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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-17
BANKERS, ASSOC IATION

SARATOGA, Aug 17.-The bankers assO-
cation, Hervey, of Mobile, gave a brief ac-
count of crop prospects in the south ern
states, which are good. The planters of Al
ALBANIA are getting rid of the incubus of debt.
The mineral wealth of the state is great and
only needs capital to develop it. The i'm
provement of the rivers is doing much for
the State.
W Fl. Perkins. of Mississippi, read a
paper on the industrial growth of Missis-
sippi and cotton states
L. Fl. Roots. Little Rock, gave a glow
ing account of the prosperity and prospects
of that state. The planters have learn ed
to keep ont of debt.
r. NJ. Nelson, Alabama, claimed that
the south as the most prosperous country
in the world.
The executive council presented
resolution that reasonable construction
of section 10, of the banking law author
izes the comptroller to issue to banks hav-
ing over 800, 900 capital circulating notes
equal in amount the par value of bonds
deposited to secure the same when the
por value does not exceed 80 per cent of
the currency market value of such bonds.
Also that such construction of the law
charging material, as it would the founda-
ton on which rests the national bank
system, greatly benefit all business, as it
would tend to retired a considerable portion
of their circulating notes. Also that if the
comptroller is unable thus to construe the
law in this connection recommends such
issue of circulating notes to the national
banks upon that basses. Adopted.
All last years officers was reelected.
A. B. Hepburn read a paper on
saving bank dividends, and W. B. Williams
followed on the same subject. All other
papers on the programme were ordered to
be included on the proceedings and the
asSociatiOn adjourned
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-17
REAL ESTATE.

The following transfers of real estate. for
the week ending Wednesday, Aug 16 1882,
are furnished from the abstract office of
Quincy Mcneil, Rock Island:
Heirs of J. A. Vogel to A B. f. Adams,
lot 49, block ?, Vogel's addition to Rapids
City.-S100.
John Deere to Ellen S. Webber, lot 1,
block 4, West Moline.-$2,O 900.
Pinkham & Lorenzo to Jno. and Anna
C. Junghans, lot 2, block 10, Pitts, Gilbert
& Pitts second Moline. e.-S1, $50.
H. Daebellichn to VIM. Daebellichn, LOT
8, block 8, Daebellichn's Moline.-$275.
G.. o. Peterson to James Murphy pit. lot
3, block 10. Hithcock's Place, Moline
$40.
Baily Davenport to Jacob Betul, lot 6.
block :, B. Davenport's third Rock Island,
$500.
Isabella Brownlee to John Hinderen, out
lot %, sec. %, I'm, 2w.-S250.
Geo. Mixter to W. Langhinrichs, M lot
?, Mixters Rock Island.-$400.
G.. W. Brownlee to John Hinderm,
lot 28, section %. II n. ? w.-$1.
VIM. Holdorf to Philip Dingeldein, lots
II, IS and 10. ne4 10, II H., ? w,
81.
Miranda Dollarhide to Burill Smell, lot
6, block 1O5. Andalusia-$400.
Allen & Fleming to Lawrence Kramer,
lot / Allen & Fleming South Rock Island,
5000.
O. c., S. B. VIM. H. and r. A. Cline
to Thomas c. Lewis, W., sw. !, SO, 16 n
w-$500.
Albert E. Cline to Thomas c. Lewis
same land-$500.
Daniel E. Cline to same, same land
$500.
Edward T. Cline 20 same, same land
$4OO.
]. s. johnson to Sarah E. Andrews, e3 :,
lot 8, block "a; Moline,-$1, 800.
County Clerk to VIM. L. Coyne, ne4
sw4, 5, 19 n 3, en- }, sw4 80. 16
W, lot s, and pit. lot 8. Block and
pit. lot A. Martin block 3, lower Rock Island,
taxes.
Jared Marshall, by Comm. to Hilam
Bray, lot Z, block 6; Brigham's, Cordova-
S133.
E. M. Thuston to John T. Hass, lots %,
and 26. Second Coal Valley-$35.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-17
st. Louis Market.

ST. LOUIS. Aug. Il.
FLOU UR-Unchanged.
WHEAT-Opencd stronger but closed a shade
on; weak No, red, 96la a96Is cash, August; 50 q
September; 977s October; 80 November. No. b red,
91a92; No 4, IS.
CORN-Lower and slow; 77Gl7.h4 cash; i5as Aug.
T4S September; 70ss October; 64la November; Goa
year.
oATS-Lower; Az, cash; 3s1s August; 34ss Sep
tember; 34l 4l8a34as October; 33aS year.
RAE-Slow TT.
BARLEY.-Nomnal.
BITTER-Dairy. 15a22; creamery, 22as5.
EGGS-Better, l515a16
WHISKEY-1 II.
PORk-Dull; jobbing 81 40a21 80.
DRY SALT MEATS-Unchangcd
BACON-Quiet; shoulders, 10Ss sides, 14I4af431
LARD-Nomin"lly II 10.
LIVE STOCK.
-HOGS-Rccepts 1000. Steady; shipping pigs
and light Workers soar so good Workers. 0OaS 70
butchers 10 best heavy, 30aS 81; skps and culs,
G0a1 25.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-17
Chicago Market.

CHICAGO. August II.
GRAIN.
NdEAT-Firmer; regular, O1Is Aug; 9s1s ASST
Sept; ga Oct; 96zs year. No. red / 02 cash
I 02 asked Aug.
september: 1885 October; &c year: 81 "a a63 May.
oAIS-Flrmer; 46 cash; 4l14 August; 36ls Sep
fember; 353a October; 349s bid year.
RYE.-67.
BARLEN.-92 Sept
WHISKEY.-1 Is
10 65 Jan.
LARD.-Stronger; S12 171k cash, Sept; 2794
Oct; II 1875 Jan.
LIVE STOCK.
HOGS-Receipts 1900. Slow; 5a1Oc lower: light
60aS 2O mixed packing, 60as Is heavy. 3laS 20
GATILh-ReceIpts $500. Dull; exports. { 20a
S0;good TO choice shipping 4Oa7 90; common TO
fair 50a5 co. butchers 4Oa4 Is range cattle weak
Texans, 4Qa4 80.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-17
Chancery Notice.
STATE OF ILLINOIS !
RnpE Island Counfv -

Rock Island County {
In the Circuit Court, to the Sept, Term.
Jeremiah Kilmer VS.. Maria F. kilmer: In Chan
Gerry.
Affidavit of the non-residence of Maria F. Kill
mer, the above named defendant having been filed
in the Clerks office of the Circnit Court of said
county, notice Is therefore hereby given to the said
nonresident defendant that the complainant filed
his bill of complaint in aid Court the Chancery
side thereof, on the end day of August, 1882. and
that thereupon a summons issued out of said court
wherein said suit is now pending, returnahle the
first Monday in the month of September next, as is
by law required Now, unless you. the said non
and appear before said Circuit Court on the first day
of the next term thei eof be holden Rock Island
i'll and for said County on the first Monday in Sep
tember next, and plead, answer demur to the
said complainant's bill of complaint the same and
the matters and things therein charged and stated
win be taken confessed, and decree entered
against you according to the prayer of said bill.
Rock Island, ILL.,, Aug. 3, A. ID. 1882.
LEVI F. HARSON, Clerk.
p. S. RIsHEI. Compt's Sol. d4w
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-17
SPORTING.

SARATOGA, Aug. 17.-First race, one
mile, Baron Fouret first Col. Sprague sec
ond, Pride third; time 1:473.
Second race. two miles, Earle first, Gen.
Monroe second; time 3:14a.
Third race five furlongs, Empress first.
Taranle.ta filley second; time :06.
Fourth race, three-fourths of mile,
Amazon first, Gus Mathews second; time
1:172.
UTICA. Aug. 1.-THE postponed pacing
race was won by Flora Belle, Jim second,
Lucy third, Buffalo Girl fourth; time
1:1S4.
TORONTO. Aug. ia homiug pigeon
flew from Detroit to Toronto. 221 miles,
in less than five hours to-day
MONMOUTH PARK, Aug. 17.-First race,
three fourths of mile. Yorkshire first,
Della second, Neufchatel third; time :20i
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-17
RESTORATION DEMANDED,

QUEBEC, Aug 17.-The Jesuits of
Quebec are again agitating for the
restoration to them of all their property
confiscated during the reign of Henry ".
The restoration is demanded as an act of
justice, and the list of properties referred
to contains some which are now of great
value. The promerter of the agitation
suggests that some of the outlying territory
TO the north be given as q recompense.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-17
A STRIKE.

CHICAGO, Aug. 17-This morning $50
hod carriers and bricklayers at Pullman
went on a strike for 50 day The previ-
ous wages were S1.75. They have other
grievances including lost time. incorrect
time keeping and necessity of paying
of car fare to Chicago. Both sides are
stubborn
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-17
LOSS BY FIRE.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-THE losses by the
Madison street fire last night are about
$4,000. The principal sufferers are Geo.
B. Eddy, machinery; Emil Steffine. litho-
grapher; Robz & Cole, card board manu-
facturers; and p. Warner, furniture.
Building damaged &11 600
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-17
PROBABILITIES.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.-Indications:
For the upper lake region Mississippi and
Missouri valleys, fair weather, northerly
winds shifting to the east and south fol-
lowed by falling barometer; stationary and
slight rise in temperature.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-17
BIG ROBBERY.

AMSTERDAM, N. Y, Aug. 17.-Last
night five masked men bound the male and
female inmates of Gilchrist Brothers
dwelling. and got $500 in money, and
$l6O.OO0 worth of bonds and mortgages
No arrests.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-17
lNDIANAASBURY UNIVERSITY

/. College of Literature and Arts Two Courses.
Classical and Philosoph cal
II. Theological Conr~e. Il Struction by the Pres
ident and Four Professors
Ill Law Course instruction by Three Pro
fessors.
" Military Department, under charge of United
States Officers.
V. Preparatory School. Six skilful and expert
enced teachers.
Tuition free. Ladies' and gentlemen admitted
Location healthy. First erm begins Sent l3
ALEXANDER MARTIN IL b., Prest
aug-13dw1m Greencastle, Indiana
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-17
Milwaukee Market.

MILWAUKEE. August l..
WHEAT-Quet; lower; 81 0S cash; 0254 All
gust; 9s2s September; 9724 October No. B, IS.
CORN-Dul and lower; 15lA
OATS-Choice white o.
RYE-6S.
BARLEY-15
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-17
SHOT DEAD

CHICAGO, Aug. 17.-Eugene Doherty,
an ex-convict from Joliet, shot and killed
Nicholas Jones, a waiter in Halstead
street restaurant this morning. during a
quarrel over the payment of meal
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-17
Peoria nj arket.

PEORIA. August Il.
CORN-Active and easier high mixed, 14l40
tx; mixed, 731a6e74.
OATS-Firm; No. white, 55a551a.
RYE-66a67.
WHISKY Is.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-06-22
Rufus Hatehis Parable,
Said Rufus Hatch the other da1

OBIu X4dCCu LllC OIACI udS
l am gratifed to learn upon my re-
turn from Bermuda that our friend
Gould took the advice gave him some
months ago to take an inventory of his
worldly possessions; that is, his chro-
mos, Autographs and other works of art.
Mr. Goulds little maneuvers about his
tin box remind me of the maneuvers of
two young gentlemen in the western
part of this State who were very hard
up for money. They managed to col
lect enough to pay for some highly=col=
ored posters and few hundred hand
bills, setting forth that they would ex-
hibit wonderful monster from heather
shores, called the Ghi-as-ti-cu-tis-some-
thing similar to what Barnum wishes us
to believe his Jumbo is. After borrow
ing. begging, or stealing an OK chain
and horse and buggy from neighbor-
ing farmer, they arranged that one
should take up his position at the door
to receive the money, and the other
should exhibit the monster on the stage,
going behind the scenes, of course, be-
fore the audience arrived. On the
eventful day the wondering cpuntrymeQ
came pouring in with their families, un-
til the hall was crowded. At a given
signal, when the hall had become
packed. the Snowman ratified the chain
furiously, rushed out, dripping with red
paint, and shouted: Ladies and gen.
tlemen, save yourselves, the Ghi-as-ti-
cults is loOset'
And in the uproar which followed, the
Young gentlemen escaped with the door
money and the horse and buggy,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-06-22
Licking an Elder.

One summer in the years agone while
camp meeting was in. progress in
Eaton County, SAYS the Detroit Free
Press, there arrived on the grounds b
bully named Miller, who had made q
vow to lick Elder johnson and break up
the whole business. The Elder heard
the news with calm composure, and as
soon as at liberty, he hunted up a world
ly friend of his own and asked:
Friend Smith, didn't you used to
fight in your younger days?"
"Ah! Elder, have had many turn
with the boys.n
''And what is the effect of a sudden
blow between the eyes?"
at astonishes and humbles."
as there any danger of killing man
by such blowg"
''Never knew a case of it."
The Elder went his way with serene
smile on his face. Miller had his coat
off and was hunting for him, and they
met face to face as they turned wagon.
Miller started to crack his heels and
crow, but he never finished. The Elder
took him one square between the look
ers without stopping his pace. and it
took twelve 'rowdies, three dippers OF
water and two quarts of whisky to re-
vive the patient and get him off the
grounds. One day, year afterwards,
he met the Elder and seriously asked:
ELDER, some of the boys say was
kicked by horse, and others stick to it
that was struck by lightning, but I've
always had suspicion that you hit me
with provision stand. How was it.
anyhow?"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-06-22
Horace Greeley's Shoes.


About the year 1870, when Arthur
Barret was president of the Fair associa-
ton, Mr.. Greeley accepted an invitation
to deliver the annual address in the
amphitheater at the fair grounds. Col.
Todd was chairman of the reception
committee, and after the close of the ad-
dress escorted the speaker to his room,
at the Southern hotel, where he bid him
good-by, rs Mr.. Greeley was to leave
the city early on the following morning.
Before leaving him, however, Col. Todd
said:
We'll, Mr.. Greeley, trust that dur
ing your stay here everything has been
done for your comfort, and that every
thing has been satisfactory to you"
Yes replied Mr.. Greeley slowly, and
with considerable hesitancy, everything
has been as pleasant as could have de-
sired, except''-here the old gentleman
looked sadly down at his feet, and after
a brief pause resumed-.'except that
some one stole my shoes last night
'Stole your shoes!" echoed Col. Todd,
in astonishment, also surveying Mr..
Greeley's feet.
YES" replied Mr.. Greeley with a
sigh and moving his feet uncomfortably.
Eyes, left them outside my door last
night and someone walked off with them.
But new pair was left in place of the
old ones, and that's what troubles me.
The old ones were easy and comfortable,
but the new ones hurt my feet"
Zone might be pardoned," said Col.
Todd. ''for wanting to step into your
shoes. Perhaps someone wanted them
as souvenirs"
This was intended as a compliment,
but MIR. Greeley was too much interest
ed in his feet to notice it. He only said:
Perhaps SO, but l would very much
prefer my old ones to these, and wish
they had taken something else as SOU
venir."
The next morning the old gentleman
imped down stairs and took carriage
for the depot. carrying away with him,
probably, very unfavOrable impression
of the souvenir hunters OF St. Louis
Several weeks elapsed before the mys-
terry of the stolen shoes was solved. 1t
was then ascertained that colored man
named Wilkinson who was one of the
BARRIERS at the Southern, had really TAX
en- Mr.. Greeley's shoes as mementoes of
the man who had worked so actively
and earnestly for the freedom of the
negroes. In speaking of the matter to
Col. Todd. Wilkinson said that he was
walking along the hall near Mr.. Gree
ley's room, and. seeing the shoes stand
ing outside the door, the idea struck him
that they would be just the things to
give to the children to remind them of
him who had done so much for the col
ored man. He therefore took them,
hurried out of the hotel, and went to q
shoe store, where he purchased pair
of much better shoes Of the same size as
the old ones, and, returning to the hotel,
put the former where the latter had
stood. He thought that fair exchange
was no robbery, and felt that he was
giving much more in actual value than
he was receiving. Wilkinson is dead,
but the shoes are probably now in St!
Louis 1t is understood that several
relic-hunters are looking for them.-
st. Louis Republican,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-06-22
Advice to Young Ladies.

Plain Talk on Everyday Matters and Things
. John Ruskin gives the following ad-
vice to Young ladies: 'In order to in
vestigate one's self, it is well to find out
what one is now. Don't think vaguely
about it. Take pen and paper and write
down as accurate description of your
self as is possible, and if you dare not.
find out why you dare not, and try and
get strength of heart enough to look
yourself in the face. mind as well as
body. Always have two mirrors ony0ur
dressing table, and with proper care
dress mind and body at the same time.
Put your best intelligence to finding out
what you are good for and what you
can be made into. The mere resolve
not to be useless and the honest desire
to help other people, will, in the quick
est and most delicate way, improve ones
self. Ali accomplishments should be
considered as means of assisting others
In music get the voice disciplined and
clear, and think only of accuracy; ex-
preston and effect will take caro- Of
themselves. So in drawings; learn to
set down the right shape of anything,
and thereby explain its character to
another person; but if you try only to
make snowy drawings for praise, or
pretty ones for amusement, your draw
ing will have little or no real interest
for you and no educational power. Re-
solve to do each day something useful
in the vulgar sense. Learn the ecOno-
my of the kitchen. and good and bad
quantities OF every common article OF
food, and the simplest and best modes
of their preparations help poor families
in their cooking, show them how to
make as much of everything as possible,
and how to make their niceties; coax
ing and tempting them into tidy and
pretty ways, and pleading for well-fold-
ed table-cloths, however coarse, and for
a flower or two out of the garden to
strew on them. One should, at the end
of every day, be able to say, as proudly
as any peasant, that she had not eaten
the bread of idleness, Get quit of the
absurd idea that Heaven will interfere
to correct great errors, while allowing
its laws to take their own course in pun
ishing small ones. If food is carelessly
prepared no one expects Providence to
make it paIatable; neither if through
years of folly you misguide your own
life need YOU expect Divine interference
to bring around everything ut last for
the best. l tell you, positively. the
world is not so constituted. The conse-
quences of great mistakes are just as
sure as those of small ones, and the
happiness of your whole life and of all
the lives over which you have power de-
pends as literally on your common sense
and discretion as the excellence and Or
der of a day
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-06-22
A I,eetnrer's Eynerience,

Archibald Forbes, the war CORES
pondent, furnishes the Century with
some odd experiences of his while lec-
turing in Great Britain and this coun-
try. Audiences in Great Britain, he
says, are very demonstrative, applaud
ing all through and in places where it
makes one wonder what there is to be
demonstrative about; but American au-
dienceS are much more self-restrained
and critical. Canadian audiences are
SUPERFICIAL While describing in lee
ture the illness of the Prince of Wales
and the Queen strolling up and down
in front of the house, tall, gaunt figure
arose and, pointing at him a long fin
ger, said: Stop" Then facing the
audience, he exclaimed: ''Ladies and
gentlemen, This loyal audience will
now sing God save the Queen" which
they did and Forbes went on with his
lecture. At its close, and while the
motion of vote of thanks was. as usu-
al, being put to the audience, the same
figure moved an amendment which was
that 1.-The lecturer be requested to re-
peat the portion of the lecture referring
to our gracious sovereign" And re-
peat it he did. Severaly years ago Forbes
IuJGES16Wttl StllO4 WIN ouUSiStSu
on the bodies of some of his comrades
who had with himself been cast away at
sea by the burning Of their ship. At
Dundee some time after a man met him
after his lecture, and, asking the lee
turer if he remembered him, which
Forbes was forced to deny, he said in IL
hollow, gloomy voice: ''Nion, I'm the
cannibal" One of Forbes chairmen,
having got mixed about the lecture list.
introduced him as Charles Bradlaugh,
the celebrated free thinker and orator"
He added that the audience might not
agree with all the lecturer might utter,
but he thought he could promise him
from New England audience patient
and attentive hearing. Forbes advises
lecturers starting out with q comic lee
ture, of whose success they are not sure,
to secure sleepy-headed chairman
Once in one of his most pathetic pas
sages, when men should have wept and
women tainted, the audience began to
guffaw He turned to the Chairman for
protection. when, behold, that worthy
was sound asleep and snoring loudly
Forbes woke him up midst the shrieks
of the audience and continued all
through his lecture to enliven and re-
lieve them by poking the sleepy man
up, who fell off again almost immedi-
ately when left alone.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-06-22
Where There Are no Sunsets,

The following is Congressman Cox
description of Il scene at the North Cape:
''Here in the. .uppermost point in Europe
and at this midsummer season there is
no sunset! Bring Burial weeds and sa-
BILE plume, for there is no sunset! Lift
the funeral song of woe and tell through
the land that sunset is no more, and yet
| live! And must now be disenchant-
ed? Do | live. and is sunset no more?
Do See country where the sun is GO
ing down, amid mise en- scene equal,
if not superior, to that Ohio evening
years ago, which tried to portray with
my poor pen, and yet it does not 60
down? Was it not enough that for ten
long days there was no onight for us, and
that the sun by gliding and glowing in
the north without any respite had dis
turbed our customary experiences? The
failure of an old orb to set might--well,
there is no telling the cataleptic and
other dire consequences. But here was
the patent fact; here were clouds and
lights; all the lrles of the prism in
splendid display, and yet no sunset af-
ter all! The unsetting and the unsetable
sun! Midnight, and yet light all aglow!
No gas, no candles, no stars, no moon
only the fiery orb and his travelling
clouds of glory.
But is not the sun all-sufficlent with
out other tiresa If he stays up and sets
not, what more can the human heart
desire? What wonder that the Oriental
mind clothed the sun with the majesty
of divinity, and that the Magi saluted
his coming with worship, as the source
of life? What wonder that his beams
evoked music from Memnon? Is he not
the creator of health, and the great
benefactor? And we have found land
where he will not rest!''