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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-28
ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS. MONDAY, APRIL ss, 1884.

for the purpose of rendering assistance
might be necessary. The particulars OF
the disaster as learned from the captain,
pilot, and bridge tender are as follows:
When the boat entered the draw her en-
gines were slowed and speed slackenee,
which, owing to her great length, render
ed her more unmanageable than usual
When about two thirds her length past
the head of the draw pier she was struck
by strong gust of wind, which drove
her stern against the head of the pier with
such force as to carry away her guard and
stave a large hole in her hull on her port
side, just forward of her engines. The
boat careened to her port side. and at
once began to fill The rebound from
the shock brought her straight in the draw
and she passed through and drifted with
the current and finally sank on bar in
fifteen or sixteen feet of water, about
quarter of mile below the bridge
and some three hundred yards from
the west bank. She lies across
the stream. her head to the Iowa shore
and badly careened on her port side, so
that while her main deck on the starboard
is above water the cabin on the port side
is submerged The boat presents the
appearance of being broken in two, and
will be a total loss.
The Grand Pacific was stern wheeler
| of l, 900 tons burden, 800 feet long and 40
| feet beam, and was valued at about 800
900. According to Capt. Townsend she
had but one passenger when she left the
wharf here, and her crew consisted of
thirty five men. The vessels cargo was
small and consisted mostly of oats and
lath, which will be saved-the former in a
damaged condition. No information
could be obtained from the captain or the
agent of the line here as TO the insurance
on the boat or the value of the insurance
on the cargo.
The Grand Pacific was one of the oldest
boats on the river, being about twenty
years old. 1t was formerly called the
Tidal Wave, and in 1868 was purchased
by Diamond 10. In 1877 the Davidson
Bros, Of Lacrosse, the present owners,
purchased it, and used it on the Yellow
stone river carrying freight for the gov,
ernmcnt 1t was brought back to the
Mississippi and about one hundred feet
added to its length, and has been used as
a packet for some time.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-28
WENT UNDER.
The Grand Pacific Strikes the Bridge
at Burlington, and Sinks.

BURLINGTON, Iowa, April 27.-The
steamer Grand Pacific, Capt. Townsend
of the St Louis and ST Paul Packet COM
pany, was sunk this afternoon below the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad
bridge. For time the widest rumor
prevailed as to the loss of life, but the of
ficers of the boat are positive in their
statements that all on board got to the
shore in safety.
The boat left the v harf here about 2:30
o'clock for St. Louis. her departure being
watched by large crowd of people who
had gathered at the river A strong wind
from the west prevailed at the time, and
when the boat entered the draw she was
seen to swing around and strike the pier
and career to the larboard side. In very
few minutes dozen skiffs were rowing
down the river toward the sinking boat
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-28

MUNcEE, Ind, April @S,-One of the most
singular cases of vitality that has ever come
to light in this vicinity exists a few miles
south Of this city. Emerson McColm went
out from his home to shoot squirrel, and,
finding one, raised his gun and fired. When
he regaineI consciousness he arose and
walked half mile to his home, and physi.
clans were called for, who returned the next
day and removed the breech-pin of his gun
from his brain, the piece weighing an ounce,
having been buried entirely out of sight, and
it was only discovered by probing. He is
alive at this writing. and is conscious the
most Of the time, and suffering tcompara,
lively little pain, and the physicians state
that he NAV recover
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-28
The Coming Tramp.

New YORK, April IS "A large meeting of
sporting men, trainers aud others interested
in the coming sixdays' pedestrian contest
assembled at the Madison Square garden to
complete tie final arrangements for the con-
test. Hamilton Basby acted as chairman.
The first question, the adm ission of Peter
Panchot to the race. was decided in the af-
firmative. The drawing for rooms resulted
as follows: Hart ]; Sullivan, 2; Noremac,
3; Vint, i; Rowell, 5; Thompson. 3; the In
dian, Z; Ellison, s; Panchot, 8; Lounsburg,
10; Herly, Il; Fitz yeraid, l2; Campagna, l3;
Hames II; Day, 15
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-28

tended from May 8 until July Is, be
sides which each post is given permis-
sion TO canvass its territory for subscriptions.
Each post is also asked to arrange with the
pastor of every church within its jurisdiction
to preach a sermon on the Sunday preceding
Memorial day, with special reference to the
work of the monumental committee, and a
personal request from the committee direct
will also be sent to the various pastors
throughout the state with this end in view.
The committee report that the work is pro
crossing satisfactorily.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-28
The Hennepfn Canal.

WASHINGTON CITY, April 2S.-The cul'
mination of the fight to get an appropriation
for the Hennepin canal into the river and
harbor bill is expected in day or two. The
committee has its bill practically finished
now. 1t is to hear from the Mississippi river
commission, and it must then decide
whether it will or not admit
the Hennepin and other canals to the
bill. Chairman Willis and other members
of the committee are outspoken against it,
and, as the bill has already grown much
larger than originally intended, it is very
doubtful if the canal Hnds many supporters
aside from Messrs Henderson and Murphy.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-28

N1CToY, Conn, April 2S.-Mrs. Clariss a
Raymond has entered upon her 1o3d year.
She lives with her grandson in house where,
until 1862, five generations lived. She rises
before o'clock, dresses herself, makes her
own bed, and is always ready in time tor
breakfast. She spends most of her time in
knitting, at which she is still expert. She
walks well with the assistance of a cane, and
could climb the stairs until she was 9S years
old. She drinks tea and coffee, and eats soft
food three times a day. Only a month ago,
aided by glasses, she could see to read, but
her sight has since grown dim. She remem-
bers distinctly the war of 1872.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-28
EOrgcr parGOned.

DETROIT, Mich, April 2s,-Francis A.
Wardeil has been pardoned from the Detroit
house of correction blythe governor after serv
ing one year of four years sentence for for
gerry. Warde.l was widely known as a special
agent of the pension department engaged al
the time in working up cases in this district
Wine ami women ruined him. He forgeC
the name of Samuel Post, the Pension agent
at Detroit. to several checks on the Seconl
National bank
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-28
4 mo,hcr,s Rioodr CrIme.

EAsToN, Pa. April -s.-Mrs. Ameia Bar
net locked the doors of her house, threw her
two children-one aged , years and the other
5 months-on the bed and cut their throats
with razor. Then she gave an alarm, and
as the neighbors rushed in, drew the razor
across her own throat and threw herself be-
side her children. All three are mortally
wounded. The Barnet family came here
from Pittsburg several months ago.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-28
The dependence of man upon VII

The dependence of man upon wheat
bread for his best nourishment makes it
important that the break be light, pala
table easy of digestion. DIR. Price, S
Cream Baking Powder is the best means
We have for securing those ends. A ma
ton of houseR eepers have been using it
for years and found it always the same.
pure and healthful
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-28

PITTsBURG, April 2o-The bolt and nut
manufacturers of the United States have
formed pool for the purpose of restricting
production and establishing profitable selling
rates. A meeting will be held here about
May to revise rates and discounts and limit
the time fixed for the pool agreement.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-28
Reagan's Condition Alarming.

WASHINGTON CITY, April 2S.-Mr
Reagan's Texas colleagues in the house, whc
have visited him, are alarmed at his condi-
tion and consider his case very critical. He
suffers much pain and has severe rigors The
surgical operation has not proved as success-
ful as hoped.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-28

ST. LOUIS, April 2S.-Advices from west
ern Texas are to the effect that cattle are
suffering, and large numbers are dying for
want of water and grass, the drouth having
been very severe in that section. Myriads
of caterpillars have also appeared and are
destroying all kinds of vegetation.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-28
CRIME IN CHICAGO.
Brutal Assault on two Aged Women
One Villain Arrested.


CHICAGO, April 2S.-Honora Conners and
her sister, Johanna unmarried ladies, aged
respectively, IS and ~ years, were the vic
tins of an outrageous assault at the hands
of two roughs at their home. The police have
arrested Michael Sullivan, an ex-penitentiary
bird 20 years old, as one of the principals
and say that his companion was one Michael
Maloney, also noted criminal. Sullivan has
been identified on u description furnished
The police say the case against him is conclu-
sive, and that they will soon have Maloney in
custody.
1t appears the fellows intended to rob the
house. They entered through side window,
and about midnight the neighbOrs were
startled by series of piercing screams from
both sisters, The uproar lasted for several
minutes, both the aged women crying loudly
for assistance. They resisted with all
their strength and fought with des
peration. The two invaders found
both sisters sleeping together and as
saulted them in bed. The elder Johanna,
was choked and beaten about the head and
limbs, while one of the Williams kicked her
sister and dragged her across the floor by the
hair. The cries of the women at length
frightened them off just as q party of neigh
bors reached the house. Chase was given to
the cri minals, but they easily escaped in the
darkness. Sullivan was held to the grand
jury in $1,000 on charge of rape
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-28
Money 10 Loan.

Loans negotiated IN sums of 81, 900 and
upwards, on good real estate securities,
by VIII G. Whitehead, at Surgeons law
office. q
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-28
FOR BILIOUS COLIC.

For abating the spasms of bilious collie,
Benson's Capcine Porous Plasters act
promptly and splendidly.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-28
The. Indiana Soldiers, Monument.

INDIANAPOLIS, April 2S,-The state monu-
mental committee, G. A. R., has issued a
circular extending the time for holding the
camp-fires by the posts throughout the state
in aid of the fund, SO as to include every date
during may or June. The time for making
financial returns has also been ex-
The Portland daily press., 1884-01-17

Area Assessed 24929 square feet.
Rate per Ice square feet 1854 17-100.
Names. Area. Rate Amount.
st. John Smith heirs 1000 en- EA1z 1E "a
John b. Brown estate 0 @0'oNAf :" ~
Oliver f. Varney $500 20 80
Eben I. Moody $3.50 20 IA
The Portland daily press., 1884-01-17
The City's Scandal.

The Portland Transcript briefly and clear
expresses its Judgment on the proceedings
in the meeting of the Mayor and Aldermen
last Saturday evening, as follows:
We judge that in the opinion of judicious and
impartial citizens. the Mayor, in his controversy
with the Aldermen, was mistaken in assuming that
he, in his capacity of executive officer Of the city
had the right to cast the of the Board without
instructions. He was only one of eight having the
right to control the matter AS to his right to vote
the wording of the statute seems to give it to him.
but we apprehend the intent was that he should ex
else it under the conditions which rule the ordinary
action of the Board Of Mayor and Aldermen-only
in case of tie. He had right to ask the City
Solicitor the question he did, but on the other hand
the Solicitor, no natter what the provocation was
wrong in replying in so offensive manner The
advantage of being gentleman is in resisting pro
vocation and keeping the advantage on your side.
Finally in his hasty retirement the Mayor lost
troll of himself. The moral of the whole matter is
that if our public servants would maintain tho dig
nifty of their POSITIONS and retain the respect Of
their fellow citizens, they must mind their man
ners and keep their tempers.
The Advertiser has offended neither Demo-
crat nor Republican by expressing a judg-
ment on any point in controversy. Its only
editorial reference to the subject was made
last night in rhymed jeu d esprit which
suggests the immortal Mr.. Toots. We sup
ply title to this bold and significant de-
liverance of the independent press.
"Ir's OF No CONSEQUENCE
The following "Lines on a Recent Rumpus' were
picked up on Exchange street:
Twas scandal on the city's name
No matter who was most to blame
The least that's said is soonest mended,
So let it drop and call it ended.
The Portland daily press., 1884-01-17

We are informed that "Generar' Sam
Cary of Ohio entertained large crowd
Tuesday in the train to Bridgeport, where he
was to lecture, and we can well believe it for
he is loud talker and embarrassed by no
necessity of being accurate. Among other
things he informed the people who did him
the honor to listen to his tattle that there
were 300 lawyers at the Cincinnati bar he
would as soon have thought of for President
as r. B. Hayes, and 100000 men in Ohio as
well qualified to be President of the United
States as the late President Garfield. We
never could quite understand why SO capa-
BILE story-teller as Sam. Cary was willing to
run for any Office he could get nomination
for. He might aspire to be special cores
pendent for the New York Sun if he had
ambition equal to his talent.
The Portland daily press., 1884-01-17
WANTS.
Boy Wanted.

EbUy w NEAEGUs
A STOUT, active Boy at the Agricultural Store
N of GEO. BLANCHARD & CO., 151 Middle
Street. jan15d3t
The Portland daily press., 1884-01-17

State Auditor Ladd of Massachusetts,
drives another nail in General Buffers polit-
ical coffin by clearly showing in his annual
report, just made, that Butler misrepresented
the law and the facts in his public referen-
ees to the conduct of that department.. OF
course he did. The Instance is yet to be
found where General Butler stated the sin-
pie truth about any matter when he thought
something could be gained by false repre-
sentatioR. he was unsuccessful, however,
i'll his effort to substantiate his campaign
speeches by exposing any delinquency in
that Office. Auditor Ladd says: "During
Gov. Buffers administration, one or more
experts spent. some months under his direc-
ton in comparing the books of accounts of
several officers of the State with the vouchers
in this department at total expense of
nearly $500, and I have not learned that any
errcr or discrepancy has been discovered, or
that any voucher was missing The portion
of the Auditors report referring to the ex-
Governor is SO well done that his organs in
Massachusetts carefully neglect to let their
readers see it.
The Portland daily press., 1884-01-17

In 1854 six hundred and sixty-eight Amer
lean vessels were engaged in whaling, and
the business yielded large profit. Since
then the introduction of new kinds of oil
has constantly reduced the demand for whale
oil, and the whaling feet has dwindled each
year. Last year the entire feet numbered
only 125 vessels of all descriptions, reduc-
ton of thirteen from the previous year, and
the results of their voyages were very dis
couraging. Whales are taken now princi-
pally for the bone which they afford, and
their oil is comparatively of little value.
The price of sperm oil, even, is so low that
there is little profit in obtaining it, and
fleets that formerly were sent in pursuit of
the sperm whale are now sent to the Arctic
ocean and other right-whaling regions aftel
bone and not oil. If the same rate Of de-
cline that has prevailed for the last twenty
years continues it will not be long before
the American whaling fleet will become a
thing of the past.
The Portland daily press., 1884-01-17

The rumor comes from the New FORK cap
ita that attempts will be made this winter
to impeach five judges of the Supreme Court
oil New York on the ground that they have
had favorites to whom they have given all
the Judicial patronage, such as receiverships,
refereeships, &C., and that in some in
stances decisions favorable to corporations
have been given for a pecuniary considera-
ton. Prominent members of the New York
bar association, however, deny that any such
proceedings are on foot and regard the story
as purely sensational one.
The Portland daily press., 1884-01-17
FOR SALE.

A1VVEKHS 10 HUE
nESIRABLE rooms, single or In suites furnished
- or unfurnished at 173 STATE ST.
no27 DE
The Portland daily press., 1884-01-17

The statement contained in despatch
published yesterday that Mrs. Valera Stone
after her husbands death determined to de-
vote the estate which her husband left her to
charitable purposes is not quite correct.
That disposition of the estate was agreed
upon while Mr.. Stone was living. The es-
tate was left to her, however, without any
conditions which were legally binding, and
she was under no legal obligation to dispose
OF it in the way she did. Her munifcent
gifts therefore are equally tribute to her
own, and to her husbands, public spirit and
benevolence.
The Portland daily press., 1884-01-17

Can anybody suggest a good reason why
the Mayor and his supporters in the Board of
Aldermen oppose and thwart every attempt
to ascertain the present condition of the
city's finances? Evidently they do not mean
that the people shall know what the facts
are until after the election. If this admin
istration has been as wise and economical as
the Mayors friends wish to have it thought,
there is one way to prove it beyond cavil.
Authorize the Auditor to make statement
of the condition of the appropriations,
what they were, what has been expended
from them, and what remains to be drawn
upon. This with statement Of the bills
against the, city, due and unpaid, would be
mighty interesting reading at this time.
The Mayor dares not allow such statement
to be made.
The Portland daily press., 1884-01-17

Ii the Mayor had been chosen the agent
TO vote on the city's stock at tie annual
meeting of the Portland and ogdensburg
Railroad corporation, without instructions.
It is probable that the following gentlemen
would have been elected on the board of
directors: Charles Ii. Chase, Charles B.
Merrill, Philip Henry Brown and George
Walker. tits denied the Mayor contem-
plated ousting Mr. a, N. Jose; but there is
reason to believe that at least four of the
old board would have been left off In the
exercise of that discretion which the Alder
men declined to trust blindly and uncondi-
tionally.
The Portland daily press., 1884-01-17

Wanted.
EpY a lady and two small children, two furnished
LID sunny rooms, with board. Address stating
terms, II. NJ. P. o. Box 1887. jan12eod1w*
The Portland daily press., 1884-01-17

The Oxford Democrat says the movement
to place the Hon. William L. Putnam on
the Supreme bench is probably Portland
movement intended simply to do honor to
one OF her eminent Democratic lawyers.
Inc Democrat is in error. The movement
Is not distinctively Portland one Mr. Put
MANS name was first suggested in York
county, and as soon as the suggestion was
made 1t was heartily seconded in Penobscot
county. While the Portland press has warm
iy commended the suggestion, it has not
sought to work up any boom" in Mr.. Put
MANS behalf. The movement to put Mr..
Putnam on the bench is no more Portland
movement than it is Bangor movement or
Lewiston movement.
The Portland daily press., 1884-01-17

:aThe Argus is very positive ''from legal
point of view" that the Mayor had a right to
vote as he proposed to do. We believe it
was just as positive afew years ago concern
ing the right of another Mayor to do some
thing he wanted to do in defiance of the Al
dermen; but the supreme court came to an
other conclusion.
The Portland daily press., 1884-01-17

JUN 70 % etssesseu 73' 49, oIsod
Area assessed 1888 square feet.
The Portland daily press., 1884-01-17

Wanted.
| & GIRL to do cooking and laundry work. Apply
IA. at 61 DEERING ST.
jan1O DIV
The Portland daily press., 1884-01-17

The times may be hard for spectators,
but the annual report of the Savings banks
in Massachusetts shows that the people
have been laying up money. The Increase
in deposits for the year is $11, 1906, $50. The
total amount of deposits in the Massachu-
sets savings banks is s252,6O7, 593, and they
have surplus and guarantee funds of about
ten million dollars above this liability. The
The Portland daily press., 1884-01-17
QEo. G. BURGESS. CIV CLERK.
City of Portland.

CITY CLERKS OFFICE.
January g. 1888.
NOTICE is hereby given that hearing will be
In given by the Municipal Officers of Portland
upon the subject matter Of the above assessments,
at the Aldermen's room in City Building Satur-
day. the ninth day of February next, A. d. 1884, at
71a O'Clock 2. NJ, when and where any person dis
satisfied with the may appear and object
thereto Per order
GEO. G. BURGESS,
jan1Od1aw3wTh City Clerk.
The Portland daily press., 1884-01-17
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.
SEWER ASSESSMENTS.
ADAMS ST. SEWER.

taht westerly 90 feet from west line of Sheridan
st. produced; thence easterly through centre of
Adams 81 430 feet to Freeman's Lane Sewer.
Length 43O feet. Sewer is of 10 in. glazed pipe
laid 8 it. deep throughout. Again beginning at a
point In centre of Adams ST., distant easterly 26 it,
from east line Of Freeman's Lane produced; thence
easterly through centre of Adams st. 129 #. to a
point; thence with an angle to right distance of
$50 it, to sewer in Watervlle ST., Ia it, northerly
1925. Sewer is of II in. glazed pipe laid 8 it.
deep at point of beginning 10 #. at west line of
Waterville St and fit. where it enters Waterville
st. Sewer. Total length of both sections 622.5
feet
Cost of Sewer. Observation-Disclosures 87, 81
City's proportion. ................... 229.22
Sum to be assessed. ....,.......,.. A58.45
The Portland daily press., 1884-01-17

Gov. Butler came into Office as an econo-
mist and reformer of the Democratic type, a
type which is all Boosting and no perform
ance. The expenses of the State Govern
ment were more for 1888 than for 1882 and
in those matters under the direct control of
the Governor the increase was the largest.
The Portland daily press., 1884-01-17
CfTY OF PORTLAND.
In BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN, l
January 7th. 1884.

In BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN,
January 7th, 1884,
ORDERED, That the assessments contained in
W the foregoing report of the City Civil Engi.
neer, be made upon the lots adjacent to the
therein described towards defraying the expenses
of constructing and completing the same, and that
the City Clerk give legal notice of such assessments
returnable at the Aldermens room in City Build
ing, on Saturday the ninth day of February next,
A. D. 1884. at z ~ O'Clock P. M. and certify the
same to the City Treasurer for collection. And it
is hereby determined that the lots assessed as
aforesaid, are benefited by such sewers in pro-
portion to the rate of such assessments, and that
said assessments do not exceed such benefit, nor do
they exceed in the whole two thirds of the cost of
said sewers and we deem them just and reasonable.
Attest: GEO, q. BURGESS, City Clerk.
A true copy.
Attest; GEO. G. BURGESS, City Clerk,