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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-07
ASSASSINATED.

SHREVEPORT, La, Oct. II. c. Cham
bers, a merchant near Alexandria, was
called to the door and assassinated, last
night. Bob Farran (cOlored). is arrested.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-07
THE JAMES AND FORD BOYS.

New YORK, Sept. 7.-According to the
interview printed by Truth, Bob and Chas
Ford state they are going to Kansas at
once, that if Frank James escapes the
penalty of his crimes, the old feud will be
kept up.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-07
SAW MILL WRECKED.

LANGFoRD MILLS, Ont, Oct. IA
boiler in Smiths saw mill exploded this
morning, killing Ellis, the foreman. and
Gray, the assistant. Several others were
badly injured. The mill is wreck.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-07
ALL DROWNED.

AMIsBuRY, Mass, Oct 7.-George Hunt
lngton' wife and four children were cap
s,.eo IN sail boat off Plum Island river
this morning and all were drowned.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-07
THE URY ) NEWO.
FOREIGN.
Execution of Natives Con-
victed of Committing
Outrages.
The Egyptian Wounded said
to have been Murdered
by the British.
Land Agents Shot at in
Ireland.

ALEXANDRIA, Oct. "A native con-
vcted of committing terrible atrocities
during the massacre at Jura, was executed
this merning.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-07
RAISED THE PRICE.

CHICAGO, Oct. THE board of trade
has raised the price of membership from
five to ten thousand dollars.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-07
WALL PAPER. WALL PAPER

sold at cost at Cary & Stolting's one block
south of the Harper House. A large
assortment to select from. Give US a
call Sept22d1m
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-07

State OF Illinois, County OF Rock IsIand-ss:
l. j. NJ Buford, Cashier of the above named bank,
do soemnly swear that the above statement is true
to the best OF my knowledge and belief.
j. M. BUF0RD, Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th day
of Oct 1882 HENRY CURTIS, Jr
Notary Public.
CoRREcT-Attest
P. L. MITCHELL,
C. LYNDE. Directors
GEO MIXTER,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-07
TEN CENT COLUMN.

Advertisements of three lines in this column costs
but ten cents for one insertion, and twenty-five
for one week. For each line over three, five cents
per line will be charged.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-07
Mortgages Sale.

Whereas, William Schroeder, of the city of Moline
OF the county Of Rock Island, in the state of Hi
nois did, on the twenty-sixth day of September A.
ID. 1882, execute and deliver to George Wagner. of
the city of Rock Island, and county and state
chattel mortgage which is recorded in the record
ers office of Rock Island county, Illinois, thereby
conveying to the said George Wagner the following
described chattels to-wit:
All the dry goods, notions, boots and shoes. mil
hnery and other merchandise of whatever kind now
situated in the building occupied store by said
VIM Schroeder located upon lot one( in block nine
90. in the old or original town of Moline, in the
county of Rock Island and state of Illinois, to
the payment of certain promfssory note mentioned
in said chattel mortgage. and the undersigned hay
ing taken possession Of the said chattels under the
said mortgage, by virtue of the terms said mort
gage Now, therefore, notice is hereby given that
the undersigned, George Wagner, by virtue of the
terms and conditions of the said mortgage will on
the tenth day of October 1882, at O'Clock in the
forenoon of said day. at the premises above named,
sell at public auction the highest and best bidder
for cash all the aforementioned goods and chattels.
GEORGE WAGNER. Mortgage.
Dated September Both 1882. sep3Od10d
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-07
Chicago Market.
NEW YORK, Oct. z.
CHICAGO. Oct, Z


WHEAT-Higher, regular; 951s Oct; 95S Nov;
947s year; spring 94as +; winter 80.
CORN-62& cash; 622s Oct; 627s Nov; 561a56A
year; 531S May
OATS.-32M cash 32% Oct; 1926 Nov; 341S May.
RYE.-5S.
BARLEY.-S3.
WHISKEY.-SI IS.
PORK.-Higher; p 95 cash, Oct; 21 55 Nov; 10 Al
Year.
LARD.-Higher; 12 90 cash Oct; 12 IS Nov; II 65
Jan.
H0GS-Receipts 1000; light 50GDS 20; mixed
packing 50lDS 20; heavy 25QD5 80.
CATTLE-Receipts 800; good to choice shipping
3506 25 common to fair, O0005 10; butchers,
s003 IS; stockers and feeders, 1904 80; Texans
60014 25.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-07
70 RENT.

TO RENT-A brick house. of six rooms, with
water in the house, on First Avenue. Apply to j.
T. Dixon, Merchant Tailor, Second avenue
nof-1 DIR
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-07

| FOR RENT.-Comfortable rooms for rent on the
corner of 18th and 1st avenue west side. Inquire
on the premises. sep-30-1w
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-07
WANTED.

boy at this Office to learn the printing trade.
WANTED. A boy to carry packages, and
young lady clerk, at the Bonanza store. Bring
references Oct-3-d1w
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-12-22
Dhuleep Singh.

Dhuleep Singh, who seeks an elec-
ton to the British House of Commons,
has had romantic and tragic life. He
began his career as the Maharajah OF
the Punjab, possessor of the Kohinoor
and other almost boundless wealth.
After ruinous wars, and equally ruin
Gus treaties, he now bids fair to end his
career in the position of Squire of the
Elveden, quiet English country gen.
tleman, without the Kohinoor, or any
of his vast possessions, save an annuity
from the government of $l25,000,
which, by his luxurious habits, he has
already reduced to $4,000 per annum.
True, he has purchased estates and
built magnificent palaces in England,
Elveden Hall having cost 100000, but
by act of Parliament all these must be
sold at his death, leaving the heir only
the name and the memory of the son of
"the Lion of the Puniab."
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-12-22
How the Bey Of Tunis Lives.

The palaces of the Bey are splendid
and homogeneous; the Rardo, an hour
from the capital, is n fine sample of
Oriental architecture and decoration,
spoiled by Partisan upholstery and vul-
gar European carpets. Dar-el-Bey, his
only town residence, is magnificent and
neglected; his real abode is in sep
arate building, walled, and standing in
garden, near the Bardo. He goes to
the Bardo once week, to sit in iudg-
ment on his subjects and receive the
Ambassadors and Consuls of the Great
Powers: and then there is a brief stir,
and the Court presents n stately picture.
at is, however, only an external brill
fancy, and it cannot deceive the visitor
as to the misery reigning within the
Moorish Empire" Mahomed Els Sa-
dock Pacha Bey is an amiable enough
Prince, by all accounts; fond of chill
dren, but childiess, and very simple in
his habits. He has only one wife, and
though he pays her formal visit of an
hours duration at her castle every day,
he rarely sees her, as the hour of his
visit is generally one appointed for de-
votion, and on his arrival he goes to
small room in the palace to pray.
He is supposed to know nothing of
the management of his possessions; be-
fore him all is desolate ruin. Which
ever of his palaces he shall die in will
be dismantled and left to decay, for a
Bey must not live in a palace in which
predecessor has died "None of them
has had himself transported into the
street on death approaching, and there
are more than dozen palaces in Tunis
to-day which cannot be used by the
Beys. A melancholy example of this
absurd custom is Mahomedia, once the
magnificent residence of Achmet Bey,
who had it built thirty-five years ago
at cost of 100000 francs. This
palace, with its secondary buildings
and villas for ministers and dignitaries,
was situated two miles out of town ;and
when Achmet Bey died, the furniture
was moved, the floors, glazed tiles,
doors and windows were broken ont
and dragged to another palace. The
heavy marble columns, statues, the
curbs of the wells, etc., remained be-
hind with the walls, and he who passes
those imposing ruins to-day might
think thousands of years had passed
over them. The hand of the Arab de-
stroys thus in our day in the midst of
peace, as his ancestors and the Vandals
did centuries ago, only in time of war
SO much for Oriental culture Lon
dom Spectator.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-12-22

would go through the house and find
fault with things, and make the servants
dissatisfied and try to discharge the
housekeeper, and sigh and groan be-
cause things weren't managed as they
were when she was at home.
And once more the old troubled look
came into his face, as it usually came
when he got to thinking about and
dreading the regular annual Eruption
of his brother-in-law's family.
Then he picked up a business letter,
and learned that another broker, three
doors farther down the street, had
loaned the Iowa farmer $500 on the
$1,000 farm.
"By George" Mr.. Bartholomew
groaned, "this starts out well; cub OF
tramp picks my pocket, that thief of
"a Grasper robs me of my customer, and
here Bill Gormley and his brats are
coming to turn my house into week Of
bedlam, on the 10-o'clock train"
And when his clerk half opened the
glass door of his private office to say
Merry Christmas" the enraged broker
fired an Office stool mt him and broke
$2S worth of embossed glass.
And the old troubled look in his face
kept on getting troubler and tsoubleder
until train time.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-12-22
Bad for Snakes.

Under the trees we witnessed sight
"A contrast-to us of no less novel than
remarkable. There lay a "copperhead"
snake about two and one.half feet in
length, perfectly motionless. On the
other side of the reptile, about one or
two inches from its head, there was n
large green worm fastened TO the body
of the snake. It's powerful mandibles
were fastened TO the meek of the snake,
and its legs, which were pointed with
sharp, strong fangs, were firmly plant
ed iii the reptiles body. Evidently, so
far as the worm was concerned, ii was
an assault with intent to murder. Mr..
Cakes seized stick and dispatched
both snake and worm. Mr. Cakes in
formed us that he had noticed of late
on his farm "copperhead" snakes all
disemboweled, and could not account
for it, as the dead snakes bore no evil
dence of having been killed by human
beings. The circumstance above re-
lated convinced him that they had been
killed and disemboweled by these
worms 1t may be stated that the worm
was not centipede, but its body re-
sembled that of very large tobacco
worm, it's mandibles and fangs on the
other end of the body being different.
Martin (Ter.) I7lde.C.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-12-22
Toe jefferson.

Joe Jefferson is very careful actor,
always making the most of ca point"
Joe, in those days, was our second low
comedy actor, and was helping his faith
er to paint scenes. In both labors as
actor and scene-painter he did not get
$lS per week. He makes more now.
Joe to-day is very wealthy; he gave his
daughter (who married Farjeon, the
author) 100000 as a wedding-gift. Joe
has q paradise of a palace ten miles
from New Iberia, La, with over 1000
acres of land under cultivation. 1t is
an asylum of n home. Oranges, grapes,
pears, peaches are in abundance; the
most lovely flowers are there the great
est variety of fish are in the lake adj
joining the plantation. He has choice
breeds of horses and cattle. He has
the handsomest imported pointers and
settlers | ever saw. His table is sump-
tuous, and his liquors and wines are of
the best. His son Charles resides at
the place, and there Jefferson passes
much of his time when not acting. He
has two lovely grandchildren, OF whom
he is very fond. Wealth, taste and
health abound.
Joe went to Philadelphia with Bur
ton, and then went the rounds of the
United States. At length he got to
New York, where he made his hit as
CASA Trenchard," while with Miss
Laura Keene, In 1861. Joe, thinking he
had consumption of the Lungs, or that
he was predisposed to that disease, went
to California. After playing series of
successful engagements in the Golden
State, he sailed and arrived at Mel
bourne, Australia. This was the turn
ing point of his life Here he became
manager of theatre. Barry Sullivan
was his leading man and great favorite.
He and his company travelled from city
Holland. His "Bob Briefly" in the
"Ticket of Leave Man" was very re-
markable success; in fact, he created a
profound impression in his character,
but he came near having riot on the
first night, as the people thought that
the subject of the drama was refiec
ton on the people of that part of the
world. They came TO hiss but remained
to applaud. The drama ran for long
time, but at last it grew stale, and
something new had so be "put up"
What was to be done? "Ill try Rip
Van Wrinkle for week." said Joe. 1t
was played for week, and for a great
many weeks. 1t proved great success.
Joe then went to England. He met
Owens, who had been playing for three
weeks his part of "Solon Shingle." 1t
was a failure. Owens was acknowl-
edged to be fine actor, but the public
did not like the piece. Owens was dis
gusted and asked Jefferson to fill out
his time. This was agreed to and Owens
went to Paris on a pleasure trip.
Joe then set Boucicault at work to re-
write the drama. 1t was great sue
cess and made Jefferson's fortune.-Dr.
Kane IN CHICAGO Herald.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-12-22
ART DECORATION.

A DRINKING-HoRN for a fower-vase is
new fancy for table decoration.
A FAN tackled to the wall behind a
bracket improves the appearance of an
ordinary bracket.
PRETTY burnt-match holders may be
made of fans. When the wire becomes
broken, spread the fan and fasten the
outside sticks together, weave narrow
satin ribbon in and ont of the lower
sticks until no spaces are left; then join
together with wire and cover with a
large bow of satin ribbon For ham
die, fasten a piece of ribbon at each
side of the pocket with small bow.
TO ARRANGE ferns on the wall in a
graceful manner, drive few small
tacks into the wall in the shape you
wish to place the ferns, and fill in the
whole space by twining evergreens from
one tack to another. Then stick the
ferns and few autumn leaves, pressed
singly or in branches, into the ever
green, and, if you have q few dried
grasses, add them, and very pretty eff
feet is produced.
A PRETTY and simple tidy is made of
a square of delicate pink Java canvass,
fringed out around the edges about two
inches. Applique round Japanese fan
of pale blue or green felt to the center,
and stitch with cardinal or black silk,
SO that it will look as if only half
spread. In each corner place smaller
size fan, and have them of different col
ors, and stitch so that two will appear
to be wholly spread, and two only half.
A TASTEFUL way to arrange the mar
row curtains at each side of hall door
Is to make them of muslin or of lace !;
gather them at the top or bottom. have
the muslin full. About midway between
the top and the bottom tie n ribbon
around the muslin, make pretty bow
and let 1t come next to the glass. Tie
the ribbon so close that the muslin will
be drawn in at the centre; let the mus
lin hang loosely and graceful, not in
still folds. If there are no other win
dows in the hall, plenty of light will be
admitted by this arrangement. Dotted
muslin is preferred to plain.
You can make excellent bags for odds
and ends of work, wool, lace etc, in the
shape OF long purses, with tassels, COM
posed OF loops of worsted or ribbon at
the two gathered ends, and bone rings,
such as are sold for children's reins,
passed over. There is slit in the CEN
ter, as i'll the long purposes. These are
capital things, and are not very COM
mon. They are about three-quarters of
yard i'll length, but can be longer still,
and about twentyfom inches round.
IL is best to make various sizes They
are often of two colors joined in the cen
ter. You could make cretonne cushion
covers, and also chair backs, of small
scraps, edging them with lace Three
quarters of yard long and half wide
Is good size for chair back Round
brioche cushions, of joined scraps, hot
water jug cosies lined with red flannel
and wadding, cot covers, with band
border all around, and lace frill, and
piano cloth for laying over the top of
an ordinary sized cottage piano, could
all be arranged from the pieces men
toned. With smaller and pretty pieces,
cover box, and round toilette pin-cush-
ions, and with medium-sized scraps
make handkerchiefs or glove sachets,
lining them with pale-colored satins,
and securing them.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-12-22
CHRISTMAS.
BIZ SUSAN COOLIDGE.

How did they keep Dis birthday then.
The little fair Christ, so long agof
q, many there were TO be housed and FED,
And there was no place In the inn, they SAID
so into ,he manger the Christ must go,
TO lodge with the cattle and not with men.
The OK and the ass they munched their hay,
They munched and they slumbered, wonderinl
not,
And ont in the midnight cold and blue
The shepherds slept and the sheep slept too,
Til the angels song and the bright star ray
Guided the wise men to the spot.
But only the wise men knelt and praised,
And only the shepherds came 10 see,
Aud the rest OF the world cared not at all
For the little Christ in the oxens stall;
And we are angry and amazed,
That such dull, hard thing should bel
How do we keep His birthday now?
We ring the bells and we raise the strain,
We hang ND garlands everywhere
And bid the tapers twinkle fair
And feast and frOlic-and then we go
Back TO the same old lives again.
Are we so better, then, than they
Who failed the newborn Christ to seer
To them a helpless babe-to US
He shines "a Savior glorious,
Orr ord, our triend, our Al-yet we
Are half asleep this Christmas day.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-12-22

to bury negro. BOSS, you has go
dis heah case nightly mixed up in yer
head. 1 owns up to beatin's my wife,
but l does it outen pure kindness" "a
strange sort of kindness, indeed" "Yer
see, Jedge, eff / didn't beat er and
make her howl like de mischief de kind
hearted neighbors would stop bringing
her good things ter eat and gibben her
clothes and de like. OATS de wey ]
pervides for my family, Jedge. "-Teras
Sjff;DUe
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-12-22
The Reason WHY.

Two servants of a coquette are dis
cussing the visitors of the house.
1T seems to me-" says the first, chat
nowadays we never see Monsieur
Monsieur-what is his name? The
straw-colored beard ?"
All! yes. The Delugel"
Why do you call him the Deluge 2"
"Because he reigncd forty days.
French Fun.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-12-22
EARNING N TiyeIihoo.I.

You are brute, and if the law al
lowed me to do so / would have forty
lashes put on your bare back. You not
only refuse to provide for your family
but you beat your wife beside was
the Language used by an Austin Justice
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-12-22

In DIR. Blyth's new work on foods q
true "milk-tree" is described under the
name of prosimum glact rodendron.
On messing the trunk it yields slight
ly thick fluid in abundance, which on
analysis is found analogous to ordinary
milk. 1t has albuminous and fatty
principles, sugar, and phosphates. The
tree is found in Central America.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-12-22

A LARGE audience was gathered, a
few days ago, in Huntington hall.
Lowell, Massachusetts,, by the unusual
announcement that General u. L. But
Ter was to address gospel meeting, to
be held there. They were disappoint-
ed, however, for he failed to put in an
appearance.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-12-22

Too MUCH painstaking speaks disease
in ones mind as well as too little. The
adroit. sound minded man will endeavor
to spend on each business approximate
ly what of pans it deserves, and with
conscience void of remorse will dismiss
it then.-Cdrule.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-12-22

AT Vermont squirrel hunt by two
teams of eighteen men each the winners
counted 1900 to the losers SOLO.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-12-22

In Massachusetts, smoking at the
polls j. prohibited by law.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-04-29
SUNDAY SERVICES.

Congregational Church, A. NJ, Confer
ence Love Feast; 1880 A. NJ, Sermon and
Ordination of Deacons by the Bishop; 3 p.
NJ, Sermon by Rev DR.. J. M. Buckley and
Ordination of Elders p. NJ, Anniversary
of the Freedmans Aid Society. Address by
Rev. DIR. Hartzell.
Unitarian Church-l0.3 80 A. NJ, Sermon
BY Rev DIR. c. C. McCabe.
Baptist Churchill. 80 A. NJ, Sermon by
Rev. DIR. Mckeown.
Free Baptist Church-l0.30 A. NJ, Sermon
by Rev. n. G. Axtell.
Universalist Church-103 80 A. NJ, Sermon
by Rev. DR.. Hartzell ! Z. NJ, Sermon by
Rev. DIR. Mcdonald.
Methodist Church-3 p. NJ, Sermon by
Rev. DIR. Vincent; p. NJ, Sermon by Rev.
VIM. Taylor.
HALLOwELL.
Baptist Church, p. NJ, Sermon by Rev.
J. A. Corey.
Methodist Church-2.3 80 p. NJ, Sermon by
Rev. c. W. Bradlee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-04-29

The 35th Annual Report of the directors
of the public schools has just been issued.
1t shows the receipts from the city, tuition Of
scholars not belonging in the village district,
ETC., 3l7 .754. 10; the disbursements for sala-
res, repairs, district bonds, etc, ST., 275.9O.
The liabilities of the district, for bonds and
notes coming due from the present up to 1887,
are $40 800. The estimate of expendi-
lures for the current year is $l2, sos. 90
There has been no change of teachers, except
the employment of Miss Owen as fifth as
sstant in the Grammar school. A dimuni-
ton of pa in the aggregate number of schol
ars in the district, is attributed to the closing
of the cotton mill, and being largely from
class which never attends school, has not ma
terially affected the average attendance.
Very satisfactory work has been done in the
schools through the year. The buildings are
all first class and in thorough repair.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-04-29
GARDINER.

Six young men of Richards Light Infantry
were made happy Thursday evening last by
the reception of warrants which contained
their promotion. BY their provisions cor
porals Nathan Niles and Charles Gooden
were promoted to third and fourth SER
geants respectively. Privates Augustus
Jennings, Arthur Small, Fred Sothard
and Benjamin Chamberlain were pro.
NOTED respectively to first second. third, ana
fourth corporals. The appointments give
general satisfaction in the company.
-, May day will have plenty of attractions.
The Infantry will have a company shoot LOT
prize medals, and in the evening there viii
be grand civic and military ball at the Ar
mory.
The Public Library Association will have
an entertainment at their new hall, and the
ladies' Relief Corps will have supper AT
the q. A. r. Hall. Not by any means the
last among the attractions will be grana
supper at the Free Baptist vestry. where sing
ing, literary exercises, ice-cream cake, ETC.,
VIII be in order after the supper is over.