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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-21
TRL-EL- KEBIR.
The Great Battle Of the War in Egypt-How
the Bold Britons Carried Arabs
Entrannhruanf.
Entren chment.

Tel-el-Kebir tEgypD Special to the New York
Herald.
The first move was a short one, being
only to the sand hills above the camp.
There the arms were piled and the men lay
down on the sand or sat and chatted over
the coming fight. At o'clock words was
passed around and they again fell in.
Never did Il, 900 men get under arms more
quietly. The very orders appeared to be
given in lowered tones. Almost noiselessly
the dark column moved off, their football
being deadened by the sand. The silence
was broken only by the occasional clash
of steel. 1t was certainty that the great
struggle would commence with the dawn.
and that the expectation was that any mo-
ment they might be challenged by Bedouin
horsemen far out in the plain in front of the
enemy. There were frequent halts, to en-
able regiments to maintain touch and
allow the transport wagons, whose wheels
crunched loudly over the sandy plains, to
keep up with us. On our right was
Graham's brigade, which had already
done good service by twice repel-
ling the assaults of the enemy.
Next came the Guards, the brigade
which was, when the action began, to act
in support of General Graham. Between
the Royal Artillery. On the railway itself
the Naval Brigade advanced with forty
FOUNDER. On track south of the canal
the Highland regiments led the advance,
followed by the Indian troops in support
of the cavalry. The horse artillery had
started due north to make long detour
and come down on the enemy's line of re-
treat. By early dawn the troops arrived
within thousand yards of the eneiny's
line. They halted there short time to
enable the fighting lines to be formed and
other preparations to be made. Perfect
silence still reigned over the plain. 1t was
difficult to credit the fact that Ia, 900 men
lay in semicircle around heenemyis lines
ready to dash forward at the signal at the
low sand trenches in front, behind which
SO many men slumbered unsnspicious of
our presence. AS usual, in a movement
carried out in darkness, many detached
parties altogether lost their way. met
some mounted police among the number.
For a while we completely beat the rest OF
the force We went hifher and thither all
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-21
ROCK ISLAND & PEORIA RAILWAY

Excursion tickets to Cincinnati and p.
turn for the great Industrial Exposition
Sept. to Oct. Z, 1882. The Rock Island
and Peoria railway will sell excursion tick
cts to Cincinnati and return, good going
from Sept. . until Oct. z, and returnin5
until Oct. 8, inclusive, at the low rate from
Rock Island of $14.40. The Cincinnati
Industrial Exposition, held in the splendid
permanent exposition buildings, with sin
teen grand departments filled with article.
for exhibition in every branch of industry
and art from all parts Of the United State.
and Canadas, enjoys a national reputation.
The extensive preparations which have
been made this year warrants the public in
expecting the grandest display Of the kind
ever witnessed. Sept9d1m.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-21
ILLINOIS STATE FAIR

At Peoria, on September % to 30 IT,,
Rock Island and Peoria railroad will sau
excursion tickets at one and one third fo,a
for round trip from all stations In adJi
ton to the regular trains running dali
there will be a special train on TEursJayy'
September %. running through. levin
Rock Island at 6 a. m; returning. lev
Peoria at 6 p. m. Fare, Rock Island =,
Peoria and return. 1850 1S.d0.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-21

Secretary of the state Folger has re
ceived the nomination for governor of New
York Jaw Gould and his money were too
much for Cornell. The vote stood 257 to
'222: 10 scattering
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-21

Girls are at premium in Allentown,
Pa, but not for the same reason as in
some of the bachelor settlements of the
West. The silk works there employ
them all and advertise for more.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-21

Our Carter received a grand ovation on
his return from foreign parts. Like Lord
Lowell, strange countries he went for to
see, and brought with him a lady Nancy.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-21
WHICH Is THE PARTY OF INTEMPER-
ANCEf
ISt. Louis Republican

tSt. Louis Republican,
It is a not infrequent thing for republi-
cans to flippantly charge the democratic
party with being the liquor party of the
country. This is especially the trick of
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-21
THE ROCK ISLAND COUNTY sHERIFFALTY.
DRURY, H., Sept. 4, 1882

THE ROCK ISLAND COUNTY sHERIFFALTY.
DRURY, H., Sept. 4, 1892
Ed. JoURNAL:-The letter to L. V.
Reed, published in your paper last week
defends Mr.. Morris temperance record.
It is no more than fair and just TO say that
we believe no one has ever accused Mr..
Morris candidate for sheriff of this county,
of being an Incorporate man, and do not
think that his opponents ever made such a
charge, or believe such thing of the gen
tleman. But the letter in question does
not cover the case. The charge the Rock
Island ARGUS made was that Mr.. Morris
violated the liquor law and was fined &C
cordingly, the inference being that he was
a seller and not an imbiber. We trust Mr..
Morris will place himself squarely with the
temperance people by refuting the charge
made by the ARGUS.
We congratulate you on your manly
fight against party ''bossism, and there is
some rebelling on this side on the same
question ~.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-21
CANADA EXCURSION.

The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacif.
railway will sell tickets, either via The
Grand Trunk or Michigan Central railway
Sept. 18th and Goth. at the following TO
ures:
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-21
BOSS MORRIS.

The following correspondence, which is
taken from the Muscatine Journal. ex-
plains itself, but it would be well for the
Boss to place himself right on the ques-
ton as to whether he was ever fined for a
violation of the liquor law:
Rock ISLAND COUNTY POLITICS.
subjoined letter from a prominent citizen
of Moline who now holds responsible
position in the city government, is pub
lished by us at the request of the gentle
man to whom it is addressed, inasmuch as a
communication rejecting on Mr. Morris
appeared in these columns sometime since
MIR. L. " Reed, Ferdinand III: Dear
SRI have seen some articles in the Rock
Island ARGUS and from the Muscatine
Journal, rejecting upon our candidate for
sheriff, William 6. Morris, as to his stand
ing as temperance man.
1 wish to say to you that l have been in
timately acquainted with Mr.. Morris for
the last fifteen or sixteen years, and at one
time he was business partner of mine,
and during all that time / never
knew him in any way to make use
of any kind kind of intoxicating
liquor, either as a beverage or in any way.
He is q rare exception to old sailors. All
that the papers may say regarding his be-
ing drinking man will not be believed for
a moment by the citizens of Moline, and
those who know him best. None can
doubt his efficiency as public officer. See
his record as coroner, and look at his rec
ord of the many positions of honor and
trust he has held here, and this is the first
time that he has been charged by any party
or set of men that he was drinking
man. Most emphatically he is not.
Yours truly,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-21

Particulars al the Moline avenue static,
G. NJ. LoosELEY
dat Ticket Agent
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-21
MONEY TO LOAr.

mUHEI III LOhE.
On good farm lands, at per cent. NJ
commission. QUINCY MCNEu.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-21

Tel-el-Kebr Egypt Special to the New York
Herald.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-03-16
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURES.
TUESDAY, MARCH Z.

Senaie-I In the senate a bill was concurred in
establishing municipal court in the county Of
Monroe. The rate of interest bill, reducing the
rate from and 10 per cent to 6 and s per cent
which passed the assembly by large majority
was laid on the table in the senate by the follow
ing vote:
Ayes-Sens. Aekley, Adams, Chase Colman,
Ellis, Finkelnburg, Hamilton, Hill, Hudd, Hunt
Kingston, Kusel, McKeeby, Mefftrt, Pametier
Randall, Rankin, Richardson, Ryland, Scott
Simpson, Van Schaick and Wiley-23.
Noes-Sens. Crosby, Delaney, Flint, Phillips
Pngel Smith, and Wing--7
Bills passed: To appropriate 81 900 to the
Northern Wisconsin agricultural and mechanical
association-ayes IS, noes l. relating to tele-
phones and to regulate the use and rental of tel
ephones in this state; to appropriate sum OF
money to pay for railroad maps; to amend ch. 10
revised statutes rel ting to the superintendent of
public property; memorial to congress relating to
the Sturgeon Bav ship canal.
isseDtJiy -In the assembly long debate took
place On the bill to repeal the act of 1880, MAX
ing insanity cause for divorce.
The resolution providing for final adjournment
az the l4th inst. was tabled.
The senate bills amending the city charter Of
Racine, and relating to a dam across Yellow
river, in Douglass county, were concurred in, and
the following bills were indefinitely postponed :
To create the Office of public examiner into ac-
counts and bookkeeping of public institutions
and banks; to promote the better administration
of justice in certain cases by appointing pro-
baton officer abolishng al Incidental fees in the
state university amending subdivision Ii, section
1882, revised statutes relating to property ex-
empt from execution relating to penalties col
lected from Insurance companies; providing for
the exemption of personal property from exeeu-
ton, attachment and garnishmcnt amending
revised statutes, r lative to property exempt
from execution to provide for the exemp ton Of
q homestead and for selling off the same.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-03-16
The Rage for New Words.

A few months ago, somebody in En-
gland hit upon the word clot,re as the
French expression for the contemplated
parliamentary measure of shutting off
debate at a certain stage. This word
was caught up-like an inspiration, and
the change rung on it. 1t was fitted
into all possible phrases and sentences,
and set out in all possible ways, since
the appearance of any leading word, in
public discussion, that has not previ-
ously been familiar, produces sort of
mania in English journalism, whole ar
ticles being written for the purpose of
introducing it, and of showing respect
for it or acquaintance with it. The swim
ming of new planet into an astrono-
mer's ken is the thing most comparable
to the injection of a wore like cloture
into British politics. Rut still more re.
Gently some other bright person discov-
cred that the word closure was good
substitute for cloture, and SO used it.
The effect was again extraordinary.
All the British leader writers rushed
madlv to be the first in talking of the
closure instead of their previous
cloture. Their articles were no longer
speckled with this key'word In all the
glory of italics and circumfiex accent;
and now it is instructive to see how
the later equivalent has almost every
where dethroned the earlier British
Such are the fortunes of
words ia our days of repetitions and
hasty limitations.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-03-16

WASHINGTON, March. Every terri
tory in the United States has applied
to congress for admission into the union
of states.
Senator Malone was in his seat to-
day.
Speaker Keifer was mingling with
the senators to-day on the floor Of the
senate,
If Senator Hoar feels as bad as he
looks since the confirmation of Mr..
Conkling he certainly needs physi-
clan.
It is thought the house committee on
territories will report in favor of admit
ting all the territories in the Union as
States.
Judge David Davis wore a huge pur-
pie bouquet in his coat lapel this
morning. Purple is emblematic of
constaney.
William ID. Mack, of Michigan, is
said to be heavily backed for the posi-
ton of assistant chief of the bureau of
engraving and printing.
No business of any importance to
the public was transacted at the cabinet
meeting. All the members were pres
ent except the encouragement.
Judge T. J. Mackey, of South Caro-
lima, who supported Hancock in 1880
and betrayed Governor Chamberlain in
1876, is demanding the removal of
useful southern republican from the
treasury department.
The secretary of the interior has Sc
lected or set apart twenty-seven and one
half sections of land, if it prove salts
factory, as a portion of the seventy-two
sections of land to be confirmed to the
University of Dakota, according to act
of congress.
Among the callers at the white house
were Senators Mitchell, Sew
ell, Plumb, Jones of Florida, Sawyer,
Lapham, Van Wyck, and Representa-
tives Butterworth, Dwight, Hubbs,
Moore, Skinner, Haskell, Spooner, An
derson, Valentine, Hazelton, Steel, and
Pierce
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-03-16
FOREIGN.

WARE BROTHERS, wine merchants OF
London, have failed for 100000.
WHEN Skobeleff arrived at st. Peters
burg he was heartily cheered by large
crowds.
AN American company at Constantine
pie, backed by Minister Wallace. is en-
deavoring to secure concession Tor rail-
road in the province of Bagdad.
A BILL for the purchase of six more
railways for Prussia has passed to second
reading in the landtag.
THIRTY jews, with an aggregate capital
of 50, 600 rubles, have left Russia to be-
come farmers in Palestine.
LOUIS FALCON, of Antwerp, has sus-
pended payment, with liabilities between
co ,O00, 900 and e3,000,000 sterling.
IT is proposed in Paris to form bank
to replace the Union Generate. with a
capital of 100000 francs, giving share
holders and creditors of the wrecked con-
Germ chance to share in the profits.
HAVING made satisfactory diplomatic
arrangements, France is to withdraw her
forces from Tunis at an early date.
MINISTER LOWELL. responded TO a toast
to the Representatives of Foreign Pow
ers - at the annual banquet of the asso-
ciated chambers of commerce in London.
AUSTRIAN troops had battle lasting
nine hours with force of one thousand
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-03-16
CRIME.

The wife of Colonel A. g. Davis, a
prominent railroad official at st. Joseph,
Mo, asks a divorce for cruel treatment.
BENNIE HUGHES, OF Chicago, who was
sentenced to the penitentI airy for two
years. fer larceny, has been pardoned by
Governor Cullom.
For pirating plays in Chicago, Alexan-
der Byers and Edward Corby have been
held in the criminal court in bonds of
81 900.
CHAs. w. STICKNEY. who was acquitted
of the murder of Campau and Mrs. Dew
eraux, at Denver, was discharged from
custody, Saturday.
TRAIN-wRECKEEs broke open build
ing near Decatur, ILL.,, and secured heavy
hand-csr which they spiked to the track
of the Illinois Central road. The obstruc-
ton was discovered by section foreman.
An old and blind soldier, named Gull
bertson Coombs, drew his pension at Co
lumbus, o., and was soon after robbed by
two men at point nearly opposite the
court house.
JACK GALLIGAN, chief engineer of the
Omaha FIRE department, sold his time for
four months in advance to three different
persons, and was indicted for obtaining
money under false pretenses.
GENERAL CURTIS, who was indicted in
New York for levyiDg political assess
ments, claims that he has been made a
scapegoat for republican leaders who or
dered the work done.
THE Philadelphia committee of 100
have discovered frauds in the November
election in the fifteenth division of the
Twenty-sixth ward. Warrants were is-
sued for the arrest of the judge and in
spectors, but they had fled. The COM
mittee offers reward of $500 for their
apprehension.
In police court in New York, James
B. Mantrope was arraigned for disposing
of bonds of the Peruvian company for
$4,000 belonging to another person, and
appropriating the money. The accused
charges that this is conspiracy to pre-
vent his giving evidence against the man
ipulators of the Peruvian scheme.
CHARLES C. CUNNINGHAM, once head
waiter at the Parker house in Boston, has
been arrested for attempting to extort
from Harvey ID. Parker the sum of S24 900,
by threatening his life. Detectives have
been at work on the case for three months.
r. H. CORNWALL, the veteran call loan
clerk of the Fourth National bank of New
York, embezzled $40 600, and spent it in
spe culation on Wall street, within the
past three months. He is ali inhrm old
man, with eight children and number
of grandchildren, and resides at Plain
field, n. ].
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-03-16

80 per cent, and this reduction is
effected at time when the Board of
Equalization has increased the assess
ment of railroad property in Illinois
81 100000 over that of the previous
year, and doubled the assessment as
compared with 1876. Here would seem
to be, without going into the details of
the respective tariffs, prima faeie cause
for the complaints of the railroad own
ners that the State of Illinois is rapidly
confscating their property uuder the
forms of law.
A presumption at least as to the in
Justice of The Illinois method of treat
ingrailway property may be fairly de-
rived from the fact that the railroad in
terests have no spokesman or represent
alive ON the commission that wields
such mighty powers and the nicely of
the interests involved, it would seem to
be no more than fair that one out o
the three members OF the Board of II all
road and Warehouse Commissioners
should at least possess some practical
acquaintance with railroad affairs. On
the contrary, that board at present con-
sists of a druggist, an insurance agent
and a politician, and, what is much
worse, the law excludes all persons en-
ployed by or connected with the busi-
ness of any railroad company or ware
house, and all persons owning so much
as share in any railroad, from serving
as commissioner. This provision of
the law, as to logic and constitutional
ity, would seem to be on par with a
statute depriving all citizens who own
any kind of property of eligibility to
the legislature or to the office of gov
ernor, or to any other Office whereby
property interests may be affected.
Altogether there is indisputable evil
dence that the history of railway regu-
lation in Illinois is little calculated to
advance the cause of railway regulation
elsewhere or to sustain the fundament-
al confidence In the capacity of Amer
lean popular bodies to deal justly and
go slow. Illinois would do better for its
reputation, as well as for its interests,
by observing the example of Massa-
chuset.s, the pioneer state in the mat
ter of railway reform, where no statu-
tory freight tariff has ever been at
tempted, and by following the example
of Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota,
where the first illconsidered tariffs
have been modified in accordance with
the reasonable representations of the
railroads, and where, nevertheless, all
genuine abuses in railway management
have been abated.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-03-16
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

THE spoke factory of Cunningham q;
Co., at Fostoria, O., was burned, causing
a loss of $4,000.
THE steamship City of Berlin, helpless,
from broken crank, was towed into the
harbor of Boston by the Samaria.
THE steamer Illinois will bring 800
Russian refugees to Philadelphia, and an
old railroad depot is to be fitted up az a
temporary home for them.
SECRETARY LINCOLN has ordered the
dispatch of 100, 900 rations from St. Louis
to the sufferers by overhowed rivers in
Arkansas and Mississippi.
c. S. CoEN, Jr., general ticket agent of
the Ohio and Mississippi road, was acct
dentally killed at North Vernon, Ind, by
putting his head out of car window.
THE levee on Bayou Lafourche broke
in two places the other day, the most
alarming one being at Thibodeaux. Un-
less speedily closed, large section of
rich sugar land will be inundated.
Four cases OF small pox have developed
at Macon, ILL.,, and several families have
left the place. Guilford. 10 Davies
county, reports six persons PROSTATE by
the disease.
THE public are familiar with the leap of
Alice Wright, the actress. at Cleveland, re-
Gently, caused by recent illness. Her fu-
neral called out a large attendance of
sympathizing strangers, and II. w. Stager
gave lot for her interment at Woodland
cemetery.
A HAIL STORM in the city of Mexico,
Sunday evening, bore down the canvass of
a circus and extinguished the lights,
creating the widest CONSERVATION. Two
men were injured by falling poles.
THE farm house of John Taylor, near
Meadowlea, Manitoba. took fire and was
destroyed during blizzard, and his wife
and three daughters were frozen to death
on the bleak prairie.
BRAVE BEAR, who was to have been ex-
eeuted, at Yankton, for murder, availed
himself of the methods of the white race,
and got respite by motion for a new
trial.
LEROY GORDON, who was experimenting
the construction of the Red river bridge
at Winnipeg, fell from bracket to the
ice, thirty feet below, and was instantly
killed.
A. n. TowNE, superintendent of the
Central Pacific road, who was travelling
westward in his private car, was forced TO
stop at Indianapolis, and is in very crit
zeal condition from congestion of the bow
els.
THE relief commissioners for Arkansas
Mississippi, and Tennessee report $4,000
destitute persons. III. M. James has been
appointed distributing agent at Memphis,
and Lieutenant John s. Loud has been
ordered from Fort Riley to attend to the
sufferers in southeast Missouri.
A CHICAGO press dispatch says that a
loud explosion occurred in the union
building, in which the several offices of
the Associated Press and the Western
Union Telegraph company are located,
shaking the entire building and knocking
out heavy plate glass from the win
dows in all parts of the building. The
wood work, doors and plastering were also
demolished. The explosion was caused
by boy named James Brett, who entered
one of the vaults, where gas had been
escaping for some days, with lighted
match. He was seriously, if not fatally,
injured.