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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-18

Anna Eva Fay. A committee consisting
of DR.. McKinnie, of Moline. and Police
Magistrate Chopper were appointed to in
yestigate the cabinet and superintend the
different experiments. The medium was
tied hand and foot and secured to a board,
and yet managed to ring bells and per-
form on different musical instruments.
A male performer after being placed in the
cabinet tied himself securely to a chair,
and managed to place over his arm coat,
vest and tin pail that were left beside him.
The third test was when Miss Fay was
placed on the outside of the cabinet caused
bells to ring and hand to appear on the
inside of that enclosure. The entire per
Torrance was conducted without diminish
ing the light, and was in some respects
quite unique and clever. The claim was
made that the performers did not explain
the feats by spiritual assistance. nor did
they admit that it was the result of con-
tortion. Some little dissatisfaction was
manifested that one of the committee was
not allowed to remain in the cabinet dur
ing the so-called manifestations. None of
the experiments were explained, and none
of them were detected or exposed
HIDDEN HAND.
Mrs. Southworth's highly dramatic story
of the Hidden Hand has always been
great favorite with certain class of public
readers, and the drama by that name has
oil h.a
amusement going public. To night the
Whitley combination will present a new and
improved version of that drama at
Harper's theatre. The new version gives
generally the case, and crowds the attrac
ton into shorter time. The cast includes
Neva Vernon as CdpitOld, and Dick Ogles
by as Wool, while the remaining members
were selected with special reference to
their fitness for their respective parts. The
entertainment is said to be amusing as
feature is made of the singing and dancing
in the plantation scenes which are given
during the evening. The sale of reserved
seats continues at the drug store of Mar
shall & Fisher until this evening.
GENERAL. MENTION.
Wednesday evening, Callenders Consoli-
dated colored Ministries will appear at Har-,
per's theatre and on Thursday night Buf-
falo Bill and company will present at the
same theatre Twenty days, or Buffalo
Bills Pledge" Roland Reed and compa-
ny gave Cheek at the Burtis opera house,
Davenport, last Saturday night. The play
is appropriately named, as it requires CON
siderable ''cheek" to give such a poor per-
Torrance and denominate it a play The
Hanlan Brothers in their acrobatic extrav-
aganza of Voyage en- Suisse win soon
appear in this city.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-18

this city and the Boys in Blue of Moline
which will occur in the latter city next
Wednesday. The colored people have
offered prize for the best club and the
above noted teams viii contest for the
prize offered 1t 10 thought that the Stars
have the best show for winning the same
as in the last contest the Stars defeated the
Blues by score of 9 to 8.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-18
ILLINOIS STATE FAIR,

AT Peoria, on September % to so. The
Rock Island and Peoria railroad will sell
excursion tickets at one and one third fare
for round trip from all stations. In addi-
ton to the regular trains running daily,
there will be a special train on Thursday,
September %. running through, leaving
Rock Island at 6 a. m; returning, leave
Peoria at p. m. Fare, Rock Island to
Peoria and return. $3.50. 1S-d9t
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-18

was up for slapping little girl. For this
ungallant treatment of his female compan-
ion. Charlie was requested to pay fine of
$5.
The case against Joseph Meyers, who
was accused of stealing watch from c..
Willhaf, was not sustained by the evidence,
and the prisoner was discharged from Gus
todv
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-18

III. S. James and wife returned from
their northern trip on Saturday evening
III. Ell. Grover and Thee Robinson re-
turned from Cedar Falls, Kan. yesterday
ID. Joslin has returned from his bust
ness trip in the South.
Lyman Gregory spent Sunday in this.
the city of quietude
Joe Waters, formerly of this place
but now of Clinton, spent the Sabbath in
this city.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-18
cHIcAan FxPnsITInN

The Chicago, Rock Island s. Pacific rail
way will sell tickets to Chicago and return
Sept. 18th to 23d, good for return until
Sept. 25th, at $71s Passenger station
Moline avenue. s15- 1t
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-18
AMUsEMEETs.
evening
ANNA EVA FAY.

A very large audience was gathered at
Harpers theatre last evening to witness
the so-called spiritualistie manifestations of
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-18
MOLINE DEPARTMENT.

Z. L. EASTMAN, Reporter
Headquarters, one door West of Reimer's
Cigar Store.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-07-13
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

Yesterday was pleasanter than it has
been.
Memphis is we'll represented at Bon
Aqua Springs.
Mr.. Napoleon Hill has telegraphed 10
Senator Harris a synopsis of the Cotton Ex-
change proceedings.
Marriage Licenses were granted yesterday
TO Lawrence Waterford aud Alice Bradley,
ST.. Countee and Laura Poinldexter.
Charles N Sinnott is now out on bond.
Messrs. R. c. Williamson and Julius A. Tay-
for, both Mr.. Mundinger's attorneys, went on
his bond.
The Wetter nine and the Remy Clarkes,
of New Orleans, will play Friday afternoon,
and buses will be run TO the park. A good
game is anticipated.
The secretary OF the Board Of Educa-
ton is prepared to pay the teachers of the
public schools for the month of April.
They are requested to call at once for their
checks.
Our French fellow-citizens will hold
banquet on the 14th instant at Pouech's
Garden, on the Boulevard, in honor of the
anniversary of the establishment OF re-
publican government In France.
-Persons who have the county's ballot
boxes in the city will please return them i'm
mediately to the sheriff's office. Those who
have them in the country Will report the TACT
to the sheriff SO that they can be had on
election day.
M. j. Johnson, of townsville, Crittenden
county, Arkansas, sends the editors of the Ar
PEAL a fine basket OF peaches, raised on his
farm IN the overlooked district. Judging
from the excellence of the peaches, the over
flow must have done them good.
Mr.. B. f. Blue, general freight and
ticket agent of the Chesapeake and Ohio
road at Louisville, writes to Mr.. E. G. La
Hache, assistant secretary of the Mem
phis Cotton Exchange, that the line to Mem
phis will be open Monday, 18th instant.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-07-13
ne court then ADJOURNED.
JOSEPH HI. RUSSELL,
The Boiling Democrats Nominee for
GOyerner-A Made, SeIf.Be.
liant Man.
Nashville Banner.

Joseph III. Fussell the nominee of the
State-credit Democratic party, is eminently
a self-made man. His parents were poor,
but honest and upright people, his father
being carpenter. During his boyhood he
helped his father work at his trade, and in
this way contributed 10 the support and edu-
cation of himself and sisters. During his
school days, and even after he entered col
lege and during the vacations, he worked at
the carpenters bench. He is a man of cut-
ture, education and refinement. He grad
uated at Jackson College, located at
Columbia, in the year 1859, in the last
class graduated in that old and cele-
brated institution of learning that fur
nished SO many illustrious men to the State.
He read law under the distinguished citizen
and lawyer, Colonel A NJ. Looney. of Co.
lumbia, and was licensed to practice law in
the fall OF 1850. When the tocsin of war
sounded throughout the South, true to his
convictions, he enlisted private in Cap
tain Hamilton's company, Second battalian
of Tennessee cavalry, Confederate States
army; served as a private until the re-
organization in Mississippi the year fol-
lowing, when he was elected second leu
tenant of the company, and was in COM
mand OF the company at the surrender
of the Confederate armies. He returned
home after the surrender and engaged in the
vocations of peace, doing all in his power to
build up the waste places, working az his
old trade of carpenter. In March, 1866, ne
entered upon the practice OF his profession,
the law, in the town of Columbia, and con-
tinued in the practice until he was elected
attorney -general for that Judicial cireui: in
the year 1870, and was reelected to the
same position in 1878, which position he now
holds, and is regarded by the bar OF his cir
cult as one OF the ablest in the State. He is
an honorable, high-toned, christian gentle
msn-one OF the leading members OF bis
church, and enjoys IN an eminent degree the
confidence ana respect of all classes in go
ciety. He Is man OF firm conviction, and
nothing can make him swerye one hairs
breadth from what he believes TO be right.
He Is a strong advocate OF temperance and
morality in all its phases. He always has
been a strong advocate of State credit, be-
cause he is convinced that it is right and
honest. He has never had any political Pc
sition. snd has never aspiFed 10 any. BIS
nomination Is his first appearance on the po-
litical stage. He is man above Teproach
both in bis private and public life. He Is
a man oil whom the Stsie-credit Democracy
need have no fears. He ia a man around
whose banner the young Democracy of the
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-07-13
CAN'T COME IN.
Coffee, Jufe, Hides, BaExing aud TrOp-
zeal Fruits Inferdicted.

President MADDEN is evidently in earnest
about having all precautions taken respect
ing the health OF this city. Yesterday there
was full meeting of the Board OF Health,
and an order was made which will materi-
ally affect the trade of New Orleans. Should
the National Board of Health re-establish
the inspection stations, then the following
order, which was passed at yesterdays meet
ing of the Local Board of Health, will be
Withdrawn:
aIn view OF the notifcationireceived by this
board from the National Board of Health of
the discontinuance of the National Board of
Health inspection service, the following or
der of the Board of Health of the city of
Memphis is issued in the interest Of the
public health as n precautionary measure:
o. and after the 18th instant and until Oc-
tober l, 1882, the following articles will be
prohibited from entering the city of Mem
phis, either by river or railroad, coming
from Southern ports: Coffee, hides, spices,
and all tropical fruits and products of every
description; moss, jute, matting and bsgging;
the class of goods commonly known as junk
stores, such as rags, paper stock, old rope,
second hand clothing, bedding and uphol-
stored furniture; nor shall any other freight
which may have been carried in contact
with such articles be allowed to enter the
city. All officers of the Board of Health,
the police and all inspecting officers on river
and railroads are charged with the execu-
tom of this ORDER
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-07-13
The Boiler Nominee.


Attorney General J. H. Fussell, the nomi-
nee OF the boilers, at present the attorney,
general of the Judicial circuit. is a gentle
man against whose personal character and
moral worth no man can say aught- Still a
young man, The sphere of his action has been
so far limited to an official career, to which
he has brought vigor, integrity and intellect,
and from which ne is suddenly and with ur-
due violence hoisted to a dangerous promi-
hence, which will doubtless prove disastrous
TO his future political promise. Az the
leader in hopeless, forlorn forsy with the
utter certainty of defeat staring him straight
in the face, we regret 10 find $50 sweet and
SO lovely" gentleman about to sacrifice his
fresh young life. The defeated candidate in
a righteous cause can appeal again 10 the
sovereigDs for sympathy, but he who Is
brought in ingenious simplicity to buffet
overwhelming tide generally sinks beneath
the rude stream which will forever hide
him.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-07-13
Garrett Will Not $50 for Inspector of
Steamboats,.


To the Editors of the Appeal
Will you be kind enough TO publish in
your valuable paper the following note to
Memphis and Mississippi, Arkansas and
White river steambostmen: There is va
cancy to be filled in your district of inspector
of steamboats,. Garrett, now filling the posi-
ton on the Memphis Local Board, is appli-
cant for supervising inspector. He holds
the present office contrary TO law; he is not a
practical boatman, and the law says none
hut practical men shall compose the board.
II the case had been brought before the
proper authorities and the law shown them,
he could never have got where he is. l have
preferred this and other charges against him
TO the secretary of the treasury and General
Dumont, supervisor inspector-general. He
has been made aware of them has been to
Washington, and il now back seeking to get
an Endorsement from Memphis boatmen. He
cannot get the cffice, nor hold the one he has
il the law is conplied witb. Every boatman
knows Garrett is incompetent to examine
pilot engineer, mate or captain, and tell OF
his own knowledge if he should be licensed.
Every engineer knows be Is incompetent to
Inspect steamboat machinery. Every
captain and carpenter knows he is utterly
incompetent to fill the position he now holds,
and to promote him to higher one would
bring the law and board into contempt. He
cannot tell man-head from lea head, nor
the asticles from pair of crooked Billy goats
horns, but he can tell the last from another
kind of horn. Boatmen, set down on him he
will do the bidding of those who can help
him to this position at the expense OF the
workers and licensed men on boats. Gar
rett's advice to repair a crack in boiler:
"Mr. Engineer, have that split soldered up
before you leave port" CARROTS remark to
a pilot who sank boat ID the night and in
ice: Il think pilot who sinks boat ought
10 be made a tramp" or no better than
tramp (Eph Banks). Look at his report OF
the Golden City, and against the advice OF
The United States district attorney, and see
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-07-13
ADJUSTMENTS.
Child "Patience.' >

The management feel very much en-
coureged at the fine take of seats for the
juvenile Patience, which will be given at
Estival Park, beginning Tonight Expecta-
ton is a fip-ioe TO see how the children will
aoquit themselves. The rehearsals have
been steadily growing better, and those who
have attended them say that the proficiency
of the little ones is remarkable. For two
months thsy have been carefully drilled, and
with the natural aptitude OF children, they
have fallen right into the spirit OF the thing
The boys and girls who have the Individual
parts as well as those who sing in the chorus
all do superby. Scenery has been taken
from Leubrie's Theater TO make everything
as complete as possible. The management
deserve credit for getting up this delightful
entertainment during the heated term, and
they also deserve TO meet with such imam
cial success as will repay them amply Tor
the amount Of labor expended on the project.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-07-13
A NEW TRICK
Taken tn the Street Railway Game Yes.
ferday by Mr.. Hauauer.

The street railway "trade" took a new turn
yesterday, which may eventuate in the con-
tinuance of the present superiutendency,
which has given such universal satisfaction.
1t will be remembered that the APPEALS in
terviews with several members OF the old
and the prospective new management, pub
lished day or two ago, lett about S33 900
worth of the stock untransferred, but which
was TO have been turned over to the new
parties in a few days. Yesterdays develop
menis show that Mr.. L. Hananer, the prom
isent Front street merchant, has secured
that amount, and will become prominent
member-perhaps president-of the new
board of directors. This change will proba-
bly, not take place until the term for which
the present officials were elected expires, ex-
cept in the event one or more OF the old
board resigns before that time. Nothing
definite could be CLEANED as to whether
change would be made in the position of SUI
perintendent, but the APPEAL man was left
to infer that Mr.. Semmes would be retained
jr,Y hot r,naitiou
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-07-13
BOULEVARD TOLL.
The Company Arraigned for Maintain.
ing n Nuisance.

The Boulevard Turnpike Company seems
TO be having some trouble just at present.
During the last session of the Legislature a
law was passed giving the company the right
to erect its toll-gate within mile and half
of the city limits. Formerly the law COM
PEELED the company to erect the gate outside
a mile and half of the city limits. The
provision was at the same time made that
people living within that distance of the
limits should be exempt from the toll. The
moving of the toll-gate nearly up the limits
increased the earnings of the company con-
siderably, but at the same time brought
about big row. The new toll-gate was
voted general nuisance and an impeachment
TO the passage along the road. The matter
was yesterday brought up before Judge Hor-
rigan and he issued an order for the de-
PENDANT to show cause why its toli-gate
should not be removed nuisance. The
legal points involved are two. The first is
that no law allowing a corporation to in
crease its privileges is valid, and the second
is that the law is of a special nature, and it
therefore partakes OF the nature of class
leeislation
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-07-13
PERSONALS.

Mr.. JOHN H. LESLIE and family are on a
visit to Detroit.
Mr.. JAS w. BURTON will spend few
weeks at Somerville.
Miss MoLLIE L. MURPHY will spend the
summer at Chester, Ill.
Mr.. H. I. LENNON and wife are at Rock
bridge Alum Springs, Virginia,
PROF. w. c. STUBBs, of Alabama, is in
the city, the guest of Mr.. L. B. Mcfarland.
Mrs. C. C. FORD and daughter and Miss
Jennie Speedily have gone to Somerville,
Tenn.
Mr. F. A. JONES, wife and family left the
city yesterday tor Bon Aqua Springs, Tenn,
for the summer months.
Mr. J. B. (BURKE) ScoTT, formerly of this
city but now connected with the house OF ID.
W. Fly & Co., of Commerce, Miss, was in
the city yesterday. Mr.. Scott, accompanied
by his wife and two childreu, left on the
James Lee yesterday evening for Commerce.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-07-13
The True and the False I'm Politics.
To the Editors nf the Apueal.


To the Editors Of the Appeal:
1t ia rather amusing, yet, withal, tits pug
z!ing, TO a stsid old Democrat who clings
consciously TO the political theory on which
the party is founded, to witness how few
calling themselves by that party name have
surrendered without discretion TO floating in
a current tending inevitably and swiftly to
land them "on the opposite shore" In
view Of the acknowledged fact that our
whole system of government, State and
national, has but Two modes OF lnterpre-
talon, and in regard to the broad pr nc
pies on which they are based, that there can
be but two org CARNATIONS on which great po-
litical parties can be grounded, in our day
severally known as Democratic or Republic
can, each being the antithesis of the other
and wide as the poles asunder;" in view Of
all this, l say, it puzzles plain man TO
comprehend how Democrat can ignore the
issue now l1rese 1ted in Tennessee, which is:
Shall Dem ocratIc principles prevail or sh all
Republicanism "rule the roost?" At the
boilers convention in Nashville on the 18th
instant it was resolved, among other thugs,
that they Swere opposed to all class legisla-
tion;" that they favored "a policy that will
compel railroad corporations to bear
their equal part of the burden of taxation;"
that they favored a commission to regulate
the freight tariff, TO "protect the rights of
both the people and the railroads." that
they were opposed to a constitutional
convention in these times of I'M
settled political opinion, and, as fnality,
that they "arraign the Republican party for
its reckless extravaganza, issu-
ance of subsidies to the favored few,
disregard of the organic and fundamental
law of the land as set forth in the constitu-
ton, and for its growing and increasing ad-
vance TO Capitalization, for its system of
protection to strong corporations, thereby
imposing burdens upon the laborer, pro-
ducer and mechanic" The resolutions are
very fair in seeming, but when viewed in the |
light that the action of that convention, if
persisted in. may throw the State into the |
control of the Republicans they SO bitterly |
and justly denounce, how are plain men,
Democrats, TO see anything in |
their "gab" but an Outright going over 10
the enemy?" 1t is out of the question for |
any man SO acting to be Democrat. "Strict |
is and ever has been the JEFF |
fersonIan idea of democracy-'implied pow
ers" the Hamiltonian idea of "strong gov
ernment," a sort of Cesarism, which is the |
role pure and simple OF Republicsnism. As
400 in the real Democratic convention is
to sixty in the pseudo thing at Nashville on
the 11lh, 80 is Democracy to that false thing
which would surrender it TO the Hamilto-
nians. J.H.F.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-07-13
IL, Won't Paw

After so much labor and capt. al has been
expended to build up this medicine, to allow
it to deteriorate. You can take Simmons
Liver Regulator with perfect faith, as it is
made by no adventures who pick up the
business of connecting medicines, but by
educated, practical druggists who have made
the study of medicine and its compounds the
labor of lifetime. The care, precision,
neainess and perfection exhibited by the
very appearance OF the Regulator proves
it 10 be the best prepared medicine in the
market, and J. II. Zeilin & Co. fully carry
out their motto: Purissiuia ct Optima (purest
and best)."
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-07-13
WINDING UP.
Cireait Court Business During the Last
Term OF the Court.

At the May term of the Circuit Court,
which has Just closed, Judge Pierce disposed
finally of us cases, 40 of which were cases
standing ON the trial docket and thirty
were on the appearance and reference dock
cts. This Is a large amount of business to
be transacted at the summer term. when
lawyers and litigants are usually averse to
trying cases in court. At the preceding JAN
uary term of this court $50 final judgments
were rendered, and at the September term
last year the number was lS9. The officers
of this court dispatch business as rapidly as
is consistent with justice to all parties, and
it is safe 10 say that at the next term every
case on the docket will be tried in which
both parties are ready, as well those
others in which the excuse presented on
either side is not sufficient to warrant a con-
FINANCE
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-07-13
THE NEW ENGINE
Turns Out TO be No. Instead of No. q
disappointment.

The boys connected with the No. 2 engine
house'are all broke up. Their engine was
TO have arrived on the Baum Sunday. The
No. boys did not expect their machine IN
til August. When the new engine arrived it
was found TO be marked No. instead of No.
2. There was consequently considerable
jollity in one camp and great mourning in
the other. The engine is a beauty and the
No. boys have already fallen in love with
her. Her powers were tried yesterday
afternoon at Main and Madison streets, and
everything was found satisfactory. The en-
CINE works with beautiful ease and does not
shake the whole town when in operation. 1t
will be valuable addition to the fire depart
ment. The No. 2 boys ought to have an ex-
ira fine machine, because OF their disap-
pointment