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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-09
Trea.ury Statement.

WASHINGTON, July THE following is the
condition of the treasury: Gold coin and
bullion, s19S, So, 4S1; silver dollars and bull
ion, S116, 337 1858; fractional silver coin $685.
ZIG, IA: United States notes. S54, 232, 6S7.
Total, 1897, ST. ,S15. Certificates outstanding:
5old, SOL ,524,62O: silver, So, 535 1881; cur
ency, Sl3, 065, 600
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-09

All music loving people will be sorry to
learn of the death of Marie Van Elsner,
professionally known ms Litta. She was
a hard worker and her death was caused
from over exertion.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-09

As result of the prolonged confer
ences at Washington, it has been agreed
by Secretaries Lincoln and Teller that the
captured Apaches shall be cared for ny
and kept under the control of the war
department at some point on the San
Carlos reservation. The war department
is to be intrnsted with n.ssiiy;cce- control -of
all Indians on the reservation and the
protection of the agent.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-09
Protesting Against Free Trade lee
fmPRS

SPRINGFIELD Mass, July Fourteen
graduates Of Williams college have sent a
protest to the trustees against the way free
trade is taught by Prof. i-:ITy They es-
pecially object TO having the Golden club
prize awarded at Williams The trustees
have appointed committee 10 consider thc
ACCESSIBILITY Of having a course of protection
lacturaS
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-09

The alarm in London over the cholera
caused discussion in the cabinet whether
or not to recall the British troops from
Egypt, Blu: Lord Wolseley decided in the
negative.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-09

HAvRE, July T.-Arrived, the Normandie,
sEom New York
QUEENSTOWN, July ARRIVED, the Brit
sh Princess from Philadelphia.
New YORK, July ARRIVED, the steam
ship Tower Hill, from London.
Boston, July ARRIVED, the steamer
Pavonia, from Liverpool
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-09

On relinquishing his reservation IN
Washington territory, Chief Moses is to
be furnished supplies of various kinds, a
school house and grist mill, and have an
allowance of $500 per annum.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-09

The body of Archbishop PARCEL has
been laid in state at the Cathedral at Gin
cinnati, where it will be constantly guard
ed by knights of St John.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-09

While Rock Islanders were enjoying
cool day, Sunday, Philadelphia was red
hot. Two deaths from sunstroke are
reported
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-09

The postmaster general has decided
that no more letters will be sent through
the mails to the Louisiana State Lottery.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-09
University Of Virginia.

SUMMER Law LECTURES mine weekly, begin
18th July, 1888, and end 18th September; have
proved of signal use.-lst, TO students who design
10 pursue their stndies at this other law school;
I'd, TO those who propose to read privately; and 3D.
practitioners who have not had the advantage of
systematic instruction. For circular apply (p. o.
University Of Va.) TO John Il, Minor Prof. Com.
and Stat. Law. may25-dwlm
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-09

President Arthur will visit Yellow Stone
Park about August list,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-09

John Duncan, ,Des Moines brute, is
on trial for starving his wife to death.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-09

The trouble with the striking miners at
Springfield has not been settled.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-09
PRECAUTIONS BY TURKEY.

CoNsTANTINoPLE, July The sanitary
council in order to prevent the introduction
of cholera into the Turkish possessions re-
solved to ask the porte to request the Egyp-
tian government to prohibit refugees from
starting for the Turkish coasts and to inform
that government that if any refugees arrive
at ports belonging to Turkey they will not be
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-09
Monday July 8, 1883.
ROCK ISLAND. ......... ILLINOIS.

Nv. POTTER. EDrOR AND PUBLISHER
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-15
TERRIBLE TRAGEDIES.
Accident and ilciueag-Crine and Caian!it
L., 30

Accident and dinciLeaI-Crimea and Calamity.
An extraordinary panic has been created
in the Ottawa Valley, Canada, by the re-
cent Cooke murders at Little RideauX.
Several persons are ''p-ostrated by nerv-
OusDess, Of WHOM two are expected to die,
and one girl was So frightened By q man
carrying an aye calling at her residence
that she died of fright
BY an explosion Of Neptune cartridges.
which were being tina we'd out at an iron
mine, near Monroe, New York, On Friday.
James Duey, aged 45 years, was killed,
and Andrew Horton badly injured.
John Purcell. % years of age, Il book
keeper, committed suicide in Chicago OIL
Friday night, by shooting himself in the
head. One account says he had been
speculating in grain, another that h. feared
consumption-
William Evans was killed on Saturday
morning, at the Cayuga Colliery, near
Scranton, Pennsylvania, by the explosion
of dynamite cartridge he was preparing
for a blast.
Mrs. Cattlrine Condor and her nine-year
old daughter were fatally Injured i'll Clevc-
land, Otio, Oh Saturday. 0y runaway
horse, which, dashed along crowded side
walk.
Two miners were injured, IL is believed
fatally, by being caught i'll u snow slide
Gu Mesquite mountain, fifteen miles from
Leadville, Colorado, on Friday last.
Donald r. Wilson blew out his brains IN
Raleigh, North Carolina, on Saturday.
during a paroxysm OF neuralgia sui,
t2rinr
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-15
Unlawful EmOlumcntS.

We quite agree with the Erdn,iat'
that the esteemed contemporary of us
both, the Chambersburg inUcy SrirH,
with its apparent desire to illuminate
has only tended to confuse the public
mind upon the subject of the emolument:
of the office of secretary of the common
wealth. The Ecanlncr having stated
that besides the salary of this Office, ag-
gregating $500, there were $1,000 Of
fees drawn annually by the secretary,
and the INTELLIGENCER having said
that, if this be true, reform is necessary,
the valley Spirit corrects us both with
the explanation that the fees which al
nually pass into the secretary's Office
amount to $4,000, "but every cent of
these, under the Wallace corporation act
of 1874, are turned into the state treas.
ury except las provided in that act) five
dollars which the secretary shall receive
on every paper relating to a corporation
filed or recorded in the secretary's Office ,
No part of the $4,000 therefore is per
sonal perquisite of the secretary save the
recording fee we have just named,
and this is the sole perquisite
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-15

proprietors, was so badly injured by a fail
IN trying 10 escape, that his recovery is
doubtful.
The First Presbyterian church, Cncin-
natti, was burned last night Just after the
congregation had dispersed. The fire
originated from the furnace. Loss, $2j,-
900 insurance. $4,000.
i lire ia Hampden, Me-, destroyed the
paper mill of J. & Is. Crosby tS Co., and
six Or seven tons of manufactured paper.
Loss, 0,OO0 insurance, 81, 500.
Two small children Of Tobias Gimp, at
Ocala, Florida, set fire to barn in which
they were playing, on Thursday, and they
were burned to death.
The main building Of I. G.. Maudt' S
wagon and carriage factory. at Stoughton,
Wis, was burned on Saturday. Loss,
100000.
The roundhouse of the Midland rail
way, at Bridge, Ontario, was burned
yesterday, with four locomotives. Loss,
$4,000.
AN incendiary's Terrible Work.
1t has been discovered that the MilUau-
kee hotel fire was started in Il small closet
used for kindling wood, etc, close to The
base of the elevator hatchway. The
sides OF the hatchway were saturated
with oil from the machinery. The fire
burned through the thin wood PARTITION
between the closet and tho elevator shaft,
and, feeding On the Oil in TIC wood,
rushed up the hatchway, bursting out on
all floors at nearly the same time. IL was
the burning Of the oil wood work which
created such ;t dense smoke and such
terrific heat. Many Of those rescued
were terribly burned by the hot air,
although they were not reached by the
flames.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-15
Another Reform Ally.

Sweet. indeed, are the chaStenlnG uses
of adversely, when 50 Obduraie a sin
ner rs the Scranton R,puJttcta takes to
such critical examination of the auditor
generals report us the INTELLIGENrER,
almost alone among the newspapers Of
the state. has given to that interesting
document for years. The Rcpnjlicah is
surprised t. find the legislative expenses
running right on during the year Of a
recess. s' while the members were quietly
attending to their business at home
In explanation of part Of tins it is to be
said that the report for the past year in
cludes the payment to the members OF
the $500 each withheld by Treasurer Bus.
Ter until after the decision of the Su-
preme court on the Issue raised bv At
torney General Palmer. Tie R'p"JE
cans surprise that Cochranand Delaney.
officers of the Senate, and Chief Clerk
IIuhn, of the House, draw considerable
sums for Z" contingencies - and hand
some allowances for salaries during the
recess, is creditable to the innocence OF
tine Rcpublicun, but if it will examine th;
appropriation bill of 1881, it will find
provisions for these unconstitutional
PAYMENTS samdwicled in that bill
placed there in direct violation Of the
constitutional ,iirectio that emo bill
shall be passed giving any extra cNmpen-
satiOn to any puhlic officer, servant, en-
ployee, agent or contractor, Gftcr Scrrte
StuU hare hta rendered or contract made
nor providing for the payment of any
claim against the commonwealth with
out previous authority of law" And
no law shall extend the term Of any
public officer or increase or diminish his
salary or emOiumentS after his election
or appoin!ment.' The COclirans, De
laneyS and HullnS are smart enough t.
cover their tracks and to throw upon Ike
Legislature the responsibility Of lassina
unconstitutional measures for their ben
fit.
The Republican also finds suspicious
items for '.repairS" ana fitting Up
rooms, "and the like, and it wants to know
who authorized s., 800 to be paid from tltt
state treasury for circulating the >"hr"l
Jownal. L. will find forms OF = law
for all of these things; and nC
doubt vouchers " on file iol
the contingent expenses of the
various departments which, for 1>S2
amounted for the executive depar; menl
to $1,000 for the state depar ment
$1,000 for the auditor generals depart
ment. $1,000; treasury department
S2,0a0; attorney generals department
$1,000 deI artment of internal affairs
$500; department of public instruc-
tiOn, $1,000; department of soldiers
orphans school, $1,000 adjutant gen
erals department, $4,000 insurance de
partment, S4,752; state library, $1,000 ;
board of public charities, -, 800, and the
harbor master of Philadelphia, with d
salary of $500, drew 50 800 for . con-
tingent expenses" These are fat round
sums indeed. The public and the Legis
lature cannot lie too often reminded OF
them. We are glad to Lave the RCpuJI.
can joi. with us in that task.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-15
,e charged to the Cumberland valley

be charged to the Cumberland valley
rather than to Pittsburgh, and to Mr.. STEM
gers acquaintance with and confidence in
him rather than to any felt necessity of
the propriety and duty Of appointing to
Office in the executive department any
more Independent Republicans, who, &C
cording to their organ, Wharton Barker S
american, g. stood aloof from every sort of
connection with Mr.. Pattison he was not
their candidate any more than General
Beaver. They, therefore, regard his sue
cess or failure simply from their position
as citizens.'' TIE Allegheny county De.
mocracy arc Go5 enthusiastic over Mr.
Shumaker's appointment. Neither are
the friends Of other candidates for the
place.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-15
COURT OF QUARTER SESSIONS.
\ Very Large Iisr-LharSe to tho Grand
Jury &c

\ Very Large .fsr-Gharse to tho Grand
Jury. &C.
This morning the regular January term
of quarter sessions began, with Judge
Patterson ON the bench There are 15S
eases set down tor jury trial, including
crimes OF al kinds except murder. The
list is heavier than aG any January court
Tor many years.
The grand jury was called and sworn
and ). Fred Ssuer. lumbermaD, of Man
heim township, was appointed foreman.
The court instructed the body in their
various duties i'll their room. and also told
them that it would DO part of their duty
to visit and inspect the different county
institutions. His honor strongly CON-
| ncHC!cd the management of the home for
friendless children. In the course of their
remarks the court told the jury to inquire
in regard to inSuring the public build
in@s. At present there was no insurance
| OIL them. 1t has been recommended by two
grand jurieS. The county commissioners
| thought that it Wis cheaper to pay losses
than an annual insurance on their prop
erty. They have prepared a written state
Cens giving their views on the subject,
which will be given to the grand jury.
The constablcs were called and made
their quarterly reports and answered the
usual questions.
The Hrst case attached for jury trial was
that OF com'th VS.. Zach. Booth, of this
city. who Was charged with the larceny
OF two chickens from ii. &. Doll, of Lea
| cock township, either on the night OF
May 81, or IN JrnirI of juno 1St 1881. Mr..
Doll testified that he lost about 50 chick
ems on this night. He found two at tho
house of Jacob Gricl. q pOulty dealer OH
North Lime street. this city, and identi-
| fled them Nr. Griel testified that he
purchased these chickens from Booth,
| after Doll picked out the pair he stated
| that he Identified them by thcir cackling
| the defense was that Booth raised the
chickens. and did not even know where
| Doll lived after he was arrested no gave
| John Faegly as bail TO that gentleman he
| gave his horse and wagon as security ::
atterward Doll went to Faegly and said
| that he did not believe OIth had taken
any Of his chickens, and asked him CFaeg-
| ~ 20 return his Booths wagon defend.
ant then thought all was over and he
afterwards left the city. The jury rer-
dered a verdict Of not guilty.
Lioense Revoked.
| The rue taken ON George Nogle, of
, Marietta, to show cause why his tavern
| license should not be revoked on the
| ground of bad management, conduc., &C.,
was returnable this morning. No proper
reason was presented why such revocation
should not be made. The rule was there
fore made absolute anil the license was
| revoked.
The grand jury returned the following
| bills
True Btlls.-Gcorgo Bair, John Daily
and Charles ililler, arson.
Inored.-R. E. pumer and E. Z. Hip.
pie, violating liquor law, with county for
costs.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-15

J. II. Sauers, 4 Virginia drover, on Sat
urday afternoon, visited the National
Bank of Commerce, Philadelphia, to get
a draft for 81, !25 cashed. While he was
stan ling at tie desk, after receiving the
money, be was approached by very
pleasant looking man, WHO said: "My
friend. You have dropped something
MIR. Sauers looked down and saw lying Oh
the floor So note. "Oh thank YOU"
he exclaimed, as he stopped TO pick it up,
and the stranger leaned over and grabbed
a handful of notes. Before Mr.. Sauers
discovered his loss the man had gone. He
counted the money and found that $995
had been stolen.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-15

The Montreal express train over the
Delaware and Hudson road. due in Troy
N. Y, at 4. 40 o'clock Saturday aitei einoon,
struck Patrick F. Gill's grocery sleigh at
the Alexander street crossing in Green
Island. Henry Dewey. Henry Lapglois
and Henry Bassett. all boys, were riding
in the vehicle The horse was instantly
killed ard thrown down an cmtanllniellt
LangIois was dead when picked up, Dewey
was fatally injured and Bassett escaped
with few bruises. The lads reside in
Cohces. At almost the same minute Owen
Kelly, mason, sixty five years old, was
killed by "a freight train near the Cohoes
depot of New York Central railroad.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-15
THE POULTRY SHOW,


I:arcase,i Attendance ce-..ryard OF Premiums
TO day the attendance at the poultry
show in Excelsior hall has been larger
than at any time since it opened. Among
many visitors frC NJ distance we noticed
A. G. Rindoll aud J. Y. Fair
service, OF Newark, n. j.. the Spain
Brothers, of Carlisle DR.. J. G..
Maple, of Tienton, n, J. August Long,
OF Pit,shurg: W. Haywood. o! Ruther-
ford, n. J. ; DR.. ID. f. Roger, of Shady
Grove, franklin county Z. 3. Dorsey,
OF EllicOtt City, Maryland, and G. II.
Pugsley, OF Ontario, Cam. al ofwhon are
exhibitors, and have been induced to visit
Lancaster by the reports that have reached
them of the exceptional excellence of She
present exhibition.
NJ. Charles Becker, OF Baltimore, who
judged the pigeons, receives high COM
mcndatiun for his impartial Judgment,
which gives general satisfaction. even t.
those who were not awarded the prizes
for which they competed.
Mr.. }. i. Bicknell, OF Buffalo, sole
judge of all the poultry exhibits, has
had a big job on bis hands and is
not yet through with it. He is
aii intelligent and careful scorer, never
overlOoks defect III !, bird, and never
fails to cut it where it deserves to be cut.
He shows eithcrfear, favor nor affection o1
exhibitors; he sees only the bird and marks
it up or down according to its merit. \
few of the more impatient exhibitors
think he ought to get along rather Faster
than he does !; but the fact IS. he bas
scored more birds since last Thursday
than any t'co judges ever before scored at
4 Lancaster fair. within the same length
of time. The Plymouth Rocks, Polish,
games, bantams, and some other classes
have been scored, and by this evening the
AsiaticS will also be scored, SO that visitors
who have only iuie to look at the prize
birds can readily see them by the premium
cards tackled TO their coops.
4 peculiar feature Of the fair is the
large number ef entries made by profes.
siunal men. Among them we see the
names Of Hon. James Black, Lancaster
Rev. w. A. Robinson, Springville, n. Y:
DR.. Carl Waite. Springville, n. T.: DR.. d.
F. Royer, Shady Grove, Franklin county y,
Pa; DR.. J. &. Markley, Lancaster DR..
W. W. White, Baltimore, Md; T.. H.
Wilmer, Net1svil!e, Pa; DR.. Reading. of
Lambertviile. n J.; Belmont Perry, esq,
Woodbury., n. ], ii! Of whom have excep
| tionally fire exhibits.
Another pleasant feature CT the fair this
afternoon was the presentation to the sec
retaly, Mr.. }. 3. Lichty, Of very hand
some water set consisting of fine cut glass
pitcher, gob!ets, finger bowl and tray. The
donor, Mr.. August Lang, of Pittsburgh, in
making the presentation took OCCASION to
say that he made it in consideration
of Mr. Lchty's very efficient man
agemcnt of the fair and his
indefatigable efforts to mako ex-
hibitors feel at home. Mr.. Lichty
briefly responded, expressing his thanks
for the elegant gift. MIR. Lang is an er-
graver On glass, representing the largest
firm in that line in Pittsburgh.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-15
SnIe of Keal EAfatR.

Henry ShGbert, auctiOneer, sold at pub
lie sale on last Saturday evening at the
Leopard hotel ior Ii. s. Cara assignee of
Edwin II. Shaeifer, the following real cs-
tate: No 1 a two story brick dwelling
and store situated on the northwest corner
of Orange and Christian streets to William
IL. Deichler for s4,95O. No. 9, A lot Of
ground situated on the west side of Ship
pen street between Park Avenue and
Frederick street, to A. F. FrantZ for 34OO.
No. 5. a lot of ground situated on the
south side of East Walnut street, No. Bag
on the general plan OF thu Chestnut street
tract, to Levi Sensenig for S1Oj.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-15
HNiLlSOAD ACCIDENT.
Locomotive and Cars Damaged.

Tie mail express train west, OIL the
Pennsylvania railroad met with an acci-
dent at the Valley Bridge, near Downing
town, on Saturday just after midnight.
The heavy rains had loOsened 4 large rock
in cut ut that point, and it came crash
ing down upon the track in front of the
train. The locomotive struck the rock
and was thrown from the track and badly
disabled. Five mail and express cars were
thrown from the track and somew hat
damaged. Had not the train been run
ming slow at the time, the wreck would
have been moro disastrous. The track
vas blockaded for about six hours, aud
the mail train Cue here at I 10 did not ar
rive until 2:17 yesterday morning.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-15
On His Way to Jai..

The Mormon Smith. who sacrificed his
oldest boy and was tried for the crime at
Los Angeles, has been sent to the state
prison for life. On the way up to San
Quentin he was inspired to attempt an
escape from the train. He jumped off
just as the train was entering a cut, and,
coming in contact with the side of the
cmbankment, was thrown under the train
and lost one of his legs.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-15
Nancaster fntelligrnrer.
MONDAY EVENING. JAN. Is. 1888.
Elevators and Fire Escapes.

Another fire in great st. Louis hotel
furnishes travellers and their friends
additional cause Of uneasiness. Hotel
proprietors generally are likely to suffer
in their business from the agitation
caused by the exhibited dangers OF big
CITY hostelries. Travellers must feel
like roosting lower than they are
invited TO do at the great car
ayansaries, and small hotels are
likely to become fashionable. the
exhibition of fire escape ladders along
the face of six or eight stories OF hotel
frouts is not likely to do much toward
reconciling people to mounting 10
their aerial heights it is not an IN
viting contemplation, and 1t IS
not e;sy to understand why the
proprietors of hotels thus Ornamentea
ara SO anxious to have the public kno"
that they are provided with the horrld
things. OF course, they would be useful
to agile and courageous guests in the
ton stories in case of fire; but then their
presence is q constant reminder to the
traveller of the dangers OF his exalted
dormitOry, and one would think that
most people would decidedly object to
sleeping where they are advised OF the
possibility of their needing such a mode
of exit. The eicl .,tOrS inside, Wllcl
take them away up to the roof in ease
and comfort, arc cry seductive Eut
certainly the ugly iron ladders outside
provided for their possible descent
should suffice to take away from any
reas onable being the desire 70 enjoy the
delights of the elegant elevator within
The lesson TO sensible people Is tt
never permit themselves to be lodge
higher than the third floor. Ii travellers
generally would make this demand tai
hotels would not be built. The tendency
of the elevator has been to increase tht
height Of lodging houses the tendency
of fire escapes. the lesson Of their neceS
sity being now taught. will be to loWel
them.