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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-24

Colonel A. W. Evans was on Saturday
placed upon the retired list of the army,
having been found by the Retiring Board
to be incapacitated for active service
This retirement fills the last vacancy
which existed in the 400 retired list.
TREASURY STATEMENT
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-24
PUBLIC NOTICE

Ia hereby given, that the Moline & Rock Island
Horse Railroad Company will present its petition
to the City Council Of the city of Rock Island, at
its next regular meeting TO be held on the first day
of October next, TO grant TO it the right 10 lay
down street rail road track, commencing at its
track on Fifth (Moline) Avenue. opposite Rob
bins street, thence south across said Fifth Ave
nue. to and upon Robbins street to Seventh Ave.
nue., and thence east upon said Seventh Avenue
TO the city limits on the east, with the necessary
side-tracks and turn-outs, and to use so much and
such portion Of said streets and avenues as said
City Council may deem necessary for the purpose
Rock Island, September IS, 1888
TIE MOLINE & Rock ISLAND HORSE RAIL Roam
COMPANY, by
j. WARNER, President,
j. NJ. BUF0RD, Secy,
JONATHAN HUNT0ON,
sept-1S dot Executive Committee.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-24
Late News.
THE COLD WAVE.

MILWAUKEE, Sept "a. - Dampness
prevented frost in this immediate vicinity
Friday night and the thermometer ranged
in the neighborhood of SOC. At the rail
road offices it is said there was frost
along the Council Bluffs division of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Panl road, but
the extent of the damage is not known.
The Signal Service reports give no indica-
ton of frosts in this state, the wind hav-
ing been southerly in the latter part of
the night. 1t is now blowing off the lake
and the air is raw with the prospects of q
cold day,
The markets on Change opened lower
than Friday and commission men place
no confidence in the frost reports. 1t is
thought possible the unsettled weather
may have the same effect on the mar
kets as the frost and serve to keep them
stiff. Half an hour after opening wheat
had gained quarter of cent. Specials
to brokers and to the evening papers say
there was no frost in the state, but the
reports are meagrc.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-24
THE SHREVEPORT DISASTER.

SHREVEPORT, La, Sept. 24.-The bod
les of five whites who were killed by the
explosion of the boiler at Red River
bridgelast night were recovered yesterday
Four OF them were terribly mangled. The
wounded are doing well except one negro
who will die
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-24

The most delicate persons enjoy taking
Emorys Little Cathartic Pills, give q
wholesome appetite, put new life in
broken-down body.-15 cents.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-24
CHRISTINE NILSSON COMING.

LONDON, Sept. 23-Christine Nilsson
sailed yesterday for New York on the
Gallia, from Liverpool. The Silesia which
sailed yesterday from Hayre, took ninety
three members of the Nilsson troupe,
including the ballet and a portion of the
chorus and orchestra. Signor Viauesia
conductor, also sailed from Havre on the
NnrmAndie
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-24
STATEMENT.
The following is the condition of Il
THE WAR ON THE LOTTERIES.

The president of the New Orleans ma
tional bank, against whom Postmaster
General Gresham's recent order in relation
to the lottery company's mail matter was
directed, had an interview with the secre-
tary of the treasury on the subject. Sec,
retary Folger told him the question OF the
delivery of mail matter to the bank was
one over which he had no direct control
that being under the jurisdiction of the
postofilce department The only question,
he said, which he (Secretary Folger) had
to decide was whether the action of the
bank in becoming the agent of lottery
company to receive its mail, was a proper
subject for investigation by the treasury
department.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-24
CASUALTIES.

NEWPORT, Sept. 24.-Saturday evening
man named Russell telegraphed from
New York to Newport asking to be put in
communication with G. J. Bowdoin, and
stating that with the exception of himself
and the chief engineer, all on board the
steam yatchH 'Corsair" had been lost. He
was answered that Bowdoin was not there
The ''Corsair" was to have gone up the
Hudson Saturday.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-24
EARTHOUAKEs,

NAPLES, Sept. 24.-Two severe shocks
of earthquake were felt at Cassamiciola
yesterday. One house was wrecked but
M livao xuara lnSf
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-24
OHIO.

CLEVELAND, Sept. 24.-Reports from
the following places in Northern Ohio
say there was no frost last night: Warren,
Painesville, Ashtabula, Jefferson, Char
don, Ravenna, Medina, Akron, Youngs-
town, Tiffin, Sandusky, Norwalk, Ere
mont
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-24
FOREIGN LANDS.
AUSTRIA.

VIENNA, Sept 24.-Tt is now known
that Russia is making extensive military
preparations along the Austrian and Ger
man frontiers. A requisition has been
made for $4,000 military beds, and all
railways are ordered to have military cars
in readiness. A list has been made of
private steamers in the Black Sea. Their
captains have been ordered to prepare for
transportation of ammunition, troops and
provisions. These vessels have ceased
executing private orders and the carriage
of corn thus interrupted is enormous.
Provision depots have been established
along the frontier and two army corps
have been distributed along the vistula.
SOUTH AMERICAN TIDAL WAVES.
VALPARAISO, Chill, Sept 24-The rise
and fall of the tide. caused by the earth
quake in Java greatly alarms the residents
along the sea coast.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-24
CHICAGO TEA Examiner.

The nomination of Frank E. Barnard
by the collector of customs at Chicago,
to be examiner of teas at that port, has
been approved by Secretary Folger.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-24
HEMLOCK BARK

1t has been decided by the customs di-
vision of the treasury department that
hemlock bark is dutiable under the pro-
visions of the tariff act, which fixes the
rate of duty for the extract of hemlock
and other bark nsed for tanning, but is
free of duty under provision in the free
lief
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-24
TENNESSEE.

MEMPHIS, Sept. 24.-No frost in this
region last night.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-24

ST. PAUL. Sept. 24.-Repolts from the
following places in Dakota say no frost:
Fargo, Bismarck, jamestown, Huron,
Pierre, Grand Forks and Mitchell.
Duluth and Fergus Falls, Mimi, also
report no frost.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-10-12
An Old Love Letter.

Tuesday morning Elder J. K. T. South
received a letter which was written to him
by a young lady residing in this city on
the 21st Of June, 1864, at which time he
was a soldier in the Confederate army
The letter is addressed to '!Lieutenant j.
K T. South, Company D, Fifth Ken
lucky Infantry, Lewis Brigade, WheeIer's
Division" and was forwarded to him a
day or two otter it was written, but never
reached him. After the war, by some
means, it came into the possession of Rev.
E. e. Guerrant. of Mt. Sterling, who placed
it in a box, which he terms his ''Confed-
crate box" together with a lot of other
mementoes of his comrades Of the Lost
Cause" where it was found few days
since by Mr.. w. T. Haven, editor of the
Mount Sterling "Seatinel," who, at the
request of DR.. Guerrant, forwarded it to
Mr.. South. The fair writer, who was then
the sweetheart of Mr.. South, has long
since married and removed to Louisville,
while Elder South is the father of family
and resides in this county. We met him
as he came out of the postofice with the
letter in his hand, and after breaking the
seal and seeing the signature he said he
expected it contained some rare news,
and when he read it he would send it to
the lady as a reminder of their former
friendship. -Ffankfort (Ky.) Roundabout.
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Now the child has found its mother,
A Good Listener.

There is story, at his own expense,
which the late Professor Moses Stuart
Phelps used to tell with great gee. In the
days when he was graduate student at
New Haven he took a walk one morning
with Professor Newton, a man who lives in
the world of % athem ,5ics, and simply tx
lists in the common world of ordinary
things. Professor Newton, as is his habit.
started off on the discussion of an abstruse
problem. AS the professor went deeper
and deeper, Mr.. Phelps mind wandered
further and further from what was being
said. At last Mr.. Phelps attention was
called back to his companion by the pro-
fessor's winding up with: (Which, you
see, gives us * (" docs it p asked Mr..
Phelps, thinking that in polteness he
ought to reply something. :'Wby, doesn't
it 7" excitedly exclaimed the professor
alarmed at ghe possibility that a flaw had
been detected in his calculations. Qlickly
his mind ran back over the work. There
Dad indeed been a mistake. You are
right, Mr.. Phelps, you are right" almost
shouted the professor. ut doesn't give US
* it gives US ~" And from that hour
Professor Newton looked upon MIR. Phelps
as mathematical prodigy. He was the
first man who had ever caught the pro-
fessnr tripping. ''And So" Mr.. Phelps
used often to add, with his own peculiar
smile, in telling the story, II achieved the
reputation for knowing mathematics, a
thing hate. It's the way many reputa-
tions are made in ehis superficial world"
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-10-12

A SNAKE WITH FEET.-Mr. Richard
Decker, a resident at Waikiki Valley, in
Ulster county. while working in his Oat-
field recently, was surprised by black
snake which came at him with an open
mouth, his head elevated from the ground
twelve or fourteen inches. He succeeded
in killing it with his pitch-fork, and in
measurement found it to be five feet seven
inches in length, with diameter of an
inch and half at the largest part. The
extraordinary feature of the creature. how
ever, was the presence of two well-formed
legs with feet attached to the body at a
point about fifteen inches from its tall
The legs were of light pink VI flesh col
or, without bone, and so elastic that when
drawn to their full length and suddenly re-
leased they would spring back to their
normal position at the reptiles side. The
feet were about the sizs of hazsl nut and
we're hoof like in appearance, and of
darker color than the limbs to which they
were attached. Upon each one of these
feet or hoofs were sixty. three small claws.
white and of horny substance. The body
of the snake, with the legs attached, was
seen by most of the inhabitants of the viii
lage before it was put into alcohol aud
forwarded to the National Muse UNI at
Washington.-Ne,o York Times.
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Ladies Who Shave.

"Im in abont as big hurry as your
self to-day" said the barber. as he dabbed
the shaving brush in the reporters mouth
while hastily dashlng the iather brush
around his chin; this is my Chambers
burg day." what do you mean by your
Chambarsburg day ?" asked the reporter
through the mountain of soap. "That's
the day go out to the borough to shave 8
certain lady who lives there. Oh. you
needn't be- surprised. shave her every
two weeks. If she left her moustache
grow it would beat yours. | have one
other lady customer, who would but for
me, have a growth of fine, soft hair both
DIES of her face. shave her every three
weeks. The first lady is married. The
other is not. No one outside of their own
family, knows that they shave. There are
other ladies, suppose, who could cult
vate beard, but don't know Them
Once when 1 worked in PhiIadelphia had
half dozen to shave every fortnight -
"Dnesn't the shaving make the hair on
their faces grow worse than ever p 81
think not. use water instead of lather.
by their request, and while shaving makes
the hair stiffer. doh't think it causes it
to grow any heavier. One reason that
they shave is that they cannot properly
powder their faces when growing beard -
How much do you charge them ?''-
sTWenty cents shave. p Trenton Times.
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p iWer was gone. Tn9re seem "a TO % an FL
fort on the part of the snake to keep us
head cut of the water, and determ ina
ltion on the part of the pickerel to draw
the would-be victim under the water ana
drownj it. The 81 Ike was Of unusual size
and was more than the fish could carry OH
bodily. The con- batants seemed TO pay
no attention to the spectators in the boat,
which had BEEN rowed to within three
feet of tltm. The water was covered
with blood, all of which seemed to have
been shed by the snake. When the Usher
men saw that the pickerel would conquer
the snake in short time one OF them
drew bis revolver and SHOT it, the ball
passing through the snakes body at the
same time. The RATHER had evlde ntiy IN
tended 70 swim across the lake. and the
pickerel, notwiths tandiug the great size
of the serpent feet long, as big
around in the middle as a mans wrist
and had thirteen ratties-had seized it for
his supper piaksTel weighed i've
p N, :==or5s Eaton Raptds Jouf,.u!
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Roefrg.
It Is Well.

rs 1t aceN aoith thee and acith thu husband dne
Nth The child 2'' And she said, "N is ac2H."-
KINGS, ~. G6.
Yes; is well! TIE evening sha lows engt1ei;
Home golden sates shine on our ravished 81 ft;
And Ugh the der ties we str0ve I" strengthen
Break one by sne-at evening time It's hight
'.Cis well! The way was often dull and weary; e3
The spirit ia nted oft beneath its DAD; 49,
No su ishine came from skies all gray and dreary,
And yet our feei were bound to tread that road.
TITS well that not again our hearts sh III SILVER
Bene til old SORROWS once SO hard to ear;
That not ain beside Deaths darkSOme river
Shall we dep.ore the good, The loved, the fair. $
No more with tears, wrought from deep inner ain
guish,
Shall we bewail the dear hopes crushed and gone
No more need we iii doubt or fear to languisl;
30 far ths day is past the journey done! !!
Is voyagers, by herce wlnds pat AID broken,
Came into port. beneath Gamer sky,
81 we, still Gearing on our DrOws tle token
OF tempest past, draw to eur haven nj gh.
sweet air cometh from the shore immortal,
Inviting homeward at the days decline:
Almost we see where from the open portal
Fair forms stand beckoning with their smiles divine
IT'S WE'LL The earth with all her myriad voices
Has lost the power our senses to enthral;
We hear. above the tumu.t and the noises
Soft tones of music, like an angels call
IT'S we'll q friends! We would not turn-retracing
The long vain years. nor call our sJ youth back
Gladly, with spirits braced, the future facing,
We leave behind the dusty, foot-worn track.
Chambers Journal.
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ROYAL MUsICIANs.-Th London Figaro
sums up the musical abilities of the royal
family as follows In private the Prince of
Wales, who so warmly supports the royal
college of music. limits, l believe, his mu-
steal efforts to performances on the banjo.
His sister, the princess Louise, plays the
guitar; the duchess of Teck has contral-
to voice; the Princess of Wales plays the
piano, two years ago she accompanied
Mile Nllsson); the duke of Albany has a
fine library, and is sound theoretical and
historical musician the duchess OF Edin-
burg IS competent to turn over the pages
of full score for her husband, and the
duke of Edinburg essays to play the violin.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-10-12
A Cure for Typhoid Fever and DR. opsy

Mr.. John r. Cox. citizen of Baltimore,
publishes the following communication ID
! the Baltimore american of that city,
Some time since gentleman informed me
, that he knew of several persons who had
been cured of typhoid fever by the applica
, ton OF mashed raw onions to the feet. Two
patients were so i'll they we're not expected
to live over few hours. Six rye onions
were pounded to pulp and applied to the
feet of the first patient. He was relieved
in short time and got well. The second
case was equally sa' isfactory. The first
opportunity l had tried it upon coloIed
toy during one of my visits to the Louise
of reformation for colo,ed children. He
was very i'll with typhoid fever. I named
the matter to Gen. Horn, who immediate
ly ordered the application. In a few
hours he got to sleep, rested well, and re-
covered, The next opportunity was tn at
ola soa7oi a friend of Anine in the treasury
depa rtment Of the cu2Som house in our
city called to see him on business, when
he Informed me his son was very ill. He
Hfsd oSOA Nt 1liiouo lOl d WCOh VI upIp
and required constant watching, for fear
be might do himself harm. 1 advised
him to try the onions. He did 80 and
thus speaks of it: Immediately on its
application he began TO improve
and continued until he finally recov-
cred" Perhaps they might be as eff
cacious in other forms. The remedy is
simple and safe, and trial in any case can
do no harm. They have cured dropsy.
Mr.. Ralph Brunt, a very respectable and
reliable gentleman, informed me that his
wife had suffered for long time with
dropsy. She was swelled from her head
to her feet. She was attended by differ
ent physicians, who finally said: "Mr.
Brunt. we can do no more; your wife can
not live, We can give temporary relief
by tapping her," His wife declined the
operation, as it would only prolong her suf-
ferings. At this time his tentlon was
called to paragraph in newspaper in
which a gentleman made the statement
tbs t he had been cured of dropsy by eating
onions. His physicians told him that he
could not live. One day he wanted to eat
some raw oniors and he did So. After
eating thu m he felt better, and tried some
more. He then made it rule to eat six
a day, and in few weeks he was we'll
He felt it his duty to publish it for the
benefit of others. Thus Mr.. Brunt knew
of it. He called the attention of his wife
to it. She was willing to try it,; did 80,
aud at the end Of one week she discharged
her nurse, attended to h'r household
duties, and was SO reduced in SIZE that
her friends could hardly recognize her at
first sight. She lived for more than thirty
years afterward, and died some two years
since, over eighty years of age. If the
foregoing will prove to be of benefit to
any one, the only regret will feel will be
the fact that did not attend to the
duty much sooner.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-10-12
DEALERS AND
CONSUMERS Of PAINTS.

Read the Following for Yoursel
We have now In stock the largest and best stock
of Paints eyer hr ught to this section, manufac
tured by Lucas g. Co., thu Oldest paint house in
Philadelphia
These Paints are guaranteed to give entire salts
faction, and can be furnished in any tint or shade
desired at prices suit the times. saving OF Is
per cent can be made by heif use, and they are
always ready for immediate use, presenting a
smooth elastic durable and glossy surface 1t does
not crack or become loosened from the materia
upon which it is used Read the following guaran
tee.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
March 80, 1882.
Messrs Berkeley & Co.. stanton, 20
DEAR SIZES We have not as vet found it neces
sary to issue printed guarantee for our Liquid
aints, regarding our position and reputation with
he ira lie as sufficient assurance that we would not
place on the market an inferior article particularly
under our brand. We however will cheerful! fol
low the expedient which has been resOIted to BY
manufacturers to introduce their goods BY stating
at we wi REFUND rHE MONEY OR RE
PAINT any work with English lead aud boi led OF
we believe is orthodoxy on which our paint nas been
used that you feel well satisfied has proved itsel
inferior If further guarantees are required you
may give them ON our authority but we do not
think you will ever hear of one authentic case OF
trouble arising thro' the use of our paints.
Yours truly,
JNO LUCAS & co.
These paints may be obtained by wholesale and
retail from
GARTER BERKELEY & co,
;upe2 ~taunt0n.Va
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A Pickerel as a Pugilist.

Rifle Range Lake is celebrated resort
for pickerel fishermen 10 this country. A
party from this plSce was fishing there a
few days ago. Towards evening q splash
ing and commotion WAS seen in the water
about one hundred yards from the shore.
A boat was rowed out the spot. The
cause of the disturbance was a struggle
between large pickerel and rattlesnake.
The pickerel had the snake between its
jaws, having seized it midway between its
head and rattles. The snake was at a
great Disadvantage, because the fish was
at home under the water, and the moment
the snake was pulled under the water iti
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up Yondsr.'

Geography aud Astronomy may teach
rs their lessons, but We shall not cease to
speak uf Heaven as ssabove.'
The mother VINO comes to her empty
cradle and picks up the tiny shoe, weeps,
but amid her tears looks above and says,
My baby Is up yonder!" AS she sees the
stars which shine so purely and softly in
the blue dome, she thinks of the blue eyes
which look out from beyond them-baby
eyes yet bright with Immortality.
'Up yonder 7" says the dying saint, and
visions of glory CLEAN before him. He
stall then study in Heavens own light
shall see unfolded broad pages, upon which
are inscribed lessons he has long sought to
learn He sees an infinite progression IN
that glory to be revealed.
up yonder," says the gasping invalid.
II shall rest. y, blessed world shall
suffer no more. In the pure air, in the
sweet fields of Eden. shall struggle no
more for my life. I shall rest.''
up yonder !" said the aged pilgrim, as
he Lifted his trembling hand-''up yon-
uCl. LIS CIlOkSu uGGcIdUCO CUulu duu
no more. The old mans thoughts were
busy with the past. He bad outl,ved his
generation. His early friends had passed
away; his loved wife had gone from his
side; his children had crossed the Jordan,
and when he said ''up yonder," he saw by
faith where they stand, gathered near the
throne, and the thoughts of meeting them
SO soon was too much-tta, full of glory.
Hank: 1t is a child g reed like voice,
up yonderl' What is up ynnder, little
girl2 my mother. They laid her body
down in the grave ar' the baby beside her,
and since then l am so lonely. l have no
home. sir. and no one to love me, since
then l am so lonely. l have no home, sir.
and a.. one to love me, since my mother
died. but they tv,'.caa her spirit Is up yon-
der and that may go anuIasa- her. Sir,
will the Saviour let ins go 80 N ?'.,4p,or
child Cursed be he who would tear from
thee thy precious faith ~ Yes turn tiny
pale face heavenward-soo it shall b
said, "Up yonder'-
Now the child has found its mother
Now the mother finds her child:
"Up yonder" shall the minister of Jesus
find the rest to which he had pointed many
an eye and turned the steps of many
wanderer. There he shall greet those saved
through bis labors. Sweet to him will be
the greeting of old frerds. and angels will
listen with delight to their recital of earth
ly TOLL Christian at Work.