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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-03
How To get Well.

Thousands of persons are constantly
troubling with combination of diseases.
Diseased kidneys and costive bowels are
their tormentors. They should know that
Kidney-Wort acts on these organs at the
same time, causing them to throw off the
poisons that have clogged them, and SO re-
newing the whole man. Hundreds testify
to this PtHsburg Post.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-03
THE STATITS IN RUSSIA.

LONDON, May "a dispatch from Berlin
says: While the Gar remains in retirement
at Gatchina, the implacable enemies of his
government are as dangerously busy as
ever. Rumors and reports of daring opera
tons by Nihilists in disseminating mani
testos conveying warnings to the Car con-
tlnue to react here On Sunday last the po-
lice of st. Petersburg were engaged in
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-03
Advertising Eheafa

It has become so common to write the
beginning of an elegant, interesting article
and then run it into some advertisement
that we avoid all such cheats and simply
call attention to the merits of Hop Bitter
in as plain, honest terms as possible, to In
duce people to give this one trial, las no ont
who knows their value will ever use any
thing else.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-03
REER SHIT

Matthew Gottfried of Chicago to-day
filed fourteen bills of complaint on the
United States Circuit Court against nearly
all the prominent lager beer brewers in this
city, for violation of his patent in regard
to pitching barrels. He prays for injunc-
ton and accounting.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-03

ANGosTURA BITTERs is a household word
all over the world. For over fifty years it
has advertised itself by its merits. 1t is
now advertised to warn the public against
counterfeits. The genuine article is manu-
factured by DR.. ]. G. B. Siegert & Sons.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-03
CONSOIInATED

GALVESTON, Tex, May 3.-The consoli-
dation is arranged of the Missouri, Kansas
q Texas, and Texas & Great Northern
Rys. The st. Louis, Iron Mountain s.
Sothern Texas Pacific is to be consolidated
the 18th inst
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-03
THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT
SENATE

WASHINGTON, May 3.-Davis (West Vir
ginia) regretted that the Virginia and Ohio
senators had compelled him to discuss the
purely local matter of Virginia's debt, and
that the republican senators had made
statements rejecting upon the action of
Virginia's democrats on the political
question
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-03

The ladies who some time since were IN
able to go out, having taken LYDIA Z.
PINKHAM's VEGETABLE COMPOUND, are
quite recovered, and have gone on their
way rejoicing.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-03
Rim ON A RANK.

New YORK, May 3.-There is a run on
the Franklin saving bank on Eighth avenue
and 42nd street $1O5, 900 have been with
drawn since Friday last. Directors have
taken measures to secure the funds to meet
all demands
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-03
HARD COAL.

The best quality of screened all raj
hard coal delivered at $1,000 per ton fol
nut and $9.75 per ton for all other sizes
Northern Line Office.
noy29tf G. II. SPEAKER.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-03

Fellows Compound Syrup of Hypophos-
phites is not only the most reliable remedy
for Consumption, but it is a specific also
for Bronchitis and Asthma.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-03
NOT GUUTy

New YORK, May 2.-Gen. VIM. F.Smith
pleaded not guilty to the indictments
against him and the police commissioners
did the same
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-03

OUR LIGHTNING LINlMENT is ''scay9s"
FRI. ii to the afflicted. Try it gently.
Sold by G. Speidel. Rock Island and
Richards & Sohrbeek. Moline,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-03
THE SUSPENDERS

from the inner cables down to the floor
beams have an opposite angle, and will
draw those inner cables outward toward
the outside cables. Thus, viewed from the
top of either tower, the outer cable will be
seen to have a curve inward and the inner
cables will have curve outward. Now,
to add to this kind of diagonal bracing, if
may apply the term diagonal, there will
be diagonals under the floor stays. More
over six longitudinal trusses, eighteen feet
deep, viii run from anchorage to anchorage
on the floor beams. and be SO bolted to-
gether and to the floor beams as to distri-
butte the weight of any given load that
might otherwise bear too heavily upon any
part Of the bridge. The six trusses, seen
from the river, viii look like six latticework
ratings separating the roadways. And in
addition to these longitudinal trusses there
will be six lines of shorter beams between
the trusscs, and these, connecting with the
diagonals, will impart stiffness to the
structure.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-03
BROOKLYN BRIDGE.
How that Structure is Braced
and Strengthened.
The time when it will be
Completed.

The New York HerBId publishes the fol
Brooklyn bridge:
''By many strangers who gaze from the
decks of the Fulton ferry boats up to the
floor beams that you have suspended it is
asked, What will happen if gale catches
that bridge and it once gets swinging mo-
ton? 1t has no stays such as hold other
suspension bridges in place. dare say you
can allay all apprehension on that score, "
the He7'0td reporter suggested.
STAYS"
the engineer answered, would expand and
contract according to the condition of the
atmosphere, and their expansion and con
traction would weaken the structure rather
than give it stability. Instead, we make
one complete system of steel wires and
braces and bolts, SO locked and interlocked
as to be proof even against a hurricane.
The light, airy foot bridge up yonder, to
cross which has been the ambition of so
many strangers, has stood through all the
gales, and hasn't been injured to the extent
of dollar since it was thrown across the
river in 1876.
The engineer resumed: 1--WE are sus-
pending the road beams as equally
as possible as to weight on both
sides of both towers, and the two sets of
workmen win meet in mid streem. In the
main span there will be 20S of these beams
and on each land span S5 suspended beams
and 80 resting on cables. These beams
which look so light as seen from the river,
are really ponderous structures of steel,
each weighing two tons. Every two
beams that are suspended are riveted to-
gether after they have been hoisted into
position, and then every two bolted to-
gether make one floor beam eighty six feet
in length and weighing four tons.
THF STEEL WIRE ROPE
that suspends these beams from the great
cables, which looks like thread as seen
from the decks of the ferry-boats, is a
cable from an inch and five-eighths to an
inch and three-quarters in diameter.
and every one of these steel
suspenders is capable of sustaining
from eighty to a hundred tons. You will
observe that the outer cables are run over
the towers near the outer edges of the
towers at distance of about $50 feet apart.
The floor of the bridge is to be only eighty
five feet in width. See the slant of the
suspenders from the outer cables down to
the ends of the road beams. This will
draw the outer cables inward with curve
toward the middle longitudinal line of the
bridge.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-03

Chicago EEarket.

Chicago Market.
CHoAeo. May
wheat-Easier: or cash; 04 June; 04ss July
Corn-Weak and easier; 4s% each; 4sA July
AN Aug.
and June; 26M July.
Rye-Higher; 16.
Pork-stronger; II SIS cash; II 55017 5zh sune
Lard~stroug and higher; IL as1l cash; II s5
June; II Az July.
Whisky 09.
LIVE STOCK.
Hogs s-Receipts f6 900; active and firm; sc high
err light 5s0@6 s5; mixed packing oG6 20;
heavy 20 0360
Cattle-Receipts 4,6O0; steady and unchanged.
st. louis "a ferket.
ST. LOUIS, May 8.
wheat-Lower: No red 1 O6X cash; o701
OK; May 06@1 or; June o101 o1@s; July ssA
ASssst A4aSsx sesI Os Cash. 4o4 May and
june; 42M idly; 43 Aug.
Oats -35Lsc
Rye-1 16.
Barley ] 10
Pork-17 60.
LArd-11 90
Whieky- o.
LIVE STOCE,
mHogs-Receipts 2 300; little higher; Workers and
Baltimores s S5-5 95; mixed packing T516 05 !;
Choice to fancy 2o96 40.
Milwaukee Market.
MILWAUKEE,, Mays
Wheat-Higher; No cash and --pril O0zl May
00E June O8 bid; Jnly oSs9 o3H.
Corn-No2 41M.
Oats-No 2, S5%
Barley-No .. 81.
Rye To-
, 1881-02-26

sition that she was alarmed at the pros
pect Of TOO complete success, than that she
acted thus because she was alarmed at the
prospect of failure. There never really
was any tear of failure SO long ss
Europe held together. The only tear OF
failure was in the division Of Europe ; and
for the division OF Europe on the Greek
question, France is, more than any other
Power, responsible. Or course, it is inn
possible not to see that 80 strange 8 change
of front is more Ineligible from the desire
to keep a great European Issue unsettled.
than hom the desire to settle it. We are lar
from saying that this explanation express
ses our deliberate belief as to the motive
Of Franco. But VIZ do cay that il that
suggestion is not to have q good deal OF
importance assigned TO it, France ives
Europe a much clearer end tranker expls-
nation of her shitty policy, than she has
yet deigned to give
, 1881-02-26

isnotsolid enough for the forward movement
it must make, and will be beaten, as the
Serviats were, by the Turkish stubborn
ness, which always costs assallants such
vast numbers of lives. That is the rea-
sonable and sensible opinion but then,
in wars of this kind, the reasonable and
sensible opinion is very often wrong. The
Greeks are individually brave, they know
the country well, and they may develope
q General who can utilise their special
i~aculty-the ability of the soldiers to
understand what is required of them. A
single victory in the field would change
their whole position before Europe, and
perhaps bring them irresistible allies;
while defeat could but leave them as sur
render would, ruined and ~disheartened.
We think their chance a perceptible one,
and that the stake being the ~entranchlse-
ment of millions from an uncivilised DOM.
nation, they will do we'll to try it.
, 1881-02-26
FRANCE AND THE GREEK
QUESTION.
From the Spectator Of 22nd january

It is 80 difficult to understand the
attitude of France with relation to the
Greek question, that it is impossible
not to speculate on whether the appa-
rently ultra-pacifc line which she has
recently taken up, may rot be more
apparent than real. We must remem-
Der that not only vas France the
chief advocate Of Greece at the Con-
gress Of Berlin, not only did France
give Greece her full support at the
Conference of last year, but when the
British Government proposed the
Naval Demonstration for the sake OF
compelling Turkey to cede what she
had promised to. cede, or a full equlVa,
lent, to Montenegro, France agreed
10 the Naval Demonstration only on
condition that Greece should haVe the
benefit of it for the settlement OF the
Greek question, as we'll as Montene-
gro for the settlement of her ground
of complaint. Now, that after such a
proposal as this the French Minister
of Foreign Affairs should deliberate
ly write a note denying that either by
the Congress or by the Conference
of Berlin was it j intended to take from
Turkey her right of absolutely refus-
ing the terms pressed upon her, is
simply morstrous. If joint naval
demonstration is agreed upon against
an intractable Power which refuses
to fulfil its express engagements,
everybody knows what it means. 1t
means that force is threatened, and
that all the united Powers regard it
as perfectly Legitimate to apply force,
If the threat is not sufficient. But
France insisted that this same course
should be taken in relation to the
Greco-Turk boundary, as to which
the Porte had given no express en-
gagement. In other words, she insis-
ted that there. too, force should be
threatened, with the implied assertion
of the right to apply it, if the threat
were not sufficient for its purpose.
How, then, is it now possible to pre-
tend, as does NJ. Barth6lemY St.
Hilaire in his last note, that Turkey
was held always perfectly free to re-
iect the recommendation of the Pow
ers,-that Europe intended to
give anything bnt advice, and that
advice may always be ignored9 Is a
naval demonstration the natural ex-
preston OF mere advice9 If a police
man strongly advises a footpad to
give up the booty he is carrying, and
by way of giving effect to chat advice
fourishes his trunchson, will any one
call that mere advice, which the foot
pad is at perfect liberty to reject? If
not, then surely advice followed by a
Naval demonstration against the
Power which declines the advice, is
good deal more than advice. And
when the Power which demanded the
Naval demonstration publishes to
Europe its surprise and annoyance
, 1881-02-26
o q 8.

The 81. Thomas Times has the following
translation from the Courier ,des Etats
UniS OF the 5th inst. !,
The question of the purchase, By the
United States, of the Danish Colonies is
again on the tapis,
Sad Islands are ST. Thomas, st. Croix,
and st. Johns. This small archipelago
would be useful to the United States if q
canal be cut through the American 18th.
mus. st. Thomas, having a fine harbour
would make an excellent coal depot; ST.
Croix furnishes good rum and ST. Johns,
although of no spec al value, could be well
fortified, TINS completing with the two
sister Islands an important military station.
There are about $4,000 inhabitants in
the three Islands, for the transfer of which
to the United States negotiations We're
commenced some years ago, but were
abandoned in consequence of the prefer
ence given by the American Government
to the purchase Of the Bay of SANTANA.
III last project having failed, new
overtures for the Danish Colonies have
been made by the United States, and &C.
cording to news from Copenhagen, a.favor.
able result is expected.
, 1881-02-26

pean decision as III any way plnu1ng,
is it possible to accept this double
faced proceeding without a profound
feeling of suspicion and distrust9
Of course, it may be said that,
since the French advocacy of the
cause of Greece was first announced
to the world, France has had a good
deal of reason for shrinking from
the prospect of renewed war. The
French people, it is alleged, have
declared their wish in every way for
peace, and their rulers, catching the
cue from them, have been disposed to
minimise as much as possible the
meaning of all that they had said for
the cause of Greece, or for any other
cause in which there was any chance
that they might be called upon 10
draw the sword. All this may be-
very true, but then the difficulty is
to see its applicability to the case in
point. NJ. Barth6Iemy St, Uilaire
declares, in the name of Franco, that
nothing is so dangerous to the peace
of Europe as the chance of wal
between Turkey and Greece. Such
a war might set the whole Of Europe
on fre,@nand lead to catastrophes far
too terrible for France to contem-
plate with composure. Well, if that
is NJ. BarthGlemy St. llilaire's true
belief, why should he not take the
obvious means of preventing such a
calamity, namely, to unite Europe,
as his predecessor desired to do5 for
the purpose of imposing the settle
ment which Europe had already re-
commended. What would guard
more effectualIy against that war,
than to bring a perfectly irresistible
force to bear on the recalcitrant
Power, so as either to render war i'm
possible, or to insulAte it within the
narrowest limits of both space and
time, if Turkey should be silly
enough to go to war? NJ Barth6lemy
St. Hilairc processes to dread the war
which might come from an attack
made by Greece on Turkey, beyond
measure and yet, instead of propos-
ing the means most effectual for
either preventing that war, or reduc-
ing it to the smallest and most insig-
nificant limits, he proposes almost to
reverse the suggestion Of his prede-
cessor, and to apply to Greece, moral
ly at least, the same sort of pressure
which his predecessor had desired to
apply physically to Turkey.
Now, this seems to us, we confess,
so inexplicabIe that we cannot help
suggesting the possibility of a new
explanation. May it not be that
France does not wish to have the
Greek question settled as decisively
and AS speedily as tie Montenegrin
question was settled? Is there any
influential French statesman who
rather breads than fears such a result,
and therefore wishes to keep the
Greco Turkish sore open, and at the
same time to keep France unpledged
as to the part she may take, SO that
at any moment she might, If a gene
raj war ensued, take any part in the
struggle which her own interests APP
peared to demand? We do not at all
mean TO say that this is So. But we
, 1881-02-26

ATTACKED BY A LIoN.-On Wednes-
day, after midday, a man named
John Harris was attacked by a
lion in Bingley-hall, Birmingham,
where Messrs. Sanger, since Christ
mas, have been giving a fancy
fair. Harris, while attempting to
clean one of the lion cages, was
sprung upon by a powerful lion, nam
ed Wallace. The animal seized Har-
ris by the shoulder, and he would
certainly have been killed bur for
the timely and courageous assistance
of the lion-tamer, Ali Macousa, who
entered the cage, and, after firing at
the lion with his pistol without any
effect, struck it with the butt-end Of
his whip with such force that the
, 1881-02-26

Torn TO PIECES BY A TIGER.-ManY
OF our readers in this city will rernem.
hsr the great lion tanner, Herr. LengeI,
who was attached to Courtney's
Circus and Mauagerie, which passed
through here last year. A letter from
Courtney to the New York Clipper. from
Sto. Domingo. September 18th, tells OF the
poor fellows tragic death. He says:
" Last night at IL O'clock. the well.
known lion-tamer, Herr Elijah Lengel, OF
Philadelphia, Pa, entered the den OF
Brazilian tigers attached to this circus,
and had nearly concluded his performance
with them when he made false step; aud
one OF the tigers caught him by the neck
and in less than five minutes ne was torn
to pieces. His iugular vein was cut, his
ear on the right side completely eaten OFT,
and bis body was q dense mass OF mangled
flesh and bones. The tent was densely
packed with people, and the scene that
followed is impossible to describe. The
guard, and also few private individuals
commenced firing with revol7ers and rifles
at the tiger, and soon killed it, thereby
enabling the attaches to drag the body OF
Lengel through the compartment. The
remaining living tiger at once fell upon
the dead animal in the presence of abe
audience, aud tore il into fragments. No
pen can describe the horror OF this
Soene.'-St. Thom@ Ifdcnde.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-07-14

OP INTEREST TO TEACHERS. Tho fol-
lowing act, introduced into the Legisla-
tnre by Hon. j. l.. Brown, of ELK, and
passed by both House and the SENATE has
been signed by the Governor. and Is there
fore Il law Of the Commonwealth
SEc. J. he II enacted by the Senate and
House oi Representatives. Of the Common
wealth OF Pennsylyania in general assem-
bly, met, aud u hereby enacted by author.
ity oi the same, that from and after the
passage of this act II shall be the duty az
the school directors of the several school
districts Of this Commonw wealth, and ,brv
aro hereby required % allow the school
teachers employed in the said school dis.
tricts, who are actually engaged nj teach
ing schoDl therein, the time and whilst NJ.
tending and participating in the erorcises
OF the annual county institutes for the i'm
proyement Of teachers.
SEc. 2. That at the close of the annual
sessions Of the said institutes, it shall be
the duty Of tho several city, borough and
county superint"ndcnts, 10 make report
10 each board of school directors in their
respective jurisdictions, setting forth the
number Of days each teacher shall have at
tended and participated in the exercises Of
said annual teachers institute, which said
report shall be the basis for allowing the
teachers their time and wages provided
that the provisions Of this act shall not e1-
tend 20 the first school district Of PennFyl-
vania, nor ~ the counties wherein special
laws, regulating or relating 10 county in
stitutcs are IN force.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-07-14

The Lock Haven Normal School ap-
pears to be in Gourishing condition.
Forty-two pupils graduated at the inst,u-
tion last week and II is said that the school
has reached high state of efficiency.
Previous to his death, Gov. Bigler was
president Of the board of management,
and took great interest in its success. 1t
has an able set Of officers and directors at
present
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-07-14

While peripatetic Irishmsn was
calmly sitting in front of the billiard
room one day last week, wag put large
fire cracker under his chair and the cxplo-
sion disturbed tho gcntcman's philosophic
reflections on Gladstone's Land bill. Like
ovorv denizen of the Emerald Isle he had
an immediate desire to get even with the
party who had wasted the powder on him.
Accordingly he went across to Wilson's
fruit store and asked for something that
would make IL great noise. Mr.. Wilson
produced large fire cracker, but that
didn't suit him he wanted something
that would wsken the echoes. There was
pyramid of pop corn balls about the fize
of an ordinary base ball, covered with red
tissue paper, piled up outside and Mr..
Wilson told him they were torpedoesr and
he Immediately purchased one, crossed the
street and threw it into the crowd who play
ed the original joke on him. OF course it
did not explode, and Mr.. Daniel Garman,
who was present, quickly picked it up and
throwing it with great violence on the
ground, exclaimed, "Now it will 20 off. "
Tho character of the missile now became
apparent and for once an lrishman was
outwitted
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-07-14

Always foremost among tho groceries
Of this place is that Of Sechler & Co The
stock which they keep on hand is as re-
markable for Its excellence as its complete
ness. The proprietor and his assistants
are gen,lemanly and obliging. Call and
be convinced.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-07-14

Among the young ladies at present
visiting friends in Bellefonte are Miss
MeAllister, Of MeAllislerville, and Miss
Thompson, Of Thompsontown.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-07-14

SUDDEN DEATH or HENRY q. CHRos-
IsTER.-We were deeply grieved TO hear
of the sudden death of Henry G.. Chronis-
ter, Esq, of Huston township, which oc-
Cured at his residence on Tuesday night
July 9th. Mr.. Chronistcr retired TO his
bed in the evening in his usual health and
was found dead tho next morning by his
wife. 1t is supposed that heart disease
was the cause Of his sudden and unexpcct-
cd end. The deceased was prominent
and useful citizen Of the locality in which
he lived, always taking an active part in
politics and in the local affairs Of his town
ship The last time we saw him in Belle
fonto was on the day the school dircc-
tors convention met in the Court House 20
elect "A county superintendent, lie was a
member of the body and greatly interested
in its work. lie WAS an intelligent man,
always visited the printing Offices when
in town, and never left without carrying
away with him bundle of old exchanges
to read at home. Mr.. Chronister was
about sixty-four years old, and leaves IA
large family to mourn an irrcparable loss
His funeral took place on last Friday and
was largely attended.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-07-14

Fred. Smith, on Bishop street, has one
Of the finest thermometer and barome.
ters, combined, that We have ever seen,
and its accuracy has been fully established
during the heated spell through which we
are passing.