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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-03

JOB PRINTING.-The ARGUS is now having
special attention to its job department. and ali
ders for work will be executed with all possible
despatch and neatness. Give US a call
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-03
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-03

FOR sALE--old papers for sale IN any quantity
at this office, cheap.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-02
FOR SALE

ON ADVANTAGEOUS TERMS 4
FEyHE splendid property llate fsslaeT stbo-
lie Church. opelousas, consisting Of l -.
an excellent dwelling house. Kitchen, I a az
riage house, barn, stable, vegetable a.u arssr.
err garden and orchard-all in periees
Apply to nrppoDIN.
Oct % 1870 W 0pelousas.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-02
FOR RENT.

LIST. The small farm between Mr.. 7 : ,iasrs
gomery's and the Pratt plantation, be hnases.
with excellent dwelling and 2 laoorers EnoVn
Cd The large dwelling in Opeiousas' q
as the .4Overton place. annly To
Col. B. r. Rogers, Opelousas.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-02
SPAWN CURE.

Price 81 per bottle, or 6 bottles for S.. All
druggists have it or can get it for you, or it
will be sent to any address on receipt of price
BY the proprieters, DR.. B. j. KENDALL g. Co,
Enosburgh Falls, vt.
SOLD BY AL DRUGGISTS.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-02
Town Property for Sale.

WNY RESIDENCE in Opelousas. twosfoTles
I'VE with five rooms aud hall. brick slsenen
and pantry attached, servants house, eiseeili
well, stable, crib. etc., and half SQUARE "
ground with tenement house, subdiViael 'nsS
yard, garden and lots-buildings all new Pc Is
Of cypress. Price. $35OO-Sl5W casD'
balance on terms to snit purchasers.
May 10. e. .poooA.-
The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-02
For Sale.

EWSHE old Pierre Comeau Plantation, sIfa-
Il ated on Plaquemine Ridge, St. Landry
containing one hundred and fifty arpents q
land, of which about eighty-fiye are fenced y,
with one good dwelling house about 4Vx4o H.
in good condition, and one tenant house.
This place is reputed very fertile, Is ID 4 g0su
ne~ighborhood, aud labor plentiful.
Also, the undivided third Of a tract o. nfss
class woodland, containing about l6O acres.
And the undivided third of another tract Of
we'll timbered land, containing about 3o acres
For terms and other particulars, Apply y
JEAN BAPTISTE COMEAu,
Sept. 1-tf Opelousas, La-
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-05-01
Exportation of Grain.

WASHINGTON, April 23'-The presi-
dent sent to the senate to-day report
from the secretary of state in reply to g
resolution of the senate requesting In
formation as to the average production,
consumption, expectation and impoItA-
ton of wheat, rye, corn and cotton in
foreign countries, their probable require
ments of such products from the United
States before crops the coming year
are ready, and other information bear
ing on the question of the demand for
grain and cotton products of the United
States. The secretary in his report
says:
calculations and estimates submitted
prove, as far as statistics can prove I'M
der the circumstances, that the stock of
wheat on hand in Europe at the close OF
1883 did not materially differ from the
stock on hand at the close of the prey
ious year; that the wants of Europe are
as imperative as they were in 1888,
and that the demands upon the United
States should naturally be as great as
they were in 1888 How long Europe
may or can draw upon her reserve stock
or what are the exact considerations
which control the several countries, es-
pecially the United Kingdom, which
may uC SdiO " ISSu4atC tue "hCob Aldl-
ket of the world, time alone can de
velop."
| He also says the last liberal allowance
for the wheat out put necessary to the
worlds consumption shows the United
States should be drawn upon the presen
year for 177,000, 900 bushels in rOunC
numbers against 1S, 100000 bushels from
all other wheat growing countries. Il
thus appears the United States, instead
OF being controlled by, should be able t.
control, foreign markets.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-05-01
A GOOD BJLL

Senator Ingalls, has introduced a most
important bill IN the United States sen.
ate, and one that ought to pass. Should
it become law it will be of valuable as
sisAnce TO the temperance cause. The
bill proposes to so change the present
laws IN respect to special taxes imposed
by the general government for the man
ufacture and sale of intoxicating LIQUORS
as to provide that the collector OF inter-
nal revenue shall be prohibited from re-
ceiving such special tax, or granting per-
mits or licenses for carrying on business
by wholesale or retail liquor dealers or
brokers, in any state or municipality in
which the carrying on of such business
is contrary to state or municipal laws,
and that the payment of any tax imposed
by the internal revenue laws tor the car.
rying on OF such business shall not be
held TO exempt any person from the pen
atty imposed by the state laws for carry.
Inc on the same. One of the greatest
obstacles TO the enforcement Of the pro.
hibition law is the protection which the
government license has given 10 LIQUOR
dealers, and If that obstacle could be
removed the temperance cause would
have made an important forward step.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-05-01
OyER TIE YrATE.

Parsons Is talking about q street rail-
way.
Ex-Governor Crawford, OF Kansas. ad-
vocates Gen. Logan for president.
Fewclothes is a newspaper man in
AtchisOn. And yet We are told there is
nothing in q name.
The hambeau habit ls beginning to
manifest itself among q number of the
most promising young men Of Topeka.
Galveston News: ingalls,, of Kansas,
is rapidly taking the place en- the Re
publican side of the senate vacated by
Blaine and ConkIing.
FL Dorado Republican: The Metho-
dIsts will build a ten or twelve thous-
and dollar church edifice here this sum-
mer, disposing of the old building and
choosing a new site.
Ell Dorado Republican: j. H Brown,
of Halstead, has inYented device by
which his stock draw their own water
from a well. He has used it all winter,
and has applied for patent.
Usage City had an election the other
day for courthouse bonds, the building
to be erected at Lyndon, which Is the
present county seat. The proposition
was beaten by 1870 majority, that's all
Usage City now proposes to deposit
$25, 900 and donate q site If the people
will locate the county seat there.
The Globe iron works at Wichita has
a new whistle that awakens every sleep
er within radius of forty miles around
ct O'Clock in the morning. If this ap
pliance should turn up missing some
fine morning the police, of course, viii
promptly proceed 10 thoroughly search
the cellar and hsy-mow of NJ. N. Muir.
dock, of the Wichita Eagle.
FL Dorado Republican: The But
Ter county WOODEN mill board
!. of directors are II. H. Kennedy, J. II
Full,nwider, ]. w. Smith, w. w. Potter
field and ]. Il. Sands, FL Dorado; Ed
ward Copeland, Douglass; ]. A. Potter
field, Penn; II. N Butterfield, Chelses
! and Frank Jarvis, Ivanpah. Capits
stock $4,000. The building a
, Riverside will be completed and tn
machinery in by the middle of June.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-05-01
rur pArnRnpr LAR

Almost constantly since the repeal OF |
the national bankrupt act in 1867, there |
has been more or less demand for the |
enac: ment Of another bankrupt Law. For
several sessions. especially In the senGte,
attempts have been made TO pass such
an act. II is claimed that cases Of bank |
ruptcy are increasing everyyear- These
have been treated under the solVencY laws
of the states TO the detriment of worthy
creditors. There has been an increase Of
fraudulent assignments, as well as I'M
Just preferences In making settlements.
The state laws differ very greatly and of
fer opportunities for COLLISION and fraud.
Under these circumstances il is claimed
It will be an advantageto the business
men of the country if the uniform bank
ruptcy bill before congress, and which
has passed the senate, shall become a
law. That bill seems to be very just and
proper. 1t reduces and fixes the cost OF
proceedings In bankruptcy; permits an
individual owing provable debts TO the
extent Of $500 to be adjudged a bank
rupt Only traders can be thrown into
involuntary bankruptcy, traders being
merchants, manufacturers, builders, inn
keepers-anY persons engaged in active
business. Any three creditors may file
the petition whose provable claims
amount TO $500. A trader who owes
81 900 may be forced into bankruptcy on
the petition Of three creditors, If he
has committed an act of bank
ruptcy. When the estate does not ex-
coed 81, 900, the commissioners appoint,
ed under the act must act as trustees
and, in addition, committee of three Is
appointed, or rather elected by the cred
itors, who are to advise the trustee in the
disposal of the assets, admission of
debts, payment of claims having prior
ity, declaration of dividends, etc. Con-
troversies are to be submitted to arbi.
traitors. The district judge may direct
the trustee to take possession OF the
property and continue the business not
to exceed twelve months. Regular proof
of debt in bankrupt court is equiva.
lent to judgment. A bankrupt may
apply tor discharge in two months un
less one-fourth of the creditors object
and then his application must be de-
Iayed six months. A supervisor is ap
pointed for each circuit to expedite and
facilitate proceedings. These are somt
of the more important features of the
bill, which has been widely Endorsed b.
| the har
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-05-01
TIE CROP OUTLOOR.

The quarterly report issued Tor the |
quarter ended March 81, by the State |
Board OF Agriculture, takes very cheer
full view Of the outlook tor the coming |
wheat crop. There is an increase in the
area sown in the state as compared with
last year, OF IL per cent. The total acre
age this year is 1 1906, 900. OF tins area,
81, 600 acres are Winter-killed, or the un-
usually small loss from this cause Of
but three per cent the larger proportion
of which comes from the southeastern
counties. The condition OF the crop Is
still more promising than 1t was either
in 1882 or 1888. Eyen in the southeast
eFn counties, where the largest per cent
OF damage was sustained from cold
weather and other unfavorsble condi-
tlons, the prospect for an average crop
Is now encouraging. There were two
warm rains during the last half OF
March, which extended TO all portions of
the state, and these have revived the
plant, and 1t Is now growing rapidly and
vigorously. With ordinarily favorable
conditions from now on, there is every
probability that the yield will exceed
that of last year. The condition in the
western counties is more promising than
1t ever has been before, and correspond
ents from that section report farmers in
high spirits in view of the encouraging
prospects. OF the wheat crop of
1888 there yet remains in the
L T..
100000 bushels, or 20 per cent. OF the
whole. A small proportion of this will
be shipped out as soon as prices become
more satisfactory, but the great bulk will
be retained at home until at least anoth.
er crop has been harvested. 1t is a cue
tom that is fast attaining popularity
among Kansas farmers TO retain a tair
proportion OF the products Of the farm
until another crop is either gathered or
assured. For seed and home consump-
tion up to August, 1, 1884, % per cent
of the last crop will be necessary, or
100000 bushels, leaving 81, 100000
bushels surplus, OF which 17,120,O0O
bushels have been shipped cut of the
l blnSc, Alu TIC OoAouOS1 1iSOObOVN Du0ASAS,
remain in the farmers hands.
The proportion OF last years crop of
corn still remaining in the counties IN
which it was grown is 33 per cent, OF
81 100000 bushels. Nearly one-half OF
this amount has passed out Of the hands
OF the producer, and Is awaiting ship
ment in store at railway stations. II
will move as soon as the market be-
comes more propitious. The short croT
of merchantable corn last year in the
United States should make the sound
corn of Kansas very desirable. Accord
ing to the report of the department Of
agriculture at Washington, Kansas pro
duced IN 1888 more than twice as much
merchantable corn as any state in the
union. Many OF our farmers have 1
large per cent of their crop still OF
hand, and Will retain 1t until the crol
} of 1884 is assured.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-05-01
Brutalitv Id Pittshurc.

PITTsBURe, April 25.-One of the
most remarkable prize fights which ever
occurred in this city or vicinity took
place last night at Arsenal Park between
BiIson Jack and Jack Clifford for 800
9 side. Previous to the battle ball had
been in progress in which over thirty
young girls and several mothers with in
fants in their arms were participants.
When time was called. thirty women as
well as men crowded around the ring
and during the fight the former
were the most enthusiastic shouters
for their respective fayorites.
The fight was with soft gloves, to a I'm
ish, London prize ring rules. From the
start Clifford, who displayed the most
science, had the best of il, and soon had
the battle we'll in mis- own hands Bison
Jack fought savagely, however, and re-
fused TO give up until the 12ist round,
when friends iuterfered and the mill was
awarded to Clifford. Both men were
terribly punished. Bilson Jack had to
be carried from the ring. q number OF
policemen watched the light to the close
without interfering. The battle lasted
an hour and forty i've minutes.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-05-01

$50 great Is the influence of sweet
minded woman on those around her"
says an enthusiastic writer, "that it is
almost boundless. 1t is to her that
friends come in seasons of sickness and
sorrow for help and comfort. One
soothing touch of her kindly hand works
wonders in feverish child; a few words
let fall from her in the ear of the sorrow-
full sister do much 10 raise the load of
grief that is bowling its victim down to
the dust in anguish. The husband
comes home worn out with the pressure
of business and irritable with the world
in general but when he enters the cosy
sitting room and sees the blaze of the
bright fire and meets his wife's smiling
face, he succumbs in a moment to the
soothing Influences, which act as the
balm of GiIead to his wounded spirits
We all are wearied with combating with
the stern realities of life. The rough
schoolboy flies 10 a rage from the taunt'
of his companions to find solace in the
mothers smile; the little one, full Of
grief with its own large trouble, finds i
haven of rest on its mothers breast; and
so one might go on with instances of th'
influence a sweet-minded woman ha
in the social life with which she is con
nected. Beauty is Insignificant wher
compared with herSn
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-05-01
nuP PnYe

We think this congressional district is
fortunate in hayIng two such Republi-
cans to represent 1t at Chicago as Messrs
Martindale and Peck. They are both
old citizens, who have long taken q
prominent part in the public affairs of
the state, and both are well acquainted
with the public sentiment and temper OF
the people Of Kansas, and are the kind
of men who are not indifferent TO the du-
ties devolviDg upon them IN the emer-
gency which may be presented al Chi
cago. While they are both for
Blaine yet they are more for the Re
publican party, and should 1t be
deemed wisest 20 take some other candi-
date, they are broad enough and intelli-
gent enough to do what patriotism rath
er than what partizanlsm will demand
at their hands. We hope the other Kan.
sas districts aud the state at large will
be as wise 10 their selections Of dele
gates % Chicago as were the people OF
the Fourth district.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-05-01
AGAINST REsUBMLssION.


The Atchison Champion of April 23d
had strong article against the result
mission OF the prohibition amendment
to the constitution. 1t opened with the
declaration, which is true, that ''the
Democrats want to psrpetuate, indefi.
nitely, the agitation over the liquor
question by resubmllting the prohibit
ton amendment to vote of the people. !"
After adducing the legal difficulties and
objections to such course, the article
reasons ably against resubmiss1on from
other standpoints. We clip the follow
ing:
"The people OF Kansas have settled
this question in their sovereign capacity
as electors, and have reafflrmed their de-
cision by electing two legislatures
pledged to enforce the amendment.
There IS not the shadow of possibility
that a majority of the next legislature,
much less the two-thrds majority nee
essary to resubmit the question,
will favor resubmission. He is
wilfully blind who does not see
that the public sentiment in this state
in favor OF giving Prohibition fair,
full trial has been enormously strength
ened during the past two years. He is
still more blind who does not see that
open defiance of law has intensified the
feeling IN favor of compelling obedi-
ence 70 the law; and that thousands of
people who originally doubted whether
prohibition was the best measure OF
temperance reform that could be de-
vised, and who voted against the amend
ment, are now as firmly determined that
the constitution aud laws shall be re.
sspected as are the original prohibition
/ iatS
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-05-01

1t is evident that the fame of Kansas
City as an art center is lettering. A
company with $4,000 has been
chartered to build new opera house at
Wichita, to be devoted "to music, fine
art, education, science, skating, oratory
and the drama" We have done all we
could TO preserve the prominence of
Kansas City, but ofcourse we cannot be
expected to go back on a Kansas town
for her sake. AS a wheat and pork
market, also, Wichita is forging to the
front. In fact we believe it has already
been announced by the editor of the
Wichita Eagle that Wichita is
the leading wheat market of the
world. Wichita is soon to have two
daily papers with the telegraph report,
and all she needs now to put her on an
equality with Kansas City is the pro.
posed new opera house. She has long
had art aspirations. She has done some
thing by local talent in poetry, painting
and song, and has now in rehearsal the
soul-insplring opera, Patience" which
will undoubtedly be the christening per.
torrance IN the new temple, with the
editor OF the Eagle as Bunthorn. While
we regret these inroads on the we'll.
earned laurels Of the pushing city at the
mouth OF the Kaw, yet we can but
congratulate our "chipper little neigh.
bor," the q. c. of the Arkansas
valley, and can only advise our friend
II. Field, the art critic of the X. G
Times, to stand from under. We have
no desire whatever to entice him away
from the Times, but II he should fee
that it was to his interest to connec-
himself with journalism in the coming
center of ''culchaw" on the Arkansas
where he would be twenty six mile
nearer to Emporia, where the prophetic
Janausheck will have her "imperia
home" We shall be glad to tender ou
influence to that end. AS further IN
ducement to WOO him from the bank
of the "big Muddy" we may mention
that the famous song bird, Emmer All
bot, VIII undoubtedly put Wichita Oh
her list OF towns on her next western
tour. We feel sure she would If sh
knew the editor of the Eagle and the ar
environments" of that city.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-05-01

Every successive probing of the off,
cial LIE Of New York City reveals a
new form Of corruption and rascality.
The report of an investigating commit
tee recently made to the New York
legislature shows some extraordinary
breadths of outrageous plundering of
the taxpayers. The committee looked
somewhat into the salaries of officials
and found that the county clerk has
been pocketing many thousands of dol
lars of fees which the law required him
to hand over to the city. One clerk
stole $4,000 and another $50, 600 q
year in this way. The county clerk,
during his term. receives an income
equal to the salary of the president OF
the French republic. In other depart.
ments similar stealage has been found,
and Il is very evident that the alder
manic ring has used opportunity TO the
utmost, the aldermen fixing compensa
ton for the various kinds of work, the
sheriff being permitted to clear {
larger salary than President Arthur re.
ceives. 1t is evident that the giving tc
the mayor of that city autocratic power
As to appointments and removals, which
the new reform measures seek TO do, Il
not as menacing to the freedom of citi
zens as is the domination of such
tax-eating ring, If the mayor be on tn
side Of the victimized taxpayers.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-05-01
THE A., II. 3 S. f.
Annual Election of omcers.

TOPEKA, April 24.-The annual meet
ing of the stockholders of The A, T. g.
S. F. railway was held in this city to-
day, and tue board of directors and Off
GERS of the company Tor the ensuing
year were chosen as follows:
Directors-I. T. Burr, Boston; B. p.
Cheney, Boston; g. K. Holiday, 1ope-
ka; s. a. Kent, Chicago; T. Nickerson.
Boston: A. w. Nickerson, Boston; e. j.
Paine, Boston; L Severy, EmpAria; Al
den Speare, Boston; G. o. Shattuck,
Boston; B. F. Stringfellow, Atchison
W. B Strong, Boston; A. e. Touzslin,
Boston.
Officers-W. B. Strong. president; A
E. Touzalin, vice president; B. P. Che.
ney, chairman of the board; E. Wilder,
secretary and treasurer; g. L. Goodwin
assistant secretary and assistant treasur-
er; Geo. w. McCrary, general counsel
lOI; A. A. Robinson, general manager
and chief engineer; J. p. Whitehead
comptroller and general auditor; U. D
Clements, auditor; A. 4. Glazier, trans
fer agent; c. A. Higgins, clerk of the
board,
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-05-01
The standard of inveciive = M, hiql

The standard of inyective IS not high
er in parliament than in congress. In
genuity Is the chief characteristic, over
the sea, while in our own national as
semblY elephantine and trip-hammer
wit is current Sir William Harcourt
called Churchill "war-rocket, which,
aimed at the enemy, recoiled on its
friends" In his reply Churchill prov
ed his abilities at Characterization.
Harcourt had compared himself TO a
river which babbled loudly at its origin,
and then, as 1t descended the valley. be-
came gentle, fertile and dull. Church
hills reply was that in calling himself
"gentle" Harcourt was imaginative; in
claiming to be 'tertile." he anticipated
the future and in styling himself 'dull, /"
in single instance he deviated into
truth.