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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-01-23

RICHMOND (Na.l, January 22d.-In the
Senate to-day letter wss presented from
former employee al the Penitentisry, contain
ing grave charges against the Penitentiary
officials, showing that from the neglectful and
careless treatment OF the convicts a number
of them had died. Among the cases men
toned is that of an slieu serving sentence
for attempted wife murder, who became Ill
last summer, after eating some undercooked
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-20
H0MExAND ABROAD.
Psducah, Kentucky, Surrounded by
the Booming Ohio
Flood Coincidence at Evansville
Indiana---An REsaaarefSfan
Outrage---News From the
Nile Other items.

FADUCAH, Ky, Feb 20-The river is ris-
ing very slowly, and it is hoped the highest
point is now about reached. The town is
complete island, forty three business blocks,
covering half the city, being submerged.
Great CONSERVATION prevails among the
owners of the large tobacco ware
houses, The collapse of one of
these would cause a loss of hundreds of thou
sands of dollars There is a current of
water through some of the streets as rapid Us
SIX miles an hour. A canoe, containing a
negro named Bland. his wife, ard four
children, was capsized in Indian creek. The
man and one child were drowned, but the
wife and three children VI ere caught in a tree
and saved The loss here viii reach fully
$3.50, 900.
SHAwNEETowN, Ills, Feb 90-The river
Is rising slowly but surely, and steadily creep
ing up to last years mark, with a greater
grip Of destruction than then, and the water
in the town is from six to twenty feet deep.
Many houses are floating off or falling to
pieces. Government rations brought the
first relief 10 the hungry multitude. There
is much destitutiou and some sickness and
death. The food viii probably continue till
March or longer. The penniies5 poor will
have nothing wherewith to repair or resume
housekeeping. A telegraph station has now
been established on the hill beyond the food,
three miles distant
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Feb. 30 - The river
rose one-quarter of an inch from midnight
to a. M, remained stationary till / a. M,
when it fell one-quarter of an inch, and now
it is forty eight teet on the gauge. 1t was
two and three-quarters inches higher at
noon Monday than ut noon Feb. Is, one
year before. 1t commenced falling the same
hour this year as last. and the same day of
the month. 1t Lacks three feet of going into
Water street stores.
CHICAGO, Feb 20. The following dispatch,
was received by Preston, kean & Co,
bankers, of this city;
New ALBANY, ind, Feb. 20-Preston,
Kean g. Co, Chicago: The distress here is
great and the losses enormous. Our people
require more help than we can give locally
hence, aid from your city will be thankfully
received and carefully and prudently dis
pensed. w. c. DEPAUw,
Chairman Relief Committee
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-20
THE DAILY ARGUS.
February 20, 1854.
THE FIRST DEADLOCK.
National Legislators Make Night
of It in the Capitol
Filibusterzn. Over the Mexican zen"
sion BiIi---Tke Fight for the Dem
ocratIc Convention 80 Pension
Frauds Capitol Gossip.

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 20.-The house
has had its first experience of filibustering
this session. The Mexican pension bill was
the cause of the trouble The bill was OPP
posed by the Republicans because it pensions
deoeudeut relatives of all who served in the
Union wars, such as the Seminole and Greek
In!ian wars. Hiscock tried to have the
bill read, bat the Democrats successfully OPP
y. s.d tSat for long time. At
gtout 43J a. m, Hiscock got an
opportunity to read parts of the bill,
and did so There was an exciting time.
Hiscotl. was standing full in front of the
spea Eers desk, where he was surrounded by
an excited crowd of his adhereuts and op-
poneuts, and, finally, the disorder became SO
great that the services of the sergeant-at-
arms We're required to restore some degree of
order, Tucker, approaching to within
couple of feet of Hiscock, addressed him
directly, and called him to order.
The gentleman calls me to order" roared
Hiscock because his side is unwilling to
have advertised to the country the bill which
they attempt to forced down the throat of
this house. At o'clock a. m. mo-
ton was agreed to revoking all leaves of alb
sence granted for this legislative day. At
Sis quorum was obtained, and Howitt's
motion making the Mexican pension bill a
special order for the 2lst inst was seconded
by l65 to l. The resolution was then adopted
as follows: Yeas, 175; nays, IS. The an
nouncement of the result was received with
applause from the Democratic side, and at
500 a. m the house adjourned until Wednes
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-20
Slight Odds.
A Little Story with Large Moral,-One
Man who Knew bis own Business.

mo, ny dear" said the venerable keeper of a
country store to timid little girl whose head
scarcely came up to the counter, mo, my dear,
haven't any red flannel, but we have some first
rate New Orleans molasses IS Softly limiting that
she didn't think that would answer the purpose
quite as well, the child went away in search of the
article che wanted.
Have you BEFSoN,S CAPCINE PLASTERS,'
asked a gentleman of certain druggist whose
name could be given were it desired. Il am trou-
bled Just now with touch Of my old friend, the
lumbago, and the Benson's Plaster seems to go
the spot almost as soon as it touches the skin"
Not at present" replied the druggist genially,
'but we have lots of plasters just as good, There
il Allcock's. the Capsicum and others-won't one
of them do just as wells'
my dear SIR retorted the gentleman, with q
slight show of temper 81 say nothing against
those articles but am business man, and al
ways ask for precisely what want, and for moth
ing else may enlighten you, however, when
say that sometime ago, for another disease,
which the Capcine has since cured me, tried al
those you mention, with no appreciable benefit
They are inefficient, every one of them, the mean
est act Of the proprietors of some Of them being
this that they make piasters with similar sound
ing names to deceive the unwary into believing
they are the same thing. Experience taught me
the difference. I'll go to the next mali in your line
Good day."
Be on your guard against limitations. The gen
uine has the word CAPCINE cut clearly in tht
middle of the plaster. All others are impositons
Sesbnry & Johnsor, Chemists, New York.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-20
ConeresstoDaI Raocrd

WASHINGTON CRY. Feb 20-In the senate,
Cockrell reported from the committee on
military affairs, a bill to provide for the dis
posal of abandoned and useless military res.
ervations. Morrill, reported adversely from
the committee on finance, bills to authorize
the payment of custom duties in legal tender
notes; for the redemption of small legal tender
notes; authorizing the secretary of the treas
ury to make final adjustment of the claim OF
the steamship companies on account Of IL
legal exaction of tonnage dues, and to adjust
certain accounts between the United States
and the several states and territories, includ-
ing the District of Columbia
Among the bills introduced was the fol-
lowing: BY Ingalls,, to amend the homestead
laws and classify public lands, and for the
relief Of the surviving members of Company
G, First United States artillery
The bill to provide for the issue of circula.
ton to national banks was taken up, and
Bayard addressed the senate in opposition to
Plumb's amendment
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-20
Pension Frauds

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb 90. The difficult
ties under which the pensions committee
labors in the examination of the bills which
come before it, granting pensions to alleged
sufferers by the late war, are indicated in a
recent report Of the senate commit
tee. One Louis Him, claiming to
be of Company l, Fourteenth New York
Heavy artillery, had introduced in congress
bill granting him pension, claiming that
he was shot in the right hand at the battle of
Cold Harbor in 1854 The committee reports
that an examination of the case shows that
the muster-rolls in the war department in
dictate that the wound was self-infiicted.
Alleged statements made by half dozen
of his comrades to prove that he re-
ceived the wound in battle were found upon
investigation to be false and forged Some
of them make oath that they never furnished
the testimony which he offered in their
name. One Of the number, whose name is
used, died in Andersonville prison in August,
1854. The committee reports that in its opin-
ion Hinn's claim is offered to defraud the
government, and they recommend that the
bill be indefinitely postponed.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-20
SERGEANT MASON.
The WOuld.be Killer OF Guiteau
on Exhibition.

CHICAGO, Feb 20.-Sergeant Mason, the
would-be avenger of the late President
Garfield, has made his headquarters at the
South Side Dime museum, where hundreds
flocked to see him and where he will be the
remainder of the week to meet the gaze of
the curious. He heads the programme in
the stage performance, appearing in regula-
ton uniform and speaks his piece, in which
he takes occasion to relate IN general way
his military experience. Hasrefels briefly to
the circumstance which caused him to be SC
widely known aud SAYS he has never re-
GREETED his act, and that during the time he
was an inmate OF the Albany peaitentiary;
he ate good food and learned good trade
When not behind the scenes he paradeS
among the curiosities in other parts of the
museum, and is always the center of an
open-eyed crowd which listens attentively
while he tells of Betty and the baby His
wife and child are at LoeuStburg, Va,
twenty-five miles from fredericksburg,
where the sergeant expects to join them in
two or three weeks He VIII then retire
from public life, as be has from the service,
and having Cancelled his engagement with
Willoughby, Hill & Co, will settle down to
stock farming at L0cuStharg
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-20
Rosy Mnniila

furnished with teeth rendered pearly and
glistening by fragrant SOZODONT, usu-
ally regarded as an indispensable adjunct
of the toilet, are perfectly bewitching. So
irresistible does the broad cloth sex find
them, that it requires the utmost self
restraint to forbear imprinting kiss upon
them where ever seen. Ne corrosive sub.
stance eontaminates this standard beauti-
fer of the teeth, from which it removes
every impurity. Use it regularly.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-20
. Question of f,o,nncnsa.;ap.

SPRINGFIELD, Ills, Feb. pa member OF
the Pulaski county board of supervisors
states this condition of facts to the attorney
general: "Our county collects $500 of dog
tax Tor icense). We find that this is not
needed for that purpose, and it IS ordered by
the board that the $500 be placed to the
general fund Now, can the county treas
urer charge / per cent for receiving this
money to the dog-tax fund, then l per cent.
for placing it to the general fund, then per
cent for receiving it to the general fund, and
still another per cent for paying it out in
all per eent.-that is, does the changing OF
the funds from one particular fund to
another constitute such receiving and
paying out as is contemplated by the stattte'
The attorney general replies, in substance,
that the mere setting over Of e fund from
one account to another by the entry Of a
credit upon the one and a debit upon an
other does not constitute a receiving and
paying out in the contemplation of the law,
and for the performance Of such duty the
statute provides no fee or commission.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-20

a sortie upon the rebel camp during the night
and succeeded in capturing q number of cat
tie and camels and returning safely to Tokar
with their booty and with 6. loss of but few
men
LONDON, Feb 2O.-Orders governing the
expedition for the relief of Tokar have been
issued. The troops will take provisions suf
ficient to last two weeks. They will bivouac
upon the line of march, each man carrying
seventy pounds of ammunition, and there
will be reserve supply of $50 rounds pei
man.
CAIRO, Feb. 90 The influence of Gen.
Gordon is so great that no fears are felt any
longer for the safety Of the garrison and pee
Dle of Khartoum
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-20
Boycotttpg a Newspaper.

MILWAUKEE Feb. 20.--Mark Crawford, Of
Chicago, president OF the International Typo
graphical Union, arrived in the city with
reference to the strike in the news-room of
The Evening Wisconsin. After looking the
ground over, he said the International Union
sanctioned the boycotting proceedings as just
i6able, and in his opinion there was an en-
couraging prospect of ultimate success The
strikers and trade unionists are making
bitter fight against The Wisconsin, and the
boycotting business is being pushed in every
direction. Having failed to cripple the
daily, Crawford says the strike will now be
made against the patent-inside business of
the firm. The Wisconsin has full force of
non-union printers, and its publishers say
thus far the boycotting has not hurt it in the
least. The fight between the union and non
union men is one OF the litte''a.y aS1 most
holly contested ever know. I.tc.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-20
.---s-A--- -
Rreaa for fhe sgfiifOn.

CHICAGO, Feb. 20.-Chcago elevators, as
per official returns, contain Il, 76i 1887 bushels
of wheat, 5,65S, 1853 bushels of corn, $3.50, 0s2
bushels of oats, ,757, 500 bushels of rye, and
200, 1914 bushels of barley, making grand
total of %, OBS 1874 bushels, against q Col 800
bushels a week ago, and L, oO0, 800 bushels at
this period last year Vessels in the harbor
are laden with 81, 300 bushels of wheat, TAI 1860
bushels of corn, and 10l, 765 bushels of oats
Total amount of grain i'll store and aioat
here 22,96S 456 bushels, against q, 4Sl GAG
bushels week ago.
Milwaukee warehouses are stored with
1895, 3l5 bushels of wheat, 597 bushels of
corn, !, 5O6 bushels of oats, 25. go bushels of
rye, and GA 454 bushels of barley.
The following figures compiled by Charles
Randolph, secretary of the board of trade,
shows the amount of grain in sight in this
country, including stocks in store, afloat and
in transit, on the 10th instant: Wheat, 50,
Pr, 253 bushels; corn, 13,ll2,307 bushels,
oats, 47S2, S37 bushels; rye, 200, 223 bushels;
barley, 2,li5, 3l5 bushels.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-20
working for the convention.

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 20.-A St Louis
man, referring to the fight for the Demo
cratic national convention, says: "These
Chicago fellows are getting away with US, so
far as talk and money are concerned They
are well supplied with money, and are giving
champagne suppers, paying everybody's hotel
bills, and playing bluff game right through.
l don't know what the result will
be, but certainty Chicago has the boom now.
Our fellows are slow in getting here, too,
and that is against u.s." 1t is particularly
urged by the Chicago delegation that
the location of the convention in that city
viii have no influence whatever upon the
nomination, as Chicago may properly
be termed neutral ground for all the
Democratic aspirants. They also state that
in the event of Chicogo not being selected, it
viii be far better to hold the convention in
some eastern city, as the selection of
st. Louis would give an undue advantage to
the friends of Morrison. while TO locate it at
Cincinnati would be equivalent to turning the
question of presidential nomination over to
Standardized Payne.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-20
international Copyright.

LONDON, Feb 20.-At a meeting of the
Company of Authors, established to obtain
copyright convention with the United States
Cardinal Manning spoke upon the injustice
done by American publishers in
pirating English works. Walter Besant
moved that company of authors be founded
in America, and that the matter be brought
before the American authors Herman
Merivale adverted to the disgraceful state of
the law of dramatic copyright Mr. Besant's
motion was carried
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-20

BILE four years ago, but he did no.
have the Republicans of his state solidly
behind him. That fatal obstacle to
his nomination does not now exist. He was
injured in 1880 by the support of Federal Off
Gals, and of southern delegates who were
thought to be mere mercenaries and hire
lings. We do not believe that any man hold
ing position which gives him the control of
large amount of federal patronage is well
placed to seek a nomination for president.
This year Mr. Sherman, we take it, will not
be charged with using the public service to
secure his nomination
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-20
wELJ REWARpED,

A liberal reward will be paid 10 any
party who will produce a case of Liver,
Kidney or Stomach complaint that Elect
trio Bitters will not speedily cure. Bring
them along, it will cost you nothing for
the medicine if it fails to cure, and you
will be well rewarded for your trouble
besides All Blood disease, Biliousness,
Jaundice, Constipation, aud general de
bility are quickly cure |. 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, 1884-02-20
TelegraphIc.

CLEVELAND, Feb. 20.-G. E. Baxter, of
the United States circuit court, has issued an
order restraining the Nickel Plate Railway
company from preventing the Baltimore &
Ohio Telegraph company operating the lines
Of the National Telegraph company until the
hearing in Cincinnati, March 10, of the mo-
zion for g perpetual injunction against the
Nickel Plate
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-20
Tired OF Life.

MILWAUKEE, Feb 20.-Appleton Deless
Ellsworth, aged IS years, resident of Wau-
toma, Waushara county in this state, COM
mitted suicide by taking morphine. He came
to this city and stopped at the American
house, where his body was found soon after
death. He was a prominent citizen, and left
note saving that financial troubles caused
him To kill himself
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-20
A New York Suspension.

NEW YORK, Feb. 90 1t is stated on the
authority of one of the firm of McGinnis
Bros. g. Ferring, which suspended on Mon
day, that the statement Of the firms affairs
will show liabilities amounting TO about
500 900. Their suspension will be of short
duration. They were carrying less than 2, 900
shares of Pullman palace car stocks, all of
which has been taken I'D.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-20
VIII Vote Agatnst GIadstone

LONDON, Feb coat meeting of fnr-
nellite members of the house of commons it
was decided to vote against the government
upon Sir Stafford Northcotes motion If
censIlre
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-20
Tas Lera, Eieetien Board.

SPRINGFIELD, H., Feb. 20 L. o. Colburn,
of Loami, this county has written TO the acting
attorney general tbs following question: an
the case of an eection for town officers
at the annual town meeting, is a board
composed of the moderator and clerk
legal board of election, or does
the law require that the supervisor, as
SCISSOR, and collector should be present and
have charge of the ballot box and ballots as
in general electionss' The attorney general
replied as follows; The moderator and town
clerk are the proper officers to take charge
and hold the election Of town officers at the
annual town meeting, acting as the board Of
election, having charge of the ballot-bot
receiving ballots etc"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-20
Marine News.

LONDON Feb. 20.-The National line
steamer France, from New York February g.
mas arrived here She lost la head of
cattle during the passage. The British
steamer Niagara from New Castle February
{, for New York, put back To-. Plymouth
with her bow plates started and Otherwise
damaged
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-20
More Young Doctors

CHICAGO, Feb, 2c-The forty-first annual
commencement exercises Of the Rush Medi-
cal college took place at Central Music hall,
at O'Clock p. M, and were witnessed by an
audience which filled every seat in the house
The graduating class numbered abont 1T
students, upon whom degrees were conferred
by the president Officers of the class were
D. s. Macarthur, valedictorian; W. A. Ne
Clintock, president; E. G. Watson, vice
president: P. C. Freer. secretary.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-20
Eight Thousand People at a Mas
Bali.
New YoRk. Feb. 2O.-The grand

New York, Feb. 20-The grand annual
masquerade ball Of the Geman Liederkrana
society took place in the Academy of Music,
Irving hall and Nilsson hail. the three being
turned into one Fully 6,000 people were
present en- masque, while 1000 people
thronged the boxes and galleries. 1t was the
grandest affair of the kind New York has
ever known. Most Of the leading German
families were represented on the floor. The
costumes were new as a rule, and the dane
ing scenes were very brilliant.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-20
ytsconain Centra, extension.

NgLwAUXEE. Feb. 20-A private dispatch
from President Colby, of the Wisconsin
Central, yeriti9s The report telegraphed
from Boston chat H. has raised p
581,o0J To bald an extension of the Cen
trail system from ChpHe,s.. Fstls to St. Paul
At the Offices Of th: com9tny mere the mfor-
NATION Is gi"el oa, ,l4e til labor Of survey
lnE the line go ~,s>'...- iiualy, ana that tho
worll Of -. ...r-.,.. viii be- commenced at
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-20

HILLsBoRo, III, Feb. eft has been re.
ported that Gen. John J. Rinaker had with.
drawn from the gubernatorial contest since
the meeting of the Republican state central
committee at Chicago and had entered upon
n vigorous canvass for the position of lieuten-
ant governor. The report seems to lack
foundation. One of Rinalzer's most intimate
friends said that he was in a position to know
that Gen. Rinaker had not withdrawn from
the race, and that he did not intend to with
draw
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-20
Another Freak OF Bismarck.

PARIS, Feb 20.-The News publishes intel
ligence from Berlin which asserts that nat
uralized German American citizens who re-
turn to Germany are again being vigorously
subjected to military duty. and that the Ger
man foreign Office ignores United States Min
lister Sargent and conducts neg citations
directly with Washington
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-20
ssrant on the Battle of Cold Harbor

TOLEDO, Ohio. Feb 20 The Blade has re-
ceived another letter from Gen. Grant in re-
latiop to the controversy over the battle Of
Cold Harbor, Va, as follows:
NEW YORK, Feb I4.-EDIToR BLADE:
DEAR SIR;-In further reply to yours Of
the 31st utimo, i'll relation to the battle Of
Cold Harbor, since writing you on the
eth instant, l have thought about it, and
bave a.sort of indistinct recollection that
did issue orders for another attack, but came
to the conclusion myself, and without cen
sultation, that 1t would prove failure and
have 10 compensating results; and simply
sent word verbally to the corps commanders
before the time ordered for that attack to
suspend, and then made my arrangements
for final left flank movement north of the
james. Truly yours, U. s. GRANT.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-20

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 2o.-The Capital
saws. That man must be ignorant of poll
tics, or a very dull observer of the signs of
the times, who does not see that in John
Sherman, of Ohio, the Republicans OF the
limited States have very strong and a very
safe candidate for the presidency If they
choose to nominate him. He was avalia-
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-20

ST. JOSEPH, Mich, Feb. 20.-There has
been quite temperance revival here the
past week by Messrs Hughes and Ward.
About 1000 people have signed the pledge
md donned the blue ribbon.