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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-19

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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-19
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CHICAGO,
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AND ST. Paul.

1t owns and operates over 4500 miles of road ID
Northern Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa,
and Dakotrr and its main lines, branches and con
nee ions reach all the great business centres OF the
Northwest and Far West, it naturally answers the
description of Short Line, and best route between
Chicago, Milwaukee, st. Paul and Minneapolis.
Chicago Milwaukee, La Crosse and Winoua-
Chicago, Milwaukee, Aberdeen and Ellendale.
Chicago Milwaukee, Eau Claire and saltwater
Chicago, Milwaukee. Wausan and Merrill.
Chicago, Milwaukee, Beaver Dam and Oshkosh.
Chicago, Milwaukee, Waukesha and Oconomowoc,
Chicago, Milwaukee,, Madison, and Prair du CHEN
Chicago, Milwaukee, Uwattonna and Farbault
Chicago, Beoit, GAINESVILLE and Mineral Point.
Chicago, Elgin, Rockford and Dubuque.
Chicago, Clinton, Rock Island and Cedar Rapids,
Chicago, Council Bluffs and Omaha.
Chicago Sioux City, Sioux Falls and YaHkton.
Chicago, Milwaukee, Mitchell and Chamberlain
Rock Island, Dubuque. st. Paul and Minneapolis
Davenport, Calmar. st. Paul and Minneapolis.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-19

The use OF the term
Short Line" in connection
with the corporate name of
A grert road, conveys an
idea Of just what is requir-
ed by the travelling public
Il Short Line, Quick Time
and the Best OF accoinmO-
dations-all of which are
I railuJut- IN Amepir4
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-19
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As aniaary
East Express nraas composed coMonious WELL
MOST horton
as are
the low rate of SEvENTY-FivE
TWO TRAINS
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-19
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The Portland daily press., 1884-10-27

Mr.. Redman received 1850 votes less than
were given for Governor Plaisted two years
ago, showing pet Republican gain of H.
291 in two years. Compared with the State
election OF four years ago when Davis, Re-
publican candidate, had 1854 and Plaisted,
Democratic candidate, had 1918, plural
ity OF 1863, the Republican vote has increased
5,36S and the Democratic has fallen off IA
552, Republican net gain of 10000. How
long it will take the Democratic party to re-
gain the State at this rate of progress back
ward is problem we leave for the aritbme-
tic man of the Argus to work upon.
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-27

Mr.. Hendricks confesses that he expected
the Democrats to carry Ohio, and that the
result disappointed him. 1t is undoubtedly
a fact that nearly all the Democratic man
ayers felt confdont of victory in Ohio,
but Mr.. Hendricks is the only one among
them who since the election has been frank
enough to acknowledge that he felt that
Wav
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-27

Mr.. Joseph Pulitser, of the New York
World, processes to think that the Republi-
cans mediate counting out Cleveland if he
appears to be elected, and has sent notes
of warning to Southern Democrats. He
wants to know the name of some trusty
Democrat in every post village in the South
eru STATES. One might fufer that Mr.. Pulit-
ser was preparing for war, but we are in
clined to think that he has only hit on a
shrewd way of advertising bis newspaper.
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-27

The following remarkable mistatement
ought to know better:
Carl Shurz has been to Boston and gone away
again and nobody thought spoke of the Ponca In
dams. Yet it was especially among the voters now
classed as Independents that the story of their
wro at the hands of the secretary excited sympa
thy lie "Bright-Eyes' so soon forgotten? Or has
the tribe of the Mugwamps become hostile to the
Poncas?
The fact about the affair of the Ponca
Indians is that the most devoted friends of
thai unfortunate and abused tribe and those
who most sharply criticised the course of
Mr.. Schurz towa ds it when he was Sec
retary Of the Interior, were Senators Hoar
and Dawes Rev. Edward Everett Hale, and
DelaDo A. Goddard. All but the last, who
is dead, are supporting Blaine and Logan.
On the other hand the most prominent men
in getting up the Boston dinner to Mr..
Schurz, and the principal speakers at that
banquet, which was intended as rebuke to
those who bad ventured to criticise him.
were President Eliot, Or. James Freeman
Clarke, a ]. G. Sowden, and, we believe,
Col. Goldman, all of whom are now in the
Independent ranks. In the matter of the
Ponca Indians Mr.. Schurz committed, and
persisted, in moDstreus outrage against
weak and defenseless people and ''the tribe
Of the Mugwumps" were the very ones who
maintained that Carl Schurz could do no
wrong and refused to have any sympathy
with the abused red men.
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-27

The temperance of the red sunsets this
year has pretty effectually disproved the
truth of the theory that they were due to
volcanic dust from the great earthquake in
Asia last year. The weather bureau now
attributes them to the Intervention between
the earth and the SUD of meteoric elt.
Last year the earth was at the nearest point
to the center of the orbit of the belt, and
then the effect was most brilliant. This
year the earth is farther along and the effect
is diminished and will continue to diminish.
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-27

John Kelley thinks his mayoralty ticket is
certain to be elected He estimates that the
total vote Of New York city will be 225, 900,
of which the Tammany candidate for mayor
viii receive 100000, the Republican candi-
da'e $1,000, and the Grace combination the
remainder. He thinks the vote of the State
for Presidential candidates will be close, and
he believes that Mr.. BIaine's vote in New
York city is likely to exceed Garfeld's.
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-27

The Vicksburg Post thinks the best thing
Grover Cleveland can do is to take the stump
and "show the people the stuff he is made
Of" The New York Tribune seconds the
suggestion, and thinks joint discussion
between Mr.. Blaine and the Democratic can
dldate would prove edifying. As the Dem
ocracy are not contem latiDg suicide no such
arrangement is likely to be made
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-27

Secretary Chandler expresses the opinion
that Mr.. Blaine win carry every Northern
State. The Irish-Americans who will
vote the Republican ticket he believes will
more than compensate for all the losses from
the Independent detection, and the only
hope of the Democracy now rests upon the
reduction of the Republican majoriiies in
the rural districts by means of the St. John
movement. In Indiana he has no doubt that
the Republicans win be successful by sub
stantial majority.
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-27

Whatever expectation the Democracy may
have OF carrying Ohio in November is based
upon the hope tina! at this election there
will be no United States marshals to prevent
them from throwing as many fraudulent
ballots as they see fit.
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-27

The reported outrages in Copiah county
are denied. Or course they are. 1t
was denied that Print Matthews was shot
for political reasons year ago. 1t was de-
MED that the negroes were intimidated so
that they did not dare to go to the polls.
But the Senate investigation showed that all
the alleged facts were true, notwithstanding
the denials. Men who will resort to the
shot gun and the tissue ballot to CRY cleo
tions are not too fastidious morally to lie.
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-27

The Democratic candidate for Governor of
Indiana is hayidg hard time of it. His
cowardice in resigning the command of his
regiment just as it was called into active
service has been proved, and SO has his con-
nection with the Know-Nothing movement.
Up TO 1872 he professed to be Republican,
and previous to that time his denuuciation
of the Democrats was as bitter as was ever
uttered by Herace Greeley.
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-27

In one of his recent speeches Mr. Hem
bricks paid what the Telegraph calls glow
ing tribute to the memory of Abraham Lin
coin. When Abraham Lincoln was alive
Mr.. Hendricks called him "smutty old ty-
rantD
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-27

One ofthe editors of the Boston Journal
who has seen the Republican canvass of
Massachusetts, says it indicates a plurality
for Blaine and Logan of at least 10000.
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-27
DIRIGO MINERAL WATER.

it; is always paatable, refreshing and heaithful.
Delivered daily cool and refreshing from the spring.
Our improved cans will keep the water cool from
36 to 48 hours; use of tree; water per gallon
10 cents
RUNDLETT BROS,
Froprietors. 4s3 Fore. Stree
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The Portland daily press., 1884-10-27
The Vote of Maine.

The Kennebec Journal of Friday con-
tained the statement that Governor Robes
plurality in the September election was ac-
cording to the latest figures 18, 1858; his ma
jority 12,082. On Saturday the Journal
stated that its figures given the day before
were erroneous and that Robie's naaioritg
was 1882. 1t was very apparent that ma
1ority in this case meant plurality; but there
was still an uDcorrected error in the state
ment of Friday Of the Republican majority.
The official report of the vote of the State
was printed in the PRESS month ago as
follows:
ASoDos NS0py'
heonan, (Dem) .....,..............59O O6l
a. B. Eaton, (Fusion Greenback) 80. ........ 3,137
w. P. Eustis, Prohbitlon). ................. 1870
w. s. Eaton, straight Greenback) ....... 81
Scattering. .................... 16
Total. ,.f.........,.....,,..e .142,413
Robes plurality. ,851
Robes majority. All
The whole vote exceeds that in 1882 by
1881. In 1882 Governor Robie's plurality
over Plaisted was $500. Governor Robie
received 6,431 votes more than in 1892 s-'a
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-27
Trust No Others.

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The Portland daily press., 1884-10-27

Pnsfnnneh.

FENHE meeting of the Maine Genealogical Society,
announced for Monday, goth inst. in Recep-
ton Hall, is postponed to FRIDAY, Oct. 31st at
712 O'Clock p. m at the same place. when paper
on the town of Standsh, its early settlement, and
settlers, will be read; also papers William Wild
gerry, and other historical persons and places
All interested in these and kindred subjects are
invite to be present. pen SEC.
oct25 SM&F
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-27

Home for Aged yyomeu.

FENHE annual meeting of the subscribers to this
Association will be held at the Home on
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2Sth at O'Clock D. m
By order of the Managers.
HARRIET S. McCOBB,
Octlbdtd Secretary.
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-27
MONDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 81.

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for public
ton but as guarantee of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve com
munications that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-27

Consultation and Examination
Free from o a. gl. 20 9 p. M.
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The Portland daily press., 1884-10-27
STOCkBRIDGE COURSE.

I'D Entertainment, at City Hall,
Thursday Evening, Oct. 80.
Grand Piano Recital
by CheVaIier Antouine De KOntshi, assisted
by Wis. Fannie Kellogg. Soprano, H arVey
Murray, Accompanist Tickets SOC and 75c, now
on sale. oc24d1w
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-27

Ladies do not suffer- now that you can be relieved
at once by calling upon Dr. W.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-05-02
GENERAL NEWS.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company yesterday
declared semi-annual dividend of per cent.
The New York Senate yesterday passed four of
the New York municipal reform bills,
The guards around the government buildings in
Toronto have been increased on account of finding
the dynamite cartridges Wednesday.
Hon. John j. Knox assumed the presidency of
the National Bank of the Republic of New York
yesterday.
The 116th annual meeting of the New York
chamber of commerce was held yesterday. James
M. Brown was elected president.
The American Medical Association will hold its
3Sth annual meeting in Washington commencing
Tuesday, May 9th. 1t is expected that nearly 1000
delegates will be present.
Alonzo Henderson, colored man, working as a
farm hand in Pouquonnock, Conn.,, killed his five
year old girl yesterday with axe. He is dis
sipated man and it is thought was rum crazy at the
time.
The $40, 900 libel suit brought by e. G. Walker,
colored lawyer of Boston, against the Post Publish
ing Company has been withdrawn, amicable
settlement having been effected.
Capt Blaney of South Framingham, Mass,
charged with tampering with ballot boxes at the
recent town meeting, was to-day held in $1,000
bail for his appearance before the grand jury.
The Massachusetts, House yesterday passed to be
engrossed the Senate bin appropriating $50, 600
for the completion of double track in tho Hoosac
Tunnel
Over 5000 men employed in the Uniou Pacific
railroad machine Shops freight houses and round
houses struck yesterdaa against reduction.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-05-02
Probable suicias.

The baggage men in the outward baggage
room at the Boston and Maine depot in Boston
were startled at hearing the report Of a pistol
on wednesday, the shot apparently being fred
in an empty car which was standing at the
end of the outward track. Rushing into the
car they found young man lying on the floor,
with the blood pouring from o woand in the
temple, inflicted by himself, the pistol with
which the shot was fred lying on the floor
near him. He was removed quickly TO tina
baggage room and thence to the Massachusetts,
General Hospital, showing signs of conscious
ness several times on the way. The physicians
at the hospital are of opinion that the result
will be fatal.
His overcoat and a small travelling bag
were taken to Station 1, with a portion of h1a
clothes. His undergarments found in the bao
were marked sc. P. D." and from letters IN
his pocket, and ticket for Biddeford Me-. "A
is supposed that his name is Charles P. Dom
nell OF that place. He was about % years old,
and probably was employed by w. Goodrich,
at the Arlington Market, No. 1852 fremont
street. His revolver contained but the one
shot which he fired, although other cartridges
were found with his effects. The deed was
probably the result Of weeks elaboration,
as the following letter, taken from his bag,
would indicate:
Dearest Mother.-I write this to let Won know
that, in case anything should happen to me- my
room rent is paid up to the 22d OF April and my
board up to the Goth. have IL or IL dollars In
my pocket. am very miserable. CHARLIE
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-05-02

Houlton and lodged to await his trial at the
next term of the S. J. Court. He was bound
hands and feet with cords, and bore the marks
OF the hard tussle in resisting the officers VINO
went to arrest him, says the Times,
LEWISTON.
The trustees of the Stste Agricultural So
ciety voted yesterday to hold the fair in Lewis
ton four days, commencing September 25d.
LINNEUs.
Hon. P. p Burleieh has returned to his
home in Linneus, says the Aroostook Times,
and will be engaged the coming season IN car
rying on his large farm and extensive orchard.
He intends to set IL GOO cions on his apple
trees this year.
NoRRIDaEwoCK.
The funeral of Hon. S. D. Lindsey took
place at NorridgeWock, April Goth, the prinei-
pal services being held at the Congregational
church, where he was accustomed to attenu
Sabbath services and where he occupied his
accustomed seat with his family, Sunday,
April 9th. large delegation of the Somer-
sci county bar were in attendance and the
citizens generally, gathered to pay their last
tribute of respect to their loved and honored
townsman.
OLD ORCHARD.
Willard Googins, a workman on the Boston
q Maine railroad at Old Orchard, VINO was
run over Wednesday, died Thursday morning
The Old Orchard House will have corps OF
colored row-boys this Summer.
Hotel Fiske is being reprinted In a very
attractive shade of olive.
sTANDIsH.
Standish is at last awakened. Her slumhers
did not exceed those of Rip Van Wrinkle, yet
her awakening is as great an establishment TO
her people as was our legendary forefathers 10
that rural town Spring with her new green
gown on, has inspired some of our citizens,
SO that outward improvements are visible
every where. Oae of the greatest improve
ments, and the one for which the people feel
the most gratitude and pleasure is the addi-
ton of street lamps to our streets; they are
necessary luxury which have long been needed
and they will be appreciated to no small ex-
tent. The committee shoTed very good judg-
ment in locating the lights aud they are such
an addition and convenience that we wonder
how we have lived so long without them. A
village improvement society has been organ
zed, and the active officers and members are
preparing good work. The blacksmith shop
which has stood for 80 many years in the cen
ter of the village is to be removed to less
conspicuous street, where its usefulness will
not be lost but its annoyance to peo lie will
di appear. We hope that sidewalks and(most of
alp new school house will next appear; SO
small house where young and old are crowd :
ed into one apartment is great Inconvenience
to both teacher aud pupils. Let us hope that
steps will be taken at onca to obviate this
unpleasantness. G.
SULLIVAN
The Sullivan silver mine has suspended
operations
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-05-02
THE METHODISTs.
Quadrennial Session of the Gen
eral Conference.
China, India, Turkey and Other COun-
tries Represented at Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, May 1.-The general conference
of the Methodist Episcopal Church began its
quadrennial session at 9 O'Clock this morning, in
Association Hall. The conference has jurisdiction
over the Methodist church in three-fourths Of the
world, and some Of the delegates who are present
come from China, India, Turkey, and the farther
most countries of Europe. Bishop Simpson, the
senior bishop occupied the chair, betraying recent
illness, showing feebleness that scarcely fitted
him to preside at the opening service. After the
beloved head of the church had seated himself,
and had a whispered conversation with his col
leagues, he arose and called the conference to
order and announced that the business would be
opened by Bishop Foss, who read portion Of the
Scriptures. Rev. DIR. Robert Hatfield of Rock
River conference announced and read the 18th
hymn. The great body of delegates and visitors
arose. and, led by Rev. Chaplain McCabe, sung
with heartiness the sacred melody. Rev. Andrew
Longacre. d. D., pastor of the Arch street Method.
welcome to the delegates. His frequent pleasant
illusions to the character of the people Of Phila-
delphia and their real happiness in receiving the
delegates to their hearts and homes called forth
expressions of genuine good feeling. He then in
tr0duced Governor Pattison, who welcomed them in
few brief remarks. As he sat down Bishop Bow
man made the response to the greeting of the
Governor. General Clinton b. Fiske of New Jer-
sew followed He was exceedingly humorous in his
remarks and at times the conference burst into
peals of laughter. Bishop Harris of New York
read a letter from Samuel b. Waddy, Esq, Q. H.
OF LOnuOI WHO presSllts Dy leIber u nduusOhe ola
Bible, which formerly belonged to the Methodist
church Of the United States. The letter of pre-
sentation greeted with applause. and Bishops
Simpson and Harris, with Rev. DR.. Edwards and
James Reynolds, framed a reply. a delegate moved
thht the work Of selecting seats be Immediately
taken up. The motion prevailed. 1t was long
and tedious operation, Rev. Il. B. Medley of the
Philadelphia conference performing the task of
drawing the names and handing them to Bishop
Bowman, who announced the names to the confer
ence as drawn. Among the conferences drawn
and who consequently had first choice of seats,
were Pittsburg, Baltimore, Blue Ridge Italy
Northern Indiana, Florida, Central German, Kan
sas, Indiana, Iowa, Central Alabama, Georgia,
Washington, New England, Southern Savannah
and New Jersey.
The plan for appointment of standing commit
tee which was prepared by Bishop Andrews and
presented by Rev. DR.. Buckley of New York East
Conference gave rise to much discussion but was
finally adopted and the conference adjourned until
Tomorrow
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-05-02
FINANCIAL.
linn Keene,s Failure.

NEW YORK, May 1.-The ability of James r.
Keene to meet his contracts stock privileges
terday did not in the least affect the market the
opening of the exchange this morning The market
was steady with slight rise. Mr.. Keene was at
his Office this morning but refused to any person
but two or three friends. 1t was the sentiment on
the street that Mr.. Keene would pay 100 cents on
the dollar very shortly. 1t was said that he had
several offers of assistance today but refused them
until he finds his exact position. 1t wac also said
that he had met two or there small demands this
morning One was for $4,000 and the other for
$780, The excitement caused by an announcement
of the failure yesterday has entirely subsidized, al
though it is the principal topic Of conversation on
the street.
Mr.. Keene has gone out of town for few days.
At his Office it is said that no statement has been
prepared for publication.
Less than ten years ago it is said that Mr.. Keene
had not $50 in the world. Within three years from
that time he had So ,OOO, 000 and two years later
was known as the second great operator in stocks
in this country, and was worth at least 900 000
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-05-02
The Republican s.a,s Couve..Iou.


The Republican State Convention hsld AZ
Bangor yesterday was one of the grandsst Do
litical conventions ever held in the State. It
was a tine-looking body Of men, such as any
State might be proud Of. 1t also represented
the culture, moral worth, enterprise and abil-
ity Of our people. 1t was tremendously enthu-
siastic for Blaine, and harty, sincere, outspok-
en- and harmonious in the nomination OF our
popular Governor, Frederick ROBBIE, for SOC
ond term.
Lewiston Journal)
In view of the fact that there was no con-
test, it is somewhat surprising that the Repub-
lican State Convention at Bangor on wednes-
day was so fully attended. The har-
mony and enthusiasm were expected, and the
action Of the convention on almost every point
was fcreshadowed some time before it met.
There had been no packing of cacuses, pulling
OF wires or manipulation of political machin-
cry OF any kind. In renominatiuR His Excel
lency, Governor Robbie, the convention gave
expression to the PRACTICAL IN animous senti.
ment of the Republicans Of the State.
Bangor whig)
II some Of those newspaper editors in Boston
and elsewhere, who have labored so diligently
IN their efforts to make it appear thar Hon.
james G. Blaine was not the frst, second and
last choice of the solid Republican party OF
Maine, had been in this convention thew
would have seen how ridiculous such state
ments are. 1t was Blaine convention indI-
vidually, and collectively. Any mention OF
his name was the signal for enthusiastic an
plause. There are numerous excellent names
mentioned in connection with the President
put as the chairman of the convention said IN
his opening remarks, the people are looking
beyond them all to Blaine of Maine wi no iskt the
candidate a majority Of the voters OF this
country want to lead them to victory.