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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-03

Has it not made our hearts hot with
anger and humiliation for years past in
its treatment of Irish Americans arrested
abroad?
Has it not kept thousands of lIrish-
Americans from visiting Ireland, because
they knew that if arrested by England
they would receive no American protect
ion?
Has it not engendered and cherished
every Knownothing attack, national and
local, in the history of the last thirty
years?
Is not its present Minister in England
the same unAmerican toady who refused
to protect American citizens from lawless
arrest by England? And is not its pres
ent candidate for president the same man
who, as secretasy of the state, endorsed
every action of this unworthy Minister?
If the Republican party is honest in its
expressions about the Irish Americans ar
rested by England, why is Lowell still re-
tanned as Minister to England?
What is Blaine done, said, or indicated,
since his nomination or before, thai
should lead Irish(American Democrats tC
believe that he is now another man from
the anti~lrishman who was secretary OF
state, when insolvency cried from prison
and the anti.Catholic who certainly cir
culated and probably wrote the Madigan
Circular?
Even if there be objections to Cleve'
land, do they weigh against these object
tions to Blaine and his party?
If a vote for Butler is a vote for Blaine
as it assuredly will be-what satisfac-
ton will democrat have from casting
such ballot?
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-03
HOME AND ABROAD.
Death of the Well-Known Actor
Frank Chanfrau.
Great Fire on the EIiver volga. with
Loss of Lifc-EurOpean Poll
misunderstanding News
Items.

NEW YORK, Oct S-Frank Chanfrau was
advertised to appear, Wednesday, at the
Academy of MUSE, Jersey City, in his play
of Kit, tho Arkansaw Traveller" but at the
last moment the management of the
Academy posted notice on the
door to the effect that the theater would
not open owing to a sudden attack of illness
to Mr. Chanfrau. Kit" was lying at the
time at Taylor's hotel suffering from para
lytic stroke He was stricken while at sup
per with MIS-. Busby, his sister-in-law, and
had not regained consciousness at late hour
at night, but his physician expressed conf
dence that he would survive the aggrav ated
attack When Chanfrau heard of Mccall
lough's Illness he remarked: Il suppose its
my turn next"
His physicians hopes, however were
doomed to disappointment, for the we'll
known actor died Thursday morning without
having recovered consciousness. His sons,
Henry and Frank; j. Halhger, member Of
his company; c. W Tayleure, his business
manager, and DR.. John t. McGill were at
his bedside So calm was his departure that
it was only III arranging the pillows that
Tayleure discovered the fact that the actor
was dead.
frank Chanfrau is about 65 years old. He
was brought up i'll New York city, and in
his younger days was member of All engine
company. He made his first great success
ON the stage at the old Bowery theatre more
than twenty-five years ago in the part of
Nose in the well-known play of that name,
which was written for him, and in which he
portrayed the character of an old New York
fireman as only he, with his individual ex-
periences, could have done. He has starred
continually since then, reaping fame and
| fortune in Kit, Sam, Nose" and other
PLAYS with which his name is identified. He
has no children other than his sons. His for
| tune is estimated at near $3.50, 900, including
several houses in New York and handsome
| cottage at Long Branch.]
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-03
IRIsH.AMERICANs AND BLAINE


The Pilot proposes to gain nothing in
this campaign but the respect and conf>
dence of its constituency. On either
hand, by the sinking of our independence,
even without the loss of principle, any
journal of the Pilots influence could reap
rich financial profit, But we prefer tC
look all three candidates In the face
Cleveland, Blaine and Butler-and say
what we believe to be good and bad in
each of them. Our legitimate profit will
not fail
The Pilot is loyal to the democratic
party because the democratic party has
been loyal to its traditions and to the
people. The great principle of Decen,
tralization is enough to bind us to the
party. 1t involves the life of American
freedom. 1t means the lessening of dan
ger from oligarchical, class or personal
ambition; and it also means the constant
growth of power in the hands of the peo-
pie.
Irish Americans have been democrats
not by chance, but by good judgment
Tried in the fires of foreign tyranny, he'll
instinct, as well as their historic knowl,
edge of Jeffersonian democracy led them
to the American party that expressed and
supported the true principles of republi.
can government. Experience has shown
them that their selection was good. Ev-
cry assault on their rights as citizens in
this country has come from the republi-
can party and its predecessors in opposl.
ton, and in all these assaults the demo-
efacy has been their shield and vindica,
t,op
What has changed the republican party
within three months that for it we should
s6s desert the democracy?
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-03
NATIONAL FINANCES.
Some Comments on the Recent Treas.
ury Report
Condition of the National Cash Ac-
r"unt as Compared with Last
Sear~Fhe Receipts and
ExPendifn

CHICAGO, Oct 3-The Inter Oceans
Nash,ngtoG y ecial has the following: The
September reduction in the public debt was
over Sii,UUGu and for the three months
just cd 81 5S}, lUl, against nearly $l5,-
900, Ga1 and over 50 .0lD. uUJ for the cores
puhdme month ami three months Of last
year. During the month the interest
bearing debt has decreased $l0,U0J,O00,
while there has been an in
crease in the non interest bearing col
umn Of $4.500000. These changes are
caused by the maturing of called bonds, and
the consequent transfer of such bonds from
one column to the other OF the called bonds
on which interest ceased Tuesday but
81, OO0 000 were redeemed There is now
outstanding less than S2O5, OOO, 900 of per
cent, bonds subject TO call and of this amount
tile national banks hold to secure circulation
nearly Sl5o 100000 The amount of
bonds now held by the treasurer
to secure circJ lating notes of national banks
Is $3.50, O0O,U01, a loss of s., BPS 90 since
Sept. l. Over 81, 900, 900 of called per cents
were withdrawn during the month by the
banks and nearly S2,0O0,0OU Of higher rate
bonds were deposited.
The gold shows a marked increase,
the amount now held being nearly S2lS,-
| OOO,0OO which is within 81, 900 of the
| highest figures every reached Deducting
gold certificates outstanding, the amount of
this fund is $50, 5l4, 600, an increase during
the month of s. 100000 and since Aug. l of
$1,000, 900. During the month of July this
fund was impaired to the extent of ST., 900,
! 900, and considerable alarm was created
| thereby. 1t was pointed out at that time in
these dispatches that the treasury
would recover its loss within
the following three months. The net
gold now in the treasury against which
there are no outstanding claims is but S.
900, 900 less than the amount had on July l.
| The amount of gold certificates now out
standing is S87 $50, go, a decrease since
! Sept. l of S4,600,000.
The receipts for September were: From
customs, 81, 662, 65S, and from internal rev.
enue, 1886, S38; against ST, $3.50 and So.
lS3, 96G respectively for September of last
year.
The following table shows the receipts fo1
the three months ending Sept 80, being the
first quarter of the current fiscal year com
pared with the corresponding period of last
| wear.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-03
RoycOttina q Fair.

LONDON, Oct 3-A curious illustration OF
the power of boycotting in the hands of
revenseful Irish peasants has just been
furnished in County Kilkenny. For the
last sixty years an agricultural fair
has annually been held at Bess
borough, near Piltown, under the patron
age of the gentry and nobility of the neigh
borhood, of whom Lord Bessborough is at
the head He is a somewhat active poll
tician, is doputy-lieutenant of Kings
county, and stands high in the favor Of the
Dublin castle authorities His recent ac-
lions, however, have embittered the
peasantry OF his own and the neigh
boring estates, and they determined to boy
colt the fair as Il measure of revenge They
posted notices throughout the district
menancmg all who contributed to or attended
the exhibition, and as fast as the notices
were torn down they were mysteriously Pc
placed by others more threatening. Lord
Bessborough pooh-poohed the notices, but
the fair has proved dismal failure all the
same, The tenants were frightened into
non-attendance, and but few of the gentry
made any entries, so that the old-established
institution has this year degenerated into an
exhibition without exhibits and withon,
sOectotnrc
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-03

THE Peoria Freeman is once more under
its old management, with Mr.. John A.
Monger at the helm. Last spring the
addition of fine double cylinder press
and other improvements caused an outlay
of money in excess of the receipts of the
office, and Mr.. Monger was compelled to
seek financial aid and thus disposed of a
share of his property, We are glad to
know that he has bridged over his trouble
and is once more sailing on smooth
water. Monger is deserving gentleman,
and will no doubt make the Freeman
more popular than ever Mr.. John W.
Fuller, who has been associated with the
paper for the past nine moHths, will re-
tire from journalism. He is an able and
interesting writer, and we shall miss him
from the fold.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-03

Of Glassloagh, Ireland, and b iis1'
tenant in the Grenadier guards The
bride appeared in beautiful white satin
brocade, with trimmings of point d'Alencon
lace, garnitured with orange blossoms. Her
long court train was edged with lace.
The veil was of d'Alencon lace, secured by a
cluster of orange blossoms. On her left
shoulder she wore a diamond star, and her
other ornaments were of pearls and dia-
monds. She carried rich bouquet of lilies
of the valley. There were no bridesmaids,
the bride being accompanied to the altar
by her mother and Mrs M. Fewen, q
sister. At the altar Assistant Bishop Potter
who performed the ceremony, was in waiting
with the groom and his best man. The bride
was given away by her father. A small re-
ception for intimate friends only followed the
marriage service at the residence of the
brides father, 25 East Twenty sixth street, a
great many people coming in from their sum
mer homes to attend it,
MILWAUKEE, Oct 3-There was very
fashionable wedding at All Saints cathedral
at high noon Thursday. Rev. S. Delaney
Townsend an Episcopal minister, of Water
town, Wis, was married to Miss Kathryn
Smith, daughter of John G. Smith,
a wealthy wholesale grocer. The
ceremony was performed by Right Rev.
| George F. Seymour, bishop of Springfield
CHICAGO, Oct 3.--Miss Emma A Smith,
daughter of Hon. William Henry Smith,
was married at Lake Forest Thursday to Mr..
| Charles Richard Williams The ceremony
was performed by Rev. T. B. Williams, OF
Rochester, N. ", brother of the grSom, as
sisted by Rev. J. G. X. Mcclure, of the
| Presbyterian church at Lake Forest. Many
prominent people were present, and the
bride was the recipient of many rich and
| beautiful gifts from her friends The
guests retunedsto the city accompanied by
| the newly welded pair, who will leave, Thurs
| day evening, for the east, on the special cal
of Mr. c. w. Smith, general manager of the
| Chesapeake & Ohio railroad, who is the bride:
| uncle.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-03
SWEENEY & WALKER.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

G G
Wolf, Chas., III Seventeenth street
| ii ARNESS MANUFACTURERS.
Saucrman, John. PIG seventeenth street
H ARDwARE'
Stewart a Montgomery 800 second avenue.
MERCHANT TAiLOR>.
Wendt, II. 1902 second ayelUe.
NEWS DEALERS.
| Wilmans, j. NJ. Post Office Flock
NEWSPAPERS.
| The Rock Island DAILY ARGUS: published ever
/ evening, (Sunday eXceptedl in Argus block OF
pOsite PostoiiiCc. Best advertising medium in til
| city.
| The Rock island WEEKLY ARGus; publishe
| every Friday. A fine Job department in conne'
| ton with the establishment.
| RESTAURANTS AND CuNFECTIONERS.
| Krell. Fred. 1919 second avenue
Evers, Fred, 1911 second avenue.
| STAT'oNhFs'
| Wimans, J. NJ, Post oflice Block
|SAIooNs,
| Westphal, John, 1912 second avenue.
|WATcH MAKERS.
Bromley, G. A, 1917 second avenue.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-03

ROARING" DICK is shaking in his boots
for very fear that he is going to be de-
feated ia the coming election. He has
ripe cause for thinking the Jig is up.
Harrison enthusiasm is running like wild
fire over the state, and the screech of his
eagle is even lost in the din raised by the
shouts of his friends. Oglesby has GER
tainly met a foeman worthy of his steel,
and when the final crash comes the old
man will think he has been struck by a
bowling hurricane
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-03

VINCENYEs, Ind, Oct 3.-A sensation was
created here Wednesday night by the mar
riage of John W. Ayres, a well-known turf
man, to Miss Carrie Wagner, daughter of
the proprietor of the Elm house An attempt
to elope was frustrated not long ago and it
was thought that the young lady had
recovered from her infatuation
but Lochinvar arrived Wednesday even
ing, while papa was absent at the
Cincinnati exposition and mamma was
out; the ceremony was performed, and the
couple jumped into buggy and drove over
into Illinois, where they will catch west
bound train and so to Flora, where the
grooms horses are running this week When
the escapade becomes generally known it
will cause great deal Of comment Miss
Wagner is pretty little lady, and belongs
to good family, while Ayres is one of the
most widely celebrated horsemen i'll the
western states
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-03

LONDON, Oct. Through the mediation
of Queen Victoria and tie prince of Wales q
compromise upon the franchise and redistri-
button bills is being arranged by Premier
Gladstone and the marquis of Salisbury.
The conditions proposed for the
compromise are that the government
shall submit the Redistribution bill to parlia-
ment atsthe autumn session, the marquis of
Salisbury agreeing to have the Franchise bill
passed if the redistribution scheme shall
prove at all acceptable to the Tory wing.
The house of lords are to have no control Of
the Redistribution bill until after the
Franchise bin shall have become law
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-03

PARIS, Oct 3-Julas Wales, the celebrated
communard, in an article published in
lie Matin Franchise, bids Germans and
Frenchmen to beware of rousing the dor
mant spirit of Englshmen He says that al
though England hiss no immense
standing army, iii the event
of war soldiers would +:,nng from the
ground The whole plliLia and volunteers,
in fact every man Ghlo ta use a rifle, would
rally round the Union Jack He warns
Germans of the presence in that country of
socialism, which is another menacing danger,
and at whose bidding regiments may lay
down their arms. The article concludes:
Beware, lest this silent race, whose voice is
raised only amid the cannon, don their red
coats to celebrate La Fete Au Sang"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-03

Mr.. Isaac G. Chapman, druggist, New
burg, N Y, writes US: Il have for the
past ten years sold several gross of DR.
VIM. Halls Balsam for the lungs / can
say of it what | cannot say of any other
medicine | have never heard customer
speak of i. but to praise its virtues in the
highest manner, | have recommended it
in great many cases of Whooping Cough,
with The happiest effects. have used it
in my own family for many years; in fact,
always have bottle in the medicine
closet
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-03

BELvA LOCKWOOD is fiftytwo years of
age. Belva might have been dizzy daisy
10 her youth, but whatever beauty she pos
sessed then has probably been eradicated
by the frosts of the many winters through
which she has passed. If Belva had
aunched forth on the troubled sea of pol
ltics thirty years ago, she might have de
pended upon her magnetism to be elect
ed, but now she is leading forlorn
hone
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-03
Business Troubles.

PITTsBURG, Oct. 3.-Breed & Edwards.
pillow manufacturers, made an assignment
Thursday to Ogden NJ Edwards for the ben
eft Of their creditors Their liabilities are
about S10, 600 and their nominal assets SI6O,.
600. The assignee states that the firm'could
not meet matured paper, and as no extension
was given they had to suspend. If the assets
are advantageously disposed of, the creditors
will receive dollar for dollar
LAwRENCEBURG. Ind, Oct 3.-P. Iears
Matthews, proprietor of the Mclean Furni-
ture company, assiged to John C. McCul-
Tough. His liabilities are $4,000; assets,
$4,000. Tho factory employed twenty five
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-03

MY son." asked sunday school
teacher, what do You know of the pro-
verb regarding people who live in glass
houses" Il don't know nothin," was the
response, "about the provcrb, but l know
that people who live in glass houses
orient to lay abed late in the mornin
unless they pub down the blinds
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-03
THOUSANDS SAY SO.

Mr.. t. w. Atkins, Girard, X IN, writes:
i never hesitate to recommend your
Electric Bitters to my customers, they
give entire satisfaction and are rapid
sellers" Electric Bitters are the purest
and best medicine known and will posi-.
lively cnre Kidney and Liver complaints
Purify the blood and regulate the bowels.
No family can afford to be without them.
They will save hundreds of dollars in
doctors bills every year.
Sold at fifty cents bottle by Hartz &
Rahnsen.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-03
Great Fire on the VoIea.

ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 3-One of the
steamers plying on the Volga river took fire
Wednesday at Kostroma, and shortly after
ward broke loose from her dock As she
fioated down the stream she set fire to other
vessels, and being loaded with
oil, which burned fiercely as it
fiOated on the river, the vicinity
was soon an immense sea of fame, consum-
ing everything within its reach The excite
ment was intense The firsmen, sailors, and
others worked heroically. Several ships and
two steamers were burned and a dozen per
SONS killed or injured before the fire was got
under control The loss will reach several
million roubles
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-03

STATES ATTORNEY HURST. that is to
be, is expanding with great voluminous-
ness. A few short months ago he
was living the tedious life of an
insurance agent. From this station
in life he graduated into full fledged
lawyer and now he has blossomed into a
candidate for the states attorneyship. We
are glad to see the ingedients of thrift so
firmly imbedded in the composition of
Hurst. 1t is sure co bring him to the
front more or less, and at the present
time it seems to be the former quantity
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-03

MONTREAL, Oct 3.-henry Irving ex-
presses himself as follows concerning the
great American actors Illness II have
learned with the deepest regret and sorrow
of the sad state of my friend John McCul-
Tough earnestly hope that it is hut tenn
porary and that we shall soon see
him restored to his friends
and the public When met him first in
London some years ago l was much i'm
pressed by his fine physique and by his ge-
NAL and manly character, which won him in
England hosts of friends. After his success
at Drury Lane in Virginius, I saw him often
and always felt myself cheered by his hearty,
hIOyRlt SDirits
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-03

PARIS, Oct Sat a meeting of the cabi-
net council Thursday, Prime Minister Ferry
assured his colleagues that the occupation of
Ki Lung by Admiral Courbet would finish
the French operations in China He stated
that he had reason to believe that peace
would soon follow that event
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-03

Mr. BLAINE will hear the news from
Ohio in Michigan. We advise him 10 get
nearer home by the 18th inst. The news
might be crushing, you know, Jimmie,
and you are liable to have another case
of sun stroke.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-03
Cattle Quarantine I'm Kansas

ST. LOUIS, Oct Ex-Governor Click, of
Kansas, has issued a proclamation prohibit.
ing the introduction of cattle into Kansas
from the states Of Kentucky, Iowa, Nebraska
and Missouri, until after they have under
gone quarantine of sixty days at the pom
of introduction and been released under
clean bill of health from the state veterina
ran. He also prohibits the introduction OF
Jersey cattle from any state in the Union.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-03
Got Much TO Learn.

LONDON, Oct Sat the church congress
at Carlisle Thursday, Rev Mr.. Nevin, rector
of the American church in Rome, read a
paper. DR.. Baker, of Maryland, said Amer
lea had much to learn from England in
music and all that made men reverent and
RELIGIOUS
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-03
PITT YOUR HAND

In a vice, turn the screw until the
pain is all you can possibly bear,
and that's Rheumatism; turn the
screw once more, and that's Neu-
ralgia. Such was the definition of
these two diseases given his class
by a Professor in a medical college,
and he added: "Gentlemen, the
medical profession knows no certain
cure for either" The latter state
ment is no longer true, for it has
been proved time and again that
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-03
At the Point of Death.

DUBLIN, Oct. S.-Mr. A. NJ. Sullivan the
eminent Irish publiclst has had relapse and
is now lying at the point of death His rela-
tive5 have been summoned to his bedside
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-03

PETERSBURG, Va, Oct. IA water famin.
here is threatened on account of the drouth,
The Appomatox Canal company has gener.
5asly offered to turn the Waterfront the cana
alto the city pipes until relief is obtained,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-03
NOTABLE WEDDINGS.
Some Marriages at which the Family
Jehu Must Have Got Left.

NEW YORK, Oct. 3-Grace church was
well filled Wednesday afternoon by a fashion
able gathering to witness the marriage OF
Miss Leonie Jerome, daughter of Mr.. Leon
ard Jerome, to Mr.. John Leslie The
prnnrl IS a son of Sir John Leslie
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-03
HAY FEVER.

| have used Ely's Cream Balm for Hay
Fever, and experienced great relief !
most cordially recommend it as the best
of many remedies | have tried.-T. b
jerks, Lawyer Grand Rapids, Mich.
Price fifty cents.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-03


For representatives,. Il. PADDELFOiD.
For States Attorney-ELN0REW W. HI RST.
For Circuit Clerk-GEO. W. HENRY.
For Coroner-JOHN ALBRECH
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-03
FrightfuI Railway Disaster.

LONDON, Oct. 3-Advices from India state
that n collision occurred on the Eastern Ben.
gal railway, in which sixty persons were
killed or injured
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-03

DETROIT, Mich, Oct. 3.-Gen. William A.
Throop, who shot himself in his store at an
early hour, Wednesday morning, died at
SIS Thursday afternoon. He leaves a widow
and young SON
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-03

THE radicals, when they swear there
are no soldiers on the state democratic
ticket, forget Carlin, Orendorff and Nc
KmlaV
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-03
Heart Pains.

Palpitation. Dropsical Swelling,
Dizziness, Indigestion, Headache, Sleep
lessness cured by wells Health Renew
err"