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TaIl0w Candle Fish.

In the waters of British North Amer
lea, as we are informed, there is fish, an
odd fish, as surprising in its ways as the
sea-serpent, and infnitei, more usefnl.
1t is species of snelt, and may be poet
ically described as an aquatic glow-worm.
We are told it may be literally used in
the same way as a candle, by simply set
ting light to the tail, when it will burn
with flame as steady as that of the
"dips" which our grandfathers used to
have to put up with before gas was
invented. 1t is small silvery fish,
averaging about fourteen inches long,
if exceedingly fat, and affords an excel
lent and valuable oil, and is so inflamma-
BILE that the dried carcass will serve as a
torch. Among the natives the fish is
known as the oolahan, and by them, as
by others who have tasted it, is consid-
cred one of the most delicious products
of the sea, being far more delicate IN
in flavor than the herring. The fish are
caught in wicker baskets, and are smoked
as much as their oily nature will allow.
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PROMINENT PEOPLE.

SECRETARY FRELINGHUYsEN has fine col.
lection of mosaics
FRANCIS MURPHY has been holding tenn
perance meetings in Chicago.
HENRY WARD BEECHER has been thirty
seven years with Plymouth church.
DoN CARLOS, the Spanish pretender, is
staying at Naples, under the name of Count
de Lucar.
THE Earl of Dunraven, in a paper in the
Nineteenth Century, pronounces the United
States Senate ''the strongest, most efficient
and most capable legislative body in the
world"
CONGRESSMAN O'HARA, the colorad mem
Der from North Carolina, is a graduate of
Harvard and lawyer by profession. He
lives in good style, and has a white tutor for
his children.
THE Rev. Joseph Cook has stereotyped
motto which he invariably writes in addition
to his signature when solicited for an auto
graph. DUTY done is the souls fireside," is
the sentiment
MEssRS. BREITUNG and Houseman, the
two wealthy German representatives in Con-
greSS, from Michigan, were born in the same
town in Bavaria and afterward were poor
clerks in stores in Kalamazoo and Battle
Greek.
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South and West,

HIGHwAYMEN attacked United States Pay
master Whipple and party, in Montana, and
killed Sergeant Conrad and seriously wounded
two privates The mules attached to an am
bulance wagon in which the paymaster, his
clerk and the enclosure box were ran away
and they thus made their escape.
w. began CASH, son of Colonel Cash. some
time since shot and killed Deputy Sheriff
Richards, at Cheraw, S. c., and with his
fathers help at the time succeeded in escaping
the posse sent to arrest him A few days since
ten young men of Cheraw, led by Deputy Sheriff
King surrounded the Cash mansion to cap
ture the fugitive. Young Cash emerged from
q barn and fired upon his pursuers, when a
y,nlley was poured into him, and he fell dead,
riddled %ith bullets
JUDGE REID, IlI9glinent Kentucky jurist,
committed suicide by shooting ...t4lseI at
Mount Sterling, KY. Not long since Judge
nelson, on account of trouble about law
case in which the latter was interested.
GEORGE HORN and William III. .Gibben,
aged twenty-four and twenty-nine, were
hanged at Ashland, Ohio, for the murder of
Harry Williams Ten thousand people col
lected around the jail, and nine companies of
militia were called upon to preserve order, as
it was feared that the crowd would tear down
the enclosure about the scaffold in order to see
the hanging. On the same day, at Greenville,
s. c., three negroes-Riely Anderson, for the
murder of Louis A. Griffith and daughter, and
Alfred Mccullough and his son James, for the
murder of EphTaim Saxon-were all hanged
together in the presence of large crowd.
Miss ELLA FARRAN, of Greenbrier, White
Sulphur Springs, Va, eloped with John
Briggs. The young lady's father and brother
followed the eloping pair in a buggy, and
caught sight Of them as they were crossing the
river in a small boat. Jumping into another
boat the puTsueIs overlook the fugitives in
mid-stream, and struggle between the elder
Farran and Briggs followed. The boat was
overturned and the two men were drowned.
The younger Farran reached the shore with
his sister.
COLONEL J. F. II. CLAIBORNE, ex- Congress-
man. and long prominent in Mississippi political
and literary circles, died at NatcheZ at the
age of seyenty-seven.
THERE is an unusually favorable outlook for
the grain, corn and hay crops in the North
west.
The Planters and Mechanics bank, of
Petersburg, Va; the City Exchange bank, of
Laporte, Ind, and the banking house of Bren-
nan & Co., of Charlottesville, Va, have
closed their doors.
THREE men were instantly killed and two
others fatally injured by the explosion of a
mill boiler near Lewisburg, Ark.
SENATORS PENDLEToY, Hampton, Butler
Vance and Ransom, and Representatives
Dowd, Evans and Bennett were present at
Charlotte, n. c., where Senator Pendleton
delivered an Grafton on the one hundred and
ninth anniversary of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence, signed by residents of that neigh
borhood May 20, 1775.
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mass OF people. All were eager for the latest
inteiigence. The newspaper men, who made
Inelr headquarters at the corner OF Wall and
Broad, found 1T difficult to do their work
ANY one with a notebook in his hand was
surrounded with an eager group of question
ers after the lat st news.
Most OF the throng we're drawn to the
street by mere curiosity, but there wers
others who had pecuniary interests at stake,
great or small, and their presence on the
street was natural and anxiety was depicted
on their faces. There were large groups of
deposltors all day in front of the Metropol.
ltan bank and other institutions reported
to be In trouble. The Metropolitan
closed its doors at about 11:30 Policemen
were Immediately placed in front of them
ard no one was allowed to enter. A crowd
soon gathered on the steps and sidewalk
which had not dispersed. even when night be-
gan to seG In. At Delmonico's and other
p!aceS OF resort, and in the offices of the prin.
opal trokers, there were excited groups Gag
erly dlgesting the latest intelligence.
Alter the announcement of the failure of
the Metropolitan bank there was gap of two
or three hours In which there were no new
disasters off1clally announced. The period
was occupied In the invention and denial of
rumors affecting the credit of other institu-
tions.
Then came the failures of Donnell, Lawson
q Simpson and Hotc!lkiss & Burnham-both
OF them r. omirent houses. 1t was reported
that President Arthur had traded through
this firm, but this was denied by Mr. Hotch-
kiss. These failures capped the climax of
The days exclttment and from this time on
" ard there was an abatement of the sensa-
ton.
On the following day the excitement had
in great degree abatd, and there were but
two more suspensions to record. The well
known firm of Fisk & Hatch and A. W.
Dimock & Co. closed their docrS. The junior
memb:r of Fisk q Hatch was president of
the New York Stock Exchange The Me:
tropolitan bank, which had closed its doors
on the previous day, resumed business its
president, George r. Seney, resigned his
Office. There was also a slight run ON several
of the city savings banks, but not enough to
cause alarm, and it was felt in financial cir
cles that the worst was over.
The bee., 1884-05-24
THE NATIONAL GAME.

THE Piute Indians have organized base
ball club at Virginia City, Nevada
FRANK HART, the colored pedestrian, plays
short stop for ctlored baseball club known
as the st. Louis Black Stockings.
THE strain caused by the overland throw
by pitchers is SO great that they will be glad
to return to the old method of pitching.
EWING AND WARD, of the New Yorks, re-
ceive salaries of 5000. The Bostons pay
Morrill, $1,000, Whitney gets 50 800, Joe Hor-
nung, Hackett, Hines and Sutton $1,000 each.
IT took the Harvard nine thirteen innings
to defeat the Princetons by a score of five to
four
THE New Yorks won their first twelve
championship games-a feat never before ac-
complIshed by league club.
ST. LOUIS has the baseball fever worse than
any other city III the United States. Business
colleges, and even the theatres have organized
clubs and are playing games for the local
championship of each of retrospective trades
and professions.
WILL WHITE, pitcher of tho Cincinnati
American Association club, is member of
the Baptist church, and will not play ball on
Sunday.
THE management of the ST. Louis American
team has adopted a novel idea for protecting
the field from the effects of rain, which will
doubtless be generally adopted by other clubs.
The home plate, points and base lines are
covered with tarpaulins at the first indication
of rain by the ground-keeper and his assist
ants. The heavy rain canvas turns water
readily, and keeps the most important points
in the field practically dry.
"WHo is that young man walking on the
other side of the street, He must be some
fugitive from Justice. See the nervous, haunted
expression of his countenance.n "Oh, no. He's
no criminal. You're mistaken. Poor fellow,
he's baseball umpire, and his experience on
the field has taught him to be constantly on
the watch for some one throwing something
at thim.-BliEsuud.
At the close Of the third week of the League
championship campaign the record of the
eight contending clubs was as follows:
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Sugar.,

The safest sugar for any one to buy is
pure loaf sugar, and it is much sweeter
than any other. The principal substance
used in adulterating sugar is glucose,
which is made from various vegetable
substances, chiefly grain. While glucose
is sweet, it is easily detected by the ex-
pert because it is not so sweet as cane
sugar. 1t is, nevertheless, very exten-
sively used to adulterate cane sugar and
produce the cheap sugars which are sold
in the market. Reputable dealers sell it
as glucose but there are many dealers who
sell glucose for sugar. The nature OF
of the glucose is to make close, sticky
sugar; it does not produce grains, like
cane.
The bee., 1884-05-24

For DYSPEPSIA, INDIGESTION, depression Of spir-
its and general debility in their various forms
also as a preventive against fever and ague End
other intermittent fevers. the "Ferro-Phosphor-
tied Elixir os Calisaya," made by Caswell.
Hazard & Co., New York, End sold by all Drug
Gsts, is the best tonic and Tor patients recover
ng from fever or other sickness it has no equal
The bee., 1884-05-24
Tho old nnstnrn ren1

Tho old custom requiring sales
women in dry and fancy goods stores TO
stand all day long without rest or rellef Is
being superseded by more humane rules IN
many of our leading business houses. LYDIA
E. Pinkham'sVe Vegetable Compounds highly
praised by those who have not yet been freed
from the old necessity for constant standing;
and it is a genuine blessing In every such
case, as well as to the tired out housekeeper
who must be on her feet all day.
The bee., 1884-05-24

ADELINA PATTI was born at Madrid
Spain, April 8, 1843 She first appeared on
the stage at New York in the winter of 1859
60, before she was seventeen. Christine Nils
son was born at Hnsslay, near Wexio, Swe-
den, August 3, 1915. Her first appearance in
opera was made in October, 1854, at the
Theatre Lyrique, Paris, in Verdi's "Trav-
iata -
The bee., 1884-05-24

JOHN B. COUGH, now sixty-seven, cam
from England to New York in 1879, learned
the bookbinders trade, and for several years
was chiefly distinguished for getting drunk,
singing songs and giving recitations He be
came temperance advocate in 1S40, making
his first speech in the old Broadway taber-
nacle Mr.. Cough has gone to California in
search of better health.
The bee., 1884-05-24
PiIes, piles, Piles.

Sure cure for Blind, Bleeding and Itching
Piles One box has cured worst cases of 20
years standing. No one need suffer five
minutes alter using Williams Pile
Liniment. 1t absorbs tumors. allays
itching, acts as poultiee, gives instant relief.
Prepared only for Piles, Itching of private
parts. Mailed for 81. Frazier Med. Co,
Cleveland d.
The bee., 1884-05-24
Foreign.

MUCH excitement was caused in the London
Exchange by the panic in Wall street, New
York
DURING revolt near Sana 90 Turks were
massacTed
The bee., 1884-05-24
How TO shorten Life.

The receipt is simple. You have only to
axe violent cold AMI neglect it. Abor-
nethy, the great English surgeon, asked a
lady who told him she only hal a cough:
''What would You hayel The pague." Be-
ware of "only coughs" The worst cases
can. however, be cured by DIR. VIM. Halls
Balsam for the Lungs. In whooping cough
and Group it Immediately allays irritation
and is sure to prevent fatal termination of
the disease. Sold by drugg lists.
The bee., 1884-05-24

Wouldst see blithe looks, fresh cheeks beguile,
Aye, wouldst see December smile?
Wouldst see hosts of new roses blowl
Carboline makes the hair to grow
On the baldeSt of heads,
The bee., 1884-05-24

Boils, ,Carbuncles and scalds are eliminated
by using Samaritan Nerrine. All druggists.
Mrs E. Forbes, of Potsdam, n. Y.,wrltes:
Samaritan Ne7rine cured my son Of epilepsy
The bee., 1884-05-24

The girls in Brittany are not allowed to sell
their hair. In this country the girls don {
have to, as it's sell itself.
The bee., 1884-05-24

oleomargerine is meeting with attacks
everywhere. 1t must learn to suffer. 1t
learned to be strong long ago.
The bee., 1884-05-24

Girls shouldn't whistle. 1t reveals to the
young men that they have wind enough to
make excellent scolds.
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SUMMARY OF CONGRESS.
Senate.

SSut1tts
The House bill to loan 500, ,0OO, 900 to the
New Orleans exposition was passed. "A
resolution was offered by Mr.. Morgan. di-
into the causes of the failures of such of the
national banks in tie city of New York as
have suspended business in MAY, 1884, and
to report whether said failures have
TO any extent resulted from any viola
ton of the laws regulating their
conduct. -. Mr.. Culllum introduced a
bill, which was referred TO the committee on
finance, TO prevent speculation by officers of
national banks. The pensions bill was re-
ported. The committee had reduced the
amount of the llnexpended balances of the APP
preparations of the current fiscal year to be re-
appropriated from SS4, 900, ,000 to SEC, 900, ,000
BILL was reported favorably 10y Mr. In
gals to establish another United States judi
cial circuit Mr.. Lapham introduced a bill
to authorize the bridging of the Hudson.
The Senate insisted upon its amendments to
the Indian appropriation bills. -. The Senate
accepted portrait in mosaic of the late Presi-
dent Garfield, by Dr. Salviati, of Venice. :.
Debate on Mr.. Blair's labor statistics bill was
continued.
The Speaker announced the following as
visitors TO the annual examination at West
Point: MeSsrs. Rosecrans, Beach andH ender-
son, OF Illinois, and the following visitors to
Annapolis: MeSsrS Cox, of New York,
Evans, of South Carolina, and Golf The
House concurred in Senate amendments to
the bill for the New Orleans exhibition. 80.
The House voted down several proposed
amendments to the consular and diplomatic
bill increasing the salaries of ministers and
consuls, which are cut down by the bill and
adding to the appropriation in other ways
A bill appropriating $50, 600 for the publica-
tion Of % 0lO additional copies of the compen-
dunn of the census was passed. :. A motion by
Mr.. Collins, of Massachusetts, to make the
Senate Bankruptcy bill a special order for
June 10 was lost, after a debate in which
Messrs. Holman, of Indiana, Willis, of Ken
lucky and others opposed the bill, on the
ground that it would encourage dishonesty
-. The consular and diplomatic, the army,
and the District of Columbia Appropriation
bills were passed. The legislative, Judicial
and executive appropriation bill was reported
and referred 1t made total appropriation
of $50, 736, $40.
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Total. Al
Total
Won. Lost.

The twelve clubs of the American Associa-
ton stood as follows at the end of the third
weeks play:
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Total
pTOn Tocf

The record Of the Eastern league in the
chamninnShin rar,a WAS as follows.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-16
-Indiana has one illiteratn Hntnr IL
ADVICE TO MOTHERS.

Are you disturbed at night and broken
OF your rest by 4 sick child suffering and
crying with pain of cutting teeth2 If so,
send at once and get a bottle of Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
tecthing. It's value is incalculable.
1t will relieve the poor little sufferer i'm
mediatcly. Depend upon it mothers,
there is no mistake about it, 1t cures
dysentery, diarrhoea, regulates the stom-
ach and bowels, cures wind collie, soft
ems the gums, reduces inflammation. and
gives tone and energy to the whole sys-
TEN. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
for Children Teething is pleasant to the
taste, and is the prescription of one OF
the oldest and best female nurses and ply
sicians in the United States, and is fol
sale by all druggists throughout the
world Price % cents per bottle
feb 2S-m-ws IN y
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-16

Its difficult to imagine more exquis,
lite refinement of pain than that which
falls to the lot of the rheumatic. His DAYS
are devoid of pleasure and his nights are
robbed OF Natures sweet restorer, balmy
sleep. To all such the announcement OF
new and efficacious specific comes as a
boon not to be priced to highly. Athlo>
phoros never fails. 1t has been tried and
not found wanting. W. c. Field, of 1889
Cedar Avenue, Cleveland. O., after fifteen
years of constant suffering tried it, and
at once found relief. Gratefully he writes;
81 recommend it 10 any one suffering
with rheumatism or neuralgia 1t cannot
be recommended too highly
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-16
4 Remarkable Tribute

Sidney Ourchundro, OF Pittsburg, Pa.
writes Il have used DR.. VIM. Hall
Balsam for the lungs many years with thu
most gratifying results. The relievin:
influence of Halls Balsam is wonderful
The pain and rack Of the body, incidenta
to 4 tight cough soon disappear by tn
use of a spoonful according to directions
My wife frequently sends for Halls Bal
sam instead of Il physician, and health i
speedily restored by its use"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-16
SHERIFFS SALE.

By virtue of an Execution and Fee Bill No.
579D, issued out of the clerks office of the Circuit
Court of Rock Island county, and state of Illinois,
make the amount of certain Judgment recently
obtained against Thomas Biddison in favor of Eli
hu Turner ont of the lands, tenements, goods and
chsttels of the said defendant Thomas Biddison.
have levied on the following property, to-wit The
undivided third " of lot five Isl, in block one a.
in Bailey and Boyles second ED addition to the
city of Rock Island, county of Rock Island and
state of Illinois; therefore, according to said com
mand shall expose for sale. lat public auction, all
the right, title and interest of the above named
Thomas Biddison in and to the above described
property, on Thursday, the 18th day of October
1881, at O'Clock, p. NJ, at the north door OF
the Court House in the city of Reck Island, in the
county of Rock Island and state of Illinois, for
cash in hand to satisfy said execution and fee bill
Dated at Rock Island this 25th day Of September
A. D., 1884. j. M. RETICKER,
Sheriff of Rock Island County, Illinois.
s25dtd
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-16
Executors Notice.
Estate of William schuck, Deceased.

Estate OF " lIIam sChuCk, UcCeaseu'
The undersigned. having been appointed Ex-
ecutor Of the estate of William Schuck,
late of the county Of Rock Island, state OF
Illinois, deceased hereby gives notice that he will
appear before the County Court of Rock Island
county at the Office of the clerk of said court, in
the city of Rock Island, at the November term,
on the second Monday in November next, at which
time all persons having claims against said estate
are notified and requested TO attend for the purpose
of having the same adjusted. All persons in
debtcd to said estate are requested TO make imme
diate payment to the undersigned.
Dated this 18th day of Sept. A. D, 1884.
PHILLIP SUMMON, Executor
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-16

Since last October have suffered from
acute inflammation in my nose and head
often in the night having to get up ami
lnhale salt and water for relief My eye
has been, for week at II time, so | could
not see. have used no end of remedies,
also employed doctor, who said it was
impure blood-but got no help. | used
Elys Cream Balm on the recommends
ton OF friend. was faithless, but in a
few days was cured. My nose now, and
also my eye, is we'll 1t is wonderful how
quick it helped me. Mrs. George S. Jud-
son, Hartford, Conn. Easy to use.
Price so cts.)
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-16
NEVER GIVE UP,

If YOU are suffering with low and de-
pressed spirits, loss of appetite, general
debility, disordered blood, weak con
stitution, headache, or any disease of a
bilious nature, by all means procure a
bottle of Electric Bitters. You will be
surprised TO see the rapid Improvement
that will follow; you viii be inspired
with new life; strength and activity will
return; pain and misery will cease, and
henceforth you will rejoice in the praise
of Electric Bltters. Sold at fifty cents a
bottle by llartZ & Bahnsen.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-16
SHERIFFS SALE.

By virtue of an Execution and Fee Bill No. 579s
issued out of the clerks office of the Circuit Court
of Rock Island county, and state of Illinois, and &c
me directed. whereby am commanded to make
the amount of certain judgment recently obtain
ed against Peter f. Morgart and Mary K
Morgart in favor of Mary L. Hodges
out of the lands, tenements, goods and
chattels of the said defendant, Mary K. Morgart
have levied upon the following property, to-wit
The south 1870 feet of lot 10 in block 13 in Spencer
and Cases addition TO the city of Rock Island
county of Rock Island, state of Illinois, as the
property of Mary E. Morgart. Therefore, accord
ing to said command, shall expose for sale, al
public aucton all the right title and interest of the
above named Mary e. Morgart in and to the above
described property, on Friday the 31st day of Oc'
tober 1884, at O'Clock, p. m, at the north door OF
the court house in the city of Rock Island, in the
county of Rock Island and state Of Illinois, forecast
in hand, To satisfy said execution and fee bill.
Dated at Rock Island, this Bird day of Oct, A
D., 1854. JOHN NJ. RETlCkER,
Sheriff of Rock Island County, Illinois
oct3-dtd
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-16

Three Iowa girls, neither of whom was
over eighteen years old, ambushcd a
school teacher and walloped him half to
death for showing favoritism toward
fat girl in the geography class.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-16

We recommend Ely's Cream Balm
where a cure for Catarrh is called for, and
consider that We are doing the public SER
vice by making its virtues known to those
afflicted with this loathsomc disease, for
which it is in most instances perfect cure.
Peck Bros, Druggists, Grand Rapids,
Mich. price so cts. See adv
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-16

The demand for opium as Il nerve sum
ulant during the cholera scare IN Europe
is said to have advanced the price OF The
drug more than 20 per cent, even II
British markets.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-16

Several British noblcmen were recently
arrested in Yellowstone Park and heavily
fined for chipping off specimens from cur
ious lodges, which they proposed TO carry
away with them.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-16
Mothers.

If you are failing broken, worn out
and nervous, use wells Health Renew
err 81. Druggists.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-16

The young women, taking pattern after
the masculine gender, have begun writing
to the Superintendent Iof Castle Garden
asking for husbands.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-16

Miss Dora Ives, of Maps, Cal, While
riding alone in the woods, came across a
wounded deer, whereupon she alighted
and beat out the animals brains with a
stone