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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-03
r,re., nv Lightning.

Quincy, H., May About o'clock
this morning lightning struck the telephone
wires on the top of the Tilson block, where
they, meeting. run into the Offices The light
ming followed the wires, and set the building on
fire. Before the fire department could get to
work, the entire upper floor was sheet of
drowned it ont, infiicting q damage ON the
building of probably sc, COO The damage By
water on the stock Of dry goods of FelsenheId
& Walker, Brenaugh d Co., and the household
third floors, is heavy. The, Telephone and
Western Union Telegraph companies suffer
most by the entire disarrangement of their
b1siness
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-03
About Inforrners.

a New York MAN Gives s0me Hn-
formation as TO where They Come
From.
New YORK, May At see, said an
old Journalist to reporter, shat divers and
snndry members of the dynamite faction are
denouncing the treachery Of Lynch and the
stupidity Of the people who employed him.
The sweet innocentsl They have no idea of
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-03

Holmes New York dinner poem was
telegraphed westthe other night, and the
line,
Therefore scant the breathing courtesy
was printed,
Therefore scent the breathing cookery
Queen Victoria's park estate on the
Harrow road has ARB comfortable
houses to let to uorkmen, laborers, and
railway men. On the Shaftsburysestat
are 200 dwelling houses, rented.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-03
The Tonab OF Cnveaslssg,.

LONDON, May 2.-The monument
raised over Lord Oavendish says
ITO the beloved memory of Lord Frederick
Charles Cavendisn, son of William, seventh
Duke OF -Devonshire, and of Blanche Georgi-
ana. his wife Born November 80. 1896 He
went out chief secretary to Ireland full of
love to that country, full of hope for her
future, full of capacity to render her SERVICE
and was murdered in Phoenix Park, Dublin,
within twelve hours of his arrival, May g, 1882
This Lord grant thee thy hearts desire, and
fulfill all thy mind ,"
The text of the inscription was decided upon
by Lady Frederick Cavendish, the widow of
the deceased nobleman, and Lady Egerton, his
sister, while the lines quoted are words used
by Mr Gladstone IN communicating the news
of the assassination TO the House of CommQns
on the Monday after it's occurrence
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-03
O.Nueagher Conaon,s Case.

WASHINGTON, May 2.-Sec. Folger
yesterday denied that his attention had been
called to the reported anti-British utteranees
of the weil-known J. O'Meagher Condon now
in the employ of the treasury department
Mr.. Foger characterized the report that the
British minister had made complaint on this
subject as absurd MIR Condor" said he @has
perfect right to freedom of speech tho same
any other citizen, and the fact that he is
government employe does not make it neces-
aary that he should be interfered with in this
respect y
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-03
Illinois legislature.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, May I'm the
Senate Mr.. Merritt's resolution relating to as
SCISSORS, introduced yesterday, was referred to
the revenue committee.
Mr. Berggren's bill, relating to the pay of
Legislators was SO amended as to prohibit the
taking of railroad passes, and then killed -
tiers bill, providing for the completion of the
state house, and tie paving OF the streets
around 1T Both propositions were pending
whom tho house adinurned.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-03
IA NEissing I4aslx.

MILWAUKEE, May Mrs. J. G.
Stone, of Milwaukee, who has been engaged
in the temperance work for the last seven
years, left the city on the afternoon of April
l6, leaving no tidings of her destiny with any
of her friends and she has not been heard
from since Any one knowing of her where
abouts since the 10th will confer a favor by
communicating the same TO Z. s. Exley, Mil
wauiSee. Wis.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-03

GALENA, Ill, May "A telegram was
received here yesterday, announcing the DEATH
at his home in Shelby, Iowa, of e. A. Collins
for many yesrs a resident of Galena, and at
one time a partner, in this city, with Jesse
Grant, the father of Gen. Grant, in the leather
and saddlecy business, under the firm name of
Grant Collins The deceased, although an
intensely partisan Democrat during the war,
was a firm friend of Gen. Grant, for whom he
strongly intorceded, when Ulysses was q
student at West Point and in need
of money, which his father would have
ofton withheld, but for the appeals of Mr. Col
Inns. When Gen. Grant was appointed Colonel
of the Twenty first Illinois regiment, MIR. Col
Inns and the late Samuel Hughlett. loaned him
s35e in gold with which to purchase outfit.
The money was repaid In good time Major
w IT, RowIsy, afterwards member of Grants
staff, was bearer of the funds, which he turned
over inzperson to the friends from whom it had
been obtained General Grant never let slip
an opportunity of expressing his gratitude for
the kindnesses shown him by Mr. Collins, who
probably had moro to do with bringing the SOL
der ont thansa other man living at that time
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-03

a Boston man writes excitedly to his
Iavorlte local journal. "A few DAYS ago
my wife heard robin sweetly singing
from q tree just back of our house; she
sent Ior honse-cleaner Immediately
had all the stoves taken out and stowe,l
away in the shed, all the carpets taker
up and glorious time generally. Thi,
morning there is over an inch of snow or
the ground, and / am threatened will
pneumonia.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-03
.5,953.213

frlor &c 1850 more acres were scld .bv
the Government in Kansas than in any
other state, and the number was very
large in 1879. In the following year the
sales declined heavily in Kansas and in
creased largely in Dakota. and in Tie last
two years the sales in Dakota have kept
the lead, being especially large in 1852.
Both Kansas and Nebraska have been less
sought in since 1880; but Minnesota shows
an increasing number of acres sold
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-03
American Hog.

=
Hamburg Importers Explain the
| Cause OF German Hostility 10 Our
Pork Products, and Offer some Ad-
vice.
New York, May IA committee of
importers of pork products at Hamburg writes
the chamber of commerce here that kthe pam
phlet by T. Bretts, of New York, is mainly re-
sponaibie for the prohibition OF the importa-
ton of American bacon, and says that the
chamber should make it publicly known that
The pamphlet must be considered mere
sstroke of business enterprise" and that no
Importance whatever must be attributed to its
remarks about the quality of goods. The COM
mlttee add: @Some remarks of the New York
Stats -Zeitung, as well some other Ameri-
can papers, to the effect that dead hogs
are used for The manufacture of lard, and
THAI the product of hogs used for mechanical
purposes is called lard A H. have done the
greatest harm and contributed toward the
establishment of prejudice against Ameri-
can hog products with some members of our
government who, without any experiences of
the matter, take theoretical view of it. and
eeem TO think the public may be led to be-
heve this lard is also fit for consumption
Everybody acquainted with the trade knows
this is impossible Nevertheless, we would
recommend that for this name be substituted
another, perhaps refuse A L. which would
rendor misunderstanding of that kind i'm
possible ANY term that does not contain the
word lard would suit the purpose. In order
to secure repeal of the prohibition, it is OF
the greatest importance that your gov
ernment should take the trouble of
making the necessary investigation,
which would esta blish the following
facts: |. That no diseased hogs or dead hogs
are used for export trade. 2. That the exami-
nation of goods when shipped is IA very strict
one. so much that only fully cured and
wholesome meat can passit. When the opinion
of orr leading men has changed again in favor
of importation such investigation can only
have beneficial influence on the whole trade
in American products in general At the same
time they certainly will prove the best means
of removing the existing prejudice and secnr-
ing the repeal of the prohibition lately issued
1t is however, evident that such measures, or
in fact any effort in this direction, can be OF
avail only if sanctioned and backed by your
government and if upon such official examina-
ton the prohibition appears TO be based on
false assertions the repeal of the prohibition
ought to be Obtained"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-03

New YORK, May 2.-The London
World, which has just arrived, has the follow
ing: Mr. Gordon Benefits steam yacht Ma
mouna has had very narrow escape from be-
ing totally lost at yillefranehe. Itappears that
Mr.. Bennett, having ordered steam to DO got
up put his captain and mate ON shore, taking
charge himself, for the ayowed purpose of
showing them how to handle yacht Steam
ing ont of the harbor of Villefranche, she all
but coIlided with the French gun boat Hyene.
Once outside the mole, the Namouna was
steered straight for the railroad station at
Villefrancho, and in consequence ran full
speed ashore in a very few moments. FDrtu-
nately the beach where she struck com
posed chiefly of sand; hence, after dischaTging
some forty tons of coal and stores, she was got
of by some tug boats despatched from Nice,
apparently without having sustained any ser
ions damage. The guh boat Hyene offered
assistance which, it is understood, was de-
clined Mr. Bennett stating that he ran the yes
sci ashore for his own amusement
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-03

Professional incomes in Germany are
very snall in comparison with those OF
America. The average income OF
Judge. LAWYER, doctor. professor, or SUI
perior officer, is not generally more than
On naa
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-03

bad weather does not dampen the
aroor OF champion oarsman. Edward
aanian was rowing on the Harlem river
SATURDAY while most people were seeking
shelter from the rain.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-03

ATcHIsoN, Kan, May 2.-Clara
Wilson. young girl confined IN jail for at
tempting to set FIRE to several buildings, has
carcerated in the Kansas insane asylum
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-03
Iowa RailroId Commission

Dies MONIES, Iowa., May Ill. s.
Coffin has accepted the ap pointment and cam
down this morning TO assume his place on the
hoard of railroad commissioners.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-03
yorl. and Wages.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, May 2-The coal
miners of the Belleville (nL) district struck
yesterday for higher wages. They claim that
they have only been getting from l x to 2 cents
per buslel for digging. They now demand
2l6 cents. The operators have refused to
comply, but it is said they will probably accete
similar action will be taken in all the mining
districts of the state.
PITTsBURG, May 2.-Complete reports
from the railroad coal district m which the
strike was inaugurated yesterday, state that all
the miners have joined the strike against
the reduction, save those employed at W. P.
Rend & Co. 3, and the Cherry Hill coal com
pans mines. A delegation of strikers, headed
by martial bands, will surround these pits this
afternoon, and remain until the men st work
join the strike The operators are preparing to
have the strikers Kept of their property, but
no violence is anticipated.
There is no change in the status of the cigar
makers and plasterers' strikes
THE CIGAR-AIAKERs.
: ST.. Louis, May 2.-Diligent inquiry
fails to reveal any movement among the cigar
maker here looking to strike few of the
manufacturers are paying a slight advance,
but the great bulk OF the men are working al
the old schedule.
/ joliet, ILL.,, May 2.-The members of
the Cigar Makers union, In this city, yester-
day demanded an advance in wages of 81
thousand. Their demand was acceded to this
morning, and ali went 10 work. The reason of
this action on the part of tho union was the
of tho tariff on tobacco and cigars.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-03

There are now $50 horses on the track
at Nashville, the number since 1s43, the
year in which the great Peyton stakes
was run. which amounted to over S4O,-
900 10 the winner.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-03
Rupture Cured.
nTTnmunr Positively Cured.
mEEE HIM DOCTORS
:. u = = - Greene & Bowes

Give special attention to the treatment and cure
OF Rupture. They do not depend upon the truss
or other mechanical appliances to perfect cnre
Their treatment is safe, simple and sure. They
p0stff1efy guarantee cure in every case they I'M
dertake. Patients requiring treatment must visit
their office for examination. Letters of inquiry,
with stamp Enclosed, win receive prompt atten-
ton Circulars sent when desired. Permanent
office 2O2 STATE ST, CHICAGO. Office hours a.
m, to p. m.
Consultation and examination free.
apl-28-dw1y
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-03
BRIGHT's DISEASE.

Stone in Bladder, Inflammation of Kidney
and Liver. Loss of Memory, Loss of Appetite,
and all Kidney and Liver Complaints, is
cured by Stilwelrs Specific. Price $1.0o.
The Columbus journal., 1883-02-21
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

The rev census shows 81, 653 Pro.
testant Churches in the United States.
with I. .1.- mini tiers and 9.OUS. OBJ
mem crS.
One %unday- s-hu i in Kansas, or.
ganized BY a missionary of the ..meri.
can SUNDAY sea. oi Mon. .e.ort- that
TWEEN y-fOur me beers of the -c,.OOi have
been iece we'd in o the church during
the year.
The Living Church episcopal an
slludss to the ''Eishnp OF Rome" hav NJ
Latin Church" no di, z up Francis OF
Assist As a model. lie Bishop OF
Rome is Pope Leo XII.
This is the testimony of an English
journal M. Moody's evangelistic
CAMPAIGN VII not be orgotten while
Scotlsn l stands 1t regards his work
in that country n one . the greatest
sven. in the history Of Christianity.
The e. rs'.aa 'ni,I':De.ce saws that
max. nk a frantic rush for the door the
instant the minister has pronounced
the rnal amen i, bit of indi>cre ion
seldom cen in Episcopal churches. but
too ire, .uentlv witnes, ed in those of
other Protestant denominations"
The following is a We batim copy
o a letter rccc: I'd by a Boston school
te ,cher from the parent of a pupil:
'tecch r hattie has gut the crop. and
her lhrote i, 50 bad she can not
come to 5 DOL and as 3 ON as She gifts
ettcr i am GO ng to take her to new
York for tn wint r."
The American Baptist Home Mis-
sion 30 :iety has just completed fifty
wears oil it, history. During that time
it has pa i, 81. 700, OOl for q tual mis-
sionarv services. = 1000, 900 for educa-
ional work among cOlored people and
lndia,s. and over - ~. 900 have been
loaned TO 33l churches for the erection
OF ed fees.
The whole amount contributed by
the churches of this country annually
tor benevolent and cOngregat onal p r
poses is SD .'62. UOn. OF this large
sum the amount cOl,ec ed for purely
benevolent pur loses is 81. 339. 40.
The amount contributed for church
purposes. meaning th'reby the main
tenanre Of the church. sustaining the
ministry. ETC.. is S7j. 1852. 866.
-lu New Zealand the Presbyterians
have q dash Of worldly wisdom the ex-
T c'se 0 which has made three societies
strong financially by the exercise Of Q
wise business policy. In all new settle
ments they send agents in advance to
buy a plot of ground before prices have
advanced with settlement. By the time
they are ready to build their church
they are able to sell q part of the pur-
chase for enough to pa for building.
The Presbyterian says: lone Of
the best missionary speeches we have
read o a long time was made at the
late meetiI,r of the American Board.
When men of wealth were pledging
thousands to meet the increasing needs
OF the Board. ven .rable m n rose in
the audience and said he had no money
to = We. AMI so he couldn't double on
that; and he had No more children to
give. for he ha already given them all;
but he would promise to double his
prayers"
The Columbus journal., 1883-02-21

impressions gave character to her whole
life. Hers was the religion taught by
the Savior Of man. She was cheerful.
mild. benevolent, serious. humane. in
tent on self-improvement and the i'm
provement Of those who looked TO hor for
precept and example, She was . firm
believer in the faith inculcated by tho
Church in which she was bred. but her
soft and gentle temper wa incapable Of
adopting the gloomy and anstere dogmas
which some Of its professors have sought
to ingraft on it. l.
II have lost her, and with her I bal il
lost the solace Of my life. Yet she Il
mains still the companion Of nv retiH d
hours. still occupies nv Utmost bosotns
When alone and unemployed. my mimi
INCREASINGLY recurs to her.
s.More than . Thousand times since the
18th Of December, 1881. have I repeated
to myself the beautiful lines written by
Burgoyne under . similar affection, sab
stituting Mary for Anna:
'"Encompassed In an angels frame
An angels virtues lay:
How soon did Heaven assert its CLAIM.
And take Its " away!
."My Nary's worth. my Nary's charms,
Can never more return.
What now shall al these widowed armAl
Al mel my Nsry's urn
Al me! al me-! my Msry's urn."
-HGrpsr's Aa9dzins.
The Columbus journal., 1883-02-21
Announcement
REDUCTION IN PRICE.

We oner the JOURNAL in combination
Win the american AgricuItHrist. the best
farmers magazine i'll the world. for a.
a year, which includes postage on both
IN ADDITION, We will send free 70 .v-
cry person who takes both paners q
Magnificent Plate Engraving of
last Great Painting, IN THE mEA.
I'D w." now on exhibition in New York
anu offered for sale at g. 5000.
lne eminent Artist, rs. CHURCH
writing to q friend in the country last
October, thus alludes to this Picture.
IL was delighted his morning IN
see offered a. q Premium a reproduetio,
of i very beautiful Picture, IN THE
MEADOW" by Dupre. This Picture
is an Educator -"
This superb engraving Ia By IL inches,
erclusire IF oide b0rder, il worth more
than the cost of both Journals. IL il
mounted on heavy Plate Paper, and sent
securely packed in Tube made expressly
for the purpose. When to be mailed. 10
cents extra is required for Packing, POST
age, etc.
"Subscriptions may begin at any
time, and the A9icultuist furnished In
German or English.
The Columbus journal., 1883-02-21
Clouds q Weather signals.

MI. Clement Ley. the English meteor
olOgist, reports a recent incident Of
British weather which most strikingly il
l~ustrates the value of clouds as storm
signals. He states in Nature that recent
" y storm center passed over Scotland
with . progressive velocity Of forty-five
miles per hour, and indications Of its
progress were afforded by cloud obser-
vatiOns at . distance Of more than 800
miles in advance of the center, the We
locity of propagation being supposed
uniform" The significance of this fact
in its bearing upon the British weather
forecasts is enhanced by the recent sig
nal failure of the London Meteorological
Office to obtain q timely intimatiOn by
means of its barOmetric and other in
strumental observations of the disastrous
Atlantic cyclone which lately visited En-
gland. This storm extended over . wide
area, sweeping away q bridge on the
Great Western Railway and damaging
many buildings. So that the London
Times, two days afterward said: 1.-THE
deluge which has overwhelmed the Brit
ish Isles and sent the Thames surging over
its banks causes the curious to consult
more critically than usual the descrip-
tons or vaccinations of the weather
which we publish daily" If the British
meteorolOgists can get the barometers to
give timely warnings of the hurricanes
which sometimes rush upon their coasts.
from the Central Atlantic with q pro-
gressive velocity of than sixty
miles an hour they a do more with
that inveterately sluggish monitor than
has ever been done before. Though its
mOnitions are invaluable they can never
be relied on for promptness and timeli-
ness. But the clouds which invariably
precede a cyclonic depression. and often
precede the vortex by several hundred
miles. are both timely and trustworthy
monitors, as in the cas- reported this
month by Mr.. Ley. During the slow
passage of last S~eptember's hurricane
Over the West Indies its approach was
indicated at Cardenas, according to q
report published in the Sigma! Serricd
RerieU. by '.small clouds moving
rapidly along the horizon" over thirty
hours before its center crossed the meri.
dian of this place. and the Havana No
cords evidently show that that the CLIQUE
and rain indications announced the hur-
ricane's advance It least sixteen hours
before its arrival on the meridian of
HAVANA. Had these places been in the
storms central track, and hence ex-
posed to its greatest force. they would
probably have had still earlier and more
emphatic cloud Indications of its ap-
prOach. The timidity with which me-
teorolOgists make storm predictions
based solely on cloud and rain indica-
tons is excusable in the present very de-
fective system of observing and report
ing these aqueous meteOrs. But If they
were properly observed and telegraph
cally reported they would generally
afford the data necessary for, reliable
forecasts, even when the barometric and
other instrumental data taken alone
were incOnclusive.-N. =. Herald.
The Columbus journal., 1883-02-21
T~hrashing.F Floors.

1t was in the north of China, that We
first saw the thrashing-fiOOr Of the Eas
and of the Bible. When We were travel
ing to some Out-statiOns in Mantchuria.
the road bounded on both sides by end
less fields of gigantic millet. there would
come q farmers house and farm-yard, o.
q small hamlet, and on the skirt of it,
the trodden spot of ground hard and
smooth as stone. But it was not till
some weeks later. as we were Journey
ing slowly up to Pekin, and the harvest
was now gathered. that we saw it in 5
The grain was laid on the floor, and .
pair of oxen were driven l~eisurely over
the ears. treading out the corn. Another
form of thrashing was the stone roller.
which was drawn over the ears by K or
mules; and there was another still. where
q fiat board furnished with some pro.
jectiOns, was drawn in the same way.
the driver OF children. perhaps. sitting %
the board to lend it additional weight.
Sometimes the grain was piled up in .
large heap in the center of the floor,
unsifted and then men with the winnow.
ing shovel (the Bible FAM would toss the
grain into the air, or else into q fiat
basket. from which the man who held it
flung up the corn. and the wind carrying
the chat away filled the air with dust.
One Bible phrase after another was re-
called to us. 1t was easy to see how the
Philistines could rob the thrashing floors
at Keilah, those open spaces in the field
on which the absence of any dread Of
rain induced the farmers to pile up theil
wealth of grain; or how the open floor,
open to the sky and smooth. became the
natural place to test the dew upon
Gideon's fleece while all tho rest of the
ground was dry; or how, when the tvs
kings, Ahab. of Israel, and JehOshaphat,
of Judah. summoned the prophet, tho
place to set the royal thrones was on the
smooth and empty thrashing floor just
before the gate of Samaria; or how no
better place than this could DE found on
which to build the altar that David raised
when he had purchased the site OF the
temple from Araunah. the Jebusite, and
found in the thrashing instruments-the
wooden fans and boards and rel poles
the wood for the sacrifice. 1t would
be easy for the oxen to stop in the midst
of the abundance they were treading out
and eat; and the merciful Jewish law
provided that they should eat if they
would; there should be no muzzling OF
them; thou shalt not muzzle the OK
when he treadeth on the corn. Good
WOrRs.