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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-22
THE QuINlNE BUSINESS.
Powers 4 Weightman Lease a Fac
IN

NEW YORK, March 22.-Dr Weightman,
of the Philadelphia drug firm Of Powers &
Weightman, has sailed for Europe. His trip
has an important relation to the quinine
business. The recent destruction by fire
Of Powers & Weightman's factory left
that firm without means to keep
up their supply of quinine, of which
they were the second largest manu-
facturers in the world Negotiations were
opened between the firm and Alexander
Bonehringer, of Milan, Mannheim and Paris,
who makes more quinine than anybody else
These negotiations have resulted in the leas-
ing by Powers & Weightman of Bonehr-
inger's quinine factory in Mannheim, Ger
many. The American firm take the factory
just as it is. and operate it solely for their
own trade. This will not interfere with
the rebuilding of the Philadelphia factory
About 1000 bales of bark have been shipped
from this country for Powers & Weightman
and other large shipments follow. As there
is no import duty in this country on quinine,
1t is claimed that the product of the Mannheim
factory can be landed here at less than the
first cost of the American made quinine.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-22
Bliss Continues His story.

WASHINGTON CITY, March 22.-Col
George Bliss continued his testimony before
the Springer committee. Witness didn't
claim to be an expert in drawing indct-
ments, and SO stated to Attorney General
Brewster, who employed ker, who was very
expert in framing indictments-more ex-
pert, indeed than he who criticised
the work lmeaning Cook. Witness
thought the prolongation of the
trials resulted in the conviction of some little
fellows and the acquittal of the big ones, and
referred che committee to Judge Wylie to as
certain why the trials were prolonged. He
said the defense was continually obtaining
possession Of information as to papers in the
possession of the prosecution, and be believed
that Cook and Gibson were the men
who furnished the same. The committee
wanted to k how the connection witness had
with Samuel u. Tiiden in starting the star
route investigations. Witness replied that it
was known that Tilden furnished the money
to carry on the preliminaries. Mclean, of
New York, who was chum of Garfield's
came here and started the investigation. The
information Tilden procured wasn't given to
Gen. Hancock, and might have been made
public early i'm 1880 had Tilden been uomi-
mated instead Of Hancock.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-22
TELEGRAPE1H:IC.
DORSEY TO TESTIFY.
A Sensation Promised in Connection
with the Star Route Cases.
Barksdaie Testifies I'm the C0piah In
quiry---A House Superstition
THE Postal Telegraph.
COngress---NOtes.

WASHINGTON CITY, March 22-Iu private
circles there have been for some time NUT
terings of unusual developments in the
Springer investigation. Those who are sup
posed to have inside information relating to
the future work of this committee have said
lately that there was scandal pending that
woull overshadow the celebrated Belknap
case, and would be, perhaps, groat enough
to divert the attention of house Democrats
from further talk about tariff agitation. In
vestigatiou of the basis of this talk has re-
vea!ed the fact that Dorsey has written
number of letters to Springer, in which he
has outlined what he expects to be able to
prove when he is summoned as a witness 1t
is not probable that he will reach the COM
mittee before the last of April Dorsey says
he can prove that $25 900 was paid to a MEM
Der of congress for services rendered one of
the star-routers, and that Sanderson, en-
other who escaped, did so by paying
$35. 600 to George Bliss But the main event
of the investigation will be the production
of the evidence of an agreement made in
tie campaign of 1880, whereby Stanley
Matthews appointment to the supreme
court was pledged as the security to
the subscription for 100000 by certain
railroad magnates to be used in the car
rying of the state of Indiana for Garfield.
There has been great deal of talk about
this agreement, but it is now asserted that
the committee will have placed in its hands
an exact cepy. If this agreement can be
proved it will be followed by the presenta-
ton Of articles Of Impeachment against the
Justice involved.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-22

OF horse railway at Rock Island. Platt in
troduced bill for the admission Of Tacoma,
part OF Washington territory, into the Union.
Inc consideration of the salaries of the dis
tT1ct Judges was resumed. Morgan spoke
against the bill, and pressed an amendment
that the increased salaries only apply to
Judges hereafter appointed. Bayard sup
ported the bill.
In the house, on the demand for the regu.
lar order, committees were called during the
morning hour and number of bills of
private nature reported Money, of Miss
lssippi, from the committee charged with the
investigation of the charges against Hon. E.
John Ellis, contained in communication to
The New Iork Sun, submitted a report, de-
claring the charges without signature, un-
official and false, and incidentally rejecting
1pon Glass of newspapers that seeks to pub
lIsh sensational news without regard to its
trathfulness The report was adopted.
L. Ii. Funston appeared at the bar of the
house and took the oath of office as represen-
tative from the Second district Of Kansas, to
succeed the late d. c. Haskell
Dockery, from the committee on ac-
counts, asked leave to submit report from
that committee, providing for an extra
months pay to the employees of the present
house discharged prior to Feb |, but E. B.
Taylor, of Ohio, demanded the regular order,
which prevented its reception.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-22

Northern Georgia has peculiar insti-
tuition in conjunction with the Spring
terms of the court. 1t is horse swapping
The meeting of the court is the signal for
all the professional horse swappers in. the
vicinity to hasten to the scene of their
favorite business. Long before the hour
of the court to convene they will be seen
to come in on every kind of an animal,
from $40 horse 10 81 mule. The fun
soon begins and continues from day to
day while the court sits. One man, who
is reported to have made eighteen swaps,
had S25 in money, three pocket knives,
two brides, two quarts of whisky, and a
horse xorth just about as much as the
one he brought.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-22
Fatality Row.

WASHINGTON CITY, March 22-"Thats
fatality row, said an attendant of the house
to reporter, who was sitting in one of the
seats in the middle, OF fourth row, the other
day. Il would not sit there" he added,
waIningly, sliding back two or three steps to
continue his conversation. "No, you could
not get me to sit there, not if you made me
member of congress. I'm not ready to die
yet" Then lowering his voice to an awful
whisper, he continued, looking cautiously
about: There are lots of members in the
house you couldn'tget to sit there, either Why
when the seats are drawn at the opening of
each congress, some of the members, who
know about the fatality that hangs about
these seats, are uncomfortable until they are
all gone for fear it viii fall to their lot to get
one, and when it comes to choosing between
these and the otherwise less desirable seats
in the rear they always take back seat
Haven't you noticed how these seats are gen
orally the last taken; they are chosen by new
memhersN
sNo.n
"Well, it's fact The old men are par
ticularly nervous about sitting there"
"Why is this row more fatal than any of
the others!' asked the reporter.
"Why, guess if you'd count over your
fingers and see how many of the members
who have died before the end of their terms
held seats in this row. you wouldn't ask, and
guess you'd be little dubious about sitting
there, toe. Just count those over. Com
mencing, say, with the forty-fifth congress
Mackey and maybe one other are the only
members within that time who did not hold
seats in this row. There was Fernando
Wood. Haskell, Hartridge, Williams, of
Michigan, Beverly Douglas, and one or two
others, whom can't just now name Gar
field also sat in this row. All these men
sat in about the same locality. There's
something in it, tell you and would not
like, if / were a member, to sit there
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-22
The steam Grain shovel

WASHINGTON CITY, March 22-The
senate committee on patents considered the
petitions of the inventors of the steam grain
shovel for renewal, but reached no conclu-
sion, and will probably drop the
matter as one about which they can
do nothing whatever their opinions
may be. 1t is generally recognized
that, the railroad companies being opposed
to the bill renewing this patent, the bill could
not possibly get through the house, and
though this may not have occurred to the
senators forming the committee it would be
even less likely to pass the senate They will
probably drop the matter and let it die.
They had made a favorable report on it
before any opposition was developed, but
they viii probably not call up the bill
The committee has also given some con-
sideration to the bill which has passed the
house, and which is entitled "A bill to regu-
late practice In patent suits" It is intended
to protect innocent purchasers of patented
articles from suits for infringement, and il
mainly designed to protect flrmers FIR, m
suits by the owners of drive-well and barbed-
wire patents The senate committee does
not favor the bill, but viii probably report
in its favoR sn the ground that the agricul-
tural interest demands it, and that it would
not do To give uffense to all the western
farmers
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-22
Barksdale's Testimony.

WASHINGTON CITY, March %. Tho sub
committee Of the senate committee ON privi-
leges and elections, appointed to conduct the
examination of witnesses relative to the al
legged election outrages in Mississippi, exam
ined Hon. E. Barksdale, member of the
house of representatives. He denied that he
had urged the Democrats to carry the elec
ton with shot-guns, and reiterated that in
what he said in his s3verLl speeches previous
to the election he had appealed to the Demo
Gratis to perserye law and order at the poles.
He maintained that the whites of Copiah
county were law abiding people in every re-
spect; he hadn't advocated the hanging of
Buckley directly or indirectly. The charges
10 this effect were untrue
His attention was called to the statements
of witnesses about his speech, and he pro-
nounced all assertions that he had encouraged
violence false. Senator Hoar asked if in the
witness allusion to the peaceable and law
abiding conduct of Copiah county he in
cluded the killing of Matthews
have nothing to say in reference to that
That was personal difficulty between those
two parties. 1t is before the courts there,
and l shall express no opinion" was the
answer.
you have said the people of Copiah county
stand high in general character and you
have announced that there was nothing in
the conduct of that election inconsistent with
their past history. Now, wish to ask
whether, if it should turn out that this
mounted crowd went about to the houses of
the colored men, whipping them, shooting
one of them, declaring as they did it that
they did it to compel them to vote the Demo
cratic ticket or compel the negroes to fee to
the woods in large numbers, and that
Matthews was shot because of his influence
as a Republican leader, whether that would
change your mind as to the character of ths
people!"
"Well, now, l object" was the reply.
"Your inquiry has been accomplished by
your statements You are yourself giving
testimony in the matter which is unknown
to me. l think that after the trial of
Wheeler for the killing of Matthew'S and
the facts are brought to light, then will
answer your question.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-22
The Farrasut Prize Money.

WASHINGTON CTy, March 22-The house
committee on naval affairs passed resolu-
tion requesting the committee on appropria-
tions to make an appropriation of Sl43, ga
for the balance of the prize money due the
officers and crew Of the Farragut feet
Chairman Cox submitted to the committee a
letter from Mrs. DeLong, asking to be in
formed when and how proceedings under
the resolution of the house directing the COM
mittee to investigate the Jeanette expedition
will be hegun. She desires to watch the in
terests of her husband The letter was re.
ferred to the sub-c committee
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-22

Edison says; AS to the changes which
will be effected with electricity with n
fifty years in the city of New York l
would say that believe electricity will
p-opel the cars in the street and elevated
railroads, light the city within and with
ont its buildings, furnish power for all
purposes, work telephones and burglar
alarms, deliver tho opera, convey parcels,
dc ect and singular fires, operate fire
engines and possibly displace animal 10
comotion for vehicles
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-22
FARM NOTES

See that the outlets of all drains are
clear and working properly,
Peas should be soaked In water twenty
four hours before being planted
1ne SIX best and most desirable varieties
of grapes for home use and general culture
are: Concord, Marden, Brighton, J9ffer-
son. PocE'iugton and Duchess-two
blacks. two red two whites, They are
noted for their quality, hardness and
general healthiness.
Grass means cattle: cattle means
manure; manure means rich lands: rich
lands means prosperity This is the his
tory of the world. Seed part of your
farm down to grass and see if the asser-
tion is not true.
A good wheelbarrow is necessity.
No implement equals it in utility about
the garden, or on the farm for, that mat
ter They are not expensive. Select
one with reference to lightness and
strength, as the boys are often designated
to use it. The common dirt barrow Is
the best.
Gravel or coarse sand is as much
needed by fowls as ordinary food. with
this their food is rendered dgestible.
When the birds are confined to close
quarters, especially in houses with wood
en- floors, the absence of gravel will quick
ly become apparent in the falling away
in flesh and good health of the inmates.
The raising of turkeys for the market
is very profitable investment. At least
it is found to be so by all who have tried
it, Every farmer should keep flock.
He is sure of two markets, one at Thanks
giving and the other at Christmas The
damage they do is but little compared
with the good they do in the way of
picking up grubs, grasshoppers, etc,
Every weed that secures growth on
field deprives the soil of so much fer
tility and robs the crops TO that degree.
The labor Of eradication is also greater
the stronger the weed, and it is a we'll
known fact that the majority of weeds
are not only gross feeders but tenacious
in habit, doing greater injury in occupy
ing and seeding the ground than by de
privng 1t of its fertlizing elements,
The hen has in her ovaries, in round
numbers. more than 600 egg germs,
which develop gradually and are success
lively laid. OF these 600 the hen will
lay 90 in her first year. 1876 in her second
and ia iu her third. In each one of the
following four years the number of eggs
will diminish by twenty, and in her ninth
yea she will lay at most ten eggs. In
order to obtain from them sufficient pro-
duct to cover theexpense of ailmentationr
they should no: pc allowed to live over,
four years.
An experienced sheep breeder says
that the best ration he has ever known
to be fed to fattening sheep was composed
of equal parts, by weight, Of oats, peas
and millet; to fifteen bushels of the mix
ture was added one bushel of tlaxseed,
and ali were ground fine together. Each
sheep was fed two pounds Of this ground
mixture with hay, and made regular
gain of three pounds each week, besides
growing an unusually fine staple OF wool
This small amo:nt of fiaxseed is pee,
uliarly soothing to the digestive organs
1t IS perfect preventive of FL diseases
caused by dry fodder.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-22
HaadIY ON WoaiIey.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March Ex-Governor
Hoadly is out in an interview in reply to
Col Charles W. Woolley, saying that the lat
ter did not vote the Democratic ticket last
fall; that he went hunting with Len A Har-
ris and others on election day; that his name
can not be found on the poll books at Gin
cinnati, and that he is not the man to talk
about the governor being for Payne or about
what the Democratic party should do.
Woolley is also charged with being a leader
in getting up the third ticket of boilers at
Cincinnati last year.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-22
steaIiug halfway Pool Boo,s

CHICAGO, March % Quite an excitement
has been occasioned among railway men
here by the theft from the desk of E P.
Vining, superintendent of the Western trunk
line pool, of.books and papers, containing the
records of the pool. 1t has been ascertained
that the theft was accomplished by
Pinkerton detectives, in the employ
of some railway company for the purpose of
getting information as to alleged rate-cut-
ting The books have been recovered and the
men arrested. Pinkerton denies emphat-
ically that they are or ever were connected
with his agency.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-22

NEW YORK, March 22--The coffee ex-
change is excited over the refusal to readmit
the Brazilian firm of Wolff g. Seligsbury,
who suspended last week July coffee, de-
clinei 30c. The. decline is partly due to
The break in Havre of u francs
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-22
Michigan Democrats.

LANSING, Mich, March 22-The Demo
cratic state central committee met here and
decided to call the state convention to elect
delegates to the Chicago convention at De-
troit June Is
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-22

The most delicate persons enjoy taking
Emory Little Cathartic Pills, give a
wholesome appetite, put new life in a
brokendown body.-15 cents.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-22

Mr.. A. Fleming has opened barber
shop on Second avenue, next to Jake
Ohlweilers saloon. He solicits share
of public patronage. II ct.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-22
senate aud House.

WASHINGTON Cry, March 22.-In the sem
ate Cullom introduced bill to empower the
secretary Of war 10 permit the establishment
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-22
What Science Offers You,

Use no liniments, salves or lotions
Benson's Capcine Porous -Plasters are
best. Quick, highly medicinal. 25c.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-05-06
Notice of Application for City
Deed.

Notice is hereby given that application will be
made 10 the Council Of the city OF Los Angeles.
at the session Of the said Council to be held
Monday, May 9th, A. d. 1884, for qBit.clailn
deeds from said city to sacramento .. de L,igo,
Carmen V. de Reyes. Miguel Marquez Bonif.ciu
Ma-euez. ir., F,ancisce Marquee, Ju,nita Mar
quez and priscilians Marquee, of all those GER
tain lots of land sttate IN the city Of Los An
geles, In the county OF Los Angeles, State OF
California, bounded and described follows,
to-wit:
To Sacramento O. de Lngo, that certain lot
commencing at a Toint In the essterly line of
CASTELAR, street, sid point distant 240 feet
southerly from the y. y. corner Of High and
CASTELAR, streets; thence running northerly and
along the line OF CASTELAR, street thirty feet
go ft); thence easterly and at right angeles 1856
feet tO point Ia the westerly line OF lot g. Block
32; thence southerly and along said line thirty
(aO ft thence N. W W. 1G5 feet 10 the place Of
beginning.
And to Carmen v. de Reyes, Miguel Marquez
Juanita Marquee Bonifacio Marquiz, jr, Fran
ci .co Marquee and Priscilana Marqlcz as ton
ants in common, the following described lot,
commencing at point In the easterly line OF Gas
telar street. raid point distant southctly 2l0 feet
from the >. Il. corner OF CASTELAR, and High
streets; thence northerly and along the line of
CASTELAR, street thirty (30) feet thence ~ G8' ".
i65 feet to the W. line OF lot g. block 32; thence
southerly and along said W. line thirty(sOfe 10
the N. T. corner OF lot OF Sacramento o. de Lugo:
thence at sht angeles aud westerly to the point
Of beginning los feet, more or less. and being
part Of lot o, block 32 reference being had for
both descriptions TO the map Of said lots filed IN
the office Of the tlerk Of said Council.
reference Is made to the abstract Of title Pc
tition and map now On filc In my office, and all
parties Interested are hereby notified that they
are required to file their objestions, II any they
have, In writing, at least one day before the said
session of the Council Of May 5th. 1884.
W. w. ROBINSON,
n "a of ~ nl Ins
Los ADg les. April 25, A. d. 1884.
ap1Q n
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-05-06

les. . tour lady, the queen OF the angels),
are always generous and warm hearted.
Adjoining the old Mission church is
the long. low w.roofed adobe dwelling Of
the priests, and ON the other side of the
wall the consecrated ground Of the Nils.
sion church-yhrd There are signs Of
neglect here, and the graves are grown
with rank weeds, which hide the names
of the dead written on the plain wooden
crosses. The air is damp and chill. Ike
the suiIocatine atmosphere of the old
church, and ii is relief TO turn inside
into the bright, warm sunshine.
In the quaint belltower are four bella
all that are left Of the Mission chimes
and when one hears their strange,
solemn music ut cveniide, n vision Of the
old days comes back, the Spanish fathers
in their dark robes. the high aliars, the
bnrni lg censers and the dusky neophy ytcs
marching in grand procession 10 the door
of the chapel, it must have been a
strange sight, and how like fable seems
the faith of these tanned snvagcs who
knclt at the foot Of tho cross aud grew
gentle under the calm eyes Of the Ma
donna. Yet here the old church still
stands, lasting monument to The pa
tionoe, zeal aud industry Of the friars.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-05-06
Petition for Re-Conveyance.
In the Superior Court of the County
of Los Angeles, State Of California.
In the Matter Of the Estate OF Eli W. Hawkins
deceased.

Pursuant to an order Of said Court. made this
Jay. notice Is hereby given that Joaquina
Sepulveda de Moreno has presented TO sad
Court her verified petition claiming to be enti.
tied o a conveyance from the administrator OF
the estate Of said VII W. Hawkins deceased, Of all
that certsin lot parcel Of land situate In the
| said county and bounded and particularly de-
| scribei as follows, to-wit: East by water ditch
and land on April 26th. 1882, Of Pancho Pallore-
no; north by land then belonging 10 the estate
OF W. W. Standefer, deceased, and west and
south by land then Of Ell W. Hawkins and nov
OF his estate estimated to contain five acres of
land, more or less, and being the same land
decided on or about tho 26th Of April. isS2, by
Joaquina Sepuiveda de Moreno to Eli W. iIaw-
in. by virtue OF q written contract from BIN 10
said petitioner Of date April 2dth, 1889, and re-
corded June 20th 1898, in Book I07 Of Deeds,
page 17D. IN the olIee Of the County Recorder OF
said county, and praying that decree bo made
by said Court authorizing anu directing the ad-
ministrator Of said estate TO execute to petitioner
| o conveyance Of said land aud premises above
described. upon the payment by petitioner to
said administrator OF s83 10 with interest there
on at one per cent. per month from April 10th,
1852. 10 the date Of such conveyance, (ths
amount OF money due on such contract); and
thu I said Court has appointed
Wednesday, the 2sth Day or May :,
a. D., 1854,
Court. at the Court House, in the city Of Los
Angeles, in said county, NJ the time and place
for hearing said petition; when and where all
persons interested in said estate Inny appear
and cont at said petition by Glibg their o6jec-
tions In writing. A. W. POTTS,
Dated April 2Cth, 1884 apg7td