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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-07

The Cincinnati Commercial, republican
paper, speaks thus of the sweet scented
Keifer: q,
There are very serious reasons why the
republicans of Ohio would do themselves
good service by refusing to return Mr.
Speaker Keifer to the house. He not only
put Robson on the committee of naval
affairs and appropriations, therefore plac-
ing in his hands, in a remarkable degree,
the naval appropriations most unhappy
thing to debut Hiscock and Harris, who
run with Robson, were made chairmen
of those committees. Not only were the
two great committees arranged for Robson
in this way. The democrats wanted on
the committee on appropriations-Ran
and Holman-were denied places there
simply because they would have been in
the way of the great robbery. These
things are not said for any other reason in
the world than because we believe them to
be true, and that people are entitled to
the truth, even in Keifer's district.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-07
An Australian Doctor

An Australian lawyer has turned doc
tor, and is accomplishing wonders. lie
places no restrictions on diet, and n
quires no abstinence from liquors q
narcotics. His ordinary treatment 81
all complaints is Identical. He simply
breathes on the part of the body that i
afflicted, when it is Immediately made
whole Occasionally, when the con-
plant is of long standing, where there
is deformity, or severe swelling, be
gives the sufferer bottle of water 10
take away with him, TO be used inter
nally, according to the location OF tho
disease. This water is medicated SIN
ply by being breathed upon"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-07

Next August the Kinzua Viaduct, the
highest railway bridge in the world will
be completed, or year from the time
it was commenced. 1t is situated in
Mexican county, Pa, about four miles
from Alton, and its construction was
ordered by the New York, Lake Erie
and Western Railway Company Ac-
cording to an illustrated article in the
Scientific american, this bridge is POSI-
feet long and 301 feet high. 1t has 70
spans of 81 feet long, and one 60 feet
long, alternating with the lower spans
which are 383 feet each. The truss, be-
ing feet high and 10 feet wide, and
continuous from one end to the other,
is supported by columns one foot thick,
which increase in length toward the mid
die of the bridge. They spread out with
batter of two inches to the foot, which
gives distance of 1915 between the col
umns of the highest bents at the bottom.
The two longest bents rest on two long
piers, with pedestals built on each side
of the stream, each containing about 800
yards of masonry All the other columns
rest on piers containing from 20 to l25
yards of masonry. The bridge viii con
tain 4, 900, 600 lbs. of iron and Z, 900 yards
of masonry. Its cost will be about $780,
600
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-07
$A.91I.4SS

The Sacramento (Cal } Record goes for
its political friend, Robson, after this
fashion:
1t is said that when Robson delivered
his blackguard speech against Whitthorne
the other day he had a revolver in his
pocket, and that he had determined to
shoot Whitthorne If the latter offered to
assault him. If this story is true, it shows
that Robson is worse man than even his
public career had indicated. and that is
saying great deal. For it is notorious
that Whitthorne had said nothing concern
ing RobesOns naval administration which
was not strictly and entirely true. The
plain fact is that Robeson's naval admin
istration compares with no other modern
event than Tweed's municipal administra-
ton
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-07
equity.

Utica Herald (rep.): On whatever
theory the proceeding is weighed the spec
tacle is notifying. While the veto itself
was creditable to Mr.. Arthur, he must feel,
with the country at large, that it is dis
couraging to have such arguments
as he used spurned as if I'M
worthy moments reflection. The influ-
ence of executive protest was lighter than
a feather; it counted actually on the other
side. IT Mr.. Arthur has any pride he must
share with the nation indignation and
shame at such a demonstration on the part
of congress.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-07
The Storm that Mr., OuilIhopper Saw

Mr.. QuillhOpper on wind and dust:
Eyes, gentlemen, that was rather a Sc
we're storm here few days ago, but it
wouldn't compare with some I've seen.
Why, wind came along here few
years ago that lifted a street car clear
from the track and held it against the
side of house for four days. Another
time l saw a barrel of ashes picked up
at the Union Depot, just as was leav-
ing for Denver, and I'll be hanged if
that barrel wasn't carried every foot of
the way out there, and then dropped in
back yard owned by brother of the
man who had it in st. Louis. And dust.
Why, one day while l was shinglingmy
house, l nailed the shingles all over the
roof, and thought it took great many
shingles to do it. Well, when / came
to investigate, found had been nail
ing them on to the Dust Another
time
But bystander considerably killed
him, and the Recording Angel had time
to sharpen her pencil. st Louis Hornet
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-07

Portland (Maine) argus: 1t is GER
tainly a startling fact that the
appropriations made by the present Con
gress exceed $S for each man, woman and
child in the whole country. 1t will appear
that Names share, per capita, of the
revenue voted away is s., 191, 4S9, while
the appropriations they have obtained only
amount to a little more than $290,000.
So that if Maine pays an average amount
of the national taxation, which she proba-
bly, does, as it is nearly all levied upon
articles of consumption by the people, the
account would stand thus:
Received for improvements of navigation
and post-offces OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 100000
Balance against taxpayers. 81, 4sS
They will probably not initiate Con-
gresham Young, however, by presenting
this little sum in economy to the people of
Maine. 1t shows too large balance of
out-go to please taxpayers, and the figures
will be kept from the people as carefully
as possible. Seven dollars and fifty cents
per capita paid out for fifty cents or there
abouts received in return, is a sum in
practic | arithmetic which will not be par
ticularly relished by those who have to
foot the bills.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-07
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.

| Inc interest increases at Union springs
n. Y, over the alleged poisoned ice cream
at Methodist church festival there. July
4. The church authorities have begun an
| investigation before one justice, and
Charles E. Courtney, the oarsman, has
| in a case before another justice. Some
persons think poor vanilla caused the
| effects attributed to poison.
| A man at Monterey, Cal, the other day
observeda squirrel cleaning out his burrow,
and while watching noticed him drag out
something resembling piece of money.
| Picking it up it was found to be coin of
the time of Charles III, king of Spain and
of the Indians, and bore date of 1852.
Thomas H. Faster, the ieweler in
! Montgomery, Ala, who was reported to
have been knocked down and robbed
| turns out to be the robber himself. He
stole the goods, sent them by express to
| Philadelphia, and then put out the false
alarm. He confessed the deed and is now
in jail.
Four horses, supposed to have had the
CHAMBERS, were killed at Peters, San Joa-
quin county, Cal, few days ago, and their
carcasses burned. A veterinary surgeon
investigated the matter, and pronounced
the disease not the CHAMBERS at all, but the
epizootic.
The Neaos, of Fort Jones, Cal, says that
the Umatilla Indians are becoming more
self-reliant every year. They have two
thousand acres of land under cultivation, a
flour and saw mill, thrashers, reapers, and
other agricultural implements.
The largest belt ever made from a single
width of hide is said to have just been
made at Hartford, Conn, for New York
Touring mill. 1t is forty-eight inches
Wide, seventy six feet long, and weighs
one thousand pounds.
The driver of farm wagon near Sun
bury, Pa, finding the railroad crossing OBJ
structed by cars undertook to play brake
man and cut the train, instead of which his
arm was literally burst from the shoulder
to the elbow.
The A7atioch (Cal) Ledger has ON exhi-
bition miller, captured in that place,
which measures nearly five inches from tip
to tip of the wings, and has a body over
two inches in length and half an inch in
diameter.
On account of the recent increased hos
tility and aggressive spirit of the ranch
men, the quartz and drift miners of Cali
fornia have become alarmed and have
joined with the hydraulic men for defense.
There are about a thousand acres of land
on Matecombie Key in Monroe county,
Florida, and 1t has recently been purchas
ed by three Key Westers. who intend to
convert it into one big cocoanut grove.
The contract to build a new school
house in Seattle, Wyoming, has been given
out for S20,s77. 1t is intended to accom-
modate six hundred children, and will be
the largest schoolhouse in the territory.
Shrims are so plentiful at st. Augustine
that all that is necessary to be done to get
a mess is to hold your basket near enough
to the water for them to jump int it.
The famous lead farm in Bedford county
Pennsylvania, has been sold to a mining
company for $7.315 and prospecting for
lead will begin.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-07
On Saturday last, the eighth month {

On Saturday last, the eighth month OF
the present congress was brought to a close.
The record of the Republican majority
during those eight months is one OF prof
ligate expenditure and outrageous jabbery.
Nothing has been done for the relief OF
the people, while the pockets of the politi-
col tr;eksters who have had control have
been inflated to extravagant dimensions
with the peoples money.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-07

When Miss Todd became engaged to
Abraham Lincoln, she wrote to a daughter
of Governor Wickliffe, of Kentucky: Il
mean to make him President of the United
States; as always told you, ] will yet be
the presidents wife" This letter is now
the property of General Preston, of Liking
ton, Kentucky.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-07

A newly married Iowa farmer whose
blissful slumbers were dispelled by the tin
horns and horse fiddles of Il ''charivari''
party, put to disastrous flight the disturb
ers of his peace by overturning among
them half a dozen bee-hives. The proven
bal industry of the pugnacious insects
proved more effectual than shot-guns or
hot water
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-07

And now they want to make Chas. A.
Dana, the talented editor of the New
York San. the governor of New York
He is one of the soundest Democrats in the
etafe
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-07

The Chicago Journal says: ''The pres
ept congress. in both its branches, is wick
eddy reckless of its responsibility, and is
deserving of popular condemnation and
reputation.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-07

Boston Adotrtiser (Rep.): All the money
Mr. Hubbell will raise by his assessments
Ito prepare, print and circulate suitable
documents to illustrate the issues which
distinguish the republican party" will not
begin to repair the evil of the work done
yesterday by the republican congress.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-07
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION.

The Democratic voters of Rock Island county and
all Others who opposed to the Republican party,
under its present management requested to
meet in their respective townships Saturday, Au-
gust 12 1882, select delegates to the Democratic
County Convention TO be held in the court house, at
Rock Island, on Thursday, August H. at 1 p. IN.
which is called for the purpose of selecting dele
gates to the Democratic State Convention, be held
at Springfield Wednesday, September 6, also del
egates to Congressional and Legislative Convention
to be hereafter holden; and also to nominate can
ddates for County Judge. County Clerk. Sheriff,
Treasurer Superintendent of Schools and Coroner,
and transact such other business as may properly
come before the convention.
The several townships are entitled to representa-
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-07
ELEVENTH CONGRESSIONAL DIsTsICT.
Democratic Congressional Convention at Mon
mouth, Thursday, August 81, 1882.

The Democracy OF the several counties in the
Eleventh Congressional district requested to
send delegates to a Convention to be held at Mon
mouth, Warren County, on Thursday, August 81,
1882, at O'Clock p. M, for the purpose OF nominal
ing a candidate for Congress. and to transact such
other business may be presented for the consid
Grafton of the convention.
The several counties in the Congressional district
will be entitled the following representation based
upon the vote for Hancock and English in 1890:
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-07

Two ninety-foot lathes. said to be the
largest in the world. have been made for
their own use by the South Boston Iron
Works Each lathe contains 600,0 600
pounds of iron, and is intended for boring
out cannon.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-07

at II O'Clock a. M for the purpose of nominating
one candidate for treasurer one candidate for
state superintendent of public instruction, and TO
transact such other business as may be proper FOR
its consideration.
The several counties in the state are entitled to
delegate for each 400 votes cast for Hancock and
English in 1885, and one delegate for each fraction
thereof of 200 votes and over, the counties, votes
and delegates being as follows:
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-07

By order of the state democratic central commit
tee. D. B. GILLIAN, Chairman.
w j. MzE Secretary.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-07
CALL FOR STATE DEMOCRATIC CON.
VENTION.
Thursday, September Z, 1882,

The Democracy of all the counties in the state of
Illinois are requested send delegates to the state
convention which will be held at Springfield, on
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-18
COUNCIL.
Adjourned Meeting Last Night.

The following minutes o: the adjourn
ell meeting Of the City Council. held last
at the Police Court, were courteOusly
furnished by Mr.. Patrick Talent, ex-ofti-
clio clerk.
Present, Mayor Peal and Messrs.
Lowry, Freyschlag, French and Gamer.
The minutes of previous necting*were
read and approved. \ petition was sub
mitted signed Dy various persons, re-
questing that the dumping of gravel and
waste from the Morning Star mine ut
Mercury and Montana streets he stop
ped, which was referred to the commit
tee on streets.
Various bills were read and referred to
the finance committee.
Nlessrs. Freyschlag and Gamer were
appointed special committee to confer
with the committee from the Fire Bri-
yatle on the subject of providing shelter
for the engine, hose, etc.
From the Fire Brigade Mr.. Gilbert
was present OH behalf of his committee
but no definite action was taken last
night.
On motion Of Mr.. Gamer the sisters
Hospital was declared exempted from
the payment Of city taxes.
Adjourned.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-18
PERSONAL.

Mr.. John H. Curtis received yesterday
a telegram, from his partner, Mr.. An
drieux, dated Chicago, stating that the
latter gentleman would leave that city
for Butte next Monday.
John w. Beckney has arrived from
Helena. In few days he will start
East to visit his aged mother at the old
home in Cove Station, Penn. Mr.. Beck
1ey will be absent about three months.
Dan Harris, one ofthe big stock grow
ers Of Montana, who went to Europe
recently to marry the choice of his heart,
accompanied by his happy bride, stop
ped over ut the Merchants last night.
They leave this morning for Ferry Point,
Northumberland Tribune, 7th i"*t.
The Pilot says that Leopold Aben-
helm, gentleman who has been visit
ing America the past six months, has
left Ogden for San Francisco. He is
charmed with Utah, and being engaged
in literary work, will 90 much in Ger
SO"Nl>so sJSNAuS9 WI
known.
OF an old citizen Of Butte who arrived
home night before last, the Ogden Pilot
of the 18th speaks as follows: Frank
Brown, Of Butte, arrived from the East
last evening on his way home. He went
East with the Montana cxcursionists last
November, and was much surprised to
see the many changes which had taken
place during the past eighteen years,
while lie has been prospecting over all
the Western Territories.
Joseph \. Hyde, Esq, Of the MINER
Publishing Company, ID. \. De!lingcr,
Esq, w. \. Clark, Esq, Of DonnclI,
Clark 4 Lar.bie, and Henry Jonas, Esq,
left this morning for Ogden. Mcssrs.
Hyde anil Dellingcr go to California. Tor
visit Of some weeks. and Mr.. Jonas
GOES to Germany for !. visit to his friends
and relatives. Mr.. Clark will visit
London and Paris, and will bring his
family home with him in the spring.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-18
Roll OF Honor.

The following is the roll OF honor in
Butte Public School Room, No. !, Miss
Sadie 1Iutchins teacher, for the school
week ending Feb. 18th. Highest aver
age rank in scholarship and department
Of first ten pupils for the week ending
Feb. 17th.: Willie Stancllficid, Mol!ie
Stafford, Walter Ortull, Thomas Cchcr-
". Lila Hall, Charles Boiler, Maggie
Watt, Ella Drugs. Willie THOMPSON,
frankie Kuilwa.,h. Pupils turiy: Lola
S"udon. Henry Panly and Alice Ed
iIlDllStjll.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-18
MINUTES
OF the Regular Session Of the Dis
trict Court Yesterday.

\ large amount Of business has al
ready been transacted ut this term
the District Court.
Many questions Of pleading and prac-
ticc, aud some criminal eases HIS been
disposed OF a. shown by the minutes.
liz. Lee Mantle W.. john Nnyes, to
quiet title; demurrer to complaint over
ruled and exceptions noted.
81. Dennis Lcary 1t al. Va. John
Hauswirth 1t al, to qui title: motion
to strike out portion Of complaint, and
demurrer 10 portion Of complaint over
ruled.
ia. \. Is. Thomson vs.. A. II. Head.
Icy ct a., ejectment; demurrer to com
plaint ovcrrulcd.
lii. Territory VI. Geo. 4. Hart; de-
PENDANT discharged and his bai! exoner-
atcd.
III. Edward Rooney 1t al. W.. G.. H.
Tong; demurrer to complaint over
ruled.
135 w. G. Cakes Va. Dan Jaeger ct
el., debt: demurrer ovcrruled.
10. Territory W. Joseph Virnoche for
nuisance; cause dismissed and Joseph
and Maxine VirnOch ordered to await
the further order Of the court under
the present hail.
2l5. Territory W. John German for
malicious mischief. Plea Of guilty en-
tered and sentence Saturday p. m.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-18
N. p. Survey Notes.

Buffalo were plentiful from Swift Cur
rent creek to within one hundred miles
north Of Fort Walsh.
The BlackGet Indians were very
friendly t. the surveying party. They
probably did not know the object OF the
party, and when they see the iron horse
running through their old hunting
grounds they will probably feel differ
EFT about il.
Good soil is found nearly tile whole
route. except through, Rainy Hills an
excellent grazing country and the bot
toms on Red Deer or Elk river Sl,rpass
anything ,.y have seen. Large hot
toms and plenty of timber, and coal in
abundance.
The surveying party did not hear OF
the Blackfeet Indians having killed
many of the (Ncinne Ranch COM
pany's cattle.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-18
In Distress.

Mention was made some time since in
the MINER Of beautiful pet recently
brought out from the East by Mr.. W..
+. Stanley. During the past twenty
four hours the pet has suffered severely
from the cold and it was found necessa-
ry to provide steel supports for it, for,
although Thermometer, it was reared
in tenderer cline, and can but i'll en-
dure the rigors of our balmy winter
days. Last night ut ten O'Clock Mr.!
Stanley might have been seen kindling
a fire under the NOTION of the pet. This
morning at six o'clock he had but little
doubt that it would register forty de-
grees below, but some how or other he
forgot to get up and look at it.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-18
Courteous.

The MINER acknowledges itself under
obligations to the postmaster ut Helena
Tor cOurteously calling our attention to
the fact that our daily occasionally fails
to reach one Of our subscribers III that
city. The matter To which, he refers will
he promptly attended to. # l'ostmasters
throughout the country would lie as
kindly c"nsilcrate toward the press as
the Helena postmaster has proved to lie
in this instance fewer complaints
on account OF the non-rcceipt m papers
by subscribers would lie heard.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-18
Postohce Affairs.

The result Of the contemplated chan.
in the quarters occupied iy the Bun.
post office is no; yet mad. kanwn !.
stated some weeks ago slrnn. e,'n,,.,
being and have been mad" to !,iny,,
the Office to the coih,r .: Park r.:
Montana streets l'y "nr parry. an, ,
West Broadway hy :n,.i.r. >un
third and powerful party 'l,.~isr t" c4.
tinuc it in its present locality.
In the mean time special agent ~
bollt's visit has resulted in III, !t,,,;.
ment's leasing the building il viii.
the Helena postoi1ice Is 1t .,,>eni ,.
ted, for term Of G':r years. This it
understood was Determined u:on IL
special agent Scybnl'!! \; ,hr ia
Of cx-postma>tcr C:'nI,.r md oi.t
business men when Mr.. ~ry!",!.'i, yi>i;-.
Helena Il few weeks :,y,.. AID aiion
the matter has only been rr,l;"n"d i.G.
long to await the decision "f the lrIar
MCl;t. 1t 10 stated that ne building .
perhaps one Of the bc-; in the ely To-
the purpose, while til" location j. u, col-
venicnt for all c;:,,.;,s a. could lr iouni
This action is thought t. br q li'in: tlr
tlorscnlcnt Of Mr.. C:"ul,~c'~ ":".i JUL.
ment III moving the office 'r"lh il; iIG'
er cr.lnpcd quart.i< lu!.:,r:: Gown til
street, AMI will siicn,, eli ,rl.tro,,w
if any exists, a. t" where The .s'>'"f::''
shOultl |,r located.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-18
Death of Walter Eddy.

Al quartri past eleven O'Clock last
night, al his residence in this city, Nr.
Walter Eddy hrcatlled Ills last.
The deceased complained of not feel
ing we'll last Monday and went to bed,
not seriously i'll to all appearances. His
disease proved 10 bc pneumonia, which
seems peculiarly fata! in this climate.
Mr.. Eddy was highly esteemed, and
in his official calac;t: as jailer, as We'll
a. in all the relations "f life, lie won tn
regard VI those with whom he came il,
contact.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-18
Correspondents Beware.

Ii is not intrviuently tho case that
persons write letters home to their
friends. or t" newspapers, in which they
strive I" say things that arc rather more
striking than accurate. 1t is mistake
to presume that such letters are the
most interesting. The most interesting,
rs we'll rs the most valuable correspond
cnce is that which il true. The Butte
MINER is very angry with "Charlcy
Anderson" one Of whose letters to the
TuS..arori TTu':s-Er.';..r was copied in
the .>'n'i"c,-a letter ip which he de-
cried Montana, saving that Ncvatlans
are disguised with the country.-Evrcku
81 ufju!