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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-16
SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
Events on the Race COurse---The
Ball PLAYERS.

CHICAGO, July 14.-At the races here
Fanny Witherspoon won the 2:l9 class il
three straight heats, Monroe Chief second, j
b Thomas third best time, 2:lSs4.
Second race, 2;40 class; Tballas first, AIDE
laide second; best time 2:2lh.
MONMOUTH PARK, July 14-The first race
IL miles was won by Kinglike, Parole
second, Fair Count third; time, 2:l2
Second race, u mile, Atlantic stakes; King
Ernest Minority Filly first, Equipoise second
Leo third tine, 1:16l9.
Third race, II miles; Euclid first, Sarna
ton second, Renegade third; time, zig
Fourth race, l mile; Duplex first, BRAD
second, Sweet Home third; time, 1:43A.
Fifth race, ~ miles; Nimrod first, Dan (
second; time, 1885.
BASE BALL.
CHICAGO, July 14.-League games: Chi
cago 4, Providence 5; Detroit 5, Boston e
innings; Cleveland 9, Philadelphia 81 in
nings; Buffalo T. New York 90 innings
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-16
The Dwight Horrnr

CHICAGO, July l4-The following specials
have been received:
DWIGHT, Ill, July l4.-There is no knowl-
edge in this community of any such affair as
the horrible murder and suicide reported in a
Chicago paper
JOLIET, Ill, July 14-The statement in a
Chicago paper of the murder of the White
family, near Dwight, was hoax, and origi-
mated wholly in the fertile brain of the Joliet
correspondent of that paper
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-16
Bound to Have satisfaction.

MILWAUKEE Wis, July l4-Mrs. Grace
CORTLAND severely horsewhipped William C.
Jones on a public street for having wronged
her daughter and is still in the city. looking
for Louis Bleyer, the correspondent of the
Chicago Times, and a reporter on Der Herald
named Bissinger. She says she is determined
to have satisfaction for the publication of the
scandal about her daughter, as well as for
the crime itself Jones cannot be found He
is married, having been forced to wed the
daughter of a citizen of the third ward, q few
weeks since, at the point of a revolver.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-16
Nebraska Notes.

LINCOLN, Neb, July 4-John Bowman,
of Holt county, was drowned in Cache creek,
which he attempted TO cross on horseback.
Tbs salary of the chancellor of the univer-
sity has been raised from s., 800 to $4,000 per
annum The position has not yet been filled
Wheat, barley and rye are being harvested
in the southern part of the state. Good
Judges say that wheat will average twenty
bushels per acre.
Patrick Egan, the well known Irish agita-
sor is in the city He will be rendered pub
lie reception by the local branch of the Irish
Ia nd iasCI1a
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-16

NEW York, July IA committee from
the Fenian congress officially inspected Mr..
Hollands ram Chief Engineer Rich
ards exhibited the workings OF the yes
sci, He lighted the petroleum lamp and i'll
a few moments had steam up and started the
engine, showing the visitors how the air
chambers were charged Then the propeller
was started The experts worked the engine
forward and backward and expressed THEN
pleasure with the facility with which it could
be started, reversed, or stopped.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-16

, 'enty to eat for a year, when Grant par
TONED him out: How is this explainedH
Why, he stole nearly half million dol
lars, and never returned a cent. WATSON
took 5000 and returned the whole
amount. Yet as things go. the latter is
thief while the former is ranked as a
gentleman. How the government hates
a petty thief, and how it loves colossal
robberl Queer world, isn't it?
PHONo.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-16
snvestIns Money in Arkansas.

LITTLE Rock Ark, July IA large
amount of Illinois capital is being invested in
the lumber interests of this state. In the St
Francis and White river valleys nearly all
the large saw-mills are owned by Illinois
capitalists or run by their money J. NJ
Taylor, of Pine Bluff, is negotiating with a
syndicate of Chicago and Springfield capital
lists who desire to purchase a tract of cypress
brakes situated along Bayou Bartholomew, in
southern Arkansas, embracing several
thousand acres This is the best body of
cypress timber in the southwest. 1t is be
lieved the trade will be closed by the Goth
inst
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-16
Now this is really refreshing A te

Now this is really refreshing A tele
gram from Rochester, N. Y, dated Sun
day. says: The Democrat and Chr0atclt
will say Tomorrow that in The five groups
of sun spots, which exhibited such intense
action during the past week, two more
have been added The sun storm which
is just coming into, view, covers a great
area, showing rapid changes. Violent
thunder storms and tornadoes may be
expected this week in the northern states ,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-16
The Jewish Trials in Hungary.

LONDON, July 14-In trial at Nyireghy-
haza, Hungary, of the Jews charged with
numbering Esther Salomossy, Prof Reki, ex-
pert, testified that it was impossible for blood
to squirt from a wound as the witness Maritz
Scharf alleges he saw 1t squirt This evidence
caused considerable sensation.
BERLIN, July 1.-THE Borsen Courier
says the public prosecutor ia the Jewish
trial at Nyireghyhaza intends to withdraw
the indictment against the defendants, and
that the Hungarian government will prose
cute the concocters of the case with the ut
most severity.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-16

1t is well known that the books of Mr.
Cramer, the late superintendent of water
works are not exactly correct. The PEG
pie would like to know just how they
are VIII Alderman Hull. of the water
works committee, tell? That is one Of
your duties, Mr.. Hull
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-16
hanks stuck for seeI eco.

BUFFALO, N. Y, July Alt is currently
reported that Frederick Smith, of Tonawan
da, one of the largest lumber dealers there,
and recently interested to a considerable ex-
peared, is insolvent Authoritative statements
are to the effect that his creditors will be I'M
able to realize 25 cents on the dollar. 1t is
stated that different banks in the city are in
for 1851 900 Smith went away from home
about two weeks since, and it is said has fed
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-16
BASE BALL
THE CHOLERA.
a Colonel Who Ran Away---Appear-
anee at other Townsville Death

u
ALEXANDRIA, July l4-Ttirty-eight
deaths from cholera occurred at Damietta,
tifty-seven at Mansourah, and fifteen at
Samanoud
Since the outbreak of the cholera at Man
sourah eleven men and officers attached to
the troops forming the Gordon around that
place died from the disease. The colonel and
his staff became alarmed at the deaths and
fed The colonel has been arrested, and re-
placed by British officer
ALEXANDRIA, July 14-Cholera has APP
peared at Belkas and Chobar, near Tantan.
VIENNA, July Considerable alarm hes
been caused here by reports that cholera has
appeared among the Austrian troops The
reports originated from the outbreak of q
few cases of dysentery.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-16
THE ARTHUR BOOM.
Senator 6abin says the President Will
BE FOmnidabIe Candidate for the
Chief Magistracy.

CHICAGO, July 14.-United States Senator
Sabin, of Minnesota, was in the city, home
ward bound from an extensive trip through
the east. A reporter for the press met the
senator at the Grand Pacific hotel, and was
cordially received by him Mr. Sabin said
lie had talked with number of leading Re
publicans of New York AMI Pennsylvania,
and had concluded that all differences of a
serious nature had been happily adjusted.
President Arthur" said he, has been
largely instrumental indirectly in settling
the fractional unpleasantness by his wise and
conservative course, and he has become very
popular with all classes, If he continues nine
months longer with the same policy he viii
be formidable candidate
IF he is nominated, who will be given the
second placer
1T viii be western man, of course. Sen
ator Harrison viii probably be the man"
Would he accept subordinate position"
II can tell you privately that he would, al
though he viii probably strive for the first
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-16
DakOGa's Capitol.

BISMARCK, D. T., July 14.-The capital
commission has accepted plans for the Da-
kota capitol edifice. The building will be the
same size on the ground as the Minnesota
capitol at st. Paul, but different in architec-
ture in every respect, and much finer build
ing in general appearance Bids for the con-
struction will be received until August IA.
The building will cost about $1,000, and it
is believed it can be inclosed by April L 1t
will he built of brick
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-16

John McCulloch has been forced by
sickness to leave the stage His physi-
clans have advised him to cancel all his
early engagements. and attend strictly to
the restoration of his health
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-16
Rain in Red River valley.

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, July l4.-There have
been heavy and much-needed rains i'll all
portions of northern Minnesota, Dakota and
Manitoba The wheat prospect in the Red
River valley is now good for a fair harvest,
although the late drouth has had a bad
effect
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-16

The Tilden and Hendricks boom is
neither dead nor sleeping. Truth
crushed to earth will rise again; the eter-
nal years of God are hers.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-16

While the making presidential tickets
is going on, would it not be well to recOl-
lect that Hon d. W. Voorhees, could
sweep the state of Indiana like whirl-
wind?
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-16

ROCHESTER n. Y, July l4-~Mrs. Phelps
an aged lady; Mrs. Phelps, Jr,, ana the lat
ter's daughter, years old, were killed at
Roanoke, at the Lackawenaa railroad cross
ing Their horses were also killed
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-16
Chicag go Masonic Pilgrims.

NEW YORK, July l4.-About 100 members
of Apollo Commandery, No. l, Knights
Templar, of Chicago, in command of Eminent
Sir Knight Norman T Gassette, have arrived
ON special train. After breakfasting they
marched to Fifth avenue, where they We're
met by about 100 members Of Palestine Com
mandery of this city, headed by band The
latter escorted the visitors to the Anchor line
steamer City of Rome, on which they EN-
barked About thirty gentlemen, residents
of Chicago, accompanied the City of Rome
down the bay in a steamer About 100 per
SONS are in the party making the European
trim
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-16

Ii it is crime to sell whiskey it is a
crime to drink it Ourrepublican friends
should remember this.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-16

With either Tilden or Mcdonald on the
ticket, Indiana will give rousing demo
cratic majority,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-16

The campaign is tagging in Iowa, The
weather is too hot, the farmers too busy
and the election too far off.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-16

From the way affairs look at present
France is trying to stir up war with
England.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-16

Down with the rents, and give Rock
Island boom.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-16
University Of Virginia:

SUMNER LAW LECTURES mine weekly, begin
18th july, 1888, and end 18th September: have
proved Of signal use,-1st, 10 students, who design
10 pursue their studies this other law school;
practitioners who have not had the advantage of
systematic instruction. For CT rcular apply (P 0.
University of Na) to John B. Minor, Prof Com.
and Stat. Law may-25-dw1m
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-16

St. Louis wants to impeach her mayor.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-13

Mrs. William Downes, of Uxbridge. Mass.
writes on March IS. 1883, as follows:
During the past three years have been
great sufferer from complication Of diseases
which bailisd the skill Of the most experienced
doctors. as could not obtain permanent re-
lief by their treatment and prescript ions;and
l have also tried many so-called cures in the
medicine line, but could get no relief. The
pains, aches, and weakness increased SO rap
idly and constantly that was SO reduced in.
strength as to be unable to leave the bed. and
the doctors informed me that there was no
hope Of q recoveiy,7 In this exhausted and
discouraged condition a dear friend psrHuaded
me tO.uss Hunts Remedy, and after taking it
only three days commenced to Est better, and
to my great icy and delight have continued
to improve constantly BY its use, until now.
after taking the remedy only a few weeks, l
am able to be about my house again, and am
now doing my homework. Ny lame back Is
cured, the severe pains have disappeared. and
am now in better health than for many
years, and beg this privilege of gladly rec
ommending Hunts Remedy to all who are
affected with any disease Of the kidneys or
liver; and also highly recommend it for the
attacks Of sicsk headache. NJ husband also
has experienced very great benefit to his
health BY the use Of this most valuable medi-
cine, Hunts Remedy" + N
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-13
They Hst Again.

Whoever it was, he will enjoy learn.
ing that the l56th Crane Monthly
Drawing of the Louisiana State Lot
terry at New Orleans, on May 9Th,
resulted as follows: Ticket No. II ,189,
sold as a whole for s. to wealthy
Cuban at Havana, drew the first capt.
tai prize of $4,000. No. 47,803, sold
to q New Yorker as whole, drew the
second prize, $4,000. No. 23,433
drew the third capital prize, $4,000,
and VIZ sold in fifths, at 81 each, to
Messrs. James j. MCMILLAN, through
Messrs. Jones & Hamilton. Caldwell,
Texas; to Mr.. Sam Jones, of Los
Angeles, CAL; Mr.. P. Schumacher,
Of Allentown, Lehigh Co.. Pa. Nos.
1929 and 20, 2l3, drew eacl the fourth
capital, $6000-sold in fifths at 81 each
among others to Henry Ehrhardt,
s. w. cor. 10th and Market street, St,
Louis, No.; j. Il. Albert, GA Locust
street. same city; two.fifcns collected
by Messrs. G, B. Richard & Co., No.
81 Broadway, New York city, for a
party in San Francisco, Cal. Many
winners among those who captured
1856, 800 iu prizes desired their names
withheld. The next drawing occurs
Tuesday. July 10th, aud M. A. Dau-
pblny New Orleans, La, will furnish
any desired information on an appli-
cation.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-13
Lady Baxter.
Little Rock Democrat, IL.

LliLlt IAoCk ONuOCIdbt IL
Since the Brooks and Baxter trou-
BILE the old cannon, which now bears
the above title, has stood in the back
yard Of the State house bearing upon
the river, as it was mounted at that
time. The old wooden mounting had
given away to the rsvaees Of the time
until the heavy piece of artillery was
just ready to fall to the ground, when
several days ago Secretary Frolich
had her hauled to the front yard and
mounted on masonry to keep as relic
of the past. The Democrat noticed
the move that was being made and
since that time has gathered the fol
lowing bits of history regarding the
old gun:
1t is one hundred pound Colum.
bad, having ten inch bore and re
quires thirty pounds of powder to dis
charge its one hundred poand ball Of
solid metal.
/ 1t belonged to Uncle Sam and was
stationed at the arsenal at Baton
Rouge. When the late war broke out
it was taken possession of by the Con
federate forces. During 1861 the
Lizzie Simmons, large river packet
that had been plying the Ouachita
river. was taken to New Orleans,
placed on docks and converted into
the Confederate States man oi-war
Ponchartrain. The bow gun Of this
vessel is now the Lady Baxter"
I his man.oiswar did but little ser.
vice. It's FIRST and only engagement
was before Vicksburg. After Vickss
burg fell into Federal hands the Pom
chartrain came to Little Rock for
refuge. Here she was disarmed and
afterward blown up on the Argenta
side Of the Arkansaw river. Her
guns were mounted at Arksnsaw
Post, Lady Baxter" among
the rest. During an engagement
at this place lady Baxter" re-
ceiVed a shot in the mouth from a
gunboat and was so disabled that
she was abandoned to the Federals,
who dlsm0unted her by taking OIL her
trunions and then cast her into an old
cistern. After this Arkansas Post
again fell into the hands of the Con-
federates, who raised Lady Baxter
out Of the cistern and sent her to Lit
tie Rock, where about eight inches OF
her muzzle was cut off so as to shape
up her fractured mouth and new trun-
ions were welded on her sides SC that
she could be remcunted This work
was done by Mr.. Trumpler and is an
excellent piece Of mechanism. She
was then mounted, SO as to guard the
Arkansaw river, near where the Little
Rock oil mill now stands. Some time
after this theConiederates we're forced
to abandon Little Rock, and on doing
so they dismounted the old gun and
threw her into ditch near the pres
ent mouth of the Town Branch. Here
she remained until the Brooks Baxter
troubles. The Baxter forces brought
her out and mounted her 10 the State
house yard, giving her the name she
now bears,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-13
UnrecognIEed HerOev.

OctTOlt Hfoo Tfoass
The heroism which exhibits itself
in the imminent deadly breach is hon
ored OF all. 1t never lacks for chron-
iclers. Historian, poet and artist are
at its service immortalizing themselves
in immortalizing the central figuresVf
grand achievements. M le
There are other heroes, too, whom
fame is glad to recognize. The men
and, above all, the women who, I'M
eheered by martial music, dared dis
ease aud pain and death in the quiet
performance of professional and other
duty, have their place in the heroic
pantheon, though the recognition
comes later than it does in the case of
the soldier.
But there is one class Of heroes
whom the world rarely treats as such,
whose heroism from one standpoint Z
usually their owns of the very
highest order They are the heroes
who sacrifice their feelings in inflicting
pain upon others for the good of the
latter. The domestic circle is fall Of
such heroes. Who has not known
or known of-some tender father
steeling his heart and choking down
with strong grip the paternal agony
that filed his soul in order that he
might infict upon cherished SON the
thrashing absolutely necessary to his
reclamation And the heroic mother;
how often has she not stood with tear
brimmed eyes and rcd in hand with
ing in maternal anguish as the dust
arose from the Juvenile jacket, "tau-
ned" for its wearer's everlasting
veal
Nor are these heroes confined to the
household. In the olden time every
school house in the land held one OF
them. To every adult person Of to-
day who has enjoyed-or tried to en-
joy-the advantages Of a common
school education there is one never
fading picture on memory's page. 1t
is the pedagogue of'the past, pleading
with some youthful incorrigible to
credit the statement that the hiding
in immediate prospect would give more
pain to bestower than receiver. And
how heroically he laid it on, notwith-
standing the pain with which every
whistlipg blow thrilled the sensitive
fibres Of his own sympathetic nature.
Truly, the pedagogue of old was a
hero to whom the world scarcely gave
due credit. staay eT u
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-13

At one end of the hall Of st. AM
drew stood another pair of still more
gorgeous thrones, and on their right a
table covered with all the Imperial
insignia used in yesterdays coronation
ceremony. At the other end of the
same spacious hall were numerous
tables, literally grooming beneath the
weight of the large and magni6cently
wrought gold and silver and gilt plates,
of the most cunning aud elaborate
designs, on which the various provin-
cial populations, ETC., this morning
presented the Emperor With the ac-
customed bread aud salt. The oppe-
site corner was piled with. the prof
tered ioaves, soms Of them OF decided
chocolate hue. Hue
The invitations were issued for 8
o'clock, and at 10, by which time the
palace was crSmmed with the most
brilliant crowd surely ever collected,
their Majesties, attended by all their
Court, and accomanied By their
princely guests, appeared and made
the round of the apartment. Then
followed stately polonaise, in which
the etiqustte of precedence was salts
fed by the frequent exchange of part.
ners; but otherwise there was no
dancing, and at about ll:30 their.
Majesties withdrew 1t is no wonder
that the Khan Of Khiva and the three
deputies from Merv and the other
Asiatics looked scared, mystifed and
dumblOunded. Even those accus>
toned to the pageantry of European
courts confessed that they had never
seen anything like this.
And outside. too, the scene was
little less imposing than within. Va
rious doors opened from the halls Of
reception above mentioned to noble
terrace, looking south, and from this
terrace more than half of Moscow
could be seen below burning with
varied glow of rudy and fantastic
fame. Towers, domes, battlements,
river entertainments, spires, dwelling
houses, bridges, barracks and monas-
teries-all thrown into clear and arts
tic outline by the myriad lamps, gas
jets, Bengal lights and electric lights =
formed the most magnificent spectacle
of festal illumination ever witnessed.
1t was glorious display, and worthy
OF the great and gracious monarch who
has begun his reign under such prom
Using auspices.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-13

sleeping rooms will be supplied with
buttonwood, sycamore, California
laurel. white maple, Spanish cedar
and cherry; bath room, white maple;
dining saloon. oak and social hall,
black walnut. The bulwarks will be
capped with solid mahogany. The
engines, which are Of 1900 horse
power, we're recently tried and found
to work like charm. One hundred
revolutions a minute were made, and
when the trial was over not a drop Of
water was found-on its journals. Mr..
Nelson D. johnson, jr., OF this city,
has been selected chief engineer. The
yacht is expected to make twenty
knots IN hour. =