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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16

New York. Jan 1G-In Saturdays Herald
a notice appeared of the marriage of George
E. Storm to Miss Maui Max, Of Jersey City,
The bridegroom dwells in TaI7ytown. He is
young man well known in society, and re
specially connected When this notice was
read by Mr. Storms friends there was rip
pie of excitement. first because nobody had
ever heard of the bride. and did not know that
Mr.. Storm was acquainted with her; and,
second, because he had been paying attention
to young lady, and had suffered deal Of
fun to be made at his expense because he had
not remained here. His parents and friends
had urged him 10 marry, but he told them all
he didn't want q wife Mr.. Storms friends
had not recovered FROM the excitement
caused by realing his marriage notice when
| be stepped with his biush;ng ycUng bride from
| a New York train and was driven speedily
| to hotel At the hotel Mrs. Storm was
usbered into the parlor. where she was intro
duced to the proprietor and proprietors wife
and several lady guests. They all said she
was a beautiful young lady Pretty soor
I Mr. Ely, lawyer, and Mr.. F. B. Stevens
school commissioner, with several friends
called, and were introduced the bride, who
received them graciously. While the gentle
men were bowling and scraping, anC
hoping they would see her often, tht
bride rose, yawned, called for a bot
tie of wine and cigar, and invited all t,
drink her health She then lighted a cigar
This surprised and shocked the guests ant
they began to look serious The bride thel
! cook Off her bonnet, wig and wraps, an
| Mrs. Maud Storms was suddenly transforme,
into Mr. George Vincent, well know
young man of that place, There was a gen
eral howl from the men and screams from
the women. Mr.. Storms had perpetrated
stinging joke upon his friends, and they wer
compelled to acknowledge the fact in man,
| rounds of wine
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16

WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. Is - In the
Senate petition from the citizens Of Kansas
was presented for constitutional amendment
granting woman suffrage. =
Also petition of citizens of Minneso ia
praying that colonies of families be allowed
to lay out villages on public lands in order to
establish cooperative industrial societies.
In the house, after the Introduction of a
few bills, the regular order was demanded.
The chair proceeded TO to call committees for
reports Mills, from the committee on ways
and means, reported resolution calling on
the president for information respecting the
alleged differentiation and other frauds in
importations.
Morrison reported a resolution calling on
the secretary of the treasury for information
as to the suspension of collection of the tax
on whisky. Both were placed on the calen-
dar. Dobbs, of Indiana. from the committee
on public lands, reported a resolution declar-
ing forfeited certain land grants made to
states in aid of the construction of railroads.
Plumb offered a resolution agreed to request
ing the president to furnish the information
in possession of the state department relating
to the discovery of phosphates on the coast OF
Brazil by United States citizens, and what
steps, if any, had been taken to give the ben
efits of the discovery to our shipping and az.
ricultural interests.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16
The Mutt Trial

PITTsBURG, Jan. lG-The Mutt trial is the
principal topic of conversation in the city.
The jury selected is considered superior to
those generally chosen on such occasions, and
satisfactory to both prosecution and defence.
The defence has been strengthened
by the addition of Senator Voorhees,.
To the prosecution will be added Fayette
cOunty's new district attorney, Mr. Cochran.
Mr.. Boyle will open the case for the prosecu-
ton, and Mr.. Playford will cross-examine
for the defence. Eighty-four witnesses will
be examined for the prosecution Mrs Mutt
and her daughter VIII be in court until the
end of the trial.
When the court opened, hundreds were
turned away unable to get near tbs doors
Mrs. Mutt and her daughter we're present,
and quite number of other ladies. The
time of the court up to the noon recess, was
occupied in proving that Dukes was killed
by revolver in the hands of James Mutt, to
establish which the revolver used, the bull
lets taken from Dukes body, and the coat
worn by Dukes at the time, were placed in
evidence
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16

NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-William h Wander
bilt was asked:
How does the extent of the railroad sys-
tenn Of the United States strike your
There are railroads enough for the business
of the country, and probably more than
enough People run wild on speculation.
They are not satisfied with making money in
the legitimate way, as they used to
be- The losses in the heavy depres-
sion seem to have fallen mostly on rich
men. Things will brighten up and
come out all right in time. Reputation is
worth more than money. find have to be
watchful to keep up the evidence of people
After l get confidence l want to keep it
Suppose had induced people to put $50, 0OO,-
900 or $50, 600, 900 into a railroad only to find
it was not half done, then never would hear
the last Of it, These things make me think
more than ever that no one does or thinks
oftener right than the general public. Pub
lie opinion hastily formed is often incor-
rect, but give it time and it will work out all
right -
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16
BRUTAL PRINCE CHARLES.
A Royal Brute Who Whipped His


BERLIN, Jan. 1G.--It transpires that the
real difficulty between Prince Frederick
Charles and wife, which led to the princess
leaving her spouse and seeking the protection
Of her family at Anhalt, was cruel and in
human treatment. It is said that for some
time the prince was drunk nightly, and beat
his wife brutally. The princess demonstrated,
and threatened frequently to leave unless he
mended his ways, but to no purpose She even
called in the aid of the Empress Augusta,
and that lady had several conferences with
her hayward nephew, which always ended in
the prince making fine promises of amend
ment and Improvement of his conduct to-
ward his wife, bet the Improvement lasted
only for a few days and would soon break
out anew, and, if anything treat his wife
more harshly than before. This state of
things continued until the princess declared
she could endure it no longer and quietly left
her husband and went to reside with her
family. The Tageblatt publishes telegram
from Anhalt in which the princess declares
she is not satisfied with separation only, but
will demand divorce.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16
ODDS AND ENDS.
Some Events Outside the Common
Run of Happenings.
Hydr0phoaIa Years After the Dog
Rite--A ..Jerseyman's Bride
Not SO Poor as
He Looked.

READING, Pa, Jan. 16-Cyrus Grow, aged
IS. night Waterman at the Reading rail-
roads steam-forge, came home, complaining
of feeling unwell. In the presence of his wife
he was seized with a violent spasm, and
won d have fallen On the stove la she not
caught him. The spasms increased in Sc
verify, and he frothed at the mouth and
barked like Cog. The neighborhood was
aroused, but it require seven men to hold
the sufferer down, the horrible spasns lasting
one hour
Then Mr.. Grow requested Alderman Deem
to have him shackled and bound down in
bed, saying, II know what is coming. OIL
that horrible hydrophobial l was bitten
years ago by a mad dog | don't want to do
any one any harm when I get into one of
those fits"
| His instructions were fully carried out, and
all the afternoon he was writing in ter
rible fit, finally succeeding forcing off one
of the handouts Itrequired five men TO hold
him. Shortly after o'clock he became calm,
and again begged his friends not to forsake
him About O'Clock he was again seized
with spasn, and by a violent movement
succeeded in wrenching of the iron cuffs en-
tirely He then jumped from the bed and
leaped to the second story window, where he
sat on the outer sill. Two policemen saw the
mans frightful antics, hurried up stairs, and
cregt into the room behind him. Just as
they were about to seize him he jumped, with
an awful shrek.
An officer caught him by the wrist,
and violent struggle ensued, the officer
inside and the man wiggling in the
air Grow finally worked himself
| loose and tumbled to the icy pave
ment below, where he quickly pulled 9
pocket knife and stabbed himself in the
throat and cut both his wrists.
By this time fully 800 people had gathered
and the bleeding victim was carried to the
central police station, whence lie was takeT
to the county hospital He is supposed to bC
in a dying condition.
Mr.. Grow is a very respectable man, thu
father of five children. and has been a watch
man for five years. He has been sufferinl
from nlalarial fever, and opinion is divides
as to the Cause of his mania.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16
Expressed Their Indignation.

ATHENS Ga, Jan 16.-Oglethorpe and
Madison counties are in ferrnent over so
cial development in which the color line was
not respected. In the former county lived a
pert young 16-year-old school miss Matte
Martin. Near by lives John Childers, a
mulatto, with some education. The disap-
pearance of the girl several days ago gave
rise 20 search for her, when attention was
drawn to the fact that Childers was
also missing. Reports from Madison ara to
the effect that the couple were living in that
county as man and wife, the white bride be-
ing devoted to her colored lord. The indig-
nant populace attacked the cabin where the
couple lived, and dragged Childers off into
the woods, where it was proposed to lynch
him. 1t was decided, however, to take him
to Jail and let the law take its course. In
dignation is still rife, and it is possible
Childers may be lynched at any time
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16
Nothing Thin About His Bank Ac-
count.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 16.-At the residence
of the groom, 800 Arch street, j. D. Garrison
was married to Bertha E Clear, of Hadding
ton The man is living skeleton, one Of the
most famous Of American nonstrosities,
and the bride a girl Of Il Ever since
Garrison has been exhibiting his pipestem
arms and legs before Philadelphia
audiences it has been noticed that one of the
regulaIivisibor to the museum was young
woman with rosy cheeks sparkling eyes and
Gainsborough hat. She would have at
tracted no attention, possibly, had she not
invariably ignored all the other attrac-
tons and walked directly over 10 where the
skeleton sat on a high platform. There she
would stand and gaze from ! o'clock until ),
and nothing seemed to please her more than
| to hear people remark on the exceeding thin
ness of Mr. Garrison's arms, and the total alb
| sence of anything like calves to his legs. As
! to the living skeleton himself, his bonein-
| trenohed heart throbbed wildly against the
wall of ribs every time the young woman ap.
peared. Their eourtship has lasted four
weeks. The skeleton is worth about 900
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16
The Grain supply.

CHICAGO, Jan. 16.-Chicago elevators as
per official returns contain IL, 387, 455 bushels
of wheat, 1868 912 bushels of corn, 1867 ,6S(
bushels of oats, 1,647, 322 bushels of rye and
374,951 bushels of barley, making grand
total of 10, III 800 bushels, against 1881, Ss1
bushels week ago, and 10, ass ,301 bushels al
this period last yelr.
Milwaukee warehouses are stored witt
ASIA 773 bushels of wheat, 1861 bushels OF
corn. 2,5O6 of oats, 17.S7S bushels of rye, and
5S4, 2S4 bushels of bar.ey.
New York and Brooklyn warehouses con
tain 6604, 427 bushels of wheat, 2,056,6
bushels of corn, 1851, 1874 bushels of oats
1888 bushels of rye, and 3d., 054 bushels o.
barley.
Visible supply of grain in the United
States and Canada on the 9Th instant: Wheat
81, SOC, 5s4 bushels; corn, 10, 100, 1873 bushels
oats, 6, los, 436 bushels rye, 2,ei2, 206 bushels
barley, :, Pa. 1872 bushels.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16
OUR PORKERS ABROAD.
A Paris Paper Excited---ScieDLific
Opinion Retaliation.

PARIS, Jan. 16-The Royalist journal, Tbs
Clarion, devotes to the American hog a
spirited leader Of three columns. 1t declares
that at the present moment the Americanhog
is of more Importance to the great masses Of
the French people than the revision of the
constitution. Frenchmen every year eat 40,
900, 900 francs worth Of American pork, for
which they pay the moderate price of sixty
centimes per kilogram. The clarion calls
upon the government to revoke the prohibit
ton before the Americans retaliate.
BERLIN, Jan. 1G.-Prof Virchow condemns
as utterly illogical, unnecessary, and unjusti-
fable from sanitary reasons the present pro-
hihition against American pork in Germany
aud France. He thinks that local control by
microscopic inspection would be an ample
safeguard No cases of trichin9 in American
hOg-meat have been proved to exist in Ger
many for ten years.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16
HORROR ON THE RAIL
Frightful Disaster on Pennsylvania
Railway. Persons Burned
A Passenger Coach EnvclOped With
Fire and Fall of People,
Iany Persons Badly
Injured.

BRADFORD. Pa, Jan. -16 "A stream of
waste oil flowing from the tank across the
Bradford, Bordell & Kinzua road caught
fire as passenger train for Bradford ran on it.
The train was Immediately enveloped in
flames. The track for distance of fully
100 yards was covered with oil. 1t
is believed that the gas coming in contact
with the fire-box of the engine exploded, fir
ing the oil, which spread rapidly and envel-
oped the doomed train in mass of flames of
such intense heat that the windows cracked
and fell in. In less time than it takes to tell
it, the passenger-coach and baggage-car were
converted into a seething, Kissing cauldron of
fire. 1t YVES a terrible moment The coach
was filled, and rush was made for the
doors, but the heat was so intense that the
panic-stncken passengers were driven
back and forced to jump through the win
dows, landing in the snow. A relief train
with surgeons and cots was sent to the scene.
Upon its arrival a terrible sight presented
itself The passenger coach aud baggage car
were smoking mass Of ruins. The engine
lay on its back, having turned complete
somersault It is definitely known that only
three persons, all women, were burnel to
cath
The dead are: Mrs. L. C. Fair, burned be-
yond recognition; She was young woman;
baen married two years; her husband es-
capped by jumping through the Window Hiss
Katie Moran, body burned almost to crisp;
her body was found hanging outside the
coach, grasping the window sill The other
dead woman has not been identified
Badly injured-Prof Taught not expected
to live; Patrick Sexton, engineer. terribly
burned on the face and hands; Mike Walsh,
fireman, horribly burned on the face and
arms
W. H. Belnap, jumped from the train, in
Jured internally Jerry Denagan, brakeman,
hands badly cut; Charles Rerdrich, express
messenger burned on the hands;
George Mccartney, newsboy, terribly
burned on the head and hands;
not expecte to live-hands burned almost off
A. y. Carpenter, face and left hand burned;
Jerry Hagerty, of Ceres, N. Y, badly burned
on the face and head; Mrs Black, daughter
and son, Of Aiken burned on the head and
hands, g. W Van, wife and son, of Indian
apolis, burned the boy is badly burned
about the face and hands; John koefoor
terribly burned on the face and hands.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16
CUSHIONED IL ROsY GUMS,

inclosed in lips that part in smiles like
the opening rosebud, The teeth CLEAN with
dazzling whiteness if the charming pos
SCISSOR uses beautifying S0ZOD0NT,
which cieanses and blanches the teeth
without abrading their enamel like miner
al preparations designed for the same
purpose. This agreeably odorous and
salutary article not only benefits the teeth
and enhances the beauty of the mouth
but removes canker, and remedies ulcera
ton Of the gums
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16
Lolita and Minnie In England.

LONDON, Jan. 1G.-Minnie Palmer made
her temperance in her well known play
my Sweetheart" at the Strand theatre The
house was crowded, many Of the upper-te
and representatives of the royalty being pre-
sent, Minnie failed TO receive much ap-
plause, many Of the audience seeming to
look upon her in her songs and
dances as an imitation of Lolita The conf
Dental way she has of protruding her tongue
and the sly manner of her winking in her
"asides" TO the audience brought her a con-
siderable amount of praise
The prince of Wales occupied box at the
Opera Comique during Miss Lotta's perform
ance in "The Old Curiosity Shop
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16

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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16
Mississippi River improvements.

WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 16.-Logan
chairman of the senate committee, inspected
the improvements on the lower Mississippi in
October and November, and submitted his re-
port to the senate He states that the
committee made a personal in
spection of the work in progress
The committee recommends the appropria-
ton of 81, coo, 900 for improvements between
the mouth of the Illinois river The report
further recommends that this, as well as
future appropriations for improvements on
the Mississippi, be made the subject of bill
separate and distinct from the one embody-
ing the general appropriations for rivers and
II pba
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16
Mr.. Crowley Surprised.

BUFFALO, n. Y, Jan. 1G-In connection
with the announcement in The National Re
publican of Washington City, that the presi-
dent had decided to appoint the Hon.
Richard Crowley, Of New Y ork state, district
attorney for the District of Columbia an
Evening News reporter called on Mr.. Crowley
and inquired as to the truth of the statement.
Mr.. Crowley said: ''The first heard about
it is what l saw in the papers It's appearing
in The National Republican makes it proba-
BILE, as their relations with the administration
are such that they know what they are talk.
ing about, but shall be much surprised if ii
is so. 1t is position don't want
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16

1851, she was married to Clarence F. Burnett,
the son of Mrs Burnett, and they lived To-
gether until February %, 1882 In that
month the young husbands mother per-
suaded him to leave his wife without support.
In May the mother induced her son
to go to Europe by promising
him sums of money and valuable
property. While he was in Switzerland the
mother sent him large sans of money, and
by poisoning his mind induced him to re-
main away When the young man returned
from Europe, in 1882, his mother persuaded
him to go to Florida and to continue to live
aplrt from his wife
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16
WELL REWARDED,

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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16
ssuit for HlarnnrRs-

LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. 1.-THE members
Of the Yale Glee club, by Brown g. Davie,
their attorneys, brought suit in the common
pleas court against the Ohio Sc Mississippi
road, claiming damage to the extent of 50, GEO
for injuries received in the accident of a
week ago This suit does not include claims
for personal damages
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16
The Coasting Item

MAIDEN, Mass, Jan 10 At Hayward
vile, Melrose county, a double runner struck
sled on which James OLeary was seated
cutting off his right leg. He died within
halt an hour A brother Of OLeaFy, who
was on the double runner, was hart inter
nally. Charles Haywarl's right le5 was
broken in two places Two young men
uamod Hallsback were internally injured,
aud the other occupants were fearfuIly
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16

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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16
Suiur for a $40 600 Coal RiII

New YORK, Jan. 16-Richard H. Chapman
& Co. began an action in the United
States circuit court against the New
York, Ontario & Western Railroad
company for the recovery of s20,-
0G0 and upwards for coal delivered to the
company The bill relates the history of the
company, and prays for an injunction re
strairing them from disposing Of certain in
serests, and also for the appointment of re-
ceiver
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16
Work in the Committees.

WASHINGTON CITY, Jan, lG The house
committee on public lands has adopted by 8
unanimous vote the resolution declaring the
forfeiture of the Texas Pacific land grant
Senator Mitchell, of Oregon, viii be heard by
the committee on behalf of the Oregon
Central road.
The house committee on commerce devoted
the session to preliminary discussion of tn,
Reagan interstate commerce.
The house committee on banking and cur
rency heard the argument of ex-Registerer Of
the Treasury Chittenien on the nationa
bank system
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16

PARIS, Jan. 1.-THE billiard match be-
tween Vignaux and Schaefer has begun at
the Grand hotel, i'll the presence of large
group of sporting people, many Americans
being present. The playing was quite even,
but resulted favorably to the Frenchman,
who scored his 600 when the American had
only reached 5Sl. Vignaux's best runs wer6
i57 and 1876 and Schaefer 124 and 1906
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16
The Whale Fisheries,

New BEDFORD, Mass, Jan. I6-The last
year was one of loss to those engaged in the
whale fisheries, and the results are discour-
| aging. Indications point to a steady de-
| crease in the number of vessels sailing from
Atlantic ports, and perhaps small increase
in the number sailing from San Francisco.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16
A sENSIRI.E NAN VIOLIN usE

Kemp's Balsam for the throat and lungs.
1t is curing more cases of coughs, colds,
asthma, bronchitis, Group, and all throat
and lung troubles, than any other med
icine. The proprietor has authorized O.
Grotjan to refund your money if, after
taking three-fourths of bottle, relief is
not obtained. Price 80 cents and 81.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16

OTTAWA, Ont, Jan. l6-Attention has
been called to the fact that out of 200 guests
invited to the government house by Lord
LanSdowne one day last week, there was
only one Irish Catholic present 1t is
thought the exclusion of Irish Catholics by
Lord Lansdowne, which is said to have been
premeditated, will tend to strengthen his IN
popularity among those he has thus offended