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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-02
FROM CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, Dec 2.-Standing Rock
special: The Sioux commissioners, after
four councils with the Indians, on Thurs
Iav morning secured signatures to the
required agreement making the northern
boundary of the reservation the Cannon
Ball river; eastern boundary, the low
water line of the Missouri river; southern
the Grand river; western, the 102d men-
dian making about sixty miles of river
'front.' Three thousand five hundred In
dams are now here and l 800 more are ex-
Dected from Sitting Bulls band and the
Crow Creek agency. Each man, woman
and child gets COW anG aid will be given
in building houses and farming. Me
chanics viii be furnished free for ten
years and the government maintains
schools for twenty years Annuities wiz
continue till they become self supporting.
4 similar agreement was made with In
dams at Pine Ridge. Rosebud and Santee
agencies and an immense acreage will be
thus thrown open to white settlers.
ELEVATOR BURNED.
Webster City, Ia, special: Packard &
Notices elevators burned with contents.
Loss, T35 600.
THE GRAND CUT.
full meeting of representatives of the
railways concerned in the railway war in
the northwest, held at the office of the
Northwestern railway, lasted over hours,
but shortly after o'clock an adiournm Mt
was taken to New York city Dec. s. Those
present at the meeting so far as seen,
agreed in the statement that nothing was
accomplished and the war remains exactly
as before the meeting. Various representa-
tves were very decided in the presentation
Of their cases and there was no indication
Of weakening in the stand taken by the
various reads.
HOTEL BURNED.
W.LScett's famous hotel at Massassauga
Point burned; nothing saved; the occu
pants barely escaped; loss, $4,000.
WISCONSIN LoGGERs.
Advices from northern Wisconsin say
that loggers encouraged by six inches of
snow, are doing lively work in the woods.
INDIAN ELECTION.
Indian Territory special: At a joint
session of the Cherokee senate and council
Hon Samuel Bigbee was elected chief
Justice of the supreme court of the CherO-
kee nation, and Hons J Coles and J. B.
hayes associate justices.
REDUCTION IN WAGES.
Springf eld special: Late last night re-
dnctions Of 10 TO 10 per cent in the wages
Of employees of the Illinois watch factory
were determined on to take effect immedi-
ately. No trouble is likely to result.
NOBLEMAN ARRESTED
CHICAGO. Dec al G. Denman claim
ing to be brother of a British lord, has
been arrested for illegal voting and per-
Jury.
BAD BUSINESS BREAK.
CHICAGO. Dec. q The board of trade |
circles are excited to day by report, |
which proved well founded, of the failure |
Of Creigh & Davis, an old firm which has |
been dealing heavily OF late years. Corn |
Is the rock on which they went down, |
prices of that option having declined heayi- |
y in spite of large purchases by that firm |
and others The drop of to-day proved too |
much for them. Liabilities are said to be |
heavy but the full facts are not known.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-02
HUB ROYAL.

The grandest SQUARE tile adorned High Ar
and Low Feed" hard coal base burning stove made
marvel of elegance and good taste.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-02
CALL AND SEE

The immense stock of
Pianos and Organs, and
get our prices before pur-
chasing, if you wish to
save money. We have
something new to show
you for the Holiday trade
". ". kIMBALL'S Branch,
D. ROY BOWLBY. Manager.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-02
Peoria Market.


CORN-59G160; mixed, 585a05sla
OATs-No. 2 white, 371aa3s.
RYE-55M a56.
WHISKY Is.
National Republican., 1882-12-08
Democrncy md Rcrul,Iicnnisn.

| The right to vote is one which many citi-
| 2cns neglect TO exercise, but which mono
would willingly have denied thom. The
right to vote is of little use to any one man,
unless those who agree with him are also al
lowed to vote. Nor would any mans vote be
valuable If his political opponents were al
lowed to cast two votes each. We do not now
consider the interests of any political party.
Nor do we claim for the party to which we
belong any special interest in the right Of its
members to vote. On the contrary, the com
posure with which it has seen million of
lawful republican voters prevented from com
ing to its support in the southern section
of tho country is only equaled by Its
Indifference to the consequences. Far
be II from us to disturb the tranquility
of the hour. The statecraft which at the
south educated generation that the
United States was not nation, and which
at the north, during the same period, sus-
taincd Mr.. CALHoUN's sarcasm that "the
cohesive power of public plunder" was the
best hold of the republic, is now happy over
its prospect for the future, 1t has played the
part of tho honest monkey dividing the
cheese fairly between the two republican
cats, eating up the two pieces in pretended
endeavor to bite each piece down to the size
of the other. Each cat has been perfectly
willing to see the monkey get the cheese
rather than see the other have the larger of
the two pieces. Democracy now wears
Il demure and sanctimonious air, and admin
istors such sugar-coated pills as CLEVELAND
and PATTIsoN for the hypochondria with
which the public is afflicted. The election of
president is to take place in 1884. But why
give thought to that? There are states in the
south in which this democratic party, so
sanity, although minority, tolerates no
opposition. There it rules with bloody and
an iron hand There men have Just been
elected to congress by majorities of thousands
and counted out as remorselessly as one would
drown a litter of blind puppies. What of it.?
One hundred and thirty of the one hundred
and tifty-three electoral votes Of the south for
1884 are already virtually cast and counted by
the democrats on their side, although
large majority of the voters in South Caro-
lima, Mississippi, and Louisiana are black,
and in other states there are large and we'll
ascertained republican maiorities. What of
it? What are we going to do about it ?
Nothing. The north is busy and cannot attend
to it. We propose nothing The people are
advised by the newspaper bosses that the right
to vote is only valuable as an instrumentality
for pushing the republican party out of the
way of the advancing democracy. The de-
mocracy has no element in its ranks which
objects in the least to the violence and crime
under the dark shadow of which, in each of
half dozen states lies the murdered body of
a government republican in form. In a
struggle between such party and any other
not stirred to righteous anger in behalf of
outraged law there would be little to choose
The fttest would survive.
National Republican., 1882-12-08
Tb, Nor,h A,Inn,,o soundrou.

The Secretary of the Navy has sent sailing
orders to Rear-Admiral George II. Cooper
commanding the North Atlantic squadron, fol-
the winter cruise. The squadron will sail to.
gether from Hampton Roads, where the
vessels are now lying, next Tuesday and
cruise as a squadron, exercising in fleet tactics
and gunnery, until as far south as latitude 20o
north, when the vessels will disperse under
the orders of Admiral Cooper. The various
vessels will cruise along the south coast of
Cuba, visiting each port around the coast of
Hayti and Santo Domingo; Jamaica; the
Windward Islands; along the Spanish Main
and Aspnwall; and such other ports as Ad-
miral Cooper may deem advisable. The
vessels will rendezvous at such port on the
Atlantic coast as Secretary Chandler may
dieect in April or early in May next.
National Republican., 1882-12-08
A snake in the Grass.

In 1S72 when CHALMERS was on the GREE
LEY electoral ticket of Mississippi and the
New York Tribune was the apologist for every
bourbon wrong, memories of Fort Pillow
never crowded upon the mind of its editor.
In 1870, seven years later, the Tribune was
still so friendly with its democratic pals that
it published the following dispatches from its
Washington correspondent:
WASHINGTON, April l6-Mr. CHALMERS made a
very manly speech to-day when he asked for an
Investigation of his alleged connection with the
Fort Pillow massacre and unquestionably had
the sympathy of both sides of the'house.
It is very natural that high-spirited man,
whether he fought on the northern or southern
side in the war, should smart under unjust accpsa
ton, but Congress Is not the place where such
questions can properly be settled,
WASHINGTON, May Gen. CHALMERS brought
up in the house to- day the story of the Fort Pill
low massacre in an attempt to vindicate himself
from anyresponsibilty for the event. His manner
was manly, earnest and soldler-like. and he met
most of the crcumstantial allegations against him
with denias which were plain and erplici.
Gen. CHALMERS showed that the man who testi-
fed that he gave directions at the butchery must
have been mistaken, as the insignia of his rank
were different from those which the confederate
officer described wore.
If Gen. CHALMERS had remained in the
bourbon organization he would have retained
the Tribunes favor. That journal prostituted
itself to the democratic party in 1879, and
never has recovered from the consequences.
1t never hopes to. To see the republican
party destroyed has been its chief longing, 1t
dares not openly advocate the democratic
haoarSn II xynu11 he f,,i,,
scriberg But 1t defames the republican party,
its leaders, and its friends, and does the dem
ocratic party more service in that way than it
could by becoming again an avowed democratic
organ.
National Republican., 1882-12-08
Street-Car Travel.

If THE REPUBLICANS correspondent, who
signs himself Improvement" were better
acquainted with the practical operation of
the cable-car system, as it is applied in Chi
cago and San Francisco, it is not likely he
would have expressed desire to see that
system introduced here, The means of in
tamural communication in Washington
might be better than they are; but
when the question of changing them
comes up the cable line had best
be ruled out The principal value of the
"grip-car" in Chicago and San Francisco has
been developed in the number of accidents it
has furnished for the newspapers to talk about,
Tho people of Washington are not so generally
pressed for time i'm getting from one end ofthc
city to the other that they need import series
Of Juggerruul cars to grind up such of them
as do not happen to be on board. "Improve
ment" is quite right in complaining of the
National Republican., 1882-12-08
The Court-AIartiaI.

The general court-martial engaged in the
trial of Surgeon Alfred NJ. Owen, U. s, n,
reconvened yesterday at 10 q. m. at the navy.
yard, Passed Assistant Surgeon Remus @
Persons U, S, ~, was called by the proseeu-
tion, and testified that he was on duty at the
Pensacola nayy-yard at the time the yellow
fever became epidemic in the neighborhood
and as to the circumstances under which Capt
Hopkins left the navy-yard. The testimony
was the same as that given during the trial OF
Capt, Hopkins. The government rested here
aud Capt Hopkins was first called for the de,
fense, and he was followed by DIR, Persol s.
who was called also for the defense. The t. S
timony of the latter went to show that DR.
Owen was justified in taking the course ) c
did in giving certificate of disability to Capt
Hopkins and insisting that he should at once
leave for the North. This witness was sharply
ss-examined by the prosecution, and his
examination was not quite concluded when
the court adjourned.
National Republican., 1882-12-08
The Attorneys for The Star Routers.

The following counsel will appear in this
case for the defense; For Stephen w. and
John w. Dorsey, r. D. Carpenter, w. d. Day
idge, A. b. Williams, and R. G. Ingersoll; fol
Harvey NJ, Vaile and John r. Miner s. s
Henkle and l.. G. Hine; for NJ, @. Rerdell
w, w. Wiltshire for Thomas ]. Brady, Jere
Wilson, Enoch Totten, and JEFF Chandler
The government is represented by the Attor.
ney General George Bliss, of New York w
w. Ker, of Philadelphia, and Richard T. Mer.
rick, Of this city 1t is doubtful whether
Judge John McSweeney, of Ohio, will appear
at this trial for the defense, as his professional
engagements at home may debar him from
attending. Mr.. Bliss will open the case to the
jury for the government, and either the
Attorney General or Mr.. Merricl make the
closing argument The defense have not yet
arranged their order of procedure.
National Republican., 1882-12-08
The Wiser Policy OF. the President.
81. Louis Globe. Democrat.

The foreign policy of President Arthur, as
set forth in that part of his message referring
to Chilli furnishes contrast to that of Mr..
Blaine, which is rather striking, and is pro-
hably meant to be. 1t consists In the PROPOSE
tion that it is against our national principles
to endeavor to bring about peace between for
eign powers through methods which are likely
TO involve the use of the Army and Navy.
Chilli declined to accept our advice, and that
ended the matter so far as we were concerned
and inasmuch as our own interests remained
unaffected. TO have proceeded furthur would
have involved protectorate of Peru, and it
is to be clearly understood that under no cir
cumstances shall we go into the protectorate
business.
National Republican., 1882-12-08
A Prophecy.

Just as sure as Jehovah reigns, if Chester
A. Arthur carries out his great and noble pur-
poses so ably set forth in his message the
reign of the people" in 1884 will place him
again at the head of the Nation by one of the
grandcst uprising of liberalism that has ever
brought a nation to the pinacle of glory, and
ye skeptics that pshaw mark our predictions
Soldiers and linen on horseback" have seen
their day in this Republic, for swords now
are turned into plow-shears and pruning
hooks. Chester A. Arthur will be his own
successor, and the great liberator, Gen. Will
lam Malone, will be his prophet or we are
awfully mistaken in the temper Of the "bone
and sinew of this country" who are sick of
being led by the nose by mock sentimentalistr,
who are nothing but honey -tongued, artfu
and deceitful demagogues to deceive the con-
tiding masses,
National Republican., 1882-12-08
The Importance OF an Official Seal.


The board of state canvassers of Virginia,
consisting of the governor, secretary of state,
and attorney-general, as is well known, found
the returns from Gloucester county, in the
first district, illegally authenticated, and the
majority felt compelled under the law to leave
them out in computing the votes of the dis
trict. The county gave majority for GARRI-
son, the bourbon candidate. With it he
would have received the certificate; without
it, he was not entitled to it. 1t was given TO
MAYO, the coalition candidate, who had
majority of the votes outside Of Gloucester
county. 1t will be for the next House to de-
eide whether or not to overlook the illegality of
the Gloucester county certificate, and give
effect to the vote said to have been cast there,
The state canvassers, by majority vote, de-
cded that they had no such power, but could
only FOLLOW the plain provisions of the law,
In so doing they did not act without high
precedent, to which we now wish to call spe-
cal attention. In the Virginia case, the de-
feet in the certificate attached to the Glouces-
ter county returns was that the seal of the
circuit court was attached TO it instead of the
seal of the county, The precedent referred
to is as follows; In 1873, when the twenty
second joint rule was in existence, no elec-
toral vote could be counted, if objected to,
unless a majority of each house of
congress so ordered. When the two houses
met in February of that year 10 attend the
count of the electoral votes of 1879 the votes
Of the state of Arkansas were objected to,
and were excluded because the seal upon the
certificate was that of the secretary of state,
and not that OF the state. Senator
RIoEs objections to the count We're ;
First, that the persons certified as
National Republican., 1882-12-08
FIoNYer,s ResolutIon.

Representative Flower, of New York, will
make an early effort to secure action on the
joint resolution, offered by him in July last,
to amend the Constitution so as to give the
President power to veto specific items in bills
appropriating money, while approving of the
other portions of the measure. Mr., Flower
will appear before the Judiciary Committee
to-day and submit an argument in advocacy
Of his resolution,
National Republican., 1882-12-08
"We Are For Arthur"
Picbuond IVbJ0

President Arthur (neither Bourbon nor a
Funder) has the following in his message
about the free education of the people-with
q friendly eye toward the South
No survey of our material condition can fail
to suggest inquiries as TO the moral and intellect
disclose an alarming state of illteracy In certain
portions of the country where the provisions for
schools is grossly inadequate. Ii is a momentous
question for the decision of Congress whether i'm
mediate and substantial aid should not be eX-
tended by the general government for supple
State and Territorial legislation in behalf of edu-
cation.
Yes, yes "We are for Arthur, because Ar
thur is for us ,"
National Republican., 1882-12-08

nuisance created by the tracks on Pennsyl-
vania avcnuei but there is really very little
reason why that nuisance might not be wiped
out by taking up the track, and providing
omnibus or Herdic accommodation sufficient
to the travel on that street. With u shorten
ing of time on other streets, and perhaps, Il
few more cars, the trouble complained of
would be entirely cured, and no jeopardy to
life or limb be incurred by the change.
National Republican., 1882-12-08

THAT sentence in the report of Secretary
CHANDLER, "if the naval establishment is
moi made effective, it should be discontinued" !"
cxctcs unanimous COMMUNICATION from all
quarters. 1t IS the epitomc of wisdom con-
cerning the subject.
National Republican., 1882-12-08

AND now the tariif-for-revenue-only young
man of the Post says we will not dare to advo-
cate tariff for protection oa'y. At present we
are content to stand by protectivc-revenue
turin. IT is the democratic dogma of "a tariff
for rcrcBuc OHiy" TO which we seriously object.
If authority were to be sought in the cOnsti-
tuition for di7couraging orprohibiting importa-
tions into this country which might be deemed
injurious to the general welfare, it would
then be in order to inquire whether it should
be based on the power granted to congress " to
lay and collect @ 81 duties 81 10
pay the debts and provide for the common de-
fenso aud general welfare Of the United
States" or ON the power "to regulate com
merce with foreign nationsn But as our tariff
is productive Of q revenue Of S220,0OO00O, aud
as our neghhor specifies no article so rated rs
to prohibit It's importation, we see no occasion
10 pursue the subject,
National Republican., 1882-12-08

THE inauguration of Governor THOMPSON
of South Carolina, is said by the Charleston
Courier to have been ga chaste and impressive
ceremony" No allusion is made or intended
however, to that Impressive ceremony" at
Lancaster, s. c., during which a number of
negroes were chased" and four of them mur-
dered in cold blood in order that the inaugu-
ration of Mr., THOMPSON might be made pos
sible
National Republican., 1882-12-08

PERSIA has been waiting several months
for the appointment of the American minister
for which provision was made last session, and
if the Persian scholars in this country were
not an absent-minded set they would be here
asking for the office. Now that the senate
is in session the appointment may he made.
National Republican., 1882-12-08
Ne,U York lPorld.

There is nothing sacred to the aesthetic Bos-
tonian. The leading journal of the Hub, not
content with inspecting and reporting upon
all the downsittings and uprisings of Mrs
Langtry ON and Off the stage by day seems to
have taken hint from the step-ladder and
transom brigade of the Half-Breeds at AL
bany aind utters this verdict "Her beauty,
it appears to us, is chiefly beauty of outline,
poser
National Republican., 1882-12-08
A Hint 10 Congress.
EUdnsUNe Journal.

The President recommends the revision and
simplifcation of the tariif-the reduction of
duties and the abolition of the tax where it
is mere vexation-and the simplifcation of
the internal-revenue system. Congress will
do we'll TO heed his advice.
National Republican., 1882-12-08
Advice 10 pIr. Vanderbilt.
Drrsnnorl Gn-ltin.

Jay Gould has purchased an entire hill in
Woodlawn Cemetery, near New York, paying
for ii $4,000. Here is u good suggestion to
Mr.. Vanderbilt: Let him buy private grave
yard, in which the victims of his cheap en-
ployes can he deeently inferred.
National Republican., 1882-12-08
A RIister fnr RIiss.

tHt6dgO iHtt'- ocean
DR., Bliss continues to be indignant at the
small sum rendered him for services as the
surgeon of the late President, and will appeal
to Congress for redress. The amount allowed
him is reasonable, and the people generally
approve the action of the board of audit.
National Republican., 1882-12-08

THE signal service report that the cold cur
rent which set in yesterday morning will not
subside for day or two yet is a very terso
sample of the unpleasant in literature.
National Republican., 1882-12-08

THE London Nc,cs says the American tariff
must fill, because there is no way to spend
the revenue raised by it, This indicates that
the Ne,rs is not believer in the notion that
the democrats are coming into permanent
nOssession Of the government.
National Republican., 1882-12-08

THE passage of the Indian appropriation
bill, substantially as reported by the Com
mittee, after n comparatively brief debate
yesterday afternoon, may be taken as earnest
Of what the appropriations committee will
do this winter. 1t is the intention and expec-
tation Of this committee to report to the
house and senu the passage of two more i'm.
portaut bills before the holiday adjournment
the consular and diplomatic and the post
Office appropriations, They will doubtless
come from the committee us carefully pre-
pared as was this Indian bill with the mem
hers who are now working upon them
as ready to meet objections as was the case yes
terduy, ina which event they will doubtless 90
through with similardispatch. This win put
the work Of the session well along, The bill
recommended itself as a wise and economical
one, cutting of where too much money was
National Republican., 1882-12-08

NEW YoRE's CLEVELAND is in training fer
the presidency. He writes his little dinnc-
party speeches, revises, corrects, and rewrtes
Them commits them to memory, and says his
little "piece' like n schooboy. This is an
better plan would be to make no speeches at
National Republican., 1882-12-08

given to tribes that might do more toward
their own support, and increasing in the mat
ter Of school facilities. AS awhole, it provides
for reduction as compared with last yaars
apprOpriatons Of nearlY S9Ol.OOO
National Republican., 1882-12-08
Calling Hayes n Dead Mule.

President Arthur, speaking of the Hayes
administration, describes it as ''the four years
Immediately preceding Mr. Garfeld's access
sion to the presidency" Mr. Arthur always
puts ON gum boots before kicllinga dead mule.
National Republican., 1882-12-08

THE government is ready for the trial
of the star-route cases. 1t is to be hoped
that there may be no questionable procedures
during the progress of the same, and that an
end of the whole business may be reached in
due course of time. The people want the
guilty, if any there be, punished, and the in
nocent, if any there be, acquitted,
National Republican., 1882-12-08

THE house ordered that 10000 copies of
the report of the tariff commission be printed.
This is a wise measure. The report is rather
vouminous, but valuable and of interest.
National Republican., 1882-12-08
Ciacinnai Commercial


The Secretary of the Navy says we should
discontinue the Navy if We do not give it ade.
quate support. There is no reasonable doubt
of that. The policy of discontinuanoe should
be thoroughly discussed. We might for a few
years conine ourselves to the manufacture of
torpedoes.