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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-02-28
DINING ROOM FURNITURE.

DINING ROOM FURNITURE.
4 FULL line of dining room tables. side
N boards and chairs, at G. II. OLEAR1S.
BED ROOM SUITES.
TLEGANT BED ROOM SUITES as well as
II all cheaper grades Of chamber furniture AT
&. H. OLEARY'S.
COMMON BEDSTEADS. ...
VENHREE HUNDRED Common Bedsteads, at
L prices ranging from $500 to $500 each, still
on hand. At &. II. OLEARY'S.
PARLOR FURNITURE.
U AM having big run Of parlor furniture this
4 season. You will find something nice in
Spun Silk Parlor Goods at
G.. II. O'LEARY'S.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-14
nrge Thurman nomination before the Dan,

urge Thurman's nomination before the Dem
ocratic national convention.
League ball games Thursday were: De-
troit, 9; Chicago, & Philadelphia, 1; New
York, L. Buffalo, g.; Cleveland, o.
New York spent s., ooo, 90 for operate and
dramatic entertainment last season, and
nearly all the managers have lost money.
At Baristown. KY, George Hughes, q
hotel clerk, was disemboweled by a drunken
negro whom he had ordered off the premises.
Among the most rapid speakers in congress
are Senators Hawley, Beck, Plumb, and
Morgan, and tive average is about 80 words
per minute
Ex-senator Conkling resolved himself into
= convention the other day and nominated
his opposing counsel in the Hoyt will case,
Mr.. Choate, for president
In deep cut near Monticello Ills. a
switch was found open, the lock having been
smashed. The discovery prevented serious
wrecks on the Wabash road.
In the St Louis Merchants Exchange
Moses Fraley wagered $500 and s., 900, re-
spectively, that James G. Blaine would be
the next president. The money was
promptly covered.
G. C. Douglass, of Parker, Holt county,
Nebraska, has advertised his body for sale to
the highest bidder for the use of medical
college. He wants to sell before taking a
leap into the dark. +"
Thomas Stevens has bicycled from San
Francisco to Cheyenne, Wy. T., distance OF
l 500 miles, and is determined to push on to
the east, although be has lost TWENTY-FIVE
pounds III two weeks
While workinen were engaged upon a gas
main at Wheeling the gas, which had been
let Oh to test the joints, became iesited by a
plumbers lamp and olazed up, severely burn
iEg SIX men, TWO fatally.
The bank of West Virginia. at Charleston,
W, Va, has closet its doors, nothwithstand
lug that 1t had received deposits up to
O'Clock Wednesday. 1t is doubtful whether
it can pay 20 cents on tie dollar.
The publishing house of Gushing, Thomas
& CO., Chicago, has Eeen closed by the sheriff
Ia satisfy claims amonntjno to about s1s OOG
go 81 se0 ooo. nal1i1st;os abont s9s non
rs go 1880,
Aue AZ III SAieSeo " iosuiAio BUSINESS
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-14
CHARLEY ROSS FOUND AGAIN.
A Boy Turns Up ia Illinois with
All the MARKS on Him.


CHICAGO, June IA special from Quincy,
Ills, says: This city has Charlie Ross who
bids fair TO turn out the original and only,
at least SO says G. W. Moran, of Troy, N. Y,
cousin Of the missing boy, who has come
on for the purpose and who indentitles
him The boy says he is Charlie Ross, and
claims to have been stolen by gypsies from
his fathers house aud taken to Texas ten
years ago; that he escaped and made his
way to Missouri where lie was picked up
and brought to Quincy. The original
Charlie Ross had ali enlargement of the ver-
tabrae, Just below the neck which this boy
has. Charlie Ross is the same age as this
boy claims to be, has the same color of eyes,
and the same features This boys ewes
are Of peculiar shape, which, he claims,
is owing to his having been scalded by the
gypsies, and his body is covered with marks
of burns, records of his cruel treatment at
the hands of his captors, He says he has al
ways known his name was Charlie Ross, but
was never allowed to use the name or be
called by it, He has scar on his arm,
caused, he says, by an arrow. The original
Charlie Ross had sirnilur scar on the
same arm He describes infinitely his
arrest by two men, and his life In the
gypsy camp, The boy is very intelli-
gent naturally, but can neither read mol
write. He has been subjected to rigid ex-
aminations, and answers every question,
never contradicting himself, and giving
many points that go to establish his identity.
So strongly do circumstances point to him as
being Charlie Ross, that Mr.. Moran says he
will leave with him for PHILADELPHIA. and
that the boy shall always have home in the
Ross family, into which he will be adopted
in case conclusive proof is not forthcoming
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-14

ing was shaken and peorl, outside
thought some terrible catastrophe must
have happened. The brave laddies were for
q second time hurled back by the force Of the
explosion and landed promiscuously ON the
floor below. Capt Willets, Patrick Forbes
and Haley, OF engine 20, and District
Engineer Cunningham and Patrick Kelly. OF
engine % were badly burned about
the face and hands The men outside on the
ladders also suffered from the shock, and those
on the highest pinnacles came very near
being thrown from the tops of the ladders
Suddenly volume of fame shot out from
the third story window directly into the
face of Lieut.. Grady, Patrolman Charles W.
Hodgdon, F. C. Turner, Charles w Stroud
of ladder / and substitute Carlton of ladder
4. They were for a moment totally
envelored in the seething mass and were
severely scorcbed about the head, face and
shoulders. They chung tenaciously to their
places, although everybody expected to see
them fall to the ground as the heat was
intense. Hodgdon, Stroud and Turner were
removed to the city hospital
NEW YORK, June 14-The five-story brick
building No. 81 Rose street was partly de-
stroyed by fire The basement and first
floor were occupied by ]. S. 0gilvie & Co,
publishers, the three floors above by Street
& Smith, publishers of The New York
Weekly, and the top floor by Il. W. Waleott,
chrome varnisher. The fire started on the
top floor by the accidental upsetting
of a kerosene-lamp. The flames spread
rapidly, and the men working in the
building barely had time to escape.
Several yarnish tanks exploded, and the
blazing fluid ran down into the lower stories,
spreading the confagfation A general
alarm was sent out, and the tiremen sue
ceedei in extinguishing the fire before it en-
tirely destroyed the building. The losses are
estimated as follows: j. S. Ogilvie, SIC, 900;
Street & Smith, $4,000; L. w. Walcott,
$4,000. building, $4,000. Total, $50, COO
The greater part of the damage on the lower
floors was done by water. The losses are
covered by insurance.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-14
Proceedings I'm Congress.

WASHINGTON CRY, June 14-In the SEN
ate. Vance introduced bill for the removal
of the eastern Cherokee Indians to Indian
territoy. On motion of Cameron, of Wis
consin, the house bill for the allowance for a
number of claims known as the Fourth of
July claims" reported by the accounting
officers under the act of July 4, 1864, was
taken up.
In the house the consular and diplomatic
| and District of Columbia appropriation bills
were reported from the committee on appro-
priations, the senate amendments to each
being non-concurred in. Conference COM
mittees, were requested and agreed to. By
| unanimous consent, Pryor, Of Alabama, re-
sumed bis remarks on the presidential
| succession bill at the point where he
| was Interrupted by adjournment, Mcmillan
| gave notice at the conclusion of Pryor's re-
marks that he would move to go to the pri.
| vate calendar Randall, that he would move
| to take up the deficiency appropriation bill,
| and Townshend, of Illinois, that he would
present the conference report on the postal
appropriation bill
| Pryor's argument was in support of the
| theory of the house bill on the electoral
count that the senate and house did not meet
Us legislative bodies or in official capacity
| as such bodies. but as and conveniently
| designated board for the sale and special
purpose Of counting the electoral votes and
that as such the powers Of each of the men,
| Der of this board are coequal
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-14
TIE BANK ROBBERS.
Ugly Facts Coming to Light in the
Washington City Failure.
The Penn Bank Censpirators In
COurt-'Ewenty-Fiv Cents ON the
Dollar RFobabie-Sayings
Bank in Trouble.

WASHINGTON CRY, June 14-Facts COM
ing to light show that the failure of the
banking house of Middleton & Co was not
only the most disgraceful but one of the
most disastrous on record The property left
for safe-keeping good margins on stocks,
charity funds, and all of the deposits,
and, in fact everything, has been
swept away and used by this
firm until it is doubtful if it pays cent or
even mill on the dollar. 1t is shown that
they have been given funds TO make pur-
chases which they have simply passed to their
own credit and spent Dichman, formerly
the Middletons' partner in New York, said
that if the Middletons bad any defense or
explanations to make, they could very easily
appear before the creditors committee
and show if those large sums were lost
through failure in ordinary business chan
nels, or had been. as openly charged, de
iberately stolen. Some of the sufferers were
before the grand jury, endeavoriug to secure
the Indictment of the Middletons for obtain
ing money under false pratenses. The de
Velopenents have not yet been made public,
bat they promise some very ugly features.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-14
CROPS IN INDIANA AND ILLINOIS.
Encouraging RepOrts-Es:imates OF
the Yield.

SPRINGFIELD, Ills, June 1.-THE latest re.
ports received at the Illinois department OF
agriculture show the area of the growing
crop of corn to be fraction less than last
season. The condition in the northern coun-
ties is some better that at corresponding
date in 1881, 1882, and 1888 In the central
division corn looks better than on the
LIST of June, 1882 and 1888. The poorest pros.
poets for corn are reported from the southern
counties. The reports give very encouraging
prospects for large yield of corn on drained
land, and show that there has been no delay
from rains in planting and cultivating corn
on titled land. The striking contrast in the
condition of corn on titled and wet lands is
the most conclusive argument that could b
used in favor of thorough drainage
In the northern division the condition OF
corn is nearly up to the average in mos
counties, but the reports from Whitesides
Dupage and Win are not SO satisfactory
some bad seed having been used In the
central division there is considerable com
plant OF a poor stand because
of bad seed An average is furnished
| in only six of the counties, viz
Dewitt, Ford, Hancock Mcdonald
Tazeryeld and VermiIlion. The condition
was, however, better on June than at tn,
| same time in 1882 AMI 1888 In the southern
| division but little over three-fourths of al
average yield is looked for, and the condition
of corn was less promising Juns than at tn
same time in 1882 and 1883
| INDIANAPOLIS, June IA. ~ The Indian,
| Farmer has crop reports from all the coun
ties of the state, and averages of leading
crops of Ohio and Illinois. With few ex
ceptions the reports state that May wa
| favorable to wheat, oats and grass bu
| too cool and wet for early corn planting
The condition Of wheat in Indiana is s;
against &c the same time last year; Illinois
81 against 81, Ohio, 81 against 62 las
year. These figures indicate the Indian
crop to be about SO, 400, 900 bushels; Illinois
81, 200, 900; Ohio, Sc, G00, co.,.
| Corn is more promising than at the sam
date last year. The area planted shows
decrease of 8 per cent. in Indiana, 3 il
Illinois, and in Ohio,> but the conditio
more than compensates for last years ex
cess. Oats in the three states shows Is Pc
cent better condition than last year, and ha
s per cent. better.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-14
The Pension RsII.

WASHINGTON CRY, June IA Owing. tc
the probability of protracted debate on the
Mexican pension bill, caucus of Republican
senators was held, and after long discussion
it was decided to appoint committee Oh
amendments. 1t is understood that the com
mittee is to supervise and have general charge
of any amendments which members of the
majority desire to offer. Considerable anx
iety exists respecting the debate which il
likely to arise on the bill, and unless {
definite understanding is reached by the ma
jority it may continue some days. Thus fal
the Democrats have refrained from discuss
ing the amendments offered, but it is ex
pected that they will be heard from befor,
the debate closes.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-14

PTTTTBURG, June 13.-The TO flowing races
were run at the summer meeting here:
First event, q mile; Amerique, first; To
ronto, second; Tallabena, third; time,
1:0454.
Second race, II miles; Glenbar, first
Broughton, second; Major E., third; time,
2:l3.
AThird race, II miles; Imogen, first
2:11%.
Fourth race, mile heats; Keno winner III
two straight heats; Baronell, second; only
two ran; time, Lag 1:49.
New YORK, June 1S.-Races at Brighton
Beach were as follows.
First event, u mile dash; Harrigan, first
Greenbrush, second; Queen Fan, third; time
LIB
Second lace, "a mile; Islette, first; Roya
Arch, second; Regret third; time, 1:191.
Third race, 1 mile; Boulotte, first Lutte
string, second; King Tom, third; time, 1:49
Fourth race, Is miles; Chanticleer, first
King Tom, second; John Ledford, third
time, 2:03.
Fifth race, q mile; Treasurer, first: Ghost
second; Haledon, third; time, 1857
ST. LOUIS, June A-Fo1lowing is thu
running record for the day:
First event, / ZIG miles; Boulevard, first
Eulalia, second; Pilot, third; time, l:5l15.
Second race, u mile; Ida Hope, first
| Keokuk second; Willie Clark, time, 1:191<
BASE BALL.
CHICAGO, June 1.-THE league record a
base ball is as follows: At Buffalo-Buffalo
II; Cleveland, 5. tProvidence- Boston, 4
Providence, O. At Philadelphia-Ne York
| 9; Philadelphia, l.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-14

PITTsBURG, June IA hearing was had
IN the case OF Thomas j. Watson, oil broker,
and Cashier Reiben, charged with conspir-
ing to defraud the Penn bank. President
Riddle was indicted on information,
but waived hearing and gave bali
for his appearance. The testimony was
mainly a repetition of facts already
published but tended to show that Riddle,
Watson and Reiber were associated in oil
speculations and that the overdrafts of ficti-
tious firms represented their transactions in
oil. One of the fictitious accounts opened
with an overdraft of of $40, 200, and at its
close the bank was over $780, 600 overdrawn
T. J. Watson's individual account was S97, 900
overdrawn. Charges against overdrawn
accounts were made by direction of Presi-
dent Riddle, ana Cashier Reiber was cog
INFANT of the condition of the accounts. The
testimony for the defense will be heard next
week.
Assignee Warner stated that he was get
ting the affairs Of the hank in shape and he
now thought that instead of paying only
cents, the concern would pay % cents on the
dollar
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-14

BALTIMORE, June 14-Marion Deems,
aged Is years, was shot and instantly killed
in his clearinghouse on the corner of Bond
and Abbott streets, at / a m, by Lewis
Stranger, the proprietor, who mistook his
boarder for q burglar. Stanger was
awakened about midnight by noise
in the house. He awakened his wife,
and the two concluded burglars had
effected an entrance Stanger procured his
pistol and went out into the passage and saw
a man approaching through an open door
leading to the yard. Stranger called out:
WHO'S that" but received no answer; the
man kept coming toward him, and he fred.
The ball entered the victims left breast,
causing instant death. Deems was dressed
in an undershirt and trousers, and his feet
were bare. Deceased was unmarried.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-14
ThE BOSTON Ere.
Heavy Loss in Money and q Number
of Firemen Hurt.

Boston, June 1.-THE fire at 152 to 15s
Congress street, referred 60 in these dis
patches, turned out to be a most difficult one
to manage, and the loss will be about
100000
The building is four stories high, free stone
front, owned sby Mrs. David Nevins. The
entire building has been used as q store
house for the rubber goods. The fire origin
ated in the third story, and spread with such
alarming rapidly in the infiamrnable ma
terial that soon the entire building was one
mass of flames. The whole building con-
tanned some $500, 900 worth of rubber goods
and stock, and all the material in The
third and fourth stories at least
will be total loss. Soon after the first
alarm had been sounded and when the fire.
men were on the stairs of the third story
fighting their way step by STEP an explosion
occurred blowing the men off engines IS and
&c and ladders down stairs. Promptly the
men were en- their feet again and battling
with the flames. They had scarcely got TO
work before another explosion more terrific
than the first took place. The build.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-14
Rescued from Death.

William ]. Coughlin, of Somerville,
Mass, says: I'm the fall of 1876 l was
taken with Bleeding of Lungs. followed
by severe cough. l lost my appetite
and flesh, and was confined to my bed
In 1877 | was admitted to the Hospital
The doctors said l had a hole in my lung
as big as a half dollar At one time a
report went around that | was dead
gave up hope, but friend told me of DR..
William Halls Balsam for the Lungs,
got bottle, when, to my surprise, l com
menced to get well, and today l fee
better than for three years.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-14
VERY REMARKABLE RECOVERY.

Mr.. Geo V. Willing. of Manchester,
Mich, writes: my wife has been almost
helpless for five years. so helpless that
she could not turn over in bed alone.
She used two bottles of Electric Bitters,
and is so much improved, that she is now
able to do her own work"
Electric Bitters will do all that is
claimed for them. Hundreds of testi-
monials attest their great curative powers.
Only fifteen cents bottle at Hartz &
Bahnsen's
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-14
DEMocRATTc COUNTY CONVENTION

The Democratic voters of Rock Island county and
all others who are opposed to the Republican party.
under its present management, are requested to
meet In their respective townships on Saturday,
June IA 1854 to select delegates TO the Democratic
County Convention, to be held at the court house,
at Rock Island, on Wednesday, June is, at go m,
which is called for the purpose Of selecting dele
gates to the Democratic State Convention TO be
held at Peoria, Wednesday. July ID, also delegates
to the Congressional and Legislative conventions to
be hereafter holden; and also TO nominate candi-
dates for Clerk Of the Circuit Court states Attor-
ney, Coroner and County Surveyor and transact
such other business may properly come before
the convention.
based upon the democratic vote for sheriff IN the
election of 1892, and apportoned among the sever
al townships and wards in the ratio of one dele
gate for every Thirty votes, and one delegate Tor
every fractional Twenty votes and over, as shown
by the following table:
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-14

The Blood Would Run-For five years
/ was great sufferer from Catarrh. Ny
nostrils were so sensitive | could not bear
the least bit of dust; at times so bad the
blood would run, and at night / could
hardly breathe. After trying many things
without benefit used Ely's Cream Balm.
] am living witness of its efficacy. Peter
Bruce, Farmer, Ithaca, N. Y. Easy to
use. price 80 cents.l
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-14
A RUN ON A DRUG STORE.

Never was such a rush made for any
Drug Store IS is now at Hartz / Balm
sens for a Trial Bottle of DR.. King:
New Discovery for Consumption, Cough:
and Colds. All persons affected witt
Asthma, Bronchitis, Hoarseness, Severe
Coughs affection of the Throat anC
Lungs, can get Trial Bottle of this
great remedy free, by calling at above
Drug Store Regular size 81. 90.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-14
Fixing the Price of Nails.

BIRDsBoRo, Pa, June 14-The Atlantic
States Nail association met here and statistics
were presented showing the condition of the
nail trade The present were card prices af-
frmed. kilograms were received from j.
D. Weeks, president of thu Western Nail as.
ISOLATION at Pittsburg, announcing suspen.
sion for two weeks and anticipating a sus-
pension for three months Of the western
mills The stock on hand was reported hight
and the demand good
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-14
CARD.

To all who are suffering from the errors
and indiscretions of youth, nervous weak
ness, early decay, loss of manhood. &C.,
/ viii send a recipe that will cure you
FREE OF CHARGE. This great remedy
was discovered BY missionary in South
America. Send self addressed envelope
to the Rev. JOSEPH T. INMAN, Station D.
New York City.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-14
bad Lives Ended.

SALT LAKE CRY, Utah, June 14.-Fred
Hopt, alias welcome, (" was shot here by of
fcers deputized for the purpose, for murder.
The statute gives the condemned the choice
of hanging or shooting. The United States
supreme court declined to interfere Hopt
said he was not afraid to meet his fate, and
did so without quailing
TALLAHASSEE, Fla, June 14.-Recio, the
Cuban, was hanged in the Jail at Key West
for the murder of his companion. Olefeo,
who was also sentenced todie on the same
gallcws, hanged himself in his cell few
nights ago No spectators were admitted to
the execution.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-14

PHILADELPHIA, June lS-The bark Fluo
rins has arrive with the crew of the wrecked
bark Alumina, which sank in collision witt
an iceberg on May Is at l o'clock in the
morning. The bark rushed at full speel d..
rectly into the iceberg. The crew had barely
time to man the boats and pull away before
she sank, They were picked up by tn,
Fluoriue AMI the b ritish bark Silica al ncor
the same day
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-14

NEWCASTLE, Pa, June 1.-THE Peoples
Savings bank is embarrassed President
Wallace has published a notice that, owing
to stories having been circulated, the bank
would close its doors. He will meet those
having Understanding deposits Saturday,
June q, when he will make statement and
proposition. Meanwhile che bank will re-
ceiye and pay out on check accounts, but
will refuse all interest bearing deposits,
Depositors are satisfied that they will receive
every cent.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-14
A Lawyers Opinion Of Interest to all

J. A. Tawney Esq, leading attorney
of Winona, Mimi, writes: After using
it for more than three years, take great
pleasure in stating that Iregard Dr. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption. as the
best remedy in the world for Coughs ani
Colds. 1t has never failed to cure thu
most severe colds | have had, and invari-
ably relieves the pain in my chest"
Trial Bottles of this sure cure for al
Throat and Lung Diseases may be hat
Free at Hartz & Bahnsen's Drug Store
Large size, S1.00
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-14

Aliens Brain Food botanical extract
strengthens the Brain and positively cure
Nervous Debility, Nervousness, headache
unnatural losses, and all weakness Of
Generative System; it never fails. 81 pkg
6 for Sat- druggists, or Aliens Phar-
macy. 315 First Ave. N. Y.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-14

For Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Depression
of Spirits and General Debility, in their
various forms; also as preventive a.
gainst Fever and Ag,le, and other Inter
mittent Fevers, the Zero Phosphorated
Elixir of Calisaya.' made by Caswell, Ha-
card & Co., New York, and sold by all
Druggists, is the best tonic; and for pa.
tients recovering from Fever or Other
sickness, it has no equal