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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-27

furnished valuable information. We now
have two infantry regiments with cavalry
and artillery at Kassasin.
YOKOHAMA, Aug. lion the 22nd of
july an organized body of insurgents took
possession of the streets OF Seoul the caT-
itol of Corea, and captured the royal resi-
dence. The Japanese legation escaped
after several assaults, retreating to
Jinsen, fifteen miles away. Four
killed, three wounded and several
missing The envoy and consul are
safe. The party took ship to Nagasali. A
japanese ship of war was ordered to Corea
at Seoul are probably slaughtered. Anar-
in the palace. The queen was murdered
and her two children, by poison, Thirteen
inmates of the palace were slain, some of
some of them highdignitaries.
SAN Francisco. Aug. %. "A Chronicle
special says: The Stars Ismalia cablegram
gives the following account of Saturday 5
engagement. Gen. WOlseley made re-
connoisasance of the enemys position, and
shortly after noon attacked it with the in
fantry of the first division, supported by his
cavalry and artillery-all the strength
available. The advance was a brilliant
one. The British charged the position
from the southeast, and were met by a
rapid and destructive fire at short range.
When within couple of hundred yards
of Arabi's first line of entrench
ments the infantry taltered and hesitated,
and despite the utmost efforts of their offi-
GERS, fell back with heavy loss Wolseley
was greatly chagrined at the repulse,
and issued orders to all available forces at
Ishmalia, Nefich and Suez to press for
ward TO the front without delay. When
the first division fell back from before the
Egyptian lines, Wolseley rode among the
infantry and prevented a disorderly retreat.
The British troops fell back over four
miles.
Arabi's fire was very effective. His ar
tillery was especially well handled, and
the range of the British was obtained and
held during the advance and retreat.
His infantry behaved well and maintained
firm front. Arab was on the ground,
and personally directed the movements Of
his troops. His presence served to in
spire the Egyptians with renewed conf
dence in their strength. Arab contented
himself with repulsing the British advance
and did not follow up his advantage by
pursuit.
His force in point of numbers was fan
supcriorto the British, having received
reinforcements from Selelkeber during
preceding night After the British advance
was checked, but before the retreat set in.
the scene was a brilliant one. The first di-
vision realizing the hopelessness of carry
| ing Arabs position, at command of their
| officers, threw themselves in the sand Oh
crouched against the sides of the banks OF
the Canal. Shells were falling on every
side and Arabi's infantry likewise opened
| fire The storm of hail was terrific, and
the men were almost panic stricken. The
| order to fall back was given. and with 8
| few irregular volleys the men obeyed
| Arabs LOSSES while unknown, are moi
| thought to be serious. His forces were
eatrenched. and the English guns did nc
considerable damage.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-27

ST. LOUIS. Aug SoA
FLOu R-Easer; not lower.
WHEAT-Opened lower but advanced, and Close al
stegdy; No. red, 96ta a972 cash., 80 August; 81 Il
September; a9S14 October; 99L November; 0O
December; 973s year. No. ), red, 90Aa9I; No 4,
SSaSSA
CORN-Lower and slow; 744 bid cash, Aug; 721S
September; 90 October; 731s November; 59az year;
57A May.
OATS-Lower and slow; 41sa341a cash; 34ss Au-
gust; 81 September; 337s october; 33t5 year.
RYE-Slow; Sc.
BARLEY Nominal
BUTTER-S Steady; dairy l5asa; creamery, ssaa5
EGGS-Steady: 151aa16.
WHISkEY-1 49,
PORK-Siow; jobbing, So 35aas 40.
DRY SALT MEATS-Unchanged.
BACoN-Irregular; shoulders, 1fa111s; sides,
aiaa15A.
LARD-Nominal, IL 30.
STOCK.
HoGS-Receipts 74O. Steady; in good demand
and better shipping pigs and light Workers, 50a
8 90; good Workers, s 20as 40; butcher TO best
heavy, s 50a9 90; eulls, 6 50a7 40.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-27
ALL WRONG.

BnooMINGToN, Ill. Aug. 28.-Special:
Professor r. B. Welch, formerly principal
of the Pontiac school, writes from Topeka
that his life is in danger from the liquor
men there, because as assistant states at
torney he has been prosecuting the violat
ors of the state law They have within a
day or two cut his buggy to pieces disfg-
ured his horse, and threatened his life. He
had called meeting of the citizens to pre-
vent being mobbed.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-27

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28.-Gen. Sherman
will ask to be placed on the retired list No
vemLer, 1885. He would be compulsorily re-
tired February. 1884. He retires thus early
in order to give General Sheridan, his sue
cessor, a chance to express to congress his
views ON the best interest of the service.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-27
BAD BELLE BOYD.

CHICAGO, Aug 2s. A Philadelphia
special to the San Francico Chronicle says
Belle Boyd alias Mrs Harding, alias Mrs.
Hammond, the notorious rebel spy of the
Shenandoah Valley was arrested on Satur
day for passing forged cheque on pawn
broker She was subsequently discharged
upon the money being made good by her
friends
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-27
THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Aug 90. Indications:
For the upper Mississippi and Missouri
valleys, slightly warmer, partly cloudy
weather, followed by local rains, variable
winds shifting to east and south stationary
or lower barometer.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-27
A QUICK JOB.

CHICAGO, Aug. 2S.-At noon yesterday
a connection was made at Grand Crossing
between the New York, Chicago and st.
Louis and the Illinois Central roads.
Giving the Chicago a new Trunk lines to
New York. The track was hurridly laid
by 200 men
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-27
NOMINATED.

LITTLE Rock, Ark. Aug. 2S.-The
Fourth congressional district democratic
convention met at Harrison, Boone county,
on Saturday, and unanimously nominated
Col. Sam. W. Peel, for whom all the coun
ties were instructed
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-27
THE KEwANEE BANK RoBBER.

CHICAGO, Aug. 80. Edward N. Wclch,
the Kewanee bank robber, arrived here at
eleven o'clock this morning, from Me
Donough, Chenango county, New York.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-27
LYNCHING THREATENED.

CHICAGO. Aug 2S.-A A special from
Taylorsville, ILL.,, says: As Miss Bonds
condition becomes more critical, rumors
abound of another mob, and vague threats
are heard
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-27
SHOT HIS MIEE

CHICAGO. Aug. Richard Wilson
Scotchman aged 81, shot his wife this
morning and then killed himself. The
woman is not likely to live. Jealousy is
the cause. Seven children are left.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-27
LOSS FORTY.FIyE Tn0UsAND.

ELMlNA, N Y, Aug %. "A special SAYS
that ID. J. Deckers large tannery, at East
Waverly, burned yesterday, with a large
quantity of tan bark. Loss S45, 200;
insured
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-27
CAPTAIN PAYNE.

WIcHIrA, Kan, Aug. 2S.-Captain
Payne, with twenty seven mounted and
armed men, is encamped on a deep fork
of the Canadian river, in the Indian terri
tory as a colony
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-27

PEORIA, August 90.
CORN-Lower; high mixed, &c; mixed, rs.
0ATS-No. 2 white, 40a40A.
RYE-66a67.
WHISKY 16.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-27
YEl.IOM EYER.

BROWNSVILLE, Aug. %. = Forty six
cases of yellow fever and three deaths
yesterday, all Mexicans Five deaths at
Matamoras
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-27
Milwaukee Market.

MILWAUKEE. AUGUST %.
wHEAT--Firmer; 81 054 cash; 0sa August
$685. September; 9S1z October. No. B. 80.
CoRN--Dull and weaks 75l4 cash.
OATS-Weak aud lower; Choice new white, 30.
RYE-6T.
BARLEY-75.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-27
DIED OF A CHILLI.

DUBUQUE, Aug. 2S.-Capt. w. B, Yates,
ore of the best known citizens, died this
morni ne of a congestive chill.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-27
INSANE,

DETROIT, Aug 2S.-Mrs Chas. Havey,
a young married lady, drowned herself and
child in washtub yesterday at Thetford
Insane
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-27
MONEY TO LOAN.

On good farm lands at Z per cent, No
commission. QUINCY Mcneil.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-27
TEN CENT COLUMN.
70 RENT.

FOR RENT.-0n First Avenue, between 18th and
14th streets. a house of six rooms, with well and
cistem. Apply TO Fred Hass. aug-19n
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-10-18

4 CuANGE COMING "A retail grocer in
Il village in The interior of the state re-
uarked yesterday while in Detroit that
= change in the method OF advertising for
customers would soon be put in practice
II cases like his own. Instead Of adver
Ling sugar, coffee and tea "at lower
,rices thtn ever heard Of in Slabtown be
FORE his lea is TO drop in something IKE
Ibis:
During the winter my grocery will be
he headquarters of every man IN town
who can point out the mistakes OF this
country for the past sevcnty-tive years
He will have full stock OF canned
fruits and jelIies, but instead of advertis
ng them directly he will say:
Come down and sit on my counter and
the heads Of my sugar barrels and talk
politics, and tell each other what this
country needs to make her great"
He will have boneless Goldfish, drioC
beef and sugar cured hams, but he will
call at tenlion to them by saying:
"Ole nun lred old settlers wanted every
night in the week to talk about the drought
of 40 the panic of 81 the frosty summer
of '42 and the warm winter of So. Cush
ioncd chairs reserved for the bigges
liars"
Instead of advertising bis now stock O
syrups, or making any blow about hi
cider vinegar, he will inform the public
"We talk horse. We discuss religion
We jaw over politics. We revise the con
slitution of the United States and run sev
eral departments of government. Wha
we do not know you cannot find IN
where else. Come and loaf and lie wit
u.s. Detroit Free Press.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-10-18

JUSTICE CAREY TAKING PAY FOR HIS
TME.-A young man came into Justice
Carey's court room, at Carson City, New,
with the rim of his hat drawn down over
his eyes, and remarked:
"Do you know me?'
81 think" replied the court meekly
that you're the chap sentenced for steal
ing about year ago.
That's the harpin am," replied the
other. land there is 800 for my fine"
"Sut you served your term In jail, -"
said the Judge, land owe no fine"
That's right. old boy, but I'm about
to commit assault and battery, and guess
I'll settle now. You're the man propose
to lick"
ooh! that's it, rejoined the court
pocketing the coin; Then you can start
in and we'll call it square,"
The young man advanced to the Judge
and let out his left.
The Judge ducked his head, aud, rising
up, lifted the intruder In the eve with
right handler, and sent him over against
the wall. In moment the court Wa:
climbing all over the man, and in abou
three minutes his face was hardly recog
nizable. The man begged the court to le
up, which he finally did. AS the fellow
was about to go, Carey went after hin
with:
"See here, young man, I don't thinl
the fighting you did ought to be assessed
at more than S25O-here's $3.50 il
change. I amt charging you anything
for the fighting, but just for my time
Next time I won't charge you u cent"
The rough took the change and the mex
train for Virginia City.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-10-18

Tor its purity and wholesomeness. A sun.
ply OF it is found to lessen quito materially
ones grocer's bill.
But imagine Verinonters. wh, ,ro
privileged to manufacture that mos n,Io.
able OF all the sweets, maple syrup and
'ugar.will smile at myat tempt to eulorize
The making of sorghum molasses. And
by the way, l have often wondered WHY II
IS so difficult to get Vermont maple supar
lere. When | read the excellent paper
N tho manufacture of maple sugar, in the
FREEMAN few weeks ago, | though,
with such facilities for making and mar.
keting the delicious prnduct it ought to be
more plenty for the purchaser here, and
more remuneratve to the producer there.
Goods are shipped by merchants from
New York or Boston for less than two
'ents per pound; but we can seldom gel
maple sugar for less than ten cents more
han it is quoted in Vermont. Of good
canned maple honey, the product OF the
first flow of sap, one rarely sees it in thi,
Jar off country. Perhaps there isn't
enough here that know its value to cslab
lsh Il market. If so, Yankee ingenuit,
must devise some way to remove this ignn
rance. WE
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-10-18

PRACTICAL TALK At AGRICULTURAL
FAIRS.-Tho practice OF having speakers
at our state and county fairs is II good one,
provided the speaker has got something
to say which will enlighten and interest
bis audience But if he has no other mis-
sion than that of airing his eloquence and
panegyrizing agriculture and the farmers
the practice is one "more honored in the
breach than in the observance Tho
other day we listened a solid hour and -
half TO the sonUrous voice of q great pub
lie Official. The burden of his talk was
to the effect that agriculture WAS Il big
thing" "you farmers are all patriots OF
the grandest and most Lerioo type" etc.
etc. That is poor errand to bring a
man upon the stage at fair. Whoever
esS lys to speak upon such occasions ought
to have something to say for the instruc-
ton of those who hear. We remember
with delight an address by Horace Greeley
10 which we listened almost thirty years
ago. He spoke of subsoil ploughing and
drainage, giving his eager farmer listeners
a clear exposition Of the why and where
fore of these operations. Every listener
was delighted with his clear statements
and lucid cxpositions. There was only
one opinion in regard to the value oil this
eminently practical address, and it pre-
sented wonderful contrast to those
speeches which contain nothing aside
from fulsome adulation of the farmcr.-
Chicago Farmer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-10-18

The Troy Times says experiments are
being made at Gloversvile in tanning and
finishing the skins of prairie dogs, with Il
view to utilizing them in the manufacture
of gloves. The experiment is enc of
great interest to the west, where the troub.
lesome creatures abound. The little pests
are about twice the sizo of large house
rat, and their marvellous increase renders
them terrible enemies to grazing lands,
hundreds of acres being stripped of every
vestige of grass and even weeds. To
destroy or utilize prairie dogs is therefore
becoming great problem for settlers of
the west. Prominent fur dealers have
pronounced the pelts of the animals prsc-
tically valueless as n fur, the skin being
too small and the hair not OF sufficient
length. Their only probable adnptablity
is thought to be fur gloves, and hence the
experiments.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-10-18

l:l... -, . -. - ., IL
Dlchehs WAS "ot " lo'uy ~lller, IL mas
oeeh 'hougHV qul'e @eheraI'y that ne was
ouV 'lic testIInpny ol ah an'nuensis VINO
was WIN Nun lot Il 'oTS '''i'" eoh'F" t!cts
lle 2t"'I" nr''c'' 4o "''t'nS o. ms
"oIe's WIS IorSo.nr. -" "o''u "i,N up
anu Gown tH7 ioou' ilFe u yea ih'nH Is
seeking 10 maze progress oaI making
none MOREOVER Wieu ne h'H u'cIIle'' Il
h''i " "o"eh pages nc was t'helY 10 chlL-o
II almost ehj'l''}' ne rarely wrote OF u'c
E'lco l'loio ,'l'ii t"o t'9ut u ''''' Etnol"''5
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-10-18

This theory that the moon was once
nearer the earth than now affords light
to some geological problems that have
hitherto been decidedly obscure. The
early paleozoic rocks form stupendous
mass of ocean made beds twenty miles
thick. Geologists have said tides, oceans
and rivers will be sufficient to account for
these if you give them time enough, But
this latest feat OF mathematical astronomy,
placing the moon for millions Of years
vastly nearer the earth than at present,
gives TO the geologists an agency, of tre-
mendous potency. At 10000 miles from
the earth, the moon was 2l6 times AS good
a tide producer as at present. Tides In
localities that now rise three feet would
then have risen 64S, sufficient to drown
most of the island of Great Britain at full,
and leaving all the adjacent channels dry
when they retreated. Their rock grind
ing force can be easily imagined. In
geologic as in astronomic time, the sec
ond pendulum swings once in a million
of years! Changes in matter and motions
need bo in no hurry. They have eternity
to work in!
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-10-18

the evening. His language on returning
the third time has been variously under
S!oo.. The most natural meaning seems
to be, sleep on now and take your rest"
If such thing is possible. As though it
was quite out of the question to sleep
longer. since the torches of the Roman
soldiery already appeared in sight, and
what love had failed to do, fear and con-
sternation would now accomplish. If love
ever fails TO help US to watch with Christ,
The presence of his enemies will soon
compel watching.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-10-18


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,>cptic in his h,hi,. g., r,,n I,,tio
SHOWN with the nnhIic" hiJs fir fo hr y
worthy represpni,t,ve nf his f,,hnr gr,nd-
father and oreat-or,nJl, her in thn hr,II
rant d ,rvini,n snccns,ion
DIR Bail adonts wirhnn o,c.,,,, ,,o
ayoluti n theory and nohrI,r byco, ba.is of
Lamnrek and Lanlnce ~ ,hn gGnrsis NJ
the earth and moon In bjs hack v,rd
ook, some millions of vnars. throupb rho
corridors of time. he ,rrive. "a nerrol
chen the earth in 4 molten : atn rs yhrl
m.. ON its axis once in lh,co honra. nnJ
Jk5 II runaway rrin nl-,oor ar 1vyoenl
splitting off a mass .onal 10 rn. fourth i,s
own thickness, whn h lid not, accorlin1
,othc usual fancy about ccntrlfuuo, inpe.
,u.. nv Off into space. hui reyoIyed with
he earth. surface almost touchino surface.
,he new lunar olobn rdoino AWAY hv de-.
qrecs. til in the conrsn Of nnmherlres
centuries it has reached $40 600 miles
distance from the earth. and is sill on its
outward bound tracks, and will be forever,
This outward spiral motion. the retreatino
of bodies from their centres or nrim,ries
is slightly different from the notion of L.
place that centripetal force was overcoming
the centrifugal 50 that the moon tended
ever toward the earth. or of Tvnd,il that
the earth. in the came sort of 81 snir,I wov
would one dav tumble into the sun.
When eart6 and moon were near tooeth-
they rovolvnd in tho Same time but as the
moon retreated. its circle became laroer
and the earth bv and bv made two roio. -.
tions ON its ayis for ono revoIution of tho
moon in its orbit then four, and 50 on nm
to the nnriod wbon a sinolo revolution
became twentv.nine times as lone os tbo
rotation of the earth. or when the month
was twenty-nine times the day. The
veloci v of the earth on its axis is constant.
" abotino and has fallen from three hours
10 twenty fonr and il now reaches twenty.
seven rotations on its axis for one revoln.
tion of The moon fn its orbit.
As lono no The moon was near the earth
and in n fiuid or semi.fuid state the earth
raised tremendous tides nm its surface
These t;dns nernetuaIlv increased the
lenq,b of the lunar day, slowed the revo-
luton of the moon on its avis. until the
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-10-18

/ A man in the dress of farmcl, div.
lazy horse attached to a II mshack
wagon, did n good business in "r.'e, HON
country butter" in Pf.v;d,i r.
order to be sure thai ,hev dd M. a
oleomnrgarino. lie has since Arp1 ".
posed rs no farmer, but shr"ul a-.
for an oleomargarine factory. \ g.c.
caught him filling his post u1n 90.
original package of imitation bl.ter.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-10-18

The Cincinnati Medical Reporter says
"a large party of men in the prime o.
life spent very cold night on the west
ern plains. Some drank to keep them
selves warm. This is the close of the
report of one of the party: They all
suffered Just according as they took In the
whisky-those that got drunk frose to
death; those that drank less, but too much
died after awhile; those that drank only
moderately will feel it as long as they
live. Three didn't drink any; they were
only cold, but didn't suffer nor freeze."
A traveller was leaning at night against
a railing at the Harper's Ferry station. A
locomotive came along, and he sprang
lightly over the rail to escape possible
danger. He thought 1t was meadow OF
the other side, but knew his mistake wher
he struck a muddy stream forty feet below
On being rescued he was asked his name
al wouldn'ttell you for thousand dollars,
he replies; describe me simplyasa fool