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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-30
SLAVES.

The Weekly HypOcrite and lNonopoEsst re-
fers to Mr.. Buford as a man who would
use the men in his employ as slaves to
further his political end, The publisher
of the HgpocTtte knows that this is an I'M
truth, and all the employees of Mr.. Buford
win be witnesses to its falsity How do
the men working for Buford s. Co. enjoy
being called slaves; and what do they
think OF a man who, to attain a dema-
gegical end, will apply the term to themf
Those men have always called themselves,
and regarded themselves, as free citizens;
but it seems the HgpOcrSte thinks they are
sl0ees. No one else has ever called them
that, and no one else ever will. The pub
Usher Of the Hypoer9te. through false ex-
pressiSn of sentiments and statements of
assumed principles, tries to make many
honest and fair men subservient to his per-
sonal ends. 1t is an insult to the indie
pendence of the men that work in our
shops, to call them slaves an insult that
they will resent.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-30
THE SOLDIERS DEAD.

To-day, under the auspices of August
Wentz Post of the Grand Army; aided by
the citizens, will occur the obervance of
Decoration Day. This morning at 10
o. clock a committee of the Post will APP
propriately remember the soldiers monu-
ment and the graves of the departed heroes
in the cemeteries. In the afternoon, on
the island, the decoration of the graves of
those buried in the national cemetery will
occur. The new ferry boat j. w. Spen-
Ger, has been engaged TO make tive trips
from Davenport to the island at 1890
and one at 1:30 p. m. returning at the
conclusion of the exercises. Strasser's
Union band will furnish the music, the
round trip tickets costing twenty-five
cents.
On the island the ceremonies will be
short joint celebration of the day be-
tween Davenport and Moline. The pro
gramme will include prayer by the
chaplain, singing by a quartet of national
songs, the decoration of the graves, and
benediction, then dispensing for home.
A procession will form, composed of the
members of the Grand Army, Company
B., old veterans, and citizens, marching to
the ferry boat and up the island to the
National Cemetery.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-30
INDEPENDENT MOVEMENTS.
New York World.


There is an edffying story told of the
American of African descent who awoke at
night and, after critical sniff, hazarded
the remark that some colored gemman's
foot burning after a critical
examination, "Golly, it am dis nigger'sl"
This ingenious apologize is recalled by the
experience of our Republican friends who
have for some time past been whooping up
Independent movements. The Virginia
wagon has stuck in the nire and though
Malone plies the lash mercilessly and dam
giles bundles of Administration hay before
the mules of his cross matched team, the
wheels don't bulge The reealcitrant
State Senators haven't waited for Malone
to denounce them from the stump, but are
denouneing him from the stump. and the
straightout Republicans are once more raj
lying to their work, their ranks swollen by
some of their brethren who last year sup
ported the coalition. In the two Caro-
linas the antiBourbon movements
need a strong dose of Bourbon to
keep up their waning vitality.
In Georgia g mass-meeting . of
seven Independents has been held to
protest against the impudenee of hand
full of men speaking in the name of the
voters of the state, and Mr. Alexander H.
Stephens has declined to figure in the
arena, even with young Mr. speer as bear
leader. In Texas the Mahoneizing move
ment has resulted in the slaughtering of
the two most prominent native republicans
and the reconsideration of the democrats,
reinforced by the liberals, who might have
welcomed a genuine movement, but who
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-30
NATIONAL BANKS.

The argument has been frequently made
in behalf Of extending special privileges to
the national banks that they rendered ser
vices of inestimable value to the govern
ment in the civil war. and that without
them our currency would be constantly
auctnating and panies be more frequent.
To these arguments the Brooklyn Eagle,
which has been most vigorous opponent
of the bills to recharter the banks, makes
reply: 'In war, the national bankers fail
ed the government, for they loaned. it no
money on its bonds until after its peril had
passed. or the total expenditure of the
government, for war purposes during the
rebellion the banks loaned the government,
as banks, less than one hundred millions,
up to the day of Lees surrender; up to the
time Taylor demonstrated that the confed-
eracy was SHE'LL the total amount loaned
by the banks TO the government was less
than fifty millions, or about one cent ON
the dollar of the governments expenditure
up to that date. After the war, the
banks stood in the way of the
governments ability to restore its disor-
dered finances, for when the government
began to contract the obligations it was
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-30
THE rARIFr COMMISSIONS.

1t seems to be entirely forgotten in the
composition of the tariff commission that
it is to be q body that will act in the
capacity of jury in deciding tariff ques-
tions, and should be as unprecedented.
The attempts being made that viii, in all
probability, be successful, to have it con-
stituted in the interest of high tariff is
an outrage, and proves that the opposition
to the commission was right and should
have been successful. As thus constituted,
the commission viii be only means of
making more outrageous. our already out
rageous tariff, and its conclusions will re
ceive, as they will deserve, no consider
alton. It is nothing but cheap scheme to
perpetuate the infamy of our protective
tariff, and viii be SO looked at.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-30
MALONE AND HIS MEN.
Special.

WYTHEvILLE, Va, May 22.-The first
note in the red hot warfare about to be be-
gun in the state between the opponents of
boss rule and William Malone was sound
ed by State Senator Newberry here to-day.
Newberry is the leader of what is known
as the Big Four in the Virginia senate, and
1t was through their efforts that Malone
was defeated in the carrying out of his
corrupt schemes. Newberry is a promi-
nent member of the readjuster party, and
refused to stomach all of Mahones's boss
rule Hisspeech is significant. His arraign-
ment of Malone was one of the most
savage onslaughts ever heard made on a
political leader. He declared that he was
the most ungrateful, imperious, dictatorial
and corrupt politician he had ever known.
He compared him to Aaron Burr, Benedict
Arnold and Judas Iscariot, and said had
he lived ia the days of Judas he would
have sold his Master for twenty pieces of
silver, instead of thirty, the price obtained
by Judas; that when he had control of a
great railroad corporation he had perpe-
trated a swindle amounting to $6,000,000
and that for his part he would not exchange
his good name for all of the Mahone's i'll
gotten gains He denounced him as
scoundrel, a notorious infidel and a
gambler by profession and inheritance,
and said that when he went to Richmond
he did not put up at a hotel, like gentle
man, but made his headquarters at a reeu-
lar gambling den. Was it not disgrace
to modern civilization and to this Chris
tian commonwealth he said, to have such
a character undertaking to play the role of
present; he would rather meet him in dis
cussion face to face and tell him what he
thought of him than to meet any other
man in the state, and he took occasion to
announce that he would speak at Giles and
Pulaski courts and challenged the boss or
any of his lickspittles to meet him at these
in debate. He intended to
make it hot for them.
Newberry referred to the junior senator
as drunken Riddleberger; to Dave Bailey
as the bloodhound of the southwest, who
was engaged in bounding down honest
men because they would not wear the col
ar of Malone; to Frazier of Rockbridgeas
dirty Jim Frazier; and Tom Cross of Nan:
semond, he said, was another of the boss
dirty dogs. He threw down the gauntlet
to the whole~pack, daring any of them to
knock the chip off his hat or tread on his
coat tail NewbeTy and Newberry's
friends dare Malone to meet Newberry on
the stump, but Malone is silent on that
point, and it is understood will put for
ward Capt. J ohm S. Wise to do his talking
for him.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-30

GUITEAU's HANGMAN

James Van Heise, of Newark, has been
asked by the authorities of Washington to
superintend the hanging of Guiteau, and
$500 has been offered him fer his services
Van Heise has written that if he under
takes the work, he will require that gal
lows similar to that in use by him in New
jersey shall be used, and that he shall be
allowed one assistant He also asks that
the amount of compensation shall be in
creased. Van Heise has conducted thirteen
hangings in New Jersey. He is an expert
hangman, andis not credited with single
blunder. The gallows used by him has
been improved by him, and is now in the
jail at Newark
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-30

The peach crop of the Hudson river
valley, in New York State, is reported a
total failure. Growers who have from
10000 to $4,000 trees say that not single
bud has blossomed i'll their orchards The
buds have dropped off, and there is no
possibility that the orchards along the
Hudson will yield over 100 baskets No
such failure of the crop was ever before
experienced. The loss to peach growers
is estimated at over a million. The indi-
cations are that the apple crop IN that re-
gion will be the largest ever gathered.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-30

compelled to issue during the war to be
used as currency, the banks began to
initiate their. currency, so that the bank
note currency was increased between 1868
and 1878 in excess of two hundred millions
of dollars. This imitation was the chief
cause of the crash which came in 1878,
and which might have been averted. What
future trouble is in store for the people be-
cause of their folly in permitting its cur
rency to depend on the private gain loss
of those who issue it, depends largely
upon the promptness, completeness and
wisdom of the answer which may be made
to this question: What shall be substituted
for the national banks which have so long
usurped function of government in issu-
ing the currency of the country? The re-
publican party have chosen to take the
responsibility for yesterdays action, and
for the ensuing evils which may flow from
it." A still further objection to the re-
charter of the banks under the present
plan is the fact that their circulation de-
ponds upon the bonded debt of the gov
eminent. That deb. may be paid off in
three or four years; on. at least large part
of it, and the question naturally arises
would it not be better policy to put an
end now to a paper circulation based upon
d debt presently payable? The danger is
that under the present bill the banks will
exert their power to prevent the rapid
payment of the bonded debt in order to
save their circulation.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-30

the hearts of those having it IN charge.
All day Sunday crowds were coming and
going from the Park, the trains on the c.,
r. I. & P being crowded every trip, four
coaches being packed to their utmost ca
pacity. Fully ten thousand people were
in the Park during the day.
The programme, as published in the
ARGUS, was carried out. At nine o'clock
Sunday morning there was procession,
headed by Strasser's band. from the Ger
man theatre to the festival grounds. The
children's classes were put through various
healthy exercises by their teacher, Prof.
Reuter-, and athletic exercises and feats by
the young men. Caster Donald delivered
a welcome address to the delegates and
visitors In the evening Turner Hall was
filled by large crowd to listen to the ex-
cclient concert arranged and carried out
Yesterday morning there was another
and longer march through the streets,
headed by the band, to the festival
testing for the prizes offered for the best
exhibition in gymnastic and athletic exer
cises. At four o'clock Mayor Bills deliv-
cred an address, which was well worth
listening to, and received close attention
from the great crowd gathered. He con-
graduated the Turner'S on the high degree
of physical culture they secure through
their organization. The fest closed last
night with the distribution of prizes and a
grand ball at the German Theatre.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-30

The republican papers are complaining
of the length of the present session of
Congress, and lay it to the democrats be-
cause they fought against the tariff COM
mission swindle and the rechartering of
National banks. The country will thank
the democrats for the fight they made on
those two matters only less heartily than
they would had they been successful in
their opposition.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-30
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-30

Attention is called to Virginia special
which gives readjusters opinion of the
men who have, through the aid of the adj
ministration and the spoils system. carried
that state for reputation and republican
ISM It is a bad sho wing for Malone.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-30

Horatio Seymour said recently: 1T may
be said that the organization of the demo
cratic party is bad, and so it is; but the
republican party is in much worse state
and that party is without the power to
rehabilitate itself. 1t is impelIed forward
by its own weight to dissolution.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-30
MALARIA.

Persons living in Malarious District may prot, Ct
themselves from attacks of fever By the use Of
Lows COMPOUND OF HYPoPH TIES. Its effects
In to ing up he system 6lablcs us to ward of con-
tagious disorders and successfully combat disease
The soluble phosphiIes ard the othrr life sustain.
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are so carefully pruportfoned and so indicfourly
mingled, that their action upon the nerves, mus
Giles and membranes in impArting vitality strength
and hesEhy action is generally apparent within
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-30

The protectionist papers approve of the
members already selected for the tariff
commission because they are protectionists.
So would criminal approve of jury
selected from penitentiary.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-30
THE TUHNER-FEsT.

The festival of the Upper Mississippi dis.
trict was q success, notwithstanding the
rain of Saturday. day and night The
bright and CHEEKY weather of Sunday and
yesterday came in good season to gladden.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-30

Cameron says the Irregular republicans"
Ii. e. ring) will go down with colors flying
like the 306 in Chicago. Does he expect
another Guiteau to bring them to life
again?
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-30

After numerous experiments Mr.. Fellows suc
ceeded in producing this combination of HyDo
ph"sphites which has not only restored him 10
health, but has since been found so successful in
the treatment of disease emanating from loss 81
nerve power. and consequently muscular relaxs
ton. viz:
Aphonia loss of voice,1 Neuralgia.
An1mia, Nervous Debility,
chronic DfafrhRa, Whooping Cough
dyspepsia, Congestion Of The Lungs
Fever and Ague, Palpitation of the Heart
teucorrh9a, Melancholy.
Malaria, Mental Depression,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-30

For the delicate and complicated din
culties peculiar to the female constitution,
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
is the sovereign remedy. It aims at the
cause, and produces lasting results Send
to Mrs. Lydia e. Pinkham, 233 Western
Avenue. Lynn. Mass, for pamphlets.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-30

General Joe Johnston, who is now an
insurance man, says that if he had staid tn
in Congress he would have become O beg
gar. About half of cur Congressman
would benefit the country by following his
example Chicago J0ur9sat
Truel The republican half.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-30
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & SIT. PAUL.

(RAcDSE AND SOUTHWESTERN DIvIsIoN.)
Leave for Racine and Milwaukee 8:25 a. m, and
II 90 d. m.
Leave for Dubuque, winsna st. Paul and Minneap-
oils, 30 .. m.s
Leave for McGregor, Portviile, Calmas, Sioux City
and Yankton, II 100 p.
Arrive from Racine and Milwaukee, sos a. m, and
6:25 p. m.
Arrive from Minneapolis, st. Paul. winona and Du-
bHQue, sos p. m.
Arrive from Ysnkton Sioux City, portville and Nc
Gregor, :06 g.. m.
Through sleeping cars run on all night trains
The Night Express leaving Rock Island every Sun
day night at II 100 connects with the train ar
irving In Chicago early Monday morning No lay
over checks given on through tickets from Rock Is
land 70 Chicago. Through tickets only good on this
train
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-30
CHICAfA. BURLINGTON 4 0fIINGY.
ME TABLE MARCH 10, 1882.

Local passenger mikes close connection at Alpha
for points on Keithsburg branch at Monmouth for
Kansas City. Council Bluffs and points west; at
Bushnell for Quincy Hannibal, st. Joe and points
IN south west.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-30
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-30
DAVENPORT.

ID. C. SHEILEy, Reporter
argus Headesavfss IN Bapenporf:.
1o2 West Second Street, under Newcomb House,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-30

Workmen, the Hypocrite says that you
are slaves. Do you believe 1T
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-30
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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-04-12
will We EeycOttY

We of San Francisco mean to boycott
John Cinnamon, and this is how We are
going to do it. We will all agree that
the thing ought to be done, and ca h
neighbor, and we will even form clubs
and hold mass meetings ard pass reso.u-
tons that we will boycott the leprous
heather but the probabilities are th& t
that is about as far rs we will get in the
matter Brown will tell Smith that
the Chinaman should be bOycottcd, and
Smith viii tell Brown that he thinks 50
too. But Brown and Smith will both
go home th3t evening without the
slightest intention Of hrOaching to NIre.
Brown and Smith the delicate motter Of
boycotting their own particular Chinese
servants Brown will think it would
be the fair thing for Smith to give his
(Smth's) Mongoli1n domestic lis
walIling-papers, and Smith will think
the same way concerning Brown. but
the Johns employed by both will 90
right on il their unsurpH ton Of the
places of white women and girls, lust as
if the boyc0tting plan had never been
proposed.
Jenkins is 4 mechanic. lie does aot
know at what minute he may have to
step ont of his employment to give
place to a Chinaman. He is strongly
in favor Of the hovcOttiHr plan, bat
when he buys cigar. or pair Of over
alls, or Il iunpor or boots. he never CT
do,vo~s to laor, whathor ar NOT tho,,
c., lr..
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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-04-12
a Strange Tradition.

The Seminole Indians have 4 singu-
lar tradition regarding the white mans
origin and superiority. They say wien
the Great Spirit made the earth he also
created three men, all of whom were
fair-complexoned. He then led them
to small lake and hlde them jump in.
One Immediately obcyed the command
and came out purer and flircr than be
fore; the second hesit:ted awhile, by
which time the water became muldled,
ana, when he came up he WAS copper
colOred the third did not leap in until
the water was black with mud, and he
came out with his own color. After
this the Great Spirit laid before them
three sealed packages, and gave the
black man his first choice, so that he
former misfortune. lie closely exam
incl each package, and, having felt
their weight, chose the heaviest in pre-
ference to the rest, believing it to be
the best and most valuable. The cop
per-coored man chose the next heavi-
est, leaving the white man the lightest.
When packages were opened, the first
contained spades, hoes and other imple
ments of labor, and the second unfolded
fishing-tackle, and hunting and war
like weponS; the third gave the white
man pens, ink and paper-the means
of mental improvement, the social ink
Of humanity, the foundation of the
white mans superiority.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-04-12

The authorities of shanghai have re-
Gently brought the native physicians up
with q round turn. 1t appears th"t the
doctors, relying upon the demand fer
their services, have not only been cIlHrE
ing eXorbitant fees and requiring their
patients to pay for the hire of the chairs
in which they are carried upon their
professional visits. but have fallen into
habits of Incidence and neglect. The
decree just promulgated declares that an
evil pr ctice exists by which doctors
will not visit their patipnts bef0rc l
o'clock in the afternoon some Of them
will even smoke opium and drink tea
until late in the evening. These are
abuses, the magis shy, which they Will
Oh no account permit Doctors mus
attend their plticnts 1t all timt they
must, il necessary, visit them several
times daily; they must think more #
them and less of their fees, Nntirc,
therefore, is given to all official, and
people that a physician who does not
attend VIII n he is called must receive
only half his fees and half his chair
hire
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-04-12

Two KcntUckianS went to settle their
bill at q hotel in Boston. There being
dispute a3out the amount, Onc OF them
grew angry and began to swear, when
the other said: "Remember, John, who
you are. Remember you are Il Ken
tu"kian. Pay the bill and shoot the
sc0undrpl"