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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-27
THAT RECEPTION.

LONG BRANCH, June 25,-Although ii
was announced that the reception by the
President this evening for the Elberon
cottagers, only the most prominent resi-
dents Of this place and those stopping at
the various hotels FASTENED to pay their
respects to the Chief Executive The
affair was by the request to the President
an informal one II. e. Fahnestoct intro
duced the President to the callers with
Secretary Hunt and Postmaster General
James Mrs. Garfield was not present.
One hour or more was occupied by the
President in receiving AT the last moment
Gen. Grant who had arrived from New
York. entered the reception room. There
was n buzz of excitement, as with bowed
head he approached Garfield and extended
his hand, which was heartily shaken by
the President A moment of whispered
conversation ensued between the Presi
dent and Grant, when the latter left the
hotel and was driven to the cottage of his
son.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-27
INpIAN TROUBLES.

LITTLE Rock, June 25.-Intelligence
from the Indian nation states that affairs
have reached a crisis. The United States
cavalry at Fort Sill have been ordered to
report to United States Agent Taffts at
Muscogee, to cooperate with the Choctaw
militia under Gov. McCurtain in driving
the white intruders and their stock from
The country. All those not Indians are
classed as intruders under the law, and al
though many of them have permits to
dwell IN the nation, it is asserted that
their papers were illegally issued and they
VIII be forced to leave. The Indian mill
tary are In camp at Scullyville, three or
four hundred strong, and have orders to
elfect junction with United States troops
at Fort McAllister.
DENVER, Col, June 26-The Dolores
Ne'os Of June 22 corroborates the previous
account of the Indian fight except as fol-
lows:
1t places the number of whites engaged
4n the Indian fight in Grand Valley at
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-27
THE CHOCTAW INDIANS.

WASHINGTON, June 27.-Secretary Kirk
wood has received copy of the resolu-
tions adopted by the citizens or Fort
Smith, Arkansas, in recent attempt OF
the Choctaw Indians to enforce the law
assessing very high tax on the white per-
sons without Indian rights, residing, car
rying on trade, or renting lands within the
territorial limits of the nation, and con
tanning provisions virtually amounting to
expulsion, white people now in the terri
tory who are not interlopers or intruders.
They implore the secretary to take such
steps in behalf of these people as he may
deem practicable and to postpone the en-
forcement of the law in question until the
present growing crop is gathered. The
secretary is pressed on one side by the In
dian territory authorities to expell the al
legged intruders, and on the other, solicited
by the whites to prevent such expulsion.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-27
SEEIOUS ACCIDENT.

Cry OF MEXICO, June 22-Last night
q train on the Moreloss Railroad tumbled
down into the San Antonio river, near
Cuentla, on account of the Prickstone
bridge. Nearly 200 are dead and great
many wounded. mostly soldiers. More de
tails tomorrow.
LATER ACCOUNTS FRCM MEXICO.
CRY OF MEXICO, June 27.-A most hor-
rible accident occurred last Friday night
on the Morias railway in Mexico, whereby
over two hundred people were burned and
crushed to death. The scene of the catas-
trophe was on the river San Antonio, near
the village of Mailpois. For some time
past this section of country has been swept
bv fierce storms, swelling the creeks
into torrents and laying waste, many fertile
fields The bridge spanning the river at
1he point mentioned, although known to
be unsafe, was still in use when the i'll
fated train bearing a battalion of soldiers
attempted its passage, the result was a
crash as the undermined supports gave
away and the engineer and ears were hurl
ed headlong down the chasm. Scarcely
had the magnitude of the tragedy become
apparent when a new horror was added.
In the freight vans, comprising a portion
of the train, was a consignment of alcohol;
this took fire and a subsequent explosion
contributed much to the loss of life.
The few who escaped uninjured at once
applied themselves to the rescue of their
less fortunate comrades, but it was some
hours before the exact extent of the trag
edy grew apparent. 1t is now known,
however, that thirteen officers and 1872
privates were killed outright by the fall or
were roasted to death afterwards, while
fftv more sustained injuries of more or
less serious character. The train was en-
tireIy consumed when news of the sad
event reached this city. The excitement
was unbounded and great crowds thronged
the news centers, anxiously awaiting par
ticulars Never in the history of the re
public has so frightful casualty occurred,
and this, it is feared, will much farther
prejudice the popular mind against railroad
enterprises, However, the Los Gringes. as
the native term the outside barbarians, are
not blamed in this connection.
The Morelos road is narrow gauge
line built by the government subvention
and is entirely the work OF Mexican engin-
GERS. It was first opened to the public on
the 18th inst, in addition to the loss OF life
already presented it appears that the
engineer and fireman of the i'll omened
train were scalded to death.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-27
AN ARKANSAS MURDER.

LITTLE Rock Ark, June 27.-Informa-
ton has just reached the city of the assas-
sination of James Anderson in Clark Town.
ship, Pike county Anderson was work
ing in field and failing to return to the
house to dinner, a search was made for
him. Horrified relatives discovered his
dead body in the field perforated with buck
shot, near by was blind constructed, be-
hind which the assassin stood and fired the
fatal shot. Circumstances point strongly TO
Richard Johnson, an Unmarried man, a
neighbor Of the victim, as the principal,
and James johnson, Robert Este and his
son as accessories to the killing. All the
parties are now in custody awaiting exam
ination. The motive for this bloody deed
is said to be to crafty revenge engendered
between the parties by Anderson home
stealing some land wanted by the suppos
ed murderer.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-27
PTTNEY WILL PEACH.

WASHINGTON, June est was reported
in the treasury department to day that on
Monday morning o. L. Pitney, recently
custodian of the treasury. and the bay rum
soap and towels thereof, proposed going
before the grand jury now in session here
and telling all he knows of the persons and
things recently inquired about. Pitney, it
seems, is a soured victim who objects seri-
ously to being obliged TO enact the role of
scaDe-gOat He admits that little irregu
larities occurred during his administration
of the contingent fund, which, while con
sidered as trities at the time, were some
what difficult to explain before an inves.
tigating committee. But, he says. Il
was not alone; somebody ordered this,
somebody appropriated that; | had supe-
riors; l was under orders. My office was
under the supervision of higher officers
than myself l could, if l would, produce
verbal or written authority for nearly all,
if not all, the acts pronounced criminal,
corrupt and crooked by the press" He
admits practically his guilt, but asserts
strenuously that he had co partners in it.
He thinks it uni just that they shonld only
be punished vicariously, and that he should
be inundated as the sacrifice. If he must
go down he proposes to pull down his late
associates. This is the rumor.
1t is quietly talked about to night and
many surmiscs are made as to what Pitney
will say 10 the grand jury. Inasmuch as
he is desperate it is believed that if he goes
before it at all it will be to make clean
breast of the whole matter
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-27

some do not. Some want men elected who
are directly opposed to their machine
methods and some do not; some want en-
tirely men selected with a clean record
against factionism and some want men
who represent the faction. This diversity
of sentiment is daily presented in the vot-
ing for half dozen candidates for each
vacancy Dark horses in such contest" !"
he says, cannot be expected so long as one
side counting over 81 votes viii not accept
Conkling and Platt and the other side hav-
ing also % votes will accept no one else.
There is but one way to bind the contend
ing factions and that is by holding a caucus.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-27
No choice. Adjourned.
ALBANY GOSSIP.

New YORK, June 27.-TEe Posts AL
banT: There is a general impression that
an election will take place this week. Com
binations are more talked of than hereto
fore by returning legislators The Demo
Gratis are making the most of the point that
there was no legal ballot Saturday and an
election by this Legislature viii therefore be
yitiated. 1t is believed some Conkllngites
are in league with them. Republicans say
if the Democrats attend the joint assembly
its proof that they consider the election
valid. the recent Pennsylvania election is
also cited as refuting this theory.
There is much comment over the fact
that Assemblyman Tuthill, who declared
in the joint assembly that he would prove
the charges he had made against Depew
was not summoned before the inyestigat-
ing committee. The district attorney dis
covered upon questioning him that he did
not know enough on the subject to go be-
fore the grand jury. 1t is considered GER
tain that the grand jury viii findno indict-
ment
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-27
A PREDICTION.

ALBANY, June 26.-The most sensible
view of the situation in Albany seems TO
be contained in the following statement,
by one who has been q close observer of
the contest from the start He says
This Legislature cannot elect; that mem
bers know the views of there respective
constituencies better than do any one
else. and that notwithstanding the talk
of Misrepresentation, they are voting just
as they believe their constituents want
them too" The real fact is, he says: ''The
State is very much cut up in the matter
some want Conkling and Platt returned
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-27
Prejudice Kills.

Eleven years our daughter suffered on
bed of misery under the care of several of
the best (and some of the worsD physi,
clans, who gave her disease various names
but no relief, and now she is restored to US
in good health by as simple a remedy as
Hop Bittcrs that we had poohed at for two
years. before using it. We earnestly hope
and pray that no one else will let their sick
suffer as we did, on account of prejudice
against so good medicine as Hop Bit
ters. THE parents
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-27
UNDIVIDED.

CHICAGO, June 25.-If my show is adj
vertlsed in Bloomington some malicious
Snowman has done it to iniure me. | will
bring my whole show to Rock Island-it
never divides. I will pay $500 for the
arrest and conviction of the men who cir
culated the report. w. c. CoUP.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-27
HARVARD WINS.

NEW LONDON, Conn, June 27.-The
race of four miles between the Harvard
and Columbia college crews was won by
Harvard by three lengths.
Harvard's time, 81 As; Columbia, 21:58
Eldridge, of the Columbia crew, tainted
from excitement and exhaustion when the
race was over. He has been semi i-consci-
Gus ever since. His condition is not alarm
ing
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-27
BASE BALL

LOUISVILLE, KY, June 26.-One of the
most remarkable games of base ball on
record took place in the city this afternoon
between the Eclipse of Louisville and the
"Alzrons" of Ohio
Eclipse, 0, 1, 0, o. 0, 0, 0, /, 0, o, 0, o,
0, o, 0, o, 0, 0, O; g.
Akrons, 0, 0, 0. 0. 0, 0, 1, o. 1, 0, o, 0,
0, 0, O, 0, 0, O, 0; 2.
Game unfinished,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-27
MISSOURI GANBLING

ST. LOUIS, June 27-The law passed by
the Legislature this winter, making the
keeping of gambling house in this State
a felony, went into effect at 12 o'clock on
Saturday night, The result of this has
been the closing of every gambling house
in St Louis
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-27
PROBABILITIES.

WASHINGTON, June 27.-Indication for
the upper lake region, upper Mississippi
and lower Missouri Valleys: Party cloudy
weather, local rains, followed by clearing
weather, southwest generally shifting to
northwest winds, stationary temperature,
stationary or higher barometer.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-27
THE EMPEROR WANTS THAT ssoo.

WASHINGTON, June 27.-The French
papers have dispatches from the Emperor
OF Brazil, May 29th, announcing the dis
covery of the comet, which date was two
days before DR.. Gault's alleged discovery
Astronomers here say that it is the same
comet. This message has not heretofore
been published. George Simons telegraphs
that he discovered the comet while camp
ing out in Mexico on the Goth ult.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-27

LONDON, June 27.-O'Callahan, honor
airy secretary of the Waterford branch of
the land league, was arrested under the co
ercion act; Sexton, speaking at Tulla-
more, county Kings. said the coercion act
had failed and outragcs would continue un-
til the law was such as people could obey
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-27
GARFIELDs TRIP.

LONG BRANcK, June 27.-The President
and some of the cabinet left for Washing
ton but will return Friday. General Grant
passed the party on the way to New
York and sa1uted the Presidents II year
old son who saluted the General.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-27
NOT DEAD BUT sLEEPHFTH.

ALLENTOWN, Pa, June 27.-John Gvums
Der, the sleeping Hungarian, spoke several
times last night after silence
of one hundred and thirty five
days. His mind is wandering but his CON
dition slowly improves
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-27
CONFIDENT AND HUNGRY

CHICAGO, June 27.-Griscom still hold
out, but lost pound in a day, and 344 i'll
the 81 days of his fast. He feels confident
and hungry
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-27
COMMENT.

Considerable comment has been made
upon the likelihood of the prosecutions
being dropped; but anyone who is here
and can see what is going on viii never
believe such stories. The other dav a
friend of the starroute people approached
MacVeagh and said: Here, if you push
those cases, you viii get some of your
friends as well as ours into trouble"
Il don't care if do. The more rascals
cleared out the better" was the reply of
the Attorne general
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-27
New York M Market.
NEw YORK. June %
FINANCIAL.

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Aoney-3G3Is
Government Firm.
q. 5. Bonds 50 cent 20's 1881 ..... .IL3
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GNS" 1Oo1s
CJAMERCIAL.
Wheat-Better; moderately active; No , rec
June 295sGl 30: July 2s0I 2914 Aug 2Ss r1
261a Sept sol %.
Corn-Moderate aud active shade better mix
ed western spot 50057&; futures tG1s05S.
Oats-Heavy and lcwer;s ;sNo ? June 428 western
4Q465S.
PorkAsteady; rev II o0G17 25; old IL G2X01e
Lard-Decidedly highsr and firm: II 60.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-27
DIED,

PARIS, June 27.-The eminent French
statesman Jules Astant Stanislaus Dufaure,
life Senator and member the acade my, is
dead
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-27
NOT THE AMERICAN WAY

LONDON, June 27-Fifteen justices
have resigned because accused Of election
corruption
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-27

COLUMBUS, June 27.-In private trial
Of Maud S. to-day, trOtteG in 2:16 on the
driving park associations track.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-27

Gray hairs are honorable but their prem
ature appearance is annoying Parker's
Hair Balsam is popular for cleanliness and
promptly restoring the youthful color
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-27

Sninla. when his name was called allud
cd t. the proceedings of Saturday upon il
WAS claimed that the vote was Illegal, and
said he would now cast his vote under
protest. the chair declared no choice
The ballot for long term combined vote
as follows:
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-27
Cast-Iron Fellows.

Men of endurance have healthy kidneys
and liver No aches in the back, no piles
or constipation. The cure for these diseases
is KidnewWort. This great remedy keeps
up the tone of the whole body by enabling
the liver, bowels and kidneys to perform
the functions perfectly. Both the liquid
and dry are sold by Pioneer
Press
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-27
Chicago naarkes.

CHzoAso, June q
Wheat Firm r; 1919 cash; 13ss July; 14ss
Aug; 1875 Sept.
Corn-Weak and lower; ASK cash; 459s July
451s Aug; z6ss Sept.
Gats~Firm; asa cash; 3Sss bid June; S7S July
2S5s Aug; 211z Sept.
Rye-Firmer 96K.
Barley-9S.
FORKS firm and higher; IS 271s cash; 10 s7h bid
July; Is ~ Aug.
Lard-Firm and higher; II 25 cash and July; 10
921a Aug; 10 921s Sept.
Whisky-1 09.
LIVE STOCK.
Hogs-Rrceipts .6,o0o; active and firm; light SC
higher 6O96 90; heavy unchanged 90lS6 Is !;
mixed packing 5 5005 SIS.
Cattle Receipts 0OO: demand moderate, STEADY
exports 0016 %; poor to good shipping 0o5
80; butchers 1894 SO; through Texans active }
6044 40.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-27
DAILY DASHES.
Legality of the votes cast at
Albany.
A Dreadful Disaster in Mex
leo.
College Races and other
Current News.
rHE JoINT CoNvENTIoN

A1RANY, June 27.-The joint conven-
ton, the ballot for short term was as fol
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-27

@Hoga-R ccIts O.; steady: Workers 70G 5
81; packing 10G5 80; ch ice 10 fancy 9G 10.
The Portland daily press., 1881-07-04
The Shooting of the President.


No event since the assassination Of Presi-
dent Lincoln in 1865, has so shocked the
American people with heartfelt grief and
dismay as the shooting of President Garfield
on Saturday morning. In truth the latter
event produced even a profounder sensation
than the former; for then we were just com
ing to the end of a great civil war, and our
minds were accustomed to startling news of
violence and bloodshed, while now, in time
of profound peace, so shocking an event
overwhelms mems minds with an appalling
sense of horror and vague dread. The first
impression that the deed might have had its
origin in political causes, or in the social
istic movements which are shaking other ma
tions, gave sickening sense of insecurity
and distrust This impression was happily
dispelled by the development of the fact that
the would-be murderer is only weak
minded, disreputable and desperate vaga-
bond, who followed no other counsel in his
wicked work than the prom ptings of his
own half-crazed and wholly vilainous
thoughts and passions. OF course persons
who are devoted to theories which overmas-
ter their good sense and reason will find in
the act support for their fancies of one kind
and another, and already in public prints
diverse morals are drawn bearing upon
phases of our public affairs. But all this is
fanciful. Really, as the Boston Herald
justly remarks, the act Of such a man as
this Guiteau is shown to be is as much an
accident as a misplaced switch or broken
rail. 1t is certainly a great relief to know
that the event is entirely without signifi-
canoe, and indicates no tendency in public
affairs likely to lead TO repetition
The universal expression of grief Nand
concern on the part of men of all creeds
and parties shows how firm hold Presi-
dent Garfield has upon the good will and
trust of the nation and how thorough is the
confidence in his capacity, integrity and
right mindedness in the conduct of public
affairs. His possible loss strikes all men as
a grievous national calamity. No prayers
from pulpit have ever found deeper response
from pews than those which ascended yes
terday from every church in the land for the
recovery of the President. A good result
will be, if health and strength come again
to the sufferer, that the people will realize
more definitely the value of so good man
as President, while the President will be
given to know, as he could not otherwise,
how large place he has in the hearts of
the people. All we can do now is to
wait with what patience and hope
we may for the healing of his heavy
wounds. Our confidence is helped by the
knowledge that he is a strong and healthy
man of robust constitution with good
and wholesome life behind him. We will
not contemplate nor Comment upon the con-
tingency of a fatal result until we must.
God save the President!
The Portland daily press., 1881-07-04
The Fourth.

The hundred and fifth anniversary of the
Declaration of American Independence is
notable as the centennial anniversary of the
surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown. The
formal celebration of that event will not be
observed until the last month of the Sum
mer, but the memory of it ought to add a
zest to the enjoyment of the Fourth.
The great national holiday is year by
year more reasonably observed. Fewer
guns are fired, there is less noise of bells,
and people do not weary themselves walk
ing in or observing professions that usually
have no significance, and never have COM
fort The fashion NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
is to make the day veritable holiday, a
time of rest and recreation, for all men take
their families to the sea-shore, or hold pic
mic parties under the leaves, or amuse them
selves in their homes, gratefully enjoying
the leisure which the prosperity of the
country whose birthday they are quietly
observing affords them. That there is propri-
ETY. in public and official recognition of the
Fourth, no one is disposed to dispute,
though many object to the noisy and often
ludicrous ceremonies We were wont to prac-
tice. We have become less demonstrative
and enjoy ourselves in more sensible fash
ion but not less patriotic nor less appreci
alive of the wise and beneicent work Of the
fathers of the Republic. Our gratitude is as
great, but not as noisy, as though it spoke
from the mouth of cannons. OF course to-
day all observances will be tempered and
chastened by the dreadful eventof saturday
but if the news from Washington continues
favorable we shall have grounds for heart
has seldom given.
The Portland daily press., 1881-07-04

THE New York Herald comes sturdily to the
support of Mr.. Berg and says the following
nice thing for a nasty animal: eat last the
skunk has found friend A legislator
from the interior of the state demands that
he be protected in his right to life. liberty
and the pursuit of happiness, the reason be-
ing that he destroys grubs that otherwise
would destroy hop vines. He therefore be-
comes practically protector of the beer
trade, and as whoever does anything for
beer touches more than half the adult male
population in very tender spot the future
standing of the skunk may be foreshadowed
as one of eminent responsibility. And in
spite of all that is said of his distinguishing
popularity he may make himself at home in
three-quarters of the beer shops in the land,
without making them smell any worse than
they do now.
IRELAND has her Mother Shipton, and
this is the prophecy, said TO have been made
in $50, over twelve hundred years ago. r.
ishmen are repeating to-day:
Eighteen Eighty-one
The stranger is un:one.
IN Coreagh shall be seen
The red beneath the green.
Eighteen Eighty-three
McCarthys are free.
The green above the red,
The lions