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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-05
A Fool whose Folly was Not Fatal.

CINCINNATI, June 4.1-A young man giving
the name of ]. Dietz, of Reading, Pa, this
morning stepped into the money order depart
ment ofthe post Office TO write money order
and asked to be shown private room where
be could take some money from his boot. He
was told that the passage way would do; there
be drew small revolver and shot himself
twice In the mouth before the pistol was taken
from him. His wounds do not appear to be
fatal
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-05
4 MenIthN ExnmnIe

DIS MONIES, Iowa, June Prank Brown
and John Anderson, notorious desneradoeS,
undertook to run" the town at Viola. Gas,
county, Iowa, Friday NIGHT, Threatening
peaceahle citizens aud firing their reyolvers,
sthey passed up the street SOME Cit zen fired
at them. Anderson has since died, ana Brown
cannot recover
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-05

CINCINNATI, juno The thirty first annual
meeting of the International Typographical
Union of the United States and Canlda he
gan here this morning. No business was
| Transacted The afternoon will I've spent in "a
trip TO points of interest about the city.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-05
TALK OF TIE TRACK.

A COHtIy Piece of Railway Building
in CaIitOrnia---A Ruie That Works
both Ways--some Items.Of Interest.
CHICAGO, June 4.-The salt Lake Tribune
says: The Central Pacific Railroad Com
pany is Just now engaged in about as difficult
a little piece of road building as it ever en-
gagged in since the days when it commenced
to hew down the hills and to exalt the valleys
for the track on this side of Colfax. They are
building the line north from Rellding
in California to the Oregon Dor
der, about $50 miles 1t is said
that their engineers estimate that the
grading alone will cost $50 900 per mile. They
have two ranges to cross, and oneis the north
ern backbone Of the big Sierras lt IS no
child's play, surely, to lay a smooth track
over that route but it must be done in order
TO give San Francisco and Portland direct,
swift land connection, and the trade between
the two cities is something 50 tremendous now
that it is time that a part of it was withdrawn
to a land routes
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-05
POLITICAL PALAVER.
iguitieant Remark which Ex-Goy
Hendricks MaEea---A Chance
for the Old Ticket Yet
Ohio Politics. "A H0om for .BOhn Shel
maR---t.iHcOIn and the Eight
Hour Men---sirant's
Strong Men.

INDIANAPOLIS, June There has been a
umoT here lor some weeks that Thomas 4.
Hendricks has about consented to allow the
use OF his naEte in connection with that OF
Mr.. Tild5a. for vice president before the mex
Democratic national convention. In inter
view Mr. Hendricks said: There
seems to I've a strong sentiment in
favor of the old ticket -Four years ago
Didn't realize the full force of the demand.
| really felt that | had been in the position of
vice president long enough | did not feel
the necessity Of taking second place, 1t was
for that reason declinep, not for any hostil-
Fity to Mr.. TildcIl. On the contrary there was
no man in the government whose virtues |
held in higher esteem Upon being asked
| by the reporter if he woulp not consider lit
| his duty to yield to the demands of his party,
h. answered: when a duty is re
CURED Of us it must be performed,
| do not doubt if the old ticket were reBomn-
atcd il would be elected" 1t is understood
that tins means that Mr. Hendricks is III the
hands of his friends in this state State
Auditor Rice said There is a very
| strong pressure being brought to bear in
favor of the old ticket | believe Gov
| ernor Hendricks Is a candidate. There
| are no less than forty-six news
papers in this state in favor of
! lilden and Hendricks This is believed to
| be a movement of hostility TO Joseph 4. Nc
| Donald, who has, up to this time, expected
the support of Mr. Hendricks and the united
party in this state Mr. Hendricks was visited
| by number of reporters to get
some positive statement from him in re
| gard to his candidacy, but he refused to con
verse again upon the subject
A BOOM FOR JOHN SHERMAN.
COLUMBUS, O., June 4-The feeling that
has generally prevailed during the last month
| that Judge Foraker would be the Republican
candidate for governor is apparently under
| going change, since the fact has become
| known that the Cuyahoga county delegation
would come to Columbus with brass band
and an anvil chorus, and urge the nomina-
ton of Hon. Joseph w. Turney, the
present treasurer of the state. Mr. Turney
insists that he is no: candidate, bun
arrangements are already completed to force
his name to tine front in the convention. The
| Hon William Lawrence, who has been indus
tIiously at work, has secured quite following
and will prove quite factor in the conven
ton. Even at this time it is believed by ths
more shrewd politicians that Judge Foraker
would be nominated if he could come befor
the convention with the solid delegation from
Hamilton county at his back, but enough il
known to justify the statement that the Gin
ennati delegation win be not a unit for Mr.
Forker, and is more likely to be 50 divides
as to be useless IN shaping or influencing thi
work of the convention. With this condition
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-05
Affecting Court Scene.

MINIATURES, June 4-There was an affect
ing scene in the United States court Saturday.
George H. Daubner, of Brookfield, Waukesha
county, who was recently convicted of obtain
ing a pension by fraud, was alTaigned for
sentence He is well-to-do farmer worth
$40, 900 or $50, 900, and has held a number
of important positions in the past
dozen years. He is a ruggedlOoking
man, 43 years old 1t was proved
that he obtained pension arrears
amounting to $500, and so per month, for
catalepsy, which he alleged be contracted by
exposure in the army, while, in fact, he was
only in the army few months and never
saw any service His fits were feigned. He
was accompanied by his wife, and both wept
bitterly when the court pronounced the sen
tence-a term Of three years at hard labor in
the prominence of the prisoner, has attracted
considerable attention.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-05

Great Britain is reducing her nation
al debt each year about as much as the
United States reduces ii per month. Ii
is still about twice in amount that OF
the United States.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-05
1--we Stock IN the Uensug.

The aggregate. Valuation Of the 1--we
stock of the United States, as given by
the last census, Is shown By the table
following:
1880 ..$ 54l, ISa, 5f1
1869 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1888 329, $50
1870 .....................l ~, ia, 40
1880 ................... l,5B, AGA, 633
Making the correction for gold value
in 1870 would reduce the Figures of that
year to about 81. 220, 000,000 and bring
the ratio TO increase very much the same
during the last decade rs during the one
that Immediately preceded.
There are eleven States which have
live stock to the value of ncal.lyormorc
than $50, 900, COO, in the following order
given also the acres of farming land
reported in each:
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-05

Illinois leads with over million =
Texas following, but 20per cent behind,
and then but little farther down, Iowa
and Ohio, with 1872, 322 and 736, 1888 re-
spectively, while Missouri and New York
are fifth and sixth. Mules and asses are
in growing numbers, advancing from
1,125, 4l5 in 1870 to 1872 sos ten years
later. Here Missouri leads, followed
closely by Tenn ssee, with Texas,
Georgia and Mississippi next in rank,
and Illinois and Alabama as sixth and
seXenth.
In sheep we quote the aggregate num-
her and the Weld of wool rennrted:
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-05
BASE BALL.

CHICAGO, June 4-To-days league games
of base ball: New York 2, Chicago 5,
Providence ). Buffalo l, Boston 2, Cleve
land 0, Philadelphia 3 Detroit 10.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-05
RAuwAE MISCELLANY.

Mr.. J. c. Williams has been appointed gen
eral superintendent of the Chicago q Atlantic
Railroad company with headquarters at Chi
cago. The duties of chief engineer of this
company devolve upon Samuel II. Doty
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st, Paul railway
will run two trains from Minneapolis to
Aberdeen and all points on the the Hastings 6,
Dakota divisions, connecting with the trains
leaving Chicago at 1l;50 a. IN and 8 p M
Official announcement is made Of the APP
pointment of Mr.. William Irving as general
purchasing agent of the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy railroad. with headquarters at
Chicago
For the grand triennial conclaveof Knights
Templar to he held in San Francisco August.
1883, the Chicago & Alton VIII place on sale
special excursion tickets IA San Fianciscoand
return at the following rates: Chicago. $50 50:
Joliet SIS 50; StteatOr, Ss7 So: Pontiac,
$50 Il: Bloomington, $50 10: Springfield,
SS4 10; Caflinville $3.50 Alton, SS}: Mason
City, $S4T5; Jacksonville. SS3.4j; jersey
vile $50; Louisiana. SSl45; Mexico, $40 20:
Marshall, S1L55, and Kansas City. SO
The Chicago & Atlantic, which heretofore
has been running but one train, a local one,
after run another train between hero and
Marion, Ohio, and will also bring in daily al
emigIant train
The new rates of the Southwestern Rail.
way association from Addison, St Joseph
LeavenwoTth, and Kansas City to Chicago
and points common thereto will be as follows
FiTst-class, 90 cents per 100 pounds; second
IS; third, so; fourth, 50; fifth, Is; sixth. p
class A, 81 class B, 30: classes c and D,
%; dressed beef, hogs, and mntton. 42; ore,
II: pig lead, Is; hard lumber, -: wheat, -.
corn, rye, oats, and barley, 20; horses and
mules, S65 30 per car cattle and calves SD
hogs, single deck, $3.50; sh3ap, single deck,
S45. The new east bound tariff for the Iowa
Trunk-Line association will be from Omaha
and Council Bluffs for the fist five Classe,
and classes A. h. G. and b. the same as thost
| on the southwestern tariff. The rates on sixth
class and on wheat corn rye and barley ar
five cents per 100 pounds higher. The live
stock rates are as follows: Horses and mules
$50; cattle and calves, so; hogs, single deck
SO; sheep single deck 500
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-05
THE SPORTING WORLD.
Base naH Playing Victories OF thG
Louisville Jockey Club Races
Brighton Beach Turf

Brighton Beach Turf
New YORK. June 4-The first race to-day
at Brighton Beach, mile, was won by Little
Minrh in AS; Cromwell second, Fiona third
Second race, u mile, won by ltaska i'll l6i3
Little Katie second, Git third. Third race
IL mites, by Bonaretta i'll l;5S; King Fan
second, Doubtful third Fourth race by
Mary Corbett in 1:454 Geo. l1akes second,
laraminta third
Fifth race, II miles, hurdle, won by Bus
ter in 22l; Belle of North second, Dave
Gideon third
LOUISVILLE JOCKEY CLUB.
| LOUISVILLE, Ky, Jane 4.-To-day's first
race, lie miles, was won by Farragut in
:jG1; Joe Starks second, Pope Ley
third. Second race, Fleetwood stake,
| 3-year-olds mile heats, won by
| Lord Raglan in first and second heats; time,
! 1:4Sl5, 1:484 Third race, u mile, won by
Roy Cluke in l:l934 Carson second, Sadie
McNairy third
/ Fodrth race, kenneSaw stakes, selling
sweepstakes for all ages, l mile, won by Bas-
sett in 40; Pear Thorn second, Taxgatheier
| third
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-05

LOUISVILLE, Ky, June 4.-Gen. and Mrs
Grant arrived in the city and left for Lexing-
ton. A reporter interviewed Gen Grant on
the political situation, the latter expressed the
opinion tbs Flaine and Logan were eachvery
strong nseil fer the Republican nomination fol
1884. #A sE
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-05

LONDON, June A novel wager is inter
esting society Mr. Labouchere, wishing to
put the occult science of notwithstanding
which Mr. Bishop is the principal exponent
to a practical test, stakesa 81, 600 bank note
to 9ld0 that Mr. Bishop will not guess the
number of a note which viii be placed in the
hands of one of the members of Parliament
from Chelsea. Mr.. Bishop stakes his sl0t
that he will read the number, in which case
Mr. Iabouchere win hand the 81 600 note te
the Chelsea Victoria hospital for children.
Mr. Bishop a few nights ago, discovered the
whereabouts of a pin which had been con
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-05

ST. PETERSBURG, June "A secret inquiry
INTO the riot which occurred in the streets OF
st. Petersburg last Monday evening shows
that it was instigated by nihilists.
Moscow, JUICE 4.-The emperor and EN-
press drove to Sokol1ilii to-day to attend the
military fete They were not accompanied
by an escort The municipal authorities will
give grand dejeuner at Sokolniki to the for
sign newspaper correspondents who attended
the coronation
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-26
Rans slzeel,

New YORK, January %. Stock
market firm and advanced sai per
cent wss recorded but subsequently
lost the improvement. There is no
feature calling for special comment.
Wheat about lc higher, arm and
quiet.
Money, 81 per cent; prime mer
camille paper, 5la6 per cent; bar sill
yer, lO9S. Exchange is steady a
81 ior long, and 81 for sight, Coy
ernmentS irregular generally lat pei
cent lower. States fairly active
Tennessee Ga old, advanced to 4Sl
Railroads irregular, and general.
higher
stocks-After II O'CLOCK the may
ket dropped ! ! per gent ip the Alto
and Ferra HautO aDd the remalndeFv
lhe list "a! per cent
Government 5s extended, l03i; 4l'
/ ll3; is, ll9; 3s, lOl! Pacific 6s {
'95, l2S
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-26
Little Rock ON Langtry,


Langtry did not go to Little Rock,
but Little Rock came over to see
Langtry. Some of the comments are
thus reported in the Gazette,
4 we'll known and cultivated Scott
street lady,who saw the lilly expressed
herself as follows to the Gazette re-
porter.
"0h, dear, | can't tell about her;
her beauty Is hard to deseribe."
How did you like her as an
actressS'
81 was agreeably disappointed. 1
consider her very good, indeed"
How is her voice?"
81 likeit,"
"Wlst is ner style Of beauty2"
II do not think she has beautiful
form at all; it is out Of proportion,
Her waist is very small and / Ado not
Ike wasp waists, ShO laces now. or
has during her early life. Her neck
and bust is beautiful. The neck is
displayed to the best advantage by a
V shape cut dress. Her hands. arms
and feet are the uglieat | ever saw.
and the elboY9 looked dirty. Taken
as 4 whole though, she has an indc.
spribable iasciaatioa,n
| Did you see any ladies' In the audi.
ence as heans,iis.;lii as Mrs. Langtry?"
YES, | saw several ladies every Bit
as pretty. Miss Thompson, who was
there VITA pg, Rellag, Of Hot Springs
has a pFettieT face, but 1t docs mol
show so much character"
How was she dresseds'
u didn't see but one Of her fin,
dresses, and that was the one SHE yor,
after coming cn tAs second time. I,
An Unequal Match she 6rst appeare,
as a peasant girl, and | was awiull
disappointed. But whea aho appearo,
in the gray costAme the whole hous
' thrilled With admiration. The dres
| is OF gray satin, q travelling dress, mad
with short skirt, draperies. basouc
etc. The front of iii trimmed witi
3 crystal fringe. She was beautifu
then, beyond description. The colo
? she wore is one that but very few GA
wear, it requiring a personof remark
able ieiraess 10 even look passahlo /
}. u. She had parasol Of the san,
= delicate color, ornamsnted with
y bouquet Of pink roses. Her toilet
s was completed by gray poke bonne
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-26
aThou Nhai1 Nol Pnss., I,

The New York Times, in speaking
OF the pass system, states the case as
follows;
The practice Of accepting free
passes from railroad companies is one
which is daily growing in disrepute.
Both the railroad officers who granted
and the respectable people who form
erly received pssses are beginning to
understand that there is no reason
why man should not pay his fare on
a railroad car as willingly as he pays
the bills OF his butcher or his baker
1t used to be common for men who
made their daily bread by publishing
or writing for daily newspapers tC
travel free on railroads and steam,
boats; that was the freedom of the
press, and the managers willingly ex.
tended the courtesy. But the husines:
of making newspapers has grown SO
greatly that such freedom Of the
press could not be permitted by rail
road officers to day. Where there
we're formerly iOqrof Eve daily journals
there are now fifty or more, and Q
newspaper which in the old times re.
quired the services of dozen men in
its preparation aud publication now
furnishes employment to a hundred
Moreover, honestly conducted news.
papers long ago stopped receiving
flvois either from corporations OF
individuals, foF i may be sqrmlged
that no corporation or individual is
disposed to grant favors without eX-
pectlng a return.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-26
Fayette County Items.
snmnruiiin pnn..... o.

someryille RepNtW, n,
From the lst 90 the 23d inst the
poYutXCourt Clerk issued license to
marry to foTty-RiOe couples.
Sunday and Monday were the cold.
est days we have had this water.
The weather has moderated some bn.
is still quite pald,
Miss Leila Jater, Of Shelby county,
entered as a pupil at the Female Col.
lege this week. bliss Jeter, is q
relative Of Mr.. S. +. Woodruff Of this
place.
Mr.. w. @. Edwards has been ap
pointed Superintendent of the Poor
house, in place Of Mr.. Peter Crawford,
resigned. He will take charge Of that
institution the first of February.
| The Somorville Dramatic Club will
appear on Friday night in the role Of
negro minstrel. Their programme
indicates a large fund of the most
laughsble entertaining varieties, tier
spersed with comic gags.
Williston correspondence BY II. f.
Crawford: | killed on December 26th
six hogs, just eleven moaths old,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-26

weighing 1873, 2lO, 225, 23O, 24O, 255.
aggregating l343 pounds, making an
average OF 224 pounds, which yielded
twenty-six gallons Of lard. Besides.
l have just weighed pig four months
old, which weighed 100 pounds grossl
All Of my hogs are Poland China
stock, :.
Since the escape Of the six prisoners
from jail last night, there ara now
only three persons confined in that
Institution, and they are unfortunate
lunatics for whom better provision
should be made. 1t is a disgrace TO
the State that insane persons shouIa
be confined with common ielons, We
would suggest to our Representatives
10 the legislature that bill for the
erection OF an insane hospital in Wei
Tennessee should be introduced. and
every effort put forth to accomplish
its passage.
Gallawsy correspondence: [ bar-
pened at big hog killing few days
since at Captain j. r. Virgins
where there were tWeuty-one Killed
that weighed 1854 pounds each. In
conversation with the Captain, he told
me he had killed SIX Others that
averaged about 1870 pounds, and had
three to kill yet, making in all over
1000 pounds, and that they had not
ate in all more than five or six bbls of
csrn, but were fattened on peas at a
small cost. If Que man can do thar,
why can't OthersG With the bounti>
tul supply Of corn on hand to start
with, why should not the farmers Of
Fayette raise all the meat necessary
for another year, aud 10 more Jude.
pendent2
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-26
Fires.


OMAHA, NEB., January ga fire
this morning in the wholesale drug
store of Mcmahon 4 Albert damaged
their stock, also damaged the stock Of
Meyer 4 haapke, eFoOeps, and Horn
berger, billiard h Werths restaurant.
Total loss 100000.
CINCINNATI, January 26.-The Gin
cinnati Steam Forge Company'q build
lug on the lower river road, in the
western part Of the City, burned early
this morning. Loss S9O,OO0i insur.
anCe $4,000. Seventy-ave men thrown
out Of employment.
EAST SAGINAW, MIoH,, January
26.-At $3.50 this morning FIRE broke
outia tie stcrageroom Of the Courier
and Evening Express building on the
third floor. Only three or four of the
attaches of the paper were on the
floor, the last forms being about ready
to send 70 the pressrOOm. They were
cut of from meang OF exit IRON tue
editorial rooms save from third story
window to the pavement, for the time
being, but the only member of the
staff in the rooms finally succeeded in
reschins a place Of safety, The damage
was laroly by water, qnd will apprsY.
mate $500, with on insurance Of $3lOO
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-26
P0LICE POINTS.

Twenty.four arrests were made yes
terday.
A fine Of $50 was imposed on Louis
Williams for carrying a pistol
Alex Owens was fined dollar for
forgetting to put numbeTO on his
dray.
w. S. Harrison is charged with sell
ing some walking canes for maker
aud failing to render an account Of
saieg,
Miles Parker, who has been ahec-
tionately looked after by the police ioF
some time, was sentenced to twenty
days for impounding stray COW, and
demanding a dollar before he would
Felsqse her.
Epb Frgdop tried 10 biz enotheI
darky With q brick. The other felloW
sprang behind a chance passer by and
attempted to make o breastwoTk Of
him Eph tried to storm the barricadG
aud was OgFcstcd Il was given four
days work.
General Fisher wanted to turr
himself and team directly before
tgain Of cars yesterday in spite Of th'
warning Of the policeman. The JudgI
remarked that this was another oas'
Of man wanting damages from th'
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-26

railroads for killing him, and fined
the prisoner three dollars.
A hard case named Louis Williams,
stole little red wagon from the back
porch Of Mrs. Diggs' residence, en-
Vance street, and sold it to a little
fellow named Meore, on Elliott street,
for an old par Of pants, a breakfast,
and half dollar. The robbery was
reported, and a little son Of Chief
Davis. who has a natural talent for
that kind Of work, soon discovered
the wagon and the thief. When Viii
liams was arrested, he attempted to
draw pistol on the officer, who was
too quick for him. He explained by
saying he had bought the wagon from
an old negro man for drink, break
fast and fifty cents. He was fined
$50 to-day for having the pistol, and
sent to Jail in default of bail.