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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-22
Thursday, December 20, 1881
FREE SPEECH IN IRELAND.

Yesterday q woman was arrested in
Dublin; she was the wife of an American
citizen. She had not been stealing nor
had she committed crime of any descrip-
ton, but yet she is now in Jail. She had
simply done, what it has been considered
the prerogative of woman to do from Eve
down, spoken out her mind. She had at
tended a meeting of the Ladies Land
League, and had made a speech, had pro-
tested against the imprisonment of Irish
men for opinions sake, and on leaving was
| arrested
1t seems strange here in America that
such thing should be done, but the fact
remains. Let the average American put
himself in that woman's place Let him
go to Ireland and see the misery of the
people, witness poverty, suffering and dis
ease on every hand, and think over the
situation there until his blood would boil,
and strive as hewould, he could not re-
press the indignant protest against OPP
preston and extortion that would arise
from his lips.
Let him utter these opinions in public,
let him express his ideas as to Irelands
state, and on that moment he is consigned
to prison and in dark cells reflect on the
utterances he had made. How does the
American citizen relish the picture? yet he
could rot in that cell before the American
government would ever effect his release,
would ever demand that reparation be
made for outrage and insult done him.
America trains her people in the habit
of free speech and then expects them
to forget it when they 90 to Ireland. -
If Mrs. George is allowed to remain in
kilingham jail it is disgrace to America.
American failures to protect it's citizens
in other lands has become SO notorious
that when our government has made a
weak protest it was only regarded as
subject for ridicule There is no nation
on the broad face of the earth that it
does not dare to spit in orr face with the
knowledge that it will be done with i'm
punity. AIprompt and vigorous demandlthat
the rights of American citizens be respect
ed backed by an evidend determination, to
follow up that demand by effectual action
would raise the foreign opinion of Amer
lean pluck to. standard that at present it
certainly does not hold. II American
citizens are to be imprisoned under the
coercion act it is certainly time that Amer
lea should look to it what the clauses of
the act are.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-22

The Philadelphia North american asserts
tariff commission should consist OF MEM
bers of Congress ''is not good one" and
trust that it will be rejected. To which
the World assents, marvelling much to
find SO rational sentiment concerning the
tariff in the NORTH american. But the
AMI excites the Worlds dissent by adding:
whether we shall or shall not continue
to maintain a protective tariff is essentially
a question for the business men of the
country to answer, and it is for them like
wise to decide in what way, if at all, the
present tariff should be modified or reor-
ganized."
Thus is the milk of reason in the cocoa
nut of the North american accounted for.
For it is evident that by 'sthe business men
of the country" the North Amefican means
manufacturers protected by the tariff. The
World opines that commission of farmers
and of persons engaged in importing and
exporting would not suit its Philadelphia
contemporary any better than convention
of the lawyers and politicians" of whom
congress is composed, and who, it seems, do
not represent the people of this country
for commercial purposes, and ought to
delegate the framing of a tariff to other
persons The Constitution takes different
view. The North american proposes to
make the business men" interested in a
high tariff judges in their own cases.
Powers and Weightmann are to fix the duty
ON quinine, and Dawes constituent the duty
on emery-ore, and Warner Miller, or, since
Warner Miller is member of Congress,
Warner Mfller's partner, is to say what
duty on wood-pulp will satisfy him, and
Congress is to accept the judgment Of
these experts and embody it in law In
other words, the North american is in IA
vor of composing commission of the
daughters of the horse-leeoh to decide
how much the victim shall give. The
stmen Of business" have presumed so much
and SO successfully on the forbearance of
the people of this country that the sug-
gestion of the North american, however
impudent it may be, may not be SO crazy
as it looks. On the contrary, the tariff
commission may turn out to be as good a.
stroke of practical politics" as the
electoral commission.-N z. World.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-22
A writer in the Atlantic Hontaly gives

A writer in the Atlantic Monthly gives a
curious conversation with q mountaineer
Of North Carolina in which the resident
expressed his ideas on the subject Of civ
ilfzation. Allowing his premises as 20
what constitutes human happiness his con
illusions are irresistible. The following is
part of the interview:
Il asked the old man if the unlawful
tiistilling would always be keptup. No, :
he said. 1T won't last long. But the
Comment will never put 1t down. But
this hyur country's all a-goin' to change.
It's a-goin' to be most everlastin'ly inn
proved, We see I sha'nt never be i'm
proved; I'm too old. But the old ways is b
comm to an end. They's men abuyin' up
thsusan's of acres of this land. They'll
be railroads built directly hither an yam.
more'nIl do anybody any good. They'll
cut off the woods for fuel an lumber, an
they'll be mines an quarries up hyur they
say. An they'll be mean, dirty little towns
laid out, all about Then, instid O people
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-22

drinkin' little healthy whiskey as we've
always done. they'll be forty times asmuch
miserable p'ison stuff sold, an whoever
drinks it'll begin to steal an lie, reckon
they'll be some mighty fine houses built
some'eres along this river, an they'll put
big scientific locks on to their doors, an
thieves II come up from Cincinnartsr an
Chat'noog. an break into EN-. They
amt never ben a lock on to door in these
mountains. But they's a goin' to be the
all fredest improvements about hyur, an
I s'pose our peeopl'H larn to steal too; hat
to, to keep up an live. An they'll be
some O them city women hyur, I reckon,
from them big places, with their fine
feathers, an their dresses a-draggin' on to
the ground, an they'll be the devil to pay
among our young men. That's what they
call civ1yzation, amt it, stranger? I tell
ye, this country1l soon be improvin' like
hell, but shan't live to see much of it,
reckon. I've pretty nigh about sarved my
time; but eff you come round hyur in about
twenty years, mebbe you'll remember what
I've said. Cur folks is been hyur nigh on
to hundred years, an no man'u'd ever
say that one of the nam'ud lie, or that
anybody ever needed help an didn't git it
from the Foljambes; but they'll be more
enterprise arter while, reckon, an wen
all be a-cuttin' one another's throats.'
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-22

" been invoked to aid the English side in
the present struggle, and that aid has been
granted. The Irish bishops and arch -bish-
ops have throughout been appointed with
the advice and consent of the English
government, and their sympathies are nat
urally opposed to the Irish cause. = @
The Pope has throughout been Eng
land s ally, and al the vast influence which
Rome yields over Ireland and the Irish
people has been turned in her favor. Ire
land is to-day the strongest Catholic coun-
try of the world; with the exception of
Spain and Belgium, the only one. The
effect of an edict from the vatican is
great, and with the constant opposition
which the Land League receives from
Rome, it is wonderful that the progress
that is already made was possible.
Irishmen here always yielded an
implicit obedience to the Church which is
laudable as far as their piety goes but has
materially damaged their temporal we'll
fare, and if the Popeis proposed to antago-
nize the Land League in their present
struggle, the only course for Irish Catho-
lies is to care less for their souls future
and more for their body's present state;
means a continuance of their present afro
cious condition.
There are Instances where Irish Catholic
priests have put their duty to their country
has- III
these men can not be too highly praised
for their course; but such win never be
the rule and SO long as England is able to
offer substantial benefits to Rome so long
viii Rome support England, although it is
at the cost of the health and happiness of
her most devoted adherents.
But the movement in Ireland is not a
sectarian one and therein lies its strength.
The Orangemen who snap their fingers at
Rome, are among its most earnest support
ers and will continue to give force to it.
Had Ireland abandoned Catholicism two
hundred years ago; Ireland would
to-day been free country.
There must be distinction drawn. how
ever, IN regard 10 TINS ATTITUDE OF the
church, in regard to the members who are
taking it. 1t is true of the dignitaries that
they obey every whisper from Rome, and
the instructions of the Pope are not only
given but obeyed; their positions are to a
certain extent political ones, and they are
arrived at by such means. But through
out the country, in the various parishes,
always among the people, and part of
them are the lowly humble priests; not the
ambitious who through birth and family
influence hope for the high places, but the
parish priests who have chosen this pro-
fession through desire to do good, and
have no hope to ever attain higher dig
nifty. These men are of the people, and
fully know their misery and degradation;
these men are Land Leaguers, one and all,
and no fear of what Rome will say inter
feres with their efforts for their country
mems welfare.
The thing is well illustrated in this coun-
try; in every town the priest is an advo
cate of Irish liberty, but Arch Bishop
McQuaid denounces it, and Cardinal
has been from the first silent
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-22

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Nervous Diseases, RAeu-
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Joints, sciatica. Neuralgia,
Lumbago, Aches and Pains
Nervous and General De-
bitity, Spinal Diseases,
We ak Back or Side, VAST
ing. Decay, Restless nights
Nightmare, Melancholy,
Dizziness or Vertigo. Full
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-22

In Hosts OF Famllles
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is much regarded as
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it to be perfectly reliable in those cases of emer
gency where prompt and convenient remedy is
demanded. Constipation, liver complaint. dyspep-
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by it. 5000 5
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-22

ess of Blood Ltsk
Power of Win or Ast,o
Palpitation of the Hea.
Loss of Memory, Loss a,
Confidence, Painting Spells
Hysteria, Epilepsy, Heart
burn, Dyspepsia, Broreb,-
tie, Salt Rheum. Flatulepcv
Weak Stomach, Disease.
of the Heart and Limo.
DFopsy, Asthma, Pleur,sy
Constipation, JaHndica
Catarrh, Sore Throat. he
bility, Piles, Tumors. Sore,
Boils, Carbuncles, Fevs,
and Ague, Liver Complain,
Diabetes, Kidney Com
plants, Gravel, Chills. I'm
potency, Disofdered Gov
ditions or the Liver BI0o5
Kidneys ordinary Organ.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-06-29

London, June 2s.-A Worlds spe-
cial says: Brown, President Garfield,s
private secretary arrived in England
in the middle of June with instruc-
tions for Minister Lowell. which it
was thought injudicious to send either
by ma ilor telegraph. The instructions
comprised the order that American
eonsuls throughout Ireland should re-
port fully concerning the character and
the.extent of the disaffection, partic-
ularly relative to the prevalence and
conduct of the Irish American ele-
ments- Brown started home with a
quantity Of valuable information.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-06-29

st. Louis, June 28.-Jeff Chandler,
prominent lawyer of this city, just
returned from Washington, where he
was engaged as one of the counsel for
the defense In the cases Of the govern
ment against Brady and Dorsey, of
star route notority, gave afost repor-
ter this afternoon some new points in
the case. and said in a replyfto the
question. IN the event that the govern
ment Is able to procure evidence
enough to indict Brady, what will be
your line Of defensep 1. is impossible
to say until the evidence is procured.
There is a question of law lying under
meath the case, which settles it entire
ly. There can be no element of legal
wrong in their contract, which the
courts can inquire into, after congress
has by special legislation regarding
them cured them Of all inHrmity.. You
know congress appropriated sl,2bO, 600
to meet the expenses of these expedited
contracts and dibefore doing this it in
vestigated each one of the contracts
and made the appropriation to carry
them out upon expedited prices.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-06-29

r
London. Juue 27.-Ireland is quiet.
Sexton, NJ. p, active manager OF the
land legaue took the stump on Sunday
in Kings county, but 1t is worthy Of
note that in his sweeping indictment
against the government be made no at.
tack upon the land bill. Meetings were
also held in Cork, Waterford and Mayo,
but tho speakers, like Sexton, dealt al
most exclusively with the coercion act,
and assailed Forster. Agragrian agi-
tation is entirely extinct, The hay crop
that has just been harvested, is the best
that Ireland has had since the
great famine, and the potatoe crop
seems to be extraordinarily abundant.
Fisheries were never mere prolific; in
Kinsale district they are using. fish by
car loads for manure. Then again the
landlords have withdrawn the ejectment
writs in hundreds Of cases, and for the
sake Of peace and quietnsss are taking
lGrifith's valuation; under the circum-
stances the agitators find It hard work
TO fire the people; the priests, too, are rs-
firing from the movement. So great has
beeu the reaction created by the Irish
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-06-29

From the SEN Francisco Post
w. w. Coles circus and menagerie
drew 10, 900 people to the tents, corner
of Seventeenth and Mission streets, last
evening. Since the last visit OF Mr..
Cole to our city (previous to his depart
ure for foreign lands) in addition to the
many excellent attractions he then had
he has added numerous novelties in
both the departments. In the menag-
cries a white buffalo, several emus and
many Australian birds, can be seen for
the first time, and also a number of
Maori war dances. In the circus proper
we have a programme including the
aerial bycicle act of John Muntz, George
Dunbar and Mile. Adelaide; the Arab
ian vaulters and tumblers; battoute
leaping by corps of fine gymnasts' and
equestrian acts by Wooda. Cooke, Mile.
d'Attalie, Fred. Barclay, Linda Jeal,
and William O'Dale, all of excellent
quality and upon bareback horses; then
follows the champion equilibrist, VIM.
O'Dale Stevens, acrobatic acts by the
Livingston Brothers and Dunbar, with
exhibitions Of the remarkable trained
stations by Mr.. Organ, the trick hors-
es, "Humboldt" and "Hindoon, and
the trick ponies "Beauty''and tsButter-
fy", and performances by the trained
elephants, the racing camels and Mr..
Conkling in the den of lions. Every
part OF the programme was interesting,
and as a whole the entertainment,
furnished here is the best of its class
ever witnessed in California, and fully
merited all the fiattering applause and
praise it received. Thursday July 7th
is the date for exhibiting in Cheyenne.
vita. Sun.
WANrED-500 men to unload schoon-
ers at Ben's Home. Ferguson street.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-06-29

London, June 28.-When the Brigh-
ton railway express train was stopped
for the collection Of tickets, outside of
Brighton, yesterday, man named Ar
thur LEROY was found in one Of car.
riages wounded on the head
and bleeding. He reported that his
fellow travellers were country men and
old gentlemen, that shortly after pass
ing Crayden he heard shot and was
stunned. The police found several
bullets imbedded in the carriage. and
in Balcombe tunnel they found the
corpse Of T. ]. Gold. retired business
man who had been to London to col
lect dividends, with his throat cut, he
was stabbed in various places. Only
pocketbook containing cards found on
his person. Lefroy after having his
wounds dressed started for London.
Notice has been issued. stating thathe
will b accused of the murder Of Gold.
He is Q newspaper reporter, aged %.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-06-29
FoREIGN nnIRFs.

Berlin: Bismarck will not be able to
leave for week. He is sick.
London:-The Cornell crew have ar
ranged row in Vienna, August s.
London:-In the commons Gladstone
said he hoped to prorogue the parli-
ment the first week in August.
London: Gronvilles dispatch to the
British minister in Washington, re-
garding the fenians in New York, will
probably not be completed before July
18th. ssa4 .s
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-06-29

New York. June 27-Friday's race
was fine and exciting for two miles and
then the Harvards had it securely. 1t
was. however. very quietly watched.
The Harvard's lost some in steering,
but made 1t up in fine rowing, so that
at two miles they were even. First
mile in exactly five minutes, second in
1o:o4, third, 16, fourth, 21:25. Column
bias total time, 21:58.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-06-29

Chicago. June 28.AkrNsw York
special says: Chas Weller, president of Q
mining company Of California, arrived
in thii city Saturday, and took rooms at
tho Winsor hotel. lHaeWhile walk
ing about town he became ac-
quainted with Two WOLF dressed men,
who induced him to accompany them
TO thstt rooms, Mo- 1874 East Seven
teenth street, a boarding house kept by
. German woman. Arriving at the
house, the men introduced a game of
cards. BY means Of which they swindled
Weller out Of $3.50. When weller
got out on tho street he informed officer
Ciinchy, Of the EIghtee eenth precinct of
bis loss and gave him . full description
Of one Of the men. Thii 5wIndier was
arrssted and gave his name - Robert
johnson. The $3.50 Vas found in his
possession. Detective Hubbard recog-
nizsd him - . un9 fpown 70 the police
e. "KieSter Bob.O
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Death OF LIe.s. >. W. D.viasea.

New York. june 2e-Lieut. }. w.
Davidson. who died atSt Paul today.
accompanied Gen. Kearney on his
march 70 California IN 1s46, was
wounded at the battle of San Gabriel
and on the plains of Mesa in the adj
vance by Kearney and Stockton on
Los Angeles in january 1s47. He
subsequently rendered valuable SER
vice on the scouting expeditions
against the Indians Of California, New
Mexico and Oregon. z
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-06-29

Richmond. Va. June 28.-The state
committee met to-day pursuant to call,
Lewis. chairman. Full committee
present. Lewis stated 1t had been his
intention to resign the chairmanship
At the meeting which he called for 2lst
inst. Circumstances compelled him to
postpone the time Of that meeting un-
I'll today and he regarded the action Of
the meeting held the 2lst, in deposing
him, illegal. Gen. wickham, Con-
gresham Jorgursen and Dozendorf,
and otherss who participated in the
meeting Of the 2lst were present, and
made no objection to Lewis presiding.
Subsequently Lswis called to the chair
State Senator Early, Clark offered q
resolution fsqhssting both Lewis and
Wickham to resign, and providing for
the appointment Of , committee of
conference which was adopted.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-06-29

Bishop McCabe's pastoral announce
nent that the pIelate is coming from
Rome to Overhaul DR.. croke, and
It Is doubtful II father Sheehy would
draw 1000 people at Kiimaliock to well
come him home II be were released to-
morrow. Na-
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-06-29
&eny Believed Guilty Of Stealing
stewart's Remains.
Another Libeilous Letter Writer in
Phil.asipAi., "a.
President Of a California Mining Com.
pany Duped.
A Steamers Boilers Explode Number
Killed and Wounded.
The Presidsnt Seeking Information
Rsgsrdiag Irish Affairs.
srEwARzss REMAINs.
Aceatinu.4 sssrx. a

New York, June 28.-Ths Star con-
unuation Of the Stewards body story
to-day trests Of Mike Kelly. the miss
ing hacknan Traced to California,
who was working as butcher in the
Sutter street market at San Francisco,
under on assumed name, and now en-
pleyed - NJ efmp yatchman At Tucson,
Arizona IN ~ ihtervisw with Judge
Hilton e hb visws on the robbery,
his belief is that Kelly is guilty.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-06-29

Cincinnati, juhs 81 ,rksa steamer
Pharton exploded hsri boilers q short
distance above Maysville, KY, this af-
ternoon, and b . total wreck. The
lost arc Cash MAYOR. engineer, Man
chester, Ohio; Sam'l. Reynold. porter,
Aaysville; Joq. Carr fdeekhand. icols
ored) Maysville, and Jos. Miller. deck
hand. A passenger, whose name is un-
known, " suppoSed to be lclt.v Among
the injured are D. B. Smith, Cincin-
natl; Bascom Cooper, = Manchester; N.
R. Macarthur, chicago; rim Sewers,
irsman, fatally; John Copn, Marietta.
The most are Nightly injured. The
Pharton was . small side wheel. steam
ar ~ ibc51 HE auUfi 425jb5 5lct y