davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-15

got $500; this was BET ter, but it wasn't
enough. Jim says get noe, and Reed
goes over and he gets five $1,000 notes or
the curbstone IN front of the Academy. t
don't OccT TO him that Pc pie
don't go around with notes in Tin ir
pocket to give out on the curbstone.
jim does, but the ordinary man does not
1 mean to charge right here that this man
Reed told deliberate lie on the witness
stand. He says here Thompson kicked out
of the whole business, but on the cross
examination below he testified that it WIS
himself who kicked out. That was given
before they had time to concoct the whoie
scheme. After that testimony, I'll venture
to say that Jim Loyejoy told him
HE'D MADE BIG BULL.
in say;ny ttat he-this eminent detective
Kicked out, when he was detective, Or
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-21
IOWA CORN CROP.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Sept 21.-It may be
relied upon that about one quarter OF the
corn through the central part OF the state,
along the line of the Northwestern rail
road, has been damaged TO the extent of
SO per cent by frost making the average
injury of from 10 to Is per cent on the
entire crop. On the higher ground it is
in many places out of danger. and much
mort of it will be within week, but
there will surely be much soft corn in the
state, and from all advices obtainable, and
from interviews with farmers in many
parts of the state, it Ii probable that corn
will not be more than rs to 90 per cent of
crop This may include the increased
average, but it also includes the result OF
poor seed, and under all the circumstances
and conditions it will no doubt be shown
that so per cent is liberal estimate.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-21
ANOTHER BOND CALL PROBABLE.
NEW TELEGRAPH LINE

New YORK, Sept. 21.-An important
event in telegraphic circles will be the
formal opening tomorrow morning of the
Central and South American Telegraph
companies. Lines to Brazil in connection
with the United States are being made via
Galveston, Texas. Cheaper rates will be at
once inaugurated and it is anticipated that
lively business will spring up between
the two great sections of the western
hemisphere.
Various gentlemen in official positions
and identified with the business interests
OF the country have expressed desires and
sentiment, over the wires upon this occa-
sion. Among others, the following will
be forwarded from President Arthur tt
the Emperor of Brazil: ''The President
and government of the United States
salute the Emperor and people Of Brazi
through the new channel of direct COM
munication between two countries, thiI
day opened via Galveston and Valparaiso
and see in these multiplied links Of inter
course an assurance that the happ,
relation between them will continue ant
increase to the material benefit Of boil
the people and the countries"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-21
Late News.
TERRIBLE EXPLOSION.
Five men Killed and Eight wOunded d.

PFrTsBURG, Pa, Sept. 21.-Between.
l and 2 O'Clock yesterday afternoon a
shock was felt throughout the city. 1t
smashed windows and terribly freighten-
ed the inhabitants of the South Side, who
rushed from their houses into the street
in terror. Immediately after the shock
an alarm OF fire was struck and upon in
vestigation it was found that the large
boilers in the Hanging department of the
Sligo Iron Works had exploded with fear
full violence, scattering the flying frag-
ments in every direction and setting fire
10 the Erie railroad shops and number
of dwelling houses in the vicinity The
news of the disaster spread like wild fire
and soon thousands of people were on
their way to the scene of destruction
A fearful sight met their gaze. The
boiler department, a brick structure was
completely wrecked as were also mum
ber of passenger and freight cars and the
Master Mechanics shops of the Lake Erie
Railroad while row of dwellings on the
opposite side of the street were in flames.
Men, women and children were running
about, wringing their hands and calling
for friends whom they supposed were
either killed or wounded in the ruins of
the Hanging department Scattered around
were the dead and dying. some with arms
and legs off, some disfigured almost be
yond recognition. and others suffering
from painful burns and scalds By this
time the police had arrived in force and
the work of removing the killed and in
jured was begun. 1t was found that al
the time of the explosion twenty men
were at work. Of these nine are reported
all right. Three were killed and eight
badly injured, four fatally while foul
children of Charles Douglass who lived
across the way were badly hurt. The
| following is list of the killed:
JOHN W. ALLEN, top of head blown off
CHARLs DOUGLAS, side of head blown
off.
JOHN McGAvIGAN, scalded and sides
bruised
The neighbors did all they could to re
lieve the sufferers. The boiler was VI
right, six feet in diameter, and was spill
into four fragments, the largest being
blown two hundred feet, landing in th'
middle of the Monongahela River. II
was just after the dinner hour Steam
had been turned on only few minute
when it exploded The coroner has EN-
panelled a jury and thorough investi
cation will be made. The Sligo Irol
Works were owned by Phillips, Merrlcl
& Co. Their loss is estimated at $1,000
the loss to the railroad and dwellings
about $4,000 Jesse Douglass died a
1920 last evening, making the fifth death
Lewis House one of the victims ha
since died, and William Stewart an
Christ Miller are not expected to liv
through the night.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-21
Twists and TWingeS.

My brethren shouted DR.. Tamage one bright
autun nal Sunday, "here is lesson from the corn
field. God has arranged that the ear and the husk
shall be parted. Every rheumatic pain is but a
thrust Of the huskingpeg, and every neuralgic
twinge is only twist of the husSer.'
Possibly; bnt nobody wants to be husked for
all that, and nature teaches to resist the pro
cess. Therefore, we accept with gratitude what
ever helps ne to suppress those very twists and
tRinges,
From his pleasant home, Greenmount. near
Sing Sing, n. Y, NJ Alfred Bser. French gen
tleman, writes
Il have suffered almost ntoerabe torments
from rheumatism for many years Ofthe namer-
| ous remedies which have tried, none benefited
me. But PARKERs Tonic gave me great saiisfac-
ton. l certify with pleasure that il restored my
health. You are welcome to publish this and use
my name
! Messrs. HiscOx & Co., call especial attention TO
the fact that this preparation, which has been
known as PARKER's GINGER Tonic, will hereafter
| be advertised and sold simply under the name of
| FARKER's Tonic. As unprincipaled dealers are
constantly deceiying their customers by snbstitut
| ing inferior preparations under the name OF gin
| ger and as ginger is really an unimportant ingre
! dent, we drop the misleading word.
| There is no change, however, in the preparation
| ITSELF and all bottles remaining in the hands oil
| dealers, wrapped under the name of Parker's Gin
ger Tonic, contain the genuine medicine if the
fac-simile signature of HIscox & Co. is at the bot
! tom of the outside wrapper.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-21
RILIIARDlSTIC.

CHICAGO. Sept 21.-Sexton and Wallace
the billiardists, reached this city last night
from the west. Schaeifer is expected here
fIom today. and all three will then go to
New York, where Schaeffer viii at once
go into practice for his match with Vign-
aux. Slosson had gone to Minneapolis
before Sexton arrived so nothing was done
in regard to Sections proposed game al
cushion caroms. Sexton expresses de-
sire to meet Slosson at that game at any
time for 1000.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-21
POLITICAL PROHIBITIONIsTs

BosToN, Mass. Sept, 21.-The Prohin
itory State Convention met at II
yesterday morning. James Fl. Roberts
was chosen temporary Chairman. Mr..
Roberts made short address. saying
that Mr.. Robinson, the Republicans
had gone from prohibition to Ii.
cense, and their nominatian yesterday
was made by about 800 men, who are
Republicans or Democrats, just as they
happen to feel.
The usual committees were appointed
and George NJ. Butterick reelected
permanent President. Mr.. Butterick
reviewed the cause of prohibition and
recounted the manner in which that par
ty would be deceived by the declaration
of the leading parties, the Republicans
coming in for the larger portion oi
his animal versions. He predicted the
ultimate success of prohibition, which
was the sole remedy for the evil:
which threaten the city.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-21

his wife, on the grouud that she is already
the wife of James O'Brien Kelly, of Viz
ginia. where he married her, which fact
was unknown TO him at the time. Mrs.
Kries is exceedingly handsome, and a
prominent lady of society in this city
Her maiden namo was Flora Hastings.
She Indignantly denies the charge and
says that Kries knew all the the circum-
stances of her acquaintanceship with
Kelly, and that he only married her after
having satisfied himself thet she had not
been previously married. When Gen.
Kries first saw his present wife he became
so enamored of her that he persuaded his
former wife to consent to be divorced
from him, which she Immediately agreed
to do All the parties are very prominent.
The trial takes place in the superior
C0Urt
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-21
NORTHERN PACIFIC.

New YORK. Sept, 2I.- The annual re
port of the Northern Pacific Company for
1888 shows gross earnings amounting ito
81 ,S55 ,459, an increase of SO, 425, 1853;
expenses, S., 1856, 929, an increase of 81.
764, ,0s9; net earnings S9,519. 529; an in
crease of a$661, ,064. The Treasurer s
statement shows balance July 1882, of
$3, 039, 923; received from earnings of
Land Departments and miscellaneous So,
$40, ,024; proceeds of bonds, $1S,500, 900;
preferred stock sold. 1857, 1859; loans for
construction, S., 422 0S1; total, $S7, 1913,
100
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-21
KENTUCKY METHODISTS,

CYNTHIANA, KY, Sept. 21.-The Ken
tucky Conference of the Methodist Epis-
eopal church South indorsed the action
of the Louisville. New Albany and Chica-
go Railroad in Withdrawing Sunday trains
and also adopted resolutions opposing
Sunday trains to camp meetings and all
traffic on camp grounds on Sunday not
absolutely necessary. The conference
appointed a committee to attend each
camp meeting to report with the under
standing that if the Sabbath desecratior
does not cease the church will prohihi,
the holding of .campmeetings.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-21
MONTREAL EXCHANGE RANK

MONTREAL, Sept. 21.-The suspended
Exchange bank is redeeming its circulation
with gold on presentation, but has reduced
the amount payable to each person one
half. A demand has been made on the
directors to have an official Investigation
of the banks affairs, which, it is believed,
will be acceded to.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-21

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Sept. 21.--Fifteen
thousand people attended the bicycle
tournament yesterday. In the club drill
the Rochester, N. Y. club won. The
one mile scratch race was won by Corrie,
of Boston: time, 2:51 As, beating the
record Robinson, the Englishman also
best the record; time. 2:52
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-21
WASHINGTON NEWS,

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.-The secretary
of the navy yesterday telegraphed Edgar
T. Welles, of Hartford, son of Gideon
Welles, LincOln's secretary of the navy,
condoling with him on the death of Mr..
Fa&on. who was chief clerk of the navy
department during the rebellion and who
was appointed assistant secretary in 1856,
and on various occasions acted as secre-
tary of the navy. Secretary Chandler has
ordered a number of heads of the bureaus
to attend the funeral and the department
will be closed Friday afternoon, the day
of the burial out of respect to the memory
of Mr.. FaXon.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-21
FOREIGN LANDS.

PARIS, Sept. 21.-.It is reported that a
memorandum of French proposals upon
the Tonquin question, which Marquis
Tseng telegraphed yesterday to Pekin have
not proved acceptable to the Chinese
government.
Antoine Ferdinand Joseph Plateau died
yesterday, aged SO.
The Cabinet has resigned and new
Liberal Ministry will be formed under M
Yankoff
The members of the extreme Left today
passed resolutions Insisting upon the
necessity of convoking the Chambers ir
order to ascertain the policy of the gov
ernment in connection with the TonquiI
question. A committee was appointed t.
wait upon Prime Minister Ferry and re,
quest HIM to call the Chambers into ses
sion
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-21
PUBLIC NOTICE

Is hereby given, that the Moline & Rock Island
Horse Railroad Company will present its petition
to the City Council Of the city of Rock Island, al
its next regular meeting TO be held the first day
of October next to grant to it the right to lay
down street rail road track, commencing at its
track on Fifth (Moline1 Avenue, opposite Rob
bins street. thence south across said Fifth Ave
nue. 10 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 much and
such portion Of said streets and avenues as said
City Council may deem necessary for the purpose
Rock Island, September IS, 1883.
Tat MOLINE Rock ISLAND HORSE RAIL RoAT
COMPANY, by
J. WARNER. President.
J. NJ. BUF0RD, Sec'y,
JONATHAN HUNT00N,
sept-1S dot Executive Committee.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-21
A BIG SCANDAL.

SAN Francisco, Sept 21.-Gen. Win
field Scott Kries, son of the celebrated
Gen. Kries, has sued tor divorce from
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-21
A COLLISION.

LONDON. Sept. 21.-The Italian bark,
Fratelli Gaggino from Dunkirk for Darien
has been in collision with steamer. name
not given, Both vessels fonndered, hut
the crews were saved.
At the session of the British association
| for the announcement of science. the
condition of the English cotton trade was
discussed, the general opinion being thai
England has nothing TO fear from foreign
competition.
In an address TO the association Sii
William Wheelhouse ascribed the CON
mercial depression of the eouetry to
the operation of the free trade laws
and advocated a return TO a protective
tariff.
Sr. JOHNS, N. F., Sept. 2f.-Informa
ton comes from BURN and Fortune, New
Foundland. this morning of two addition
al wrecks on the great banks, during the
gale of August 30th. One was the bankel
Flying Arrow, with crew Of seven, and
the other the schooner Freedom, with I
crew of six. all told. Inboth cases al
hands were lost.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-21
Nothing Succeeds like Success.

Proud to realize the steady increase of business
ii to us positive evidence of the perfect satisfaction goods
give to all who patronize desire to offer to the pub
lie selection of PURE TEAS Adulteraed exhausted
do not will not handle Never did sell Cofees with
such confidence at the time We roast and by
process neither using polish shrink
age therefore Coees do not become tough but always
their full aroma
node gwHhu mtfan
to call when purchase;
The Bain's Tea and Coffee Company, New York City.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-21
GRIMINEL.

CINCINNATI, Sept, 21.-Mrs. Emma
Fischer was arrested last night charged
with numbering her husband, Adam
Fischer, by poisoning. Fischer diei sud
denly at his home, north of the city, on
Saturday night September 8. The fami-
ly said it was heart disease. A post
mortem examination showed different
course. An analysis of the stomach's
contents showed the presence Of stry'
chine. Suspicion is directed to his wife,
because of quarrels between the two and
the alleged infatuation of the wife wlth
Henry Kaiser, former employe, of Eisch
ers. Kaiser surrendered himself this
morning, and both are held without bail
till the 26th, when the preliminary ex
animation will take place.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-21

The civil service commissioners today
received letter from ex Representative
Dezendorf, stating that one c. c. Clark,
Senator Mahone's political assessment
agent, made an assessment last week of 5
per cent On the salaries received by all the
employees at the Norfolk navy yard. De
zcndorf says this is the third assessment
levied on the same employees by the same
man inside of year. Lyman. the chief
examiner, says that if Clark is a govorn-
ment employe the matter will be laid
before the president.
ANOTHER BOND CALL PROBABLE.
The Critic says Another bond cal
may be made before the $l5.000,000 just
issued, natures. which will be December
| 1st, next. The nearest estimate that car
be made fixed the further amount oi
bonds to be redeemed during the fisca
year at $40. 100000 This would make
total amount of debt retired during tha
period about 800, 600, 900, as $40, 000, 00(
have already been called in since july
Both, last"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-21
FATAL QUARREL OVER A Doc

ST. JOHN, N. B.. Sept 21.-At South
esk, Northumberland county yesterday
John Hubbard and one Mullen qusrreled
over dog. A fight ensued, and Hubbard
! was struck with stick and killed
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-06-21
PERHAPS He Had Need of II.

1t is Cardinal Manning who relates
this incident as having happened to
himself. One night | was returning to
my residence in Westminster when
met poor man carrying basket and
smoking pipe. I thought over this
Aristotelian syllogism: He who smokes
gets thirsty; he who is thirsty desires to
drink; he who drinks too much gets
drunk; he who gets drunk goes to hell.
This man is in danger of mortal sin.
Let us save him. / affectionately adj
dressed him: "Are you Catholic?" Il
am, thanks be to God" where are
you from?" "From Cork, your Rever-
ence." Are you a member of the total
abstinence society?" "No, your Rever-
ence." "Now," said I, "that is very
wrong. Look at me, l am member 2"
Faith, may beyour Reverence has need
of it." 1 shook hands with him and left
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-06-21
"D0u't Remembers

WASHINGTON. June I'm the staI
route trial this morning, Mr.. Carpenter
read the record in support of the asser.
ton that it contained nothing to show
that Rerdell had charged the -. B. B. .
check TO the mail account by Dorsey s
direction. Mr., Merrlck said it was due
to Judge Bedford TO say there was nc
testimony in OF out of this case that in
any way implicated or involved him in
the Star-route matters. Judge Belford
was most honorable gentleman, hold
ing high position in public life, and,
as current runors might be calculated
to do him some damage, he (Merrick)
made these remarks in reparation for
any wrong done him. Mr. Merrick
then continued his argument. He crit
izised the evidence of the defense at
length, and i'll closing for the day said
that since they mad begun to bury them
he might as well follow it up. He
would bury Dorsey alongside Rerdell.
His fellow conspirators should be mourn
ers. Over them he would erect an arch,
one end resting on the grave of Dorsey,
the other end on that of Rerdeil, and
Sii WV NY otoue Vi the diCH SHOuIu ue
written the epitaph: ''They were de-
lightful and lovely in their lives and in
death were not separated And if,
Notwithstanding the counsel's prayers,
Gabriel when passing over these seven
graves should blow, and the corrupt
and buried Dorsey should arise, an i'm
mortal spirit, and come into that last
grand court before the Great Searcher
of Hearts, before whom we muse all APP
pear. and the Great Searcher and ALI
knower should ask him: "Were YOU
not in flesh known as Stephen w Dor
sep" the spirit would answer: II
don I remember. An uproarious burst
of laughter greeted Merrick story, and
after vainly rapping for order Judge
Wylie adjourned court
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-06-21
Telephone Item.

The intelligence or instinct of some
insects is really marvellous. 1t was
noticed yesterday that large number
of bees were buzzing about the telephone
wires. A gentleman who had some
curiosity about the matter asked one of
the operators what was going on over
the wire, and was Informed that Mr..
William Everts, promising young
Austin lawyer, was conversing with a
young widow, and that it was probably
the sweetness going over the wires that
had atttacted the attention of the bees,
for as soon as they gave up the wire,
and Mrs. Yerger began to tell Col. YER
ger that if he forgot to send man to fix
the stove she would mako it hot for him,
the bees dropped off as if the wire had
become warm from the remarks that
had passed over it.-Tecos Sjftaags.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-06-21
Thinking Animals.

Some of the lower animals are not
only gifted with memory, but With
thinking and reasoning powers. For in
stance, if an ant encounters a fly, it
will return for assistance to take the
fly to its home. That is reason. The
ant concludes that it is beyond its indi-
vidual powers. Dogs talk to us better
than we talk to them; and there is
nothing in thean imal creation that sur
passes the affection of dog or horse
for its MASTER Their affection amounts
almost to reason. Where is the line
between reason and instinct? Man is
Of dual character = physical
and mental; the mental is de-
veloped in mankind in the high
est degree; and it lives after the physi-
cal body is dead. After the body was
created God breathed into man the
breath of life, and he became living
soul. Is the soul the mind p George
Houston.