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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-26
PAYNE ENDORSED.
Senator Voorhees, Enthusiastic Over
Senator Elect Payne's Speech.
A senate Cn2ieasantness--.H Hint to
DistiI!ers---InyaIId Pensions
Bank CiPcu.atiOn-.-D oinGs
in COngress---Items.

WASHINGTON CITY Jan. Ex-senator Voor-
hees on his return to. the capital from the
Mutt trial, said in reply to question as to
what he thought of Payne's speech
at the Ohio banquet: II read it. |
was in the midst of the preparation of my
argument when a Pittsburg paper was
handed NE containing it. | seldom
read speeches. ! did read this Let me tell
you this lit is the best speech which has been
delivered by any public man for quarter of
a century. l felt so good after reading it
that l sent telegram to Mr. Payne, at
Cleveland, telling him | Endorsed
every word of it. The speech is a
platform 1t is a brave speech, and a
timely one as well. His allusion to the
civil service sham was most propitious. l
believe with him that you cannot clean the
Augean stable with a. toothbrush How
sententious and bravo the speech! 1t
covers every vital issue before the
people, and deals with them in a broad
spirit of craftsmanship rather than hypoc-
risy. AS l said before, it is the best
speech which had been delivered by any pub
lie man for more than a quarter of cen
tury do not know Mr. Payne intimately,
but feel so toward him that l know l shall
enjoy better acquaintance with him. |
wish he were ten years younger There is
timber in such man for the highest Office in
the gift Of the people
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-26
rznnnra TO slcrr E.asker.

EREslERHAvEN, Jan. 26. The steamship
Necl,ar from New York, for Bremen, bear
ing the remains Of Herr Lasker ar
rived. The body was landed and carried
to tie North-German Lloyd hall, where
the relatives, friends, and officials of Bremen
and the citizens of Bremerhaven were await
ing. 4 band perforluet Il dead march, after
which the president of the Bremen
house of Burgess,s delivered a eulogy
Oh the deceased and welcomed
the return even lsof the body
of the dead Statesman TO German shores. NJ.
Baumbach. member OF the German reichstag,
applaaded Herr Lasker's activity and work
in the interest of freedom and right,
AMI he praised his unselfishness which
had served as an example to all popular
representatives. Before this coffin, Baum
bach exclaimed, 'let all strife rest" Herr
Wuelful Deposited wreath upon the coffin in
the name Of the Sacessionists Of Germany.
Rev. DR.. IeSinyer also placed a wreath
upon the cosfia on behalf of the Israelites.
The coffin was then Ia -en to the railway sta
lion ana forwarded - B.rlP
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-26

the drawer, and then ran screaming
n'om the house. Before she had gone
very far the man overlook and passed
her, soon getting out Of sight. Some neigh
bors, hearing Mrs. Spragues cries, hurried to
the spot ana found Sprague lying in pool Of
blood near the barn. A general alarm was
sounded, and the farmers of Hicksville, Hem.
stead, Westbury, and Farmingdale hitched
up their horses and started in all directions,
securing the country for the assassin.
The man whom Mrs. Sprague describes as
tall, slim and young-looking mulatto, is
supposed to be the same who attempted a
burglary at South Oyster Bay. He is sup
posed to be hiding in the neighbor-
hood. All points on the island have been
furnished with a description of him.
Great excitement is felt all through Queens
county, in consequence of this third and
similar outrage following so closely upon the
Maybee and Townsend affairs. Mr.. Sprague
and his wife are both about so years of age.
The physicians give no hope of the recovery
of Sprague.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-26

WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. ga scene is
reported to have taken place at recent ses-
session. Of the senate in executive session be-
tween Messrs Edmunds and Lamar. The
cause was the confirmation Of Emory Speel TO
be district attorney Of Georgia, According to
one account the debate had been rather tame
until at last Senator Edmunds left the chair
and began speech that called in senators
from the cloak-rooms. He waved the bloody
shirt as it has not been waved since the days of
Grant He was caustic and cutting in his re-
marks, and at last said something that was
regarded as personal by Senator Lamar. Mr..
Lamar got the floor and replied in kind, and
when he finished Mr.. Edmunds arose and de-
livered reply, holding the southern repre-
sentative and people responsible for what
he termed u terrible, unlawful and
Ubiquitous condition of political persecution
in the south" Mr.. Lamar retorted, ending
by saying: IF it is the purpose Of the sana-
tor from Vermont to make himself personally
offensive to every senator from the south, he
has succeeded, SO far as / am concerned to
the extent that all personal relations between
uSI must y
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-26
Slight Odds.
Little Story with Large Moral, One
Man who Knew his own Business

No, my DEAR" said the venerable keeper of
country store to timid little girl whose head
scarcely came up TO the counter, No, 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 che wanted
'IIave you BEFSON, s CAPCINE PLASTERS, ~
asked gentleman of a certain drcggist whose
name could be given were ii 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 soonas it touches the skim
Not at present" replied the druggist genialy
'but we have lots of plasters just as good, There
is Allcock's. the Capsicum and others-won't one
of them do just well2''
MY dear sir retorted the gentleman, with a
slight show Of temper. - 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 l
say that somctime ago, for another disease,
which the Capcine has since cured me, l tried all
those you mention, with no appro ciable benefit
Theyare 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
they ere the same thing. Experience taught me
the difference. I'll 60 the next man in your line
Good day
De on your guard against limitations. The gen
uine has the word CAPCINE cut clearly in the
middle of the plaster All others are impositions.
Seabury 4 johnson, Chemists, New York.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-26
A Curious Plant.

La an article in The National Review on
the pant ganiah, which is used as an intoxi-
eating drug in India, it is stated that Dr.
Chevers gives the particulars Of several
criminal trials in which it was urged for the
defense that ganjah had excited the fury or
nsrved the hand of the murderer. He also
mentions several cases Of running amuck, !"
as it is called, where man madly attacks and
stabs every person whom he meets while in
this state OF frenzy; bat some of these cases
are attributed to the Use of opium as well as
ganjah He remarks: "We have abundant
evidence that fakirs keep themselves almost
constantly under the influence of ganjah-
tho excuse being that this mode of intoxica-
ton abstracts the thoughts from the objects
of sense, an assists their ABSORPTION into the
Deity The face OF an habitual ganiah
smoker can scarcely bs mistaken. The ex-
preston of the couutenanca forcibly carries
with it the idea that reason has been partially
unseated"'
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-26
CAUTION.

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ton, and should not be COMPOUNDED with the va
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''Succus Alterans." otc., ETC., which are now be-
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-26
PALMER S PLAN
To Punish SeduceP which Was
SDofIt by ROweIl's Rashnesss

BATAVIA n. Y, Jan. 2C.-Ou tile opening
of the court in the Rowell case Palmer re-
sumed the stand He detailed at length the
scheme put into Rowell's mind whereby he
could catch Lynch and :. Rowen's wife to-
gether. He suggested party be organ
zed to go to Rowells' house when Lynch
was there, and it found in bed, turned
naked into the street and his clothing he di-
vided as follows: The pants to The Utica
Morning Herald, coat to The Utica Observer,
vest TO The Utica Daily Press, and shoes to
The Saturday Globe. Three stout young
men were to assist. 1t was thought that if
Lynch was found, being sensitive, he would
be more hurt by such treatment than ply
steal punishment. These men We're to be
called as witnesses in a prospective divorce
oaSp
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-26

protection to home industry, in antagonism
to the revenue only doctrine OF the Demo
Gratis. They also changed the issue
during the last six weeks OF the
campaign. What was the effect in
the seven states to which the free
traders are now looking with longing eyesa
The issue was fairly and squarely presented
Here are the n;ajorities they cast for Car
field against Hancock: Illinois, Ai,!16; Mich
igan, s., IA; Iowa, S,Os2; Wisconsin, u, lol;
Minnesota, 40,5SS; Nebraska, ~, 100;
Kansas, 6l,IiS; total, ~ol,ooo.
This result does not look hope
full for a candidate for the presidency run
ming either on the platform of free trade or
on that Of tariff for revenue only, unless, in
deed there has been radical change of
opinion in those states 90 that subject since
1890. Is there any conclusive proof of such
chaare9 There is none whatever"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-26
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

During 1888 17270 miles of track
were laid in Illinois.
Miss Theodoeia Gray, aged 80 years,
of Darien, Conn, is cutting her front teeth.
Mrs William B. Astor gave dinner
at New York in honor of Presi lent Arthur.
Three Gloucester fishing schooners,
carrying crews OF forty-six men, have been
given up as lost
George T. Comins & Co, state prison
contractors at Concord, n. H, owe SLID. 600
with assets of only 5000.
Persian troops defeated and dispersed,
at Meschid, 1000 men commanded 10y the
Moslem fanatic, Shat Leyd
III a reconnaissance toward Bac Mini,
the French troops found the enemy strongly
entrenched at the junction of the Black and
Red rivers.
Six fisherman who boarded schooner
which was carried out of Ming's Bight,-N. F,
by slot ice, are supposed to have died of either
hunger or cold.
Six members of the Foulks family,
residing at Montmorenci, Ind, have died of
what is known as milk fever" aGd the re-
manning two are in a precarious condition.
Judge Drummond, who is reported
as having contemplated retiring from his po-
sition of circuit judge declines to make any
statements respecting the matter at present.
It is estimated that there are now in
the United States 1900, 900 mich cows, and
that there are made annually 1900, 1000
pounds of butter and $50, 900, 900 pounds of
cheese
An Indianapolis dispatch states that
the Hon john c. New arrived home, having
resigned his position as first assistant score
tary Of the treasury to attend TO his private
business
Sir Samuel W. Baker, who formerly
Led an expedition against the slave traders of
Central Africa, says the British governments
abandonment of the Soudan is a national
humiliation.
The state insurance commissioner Of
Ohio requests the attorney general to prose-
cute the Corn Mutual Fire Insurance COM
pany, of Toledo, making many charges
against the concern
The county court at Erie, Pa, re-
fused to record the bill of sale of Leroy
Warner, of Conneaut township, who, for 81,
sold lis right, title, and interest in his little
daughter Mag gie to Peter j. Wild.
A law introduced in the Maryland
house provides that railway ticket
scalpers must Loid certificates from the COM
panies before selling any tickets, under pen
atty of $500 fac and one years imprison-
ment
Daniel Wells, Jr., in the circuit
court at Milwaukee, entered a complaint
agains Peter McGeoch for money account
ing of tier lard and wheat deals in 1881 and
1889 McGeoch's reply is rather evasive, and
tends TO show that he will attempt to prove
that the transactions alluded to were
contracts, and therefore null and void.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-26
WELL REWARDED.

A liberal reward will be paid to any
party who will produce case of Liver,
Kidney or Stomach complaint that Elect
trio Bitters will not spec Oily 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
bility 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, 1884-01-26

Mensman's Peptonized Beef Tonic, the
only preparation of beef containing its
entire nutritious properties. 1t contains
blood-making, force generating and life
sustaining properties; invaluable for lndi
gestion, Dyspepsia. nervous prostrauon,
and all forms of general debility; also, in
all enfeebled conditions, whether the re-
suit of exhaustion, nervous prostration,
overwork, or acute disease, particularly
if resulting from pulmonary complaints
Caswell, Hazard 81 Co., Proprietors, N.
Y. Sold by Druggists.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-26

Ohio requests the attorney general to prose-
cute the Corn Mutual Fire Insurance COM
pany, of Toledo, making many charges
against the concern
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-26
PROTECTION AND FREE TRADE.
A Democrat Gives Some Election
Figures On the Subject.

New YORK, Jan 2o.-"GatP says: A
Democratic protection authority remarks on
M0rrisons platform Of carrying the north
western states instead of New York:
aOn what do your friends base their belief'
In 1880 the Democratic platform pronounced
in favor of tariff for revenue only Al the
September election in Maine the Republicans
were defeated This alarmed the party all
through the northern states. They Hurled
the bloody shirt and raised the banner OF
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-26

BALTIMORE, Jan. Ca Logan Republi-
can club has been organized in this city, the
object OF which is to secure tae nomination
of Gen. John A. Logan, of Illinois,
for president. The club has just issued
an address ito the Republicans of
the United States, setting forth Gen.
Logan's strong qualifications and giving rea-
SONS why he would be Il successful candidate
before the people. The address is signed by
a committee consisting OF leading Repub!i-
cans of Maryland. namely, A. Worth Spates,
Thomas r. Rich, f. b. Tyler, Jr., j. j. Caid-
we'll and Isaac McCurley.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-26

wounded, the militia, under Gen. Sharer, was
called out by the sheriff, and regular battle
was fought between the two contesting parties,
the negroes however, breaking rank and flee
ing as soon as they found they had to fight
disciplined enemy. The rioters were cap
tured and on their trial three were convicted
of murder, while the rest were sentenced to
terms in the penitentiary ranging from five
to eighteen years. These are all doing
timen now in the state prison at Little Rock.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-26

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 26-The United
States courtroom was crowded to hear the
decision in the case of the Bell Telephone
company against the Overland Tele-
phone company, in which the plaintiffs
moved for preliminary injunction
to restrain the Overland company
from using an instrument transmitting
articulate sound judges McKenna, Nixon
and Butler were on the bench. McKenna de-
hvered an oral opinion, stating that the mo-
ton would not be granted for the present, on
account of the tendency of suits i'll New York
in which the main question IS involved and
would shortly be decided at a final hearing.
The motion could remain in its present con-
dition with leave to either side to call it upon
notice
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-26
Gan This T'hifsp BE.

New YORK, Jan &G-Suit has been
brought in the supreme court in Winchester
county by James G. Silknan against Darius
G. Crosby, in which the latter is charged
with instigating and procuring Silkman's
incarceration in lunatic asylum, and dam
ages of 81, 900 are claimed Mr.. Silkman is
one of the managers of the Society FOR Pro-
noting the Condition OF the Insane. Mr.
Silkman was confined in the asylum from
May 10, 1882, until August %, lS02 when he
was discharged by order of Judge Barnard
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-26
A QUICK RECOVERY.

1t gives us great pleasure to state that
the merchant who was reported to be at
the point of death from an attack of
pneumonia, has entirely recovered by The
use of DR.. VIM. Halls Balsam for the
lungs. Naturally he feels grateful 70,
the benefits derived from using this rene
dy for the lungs and throat; and in giving
publicity to the statement we are actuated
by motives of public benefaction, trusting
that others may be benefited in similar
manner.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-26
The TOnGuin Difficulty.

PARIS Jan. 2G-Admiral Courbet tele-
graphs that he has established the blockade
of Tonquin, preventing the entry Of material
contraband of war. The legitimate trade is
unmolested The French expedition south
against the insurgents was successful
Hone KONG, Jan. 26.-Placards proclaim
ing hostility to foreigners are posted through
out Hoi How. A mob recently attacked for
eigners, who took refuge in the British con-
sulate The Chinese officials have taken pre-
cautions against a recurrence Of such demon
strations Canton river IS open to nayiga-
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-26
Both Had Been Dr;nking.r

AUBURN, KY, Jan 26.-News Of terrible
tragedy at Richeliou, small village in Logan
county, is received. An old feld exister be
tween the Harrison family on one side, and
the Bronsons on the other Both fami-
lies are very wealthy. George Eardison and
Harry Bronson, SONS of Jim Harrison,
and Bob Bronson respectively met. Both
had been drinking. The men met each other
with drawn knives, and before the bystand-
ers realized the import OF the tragedy being
enacted, Bronson fell dead with knife
thrust through the heart. Harrison tottered
few steps and died, disemboweIe9 ny hor-
rible cut in the abdomen.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-26
LONG ISLAND AGAIN.
Another Outrageous Murder Shakes
up the Citizens.

HICKsvILLE, L. l., Jan 2G.--At about $50
q. IN, Selah Sprague, well-to-do farmer of
Fest Meadow, went as usual to the barn to
milk The cows and feed the horses. He had
just reached the barn when tall, slim
mulatto attacked him with tlsh-plate
used in coupling railroad tracks, ..and striking
him several murderous blows on the head left
him for dead and made his way to the house.
Here he saw Mrs Sprague in the Kitchen.
He struck her one blow and demanded
money. She told him to get it out of
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-26
National hoard of Trade.

WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 26.-At the session
of the National board of trade c invention
interstate commerce propositions were dis
cussed A resolution was adopted recon-
mending tue establishing Of national board
of railroad commissioners, with executive and
supervisory powers, to study the transporta-
ton problem, and see that the laws relating
thereto be obeyed Resolutions reafirming
the Recommendation of last years convention,
favoring postal DISQUALIFICATION system,
were unanimously adopted.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-26
Looking for a Crash.

LONDON, Jan. 96.-The Standard in its
financial article says: A large suspension in
the grain trade has been expected for some
time. The ring of Spectators in London
and Liverpool is in difficulty, but SO many
powerful firms are interested in preventing a
crash that great efforts are being made to
stave off the evil day in hopes that the mar
ket will improve.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-26
National f.ank Circulation.

WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 26-The senata
finance committee rejected Sherman's bill au
thorizing banks to issue to within 10 per
cent of the market value of the bonds depos-
tied, and adopted MePhersoIs bill, which
authorizes circulation to the full par value
Of the bonds This, if adopted. would bring
the circulation of the Chicago banks
NJ 10 about SITS 900, and the rest of the state
to nearly s10,000,000 1t will increase the
circulation Of Iowa banks to nearly $780,,
60 and of Wisconsin to nearly s., $50, 600
The bill, if adopted, will increase the bank
circulation nearly $50, 000, 000
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-26

MUNCIE, Ind, Jan. 2G-The Written
case, in which the Union City law
yer attempted TO prove marriage
contract a legal marriage, resulted in
deadlock on the part of the jury, they
standing, after twelve hours out, six for &C
uuittal and six for conviction The case
was eagerly watched to its close, and the
arguments were brilliant on both sides,
Written himself making a strong plea in his
own defense
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-26

pITTsDURe, Pa, Jan. IS -3ivermen are
alarmed over the prospect Of immense ice
gorges on the Youghrogheny and Mononga
hela rivers The former is frozen very solid
Georges exist at Port Royal, Thaner, Layton,
SmthtoH, and in many places the ice is piled
twenty feet The rivernien made no prspa-
ration to protect their property, and but lit
tie coal on the river
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-26
starvation Feared in Canada.

KINGSTON, Cat. Jan. 26.-The settlers in
the rear townships are in danger of starv-
ing. The snow is stopping the traffic in lum-
her. A dealer telegraphs that unless he gets
provisions he will be obliged to close down
the shantes. Such q state of affairs was
never known in this locality before
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-26

GALVESTON, Tex, Jan. g Reliable in
formation is received from Montague county,
to the effect that the fence cutters are organ
iziug in offensive aud defensive alliances, and
threaten to kill the county attorney if he at
tempts TO prosecute them for felony under che
provisions of the new legislative euactments.
Affairs arc more serious than at any time
aDce the origin of the trouble.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-26
Shot by a Socialist.

VIENNA, Jan. ga detective recently
actively engaged in shadowing the Social
lists has been shot dead by an unknown assas
sin at Florisdorf, village four miles from
this city.
One of the citizens who was aiding in the
arrest of the assassin that killed Detective
Bloch was shot twice by the murderer, who
also attempted to explode bomb to kill
himself and his captors.