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The Rock Island Argus., 1882-09-08
He Ohalked it Down.

A case was tried in Squire stephens
court some days ago in which a rather
remarkable witness was introduced.
The suit was brought by an old Ger
man, who keeps Il grocery and bar
room, against rather tough citizen,
who owed him a bar-bill. When the
old man was placed on the stand he
stated his case in brokenN English, but
in a very straightforward, truthful
manner, and said that the defendant
had been customer at his bar and re-
ceived credit, but refused to pay his bill
when the time arrived. He was then
asked by the court If he had kept reg
ular account OF the amount, and was
requested to show his bill. This seemed
to puzzle the old man some, and after
scratching his head in silent delibera-
tion for a few minutes, he said that be
had kept an account, but had left il At
his store, and asked permission to go of
and bring it.
The permission was granted, and he
started away on n trot, and in q short
time came back, pulling and blowing,
but wearing a satisfied look on his face
and carrying large pine door on bis
shoulder. All in the room were con-
siderably astonished at this, but he
quietly seated himself. and taking the
door across his knees he pointed to
number of charcoal marks on 1t, which
he stated was his bill. When asked to
explain he said that whenever the de-
fendant got drink he marked it down
on the door If the drink was beer he
made short mark, and if whisky
long one. He then counted up the
marks, and they agreed with the bill
he had presented. This evidence was
clincher. and the old German won his
case amid the smiles of the spectators.
-NorJork Landmark.
The Rock Island Argus., 1882-09-08
HOW sHR wen HIM.
From the Philadelphia Quiz, August d

from the HAa1adeipAlA quiz. August u.
have Just heard the most remarkable
story of the evenness Of female temper In
fact, it seems so surprising to me that think
some record of it should be embalmed IN
the archives of Quiz. 1t is a beautiful
little fairy tale, and may appropriately be
be called How She Won Him. Indeed
it was quite enough TO win a far worse
man, if the worse men are ever won, which
dare say they are not. 1t happened here
in Philadelphia and is in this wise:
You know, or rather you don't know
until tell you (for how should yon?),
that there was beautiful dinner given
''many years ago, and she sat opposite
him and looked ever so charming in swine
colored silk with square neck, and other
wise arrayed as never were the lilies of
the valley; well, the idiot of a waiter, in
handing the soup, upset the entire con
tents of plate right in her lap. Just
think of it, girl! The whole front width
of il utterly ruined. Well what did she
do? Did she faint? Did she say. You
horrid man? Did she scream! Not at
all; she passed the thing off in some witty
remark about fiery baptism and calmly re-
sumed her dinner. He of course was de
lighted, thought her a most remarkable
woman, and indeed she was; he became
attentive to her, and finally married her.
One evening long after the event, they
were sitting before the fire. the children
having gone to bed, and were talking
about old times, when he said:
asAfy dear, l never told you, [ think.
how first thought I would like to mar
ry you, did I?''
why, gracious goodness, no. never"
s'Well," he said, do you remember
that dinner at Mrs SimkinS' where your
dress was spoilt by the soup?"
Indeed do she replied. Il shall
never forget it as long as 1 live"
t.Well," he continued, f'you behaved so
well about it that thought you perfect
Jewel"
Yes" she answered, Il remember be-
having very wei about it at the time, but,
good land, you should have seen the marks
of my teeth on the bed-pos that night"
Now, wasn't that just too perfectly ro
mantle for anything2
The Rock Island Argus., 1882-09-08
Destruction of the Albamarla.

A report from the Senate Committee
on Pensions, in the case of Daniel G.
George, contains an interesting story of
the blowing up of the Rebel ram Abe
marie, told BY one of the participants in
that remarkable exploit. 1t forms a
part of one of the affidavits in the case.
Mr.. George, as coXswain of Lieut..
Walkers boat. heard Cushing asking
Walker for volunteers for the blowing
up of the ram Albemarle in Plymouth
Harbor. Pimlico Sound. and Mr.. George
volunteered and was the first volunteer.
On the night of Oct. "a, 1864, the ex-
pedition went into Plymouth Harbor,
passed hundred Rebel picket-boats
who were on the lookout, as they had
been in on the night before; could not
find the ram in the darkness, and passed
down and out the harbor, through the
Rebel pioket-boats. to the fleet, the Reb-
els thinking the boat was one of their
own. They saw them GO alongside
Federal vessel, and so were on the look
out the next night. They put battery
of artillery and a thousand men to de-
fend the ram, and posted Iookouts to
give the alarm should any boat cross a
belt of light on the water, made bY the
harbor-lights. As the volunteer party
crossed this belt they were hailed with
''Who goes there?" Gushing answered,
yankees. d-n your Then came a
shower of bullets, which riddled the
gunwales of the steam launch. The
daring volunteers now discovered the
ram by the flash of her big guns, and
made for her, passing around her twice
before they succeeded in jumping their
boat over the boom that surrounded
her. Mr. George and chum named
Haden dropped the torpedo of 1876
pounds down under the ram; Cushing
gave the order to reverse steam and
back over the logs, which they were
unable to do. Cushing finding they
could not get out, gave the order: Pull
her off. Dan; Wen all go to hell to-
gether."
Dan" pulled the lanyard. and the
torpedo opened seam twenty feet long
and an inch wide, and sunk the ram in
two hours. The attacking party were
blown into the air. and all but Cushing
and one other. Haden, were taken pris-
oners. Mr.. George and the crew were
surrounded by the infuriated Rebels.
who would have killed them on the spot
had it not been for the Captain of the
Albemarle, Cooke, who rushed to the
spot. revolver in hand, and declared he
Wou.o 7Hoob ING AZ % AAdh :" NO AhJ uieo
the Yankees. Said he: II have been
thirty five years in the United States
navy. and this is the bravest deed 1
have ever known"
Mr.. George was sent to Salisbury
prison, was there eight or nine months
till the War ceased. when he returned
to the Chicopee, and was discharged on
April &c, 1866, having served four years
six months and sixteen days, and hav-
ing been, engaged in twenty-one battles,
besides many skirmishes. Last fall Mr..
George was thrown from his team and
had his shoulder broken, which disabled
him from work all winter. He has a
wife and five small children dependent
on hin, for s,pror+ At. C.oo,.rri, ,,-l,,,IJ
sion but for this accident.
The Rock Island Argus., 1882-09-08

of the republican party in con-
gress. Tell them how it happens
that Dorsey, the chief conspirator in the
Star route robbery, is to-day chairman of
the Republican National committee A
short sketch Of the Straightforward, honor
able course of that christian soldier o. o.
Howard in connection with the Freedman's
bank robbery would be timely. Inform
the people how it happened that certain
high official had to be turned out of the
New York custom house in order that the
office might be conducted honestly. In
fact there is no end to the subjects in which
the people are interested upon which re-
publican journalists could write without
resorting to,the fat, and Improbable
bloody shirt bugaboo.
The Rock Island Argus., 1882-09-08

1t was the only remark of our cor.
tryman which called forth cordiaI -
sponse. / saw him treading the c.
on the morning of the carnival. weerire'
the same black clothes. and onita =
much at his ease in the midst of dor;
noes, devils, and pages as in the Gov
throng at the gambling rooms: ana 7
thought. what target for confetti Il
ter in the day saw him again. He bas
been through the battle. The great ba,
in particular had suffered. BDf ~
calm spirit was unruffied. Erect da
iberate, observant, amused, seIf-nos
sessed, taking in everything. and asSim
ilating nothing, he was an odd fgnTa
indeed, but not a ridiculous one H.
had begun so late in the life to see t5o
world, and had brought to the eDta,
prise so little preparation. that Won
could not help wondering how be found
his way to this place from his farm on
the prairies, and what sort of advan.
lures must have befallen him on the
journey; yet neither could you helm re-
specting the independence. self-reliaBee
and good nature with which he ilJp.'
trated so much that is estimable in the
American -Mentone CORES.
PoTlttelsce Ne5U York Tribune
The Rock Island Argus., 1882-09-08
An Unquestionable American Citizen
A broad

/ ought to except from the category
OF the common place a long. lalk citi-
zen of the United States whom meet
at Casino and almost everywhere else,
surveying things in general with an inim-
liable air of philosophic interest and
serene complaeency. undisturbed by the
entertainment he affords TO those about
him. He wears suit of coarse and
heavy black. evidently ready made, and
much too large for him. The coat is a
shapeless sack, very long in the skirts
and the sleeves. A fumbled black silk
neckerchief is wound about a high limp
collar, of which it is impossible to say
whether it is meant to stand up or turn
over; and the figure is crowned by
black felt hat, at whose stupendous
breadth the efete population of Europe
are never tired of wondering. Our
friend has tangled beard of iron gray,
and stiff pollard mustache which does
not conceal the subsatisiied expression
always playing about his mouth. He
carries his hands behind him, he treads
with emphasis. he throws his head back
that his shrewd twinkling eyes may bet
ter view the world from under the broad
felt. He loves to talk when he can find
anybody who speaks our language. The
first time saw him at Monte Carlo he
had fastened upon q young Englishman.
reserved, irresponsible, fresh-faced, care
fully clad. 'buttoned up extremely tight,
bis very antithesis in everything. and to
this silent and somewhat astonished
auditor he was imparting his impressions
of the Casino. the Mediterranean, the
concert we had just listened to, and in
particular the manners and customs of
the British visitors, occasionally throw
ing his jaws-wide open for short and
vigorous laugh, and bending his stiff
form in the middle like the shutting up
of jack-knife.
.'Eow.I." he exclaimed in a conf
dential parenthesis, Il aip't an English
MANI
''Ah. just SO, = replied the young man,
II did not suppose you were
The Rock Island Argus., 1882-09-08

On Monday evening the New York Her
aid building was lighted for the first time
by Edisons electric light. The system
worked excellently and received many ia
vorable comments. In the business depart
ment eighteen incandescent burners, ar
ranged in groups of three burners, with
three clusters to the chandelier, gave a
light much brighter than gas. In the ed
itorial department the same system is
adopted 1t the composing room the lights
are placed on hanging shoulder which
can be moved at will. One light is used to
every four compositors. The compesitors
speak highly of the light. In the editorial
department the light is placed on handsome
Argand lamps upon each desk. In the re-
porters room the light has made a great
Improvement. The plant" is located in
the Bennett building. 1t is an isolated
system and does not depend upon the Edi-
son central station for power. The EVen
ing Telegram has also been fitted up with
the Edison lamps.
The Rock Island Argus., 1882-09-08

In speech delivered recently at Pueblo,
Pig Iron Kelly said: 1--WE raised last year
81 10, ,000, 600 more than we needed, and
hence the result is the corrupt legislation
of the past session of this congress They
said, Why, we have got the money there;
it is lying Dead why not use it? How can
we get it out of the treasury / answer,
In Gods name don't get it in There is a
very ready answer. If they had not taxed
you laboring men for every pipe of tobacco
you smoke. for every match with which
you light it; if they had not extinguished
by taxation the cheap cigars you used to
get: if they had not seized part of a
days earnings from you when you got
your wife or mother the alcohol to put in
her camphor bottle, those $40, ,000. 900
would not have been in the. treasury. /
say those are not only internal taxes, but
they are internal taxes. This sounds very
fine, but Mr. Kelley neglected TO speak of
the tax which he has helped impose ON the
laboring mans blanket, his coat, his hat,
his boots and shoes, his stove, and almost
every other domestic necessity except his
food. These things are almost as essen
tial to the happiness of the laboring man
as his pipe and tobacco, especially ii he
doesn't smoke or chew, and he would no
doubt be glad to buy them at much lower
prices than those Mr.. Kelley compels him
to pay.
The Rock Island Argus., 1882-09-08

The journalist that attempts to run the
present political campaign on the thread
bare bloody shirt issue is either knave or
a fool, and is beneath notice. Even Mr..
Mulligan Blaine says as much. But some
men are so pig headed and blind to all de-
cency that they cannot see that the people
have become Disguised with the
wholesale lying that the average
radical editor deals in. The trick
and it is nothing but a trick-of arraying
the democratic party in opposition to good
government, has been tried over and over
again, and at one time it succeeded in
diverting public attention from the rob.
berries and villainies perpetrated against
the people by the republican party mana
gers. But that day has gone by Let
those virtuous gentlemen devote little
of their spare time to recounting the beau
ties and virtues of Grantism; to Bel
knapism; to the whisky ring thieves; to the
Star reuters, to the perjuries and assassins
of their party Let US have chapter on
the theft of the presidency in rs. Inform
the people how it happens that Robson,
OF such unsavory fame. is to-day the leader
The Rock Island Argus., 1882-09-08

Illinois county fairs viii be held next
week as follows: Bureau county, at
Princeton; Carroll county, at Mt. Carroll
Cass county, at Virginia; De Kalb county,
at Sandwich; Douglass county, at Tuscola;
Fulton county, at Avon; Hancock county,
at Carthage; Jo Daviess county, at Warren
Kankakee county, at Kankakee; McHenry
county, at Woodstock; Piatt county, at
Monticello. Richland county, at Olney;
Stark county, at Wyoming; Vermillion
county, at Danviile
The Rock Island Argus., 1882-09-08
Langheimer Down on PhilanthrOpists

Stop leetle. Vat you do dat for?''
said old Charley Langheimer Dickens
Dutchman) as the keeper of the peni-
tentiary slipped the bag over his head
and proceeded to blindfold him prepar-
atory to conducting him to his cell for
q year. Langheimer protested vigor-
ously. and told the keeper it was no use
to 60 through all that nonsense, be-
cause '.den't you tink know de place?'
Langheimer says he has had enough of
philanthropists, and never wants to see
another one as long as he lives. He
says there is no place on earth like his
home in the penitentiary, and he pro-
poses to die there.
The Rock Island Argus., 1882-09-08

Until recently, cotton seed was consid-
cred worthless, and was thrown away.
Now there are seventy-two Gotten seed oil
mills in the south. They worked up 200, :
900 tons of seed last year and produced
1000, 900 gallons of oil, worth So, 000, 900.
One-sixteenth of the seed was worked.
1t is estimated that 9s,0o0,o 600 gallons
could have been made, worth $50, 000, 900.
1t is by utilizing such things and engaging
in manufacturing that country becomes
rich
The Rock Island Argus., 1882-09-08

The following is circulating in the
radical exchanges, as .kindo' cute ysu
know"
Mrs. Kate Spragne, Mrs. Christiancy,
the Malley boys, Blanche Douglas and
the ghost of Guiteau are talking of form
ing combination to play the Texas
twons.
Yet when it is remembered that all the
above named belong to the radical family,
it may not be quite so cute, you know.
The Rock Island Argus., 1882-09-08

A few miles north of Parsons, Kansas,
lives a colored boy, or rather, recently
colored boy, whose hair within few
weeks has turned perfectly gray, and
whose skin is turning white. From the
knees down the skin is as fair as any white
boys of the same age. Here is another
evidence that the color line is disappear
ing
The Rock Island Argus., 1882-09-08

Prof. Huxley says that experiments
have shown there are hundreds ol
women who have the capacity ana
power to do the work of medical pracu-
tioners just as well as it has been done
by the majority of their brothers.
The straw berry beds of Santa Clara
county. Cal, produce three crops in the
year. of which the second is the best
The third is often for sale as late -
Christmas. .--------.--1
The Rock Island Argus., 1882-09-08

The democracy of Illinois, in its state
convention at Springfield on Thursday,
not only put two sound democrats in the
field as candidates for treasurer and school
superintendent, but adopted a platform
that has no uncertainty about it. 1t is a
plain, open and manly declaration of the
measures advocated by the democratic
party Its declaration in opposition TO
sumptuary laws no one can misconstrue
1t is outspoken and to the point, and has
the true democratic ring. That the plat
form formulated and adopted by the Dem
ocratic party of Illinois lis one of the best
ever placed before the people all will
readily concede, its chief superiority over
all Others being in the fact that it takes no
unequivocal position ON any of the issues
now agitating the public mind.
The Rock Island Argus., 1882-09-08

Thomas Adair, of Leesville. O., dur
ing a violent fit of coughing, is said to
have thrown piece of cloth three-fourths
of an inch square off his lungs. 1t is
believed to have been fragment of coat
shot into his side by gun some time
ago.
The Rock Island Argus., 1882-09-08
uHouEs1IoNABLE aRArUD E.
WARREN, O.. July 30, 1e

WARREN, o.. July 30, 1882.
III. Fl. WARNER Sc Co.: iSirs:-Your
Safe Kidney and Liver Cure has relieved
me of a severe kidney difficulty, which
caused me much trouble and suffering.
p. w. SUTLIFF
The Rock Island Argus., 1882-09-08
TOPEKA AND REruRN-sls. IS.

The Chicago Rock Island 81 Pacific rail
way will sell Sept, 8, 8, 10, II. IL, 13, IA
and Is for the soldiers reunion at Topeka,
at $12.S5 for the round trip. Passenger
station, Moline avenue. sept6 7t
The Rock Island Argus., 1882-09-08
MONEY TO LOAN.

On good farm lands, at per cent. No
commission. QUINCY McNEm.
The Rock Island Argus., 1882-09-08

BY order of the Democratic Congressional Com
mittee 18th district. CHAs. III. WHITAKER,
MACoMB Ills, August 1, 1882. Chairman.
Special arrangements have been made with the
C. B. & O., Railroad. that all those attending the
convention and pay full fare 10 Monmouth viii be
returned for one-third fare presenting TO 8. c.
Dixon, ticket agent at Monmouth the proper
ticate from the officer of the convention appointed
to issue certificates TO all who may attend.
The Rock Island Argus., 1882-09-08
ELEVENTH CONGRESSIONAL DIsTsIcT.
Democratic Congressional Convention at Mon.
mouth, Wednesday. Sept, l3, 1882.

The Democracy of the several counties in the
Eleventh Congres sionai district are requested to
mouth, Warren County, wednesday, Sept, 13.
1882, O'Clock p. m, for the purpose of nominat-
ing candidate for Congress. and TO transact such
other business may be presented for the eonsid-
Grafton of the convention
The several counties in the Congressional district
win be entitled the following based
npon the vote for Hancock and English in 1880:
The Benton weekly record., 1882-08-31
OE'EGEAGEs I'M kzse:LAND.
E5vo NeH Sentenced 40 Penal Sarvt-
yuGe amd Oaae 10 be Hanged.

DUBLIN, Aug. 4.--A farmer was shot
dead to-day at Crusheen, County Clare.
In the Commission Court to-day decision
was announced in the case OF Timothy
Rorke, John Connor, Richard Savage, and
Maurice Costello, who were found guilty
on the 10th inst. Of having, on the 18th of
last March, perpetrated several outrages in
the neighborheod Of Fahy, County Kerry.
Rorke was sentenced to fifteen and each Of
the three others to ten years penal servi-
u1de. Three men found guilty Of savage
assault on person named Sullivan, at
MalloW, were sentenced TO servitude for
twenty, fifteen, and ten years respectively,
and nlau who fired at eoldiers IL Mullin-
gar was sentenced TO life-long seryitude.
The jury who convicted Francis Hynes,
who has been sentenced to t,e hanged next
snonth for the murder of John DoioughSy,
q herder, uear Ennia, Il few weeks ago,
have made a formal statement. denying
that they were drunk Oh the night previous
to the DAY on. which they rendered their.
Tertiles, al Is alleged BY Mr.. O'Brien, edI-
tor Of the United ireland. The judge has
expressed the hope that che attention Of the
Attorney General will be directed to The
matter
The Benton weekly record., 1882-08-31
4 SEA SERPENT THAT uARkED..
ChaaEng Four Trustworthy Persons
who SaBF H&s Black Hair aad
big Horns,

MONUMENT BEAcn, Mass, Aug. TO-
Charles 81. Pierce, Capt, David E. Ginlet,
H. E. Founce and William Vaughan, OF
Hartford, Conn, four young men who
have been camping along the shores Of the
bay, relate tlle following exciting story of
their journey across from New Bedford
yesterday 1t l o'clock p. IA. III the yacht
Josie, accompanied by our sailing master,
Capt. Walter Briggs. When two miles off
the south end Of Bird Island light, at the
entrance Of Buzzard Bay, one Of the COM
pany called our attention to singular
looking object about half a mile ahead and
some points off our port bow. Oar cap
tain called it sea horse. Again, he
thought its movements In the water did
nol resemble those Of any tish he had ever
Seen. " ~
tFyFe soon aacerteinet that whatever 1t
was it was propeIiing itaelf at fearful
rate OF speed through the water, and max
Ing almost straight line for our little
craft When within a few" thousand feet
Of ua il seemed to raise its imnense body,
or neck, some ten feet out Of the water,
and at the same time twenty feet IN the
rear, It's tail was seen to rise up, and at
times lash the water. All at once the fish
or serpent vanished from sight. For over
ten minutes we sailed along, and were
near the black buoy not far distant from
Wings Neck light, when looking back, to
our horror and dismay, we observed the
mysterious Ash again making direct for
our boat at p most rapid rate. When with
in.tWenty~dve yards Of our craft 1t partly
disappeared, but in an instant, was seen
10 shoot out Of the water with sort Of
h,anming or Kissing sound, and with a
distinct bark like that ola dog. Then it
dove again and was lost to sight" The
length Of tlris mysterious fish was twenty
1ve or more feet. Hs body w&e about two
toward the point of the tail, when It
seemed but the 4ize Of 4 c!jiid'b Wr;E5. T.:
color wa6Ea dark gray, !11F reaen1:fij1E t,:&t
Of the back q p 6roe3dttes a'l2e i2aE(@ tg1,3
a bright yello ", ,-"t5h dAlE. Eati sf50ra scat-
tered here :ga1 fAera, @h>:4 II tS.& ~&a
covered witt. short, tNte!s black taIr Thu
head rescubIct3 Ghat ot 4 bulldog. 4re&t
hat cars were distinctly been On aLc!1er eide
Of its ugly jaVsg, while two extremely long
fee1ers or horns protrtlded just over the
ears. The eyes were sharp and frey.
1t is said that q similar creature WIS
seen in the bay two years ago. The rncn-
bers of the party are all trustworthy per
sons, and vouch for the truth Of the narra-
tive. .zy - --.
The Benton weekly record., 1882-08-31

OH iNEy,,' oAk
---- -. JH VAV7 ! UHhE -T !,
Cash Assets, $50, ,ooo, 60
FIRE COMPANIES

&
FIRE COMPANIES
AMERICAN CENTRAL ms. Co. Of
St. Louis, Mo-, Cash Assets 3 e01 liz.
CONTINENTAL IEs. CO. Of n. 7. 8 327 II:
HOME INs Go. Of New York 800 s52
MEEcHETs INs. Co. Of St. ~
Joe. Missouri 365 173
PHOENIX ms. Co. Of Brook
lyn, n. 7 ,....~.....,........... 1875 654
SCOTTISH COMMERCIAL INs. CO.
ofGlaacow, Scotland. T. S. B. 676 744
Sr. JOE f 4 M. INs. Co. Of
St Joe, Mo.-....~................ 4O6 635
ST. PAUL F. & M. INs. Co. of
St; Paul Minn.............-...... 84I 600
Total. 10 546 944