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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-16
CHANGE OF HEART.

Hon. VIM. J. Bacon, of Utica. N. Y,
ex-Republican member of congress, and
ex-Judge of the Supreme Court of New
York. in letter to gentleman in Buffalo,
says:
You know am and have been for years
one of the blacklist Of Republicans, and,
of course, have never found it an easy
thing to separate from my party or cut
my ticket But did it last spring, and
helped by vote and influence, as far as
had any, to elect the Democratic mayor of
this city; and nothing but good has result
ed from it. That dose operated so well
that am prepared this fall to take anoth-
er and larger one, and vote, as / shall, for
Cleveland and Hill / am not bound as a
Republican to vote for the two men on
the Saratoga ticket whose nomination was
concerned tn sin and brought forth an mi
guilty; but on the other hand, both consci-
ence and honor compel me to repudiate
them.
These are strong words, but neverthe-
less. aptly represent the methods by which
Folger was nominated. Further, Judge
Bacon says: 7
think it high time to administer a re-
buke to the administration at Washington;
TO say with some emphasis that the citizens
of a sovereign state are not prepared to ac-
cept of candidate made by its order, nor
to allow any president, regular or accftlen-
tai, to tell them whom they shall, or whom
they shall not nominate for their own rul-
ers. We have not sunk as yet, / think. to
so low level as this. These are my SEN
timents. and / hope you concur in them,
as believe good many thousand staunch
republicans certainly do, and will mani.
fest it by their votes. I have not the
pleasure of personal acquaintance with
Mayor Cleveland, but / venture to ask you
to present to him my respectful compli
ments, and to say that / shall be greatly
disappointed il he is not elected by as large
a majority as has ever been known in the
political annals of our state.
Fortunately, for the sake of the authen-
tic confederation of the foregoing, there
are gentlemen in Rock Island to-day who
have known the distinguished and venera-
BILE Judge Bacon for thirty years and more.
and who know him to be man who is
especially henored and revered throughout
central New York. He is not only a resi-
dent of Utica, New York. but of the
Fourth, or banner republican, ward of that
city, and is near neighbor of Hon. Roscoe
Conkling. Early in the war Judge Bacon
laid his only child, William Kirkland Ba-
con, upon his countrys altar with the
prayers of as pious and in every way most
excellent father as ever lived. Young
Bacon was an alumnus of Hamilton
college, and during his college course was
recognized by his associates as one of the
most brilliant and intellectual young men
in college. He became adintsnt Of the
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-16
now THE PLOT WAS COOKED BY BREWSTER
CAMERON AND FALL

Col. Ingersoll then introduced the aft
davit of Ed Taylor Taylor's affidavit is
to the effect that he was employed by A
B. Newcomb, special agent of the De-
partm emit of Justice, on the 10th of July
1881, as detective, and continued in that
service up to February 3d. 1882, when he
was employed by Brewster Cameron, as
general agent of the Department of JUS
tice in connection with the Star route
cases. On the 14th of June Taylor. at
Cameron's request, brought TO the latter,
f. H. Falls recommendation to him as a
good man for detective work. Comeron,
in Taylor's presence, promised Fall $4,000
if he would produce evidence that the ma
jority of the jury had been bought by the
defense. Fall said he would do it., but
thought Merrick should not know
anything about it. Cameron argeed
to keep it from Merrick.
FAN said Brown, the colored juror, was a
bunko case, and hung the jury, and was
paid for it. Cameron, at later intervals.
asked Fall if he was acquainted with any
of the jurors, Fall replied he knew Hol-
mead intimately. Cameron said: See
Holmead; see what yeu can do with him. "
Fall promised to do so and also have Hol
mead sound the other jurors. Taylor met
Cameron and Fall again q few DAYS later,
when Cameron asked Fall if he had seen
Holmead. Fab replied that he had not
Cameron said it was very important that
he should do so. If Holmead and one or
two other jurors could be secured he
could hold out for conviction. or they
might secure a compromise by which Bra
dy and Rerdell would be convicted. Cam
eron remarked that he would prefer this
to bribing the jury. Several days after
wards Taylor received q note from Fall ),
for which he said Holmead told him there
was no case, and if it was given to the jury
they could acquit without leaving their
seats.
THE ATToRNRY-GENERAL's ALLEGED PART
IN CONSPIRACY.
Holmead had also told Fall all the Jurors
expected the defence to try to bride them,
but they had not done it. Later Taylor and
Fall, were told by Cameron that the at
torney general had concluded that it would
not do to break the jury, but that he 1.-THE
attorney generaD wanted evidence that the
defense had bribed some of them and
then, with hung jury after the trial was
over, he (the attorney generaD would use
their evidence to prosecute the jurors
and let it go out to the world that the de-
tense had secured hung jury by bribery,
which he said was almost as good as con-
viction.
INGERsoLL's CONCLUSION.
Col. Ingersoll concludes by saying he
thinks these affidavits win establish the
facts that the gentlemen employed by the
department of justice for months were en-
gagged in an effort to corrupt, with money
and the promise of official position, the
jurylupon whose voice depended the reputa-
aud Of l AaFa
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-16

After great deal of hunting, the repub-
licans of New York have captured a gen
tlemen named Carroll to run as their
candidate for congressman at-large 1t is
the opinion of the ARGUS that there Will be
nothing to prevent his continuing to run at
large after the 7th of November, unless
he should do some fool thing to get run
into the penitentiary
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-16

g Notwithstanding the heavy majorities in
the Chicago districts there are the best
prospects OF success. In the third, Judge
BradweH win probably run independent,
and poll, as he did the last time he ran in
dependent, heavy vote, almost entirely
republican, when he became near being
elected The Sixth district is the German
district. to say which is sufficient. The
Ninth Is also German, with two sets of re-
candidates in the field, very bitter fight
raging that will be carried to the polls.
The Fifteenth is confidently claimed by the
local democrats. The Twenty third viii be
carried by the loss to the republicans OF
both the liquor and prohibition vote, the
first going TO the democrats, and the second
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-16

A baggage-smasher at Utica, N. Y,
undertook TO bang up an old hunters
trunk on his way 20 the mountains. The
hunter lost valuable lot Of powder and
lead, but he was so forgiving that he
went to the baggage slnasher's funeral
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-16
srALwART STATE sTEALINGs.
FEARFUL INCREASE OF STATE TAXATION

The following table shows the tax levy
for state purposes for nine years, from
1878 to 1881. 1t will be seen that the levy
for 1881, when the state was entirely out
of debt. is just double what it was in 1874,
when very large amount of old state
bonds were yet unpaid, and a large sum
was demanded to meet the interest and
principal:
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-16
Cockerel is an Ohio man.

AT dog fight in New York on Wednes-
day, lasting half an hour, over fifteen
thousand dollars changed hands.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-16

London has larger population than
many Europeon state with a sovereign
and parliament. At the census of 1881
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-16
department.:

This years appropriation, as stated by
the chairman of the senate committee:
1sS3-Robesonian Congress. 1924. 293 O94
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-16
FROZEN FACTS.
Robeson's Republican Ring Robberies,

The annual appropriations for ten fiscal
years, as officially reported by the treasury
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-16
STARTLING srAx ROUTE REVELATIONS

WASHINGTON, Oct Is. The Post to-
morrow win publish All interview with Col.
Robert q. Ingersoll embodying number
of aff1davits which he makes public for the
purpose of showing that several of the jul
rymen in the late Star Route trial were
corruptly approached by employees of the
Department of Justice, and that those
employees regularly reported from day to
day TO the Department, or some officer
thereof
The first affidavit given is one made by
VIM. Knox Brown, one of the Jurors, on
the 18th inst, as follows:
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-16
HOW HoLMEAp WAS APPROACHED.

Col. Ingersoll next addresses two afflda-
Wits, subscribed to by William Holmead,
one of the Jurors, who swears that Fall
came to his house during the progress of
the trial, and requested that he came at the
Instance of Attorney General Brewster for
the purpose of ascertaining whether Hol-
mead knew Of any attempts of the defen-
dants TO corrupt the jury. Holmead knew
of attempts, and said he would do all he
could to expose any corruption that he
might hear of.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-10-03
Live Stock Market.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 9.ooOhe,d; ship.
m.:nis. 3GO head market fairly active and
light. 81 7OQS 45 skips. 81 9O@7 ~.
Cattle Receipts. $500 head: shipments
2,7OO head slow and lOc lower; very poor
Quality good to choice shipping: s5 6OG6 y ::
common to fair, $4G53i butchers dull poor
to fair, 81 2002 -: medium to gOOsl, &,Sa3 80:
poor to fair stOckcrs and feeders dull at 81 %
"a 10 good to choice steady nt . 6Gli 70 {;
range weak. Texans. s. G5@i IS; halfDrcc,ls
and Americans, $iG5.
Shecp-keceipts, $500 shipments. 400 head !;
market slow and weak; supply exceeds de-
mand common to fair, $3@3 %; medium to
good, So 556i %; choice to extra, 81 2 al 60.
Cable as:vices to the Journal show some i'm
prOyemcnt in the cattle market over last
week. Current prices. estimated dead weight,
are good to choice cattle. 1ie9lG11c; Sheep, ij9
lSc.
EAST LIBERTY-Cattlc-Receip s. 4H head !;
very dull at tabOut last weeks prices
lioSs-Reccipts. 1880 head market active
Phil:,,lelphias, 81 7ofo9 10; BaltimOres. - 4ne9
60: Workers, s. 2jflS 40 grasscrs, ~ 5Dls
Shecp-Rcceipts,7. !. 600 head market very dull
and prices 2j@i1c oil from last weeks quota.
tons.
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DEA T'Hk.

HELB.-In Lancaster, Octo ser ], 1881, Jacob
Helb, in his 6 tn year,
Funeral from his late residence, No. $50 East
King street, on Thursday afternoon at
o'clock p. M, to which all are respectfully in
vited. O3-2td*
KAHE.-In this city, on the lst inst, Patrick
Kane, in the 73d year OF his age.
The relatives and friends of the family are
respectfully invited to attend the funeral,
from his late residence, No 227 West Vine
street. on Wednesday morning, at 81 o'clock
High mass at st. Mary's church. Intermen
at st. Mary's cemetery. Oct2.2td
BENEDiCr.-In Lancaster, Pa, on Monday,
October 2. 1872 Mrs. Rebecca lie iedict wife OF
Samuel Benedict, after q lingering illness, in
the 65th year of her age.
The relatives and friends of the family
are respectfully invited to attend the funeral.
from the residence of her husband, No. 527
East King street, on Wednesday morning at
ii o'clock. Interneht ut Lancaster cemc-
terry. Oct2-2tds
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-10-03
RESCUED FROM DEATH.

The following statement OF William }. Cough
in, of SOmeryille, Mass, is so remarkable that
we beg TO ask for it the attention OF our read
crs. lie says : "In the fall of 1876 was taken
with Il violent bleeding OF the lungs, followed
by severe cough. L soon began to lose my
appetite and flesh. ] wns SO weak at one time
that could not leave my bed. In the sum-
mcr of 1877 was admitted to the City Hospital.
while there the doctors said l had a hole in
my left lung as big rs a half-iOllar. expcnd-
eli over i hundred dollars in doctors and med
icincs. Twas SO far gol at ono time report
went around that 1 was dead. gave up hope
hut Il friend told me of DIR. VIM. HALLS
BALSAM FOR THE LUNGS. 1 laughed at
my friends, thinking my case iEcurablc, but
got 4 bottle to satisfy them, when to my sur
prise and qualification, L commenced to feel
better. My hope, once dead, began to revive,
and to-day feel in better spirits than l have
the past three years.
~ write this hoping you viii publish 1t, so
that every one afflicted with Diseased Lungs
will be induced to take DIR. WIN. HALLS
BALSAM FOR THE LUNGS, and he convinced
that CONSUMPTION CAN BE CURED. 1
have taken two bottles and can positively say
that it has done me more good than all the
other medicines have taken since my sick.
ness. Ny cough has almost entirely disap.
peared and 1 shall soon be able to go to work ;.
Sold bv H. B. Cochran, lS7 North Queen street
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-10-03
NEW ADEERrLsEMEN1s.

OVUAL AND MANUKE.
u Best.grade Of family COAL, well-cleaned,
weight guaranteed.
Manure by the CARLOAD at Lowest Pricee.
Also, Limestone Screenings for drives ana
Walkp. Cement at reduced prices.
Hay and Straw by the ton or bale.
lard: Harrisbur. pike
General Office: ax East Chestnut street.
KAUFMAN. RELIEF l. CO.
apr4-lWd
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Itching fiIes-SymptOms and Cure.

The symptoms are moisture, like perspira-
ton, intense itching. increased by scratching,
very distressingly. particularly at night, as II
pin worms were crawling in and out OF the
rcctum the private parts arc sometimes al
fectcd: ii allowed to continue very serious
results may follow. 81 Dir. SwAYNE's ALL
HEALING OINTMENT "isa pleasant. sure cure.
Also for letter, Itch, Salt Hheum, Scald Head,
Erysipclas, Barbcrs' Itch, ElOtches, All Scaly,
Crusty, Cutaneous Eruptions. Price 80 cents,
boxes for $l.2J Sent by mail to any address
on receipt OF price in currency, or three GER:
postage stamps. Prepared only by DIR. Swaync
4 Son, No. go n. Sixth street, Philadelphia,
Pa. Sold by all prominent druggists. SwAYNE's
PILLS are the best for all bilious disorders.
Cure headache, fcvers. &C.
Oct3 IYcOd&wT ,Th&S
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-10-03
The Circus.

The Earnum- LpudOn show appears here
Oct. II, and Of the show the New York Ne,cs
says:
"The immense audience at Harnum's Great
Show never became iatisuei with watching
DOckrill, with his six imported Trakcne stall
lions, and william buttons wonderful bare.
back sOmersault fcats Or keeping track OF
the gay and graceful Maggie Claire rs She as
OF the unknown ami ethereal. The three
rings that were, one after The other, peODlcd
by artists. who were constantly occupied in
attempting to excel each other in feats that
were almost inconceivably impracticable-
such As kept DOckrill perpetually busy in en-
deavorinS to bring his trained Ukraine stall
lions into singular subsection. When it Is re-
membered that three consecutive rings,
stretching from one extremity OF this vast
arena to the other. and rivaling each other in
:crial erOlutiOns that can barely be conceived,
Imagine the three circular marvals that were
presented to the multitude of astOnished spec
tatOrs that literally sat entranced before the
daredevil riding and driving OF Madame Elise
DOckrill I'm her fcats ON tour bareback horses,
or the marvellous menage act OF Miss Matte
jackson, who flew around all manner and
magnitude magnitude of rings in the various states ate
ing on our credulity with one set OF
marvels after another, and has with each fol-
lowing season surpassed his former extraOrdi-
nary exhibitions, and every succeeding period
las brought him and his wonderful artists
nearer and nearer to state verging on AT.
moslheric ctmpossibilities No one can imagine
all OF which q trinic circle of flying trapeZists
are capable till they can take in their feats at
glance from central position, and endeavOr
witnessing their sudden disappearance in the
air with the possibility of returning to their
elevated starting point and then Vanishing
atmospheres. All these and more were wit
messed at this Greatest Show on Earth by tens
of thousands OF wondering behOlders."
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-10-03
LANCASTER TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1852

Hay Fever are cured by the use OF Ely's
Cream Balm the only agreeable remedy.
Price 50 cents.
AppDy Into n0ssriIs ~ith ltttle fingor.
From Major Downs, NJ litary Instructor:
Mt. Pleasant Academy. sing Sing, n. Y. Dur
ing the very cold weather was suffering with
Catarrh. Ny head and throat ached SO severely
that was obliged to give up every thing and
keep quiet. Ely's Cream Balm was suggest
ed. Within an hour from the first application
felt relieved, the pain began to subside. In
two days was entirely cured. W. 4. Downs.
Feb. Is. 1881.
MY son, aged nine years, was afflicted with
Cata.rh the use of EIy's Cream Balm effected
q complete cure. W. E.. HANMAN, Druggist,
Easton, Pa. oeMW&Feowd&w
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-10-03
A Link In tho New Railroad

The company having in view tho early
building of the Delaware River, PhGnix-
vile e. Lancaster railroad has purchased
what is known as the Springfield branch
Of the Wilmington & Northern line, which
is about four miles in length and is located
in Chester county. This branch is destin-
ed to form link of the proposed new line
from Lancaster to the Delaware and will
be extended to connect with tho Pickering
Valley branch of the Philadelphia & Read
ing line at Pughtown. When this connec-
tiOn has been made aud the new line built
from Springfield to Lancaster a continu-
Gus line will be open from Lancaster city
to New York by connecting with tho
Philadelphia & Reading road at Phoenix
vile. It is stated by the projectors Of the
new line that these connections will be
made with az much dispatch as possible,
after which the original line, taking its
way across tho northern portion of CEes-
tor county, will be commenced and built,
SO as to form All exclusive road from Ian
caster to the Delaware river at point in
Bucks county.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-10-03
Nuofhersl ssOtOers NOuhereH

Are you disturbed ut night and broken OF
your resi- by 4 sick child suffering and crying
with excruciating pain of cutting teeth? If
~" so ut once and get bottle OF MRS. WIN
SLOWS SOOTHING SYRUP 1t will relieve
Tie poor little sufferer neutrality-suspicious.
nl,oL it: there is no mistake about il. There
is not /. mother on earth who has ever used it,
vino " HI not tell you at once that 1t will rcgu-
late tue bowels, and give rest to the mother
and relief and health to the child, operating,
like magic. It is perfectly safe to use in all
cases. and pleasant to the taste, and is the
prescription OF one OF the Oldest and best
female physicians and nurses in the United
States, Sold everywhere. y cents bottle.
no1v-M, ,W&S&w
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-10-03

Cough, CoId or sore TnrOaL shOuiu W
stOpl,eu. Neglect frequently results IN an In.
curable Lung Disease OF Consumption.
Browns bronchial TrOchcs do not disorder
the stomach like cough syrups aud balsams,
but act directly on the infamed parts. allayins
Irritation. give relief fl AsthDla Bronchial
Coughs, Catarrl, ami the Throat Troubles
which Singers and Public Speakers are subjcc;
to. For thirty years Browns Bronchial
Trochcs have been recommended by physi-
Clans. an'i always give perfect satisfaction.
Having been tested hy Wide and Constant use
for nearly entire general: ION, they have at
tlincd wei .Gerited rank amUng the few staple
rem c.iirS OF the age. Sold a; 2, cents box
erTwi...r.. mv-lydTThXF&lyW
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0kAND OPENING.


Astrich BrOS.' fa1Ac0 OF Fashion.
Astrich Bros.' fall opening is taking
place to. day, at their store No. 13 East
King street. To say that their store-room
is mcrc elegantly and more elaborately
decorated than any stOre-room in
this city was ever before decorated, is
by no means Over-stepping the truth.
The floral decoration s, arranged by
Rohrer, are exquisite, embracing as they
do, magnificent pyramids, baskets, bou.
quets Of exquisite cut flowers, and potted
foliage plants of every choice var;etyssNear
the front centre is a boat IL feet long with
sail set and oars at rest, absolutely hidden
in masses of flowers and foliage,
the cordage being OF bright colored rib
bons. Further back is a bridge of
equal length constructed entirely of the
fine goods with which the store is filled.
There is tall pyramid of embroidering
silks, an Obeiisk Of zepbys of every pos
sible shade, monument of sewing silks,
of every hue, pyramid of handkerchiefs,
sun of silk and satin ties, with rays as
gorgeous in color as the tints of
the rainbow. A pavilion of wheat
with an Obelisk Of flowers sur
mounted by a dove is very pretty.
The milinary department is rich and rare,
while the display Of silks, satins and vel
vets is dazzling. The cloak room, reached
by stairway beautifully carpeted. is Oh
tho second-foor, and is filed with tho
most magnificent fabrics. The large plato
glass mirrors 10 this room arc SO arranged
as to duplicate and quadruplicate every
thing in the room in many different direc
tions, producing a very interesting effect.
The shelves and counters down stairs and
up display everything that the most fas-
tldious maid or matrOn could desire. Go
and see the the wonders there on exhibi-
tion. No description Of tho scene can do
it Justice.