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The Republican journal., 1883-03-01

The use Of artificial fertilizers is rapidly increas-
ing III our New England States, their old
exhausted soils being an acknowledged necessity.
Our most progressive farmers are using more and
more every year, admitting that they cannot afford
to plant without them. While Il few years ago there
were but two or three different kinds of these ferti-
zers in the market, in later years, as the demand
has increased, many new kinds have been intro
duced and while some have given fair satisfaction
others have proved of almost no value. 1t is the
general opinion of our most intelligent and reliable
farmers that the OLD standard fertilizer Bradley 5
Phosphate, is the best and most economical fertii
ger in use. 1t is always uniform in quality and con
dion and gives better satisfaction all crops than
any other fertilizer that has ever been introduced
into New England. This is the opinion arrived at
by Brooks ID. Savage, of Skowhegan, one of the
largest corn raisers in the State. lie SAYS =
81 have used all of the different kinds of CONNER
ciaI fertilizers brought into this section, and find
by careful test that Bradeys Phosphate is the cheap
est, best, and most reliable ] don't believe there
IS farmer in the State of Maine who can afford to
do without Bradley's Phosphate"
q. +. Cushman of Hebron, Me-, is of the same
mind; he writes -
81 have tried all the different kinds of fertilizers
offered for sale in this section, and am convinced
that Bradleys Phosphate is the cheapest, best and
most reliable of all, and shall use it in future in
preference to any other.'
The Republican journal., 1883-03-01

There are in the United States % theological
ssemnaries, where 1000 young men are in train
ing for the ministry. About 200 professors and
tutors are engaged in the work of teaching
these young men. There is as yet no concerted
movement to compel the admission of ladies to
the theological semnaries. Nor are there. as
far as heard from, any lady applicants for
vacant professorshps.
The Republican journal., 1883-03-01
Recollections of "Uncle Remus,"
THE EARLY LIFE OF A FAMOUS SOUTHERN
AUTHOR.

THE EARLY LIFE OF A FAMOUS SOUTHERN
A year or more ago the writer prepared for
literary publication sketch of a now widely
known Southern author, and the same notes
have been used in writing the present article
Joel Chandler Harris, author of ''Unce Remus,
His Songs and His Sayings was born IN Eaton
ton, Georgia, on the Sth of December, 1916. He
had few advantages in early life, educational or
otherwise. In Il private letter he speaks of HIM
self as having been ''born in a printing office
"devil" Of a country newspaper, and was sub
sequently promoted to the case. With him,
however, the topographic art was but the
means to IN end. He soon began to entertain
literary aspirations, and sought to qualify HIM
self for the higher walks of literature by read
ing and study. He must have had access to
many books and those of the best kind, and he
mastered them thoroughly. In his volume en-
titled Living Writers Of the South,' published
in 1863. Prof. James Wood Davidson SAYS of
Mr.. Harris:
Wanting doubtless some degree of the polish
of scholastic culture he has an energy and a
| self-rciancc thus developed that will be worth
more TO him in the battle for fame than the
most >kilfully adjusted academical armor. y #
| Nh Harris has written a good deal for literary
periodicals in the South, for four or five years,
| both in prose and verse. Essays sketches and
| lyrics have appeared from his pen that would
| have done honor to older heads. As q
poet, Mr.. Harris has the principles of the art
| poetic. He recognizes the twaddlc about in
| Spiration as twaddle, and looks to legitimate
art to accomplish its own mission. This princi-
pie will be of infinite use to him a critic, and
no less as poet
Measured by what Mr.. Harris has done since
1863, these words Of Professor Dayidson's may
be considered prophetic.
| In 1866 Mr.. Harris became connected with il
publishing house il New Orleans, in which city
| the writer first made his acquaintance. His
duties were light and much Of his time was lie
| voted to reading and to literary ventures. His
tastes then inclined him to yersitication, and
he published quite Il number of poems in the
! New Orleans newspapers, most of them anony-
mouSly. The following poem, which fairly re-
veals his literary qualities at that time, was
published in the New Orleans Times, January,
| 1867:
The Republican journal., 1883-03-01

The prediction of Virgins of great storm Il
sea between the 9th and 18th of March has lie
TERED many Gloucester fishermen from sailiu
Tor Georges cod fisheries. As the women ar
urging the men to stay at home it is feared tina
tins, the best time of the season, will be lost il
the fisheries especially as number Of crew
have refused to sail
The Republican journal., 1883-03-01

of waldo county are comparatively free from the
evils of rum selling, but occasionally man win uc
found engaged in this unlawful traffic. Joseph
Estes, of Troy, has long been accused by his neigl
bors of selling rum, and the excitement at times
has run high in that vicinity MIR. Estes is Il very
large and powerful man, and the nctghbor~ appar
entity were in fear of him. \ warrant for search
and seizure was sworn last December and given to
Deputy sheriff AvcrilI, of Frankfort, hut for some
reason it was never served. Last week it WAS given
to Constable :. g. Ellis, OF Belfast who, accom-
panied by City Marshal Gates, drove to Troy search.
ed the house. found four large Jugs containing
liquors and arrested Mr. Estes for q single sale
Thursday of last week, the search and seizure case
came up before Trial Justice Greer. of Belfast
Estes was defended by James Libby, Jr., of Unity,
and r. W, Rogers, of this city No one appeared
for the State. Mr.. Ellis came into court bearing
The jugs, which duly labcIled-one alcohol.
one Holland gin, one rum and one whiskcv. They
We're also marked "ess.," which meant essence.
The officers testified to the capttre Of the Jugs
The defence first moved to quash the warrant fol
nformalities, but the Justice overruled. The re
SpondentS then put in as defence that the liquids
were not Intoxicating liquors, but We're compounds
under the process of being manufactured into es-
sences. Each Jug was tincturcd with essen e.
Estes testified that he manufacturer of
and the contents Of the Jugs IN expert
ment on cheap essences. One more application of
oil would have completed tho process. Estes
brought into court several bottles of oils of differ
ent kinds Of essences and explained To the court
the mode of manufacture \ quantity was turned
into glass and water added to show the oil. The
Justice decided that they We're intoxicating HouOrs
aud fined the respondent 800 and costs from which
he appealed and gave sureties in the sum of s2O0
Officer Ellis then arrested Estes on three more war
rants-two for single sales and one for Il common
seller number of witnesses testified To purcbos
ing liquors from Estes for medicinal purposes. He
was found guilty on all the counts and fined $50 and
costs on each of the single sales, and for being a
common seller was bound over to the supreme
court III the sum of $500. Mr.. Estes appealed from
the Neroct on the single sales and furnished sure
ties IN the sum of $500 on each The warrants were
sworn out by Miss Mary Ann Garcelon, and MIR.
and Mrs Nathan Rogers
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-17
Muscle and Money.

CINCINNATI, May 16.-The shoe man
ufacturers held meeting to-day and adopted
a series of resolutions, giving their version o
the cause of the lockout, which, they say, is
forced upon them by the action of union men
They say that under the present situation O
affairs, it is impossible to submit the matter tt
arbitration, unless the men who have qui
work will go back and resume the position
held before they quit work They, there
fore, give notice that their shops arr
open for any Workmen not direct
" shut out under the operations
OF the terms of the arbitration agree
ment This that all non-nnion men
as we'll as all union men, not members of tho
assemblies that belong to the arbitration board
are at liberty to work in these shops.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, May ia few
miners at the Diamond mine have returned Il
work on the company's terms. 1t is expected
all the strikers viii resume work to-day.
OTvAwA, Can, May, 16.-The de
mands of the striking American boatmen have
been acceded to. The rate viii be "a pei
GOO feet
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-17

50 cents on each 800 This was not approved
of by the majority of the agents, who thought
that rates should be fxed at 90 cents However,
this did not cause split and everything was
running along smoothly until the question of
apportionment and commission arose. Then it
was ascertained that these same four COM
panies had got the start of their competitors
and contracted for nearly all of the business
done at this port Then cloud of discomfort
arose, and the representatives of the sbig four
refused to pool their own commissions, and
consequently no pool was formed Subsequent
~ the other companies did form pool, and
vowed vengeance on the outsiders Their first
action was 20 make cut on rates from 20 cents
to Is cents, and now they have made another.
The pool agents are really not affected by the
cut 10 any extent, there is but little business
left for them to do, it having been gobbied up
by the ethers These season -contracts are ali
of the ing handle" order, and are increased
or decreased according TO the huetuaGion of
rates. That Is if agent has contracted to-
write Insurance policies for the season at GER
tain rate with shipper, and at any time the
prevailing rates should decline below the rate
named in the contract the agent must either
accept the lowest rate or decline TO write the
policy and the shippers can then go elsewhere
Thus far they have been writing at pool rates
but the pool agents think that by cutting rates
down to the lowest notch they VIII eventually
freeze the others out and force them to join
the pool OF course the war is big loss to all
OF the companies but it is good thing for
shippers, who look and laugh and at the
same time reap the benefits
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-17
Striking Head Lines

used to call attention to the fact that this is an
advertisements of the CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE,
& ST PAUL RAILWAY.
Its EIeHr Trunk Lines traverse the best por-
tions of Northern Illinois, WISCONSIN. MINNESOTA,
DAKOTA ana Iowa
Located directly its lines the cities of Chi
cage, Milwaukee La Crosse, Winoua, st. Paul,
Minneapolis, Madison. Prairie DIN CHEN, Mason
City Sioux City, Yankton, Albert Lea, Aberdeen,
Dubuque. Rock Island, Cedar Rapids and Council
Bluffs as well al innumerable other principal bust
ness centres and favorite resorts, and passengers
going West, North South or East are able to use
the CHICAGO. MILw AUKEE & ST. PAU RAILWAY to
the best advantage
Ticket offices everywhere supplied with
maps and Time Tables which detail the merits of
the line and agents stand ready to furnish infor
nation, aud sell tickets cheapest rates over the
Chicago, Milwaukee q St Paul Railway.
5. MERRILL. A v H CARPENTER,
General Manager Gen Pass 4 Tiki a ct
J. T CLARK GEO ii. HEAFFORD,
CienI Supt- Asst Gen. Pass. Agt
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-17
Jeff Davis Ill.
The President Of the southern Cen
federacy Has a Serious Attack
of Bronchitis.

federacy Has a Serious Attack
of Bronchitis.
New ORLEANS, May Let has been
well known here for more than week that
Jefferson Davis was in very feeble health al
his home at Beauvoir on the Mississippi sound
coast near Biloxi, and some seventy miles
from here. Letters from Biloxi have reported
him as confined to the house, and looking very
weak and sick Finally the complaint from
which he has been suffering tbronchitis) be-
came so troublesome that the situation was re-
garded as serious, particularly in view of
his age, 70 years, and his great feebleness.
Dr. J. j. Harry, of HaGdsboro,
Miss, who has been in attendance
on him, accordingly telegraphed to DR.. W G..
Austin, of this city, to come over Immediately
to Beauvoir on the first train he could catch,
as medical consultation over Mr. Davis con-
dition was necessary. Mr.. Davis was found
somewhat improved, and rallied during the
day, and by night was reported still better, al
though not entirely out of danger. While Mr..
Davis has not been in good health for some
time, the present attack is declared to have
been very sudden. the bronchitis having made
It's appearance only two days ago.
An inquiry was sent by courier from Missis-
sippi City to Beauvoir. Mrs. Jefferson Davis
replied follows: MIR Davis has had severe
attack of bronchitis, but is now better, and it
Is hoped out of danger"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-17

New YORK, May 16,-The joint ex-
cutive committee freight Department. of the
trunk line railroads and their western connec-
tons to-day resumed the consideration OF
freight rates. 1t Lad been resolved to take the
rate-making power out of the hands of man
ayers and vest il in the committee The sub
lect of the discussion to-day the report OF
the sub-comnit ee appointed to prepare the
details of the arrangement
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-17
Hu~unetion Granted.

Bond to-day, IN the United States circuit court,
in the Baltimore & Ohio railroad case, granted
a preliminary injunction to stop the sale of the
companys property, seized for state taxes.
CHICAGO, May 16.-Rodiger & 90. s
market letter of this evening says: The day
opened bright and warm and the market was
weak in continuation of the reaction which sci
in Monday last prices closing this afternoon al
about the lowest point July wheat opened al
sl Is sold at 81 Is Il and declined to 81. 1416 by
one D. m, but lost another q on the call, the
final closing being at s. IA bid So far the
market offers no encouragement to the bulls
vet; at the same time good parties have been
buying freely again, among them john Stewart
& Co. and Robt 1inboom q Co, While the
general crowd, decidedly bearish in their feel
ings are putting out line of short
contracts which they may have
trouble to when the market
turns upward again. The outlook tonight ia
yors lower prices in the morning Receipts
were small to-day, having been but q cars,
but shipments were equally unimportant,
footing up barely 5000 bu- Corn, though
weaker in sympathy with wheat nevertheless
maintained firm undertone, and closed this
afternoon within &c of the highest point of
the day Receipts continue small t133 ears1,
and shipments remain on pretty large scale,
having again been about $780, 600 bushels.
Provisions especially pork, were decidedly
heavy and lower. As stated last week the
public were saddled with it at the recent ad-
vance aud before the market will recover, we
shall probably see still lower figures.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-17
Church Convention.

SPRINGFIELD, O., May 16.-The Gen
eral Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran
church of the United States met in its thirty
first biennial convention, at 9 O'Clock this
morning. About 200 delegates are present
The opening sermon was preached by Rev DIR
Charles ID. Hay, OF Gettysburg, Pa, or
determinations from the Earlier to the Later
Periods, and What Has Been Accomplished
The convention then organized The session
will continue one week and viii be followed
by the Womens Missionary Society meetings.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-17
Woman Killed with a Brick.

ST LOUIS, May 16.-At Ashland, Mo.
last Friday, while a named Hull was
auarreling with his wife about whipping one
of his children, lady neighbor interfered in
the interest of peace, which SO exasperated
Hull that he struck her ON the head with a
brick, killing her instantly. 1ts murderer
fled aud has not yet been captured
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-17
FOREIGN NEWS.
Great Police Precautions in Moscow
in Anticipation of the Coronation
The american P0rker--C0unf de
esaaEnbOrtl's C0nditIon--The Irish
Trials.

Moscow, May 16.-Such extreme,
military and police precautions were probably
never seen or dreamed of as those already
taken, more than fortnight before the coro-
nation The vast number of police agents
hurried into the city is sufficient to noticeabIy
increase the population at large in the city, and
they swarm among the diverse classes of peo-
pie, among the laboring element in every rank
OF society, in every profession, in every trade
and in every department of the civil
service, police officials themselves being
spied upon. No less than 400 special
police have been enrolled in the
classes of hack and cab drivers The system
OF close inspection adopted never existed in
captured city under siege The cellars and
roofs OF all the houses along the entire line of
the PROFESSIONS march are diligently searched
in detail every morning. careful enumera-
ton of all the occupants of houses on the line
has been made no less than three times No
visitor Is admitted to any hotel after II o. clock
on any pretext, and no evening visitor at such
places can remain after / O'clock These
ana other equally stringent and annoy-
ing rules are arbitrarily enforced Sew
efal hundreds of persons who are mstrusted
have been ordered to quit St Petersburg
and Moscow, and not to return until after
the occasion of the coronation ceremonies A
great many people of reputation have also left
happen during the festival and not knowing
on whom the police would fix the guilt An
atmosphere of fear aud suspicion covers the
city, but the people scarcely define their
fears ami many persons believe that the cere-
mon1al instead OF being accompanied by dis
aster, may be the beginning of an era of better
feeling and lessened agitation Spacious stands
and galleries have been erected along the route
but It is almost impossible to secure cards of
admission. They can be had only on the
strongest Endorsement and the pro-
ductlon of the best credentials
Window-room of the principal build
ings passed by the procession viii be occu-
pied only by guard officers, officials and secret
police agents The way of the procession will
be hedged on both sides with double rows of
armed guards, and no spectator will be allowed
to change his place for any purpose The
depots are garrisoned with military and police,
and when the royal party moves it will be sur
rounded by wall of moving cavalrymen and
mounted officers
The report that a reconciliation had been
effected between the Grand Duke Constantine
and the is confirmed. The grand duke
had been living in Punishment for long time
IN the south of Europe, and it is understood
that the reconciliation was brought about
through the INTERPRETATION of the Princess
Dolgouriki The princess win not be present
at the coronation
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-17
Will PAY Taxes

WILMINGTON, Del, May 16.-The
Western Union telegraph eompany's attorney
this morning promised 10 pay over the MUM
cipal tax of 81 per pole The city council had
directed the city auditor to remove the poles
from the streets this morning If the company
still refused to pay the tax, which amounts TO
GS7D
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-17
Refused to Pool.
= large sized Insurance War at Chi
cags.---Attempt to Freeze Ont the
kf0ur Outsiders.

CHICAGO, May 16.-The agents COM
posing the Chicago Marine. Insurance pool fired
what they term Q big bomb-shell into the
enemy's camp By making an additional cut of
49, per cent on cargo insurance rates The
war is now in full blast. and there are no i'm
mediate prospects of settlement being effect
ed The enemy" consists of the four compa-
MES who refused to enter tho pooling combina-
ton, and it looks as if they are the ones
affected by the reduction. 1t viii be remem-
bered that at the time the first meet
ing of the insurance agents was held Tor
the purpose of forming pool all expressed
themselves as favoring the project, and q com
mittee was appointed to ascertain what con-
tracts had already been made and on what
terms, also to look after the superintendent OF
business and agents commissions. At the
next meeting it was reported that four certain
companies had made their season contracts at
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-17

TOLEDO, O., May 16.-Wheat-Firm
trading mostly in July and August options;
No white 81. II; No. 2 do CSC; No. red cash
or June sl.1515, July Silly. August
SII74 September $I1S, October 10, year
ST. Corn-Firmer with light business; high
mixed 63c; No . cash or May 5Ss&e, June 5sc,
July 59c, rejected 54c, no grade 45c.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-17
New York.
New YoRK Mav 16-Wheat-A0na 4.

New YORK, May Wheat t@ao
lower; heavy and irregular; fairly active specu-
Iative trading Mol white. 81 10; No.2 red May,
81 BIOL 21sS, june 81 21s4GQI 221S, July 81 1856
al 241s, August o.. 245 sC0l 25L, September
~ -255s(51. 26Il. Corn ss0e1Se lower; heavy;
69llc Proyisions-Beef quiet, steady and
unchanged. Pork dull and weak: spot new
mess $40 25@20 so Lard unsettled and lowers
steam rendered S11. 90
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-17
OUR HOG PRODUCT AGAIN.

BERLIN, May 16.-The North Ger
man Gazette attempts to prove by statistics
that the danger of contracting trichiniosis
from American pork is sixty times greater
than it is from German pork, and refers TO the
latest reports of the sanitary officers of Chi
eaSo, Erie and Boston, and published in The
New York Medical Journal to prove the cor
RICHNESS of its statements. The Gazette de
clares that the inspection of pork on its ar
rival at German ports has proved useless. 1t
says that the quantity of American pork con-
sumed in Germany is small and decreasing
ana-tiia the question therefore is not of econ
onlIc Importance.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-17

HE GREAT CONNECTING LINK RET

is THE GREAT CONNECTING LINK
Its main hne runs from Chicago 20 Council
Bluffs, paSstng through Joliet, Ottawa La sale.
9eneseo. Moline. Rock Island, Davenport West
Des Moines (the capital OF Iowa., Stuart, ATTAIN
tic. and Avoca with branches froIn Bureau
junction TO Peoria: Wilton junction 20 Mnsca-
Cen9revtlle, Princeton. Trenton. Gallatin. Came
ron, Le4venworfh, AtShtaon ana Kansas Citps
Washington 20 Sigoarney. Oskaloosa and Knox
tonspoTt, Independent, Eldon, OttE-mwa, Eddy
ville OskRloosa, Pella. Monroe. and Des Moines;
Newton % Monroe: Des Moines to indisnoIa an
Tiuterset; Atlantic 20 Lewis and Audubon; and
Railroad, which owns. ard operates a through
une from Chicago iBto the State of Kansas.
Through Express Passenger Trains, with Pull
man Palace Cars attached. are run each r1Ey daily
between CHICAGO and PEoRIA. KANSAS CITY,
COUNCIL BLUFFS, LEAVENWORTH ard ATCHI-
SON Through ears are also run between MilWau-
Zee ans kansas Ss, CITY; via the milwaukee, ana
The Great Rock Island" r. magnihcentiy
equipped. It's road bed IL simply perfect, aid tta
track is laid with steel rails.
OF enjoying your meals, while passing over the
beautiful prairies of Illinois and Iowa. In one OF
magnificent Dining Cars that accompany all
Through Express Trains. You get an entire
tor 6eventy-hve cents
Approaching the fact that q majority OF the
sseopte prefer separate apartments Tor different
purposes (and the immense passenger business
of thia line warrantiDR ia, we are pleased 20 an
nounce that this Company runs Pullman Palace
SteepGha Cars for sleeping purposes. and Palace
PULLMAN PA LACE CARS are m
COUNCIL BLUFFS, KANSAS CITY 4
an Ticket Agents in the Untted States
= FLOR Information NOS 03tatmRbaS as Va
y. II. CABLE,
Vice Prastnsnt ana osn2 hsnS&R
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-17

Traius No :, S 8 ami 10 are Maguoketa Branch
Trains 3 and q, Accommodation for oxford Juuc
sion; I and ,, Passenger, for Celmar-
E ID. W. HOLMES Agent