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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-30

TEAS
THE MARKETS.

IL
An w.t. q r. '4l-AoT' 0"iy 90.
alan Ms,lht Ne q Io,.s circular OF thls
tna,I ~, ne nihIAots 9n 'he poaIu u
advancing sl6,1c then cold ot}
again on the close. Wheat-August,
opened size. closed S4lSc; September
opened e51sc closed S6sz Gt6ko: October
opened SIC, closed S3@s@ss]$e. Coril--Auaust,
opened 5515c closed 55ssc; September, opened
55lSc, closed 55c Pork-Aug1lst, opened s24
closed Sa4. 80 Lard-Aucust, opened $40,
closed s742l5
Live Stack-rbe Union Stocr voras ,an.,es
the following range of prices; Hogs Market
fairly active fir1n and prices sd lie hieksr;
light grades, 81, 20@5,tO Door to choice
heavy mixed packing 81 lana so common IN
fair; 50 a0,G5 10 fair to choice; heavy chip
ping grades s.. J0M5.75 Cattle--M Market
steady; exports, 6iO4g6 30; good to chhice,
s. sOa65D; common TO fair. S4.50l !. 40
butchers, 81 006l3 -; stockefe, g. 00@1i. 90;
Texans, S300@400. Shecp-Market weak;
common to fair, u. 5O63 so; good TO choice,
IS. 75(142j
Produce. Butter-Highei for CHOICE
fine creamery, 20a22c; good to
choice dairy, l2@l6c: fair to good
packing, s@10c. Egss-In better supply
and easier, good to choice counts. I4Gi15e.
Potatoes-Good stock per bushel, etIc, per ba.-
tei Si'oUt1I.'l DeriIts--loWef pIJc6e
biackberrieo, z Sl25@l0 per l6 quarts;
raspberTies, red, s2O0I2 p per 24-pts; cur
rants, 50 per Il bu., red
New Work..
Npw vopt, I,,,o
Wheat-k@szc higher on options, with
moderate business. mainly in September;
No. J white. nominal, No. Cred August, 061s
Q97stc, September, 9S3s @9SBc, October,
81 00(tI0J2s; November, Sl0194@I 02;
December, l.03MLO3l Corn-4Gl1%c
higher, mixed western spot, 54@G5c; flu.
ture, 62SW644c. Oats-kM5sc higher
western 1IW4oc. ProvlslonS-Beef, dull
nj olh mui,, ness t9 Slo 'o9slo o.
NJ. Lou,s.
' -, ~ 90
81, LOUIS, Juiy ~
radioactive, unsettled anu irregular
and closed fraGton under Yesterday, eK
repL Ior Jny no req; o'&e.54e cash; 40 =
| losing nSs-r 0r;nher, SsI5<nloolxc clrE;no
g1r Soyemnber No : red SS6bSifzc forTS
Very slow but a shade bet,er. 4Sixc lid
cash. 4sc ,Juiv: 4Sl5c Ancl,st Iqs<. Ssnta1n
| Der, 4SHM4S$c October Gft,@Dull I'm,
better; 53ll assoc cash; 2s31c .nly: 24c bid
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-30
Henry Willard Redivtvus,

PORTLAND, Ore, July 30,-At a meeting
Of the directors of the Oregon q California
Railroad company the following We're elected
President, Henry Willard; vice pref
dent, Charles E. Bretherton; sec
ond vice president, X. Koehler
of Portland; secretary and treasurer
George H. Andrews, OF Portland. The new
directors of the London board are; Charlie,
E Bretherton, George II. Hopkinsen, r. ID
PEBBLES. Patrick Buchen, and Henry Willard
The porlland board consists Of Daniel Mac
Leay r. F. Earhart, Il. 80 HER, join
McCrakcn. George H. Aim., and Walter
W Bretberton
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-30
ANOTHER AooSIER SMASH.
Failure OF Bank at Brazil. Indi.
ana.

BRAZIL. Ind, July 30-The Commercial
bank has suspended, with liabilities of about
Sli1, 0a0. The assets are neminally $4,000
1t is said the entire county school fund is in
the bank
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, July 3o-The Com.
mercial Bank of Brazil was a private bank
ing company with capital of 500, 900 and
with deposits to the same amount. Hiram
Teter is president and Arthur Dillon cashier
Among the deposits are the funds of nesrIy
every township in the county Indignation
is felt because the deposits were received
after the refusal to cash checks
A slow hut steady run has been going on
several days A receiver will be appointed
ut once
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-30

For Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Depression
of Spirits and General Debility, in their
various forms; also as preventive a.
gainst Fever and Ague, and other Inter
mittent Fevers, the "Ferro-P hosphorated
Elixir of Calisaya," made by Caswell, Ha-
zard & Co., New York, and sold by all
Druggists, is the best tonic; and for pa
tients recovering from Fever or other
sickness, it has no equal.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-30

JOHN M. HAMILTON, governor of Illi>
nois by chance, and who will soon vacate
the gubernatorial chair by general cons
sent, is around making stump speeches
in favor of Blaine, Dick Oglesby and re
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-30

Aliens Brain Food botanical extract
strengthens the Brain and positively cure
Nervous Debility, Nervousness, headache
unnatural losses, and all weakness of
Generative System; it never fails. 81 pkg
for Sat- druggists or Aliens Phar-
mary. 315 First Ave N. Y
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-30
Pnstnonad The Convention,

DUBLIN, July 30-It is announced that the
promoters of the convention of Irish Nation
alists, which was to have been held at Belfast
on Tuesday next, have decided to postpone it
on account of the opposition of Parnell
whose recent letter to his supporters advis.
ing them not to attend the convention, would
probably have led to its being a fzzle if held
at So early date.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-30
VIII This Thing Never Sf0p2

DUBLIN, July 30.-Two more arrests have
been made in connection with the Cornwall
scandals, and Others are likely to follow.
The names OF the men arrested We're Fowler
and Considine Both have hitherto held
good positions in society. TIE police at
tempted the arrest of another man in con
naction with the case, but be made his escape
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-30

SPRINGFIELD Register: Democratic
prospects are not so bright in Illinois,
after all-the governor has commenced
to pardon the villains in the penitentiary.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-30

COUNTY TICK EFT.
For Representatives.. Fl. PADDLEFORD.
For States AttOrney-ELMORE W. URST
For Circuit Clerk-GEO. ". HENRY.
For Coroner-JOHN ALBRIGHT.
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NOT HIS CORPSE.

gzu: Has TO Present Himself in Per-
son TO Prove 1t.
New ORLEANS, July 30-Saturday a
young man named Cunningham, about 90
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-30

Dyspeptic, nervous people, "out OF
sorts" CoLDEN's LIQUID BEEF Tonic will
cure. Ask for COlden's.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-30
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

NATIONAL:
For President GROVER CLEVELAND
For Vice President-THOMASA A. HENDRICKS.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-30
Not a LIQUID or Snuff.

Apply by the finger into the nostrils, 1t will be
absorbed, efectually cleansing the nasal passages
of Catarrahal virus, causing healthy secretons 1t
allays Inflammation, protects the memhranal lin
ngs of the head from additional colds, completely
heals the and restores the senses of TASTE and
smell 50 cts. at druggists; G0cts. by mail sam
pie bottle by mail 10cts
ELY BROTHERS,. Druggists, Owego, n. y
ian-l3-dWIy
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-30

For Vice President-THOMAS A. HENDRICKS.
STATE:
For Governor. CARTER II. HARRISON.
For Lieutenant Governor, SETTER
Secretary of State.-MiCHAEL j. DOUGHERTY
For Treasurer,-ALFRED 0RENDORFF.
For Auditor Pub. Acc'ts-WALTER E. CARIIN
For Attorney General, ROBERT A. MCKINLEY
ELECTORS AT LARGE.
o. B. FICKLIN, WV. G. EWING.
DISTRICT ELECTORS.
1st-J. W. Doane. 18th VIM. Prentiss
I'd. r. Heay. 18th Henry Phillips.
sd. IL. Ward. 13th-H. p. Shumway.
4th-H. ID. COlvin. 14th--W. r. Kirk.
5th-James Moran 15th--J r. Cummings.
6th-John +. Smith, 18TH. c. Alien.
7th-J H. Blish. 18th f. B. Buck.
Sth- w. W. SturtZ. lSth-Geu. W. Aiken.
9th-Geo. C. Harrington 19th-F. NJ. Youngblood
l0th-GeO. j. Wilson. 20th-W. h. Murphy.
The Osceola times., 1884-12-20
ylan.Eaters In India.

ii. G.. Tunner, acting agent TO the Gov
ernor of Vizagapatam, writes TO the chiei
secretary of the Madras Government
from Lothugedda, on the Sd of June, 1884
as follows:
! have the honor to report that the
neighborhood of this village, together
with the adjoining villages belonging to
Gangaraz Madgole, are infested with
man-eating tigers to such an extent SO as
to render some special measures being
taken for their destruction a matter oi
urgent importance. Durins the last four
months upward of forty people have been
killed in the vicinity of the police stations
of Paderu, Nankapoor, Padawa and SUI
jankota. In the neighborhood where /
am now encamped, which is within the
circle of the Lamsinghi police station,
upward of thirty-ive people have been
killed in the last twelve months and in
both places there is weekly recurrence
of deaths from the same cause.
The panic that exists here is terrible.
People will not go out ef their houses
after dark. They are obliged to gather
in large parties to go to market; villages
are deserted; cultivation is pursued un-
der the greatest difficulty and in constant
trepidation. This morning was shown
a deserted village, abandoned on account
of the tiger terror. Recently man and
his wife were blowing in a field near this
abandoned village, when tiger attacked
him in the middle of the day. He hit
him with bin hook, and the tiger turn
ed ON the woman and carried her off
before his eyes.
On the same road was shown two
spots where the tiger carried offtwo men
in one day. Yesterday was shown
place where tiger sprang upon con-
stable. knocked him down, and mauled
him so severely that he died the hext
day. This constable was one Of a guard
who ere escorting about one hundred
people home from market. Three days
The Osceola times., 1884-12-20

Amy, packing the bogus coins safely in a
case made In imitation of travelling
satchel. For one moment my very heart
stopped beating. The awful change In my
feelings must have shown itself In my face,
even in the little light there was where we
stood, for when raised 1t from the keyhole
and looked at the old woman, she hoarsely
whispered, DO not, for Gods sake, do not
blame her so much. He-he in there, led
her 10 this ruin. She once loved him.
And what Is she to himp' | savagely de-
manded. The reply came In two words
but those two awful words consigned me TO
this living death for many years.
his MIsTREssp
she said. Then lost all control Of myself.
For moment was veritable mailman.
| burst the door open with superhuman en-
ergy. Taking from my pocket large pock-
ct Knife, which had been presented to me at
college, and which l had carried, drove ii
into the black villains heart. Amy hastily
arose and was looking at me with great
alarm and astonishment when l plunged
the bloody knife into her breast. The look
at once changed into one of undying devo
ton. Throwing her arms around my neck,
she imprinted upon my lips, warm, pas
sionate kiss cemented with her life's blood,
THANK GOD FOR DEATH.
love you, and you only, Paul. But could
never marry you. And death, ten thousand
times death In preference to life without
you, OF life Of dishonor with YOU
MY money, employing brilliant counsel,
saved me from the gallows, but my sentence
was Imprisonment for life"
The Osceola times., 1884-12-20
Criminals who Read.

"There is no better place to look for
criminals than in library" said a
member of the detective force the other
day. "The average thief is constantly
travelling from one city to another, and
j, is absolutely necessary for him to keep
posted in all the criminal news in the
different parts of the country. In the
large libraries at least one or two of the
principal papers of all the larger cities
are on file. There are carefully scanned
each day for police news by criminals.
If robbery is committed in Boston the
thieves want 10 know all about it, SO as
to discover in which direction their best
field lies. In this way they can also
keep track of one another.
SIN several cases criminals have been
detected by being followed to libraries.
One of Pinkerton's men not long ago
made an important arrest of a iewelry
thief in Cincinnati in this way: The
man spert all his time in the library for
several days after the robbery in reading
accounts oft. He appeared to be so
deeply interested that the detective
male up his mind that he must have
been implicated in il, and so made the
arrest. Supposing that there was posi-
tive evidence against him, the fellow
confessed and this led to the convection
of his pal.
"You will often see the files of papers
mutilated. Nine times out of ten the
piece cut out contains criminal news.
1t is amusing to see how slyly the fell
lows 90 at it. They throw themselves
over the paper, and ii takes them half
an hour to accomplish their object. In
the meantime they,ook in all directions
to see if anyone is watching them "
Philadelphia Times.
The Osceola times., 1884-12-20

ago a village munsif came tosee me with
the story that tiger got into his yard
in the middle of village, seized his
wife, and, although he beat 1t of, the
poor woman died the next day. | came
up here with Mr. Lushington and Messrs.
Eean and Stuart from Jaypore joined
our camp with the hope of getting a
chance at this brute, and the maharajah
of Niglanagrum, with his usual public
spirit, has lent me some shikar elephants;
but the hopes of finding tiger in such
an immense area Of forests are very dim
indeed, and am afraid no good will
come of our efforts.
There is chance that this particular
tiger Of this neighborhood was killed by
one of the constables, aho got shot at
him when he was carrying off bis com
rade, as l have mentioned above. But
north and west Of us stories of iavages
continue to come in; and tiger killed a
man at Gangaraz Magdole within the
last four days. We have been in consul
tation as to what is to be done in this
dreadful position of affairs, and we are
unanimously Of the opinion that the
only thing to do is to supply certain
villages with police carbines and ammu-
milton, and endeavor to persuade the
villagers to attempt to kill these beasts
themselves, giving the usual reward OF
100 RUPEES for an ordinary tiger.
There are few villagers who
tell me thai their guns are no good, be-
ing match-locks, that they have no guns
that their guns were lost in the flouri
| therefore think it likely that this I'M
precedented human slaughter may arise
fIon an unusual dearth of firearms in
the country.
Ii is clear to me that If something is
not done to stop these ravages the coun-
tryside will be gradually depopulated
should say that at least six villages have
been abandoned quite recently from this
cause, and this means that the lands
have fallen out of cultivation, that the
people try to live on jungle produce, and
failing that, 90 of to the plains as labor
ers. 1t is not only the absolute danger
to live that we have to think about, but
likewise this disastrous stopping of all
agricultural. operations. Ii is horrible
to contemplate the feelings OF "a pool
laborer going out to his lays work to q
field few hundred yards from his house
with the knowledge about him that there
is an even chance of him being carried
away from the side of his plow, or thai
his wife may be seized when she il
bringing him his midday meal. Ye
this is, and must be, the attitude of every
man in this country who pursues the
usual peaceful vocation of the husband
man. London Globe.
The Osceola times., 1884-12-20

put up the following notice on his door, had
a brisk revival Of business: I'm conse-
onence of this being the anniversary OF the
death of my mother-in-law,. pictures to-day
will be taken at half price"
Twenty-nine young bachelors, Of Fort
Dale, Florida, have taken binding and sol
emn oath to get married in one. year. we
mention this now so as 10 give tne gus
plenty of time TO get their wardrobes replen-
ished and buy their tickets for Florida.
Among a lot of modern proverbs sent to
London newspaper were these: ITS poor
musician who can't blo~ his own trumpet,
'The want of money is the root OF much
evil" IF you'd know a mans character
follow him home" "Only whisper scandal
and its echo is heard by all"
OF the $40 kinds of work done in England
according to the last census returns, women
take part in seventy. In three PROFESSIONS,
are more women than men; but In the case
of medicine this is explained by the lact
that nurses are included in that profession.
Not long ago gang of Italian railroad Ia,
borers werecut down ten cents day. Dld
they strike? Oh no, they simply cut an men
off their shovels at night. And when the
boss asked what it meant one OF the men ne
replied: Not so much pay not so much art
| lift; all right, the job last the more long.
Italian no fool, he no strike"
| A novel method of relief for the poor has
been started by some philanthropic ladies'
in Paris. 1t is called the "Mouthful OF
Bread" and consists in giving piece OF
bread and glass of water favored with
vinegar to all who apply at either OF the TWO
offices of the society. The vinegar is TO
kill the microbes common to the water OF
the Seine.
The London Lancet gives an account of
Young girl, recently deceased, who had the
remarkable gift of changing the color Of her
hair and complexion according to the state
of her mind. The transition occupied about
three days. The average society belle can
do better than that She only requires about
three hours to effect change in her hair,
while three minutes will transform her com
plexion so that she is practically en- masque
to even her nearest friends.
The paper shirt has been introduced. The
bosom of this novel garment consists OF sew
eral LAYERS, of which one can be torn OF
every day, on the blottng-pad principle, ex-
posing clean white surface in It's place. A
still more enterprising Inventor Is now.try-
ing to perfect plan for printing INSTALL
ments of a sensational novel OF thrilling m
terest on the back of each of the layers. lie
expects that, having once commenced the
tale, the wearer of the shirt VIII be unable
to wait day for the next installment, and
so be tempted to peel off the successive lay
ers of his shirt front at more freluent In
tervals to loan to his best lady 1rlenu.
The Osceola times., 1884-12-20
How IL vyns Invented.

Postal currency, which was the
change" during the war and until the
resumption of specie payments, was the
invention of Gen. Spinner. who had re,
presented the Syracuse district of New
York in Congress, and had been appoint.
ed Treasurer of the United States by
President Lincoln. Small change had
vanished, and in buying dinner in the
market change had to be taken in beets,
cabbages, potatoes and what not. Gen.
Spinner was constantly appealed to from
all quarters to do something TO supply
the demand for small change. He had
no law under which he could act, but
after buying halfdolar's worth of APP
Piles several times and receiving for his
half-dollar in change more or less differ
ent kinds of produce. he began to cast
around for substitute for small change.
In his dilemma he bethought himself of
the postage stamp. He sent down 70
the Post Office Department and pur-
chased a quantity Of stamps. He then
ordered up package ofthe paper upon
which Government securities were print
ed. He GU. the paper into various sizes.
On the pieces he pasted stamps 10 re-
present different amounts. He thus
initiated substitute for fractional sill
yer. This was no., however, Govern
ment transaction in any sense; il could
not be. Gen. Spinner distributed his
improvised currency among the clerks
of the department. They took il readily
and the trade folks more readily. The
idea spread; The postage stamps, either
detached or pasted upon piece of pa
per. became the medium of small ex-
change. II was dubbed postal curren-
cy.n From this Gen. Spinner got his
idea OF the fractional eurrency, and
went before Congress with it. That
body readily adopted it, and but short
The Osceola times., 1884-12-20
DEATHFUL BEAUTY.
Two United states Ofiicers In Alaska Die
for Pretty Woman.

Tor Protty woman.
The Captain and Lieutenant of one
the companies stationed at Sitka in
the first year of the United States pos
session fell desperately in love with the
same beautiful Russian. She was most
woman, with soft, mysterious
eyes, u pale, delicate face, and slow,
dreamy smile that set the two warriors
wild. All the garrison knew of their
fierce rivalry, so marveled not little
when their old friendship appeared to
be restored and the two suitors started
off on hunting expedition together
One haggard man returned two days lat
er and told that his companion had been
attacked and gored to death by an en-
ragged buck in the forest. He was gloomy
and strange in his manner, and at night.
fall went to the Russian lady to break
the news of his rivals death.
The friends Of the lost officer talked
the thing over, aid, suspecting that a
uuti Hdl DtSil itugut, utCiutu W W out
the next day and search for the body
In the morning the surviving rival was
found dead in bed, with look of agony
and horror on his face. One story was
that his victim had appeared to him, and
he had died of fright and terror; the
other was that some unknown and sub.
tie poison had been administered to him
in cup of tea, and the official report as
cribed his death to heart disease. The
body of the lest rival was found at the
foot of a steep bank of the shore of Ind.
an river. where a tangle of ferns, bushes
aud grasses shaded apd almost covered
the clear, still pool in which he lay
His rifle lay near him, ard a bullet hole
in his heart told the sad truth that his
friends had suspected. His death was
officially attributed to the accidental
discharge of his own rifle while hunting
and under these two verdicts the real
truths were concealed. The family OF
the Russian beauty disappeared from
Sitka in a few months, and the story
had been half forgotten until the recent
opening of a path along Indian river re
called it to some of these who lived her,
at that time. San Francisco Chronicle
The Osceola times., 1884-12-20
THE SPICE OF LIFE.
Being Variety OF Subjects OF an Interest
ing Character.
Who will smooth bold Buffers browp

ing Character.
Who will smooth bold Buffers brow?
Who will care for Belva now? Bridgeton
News.
Alice is beginning 10 feel her Oates. She
now owns up to 30. IL Alice expects Gre
dence for her story she must burn the rec
ords of the Chicago divorce courts. Buffalo
Express.
II was in Boston. The family had lust got
home from church before the rain, when the
little girl said without the slightest thought
OF irreverence: "Well, we beat the Lord
that time, didn't We map
Thank God and be content" was the ad.
vice Sir Moses Montefiore received from his
wife when, in 1925, he asked her whether he
should retire from money-making or con-
tinue in business. He followed it,
After supper, at a ball-George Brown:
Without joking, Ellen, / do really adore
you. When look at you there is such a
commction in my breast" Ellen: And in
mine, too, George. 1t must be the lobster
salad
Many of the thirty national banks in New
York city will, II is believed, on the expira-
tons of their charters, wind up their busi.
ness. Banking has been so overdone in the
metropolis that 1t has ceased TO be profit
able.
II never saw such woman in all my
life" said Barnes: You are never satisfied
with anything People who knew the man
| took for husband, replied Mrs. Barnes,
think, on the contrary, that am very easily
satisfied
The Boston Beacon, speaking of the
stockings edged with lace frills at the top.
says that "a new race of females who shall
stand perpetually on their heads is about to
be started to meet the exigencies of the oc-
casion.H
A tunnel 5000 feet in length has Just been
discovered on the island of Samos. Ii was
constructed about nine centuries before the
Christian era, and Herodotus says it served
the purpose of providing the old seaport
with drinking water.
A photographer In Greenwich, Conn.,, who