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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-31
ImpOr tant Decision Concerning Trademarks
WASHINGTON, Aug. 81.

The Commissioner of Patents has made
the important decision that a word merely
descriptive of an article of trade or its quail
tiles, ingredients or characteristics cannot
become a lawful trademark by virtue of a
change in its photography to that of for
eign language, in which it possesses the
same meaning.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-31

on earth has engulfed many a trumpery
tooth wash paste and powder since
SOZODONT was introduced TO public
notice, but that standard article still re
tans its place in general estimation and
wakes in popularity as the years wanc.
People, whose teeth have been saved by
it, speak gratefully in its behalf, and
professional endorsements of it multiply
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-31
Iron for Texas.

GALVESTON, Aug. 81.
About twenty thousand tons of railroad
iron will, within the next sixty or ninety
DAYS, be received at this port from Europe.
Some is already ahoat. Ten thousand tons
are narrow-gauge rails for the Kansas and
Gulf Short line. The total duties amount
to upward of 100000.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-31
He may Well be Lnvful.

TOPEKA, Kans., May y, 1881.
H. H WARNER & Co SirS-After 10
years of unmitigated suffering from chro-
mic kidney disease | finally found joyful
restoration to health in your Safe Kidney
and Liver Cure. ID. B. OWENS
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-31
An Eve TO Business.

o. Grotjan, the druggist, is always
wide-awake to business and spsrc no pains
to secure tie best of every article in his
line He has secured the agency for
Kemps Balsam for Consumption, Coughs,
Colds; Asthma, Bronchitis and all atIcc-
tions of the throat and lungs Sold on a
positive guarantee Price soc and 81 90
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-31
BuckIen's Arnica Salve.

The greatest medical wonder Of The world
Warranted to speedily cure burns, bruises,
cuts, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, can
GERS, piles, chilblains, corns, letter, chap
ped hands, and all skin eruptions, guaran-
teed to cure in every instance, or money
refunded. % cents per box. For sale by
HartZ tG Rahnseu.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-31
A Conductors Crime.

r SCRANTON, Pa, Aug. 81.
The conductor of the excursion train from
Scranton to Mountain Park yesterday put
off John Kerrigan, aged nineteen, while the
train was going thirty miles an l4our Ker
rigan fell under the wheels and was instant
ly killed. His offense was that he had nc
tinlcat
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-31
Railroad Dividend,

NEW YORK, Aug. II.
The Executive Committee of the Chicago
d Northwestern Railway Company has de-
elared the usual quarterly dividend of per
cent on the preferred stock. The dividend
will be naYable Sentember d
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-31
Quincy by Gaslight.

QUINCY, H., Aug. 81
For the first time in ten months this city
was last night again entirely lighted-the
business center with American electric lights
on each corner, and the balance Of the city
by gas -whereat people of progress rejoice.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-31

A private letter to an army. officer IN
Washington states that under no consid
Grafton will General Hancock accept the
command of the army of the west to sue
coed General Sheridan. The friends OF
General Scofeld believe that he will be
detailed for the post
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-31

If you suffer with Sick Headache, Con-
stipation, Sour Stomach, or Bilious at
tscks, Emory's Little Cathartic Pills will
relieve you.-15 cents.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-31

Mr.. ID. F. Morgan. Clay City. III, says
Browns Iron Bitters cured my wife of
sick and nervous headaches after physi,
clans had failed"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-31

Mr.. JAS French,79 Lincoln street,
Chicago. H., says: Browns Iron Bitters
cured me of dyspepsia and pains in The
stomach"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-31
THE STILWELL MEDICINE co.
Monmouth, III.

Slilwell's Specific Pills cure constipa
ton. Price % cents, For sale by all
druggists.
may-27-dwiw
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-31

Try bottle of Stilwelrs Specific if
troubled with kidney or liver disease
The symptoms are, baekache, loss Of
memory, loss of appetite or sleep, or
worst of all, loss of vital energy. You
will secure relief and add your name to
the hundreds cured by this wonderful
medicine. Price S10Op per bottle Manu-
fariirrp1 nv
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-31
DERAIOTT

The Freemens Journal says there will
probably be startling disclosures shortly in
regard to the dynamite conspiracy, and
James McDermott's connection with it.
The Dublin officials are making inquiry III
to the statement which appeared in a recent
number of paper published in Brooklyn
concerning McDermott's connection with the
dynamite conspiracy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-03
The California Wheat Crop.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. at is now known
that the hot north winds in June did more
damage to wheat than could at the time be
supposed. Over large area the winds caught
the grain, stll in the milk, and although in
many sections wheat looked well, it was
found later to be so shriveled as hardly to
pay 10 cut it. The secretary of the State
Board OF Agriculture has just issued figures
putting the wheat acreage the present year
at 100000. Notwithstanding the increased
acreage over last year, lie estimates that
the crop will be 20 per cent less than last
years. As ID was only 200 900 tons, this
would make the present years total crop
over 100000 tons.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-03

Notwithstanding all these facts. am ready and
willing to continue the Introduction OF testi-
mony showing further fraud III the supervising
architects office, and protest, said, against the
order just entered.
Chairman New said that, as the committee
did not desire oral arguments in the case, he
would like to have the counsel put in their
written arguments as soon as possible. These
arguments would accompany the report of
the committee.
Mr.. Coleman asked to be allowed to make
an oral argument, but was informed that the
committee would only receive written argu-
ments
Mr.. Coleman then asked to be furnished
committee. He desired to cross-examine
Thompson, of the architects Office.
The committee adjourned until tomorrow,
when Thompson will be cross-examined.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-03

A horse with CHAMBERS found in SPRING
field on Wednesday. 1t was shot.
Edward Haley was on Wednesday fined 800
in the County Court Ottawa for carrying n
ssnd-bag. Being unable to pay, he went to
jail.
The directors of the Peoria Bridge Company
have made an informal offer to the highway
commissioners for the sale of the wagon bridge
for $4,000.
Mrs Sophia Gibbs of Charleston. has been en-.
gagged as pastor of the UniHersalist church in
Decatur for one year. She will begin preaching
next Sunday.
The business men of Pontiac have formed an
association which will enable them to guard
against loss by trusting that class Of people who
never pay their debts.
Burglars entered the grocery store OF Doan &
Rick, at Danvle, the other night, and carried
away twenty-five pounds Of tobacco, 800 cigars,
and considerable change.
At New Hebron, Crawford county, Mrs. DIR.
Richards asserted that John Haley, merchant,
had assaulted her, and proceeded TO thrash him
with a hickory CAD. Haley threw the irate wo-
man into mud-hole.
At Tishoro on Wednesday, Frank Marker, o
white man. made some jneose remarks al Geo.
Day, eoored. in a saloon, when the latter struck
HIM NJ 4uker drew pistol and fired four shots
at Day, all taking effect, three being mortal.
Mauker escaped.
Lavan Teter. an old, rich, and respected citi-
zen of Downs township, Mclean county, re-
Gently died. from blood poisoning. About two
weeks since the deceased ran hedge-thOrn in
his hand, just between the thumb and first
finger, The wound, though at first IL was
thought to be of no consequence, after few
DAYS began TO give Mr. Teter great pain, and
finally compelled him to take to hrs bed. He
grew quite Ill, and finally b,oodnoisoning set III,
which caused his death.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-03
DUDLEY'S VACATION.
The Commissioner Preparing to Enjoy a
Weil-Earned Rest.

The Commissioner Preparing to Enjoy a
Weil-Earned Rest.
Washington Special
There is no public officer is Washington of
any grade who has better earned his vacation
than has Colonel w. W. Dudley, Commits
sioner of Pensions, who will leave Washing
ton tomorrow for an absence of several
weeks For some time the Commissioner
has been working with might and main to
clear away all arrearages of work, and in a
report which will be submitted to the Secre-
tary of the Interior on his return, this will
be shown to have been virtually accom-
plished SO far as, in the nature of things it
can be. 1t is not meant by this that every
pension claim filed has been settled, but it
has been disposed of so far as it can be by
the Pension Office until further evidence
shall have been received.
Take for example the middle division, the
most important probably of the four great
divisions in which the country has been di-
vided with reference to pension applications.
There are something like 81, 900 applications
from this division still unadJusted, while all
except perhaps 100 of those applications have
been disposed of so far as they can be in the
light of the evidence submitted to the Pes
sion OL1ce up TO this time. "A great zeal re-
mains to be done before the other So, 800 can
be allowed or rejected. The tables to be sub
mitted to the Secretary of the Interior will
show that very large majority of the unad-
justed claims are for pensions on the ground
of disability arising from sickness. In claims
of this sort it is of course much more difficult
to furnish evidence satisfactory to the PEN
sion Office than in the cases where the disa-
bility is the result of wounds or mechanical
injuries.
Referring again to the $1,000 claims, it is
found that the delay in the settlement of So
600 of them is caused by the inability or
neglect of the applicants themselves to fur
nish the necessary evidence in support of
their claims, which are awaiting the result of
inquiries addressed by the Pension Office to
the Surgeon-general and the Adjutant-
ge neral of the army.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-03
Minnesota Democratic NoAsinations.

ST. PAUL Aug. 2-The Democratic State
convention assembled at noon with c. f.
Buck as temporary chairman. After APP
pointing the usual committees a recess was
taken to o'clock, when O. III. Lienan was
made permanent chairman. W. w. McNair
was nominated for Governor over Biermann,
the only other candidate, on the first ballot.
The only contest worthy of mention was on
Governor. acknowledgements L. Frazee;
Secretary of State, ]. j. Green; State Treas
urer, John Lodwig Attorney-general, J. w.
Willis; Railroad Commissioner, P. Lindholm,
were the other nominations, Prohibition
resolutions were passed. The platform de-
clared for a tariff for revenue only. approves
the river and harbor bills, and calls for re-
vision of the patent law.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-03

The postofiiee at Lacrosse, Laperte county,
has been abolished.
A post of the Grand Army is to be organized at
Edlug bJleg Tonight
VIM. T. Ferris, for seventy wears resident of
Lawrenceburg, died suddenly on Wednesday.
MIR. Jacob Goenawein, of Aurora, has this sea-
son realized FROM tnirty-two stands of bees
5,O0l pounds of honey.
On Wednesday Mr.. and Mrs W. B. Jackson
| sr.. of New Albany, celebrated the slxtieth an
niversary of their marriage.
The horse stolen from Samuel Stevens, of Car
roll county, on Saturday night, was traced to
was not captured.
John Walsh. farmer boy, living about two
miles from North Vernon. shot himself on
Wednesday, BY blowing into the gun to see If it
was loaded. His injuries are serious,
Jesse j. johnson and Jesse II. Baily, who held
a morlgage on the Bedford Banner office, took
possession on Wednesday, by foreclosure. The
Office was owned by Hon. A. j. Hostetler.
Near New Corner, Delaware county, the three
year-old son of Jesse Crow fell off a loaded wa
Ron, and was run over by wheel, crushing his
head and producing almost instant death.
dispatch has been received from Arizona
Territory, saying chat Philips A. Brown a for
Iner citizen Of Rush couRty, was blown off his
house by cyclone, Kilfiug him instantly.
A New Albany undertaken, on Wednesday, re-
ceiyed dispatch from a son Of Theo. John
Hahiecht, the suicide, ordering them to bury him
at the county's expense. The son is a pros
porous business man of Cincinnati.
On Monday, W. A. Bodne, of MOrristown was
having a building removed on trucks when one
of the spikes flew out. striking the driver OF the
team the head. He lay unconscious until
Wednesday mUrning, when he died.
strange fight took place in ClaFksvil1e on
Tuesday between Ed. Long and John Kelly.
Both are goodIooking fellows, and each has a
young lady to whom lie pays attentions. Long
remarked, during n conversation with Kelly,
that his girl was the better looking of the two.
Kelly promptly replied that Long liar. II
was then agreed to fight it out according the
rules OF the prize ring. After a long and bloody
struggle Longs girl was pronounced the better
looking, although the champion is so badly used
up that he cannot leave his bed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-03
CATTLE COMMISSIONS REPORT.
Unable to Find Any Foot and Mouth Disease
in This Country.

Unable to Find Any Foot and Mouth Disease
in This Country
WASHINGTON. Aug. 1.-The treasurer of the
cattle commission has made report to the
Treasury Department with regard to the al
legged existence of the footand mouth disease
among cattle in this country. 1t says, in
part, that charges having been recently made
in the English Parliament that cattle were
being shipped from our ports infected with
the foot and mouth disease, majority of the
House of Commons having voted for reso-
luton opposing the importation to Great
Britain OF cattle from any country in which
the said disease is existing we feel it our
duty to state the facts of the case as far as
this country is concerned After a
most extended and most exhaustive
inquiry, your commission haye not been
enabled to find any trace of the foot and
mouth disease apart from herds Just arrived
from Great Britain, and which herds have
been in every case segregated until the in
lection has entirely disappeared. The ma
ture and scope of our inquiry may be de-
daced from our report in 1881. Beginning
with the great rendezvous of cattle at Kan
sas City, Council Bluffs and Omaha. we
have made careful Investigation along all
lines of cattle traffic as far as the eastern
seaboard in this investigation, and we have
included all the great stoekyards where cat
tie are detained for feeding, watering, sale,
etc., and all great feeding stables.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-03
Base Ball.

CHICAGO, Aug New York l. Chicago s.
BUFFALO, Aug. 2.-Providence 2, Buffalo g..
CLEVELAND, Aug. 2,--Boston4 4, Cleveland L.
DETROIT Aug. 2.-Philadelphia 3 Detroit 5.
SPRINGFIELD, H., Aug. 2-springfelds 10,
Quincy 6.
PEORIA, H., Aug. 2-Tuesday's game: Peo-
ria 2, Fort Wayne 5. To-day; Peoria 6. Fort
Wayne g.
CHICAGO, Aug. 2.-The Union Baseball
Association, which went to the expense of
erecting an expensive building for playing
non-league clubs in this city, has proven a
non-paying investment, the club has been
disbanded and the project abandoned.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-03
SURPLUS REVENUE DEPOSITS.
The State of Virginia Demands Install
ment Under AN Old Law.

WASHINGTON, Aug. "A demand has been
presented to the Secretary of the Treasury,
on behalf of the State of Virginia, that he
deposit with the Treasurer of Virginia
1872, S09 being the fourth installment of the
amount directed to be deposited by the 18th
and 18th sections of the Act of June %,
1886, entitled, "An Act to regulate deposits
of public money" By these sections it was
directed that the surplus revenue that should
be in the treasury on January l, 1887, after
reserving S., 100000, which surplus was as
certained to be $37, 46s, $50, should be deposit
ed with the States, then twenty eight in
number, according to representation, in four
quarterly inStallments during 1887 and to
remain with such States until necessarily
called for by the Secretary to meet appro-
priations by Congress. The first three in
stallments were so deposited, but the paw
ment of the fourth was subse-
quently postponed by Congress until
Jan. l, 1889. There not being at the latter
date a sufficient sum in the Treasury not
subject to charges which had been before inn
posed by Congress, Secretary Woodbury.
failed to make the final deposit, stating how
ever, that he should feel bound to make it
whenever there should thereafter be a suf-
licient sum in the Treasury which could be
SO applied. AS there has never since that
time until within the present decade, been a
sflicient sum in the United States Treasury
not subject 10 other charges that could be SO
used, such deposit has never been made with
the States In l841 the act of June 23 1886,
was repealed. expressly reserving, however,
the 18th and 18th sections and it is contended
that they are now in force. This claim in
wolves the question of deposit with other
States, which in all amounts to over
50 600, 600.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-03
Cut in Passenger Rates at St. Louis.

CHICAGO, Aug. 2.-The officials of the
Wabash road claim to have discovered that
for some time sealpers have been selling
large numbers of Illinois Central and
Chicago q Alton tickets between Chicago
and st. Louis at S. so, which is $1.50 below
the regular rate. The Wabash people claim
that this could not be done by the scalpers
unless gwen facilities for getting them at S.
Accordingly the Wabash, late this afternoon,
announced rate of $3.50 either way be-
tween. the two cities for limited tickets. tits
thought the other roads must meet this.
Agents of leading fast-freight lines East
threaten retaliation unless the agent of the
line operated over the Chicago & Atlantic,
who appears on the board of trade as agent
of the Union Steamboat Company, is with
drawn. They say they will secure the agency
for some single vessel in the lake trade. and
as such will go on the board, where they can
learn what business is to be done and after
ward solicit it for their freight lines.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-03
Suit Against a city Treasurer

KANSAS Cry, Aug. 2-The city OF Wyan-
dotte Kan, to-day brought suit in the Dis
trict Court in the sum of $33 600 against
Christopher Bernhard, ex-city treasurer.
ants term in 1881, bonds were issued in the
sum of $4,000 to liquidate old bonds to a
like amount. These were given the treas
uref VINO has since failed to account for the
Cancelled bonds in return. A further COM
plant alleges that the defendant received
So, 900 on account of scrip issued for street
Improvements, and which is also unac-
coIlnted for
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-03
The Fight Among the Trustees of Union Col

SCHENECTADY, n. Y, Aug. "A special
meeting of the trustees of Union College
called by DIR. Backus. was held in this city
this afternoon, with eighteen acting trustees
present. The State officers and ex-
officers of the the trustees were alb
sent, the anti-Potter trustees claiming
thar an agreement made at the last October
meeting, that no action would be taken in
regard to the dismissal of any members of
the faculty, had been violated in the dismissal
OF Prof. Webster. A motion was made that
he be recalled, and the vote re-
suited in tie. Last October
charges were made against President Potter
and dismissed; a vote that the action dismiss
ing the charges be rescinded also resulted in
a tie. Thus. practically no change is made
in the college fight. Professor Haly was APP
pointed temporary treasurer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-03

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-During July the it,
crease in the cost of the star mail service was
So, 145, and the decrease $65,624, a net de-
crease in cost of 3479.
The total collections from internal revenue
during July were S., 27S, 535, which is So, 6Oo,-
900 less than the total collections for July,
1892
Governor Albert G. Porter was in the city
to-day on law business. He will start for
home tomorrow. He spent the evening at
General Drums.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-03
STATE NEWS AND GOSSIP.
A Delaware County Man Fatally
Kicked by Horse.
Arrest of Delphi BurgIar-A Tramp Loses
Leg While Getting on Moving
Train-Notes from Two States.
Meeting Of the trustees Of Purdue.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE, Aug. The board of trustees
of Purdue University was in session yester-
day in this city. There was a full attend
ance Routine business was attended to and
initiatory steps taken for the opening of the
coming collegiate year and for the change in
the presidency of the institution. The pros
poets are flattering for large attendance, and
every indication points to a boom for the
lively young institution. President James
H. Smart has leased handsome properly on
Ninth street, and is arranging now for his re-
moval from indianapolis.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-03
The Associated Press Excursionists.

MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. 1.-The Associated
Press party, as guests of Mr., Driscoll, of the
Pioneer Press, were driven about st. Paul
and Minneapolis during the morning Hav-
ing seen the sights of the rival cities OF the
Northwest. they were taken to Lake Mime
tonka, where they found a royal feast await
ing them. After dinner speeches were made
by members of the association and others,
thanking Mr. Drseol for his hospitality. and
a delightful sail on the lake followed The
party then returned to ST. Paul. where they
took the Northern Pacific train for Yellow
stone Park.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-03
A Delphi Burglar Arrested.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal

DELPHI, Aug. "A watch and casket of
jewelry were stolen from the residence of
John Corners, last Friday night, by two
burglars One of them, Richard Smith, was
caught at Logansport, returned to Delphi,
and last night jailed in default of $500 bonds
Delphi has been frequently victimized this
season, and this is the first CATCH
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-03
Altered Miraculous Cures.

MONTREAL, Aug. 2.-Three miraculous
cures are reported to have occurred on the
pilgrimage Of the Ottawa people to the shrine
Of st. Anne De Beaupre. One was of girl,
named Lavonia Dorcon, who had lost the en-
tire use of her legs several years ago by an
accident, and the other cures are those of two
children six years old, who had never been
able TO walk. Father Labelle vouches for
these
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-03
A job Brought to Light.
to the Indianapolis Journal.


WASHINGTON, Aug. Capt J. A. George,
gentleman of alleged influences, has pro-
duced mass OF correspondence going to
prove that E. John Ellis, member OF Con-
gress guaranteed Col. Newell $500 for help
ing the New Orleans Pacific railroad get its
backbone" land-grant through Congress last
winter, and that he (Ellis) paid 5000 of the
amount, but kicked out on the payment of
the balance. The Congressman's failure to
pay has led to the exposure.