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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-10
SCHOOL STATISTICS.
The Condition of the County
School System.
Annual Report of the Sup't
M. M. Sturgeon. @ 4

Mr. M. M. Sturgeon, county superinten-
dent of public schools, has just completed
his annual report for the year beginning
July /, 1880, and ending June 80, l881ssa
AS will be seen from the subjoined fig
ures the schools as whole throughout the
entire county are not in the most flourish
ing condition, although the general average
is fair, 1877
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-10
FAILS AND TRUE.

We extract from r. Railways "Treatise on Dis
ease and Its Cure, !" as follows:
LIST OF DISEASES CURED BY
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-10
FOR ExCHANGE.

EOR ExCHANGE-A good piano for match
: ~ team Of horses Call ct the Music Store Of D.
hoy Bowlby. 1z25 Rad avenue
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-10
READ .rAIsE AED TRUE"

READ .srAL8E AED TRUE"
send letter stamp to RADWAY b CO.. No. 60
Warren, Cor Church St., View YORK EW Infor-
nation worth thousands will be sent you.
TO THE PUEBLO
There can BE- no better guarantee of the value Of
DR.. Radwayt old established r. n. H. Remedies
than the base and worthless mutations Of them as
there are False Resolyents. ReIiefs and pills. Be
ssRaawsgri u On what yQR kpS.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-10
UNDER WATER.
How the Divers Manage
Submarine Work.
An Interesting talk with Capt.
Wall.
His Experience while in the
Diving Suit.

Capt. ], J. Wall, the diver of Muscatine
is in the city engaged in the work of lay
| ing the inlet pipe of the new water works.
He viii commence the laying Of the pipe
across the Sylvan and out into the middle
of the main channel Of the river during
next week, and expects to finish such sub
marine undertaking within two weeks af-
ter the work has been inaugurated. He
pronounces the proposed system of water
supply for Rock Island the most extensive
and at the same time the most perfect of
any city along the whole river.
AN INTERVIEW.
A representative of the ARGUS inter-
viewed the submarine worker last even
ing with the following result:
How long, Captain have you been en-
gagged in the diving business?
well" responded the Captain; think /
have been at it for the past IS years, and
during that time have spent good por-
ton of time in the water especially in the
summer time. My first undertaking was
at Memphis, Tenn. / was employed in
raising boat which had gone to the bot
tom.
The diver became sick and was unable
to perform his duties. l told those around
me that would try the suit. I did so and
from that day to this I have been engaged
in the diving business
SUIT.
what suit do you employ in your div
ings?"
MY dress is composed of sail cloth, rub
Der and brass or copper The patent is
known as A J. Morse & Son, and is re-
garded by those competent to judge as the
best suit in existence. During the summer
time, when the waiter is warm work with
my bare hands, and in the early spring or
during the winter / use submarine mittens
or gloves. In the latter outfit do not feel
the cold water al all, although I put on
extra clothing so as not to be overcome by
any sudden chill. The air is communicated
to me by means of tube attached to the
air pump on the boat above water, and a
life line is also connected with the suit, to
draw me up in case of an accident. The
mir comes in under my chin, while the foul |
air goes out through an aperture in the
back OF the helmet. This aperture is pre-
vented from being dangerous by means Of
Ihe air pressure, caused by the air pump |
If the pump should should stop, water of
course would enter the suit and life would
'oon become extinct.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-10

Go to G. 81. Speaker for hard coal and
hard wood. 26-H
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-10

inserted in this column for TWENTY-FIVE c.nts
week, payable invariably in advance.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-10
WORKING MEN

WILL find 10 ride tickets good between Roek
w Island and Moline on sale at the @. B. q.
Ticket Office. at so cents each.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-10
WANTED.

WANTED-A good girl to do general housework
w Apply at once at z. III. Bewman's, 6l9. 2srd
street, BET. 9Th and 7th avenue.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-01
"WlNE OF CARDUi" cures irregular.
painful, or difficult menstruation.
For sale by all druggists.


Kent IL always kneadiig and turns out the
best bread, the most delicious pios, cakes and
kieknncks ever concoet cd or compounded
In Texas.
>lle dellyera bread and all he manufacture
TO any part of tho city, A household which
does not buy from Kent osn never DO happy
one.
Leave orders at SOa Main street, at Kent
hotel, which, By the way, is hotel and the
best fare In the city.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-01
LIST OF PRIZES

iSoI Prizes, amounting to .sll0, 400
Responsible corresponding gents wanted I
al points, to whom liberal compensation will
10 paid. For further information, write
clearly, giving full address. Send orders by
express or registered letter or money order by
mail, addressed only to
A. DAUPB N, ew Orleans, La.
N ball correSI uence should be with
NJ. a, pauphin rs Ghov In all cases the
tickets Themselves are sent and never circu-
lsls ohering certificates or ,nything else in
stead. Any one proposing otter anything
else by circular or otherv IN lisown be.
half or that otthe company whdler.
I'll our Grand u xtraor,lr Drawings aye
under the supervision ., q &. Z. Bea1se.
gard, and Junal A. rlarly Capital Prize
SsWtOOO. Whole tickttSgN
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-01
"IEo" for Ncw Orleans.

Parties who expect to visit New Orleans
during Marei Gras, March |, will please call
for information concerning cheap rates, spe-
cial train, quick passage, ETC., on w. X.
Nheelock, corner Main and Austin street
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-01
Leon Kahn sells the Hunsta6le boot.
lee! Zee! Zee!

/ am NOW prepared 10 contract for the do
livery of northern lake leo for the coming
season, either in tho city or surrounding
towns. am just in receipt of consign.
ment from the north, which, for purity and
quality, has never been exceled. Call or
address w. 4. JARRETT,
Dallas, Texas.
Oysters, fish and game of sll kinds sweet
and fresh ALWAYS on hend.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-01

Measr9. Meredith Bros, corner oil Sve9
more and Main streets, keep one o. the
cosiost saloons in the ely, dispensing the
best Of liquors and cigars. Tho Twin
Brothers" stands uuexeellsd by aay in ,ae
CITY.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-01

sIR-I have tho honor to acknowledge the
receipt Of your communication OF date the 9th
Instant, calling my attention to matters con-
noetcd with the loan Of ITS school fund to rsil-
toed companies, and requesting report from
this once Of l,s History and legal Implications,
iNwhich you also requisite tina, suggest such
remedy for the settlement OF the pending
controysrti between the state and the com :
pAniss "a may deem pr oper to just; 6na thai,
IN considering the quoatlOns Involved, You
ue'ire mo 70 cons der and present Separately
! tho law and facts relating 10 the Washington
Vs9ny railroad csnpany, now claimed Ly
aGd uAdsr The conttol Of the Eeuiton s. Texas
| CeStral company, etc,
IN answer to the Communication, Ihee leave
10 respectfully submit the following:
Inc records III the compirolers Office show
| !hat the following leans OF the special sahooi
lAnu vera made to the following railroad
c9mpapleg, tO-wii:
\ To The Bunalo Bayou, BRACES y Colorado
lailf "a company, now owned by the GHlyos-
loh, harrisburg \ SAN Antonio COMPANY. tho
sum OF NgOOoO, and between the lat dsy of
1859. IVY " Dooeihoer,
10 The Texas y New orlsans railroad
compsny tho suna of et3e,beO, and between the
IWh gay o. April, 1850, and tho 10Th day of
D. 70 Tho Houston Tap q BrAgiria railroad
company the sum OF sSQ0eO,, aud. betwe, n the
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-01
Louisiana STATE Lottery Company

This institution was regularly incorporated
By the Legislature Of the State Tor Educational
and Charitable purposes in lSG8, for the tenn Of
twenty-five years, tc which contract the lnylOlg-
0eiaith Of the State Is pledged which pledge has
been renewed by ar overwhelming popular vote,
securing It's franchise in the new constitution
adopted Decemher2d, A. D., 1879, with capl-
tai Of 81, G00, 600, to which 1t has since added
reserve fund ofS3hO, 900. Its Grand Single Mum
Der Distribution will take place monthly on the
second Tuesday ltneyer scales or postpopes.
Look at the following Distribution:
CAPITAL PRIZE $4,000.
100, COO Tickets at Two Dollars each, Half
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-01

School and miscellaneous books, best stock
and lowest prices in the city at Mason s. Erb
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-01
LOTTERIES.
SNA z
Ia, s . /. .
TAKE NoTIcgI

This Is the only Lottery ever voted on by the
people Of o stat, aud under late decision of
the U. 2. Supreme Court at Washington, is
the only Legal Lottery now In the United
states, GIt other Chan ters having been re-
pealed or having no e1isiencs A splendid
opportunity 10 VIII a fortune. Grand distrlbu
ton, Glass b, 81 New Orleans, Tuesday
February, IeSE. l19th Monthly Drawing
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-08-20

| within year, has been again operating sue
cessfully in Nova Scotia, but has been again
detected and is now lodged in the Halifax
Jail. The history of his misdeeds runs back
for nearly twenty years, during which time
he has operated under various names, in
nearly every Catholic community from Can
ada to California.
The Indian troubles in New Mexico
are assuming alarming proportions, and ev-
cry day brings news of fresh atrocities COM
mttcd by rowing bands OF savage>. A party
of ten Americans from Chloride City, rein.
forced by twentysix MeXicans, recently had
an encounter in Red Canyon with large
party of hostiIes, said to have been under
the personal command of Mana. the redoubt-
ed chief, in which several were killed and
wounded on both sides. a dispatch from
Socorro, 9th, says news has been received
there of the killing OF Col. Robert III. Staple
ton, formerly Of the United States Army, at
Mornea Springs, where he has been running
mill. He commanded a regiment in the
Mexican war, and has long been prominent
in the Territory. A subscription is being
raised to offer Il reward of S25 for every IN
dian scalp brought into town.
THE verdict in the case of Cadet
Whitaker has not yet been made public,
but the finding is said to be unanimous that
he is guilty of having committed the alleged
outrage upon himself, and recommending
that he be dismissed the service.
WILLIAM GALE, the English pedes-
trian, has completed in New York his phe
nomenal feat of covering 6, 900 quarter miles
in 5000 consecutive ten minutes, and con-
tinued on the track until he had added four
teen additional quarters to his wonderful
record. The fastest quarter was made in
two minutes seven seconds, the slowcst in
three minutes twelve seconds.
The dwelling of DR.. William Bowen,
in Scituate, Mass, burned on the Sth. The
family We're aroused in time to save their
lives. After the house burned fire broke
out in the barn near by. but the flames were
extinsuished. The fire was caused by an
internal machine operated by clock work.
DR.. Bowen has been very active in enforcing
the law against liquor selling and has before
suffered iii consequence.
A. G.. WHEELOCK, confidential book
keeper of the firm of J. C. Wolcott & Co., ~
Broad Street, New York, has absconded
with money and securities to the value of
over $4,000. He was known as being fast
young man. 1t is supposed he sailed for
Europe.
PAwNEE CITY, Neb., has been swept
by fire. Nearly all the business houses were
destroyed.
A TERRIFIC storm cloud burst over
Central City, Colo, on the Sth, and imInedi-
ately thereafter a volume Of water from four
to five feet deep rushed down Nevada and
Eureka streets, sweeping everything before
it. Great powders weighing nearly a ton
were rolled around like pebble stones. I'm
mense quantities of debris We're washed
down the gulch at an incredible speed
Roadways in the track Of the food were en-
tirelv destroyed A number of small houses
were washed away, and at least one life was
lost. The damage is estimated at $50. 900.
Idaho Springs, Virginia Canyon and other
towns similarly situated, suffered severely
from the inundation.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-08-20

office and material. employed to correspond
with the increase of pay as compared with
the original contract. This opinion is an of
fetal condemnation of the system followed
by Brady in the star route matters of in
creasing the pay of expedited routes out OF
all proportion to the original service con
tracted for, and to the increase of material
and men actually employed to carry out the
expedited service. The Department will
follow this opinion, and stick to 50 per cent.
limitation in increase.
The excess of exports OF merchandise
over imports during the year ending June 30,
1881, was 1853, 726, 24 against $167, GS3, 9l2
during the previous fiscal year. The excess
of imports of gold during the past fiscal year
was S9l, 16S, $50, and the previous year S75,
SOL ,391. During last fiscal year the value OF
exports OF merchandise amounted to $902,-
3l9,473, being larger than ever before in the
history of the country. The value of imports
OF merchandise was $642, 1913, 219, which was
larger than during any previous year with
the exception Of the year Immediately pre-
ceding. -..a-- q. e.
JAY GOULD has purchased an interest
in the National Stock yards at East St.
Louis.
The Irish laborers' strike has as
sumed large proportions, and there is a
general agitation for an increase of wages.
The employers, with few exceptions, resist
the demand.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-08-20
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

THE Republicans of Virginia met in
Convention at Lynchburg on the 10th. The
two factions, the Straightouts and Coal
itionists, organized separately and
an attempt was then made to bring about a
fusion of the two bodies, but up to night no
compromise had been effected.
PRESIDENT GARFIELD, on the 10th,
performed his first official act since the ID
Of July, signing a formal requisition for the
extradition of criminal who some time
since took refuge in Canada.
THE Memphis cotton crop report for
July shows that the cont nued drouth has
retarded the growth Of the plant and caused
it to fruit and mature too rapidly. Worms
have appeared in a few localities, but no
damage from this cause is so far reported.
THE Socialists of New York have held
meetings to sympathize with Hartmann, the
Nihilist, and to protest against his extradi-
ton. Secretary Blaine, in reply to a letter
OF inquiry from Hartmann's attorney, says
Hartmann's surrender has not been demand
cd, and he refuses to say what the State De-
partment would do in a hypothetical case
such as is propounded.
The American Bankers Convention
assembled at Niagara Falls oithe 10th, with
large attendance.
The reunion of ex-Confederates at
Dallas, Texas, was largely attended by rep
resentative men of the Southwest. Gen. L.
M. Lewis was the orator of the day
ID. u j. SADLIER, the well-known
Catholic publishing house Of New York, have
made an ASST .nment.
AT Madison, Ind, Leonidas Robert
son, well-to-do farmer, arrayed himself in
his wile's clothes and bonnet and hung
himself. No cause is known for the singu
lar act. 1..asr
The residence Of J. W. Billings, East
Saginaw, Mich, was destroyed by fire on
the 10th. Edwin Billings, 81 years of age,
endeavored to subdue the flames, but wa
overcome by smoke, and before help could
reach him his body was burned to crisp.
His daughterin- was also seriously
burned about the head and shoulder.
REBATE tickets from New York City
to Chicago have been sold as low as ninety
five cents.
AT Lincoln, Neb., Miss Minnie Will
liams, daughter of Prof. Williams, of Has
tings, committed suicide by drowning in
Salt Greek. Cause, depression of spirits.
Mrs. WILLARD fillmore, relict of
President Fillmore, is lying dangerously i'll
from the effects of second stroke of paraly-
sis.
AT Lowell, Mass, Edward Donnelly's
child, aged nine months, died from an
overdose Of morphine furnished by Geo.
Teele, q drug clerk Of only two months ex-
perience.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-08-20
An Exchange Of Sachels.

Some little time since r. A. Riddle, a
married man, arrived in Denver with n view
OF looking up some profitable mining invest
meuts. In order to be ready to take adj
vantage of any fortunate chance Mr.. Riddle
brought with him $4,000 in Government
bonds, and one or two other thousand dol
lars in the way of pocket money. Mr.. Rid
die was gentleman OF social habits, fond of
making new acquaintances anu not lndlffer-
ent to seeing everything there was to be seen
i'll Denver, and he forgot all about mining
and other business and devoted himself to
having good time. One evening, however,
the main object of his visit pressed upon his
mind and he paid his h)tel bill, put his
$4,000 of Government bonds in grlpsack,
and was rapidly conveyed by carriage to the
Union depot short time before the Lead
vile train was to pull out.
1t so happened that Mr.. Joseph Cheney,
travelling representative of several Kansas
City and st. Louis business firms, had made
arrangements to go to Leadville by the same
train, and he reached the Union depot about
the same time as Mr.. Riddle, and with a
gripsack that looked the twin brother Of that
peioHSlhS W Inc lallef Sehtleihah' Ill soiho
strange way the gripsacks were changed,
and Mr.. Riddle was on his way to Leadville
before he discovered the mistake. The only
thing about the gripsack to indicate that it
had an owner was the card of E. p. Hudson,
Of Kansas City. Flying back to Denver,
Mr.. Riddle sent out dispatches on every line,
asking frantically for " E. 2. Hudson" But
no E. P. Hudson could be found. When
Mr.. Cheney went to bed that night he
looked into his gripsack for night-shirt
and found the $4,000 He went down stairs,
teIegraphed to the frantic Riddle in Denver,
and everything was made right.-Denoer
(Col.) Beans
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-08-20
A Thrilling Adventure on q Roof.

William Stonestreet, twelve year old
son of Mr.. James Stonestreet, had a narrow
escape from sudden and terrible death
yesterday. The boy says he was throwing
base-ba when the ball lodged in the gut
ter at the top of the house. He Immediate
ly started upto get it, going out on the roof
through hatcaxay. The house has three
stories aud an attic; the roof is rather
steep, and as the boy slowly edged over
toward the gutter he felt Il sinking at the
heart. Hislittle sister was standing in the
yard evefng her brother and calling *out to
him every instant to come down. He made
dangerous journey. He reached the edge OF
the roof, caught firm hold of some pro-
jecting shingles, and, leaning over, seized
the ball. Before he could arise. from his
STOPPING position he felt the shingles to
which he was cinging giving way with him.
He clutched them nervously, and began to
draw himself up slowly. Suddenly the
shingles gave way, and in an instant the boy
seemed to be shllirNing to iustant death.
The pavementwas fully thirty feet below,
and there seemed fathing to prevent his be-
ing dashed to pieces on the bricks. just as
he was rolling over the gutter he involun
tarilys seized hold of it and 4cluug there
desperately. The gutter was an ordinary tin
affair, not very strong; nor was it bound to
the roof very tightly. The sudden weight
of the boy made the tin sag down, and a few
of the fastenings gave way. leaving the boy
hanging down the ahyss, with only a broken,
rotten piece of tin between him and eterni
ty. William was now thoroughly aroused
to his danger and cried out for help. His
sister ran into the house, and happening to
find colOred man there told him of her
brothers. danger. The man ran out and
getting long ladder which was lying in the
yard put it up against the side of the house.
The boy was now almost exhausted. The
perSpiration was running down his face in
streams. His eyes were dilated with terror
and exhaus ion, and it seemed impossible
for him to hold OH till the assistance came.
The colored man ran up the ladder nimbly.
Scarcely had he reached the top when the
boy, who could hold on no longer, dropped
into his arms. The colored man took him
down, and when the boy reached the ground
he tainted. He was taken into the house
and physicians We're summoned. Last night
he was still insensible, and it is not known
how serious his nervous injuries may prove.
Louisville (hy) Commercial.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-08-20
How the Bullet Was Located.

recent Washington dispatch gives the
following description of the new invention
used to determine the locality of the bullet
in the Presidents body:
Prof. Bells new induction balance con-
lists Of two flat coils about four inches in
diameter and one-half inch in thickness Of
insulated copper wire, a battery, a con-
lenser, an interrupter or circuit breaker,
and telephone. The ends of the primary
or inducing coil are connected with the poles
Of the battery, and in the same circuit are the
condenser and small interrupter, whose
vibrating tongue opens and closes the cir
:uit with great rapidity. The ends of the
secondary coil in which the current is to be
induced are carried to the binding posts OF
the Bell Telephone. When the come ions
have all thus been made, a secondary coil
IL laid on the primary or secondary coil, and
their respective circumference exactly CO.
ncide. The circuit breaker is then set in
motion and rapidly interrupted. The Cir
cult through the primary coil induces
another current of higher intensity in
so loud musical tone is heard III
tHc telepHoHc VIII winch the secondary COLI
is connected. As long as the current is
maintained and the circumference OF the
TWO coils is kept in exact coincidence the
musical note i'll the telephone does not
change its pitch OF intensity. If, however,
the eNpernenter slides the upper coil along
an inch or so upon the lower, so that their
circumference no longer correspond, the
intensity OF the musical tone is diminished,
and just IN proportion as the centers of the
fiat coils are separated by the greater or less
distance the intensity of the musical tone is
lessened or increased. BY delicate manipu-
lation it is possible to adjust the center> OF
the overlapping coils at such a distance one
from the other that u perfect balance is
brought about, and when this is the case
the telephone makes no sound whatever As
soon aS the balanced coils begin to feel the
disturbance caused by their approach to the
imbedded bullet the telephone announces
the fact by faint, continuous, musical note.
and this note grows louder and louder. until
the overlapping parts of the coils are direct
ly above the disturbing metal, when the
sound reaches its maximum.