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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-18
The wabash Floating Debt.

NEW YORK, June lS.-The proposed issue
of receivers certificates to take care of the
floating Indebtedness of the Wabash COM
pany is exciting much discussion in certain
financial quarters. Sorle of the bondholders
are disposed to dispute the assumption that
the prospective certificates will have prior
ity over the first mortgage bonds as liens
upon the property. 1t is admitted
that receivers certificates usually take
precedence over all other liens, but
in this case it is argued that. as the
Wabash was not put into receiv-
ers' hands at the instigation Of bondholders,
nothing can take the place of the first
mortgage lien. The receivership proceedings
were instituted by persons holding some of
the obligations belonging to the floating
debt. An official statement was authorized
to the effect that the entire floating debt of
the Wabash company, including indorsed
paper, was about $4,000 600 The accured
interest due July will amount to "a, 900, 600
or 81, 100000. Interest on the Hannibal and
Naples mortgages was paid June /, and it is
thought that about two-thirds Of the interest
falling due next month will be paid
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-18
LOGAN at Auensfa

AUGUSTA, Me, June 1s-John A. Logan
and Senator Hale arrived here at 3:l5 p m.
Monday. Their train was cheered all along
the line, and on their arrival the visitors
were received with rounds of applause.
Walker Blaine was in waiting and drove the
party to the residence of the ex-secretary,
who gave them warm welcome. Gen.
Logan comes here at Blaines suggestion, so
that they may confer together on their
letters of acceptance. The committee CON.
veying tine official information of their nom-
nation is expected Friday. Mr.. Blaine's
letter, which is understood to be lengthy, is
already written; Gen. Logan's letter will
be brief. A procession of over 100
veteran soldiers formed and marched to
Blaine's residence, where Gen. Connor in
trodueed the senator from Illinois Gen.
Logan made short address in which he
acknowledged the honor he felt in being as
sociated with Blaine on the ticket, aud said
the country need have no fear as to the re-
suit Of the coming contest, Senator Hale
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-18
CABLE INTERVIEWED.
A CHICAGO TINES REPORTER INTERVIEWS
Hon. P. L. CABLE-THE POLITICAL SIT-
UATION.

The Hon. p L. Cable, who has
beer in New York, arrived in Chicago
yesterday, and was interviewed by a
Times reporter, who publishes the follow
ing:
81 have just come from New York, .
said the Hon. P. L. Cable, of Rock Island,
to reporter for The Times last night,
"and most of the political talk ] heard
was against Blaine and in favor of Cleve-
land. From all appearances the latter will
be the choice of New York state, and
hence of the convention. Flower thinks
he is candidate, and devotes 30 much
time to politics that he can't do any bust
ness. There is large crowd constantly
around him, and imagine they bleed him
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-18
A HORRIBLE STORY.


Shocking Case I'm a New Jersey City.
CAMDEN, n j., June 1S.-Mrs. Mary Ann
Cassidy, living in this city, became insane re-
Gently OH account of her husbands death a
short time since Friday her three children
were attacked by scarlet fever and diph
liberia. The doctor prescribed, but
the crazy woman failed to give
the medicines. On Sunday the youngest
boy died and his mother became so violent
that the neighbors feared to 60 into the
house. The health officers managed to enter
he house finally, and the woman left to get
priest to bury the children. Up stairs
there was sickening sight. The decomposed
body of the dead child lay on one bed and
two other boys at the point Of death lay in
the same room. The physician says their re-
covery is impossible. The woman has not
returned and search is being made.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-18

NEW YORK, June l5.-The price of West
ern Union stock was affected in the stock
exchange reports that terms had been agreed
upon for the consolidation of the Baltimore
& Ohio and the Postal Telegraph COM
panies 1t was ascertained that a CON
ference has been held by persons promi
nently identified with the two companie:
named. Robert Garret, D. H. Bates, vics
President Cummins, of the Postal, and
others were said to have been present A
cautious reticence was preserved by the gen
tlemen interested as to the outcome. Mr.
Clmmins stated emphatically that nothing
would be settled before Thursday. 1t wa
believed that the two companies were to b
merged into one in order to make the oppo
sition to Western Union more effective. D
II. Bates was mentioned as the probabI
president of the new company.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-18
The Prohfbitionists.

PITTsBURG, June .S.-The local reception
committee of the national Prohibition con-
vention which meets at Lafayette hall this
city, July %, is making thorough prepara-
tions for the convention. Delegations are
expected from every state in the Union, and
arrangements have been made for ample
hotel accommodations for ALL Over l, 100
tickets are reported sold.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-18

For Poor Tray has been caught in bad company and the
oev chr ve Soft soap and hard cider Annihate them not
for the intelligent public fooedwith bean pots
pretenders Good goods fair DEALING lowest prices and pres
ent for all is the last that breaks the backs of
nents.
Tbev all see the people coming and going and fro
store with an eye of jealousy and hatred which finds vent
in meek betting But the people can not be fooled
buying any old shelf goods when they the
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-18
Indiana Republicans.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, June lS.-The city is
full of politicians and delegates to the Re-
publican state convention, which meets next
Thursday. Postmaster General Gresham is
to be lnt forward as compromise candi-
date for governor in case of stubborn
fight between Dudley and Calkins, and is de-
Veloping considerable strength.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-18
Obituary,

PHILADELPHIA, June 1S.-Gen William
McCandless is dead He had been in poor
health for years, and was troubled from q
wound received during the war. Ger. Nc
Candless was born in 1854 After the war
he was nominated by the Democratic party
for secretary of internal affairs, and elected
after spirited contest
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-18
Springer Confident.

WASHINGTON CITY, June 1S-Mr
Springer has information from the couven-
tion at Springfield Chat there will be little, if
any, opposition to his nomination He said
he thought there would be no other name but
his own be fore the convention
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-18
Gen. Butler Accepts.

New YORK, June lS.-In response to the
formal announcement of his nomination for
president by the recent national convention
at In iianapolis, Gen. Butler has written
long letter in which he extols the objects of
the Greenback organization, and formally
accepts the nomination rendered him.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-18

NEW LEXINGTON, Ohio, June 1S-James
Clifford, who was confined in the Jail here
charged with the murder of Richard Hickey,
by lynching, was rescued by friends who sue,
ceelei in drugging the jailer and securing
the kew to the iail.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-18
Maine Democrats.

BANGOR, Me-, June iS.-The Democratic
state convention met at II O'Clock. Mr.. A.
Levensder was made temporary chairman.
In his opening address the names of Tilden
and Cleveland We're enthusiastically re-
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-18

also spoke briefly, after which Mr. Blaine
invited those present to enter and shake
hands with the visitor from Illinois The re
G. sption lasted until a late hour
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-18
Malarial Poison.

ROME, Ga, May %, 1888.
With the hope that it will reach the eye
of other sufferers, | desire to make a
statement of my case and my wonderful
rescue from death from malarial blood
poison by the use of the great S. S. S.
(Swift's Specifc.)
In 1880 came from the North to take
charge of the gas works in Rome, as su-
perintendent, and after the overflow
which occurred in the spring following. l
was very much exposed to malarial poison,
and in 1882 found my blood so contain
mated with the poison that | was forced
to give up business. | was treated by the
Rome physicians without relief, they ad
vising me to 60 North, which | did, The
doctors North told me that me that my
only hope was to return to the milder
climate, and accordingly came back to
Rome. completely broken down and near
ly skeleton. My trouble finally termin-
ated in an abcess of the liver, and nearly
everyone, (myself included) thought |
was doomed to die within few days. In
this condition was advised by friend
to take Swifts Specific, and took it just
as drowning man would catch at a
straw, but as soon as my system got under
the influence of the remedy, the abcess
came to point and burst, passing of
without pain In fifteen days after this
was up at my work. and have since en-
joyed excellent health.
Every sufferer from malarial poison
| should take Swift's Specific.
C. G. SPENCER,
Sup't. Rome Gas Light Co
Treatise on Blood and Skin disease
mailed free.
The Swift Specific Co., Drawer 8, At
lanta, Ca, 153 W. esd St, N. Y, ant
| 1905 Chestnut St, Phila.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-02-01

It Is somewhat remarkable fact that
the London restaurants which one is
most likely to find overcrowded at the
usual luncheon hour are precisely those
which supply the public with only vege-
table articles Of diet, Or at least, with
nothing that has involved the taking
away of animal life There are now at
least four such restaurants In London.
Enter any one of them about midday, or
between and 2, and you will probably
find that you will have to look well about
you before you can find place at table.
Perhaps you may even have to stand for
some minutes waiting your turn for one
of the places already in occupation.
What does this mean9 Does it imply that
London is rapidly getting converted to
the principles of vegetarianism2 Is it
regard for the sacredness of animal life
that induces so many to satisfy themselves
witha vegetarian luncheon2 Or. is it q
respect for any of the other arguments
which vegetarians so fervently adduce in
support of their principles9 We suspect
not. We can hardly believe that an in
novation of this nature is making such
rapid way merely on the strength of high
abstract principles. If the matter were
inquired into, it would no doubt be
found that but small proportion of
those who come for vegetarian luncheons
are strict vegetarians, or even have strong
vegetarian leanings. Beyond the attrac-
tiveness of name in which vegetarian
restaurant keepers vie with the vender of
beefsteak in striving to allure customers,
there must be other attractions which en-
able them to be so successful as they are.
First among those attractions must be
reckoned, as we are bound to acknowl-
edge, the wonderful, varied, palatable,
and even appetizing nature of the diet
itself In vegetarian bill of fare be-
wildering variety Of vegetables appears in
a still more bewildering variety of dis
guises. There are soups of quite novel
description; there are salads and savories
puddIngs and other sweets, cold and hot
fruits cooked and uncooked, and various
farinaceous and other addenda. London
| Globe
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-02-01
Human Beasts of Burden.

At last the problem of our school days
is solved, says Mexican letter. and we
have discovered how Cortez accom-.
plished the overland transportation of
that historic feet of ships, built. on the
coast and borne over the mountains to the
lake of Mexico. Nearly all the labor in
this queer country is performed by man
power, few carts or horses being employed.
We meet human beasts of burden carry
ing wardrobes on their heads, pianos on
their backs, or huge blocks of building
stone with apparent ease. Mexican In
dians who transport goods from the inter-
ior are so trained that they will tire the
strongest horse in equal time and dis
tance, carrying from 100 to 150 pounds
upon their backs. 1t is an actual fact
that, after making a long trip thus heav-
lily loaded, they fill their baskets with
stones on the return, their strained and
distorted muscles requiring the accus-
tonad burden
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-02-01

A thrasher shark caught off the New
England coast recently measured over
fifteen feet in length. 1t stove in a
plank of the dory, nearly upsetting the
boat, and destroyed net valued at $500.
A costly catch.
The shell of fossil turtle of a tertiary
time unearthed in India and placed in
the British museum, was nearly nine feet
in length and twenty seven in width. Its
feet were as large as those of rhinoceros,
and when alive the animal must have
been over twenty feet long and have
weighed several tons.
The largest living animal is the rorqual
whale, one hundred and two feet in
length; the smallest, the amoeboid forms.
Whales and elephants live to the greatest
age, 1870; May flies the shortest, only a
few hours. The most intelligent of the
lower animals, ahead even of the Austria
lian bushmen and others, are the ants.
The contents of shark caught at Vir-
ginia, Fla, show that these animals are
valuable scavengers. The items were as
follows one complete horn of an OK,
with part of skull attached, three hoofs,
two tomato cans, quantity of old rope,
twenty-seven crawfsh, and the remains
of part of horse. A slaughter house
in the vicinity was the explanation.
Among the deep sea fishes one has
been found, the Bathyophis ferox, living
off the Australian coast, at a depth of
three and half miles. 1t was totally
blind, but provided with oval luminous
spots along its lower surface, and on the
head These are supposed by some natu-
ralists to have as much the functions of
eyes as those of the mollusks.
Large fishes are nearly always accom-
panied by the remora, fish that has a
sucking disk upon its head. When tired
they turn over on their backs and attach
themselves, and are thus carried along by
the fish. The remora of the sword-fish is
remoropsis brachypterus, that of the
spear-fsh is rhombochirus osteochir
other kinds are found upon sharks, tur-
ties, and even on the sheepshead.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-02-01

turned her face toward me, there were
momentary mutual glances. What E
a handsome facel What a charming
figurel
Stepping nearer, ventured, in the
most polite manner, to speak:
"Glad to get back from your foreign
tour, presume, Miss"
Benson is my name"
miss Benson, l took you to be an
American lady. l am an American, re.
turning, after long absence, to my ma
tive land"
81 am so tired of this ship. How
glad will be when l step on shore
again. 1t won't be long nOw-will it,
sir9n
But few minutes"
"Pshawl I've made a mistake, u
thought l. "This lady hasn't blonde
hair. Her eyes are more a steel gray
than blue. Her costume is a steel-gray
travelling suit Then she is alone"
But | thought l detected a decidedly
English accent in her conversation.
If she were Miss Jane Percy, where
could the child be? II she had COM
panion, male or female, where was that
mysterious personBge9 1 must not be
foiled at this stage of the game. Once
on land and swallowed up in the mael-
strcm of the masses, the child -steaier and
the child might soon lose their identity,
l must act quickly.
Confronting the fair woman, said, in
stern voice:
"Your name is not Benson. You are
Miss Jane Percy, the abductor of the
nephew Of Sir Edward Pordage of Been
ham, England. am detective. You
are my prisoner"
The woman stood transfxed. Her
form trembled-her cheeks blanched at
this sudden encounter. Although capa-
BILE of calm self-possession, she was
thrown off her guard. Woman-like, her
emotions overcome her, and she fell at
my feet.
"Where is the child 2"
She hesitated, and falteringly moaned
" In the steerage."
She conducted me there, when my eyes
fell upon the heir of Beenham Lodge,
Growing in the arms of a fat Irish nurse.
saw that my beautiful prisoner wa:
comfortably provided for till the sailing
of the next steamer, and had the pleasure
of placing the young heir in the arms Of
old Sir Edward. The spinister sister
stung at the action of her brother in
making the line of he'Burtons, instead
of the Applebees, the successors of hi'
large estates, had concocted this plot tc
abduct the child
True to his promise, Sir Edward be-
slowed upon me such a handsome reward
that, with ordinary caution, the vol
need never howl at my door.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-02-01
THE WISDOM OF AGE.

"Wouldst thou have back thy life againl
asked an aged man;
'Couldst thou not grander ends attain,
And better life's whole planp
"No, son" he said: =" 1 rest content,
And calmly wait the end.
One life alone to man is lent
To waste or wisely spend.
eff with the knowledge years bestow
We started in the race,
All plans might meet with overthrow
And shame us with disgrace.
"No combination man can make
Insures complete success;
The lucky winner takes the prize
He won by random guess.
III would not say chance rules below
And nature shows design;
Life is not like the dice's throw,
Luck follows laws divine.
"Some men are born to grace throne,
Some to leper's doom;
Yet equal light for both hath shone
Their spirits to illume.
My life has run through light and shade
The end is drawing near;
l long for rest all undismayed,
And ask not back one year."
Chicago tribune
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-02-01
Didn't Care for Her Own Book.

Shortly after Miss Alcott's Little
Women was published, says the New
York Tribune, quiet-looking lady en-
tered a Boston circulating library and
asked lady clerk to pick her out a
good book that would rest and amuse
herr Naturally "Little Women was
offered declined. It's very nice +;
you'd like it, urged the clerk 81
should not care to read it, said the
other. :" But at least look at it,. .'No," "
came the answer, firmly and with an odd
smile; cit is not book that l should
care too read" Then the clerk, pretty
angry, walked away to the chief librarian
and cried: "There's woman down
there wants book, and if you want her
waited on some one else must do it; |
won't" "Why, why not ~ "Why,
she says Little Women isn't good
enough for her to read" "Do you
know who that lady is ~ "No, and ]
don't care. We'll, I'll tell you. That
is Louisa M. Alcott. Now go and
get her book"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-02-01
FASHION NOTES.

English girls are wearing patent leather
shoes, with uppers made of pale yellow
kid
Twenty buttons is the correct length
in New York for gloves for full evening
dress.
Nearly all of the wraps for children
are notifications of the pelisse and pei
crime combined.
The bead embroidery on the colored
kid evening shoe is generally of the same
shade as the kid.
Borders of fur are used to excess on
dresses of all kinds, whether for the
street or house wear.
Bead necklaces are again fashionable
provided the beads are handsome and
odd-looking or quaint.
Taffeta glace, plain and brocaded, is
the silk for early spring and next sum-
mer's full dress wear,
For little boys there are soft berets
trimmed with ribbons, or large fur hats
of the mountaineer shape.
Ash, gray, ruby, and olive are the fa-
vorite colors for dressy velvet reception
and opera cloaks and mantles.
Neck chains are altogether out of fash.
ion, and women who have handsome
ones are converting them into bracelets.
Plush is coming steadily back into
favor Worth has just made dress
for the Princess of Wales and another
for the Queen of Portugal. both trimmed
with plush.
Fur trimmings are fashionable this
season, not only for street garments, but
for house dresses, for matinees, for tea.
gowns, for robes de chambre, and fol
evening toilets of satin or velvet.
Pressed leather with colored fruits anG
flowers and applied silver ornaments il
used for letter cases, portfolios, memo
randum books and card eases. Soft buck
skin is preferred for purses in which tt
carry coins.
Persian shawls with an elaborate silk
design on novel ground are cut up intC
visites, and their fine coloring produce
an effective wrap for the carriage and fol
evening wear. Chenille of all the color
in the pattern makes an appropriat
trimming of fringe.
An unusually large amount of yellow
is worn for evenings. Deep yellow anC
canary color are not fashionable, but pal
primrose and delicate lemon are used
The material, tulle over satin, is general
looped with punches of roses, feathers
or bows of satin ribbon.
A Swiss girdle of velvet pointed abov
and below, behind and in front, is wor
with pointed yoke, and pointed cuff
to match, on light cashmere and Sura
dresses. Young girls wear full gath
cred skirt with such a dress and pu
bands of the velvet straight around tn
skirt.
Pale pink is favorite color for bon
nets for evening wear The prettiest Q
these are made of the most delicate shad
of pale pink velvet, have a ruching c
plating of real lace bordering the front
and cluster of dainty pink ostrich tiE
on one side Strings of pale pink rit
bon velvet tie beneath the chin.
Ottoman silks of changeable hue an
brocaded like embroidery with thread
of silver are gold, are fashionable for tf
bodice and train of evening dresses. I'll
front of the waist and skirt is covere
with Bretonue lace laid on satin of
deeper color than the Ottoman sill
which the wearer finds becoming.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-02-01
The Youngest Soldier.

The smallest, shortest, and youngest
enlisted soldier in the Union army is said
to have been John H. Nichols, of Madi-
son, Wis, drummer in the band of the
Eleventh Wisconsin infantry, and now
living in Madison. He was fourteen
years old when he enlisted, weighed six
ty-five pounds, and was just four feet
high. So FAR as youth is concerned in
this matter priority seems to be pretty
definitely settled in favor of 'Little John
N.Y. Glen, the drummer boy of Chica-
mauga," who was only nine years old
when he entered the army. Captain
Clem, who is also below the average stat
ure, is now in command of the United
States Schuylkill arsenal. Troy Times.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-02-01

There are 10000 insane people in
France according to recent census.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-02-01
A Railroad Around tie World.

A railroad around the world, or some-
thing nearly of that nature is evidently
in the mind of one of our correspondents,
who suggests the employment of our
surplus revenue in building the line from
Oregon to Alaska, and that then the
Russian government would be likely to
extend the line through Siberia to Pekin.
This having been done, it requires not
much further stretch of Imagination to
see, with the minds eye, the long rails
stretching out under the shadows of the
Himalayas until they make connection
with the proposed line in the Jordan
valley, and thence with the European
system. Scientific american.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-02-01

The sale Of secondhand food is an in
dustry conducted proftably by a German
citizen of New York. He gathers up
that which is left over from meals at the
large hotels and sells it to the poorer
classes at a nice though modest profit.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-02-01

A CARD. AS the holiday season is
very short, and as these goods MUST
be disposed of, 1 will sell them at but
a SMALL ADVANCE on cost. There
fore CALL EARLY and avoid the
rush, also get the benefit of first choice.