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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-24
Trouble About a Contract.

ROCHESTER, N. Y, March 24-The
Rochester & Pittsburg railroad and Bell,
Lewis & Yates, who sell the company's
coal, have secured contract to supply the
Grand Trunk railway with 10000 tons of
coal The award excited the Erie and Buff
falo, New York & Philadelphia roads. 1t is
rumored that the latter corporation will
make trouble by advancing the pay
Of their miners, to compel the Roches-
ter & Pittsburg and Bell, Lewis
& Yates either TO fight another
strike or fill the contract at loss.
The Erie also threatens to take away thirty
two miles of track from Howard Crossing to
Johnsburg, leased to the Rochester & Pitts
burg, cutting off its mine and necessitating
the constructing of new road and tie
suspension of traffic for some time. Indi-
cations point to lively fight.
New York, March o. The officers of the
Rochester & Pittsburg road here say the con-
tract referred to in the Rochester dispatch
has been made, but declare the Erie company
not in position to carry out the programme;
that they made definite contract with the
Erie, giving them the right to use the track
for five years and paying a fixed proportion
of the trackage; that there is nothing in the
contract to make this a ground of abrogating
it, the contract providing that every dispute
shall so to arbitrators. The object is to en-
barrass them in making coal contracts.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-24

WASHINGTON CITY, March 24-In the
house, the regular order was demanded as
soon as the journal was read, and committees
called for reports. Wait, of Connecticut, from
the committee on foreign affairs, reported
bill to restore the balance of the Chinese
indemnity fund. The bill reducing the life
time of patents to five years was reported ad
versely. Dockery, of Missouri, from the
committee on accounts, reported
joint resolution giving the discharged
employees one months extra pay. and sub
mitted a report respecting the removal q
employees at the close of Last session The re
port recommends that the bill be SO amendef
as to exclude from the extra months pay al
appointed after Feb 4, 1888 At the close Of
the call of committees, the house went int
committee of the whole on the bonded whisky
bill, and Herbert, of Alabama, resumed hi
sDeech in ODpOSitiOu
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-24
.Chawins Unn sKr. Chew.

New York, March 24-Gen Thomas P.
Dockery and Mr. S. C.. Chew, two gentlemen
who have been friends for many years, had a
serious difficulty in Mr.. Chew's office, 10
Wall street. For some time past the old
friends have had differences. Mr.. Chew
is understood to have intimated that
Gen. Dockery had Jared financially
well in his affairs with the city of
Houston Gen. Dockery desired an explana-
ton, and for that purpose called on Mr..
Chew. Mr.. Chew pleasantly received his old
colleague, but during the conversation sharp
words and acrimonious statements were
made by Gen. Dockery. Mr.. Chew
replied that the generals as
sertions were false Gen. Dock
cry thereupon knocked Mr.. Chew down
Mr. Chew thought, as Gen. Dockery was the
larger man, that discretion was the better
part of valor, and fed to the corner. The
general followed and caught Mr.. Chew and
soundly pounded him. Gen. Dockery in
his excitement pulled a handful of whis-
kers from the left cheek of Mr.. Chew.
Mr. Chew tore himself away, but Gen.
Dockery was thoroughly angered and
followed his rival downstairs. The general
again seized Mr. Chews whiskers The
janitor of the building rushed out and
tried to interfere, whereupon Gen. Dockery
knocked him down. In the meantime Mr..
Chew had returned to his Office and Gen
Dockery returned to Latham, Alexander &
Co.'S office No arrests were made. Dockery
is financial agent of Houston, Tex, and
| Chew is New York attorney for the city OF
Houston
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-24

SAN FRANCISCO, March 24-John L. Sui
ivan telegraphs the following from Tucson,
Ari., to the Associated Press: Il read in the
Associated Press dispatches that Sheedy has
matched me for IS, 900 a side to fight Thomp-
son, and had put up forfeit of $780, Smith
and myself Immediately telegraphed
Sheedy, saying: Go on with the match;
that would fight; not to let him get
away with any bluff Have never received
any answer from Sheedy. This is all know
of the matter. If a match has not been
made, let Mr.. Thompson put up forfeit Of
So, 500 with The New York Clipper and will
cover it Immediately. 1t is pretty hard te
make a match &, 900 miles apart l will fight
him, London prile rules; will fight six weeks
or two months from to day, and toss for
choice of grounds" Thompsons forfeit has
been put into the hands of Richard K. Fox.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-24

The greatest delicacy on the sailors bill
f fare is mysterious compound of flour
molasses, water and raisins, mixed in a
tub, tied in piece of old canvass and
boiled in salt water. When it is ready to
dump on tn, floor of the forecastle, i, is
known as plum dug" 1t is pretty solid
eating and as it disappears from view. i;
can be heard dropping ker-chug-ker-
chug to the bottom of each tar's iron clad
stomach. Postmaster General King, of
the navy has been to New York to pur-
chase the supplies for the Greeley relief
party. Among the many luxuries ordered
arc 1900 pounds of fried and raw oysters,
and 5000 pounds of "plum dug" 1t is
supposed that the latter will be dumped
into the hold to take the place of ballast.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-24
Chancery Notice.
STATE OF ILLINOIS, I ,

STATE OF ILLINOIS,
Rock Island County,
In the Circuit Court of said Rock Island County
In Chancery
William Il, Appleton and William ". Appleton.
executors of,the last will aud testament Of
James E. Cooley, deceased, complainants,
David Sears. Thomas ]. Robinson. John II. VIII
son, Bailey Davenport The Rock River Naviga-
tion and Water Power Company, William Brett
bach, Paul Thessen, John Peterson, Sarah John
son, Andrew Olander, Mary Olson, Oscar Olson,
Peter Olson, William Milhall, James Cannon,
Isaac Allies, Timothy 0'COnnell, James Burris,
The City of Rock Island, Emma Kalbaugh, Ia
doc kalbaugh, Julia kehoe, the Rock Island and
Peoria Railway Company, Martha A. Rodman,
John B. Rodman, Florence Butler, Thomas j.
Rodman, Ella E. Ayers, Addison Z. Rodman,
George W. Sears, William Sears, Henry II.
Sears, Sophia Vanlandschoot, NJ W. Fryar,
Holmes Hakes, The Rock Island Watch Compa-
ny, James First, Washington L. Sweeney, Sarah
C. Eastman, Stephen A. Main, George II. Maish,
John F. Ellsworth, Hiram Ellsworth, Nyra i.
Ellsworth, James S. Drake, Roswell P; Dart,
The Milan Paper Company Heary P. Beattie,
James Johnston, Willsm T. Riggs, Robert Nc
Donald, David l.. Cunkle, George NJ. D. Hakes,
George NJ. Dickson, The Rock River Canal and
Lock Company, The Rock Island Paper Compa.
ny, Charles l.. Walker, Cornelius Lynde, Phil
Mitchell, Philemon L. Mitchell, The National
Paper Company, Grahams Cotton Mills, Chris
topher NJ. Brace, Margaret j. Sears, and Rob
ert s. Rodman. Jeanette Sears, Mary Turner,
Bass, Woodford Bass, Jr., Thomas Bass, Mary
B. Lord and Sarah Spence,
To said defendants. Mary Turner, Frank Sholl.
Carrie Bass, Charles Bass, Woodford Bass Jr..
Thomas Bass Mary b. Lord anc Sarah Spence
Henry Sholl and Saaah c. Eastman and every OF
them;
Due affidavit having been filed herein notice is
hereby given you said last above named defen
dants and every Of you, that the above entitled
suit IS now pending in said court and that sum
mons has been issued against you therein: Now
unless You shall personally be and appear before
the said Circuit Court the first day of the mex
term thereof, to be holden at the court house il
| the city of Rock Island in the county and STATE
| aforesaid on the first Monday of May, A. D., 1884
towhich time and place the said summons is made
returnable, and plead. answer or demnr 10 the
| amended bill of complaint In said suit filed. ths
| the same will be taken for confessed as agsins
| you and degree entered accordingly
Rock Island Illinois, March "a. A. D., 1884.
LEVI f. HA ARSON.
| HENRY CURTIS, Jr., Clerk of said Court
Solicitor for Complainanls d4w
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-24

1t is reported that Minister Sargent's
resignation is in the hands of the president.
Mr.. Sargent may not be very great man,
but he has peen placed in a trying position
at the German court and has acquitted
himself with credit. He should be upheld
by his government more especially as
he increased the enmity of Bismarck
through that governments fault. He
conveyed to the state department some
information as to the true cause of Bis
marck's opposition to American pork, as
was his duty, but instead of profiting by
the information and keeping quiet, the
state department very .foolishly made the
communication public. All the insults
to which Sargent has been subjected tc
in Germany, date from that time.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-24
Ear. Andrade's Wrath.

New YORK, March 24-Exciting reports
of prospective duel interrupted the routine
of business in the produce exchange. The
fact became known about noon that chal-
lenge had passed from one member to an
other, and the matter formed the principal
theme of conversation for the remainder of the
day Morris D. C. Andrade, a freight broker
of Beaver street, and E. Berlinger, the gen.
eral foreign freight agent Of the Monarch
line of steamships, had some angry words on
the floor Of the exchange Thursday after
noon. Andrade had been in the habit of
shipping cattle to Europe by the Monarch
line, and hitch assumed in his business rela-
tions with Mr.. Berlinger. This dispute Thurs
day widened the breach between the
two men, and Andrade was heard
to exclaim that he had been
grossly insulted. He was seen to snap his
fingers in Berlinger's face. Mr.. Berlinger
received letter from Mr.. Andrade notifying
him that he (Mr Andrade, would in future
have no personal dealings with him, but
would appoint a second, if Mr.. Berlinger
would do the same, and would arrange to fight
him "either at fistcuffs, hand gloves, or no
gloves at all, or with revolvers, best and best
weapons, the only way gentlemen should
fight" Mr. Andrade added that, if Mr.. Ber-
linger's representative would call at his
,ffice, the two seconds could arrange pre-
timinaries.
~ am" he concluded, "smarting undc1
your insulting remarks to me, SO be kind
enough to reply by bearer which of my prop
oGitions you will accept, one or the other, OF
ali apology is due me as between man and
man"
Mr.. Berlinger, who is about 35 years old,
and who was classmate of Lieut.. Com. De
Long, regretted the publicity of the affair,
but would give no inkling of how he intended
replying to the letter. Friends of both men
say that the quarrel will probably be settled
without recourse to weapons of any kind.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-24
TELEGRAP1E'H|:IC. f.
AFFAIRS IN GOTHAM.
The Sheriff and Other Officers Of
New York County Indicted
Charges OF CrOOkedness in Assessing
Fees Preferred--A sanguinary
Spectator Knock Down on
Wall street.

:. NEW YORK, March 24-The special
fraud in fees charged New York county. The
presentment of the grand jury covers 100
sheets of legal cap, and is mainly based upon
the report of the recent legislative investi-
eating committee. Deputy Warden Kier-
nan, of Ludlow street jail; Order Arrest
Clerk McGonigle, and Warden Bowe, OF
Ludlow street jail, were indicted with the
sheriff and all were arrested. Judge Barrett
Immediately opened the supreme court when
the prisoners appeared, and they were re
leased on bail ranging from s., 900 to $40, ,OO0
There are three counts in the Indictment
against Sheriff Davidson, the first of which
charges that he has collected from the
county Sl25 for the services of cooks and
cleaners about the Jail during the month OF
October last, when the law allowed him but
S36. The second count charges grand lar
ceny in the second degree, in having appro-
priate1 the $50 difference in the amounts in
the first count to his own use, with full in-
tent to defraud the people. The third count
accuses the sheriff of having repeated in No.
vembeT and December the crimes committed
in October, receiving in all $375 when he
was entitled only to sos
Deputy Warden Philip Herman, of Lud-
low street Jail, was indicted for forgery in
the first degree, being accused of signing the
receipts of Catlin Cooper, a sweeper, and
Mary Pratt, a cleaner, in the sum Of $36
and SO
The indictment of David McGonigle, the
order-of-arrest clerk in the sherifTs Office,
alleges that Jan 49, 1884, the clerk had in
custody as a prisoner Msrtin Romer, who was
held in 1000 bail, and that the clerk took
from the prisoner as fees $26.75. when he was
only entitled to 50 cents.
jaime Bowe, the warden of Ludlow Street
Jail, is indicted for perjury. He is accused
of having presented bill of 1926 for 1857
prisoners fed in Ludlow Street Jail. the bills
being sworn to, when no such number OF
prisoners were in the Jail during the month
of December, for which the bill is made out.
The last of the indictments is against
Jacob A Wertheimer, a clerk in the Sheriff's
office He indicated for presenting wrong
list of prisoners taken from the Tombs to
to the court Six hundred and seventy five
prisoners were charged for, when no such
number YVES actually conveyed by the
sheriff.
No excitement was caused by the indict
ment of the sheriff, as such an event had
been looked upon as certain for a week past
The entire matter is claimed to be politica
movement, which is said to mean that David
son will be removed, and John Kelly ap
pointed by the government to fill the unex
pired term as peace-offering to Tammany
for the signing of the anti-aldermanic bill
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-24
THOUSANDS SAY so.

Mr. T. W. Atkins, Girard, Kan, writes
81 never hesitate to recommend you
Electric Bitters TO my customers, they
give entire satisfaction and are rapid
sellers" Electric Bitters are the pures'
and best medicine known and will posi-
lively cure Kidney and Liver complaints
Purify the blood and regulate the bowels
No family can afford to be without them
They will save hundreds of dollars il
doctors bills every year.
Sold at fifty cents bottle by Hartz &
Bahnsen.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-24
I Warming the MANAGERS.

CHICAGO, March 24.-An address to the
Republican party is being largely signed by
citizens here declaring that it is essential to
the success of the party to nominate men for
office who are committed to the work of ad
ministrative reform and the total removal
from public life of the spoils system and
"bossism." A meeting will be held soon, it is
said, to arrange for the enforcement of these
i5aos
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-24
More Israwn for the West.

PORTLAND, Ne, March 26.-Among the
passengers by the last steamer were sixty
Swedes, who proceed west All have
money and will buy farms and settle together.
One said that immigration to the United
States was increasing with the people of
Sweden. a large immigration is expected
to take place this year.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-24
A Castle Melting Away.

MONTREAL, Ca, March 24-The weather
for the past two or three days thas made
havoc with the ice castle The blocks have
melted to such small proportions that open
spaces appear, representing disfgured loop
holes, and battIements. 1t is fast tottering
to the ground, and in week or two will van
ish
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-24
A SENSIBLE MAN w0ULD USE

Kemp's Balsam for the throat and lungs
1t is curing more cases of coughs, colds,
asthma, bronchitis, Group, and all throat
and lung troubles, than any other med
icine. The proprietor has authorized O.
Grotjan to refund your money if, after
taking three-fourths of bottle, relief i;
not obtained. Price SO cents and 81.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-24
Gen. WeitzeI,s Remains.

CINCINNATI, March A-The remains Of
Gen. Godfrey Weitzel who died in Philadel-
,hia last Wednesday, have arrived by special
rain over the Pan Handle road He will be
buried in Spring Grove cemetary, with a
military escort
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-24

Spalding's official base ball guide for
1884 has just been issued 1t is authority
on all ball matters, and those interested in
the national game should not be without
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-24
xyvomins,s Centributiou.

WASHINGTON CITY, March M-The Stone
contributed to the Washington monument by
Wyoming has just been received. The stone
is granite, three by four feet, and bears the
inscription: "Wyoming's tribute to him who
was chief among the founders of the repub-
licn
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-24

New YORK, March 24-The particulars
Of the failure of French, kincaid q Co,
wholesale dealers in hardware at Utica, N.
Y, which have been received in this city,
show liabilities of about S63, COO, and nominal
assets of $50, ,0O0 consisting of stock, S., 900,
and accounts $1,000.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-24
POLITICAL POINTS.
Arranging for the National Conven
tierCaIIiRs for Reform.

CHICAGO, March 24.-The subcommittee
on arrangements of the Republican nationa
committe met at the Pacific hotel to organic
and consider matters preliminary to the hold
ing of the convention. The committee l
composed Of Senator Sabin, OF Minnesota
John C. New, of Indian; John A Martin, O
Kansas: Senator John A. Logan, of Illinois
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-24

VIENNA March "a. The police report that
part of the money. stolen at the..time of the
murder of the pawnbroker Meisert was sent
b. the Anarchist to Herr Most, who is at
present in America.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-24

Emory's Little Catharic is the best and
only reliable Liver Pill known, never fail:
with the most obstinate cases, purly vege
table.-15 cents
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-24
Her Tomb the Ocean.

NEW YORK, March 4-Mrs. Elizabeth
Hamilton, of Chicago, cabin passenger on
the steamer State of Nebraska, died on
March II and was buried at sea.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-24

The most delicate persons enjoy taking
Emory Little Cathartic Pills, give a
wholesome appetite, put new life in a
broken. down bOdY.-15 cents.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-24

Ex-Governor st. John, of Kansas,
says that if the Republican platform does no;
pronounce for prohibition the party will Use
million votes
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-24
MoneV TO Loan.

Loans negotiated IN sums of 81 900 and
upwards. on good real estate securities,
by VIII G. Whitehead, at Surgeons law
office. 81
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-24
Terrible Result os an Assault.

FALL RIVER, Mass, March 24-The
| .Nobstick" Scheduled, assaulted on Mon
lay night by an unknown gang of supposed
| strikers is dead &c his injuries. He wIx 30
| years old
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-06-06
An Alleged Cure for Headache.

James Carley, of this town, a jour.
halter, recently suffered for week
with severe headache. Every possible
remedy was resorted to without relief.
Finally one of his shopmates informed
him that d. B. Wilkes, living in the
upper end of King street District
could cure it without fail. According
" Carley set out to find the man who
possessed the panacea that could re-
lieye him from his untold suffering
Mr.. Wilkes, whose occupation is a
farmer, received him cordially and at
once assured him that he could cure
his headache. He requested Carley to
accompany him to the old cider mill,
which they entered, and Mr.. Wilkes
pulled out from beneath the press box
covered with q coal sieve. From the
box he took a live black snake and
wound it around Carley's neck.
Strange as it may seem, almost instan-
taneously the pain left his Lead and
has not returned since. Mr.. Carley
and his friends vouch for his cure.
Mr.. Wilkes also cures sprains and
swellings in the same way. He ex-
plains the matter on the principle of
animal electricity, which he supposes
that the snake possesses. If cure is
effected in this way, the writer thinks
that the pain is frightened out OF the
patient by the horrid application
Ddnbuly Ne,cs.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-06-06
Food from n Poisonous Root.

may here mention a popularity OF
another form of nearly pure starch
food, viz, tapioca, which is obtained
by pulping and washing out the starch
granules OF the root of the manihot
hen heating the washed starch in pans
and stirring it while hot with iron OF
wooden paddles. This cooks and breaks
up the granules and agglutinatc
starch into nodules which, as
James Collins explains (Journal Oh
Society of Arts March IA, 1884, are
thereby coated with dextrin, to which
gummy coating some of the peculiar
tiles Of tapioca-pudding are attribute
bic. 1t is curious fact that this man
ihot-root, from which our harmless tap
ioca is obtained, is terribly poisonous
The plant is one of the large family OF
nauseous spurgeworts EuphorbiaceG).
The poison resides in the milky juice
surrounding the starch-granules; but
being both soluble in water and VIOLA
tile, most of it is washed away in sep
arating the starch-granules. and any
that remains after washing is driven
off by the heating and stirring which
has to reach $40 degrees in order t6
effect the changes above described.
suspect that the difference between
the forms of tapioca and arrowroot has
arisen from the necessity Of thus driv-
ing off the last traces of the poison
with which tho aboriginal manufacture
ers were so well acquainted as to com.
bine the industry of poisoning theiI
arrows with that of extracting the
starch-food from the same root. Nc
certificate from the public analyst is
demanded to establish the absence of tn
poison from any given sample of tapi
oca, as the juice of the manihot-root
like that of other spurges, is unmistak
ably acrid and nauseous.
Sage, which is a starch obtained
from the pith of the stem of the sage
palm and other plants, is prepared in
grains like tapioca, with simila re-
suits. Both sage and tapioca contain
a little gluten, and therefore have
more food-value than arrowrOt.-Pop-
utar Science Monthly.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-06-06

an engineer, or to pursue any other
practical employment, the hand will
become hard, gross and mechanical,
but the pointed smooth shape will
still remain undisguised.
Take the absolute rustic, free as air,
without thought or mental cares Of
any kind, his hands will be spatulate
or square, with large joints Take the
circus rider, juggler, gymuastic, dancer.
rider, and so on, his hand will BIO eth
er spatulate and smooth or large and
conical, and very hard, for these pos
sess kind of rugged, instructive
grace.-The Language Of The Hand,