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Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-12-31

WAI,5H
co..,
No. SOC MarketSt.
Now offer the balance OF
their stock OF Ladies' Coats,
Dolmans, Newmarkets and
other wraps at less than cost
of manufacture. There is a
Big Bargain in every Car
ment offered.
We have about IS OF
those Ottoman Silk Dolmans.
was 5000, now $1,000.
Three Fur-Lined Silk Cir.
culars, Magnificent Gar
ments). way below cost of
manufacture.
A few well-made and
neatly trimmed Short Coats,
in black and other colors,
from $500 up.
Also a large line of Chill
dren's Havelocks, which will
be sold at about half price.
A Good, Clean, White
Blanket as low as SI.so.
A Fine Wool Filled Com
Portable at SI.5o. (The|
warmest covering in the mar
ket for your bed.)
Also a full line OF Mems, |
Youths and Boys Clothing
at greatly reduced prices.
All on our well-knownI
easy terms 500 cash and |
bI.oo a week on bill of SIo..|
%.
& CO., !
No. 500 MARKET ST.I
Wilmington, Delaware. |.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-12-31

BEA1S-sCHUlZ-A the residence Of MY
J mes Gregg, New Castle. On December
Esd, 1854, ~ New Il. Mach aekin, Mr.
1heod IRE ". beats 10 Miss Josephine o.
Schulz. b. tn OF Wilmington, Del.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-12-31

ENK ktNT-NEN ROOM HoI SEs.
- large bedrooms. large close ;, very
Try cellar. large yard, low rent lis. Or ce
Ill March 25. Shailcrofs Ave and lack on
It. Apply eo5 8ilIin Ave raI
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-12-31

WHITE PROTESTANT
w girl for kitchen. Apply at 1909 Brocne
street
dec 81 at
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-07-04

Eyes, Miss Frost, I always wear
gloves at night: they make ones hands
so soft. Miss Frost and do you
sleep with your hat on?"
There's no calamity could befaIl a
m which i have not suffered. "
said an indianapolis oma to her
husband. AOh, no., my dear; not
so bad as that. For instance: You are
not q widow" he answered sweetly.
She held her breath two seconds, and
then retorted: ST said calamity, sir
Al cowboy, who was married the
other day, made the following speech
AFTER the ceremony, and before the
Clergyman could take off his surplice
"Now's the time to s'lute the bride.
Step up, gentleman; step up and help
yourselves. This is yer last chance.
Their amt nothin' mean about me. ]
kin spar a few, seem as how I'm to
hev the hull crap, after the first
pickin'."
"Dar am muffin which ruins a nigger
more suddener,n said Uncle Nash,
solemnly, to his eldest hopeful dan de
custom Of yisitin' hen-roosts in de full
oh de moon. Tt am we'll 'nough I'd
tackle Dc watermillyun patches when de
queen oh night am sailin round In
short neck an low sleeves. becuz de
squawk Of . twisted watermillyun vine
am not like dc sqnawk OBJ q red
headed roosterer when you done pluck
90 .1 80 M
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-07-04

Germany is still making improve
ments in the means Of carrying on war,
and Herr Krupp, who has done 50 well
with guns, has just turned his attention
to powder with remark able success.
His new brown s.gnnpowder," 50 called
from it's tint is said TO be far superior
to the old fashioned article. Among
its advantages are said to be its power
of producing greater velocity with equal
pressure, and its freedom from explosion
except IN q tightly closed space. In
the open air or in the powder-box il ig-
mites slowly, and by not exploding ac-
cidents are avoided in its manufacture.
The smoke produced by ii is thinner and
disappears quicker than that of the or
binary black powder. The discovery is
said to have been accidental, and what
makes it more remarkable, the ingre-
dents Of the new article are the same
as those Of the old, the proportions
only being different.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-07-04

Extraordinary story Told by the Crew ofa
philadelphia Vessel.

%"1
~Fhiiadeiphia Vessel.
Philadelphia Record
Forty miles of sharks, and maneaters
at that, are not often met with, even Dy
trans oceanic voyagers, but IT ~ tne
luck Of the captain, crew, and passen-
gers Of the fruiting steamer D.J Foley,
which arrived in this city on Saturday
to witness such a sight on the voyage
from Port Antonio, Jamaica. The steam.
er was well on her way, and had reached
the 10Th meridian in lat. 80 deg 80 min:
when the lookout espied q great schooi
of large fish, which at q distance ~
thought might be whales, although ne
could see no blowing. Soon the steam
er was plowing through o sea OF I'M
mense sharks. They were evidently
~maneaters, for many OF them swarm
alongside of the vessel, o. Y
eager to get hold Of one of the crew or
q passenger AS far as the eye could
reach q great number Of them could 20
seen, to the terror of more than one
person on the beat. Allo D. the steamer
would not have made q two-minute
meal had the great fish been able TO ge'
at them. Fer over four hours the yes,
sci steamed through this living sea, ana
even when it had been left far BEHIND
the school could be located by the grea1
disturbance made IN the water. During
the time the vessel was in their midst
Captain Dickman succeeded IN killing
several sharks with his rifle, and the'r
upturned white bellies shone brilliantly
in the sun. AS accurately as could pe
measured from the vessels deck some
of them we're eighteen feet long ana
their heads four feet wide. This wons
derful story, which Captain Dlckmsn
himself relates, was corrobofated "
the two passengers whom he brou8p'
with him, and BY the entire crew.
Philadelphia Record.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-07-04
ON THE SANDS.

Sons flimsiest web that fiction weaves
She Rad lac idlv hlrnad the leages
And so il happened that their hands
Touched now and then upon the sands,
Her shawl was fluttcred by the breeze,
And both essaved the folds to seize,
And 80 it happened that their hands
Met once again upon the sands.
She did not mean it should be so,
But he forgot to let hers go;
And she forgot to claim her hand,
And thus they sat upon the sand,
The book was closed the shawl blew wide
And as they sat there side by side,
They both agreed TO fast lock hands
And walk together DER hfe's sands,
Some weeks passed by, and both again
Were seated by the signing main;
Alas! he held another's hands,
Another hers upon the sands.
Boston Globe.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-07-04

Mrs. Bolton writes in the Independent:
Great numbers Of post offices in Eng
land are managed by women. T. said
10 one in London "You manage this as
we'll as q man." Weare said to do il
better" she replied, because, people say
we are quicker and more patient."
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-07-04
1UFoRD N THE MOB.

-he Exciting Experience Which the Great
THURMAN Had In Springfield, ILL.,, at the
Close of the War.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-12
Adjourned.

The board of supervisors adjourned at
noon today. They had pretty lively
session during the past couple of days.
Yesterday there was big time over the
abatement bill, and half dozen lawyers
were called in to give legal opinions.
There was not much business done this
forenoon.
The report of the finance committee
was adopted. The question of the pay
ment of the lawyers who prosecuted A.
J. Hill, who shot Mr. Bailey in the court
house square last Decoration day came up
and caused considerable discussion 1t
was finally decided TO allow M. M. Cor
bett $40 which he had expended in ex>
penses during the trial As the board
would not allow anything for the payment
of the expenses of the trial, several mem
bers subscribed $75 out of their own
pockets to help the Hill family out or ex>
penses. 1t was merely donation.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-12
CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN FAIR.
A Very Successful Entertainment in
Turner Hall Last Night--.TO Be
Repeated Tonight.

The regular annual fair and entertain.
mcnt of the Central Presbyterian church
took place in Turner hall last evening
1t was given by the Young Peoples AS
ISOLATION this year, and proved a genuine
success. The display of fancy work was
superb and many of the handsome things
were disposed of at good price,. The
refreshments served were very fine and
all who were present praised this
feature of the entertainment. The
stage performance was very nice. An
English comedy entitled "The Man with
the Carpet Bag" was presented with the
following cast of characters: Grimes,
VIII Cramer; Wrangle, George Mcdonald;
Grab, Hiram Cable; Pluckwell, Lee Gait;
Stokes, L. Hoffmaster; John, Waiter,
John Gait; Boots. viii Johnston; the
Coachman, Edward Elliott; Harriet,
Title Johnston; Chambermald, Grace
BIddison. The play abOunds in funny
situations and The above players each
acquitted themselves in splendid manner
last evening and won hearty applause
from the audience. By request the play
will be repeated tonight, and also the
laughable farce Lord Ullin's Daughter
Over 800 was taken in last night, and it
is expected that their will be very large
crowd in attendance tonight. Go and
enjoy yourself.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-12
COMPLIMENTARY.

The Union with its customary bull
headed smartness has seen fit to dictate to
the Board of Supervisors when that body
should adjourn In fact this astute organ
told the board preemptorily to stop last
evening whether it had finished its bust
ness or not The members of the board
were amused at the impotence of the
morning sheet and We are furnished with
the following:
At an informal meeting of the superyi-
sors TO take in consideration the arduous
and patriotic and self abnegating efforts
of the Rock Island Union in instructing
the board it was resolved with great unan-
mity as follows, TO wit:
RESOLVED, That the sheriff be request
ed at his convenience to have designed
and executed by one of the prisoners, a
first class leather medal to be presented to
the editors of the Union, as token of the
grateful appreciation of their labors in be-
half of this board.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-12
Fine Upholstered Work.

Talk about nice things, why G. G.
Knell has some upholstered chairs which
are simply the finest ami richest ever seen
anywhere on this globe. They are made
of solid mahogany, finely carve'., and are
upholstered in the most expensive cloth
combination of satin, brocade and plush
weave-the colors of which are simply
exquisite. Now Mr.. Knell wants you all
to call and see these new designs; he don't
expect you to buy, in fact he don't care
whether you do or not, he simply wants
TO show you that he is prepared to make
as fine furniture as the most extensive es-
adjustment in the country. You will
miss it if you forget to feast your eyes on
these chairs. Mr. Knell's business is so
extensive that he is able to give you prices
as low as other dealers pay for their
goods.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-12
FANS.

A very appropriate Christmas
present, with a large assortment
to select from, consisting Of
feather, satin and silk, hand
painted, representing Oriental
and japanese designs.
A great variety of useful and
appropriate articles for holiday
presents in our linen depart.
ment.
Embroidered table aad Piano
covers, linen Mommie cloth and
Jute table covers in Jap de
signs, handsome lunch cloths
with and without napkins TO
match, fine bleached cream da
mask and Barnsley table linen,
napkins all sizes and styles at
importers cost.
1000 printed and fringed tot
let sets five pieces at Zoe, set
worth 25c.
80 sets decorated Kiota tete-
a-tete sets at 92c, worth $3.50.
Jap tea pots 24c, regular price
SOC.
Our holiday book sale has
been a marvellous success. A
limited quantity of Shakesper-
ian sets still left. s vols. in sets
cloth bound, finely illustrated,
in cloth covered box, for S2.82,
regular price $3.50.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-12
The Excelsior Rink.

The Excelsior roller skating rink Of
this city will open tomorrow night, a
fact which all the roller skaters will be
pleased to hear. The cement floor is com
ing out all right. 1t is drying very nicely
and is now hard and smooth and in time
it will he one of the very best floors in the
west a special feature has been pro-
vided for tomorrow night Mrs W. D.
Amcnt, the famous roller skater of Mus,
catine, Iowa, will give an exhibition of
fancy and scientific roller skating she
is one of the finest lady roller skaters in
the west, or in fact, in the business, and
no doubt there viii be large crowd at
the Excelsior rink tomorrow night to see
her. This attraction has been provided
by Manager Collins with considerable ex-
pensc to himself for the benefit Of his
many friends who will not be asked to pay
anything additional to witness the per
Torrance.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-12

After tomorrow evening the Rock Isl
and & Milan street railway will make a
new departure in IFS time of leaving this
city for the last trip No car will leave
here aftcrfve o'clock commencing Mon
day evening. This looks like a very
queer proceeding to the patrons of the
line who will do well to bear in mind that
the O'Clock car is now the last one for
the night
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-12
Nipped IN the Bud.

The alarm of fire at 6 o'clock last even
ing was caused by blaze near the C.. r.
|. & p depot. Just east Of the depot is
a small frame boarding house and the c.,
r. |. & z. telegraph office. Still east of
this building is a small yard in which are
a couple of sheds In one of these sheds
there has been kept barrels of headlight
oil and some way or Other one of the
sheds caught on fire last evening. pre-
sumably from smolIestack spark. Rob
ert Wagner, at Wagner's brewery, was
the first to discover the fire and he quick
ly called the men in the brewery and soon
the brewery hose was playing upon the
blaze The fence was knocked in and
then the flames leaped into the skv and
the oil from a barrel iioatCd toward the
house IN q blaze. A general alarm was
turned in at this point and the depart
ment responded quickly. but the efforts
of those present had been successful in
checking the flames and the building was
saved. A heavy wind was blowing at the
time and, but for the prompt action Of
Mr. Wagner and Others the frame build
ing and the depot would probably have
been destroyed. The damage is small
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-12
SHOPPING BAGS

at manufacturers cost for ladies
and misses. A most complete
assortment of Plush, Seal Ali
gator, Russia, Egyptian, stamped
and snake, at prices from 36c TO
50. also Portemonnas and
purses for ladies and misses.
Pocket and bill books..and cigar
cases fol gents.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-12
RardMork.

The ferry boat is experiencing consider
able difficulty in navigating the river
between this city and Davenport just now
The river has closed along the shore on
THIS side from the Sylvan bridge clear
down TO below the boat yard The chan,
mel is also filed and the floating ice moves
very slowly. The ferry boat has great
difficulty at times, in getting through this
SEA of ice and it is probable that the
boat will 60 to winter quarters very soon
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-12
ClergYmen. Attention

Clergymen OF the city holding half fare
permits to be used on the c. r. /. & P.
railway during the year 1885. should call
at once on ticket agent, Moline avenue
passenger station, and make application
for same, returning old permits. No at
tention will be paid to applications re-
ceived by mail, as each clerG lyman must
sign personally" the formal application
on file at above named place.
d5t JNo, F. Cook, Ticket Agent.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-12
a Ganuine HIscOnnT

MoscnfclGer Il Kohn, the popular and
cntcrprising dealers in clothing, have
made a reduction of five per cent on all
oycrcoa,s from this date When Won lake
into consideration The fact that thcir
goods are al ucw and Of the latest STYLES,
discount OF five per cent is Il BIG bargain.
They mean just what they say AMI can
convince you by SIMPLY calling at their
establishment. They are ready to prove
all the assertions they make.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-12

The quotations in Chicago today were
as follows: December wheat III Janu>
AIRY, 7ll; February, r.! May, 7S4 Jan
nary corn, 3d. February, 344 May, 81
December oats, 81; January, PSI; Febru>
airy, pa May, 2755 January pork, $10S2
February, S100S; May, S11.95 January
lard, Sc Go; February, $167; May. S6.674
January RIBS, S5623; February, S5674
Hogs, $4,000; light $500 to $425i
mixed $500 to &4.15; heavy, 81 90 to
1885.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-12

II you desire anything in the line of
boquets. artificial and natural flowers,
house plants, holiday decorations in flow
ers, or funeral designs, you should leave
your order with Mrs. Grow, on Fourth
street, under the Kimbal house, Daven-
port, Iowa, where you will find a magnifi
cent stock to select from. Orders by mail
promptly attended to. d1w3wks
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-12
THE CITY In BRIEF.

Henry PeetZ, for spectacles.
Music at Armory rink tonight.
Holiday goods, Birkenfeld's. If
A. II. McCandless, ID. d. s., dentist.
Biehl's full band plays at Armory rink
tonight
Skating at Armory rink tonight
The ice is getting thicker in the river
daily.
Salsbury's Truobadours play Three of
a Kind" in Moline next Thursday night.
Diamond pins at Henry Peetz.
Janauschek plays in Racine tonight and
Rockford tomorrow night
For opera glasses, go to Henry Peetz.
Articles in large variety, and the finest
stock in the city at the Central shoe
store.
For the finest stock of gold headed
canes. go to Henry Peetz
The beautiful" has come at last, bring
ing with it hopes of "A sleigh ride for the
giddy girls.
Remember the Central Presbyterian
church entertainment at Turner hall this
evening.
For Christmas cards go to r. F. Wits
pharmacy.
The Rev r. F. Sweet returned from
visit to Chicago today.
The best line of oyershoes in the mars
ket, and at prices to suit, at E. Turner'S,
DR.. j. W Stark, Dentist, 1929 Second
avenue. dlyr.
A nice lire of slippers for the holidays
at E. Turner's.
They are having n lively protracted
meeting in Reynolds just now at which
many youns people are being converted
to God.
DR.. A. 7, Hawley, dentist. corner Scv~
teentn street and Sixth avenue
When you are passing the establish4
ment of |. Liberman's stop and gaze at
the show windows as Mr.. Lloyd has it
tastefully decorated with those new style
silk mufiiers
Mr. J. S. Gilmore continues to receive
fat hogs from Scott county, Iowa, every
day and long professions of hog wag>
ons" may be seen on Second avenue every
forenoon going to the slaughter house.
Ladies free at Armory rink tonight
The committees who have the arrange
ments of the coming Turner society fail
in hand will have another meeting in Tur.
ner hall next Sunday This fair will bt
one of the best the society has ever held
Those diamond ear rings at Henry
Pectz's are sold trile above cost
Remember that Mrs Ament, the noteC
lady roller skater, viii be at the Excelsior
rink tomorrow night and will give an ex-
hibition of fancy and scientific skating.
The Central shoe store has an elegan
stock of holiday slippers.
Mr., Win d. Goodner. of Reynolds, wa.
in the city last evening on his way tc
What Cheer, Iowa, to visit couple Of
brothers who reside near that place. II,
will be absent till after the holidays.
Hoflmaster has made great reduction!
in shawls, $500 buys a fine large doubl,
shawl worth $500 anywhere They mus
be sold.
Mr.. and Mrs. Neil Conkling of Whit,
Bear Lake, MINI, who have been guest.
at the residence Of Mayor Mott for tn
past few days left this morning for Pitts
burg, Pa
! Christmas presents at r. F. Witt!
pharmacy.
: The funeral of the little son of Mr.. an,
Mrs. Chas. II. Pearson, will take place a
10 a. m. tomorrow, from the family resi-
, dence on Fourth avenue between TWEEN
tythird and Twcntyfourth streets He wa
aged 1 year and 9 months and gave grea
promise of becoming bright boy.
Ladies wishing to purchase dress good
can save money by examining the line c
ladies' cloths. cashmeres, now offere
3 at 4Tc at Hoifmasters
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-12
Holiday Goods.

Birkonfcld, the Fourth avenue dealer
in holiday goods, has an extensive line of
Christmas goods, both ornamental and
useful, which are of the latest and most
novel in design, the display Of which is
larger than at any time in former years.
Call and examine and bring your little
girls and bows along
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-12
PLUSH GOODS.

consisting Of Dressing Cases,
with comb, brush and mirror,
smoking sets, work and jewel
boxes, both useful and orna-
mental. Will call special atten-
ton to our choice and exclusive
novelties with music boxes at
tached.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-12
The Turner's ANIMAL

The Rock Island Turner society will
hold their annual fair at Turner hall on
Saturday, Sunday and Monday, Deems
Der 20, 81 and % They propose to make
this entertainment surpass all previous
efforts. They have fine programme
arranged of which due notice will be
given through these columns,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-12
CHRISTMAS NOVELTIES,
McCABE BROS.

were among the first to embrace
the opportunity of buying for
cash from overloaded and tinan-
cially unsettled importers and
manufacturers, and come to the
front with an assortment 50
complete and extensive that Gus
toners cannot fail to make ap
propriate and satisfactory selec
tons at unparalleled low prices.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-12
INV Life ,

A very small audience greeted Janau-
schek and her splendid company ut liar,
per's theatre last evening on the occasion
of the second presentation of the new
play My Life" The play. however, was
given with every attention to detail. The
stage settings were very fine. The mad
anne carries her own scenery. but she was
unable to use considerable of it here. The
handsome scene, Paris by moonlight,
could not be used Janauschck is a fine
musician, in fact she was educated for the
lyric stage and she usually introduces II
French song in My Life with piano
accompaniment but she was asked to
pay $15 for the use of piano here for
two nights, and she thought she could
afford to omit the song from the fact that
the receipts of the house would not war
rant such expense.
She gave most finished rendition of
the characters she assumed Her powers
were well illustrated in the sudden
changes from Mice the blind lady of
the Moorlands, to "Circe Encore the
French opera bouffe. She was grand in
some of her most pathetic parts, and
merited applause greeted her efforts. The
entire company is superb. Not stick in
it. MIR. Frank Clements. who last yea 7
supported Modjeska, did some clever act
ing as John Fortune, an English gentle
man. Mr.. Alex H Stuart, was fine as
Sir Lionel Elwood, and Miss Helen Rand
was simply immense in her character OF
Florence Dunbard. The entertainment
was fine throughout and merited much
larger audience than was present.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-12

ter e,
Gentlcmen's genuine imported Scotch
shirts and drawers at the low price of
&1.75. You pay $3.50 to $500 for the
same goods elsewhere. An excellent
quality at 81 90 sold elsewhere at 81 %;
fine mcrino at G5 cents reduced from %
cents; q heavy ribbed at 40 cents reduced
from 80 cents. We have an over stock Of
underwear and are determined close it ont
if low prices will accomplish it.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-12
Gard of Thanks.

We desire through the columns of the
ARGUS to extend our sincere thanks TO the
kind friends who SO nobly assisted US
during the illness and after the death of
our late daughter Sadie.
Mr.. AND Mrs. d. J. SEARS.