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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-04
PANAMA RAILROAD.

NEW YORK, June 4. Negotiations fol
the transfer of the Panama railroad to the
De Lesseps Panama Canal Company are
virtually concluded. 1t is understood that
control of the railroad company was oh.
tanned by purchase. Its stock price agreed
upon was $3.50, but the assets retained for
the benefit Of the stockholders are equal to
10 per cent on the stock. So the stock
holders receive an equivalent of about
1895 for the stock. The terms of the
transaction for the transfer of control pro-
vides for payment of 81, ,000. 900 in cash on
July l and the remainder of the install
ments one fifteenth every year The
canal company, however, reserves the
privilege of paying the whole amount al
any time within eighteen months. It is
announced that the Panama canal can be
constructed in four years at a cost of
1,000,000 francs below the original esti-
mate.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-04
THE STAR ROUTES

WASHINGTON. June 4.-The Evening
Star to-day gives q list. of the men con-
nected with the Star routes, who will be
presented to the Grand Jury for indict-
ment, Among them is J. B. Elkins, for
merly delegate in the House of Represent
atlves from Mexico, and son-in law of a
United States Senator. Elkins was inti-
mate with Dorsey when the latter was IN
the senate year or two ago, and gave out
tnat ne had made a fortune in mining
speculatIons, and he established himself IN
grand style in New York. FEe was part
ner of r. G. Kerns of st. LIQUIDS, in Star
route contracts and had tam expedited,
Whhe Kerns looked after operating the
INES % Ex-Congressman McKibbon is an
I'l'gr man mentioned for Indictment, also
S. r. D. Price, of Missouri, ex-Auditor Nc
40" ana his late deputy Lally viii also be
thes ples1ntea to the Grand Jury. McGraw claims
*a .lla' JUS outy as assistant auditor was only
s; ~ larry = out the directions of Second As
Ir'nt tboraeo / ostmaster General Brady, and that
anT roae 80 ne cannot be held responsible for
- ", wrong, but the sixth auditor is invest
6o M WIN WIN unusual discretionary powers, to.
re ue uSeo 1or the protection of the govern
49, Out ne did not protect the govern
eton on' as SHOWN by favors granted to the
s,s al route contractors in releases from
"nes and forfeitures of property imoosed
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-04
A ,rentlernnn who accomnanied the s

A gentleman who accompanied the sons
of the Prince of Wales on their recent vis-
it to Cetywayo, the captive Zulu king, says
with the two young Princes he was more
direct After the usual formal courtesies
and change of photographs the two boys
rose and expressed desire to see Cetywa-
hos wives, Stay, my children, said the
king with dignified wave of his hand 4
have work to say. Do you see that pic
tureY pointing to print of the Queen. I
think much when | look on that You are
the grandsons of that lady. / wish you to
give her message from me. have been
long down here; no one has yet told me
what wrong have committed, nor given
| me an opportunity of answering for my
conduct do not know that | ever com
mitted any wrong against the English. Yet
they have taken me prisoner and keep me
here and give no reasons. Tell your grand
mother this and say, that when this war is
over 1.-THE war in the TransvaaD | would
ask her to let me visit England
In the last number of the Budapest!
jSsensEe the Hungarian ex commander in
chief, Arthur Gorger, makes a curious ap-
peal TO his old antagonist, M. Kossuth, ad-
| turing him to use his immense influence
with the youth of Hungary to adopt the
career of an officer in the army which is,
after ALL the Hungarian army, though IN
common with Austria Would they have
dared ? argues Gorgei, to have intrigued
SO aadaciously against Hungary If Hunga-
rian generals had filed the places of La
tour. Windisbgraetz, Jellachich? Let me
| tell vou,'' he continues, what happened to
me on the railway The report got about
that was in the train. In the next com
partment / heard child's voice saying;
Mamma, Gorgei is travelling with US. Z
s.Ahl my child, do not even pronounce
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-04

hundred yards from the guns. The bat
terry consists of seven guns and mortar,
but yesterday only four of the guns were
used. Three of these were of 10-inch bore
two of them rified, and the other was Is
inch smooth bore. The recoil of this
piece is very great, and pneumatic ar
rangement is used to check it. Ten men
are required to handle the piece and the shot
is raised by means of crank The
other guns were handled by six men. All
of the gunners except the four officeas in
charge-who were members of. the first
class-were members of the second class.
First Lieutenant Randolph. of the Third
Artillery, commanded the battery. Four
rounds of shots were fired at the target.
The first ricocheted on the water and went
above the target; the second shot went
Just above it also, and the third still high
er. The shot from the big gun could be
distinctly seen flying in curve through
the air and landing in the earth above the
target, raising heavy cloud of dust. In
the second round the first shot burst in tie
air and the pieces fell into the water, The
second shot ricocheted, but being a line
shot, struck the target low down. The
third and fourth shots were both too high.
In the third round the first shot
struck at the bottom of the tar
get, while the others were all too high. In
the fourth and last round the shots We're
all too high, except that fired from the big
gun, which fell exactly into the bulls eye
of the target. Altogether the practice is
considered good, the shots all being liners,
and that with stiff wind blowing across
the range After the artillery practice the
usual dress parade ACQUIRED.
There is much excitement among the
cadets Just now over an order issued by
the Secretary of War prohibiting the use
of tobacco by the cadets.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-04
MHITEWASH For BLAINE.

WASHINGTON, June 4.-Representatiyes
Attorney General and Post Master Gen
eral, now aud heretofore in charge of Star
contract investigation, emphatically dis
credit the published rumors that Secretary
Blaine has been implicated in the matters
referred to, and in the interest of himself
or implicated friends, he has endeavored
to stop or impede the Investigation. The
committee of investigation and superior
officers unite in denouncing all such re
ports as utterly groundless, and say that
on the contrary Secretary Blaine has, from
the very first, encouraged the investiga-
ton most heartily, and constantly taken
the ground that it should be prosecuted to
the utmost
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-04
NEWS NOTES.

Among the prominent Americans who
witnessed the triumph of the Yankee
horse in the Derby race Wednesday were
Edwin Booth, Barley Campbell, John Nc
Cullough, w. ]. Florance, Maurice Barry
more and wife George Drew, Pearl
Eytinge and George and Leslie Slosson.
Senator Hoar of Massachusetts, has pur
chased the rock at the base of Mt. Wachu
sett, in Princeton, on which Mrs. Mary
Rowlandson, of Lancaster his great grand
mother, was ransomed from the Indians
and has inclosed it with an iron fence. Ar
inscription has been cut on the stone.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-04
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

WASHINGTON, June Alt is not true
that ex-senator Spencer has been appoint
ed first assistant postmaster. Gen Tyner's
friends say his voluntary resignation is not
yet accepted; if Tyner leaves, probably
some other Indianian will succeed him,
not ex-senator Conover as has been sug-
gested.
Virginia re-adjusters say they are entire
ly satisfied with the ticket. and say the ac,
1ion secures d union of Republicans and
re-adjusters; very few viii oppose coalition
or demand straight out ticket. Virginia
Democrats say the ticket is as good as the
re-adiusters could make, but it can't win
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-04
AT WEST POINT.
snecial to the World

WEST PoINT, June 3.--The first of the
examinations at the Military academy took
place to-day, three sections of the first class
being examined in engineering by the Aea-
demic board sitting in the library. The ca
diets were sent to the blackboard one by
one and were either given a written prob
lem to solve and illustrate, or were given a
plan of section of country and required
to show how certain point should be for
titled This required not only an ac-
ouaintance with the subject, but
some skill in drawing. After the
examination the practice with the
sea-coast battery occurred The battery is
situated at the northern extremity of the
pest. The Hudson forms little bay, and
It was across this bay that the target was
situated. The target is made of white
canvass and is twelve feet square 1t il
situated at distance of about fourteen
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-04
ALI, QUIET

NEW YORK, June. 4.-There is no sign of
a political conference tonight at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel and ex-senator Conkling
kept in his room the whole evening.
Ex-senator Platt was with him the greater
part of the time. Vice President Arthur is
expected in town tomorrow evening. Ex-
Senator Platt proposes is return to Albany
Sunday evening. 1t is stated tonight by
those who profess to know that there will
be conference held here; that Conklins's
friends assure him his prospects are very
bright and the stalwarts will stick.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-04
AFTER THE RINGSTERS.

WASHINGTON, June 4-Col. Cook, spec
ial counsel to prosecute the star route ring,
to-day went to the Office of the First Com
troller and examined the accounts of eX-
Auditor McGrew. Attorney General Nc
Veagh spent an honr or two at the post of
fee department to-day looking over the
papers and documents brought out by the
experts in their Investigations into the ad
ministration of Brady, while in the office
of third assistant postmaster general
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-04
THE NEW YORK PAPERS.

Elmira Free Press (Dem.) May 81.
We can only say, while having the high
est respect for Messrs. Herman and Jacobs,
that had the Democrats been in a majority
in the legislature the result would have
been very different.
Utica Herald (Rep.) June /.
Chester A. Arthur was elected Vice
President of the United States by major
ity of the voters of the Union. 1t is said
he advised the designations of Messrs.
Conkling and Platt. IF he did it was in
the belief that their reelection could be
forced if it was not voluntarily accorded.
He has found New York Republicans
averse to recommissioning the seceders.
Instead of standing aloof, as decent regard
for his office and its relation to the govern
ment and the people would require, he at
taches himself to the train of the deserters.
A conference is held at his house in New
York on Sunday, at which congenial agents
of the machine devise as to the means of
thwarting the viii of the people. He goes
to Albany as a lobbyist. buttonholes MEM
bers of the legislature, beseeches, f1atters,
threatens them, to force them to violate
their sense of duty, disregard the will of
their constituents, jeopardize their own po
Iitical future and endangers that of the Re
publican party by voting to return to
Washington a man whose ambition is self
and whose purpose is to continue warfare
on the Republican administration. Vice
President Arthur ought to feel ashamed of
himself for the ignoble, the disgraceful
part he is playing. May God grant life
and health to President Garfield.
Albany Knickerbocker Qnd.), June /.
There are those who suspect that the de-
feat of Mr.. Conkling is really a victory for
him; that he has long been of the opinion
that his party had got beyond his control
and his hkings; that in resigning he earn
estly desired to throw off the party shack
les which bound him; that in seeking re-
turn he simply wanted to test the temper
of the party in the state; that now his par
ty, having turned its back upon him, he is
free to act as be pleaseS.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-04
THE VOTE.


The joint convention reassembled at 12
NJ. The following is the result of The first
vote for successor to Roscoe Conkling
Jacobs, 81; Conkling, 20; Wheeler, IS;
Cornell, IS; Rogers, 13; Bradley,1; Crowl-
ey, 2; Lapham, 4.
The following senators were paired
Astor with Fowler, Williams with Martha,
Pitts with Seebacker. Schroeder with Ste
yens. The following assemblymen were
also paired Andrews with Cowles, Broehm
with Brooks, Wells with Boardman. The
following changes were made: Maddin from
Woodin to Cornell, Fenner from Fenton
to Cornell, Holt from Lapham to Rogers,
Palmer from Cornell to Crowley, Scott
from Cornell to Lapham. No choice.
The following is the result of the irs1
vote for successor to Thos. c. Platt:
Herman 81, Platt 26, Depew %, Cornell
s, Lapham 2, Crowley 3, Folger 3, Dutch
er 2, Miller s, Tremaine 3, VanCott i
Wheeler 1, Fenton /.
The following were the changes:
Fenter from Cornell to Fenton; Hol
from Tremaine to Cornell; Sheehy from
Cornell to Tremaine; Young from Lap
ham to Tremaine No choice.
The convention then adjourned till Mon
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-04
SEEKING FRENCHs' REMOVAL.

WASHINGTON, June "A number of
heavy importers and business men in New
York and lawyers who have business rela-
tions with customs collections and duties
are making an attempt to procure the re-
moval of Second Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury, on the ground of lack of knowl
edge of customs laws, rules and regulations
and of the general duties of his Office per-
tanning to customs matters. Nobody is
proposed in Frenchs' place.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-04
TROUBLE IRELAND.

LONDON June A serious riot occurr
ed at Cork last evening, the houses in two
streets were completely wrecked. james
Maunix and his son, the latter the Secre-
tary of Mitchelltown branch of the land
league, have been arrested under the coer-
cion act, charged with melting the riot; a
large party of military went to Mitchell
town to-day to aid in evictions; five
persons have been arrested near Killarney
for attacking house and cutting off a
tenants ear.
DUBLIN, June 4.-The flying column
which left Dublin yesterday for New Pal
las, to assist in the execution of evictions,
started from Limerick Junction at this
morning The police, with fixed bayonets,
lead the way, followed by the Coldstream
Guards and Scots Guards, the Army Hos
pital and Army Service Corps. The first
bridge reached was found destroyed, but
the infantry crossed on the parapet and
the mounted officers crossed by the ford
The people assembled in great numbers
groaning and shouting When the house
of the first tenant was reached their atti-
tude became very threatening, whereupor
two priests interposed and entreated the
people to abstain from violence. The
priests interference had a marked effect.
The sheriff, guarded by the police, elected
the first tenant amidst indescribable groanf
and curses.
Another telegram from New Pallas
states that the Viceroy's proclamation hac
the effect of preventing a disturbance
The force was so strong that resistance
would have been useless. Other evlctloni
We're effected in the course OF the after
noon without opposition. a soldier rldlng
from the postoffice to the barracks in Dub
lin was desperately attacked, stabbed ane
pulled off his horse by laborer. The lat
ter was eventually secured. He said as al
insurrection had broken out in the cpuntr.
he had begun it in Dublin.
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that accursed name Tears filed my eyes;
thou supposest from shame nay, but from
JOY that such are now Hungarian mothers.
Three or four letters to thy friend Helfy in
the sense I suggest. and the university
beadle win be in despair at the dininution
OF his fees. so great will be the crowd of
Hungarian. youths pressing in the com
mon" army. This is the wayI would talk
to Kossuth,. if / had an opportunity to
speak to him, but / have not. -s&&2
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-04
NEWS NUGGETS.
Breaking Jail at Cambridge
last night
The Contest going on at
Albany.
Irish Troubles and other
late News.

Snecial 10 The Argus.

CAMBRIDGE, Ills, June 4.-W. M. Walk
er and John NJ Anderson, two forgers,
confined here awaiting trial at the june
term of court, broke Jail last night and
made their escape. Vigorous efforts are
being made by Sheriff Goodeli for their re
capture; but no clue has thus far been OBJ
tanned. One hundred dollars reward is
offered for their arrest.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-04
Wonhan,s Wisdom.

She insists that it is of more importance
that her family shall be kept in full health
than that she should have all the fashion
able dresses and styles of the times. She
therefore sees to it that each member of
the family is supplied with enough Hop
Bitters, at the first appearance Of any
sickness, with its attendant expense, care
and anxiety. All women should exercise
their wisdom in this way.--Ed.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-04
OHIO COILS

CININNATI, Ohio, June 4.-The Times
iStogss Canton, o., special: Great indigna-
ton was aroused upon finding vault in
the cemetery broken open that had not
been opened for 20 years,-and bones of
corpses strewn all around The supposed
object was to get jewelry from the dead
bodies.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-04
EASTERN IDEAS.

ATHENS, June 4-Turkish troops after
an engagement in sight of Salonica, an
initiated 81 brigands and brought their
heads into town.
TEKERAN, June 4.-The principal insti-
gator of the Mian Doab Massacred during
the Kurdish invasion of Persia, was blown
from the mouth of cannon at Zebreez to-
day
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-04
CONKLTNG's BROTHER,

NEW YORK, June 4.-The Times pub
fishes an assertion of Colonel Frederick A.
Conkling at the Chamber of Commerce
meeting Thursday, that one firm had paid
81 900 to member of the last congress, to
prevent legislation on sugar. The question
has created somewhat of stir down town.
The statement appears to be generally
credited and reputable gentlemen are to be
found who say they saw the checks drawn.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-04
The Kew to Health.

Have you found the key to perfect
health and strength? 1t is Kidney Wort
the only remedy that overcomes at once
the inaction of the kidneys and bowels 1t
purifes the blood by cleansing the system
of foul humors and by giving strength to
the liver, kidneys, and bowels to perform,
their regular functions. See displayed adj
vertisement.e
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-04
FINANCIAL.

NEW YoRK, June 4.-The bank state
ment shows reserve decrease of So. .232,
$50; banks now hold SO, 400, $50 in excess
of legal requirements.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-04
Gai9ago M arket.

CHICA6O. June
Wheat-Active but very weak. almost panicky
2Ac lower; Ga cash; 0s1a July; 079s Aug.
Oats-Fitm; 81 II cash; 26as July; 3S1s Aug; S7Lz
Sept.
Rye Unchanged.
Barley-Unchanged
Pork-Uns ettled and easier; is 10 cash 10 I71S
July; 16 so Aug
Lsrd-Very unsettled; higher at close; 10 go
cash 10 67s bid July; Is 72tS bid Aug.
Whlsky-1 0S.
LIVE STOCK.
Hogs-Rece;pts $4,000; fairly active; Ighi SC
lower 35GS5 10; mixed packing 40Q 5 rs; heavy
unchanged.
Cattle-Receipts 2,4o0; quiet and steady: exports
95QS6 10; shipping 0015 So; butchers 50Q4 so
grass Texans 2504 30; stoekers and feeders 60
05 90. 49,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-04
PROBABILITIES

WASHINGTON, June A. = Indications
for upper Mississippi and lower Missouri
valleys: Warmer, partly cloudy weather,
followed by. occasional rains, winds most
ly from southeast to southwest, stationary
or falling barometer
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-04
THE TURNER'S.

ST. LOUIS, June 4.-Turners 20 attend
the national festival which opens here to-
night have been arriving from all directions
and in great numbers. Peoria, Quincy,
Davenport, Moline, Muscatine and other
points in Illinois and Iowa are well repre-
sentpd
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-04
SUICIDE

LOUISVILLE, June 4.-Gabriel Guoege,
aged 10, residing at Gilman's this county,
shot his head off to-day. Domestic trouble
and whiskey was the cause. He leaves a
wife and three children.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-04

LADIES who appreciate elegance and pur-
ity are using Parker's Hair Balsam. 1t is
the best article sold for restoring gray hair
to its original color and beauty.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-04

Moffets Life Pills, Pages Climax Salve,
and Moffats Phoenix Bitters, for com
plete Family Medicine Chest. For
sale by Druggists everywhere.
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~ ew z orig Market.
NKw YoRE, June 4
FINANCIAL
COMMERCIAL

tOMMkRCIAL.
Wheat-Heavy and lower; No red June % y
G1 24lz; July 2SA01 24h; Aug 2Ox.
Corn-Dul and shade lower; mixed western tpat
45056M futures 530155A.
Oats-Shade easier; We stern 44050; No 2 July
44A.
Pork Quiet and strong; new 16 IS; old is IS
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-04

'T1s beauty truly blent whose red and white,
Natures own sweet and cunning hand laid on :
Pozzoni's powder imparts q richness
Making the skin as soft as down.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-04
THE NEW YORK CONTEST.

NEW YORK, June An Albany special
says: The stories in circulation in regard
to disagreement between Governor Cor
nell and ex-senator Platt are untrue
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-04
MAITRY HOUSE

4aA1lA1I II ~ y O1l
The ''MALTBY." is the only H Hotel In Baltimore
conducted on beth the
AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN PLANS.
And the only Hotel in the City at popular prices,
possessing all the uodern improvements including
FIRsT CLASS PASSENGER ELEvAToR,
which will be in constant operation, making all
parts of the house equally desirable and easy of
access. Its location, in the commercial ire of
the city, commends it alike to the Commercial
Traveller the Tourist and Business generally.
RATHS-$2 % and 81 80 per Day on the Americap
Plan. and 81 90 to So 90 on the Eur. pean.
eH Liberal dHction TO the Clergy.
3!dtf G. r. HOGAN, Proprietor.
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st. Louis Market.

AsA ST. LOUIS. June 4
wheat-Unsettled and lower; No 2 red 1I11
11I4 cash; s201 11A June; 1901 093lD1 101a
July; 07S Aug; 0S Sept; No g. 0511 05M No
4, 90 bid.
Corn-Dnli; 437s0434 cash; 4Sa6 043N June
4s4s043A July; 481sO439s Aug,
UAfs -S6Mc.
Rye ID
Barley ] II.
Pork-16 IS
Lsrd-10 So.
whisky o..
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LIVE STOCK

Hogs Receipts 5000; steady; Workers and Bal
timoree 5005 8; mixed packing 45G5 75.