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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-11

ure, the first that has been known by the
old settlers
The continual wet weather is damaging
the corn that was blown down by the
strong winds. The chinch bugs, the grub
worms and the drouth have been the de
structive elements to the corn crops. The
terrific thunder shower of the last night in
September, struck in the hay barrack of
Mr. j. H. Purdam and burned it to the
ground along with other combustible ma
terial that was near at hand
NJ. F. Sterling has returned from the
state fair with one among the finest hogs
that was on exhibition there. Mr.. Ster-
ling is the owner of some as fine hogs as
are known IN this section, and still he will
make an effort to improve his stock.
Some tramps or rather midnight prowl
ers, are roaming around, and have visited
the homes of John Harris, j. G Gilman,
Wash Gingles and the store of Josiah
Condor, at Hamlet, but nothing has been
missing yet. The citizens should prepare
| themselves to punish such providers around
houses at that hour.
Mr.. s. d. Gray, of Walnut, Iowa, who
had been visiting friends here, had his
valise and and its contents stolen while on
his way from Rock Island to Walnut. 1t
was taken while he slept. 1t contained a
thirty-five dollar suit of clothes and an al
bum nearly filled with pictures.
"a DEMOCRAT"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-11
CHARGED WITH MURDER.

William Hielwagner, the old man who
is in the county jail charged with the muir
der of his daughter-in-l law, Dora Hielwag-
ner, stands his imprisonment in most
philosophical manner. He pretends to be
innocent of the crime charged against him,
although the circumstancial evidence is
plainly against him. He has little to say
on the subject of his accused crime, and
when Intercepted, protests his innocence
in very natural but not strained manner.
He has not been visited by single mem
Der of his family, although his wife and
numerous children are residing near Hamp-
ton, in the vicinity Of the place where the
crime occurred early in September He
has not been visited by a friend since
the doors of the jail first closed
upon him last September. The only visi-
tor which has requested to see the old man
was a farmer from Briar Bluff who de-
nounced him for cheating him out of $500
Not letter has come to him, and only one
that was addressed to man in Moline
making the request that the recipient
would visit the prisoner in Jail. No re
ply has yet been received, and the person
has not seen fit to comply with the request
by coming to the jail.
The old man has so far given his case
no serious consideration; at least he has
engaged no attorneys and made no effort
to secure counsel OF any kind. 1t is prob
able that when his case comes into court
he will request the Judge to name his
Counsel, as he IS not financially able to
indulge in such Injuries, although he owns
a farm near Quincy Hin OILS.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-11
EQUINE EPIDEMIC.

In regard to the horse disease now prev
alent in this city, local veterinary sur
geon, is of the opinion that it is not t'Pink-
eye" at all, but Laryngitis, which he de-
scribes as follows The symptoms are
broadly marked and prominently charac-
terized dizziness is present. There is a
slight enlargement, which may be observed
externally, and over the larynx. The most
distant attempt to handle the throat pro
duces energetic resistance; the head is car
ried awkwardiy, as though the neck was
stiff; short cough is frequently to be
heard almost at every respiration, at the
same time there is often to be detected a
hoarsc sound which becomes sort of
grunt; when the ear is placed against
the trachea, the breath will be found
to be hurried, with a difficulty
of catching; the pulse .is full and throb-
bling, while the color of the nasal mem
brane approaches a scarlet hue. The legs
of some thus afflicted are badly swollen,
front legs. The surgeon has been treating
horses troubled with the above symptoms
for six weeks and has met with no fatal
ity, although some cases have been very
severe. The Chicago veterinary surgeons,
on the contrary, report the disease pre-
vailing among the horses of that city to
be the veritable s'pink-eye," and opine it
to be a disease new to their practice.
The disease, as diagnosed by them first
makes its appearance with either a running
at the eye, or swelling around the nose;
the legs swell up, the horse fells dumpish,
and high fever sets in, The horses quit
eating, droop their heads. and act in a
very lifeless manner. In their opinion, as
regards treatment, the principal point is to
break the fever; on the accomplishment of
which, the animals improve. Aconite. bel
ladonna, and arsenicum are the medicines
used. and the horses are sweated about the
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-11
CROSS ROADS.
and jewelr
G1seLEs Cross r

GINGLEs Cross ROADS, Oct. II.
I make my bow before the ARGUS read
ers-not the first time, yet the first for
some years.
For the benefit of the readers of the AR
GUS will say .'Gingle's Cross Roads" are
located about five miles north of Aledo, on
the Rock Island road We are in the
midst of the richest farming country in
Illinois, and as good people as ever graced
a community. But, sorry to say to my
republican friends, the most of our citi-
zens are good democrats, educated in the
school of democracy Many of these old
pioneers who first settled this country have
gone to their rest Yet there are still
some of them living. Mr. William Doak,
Mr.. John Harris, Mr.. w. A. Wood, Mr..
Peter Blue, Mrs Eliza Gingles, and Mrs.
German are yet living who came to this
country in an early day. Mr.. Gray came
some years after, but still endured some of
the hardships attending the settlement of a
new country. Changes are being wrought
through here every year. some of our old
est citizens are selling off and going west
to again endure the trials of pioneer
We are dragging along with q failure of
crops this season. Corn is an entire fail
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-11

that mistake had been made and that
Mr. Henry had received the highest mum
Der of votes. It appears that the score
on the board showed 704 votes for Henry
and 526 for Larkens. AT the close 935
votes were deposited for Henry and 1.025
for Larken. This would make the totals
1850 for Henry and 1851 for Larken. 1t
further appears that the money in the box
tallies with these totals and not with the
sum of the result as first announced, and
it is claimed that the mistake occurred by
giving Larken 1850 votes in place of 1,025
at the close of the polls as the money de-
posted would call for, at least this is the
statement made by the friends of Mr..
Henry. Mr.. Larken still has the watch
and Mr.. Henry tells the time by an ordi-
nary clock,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-11
ACCIDENT.

Last night brakeman on the c., NJ. &
St p. lost his life while coupling cars at
Delavan, station some distance from this
city. He was uncoupling the tender from
a stock car, when his foot became entan-
gled in a frog While there caught the en-
CINE moved backward, and he was forced
beneath the wheels. The locomotive
passed completely over him before it was
discovered that an accident had occurred.
When found the brakeman was dying, and
before he could be removed to the station
he had died, His name is given as
Greeger and he is reported to have rela-
tives at Moline.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-11
HOwLETT's CAREER.

Charles Pierce, alias Hewlett who was
hung by mob at Bloomington, and who
resided but short distance from this city,
in Iowa, is described as very erratic in
dividual. Some time ago he turned up in
Jacksonville, and pretended to be lost. He
could not recollect anything, but declared
his name was Christ He fooled the whole
medical fraternity there, and all the ex-
perts in the hospital for the insane. They
called him interesting case, and one old
lady insisted that he was her lost son, and
was about to take him home to the east.
The papers were full of his exploits, and
he was on the high road to fame when his
hopes were frustrated by dispatch from
Iowa, claiming him for horse-thief. His
father was dead, but his step-father was
cashier in an Iowa bank. Hewlett himself
had good education, but in college he
was distinguished for his cratic freaks and
strange performances. One of his pcrfor-
mances was to attend a prayer meeting
and on a bet of ten cents made a public
prayer. His strong point was to steal
horses, and it was for this crime that he
was incarcerated in The Bloomington jail
1t is probable that the idea of shooting the
jailer was the result of sudden freak of
whims, He paid a fearful penalty for his
crime; but the final ending of his career
took all the nonsense out of him.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-11
THE BOGUS CONFESSION.

An exchange thus goes for the alleged
confession of Glenn GALLON the executed
murderer as published in the Geneseo
Sun.
Glenn GALLON, the murderer hung at
Cambridge, three weeks ago, made no
public confession. 1t is believed that he
confessed to Father Reardon, his spiritual
adviser, on the morning of the execution,
but priest will never betray the secrets
of the confessional The Geneseo San, OF
a recent date, contained what purported
to be Gallons actual confession, in which
the murderer was made to acknowledge
how he came to commit the deed. The
publication was accepted by many in good
faith. until Father Reardon pronounced
the public confession base fabrication.
Enterprise and bare face lying are evident
ly synonyms with the Geneseo Sun man.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-11
THE WATCH.

1t is generally known that one of the
features of the recent Catholic fair was q
watch which was to be given to the most
popular alderman, whose popularity was
to be decided by votes at the rate of 10
cents apiece. The polls closed Saturday
night when it was announced that Mr..
Larken had received the watch, his vote
standing 1,776, while Mr.. Henry's score
footed up 1859. The time-piec was
handed over to the supposed successful
candidate. although it was then stated
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-11
DAILY DOTS.
Inquest on the Remains of
a Boy.
How Heilwagner Stands his
Captivity.
The Health Commissioner
and other News.
MODEST.

Last Friday, young boy working at
the upper saw mill. had received an injury
in the abdomen which was not considered
bolt striking him with some force in the
abdominal regions. He experienced some
pain at the time, but was able to walk to
his fathers residence on the corner of 25th
sent for during Friday but the symptoms
were not pronounced of dangerous char
acter. The boy gradually grew worse,
and died from the injuries inflicted by the
accident at an early hour yesterday NOR
ming. The coroner was notified and held
an inquest over the remains, when YER
dict of accidental death was rendered.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-11
REMOVE IT.

There is large bill board located on
Second avenue, near the corner of Fifteenth
street, that should be removed or else made
more secure. 1t at present is insecure, and
is shaken by the wind whenever the atmos-
phere is disturbed by such elemental dis.
play of power. In case wind should be
blowing from the South, there is every rea-
son to suppose that it would fall over on
the sidewalk, and might result in some in
jury to passing pedestrian. The atten,
ton of the city clerk and mayor have al
ready been called to the insecure stand.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-11
A Cough.

A Cough, Cold or Sore Throat
should be stopped. Neglect frequently results in
an IEcURABLE LUNG DISEASE Oh CONSUMPTION.
BROWNS BRONCHIAL TRoCHKs do not dis
order the stomach like cough syrups and balsams !,
but ACT DIRECTLY ON TUE INFLAMED PARTS, al
laying irritation. give relief in ASTHMA, BRoEcHI-
It's, CoueHs, CAfARRH. and the TaRoAT TRouRELs
which SINGERS AND PUBLIC SPEAKERS are subject
to. For thirty years Browns Bronchial Troches
have been recommended by physicians.snd always
give perfect satisfaction. Having been tested BY
wide and constant use for nearly an entire gener-
alton, thsy have attained well-merited rank among
the few etaple remedies Of The age Sold 1T s5cts
boz everywhere. dtte9weow
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-11
RAILWAYS
SarsapariIlian RtsoIyent.

Chronic Skin Diseases, Carries of the Bone, HUI
mors In the Blood, Scrofulous Diseases, Bad or IN
natural Habit of Body, Syphilis and Venereal, Fe-
yer Sores, Chronic Old Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Ricketts, White Swelling, Scald Head, Uterine Al
fections, Cankers, Glandular Swellings, Nodes,
Wasting and Decay OF the Body, Pimples and
BlOtches, Tumors, Dyspepsia. Kidney and Bladder
Diseases, Chronic Rheumatism and Gout, Con-
sumption, Gravel and Calcuious Deposits, and Va
rietles of the above complaints TO which some
times are given specioHs names.
We assert that there is no known remedy that
possesses the curative power over these diseases
that RAILWAYS REsoLvKET furnishes 1t cures
step by step, surely, from the foundation and re-
stores the injured parts to their sound condition
THE WASTES THE BODY ARE STOPPED AND HEAL
THY BLOOD SUPPLIED TO THE SYSTEM, from which
new material is formed. This IL the first correc-
tive power of RAILWAYS REsoLvENT.
In cases where the system has been salivated,
and Mercury, Quicksilver Corrosive Subllmate
have accumulated and become deposited In the
bones, joints, etc., causing carries of the bones,
ricketts,, spinal curvatures cUntOrtions, white swell
lings, varcose veins, ETC., the SARsAPARILLLAN
will resolve away those deposits and exterminate
the virus OF the disease from the system.
II those who are taking these medicines Tor the
cure of Chronic, Scrofulous or Syphlitic diseases
however slow may be the cure feel better, and
find their general health improving, their flesh and
weight Increasing, or even keeping its own, IL
sure sigh that the cure is progressing. In these
diseases the patient either gets better or worse
the virus OF the disease lie not inactive; If not ar
rested and driven from the blood 1t will spread ana
continue to undermine the constitution. as soon
as the SARsAPARILLIAN makes the patient "feel
BETTER every hour you will grew oetter aid In
c. &c in health, strength and flesh.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-11
It Wont Paw

after so much labor and capital has been
expended to build up this medicine. to al
low it to deteriorate. You can take Sim.
mons Liver Regulator with perfect faith
as it is made by no adventures, who pick
up the business of connecting medicines,
but by educated, practical druggists. who
have made the study of medicine and its
compounds the labor of a lifetime. The
care, precision, neatness and perfection ex
hibited by the very appearance of the Reg
ulator proves it to be the best prepared
medicine in the market, and j. FL. Zeilin &
Co., fully carry out their motto: '.Puris.
sima ct Optima" (purest and best.)
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-11

head and throat to allay the inflammation.
The animals should be encouraged to eat,
and should be watered often.
The afflicted horses at w. j. Kerr's livery
stable as well as those confined in private
barns are improving. and no serious appre-
hension is felt that the epidemic will inter
rupt business to any great extent
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-11
FEVER & AGUE

Fever and Ague cured for hfty cents. There IL
Rot a remedial agent in the world that will cure
ever and ague, and all other malarious, bilious,
caret, typhoid, yellow and other fevers (aided by
Railways Pills) so quick as Railways Ready Relief
1t will in few moments, when taken according
to directions Cramps, SpRsms Sour Stomach,
Heartburn, Sick Headache, Diarrhea, Dysentery.
Colo, Wind in the Bowels. and all Internal Pains
Travellers should always carry bottle of RAD
water will prevent sickness pains from change
of water 1t is better than French brandy or bit
tiers as a stimulant.
MINERS and LUMBERMEN should always be pro-
vfdefI viii it
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-11
Rheumatic Diseases.

These ailments follow from torpid liver
and costive bowels; the skin, bowels and
kidneys failing in their proper work, an
acrid poison is formed in the blood, which
is the occusion of these acute diseases
Kidney Wort produces healthy action OF
all secretive organs, and throws off the
rheumatic poison. Equally efficient in
Liquid or Dry form.-Iater- Ocean.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-11

The removal of these tumors by RAILWAYS RE
SOLVENT Is now so certainly established that what
was once considered almost miraculous is now a
common recognized fact by all parties. Witness
the cases Of Hannah p. Knapp, Mrs. C'krapf, Mrs.
our Almanac for 1879; also nat of Mrs c. s. Bib
bins. in the present edition of our ''False and
True
One bottle contains more OF the active principles
OF Medicines than any other Preparation Taken
In Teaspoonful doses, while others require i've or
ak times as much.
ONE DOLLAR PER BOTTLE.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-11

1t only needs a simple suggestion to
show the great number of sufferers from
govt, rheumatism and cutaneous diseases
how readily they can obtain lasting relief
by taking cake of GLENN's Sulphur
Soap and going with it into tub of warm
water If all the victims of those diseases
would pursue that plan their painful NAL
aides would be rare as the plague, and the
number of hospitals for the disabled be
diminished. Sold by all druggists.
HILLS HAIR AND WHIsKER DYE, BLACK
or RROwN roc
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-11

Persons living in malarious districts may
protect themselves from attacks of fever
by using Fellows Compound Syrup of
Hypophosphites; its effect in toning up the
system enables us to ward off contagious
disorders and successfully combat disease.
Fellows Hypophosphites is administer
ed by the leading medical men in Canada,
large number of whom have written of
its efficacy in Specific cases.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-11

For the delicate and complicated diff
culties peculiar to the female constitution,
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
is the sovereign remedy. 1t aims at the
cause, and produces lasting results. Send
to Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham, 233 Western
Avenue, Lynn, Mass, for pamphlets.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-11

II Is Foolish MISTAKE to confound a
remedy of merit with the quack medicines
now so common, We have used Parker S
Ginger Tonic with the happiest results for
Rheumatism and Dyspepsia, and when
worn out by overwork, and know it to be
sterling health restorative. Times. See
adv
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-11
Remember this: There are MANY disease

Remember this: There are many diseases
that, taken at the start may be easily
checked; let them run, and they Otter
prove fatal For such diseases, generally
rising from stomach difficulties, no medi
cine is so valuable in the house as Moffat':
Life Pills. Moffat's Phoenix Bitters pro
mote good health Try them. For sale
by druggists everywhere.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-11

BECAUSE IT ADDS TO PERSONAL BEAUTY
by restoring color and lustre to gray or
faded hair, and is beneficial to the scalp, is
why Parker's Hair Balsam is such popu-
lar dressing.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-11

You need no physician for a cough
| however distressing, Hale's Honey OF
Horehound and Tar win set your laboring
lungs at rest in forty eight hours.
Pik's Toothache Drops cure IN one min
II
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-11

The most efficacious stimulants to excite
the appetite are Agnostura Bitters, prepar-
ed by DR.. J. G. B. Siegert & Sons. Be-
ware of counterfeits. Ask your grocer OF
druggist for the genuine article.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-11
STOCK SPECULATION.

JOHN A. DoDsK a Co., Bankers and Brokers' ~
Wall Street, New York, buy stocks on REASONABLY
margin, and, when desired, will advise when s sss
what to buy. Also Stock Privileges LIN which -
to 800 can be probably invested Oppor5nh1iiIin
formation On application, and Weekly Report senA
fraa.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-11
Set Back ~ Years.

I was troubled for many years with Kid
ney complaint, Gravel, &c; my blood be
came thin; was dull and inactive; could
hardly crawl about; was an old wornout
man all over; could get nothing to help
me until tried Hop Bitters, and now
am boy again. My blood and kidneys
are all right, and l am as active as a man
of 80, although 1 am 72, and 1 have no
doubt it will do as well for others of my
age. 1t is worth trial-Father
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-11
Don,t pour Alcohol on the Fire.

And don't take anything that has alcohol
in it to help infiamed kidneys. Warmers
Safe Kidney and Liver Cure is purely
vegetable, and acts directly upon the kid
news and liver.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-11
CAUTION.

All remedial agents capabS 0 destroying life by
an overdose should be avoided. Morphine. opium,
strychnine, arnica, hyoeciamus, and other power
full remedies, does certain times, in very small
Doses relieve the patient during their action in the
system. But perhaps the second dose, II repeated,
may aggravate and increase the suffering. and an
other dose cause death. There ia no necessity for
using these uncertain agents when positive rem
edy Ike RAILWAYS READY RELIEF will STOP, the
most excruciating pain quicker, without enta1ling
the least difficulty In either infant or adult.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-11

Piles, chatting sores, chapped hands, salt
rheum, skin disorders, burns, bruises, sore
throat, and all inflammation yield rapidly on
application of Trask's Magnetic Oint-
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-11
DR.. iEadway'S
REGULATING PILLS
Perfect Purgatives, Soothing Aperients, Act
Without Pain. always Reliable and Nat
ural In their Operation.

Perfect Purgatives, Soothing Aperients, Act
Without Pain. always Reliable and Nat
ural In their Operation.
a VEGETABLE -,JBsTITUTE FOR CALOMEL
Perfectly tasteless, elegantly coated with sweet
gum purge, regulate, purify cleanse and strength
en- Railways Pills, for the of ali disorders of
the Stomach, Liver, Bowels, Kidneys. Bladder,
Nervous Diseas. Headache. Constipation Costive.
ness, Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Biliousness, Bilious
Fever, Ind amation of the Bowels, Piles, and all
Derangements of the internal Viscera, Warranted
to effect positive cure. Purely Vegetable, con-
tanning no mercury, minerals deletcrious drugs.
- Observe the following symptoms resulting
from di orders of the Digestive Organs
Gonstipatioa, Inward Piles, Fullness OF the Blood
in the Head, Acfdity OF the Stomach. Nausea
Heartburn, Disgust of Food. Fullness of Weighs
In The Stomaeo .Sour Eruptons, sinking or Flutter
fngs in the Pit of the stomach. Swimming of the
Head Hurried aad Difficult Breat hing, gatherings
at the Heart, Choking or Suffocsting Sensation
when in a lying Posture. Dimness OF Vision. Dots
Or Webs before the Sight, Fever and Dull Pain II
the Head, Deficiency OF Precipitation. yeiIowness Of
the skin and Eyes, Pain in the Side. Chest, Limhs
and sudden Finishes Of Heat Burning in tht
Flesh.
A few doee- of RAILWAYS PILLS will free the
system from all the above named disorders- Price
IS cents pei box, Sold by druggists.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-11
The volsato Belt Co., Marshall. s6,cn

VIII send their celebrated Electro-Vol
taic Belts to the afflicted, upon 80 days
trial. Speedy cures guaranteed. They
mean what they say. Write to them with
out DELAY
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-11

Buy the Improved Howe Scales-ac
knowledged the best made. Borden, Sci
leck & Co, General Agents, Chicago. Ill