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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-28
saved From the Sea.

LONDON, Dec. 2s-Intelligence has been
received of the arrival at oporto, Portugal,
of tlfty-three men belonging to the steamer
Plantyn, Capt Scott, from New York
November 18th for Antwerp, and not since
heard fronc. The dispatch states that the
fifty-three men were brought to that place by
the brig g. d. T., which rescued them
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-28
Augmentation in georgia.

PALMETTO, Ga, Dec "s.-In Fayette
county Andrew Lively was sitting by his fire
side when some one crept up to the window
and, placing shot gun against the glass, fired
on him. The gun was charged with mix
ture of shot and bullets One bullet took
effect in Live!y's head back of the ear. One
side of his head and his face was
literally filled with shot Suspision pointed
to one Bob Allen as the murderer and an
investigation showed that he had run away.
He was subsequently arrested near Hampton,
and IS now in Jail. There is a family scandal
connected with the affair
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-28
Thcy Must Aecp out TWO ui,as

SPRINGFIELD, H., Dec. 2S.-Attorney Gen
eral Mccartney has rendered another in
formal opinion on the saloon-hcense question
He holds that there is legal prohibition of
the sale of liquor within two miles of any in
corporated city, town, or village, and that
within this belt neither the corporate author
tiles nor county boards can license the sale of
liquor, but that it must be held sacred 10
temperance. This question has long been
the subject Of local dispute throughout the
state, but has never been decided by the
courts
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-28
/ Rejected Suitor Commits Suicide

LA CROSSE, Wis, Dec. aS.- Christmas day
at Dexterville was saddened by the suicide oil
q rejected sutton. In the morning, Ella Hiles
daughter of a wealthy lumberman married
W NJ Armstrong After the ceremony W
H. Armstrong, bookkeeper for the bride's
uncle, shot himself through the body and diet
soon after
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-28
Crushed by snow.

WATERBURY, Conn, Dec. 2S.-A special
from Plainville to The American says: Owing
to heavy accumulation of snow on the roof
and sides of Horace Johnson's new repository,
itfell in during the night. 1t contained ll.rge
amount of carriages and sleighs. The loss is
81, 900, with no insurance.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-28
Railroad Collision.

BUFFALO, Dec. 2S.-A special to The News
says: About o'clock a H., as the second sec
ton OF the New York & st. Louis limited ex-
press on the Central, due at Z is in this city,
was running into Rochester it collided with a
switch engine and utterly demolished it be
sides telescoping a Wagner car aud slightly
damaging others. No passengers were hurt
One car was forced on to the top of the en-
pripo
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-28
GOV. CIeve.and,s Message.

BUFFALO, Dec. 2S.-Gov. Cleveland, who
has been spending Christmas in this city, has
returned to Albany. The governor says his
message will be snort this year, but longer
than last years. A good many things will
need touching on ana some recommendations
will be made which may seem somewhat
radibal and require fuller treatment than
matters of routine
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-28
An OUTLAW seeking Rest.

READING, Pa, Dec 2S.-"Aboo BuzzarI,
the notorious outlaw chief, ate his Christmas
dinner in Reading, and left town for south
western Missouri, where an old friend re-
sides. The report that he was in Reading
reached police ears too late 10 apprehend
him. The lnuch-wanted outlaw has grown
beard, and, under a broad brimmed hat,
his nearest friends recognized him only with
difficuItv
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-28
The TOnquin Trouble.

PARIS, Dec est is reported that the
government has telegraphed to Admiral
Courbet urging him to follow up his vic
tory at Sontay with the utmost promptness
and energy, compatible with prudence 1t is
expected that Admiral Courbet will make an
attack on Hung Hoa before marching against
Bac Mini.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-28
FOREIGN FLASHES.
Items OF Interest From the World
RpyOnd the Seas.

PARIS, Dec, 2s.-The minister OF COM
merce, in view of the recent action of the
chamber of deputies in regard to the govern
ment bill withdrawing prohibition against
the importation of American meats, by which
the bill went over to the next session of
the chambers, has decided to enforce the re
striction at all ports except Hayre, Nantes
and Bordeaux-American sailed meats to be
admitted at these latter ports if found free
from faint after it has been inspected by
government officials
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-28
The Chic at Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI, Dec 2S-The weather is
cloudy and growing cold fast. The Ohio
river is forty-nine feet three inches high, and
rising one inch per hour. AS it is falling at
points above Portnouth, unless rain sets in it
will soon become stationary, perhaps COM
mence recedino
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-28

New York, Dec. 2S.-For more than two
months the sale of tickets to Council Bluffs
and Omaha on the Chicago, Milwaukee &
St Paul railroad, has been interdicted by the
railroad commissioner, on account of the ex
cessive commissions paid previously by the
western roads to ticket brokers; consequently,
the trunk lines have sold no such tickets since
Oct. II, when the instructions to that effect
were issued by Commissioner Fink.
Schedule rates to St Paul and Mime
apolis have also been lowered for the past ten
days in competition with the brokers' Suf
ficient pressure has been brought to bear on
the St-sPaul road however, to force from
it an agreement to cooperate with other
roads in maintaining schedule rates, though
it has not consented to stop paying commits
sions to brokers, and in consequence the sale
of the interdicted tickets resumed, and the
schedule rates to st. Paul We're restored
Commissioner Fink said that conference
would soon be held between the Iowa roads
probably Friday, which, it was hoped, would
result in an agreement between them by
which the present cutting of rates to the
northwest would be StOpped
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-28
nnenfled Erench Stndeuts.

PARIS, Dec. IS. Two hundred students,
telling offended by an article in the Commun-
ist journal, Cri du Peuple, beseiged that office
and demanded retraction, which the editor
refused The students then dispersed, but
will meet to determine which course to pur-
sue.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-28
! were that Cutler

CudI yes WbIb tUtItT WIS
wrong in denouncing Fillmore
for polygamy, in that he had three divorced
wives living, and the last two to the effect
that Cutler was a liar and hypocrite. The
first three charges were sustained and the last
two disproved. 1t was voted that Mr.. Cutler
be mildly reproved- The report of the com
mittse was accepted, and Cutler made no op-
position thereto. 1t is believed that the pastor.
win seek other fields of labor
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-28
L E.nra E,ahricnfinn.

P1TTsBURG, Dec. 2S.-The story published
n regard to prospective strike of 1900 to
1000 coal miners and the revival of Molle
Maguirism in western, northwestern and
central Pennsylvania, upon investigation
proves to be one of the most ridiculous started
by sensational newspapers for a long time
There are not that many miners in
the whole district The Amalgamated
union miners have only been in ex-
istence short time ard are vet
too poor and weakly organized to stand a
strike The miners have had but little work
and are not able to provide two weeks pro
vision for themselves. One-thirl are Hun
garians, who never strike under any circum-
stances. President Killduh, who is strongly
favorable to arbitration, and other local
otiic ais, empha5icalIy deny the story as q
pure fabrication.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-28
laS SsuIItV.

KALAMAZOO, Mich, Dec % - Lorenzo
Ferguson was discharged as guiitless of the
murder of Barney Cunningham at School
craft November 6. His examination has
continued since that time
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-28
Mrs. Gen. sherman's Sarrow Escape

81 LOUIS, No, Dec 2S-Mrs Gen Sher-
man and her daughter Rachel had a narrow
escape from death. They Rad been attend
ing st, Xavier church, at Ninth street
and Lucas avenue, and had just
seated themselves in their buggy to go
home when the horses became frightened, and
dashed madly up Lucas avenue, and upon
reaching Eleventh street they collided with q
lamp-post and awning. The ladies were
taken from the wreck uainjured. but badly
shocked AMI frightened One of the horses
had his back broken ani was shot
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-28
: singular VIII,

Boston, Dec. 2S.-By the will of George
Cakes Clarke, his estate, valued at $3J0, zoe,
is left in trust for the benefit of his family,
and after their decease and the Gecease of all
his relatives the estate is bequeathed to Hal-
Yard COLLEEN
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-28
Church Troubles settleh.

New HAVEN, Conn, Dec. 2S. The troubles
in the Hebron Congregational church have
been temporarily settled The committee
have reported on the five charges against
Rev Mr. Cutler, brought by Mr.. Fillmore,
whom Cutler had denounced. The
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-28
The President

WASHINGTON, CITY, Dec 2s-The president
has gone to New York for the purpose OF
attending to private business and also to
attend the reception given by Stephen B.
French
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-28
esrand ARMY of the Teop,e.

New York, Dec. ga recently formed
organization, known as the "Grand Army of
the People" which want among other things
the right to vote direct for president and
vice president of the United States in 1884,
through and by an amendment to the
constitution, will hold a mass meeting
i'll Brooklyn some time next month
Among other changes demanded by the army
is that of free postage for letters, IA postal
telegraph owned and operated by the govern
ment," a tax on all incomes over SIC, 1000,
protection for labor against monopolies of all
kinds, and board of government commits
sioners to supervise and fix the rates of fares
for passengers and freight on all railways
throughout the country.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-28
LFquor Dealers Qrganixin~

CINCINNATI. Dec. sS-A large number of
liquor dealers have left for Columbus to at
tend the Ohio liquof dealers state convention
there, in favor Of graduated license system.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-28
N0tahIe Death.

New YORK, Dec. Is. Rev Dr. Benjamin
Nicholas Martin, professor of logic and intel.
loctual and moral philosophy in the Univer-
,ity of the City Of New York, is dead.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-28
EInprof,tabIe Road.

BOSTON, Dec. 2S.-The annual statement Of
the Boston, Hoosac Tunnel & Western rail
road shows total earnings Of S36S ,0On; dis
bursements transportation expenses, $685.
900; deficiency, S20,0
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-28

Dies MONIES, Iowa, Dec 25.-A meeting OF
breeders and importers of Clydesdale horsei
is called here January 10 to organize stats
Association.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-10
A Mothers Car Where Tired Babies May
Roll and Stretch,

or course babies and their mothers,
heaven pity them, must sometimes 60 tray
cling. In view of this fact some railroad
potentate might earn for himself a blessed
immortalityln the memories of those con.
cerned by building car for mothers. The
smokers comfort is provided for but who
thinks OF any extra aCcommo-
dation for the smokers wife and little
childrena How much the squeaky old low
chair at home is missed by the weary
mother on the high seats; and when the lit.
TIE ones are tired sitting, there's nothing for
them TO do but slide down and lean against
the mothers knee; the ''tired knee that has
so much to bear.n Seems to me II wouldn't
be an entirely utoplan idea to fit up car
with different heights of seats, having saw.
one-half the space of the coach clear; cover
the floor with expensive rugs where
tired babies may roll and stretch their
limbs as on their home carpets.
No man allowed in this departrie emit
excepting he be accompanied by a small
portion OF the kingdom ofheaven. No doubt
many women would find objections to an
arrangement OF this kind. Some people are
born for no other purpose than To object.
They would probably object to their dar-
lings rolling ON the floor, or taking any
other means to kill time, Just as SO .Ge
mothers force their children to SIT still and
e'yerlastingly look ont OF the window,
though eyes and every Joint be aching for q
change. They mustn't run about, they
might catch something" What pity
these exclusives don't stay in their own peck
measures.-l Indianap0li Journal.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-10

upon the heart, arresting its action
in diastole. Its effect Is entirely diff
ferent from that of venom OF serpents,
which causes local hemOrrhage. AS is true
In the cases OF serpents, however, the de-
gree of danger resulting from bite would
depend entirely upon the amount of the
poison injected into the blood. A bite from
a large rattlesnake is more dangerous than
from u small one, and bite in which the
two fangs penetrate the skin Is twice as SO.
rleus rs whore only one fang Is inserted,
simply because the amount of venom in
jectcd is greater, The teeth of the lizard
are small, easily broken, and frequently
nearly all missing. The experiments made
seem to indicate that while the bite may be
easily fatal to small animals, 1t would
but rarely happen that 1t could kill a
man. Should large lizard, with oil its
teeth bite upon the bare skin and cling fast
long enough to permit absorption Of the
saliva, II would probably prove fatal. Should
any article OF clothing intervene to DO Bit
ten through, or should the reptile be quick
ly shaken of, nothing more serious than q
very painful swelling would probably
result. DR.. Shuieldt was bitten by one
which had been sent to the Smithsonian
institution. 1t seized his thumb, sinking
its teeth to the bone, but relaxed its hold
Immediately. Great pain was felt imme-
diately, though the poison was sucked from
the wound as far rs possible. The pain ex-
tended up the arm to the shoulder and
down the side, continuing through the
night in sufficient force to prevent sleep,
but subsiding tho next day. The wound
healed readily in few days. Chicago
Times.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-10
MIRZAN's STORY.
Imprisoned In New York For Murde
Committed In Egypt.

Imprisoned In Now York For Murder
Committed In Egypt
Armed with mandate bearing Presi.
dent Arthur's signature, two United States
marshals yesterday boarded the man.of.war
Nipsic, which arrived from Turkey on
Thursday, and took in custody patri.
archol.looking man, with bronze features,
whose name Is Stephen P. Miriam, and
who was brought here to serve life sen.
tence in the Albany penitentiary for a
murder committed four years ago In Egypt.
Miriam, VINO - 90 years old, says he
porter In Boston at the age OF 20. He re.
NAMED In America from 1856 10 1863, taking
out citizenship papers In the interim, md
returned TO Alexandria In 1854. There he
established himself as u money. broker, md
published a financial paper In French, ad-
yocating the financial policy of Egypt dur
ing the panic Of 1868. For this service he
received a government pension for several
years, and, when II was withdrawn. pre-.
pared, at the request OF Secretary Of State
Hamilton Fish, asiatement Of the Egyptian
finances, which created sensation. mud
was republished In the London Economist
and the leading Continental financial Jour.
nails.
In 1877 the khedive agreed TO pay him n
pension out Of his own private funds 10 be.
come the agent Of the government 10 nero.
tlate for the reduction of the interest on a.
Egyptian bonds held by England. These
negotiations were successfully carried on.
and the khedive continued 10 pay III pen.
sion until 1870, whom II was Withdrawn b.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-10

cause of Mirzan's refusal to accede to the
request of Noubar Pasha and other high off,
cials to defend the governments financial
policy again IN his paper. He app, aled to
the khediye for protection and redress, and
was referred to one Dahan whopromised to
pay him $l,400 in liquidation for
oil his claims against the government. A
long time passed, and Miriam, meeting
Dahan in the streets of Alexandria, on JULY
II, 1879, appealed to him for the money, as
he was poor. Dahan repulsed him coidly,
and finally struck him In the face. A hot
quarrel followed, and Miriam shot Dahan,
intlcting mortal wound. Miriam deliy.
cred himself up, and, after spending eleven
months IN prison, was tried before the
United States minister at Alexandria, and
was sentenced on June Ia, 1880, to be
hanged. Il. B. Hayes committed this sem
tence to Imprisonment for life.
Marshal Ehrherdt committed the prisoner
to Ludlow street joil, and this morning he
Will be taken to Albany. Miriam announced
yesterday. that he will appeal for new
trial. on the ground that some of his most
important witnesses at the Alexandria trial
were not examined.
I'D rather be hung" said he to United
States Commissioner Osborn, than spend g
lifetime in prison. York Sun.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-10
GETTING READY FOR THE FOURTH.
Preparing Torpedoes That Garry Terror to
All ENccpt the Fearless Small Roy.

All Except the Fearless Small BOY.
Preparations for meeting the Fourth Of
July demand Tor torpedoes are already well
advanced The regulation toy torpedo con-
sists Of a bit Of gravel done up in square
Of tissue paper with mite OF illuminate
The paper holds the gravel and illuminate
together, the gravel gives weight to
the torpedo, SO that concuseion Is pro-
duced when 1t is thrown or dropped
against resisting substance, and the
illuminate does the business. There are
other kinds OF toy torpedoes in which &C.
ment or some other substance stronger than
tissue paper is used TO coniine the explosive,
and they make a louder noise than the pa.
per ones. They are less TO be deplored.
however, because their cost places them
beyond the reach of many urchins. The
toy torpedo is an abominaton which
is popularity believed to be the
product of heather ingenuity. The
historical fact that the fire .crackeI-the
nuisance second to the toy torpedo--was
invented by the Chinese has brought the
race under the suspicion of originating
many evils of which they are innocent.
The name of the inventor Of the toy tor.
pedo is not known. He Is believed to have
persisted miserably after seeing his ill.gotten
gold turn to dross in his hands. His
descendants are not likely to reyerl the
secret of his identity, which he guarded SO
closely till his death.
The active work In the making of toy tor.
pedoes is done by little girls who are too
young TO comprehend the enormity of
their oiiense. Provided with the materials,
one little girl will in q single day lay FIVE
or six thousand squares OF tissue paper over
half.inch holes in boards containing a02
holes each, and will punch the centres of
the squares down into the holes with
plug; another little girl will shove
up illuminate with quill, and
with another Quill will poke little
OF the substance into each of the
Daper-lined holes; third little girl will
scatter roofing gravel over the boards, fill
ing up the little wells; and fourth little
girl will pick the papers containing the
illuminate and gravel out OF the holes and
twist the edges OF the paper together with a
are then mixed with saw.dust and done up
in q round bunch with paper covering,
TO be sold for q paltry sum to little bows
and girls who desire TO become enemies of
humanity.
Toy torpedoes used TO DO manufactured
by machinery; but the evil ingenuity OF
this enventor failed TO produce contriv-
ance which was equal TO the accomplish
ment of his fell purpose and the so.called
industry Is confined now to the hand
process.
Manufacturers say that the season q
demand for toy torpedoes promises TO be
large, and unblushingly proclaim tn eli
purpose to supply it.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-10
Howa Society Belle Keeps Fresh.

Few, indeed, are the people who can
keep up the round of Washington gayety
without sadly showing their WEAKNESS. An
exception to this rule is q young daughter
of an army officer stationed in that city.
All winter she has been busy with recep-
tions and dinners, kettledrums and ger.
mans, and on Wednesday, as she came into
Mrs. Chandler's parlors, she looked as fresh
and rosy Us II IL were her first day. NY
curiosity was aroused, and presently I had
an opportunity to inquire of her how It was
that she was able to endure that to which
stronger women yielded. "Oh,n she re-
piled, laughing, mamma is almost crank
on that subject. She Is bound | shall not
look passe at the end of my second winter,
Every night when get home, no matter
how tired am. warm bath Is given me,
after which l drink bowl Of bouillon and
am put to bed In the guest chamber, which
y more quiet than my own. In the morn
ing | am not called, but arise when I
awake, which Is not often before lunch
time. 1t grows monotonous, assure you,
but 4 go have to submit. tell mann
ma that she treats me as If was Maud 3
or pri2e.fghter."
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-10
THE CHA MONSTER.


Bite of u Lizard.
What is commonly known as the Gila
lizard, found chiefly in Sonora and Arizona,
has for some years been regarded as curl.
osity by naturalsts, owing to the fact that
IT is the only one Of the lizard family
reputed to have a poisonous bite. II grows
to the length of three feet, and among the
Mexicans Is commonly regarded as more
poisonous than any serpent. On the other
hand, II Is Of q sluggish nature, and so
many instances have occurred In which
children have made pets OF small specimens
without coming TO any harm that much
incredulity has been expressed US to
its dangerous nature. A paper pre-.
scented before the Philadelphia
College Of Physicians stated that in response
to inquiries two letters have been received
from Arizona, one of which described the
lizard as more peaceful aud harmless than
u young missionary" while the other do.
clnred II to be worse than whole apothe.
cary shop" Recent experiments made
with captive specimens Of the ella monster,
however, seem TO demonstrate satisfactorily
Its poisonous nature. Small animals and
birds were killed by Its bite. II has numer.
Gus small teeth, and when u bites quan.
tity OF saliva Is discharged. This saliva OF
fnid 10 found TO be an active poison o
very peculiar nature. IL causes n,
local injury, but seems TO act directly