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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-12
SWEEPING ONWARD.
Jupiter Pluvins Resigns as King Of
the Ohio Valley.
The Flo I'd OF 1883 Certain To BE Sur.
passed--.A Terrsble State Of
Affairs In the Inun-
dated Districts. q q

CINCINNATI, Feb. 12.-The river is rising
an inch an hour, and is now sixty six feet and
three quarters of an inch. The most sanguine
hope that the flood of last year will not be re-
peated is doomed to Disappointment The
situation is becoming alarming; reports from
up river offer no consolation. The streams
at the head of the Ohio valley are again
swollen, and there is every indication that
this will be the greatest food ever known.
Some fear that there is not sufficient water
in the reservoirs last through, and the citi-
zens are requested to be saving and prevent a
water famine. The situation at Newport and
Lawrenceburg is becoming hourly more dis
tressing. Everything possible is being done
by the relief committee. People who are in
terested either in life OF property are grasp
ing the situation and preparing for worse
condition of affairs than existed last year.
LATER-The river is now sixty six feet one
and three quarter inches and rising an inch
an hour. Still raining. 1t now lacks but
four and one-fourth inches of the flood of
last year With the raias general, and the
tributaries rising it is impossible to predict
what height may yet be reached, or when
the rise will stop 1t is certain now that last
years record will be surpassed before night.
Still there are no casualties to report in
Cincinnati, except the drowning of two dis
reputable women, who were carousing in a
boat in the lower part of the city, and fell
into the water. Their male companions made
no effort to save them.
The increased stage of water still has no
further effect to change the railroad situa-
ton. The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
Trains can reach their depot until the water
reaches sixty-seyen feet and then can land
passengers at the stock yards three miles out
At p. m the river is sixty-six feet three
inches-just one inch below that of last year.
1t has risen an inch and quarter in the last
two hours. Still raining heavily.
Many guests are arriving to see the flood
and attend the opera festival One of the
leading hotels says but two or three orders
for rooms have been countermanded
The following special appeal to jewellers
has been issued:
that has befallen this city is terrible, and the
worst is yet to come. We appeal to the
generosity of the jewellers of the United
States for aid for the homeless and hungry.
Contributions sent to US will be distributed
among the most deserving sufferers, and re-
eeipts duly acknowledged
JOHN c. DUEBER,
President of the Watch Case company.
Mrs. Dueber has since the food been feed
ing fifty homeless children every day at her
house
LATEsT-At 2:3J the river reached sixty
six feet and six inches. Advices from the
upper Licking river are that it is rising rap
idly
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-12
AT Milwaukee Terry Il

At Milwaukee Jerry H. Arnold, %
years Old, dav telegraph operator in the
Northwestern Railway company's depot, shot
Bridget Egan, pastry COOK in the depot
restaurant, in the face, and then fired into his
own brain
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-12
An African King In Arms.

LONDON, Feb. 12.-Advices from Cape
Coast Castle, west Africa, say the King of
Kinjabo had assembled his troops to resist
the Anglo-French commission marking
boundaries on the west coast The
English commissioner had sent for
assistance. A French man-of war was
landing troops. At Assinee, Lieut. Thomp-
son, special commissioner to the chief of
Orwhin, has been surrounded by Assinees.
Serious riots occurred at Accra and Quitta,
attended by considerable loss of life.
Smallpox is raging at Coomassie, the capi-
tai of Ashantee.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-12
PIcurO- PneuMOnia,

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 1.-THE ho-ss
will probably dispose Of the pleuro pneu
monia bill early this week. There is q great
difference of opinionas to Improbable fate
The southern members continue their vigor
Gus opposition, and will leave no stone I'M
turned to defeat it, while nearly all on
that side of the house are opposed
to a proposition which adds to the
army of officeholders. Mr.. Peele, of Indiana,
said, in speaking of it, that he thought the
bill would probably pass in some form,
though perhaps with some important amend
ments. Ire strongest point made against
the bill is that it is to great extent local in
its character, and intended for the benefit of
importers of live stock rather than for tie
good of the stock growers eff the country at
large"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-12
TRAPPED TO HIS DOOM.
Cool Murdes by Jealous Husband
After a Pleasant Drive with His
Victim F

NORWICH, Conn, Feb. IF v Conant,
Alfred Mcclellan, and friend named But
ton took dive through the city Return,
ing to Commits home, Button drove the
horse to the stable, while Conant asked
Mcclellan to go to shed near BY to see
a pony. A few, minutes latter two shots
were heard, and Mcclellan ran from the shed
crying @Murderin Conant appeared, pursu-
ing him, and fired third shot. Mcclellan
ran across the street and fell dead in the
gutter. One hall hit him in the leg, another
passed through his hat, and the third through
bis heart. Conaut examined the body to
make sure of death, put up the revolver, and
walked to the First Baptist church, of which
his wife Z is a member, aud entered the
conference-rooa1 His wife was speaking
as he entered, y and when she fol-
lowed him to { thes vestibule he said:
z have killed Al Cleilan.n She ID reported
to have exclaimed, MY God! InsEer thoughs
it would come to this. They then returned
home, where Conant was arrested 1t is ru-
mored that a second woman some weeks ago
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-12
The Whisky Men

WASHINGTON CfTY, Feb. l2.-Tks friends
of the bill extending the bonded period on
whisky still affect to hope for its passage.
They say that its prospects for getting
through the ways and means committee are
very good. They have canvassed the COM
mittee quietly and think they know how their
measure stands They are still waiting
for Blackburn, and as soon as be
gets into the harness again win push
the bill in committee If they can get it
through there, they will make the effort in
the house They think the bill can pass the
house serhaps it can, but to the UMPIRE
JUDGED observed the indication are that it
will not Even if it goes through the house
the chances in the senate are very much
against it, The treasury department, which
has been asked for an opinion regarding the
matter, persisitntly refuses to say anything
in its favor
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-12
The Delight of Ladies',

because it enhances their charms. tenfold
is SOlODONT, with which no dentifrice
can compare. 1t checks premature decay
OF the teeth. completely removing tartar
from their surfaces, inteIstices and cayi.
ties, whitening thems rendering the gums
healthy and eoraline and the breath as
balmy as the edor of flowers. The gritty
and acid properties which render many
tooth powders and washes objectional
are not to be found in America s favorite
teeth restoratives. r
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-12
In Memory Of Aetress.

new YORK, Feb. ia memorial service
was held at the ITALIA theatre in commemora-
tion of Josephine Gallmeyer, the comedieHne,
who died week ago in Vienna. The SER
vices were impressive and attended by large
audience. The stage was handsomely and
appropriately draped, and bust Of the de-
ceased actress was placed in the centre AID
dresses were made by several prominent pro-
fessionals, while the musical part of the SER
vices was performed by the orchestra OF the
Tholin
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-12
SHOT DEAD BY HIS SON.
A Drunken Quarrel Which Ends In
Parricide

V UNIoSTowN, Pa, Feb. pat North
Union township, three miles east of here,
Alpheus Wilson, aged Co. was shot and
killet by his son Frank The two were
drinking together ana hal quarrel, which
ended in the fathers ordering Frank to leave
home. The latter complied, but il ten
minutes returned and called his father out
side. The old man started for the door, but
before be could reach it Frank drew a re.
volver aud shot him dead The parricide
then went to the house Of Dennis Springer, a
short distance away, where he remained ell
day, threatening to kill any one who at
tempted to arrest him Sheriff Sterling and
two constables went to Springer's, and, after
some little trouble, captured the murderer,
but not before he attempted to shoot the Off
GERS. On the way to the Jail he passed his
fathers house. His mother came out to see
him, ana be told her that he intended killing
the old man. He was intoxicated when the
deed was dons, but that made no difference.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-12
The Democratic Convention.

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. l2-Representa-
tive Thomas said in conversation that he
thought the Democratic convention likely to
be held in Chicago. Quite a number of
members of the Democratic executive com
mite have arrived, and tine sentiment
IN favor of Chicago is observed
to avery strong. Senator Sabin, chairman
of the Republican committee, is also of the
same opinion. On the other hand, however,
st. Louis people are very enthusiastic, and
say the developments since the members of
committee began to arrive lead them to be
lieve that their city win capture the prize
very easily
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-12
Bad United states Marshals.

WASHINGTON Cry, Feb I2-Joei ".
Bowman, special examiner, before the house
committee on expenditures inthe department
of justice, testified regarding the accounts of
United States Marshal Paul Strobach, of
Alabama, and ex-United States Marshal Os-
borne He said that while Strobach
was deputy under Osborne he made cha rges
for alleged services rendered in securing ar
rests, when in fact be was canvassing for, o
nomination to congress- and the charges were
pronounced false and fictitious. The witness
recommended the suspension of Strobach
from office, and his Indictment He was in
dicted, tried and acquitted, although witness
thought Stro5ach's own evidence should have
convicted him f.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-12

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 12,-Mr Nor
rison, speaking of the prospects of his bill,
confirms the report that it was submitted to
the Democratic members of the committee
before he introduced it, He said: "They all
expressed themselves as satisfied with it, with
the reservation that in the discussions in the
committee they might be disposed to sub
NIT some unimportant amendments do
not consider myself so infallible that can
not make mistakes. The bill is now in tho
committee for consideration We are having
some tables prepared which will show the
rates of duty upon every article in the exist
ing tariff and in the Morrill, tariff bill, and
what would be the effect Of the bill which
has just been introduced"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-12
LARD SAVE USi
The sort Of STAFF which L. sold for
First Class Butter.

Eirst-Class Butter.
NEW York, Feb 12-Batter dealers are
awaiting impatiently the arrival OF the State
sen tie committee on public health, which
has been asked TO investigate the alleged vio-
latioa of the oieomargerine and adulteratiou
laws.
'The committee will not lack for informa-
tion,' said member of the mercantile ex-
change The laws on adulteration are the
dea lest hind of a letter Butterine is openly
sold as butter. and it is 50 well made that the
ordinary consumer cannot tell the difference.
Lard is the chief adulteration used"
"Bnt the smell of lari!'
1T has departed. Some chemical is used
that makes lard an absolute neutral in both
taste and smell. Mix 40 per cent of first
class butter with go per cent of first-class
neutral lard, and you have butterins When
eaten it tastes only of the good BUTTER
"Why not prohibit the manufacture of the
fraads"
1T wouldn't do. Public sentiment wouldn't
stand tat least not long. Why, the best
butter would sell for 81 pound before long
If no limitations were made. The population
OF this country is increasing more rapidly
than the production of butter-from z to 10
per cent faster. All we ask is to have the
fraudulent sale stopped. Let it be sold for
what it is, and then there will be no trouble. +"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-12
AN ANSWER WANTED.

Can any ore bring us case of Kidney
or Liver Complaint that the Electric Bitters
will not speedily eure2 We say that they
can not. as thousands of cases already per
manently cured and and who are daily re
commencing Electric Bitters, will prove.
Bright's Disease, Diabetes, week Back, or
any urinary complaint quickly cured; they
purify the blood regulate the bowels. and
act directly on the diseased parts. Every
bottle guaranteed. For sale at SOC bot
tie by HartZ 81 Bahnsen
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-12
Gen. sherman for President.

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb l2-Gen. Cal
kins, of Indiana in All interview regarding
the presidential nomination, says he thinks
that on the whole, Gen. Sherman will most
likely be the nominee of the Republi
cans, and feels sure he would be the
strongest man that could be norni-
mated He says Gen Logan is
working his boom up to the highest point,
out that the feeling in favor of Sherman is
spontaneous, the latter having many points
in mis- favor that Logan has not, and all the
advantages that he has. Regarding Arthur,
Mr. Oalisins said: "While there is c strong
feeling in his behalf, it is doubtful if he has
the saTnv working strength in the convention
that Others will have, and would not be so
absolutely sure of sweeping the country as
would Sherman"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-12

told conant that his wife and Mcclellan
had been intimate before Conant married
her. 1t is also rumored that Conant has been
seeking opportunities of meeting Mcclellan
ever since Conant is So years old, and has a
boy years old Mcclellan was profess
sional athlete He has travelled with Ed
mund Rice, of New York, under the name of
the Rice brothers. Hf
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-12
Outraged and Murdered.

CoLDwATER, Mich, Feb 12-The door Of
G. W. Lineoln's residence, at this place, was
mashed in with an ak by a burglar. Lincoln
was away. Mrs Mary Deming, the house
keeper, was alone, and, after severe strug-
gle, was outraged and robbed of a geld watch
and chain. The man was masked and in
toxicated.g There is no clew to his identity
and no arrests have been made in connection
with the affair. Great excitement prevails.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-12
Cali forsAfd.

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Feb. 1s--An appeal
for help came from Point Pleasant and other
towns on the Kanawha river, whersupon the
city council donated $500 cash, and the cit
izenss L 600 in money and provisions The
government boat Bee laaves at 2 p. m,
loaded with provisions. The steamer John
D. Lewis will follow loaded with provisions.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-12
Information Manfeh

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb Ex-senator vaa
Nyck introduced a resolution instricting
the committee on postoffices and post roads
to inquire whether any proposals have been
made to the Baltimore & Ohio Telegraph
company looking towards consolidation of
the company with the Western Union Tele-
graph company The resolution wa3
AsJ4aad RI a. -
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-12
Louisville.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Feb. la.-The river is
rising half an inch per hour, and is now forty
one feet by the canal mark 1t rained all
night and is still raining. 1t is expected that
the flood of 1888 will be equaled, if not sur
passed. Great excitement prevails.
The river ross five inches and at noon was
rising three-quarters of an inch an hour, with
forty one feet in the canal. within three feet
of last years highest point A food sufferer,
named Adam Fink, poisoned himself and
viii probably die. His rash act was caused
by loss of property
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-12
Along the Nile,

LONDON, Feb. 13-The government is be-
coming convinced of the danger of allowing
black troops to guard Red Sea points, or in
fact, in using them outside of Egypt proper,
and has ordered an additional force Of
marines sent Immediately to Egypt to take
the place of the mutinous blacks at Suakim.
who will be sent to Cairo. Considerable COM
plant is made by English officers in Egypt
about the recent action of the Egyptian
government in stopping the enroll
ment of Europeans and releasing
those who had enlisted from their engage
ment and enrolling blacks in spite of the
latter's expostulations, and forcing them into
the army Many European volunteers, men
of families, are in a starving condition. while
the blacks refused sl5 bounty and three
months advance to enroll, hiding themselves
for fear of CONSUMPTION
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-12

The timely possession of couple of
bottles of A Athlopioros enabled Rev. ]
Seminar, st. Paris, Campaign Co.. Ohio,
to do quite a work as Good Samaritan In
his neighborhood He writes respecting
it: 'Athlophoros has proved highly
satisfactory to me. Ote lady who was
confined to her bed witB Rheumatism was
relieved in twentyfour h,uts after begin
ming to take it. and has Pot had d return
of the disease. Numerals inquiries have
been made of me for thu remedy.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-12

l. A<aioSiPAso SnALI
@See here, you boy, did not pay you %
cents to shovel the snow off my pavement
"YAs'm,h well, what did you mean by
taking the money and then going off without
doing itf' THE snow is all off, isn't itp
"Yes, but it melted off," That's all right.
knew it would melt after awhile if left
alone. I'm street contractor, am"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-12
Bank FaiIure.

MILwUKEE, Feb 12-The Platteville bank,
at Platteville, Grant county, Wis, owned
principally by Isaac Hodge, closed its doors
at late hour Saturday afternoon. Tho
liabilities are about $50, and the assets
$4,000 The collapse has created great ex-
elements in the little town, as many people
lost everything in the world they owned.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-12
A SENSIBLE MAN WOULD USE

Kemp's Balsam for the throat and lungs.
1t is curing more cases of conghs, colds,
asthma. bronchitis, Group, and all throat
and lung troubles, than any other med.
icine. The proprietor has authorized O.
Grotjan to refund your money if, after,
taking three-fonrths of bottle, relief is
not obtained. Price so cents and 81.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-12
Disastrous Fire.

ERIE. Pa, Feb, ia fire at Albion, in
this county, destroyed the postofice, the Odd
Fellows hall, the town ball, and the large
general store of Ira Harrington. The loss on
the postoffice is nominal; on the Odd Fellows
hall, s., 900; town hall, $1,000; HaTrington's
store, everything gone, loss ST., COO. Total
insurance IS, 20 Cause of fire unknown
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-12

SHAwNEErowN,. I'll, Feb, l2.-This town
is entirely cut Off from the railroads, The
river..is rising steadily. Nearly one thousand
men are working at thu levees, hoping to
keep the town from being submerged The
levees win not stand three feet more water.
All the Kentucky bottom farms are fnun-
dated and the farmers are begging boats to
save their stock and corn
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-12
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.


Fire in the village of Walcott, n. Y,
caused loss of 100000. 500
There is man in the Mississippi;
legislature named Christmas
Mrs. Mary Lynch, residing in War
ren township, Brewer county, Iowa, died at
the advances age of los years
At a banquet in Paris De LeSseps
stated the scheme for creating a sea in tae
desert Of Sahara will shortly be realized
Manageable girls may be interested
in the information that factory at Bay
City, Mich, turns out 2, 400 washboards daily
The compilers of the Australian cen.
sus report that Australia could furnish $50.
900 men from - to 40 capable OF bearing
arms
Over "a, 900 of the 4, 44O, S22 pieces of
mail matter that were sent to the dead letter
office last year contained checks, money, etc,
to the amount of about $l,030,000.
The Egyptian government, in advising
Gor!oI of Baker Pasha's defeat, leaves him
full powers to evacuate or retsin Khartoum
as he thinks hest.
Rain has fallen continuously for Toe
hours in the district of Longview, Texas, sub
merging the bottoms AMI causing washouts
and slides on tn railways %
r.. j. Moore and George w. WYATT
the only eoiored members OF tue Texas legis-
lature, sit apart fl, III the other members and
appear to be spectators merely of the pro.
ceedings.
The dire actors Of the Mexican Central
RAJ has n. al
! stock from S25, 900 900 to S26 SOC, 900. The
call for 81. 0Joo9o was answered. by sabscrip-
tions of 81 .ssti. ooe
When William B. Aston died he had
40 houses his raiitroll in New York city.
The present number of Astor houses exceeds
| ], 200. the whole estate being valued at 500
0OO, Voo. producing an income of s., G00, 900 a
year. Rs.
At Milwaukee Jerry H. Arnold, %
years old, dav telegraph operator in the
Northwestern Railway eompany's depot, shot
Bridget Egan, pastry COOK in the depot
| restaurant, in the face, and then fired into his
own brain.
The greatest freshet ever known was
caused in the Cumberland valley by the
breaking of thu les in Cenoiolulnet creek.
| Four valuable bridges between Carlisle end
Susqueilannah, Pa, were swept away, and
mill dams aud other property were badly
damaged --Er
Trouble is apprehendei at Eagle
Pass, Tex, the Mexicens claiming that the
recently captured train robbers murdered a
Mexican citizen, and raid is threatened for
their capture. Tue United States authorities
have made preparations to repel the invaders
should they cross the line.
skipper Nesbitt, the squattar," liv-
ing ON the peninsula at Erie, Pa, was ar
rested Saturday for outraging one Of his
daughters, using an ak to intimidate her.
Another daughter, to avoid her fathers
incestuous advances. jumped from second
story window, and under cover of the night
sscapei.
| The first week Of the strike at Fall
River ends with. thirteen mills closed and
| 1000 persons idle, causing loss to them of
sS5 600 in wages The weekly production Of
print cloth has been reduced $50, 600 pieces
resulting in the market for that commodity
closing firm. The outlook is gloomy, and
should theconflict continue the injury to the
business interest of the city would be ex-
| treniely disastrous.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-12
Christians Uassacred

PARIS, Feb IA dispatch from Hong
Kong states that, 800 Christian cateehists
have been mass acred in AMMAN.
La Monde publishes dispatch, appealing
for belp, from the French bishop in Tonqnin,
and ste ting that priest and twentv-t,yo
catechists and I'll Christians bad been ma.
sacred and los mission houses had bee1 sisz
strOya7
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-12
David and ssaraan

LONDON, Feb l2.-Michael Davitt, In
speaking at Glasgow, denied the assertion Of
the paper United Ireland, that Irishmep
would rejoice at the death of Gen. Gordon
Gen. Gordon, he asserts, sympathizes with
the Irish national movement.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-12
sirual service Prea,ct,on

WASHINGTON Cry, Feb I2.-The ap-
preaching heavy rainswlll Gauss the floods
in the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers to
increase. The indications are that the floods
in the lower Mississippi, from Cairo to New
Orleans, will increase during the next twenty
days, and probably equal the floods of last
yaar