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THE BKrpEagooM,s "Brsr M

THE BRIpEGRooM's "BEsT MAS."-The
custom Of bridegroom being attended on
his marriage by friend or relative. who
is styled the best man." SO practiced at
weddings in the present day, is of great
antiquity, descending from our Saxon an.
cestors. In their time marriages were
always celebrated in the house Of bride.
groom. On the day before the wedding all
his friends and relations, having been in.
yited, arrived at the house and spent the
time in feasting and in preparing for the
approaching ceremony. Next came the
bsidegrocm's company, mounted on horse.
back, completely armed, who proceeded In
great state and order, under the command
of one who was called the forewissaman or
foremost man, to receive and conduct the
bride in safety to the house of her future
husband. The bride, in her turn, was at.
tended by her guardian and other male
relatives, led by matron. who was called
the hrideswoman, and followed By com.
pany Of young maidens, who we're called
bridesmaids. The Saxon forewistam.n OF
the ninth century ia the prototype of the
English best man" Of the nineteenth.
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police Of the Pennsylvania Railway were
paid OF to-day and discharged. The police
fcrcs of the New York, Lake Erie and Yves.
ern road viii be reduced TO ten men toner.
row.. The extra police were employed when
tbs freigh. handlers strike began.
Opium Dcns Eaided In New York.
NHw YORK. August 18th. - Serge ant
Thompson and officers Of the Sixth Police
Precinct on Saturday night made descent
PeG stIeet, and arrested him with other in.
mates. Another opium den was also pulled y
and several inmates arrested.
Prize Fight on Long Island.
NEW YORK, Angus. 14th-A. MA prize.
tight occurred yesterday between Charles
Schallenbsch and Robert Turn bull at Harry
Hills place on Long Island. After the
twelfth round the former wss unconscious,
and lost the 6eh., No arrests were made.
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A CONCERT IN INDIA.

We were once misguided enough to in.
aulre OF some native officers in India what
instruments OF music their town possessed
and were waited upon next day, in conse.
quence, by all the musicians of the place.
First came group of nine women, who
sang some wild aud plaintive strains in
unison in minor key one Of them kent
time by occasionally swapping her fingers.
while another performed rude accountant.
ment on small barrel.shaped drum. the
ENDS OF which were covered with goatskin.
The head.dress Of some of these singers
was peculiar, and consisted of folds of cal.
leo over the head and round the throat.
rather like the drapery of some orders Of
nuns, and similar TO that given by painters
to st. Anna, and other holy women Of the
Bible. The grouping of these people, as
they sat close together on tbs ground, -vas
extremely picturesque a..sS Listening to
the SD sweetness of their strains, one could
easily imagine such to have been the ap.
psarance and the melody of the daughters
of Jerusalem as they lamented by the
waters of Babylon.
The singing ended, man was seen to
rise in the background, lifting an enormous
brazen trumpet nearly as long as himself,
on which he blew two most terrific blasts.
excrutiating to English ears. These sounds
were prolonged, and seemed to sink down
through a long wailing discord inexpressi.
bly, painful to listen to, but not unfreuuent.
ly to be heard in that district of the Pun.
jab. The effort of blowing this trumpet is
considerable, and We were glad to make
this an excuse Tor hearing no more of it,
and submitted with the best grace we could
to a Performance of tom. tom, while two
more men exercised their lungs upon horrid
little trumpets of smaller sizs. When
these were dismissed we had kind of duet
all on one note from two men, one of whom
beat small drum open at one end, like a
very deep tamborine, while another played
upon something like four.stringed banjo.
The lower part of this instrument was
made of gourd, and two of the strings
were passed through blue glass beads, while
the other two were raised by cowries of
different sizes the banjo was further
adorned by the green and-gold label from
some English cotton-reel or piece of calico,
stuck on the stem by way of ornament.
Perhaps this concert was an unusual
amount of native music for English people
to hear at once, but no one can be long in
India without meeting with some OF it
Temple Bar.
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JoHs L. FRisBIs, our Consul at Rheims, France,
After review of wine making In France, announces
In the way OF discovery 81 have been impressed
Tor several with the belief that on the south
ern slspe OF the foothills Of Eastern Tenne ssee,
Southwestern and Southern Virginia, and North
Carolina, there exist provisions OF nature tina, emf
neut,y fit them for profitable cultivation Of the
vine"
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The people of the West owe debt of graft.
tude to DR.. Aver for The production of Ayers
Agus Cure. Its timely use will save much
suffering and much encouragement, and we
recommend it with the greatest confidence in
its ability to do oil that Is promised for If.
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Mr. HOLLOWAY was elearheaded when, in the
Democratic State Convention, he said thar there
are not enough Democratic orators In the State Of
California to convince the people Of this State that
that resolution does not mean the repeal Of the
Sunday law
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LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES

Terrible Deed Of Blood In Indiana Rail-
road Building I'm Utah-Rayagcs OF Vel
low Fever : Irish Demohsarat nj
Chicago The Fire Record : Typhoid
Fever at summer kesOrt-Murder and
Robbery I'm MfssoGrf-Items OF Foreign
News-Ele.
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THERE is large business done in France making
fuel from coal DUST which Is reckoned better than
genuine coal The coal is mixed with ten per cent.
I'd pitch, such as is produced at gas works, heated
BY steam until the pitch melts, and then pressed
into cakes
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The Rev. Stephen Gladstone, Rector of
Hawardeu, son Of the Premier, has been
ordered abroad by his medical advisers.
His condition Of health causes his friends
much anxiety.
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"1HE Mormon people know their system of
Theology Is 'rue-they have demonstrated II, and
they viii maintain it".-logden Herald. That is
their privilege, but when system Of theology dees
the laws Of deoency, one side or the other must go
10 the wall
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THE library OF the famous Psychologist, Mar,et,s
Bey, probably the richest private collection Of liz
kind, has been bougit BY the French Go,ernmen,
for ala 0On
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MINIATURE drug clerk WAS Shipped fer putting
whisky In Prohibitionists soda, and the next dsy
Lost his situation because he failed t. comprehend
the significance of an Influential citizens wink.
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Gerrit Smith, the grandson and name.
sake OF the distinguished Abolisionist. i
to become chief orgsnist of s.. Peters
Church In Albany. after studying music
abroad for several years.
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hkSrockf nan has for clock weights two
pint bottles filed with whisky" Yes, and wei,
wager he can't tell the time Of day within an hour
as long the weights are fnll.
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THR commission appointed in Germany TO revise
Lathsr's translation Of the Bible has brought It's
vsrk to close,
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ct wines, Is exciting the astonishmeut aHd Adurs.
sion Of Bostonians.
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GENERAL koLPAKovssr, General who has riser
from the ranks by sheer and reckless daring in Cen
trail Asia ii said to he the coming man in the Rus
sian army
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HENRY W. KoEHLEE, of St. Joseph, No., has In
vented wagon.bed by which load Of gram or
ssrd can be dumped in instant by the aid Of one
person.
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HAVING gone on trial trip with hotel car, the
London Globe declares that ''once more English
people are indebted to Yankee ingenuity 70. an
t1ao
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CONSTIPATION.
TUFTS HAIR dye,

GRAY HAIR OR wHrsKyRs changed to a GLOSSY
BLACK by single application of this DYE. II inn
parts natural color. acts Instansaneously. Sold
By Druggists. or sent by express on receipt OF 81
OFFICE, IS MURRAY ST., NEW YORK.
4 DR.. TUFTS MAsrkL Of Valuable lnEornasioa "a n
<rssfa Rsseipl Win b mailed fRkE % applleatie.y
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AUCTION SALE

Onn ACRES OF GOOD AGRICULTURAL
oUV land for sale at auction. The Ranch known
as the Morrison Ranch, nine miles from Sacramento,
on the jackson road, will be sold st public auction
on the promises, to the highes: bidder on the 9th
day OF SEPTEMBER, 1882, at o'clock p NJ Tho
ranch viii be sold in lots Of leo acres each Terms
cash ten per cent. on the day Of sale and the
balance on the delivery OF the deed Title guaran.
teed. tau5-2ptd'l JOHN d. MORRISON
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DOMESTIC NEWS.
paeInc Co.s, po.,.I s,h..c..

ESPECIAL TO TIE RECORD UNION,
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Kastern weather.

NEW YoRK. Auguss 18Th = Midnight
HIGHEST Temperature to-day, 8Ss; lowest. go.
CHICAGO, Auzuss 1S:h.-Highsst temper.
allure to-day. 81; lowest, So.
Peace ResieFed.
JERzRY CRY, August 13sh.-Ths special
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Land League Demonstration.

MANCHESTER, August 13th.-At the de-
mons ration to-day in connection with the
Land League Convention Conmins presided.
and Bigga. and Trennor we're present. Com.
mins claimed that the Irish purity had forced
the House of Commons to yield much more
than the House ever intended. He urged the
party to continue its united efforts to abolish
the union. A resolution thanking the Irish
National party in the House of Commons
was unanimously passed. Biegar claimed
that the Irish party contains some of the
ahiest men in tho Houze Of Commons.
O'Connor urged his hearers to renewed ef
forts in the next general election.
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BERLIN, August 1Ssh.-The death Is en-.
nouncsd Of Baron Msgnus. late German
Minister 10 Copenhagen.
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Ihis Bank has special facilities for
doing all kinds of banking business
au4 s2mAW F&sv2mlav
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PULLMAN IB.). August 13sh.-Patrick
Meehsp, an employee in the Pullman works,
went into Chicago Saturday night on busi.
ness. leaving his two little girls and years
cid, in bis house. He missed the last train,
and was compelled TO remain 10 the city all
night. On returning home this morning he
discovered that the children hsd blown out
the gas and were smothered to death.
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Fall Of KOYMlfY.

BERLIN, August 13sh.-The Enp,ess Of
Germany, while walking Saturday in the
Schloss Of Babelsberg, slipped and was
thrown to the groard. Her Majesty re-
ceived rather Q seysIs shaking ard several
sliQht coutusions
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LONDON, August ISsh.-By the accidental
explosion of q barrel of gunpowder in a
tradesman's shop near fcaoolhouse ia Gro.
dino, Russia. almost all the children in the
schoolhouse, who wero Jews, were killed. A
large numbsr of bodies have been taken from
the r,iins. Toe windows and doors Of a
church and other buildings in the reighbor.
hood were shattered,
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Railway Progress In Utah.

DENVER (Col J, August 13.h.-The Utat
extension of the Denver and Rio Grapdt
Railway is completed to Cimsrron, $50 mile,
from Denver and 407 miles fscm Salt Lake
As the company hiss now completed and il
operation in Utah about los miles, extendiss
eastward from Salt Lake. lees than 500 re
N aims TO be built TO complete the connection
On this link grading is nearly finished, anc
Preparations fer rspid trsck-laying indicate
the opening of this new through line by De
cember 3Ist.
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Rapidly RecoyerInx.

NEW YoRK, August 13th.-Dayid Heck
niger and Henry Kochs. boys, were drowned
while bathing today.
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LONDON, August 13th.--The Sportsman
says: o wing to satisfactory answer from
tbs Yale Boat Club, the Thames Rowing
Club have accepted the challenge of the
Hilisdale crew. Their passage home had al.
ready been boxed, but viii ba cancelled if
necessary. The match. If il comes eff. viii
take place about month hence.
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The Objection to the HIIlsdaIe Crew

NEW YORK, August 13th.-Watts, Pres.
ident of the Amateur Oarsmens Association
Of America, arrived last evening from Liver.
pool. He says the real objection to the
Hillsdales al personally stated to him by
Chatterisa, Presidsntef the English Amateur
Rowing Association. He said the two last
crews from America-Cornell and Shoewa.
eamettes-pioved ungeutlemanly. aud it was
determined to guard agains. giving another
GREY an opportunity TO display vulgarity,
which prevented their acceptance Of the
Eiilsdales' challecge,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-30
TIE LEGISLATURE.

SPRINGFIELD, March 29.-In the Senate
to-day the Committee on Canals asked
leave to print five hundred copies of Whit
ings bill for an act ceding the Illinois and
Michigan Canal to the United States.
Senator Writings concurred resolution,
memoraliZing Congress for the construct
ion of the Hennepfn Canal, and which YVES
laid over yesterday under the rules, was
taken up and adopted and the Senate ad-
journed fs aa
In the House Mr.. Buckingham, of Union
county, offered a resolution for adjourn
ment sinS de on the twenty second of
April. Referred.
Mr. Wright, of Du Page, reported back
the bill for paying the incidental expen-
ses of the session, recommending its pas
sage.
Mr.. Durfee from the committee on
Rules, reported back the resolution for an
increase of the membership of the two ap-.
portionment committees, with an amend
ment providing for three additional mem
bers on each, one of these being to supply
the place of Rockwell on each committed
Adopted, and the Speaker appointed on
the Congressional Committee Messrs.
White, Garter, and Durfee and on the SEN
atorial Committee Nessrs. Summers, Phelps
and Sexton. s -
Adjourned sas sa -
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-30
GRARREn THEN ALI.

New York, March 3o.-Stock is strong
and higher, there is a heavy foreign
demand for bonds and better borrowing
demand for stock. A new board of
directors of the Mutual Union Telegraph
Company will be elected to-day. The
majority of them will be friends of Gould
and Western Union, thus giving the latter
company control of its rival It's prob
able that pooling arrangements will be
made which viii give the Mutual Union
Company friends sufficient to pay interest
on its bonds The remainder of its earn
ings bid fair to go into the Western Union
treasury. Control ef the Mutual Union
Company is understood to carry with it the
control of the Dominion Company Of Cam
ada so that within short time the West
ern Union will control the business of the
United States and Canada and in connec-
ton with Gable Companies realize large
profits on foreign and South American
business.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-30
4 PICTURE OF pEsoLArroN.

TRoY, La, March 26.-A boat rescuing
cattle is supposed 10 have gone down in
the storm Monday on Catahoula Lake.
The hills of Catahoula are crowded with
people and cattle. The people camp in
pine pole hufs The water continues rising
at the rate of three and a half inches day,
in many places it has reached the caves of
houses A man named McAdams asked
to he taken from the house with the family
and forty hogs. The wind threatened the
destruction of the house, but he refused to
leave the house without his stock. The
waves raised by the wind shake the houses
to the foundations.
The Times Democrat steamer left Black
river and steamed down the lanes, over the
fields and through the quarters of several
plantations, exciting the wonder OF the
people, who crowded to the lofts of gin
houses. The boat ran two and one-half
miles inland, the waves raised by it splash
ing through the rooms of deserted houses.
This is a rich cotton section. The stock.
was on scaffolds in many places The
rising waters demoralized the negroes at a
little place where a woman was drowned
on Sunday On the Mississippi house
and family was washed away. The gin
house at Horseshoe, below Troy, contain
ing three hundred negroes, is IN danger.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-30
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up and invigorates the system, dispels the
gloom and dependency, imparts strength
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vial, or $500 per package of five vials and
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HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE CoMPAEr, 109
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-30
CRIMINAL.

DETROIT, Mich, March ga terrible
tragedy occurred near Farwell yesterday,
in which Jacob Smith, aged sixty five years,
was killed by Joseph Bucher. Smith
went to Buchcr's with Mrs. Bucher, who is
divorced from her husband, to get her chill
dren. Bucher refused to give up the chill
dren, and Smith turned to leave, when the
former struck him with a wooden mallet,
crushing his skull. s.es
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March 29.-Arthur
Mueller teller of the Central Bank, left the
city Monday last, and his whereabouts is
unknown. The matter has been kept quiet
until to-day 1t is supposed he has left a
large amount J. of indebtedness. Before
leaving he made an assignment to his
mother, to whom he was indebted $4,000.
His private bank account was overdrawn
s., 200 aaa
The Republicans independence, (Mo)
special says: Two young farmers, A H.
A llison and Eugene Chiffon, called last
night upon the daughters Of Major t. T.
Eddington, near the city. During the
evening, Chiffon who was drunk, charged
Major Eddington with having threatened
his life, drew pistol and fired. Allison
ran away, but Chiffon continued the at
tack on Eddington, who procured pistol
and returned fire Chiffon ran, crying that
he was shot. Eddington returned to the
house and awaited during the night for a
renewal of the attack. : In the morning
Chilton's dead body was found near the
house. A coroner's jury justified the deed
but Eddington was arrested.
TOMBSTONE, March 29.-This n orning
Deputy Sheriff Breckenridge, with posse
composed of Jack Young, E. II. Allen and
John A. Gillespie, went to Chambers
~, ;rl,f To
rest two notorious desperadoes, Billy
Grounds, alias s:Billey the Kid, and Dewey
Hunt for cattle stealing While at the
ranch, Grounds and Hunt came out and at
once commenced firing when the battle
became general Hunt shot Gillespie
through the head. dropping him dead, and
wounded Allen slightly by another shot
Allen then shot Hunt in the breast. NOR
tally wounding him. Breckenridge mean
while put charge of buckshot into
Grounds face, infiicting mortal wounds.
Young, who was in the rear of the house
to prevent the escape of the COW boys in
that direction, was shot through the thigh,
probably bv Breckenridge when firing at
Grounds. Gillespie was ahighly respected
citizen.
New YORK. March Eek Governor
Moses, of South Carolina, was again ar
rested on the charge of swindling.
CINCINNATI, March 29.-Specials to the
Gazette and Commercial say the murderer's
name is William nj Haines. He had a let
ter of introduction to parties in New York
and other places, showing him to be cit
izen of Yuma, Arizona. His valise CON
tanned a dagger and set of gamblers
cards. The conductors say he was SO
troublesome that he had to be elected from
the sleeping car into the forward coach.
Without word of warning he drew re-
volver and fired into the breast of Mr.. Win
gate killing him instantly. He then fired
at the brakeman and jumped from the
train. His body was found at about eight
o'clock Wingate was a peaceable farmer,
living near Midway, Kentucky.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-30
GLAsronD, PEonIA. Co.. Ill.. Jan. q. 1881.


My wife has been laboring under chronic affec-
tiens including catarrh for 13 years and has been
treated for the most OF that time. without
teriai benefit until she applied at the Office of Mrs
DIR. keck, in Peoria, last fall. She had not then
spoken a loud word for nearly five months. lost her
voice while under other treatment was threatened
with paralysis entire left side being very weak and
nnmb: nervous system was completely shattered :
her lungs serious condition and her health fail
ing rapidly. Her hands and feet were always cold,
showing very poor circulation and condition of the
blood.
About Oct 1, 1881. she applied at the Office Of Mrs;
DIR. Keck for advice and treatment, which continued
faithfully at home until December She made
several visits to Mrs Kecks Office in Peoria, In the
meantime, to obtain necessary directions and med-
cines. and improved very much Her voice was still
gone, however, and still doubling. took my wife
60 several physicians of eminence for examination
and opinion They agreed with Mrs. Keck as to
what the trouble was. Some Of them said there Is
very little hope: others said there was none, for
coyery- %
So Mrs Watson went with Mrs. Keck and remaip-
ed at her infrmary fFe weeks In two weeks her
voice was restored TO its original strength and tome
Imer her in Peoria on her return home, Jan. 18th,
and heard her speak loud for the first time In eight
months; her health is very much better in every
way. II has paid well TO follow Mrs. Keck's adj
vice, although we had very little hopes at first II
any one doubts the Shove they may correspond with
2 NV. WATSON.