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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-23

Capt. Paul Boytou, of swimming fame, ia
rcc'ut communication says: Uflste I c,rrv q
stock o! ST. Jacobs Oil 10 my boat, aud hsvo
but little trouble. From CONSTANT exposura
am somewhat suit .cs to rheumatic pains and
ncoth!og would ever bens6, me until cot hold
OF this araat Gernso.remedS. would sooner do
without TODD TOR days than he without this rem
coy Tor one hour. 10 fac! l won,d rot attempt
Trip without it. ''lof0
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-23

The SEA SERPENT DIsCoyERED-PETRI:
FlgD. -The pfcprie.trs Of the Champlain gran
itc works, heated near Bs,a Rock Bay, on
Lske Chanp!aio, claim to have discovered a
certified sea s:rpcn: Ct mammoth rrcporiiors
bsiog abou: eight iuches 10 diameter add nearly
fifty feet long. Tie surfsca of this utouo beara
evidence OF tic cutter ska Of large serpent,
while lhe inntr surface shows the eutrnils. The
pEoprietors, whose headquarters ore nt Fergen.
ues, are Intending soon to begin excavations
along The place waere it lies embedded in the
dir: aud granite, TO ascertain its sz,. Holes
dug 8: different distances for sky feet indicate
lhasit is iSiug 10 serpantiao form, as though
1t had. under sumo gfess uphcevsI Of the earth,
worked It's way through amaog the rocks in a
winding course until bound fast. It ia over one
hundred feet above the level Of Lake Cham
plsin, 10 the side oil a moaotaia Of tie Ardiron-
dack raogc.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-23

Hea:ly ail thu farmers of Fairfax county are
now busy harvesting. Nj. 4, F. Rohsrts, of
WEST End finished cutting his wheat yesterday.
Labor is now in demand.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-23
POStOGico Contracts

Tho present system Of roduc.ioo ia the
Postofhc, Department. won't pay. Ii is
tslsc tcouemy," exclaimed we'll kaogu cilizaO
aud Federal ofioe-holder Of a.! .nd!ia yes!cf-
day ut is perfect! nonsense. Tia talk sb0u,
the inmesss asv:rG Ia aiaine Gu 'ho clo'1sa;s
TOR clrrylpg tho msil3 is al sham There
has 5sen. Of course, reduction u ths r:,,s tvr
perform!oo the rail ssivc, ali through ,h4
State OF Virginia; but bcf;ro the rcdraiin
tock placs tao ser7lce was Gouo &C !he lows.
possible figure. Take. for example. that It;lr
mall service between ho Fhecl7g;oal S.r,ius,y
aad AlexAudrs. L. is only tho, miles ald
the service is six tines per week Last y,ar
IN, contract wss a"agjed at $3.50. ami WAS
given to tbs sluo nan :hat has been ouTjins
tho mail 90 this rou:o for twenty years past.
But this gear tho ccatr:c5 was awarded irr
STAT"
How did thai hoppco!" rsk ID the .ep,f.,r,
very much interested.
We'll. you scr, undcr tie system f award
irg his Contract to the Invest bidder wi,htn'
regard 10 feasibility CT his beiug abe 10 csrf9
Gu; the contract. and a!owicg bidders residing
oil over this country to ti! for matt service
10 any portion, this cnatrscs YVES awarded ~ -
mail eoorac'cr from kentucky"
Wtst vns the oopGcquccco?
why, ns c'me over 70 Alcyandti, soon after
and sltpi oEo uight with tho old m1n WHO bad
this contract before. and pir:uadcd him TO t.ko
!: Oh his bid. Now, yor sec, that ia Gil wrong.
The Government goes on the principle thst il
III pcy fair equivalent for services rendered.
But IN the case Of mail couirocs s. j,
many OF them the contractors ere u,dcr-
paid. la ooe seEss. tha Goveroment osnpc,
help tits. as the law requires the acc stare, e
the lowest bid. The trouble lies ia tito system
OF sub letting. It all tho bidders were o,upsli
ed to fulfill tho servic, required ia their c)1.
trsc:s themselves there would be no saoh ride
ulous bids put in. Bus they get it away lrrm
those who have their capita, Invested, asd thcy
arc compelled to take tho wo,k at starvs,ion
rates. The systsm of Sub letting should b,
abolished. The Governmeutis wiling and able
to pay tor all services rendered. Then n,aia
ooatrsc's for mail servic, should 30 given 10
the ctiz.ns ct the State where thcir ssrvic, Ie..
Now isn'. it ridiculous that this !i:t!c mail coz.
tract OF Alexandria should be awarded to a CHI.
z'n OF Rentu,ky? 1t is absurd; that il all there
IL about It," and the Old msu went off slosl;,
abaklag lis head Washington Republican.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-23
VIRGINIA. NEWS.

Miss Harriet Russell, we'll kncw1 nnl mas!
ostlmeblo LADY, died a. her rcsidc;c}, IN Wig
chester, OF moIGsy, CT q ci5ces.
Joseph II, S6cyra.3 ass beoa 1lrouiae!Cd
for the State Senate by tac Mshc13 rG!y OF
Rock6ridgo couo y
Several OF ;is laTg:s: houses 1T Gisa.ase.
Court House Warc .t:r3:el by Gre nigh: be.
itro last.
Tho young AID beautiful Eiio Of slr. sco'lsy
Moore, CT B:r!y9ill3. Clnka c31a,y. did les.
week.
Dir. EsIcstoa Grey LIS! segea sheep ca lii
farm, Gear Wsuan!op, oao isi.F las: sa.k by
doga.
Prea;1en. Garse;!, OF Tho 3. & Q. T.. l.. o..
y;s.cfiay AR ned TO !u7 $l,00J 900 worth IF
tho boods ct Fsilc? l:aii{oad Of Iireios, to
e2suvo i!s extension Reconsideration 81 xirg &C.
Mfs. Matilda S;mne died in Wtrfanton ca
Tuesday irou Ljl,iss received by G iaI! .oal .
buggy ca Saturday las!. ll3r rem ,ioa u.te
carried 70 Gsoree!own fox in;olmarf.
tlureed Wisml aud Susan Hashircjcp.
bsth co!ore3, Of tauqu!er c;u3!y, baro b9eS
aGiuIscd u2at!cs aud cacf7cd l. the c,n1ts
III uct!! they cau ha 1sfli:G 10 tho C!Era! l..
l.tlo Asylum, at Rlctmjnt.
nrs. Worcester. ct tho fsnoily 81 William j.
Bishop. prominent NotfGlk cou5;y trucker,
was buried 30 daa!h yesterday aitcrnoon while
attempting 10 kn?ig { III, with icrCsauc. Shc
hcG tho can Cyr1 ITO fro ed IL exploded,
onvc!opiug her hady il & sheet CT f .rco from
h.ad to loot Sac Gioi 10 lr2st pgoFy.
The grad july Of tic U. s. Dis.ric: Cout,
fot the Weaicrn Dis!r G. CT Virginia. sitting at
Daaviie, yesterday, Hoo. Robert ". Inshe,
piosllrE, t1th uD tho csso Of a. j.. DAris,
j13go c! ciec:pa last N.ycmber, in tao presi
dental cicc:icU. charged Uiln cbsractirg vo-
iers, AID f:drg The c-iicaca % nhich BIZ H7s
sen: &C by The commissioner lesuiicen: 10 sn..
.aln tSc charge, !2uoro3 tbs Indictment.
El. Thcm:s. c.csct, living % tie !srd OF
Gectgo y. Turner. TIA: HoEroo Church.
So1!tampin1 c5ut.iy, Tas iCucd Tuesday more,
lex CO the floor Of bis hQrs1 dead, with eich-
toen tuek shot ia his back lie was murdered
tho iisht previous while kaaci9s at the Ere
place Ia the &C; Of kio!lag ire The NUT
derer is uaEaoRa, bu. suslicc1 poipa strongly
to one ct lis owa rap rs he suil:g person.
The 2ni Virginia Il ,ciuco% Of volunteers
'725 crg,az ID May ., and :hn f1IioT;ns ofIcars
hsvs been c;mn soutd IS Of thss date W.
L Bun gldaer. West Augusta Guards, S,aun.
ton cil.ne!; 0. B. Roller, harrsoaburR Glsris,
Lieutenant co!ane'; }. ". Msg,uder, Anderson
Guaria, Woodstock, major; Henry II. DioTa-
inE, Warren Light Infantry, Front Roys, sd-
juiant; J. G. BrQwa, Warrea Light IaFsury,
qusriern.stei; Wa!tor F.ulkaer, Winchester
Light lcfauiry, ooumi:sary; w. d. Paschy,
Mount Jacksou Guards, pay nss.er, ED Rev.
h. D. Roller, chaplain.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-23

500 irim this city 10 Camden, this mo,rioy
struck aa-u1kuoWo woman, % tie cutskiils -
BIrlisgton. kili1g her ins.ac!y. y
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-23

DIEEFUL HAPPENINGS PREDICTED An as.
troner, writing 10 ST Ottawa paper, says; GAS
the moon will be at her inferior conjunction on
the .0:h, aId as The planets will be but few de-.
graes out Of conjunction, would aav'ae sea.
uea TO get their vesseis into safe harbors until
thst dsle be passed. Terrific gales, .ccom panied
by tail, will blow f:om the southeast all nlorg
the atlantic cosst Brilliau. showers of meo,ers
will occur, especially within the tropics TIE
tides will DO unusually high in ,hs Wet Indies,
ard hurricsae will prevail on tie east eide of
O.. the Rocsy Mountains. Tks weather of July
will BE- excessively no. owing to the heated 81
no:?fere returning from the equatorial regions"
R2V. James E. us!i after being depoaed from
Congregational Church q. Ro1bury, Mass, for
injaS!oiols attentions 70 III women Of his flock.
WEE: to e. Louis, determined to prove By life
of piety The! mis- ouni,bmalt wss uadese.ved
he oned Presbyterian Church, and took
foreaos! 2sr. in its affairs, preparatory 10 gu
csriJ return 30 the pulpit But second snd
mere dreadful set back hes gunk him beyond "a
denp!ion. Re ia charged With beiog en- gagged to
mary i've different ladies N The ssme cOngre-
CATION, snd has actually married another, while
be has legal ~ifs in Massachusetts.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-23
Killed by Csre

noRDENToWN. N. j.. June 23.-Tr.in N,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-23
w. S. MOORE.
Il A OHINlST AND BLACKSMITH

Alexandria, Virginia,
Where he is prepared to furnish sl) kinds OF
MMaACHiNEHY, WkOUGH ar and CAST IRON
fENCHS. &c, Repairing dona with dispatch
ana ~ prices that were charged previous to the
war. do. 12Sa
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-14

rences show only too clearly how inten-
sely idiotic our present Indian policy Is
and the evil effects sure 10 follow from
the course we have all along pursued.
This treating the Indians as separate ma
tons, with a national individuality, capa-
rble of making war and treating for peace
has times enough shown its evil results.
To be sure that is not the oficiallhy pothis-
is on which negotiations have been carried
on with the Indians, but it is practically
the case. If the government should make
it impossible for the Indians to procure
arms, and also punish every hostile Indian
the same as anyone else who broke the
law, much of this trouble, if not all would
be saved; but a continuance of the present
line of policy means, continuance OF just
such attacks which are now threatening
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-14

During one of the recent riots in south
ern Russia a man entered baker shop
kept by a Jewess and bought a loaf OF
bread, which he began to eat as he went
out AS soon as he reached the street he
threw himself upon the ground and began
writhing about as though in excruciating
pain, at the same time exclaiming, II am
poisoned The Jews have poisoned me r
A crowd assembled, and threatening dem
onstrations were made against the shop.
1t would undoubtedly have been sacked
within few minutes and its occupants
maltreated and perhaps killed. had not the
Jewess by whom the bread had been sold
stepped out, snatched the bread from the
writhing wretch on the ground, and be-
gun to eat 1t herself before the eyes of the
mob. This conclusive answer saved her,
and the ruffian jumped to his feet and ran
off. Such scenes are frequent.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-14

In referring to the howl about the use
of the United States troops as guard
about the cottage of the President at Long
Branch, the ST. Louis Republican says:
$50 it has come to pass at last that the
Republican press is afraid of federal bayo-
nets. The stalwart organ at Washington
never trembled when these bayonets were
hedged about the state houses of Louisiana
and South Carolina, but it discovers a
dreadful menace to free institutions in their
use for harmless police duty at Long
Branch. Observing the revised reading of
the New Testament, we should say the
stalwart paper has strained out gnat in
this case whereas it swallowed a camel
and made no faces less than five years
ago."
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-14

The New York San is advocating har-
mony among democrats in the state this
year as a sure means of defeating the divi-
ded republicans. Harmony is good thing
but if it means surrender to John Kelley,
thus giving him the power to defeat u.s. in
1884, why none of it in ours. John Kelly
must be laid out sooner or later. and the
country at large, as far as the democrats
are concerned, prefers to see it done now
when only New York State is at stake,
then later III national election.
IF there is to be harmony in the demo-
era ii C party of New York, it had better
come from John Kelly surrendering to the
country democracy.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-14


whale recently was stranded on an
OUTLYING point of the island of Wales,
Orkney, men, women, and children rushed
to the spot with knives, pitchforks and
more primitive weapons, and cut the mon
ster in fearful manner, until it was sup
posed that life was extinct. Ropes were
afterward procured and fastened to the
whale, and boats were proceeding to tow it
into tho harbor With the rising tide the
whale foated; but as the boats were being
rowed away in triumph with the prize, the
whale suddenly took fresh lease of life
and started seaward, in turn towing the
boats. 1t was only after being dragged
over three miles that the men succeeded in
cutting the ropes and saving their boats
from being swamped.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-14
1t is wonderful what science can do f,

It is wonderful what science can do fol
us. A few years ago, and mankind was
kept down with the ignoble superstition
that the only way to make butter was
through the product of the dairy, and even
yet there are some people so slow to ac-
cept the improvements inculcated by the
march of culture, that they are still held
down by this causeless prejudice. But
scientists would teach us better things, and
now oleomargarine is made from suet,
soap old shoes, anything which the igno-
rant consider worthless, and which some
people are super-refned enough to sneer at
as unfit To be sure the practical working
of the use of this article had the effect of
making people sick; but science says it is
healthy, and we should always believe sci
ence before we do our stomachs. But
now butter is being made from cotton
seed oil, height which science has reach
ed only after months of experience.
Not content with its natural color, woich
might betray it, the inventors have sue
ceeded in so tinting it that it may be passed
off as dairy butter. The obligations OF
mankind to science are every day becoming
more overwhelming.
There is one curious thing about this
butter like oleomargarine, it is all colored
to initiate the real article. But then some
people have foolish prejudices in such
matters, and it shows great mind to yield
to them, by trying to persuade them that
they are using nothing but the product of
the dairy. As bakers, contectloners, res
taurateurs, and Others can use these latter
delicacies in their made food, few of us
can say with positiveness to how large an
extent we are partakers of them.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-14

Investigations made in Canada and
Michigan show that the destructive forest
fires generally start and spread in the
branches and foliage OF tree that are left
on the ground by the lumbermeu. The
resinous boughs of pine, hemlock spruce
and fir will, when dry, kindle with the
touch of spark, and produce heat so
intense as to give fire great Roadway. 1t
will then dry the wood in living trees to
such an extent that they will burn readily.
After forest fire has been raging for con
siderable time it heats the air that moves
before it 30 that it prepares the trees
through which it passes to feed the advane
ing flames. A fire once under Roadway
continue in its course until an extensive
clearing or body of water is reached.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-14

If Mr.. Tilden is alive he is the man who
must be nominated. Justice demands it.
And the democracy can not win unless il
be just. To again ignore Mr.. Tilden,
means another defeat for the democratic
party.-Qudncy Herald.
The above is in relation to the democrat
ic nominee in 1884, and is, to certain ex-
tent, true, Mr. Tilden is the man who
represents strongly the platform on which
the democracy will strongly rely in the
next campaign. He represents reform in
our national politics, to an extent which
few democrats, and no republicans do
His attitude towards Tammrny has always
had the effect of inspiring democrats with
confidence in him; and his brilliant record,
as Governor of New York, was proof
enough in 1876, to convince people gener-
ally that when he said lie meant political
reform he meant it.
After the fraud of 1876, it is but sim
pie justice to nominate him; and there
is no doubt that overlooking him
last year was the grave blunder
which resulted in our defeat in the
fall election. Mr.. Tilden is political or
ganizer whose activity knows no firing,
and with him as head the entire Demo
cratic vote of the country will be polled.
He is taking an active part in the effort to
defeat John Kelly's influence in New York,
and if he succeeds in that attempt the ne
cessity for his nomination will be obvious
It is, to be sure, now rather early date to
commence speculations upon an event so
far off, and which is liable to be totally
changed in its aspect by other and now
unthought of complications, but Mr.. Til
denis name viii always be rallying point
for Democrats as long as he lives; and
longer.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-14


The attempt of seargent Mason to shoot
Guiteau is what could fairly be expected to
result from the excited state of feeling con-
sequent upon the shooting of the President.
That our law supplies no punishment,
commensurate with the crime Guiteau at
tempted is an acknowledged fact, and
that men, who are perfectly sane but to
whom it seems unjust that proper pun
ishment should not be inflicted, should at
tempt to take that punishment into their
own hands is not to be wondered at We
are aslaw abiding people, and our reputa
ton to that effect has been justly earned;
but nevertheless there are plenty of men
among us, who, not recognizing the wrong
they are doing to the community. are
DESTROYS of setting aside the law, because
they do not recognize the law as fully
doing justice in the case, are DESTROYS of
taking care of the matter themselves Such
attempts are to be deprecated because they
have the effect of bringing the law into
contempt; and an attempt Of this character
is to be the more strongly condemned be-
cause it is ease in which most people win
approve of Mason's attempt.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-14

The news from Tucson shows an alarm
ilg activity among the hostile Indians, and
tie indications surely point to a joining
of the Apache and White Mountain Bands
If such should be the case the danger of a
and disastrous consequences are sure to
ensue. To be sure we are sure to
be the conquerers in the end
but it viii be only after serious losses and
expenditure of many lives. Such occur
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-14


ITO THE EDITOR THE SUN-Sir. Please in
form what the enclosed insects are. The worms
/ found in some old wheat, and the flies around
the sides of the granary. They begin to ny shout
6 O'Clock in the evening, and then settle down by
the sides of the bin. Are they in any way con-
necteds And win they do any harm to the wheat ?
OLD SUBSCRIBER
We regret that the writer of the above
omitted his Post Office address in his note,
because it is quite important that our read
ers should know from what part of the
country noxious insects are received, that
they may be on the lookout for the same
species.
The small silky moths, of which our cor
respondent sends us specimens, are the
parents of the worms found in this wheat;
and furthermore, they are among the most
destructive insects known, being no other
than the noted Angoumois grain moth
(GelecAia cercatesta), so named because
first discovered in the province of An
goumois France, about $50 years ago.
This insect has always caused the de-
struction of thousands of bushels of corn,
wheat, and other kinds of grain in this
country, and from present appearances it
will soon make the keeping of grain over
winter a very difficult matter in the United
States, because the moths deposit their
eggs on the grain in the fall soon after 1t
is harvested, and the worms work on it all
through the cold weather, as well as in
summer, when stored in bins or granaries.
Ii the Government or the farmers of this
country could arrest the progress of this
insect by expanding $5,000,000 at this
time, 1t would be the best investment ever
made by our people.
We have been watching the progress of
this pest for the past ten years, and find
that it has become pretty well distributed
over nearly all the grain growing regions in
both the Northern and Southern States. As
early as t732 this same grain moth was so
destructive in some parts of France as to
nearly cause a famine among the people,
and it would net be at all strange if the
same thing should soon occur in this coun
try, as no effort is being made to check the
raVages of this and several other imported
grain destroying insects.
remove all your grain, and have it
ground up or otherwise disposed of; then
thoroughly fumigate your granary with sui
phur, or sprinkle with carbolic acid diluted
with water Do not put any grain in the
bins this seaso but store it elsewhere, be-
cause every moth must either be destroyed by
poisons or starved out before the same
building will be a safe depository for any
kind of grain again.
Furthermore your neighhors must do the
same, or the moths win come from their
barns to yours. Until rigorous measures
are adopted, the spread and ravages of
such pests cannot be prevented. Laws
must be enacted by the general government
for their suppression, and then enforced to
the very letter. As soon as European
countries find that we are sending them
infested grain, they win want no more OF
it at any price; and by that time our farm
ers will learn what Ut costs to harbor their
enemies.-M NJ Sun.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-14
Administrators Sale,
STATE OF ILLINOIS,
Rock ISLAND COUNTY.

STATE DE 11i1NOIS,
Rock ISLAND COUNTY. %
In the County Court.
Russell I'll. Curtis, Administrator, de-bonss of
the estate of Loyina Mckinney, deceased,
heirs of said Lovina Mckinney, deceased.
Notice lie hereby given that by virtue of a decree
of said Court entered in the above entitled cause,
the first day of September, 1ss1, shall, Sat-
urdy the sti day OF October. 1881. at the hour of
two o'cle ok in the afternoon at the north door of
the court House, Ia the city of Rock island. in
SAID county, sell at public vendue. to the highest
bidder that cerain parcel of land situated In said
Rock Island county. described as follow, tO-wit:
Lot two ~ in James GreenwOad's sub division
of the southwest quarter Of the southwest quarter
of twelve (12), in township seventeen (I7l
nortL of range 10, west OF the fourth principal
meridian, except and reserving however. all the
coal and other mine alE underlying the same.
The sale will be for sl cash II the election Of
the purchaser he laaV pay half cash and give bis
note, at six 10 twelve months time. with good per
sonal securitv for ahe balance: said bsiance also
TO be secured BY mortgage on the premises.
Dated at Rick Island, Ils.s this Sept. 1et. 1851.
A RUS-EII4 I'll. CURTIS,
Administrator deb0nss non Of the estate of Loyina
Mckinney. deceased. e-adaw
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-14
The only BAprERy nr1

The only BATTERy
known to the WcfId ca
pable of being cHARGkD
with MEDIoINAh PReR
ERTIaS which Is RAMS
FUSED INTO THE SYs-
TEN. II you are afflicted
with any of the following
DIsEAaEs don't neglect to
wear one of our Batteries,
viz:
Paralysis, Bfain and
n eryous Diseases. Rheu-.
inatlsm, Gent, Swollen
Joints, seiatica, Neuralgia,
Lum Dago, Aches and Pal
Nervous and General Be-
bility, Spinal Dieeases,
Weak Back or Side, Vast
ing, Decay, Restless nights
Nightmare. Melancholy.
pfzziness or Vertigo, Full
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-14

The telegraph states that the bribery
cases of Bradley Sessions ct al. has been
postponed until the next term of court.
What particular necessity of postponement
there was is not stated; but the star route
cases has set bad example in that line.