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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-06-03

The oyster does not belong to the
human race. There are seasons when
he keeps his mouth shut Detroit Free
Press.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-06-03

The license imposed on commercial
travellers for the whisky trade by the
State Of Nevada is so heavy that drum
mers hayein severalinstances paid the ex-
penses of Nevada merchants to Truckee,
Cal. where they exhibit their samples
and take orders, this being cheaper than
psyns 1aesliCpssH1 snETs z'nibnne.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-06-03

. IA Brooklyn tailor claims that he
does large business in letting cut on
hire moul ming suits Tor funerals.
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AN IN Llama inventor has patented
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N E R Vim E

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SAMARITAN
N ERWIN

The greatest tonic known. 1t aids digestion,
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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-06-03

house tower, and above the din of the
rushing waters. . ringing peal came
forth. awakening the startled echoes
Numbering on the river bank.
''Clang! Clang! Clangr' the sound
seemed almost to dance along the waves,
while the brave girl aloft chung to her
frsil support, and the old man prayed
below. sr
The river had now found q deeper,
narrower channel, with high dry cliffs
once more on either side, and as that
strange sound rang out amid the storm
and gloom, . group Of men with skiffs
moored high peered up the rushing
stream with wondering, aw> struck
.'Egsdr' cried one, .it sounds like the
old bell Of ST. Johns! Can it be the
dmbers OF little Chesterbrook that have
been floating by to-nighta' On came
the pealing sound, and now the starlike
light shone out upon them. .As liver
CRED the same speaker, lit is the old
church afoat, and that bell could never
ring like that from the motion of the
waves; there are living souls within cali
ing for help! To the rescue, men; out
with the ropes and skiffsr'
Five minutes more and strong, brave
hands were out In the stream, all nm
known to the two anxious ones within:
heavy ropes were being securely fast
ened to the old building, and, with the
bell still tolling, the old church was rap
loiy lowed toward haven-ike break In
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-06-03

Cures Scrofula and all Nervous and Blood dis
eases Thousands proclaim II the most won
derful lnyigorant that ever reclaimed the
sinking system
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-04

The Empress Eugene, five and twenty
years ago counted one of the handsemes
women in Europe. is said to be badly
broken down. Though still young enough
in years, the once rich and glossy nut
brown tresses are faded white by grief and
reverse of fortune. The transparent beauty
of feature is spoiled. the frame curved and
wasted. Latterly her health has been fast
failing, and the gloom which fell upon her
life after the fatality in South Africa rises
at longer intervals, so that she remains for
days confined to her chamber The acct
dental fall on the stairs in her new house
in the West End still further shook the
nerves, and, although no bodily
injury to speak Of was sustained her
health has suffered since a great deal. The
visits from members of the royal
family of England are among the greatest
the lonely and exiled sovereign
possesses
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-04

fair came, and the hearty spontaneous
crowd marched to Shermans house behind
the brass band, and while the band PLAYED
sweet music in his honor the crowd fired
off their pyrotechnics and yelled them
selves hoarse. After about half an hour
of this kind of trouble, Hon. John invited
the elite of the horde to come in and so
the affair ended The next day the Hon.
John sent in a bill for $169 for the cost of
the banquet to Upton French, Power,
Tingle and Lamphere. These patriots
would not pay it themselves and could not
raise it by assessment. Finally it was de-
cided to pay 1t from money received from
some of the department waste paper
which was done. and so Tycoon John was,
reimbursed for his grand banquet of the
hearty spontaneous admirers of himsef,
French is just now acting secretary and
it is reported that he has insinuated him
self into the good graces of Secretary Fol
ger. He has more than thirty relatives in
office under the government. all appointed
by himself. lis son was placed by him,
on the rolls of the supervising architects
under him at SIC per day, and drew com
pensation at that rate for more than a
year while he was in Europe studying
sculpture He is the head and front of the
ring in Hills office, and of which Hill is a
member
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-04
COMBINATIONS.

| In view of the action taken by the city
council last Monday night it is worth while
| inquiring what constitutes the confirmation
of disappointment. In the case then voted
upon, that Of health commissioner. the
mayor has the right to appoint, but in order
to make that appointment valid and law
full, it is necessary that it shall be confirm
ed by a majority vote of the council; this
was not done. The vote was tie, and as
it is perfectly evident that in this case the
mayor has no vote, it being his own act
that is under consideration, the appoint
ment not being confirmed, failed.
The action that was peculiar in the ex-
IRENE then took place, as there was a re
consideration of the vote and it was then
claimed that the appointment was confirm
ed. The absurd ty of this claim is easily
apparent. In order to make the appoint
ment valid there must be dual action; first
the appointment by the mayor; sec
ondly the confirmation by the council.
When the mayor in this instance
made the appointment it was voted up
on by the council and lost, and that at
once disposed of the matter, there was
then no name before the council to act
upon and consequently no chance for a
even if 1t could be allowed
on other grounds The only way to reach
the matter was tor the mayor to make
new appointment and if it was wanted to
effect a reconsideration it could only be
done by his making the same appointment |
The validity of an appointment of this |
kind is worth being sure OF as the health |
will have to make numer-
Gus orders of a police character and they |
could be successfully resisted were there
any doubt about the lawfulness of his APP
pointment.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-04
HENNEPTN CANAL.

The Hennepin Canal whose projectors
are now knocking at the door of Congress
for the money to dig it, is described, in
general, as proposed connecting link be-
tween the Mississippi and the lakes, There
are already however, several connecting
| links. One of them, for example, is the
Wabash Canal, which connects Lake Erie
with the Wabash river, proceeding from
Toledo TO Logansport. Another is the III
inois and Michigan Canal, which connects
Lake Michigan with the Illinois river. emp
tying into the Mississippi But these do
not help the Northwest; and direct route
to Iowa from the last-named canal would
be made by an additional canal from Hen
nepin, on the Illinois river, to Rock Island,
on the Mississippi, which is just opposite
Davenport, in Iowa. The distance is So
miles, and the estimate of the cost is less
large for that length of canal. The memo
rial before Congress declares that millions
of people were induced to settle in the
Northwest on the expectation that Congress
would open highways and improve harbors
and rivers; that these settlers have paid
the Government more than 5000, 600, 900
for this then wilderness and that Congress
has never rendered these settlers any as
sistance in reaching their principal mar
ket To show the extent to which the in |
terests of the country revolve around |
this canal, it is said that the seven
States of Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, |
Minnesota, Missouri, Kansas and Nebras
"a produced, in round numbers, in 1879. /
|, 300, 900, 900 bushels, or 20, 900, 900 tons of
grain, besides one-half the live stock pro-
luct of the United States, and that the
aving on freight by the Hennepin Canal
would be 90 cents per ton:
Admitting only this saving on one
alf of the crop of the grain of the north
vest for 1879, to say nothing of the live
took product, and we show saving of
81, 100000 on enc years crop or more
han eight times enough to construct the
roposed Hennepin Canal This, it is
oted, is but the grain item of freight one
ray. The merchandise and manufactured
rticles freig hted from the east would
xhibit like reduction in the transporta-
on,
If this be so, the Hennepin Canal viii
ne day be constructed. For Even if
congress should decline to pay the money
the Treasury for it, either private enter
rise would see the returns thus made prac-
cable, Or Illinois, within whose territory
he proposed canal entirely lies, and the
Their six states interested, would pre-
lmably be eager to build it.-Neao Tora
tn.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-04

John Kelly does not seem to be in q
great demand. The democratic party has
Tepudiated him and offered him as a Christ
mas gift to his allies the republicans. But
the Sun states that
'eThe prospect of counting Mr.. John
Kelly and his organization of Tammany
Hall among the supporters and elements of
republican success, is not pleasing to some
of our most esteemed republican contem-
poraries The New York Times, the lead
ing organ of that party, regards this
prospect with horror and disgust: and that
eminent half-breed organ the Utica Herald
thinks that dicker with Kelly will mort
gage the future of the party in New York
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-04
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-04

State.
Thus Kelly is buffeted back by the
republicans, whom he has served SO often
and SO effectively. and whom he is ready,
for certain consideration to serve again.
This fact should be warning to all true
democrats to have no dealings with him.
Let the democracy take its own course,
and Leave him to take his. There should
be no bargains made with the faction that
defeated Lucius Robinson in 1879 and
Winfield Scott Hancock in 1880. Why
mortgage the future of the democratic
party in New York State"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-04
POOR AND A FRAUD.

Mr. Hayes says he is not rich, and we
are obliged to believe him. But the ques-
ton arises what became of his moneys
What did he do with the $3.50, 600 left him
by his uncle? And what did he do with
| the $3.50, 600 saved out of his four years
salaryY He is notan extravaganza man by
any means .1e refused to contribute to
the Mrs Garfield fund, and to the monu
ment subscription. He does not drink,
and he was never known to play in games
of chance His household habits have
been known to be very parsimonious. If
he is poor to-day, how did he get rid Of
the $500, 900 which he inherited and drew
from the treasury? This is the great ques-
ton.
Perhaps it has gone to foreign mission
airy uses. Perhaps twas invested in stocks
and frittered away. Perhaps it was con-
tributed to the conscience fund, or invested
for Mr. Ti1den's benefit. Perhaps the men
who stole the vote of Louisiana blacknail-
ed him and compelled him te close their
mouths with large bride. But in what
ever way it was expended, the lesson re-
mains that money. not honestly earned or
acquired disappears after while The
$500, 600 drawn from the treasury for four
years salary as President belonged to an
other man. Mr.. Hayes may have put
$3.50, coo of this with what remained of his
inheritance. and as fraud vitiates every
thing-even a contract-it may have de-
stroyed the whole pile, orcaused it to met
away, just as Mr.. Hayes himself has melt
ed from the public gaze.-Boston Globe.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-04
CHICAGO, BURLINGTON & QUINCY.
CHICAGO. MILWAUKEE & ST. PAIL.

tRAcISE AND SOUTHWESTERN DrvIsIoN)
Leave for Racine and Milwaukee s:25 a. m. and
100 p. IN ~
Leave for Dubuque, winona St Panl and Minneap-
oils, 6 80 a. m.
and Ianl1toB. II 100 D. m -
Arrive from Racine and Milwaukee, 5:15 a. m, and
Arrive from Minneapolis, ST Paul. winona and Dn-
buque, 900 D. m. W
Arrive from Yankon, Sioux City. PortviIle and Nc
Gregor, 5 10 a. m ~
nhrough sleeping cars are all night trains
me Night Express leaving Rock Island every SUN
Jay hght az IL OD p m connects with the train ar
irving IN Chicago early Monday morning No Law
over checks given on through tickets from Rock Is
train. $50 VA '
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-04

eas of Blood Lack O,
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Loss of Memory, Loss o.
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Dropsy, Asthma, Pleurisy
Constipation. Jaundice
Catarrh, Sore Throat, Dc.
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Diabetes, Kidney Com
plants, Gravel, Chills, I'm
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Kidneys OrUriuary Orpons
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-04
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upright pianofertes. Sl25 TO S255: catalogue pri-
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-04

If the Baroness Burdett- Coutts survives
her marriage ten years she viii have paid,
without interest, So, $50, 600 for a husband
taking her loss consequent on marriage at
975,o 900 "a year-an expensive luxury but
she could afford it.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-04
W. PAUL BROWN,
421 Ninth street, Southeast.

421 Ninth street, Southeast
Browns testimony, when given, will be
| found to be in substantial accord with his
affidavit but Mr.. Brown is not the only
evidence The editor of the Gazette has
already other witnesses-and evidence bear
ing on this charge, which, he laid before
the committee. Referring to the treasury
investigation the Sunday Gazette SAID that
the senate committee have already devel-
oped enough to convince them that all the
liars and swearcrs to lies do not live in
Louisiana, and that some of them who
have hitherto been regarded as respectable
are rather the reverse
The Gazeue also contained the following
story:
Some time ago a lady member of the
great Secretary's family saw in leading
furniture house on the avenue beautiful
sideboard. She examined the article close
ly, learned the price, which was one of
large figures, and left. Soon after she
came again, bringing Sherman himself
Together they examined the sideboard and
went away, leaving the merchants under
the impression that the article was as good
as sold. Not long after the great secre-
tary, accompanied by the now notorious
Hessler, superintendent of the treasury dc
partment cabinet shop, called upon the
furniture merchants and made another
close examination, which included careful
measurements. Then Secretary John and
his man Hessler went away, and neither
he nor any of his family ever called again
about the sideboard a few weeks after |
their last visit. though, Hessler placed /
perfect copy of that sideboard in John |
Sherman's house. and there is reason to be- |
lieve that it was made in the treasury de /
partment cabinet shops of government ma
terial, by mechanics, employees of the de- /
partment.
On the election of Sherman to the United /
States Senate to succeed Garfield and
shortly after his return from this city, Up
ton, French, Power, Tingle and Lamphere
an ovation--one of those hearty
spontaneous affairs that are of such fire.
luent occurrence here. They assessed the
department. people and outsiders having
business relations Herewith, and raised
money enough to hire the Marine Band,
,uy fireworks, etc. The night of the af-
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-04

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Joints. sciatica, Neuralgia,
Lumoago, Aches and Pains
Nervous and General De-
biiity, Spinal Diseases.
Weak Bach. or Side, VAST
ing, Decay, Restless nights
Nightmare, Melancholy.
Dizziness or Vertigo, Full
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-04
May Agnes Fleming
Catarrn.

THE ABoyE DISEASE HERE1oFoRR
4 deemed tncareble. viii readily yield to MorrW
e -e.yy's Catarrn Cure. For sale by John Beings
ton. fTice oocpaz bottle. 5-s0dIy
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-04

pAaAciJf TT for advertisers. 100 pages, e
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-04

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for business pursuits. It has excellent corps of
experienced and able teachers. Its rooms are adj
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families and in boarding club at very low rates.
EaE for circular giving full particulars.
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-04

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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-04
T. 9. McELHERNE.

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~ Office Room No 4, Buford's Block. cor. 18th ST.
and End avenue. Rock Island. III. 1-27d&w6m
~ Special facilities for ABSTRACT business.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-04
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-04

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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-04
ROCK ISLAND & PEORIA RAILWAY,

A~ONAA 1AoA11AAND q Il EOhIA hA4LH Az
tsHoETEsT route TO THE EAST AND wEsr)
LEAVE ARRIVE.
Way Freight. Is 200 A. NJ
Fast Express $50 A. NJ Mail and Elk 10 ~ p n
Mall ana Ell :35 2. NJ. Fast Express. :05 p NJ
Freight and Accommodation. 6 80 p. NJ
Ihe :35 p IN. train makes close connection at
Galva with the c. B. & O. for points west: arriving
At t{ales burg AT 4 25 p. m. Burlington $40 D. m
heoknk 1925 p m; Quincy 10 :05 D. M. also max
ing close connection at Peoria with 7 b. & W. and
T. 7. q w. roads for al points east and south
ROCK ISLAND & MERCER CO.. r.. r..
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-04
ROCK TSIAND & MERCER co. r. r.
Wednesday, Tannsry 1, 1882.
"goNEsT" JOHN SHERMAN.

| The Washington correspondent of the
Missouri Refee:bltcdn furnishes detailed in
formation as to Il e progress of the treasury
investigating committee. He states an
evident attempt has been made to forestall
public opinion in reference to the treasury
investigation nov going on. Some time
ago the Washington GAZETTE published a
statement by w. p. Brown that he had
done work on John Sherman's new house
and been paid ont of the contingent funds
OF the treasury department. As the inves-
tigating committee holds its sessions with
closed doors, 1t was impossible to learn in
detail either who are the witnesses or what
was testified. The New York Tribune.
however, stated on Dee 80 that Mr. Brown
had testified on Tuesday, aud had sworn
that he never did any work whatever on
Sherman house. The Tribune added that
this testimony had silenced the detraction
of Mr.. Sherman, and that the explosion of
the SANDER was as complete as the SANDER
was atrocious. Mr. Brown furnishes the
following card:
WASHINGTON Dec 81 1891
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-04
WASHINGTON, Dec. 81, 1881.

Please state for me that the article in the
New York tribune on Dec. 80. in reference
to my testimony is lie. I have been
subp9naed to appear before the senate
committee. As yet my evidence has not
been taken. but l expect to give it in the
coming week. Respectfully,
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-11-08

let us say, the religion of Christ-is now,
so to speak, in the air one breathes in
France. a breath of revival has passed
over our torpid population, and the Cos
pei is everywhere welcomed, as it was in
the days of the Master, by the poor and
not by the rich, by the ignorant and not
by the learned"
The Voice from Italy, quarterly re-
port OF the evangelical work in that coun.
try, continues to give the most cheering
accounts OF the work, especially of that Of
the Waldensian Church, and abounds in
interesting anecdotes of special cases of
conversion. 1t dwells with special elo-
quence upon the excellent results in the
Christian schools for girls, which are now
becoming prominent feature in all Ital-
ian cities. This work among the chill
dren is of the highest Importance. No
one knows this better than the Roman
Catholics themselves. 1t was the late
Cardinal Wlseman who said "Give me
the children of England, and in twenty
years Eng land shall be Catholic" If
God will but give us the children of
Italy, we might hope to. see Italy Pro-
testant. The illiteracy of the people has
been at all times most deplorable, but the
present national government has been
working. most intelligently to remedy
this evil There are how Protestant
Churches in more than fifty Italian cities
in all nearly 200 churches, in lao of
which the services are in the Italian
language; Of the pastors ministering to
these, more than two-thirds are converts
from Rome.