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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-02
Two Cincin matt REurderers.

CINCINNATI, June 1.-The jury in the cast
of George Oliver. who killed William Aller
on shanty boat last November, brought ii
a verdictof murder in the first degree. Judg,
Avery sent the prisoner to Jail to await
sentence.
Ben johnson, the bunker, has been sen
fenced by Judge Maxwell to hang on Sep
TENDER IL. It will be remembered thai
johnson, with Allen Ingalls,, who suicided III
his cell, murdered the Taylor family, and
sold their bodies to medical college.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-02
Killed His Son.

PHILADELPHIA, June flames Fitzpat.
rick, proprietor of hotel 1924 Passyunk
avenue, quarrelled with his wife and shortly
after the couple retired to a room The son,
James, sleeping in another part of the house,
hearing the disturbance, rose, and dressing
himself, proceeded to the room of bis parents
and demanded admission It was refused
whereupon the young man threw himself
against the door, forcing it open Fitzpat-
rick, ST., becoming Infatuated at his sons ia
reference, seized sword which hung in the
room and struck the young man in the neck,
killing him almost instantly. The father
proceeded to the police station and surren-
dered
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-02
IN PERIL OF STARVATION.
A Ship Beset by Ice and No Pro-
visions on Board.


ST. JOHNS, N. F., June 2.-The Newfound-
land sealing brig Confederate, Capt. Thomas
Green, of Harbor Grace, with a crew OF
seventy nine men, was caught in formidable
ice nip in Notre Dame bay, April 2s, and
thrown completely on the foe The ship lies
over on her side with tas yardarms
on the ice. On May 20 live of the
crew volunteered to travel to the land,
distant nearly twenty miles, and report the
situation At imminent peril and in an ex-
hausted condition they reached Twillingate
and boarded the steamer Hercules, and ar
rived here in the evening They report all
the provisions consumed except the bread
The last pound of fuel was exhausted. There
is frozen ocean of ice all around, and as the
ship, thus beset, is now drifting out to sea
there is danger of the whole crew being
starved to death. A powerful sealing steam
ship win be at once dispatched to the rescue,
Capt. Cress, of the steamer Hercules, report.
ice to the eastward of Notre Dame bay as far
as the eye can reach, and innumerable ice
herpH
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-02
ANOTHER FINANCIAL CRASH.
Bank at Washington City Closed for
"the Benefit of the Creditors.o

tne bcneHt Oh tine Cre0fl0rs.'
WASHINGTON CRY, June 22-The folio W,
ing notice is posted upon the doors of the
banking house of d. W. Middleton 6 Co.,
143T street.
Owing to heavy and immediate demands
we have assigned to George F. Green for the
benefit of our creditors
The doors of the bank are closed and
number of excited men are gathered inside
talking over the suspension, no particulars
of which are yet obtainable.
George I. Green, bookkeeper and assignee,
says D. w. Middleton retired from the firm
a week ago owing to i'll health and disincli-
nation to continue the struggle against what
he thought the inevitable. s. E. Mid
dleton, another member of the firm,
thought be could manage to keep
open, and assumed the liabilities; but
the steady withdrawal of deposits daily in
creased and he found it impossible to meet
the demands Both have assigned everything
to Mr.. Green, and he viii bring matters TO a
settlement as soon as possible. The capital
stock of the bank was 100000. Green says
statement of the condition will be made
early next week. He cannot now approx
mate the amount of liabilities.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-02

count and presidential succession He gave
notice that be would try to call it up on
Monday. The regular order was demanded,
and the house proceeded under the prior
order to consider bills from the committee
on Indian affairs.
A resolution was adopted authorizing the
committee to investigate the leasing and en-
closing of Indian lands; also the disbursement
of $500, 900 appropriated for the Cherokees
The bill granting the Gulf, Colorado g. Santa
Fe railroad right of way through Indian
Territory was called up, and Weller, of Iowa,
offered an amendment reserving 10 the gov
ernment the right of way for telegraph and
telephone lines; rejected
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-02
New England Men on the way.

BosToN, June 2.-The Republican dele
gates to Chicago from Maine, New Hamp-
shire and Massachusetts,. with friends, max
ing in all party of 200, left Boston at 6 p.
m. by special train. The Maine party alone
includes III persons, with members of the
state Blaine club The New Hampshire dele
cation organized at the Quincy house with
ex-senator Rollins as chairman. The Maina
delegation will organize on the train.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-02
McKeague Goes Free.

CHICAGO, June 2. --State's Attorney Mill,
entered Judge Anthony's room at $50 p IN
There were but few persons in the court.
room. your HONOR he said to Judge
Anthony, q desire to enter nolle
prosequi in the case of Nei
McKeague, indicted for the muir
der of Mrs. Wilson, and also in the indict
ment against him for the murder of Mr.;
Wilson which was defective" The papen
were at once ordered made out by the judge
and in five minutes Neil McKeague was out
in the street, q free man.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-02
Rolling Mills Closed.

CINCINNATI, June 2-The last heat has
been made at the rolling mills and they have
closed until June, Or the scale is signed. The
men are confident that the scale will be signed
inside of two weeks, as all the mills have a
number of large orders to fill and there il
considerable activity in the iron trade.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-02

The caucuses in the different townships will be
held at p m, and in Moline and Rock Island at
80 p. m.
By order of the Democratic County Committee.
j. IL. YORE, Chairman
ROCK ISLAND, III, May "a, 1884.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-02
Sporting News.

New YORK, June Second days events
at Jerome park:
First race, q mile; Nimrod, first; Sonnet,
second: King Day, third. Time, 1:20%.
Second race, 1 mile; Duplex, first; Wall
Flower, second; Bella, third Time, 1:48.
Third race, II mile; Triton, first; Detec-
tive. second; Error. third. Time, 49A.
Fourth race, X miles: Gonfalon, first;
Clonmel, second Girofia, third. Time, 2:l61<.
CINCINNATI, June Races at Latoni a
were as follows:
First race, ~ miles; John Henry, first;
Ferg Kyle, second; Sweeny, third Time
1:5S11z.
Second race, Is mile; Lady of the Lake,
first; Princess Bau, second; Warrenton, third
Time, 1:041S
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-02

WASHINGTON CITY, June AIN the house,
Eaton said he had received letters from
prominent men in fifteen states urging action
upon the two bills relating to the presidential
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-02
BASE BALL,

CHICAGO, June 2-The base ball record is
as follows: At Boston-Boston. s; New
York, A. At Providence-Proyiden 6:
Philadelphia. g.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-02
ELY'S
Cream Balm

has gained an envia-
BILE reputation where
ever known, displac-
ing all other prepara-
tons. An article OF
undonbted merit. Is
convenient and clean
ly. II causes no pain
nor sneezing.
1T IN NOT A
LIQUID OR SNUFF
Apply by the finger
into the nostrils. 1t
will be. absorbed, eff
fectually clean in g
the nasal passages of
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-02
s PRI NC

Is the season in which bad or poisoned blood is
most apt to show itself. Nature, AT this junctuIe,
needs something to assist it in throwing OF the i'm
purites which have collected by the sluggish cir
culation of blood during the cold winter months.
Swfts Specific is natures great helper, as it is
purely vegetable alternative and tonic.
Rev. L. b. Paine, Macod. Ca, writes, I'VE hayo
been using Swift's Specific at the orphans home
a. a remedy for blood complaints, and as general
health tonic and have had remarkable results from
its use on the children and employees ofthe institu-
ton. Ii is such excellent tonic, and keeps the
blood pure that the system is less liable 10 dis
Ii has cured some of our children of scrofu-
la
W. II. Gilbert, druggist, Albany, Ga writes ::
I'VE are selling large quantities of Swift's Specific
for spring Alternative and general health tonic,
and with the best results. 1t is now largely used
as preventive and cure for malaria. There are
many remarkable evidences of its merit in this
section.
Our treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed
free 10 applicants.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO,
Drawer 8, Atlanta, Ga.
New York office. 159 West 3Sd ST. augl5-d1y
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-02

cided without debate to give six tickets to
each delegate and one to each alternate.
Where there are contests the delegate whose
name is on the list will be taxed one ticket,
which will be given to the man who contests
his seat to admit him to the hall. This is
equivalent to decision admitting all dele
gates The committee on credentials of the
convention will decide the rights in cases of
contest.
Elkins, the Blaine manager, told "Gath"
that be was almost sure his man would be
nominated, and in saying SO he did not, he
said, underestimate Arthur's strength The
correspondent "took out Of my pocket and
showed Mr.. Donaldson, who was stand.
ing by, the following estimates which
/ said had been given to me by a
| newspaper man as President Arthur's
| own tally Of the vote on the first bal
lot; Blaine, 35l votes; Arthur, 2T; Logan,
| S. Edmunds, 80; Sherman, "a; Lincoln, IL;
the field, II. The president said that on the
| second ballot 100 votes would come over to
| him, giving him $50, not enough to nominate
| him. His idea is that his vote will go on in
creasing, and on one of the following
ballots he will get the nomination.
| The reply was that "We count
| for Blaine only 24l votes on the first
ballot; that we are positively sure of, leaving
out Virginia. But Mr.. Arthur counts too
sure upon his southern vote. He thinks he
has all the votes of Georgia, where we know
we have three for Blaine We have four
from Mississippi and four from North Caro-
lima. Virginia has contest, and we shall
certainly get portion there"
"Gath," referring to the above converse
ton, adds: As Mr. Elkins was talking it oc-
Cured to me that if Blaine was leading, or
liable to be nominated, it would require no
argument in his favor, but rather show of
vote. And concludes that Notwithstanding
the prediction of the Arthur men
| that Blaine can not be elected,
and Of the Blaine men that Arthur cannot
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-02

Elegant Day Coaches. ParIOr Cars, with Re.
clining Chairs seats free, Smoking Cars with
Revolving Chairs, Pullman Palace Sleeping
Cars and the famous {. Il. x q. Dining Cars
run daily tpand from Chicago and kansas City,
Chicago and Council Bluffs Chicago and Des
Moines, Chicago, St Joseph, htcAisOn and
Topeka without change. only through line
running their own trains between Chicago,
Lincoln and Denver, and Chicago, Kansas
City and Denver. Through cars between
indianapolis aud Council Bluffs, via Peoria.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1884-03-01

The following is an instance OF
marvellous good fortune for day
laborer. arising out of the will Of
an eccentric tcstatOr:-Iu l172,-
Edmunds. Esq. of Monmouth, be
queathed Il fortune of upwards OF
$50, 900 to one Mills. a day labour
er. residing near Monmouth. MI.
Edmunds. who 50 handsomely pro
vided for this man. would not
speak to or see him while he lived.
In 1775, Mr.. Henry Furstone Of
Alton, Hampshire, died worth o
bout $1,000 in the funds. and hav-
ing no relation he left this large
sum of money to the first man of
his name who shall produce "A wo
man Of the same name. to be paid
them on the day OF their marriage.
One of the most whimsical be
quests | have come across is record
ed in probate case decided ip
1879. The testator left E10 TO the
undertaken who buried his wife
a French lady, who died in 1882,
desired by will that her heart
might be placed in the tomb of
her second husband but her body
in her first husbands tomb in Anne
rica,-A very short will was pro.
we'd in 1881 The exact words are
thesc:-;All that l possess in the
world ! leave to my wife. But "a
still shorter one is recorded thus:
- Every thing 10 my brother
Tom
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1884-03-01
The CELESTIAL GLOW

y Sierra county correspondent Of
the S. r. BuLIetjn, aliuding to the &C.
Iestial glow, sends the following de
scription of the phenomena as OBJ
served in the high attitudes Of the
Sierra Nevada:
"Here in the high attitudes Of the
Sierra we are at present having o
very clear atmosphere, as il usual
with the north wind. The sky. with
the exception of that part in the vi
cinity OF the sun, il beautifully clear,
but seeming halo Of mist surrounds
the sun, and it does not shine with its
usual brightness. This has been no
ticeable ever since the red sunsets
made their appearance. Now as the
moon and stars are particularly bright
during these clear nights, can the
ca use be anything within or near our
atmosphere + it not more probable
that the sun is throwing of smoke,
ashes or some other matter? It GER
tainIy seems plausible that the mist
during the day and the red glow at
morning and evening sheuld emanate
from the sun, and that ther- is moth
ing earthly about it. II it was vol
canic dust woulG not Venus be
dimmed, and would the present comet
be 20 plainly vi-ible?"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1884-03-01

The boring Of the heading o. the
Nersey Tunnel -. say the ContyGct
Journal, now practically an accom- r
pIished fact. Jess than 80 yards only
remaining 70 be pierced 20 that By
the third week IN the year the sub
aqueous communication between Liv-
erpooI and Birkenhead will be effect
cd. Further. by Christmas next the
railway will be ready for traffic, and
trains viii be running between the
city and borough.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1884-03-01

The German Press says. The saDm-a-
sion Of the tribes O; Iery 20 Russia -
worse for England than The disasters IL
Soudar. It comments On the remarkable
success Of Russian policy il Central Asia
which IS always directed against England.
II the Russians should stand again before
the walls Of Cousta1tinopIe, the English
would 5e disabled from commanding them
10 halt. as II 1875
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1884-03-01
WHIMSICAL WILLS.

We extract the following w him
steal Wills" from "Unclaimcd Mon
ey" useful and interesting handy
book by Mr.. Edward Preston, in
tended for "heirs-at-law ncXt-of-
kin, and persons in search of Il
clue to unclaimed money, or to the
whereabouts of missing relatives
and friends The book may be
had Of Allen, Ave Maria Lane;
Reeves, Fleet-steet; or of the au-
thor, /, Great CoIIege-street, West
minister: 1t is recorded of rich
old farmer that in giving mstruc-
tions for his will, he directed leg
acy of 600 to be given to his wife
Being informed that some distinc-
ton was usually made in case the
widow married again. he doubled
the sum; and, when told that this
was quite contrary to custom, he
said, with heartfelt sympathy for
his possible successor. aye, but
him as gets her III desarve it
Undoubtedly a crusty old batche-
lor' must have been certain Par
isian merchant. who. when he died
I left & 200 to Il lady Of Rouen, for
having. twenty wears before. rcfus-
ed to marry him, through which,
states the will. 1 was enabled to
live independentIv and happily as
= bachelor. An uncommon case
Of eccentricitv on the part Of an
EDoIishmau occurred some fifty
wears 400 His swiII contained the fol
Iowino nniouc Drovjsos:-I bcoueath
TO monkey NV dear and amusing
Jacko. the sum Of go sterling per
aDnum. to be employed for his
sole and exclusive use and benefit;
to nv faithful dog. Shock. and my
beloved cat. Tib. a pension Of e5
sterlino,. and I desire that. in case
Of the death Of either Of the three.
the Iapsed pension shall pass to
the other two. between whom it IS
to be equally divided. On the
death Of all three. the sum appro-
priated to this. purpose shall be
conethe propertv Of my daughter
Gertrude to whom I rive this pre-
ference amono NV children. be
cause Of the Iarge family she has.
and the difficulty she finds in bring
inc them up.-Another instance
Of n beque.t for the supports Of
domestic pet, ls the foIIowing:-In
1871 Mr.. Elizabeth Balls. Of
S+aa+ban surrey after liberal Ieo-
..;.. -, bosn;-ais and other char
:-.lr. ,r-4i-,,+-on. ..- anart the
-rn, - 60 n.,. e.r.nuro for the srD-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-04-10
Advantages that AYERS SARSAPARiLLA
Possesses over all Others.

It has been before the public for nearly
forty years, and has constantly grown
in popular favor, both at home and
abroad. until there is hardly place in the
civilized world where it has not host of
friends, made SO by its marvellous cures.
1t has been used in, and approved by,
at least 100000 families in the United
States, and ,OO0, 900 throughout the world.
Women have especial reasons for com
mending it.
1t has proven its potency in curing
obstinate. deeply-seated. and long-stand-
ing diseases caused by vitiation of the
blood. 1t must net, however, be eX-
pected and is not claimed that single
bottle will cure such cases; but patients
should persevere in the use of this remedy
until radical cure is effected.
1t is the only blood-puritier that has won
and retained the confidence of the people
OF all tropical countries. where such medi-
cines are much required.
1t is the only medicine of its class that
sailors, as a rule, have any faith in-and
they are right.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-04-10

Try to lay ont your land 50 as to carry
at least two crops this season. You can
grow spinach and radishes on the same
land that carries dandelions. parsnips, or
carrots for late crop. Sow the seed OF
the late crop IA inches apart. and put in
the rows of rsdishes or spinach between !;
these early crops will only occupy the
ground six weeks, and will interfere little
II your land is not weedy. The land that
has peas or early beans, should carry a
crop of squashes or turnips alter the peas
or beans; for the squashes leave every
fourth row implanted until june lst, when
YOU can put in the squash seed; clear
away the peas and plough the land be-
tween the squashes before the squashes
run. say about July 10th. Ii the season
is not very dry you will have fair crop
Of squashes without injury to the early
crop. The land that carries celery
will grow onions. lettuce or beets for an
early crop, and early beets are usually
grown between the rows of horseradish.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-04-10
Railroads alD Steamboats,.
Maine Central Railroad
Change Of Time.
Winter Train for
Boston.

ou and after OCT. 18th, 1889, rains will leave
Augusta
For Lewiston. Portland and Boston at 800,
10 90, A. NJ: 245, and 1856 Pm.
The 2.45 p. NJ. train connects at Portland with
fast express train Eastern X. R., arriving in
Boston at $50. T. NJ.
For Rockland, 800 and 1000 AN.
For Farmington, 600 anc 1000 A. NJ.
For Bath, 500, 1000 A. NJ; 2.45 P. NJ.
and Saturdays only at 1855 P. N.
For Waterville 2.25. 9.47 A. NJ; 40 P. NJ. and
on Saturdays only at 500 2. VI.
For Skowhegan and Belfast, 2.25 A. NJ. 40 p. NJ.
For Dexter. Bangor Aroostook Co. and St. John,
2 .25 A. NJ; 10 p. M,
Night Pullman Trains esch way every night. Sru
included, but not to Skowhegan Monday
mornings, or to Belfast and Dexter. or beyond Ban
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-04-10
The Garden.

The seeds Of hardy garden vegetables
should be got in as early as the ground
can be put in proper condition. The early
planter may occasionally lose few seeds
bv rotting. but he who plants early is sell
dom found buying his vegetables of his
neighbor who plants late. Do not fail to
manure the garden a little better than the
fields have usually been manured, and
then If that works well there will be some
encouragement to manure the fields better
in the future. One of our common mis-
takes is to use too little manure for the
amount of land cultivated. 1t is like Civ
ing an animal less food than he needs, and
thus losing the value of the little that IS
piyen. IL costs no more to cultivate a
rich acre than poor one, while all the
profit is likely to come from the former.
New tools needed the coming season ought
to be procured now before they are actu-
ally needed for use. II every one waits
till the tools are wanted in the field. the
dealers will be over run with orders,
which it will be impossible 70 fill with
promptness. One rarely loses by being
iorehanded with his purchases OF neces-
sary articles.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-04-10
Begin Early i'm Life

to cleanse the teeth with Sozodont. and you
will be repaid in maturer years and very
probably in age, by the possession of sound
molars and incisors, which will give you a
more youthful look than you would other
wise have. and enable you to chew without
incurring the penalty of a toothache. And
when you have children, use the same fra
grant preparation and they will have ample
cause to be grateful to you. Don't omit il
for single day. sprsteod&vlw
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-04-10

tne animal Henry was allowed a free
passage to that city. When he arrived in
Chicago he had only 10 cents left He spent
five cents in stamp and stationery and
wrote to his mother. There was no de-
spondency in that letter He got Job in
livery stable that day at good wages.
Within few days a horse was stolen
from the stable and Henry arrested on
suspicion of being an accomplice. He lay
in Jail for ten days, when he was liberated
for lack of evidence, just AS he was conn.,
ing down with brain fever He was sent
to the city hospital. where for two weeks
he was delirious. His attendant noticed a
strong cord about his neck, to which was
attached a pewter locket, in which was a
bunch of dried forget-me- nots. He was a
mere shadow of his former self when he
regained consciousness. A kind hearted
clergyman became an interested and fire.
quent visitor to him; loaned him books to
read and. when he became strong enough,
took Henry to his home. The red hair of
Henry all came out, and when it grew
again it was dark aburn color, and the
freckles never returned.
The clergyman needed man about the
garden and to care for his horse. and gave
Henry the situation at good wages.
must be brief in this romance from real
life. In less than two years Henry Mar
tin, thanks to the benevolent clergyman.
was in Harvard college. In six years from
the time he left Albany he was a minister
of the gospel.
At the end of eight years he was the
pastor Of . fashionable church in Chicago
at salary of 5000 . year. and he had
5000 to his credit in the bank. Nine years
and eleven months from the time he left
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-04-10
Facts and Reasons.
Effects Produced by AYERS sARsAPARILLA and by
Nothinu Else 50 Perfectly.

1t saves, by its thorough publication of
the blood. from Rheumatism, Rheumatic
Gout, and Tubercular Consumption.
n cures Scrofulous affections of the
Liver and Kidneys, and their symptoms.
Jaundice and Dr0psy.
II cures Scrofulous Catarrh. Itching
Humors, and the purulent Sores caused
by Scrofula.
It clears and improves the complexion.
It neutralizes the. poisons ief' II The
system by Diphtheria and Scarlet Fever,
and restores the debilitated patient 10
perfect health and vigor.
It is. in short, an unfailing remedy for
alf disorders arising from impurity of
the blood, where such disorders have not
become so deeply seated as to be beyond
all human aid.