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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-09
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 stilwell's Specific. Price S1.0o.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-09
DR.. COMMUNICATION

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cured Home
Write for The MEDICAL MISSIONARY"
HON. EDWARD RUSSELL Physician
Ability CONGRESSMAN MI
writes: IAN Honorable Man. Fine Success, Wonderful Cures
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-09
BURLINGTON ROUTE"
! GOING EAST AND WEST.

A0tHS GpNSt AMI WESss
Elegant Day Coaches, Parlor Cars, with RecIiu
iing Chairs tseats freeb Smoking Cars. with Re.
jyolying Chairs, Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars and
the famous C. B. & q. Dining Gers run daily 10 and
iron Chicago & Kansas City, Chicago 6 council
Bluffs, Chicago & Des MoineS. Chicago. ST. 10.
seph. Atchison & Topeka. Only through line be
tween Chicago, Lincoln & Denver Through cars
between Indianapolis q Council Bluffs VIA Peoria
All connections made in Union Depots. 1t IS
known as the great THROUGH CAR LINE.
Finest Equipped Railroad In IN,
T. j. POTTER, Sd e-Pres't and Genl Manager
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-09

The use of the tern
"Short Line" in connection
with the corporate name Of
a grert road, conveys al
idea of just what is requir'
ed by the travelling public
= Short Line, QnicE Time
and the Best of accommo'
dations-all of which are
i railway in America,
New-York tribune., 1883-06-08

more and more by amendments, until our con-
dition under the constitutional reform became
worse than 1t was before. The only way to
guard against this danger is to cultivate the
public conscience Unless that is first aroused,
laws will not help us.
The protests of clergymen will have an in
fuence. Indeed, we are inclined to suspect
that the silence, the Indifference nay, worse,
the connivance of ministers, has had more effect
than almost any other single cause in producing
a state of things which all the churches lament.
Any divorced person, however guilty, can
find clergyman to perform an illegal and NOR
ally bigamous marriage without asking incon-
venient questions. There are ministers-many
of them-who will marry anybody, just as there
are lawyers who will take any case. Some OF
these lax parsons would not deliberately make
themselves accomplIces in a crime; but they
reason that they may throw upon the contract
ing parties tho whole responsibility for the
transaction, and that the clergyman may as
sumo that it is all right or they would not
have come to him. 1t is no wonder that the
laity lose respect for the churches when preach
ers seem to care so little about public morals.
New-York tribune., 1883-06-08
THE OHIO REPUBLICANS AND TIE MPER
ANCE

ANCE
1t remains to be seen what effect the Ohio Re-
publican platform will have upon the Prohibi-
tionists of that State. The Democrats arc claim
ing gleefully that it will be certain to cause the
nomination Of separate Prohibition ticket,
and are counting upon such action as one of the
most powerful agencies toward Democratic
victory. Rejoicings of this kind ought to be
sufficient to show all true friends of temperance
their plain duty in the premises. The Repub
licans say that if the people Of the State are in
favor of prohibition they have chance to
show their preference by adopting the prohib
itory amendment. If they are not in favor of
prohibition let them adopt the other amend
Inent giving the Legislature power to limit and
control the hquor traffic. 1t is for the people
to choose their own remedy, and the Republi-
can party has given them the opportunity by
proposing the amendments.
In the meantime the liquor traffic is in unre-
stricted progress, and bearing no share in the
burden of taxation. The Republicans say that
this has gone on too long, and that they are
now and hcnceforth in favor of such taxation as
will swell the States revenue and at the same
time restrict the traffic. Until the Constitution
Is amended prohibitory legislation is void, and
nothing can be gained by running ticket on
straight prohibitory principles. The only thing
which can be done constitutionally is to tax
the traffic, and this the Republicans propose to
do The question for the Prohibitonists to
consider is whether they will help the Repub
licans secure the only reform possible now, or
whether they will run separate ticket and de-
feat all reform whatever by putting the DEM
ocrats in power
Senator Sherman stated the case admirably
in his short and clear speech to the Convention :
awe have for thirty years neglected this
stream of revenue, this most unobjectionable
aform of restraining the traffic. We have fol-
slowed the example of the Pharisee who would
anot relieve the poor and unfortunate because
abe feared to be contaminated. We would not
stax the liquor-seller because we are told that
snakes us partner in his crime. That is
agood logic for his pocket" That is the point
exactly. The policy of not taxing on the
ground that to do so would be compromising
with intemperance, isprecisely the policy which
best pleases the liquor-dealers. If the Prohbi-
ton advocates wish to make the rum sellers
happy therefore, they have only to nominate
q separate ticket and refuse to give the Re-
publicans their support.
New-York tribune., 1883-06-08
ALBAYY DEMOCRACY AND SPOILS.

Albany Democracy, considering the advant-
ages that 1t enjoys, should be, and probably is
the exponent Of pure and undefiled New-Yor
Democracy. Governor Cleveland resides at
Albany Mr.. Manning, the chairman of the
Democratic State COMMITTEE, resides at Al
bany The State organ of the party is pub
lished at Albany. The Legislature, which fire.
qusntly contains many representative DEM
ocrats, meets annually at Albany. 1t would be
strange indeed, then, if the Albany Democracy,
being so happily situated that it can drink in
party wisdom from the fountain heads without
going beyond Its own premises, was not fairly
representative of the character and tendency of
the dominant Democracy of this great Com
mon wealth.
And this being so, it is interesting to observe
what Albany Democracy, as represented by
Albany Democracys General Committee,
thinks of Civil Service Reform. 1t furnished
the necessary information on this vital point
on Monday evening. The committee met that
evening and at the conclusion of the routine
business, one OF the members, Patrick Murray
by name, arose and entered solemn protest
aglinst Republicans being allowed to hold
Offices under a Democratic Administration.
tant-General Farnsworth and Insurance
Superintendent Mccall had declined to remove
all the Republican clerks in their respective
departments to the end that places might be
found for Democrats SEvery Democrat you
meet said Mr.. Murray, ais finding fault be-
cause Republicans are filling those Offices"
Warming to his work, Mr.. Murray declared
that he believed in the old Jacksonian principle
to the victOrs belong the spoils," and added:
1t is high handed outrage that these Repub-
licans are kept in office. If there is any en-
"couragement in il to he n Democrat fail to
see it so much dissatisfaction with the party
Swas never felt in Albany before" At the
conclusion of Mr. Murray's fervent appeal for
the vindication Of "the old Jacksonian prin-
ciple,r one of his sympathizing fellow-commit-
teemen moved that committee of three be APP
pointed to @investigaten the ma tier. Only
one member of the General Committee opposed
this motion, and 1t was adopted, Mr.. Rnfus w.
Peckham, who was temporary chairman of tho
Syracuse Convention that nominated MIR.
Cleveland for Governor, being named as chair
man of the unique committee.
Democratic Civil Service Reform in the con-
crete is apparently not even distant relation
of Democratic Civil Service Reform in the alb
stract Not IL Mr.. Patrick Murray knows him-
self. True, he is only one man true, also, that
the Albany Democratic General Committee, In
stead of sitting down upon him hard, encour-
aged him all it could by voting to appoint this
committee. 1t remains to be seen what MIR.
Peckham and those associated with him will do
toward removing the dissatisfaction which now
exists In the breast of hungry Albany Demo-
Gratis who yearn for an oflce-and for the vindi-
cation of the old Jacksonian principle"
New-York tribune., 1883-06-08
THE KENTUCKY PROPHETS.

There are Kentuckians, prominent Kentuck-
ians, In town. Having said this, it need not
be added that this town is for the moment q
great political centre. But when we say that
ono of these Kentuckians is United States
Senator James b. Beck, and the other much
greater than any United States Senator, to wit,
Henry Watterson, the reader will understand
that whatever is worth knowing concerning the
past, present or future of the Democratic party
is within easy reach of any earnest seeker after
truth. Knowing how anxious the public was
to know for a certainty something concerning
the future of the Democratic party, and par
ticularly who would be Speaker of the next
House and who the Democratic candi-
date for President, THE TRIBUNE sent a
representative to catch the earliest distilla-
tions of the prophets. The results were pub
lished in Wednesdays issue. Both gentlemen
expressed the greatest reluctance to say any
thing about politics. They were not here
they said, on that business, and did not
care to talk about it. We believe that in
this thing they were unquestionably sincere.
1t seems necessary to say this, because
1t has come somehow to be matter of pub
lie notoricty that the men who represent them
selves as extremely averse to this kind of pub
licity are almost invariably those who either
send for reporter OF write out the interviews
New-York tribune., 1883-06-08
pIyORCE AYD PUBLIC OPINION

The usual divorce scandals continue with the
usual regularity; that is, at the rate OF abont
one celebrated case week IN high life, no ac
count being taken of the undistinguished
crowd, or the thousands who procure divorces
without publicity In order that they may COM
nit bigamy without risk. Yet once in while
we are encouraged by sign of reaction. Re-
Gently eight cergymen Of different Protestant
churches in the city of Los Angeles united in a
public declaration that they would perform the
marriage service for no divorced person except
the innocent party to a divorce granted for
Scriptural reasons. This is something. 1t will
not prevent divorced persons from remarrying
so long us there are clergymen less particular
than the proclainiing eight or justices of the
peace who dc not profess TO be particular at all.
But il will have an effect upon public opinion.
We wish that other ministers would follow the
Los Angeles example.
When DR.. Dix attacked tho abuses of divorce
last March we published two or three commun-
icatlons on the subject which seemed to us
significant indications of the prevailing dis
order in the popular mind. One writer resented
the liberty taken oy a clergyman in discussing
the moral aspect Of a bad law as an attempt to
"unte Church and State" and seemed to as
sumo that clergyman when he took orders
lost his rights as citizen. Another admitted
that divorce was an abomination and an i'm
morality, yet argued that lax morality was
preferable to hard and cruel law,--that is to
say, that It was better to be abOminable and
immoral than TO be unhappy. And one of the
letters recommended the appointment of
:" scientific commission (the can't of science is
becoming the favorite cant OF our time) to visit
every community and "forcibly" separate
thousands of uncongenial married people who
are not breeding scientifically. These perhaps
are extreme specimens of ilcorrigible folly;
but that the American idea of marriage is a
loose and in many cases a base one seems un-
fortunately to be proved by American prac-
tees. Here lies the great difficulty in the way
of the only remedy which promises any result
national divorce law enacted under a consti-
tutional amendment. The laws of the States
range all the way from nearly Scriptural
strictness to u nearly polygamous license. If
All attempt should ever be made to substitute
law of Congress for these differing enactments
the advocates of the two systems would prob
ably compromise" on something between the
two, and the number of divorced men in Con-
gress and in the district conventions would
have much TO do In determining where the
line should be drawn. Then there would be
the samo tendency in Congress which we now
see In the State Legislatures to relax the law
New-York tribune., 1883-06-08
POLITICAL NEWS.

The constantly lessening size of the Demo-
cratic majority in Kentucky begins 10 trouble the party
leaders. The is plain enough from whatever cause
1t springs. Formerly $4,000 was considered only re-
spectacle figure, but in 1880, when full vote was
brought out this dwinded TO 200. The Congressional
districts also, notwithstanding Democratic gerryman-
dering a dangerous tendency to wabbe out or party
lines The Democracy in that state seems 10 DC trouDeo
with dry lot.
Mr.. Manning, who holds the certificate from
the lid Mississippi Congressional District, intends to
manufacture little capital out Of his contested seat
case He will not occupy It, it is said, until committee
OF the House has passed upon his right to IT, MI Man
ming has adopted wise, not TO say shrewd course
As the House is controlled by his party friends and az
his opponent Chalmers, has no sympathy nom any any
ouarter Mr. Manning be sure OF his seat ana yet
gain a reputation for extraordinary ponticsi virtue
After all the claims put forth by the Democrats
and their confident assertions that the result OF the e1s
Presidential election oregone conclusion ther most
sagacous leaders admit that the continuance OF the ke-
publicans in power Is highly probable. Southern
Democratic Senator told The Boston Advertisers Wash
inron that the boasts of his rarty were
not based upon any genuine expectation that 1t World
secure the next Presidency. He said that the people
would not vote change IL they realized all that !.
means and that II the issues are sharply drwnne1ty,a.
tbe Democrats will surely be beaten The country has
witnessed more than one game OF bluH suoh as '"o
DemOcraoy.ls now playing
The new movement to reorganize the ne
slle 20 by the Bourbonpapers in that section But very
few references have made to It. This cannot arse
from contempt, for II it believed that tue proecs
could be ridcued safely the BOurbons woulu ho' 70 ~
70 do IT, Amore natural explanation OF their Sence
that they recognize that the new movement Me 'neu
and the conditions favorable for its success Inc most
sagacious politicians in the south Know x" and orssbt
there that they have displayed in the North 10 pera
nenty split the Solid Soutn' NJ,
The latest candidate named for the hepup-
..., crhornatorisl nomination ia Massachusetts 10
lanes Freeman Clarke. His success In defeating .ne
urono.,tion TO give Butler the degree OF LIZ d. has
nson tho means OF bringing him into promi-
IN connection with the Governorshp. This, how
"a not the first which Mr. Clarke ha
had a hand. somc years ago when the former Was
one of his annual raids upon the Republican party
Mr. clarke was delegate TO the convention IN
sneech which aided greatly in turning the tide sgansS
he said: IL this convention nominates GeneI'
Rntier for Governor shall not vote for hlln because
DO not believe he is an honest man." Mr Clarke wouo
an admirable candidate II he could be persuaueow
accept nomination.
New-York tribune., 1883-06-08
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thereaiterns ank and bathed In tho unt he wa5
completely cured The following summer many disabled
people visited the springs and their fame spread fast
anu mr' The springs have been . Mecca" says tn
a'Tsso"g Patriot for statesmen grown old and ds,
unsuisned In the service of their country. Many we
tne visits James Buchanan made during the years Of hl
Presidency and custom for the farmers of Bed
'ord county to extend to the distinguished guest har
vest nome dinner once every year In the town was
great occasion and the memory Of 1t still lives among
those who took part in the bsnque That other Penn
syvania statesman long since gathered to bis fathe
ineddeus Stevens often recreated ct Bedford Exsena
1or emon cameron had his heaquarers there many
years. In later days Robert w. Mackev coronsl ouav
sx-Senator e. hutan, William L. Scott and Senator
Maaco nave nad yearly suites Of rooms at the springs
IN ante-Delum days 1t the resort of nnmbers OF
sSatnsrn scnp pgSians among the d
Faulkner Of Virginia Harriet Lane Niece Of EXPIRED
dent Buchanan tho late Judge sharswood tho em-
springs" -
New-York tribune., 1883-06-08
among canal boatmen, and other like reasons,
caused decrease in the two succeeding weeks

There appears to be good deal OF doubt as
to the result of the recent elections In Virginia
Senator Malone thinks the result is favorable
to him. "With proper encouragement anu
not too much sentimental squeamishness,
he saws, "Virginia and North Carolina can be
carried next year against the Bourbon candi-
date for President" If he means by proper
enc engagement continuance of such practices
as have recently been the cause OF complaint
by Mr. Dezendorf, he ought to be disappointed.
There is no reason to expect that the
Aldermen's investigation into the AFFAIRS Oh tno
Finance Department will benefit the city'
But we can see no harm in the Aldermens di-
yerting themselves in that way even during the
hot weather. The information elected yesterday
was. however, neither useful nor new. Inc
theory of the discharged clerks, that counter
felt coupons were used by Carroll IN COM
mittinp the frauds, has been disproved by the
renorts of the Commissioners of Accounts and
the Controller. If the Aldermen's Commit
tee wishes to do something really valuable
let it make searching inquiry into the
conduct of the Board of Aldermen during
the last four years. 1t might lay bare the
"dealr that resulted In the transfer of MIR.
Campbell to the Finance Department in order
that a practical politician could be placed at
the head of the Public Works Department.
1t might also satisfy public curiosity as to
how certain Aldermen can spend $2,5Oo on
election expenses and still grow rich on a
salary of $4,000 year.
The increasing interest in the subject OF fish
culture, and the appreciation of the benefits
il has rendered the country, are in no small de-
gree due to the work of the American Fish
Cultursts' Association, which closed its annual
meeting in this city yesterday. These meet
ings, begun in 1871. have yearly brought to-
gether large number of experts in fish cul-
ture, as well as members of State Fish Com
missions, affording an opportunity for the in
terchange of ideas and suggestions that have
done much to advance the work OF prOpagatlng
fOod-fs The first authoritative suggestion
of the Importance of Federal action in regard
to the stocking of the common waters OF the
United States was made by this body in q
memorial sent to Congress in 1871. AT that
time there were only eight State Fish Com
missions Now, in addition to the breeding
operations conducted by the National Govern
ment, nearly every State has commission
engaged In the work. Notwithstanding the
great attention which the art of fish culture
has received in Europe, this country has found
little occasion to adopt any foreign methods
OF processes indeed, the American methods
have been received with such favor abroad
that constant applications have been made to
the Government Commissioner for models of
the American apparatus. The success of the
United States exhibit at the international
Fisheries Exhibition now open in London is
proof Of the rapid progress we have made in
this art
New-York tribune., 1883-06-08
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoRFIGN.-In the House of Commons last even
ing Mr. Gladstone made statement relative to the
mission of Mr.. Enington to Rome; Lord Rose
bery's resignation, the American Labor Reform
League and the Governor Generalship OF Canada
were also referred to in the Commons.
- Several fights between Turkish and
Albanian troops have taken place. - The
German steamer Claudius has been damaged by a
collision. and had to be beached near Tynemouth,
England. - At Ascot Heath yesterday the win
pers were Chislehurst. Tristan. Wild Thyme and
Galliard. - Sir George Bowyer, Baronet, the
legal writer is dead.
DOMESTIC. W. Hale was inaugurated as
Governor of New Hampshire yesterday. - The
tonnage returns of the canals showed an increase OF
canal traffic. - Steps were taken to secure the
admission of Dakota as State. 80 Q. c. Fulton,
Editor and proprietor of The Baltimore american,
died. 80 Charles McComas, captive boy among
the Apache Indians. was recovered. - Interest,"
ing testimony regarding the adulteration of lard
was given at Chicago.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-A dinner was given last
night to the representatives of the Southern Expo
sition; speeches were made by General Grant,
Senator Bayard, Senator Beck and Others. - Miss
LilanRussel sailed for Europe Unexpectedly yester
day, with Edward Solomon. - Monitor won the
Westchester Cup at Jerome Park; Mr. WitherS's
unnamed King Ernest-Cyclone colt Constantine.
Jack of Hearts and Lily Morson won the other
races. - The annual session of the Grand
Lodge of Free Masons adjourned 60 meeting
of the Chamber of Commerce was held 80 An
investigation of the coupon frauds by committee
of the Board of Aldermen was begun. 80 The
New-York Baseball Club defeated the Chicago
nine, and the Metropolitans wen their
second game from the Cincinnati Club. g. The
meeting of the American Fish-cultural Association
was closed. -- Gold value of the legal-tender
silver dollar 412ia grains), 1922 cents. -
Stocks were irregularly active, higher and fuctu-
ating, and finally closed steady at figures halfway
between the opening and the highest.
The WEATHER.-TRIBUNE local observations in
dicats cloudy weather, with occasional showers and
slight changes in temperature, followed by partly
cloudy or fair weather. Temperature yesterdays
Highest 90o; lowest. 69o; average. 75s4o
New-York tribune., 1883-06-08
PUBLIC OPINION
FLAT BLAsPHEMY.

Mr.. Frank Hatton, Assistant Postmasters
General has named only one post office Hatton our.
lag the month Of May The reason n that wsi
for three DAYS only OF the month. However hatton
sending the Agricultural aS,sd y h SSp With
the iniuncton te get up clubs" On the wrapper IN.
closing srscmen copy s ~ snaS oca
bus,nsss hinder penalty Of $500 hne However II any
bodv supposes that Mr. Hatton Is to be deferred cS
advertising his private businsas mercy ~ -"
New-York tribune., 1883-06-08

an oxtra giving portrait Of che bug and 90 much
of It's full name as we have space for We merely
add that tho letters are printed in the interest OF
science and not for the purpose Of soaring tramps
from Union Square Park. @-Ss