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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-05
AFTER MANY YEARS.
Hugh Gilfillin's Vain Effort to Find
His Friend.
CCriOus History of a Pennsylvania
Murder Case---Eept in Jail I'M
til Death was Close at
Hand.

LAcKAwAxEN, Penn, Nov SIN is4S Ia
borers employed in constructing til New
York & Erie railroad were working yhis part
of the Delaware valley. They were prnci-
pally IIishmen. In that year John A.
Roebiing was building the famous suspen-
sion aqueduct which carries the Della
ware & Hudson across the Delaware
river at this place. Among the
employees were several English carpenters
Between these workmen and the Irish rail-
road laborers bitter hatred existed, due to
national causes, and serious personal COLI
sions were OF almost daily occurrence. The
carpenters boarded at raftsman's tavern,
and the laborer's lived at the eompanys
boarding shanty. If any of the Engiishmen
ventured near the shanty they were certain
to be attacked by the Ilishmen, and the APP
pearaHce OF an Irishman at the tavern was
the immediate signal for fight there.
Among the laborers was a large, robust
young freshman, Andrew Callinghan. On
Dec. IL, 1S4S, he, with number of his COM
fades, went to the tavern and seated them
selves in the bar-room, which was in the
basement of the house. This was at noon, as
the carpenters were going to dinner, and
"nen tile latteT Aoanu tAelF Ioes PIesehu,
George keyes, a young Englishman,
made the remark that If the freshmen We're
not out OF the house when he came down
from dinner he would throw them out As
they were still there when he came down,
Reyes proceeded at once to carry out his
threat In the fight that ensued Callinghan
stabbed Reyes and killed him The murderer
war arrested and LOGGED in Milford jail, and
at the following February term of the Pike
county court was convicted of murder in the
first degree and sentenced to be hanged. A
new trial was refused
| The then governor of Pennsylvania was
In the last year of his term, and it expire /
| without his having signed Callinghan's death
| warrant. The incoming governor refused to
take up the matter and Callinghan lay in
! jail nearly four years awaiting the execution
| Of his sentence. His suspense. proved on him
SO that he became reduced almost to a sl1ele-
| ton, and it is said by persons who remember
visiting him in his cell that he frequently
begged TO BE- taken out AMI hanged, or
that some one might kill him and
end his misery. Finally. in November
1852, Chief Justice jeremiah S. Black, of the
| sIinranaa court issl,ad writ nf ar,,,. in Gal.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-05
CAUGHT IN THE ACT.
Bank swindIegs Captured in st
Louis.

ST. LOUIS, NOV. "a daring attempt to
swindle the Commercial bank iTRthis city was
nipped in the bad On October % a man
named Webster entered the bank and de-
posted $500, saying that he wished to open
an account the next day. He introduced
green-looking youth, named Nouse as his
clerk, who he said would attend to the bank
ing business. On Thursday morning Mouse
checked out $3.50, and tAen as the bank was
closing, deposited draft for S4,6l225 Sus-
picion was excited, aud the draft was found
to be raised from 5000 to the
above amount. The police watched tine
bank, and Mouse again appeared
and said that he wanted to draw out S., 500
He was instantly taken IN, but Webster, his
partner, who was standing in the street, ran
off at the top of his speed, and was hot
canght Mouse was taken to the police head
quarters. The draft deposited on Wednes-
day is for S4,612 %, from the Merchants
national bank of Evansville, Ind, on the
Leather Manufacturers bank of New York.
The same draft was offered for deposit at
the st Louis national bank, which was first
selected as the victim. The sharper depos-
tied $1,000 there, but first checked out $500,
which he carried to the Commercial
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-05
Look Ont for the Engine,'

am locomotive engineer, and have been for
twenty years, snd am row running on the Maine
Central Railroad. Life on an engine, as all engi-
neers know, \ 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. l was laid up for
six months, and Suffered more than l can describe
and more than wish to suffer again. / resumed
work but my kidneys began to trouble me, and
my nervous system seemed to be out of order. y
could not sleep, as my water demanded such COLI
slant attention that l 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.
was persuaded to try Hunts Remedy, as
found that many of my friends in Portland had
used it with great success yet had no faith that il
would reach my case. However, sent for half
dozen bottles at one of the drug stores in Fort
land, and from the use eff the first bottle found
great relief. My water was much better and tn,
pain in the back and limbs greatly relieved
| continued its use until had used ten bottles il
all, and it has been to me a wonderful blessing
| and have 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 alloul
railroad men and the public in general, as it ha
| completely cured me.
| GEO W. BRADLEY,
| Engineer Maine Central r R.
PORTLAND, Me-, May 12, 1888
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-05
Holm G. News Plan.

WASHINGTON CITY, Nov 5--In order to
preserve and maintain the national bank cir
cuiation, Mr. New, assistant secretary of the
treasury, suggests the issue of fifty years 3
per cent bonds 10 the amount of say $780,
600 600, into which the and AZ per cents
shall be convertible, the bonds to be used
as basis for circulation. Mr. New
believes that such bonds would
be eagerly sought by the National banks for
that purpose and that all fears for the safety
aud pelmanency of the national banking sys-
tenn would be removed.
lie argues that the generation which ex-
pended hundreds of thousands of lives and
seven billions of money to put down the re
ballion ought not to be required to pay The
whole of the nationel debt, but that a reason
able amount should be left at interest to be
paid fifty years hence
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-05
WHATLL SHE DO NExT7
Is a Question Which seems Pertinent
to the Case OF Miller

CHICAGO Nov s. = Justice Woodman
thought that an interesting bigany ease
would be brought before him for examina-
ton, but a compromise on the part of
the people most deeply interested made
the Issue of warrant unnecessary.
Ten years ago a young woman named
Rachel Cohen, whose home was then in Rus
sian Poland married a young Mr.. Lichten-
stein, with whom she lived four years. At
the expiration OF the four years she grew
tired of Mr.. L. and came to America alone,
locating in Detroit. From here she went to
Newark. n. j., where she met, loved and
married a Mr.. Piser. With MIR. Piser she
lived three years, q daughter being tie fruit
Of the union. When the daughter
was about 2 years old, and while
The parents were living in Milwaukee, Mrs.
Piser conceived the idea of visiting Chicago
alone with her child. She came hero and
forgot to go back, and Piser, grown weary
of waiting, returned to Newark by himself
Mrs. Piser had not returned to Milwaukee be-
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black element was impracticable; and SINCE
in the past the whites were able to govern
the country without the colored vote, they
might conclude to do the same thing again
Don't be discouraged by the recent decision
of the supreme court against the civil r1ghbs
law. We will enjoy the same privileges we
did before the law was pronounced uneoh-
stitutional, and then we VIII nave
l believe, at an early day
law enacted guaranteeing the same
rights. and it will be so constructed that no
supreme court can upset it, To do anything
politically you must act with one party or
the other. by their fruits We shall know
Them applies here as well as elsewhere The
Democratic party has been the lifelong, in
flexible persistent enemy of every act OF
justice proposed for the colored people
The Republicans, ON the other hand,
have been the active and ag-
gressiye advocates of every measure
which has thus far contributed to our free
dom and progress. Ne should all vote the
Republican ticket uGtR we get something
better Until then we must make it too hot
for any one Of our race who goes the wrong
way"
The speaker advised black men to stay in
the country, and by industry, punctuality
md economy acquire property and homes
'or themselves and their children.
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Rarh Wire rdtiratio,,.

CHICAGO, Nov 5.-The Washburn g. Moen
Manufacturing company filed bill in the
United States circuit court against the Ma
tional Wire company and |. E. Ellwood to
compel them to keepa contract for manu-
featuring barbed wire 1t is charged
that on April IS, 1852, the complainant
issued a license to the National Wire
company to manufacture 2, 600 tons of barbed
fence wire of specific kind per year under
certain patents owned by complainant on
the payment of three-quarters of cent per
pound royalty. The National company has,
however, made wire right along, paid nc
royalties and produced more than it has a
right to, and the Moen company asks for an
Injunction
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-05
CIVIL RIGHTS CAMPAIGN.
Another Meeting ia Washington Ad-
dressed By IngersOlI.

WASHINGTON CITY, Nov. 5.-The colored
men are endeavoring to make their organiza-
lion to agitate for civil-rights constitutional
amendment effective The club or league
had another meeting, which was adj
dressed by Col Robert Ingersoll, the
admission fee being devoted to the
objects of the league Ingersolls
speech was like his former one. He made
one new point against the supreme court
He said he was told by a lawyer who heard
the decision read chat there was a passage i'll
it stating that there Were physiological rea-
sons why the races should not be equal, but
that this was stricken out in the decision as
filed
Fred Douglass, in introducing Col niger
sou, made a short speech, in the course of
which he said he had been misrepresented,
and it had been repeatedly stated that he had
denounced the supreme court. This was
false. He had denounced the decision. This
was the essence of his position Efforts had
been made to create the impression that the
civil rights biz was social rights bill There
was nothing to found this upon, notwith-
standing the effdh'ts Of The New York Times
and The ChicagoTribune 70 make it appear
50.
\ gentleman in tie audience said Fred
Douglass charges these journals with being
| traitors to the cause of liberty but the re
! po.terS heard no such language.
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FRED DOUGLASS ADVICE.
what He Told His Brethren in Mary
land

WASHINGTON CITY, Nov. g. Fred Doug
lass made a speech recently in Caroline
county, Nd, in which he advised the colored
race to stick to the Republican parry. He
said: 'In our case ingratitude would be a
dangerous thing, for when we cut loose from
the party that gave US freedom we
give notice that whatever the Democratic
party should do would excite in us no graft
tude whatever. The proposition for us to
take an independent position is nonsense
Every step men take in this life they must
depend on something or somebody. We are
all dependent and in respect to politics we
have to depend upon one party or the other.
If we depend upon ourselves alone, we place
ourselves in a position of great danger, for we
would thereby ALLEVIATE from us both parties.
Neither would have any motive for conciliat-
ing our favor, and the time might come when
these two white parties might say that the
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-05
nh. nav Or,eaDs Exnos;t;o,

ALBANY, N. Y, Nov. 5.-Commissioner
General Morehead had an interview with
Gov Cleveland on the subject of the worlds
exposition and cotton centennial in New
Orleans next year. The governor will use
every effort 10 have the state represented by
appropriate exhibits. The governor is also
invited to appoint delegate from each cotton
mill and jute factory in the state to tie
annual convention of the National Cotton
Planters association in Vicksburg Nov. u.
George West, of Bailston, offers u bonus of
$1,000 to the machine that will prepare jute
fibre for the market at a price to compare
with the same quality from India
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-05
The TRIAL POSTPONED.
Carpenters Preliminary Hearing for
the Murder of cara Burns.

LINCOLN, H., Nov 5-The first steps in
the preliminary hearing of Orrin A Carpen-
ter, charged with the murder of Zura Burns,
were taken by the attorneys of the defense
who fled an affidavit for a change of
venue before Squire Rudolph and to prevent
the case being sent to Squire Maltby, the
nearest Justice, they supoened him as wit
ness The states attorney served notice that
if that game was played, he would subpoena
every justice in the city, and in
an able argument resisted the trick of
the defense. Squire Rudolph sent the papers
to Squire Maltby, who Immediately
proceeded 10 the court house to try the case.
The courtroom was packed, large crowds were
in the streets, and the excitement was every
where intense; it fairly bordered on moi
without leader A short consultation was
held by the attorneys and officers, and con
tinuance to next Monday morning was agreed
upon, which was duly announced to the dis
appointed multitude. This move was for the
best, and Carpenter felt relieved when be wa.
returned to jail
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cause a Mr.. Miller, living at 212 West Ran
dolph street, had induced her to remain here
and make a third matrimonial adventure
with him But Piser heard of this and ap-
peared in Chicago a few days ago in
search of his much-marIied better-half, and
their daughter. He found her, and the whole
party appeared before Justice Woodman to
see what ought to be done in the premises.
Piser said he did want his little. girl, but had
no special hankering after the mother, and
the latter said she could spare the girl to
Piser if he would spare Miller to her (the
Wife. So it was settled, written agree
ment to this effect being signed all around.
Liehtenstein is yet TO be heard from.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-05

Courage is a noble trait. With some il
requires greater courage to live than it does
to die. When disease racks the frame,
when sores cover the person, when aches
are in every joint, when the muscles are
soft and flabby. when the least excrtion
gives fatigue, when the mind is filed with
gloom and dependency. what is there in
life worth living, and yet, many exc oui
just snch a miserable existence, living
only for those who love them. When il
is generally known that Browns IroJ
Bitters will cure the above disorders how
many hearts will be made glad How
many homes made happy
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-05
THE END OF A SPREE.
A Night of FroIic Wound up with a
Tragedy.


New York, Nov 5-Jennie Mitchell, who
accidentally shot Charles NJ Sans, the
assistant purser of the steamship Nacoochee,
was again taken before Coroner
Levy. She seemed broken down with grief
The jary listened to the testimony of Charles
Hartman, the attendant in the rife range
where the shot was fired, and made
him Illustrate with the Ballard rifle
the exact position in which Sans had
stood when shot Alice Sinclair, Jennie
Mitchelfs companion, told how Sans and his
friend Harris had called on Jennie Mitchell
on Tuesday night and of their subsequent
visits among the Sixth avenue saloons and
dance houses, She said that she had never
seen Harris before that night.
Jennie Mitchell, who had been sitting at
the table in front of the jury, swaying to and
fro and crying, was then helped TO the wit
ness-stand. She could hardly answer Coroner
Ievy's questions
''Wbat is your name?' he asked.
''Please don't make me say" sobbed the
girl. 81 have only gray haired old mother,
vino does not know the life | lead
Then she said that she was Mary Fay
Sans was her best friend He had sent her
His ucdI picture, ana on ble DUCK ilau VIII
ten; ITO my dear sweetheart" Every one
in Savannah knows how fond they were of
each other. ~ did not mean to kin him, y
she said HE would go into the rifle range.
He wanted to go into the other shooting gal
lery, but would not let him. When he lay
on the floor, with the blood dripping from his
temple, / said, Charley, open your eyes and
speak to me- He did open his eyes, but
could not speak, and then two big tears
trickled down his cheeks
The jury's verdict was accidental death,
and the coroner said he would discharge the
girl if he could He had no doubt that the
police justice, however, would set her free al
once.
The girl, who bad been standing while the
coroner spoke, turned to the jury and said
| Il thank You for your kindness, but it wont
bring him backn Then she fell forward, hel
head striking the table. When she recovered
she begged to be allowed to see the body Of
| Sans before it was sent away
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-05
Effect of Cheap Literature.

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 5.-Two schoolgirls,
neither over the age of 10, went into a well
known palace Of speckled virtue in this
city, for the purpose of entering upon a dis
soute life, bat in some way the police author.
tiles received pointer" that led to their
immediate arrest and return home The
girls were tired of school life, but they pro.
fessed to say that their minds had been
poisoned by reading cheap literature of the
dime-novel sort. Both were members OF
good families
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sLuGeERs SWINGING ROUND.
Sullivan and His Party in ut. LOuis--
Their Future Movements.

Their Future Movements.
ST. LOUIS, Nov 5.-sJohn L. Sullivan, the
champion slugger, accompanied by party
of ten, including Slade the ''Moari,' has
arrived in St Louis They came di-
rect from Danville, ILL.,, where their
last exhibition was given In an in
terview with Chronicle reporter
at the Southern hotel, Sullivan says the
muscles of his right arm are still somewhat
sore from the strain he got by caromtng on
his antagonists elbow in the sparring match
in Louisville the other night. He will there
fore only pitch three or four innings in
the base ball game in the Sportsmans
park, as that exercise he says is very
trying to the muscles of fine arm. He will
spar two rounds in East st. Louis. The party
will remain in st. Lonis two or three days,
and viii give one or two sparring exhibitions
here if he can make the necessary arrange
ments, but the laws here are rather stringent
against exhibitions of this kind. From St
Louis the party go to Chicago, thence to
Omaha and on to Oregon. Returning, they
will take in Texas and get back TO Boston
about March.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-05
HaIlet Kilbenrne,s Case.

WASHINGTON CRY, Nov Sin the Hallet
Kiibourne case the defense have introduced
testimony showing Kilbourne's share Of the
profits of the firm of Kilbouine & Latta in
1874, 1876, and 1876. With this the defend
ants case was announced closed. District
Attorney Corl1hill proposed to submit the
case without argument, but Senator Voorhees,
counsel for Kilbourns, demurred, and after
some discussion the court adjourned until
Monday, when the argument will BEGIN.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-05
WILLIAM, YOU LIEl'
a Georgia Elk Statesman Talks
straight fr0E., the shoulder.

GAINESVILLE, Ga, Nov. 5-The state
ment of Hallett Kiibourne in the Washing
ton court that Cen. P. N. B. Young, then
member of congress from Georgia, had $780,
900 in shares of the real estate pool, has
aroused the generals ire. ''Kilbourne's state
ment is lie" said Young, on being shown
the article, II was never worth $4,000 in
my life Never while owned property in
Washington did vote single cent toward
appropriations in that city except my
salary. He who intimates that | ever, az
any time in my life, under circumstances
named, borrowed or obtained one cent out
of political Office, political influence, or
politics generally, is an internal liar"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-05
In E:usiness DificuIties.

CLEVELAND, Nov. stern & Wilson
leather firm, have assigned. Assets, 81 900
liabilities $50 900
DAN"ILLE Ind, Nov. 5-Frank NJ Nor
riS, books and stationary, has assigned.
DEFIANCE, Ohio, Nov. 5-Miller Rock 6
Co., mercantile bHsbtess, assigned.
URBANA, Ohio Nov 81 NJ Ambrose
leading butcher, assigned.
RICHMOND, Ind, Nov. Liabilities of tn
j. S. Starr Son failure $40 1000.
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The chinese Mail.

WASHINGTON Cry, Nov. 5. -. Postofice
Inspector Sharpe is in receipt from San
Francisco of kilograms informing him that
the Toxic, from China, on her last trip brought
over concealed in merchandise over 5000 let
tiers for Chinese residents of the city, the
regular postage on which would have
amounted to over 500 Mr. Sharpe says
he has no doubt but that four-fifths of the
letters received by the-C Chinese in this coun,
try are smuggled in this way,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-05
rnctnrx Women aobhes,.

LONDONDERRY, Nov. 5.-Several hundred
factory women are on strike because the
proprietor refused to discharge a man in the
factory who moved that the corporation OF
Londonderry rescind the resolution granting
permission to the lord mayor Of Dublin to
lecture in the city hail. The women paraded
the streets crying, God save Ireland" They
were attacked and stoned by mob, which
they fought desperately, The police finally
dispersed the mob.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-05
Obituary.

BOSTON, Nov. 5.--Hon. BENZ. Gerrish, of
New Hampshire, is dead He retired from
public service in 1881; was consul at Nantz,
France, was in Paris at the close of the
Franco Prussian war and recognized by the
emperor and saluted by the Prussian troops.
WOODBURY., Conn, Nov. 5.-Noah Bishop,
a soldier of 1872 is dead. aged IS wears.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-05
Gatheret, m An.

PETERSBURG, Va, Nov 5.-The Southern
Express company has acquired control, by
purchase, of the Norfolk & Western railroad
company's consolidated express, operating
between Norfolk, Va, and Bristol, Tenn.
1t was organized by Senator Malone while
president of the Norfolk g. Western Mr..
V. Spalding, recently agent of the Southern
company at this poict has been appointed
route agent, with headquarters at Lynch
hurp Va
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-05

CAPE Town, Nov. 5.-The colony at Angra
Pequenha which is flying the German flag
and claiming authority over contiguous ter
ritory, recently threatened to fire upon
schooner for not paying the duties levied by
the colony. The captain of the vessel hoisted
the British flag, and was then allowed to de
part.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-05

ALICE E. CURTIS, of Brunswick, Nc, writes us
on May Is, 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 hes 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
G, prononnees it real blessing 10 woman for all
kidney diseases and she cordially recommends il
for the many ills and pains peculiar TO women