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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-20

The question of the abolition Of slavery
caused contention This produced the
war The war enabled the monopolists to
get possession of both parties Now there Is
no actual difference between parties-only
enough to make distinction.
He abjures laboring men to vote together.
He tells them not to be alarmed at The cry
that he who votes for a third party loses MS
vote Not So There was a seed time and a
harvest. Here is his plan: "In framing
your electoral ticket, make fusion
in all the states with the sup
posed minority, and make it upon this
theory: Not that you are going to vote for
the electors of any candidate opposed TO
your interests; not that the friends of the
other candidate are going to vote for yours,
but agree that you will run the same cleo
toral ticket, provided the electors who com
pose it are, as they ought to be, reputable
orable undertakings, which is all
there is that binds the electoral
college to vote in any direction;
and then have it agreed that the electoral
vote of the state shall be divided in the
electoral college according to the number OF
votes thrown for your candidate, and the
number of votes thrown for the other candi-
dates on the state ticket. The number OF
votes which each candidate gets will be
known with substantial accuracy long before
the official count is made Therefore you will
have every incentive to vote for your
candidate, because the larger number of
votes you cast the more electoral votes will
your candidate get, and the less will the
other have. And those who are voting for
the same electors with you will throw as
many votes as they can for their candidate
| in order that he shall have as large share OF
| the electoral vote of the state as possible,
neither in fact voting for the candidate OF
the other Thus you viii show your strength
and hold the balance OF power"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-20

ATLANTA, Ga. Aug. 20.-Several days age
Mrs. Henry F. Whiting, of Jackson county
died after violent illness of one day. DR.
L. G.. Hardman treated the case as one Of
poison in some form The circumstance:
created such comment that the body was ex
humed. A post-mortem revealed the faci
that she died from eating tobacco. Consider
able particles were found in her stomach
She was permitted during her illness to usC
tobacco, which, it seems, she devoured in hel
delirium, and died from the effects of it. The
Jury rendered a verdict to this effect
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-20
Treated the Case HeroiealIy.

WALKERToN, Ind Aug col D. Hum
mel left Walkerton last Friday for Stillwell
junction, for elandestine meeting with a
girl Mr. Thompson, her father, suspected
the complies purpose, and lay in wait fol
them. When Hummel made his appearance
Thompson knocked him down with shovel
fired shotgun at him, and then followed
him several rods after he arose, emptying q
revolver at him as he retreated. Humme
fell to the ground badly wounded. Officers
were at once sent to apprehend Thompson
and if possible find Hummel But the latter
was nowhere to be seen. Sunday he was dis
covered, not yet dead, but badly mutilated.
Hopes of his recovery are entertained
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-20

from East Tawas say that the forest fires are
burning between the plank road and East
Tawas road 1t is reported that the houses
of Hoffman and Smaltz are burned. Hoff-
mans is the house where old man Scholtz
was murdered some months ago The fire is
running toward Glendon's Farmers are de-
serting their homes and burying their house
hold goods. A heavy southwest wind is
hloxvinu
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-20
TIE Tourney Of a aiahy,s Head.

JACKSONVILLE, Ill, Aug 20. The head
of the little daughter Of Joseph Thompson,
cut off by train on the Wabash railroad
several days ago, was found Sunday, 1t had
been carried a half mile from where the ac-
cident occurred, and rolled lnwn an EN-
bankment into the weeds lie coroner'S
jury attributed the accident o.. carelessness
on the part of the engineer.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-20

est money. His record would damn him F"
In the Cincinnati Gazette of Dec. II
1881, may be found these words: "Mr.
Blaine's retirement from the CabineD is
matter of congratulation," and the Gin
cinnati Commercial of June Z, 1876, said:
THE Blaine letters, we believe, prove all
that he has been charged with. The
troublesome fact is that there is low
tone of public morality in the estimation
of the uses of public position for private
gam"
In September, 1882, the Washington
Republican, addressing Mr.. Blaine and
referring to the Mulligan letter episode
of 1876, SAID You escaped the discus
sion of everything unpleasant to you that
year by being defeated You escaped
discussion before your defeat because the
Democrats hoped, and the Republicans
opposed to you feared, you would be
nominated. After the terrible experiences
Of that summer the seat in the Senate
made vacant by Mr.. Mouill's resignation
was an asylum for you and your election
afterward for the succeeding term was
thought by many to be rather an exhibi-
ton of sympathy for youl misfortunes
than of continued confidence in your
leadership"
Here is surely chance for Blaine to dc
some heavy work, as he evidently relshes
a skirmish with the newspapers. If the
Sentinel had only published the article
which is causing the present trouble, al
an earlier day, and would support Blaine
now, it might be less expensive for the
proprietors. Jim was never so rabid
after gore as he is now.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-20
ELEVENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.

The Democracy of the several counties in the
Eleventh Congressional district are requisite to
send delegates to Il convention to be held at Mon
mouth, Warren county, on
TUESDAY, AUGUST Goth 1881,
at O'Clock P. NJ, for the purpose of nominating
d candidate for Congress, a member of the State
Board OF Equalization and to transact such OF her
business as may be presented for the considera-
tion of the convention.
The several counties in the Congressional dis
trict will be entitled to the following represents
lion based upon the vote for Hancock and Eng
lish in 1880:
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-20

BUFFALO, n. Y, Aug 20-Nenie Gibbons,
pretty girl of 10, committed suicide this
morning 10y jumping from the sand-catch
pier into the lake. She was a bright and
winning young lady, daughter of respect
able workingman living ON the east side. The
deed is SAID 10 have been committed to escape
the consequences of an intrigue
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-20
Sh1 wing the Necessity Of Being on
EIme,

APPLETON, Wis, Aug 20.-Sunday NIGH
wh,le R. Randall was sitting upon the from
lawn somebody entered the house FROM rht
rear and carried out trunk containing So
and some valuable papers. The fact was mo-
discovered until Monday afternoon. The day
previous Mr. Randall had taken 5000 cut o
the trunk and deposited it in the bank
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-20


New YORK, Aug. 20.-The Sun says of
Buffers letter: We like Gen. Butler better
since we read his address. He is all there
No part of him is hidden from the
voters Buffers letter is ADLER than
Baine's. 1t is worthy of more respect. IL
is more straightforward.
The Times says: This address is the cul-
mination of the colossal impotence and AFRO
gance of Gen. Butler, man whose life has
been spent in self -seeking of the most sordid
kind, pursued with duplicity and unscrupu-
lousness without modern parallel
The Herald says: Gen Buffers letter to
his constituents, which is apparently the
equivalent of an ordinary letter of accept
ance, is notable only for its qderulous gar
rulity, for its mere rigmarole quality
in virtue of which it rambles all over
the universe, takes in or touches
everything, and at last says very little
The Tribune says: Gen Buffers letter of
acceptance is unique. Nothing like it has
been or is likely to be issued. As was to be
expected, it assails both parties with i'm
partial fierceness, but its assault upon the
Republican policy are rendered harmless by
the substantial prosperity of all branches of
industry.
The World says: The address is an ex-
coriation of both the old parties, coupled
with declaration of principles which mani
testify gives the lie to the practices, methods,
and former beliefs of Benjamin F. Butler,
the chronic disturber and "walapus" of Amer
lean politics
The Star (Tammany Democrat says: Gen
Benjamin F. Butler has succeeded in produc-
ing very gamey, resonant, characteristic
and profoundly interesting document He
knows what he wants to say and he wants to
say what he knows
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-20

The democratic papers who are diving
for slanderous stories against Blaine, are
wasting their wind. There is no neces>
sity of exposing his private character,
His public record condemns him as a man
unfit to occupy the presidential chair, and
it is simply waste of material to revive
nasty scandals against him. If the people
are kept posted on his official career they
will be able to vote intelligently against
him
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-20
CIeVeIand,s Letter,

ALBANY, N, Y, Aug. 20.-The belief
among politicians here is that Cleveland will,
now that Butler has formally declared aim,
self, hasten the issuing of his letter. Mr..
Manning chairman of the Democratic state
committee stated that the letter would soon
be EIade public.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-20
Forest Fires i'm Michigan,

EAST TAwAs, Mich, Aug. 20.-Forest
fires have started back of Tawas City in the
lumber districts d are running rapidly
toward Wilbur township. Everything is
very dry, and great damage viii be done
unless we get rain
DETROIT, Mich, Aug. 2o.-Later advices
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-20
CnunIerfeif Silver CnIn.

AMERICUs, Ga, Aug. 20.-Counterfeit sill
yer money is in great profusion throughout
southwest Georgia. The Decent pieces are
most numerous. They are lighter than the
genuine coin, and bear the date of 1875
Quarters and halves are also very numerous
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-20
UniVGrSityOf Virginia

SUMMER LAW LECTURES mine weekly
pegln 10th July, 1884, and end 10th September
Have proved of signal use, list to students who
design to pursue their studies at this other Law
SCHOOL, I'd, to those who propose to read privately
and Sd, to practitioners who have not had the ad-
vantage of systematic instruction. For circular
apply Up. o. University Of Val to JOHN b. MI
NOR, Prof Com. and Stat. Law. may-23-w1m
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-20
FLOUR.
THE MARKETS.

CHICAGO, Aug. 10
Allan Mcintyre & Co.'S market circular
of this evening says; The markets on the
board of trade to-day were strong, but not
much doing. Wheat-August, opened 7Sc,
closed 7ol15c; September, opened 7s55c, closed
79i4c; October, opened So3sc, closed Sic.
rn-August, opened 594c, closed 521sc
September, opened 5O;sc, closed 52c; Octo-
ter, opened 4s14c, closed 5O9sc. Pork-Aus.
asst, opened AMI closed S2700 Lard
September, opened s75755. closed S7.G5.
Live otock-The Union otocA yards reports
the following range of prices Hogs-Market
fairly active but weak at a decline OF 56IlOc
light grades, s.. 7O@6.50; rough packing,
So IO@6 10; heavy shipping and packing lots
50 I0GUG50
Produce: butter-DuIl; fine creamery
@3a2lc; good do, l7@1.c; packing, SGlOc.
Eggs-ln lar demand; fresh-iaid 14c
Fotatoes-Good stock, car lots, 45@50c peI
bu. Fruits-Apples, good to choice, 81 0oa
$50 per Dbl peaches, poor to best Michigan
2s5g50c per basket; grapes, 4@5c per ID.
blackbeirles, fair to tine, 81 09@l y per ii
quarts.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-20
o. b. FIcKLI
DISTRICT ELECTORS
COUNTY TICKET

For Representatives. fl. PADDLEFORD.
For States Attorney-ELMORE W. RST.
For Circuit Clerk-GEO. W. HENRY.
For Coroner-JOHN ALBRIGHT.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-20
So You VIII Find.

"Benson's Capcine Porous Plasters are
in the highest degree reliable, says DR.
Kakoff, of New York. 25c
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-20

STATE:
For Governor, CARTER H. HARRISON
For Lieutenant Governor, HENRY SETTER.
Secretary of State, MICHAEL j. DOUGHERTY
For Treasurer, --ALFRED ORENDORFF
For Auditor Pub. Acc'ts-WALTER f. CARLIN
For Attorney eral,-ROBERT A MCKINLEY
ELECTORS AT LARGE
o. Il. k1CKIIN, WIN q EWING
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-20
New York.

49, I'VE" 1OHk, Aug II.
Wheat-3S@5sc higher: feverish; Inoder-
ate speculative business; No. white. nom
mai: No. red September, 9j@g05sc; DC
tober, 92G92;sc; November, 9}%G9}s[c.
December, s55S@955sc; January. 9s%a9sc,
Com-9iWl nc higher. mixed western spot,
5l@6.c; futures, 57@609kc. Oats-L(d W
higher: western, 33@43c Provisions-Beef
unchanged Pork, quiet; mess. $500
Lard dull steam IS 05
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-20
DEMOCRATIC TICKET
NATIONAL.

For President-GROVER CLEVELAND.
For Vice President-THOMAS A. HENDRICKS
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-20
Toledo.
TOLEDO. @

IULEDU, OnIO, aug. II
Wheat-Active and firm; No. 2 ca b
81 re; August, Sic; September, SIC; October,
S314c; November, SIC; year, Sic; No 2 soft,
S3s4c; No. 3 do, 79c. Oats-Nothing doing:
No. cash or August, sic; September. Sc
bid; rejected, SIC; no grade, sic. Corn
Nominal
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-20
Milwaukee.

MILWAUkEE, " Is, Aug. IT.
Wheat-Tame; Nc. 2, 7S1Sc; August 7S15c
September 791c; October sou. Corn
Easier; No. 2, 5S4c; rejected 50@5lc. Dat,
Firm; No. 2 new, 24@2sc; old, 27c. Bye
Neglected, No l, 6l@61Ac Barley-Dull
No. 2, 55c; September exc; extra No. 3
59Q50Xc.
The Dawson journal., 1884-03-27
Truckers and Farmers.

With plenty of good hay corn may
advantageously be fed to sheep with
good results. Fromone to one and a
half pounds, according to the size of
the sheep, will be required, with
what hay used additional.
Nothing IS now better settled than
thai a pig should make a steady ard
continuous growth from birth to the
day Of sale 1t should make a steady
gain Of from 7 to 10 pounds a week,
ana be sold at 10 to - months old
A Baltimore firm has introduced
the japanese persimmon into this
country and planted I,000,00 trees.
The fruit is said to he delicious and
the general opinion is that it will be
received when offered for sale.
Professor Low, an English author
ity, says that boiled potatoes, mixed
with cut straw or Hay, may be Civ
en- TO horses of every kind, even
when on the hardest work and this
forms species of food both whole
| some and economical.
II every farmer would keep a rec
ord Of the number of eggs laid, chick
ems hatched and those sold or eaten
each year they would form the basis
of most interesting statistics and
manner of surprise to every one Of
the value represented by them liz
money,
1t is claimed by our most expert
enced stock growers
colts should never that
be permitted to stand on q hard floor,
such as plank, stone or cement, un-
I'll after they are year oil, as hard
loorS are liable to lnJure their feet
and limbs.
La order to lay out a field so as to
plow it without having the team
tread upon the plowed land, find the
centre Of each end and set up
stakes. Then measure from each
stake, in direct line with the other
one-haif the W d,h OF the end.
Set up new stakes at this point and
begin to pillow.
Direct combinations of extremes
have not always resulted satissaclo
rlly. Short horns made no improve
ment Oh the cattle of the plains, the
cross being too violent; but when
grade shorthorns were resorted to
aud the progress Of improvement be-
came gradual, more favorable results
were obtained
The Dawson journal., 1884-03-27

A Washington paper says: at
will be remembered that when the
verdict III the Guiteau case was an
nounced, the prisoner leaped from
his chair and shouted God will pun
ISL you for this and pronounced a
prophecy Of vengence upon his per
seculors, their witnesses and the
jury CorkhAl, the district attorney,
has lost his Office, and is looking for
something TODD. One Of his associate
counsel took to drinking soon after
the trial.. and is'now o. drunkard.
Two of the jury are dead, two more
have tailed in business, and another
is hopeleSsly INSANE. Three of the
medical experts who testified to his
sanity are dead, and fourth has
become insane. And now, in yes
uerday's papers, it is announced that
j. w. Tilden, the chemist who dis
covered the poison in the bouquet
Mrs. Scoville sent to her brother
the morning of his execution, Ia,
gone crazy, and been committed to
the government as7lum for treat
hant,n
The Dawson journal., 1884-03-27

Henry Ward Beecher delivered
lecture in Washington recently,
in which he said:
"New Orleans was the first real
Southern city l visited, and
there | met a warm welcome. L
found intelligence. Kindness and
hospitality on every sid. AS |
progressed though the South [
continued to find these things
wherever l went. The condition
of the country is most hopeful in
every sense. L saw evidences of
this fact in Savannah, Atlanta,
Macon, Augusta, Charleston
everywhere. Macon and Augusta
are the two prettiest cities | ever
saw. The people Of the South are
Just as much reconstructed and
Just as patriotic as the people Of
the North. Everywhere among
the Southern people is a pervad-
ing love Of the Union. They are
as ready to defend it and to CO.
operate in any great movement for
Its advancement. They are eager
tor educational, and arebuilding up
a great education system. They
are honestly in favor of educating
the negroes, and are doing il"
The Dawson journal., 1884-03-27
/ have known much of the man.

| have known much of the man
ufacture and use of Swift's Spe-
ci6c. There are men in this COM
munity, well known citizens, who
were victims in their early life,
and who taken S. S. s., and are
now, to all appearances, and in
their own belief, as free from faint
Of disease as the first man, fresh
from his Maker. Dalicacy for
bids their public recommenda-
lions, but | am allowed TO refer
Tie skeptic privately to those who
endorse everything that can be
said ia It's favor. Being profess
sionally much opposed to endors-
ing secret remedies, it is with hes
ita.j1n attach my name tothjs
article; bat | know whereof 1
speak when ] say thatou science
has not yet made public comb
nation equal to S. s. 81, Tor the
purpose indicated.
I'll. MAssENBURG, Pil. G.,
Macon, Ga.
The Dawson journal., 1884-03-27
Consumption Cured.

An old physician, retired from active
practice having had placed in his hands by
an East Indian Missionary the formula Of
simple vegetable remedy for the speedy
and permanent cure of Consumption,
bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma. and all
Throat and Lung affections, also posi-
tive and radical cure for general Debility
and all nervous complaints, after having
thoroughly tested its wonderful curative
powers in thousand of cases, feels it Ills
duty TO make it known to his suffering fell
lows. The recipe will be sent free Of
charge, to all who desire it, with full d.
rections for preparing and successfully
using. Address with stamp, naming this
paper. DIR. j. c. RAYMOND, 164 Wash
ington street, Brooklyn, n. Y.
Feb. II, 1881 lin
The Dawson journal., 1884-03-27
Want of Backbone,
Marietta Journal.

Marietta Journal.
Rev. Sam Jones is an irresistible
speaker and gets off heap of good
things. While discussing the prohi-
bition question in this county, he
said he had no use for man who
has not the courage of his oonvic-
tons. He regards az contemplate
man who plays the part Of a whin-
ing sychophant, crawls up on the
fence and sits there for fear he will
oppose some friends by decided
stand on an important public ques-
ton. He says he had rather be a
yellow bob-tail dog, under a wagon,
than to- be such moral coward.
He says if be was aman he would be
a man, stand up for the right, let
come what may
The Dawson journal., 1884-03-27
Paying Investment

And one that will pay the largest dividend
is in something that will make happiness
in our homes that will elevate our chill
dren, our friends and ourselves to the
highest standard Oh refinement, culture,
and socisbiIity.
sMU5ic .4i0Be HTU do This
Have you Piano or an Organ in your
hsme? If net, you should have, and we
can save you money in it's purchase. Over
10000 delighted purchasers, whom we
AaVe supplied IN The pastfftee wears. will
endorse this statement.
See the Grand Inducements we offer.
Ten Leading Makers Chickering Mathu-
shek, Luadtn & Bates, Hallet &c Davis.
Hardi3an, Arion, Mason & Hamlin. Pack
ard, Pa,ace, and Bay State Over 800
Styles. All Grades An Prices Pianos,
$500 to $1,000 Organs sci TO $3.50
Makers names on al No Stencil or
Cheap lnsiruHeat salf. ''The Best IS e.
Nar' Chea5.-.' "lf .t" cheapest is - d
80
tHa II. ,i"1 Purchasers
Nth "aca P.ao., a good s.ool nd cover
Hlih cacA nrss., good stool = Inslruc-
.'r VIA .t'n Ps1oof Drsa,, , book of
-asc
Asa.a Sly pears Gaaraaien, a Fifteen
22's 'r0a., -. b Weight P.id 3 "a nays,
i".'' .- 1905 sGi- a. Prili-
- D 1>oa#. 81 say t.ne within Six
y mas, 'f g.. eHo.on gaie IS ncf salts
factory more THAN THIS
The Dawson journal., 1884-03-27
Do You Doubt It.

Mr.. Frank Nolen, 68 Jefferson
Place, Baltimore, heard so much
of Norman's Neutralizing Cordial
that he purchased a bottle for
himself and another to send to
his family, He has never had
cause to regret his purchase.
Reader, if you doubt the efficacy
of Norman's Cordial try a small
bottle. 1t does not cost much.