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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-28

UTICA, n. Y, Oct 23.-The Dujy
Press, of this city, will publish tomorrow
morning and address to the Independent
Republicans of Utica and vicinity, issued
by committee of 100, comprising Re
publicans in every walk of life, lawyers,
merchants and workingmen. Among the
signers of the address are: Lewis Law
renee, cE-Judge William J. Bacon, Col
oncl +. A. Eastman, editor of the Daily
Press, William II. C0mstoCk, Benjamin
Allen, c. J Everett J. E. Brandege,
Henry d. Pixley, Charles W Mather and
and other leading citizens. While many
of the committee are personal friends of
Roscoe Conkling large number are Re
publicans who have not hitherto affiliated
with the Stalwart wing of the republican
party.
After stating the objections to Mr..
Blaine rs candidate for the presidency
the address concludes as follows:
We believe that IN following the dict
atcs of conscientious conviction no re-
publican torfcits in any degree his
standing and position in the party to
| TO which he mas DtcH anu sui Is dlLdCutui
but simply maintains the right to which
the party has always been pledgcd-Of
free thought, free speech and free men
| In conclusion, while we are well aware
| that this declaration will expose US to the
criticism and quite probably the vitupera
ton (of which we have already received q
| full measure) of blind zealots and inter
csted adherents Of the party, we look, or
the other hand with some confidence fol
| kind treatment and candid consideration
from the old and long tried friends from
whom, on this single issue, we reluctantly
separate. We part in grief and not il
anger. We readily concede to these
friends, made such on many hard
fought field for the party we served ant
the Union we loved, the same liberty OF
choice and honesty of purpose that w
claim for ourselves. But we cannot
however severe the struggle, give up GU
convictions or surrender our manliness at
the mere behest of party Like the OLE
reformers we can only say: Here w
stand. We cannot do otherwise. Goo
! help and save the republic"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-28
THE PERCIVAL TRAGEDY.
Officers on the Track of the Muir.
dercr OF the Percival Family.

OMAHA, Neh, Oct 2S-SheriT Zibbell OF
Nance county, was in the city Sunday on his
way TO Mississippi after mar
supposed to be George Furnival,
charged with the murder of Harry Per,
cival wife, and child, and MesSrs. Baud
and Mair, in Nance county a few weeks ago.
Zibbeli, who was very close mouthed, would
not state to what part of Mississippi he was
going, nor would he say whether the sus-
pected person was in custody or being shad-
owed. He has received several kilograms
from some point in Mississippi about
q man. and seemed to feel rather
confident that the suspect is none other thar
FurnivaL Sheriff Zibball, who left Omaha
Sunday afternoon, took with him requisi-
tion 10 the governor of Mississippi for
Furnival and this looks as though the right
man has been traced to his hidiEg-place
During the past week some new develop
ments have been made in the mystery,
among which is the discovery of Mrs Per
ciyals mdcrclothing, including a chemise.
which was found sccreted in a corner of the
house. The ChemisO was cut with a knife
across the breast, and looked as if il had
been torn from Mrs. Percival's body Sheriff
Zlbhell mtlmates that others besides Furni-
val are III prctel Of being implicated in the
affair or knowing something about it De
tectiyeS are still at work andoavoring tC
Unraycl the mystery
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-28
Ia New Horif.

JAMESTOWN, n. Y, Oct 2S-Tho Blain,
party arrived here at 9:ij Sunday night
Owing to it being Sunday no demonstration
was made, but a large crowd met him at the
depot. He was the guest of ez Governor
Fenton. From 80 to 1890 O'Clock Monday
morning he received large mum
Der of visitors and ut II o'ciocl
he was conveyed to the speaker
stand i'll Brooklyn square, where, after re-
viewing an enormGus procession of plumeG
knights he addressed Il large and enthusiastic
crowd He spoke principally upon tht
tariff question ard the new and old south
At the conclusion of his speech he was takel
to his car, and left at II O'clock
His next stop was at Randolph where hi,
train remained FIVE minutes There !
large crowd greeted him He merely SPOKE
from the rear of the car thanking all fol
their welcome. Salamanca was reached
at / % p m, where he made a ten minut,
speech. Thousands of people welcomed him
Whistles We're blown and bells rung Fifty
guns were fired in his honor Carrolltol
the next place, was reached at / 40, and the
enthusiasm was intense His next stops wer,
Clean, Angelica, SWANS, Holnellsville
Canisteo Adrian Cameron, Rathhonville
Addison, Corning and Elmira, where he 70
manned over night, Grand preparations ha5
been made for tue reception and meeting.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-28

right to say where he should speak, mas
much as they paid his expenses. They
thought it possible that they might per-
nit Butler to speak in Baltimore after the
Ohio election. Gen. Parsons, becoming
disguised. broke off all negotiations. He
is convinced that Butler is not running in
the interest of the laboring men, but has
sold out to Blaine in order TO avenge him
self upon Cleveland. The republicans
propose to keep him entirely in New
York, New Jersey, and such northern
states as are naturally democratic or
doubtful, in order to draw votes from
Cleveland. They also have no intention
of endeavormg to break the solid south.
In fact they prefer to keep the solid south,
as they deem that the best way to hold
the north within the republican ranks is
to arouse ami intensity sectional feeling"
The Butler party was to put an elec>
toral ticket in the field next Wednesday
night The meeting will not now be held.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-28
CLsVELAND's LABOR RECORD

Gov Cleveland signed the bill. passed
by democratic legislature, to allow the
people to express their opinion against
the competition of convict with honest
labor
Gov. Cleveland compelled the last re
publican legislature, much against its will
to pass Il bill in accordance with the
wishes of the people so emphatically ex>
pressed at the polls last fall against the
conlinuanceS OF prison contract system.
GOV. Cleveland signed a bill to abol>
ish contract child labor in all state re
formatOnes.
Gov Cleveland approved TWO bills
against tenement house cigar manufacture
crS.
GOV Cleveland signed the bill making
workingmen first creditors for wages in
case OF failure of the employer or con-
tractor
GOV. Cleveland signed the bill to pro-
tect hat makers from convict manufac
ture.
Gov Cleveland sighed the bill to pros
tcct widows and orphans from swindling
insurance companies.
Gov. Cleveland gave his signature to
the emigration bill to protect emigrants
from extortion and robbery.
Gov Cleveland signed the bill to pre-
vent pawnbrokcrs from robbing the poor
and unfortunate.
Gov Cleveland signed the bill for the
better protection of those who place their
earnings in the savings banks.
Gov Cleveland signed the bill which
provides for the testing of steam boilers
that laboring men might be better pro
tected from accident resulting from the
careless Indifference Of wealthy corpora>
tons.
Gov. Cleveland asked the last republi-
can legislature TO appropriate sufficient
funds TO allow laboring mon to continue
work on the capitol This the republican
legislature refused to do. preferring to
squader the state funds on commissions
and political investigating committees
rather than for the benefit of working
men,
What governor of New York has done
more for labor than Gov Cleveland2
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-28

ST. LOUIS, Oct. .. A collision on the
Wabash railway, near Taylorsville, Ms,
occurred at go o'clock Monday morning.
\ west-bound freight train was being
run in two sections. The first had a
coach filed with Italians attached. When
rounding the curve at Ciarksdalc, Il mile
from Taylorsville the coupling pin between
the engine and the first car broke. The flag
man was sent back, but too late to stop the
second section. the engine of which crashed
into the coach containing the immigrants.
The car was overturned and thrown down an
embankment ten feet, its sides crushed
III and both ends smashed up There were
fOrty-three persons i'll the car, men, women
and children The wounded were taken back
to Taylorsville, where physicians were sum
moned and everything done to relieve the
suffering. Fourteen Of the Italians were in
jured, hut none fatally, it is thought
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-28
LOOKING FOR A RISE.
New Work Men Expect Wheat 10
Advance Pretty soon,

NEW YORK, Oct. est is thought by some
of the leading commission houses of this city
that higher prices for wheat may be looked
for in the immediate future, and they are
advising purchases Of the December OPP
ton prominent broker with extern
sive western connections said Sunday
that the large arrivals of the new
crop have had somewhat depressing
effect, but he knew of heavy purchases for
export during the coming month, and the de-
mand for berth room and the inquiry for
charters were quiet but persistent He looked
TO soc a heavier export movement than ever
before during the month of November One
important reason for a speculative advance
in the December option he found in the i'm
preston that France was liable to
lay an import duty upon wheat.
At the present prices We had moth
ing TO fear from the competition of England
and the belief that France would levy a duty
upon breadstutfs was sufficiently strong to
induce very large shipments to that country
before the close of the year.
A st. Paul correspondent of Bradstreet's
points out that the present year premises to
furnish the wheat grower with a most
economical livelihood at best, and vaguely
hints at a possible restriction of the wheat
area in the northwest. Flax cultivation is
already rapidly extending in Minnesota as a
better paying enterprise than wheat pro-
duction.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-28
A Whopper

Bradford pa Letter in Philadelphia Times.
Il tell you what, boys, I've railroaded
it for years and been mixed up in all
kinds of disasters, but l hope to croak
right here if want to be the eye witness
again of such an awful sight as l saw Il
day or two ago
The speaker was a brakeman on the
Erie.
"a dav or so ago" he continued, "a
tall and handsome woman got into the
ladies' car at Dunkirk. With her was a
bright and interesting boy, possibly 2
years of age. The child laughed, and
croaked, and played with the passengers.
When the trian left Cattaraugus the
woman, who seemed nervous, got out of
her seat picked up the baby, and started
for the rear end of the coach.
"a short distance east Of Cattaraugus
is long, deep gulf, over which the rail-
road has built high trestle. The dis
tance from the top of the trestle to the
wagon road below is perhaps 100 feet, A
sharp and short curve leads to the trestle.
As the train rushed over the gulf a
womans piercing shrek was heard |
looked and saw an object leap from the
platform into the rocky gulf. That object,
sir, was the lady passenger, and in her
arms closely clasped to her breast was her
infant. / pulled the bell cord and the
train came to halt. How it happened
can not say but at the time the woman
Jumped load of hay, drawn
by a pair of oxen, passed
under the trcstle. Mother and
Child landed squarely in the center
of the hay, and were thus saved from
horrible death. The farmer was so hor
rified that he jumped from his wagon and
darted up the hill. The woman, who was
not hurt in the least, said her name was
Mrs. Adam Scell, and her home in Mlchi>
gan. She was on her way to visit friends
in the old country. Here was indeed
miraculous escape"
Mrs Scell said that she could not ex-
plain her action, When near the Cur door
she was seized with an insane desire TO
Jump from the train.
The farmer as he drove along was
thinking of his dead wife and daughter.
When the visitors came through the
clouds, as it were, and landed on his hay,
he thought that the dear departed had
come back to earth to revisit him.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-28
DON'T DO IT.

Don't waste your vote by casting it for
Butler; h e, is in the employ of Blaine,
and every vote cast for him. viii be in
reality for lingo jim. Blaine and Butler
an piayng deep scheme to Illustrate the
po!Glay will OF the American people. and
ev, ry man who votes for Butler will be
IN ASS, tantin The plot. The name of
Grover Cleveland is synonymous of hons
esry and guarantee Of administrative
reform and he should receive the sup
port OF all good men. Place yourself on
record as the champion of honest gov
aru4ent by renouncing Blaine and his
aCr5nplice, Butler.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-28

Chronic Catarrh Il have suffered for
years from Chronic Catarrh. Six weeks
ago | was induced to try Ely's Cream
Balm. Relief was instantaneous, and con
tinued use has resulted in an almost COM
plete Cures. NJ. Greene, Book keeper,
Steamboat Co, Catskill, n. Y.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-28
AN ANSWER WANTED.

Can any ore bring US a case of Kidney
or Liver Complaint that the Electric Bitters
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can not, as thousands of cases already per-
manenty cured and and who are daily re
commencing Electric Bltters, will prove.
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any urinary complaint quickly cured; they
purify the blood, regulate the bowels, and
act directly on the diseased parts Every
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tie by Hartz & Bahnsen.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-28

ATTORNEY AND COT NSELLOR AT LAM
IL Office in Masonic Temple block, over Rock Is
land National Bank. Rock Island. Ill.
,4,t,f
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-28
"A Young LADY Killed,

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 25-Miss Emeline
Burgner a teacher in the public schools, in
company with Mrs. Connell, was driving,
when the horse took fright. throwing both
ladies from the carriage Miss Eurgner
became entangled in the lines and was
dragged nearly square, receiving terrible
bruises. The hair On one side of her head
was almost completely torn out, and her
skull was fractured She died soon after
ward. Mrs. Cornell was picked up in an
insensible condition, but is not dangerously
in inred
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-28
Kissing and Fondiins Her Victim.

PITTsBURG, Pa, Oct. 2S.--Abont l o'clock
Monday morning colored woman named
Carrie johnson, shot and killed her lover
George Walters, at 102 Water street The
cause of the shooting is jealousy. Walters
although a married man with n
wife and children, has been keeping COM
pany with the woman who shot him, for
more than year The police found the
woman fondling and kissing her dying victim.
She readily acknowledged the shooting She
and several witnesses were locked up.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-28

REPUBLICANS are fearful lest Ohio re-
verse her October majority next month,
and help swell Cleveland's majority.
There is good cause for their alarm.
Without the corrupting influences of the
United States marshals, and Il horde Of
negro repeaters, Ohio is 4 democratic
cfafn u. -
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-28

NASHUA, N. H., Oct. 2s-Sunday evening
shortly after O'Clock distinct shock OF
earthquake was felt in this city. 1t was &C
companied by noise Ike Leavy explosion
followed by low, rumbling sound, The
general direction of the quake was from
southwest to northeast. The shock lasted
four or five seconds,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-28

WnMoT, Ohio, Oct. 2S.-Three young
men, brothers, named Tam, qllarreled witt
stranger near hear Sunday One brother
was being badly whipped, when all three
went at the stranger with knives and literally
cut him to pieces. His eyes were cut entirely
out and his body mutilated in an unspeakably
horrible manner Two of the murtlerers were
arrpst n
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-28

SARATOGA, CcS, 2S.-Gon. Butler arrived
in town at 9:45 Monday morning, and after
breakfasting hastily spoke to a large audience
in the town hall. Along the route from
Troy large crowds gathered at all the sta
tons. The general spoke at Sandy Hill ii
the afternoon and at Whitehall in the even
ing, returning to New York by the midnight
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-28
DEATH AND DANGER.
The Grim Monster Claims His Tributs
by Crime and Casualty.
Fire and Suicide Help Swell the List
of YiciimS--Ihe hallway Wreck
Reports Its MANNED and
Man2led.

MILTON, Pa, Oct 2S-The community in
the vicinity of Stonetown, small village
some six miles from this place, was thrown
into great excitement when il became known
Friday afternoon that John Stonebac1,
aged 60 years, a wealthy and we'll.
known farmer, had committed suicide
by shooting his head completely from
the body. The deed was committed in a
large Swiss barn. which is on the farm where
the deceased resided, and while tax col
hector was waiting in his house for his return
from the barn for the purpose of getting
taxes for which Stoneback was in arrears.
II was learned from the deceased's wife
that he was very much afraid of meeting the
tax collector, who, he claimed, would come
for money, and he had none for him She
tried to perSuace him to pay his taxes on the
large amount of property which he
owns and prevent sale for
the money which the collector
had threated a few weeks ago. This was his
last visit, and if not paid then the officer
would have seized the property to cover TIE
amount II IS not known why Sion back
would not pay his just taxes He had NJ
other debts, and lived i'll a fine residence at
the bottom Of Eagle mountain
He leaves a wife and several childr.n The
former is Frustrated with grief When the
body was brought into the house by the
farm hands she was thrown into commissions.
The farm upon which Stoneback lived is very
large and has twenty head Of horses and
thirty cows.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-28
Child Burned 10 Death.

OMAHA, Ncb., Oct 2S-Georgio Lane the
6-year-old son Of Ddnlund Lane, superin
tendent Of bridges on the Union Pacific. was
burned to death in this city Sunday
night George was pat to bed
in room in The second story.
Shortly afterward his mother heard
him screaming, and, rushing upstairs, found
him rolling on the floor wrapped in flames
The child was horribly burned, and died
about midnight 1t is thought he got out Of
bed and wont to The CRATE, where his night
gown was set aire, but nothing definite il
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-28

CHICAGO, Oct. 2S.--At 9so'ciock Sunday
morning the sporting goods house of A. G..
Spaulding & Co, was discovered to be on
fire. The fire department was unable to
stay the flames until the stock of goods had
been damaged to the extena of $4,000 The
insurance was ample
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-28

ST. TEoMhs, Ont, Oct ga shocking
accident occurred on the Canada Southern
road at MonTose, Ont, Sunday night, rc-
sulting in the death of Conductor Thayer
and the serious injury of several other,
A train of sixteen empty cars in charge
of Conductor Reynolds and Engineer Carl
ton, was mistaken by switchman for light
engine and he switched 1t on side track
where four cahoOses were standing. The
back of the tram struck these. and the lar
upset the stove in the second caboose, that
of John McGrcgor Several of the
trainmen who wore seated there
were thrown from their seats The stove
alighted On Conductor Thayer, pinning him
to the floor The caboose instantly took fire
Every effort was vainly made to rescue
Thayer; his brother held his hand
as long as he could, but was
finally driven back by the heat
and rescued through q window after his leg
mad been broken. Brakeman SchoieH and
Conductor John McGgcgor were badly ia
jured, The victim was only Il years old,
and had been married but few weeks.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-28

SWEENEY & WALKER,
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

A TTORNEYS AND C0JrNSELLORS AT LA
dOttice in Bcngstou's block, Reck Island, H.
aug-l-dWy
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-28
Ex-Governor OsIesby's Canvass.

CARLINvILLE Ills, Oct 2S-A grand Re
publicrn rally was held at Staunton Satur-
day which was addressed by the Hon. R. J
Oglesby and Others. The day WINS fine and
the attendance very large, 5000 people being
present The torchlight procession at night
was the largest ever seen in Macoupin county
There We're 500 torche, in the evenings
parade, and the town was handsomely il
Illuminated in honor Of the event
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-28
milwaukee,.


MILN AL NEE. " +, VCU. =.
WheaJ-4luict; No. ,, 73Ac; October
72c; November, I2]sc; December, 71$4c
January, 15lac. Corn-lower: rejected
4lI5@49l3c ON track Oats-Firm; No
26c GA track; 2615c delivered No white
PC i'll store. Rye-Nominal, No. /. 521yc
Barley Weak; No. :, 5G4c; extra No. 3
I6c
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-28
Death Of Esurat Hais.ead,s Father

CINCINNATI, Oct 2S-Grifin Halstead,
father of Murat Halstead, while going to hi:
home On Paddy's Bun, Clermont county
Saturday night. fell over an embankmeni
and broke his neck.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-28
Detroit.

DETROIT, Mich, Oct %
Wheat-Quiet; No l white, 165Sc cash
&c November; 7SI9c Decem Ter; No red,
S0Isc cash and October, S1Lc November
Sic December bid No > rcd, 6Sc bid; long,
berry SIC. Corn-No 2, 5Jc askel Oats
Light mixed, 2s16c; No. 3 white, 2ac; No 3,
2Sf, nominal
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-28
Freight Sheds Burned,

LINDSAY, Ont, Oct. 2S-The Grand
Trunk railroad freight sheds and store
house, together with seven loaded cars and a
large quantity of grain and other merchan-
disc, were burned Monday. Loss, 1000.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-28

THE people will return their verdict
next Tuesday, and it will be in favor of
Grover Cleveland.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-28
ErioI Of Maud 5. Postponed

LEXINGTON, KY, Oct. ga heavy rain
Sunday night postponed the trial of Maud 5.
Monday 1t is inperatively necessary and
the ground be in the best possible condition.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-28

THErepubicans have not enough money
to carry New Jersey 1t is truly loyal
STATE
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-28

BLAINE and Butler are twin enemies Of
honest government.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-28

MIR. and Mrs. Charles G. Francklyn, who
owned the cottage where President Gar,
field died, have been entertaining the
Prince of Wales in Scotland
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-28

COUNTY TICKET.
For Representative. IL. PADDELEDRD.
For States Attorney-ELNORE ". HI RST.
For Circuit Clerk-GEO W. HENRY.
For Coroncr-JOHN ALBRIGHT.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-28

John Beckney, former keeper of a
dance house in Helena, M. T., who died some
time ago in Pennsylvania, made death bed
confession to the murder and robbery Of
John Denn, wealthy liquor dealer, Of Mon.
tana, four years ago.