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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-13
An Ola Story Retold.

From the Buffalo Courier,
. LONG John" " or .two-th, ex- Mayor
q q yhicago, is eD.tiy.ely bald. except
little TUT OF hair Jlair behind the ears,
ana az on on occa sion, when riding in
tne cars he frequently took off his hat
ana Sc .ratched the back of his ears,
wne waggish backwoodsman shout
90 =, Stranger, drive 'em up into the
clearing and you can catch 'em all in
| FIVE minutes.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-13
jeans Senators.

At the recent prize shooting, where
Captain P. j. Quigley won the gun.
the latter scored 45 out of possible
so. j. G. Handwarker, of the Ger
man club, ranked second and scored
~; Captain Thomas O'Sullivan and
[. Algeo each scored Al, and came
next on the list, "a persons in all par.
ticipating.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-13
MCKEE'S Csc SHIRT.

The wind blew at lively rate for an
hour yesterday afternoon, breaking
the extreme sultriness oil the former
several days and causing the tempera-
ture to drop half dozen degrees. 1t
was not too hot last evening for endur-
ance, and the night was pleasant for
sleeping.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-13

Special to the CourierJournal,l
WASHINGTON, July 11.-During the
past twelve years there has been a
great deal Of talk about giving the
grand bounce to all ex- Confederates
serving in the various departments at
Washington. This talk never amount
ed to anything; it generally emanated
from persons who claimed to have
fought and won all the battles Of the
war, but who in fact were slowed
away in soft places in and arounfI
Washington. The veterans who real
ly fought In the war never INDUCED in
any such talk, and the various heads
OF departments we're never Influenced
by it, not even John Sherman. II fe-
mains, however, for Mr.. Dudley the,
ex-Marshal OF Indiana, and now doing.
duty as Commissioner of Pensions he
put these threats into practice. at =
time, too, when the manly bearing Of
the South toward the stricken presi-
dent has won the admiration Of th.o
world. Dudley proposes to lay viole,ot
hands on all the ex-Confederates SCI ~
ing In his bureau, and bounce tb am
out OF office, simply because thew ave-
ex Contederates. This is the oniv
charge made against them. DuSIay
offers as an excuse for his prc,nosoS
action, that no Coniederates s6ouId
be employed to pass upon claims Of
Union soldiers for pensions. Il is bvt
ialr to presume that Dudley would If.
ne had his way, refuse to pay the osn
sion clllms Of Union soldiers w;th
money appropriated by the votes of
ex-Coniederates in Congress- IF tho
HE OF the president is spared, he will
most likely teach this Pension Com
missioner lesson ia Christian charity
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-13
EXPORTS.

NEW YORK. July IL, 1925 pm.
Cotton quiet and steady. Ordinary,
3 .l6c; good ordinary, 9lc; low mid,
ding. 1911 Ice; middliug, llici good
middling, lie; middling fair. l2lci
fair, 1890. Futures quiet At very lit
tie change from last evenings closing
prices.
LIvERPooL,J July 10, 100 p.m.--Cot-
ton quiet, firm and l-l6d higher.
Uplands, 67.61d; Orleans, 6ld.
Sales to-day, 10000 bales. Re-
ceipts, 1900 bales; all American,
Futures are quiet.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-13
Our insignificant Earth.

Belgravia.l
1t Is only when we regard our globe
as a member OF the planetary system,
and that system in turn as unit
among the systems, that we realize how
lnhnltesimsl are its concerns and how
relatively insignificant it is. We may
tor practical purposes treat the orbit
OF Neptune as the circumference of
our planetary system, and state the d.
ameter of it therefore as about $780,
100000 miles. But if we could sup
pose all this vast plane converted into
a solid disk, instead of being as now,
for the most part empty space, and if
it were then given. by some means or
other, a slightly luminous surface, it
would appear 10 an observer upon the
very nearest fixed star no more Dor.
tentious than a new shilling, Offering
IN the sunshine. would appear to an
observer at distance of somewhat
over hundred yards. In other words
it would want fairly good
eyes 10 discern it at all.
We may safely say, then, that
tho annual thermal loss Of our own
little sphere, though sufficient to melt
III cubic miles of ice, would, oven
though multiplied by centuries of
centuries. no more affect the tempera-
ture Of space than the striking Of a
match would avail to moderate the
climate ofSiberia.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-13

The weather prospects for to day
indicate showers in the Tennessee
and Ohio valleys, the lower Missouri
valley, and the eastern portion Of the
west Gulf States. This news, impart-
ed by the Signal Service kilograms,
will be welcome if the rain will only
fall hereabouts.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-13
Buy Sewer Connections of Browne.
jeans Senators.

Mr.. James Starley, the inventor OF
the bicycle and tricycle., has just died
in England at the age of fifty. Born
the son of poor Sussex farmer, he
received little education and ct nine
years old was put to agricultural labor
He became a gardener and was EN-
ployed by the proprietor of large
machine works at Greenwich. His
employers business turned his atten.
ton to machinery and he made several
inventions the best known of which is
the bicycle.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-13

Many of the new omb' 20 ribbons are
bOrdered on one side with scslloneS
bands Of delicate shades Of color
woven to initiate lace. On the other
embossed daisies dot the surface. and
the effect Is very pretty. This ribbon
is much used FOR bows for the hair
and belt,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-13

UnIaundried shirts and Genl1'
Furnishing Goods, full stock and
special prices this week, at
GERBER 81 sHETTE'S,
llit 2B7 Main Street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-13

The humble field daisy is inst.
now. creating quite furie in he
million. WI" w ene'
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-13
McKEE'S Csc SHIRT.

Buy Gas Fixtures of Browne.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-13
FOR SALE OR TRADE.
Eca RERT.

q g NJ u
6RfEH0t6ES No. Is and n UoioD g.,
- now occupied By LanRftaf. Graham a.
Prond6t. L b MCFARLAND,
y y Madison street.
r ARs4E hreo story brick bouie. IS End It,,
I weil u = for a bad nghou'e. ApIlv
to inaN ll FFi CIR. I'D End srse.law 20
n ESD ehCL q Linden III Ct. Inquire OF
IL sam dshay, agent, 4l4 Shelby st. 72f
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-13
Jeans Senators.

The mercury marked 70 at sunrise
this morning, 5 degrees below yes
terday at the same time. 1t is from
8 to u degrees cooler over the North
west than it was yesterday; same
along the Gulf coast, it has not cooled
off much, but the heat in that locality
has not been very oppressive so far.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-12

ess Of Blood Lack \
Power Of WIN or Acuo
PAlpitation Of the Hes,
Loss Of Memory, Loss .,
conadenee, Painting Spell.
HysssFIa, Epilepsy. Hear
burn, Dyspepsia, Brorebl
~, Salt Rheum. Platulep,,
Weak Stomach, Disease,
Of the Heart and Lupv,
Dropey, Asthma, Pleurh,
Constipation, Jaundjc.
Catarrh, Sore Throat. na
bility, Piles, Tumors Sore,
Boils, CarbHneles, Pew,
and Ague, Liver Complain,
Diabetes. Kidney Com
plants, Gravel, Chills, In
potency. Disordered Co.
ditions OF the Liver, Bioos
Kidneys ordinary Orgs1.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-12

nor is there any prospect that the old sys
TEN Of official stealing which took such
strong root under Grant and, as the later
developments show, was nourished and
continued under the hypoeritical and
fraudulent Hayes, win not be maintained
as long as republicans rule.
Mr.. Hunt, who viii soon go into per
manent retirement, has just proposed raid
ON the Treasury for new navy. Cen
tracts for millions will have to be given
cut if that policy should be accepted; and
the indications are strong that majority
sof this Republican House win approve
some scheme for reconstructing the navy,
probably ON considerable scale. (
To make Robson, tainted as he is,
Chairman of the committee which viii have
the shaping of the intended legislation,
would be little less than an open announce
ment that public robbery is now tobe open
" encouraged by the Republicans.
Several of the older coruptionists have
been returned to this Congress, and are
now occupying conspicuous seats on the
Republican side of the House Of Represen-
tatives. ~, Y. San.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-12

A young man and woman got off the
cars at Monmouth, Ind, had their baggage
removed to a lonely but picturesquely stu
ated cottage, and lived there several
months. They had polite manners, wore
good clothes, and did not make acquaint-
ances readily. One day the woman was
found very i'll in bed, with a letter from
the man in her hand. He had deserted
her Il am going to England" he had
written. 'fYou said that you thought
sometimes of going back to George, and
that you wished sometimes that you had
never left him. do. too, now. When I
was happy with my own family, you fol-
lowed me with your accused charms. My
wife is to-day broken hearted. Now, go
back to George Tell him you have re-
pented, and that you win be good wife
again. He is soft. and likes you wei
enough to take you again. Enclosed I
send You $500 to enable you to return. :"
The woman subsequently departed, leaving
no clue to her identity, but evidently heart
broken by her brief experience of love in a
cottage.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-12

required high order of inteleet. But
then, If he Has passive instrument, act
ing under an irrssistible impulse be Is
clearly no more entitled to credit for the
results of his Inspiration" than the pistol
which was passive instrument in his own
hands. If he was not passive instrument,
and IL he acted by the light of reason and
not of inspiration, he is entitled to some
complaeency on his own account over the
successes Of President Arthur's administra-
ton, but then he is also entitled to lie
hanged for murdar, which is even more
important consideration, IL he had stopped
to reflect upon it. But Guitau's vanity is
constantly getting the better of his shrewd-
ness. Certainly, there never was better
material for the hangman than that which
Guiteau furnishes, His lack of logic is by
no means related to responsibility for
crime. It only proceeds from that eyre
gious vanity, that lack Of mental and NOR
al training, that cheerful blinking of ineon
venient faets and that airy inconsequence
which, If Guiteau had not been diverted
into murder, would have made him almost
fit to write political leaders for a New
York republican journal at this crisis in
the affairs of the party Of great moral ideas.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-12
Monday. December q, 1881

| The question of tariff is the one now com
/ ing up before the country for active discus
sion, and it will be the engrossing dispute for
| the next few years. It is the most import
ant one now attracting public attention
and will be sharply contested On the
one side are arrayed the manufacturer of
protected goods and their actions at their
late conventions show they have become
more impudent and aggressive than ever.
On the other the great body of the people.
the consumers who are taxed to support
the others On this question the democrat
stead of looking at the plank; ga tariff for
revenue only" as a mistake will adopt it
as their main line of attack. In the West
the question; whether the farmers, the me
chanics, the merchants, the laborers, the
citizens generally are willing to be taxed to
an extent of paying nearly or quite double
for the necessaries of life for the support of
industries which acknowledge themselves
unable to stand alone, or claim to be; win
be fully discussed, and the falacy of the
Q0D80OS Will De SHOWN ID.
The matter is susceptible of very easy ex-
PLANTATION and public information on the
question of the tariff is what the pro-
tectionists would most strenously
avoid. They howl about the way in which
protection keeps up the price of labor
when they know full well that in Europe,
the price of labor is much higher in free
trade England than it is in protected Ger
many, and that if you take the duty off the
raw materials manufacturer uses, you do
not lessen his profit by also taking it off
the manufactured article; and lastly, that
with free trade the cost of living will be
so reduced that dollar will buy what two
dollars does now. Those that cry for a
tariff for revenue with incidental protection
are like unto the child crying for the moon;
asking for thing they cannot get. The
matter is too simple to beworth discussing.
II we are to receive any revenue from our
tariff we must put it 50 low that goods can
be imported, then there would be no pro |
lection; if we must put the tariff so high
that none can be imported, then there
would be no revenue; both is an impos-
;ibility.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-12

The only B Artery
known to the world ca
able Of being cHARG 20
nth MEDICINAL PROP
ERTIES. which Is TRANS
FUSED INTO THE SYs-
TEN. II you are afflicted
with any OF the following
DISEASES don't neglect 10
wear one OF our Batteries,
| viz.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-12
President Arthur has no doubt b.

President Arthur has no doubt been
gratified that his message meets the ap
prevail of Guiteau, and that that pleasing
person yesterday injected his approval in
an interlocutory manner into the proceed
ings of the Court which is trying him for
murder. Guiteau, with graceful patronage
expressed his opinion that the message
had ''the true ring, phrase which seems
to have been left over from Guiteau's pro-
ject of a theoratic newspaper, and specif-
cally commend the Presidents treatment
of the Mormon question It is evident
that Guiteau regards the President with a
fatherly pride, or, still more, with Gre
alive complacency. He gave express ut
terance to this feeling yesterday. Hes
President of the United States" observed
the pleasing Guiteau, land made him
$50. and I think should have something
to say in this matter That seems o
trifie Illogical on the part of Guiteau. The
theory of the removal of Garfield which
he has adopted in order to save himself
from being hanged for murder is that he
had an irresistible inspiration to commit
and that the killing of Garfield
was therefore work in which he was the
passive instrument of the Deity. 1t is
true that he was weakened in his position
by arguing the sweet resemblances of his
Inspiration, and that he has congratulated
ais creator on the discrimination exhibited
u choosing ga man Of brains" like himself
lor homlride which he considers to have
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-12
The strongest evidence.against the

The strongest evidence.against the sew
en- Molly Maguires soon to be tried al
Uniontown, Pa, is afforded by Perry Gyd-
he saw that the Molly Mcguire lodge room
was lighted, and drawing near he heard
voices. Here was chance, he thought, to
discover some of the secrets of the order.
He crept under the building, which had a
cracked floor and listened to heated dis
cussion. The subject of debate was re-
fusal to license the only barroom in the
place, and several members proposed the
assassination of Maurice Healy, the min
ing superintendent, who had been instru-
mental in thus cutting off the supply of
liquor. Healy was murdered few days
afterward
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-12

| That part of the Presidents message
| which relates to civil service reform has
proved blessing of untold value to many
once half breed newspaper. Ever since
Garfelds death they have seen with en-
vious eyes the hundred thousand offices in
| the hands of the other fellows, and they
have pondered long and prayerfully how
| they could repent the error of their ways
and join the stalwarts and their offices.
Gladly would they have done this, and
quickly, but one obstacle lay in their path;
| it must be done with some show of con
sistency, and must impress the other fac
ton as genuine. The great bugbear was
civil service reform; it was an apparition
that would not down an impeachment always
in their path. When Hayes first conceived it
they had applauded, and when he had made
application of its principles on Arthur, then
collector, they had howled with delight
ting, the kick that sent Arthur tumbling
out of the Custom House was to save the
country.
But now Arthur is President, and as
these Whilholm half breeds look hungrily
up to him for some little political pap in
the shape of federal offices, they remem-
Der with sorrow and chagrin their utter
ances of a few years back, and
tremble for the consequences. His
record as Vice President they can easily
swallow and all their then articles explain,
but how can they get around their oft
repeated statements that he and his princi-
pies of political actions are the greatest
obstacles in the way of civil service reform
The task seemed hopeless and many OF
them had about made up their mind to
continue Ear away from the throne. where
Arthur himself furnishes the opening. In
his message he declares for civil service
reform; what a glorious opportunity it
was To be sure during his entire official
career he had never by single action
given proof of such desire; he had never
made single appointment for other than
political motives; during the very time
that he was penning those lines of his mes
sage he was making in Virginia appoint
ments and removals with no other object
in view than the success of the Reputation
coalition in that state; but
he has Gin worcs) declared for civil service
reform and himself civil service reformer.
The once half breeds are delighted; they
know it is so for ''he himself has said it, !"
md they hail it as joyful omen. an ex-
,use whereby they can declare their allie
glance to him and the spoils.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-12

Passengers carried on Freight trains AZ follows:
EAST -..--4:15 p m WEST. -. 10 AS . m
n GEo. II. LOOSELY Agent, Rock Island.
a. KIMBALL, q. ST. JOHN,
9enl Supt. Gen. T'kt Pass. Agt
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-12
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Costum es, Charades, and Paper scenery NEW
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-12

President Arthur told the republican
Caucus committee of the Virginia Legisla-
ture that as coalition had been formed
in Virginia he must decline to talk. Inas-
much as that condition was formed with
his active sympathy and without his cor
dial support could never have been sue.
cessful, such an utterance is hypocracy OF
a character too deep for common mortal
to righfully appreciate. He would not
talk to them officially as a committee but
let them come as individuals and he would
give suitable encouragement is what can
be read between the lines.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-12
PROMOTING A HorsR1ous rrunDnRrn

The republicans have nade Secor Robe
son chairman of their caucas, and there
fore official Spokesman Of the party. They
have done this with full knowledge Of
his notorious corruption while Secretary Of
the Navy. In several investigations which
were forced out of the: unwilling republi-
can majority, the testimony discriminating
him as guilty of public robbery and of
collision with plnnderers was so glaring
that even Gen Grant, who may be said to
have given Robson all the Importance he
ever had, has publicly discarded him a. I'm
worthy of federation.
The first step upon their assuming con-
troll of the House of Representatives is
not an encouraging sign. There is no re-
buke for the transgressiona of the past,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-12

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Nervous and General De-
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Weak Back or Side, VAST
ing. Decay, Restiess nights
Nightmare. Melancholy,
Dizziness or Vertigo, Full
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-12
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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-09-13

Editors Spectator lin reply TO a call made ON
me in your last number, signed "Augusta
Democrats" In which I am requested to an
nOunce myselfa candidate for the Legislature,
{! beg leave to tender my thanks 70 those gen
kindly in my behalf. For plausible reasons
(sevefal of which might refer toA / caunct
consent to be . candidate. and hope they will
excuse me for declining their t1atterins re-
come candidate does not indicate on MY part
any lack Of proper interest In The welfare of
our section, or in our present political situa-
ton. do not wish to go before the Conven-
ton and possibly help to antagonist the better
understand the City of Staunton will only be
entitled to the nomination OF one Delegate to
the Lower House, while the County will NOM
mate the Senator and one Delegate. am not
seeking any political preferment. and do not
indulge any anxiety in the matter through any
personal motive. know seseral gentlemen
far better qualified and much more solicitous
to serve In the councils of the State than my
self Under such circumstances, il have any
claims cheerfully lay them aside. And, more
ent seething political caldrOn 10 very nausea
ting and disgusting to sensitive stonachs, and
respectable olfactory nerves (this may be .
selfish consideration. vet, It is palpable fact)
quiet. humble way, doing all can for the snc-
cess of the Conservative Democratic ticket.
expect to do my full duty nothing more or less.
II we all do this much success will be insured
to rs beyond ali doubt. I again request my
friends to excuse me from being candidate or
allowing my name TO be used before the Con-
vention.
with many thanks to Augusta Democrats"
with whom I will stand shoulder to shoulder
in the approaching contest and under whose s
very 's'p'e 6. a. RICHARDSON.