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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-04

United States Treasurer GildlIans an
nual report states that the net revenues
for the past fiscal year amount to SOB
525, 250.28, being an increase of $40. IA. :
957 over those of 1881. The net expendi-
lures were S257, 9e1, 440. decrease of -,
131, 447. The silver dollars coined from
February %. 1873. to October 81, 1882.
aggregate 1928. 329. $50. of which sos. COG
3o2 remain in the treasury.
Comptroller of the Currency Knox's re
port says the capital of the 2,239 national
banks on July /. 1882. was $477, 1874. $50.
exclusive of their surplus funds, which
at that time exceeded $131, 900 coo
The capital of all other banks, private
and savings. for the six months ended
May 81, 1882, was 1924, 929, $50. There
are 1902 hanks of all kinds in the country
with a total capital of S712, ia, 800, hay
deposits amounting to 81, $50, 67s. ITS.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-04
STAGE ROBBED.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 3.-A Lordsbnrg,
\. NJ. Dispatch says; Last night the
southbound stage was stopped by two
Mexicans near Vars Rancho. The robbers
took the mail sack from the driver. They
then disarmed the driver and ordered two
Chinese passengers out of the coach. Al
ter taking every thing of value the robbers
murdered them. leaving their bodies lying
by the roadside. There is a special organ
iZation to clear out the Chinese employed
by the Arizona Copper Mining company
and this is thought to be their work.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-04

The New York Star observes that Gen.
Chalmers, who has tried to enact the Ma
hone role on limited scale in Mississippi,
two years ago contested the Shoestring
district as democrat, and disputed
Lynch's election on the ground of certain
informality in the returns. This year he
ran as repentant rebel and is now threat
ened with a dose of his own medicine.
his rival claiming the seat on account of q
material error of the tally clerks. The
democrats of the next house should en-
deavor by all means to admit Chalmers.
The republican side of ahe house should
not be deprived of so suggestive an orna-
ment.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-04
STATE NEWS.

Several cases of scarlet fever exist al
Macomb.
The Pope county jail contains five
prisoners.
Peoria expects to have electric lights
next week
About fifty locomotives per day. on an
average, take water from the railroad tanks
at Litchf1eld
Reports are afioat that much of the new
corn gathered in the Peoria section of the
state is heating in the crib,
Samuel F. Greer, having completed his
twenty-first year as judge of the county
court of Macomb county, will now enter
upon another four years term.
The coal mines on the west end of the
Wabash railroad, in this state, are COM
planning that the trade is unusually quiet
at this season of the year
The deepest coal shaft in the state is at
Mattoon. It is 904 feet deep, has been
four years in process of construction. and
cost in the neighborhood of S106, 900.
Frank C. Routt. of Holder, Mclean
county. son of Gov. Routt, of Colorado,
has purchased farm in the Platte
valley. Colorado, and will move there to
reside.
A young man VINO dJIcnuCu Eureka
college last term was refused admittance
the present term because after repeated
admonitions he persisted in visiting liquor
saloons.
A party of four hunters from Pittsburg,
Pike county, WHO have visited Havana ON
the Illinois river for several years. went
home few days since with fifteen dozen
ducks.
Knox county has compromised for 81,
600 with the bondsmen of Jim Carroll, one
of the robbers of the Galesburg Farmers
and Mechanics bank, who forfeited his
recoguizance. The forfeit bond was for
$4,000
Things are taking shape in Salem.
Marion county, for a coal mine. Citizens
are proposing to make liberal donations OF
money and materials One party offers to
donate engine and boilers for the prospec-
tive mine,
1t cost annually 81 800 to pump the
water from the Trenton coal mine. The
water, coming from the sand stone, is pure
and fit for drinking. It is utilized by con-
veying it to the large Touring mills, giving
them an ample supply for steam.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-04
Masters Sale
STATE OF ILLINOIS. !
Rock Island County,

In the Circuit Court; In Chancery.
Lucy A. Buford, Blanche Buford Luey Bnford
and George Buford, va Patsey Jackson. Betty Blu
ford. Mary P. Bnford and James W PostlewAit I'D
ministrators of the estate of Charles Buford Jr.,
deceased. Mary P. Buford. guardian of Charles
Buford and Harriet Buford, Mary P. Buford, Charles
Buford. Harriet BufortA Henry NJ. Buford, Basil ID.
Buford. Louis NJ BufoFd, susan Edison, Char
lette Buford and Henrietta B. Barbee:
Notice is hereby given that by virtue of decree
of said Court entered in the above entitled cause on
the Thirtieth day of September, A d. 1882, the I'M
dersigned will, Saturday the Both day of Decem-
Der, A d. 1852. at the hour of two O'Clock in the
afternoon of said day at the North door of the
Court House. in the City Of Rock Island, IN said
County, sell al public auction, TO the highest and
best bidder for cash in hand the following de
seribed premises, situated in the county and
aforesaid, to-wit:
Lot ten, no.. i'll block one, %. in Spencer &
Cases addition 10 the city of Rsck island
Also. out-lot forty, t40l, shown the Assess
or's plat of lots and outots TO the city of Rock Is
land for the year 1864 in the southeast quarter ca
of section thirtyfye. t30). in township eighteen,
(1S) north range two. (2, west of the fourth prin
cipal meridian.
Dated at Rock Island, Illinois, this card day OF
November, A. D. 1882
NJ. EDWARD SWEENEY.
Special Master.
PARKS & PLEAsANTs. Solers. for Petitioners.
nov 23-d30d
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-04
WESTERN OUTLAWS BROKEN UP.

DALLAS, Tex, Dec "a gang of des
peradoes has been stealing cattle apd com
hitting other depredations' among the
neighboring Comanches for some time
past One of the gang was captured and
hung near Coleman last week. another was
captured at Liepe Springs and strung up,
and now word comes that two more out
laws were taken from an officer Friday
night at Hazeldale and left dangling to a
tree. This is believed to have sroken up
the gang.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-04

The action of the leading New York
banks in refusing to loan money on called
United States bonds is pretty conclusive
evidence that the money market has been
manipulated by stock gamblers, and a
fictitious scarcity created by locking up
currency. The obvious purpose is to de
press the stock market. This would be
of little consequence to the general public,
did it not affect the industries of the coun-
try, AS it is, the locking up of money is
a crime that could not be toe severely pun
islpd
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-04
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular corresn. uaent.

WAsHTNGTos -. C., Dec. /, 1882
The Gsrfe1d Monument Fair has not
been without disappointing features, more
especially with regard to its results. The
extensive preparations made, and the large
amount Of iuDor and money expended
thereon, entitled the affair to a liberal pat
ronage, but evidently it has for some rea-
son failed to elicit the anticipated re
spouse. During the first few days there
was serious doubt whether it would pay
expenses, but later the attendance has been
better, Though whether. there will be any
thing realized for the object in view is moi
yet generally known. It is not that there
is any less regard for the name of Garfield
now than heretofore, but in my opinion
there would have been more public sym
pafhy, at least here in Washington, if the
Garfield Memorial Hospital had been the
enterprise to be advanced. There is ii
general feeling that the hospital would be
a more appropriate and enduring monu-
ment-one which Garfield himself, were
he to choose, would better approve
Then, too, the time seems to
have been injudiciously chosen. The
Army of the Cumberland, SO brave and
successful in war, do not seem endowed
with good practical sense in matters of this
kind. Three years ago their society held
its annual reunion in connection with the
unwilling of the Thomas statue here, in
bleak, snowy November weather, and Gen
JEFF c. Davis, the vice president, who had
charge of the exercises caught his death
cold at the park on the day of the unyeil-
ing, and his valuable life was terminated
but few weeks afterwards Tnwarned
by this severe lesson. the society again
chooses the same lesson, and Thanksgiving
week at that, week when the American
people travel less than usual. for holding d
fair whose success depends mainly on PEG.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-04

the humidity of the atmosphere disappear
ed, and grlefs grand irrigation failed to
give down We should learn from tins
that the man who f1atters himself that in
marryinga whole precinct during life he is
pllng up for the future a large invoice of
ungovernable woe is liable to get lfet.
The prophets tomb looks today like a de-
serted buffalo allow while his widow has
dried her tears and is trying to make a
mash on the Itch commission
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-04

Thurlow Weeds correspondence is to be
turned over to his biographer, Frederick
W. Seward. nephew of the late William
Fl. Seward, the great New York statesman.
Mr.. Weed preserved nearly all of the let
tiers he received in his lifetime, without
regard to the subject-matter Many of
them are of historical value. and the sigma
lures would DELIGHT autograph-hnnters
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-04
ChanceIy Notice.
STATE OF ILLINOIS, Ice


Rock ISLAND COUNTY. %
In the Circuit Cont, to the January Term, 1888.
L. H Frink Addie Frink. in Chancery.
Affidavit of the non-resdenee of Addie Frink, the
above named defendant, having been filed in the
Clerk Office of the Circuit Court of said county,
tice is therefore hereby given TO the said nonresi-
dent defendant that the complainant filed his bill of
complaint in said Court on the Chancery side there
of on the 10th dag of November, 1892, and that
thereupon summons issued out of said Court,
wherein said suit Is pending returnable on the
first Monday in the month of January next, is by
law required. Now, unless You, the said non-res-
dent defendant above named, shall personally be
and appear before said Circuit Court the first day
of the thereof to be holden at Rock Island
in, and for the said county, the first Monday in
January next, and plead. answer demur TO the
said compliments bin of complaint, the same and
the matters and things therein charged and stated
viii be taken confessed and decree entered
against You according to the prayer of said bill.
Rock Island, Illinois. November Goth, 1882.
L. f. HARRISON. Clerk.
NJ. NJ. CoRBETT. COmpt's Sol. nov20d4w
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-04

Since the state of Illinois granted to the
Illinois Central Railroad Company its right
of way, that corporation has paid into the
state treasury the total sum of IS, s7a5o2.-
II, beginning with $50, 2S0.59 for the year
ending April 80, 1856. and paying $780,
orc 10 for the year ending April 30, 1882.
The largest years payment was for 1s64-65
-S475.012. 70
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-04
at Brigham Young's Grave
From the Laramie Boomerang.

They say that Brigham Young's grave
is looking as bare and desolate as bouIe-
ward now. At first. while his grave was
fresh, his widow used to march out there
five abreast, and just naturally deluge the
grave with scalding tears, and at that time
the green grass grew luxuriously. and the
pigweed waved in the soft summer air;
but as she learned to control her emotions
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-04
Chancery Notice.

STATE OF ILLINOIS.
Rock Island County.
In the Circuit Court, to the January Term. 1888.
Alonzo D. Jacobs Cynthia Jacobs, in Chan
Gerry.
Affidavit of the non-residence of Cynthia Jacobs,
the above named defendant having been filed in tn
Clerks Office of the Circuit Court of said county,
tice is therefore hereby given to the said nonresi
dent defendant that the complainant filed his bill of
complaint in said Court. the Chancery side there
Of on the 10th day of November, 1882, and that
thereupon a summons issued out of said Court,
wherein said suit is now pending returnabe the
first Monday in the month of January next is by
law required. Now, unless you. the said non-res1-
dent defendant above named shall personally be and
appear before said Circuit Court. the first day of
the next term thereof to be holden at Rock Island
in and for the said county, on the first Monday in
JANUARY next, and plead. answer or demur to the
said compainant's bin of complaint, the same and
the matters and things therein charged and stated
will be taken as confessed. and decree entered
against You according to the prayer of said bill.
RockTsland, Illinois, November goth, 1882.
l.. +. HARRISON, Clerk.
NJ. NJ. CoRBETT, Compt's Sol. noVS0d4w
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-04

Mr. Mimmo, Chief of the United States
crop this year is estimated at 1, $50, ooo,00o
bushels. against. 81, 1914, 916.0oo bushels in
1881
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-04

The cities along the River Rhine are
suffering greatly from one of the worst
freshets that has ever been known on that
famous stream.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-04

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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-04

Knox county has compromised for 81,
900 with the bondsmen of Jim Carroll, one
of the robbers of the Galesburg Farmers
and Mechanics bank who forfeited his
recoguizance The forfeit bond was for
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-04

1t cost annually 81 800 to pump the
water from the Trenton coal mine, The
water, coming from the sand stone, is pure
and fit for drinking. It is utilized by con-
veyine it to the large Touring mills, giving
them an ample supply for steam.
National Republican., 1882-01-03

Abraham Page, alias EDWARD Page, was one OF
the callers at Judge SHELLS New Years reception
yesterday, charged with assaulting Policeman
hinss and also with carrying concealed weapons,
Mr.. Amss testified that about eleven o'clock Sntur-
street market OH suspicion Of being the person
who committed u recent burglary in the north
western part OF the city, and soon he laid his
hands ON The prisonerhe drew dangerous knife,
aud raised It to stab him, when officer Jefiries
caught his arm and took II away from him, The
knife was produced and proved TO he large
case knife, with the end drawn out to point. and
sharpened on the front and back, making most
dangerous weapon. The court remarked that any
man who carried such knife had murder In his
heart, and he would sentence the prisoner TO three
months in Jail, without fine, for the assault, and
fine him $50 or ninety days In the wOrkhOuse for
carrying concealed weapons, and suspend eXeou-
ton of sentence in the latter case
National Republican., 1882-01-03
GIANTS IN THESE DAYS.
The House in which the Bates Couple, or
Ohio, Reside,

Captain Martin Van Buren Bates who lives on
farm near Seville, Ohio, IL seven feet eleven and
one.hnlf inches high, and weighs AIS pounds
Mrs. Bates il seven feet eleven inches high and
convey an adequate idea of the proportions of
such dwelling as the one occupied by the Ohio
giants. door that Is six feet six inches high Is
a large sized opening in the side of house-that
the doors in the domicile of the Bates
giants are ten feet high, and the
knobs are nearly as high as the re-
pOrtcr's head The house WAS built by Captain
main building on the ground floor are, besides the
spacious hall, the bed. chamber of the giants,
sitting room aud parlOr, The couch upon which
the big couple sleep was made especially tor them,
and II Is curiosity to look at II is extensive
enough To. give the great people room 10 stretch
In, and II looks big MS an ordinary sized floor.
II Is really ten feet long, wide in proper
tion, and about twice as high as Il common
bed. The magnificent dressing-case is also n
huge affair with glass upon It nearly as big ms
the side Of house, In the sitting room is piano
Of ordinary size itself but II Is mounted blocks
two feet high, so that the instrument is away up
i'm the air, out of the reach of common folks.
There are two rocking chairs In this room that
50 big that the reporter had to climb up into one
OF them the sumo az an infant would clam
Der up into a "high chair" 1t Is very
expensive for the giants TO live, Ns they have to
pay such an eXorbiunt price for every
the captain $50 pair for boots II is n most as.
tonishng sight to come across the two giants out
for drive. City folks who have seen the pom
dcrous wagons, with wheels reaching to the see
nd-story of IL house. used to haul stones Weighing
tons aud tons, can form an idea of the vehicle
used. Il Is pulled by six stout Norman horses, aud
II is enough TO make man think lie is got en-
sure to suddenly meet such q spectacle on tho
road out In the country Passing wagons have TO
let the rails down aud drive into the adjoining
fields until the giants so by.
National Republican., 1882-01-03

rally their bewildered faces. The Ad-
ministration will not be used in this
direction.
The Bourbons will not have the Federal
Offices at their disposal in the South
under President Arthur. Republicans
who have been holding Bourbon horses
in consideration of certificates of good
character to be used here as passports
to Federal appointments will find
the times changed The four Republican
postmasters in single congressional dis
trict of Southern State, which could be
named, will be recruited, and Democrats
now in Office will take TO better business
than holding Office under radical +"
administration.
1.-THE civil-scrvice reform, which means
hatred of certain leaders in the Republi-
can party and the prescription of their
friends, can pass muster in aesthetic cir
cles why may we not inaugurate civil
service reform which shall mean pro-
scription of the Bourbons, who have been
voted down by the people at six success
sive presidential elections2 II is in this
spirit that Republicans must approach
the coming struggle for the ascendancy
in the next House of Representatives
National Republican., 1882-01-03
FOR SAFE or I,ENT.
FOR SALE Or RENT.
Il j. sUTPHEN. IL. NJ ROGERS.
Os RENTAL
and
REAL I1sTAT'E DEpA ARTMENT,
NO. 9l0 + street northwest


u. RENTAL
and
REAL EsTAT'E DEPARTMENT,
NO. $40 + street northwest
Lower Floor.)
HOUSES AND LOTS FOR SALE.
Houses and Rooms, Furnished and unnrnlshed, Of
every description, In all paris OF the city, for Rent
ROOM RENTING A SPECIALITY,
on new aud novel plan, for the convenience Of the
rpeIns n choce yItho,t ysiting ~ Io % nre,,es ue
givngan accurate description ofttooms Houses, Lois,
KRENCn WHEN nrQuGRED.
We also rent Pianos, organs. Furniture. &C.
NICE FURNISHED ROOMS
No. 1li5 Mass. ave. n, W.. elegant mod. rooms.
No Hla Fifteenth St n. ", extra fine rooms.
No. ie9 q st. n. W., double parors.
No sU7 Eleventh ST. n. W. elegant parlors and rooms
No. iss7 i st. n. W., extra hne pariors and rooms.
No. 1910 g st. u. W., Gne parofs aud roons.
rooms on II the city cheap p to T good 200 party o
No. 2 Fourteenth H. n W., 3nice unfurnished rooms
No. als Il. n. W, / floor, unnlrnlshcd rooms.
No IA m 1 s; Il p w ~ csgsgl sc P%rSIs noSe s@a ad rooms
No. GiQ 10th st. n. w, large nice parlora
no. I r s s. m A. w. hs HnosS alS roo Tooms aO'e
No. 5ls nth st. II. w.,splendll perlors.
No. az az @ lcth st. n, w. very nlce pariors ana rooms
No. sol lih st. n. W., splcndd parlors AM rooms.
No. iSii 18th st. H. W., nice large l,arlors,
No. rs 81 Sc ELEGANT parlG,rs s, and Il rooms; ]
No. 90 let vt. NJ e., elegant parors and rooms.
No. i2lU i ST. n. W., splendid pnrlors and rooms.
No. 1Tl6 Pa ave II. W., double parlors and rooms.
No. 70S 18th st H. W. double parlors nid single rooms
No. 500 9TH 81. n. W, double pNrlots.
No. 72I l2th ST. II. W., double parlors and rooms.
No. rs 9th st. ~. w. double pArOrs.
No. dU7 9th st. H. W., double parlOrs.
No. gfj q st. n. W., elegant large double pariors-
No. 9l5 q st. n. W.. double parlors and rooms.
VACANT ROOMS WANTED IMMRDIATELS,
Furnished and Uninrnished. The demand upon us is
increasing Those having Rooms and other property
for Rent Will fnd II GREATLY no rHEfR tSrEhhssT 10
Cnll nj n N n m.
deS SUTPlliiN sC ROGERS.
National Republican., 1882-01-03

To the Editor of TnE REpunncAN:

10 tne EtlltOf OF lltE
The views of Constructor Pook are well timed,
and may be deemed worthy the attention of Con-
greSs, or of those who may be called upon to con-
sder plans and methods best calculated to pro-
duce an effective navy. When Mr.. Pook was en-
gagged in private business he became noted as the
builder oil the most famous American clippers, and
his designs for vessels of war, received and ac-
knowledged by foreign governments in prefer
eiicc to those of his competitors gave him u repu-
tation which has been well sustained during his
connection with the Government as naval con-
structor His record shows him to be man of
progressive ideas, and your reference to him as a
really able officer and as one having ideas of his
own, wilr be recognized as well deserved by all
who are conversant with the history of
American ship building He may justly
be considered an authority OH all mat
ters pertaining TO naval construction, and II
would be fortunate for the people, who will have
to foot the bills for this new navy If they should
have the benefit of his talents in more controll-
ing position during its construction than that lac
now occupies. His reputation as n thoroughly
progressive and scientific officer and his we'll
known patriotism would afford n well grounded
hope that the money would be intellgenty and
honestly expended and that a navy would be
created which would be creditable 10 our flag and
country. PAUL JONES.