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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-21

\ good deal of information has been
gathered in connection with existing and
projected lines OF railroad through. the
state, that could be utilized by the engin-
eers having charge of the geological survey.
and by putting on enough force the work
might be done sooner than the time men
toned. Ii the State did not feel able to sp-
propriate the whole amount needed. it
might appropriate enough to begin the
work and enough hereafter to keep 4 go
ing, remembering that the greatest advan-
tage that could be secured for the present
and future would be the earliest survey
consistent with thoToughnesS and the
means at hand. Ii once begun the intorma-
tiOn could be furnished IS fast rs secured.
The sections OF the state which seem 10
promise most could be taken up first, and
reports upon them could be furnished as
readily and rs satisfactorily As the census
bulletins which have pretty nearly antici-
pated the full showing" Ian.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-21

Since Nevada became State, it has
sDent twice as much on its State prison
.sos,. the public schoolsssAe totalsbeing
s-n.-rtiyely Sa57 $40 and S4SS, $50.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-21

Ex-senator Thurman appears to be
the most jovial and eOntented of the re-
tired statesmen. He laughed reporter
out Of his room in New York the other
day, saying that he really knew no more
about politics than his friend John
smith. And probably the reporter
went right out and struck Smith for an
interview and made him think he was
Of some consequence in this world.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-21

senator Hale, of the Census Commit
.,e, Yesterday reported the House aP-
environment bill with the recommended
,ion ths, il pass without amendment.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-21
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Grant and Porter BilIs-Reappor-
tionment.

SpecIut DtJldIcN 70 tIe IteyLsteT'
WASHINGTON. February 2o.-The fact that
the apportionment bill was held over in
the Senate, to-day, is not considered inimi-
cal to its final passage, and the best in
formed members express the opinion 1t
will be taken up and passed tomorrow.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-21

IL SerGi~ that the programme for a
new American navy is TO substitute
turtle-baeks for wash-tubs. The name
is not at all promising and the specifica-
tOnS do not suggest much more ell
couragement than the name. We are
not just yet in the position to go into
mild experiments in steel armored
ships. II ought to be very plain that
The best use We can make ofSuch money
A. can he spared for naval construction
at present is to build fast cruisers, which
are always needed in every navy, no
matter what il Possesses in the way Of
armOred vessels.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-21

An Italian has invented a process for
sO,idify'ing wine. From a small qlnnti-
" Of this extract may be obtained
bottle of genuine wine OF good taste and
beautiful color. The object is to victual
ships and supply armies. A chemist at
MarSeiiles has found chemical COM
binatiOn ~ which he can Solidify and
even Crystalline brandy. The brandy
IN it, rew form looks like alum. IL en-
tirely loses its smell. The facility with
~hjvA lt can be transported is the main
r,~rnG' incubation of the new invention.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-21

There have been l4l cases Of small
p1x in CorSicana, Texas, and - deaths.
The di>eSS,. has violated the l4th and
l5,hamcudmcnts 10 the constitution by
continuing IT, ravages exclusively to the
cu.nri race.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-21
ta&l-IOAll


Outside OF Scw Iork........~.... ........ G1!rs,,T
The exhibit. as whole, is again unfav.
orable this week. compared with the cor.
responding week last year.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-21

prxcya cured my dsuxhssys 80 efss
.f.rr oculisis hsd fsilsd. e. y. e8nsSWs
Aisshssy Cssg.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-21

Aroriing to the Galveston NcCcs Jay
(tou!d Intends, some day, to put on a
lin, Of steamers between that city and
M,yicaa and Central American ports.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-21

The entire French coast is about to be
lighted tN electricity, which, rs far
hack ~ lS75, was employed in the light
houses there. IL i now thought that
the Development of the new system
warrants its general Use on the French
coast. Forty-two lighthouses are 70 be
provided with electric lights, and with
steam trumpet> for fog signals, At a first
cost OF about 81, ,5OO,O1n and an annual
expenditure Of about Sin,oo0 for main
teaanCr.
tsmir Pacha. who has Undertaken To
put down brigandage in the neighbor-
hood of Smyrna, i scarryingout hisplans
with great spirit and promptneSs. He
has already sent to Stamboul the heads
OF more than sixty bandits, and u small
Semi-weckly consignment of this nature
has hcen regularly received in the capi-
tai for a considerable time past. The
brigandS have about concluded to send
him word that they'll whack up with
him.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-21

II should not be forgotten that We are
4, celebrate on the I'D of the present
mouth, The one hundred and tiftieth
anniversary ofthe birth ofGeOrge Wash
.ngtpn.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-21
WASHINGTON.
Congressman kenna's Proposed
. New Department. =
Agriculture and Commerce Geological Sur
yey Of the State-judge haswelrs
Chances-Squelehing Canard-
The Blaine Movement
POINTS, PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
DEPARTMENT or INDUSTRY.

Congressman Kenna's New scheune-
Combining Commerce and Agricui-
ture I'm One Observation-Disclosures
the Consular Reports. Ete.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-21
In ExtensiO,

eign countries were doing in the way Of
competitor with our home products, and
what ports offered markets for our man
ufactureS The trouble is that life is short,
and while We have all the time there is
Cnly little OF it is available. II these re-
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-14

cause there still fingers in their minds some
of the old war time prejudice that makes
them shun the name, but as they look at
the attitude of the true party and perceive
that democracy means liberty of thought,
speech and action, that democracy repre-
sents all the principles necessary TO the
preservation of a free government; that
democracy means the people, why be
surprised that they give to that party their
support?
/, The men who do not care whether they
own themselves or no; who are willing to
delegate to boss all their political think
ing, and only rise in rebellion when q
division of the spoils is in question; who
are careless of the perpetuity of free
government. and would sacrifice their lib
critics to Capitalization and monoDoly,
these men are republicans of the regular
type They are not independents of any
kind, politically or otherwise. But the
true independent is something different
from all this, and it is the glorious boast
of the democratic party that Bob Ingerson
was right when he said: Scratch him and
you win find democrat"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-14
aERMAN-AMERIcAN DEMOCRATS
washington Sentinel

And especially such as Anton Eickhoff,
Frederick Gerhard Judge Stallo, Cover
nor Koerner, Governor Muller Emil Rothe
Reinhard, Fieser and Others, have once
more the satisfaction of seeing the German
republicans fleeing from their party of
intelligence" into the safe harbor of the
old party that has always protected the
European immigrants, in order that they
may enjoy as much liberty as even the
Gear does not deny his slaves! What a
proud satisfaction to belong to that party
which is still the party of free government
and liberty! What shame to run with
that party which tramples liberty under
foot whenever it has an opportunity, and
would make this country grave yard full
of hypocrisy and can't
Personal liberty and democracy are still
twin sisters, whilst republicanism and pro-
hibition fanaticism are synonymous.
We congratulate our old friends on the
victories of last week, which are so many
vindications of the correctness and right
eousness of their course
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-14

Paralysis, ABiaia and
Nervous Diseases, Ri gu
matisni, Gout, Swollen
Joints, sclatica, Neuralgia,
Lumoago, Aches and Pains
Nervous and General De-
biiity, spinal Diseases,
Weak Back or Side, VAST
ing, Decay, Restless nights
Nightmare, Melancholy.
Dizziness or Vertigo, Full
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-14

In this instance Mr.. Blackburn had stat
ed To- the house that he held sixty eviden-
ces of discriminating in his hands, and he
read the report of chief clerk in one of
the divisions for the payment of five per
cent on claims he had passed.
If any man in public life ought to have
aelfcrror ofsinvestigations, that man is Sc
cor Robson The very name sets him in
rage, and for very good reason. lie
entered office as Secretary of the Navy a
poor man, and during the two terms OF
Grantism $170, O00, 900 in round numbers
were appropriated by the navy. When
the administration closed its foul career, a
lot of rotten hulks, of rusted machinery,
and of reckless experiments represented
this enormous outlay; while Secor Robeson
and his confederates had acquired great
wealth and leadership in the republican
party as consequence of the most bare
| faced robbery. go
| The able and exhaustive investigation
conducted by Mr.. Whitthorne exposed the
methoi by which the appropriations fol-
the naval service were stolen and squan-
dered. A regular system was organized
between intimates of the secretary, who
acted as middlemen, and favored contrac-
| tors who paid them large per centage on
the exorbitant prices allowed.by the bureau
chiefs, who were fully informed of. SecoI
Robeson's COLLISION. While Congress voted
the money and defended the jobbery, this
| system could not fail to enrich all engaged
| in it.
After exhausting all the resources of the
department for jobbery during eight years,
when the Great Fraud entered office on the
4th of March, 1877, he requested Robson
| to remain temporarily in charge of the
| navy until Mr.. Thompson could reach
| Washington. That trust applied only to
the routine duties, but Robson improved
the opportunity to make contracts for sew.
eral millions of dollars which he held over,
and he bequeathed them to the new secre-
tary for executionl
Even Gen. Grant, who had made this
| notorious jobber member of the cabinet,
turned his back upon him when he came
to know the full extent of the corruption
that had been practiced in the navy de
partment. After all the exposure Robe
son, is now recognized leader of his party
in the house of representatives. He was
most instrumental in the election of the
speaker. He organized the committee, and
to day he pulls the wires by which MIR.
Keifer. sitting in the chair, is moved like a
Jack in the box.
Six years ago the Whitthorne committee
branded Secor Robson as public robber,
and he never dared to question that report,
even when challenged by the chairman in
the last congress.
Although he was able to get practical
revenge by substituting himself for Mr..
Whitthorne en- the naval committee, by
favoring his former apologists with promi-
nent places, and by excluding the oppo-
nents who were instrumental in exposing
his venality from POSITIONS in the house,
where they might inf1ict harm on himself
or on his jobs, he has felt the sting of an
Investigation, and win do everything in his
power to prevent the investigation of his
friends. No wonder Secor Robson hates
investigations. a
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-14
sEcoR RoBEsoN HATES INVESTIGATION
New York Sur


Br. Blackburn offered resolution last
week to investigate the abuses in the
quartermaster generals, the commissary
generals and the third auditors offices in
the adjudication of claims, to which he
had called attention in the debate of the
army bill. Secor Robson was prompted
to deliver himself on this proposition in
these words:
4 simply say that am opposed to and
shall always resist any resolution for the
investigation of anybody that is not found
ed on some responsible charge. dc not
mean, as long as / am a member of this
house, that, without any protest at least,
and simply because things are whispered
around by some malicious and irrespon-
sable scandalmonger, or because they APP
pear in. the columns of some virnlent.
scandalous or matchmaking newspaper, the
the grand inquest of the nation shall be
used as an instrument to attack the char
acter or throw doubt upon the integrity OF
any man.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-14
STOVE MAKING.

1t is stated as an actual fact that the
Vanderbilt system of roads are carrying
stoves to the west at lower rates than they
do the pig iron that western stove manu-
facturers use in their works This can be
done for but one purpose namely to crush
out entirely the manufacture in the ives,
of western stoves for western use One
would suppose that the eastern manufae-
turers would be willing to meet fair COM
petition, but this does not took like it.
One of these Eastern stove-makers recently
said
."The time was not very remote when
the manufacture of stoves in this country
was confined to the cities Albany and Troy.
By the great increase of manufacturing in
the West nearly all the direct trade with
that section has been lost. 1t was only
through the indirect medium of branch
houses located IN Cleveland, Detroit, Chi
cago and St. Louis, and the securing Of
low freights to those points, that a portion
of this trade has been retained by Eastern
manufacturers"
He also says:
Eastern manufacturers can only com
pete successfully with the West by trans
porting their goods at a low rate and
placing them in the hands of active resi-
dent agents.
it is easy enough from this to see that
the east is not willing that manufacturers
should exist in the west and yet western
farmers, mechanics and laborers every year
allow themselves to be taxed one third of
their cost of living for the so-called protec-
ton of eastern manufacturers. How long
will the west stand it?
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-14
Friday. April i. 1882


The State Register has good ground for
complaint against the democratic Office
holders of Sangamon county. The pres
ent proprietors came to Springfield about a
year ago, and taking the Register, which
was then bankrupt and useless paper,
have succeeded in placing it on a firm and
solid footing. The paper is now strong
one and credit to the county and as a
straight democratic sheet has greatly
strengthened the democracy of that county.
For this work it has earned the gratitude
of the democrats of both Sangamon
county and the state at large. It now
Complains that the democratic office hold
ers, whom 1t helps to elect and keep in
office, do not give it that support that its
work gives it right to expect. In this
the Register is right. A strong paper
makes strong party and the better sup
port the party gives its paper the more
does it hel p itsef. Fortunately the ARGUS
has no such complaints to make.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-14

SlaIe Register.
Dietrich c. Smith is to be pitied. He is
a young man of character and promise,
and to be slaughtered in the house OF his
own friends is too bad He was a member
of the legislature in 1877, and made no
record. Still, he was always good Gull
lom man and good railroad voter. In
no record there. Still, he is good Logan
man, and always votes with the lobby.
But jealous McLain county republicans
have marked him for the slaughter. His
county, Tazewell is put into VIM Spring
er's strong democratic district, and we are
sorry-sorTy for Dietrich and sorry fol-
the Pekin whiskey ring and the horny
handed republicans in Tazewen county.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-14
AN INDEPENDENT.

Scratch an independent and you will
find a democrat says Bob Ingersoll, and
it is much to the credit of the party that
such is the case The mere fact that indie
pendents, men who are bound by no party
lines, fettered by no party ties, as rule,
vote andtact with the democrats is of itself
more than enough to commend the dem
| ocratic party to the favor of all unpreju-
diced men. The republican party claims
| only republicans, men who are hide bound
| by prejudice or tied down by personal
| motives, men who vote to help their peck
ct books or work to crafty feeling of dis
| trust and revenge that should have died
| out years ago. They constitute the party,
and over these cracks the lash of party
whip that drives them like so many sheep
into the field, in this case the ballot box.
They have no voice in the matter them
selves, their party leaders strong in their
boss rule and machine power, upheld by
federal patronage and always taking their
cue from the dispenser of it, drive them in
herds and they vote like dumb cattle. They
dT6 CdJOltQ 1uIO the 1ued I1dI TepuDilcd0lSm
is some thing great and good and are moth
ing but the slaves of that idea; an idea
that their party masters use for their own
personal benefit. Here in Rock Island
there are many republicans that hate the
very name of John A. Logan with holy
hatred, that do not for q moment
trust his pretensions or his statement, and
yet year after year they vote as Logan die
tates- For all practical purposes he owns
them and has their votes safely tucked
down in his breaches pocket; he is to
every. intent their master, and as the
farmer drives his cows home at milking
time so does Logan them for his own ben
eft and those of his hencfmen here. This
is republieanism.
Is it any wonder then that men who are
reviled as Independents" men who are
too honest to be bought and too intelli-
gent to be driven, who are too indepen-
dent to be any mans private property, and
have care for their own rights, natural
" grayitate into democracy? They do
not call themselves democrats now, be-
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-14
He also says
DIVIDING THE PROFITS.

According to the report on iron and steel
production in this country in 1880 it APP
pears that the number of hands employed
in the Bessemer and open-hearth steel
works was 10, S35; the total wages paid
during the year amounted to 81 $50, $40;
the amount of capital invested was $50,
975, 500; the total cost of materials used
was S36, S2G, 92S, and the total value of the
product was 500, S05, 210.
Deducting the wages and cost of materi-
ais from the value of the product, there is
left S14,047,9s3 which represents the
profits on the years business. This is
nearly 81 per cent. on the capital invested,
and shows that steel making is very
profitable business in the United States. It
will be seen, further, that the total wages
($4,s30, 349} Were net quite 9 per cent. on
the value of the total product 1856, sos, 21O).
In other words, the capitalists engaged in
this pnetected and most prosperous indus
try allowed their workmen only per cent.
on the value of the product, while they
took 81 per cent. on it for Themselves
significant commentary on the pretence
that the design and effect of protective du-
ties is to secure good wages to American
workingmen.
Again: the report shows that, taking the
iron and steel industries together, there
was paid to labor 1877 per cent. on the
product, while capital received 21.5 per
cent. upon the amount invested. The an
nual wages paid to employees was 1897
each being weekly average of 81 81, or
ST 26 day. In the wooden industry the
average annual compensation paid to
working1nen was 1898. or $5 IS a week,
being SO cents day. In this department
of manufacture labor received only ~
per cent. on the product, while capital re-
ceived over 80 per cent In the cotton in
dustry the average annual wages paid to
labor was only $242. or 70 cents a day.
And so on, all through the list of protected
industries; the workingman gets for his
share very moderate allowance for liv-
ing, while the lions share goes into the
pockets of the manufacturing capitalist
st. Louis Republican.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-14
CHCAG0. MILWAuKEE & ST. PAIIL,

(RAcrNE AND soUTH-wEsrERN DIvrsIoN.)
Leave for Racine and Milwaukee s25 a. m, and
100 pm.
Leave for Dubuque, Wnena. St. Paul and Minneap-
oils. 6 100 a. m.
Leave for McGregor Portville, Calmas Sioux City
and Yankton, II 100 D. m.
Arrive from Racine and Milwaukee. SOS a. m, and
6:25 p. m.
Arrive from Minneapolis, St Paul, winona and Du-
buQue, 9 :05 p.
Arrive from Yankton, Sioux City, Portville and Nc
Gregor, 8 :05 a.. m.
Through sleeping ears run on all night trains.
The Night Express leaving Rock Island every Sun
day night, at IL 90 p M connects with the train ar
irving in Chicago early Monday morning. No lay
over checks given on through tickets from Rock Is
land to Chicago. Through tickets only good on this
train,
The Republican journal., 1882-02-09
EXPLANATORY
MOTTO
Geo. v BQrkGtt

Would notify his patrons that it is i'm
possible for Us to guarantee duplicates Of
the goods advertised, and as soon as the
lots are closed they will be withdrawn
from our advertisement and new items
substituted, consequently it would be ad
visable to review our columns each week.
The entire stock has been MARKED
DOWN, and the crowds that visited this
establishment last week prove the pub
lie are wide awake and appreciate the
bargains placed before them. Our force
has been inadequate to give each custo-
mer the tune and attention usually de
manded, we therefore ask the Indulgence
OF our patrons, and in order to obviate
the difficulty of showing specialties in
every department Of our LARGE STOCK
We have decided to classify our goods for
each day Of the week, and place upon
our counters the entire assortment Of
goods mentioned below, with the view Of
CLOSING ont the entire lots on
The Republican journal., 1882-02-09
MARRIED.

In SearsmOnt, Jan 20th Mr.. George L. Moore
and Miss Carrie Written; also. Mr.. Clarence f.
Thorndile and Miss Arvella Wellman all of ;.
In Thorndike, Jan. 18th, Mr.. Charles o. Moore of
Troy, and Miss Annie {. Howe of Thorndike.
III Camden, Jan. 22d, Mr.. Alonzo X. Leadbetter
of North Haven, and Miss Lucy Ann Young of c.
In Rockland, Jan. 2Sth, Herbert n. Spear and
Nellie NJ. Philbrook, both of Rockand.
In Tenants Harbor, Jan. 23th, John A. Hart and
Mary |. Dukeshre, both of Tenants Harbor.
In Union, Jan. 18th, Frank Bracket of Warren,
and Laura Griffin of Waldoboro.
In Nnalhaven, Jan. 2Ist Lewis O. Hopkins of
Ninalhayen, and Miss Bertha A. Lewis of North
Haven.
Brooklin and Miss Maria NJ. Jones of Ellsworth.
In Ellsworth, Jan. 2sth, Mr.. William ii. Deaittre
The Republican journal., 1882-02-09
FRIDAY,

We shall offer at a sacrifice all the Dress
Goods in stock when we mention Atwood
Shoodahs IL yard wide. marked down
from - lee. TO 45c per yard, you can
realize what we mean by reduction of
prices. our Dress Goods stock is large
and comprises splendid shades and quail
ties of all kinds
The Republican journal., 1882-02-09
Special NOTICES.


We wish to inform friends and the public
thar GEO. W Crockett is no longer connected witt
this company in any manner Further that we still
intend to do Il general express business from Ban
or to Boston and immediate landings and with fail
dealing and strict attention to business we hope t
have share Of the public business. Any demanc
against said company from Oct |, 1881, to date, vii
be promptly paid. +. Z. DANFoRTH Il Co.
Belfast, Jan. Is, lSS2.-Gw3