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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-16
Malvina.

The Davenport races were well attended
yesterday, and some spirited horses en-
tered the third class race. Malvina,
Miller's famous mare, entered into this
lace, but did not succeed in making good
time; in fact nothing like record She
was beaten by Pritchard, six year old
horse Prichards time was 2:25, 2:274
2:2sl 10 the three heats The races today
and tomorrow will be fine, and all who
can should attend.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-16
July 16 4

DR. Prices Vanilla flavor Is extracted
from the vanilla pod, obtained from Mex
leo. This popular flavor, as made by DR.
Price, embodles all of the delicate aroma
of this agreeable fruit, and is free from
the strong rank taste of those extracts
sold as vanilla. If something nice is
wanted to flavor, get DR., Prices Special
Favoring extracts.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-16
A RnuuI0n,

The members of the 18th Illinois volun-
teer will hold a reunion at Galva, Ill. -,
on "Wednesday, August 9th of this year
This is the nineteenth annual reunion of
this regiment. Everything is being
arranged towards having good time,
and everybody is invited to attend
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-16

On the river. The fast, new, favorite
steamer, Josephine, with her elegant ex
cursion barge, Billy. will leave Rock Is
land Sunday evening, July Goth, at S
O'Clock, p. M, and return at midnight.
Good music Dancing free. Come one,
come ALL for pleasant trip. Tickets 81
cents each, Buy your tickets from
GEO. LAMONT, Rock Island.
iuly 16 4t
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-16

B. Birkenfield has refitted his ice cream
parlors and he now has the cosiest and
most elegant ice cream room in the three
cities. tits well known that Mr. Birken-
fields reputation for making delicious lee
cream is second to none in the west
When you want a real nice dish of ice
cream, made from the pure cream, go to
Birkenfields on Fourth avenue. m2-3m
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-16
The River.

The river is still falling
The Mary Morton will be down to
morrow.
The Pittsburg will be up Friday after
noon.
The Gallery came down with raft
this forenoon.
The Lumberman came down with d
large raft this evening.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-16
A Picnic.

The teachers and scholars of the Ninth
street Methodist Episcopal Sunday school
will give picnic at Black Hawk watch
tower day after tomorrow. About three
hundred persons will attend. 1t is to be
hoped that they will have pleasant time
Since Rev. Ferguson has been secured as
pastor, this church has livened up, and is
being increased in membership right along,
thing that we are pleased to note
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-16
Religions.

Tonight is the regular night for holding
prayer meetings in the various churches
in the city. 1t is to be hoped that the
attendance will be large. for there is no
surer indication of lively membership in
u church than the attendance at the
PRAYER meetings.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-16

Remarked to friend the other day
that she knew Kemp's Balm for the
Throat and Lungs was superior remedy,
as it stopped her cough instantly when
others had no effect whatever. SO to
prove this o. Grotjan will guarn
tee it to all. Price 80 cents and 81
Trial size free.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-16
Political.

The members of the Sunnyside demo
cratic club have come to the conclusion
TO meet twice week after this, and ac
eordinglyra meeting will be held at the
Holly Hose house tomorrow evening, for
the purpose of drilling. The club will
meet hereafter on Thursday AID Saturday
1Ainhis
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-16
Wines and Liquors at Cost

Kelley & Martin, wholesale liquor deal
ers, of Davenport, Iowa, have moved their
stock of wines and liquor to Rock Island,
where they will sell at cost to close out.
Parties wishing anything in their line can
save money by purchasing of this house,
as they mean business. Market square
diff
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-16

WEDNESDAY, JULY IS, 1884.
Einance.

The dinner set by the ladies of the
Ninth street NJ. E. church yesterday was
we'll patronized. We are glad to hear this.
The proceeds of the dinner will go to-
wards fixing up the church.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-16

When you want reliable fire, life cy-
clone and tornado insurance at low rates
call on W. L. Coyne. corner Seventeenth
street, and Sd avenue d3m
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-16

E. W. Hurst represents the leading
American and Foreign Insurance Co.'S.
Policies carefully written at current rates.
Agency established 1874. Office over
Rock Island National Bank.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-16
New Cars

One of The new summer cars ordered
by the Msline & Rock Island Street Rail-
way company arrived today. 1t was made
by the LaClede Manufacturing company.
of ST. Louis, and is after the pattern of
the excursion cars on the Rock Island It
Milan street railway
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-16

The saloon keepers of Rock Island are
hereby cautioned not to sell Mr.. Ned
Kane intoxicating liquors, under penalty
of the law HANoRA KANE.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-16

Supervisor Bowman moved that the
circuit clerk be authorized to employ an
extra clerk. Supervisor Barton moved as
a substitute that the matter be referred to
the committee on Public Expenditures,
with power to act; substitute carried.
Supervisor Cedarberg moved that the
committee on Public Expenditures be in.
structed to have the wood work in the
corridor of the court house painted.
Supervisor Fitzgerald moved as substi-
tute, that the matter be laid over until
the next term; substitute carried.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-01-14
PERSONAL MENTION.

Jno. L. Dorsey, of Louisville, is at the Grand
E. s. White, of Lafayette, is at the Grand
Hotel
J. E. Lynn, of Waco, Tex, is at the Grand
Hotel a'Ir
Myron E. Meador, Of Goshen, is at the Bates
House.
Hamilton W. Jones, of Bangor, Me-, is at the
Grand Hotel.
Colonel H. NJ Carter, of Lafayette, is at the
Grand Hotel.
Rev. S. L. Bowman, of Greencastle, is at the
Bates House.
Rev. Cyrus S. Bates, of Gambler, Ohio is at
the Bates House.
w. J. Cravens, and c. Cravens, of Madison,
are at the Bates House.
JAS B. Rucker, wife and child, of Evansville,
are at the Bates House.
Horace C. Pugh and Edwin Ellis, of Terre
Haute, are at the Bates House.
j. W. Holman, of Toronto, and Chas. Weston,
of Montreal are at the Bates House.
Miss Ell ma Todhunter, of Sacramento, Cal,
is visiting her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs j.
B, Bennett
Miss Maggie Lizzadder, Shoals: W. c.. Ray
mend, Peru; E. F. Worthington, Chas. Russey,
Muncie VIII C. Wilson, Edinburg; A G. Jack
son, Goshen, and P. G. Burns, Chas L. Massey,
Dayton, Ohio are among the late arrivals at the
Bates House.
Hon, VIII Cumback has accepted the invita-
ton to deliver the address before the graduating
class of the Indiana Medical College on the 2Sth
of February prox. Col. Cumback starts to-
day to fill long list of lecture engagements in
the East and South
Thos. Graham, James Hargen, G. A. Kirbley,
and W. F. Howe, Madison; D. F. Francis Craw-
fordsville; S. S. Salsbery, Washington c. H., o.;
L. E. Wade, Plainfield; H. A. Strong, Rochester;
F. H. Beaumont, Canton, O.; E. W. Clark, Chi
cago; B. F. McNally, Pittsburg, are at the Grand
Hotel
Monitor Journal: AS matter of Justice to
Trustee Ernst Kitz, we must say that his kind
ness has been God-send to many poor people
recently, in this township and he has shown
more true Christian spirit than many loud pro
fessors. We hear much favorable comment on
his many acts of kindness to the needy.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-01-14
In the Criminal Court.

On Saturday in the Criminal Court Philip
Lewis was sent to the penitentiary for one year
plea Of guilty to the charge of petit larceny,
and Nathan Stevens was given two years on
port, on Saturday, which showed that they have
examined one hundred and twelve witnesses, or
dered four prisoners discharged, two cases dis
missed, and had returned twenty indictments.
All Of these were for minor offenses except that
against Andrew Korner for wife murder, and a
special venire of forty has been ordered for his
trial, which win begin on the 2Sth inst
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-01-14
The Conduit Comnanr.

Articles of incorporation have been filed with
the Secretary of State by the indianapolis I'm
derground Sectional Conduit Company The
directors are Fl. G. Adams, W. P. liams, John
A. Whitsit j. NJ. Cropsey, James Fl. Rice, Alex
Harrison and D. F. Whitcomb, and the capital
stock is fixed at $15O,00O, The object is to main
tain an underground wire conduit in this city,
and the work upon it will be begun, it is said,
soonas the weatherwin permit. The stockholders
on Saturday evening held a meeting and elected
the following officers for the present year. H.
c. Adams. president: James NJ Cropsey seere-
tary; w. P. Ijams, treasurer, and adopted rtso-
luton accepting the conditions of the ordinance
granted by the city for the original company.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-01-14
THE d., L. & w,
President Sloan Responds to MIR. Fink's
Charge of Rate Cutting.

Charge of Rate Cutting.
NEW YORK, Jan. I2.-President Sloan, of the
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western railroad, is
giving attention to Commissioner Fink's notice
of the discontinuance of through billing of
freight in connection with the Lackawannas
connection at Buffalo President Sloan said to-
day: The merchants of New York, who ship by
the various lines, are we'll aware what faith they
can place in the maintenance of rates by the
other companies In reference to the contracts
entered into by our company, have to say the
official who made them on behalf of the Lacka-
wanna company, had instructions to make
regular reports to Mr. Fink of all business
entered into, and Mr. Fink was aware of all
going on Whenever exceptions were taken
as to supposed irregularities we promptly cor
rected them. / can assert that the Lackawanna
has faithfully maintained rates. Frequently l
have had to call Mr. Finks attention to the cut
ting of rates by other trunk lines, to which the
Commissioner replied that the cutting was iusti-
fed by the action of our company. / desire to
say emphatically that we desire to maintain rates.
but we must not be expected to adhere to the
printed tariff while our competitors are secretly
offering to cut rates. We have been, in mess
ure governed by the rates given us by reSpecta-
BILE and responsible merchants doing business
with other lines We desire to work our com
pany in the interest of its stockholders. whose
interest is certainly in the maintenance of rates.
and conduct our business on business principles
| nothing in the Commissioners letter to
Justify the position he has taken. Every com
plant from him has been promptly investigated
and heads of other departments have endeavored
TO work in harmony with all other lines, and
have complied with his instructions from time to
fir,ao
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-01-14

elapsed the payment of the annuites
on the bonds begins, and he gets
5000 year for ten years, making the
$1,000. The bond expires in ten years after the
payments begin"
THE SCHEME IN DETAIL.
"Does the bondholder receive more than he
pays in27
Here now, I'll just show you how much he
pays in, and reaching for a slate, the Doctor
proceeded to explain the perplexities of the prob
lem. I'VE will say now that member takes a
bond for 5000, and the payments do not
begin for three years. He will have paid into
the association in that time
oond Zee or $40
Semi-annual dues "a
Annuity contributions ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS $50
Total....................................-sB2 Total -sB2I4
and his annuity is $500, therefore, you see, he
gets $3.50 more than he has paid in"
But only $3.50 of the amount has been paid
into the annuity fund"
Yes"
''And where does the difference between the
amount paid in and the amount received come
from!"
well, it is expected that new members will
be coming in all the time
The funds, then are not all paid at the same
timer
mo. They are paid in the order in which
out bonds are the first ones paid
and so on. The members who take out
funds after the association has been running
three years have to help pay the annuities for
the three years previous before they received
anything"
And if the new members pay for the three
previous years and until they have received the
full amount of their funds, it makes thirteen
years instead of ten that they are required to
contribute, does it not!" was asked
eyes"
care the officers required to give any bonds
for the performance of their duties!"
Yes, the secretary and treasurer give a joint
bond of $780, 0O0p
What salaries are the officers paidp
They get no salaries The fees and dues go
to the secretary, and with this fund he pays
himself, the agents and all the other expenses.
All the money he gets from this source
belongs to him as his pay for the management of
the affairs of the association"
From DIR. Bigger's explanation of the plan of
operation the association, like the defunct Ma
rlon Trust Company, depends upon the accessions
of new members for the continuance of the an
nuities, and these new members, after paying the
bonds of those who come before them have to
depend upon the uncertainties of futurity for
their reimbursement.
DR.. Haughton, whose name appears in the ad-
vertisements of the association as one of the
medical directors, claims that he is not connect
ed with it in any capacity. when the associa-
tion was first organized he says, II consented
to become member, and took out bond.
knew nothing about the concern, but found out
some things which didn't like. and gave them
notice that did not want my name used any
longer. | have not paid my assessments, and
have had nothing to do with it"
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-01-14

that he afterwards sold the land for $500 buf
appeeere refused to give possession to his grantees
and by way of compromise he agreed to pay her
5000 If she would yield possession which she did;
but he had refused to pay her said sum. or anv
Of it. Although absolute on its face the deed
to appellant could be shown, by parol evidence,
to have been intended as a mortgage $50 Ind
10 GA i'd, 427; 40 n Y, $50; 80 i'd, PSI; SO Ind,
426 433
The relation between appellee and appellant
was that of mortgager and mOrtgagee, and by
her surrender to his grantees she lost her
equitable rights in the property. This was
sufhcent consideration for his promise to pay
her the 5000. Judgment affirmed.
MoRTGAGE-wIFE's SECRET EQUITY.
9024 Daniel Paulus ct al. vs. Melissa Latta-
Rush c. C.
Bicknell, c. C--Suit by appellee married
woman, to charge her husband as her trustee
and to quiet her title to land as against mort
gage made by the husband to secure his own
debt 1t is shown that the husband took the
deed for the land in his own name without her
knowledge, she having paid the purchase money;
that appellant took mortgage the land
knowing that she had not executed it. but had
refused to do so. If the complaint had averred
that Paulus, when he advanced his money and
took his mortgage, hadnotice of the secret equity
of the appellee, it would have shown a good
cause Of action. The complaint shows that
Paulus was purchaser for a valuable
consideration. Such trust could not be en-
forced against him unless he had notice Of it.
(Sec. 29I0 r. S.; 75 Ind, 57l; II i'd, .45S.) The
mere fact that the wife was living on the land
with her husband and family did not charge
Paulus with notice (S2 Ind. 1861 As to the
Judgment defendants, there was evidence tend
Paulus is reversed and affirmed as to the other
appellants
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-01-14
GENERAL NEWS.


The Points at Issue Between the Trunk and
Western Lines.
The fact that the trunk lines undertake to die
tate at what rates Western roads shall carry pas
sengers is exciting a good deal of comment;
therefore, the points at issue become matters of
interest The position of the trunk lines is that
they have a right to name the conditions under
which they will sell tickets for the Western
roads. If the Western roads were to sell tickets
through other agencies on more favorable terms
than the trunk lines can sell, it would lead TO
discrimination between the connections of the
trunk lines, and finally to war of rates and
great loss of revenue. The trunk lines think
that the practice of paying commissions to mid
die men is pelnicious and not in the interest of
the railroads on the public, and that if the rail
roads can transact business at less than the pub
lished rates. the public, and not the middle men,
should have the benefit There is also a suspi-
cion that railroad agents and commission agents
are often in colusion and defraud the railroad
companies and the public of their just dues.
The best railroad officers of the country are
totally opposed to the commission system. The
trunk lines are supported in their position by
and are acting with the roads III the joint ex-
ecutiVe committed
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-01-14
THE CITY IN BRIEF.

There were thirty deaths in the city last
week
Greenvlle Fouts, of Cumberland, has been ad-
judged insane.
Governor Porter has pardoned John B. Law
less, who was sentenced from this city in De
cember, 1880, to seven years imprson ment, for
assault and battery with intent to kill.
Marriage licenses were issued ON Saturday to
John Hermann and Dora Kay, James NJ Bell
and Mamie e. Newhouse, Henry E. Stevens and
Mary Bristol, James T. Simpson and Christine
Gabert
The alarm of fire from box 0, that called out
the department and several thousand citizens,
about o'clock last night. was occasoned by a
small blaze in ''shedlet' in the rear of the
Electric-light Works which was easily eXtin-
Finished
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-01-14
FREIGHT BUSINESS.
A Handsome Increase in Business, Yet the
Car Movement Is Light.
streets.

Handsome Increase in Business, Yet the
Car Movement Is Light.
While the train records show a decided i'm
provement in business last week over that of
the week ending jan. ., the tonnage moving is
still remarkably light more especially east
bound. There is one feature of last weeks
business, however, which is worthy of note
Seldom Is so large a per cent of the cars
handled loaded; nearly SO per cent. of the cars
handled were loaded For instance the l., B.
q W. on the three divisions shows only eighty
one more cars handled than in the week ending
Jan ), yet last week 254 mere loaded cars were
received and forwarded, and the percentage of
loaded cars is equally striking with nearly all
roads. The reductions of east stbound rates had
but little effect in the way of increasing business
The fact is, the bottom seems to have
dropped out so far as east-bound
freights are concerned West bound traffic is light
but this is expected through January, and this
year is no exception. North and south roads
are hardly doing enough to pay operating eX-
penses, but an improvement is looked for next
month. Local traffic is Frightening up some
what and is really as heavy as usual at this sea-
son Of the year Below is given the number of
cars received and forwarded at this point in the
week ending Jan y, at \. NJ, compared
with the movement of the preceding week.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-01-14
The County Commissioners.

After protracted hearing, the County C0m-
missioners have decided to allow Contractor Nc
Cray $66 more than the estimate called for for
work on the Osterman gravel road Eleven pro
posals have been received for selling the county
grounds for the new workhouse, and these will
be opened to-day. The Commissioners Will eN-
anime the various sites carefully before making
a purchase.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-01-14
Suits ON Change of Venue.

Two complaints were filed with the county
clerk on Saturday change of venue from
Hancock county. One is for 5000 damages for
false Imprisonment, instituted against Joseph
Baldwin by William NJ. Halfn, the allegation
being that the defendant caused the plaintiffs
arrest and false Imprisonment on charge of
passing counterfeit money. The other suit is
that Of James S. Finnell against the l., b. g.
w. Railroad Company for $500 on account of the
companys failure to properly fence in their
tracks.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-01-14

Room No Hon. Nanoleon B. ravlor, Judcs.
Cornelius King VS.. George Armentrout ct al;
to cancel mortgage. Finding and decree for
plaintiff.
Elizabeth Farrell VS.. Michael Donlan ct al; to
correct deed. Decree for plaintiff.
Mary T. Miller ct al vs. Joseph B. Folsom ct
al; partition. Dismissed
Matilda Neal VS.. Robert Neal Divorce granted
plaintiff.
Room No. 3-Hon. Lewis c. Walker, Judge.
Alexander Wells VS.. Mary E. Wells Divorce
granted plaintiff.
Board of School Commissioners VS.. Ernest
Kitz, trustee division of dog tax fund. De-
mIrrer to complaint sustained Judgment for
defendant
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-01-14
Total. .-.... 9,567 22, ,5O4

Per Cents.-Batimore & Ohio railroad. Al Chi
cago Atlantic railway. 50; Chicago 6 Grand Trunk
railway. 81; Chicago st. Louis & Pttsburg rail
road, 12.1 Lake Shore & Michigan Southern railway
23.4; Michigan Central railroad 232; New York
Chicago & st. Louis railway, S.S; Pittsburg Fit.
Wayne & Chicago railway 1919 Total, 100.
1t will be noticed that the Vanderbilt lines
still lead in the tonnage carried. The Pennsyl-
vania lines are reported to be holding back to al
low competitors to bring up their average ton
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-01-14
Delegates Appointed.

Governor Porter has appointed Frank Hop
kins, Evansville M. NJ. Hurley and Moses Irwin,
New Albany; w. Il. Gibson, Aurora; George O.
Odell, Lawrenceburg; John Levering, Lafayette,
and NJ L. Shryer Bloomfield, as delegates to the
convention for the Improvement of the Missis-
sippi river and navigable tributaries, which
meets at Washington on Feb. G.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-01-14
EAsT-BOUND TRAFFIC.

Chicago Roads Increase Their Tonnage Last
Week 25 Per Cent.
During the week ending Jan. u, the total
shipments of -four, grain and provisions over the
eight roads leading east from Chicago amounted
to AZ, 126 tons, against 81, S22 tons in the week
ending Jan. 5. The following table gives the de-
tails:
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-01-14

Net increase, 2,88S.
The number of loaded cars handled at this
point was as follows Received 6, 463; forwarded,
1904. Total 1906. Increase over number han
died at this point in the week ending Jan. s.
3,2ST cars The corresponding week 1882, there
were received and forwarded 1924 cars of
which number 16, 366 were loaded.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-01-14
Horsfords Acid Phosphate.

DIR. W. H. Parlnelee, Toledo O., says; Il
have prescribed the acid in a large variety of
diseases, and have been amply satisfied that II is
a valuable addition to our list Of mediesaal
agents.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-01-14
Marion Criminal Court.

Hon. Pierce Norton. Ju ge
State VS.. Philip Lewis; petit larceny. Plea OF
guilty and sentenced to the State prison for ono
year.
State vs.. Nathan Stevens grand larceny;
Plea of guilty. Sentenced to the State prison
for two wears.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-01-14

freight depot of the T. II. & I. stand thereon.
Therefore, it viii he seen by general summing
up Of reasons that the most probable location for
the new depot is between Illinois and Mississippi
st1nnfs