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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-26
Late News.
THE BURNSIDE MEMORIAL.

PROVIDENCE. Sept. 26. Thousands of
persons poured into Bristol yesterday
morning by boat and train. The event
was the laying of the corner stone of the
Burnside memorial ball The decorations
are very profuse. The president arrived
AZ noon being two hours lale He was
received by delegation. Among the
guests were Attorney General Brewster,
Maj. French and Gen. Aspinwall. of New
York. At Col. Coles residence the presi
dents path was strewn with flowers by
twenty maidens. it being a repitition OF
the ceremony of welcome to President
Monroe in 1917, at the same house. AfleI
short stay within the house the presi-
dent joined the line of procession, was in
six divisions, and was twenty minutes in
passing a given point. Arriving at the
hall, President Arthur was seated in the
place of honor. After the ceremony ol
laying the stone by the Grand Lodge oi
Masons, the president was escorted tc
the platform A crowd surged about the
building. The oration of the day
was pronounced by Judge LIT
Bawn after which President Ar
thur was introduced. He said q
heartily join with you in paying tribute Il
the memory of that distinguished either
of Rhode Island, whose name yonde
structure is henceforth privileged TO bear
SO long as it shall endure, it will in somt
degree serve to perpetuate the fame of
soldier faithful to his trust, whose courage
found its only rival in his modesty; of +;
statesman whose every act was prompted
by the loftiest patriotism of an earnest
| sincere, manly gentleman who aboundeC
| in all courtesy, who scorned all deceit anC
indirection, who never failed to follow il
the path of duty whither so ever it led.
The benediction, by Rev. George l.
Locke. brought the exercises to close
1t is proposed to set aside part of tht
building for the collection of souvenirs o
Burnside. Over the main entrance
Burnside Memorial" will be cut in gran
| ite, On the front is niche to be filled
| by a bronze statue of Burnside.
AT the close of the ceremonies tn
president was driven to the residence o
Gov. A. T. Bourne, where lunch wa
served to a select party of twenty. Tn
table cloth and part Of the silver and linel
were used at the reception to Washington
in 1890 From 3 to O'Clock the pfesi
dent received invited guests after whicl
public reception was held The presi
dent then visited Edgehill farm, wher
Burnsides' last hours were passed. At
o'clock dinner was given at Colts, com
l,Nlt ,f.a 90 L.
guests The president returned to New
port by special train at II O'Clock las
night.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-26
Twists and Twiinges.

''My brethren shouted DR.. Talmase one bright
autun nal Sunday. "here is lesson from the corn
field. &6Ehas arranged tiat the ear and the husk
shall be parted. Every rheumatic pain is bnt a
thrust of the hnskiag-peg, shd every neuralgic
twinge is only u twist of the husker''
Possibly; bnt nobody wants to be husked, for
all that, and nature teaches TO resist the pro
cess Therefore, we accept with gratitude what
ever helps Ms to suppress those very twists and
tWinges.
From his pleasant home, Greenmount, near
Sing Sing, N. Y, NJ. Alfred Baer a French gen
tleman, writes:
Il have suffered almost intolerable torlnents
| from rheumatism for many years. OF the MINER
Gus remedies which have tried none benefited
me. But PARKER's Tonic gave me great satisfae
ton, certify with pleasure that it restored my
health. You are welcome to publish this and use
1 my name''
| Messrs Hiscox q Co., call especial attention to
| the fact thar this preparation, which has beer
| known as PnRKER's GINGER Toxic will hereafter
| be advertised and sold simply under the name Of
! FARKERs Tonic. AS unprincipaled dealers are
constantly deceiving their customers by substitut
ing inferior preparations under the name Of gin
ger, and as ginger is really unimportant ingre
| dent, We drop the misleading word
There is no changes however, in the preparation
| itself, and all bottles remaining in the hands o
| dealers. wrapped under the name of Parker's Gin
| ger Tonic, contain the genuine medicine If tht
| facsimile signature of HIscoX & Co is at the bot
\ tom of the outside wrapper
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-26
FAILURES.

New YORK. Sept. &c. In the assign
ment of F. Mayer & Co., dealers in wool
ems, made yesterday morning, the prefer
ences are principally on account of
accommodation notes and money loaned.
Among the principal creditors are the
following NJ Fenchtwanger & Co.,
about $40, 900; NJ. Levy Bros, $4,000
unknown holders of promissory notes
made BY assignors, about $3.50, 900; Pome
roy & Plummer, $50, 100; Lewis Bros,
$35, 600; Leopold Mayer, $40 900; Rind-
skopf Bros. q Co, $25. 900; Simon Mack
& Co, $53, 900; Mack & Co., of ST. Louis
$62 900; William L. Pemeroy. $37, 900
and Isidor Rosenheim, $e5,000. Tht
assignee expressed belief that the liza.
bilities would exceed $1,000. 900, and
considered it probable that the asset!
would not be far short of the firms debts
He could assign no cause for the suspen-
sion The firm has been in existence fol
twenty five years. and its business ha:
been confined exclusively TO woolens.
Charles w. f. Dare, carriage maker, ol
Courtland street. filed an assignment yes
terday, for the benefit of his creditors
giving preferences amounting to S29, 122
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-26

ferred briefly to the old days when the
spectre of slavery haunted the land and
passed to those of the present He said
Now that we are free we must take the
reigns in our own hands The office hold
ers are afraid of our aspirations We do
aspire, and will continue 70 do so. We
have heard the voice of Jacob and felt
the hand of Esau We should never cease
to be dispised and excluded class as long
as we are shut out from political prefer
ment. We cannot ignore the fact that TO
this,i to be attributed the degradation of
our race. Elevate one of our race TO the
Vice Presidency, or 10 a position IN the
Cabinet. and our equality shall have been
established We are not prepared as yet,
but let us aspire to these positions which
we can fill We hold it selfevident thai
a nation made of all varieties should moi
be governed by ore class. Where III II
is a ruling class there are subject classes
When the day comes when this nation il
governed by one class it ceases to be {
government of the people, fer the people
and by the people
The above is, but bare outline of thu
long and eloquent address. The speaker
was generously applauded. At the con
clusion, gentleman from Louisiana mo'
ed that the address be sent to Congress
This was almost unanimously adopted
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-26
STARTLING DEATH.

CHICAGO Sept 26.-The business COM
munity was startled yesterday afternoon
by the shooting of Mr.. Lyman Blair, senior
member of the firm of Blair & Blair,
commission merchants in the board of
trade building. The sad occurrence took
place at one O'Clock yesterday afternoon,
and it is claimed by his friends, must have
been the result of an unfortunate acci-
dent Mr.. Blair was member of the
Tolletson club, and was very fond Of
shooting, going out to the grounds of the
club quite frequently to indulge his taste
in this respect. Yesterday morning be went
over to his stables and ordered his car
riage to take him out to the station 10 go
10 InS club ssreoneio. IIs tIssr, went iutU
his house, and went up to his room for
his gun. Shortly after that the report of
gun was heard below, and on the
coachman rushing up stairs he found Mr.
Blair lying dead in the room with the top
of his head blown of.
The suppositiOn is that he had taken
the gun and was carrying it across the
room when the hammer struck against
something and discharged the weapon,
lodging the contents in Mr.. Blair's head
and killing him instantly. This supposi-
ton is grounded on the fact that he was
in perfect health at the time, and was
naturally of happy temperament, and
had no disposition to be melancholy He
was not in any financial difficulty, and
had no reason whatever to take his owr
| life. The door of his room was oper
when the accident occurred, and his rela-
! tives can account for the occurrence in NJ
other way than on the supposition of al
accident.
! Around the board of trade the death o
Mr. Blair caused a good deal OF excite
ment, and it WAS rumored that he haC
committed suicide, driven thereto by al
legged losses on provisions which he hat
been carrying for some months. 1t wa
said that the alleged losses preyed on hi
mind and made him weary of life
These rumors are denied by Mr.. Blair
friends, and the fact that he had made al
engagement with Mr. Raymond. OF th
firm of Jones s. Raymond, to go to Tol
lesion, indicates that the theory of suicid
connot be maintained. Ii is also claime
that Mr.. Blair was not in financial straits
and had no reason for killing himself
There is not room for much doubt tina
Mr.. Blair's death was caused by the acc
dental discharge of his gun.
Lyman Blair was one of the oldes
members of the board of trade He wa
originally member of the packing fri
of Cullerton, Blair s. Co., which wf
dissolved about six years ago. He the
went into business with his son, W. ]
Blair, under the firm name of Blair
Blair This firm did commission bus
ness in provisions and grain.
The deceased was 6S years of age, an
came from Courtland, N. Y He was
. brother of Chauncey ]. Blair, president I
the Merchants National Bank
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-26
CRIMINAL,

BosToN. Sept. 26.-About o'clock
yesterday morning Nellie Currie, 26 years
of age, employed as cook in the Perkir .
cafe, was shot and killed by her husband
Richard Currie, at the doorway of her
lodgings. Mrs. Cu7ie was returning
from work, and it is supposed her husband
had been awaiting her. The couple had
not lived together for some time, but met
occasionally. After firing Currie ran, but
was captured by persons passing and
turned over to the police. He was evi-
dently under the influence of liquor. Mrs.
Currie had an excellent reputation, but
Richards record was not so good No
motive is known for the shooting
AsHvfLLE, O., Sept. 26-The small
! iail at this little town was burned yester-
| gay and one prfsuHrI, nariie unknown
was burned TO death. He was an umbrella
mender, and claimed to come from the
DAYTON Soldiers Home He had consider
able money, and it is thought he wa:
murdered and the building burned te
conceal the crime.
BRowNsBURY, Ind, Sept 26.-In I
quarrel at dance, Enos Scott fatall1
shot Theodore Gibbs,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-26
STORMS.

BUFFALO, n. Y, Sept. 28-3 a. IA.
"A fearful gale set in last evening. which
is still raging furiously from the south
west. A number of vessels on the lake
have suffered more or less severely The
sea is rolling heavily, and has swept over
the docks and the lower part of the city
several feet. The yards of the Central,
Hudson, and Erie Railroads are under
water, and the track of Buffalo Creek rail
road is submerged The wind is driving
the waters of Lake Erie up in greater
volume. In the city destruction of trees
is very great. Telegraph and Telephone
wires are embarrassed. The American
Rapid Company is out of communication
with the East and West, owing TO the
storm.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Sept 26,-During the
terrible storm on Lake Erie last night the
schooner York State went down with all
hands. The crew consisted of Captain
Hayes and six men The schooner was
loaded with 10000 bushels of wheat.
OswEGo, n. Y, Sept. 26-The schoon-
er Sarepta. laden with coal and meachaa-
disc, was driven ashore yesterday morning
east of Fair Haven. while trying to make
that port. The crew is safe. The sloop
Tounst was driven ashore here at 2 O'Clock
last night The crew were saved.
The gale was the heaviest in years. No
further reports or loss of life
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-26
FOREIGN LANDS.
DEPRESSION IN THE COTTON TRADE


LONDON, Sept 26.-A majority of the
joint committee of cotton spinners, man
ufacturers and operatives of Northeast
Lancashire is to be held at Manchester
today, to confer upon the depressed
condition of the cotton trade. The prin-
cipal object Of the conference is to arrange
scale of wages. The market for cotton
goods is admitted TO be suffering from
over production The masters propose
to effect reduction of wages, which
proposition the workmen avow they viii
resist to the utmost of their ability, They
suggest to the masters that instead Of
reducing wages, production be eurtailet
by working the factories upon shorter
time. The result of the conference il
awaited with great anxiety by all parties
interested.
LONDON, Sept. 26 Georges Alexander
Rhallis, Grecian statesman and luris
consult, Is dead, aged 10.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-26
FIRES

New HAVEN. Conn, Sept. 26. Early
yesterday morning q fire, originating from
defective fiue, burned the New Haven
Rolling Mill at Fair Haven, causing loss
of about $40, 600; insurance, $50, 900.
About 125 men are thrown out OF employ
ment. The night gang lost much proper
ty.
BRAZIL, Ind, September 26.-Siongh s
carriage shop. Hendricks tenement houss
and Weaver &c Vance's livery stable Wert
burned last night. Loss. $4,000; insnr-
ance, $4,000.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-26
The BULL DOGS DREAM

Dreams are the strangest things in life
And Bull Dog, just the same as you,
Dreams many strange and curious things.
Which at the time seem real and true
l dreamed saw a crowd of men,
Who worked the 'sWestern Union wires,
Cail on Jay Gould for higher pay
And plainly told him their desires.
heard Jay Gould say Boys, you're right;
III show your service esteem,
By increased pay to meet your needs"
woke to ind-'twas but dream
For when tie faney's free to roam,
Ones thoughts are oft times wild and strange
For most of things seem real and true
That come within the fancy's range;
But never yet has it been known,
That chewers ever dreamt or thought
That Bull Dogs not the choicest chew
Was ever by chegeE bought;
For he who tries it is convinced
No shadow of doubt can dwell
IT'S taste end ohay., -
Far better than my words can tell;
And fancy can not roam so far
As once to intimate Ills true,
That any other chew that's made,
Is equal TO that royal chew
BULL DOG.
FOR SALE BIZ
q. H. SCHOCK t. r
ROCK ISLAND
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-26
souTH AFRICA

DURHAM. Sept. 26.--At the trial of the
chiefs Mampoer and Mapoch for treason
to the transyaal government, the former
claimed in his defense that he was reduced
to his present condition by Great Britain
leaving him and Chief Secoeoeni to
struggle for supremacy. Mapoch, in his
defense, claimed that he was an independ-
ant chief and not subject to the lurisdic-
ton of the Transvaal government.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-26
PUBLIC NOTICE

Is hereby given, that the Moline & Rock Island
Horse Railroad Company will present its petition
to the City Council of the city of Rock Island al
of October next, to grant to it the right to lay
down a street rail road track commencing at its
track on Fifth (Moline) Avenne, opposite Rob
bins street, thence south across said Fifth Ave
nue. 10 and upon Robbins street TO Seventh Ave
nue., and thence east upon said Seventh Ayenne
to the city limits on the east, with the necessary
side-tracks and tum-outs and to use much and
such portion of said streets and avenues as said
City Council may deem necessary for the purpose
Rock Island September 18, 1888.
TRE MOLINE & Rock ISLAND HORSE RAIL Roar
COMPANY, by
j. WARNER President.
j. NJ. BUF0RD, Sec'y,
JONATHAN HUNT00N,
sept-1S dot Executive Committee.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-06-05
The Bad and Worthless

are never initiated or counferfs tied. This Ii
especially true Of family medicine, and it is
post i've proof that the remedy initiated is OF
the highest value. AS soon as 1t had been
tested and proved by the whole world that
Hop Bitters was the purest, hest and most val
nable family medicine on earth, many imita.
tions sprung NJ and began to steal the notices
which the press anil people OF the country
had expressed the merits Of II. b., aud In eve
ryway trying to induce suffering invalids to
use their stun instead. expecting to make
money on the credit and good name Of II. d.
Many others started nostrums put up in SINH
lar style to II. b., with variously devised
names in which the word Hop" or .IIops
were used in way to induce people to believe
they were the same as Hop Bitters. All such
pretended remedies or cures, no matter what
their style or name is, and especially those
with the word Pop" or "Hops" in their name
or in any way connected with them or their
name, are imitation or counterfei,s Beware
OF them. Touch none of them. Use nothing
but genuine Hop Bitters, with bunch or
cluster OF green Hops on the white label
Trust nothing else. Druggists and dealers
are warned against dealing in limitations or
counterfeiters. jss.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-06-05
About Hector.

The mistake of Mr.. Morris in like.
ming Mr.. Knott to Hector, was not 80
great in his chasing the famous Young
Trojan warrior as a Greek, as the
Louisville Post appears to imagine.
The best authorities in historical mat
tiers all unite in the opinion, based on
the earliest traditions of the Grecians
that the Trojans We're a Greek (most
certainly a non-Hellenic people, colo
ny occupying small country in the
northwest corner of Asia Minor, in
the region of Mount Ida. Local ira
ditions connected them closely with
Crete, and Homer, in the Had, xx.,
makes Priam, king of Troy, and faith
er Hector, sixth in descent from Dar-
danus native of Crete and founder
Of the dynasty. But, however that
may be, whether the Trojans were
Greeks or not, and whether Hector
was a Greek or not, is not the obec-
tor we find TO Mr.. Morris COMPARE
son. 1t is the fact that he compared
fortunate Mr.. Knott to unfortunate
Hector that we object TO. Hector
was slain before the walls of Troy,
while Mr.. Knott was not only not
slain, but captured the Posts Troy
without receiving search. In other
words, che got there, Eli, and don't
forget y, Logan" while Hector didn't.
Achilles was the chap Mr.. Morris
was hunting for when he collared
MISUNDERSTANDING News.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-06-05

The Government Printing Office at
Washington has no rival in the prin-
ting art in the world. On one occas-
ion "copy" was turned in from the
star-routc trial, which made, when
printed, 33l octave pages. The copy
was chiefly original paper and ac-
counts, which could not be cut into
stakes" as the files had to be returned
to the Post-otfice Department. When
the court opened the next morning,
the volume of 33l pages was upon the
tables of the lawyers and the Judge.
Another feat, was the completion OF
what is probably the largest single
order tor printing issued namely, so,
100000 of labels in red ink for the
Treasury Department. The job re-
quired LOCO reams of fine paper and
$1,000 worth of red ink. 1t was COM
pleted within six days after the order
was received.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-06-05

lfCatarrh has destroyed your sense
70 smelling and hearing, Halls Ca
larrh cure viii cure you. Is cents
per bottle. DRUGGIST sell il.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-06-05
EXCHANGE sc1NT111ATIoNs.

The mother thinks it bad to have
her boy in law, and sometimes the
boy thinks it bad to have his mother
in law.-Bowling Green Gazette.
Col. Jones can console himself with
the reflection that while George
Washington seconded his nomination
there was no Thomas Jefferson or
Andrew Jackson president TO say a
good word for Mr.. Knott.-Breck-
cnridge News.
"Whisky' is another word Webster
couldn't spell. He spelled it two
ways-"ky" and "key;" but he pre-.
ferred the ky" way probably because
that is the abbreviation of Kentucky
where it is nearly all made.-State
Journal.
The Bohemian, reportorial, compos.
itorial and demoniac parts of this or.
gan are brimful of satisfaction at the
nomination of Proctor Knott in whom
their souls delighteth. The Editor in
chief has put on his sack-cloth and
gone down by the willows.-Hartford
Herald.
"Mrs. JAS. ID. Fair, who sued fol
divorce, got $4,2500O0 alimony; and
it looks so allmoney that five thought
Martha could get that much by get.
ting divorce we'd help her to get il
and then whack up with her.
Dittoe.
In the Spring the new French fashions
Come the female heart to bless,
In inis spring the very house,
Gets a crusl'd strawberry dress.
--Paducah journal.
We propose offering a premium tc
the man who can sleep the soundest
for four consecutive Sundays, under
the preaching of our resident preach.
ers. We retain the privilege Of selcc.
ting the Judges, but propose to dc
SO, as grand jurors are selected, and
not let their names be known. Let
the church sleepers remember that
notes will be taken next Sunday. A
good snore win be taken as evidence
ola sound nap. Contestants are to
start ten minutes after the sermon
opens.-Cadiz Telephone.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-06-05
Hon. Jas. A. Mckenzie.

We select from the splendid array
of nominating speeches in the Louis
vile Convention, and present to our
readers in another column, the speech
of this eloquent and gifted genius in
presenting the name of the Hon. Jno.
Proctor Knott as a candidate for
Governor Of Kentucky. The facts
contain in it are well grouped and as
true as history the speech itself, we
are assured, was elegantly delivered,
and the readers will see at once, that
it deserves to be stored away in the
casket that contains the choicest gems
Of American oratory.
There is deal of splendid speak
ing ability in jim Mckenzie. His
genius for defamation is superior to
Longfellow's genius for poetry. In
deed he is far better orator, than
Longfellow was a poet; for whilst
Mckenzie very seldom makes fail
ure, Longfellow very rarely made a
, success-but it was splendid sue.
cess when made.
We confess to very great fondnes'
for Mckenzie; but it is not of thai
blind enthusiastic admiration, de-
void of the merits and as old Col
Landes used to say of his principles
"a--sight of en-"
He is man Of great reading ant
vast and varied accomplishments. H,
has one Of the most choice and exten
sive libraries in the State, and is ia
miliar with every volume that its
shelves contain. He is well read, ant
informed upon all subjects. He coulC
talk poetry with Willis, oratory will
S. S. Prentiss, the theology will
Bishop McCloskey.
The House of Representatives wa
his great theatre, and we regret yer,
much that his health nccessitatet
even a temporary withdrawal iron
public life. His district, the Stat
and nation will all miss him.-Ky
Telephone.