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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-11
Restricting the Pig Iron output.

PiTTsBuRG, Pa, Aug. 11.-For months
past the pig iron producers have been com
planning of dull trade and extremely low
prices In order to reduce the stock on hand
in the entire country, g. II. Hull, of Louis
vile, Ky, recently addressed several of the
furnace proprietors9of the SOUTH asking il
they would unite in an agreement to bank up
their furnaces for month or 50,
providing majority of the fur
naces in the United States would
join The replies W Pre- all in the affirmative,
and recently circulaF Rs have been sent to every
furnace proprietor ih the country, with full
instructions to report to MIR. J. d. Weeks,
secretary of the Western Pig Iron associa-
ton, of Pittsburg, immediately on its receipt,
The time designed is from Sept to Nov. /.
The replies to the circulars have not yet been
received, hut II is thought the plan will re-
ceive general approval, and in this manner
bring about the desired end
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-11
BOSTON DEMOCRATS RA7iFY
Tive Large Meetings Addressed II!
NumerOus Orators.

BosToN Aug. 1.-THE Democrats held
their ratification meeting at Faneuil hall
and fremont Temple, Friday night. Tbs
two halls were filled with enthusiastic
audiences who cheered the speeches witt
great vigor
At Faneui hall Congressman L a. Collin:
presided. TIE first speaker was Josiah &.
Abbott He was followed by Thomas G.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-11
Celebrating a Centennial.

LAKE MARANcooK, Me-, Aug. 1.-The
Methodist Sunday of the state cele-
brated the centennial of the introduction of
Methodism into Maine Friday by grand
picnic here An immense throng was present
and a chorus of $50 sang.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-11

For Representatives.. II. PADDLEFORD.
For States Attorney-ELMORE W. HURST
For Circuit Clerk-GEO. W. HENRY.
For Coroner-JOHN ALBRIGHT.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-11

New YORK, Aug. 1l.-During the past
week there has been an unprecedented excite
ment in the quinine market and prices have
reached very low figure. This has been
brought about by the failure of large manu-
facturers, the first of which, the Fabrica Lom-
bards, Milan, Italy, suspended payment,
and thiiI wa quickly followed by
C. G. Meyer & Co, of London. 1t is EiP
posed that the failure of Meyer q Co. was
owing to advances made to the Milan fac
tory 1t was expected that owing to these
failures large quantity of quinine would bs
thrown upon the market and still further
depress prices but as the Milan fac
tory has been granted an extension it is
believed that present prices will be main
tanned The market is very much unsettled
sales being made at 81 per ounce while fol
good brands s1.021z has been accepted
American quinipe sold for 81 %, French 81 %
and German 81. Since the duty was taken
off Of quinine the price has fallen from So. 81
and 81 an ounce.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-11

Mr.. BLAINE tells of the number of reg
iments Maine sent to the field, but Mr..
Blaine himself preferred the victories OF
peace that are no less renowned than war
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-11
STATE

STATE
For Governor, CARTER II. HARRISON
For Lieutenant Governor,-HENRY SETTER,
Secretary of State,-MICHAEL j. DOUGHERTY
For Treasurer,-ALFRED ORENDoRFF.
For Auditor Pub. Acc'ts-WALTER E. CARLIN
For Attorney General,-ROBERT A. MCKINLEY
ELECTORS AT LARGE
O. b FiCKIJN WN q EwTNG
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-11

BY order of the Democratic Congre ssional Com
mittee, Eleventh District.
CHAs. H. WHITAKEB, Chairman.
MACoMR H. July 81. 1884
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-11

CoRREsroNDENcE-Lo news of general in
tereSt solicited from every town in Rock Island
and adjoining counties. Letters must reach the
Office not later than Wednesday to insure insertion
the came week in the Weekly. All news of spec
ial Importance should be sent as soon as received
by special dispatch or by teleDhone
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-11
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

NATIONAL:
For observation-disclosures CLEVELAND.
For Vice President-THOMAS A. HENDRICKS.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-11
Ulivelsity0f VIRGINIA.

SUMMER LAW LECTURES mine weekly
begin 10th July, 1884. and end 10th September.
Have proved Of signal use,-1st to students who
design to pursue their studies at this other Law
School; 3D. to those who propose 10 read privately
and Sd, to practitioners who have not had the adj
vantage of systematic instruction. For circular
apply Up. o. University of Va to JOHN B. MI
NOR, Prof. Com. and Stat. Law. may-23-w1m
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-11
TRADE.
Rock Island Market.
CORRECTED DAILY BY HENRY DARTS SONS.
WHOLESALE GROCERIES,.


' lnegAr.
Kentucky Cider, o Dbl. Observation-Disclosures.
New York Cider, q gal,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-11
'EE DAILY AEGUs.

Olly Democratic Daily IN the Eleventh Con-
gressonal District
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-11

DETROIT. Avg q
Wheat-Actiye: 90c cash, sS5le August,
September and October; No. 2red, 81 sc cash
August, September. 81 @S5c; October: No. 2
white, S0@S2c. orn-Firm; No 2cash, SEC
Oats-Scarce; No 2 white 40c; No q, 36cj
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-08-30
Standing Alone.
From the Philadelphia Press.

FROM the fnlIauelpnld IEtsS.
1t Is highly creditable TO the democrats of
abe country, and especially those of Indiana,
that they refuse to sustain the Indianapolis
Sentinel in its atrocious SANDER on Mr..
Blaine.
Under ordinary circumstances the party
leaders and the party organization would
naturally stand by the party organ. There
are many reasons why it is easy to do this,
and why it is embarrassing TO break away
and repudiate the paper which assumes to
speak for the party. But the democrats of
Indiana have refused to follow their assumed
spokesman in this disgraceful business The
Sentinel, in a double loaded editorial, de-
clares that it had right to expect the moral
support of democrats in this attack on the
republican standard-bearer, and then, in a
whining tone, proceeds TO complain that the
Chairman of the State Committee and other
official representatives of the party have pub
licly intimated that it was the Sentinels fight
alone and that they had no sympathy with it.
We gladly recognize this chivalrous spirit
on their part, and note il as honorable to
American manhood and American politics.
True, it is wise in political point of view,
but il is none the less creditable on this ac-
count. Leave the Sentinel alone in its mis-
cradle business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-08-30
The Surplus Bugbear.

The talk which some democrats make
about the great surplus in the treasury is
a big bugbesr. With debt on our shoul-
ders nearly amounting to two thousand
million dollars. with navy to build. with all
the customary expenditures to paw ofcarry-
ing on government of fifty-five millions
of people; we need not be troubled about
a surplus in the treasury. II at any time
the receipts of the government exceed its
ordinary expenditures. the surplus may be
devoted to paying off the public debt.
Whatever surplus we happen to have is
used in that way.
The most intelligent democrats regard
the talk of surplus as mere political
buncombe. Last winter the free trade
democrats of the House brought forward
a bill to reduce the tariff. under the
pretext that we were accommodating
a large surplus in the treasury
because the tariff was too high.
There was democratic majority
OF 20 in the House. but when the bill came
up in that body to be voted upon it was
killed by democratic votes. That was the
Morrison tariff bill. The vote stood l59
to 1855. The 81 democrats who voted
against the bill turned the scale and showed
what they thought of the pretext of their
associates about the danger of surplus in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-08-30
A Lying Miracle.

There are truthful and sacred miracles
resting on the solid basis OF facts, whic h
secure the faith and reverence of good
men. But everything good has its coun-
terteit There are lying miracles-those
supported by the most impro bable' asser-
tons and bearing intrinsic evidence of
absurdity and falsehood. The blind tools
of beastly paganism put forth the latter
the lying miracles.
The New Age of the last issue makes
use OF an invention of this kind, a very
absurd miracle. Charles Morton under
takes to tell what he saw nine years ago
as an expressman. In the years of his
service he must have handled many thou
sands of packages He avows that he not
only violated his honorable obligations as
the servant OF public carrier by dsclos
ing the contents of a package which passed
through his hands, but asserts that inst The
package happened to be broken open which
suits his present purpose, that it happened
to be the Madigan circular. that it hap
pened to come from republican head
quarters. that ii happened to have been
written by the chairman of the republican
State committee, that he, Morton, hap
pened to call the attention of Dan Buck
ley to this particular package of republi-
can documents which happened to get
broken open accidentally, which happened
in most miraculous manner to bolster
up the present effort of the democratic
newspapers to show that Mr.. Blaine has
no good will to Irish Americans and Cath
Ollie citizens. Now here is a most remark
able chain of happenings against all rea-
sOnable Notwithstanding that
would not take place once out of a thou
sand-asserted incidents which outside of
political prejudice. no sane person, no jury
of honorable men. would believe for mo-
ment
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-08-30
Regulated in his own City.

A well known citizen of this village who
has brother living in Buffalo. wrote to him
recently and asked him to tell him the truth
in regard to the Cleveland scandal, as it was
generally understood in that city. In reply
came the following;
In regard to Gov Cleveland. he has no
wife and never bad but has a family OF
one any way, boy now living in our city
Our city democratic papers do not deny any
OF this | believe, but the only thing they
stick on is as whether the mother of this boy
was virtuous up to the time Cleveland met
her or whether she was a common prostitute.
| can't see as it is going TO help him much
either one way or the other. He don { stand
anu shor at all here and anu sure he can
not in any other part of the country.-Somer-
set Reporter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-08-30
What a Vote Means.
THE WAY Man NEAR THE CANADA LINE
LOOKS AT 1T.

Voting for James G. Blaine for President,
and the nominee of the republican party,
means plenty Of work and good pay for our
workingmen, our farmers, our mechanics
and laborers of every class. Voting for
Grover Cleveland and the nominees of the
democratic party means reduction in the
price of starch, of potatoes, of hay, of lum-
Der, of stock, sheep, and all the staple
products of Aroostook, bringing the prices
down to a level with those of the provinces
of New Brunswick. And why does it mean
this ? Simply because the democrats pro-
pose to put all these articles upon the free
list, and of course these articles will be
worth no more this side of the iron posts
than they are on the other side DANIEL
Shckney IN Aroostook Republican.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-08-30
General News.

Hay fever victims are numerous in Boston.
The peach crop in the Hudson river val.
ley is a failure this year.
Wheat is being fed to swine instead of
corn to considerable extent by farmers in
the Ohio valley VINO have no old corn to
spare and have plenty of new wheat
Guests at a dinner in Morocco are Obliged
to wash their faces and hands seven times
during the meal, and while they are eating,
slaves stand around fumigsting them with in
cense.
Edward Mason, 4 l6-year-old book keeper
of a bank in st. Paul, becoming tired of
waiting to become the cashier, robbed the
bank of $40, 900, and is now on an extended
tour in Canada.
cier of Grant & Ward fame, saws he paid
sl.sS5, SOS 80 to W. S. Warner of New York,
bonus on loans at the rate of 20 per cent a
month.
One of the most remarkable telegraph feats
on record, it is said, was the recent delivery
Of message from Melbourne, Australia, to
London in twenty-three minutes. Invent by
land and sea. over l3- sos miles Of wire.
Lots of dude trousers, left over from last
season, are being chopped up into proper
length for glove fingers. The tailors OF this
country don't believe in wasting anything
Burlington Free Press.
Locomotives that cost $4,000 apiece a
year ago, can now be bought for S., 900 each.
Despite the great fall in price We advise our
readers to defer purchasing TOR a few weeks
their stock of locomotives They NAV be
much cheaper in the fall .Noyyisfo,rn
Htratd.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-08-30
Political Items.

The Iowa State Register asks: where
is there a religious paper in the country that
now supports Cleveland
Governor Cleveland's avoidance of impor-
tant political questions in his letter of &C.
ceptance reminds correspondent of the
womsn's admonition to the boy who wished
to spend an afternoon in angling. Yes, my
son. said the careful mother, you may go
a fishing. but be sure you do not go near the
water"
We have heard the last Of religious papers
and religious voters going over to Cleveland.
Henceforth the movement will be in the
other direction, and before another month
the religious element. which has always been
the stay and hope of the republican party,
will be as solid for Blaine as it was for Gar
field. -NdncheSter " II. Mirror.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-08-30
Words of Cheer and Republican
Duty.

The republicans of Maine are aroused
to their duty and appreciate their oppor-
tunity for a splendid victory. Patriotic
watch fires are ablaze on all her hills and
words of good cheer resound through all
her valleys. Large and enthusiastic
assemblages of the people are proofs OF
their interest in pending political issues
and of their determination TO give the re-
publican candidates large majorities. A
large corps of eloquent speakers affords
the public rare opportunity to listen to
strong, lucid, and convincing statement
of the reasons why the republican candi-
dates should have the support of all citi-
zens who care for the future prosperity OF
Maine and the honor of the United States
among the nations OF the world.
These large, enthusiastic gatherings Of
the people are suspicious indications OF
the result in September and November.
Cheer these republican orators to the
echo wherever they fairly and ably pre-
sent the facts and arguments worthy of
the appreciation of freemen. But
these eloquent speeches are not
enough. These large mass meetings are
not sufficient These must be supple
mented by careful, patient. systematic
work Don't wait for the committee to
ask you to assist in complete organiza-
ton. Let all earnest republicans act as
members of Jealous committee of the
whole. You wish to give republican
majority like those given in the early days
of the party. Those victories were won
against an over-shadowing, menacing
pro-slavery democracy before the rebel
lion. They were repeated with emphasis
when the life of the nation was in peril
on a hundred battle-felds. when the dem
ocratic party in two wings. one composed
other of the copperheads of the North,
was like PLATE and the Jews. aiding or
conserving to the murder of all that free
men hold dear.
To-day you are called to win victories
against the combination of British monop-
olists and democratic Bourhons, the former
resolved to strike down our industries and
gain control of our markets, aud the latter
determined to gain possession of the ma
tional government and Overturn our civil
service, for according to the recent Ian
guage of George William Curtis, THEY
ARE VERY HUNGRY AND VERY THIRSTY"
A splendid republican victory September
Sth will do much to remove the political
shadows which came over the State in
1879, followed by the monstrous shame
and ignominY of the attempted State steal
Every patriotic citizen of the State should
aid in rolling up the majority against the
threatening alliance of the British manu-
facturers and the democratic Bourbons.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-08-30
The New Age Spanked by the Ar
gus.

The lies OF the New Age are so numer-
Gus that even the thick-skinned Argus
can't stand them. That idiotic and lying
sheet was brought to the stool of correc-
ton yesterday by the Argus in the follow
ing paragraph:
The New Age must have been mistaken in
its reference to Hon. Geo. ID. Parks of
Brunswick as having a conference with Gov.
ROBBIE on the muster field at Augusta. MR..
PARKS DID NOT HAPPEN TO BE AT
AUGUSTA DURING THE MUSTER.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-08-30
Boston Globes Tribute to Blaine.
TIL CAUSES OF HIS POPULARITY AS CAN
DIDATE.

In its issue of June 24th 1884, the Boston
Globe paid the following very handsome
compliment to Mr.. Blaine. This was when
the Globe was expressing its honest opinion
1.-The people admire brain, pluck and dash
whoever exhibits them, and are always pow
ertully attracted to him who displays them
That's where James G. Blaine gets great
strength. and that's why he is to be feared
above any man the republicans could have
named The wisdom of choosing him, in
respect of this point, is being proved every
day, for the mass Of the people, irrespective
of party, are incfintng topard him, with
silence or NTH naHgh but good rords to say
And Mr.. Blaine can well afford to be deserted
by the very superfine men and newspapers.
because of this hold upon the people And
no one knows it so well as he
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-08-30
DR.. ]. H. PORTER'S
HEALING VITAL OIL

Is the best remedy the continent for the perina
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heir. Ask your druggist for it, and send for a de-
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Makes a positive cure Of Rheumatism. Cures Neu.
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Ask your druggist for II, and get full descriptive
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J. n. PORTER, D,
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Residence: q Cross Street, Boston. Mass, Charles
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-08-30

Free trade"-says the Catholic Herald
means the opening up of new couu-
try with population of 55,000,o00 to the
to the ravages of England This is put
ting it concisely. and those who wish to
vote for party which comes the nearest
to the declaration of a free trade policy
can do SO. if they wish to cut the food
from their own mouths. England's man.
ufacturing poweris equal to the supply OF
textile fabrics and cutlery for nearly one
half the inhabitants of the earth. This
immense trade power arose from her col
onies, especially those of Asia, where she
has 25o, 600, 600 of people to trade with. 3"
This is highly suggestive talk, coming
from the quarter it does.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-08-30

A letter to the Journal from Troy, New
York. says; The political outlook from
this vicinity looks like the handle of Jug,
all one side. in favor of Blaine and Logan
In our democratic city of $4,000 inhabi.
tants there is no Cleveland and Hendricks
banner as yet swung to the breeze. So
draw your own conclusion"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-08-30

the treasury. Until our war debt is paid
and the last soldier is provided for who is
worthy of pension our government will
have good and honest use for the receipts
that will come into its treasury.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-08-30

The grand object of the democracy in
this State is to reduce the majority for
Robbie below what it was two years ago.
They will pour out money like water to
accomplish that. They are on the still
hunt Now the republicans of every town
in the State ought to see to it that they add
something to the vote cast by them in
1882. They must increase their vote.
There is yet time for work. See that it
is well improved Allow no absentees at
the election. Work for recruits.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-08-30

Mr.. Rust of the Belfast Age don't like
the manner in which candidate Thing
brought out the fact that he opposed the
bill in the Senate at the last session of the
legislature which the farmers wanted
passed Thing will not mention it again
until after he is buried at the coming cleo
ton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-08-30

A correspondent of the New York Sun
writes: believing that the election of
Gov. Cleveland would be the death OF the
democratic party, intend to vote so as to
save it from destruction"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-08-30

ExGov. Plaisted has devoted all his
time and energies in this campaign to the
Madigan circular. Such enterprise must
be deserving of great reward.