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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-19
ssen. s,ak!es ON Logan.

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb 19-Gen. Dan
Sickles IS quoted IN The Capital as saying:
My symnathies are with the Democratic
party, but OF all the names mentioned as Re
publican candidates, should the convention
at Chicago nominate Gen. Logan, l shall
feel compelled to support him, and
for this reason; Logan perhaps to a
greater degree than any other person
in civil life embodes the successful SOL
der and pubic man, He is also the choice of
the most conspicuous volunteer commanders,
and is also endorsed by the great captains of
the regular army, such as Grant, Sherman
and Sheridan. | believe if the Republicans
nominate him he viii carry the soldier vote
to a man, irrespective of party lines His
record as a soldier is not inferior to any one,
and in public or private life the charge has
yet to be made affecting his integrity in the
most remote degree. After nearly twenty
years public service since the war no one has
ever shown that he has used his place and in
fiuence, for the acquisition of wealthy, which
cannot be said of all public men, and, as /
understand, he is as poor man to-day as he
was when he entered public life. / believe
the general has always been on the right side
of questions affecting the interests of the
nation and the people. | express my opinion
about Gen, Logan without any intention to
reflect upon any of the other candidates
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-19

HANNIBAL, No, Feb, ia romantic
wedding is reported from Jackson county,
this state. Rev Moses Anderson was the
accepted lover of Miss Fannie Calicotte, q
daughter of a wealthy stock raiser of that
county. The wedding day was set for last
week, the l:ceuse procured, and the trousseau
purchased, ius on the day before the nuptials
were TO take place the bride received
permission from her parents to go to Wind
sor, Henry county, the nearest village, to
purchase few articles to complete her toilet.
The hired man, Joseph Graves, handsome
young fellow, accompanied her in the family
carriage and on the way to Windsor the con-
versa;ion drifted into the channel of the ex-
pected wedding. Graves spoke of the many
happy hours they had spent together and
how they would miss each other in the fu-
ture Finally he told her of his love. The
girls heart warmed toward him, and an elope-
ment was proposed, and they proceeded to
carry it out. At Windsor they put up
the carriage at livery stabla, boarded the
Missouri Pacific passenger train, and went to
Macon, near this city. They then went to a
hotel, minister was called, who stepped be-
fore the blGshing bride and the man of her
choice, who was still attired in his farm suit
of brown overalls and cowhide boots, and
soon brought her interesting courtship to an
end by tying the nuptual knot The couple
are still at Macon, Graves, former home.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-19

CHICAGO, Feb. 19-Gen. c. W Blair, mem
Dor Of the national Democratic committee
from Kansas is for st. Louis, because, he
says, Missouri and Kansas being adjoining
states it will be moro convenient for Kansas
people to attend the convention than if it was
held in Chicago He does not believe the
location Of the convention will materially
affect nominations. While there is
sentiment about Mr.. Tilden
having been nominated at St
Louis, yet should Mr. Tlden be willing to
take the nomination and be in condition
to make the race, ho would surely be nomi-
mated by reclamation, wherever the conven-
ton might be held. Personally, Gen. Blair
is for Senator Mcdonald, and thinks he will
carry Off the prize. Were the convention to
lie held at once there would be no doubt of it.
The general is a strong tariff -for-revenue-
only" man, and says the Democratic party
must not finch from its plain duty, but must
make the issue prominent feature of the
campaign With it success is certain, indeed
he believes his party cannot well lose this
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-19
Congressional.

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb 19-In the
house Of representatives the follow
ing bills were introduced and referred: By
Peel, granting $40 acres of public lands to
each survivor of the Mountain Meadow
massacre: Bedford, a resolution calling on
the secretary Of state to inform tho house
whether Prince Bismarck has sent his de-
department any letter touching the resolution
recently passed by this house concerning
the death of Herr Lasker, and, if so, to trans
nit copy of the same and inform the house
of any advices he may have on the subject.
NicholS-To regulate the traffic of railroads
aided by government bonds. Itmakes freight
pools and discrimination in freight rates un-
lawful. Collaborating for the paying of
the costs of surveying lands granted to the
Northern Pacific, and to subject the same to
taxation.
Holman presented resolution calling
upon the secretary of the interior for infor-
nation when the line of the Northern Pacific
was finally located, and whether the company
clains lands on which homestead or pre-
emption entries have been made within the
limits of the grant prior to the definite loca-
ton of the road, and if so, whether such
claim is being considered by the department.
King introduced a bill appropriating $780,
600 for the relief of the sufferers from the
floods in the lower Mississippi. and also for
the distribution of seeds among the sufferers.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-19
The Ohio Man.

CHICAGO Feb l9-The. Washington cor
respondent of The Journal teIegraphs:
There is growing impression that Ohio
men will not figure largely in the coming
presidential race. A prominent Cincinnati
politician here on business trip, who
has been for some time past in New England,
says he thinks all the Ohio candi-
dates out of the race and out of the
question. "Hoadly Payne and Foster" he
said, fare all dead so far as the presidential
question is concerned and by their own hand
at that Hoadly and Payne are in the same
boat in regard to the question of bribery and
corruption in politics. Hoadly's record be-
fore and after the election killed him for the
nomination. Payne stands no possible show,
think, since his out-and-out purchase d
the legislature, and Mr. Foster has not only
ruined his own chances, but very seriously in
jured those of his party. However. if the
Democratic legislature continues its present
course, the Republicans viii be very likely to
carry Ohio next year, but Ohio will have no
presidential candidate this time, unless the
choice should happen to fall upon Gen. Sher-
man, which is not at all probable
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-19
Slight Odds.
A Little Story with Large Moral, One
Man who Knew his own Business.


mo, my dear" said the venerable keeper of {
country store to a timid little girl whose heat
scarcely came up to the counter, mo, my dear
haven't any red flannel. but we have some first
rate New Orleans moasses Softly limiting tha
she didn't think that would answer the purpose
quite as well, the child went away in search of thu
article she wanted.
"IIaye you BEFSoN, S CAPCINR PLAsTERS,
asked a gentleman of certain drcggist whose
name could be given were it desired. Il am trou
bled Just now with touch of my old friend, the
lumbag0, and the Benson's Plaster seems TO g
the spot almost as soon as it touches the skin"
Not at present" replied the druggist. genially
''but we have lots of plasters just good, There
is Allcock's. the Capsicum and others-won't one
of them do just as wel?''
my dear sir" retorted the gentleman, with
slight show of temper. Il say nothing agaius
those articles, but ! am a business man. and al
ways ask for precisely what want and for moth
ing else. l may enlighten you, however, when
say that sometime ago, for another disease.
which the Capcine has since cured me- | tried all
those yoa mention, with no appreciable benefit
They are inefficient, every one of them, the mean
est act of the prOprietora Of some of them being
this: that they make plasters with similar sound
ing names to deceive the unwary into believing
they're the same thing. Experience taught me
The difference. I'll go to the next man in your line
Good day.
Be on your guard against limitations. The gen
nine has the word CAPCINE cut cleanly in The
middle of the plaster. All others are impositiona
Seabury Il johnson, Chemists, New York
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-19
CABLE TALKS BACK.
some Pointed Remarks for Vanher.
bilt's Consideration.

NEW YORK, Feb. ia reporter in con
versation and Mr. Cable, president of the
Rock Island road, said to him:
Perhaps you can make some suggestion in
regard TO the charges and insinuations Mr..
Vanderbilt makes
"They do not rise to the dignity of charges.
As insinuatious they should have passing
notice, He don't know about the coal and
other business along the Rock Island, but is
going to try and find out OF course Mr..
Vanderbilt don't know His examination
under oath at Saratoga few years ago shows
that what he don't know about railway man
agement would I'll several large libraries. If he
will look into the operation of sleeping cars on
the Rock Island, continued Mr. Gable, "he will
find that the company has one-haf interest
in the equipment; that one-half the profits
made on the entire business go into its treas
ury and ultimately reach the stockholders in
dividends, while no director or officer of the
company is interested directly or indirectly
in any profits made on sleeping-cars. Mr.
Vanderbilt dictates the policy of several
railroads. Viii he name one of them which
has, under his management, received
any profits from its sleeping-cars? Il
is stated on good authority that he
realizes over $500, 900 every year in divi-
dends from moneys earned under
contracts made in compliance with his dicta-
ton between parties, both of whom are UNI
der his control Did Mr.. Vanderbilt buy
about 90, 900 shares Of Union Pacific stock,
attempt to use his power as one of the larg-
est stockholders to supplant the Pullman cars
with the Wagner, and failing then to sell his
stock? After he has completedshis exam
nation of the coal and lumber business
on the Rock Island and has satisfied his
own stockholders of the justice of
his sleeping-car policy, it may be well
for him to try to find out some
thing about the policy of that company as tc
the elevators which it owns at Chicago, and
compare such policy with that of the COM
panies which the Northwestern and Mr.. Van
derbilt control. Again, Mr.. Vanderbilt will
find that no director, officer, or agent of the
Rock Island company is interested, directly
or indirectly, in any fast-freight line which is
operated over its railways and that all
profits arising from any interests which the
company controls go directly into its treas.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-19
SINGULAR ACCIDENT.
An Iron Rod Driven Completely
Through q Man.

BRADFORD, Pa, Feb. ia fatal accident
occurred on an oil lease on Rutherford Run,
three miles from this city. Jacob Dickey has
charge of the lease and was agitating
the well, using for the purpose
an iron rod about eleven feet long.
This was attached to rope passing through
a crown pulley, the rod dropping down the
tubing till it reached the sandrock. The rod
agitated the well SO effectively as to cause a
strong flow Of gas, which blew rod and rope
out of the well and up into the derrick In
its descent the point of the rod struck Mr..
Dickey square on top of the head, passed
through his head toward the left, came
out at the occipital bone, passed on down
through the left shoulder, through the left
lung, narrowly escaping the heart, and passed
out below the last rib, protruding several
inches. The man did not lose consciousness
through the whole of it, and stood without
finching the operation of pulling the rod
from his body. He lived long enough to give
directio rs about his funeral.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-19
MURDERER RllaG ESCAPES.
4 Vicious Fight for Liberty anA {
Jump Through q Window.

NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-Charles Fl. Rugg,
HE negro who was arrested for nearly beat
ing to death Farmer Sprague, near Hemp
stead, L. L, on Jan Is, who afterward was
proved to have assaulted the Town
sends in Oyster Bay, and who is thought
20 have murdered the Maybees, was
lodged in the Queen county court house in
Long Island city, from whence he escaped.
Rugg appeared to be very weak. The jailer
opened the cell door and handed Rugg a cup
containing q stimulant. The jailer reached
for the cup, when the negro sprung upon him
and clenchea his neck. The jailer, who is a
very large, powerful man, struggled hard to
break away, but could not. He managed, how
eyer, to strike him several blows in the face.
He shouted loudly for help. Rugg struck
Linn three times on the head with stool,
threw him violently down and made break
for the door. just then ex Mayor Debevoise,
of Long Island City, ran to the jailor's
assistance. He brought with him a
policeman's billy, which was the
only available weapon. He struck
Rugg on the forehead, cutting him and
drawing blood, which. flowed down on his
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-19

face Rugg staggered back against the wall
and gasped: ats all up; I'll quit" In
stead of yielding, he darted through the cell
door and went flying through the corridor
leaiing to the jailer's Office. The doors lead
Ing from the Office to the street were locked
and Rugg ashedup-stairs into the corridor of
the courthouse, of which the Jail forms a
part, and ran INTO the grand jury room,
which faces Thompson avenue. Without
stopping to open the window he plunged
headleng through the glass. He landed in
the mud, twenty feet below, picked himself
up without appearing to be inAred, and dis
appeared in the darkness, The escape of
the desperate has created great excitement
in Long Island City and Brooklyn. A
general alarm has been sent out and large
force of police and detectives are securing the
city and the surrounding country.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-19
THE OHIO FLOODS.
Resuming Business at Cincinnati
From Other Points.
The Record of 1853 Beaten at Evans.
vllle--situati0n mt Shawnee
town. illinois, Relief
Matters.

CINCINNATI Ohio Feb. 19-The river
continues to fall over an inch an hour. The
weather is mild and damp. Pumping has
been resumed at the water works Reports
from up and down the.Ohio say that the river
$ falling from Pittsburg to the foot of the
falls. The Kentucky river and Kanawha
are falling. A large amount of rope has
been sent up the river to be used in floating
buildings back on their foundations,
Representatives of the red cross are on the
Ground and reports from steamboats, sent
out with supplies indicate that distribution
% being successfully made. The opera
festival concert for the benefit of the relief
land realized over $1,000 but the amount of
collection at the concert was 81, 391 so.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton trains
have begun arriving at their depot. The
New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio entered the
same depot The road-bed is not injured.
The Panhandle depot and tracks are now
out Of water and ali passenger schedules
have been resumed. Freights will
he resumed soon. The Cleveland
Columbus Cincinnati g. Indian
apolis road has given up the canal connection
and comes to the stock yards. The Cincin-
uati, Washington & Baltimore trains will en-
ter the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton depot.
The Ohio & Mississippi can again make direct
landings at Storr's from its Aurora boat, and
the Louisville s. Nashville can now enter its
depot. A decided improvement in business
is already apparent.
Passenger travel has been resumed on the
main line of the Cincinnati & Eastern rail-
way But little damage was suffered by this
road, and freight traffic viii be resumed in
day or two. The high water still prevents
operations on the Ohio river branch
SHAwNEEToWN, ILL.,, Feb 19-This city of
1000 inhabitants only has forty houses that
are not submerged to the second story. A
visit to the camps on the hill shows
much suffering from the tempestuous
weather. the people are lowering around
small fires in the tents and shanties. A grove
of trees below the town has caught about
thirty fugitive houses.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, Feb. 19-The river is
falling one inch per hour The weather is
cloudy and damp, threatening rain The
steamer City of Frankfort, with the gov
crnor Of Indiana and the mayor and city
council of Indianapolis, passed down loaded
with supplies.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Feb. 19-Last years
mark has been reached, and the river will
probably go four inches above.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 19-The board of
trade relief fund for the Ohio river sufferers
reaches $4,000, and the Masonic and other
relief 50 l8Eg
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-19
Gen. .t.ordon,s ProcIamatfon.

CAIRO, Feb 19.-Gen Gordon has arrived
at Khartoum He has proclamation posted
recognizing Ell Mahdi as sultan of kordofan,
remitting half the taxes and placing no re-
striction on the slave trade. Arabs of Khar-
toum express great satisfaction
., LONDON, Feb 19.-The Times, discussing
Gen. Gordon's proclamation, says: Gen.
Gordon is well aware that steps are being
taken in lower Egypt to discourage slavery.
He knows, too, that England's guarantee of
the Red sea ports cuts off means of exit by
which slaves have been disposed Of to
other countries while he believes his own
work in the Congo country will effectually
check the inflow of slaves. In view of these
facts, the clause in Gen Gordon's proclama-
ton removing all restrictions upon the slave
trade assumes a character of little political
significance
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-19
An Estate Embarrassed,

PIrTsFIELD, Mass, Feb. 19.-The estate Of
the late college president Paul A. Chad
bourne, IS embarrassed. Dr7 Chadbourne
was not understood when he gave as his
reason for rssigning Williams college presi-
dency the necessity for making more money,
but row when it is known that the total
asset, will fall about $4,000 short
of the liabilities, the step is explained.
The doctor was honest to the
strict letter of every obligation, and assumed
burdens which others created for him. Nc
enc knew the exact condition of his affairs,
ami people did not appreciate the work which
he was doing 10 relieve them. The managers
of the estate will try to arrange with the
creditors so that it will not be necessary to
have it 60 through the insolvent court.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-19
Rosy Mnurhs

furnished with teeth rendered pearly anG
glistening by fragrant SOZODONT, usu-
ally regarded as an indispensable adjunct
of the toilet, are perfectly bewitching Sc
Irresistible does the broad cloth sex fine
them, that it requires the utmost sell
restraint TO forbear imprinting kiss upor
them where ever seen. No corrosive sub
stance eontaminates this standard beauti-
fer of the teeth, from which it remove.
every impurity. Use it regularly.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-19
BISMARCk'S BLUFF.
F'he Return of the Lasker Resolu.
tons.
What an Attaehe OF the German Lee
CATION Says---SOme Figures SC
Enrdin< Hsitteracy---The ban
VILE Investigation Notes

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 19-lt is a fact
that the Lasker resolution has been declined
10y command of Bismarck. The secretary Of
the German legation states that it is true, and
says the minister will soon communicate with
FrelingEuysen ON tie subject Pending the
official presentation of the matter the minister
declines to say anything. The minister has
not received the resolution. Frelinghuysen
said that he had not heard anything of the
matter
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-19
TWO STRANGE PEOPLE.
living Skeleton and Man Wao
Can't hceD Warm


ROME Ga, Feb 19.-Georgia is Just now
interested in two most peculiar personages
One is a living skeleton residing at Keno
Habershaw county. He is % years Of
age, fully six feet in height, and
only weighs ffty-six pounds in his
clothes. The skin clings so closely to
his bones that it has taken their shape and
confgurati on in every part of his body. He
is in perfect health and has never had a day
of sickness. At the age of Is be only weighed
thirty-two pounds. He eats with ayidity
but his food is half digested He has per-
feet horror of himself, and never leaves his
home. He is the son of an excellent citizen,
and his father and mother humor him in
his every wish. The other erratic in
dividual lives in one of the upper counties OF
the state and always feels as if be
was in the frigid instead of the temperate
zone. Even iifthe hottest days of summer be
wears all the clothing possible to protect him
from the imagined cold. He was never wet
by rain his life, and never goes out at night
without sheltering himself with an umbrella
from the dew. No part of his food is ever
eaten cold, and he often remarks that is al
he can do to keep himself from freezing. Ht
is always seen on the streets clad in haavY
ovarnoat
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-19
Territorial Representation.

ST. LOUIS, No, Feb ia dispatch from
Sante Fe, n. NJ, says the territorial Demo-
cratic central committee of New Mexico has
memorialized the national Democratic com
mittee to allow territorial representation in
the Democratic national convention
A strong delegation Of St Louisans and
several members of tho Missouri Democratic
state committee have gone to Washington to
look after the interests of St Louis in con-
neCtion with the national convention
Twenty thousand dollars has been subscribed
to defray the expense of the convention, and
$50 600 can be easily raised if necessary
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-19

LONDON, Feb 19.-Premier Gladstone, re-
plying to an inquiry by Sir Stafford North.
cote, regarding Gen. Gorlon's action in
Khartoum, said disappointment of the Mahdi
as sultan of Kordofan and the remission of
taxes was within Gordon's powers. The true
meaning of the order regarding slavery could
not be understood from the tele2raphic
summary, and the government preferred to
await the receipt Of tine fun text of the
original order Gladstone confirmed tile re-
ported submission of the Khans at Merry to
Russia
The under foreign secretary announced in
the house of commons that England and
France and other powers We're urging Chill
and Peru to protect the rights of their foreign
creditors
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-19
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 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, 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, 1884-02-19

EVANSVILLE, Wis. Feb. 10 The Swear
old daughter of Mr. C. S. Van Colder, of La
Prairie, IS sick with typhoid fever, and the
family physician left a Thermometer, two and
one-halt inches long, with the
father, with which he was to take
the temperature of the child's
body. While making an attempt to ascar.
tain tie temperature by placing the ther.
taometer in the mouth, the child began to
cough severely and swallowed the instru
meat The latest report is that the child
does not feel any bad effects from the un.
natu al dose The doctor thinks no harm
will come of il