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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-15
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, June 14.-W. FL. Trescott
testified to-day that his mission was to
bring the warning states of Chill, Peru and
Bolivia together, and to make peace, if
possible He knew nothing Of Shepherds S
correspondence; never saw him but once.
Knew nothing of any United States min
lister being corrupted by a Credit-In-
dustrial or other company; never saw any
thing showing Hurlbut to be corruply in
fluenced. The Chillian foreign secretary
said that the government of Chill had no
charge whatever against Hurlbut. Answer
ing Belmont he said that the Credit Indus
trial had the only plan by which it seemed
feasible to pay the war idemnity.
He had communicated with nobody on this
matter except Robert Randall, who first
wrote to him, but he refused to discuss
whether Blaine or Randall was right in his
testimony.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-15
THE TOURNAMENT

MUsCATINE, June 14.-The town is full
of firemen and visitors. The parade this
morning, was grand display. Eighteen
hose companies, four steamers and com
panies, eight hook and ladder companies,
four hand engines and miscellaneous de
partments, and seven bands, besides city
officers. The trial of steamers and hand
engines occurs this afternoon. The state
championship hose and hook and ladder
races occur tomorrow and will prove very
exciting event The weather is fine.
The second day of the State Firemens S
Tournament has been a great success, and
prospects for the balance of the week are
fine. The contests this evening were the
trial of steamers and hand engines, .esult-
ing as follows: Steamers, first prize for
distance 100 dollars and state silver trum-
pet, taken by J. ] Linehan, of Dubuque
second prize, for time throwing water 100
feet and rs dollars, taken by General
Crocker, of Des Moines; Hand engines,
first prize, for distance, 100 dollars and
state championship broom, taken by Will
ton engine; second prize for distance, rs
dollars, taken by Red Jackets, of Oura.
The state hook and ladder and Hose races
occur tomorrow.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-15
ROCK ISLAND ILLINOIS, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 5 1882

Sharp advances were recorded yesterday
in Chicago in ocean rates from New York.
They were increased from 35a per hundred
pounds to A cents.
Forest fires in Pike river pineries have
destroyed 100000 900 feet of lumber. Latest
reports this morning state that the rain
has extinguished the fire.
Cleveland, Ohio, authorities yesterday
asked the Governor of Ohio for military
aid, to subdue the strikers and maintain
order. The Governor advised calling on
the citizens at home.
The jury on the case of F. E. Clary, on
trial at Omaha for star route frauds, dis
agreed last night.
A severe storm prevailed near Sidney,
Nebraska, yesterday. Telegraph commu
nication was shut off.
The ex-prisoners of the war held a re-
union yesterday at Dayton, o.
The army worm is damaging the crops
in southern Ohio.
Hon. Mr. Kasson of Iowa delivered a
eulogy on Garibaldi at Washington on the
meeting of the Garibaldi association.
The commercial travellers convention
was held in Cincinnati yesterday.
A young Swede girl was stabbed in Bur
lington last night. She refused to give
the name of her assailant.
The rains yesterday raised a creek in
Indianapolis, and caused a loss of 800, 600 |
a. as,@s4 nF f1,,I
banks A platform over the creek fell, |
and fifty people thereon were plunged into
the water A number were drowned.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-15
STA GERS STATEMENTS.

CHICAGO, June 14.-Chicago papers this
morning contained specials purporting to
give an interview with Gen. Rosecrans,
regarding the recently Published letters of
Gen Garfield to Secretary Chase. In
these specials Gen. Rosecrans is reported
as saying: But one year ago, when |
attended the exercises at West Point, Gen.
Anson Stagtr told me that he was one of the
four persons present at the Louisville in
terview with Stanton, and that what oc-
Cured there was just the reverse of what
was stated by Gen. Garfield. / believed
Stager because / would place his word
against that of Garfield" This despatch
being shown to Gen. Anson Stager this
evening, that gentleman replied that ne did
not remember of meeting Gen. Rosecrans
in the year that he names, and had never
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-15
TELEGRAPH ITEMS.

Chas. Hulden was yesterday confirmed
as postmaster of Alton.
Atchison, Kan. will have free mail de-
livery after July 1st.
The republican convention of North
Carolina at Raleigh yesterday nominated
Dockery for congressman at large, and
Folk for supreme judge,
The supreme lodge of loyal Orangemen
was in session at Providence r.. l., yester-
day Officers were elected and the meet
ing adjourned to meet in Pittgburg.
Rev G. Bret sailed yesterday for Eng
land bearing a Garfield memorial volume
prepared for Queen Victoria.
A garden party at the residence of ex-
Governor Clafin, in Boston, last night
was given in honor of the roth birthday
of Mrs Harriet B. Stowe. A number of
literary people were present.
The newspaper club of Boston gave its
annual dinner yesterday. Secretary Chan
dler, Senator Frye and Gen. Banks make
speeches. About 260 guests were present.
The Grand Grove of Druids of Iowa met
in Keokuk yesterday. The next meet
ing viii be held at Des Moines, in June,
1888.
Patrick McEnery was found dead near
Dubuque. yesterday. Intemperance was
the cause.
The weather indications to day are partly
cloudy weather, light local rains, northerly
to westerly winds, becoming variable; sta
tionary or lower temperature; stationary or
higher barometer
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-15

of them, members of the house, and they
had disclaimed any knowledge of improper
acts on the part of journalists in question
and were unwilling to have their names
used. The third was out of town and
witness asked postponment of further
examination until his return. Hawley,
speaking for the entire committee, express
ed the hope that anyone in the world
knowing of corruption on the part of con-
gressmen or members of the press in this
connection would come forward and state
it or forever hold his peace, as the com
mittee desired to make the examination as
thorough as possible. Adjourned to Fri
day.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-15
STAR ROTTERS.

WASHINGTON, June 14.-Ralph M
Grimes. Kearney, Neb., identified one of
his reports, upon which French, sub con
tractor had been fined for arriving TWEEN
tv-four hours ahead of schedule time.
This paper caused general laugh among
the council, and the court said it was the
most extraordinary failure on record.
Witness explained that bridge had been
washed out compellinga a stage driver to go
out on the prairie, There he had lost his
way and had finally come in twenty-four
hours late. The other stage was due, and
he, the driver, did not know which trip he
was on or to which stage he belonged.
Laughter After some. testimony re
garding the route from St. Charles to
Greenhorn, court adjourned
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-15

State, copies in full of the correspondence
OF the State Department with Envoy Tres
colt and Assistant Secretary Walker Blaine
Ordered printed and referred to foreign re-
lations committee. The regular order of
the house bill to amend the laws relating
to the ehtry of distilled spirits in distilling
and special bonded warehouses, and the
ed, and substitute reported by finance
committee read.
Bayard urged the necessity of prolonga-
tlon of the bonded period from three to
five years, instead of indefinitely as pro
posed by the house, although no change
in the rate tax was proposed. He express
ed his belief that a reduction would be
made in the next two years.
Williams advocated the house bill and
opposed the senate committee amend
ments. He ridiculed the Window investi-
CATION and attributed the outcry which
caused it to the fact that parties interested
had failed rather than agreed to provide
corruption fund. He held that the gov
,ernment revenues were not affected by the
length of the bonded period and commend
ed warehousing system
Sherman said the bill, like the Carlisle
bill of 1880, was departure from the prin-
ciple of the warehousing system. which,
Notwithstanding democratic opposition in
its institution, had operated benefcially
He would make period so short that no
distiller wonld be tempted to make more
than he could sell in any year, and thought
a firm tax of 60 cents promptly collected
would yield more revenue than present
rate. Without taking action the senate
adjourned
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-15
LAST NIGHTS STORM.

INDIANAPOLIS, June 14.-There was the
severest storm of the season last night,
two inches of rain fell. The city east of
the Union depot was flooded. Along the
railroad tracks northwest of Pennsylvania
Delaware and Alabama streets, the cellars
rapidly filling Fifteen or twenty persons
were standing on the platform over Rogue's
Run when it gave way and threw them
into the water. Some were rescued; others
passed through the culverts safely, while
impossible yet to give the number lost.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-15
SMALLPOX.

CHICAGO, June IA Salem, Dakota,
special says six cases of smallpox were
developed at Bridgewater, on the line of
Salem has quarantined against Bridge
water. No trains stop at the infected
town, and no mail taken thence.
CHICAGO, June IA St. Paul special
says there are half dozen cases of small
pox in Minneapolis; it is quite scare
there Webster school has been closed.
A few fatalities have occurred.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-15
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, June ID.

CHICAGO, June Ia.
Wheat-Spring, dull; prices about nominal; 81
cash; BIOL 321E June; 134G11 3416, July; 1214@
l 1873 August; No 0601 -; rejected, 75@
IS; regular; wheat fairly active somewhat un-
settled; closing lower; / 1540I 17ss closing in
side July; U7ss@l 0914 closing inside August;
046l1 05 September
Corn-Aetive; specnlaeions generally easy; clos
ing shade lower; 70140g71 closing inside cash
101s0113a closing 7014 June; 7oAQ72 closing II bid
July; 71@7114 closing 711s August; rejected $50
oats-strong; shade higher; 5O65Oh cash; so
June; 445s@451s closing ASS July; 35s@3614 clos
ing 36 Angust.
Rye-Dull; 6S.
Barley-Nominal.
Pork-,Active; demand Opened higher; closing
20 97180121 2716 August
Lard-Active; opened higher; closing easy:
lower; II 57a@11 60 cash; II $50 II 20 July; II &c
oil S216 August
Bulk Meats-Good demand; shoulders 25;
short ribs I2 20; clear IL rs.
Whiskey--Quiet; 4 16.
Flax Seed-Weaker; 2S029
Butter-Quiet; prices unchanged; creamery I90
"a; dairy 1000; low grades 10.
Eggs-Weaker; Is; receipts H. 40 sOO 103 s. g.
shipments I3, 40, 173, 79 2. 2.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-15
DANGERS 0F THE DEEP

SAN FRANCISCO, JUNE 14.--The Sydney
teamcr Raleigh was lost at Kings Reef,
north of Cardwel, Queensland. The pas
sengers and crew were saved, but the car
90 and mails lost
AUCKLAND June 14.-During heavy
sea the iron ships, Benovee and City of
Perth, parted their cables in the harbor of
Timars. Canterbury and arc total wrecks.
The crews escaped.
Alexander Mills harbor-master, accom-
panied by others, subsequently boarded
the City of Perth, and in attempting to
return some of them were capsized. A life
boat sent to the rescue was twice upset
Seven lives were lost, including Mills.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-15
LABOR TROUBLES.

CoHoEs. N. Y, June 14.-Harmony
mills are again closed. 1t is stated that
formal notice will be given of suspension
of work until Sept. 1st.
CLEVELAND, June 14.-The police com
missioners appointed twenty-five special
police and are bound to maintain order
about the striking precinct. They also de-
cided to guard the military armory. 1t is
understood gatling gun and artillery are
ready for any emergency.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-15
ARIZONA.

CHICAGO, June IA Las Vegas, On.
M. J special says four rustlers who bound
and gagged Mason, a storekeeper, near
Mesvilla, recently robbing his store of all
they could carry, were overtaken by
posse and strangled. All were
and their names are unknown.
They belonged to a gang of Arizona cow
boys and richly deserved their fate
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-15
RAILROAD EMPLOYEES.

CHICAGO, June 14th.-The 18th annual
convention of the Railroad Employees Mu-
tual Benevolent Association of the United
States met this morning, President Wood
of Philadelphia in the chair. The Treas
urer reported that receipts were $23, 900:
disbursements S21, ,OO0 death payments
1865, 600. G, L. Rising of the Wabash
road was elected president and G. Fl.
Pesseguie of the Burlington road secre-
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-15
THE SENATE

resumed the consideration of the senate
Joint resolution to pay mail contractors of
various southern states, amounts due on
their contracts for 59-60-61 and re-appro-
priating $395.000 for the purpose. The
vote upon proceeding with the bill was,
yeas 30 nays "a, party vote, Davis, of
Illinois, voting ''no" with the republicans.
Conger denied the liability of the United
states to make payment, service was done
soiely to confederate states by disloyal CON
tractors, who violated their contracts with
the government
maxey deferred the reply till tomorrow.
long struggle ensued for precedence
regular business, on motion of Bayard
was taken up. The bonded spirits bill pre-
vailed, 36 to 81.
a.. message was received from the Presi
transmitting from the Secretary of
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-15

had any conversation with Rosecrans at
West Point or elsewhere, as detailed in
the special despatch; that until the publi-
cation of the purported interviews, he was
not aware that Rosecrans attended West
Point exercises last summer and that it is
not in fact true that he told Rosecrans or
any one else that what occurred at the
Louisville meeting with Stanton was the
reverse of what was stated by Garfield.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-15
COMMERCIAL.

Wheat-Opened strong; higher declined, closing
steady; receipts 173,700; exports p, ,6S5; 2 spring
al AGA.
Corn-Opened lower; advanced; closed weaker
receipts 43 600; exports 16 $50; ungraded 760s1
No. 2. 7S07Sa
Oats-Higher; receipts 1855; exports none !;
mixed western 570l62; white 6OE166.
Eggs-Dull; lower; 1915.
Pork-Strong; 20 0UX0D21 90.
Cut Meats-Scarce: nominal
Lard-Unsettled; 11%
Butter-Weak; 1895.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-15
FIRES.

BosToN, June IA fire at South Brain
tree this morning destroyed the best bust
ness buildings in the town, including the
post-office Loss 100000. partial insur
ance
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-15
LIVE STOCK.
Droyer's journal. .

Drover's Journal
Hogs-Receipts 30 900; fairly active; SC lower:
good clearance; mixed 3007 so; heavy O09S 55;
light 35617 95; skips soar 25.
Cattle-Receipts 200; fair demand: not very
active, but strong and 40c higher than last week;
exports 500S 50; good TO choice shipping 5O0
90; common to fair 6007 90; mixed butchers
strong; 5002 55; stoekers and feeders 206l5 60
grass TeA ans shade higher; common to fair 8 800
4 IS.
sheep-Receipts GOO; steady. but over-supply
CALL.
Wheat-Fair demand; unsettled; spring 33I
asked; 322l bid June; 34S1 34N July; 1 129S0
12% August; regular; 155s01 15a6 July; 071<1
07as August; 031sGD1 035s September.
Corn--Active; lower; 70Q7o6 June; 70ss0714
July; 70B@71 August
oats-Lower; 49ss049az June; 441z044S July !;
45az045X August.
Pork-Moderately active; 20 7ek0eo IS July;
20 921s0120 95 August; 2I 121<@21 Is September
Lard-Moderately active; II 556S11 57H July;
II e501I 5719 August; II 75G11 TN September.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-15
SPORTING.

PoUGHKEEPsIE, June IA In the case of
Weed VS.. Hedges to-day, Weed swore he
lost $3.50, 900 in one hour at faro, Scott
and Hedges being the dealers.
CEDAR RAPIDS, June 1.-THE three
minute race was won by Polka Dot; Little
Joe second Reel third; time 2:362. The
2:32 class was won by Clara Cleveland
Abe Downing second, Owen Farley third
time 2:31,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-15
LIVE STOCK.

Cattle-Receips two days 4 $780, Texas and fair
natives better: good to choice natives and Texas
steers loZa011; poor to prime natives 1lAz0116A
s 40
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-15
BASE BALL.

Troy. June 14.-Troy 3, Detroit 4.
WORCESTER, June IA Worcester 2,
Buffalo II.
Boston, June 14.-Boston Z, Chicago
s.
PRovIDECE, June 14.-Providence 2,
Cleveland 10.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-15
New York Market.
NEW YORK, June IA.

NEW YORK, June IL.
FINANCIAL.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS stocks generally strong
closed 1s@3z over yesterday.
Money-103; closing offered 2.
Prime Paper-50151&.
Sterling-Ex. S61a demand S91x.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-15
st. Louis Market.
Sr. LOUIS. June "A

ST.. LOUIS, June a.
Flour-Qnet; unchanged.
Wheat-opened higher: firm; broke after noon
call closed lower; weak No red 2s1s cash; 2s
June; o85s July: 03 August; / 0IB year, No q
nominal; No. 13 asked.
Corn-Firmer; 72I&@73tz cash; Tx June; 72l
July; 7t5s August; 70h September: 55B year.
oats-Better; 510514 cash; 81 July; a21< bid
year.
Rye-Nominal.
Barley-Dull; S0le1 05.
Butter-Unehanged.
Eggs-16
Whisky-1 Is.
Pork-Dull; joblots 81 o0@021 40.
Bulk Meats-Steady and unchanged.
Bacon-Firm; slow.
Lard-11K.
Salt-Held higher.
Shoulders-9 IS.
Sides-12 40G12 IS.
Hogs-Active; firm; pigs and light Yorkers g
az 20; best Yorkers scar IS; stubbs and culls
5 0O07 65; receipts 100.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-15

This space is reserved for the Singer Manufac-
turing Co.,-Office next door to Doelin-
gers Furniture Store.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-06-03
What She Saw in Church.

He staid at home and she went t..
church. After dinner he said to her:
what was the text, wife?"
"Oh, something, somewhere in Geh.
erati0ns; I've forgotten the chapter ami
verse. Mrs. High sat right before me
with a Mother Hubbard bonnet on.
How could hear anything when ::
could not even see the minister? =
wouldn't have worn such thiIr II,
church II I'll had to have gone bare.
headed"
"HOw did you like the ministers"
''Oh, he's splendid! And Kate Das.
ling was there in Spanish lace caps;
that never cost less than fifty dollars,
and they can't pay their butcher l'iii
I'd wear ton lacc or 90 without an,
first"
did, Ibid h. .. s%y ny, anything about 'hs ue''
."No, and the Jones' girls we're dls
rigget) out in their yellow silk made
over; you would have died laughing Il,
sec them. Such taste a. those girk
have: and The minister gave out that the
Dortas StNiety will meet ut sister .JOn.x'
resiiemce-t that pOky old place.
"Well, 1t seems that you did not hean
much of the serlnOn."
"Well, I'm sure it's better to ~: g.
church than to stay III home and reaai
the papers; and oh, Harry! the Mes~
minister has u lovely voice: it nearly pD*
me to sleep"
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-06-03

The id1e Of employing weapons for
assault o6Slelenee was . logical result Of
the fIrst contests that took plaee between
man and man. In these .oontess the
strongest IMAM with his native weapons
the 00oDrW1s uno0nsca0uoly the father
Of oil ayudo and all armed s6rength, for
his weaker antagonist would early Geek
to restore the balance Of power by the
use Of cod y sort Of weapon. The short
er armed man heightened his striking
power BY The uee of . stick, and found,
after . tyne, the help it, leverage and
weight al bTded him. The 1rst case in
which th3 chance selected, heevy-ended
staff or Glib showed that weight or hard
ness hads ito value was . tint step to-
ward 0rlshing It with . strong bead.
Hence tlo blow of the list va the fore.
runner otthe crushing weapon. In the
same way the pointed stick became the
lance or the dagger; and the thrown
shaft helped, - knOwedge increased,
by the ''throwiug- stick, !" VA the pre-
cursor Of the dart and arrow. The char
acter Of the llrst weapons Was largely
determined by the nature Of the mater
ials from which they were derived, and
their shaSe partly from this and partly
by copying the forms Of the weapons
pnssesse&fby the animals the primitive
men slew. Hence arises the general
In character and shape Of the
earliest t3Dls from oil parts Of the world.
Scicncc Monthly.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-06-03
4 Reminisconce Of 0uiteou.

A gentleman now residing In Chicago
!aeeoday gave tO q Nescs reporter the
allowing reIniniscence of Guiteau, the
'''aasin: II was In Minneapolis Lass
N.nmer, soon after the assassination, and
al!ed ona Mrs. Mary Sam y, . widow
Nsaing on First street, who had been q
member Of the Guiteau family in Sack
Ms harbor, q small town In New York
,s S.e. on Lake Ontario. Mary and Gui-
ag we're about of an age, and both At
n s1,aed the same school. She told me
:. xaoout the boys home-life, his passion
nature, and the fear in which he
~ held by the school children. He
~ ~ constantly writing religious essays
81 Preaching. and time and again de-
%~!ea be could walk ON the water ~
% ... did: At last 0uiteau appointed
.., M1, after school hours, when. he
=. "'ela demonstrate bis faith on the wa
n% 'as Ontario. All the school-children
ss many Of the grown people Of the
,..n 49, assenl''led on the shore, and Gui-
sPesd'ly put in m appearance. ne
r..s through the crowd with out q
AZ and stood by the water on . dock:
1 waving his hands about several
ss s and muMbling IN unintelligiole
r.:1 1 ne stepped off the dock into the
49,; 49,; and, Of cOurse, went down. The
ss. sa booted and yelled, and made
~ over the failure. It WAS only by
-, Greatest exertions tho boy-then
49, fs soout eighteen yeaTs-was saved
S;uIowning. The next day he ex-
~ MS allure by seyingtha among
~ 0wd were . number Of unbel1evers,
ne could do n;thing In their
n.se. This incident Was but one o!
~ s'milar sensations Guiteau created
M.ett's Harbor, and no attention
u su to 1t until he earned wor1o.
- notoriety by shooting President
so."-CNioQ00 Neore.
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When the race was over and Hanlan
had heartily shaken hands with his dis
tressed antagonist the ast0nishetl crowd
began to seek an explanation. The cause
Is obvious enough. Hanlan has brains
and he has made sculling the subject Of
deep study and constant practice. 1t
took him three months of incessant
study to learn the stroke he uses. BE
sides this, he has never suffered from
the absurslities Of training. He keeps
himself In good health, and never ON
any account takes too violent exercise.
Hence he makes very short work Of his
overturned opponents. A doctor who
lately saw Hanlan said: HE could
hardly give man q knock-lOwn blow,
but he could pull his head off," The
suggestion Of constand care and assidu-
Osn development Of special muscles can
hardly he better given. 1t is certain
that no man In the world is capable Of
getting within two hundred yards Of
the Canadian. He will remain cham
pion just ~ long ashe likes, unless some
Euglishman will initiate his patient
study and bring . better physique to
the task.