meals II Is proposed 10 limit the mum
pG Of Passengers TO comfortable seating
al sleeping rnpacity, and tlltee dDllats
sNua late will he charged for tickets by
,lls train with the usual sleeping cal
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BRIEF rELEoRAMs,
Narfatihg the Minor nAppsaInEs nj,
Ut Events or Yest tertihy. fVjist

NaFfatlhg the Minor IlAppenIngs ana
fTll Z Events or Yest terdhy, fT5lyu
The nom;nntion of Judge Iolver gives
satisfaction In New YORK CIV without
Hrotisinp any enthusiasm,
'tondSn n.rt;sS nrds,sd vos,orao, e, mn
o0O Of ConiSderate bonds. TScy sre T,yId saId
y" ~ ~ i,aSY ~ NJ t,aa.ina ~ t,sa"a,.,,,,
o,:tn e pou aa y, yS. e.. a n.i!ss VI D."feNle H.
Vno Wus NV. iS .i,.. ns.ietl.ial i Ine
Nlanon i.i ilNa, NJ, aI .S pSlhtt yss lst IL
Is supposeu ll,At s''e Soi'ii'''eu 1i sulciue'
Daniel Mullen, = rplling mill emp!oye at
Youngstown, uhio, was struck by an
engine on the Lake Shore branch last eve.
ming and thrown fifteen feet In the air and
killed. 3.II.L. isI .l Hi n
The General Supreme Court Of New
York, in the divorce suit Of Agnes Robert
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THE STAR ROUTE CASES. q
Hearing ON the Motion 10 QuaSh the
Indictment.

NASfIISGToN, October 2S.-Col.. Robert
G. Ingersoll returns from u hurried trip to
Arizona and New Mexico tomorrow. Next
week the argument on the motion to
quash the information fled against Brady,
Brown, French ct al, members Of the Star
Route Ring, postponed on lngcrsoll's nc.
count will DO held by Judge Cox. Geo
Bliss and Ben Harris Brewster will
be here To represent the United States, AT.
torney.G General MacVeagh, who will be in
town, will give them the benG-
fit OF his advice. lie thinks the
information will hold. Counsel for
tho ring claim that Conspiracy being
an infamous crime" the persons accused
OF II in the information have right to o
presentment Of grand jury under. the
fifth amendment Of the Constitution which
reads: mo person shall be held to an.
swcr for n capital or otherwise infamous
crime. Unless presentment or m In.
dictment Of u grand Jury, except In cases
arising in the land Of naval forces, or IN
the militia when in actual service III time
Of war or public danger" George Bliss is
expected 10 bring with him from New
York the case against Dorsey for presenta-
tion to the jury. Dorsey has Just arrived.
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Reorganization oriho Atlantic and Grea
INSTRUMENTATION of Directors,


CLEVELAND, October 2S.-Tho annual
election Of the Now York, Pennsylvania &
Ohio railroad company was held this noon
with closed doors. Rev. j. l,OckingtOn
Bates, one OF the trustees representing the
English creditors Of eight or more millions
cast The vote which decided the election,
IIe voted for the following Directors
s. L. Mather, W. II. Upson, I. D. Cooper
J. F, Clark, John Todd, James NJ. Adams
George Bayer, Henry 3. Perkins, W. W,
Mcfarland, Thomas Warnock, Robert
Harris, W. W. Scarborough and WI. Nc
Kinnie.
Another ticket, offered by Edsall Chm.
ming to represent fourteen millions OF
stocks and debts OF the old Atlantic 4
Great Western, was refused on the
ground OF non registry. lie then filed q
lengthy protest, which, in brief, Is a protest
against the scheme Of reorganization under
which the road has been running for ono
year
The sheriff also served notice OF new
suit 10 be brought to test the validity oi
thenew corporation. ...
After consultation Of perhaps an hour
Gen. Devereanx, who has been President
and Receiver OF the Atlantic 4 Great West.
ern and President Of the New York, Penn.
sylwnia 4 Ohio, bid farewell to those as.
semOled and withdrew, abdicating his Of.
fee, . ..
The Directors who arc retired under
this election are II. u. Payne, ]. Ii. Wade
andR. P. Ronney. -. I....
The Directors met and elected j. NJ.
Adams President; j. +. Clark Vice Presi.
dent and ID. Cooper General Manager.
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NsnrIr q Rniirond nianstsr.

sELLERsvtLLR, Pa, October 2S.-The nj.
agara express from Philadelphia at 0A. NJ,
was thrown from the track near this place
by a misplaced switch. Tho traln was run.
Ming at the rate Of twenty-five miles an
hour. John Welsh, engineer, discovered
that the switch opening appeared broken,
but too late. The engine ran some distance
OH the ties, turned over and was complete.
ly wrecked, and the engineer killed. The
cars were not much injured. The fireman
escaped serious injury by jumping from
the engine. Nome OF The passengers were
severely injured, although a few were
slightly bruised.
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JuStLlLent,rers.

pNAs, IENlS October 2s.-Jack Post
wa was hanged to.dsy In tho presence Oithou.
anus 81, q people, The gallows was erected
w. a 'lll near town, and some time before
W we h9ur liked for.tlie execution II was sur.
,Uunded .,.,,Td by q crowd, who waited iot the
w'IlO'r scene rs an exciting show. Many
MIWoes locked from the plantations as to q
Ireus J Many had lunch baskets and ate,
I,aH9 ~ gi and cracked jokes while waiting iof
w sheriff and the condemned man,
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Tho Nrlsslsslnrl Flood.

ST. Louis, October 2s.-A special to the
io.t.Dspdlch from Hannibal Mo-, says;
The shy leyee broke in the third place at
4o'Clock this morning This time the
break is snortl Of, East Hannibal, and the
water is sweeping over the entire cotton
land Thc'break Is over Two hundred feet
wide and widening The losses will ag.
vregate 100000.
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w,puIrr,tand that after tomorrow the
..,"mohtion train on the Cleveland &
py.Dar,l, road will run through from East
,,"sn.ol to BeIlaire, leaving the former
i,, T', every morning, reaching Bellairc
r Jyin the forenoon, and returning again
:. s' Il, evening at about five o'clock. In
" ,,'.worl,, :, what has been knewn Us the
., ...nbrpyIlIc accommodation will start from
r,., Liverpool instead Of the former place.
nj. mn wifi be Il great accommodation to
",oy people up the river who desire to
a,mr , to this city early in the day and re-
MN IN thccycuing of the same day.
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EPISCOPAL CIURCM GOVERNMENT
A Theory Set Forth in the Congress Sit
ting In Providence.


Providence, October 2S.-The Rev. John
II. Hopkins, D. D., in his paper on Paro-
chial and Diocesan Relations, read at the
Church Congress, said that rs to the mat.
ter Of Jurisdiction he denied tho theory
that spiritual power originates with the
people and maintained that parishes owed
obedience to their Diocesan Convention;
the dioCeses owe obedience to the General
Convention, unlimited by our American
church law. But the General Convention
owes obedience 10 n general coun.
Gil OF the whole Church Catholic. AS
to representation, he urged that 1t ought to
be In proportion TO the real strength OF each
order In the Church; that the laity In Dio.
cesar Convention should be in proportion
10 the COMMITMENTS In each parish, and
should vote as individuals; and that IN
General Conventions the dioceses should
be represented according to their strength
in clergy and laity, and the vote by diO.
ceses be done away. He thought II proba-
BILE, however, TINT the only way by which
the strong dioceses could approximate such
a result would be by subdividing.
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BEAVER BURGLARS.
The Treasurer Of BcaVer County, Pa.
Robbed dofThlFteen Tn housand Dollars.
T,n....,,,,n,,,,, notnhor 90 tNi,n Tk..o,,s.i.

The treasurer OF BenveF county. Pa
Robbed ofThlrteen Thousand Dollars.
plrTsBuRon, October 2S.-'Thc Ctronicie'
Rochester, Pa, special this morning, says;
As The Treasurer OF Beaver county was
opening his safe this morning lie was
knocked down by two unknown men, and
thirteen thousand dollars Of the county
iunlls distracted from the safe. Tho rob.
beB escaped with the booty without leay.
ingany clue TO their identity. ri
later intelligence from Beaver, pa., says
the two men were seCreted in the Court
House during the night, and this morning
about seven o'clock County Treasurer WIN.
Dawson, went TO his office TO get some
money 70 Use In Pittsburgh. AS liz opened
the Bafe the men jumped from their hiding
place and one Of them struck him on the
head with a handibilly, knocking him
senBeless. When he came to the thieves
had succeeded In getting away, taking With
them $4,000. A reward Of 500 has been
Offered for their arrest.
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A Long Trlp on q Small Graft.

CtSCiNSArt, October 2S-ThomaS French
and two companions arrived here from
Buffalo in little craft called the Turk, III
route for florida. They came to Cleveland
on the lake, thence TO Portsmouth, Ohio
on the Ohio canal and down the Ohio riy.
ct here, They goto New Orleans on The
Ohio and Mississippi rivers and across the
gulf TO Florida. This will be the fiBl
fine such trip was ever made mn
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vANDERRrLTTO THE FRONT AGAIN,
Reported 10 Have Captured . New Road
Running Int Chicago.


CHICAGO, October 2s.-Thc Times Of this
morning says The most startling rumor oI
the day in railway circles Is to the effect
that Vanderbilt, not satisfied with wrestling
from the Erie, the Cleveland, Cincinnati
& indianapolis and tho old Atlantic 4
Great Western roads, has bought the
Chicago 4 Atlantic. This road Is being
built from Marion, o., to Hammond, neaI
this city where connection is to be made
with the Chicago 4 Western Indiana
Railroad. The length Of this road Is
about 240 miles. The road Is being built
by Gen. COndit Smith, who, II IL reported,
agrees to take Ills pay in bonds and stock
OF the company. The estimated cost OF
grading, bridging and ironing the line from
Marion to Chicago Is S., 100000. The com.
pany has contracted for entrance to and for
terminal faculties In Chicago. It was dies.
ignated by It's projectors and promoters for
u Chicago connection for the Erie Railway.
Whether, assuming that this report Is
truthful, Vanderbilt intends to trottle the
projects in It's infancy or 10 carry Il forward
to completion, is not known.
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MURDER WILL OUT.
Two ConfsdeFates give Away the PrInci.
pals Ora Murder.

DETROIT, October 2s.-In the spring OF
last year, at the little village Of Norris,
about five miles from this city, the dwell.
ing Of an old man was visited in the night
time for the purpose Of robbery, and in
the struggle that ensued the old man was
killed. Another man who lived with him
was left for dead, but subsequently recov.
cred. All efforts to discover the perpetaa-
tons OF the diabOlical crime proved un.
availing at the time, Aiew months later
two men named Platner and Girard were
convicted for the burglary Of store in a
small village some twenty miles from this
city and sent to the State Prison for fifteen
years, These men were well known TO the
police as hard characters. About the same
time two other equally hard pets, and
known to be companions OF these men,
were convicted In West Virginia for some
robbery and were sent to prison for one
year, The names OF the latter were Clark
and Graham. When their term expired
they were taken into custody by detective
from Detroit and brought here charged
with having committed murder and rob-
beryat Norris. The evidence for this was
furnished by Platner and Girard. The trial
Of these men has been going OH the past
three weeks and was concluded this alter
noon, The verdict was guilty. The main
evidence against them was that Of their old
coniederatGs, who were brought from
jackson to testify against them, and while
expressly inculpating them, admitted their
own completely, claiming, however, TO have
remained outside the house while the
Others went in and did tho deed. There
was some pretty strong coToborative eyi.
dence that tho only known motive for
Platner and Girard In thus giving away
the other men and themselves, Is the hope
OF having their own sentence mitigated.
But, self-Goniessed criminals OF their style
will hardly make ANYTHING bysnch q move.
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Al Eieclion case N New Yoti,,

ALnGsf, October es.-The order ui the
general term Of The Supreme Court iavoring
a new election for Surrogate, on the ground
that Surrogate Calvin's election was for bis
predecessors uhexplted term and not Tor
the lull term d Gig yeats, was this morning
confirmed BY The Court oiAgpeals "
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CLEvELANb, o., October 2s,--fhe iron
matkethab been firm this week. Iron ore
Is in good demand al former prices Pip
irph d very active and prices hAVe had ah
advancing tendency There h 4 pa1tlttl.
larly large demand Tor soft lppndfy irons
and best No, l q ceiling ifeely al ga 90
ghs supply seems Inadequate teF ne de
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mand. The blockade on the railroads has
caused many furnaces to shut down, and
all are running as slowly as possible. The
greatest trouble Is in getting coke from
Connellsville, Bar iron "a active and prices
are unchanged.
Petroleum is firm at 7c for Standard.
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OuIC4aO, October 2s.-Ths weather has
had Q depressing effect on trade and for the
first time In some weeks there II q O0iIi.
plant Of dlllnesa In those branches nt In.
luStfy which are not In any degree affected
by the weather. The general merchandise
trade IA In a healthy condition as whole,
however, and all the staples command full
taiuelm