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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-14

CelVeu nODp1tADly ~ mSJOE -, ana Do
came frequent guest at tho mess Of the
regiment. He appeared at breakfast one
morning with look of extreme detection,
and explained, in answer to inquiries, that
he had seen in his sleep that night his swn
tombstone, with his name and The date of
his death namely, juno II, 1867" ''They
have not given you lsng time to pre-
pare" remarked Major -, seeing
that this is APRIL" This was said for tho
purpose of rallying Mr.. s. out Of his
low spirits, Major - being then, as he
is now, an unbeliever in ghostly visitations.
Mr.. s. gradually recovered his spirits,
and in course of time started for the
United States. On taking leave Of him,
Major - jocularly observed: "Look out,
old boy, for the 18th Of Jnne."lSome
weeks afterward Major CHANGED to
read in the newspaper an account Of his
young friends death. He had landed, to-
gether with other passengers, from a river
steamer at place which was infested by
Indians. Young Mr.. s. had returned
after dark, neglected to answer tho chal-
lenge Of the sentry, and was shot dead.
Major -, remembering the dream, was
% struck by the coincidence that he made
special inquiry into the circumstances, and
asoertained that the date Of So death
was tho date on the tombstone Of his
dream, June II.
Now, assuming tho veracity of Major
-, which ID, Of course, unquestionabls,
how is this dream to be explain cd anyway
And is it not wiser, and more In accord
ance with true science, to examine the evil
dence Of every such story On its own NOR
its, than to dismiss the whole subject with
supercilious disdain?
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-04

The editor of the Folks Zettan9, seeing
the hopelessness of electing Hauberg, has
wisely withdrawn mis- name from the head
of his paper, and not desiring the election
M. Reticker The Zettung is aware that
vote for Hamburg is indirectly vote for
Morris consequently has adopted the only
prudent course left-that of advocating
Reticker's election. Indeed, it is current
ly reported that Hauberg is merely stay
ing on the track to defeat Reticker, and
that is why the Zettung, not desiring to
lend its influence to any such arrangement,
has dropped Mr.. Hauberg.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-04
.coNTEMPT1BLE CAMPAIGNING"

| Can any one explain why it is that our
morning contemporary has such right
eous contempt for the records of this coun-
| ty? week ago the ARGUS published, with
scarcely word of comment, the record of
| the indictment and conviction of w. G.
Morris, for keeping a ''Gppling house.
| The Union, next morning. had hunted up
its largest type for the two words Con
temptible Campaigning, which were so
arranged that upon opening the paper
they would stare the reader in the face.
There was nothing in the ARGUS publica
ton to be called contemplate except the
record and nothing was denied or at
tempted to be excused in the article head
ed by these two big words but claimed
simply that ne of Morris customers was
an awful bad man because he wanted to
blackmail Morris, and had been treacher
Gus to him by coming down and telling
the grand iurymen what Morris had done,
when the record showed that there had
been seven witnesses before the grand
jury, who. consequently, wanted to black
mail and had been treacherous in the same
way Recently the ARGUS published the
court record in a civil case wherein Morris
officIated as sheriff when sheriff Perkins
resigned, with only just a word of com
ment calling attention to the material
points in the record, and again with the
same two big words the Union denounces
this civil record as contemplate Isn't
it awfuliy funny that the public records
are so contemplate as to fail to conceal
the infirmities of this man Morris?
But what was published was the record,
and consequently could not be denied. so
Morris and the Union managed to hunt up
TWO republican lawyers, who say in letter
that they will take the responsibility of a
part of the blunders which appear in that
record off of Morris shoulders and admit
they did believe and do yet that Judge
Smith is the man that blundered, probably
because he did not allow Morris TO continue
to blunder, and until his return would pass
muster, bat who is there to take the re-
sponsibility of Morris not knowing enough
to make any return at all on his writ,
which the first record shows he did not,
and had to go to the court and bungle the
record with permission to do that which
any respectable sheriff would have known
enough to have done in the first place?
No one can relieve him or tries to in that
particular. We say that the record pub
lished in last weeks ARGUS clearly shows,
by actual experiment, that Morris is incom-
petent to attend to the duties of the Office
he aspires to, and any fair man who win
take the trouble to examine it will say so.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-04
THE DIsAFFECTION AGAINST MARSH IN
CREAsING.


The Chicago Journal makes a report of
the doings of the state central committee
at its late session in Chicago. According
to this report the news from the eleventh
district indicating that it was safe for
Marsh notwithstanding the greenback-
prohibition alliance, and the disaffection
in Hancock. which had measurably de-
creased. Yet, notwithstanding these as
surances, Frank Marsh requested the COM
mittee to sent Col. Wilcox, the Mendoza
carpenter, into the district to make a ser
les of speeches to the working classes.
If this report of the central committee
is no more reliable from the remainder of
the district than it is from Hancock, the
case must be desperate one for Frank
Marsh The disaffection in Hancock has
not decreased among republicans, but on
the other hand reports from all parts of
the country, which can can relied on,
are that Marsh is constantly losing sup
porters.
We have noticed in our exchanges state
ments that the disaffection towards Marsh
in Hancock is confined to a few leading
republicans while the great mass of the
party cordially supporting Marsh
The truth is the great mass of the party
Throughout the country, except in some of
townships near the river, are opposed
to Marsh and will not vote for him, If
these disaffected republicans should vote
for Neece they will swell his majority in
this county to 1000 to 1900. Marsh and
his workers have been trying to allay this
disaffection, but men who feel that they
have been insulted, and made the victims
of trickery and fraud, don't conciliate
worth cent, and now they seem to have
taken 10 the democrats. and are trying to
win over the purchasable part of that party
to the support of Marsh.
1t seems to us that when Marsh applied
to the Central committee for help in the
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-04
THE sOTELDo TRIAL ENDED-A VERDICT
OF ACQUITTAL

In the Soteldo trial the defense offered
to show that Barton was not the object of
A. M. Soteldo's animosity. The court re
fused the evidence and the defense closed
The prosecution presented unimportant
testimony in rebuttal and the case closed
Mr.. Taggart opened the argument for the
government.
Upon the recenvening of court at the
expiration of recess, Mitchell, of the de-
Tense, addressed the jury on behalf of the
prisoner. Upon the conclusion of Mitch
ellis address, District Attorney Corkhill
began the closing argument for the prose
cution and concluded at A p M, when
Judge Wylie delivered his charge to the
jury.
After an absence of twenty-five minutes
the jury returned with a verdict of mot
guilty
Assistant District Attorney Taggart ask
ed that bail be fixed in the matter of the
indictment against defendant on the charge
of intent to kill Clarence NJ. Barton. Bail
was fixed on the defendants own recog-
nizance for 81 900, and the court adjourn
al
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-04

Eleventh district, which gave Garfield a
plurality of nearly 5000 votes over Han
cock in $780, it should have replied to
him: "Mr. Marsh, if there is so great
detection in the Eleventh district as to rem
der it doubtful, on account of your nomi
nation, would it not be the right thing
for YOU to sacrifice yourself for the good
of the party, and let some good republican,
upon whom all factions can unite, be sub
stituted in your placer" II Marsh had
acted on such suggestion the Central
committee could have sent Dick Oglesby
and the Mendoza carpeter where they could
have worked for the good of the party,
instead of wasting their time bolstering up
Frank Marsh, who is but an infinitesimal
part of the party.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-04
BEEcHER TURNED DEMOCRAT.

NEW YORK, Nov. 3.--Henry Ward
Beecher, at a republican mass meeting to-
night in the interest of local self-govern-
ment said he would never vote for Folger
for governor. Prolonged applause and
Kisses, Not that he was a bad man; he
was a good man and at another time he
would like to see him governor now.
Whether he was nominated by forgery
Applause and hissesl had nothing to do
with it. They had a governor who had
ministered honestly the affairs of the state,
and the movement to supplant him was a
corrupt one, which they were bound to re-
buke. He (Beecher) would vote for Cleve-
land. Applause and Kisses. He would
urge every republican to vote .or Cleveland
and elect him by 10000 majority. ZAP
plause and Kisses.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-04


To assert that Montana is the best
grazing country IN tbe world, is merely
to report the DELHI rate verdict Of hun
dre5!s OF practical stoc'I-raiseis a3 81
late have Yisitetis this gc9Ion aad a2 L. Il
the subject OF cautious lnTes. gaiion.
For some time TO come the eastern half
of the TERRITORY is liable to stand fore
most am0ug the ifaef aud wool produe-
ing sections OF ADl@fica. II Il now
known that Montana cattle make better
beef than the average stock OI ether
becf-producing territories and states.
and this is largely due To the nutritious
quality of the native perennial grasses.
Unlike cultivated grasses these pro-
life wild products have firm, solid stocks,
and their heads are fall OF seeds, . COM
bination whose merits are aptly de-
scrbed in the assertion that Ito pasture
an animal on bunch grass L. like givir z
him plenty of good hay with regular
amt liberal feeds ST grain. Before the
frost has left he ground the grass APP
pears above the soil. covering the face
OF nature with brilliantly ouerald verd
uie. At this time OF year, however. its
freshness has nearly all gone. The Pc
Rod of moisture has passed. and the
plains present p yellow a0d Withered
appearance for the resi- Of the year. The
fact is that the grass has been converted
on the stock, INTO nay, upon Which the
sheep and cattle pasture and tatten
throughout the coolest winters. Sheep
require greater care than cattle, bat il
successfully handled the profits are con-
siderably larger. The average increase
of the herd is about twenty-five per cent.
The production is the measure Of the
profit in sheep raising M the sale Of the
wool, which is always in eager demand.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-04
ABOUT WAGES.
From the Peoria Freeman.


Secretary Lord, of the Illinois labor bu-
reau, has compiled some interesting facts
respecting wages From a large amount
of data he shows that the average annual
income of workin2men of all occupations
in Chicago is $60S go. Two trades show
incomes of over 5000; five average over
$500; nine classes earn over 800, and
nineteen upward of 5000 Stationary en-
gineers report the largest earnings-S916.
The smallest average earning of any trade
is $500. 1t is to be noted that the trades
best paid are those not protected by the
tariff and those receiving the lowest
wages are those engaged in indus
tries which are protected 1t is fur
Their to be remarked that the great m ass
of American laborers are engaged in pur-
suits which are not affected by foreign
competition nor are they affected by the
tariff, except as it makes all they eat and
wear much more expensive and conse-
quently gives their wages less purchas-
inc power. When the full facts of the last
federal census reach the light it will be
found that the laborers, who, even by the
claim of the protectionists themselves, are
by any possibility benefited in wages by
the tariff are uncomfortable in number in
comparison with the millions whose wages
are reduced in value by the increased cost
of all they consume. 1t is only necessary
that the subject shall be understood to
array the great body of laboring men on
the side of revenue reform.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-04
CORRESPONDENCE.

EDITOR ARGUS. The excuse given out
by the managers of the republican party
that they were compelled to nominate John
Fleming for county treasurer or have Bob
Reid forced on them, is a miserable one.
The republicans have large majority in
this county and can always elect any good
man They have no right to put on the
people for the most responsible office, such
men as John Fleming. Fleming is a harm
less fellow, who was once wreck; but
certain kind people in this city have
reformed him. He has even become
religious. I trust that his temper
ance and his religion may last; but what
assurance is there of this? Is it not
more probable that he will relapse? The
people of this county have already spent
too much money trying to collect back
public funds from defaulters Every tax
payer who -consults his own interest will
vote for no man whose past history leaves
any doubt as to whether he can be trust
ed with county funds. Why could not
the republican party find a man as worthy
of confidence as the democratic nominee,
Dan Gould? They have plenty of such
men, and the election of Dan Gould will
make them select in the future candidates
who have the public confidence. The
Office of county treasurer should not be a
political one in any event. Flaming is now
relying entirely on sympathy To elect him.
1t remains to be seen whether the tax
PAYERS of this county will overlook all
other qualifications that render a man
suitable candidate. Yours truly
TAX PAYER.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-04
A NEW COUNTERFEIT.

NEW YORK. Nov. Especial Agent
Drummond, of the treasury department,
is apprised of the flooding of the city with
counterfeit treasury notes, series of 1875,
letter c. Twenty at least have been pass
ed on shop-keepers. The counterfeit is
poor, and only likely to deceive because
these notes have not been counterfeited
before. The counterfeit first appeared in
Chicago in 1880, and ran through the
west. A portion of the plate was then
captured in Missouri, but the engraver es-
capped with the other part.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-04

Mr.. Carl Schurz, the great German
leader, speaking of inevitable defeat of
the party ticket in New York, and of the
duty of self-respecting republicans, says:
They should make it such a defeat that
everybody must understand its meaning.
1t should be clear that it is not the result
of democratic skill or increasing. popu-
larity, but that it is the work of the re-
publicans themselves, who are determined
to emancipate their party from vicious
rule and restore its moral vitality The
more manifest this becomes, the more
beneficial will be its effect And then
after such a defeat let the best elements
of the party organize themselves by the
formation of committees and sub-com-
mittees all over the state, aud let that
organization present itself with its dele
gates at the next national convention as
the republican party of New York.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-04
THE AGRICULTURAL OUTLOOK.

TOPEKA, Nov. 3-The farmers in Kan
sas are entirely through sowing winter
grain, all of which is up and looking fine.
The weather has been propitious for a
vigorous growth. The area this season is
largely increased. Threshing is progressing
slowly Farmers that are able to do so
are holding their grain for better prices.
The magnitude of the corn crop has
brought numerous herds of cattle into the
state, which will be wintered and fatted
here. No frosts have yet appeared.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-04
An Extra Pocket.

Three or four days AGO a Detroit
clothier sold q young man pair OF
pants without having to brag up the
goods or lie about what they cost il
New York. and theinoident might never
have been recalled had not the buyer
entered the store again yesterday.
Il bought this pair OF pants of you the
other day" he began.
es. sir
Il am not quite satisfied with EN-" "
Whats the troubI-?"
why. there are two hind pockets"
|'Well?''
Nv ell. l always carry my tobacco box
in my hind pocket. If there is only one
l don't lose any time feeling on the
wrong side. If there are two I'm never
sure which one the box is III, and have
to let 60 the plow-handles with both
hands at once. want the extra one
taken out.
It is a solemn fact that the young man
sat down in dark corner and waited
three-quarters Of an hour for tie tailor
to knock the two hind pockets into one.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-04
A Locomotive Telegranh.

a system Tor enabling a railway train
in motion To send aud receive kilograms
was recently tried on the Atlanta &
Charlotte Aerial Railway in Georgia. -
Il is the invention Of Can't. c. ". VIII
Hams, of the United States army, and
consists OF telegraph wire running
along the track. but insulated from ii.
and Interrupted ut intervals of forty
feet. The ends at each break are con
nected with copper rollers. which nor
maily are in contact.~so that the electric
circuit is completed through them.-
One car of the train is fitted ND as
telegraph office, and the long metal
strips or rails projecting from below the
car rub up against the metal rollers as
the car passes. In doing SO they de-
press the rollers. thus causing them to
break contact with one another The
strips are connected together through
the instruments in the ear and the cleo
trio current passes from one roller
through the instruments to the other
roller. and thence pursues its way along
the rest of the wires. The circuit
through the apparatus thus established
is never absolutely interrupted; for as
the car moves from one pair of rollers
to the next, the strips make contact
with the latter just as the contact with
the former is broken The instruments,
in fact, are constantly moving along
the telegraph line as the train itself
moves; hence a message can be record
ed on board or dispatched. Telephones
can be used as well as the ordinary
Morse and sounder instruments; and the
system enables a passenger to send or
receive an important telegram while
travelling, or the position and state of
the train to be communicated to dis
tant station.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-04

So intent is the oppos ition upon defeat
ing Mr.. Reticker that they are circulating
all manner OF imaginary lies. If they are
to be believed, Mr. Reticker is to have
deputy in every town IN the county. OF
course Mr.. r. has made no promises to any
body, and this is only one of the untruths
of his Opponents.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-04

The Union is advocating the appropria-
ton of over half million dollars to the
Springfield ring, under the ostensible plea
Of finishing the state house. Until the
people of Springfield comply with their
solemn obligation in this matter not
another dollar should be appropriated
The appropriation was overw helmingly de-
feated four years ago. and should be now.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-04
TIE PHILADELPHIA TAX OFFICE FRAUDS.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 3.-Hunter, the
present receiver of taxes, in an inter-
view to-day in reference to the charge that
81 100000 were stolen from the tax Office
during the term of the former receiver,
said that examination proved that number
of politicians had benefited by the remis-
unearthed
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-04

The $4,000 bequeathed in 1856 to
Hartford, Conn, BY John III. Niles to
be held till it had doubled, now amounts
to $40, $50, and Tie income will be used
henceforth, in accordance with the terms
of the bequest, to furnish poor families
with fuel.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-04

A house-to-house visitation shows that
only about 10 per cent. of the families of
this city are without Bibles !
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-04

To an enthusiastic anglerwho pleaded
for just one more bite at d fishing party
of which Kcauf was one, the latter
said: But we must draw the line some.
where
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-04

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sCIOTo VALLEY RAILWAY.


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