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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-16
ADVICE TO MOTHERS

Are you disturbed at night and broken
OF your rest by a sick child suffering and
crying with pain of cutting teeth? If so,
send at once ana get bottle of Mrs
Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething It's value is incalcuiable
1t will relieve the poor little sufferer i'm
mediately. Depend upon it mothers.
there is no mistake about it. 1t cures
dysentery, diarrhoea, regulates the stom-
aeh aud bowels, cures wind collie, soft
ems the gums, reduces Inflammation and
gives tone and energy 10 the whole sys-
TEN. Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup
for Children Teething is pleasant to the
taste, and is the prescription of one of
the oldest and best female physicians and
nurses in the United States, and is for
sale by all druggists throughout the
world Price 25 cents per hottie.
feb Is m-w-s- IN 1-y
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-16

The ARGUS has improved facilities for
doing job work of all kinds 1t employs
none but the best of workmen, while its
material is of the latest style and is being
constantly added to- It's stock of fancy
stationery is large and varied; its supply
of all kinds of commercial stock is prac-
ticaily unlimited, and its prices are rea-
sonable. The best of work guaranteed
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-16

An advance agent of Coles circus was
in the city to day. and with Gus Miller
was. fixing the bill boards which had been
blown down by the late heavy winds. As
soon as placed in proper position, they
viii be covered over with highly interest
ing pictorial matter, which will keep the
average school boys mind from his les
sons.
A new time table will be issued on the
c., B. & @. road week from to morrow.
II is pretty well understood that the
Flying Dutchman" will again be put on
between ST Louis and Minneapolis. The
local train between here and Beardstown
will also be an ambition, which will be
permanent
A youth with a rural appearance, was
about to step on the ferry boat Sunday,
preparatory to going TO Davenport, when
a sudden gust of wind lifted his hat from
his head, landing it in the river few
yards from the bank. The young man,
with considerable recklessness rushed in
after it, up to his waist in water, and
brought it out in a somewhat soaked con-
dition, but no more so than he was him
self IF he does not catch a severe cold
it will be wonder.
The executive committee of the Liquor
Dealers Protective association of Illinois,
met at the Harper House yesterday morn
ing and in the afternoon at Turner Hall,
where they were met by members of the
home association. The gentlemen from
abroad were John Feldkamp, of Chicago
acting president; L. Ballenberg. of Chi
cago, treasurer; p III, Hansbor0aIgt, of
Chicago, recording secretary; August
Timm. of Chicago, corresponding seere-
tary; Harry Rubens. of Chicago attorney
and L. Michalski, of Peoria. They all
returned home this morning. after spend
ing pleasant day here.
In their report of the doings of the
house of representatives in the contested
election case, the Springfield Register
gives the following in regard to our mem
Der: 'Mr. O'Mara. dem, of Rock Island,
asked 10 make a privileged statement,
which the chair declared out of order |
Mr.. OMara then desired to be released
from arrest He did not recognize the
right of the doorkeeper to arrest him.
He did not recognize the right of the |
doorkeeper until he (the doorkeeper) pro
duces the warrant of the house He |
would never cast vote in this election |
case until justice had been done Mr.. Nc |
Nally." Mr.. OMara had just been |
brought from the gallery, when he spoke |
the above, where he had beeh holding an
interesting confab with one of the fair
sex. He, with his fellow democrats, did
not propose being balldozed into voting
on the contested election case, until it
was clearly decided who had been elected
The fine monument which has been
in front of Jacob Rileys shop
the past week was to day taken down and
shipped to the purchaser. 1t was an ex-
cellent piece of workmanship, and was
much admired for IFS beauty and ele-
gance., +
The Chicago assignees' sale of boots and
avenue.
Ladies kid button shoes, $1.50 worth
S. 90
Mems working shoes, $3.50 worth
s2 so.
Mems calf boots. %, worth So
Chi1drens school shoes, So cents. and |
misses shoes, 81.
Gents fine button shoe, 30 so, worth :
a. 12-d6t
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-16
Beyond the River.
Away Across the Mississippi is held Con-
vincing Conversation

vinclng Conversation.
II tell pou, sir that they are one Of the nelte-f
| combinations ever produced, and my experience
OF that sort of thing has been wide enough 10 emit
| tie my judgment To some respect"
"oh, don't know" responded the first speak
ers friend, with little yaRn as though he didu
take much interest In the subject ~ have meyer
been able TO much difference in those things
They are all pretty nearly the same size and made
of about the same stuff"
The talk, of which the foregoing Is a fragment.
took place in Gallatin Missouri, not long ago, in
the snug Office of DR.. NJ p. Flowers one OF the
leading physicians OF the State, who followed up
the vein in which he had introduced il Substantial
ly IN these words
Nonsense, that Is the rignarole Of boy,
rather of who either doesn't know or
doesn't care what he says. Those things, as You
call them just different a. the moon Is from,
green chesse. Now, linimenfs lotions and oint
ments very good in most CAGES for the relief of
pain or Inflammation. But, in the erst place thew
are unciean They soil the hands and the linen
besides being always out of reach when they are
most wanted"
Wen, my dear Doctor sighed the traveller
from the North, what would Won have 1-b5s q
wretched world anyhow, and nothing is ever a.
hand when il is wanted You can't suggest any
thing -"
ies, can broke in the Doctor, thnmping
inc tapIe with his INST, " can suggest BENSON
CAFFEINE POROUS PLASTER have tried If
on my patients and have tried il On myself for
an attack OF Nennouia, and in ala relief has
Followed in from three to forty-oight hours. The
Old plasters ere stage coaches the Capcine Is a
teiegraphc dispatch. For Instance. I'm cases of
Neuralgia, Mus cular rheumatism, Lumbaqo. re
tated acton of the Kidneys, and --f
n give il up, Doctor, and In case OF need pubuy
Benson's," said the traveller, pleasantly.
In the center of The genuine is CUT the word
CAPCINE.
seahury q Johuaon, Chemists, New York.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-16

that he will be able to be ont in few
days.
Is il not about time that some arrange
ments were made toward the proper
observance Of Decoration Day? Moline
has been rather backward in this matter
for the past few years.
The Prussian band gave. an excellent
entertainment at Wagner's opera house
Saturday night. After the concert a
social dance was INDUCED in by those
present.
Norling & Lnndahl 60 to Fremont,
Iowa. the 1st of May, to fresco large
church in that city. Truly. Moline is
gaining quite areputaiion abroad in every
CAPACITY
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-16

The annual report of receipts and dis
bursements for the year ending April IS
1888, has been prepared by City CLERK
Koehler, as follows; Gross receipts
1888. 416.49; expenditures, $141, 1901 IS
leaving balance divided between the
general funds and the water works funds
of 15.661.52 to the former and 81 204 Sc
10 the latter.
Revenue from licenses of all kinds was
s., 275. 9s, of which Sc, 700.37 came from
saloons and $407 from the sanitary in
spection ordinance, not enough to pay the
Health Commissioners salary. Tie in
suranee tax amounted to $779 80; ground
leases $475; police court fines 1886 4S;
road tax collections of Marshal Miller and
Commissioners Atkinson $1,111.1O, city
scales receipts, $69129; bridge tolls,
SO, ESQ: dog tax, $345. rs; general taxation
$40. 533 SO; water rentals $1s, 700. 81; mis-
cellaneous receipts $1,737.2l; money
borrowed on time orders. $23, $50 81; this
makes total of $13S, 197. %, and with
the balance of $13, 420.2l carried over
from the previous year forms the aggre-
gate.
EXP ENDITUREs.
Interest on bonds cost $18.42O and
$1,000 more went to redeem two per
cent water bonds. The cost of street
lighting was 6,512 %: the police depart
ment, including the purchase of horse
and wagon, 80, 1873 70; the fire department
proper o.. TAO 46 and the hydrant services
OF all offices other than those connected
with the police and waterwerks, $5.e1S.-
81; bridge building and repairs, So, 299 rs;
Fifth avenue sewer 81, 969, 80; street work
$40. O4s- IS; printing, $439.95 Office ex-
penses. elections, ETC., $2,013.01 health
department, 81 ,561. 10; waterworks. 81.
636.1S; library fund, Sc, 969 So The
contingent expenditures amount to So
403. 46. which includes the Follonsbee
sewer pump and intere st on temporary
loans. The emergency payments amount
to 81, GAG 20 and it is all In settlement of
claims for damages and legal expenses
attending the claims, except 1856, which
F'SA~ A0h ScA~aS oO0CA Inc water
works construction account has footing
of $14. 601 30, which includes the ex-
penses incurred by the city Incl |
dental to the removal of the water works. |
payment on the new Holly engine, the
electric light plant and the protection
pier. The amount paid out in taking up
time orders was $37, $40 "a, a net reduc-
ton of the floating indebtedness of
f14 ,066, making the debt reduction of
The year $4,000.
The annual appropriation ordinance
assigned certain amounts to fourteen diff
erent funds, and all have been kept within
he estimates except the bridge, street,
health, water works and contingent funds,
o meet which overdrafts an emergency
und had to be created The unexpendeo
valance ON all funds, which make foot
ng of $103, 700, is 81, 1861.
The total of municipal debt including
he Holly contract, is 1915, 3a9. The
ity's assets-its waterworks, bridges.
lose houses, sewer pipe. electric light {
ash In treasury and taxes of 1889 now
lue and payable, are inventoried at $37s,-
10, showing property amounting to S62,
rs above Indebtedness.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-16
Geo. w. d. HARRIS,
Real Estate
Insurance Agency.
FOR SALE.

Fine lot on 9th ave and nth street.
Fine residence lots in best part Of city
easy terms.
$1,000 will buy arrow Of three build
ings which rent for S31 per month
$500 will buy a nice residence. with
large ground In choice neighborhood
5000 buys a fine residence. with all
modern Improvements
SO, 900 buys nearly new honse. nine
rooms, in upper part of city, that cost
$1,000 To build house alone
Two New Houses, rooms, with barns,
lot 4OklS4, in upper part of city for
81 GOO and So 900
100 will buy good house and lot
o1l I'd avenue.
81 900 buys a good house. rootns.
dry cellar, good well and barn; lot az
X1O5 terms easy.
$3.50 will take a good house, G rooms.
with barn, in Greenbush terms easy
5000 will buy a house and lot well To-
Gated.
Nice residence on the bluff. cheap,
$3.50 takes an acre OF ground with
house, barn. fruit, etc, ON the bluf
Acres on the bluff with new house,
barn, etc. all kinds of fruit; cheap on
easy terms.
Fine land for gardening adjoining the
city and on blHff
Fine business property cor 4th avennc
aud 18th street.
Farm Property and lands of oil kinds;
call on me il you wish Ia purchase
any kind ol real estate, will make
price, terms, etc, satisfactory.
FOR RENTS, 2nd ave, brick S25.
18th st.. rooms; SIS, 18th IT., six
rooms; Sla, six rooms aud a acre on
bluff
INSURE your property with Geo. W
ID. HARRIS; Standard and Relia-
BILE Companies represented,
No. 1920 SECOND AVENUE,
pl-9-d1y Under Harper House.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-16
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-16
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If YOU are suffering with low and de
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with new life; strength and activity will
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henceforth you will rejoicc in the praise
of Electric BItters. Sold ut fifty cents a
bottleby Hartz & Bahnsen
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-16

First a cold; then bronchitis Check
the first with Hale's Honey of Horehound
and Tar
Pixies Toothaehe Drops cure in one
minute.
Dyspeptic, nervous people. ''out of
sorts, Golden Liquid Beef Tonic viii
cure. Ask for Colden's OF druggists.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-16
ANNOUNCEMENT .

Carse & Reticker wish to inform tho
public that they intend engaging in othel
business and will sell their entire stock Of
boots and shoes and slippers at and below
cost, commencing with Monday the OIL
day Of April. Our stock is complete
as we have just received orr entire spring
stock, CARsI & RErICKER
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-16
OA rHIRTY naYa, rRIAI.

The Voltaic Belt Co.. Marshall Mich.
will send Dr. Dyes Celebrated Electro
Noitaic Belts and Electric Appliances on
trlal Tor thirty days to men young or old
VINO are ai1icted with nervous debility,
lost vitality, and kindred troubles
speedy and complete restora.
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as above.-N. B. No risk IS incurred 81
thirty days trial is allowed
dec 22-d-w1y
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-16

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refunded. p cents per box. For sale hy
Hartz j Rahnsen.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-16
He NAV Well be JOYFUL.

TOPEKA Kans, May IL, 1881.
Ii. II. WARNER 81 Co: lSSrs After 10
years of unmitigatcd suffering from chro-
mic kidney disease finally found joyful
restoration to health in your Safe Kidney
and Liver Cure D. B. Owens
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-16

Thompson 81 Carmichael corner Brady
and Third streets Davenport, have larger
finer and better stock than ever. of the
latest and most popular designs in wall
paper. IL Ct
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-16

Sixty lots in my addition to the city of
| Rock Island. Terms, one-fourth down,
balance in one, two and three wears with
| six per cent interest
api IL d3m BAILEY DAVENPORT.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-16
THE CITY OFFICES.

The time is drawing nigh when the APP
pointments for the different city officials
will be made. This includes the police
force, street commissioners and poor mas
ter. The present police force has, with
one or two exceptions. been in vogue for
some years. The present
| CITY MARSHAL
George Henderson, has served as police
man for the past six years, and when l..
f. Fish resigned. Mr.. Henderson was
appointed city marshal. As apoliceman,
he has ever been found courteous and
| obliSing, and at the same time courage
Gus and firm. Being in splendid con
dition physically, together with his de
termination, he has demonstrated to the
public that he is fully adapted to the
position of an officer, and his long expe-
Silence @as such naturally gives him a
fitness for the office of city marshal,
In that capacity he has served for the past
year, to the satisfaction of the late adj
ministration and to the public. The new
mayor can go farther and fare worse, than
To appoint Mr.. Henderson city marshal;
we understand that he is q candidate and
should he receive the appointment, there
is no doubt of his confirmation by the
council
DEPUTY MARSHAL
Ed Kittleson has also been mentioned in
connection with the marshalship, not
word Of fault can he found against him
either as an officer or IA man; he has hosts
of friends who would he glad to see him
receive the appointment, and we are con-
fident that if successful in doing so, he
would fill the office with credit. OF the
balance of the force we will say but
little 1t would not he the
worst thing in the world
if one or two changes were made but
future Developments will proha bly shape
these matters.
PoORMASTER
The unanimous choice of the people
for this office seems to centre upon Henry
W. Hyde. This gentleman has filled the
office once with great credit was promis-
ed it a second time but was basely tricked
out of it by ex Mayor Wheeloek, and 1t
is no more than matter of equity and
justice that he should be replaced. There
is no question as to his capability and
integrity, and his appointment would be |
received with satisfaction by the public |
STREET COMMISSIONER
For this office the present incumbent |
is again a candidate. To enumerate the |
reasons why he should not again receive
it, would take a week. and it is hoped |
by all that he will be gently laid down.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-16
COAL. COAL.

Price of coal reduced to ten cents
bushel at the new coal Office on Eleventh
street. o. G. Dohlmans. agent. rn46d1m
National Republican., 1883-11-02
THE COMING CHANGE or TIME.

The Alteration which VIII Take Plnuc
NTH Meridian on the Eighteenth In
siRnt.
The proposed change in the local time of
Washington, which will directly affect the
time of the entire United States, having been
announced in astronomical terms not fully
understood by most people, REPUBLICAN,
reporter last evening interviewed several
scientific gentlemen who arc interested in
the matter for simple statement of tho
case. Tho statement was mado that
the local time ut Washington is based
upon the exact hour, minute, and Sec
ond that tho sun pussos over the meridian
(71o west of Greenwich, viz: at IL o'clock
noon. Now for this section Of tho country,
instead ofusing the seventy-soventh meridian
or in other words, when the sun is on the
sevonty-seventh meridian, il is proposed to
mako tho noon at Washington when the sun
is on the seventy-ffth meridian, which will
make tho time at Washington little faster
than that now used. The general effect will
bo imperceptiblc.
Everybody will have to set their clocks
and watches eight minutes and twelve Sec
onds ahead on the eighteenth instant" re-
marked Lieut.. Powell
THAT is about tho size of the whole matter
Altcr tnat dato noon Will occur NJ cight min
utos and twelve seconds after 1o o'clock of the
present time. The seventy fifth meridian will
now be the indicator of noon, instead of tho
seventy-sevonth, which will simply be to shift
midday two degrees east of the present merid-
ian."
Director Powell, of the observatory, said
that this measure had boon urged by scien-
fists for many years, and that committees
and assocationsha have been organized for that
purpose in every civilized state. 1t is also
said that tho local change will be of great
advantage to business men generally and all
who travel by rail.
Tho plan will result in the establishment of
uniform time throughout tho entire world
and will aid materially in the collection and
comparison of scientific observations which
depend upon time for their value as data
The appearance of aylight in the morning
will be over eight minutes later by the change,
and twilight will also recede the same mum
ber Of minutes into the night.
National Republican., 1883-11-02
The Foreign DInils.

Tho annual report of Joseph Blaokfan,
superintendent of foreign mails, shows that
2,532, 800 pounds of mail were sent to countries
of the postal union, excepting Canada, dur
ing the year, exceeding the weight last year
by 800, Ia pounds; 4sl Az pounds were letter
mail, the remainder printed matter and SAM
pies. The number of letters was 10000. OF
these Al per cent went to Great Britain and
Ireland, So per cent. to Germany, 81 per cent
to other countries of Europe, and per cent.
to postal union countries outside of
Europe. Letter mail was n per cent.
and printed ood mail Ao "a per cent greater
transportation, $145777 was credited to this
country by others on account of mail trans
portation, and this country paid to others on
the same account $s6,745 Tue estimated
postage collected in this country on foreign
mail was S2078,513 Estimates for appropria-
tions for next year are $500000, 2Bper cent
greater than this year. The superintendent
recommends the use of the double postal card
in almost universal use in other countries.
National Republican., 1883-11-02

THE current sets in strongly for tho nomi-
nation of Tildon. His lettor of 1876 on
southern claims will DO his chief claim for
the support of northern democrats, while the
southern democrats will be relied on because
"thoy have nowhere else to CO." The sorf-
dom to which the southern democracy have
been reduced as to national politics. hardly
pays them for the desperate means thcy have
to resort to maintain tho power to- deliver
southern electoral votes to the northern dem
ocrats who apologize for association with
them,
National Republican., 1883-11-02
Court OF Alnbnmn CInlms,

In the court of commissioners of Alabama
claims yesterday the following cases were
argued and submitted: No. $685. Seth Tay-
lor; No. 1858, Isaac II. Loveland; No. 1852,
Fernando Beane; No. 1855, Horatio Howes,
administrator; No. 1885, Stephen Howes
No. 1857, George @. Ryder, administrator
No. 3297 Luther Eldridgo; No. 1908, Julia
w. Nickerson, executrix; No. 3271, Samuel
Fessenden, executor; No. 1912, Samuel Land;
No. 1878, George Matthews; No. 3274, Russell
Freeman; No. 1875, Isaac X. Chipman ct al. !;
No. 1916 William Il. Boyden, administrator
No. 1917, Henry I. Wing, administrator
No. 1878, George T. Ryder; No. 1870, Paul
Wing; No. 1880, David l.. Butterheld ad-
ministrator No. 1881, Rebecca H. Freeman,
administrative No. 1889. Henry ID. Tobey,
administrator No. 32S3 Peter Il. Dollwer
ct AL, and No. 1474, Rebecca IL. Freeman, ad-
ministratrix.
Judgments were announced as follows: No.
3,204, Henry Jackson, $1S5, with interest
from Aug. IL, 1864; No. 3,292, SitGfc. Ross,
1915, with interest from June ~, 1865; No.
3,2SS, Emanuel Jewell, $50, with interest
from Dec s, 1861; 20. 3,2S6, Charles l..
Bearse, $40. with interest from Nov 5, 1864
No. 3,2S5, Jcrusha Case, administrators estate
of Washington Case, Judgment for the United
States; NJ. 1850, David Nickerson, $l15,
with i:..erest from June s. 1861 No. 1,451,
Dav!i Nickerson, $205, with interest from
NV. 49, 1861 No. 1,466, Lucy G. Ellis, ad-
ministratrix estate of Homer b. Ellis, de-
ceased, $145, with interest from Dec. 8, 1861
No 172, Daniel Mccarthy, sos, with interest
from Nov. 1, 1864 No. 173, Samuel Brown,
$377 with interest from May 9, 1865; No.
III, Robert l.. Taylor, 500, with interest
from Nov. II, 1864. Adjourned to Monday,
Il
National Republican., 1883-11-02
MuItlchrrge CANNON rests.

Gen. Benet, chief Of ordnance, stated to a
REPUBLICAN reporter yesterday afternoon
that the test of the now multicharge cannon
now being made at the Sandy Hook testing
grounds is progressing favorably. Thirty
one shots have already been fired, with good
results, although the maximum charge
of powder has not yet been
reached. 1t is expected that u
velocity of 5000 feet per second will be at
tanned with the maximum load
Tho general also said that certain nations
are engaged in meeting all advances made in
ordnance improvement by extensive expert.
ments with armor. Italy has designed an
armor which is said to bo impenetrable. 1t is
of wrought iron, faced with steel. The latter
metal gives hard surface, while the pliable
wrought iron behind holds the parts together
when struck by shot. France is expert
menting largely and entirely with steel, and
England with an unknown combination.
Gen. Benet thinks that the italian armor is
the best yet invented