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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-30
RIVER RIPLETS
The river is on a rise.

The river is on rise
The St Paul and st. Louis Packet
company announce that their boats are
again running through to St Paul.
The wind splitting War Eagle was at
the levee this morning on her way north
The stylish Sydney will be up from st.
Louis this evening.
The KeOkuk is expected down from
above at seven this evening
The best down stream trip ever made
on the upper Mississippi river was by the
old side wheel steamer Belle of La Crosse,
of the old Northern line. Capt H. G.
Carson, now of the excursion steamer
Colorado, was commander of her at the
time, and says that she made the run
from st. Paul to st. Louis in sixty hours
and made forty-eight landings, and this
record has never been equaled
The following in regard to proposed
connection of the Tennessee river with
the Mississippi from the West Tennessee
Wing, will be of interest to river men:
In accordance with a survey of South
Forked Deer river not long since made
by Capt. Jack Harrison, United States
engineer, we are Informed that the val
ley of the South Fork reaches eastwardly
to within ten miles of the Tennessee. "
This fact suggests the practicability and
urgent importance ofcutting a canal from
the Tennessee to the upper Forked Deer
valley, thereby uniting the Tennessee and
Mississippi rivers, as well as making the
FOrked Deer bold and navigable stream
As an engineering enterprise it would be
neither costly nor difficult of accomplish
ment to cut canal ten or fifteen miles
in length when such large returns would
naturally follow. The distance between
the upper Tennessee and the lower Mis-
sissippi would be shortened over one
thousand miles, and the Forked Deer
connecting these great rivers, would be
| literally crowded with commerce. A
| limited information of the topography Of
the upper Forked Deer and the distance
to the Tennessee river leads us to believe
that there is only one big ridge that would
seriously interfe re with canalization, and
that could be tunnelled if it was thought
cheaper and more feasible. In regard to
the relative elevation of the upper
Forked Deer and the Tennessee nearest
the valley of the Forked Deer, we are
informed that the latter has fall abund-
antly sufficient to bring the water out of
the Tennessee like a mill tail, so if this
be true there would be no difficulty on
this score. Considered from every stand
point, as far as we have investigated, the
scheme is feasible one, and government
or corporation aid could be secured to
carry Through successfully. The writer,
however, is now consulting with a com
petent and skilful engineer and hopes to
be able to more fully explain the practi
cability of the enterprise in the next issue.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-30
THE MAsTGDONs.

A marked feature in the Audience which
assembled at Harper's theatre last evening
was the conspicuous absence of the fair
sex. The entertainment was very fair
throughout, and those who went with the
expectation of seeing a loud" show
were disappointed. Ida SIddons and her
beauties" looked passable in their pow
der and paint, but on the whole were not
very attractive looking. Their dancing
and singing was good, however, and the
troupe gave as good an entertainment as
was expected of variety show.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-30
MARKET REVIEW.

The one o'clock market report from
Chicago to-day are the following quota
lions: September wheat, S1.008; October
$1O24; November S1.04s, September
corn, 504; October So November 48s.
September oats 28i; October 26t No
vember 263 September pork $12.05,
October S12 174; November $12.7O Sep
TENDER lard, $8474; October $3.50.
Yesterdays quotations were as fol-
lows: September wheat S1O1; October,
$1.O3, November, $1.044, September
corn, sole; October, 49t. September oats,
26tc; October, 26s. September pork,
$11.923; October, S12 05 September
lard, So. 80; October, So 40. Hog receipts,
~, 500; $4.85 to 1926 for mixed packing.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-30
FAIR AT PORT BYRON.

The seventh annual fair OF the Port
Byron Agricultural association will be
held at Coe from September 4th to 9th
inclusive The Walter family cornet band,
of McGregor, has been engaged for the
occasion. The officers of the association
are A, F. Holister pres, F. s. Gates,
vice pres, A. Saddoris, secyy W, W.
PearsoIl, cor. secy., and Mark Ashdown,
treas. The following is the program:
FIRST DAY.
m.--Colts under years. Trotting
race, Open to all. Purse, $15. First,
So; second, 81; third, 49, Best two in
three, one mile heats. Five to enter, and
-four to go.
2p. m. Novelty running race. Open
to all. Purse, SIS. First quarter, So;
second quarter, 81; third quarter, 81;
fourth quarter, 81. Five to enter and
four to go.
3p. m.-Slow mule race. Purse, 81. so,
First, 4; second, 81; third, 81; fourth, SO
cents
SEGOND DA1.
10 a. m.-Running race. Open to all.
Purse $50. First, SIS; second, so; third,
S.. Best three in five. -Four to enter
and three to 60.
II m.-Annual address.
1p. m.-The thoroughbred cattle will
be exhibited in the ring, each family or
breeding forming u distinct group. Cows
years or over, first; after them heifers
years, and so on according to age; then
bulls: after which the natives will be
| shown.
2p. m.-Exhibition of horse showing
best five sucking colts of any breed.
$50 D. m.-Trotting race, horses owned
in Rock Island county. Purse $50. First
SIS; second, $40; third, S. Best three
in five. Five to enter and four to go.
m.-Best carriage team in harness
for premium. Style and action the test
/ 4 p. m.-Best mare or gelding, three
years old and under.
THIRD DAY.
i 10 a. m.-Draft horses will be shown
i II a. m.-Horses for all work.
11:30 a. m.-Saddle horses.
m.-Grand review of all stock ex
hibited on the ground.
1870 ., m.-Ladies equestrianism'
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-30

There appears to be almost no end to
the novelties being perfected for the
OriOle festivities in Baltimore in Septem-
Der 1t will be TRULY as termed, Summer
Nights Carnival, and certainly nothing
like it was ever before attempted
in any city of the continent. There will
be electricity in all its forms, arc lights
and incandescent lights, focus lights and
tlambeauX, torches in various colors,
Greek FIRE, calcium aud gas, until night
will be turned into day. The pyrotechnic
features will be on scale of great extent
and variety, some of the set pieces prom.
Using TO be marvellous in effect. The
whole city will be lighted as never before
The different monuments with which the
metropolis abounds will be girded by
electric bands, while the lofty and majes-
tic dome of the City Hall will be fairly
ablaze. Every avenue leading to novelty
in illumination is eagerly sought after.
and old Baltimore will indeed show her
self this year. The night display in the
harbor will be gorgeous sight; and the
arrival of Lord Baltimore something to
remember for years The Mystic Pageant
on the third night will be beyond con
parison excel anything of the description
ever attempted not alone in this country
but in any country. Other cities are
content with from eighteen to twenty
two floats, the latter number being the
greatest ever embraced within the
pageant in any city. Baltimore almost
doubles this, as her pageant on the night
of the 18th of September will include no
| less than forty floats or tableauX cars
larger, more imposing and grander in
every way. than ever before shown Or
| dinarly the number of characters intro
duced in pageant is less than one hun
| dred. In the Baltimore pageant there
will be two hundred and thirty characters
| upon the floats, every costume entirely
new and imported from Paris direct 1t
will require thirteen hundred men, two
| hundred horses, over fifteen thousand gas
| jets, eight bands of music, and other &C
cesseries in like magnificent proportion.
| The actual cash outlay necessary to place
| the pageant upon the streets of Baltimore
will exceed thirty five thousand dollars
| The characters are assumed exclusively
| by members of the Order of the Oriole
merchants and business men of the high
est standing. The special series of ex-
cursions arranged by the Baltimore and
Ohio are meeting with undisguise1 favor
as they admit of visiting so many places
of great interest in addition to the Oriole
at Baltimore. As all festivities in the
Monumental City are at night the days
can be put in visiting Washington, Old
Point Comfort, Fortress Monroe, Luray
Caves, Harpers Ferry, and very many
other points. The rate is down tn the
very lowest notch, half-fare from all sta
tiOds on the enormous system embraced
within the B. & Q. management.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-30
no, FOR DUBUQUE.

The city clerk of Dubuque has tele-
graphed here to ascertain at what time
the city officials will arrive at his city so
that preparations can be made to receive
them. He conveys the satisfactory in
telligence that hotel accommodations have
been made for the Rock Islanders Some
of the city officials announce their inten-
ton of going by way of water, leaving
here Saturday afternoon, while the major
ity will take the Ills train on Sunday
night
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-30
BASE BALL.

Tie Stars and the Gable nine play their
match game at the fair grounds to morrow
afternoon.
The Oakleayes vanquished the high
school mines at the fair ground yesterday
afternoon, by a score of 81 to IL
Yesterdays league games resulted as
follows;
Chicago Chicagos Z, Clevelands g.
Detroit-Detrolts 8. Buffalcs g
Toledo-Toledos Z, Fit. Waynes 3.
East Saginaw-Saginaws -, Quincys
6.
Bay CIty-Bay Citys 6, Peonas 5,
eleven innings.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-30
WILL PROBATED.

In the county court on Wednesday the
will of the late w J. Johnston, was pro
bated. and provides for the disposal of his
property as follows. His real estate in
Perryton township which comprises sec
ton IA, township Is, range 3 west, he
wishes sold within two years to the high
est bidder for one third cash, one third in
one year and one third in two years, after
date of sale The money devised from
the sale to be applied in paying his law
full debts and expenses.
He authorizes his executors to purchase
two lots in the cemetery at Reynolds and
to erect thereon a monument, all the ex-
penses not to exceed $1,000 He gives
to the heirs of his brother the late Ro.
bert Johnston, the sum of $40 to beequal.
" divided among them, to his brother.
Joseph B. Johnston $51; to his neice
Rachel Johnston $500, to his sister, Mary
Johnston, 800 to his sister, Sarah Weav
er, $500, to his sister, Elizabeth Hawk
$500 provided the said Elizabeth Hawi
should live four years after his death; i
not, the $500 is to go to his mother
After the above payments are made thu
residue of the money accruing from tn,
sale of real estate is to be equally divid
ed between James F. Johnston, Franci
B. Johnston and Margaret Clark, brothe
and sister of deceased. He bequeaths tt
his mother the residence of the real ant
personal property known as the west hal
of lots 10 and II in block 2, town o
Reynolds, and appoints VIM. W. johnson
and VIM. H. Johnston sole executors O
! his estate.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-30
AROUND THE COUNTY OFFICES.
PROBATE

29-Estate of Theis Seek, deceased
Letters of administration issued to Claus
Seek. Bond filed and approved
Estate of James Mckinley, deceased.
Inventory, appraisement bill and widows
award filed and approved,
Estate of VIM. F. Johnston. deceased.
Will admitted to probate. Letters tesla
mentary issued to William W. Johnston
and William Y. Johnston.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-30
HARD COAL MARKET.

The best is the cheapest. have large
stock, best quality of all grades and sizes
of all rail coal Also blacksmith coal,
coke and charcoal Office at E. ID. Fol
SONS -four and feed store No. l, 706 Third
avenue. Telephone No. 1856
Aug 23-tf WIN. NEVIN.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-30
PRICES PHOTO pARIoRS.

Photographs produced perfectly at Prices
popular Photograph Parlors. People are
particularly pleased with Prices pictures
and popular prices His persistent pat
ronage proves his popularity as photo
grapner. No. 1921 second avenue, up
stairs. aug 25 d6tw4t
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-30
Geo. W. D. HARRIS.
Real Estate
Insurance Agency.
FOR SALE.

beautiful place Of 90 acres. good buildings Obj
acres IN fruit balance in good crops, miles fryu
Milan, cheap
The best paying Meat Market in the civ ha-
been established 80 years and has a fne PAWN
custom If not sold soon, VIII rent for tenn M
years 10 responsible party.
A nice residence on 23d street with corner 1or
Nice residence and 4 acre on the bluff.
Ten acres good level land with house on bnt
-Four acres on bluff cheap.
Nice brick residence, with an acre or NOR of
ground, on Elm street
Brick residence with fine grounds, on live ID
Milan street railway
$500 will buy good h0us" and lot convenient
to upper saw mills, depot and round house
$1,000 will buy good room hou-e in fr-t-rl,..
order good well, dry cellar and barn lOt 50Zl05
easy terms
500 will buy good one story house and lot,
with barn.
Fine lots in Lyndes addition, high and dry. with
good water, convenient 10 business and in good
neighborhoOd: prices and terms easy
Lot s0x240, through block, cheap, easy terms
can be divided into 40 foot lots
INSURE your property with Geo " u. HAIR
RlS; standard, Reliable Companies represented,
No. 1920 SECOND AVENUE.
apl-9dly Under Harper House
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-30
MANN CnlL MARKET-

Pea coal $500; CRATE and egg $3.50;
range So rs; nut and No 4, $500 per ton,
screened and delivered. Brooktield (for
grates) $500. Blacksmiths' coal, Con
nellsyille coke and charcoal at 1908 Sec
oud avenue. L. 6. FRAZER.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-30
LAND EXCURSION.

T. B. Olshausen. No. 22S Main street,
Davenport. gets up excursions to En-
metsburg. Iowa, every three weeks.
Round trip tickets IS. 19tf
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-30

p. Trotting, Open to ALL Purse
sos First, $50; second, $50; third, SIS.
Best three in five, one mile heats. Five
to enter and four to go.
Entries, 10 per cent on purse
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-30
HARD COAL.

Call on E B. Sargent at the office of
Port Byron Lime association, 1917 Sec
oud avenue. for prices on the best hard
coal in the city. If
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-30

Full courses of study. Art Music, Ancient and
Modern Languages. Emil Liebling, Director of
Music. Home comforts in boarding department.
MISS GREGG, Principal, Is and II Sheldon ST.,
Chicago, Ills, aug-23-d1m
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-30
j. NJ. BEARDSLEY. P. NJ.
FOR SALE

400 acres of IA and 81 foot veins of
coal land near Terre Haute, Ind.
If J. G. BANEs, Agent.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-30
A DAISY TIME.

Cetainly no Excursions announced for the
season equal to the B and O.'s Special
series Some idea of what Baltimore
will do.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-30
EXECUTORS NOTICE.

Estate of Charles Tegeler, deceased.
The undersigned, having been appointed Execu-
tor and Executrix Of the last will and testament
and codicils thereto of Charles Tegeler late Of
the county of Rock Island, state Of Illinois, de-
ceased, hereby give notice that they will appear
before the county court of Rock Island county, at
the Office Of the clerk of said court in the city of
Rock Island, at the September term, on the third
Monday in September next, at which time all per-
sons having claims against said estate are notified
and requested to attend for the purpose of having
the same adjusted. All persons indebted to said
estate are requested to make immediate payment
to the undersigned.
Dated this cath day of July, A. D., 1888.
AUGUST HUESING, Executor,
ANGELICA TEGELER, Executrix.
iuly-25-d3w
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-30
TIE UAtLY ARGUS.
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.

BY ARaUs-EfED REPORTERS FOR THE ARGUS.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-08-09
How They Married.

Marriage in Indiana is illustrated by
the following expedience OF Muncie
coupler. Last winter Seth NJ. Written,
an eccentric attorney of Union City,
came here on behalf of remonstrants in
certain liquor cases appealed from that
county to this. He took up his abode at
the Maddy House, and apparently pre-
pared to stay. The magnet which at
tracted him was found to be fair fellow
boarder, Miss Maud Macarthur, blush.
ing damsel of some thirty-fve summers.
The attraction proved mutual, and finally
the devoted couple contracted to become
one. Here it il that Whitten's crank
ness took form. He lives, he claims, in
higher moral and religious atmosphere
than common, every day mortals, and
disdaincd to approach the bymeneal
altar under license duly issued under
the laws of the state, and made binding
by the iDterpOsition OF preacher
or squire. Spurning these le-
gal conventionalities, he induced his
fair inamorata to sign with him writ.
tren contract which sets forth their be-
lief in the sacredness of a promise to
each other, and its being the only true
marriage ceremony. They agree that
they shall each, before God and the
world, take the other to be :.his and her
lawful and welded husband and wife, to
love, to cherish and to protect, in sick
ness and in health, till death or compe-
tent legal authority shall them part, the
same being made binding on their heirs,
executors and assigns forever. This
novel document was signed by both the
contracting parties on February oath,
since which time they have done their
best to avoid being declared defaulting
contractors. 1t has only just leaked ont,
under the pressure of threats of prosecu'
ton for living together unlawfnlly.
Under the statute they are legally mar
ried, but the novelty of the ceremony.
or the lack of ceremony, causes some ex'
oitement, intermingled with disgust, in
social circles where the lady has been
favorably known.-Indisnapol Sentinel.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-08-09

rent-onlv little reasonable oversight.
Come, what DO you say?'
1--WE shall be so grateful, was all that
Mrs Elson could answer. But her eyes
were most eloquent.
Ella went back to the fancy emporium
in Oxford street next day. MIR. NAL
colin, who knew what Mr.. Rutherford s
favor was worth, made meek apology
to Mss Eson, and hoped she would
overlook any trilling asperity with which
he might have spoken in the veXation OF
the moment. And all was serene once
more.
What" Mrs. Langley cried. my
brother has established those upstarts,
rent FREQ, in his Croydon cottage? Now l
can read it all. from beginning to end.
He'll marry that shop girl as sure as
fate"
But he did not. Mrs. Langley was mis-
taken for once.
"What do want of q chit of girl.
young enough to be my daughter" said
Mr.. Rutherford. And he married the
pretty dove-eyed little cripple instead.
And if ever you saw a tender hearted
child playing with Dresden china doll
you can form some idea of the loving
care wherewith he protected his fragile
little wife from life's cares and Ills.
Sister Matilda don't like it, said he.
Very we'll l don't marry to please Sis
ter Matilda, but to please myself"
Which was sound philosophy after all.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-08-09

ing road leading through claiming
grove of palms, and past beautiful
bungalows and villas, with an enchant-
ing view of city, island, and sea behind
us, at length we reached the abode OF
death. Over the gate in large letters
we read: "None but Parsees can enter
here!' For two hundred years no
European has ever set foot within that
Enclosure. But few years since the
Prince of Wales unsealed the entrance,
and now by proper influence travellers
can obtain a pass. Thus we were
Entering the mysterious Enclosure, on
our right were the temples where the
dead are brought to be disrobed and
anointed with oil. Passing these, we
followed our guide up grand pathway
until we were stopped by another sign,
on which we read the warning notice:
"Stop herer' We were within fifty yards
of the tower now in nse. Looking around
we counted five great, round stone
towers, known as flowers of Silence"
These circular structures are built OF
large white stones, and are perfectly
plain on the outside. They vary in dia
meter from 30 to 60 feet, and are from
twenty. five to thirty feet high. The old
est one is 200 years old, and is in good
repair. They cost about 500. 900 apiece.
Each tower has an iron door on the side,
from which flight of steps on the in
side leads to the top. On the top are
three circles of grooves or open stone
receptacles for the dead, the outer one
for men, the middle one for women, and
the inner one for children. In the cen
ter of the tower is deep well or pit
reaching from top to below the bottom.
Around the outer edge of the tower is a
stone parapet, which gives greater Sc
clusion to the dead
At the gate of the cemetery the fuuer-
al professions are met by the priest, who
take the remains first to the temple, then
to the tower. The bodies of the dead
are placed in the stone grooves on
the top of the tower, and left, with
out particle Of c)othing,to be devoured
by great hocks of hungry vultures and
and other carniverous birds. Within an
hour every particle of flesh is torn from
the skeleton, and the Parsee interment
is complete. The naked bones are left
to bleach in the sun and wind for few
days, then they are carefully gath
cred up and thrown into the we'll in the
| center of the tower. We entered the
cemetery about nine o'clock in the
morning. Already three bodies had
been placed on the tower, and half a
hundred greedy vultures had gorged
themselves with human flesh, and were
sitting stupid and satiated, lazily waiting
for another CHASTITY meal. The Parsee
defends this mode of disposing of the
dead on sanitary grounds, especially in
large cities, and look with disgust on
other customs. But give us the bible
method of burial. and the grave for our
departed, with the dear old formula:
Earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to
dust" Following our Savior into the
tomb, We have the glad hope of a glori.
Gus resurrection.-Corr Troy, n. Y,
fCiypao
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-08-09
FISHING ON SUNDAY.

Two Sufui bosrders has Deacon stearnf,
Ger whom bis pioUs soul oft yearns,
Do what he will say what he may,
They will FISH on the Sabbath day.
The deacon good has tried right often
Their sabbath breaking hearts to soften
Butsll in vein, they eull decline
To lay aside The rod and line.
we work hard all the week. they say,
ard res ~ have no other day
On which 10 u,e the reel aud rod,
Breathe COCutry air and commune With God.
They started out one sunday m rntng,
just as h. hay lay was dawuirg,
ID clsriug nat soolly suing
Offish for breakfast they would bring.
And as the breakfast hour drew nigh
The deaco1 saw tnem-with sigh
Hand to his better hand mess
" fish, and then -etre to dress.
The Geacon's mind was mucn perpisxed
His ptous SOU was sorely veXed,
Ne was sure twas sin the i.h 10 taste
But Just ss siniul they should waste
With ha.Eclosed eyes and solemn face,
He asked the usual morning grace,
For he partook of that rich meal,
Praying the Lord would quick reveal.
AS in the miracle days gore by,
Whether he might eat of that good fry
Show how 10 choose the lesser evil,
The one least pleasing 10 the devil
Beseoahing guidance in the matter,
He slowly look upon his platter
The fatlesj, larFest. erownest fish
That lay upon the smoking dish,
Saying "'rls sin this fl h 10 eat
But sinful, too. to waste good meat.
You will g. fishing sundays. spite
OF my enusavois to set you right;
So, II YOU must go fishing still,
And Providence rewards your skill,
Why. bring your fish. my wife will take EN-.
And, after ciesning, fry or bake EN-