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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-12
They EBied Thern Away.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, April 12.-WiIliam
Wells is the leader of large band of gyrsies
encamped near the city, and has a wife and
six daughters. The second one, Amelia. IS
years old, is handsome brunette Recently
while at Mansfield, OHIO, she became enam-
ored of a gypsy gent named william Stan
ley, known as one Of the best horse jockies in
Ohio Stanley asked permission to make
her his wife, but the father refused, and
the couple eloped, but were captured
the same day, and since then the daughter
has been guarded very closely. One night,
while the camp slumbered, Stanley appeared
with two feet horses, gently awakened his
sweetheart, and placing her on one and
mounting the other, were soon miles away
on the road to happiness AT daybreak her
absence was discovered, and TIE men i'll camp
dispatchedin every direction in search Of the
couple, but no ciew was obtained, and Stan
ley ard his sweetheart are doubtless married
and laughing at the ruse played on the
father
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-12

WASHINGTON CITY, April I2-Tne Re
pah,cans OF tie house held an informal eau
Gus 10 Ii cuSs thsT proper course in reSpec
to the tallH bill when it is called up by Mr.
Morrison next week. All those who
expressed themselves were in favor o
opposing the consideration Of it or the az
i;atioa of the tariff question in any form, ex
cept air. Kasson, who thought The party
could, with the aid of the Randall wing OF
the Democrats, defeat the bill He thought
it would be good party policy not TO oppose
its discussion, but fight, and. if possible, bea
il on the floor
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-12
The Commerce Committee

WASHINGTON CITY, April 12-The
House committee on commerce has di.
rected favorable reports to be made
on bills as follows: Authorizing the con
structio1 10y the Chippewa Falls & Western
railway; Of railroad bridges across tho st
Croix river in the states of Wisconsin and
Minnesota; tie construction by the Winona
Alma & Northern railway Of bridges across
the Wisconsin, Chippewa ana st. Croix
rivers, in Wisconsin, and by tho Chicago, st
Paul 8, st. Louis railroad of bridges acroS.
the Mississippi river, one within the state Of
Minnesota, and cue between Minnesota and
Wisconsin
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-12
CHARLES READF.


the famous novelist, was born in Oxfordshire
England, in 1914. After his graduation al
Oxford he began the study of law, and il
1913 was admitted to the bar. He was an I'll
firing worker, and has written many dramas,
in addition to his well-known novels.
Among his earlier novels were "Peg
Wellington" and Christie tombstone" In
1856 his Never Too Late to Mend" came out
and gave him n worldwide fame as an
author Among his other works are Course
of True Love-" white Lies" "Cloister and
Hearth" Hard Cash, Griffith Gaunt, y
Put Yourself in His place" and "A Terrible
Temptation" Time only can determine
, whether he will be best remember ed as nov
elist, dramatist, or essayist.
Charles Reade displayed remarkable skill
in the plot and incident His style was pic
turesque, and never dull or commonplace.
He frequently wrote with a social or politi-
cal object IN view, and was a keen satirist.
After the death of Charles Dickens
Reade was accorded with George Eliot an
equal share of the honor of being foremost
among English rove!ists Many of his work.
have been successfully dramatizei other by
himself OF by Dion Boucicault, and the two
III conjunction produced Foul Play in 1865.
Charles Reade was always a most indie
fatigable student Of all phases of nature and
human character, and a tireless gatherer Of
| all sorts of data on almost every subject
under the sun. His study has been described
as a chaos of books in all languages and files
upon files of newspapers from all countries
He rarely represented himself in hi,
writings, ami all his works gave evi,
dence of the wealth of material at the
| authors command He was of a rugged
| nature and manner but was exceedingly
| sensitive to criticism, and made a practice OF
| answering unfavorable reviews of his works
where the source seemed worthy of his notice
| Mr.. Reado was n prominent defender OF
authors rights He gained some note in
various lawsuits on that account. lie was
vigorous advocate of international copyright
with America and in 1875 published in this
country a number of letters on the subject
| He had been in delicate health for mCie THAI
! n
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-12
A satisfactory Decree.

CLEVELAND, O., April IA decision of
Judge Baxter, of the United States circuit
court for the northern district Of Ohio, in the
case of tie National Telegraph company
versus the New York, Chicago & st. Louis
Railroad company, gives general satisfaction
to merchants 'and business men of this
city. The railway company refused to
transport telegraph material or perform
other obligations unier-a contract with the
Nationa! Telegraph company. The decision
Of Judge Baxter orders the defendant TO con-
ce3e to the complement tho right and privi-
leges stipulated for, am prevents the rail
way company FROM interfering with the
National Telegraph cumrany's possession or
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-12
Imagine His Feelings.

CHICAGO, April 12.-The Inter-Ocean ha.
the following: Among those who feel the
Matthew Arnold hoax most keenly is Libra
rian Poole As soon as he read the alleged
contribution to the Pail Mall Journal OF
Monday, Mr.. Poole wrote a reply and mailed
it to Mr. Arnold. On Wednesday he was
looking Cor some man who could do justice
to the occasion by kicking him. On Tuesday
he coniidaj to some Of his literary friends the
fact that he had used Mr. Arnold up. On
Wednesday be did not need to say word tc
have the same friends understand that the
used -un man WIS himself
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-12

The receipt is simple. You have only
to take violent cold. and neglect it.
Alternately, the great English surgeon,
asked a lady who told him She only had
a cough: what would you have? The
plague" Beware of only coughs. The
worst cases can however, be cured by DR.
VIM HALLS BALSAM for the lungs.
In Whooping Cough and Group it immed
lately allays irritation. and is sure TO pre-
vent fatal termination of the disease
Sold by druggists
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-12

ing that he desired to cross-examine Wood
war.l OF his testimony. Woodward said: u
told nothing but the truth, and could tell
more if my Information was notin confidence
don't break confidence to expose the
villainy of rasca.s. The more Cook stir5 uT
this matte1 the deeper he will get into the
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-12

ST LOUIS, April ia correspondent of
the Globe Democrat gives the following sum
mary of the presidential preferences Of the
delegates from this state to the Republican
National convention Blaine, IL; Arthur.
9; Logan, 3; Edmunds, s. None of the dele
gates are strongly pronounced. in their
preferences, however, and will doubtless be
governed largely by the views of delegates
from the Republican states.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-12
nohert l.ineo,n an tne rcsslae,


WASHINGTON CITY, April IA cores
pendent in conversation with Secretary
Lincoln, suggested that the people wanted a
man for president who had no. scrambled for
the Office, and was answered: There are
plenty Of men who have not scrambled
for it, and there are fifty here in Wash
ington to day who are better qua;ife to fill
the office than myself. There is the presi.
dent. If be has made single effort to OBJ,
tain nomination by the means popularity
supposed TO he used among politicians, 1 dc
not know it. He has certainly made number
of appointments, as you understand which
directly antagonized his own candidacy. He
has not plotted for the place, and would
not 10 50. But there is hardly any necessity
of discussing the question seriously. The tall
about me, what there is of it, will soon die
away and the notion will be forgotten.
hope the convention will be wise and dis
Greet and do nothing to imperil Republican
success. which seems now SO well assured"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-12
BAPTIST Foreign Missions.

MILWAUKEE, April 12.-The Womans
Baptist Foreign Missionary Society CT the
West closed its three-iays' convention, anc
selected Toledo, Ohio, as the point of meeting
in 1885, The officers elected for the year
are: President, Mrs. A. J. Howe, of Chicago
vice president Mrs c. F. Tolman, of Chi
cago; recording secretary, Mrs. J. C. Bray
man, Of Chicago; corresponding secretary
Mrs. A. NJ, Bacon, of Chigcao; Miss A. l.,
Stevens, assistant; auditors, Rev F, c
Thearle and L. Il knight, of Chicago.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-12
The Stove GaS gter

MILWAUKEE April 12.-At Oconomowoc
the neighbors of a widow, Mrs Hannah
Dooly, became alarmed at the absence
OF life around her house and broke open
the door. Mrs. Dooiey and a servant
girl We're found apparently dead on
the floor Everything possible was done
to resuscitate them, and, after great efforts
they became conscious Then it was ascer.
tanned that they had been suffocatei by coal
gas from a leaky stove, aed had laid on the
floor from Tuesday morning until found
The servant will die, but Mrs. Dooley NAV
recover,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-12
THOUSANDS SAY Sc

MI r. W Atkins, Girard, Kan, writes;
Il never hesitate to recommend your
Electric Blttcrs to my customers, they
give entire satisfaction and are rapid
sellers" Electric Bitters are the purcsi
and best medicine known and will posi-
lively cure 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 y
Rahnsrn
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-12
important LegaI Decision.

IN1gANAPoLIs April 12.-March %, 1882
Alexander C. Wingate, a passenger on a train
on the Ohio & Mississippi railroad, was shot
and killed by drunken passenger named
William Haynes near Salem, Ind. The
widow of the deceased, hLalinda C. Wingate,
of kentucky, brought suit against
the railroad company in the Uni;sI States
count lere, AMI was awarded judgment
for $500. Elijah til Carson was also given
5000 damages against the same company
for the killing of her son, John Carson, at
engineer, in a wreck on the road near
ViRcennes in March, 1885
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-12
Fight Between Railway Laborers

ST. THOMAS, Ont, April IA fight &C
CURED between gang of sixty Italian, and
an equal number of Irish, Iaborers, on the
Canada Southern railway, caused by the
Irish objecting to the employment of the
Italians. The police, with the assistance OF
the citizens, succeeded in stopping the fisht
after several on both sides had heen severely
,Io1
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-12
Booming the Eight-Mour Law

NEW YORK, April l2.-At meeting Of
the Central Labor union, it was resolved to
issue a call for meeting to be held in Union
square next Monday night for the purpose of
approving the eight hour nc ement now be
fore the larislntura
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-12
Railway strike Ended.

CINCINNATI, April 12.-The strike on the
Cincinnati Northern railway has been COM
Promised, the company agreeing to pay the
men their wages for February, next week,
beginning With those receiving the smallest
MN
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-12
Killed by n sand Cave.

PITTsBURG, Pa, April 70 Samuel Reit-
man and William Sheerough, were engaged
in loading sand on a wagon VIII en- the bank
above gave way, covering thom ten feet with
sand and rocks. Both men aud hcrsaS Were
killed
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-12

WASHINGTON CITY, April 12-The house
committee on appropriations has authorized
favorable report to be made on the senate
bill, Offering reward of SIS, 900 for rescuing
or ascertaining the fate of the Greeley expe-
1itIn,,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-12
Business TraubIes.

NEW York, April II. Henry S Rosonthal,
cattle merchant, doing business at the Jersey
City stock yards, and at Albany, N. Y, has
made an assignment with liabilities estimated
at $50, 900. His assets are not yet known.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-12

LONDON, April 12.-The latest advices from
Shanghai report a serious political crisis a
Pekin. The emperor has publicly DEGRADED
Prince Kung, and four members of tn
privy council were stripped of honors be
cause of the dilatory manner in which th ey
have dealt with TOn0uin affairs
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-12

Sold 1Gtins OF HE -aut lay C~yn.- =
Pullman Palace ~icep!ns ,asr ..r" T,.'i BE-. J.. .'
and tnam II, L0Hls. viz i!Huallrl, Nnrg.r.
k"o.>HN, huntington, C"d.r iupi~ tuJ ,I|.
Lc.tto 81. Paul aad Minneapolis; r@.iur ,..s
with Reclining Chairs TO Hd from g.. r.+.
amt Peoria Only on" ella go 0i cars u.'a,eH
II. LOUIS and LrS MNiucS IOWA iur.,H. e.
hraska, and Denver Colorado
Ii i also ;i3o only Through Line l-.tu.g.H
81. LOUIS. I-SJ.5EAPoLIS ar5 St. PAIL.
Il Is known Is the great THROUGH C'E
LINE OF Aaeic1, and is universally #'I.r
TED t. NV the
Finest Equipped Railroad in the W:r.l e.
all classes Of Travel.
Through Tickets Via this liuc for sale 3r .i
X. j.. coupon ticket offices iuthc United STA. -7
and CauIia.
T. J POTTER, PEECEVNL LOWELL.
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-12
Russian Affection Tor Austri;

VIENNA, April 12.-The Russian general,
Kaulbars, has assured the Crown Prince
Rudolph that Russia entertains most friendly
feelings for Austria.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-12
New Advertisements.

/ AIDES or Young Mcnin city or country "a take
lInice, light and pieasa 1t work at Their own
homes; 81 10 S. day easily and quietly made:
work sent by mail; no caavassing; no stamp for
reply Please address Reliable Manufacturing
Co. Phil. Pa, drawcrTT.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-12

PHILADELPHIA, April l2.-Five thousand
laborers have died in three months on the
Panama canal. This is the report of Capt
Willbank, who returned to this city from
the canal, where he had been supervis-
ing the work of dredge for a year past
money is plenty" he says, There is only
one thing more common tAan cash. and that
death. Men die like the leaves in autumn.
Only the Italians appear to live The dead
are disposed of without ceremony. A shallow
grave, no prayers, and all is in moment for
gotten. There are now 1900 laborers
at work Gu the canal, mostly negroes
from Jamaica and the French West Indies.
These negroes are brought over in droves as
fast as those at work die, and venture to
say that not two-tbirds Of the Is, 900 laborers
now at work will be alive year from now.
1t is dreadful. Five thousand died during
the past three months, but the large pay
tempts men to brave all the danger
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-12

WASHINGTON CITY, April 12.-Norvin
Green, president of the Western Union, was
given hearing by the house committee on
postoffices and post roads. He opposed all
the pending propositions looking to the es-
tablishing of postal teIegraphy, and said it
would be unsatisfactory both for the people
and the government for the latter to take
hold of the telegraph. If, however, it is de-
termined that the government shall engage
in postal telegraphy, he advised tho pur-
chase Of existing lines. He estimated
that postal telegraphy could be established at
every postoffice in the United States for $780,
100000. If the government purchased exist
ing lines it could have n monopoly of the
business. He said the Western Union would
compete for the governments contract in the
event of the passage of the bill reported to
the senate by Hill. He doubted, however,
the proDriety of the bill
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-12
POISON

the blood is apt 20 show ITSELF in the spring,
and nature should by all means be assisted in
throwing il off. Swift's Specific docs this efiec-
lively. 1t is s purely vegetable, non-i oisonon-
remedy, which helps nature to force all the pois-
on or tFint ont through the pores Of the skin
Mr.. Robert i. Easley of Dickson, Tenn. writes,
under date March IL. 1874: Il had ChillS and te-
YER followed lay rheumatism, for three years, 50
thai was not abe to attend 10 my business; had
tried almost every Kind Of medicine. and found
10 relief A friend Of mine recommended SW fl $
SP, cifr. tied one hottie and my health began
10 improve. ] continued until I had taken >iN
bootTlcs, ana il has sci me on my feet a. sound
and wen a. ,ytr. rec nmend ii Ia ail similarly
afflicted"
Letters from twenty three ca of the leading
retail druggists Of Atlanta saw, under d.tc Ma'cl
u. 1891: We erii more of Suift's STvcDe ihau
any other blood medicine. We sell il Ia ali class
e., and many Of The lcst families use i. rs q, Il.
eral health tonic.
Our treatise un GIood and Skin Diseases mailed
free Ia applicants .
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO,
Drawers, Atlanta, Ga.
New York office, 159, West SD 81 apgl5-diy
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-12

ITO ADVERTISERS Lowest Rates for Adyer
4 Using in $40 Good Newspapers sent free Ad
dress GEO. =. ROWELL 4 co. Il Spruce st. \. y
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-12
HIS lABORS ENDED.
Death of Charles Reade, the Great
English Novelist.
Short sketch OF His Life and LaboEl
Home and Foreign News
Notes---A Chinese Crisis
Washington News.

LONDON, April 12.-Charles Reade, thu
novelist is dead
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-12
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Tell the children to cut out and save the comic
silhouette pictures as they appear from issue ID
issue. They will be pleased with the COLLECTION
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-12
ELY'S
cream Balm

has gained an Cnyia-
bic reputation where
'yer known, displac
ng al, other prtnaGa
ions. An Article of
Indoubtcd mer.i. Is
convenient and clean
". Ii Caus no pam
-. -.n.n-.tnn
, 1884-08-16

sease is once present, is only to feed
and propagate it. l certainly agree
with DR.. KaImer as TO the Importance
of always keeping the Towns in a
good sanitary condition, but | venture
10 go a little further and contend, that,
at such a time as this, special precau-
ZION and watchfulness are demanded
for the protection If the lives of the
iuhlbitants, and even should we es-
cape a visitation from this terrible
scourge, such sanitary measures will
never be wasted-"Abundans cautela
non nocet,"
On all sides we daily hear the
deepest lamentations owe the para
lying scarcity Of labor in our Island,
and, from time to time, large sums
are being spent on immigration
sci emt<, some of them, of late, appa-
rently but barren ventures. But
what if this deadly epidemic should
come and find us %unp'epared, and for
lack of wise and timely precaution
on our part, should sweep away in a
few weeks, two or three thousands of
our already Insufficient population.
I am, Mr.. Editor,
Yours faithfully,
PREVENTION.
, 1884-08-16
Bekjendtgjorelse

mET bekjendtgj0res herved, at
- der fra Forterne i Christian
steda og Frederiksted vii blive give
de ef%terstaaende Signaltr for en- sig
nnrmende Ogkan
Om Dagen 2 umiddelbart oven,
paa hinanden ~f0lgende Kanonskud
og derpaa med J Ainuts Mellcmrum
2 lignende KanonSkud. 1T blaat
Flag fra Fortets Flag-Stang
ON Natten De samme Ramon
skud som ON Dagen.
Commencement s. ekIetariatet, st. Croix
den SIDE August 1884.
VAN BRAKLE.
, 1884-08-16

School" in late years. lhe dlSei Sc
in question is TO new phenomenon
ample opportunities have unfortunate
" been afforded the Medical Faculty
in all arts of the world for practical
~ studying its nature aud remedy
aud vet what has /; all come 10? Why
that to-day we ind thr g such eminent
authorities as kALMER, Koch, and
PAsTEUR ut hopeless issue as to The
very elementary phases OF the subject!
And as we laymen see THIS, The Sc.
rious question will crop up, spite OF
ourselvts,-if such wide differences
exist among Medical men as TO the
very elements Of the disease, What are
we to expect rs to lis treatment?
And then irrrsistibly rises up in our
memory the cheerful and %reassnring
old axiom, as applicable to-day as it
was on the day on which it wa first
promulgatedE'*D ortors differ, aid pa
TENTS de-"
But, amidst all hisluncertaInty and
peri Iexiry, there is one Thing which
stands out clear md urdeniable-
made so BY that repeated experience
which Is worth all the ~th,onaing i'll
The world-nameIy, thar if, in oldina-
ry cases, "ClpanIiueSS is next to God
liness"-in the ease of this 'pidcmir,
Cleanliness is physical snIcati0n itself.
While therefore the learned Doctors
are disaerering and arguing over
such questions as whether the life
Of the micr0be is more easily anil ef-
f-ctualIyextinguishe Iby fire,orby wa
ter-by brrning, or by downing let
us follow 'be pro1erb quoted by the
Doctor" where Doctors disagree take
man OF senS""-and call upon II To-
cal Authorities to come forward as
the "man of SENSE" and have our
Towns, and The Estate vill"grsthrough-
out the Island, thoroughly cIcansed
and purified from the filth with which
they are polluted. 10 give an idea
of I'll" present sanitary condition of
the Island, let me remark that not
many weeks ago a friend Of mine,
resident in one Of the Towns, was
compelled to close the front windows
OF his house for several evenings and
sit wiih his family in an inner room,
in consequence of the overpowering
stencil from IIog-pens in the yards
to windward Of his premises. another
gentleman ASSUMES me that il the v ry
next yard, but one, from his, there a'e
two tenants who keep four hogs,
which ale up TO their knees in Fquid
and odorous filth: while, as u general
rule, in the numerous tenement yards
throughout the Town each tenant
keeps at Lat one hog, so that often as
one walks the streets of an evening, The
eAhalations from ih' 81 Yards are abso-
lutely nauseating. What a Paradise
for our active and irrepressib!e little
enemies the microbes !! and how diff
cult would it be be to eradicate them
if once they got a foothoId! Now
such a state of things is simply sui
cidal, and | candidly confess, that, in
common with many others, | have
regarded The delay Of the local Autho-
rites in the work of cleansing and
nur;fxsnr Will, asfon;.hnont and
, 1884-08-16
TRANSLATION.
Publication,

RT is hereby made known that
q the following signals for an APP
preaching hurricane will be given
from the Forts at ChriStiansted and
Frederiksted
During the day time 2 guns fired,
the one Immediately after the other
and after an interval Of J minute 2
other similar guns. A blue flag on
the flagstaff Of the Fort.
During the night The same guns
as in the day time.
Government Secretary's Office, st. Croix
the oth August 1884.
VAN BRAKLE.
, 1884-08-16
THIS e AVIS, "
e. 4riatiaustra, 81, eruir,
Saturday, 10th August, 1884,

The weather has looked more promising the last few days,
but with one exception no part of the island has Yet had more
than a few very light showers. The exception is the central
palt of the island where a heavy fall took place on Tuesday
afternoon. AT Bethlehem Works there were As lines, at
Bethlehem residence - lines, at Fredensfcld 80 lines, at Morn.
ing Star Z and at Belle Vue 4 lines. BasSin had none, and
West End only a light shower. Here We again have an
illustI a.ion Of The Importance of having numerous stations Of
observation if we wish to arrive at u correct average Of the
Islands rainfall.