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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-18


Now is the time whsn the presidentia
candidate is abroad in theland, and espec
tally on the republican side Of the house,
are they numerous. There is rot so fan
any aecessions to their ranks, except in
the case of Arthur, who was not thoaght
Of in 1880, but some of them are adverS
Using new and unexce1led advantages.
John Sherman was handicapped before the
Chicago convention by his reputation of
being honest but recent Investigations
have thoroughly expelled that idea from
the public mind, and he can now take his
stand with the best Of thieves. Blains's
reputation was already so odorous that
any person, not hog, should be satisfied
with it. but it must be that he ascribes his
two defeats to an inability to satisfy a re
publican convention of his dishonesty, and
consequently be is now mixed up in the
Peruvian company to an extent that should
satisfy the most scrupulcus party mana
gers. Arthur has, ever since his first APP
pearance in public life. been
universally regarded Is man
who looked upon politics a. profession
and success therein to be obtained by
ans means no matter how foul, and to
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-18
DAMAGE BY sAwDUsr.

A decision of the Supreme Court of
Vermont, has alarmed the owners of wood
working manufactures On the streams of
that state, in view of prospective suits for
damages. Sawdust has been thrown into
the waters without regard to consequences.
The Court now decides that the mill own
ers are responsible for all the harm done
by the refuse. 1.-THE beneficial enjoyment
of water privilege says the Court,
"does not include the right to dispose of
refuse in this manner, except so far as is
indispensably necessary" The same ques-
ton is involved in suits brought by owners
of California land injured by mining oper-
ations.
It will be rendered that this matter has
been agitated here and at other points
along the Mississippi river where there are
saw mills, and this decision may have an
awakening effect.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-18
A cARpEr-BAa SENATOR.

/ Mr.. William Pitt Kellogg OF Louisiana
is Chairman of the Senate's Committee or
Railroads, and in this capacity ne employ
| ed as clerk of that COMMITTEES A. NJ Sotel
do, who-was shot in Washington the other
day.
According to Mr.. Keliogg's own state.
ment, he advised Soteldo to leave town for
q while when the trouble arose which fin
| ally resulted in soteldo's death 4 told
him, says Kellogg, that he might have a
|EIlsessaye of absence for a.. month or more,
withspay Mr. Kellogg also informed his
interviewer that soteIdo was addicted to
drink, and thst he believed he was drunk
when he was shot
/ It is well known tlsset Kellogg holds his
rlace in the Senate b. title that cannot
characterization; and he lso seems to re-
gard the public money as thing 70 be
taken by those who have the opportunity
with jusI-the same freedom as he tt kas q
place in the Senate. He not only kee1lze q
drinking clerk ON the. pay roll .os tlls COM
mittee, but he offers him e months lrave
of absence, with no services to be perform
ed, and with his salary continued.
: II such a thing were done by any man
net q Senator of she United States the
public judgement would be that that man
was & thief.--N. T San.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-18

this prominent Characteristic Of his he un-
dsubtedly owes his present position and
can easily assure the party that he win Iao'
deviate from his well worn paths in the
future; besides this he has Grants firm
aupport and that alliance IS . sure promise
Of rascality of some sort. Grant himself
is yet in the field and his record is to re-
cent and too dark not to command alarge
andshearty support in his party.
Take it all in all these four make . quar-
tstte Of presidential candidates that will
each one command the respect and eleva-
ton of this party. II Edmunds would
only commit some steal he might qualify
himself. but as it il, mis- record is too clear
for the party to give him much serious con
sideration
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-18

ual movement, the Reformation, educint
therefrom The True Lesson of Prot
estanlism, In Law for the Indians thu
Rev. William Justin Harsha endeavors Il
demonstrate that the one rational and eff
fectual cure for our Indian troubles is &c
extend the jurisdiction of the civil and
criminal courts over all the social relations
of the red man Pref A. B. Palmer writes
On the Fallacies of Homeopathy Final
~. the Hon: Neal Dow contributes an ar
tiele ON the Results of Prohibitory Legis
lation, demonstrating the success of the
efforts to suppress the liquor traffic in
Maine
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-18

ha ppened of late in Steuben Go. New
York has taught the formerly quiet inhabi-
tants of that county how It is te have such
things brought home to them The county
issued bonds in favor of a railroad that was
never built, although the bonds weresold.
The citizens very naturally refused to pay
them and suit was brought to recover and
judgement was obtained When the pro-
cess was served the people resisted and
Governor Cornell proclaimed them in a
state of insurrectien. The whole matter is
well touched by the New York World,
when it says:
After all, human nature in Steuben
County does not much differ from human
nature in County Mayo, and it is doubtful
whether Governor Cornell will find his
proclamation more effectual to the putting
dewn of ''boycotting" in New York than
Mr.. Gladstone has found his Land bill to
the pacifcation of ireland. In Steuben
County the landlords find their income re-
duced by virtue OF a statute imposing a
tax and of the enforcement of contracts,
and the statute and the sealed bonds which
the Governor proposes to make them rec
oShiAc ~ie as ooiouS AZ sheii eyes as ioe'Ses
are in the eyes of the tenants in County
Mayo. The Irish tenants cannot curse the
Land Court more heartily than the people
of Steuben curse the Court of Appeals.
In each case thes lawyers say; "As you
made your bargains, whether as tenants
''or as landlords, so must you abide by
them. and if you refuse to do SO the po-
'hce and the military power of the Crown
must coerce you" In Steuben County,
as in Ireland, the law if enforced at all
must be enforced against the will of the
people, and Governor Cornell must take
his place in the popular annals with Buck
shot Forster"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-18
POTTER ARRESTED.

| The arrest of Potter, the owner of the
old World building in New York city,
whose recent destruction by fire resulted in
such terrible loss of life; marks what,
let us hope, Is new departure in the exc
cution of our criminal laws He was the
owner Of building that was veritsble
man trap, yet, occupied as It was, by a
large number of people, had no means of
escape in case of fire. It was an old ffimsy
structure, and when once ignited burned
like finder. Still it was profitable prop
erty, fer being located in the centre of tho
city commanded the highest rents. The
account of the fire tells the entire story.
The flames once started. quickly enveloped
the whole structure, and men, women and
children, forced to fly for their lives, look
ed about them and found no means Of es
cape. The only outlet which the greed of
the proprietor had allowed him to provide
were long. narrow staircases, and these
were but avenues for the fire. Hence we
had the spectacle of frail women throwing
themselves out of high windows, when all
law and justice demanded that other means.
of exit should be provided for them. Had
Mr. Potter been less avaricious that loss of
life would never have occurred 1t was in
his power to have made it impossible; his
failure to do SO clearly stamps him with
criminalty IN the matter. 1t was one of
those instancesswhere the sins Of omission
were greater than those of commission;
what he did noe do was the cause of a
great horror Any disposition to punish
such lack Of The eommonest precautions
deserves ACCOMPLISHMENT and ff.Mr. Potter
8 suitably dealt with, the lives Of many
people incur large cities WI be safer in
he future
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-18
foFFToIAL PAPER. ]
Saturday, February Is, 1889,
DEsTTTUTION.

II all reports from the southern part Of
this state are true, that section is in mest
deplorable condition, and if onfy half OF
them can be substantiated by facts there
can be no doubt that outside aid is most
urgently needed. a bad season, cause by
drought, and the ravages of insects, have
resulted in total failure of crops and des-
titution, and in many instances absolute
famine, is the picture that the denizens
have to look forward to. 1t is difficult to
imagine such state of affairs in prosper
Gus Illinois, but the reality is present and
needs prompt action.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-18
eoTELD0's CAREER.

ANTONIO M2r1uS SOIclQO, Jr., VINO Gains
TO sudden death in Washington last week
in an attack upon an editor, was himself
an editor and has had an extraordinary
career. He was born at Caracas, Venszu-
ella, IN 1913. His father was compelled by
a revolution to leave that country soon
after the birth of Antonio He came to
New York and prscticed law. Young So
teldo was educated at st. John college,
Fcrdham, and after he was graduated he
studied law. A wish to earn some money
while building up a law practice, led him
to join the staff of the New York San. He
welded ready, though by no means a
trustworthy pen. Heswa the Albany cor
respondent of the Sun in 1S89-'70. He
soon attracted attention by his bitter at
tacks on certain members. Corruption
fleurished in those days The fight be-
tween the N. Y. Central and Hudson River
and the Erie railroad companies was in pro-
gress, and large sums Of money, it was gen
orally understood, were spent by both cor
porations. The fight between Tweed,
Sweeney and Connolly, representing Tam
many hall, and the young democracy, led
by Henry Genet and Michael Norton, and
the victory of Tweed after an enormous
expenditure of money, occurred in the
winter of 18691z0. Seteldo was always
credited by those who were best acquaint-
ed with him with having received large
sums of money at these legislative ses-
sions. 1t was currently reported that there
came into his hands large package of
money which was left in A room for
member Of the legislature who intended
to take the bribe unobseryed. In 1871
his connection with the San ceased. Later
he started weekly publication known as
the Free Lance. 1t was chiefly noticeable
for its bitter attacks on various persons
1t lived less than enc year.
In 1872 Soteldo was appointed by
Presidentf Grant special treasury
agent, and for time he was stationed at
Key West, Fla. Later he was again sent
to Albany as the correspondent
of the New York Telegram. His career in
that capacity was very short one. Since
then he has been the managing editor of |
the National Republican, under William G. |
the identical position since filled |
oy Mr.. Barton. His management was
noteworthy of fierce attacks upon the gam
olers at Washington, which were kept up
through the local columns for several
weeks. He was next employed as the
Washington correspondent of the Balti-
nore Amertcan, the Indianapolis Journal,
be San Francisco Chronsc1e. and other
apers. His entire journalistic career was
larked by bitter personal attacks. oc-
asioned good deal Of surprise duringI
is Albany career that he was not killed,
Dr. some of those he attacked were knownj
, be desperate men. He was favorite
Tweed and Sweeney, however, and this
robably saved him. His appointment as
errk to the senate committee on railroads .
sas procured for him by Senator Kellogg,
18th whom he had been intimate for
.veral years.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-18

Electrician Edison now announces him
self as being busy on an electric railroad.
Whether this is the last of Mr.. Edison's
projected inventions is doubtful. Time is
too short to go over the entire list. but the
general public has about come to the con
clusion that if he would only perfect one
of them they would have faith greater than
a grain of mustard seed as to the remain
der
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-18

4
| The NORTH 1nerscan Rerieu for March
presents striking array of articles. every
Iona ct which possesses the characteristic
&of contetnp oransous interest First we
lAave coutdbution from Senator George
+ Edmunds en The Conduct of the
Gsiftean 4 Minister Edward f.
Noy1e COM p the results of his OBJ
under the tie, The Progress of tho
French Republ lie. In Trial by Jury. =
Judge Edward Thomas describes the
social conditions pder which our jury
avste,n ha,l it's or;c;y Send notes its defects
IN view of the altered rel - = noaern
life. Mr.. John Fiske malz y sDles. aho
ingenious analysis Of that ses
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-18

Mr.. English declares that he was fool
to accept the nomination for the Vice
Presidency, and most democrats think they
were fools to offer it to him. Fortunately
Mr.. English will never have an opportuni-
ty to repeat his folly
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-18
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-18
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In order that the public may fully realize the gen
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-18

The poet Whittier is feeble, and has Of
late grown exceedingly deaf. He no longer
lives in the old family house at Amesbury,
Mass. but at Danvers, in a large, square
house, amid group of oaks and pines
The place is called Oak Knoll, andis hand
some but not picturesque
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-18

Republicans are making a great ado
about suppressing polygany. No Demo-
crat desires to lay stone in their way in
such good work, but one is tempted to
ask since you have been in powerfor TWEEN
ty years, why have you not done it befors7
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-18
TIE SAME rErrrrn.

a great many people in this country
cannot understand the feeling which has
prompted the Irish people to refuse to paw
rent and has induced them 10 set the law
st defiance. But . little episode that has
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-18

Henry Watterson has recently drawn q
strong smile He stated that Samuel J.
Tilden has as much desire to become
President as the Chicago Times correspon-
dent has hope of going to Heaven.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-18
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-18
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-18

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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-18

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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-18
CHICAGO. MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL.

(sAcNE AND soUTH-w.EsTERE DIvIsIoS.)
Leave for Racine and Milwaukee s:25 a. m, and
100 p. m.
Leave for Dubuque, wipans. ST. Paul and Minneap-
oils, $50 Al
Leave for McGregor, Portville, Calmas Sioux City
and Yankton, II 100 p. m
Arrive from Racine and Milwaukee, 4:35 a. M, and
6:eo p.
Arrive from Minneapolis St. Paul. winona and Du-
buque, o 0p. m.
Arrive from Yanxton, Sioux CITY, Portville and Nc
Gregor, 6:15 .. m.
Through sleeping cars on all night trains.
The Night Express leaving Rock Island every San
day night at II 100 p m connects with the train
irving in Chicago early Monday morning. No lay
over checks given through tickets from Rock Is
land TO Chicago Through tickets only good on this
train.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-18
ROCK ISLAND s PEORIA RAILWAY

ROCk ISLAND u PEORIA RAILWAY.
(sHoRrBsF ROUTE TO THE EAST AND wBsr.)
LEAVE. ARRIVE.
Way Freight g 100 A. NJ
Fast Express, $50 A. NJ Mall and Ex 12 :55 N.
Mail and Ex / :S5 P. N. Fast Express 6:05 N.
Freight and Accommodation. 9; 80 p N.
The :35 p. m. train makes close connection at
Galva with the C. b. q O., for points west; arriving
at Gslesburg at Is p. m; Burlington 6 40 p. m
Keoknk 1925 p Quincy 10 05 p. m; also max
ing close connection at Peoria with I. B. Il W. and
4. P. W., roads fox all points east and south.
ROCK ISLAND 4 MERCER co., r.. r. :
LEAVE. ARRIVE.
Rock Island, 800 a. NJ Cable, 10:55 A M
-, :" ..4ss0 P. NJ. :" as P. NJ.
Cable, .-....-.- c;30A NJ Rock Island. $40 a. M
Morning journal and courier., 1882-06-08
Royal Palace at MandaIay.

Started early at a. m. for Mandalay. I would not risk the bullock cart again, but was carried in my long rattan chair-it might have been an open palanquin and was very nice and easy. My husband rode beside me along the road to the convent, which for some three miles is very pretty, and there is abundant shade from the fine trees. Sister Teresa was waiting for us, as the Queen wished us to go early. My hus- band, however, bad to go round to shop near to buy some present for her Majesty. That is de rigue1Gr. He soon came back with a well laden tray of china, glass, perfumes, &c, the best he could find, and then our cav
 alcade started-Sister Teresa and another nun, in their bullock carriage, he on his pony, and I in my chair carried by coolies. In about half an hour we came to the city wall for we had only seen the suburbs so far. It is 8 high wall of red brick, battlemented, and mile and a quarter square. We passed through a great gateway, and found our selves in a crowded city, and soon after that at the palace gate. The palace again is iD- closed by high stocksde about half a mile square. There my husband had to leave me, as no men are allowed to enter the Queens precincts. My heart sank within me little.
 It occurred to me that perhaps they might not let me out again; that perhaps they might
Morning journal and courier., 1882-06-08
Thursday Morning, June 8, 1882.
A sTUPENDoUs LAND SCHEME.

A STUPENDOUS LAND SCHEME.
 The Duke of Manchester and his company of English, Canadian and American capital ists, who have bought Il 1000, 900 or F, ,OOO,- 900 acres of land along the line of the Cana dian Pacific railroad, have big scheme on their minds and hands. The Canadian Pa cific railroad received a land grant from the Dominion government of 9, 900, 900 acres. It has issued up to date about $9,OOO, 900 in land grant bonds, and has sold between D. 900, 900 and 5000, GOO acres of land The Duke of Manchester and his associates have it is said agreed to buy one half of the land along the line of the Canadian Pacific which is left of its land grant, including, of course, half of the town sites These lands lie in northwest Canada, clear up to the line of British Columbia, and include in the neigh borhood of II, ,0OO. .OOO acres. The Canadian Pacific bonds already issued amount to $9,- 900, 900 as above stated. These are held in Paris, New York and Montreal The land company will take these up at par, and will receive per cent. interest on them as they are held by them. The land company will pay for their lands in bonds of the Canadian Pacific, which will thus cancel them. The land company will take altogether $15,O 900 of these bonds at par. When the land is taken with them the railroad company will receive them at the rate of $1.1O. The cities interested in this enterprise, by syndicates of capital ists, are London, England; Glasgow, Edin- burgh and Aberdeen, Scotland; Montreal, Toronto and Quebec, Canada, and New York city. The land will be acquired as rapidly as possible and so will the bonds.
 One result of this scheme will be that the Canadian Pacific will receive capital to build it's road and its stock will have a market value. The land company will, it is said go into grand colonization scheme It will invite all classes of emigrants into Canada, regardless of nationality or previous condi- grants have no money it will build them houses and stock their farms exacting small payments. Such an inducement ought to bring emigrants to the lands of the company
 It will be interesting to watch the outcome of this stupendous enterprise. On the face of it it looks as if it would be a good thing for Canada, the Canadian Pacific railroad, the land company and a large number of emi- grants. There are those, however, in Canada and elsewhere who do not think it safe to lock up Il, ,OOO, 900 acres of land in the hands of single company.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-06-08

The first consignment of frozen meat from New Zealand has reached England in fine condition. The shipment was by sailing vessel which was ninety-eight days on the passage, and the hold of the ship containing the meat was kept at 2O' below freezing point by mechanical refrigeration. The ves- sel had on board five thousand sheep