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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-11-23
gooY ISLAND . XTRona co., B. =,
Wednesday. November % 1881

The supreme court has recently passed
on the right TO druggists to sell Intoxicating
liquors, even for medical purposes, The
case of the People VS. Wright was tried at
Toulen before Judgd McCulloch of Peoria,
at the March term 1879. 1t was taken to
the appellate court. by writ of error, and
that court affirmed the judgment of the
circuit court; it was then taken to the
supreme court, by writ of error, and that
court affirmed the decision of the appel
late court. 1t has been deemed by drug
gists and wholesale liquor dealers as test
case and many of them have contributed
fund to try it in the, several courts.
This opinion very clearly. holds that if
the druggists may sell intoxicating liquor
even in good faith for medicinal purposes
''the chief safe guards which the law, as
now understood, throws around the sub
ject, will soon be frittered away, and the
doors will be thrown wide open to all
manner of frauds and evasions of the
highest degree of watchfulness and dill
gence the officers of the law could pos
sibly bring to the official discharge of
their duties in endeavoring to enforce the
law on the subject, If the druggists may
sell for sickness, the family grocer may
sell, on the same principle for culinary pur-
poses, and there is no telling where the
thing would stop. The only safe course is
to enforce the law as the legislature has
made it, and not defeat its execution upon
some hypothetical theory of public policy
that finds no place or recognition in the
act itself. II the legitimate business of
druggists, or other tradesmen, necessarily
involves the retail of liquor in small guam
titles, we see no reason founded upon pub
lie policy why they should not. like other
dealers, pay for the privilege of doing so.
This construction, moreover, compels all
persons who engage in the traffic to equal
ly contribute to the support of local muni-
cipal governments. The contrary con-
would be discriminating between
individuals engaged in the same business.
with respect to the burdens of local govern
ment, without any sufficient reason for
doing So"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-11-23

DR.. Thomas the adjudged hereto is ev-
identity as tired of the church as that body
has decided it is of him. In a recent inter
view he remarked. Il have gone on with
my work here, and whatever may be the
result Of the appeal / shall continue in
the field To tell you the truth, my love
for Methodism is not quite as ardent as it
was six months ago. It is all I cando to
keep from getting mad at the outrageous
proceedings of turning man Of my views
out of the Chaistian church, and that is
about the policy of the church. I don't
want to stop with them. One man has
no chance against whole organization.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-11-23
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS


-BRAFTY,S TEs-AAGNIFIOENT
H. holiday presents; square grand pianofortes.
four very handsome round corners, rosewood cases
stool, book, cover, boxed, Sg22.79 TO 1897. 30;
catalogue prices, $500 70 $1,000; satisfaction
guaranteed or money refunden after one years use
upright pianofortes, $125 TO 1856: catalogue pri-
ces, $500 to $500; standard pianofortee OF the
list of testimonials; Beatty's cabinet organs, ca
thedral, church, chapel, arlor, $50 upward. wish
tors welcome; free carriage meets trains; fllustra
ted catalogue (holday edition) free Address or
call upon DANIEL r.. BEATTY, WASHINGTON,
NEW JRRSRY.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-11-23
The only BATTERY


The only BATT cry
known to the World ea-.
pable OF being CHARGED
with MEDICINAL PREP
ERTTaS, which is TRANS
FUSED INTO THE sYs-
TEN. II you are afflicted
with any OF the following
DIzKxsEEdun't negfecr to
wear one of eri Batteries
viz:
Paralysis, BIAii md
Nervous Diseases, RAsu-
matlsm, Cont. Swollen
Joints. Sciatica, Neuralgia,
LumDsgo, Aches and Pains
Nervous and General De-
bflity, spinal Diseases
Weak Back or hide. Vast
ing, Decay, Restiess nights
NIGHTMARE, Melancholy.
Dixziness or Vertigo, Full
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-11-23

ness Of Blood Lack OF
Power Of VIII or Actio
PalpitatiOn Of the Hear
hoss Of Memory, Loss Of
cenAdenes, Faintisg Spells
HysteriAy Epilepsy, Heart
barn, Dyspspsia, Bronchi-
tbs, Salt Rheun. Flatulsney
Weak Stomach, DiseasSs
OF the Heart ana .Lungs.
Bropsy, Aslhma. Paeurky
Constipation. Jaundise
Catarrh, Sore Throat, De
bility. Piles, Gumors, Sores
Boils, aCarbuncles, Fever
and Ague, Liver Complaint
Diabetes, Kidney Com.
plants, Gravel. Chilla, I'm
potency. Dlsordered Con-
ditions OF the Liver. Blood.
Kidneys ordinary Organs
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-11-23

RACINE SOUTHWESTERN DIvIsIoN.
Leave for Racine and Milwaukee g :25a m; II loop. m
Leave for Dubuque, Winona, st Paul and Mime
spolis q 80 a-m2a .z-
Leave Tor McGregor Fortvile, Camas, sioux Cit,
and fankton II 100 D M rts
Ar from Racine and milwaukee 5: is q m. Gas pm
Ar. from Minneapolis, St. Paul, Winena and Du-
buQue $500 pm. <ssss 5stE - 5-h+ 49,
Ar. from Yankton, Sioux City, PortvIlle and Nc.
Oregon 5:l5 am. ss-e5
Through Sleeping Cars are run on all night trains
The night express leaving Rock Island every
sunday night at II 200 connects with the train ART
wing in Chicago eariy Monday morning. Nolny
over checks given on xhrough tickets from Rock
sland to Chicago Through tickets only good on
thistIaln.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-11-23
NOTICE.


STATE OF ILLINOIS,
Rock Island County, %
In Circuit Court of said County, January Term,
1SS2-In Chancery.
Daniel b. Nash, vs.. Charles Atkinson Henry Rich.
Fanny Williams, Sarah Jane johnson. Amy John
son. Carrie Johnson and Winifred Johnso 4 defen-
dants.
To Henry Rich, defendant-You are hereby noti-
fed that the bill Of complaint together with amend
ments thereto, of Daniel b. NASH complainant in the
above entitled cause, in which you implicated with
the other above named defendants. is defendant il
file in the Circuit Court of Rock Island
County. State OF Illinois, against you and the said
other defendantsthat said is now pending in
said eourt-that a writ of summons has been issued
against in said by the Clerk of said Court
directed to the Sheriff of said Rock Island County
returnable ON the first Monday of January. Al 81
1882, at term of said Circuit Court then to be
holden at the Court House in the City Of Rock Island
In said county
Now unless You be and appear at the said time
and place and plead, answer. or demar to said bin
Of complaint decree pro coafesso, viii be taken
thereon against you.
Dated this list day of Nov. A. d. 1881
LEVI f. HARRISON
Clerk of Circuit Court
DANIEL B. NASH
a-law4w Complainant
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-11-23

INCREASE IN ISSUES OF PosTAGE-sTAMPs, ETC.
The increase in the number and amount of the
foregoing issues those of the previous year is
shown as follows:
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-11-23
Estimated excess ofexpenditures to be
appropriated out of the treasury to sup
Div deiieieneF in total revenue..... Sg20. OFT Q

appropriated out of the treasury to sup
ply deficiency in total reVenue-..~-.. $3.50 OF IS
The ordinary revenue is estimated upon the basis
of annual increase of per cent. the revenues
from the source for.the fscal year ended June
30, 1881. As before stated, the actual increase for
that fiscal year was 104 per cent, but tsis not
deemed safe to allow for higher rate of increase
than per cent. the department would be left
without the means to meet its authorized expendi-
lures in the actual revenue should fall below
the estimate. The decrease in the estimated
amount of money order receipts is owing to con-
templated reduction OF the fees money orders
for small amounts, as recommended elsewhere in
this report.
Table No. attached TO the report of the third
sstant postmaster general furnishes the estimates
in detail.
PoSTAG e STAMPS, STAMPED ENVELOPES, AND POSTAL
Number Of Valued at
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-11-23
S3,2T,mi 46

The following statement shows the condition
OF the appropriations to supply deficiencies in the
postal Fevenues--viZ.:
l. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 1881, the
amount appropriated from the treasury to supply
deficiencies in the postal revenue 50 SS3 4O Of
which s.. 466 33S 49 was actually expended ut the
close of the fiscal year. to which should be added
$14 $50 Sc, being the net amount charged on the
books of the auditor during the year TO bad debts
and scomproInse' accounts. OF the SS OO0, 600
drawn from the treasury account, there remained
in the hands OF the treasurer at the close OF the
year {fer deducting the item of SD 80 SO charged
to bad debts. etc, the sum of S51sS10 65 and the
remainder of the appropriation. $3.50 42e, fs still in
800 90 the total amount unexpended at the close
of the fiscal year, and available for outstanding liza
blties.
2. OF the amount appropriated to supply defc
fences in the postal revenue for the fiscal year end
ed June 80 1885, 44S 453 93 i'll the Hands of the
treasurer to the credit OF the postofce department
the 30th OF june 1881, and 81 957 ,376 10 left
undrawn in the general treasury, making total of
81 405, $40 03 unexpended the 3Uth OF June, 1881
and available for unsettled liabilities account of
service for the fiscal year ended on that date.
ESTIMATES FOR 1882.
The expenditures for the hscal year
ending June 30, 1882. are estimated
The ordinary revenues are
estimated at. -.... .S42, SCI .722 G5
The revenue from money
order business 10 esti-. 7ss II
mated at............. S1s0,o0ooo
Total estimated revenue
for the fiscal year end s#s
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-11-23

Passengers carried Freight trains ne follows:
EAST .4:15 m WEST. ....... 1o.45 m
GEO M LOOSELY Agent, Rock Island.
4. ENBALL, b. ST. JOHN,
Gen'l Supt. Gen. Tiki d Pass. Agt.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-11-23

Postmaster general James has just I'm
ished his annual report, giving the oper-
atoms of his Office for the fiscal year end
ing June 80 1881 s.
The report opens with a financial state
ment of department as follows: go
The total expenditures made ON account ~ ; 4
Of service vi for the fiscal year ending a.. r.e 90
Ordinary receipts. S38. 469, 816 So.
Receipts for nioney-or- *h a
DER Duslness.- S9o,ool o5 -. :.
Excess of expenditures ON account of
the fiscal year over receipts for. the .. -
,ra sam wb;cb sbo6d he added the net ~
amount charged on the books of the
l auditor-as appears by his reporter
~bad debts" and '.compromise'' ac- -.
counts 14,fU 90
Making d total excess OF. So. 4s1 1923 IS
This deficit supplied out of the general treasury.
was SO per cent. of the amount expended, and 1t
viii be somewhat augmented when the unadjusred
liabilities for the year have been ascertalned and
paid
were S3 $40 0S, or 81 per cent more than those
of the preceding year. d.
Insaddition to the expenditures above stated. the
sum OF $40 e9 ~ was paid on account OF indebted
ness accrued i'll previous years, making the total
amount expended during the year 500, 500, $50 20.
The following amounts were drawn from
the Treasury during the fiscal year on ac-
count ofdefciency and special appropri-
atoms:
l. Ont of the appropriations to sup
ply deficiencies in the postal reve
1881 ~. ....... e ' 100000 90
2. Out Of the appropriation TO supply
deficiencies for the fiscal year ended
June 30. 1879. to meet payments
account of service of said fiscal year 279, $50 03
8. To pay scheduled claims authorized
by act approved March g. 1881, (21
statutes, chap. 132, p 433), for the
service OF the year 1879 and prior
years, as shown bv report of the
Auditor, hereto annexed. ......,.... 1S,315 43
A., To enable the Postmaster-General
to refund to A j. Brooks the
tents of dead lettar enormously
covered into the Treasury. (Act of
March 8, 1881. 81 statutes, chapter 132,
page so w
Total s., a97, aai DO
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-11-23
neoY Island q PEORIA hallway.
sHoRrEsr BOUTS TO THE nAsr AND SOUTH.

sH0RfRsr BOUTS TO THh nAsf AND SOUTH.
+ LHAvR4+Fr1 xRHIFB.
g 90 @ m Way Freight. &c.
$40 - Fast Express II: AS D M Mail and Express
1:45 p Mail and Expa. $50 = Fast Express
csc - Fsht d Accom'n - ~
The 80 o N train makes close connection IT
Galvs with g B. a @ for points west: ARRIVING at
Galesburg at 4:26sp m at Burlington $40 pam; at
Keokuk f0sse p In; and 1T Quincy 10 :06 p m; also
making close connection at Peoria with b W
and P d W roads Tor lpoints east and south.
BOOK ISLAND b KERonR co.. 3. ..
Arriving at Cable at II 40 a M. and rs m.
leave Cable 1t $50 m, and 80 p
Ar. at Rock Island at S:15 q. m, and 3:15p m.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-11-23

said to have been broken down by the
Virginia election, and no one, 1t is claimed
is SO really the coming man as he.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-11-23


to the dead-etfer Office on account Of erroneousor
imperfect adArssseEs; foreign parcels (unopeneda,
Is $50; and domestic packages, 81, 591.
OF the letters and packages opened. 18,61T were
or contained drafts money orders, checks notes.
etc. the aggregate face value of which WIS 81 $685.,
O62 All 37,97s contained receipts paid notes., and
cancelled obligations OF all sortss 81 731 contained
postage stamps and in IS 2i3 there was found val
liable articles OF third and fourth class matters in
endless variety. The amount or money separated
from dead4etters, for which claimant couads be
found was 90 5s4. 40, which was deposited IN the
treasury. The amount of postage collected upon
short paid matter forwarded destination and
on unclaimed packages OF third and fourth class
matter returned to owners. WAS ~, l09 The rec
ed letters packages mailed In this country
during the OF this number only 2.6l4 reached
dead-letter oice and OF these l3l were finally
delivered TO the the rest beng placed on ME-
awaiting identaeation'by the parties Interested.
ISSUES AND PAYMENTS sor. DOMESTIC MONEY
aEEa ORDERS. 4fsge a. =s5f- .s.zs-
The number of domestic money i.,sz
orders issued during the year was
7663232, Of the aggregate value OF $fOo ,0f5769 %
The number of such SIS 5s5.s.l- ,s..ss
orders paid during
the same tlme-was tH4 tsaae5 y
7,627,7I0, amount Il tq -
| ing in valve to. .SlU4, 2l9,S2l 90
To which must be adj
ded the amount of
orders repaid 70 re-
mlfters. ----...,. 7oa.sol, 30 -
Making the total i.
amount of payments
and repayneIItS. $104 "a, S53 VI
The excess Of issues over payments ::
The m1 total amount Of fees paid by the "a
public to postmasters for the is
q domestic orders
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-11-23

Postmaster general James has just I'm
ished his annual report, giving the oper-
atoms of his office for the fiscal year end
ing June 80 1881 .
The daily gazette., 1881-07-06
General Foreign Nesos.
LONDON, July 9, 1851.

LONDON, July q, 1851.
The River Nile is rising satisfac-
torily.
!. Gustav Won Alvensleben, the dis
tinguished German General, Is dead.
The Crown Prince Frederick Will
liam and his children left Berlin Tor
London.
The World says that a brother of
Mrs. Langtry has been killed by q
tiger in India.
1t is expected that the Interna-
tional Monetary Conference will
conclude its labors this week.
The World says:-"There Is no
logger a doubt that the infant heir
Of the Duke Of Norfolk is blind"
Governor General Aleko Pacha
has returned to Philippopolis from
Constantinople. He was enthusiastic
cally received.
Itis generally believed that LEROY
has committed suicide, and is intend
ed shortly to drag the ponds in the
vicinity Of the metropolis.
The daily gazette., 1881-07-06
A CHILD MURDERED.
A Horrible AHafr I'm Black bird
Hundred. ..-..

A horrible child murder occurred In
Blackbird Hundred, near Taylor's
Bridge, on Sunday afternoon, the par
ticulars Of which, as received by Coro.
ner Weldin, are as follows:
A colored woman left her house, in
that neIgbborhood, recently to take
charge Of cottage at Ocean Grave N. j..
for Mrs. Stidham, leaving her child, a
girl about 8 years odd, in charge of some
parties living near by. On Sunday af.
ternoon the child was playing IN the
front yard with knife, when worth.
less character, who lived around the
house, commanded her to bring II to
BIN, saying "come bring 1t quick, if you
don't I'll shoot YOU" The child i'm
mediately jumped up and was Fastening
with the knife towards the door. m
obedience TO his order, when, withou,
saying 9 word, he took gun down from
above the msntal, and aiming at her, as
she was only few feet of, shot her
dead. She fell where che stood without
groan. The man gave himself up, and
Coroner Weldin was telegraphed to, who
sent word TO w. W. Lyman, of Black.
birt Hundred, TO hold an inquest.
Up to noon to-day the Coroner had
received no further Intelligence from
Blackbird, but 1t is understood that the
man, whose name the Coroner is moi
yet possessed OF, was committed to jail
yesterday, The only excuse is that he
did not mean to shoot the child, but
only TO frighten her.
The daily gazette., 1881-07-06
Ere. Y..ss-say,s Lat. Ea,,..n.
THREE RALaoAD ACc1DEsTs.
One Man Killed, another Seriously
~An1ured and One has Toes Cut on.

Ono Man KILLED, another serfou.rx
>fnjursd and One has Toes Cut on.
Train No. 40, comprising the Sc
cond section of the Washington Ex.
press, leaving here at $40 O'Clock,
p. M, struck man at Bellevue sta,
ton last evening-and killed him
Instantly. The train struck him at
full speed and Knocked him several
seet and then run over him cutting
off one Of his legs and one of his arms
and knocking off the back of head
so that his brains oozed out. The
body was picked up and taken to
Claymont, from which statation IL
was brought to Wilmington on the
train arriving here at 8 o'clock.
This morning Coroner Weldin
held an inquest when Itwas Develop
ed that the man was one Patrick
Quinn in the employ of j. II. Nc
Carty, q section boss on the p. w. T.
b. r. R., living at Bellevue, Quinn
lived with McCarty, but yesterday
came to Wilmington, got drunk and
gong back to Bellevue got on the
track in front Of the express and
was killed. Mr.. McCarty said Quinn
was q tramp when he employed him
about two months ago, and hailed
from Baltimore. The jury rendered
a verdict in accordance with the
facts of the case.
The first section of the same train,
at Lamokin, struck drunken negro
who was too slow in crossing the track
and almost knocked the life out of
him. He was picked up, taken to
Philadelphia and placed in the hos
pital. 7'',
The same train ran over the foot Of
Isaac Demby, colored, son of the muir
dered Perry Demby, Of this city, aud
cut his toes off. Isaac was sitting on
the platform at Lamokin, with his
feet on the track, and was 50 busy
watching nght among some other
negroes that he could not get his feet
away in time.
The daily gazette., 1881-07-06
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Brief Lessl..

"Captaln,n flne Nev ro,,.,,., ,
y ~ 90 eloIgi11g to Gen. J. Parks sIa Po.,1s.
oi.d suddenly a few days aso. o'''es
,.iaoa a dra"ksa n'l = gang in John +. Mercer.
yes' erday afternoon, destro vsd snn.a., gn,a,
xlo worth- Of glasses and bot.,ss a so1at M
blr. oenind the
Inc NsUs was ridiculously IN sr,o.
snls y morning in stating that the e Mava,, Su,,
mad issued proclamation aDa;n.t aysr ~
discharge of fireworks on ths s F'..,t ,ne
the proclamation was onlv sTsa ar.n
before the Fourth. 'neo'iVe
Between 100 and 900 people spiov.a
themselves at Mt. Cuba, yesterdsv'
The se.shore express, north bon,,
leaving Wilmington ct $50 a'c,aaI'
commenced. yesterday, TO run throsnt @
70 west Philadelphis without stonn;nsI tUssa
Ih's change will continue until ut;rIpIug'
ther notice. "''' inr>
The daily gazette., 1881-07-06
Aooanis" Oredred Here for the
tN President

A telegram was sent from Washing
ton Yesterday by Colonel Rock wsI. the
fresidents private secretary, ordering 4
quantity OF kind Of milk prepared by
= manufacturer In this city. President
darneld's fondness for milk has been
manifested since he reoei we'd his wound.
Ine milk ordered for him is cslleo
akoomisp aud Is the common everyday
gslnk OF the Tartar Russians. 1t Is ths
tasslan ,sa slai national beer. To prepare it
the nrst process Of fefmentakion. The
miik has to be used before Il gets old or
else The second process OF fefmenta on
sets Ia and causes sourness. II is highly
charged with carboDIc acid gas x
special messenger vas sent TO Washing
ton Yesterday afternoon with me paok- I
ages and they were delivered last night.
The daily gazette., 1881-07-06
THE CHANCES OF aRcovEnr.
Hopeful View OF Surgeon Gen erar
Barne aud other Physfciaun

Hopeful View OF Surgeon rau
Barnesaud other Physicians
A Washington dispatch To the New
York oun says that Oh Sunday last 8 ur-
geon-Geueial Barnes was SILL Affected
BY the calanily. His voice faltered when
he spoke OF General CARTE ,d's condi.
ton. he attended Lincoln Immediate
ly alter he received lis wound, and Vi as
also called 10 Sec etary5ew ards bedside
Inc sudden summcbs yesterday to at
tend 10 aaother President, whom be ca
gardrd With sincere aft ,ction, was a se
we're shock although he showed no ex.
cltement when h. performed his profes.
sioDai duties. He said to 70 r CORES.
poDdent :'From my experience In Ibe
war, l have abundant proof that iniu, ies
to the liver either by slab or punsbot
ous."
Authors who usually forbid explora-
lion OF wounds of the abdomen sane
ton an extraordinary latitude in in.
cisions Tor che purpose Of removing
foreign bodies from the liver. 1t is
practised extensively by French and
derman physicians, II having been
recommended by lie Drau and Mess
paum, who are sustained by Percy. l
remember that about sixty two cases
Oh recovery from shut wounds Of the
iver during the w..r cam under my
observation, and sbout one-half Of
tnese were iurther implicated by lc.
s,ons OF other or ais. At Hatcher's
nun a BOY l9 years old was shot IN the
oack, the ball passing through the
liver ana emerging from the abdo-
men. lie recove. cd in less than
month.