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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-15

N le. Lltta is now reported to be i'm
proving slowly, the crisis of her disease
having been passed.
In anger flew her agile jaws,
And swear words darted from her tongue +;
The maid was fighting mad because
she couldn't make her bangs stay bung
President Arthur has written a letter
to the managers of the southern exposi-
ton, at Louisville. Ky. expressing his
hearty approval of and sympathy with
the enterprise
Charles Smith, of Providence, RI,
slapped strangers face for staring at
his wife in street car, and he was be-
ginning to think himself hero when the
Car stopped, and little girl helped the
lmpudent fellow off He was stone
blind.
The Rev. ex-Congressman j. Hyatt
Smith, of Brooklyn, warns against tn,
Sunday school dude, who takes Sunda,
school classes that he may the bette
flirt with the eligible Sunday schoo
teachers.
Ex-United States Senator Thurman il
reported as saying that the only regret o.
his life was that he had gone into politics
He would have been a happier and
better man if he had cbeyed his origins
impulse and stuck to farming.
Mr.. John W. Garrett president of tn
Baltimore g. Ohio railroad, has made
present of his his stallion, Damascus
valued at $4,000. to King Humbert, Q
Italy, STIMULATING that the sculptor Stor
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-15
A Canadian Judge has lust decided IL

A Canadian judge has just decided that
a divorce procured in the United States
does not hold good in the Dominion.
This is decision which is capable of pro
ducing some very singular results. A
man recognized in this country as di-
Vorced, on crossing the border would fine
himself still married If he should take
another wife previous to his departure fol
Canada, on arriving there he might dis
cover TO his surprise that he was a bold
and open-faced bigamist. If he got di-
vorced here and married again over there,
would still be guilty OF bigamy, and hi
ould not call her his lawful wife until hi
.Id skipped back again. Some extremely
unpleasant situations are likely to grow
out of this state of things, and the two
governments should at once agree upon
an international divorce law which will
pass current on both sides of the line.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-15
KilIedhy fheCars.

Dies MONIES, Ia, June l4-The new dag
onal road from Marshalltown to Waterloo
had its first accident. Mr.. Bruce Laird, q
farmer living six miles from Marshalltown
while walking upon the track to Green Noun
t&in station was instantly killed, being
struck by the engine of the regular passenger
Taedeceased was very deaf, and in cons
quence failed to notice the approach of tn,
fr,iu
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-15

The astronomers, who look at things
through telescopes, declare that the su-
parabundant storms and rains of this sea
son are due to spots on the surface of the
sun, which are unusually large and nu
merous at present. Can't they 'knccb
the spots off"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-15
LAW AND LICENSE.
The Mills of Law Grind Some F'eions
Rather Fine---Judge Lynch,
However, Grinds Finer.

ENTERPRISE, Miss, June 13.-Edward Nc
Laughlin, an Irish peddler. was murdered
and robbed by Aaron Harris, colored, aged
~, The negro confesses that he sat on log
with the peddler and shot him through the
head, rilled his pockets and toolspossession Of
his pack.
ENTERPRISE, Miss, June 14-Last night
twenty men, friends of Edward Mclaughlin,
an Irish peddler, came from Meridian dis
guised, overpowered the guard, broke down
the calaboose door and took the negro, Aaron
Harris, out and hanged him from the railway
bridge
SIX MEN SENTENCED FOR LIFE.
MT. STERLING, KY, June 14-John Bar
nett, on trial for the murder of Vaughn Hill
ton, was permitted to withdraw his plea of
not guilty and enter a plea of guilty. The
prosecution then offered testimony to show
the facts of the murder The widow of the
murdered man told how her husband was
shot in bed and fell dead upon his sleeping in
FAINT by her side. The jury fixed the punish
ment at imprisonment in the penitentiary for
life. Five Of the seven jointly indicted with
Barnett-namely, Newton Yarber, john
Becraft, William Becraft, John Gibbs and
Elliott Watllins-also pleaded guilty, and re-
ceived like sentences. Indictments have also
been found against three others called as wit
nesses for Barnett, namely, James Morrison,
William Hodge and Alonzo Becraft.
FOUND GUILTY OF MANsLAUGHTER.
! EVANSVILLE, Wis June 14-C A. Stuart,
who has been ON trial in the Rock County Cir
cult court here for the murder of Spencer
Turner at Hanover, last October, was found
guilty last night of manslaughter in the
second degree, the punishment for which il
from four to seven years in state prison. II
was an aggravating case of murder, Stuart
knocking Turner down and then pouring
kerosene oil on his body and setting fire
to it.
The defendant admitted that he killed
Turner, but claimed that he did it in self-de-
| Tense; that in the scuffie between them in the
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-15
RAILWAY MATTERS.
Reduced Fares to various Religious
and Other MeetinSs--POints Picked
Up Along the Lines.

CHICAGO, June 14.-At n meeting of the
local committee of passenger agents of the
Chicago eastward-bound roads, held at Chair
man MoOre's Office, the following special rates
TO meetings and conventions were agreed
upon:
State Teachers institute meeting, at Ian
sing, Mich, beginning July TO- 1888, and CON
tinuing four days; round trip tickets will lie
sold at one and one-third fare, to be good
from July 10 to July Is, inclusive, and to be
sold on orders of the railroads, obtainable
through II. r, Goss, superintendent public in
struction, Lansing, Mich.
German Evangelical Lutheran synod of
Missouri, Ohio, and other states district of
Michigan; annual session at Grand Rapids,
June 20 to %, inclusive; round trip tickets
will be sold at one and one-third fare. to be
good from June 20 to July /, 1888, and to be
sold only on orders issued by the railroads
and obtainahle through the Rev w. Bur
master, secretary of synod, Grand Haven,
Mich
American Dental association: meeting at
Niagara Falls, first Tuesday in August
7ound-trip tickets will be sold at one and one.
bird fare, to be good from August 9 to Au-
gust IS, 1882, and to be sold only ON order
ssued by the railway companies, and obtain
lble through DIR. George L. Field, chairman
If the executive committee Of the society
Detroit
Indiana Christian Sunday school associa
| ion; encampment at Island Park, Ind.
| aOund-trip tickets viii be sold to the nearest
connecting point at one and ne-third fare
tor the round trip, and will pe issued only OF
riders of the railway companies. ohtainabl,
| through S. Frazier, secretary of the associa
ion, Louisville, Ky. Tickets win be on sal,
from August 2 TO August II, and will be
good%b return from August 10 to August 81
inclusive
NOTES.
The attempt to extend the eastern
pooling arrangement to points west of Chi
eas5o is not making much Roadway, although
| the general passenger agents of the roads in
terested are meeting to work the matter up
Rates are to be maintained on Cali
! fornia traffic.
A question before the Iowa railway com
nissioneis is as to whether it is the duty of
shipper of cattle to buy a ticket and lool
after his stock Ell route, or is it the railwa,
| sompapy's business9 The question arose o.
account of IA company refusing a pass to
nan who had only one carload of stocl
While they give pass for two car loads
| The commissioners decided that the pass haa
nothing to do with the shipment, and that tn
ailway is only responsible for the carriag]
Of the load
1t is prophesied that before winter Fargo
Dakota; will have several lines of railwa,
from the saltth
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-15

The Chinese laundrYmen in Paris are.
it seems. as prone to wash off buttons as
they are elsewhere, but this is hardly a
sufficient reason why France should go to
war with China.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-15
strrck with a sslunC.shot.

DIES MONIES, June 14.-As DR.. G. T.
Wright, well-ksown veterinary surgeon,
was entering the gate to his residence, he was
str1Ick at the base of the brain by a slung shot
in the hands of some unknown person, who
was secreted by the fence The victim be
came unconscious. and the result cannot yei
be determined
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-15

A French balloonist attempted to cross
the English channel in his air ship. He
falled to do it, so at least it is supposed
be did, for the balloon was found IN the
North Sea, and the Frenchman has not
turned ND.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-15

A New York photographer claims that
he has made $4,000 on the Lily's pic
ture. That's nothing Many men in the
west have made millions of dollars selling
Texas steers.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-15

A new southern postoffice has just been
,amed Langtry, and the question naturally
arises. has the gay and giddy Hatton had
. sly Irritation with the Jersey Lily2
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-15

trial went to show that the men had scuftle
and had been parted, and that subsequently
Dukes had shot Mutt while the latter was
some distance away, leaning on the window
sill The letters were introduced in evidence,
in spite Of the protests of the defense, and at
the same time was produced a letter from
Capt Mutt demanding q Dukes that he face
The consequences Of his conduct to the for
mer's daughter During the trial Joseph
Mutt, the SON who has now avenged his faith
fr, was witness, and attempted to show
that Dukes had dropped in theroad an anony-
nous letter rejecting on Miss Nuts reputa
/ ton for chastity
The jury deiibeTated but three hours and
returned a vedict of acquittal Instantly
there was the widest confusion, and the
sountry for miles around was in an uproar.
Bands of excited men paraded the streets,
and Dukes was hanged and burned in eifigy.
Threats of lynehing were frequent, and every
,ne expected another chapter to the crime,
| Even the judge was Disguised, and in dismiss
| ng the jury addressed them as follows:
| GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY: l suppose the
| verdict is one you thought you should render
mder yenr oaths, but it is one that gives dis
! satisfaction to the court, because we thought
de evidence sufficient to justify different
/ verdict. If you have committed an error, it
| Is one that we cannot avoid but can only cx
/ Dress our condemnation. of it in this mild
way. The prisoner is discharged.
/ Dukes was member of the leg
| stature and an effort was made to have
! aim expelled He was unseated finally,
but not on account of the tragedy in which
le was principal figure His friends begged
lim not to remain in Uniontown, but he said
ne would either live there, or sleep in the
cemetery,
THE NEWS IN PHILADELPHIA.
PHILADELPHIA, June IA crowd gath
red in front of the newspaper offices
| when the news of Dukes death was
olacarded Up to midnight the placards
were viewed with wondering gaze and ex-
eited calculations of satisfaction 1t was
curious to note how the intelligence was re-
,oived. A passer-by, whether young or Old
would stop and read the announcement with
ihe wide-eyed gaze that all newspaper bulle-
Tins are first greeted with. Then smile of
intense satisfaction would spread over the
face, to be followed by some remark indica-
live of the livelieSt pleasure, 'That is good"
Bully for him, Good boy. Mighty glad
to hear it, F" BY Jove, he has got his deserts
At last, That's what l expected, " were fire.
I'quent EXPLANATIONS, One pious looking per-
son said, solemnly ''The way of the trans
gressor is hard, " and well-known doctor
from Camden, noted for his weakness for
quotations, exclaimed impressively: Though
The mills of the gods grind slowly they
grind exceedingly small" 1t was a curious
fact that both old and young, and persons in
every walk of life, smiled after reading the
news Not one was seen to give look OF
commiSseration, nor one heard to express q
word of regret that young Mutt had taken on
himself the executioner's duty.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-15

house the lamp was knocked from the table
and the light extinguished, and that, in at
tempting to light il, he accidentally dropped
the match on the floor where the kerosene oil
had runfrom the lamp, which ignited and
set the body on fire.
MASSACRE IN ALABAMA.
COLUMBUS, Ca, June 14.-At Rockford,
Coosa county, Ala, Jordan Corbin, negro,
entered the house of peaceful citizen, Ben
iamin Garden, and Shot him while lying on
his bed His wife jumped up, and the negro
shot her down A son started to give the
alarm, and he was also shot. All were in
stantlg killed A daughter, aged II years,
escaped and gave the alarm.
There was no provocation for the murders.
The country round about is being secured for
the iiend
CRAFT AND NEAL on THE LATE DEVELOP
MENTs.
LEXINGTON, Ky. June l4--Craft and Neal,
accused of the butchery Of the young girls at
Ashland and for whose protection from
| lynching the state has spent thousands, this
| morning learned in Jail here of the arrest of
other parties for the crime on evidence col
lected by Detective All Burnett Meals
conviction and sentence were reversed,
but Crafts was affirmed by the
court of appeals, ana he is awaiting exc
cution They were naturally somewhat ex-
cited, but declared themselves in no way as
tonished, as they expected the production of
proof of their innocence some day Public
| opinion is divided on the new revelations,
some considering them either mere news
paper sensation or a scheme to delay Crafts
execution, while others accept them as con
| elusive,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-15

Il is estimated that the loss in the
United States this spring by cyclones will
reach 500 100000
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-15

1t is asserted that over $25O,o0o worth
Of buildings ere now going up in Austin,
Tex. by private parties, while the state
is making improvements that will cost
81, 100000,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-15
Eeleetiss in Council.

Dies MONIES, Sune 1.-THE seventh annual
Ression of the Iowa State Eclectic Medical as
soeiAtiou is in session here.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-15
THE SPORTING WORLD.
Tho Races at COney Island. COving-
ton and st. louis Rase Bali Vie
tories.

CHICAGO june l4,-To-day's league games
of base bah resulted as follows: Providence
., Detroit s; Boston 4, Chicagol
New York, 5, Cleveland /; Philadelphia 2,
Buffalo O.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-15

There is one way of beng loafer
without being considered a vagabond'
and that is to call yourself socialist.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-15

Cures Kidney and Liver Disease when all
else fails. It's action on the system is quick
and lasting.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-15
PERSONS AND THINGS.

N .le Litta is now reported to be i'm
proving slowly, the crisis of her disease
having been passed.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-15
ORIGIN OF THE VENDETTA.

The crime which was the father of the pres
ent crime is of too recent a date to require
more than brief reorganization of the salient
points Capt. Nicholas l.. Dukes was prom
Using yoting lawyer of Uniontown, who hal
been returned Is the representative of the dis
trict in the Legislature Ee had been for SOM
time paying devoted attention to Miss LizI
Mutt the daughter Of Capt. Mutt, a promi
nent citizen Of the place, who had held man.
offices Of public trust As time wore Oh
Drkes tired of Miss Lizzie and their engage
ment was broken. Capt Mutt demanded an
explanation of his conduct, which at once
produced a scandal in which Dukes figured
in a rather dishonorable light His reply to
the demand for an explanation was series
Of letters violently assailing the reputation of
his former lady-love, asserting that she stood
on a level but little above that of the women
of the town, reciting his own experiences
with her, and coolly suggesting that her
father ought to provide for her welfare.
Goaded ON by these infamous letters, Capt.
Mutt, Dee "A, last past. proceeded to the room
in the hotel where Dukes was stopping, tc
force him to personal explanation Capt
Mutt was accompanied by Messrs Feathers
and Breckenridge, who remained in the hal
while the father of the injured girl boldly
pushed open the door and stepped inside. Thu
watchers outside had not long to wait, for in &
moment the crack of revolver told then
that the difficulty had had fatal termination
Entering the room they found Capt. Nut
| lying on the floor, and within few mcsnent
he died without word of explanation o
what had occurred.
Dukes was Immediately arrested, amid A.
4 widest excitement, and shortly afterwart
was admitted to bail. The testimony at th
The daily gazette., 1883-11-17
Royal, Rich, Red Blood.

In this country we are all kings,
and we are all entitled to have as
good blood as that which courses
through the veins of emperors.
There are princes and million
aires languishing in feebleness and
broken-down bodily health who
would be glad to have the strength
OF the humblcst laboring man.
And there are many people who
are neither kings, empcrors, nor
millionaires, whose blood is thin,
whose circulation is poor, who are
suffering from lassitude and debility,
and who know not the pleasure of a
hearty meal, nor the enjoyment oi
being able to do a good days work,
lfsuch people will put some iron
into their blood, they will vitaliz,
and enrich it. They can do this by
the use of Browns Iron Bitters, the
purest and most excellent iron med
icine ever made. Thousands who
were weak, languid, pale, and pros.
trated, are now happy to say thai
Browns Iron Bitters brought them
! upsad Wy1 tbew nsE lif
The daily gazette., 1883-11-17

SECRETARY FoLeER will recommend to
Congress the redemption of trade doll ars at
the minis for recoinsge, and legislation to
this effect will probably be enacted at the
coming session Of Congress. The trades
will be redeemed with standards, dollar for
dollar, and the net result will be an enor-
nous proAt for those who discounted
the despised coin at from ten to
fifteen per cent during the recent trade dol
lar furry. The foolish fears of many trades
men enabled the schemes ofthe bankers and
money sharks TO succeed, and thousands Of
poor people all over the country had to suf-
fer the loss imposed. Had the commercial
interests Of the country stood firmly to-
gether and resisted the Ubiquitous crusade
against the trade dollar, a great deal Of
trouble would have been avoided, and the
bankers would not have reaped such a rich
harvest at the expense of the poorer classes
Of the country However, tho retirement
Of the trade dollar will be good thing, as
1t will remove vexatious and huctuating
feature from our currency, and resto sta
bility to the money Of the people,
The daily gazette., 1883-11-17
KalLROAD LIVES
DHILADEi4PHIA, VIII ca
a MIN9Tt1N AND GaaEEXNAe--aiaa
BALTIMORE RhTI4ROAD.

DHILADEi4PHlA, VIII fs.Ss
a MINaTuN AND 1aaltXNAE--AHkM
BALTIMORE RhTLR0AD.
October III, Isss,
Trains viii leave wilmington ~ folloWs for
Philadelphia and ihteFmutiAte stAfions-t. 4A7.to,
l0.S, a. m. 23o. 4.0A 80, s.ba, o. m.
Philadelphie (eKprHss G.0o, i.-t 80, l.9 t.iA
a.oae e.6s. No. ta u -. S.in. .l3tAisAtH,e 10
So, IN .. m.
New York--2.ts z.2A s.9l 40. s.sa, u.s a. n.
'ls.aS. l.64, 2so, ALI s.As, I.1s,p M.
Raiti1nSTs and intermediate statione-t.0A
R.E q. m. sop. M
baltimore and bay Line-6.1 p. m.
Baltimore and washngiou--i.Ez. 4.Si. 9oS a.H
n. W. LOO, y sQe. A.Oo s,53, HES y. M.
Baltimore oBly-i.o5. a. IA. ia.H and 6.ooP.m.
Trains FOR pcla ware Division leave fors
Now cAstie--e.ea as :, IA. LIS 800. LOo aad
?. "a q. "a.
Harrington, Dclnar and ws stAtlsuL ppia. N.
and IL p, M.
W. oinlng aud wav statl ms s.2S D. n.
Express tor Ilar ingtoa. 40 y. m.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
Phiaielphia and tnternis ate ien6s. 10 q. m.
ig.to ~. S.@ 7.0. s.bd ., IA,
PhiladeiphiR and New Yoyk-2.oe, 7.23 a. m. B.tT,
e.A, 7.2s Pm.
Baltimore aud Washington =. O. AN. SOC, a7.
.. m. ii.O4 p. N.
Baltimore-i.os .. m.
FOR further Information passengers are
ferred 70 the time tAblta posted a. tue depot.
R8-frains marked tbasi ('D arc limited expreas
upon which extra fare Is charged.
J. II WOOD. eenerAl Passenger AT.
CiiAS. 4. RuGa. 6enerAl Manager,
The daily gazette., 1883-11-17

TEE PEOPLE OF Limerick stood by Mr.
Parnell yesterday and elected his candidate
70 Parliament bv . good majority. The
election was held to fll the vacancy caused
by ahe resignation Of Mr.. Richard
o'shaughnessy, who was elected as Home
Ruler In 1874, but had become classed as a
Liberal within the past few years and whose
resignation was simultaneous with his ap-
pointment to a lucrative post under the
Gladstone government. The change, there
fore, is a substantial gain for the Home
Rule party.
The daily gazette., 1883-11-17

Ar THE RECENT election In Baltimore,
Bond, the regular Democratic candidate
for Clerk OF the Superior Court,
was elected by tho returns as first reported,
by majority Of nearly five hundred His
fusion opponent, Major Allison, demanded
recount Of the ballots, which is now in
progress. At last reports the recount was
increA ing Bonds reported majority, and
now the friends Of the defeated candidate
wish they had not said anything about a
contest
The daily gazette., 1883-11-17
pailgAA Gnzete
wmnINaToN, SATURDAY. NOV. II,
rhs relsrraph rsle Nulaanes.

The time has come when City Council
may, with fair propriety, ask II telephone
and telegraph companies have the right TO
blockade the streets Of the city with poles,
TO the injury OF trade, the annoyance Of
pedestrians and the obstruction of vehlcular
cratic. 1t 10 an old aud wcil-tried saying
that the public veal Is the supreme good;
and the telephone, great as are lite conve-
nlerces, must yield point where the bene-
fts to lts patrons are conferred at the ex-
pcnse OF untold annoyance TO the vast ma
jority OF the people.
Bat IL 90 happens that there Is not the
slightest necessity for any such obstruction
OF the streets as IL at present caused by the
forest Of poles aud network Of wires which
8 weekly contemporary has this week gra-
phically burlesqued. There is not the
slightest reason why the same process should
not be adopted which Is in use in London
and the great European cities. The
wircs may be conveyed along the
streets In conduits of concrete, sunk
about 1S inches or two feet beneath
the edge of the sidewalk, and furnished
with holes, guarded with plates, to permit oi
ready inspection and removal OF damaged
wires. In this way it would be possible al
small expense to remove the nuisance now
90 generally complained OF; nuisance
which In the event Of . fire In the
principal thorouRhfare of the city
might become the source OF dangerous de
lay in the handling OF the ladder truck
owing to the wires obstructing the approach
OF the house fronts. There is nothing to b
hoped for from the complaisance of the com
panies; what is needed is the prompt de
cisive action OF City Council.