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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-25
THE LAW.

1t is the cardinal principle of all society
that men shall obey the law and without
that obedience all society must cease The
be bad, but it is King. Thus, and thus
only, can life and property be secures and
liberty have existence. The law is I'M
doubleday founded on wisdom and is deep
rooted in the desire for justice; were it not
so it could not have life; the people in
their strength would crush it. 1t is based
on the unalterable fact that in order to OBJ
tain any good we must make some sacri
flee. Life and property are dear to us and
in order to keep them secure we must
bind ourselves not to war against the per-
son or the effects of others. In this man
ner only can there be security. But this
means the giving up of some rights in or
der to obtain the full use of others. Hence
we have intrusted all to thing we call the
law; it is supreme: and should be immac-
ulate.
So far as orr RIGHTS
or property go there has
been instituted, from the farthest ages, a
code that pretends to control them, but
back of that and in spite of that arises a
demand to protect both person and pro-
perry from the hand of violence Hence
were our criminal laws, and the brains
Of ages here conspired to make them
just.
When the great God said: whoever
sheds mans blood by man shall his blood
be shed" he stated what the justice of all
times has stamped as right and during the
entire history of the world, man has, so
far as in him lay, carried out Gods com
mands
The man who commits fraud is punished
according to the extent of his fraud; the
thief receives the retributisn due his theft;
but the murderer can only expiate his
crime by death. So God said and so the |
mind of man assented. 1t was tooth for
tooth; eye for eye; you killed and you
shall be killed.
William Heilwagon yesterday upon the
scaff old, paid the penalty of his act. He
lid not thus expiate his crime; that were
impossible, but he gave up to an offended
md avenging justice all he had: his life.
had committed deed that was at once
10Th crime against society-for he had
aiken away member of it--and an out
age upon all proper feelings both of home
md Of relationship He had gone further
han that He, a man strong and able,
lad done an act that all true men would
hun as they would the plagne. He had
fitted his hand for murder against a wo-
nan. He had struck down defenceless 2
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-25
THE DIFFERENCE.

When the letter, signed justice, attack
ing the memory of Garfield was first pub
lished, common rumor ascribed it to
Chauncy J. Filly, and abuse was heaped
on his head. But it turns out that he was
not the author, but another man, and now
| the Chicago Tribune (half-breed) charac-
terizes him in this manner; "a dirty dog. .
Bill Brown, of Nicholasville, KY, one of
the brass collar 306, announces that he is
the scamp who threw rotton eggs at the
dead President Garfield
Now the st. Louis Globe Democrat is as
stalwart as the Tribune is half breed and it
looks at the matter in this light:
And so it turns out that it was not a
stalwart who wrote that violent letter to
the Washington Post about the late Presi-
dent, but ranting half-breed who voted
thirty-six times against Grant at Chicago.
He was also member of Mr.. Henderson s
anti tffird-t term convention We presume
the gentleman was a little mad because he
didn't get mis- pay for violating the instruc-
tions of his constituents"
As matter of fact Brown was Blaine
man; but in the meantime the discussion is
interesting At any rate it is republi-
can matter; let them fix il up to suit them
selves.
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For this the law fiemanded nsIInish.

being. For this the law demanded punish
ment For this he suffered death. II
was not an expiation; II was
not justification; it was simply-so far az
lay in human hands-a punishment.
But the cry is raised; he was convicted
solely on circumstantial evidence; no man
shonld be hung on that alone. What ct
it? The crime that is dark and bloody,
the crime that men turn away from in
shudders and with trembling is the one
where circumstantial evidence alone can
be produced. II one man meets another
in the broad light of day and from trivial
dispute and careless remark quarrel
arises from which blood flows and death
is the result; there is a murder in which
there is little of the real guilt of murder;
it has none of the forethought, none of the
generalization of the real crime, 1t was
the work of hasty moment; the sorrow of
an entire life. But that murder is suscepti-
bic of direct proof its conviction
docs not need circumstantial evidence.
But again man may perceive in the
death of another some temporal gain; he
may see some help to his pocket, some
pandering to his passions. The man must
be removed from his path, and so he plets.
He takes thought with himself how he
may best kill that man He murders him.
But he does not do it openly. no! He
is afraid of punishment He must do it
secretly, forsooth, and SO he plans to do
the deed when no living eye can see it,
He wants no witness to his deed.
That crime is far more heinous that the
killing committed in the heat of pas
sion. 1t is a stern generalization; thing
upon which the mind had settled long ago,
and the will was back of it.
And yet no eye had witnessed
it. That criminal, criminal
doubly dyed, can never be brought to jus
tice except he be convicted by circumstan-
tial evidence. The guilt of the other is
easy to prove, men saw the deed, but this
latter and more awful offence no one did
see. But they tell us that it is well to
punish the lesser crime with death. But
the greater; it must not receive the same
punishment because it is solely clrcumstan-
tial evidence.
Fie upon it! the mere fact that it can
only be proved by circumstantial evidence
argues that it is the more terrible offence
Heilwason died what is called game.
He protested his innocence to the last; but
twelve unprecedented and honest men
adjudged him guilty and he paid with his
life the penalty he owed to our offended
laws.
His case has gone before higher court.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-25
PROTECTED TO DEATH.

Among the "newsy items" published in
the daily papers, the following is now go
ing the rounds:
IA woman died in fall River, Mass, re-
Gently, of overwork and lack of proper
food She had been trying to support her
self and four children on sixty cents pei
day which she earned in one of the mills
This woman must have shufffed OFF this
mortal coil in pure ignorance of the bless,
edness of her lot. She evidently Gid not
know that she was one of that large class
of 1aborers whose interests are so benefi
Gently taken care, of by the United States
government 1t is fact that the wages
in the wooden mills of Massachusetts, I'M
der the protective system that guards
American labor are not as high as those
in the unprotected wooden mills of Man
chester, England. In 1880 the adult OPP
eratives in the mills of Massachusetts re-
eeived eight dollars and thirty-five cents
for sixty hours labor, and the operatives
in the mills of Manchester, England, re-
ceived eight dollars per week for fifty-six
hours labor. But the hard working OPP
eratives in any American factory are
willing to pay their employees some differ
eace between their wages and those of their
fellow operatives in free trade countries,
for the privilege of being protected. DC
casionaily, poor man or woman, who
has family to clothe and feed, and whose
sixty cents day possesses no elastic quail
ity by which it may be stretched out to do
double duty, succumbs to nature and gives
up the ghost. But men and women. even
when overwerked and un6erpaid, are hard
to kill. In the aggregate, the employees of
the great factories of the east, manage to
live an average number of years from hand
to mouth. on sixty cents day, with large
or small families, and die in the belief that
the government has protected them, and
not the capitalists who grow rich on their
To for N nyfa31 Eugoefj1
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-25
THE STRUGGLE IN IRELAND.

The policy of harassing women's land
/ league meetings is still continued by the
/ Government, although the only effects oil
arrests is to cause the victims to be idol
| lied by the people. Recently Miss Hughes,
Miss OCarroll and Miss Curtin of the Clon-
| tuskert Land League were released from a
| months imprisonment in Mullingar jail. A
great crowd gathered outside of the jail, and
when the ladies appeared they were cheered,
Carriages were in waiting to take them to the
place of meeting of the local Land League.
A great procession formed headed by the
Mullingar Band. They were entertained
by the Land League, and then the process
sion marched with their carriages to the
train. At Roscemmon, where they live,
three bands were in waiting, and great
procession accompanied them 20 their
homes.
A recent act of the Government, which
has given great offence TO the Irish people,
is the appointment as resident magistrate
of man named Bond, who had previously
been dismissed for cause from the position
of head constable of Birmingham. The
matter was brought up In parliament, and the
appointment was justified on the ground
that Bond possessed qualities of char
acter which would make him efficient in
the repression of outrages. The Irish re-
representatives. contend that the outrages
are not in any way due to the activity of
the Land League. but to the vindictive
feelings engendered by landlord expressions
AS Mr.. Sullivan put it, the rack renters and
evictors afe the real meters to outrage
1t Is the spectacle of dismantled and ruined
cabins and evicted and beggared families
that causes wild acts of vengeance. The
English papers are constantly giving ac-
counts of brutal crimes which would have
drawn forth floods of editorial indignation
had they happened in Ireland, but as they
occur in England no attempt is made
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-25

to asperse the character of q whole people
on account of them. Mr.. Henry Labou-
Echere recently pointed out in Parliament
that Mr.. Parnellis condemned because OF
a declaration that rent ought to be reduced
to two shillings an acre, when John Bright
had previously said the same thing without
evoking censure John Stuart Mill found
ed a society for State appropriation of the
llnearned increment of land, the Land
League is prescribed for adopting that
principle Parnell was arrested on the
ground that he prevented tenants from go
ing to the land courts. until the League
had presented test cases; but no arrest is
made from among landlords who prevent
their tenants from going before the land
ceurts.-N r Sun. -
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-25
Philadelphia. March goth. 1882

The Freeman respectfully inquiries, and
waits for an answer, how many of the
members of the Illinois legislature, now in
session, have free passes? We move for
an investigation-Pe Peoria Freeman.
We do not like to make any suggestion
in any ways derogatory to the Freeman s
knowledge or intelligence but would sim
ply state for the ediacation of our es
teemed contemporary that they all have
of it,
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TRUTH ATTESTED.
Some Important Statements of Weu-Known
People Wholly Verified.

Tn order that the public may fully realize the gen
uineness of the statements, as well as the power
and va1ue of the article of which they speak, we
publish herewith the signatures of parties
whose sincerity is beyond question. The truth OF
these testimonials is absolute, the facts they
announce he ignored.
MOLINE, ILL, July IA, 1881.
FL. II. Warner Dc Co.. Rochester. ". Y:
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Liver Cure, mas been used by both my wife and MY
self She used it Ion general principles as sys-
TEN and liver regulator; l took the medicine fora
long-standing kidney trouble, which has been the
source of much Inconvenience. and which failed to
yield to the doctors remedies any others, until
used your Safe Kidney and Liver Cure. We both
unite in pronouncing it to be the best medicine we
ever used and in recommending it to others as a
safe remedy.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-25

| The dispatches from Washington to tht
| Associated Press are, for some inscrutable
reason, very considerate of General Hurlbut
On Wednesday The Times special had this
| statement of part of the evidence before
thu house committee on foreign affairs:
DO you, then, regard Mr.. Hurlbut as
purchasable?" Most emphaticaliy,' re
piled the witness. In the press dispatch
the item was given as follows: Shipherd
was asked '.Do you think Hurlbut could
be purchased?' and replied: Most empha-
tically, no. This is very decided differ
ence. The subsequent testimony sustained
TIE Times special. Further confirmation
of this is found in the dispatches to the
New York journals
The Charman-.I do not think the COM
mittee will question the artistic finish of
the letter. Uaughter.) Did you, in plain
terms, regard Mr.. Hurlbut as public Off
Ger as purchasable?"
The witness-''P urchasables"
Chairman-ssYes -
Witness Most emphatically. !"
Would not the supervising press agent
do well to inquire why this report is falsi
fed in an important particular? In the sum-
mary of the report of the senate committee
on the expenditure of the contingent fund
of the treasury great care was exercised
manifestly for the benefit of Sherman In
this Instance, whom is 1t designed to
help?'-C Chicago Times.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-25
ROCK ISLAND & MERCER CO., r. R,
[OFFICIAL PAPER.l
Saturday. March %, 1882
ASSESSOR.

The democrats must bear one thing in
mind tonight, the necessity Of good can
didate for assessor. Any man can be col
lector, it makes little difference who we
have so he is honest, but the assessorship
is the thing and its occupancy by capable
man is the contamination devoutly to be
wished for
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-25

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Holiday Goods!

in the hope that my efforts to please viii also Sc
cure the further patronage in their constant wants
of those may
Special attention given TO Dry Goods in all depart
ments, curtains, carpets. furnishing goods, Inlnl
merry, furniture, jewelry, silver ware pictures ana
pianos.
TO ali who viii name their wants near as may
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Send orders, or for circular to
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CHICAGO. BURLINGTON & QUINCY.
CHICAGO. MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL.

(RAcINE AND SOUTHWESTERN DIyIsIoN.)
Leave for Racine and Milwaukee 8:25 a. M, and
II 90 p. m.
Leave for Dubuque, Winsna. st. Paul and Minneap-
oils, 800 q. m.
Leave for McGregor, Portvlle, Caimas, Sioux City
and Yankton. II 700 D. m.
Arrive from Racine and Milwaukee, 05 a. m and
6:25 p m.
Arrive from Minneapolis, ST. Paul, Winona and Du-
buque, sos p. m.
Arrive from Yankton, Sioux City, Portylle and Nc
Gsregor, 5 :05 a. M
Through sleeping cars run on all night trains
The Night Express leaving Rock Island every Sun
DAY night at II O0 p. m, connects with the train
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.
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Loss Of Memory, Los.
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We k Stomach, Dise. u''
Of the Heart and Lugg.
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Constipation, Janna,y
catarrh, Sore Throat. NJ
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Boils, Carbuncles. Fo os'
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Diabetes, Kidney Cow
plants Gravel Chills Nv
potency. Disordered Co
ditions Of the Liver, B Iion .
Kidneys orUriDarv n D,IoO1
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ROCK ISLAND & PEORIA RAILWAY.

(sHoRrEsT ROUTE TO THE EAST AND wEsT)
LEAVE. ARRIVE
Way Freight. 900 A. M.
Fast Express, S:45 A. NJ Mail and Ex... 12 :55
Mail and ET. 4 :45 r. M Fast Express $40 p. NJ.
Freight and Accommodation, 6 80 p. NJ.
The AS p. m. train makes close connection at
Galva with the c. B. IL O., for points west; arriving
at Galesburg at les p. m; Burlington $40 p. IN.
keokuk 1925 p. m; Quincy 1866 p. M; also max
ing close connection at Peoria with L B. & W., and
7. p d W., roads fer all points east and south.
ROCK ISLAND & MERCER CO., r. r..
LEAVE. ARRIVE.
Rock Island, 100 A. NJ Cable, .......1O:55 A. N
coh,a ~ N. . 40 P. M
..........1 100 p. M 's =. 3.15 p NJ
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-06-21
CATTLE RAISING IN SOUTH AMER
lCA.

The life Ct the cattle ia wholly free.
Tbs .tooa-rs'ser, or estancier, is tbs
owner cf very extensive tract OF past,
uro land, AID lie loaves the animals to
live upon il, to feed themselves, and
multiply at their will. The stock, even
in the wiIde,t and lecst-populous re-
gions, form small herds Of from 100 t.
$50 head, which are made up Of steers,
cows. calves aud bulls, but are always
composed OF the same. individuals, and
always inhabit the sane very limited re-
gion OF the campo, and the aaimals pass
their lives within this region without
being confined by any iLclosnre. The
distinctive character OF the groups i
especially curious in the more populous
regions, As the southern part of Rio
Grande or Montcrideo, where herds may
be seen almost in contact without mix.
ing, coming together and making them
selves mp generally without trouble, and
they live thus side by side for years
without becoming acquainted with each
other. Each herd is 90 coherent that,
when one OF its members takes fright
and turns away, all will follow it Iu
consequences Of this habit, it is very diff
fcult. when the cattle are sold. to sepa.
rate them from the herds and TO gel
thom along for tie first few leagues. L
they are not watched, they will escape,
pass by thousands Of other aninals with
ont noticing then. and join thei,
companions again. - Popular Sostnol
AoNthkv. 8s sS
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-06-21
HExRY CLAr,s MEMORY.

During political campaign in Mis-
sissippi, MIR. Clay stopped for few
minutes at Clinton. A crowd gathered
bout the cars TO greet the popular ora
or. Among the people was IN eccen-
nc old man with cne eye. who making
is WY through tie crowd exclaimed:
Don't introduce me. for / want to
:, Is slr. Clay viii knew we."
Ware ,'ii kuo~ you ?" arkcd Mr..
Nv, ,ssing lie oid m,li by the hand.
III I."r,uri,,." he :,nsw-rs d.
-u., tsG 4.el ti.at e.c siacc I saw
,,s"
s..sn the saana eye to mo that ]
-, ,"ar profile.
"a rava It. said Dir. Clay. "D;d
ia p.,t gi.e ME . verdict as juror, ri
.,.,.,...e,r-, AZ, twenty-ono years ago y
~ did 4idl' exclaimed The exult.
B. OLD ma:l
{ ..And is Lot ycur name Hardwicke r
"It is. aud, turning to his friend.
'asod ,ra,mrlian,iy, Didn't ! tell
on that Harry Clay would know me,
Tough he hadn't kean ne for ovel
ysnty- ysars2 Great men never fcrgeI
sacsss
It u safe to say that Mr.. Clay 10
.aived that old mans vote.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-06-21
, DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE q, 1882

me. Presently, Col. Arbuthnot. who
had followed in hot haste had come up,
and they had carried me into the cot
tage, wondering greatly what it meant.
And told my story.
Had l'ecn minute later, in all hu-
man probability ! should never III thia
world have heard his voice again.
Delaney waited in vain that night
and whether he guessed or suspected
tl,a. his plot lad been discovered wssa
never known, for ere morning dawncd
he had fled and succeeded in making
his escape from tho country. Lionel
and Col. Arbuthnot did all they could ~
have him brought 20 justice, but in vain
--he was never heard Of.
We left Ireland before Christmas, for
4eoa:A Nv es "a ~ tle ~;
Ead gone thfougE. MI ] never wiSh u
see it again. As for RiHeman, / will
never part with him; the good horse
that carried me 80 well that memorable
night shall have happy home and end
his days in peace but for him should
never have won that terrible race.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-06-21
TRAVELLING

The traveller in America has certain
advantages over his transatlantic neigh
bors which are not to be despised. In our
comfortable railway trains he can change
his postu q, or even take short walk up
and down the car without inconvenience
tc anybody. He can do no such thing
In foreign railway carriage, if it hap
pens to be full ;resrco. for his leigh
bors' toes and ribs bids him "s.ay pus"
to the end of tho trip, no matter how
his sides may ache or how stiff his logs
may be. Here, ha can have his baggage.
checked Mt starting and SEQ il no more
until he has arrived at Lis destination
In Europe the traveller must take far
more trouble about his luggage. But
here tie superior comforts and conven-
jences Of American trRvsl end. In all
other respects 1t is far ploasal,ter to
travel in Europe than in this country.
Even in the matter Of luggage, one may
! doubt whether we are better of than
Europeans. No doubt the comparative
ly cunbrous European system OF regis
tering luggage is less handy than our
checking system; the weighing Ct lug
gage is bore. In Europe nan eaa
travel with hanA-vaisa, l,et-box,
/ bundle of wraps, o:lA-csae, AMI huallc
of ,inlbrelas. walkiDg-stick and fishing
rods, without any trouble whatever.
! He need handle none Of these urt;cl>s
| hins ,ii-: nii taat ka las to W. his
own hand 70 js his ticket; tn. oElni-
| present !iotel aud rail ssy porter cares foS
the rs,st. bas Niie4o E'iscpeaa travel
/ out.nuke travel in this coun.ry, utterly
and ta.s.;lr, ID in the superior facilities
for eatir% an; drinking. The railway
rcs!GIr;stt i, o,." Il. lail favor. q laid Is =
| thing al horror :. ,i.oins den w;;er~
bad :.s'l Is badly prepared ea.i badly
servss. w:.'ie isrp!o e,t from n,ns,
OF dn'y, knowing they may b. ..ragry
! If they do net. I'.cy manage Letter
abroad the average quality Of the ..-o,.,
| the facilities icr getting It, nm. its appc-
tiz'ng a,p,-ct, 81 French Al German
railway stations. arc III superior to any
thing Of the sori in ti,iS country. In
many parts OF German, SD soon rs the
train stops at way stati,n Of any i'm.
portance, alert walters brias to the very
car windows huge trays bearing big
glass mugs OF delicious beer, or excellent
sandwiches while in any French rail.
way station soup, cold chicken. ham,
and good wine and coffee, can be had a.
q minutes notice. English refrcshmens
rooms for travellers are equally good
or even better. Stepping from your
first class carriage in England yon can
get palatable things to eat and drink
especially the latter, and the plates,
glasses, knives, forks. spoons and linen
are beautifully clean and bright. A
more dazzlingly CHEEKY spectacle than
an Mnglish railway buffet is hard to
imagine. Those frowzy, dirty, ill-smeli-
ing, fiy.specked, mosquito-netty dera
which abound in America are unknown
there. We have still mach to learn in the
art OF travelling, Notwithstanding our
floating palaces and sleeping cars, and
our admirable management OF luggage.
Exchange.