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

Gresham.
81 see. said another prominent Indiana
Democrat that Hendricks is disposed to back
out Of the ugly situation in which he finds him
self by DENYING that he said what is attri-
bntpd TO him in a recent interview about the
manifest advantages of renominating the
GOOD old Tilden and Hendricks ticket of 1876.
I haven't the slightest doubt that he wrote
that interview himself He is forced to an
attempt at wriggling out of it by the strong
sentiment of the Democrats of Indiana in
favor of Mcdonald Hendricks would hate
to see Mcdonald nominated for the Presi-
dency. He has been trying to prevent that
consummation ever since he found out at
Cincinnati in 1880 that he could not get the
Presidential nomination himself He sees
that Mcdonald is growing stronger and that
Hendricks is growing weaker daily, and he
proposes, if it be possible, to nominate hiRl-
self as vice-president in order TO prevent
McDonalds getting the greater nomination.
| Of course he must have an eastern man for
the first place and who SO well fitted as his
ouondam friend Tilden. OF course he dis
likes Tilden, and would like to do without
him. But Tilden is available So Hendrick' s
law partner and political manager works NJ
little 'boom' out in the country districts fol-
Tilden, Hendricks, and reform A few small
| newspapers echo the old battle-cry, and then
Hendricks interviews himself. That was a
great mistake with disastrous results. Hen
bricks is evidently weakening under the Nc
Donald pressure he has brought upon himself
| He will find when he comes to himself that
he has cut his own throat from ear to ear"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-06
THE WICKED. HERALD.


New YerIz SpirituaIists Deplore
Those Herald Personally and Rea-
son Together as to How to Stop
Them.
NEW YoRK, june 5.--After the usual Sun
day spiritualistic exercises in Republican hall
Henry 4. Newton rose TO his feet and aid;
Il have been asked by body of ladies con-
nected with the Society of Ethical Culture to
give up our hall this evening for the use OF a
meeting called to devise some measure for
putting stop to The New York Herald's
personal column The hour has arrived, and
| should like some of those ladies to step for
ward and open the melting No one stirred,
and after another appeal Mr. Newton himself
called the meeting to order and read an I'M
signed petition addressed to the postmaster
general asking that The New York Herald be
prohibited postal privileges until it ceased
the publication of personal advertise
ments. ''The most casual observer must
know said Mr. Newton, that more moral
degradation has been wrought, and mora
havoc and discord caused in happy families
by means of this column. than by
anything except Che rum-shop." After end.
ing his speech Mr. Newton sat down and de-
clared the meeting dissolved A few persons
then signed the petition
After the adjournment woman who had
come late into the hall said: .tWe are going
TO try and stop The Herald by means Of the
authorities, and if they don't move we shall
fire them up with dynamite dynamite
YOU now Postmaster Pierson acts like an
oyster, SO we will have to try the postmaster
general
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-06

have Denver is young Chicago, ardent for
business reaching out for it, bound to have
it, while those old nabobs in San Francisco
expect to sit down and be called upon by men
who want to buy Their ideas are very old
fogy. Unless they are very sharp about II
Denver viii get all that Mexican trade which
San Francisco ought to have. The Santa Fe
railroad is a very powerful corporation, and
very sagacio-ls one, and more liberal, on the
whole, than the Southern Pacific There is no
question that the Pacific coast people ara
drained to death by the railroads"
What do you think about Mexican reci-
procity treaty.
Il ana opposed to the treaty that has been
negotiated in toto 1t provides that sugar,
tobacco, cotton, ETC., shall come into the
United States free Now, those are the very
products on which our recent slave popula-
ton rely for living. We propose to let
Mexican tobacco come in here to the preju-
dice OF the tobacco raised by our Lacks, who
have but a little pick at the best of the
| products of life. On the other hand, -four can
not go into Mexico free by that treaty In
short, the whole treaty was negotiated in the
| interest of the railroads.&c. admit locomo-
tives, machinery, etc, free, and, therefore,
stimulate freights toward Mexico
What do you think about the railroad
problem on the plains and toward Mexico?"
''The country is entirely governed by the
railroads, and the railroads control the courts
of justice, and legislatures, the United States,
and every thing. Their rule is of the most
insidious character. | will give you an in
stance. There was United States judge by
! the name of Dillon in that Colorado circuit
who could not be bribed nor persuaded Sc
| the Gould interest went to him and asked
him how much his place was worth year.
| think he said it was worth 5000 They
offered him place at 200 to s20, 600 to be
their attorney, and of course got him out OF
the road. In my Judgment, said my friend
who is a Republican, 'ff there is Democratic
| victory next time, the old rings which rule
our new states and territories will be all torn
out They ought to be. There has been one
continuous, corrupt ring from the very begin
ming Of the Republican party to the present
I! time The same men or their successors are
there They have seized by fraud nearly all
! the springs Of water, and erected large cattle
ranches on the public domain, and under
stand that the United States government is
| going to prosecute them criminally and civil
| ". | tell you there will be.a squall wher
that begins, for all but universal perjury anC
| fraud have made those great ranches.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-06

The stockholders of the Chicago, Mil
waukee & ST Paul road to the number
of 420 out of possible 450, representing
100000 shares; or g" 100000 of stock,
met in Milwaukee yesterday and re-
elected the directors of last year, and
authorized the issuance of $50, 900 shares,
or S3,000,000 of common stock, to pay
upon the coal lands purchased. There
are $50 miles of road on which no stock
has been issued. The meeting adjourned
to October /. The newly elected direct
ors met in the afternoon and reelected
last years officers and added John d.
Durand as second vice president, with
headquarters at New York. The ten
directors then left for a trip over tho
line.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-06
Unnatural Attachments Of Animals.

Hon. j. ID. Cation gives some remark
able instances of unnatural attachments
among animals in his possession. A
male elk, blessed with several females
of his own species, abandoned all for the
society of a 2-year-old Durham heifer.
Together they lay down in the shade to
chew the cud, together they rose to feed.
During the whole season of the growth
of the elk's antlers they kept away by
themselves, avoiding the other animals,
and if no cross between Alces and BOs
resulted, it was not the fault or want Of
will on the part of either. The only ex-
cuse for such conduct is that the elk had
been brought up all his early life on a
farm, in company with cattle, while the
heifer had never seen male of her own
species @
Stranger still was the unappreciated
friendship felt by sandhill crane for a
herd of pigs. When the pigs went for
a drink of water she went also; when
they lay down in the rivulet she sat
close to them and waited. When taken
out and placed in her own enclosure she
seemed to spend her whole time in look
ing for the pigs, and if they came near
the fence showed the greatest satisfac-
ton. As for the pigs, they did not seem
to notice the bird at all.
A Hawaiian goose CBernicIa saudoin-
cenStS) who was left in widowed loneli-
ness, attached herself to a sow, and
never went to the pound after the attach
ment was formed When the pigs were
dropped she assumed the role OF nurse.
Only two survived. These she would
drive out of her pen onto the grass
would spread her wings over them, as
if to brood them; would chase away an
inquisitive deer, and would fly at ter
rler with such vim that he soon learned
to avoid the pig-pen. When the SOW
was removed and the pigs were quite
large the goose still cared FOR them
and they obeyed and at date obey hel
wishes.
4
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-06
a CHANGE.

The feeling is growing stronger every
day all over the country, that there will
be a change in the administration in 1884.
The times demand; honesty and political
decency say it must be done, and it will
be done Never in the history of the re-
public has political ties set so loosely
npon the people. The elections last fall
showed that the republican voters are
deserving the party. They have deserted,
with the expectation of finding something
better. Now, let the democratic party
improve this opportunity. Let its next
national convention embody broad views
in its platform, and nominate thinking
men. Victory will be an assured thing
These dissatisfied voters of the republican
party will fall into line, and vote the
democratic ticket. That is the way :c
victory. The path is plain, Let it BE-
mapped out
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-06
IN MEXICO.
The Experiences and Observations Of
a Traveller Among the Greasers.

New YORK, Jnne 5.-"Gath" furnishes the
following interview with traveller just re-
turned from Mexico
What do you think of the mining rs
sources of Mexico, relatively"
Il think the mines of Mexico are better
than those of the United States, and the Mex
leans are among the best miners in the worIj
so far as method and contentmept 90. AT
the Batopilas mines, where / have been, the
Mexican miners are almost hereditary, and
for generations have lived right there, race
after race, working and cared for by that
mine. The Mexicans, however, have scarcely
any machinery to mine with, and it will take
them two weeks to grind down ore by theiI
little tub contrivanee, while with our ma
chinery we could do the work in twosshours.
think when machinery gets into that region
that its mines will produce remarkably; but,
OF course, the railroads charge hugely as
they go forward, not only to carry the ma
chinery but TO bring out the product
"Did you see many Americans on the line
of the new railroadsF'
''Oh, yes; thu Americans travel into a
country like that callously. They are, indeed.
the only travellers of much note Colorado
At~AA ea'PONtfsAJ etC Lie
name of wild Rovers' was early applied to
the Coloradoans Next 20 them Chicago
business drummers are the most adventurous.
Chicago is working into all that region. The
gambling propensity of that city makes them
adventurous, and ready to take hand in
such things as mines. Their railroad systems
reach directly to Denver, which is the capital
of all that Mexican belt. The Californians
affect to sneer at Denver, but told them re-
Gently in San Francisco that Denver had
double the deposits in its banks of San Fran
cisco. Denver gets the consignment of nearly
every thing from the southwest, and furnishes
the goods"
Still, San Francisco is not going to be dis
tanced on the Pacific coastp
''0h, no; it will always be the principal city
of the Pacific. What mean to say is that it
has not the dash that Denver and Chicago
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-06
The state Of Rutler.

Boston, June 5,-The supreme court has
decided that the veto of the Union Safety
deposit bill is valid because it was written by
the governor and signed when he was in the
state, and was afterward sent in by messen-
ger under his directions The fact that it was
transmitted when he was out of the state is
held to be immaterial SO long as the official
act was performed within the state in prop
or manner, and neither he nor the lieutenant
governor ever disavowed that act
Governor Butler sent message to the leg
islature, this afternoon, in which he says that
he will allow the bills appropriating money
for the various state charitable institutions
to become laws without his signature, because
further contention would be useless. He,
however, protests against the reckless waste
of money which would result from the pas
sage Of these bills, and claims that these in
situations can be conducted at greatly reduced
p0Gt
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-06

The striking miners at Bellville anC
vicinity, are certainly worthy c f the sym
pathy of all laboring men. They have
been misrepresented, misused, maligned
and insulted in every manner that capital
knew how. Their wages were small
Their wives and children were hungry and
almost naked they were on the verge Of
starvation. When they struck for theil
rights, they were exasperated by the
county officials until they were ready to
do violence, and then the militia was
called out to shoot them down.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-06
The Case of Kate Kane,

MILWAUKEE, June 5-Proceedings in the
Kate Kane disbarment case are at stand
still, owing TO her action. Articles disbarTing
her from the Milwaukee municipal cour1
have been filed, and the matter was brought
before Judge Mallory for consideration las
week, but went over by request of Miss Kane
to give her an opportunity to decide what
course to pursue. Further action was deferred
until she should appear in court. Since that
time she has avoided trespassing upon Judge
Mallorys territory, and her accustomed seal
before the municipal bar has remained va
cant. When she again appears in the court
as an attorney, it is understood she will be
1iChaJ1nl
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-06
Strike of Telegraph Operators
Thpaataued

NEW YORK, June 5,-The Sun says; A
secret meeting of the New York assembly of
the Telegraphers' Brotherhood was held in
this city on Sunday. The object was the
consideration of the grievances. of operators
employed by the Western Union Telegraph
company, and the appointment of a time for
a general demand for their redress. 1t is
urged that Sunday work should be paid for
as extra service and not, as now considered,
as part of regular duty; that the hours of
service are too long, and that unjust discrim-
ination is used in the payment of salaries.
When the demand is made upon the company,
an increase of salary will also be asked for,
although large number of operators seem
satisfied with their present payment, provided
that their grievances areredressed. Equal
pay for equal labor will also be demanded.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-06
Forty Millions i'm sight,

CHICAGO, June 8.
Chicago elevators, as per official returns,
contain $3.50, S67 bushels of wheat, 3, 229, S2S
bushels of corn 49,, SIT bushels of oats 776, 266
bushels of rye, and 81, 100 bushels Of barley,
making grand total of 1886, 49S bushels,
against 10, 37S, 910 bushels a week ago, and
s, 65S, BOP bushels at this period last year.
Milwaukee warehouses are stored with
1872, 977 bushels of wheat, 1865 bushels of
corn, 9 432 bushels of oats, 50,267 bushels of
rye apd 166, SSs bushels of barley.
New York and Brooklyn warehouses are
stored with 8, 73s 073 bushels of wheat, 447, 116
bushels of corn, 6S3, $50 bushels of oats 126,035
bushels of rye, and l ,4S9 bushels of barley
Grain in sight in the United States aud
Canada on the 26th ultimo; Wheat, 20, l46, S64
bushels; corn, Is, As, 34l bushels; oats, 4 1O2,
574 bushels; rye, 1886, 231 bushels; barler
540, $50 bushels.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-06

1t is reported at the treasury depart
ment, in Washington. that the British
government is sending paupers to this
country by roundabout process. The
paupers are said to be assisted to Belgium
and then again aided to emigrate to the
United States. These assisted migra-
tons are of course from Ireland. 1t is
charged that this plan is adopted by the
British authorities to prevent complaint
on the part of the United States through
diplomatic channels
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-06

A New York school girl says he1
studies are arithmetic, algebra, geogra-
ply, astronomy, grammar, United
States history general history, etymol.
ogy, spelling, composition, drawing,
reading, writing and singing by note.
1t looks as if her education is being sad
ly neglected. Unless French, Latin,
philosophy, calculus, civil engineering,
and hydrostatics are added to her stud
les she will be totally unfit to assume
the duties of wife and mother a few
years hence Norristoapn Herald.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-06
Cincinnati Items.

CINCINNATI, O., June 5-The international
Typographical Union this morning spent
some time over the credentials of the delegate
from Boston, who is not yet admitted, on &C
count of their infornality. The annual re-
ports of the officers were read, showing the
union to be in a strong condition and worth
$4,000 surplus in the treasury. Twenty five
new unions were added during the year
There are now IFS unions in the international
organization, represented here by s. delegates
The bootmakers have gone to work ON an
agreement to receive the old rates, and here
after if either party desire to change the rate
of wages it must give the other notice two
months prior to the close of the season.
Charles Baumgartner, while drunk in the
saloon of Julius Katz this morning, upon be-
ing refused a drink, attacked Katz' daughter
with an ice-pick, whereupon Katz shot him
in the abdomen. Baumgartner is in the hos
pital in a dangerous condition
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-06
FOREIGN FLASHES.


PARIS, June 5.--The Marquis Tseng
Chinese representative at Paris, London AMI;
St Petersburg, and who represented China al
the coronation of the car, has been inter
viewed at Moscow. He said diplomatic rela-
tions between France and China would GER
tainly cease If the former operated in Ton
quin without having previously arranged
with China. He said he doubted
whether the mission to Pekin of
Tricou, the new French representative,
would succeed, as he would offer even less
assemble terms than contained in the ade-
quate treaty offered by Bouree, the retiring
representative: it was possible, he said, that
China would not act directly but the situation
might become dangerous owing to the exist
ence Of Chinese war party; China had de
cided to recognize the treaty of 1862 in regard
to Cochin China, and even that of 1874, pro
vided that France interviewed in Tonquin af-
fairs solely at the request of China's vassal
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-06
Illinois EegisIature.

SPRINGFIELD, June 5.-In the house con
siderable business was done under suspension
of the rules The Interiocking Switch bill
was advanced 70 third reading
Mr.. Rock called up the sleeping-car bill
providing for lower rates, and it was sent to
a third reading
Mr. Erwin Woods bill to limit the Wash
ingtonian home to $50, 900 was passed
Mr.. Parrish's bill to permit marine insur-
ance companies to do business in this state on
deposit of $4,000 was killed
The Chambers bill passed with the emergen-
CIV cla1lsn annexed
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-06

The gold and silver mines of the United
States yielded in 1882 $50, 500, 900 gold
and SAG, 800, 000 silver, decrease in gold
as compared with the previous year of
81, 100000, and an increase in silver of
$3,600,000. as shown by special report
of Director of the Mint Burchard.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-06

Enforcing the Fisheries law in Ohio
TOLEDO, o., June Sat a meeting of the
Ohio State Commissioners of fisheries, held
here last night, it was ordered that the super
intendent be directed to prosecute all persons
who violate the provisions of the law, and
that the supreme court be asked by
the attorney general of the state to
define the provisions of Che law
upon the eases made BY the commissioners
There are several interesting questions TO he
decided, and the commission are resolved that
the law shall not be dead letter through any
negligence on their part. The superintendent
was ordered to proceed at once to Sandusky
and the Lake Erie islands to enforce the law
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-06
Fatal R0gIer Explosion.

MEMPHIS, June BY the explosion Of the
boiler of pile driver engine on the Memphis
& Charleston railroad yesterday, near La
grange, Tenn, engineer Harry Roberts and
fireman Lee Transcomb were killed outright,
and Tom Fair Smith, an engineer, and man
named Tom Atkins, were seriously injured
Roberts was formerly an engineer on the
river He leaves a wife and tree children
living at Iska, Miss
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-06

The Iowa democrats hold their state
convention at Des Moines, commencing
tomorrow. With good ticket and a
vigorous campaign, the democrats stand
a good show of freeing Iowa of republi-
can misrule.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-06

Another republican gone wrong. A
Chicago district assessor has been caught
in the act of doctoring his assessments to
suit customers. Some he returned at
very low figures, and some he RENTED
altogether. For these acts of kindness he
received shoes, S. bills, in fact he was
open to negotiations of all kinds.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-06
Another Narrow Escape.

Some time since the papers published
thrilling story of the narrow escape o
Capt. Worth, of the Brooklyn police
force, from being shot by thief. The
man who was alleged to have made the
attempt was arrested, and his pistol tax
en- from him and sent to the property
clerk at police headquarters. was at
headquarters a few days ago, when ar
old lady, who claimed to be the mother
of the owner of the pistol, called to gel
her sons dangerous weapon.
What do you want with pistols"
asked the property clerk.
"It's useful round the house"
"What for?"
why, / have used it for years fol
driving tacks, It's rusty and won't &c
off, and makes capital hammer"
When the weapon was produced the
woman's statement was found to be cor
rect. 1t would have gone to pieces be-
fore it would discharge ball.-Neu
York Star. s..
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-06
WEST AFRIcA
OHIO REPUBLICANS.
Meeting OF the state Convention
senator Sherman Does Not Posi-
lively Decline. but Deprecates His
Own Nomination.

COLUMBUS, O., June 5.-All the delegates
to the Republican convention have arrived.
Of the Cincinnati delegation, thirty-iive arc
for Foraker and twelve for Sherman. Inter
viewed this morning, Mr. Sherman said his
omination must not be. Il am opposed &c
it. The question should not be presented to
me- am dead against a nomination, 1t
ought not to be made 1t would necessitate
my withdrawal from the senate, and leave
that body in the hands of the Democrats
Still he does not positively decline. Many III
sist on his nomination, and it may be forced
on him. The convention assemblies at p. IN
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-06

The American Medical Association
meets in Cleveland, to-day, in its thirty,
fourth annual convention. The question
of the propriety of members consulting
with physicians of the homeopathic
school will be one of the prominent issues
before the convention. The new code of
the New York Medical Society decides
this question IN the afnrmative
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-06

IT is said, and on good authority, too,
that Hendricks favors the denomination
of the old ticket of 1S76-Tilden and
Hendricks. There is one thing, sure,
Hendricks is the man that can carry In
diana.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-06
THE DETROIT CONVECTION

The address issued by the Detroit con-
vention, says the State Register,.is worthy
OF the attention of the people. 1t declares
that the tariff question is the paramount
issue in national politics, sets forth the