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sAIES REPORTED TO SECRETARY.

WHEAT.-White. 1905 bushels common to very
good nc sl.05 % Sl.lS. Red, 7U4 bushels fair
10 urlme Longberry ut sl.13 to Sl.l9: 994 BUSH
els mixed ut ~ t1.l6; $500 bushels common
10 very good Shortberry at soc. % sl.l3.
CORN White. AGA bushels common to very
good ut 90 TO 65c.
OATS.-491 bushels common 10 prlIhe winter at
35 u 3Sc.
RYE.-2O bushels very good on private terms.
MEAL.-l6 bushels at Csc.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-08-01
DEDUCTION IN COKE.

The price of EUREKA COKE has been reduced
To- $3.50 per fOn--thc cheapest fuel In market.
Alterations now being made nc the mines viii en-
able me 10 supply the demand, which was un-
able 10 do nj one time. Persons wishing Ia lay In
a supply Of this excellent and cheap fuel for
stoves ranges. CRATES viii please send IN their
orders. so that they may be supplied Ia good time
while the price Is low. Also for sale, ANTiiRA-
CITE COAL tall sizes), WEST YlRGINIA
sPLINT, BRIGHT HOPE, aud ETNA LNMi'
GOALS ALBERT BLAIR,
Agent for the Mines,
Fourteenth street near Mayos bridge.
Telephone 32l. ~ s-eodlm
I Il. WATKINS, T22 EAST MAIN
%. STREET, to extend his trade and employ his
teams i'm summer. oilers bgyers--notaby cash
every grade Of FUEL az close rltes-say GAS ana
MINED COKE, HARD ana SOFT COAL; DAN,
HICKORY. and PINE WOOD, ia Load sANEDior
$500 A call or mail or telephone t3l2l order
from every one. Motto: No fuel cash 10 20 ont Oh
Office unspent. Bring II and tryiL my 20-eod3m
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UNDER ONE MANIAC EMENT.
OLD POINT COMFORT, VIRGINIA,
UYGEIA HOTEL.

Open all the wear. and accommodates LOCO
guests. Excellent Boating and Fishing and the
iiathin, The finest on the Atlantic coast Terms
less for the accommodations gwen than any resort
in the country.
Circulars describing hygienlc advantages Of
either place furnished on application.
II. PIItEBiS,
90 3-F SUI W2m Proprietor aud Lessee.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-08-01
COMMERCIAL.
GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGE

GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGE.
RICHMOND, July 81. 1883.
OFFERINGS.
WHEAT.-Whte, 1,s2S bushels. Red, 1852
bushels.
CORN.-Whitc, S04 bushels. Mixed, 900 BUSH
els.
OATS.-2.6S6 bushels.
RYF.-20 bushels
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sUMMER HEsoRTs.
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THE NATURAL BRIDGE.
DARKNESS HOTEL, HAMPTON, VA.

Situated In the Aourishng town Of Hampton,
three miles from Fort Monroe: convenient To the
depot of the Chesapeake and Ohio railway, con-
Meeting with all lines North, south, and Wet. and
the steamers of the Old Dominion steamship
Company, offers superior accommodations 10 Wis
TORS Elegant rooms. Every comfort Capacity.
$50 guests. Table hrst-claS, embracing every
luxury which Tidewater Virginia affords.
TERMS: ~ and ~ so per day. Special terms
for weekly or monthly boardcrs.
Thinking the public for fayors Of the past. my
endeavors VIII always be employed 10 secure the
comfort OF those who favor me with their patron
age. Telegaph-oflce ia hotel. Electric bells.
Carriages to old Point and depot. stages every
hour for Fort Monroe: fare, l0c. -
f. 17-2m u. j. BARNEc.
HEALING SPRINGS. BATH COUN-
III TY. VA Wills BE OPEN THE 1sT DAY
OF JUNE. Hot, Cold, Plunge. and shower Baths
Baths as the natural temperature Of the water
$50 Fahrenheit. Send postal for descriptive
pamphlet. II. CARTER EUBANk,
jc G-2m Proprietor.
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pense OF his dupes. That he did not find
SAFETY Is due to no lack OF prccaution on
MS own part. but TO the traditional policy
IN such matters Of the British Govern
ment, which will use any tool, however
dirty, but cast 1t away when 1t becomes
useless.
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WOOD AND COAL.

coal screened and kept dry under shelter.
:. II. HAYES.
iy2s Eighteenth and Cary streets.
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BALTIMORE. July 3l.-Nirpnia 6's, past-d
coupons, 50; new l0.4O's, 40; new 3's, o2s.
To-day.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-17
WASHINGTON NOTES.

o. w. Dinny, consul general at Shang-
hal, China, has forwarded to the state
department So, 800 for the Garfield memo
rial hospital.
The investigation of consumption and
distribution of corn and wheat to March
LIST. has been completed by the deartment
of agriculture 1t make the stock of corn
on hand at that date about $50. 900, 600
bushels, or SO per cent of last years crop
of this $685. 900, 900 bushels are in the
states of the central basin north of Ten
nessee, and 100, 600. 900 in the Southern
states, most of the remainder in the
Middle States. In comparison with the
average stock of the past five years, at
the same date there is scarcely any in
crease in the Western or Middle states.
In the South, the percentage of crop re-
naming is 43 instead of 36 per cent.
Taking all states together, the increase of
stock is about 2 per cent. In Illinois and
Iowa the proportion on hand is less than
the average of the previous five years. In
Missouri and Kansas it is greater. The
distribution of the quantity already con-
sumed illustrates the rural economy of
different sections. In all the South about
one-fffth is used for food of man. over
half for feed of work animals, and the
AOt
In the West half is used for feeding and
for meat production, 6 per cent for food
of man, one fifth for feeding work ami
mais, and proportion not much larger
is shipped to distant markets. The pro
portion of wheat on hand March LIST is
% per cent of the crop, at about 100000.
900 bushels, The proportion of the last
five years at that date is nearly the same
in states of the central basin The total
reported on hand is 104, DOC. 900 bushels.
The proportion remaining in southern
states is 25 per cent instead of % in aver
age previous years. In the Pacific states
the percentage is % instead of the for
mer average of &c per cent. The details
of distributions will be given at length in
in the March report.
Assistant Secretary French. of tie
treasury department, has furnished for
publication statement in regard to the
charges against Supervising Architect
Hill He denies all knowledge of any
charges.
Gen. Crook, commanding the depart
ment of Arizona, yesterday reported to
The commissioner of Indian affairs that
there wererfifteen Indians sick with small
pox at Peach Springs near the Atlantic
and Pacific railway. The commissioner
directed the physician at San Carlos
Agency to attend to their medical wants,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-17

mothers sisters. and the wives becoming
jealous of their influence with their hus-
bands, while familiarities which formerly
were thought to be, and really were, in
nocent, have come topossess a conscious
ness of evil tendency which itself is the
nature of SIM" This unhappy change in
the state of things that used to exist
pleasantly has, he claims, been brought
about by the permission of marriage be-
tween a man and his dead wife's sister.
With this alarming arraignment of mari
tai dangers before him it's not surprising
that Lord Dalhousie, writing to the dis
trict commissioner at Washington, should
declare 81 am anxious to ascertain
whether such assertions are generally sup
posed to be facts, or whether the writer
has drawn his startling differences from
an isolated case.
The point made by the alleged Ameri
can clergyman is wholly without force.
The English law is simply the formulated
expression of an old prejudice that never
for a moment has found favor in this
country. The prejudice has been rebuked
in Canada, and popular sentiment has
been strongly against it in England, the
old iron clad Bourbons of the house of
lords only being in it's favor.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-17

IL will be remembered that in the last
session OF the British Parliament there
was bill before that BODY to looalize
marriage with a deceased wife's sister
and that the bill barely failed to become
law. After 1t had passed the house of
commons 1T was defeated in the ho,sa &c
Lords by vote of 132 to 1aa rhe
trends OF the measure feel encouraged by
the lightness of the opposition TO make
further effort in its behalf, and Lord Dial
housie announces that, unless he learns OF
cogent objections, he will introduce .
similar bill into the house of Lords tbi,
year Much has been urged against this
innovation on English laws and customs.
both by speech and publication, and re-
cent number of the Church Quarterzu Re.
Uieao contained an extract from the latter
of an American clergyman gravely CEN
surfing the alleged evils attending the
legality of such marriages in this country
The reverend gentleman, whose name b,
the way is not given. makes some aston
ishing, not to say startling, assertions re.
lative to domestic conditions affected by
the intervention of a sister. He finds
that there has grown up in
such miles "a perceptible and painful
constraint-fhe children learning te
look with apprehension upon theil
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-17

Patrick Casey, a policeman of Long Isl
and city, had used his pistol freely and
shot a good many men in making arrests.
Some of his comrades thought and said
that he was too handy with his pistol, but
he often had suburban "roughs" to deal
with, and he did not trifle with this class.
The other day he quarrelIed with broth
er officer with whom he had been on good
terms. Richard Cumisky was a younger
man on the force and had been promoted
above him. Casey had been in the habit
of taking few drinks sometimes. when
he ought to have been on his beat, and
Cumisky knew it. Casey. resolved to
put Cumisky out of his way. charged him
with DIGGING his footsteps, drew his
pistol and fired in Cumisky's killing
him instantly. Dumisky leaves an old
mother, and Casey has gone to Jail and
left wife aud three helpless little child
rem
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-17
THOUSANDS say SO.

Mr. T. w Atkins. Girard, Kan. writes
Il never hesitate to recommend your
Electric BitteTs To my customers. they
give entire satisfaction and are rapid sell
ers. Electric Bitters are the purest and
best medicine known and will positively
cure Kidney and Liver complaints. Pnr-
ify the blood and regulate the bowels
No family can afford to be without them
They will save hundreds of dollars in
in doctors bills every year. Sold at fifty
cents bottle by Hartz g. Bahnsen.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-17

The republican party in Ohio is con-
fessedly in a bad way. In looking around
for means to repair matters, certain lead :
ers have fallen upon the plan of trying to
induce Senator Sherman to run for gov
ernor, with the expectation, in case of his
election to that office, to put him forward
for the presidency Others are talking of
ex-President Hayes for the governship.
The democrats of that state have an
expectant eye upon Allen G. Thurman.
With Thurman and either Hayes or
Sherman ia the field. the canvass would
be a very warm one.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-17

The nettEe has always been regarded as
a particularly useless and nox'ous weed,
but now it is said they find it just the
thing to make peculiar quality OF paper.
They make all sorts of things out OF
paper and perhaps it IS natural that they
should make paper ont of all sorts OF
things. The variety of nettle used differs
somewhat from the ordinary singing
plant so common in gardens, but is
closely allied to it. 1t has a very stringy
stalk of peculiarly tough and unyield-
ing fibre, which makes it valuable. just
how it is to be cultivated is not stated
and no nettle plantations appear to have
been started as yet
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-17

There is a queer mystery of missing
bride in New York. John Ould was to
be married to Maria Solger on certain
day, and John made a feast and invited
the wedding guests. Miss Solger disap-
pearel and was not on hand for the union
of hands and hearts. Ould was at the
place of appointment on time with bUshel
basket full of candies, half q dozen hams,
fruits and cakes and wines in abundance
He said the stuff might as we'll be eaten
and drunk and the guests fell to and de-
molished the banquet. Miss SOlgers.
brother said he believed Ould and others
denied the knowledge, and said he meant
to make trouble for somebody as he had
bought the brides wedding outfit and had
been paying her board and that of ner sis.
ter for some time past. He wants his bride
without any further expense, and charges
her relative with hiding away from him
for purposes of their own During the dis
cussion wine glasses were thrown at the
uSduS VI inc uiAeTeHI speakers, anu the
viands got mixed with brown glass. And
now comes Miss. Sloger with an epistle
dated New York, March II, and ad
dressed to the lady with whom she and
her sister boarded, reading as follows:
Il write you these few lines to save
you further trouble about me. l meyer
thought there would be such a time made
about me- If had / would have writ
ten before. When | left YOUR house
Tuesday night knew what was doing
To marty John Ould is thing [ would
never do. Do not fret about me.
for am in good health and happy in
good home. For all that. l am sorry
now in putting you and your husband in
so much trouble. l hope you will for
give poor girl. who, if she had married.
would be unhappy. Give my love to my
sister. That is all for the present.
Wishing you al. good-by-no address
This time-I remain, Your LOST FRIEND
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-17
A OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES DOG.

There is in jail at Plymouth. N. c.,
q colored man who has been confined
there for eighteen months for having
been engaged in threatened riot some
time ago, to suppress which, it will be
remembered, the State troops were
called out. The prisoner previous to his
incarceration devoted much of his time
to coon-bunting and owned two coon
dog WITCH were SO strongly devoted to
their master that they never left him,
even during his trial, except when driven
away. The attachment became SO evil
dent in these creatures persistent efforts
to cling to their master that it became a
matter of general remark and public adj
miration in the place, and the faithful
dogs were finally looked upon with kind
meas by all. When the prisoner wac
finally locked up in his cell for his term
his two dogs took their position on the
outside of the prison building and have
remained day after day for over eighteen
months unmolested. This faithful de-
votion of the dogs has attracted such adj
miration from the people OF Plymouth
that a kennel has been blilt for them.
At night they wander away for some
thing to eat. but the coming day finds
| them at their post. An effort is making
to induce the governor of the state TO
| pardon the man, and it will probably be
successful. as il is sad the Governor 8
wife on recent visit to the place was
struck with this evidence OF canine af
lection for the prisoner that she actually
shed tears
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-17
Now that adulterated tea is to be

Now that adulterated tea is to be
stopped and turned back at our custom
houses, it may be interesting to consumers
to know what they will escape. A series
of analyses OF this stuff -socalled tea.
has disclosed that there is found in it
nutgalls, currant leaves. iron filings,
filbert husks. sulphate of copper, oak
bark, hornets nests and wasps nests
Shredded and colOred acitic acid aloes
common green paint, lead in various
forms, desiccated door mats. peacb
leaves, tarred rope that has been ground
to powder and coaked in sea water
manila paper. bamboo leaves, yernal
grass, ammonia, arsenic, stable sweep
ings, and many other things too numer-
ous to mention. 1t IS not very pleasant
reflection for tea drinkers. that they have
been drinking beverage made from
water and the stuff containing some or all
OF the above ingredients.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-17

Arab was condemned bv the court
martial to suffer death. but the khedive
rasnited the sentence to Punishment, with
an annual allowance of E2, 800. Most
any other man would go through The
fearful ordeal for so happy result To
be compelled to live out of Egypt Is good
and to have this handsome
annuity thrown III makes it excessively
good
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-17

Editer of the Argus
The following was written almost en-
tirely impromptu on seeing the sun rise,
Nov. 9th. 1876, on one of if not the
highest peak of the AlIeghenies. The
scene was indescribably grand.
God OF the mountaiusl let thine ear
Bend low TO hear the songs
Our hearts sing while we offer s..rhpess
Praise that 10 Thee belongs
We render swift obedience where
Thy works in grandeur he:
Shall we be slow TO offer praise
When none of these are nigh
Lord while we feel Thy presence here
Mid scenes great and grand.
Oh may see in lifefs dull round
The impress of Thy hand.
MEG
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-17

The statistics of the commerce between
Mexico and the United States for the year
1882, as given in the Mexican Diario
Ofciaks are very instructive as TO the prac
teal result to be expected from The recip
rocity treaty with that country which the
senate could find no time to act upCl,
though it did find time to ratify a treaty
of very dubious propriety and timeliness
with Madagascar. The total amount of
American commerce with Mexico in the
year 1882 was $50, 975, COO, showing an
increase over 1881 of 81, 348, 1876. The
exports from Mexico to the United States
to Mexico to SIS, 575, 900 The exports
from this country to Mexico consisted of
manufactures of cotton, steel, iron and
wood, petroleum, provisions and refined
sugar Much more than half of these were
paid for by Mexico in gold and silver, the
expectation of the precious metals from
Mexico to the United States amounting
to SO, 900 600. Mexico also sent us So,
100000 of henequen or Yucatan hemp,
81 800 600 of coffee, 81 ,5O000 of hides
and leather, and $500, 600 in cattle. I'm
der the treaty negotiated by General
Grant, General Canedo and Mr.. Romero,
this commerce with Mexico, which last
year was nearly twice as large as our com
merce with Italy in 1880, would un
dcubtedly have developed into more con
siderable proportions during the current
fiscal year had the senate done its duty in
the matter before it adjourned.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-17

David is not the only member OF tue
Davis family to vault into newspaper
fame as the sensation of a day. Ne"
Mexico has just been narrowed ana lever
ed by the exploits of desperate Dy the
the name of Jesus Davis, whose orliilaht
career closed with charge from Judge
Lynch
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-17

The Italians have a prayer which reads;
Il pray that may never DC niaiiieu'
But if marry, pray that 1 may not De
deceived. But if 1 am deceived, pray
that I may not know of it But II
know of it, pray that I may be aole 10
lauoh at the whole affair.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-17

Observations through Northern on'o'
Southern Michigan, and portion OF IN
diana and Illinois, excite anxiety ior Tue
winter wheat crop, the winter ana spfiHg
having been unfavorable.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-17
The Enlish Language is very expressive

Write, we know lis written right,
When we see it writtea write.
But when we see it written wright
We know it Is not written right,
For write, to have it written right.
Must not be written right, nor rite,
Nor yet must it be written wright,
But write, forsso It's written right. =
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-17

Natives of Madagascar have given
81 .000, 900 in the last ten years to spread
the Gospel, The advance of Christianity
in that island is one of the most remark
able achievements in the history of mis-
sions
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-17

EVANSVILLE has girl who can iairls
make piano talk. The other evening
she plaved the .1ce King" and everybody
in the room got up and went 10 Tue s'os0
to warm their feet.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-17

The Indians were notified by Gen. Crook
accordingly. To-day the following tele-
gram was received at the Indian Office:
WHEELS BARRACKS, March 18th.
Hon, Price, Commissioner of Indian At
fairs, Washington, ID. c.:
A dispatch has been received that the
Indians need something besides medicine,
hat they have nothing to eat, and their
efforts to get something may inoeculate
the whole country.
GEN. CROOK,
Brigade General.
Commissioner Price this afternoon tele-
graphed Gen. Crook, informing him that
there is no fund for the purpose of furu-
ishing supplies for these Indians. The
commissioner suggested if the war de-
partment would supply the immediate
needs of the Indians, he would endeavor
to have congress reimburse the depart
ment at the next session. The Indians
referred to are accredited to the Colorado
river agency, but are not on reservation,
and consequently there is no appropria-
ton av iilable for their subsistence. The
necessity for providing for these Indians.
(about six hundred in number) was urged
upon congress by commissioner Pierce in
his last annual report.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-17
MARRIAGE WITH A DECEASED wIFE'sR
SISTER.

We last evening received the follow
ing letter, which explains itself:
LONDON 90 FEB. 1888
10, CHARLES ST,
BERKELEY SQUARE. W.
The Earl of Dalhousie presents his
compliments to the Editor and would
beg the favor of his publishing the en-
closed correspondence copy of which
has been addressed to the Governor of
each State.
10, CHARLES ST., BERKELEY SQUARE
LONDON, w.
February 10Th, 1888
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-17
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Saturday March rs 1850.

Rock ISLAND. -.1LLiN'
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-17

A Boston lady took off her jeweled
ornaments and laid them upon her
bureau. A few minutes afterward, no
one having meanwhile entered the apart
ment, she missed valuable diamond
ring. Search for it was fruitless and its
disappearance mysterious until weeks
afterward, when around the body of n
trap-caught mouse the missing ring was
his nose into the ring. and, being fright
ened. fastened to escape notice, and
that in so doing the ring was forced
back over the forelegs, and there it re-
manned