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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-08-06
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Roy Bowlby, 1T25 Fad avenue.
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lAfAETED Every body 10 know that the best
WI place TO get Grst-class meals and board 4 at
". Thempsour rsstAafant, opposite Harper
House. He ALSO ksepa the fnest quality OF Ice
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iAfANTED-Every Que to call on Geo. W. d. Har-
w ris, under the Harper House, for reliable fn-
surance at reasonable rates Several pieces OF real
estate for exchange.
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WANTED "A good steady boy from fourteen (14)
w to seventeen III, years old. at N. b. Sawyer's,
Rock Island. 19dif
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ikIANTED-One good Agent to sell new Bed
w Spring. Apply at once at No. 11e Main street
Davenport
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NANTED-Board and room in private famil
w near business portion of city. Address -'B
Argus Office. References exchanged.
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YTASTED-First-ct insurance car b. lad at
w reasonable rates. Appy 10 Geo. w. ID. Harris
under Harper Honses will c1chansse house In Milan
for one in Rock leland or DaysDpert. VIII. pay diff
ference AsA4
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WANTED-A pastry and meat cook. Apply a
w once TO VIM. Ramskill, at Requas tailor store
No. 1924. End avenue. Rock Island.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-08-06

TTANTED-The citizens of Rock Island to know
w that the Boston Fancy Steam Dye House will
open store in this CT in few days. They make
q speciality of fine work. 1871
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ITAETRD-Thc people to know that the best
w place 70 bay sell sr exchange second hand
Cinthipg i. at Simon Berkson's near corner 10th
street aud 4sh avenue. - q
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nor SALE-MfneraI waters OF all kinds by the
IL glass hottie, dozen or CAGE, at McCabe 81
Wheaton's Drug Store.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-08-06

WANTED 80 young ladies 10 call and see our
w new Bangle Bracelets and Prince Royal Gold
Watch Chains, also. new styles If kings. at
523dd BAKER Reliable JeweiFy Store.
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JNANTED-1he people of Rock leland county to
W know thstJ. B. Goldsmith, at the Bengston
corner Clothing House, keeps tina bert stock OF
goods in Rock Island.
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/ JNANTED-BabIes to ride In the Rock Island
| w Baby Carriages, for sale by NJ. q. Mills, who
has the agency for the three cities end sells At
wholesale prices. So 5S3dtf
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-08-06

TNAHTED-Everyone TO know that VIII r.
w johnson, has moved his Jewe'ry Store from
Market Square the northwest corner of 10th ST.,
and end Ave.
, 1881-12-11


Monaco is 4 promontory Of about five square
miles, surrounded by the sea and BY mountains.
France. which owns the Dountains md the sea-
coast on either side, has q Customs UuOn with
1t. The Prince Of Monaco receives about 10,
coo per nnnum for allowing the gambling to he
carried On in his territories. His subjects num-
Der few thousands, and he has q sort of opera
boutIe army ot sixty men that is kept up by tho
gambling establishments. at the sight Of Il
loaded gun I should u,agne thar they would
nil take tight. Now, tho Prince is entirely i'll
the hands Of the Jesuits, who have large eslab-
llshulcut6 in his doniniOns, and who force him
to forbid tho erection Of any Protestant place
of worship. Let, then. an intelligent
person buy plot Of ground. Ou por-
constitute hin1sclf resident On another por-
ton Of his plot he should ask leave to build
Protestant Church. This would be refused.
Having thus established his grievance, he would
then proceed, With the aid of twenty or thirty
well-arsned friends, to effect a revolution, and
having elected the Prince and the Jesatts, him
self replaced the former. France aud Italy are
60 jealous Ut each other that neither OF thonl
would interfere, oil the more so as the revoln-
ton would have been caused by the intOlerant
conduct Of the JcsuitS- Once Prince Of Monaco,
or ii he prefers 1t; President OF tho Republic of
Monaco, be would inform the gambling estab-
lishmeDts that unless they pny to him few
million francs for the privilege Of carrying On
their business, they too, would at once he
elected and their property confiscatcd. 1t would
be in their interest to nuke terms, and, there
fore, assuming that the plot of land, the house,
and the expenses incidental TO tho revolution
cost LOCO 0W francs. and that the gambling es-
Establishments were to pay 5,000,000 francs, the
clear net profit OF the transaction would be
l wonder that some one has not already acted
m
, 1881-12-11

\ 1Ak1AE o2*
IMPORTANT LEGISLATION.
PARIS, Dec. 10.-ln the Senate today inlen-
nifty was voted to the families Of the victims OF
the coup detat OF 1851 *.. = =.
THE TuS1sIAS GRANT -.
was also discussed. The Duke de Broglte Or
leantsU demanded explanations regarding the
future OF Tuuis. He Incidentally referred to
the constant insults to which the Senate was
subjected, and said it would be an net Of suicide
to assent to tho proposed revision Of the Con-
stttutton. Gambetta culosized the Senate, say
ing he fully recognized Its Importance In a re-
publican system. He only desired, he said, to
Consolidate 1t.
lie NEPUDIATED JOINT RESPONSIBILITY
with the former Cabinet for the Tuu1s cxpedi-
ton, aud said he would Introduce bill for the
future administration of Tunis as soon as the
country was pacifed, probably IN February,
With regard to the Tuuisian debt, he said he &C.
sired, in accord with the other Powers, to effect
n settlement similar to that applied to the
Egyptian finances. lie hoped, with patience and
moderation, that France would succeed in ap-
peasinE the objections which her policy has pro-
voked among the foreign Powers. He stated
that
THE TOTAL FRENCH LOSS
in the campaign was 1,f00 men. The Bardo
treaty, he suid. was binding until the dag when
honorable means Should be found for releasing
France from her Obligations towards the icy.
The treaty must NOT be torn up, but should he
more clearly defined. 1t Is possible, he said, to
reorganize Tunls without depriying her of inde-
pendence.r-
, 1881-12-11

Wilmington {N- CD Star.
A gentleman Ut this city. now at MAY Port,
Fla. writing under date OF the 10Th tnst-- gives
us description OF a monster turtle captured Oh
the eneruncc to ST. Johns River on Friday, tno
18th inst, by the crew of the schooner Annie E.
Stevens, Capt Tico, while lying at anchor VISIT
ing for the tide to come In He weighed be-
tween 400 and 100 pounds, and he was six feet in
length to feet six inches In width, and one foot
six inches in depth; bis fore nippers measured
two feet six Inches, his hind ones one foot three
inches, and bis head was eight inches and hin
neck fourteen inches In length. He was on bia
hack. apparently .rylng 10 rid himself OF some
"suckcrs" which had adhered 70 his she'll. and
rs he drifted by the vessel whs shot and stunned
and eventually captured by slip moose sthrown
over fore Hopper, after being shoe ak times
more. Ills like is said never to have been seen
in those paris before. He was sent to JAckSon-
Vile and turned over to soma scientists there
, 1881-12-11
Hotel Experience nj Eau Claire. Wis.


The Boston Ideal opera company, en- route
from Milwaukee to this city, stopped at Euu
claire last night and gave the opera Of FAtiuit
ILL.," to the delight Of large audience. BY some
mischauce Eau Claire is not blessed with II first
ciass hotel, and the members OF the compnny
were therefore Obliged to be content with such
accommodation us the Galloway House could
furnish. The iurger number Of the Ideals tIud
Just seatcd themselves for supper III the dingg'
diutng-roona, when rubust stranger with I'M
equally robust female on his arm wMs shown to
table ut which were Miss Calcf, Miss
Arbei and two other ladies belonging to
the Ideal company. With an assumption Of
offended dignity the robust stranger said to
the head-watter, IL am gentleman, Sit, and 1
don't eat at the same Ia Bile with show people,"
The head waiter hurried to the office and report
ed tho facts to the proprietor, who, instead of
acting gallant the part, directed that the ladies' In
question be removed TO another table, BY this
time, however, Mr. W. 4. NucDonald the we'll
known baritone. had sprung to his feet, and
with face white with anger WIS cOufrpntinc
the tnsulter. '1 Let INC tell you, SIR" sale Mac,
that show people, as rule, are lauics and gen
1iemcn, and that members of this co1npuny are
no execution TO the rule. Apologize Instantly
to these ladies for the insult you have offered
them OF Ill thrash you within an inch Of YOUR
life-'' The alleged gentleman, with the robust
female on his arm, looked into Macs ,resoiute
eyes for moment, and then, with Il muttercd
beg your pardon, ladies, sneaked out of the
I0Qn. =
, 1881-12-11

Nt1r York Tribune.
r The management OF the new hotel to To
opened in London under the name Of the Alneri-
can Palace Hotel wifi be assumed by Charles f.
Leland, proprietor OF tho Dclaynn House. Al
bupy. a Tribune reporter recently nad con-
yersatioD with Lewis Leland, of the Sturtevaur
House, In regard to the matter.
1.-The site selected. said Mr. Leland. us an
excellent one on the Victoria enbankmenr.
Tho building will face the river on one side and
Whitehall place on tho other, The entire cost
Of the building and the furniture Will be nearly
$g,00dd0.''
..Wiii the hotel be run exclusively with view
of accommodating American trarelers:
mo. it IS expected that very many English
men will patrouize it. The English who come
to this country, Us rufe+ are very much pleased
with our hotels and like the American s5ssen.
1t is probable, OF COURSE that the new hotel will
be the one most patronfzed hy Americans, and
it will be kind Of headquarters for them to
London"
rs it American or English capital which is to
build the hotel?' !,
."Almost entirely It is English capital. It may
be TINT few Americans have subscribed Tor
stock. but not many. The tdea Is one oTfgfnat-
ins il, the minds Of the English. and their capi-
tal will carry It OUT. We expect that tt will be
a dig success. ~
"Whcn viii the hotel bo completed?''
1T will not TO ready for gue6ra much before
two years, probably. The walters and the bar
keeper and, in fact, most of the employees Of
the hotel, when If Is done, will be Americans.
It is purposed to charge II q day for board and
room. The building will accommodate about
1910 guests, aud will be nine stories high"
, 1881-12-11

The private interments will commence Sunday
with those Of DR.. Groae and his wifo. - !:
A. LARGE GRAVE -
hns been prepared for the burial of the unidenn-
fed bodies, which will be maintained for all t1me
at the expense of the municipality. .
THE a1Es1nE1:s OF TIE EElCnsKATH
will 1alo part in the funeral in q body Solemn
services will be held in all the churches Tues
day The synagogs today were all very much
crowded. =.
THE RELIEF FUND
now amounts to 0,000 forms.
THE BoUnsE
will be closed Monday.
The Emperor has ordered that ali the theatres
be kept closed Sunday.
FEELING IN NEW YORK.
Speetal Dispateh to The Chteaoo Tribune.
8 New York, Dec. 10.-The excitement over tho
Vienna disaster has greatly increased among
New York G ernuns since its terrible proportions
have become fully known. There was not 1t
meeting place OF Gcrmaus On the East Sidc to-
day where tho particulars OF the horror were
not eagerly discussed, aud where fear WIS
not expressed for tho safety Of some rcla-
tive or friend. All the actors Of tho
Thaia Theatre had been notified by this
morning that they have no losses to deplore, and
they consequently feel more ut euse now than
last evening, when 1nany Of them appeared on
the stage in "La Mascotto" with anxious
hearts.
A SUBSCRIPTION.
At the Austrian Consulate, No. 81 Broadway,
no new particulars concerning the disaster 1t
self could be asccrtnine1. There4s talk among
the Austraus In New York Of getting up SUBJ
scription for the benefit Of the families Of tho
victims.
, 1881-12-11

PARTICULARS OF a STRANGE EVENT IN
MOnEKN TIMES.
LONDON, Dec 10.-sA dispatch received ut the
Admiralty Office from Zanzibar states that the
men OF the British ma0-of-w war London, who
were wounded In au attempt to capture dhow
flying the French colors and loaded with slaves,
arc progressing tavorably. Capt Brownriyg, OF
the London, was on It tour Of Inspection, and had
gone alongside Of the dhow to ascertain whether
she was flying the correct coiors- The Arab crew
OF tho dhow. seeing the men in the London's
pinnace were unprepared, fred Il yolley into
them, and then boarded the pnnace, killing
some. wounding others, and driving tho re-
rnainder Of the crew ovcrbozd. They then closed
on Capt. Drownrigg, who. after gallant resist
ance, during which be received twenty-one
wounds. fell, shot through the heart. 4 boat
from the London has since captured the l]how,
which was empty 4 body Of the Sultan OF Zan-
zibas's troops have captured party Of Arabs,
who are suspected OF having formed the crew
Of tho dhoW.
, 1881-12-11
A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
Two Old Maiden Ladies' Murdered, un
Their Home Robbed.

Two Old Maiden Ladies' Murdered, and
Their Home Robbed.
Special Dispatch to The CHICAGO Tribune.
GnEEsspuRG, Pa., Dec. 10.-Thc Wcstmoro-
and oal regions arc again the scene Of u terri
bio tragedy. 1t has just been discovered that
two maiden ladies, Misses 1tary. and Louisa
Means. living in franklin Township, Westmore-
land County, have-bcen the victims OF an ntro-
cious outrage, which is supposed to have been
committed BY some members Of tho prowling
bands Of Molly Nlaguires that have for some
time past been tnfesting that section of tho
county. Miss Mary Means, who was s. yearsold,
was murdered outright, while her sister. Miss
Louisa Means, aged 80 years, is SO seriously in-
jured TINT she cannot possibly recover. Tho
Misses Means have always been reputed US being
ana tG fat or
Sssss thossss ~ Ssay;y D resss4y ,ss hss
money has been carried or is not known ut this
writing. The house. was entered aud p!nndercd
Of $4,000 several years ago, and the robbers IN
hat that have been held for Identification ever
since. Sheriff Pertlng is on the ground en-
dcuvortng TO work vi, ciew, but It Is apprc-
truce the perpetrators Of the crime. This terri
bic affair. combined With tho other helnous out
rages lately committed IN Westmorcland Coun-
ty, have aroused the most intense excitement
and The iufuriated people are preparing to form
vigilance committee TO wreak summary pun
ishnlent upon tho outlaws that are now presumed
to be reudezvousiug IN the netghbortur mount
aims. The -inctticiency OF thu regularly coalsti-
tuted constabuurlyis is considered to have pre-
vented tho apprehension Of tho murdcrers In
are petns rouudy condemned by the indignant
citizens, who upprehend that the Molly
Magutrcs arc about ro inauEurnte reign Of
terror Three coal breakers have been burned,
and other criminal proceedings instituted near
the works OF the Wcstmoretand Coal 4 Iron
Company and the Pennsylvania Gas Coal Com
paUy, and 1t Is believed this laW-brcAkfng is but
the commencement Of more systematized and
extensive Grim inality. The coal and iron police
doubly guarded DAY aud night to lrustratc any
incendiary designs that may be attempted upon
the part Ut the Molly Magusres or other out
Cured ia the upper end Of tho coal fields, and
the police think the. Molly Maguires are the
authors Of the crimes. An Investigation was
started, but has been abandoned On account Of
tho scarcity Of facts upon which to build prob
ahlf rIews
, 1881-12-11


LONDON, Dec, 10-ny collision at Canon
burg, on the North London Railway, today.
seven persons were killed aud more than sixty
injured.
FURTHER
LONDON, Dec. 10.-Eight young men we're
killed aud n great number injured on the clerks
train this morning by collision between four
trains in the tunnels ut Canonburgi u suburb of
London. The trains were rushing Mt great
speed toward the city. Tic first met an OH
struction In the tunnel and was derailcd, and
the others. following ut short distances, ail
plunged at full speed upon the first and Que
another.
TIE SIGNAI-NAS.
Il train crowded with passengers Tor tho city
had stopped ut the tunnel ut CanonburE, and
the Of the collision is explained to be that
the signal nan was unaware Of that fact, and
permitted three other trains to follow, with the
result that ali came into collision.
, 1881-12-11
" ,F'be Izarrl1o3tIi Statue OF Liberty.

of the American committee which hRs under
taken to provide suitable pedestal for tho
s1ulue OF liberty known us the Bartholdt
Club with closed do0rs- Many capitalists
were present, and It was announced that
William Il. Vanderbilt has promised to contrib
ute. 4 large picture Of the proposed pedestal
was exhibited. Tho subcommittee are at work
porrance Of the work, and arrange for the coli
iecriop OF the contributions, The pedestal will
be Of gray grant. 16o feet high The head OF the
statue that is to carry the electric light will riao
higher than the Brooklyn tower.
, 1881-12-11
THE,. FAST.

.~, IL - i tAsIkANpIGEr.. y -, :.
CoSsrASTISopLE, Dec. 10.-The Sultan gave 3
grand banquet tonight ID honor Of the German
Embassy as n return for hospitattfes extended
to Ali RizQmi Pasha and Rechid Pasha at Berlin.
, 1881-12-11
H0nRAYt HO0RAYt

Special Correspondence af The Chicago Trioune-
BEDFORD. 1nd., dec. 9.-Day before yesterday
nenr l1iltonville, this county, q farmer captured
q splendid bald eagle thar had for several weeks
been preying upon his geese, turkeys, aud
chickens. Ii measures seven tees and two
inches between the tips Of the wings. and Is the
finest and largest specimen OF that bird that
has beeu captured in this neighbo-huod.
, 1881-12-11
"A Fatal: FAtt

, Thomas sheedy, ,laborer, living at No. 100
Hlnmaa street, fell from his front steps into
the yard. distance Of seven feet. aud fract-
ured his skull In three places He died almost
Immediately afterward- He Is supposed to hare
been partially under tho influence OF liquor 8E
the time OF the accident.
, 1881-12-11

ruS1s, Dec. Discontinued heavy rains have
flooded the country ind prevented Gen. Logger
OTIS march southwark to Gabes. He is now
marching toward Sfax; thence he will go to
Susa. ALI Ben I1alifa is Strengthening his forces
on the TripQI{tau frontier.
, 1881-12-11

SLAVERY IN CUBA, ETC.
TALLADoL1D, Dec. 10.-A large meeting here
passed resolution requesting the Government
to remove the last yestises OF slavery in the An
titles.
, 1881-12-11

ST.. PETERsRCRG, Dec. 10.-The Minister at
Finance contempla1es assigning, during the year
1882. the sum Of 1Hl17G,001 rubles for the re-
dempuoa Of State debts and the payment OF
interest on loans.
, 1881-12-11

: RoxE. Dec. la-Tne Budget Committee Of the
italian Chamber Of Deputies declared that the