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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-07
FOREIGN LANDS.
Paris Afraid Her Buildings will be
Blownup by Dynamite.
England still Excited over the Recent
Discoveries.

PARIS, April THE arrests in London
and other cities of England of men hav-
ing explosives in their possession, has
caused considerable uneasiness here.
Fears are entertainedssthat an attempt will
be made to blow up buildings in Paris
To prevent the introduction into their
houses of anything of an explosive ma
ture owners of large establishments are
stopped up, openings to cellars, as was
done in the time of the commune.
Dynamite fiends are still at work in the
vicinity of Mateceau les Mines Last
night cartridge containing dynamite
was placed in cavity in the tower of
Chateau Plesses. Near that tower a
cartridge exploded but did no damage
Jas. Stephens. ex-head center of the
Fenians in an interview stated that If
Parnell would join the regolutionists, the
wrongs of Ireland could be redressed by
the sword. Stephens condemns the use
of dynamite or the knife in the Struggle
against English misruie.
LONDON, April NORMAN, Wilson
and Dalton have been removed from Jail
at Clockenwell to prison at Millbank.
The transfer was made with q strong es
cort of police.
At meeting of the members of Parlia
ment and other prominent persons last
night. in connection with the vigilance
society for the defense of personal rights.
the principal topic of discussion was re-
ported to be the intention OF the authori-
ties TO form a branch detective force,
whose duty it will be to especially inquire
into the offenses arising from political
disaffection. 1t is announced that Sir
William Harcourt, home secretary will
be questioned in the commons in regard
to what action the government would
take in the matter.
The DatIy Telegraph says it is under
stood that the presidents of the Grand
Trunk and Canadian PAcific railway com
panies, have held a conference which ter
minated satisfactorily and there is good
prospect of an agreement between the
companies being arrived at.
GLASGOW, April THE police have
taken into custody man named Bernard
Gallagher, charged with causing an cx
plosion at the gas works here. Gallagher
is an Irish American and is a brother of
the man of the same name arrested at
Lambeth Thursday He was arraigned
at the police court when he declared he
was innocent of the charge laid against
him, and that he had only left the United
States the Sth of last February.
LONDON, April Renewed threats
have been made to destroy the Manchester
town hall by means of explosives The
authorities, in consequence, have taken
great precautions to prevent the destruc-
tion of buildings The mayor of BirmIng
ham. fearing the effort to effect the re-
lease of Whitehead, has asked for and
obtained troops to assist in guarding the
Jail.
Another arrest was made to day in con-
nection with the conspiracy to destroy
the life and buildings. The man appre-
hended is named John Kirlon. He was
taken into custody this morning at the
Euston railway station. It is stated that
KirIon had only recently arrived here
from the United States. He refused to
submit to the peaceable arrest and made
some resistance
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-07
IN MEMORY OF JOHNsTON.

New ORLEANS, April Incident to
the ceremony of decorating the graves of
the confederate dead in this city yester-
day, and laying the corner stone of q
monument to be surmounted by the
equestrian statue of Albert Sidney John
ston, an Grafton was delivered by Jeffer-
SON Davis, in which he eulogized the char
acteristies of the dead leader. In John
ston he recognized the strong pillar to the
confederacy, and when he fell on the
field of Shiloh, the mightiest column
which sustained the cause, had fallen and
died in the moment of victory. Had he
lived half an hour longer he would have
made Grant prisoner or a fugitive. The
confederacy had three great leaders, Lee,
Jackson and Johnston, who would com
pare with leaders of antiquity of modern
times. At banquet in the evening, the
speaker reiterated the sentiments.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-07
The Funeral of Peter Cooper
largely attended in New
York To-day.
Billiard Games Arranged be-
tween Shaffer and Vignaux..
in st. Louis and Cincin-
natl.


CHICAGO. April TT was feared that
the present strike would interfere with
the construction of the new board of
trade and other large public structures.
but contractors assert it will not The
building committee of the board of trade
assert it will make concessions to con-
tractors in the present emergency. At a
meeting of brickIayers last night it was
decided to continue the strike and de
clared the threat of contractors to import
workmen would not succeed.
Vignaux and Shaeffer have announced
that they will go to ST. Louis and Cincin-
natl and play exhibition games next week,
remaining in the latter city three DAYS.
The game at St Louis will be the regular
three ball fifteen hundred points Sex
ton, Dion and Daley will go to New York
at once.
GALENA. April 7.-P. II. Bursch. ad-
vertising himself as the Union Manufac-
turing Company of this city, and recently
posted as a swindler by the postoffice
authorities has disappeared 1t is esti-
mated he succeeded in swindling innocent
people. mostly SWedes. by promising to
send them articles through the mails, to
the extent of $50. 900 Since the public
exposure, three hundred money orders
and registered letters have been returned
TO the SenderS.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-07
PENNSYLVANIA.

PfrTsRURG, April THE national
convention of amalgamated iron and steel
workers, assembled here this morning for
the purpose OF arranging scale of wages
for the ensuing year. Forty eight dele
gates were present from all parts of the
country. The sessions are held with
closed doors, but after the adjournment.
President Jarrett was seen and from him
it was learned that the morning session
was taken up almost entirely in effecting
an organization The proceedings were
harmonious. No demands for increase
have SO far been made and it is probable
that last wears scale will be reformed
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-07

The Tanning of the Shrew.

Opposite your correspondent at q table
in Cornhill restaurant at dinner recently
sat man from Cambridge, who was
native of New Hampshire. Meeting an
old acquaintance, the conversation soon
turned ON family topics, and the pair
began to talk about their former neigh
bors in a most familiar way. Yes, re-
marked the Cambridge gentleman, Sam
was in many respects different from the
rest of the boys. You remember who
he married. Well when the old man,
his father, found that he was shinin'
round with her, he called him one day
in the barn and said, Sam, dye intend
to marry Becker Sam never said a
word, so the old man said: Me boy, ye
know all about them. / can't tell ye
nothin.' Ye know how the sisters has
turned out, and not one of them is now
livin' with their husbands Sam was
as mum as pantomime, and just as
tied
''They lived on a farm, and everything
went on smooth for about year, and il
came to hog -butcherin' time. Sam got
all ready to have the usual party for the
occasion, and just as he was sharpenin'
up the knives Beckie came out and said:
Sam, I'm goin' home. Sam protested
IN his quiet way, but it was no use, so he
said he'd get man to row her across
thepond. 1t was about half mile over
She said: No ye won't; yen row me
over yerself!' Sam told her he couldn't,
and Beckie fired up and said: Then I'll
drown meself. Sam said he'd go with
hes if she wanted to do that. So the
boat was got ready, she got in, and they
rowed out till the water was twenty feet
deep. Then Sam stopped and said:
We'll, Beckie, this is good place for We
to drown yerselfi' She didn't open her
mouth. He waited n while and then
said: Come, Beckie, I'm in a hurry to
git back She never looked up. Sam
put down the oars, caught hold of her,
and pitched her in. She grabbed for the
boat, but he wouldn't let her git near it.
When she was almost done out she said:
Sam, let me in that boat and yen not
hear anything more from me out o the
way
$50 he pulled her in, and they went
back home. She changed her clothes
and entertained the guests. They're now
nearly 80, and you never saw q happier
old couple did you? Idon't think they
ever spoke of that duckin' since the day
she was goin' to drown herself. - Boston
I efJaY
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-07
THE ENGAGED GIRL.
Some Rigid Rules Laid Down By One VII.
Claims to Have Had Sad Experiences.

/ certainly must, and do unhesitat-
inoly, corroborate the assertions already
made as to the impropriety of any
young woman visiting places of ,amgse-
ment. of any class whatever, with young
men other than the one to whom she IS
engaged, says a Philadelphia woman.
By her acceptance of invitations to visit
such places with the persons above des-'
ionated, she disregards the most sacred
of promises, for when she promised To
marry young man it is presumed to be
understood that she also promised to
fulfill that promise in every particular
Were she satisfied with him to whom
she gave, or seemed to give, her hand
it is hardly necessary to say that she
would not for a moment entertain a de
sire to accompany any other man than
the one whom she truly loves, at any
time or to any place of amusement
whatever.
Tt is one of the greatest desires of a
Young woman-and it is, it may be said,
characteristic of her-to get as many
beaux as possible, and If one of them
asks her to marry him she very often
accepts him, because she knows she IS
getting old and fears none of the others
will ask her. Having accepted him
under those circumstances, things go on
very pleasantly for awhile, or until she
sees some one she likes, or thinks she
likes, better. 1t is her wish to get all she
can out of the newcomer and, II possi-
ble. secure him for her steady but
she must get rid of him to whom she Is
enoaped. She will not tell him that she
wishes his visits discontinued. for fear
she would lose an occasional invitation
AZ, 4baa or T4arhofaG ernod 1llQal
now and then. Or it may be the new
caller is only amusing himself how is
she to know, poor. innocent ereature?-
and she may need to fall back on her
fiance as the means of emitting her to
t:le much-coveted tombstone inscription,
MRS" Haxing thus considered Taat-
ters, she concludes that the best plan to
pursue would be to keep him at dis
tance, though not so far as to actually
tell him that she is done with him. but
SO far as will prevent him from inter-
fering with the other young mans visits.
Ii the theatre-young man continues to
call, no more is thought of the poor,
neglected fellow. who was. as 1t gener-
ally turns out, the most honorable. But
when the too-eIegant-for ything young
man begins gradually TO discontinue his
visits the firt will become concerned.
Then what would she give to have her
neglected and outraged lover back?
When young lady visits place of
amusement for the first time, under the
circumstances above described, if the
young man to whom she is engaged
loves her, he may, on certain eonsidera-
tons, continue his visits, but when she
repeats the insult--for such it is-it is
his duty to break off the engagement.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-07

ST. LOUIS. April IA passenger train
on the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe
railway was wrecked yesterday near
Cedar Hill Texas. Most of the cars
were badly damaged and TWO of the
express messengers had their limbs
broken and the baggageman was seriously
hurt internally
PORTLAND. April THE steamer
Brooklyn ran ashore on Hog Island last
night. The passengers were taken of.
She is badly ashore andlfull:of water.
BROWNSVILLE. Tex, April THE
American schooner Estella and the
Mexican pilot boat Teodorito have been
lost ON bar at Tuchom during nOrther
ALI hands were lost.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-07
LinCoInreads a Poem
Honest Old Abe Entertains his Cabinet With

Honest Old Abe Entertains his Cabinet With
Little Quotation.
Now gentlemen, you all have more or less
poetry in your souls listen this - and Abraham
Lincoln thea President rose from his chair, in his
office in the White Honse and read, IN trembling
citation of it, DIR. o. W. Holiness Last Leaf of
which the following are two verses:
eThey say that in.fis prime,
Ere the pruning knife of time
Cut him down;
Not better man found
BY the crier in his round
Through the town.
Now the messy marbles rest
On the lips that he had pressed
In their bloom;
And the names he loved to hear
Have been carved for many year
On the tomb.
Mr Michael Guilfoyle of Binghamton, n. Y, is
not as old the venerable Boston citizen of whom
the poet wrote with such tender pathos, yet he is
more than three score and ten For the pas [
eight of those years, he writes: II have been a
perfect cripple from rheumatism, hobbling about
as best could with my cane. | took PARKER 8
gyzfanaSt- There Ss no trace Of the disease teft
ABOUT me-
SIR. r.. W Mosher, wholesale druggist, of Bing-
hampton writes Messrs- Hiscox q Co. of New
1ork-Proprietors of the Tonie-certifying to Mr..
Gnilfoyles declaration.
Having all the proprietors of any preparation of
ginger, PARKER's GINGER FoNIo is a remedy of
Infinitely greater range and power. 1t cures all
diseases arising from an impure state OF the blood
or imperfect digestion. Dyspepsia (and all its con-
seqnences,) Malarial Fevers, Sick Headache, Kid
ney troubles. Bronchitis, and common coughs and
Colds, vanish its touch. Prices 80 cents and 81
a bottle Larger size the cheaper.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-07
CALIFORNIA.

SANsFRANcIsco. April 7.-Charles G..
jackson. james Dever, and d. p. Duncan
have been indicted by the grand jury in
connection with alleged frauds in the
street department under the late muni-
cipal government of this city The al
legations are forgeries, perjury, and OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses by
system of false warrants and dummy
pay rolls. The allegation Is that $1OO. .OO0
year is stolen in this manner.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-07
GOOD NEWS FOR A PRISONER.

LEXINGTON, KY, April Ellis Croft,
who is in Jail here in connection with
Neal for the alleged murder of Emma
Thomas and the Gibbons children, is in
receipt of letter from his brother stating
that negro in Jail at Charleston, West
Virginia, has confessed that he and an
other negro committed the crime.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-07
NEW YORK.

New York. April 7.-Bank statement
reserve increase 1896, ,450. Banks now
hold S3, 701 900 below legal requirements
There was general display of flags at
half mast throughout the city in honor of
Cooper. The funeral took place to day
and was largely attended
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-07
Chancery Notice.
STATE OF ILLINOIS, lss


In the Circuit Court, to the May Term, 1888.
Sarah L. Crosby VS.. Wm. ". Crosby. in Chan
Gerry.
Affidavit of the non-residence of VIM ". Crosby
the above named defendant, having been filed in the
Clerk Office Of the Circuit Court OF said county,
tee IS therefore hereby given TO the said noB-resi-
dent defendant that the complainant Gied her bill of
complaint in said Conrt the Chancery side there
Of, on the 21st day of March 1888, and that
therenpon summons issued out of said Court
wherein said suit il now pending, retnrnabe the
first Monday in the month OF May next, is by
law required. Now, unless you, the said non-res-
dent defendant above named shall personally be
and appear before said Circuit Court, the first
day of the next term thereof to be holden at the
Court House in Rock Island, in and for the said
county, the first Monday in May nexI, and
plead. answer or demur to the said e0mplainant's
bill of complaint, the and the matters and
things therein charged and stated will be taken
as confessed and decree entered against you
according TO the prayer of said bill
Rock Island, Illinois, March 21st 1888.
LEVI +. HARSON. Clerk
NJ NJ CoEBETTs Compts Sol. meh122-d4w
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-07
SAFE BLOWERS

WILLlMANTc, Conn. April 7.-Ousell,
Arnold & Cos wholesale flour and feed
store was entered Friday night, the safe
blown open and robbed of a small amount
of money and twenty five to thirty thous-
and dollars worth of bonds
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-07
MINNESOTA.

ST.. PAUL. April Tt is reported that
horses are suffering in few localities in
this state from pinkeye, glanders and
kind of nervous disease termed by some
as spinal menengitis
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-07
IOWA.

DEsMoINEs, April THE agricultural
college here temporarily closed by the
breaking out of scarlet fever among the
students.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-07
WISCONSIN.

MILWAUKEE, April THE trial of
Mrs Jane Werner at West Bend, for the
alleged poisoning of her mother and
brother with doetored soup. ended this
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-07
NO RACES.

New ORLEANS, April IA heavy rain
and thunder storm this morning and
water covers the race course The races
have been postponed
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-07
new York Market.
NEW YORK, April


wHEAT-No. 2 red April / 1701 I71s May
1 10N1 19H; june 1881 20as duly 171s61I Is.
CoRN-Mixed western spot 5SiD65; futures
631l65as.
0ATS.-Western. 506156
KYE.-65.
BARLEY.-S5.
WHISKEY.-$1 18.
PORK-S19 00faI9 25.
LARD-Sl1 471z.
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DENTIST. Office, corner of Second Ayenae and
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Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-03-30
HoIfs or cuRRfKT fEfKrs.


C. P. Huntington, Of ihe Chesapeake
and Ohio, is said 70 have decided to build 9
Union Depot In Louisville.
The Warren County Democrats have
nominated Judge W. II. Payne and VIM
Meredith for the Legislature and Clark has
nominated T. q. Stuart.
David Ferguson, the Louisville Tax
Collector indicted Of embszzling the city's
funds, has pleaded guilty, and received a
sentence Of Eve year. in the Penitentiary.
-suoRr News IrEMs Mrs. Hitedidn'i
get cent Of the s25, 900 she wanted Of the
Cowier journal Co. for libel. II is too bad
Thomss II. Herndon. Congressman-eleci
from the First Alabama District, is dead
The Chicago democrats have nominated
Mayor Carter Harrison for reelection.
VIM. Hit Kellogg has been indicted for
completely in the Star Route cases. Cope
snapp, Of the Louisville swindlers, has
cleared himself Of one indictment.
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-03-30

Kennedy fell and broke one Of his legs a
few days ago.
Mrs. J. l. Mckinney, Of Richmond,
vss on a visit 10 her parents here Saturday.
Geo. Kinniard, the boss paint elinger,
is beautifying the residence Of r. II. Bat.
son with a new coat Of paint.
-Nath Shumate and Sam Warnicut have
formed partnership and will open a gen.
eral supply store AZ Roundstone.
--Eserybody that has any thing Of in
terest 10 tell, call on the reporter at this
place. Headquarters Al the depot Items
Of interest thankfully received.
MIR. u. q Slaughter will run a tele.
phone line from his store 10 the depot in a
short time which will be grest convent
snce TO him and the agent, a. he ships and
receives great many goods.
The city papers have Il thst Mr.. W
l. Barnes, one OF our good looking young
men, eloped and was marriet-a few days
ago. That IL all a mistake. lie returned
Tuesday evening. but didn't bring his bet
ter half with him.
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-03-30
Garrard County
RoBr. II. wEsT. Editor.
LANCASTER
DEPARTMENT.


The County Court sold the delinquent
tax list TO ex-sherifi j. M. Higginbotham
Tuesday, for 500 Commissioners we're
alse appointed TO settle with the sheriff.
Dogs have been committing some Sc
rious ravsges among the sheep in this vi
cinity. IL there ia not some action taken
that will put an end to these worse than
useless ours, some Of our farmers will be
forced TO give up sheep raising.
DIR. Randolph resigned his pastoraie
Of the Presbyterian Church at this place,
Sunday night. The doctor has had charge
Of this church for good many years, and
many OF his congregation were quite devo-
ted TO him, and were sorry TO give him up.
AT a meeting Of the Garrard County
Democratic Committee, held at the Office
Of Denny a Tomlinson, March 20, 'S3, IL
was decided TO call Mass Convention for
the 9th day Of May, at the Court-house, in
Lancaster, at 2 o'clock, p. m, to select del
egates 10 the State Convention TO be held
at Louisville, May 10.
Col. Jno. X. Faulkner, Of Louisville,
was in town Monday, on business. w. b.
Mason aud family left Wednesday, for
Henderson, Ky. where they will spend a
few days visiting relatives and friends and
then 90 10 their future home In Chicago
Mr. Mason has been for about 10 years con.
nected with the Circlit Clerks Gfice Of
this county and had made many friends
who were very sorry TO have him leave.
He has not decided yet what business he
will engage in at Chicago.
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-03-30
A Texas Farm For Sale A.!

will sell or exchange my Farm In Texas for
lands in Garrard, Madison, Lincoln or Boyle coun-
ties. This farm Il situated In Tarrant county,
Texas, about n or II miles South Of the city Of
Fort Worth and about same distance North Of
the City Of Cleburne. In johnson county. Contains
SEQ Acres Of hne land, all uoder fence With a
good barn upon II aud good water on place. II A.
drsf.r0fe farming land and Il especially we'll
located for raising cattle, being on 4 high plateau
about one mile East Of the surveyed route Of the
Fort Worth Rio Grande r. r., which will he
completed In a short time, aud also about miles
tion from Fl Worth 20 Galveston. This farm is In
the great cotton aud wheat raising section ofNorth
efn Texas and very desirable for any one wanting
10 farm or raise cattle Also have on the place a
small bunch Of short Horn Heifers With cali aud
one fine short Horn Bull, years old this spring
also farming implements, that uill trade with
the place. WM. MCKEE DUNCAN.
Jan. n. 1881. li2-2m Lancaster. Ky.
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-03-30
ATTENTION, FARMERS!


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Many inducements Over the Majority of Dealers
IkNp o. M a tiny several Ware Roma sesueto