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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-25

facilities would then soon make it the peT1na-
nant meeting-place of national conventions
New York politicians fear that local senti-
ment III Chicago on any of the large western
cities would pack the convention, and, on the
break, enthusiasm would carry the nontind.
ton to- westeiner. Saratoga is free from
gallery crowds, except such as could DO
brought by the Tilden machine fffom Al
bany and New York to shout for Cleve-
land To their objection that Saratoga is
not centrally located, they will reply that
most of the delegates to national conven-
lions visit New York before returning home
and that time and money would be really
saved by Saratoga convention, This sum
mer an effort will be made to induce the ho-
tel-keePers to erect a large convention hall,
on the assurance that the next Democratic
national convention shall be held there. Be
sides the chairman and several members of
the state committee, the political intimates OF
1ilden favor the scheme AMI when it became
public it was expected that state ambition
would make it popular The move of the
Iroquis club will free the hands of the New
York managers who will see that the eastern
Democratic leaders do not acQuiescs in the
purpose of the Chicago committee.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-25
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

A land slide of nearly 100 acres oc-
Cured recently in New Hampshire.
Lizzie Setback is in jail at Cleveland
for stransling her illegitimate child
A movement is on foot in Mississippi
to fuse the Democracy and the Republicans
The wool trade is depressed: several
woaen mills IN Massachusetts, have shut
Gown
The sea-serpent has been captured
II is ten feet long aud was caught in Lake
MENDOZA, Wis
The water III the Missouri river is
higher at jefferson City than since 1874 and
Is up in the first floor five feet in many houses.
Gen. Ewing's funeral at Washington
was largely attended and many prominent
people were among these who followed the
toffin to the grave.
Blake & Jones' mill at Depere, Wis,
was undermined by the water and carried
away. boy was killed, and two men had
very narrow escapes
John l.. Mclean, of The Cincinnati
Enquirer, win not be interviewed; declares
politicians are a set of scoundrels; don't like
''cld' Tilden, but thinks he could sweep the
country.
An explosion took place in the South
Chicago rolling mills which set free about
thirty-five tons of molten metal and severely
burned two men and slightly injured fifteen
or sixteen others.
A Young woman, steerage passenger
on the State of Pennsylvania, from Europe,
thlew pan of hot water over the head of a
scoundrel who tried to commit au outrage
upon her and it is thought he viii die.
A cyclone at Chillicothe, Mo-, de-
stroyed and otherwise damaged twenty-four
buildings, killed two persons and injured
fifteen or twenty others. The width of the
track was one-half to three fourths of a mile.
Henry Watterson says the Ohio con-
vention did well and that the candidate is re-
ceived with enthusiasm by New York Demo
Gratis and with alarm by the Republicans.
He is satisfied with the tariff declaration and
says it will do for the national platform, and
that it is perfectly clear, concise and brief.
A handsome woman, daughter of a
wealthy Massachusetts family has been ar
rested in Derby on a charge. of burglary
She is reported to be the leader of gang of
houseGreakers which has been operating very
successfully for some time in those parts
She resisted arrest, and did what she could to
put bullet into one of the arresting officers
The foreman Of the star-route Jury
says the conviction of Dorsey, after all he
had done for the present administration and
with the added hardship that one of the gov
eInnent counsel was a Democrat who had
defended SuITatt, would have been infamous
/ he also said that sentiment of that kind
worked up good deal of sympathy for the
| defendant in the minds of the jury.
Durbin Wards speech at the Ohio
| Democratic convention is characterized as
one of the most sensational features of the
day Tie general spoke with emotion, and
was evidently deeply chagrined that he had
| been set aside in the race for governor.
When he announced his candidacy for the
senatorSlip there was enthusiasm among his
| friends and surlDrise anltang his opponents
THE CHICAGO PANIC,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-25
THE CROP PROSPECTS,

Reports from along the Northern
Pacific and the Chicago, St Paul, Mime
apolis & Omaha railroads indicate an
enormous yield of wheat in Dakota and
Minnesota. The official bulletin of the
department of agriculture and statistics
of Manitoba states that the prospects are
also excellent in that region for better
quality and larger quantity of grain than
last year.
Wheat harvesting is begun in Southern
Illinois. The yield is somewhat better
than was expected, but in some places
will not come up to half an average crop.
Corn is weedy, on account of the heavy
rains. Oats and potatoes are doing well,
Wheat, rye, oats and barley. in Wis
consin, promise well, and the hot weather
is making the corn grow rapidly.
Corn in Iowa is looking more promis-
ing than two weeks ago Rust Is feared
in the wheat
The Indiana wheat crop will not reach
an average yield. In Michigan the pros
poets are that it will exceed the average
OF oats and barley there will be extraor-
binary heavy crops
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-25
FOREIGN PAUPERS.
Something Further About England's
Pledges of Regard for America.

CHICAGO, June 23-''The stories about
pauper immigrants said Capt. p. McGrath,
the county agent, to a reporter, ''are not at
all exaggerated The deportation of the I'M
fortunate evicted Irish peasants from Ireland
and the setting of them down in this country
is scandalOu5 1t is a crying shame that it
should he permitted Each day some of these
unfortunate people come here For relief or
transportation. The man of the family
usually comes. He is usually about 50 or'60
years of age, cheaply clad, utterly unac
quainted with the ways of the new world, ana
utterly unable to do city work. All his life
has been spent in little patch of ground in
Ireland. He can dig, and might be able to
do odd jobs around farm, but be is physi
cally too weak to do the hard work generally
required of city laborers. He is wholly I'M
acquainted with methods also, A case in
point: A poor fellow from Galway came in
the other day. He had been evicted. The
government emigration agent came round to
him, told him that he could have free pas
| sage to America with all his family, and that
| he would get sufficient money on landing to
| take him to any partof the United States be
| desired go America in his Imagination
was veritable land of milk and honey-an
| Eldorado. He jumped at the deportation
agents offer, was huddled into a vessel at
Galway, landed at New York, and then per-
mitted to shift for himself The little sum
Of money given him was barely suf-
ficient TO bring him TO Chicago. There
he found himself peRniless, with a wife and
five. or six children. He wandered
around for few days, and / don't know
what would have become of himself and
family but for the st. Vincent DE Paul So
| ciety, got him work in lumber yard, ?
| said the captain. ''He was willing to work
went at it with rush, and at the end of two
hours was completely played out Lumber
showers in America require to be fed ON meat
This poor fellow had meat but twice a year
| perhaps in Ireland The case tell you of
is by no means the worst. Many of the as
sisted emigrants are decrepid old men with
large families of young children unable to
take care of themselves. They have been
pauperized and starved in Ireland and sent
out here to die. No matter where they land,
they all come TO the United States During
the week we had here some who were
landed in Nova Scotia and some who were set
Down at Montreal On arriving in Can
city, st. Louis. and 9th n points.
One man named o'Neill, who was
here the other day, said l,l0(
came with him in the same vessel They
were all as miserably OFF as he was, and
that was bad enough. The cases of some arr
so hopeless that we have to send them back
to New York Nearly all come over the Grand
TrJrnk road, which seems to have taken a
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-25

In the general wreck of embryo states
men the past winter at Springfield, it is
pleasing to note one conspicuous excep-
ton. The ARGUS refers to the Hon. 2.
OMara, and il affords it infinite pleasure
to be in a position to honestly state that
the gentleman has come out of the trying
ordeal with flying colors. 1t is due to
Mr.. O'AIara to say this much, for his cleo
ton was secured only after the most vii
famous attacks upon his private character.
His many friends and constituents gener-
ally can congratulate themselves on having
in Mr. OMara an intelligent. wide-awake
representative, and one who has the past
session won golden opinions from his
brother legislators, by his constant and
careful attention to business. 1t is con-
ceded on every hand that if Mr., o'Mara
gives state matters his best thought, there
is not within the borders of Illinois mar
who can make himself more useful.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-25
The Plans of the New York stalwarts

New YORK, June g. The Sun has the fol
lowing dispatch from Syracuse; The strug
gle this year between the Stalwarts and the
Half Breeds will be sharp and desperate for
the control of the state committee, which will
be chosen at the state convention. The com
mittee viii hold Office for year, and will not
only have the management of the campaign
this fall, but will exert great influence in the
election of delegates to the national canven
ton which dominates the next Republican
candidates for president aud vice president
The Stalwarts now have the organization
of the party mainly in their hands, and they
intend to strike boldly to retain it through
another year, They may let the Half Breeds
have their way about the. state ticket, for
they do not believe it will he elected unless
the Democrats commit some extraordinary
bhnders Indeed the candid Halt Breeds Of
the interior counties are pretty much of the
same opinion. They are looking beyond
this, and will make strenuous exertions to
capture the new state committee, while ON
the other hand the Stalwarts will let the state
candidates and even the election go, if there
by they can control the machinery Of the
party till the fall of 1884. The fight for SUI
premacy in the next state convention viii
hinge on this point.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-25

The telephone seems to be destined to
share the same fate'as the telegraph and
be controlled by monopoly. On Mon
day the Cleveland Telephone company
sold out to the syndicate for S412, 500
cash, giving them their first foot
hold in Ohio. These parties now contr Of
the telephones in five or six New England
states, in Texas, Arkansas and MinDes0-
ia, and recently purchased the lines in
Pittsburgh. 1t is rumored that their in
tention is to obtain possession of the sys-
TENS IN all the larger cities and connect
them by means of wires, which may pos
sibly be used also for telegraphic purposes
If the telephone has in it the susceptible
ity of improvement that many people be-
lieve there is big battle yet to be
fought between it and its old rival The
telegraph
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-25

LEXINGTON, Ky, June 29-Livestock at
fairs are looking far aloft in this region,
Barney Crossen, of Philadelphia, shipped to-
day to that city a carload of fine horses
McChntock & Son, of Kellersburg, have
from the Island of Jersey direct importa-
ton of fifty-four head of jersey cattle
to add to their herd The animals,
though somewhat worn, arrived in fair
condition. The monster stock transaction,
however, is the first completed purchase by
Col r E Edm onson, of this city, of /, leo
good shorthorn and high grade bulls for the
Franklin Land & Cattle company, composed
of b 3 Gromm & Son, late Of this locality
and an English syndicate, owning 5000
acre. on the Texas Pan Handle stocked with
100, 900 head of Texas cattle, for the improve
ment of which the bulls purchased by Col
Edmonson are intended
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-25
THE SARATOGA MOVE.
Hopes of the Eastern Democratic
Managers.

ALBANY, N. Y, June 23-The report that
the Chicago Iroquois club sent committee
last night to New York to confer with Tilden,
Hewitt, and other New York Democratic
leaders in order to obtain their consent to
holding the next national convention at
Chicago, disturbs scheme which was re-
Gently matured in this city. Daniel Man
ming, chairman of the Democratic state COM
mittee, and several members of the old
Tilden bureau, who nominated and are infiu-
entail with Gov Cleveland, believe that
Clevelands chances for the presidential
nomination in 1884 will be destroyed if the
convention is held in the west, and that 1t
must be held in this state. They have Sc
lected Saratoga as the place. June IL The
Albany Argus of which Manning is pro-
prietor, published a leader favoring Saratoga.
The motive of the article was concealed under
suggestion that the Saratoga hotel keepers
erect a permanent convention hall,
and that Saratoga's exceptional no
tel facilities, the salubrity of the eli
mate and the railroad and telegraph
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-25
THE LAST SPIKE.
Preparations for the Opening OF the
Northern Pacific fronn the Lakes 80
the Ocean.

ST. PAUL, MINI, June 23-Information
was received in st Paul to-day that active
preparations were making for the driving of
the last spike of the Northern Pacific, thus
linking the Pacific with the Atlantic, and
opening up to this section Of the country an
other world. The spike will be of gold, has
already been made, and is now in the possession
Of President Willard 1t has en-
graved upon it an inscription suitable
to the occasion. The place selected
for its reception is about ten miles out from
Helena, going in the direction of Portland
1t was at first the intention of the company
to restrict the number of invitations to 100 but
the interest manifested in the event has been
such that arrangements have now been made
for 400 people. Quite number of these viii
be from Europe, all of whom will come to
this country simply for this purpose. The
invitations will be issued from New York
and by President Willard himself A special
train will be made up at the metropolis
and run direct to the spot selected,
stopping only at Chicago and st. Paul,
to take on invited guests President Willard
himself will give the spike the first whack,
but if it be not then driven home several
prominent gentlemen will then be allowed to
try their hand at spike-driving. The sledge
with which it will be driven is now being
made 1t is of solid silver, with an ebony
handle. Both the spike and the sledge will be
retained by President Willard as a souvenir
of the browning act of his life. From the spot
selected the special train will go on to the Pa
cifc coast, repeating the inspection trip re-
Gently made by Mr.. Willard. The exact date
has not been fixed upon, but it will probably
be in the latter part of the last week of Au-
puSL
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-25
Log I1olling.
While Wrestling with Fallen Tree Lun-
herman Receives Consequential
Damage.


While on limiting excursion in the great coal
and wood region near Carbcndale. Pa, the writer
met William Coil, lumberman, Accustomed to
life and labor in the forest from early manhood, he
was true Knight of the Axe Many tree bad
fallen before his ringing strokes and fleets of RATS
had borne away to market the sawed products
Coil is a character and if Oscar Wilde is right in
saving that all movements in nnhindered labor are
graceful our friend William stripped for his work
and attacking a tree a. Richard !. assaulted the
heavy doors of Front de Beuf's Castle. must have
presented an admirable picture
One day, howeyer-but let him tell the story
himself as he told it to me:
Il was out in the woods, you know, trying to
start a log down a hill Thinking could get bet
ter purchase on it from the lower side tackled it
there with my log-rolling hook and threw my
weight on the lever She started, she did, but as
luck would have it, before | Could get out of the
way, she rolled right over me. If it hadn't been
for lot of small limbs and brush lying in the
road, which lifted heru up she'd crushed me fiat.
As twas got up without broken bone, but with
some mighty bad bruises"
Then you were all right" said his auditor,
Not by blamed sight stranger. l took cold,
rheumatism set in, and, if hadn't heard of BEN
| SONS CAPCINE POROUS PLASTERS and used
| EN-, it's my opinion | should never have made
another chip fly. But the Capcine took hold quick,
and I'm bout as good as new. But there's one
thing you kin calkilate on: | shall never wrastle
with another log unless 1 have the advantage OF
the ground. Fur, as to d You before, if il hadn't
| been for them brushes I'd been smashed so you
| .nulJ sold n,a far "A door mat
| The Capcine Is the thing for rhe umstism. II
doesn't keep you waiting. The word CAPCINE is
cut in the center Of the genuine. Price q cents
Seabnry dsJohnsor, Chemists, New York
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-25

Every day the telegraph brings US the
news that Bismarck is ILL., First his
govt is bothering him, then his lead
hurts, his stomach is out of order, or he
has bad pain in his side, or one arm is
very sore Bismarck is big, fat German,
well along in years. He is great lover
of beer, drinking it to excess, some days
causing as high as eighty glasses to
disappear. Then he drinks wine. and
reports say that he has tongue for
genuine American sod corn whisky He
overloads his stomach an all occasions,
examining down everything that comes
within his reach. No wonder the old
fellow is sick. 1t is wonder he has
lived so long. Some day he will die, and
the great doctors of Germany will cut
him open to see what really did cause
his death.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-25


contract to bring them here. The officers
must be very we'll aware that many Of the
people are paupes, and cannot understand
why they allow such people to be brought
here, especially from Canada.
'.Of course said the captain, "this is very
expensive to the country. Through the pau
per emigration system an unwarranted tax is
put upon the pspple. 1t is not alone from
Ireland that paupers are sent. We get a
largo portion from Italy, Switzerland, and
even England can safely say that one
third Of the yearly appropriation has been
spent during the last nine months in sustain
ing foreign paupers, or for their transporta-
ton. believe that if Cook county could now
get rid of those paupers who are not citizens,
or who have not lived long enough here to
become citizens, the expenses of this office
Fou'd he reduced one-half
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-25
THE CHICAGO PANIC.
Progress of the Work of settling Up
the Accounts OF the Broken Firms.

CHICAGO, June % 81 have nothing par
ticular to say said Mr.. j. r. Bensley, re
ceives for McGeoch Everingham q Co, "anO
dent know when win have The situation
of .s,.s has not been oyerestimatel 10y any
means The liabilities are enormous, aud
will probably aggregate s., OeJ,00 As to
the assets | can't say word. There isn't
the slightest thing to indicate what the firm
will pay
"When 10 You expect to have the firms
affairs settled up.'
That part of the business which will be
unattended by litigation ought to he in
pretty fair shape in three months. Other
matters will of course, require longer time.
| am satisfied that will have to serve longer
than | enlisted for, anyway"
1T is IA street rumor that offers of 80 cents
on the dollar have been made for claims
against MctIeoch; what do you think Of it9'
They had better save their money and
buy lard at Sll.75;n and the receiver closed
mp his eyes and showed his teeth in a manner
very familiar to all who know him
Another broker, speaking of McGeoch's
prospects, said; "A man would be foolno
TO take 50 cents on the dollar if he could get
| it don't believe the old man will ever pay
10"
Don't You fool yourself" Clipped in u
| brother broker 'Sid Kent was stuck as
heavy as any of them, and he won't take IS
cents. Armour and others, who ought to
| know, say McGeoch will pay in full, y he con
| tinued; "but | guess Armour knows more
about the cause of the failure than he does of
the prospects of resumption
The offer by J NJ. Ball & Co, of 40 cents
cash, and the assignment of their Mcieoch
account to the trustee, everything over 100
cents to be paid to Ball & Co, has been &C.
cepted by all the creditors and business was
resumed by Ball a. Co. this morning.
]. NJ. Crafts 4 Co say they owe between
$50, 900 and S2S, 900, and have $40, 900 to col
beet. No estimate can be formed as to what
portion of it can be gathered in Their re
sumption depends on success in collecting.
Ellis &. Lightner had nothing new TO re
| port. Mr., Lightner thought that to night on
MONDAY they would know how and where
they stood
NJ, 3 Nichols & Co. say they are paying
differences just as fast as accounts can be
made out, and have been doing so for several
days they calculate to be all right by Tues
day next
/ "Hes" a prominent broker said, "th'
papers have had Nichols 6 Co. paying ou
money for several days. | know one mar
they owe 1900 to He says he hasn't seer
any moGey yet. and can't find anybody wht
| has p"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-25
THE PHILADELPHIA AeoRTloNlsT
Horrible Revelations of the Wit
nesses Against DIR. Hathaway---He
Is Committed to Jail.

PHILADELPHIA, june e3.--The coroner has
begun the investigation of charges against
DR. Hathaway, who is alleged to have buried
the bodies Of illegitimate children in the eel
lar of his dwelling. The doctor was brought
from prison and was present during the ex-
animation Ann Maria Emory, the alleged
wife of Hathaway, testified at length in re-
gard to the burning of babies and their
burial in the cellar. The sons of both the
doctor and woman also gave similar testi-
mony. Detectives Wolf and Miller were
examined in regard to the discoveries in the
houses occupied by the accused. The jury
rendered verdict against DIR. Hathaway of
guilty of abortion in numerous cases. Hath
away was committed for trial, and his
alleged wife held as witness.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-25
COLLISION AT SEA.
Twenty-Five People Drowned of the
English Coast.

The passenger vessels 'Huruni, and
''Waitara," of the New Zealand Shipping
Company, were in collision off Portland
Friday night. The "Waitara" sank in
two minutes and twenty-five persons
were drowned The "Huruni" imme-
diately launched its boats and rescued
sixteen persons struggling in the water.
Among these was a lady saloon passenger
to whom q sailor, also saved, had given
his life belt, Two other passengers were
also saved All the second class and
steerage passengers were lost. The
Captain of the "Waitara" was dragged
aboard the "Huruni" with the aid of
ropes. The "Huruni" struck the
"Waitara" end on, just in front of the
saloon, on the starboard side The sur
vivors state that no crash was heard, but
the side of the "Waitara' gave away like
card board. More passengers might
have been saved had the bark and
steamer, near by, needed the "Waitara's !"
signal of distress. The "Waitara' was
an iron Ship OF 1913 tons. The "Huruni
was also an iron ship.