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NORFOLK AND NEW YORK STEAMERS.

THE STEAMER LADY OF THE LAKE
VII leave her wharf foot of 9th street. every MONDAY
WEDNESDAY, and FRIDAY, at $50 o'ci'k I. m. touch
ing at Piney Point Point Lookout and Fortress Monroe
CONNECTING AT NORFOLK WITH THE BOSTON
AND PROVIDENCE STEAMERS.
stclass fare to Fortress Monroe and Norfolk 50
Round trip fare to Fortress Monroe and Norfolk 90
Second class fare to Fortress Monroe and Norfolk
Erstcass fare to Piney Point and Point Lookout. so
Round trip fare to Pney Point and Point Lookout q SO
class fare to Piney Point and Point Lookout
Returning leaves Norfolk TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS
tud SATURDAYS. at five O'Clock i. m.
THE NEW YORK STEAMERS
JoHN GIBSON ana T. T. kNlGHI VIII resume their
triIs, leaving Pier Al, East River, New York every
SATURDAY, at four O'Clock pm, and Georgetown
every FRIDAY, at O'Clock For particulars apply
to agent 63 Water street. GEORGETOWN
Tickets and staterOOms can be secured at general
office, 613 18th street. National Metropolitan Bank
Building; b. 80. Ticket office. 1881 Pennsylvania ave-
Iue; st. Marc Hotel, and at boat.
oc2S ALFRED WOOD. Secretary.
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ALLEGED UNLICENSED BRoKERs.-The police au-
tnorltles seem TO nave struck nest OF unlicensed
Jones, cOlOred, who has an Office in this building
and another colored man named Stewart have
been arrested for doing business as unlicensed
brokers in that building. Stewart was fined sos
by Judge Bundy and Jones' case Is still pending
for trial Special License Agent Rafr this after
Plowden, colored, charging him with engaging in
the business OF a broker In this same building
without license. Mr. Ran states that since pro-
ceedings have been instituted against Stewart
large number OF ''curbStone" brokers have taken
out licenses 1t Is stated that Plowden makes
business OF charging a percentage to persons,
principally government employees, for Negotiating
loans for them with other brokers'
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rUNARD LINE.
NOTICE.
LANE ROUTE.
1HE CUSARD STEAMSHIP COMPANY LIMITED
BETWEEN NEW YORK AND LIVERPOOL.
CALLING AT CORK HARBOR.
FROM PIER 40. n. 2. NEW YORK
SSesHa We'd. 80 Aug. GaGa ...... Wed. 81 Sept.
sscttha We'd. Sept. Servia We'd, 4 Oct.
Botnpia. We'd. Is Sept. Scythia 49, Ned., IL Oct
iarthia Ned: 30 Sept. Bothnia wed. 10 Oct
AMI ENEni WEDNESDAY FROM NEW YORK.
RATE PASSAGE:
Soo and xIOO 70, passenger accommodations.
steerass az very low rates Storage tickets from Lv-
lowest rates. $1,000 h~A~"~ Cnofoes
trough bills q laden given for Belfast Giaaeow
tor Mediterranean porfs w. $40 SoAA110aas ~"
For freight and passage spr,v n .,a ,n.
No Bowling Green, or both sfeara1a And 'ceSi, =
- oA"rAo" q CO.. 600 It'll street. Washington,
Orto Messyn. OTIS RJSTi,CN Nv IUrH'
NhiA 6O5 18th street, Washington.
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STARTLING DISCOVERY!
y LOST MANHOOD RESTORED.
victim OF youthful imprudence causing Premature
Decay, Nervous Debility, Lost Manhood, etc., having
tried in vain every known remedy has discovered sim
pie SELF cure which he will send FREE to his fellow
ferers: Address ]. II REEVES. 43 Chatham street.
New York, slO-eoly&k
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FOR POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS
On and after NOVEMBER 3d. 1881, the steamer
ARROWSMITH will leave her wharf foot of It'll street.
ct Z am every MONDAY, connecting for Ma:tox
landings ON MONDAY as far Nomini Ferry On
Thu RSDAI, Nomini Currioman, Leonardtown and
ST. Clements Bay stones wharf, Cobrum and How
arfs. On SATURDAY, Currioman and Leonard
town. JOHN Z. WOOD
ms Agent
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SECRETARY LINCOLN to-day approved the recon-
mendations Of the Mississippi River commission
for the building of the levees OF the Mississippi
and 1t Is supposed the work Will begin at once.
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III YCETT'S BINDERY, 1n12 PENN AyE-prArN
IL aud Fancy Bindings Of every description done Al
reasonable rates. Blank Books speciatv 1lrierS tv
mail promptly attended to- H. W. McNEAI Prop Syy
= BISON BROTHERS,
~ PRACTICAL BOOK AND JOB PRINTER
I2SS Pennsylvania avenue WsShin2top. d. O.
u Fine Printing specially. Snl9
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RAILROADS.
CHEEANDOAH VALLEY RAILROAD.

SHEEANDoAH VALLEY RAILROAD.
eHK oEriT s IFHNK Nm T9VTf TO HE SOUTH
Sfi5% GElEhNs: K&oX$ H5li.s' AT An
NEW oELEANs EXPRESS leaves Hagerztown 6 a.
m, With Pullman sI,,ier New York to Cha;tanoog-.
Mf ES iR f xPEF he nse Ee oFo 10 via
Western Aarysnd Kaiir, adj. aud " sshnst 1910 a.
Philadepaia TO Luray. Leighton Sleeper Luray
AtmIhis.
> The only route to the Perl -
CAVE " OF LURAY.
the only Cayers tn world illuminated by the Elec-
NATURAL. BRIDGE OF VIRGINIA.
Ore q Americas re.ua-aa. le Freaks OF Nature.
And Po: ular AID Fsyo.i;e Route to the
Virginia SPRINGS.
QUICK Transit!
sUIL"iO-. acc MIoDATICNS'
Ask for tickets via Shenandoah valley Railroad.
HiNA1 INN, General Mar er.
JosFPH H. SANDS. yT r,-ltt4,r e., va
CHAs. P HATCH. G. 7. ana ?. ~. '-''
EOR RICHMOND. FREDERICKSBURG AND
FoToMAc sTEA,.B AZ &c c.lapANY,s STEAMER
From Wharf :. al m and pm, connect
n. at o's..t.c1 oN MHhAINti TIP Only with fast
Irah = mn; wa the nj. treal,cburg and
i9piase r .E}@i We lo4rS 5id ist ~ vasr
SttN ~ DAYLIGHT.
Mouat Vernon, Ports Tcots and Washingt n. United
Partee from al points eUng south viii md this a
very aitr cti.e route. and relief monotony of
ALL-RAIL TICKETS GOOD BY BOAT. AND VICE
Information as to rex - rates etc. can be had at
Company oiHeee. :th street what;
W. p WHICH. Agent jyl4
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SUMMER RESORTS.

FVNHE HAMILTON, a. 4
i Goodman avenue. near Kingsley street vEYAe
ASBURY PARK, NEW JERSEY, lEIM
MRS. A. CRAWFORD Proprietress.
Reduced rates for September. au26-3ts
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The YELLOW FEVER At PENSACOLA.-Actfng
Secretary Of the Navy Walker this afternoon tele-
graphed to the commandant OF the navy yard at
Pensacola Fla, to transfer the ma!ines on duty
there to Mount Vernon barracks, near Mobile, and
to allow all the officers and men who can be
spared from theyard to leave for safer quarters
The yellow fever is reported as prevailing in Pen
SacOla, but so far no cases have occurred in the
navy yard. Precautions viii be taken to prevent
its introduction.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-14
CRIMINAL CASES.

This morning M. M. Fortney was up
before Justice Halves on charge of car
rying concealed weapons. 1t was first in
tended to try the prisoner under a city
warrant, when States attorney Parmenter
was engaged to defend. City attorney
Parks. however, made the point that it
was necessary to try the case under state
warrant, and Mr.. Parmenter was obliged
to prosecute his own client. The prisoner
was fined SO and costs.
Peter Grogan was up before the same
court for simple drunk. The evidence
was of conclusive character, and the
prisoner was fined So and costs, which he
paid and was discharged.
Frank Howard, the man who was ar
rested last Friday on suspicion, and who
had in his possession. fuse for blowing
open safes, and was fined $25 by Justice
Halves last Saturday night He thought
that he was implicated in the safe blowing
at Hampton, a few weeks ago, and will be
held till Hampton parties arrest him, so as
to identify him if possible.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-14
POSTAL POINTS.

The postal authorities have made the
following rulings about ''short-paid" and
request letters.
The order Of May last, touching the
treatment of NAL mail matter held for post
age does not direct or authorize the hold
ing of any letter for an hour, but when a
letter is short-paid, if the postmaster has
no clue to the writer, the order directs all
postmasters, at letter carrier offices only,
to send card to the person addressed. If
he RENTS the postage he gets the letter be-
fore it gets to the dead letter Office The
regulation touching return request" let
tiers is not recent but an old one. Post
masters do not refuse to return letters be-
cause it is troublesome to do so. They are
not permitted to return letters which bear
no other hint of a request than printed
name of hotel The statute permits the
| return only of letters upon the outside of
which the writer has endorsed his name
| and address. A rule of the department
permits letters to be returned which bear
| q designated place to which they may be
returned. A hotel is place to which
letters might be returned, but if that place
| is excluded by the rule, for the prudent
| reason that the statistics of the dead letter
Office show that if such letters were returned
to the hotel. 800 written by strangers
would be returned for every one written by
the proprietor,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-14
POLITICS.

A III. Jones, chairman of the Illinois re-
publican state central committee, Friday
appointed the following named gentlemen
as members of the executive committee
John Bum, of Springfield, H. F. Nc
Allister, of Oquawka; John j. Healy, of
Chicago; J. M Beardsley, of Rock Island;
G. A Partridge. of Waukegan; Thomas W.
Scott of Fairfield; James S. Martin, of
Salem; Martin Howard, of Chicago; and
Ben. o. Jones, of Metropolis.
The representative from this city is one
of those men who works the most when he
feels that he is in bad cause, and if that
feeling takes possession of him as strong az
the worthlessness of the cause warrants,
it may be reasonably expected thai
there will be several Eliza Pinkston affairs
before the campaign is over The re-
publicans had some little struggle for re
form in the management of the campaign
but the machine men secured control, and
will run the machine rs in days of old
when each petty clerk and employe of the
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-14
RIVER NEWS.

The river is now 4 feet II inches above
low water mark, which is rise of inch
in the last twenty-four hours. The bust
ness on the river is becoming very dull.
and the usual full activity in steamboat
affairs has not yet manifested itself. The
Alexander Mitchell came down last night.
This morning the Vixen, a government
boat, left the city with lot of barges in
tow. During the week this boat will be
engaged in placing buoys on the rapids.
The rafters Kit Carson and Isaac Staples
passed this city this morning. The latter
came down and the former passed up
The Grand Pacific is expected up to-mor-
row, and the Minneapolis down The
Libbie Conger viii be up on Wednesday,
and the Josephine viii be down to morrow.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-14
UNCLE SAM SAYS MO.

Quite furry of excitement was caused
on the streets here Saturday night by the
announcement that the c., B. & O. folks
were going to try to run their trestle work
through at the foot of Lynde street An
ARGUS reporter repaired to the scene, and
found government soldiers scattered all
along from the bridge to the boat house.
1t was surmised that the railroad hands
would commence at ~ o'clock, as it would
be Sunday morning and no court could be
held on Sunday. They had already laid
their track on Saturday almost up to the
boat house. but the property owners and
the government have raised demur and
Uncle Sans fighting men were at the spot
all night to prevent any more track being
laid, but nothing was done, as it is prOba-
BILE that the railroad company had smelt
mice and postponed operations until an
other opportunity presented itself. There
is music in the air and lively times are
expected.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-14
OBITUARY..

Died at the residence of his parents on
Sixth avenue between Fourteenth and
Fifteenth streets, John Schmidt aged 81
years 10 months and 8 days, the oldest son
of Conrad and Martha Schmidt The de-
ceased was born and raised in this city, and
by his quiet demeanor and gentlemanly
bearing made many friends, who will read of
his death with great regret. He has been
ailing for the past six months having been
first taken with malarial fever which de-
veloped into consumption. The deceased
was printer by trade, and has received
kind attention from the compositors OF
the city during his illness. The funeral
will take place from the family residence
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Friends
of the family are invited.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-14
rEgsnNAL,
Mr.. II. Dart left to-day for California.
M B. Peak is cut at Anawan on visit
r. r. Parmantor hac haan ont 70 Aodo

1 MI II. OdAt AcAt tO-udy hui OdllIOTHlda
M. B. Peak is cut at Anawan on a visit
e. e. Parmenter has been out to Anda-
lusia on visit to his parents
w. B. Myers departed last Saturday for
the west.
| j. c. Rasmussen, the photographer, re
turned last Saturday from indianapolis.
! G.. w. Robertson is reported quite ill at
his old home in Canada.
J. F. Ankrum has returned from the
West.
Mrs. Bell is expected home from Chicago
this evening.
Mrs. Ludlow and Miss Mary Gault are
| in Colfax on a brief visit.
j. D. Besler, of the c. B. & c., was in
the city last Saturday.
Among the arrivals at Linwood Springs
the past few days are: Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Mixter, Miss Carrie Mixter, Rock Island.
G. r. Mill and H. B. Ludlow will soon
visit Spirit Lake, Wisconsin, on pleasure
trip.
Charles Negus, A. B. Rodman and Robt
Rodman, have gone to Albert Lee for a
hunting trip.
DR.. McGrill and Chas. Rose leave to-
morrow morning for short visit at Spirit
Lake.
Mr.. Chas Krey, of st. Louis, who has
been visiting friends in this city, departed
for home last Saturday.
c. r. Chamberlin, formerly of this city,
now citizen of Malta, Iowa, spent yester-
day in this city.
Mrs. c. B. Marshall is reported to be
dangerously ill, at the family residence in
this city.
j. A. Holly, of the Holly Manufacturing
Company of Lockport, N. Y, arrived in
this city last Saturday.
L. Hall, of the Glencoe Mirror, Mimi, is
in this locality on a visit to his son, C. F.
Hall, of the Moline Grain Cleaner
W. Miller and family, of Bowling, have
returned from four months trip to Eng
land.
Chas. E. Dodge, bookkeeper for John
Voulk & Co., spent the Sabbath at Buffa-
10 Prairie
c. E. Taylor, of the express Office at
Freeport, came down to this city to spend
the Sunday. 1t is understood that there
is lady in the case
Chas. E. Cross. the popular conductor
of the Flying Dutchman, Sundayed at the |
Rock Island House He is at Freeport
one Sunday and here the next, and is one
of the best men in the employ of the c. M. |
& st. p company
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-14
BLACK HAWK.

This favorable resort win soon become
more attractive than ever, as the hotel
which is in course of erection on that EN-
inence is fast approaching completion. and
when the proper proprietor is secured, will
be open to the public. The building is a
one story frame structure having porches
extending the whole length of the building.
which will offer to guests and visitors OPP
portunities for gaining the most extensive
view of scenery that this historic hill is so
noted for The hotel will have complete
restaurant attached, which bids fair to be-
come very popular with the public. The
branch of the Rock Island & Milan street
car line will extend to the place. The
grading for such line from Searstown on
the main line is already completed, and
the track will soon be placed in position.
This will enable visitors in Rock Island 20
go within a few feet of the tower by means
of the street cars, and will increase the
already large business at that resort. As
an indication of how popular this resort
has become, it might be stated that at one
yesterday afternoon, thirty vehicles were
counted on the tower, all of which were
filled with sight-seers
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-14
TAILOR TOURISTS.

There were two ladies making inquiries
concerning the whereabouts of two young
men named Sporn and Diris, who former
ly worked at the tailoring establishment of
John t.. Dixon, on Second avenue. They
claim that the young men have taken unto
themselves wings and hied themselves
to other chimes, without giving the usual
notice, or saying a fond and sad farewell.
They likewise affirm that the absentees
took with them some articles of wearing
apparel that did not properly belong to
their wardrobe, and their anxiety to hear
from them is in measure induced by a
desire to secure the return of these articles,
which may have been taken by mistake
incident to q hurried departure. The
police sent several dispatches during the
morning, but could find no trace of the
absent tailors.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-14
MONDAYS MENTION.
Two Men wanted for the
Larceny Of a Team.
improvements made on Black
Hawk Tower.
Death of a well known Prin-
ter, John Smith.
STOLEN HORSES.

Some time last week two individuals ar
rived in the city with team of horses and
wagon in their possession. The men were
particularly anxious to get rid OF their
possessions, and offered the same for sale
at very low figures. The police were at
tracted by this fact, and soon had the men
in the police station. They were held there
for several days on suspicion, but as no
case could be made out against them, the
owner of the goods failing to materialize,
the suspected parties were released from
custody. AS soon as they were given their
liberty they sold one of the horses to Wat
kins, of this city. and the other one was
disposed of to man by the name OF Van
Busdel The wagon was also sold, and
the couple, who gave fictitious names,
made good their departure. This morning
a German woman arrived from Peoria in
search of team of horses and wagon
which had been stolen from her during the
past week. She learned that team an
swering the description of that taken from
her had been seen in Rock Island, and to
this city she wendell her way. On arriving
here she identified one of the horses which
had been bought by Watkins as one of the
animals which has been stolen from her.
She had not seen the second animal at
late hour this afternoon, but it is supposed
that the animal will also be identified by
her as her own property. 1t is ont known
where the wagon was taken to, but the
police were working up the case during
the day, and will probably secure her prop
erty by this evening. The men not had
the same in charge, and disposed OF it, can
not be found, and they viii probably make
themselves exceedingly scarce in this To-
cality for the next few months.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-14
NEW COACHES.

The new Pullman coaches, Winnipeg
and Albert Lea, have been placed on the
Chicago, Rock Island & Council Bluffs run
of the C. r. /. & Pullman Conductor
Campbell having one and Conductor
Harold the other These coaches are the
largest ever placed on the C. r. l. s. P.
They are 70 feet long, each has IA sections,
with drawing room and smoking room, and
each is finished in orange wood. There is
a lamp opposite each section-there being
twelve lamps in all, which flood the coach
with light in the evening.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-14
MOLINE DEPARTMENT.

Eddie Ketcham of Marshalltown, Iowa
is visiting in the city.
S. S. Wallace is expected home thi
week from Colorado.
The water works test at Rock Island at
tracted several Moline citizens to-day.
Eugene Lewis returned this morning
| from his eastern trip.
! T. NJ. Jones has returned from the
photographers convention at indianapolis
Mrs S. T Walker and family have re
turned from their trip up the river.
| Saturday night HARDWOOD S. Cralle sold
his express business to n. p and John
| Nelson for the sum of 81, $50 cash.
DR.. McKinnie expects to leave for Col
orado for a two months jaunt, combining
business with pleasure.
Camp meeting begins on Thursday of
this week at TindalFs grove, south of
Milan.
Geo. Griffin and family returned Satur-
day from two weeks visit to northern
Iowa.
The firemen are making great prepare
tons for their picnic and parade mex Sat
urday.
Capt Morris is doing a good deal of
electioneering through the county these
days.
Company F. are drilling quite often, so
as to present good appearance at Spring
field next month.
The Sylvans have recognized and pro
pose to try it again with the Rock Island
Stars.
Chas. Tourtlett is attending Mr.. Gould's
duties while that gentleman is absent in
the east.
There will be no church nor Sunday
school at the congregational for a month.
The Rev. C. L. Morgan will be back at
that time.
Frank Barnard Albert Amberg, Will
Velie and Wesley Martin go to Muscatine,
Friday, TO play with the Tribunes of that
city, against a Des Moines club.
Remember the meeting of the democrats
tonight at the land Office of Eugene Lewis.
Nine delegates are to be elected to the
county convention.
the mission band of the Baptist church
will hold their semi-monthly sociable at
the residence of Thos Pssbourg, to-mor-
row evening.
The First National Bank corner seems
to be rendezvous for street loafers and
hveterate tobacco chewers. The police
could do good If they would keep them
away from there.
John Williams who left Moline two
years ago, to work In machine shop, at
Dubuque has returned for visit. He went
away single but has came back double,
having been married in Dubuque short
tins sgo,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-14
MRS. CHEENEYs SEARCH FOR HER
HORSES AND WAGON

There arrived in Moline this noon Mrs
Hattie Cheney, of Peoria, who is in the
city in search of a man named Wade and
of fine pair of horses 1t seems that
Mrs. Cheney resides i'll Peoria and was
the possessOr of a span of horses and wag.
on, from which she derived her support.
She had been accustomed to lettingit toa
man named Wade, of Peoria, who was sort Of
rag peddler and junk dealer. He used
the team to ply his trade He was fire.
quently gone more than week, but the
last time he went out and did not come
back, and nothing was heard from him IN
til last Friday, when his brother wrote
postal from Moline saying
that Wade had sold the rig and left him in
the lurch. Investigation commenced, and
it was found that Wade had traded the
wagon off at Galva, sold one of the horses
in Rock Island for $40, and it is supposed
that the other was sold to a Moline party
And now Mrs. Cheney and the Marshal
are looking up the horse and the man Its
believed that both are in the city and by
the time this reaches the public, the horse
thief will probably be in custody 1t was
dastardly trick to take the whole support
away from lone woman, and Wade de.
serves punishment of the severest nature
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-14
state and feaeral Government viii be called

state and federal government will be called
upon to contribute his mite towards
maintaining the supremacy of the only re
form party on earth. The members of the
executive committee as judged by thelocal
representative are cognizant of the fact
that it costs money to run the political
machine, and they will have no hesitation
in using it when they think it will have
beneficial effect. 1t takes money to run
reform party.