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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-17

stations on the Chicago. Milwaukee, d st.
Paul in Iowa and Minnesota at Chicago
rates
This evening the special council commits
tee. consisting of Aldermen Mott Larkin
and Warnock appointed to consider the
charged preferred By Mayor Carse against
S. T Watkins, city scavenger. and upon
which that official was suspended win
have a meeting
The other day President Mosher. of the
Old Settlers society, left. mysterious key
stamped jam rum at Bengston's drug
store for one of our most reputable ph. 81
|acians, quite giveaway till the doctor ex-
plaiacd this morning that the keg contain-
cd harlnIess cider wnica was p. G. to take.
The Rodman Rifles are in daily expecta
ton of receiving an order fraMS springfield
for the holding of an election. of a sue
cessor to Captain Halves. AS this means
the promotion of Lieut. Mr.. Harrx k6ell
to the captaincy there win be other
vacancies to fill and the election viii be an
important one. In ibis connection it may
be proper to say that the interest sof the
members in the Organization is sturdily
maintained and thar on an average from
twenty eight to thigly present themselves
at the Armory each drill night. There is
no company in the state, outside of Chi
cage. which can sltpW as creditable re-
cord in every way, Jas the Rodman Riflces
and Lieut.. Aoell isEilststhe man to com
mand so excellent company.
This afternoon Alderman Henry went
out to Milan on a tour of inspection
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-17

road, between IL aud o'clock p. m. on
Thursday, February Is, 1888. We find
that there was gross negligence on the part
of John Hagedorn the engineer and W. A
Brubaker the fireman, of engine No. 2ss
of train T."
This verdict was arrived at after over
score of witnesses had been examined, and
thus are the engineer and fireman of the
train mentioned above open to indictment
by the grand jury. as by the verdict they
are held as indirectly responsible for the
childs death.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-17

Fuller left here on time, $40. with No. Q.
which he would take TO Savannah. at all
events. and would proceed farther u Cir
cumstances would admit of II. otherwise
he expected to turn about and come back
here this evening This company has q
large force of men at work in the vicinity
of Savannah. and If the weather should
continue as favorable for repaif operations
as it is at present, it would seem that by
Monday, at the farthest, everything would
be all right along the entire line.
From thesRock Island and Mercer coun-
ty road The only impeachment to the rum
ming OF trains regularly owes this road has
oeen the high water at and near Milan.
No wasisouts or bridges down are reported
and at present writing it looks as if trains
on this road would begin running regularly
again this afternoon.
AT MILAN.
: From Milan we learned late this fore
noon that the water acceded altogether
about two feet yesterday from the
time it began to fall till the freezing began.
The result is that the water is pretty well
out of the town. but at least one of the
roads is covered with ice for the distance
of half mile or more. The heaviest loser
by the inundation is Mr.. 9. Ell. Dibbern.
whose warehouse was surrounded before
any effort could be put forth to save the
property stored therein. This consists of
timothy and other seed. and machine re-
pairs etc. His loss will approximate $100.
Milan was not troubled much with Rock
river; Mill creek causing the mischief. If
the street car authorities had had sufficient
force of men at work out at that end of
the line early this morning it seems to be
the impression that the cars could have re-
sumed through trips early this afternoon
No bridges are down but the tracks were
covered with water which froze hard and
which must be removed with pick aud
shovel.
The c. r. /. & P. sent out train this
afternoon on the main line. its destination
being Geneseo, there being no probability
that it can proceed any further. 1t viii
retaEn this evening.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-17

The shortage in the beef supply which
was caused by the great drouth of 1881
has been fully repaired by the season of
1872, and beef of good quality is again
plentiful. The pinch was felt, however.
until last Fall. The potato famine of
last year stiff has an effect upon the
market, and potatoes are much higher
than they might he, considering the
crop of last season. One good result of
the shortage was the importation Of an
excellent variety OF potatoes from Scot
land. Many farmers planted the i'm
ported potato a,a the result is an ex-
cellent tubei.- HJc tester Democrat
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-17
AcorrEMPrIRLK TRICK.

About o'clock this morning the night
bell of one of our drug stores was rung
with tremendous energy and the response
was Immediate by the clerk sleeping over
head, he innocently thinking that it was
a sure enough case of life or death.
Upon reaching the door nobody was seen
but enstepping outside a man was seen
sloEly saundering in the direction of the
Rock Island House The clerk called a
policeman who endeavored to find the fell
low whocould thus play trick upon a
fellow mortal at so uneanny an hour, but
he had mysteriously disappeared. Had
he been found his bed would have been
made in the Armory, his .offense being
clearly misdemeanor within the meaning
of the law.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-17
Chicago Market.

CHICAGO, Feb, Is.
LIVE STOCK.
HoGS-Receipts %, 600; fairly active and steady
light 90g6 65; mixed packing 35G6 IS; heavy
packing and shipping. 1907 20.
p "a iTLE-Receipts $500; slow; weak exports,
6596 20; good to choice shipping, O0a5 So
common to fair, O0l14 IS.
GRAIN.
WHEAT-Higher IRE gular / 09% Feb O9XQ
10 March; 10k6Dt IL April; / 15E01 16 May
CoRN-Higher; 81 cash; 57k@57@ March 57h
April 60H May.
,oATs-Higher; ssH cash SO March; ssss April;
Al u May
RYE-64Gt65.
BARLEY.-S3.
WHISKEY-l IL.
PoRK-Actve and higher; ST. 9S cash; SIS 20
April S1s 40 May.
LARD-Higher; 81 sOos1I IS: 81 ssh March;
S11 45 April; 81 90 May.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-17
THE VERDICT.

At 4:30 on Friday, shortly after the
ARGUS went to press, the coroner's jury.
sworn to inquire into the cause of Freddie
Shaw's death, after searching investi-
CATION returned tie following verdict 1--WE,
thejurv, sworn to inquire into the death OF
Freddie Shaw, Ind that he came to his
death by being run over by train No z, on
the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paal rail.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-17
sERENADED.

As heretofore stated Mr.. and Mrs. Robt.
| Keith, who were married last Monday, are
spending their honeymoon in this city,
and last evening they were rendered a
Isserenade at about eight o'clock at the Rock
Island House. The affair. was contested
BY Conductor Thos. Fuller, of the Chicago,
Milwaukee g. St Paulroad, onwhose train
Mr.. Keith frequently runs as express mes
senger. Shortly after seven Mr.. Fuller
started cut in search Of Biebl's band who
were not1ong infnaking their appearance
at the Rock Island House number of
guests and members of the house gathered
in front of the bridal chamber while the
band discoursed sweet music. The well
known quartette, CONSISTING of Messrs.
Cook, Swiler. Collins and Bloom were also
on hand, and Joined in the serenade. After
a. few pieces had been played the groom
appeared at the door with rather con
fused look on his face, but was not back
ward in making known to his friends that
he highly appreciated the compliment, and
invited all to take refreshments at his ex-
pense, which they did with the hope that
the young couple who had just started out
on the matrimonial saa. would live long
and prosper
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-17
ROCK ISLAND HOUSE.
Nothing Could be Stronger.
400 PAPIN STREET,
ST.. Louis, Mo- Jan. 20, 1888

H. III. WARNER s. Co.: Ssrs-I have
been troubled with kidney disease since
my childhood. 1t would be impossible for
me to describe how much | have suffered.
Your Safe Kidney and Liver Cure has done
me more good than the combined skill of
all the physicians have ever tried during
nay eatIrs life. CAROLINE T FLEauNs.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-17
FERSuNAL

Mr.. Thos. L. Clinton, the genial Tom,
who all remember as the manager of the
w. q. telegraph Office in this city few
years ago, is in the city with his oldest
son, visiting relatives and numerous
friends. Tom is now located in Regina,
N. w. T., Canada, and manager of the
N. w. telegraph, on the Canada Pacific
R'y. He expects to leave for home again
on next Monday. Success to Tom and his
ROCK ISLAND HOUSE
T Spellman. Milwaukee; D r Seligman.
Chicago; A F Barber, Furniss, T Mar
shall. III W.Crow. St. Louis; d w Ball,
Monroe, Wis; Mrs E L Bell, Villiscia; w
b Frost, Racine; F Dopkins, Milwaukee;
j Hurlburt, LYNDON Chas Johnson, New
Windsor; j Campbell. Savanna; N B Rog
ers, Peoria; N E Newstaatl, Milwaukee; r
Bell Port Byron; w S Culliny and son.
Aurora; Miss Mccormick, Eldora.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-17
Milwaukee Market.

MILWAUKEE, Feb. Is
WHEAT-Stronger; No 2 1 0sk cash; %
March; ! i01S April; 1873 May. No 3. 80 Nos
70.
CORN Stronger, fairly active; 56z
OATS-Advancing; 3SM.
RYE--Firm. higher; 62M
BARLEY--Easier; nominal
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-17

Wedding" is the funniest of afterpieees,
md keeps the audience busy to look at all
the funny incidents occurring ia it,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-17

TACKLE an obstinate cough or cold with
Hales Honey of Horehound and Tar
Pixies Toothache Drops cure in one
minute.
The weak, worn nd dyspeptic should
take Colden's Liquid Beef Tonic. No other.
OF druggists.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-17
TAX coLLECToR's NOTICE.

Major Frazer Wilson, town collector, is
now ready to receive the taxes for 1882.
Office under the Harper House in Western
Union telegraph Office. dwtf
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-17
Peoria Market.

PEORIA, Feb ID.
CORN-Firm; mixed, 54H@55.
OATS-No. white, 42a42X
RYE-561s a5T.
WHISKY IA
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-17
M. M. coRRETT.

A TTORNEY AT LAW, Solicitor in Chancery and
hNotary Public, Abstracts Loans and collections
ONCE, Buford's Block, I'D avenue, over Bakers
Jewelry store. nov-e0-dly
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-17
MOLINE DEPARTMENT.

e. l.. EASTMAN, Reporter
Headquarters, one door West of Reilner's
Cigar Store.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-09
The Fluctuations in Detail.

To the Western Associated Press
CHICAGO, Nov. 8.-Regular wheat was active
and unsettled and the advance Of yesterday was
lost. The market opened 1lsc lower than yes
terdsy at the close, rallied lie 01ssc, declined
11sc, and closed 1890 lower than yesterday.
The sales ranged at 964097&c for Noembar.
97%0 for December, 99ac0 81 .oo1s for
January. 99ssc@I.o1ls for February, S1.o5&0
1.07ss for May: spring, 97lsc; winter, $l.oi0
1.02ts. On call the sales of regular were
100000 Blu at &c higher TO lsc lower.
For corn the demand was good and offerings
were large and unsettled irregular was lower,
The market opened at $40 i9e lower. rallied l90
SIC, fuetuated and closed al lae lower than
yesterday Sales ranged at 4Sis04944c for No.
vember, 4S049c for December, 47S4 a sc for
the year, 47la94Sas for January, 501s05oA
for May. On call the sales were of 34O.0U0 bu
at ls a ssc higher.
Oats were dull and easy, the market falling
off in demand Sales ranged at 2S3s 028ls c
for November, 28a 029c for December, % 7s0
29lsc for January. 32as9327sc for May. On call
the sales were of Ito, 900 blu at Lea l4c lower
Pork, demand was only moderate early in the
day, which with the free offerings caused
prices to recede 10000; later they rallied 100
% Ice, became easy again and closed at inside
of yesterday. Sales ranged at Sl1011.12la for
cash, 81 011.05 for November, $ll011.10 for
December, $1101105 for the year, $11.52la0
11.7o for January, &1i.e7aa011.95 for <Febru-
airy, $12 .206l2.25 for May. On call sAe sales
were of 10000 brls at 2Ase lower
Lard was fairly active. The market ruled
weak, receded 100 .i2 iso and closed tame. Sales
ranged at 7.45o7.5oc for cash; 7.42ls07.47iac
for November, 7.42i907. 500 for December,
7.42ls07.4 5e for the year, 7.500Z57lec forJan-
y Cn1a7 Fob On nall fhn
sales were of 1850 tierces at .O2ls0 .05 lower
than YeaterdaY.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-09

The marriage solemnized, and after that
SIR. learned the deception praoticed upon hrr.
Swails is now dead, and she brings suit, alleging
the fraud praoticed on her in the written con-
tract, and demands its reformation and the farm
or Its equivalent in money.
W. R. Browulee and A. ]. Brunt ware cAndi-
dates for State Senator at Andersen in the sum-
nler of 1880. Now comes one Milton Black, who
says that during that campangn Robert Han
nah. a very wealthy friend of Mr. Byunt, en-
tered into contract with Black, i'll which he
agreed, if Black would use his influence against
Mr.. Brownlee, he would deed him house and
lot in the city of Alexandria, valued at 81 200.
Black APPLIED with his part of the contract,
but Hannah has ever since called and refused"
to make the deed, and Black now brings suit in
court to compel Hannah to comply with his
part OF the contract. As the parties are all
Democrats 1t is regarded as rather an extraordi-
nary affair, and is being commented consider
ably. lie is thought the suit win unearth eonsd-
cradle "dirt" in the past history of the Democ-
racY
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-09
STATE NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Important Capture of Three Grimm
ais at TePre Haute.
The Mystery of the Recent Murder of a
Woman at AHderson-BishOp knick-
erbacker at Madison.
INDIANA.

Three Criminals Supplied with BaFglars'
Tools Arrested at Terre Haute.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE, Nov. 8-Three men were
arrested here tonight who were possessed of
a complete outfit of burglars tools, fuse and
blasting powder Each carried revolver.
Yesterday morning a farmer named Kester,
living at Anterior, in the northern part of
this county, was aroused early in the morn
ing by three masked men, who, at the point
OF pistol, searched his house, but got
only a few dollars The day before
he deposited considerable money in the
Rockville Bank. 1t is thought the men ar
rested tonight are the same who committed
this robbery, as well as the one at Green
castle the night before Their cap
ture here was brought about by
a newspaper canvasser, who met one of them
in jewelry store. and suspected from his
actions that he was crooked. Shadowing
him the rest OF the day, the newspaper man
discovered two pals and took the police to
them
Allen Nelson, the man arrested here, last
night, for the robbery of Thomass jewelry
store, is wanted in Peru for obtaining goods
under false pretenses He admits that he is
the one for whom a reward is offered in
Peril
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-09
ILLINOIS.
Notes from Correspondents and Gleanings
from Exchanges.

NoUeS rom correspondents ana Glean1nSS
from Exchanges.
Danvile is infested with sneak-thieves.
OF the business men in Saybruok over one-half
are under thirty years of age.
Dogs and wolves are accomplishing a great
amount or damage TO farmers in Dewitt county
by killing sheep.
Luke Klingensmith, a mill-hand. was muir
dered at Carmi, by Joe Bravard. Both were
desperate characters.
A farmer near Charleston raised on twenty
five acres ten tons of hroOm-corn, for which he
received about 81 900
A little child of W. B. Ellexson, of Dennison,
was burned TO death, its apron catching fire
while playing before CRATE.
Thomas B. Brown, postmaster at Hillsboro,
and Miss Laura Glenn, daughter of wealthy
miller, were married on Wednesday evening.
El!ery Fl. Andrews who defrauded the North
western National Bank, of Chicago. out of &c.,
900. was placed in the penitentary at Joliet, uR
Wednesday, for the term OF three years.
Lawrence Weldon, of Bloomington, is an Rp-
plicaBt for the vacancy in the court of claims
made by the resignation of Judge Bancroft Da-
Wis. and has the Endorsement of the Illinois sem
atOrs.
Miss Katie McCaleb obtained Judgment against
the directors OF the Rutland village school in the
sum of S225. The directors hired her for a year,
service.
The mammoth stocky ards of the Illinois Cen
tral ra1lroad at TOlono, have been torn away.
They were constructed sbeat twenty years ago.
and at that time were the largest in the State
outside of Chicago and East st. Louis.
The Saybrook horse-thief exterminators held
ameeting, last week, which was well attended,
and completed Their organization. spirit OF
determination was manifested to make that an
unsafe locality for horse-thieves to operate In.
William Meeban was buried at Lexington on
"Wednesday. He had been a prominent man
there since 1912. He was one of the old-line
Abolittonists, being from the earliest times an
active promoter of that cause. He voted for j.
G. Birney for President ON the Liberty ticket in
1874, at a time when q man endangered his
personal safety by SO doing. He has been a
stanch Republican since the organization of
that party. large cene0urse attended the
funeral services. He died at the age OF eighty
one years, leaving an aged widow and four
soma
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-09
The ResnIt in Yireinia.

RICHMOND, Nov 8.-The latest returns in
crease the Democratic gains. Reports from
all but two districts give the Democrats
twenty-three senators and the Coalitionists
fifteen. The returns from both districts are
not fully reported. They show heavy DEM
ocratic gains, which, if continued at points
not heard from, give one or both to the Dem
ocrats. In the House of Delegates the Dem
oerats have SO far secured sixty three mem
bers and the Coalitionists thirty-three OF
four remaining delegates the Democrats have
one certain, which makes majority in the
House of twenty-seven and on joint ballot
of not less than thirty-fve. The popular ma
jority of the State is likely to reach 100000
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-09

Two deaths from typhoid fever are reported
at Tampico.
T. J. Evans, a citizen of shakerag, has re-
moved TO Kentucky.
A. b. Clark, a student at Purdue University,
nd resident of Wabash, died on Wednesday
aorning
Lambert Ranner, q farmer living near Fort
Wayne, dropped dead in his chair on Wednesday
Venlng, from heart disease.
The city health officers of Evansville officially
tate that there has not beer a case of smallpox
n that place since the Goth of October.
Mrs. J. A. Crsndall. of Floyd county, complains
that her husband has left her, taking their
household furniture and their two children.
DR.. John E. Owen, of Evansville, has been
Frustrated from overwOrk. He was in a critical
condition on Wednesday, but was convalescent
yesterday.
Joseph Baird and his wife, Nancy L, Baird,
celebrated their golden wedding the 5th in
Rtaut, near Brucevie, in which locality they
nave resided for the past fifty years.
John Brunsteller, a German carpenter of Mad
ison, aged seventy-three years, was married to
llIs fourth wife on Sunday, and on Monday she
left him and has not since been seen.
The value OF two-cent stamps sold at the An
COLA (Steuben county, postOttice during the
month of October exceeded by 20 per cent. the
value of three-cent stamps sold in september
Mrs. Medicus, aged seventy. wife of William
Medious, one OF the best known members OF the
Masonic sfraternity of the State, has been
stricken with paralysis, and her life Is despaired
OF, at her home in Lafayette.
In ApriLI977, Nathan P. swails, q widower
of seventy-five years, married Miss Sarah Steel,
maiden lady Of thirty years, at Greensburg.
Swaiis owned considerable land and other pro-
perty, worth perhaps $25,600. Before the mar
rage an ante-nuptial agreement was made by
which Sarah should have, besides some other
property and money, 120 acres Of land, being
tract known as the William ssown farm, worth
SO. 900. At Che time, but unknown to Sarah, he
had one OF TWO lots in WiiiiamstOwn OF but nom
inal value. swails brought Sarah to Green's
burg and had the contract reduced to writing.
Tut insteadof 1t giving her the Wiiliamstown
farm, 1t gave her the lots. She AYERS that 1t wac
read to her as containing the Wllhamstown
farm, when it provided only for her the lots.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-09
The Enterprising Rats of Nevada.

virginia tNeV.l enterprise
There is complaint that rats are overrun-
ming the town. The past summer they have
increased and multiplied" at an astonishing
rate. The reason seems to be the wholesale
slaughter of cats that has been INDUCED in
by both men and boys. The moment cat
ventures from the house some boy Is ready
with his air-gun or pea-rife, and down the
animal goes. Cats are bad enough, but
swarms of rats are infinitely worse. One
may shut out the cats, but the rats are
always able to find their way into house,
either by way of roof or cellar. A gentle
man, about a month ago. was alarmed in
the night by what he thought the saving
and cutting of burglar in an upper room.
Stealing up stairs, light and pistol in hand
he began prospecting. He finally discovered
that rat had got into an empty room, and
was trying to make his way to some other
part of the house. The animal had torn
splinters of pine wood out of the bottom of
the door two and three inches in length.
How it got into the room was mystery, I'M
til observations were taken by daylight.
Then it was seen that the rat had climbed a
scaffold-pole that had been left standing by
the builders, from which it leaped some six
feet into the window of the room, which had
been left open on account of fresh paint in
side. In leaving the room the rat made a
dash through the window, and probably
caught on the same pole.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-09
Notes and Person aiities.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8.-Justice Harlan will
submit for publication, next Saturday his
dissenting opinion in the ciyii-rights case.
II is said he has received number of appli-
cations for copies, coming probably from
persons desirous of seeing if it is large and
platform
The court to investigate the Greedy relief
expedition met and decided to defer taking
oral testimony till the documentary evidence
was submitted.
The Chief Signal Officers annual report
says the service has been seriously crippled
by diminished appropriations, and urges
Congress to be more liberal in the future.
He recommends separate Office on the Pa
cific coast and decided extension of the
service in that important region.