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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-05
The Irish Vote.
United States Democrat.


For thirty years the republicans have
been mean, unceasing, and maleVolent in
their abuse of Irishmen and of the Irish
vote. For years the republicans in power
have not dared or have not felt inclined
to espousc the cause of Ireland as against
England, or to treatde mocratic Irishmen
with even the commonest respect. Now,
driven to the last resort, anxious to draw
blanket over their exposed nakedness.
they are making love TO the 1rishmen, and
Dragging that they have bought or re-
ceived the Irish vote of the country.
For what purpose?
TO pull chesnuts off the fire for repub~
licAn government crushers to fatten upon.
What has the republican done with the
Germans, who, loving liberty. were OPP
posed to any form of slavery.
1t armed them during the arm, and then
sought to legisate them out of the right
to visit neighbors, or hold picnic on
Sunday, or to indulge in beverage that
is to Germans an actual part or their life
| and longevity. They abolished slavery.
say the republicans, and now propose to
| ABOLISH DttE anu the IlSlli VI IL IMAM t'
select even his table beverage in accord
ance with the wishes and what he believes
to the welfare of the family.
The republicans claim the colorcd vote
as lis own by discovery and conquest.
What did it do for the colOred man? ASK
the galaxy Of republicans who gave brit
and standing to the Freedman's Bank
Ask the republicans in a single northern
state if they have not always thought
more of Office than of colored man. Ash
them if one Of them has ever proposed
any system for the education of thu
children of colored people. and why it is
that five seventies of all the colored PEG
PIE in the north find employment only
with democrats, or the democratic families
The boaconstrictor shines with salivs
the rabbit it is about to devour, digest, an(
convert into dung exactly as the repub'
lican party taffies and shines its victims
In ali its history the republican part,
has never done thing that entities it Il
the Irish vote, and true Irishmen will keeI
away from the trap, or lose the respect o
the world.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-05
FOUGHT FORTY ROUNDS
A Couple on Long Island Hammer
Each Other for Two Hours.


LONG ISLAND CITY, L. l., Sept 5--A des-
perate glove fight took place in secluded
spot a short distance from this city at day
break in the morning. The combatants were
Jim McHugh, of Chicago, and Dave Fitzger-
aid, of Canada. The men were very evenly
matched being about the same height and
weight, with only the difference of a
few years in their respective ages.
Both men had number of ad-
mirers and heelers present, among
them some of the most turbulent spirits of
the rough element known in pugilistic cir
eles. During the fight there were frequent
squabbles between the heelers Of both prin-
pals over the rulings of the referee. Several
times it looked as though the affair would
break up in free fight Two or three times
the mob broke into the ring, and tie fight
had to be stopped till they retired.
The men were game, and fought forty
desperate rounds 1t was give and take
throughout the contest, and the fight only
terminated by the referee declaring it a
draw to prevent what threatened to be gen
eral and bloody fight between the respective
followers Of both men, Fitzgerald appeared
to have slightly the best of the fight, gain
ing first blood and repeatedly knocking his
opponent down; but at the conclusion both
men showed marks of terrible punishment
around the head and body, and We're &c
groggy and shaky on their pins that under
no circumstances could they have fought
much longer,
The fight was for a purse of 5000, and was
the outcome of dispute between both men
as to which could beat the other. The con
test lasted two hours and three minutes
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-05
MORE DIABOLTSM.
Bold Outrage in Michigan by IN
known Men.
A Young Girl Gagged and Chtoro-
formed and Carried to the Woods
Her Terrible Experience
and Final Escape.

RIGA, Mich, Sept. "a most bold and
aggravated case of outrage occurred WedneS-
day evening near tits city. The victim was
handsome and intelligent young lady
named Ida Parker, who lives on Il farm
with bel parents about three-quarters Of
mile south OF Giga. On Monday afternoon
last, while Ter father was at work in a dis
tant fed sid her mother was absent
large, well-dressed man boldly en-
tered the house without ceremony, and
said to her: "Yod suit me; come
and ts.l-e a trip with me-" Frightened and
indignant, the girl ordered him to leave the
house, but remarking that if she refused to
run off with him he would make her, he
grasped her ny the collar of her dress She
succeeded IN tearing loose from him after he
had struck her severe blow, which cut a
cash in her forehead. Wednesday after
noon, when she was again there alone,
she had occasion to 20 into tue
yard, when two men, who were concealed be.
hind the house, grasped her and gagged her
with strip of cloth. While one Of the men
placed his arms about her and led her away
The other held a revolver pointed at her head,
and threatened to shoot ii She called out or
turning sometime afterward, found her
daughter missing, and from the incident of
Monday Suspecting that something horrible
had happened, informed her husband, who
FASTENED to Riga and in short time num-
bar of armed men on foot and in conveyances
were engage in the search.
Fully five hours after the time that she had
been led away the poor girl made her appear
ance at the house of George Clark u long
distance from her home Her clothing was
torn in such manner as t.
partially expose her person, and she
was nearly insane from the terrible es.
perience she had gone through. When she
had sufficiently Recovered to he able Ia tain
she told her terrific tale The miacre;,nts
had hastened with her 10 the woods where,
by the q Of chlorofornI, she was rendered
unconscious and their helllsh purpose ac-
complished
When she recovered her senses she found
herself held between the two men in buggy,
which was being driven rapidly over the
road. Acting upon Il sudden impulse she
slrang from the vehicle and fell 10 tht
ground. Recovering her feet quickly, how
ever, she ran into some adjacent woods her
lightweight excitement lending wings "a
her feet. She was ordered to stop, and a
shot was fired from q revolver to intimidate
her, but she continued her fight She was
SO bewildered that she did not know which
way to turn, but wandered through a field Of
oats and thence through long rows of stand
ing corn, until she fortunately reached MIR
Clarks house. as stated.
All Wednesday night eco armed men pa
trolled the woods and fields fer miles around
| but the scoundrels could not be found. II
they had been found they would have been
| lynched.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-05
WHACKED OFF Ills NOSE.
Bloody Fight with Pocket Knive,
Between Tive Drunken Men.

BANGOR, Me, Sept. Sat Portage lake,
near Ashland, John Frazer and a man
named WEIGH, both crazed with liquor, were
at the house of Edward Fox at a lat hour
Wednesday night Mr. Fox requested the
men to go home, whereupon they knocked him
s'aseleSs. His daughter gave the alarm, and
Fox's son, who lives across the road, came to
the rescue Young Fox, upon entering
the room and seeing the state of affairs,
grabbed chair and felled Frazer to the floor.
Frazer recovered and came at Fox. The two
cmched, drew their pocket knives, and com
menced stabbing and slashing each other in
a wicked manner. A second alarm of murder
brought in young man named Walter Ale
Gowen and two of his laborers.
Ola man Fox lay on the floor bleeding.
Frazer and young Fox were struggling
to strike the fatal blow Frazers
nose was cut almost OFF and only hanging by
Il small piece of skin He had also severa
wounds. Fox had one arm badly cut. Tie
men were parted, and when it was supposed
Frazer was in the wagon safe he boltel
away from his captors and ran to the house
as if crazy. He jumped through three
windows and one door, smashing all to
flinders. At last they quoted Frazer, and
he, with We4ch, went home.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-05

The Wornens' National Equal Rights
party has nominated Mrs BeIva A Lock
wood, of Washington City, for president of
the United States, and she has accepted. The
convention was held in San Francisco.
Ex-Governor Oglesby, of Illinois, addressed
an audience of from II, 900 to $4,000 people
at Lexington. Delegations were present
from all the surrounding country and the
procession is said to have been five miles
long.
The indianapolis Times has been demand
ing the removal of John c. New from the
Craftsmanship of the Indiana state Republi-
can committee. Wednesday the committee
and the chairmen Of the county committees
met in Indianapolis and Endorsed Mr.. News
craftsmanship.
In the Prohibition congressional nominat-
ing conventions held atMadison, Wis, T. J.
Patchen, of Fond du Lac, was nominated for
Congress in the Second district; D. J. Miller,
of Calumet, in the Fifth district, and J. J.
Sutton, of Columbus in the Sixth district.
William T. Price, the Republican nominee in
the Eighth district, was Endorsed.
The committee appointed by the Demo
cratic national convention t. present the
complimentary resolutions pa.sed by that
body to Mr.. TIlden, went to Greystone
Wednesday and performed thoir Office. The
speech of presentation was made by r. H.
Henry, of Mississippi, and was short. Mr.
Tilden's health prevented him from going
through formal reception and long speeches
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-05
An Address By MaYnr ClavAland

(From the New York Evening Post August 2gth
In his speech at the laying of the cor
ner stone of the Young Mems Christian
Association Building at Buffalo on Sep
TENDER T. 1882 Grover Cleveland the
Mayor of that city, said;
We this day bring into a prominent
place an institution which, it seems to
me, cannot fail to impress itself upon our
future with the best results. Perhaps n
majority of our citizens have heard of the
Young Mems Christian Association. and
perchance the name has suggested, in an
indefinite way, certain efforts to do good
and to aid generally in the spread of re-
ligious teaching. venture to say, how.
ever, that comparatively small part of
our community have really known the
full extent of the work of this AssOcia-
ton and many have thought of it as an
institution well enough in its way a
proper enough outlet for superabun-
dance OF religious enthusiasm-doing, of
course, no harm and perhaps very little
good. Some have aided it by their con
tributions from sense of Christian duty,
but more have passed by on the other
side. We have been too much in the
habit of regarding institutions of this
kind of entirely disconnected from any
consideration of municipal growth or
prosperity, and have too often considered
splendid structures, active trade, increas :
ing commerce, and growing manufact>
urers as the only things worthy of our
care as public spirited citizens. A NOM
ents reflection reminds us that this is
wrong. The citizen is better business
man if he is Christian gentleman, and
surely BUSINESS is not the less prosperous
and successful if conducted on Christian
principles.
This is an extremely practical and per,
haps not very elevated veiw to take of
the purposes and benefits of the Young
Mems Christian Associated But l assert
that If it did no more than to impress
some religious principles upon the bust
ness OF our city. it would be worthy OF
generous support. And when we consid
er the uluerence, as a member of the
community, between the young, who,
under the influence of such an associa-
ton, has learned his duty to his fellows
and to the state, and that one who, sub
ject to no moral restraint, yields to temp
tation, and thus becomes vicious and
criminal, the importance of an institution
in our midst which leads our youth and
young men in the way of morality and
good citizens must be freely admitted.
have thus only referred to this asso,
citation as in some u annor nonnactad with
our substantial prosperity There is q
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-05

TIE great Irish CAT herring in New York
on behalf of Cleveland is reported to
have been perhaps the largest and most
successful political demonstration ever
held in this country. Not one~tcnth of
the people who sought to attend were
able to gain admission to the Academy of
Music. The assemblage was an enthus-
iastic as it was vast in numbers. 1t was
moved by greater earnestness than would
perhaps otherwise have been the case, on
account of the attempt being made to
drive the Irish voters to the support of
Blame. The meeting was enormous in
numbers, so enthusiastic in sentiment and
so throughly representative in character
that it pretty effectually disposes of the
idea that any considerable number of
lrishmen can be induced to desert the
party that has always befriended them,
for the sake of former known nothing
like Blaine, who, until he needed their
votes, never concealed his dislike of
them or their religion. Whatever faults
Irishmen may have they are not open to
the charge of ingratitude, and they will
not now desert the party to which they
have been bound by historic ties.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-05

BUFFALO, N. Y, Sept Sin the special
term OF the supreme court Wednesday, an
application was made in the matter of the
appointment of c. H. Moore receiver Of the
Burrows estate, which was squandered by
Warner, the Albion bank wrecker, that the
receivers bond be reduced from 500, 900 &c
$4,000. This was granted. Judge Childs
ordered Mr.. Moore to deposit all the funds
coming to his hands in excess of SIC, 900 in
the Rochester savings bank to his credit as
receiver, and that he file a sworn statement
of his proceedings every ninety days in the
Orleans county clerks office. Also that
funds are to be drawn out of the bank only
on The order of the court
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-05

RICHMOND DiSpatch: This is the cry
of the Blaineites in all the southern states
No doubt General Malone thinks he can
carry not oHly the Fourth district of Vir-
ginia but several other districts If he be
supplied with the requisite campaign
funds" But look at Ohio. What is the
use of talking about any district or even
any state of the solid south when one of
the northern states-the third one in
population and this year the first one in
political Importance the very centre OF
partisan strategies and electioneering ex-
pedients is being shaken up by the
democracy, and the republican fabric in
that state is tottering to its fall? Furnish
money yourself, General Malone, will be
the answer of Mr.. Elkins and Mr. Jones.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-05
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Frosts have visited Connecticut every
month this year
Irish potatoes retail at 50 barrel in
Monterey, Mexico.
1t is estimated that the average cost to
the people is $1,000 for each bill passed by
congress.
At Mitchell the cornerstone of the new
Dakota university, Methodist institution
was laid.
\ woman in Canada has been fined for
parsistentiy wheeling baby carriage in front
OF n Hoighbor's door.
The terrible drought in the vicinity of
Sierra Magoda, Mexico, threatens to depop-
ulate the city and vicinity.
Thirst and starvation have caused the
recent death of 1900 head of cattle in one
drove in Coahuila, Mexico.
A queer horse plague has manifested it
self at Wmnemucca, New. The animals fall
dead without apparent disease.
President r. E. Price, of the league to
enforce the prohibitory law, was rotten
egged ut his home, EIkader, Iowa.
An Indian rajah died at Etertat, France.
His friends obtained permission to burn the
body AT night on the beach under the cliffs,
with Asiatic rites
League ball games Wednesday: Chi
cage 8; New York, 3 Providence, 10; Buff
falo, / Boston :; Cleveland, 0; Philadelphia,
5; Detroit 4; ten innings.
Thomas A. Edison, the inventor, is
quite deaf, and declares he would not be
8 l., 81.
which is not worth hearing.
Paul A. Phipps, of Littleton. N c.,
was on his way to Nebraska to look at lane
when an Iowa cyclone overlook the party il
the western part of that state and frightened
him to death.
Fire in the lumber islands at Dubuque
destroyed about G,0O0, 900 feet Of mill-rur
| lumber, resulting in the loss of about sos,
600 Bridges, tramways and elevated road
were also burned.
A Boston firm will sell on Sept. 90 $3.50,
| 600 of Mexican Central railway securities,
| prominent promoter of the road havin;
| failed to Gquidate the loan for. which they
were hypothecated.
After u nights carouse Munce Roam ant
HIS Vic, NV blB lltul ItS htbllltS'
when the woman, with an axe, split open he
husbands face and severed his collar bone
inflicting fatal injuries. The murderess ha
not been arrested.
| Out of the twenty-five Boston ladie
counted on the piazza of an Isle of Shoal
hotel, eighteen wore eyeglasses or spectacles
and ten had scientific books in their hands
| The intellectually of the place is conse
quently most pronounced.
The first corn crop of Mexico has proves
disastrous failure, and as the weather ha
been too dry to plant the second, the farmer
have given up hope of a corn crop harves
until next June This will necessitate
great demand for corn raised in the Unite
| States.
The farmers of the Ohio valley VIII
have old corn to spare, and there are a larg
number Of them. propose to feed their hog
the coming winter on wheat They thin
wheat will yield them better when turne
into pork than if sold i'll its crude state at tn
current market prices.
| Cougars are becoming a nuisance i
Washington territory. Last week while
man was working in his garden, near VIVA
com, q cougar attacked and severely lact
rated him The man finally freed himse
from the animals claws and split its sku
with the spade he had been working with.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-05
The show at ST. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 5.-The ceremonies at
tending the opening of the exposition began
promptly at o'clock p IN Wednesday.
Samuel Kennard, the president of the ex-
position, declared the exposition open. He
was followed by Senators Vest and Cocl,reIl
and Ex-Governor Hubbard, of Texas and
others. At the same time the exposition
opened n trades procession started around
the principal streets Of the city. The decora-
tions on the line of march were thrown out
in the most lavish profusion The pro
cession was divided into six divisions, under
charge of Chief Marshal Rainwater and was
most brilliant one
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-05
Southern ladies Whose Plans Sue
ceeded,

CUMBERLAND, Md, Sept. The only
regular proceedings under the auspices of the
committee of arrangements. of the society
of the Army of West Virginia were the soci-
ETY. meetings in the wigwam. 1t was decided
to hold the next meeting at Portsmouth,
Ohio, August &c and 81, 1886. In the after
noon Gen w H. Powell made a memorial
address, at the beginning of which he re-
ferred to the: plans laid by ardent southern
ladies of Cumberland for the capture of Gems
Kelly and Crook, and to whom they were
afterwards married
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-05
Charles Francis Adams Resigns.

New YORK, Sept. Tie resignation of
Charles Francis Adams, Jr., as arbitrator of
the railroads which are members Of the
Trunk Line association has been accepted,
and he no longer will perform the duties Of
that office. The reason assigned by Mr..
Adams is the pressure of business affairs.
1t is probable that Mr. Adams ac-
ton Will lead TO an adjustment of
his Office ana the reofg ton of
the system of adjusting iferences
The plan of board of alliti u has not
worked well. 1t conceded a.. IL Finks
position enables him to bring more judgment
10 the consideration Of railroad problems
than i, likely to be possessed by persons not
So roG, tently busted with The interests of the
pools The matter will come before the con
terence, which will also discuss a reduction
OF freight rates. 1t is recognized that unless
the pool can he reorganized the existing
promises to maintain rates cannot be oh
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-05

CHICAGO, Sept. 5.-About 5000 people
attended the opening Of the twelfth annual
exposition at this city The display of
things useful and ornamental is brilliant and
large, and the preparations were in more
forward state than usual 1t would be hard
to mention anything that is pleasing to the
eye or necessary to the comfort and progress
of the people that is not represented The
display Of machinery of all kinds is
almost bewildering in extent and adapta-
bility, and the works of art have been
selected with the greatest care, and are
things of beauty that delight the visitors and
charm the senses. The exhibition is declared
by good judges to be superior to any since
1873. which is considered to have been the
browning effort of the Exposition association
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-05
New Move of Ohio Con, Opera,ors

NEW SrRATTsvfLLE, Ohio, Sept. 5-There
is great excitement here over the announce
ment that the coal syndicate has decided 10
suspend operations for one year here, and
has ordered all its stock, powder, equip
ments etc, to the lower Hooking valley.
This closes FIVE mines and throws 500 miners
out of employment. Many of the miners
own property here. They think the move
is ruse to get them to leave, when i'm
ported labor will be brought in
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-05
ExpOsifion AT Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI Sept. The twelfth annual
exposition opened Wednesday morning under
the most favorable conditions, and with an
attendance far in advance of that on the
opening day last year. The three great points
of interest are the government exhibits, the
chicken hatchery and the perfumery fountain.
The Greedy Arctic expedition relics are in
charge of Ensign Charles H. Harlow. United
States navy. The tent used by the Greedy
relief expedition, the sacks of fur in which
the men slept, the sledges packed ready for a
trip, the boat of the Thetis and the provisions
needed for Arctic exploration are all grouped
tnpether in q tnstnful manner
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-05
Master Carpenters, Association.

Boston, Sept. 5.-The fifteenth annual
convention of the Master Carpenters asso
citation of the United States opened in
Young's hotel Wednesday. There were
present about fifty practical men, represent
ing different parts of the United States, and
three or four from Canada There are 113
members. Officers We're chosen as follows:
president, John Rattenbury, Chicago; first
vice president, +. S. Ball, Altoona, Pa
second vice president, "A. p Sweet, Ionia,
Mich. secretary and treasurer, r. McKeon,
Kent Ohio
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-05

SIDNEY CLARK. says the Albany Press
for three terms republican member of
congress, and in 1879 speaker of the Kan
sas house of representatives, has an
nounced his intention of coming out for
Cleveland He says that, after being for
six years in close connection with Blaine
as ii cO-laborer 10 the house, aud knowing
him as he does, he cannot consistently
vote for him,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-05

BURLINGTON, Vt, Sept 1.-THE Free
Press has returns from pa of the 240 towns
iii the state. These give Pingrne, rep
39.51s; Reddington, DEM, lS,639, Green-
back, Independent and scattering
$50 Pingrsseis plurality: over Reddihgtol
is &c, $40. and his majority over all q, 323 Ii
Is probable the remaining towns will increase
Pingree's majority over all to about q, 500
The 2il4 towns four years ago gave the Re
pul,icans 44,60, and the Democrats 20,235
The Republican vote has therefore fallen of
II per cent. and the Democratic 10 per cent,