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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-03
Lit the Fire with Kerosene.

CHICAGO, Jan 5. "A cooper working for
D. b. Scully, corner of Wabash avenue and
Lake street attempted to light fire with
kerosene An explosion occurred. The oil
WIS scattered allover the unfortunate cooper,
burning him horribly about the face and
hands. He ran into the street with his
clothes all alI,aze, but was caught
by PETE TRANS and the flames
were extingnlsaed by rolling him in the
snow The fire also communicated TO the
woodwork of the fulnace-r5om which is sit
uatei under the sidewalk, but was put out by
tue fire department after nominal damage
has been done The man burned has been
working for Mr.. Scully only few days, and
his name was not known.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-03

Of these expressions of guilt. AT noon Judge
vandeveer closed his speech.
At O'Clock Judge Thornton began his clos
ing speech for the defense. He said that &C
cording to Miss Bonds story the man who
dropped down from the loft behind her and
choked her had to go to the other side of the
school-room for a chair; that while he was
gone and while he first caught hold Of her
Miss Bond made no cutlery, though the thing
was done in broad daylight and 2Grs. Pettis'
house was only 200 warts distant;
that no cutlery WA ma e while this
villain tied the shawl around her and
handed her up TO the man above. Then
lie said it had never been proved beyond Miss
Bonds mere statement that an outrage had
been actually committed. He said that the
law made it very essential that the prosecut-
ing witness should always be corroborated.
The two persons, he said, who could testify
oher condition when she got home that
night, Mrs. Bond and DIR. Cornell, had never
been presented by the prosecution, and he
asked why not. Judge Thornton finished his
speech at o'clock i'll the evening. His in
tination that there had been no outrage
committed has fred public feeling more than
ever
At O'Clock p m Judge Edwards began his
closing speech for the prosecution. Re spoke
for about three hours ana made tine most
eloquent and foreible speech that has been
delivered
Private information as he n is1e.Tei here
from Taylorville that Nj 1ole- Fond, a
cousin of A. d. Bond, 5ue fate u Luna,
has committed sniclds 10y haA.sas. She
matter is Kept very secret here, and none of
the Circumstances beyond the fact OF his
suicice can be learned. 1t is stated, how
ever, that this trial AMI the terrible outrage
committed upon Miss Bond have proved
upon his mind so much that he kiiled him
self. He is about Is years old, and has fur
nishcd much OF tas nennsy to carry on the
trial. MIR. A. d. Long leaves for Taylorville
III tie morning
IsTEaAN hen court assembled at 10 o'clock
Jaa--o Pninps delivered his charge to the
jury. and that body then retired. The in
structions were hr.ef requiring only fifteen
IainuUes in their reading
After the jury had retired recess was
taken until II O'clock. At that hour they
sent word 10 the court that verdict had not
been reached As they preferred going to
dinner before pursuing their deliberation
further they were allowed 10 do so, and a
recess was taken until 3 O'clock
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-03
wo.Thirds OF a Town Euruea

HOWARD Cay, Mich, Jan. 3.--Over two
thiras of the business portion of this place
was destroyed by disastrous confagration
which broke out at about 7 O'Clock p. m.
The FIRE originated on Main street, and b.
fore the efficient fire department could be goi
to work the flames had saiaed considerable
Lsad,vey. Tney tore up the street without a
check being offered to their seething rapac-
ity. The poStolfico was soon reached and be-
came an instant prey to the devorTng Gle
ment dwellings. stores, and everything tina.
would burn meeting a similar fate.
1t was not until nearly l o'clock in the morn
ing that the fire was uaier control and then
the damage done was discovered to be enor-
NOUS. Twenty-Five buildings were totally
destroyed, everything on bota sides of Main
street, from the postoffice TO the depot, with
the exception of Coburn's hotel, being
burned.
The damage viii not fall short of 500, 900,
and the insurance is about $4,000, placed
principally in companies represented Grand
Rapids. The work of rebuilding the damaged
portions Of the town willie be begun at once,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-03
Slight Odds.
A Little Story with Large Moral,-One
Man who Knew his own Business.

mo, my DEAR said the venerable keeper of {
country store to a timid little girl whose head
scarcely came up to the counter, No my dear
haven't any red flannel, but we have some first
rate New Orleans molasses - Softly limiting that
she didn't think that would answer the purpose
quite as WELL the child went away in search of the
article she wanted.
"Ifave you REFSON, S CAPCTNE PLASTERS,' -
asked gentleman of certain drcggist whose
name could be given were ii desired. Il am trou-
bled just now with touch of my old FRIEND the
lumbago, and the Benson's Plaster seems to 90
the spot almost as soon as it touches the skin
Not at present. replied the druggist genially,
''but we have lots of plssters just as good There
is Allcock's the Capsicum and others-won't one
of them do just as well?'
My dear sir" retorted the gentleman, with a
slight show Of temper. Il say nothing against
those articles, but am a business man, and al
ways ask for precisely what want, and for moth
ing else. may enlighten sou, however, when !
say that sometiWe ago, for another disease,
which the Capcine has since cured Inc, l tried all
those you mention, with no apprC ciable benefit.
They are inefficient, every one of them, the mean
est act Of the proprietors of some of them being
this that they make plasters with similar sound
ing names to deceive the unwary into believing
they're the same thing. Experience taught Inc
the difference I'll go to the next in your line
Good day"
Be on your guard against limitations. The gen
uine has the word CAPCINE cut clearly in the
middle of The plaster. All others are impositions.
Seabury II Enhusor, Chemists. New York.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-03
APPEAL FOR JUSTICE
A COlored Layyyer spea;1s IN Behalf
Of Has Eaee.

GALVESTON, Texas, Jaa 3.-John n.
johnson, the colored lawyer whose recent
successful efforts to obtain separate first class
coaches for negro passengers on the Texas
railways have made ms name familiar in this
state, publishes a card urging the iegis-
latare to pass bill for the protection OF col
ored citizens in the exercise of civil rights
Mr.. johnson concludes his letter as follows:
stop the nefarious, one-sded work of many
of the jury commissioners, who consider it
their duty to pass by every negroes name
when found on the list. In some counties where
half, or nearly half, of the population
is colored, and where about nine tenths of
the cases involve the rights, life or liberty of
colored men, not five negroes have been
selected as jurors in eight years. Hundreds
Of negroes have ianguishsd and are now Ian
gushing in prisons who have bean the mere
victims of prejudice instead of being the fruit
of fair and impartial trials"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-03
Pro-. Laom:e on Those Bed Sunsets.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Jan. 3.-Prof.
Loomis. while confessng his inability to sat
isfactority explain the brilliant sunsets, sug-
gests interesting theories concerning them
He does not ascribe them to vap0r in the
air, and says that the lateness of the
hour shows the cause to be at a
great elevation from the earth's surface.
Re objects to thc theory Of volcanic dust
from the eruption in Java in the autumn as
that took place too long ago, and the phe-
noInenon was only noticed recently As to
the volcanic eruptions in California and
Washington territory, while the smoke
was emitted which contained dust. the
dust may not be red, but when the
sun shines through the cloud of
dust its red rays have more penetrating power
than the other rays in the spectrum Prof.
Loozsois instances che ned sunsets upon hot
nights in summer when the atmosphere is
filed with dust. Another suggestion by him
is that the phenomenon is due to some for
eign substance falling into the air and the
possibility that meteovs constantly falling
into the atmosphere may cause the brillancy,
but he adds that the latter is a vague con-
lecture
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-03
Free Fight Among the s,up~ers

DENVER Col, Jan. IA lively and free
fight between slugger Slade, of the John L.
Sullivan combination, and local celebrities,
occurred in front of the Arcade saloon All
hands were drunk, and hence noseFious dam-
age was done. An officer interfered, but
was soon done up. Others came to the
rescue and all hands were jailed Dur
ing the melee the champion Sui
Ivan ran into the American house and de-
manded revolver with which to do up
some one Proprietor Smith refused, when
Sullivan attempted to take it by force.
Smith, however, revolver in hand, ran him
out Of the house Ii some of the slugger com
bination do not bite the dust before leavine
Colorado they will be in luck
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-03
The. Prohibition Question in Iowa.

CHICAGO, Jan. 3.-Ex-Judge c. C. Nourse
of Des Moines who is prominent in the pro-
hibitiou movement in Iowa. said to re-
porter at the Palmer house that a senti-
ment was growing in Iowa that while the
legislature might repeal the wine ard beer
clause in the prohibition law, it
would not make the second or
third offense against the statute a
felony Said be: There are ffty-two
Republican members of the general assembly
who are pledged to the passage of prohib-
itory legislation, who will vote for the repeal
of the wine and beer clause. When it comes
to making the second or third ofPense q fell
ony, however, think 1t doubtful whether
they will support it. There are too many
Republicans who are weakened on the
question, and the Greenbackers and Demo
Gratis for party reasons are axious to pre-
vent the Republicans from redeeming the
pledges on the strength of which the Repub-
hcans were elected"
Judge Nourse also said that it was not be
ieved the legislature would propose the con
stitutional amendment obliging the assembly
to pass a prehibitory bill, because grea
many believed that the supreme court ex
ceeded its jurisdiction in declaring the frs
passage irregular. He believed it, ard hi
said the failure of Judge Day 10 be reelected
grew out Of this opinion Of the supreme court
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-03
THE BOND OUTRAGE CASE
Judge ThorntOn's Speech---The Jury
Takes the Case.

HILLsBoRo, Ill, Jan. 3.-Precautions ara
being taken to guard against any wild ex-
element that may follow the announcement
of the verdict in the Bond case. Mr.. Bond
and his wife and Miss Emma will remain
until the trial is over.
Judge Vandeveer, for the prosecution, is
quite an old man, but spoke nearly
five hours. A sensation was created by
reference to Clements statement that
he did not know who his bondsmen were
During the speech Clement WIS reading a
paper, but::when the argument got too hot for
him he dropped the sheet and glared Zero
ciously at his accuser. A reference to Gle
menti's rebuke to Pettis, @Shut up, you little
fool; what do you know about itg' brought
about scene and demonstrations on the part
of the deputies to keep down outbussts of ap-
plause whenever the speaker referred to any
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-03
VIEWS OF WILLARD.
A Newspaper story Denied Eiiiard'a
Enfa~rsfY Knunhah Ear.


New YORK, Jan. 3.-E. B. Fabri is ont
with the following card: ain this morning S
issne of The New York World, under the
heading, The Willard Sink-hole,' appears
what purports to be an interview with me.
In answer to the question whether the
Oregon Transcontinental committee pro
posed to proceed against Mr. Willard
for they recovery of moneys arising
from stock sales, am made
to state that I cannot at present say what
will be done, but it is not improbable some
action will be taken / now desire to say
that the interview has no foundation what
ever beyond the fact that on December 81,
when coming from the Oregon Transconti-
mental meeting with Mr.. Rolston, was APP
preached by a reporter who asked
me whether I had heard the rumor
circulated in the street to the effect
that proceedings were to be CON-
menced against Willard. To this promptly
replied: I had not heard anything Of the
kind. | lave not seen anybody | avail
myself OF this opportunity to say that while
very grave mistakes have been made by Mr..
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-03
The Puhlic Deht.

WASHINGTON City, Jan. 3.-The decrease
in the public debt during December
amounted to S11, rs, 573 The decrease
since June 3d. 1888, was $50, O4a Ae3;
cash in treasury, 1875, S74 200; gold certifi-
Gates, S199,S9S,6 ola; certificates of deposit,
sl4, $50, 900; refunding certificates, s315, $50;
legal tenders, sS46. 681 DIG; fractional cur
rency, $685., 42S Cash balance available
January /. 1884. SID. AIS. 445
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-03
Lowe,, Resigns the Rectnvs,,r

LONDON, Jan. 8. flames Russell Lowell.
United States minister, has resigned the rec
torship of St Andrews college, to which
Office he was recently elected, giving as
reason that he finds it rather difficult to dis
charge the duties of both the Offices of United
States minister and rector of st. Andrews
college; that he is unable, from want of time,
to faithfully perform the duties of the latter
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-03

Mensman's Peptonized Beef Tonic. the
only preparation of beef containing its
entire nutritious properties. 1t contains
blood making, force generating and life
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and all forms Of general debility; also, in
all enfeebled conditions, whether the re-
suit of exhaustion, nervous prostration,
oyerwork, or acute disease. particularly
if resulting from pulmonary complaints.
Caswel, Hazard & Co., Proprietors, N.
Y. Sold by Druggists.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-03
AM ANSWER WANTED.

Can any ore bring us case of Kidney
or Liver Complaint that the Electric Bitter'
will not speedily curef We say that the!
can not. as thousands of cases already per
manently cured and and who are daily re
commenting Electric Bitters, will prove
Bright's Disease, Diabetes. week Back, o,
any urinary complaint quickly cured; they
purify the blood. regulate the bowels, anC
act directly on the diseased parts. Ever!
bottle guaranteed. For sale at SOC. 3 sol
tie by Hartz 81 Bahnsen.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-03
six Lives Lost.

HoUGHroN, Mich, Jan. S--The bursting
of the Huron mill dam, situated one mile
from here, resulted in the loss of six lives,
as follows: Charles e. Raymond, teller
Of the First National bank, of Houghton; his
son and servant girl, and Howard Raymond
wife and son, OF the Allouez mine The
residence and the foundry of S. E Cleaves
& Son were considerably damaged, as also
were the properties adjoining. The Huron
mine loss will not b, more than 81 500 ia
S20CU.
Fourteen hundred dollars was subscribed
at a citizens meeting for the bene-
fit of Mrs Raymond and the two children
which she so heroically saved
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-03
Gigear on Leri >peneer.

DUBLIN, Jan. Sat dinner given in his
honor by the Nationalist at!Coote Hill, Big
gar made an address. He said he was not
aware how the lord lieutenant of ireland OBJ
tanned the title TO his property, but, unless
some successful prostitute or church-robber
amAssed it years ago, Earl Spencer would at
the present day bave been a drunken house
hreakhs.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-03

indianapolis, jan. 3-Ali the conductor
on the Bee Line and Indianapolis & st. Louis
railroads are now required to furnish re.
ceipt for every fare paid them Great 'in.
dignation prevails
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-03
STEAMBOATS, Isaraed.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, jan 5.-The steamboat
Colorado and City OF Alton burned to the
waters edge near the sectional docks in thu
.outhern part of the city. The overturning
of the stove of the Colorado was the cause
of the fire. The City Of Alton had been dis
mantlei. Each boat was valued at S9,00o;
insurance, Colorado, $1,000, City Of Alton,
90 En1
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-03
0rMrr Fires.

BINGHAMToS, :. Y, Jan. S-The Academy
uf Music, with TIM, scenery, was burned. Loss,
$4,000; insurance, $500. The Hotel Euro
pean was also burned, together with its con
tents. Loss, $4,000; insurance, $4,000 on
building and SIC, 900 on the furniture.
LOUISVILLE. KY, Jan. "A fire destroyed
Wsgners millinery, Beci1rnan's grocery and
two dwellings, here Loss, $50 900, Thu
clothing of the frenen iroZe stiff on them.
At one time the whole square between Sew
enth and Eighth streets on Market, seemed
doomed
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-03

VIGKsBURG, Miss, Jan. S.-The govern.
ment steam launch Nellie struck snag near
Opposum Point and sunk in sixty feet of
water W. j. Patterson, of St Louis, assist
ant engineer, and two white laborers, whosa
names were not ascertained, were drowned.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-03
Fatal Family Quarrel.

NEW YORK, Jan 3-During quarrel be-
tween William Smith, iaborer, and his
wife Rachel, at their residence 2S7 West Six
tieth street, Smith stabbed his wife in tne
breast inaicting, it is supposed. fatal
wound.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-03
BREEZEs In rHE SPICE ISLANDS

are not laden with more fragrance than a
breath rendered pure ard aromatic with
SOZODONT, which restores whiteness TO
yellow teeth and soundness to detective
ones. Neither man nor woman can hope
to carry any point by the force of persua-
sion, with a mouthful of unclean. discol
ored teeth and an unpleasant breath.
SOZODONT remedies both these repulsive
physical traits, and is prominently health
full as well as effective.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-03
We'll. will Won HING Him xows

CINCINNATI, Jan. s. w. H AcHugh has
oeen third time convicted of murder in the
first degree for killing his wife in 1881. After
on account of defective legal proceedings.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-03
shot ,Sis Fatner.in-L,aw.

CAMILLA, Ga, Jan. 9.-John Jarr 1T, col
ored shot and killed his father-in-law, Wyatt
Oliver, who had been pleading his daughters
grievances on account OF a neglectfLi bus
hand
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-03
Arrived in Port.

NEW YORK, Jan 3.-Arrived; Manitoba
and Wyoming, from Liverpool, and Regia,
from London.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-03
Horribly Maneled.

CINCINNATI Jan. S.-Joseph Leroy, aged
40, unmarried, was horribly and fatally
mangled by the bursting Of cruss-cut saw.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-03
The Failing Tree Item.


owINGvILLE, KY, Jan. 3.-Rob Waugh
aged %, was instantly killed by q falling tree
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-09-13
QUENCHED IN BLOOD.
The Fire Which Was Designed to
Destroy Murdered Mans
Body,
Quenched by the Flow Of the Life Fluid
From the Gaping Wounds Which
Caused His Death.
An Oil Can and a Pick-Axe, Tell the
Awful Methods Employed by
the Murderer.

AUGUSTA, Me-, September IA most
foul murder was committed last night IN
the Superlntent's Office OF the Augusta &
Sommerville Street Railway Of this city.
William Wales, an aged white man and
night Waterman of the company, was
found this morning dead In the office with
fearful confusion on the back OF his
head, and the body burned to a crisp.
BY him lay pickaxe and an oll-can
showing the terrible weapons used to
compass the murder aud the method by
which its perpetrator endeavored to wipe
out all vestige OF the brutal deed. The
body had been saturated with and set
on fire, burning it almost 10 cinder
from head to feet and burning holes into
the floor beneath him The object, evil
IDENTIFY, was to burn down the building,
and the contiagration was only stopped by
the pools OF blood which saturated the
space about the dead mans body.
A desk near by was pried open and thirty
eight dollars were taken off. Wales, who
was over sixty years Of age, was making
the rounds of the premises at the time
and probably was about to wind his
watch at eleven o'clock, as the last
puncture In the dial showed half-past ten.
There Is no clew to the murder, which
was evidently performed by some one &C
quainted with the place. Two arrests
have been made, and there is much in
dgnation in the neighborhood. The
Coroner'S Jury has commenced the In.
quest aud adjourned till tomorrow.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-09-13
Grave Reports Concerning the
Health of the President Of
the United States.
Said to Be Confined to His Bed in the Fifth
Avenue Hotel, and Unable to See
His Cabinet Ministers.
The Report of His illness Flatly Contra
dicted by Mr.. Phillips, His
Private Secretary.
The Presidents Condition.

WASHINGTON, d. c., September l2.-
The fact has become known here that
President Arthur Is very sick and con-
fined to his bed at the Fifth Avenue Ho-
tel, New York. Efforts are being made
to conceal his true condition. So far as
learned here, the facts are that the Presi-
dent Is suffering from a number OF CON-
plants, the principal of which is the eff
fects of the intense heat during his visit
to Geneva, and since which time he has
been completely Frustrated Private ad-
vices received here confirm the state
ments, and add that Postmaster General
Gresham was summoned to the Fifth
Avenue Hotel yesterday to see the Presl-
dent. On his arrival he was told the
President was too Ill to see him. In
quiry at the Executive Mansion to-day
showed no information had been received.
A telegram was sent yesterday to ascer-
tain the future movements OF the Prest-
dental party. The reply directed their mail
to be sent to the Fifth Avenue Hotel. 1t
further states that the Presidents physi-
clans and the President were both great
ly disappointed at the failure of mountain
and sea air to improve the Presidents
health; and that the doctor protested
against his return to Washington or re-
sumption of official business for some
time TO come.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-09-13
Vindictivs to the End.

BROWNSVILLE, TEX, September H.
John Rosas, an old convict, was on
Wednesday released from the Peniten-
tiary, having served five years for horse
stealing. On being released he concluded
to hunt up the witnesses who had testi.
fed against him and kill every one OF
them. Starting out with this intention
yesterday, he met Rafael Guaierrie, one
of the witnesses, and attempted to shoot
him, but was prevented by other per.
sons. Failing in this, Rosas then re-.
turned to the city, threatening to kill
Sheriff Brittle, who arrested him five
years ago. Brittle was warned of his
danger, and last night on meeting Rosas,
ordered him to surrender. Rosas refused
to throw up his hands, when Brittle sent
three bullets from a rifle through him.
Rosas dropped and expired with curse
upon his lips.