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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-23
a PLATFORM.

In the second ward Mr. Bennett, the
national candidate, seems to be running
on a platform whose principal p1anks are
dirt and disease. He delights in filth and
finds luxury in strong smells; strange
odors are a pleasure to his nostriis and
noxious gases thing in which he would
bathe. The whole of the matter is that the
nationals, in their desire to elect some
body regardless of anything but the mere
fact of election, have joined hands with
some sore head republicans who are eager
to pursue their vacations regardless of
anyones interest or health, but their own,
and on platform that is solely intended
to oppose all necessary health ordinances
and sanitary regulations, they propose to
join battle.
But Wilt win? The long lines of
funerals that have so sorrowfully and
sadly taken their way to the cemetery this
winter is a silent but powerful witness
against it. The bitter tears and broken
hearts of so many parents. children. rela-
tives and friends, into whose homes mex
orable death has come rises up to exclaim
against it. Rock. Island has suffered
enough from the fell destroyer this last
winter; it viii not be until all these things
are forgotten that its citizens viii ever
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-23
THE sTALWART IDEA.

The reason why the stalwart element of
the republican party is SO anxious to throw
all the dirt possible at the dead Garfield is
simple and easy of explanation. Blaine
is the leader of the opposing faction; Blaine
once defunct and that faction is dead. Now
Blaines entire political capital consists in
the fact that he is the inheritor of Gar
fields name and all the sentimentalism that
clings around his memory The surest
means of making Blaine hated is to make
Garfield odious. Blaine has nothing of him
self to stand upon. But in his present
position of Garfeld's heir he is standing
menace to continued stalwart ascendency
and he must be disposed of at any price.
Hence we have this systematic attempt to
defame the dead and break down his mem
DRY. 1t is ghouls work and is only fit for
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-23
TWO FACTIONS.

Harmony in the republican camp is get
ting to be an unknown quality. The half
breed papers of to-day are loud in their ac-
cusations of desire on the part of the
stalwarts to defame the memory of Garfield;
and on the other hand the stalwarts are
now reprinting all the charges that said
half breed journals-notably the Trabunes
of Chicago and New York-made against
Garfield at the time of the credit mobelier
and De Golger affairs. 1t is pleasant
family.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-23
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Some Important Statements Of Well-Knowz
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-23

consent to a tax Administrations of our san
itary laws, to the admission of disease
germs in any place where precaution can
keep them out Many OF these things can
be and win be remedied if proper and wise
government is allowed an opportunity, but
IN the way stands the selfish interest of a
few men and the blindness of party that
have only prejudice and dema gogism to
guide them.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-23
CHICAGO, BURLINGTON & QUINCY.
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL.

(RAcINE AND SOUTH WESTERN DIyIsIoN.)
Leave for Racine and Milwaukee s:25 a. m. and
II. 90 p. m.
Leave for Dubuque, Winena. ST. Paul and Minneap-
oils, 100 a. IN.
Leave for McGregor, Portville, Calmas, Sioux City
and Yankton, II 100 D. m.
Arrive from Racine and Milwaukee, :05 a. M, and
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Arrive from Yankton, Sioux City Portville and Nc
Oregon, :0S a.. m.
Through sleeping cars on all might trains.
The Night Express leaving Rock Island every Sun
irving in Chicago early Monday morning. No Law
over checks given on through tickets from Rock Is
land to Chicago. Through tickets only good on this
train.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-23
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of those may serve
Special attention given to Dry Goods in all depart
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To all who win name their wants as near as may
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that VIII enable my patrons 10 practically make hef
own selections.
Send ORDERS or for circular to
MISS HELEN LESTER
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-23

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Diabetes, Kidney Com
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-23
EDITORS AS posTMAsTERs.

George William Curtis, of Harper's
WeelJy. the warm friend of Garfield, and
an able supporter of the late Presidents
views of reforming the corrupt civil
service, thus speaks of editors as post
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-03-09
A Duke I'm TroubIe.

Policeman Grey, OF the Meroer-Stroc'
station, at O'Clock yesterday morning
arrested man who was trying TO force
his way into the New York Hotel, and
who would not listen to appeals, threats,
or expostulatiOns from those who were
interested in getting him 10 go away.
He insisted that he had a perfect right 10
enter the hotel, as he wanted TO see one
OK the guests, lady, on very urgent and
important business. lie wore glasses, and
generally had the look OF professional
man or student. lie went uncomplaingly
to the statiou-house with the policeman.
At the Jetferson-Market Police Court he
said that his name was Robert Francis, his
age thirty years, and that he was native
OF France. He spoke English perfectly
well, and in all respects seemed to be tc
the manor born. Asked what he had to
say to the charge, he replied that he
wanted TO prefer counter-charges against
the policeman who arrested him andagainsl
other parties who, he said, were endeavor-
ing to compound felony. Prominent
among the latter, he ayerred, was the Prin.
cess de Joinville, who had prevented him
from obtaining possession Of and realizing
over q million dollars. os we'll as other pro.
perty, consisting OF '.lands, rents, heredita-
ments, and appurtenances."
:" But how can you expnin your con.
duci?" demanded Justice Kilbreth.
81 wanted 10 get into the hotel" he
said, "to see the Princess de Joinville
who was living there incog''ito as Mr.
Morse"
"Where are you living now"
I'm not living anywhere. | have just
come on from Lewiston. Me-, where | have
lived for fourteen years; but l was born
as have said, in the Kingdom OF France y
"Wbat did you come here for?"
To this question he gave an eyasiye re.
ply, and from the repeated mention Of the
Princess de JoinYille he passed TO the namC
OF 4 Mrs. Skidmore.
"Who Is this Mrs. skidmorei" queried
the Judge.
.'of the Five Points Mission-I House. and
she is the widow Of Louis Philippe. / first
made her acquaintance when was stu.
dens at the Newsboys' Lodging-House."
"What part OF France did you come
FRONT"
Normandy. Nv uncle was Robert
Duke OF Normandy, and the dnhedom OF
Normandy is my inheritance"
lie further said that he desired to hav,
The charge against him and his alleged
charges against the Princess de JoinvillC
and others L" investigated and slfted."
He was committed 10 the Tombs for ex
animation rs TO his mental condition.
Nei- YOrL. Herald.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-03-09
A Woman Fatally Stabbed by an I'm
known Assassin.

BOsTON. Mass. March Mrs. Harriet
Bell, respectable tailoress. was murdered
on Kirkland street, at her home, this moTn-
ing, by an unknown assassin. Mrs. Bell
left her house about o'clock TO do an
errand at neighboring store. Returning,
she was followed by a man about fifty years
old, about six feet tall, OF medium weight,
gray hair and gray, stubby beard, wear
ing Il long blue overc0et, was well dressed.
and had apparently been drinking, though
not TO excess. As she was entering her home,
while at the foot oi the stairway, the stranger
drew long knife and plunged it into the
neck OF the unfortunate woman. She stood
still moment, with the blood pouring out
i'm great stream. and then turned and
found her way into the back parlOr, where
she sank into q chair, screaming . am
murdered" Her little daughter, who had
previously risen on hearing her mothers
scream, ran downstairs and reached the
back parlOr Just in time TO see her mother
fall from the chair and sink upon the floor
in pool OF blood. The-little girl. who is 4
bright interesting child OF thirteen years,
was asked a. TO what she knew OF the affair,
and said: " | saw my mamma when she went
out this morning for her milk. Ii was then
before O'Clock. | don't know where she
went, but when she came back heard her
screaming down in the front entry and
ran down. As | was going down the
stairs saw man going out at the front
door. His back was turned toward me.
but saw the side of his face and part OF
his moustache. II was a big black NOUS
tache. He was big man. When | got
down stairs my mamma was sitting on a
chair in the back room and the blood was
pouring out Of her neck. She fell over on
the floor and that was all l saw" DIR.
Draper, who was called in, said - have
not been able yet to make u thorough ex-
animation OF the body, but have found
that knife, apparently large one, was
driven deep into the roots Of the neck,
making and upward and downward cut,
and that this caused almost instant death
There was copious hemorrhage, and she
could not long have survived such blow.
There may be other injuries upon the
body, but this alone was sufficient TO have
caii-ed death. There are no indications
TINT a club or any other weapon was used -
The entire police force OF the city have
been put upon the ease. The body OF the
unfortunate woman was taken 10 the
morgue.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-03-09

In five weeks wandering over Virginia
I found but one rebel. She was woman
living near Harrison's Landing. II was q
hot day ~ followed the track OF McClel-
lan's retreat from Malvern Hill, and was
both hungry and thirsty. The woman be-
ing at the gate, rode mp and asked
" Madam, can get dinner herey
She saw the Yankr in me quicker
than scat, and instantly replied The
Yankees stole all had TO cat.'
"Fll pay you WE'LL
"But haven't got nuihin' TO SELL"
"Ii you had some potatoes and bacon
and"
''Yanks stole ZEN all - she interrupted.
''But YOU csn give me drink Of water,
can't your"
"No, sir, The Yankees filled up the
well aNd carried away the dipper."
els there a spring around herey 7"
g Used TO he lots OF 'em, but the Yanks
toted 'esn oa."
Below us was the muddy james. and the
drought had lasted so long THAT there was
hardly enough water to fos a catfish.
Pointing 10 the historic stream, asked:
Why dkln't the Yankees steal the river,
toD!"
she scratched her head with silver
puhed of tie fence, aad never unbent q
paitacle as she replied:
They wanted TO do ii, stranger wanted
to the wust way. and when they diskiyered
that IL wouldn't Load up worth cent they
galloped their old gunb0afs up and down
and washed 50 many shirts IN Turkey Bend
that the deems has been ashamed to look a
coy In the face ever since! Maybe you
can get drink down thar, hat this ere
neighborhood won't stand by and see You
carry of any Of the sand-bars BE a lit-
tle keerf,ll how YOU paw around l'--S'hild-
deipAia Inquirer.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-03-09
mANCHEsrER AND VICINITY.

Briefs.-At the Mayors Court yesterday
morning China Gathright (coloreD was mp
charged with stealing lot of eggs from I.
VI. Fendey's store. She was convicted and
sentenced to serve ten-days' term in the
city Jail.
Mr.. Thomas W. Bass represents Dale
Lodge, Knights Of Honor, at the Grand
Lodge OF Virginia, now in session al Lynch
burg.
Judge ;. Bassett French is in Washing
ton, and will probably remain there sew
eral weeks.
William III. Jackson (colOred), who was
convicted i'm the Hastings Court OF Rich
mond on Tuesday OF burglary and sem
fenced 10 serve a term in the penitentiary
is believed to be the same person who was
indicted by the grand jury in this city sew
eral wears ago for q Ike ofieEce. He sue
cecded in escaping from the Manchester
Jail while awaiting trial.
Rev. Preston Nash, who was ordained 10
the diaconate at the Monumental church, in
Richmond, Yesterday, is well known in this
city, where he has preached 4 number Of
times ut the Methodist church.
Mr.. Frank ". Samson, well-known
and popular young man OF this city, j.
HNltt SIN tJ u-S iRolh'tta'f 'pah'A Ne
Twelfth and Porter streets.
Mr.. Burns Beattic contemplaies putting
another stage on the line between this city
and Richmond in few days TO take the
place OF the one which feil through alayo's
bridge q few weeks ago.
Ashley ID. Nelson, charged in Petersburg
with others in dealing IN non-taX-paid ap-
pie brandy and tobacco, was reported yes
terday as having been arrested in Manches-
ter, where he was at work. Tae nature Of
the evidence against him, beyond suspi-
cion derived from the revelations ola party
implicated in similar crookedness," who
was also under ban " for other and diff
ierent oppugnation 20 law, has not been
disclosed. The examination Of those
charged with being concerned with Nelson
has been proceeding in Petersburg ior sew
eral days past before a United States com
missioner.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-03-09
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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-03-09
Brief News Items.

Rev. George Hildt, the oldest member OF
the Baltimore Conference, Methodist Epis-
copal Church, died on Tuesday, in that
city, at the residence Of his son, Mr..
George c. Hildt.
Jacob Hamberger, OF Baltimore, died
suddenly in that city on Tuesday from an
overdose OF chloroform.
Jacob II. Schin, of New York, treasurer
Of the Russian refugee and colonization
fund, acknowledges thus far the receipt OF
Si0,3S3.
David Navajo, the 'fat boy" who has
been on exhibition in different parts Of the
United States, died in Pittsburgh, Pa,
Tuesday Of smallpox. lie twenty-one
years old, and weighed 700 pounds.
Mr.. Beecher was much improved Tues
day morning, and took the noon tram from
Chicago, on the Rock Island railroad, for
Ottawa, ILL.,, where he was 10 lecture that
evening. His sickness is thought to have
been caused by the bad water OF Chicago.
ID. T. Lawson made another attempt TO
explode boiler at Munha!l farm Tuesday
near Pittsburgh, but failed to demonstrate
his theory, rs the boiler began leaking
when pressure of 22O pounds OF steam
was attained. Another test will be made.
The forty-first annual commencement OF
the medical department OF the University
OF the CITY Of New York was held Tues
day night nj the Academy OF Music, one
hundred and seventy-eight graduates re-
cciying diplomas. Among them were rep
resentatives from Central America, South
Africa, Australia, and Nova Scotia.
Governor Cul!om. OF Springfield, ILL.,, on
Tuesday issued proclamation conyening
the General Assembly for the 23d OF March
10 apportion the State into senatorial dis
tricfs and into congressional districts; TO
provide for the election OF representatives
therein; to provide for submitting TO the
vote Of the people the proposition to trans
fer the Illinois and Michigan canal to the
United states; to provide for the revision
of the Criminal Code and for other pur-
poses.
On Monday a suit was begun at Quincy,
Ill. against the managers Of the Anna
Dickinson Company for $40 by the mana
ger of the KeokiIk Opera-House. who
claims the amount a. damages Tor the cam
collation. OF date at Keokuk. The mana
ger OF the Quincy Opera-house was en-
I Joined from paying any money To Miss
Dickinson until the suit Is tried. This
proceeding occurred at ~. Joseph, No.
Miss Dickinson cancelled dates In this city
on two occasions during her lecfuring tour.
The present case was temporarily settled
by the manager OF the company leaving
$500 in the hands Of the KeQkuk complain
ants attorney.