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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-03
''Look Ont For tha Eneina,,

I am locomotive engineer. and have been for
twenty years, and am now running on the Maine
Central Railroad. Life on an engine, as all engi-
neers hnow, is very trying to health and strength
The continual jar of the engine, and strain on our
long trips all tend to weaken the kidneys and
urinary organs. In addition to this ten years ago
met with severe accident, and was taken up
from under my engine with severe internal inju-
ries, which gave me great pain. Twas laid up for
six months, and suffered more than can describe
and more than l wish to suffer again. l resumed
work. but my kidneys began to trouble me, and
my nervous system seemed to be out of order. u
could not sleep, as my water demanded such COLI
slant attention that was Kept awake great part
Of the night; to urinate caused severe pains.
employed the best medical skill in Portland and
elsewhere but continued to grow worse.
l was persuaded to try Hunts Remedy, as, l
found that many of my friends in Portland had
used it with great success, yet had no faith that it
would reach my case However, sent for half q
dozen bottles at one of the drug stores in Port
land, and from the use ef the first bottle found q
great relief. My water was much better and the
pain in the back and limbs greatly relieved. ]
continued its use until had used ten bottles in
all, and it has been to me wonderful blessing,
and Ihaye deemed it a duty and privilege to rec.
ommend it to those troubled in a similar manner
and you may publish this for the benefit of all our
railroad men and the public in general as it has
completely cured me.
GEO. ". BRADLEY,
Engineer Maine Central r r.
PORTLAND, Me-, May IL, 1888
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-03
GOING TO MEET PATTI
How the Diva Is co BE welcomed
to New Work.

New YORK. Nov 3--Mr. Mapleson stood
in the lobby of the Academy of Music and an
air of melancholy stole across his features as
a press reporter asked for the latest news OF
Nine Patti
''Why did you not ask before dear boyF
said he Here we are going to have the
grandest reception next Monday ever ac-
corded to an artist, and no one knows a word
about it. As soon as l received the cable
gram announcing her departure, we had a
meeting and nearly arranged the whole
thing. John H Starin lends the Crystal
Stream, or SYLVIA Stream, or whatever the
name of that big boat of his, holding nearly
5000 people, is, and sixteen tugs
what are the sixteen tugs fOr.'
"Why, eight of them will steam up the bay
on each side of the steamer, and toot off their
steam whistles all the way up The effect
will be grand Then the pilots or some one
down at Sandy Hook have promised a salute
of don't know how many guns Arditi has
written a hymn which the chorus are rehears-
ing now, and the whole orchestra and all the
chorus will be present TO greet her. Such a
reception never was before and never will be
again. think its rather too much of a good
thing myself, but then you see this is the last
time she will ever Gomez
''Do you think sol"
II know so. She told me herself that she
was sorry l had risen to Abbey's figures, as if
I had not she would never have come; and
Nicolini hates the sea- She has been offered
just the same terms by the San Carlo people,
and so l am sure she will never leave Europe
again.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-03
The Hennepin Canal.

CHICAGO, Nov 3.-The Illinois and Missis-
sippi canal commission met in this city and
re-organized by electing John c. Dore presi-
dent At the afternoon meeting addresses
were delivered by Senator Cullom, Mayor
Harrison, Congressman Springer and Hen
derson. John c. Dore, William Bross, c..
G. Bonney, and several others. It was
resolved that the government ought to CON
duct waterway from the lakes to the Mis-
sissippi in the interest of cheaper transporta-
ton for the products of the northwest, and
an executive committee was appointed to
take charge of the raising of such funds as
were necessary for the preservation of the
movement for securing the construction OF
the canal Senator Cullum and Congressmen
Springer, Henderson and Att, of Illinois.
J. Fl. Murphy, w. P. Hepburn, of Iowa,
promised support of the measure in congress.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-03

covered he was without a cent
Of money Would the druggist
kindly loan hira $40, as he was in too great
hurry to go all the way back home for some
OF course the drug store man would The
boldness of the request and the appearance OF
the young man were sufficient, and the drug
gist went into the store, took $40 from the
drawer, returned to the carriage and handeo
the young man the money.
After few hurried thanks the vehicle was
driven rapidly off. 1t stopped in front Oh
grocery store not more than block away
The Young man went through the same pro
eramne and obtained the money asked for.
Then the couple drove to drug store near
the boundary, and by the same operation,
except that the young man represented him
self as the son of of a prominent manutac-
turer and the lady as his sister, the usual $40
was obtained. Other places were similarly
yfetimized, one Baltimore street merchant
losing $25, and it is thought the couple left
Baltimore with several hundred dollars OBJ
tanned from the confiding storekeepers.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-03
DESTROYED THE VILLAGE.
WiiIOhGhby, Ohio. Nearly swept
away by Fire.

CLEVELAND, Nov. Sat O'Clock a. m.
fire started in the barn of the hotel and de-
stroyed a large part of the village of Viii
loughby, twenty miles east of here. A high
wind increased the force of the flames, which
consumed about twenty stores, dwellings,
sheds and barns on Spaulding and Erie
streets; also cremating six horses and one
span Of mules.
The entire population turned out and formed
bucket brsgades, but their efforts were futile
because the gale swept the flames with resist
less fury until every frame structure in its
course was in ashes. The conhagration was
finally checked by the Bond block, in which
is the bank, the opera house and several of
fees. The brick walls of this block proved
a successful barrier against the further
spread of the fire, though for a time it was
feared that the whole town would he de-
Stroyed The losses will be very heavy, not
withstanding the citizens finding it useless to
fight the flames with buckets of water, turned
their attention to saving property from the
buildings in danger of burning. In several
instances the blaze Tapped up an entire house
so suddenly that nothing was saved
The aggregate loss is estimated at $780,
900, and the insurance possibly half that
Sum
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-03
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Pennsylvania railroad has de-
clared half yearly dividend of Al per cent.
An accident at the Pennsylvania
steel works throws 1000 men out of employ
ment for a week.
The exact reductions of the public
debt during October was SIC, 304, 79SS3 The
cash on hand Nov. was 1854, "a, 50l.9S.
The total weight of the United States
foreign mai last year was ., So, 900 pounds,
over 40 per cent. of which went to England
and Ireland
They gave man eight years in the
penitentiaIy the other day in Connecticut
for cutting the throat of his wifes father
with razor.
Michigan disposed of IL, 030, 100 acres
of public lands during the past year, princi-
pally to settlers. Entries were filed for
10000. 900 acres
The Paris trades union congress re-
solved that the local organizations should
agitate for the establish ment of an intena-
tional labor union.
The Marquis Tseng declares that the
statements made by French officials that his
policy is not endorsed by the Chinese gov
eminent are Partisan inventions for politi-
cal effect
At Narragansett Park, II. B. Win
ship, black gelding, with running mate,
made three of the fastest heats ever accom-
plished, the second beating the record. 2:ll,
by one quarter of a second
A building in New York which was
in process of demolition was overrun by peo-
pie gathering kindling wood, one of whom.
knocked out joist and brought the whole
thing down with run, killing two persons.
Statements made with reference to
Geo. A. Jackson's co injection with some
crookedness in the Baltimore & Ohio railway
accounts at Pittsburg have been made the
basis of sHits for damages by that gentleman
against fife four prominent newspapers of the
city.
Mary Krager,a l4-year-old girl, jumped
| from two-story window of a Roman Cath
oils orphan asylum in Philadelphia because
| she said her life was unbearable and she
| wanted to die. The matter will be officially
investigated.
Frank Bronson, of Oberlin, o., has
sued Rev. James Brent, of the same place,
| for $4,000 damages because of sermons
preached by tho latter, who charged the
former, who was a druggist, with selling
liquors to drink as a beverage. The temper
ance feeling was very strong, and the susri
| cion that Bronson sold liquors as charged
| broke up his drug business. Hence the suit.
Mrs. Hudson, who left her husband
donned male attire and married another
woman, Miss Gertie Fuller, at Waupun
Wis, has at last acknowledged her identity
| to reporter. She says she got tired of hav
| ing husband and being required to hell
support the family and so left him and put
ting on mems clothes was enabled to earn {
respectable living for herself She met MIS-
Fuller, courted and married, Miss F., sup
posing her to be q man, but when she dis
| covered her lovers sex they agreed to say
nothing about it, but to go on living as mai
and wife. Mrs Hudson says it is no one
business but Miss Fuller's and hers; that sh'
was earning an honest and abundant living
and desired only to be permitted to continu
| to do SO.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-03

boarding with Mrs. Margaret Lyman, at No.
SO Hallock street, and left there to give her
usual music lesson. During the day
she said to one of her friends that
she would be obliged to change her
boarding place, as married brother Of Mrs
Lyman was paying her too much attention.
During the conversation she said: 81 am in
a hurry, as l feel that some one is following
me, and want to get home before dark.
feel ju. as if was going to be murdered It
is foolish, know; but can't help it. Just
at dusk she was seen on the street at her
boarding place, but the Lymans assert that
she did not reach home that night In the
morning her room was found just as she left
it the day before, and all of her clothing re-
mains there still
Miss Rundell was born in Goffstown, N. H,
and was married there to DR.. Allen; but it
turned out that he already had one wife iy-
ing, and she left him and came to this city
She is young, pretty and highly accomplished
It is stated she is the daughter of wealthy pa
rents and has considerable property in her
own right Her friends here fear she has
met with foul play.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-03
The LONDONDERRY Row.

DUBLIN, Nov S.--The lord mayor Of Dub
lin, on his arrival, was escorted through the
principal streets by a procession. At one
time during the march riot was imminent,
but, after one outbreak, the Orangemen sub
sided. For a moment, however, matters
looked serious. Some one fired a shot,
and it acted like a signal and the process
sion was peIted with states torn from the
roofs, fusilade of pistol shots taking place
at the same time. One boy was shot and viii
probably die, but beyond that no serious in
jury was done. Several of the Orange leaders
have been arrested. The Nationalist reached
the hotel and in the evening Mr.. Dawson, the
lord mayor, delivered his lecture on " Fran.
chise to large and appreciative audience.
No attempt was made to interrupt the pro
cRadinrS
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-03
BAY STATE POLITICS
A Republican View of the Prospects
of Ben Butler.


New YORK, Nov 3-The Tribune's special
from Boston says: The predominant opin'
ion here is that Gen. Butler win be re elected.
The Democratic leaders in this city and state
are noticeably less buoyant and boastfui in
discussing the political situation than they
were few days ago. The most sanguine do
not claim more than that the "old man will
pull through"
One old Democrat who always stands by
the guns intimated where the mistake was
made. eve have stood STILL" said he, ''and
let Gov. Butler create the impression that he
had got the Democratic party of Massachu-
sets into his power, and that he was using it
for accomplishing the fulflment of his own
personal ambition. No wonder that some of
the old liners have rebelled. / believe
would rebel myself if for moment believed
that this was the case. don't believe it.
And we have Numbered in permitting such
an impression to be made. We should have
taken the stand from the outset taken by Gen.
P A. Collins, who assumed that instead OF
the governor using the Democratic party for
his own aggrandizement, the Democratic
party was rather making use Of Benjamin F,
Butler as convenient instrument with which
to break up the Republican party. Had We
quietly taken that position at the beginning
we should not find ourselves where we are to
day."
The Republican state committee held it
usual meeting with full attendance. Eaci
member reported the outlook in his section al
encouraging, and there was hardly one whC
would put Mr. Robinson's majority at les.
than 10000. The more frequent estimats
among them is a majority for the Republican
ticket of 10000 and upward A gentlemen
from the cape districts, in conversation witt
The Travellers representative, put Mr. Rob
inson's gain in that district over the vote O
last year at $50, and his estimate must be re
garded as a very conservative one
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-03
The Fire Record.

CINCINNATI, o., Nov 3-The Circleville
Spring Road Cart company's works have
been destroyed by fire Loss, $4,000; in
sured, $4,000.
New ORLEANS, Nov. 3.-The steamer Katie
P. Kountz and cargo were totally destroyed
by fire at Davis Landing, twenty miles above
the city. The boat was valued at SIS, 000 in
sured Ia New York and Philadelphia com.
panies for $4,000 No lives were lost.
. New ALBANY, Ind, Nov 3.-Bowman's
cotton batting factory and Tribley's car
riage factory, in McCullochs block, Pearl
street, burned, together with large quantity
of manufactured batting in the factory and
considerable carriage stock in Tribley's car.
rage factory. Loss-cotton factory stock,
machinery, 5000; insurance, $4,000.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-03
Democratic Mass yTeeting.

NEW YORK, Nov. s." Tammany hall
held a grand mass meeting to ratify
the Democratic state and county nomina-
ton. The large hall of the wigwam was
packed to overlooking and stands from which
speakers addressed those unable to get into
the hall had been erected outside. Hon
John Kelly, Senator Grady and a
large number of their followers
occupied seats upon the platform. The Hon.
p Henry Dugro called the meeting to order
and introduced Judge Joseph F. Daily as
chairman, who, after making brief address,
introduced the Hon. s. S. Cox, who, after
denouncing the Republican administration,
closed his speech with a number of witty
anecdotes Senator Grady, John Kelly and
others also addressed the meatin@
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-03
HOW THEY WORKED 1T.
A Pre- tty Girl and Pretty scOundreI
..Raise the Wind

BALTIMORE, Nov AN ingenious swindie,
and one which has been worked to great
success, has been practiced on unsuspecting
trade people, druggists and others in
Baltimore this week. The latest th'ee
transactions took place about dusk
and the victims were all within a short dis
tance of each other About the time men-
toned o well-dressed young man, attended
by an engaging4ooking young lady, drove
up in front of well-lnown drug store in
North Baltimore. He did not alight, but
called loudly for the proprietor Of the store,
who went out to see what was wanted
Then the genteel young man, in hurried
and breathless way, explained that he was
the son of well-known coal dealer, with
whom the druggist was on very intimate
terms. The lady in the carriage was his
wife, and they were on their way to
an entertainment, when he suddenly dis
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-03
The mechanical Engineers.

New YORK, Nov Sat the annual meeting
of the American Society of Mechanical En-
gineers, after the transaction of some routine
business, the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President, Edward
Leavitt, of Cambridge, Mass. vice presidents,
A. B. Couch, OF Philadelphia; j. V. Merrick,
of Philadelphia; w R. Eclert, of San Fran
cisco; John Fritz, of Bethlehem. Pa; William
Metcalf, of Pittsburg. Pa, and Henry Nor
ton, Of Hoboken, N j. Several very import
ant papers were read during thesession.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-03

BIG BLOW ON THE LAKE.
Damage to Shipping at Cleveland
Reports frOsn Elsewhere.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov. 1.-Two more yes
sells have just gone ashore off lighthouse pier.
One of these schooner Merrill, has been scut-
tied. The crew escaped safely. Several other
vessels are anchored outside the harbor. The
sea is very heavy and terrible gale blowing
The wind is so strong that it is impossible to
stand ON the piers.
CLEVELAND, Nov. 3.-The gale has contin
ued all night. The schooner Sophia Minch is
going to pieces, and will be a totel wreck
The was valued at s26,0L0 Within fifty
feet of the Sophia Mineh lies the wreck
of the Milwaukee schooner, John B. Merricl,
with iron ore from Escanaba, which stranded
during the night. Capt. Coleman, wife and
eight seamen were saved by the life saving
crew. The storm is the most protracted
known on the lake for years, Reports from
Sandusky and smaller lake points show great
damage to small shipping interests
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-03
Pool Commissioner Elected.

CHICAGO, Nov. S.-The Representatives Of
the transcontinental roads elected on the
eightieth ballot George A. Ristine commits
sioner of the California pool, at a salary of
$1,000. Mr., Ristine is now at Milan
Ohio, and bis acceptance of the
position is expected He was formerly
vice president of the Denver & Rio Grande
railway, superintendent of the Empire fast
freight line at Cleveland, and more recently
general manager of the Texas & St Louis
railroad, which position he resigned two
weeks AFRO
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-03
Asury,s Absurd verdict.

WOODBURY., N. j., Nov Rudolph
Hines, a respectable young man of this
county, was lodged in Jail on the charge of
having murdered his wife, to whom he had
been married only few months. The case
on the face OF it indicates extraordinary stu
pidity on the part of the coroner's jury,
which pronounced Hines guilty of murder,
and caused him to be locked up The facts
are said to be these: On Sunday Hines and
bis wife were playing croquet together, and
she tripped him up in sport. He attempted
to retaliate in kind, and she, in her effort to
foil his purpose ruptured blood vessel and
died Hines is frantic with grief.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-03
Courage is a noble trait. With some

Courage is noble trait With some it
requires greater courage to live than it does
to die. When disease racks the frame,
when sores cover the person, when aches
ara in every joint. when the muscles are
soft and flabbY, when the least exertion
gives fatigue, when the mind is filled with
gloom and dependency, what is there in
life worth living, and yet, many exc out
just snch a miserable existence, living
only for those who love them. When il
is generally known that Browns Iron
Bitters viii cure the above disorders how
many hearts will be made gladl How
many homes made happy
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-03
THESE ARE soLID FACTS.

The best blood purifier and system re-
ulator ever placed within the. reach of
suffering humanity, truly is Electric Bit
ters Inactivity Of the Liver. Biliousness
Jaundice, Constipation, Weak Kidneys,
or any disease of the urinary organs. or
who ever requires an appetizer, tonic or
mild stimulant will always find Electric
Bitters the best and only certain cure
known They act surely and quickly,
every bottle guaranteed to give entiie
satisfaction or money refunded. Sold at
fifty cents a bottle by Hartz & Bahnsen.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-03
Pendlefon,s Prospect..

New YoRK, Nov. 8 Gath says: Iheard
one Of MIR. Pendleton's greatest admirers tell
another that Mr.. Pendleton counted on
twenty-eight votes, and that forty-two were
necessary to nominate, and the candidates
were a little thicker than chestnuts this year
McMaEon, Hurd and most of the past, present
or pending congressman want it
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-03
Made an AppropriatiOn.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. Nov. 3.-An. i'm.
portant case is being tried before Probate
Commissioners Platt and Arvine in this city,
in which the settlement of the Ames estate is
Ames, of Orange, was intrusted by his grand
mother with Sl50000 TO invest for her, and
that he appropriated the amount to his own
uie The hearing will occupy several days.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-03
MED nm the Train.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. 5. George p.
Noble died on the Jacksonville, Madison &
indianapolis train, while going to his home
In Greenwood. johnson county. He was APP
parently in good health when the train left
the depot, but he was dead in few minutes.
Deceased was 50 years old, and had resided
at Greenwood forty nine years, He was the
only surviving bcother of the late Gov.
Noble and Mrs. Lavina Hutchinson, of this
city
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-03

The glory of a man is his strength. If
you are weakened down through exces-
sive study. or by early indiseretions, Al
lens Brain Food will permanently restore
all lost vigor, and strengthen the muscles
Of the Brain and Body. 81; s for 50. -
At druggists.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-03
The Weeks NaiIures-

NEW YORK, Nov. 3.-The business failures
throughout the United States and Canada
during the last seven days, as reported TO r.
G. Dun & Co, of the Mercantile agency,
number 2l5, against 2IS the previous week
and 243 the week before
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-03

PARIS, Nov. 3.-The International Labor
conference is closed Henry Broadhurst, g
member of the English parliament, and
honorary president of the conference, tele.
graphed mis- friends as follows: II think we
English have done well; everything is on
our lines. Inever saw men improve so fast
as our French colleagues
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-03
Cause for Alarm.

ALICE E. CURTIS, of Brunswick, Me, writes US
on May 15 1888: THAT she has suffered very much
at frequent intervals with kidney disease and the
attacks were increasing in severity SO steadily as
TO cause alarm. Her aunt, Mrs. N. NJ Small, per
shaded hef to use Hunts Remedy. and after using
several bottles Miss Curtis has been freed from
the severe aches and pains to which she had so
long been accustomed; and further says that
Hunts Remedy never fails TO relieve the severe
pains in the side and intense headache, and Miss
c., pronounces it real blessing to woman for all
kidney diseases, and she cordially recommends il
for the many ills and pains peculiar to women"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-03
The Pension Lawyers.

WASHINGTON CITY, Nov. 5.-Secretary
Teller says the effect of his recent order will
be to allow all attorneys who have been sus
pended before the pension Office to continue
PRACTICE before the Office until their cases
have been determined definitely, either 10y
acquittal or conviction, before the secretary
of the interior
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-03
They All Do 1t.

BRUSSELS, Nov. ST is reported that the
Crown Prince Carlos, of Portugal, isabout to be
betrothed to the Archduchess Maria Valeria,
youngest daughter of the emperor of Austria.