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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-05

Central railway report having encountered
similar annoyance along their line. In the
track of the storm they saw number of
houses and barns that were unroofed by the
wind The damage inflicted by the tornado
viii amount to many thousands of dollars if
reports are corroborated. The crops in the
line of the storm were Frustrated and the
loss will be large in this line also.
From the east is reported a list of places
where damage has been done by the elements
South of Hartford Conn, much damage
was done by hail and wind. In Saybrook the
car house of the Connecticut Valley railroad,
about 100 feet long, was blown down, and
half of the building carried several yards.
The main track was choked with debris, de-
laying all trains. Hailstones destroyed thous-
ands of panes of glass in Middleton. Trees
and telegraph poles were blown down in ali
directions. The storm was quite severe in
New Haven.
A tornado swept through Williamstown
valley, Massachusetts,, and wrecked the new
college gymnasium. The loss to the college
will be about $1,000 Many barns and trees
were blown down.
A violent storm broke over New York city,
sweeping through the streets with such
strength that walking became almost impos-
sible, while clouds of dust filled the air. An
unfinished three-story frame house in 142d
street was blown down, and the front wall of
the brick theatre, owned by Harry Minor, in
course of erection also fell. The workmen
escaped injury, having abandoned the build
ing when the storm broke.
In Port Jeryis the thermometer registered
nearly 100 degrees in the shade In half an
hour heavy wind and rain storm struck the
village from the west, and did much damage
to trees fences and small buildings. AT Han
cock the Erie freight house was totally de-
molished. The Catholic church was blown to
the ground, and other houses damaged. Tele-
graph poles were also thrown down.
At Binghamton many large trees were up
rooted and houses unroofed and blown down
The Catholic church and other large build
ings were damaged badly.
Waterbury, Conn, and the Naugatuck
valley was visited by a terrible storm The
wind was almost hurricane, while rain fell
in torrents Streets and lawns were strewn
with branches, several large trees were torn
up by the roots, travel was delayed on the
Naugatuck road and windows were broken
by hailstones. Much tobacco will have to be
TeSe5.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis, July "a terrible cy-
clone visited the village of Durand; twenty
five miles west of here, before
| daybreak, blowing the roofs from
prominent buildings and Frustrating crops
The loss is considerable.
WHITEHALL, Mich, July 3-A heavy
wind and hail storm from the northwest
| passed over here. Little damage
was done. The Cincinnati & Wesi
| Michigan railway engine house, in Montague
Mich. was blown down, badly injurng one
| Schlefelbein Nels johnson, of Whitehall
| was also hurt
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-05
A CURIOUs COUPLE.

"Pipistrello" writes from Rome: We
Romans have lately seen. with some
surprise, q singular looking couple driving
about the streets of the Eternal City
| say we Romans, but must hasten to
add that, in my ownVery unroman person
have the advantage of being able to
explain what has been mystery to mIny.
The strange looking couple are a
Chinese in native costume and negro
European dress The former is His
Excellency Tong ktag Sing,
Director of the China Merchant
Steam Navigation Company. He is
considered one of the most intelligent
and active business men in his country
1t is the first time that be has visited
Europe, and he is now visiting all the
maritime States, in order to study
matters connected with navigation
naval construction, and maritime in
dustries in general The negro is gentle
man named Butler, secretary to the
company, and said to be a person of high
intelligence. But negroes and
Cinnamon are not as common at Rome
as at New York, therefore the oddly
assorted pair have attracted some little
attention here.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-05
FEE NEGRo,s pRnaREss.

The Louisville Courier journal has
interviewed several colored men as to the
progress of their race since its liberation
Madison Simms, one of the most
intelligent negroes in that city, said:
eff you ask me for my honest opinion,
l don't believe the colored people have
mada as much progress in the last few
years as they did Immediately after the
war. Then they all began to vie with
one another in saving money, You
know the Freedmans bank was just
started, and the eolored people were
enthusiastic Servant girls, men
working on the streets, labores and farm
hands, all saved up their money. never
before saw such thrifty and industrious
feeling among whole people. The men
avoided the whiskey shops, and the
women saved the money they would
haved spent on dress Every dollar that
could be raked together went to the bank
Then the ba nix brok, and thousands of
us lost our hardearned savings. lost
$3.50, not agreat deal to some people, but
it was bigpile of money to fhe. and it
represented many hard lick and many
an honest blow. This demoralized US,
and for that shock too many have failed
evey to recovery. it destroyed their faith
in ever scheme that has since been
advanceds for their good. Many became
idlers be ecause they SAID it was useless
to try to money when you could't
save it. With idleness came all the
rest-king and eadplaying, fighting, and
stealing The Freedmen's Saving bank
retaded he growth of the black man
at least ten years.
MI. N. B. Rogers, the barber, and 0
very intelligent col0red man, said: Il
can't say that. am proper person to
talk 70. am not thrown with my race
very much, and was never a slave |
think that freedom has helped some and
hurt some. Those country negroes wLo
flocked into the large cities al the close
of the war have been hurt undeniably
They have lost their ideas of honesty
and become lazy and thriftless The rest
have been benefited hope for much in
the future. With proper educational
advantages, and the rap idly dying out
prejudice against the black race, We ca Il
hope for a fine future.
Uncle William Johnston an old
man well known to most people down,
town said that he lad been a slave for Al
years and been free 20 years. And
which do you like best?" asked the
reporter The old man leaned on his stick
and shook his gray head sadly: Il finds
EN- botd about the same honey. l got
my cloze and my vittels when | wuz wild
Massa Henry Johnston, and | gets my
cloze and my viitels now It's most about
de same, hard work and little fur it and
old Uncle William hobbled off shaking
his head dismaIly.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-05
An Irish Fireman's Idea Of Steam.

From the Cleveland (Ohlo) Leader June 90
I'VE have many close shaves, said an
old railroad engineer yesterday, but
after the scare is all over a person will
recollect something that was said or done
which will cause him to laugh in spite of
himself was once running freight
engine on the ALLEGHENY Valley road
One warm night in summer just after a
heavy rain, we were pounding along on
wildcat orders. The fog hung like a
black cloud over the river and track,
making it impossible to see twenty feet
ahead of the locomotive Suddenly a
gust Of wind lifted the fog, and not more
than thirty feet ahead saw the red
glare of lantern and could trace the
outline of a caboose. l knew, although
/ could hear only the noise of my own
train, that the one ahead was moving, but
that we were gaining on it, l whistled
for down brakes, reversed the lever, and
jumped to the ground As WAS
leaving the cab ! saw my fireman crap
the shovel and begin to pile in the coal
My locomotive caught the caboose and
lifted it from the track, but stopped be-
fore serious damage was done. When We
had got Strengthened out l asked the
fireman what made him put in coal when
| blew the whistle. Be jabcrs, was the
reply. ] thought stheam wad help you
to start, thin shufreye wad made some to
sthop."
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-05

As with each stroke the heart pro-
iects something like six ounces of blood
into the conduits of the system, and as
minute and 4, 200 times in an hour, this
implies that it does the same thing 100,-
800 times in twenty-four hours, 10000
600 times in year, and more than
$780, 100000 times in life of seventy
years. The mechanical force that is
eXerted at each stroke amounts to q
pressure of thirteen pounds upon the
entire charge of blood that has to be
pressed onward through the branching
network of vessels. According to the
lowest estimate that has been made,
this gives an exertion of force that
would be adequate, in another form of
application, to lift l20 tons one foot
high every twenty-four hours. Yet the
piece of living mechanism that is called
upon to do this, and to do it without
pause Tor three score years and ten
without being itself worn out by the
effort, is q small bundle of flesh that
rarely weighs more than eleven ounces.
1t is in the nature of the case, also, it
must be remembered, that this little
vital machine cannot be at any time
stopped for repair. If it gets out of or
der, it must be set right as it runs. To
stop the beating of the heart for more
than the briefest interval would be to
change life into death. The narrative
of what medical science has done to
penetrate into the secrets of this deli
cate force pump so jealousy guarded
from the intrusions of the eye that it
cannot even be looked into until its ac-
ton has ceased, is, nevertheless, long
history of wonders, BY means of the
spygmograph-a writing style attached
to the wrist by means of levers and
springs the pulse is made to record
actual autographs of cardiac and vas
cular arrangement. : Edinburgh Re
aTe1O.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-05
HENRI WATTERSON
Advises Randall to withdraw FROM
the Speakership Contest.

LOUISVILLE, July 3-Watterson, in
special dispatch from New York to his news
paper, says: For Mr. Randall, personally,
entertain very sincere respect and regard We
have been in many hot places together; and
l know him to he man of honor and couT-
age As Democrat, am grateful to him
for past services. As man, am sensible of
his worth As Pennsylvania, l cannot
follow or trust him. The Pennsylvania idea
is the antagonist of all that is truly Demo
cratic and not until the Democratic party
makes mp its mind to let Pennsylvania 20 to
the devil shall we deserve to carry the
country On this new issue PENNSYLVANIA
cannot lead But still Mr. Randall need not
be snbordinated or set aside On the CON
trary, if were in his place l would decline
the speakership, even if I could get it, He
has squeezed that lemon dry. My opinion is
that he cannot be elected; but, if he be, what
shall that profit himi And if he be beaten,
that is disastrous blow He should rise,
and, if he be wise, he will rise superior even
to so great place; because, In his case at
least, there is greater After his chief, the
sage of Greystone, no man in the United
States is so inasterful in the business of fiscal
investigation and arrangement as Mr. Ran.
dali. He is an expert in the details of legisla
tive work. On the floor heisa bulldog If he
should decline the Speakership, if he should re-
tire from attempted leadership in tariff legisla-
ton, he would be conceded the actual leader
ship of the house As chairman of the APP
preparations committee he could bring in a
measure of retire nchment and reform
which, aside from the issue it would at once
join with Republican wastefulness and cor,
. ruption, would send his name resoundng
through the land and warm and rouse every
Democratic heart. There is brilliant figure
for Mr. Randall here. There is a genuine
leadership There is, above ALL harmony for
his party and great public usefulness
Is the speakership worth more?
And would you or any rejecting person he
taken aback if Mr.. Randall should come to
view the situation in this purer light and
should surprise and rejoice true Demo
Gratis everywhere by ultimately declining a
contest in which he has little Or nothing to
gainand everything to lose9
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-05
No Use for Them.
Concerning Certain Relics of the Past-Dogs
that Have Had Their Day

George Stephenson's "Rock.t,n and the mag
nifcent locomotives Of to-day, are built upon the
same general principle, yet the machine with
which the great engineer estonished his age, is in
teresting now only illustration of the begin
ming of the invention There were plasters with
holes in them longs before BENSoN'S CAPCINE
POROUS PLASTER surprised both the public and
the physicians and the triumph of the Capcine
is founded upon the partial successes or the utter
failures of its predecessors. Everything of value
in the old porous plaster is retained in the Cap
cine; but at this point all comparison ends, and
contrast begins For example;
The old plasters were slow in their action: the
Capcne is quick and sure
The old plasters lacked the power to do more
than TO impart light, temporary relief in cases
easy of treatment; the Capcine penetrates the
system and permanently cures the troubles for
which it is recommended.
The old plasters depended for any good results
they might attain, upon an accident of their max
ers AID the naked faith of their wearers; the
Bensons reaches its ends by means of the scien
tife combination of the rare medicinal ingredi
ents which it contains,
In brief, the old plasters like Sterhensons dis
carde engine. are switched off the track, while
| the Fenson's goes on its way winning colder
opinions from all sorts of people.
Yet in this very fact lies the leading danger tt
the people who buy and use this reliable and sci
| entihc remedy. Hypocrisy is the tribute vice
| pays 10 virtue" Imitation is the concession fail
| ure makes to success Bensons Plastefs ar
| parodied in name and style.
| Beware of swindles. The genuine have tn,
word CAPCTNE cut in the center. Price % cents
Seabuy & johnson, Chemists, New York.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-05
AN APPALLING SCENE.
Attempt OF a Young Girl to Throw
Herself from a Roof. Mothers
Fearful pOsftion.

NEW YORK, June 3,-Susie Staver, young
daughter of Mrs Salome Staver, of III W.
Eleventh street, went to the top of their
house and sat on the coping, six stories from
the ground, Her sister Clara followed, and,
seeing her perilous petition, called her moth
err. Just as Mrs. Staver reached the roof
Susie bent down, and seizing the cornice
swung herself over the edge. The mother
rushed forward and caught the girl by the
arm just as she was letting go Susie strug-
gled violently, crying Let me gol want to
die, / want to die"
The mother, with supernatural strength,
held her daughter, although her whole
weight now depended upon her grasp Clara
came to her assistance and both called hys-
terically for aid. Their cries rang through
all the neighborhood Mrs. Aymord, living
in the apartment below, leaned forward from
the window under the struggling girl but
could only secure aight hold upon one of
the struggling girls ankles This hold she
kept at great danger to herself.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-05
Mus ngs of a Quiet Fisherman
The devil likes a crowd.

The devil likes a crowd.
Depravity, like other fermenting
substances, works best where Its
materials are thickest
One man can't be very bad all by
himself. Companionship is almost a
necessity,
Take unlimited glasses Of beer and
unlimited bottles of whiskey,
distributed among countless numbers
of the vacillating, lonesome and
melancholy beings called men, and the
beer, largely, stays in the kegs, and their
reason, such as it is, stays in the men, as
long as they are alone.
But when Tom goes over to see Jake,
and they go out to Jim s and various
other friends Of Toms Jake's and Jim's
join them at some rendezvous, then the
reason-such as it is-goes out.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-05

On the frontier Colonel to lieutenant
What do you mean by appearing on
duty in that dress2 Where's your
uniform coat and hat7" Lieutenant
-"Lost'em at game of poker, sir; the
major won EN-. Colonel to big
Where was your drum at this
mornings parade2" Drummer hat
losted him; bet him at poker last night.
Indian scout Me big Injun; me lost
gun, knives and jug whisky at poker.
Me sorry about whisky.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-05
Miss Ella Wheeler.

MILWAUKEE, July 3,-Miss Ella Wheeler,
the poetess, has been seriously i'll during the
last few weeks at her home near Madison.
Nervous prostration from overworls caused
her illness. Miss Wheeler has expended the
greater portion of the $500 presented to her
by her Milwaukee friends in appreciation OF
her arduous labors, in building an addition to
and otherwise improving the cottage home Of
her parents in Dane county.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-05

How is ii that when our young men
put on tight pantaloons their knee-joints
show a disposition to cave inwardP 1t is
funny, but rot as funny as 1t is curious.
A witty Frenchman said of Gustaye
Dore that he was born poet, grew into
8 painter, and died sculptor.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-05
A Relic of Defeat.

New YORK, July 3.-The Lexington, Va
cadets have arrived here, and were received
by the Twenty-third regiment in Brooklyn,
and escorted to their quarters They bring
the flag of the One Hundred and Fifty fourth
New York regiment, which was captured
during the rebellion, and will informally pre-
sent it 10 the mayor and city government
No city military took part in the reception
~ aon,,Vf
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-05

Commissioner Dudley, in conversation
with Star reporter said he believed the
promise made to congress that every pension
claim would have been considered by his de-
partnent by the close of the fiscal year. would
be fulfilled. There had been during the
year considerable increase in the
number of claims filed over that of
last year, as the following figures will show:
Original invalids, 1882, 29,004; 1888, 81, 1906;
original widows, 1882, 103, 492; 1888, 129, 992.
The increase in the number of claims filed is
due to the increased number of agents who
want a $40 fee. The number of attorneys be-
fore the department has increased from 81, 900
to 16, 600 since the passage of the pension law
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-05

A deed of property near Fort Davis,
Tex, recently made over to the United
States, reads ITO the United States or
its successors" The officer who passed
upon the deed very properly erased the
words ''or its successors" saying that
the United States has not and will not
have any successor.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-05
CONTRACT ANNULLRD.

The contract of the Lee Marble company,
of Massachusetts, to furnish the marble for
the construction of the Washington monu.
ment, las been annulled because of its in
ability TO meet the contract requirements
Advertisements for proposals for supplying
A., 600 feet of marble have been issued.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-05
George Alfred Townsend on Mrs.
Bush.

NEW YORK, July 3.-"Gath" says: Il see
a person whom the key-hoie portion of the
press has interviewed for the crime of being
acquainted with Algtrnon Sartoris claims to
ne some kin of mine. Thus ever does modest
merit obtain the recognition Of beauty. The
last letter | had from King Alphonso began
with the words, My great and good cousin.
/ Endorsed on the back of it, "lnsidious at
tempt of the king of Spain to get loan" As
one bounds up from the earth like kite,
che poor kin who stood on the ground
and pulled the tail down invol-
unfairly cheer They send up cousinly mes
sages with hole in the middle that the
superserviceable wind spins up the kite-string.
Alas! no rich cousins have l discovered,
though often in need of them; no uncle that
| have visited for several years, Yet it is a
mildor form of delight to ascertain from the
descriptions that the poor cousins are fair to
look upon see that beauty is still in the
family If Algernon will kindly communi-
cate with me, and inclose a photograph, |
can tell Immediately whether She is one of
the blood royal
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-05

WASHINGTON, d. G., July 3.-The surgeon
general of the marfhe hospital service reports
the United States to be free from yellow
fever with the exception of two cases on
board a foreign vessel in quarantine at Ship
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-05

WnKEsBARRE, Pa, July THE boilers of
the steamboat SusquehaDna, owned by the
Plymouth Navigation company, blew
up here. The boat was torn to pieces.
Th0re were no passengers on board. The TO
lowing employees were injured:
John P Detwiler, fireman, arm broken
and conclusion of the brain; he cannot re-
cover.
Perry Hughes, engineer, hands and face
burned
Charles Miller, pilot, cut and bruised about
tho bndNr
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-05
RAILWAY COLLISION .

UTICA, N. Y, July 3-There was col
lision betwe@ two work trains of the West
Shore road in Utica.
Michael Brown had both legs crushed to
the knee His recovery is doubtful
Morris Butterman had his right foot
crushed
Adams and Samuel Newell were bruised
about the head, face and body, but not seri
Ously hurt.
Both engines were disabled. There was
u very dense fog when the accident oc-
ourred
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-05

PENSIONS.

Adjutant General Drum leaves on a visit
of inspection to the military posts on the
Northern and Union Pacific railroads
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-05
BAT, HOOP AND SAIL.
Sport on the RiamOnd---T Racing
Record Yachting at Milwaukee.

CHICAGO July 3.-League base ball games:
Providence 4, Bostoa O.; New York H. Phila-
delphia S; Chicago IS, Buffalo 81 innings.
THE TURF.
First race, l mile, the Nursery stakes.
Gen Hardingfirst, Bob Miles second, Conk-
ling third Time, $50.
Second race, 2 miles Apollo first, High
flyer second Olivette third. Time, 1853.
Third race, IL miles, summer handicap;
MARYLAND first, Harry Gilmore second; Pearl
Jennings third Time, l:56A,
Fourth race. two miles, hurdle, Guy first,
Carter Harrison second, Edison third.
Time, 1852.
Fifth race, q mile; Disturbance first Miss
Goodrich second, Monarch third. Time
1I64
Sixth race, q mile, Force first, Wapokinita
second, Celler Gu third; time 1854
NEW YORK, July 8-The following is the
record at Brighton Beach:
First race, q mile, AuStraline first, King
Ernest FLY second, jim Carlysle third
Time, l 04.
Second race, l 4 miles, selling. Keno first,
Geo. Hakes second, Cromwell third. Time,
2:1014
Third rate, three-quarters of mile, Swift
first, Weasel second Oluay third Time, 1:l62.
Fourth race, thref-quaIters of a mile
Capas first, GlenulleI second, London third
Time, 1864
Fifth race, l X miles, Boccacio first, Harry
Mann second, Fair Earbarian.third Time
1854
THE YACHT RACE.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, July 3.-The annual
review of the Chicago Yacht club took place
in the hay at II O'Clock The usual maneuv-
ars were gone through with in admirable
style
The judges have announced the result of
the twenty-mile yacht race on the bay be
tween the Wasp and the Cora, The Wasp
made the twenty miles in l hour 50 minutes
and 36 seconds, the fastest time ever made by
yacht The Caras slime was . hours and
26 seconds. Owing to a difference in the
size of the yachts, the Cora was given suffi-
| cient time to make it the winner by minnie
and IS seconds. The Cora was awarded sill
yer cup costing $3.50.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-05
University Of Virginia.

SUMNER LAW LECTURES (nine weekly, begin
18th July, 1883 and end 10Th September; have
proved of signal use,-1st, to students, who design
10 pursue their studies at this other law school
I'd TO those who propose to read privately; and Sd.
practitioners who have not had the advantage of
systematic instruction. For circular apply tP. o.
University of Va) to John b. Minor, Prof. Com.
and Stat. Law may-25-dwlm