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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-27
HE WASN'T USED To TIE MACHINE
Cleveland Plain Dealer.


- l amt much used to the machine, "
said James Barker,a young man who live
on Scranton avenue, yesterday afternoon,
who very kindly undertook to show his
girl the beauties of his brothers show
bicycle, 'butI guess can show you how
it works" s
"0h, do get it and let me see it run
little" pleaded the blooming damsel.
She smiled. and the young man was
weak enough toyleld though he was
somewhat dubious of the result of the
experiment, He had often seen mis- ath-
letic brother get into the saddle, and had
a tolerably good general idea of how the
! thing was done. Initiating the dainty
little run and jump as near as possible,
he gained the hazardous pinnacle with
an ease which surprised him considerably
and started at fair rate Of speed down
the hill Then all lat once it occurred TO
him that his brother had remarked that it
was extremely dangerous to put on the
brake going down hill The sudden re-
! Election paralized him He chung to the
handles for dear life The machine gave
q fearful bound forward down the steep
incline. OFF went his hat md away went
what little wit he is said to have possessed
| He began to utter incoherent cries to
some imaginary person who had it in his
powerto stop him. But it is needless to
say he didn't check the machine. All
astonished teamsler who was driving up
the hill saw, the wild apparation as it
swept past him and ran down to the
| fence which prevents exilarated people
from walking off into Walworth Run in
time to help pick mp the pieces of the
machine and what there was left of James
Barker. For a while the crowd which
gathered about couldn't tell whether the
machine, which was somewhat dilapidated
or its recent rider was the worst sufferer.
But he opened his eyes policeman came
and asked him for his mother. They
lifted him up and carried him back 70 the
old lady. She wrung her hands in speech
lessagony when the door was first opened
and then burst out: ooh, James, what
has happened to your" ..
Happened" he exclaimed Pm dy-
ing Bring me a cup of water. What
did you let Bob buy that bicyle forf
always told you it was an internal ma
chine, and it's broke every bone in my
body" -
But the doctor last night denied the
correctness of this wholesale statement
He said that the young nan hadn't requil
ed any sergieal treatment whatever, but
that woald be month before his friends
would recognize him. In the meantime
he will lay around and smell of arnica,
and make every miserable in the house
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-27

grafton society They give now, as they have
given for years past, their personal attention
and their means to secure the comfort, pros
perity and humane treatment Of their coun
trymen who come to this country They OBJ
ject to the inhumanity of robbing people
and then compelling them to leave their own
land and go unaided among strangers in a
strange land II the people wanted to come
not one of the delegation would be OPP
posed to their coming These gentlemen have
had cases brought to their attention like those
reported by Mr. Reynolds, of New Haven
Mr. Reynolds said eighteen poor people ar
rived there OF that number only five
were able to work, Nearly all the
others were aged and infirm Now if
the five young, Industrious, active men
came freely, they would have left their
aged relations in kindly hands at home until
they had secured roofs in this country under
which to shelter them Young Irishmen do
not voluntarily bring their aged relatives
into exposure and humiliation As soon as
they can they either send them part of their
earnings TO support them in Ireland, or bring
them to share their homes in the new world.
All the facts show that the immigration pro-
tested against is compulsory Hence the OBJ
lection to it. No, there is no objection on
the part of any man in that delegation, as
there was not on the part of any man in the
Philadelphia convention, to voluntary immi,
grafton. Why, Mr. John Fitzgerald, of Lin
coin, Neb., one of the delegation, has paid
the entire expenses of bringing more than
two score families 70 the lands of the west
from Ireland. They wanted to come. They
came to friends. They were not thrown on
| the streets pennilass and friendless. Yet Mr.
| Fitzgerald is one of the strongest opponent:
Of enforced immigration.s
"What do you thin.y has been accomplished
BY the visit TO the president"
"The attention Of the government. of the
world, l might say, has been called to tbs
ou5rases. Greater vigilance will be exercised
| by the authorities in exposing the cruelty
| of England's policy. It has been made ap
parent that because they succeed in this coun
! try, men with Irish blood in their veins dc
| not lose interest in their count1ymen Every
| hearty supporter of Mr. Parnell, aud
the great commercial centers Of thi'
country, where the delegates are SC
well known, viii understand that such
men would not neglect their business and
/ give their sanction to a movement unless il
was patriotic, Just, and humane That the
visit to the president hes done good there can
| be no doubt President Arthur made many
friends i'll the delegation. He showed that
the subject had received his attention, and
every man in the delegation left the white
house firmly believing that the president
would cause the whole subject to be fully and
fairly Investigated; that he would cause ex
isting laws to be enforced, and that he would
recommend to congress such additional legis
lation as official investigation would prove
| necessary u
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-27
DoDaING THE QUESTION.

John Sherman is by all odds the wisest
and shrewdist politician in the republican
party. He sees defeat on the record of
the republican party inscrutable. unless
public attention can be called in another
direction This accounts for his efforts
to make the tariff not only the leading
feature, but the factotum of the fight
On the question of tariff the democratic
party is willing to 60 before the people,
and on all other questions.
The tariff undoubtedly will be the
great issue between the parties next year,
says John Sherman. 1--WE shall give it
prominence this year We think we shall
be able 10 do that so early in the cam
paign that, after all, the tariff Will overtop
everything else in importance.
Without doubt Mr.. Sherman and all
those republican leaders who sympathize
with him would be very glad to fight the
next election upon the question of the
tariff and every other election for the
next twenty years. This would suit them
very much better than the issue of reform
of expelling the rascals who now run riot
in every department Of the government, Of
driving away the blood suckers that feec
upon the treasury of the country, of max
ing the whole administration honest anC
decent.
If the republicans could select for them
selves the battle ground of 1884, they
would have much better chance of win
ming and perpetuating their own tenure o
power than they can possibly have whei
the ground is chosen by the people. wear
{. led and disguised by republican corrup
ton in every brance of the public service
The democrats will speak out boldly Of
the tariff question. They will spea
out on the felony which robbie
the American people of thei
choice for-president in 1876, when R. I
Hayes was placed in the presidents
chair by the most damnable fraud
They will also speak of the robbery (
the federal treasury by the star rout
thieves by ana through the use of the il
gotten treasure Indiana was secured /
Garfield, and further that those THEW
go unwhipped of justice through ii
extravagant use of money and republica
influence. The list is too large
enumerate in any one article or ha
dozen articles for that matter. 1t
enough to say the republican party is {
trial, and all the crimes of omission ar
commission Of this party will come up
the campaign of 1884. The democra
are prosecutors in this trial and W
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-27
pR0HTBITToN In MAINE.

For years Maine has had a prohibitory
law. That it always was failure there
never existed the least doubt, but it was
hard thing to make the hard headed
Maine Yankees acknowledge it. The
Telegraph, published at Brunswick, Maine.
shows the true state of affairs. Let not
the republicans say it is not true, for the
Telegraph is republican paper 1t says:
Anybody who knows anything about
the drinking habits of the people of
Maine to-day, knows that liquor is drank
in parlors, in offices of law and medicine
and to limited extent in the studies of
the clergy, in kitchens and workshops, in
the cars, on steamboats,, and. if one
wishes to observe, he will find that tray-
elers b. every means of conveyance in the
state take the poison with them. The
express companies bring it into the state
upon every arrival for private consump-
ton, and considerable which escapes de-
lection and goes into sale in some smaller
country towns. In many of the cities
and some of the larger towns the sale is
free in bars and saloons, not in open de-
fance of law; for that statute which pub
lie opinion does not support is no law at
ALL and cannot and never will be enforced.
The sooner the fact is recognized the bet
ter it will be for the cause of temperance,
which is advocated upon sensible grounds
only by The better representatives of the
reform clubs. 1t is no pleasure to us to
report such state of things, but so far as
our observation extends we know our
statements to be true. We detest decep-
ton, let it come in where it may. and
Neal Dow is socommitted TO prohibition
that he wouldn't tell the truth if he could,
ard he couldn't if he would, upon the sub
ject of enforcement in this state. We
don't assert that some strictly temperance
communitcs cannot be found III Maine,
but We do assert that rum is far toe
much in general use all over the state,
and we know that some of the best tenn
perance men here regretfully admit this
statement. Lying won't rub out the
| facts" 2
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-27
A MIHER'E DEATH.

FROM the CINCINNATI
For the past eight OF ten years there
has lived in the garnet of No, 122 Clay
street man named Charles Doering
He was looked upon in the neigborhood
as wretched pauper, with whom nobody
had anything to do. He was wont to go
about the streets begging for food and
carried with him in his trips about the city
an old tin cup, which be filed with the
DRAWINGS from beerkegs set out in front
of saloons after the beer had been
extrcted. Doering died of pneumonia
at the hospital about o clock yesterday
morning No one knows who he is or
from whence he came. Strewn aroun
the room which he occupied was lot of
rubbish of every description, old cans,
boxes and clothes. In almost every
thing money was found, which showed
that he was miser Silver to the amount
of $249 26 was found slowed away in a
hundred different places. The money
consisted of three cent places, dimes,
quarters, fifty cent pieces and dollars.
There was also $3.50 in greenbacks,
which had become widowed and rotten
with age. A quantity of script of 1851
and 1862 was also discovered, and 1876
was left by him at the hospital when he
entered that institution.
The dead man had also hidden safely
away $500 in bonds with the coupons
from 1874 on still attached Somt
weeks ago Doering was arrested fol
drunkenness, aud $500 in one hundred
dollar bonds was found on his pefsion
and six of these are missing.
From other papers brought to light i
is believed Doering owned property il
Minnesota, Wisconsin and the city o
New Orleans, but he left no will, sofa
has been ascertained, as to the
disposition of his property. The deceaeC
was beyond doubt an educated man.
, considerable amount of German
manuscript on Russian and German
politics was among his effects. ant
showed considerable scholarship and
general knowledge of European politics
There is no clew W hatever to the dea'
man g relatives, but doubtless some on
} will come forward and claim the fortune
s He always lived in the most abjec
Q poverty and never enjoyed the wealth
his penuriousness had accumulated.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-27

WATSON SENTENCED.
The Fearful Punishment OF the Mill
tRry Transsressor--- Comment by
New York journal.

NEW YORK. June 26-Referring to the
conviction and sentence of Mai. James R.
WATSON, the United States paymaster re
Gently tried by court martial for having ap
propriated government funds. The Times
says, editorially: WATSON was graduated at
West Point in 1871. Having resigned from
the army, soon after graduation, be became
a professor of mathematics in japanese col
lege He afterward attained the position OF
chief engineer in the Japanese army, and was
decorated for his services in the FormoSa
campaign. Before returning to this coun
try, he was made professor Of civil Ell.
cheering at the Imperial university of
Toxic In 1876 he was appointed a pay
master in the United States army, and foI
five or six years he has been stationed in
Texas. Some weeks ago it was discovered
thht he had stolen nearly $1,000 Of the gov
ernment's money which had been placed in
his hands, and had tried to account for the
deficiency by asserting that be had been
robbed He was tried by court martial, and
the sentence is that he be dshonorably dis
charged, and that he be confined at hard
labor in a peuitentiary for eighteen months,
and that the facts respecting his crime and
punishment bs published in Iowa, the state
from which he was appointed TO the army
f'The evidence against him was incontro
veItible, for be made a full confession, ac
companying 1t, however, by pitiable pleas
with the hope that they would arouse sym.
pathy 1t was the old story-money lost
while gambling, small sums at first, followed
ty greater. as be tried to regain his luck
The army regulations forbid discussing Of
fcer &c 'bet at cards or any game of hazard, !
even with his own money There was moth
ing in Major Wasson's plea to show that he
had ever heard Of this prohibition.
Recent disclosures in Washington indicate
that others as we'll as Major WATSON have
Forgotten its existence It isa provision tina,
was wisely enacted, and II should be strictly
enforced No disbursing officer should be
allowed to be ignorant Of its existence The
people regard the officers Of their army as
men Of high honor, and they will continue tc
do so, notwithstanding tie occasional fall OF
| a Wasson or Nickerson, but those who rule
the army should jealousy guard its reputa
ton and, by keeping alive In the minds Oh
officers the established rules Of conduct by
example, by precept, and il every legitimate
way, labor to preserve the honor of thost
who are exposed to temptation"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-27
THE PAUPER FLOOD.
Sullivan, President of the Irish
National League, Discusses
"Assistedv Immi
grafton. US.

CHICAGO, June 90 -" Are not the officers Of
the league and those who accompanied their
to the president liable to be misunderstood
and accused of inconsistency In their oppo5i-
ton to irfmigration!n was asked Of Alexar,
der Sullivan to-day
They can be misunderstood only by Those
who want to misunderstood them, They are
not opposed to immigration. They are op-
posed to enforced emigration from Ireland
In the address to the president this language
was used: 1T Yves not Intended to cast re
preach upon the unfortunate victims Of these
causes nor to discourage voluntary immigra
ton ~
Sin what respect does it affect either the
immigrants or the United States whether
they come voluntarilyo or are forced to Gomez
IN every respect The people who come
of their own accord come with fixed pur
pose and fixed determination. They come
as a result Of investigation and preparation
very large portion of them come to friends
OF relatives who have urged them to come,
and who, upon their arrival, either have EN-.
ployment secufed for them or means to care
for them until they get employment They
are not Inundated by having TO ask or re-
ceive charity The seveaty-three people re
ported by Mr.. Smith, of Cleveland, will illus
trate. Those unfortunate people were ON the
streets of Cleveland The whole party had
only SO. They were helpless, among strangers,
| and without any idea where to 60 or how tc
turn for a livelihood. If they had come OF
| their own choice they would have met friends
and advisers Their honest poverty would
have been known only to themselves and
friends They would not have had the suf-
fering and humiliation they had to bear com
| ing penniless and friendless, and by foree
rather than by choice Above all that, is the
fact that the people of Ireland have right
| to live on their own soil They should not
be driven from it to make room for Eng
lish cattle If;they want to come here they
| will not only not be opposed, but they will be
welcomed But the government which over
taxes, robs them, and reduces them to want
should be compelled to spend the taxes ex
torted from Ireland in caring for the people
| of Ireland"
Had not the wealth of many Of the dele
gatien something to do with their opposition
to immigration
s'Not at all MessFs Kelly, Hoguet and
y Lynch are actively connected with an inni
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-27
RAILWAY FACTS AND FIGURES
Another Canadian Halfway Enter
prise - Traffic Rates te various
Points

MONTREAL, June 26.-The contract 70,
another great railway enterprise has been
given out to build a new line, called the On
tario & Pacific railway, from Cornwall, on
the bank Of the St Lawrence, to Sault Ste
Marie, to connect with the Northern Pacific
railway over the big bridge, distance to the
western terminus of zoe miles 1t is claimed
that this will make the most direct and short
est line to the west from the Atlantic sea-
board, and will give the Northern Pacific ad,
vantage over both the Canadian Pacific and
Crank Trunk from ocean TO ocean The Do
minion government charter gives the COM
pany power to build bridge over the st.
Lawrence, and American connections are al
ready secured from tho border line to
Portland Me-, Boston, and New York. A
large part of the new road viii run almost
parallel with the Canadian Pacific to Saul
Ste Marie. 1t will receive bonuses from rnu
nicipal and other sources. The contract wa.
given to Philadelphia man, and the pro
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-27
SPORTING NEWS.
The Tart at Chicago and at COney
Es1and-.. Rase Rail PLAYING.

CHICAGO, June 26 -Today's league games
Of base ball resulted Boston Z, New York
2; Providence Q, Philadelphia 4.
Buffalo g. Detroit 5; Chicago 5, Cleveland
o.
New YORK, june 26-At Coney Island
Chanticleer won the q mile, selling, in lis;
King Alfonso second, A'lstralina third The
rs miles handicap was won by Breeze in
ls575f; John Henry second, Pope Leo third.
The 4 miles handicap was won by Harriet
in 2;t214; Bella second, Nimrod third, The
l5s miles handicap was wen by Free Gold in
2:52; Monk second, Irish King third
The / lilo miles was won by Dan K in
! 81; Delilah second, Gen. Scott third
CHICAGO, June 26.-The first race, IL
miles, was won by Bonnie Bird in SOB, Wal
lansee second, Kittie Wells third The Hi,
nois Oaks, u miles, was won by Olivette in
2:25A Vera second, Blue Grass Belle third,
The e mile was won by Cleaner in l:2S1E
Eli Marks second, Wapakonita third. The
u miles was won by Owen Bowling in
2:24sI Bondholder second, Aztec third
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-27
Notable Deaths.

CLEVELAND, o., June % Patrick Farley,
the father of Mayor John H. Farley, and for
fifty years resident of this city and one of
the oldest masons in the country died to-day,
aged 81.
RICHMOND Va, June 26.-Gen. James
Conner, of South Carolina, died here this
morning at the residence of his father-in-law,
aged 81
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-27

The governor of Michigan recently
sent message. to the legislature so
wretcbedly written and spelled that it was
with difficulty the clerk could read It,
He resembles Washington and Napoleon,
neither of whom could write a sentence
correctly. But we must confess that the
resemblance stops there.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-27
Bucklen's Arnica Sa1ve.

The greatest medical wonder of the world
Warranted to speedily cure burns, bruises,
cuts, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, can.
GERS, piles, chilblains, corns, letter, chap
ped hands, and all skin eruptions, guaran-
teed to cure in every instance, or money
refunded. 25 cents per box. For sale by
Hartz Il Rahnsen.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-27

The cheering news reaches us that one
hundred emigrants are on the way to this
country from England who were let out
of the work house and shipped to relieve
the island of their presence. They win
undoubtedly be sent back
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-27
A Northumberland senator Do,

A reporterinterviewed Senator Doves
the other day, in Washington. "Sena-
tor, said the reporter, what is the
leading issue in Massachusetts, But
Ter replied the Senator, What Other
issues are there?" Butler" was the
reply. The interview closed
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-27

The editor of the St. Louis Republican
knows pretty til NJ when he secs it, Es
says: There never was anything prettie1
than plump pretty young woman in
short sleeves and a Bertha waist"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-27

The government has determined to
shut down on the shipping of paupers to
this country. At the cabinet meeting
Tuesday, it was determined to reship all
paupers from whence they came
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-27

The sun in Sweden shines at present
the whole "a hours that go to make up a
day That would be grand coun-
try for those who don't go home till
morning"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-27

hardly let the prisoners choose but one
act when they have committed many
which ought to send them to retirement
for life.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-27
University Of Virginia.

SUMMER Law LEcTUREs (nine weekly. begin
18th July, 1858 and end 18th September; have
proved of signal use,-1st to students. who design
TO pursue their studies at this or other law school
3D. 70 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 b. Minor, Prof. Com.
and Stat. Law. may-2S-dwIm
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-27

The reserve now in the United States
treasury amounts to $142, 48l $50.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-27

The Stalwarls aud Half Breeds are
quarreling as to who will control the
republican state central committee of
New York.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-27

Thelatest ha' ehed out by the Ohio re
publicans is that Senator Humans only
son has declared his intention to support
the republican candidate for governor.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-27

The ambition of Susan B. Anthony has
evidently been attained She made an
address, Monday night, at womau's
rights meeting in London.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-27

The Peoria city council has passed an
ordinance providing for the renewal of
the liquor license at the old rates.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-27

The bill legalizing the marriage of a
man with his deceased wife's sister viii
undoubtedly pass the English honse Of
commons.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-27

The Republican state convention OF
Iowa met to-day.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-27

The prospect for better crops increases
every day.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-27

"Out with the thieves, will be the
battle cry of 1884.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-27

The trial of Polk, the defaulting treas
urer of Tennessee. commenced Tuesday.