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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-20
mr. slaine,s Special Train.

JACKSON, Mich, Oct 20-The Blaine
train left the Michigan Central depot at De
troit Friday morning on the route to South
Bend quietly, and without more ado than a
loud clapping of hands from fifty or seventy
five people in the depot. The first stop was
made at Ann Arbor where it seemed as
though the whole town had turned out
Probably every student in the university
was in the open space behind the train, and
when Mr. Blaine appeared on the platform the
yelling was simply terrific Mayor Stevens
attempted at Introduction, bat signaIly failed
to make himself heard, the yells continuing
without intermission. Finally Mr.. Blaine
commenced speaking without an introduc-
ton. He congratulated the students on the
vigor of their yell, and spoke of the young
men as the recruits Of the Republican party.
He referred to the tariff and said generally
college boys ware free-traders at 90 and pro-
tectioniSts at 40
At jackson the crowd numbered 10000 OF
more Mr. Blaine deliveredsa brief address
from the platform of the train and was loudly
cheered. A large and enthusiastic crowd
greeted the party at Albion.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-20
A HeadIong Plunge.

BATAVIA. Oct 20-On Friday evening
the bridge across the east part of the river
gave away at its middle span, preciritating
the engine, baggage car and first coach OF a
ain en- of the Cincinnati Eastern Marrow
Gause railway to the water, fifty feet be
low II was most miraculous escape for
t1e great majority of the passenger The
sngipeer. Ed Wilbur, of Sardonla;
Ihe fireman, Henry Jones, and a
pa senger named Samuel Carr, were killed.
Among the injured are: Dave Hicks badly
scalded and leg broken; cannot recover;
Ben Moore, bruised about the head and
shoulder; Thomas Taylor, nose broken,
bruised head and shoulder; 'onh Nash'
brakeman, leg sprained; Mary S3wauilun,
sbnnlder bruised; James Mccoy, badly cut
about the head; the conductor, Charles Dur
ham. slightly injured. The engineer and
aremen were both killed instantly They
leave families.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-20
The Third Illinois District.

CHICAGO, Oct 20-The arbitrators
agreed upon by Col. George R. Davis and
Hon. William E. Mason, the rival Republi-
can candidates for congress in the Third Hi
neis district west side, Chicago, met in New
York, Friday, heard the argument:
of both sides, and decided il
favor of Mr.. Mason as the regular candi
date The arbitrators were members of the
Republican national central committee anG
of the national Republican congressional
committee This decision is final anu Col
Davis and his friends acquiesce.
The arbitration committee consisted of An
son G. McCook, secretary for Davis, and
Hobart, of Now Jersey, and Clarkson, OF
Iowa, for Mason, with Commissioner of Pen
sions Dudley chosen for the Fifth.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-20

CHICAGO, Oct. 20.-The Democratic ma
tional committee has issued an address call
ing upon Democrats to keep up
The fight until November, and ex-
pressing strong hopes of securing
victory; declaring the result in Ohio to be
due to intimidation and outrage and that
organization only is needed to secure the
desired result. The Ohio Democratic state
committee has also issued an adde's OF
similar tenor
Ex-Governor Hendricks will be in Chicago
Wednesday, Oct %.
McSweeney, the Irish suspect who was SC
long incarcerated in British prison, spoke
to a New York audience Friday night fol
Cleveland and told his story.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-20

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Oct 2O.-Particulars
of tho accident ON the Boston q
Albany railroad, near Kinderhook, Friday
night, show it was caused by train
wreckers, who placed a pile of rails
and Sleepers on the track carefully wedged
in position The locomotive was turned
completely over; the express car jumped
over it, and the baggage and
smoking cars were both pilcI on top. The
sleeper remained on the track Engineer
Davie was found under the wreck, terribly
scalded, and died at q. m Fireman
Stickney's recovery is doubtful Conductor
c. H. Gould had his leg injured, and Bag
gasemaster George Fairbanks was scalded.
A wrpcliing train from Albany cleared the
track The Boston &, Albany officials have
offered 81 900 reward for the discovery of
the miscreants who wrecked the train.
CHICAGO, Oct 20.-The Louisville, New
Albany & Chicago railway passenger train
which left hore at 7:45 Friday evening was
wrecked early Saturday morning at Put
namville, Ind, by tramps probably bent
on robbery. They drew the bolt of
switch and threw the track open
The train was running fifteen miles an hour
when it went into the open switch and was
deraiied. Tho passengers all got out safely,
and then the train took fire from some un-
known cause and was completely burned.
No one was injured. There is no clew TO the
parpo traturs of the outrage.
GREEN CASTLE, Oct. 20-The Louisville
express No. 4, going south on the Monol
| road, Saturday morning at 2:1O O'Clock wa,
| thrown from the track at Putnamyille,
going down an embarknent seven feet. The
| engine was badly wreckcd the baggagc-car
| tumhlng over twice Two passenger coaches
Were hurled over on their side. The front
| truck of the sleeper left the track.
| Engineer J INES Church had re-
| rib, broken, and Express Mes,ru-
ger Charley Cutters right baud
was smashed The baggagcman was baroi
under tn baggage and badly bruised. Iher
were 100 passengers on hoard, AMI all were
| bruised and scratched, but not otherwise il.
jured. Conductor Frazee and the brakeman
escaped injury. The hagGGge-car took fire
at once, and in half all hcursst @ entire train
| including the engine, was burned, involving
loss OF $4,000 The express messenger
saved some of the valuahles from the safe
and the bedding and cushions were saved from
the coaches The passepgers were brought
| hsra at O'clock
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-20
KiraIfY RrOs.s Loss.

New York, Oct 20-For some months
the scenery used by the Kiralfy Bros. in
"Around the World" has been stored in a
covered alley-way at Fourth street.
saturday morning smoke was seen
IS uing from the place and imne-
diately after flames burst forth. The
tire was extinguished before it spread to the
adjoining buildings, but the infiammable
scenery was totally destroyed. 1t was
brought to this country from Europe and
can not readily be replaced. The estimates
of the loss run from s., 900 to 100000.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-20

The following patents were granted to
citizens of Illinois, bearing date Oct. Z,
1884 Reported expressly for this paper
by Louis Bagger and Co, mechanical eX~
perts and solicitors of patents, Washing>
ton, D..
Adams, j. S, Elgin, skeleton-tower.
Beam, II T., Robinson, car coupling.
Bull, W. B., Quincy, lubricatOr.
Busch, Julius, Marine, feed mechanism for rol-
lermills.
Chilcon, j. N, StreatOr, caraxle boX-lid.
erich, Frederick, Joliet, wipe box for wire gal
vanizing apparatus.
Johnson, j. N. Buffalo, CultiyatOr.
johnson, Nels, Fairfield, harrow
Rowland, Samuel, Elgin, wire gate.
stephen. Joseph s., Joliet, fence-post.
Tompkns, c. b., and p. j., Standard, Lewis
town.
VanFect, V. D., Joliet, chcck-row attachment
for seed planters.
Wilson, c H., Chicago signal and test circuit
for telephone exchange.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-20
lripln of Ammonia

Ammonia is obtained in large quantl-
ties by the putIefaction of the urine of
animals Encyclopedias Britannica.
Every housekeeper can test baking
powder containing this disgusting drug
by placing can of the Royal" or"An-
drews'' Pearl" top down on hot stove
until heated, then remove the cover and
smell.
Prove it by the above test jn26dwtf.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-20
WRECKS AND RUINS.
Frightful Railway Accidents and M.
raculous Escapes.
Two ofThem ihe Work of the Wreck
Ing Fiend-Great Fire i'll a
Georgia Town--Other
Disasters.

MACON, Ga, Oct 20-BaImesvine, q
thrifty town of 1000 inhabitants in Pike
county, was at last accounts Friday being
rapidly rapidly destroyed by fire, which
ii o,e out at O'clock i'll the afternoon in the
ntidst OF several hundred cotton bales lying
On the platform of the Georgia Central rail
road depot. Several boys were
smoking cigarettes while playing
among the bales, and ON them
rests the responsibility for the towns de
struction. When the flames burst forth the
lads ran away without giving the alarm,
thus allowing the fire to gain greater head
way before discovery than it should have
done. Several hundred bales were rolled out
of the way by negroes, but seventy five bales
could not be saved and were consumed.
strong wind prevailed aud in some mex
pIlcable manner carried the fire beyond the
railroad warehouse containing several nun
dred bales Of cotton without igniting it,
Murphy & Hunts warehouse was enveloped,
however, and consumed with 800 bales of
cotton.
The tireTapidly increased in fury, and the
one engine of the town, rendered almost use
less by the great scarcity of water caused by
| three months of drouth, proved utterly inca
pable OF checking the advance of the flames.
Aid was asked for from several adjoining
| towns, but it is believed, arrived too late to
be of assistance
| Within three hours the postofiice, two
hotels, the express Office, two telegraph
offices, over twenty stores, and every other
structure in the business portion of the town
were in ruins. The fire then commenced its
attack on the residence portion of the place,
and by this time has probably accomplished
the total destruction of the city. The
burning of the telegraph Office rendered
communication with the village impossible,
and the list Of the losses and insurance can.
not be secured
1t is reported that the burning of the ware
house was accompanied by the death of two
negroes, The loss will probably aggregate
100000 The night was chilly, and the suf
fering of the homeless cannot but have beer
| acute.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-20
Republicans Rally at Roston.

BosToN, Oct. 20.-There was long and
enthusiastic assemblage in Faneuil hall
Saturday at the Republican rally of Boston
business men. Governor Robinson presided
and made the opening address. Senator Frye,
of Maine, and! Commissioner of Agriculture
Loring followed with brief speecheA
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-20
A Card.

Inasmuch as Dr.. A. II. McCandless
has had the whole management of our
Rock Island dental office for some time
past, our two offices in Davenport res
quinng all our attention, we deem it no
more than right that he should have the
benefit of his practice and have disposed
of our entire interest in the first named
Office to him, and can recommend him to
your fullest confidence, as he is well pre-
pared to serve you.
J. B. MORGAN,
A W. MCCANDLEss.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-20

MONTREAL, Oct. 2O-The president of the
Bank of Montreal states that young Atllin-
sons dofalcations in Chicago will be no loss
to them, as Mr. Davies is liable and fully
able to gay the partners Indebtedness. Hi
credit in Liverpool is unimpaired Tho nc.
tion of the widow in sueing the firm mus
lead to her sons arrest. Atkinson's ingrat
tude was greater, as MIR. Davies had edu
Gated his brother as a harrister in Liverpool
and adopted his sister
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-20

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Oct. 20-An noon
Saturday a careful examination of the Girls
Industrial school was made for the benefit of
the health commissioner, and fifty new cases
Of diphtheria and scarlet fever were dis
covered, making sixty cases altogether.
There isSthe utmost alarm in regard to the
plaques visit to the school
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-20
Murdered on His wny to the Polls.

PORTSMOUTH, Ohio, Oct 2O.-Tuesday
last Solomon Evans, a wealthy farmer Of
this comfy, left his home to vote. He did
not reach town and was not seen till Friday,
when his body was found concealed in a
copse near his house, with the skull crushed.
He had been murdered for money. Suspicion
rests on a vagabond seen in the neighborhood
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-20

Z. W. Hurst represents the leading
American and Foreign Insurance Cos.
Policies carefully written at current rates.
Agency established 1874. Office over
Rock Island National Bank.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-20

Edgefield, S. c., were burned Saturday morn
ing at O'Clock Last year like conflagra-
ton occurred in the same part of town Loss,
500, 900; very little insurance
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-20
Hosiery at McCabe Bros.
Hard Coal Market.

Pea coal 500 CRATE and egg, $7.75;
range, nut and No. 4 $500 per ton,
screened and delivered; all best quality of
Anthracite coal Blacksmiths coal, Com
nellsville coke and charcoal at 1908 Sec
ond avenue. diff E. G. FRAZIER.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-20

Nickle plated house numbers at .Chas.
Fiebigs.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-20

A. II. McCandless, D. D. S, dentist.
DR.. 4. T. Hawley. dentist, corner Sew
entecnth street and Sixth avenue.
DR.. J. W. Stark, Dentist, 1929 Second
avenue. d1yr.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-20
List of Patents.

Apron check ginghams only 4 cents per
yard at McCabc Bros
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-20

Only % dozen of those fine linen II. S.
handkerchefs, left at McCabe Bros. to be
sold at s cents each.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-09-17
Greely's ob.ervations

In an interview Lieut. Greely said: The dis
plays of aurora were good, but not to be compared
with those seen at Disco Land or Uppernayik. As
far as could be observed, no cracking sound ae-
eompanied the displays, and the general shape
was that Of ribbon. The southwesterly horizon,
was the quarter in which the brightest displays
were seen. Sir George Mares reported in 1916 tina.
no shadow was cast by the aurora, but Lieut. GreeIy
says that he distinctly observed his shadow cast
by it. Ihere we're no electrical disturbances save
those manifested by rumbling Of distant thunder
heard twice far away to the north
In the course Of the tidal observations made an
interesting fact was discovered, that the tides AZ
Lady Franklin Bay came from the north while
those at Melville Bay and Cape Sabine came from
the south. The temperature of this north tide
was two degrees warmer thar that Of the south
tide at Caps Sabine. Why this was I.ient Greedy
would not venture to state. He used in measur-
ing the ebb and flow of the tide fixed raucte-an
iron rod planted IN the mud. The average rise of
spring tides at Lady Franklin Bay was found 70
be eight feet. At Cape Sabine the highest tides
rise u feet Surf was only observed twice during
the bwo years. At Lady Franklin Bay the average
temperature of the water was ~ above zero or 8
degrees below the freezing point. Wolves weighs
ing ninety pounds were killed around Fort Concer,
and there are foxes and other animals there of
hsh there Is wonderful scarcity. Perhaps the
greatest surprise Of the expedition was the taking
from lake Alexander, fresh water lake fifteen
feet above the sea level, four pound salmon.
From the bay or only sxo small FISH were
taken during the entire two years aud few are To
be found north of Cape Sabine. The vegetation
at Lady Franklin bay was about the same as at
Cape Sabine, and comprised MOSES, hchens, will
lows and saxifrage. Snow storms were FREQUENT
and rain fell rarely. The highest velocity Of the
wind was registered during terrific suowstorm
seventy miles an hour. Lockwood's trips 10 the
north IN 1882 and 1855 were productive Of the most
valuable results Standing. ON the 18th Of MAY in
each year, where Dr. Hayes had formerly stood at
| about the same day, Lockwood from an elevation
Of about 1000 feet using his strongest glass on
Hall s basin and RObeson's channel could discern
nothing but ice packs. Here it was that Dr. HAYES
| claimed to have seen his open polar sea.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-09-17
That Mountain Road Again.

EDITOR GAzErTE;-The writer notices the vail
from Lahaina on account of that much talked of,
many -times-ap appropriation mountain road.
am sure that it is the wish of the Maui folk that
road should be commenced round that noun tain.
The Lahaina writer envies Us the sweets of life on
this side but there are many good things on the
Lahaina side which that impossible barrier de-
prives Us Of. Daily there may be seen horse loads
of mangOes, breadfruit and fish carried over that
horrible road, which arrive at the market in any
thing but marketable condition. Probably there
is no country in the world where such barrier
would have been allowed 10 interfere so long with
traffic as that impossible road has That $4,000
is ample TO make a fine wagon road round the base
of the mountain Is proved by there being those
ready to accept offers to build it for that sum.
Labor Is very low at the present time and there
are Chinese capitalists who would be glad Of an
opportunity TO employ their idle men at the work.
There is no bridging TO be done. merely eKc4Vat-
ing aud plenty Of fine material for filling in and
leveling up.
II the government has not the coin it might at
least set the numerous prisoners of the adjacent
districts to work at the trail which could be Wild
ened afterwards 50 Is to be suitable for wagons.
One would think that Che powers that be were in
league with the steamship companies in c0mpel-
ing US TO both travel and carry goods by boat,
instead Of the natural way overland. We, perhaps,
ought not to expect much from a quasi govern
ment which will take our road taxes and use them
for buying cannon and paying for wild cat excGr-
sions of favorites to all parts of the world but
know that We have rights that ought TO be re-
spected, one Of which Is good roads
With that one exception, Maui has very fair
roads and probably If the government showed
the intention 10 relieve IN that respect the
citizens might come forward and help out both
By men and carts, AMI money otherwise than the
the suspicious tar. May the time soon come when
the village Of Lahana, which Is net deserted as it
proves. may be more closely cor aected with the
iourishing town Of Wailuku, by d road which will
do the government more credit In the eyes Of the
world than all the protests TO foreign powers"
Austrian cannon, embassies to Bafariiari and
Russia, mounted police, etc, etc The premium
allowed the "cabinstmakers on the Kalakaua coin
age would have built mors rOads aud bridges on
the islands than we have any necessity for. Yet
The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-09-17
Kavsiioa Ranch.

AnE oue visiting Wailua and contrasting the an,
Ie-ranos u the country With what il was half a
uqren years ago uiii Be- much surprised at the
cnltlre- In Former times the long slor.es uhirb
m oaeE Ten b twelve miles into the mountains
= hoql4u- we're accessible t. every hungry horse
or mearre coW that appetite night urge in that
direction. YiIiis the water supply was 70 b. or
tincd eth = far up IN the mountains in the nat
ural boxes Ind hoiioEs OF At the ssashore by Wal
alea, Ehere q small quantity Oozod through the
sau1- Under tie management Of Mr. NJ Dickson
a Ereaf change has been wrought The estate
rhlch GEooeds 81 DO acres In extent has been com
pleteiy fenord IN and divided into paddocks. one
ina Of fence alone extends for L miles. and v-e
ircersiand that there are over - miles Of fencing
rlt1zetLer- Two Of the paddocks are Of large ex-
tent both Inciuiinc 0oo acres Of grass land. The
cl1er padducks are smaller IN extent. To each
iad1ock thare 4 proper supply Of water This
as been obtained by sinking ueiis near the sea
ahnrl- and putting ur Windmills. Even the cattle
tru-1 tle mountain pasture can come down BY
r1lh between tuo paddocks and get their wafer
from ule q these uindmills, without in any way
inning vita Tic cattle IN other pastures. Again
n onr 81 tie urIer gulchos large dam has been
r1'lstr1riedr forming reservoir. which a. as
hsaFF rains come On, VII store iJO00O gallons Of
uaier- C1riously enough, since the Construction
- The dam. purti1n Of water, which used TO seep
t-Eouzh under the surface, has come up and
turIrsd regular pool, al which 600 head Of cattle
ksre been drinking ali Summer without exhaust
iuEL
As far A. oould Be- judged. by a hasty ezauina-
~ 10 ct the ranch il i one u the most cornpleteiv
81 ui1lre1 on the islands. The cattle are under
~ 1r11gt cl1iroi and can be moved from one pas
iurr 10 anuther necessity dictates. The feed Is
e. 11liEn1 and abundant IN spite of there being
tfrD hrad u cattle on It. The cattle themselves
are fst ltnd IN good condition Mr.. Dickson has
e1e f1a 1snck. which viii improve rapidly.
/ err ar also come promising young colts and
rr rvQt hr1od mares, which viii supply nice
rain uf ssrolr carriage and saddle horses In the
ss9ss 4 4 fe.. years Great praise Is due % Mr..
y rs1u fur his excellent management. He has
a lEn Gu Organizing poser which would do credit
u ln1 culliry. and nos that tine estate has been
q i1tn Tllare- working order. the stockholders
NJ book forward 70 success. He has struck the
- PEI leylole for managing q stock ranch SIC
q Elly 81 he liz-iLz1 pastlrre Of thcss isianis
rr 4e company val undoubtedly reap hand
a. 4 ranarL
The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-09-17
Tn affairs Of Egypt have been ).

Tn affairs of Egypt have been so prom
inently before the world, so long and so
recently that every reader of contemporary
history is more or less familiar with their
general outline, but as Egypt has been
under the rule of the Turks for more than
three centuries it may not be out of place
here to supply rough sketch of the gov
ernmeut of Turkey itself during the last
few years.
The Turkish Empire, as is well known.
occupying the south eastern extremity of
Europe and the south western portion of
Asia, commanding both shores of the Oar
danelles, the sea Of MarmOra, and the Bos-
phorus, with the unrivalled situation of
It's capital, Const antinople, Is possession
of such vast INV ,ortance. that ali the world
looks on, wone .ering who viii be the heir
to this magD ifcent heritage, for unques
tlonably thf, Turkish Empire, in Europe
at least IS -moribund
Just TIN ee hundred years ago the ad-
vance OF tie Turks met its first great check
at the battle of Lepanto, vet one hundred
years lat n, in 1853 they were besieging
Vienna; defeated by John Sobieski, King
of Polan d, their history has been ever
since on of retrogressioD and disaster,
and at p esent they hold, perhaps the most
imPOrtaI It strategic position in the world.
simply by reason of the jealousies of the
rival pc wers. no one Of which viii suffer
another to appropriate it.
Bad government, corruption in high
places, incompetent rulers, have placed
the Turi ish Empire in this hopeless stu
alton
The g ivernment IS an absolute monar-
chy, tenn sered by a ftfui and uncertain