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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-31
PENSIONS AND ARREARS.


The speaker next noticed the subject of
pensions and arrears of pensions, which
had been under consideration since the last
session of congress, and in which he had
been assailed in the most DIT ointment places
in the United States. He had spoken ear
nestly in his place in the Senate on this
subject and he never expected to change
his position or his opinions. The money
paid ont in arrears OF pensions had in
creased the general currency of the coun-
try, and made times easy and more pros
porous. For that very reason the pay.
ment cf this money had been so savagely
denounced by the great organs of capital
They do not want the times easy or money
plenty in the hands of the people Who
have denounced the arrears of pensions?
What convention of people has done so.
1t is the money power, and that alone,
which has done SO. claim no credit for
what / have done or tried to do for the
soldier. | deserve no mans vote ON that
account l have simply tried to do
my plain and sacred duty. l shall
continue the same course hereafter, and /
here admonish the soldier that he will al.
ways need brave and vigilant friends in
the American congress. On the very last
day of the session I provoked the furious
wrath of certain senators by moving to
take np,and pass tho bill which had al
ready passed the house giving the loser of
leg Or arm $40 per month. The vital
statistics show that such sufferers average
loss OF twenty years ON the duration of
life. and conceive pension Of $40 per
month but small compensation for such
early graves. In the discussion which en-
sued our pension SYSTEM WAS fercely de-
nounced as bestowing too much money on
the wounded soldiers of the war, and on
the widows and orphans. These denunci-
atoms came from the representatives. Of or
ganized eastern car rs However long
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-31

or short my stay in the senate may be, no
one need ever be in doubt as to what my
position will be on this and kindred ques-
tions.
= We now and then hear 1t stated that
the democratic party is. or has been, or
soon will be-,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-31

oHAs. W. YERBuRY
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-20
Horrible Scenes at an Execution,

PULASKI, May 20.-W. w. Rea was hang
ed yesterday afternoon, at three O clock, for
the murder Of r. Goodrum in this county
last July. He made an unsuccessful attempt
at suicide this morning by taking morphine,
but a too great dose caused vomiting and he
was rescued. He expressed regret at hay
ing made the attempt and met his fate
brayely, walking to the gallows with firm
tread. The execution was witnessed by II
large but very orderly assemblage. He pro-
tested his innocence to the last. The hanging
was the worst botch and the most horrible al
fair that could be imagined. The rope was
adjusted SO that the knot was at his chin
When the drop fell the knot slipped up over
his face, tearing off his beard and breaking
blood-vessels, causing the blood to stream
down his neck. Sheriff Arrowsmith and
others lifted him up, and amid his groans
and prayers adjusted the rope. The knot
again slipped around in front when they
dropped him, andhad to beplaced the third
time before it stayed properly. The horri-
Bile sight caused the assemblage to diperse
before he was dropped the third time.
There seemed to be complete ignorance on
the part of the officers of the proper mode of
adjusting the rope, and the bystanders sug-
gested the mode of fixing the knot the third
time
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-20
VIRG INA NEWS,

1t is understood that the Republican
convention, which is to meet at Staunton
June q, will nominate candidate for con-
gresham at large. Already there are many
candidates for the honor
The jury of the Hastings court of Pittsyl-
vana county has rendered verdict of MUIR
der i'll the first degree in the case of w. H.
Yeats, charged with killing p. E. Anderson
near Sycamore Station, on the Cd of Febru-
airy.
Joseph \. Carter, solicitor of tobacco
house at South Boston, Halifax county, dis
appeared on the 18th instant, but his horse
and equipments were found near the Dan
River. Yesterday his body was found about
two miles below South Boston. lodged against
tree on the river bank
a slight frost is reported in the adjoining
counties of Norfolk last night While no
great injury has been done to vegetation the
cold weather has had damaging effect on
strawberries, tomato plants, beans, and Gu
cumber vines, retarding their growth and
cultivation.
Ex-Governor VIM. Smith, of Warrenton.
who has been spending several DAYS in
Washington, came to this city yesterday af.
ternoon and accompanied by several citizens,
visited large number of friends by whom
hewas gladly received The Governor who
returned to his home to day, may peak in
this city about two weeks hence.
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~ lCoMMrNlCArED.
The Virginia Midland.

Having BUSINESS in the vicinity of tn, Y,
Midland depot, which detained mn. NJ. -.
tention was called to the magnificent, n,,
senger cars, just leaving the depot. So d,
ferent from the old fashioned cars RIM, .o.
posed the train which carrieda JOYOUS ,or,
to Springfield, on the first trip made ,b.,
far in the days when George H. Smoo, wa,
President Of the road was SURPRISED >,
hear that those elegantly finished c,r.
which cannot be surpassed for styIr ,nI
workmanship, were mostly built in IN, shn,
ofthe Va. Midland in this city, uuder u
direction Of Mr.. James T.. Wal,ly the ,, s"'
tlemanly and efficient master of marhno,'
While waiting for the train passed ,hrou.,
the round house where l found C,ma;n
Robert Rudd, surrounded by his co ,.''
all busy examining the locomotives
they came in, and turning o,,
others, inspecting. proving ami rrp,jrin,
boilers and engines; everything indira,m.,
that the company had the right man in H.,
right place. Leaving here, ! passed thro,"b
the machine shop, under the charge of ,I,,
we'll known machiniSt, our genial trirnJ
j. K Atwell, and was struck with the hu,,i. ,,,
activity displayed. The numerous laIh,., r' ,"'
ming, planners working and marhinist busy w1%
hammer and chisel, preparing the heavy rylml,r
and other castings for the inishrrs. rntjns ~,
screws, nuts, bolts and bars. &c. &c.. Will. H.,
whirl and noise of the machinery lnpl, one feel ~
il there was life in the old town Yet The wbj,,I.
of the coming train prevented ne from ,i,yin,,
long enough to visit the carpenter blacksmith
and paint shops, which are well worth ,,,;",
with the new foundry, which has recently h..r
added to the company's works. From what
! could learn the esf and locomotive shops Of H..
Virginia Midland Railway at this place employ
about 200 men, who are kept busy building new
locomotives and cars, in addition to the rrparjr,
of 40 locomotives and GOO cars. The paw OF rbr,.
men is from S1OO to $40 per day. During la,
year there was built at these works, two new loro
motives, and another one commenced. whnh !.
now finished also 80 freight cars , coaches >
combined passenger and baggage cars, , reclining
chair cars. and caboose cars, with other wort
not included.
| May success attend the united efforts OF III.
officers and privates in building up their road and
with it the good old town of Alexandria,
MECHANIC
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-20

l.. LuM SMITH, editor of the Agents Herald, a
monthly publication of Philadelphis, has been
arraigned III that city charged with lbeling GER
tain concern which he believes to be fraudulent
As jury, of course, will have to decide whether
or not the charge be true, any premature judy
lnent in the matter from outsiders may be regard
cd rs unnecessary. That thousands of dollars are
however feeced from silly people yearly by ire
sponsible advertisers is fact to be deplored and
should the parties Mr.. s. has charged with being
swindlerS prove to be such, some thoughtless ones
may be deferred from sending money to unknown
parties for triAing articles which are invariably
dearly paid for phen dny goods rrceireR at oil.
The literary trash of the day abounds in adver-
tisements bearing fraud upon their faces, and that
there must be myriads susceptible Of being duped
is presumed from the fact that otherwise the ad-
vertisers could not afford such OUTLAWS in printers
ink But let no one suppose these bogus concerns
always pay the publisher, rs one of the fraudulent
parties the Herald exposed recently advertised Il
year in the GAZETTE, no money for which WAS
ever paid Of course, We know nothing about the
merits Of the case now in court but in divers 9TH
er cases time has proven Mr.. SIS. charges to have
been correct.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-20
FOREIGN NEWS.

The weather. Jews in Russia are form
ing secret clubs TO facilitate emigration en-
maSSe.
Riots have broken out in Southwestern
Russia, the peasants sacking the mansions
of the nobility.
1t is now said that the coronation of the
Car of Russia will take place at Moscow
September 6.
Mr.. Holden, liberal, has been elected to
the seat in the House of Commons made
vacant by the murder Of Lord Cavendish.
A great fire occurred at Lyons, France,
yesterday, entailing a loss of 100000,
and throwing 5000 persons out of employ
ment.
II is reported at Constantinople that the
Porte has acquiesced in the action of Eng
land and France in dealing with the Egyp-
tian revolt.
A story in the Dublin Freeman's Journal
purporting to be confession of one of the
Dublin assassins, is believed to be hoax
Thomas O'Connor, an Irish American, has
been arrested for prowling around the
grounds of the Duke of Devonshire.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-20
ro.DAY's TELEGRAPHIc DISPATCHES.
To-day's Congressional Proceedings.

SENATE.
The Senate was not in session to-day, hay
ing adjourned yesterday, until Monday.
HOUSE.
On motion of Mr. Kasson, of Iowa, Senate
amendment to House bill authorizing the
receipt of U. s., gold coin in exchange for
gold bars was agreed to.
Mr.. Calking, of Indiana, then called up the
contested election case of Mackey VS.. O'Con-
nor from the I'd district of South Carolina.
Mr. Randall, of Penn, stating that there
were reasons why his side did not desire to
consider that case to-day, raised the ques-
ton Of consideration and on Il lewiston.
the democrats RETAINED from voting. thus
leaving the House without a quorum.
The yeas and nays being ordered resulted
yeas us nays l, Phelps, of Connecticut
u less than i quorum.
A call of the House was ordered and dis
closed the presence Of pa members. The
doors We're then closed, and an order was
passed directing the Sergeant-at-Arms to
take into custody the absent members and
bring them to the bar Of the House.
In the course ofhalf an hour Messrs Oates,
OF Alabama, FanFoorhis, of n. V, and
Young, of Ohio, were brought to the bar.
and after presenting their excuses amid
much merriment, were discharged from
custody, Mr.. Calkngs, of Ind, giving no.
tice, however, that after to-day he would,
unless bona fde excuses were offered, in
sist that some punishment should he visited
upon the recusant members.
! At half-past two o'clock business in the House
is still ut stand-stll. The democrats are firm in
their determination to oppose the present consa
Grafton of the Mackey- OConnor election case. and
the republicans assert that the issue having beer
made they will not yield until Il quorum for bust
! hess has been secured
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-20
NEWS OF THE DAY.
ST" sho" the very age and body ofthe Times.

~ 80 e'' y "9e ""H oouy " me ifWPS.
At yesterdays session of the Presbyterian
General Assembly, at Atlanta, Ga, the sub
ject of fraternal relations was introduced
and referred to the Committee on Foreign
Correspondence. Upwards of thirty over
lures were presented to the Assembly.
Detectives searched the America Line
steamship British Crown upon her arrival
at Philadelphia yesterday from Liverpool.
but nobody corresponding with the descrip-
ton of the assassins of Lord Cavendish and
Under Secretary Burke was found among
her passengers.
Reuben Marquis, who was shot by Joe
Paul at Parkersburg on last Tuesday, died
yesterday of internal hemorrhage. Paul
was taken before justice, but waived eN-
animation, and was returned to the Jail to
await trial at the next term Of the Circuit
Court.
The will of Ex-Governor Washburn, Of
Wisconsin, was admitted to probate yester.
day. Among the requests is one of $5O,0OC
for a public library at Lacrosse, Wis, also
another Of 5000 for memorial orphan
asylum at Minneapolis, as tribute to hi:
mother. The estate is valued at 50 500, 900
and the requests aggregate over $500, 900.
In the General Conference of the NJ F.
Church, South, at Nashville, Tenn, yester
day, Rev. A. II. Hunt, Secretary of the
American Bible Society," made statement
Of the good work being accomplished by the
society. A resolution was presented com
mending the work Of the Young Men:
Christian Association. A resolution wa:
also adopted to visit Mrs. ex-Presiden
Polk to-day
The bill for the extension of national bank
charters was passed by the House of Repre-
sentatives yesterday. A joint resolution ap
propriating $lG,OO0,OO0 to supply the def
cheney in the appropriation for pension
claims was also passed A communication
from ex-Sergernt-at-Arms John &. Tompsol
stating the status Of the suit against him b,
HalletKilbourl, was referred to the Judiciar,
Committee
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The Markets.

BALTIMORE, May 20.--Virginia is deferred e.;
do consolidated G;'; do second series -; pas;
due coupons &c; new 1O.40s 43t, bid TO-DAY.
Cotton more steady; middling 12l5a12i, FlOa.
quiet and unchanged. Wheat Southern lirm ani
nominal, no stock; Western dull and rrcguIa.
Southern red 135a14 40; do amber 142al45; No.
Western winter red spot and May 1il; June III.
July 123a4a12G Aug 122L4. Southern
steady and firm; Western Inactive and hrmer
Southern white 50; do yellow s1aSs; Western
mixed spot and May 81 y June 50; July s2la
Aug S3. Oats dull Southern GOa62; Western
white 61aG2; do mixed 90: Pcnna 6n.G2. Rye
very dull and lower at 90. Hay firm and higher
prime to choice Penna and Md l1a:ls Coffee
firm and unchanged. Sugar steady: soft 10
Whiskey nominal 20a$l 81
New YORK, May 20.--Stocks dull. Money 3
Cotton dull and easier; urlands ia Orlran,
12k. Flour steady and quiet Wheat opened
Lag lower: subsequently about recovered from,
decline. Corn heavy and lsa3sr lower
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-20
THE w, & o. R. R.-Jt is now said

THE w. & o. R. R.-It is now said that
the purchase of the Washington and Ohio
Railroad by the Baltimore, Cincinnati and
Western Railway Company has been posi-
lively effected. 1t is further asserted, BY
parties who are likely to know, that the
purpose of the purchase is to construct
the road through to Cincinnati as was
originally intended by the old company
who had contemplated this action but were
unable to carry out the programme. 1t is
understood that the new owners will imme,
diately bond the road for fifteen million
dollars, and syndicate has been formed, il
is reported, to carry it. Jay Gould and ex,
Secretary Blaine are mentioned as among
the proprietors Of the rev enterprise A
line of route about the same as the original
survey will be followed, the proposed
line to south of the Ohio river
through n district not presenting very
great engineering difficulties. There are
no large towns OH the line of the, but it goes
through very rich coal and iron territory
and one of the chief purposes of the enter,
prise is to so give this natural wealth an
outlet. The road will finished through ia
CINCINNATI as soon as practicable.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-20
Accused of Forgery.

NEW YORK May 20.--On the arrival of
the steamer Rio Grande last night Detec.
tives Won Gerichten and Reilly took in
charge the Austrian, George Farntz Mo-
sig, who was arrested in Texas recently, on
charge of having committed several forge
ries in Bohemia Mosig was a glass man.
ufacturer in kuttenberg and absconded, it
is alleged, in March, 1880, with about $40 900
the proceeds Of forgeries OH various mer-
chants of that city. Mosig was taken to
Europe to-day as q prisoner on board the
Bremen steamer Neckar, from Hoboken.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-20
The Egyptian Question.

LONDON May 2O--A dispatch from Paris
to the Standard states that at Cabinet
Council yesterday NJ. d. Freycinet the
Prime Minister, intimated that several pow
ers, especially Germany and Austria, have
asked for information in regard to the An
glo-French expedition Egypt He stated
a European Conference might be advisable
to settle the difficulty.
ALEXANDRIA May 20.-The British and
French squadrons have arrived here. They
exchanged salutes with the forts.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-20
LIST OF LETTERS.

The following is list of the letters remaining in
the Alexandria, Virginia, postotfce May 20.
Persons calling for letters will say they are adver
tised and give the date of the list
If not called for within thirty days, they will b,
sent to the dead-l Office, in Washington.
Anderson, Miss Mary Jackson Mrs Jane
Blue, b johnson, Matthew
Combs Mr. A n Napier Hannah
Combs Mrs N ONeil, J $500.
Davis, Mrs Emma Page, Mrs Kitty
Dixson, John Redman, Ferd
Fry, Geo w Strauther, John
Film, Mrs Harriet Saunders. Mrs
Hifcld, Thomas Williams, Patrick
1t LEWIS MCKENZIE. F. NJ
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-20

THE LAW of compensation is universal.
Ii mnnitests its effective operation even in
the case of Gen. Mahone's late indecent vote.
and makes of that intended evil Il blessing
in disguise. The injurious consequences of
that vote To the General and his party are
so apparent that his Washington organ has
FASTENED to advise the Judiciary Committee
of the Senate, the same committee that has
pigeon -holed similar bill for years past,
to hurry up and report tavorably upon the
bill recently referred 10 it, and thus do what
is possibly to get the General out of the hole
into which he has got himself so un-
wisely. The advice will probably be taken,
for the intended purpose and also be-
cause many republican Senators really want
the obnoxious statute repealed, would have
voted for the repeal last week but for an in
disposition to run counter to some of their
bloody shirt constituents, and were disap-
pointed when the bill to repeal it was de-
feated by the vote of Senator Malone And
thus again 1.-THE best laid plans of men and
mice aft gang agley.'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-20

vote the General gave was upon all amend
mcnt offered by Mr.. Garland to make the
case of DR.. Tebbs general in its application
while the General himself acknowledges
the fact that his vote was upon bill to re-
peal the whole of the obnoxious statute,
and that it had been reported favorably by
the whole Military Committee majority of
which is cOmposed of republicans.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-20
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 20, 1892.

SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 20, 1892.
THE MORE Gen. MalIOnes letter respecting
his vote to exclude ex- Confederates from the
rank Of commissioned officers in the army is
thought about, the more remarkable il APP
pears He lays great stress upon the fact
that the Democrats did not repeal the OBJ
noxious statute when they had possession
of both houses of Congress, and thereby cX-
hibits his ignorance Of the recent history of
Ills country. for the last Congress was the
only one the democrats have had control of
since the war, and during it repeated at
tenpts were made, especially by Senator
Beck, of Kentucky, to eXplrngc the statute
referred to, but they were always opposed
and fatally delayed by the party to which
the General now belongs, though to their
credit, never before by such ofthcm as hail
ed from the South He says the object Of
. the bill was to stir up strife. But every
body, except himself and his followers.
knows that il was just the reverse, and that
it was only supplemental to the measure in
troduccd by the late Senator Sumner to
aSsuagc war luminosity and oblteralc the
memory of sectional differences. He says
he could not permit himself to aid in max
ing the graves Of Confederate soldiers. or
their widows and orphans, the stakes and
IrIwns of the game of politics. There was
no such attempt. the effort being to remove
4 liz 4 fad, II
dishonorable stigma upon them contained
in the offensive statute but if it were not
so, does the history Of modern politics re
cord the instance of 4 man in all the South
who has gone to greater lengths in making
the graves of Confederate soldiers. or their
widows and orphans, the stakes, and pawnS
of the game of politics? Why. he used
those graves; and those widows and orphans
IL stakes and pawns in the very vote re-
frrrcd 10. and a part of the bargain by
which he gave the republicans the control Of
the Senate He says the removal Of the
disability imposed by the statute can only
be desired when it comes of the voluntary
motion ofthe republican party Well. the bill
he voted against was the nearest approach
to such voluntary motion as has yet been
made mr. ,s ;s Ill DIV +, no &c onoos his nor
t;cula friend. Nassrs Ho,r Dawes E1.
n,r,ds and tbo o+bo, ;,onl,oobo bo,o,., -
tho Sor+b bovo ,ontrol of that nortr fo, Il
.L ,;,,, .o,,o,. of tho co,
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,o.nbars ara. rc,,u,l;,.,r, r. III. co,tl,
,,;t. for m,,,pon;n;,v rrom IN. ronrb,;oo,
Marty she will orow sick with hone deferred
tor she has had to tioht even FIR the limitod
;ust;ce that Marty bo. ,,cord.d bor and hos
n,,,. raco;,od Il b,. ,he orc;ort aid rordorod
s., %au.hon, n',,,, IT., ,,.
,.,,,ld Iva ma ,,,;.,,;or o., ,,r,,,,;,, a. ,.,,;
finn ,t;uJiy;dv.I Qualifications, f,r tha ro
mov,I ,f ,h,. Es,hi,i,;.s ;u,,..J L,. tina
.,r,,ut,. Rui ,,hv mn, r,,,c,I III. .i,,u,.
imnosino tb.s. disabilities, Tho u.,r bo.
h,.,.u ,y., f,r mara than .o,.an,o,,, ,.oor,
and hr , nr,c,.,r,.,;,,, ;..,,.J -, Lama, ,,,,
- ,h,. administration IF p,..;Jsr Johnson
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-20
Declines the Nomination.

PHILADELPHIA, May 2O.-A special from
Pittsburg says that Thomas NJ Marshall,
who was nominated at the recent Harris
burg Convention for Congressman at large,
has declined that place Oh the regular re-
publican ticket
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-20

SOME OF General Mahone's few news
paper defenders in, their vain attempts to
excuse his late inhuman vote, go so far as
even to contradict the statements of the
man they would help, for they say that the
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Arrested on SUSPICION.

GLASGOW, May pa man named Nc
earthly, has been arrested here OH suspicion
Of being concerned in the Phoenix Park muir
ders. He has stains on his garments, sup
posed to he blood, and partially healed
wound on his nose.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-20

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stimulates the growth of the hair, prevent,
it from falling of, and greatly increases lis
beauty. 1t has a delicate and lasting per.
fume, its ingredients are harmless, and for
the toilet it is uneqIalled.