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NEW YonK, JIM. IA special from Wolf
P0ilt, n. T.. Jan. l., yin Fort BufOrtl Jun. Ii,
says: Two willie men arrived Mt Wolf Point
OIL the n1Etof tho 18th Inst. from the steamer
l3atclicltcr, which Is lai, up near tho mouth Of
Milk River. They repnrt that " f.ong-Day,"
ClIfef IN Sitting 1'tIl's camp a,Ml n white
mai, named Thompson, living IN SittlnE-1sul's
cn,np. land tatott twenty Ut Sittlng-BuI's
bucks, stopped over night III tho sienncr
l}atchelelion ihe 10tl. They report Sltttng-l,ul1
cainpptt twelve miles frun thu mouth OF
Milk River. They say AItfsun., tho t;Dvcrr~
ihelIt scout, promised to return ln thirteen
or fourteen days with three wagon-toads of
provisions. liz Inns not returned according
to promise, and Sittsn9-lsuil thinks ho Is try
Ing to draw him into II trap, ant[ has ordered
his men to reload their cartridge-shells anil
prepare for war.
s1.OSsoS's nETu1lS FROM rA1t1s.
George F. Stnss0n, tho American champ
ion billiard player, returned home yesterday
In tho Guion steamship Arizona. liz ex-
pressed himself III unclntled terms rs re-
Rnrls Tie manner IN which he WIS cheated
ont Of ffs recent match with EtEnnllx, witt,
whom tho referee WIS I'll collusiom, tho atter
having wagcrctl much money un Its cniIl-
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, 1881-01-18

>, Hptetnl Dt.patea 10 !ns chttaea 1+,1ao.
Tntn,NTo, Jim. l7.-'Tho tnraErnni' II H..
sneetii OF tl,n ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS nj n ~ ~
has excited most attention il iiat i, wh,leh %,1h
tho possibility Of slnyut!ng n1.ly nlfrrnmnss,AA
srssp!,s ~ tho w0rk of Legislation II '!'a.o ua.t
gcsle'l. m l,len IL tn .teyotu uitrrl,n,.s s,'s s,
togntlier on tic III ycar s,ply tt'''s IL Fly ,nsa
estimates. This IL so clt,su ri, appr"Ytsa ,i a
tiu to tho proposition fnr teMlif1 s,ss,nnas s,aa'
which Inns Ut Into years Eeen il gou icni' '.'
cussc TINT II IS rcgrtlc. as very c,,,,sIti' III
ttr Constitution. ee IN
The Annual Convention Of tho Datry,nen,,
Association. ut Western untnrlo Is to h. ha,S
IN Stratfortl. IN tn 3D. 81, antl 4tll Of FelrrMas
ary, when scientific mil l!ractlcnl address,,
with THO theory and practice Of t!airylf,c,
a girl ~ years Ut agu has l,cuil cG,n,ni,,o,
to the Mercer lteforlnatory here for IIVanve
, 1881-01-18
COUNTERFEIT COIN,

apsEtH8 VtSpa1fH 70 1HE CHttd1B 7F16AHes
La CROSSE, Wis, Jun. t7.-1Vfllia,n Will
arl mid wife, who were arrested Saturday
for passing counterfeit silver aolinrs, aro
old hands ut tho business, as has been found
out by the polIco investigation. 1t Is nsccr-
tntllct[ TINT ttlrse coins wero made ut or near
clstances % wc my nv lea 3 to o'Iu to nrTcst ys Of
others Implicated in tho business Tho prls-
oneTs iro ctuimCtl by D1striet-Attorney II.
n. Lewis, Ut Madison, who was tclegraphcd
to upon thelrnrrest.
, 1881-01-18
Reported Formation Of a New Tele.
graphic Corporation with
Jewett as President.
ConklinE, Of Course, Well Pleased With
the Nomination Of piatt rs
Second Fiddle.
Tie Weber Piano 0ompany's Workmen
Numbering 1000, Out on
Strike.

tT11E GOVERNOR PERTAINING 1tis NF:FESBE.
Special Dtpatth to The Chicago Tfbnnt.
! NEW ioEtI, Jan. 17.-Ex-tioy. Sprague. Of
t1hulo Island, hns been In the city for few
days IN consultation with Ills counsel, Gen.
Roger 4. Pryor, preparing his answer to tho
divorce suit Of his wife, Mrs. kate Chase
Sprngae. lie is very confident Of Tho result
OF Ills slit,
~ did not invite publication Of my faml-
1y troubles" lie sall, "but rs 1t las been
forced upon ,le l will defentl myself"
"Will you begin II counter suit for dill
rancc9" he was nskcl.
u an not decided OH tint point. I Twill
wait tho issue Of the present one."
"l1aye you my doubt Of tho result?''
mot In the least. Mrs. Sprugue has no
ground to stand upol."
"Will your answer make any new develop
me1ltsm'
ut ought to effect
a VACANCY IN THE UNITED HTA1Es SEN
ATE"
$50 bad as that?'
"Worse; very mitch 50. l will make some
astounding Developments. will not only
prove the fulsity Of Mrs. SpraEue's accusa.
,tions against ,nc, but will show n state of
affairs that will satisfy tho public tlnt have
stood more In the way Ut injury than most
any man would"
; "Wi!l Conkltng's name DO brought into
the ,uatter?"
"Well," said Mr. Sprague with knowing
wink, you whit nnu SEE. cannot allow
any nlan to break up MY home a,d subject
mo to nhnso and sandcr al,u then instigate
my wife to make public such terrible accusa-
ti0ls against ING without exposing lin.
will show tic man who attctnpts that TO bo
, 1881-01-18
PLATr's NOMINATION Nor 4 DEFEAT
f,IiSifIINfi

ELATT'a NOMINATION NOT Il DEFEAT OF
CUSKL1Su.
Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune.
NEw IoIK, jan. 17.-4A1l Albany corrcs-
pontlent telegrapl,s tonight rs follows: II
notice claim put forth TINT Senator COnk-
ling met with u defeat In the nomination for
Senator in tho Republican cnucus. That IL
not the case, unless he turns It Into defe.1t
by ILLS action In the future. Senator Conkllng
Ind three friends as candidates. Tho sc1cc-
tion OF either OF the three was perfectly sat
tsfactory to Hin. While ltiwas believed that
ut heart Ito desired Levi T. Morton, yet I,e
declined to take stdcs. 1fH kept alOof
and allowed them to tight 1t ont
among themselves. The friends ot cacl.
of the three tnlnstrl0usly circulated tho
statement during tho canyass that SUnator
Conkilng renlly wanted their man. but not u
line Or scrap Of paper was exhibited uurEnt,
the canvass from Senator Colakltng profess.
Ing to fuvor ono or thu utller.
THE PARTY THAT wAs llEATEN
In the contest was tint If ce-l'rcsit!cnt-
elect Arthur, anil OF his friend, John +.
Snyth. Thomas G. Platt will be elected
ScIiator OIL Tuesday, and will 10 10 Wnshinx-
tun as tho friend Of Senator Conk-
ling. But In securing Ills nomination
ho and Ills backer, Gov. Cornell, have
entered Into MI alliance by which
it Is agreed TINT the men who fought Senutor
GonklLng at Chicago Inst summer s.lall bu
protected aud receive the support of tho
pnrty machine in the future, Instead Of Its
opposition, US was deercel by Conk!,ng at
lie cuss at the Nattona! Convention. To that
extent, alld to TINT alO,lr. llas C0nktng slls:
taine.l u reverse. II Senator Conkllng takes
nmbragc Ut this alliance lletwecn Gov. Cor.
, 1881-01-18

polishgrs, and turner's are still at work at the
wareroolns, corner Ut Sixteenth, street and
Ffftl, avenue, and will probably not join tho
strikers. Thero are also n large number Of
wootl-carycrs and cabtnstn,akcrs WIN went
out ~, the strlku t1-tlny, null these With tho
l!annnlakers maku n total of over 600 men
llow IN tho lockout.
, 1881-01-18
THE OLYMPIC.

Thero Ia q good deal Of lively entertainment
10 be f0und by tho patrons of tho Olympic Ia tha
Iyda and 1sehmnn varioty troupe now playing
here, In tho company thore nre u nuniDer ~
fMvorlts. Kitty USoIlI, Cturn Moorr. thu ket.
nells, NIlpa aud EyMlB, Hugh FAy, 1nd Hli9
larry may bG mentioned among them.
, 1881-01-18
BUDGET,


dpsesa@ Dsspaseh to The Ga1eaao Tribune.
OTTAWA. Jan. 17.--fhera Is gold In the
quartz found In Wakefield, Ottawa County.
According 10 the Geological Society report
Mr. Vennor IL credited will. sayil,K TINT the
proportion Of guild Is eleven ounces to tia
, 1881-01-18

Special Dtspatth 10 Ths Cheapo Tribune.
Foirr WAYNE, Ind, Jan. 17.-rho Sheriff
this afternoon lavied oil tho goods Ut Justice
Alplu1,z Z. Greonebaun,, agcnt Ut the North
Gernlan Lloyd and several Insurance cQt1-
paMtcs. 1t Ii SAIL lo Il bchlntl with alt Of
tlelll, besides number OF city creditors.
, 1881-01-18
= A FATAL COUI,Ts1rrp.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 11-Gcorxo Times,
agcti Il, residing near Gsaysor, StanisEaus
County, yesterday put revolver III Ills
pocket, and saying to his partner, II uni
going to havo tint girl or will kill herr pro-
ccctcd to tue residence OF Lizzie Kuene, Il girl
Of IL living will, her widowed mother. There
l,o renewed former proposal Of marriage to
tho ynsllg Indy, but meeting with q firm
thullgh kind roftisa1. said: " will Kill you,'
and drew Ills pistol Miss Kuene anticipated
him with n shotgun conveniently ut hand
and lodged the chargo III Ills head, killing
him.
, 1881-01-18

CINCINNATI, O.. Jan. 1T.-Tto public Is naki@
something OF Il kick Oh tho Ilpr,lhar1t engage
nent, clul.nlny TINT speculators hpyo eorntl
on seats. Although tho engagement Il t~.
weeks Oh, nearly .n!l the sents are gone. fct
Ia ciAtmoA speuulAtuss hayo pttnty NJ bts ~
vance.
, 1881-01-18

ToRosTo, Jan. 17,-The 1tolc says that
since tic formation Of the new syndlcate
$40, QUO have been subscribed III England
toward the Pacific Railway project, and 1t IL
now perfectly certalll that tho whole amount
Of capital required can 10 obtalned.
, 1881-01-18

READING, Pa., Jan. l1.-The Sheriff OF
Derks County llas been directed to deliver
Jacob llMntxinger, late President OF tho
den Ut pottsylIlu Jail, for tsfal III tf,at city.
, 1881-01-18
ON TRIAL FOR MURDER"

ST. JosEill. Jat,. 17.-A spcciai from Mays
willie, Mo-, says nil the preliinnarles weru mr.
ranged today for tho trial OF Charles E. and
Albert T.. Talbot, charged with numbering
tl,elr. father, I)r. Inibott, a wrll-kllown
physician Aild (irpenllack politician, Il few
months ago. Tho trial will begln Wednes-
dny.
, 1881-01-18

SrutSnrlE1.p, ILL.,. Jan. 17.-Couipany 3, Of
tho NintE. Battalion, under Capt, Benedict,
aud Company A, First 1srlgatle, Capt. Win
ter, have been ordered to report to the Sl,er-
Iir Ut lVer1Ml'tnn County on tho .lst to aid IN
preserving tlle peace Turing tho execution Of
JoscnG kestDr.
, 1881-01-18

tAS E.A"@A4AtAAAO!t ft9SA y IL l. bs1Ss
Sr. Louis. Mo-, Inn. 11.-As ex-Unltcd
Status SeMntor David II. Armstrong was sit-
ting 1T one ot tho reception roo,ns Of tic
l'lanters' llnHsc nbout IL o'clnck tonight, l,o
WIS nssnalttptl md ktluckcd .1own by
Morgan Botard, formerly Sergeant Of Police,
nn,1 recently appointed member Of tho
l}oara 0f Police commissioners Of tlA!s city.
h,y ti9y., crfttcndel., but not yet confirmed.
against Eofnnd alleged to llnyo been clrcu-
]atctl H. Jefferson City by Afr. Armstrong
with 4 ytew to ttefcnt his appointment. Mr..
Armstrong Is not mitch hurt, but tho ntTair
created good deal Of Excitement for d
time.
, 1881-01-18
FUGITIVE CAPTURED.


Mll.wAUKEK. WIS.,, ,Jnn. 17.-Joltt Win
llotr, WHO rgcuntly oscnped from tile Ja1l Mt
Wnycrty, H., where llo Ind been imprisoned
for shooting llfs hired r.nn was tt1-tay capt
ured by tho Sheriff Of Racine County. Io
lenves ut midnight for h0nlo In cllarga Of an
officer.
, 1881-01-18
TIE CLIFTON RESERVOIR,

NIAGARA FALLS. Cnnat!n, Jan. 17.-Early
thts morning tho n,nlll fees!ing-pfpe leading
to tho reservoir of tho Clifton Water-1Yorks
Company burst. Tho water washed away
about tweuty-yo feet Of tic clltt to thu south
OF Tablo Rock, besides doing other damage
to tile property. Clifton, which l,as been for
somu time without u regular supply of water,
owing to thu river bc1ng SO low Us to rendcr
tic Water-Works Company unable to pump,
IL now shut Oft completely the breals,
which Is very bad ole, will take some time
to repair,
, 1881-01-18

-
SEw ORLEANS. Jan. 17.-A special from
Natchox snys shooting atlray occurred Sun
day nlght kn the stcamer NatclIezt which
will result In the death OF johnson Eut0,,
{colorcu), wlIo WIS shot by another culorel
tIlull,
, 1881-01-18
FAILURE.

GALVESTON. Tex, Jul. ia special from
Austin t0 the Nttrs says Julius Levy j. to.
have falletL Liabilities, S00, 0,ooo; nssels. 3lU,-
0U
, 1881-01-18

WINNIPEG, Jun. TIA tree 1ndlau who
arrived ut Abram's Battle River last week
from Cypress Hills reports TINT two weeks
before six half-breels a1ld thirty Crecs were
killed In IN engagement with the Sioux.
, 1881-01-18

5psttal N4spa.eh 10 The Chicago 1fthune.
Ia Cll0ssE, Wis, Jan. l7,-Nr. Peter ],
Larson, proprietor OF tho Pearl Street Hotel,
WIS arrested this afternoon for forgery o.!
several nUtes. No farts aru vet lnad0 known
Us to tha amount.
, 1881-01-18

Criminals HyAu DO " Ftley Efeane.
b3r. tlcecheF slatlu Feulark at public meet.
tnY tn New York recErtiy that every matt cu..-
trolling u huudted votes cA,l c0nullt my Illegal
uet. shart Ut penltcatlasy oHeuse, in that clty
with lmpuulty,
, 1881-01-18
ADJUSTMENTS,
1IAvElsLY's.

ilrst nppearhnce In this city at lIaverIy's rer
tnnstnAut,o minstrel troupe. The Gencra, ia tno
sbrewt manager 10 opon with anything e,t
thMn tntnmc1, crnmmed auditorium. to
he pnstcrcl tho fences and the tlead- walls viii
highly -cotorctl pictures Of ills own fasclpnting
se'f mud those Of hfa black band. ns t,oy hayo
rarcy hecn plnstercd, and pnckc.l tba
bonso. Itaverly III bluo vest and red necktr
Ilascrly with smiling fnce, aud tIavcrly w,ha
EgrnH face, nB IL hc wcro conscious at tho NAV.
Il fuIo Ut hls enormous cntcrprise Ifavrrly, In
dtery mood and In every costume, csInl.l bs
found In rvcry store window. asld NIL no doubt
foIt cvon In tho presence Of those pictures
what IN tnefTable boon tho General
Is to tho amusement world. For our
own poor part, however. We ahnntd hayo
preferred tho General to have economical ia
his pictures mil put n little moro talent #, hi,
troupe. Ther0 aro lots Ut performers, but few
Ut them amount to inuch. Among thom the,s
very lsette originality, aud In ttlolr songs and
eaytug there Is ofton n tfnxo OF conrscncut
uni vn4ar'ty TINT might very advantageou.y
be eliminated. Tho entire organization will not
co1npnre favorably clthor In yocnl or comic tal.
nisht Sppcsrsd to hugely I enjoy enjoy xds' 1a''
Sa tho qss a 9 sse eHt ssS' ssas
aH,.. ~ sasel in the Iagkground; Frea Wilson
Crimson veivet coats' back pants md vost. and
collars th9e tho atuxg negro gonoraliy reve!s Ia.
Hurley tn!ploros another llttlo darling mot
@ ssS e hes se' ars syess saaab a fer @!e b sr M
which ho urges ne l!tnty.hearted mIl'IonaIraia d
llpcrally With tho .poor sowing machine R!ri who
is wearing her life. out In tho uanlifaetuIs
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-21
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
pp.rTy,S ptaNoFoRTEs !,

-BEATTY,S PIANOFORTEs MAGNIFICENT
"A. holiday presents;- square grand psanotortes
three missions Beafty,s mafchless iron frames,
stool. book, cover, boxed $1S2.75 TO SS97.50;
catalogue prices. $500 to 81. 600; a al sfaction
puaranteed or money refunden after one years u.s..
Upright pianofortes, S125 10 S255: catalogue pTi-
ces $500 to $500; standard pianofortes Of me
universe, thousands testify: write for mammoth
thedral church, chapel. parlor, $50 upward: yisi-
tors welcomc; free carriage meets trains; liustra
ted catalogue (holIday editionl free Address OF
call upon DANIEL f. BEATTY. WASHINGTON
NEW JERSEY.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-21

candidate must be stalwart If he hopes
for a nomination.. No -half-breeds are
even asking for Office, unless they can per
sHade the powers that be That there is a
mistake about their formerly received po-
sition, that-ir truth they are and always
were stalwarts, and anyone who asserts
the contrary, is a vile slanderer. 1t is a
significant fact that the men generally
styled politicians, the men who espouse a
cause for the sake of the good it is going
to do them, who look to the spoils of the
party and not the principles. are all rapid
ly turning stalwarts; when Garfield was
alive, there was no class of men they held
in such scorn as the stalwarts, now they
are passing as weak initators.
It has been well said that these charges
might be made SO long as not to attract
public attention, but in the end it would
be impossible to prove that a new handle
and new blades did not make a new knife.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-21

The German police have had consider
The socialists in Switzerland adopt every
kind of device to circulate their papers in
Germany, and of late have sent them as
business circulars stamped with the name
of eminent firms, who, to their disgust,
now find all their letters and circulars ex
amined by the imperial police. Another
plan was to send them in Theoretically seal
ed cans as condensed milk This has only
had the effect of seriously Gripping the
legitimate trade
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-21
CHICAGO, BURLINGTON & QUINCY.
CHICAGO. MINIATURES & ST. PAUL

(RAcINE AND SOUTHWESTERN DTvIsIoN.)
Leave for Racine and Milwaukee S25 a. M. and
11.09 p.
Leave for Dubuque, Winona. st. Paul and Minneap-
oils 8 80 a. m
Leave for Mc(tregor Portville CalInas Sioux City
and Yankton II 100 D. m
Arrive from Racine and Milwaukee, Sis a. m, and
6:25 p.
Arrive from Minneapolis. St Paul, winona and Du-
buque, 900 D. m.
Arrive from Yankton, Soak City Portville and Nc
6 GregoT > 10 a. IA.
Through sleeping all night trains.
The Night Express leaving Rock Island every Sun
day night. at II 30 D. connects with the train ar
irving in Chicago early Monday morning. No lay
over checks given through tickets from Rock Is
land 10 Chicago. Through tickets only good on this
train
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-21

st. Louis pork men have discovered a
new wrinkle in the method of handling
American pork in Europe. They say there
is an unusually heavy demand for pork
just now, the orders coming from England.
At Liverpool the meat is repacked with
English brands, and in this condition finds
ready sale in France and Germany. When
asked how this could be, in the face of le-
gal prohibition, leading operator said
ut has been established by scientific ex-
perts that an English brand on American
pork will knock the trichine higher than
Gilderoy's kite"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-21
ROSCOE ooNKtega FOR GOVERNOR

Some of the Republicans are favoring
Governor at the next election. Why
should he not be the candidate? He
would have a very active and powerful
body of supporters during the campaign.
The enthusiasm which his name would
inspire all along the Stalwart lines would
call out an unusual large vote; and it is a
proverb in the Republican party that a
full vote is Republican victory.
If Mr. Conkling obtains the nomina-
ton, the Half Breeds, out OF sheer graf
itude, ought to rally as one man, and help
to carry him through. His aid in the
crisis of the contest year ago saved New
York to Gen. Garfield, and gave him the
Presidency and enabled Mr.. Blaine to
become Secretary Of the State. This last
fall the friends of the ex-senator allowed
the Half Breed State ticket to be elected,
when they could have defeated it by a
wave of the hand With Conkling in the
field for Governor, there is every reason
to expect that Blame, Sherman Foster,
and Banks from abroad, and Evarts,
Schurz, Fentons and Robertson Mt home.
would take the stump for him, as they did
for Cornell in 1879.
Mr.. Conkling may object to being can
didate, because he has been prominent
leader in the Senate. The great precedents
are against this view of the case. Clinton,
Van Buren,, Marcy, Wright, and Dix, were
elected governor after distinguishing them
selves in the Senate Schuyler, Burr and
Rufus King ran as candidates, though I'M
successfully, while still rendering conspic-
uous services as Senators. Mr.. Morgan
was an ex-senator when he took the NOM
nation for Governor in 1876.
From the earliest days, this Office has
been coveted by statesmen of the highest
repute John Jay, who had been Chief
Justice of the United States, was twice
chosen Governor of New York. Yates,
Thompson, and Bronson, after displaying
rare talents as Chief Justice Of the State,
commended for this glittering prize. Livings-
ton and Walworth laid down their robes as
Chancellor, and struggled at the polls for
admission to the Executive Chamber
Daniel d. Tompkins was candidate for Gov
ernor while filing the respected station of
Vice-President.
If Mr. Conkling were to become Gov
ernor, it would not interfere with his cleo
ton to the Senate as the successor of Mr..
Lapham. He would have occupied the
State Capitol fer more than two years be
fore his term as Senator commenced. AT
all events, his candidacy next fall would
impart extraordinary interest to the cam
paign. " T. San.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-21
Wednesday December q, 1851
THE EDITORIAL pRoNouN.

Why newspaper writer should refer tC
himself as eve" is a problem never to be
solved. This putting an individual up as
a collection of persons two or more is q
strange feature of journalism. It is easy
to see that when the paper is referred to
and its opinion is given as that of the pa
per and not of the man who writes the ar
ticle, the use of the singular pronoun
would be inappropriate but this confusing
of paper and writer this jpmbling of indi-
viduality and impersonality is strange and
incongruous The difficulty is now bridged
over by the use of the third person and it
is now called the better taste to altogether
eschew the first. The best paper viii say
1.-The Tribune thinks" or tie Herald
would advise" but the Bungtown HoacIer
is always We eve are in favor" yells
the HosoEea when it means the paperis; 1--WE
have the stomachache" it also states when it
desires to convey the idea that it's Editor
is suffering from surfeit of green apples.
1--WE hope in time to become a larger pa
per" says the H0aoleq in one column and in
the other it states that 1--WE expect to be
present at a social gathering"
A little transposition will show the bad
taste of the editorial pronoun. The Hoacg
e. is privileged to say eve would state"
or The HoaoJer would state" and both
uses are received; but no one would think
of saying that the s.I'he Hoanle1' has the
although it might be said that
the Editor was unfortunate enough to be
thus troubled; nor would it be announced
that the ''I'le HoaoEer would be present at
the party" although the members of the
staff might be, providing their dress coats
were not in for too large sum at the
pawn ShOp