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The Indianapolis journal., 1883-01-27
THE SALVATION ARMY.
A special SAYS:

n SptCldl says
''Mrs. Isabella Whitehead and Mrs Sophia
L. D. Marshall, two hallelujah lasses or
female members of the Salvation Army
the Rev. Charles Pelletreau, rector of the
Protestant Episcopal Church of the
Holy Communion i'll that city. The papers
have been served, and each of the plaintiffs
claims $5 900 damages. The alleged SANDER
GUS utterances were made in sermon which
Mr. Pelletreau preached to his congregation
last Sunday, in which he severely denounced
the Salvation Army and its methods. No
especial reference was made in the sermon
to the plaintiffs in the suit, and it is thought
that the leaders of the army, who were very
indignant at the clergymans scathing re-
buke, held conference and directed the two
women to bring the action they being we'll
to-do and likely to excite sympathy for their
cause"
Reading such paragraphs as the above, it is
difficult to realize that this is the Nineteenth
century. Great changes have been wrought
church that began in the insignificant coun-
try at the eastern extremity of the Mediter-
rapean has spread all over the world, and its
influence is acknowledged in every land
under the sun. The cultured Greeks gath
cred on Mars hill to hear of the unknown
God. The Romans, in the pride of their
power, listened to the expounder of the new
religion; but almost everywhere, from the
court of Pontius PLATE and the brow of Cal
vary to the Imprisonment of Paul and SiIas
and the tragic death of nearly all the
apostles, the advocates of the Christian
religion were persecuted and suffered
all manner of indignities without
so much as murmuring If the religion of
Christ teaches anything, it is the doctrine Of
non-resistance. How would 1t sound 10
read in the New Testament that Paul and
Silas brought suit for damages for false i'm
prisonment, or that the friends of Jesus
had endeavored to secure his release by
means of writ of habeas corpus? The dis
ciples might with equal propriety, have ar
rested for libel those who on the Day of Pen
tecost explained the gift of tongues by de-
The Salvation Army, by its eccentric man
ner of promulgating the gospel, or of 'con-
verting" sinners, has challenged criticism.
Its conduct is so fantastic and outlandish
that in the natural order OF things its con-
ductors must expect structures to be made.
To appeal to earthly courts on this account is
simply to bring their cause into contempt.
So long as they are not interfered with in
their grotesque rites they need fear no judg-
ment save that of the court of heaven. But
if they are sensitive to the fault-fnding of
the wicked and unregenerate they should
reform their conduct to something in conso-
nance with modern views of propriety and
the dictates of common sense. The Apostle
Paul wGs probably the greatest evangelist
that ever lived, and did more than any one
man to ad vance the cause of Chris
tianity throughout the world. Yet Paul
never found occasion to employ
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-01-27
Gospel for David,

National Ropublican.
Here is good news for King Kalakaua:
The peanut crop will be simply enormous
this year King Kalakaua always has his
pockets full of them, and a small boy follows
him wherever he goes with basket full OF
American peanuts 1t would be a delicate
attention on the Presidents part to send him
q thousand or two bushels for his coronation
fegti vi tics
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-01-27
Mr.. McDonald's Firs: Duty.
National Republican.


Ex-senator Joseph E. Mcdonald will be
here during the remainder of the Forty-sev-
enth Congress. He has come this time to
stay, and will superintend his presidential
boom in person. The first real hard work he
will do will be to bottle up Senator Brown,
OF Georgia, who has been talking protection
for American industries, a doctrine which is
rank heresy in the estimation of the gentle
man from Indiana.
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-01-27
Aud Where Is Ills FIag9

New York Evening Post.
Congressman Flower, of New York. con
stantly carries in an inside pocket just owe.
his heart a copy of the constitution that wa
given to him when he was boy.
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-01-27

The German Telegraph gives gentle hint
to the Sentinel, which appears to advocate
the submission OF the amendments to gem
eral election, not to mistake in that matter
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-01-27

Rochester Post Express
About the safest way to spend the night
q Western hotel is to stand ont on the steps
and have the porter play the hose on you un.
til morning.
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-01-27

BASEBALL lunatics played match game on
the Ice at New York this week. o, for very thin
Ice eyeryWhera
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-01-27

THE Egyptian obelisk at New York is to be
protected by coating of glass 1t ought to
have good look-in-glass.
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-01-27

THE humble tomato has assumed considerable
Importance in trade since the process OF can
ming was invented. Last year the pack" was
2, 180. 1873 cases, or 52,322,952 cans
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-01-27

To the Editor OF the Indianapolis JOurnai
VIII you please give the fastest time on REQ
ord for horses, both trotting and runningi
MoRGANTowN, Ind. Jan. 25.
The trotting record. one mile, is 2:1O4, made
by Maud g.; and the running record is 1884,
made by Ten Broeok.
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-01-27

TIL fact that ice is inhabited by worms dn
Virginia) will not serve to increase the price of
that commodity. Worm-eaten ice ought to sell
at lower figure. the same as moldy or soured
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-01-27

THE Journal has had occasion before to criti
else the Monitor Journal In SO far as it as
sumes to he q representative OF the temperance
cause, or is in any degree official organ OF
temperance organizations. 1t is positive weak
ness to the temperance movement, and a cause
OF shame TO intelligent, true-hearted temperance
men. It's attack upon Dr. Van vorhls is intern
peratc, outrageous and disgraceful DR.. Van
yorhis voted against the prohibitory amendment
In the last General Assembly, as he had aperfect
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-01-27

MEMBER Of the Connecticut Legislature has
introduced bill that voters when presenting
their ballots shall politely remove their hats.
The next move will be to nave gilt-edge ballots
neatly nerfnmad.
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-01-27

LORD BLENTYRE is an EngIishman. or Scotch
man, lives on the Clyde near Glasgow; he sold a
strip of land on the Clyde opposite his home to q
railway company, and after the road was built
brought suit for 10000 damages for spelling
the view from his mansion, and got it. All mean
men do not live outside OF Scotland.
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-01-27

"THE St. Louis Post-Dspatoh asserts ,ha.
there has not been a libel case tried in Missouri
In the last four years in which the plaintiff hus
recovered a ent."-COurier-JournaL
This shows that it is hard to libel Missouri
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-01-27

PROVIDENCE, r. l., boasts of woman sixty
years old who insists on riding on the front
platform with the driver and during the trip
carries on an animated conversation with him
about such matters as will interest him. She re-
fuses to allow the car to be checked up as she
alights. and steps off as gracefully a dry
goods clerk. The item does not state whether
she has made mash yet
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-01-27

NEAR Glasgow, recently, in large manufac-
tory Of chemicals, workman fell into vat of
boiling oaustio potash. OF course he perished
Instantly and miserably, and nothing put the
iron plate on his boot heels was ever found, the
body, bones, clothing and all being eaten by the
potash. This beats cremation.
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-01-27

PRESIDENT FAIRBAIRN, of Airedale College,
Bradford, England, will be one Of the Chautau-
qua lecturers the next term. He will discuss
the History and Problem of English Philosophy
under the following topics:
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-03
MOLINE DEPARTMENT.

Election returns will be received at the
ARGUS headquarters in Moline to night
at Haiwood & Cradles livery office.
t'Uncle Toms Cabin drew an immense
house last evening
The funeral of Mrs John Odin occurs
to- morrow afternoon at O'Clock.
Fl. H. Richards arrived home this NOM
ing from an extensive trip in the interests
of the Victor Scale Co.
Thousands of fraudulent tickets were
printed last night and are in circulation
to-day.
A heavy vote is being pohed, and the
indications are that Wheelock is defeated.
One of A. II. Vanlouvaplie's crippled
sons died early this morning.
Henry Kahn, a most estimable German
citizen died late yesterday afternoon. Mr..
Klahn was at Que time prominent citizen
of Moline, and his death will be deplored
by all fe
= The Peoples ca1cus in fhe Third ward
nominated n. Fl, Cedarberg for alderman
last evening. ,e... I'd .3-..-7ls-s e..
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-03
Newspaper Circulation.

The Paris Figaro, which published
Prince Jerome Napoleon's manifesto,
issued 800. 900 copies containing it. A
circulation of 100, 900 and 100000 is not
uncommon in London or Paris paper,
but it is very rare, if ever, that these
figures are reached by our metropolitan
Journals. Our population is not homo
geneous. New York, for instance. con-
tains more Germans than any second
class German city Then it has more
Irish than any city in ireland except
Dublin. And so, all our large cities
have numerous foreign-speaking pop
dlation. Hence the smaller circulation
of our daily journals is somewhat due
to the impediments of language. Some
of our weekly papers have had very
large circulation but the populations OF
Great Britain and France being more
compact, there is a greater field in those
countries for either daily or weekly jour
mails than in the United States BY the
next century, however, when this coun-
try contains over 100, 900, 900 of inhab.
itants, the circulation of our Journals
will far exceed those published on the
other side of the ocean, fer our native
population will not only be relatively but
absolutely larger. This is destined to bt
great country for journalists, who vii
become more powerful eventually than
any other class in the country. From
DentoreSt'S M0athEq.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-03
The Con servator

This is the name of bright and newsy
paper published in Chicago in the interest
of the colored people of the northwest
end in behalf of which Hon. Alex. CLARK,
of Mnscatioe will begin an active canvass
in this city on Thursday next. The fol
lowing, from the Muscatine Journal OF
Dec. 10 last, receives the. unqualified in
dorsement OF the ARGUS;
The Journal has the pleasure of &C.
kuowledging copy of the GoRSeFodter OF
December 49, the first issue of the paper
seen at this Office since Its purchase by
Barnet, Clark and Son, the two latter
gentlemen being the Hon. A. Clark and
his son Alexander g., of this city The
GonseTeatof' is published in Chicago. and
win be regarded as the organ Of the col
ored people for the Northwest. As such
1T will undoubtedly deserve their heaftiest
support The Joafrhdl has no acquain-
lance with the senior partner, but il
can say for Alexander Clark, that
the colored people of the northwest and
indeed of the whole country owe him a
debt of gratitude for his long, earnest
and eloquent championship Of their
rights and interests, and for his personal
example in an upright and well spent life,
which years of grateful appreciation can
not repay. His son is graduate of the
Muscatine High school and will render
able assistance in the conductorship of the
GonSerudtor. The paper is neatly printed
and evfnces at once the careful editorial
ability at its head -
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-03
c. b. 90. REPORT.

The annual report of the Chicago. Bur
lington and Quincy railroad is soon to be
made public For the twelve months OF
| 1882 this line makes much better show
ing than was predicted it you'd make.
The earnings and expenses Of, the com
pany, including all leased roads and
branches. were as follows Freight. $15,-
III. 500; passengers. %, Use, 99s; mail. ex-
press and miscellaneous, 81 ,0S2, 302
total, $21s $50. sos; operating expenses,
including taxes, 81. 2sa, 963; net earnings
from operating. BIC. e66. s4s; interest and
exchange. S452. 49S, total net earnings,
SIC, us, $40. Out of the above have been
paid the following: Fixed charges, 81.
ga. Oo3; dividends, 30, 0g3. 500; amount
carried TO renewal fund, $3.50 900; total,
SIC, 437, 602; net surplus for the year,
$281. 73S. The net earnings in 1882 were
SIC. 266, S42, and 1881, $40, 100. cal; in
crease of net earnings in 1889. 1856, 500.
Aggregate of capital stock, December 81,
1882, @09, e49, 500; total funded debt,
Dee. 81. 1882, seS, e4s, o5s; total number
of miles operated by the company Dec.
81, 1882, 8, 229; total construction IN 1882.
$14, 280 0s0; total equipment added in
1882, 81 $50, 123
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-03
A Woman 0utwits Her LAWYER
Frnn the Kansns City Mo Timps


While the papers are recounting rem
iniscences of Tom Bowen, the Senator
elect from Colorado, some of the pioneers
of Corydon, this State, remember him as
having practiced law here when the town
was yet in its. infancy. An amusing
aneedote, which is well vouched for, is
related of the future Senator One of
the wealthy and prominent citizens OF
this place had a misunderst anding with
his wife, which finally resulted in u div
orce.and heavy alimony for the injured
fair one. eliminating in the almost com
plete bankruptcy of her husband. The
peculiar feature of this case seems to
have been that the woman had quietly
used her husbands credit to her own
advantage without his knowledge, and
made large number of debts which he
was compelled to pay while she had so
secreted all moneys and pro-
perry that nothing could be found, and he
was compelled TO pay all her debts
This result was obtained through the
adroitness and illness of Tom Bowen.
Mr. Bowen thought he had earned and
well deserved handsome fee, but when
he went to his fair client for his reward
she replied, with an arch smile: Sir,
my husband pays my debts The
shrewd woman had ontwitted both her
husband and the lawyer
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-03
About Oity Climbs.

A very remarkable development of
club life is taking place in all the large
cities of the world. In London there
are over a hundred thousand registered
members OF clubs, and new ones are
constantly being founded. They are
also growing rapidly in New York city.
In all our great centers of population
there is wealthy and half-idle class
who patronize clubs. These are not,
perhaps, an unmixed evil. They pro-
mote od-fellowship, and cultivate a
sense of gentlemanly honor, which adds
to the morale of men in society. While
they give facilities for forming drinking
habits, it is also true that they discour-
age excessive indulgence in spirituous
drinks. A notorious drunkard cannot
long retain his membership in a respect
able club. But they tend, undoubtedly,
to wean men from their families, and to
train young men in habits which unfit
them for domestic life The clubs
which have a public or political func-
ton are those which are the most pros
porous. The Union League Club of
New York, for instance, recently held
its twentieth anniversary. 1t was form
ed TO cultivate patriotic feeling while
the civil war was raging. II IS very
prosperous institution, yet it allows no
card-playing, or any game of chance.
Another New York club, the Lotos,
makes a speciality of entertaining dis
tinguished foreigners. The leading
London clubs are also political, and
represent the Liberal. Conservative, and
Reform parties. There are some clubs
in New York which ought to be broken
up by the police. as their chief function
seems to be to afford facilities for gamb-
ling. - Den1orcst's Monthly.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-03
A rouR HUNDRED DOLLAR CHAP.

Some time ago young tradesman, then
residing in Rock Island. began paying
assiduous court to the prepossessing
daughter of wellto-do Rock Islander.
which eliminated in an engagement OF
marriage. Subsequent developments.
however, indicated beyond doubt that
under cover of prospective new rela-
tionship he was steadily advancing upon
the finances of the father of his fiancee.
Wearying of Rock. island finally, the
young man persuaded the to-be father-in-
law to advance him the sum of $400 with
which he said he was about to open a
store in neighboring town, his partner
being reputable physician in this city.
Under his administration, however the
business did not prosper and was wound
up a week or two ago, the Rock Island
doctor consriving to save his Investment.
Right here II 10 proper to say that after
obtaining the four hundred dollars the
young mans attentions to the daughter
of the lender grew beautifully less and at
last ceased altogether. The young lady,
who possesses considerable spirit, now
declares that she would NOT marry the
fellow under any circumstances but she Is
none the less sorry that because of the
engagement her father was duped out of
the sum of $4O0.
As there is no security for the loan,
in any forn, the probability Is that
the money viii be dead loss to the
lender, but the ARGUs is inclined TO thi nix
that considering everything the old man
and his daughter were extremely FORTH
nate in finding out their man in time,
even if it did cost them $4OO.. It might
have been vastly worse
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-03
An Unioue Suicide.

The recording of the different types of
suicide has been, with us, something OF
a speciality, and the exchanges Of to-day
brine several novel eases. In New York,
an old man of seventy years hung HIM
self to the limb of a tree in a cemetery,
close by the grave of his long departed
wife. In Brooklyn, d young man, who had
lost policy of 81 900 by the failure OF
life insurance company, stuck his head
i'm a washtub full of suds, and held ii
there till he died. These are strange
causes, but from San Francisco comes
one wholly sat gei1eTis- unmatched, so
far as we know, in the history of suicides
A forlorn wife, burdened with domestic
cares and Disguised with life, determined
to depart for better world, and took
for that purpose a bottle 'of corrosive
snblimate from the closet where the
family drugs were kept. Composing
herself carefully on the bed, she drained
at one gulp large goblet full, dropped
the glass to the floor, and folded her
hands on her breast, awaiting death.
She had anticipated the most excruciat-
ing pain, as the terrible corrosive sub
stance should act upon her inwards,
and marvelled greatly to find, instead,
sensation of delicious bliss stealing
over the whole system. Her spirit was
wonderfully exalted, her vision rose and
roamed at will through all the gladstone
memories of her happy past. 1t seemed
to her as if the veil of the future life
was rent, and that her spirit already
fioated in paradise. chad not dreamed, =
said she, speaking with difficulty. for
her voice was failing fast, and her ut
terance clogged q had not dreamed
that death was sho easily. Oh death
where ish thy sting? Oh grave! where
sh vietoryP" AT this juncture her hus-
band suddenly entered, and exclaimed
what in tarnation are you doing,
Molly?" What's your face so red
about?'' M
5000 by. Richard. Coin die. Nose
N. Heaven ready. Taken croshivs
subl'ate. Forgive you eye'thing.' /.
Corrosive Sublimate!' exclaimed the
unfeeling spouse why, that's ten-dof7
lar brandy. l stuck that label on.
'caus | knew you d drink it if didn {. }"
Let's drop a veil over the touching
scene. The wife has concluded to live,
but still insists that she was in Paradise.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-03

took the last batch of cakes out of the
oven, ate break fast, pat ON his Sunday
clothes and got the republican candidate
for supervisor into the political. oveh AZ
quickly as possible.
The Galya Standard: .aThe new
Catholic church in this place win be for
mally dedicated on Thursday, April 8. at
ii O'Clock a. m. Rev. Father Hurley.
v. e., of Peoria, will conduct the ser
vices. Rev. B. J. Spauiding, of Peoria.
win preach. Father Costa. of Galesbarg,
win sing the mass. It is expected that
some twelve or fifteen priests win be pre-
sent and participate in thevexercises.
The steamer J.. w. Mills win make an
other trip from Princeton to LeClaire to-
morrow. Until the seasons business be
gins at Beef Slough the Mills will make
two trips weekly between these points.
Conductor Sutliff went over to the
depot yesterday morning to take his train
out but was too i'll To make the venture
and was assisted back to his rooms mt the
Rock Island House. subsequently he was
attacked by very high fever and sore
throat and physician was sent for. This
morning he was reported very i'll
Rev. Mr.. Borchers made a most happy
impression upon the First Baptist people
on Sunday hast. A large congregation
greeted him both norning'and evening.
Could the sublimity of cheek be more
strikingly shown than in the application
last week to Alderman Mott, (by a well
known repnblican,) for appointment as
city weigher, the republican aforesaid
being thoroughly convinced of Mr.. Motifs
election. Werefrafned from mentioning
this before election because aef the fatal
effect It might have had upon our es,
teemed morning contemporary. g.
The light headed fellow who drives n
span of detected looking jacks. drawing
an equally detected looking wagon was II
town last evening and was followed every
where by a crowd of children, all anxious
to know what he had in his wagon reoyH
cred with an old sheet 49,
County Clerk Donaldson issued mar
riage license this morning to Nicholas
of Minonk. H.. and Miss
Mary Rocker. of Port Byron.
!. The Josie arrived from below at p.
m. to day. fuA
The ARGUs has improved facilities Ion
doing Job work of ali kinds. 1t employs
none but the best of wofkmen, while its
material is of the latest style and is being
added to. Its stock of fancy
stationery is large and varied; its supply
of all kinds of commercial stock is prac-
tieally unlimited, and its prices are rea-
sonable. The best of work guaranteed.
IF
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-03
BUILD1No IMPRovEHfENTs.

As soon as Miss Kate Byrnes can re,
move her stock of millinery across the
way to store now occupied by Mr.
George L. Quist ON Second avenue, it Is
the intention of Messrs. McCabe. 1.-THE
owners OF the building occupied by Mr.
Dixon and Miss Byrnes.) to Immediately
tear down and erect upon its site build
ing which will be vastly more of an inn
pr ovement to Second avenue.
1t is the intention of MIR. Quist TO &C
out of business as soon as he can dispose
of his stock to advantage. Mr. GUST il
an old landmark in Rock Island bust
ness circles and viii be greatly missed
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-03
A .RoUsING MEETING.

Last night ain immense coneourse OF
citizens gathered at Peal's Hall to ratify
the nomination OF E. B. Knox and to
have general ratification meeting. DIR.
McKinnie was elected chairman. and
james Atkinson secretary. Several votes
and assessor, bat tile convention failed TO
agree and it was left to committee of
three, consisting of 8. ii. Velie. Lou Nc
Demott and j. Beardsley. The committee
reported in favor of DIR. McKinnie for
supervisor and Johnathan Huntoon for
assessor. The convention adopted
the report by unanimous voice.
Speeches were then in order William
Kerns was loudly called for, he respond
ed. He reviewed the present adminis
tration and made latthng speech. III.
HI. Grover. in response to calls from the
audience, spoke at some length. He said
that Mr. Wheelock had time and again
violated his oath of office and clearly
demonstrated to the convention the truth
of his statement Frank HARDWOOD being
called, made a short speech in favor of
the peoples ticket and the necessity of
electing e. B. Knox for mayor. Short
speeches were also made by Arthur
Wright, L. NcDermott aid E. Ct. White
The convention then adjourned The
meeting was very enthusiastic in point OF
numbers and expression.