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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-01
GOV. HAMILToN's MISSION.

Oar governor is in Washington The
day he reached there Gen. ]. Alexander
Logan skipped to New York with the
too manifest intention of lodging him.
The question that is uppermost in Hamil-
tons mind is: Who is Logan going to
support for governor?" When the senator
went to Washington it was all fixed up
that he was to scratch Hamlton's back,
and that the governor to scratch his. The
governors friends up and down in the
state were bowling themselves hoarse over
Logan, but all of a sudden Uncle Dick"
Oglesby came before the curtains as
candidate. Uncle Dick" has not here
tofore been so cautious i'll the cpithets be
has applied to the senior senator but that
every schoolboy in the state knows that
he and Logan treated each other with the
utmost cordiality. 1t is not believed that
they think better of each other now than
they have at any time for the past ten
years But suddenly Logan's friends
stopped booming Hamilton for governor,
and not only 50, but they went over to
Ogicshy with unanimity that indicated
singular direction of the impulse When
the republican state committee met in
Chicago Oglesby stopped over for Logan
in a manner that gave the thing dead
away And this is the reason that Gov
ernor Hamilton went to Washington only
to find the noise of the telegraph had
flushed his bird and tina. J. Alexander
Logan had gone to New York
1t seems, in the estimation of both these
gentlemen, Hamilton and Oglesby. shat
the people of the state of Illinois have
little to say about who shall or who shall
not be their candidate for governor It
would be exceedingly kind in Mr.. Logan
to take great burden off the people if he
were influenced by the desire TO benefit
them, bat he is taking this upon himself
solely in his own interest-to secure dele
gates favorable to his presidential aspira-
tions. To an outsider it seems as if he
were biting off more than he can chew
If he combines with Ogiesby, Uncle
Dick will whisk out his scalping knife as
soon as he is fairly seated as governor,
and ii Logan does not win the presidential
nomination. Uncle Dick" has learned
how to slip from the state capital to the
senate, and he would like to play the same
game on Logan that Logan once played
on him. Ii he unites with Hamilton il
leaves Uncle Dick" unprovided for and
he may beat Logan next time for the
senate himself. We do not wonder Logan
skipped to New York when he heard
Hamilton, with blood in his eye, was
enroute for Washington.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-01

BAYBoRo, n c., March ben Gillian,
colarcd, was hanged here at noon for the
murder Of his wife The crime for which be
suffered TIE extreme penalty of the law was
committel near here in April, 1883. Ia May,
1888 the case first came to trial; was con-
tinucd until November, 1888, when Gillian
wa, sentenced to be hanged Jan. A. 1884,
but was on Jan. 2 respitei until Feb. %,
1854
Gillian was giant in size and strength,
very brutal and low in his passions and de-
sires. He loved the wife of a neighbor,
Henry Carter. This woman, Nancy Carter,
was mulatto, 50 years Of age, tall, fairly
good-looking, and the mother of six children.
She had been the paramour of Gillian
for many weeks, but after awhile her hus-
band became suspicious. She told Gillian
about it, and ordered Gillian to kill his own
wife and Henry Garter, Secrete, or, better
still, burn the bodies, and then give currency
to report that Henry Carter and Jane
Gillian had eloped. The time fixed for the
deed came Gillian was hidden in Carriers
house by Carriers wife. When the victim
came he went to the fireplace, where his
wife sat, apparently in great good humor.
Suddenly Ben Gillian sprang upon him from
the seni-tl.rkuess OF tho of the room,
and with one blow of maui crushed his
skull Gillian and Carriers wife, to make
their work more sure, struck a few more
blows, finishing the horrible crime, which
was speedily detected and the perpetrators
brought to trial
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-01

use and Abuse of Talents" QO45 a.
NJ and A Thief Converted" & p. NJ
will be preached upon, in the First Bap-
fist church, by the Rev. L W. Read,
pastor, Sunday school at $50 a. m, J.
W WEIGH, superintendent.
Paul at Thessalonica and Bera" (10:45
a. M and Paul on Mars Hill' e p. M
will be the topics of the Rev. j. H
Wright pastor of the Christian chapel.
Sunday school at 9;15 a m, F. Kaupke,
superintendent, Young peoples meeting
at els P. m.
Twentieth street Evangelical Lutheran
church; the Rev. C. A. Mennicke, pastor.
Text at 10 a. N. Matt. iv: iii. Thema:
''Das Worst Gottes. ais die rechte sWehr
und Waite der Christen wider ale An
fechtungen Satans" Gemeindersamm-
lung, $50 p. IN.
Prof. Weidner, sof Augustana College,
will preach at 1915 am and p N in the
Broadway Pres byterian. church Sunday
school at 9.15 m; DR.. J. w Stewart, su
perintendent. Young peoples meeting at
$50 P m; subject; Peace, how secured,
John xiv:27 and Isaiah xxiv:3.
Trinity church: Rev. R. F. Sweet,
pastor, Morning prayer, service and
sermon at 1915; communion at -. Sun
day school at $50 a. n; Robert Hudson,
superintendent Trinity Mission: services
with sermon by the pastor, Rev. R.F
Sweet, at $50 p m, Sunday school at
2:30 p. N.
In the Central Presbyterian church, at
lO;45 IN, the Rev. S. S. Cryer, pastor.
will take for his theme Freedom by the
Truth There will be the regular month
ly service of music and song, at Z p IN
when the choir will use its new music, with
the assistance of outside talent. Sunday
school at $50 m; J. NJ. Buford, superip
tendent. Young peoples prayer meeting
at $50 p N; subject: "A bible reading. .
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-01
Slight Odds.
A Little Story with Large Moral,-One
Man who Knew his own Business.

mo, my dear said the venerable keeper of a
country store to timid little girl whose hesd
scarcely came up to the counter, mo, my dear,
haven't any red flannel but we have some first
rate New Orleans molasses - Softly limiting that
she didn't think that would answer the purpose
quite as we'll the child went away in search of the
article she wanted.
"iIaye you BEFSoN, IS CAPCINE PLASTERS,' -
asked gentleman of certain drcggist whose
name could be given were il desired. 4 am trou-
bed just now with a touch of my old friend, the
lumbago, and the Benson's Plaster seems to go
the spot almost as soon as it touches the skim
Not at present" replied the druggist. genially,
'but we have lots of plasters just as good. There
is Allcock's. the Capsicum and others-won't one
of them do just as well?
my dear sir retortcd the gentleman. with a
slight show of temper. Il say nothing against
those articles, but am business man, and al
ways ask for precisely what want and for moth
ing else. | may enlightcn YOU however, when
say that sometime ago, for another disease,
which the Capcne has since cured me, l tried all
those yOn mention, with no appreciate benefit.
They are inefficient, every one of them. the mean
est act of the proprietors of some of them being
this; that they make plssters with similar sound
ing names to deceive the unwary into believing
theyare the same thing. Experience taught me
The difference. III go TO the next man in your line.
Good day"
Be on your guard against limitations. The gen
uine has the word CAPCINE cut clearly in the
middle of the plaster. All others are impostions.
seabury h Johusor, Chemists, New York
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-01
The NEWS IN BRIEF.

Tho business portion of Iredell, Tex,
was ie>troynl hy ire.
The largest fax oil mill in the world
is TO b. er.c,c! in Sioux City, Iowa.
The house Of commons has granted
Cx-SgeaEcr Brand AMI his heir pension of
G40l3Ht
The Massachusetts, house has passed
a bill i..4,,..-lip= fro school books 10 all
pupils # the pIo,!c school
Alexander Butler, carriage mauufac-
turer ANA AGRICULTURAL irlement dealer at
Piattevilla Wis, "a fac! Tor S31,O00
The Great Eastern is to be brought
to Antwerp dar.nz the International exhib;-
ton there IN la'1 and used as a floating hotel.
Alexander Turkiugton's carpet mill
and PoHe-s 4 Wefshtman's laboratory. at
Phla,le phia, burnel The latter fire in
wolves loss of about $1,000.
Col, \. !, Reed, late of The Chicago
News, las purchl>e! 4 hall interes. in The
Centralia Sentinel, and viii take charge Of
that paper rs e.!.to" next week
A bill has haan introduced in the
Iowa legislature 10 extend aid to farmers
protective associations engaged in contesting
the legality Of barbad-wire patents
A lady 60 years of age, residing in
Rochester, \. Y. recently sl,ated from that
city to Brociport, a distance Of twenty
miles, in one hour and twenty five minutes.
Georgia is a very productive state. 1t
appears amoaS her stats that there Is an
average Of sixteen and two-thirds babies born
daily throughout the year, including Sun
days
The challenge OF George Smith, of
Philadelphia, to run any man in the country
a 100 yards rae, for from $1,000 to 5000
size has been accepted by Nj. R Kettle
man, of Harper, Kan.
Alfred W. Mckinney, of Troy, n. Y,
died in Florida, and the wife carried the
body home for burial. On arrival it was
found that the box contained only an empty
casket the body had been stolen en- route.
The coroner at Silver Lake. Ind, ex-
huned th4 opl5- ii Mr.. ida Dillingham;, the
wife OF q tIap!e,ma8, Thursday, when an ex-
animation Showed that an attempted abor-
tion caused her death. Arrests are impead-
ing.
At Grow Wing station on the North
ern Pacific road, the official in charge, David
Cerepies, turned out boy named Will Hog
den during sac night, and the lad was
found in the morning 50 badly frozen that
he cannot recover.
Andrew J. Carnegie, head OF the
great Pittsburg Iron company, is about to
build q granite mansion on Cumberland
island, near Fer1andina, Fla This island is
famous as the burial place of Light Horse
Harry Lee, and, with wild deer roaming
through its forests, it surpases any private
park in England
John Lowe, secretary of the Canadian
department Of agriculture, was examined by
special parliamentary committee at Ottawa,
and swore that the statistics issued from
Washington as to the immigration to the
United States from Canada, were incorrect,
and that American custom officers had been
instructed to frauduleutly augment the mum
Der of persons leaving the dominion.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-01
1.-THE MORTAL COIL.
Three Murderersi Shuttle It OFF Un-
der Legal Pressure.
Hanging of Two Tfansgressors at
Jackson, Chic, and One at Mt Bay
bore, North CarOiina---
Their Crimes.

JACKSON, Ohio, March 1.-The execution
# Luke and William Jones for the murder
tf Anderson Lackey, occurred shortly after
noon, on the same scatfold used at the hang
ing of JOHN jackson last May. The scatfold
was shut off from the view of the crowd by
a board incl2sure The rope used to hang
jackson was also utilized in this case-the
brothers both 5eiag hanged on the same
piece of rope, one at each end, the rope being
wrapped aioInd the beam. The double trap
was worked with an iron lever.
On Saturday, April d, the Jones brothers
and Laban Stephens imbibed much of the
bad whisky for sale in Coalition. Stephens
suggested that the three should add to their
funds by robbins Lackey. Stephens knew
that the old man had sold horse for $50
fe1 days before and had the money secreted
at home. So, arTmiGg themselves with pistols
and firing their bowels and brains with
whisky, the trio started for Lackey's house.
Arriving at p. M, one "helloed' until
Mrs Lackey came out. Bill Jones told her
that he was looking for a man named
Smith. "There is no one here of that name,"
said the wife, but the ruffianss replied that
Smith is in the house, and we will search
and bring him ont"
Fearing no evil Lackey admitted the men,
telling them to search and be satisfied. The
old man was in bed Bill Jones went in, fol
lowed by Lake. Stephens, fearing recogni-
ton, was left outside on watch. Bill Jones
held revolver against Lackey'S head and
said: "Give up your money. Money is what
we WANT
81 have no money! pleaded the old man.
al have been sick, my family is large,
and"
Il know better. You have money, and |
know it. Your money or your life," inter
rup.e Bill, flourishing the pistol over tho
old mans body.
Thu sick man raised up in bed and the COW
ardly men retrcated. Lackey grappled Bill,
who Mt once fl ed ball through the old mans
heart "Im shot" he groaned, as he sank on
the floor. Then Luke Jones, anxious to have
a hand in the brave work, fired at the man
already dead The wife, Mortified and crazed,
ran to relieve her husband and screamed for
help. No help came and like skalking jack
ais the Jones boys left her with her dead and
Joined Stephens in the yard. They forgot
to search The house for money, aud $50 in
sewing machine drawer was untouched. 1t
was late 1t night before Mrs. Lackey got
word to her neigh5ors of her husbands
death
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-01

servants finding her on the parlor floor
suffering terribly. The family physician
was called, and found her in
critical condition. Half an hour later Rogers
returned home and he, too, was deceived by
the Telegram, not noticing its apparent bogus
points because the blank was an imitation of
the Western Union blank, and the message
autographed from writing Recalling the
message second time he caught its true spirit
and Immediately placed the matter in the
hands of his lawyer. Mrs. Rogers is in
a semi comatose state, having taken
no nourishment since Tuesday, and it is prob
able that the premature birth of her cliId
will be speedily followed by her death Over
one hundred complaints have been made
about the bogus kilograms, and the feeling
against such reckless advertising runs high
in Brooklyn. An order for the .arress of
Mr. Stetson has been issued but the officers
80 far haze been unable to find him.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-01
RECKLESS ADVERTISING
Gets John stetson Into 4 Salt for
$4,000

New YORK, March John Stetson, the
noA theatrical manager, has been sued for
500, coo by ". A. Rogers, a millionaire resi-
dent of the Brooklyn heights. Stetsons
play of Confusion is now running
at the Brooklyn Park theatre, and
to advertise it the management circu-
lated lot of Autographed kilograms alleged
to have arrived over the wires of the "Con-
fusion" Telegraph company. and reading:
Come to town at once, Your baby is
worse.
This telegram is received during the action
of the play. A uniformed messenger boy
delivered one of these kilograms at tie
palatial home of Mr.. Rogers, and it
was handed to Mrs. Rogers, who is on the
eve of bearing her second child Several
weeks ago her eldest child, a girl aged
years, was attacked with scarlet fever, and
was removed to the home of her aunt in this
city to remain until after her mothers illness
On reading the telegram Mrs. Rogers took it
to mean that her absent child was i'll, and
she was at once thrown into Mysteries,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-01

Quincy Herald: The democratic party
should have no uncertain utterances, to
80 forth to the country, touching the per
sonal rights of the people, or of its posi-
ton in regard to the great monopolies
which have been established and fostercd
by the republican party, and which, "likc
the old man Of the sea, hangs like a
incubus about the necks Of the American
people, crushing their hopes and paralyz-
ing their efforts. The government of the
United States and the people who com,
pose that government must be put on top
of the syndicateS and monopolies, and it
is the destined mission of the democratic
parry TO accomplish that work
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-01
Old HipuYz.

BUFFALO, n Y, March 1.-The Even
ing News special from Churchvile, N. Y.
says: 4 terrific storm prevails Five heavy
trains on the New York Central railroad
which stopped in the snow here, are frozer
to the track. All west bound freight traffir
is stopped. The weather is EXTREMITY cold.
New YORK, March l. The th-,-.t......
of the signal service registers tegrc, a5oye
the coolest day Of the winter
SARATOGA, n Y. March IA heav,
gale blew throu shout the night All tn
roads are substantially blocked at the east
On the line south oil here a snow-bounC
freight traia blocks communication on tn,
Delaware x Hudson.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-01

WASHINGTON CITY, March l. in the
senate, Harrison reported the original bill
from the committee on territories TO divide
Dakota, providing for the admission of the
southern portion into the union After some
routine business consideration of the steel
cruiser bill was proceeded with, the pending
question being the amendment providing that
the vessels be built at the government navy
yard.
Hale opposed the amendment on the ground
that it would involve an expenditure of hun
dreds of thousands of dollars before a blow
could be struck on the construction of the
vessels. Besides this it was presidential
year, and the old scandal would arise that
the yards were used for political purposes.
Riddelb,rger favored a new navy. built
either by the government yards or by private
contract, as the secretary of the navy deemed
it advisable
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-01
WELL REWARDED.

A liberal reward viii be paid to any
party who viii produce case of Liver
Kidney or Stomach complaint that Elect
trio Bitters will not speedily cure. Bring
them along, it will cost you nothing fol-
the medicine if it fails to cure, and you
will be well rewarded for your trouble
besides. All Blood disease, Biliousness,
Jaundice, Constipation, and general de
bllity are quickly cured. Satisfaction
guaranteed or money refunded. Price
only fifty cents per bottle. For sale by
Hartz & Bahnsen.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-01
spuriock Condemned.

GENEsEo, ILL.,, March 1.-The church trial
Of Rev. Mr.. Spurlock, charged with falsehood,
immortality and undue intimacy with Mrs. n.
K George, until recently a teacher in the
Sunday-school of the Methodist Episcopal
church here, was brought to q close, the
committee before whom be was tried bring
ing in verdict of gull within fifteen
minutes after the case went to them This
suspends Spurlock from the ministry, and
will make the second time he has been before
the general conference upon grave charges.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-01

The late Minister Hunt,
copyright news.

LONDON, March 1.-The Times, speaking
of the late United States minister to Russia
William H. Hunt, who died in St Peters
burg on the eth inst, after an illness Of
some weeks, and whose death, with q sketch
of his life, was noted in theSe dispatches, says:
Mr. Hunt was a southerner, honest aud
sturdy, and Of venerable presence. He might
well have sat to the painter as type of the
Puritan father. His was "a prominent head
among the crowd of diplomats present at the
coronation at the Kremlin last Nav. Hos
pitality was nowhere more freely or gra-
ciously dispensed than at his hired villa in
Moscow, over which waved the stars and
stripes
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-01
NEWS COPYRIGHT.
The Enquirer Again on the Waiter
son Scheme.

CINCINNATI, March 1.-The Enquirer, one
of the Associated Press papers, prints the fol
lowing editorial paragraph: Some of the
newspapers that are advocating the scheme
of the Associated Press to copyright news
are evidently ratified One of the
most rampant of these advocates makes
business of stealing The Enquirer dispatches
500 days in the year. We SHOULD like to
know how this paper proposes to get along if
the law places q muzzlo on its gifted scis-
sors." The rampant advocate" referred to
is understood TO be The Louisville Courier
journal, whose editor. Henry Watterson, has
been the chief promoter of the scheme to
copyright news
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-01
TIlOEN REOIVlOUS.
Significant Remarks of Charles A.
Dana N0rrison's Boom.

New YORK, March 1.-The Herald pub
fishes long and very significant interview
with Charles A Dana, Of The New York
Sun, in which he says, regarding TiIdens
possible or probable nomination: Il
have never opposed it. have said
that he would not take it, but
it is surprising how people in all
parts of the country insist on the old
ticket. This feeling has been much strength
ened by this rumpus about the tariff Every
body feels that if Tilden could DO nominated
the tariff business would be pushed by the
nomination into obscurity. As the case now
stands nothing seems to me more probable
than that the convention will nominate Tildeu
and wait for his reply before proceeding any
further"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-01
The sun en- Morrison.

NEW YORK, March 1.-The Sun publishes
letter written by William R. Morrison
to Gen. Parsons, May Is, 1880, in which he
asks his support for the presidential nomina-
ton in that year. Its correspondent, who fur
nishes the letter. comments on the fact that
Morrison did not, that year, begin to canvass
until late in May, so, on that kind of a pro-
gramme, Morrison has yet ample time to
spring his boom on the country. The Sun
refers editorially to the letter as frank and
straightforward, and remarks that Morrison
has much greater reputation now than he
had then, when he got nearly fifty votes in
the convention.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-01

LONDON. .iaTch l.--Gae ceremony Of I'M
yelling ,ic bust Of LonSfeHow. to I've placed
ia tlc Poets Corner III Westminster Abbey,
vii! be performed by the Very Rev.
George Bradley, dean Of Westminster.
Premier Gladstone declined toundertaKe this
Office, rs t1her duties made ii impossible for
him 10 d present. Tho memorial committee
viii lac, in the Jerusalem chamber of the
ah5er- Ear. GranviI!a and Mir Lowell, the
klua. :. "a -..ii.t>,c~ VIII sneak
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-01
Gordon Gives Up. the Peace Pro-
graume

. CAIRO, March l.-Gen. Gordon's procla-
nation to the Soudanese, issued on Tuesday,
is as follows: "Since my arrival have given
you sound advice. Everything has been done
to insure quietness and stop bloodshed My
advice has not been followed. am, there
fore. foreei against MY will to summon the
British troops. They will arrive in few
days, wi,cn shall severely punish all who do
not change their conduct"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-01
Shipping Gold to EurODe.

New YORK, March 1.-Two hundred thou
sand dollars in double eagles were with
drawn from the United States sub-treasury
making total since February l, 1884, of
81, 900 600 Five hundred thousand cellars in
double eagles have been engaged thus far for
shipment to Europe by the steamship Adri.
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