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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-04-03

The plow in general use in Mexico
nowadays is the same as the Egyptians
used 5000 years ago. 1t consists of a
,crooked stick with an iron point nailed
:. to it or tied 10 it with piece of raw
hide, small handle for the plowman
/ to steer with, and pole to hitch a
yoke of oxen to. This so called plow
Twill scratch furrow in the soil three
inches deep.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-04-03

''Shot dead by doctor!' Such is
the startling caption of an article in
an exchange. He must be very I'M
skillful physician who has to resort to
powder and ball to get rid of patient.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-04-03

you've lost your umbrella-eover
madam" said gentleman to the bride
of the Living Skeleton" politely
handing heran article she had dropped.
Thank you." she replied, pleasantly.
s'but that amt an umbrella-cover. It's
my husbands ulster. "-6rooklg" Eagle,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-04-03

The great Los Angeles meteor has
been dug up and is scientifically de-
scribed as ..about the size of Sara
toga trunk
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-04-03
A Public Benefactor.
w m. III. Steiner, M e m be Of the Ed.
lGOrial starr of tho New York
Herald; a AlsO eX.CO M aA | ssi0ns
or of Excise, New York

Herald; AssO eX~CO m saA sst0Ms
or of Excise, New York
CIty, 4S Ann ST.. Says
DR. NJ. NJ. FEHNRR, Fredonia N. Y-Dear
sir--l have been great sufferer from Bilious
ness. Nervous Irritation and Dysp psia for
years. My friend. Hon. H. G Lake. OF the
New YorA Custom House, induced me to try
your BLOOD and Liver Remedy and Nerve Tonic
By the rse OF two bottles Ihaye realized a com
plete restoration to health. look upon it as
the greatest remedy of the age. and upon you.
as the compOunder 0i the same, as u public ben
eIactol.''
FROM THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE.
New York Tribune. New York.
DIR. NJ. M FRNNER. Fredonia, N: Y.-Dear
Sir:-Please send NE two more bottles of your
Blood and Liver Remedy ami Nerve Tonic. M,
wife has been taking 1t and it has done her
good.
Yours truly. G. A. TRACY.
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blood, relieves Biiliousness, Constipa
tiOn and headaches; cleans out aud
heals the entire stomach and bowels /;
breaks up and cures Agues and form
ing Fevers; cures pimples, skin erup-
tions and skin diseases; removes bad
breath is an antidote for the Blues !;
so0thes, strengthens, and heals Weak
and Irritated Nerves, producing good
rest at night; and completely reno
Yates and restores disordered system
whether the disorder be slight or
grave.
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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-04-03
Horse Shoeing and
Blacksmithing.

eI %E Has removed his Horse
Shoeing and Blacksmith business to his lot on
the corner of Cedar and Prospect Streets. In this
village, where he Is prepared to do ailkinds of
general Blacksmithing work ct lower prices
than heretofore, 7eaN
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-04-03

EHS@ Trains are run on Central or 9Oth Merid-
Ian Time. which is 28 minutes slower than
Columbus time, the standard formerly used by
this road. -
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-03
THE RAILWAY CRASH.
It Furnishes List of Killed and
Mangled.
Two Wrecks Reported and Two Men
Killed and a Score of People
Wore or Less Badly
Injured

MANSFIELD, Ohio, Nov. 2.-Train, No
Baltimore y Ohio railroad, due here at sos
a. m. approached Alta, a cooling station four
miles south, running very fast The engine
and two cars passed safely over the switch
frog but the third went off the track The
fourth car, sleeping car, kept on until the
third struck freight engine standing ON the
side track, when all after the second coach
were telescopei and totally demolished. No
one was killed. Conductor Mcdonald, of
Newark, O., received a severe scalp wound
and had his left arm badly injured.
Mrs Mamie Iittley, and two daugh-
ters, of GAINESVILLE, Ohio, one daughter
badly, and mother seriously injured
Mrs. W. Fox, GAINESVILLE, Ohio, face cut with
glass; Mrs. Theodore Fox, injured inter
nally, Mr. Fox, was badly crushed on the
breast; Mr. Schaefer, badly cut with glass
Mrs. c. L. Baker, compound fracture of the
left ankle; Mrs. Moons, of Chicago, rib
broken and head badly hurt; Mrs Mary
Rind, of indianapolis, badly cut about the
head and face Miss Annie ORR, of Newark,
Ohio, ieg injured ana body badly bruised;
George A. Blackwell, of Chicago, hand
broken and lcS badly bruised; Mrs. j. H.
Neptune, Basnesville, Ohio, badly
crushed; J. VI. Carson, Newark, Ohio,
badly injured, ex- Mayor Holman, Column
bus, Ohio, slightly injured; Charles Gers
dorf, Washington, d. c., slightly injured,
All seriously injured we're taken to Zanos-
willie Ohio
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-03
JUDGE JAMES SMITH

JUDGE JAMES SMITH, of the superior
court of Buffalo is republican. la
answer to an inquiry as to the manner Of
man Mr. Cleveland is, he says: Gov
ernor Cleveland is an upright, honest
man, of incorruptble integrity, Of fair
abilities, of untiring industry and great
capacity for labor. He has administered
the various offices he has held wisely and
well making fewer errors, perhaps, than
81 lGDre brilliant man might have done.
He is one of those men who are always
adequate to the duties of the place they
are called to fill He has always been
considered here strong partisan, bat
think he is capable Of prcferring the good
0: Is country to that Of his party, where
"a .ontlict, and the conflict is perceived
b, uu. lie Is a plain man, without pre-
teus,- and ostentation, modest in prus~
psi, not elated by success beyond rea-
o., md with 4 good common sense that
mis- him il good stead Oh all ocga-
DuG.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-03
WATERFALL WAS THERE.
Row the Cook County, Illinois,
Court House Was DeluCeA.

CHICAGO, Nov. "a great deal of ex-
ctement was caused in the county building
about ! o'clock Friday afternoon by the
bursting of fiange Of the hydraulic cyIin-
der Of elevator No. O. The elevator man
was a. dinner, and to accommodate the great
number Of persons who had business on the
upper foors a county policeman en-
tered the car to run them up About six
tc'n persons entered Not being accustom ii
10 manage tho elevator the policeman in at
tempting to stop the car at the first floor
gave the wire rope a sudden jerk and the
next instant the elevator and the crowd in il
were dclUged with water, the sudden
check and heavy weight Of the elevator hay
ing burst the watcrpipe As soon As
the pipe burst the elevator began to descend
slowly to the basement, the crowd in it being
totally unprotected from the hundreds of
gallons of water that were coming in upon
them. The engines in the pumping room
were stopped instantly but it was of no avail,
all the tanks at the top of the building being
full, SO that III less than half an hour the
basement and first floors of the court
house were flooded with water to the
depth Of three inches, and regular Nj
agara Falls on a small scale was formed over
the high steps at the Clark street entrance
To add to the excitement some idiot who was
armed with a private patrol key turned in a
riot alarm and the consequence was two patrol
| wagons loaded with blue coats came dashing
up TO the front entrance. 1t took the janitof
| force of the establishment the whole afternoon
to mop out the water.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-03
BLAINE IN CONNECTICUT.
PIaees-The Great New York Dem.
5ustratIOH.

NEW YoRE, Eov 3.-Friday afternoon
there was a large meeting of business men at
ChckerinG hall, which was first addressed
~ Ion. John Sherman and then by Mr..
Blaine, who made a short address compli-
nentary of the orn!"r of the day. The
parade ct republicans took place at nigh,
and is coG.iIcred the greatest affair of the
kind that ever took place in this city. There
were i'll line, 20 it was estimated, between So,
600 and Gj,0ty men. The night was extremely
unproutious ior such an affair Rain fell in
a trzzie most of the time, and the streets
were covered with Shiny mud that made
marching difficult; But the enthusiasm of
the legions of paTadeTs and world of peo-
pie who blocked the sidewalks was not to
be quoted by any untoward action of the
elements A few minutes before 10 o'clock
Mir. Blaine came from the Fifth Avenue
hotel, and made his way TO the portion OF
the stand a sort of l1osil-he was to occupy
The procession was headed by squad of
police After them, wearing white trousers
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-03
THE NEWS IN snlee,


A fall of rock in mine near Centralia,
Pa, killed three Hungarinns.
Samuel Sargent found a petrifed dove
in chimney at Belfast, Me.
Roscoe Conkling was So years old last
Wednesday. He was born at Albany in
1929
A young girl at Montreal had two ribs
broken last week, thanks to tight-lacing and
an enthusiastic lover
A New York inventor has made a ma
chine by which he can reduce the tempera-
ture of a room to s. degrees below zero if
necessary.
William Mitchell, OF Chicago, struck a
vein of gas north of Wheeling, W. Va,
which will net him between $500, 900 and
81, 100000.
Lieut.. Greeley, the arctic hero, has been
ustered in as a member of the Grand Army
f the Republic in Lafayette Post No 40,
Jew York
One Of the clerks in the United States
treasury at Washington is said to be able to
count 1000 new notes an hour for seven
hours day.
In a political fight at Klein's tavern,
Columbia county, Pennsylvania, two men
were fatally stabbed by James d. Keller,
who was lodged in Jail.
A spotted hyena, eloped from a show, is
the bugaboo that keeps children at home
after dark in LoyalStocI; township, Lycom-
ing county Pennsylvania.
The grand jury of she District of
| Columbia has found an indictment against
Col. Burnside, late disbursing officer of the
postoffice department, charging him with
embezzling $4,000
A 13year old girl appealed to the So
ciety for the Protection Of Children from
Cruelty of Philadelphia TO save her from a
marriage with brute, which had been ar
ranged by her parents
Elijah Henderson snapped what he
! thought to be an empty revolver in his wife's
face in Indian territory Thursday evening
and shot her dead. He surrendered to the
United States marshal, and wants to be
| hanged.
A single plantation in California, de
voted to the culture Of pyretherum, contains
over 100 acres of sandy lanl, which only q
| lt" 'tSp WIS 'D-sSitt.VH't worthless,
| The present income derived from it is said K
be $l20,000 year.
A couple c}oped from Hutt9nsyille. W.
Va, and two days later tha manZled re
mains of the girl were found i'll the woods
and the theory is that the couple were at
tackled and devourel by pantherS, which
have infested the woods lately.
Arrangements for holding the Roman
Catholic plenary council at Baltimore ar,
nearly completed, the daily attendance be
ing estimated at zoo. Public sessions vii
only be held on Sundays and Thursdays
President Arthur has accepted an invitation
to attend the opening exercises.
Attorney General Miller was hanged it
effigy at Winnipeg, Manitoba, Friday night
for ordering the fogSing of q prisiner VIII,
escaped from jail. Miller would have beer
publicly scourGod had he not concealed him
self and Premier Norqaay was made t
promise that Lee would consider the question
of dismsSing Miller
In the case against Connolly at Sal
Lake City for bigamy, the Judge instructet
the jury to find a verdict Of not guilty
Prosecuting counsel stated it as his firm BE-
lief that some of the witnesses had pertnre
themselves, in which the judge concurred
the testimony being entirely different fron
what was given before the grand jury.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-03

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. 3.-Gen. Logan
arrived here on his special train Friday
morning, about the time Gov. Hendricks was
leaving. He was escorted TO the home of
John c. New, and received many callers.
There were two demonstrations, one in the
afternoon and one:at night, with professions
both times. Gen Logan made speech in
the afternoon and reviewed the night parade.
There was large throng of people in the
city, and the general was enthusiastically
received Just rs Logan arrived in the
morning Hon. A. G. Thurman was tax
ing his departure, and the general
stopped his carriage. Thurman, his face
wreathcd with smiles, walked out to the cen.
ter of the road and shook hands vigorously
through the carriage window with both Gen.
and Mrs. Logan. Then Thurman putting
nis head INTO Con Logan's carriage said
laughingly:
I'm glad to see you, general, but I'm
afraid you are down here to do mischief"
That depends, perhaps. We would moi
agree as to the Interpretation of that phrase
whether 1t Is mischief or not that | am hert
for said Logan, goolnatUredly.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-03

New YORK, Nov. 8.--The following add
tional particulars of the Maasdam ocean dis
aster, are given: Bruins Peterman, first
officer of the Rheim, was the man to
spy what he thought to be a fire away
in the distance, and climbed to the
topmaSt-head to make it out. 1t seemed to
be ship on fire about twelve miles to the
southwest. The Rhein was promptly headed
for the light. The Rhein took about an hour
to get TO it The flames lit up the sea for
miles around. Signal lights in the boats
were soon seen, and the boats got
alongside. Ropes were lowered, and
the people hauled on board
The women and children had TO be taken ny
in baskets. THE sea was very rough, said
Mr.. Peterman, "a severe storm came up at
midnight Had we been two hours later in
getting to the burning ship not soul of the
Maasdam's passengers or crew would have
been saved
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-03
Sir Moses Montetiore,s EyenItb.

LONDON, Nov. 3.-The friends of Sir Moses
Montefiore are becoming alarmed as to his
condition, and his physician fears he is in
capable Of sustaining severe illness at his
advanced age. He is suffering from bron-
chitis, caused by his exposure during the
parade at Ramsgate on Tuesday in honor of
his centenary. He has been compelled to take
great care of his health, and he has not eaten
any solid food for the past ten months The
Jews in st. Petersburg recently arranged TO
give ball in honor of the venerable phi
lanthropst on the night of his Tooth birth
day. The police stopped the preparations
and refused to allow any demonstration 10
take place. The reason.given was that such
a large assemblage of Jews would excite the
anti-Semitic spirit among the people, and
lead to a dangerous riot.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-03
OF Interest to sIeepina-Car Passen-

LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov 5-Friday, Judge
Richards, Of the superior court, reversed the
decision of Judge Stiles, of the court of com.
mon pleas of Jefferson county, who had given
judgment for plaintiff in the case of Gaylord
VS.. the Pullman Car company for loss of 3
diamond pin on defendants car, between
Chicago and Louisville Judge Rich.
ards held that the Pullman company
was not subject to the stringent liza
bility of an iun-keeper, but does i'm
phedly undertake to keep reasonable watch
over passengers and property, and the faith
full performance of this undertaking is the
limit of its duty in this respect The failure
of the Pullman company TO keep such faith
full watch must be the foundation of every
action seeking 10 charge it with loss OF
articles which the passenger takes with him
upon the car. 1t was not shown that the
Pullman company had leen guilty of negli-
gence. Hence the ground for the reversal of
the decision.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-03
a Fatal Collision.

NoTTAwA, Mich, Nov. 3--A freight train
on the Grand Rapids Il Indiana railway,
with & number Of persons aboard, who were
returning to Mendon, Mich. from political
meeting at SuTgiS, Mich, was run. into
Friday night by a train following behind,
and William Green, Of Mendon was instantly
killed his neck being broken, ands George
Kuhn. also of Mendon, was so badly injured
that he died Saturday morning. He was
taken from under the car in an insensible
condition. His head was badly bruised, and
he was injured internally Several others
were slightly injured. The engineer and fire.
man of the colliding train escaped injury by
jumping. There is a heavy down grade where
the accident occurred, and it is supposed the
brakes would not hold the train.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-03

MADISON, Ind. Nov. AT the Democratic
demonstration which came off here Saturday
the weather was favorable and the crowd
was large. At noon the cars
arrived bearing Messrs. Allen G. Thurman
and Senator Holman, but Ex-Governor Hub
bard, Jo Blackburn, Fullerton, and Speaker
Carlisle did not come. The procession at
once formed and moved through the princi-
pal streets amidst the firing Of camons, and
cheers for Cleveland. At the court house
Thurman spoke about an hour on the issues
of the campaign He was enthusiastically
cheered during his speech and at its close
AT night brilliant torchlight procession pa
raded the streets, which were full Of people
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-03

PlTTsRuRG, Pa, Nov @.-The great day
light parade of the Republican party in this
city was, without doubt, one of the finest
political demonstrations ever witnessed in
this city. The weather was all that could be
desired. The procession moved at 30 a IN.
and was everywhere enthusiastically received
by crowds of townspeople and visitors from
the country 1t is estimated that there were
about -, 600 men in line Clubs were present
from Ohio and West Virginia, and all the
towns and villages within 100 miles wer,
represented. A delegation of 100 from CIeve
land was in line There was a grand Industrial
display on wagons, on many of which men
were busy at work
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-03

Is there any possibility of the demos
ats carrying Illinois tomorrow? We
INK there is.
In 1880 there was no real con;est in IIl>
iIois. After Indiana and Ohio went res
lablioan in October the election IN Illinois
las allowed to go by default by the dem
DcratS. Garfelds plurality that year over
Hancock was 10000.
The last sharp contest in Illinois was
made in 1876, when Mr. Tllden was lead>
ing the democratic forces. At the Octo~
Ter election in that year Indiana went
democratic and Ohio republican The
democrats were hopeful and continued
the fight vigorously up to November.
That year Hayes plurality over Tilden
in Illinois was 1900 and something
Call it 10000.
Now. what chance is there to overcome
republican plurality of 100000
Tae independent republican state cons
littee positively asserts that it has the
names of 5000 republicans who will not
vote for Blaine, and most of whom will
vote for Cleveland. Before the fourth of
next November, this list will be increased
to 10000. This, of itself, will about wipe
out this republican plurality. TIE pro-
hibition vote will not be less than 1900,
Most of this comes from the republican
party. There are about 10000 German
voters in the state There will be a de
lection of at least 5000 German votes
from the republican party. This change
taken from one side and added to the
other, makes q difference of 1900 votes
From these figures it will be seen that
we have fair chance to carry the state
Cut them in two in the middle, and give
half to the republicans, and we yet have
good chance to carry the state.
We don't think Buffers vote in thi:
state will amount to much. And he will
draw from the republicans almost a:
largely as he will from the democrats
The republican party has no majority
at all in the state. We very much doub
if it even has a plurality over the demo
cratic party-if we could get out ou
party strength. In giving it a pluralit!
Of 10000 we figure against the demoCrati,
party. Its plurality in 1876 of 10000, il
nearer the truth as shown by the figures
All of the changes that have taker
place since 1880 have been favorable t
the democratic party-all of them. W,
have first rate chance to carry thi
state; and we should carry it if our owl
voters would go to the polls and vote
There is no doubt about this. If w
could get out our own vote we SHOULD
carry the state. We should have carrieC
it in 1876 had our own voters gone to tn
polls. And we should thus have settlet
the presidential question right here, an,
made the atrocious theft of the presiden
cy of that year an impossibility. So W
might do this year if we would. If W
could only impress upon our Democrat
voter--every one of them-the necesslt
of Going to the polls, we could settle III
presidential question in our favor righ
berr in Illinois. The Elkns- Blaine
Dudley deputy gang might rap
Indiana, New Jersey and Connecticu
and he blessed. If we democrats in Iii
nois would but do our duty tomorrow W
shoad carry Illinois, and thus win th
presidency beyond peradventure.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-03

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Store. Large size 81 90.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-03
The New Orleans Registration.

New ORLEANS La, Nov 3.-The political
situation, which had reached a state of
dangerous bitterness, was much improved
by the United States circuit court Judge
Pardees decision being that the federal
courts had no control over registration, and
could not strike from the books the names of
1000 persons claimed to be fraudulently
registered. This greatly relieves the Demo
Gratis, who needed every vote they were en-
titled to. The election will doubtless be very
clnaa
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-03

WALL STREET, Nov. 3.-The Fourth ma
tional bank has issued notice to its CORE
spondents stating that the rate of interest on
balances would be fixed at 2 per cent. on
$500 and upward after Oct. 81. until better
rates for money cam be obtained This is n
reduction Of . per cent About twenty
other interest-payin banks are contemplate
ing like reduction, IIut are delaying definite
action in the matter until after che clearing
house meeting next Thursday, at which it is
proposed to act as q body.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-03
A CARD.

To all who are suffering from the errors
and indiscretions of youth, nervous weak
ness, early decay, loss of manhood, &c,
/ will send recipe that will cure you,
FREE OF CHARGE. This great remedy
was discovered by missionary in South
America Send self addressed envelope
to the REV. JOSEPH 7. INMAN, Station D,
New York City.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-03

NASSAU, n. p, Nov. "a heavy storm,
in places reaching a hurricane, swept over
the westerly Bahamas from the 10th to the
10th inst, causing damage to crops and
fruits and disasters to ships. A number of
vessels are known to be lost, The Ameri-
can schooner, Jonathan Knight, of
Philadelphia. went upon the reef at Pal
metto point, and became a total wreck. All
but two of her crew were drowned. Thomas
Severt, second mate, and Anders Peterson,
a seaman, managed 10 reach shore. The
schooner F. A. Server, from Baltimore was
abandoned off Harbor island ON the l1th
The Captain and crew reached Dunmore-
town in the boat