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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-01

England, about the year 1889 or 1910 1t
was several years, however, before his
suggestion was carried into effect. His
tory however, tells us that the ancient
German cities of Thurn and Taxis had
such system, which, for some ineXpli-
cable reason, fell in disuse, or failed 10
become general among nations. The
modern postage stamp, then, was first
used IN England about the year 1912 or
1943. In 1845 L. A. Mitchell, then post
master of New Haven, taking advantage
of the English idea, made use of postage
stamp of his own, which he continued to
use until 1S47, when the government of
the United States issued the first American
postage stamps. They We're in Two de
nominations. The cent was of a light
brown color, bearing the head of Frank
lin, and the 10 cent Of gray color, with
the effigy of Washington. Al that time
the rate of letter postage was 5 and 10
cents, according to distance. In 1851 IA
series of SIX denominations was issued
The 1-cent stamp was blue, bearing an
elliptical band upon which were the
words u. S. P. O. Despatch. Prepaid,
one cent" Within the band was an
eagle with wings outspread. The cent
stamp was also blue bearing the head of
Franklin; the Scent. vermillon, with the
head of Washington; the 5 cent, choco-
late. with head of Jefferson; the 10 cent,
green, with head of Washington and thir-
teen stars in a semi-circle above; the 12-
cent was black. also with head of " ash
ington. The "a, 80, and 90 cent stamps
were subsequently added to the series.
The first of these bore the face of Wash
ington; the second was orange. with the
head of Franklin, and the last was dark
blue, also with the head of Washington.
There was in this series also a square car
rier's stamp, blue in color, and bearing
the head of Franklin. Nee Haeen Pal
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-01
Lincoln reads a Poem
Honest Old Abe Entertains his Cabinet With
Little Quotation.

Little Quotation.
Nov, gentlemen, you. all have more less
poetry in your scnls; listen to this and Abraham
Lincoln, .hen President from his chair in his
office in the White Honse and read, IN trembling
tones. which indicated his own profound appre-
citation of it, DIR. o. W. Holmes Last Leaf of
which the following are two verses:
They say that in his prime
Ere the pruning knife of time
Cut him down;
Not better found
By the crier in his round
Through the town.
Now the mossy marbles rest
On the lips that he had pressed
In their bloom;
And The names he loved to hear
Have been carved for many year
On the tomb.
Mr.. Michael Gulfoyle of Einahamton " Y Is
not I'D as the venerable Boston citizen of whom
the poet wrote with such tender pathos, yet he Is
ms re than three score and ten For the past
eight of those years, he writes: II have been
perfect cripple from rheumatism, hobbling about
as best / could with my cane. l took PARKER 3
GINGER TOXIC, ana an supple and strong as
g571andst There is trace or the disease feft
about me- -
MIR. r. W. Mosher, wholesale druggit, of Bing-
hampton, writes MessFs- Hiscox Il Co. of New
1ork-Proprietors of the Tonic-ceTtif ying TO Mr.
Gnilfoyle's declaration
Having all the proprietors of any preparation OF
ginger, PARKER's GINGER Tonic is a remedy OF
Infinitely greater range and power II cures all
diseases arising from an impure state of the blood
or imperfect digestion. Dyspepsia (and ali its
sequcnces,) Malarial Fevers, Sick Headache. Kid
ney troubles. Bronchitis, and common coughs and
Colds vanish at its touch Prices, 30 cents and 81
a bottle. Larger size the cheaper.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-01
OHIO

CrNcINNATI, May 1.-There Will be no
disturbance here among cigar makers. On
account of reduction of the tax, they
struck some time ago for addition to their
wages and succeeded. So did the cigar
packers. Strikes for advance have been
made at Newark, Ohio. Demands ot
workmen at Wheeling, w. Va, Steu5en-
vile, Ohio and Urbana, ., have been
complied with.
Columbus, May 1.-The supreme court
today refused to grant the motion forpe-
a'tion in error in the case of ]. ID. Wason,
convicted of bribery ef members Of the
legislature The sentence of court to
imprisonment will now be carried ou t,
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The Burlington City Council
refuse to reduce Saloon
License.
Fires in Texas, Wisconsin and
the West.
VIRGINIA.

LYNcHBURe, Va, May There is the
greatest movement in manufactured to-
bacco, here to day, ever recorded in the
history of the city. Nearly 100000
dollars worth of stamps were issned and
thirty-six carloads of tabacco, aggregat-
ing about 500, 900 pounds were shipped to
various points. But for strike among
the operatives the shipments from this
point would exceed a miilion pounds,
Cigar manufacturers closed to-day on ac-
count of the strike The increased schet-
ule of prices submitted to the mapufact-
urers was accepted.
RICHMOND, May 1.-The collector of
internal revenue for this district issued
since midnight last night, stamps under
the new law for nearly two million pounds
of manufactured tobacco, four million
cigarettes and one million cigars. Tax
aggregating in round numbers one hun
hred and -sixty-five thousand dollars.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-01

tt is one of the customs of the Rus
sian Carnival TO eat buckwheat cakes in
great numbers. Rich and poor, high and
low, contrive for a whole week TO eat
buekwieat cakes ut least three times a
day. Butter salt. and fresh half-liqlid
caviar are eaten with them. Bets are
made rs 10 who can consume the great
est number, and there are instances
where an individual has eaten rs many
s. forty cakes as large as d saucer. st
one meal, helping them down with red
wine or hot tea.
The United States admits tea and eof-
fee free of duty. England taxes them.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-01
MIR ES.

Waxahatchie, Tex, May IA fire last
Sunday night in this city destroyed five
buildings inelu ling a grain elevator.
Loss $40, 900 Insurance s22, 500 In
cendiarism is charged as the cause.
Milwaukee, May L.. Marshtield, a
small numbering town on the Wisconsin
Central road was visited by Il contlagra-
ton this morning. Nine houses burned.
Loss s., 900. Fifteen families were ren-
dered homeless.
Yazoo City, May 1.-Incendiary fire
destroyed the stables on j. ii. Wool
folks Potosi plantation last night Thirty
five mules were burned to death,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-01
MINNESOTA,

ST. PAUL, May Information reached
the department at headquarters, that
Saturday last the steamer w. j. Behon
left Fort Randall for Standing Rock,
having on board 100 men. women and
children; Sitting Bulls band Wecappa
Sioux, an old warrior, being of the party.
They will reach Fort Yates on Friday
next, unless the low stage of water in the
Missouri should delay the boat
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-01
Bucklesa's Arnica SaIve.

The greatest medical wonder Of the world
Warranted to speedily cure burns, bruises,
cuts, ulcers, salt rheum. fever sores, can
GERS, piles, chilblains, corns. tetter, chap-
ped hands, and all skin eruptons, guaran-
teed to cure in every instance, or money
refunded. - cents per box. For sale by
HartZ & Rahnsen
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-01
NEW YORK.

New YORK, May 1-Seven hundred
cigarette makers struck to-day for higher
wages. The laborers employed in the
custom house in weighing merchandise,
struck to-day for an advance.
SYRACUSE, May IA soda water foun-
tain, exploded here to-day, fatally injur-
ing one and seriously iHjuring two persons
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-01
IllIEA.

BURLINGTGN. May 1.-The city council
last evening a. special session. refused
to reduce saloon license from 800 to
5000. The vote was to 4. The council
stands g democrats and l republican.
The matter has greatly excited the public
attention the past week
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-01
MIsSa.uRI.

ST. LOUIS. May 1.-.Iay Gould and par
~, left for the inspection of Iron Moun
tain railroad and Southwestern system at
noon to-day, in IA special train of i've OH
cial cars. InfoI nation was refused as to
the route, but the cars were. provisioned
for twenty days. A trip into Mexico
over the international is probable
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-01
THE nRIGIa.oE PnsrAaE STAMPS.

The idea of an adhesive stamp affixed
to letter, as Indicative of the payment
of postage, is much older than has been
at first supposed. 1t is known that the
first suggestion of such an arrangement
in modern times came from Rowland
Hill, the father of cheap postal system in
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-01
PAT ENTS S.

f. A Lehmanu, Solicitor of American and For
eign Patents. Washington, ID. G. All business
connected with patents, whether before the Patent
Office or the Courts, promptly attended to- No
charge made unless patent is secured. Send for
circular. apl27tf
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-01
TIRE WEST.

Salt Lake. Utah, May-Fisf engine
is expected To reach Haley Woodriver
region, Idaho. to-day. The Rio Grande
will be down to Ogden the tenth Of Nav
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-01
GRAND LAND EXCURSIONS

To the PRAIRIE LANDS IN THE CORN BELT
of Northern Iowa and Southern Minnesota, in the
magnificent Land Grant of the C. M 81 ST. p r.
H. to Fredrcksen. Hansen q Brummond. These
lands especially adapted TO slock and dairy
farming; wheat oats, flax and all root crops are
successfully grown, and corn is staple article of
production. The pnrest water. superior drainage,
and the crisp, dry atmosphere make this, accord
ing TO United states reports the healthiest region
in the great Northwest.
These lands range in price from 81 to s. per
acre, and are sold for small cash payment bal
ance on time at per cent interest Fare free TO
AL land purchasers. For maps, pamphlets and
full particulars concerning the weekly excursions
that take place weekly every Tuesday from the
office of Damhs q Holland. Address
DAHMS Il HOLLAND,
Cor. Main and Lynde Sts.. Moline, Ills.
feb 16de0d&w2m
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-01
Chicago Market.
LIVE STOCK.

LIVE STOCK.
HOGS-Receipts Il 500; slow; 10e lower; light
ooG7 45;imixed packing O0G11 IS heavy pack
ing and shipping. I549 -.
CAETLE-Receipfs 5St0; lower; car fine
exports 10; exports, 25d16 80; good to choice
shipping, ) SoG1G IL; common TO fair, 20G35 90;
butchers, ? 5elD5 o0i stockers and feeders. , loo
p
WnEAT-Loyver; regular ia April; 12&
May;1 Ii June; 154 July.
tOItN--Lower; 5lts052a cash; 5i75 April :;
5f1s0o51l4 June; 5t1sGr58l4 July.
OAFS-Lowcr; 4 > cash; IL bid April; f0G4l 3
May; 43 bid June 1875 July:
RYE-G2R.
BARLEY -.
WHISkEY-1 I6.
FLAX EED-I a.
PORK-Lower; $40 % April; s19 Az May
SO 62L5 June; SIS 951a July.
LARD--Lowcr; S1l G2 April; 81 5.@S11 57h
S1i 75sJune 81 S5El Jnly
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-01
Board Of Supervisors.
SPECIAL MEETING

SPECIAL MEETING.
Pursuant to a request of one-third of the mem
bers, as provided by law, Special meeting of the
Board of Supervisors of Rock Island county. Ills,
will be held on Tuesday the First day of May, A.
D.. 1883, at the Court House in said county
Dated April 18th, 1888.
II. A. DONALDSON, Cleri1.
apl-20-dwtd
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-01
Peoria ii arket.

CORN-Lower; mixed. s3ZRs4
OATS-No. white, 42a42Gs.
RYE-56t5 a51.
WHISKY Il.
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w. T.. MAGILL.

RENTIST. Office, corner of Second Avenue and
IL Eighteenth street. Room s. over Rock Island
Nat omal Bank Rock island. Illinois. nov dim
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TEN CENT COLUMN.
WANTED.

All notices of ''Situations Wanted Wanted
to Eent" " etc, in this column free, until further
notice.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-01
Meat Market.
E. SchinG!ler dealer in all kinds of fresh and salt
ed meats. No 1871 Second avenue, Rock Island Ill.
oct1Sdfy
M e. CORRETT.

ATTORNEY At LAW. Solicitor in Chancery and
IL Notary Public Abstracts. Loans and cOllec- |
tions. Once, Buford's Block, I'd avenue, over
Bakers Jewelry store. nov-2.dIy
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-01

Boarders atRuss' Restaurant
An active, intelligent boy at this Office Apply
at once.
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one Upright IL Horse Hosting and Pumping
Engine; works with link motion; been used for
driving spiles and pumping; in good order. En-
quire OF +. Perkins, Freeport, III. 4pl-i-d2w
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-01
WIRED WORDS.
STIR IN TOBACCO.

At Lynchburg, Va, 100000
worth of Stamps were is
sued,--36 Car Loads of
Tobacco Shipped to
various Points.
At Richmond, Stamps issued
aggregating $165.OOO Tax
on Tobacco, Cigars and
Cigarettes.
The Demands of Cigar Makers
and Packers in Ohio for
advance of Wages
are met.
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sT&s I2hsNT.

For Rent, with Board one large parlor and two
furnished rooms, on the corner of 18th street and
9th avenue, No 1927
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New York Market.

NEW YORK, May /.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-28
THE LAST RI rES.
The Funeral To-Day or the Late Tim.
D. Howe.
special Dispatch TO The Bee

Special Dispatch to THn BEE
KENosHA, Wis, March 27.-Major
Totten and Frank Howe arrived this
morning from Washington. Rev. H.
M. Slmons arrived from Minneapolis
this evening and Robert Collyer is
expected tonight. A dispatch from
Madison states that the entire state
legislature and all the state officer will
be here to morrow, including $50 per.
sons. A special train, which has been
placed at their disposed, will arrive
here in the morning.
The citizens oommitteesfrom Green
Bay will reach here tomorrow at l
o'clock p. m. A delegation OF forty.
five will be In attendance at the funer.
al from the Chicago postoffioe. The
special funeral taain will convey the
party to Green Bay to to-morrow, starting
from here at IL clock. Business places
In the city are draped In mourning
and all business will be suspended
during the afternoon of to-mor-
row. The Kenosha fire depart.
ment and the various secret
orders will attend the funeral In q
body. On account OF the large
numbers to be In attendance 1t has
been decided to hold services In the
Unitarian church In order that as
many as possible may have an op,
portunity to see and hear. A com
mittee of the bar will meet the funeral
train In Green Bay. The remains will
be conveyed first to the house, where
short service will be held before pro
ceeaing to the grave. About 200 will
come from Milwaukee.
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The Ball Dangers.
Special Dispatch Ia THE RHu

CHICAGO, March 27.-Sexton and
Morris were the contestants in the
second game In the balk line tourna-
ment. The attendance was light and
the game was thought to be one sided,
Sexton being the fayorite In betting
20 to 10, but it was close at times, and
anybodY's game until ended. Sexton,
In the 9ih inning took q strong lead
with run of Ill, remaining at the
front throughout, though at one time
Morris came to within four points of
him, Morris run 80 In the goth in
ming, rnainly the result of the skilful
use Of the cushion and kiss combina.
tion. Score: Morris 532, highest run
80, average 8 and 20 Both; Sexton
600, highest run Ill, average 10 and
43-55tb.
A good audience witnessed the game
tonight between Sohaefer and Wal.
lace. Up TO the twenty seventh Inn.
Ing the game was unlnteresting Al
Sohaefer was not At all ambitious TO
hurry matters, but In this inning.
after knocking the ivories about care.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-28

lessly for sixty points, he changed his
tactics and went In for Q large run
aud held the balls at the right hand
side rail for twenty shots, seldom
making any change, but using red 70
cushion and to kiss his own ball on
the white. AT 100 he changed to the
end rail and at 161 had them under
perfect control. Thon deity changed
them to the side rail again, and, with
here and there force up
and down the table, clicked away
with marvellous rapidity. At 200
tho whole audience burst into long
and continued applause, and there
was general Sigh Of regret when, on
The 206.h, be barely missed one
cushion stroke. After this the game
was short and sweet, ending In just
two hours. Score: Sshaeffer, 600;
highest run, 205; average II and
% "a; Wallace, 1856; highest run, AZ;
average, 10 and 6 So.
Tomorrow afternoon, DAILY and
Morrls; evening, vignaux aud Dion.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-28

sheriff informed him that newspaper
man had called to see him. He
glanced at the reporter across his
shoulder and then looked out the win
dow with careless shrug and swag.
ger, but said nothing.
"Mr. Pinneo informed me that he
had your prisoner, and I called to ask
IL you had any statements to maker"
Don't know as l have" he said
sulkily, with another shake of the
head In truly
BUFFALO BILL STYLE
of bluff. ''lf you want to you may
say this Is my first trip to Denver,
aud I've seen something In my life. :"
This was all that could be obtained
from Texas Pete, and the reporter
took his leave under the impression
that he was about as bad looking aud
reckless young fellow as ever crossed
the plains. Mr.. Pinneo will take him
to Greeley to-day for trial.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-28
THE LAST OF THE LOST.
Arrival In New York OF the Last
Survivors Of ths Jeannetto
Expedition.
The Pleasures Of Travelling
Over the Snow Covered
Steppes of Siberia.
The Reception in New York Tho
Party in Good Health.

Special Dispatch to The Bss.
New YORK, March 27.-Ensign II.
j. Hunt of the Rogers and steamer
j. Ii. Bartlett, Fl. w. Leach, f. K.
Mansen and John Louterbach, men,.
bers of the crew of the Jeannette,
arrived to- day on board the steamer
Westphslia. The party left Bolulun
at the mouth Of the Lena the 25th of
October last. The first stage of their
journey was to Verkholousk, and oc.
oupied ten days. II took ton days
more to reach Yakoutsk, nine days to
reach Viteen and two days to reach
Kirlnsk. There one of the party.
Aniguin, the Indian hunter, who was
suffering from small pox, became so
i'll 1t was imposslble for him to pro-
ceed further and Easign Hunt sent
forward to 1rkutsk, q distance of four
days, Stamen, Leach and Louterbach,
with Thornum interpreter, re-
naming at Kirinsk himself with
Aniguin and others of the party I'M.
til the Indian finally died on January
9th. The party was again united at
Kirinak and proceeded together to
Irkutsk, . distance of four days.
There they continued to journey to
Orensbure, on the borders of Russia,
distance of twenty.four days, all
oyer the snowy steppes of Siberia,
travelling night and day. At Oren-
burg they exchanged their sleds for
steam cara and travelled by railroad to
st. Petersburg, where they remained
one week. They then proceeded direct
to Hamburg, where on the 14th Inst,
they went on board the Westphalia.
On the arrival of the steamer at its
pier Ensign Hunt and the seamen Of
the Jeannette were welcomed by
Lieut.. Melville and Engineer Jaquic,
who had come over from the Brooklyn
navy yard In tug. They spent some
time together In one of the cabins of
the vessel and then accompanied the
lieutenant and engineer In o tug to
the navy yard. The party will prob
ably remain here until Thursday and
then go to Washington, where the
four surviving sesmen will testify be-
fore the Jeanette inquiry COM
mittee. They say they do not
yet know what testimony has been
given by other witnesses nor what
they can add to what has already
been told, as they know nothing be-
yond what was also known to those
who have already been examined. En-.
|sigp Hgnt and members of his, party.
arc 10 excsllont health, AKA Tho ses
uaan. show no tysoe of the triklc they
pleased at their return to thls coun..s
and look forward with eagerness to
the pleasure Of again meeting friends
from whom they have been 90 long
separated, and arriving at the navy
yard the party called upon Commo-
dore Upshur, and ct his invitation
lunohsd with him at his residence.
The party oil look ~ II they enjoyed
the best OF health.
WASHINGTON, March 27.-The jean
nette court of inquiry will reoonvene
at the navy department on Friday,
the 30th inst.
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Business Failure.
acia nispatch IN Tuu Ruu


PIrrsBURa, March 26.-The failure
of p. P. Markle's Sons, paper manu-
facturers, Is the principal topic In
commercial circles to-day. A stated
last night, the liabilities are S4O0, 600;
,ssets close to . million. Mr.. Krider,
the chief book keeper, followed Cap.
tain Msrkle to Chicago at the re-
quest Of the latter's brother, and suc-
oeeded without much difficulty In
persusding him to make an assign
ment. MArkle offered no explanation
for his conduct beyond stating that he
was tired and wanted rest. He had
been drinking, and was still under
the influence Of liquor. BE made no
Offer 70 return the money, although
acquainted with the fact that his action
had ruined the firm. As the money
was his own, It cannot be taken from
him In any legal way, and for that
reason no proceedings will be insti-
tuted against HIM. As near ~ can be
learned, he took with him $50, 600 Of
the firms money.