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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-24

For Governor, CARTER H. HARRISON.
For Lieutenant Governor, HENRY SETTER,
Secretary of State, MICHAEL j. DOUGHERTY.
For Treasnrer,--ALFRED oRENDoRFF.
For Auditor Pub. Acc'ts-WALTER E. CARLIN.
For Attorney General.-ROBERT A. MCKINLEY
ELECTORS AT LARGE.
o. B. FICKLIS, VIM. G. EWING.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-24

A WOMAN pulled an IS bang from the
head of girl who owed her Sc for board,
and the debt was regarded Cancelled.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-24
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

NATIONAL:
For President-GR CLEVELAND
For Vice President-THOMASA HENDRICKS.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-24

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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-24
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-24
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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-07
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.


Lieut., William A. Kimball, nth infantry, has
been granted two months extension of sick
leave.
Lieut., Col. Edwin II. Townshend, llth in
iantry has been granted one month further
extension Of leave.
Col. Joseph II. Potter 9th infantry, reported
at Fort LeaYenworth last Tuesday from Fort
Supply,l, r., under orders as president of the
BurnettChurchill cOurt-marlal.
The following navy orders were issued yes
terday Lieut.. samuel l., Graham has been or
dered to duty at the photographic office Nov.
II. Lieut.. George A. Calhoun 10 duty ut the
New York navy yard, Dec 10. Assistant Naval
Constructor Richard Gatewood has been de-
tached from duty nj Phmnlxyille, Pa, and or
dered to temporary duty with the advisory
board. Leave has been granted TO Lieut., Com
nander James NJ, Forsyth for six months from
Dec. /, with permission to 80 abroad.
Commander Alexander II, Mccormick, COM
manding the Essex, cabled the secretary ofthe
navy yesterday that the Essex was at Cape
Town Cape OF Good Hope, but will sail to day
for Hampton Roads. lie reports that Lieut.. NJ.
X. s. Mackenzie, the executive officer of the
vessel, has been granted permission TO return
home and viii leave Cape Town by the next
regular mail steamer. The Essex len the Ash
attic squadron last June for home, having been
detached from the Pacific squadron In 1888,
aud has made an extended stay In the Mozam-
bique channel and the east coast Of Africa.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-07

The situation In New York at this
moment Of writing is of grave and alb.
sorbing interest. With about 100000
yotcs polled. Blaine has carried
the state by scanty plurality OF a
few hundred But tho margin Is so mar
row that the state hangs trembling in tho
balance In such a delicate condition Of
affairs a heavy temptation is offered to un-
scrupulous election officers to so manipu-
late district returns as to bend tho result
in favor of the party to which they be.
long. Both parties, through their man
ayers, strenuously claim to have carried
the state, and tho public will perhaps
have to endure tho present strain of anx-
iety until the official returns have been
mado to the secretary of state aud been
compared and compiled. In the mean
time we think that the outcome of the
canvass will prove that Mr.. Blaine has
carried tho Empire state by plurality
that will fall below thousand This is
certainly cutting it rather fine. but it is a
case where one vote is enough.
1t is apparent that tho condition of
jeopardy in which tho republican party
has been placed is duo to tho fanatical
folly of those republicans who voted for
st. John. 1t is safe to say that nine out
of every ten who voted for him were re-
publicans in every item of their political
belief, aside from the single question of
prohibition. 1t is more than plain that
had they put their impractical temper
ance theories in tho background and
voted for Blaine and the party with which
their general sympathies ran Blaine's
plurality would have exceeded artield's.
Tho revengeiul spirit shown by some of
Mr.. Conkling's friends in Oneida county
is another element that counts largely in
bringing about the extreme closeness of
tho vote. This may, however, bo fairly
set Off against the democratic fued that
cost them so much in Albany county.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-07

The wild mobs that arc threatening to
destroy telegraph and newspaper Offices
in New York, Boston, and other large
cities because the election returns from
New York do not agree with democratic
proconceived notions of what these ro-
turns ought to be arc disgraceful beyond
expression. They disgrace the demo-
cratic party and they disgrace the nation.
Do the drunken rioters suppose that
their threats of violence or the actual
destruction Of oil the telegraph wires
and republican newspaper offices in the
country would change tho result IL q
count of the votes shows that Blaine and
Logan have been .eloctcd2 If they do
they are woefully left.
If the republicans cast more votes than
the democrats in New York Mr.. Blaine
will boinaugurated president as suIv
the sun rises on the morning Of March
A, 1885. To attempt to thwart the will Of
the people would be revolution. and the
people are in no mood for revolution.
They will crush out organized resistance
TO the laws Of tho land as remorselessly
as man would crush tho head of rat
tlesnake.
If, on the other hand, Cleveland and
Hendricks have received q plurality of
the votes Of New York, and of tho other
northern states that are necessary for
them to carry to obtain majority of the
votes in the electoral college, the demo-
cratic candidate for president will be
seated in the white house, as will be his
right, and he will meet with no oppo-
sition from republicans. Tho people,
regardless of politics, will hold up his
hands.
But Mr.. Cleveland will not be put into
tho white honse as its master because
bowling mobs have made up their minds
that he has been elected and that he must
be put there whether or no. Men who
have been carried Off thoir feet by excite
ment must cool down. The general
circulation of false reports of returns does
not make these reports truthful and If
mendacious politicians and newspapers
have inHamed the passions Of their igno-
rant followers by sending out false reports
the responsibility will rest on them.
The spectacle of untamable mobs raging
through the streets of great cities, and de-
manding that the candidate of party be
declared president, right or wrong, is not
a pleasant ono, and the people do not like
it, Mobs have tried many times to rule
this country, but we do not recall many
instances in which they have succeeded.
Mob rule in free America has proved a
lamentablo failure. The people may go
wild with excitement, but on sober second
thought they settle down and resolve to
obey the law.
The hoarse- voiced, brass.lunged mobs
that are at the present writing disgusting
the world and bulling Cleveland stock
should lose no time in subsiding before
the popular reaction catches and sweeps
them aside. They will not seat Mr.. Clove-
land wrongfully. We are not yet ready
for mob rule.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-07
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Col. JONI D. WILKINS, 9Th infantry, was In
st. Paul last Monday from Fort Keogh, Mon
tano. on his way east on leave.
GEORGE W. PECK, Of Milwaukee Sun, has
seven children, which, an exchange says, ia
Just one less than two bushels.
Hos. CHARLES o NELL, Of Philadelphia, who
was reelected to congress on Tuesday, was in
the city yesterday for few hours
MRS. GLADSTONE is said to be very fair
pianist, while the premier ID very fond Of
singing ballads in a very robust voice TO his
wlfos accompaniment.
ASSISTANT SURGEON p. r. HARVEY, U. 8. A.,
reported several days ago for duty in Washing.
ton. lie and his family have quarters for the
present at the Hamilton.
GEN. b. H. GRIERsoN, colonel, 10th United
States cavalry, passed through San Antonio,
Texas, last Friday, en- route north on leave
from Fort Davis to visit his family.
HENRY W. HARRIS, an Albany, N. Y, jour-
nalist and prominent Mason, died last
Friday of consumption at San Antonio, Texas
where he had gone for his health.
GEN. b. +. BUTLER will arrive here thismorn.
ing TO attend to his law business before the su.
preme court and the court Of claims, and par
tieuarlyto TO prepare his case against the United
stutes for damages on account Of the extension
of the dam ut Great Fall
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-07
Keep Cool.

The close and doubtful issue of the
election is apt to render men excited and
irrational. Wild talk is current on the
streets as to what will be done if Cleve-
land is not declared elected or If Blaine
is not declared elected. There is no oc-
casion for this. The uncertainties that
cloud the situation at present will soon
be cleared away, and we will know be-
yond doubt who has carried New York,
and with 1t tho presidency. If it has
gone for Cleveland he will be the next
president, If it has gone against him
Blaine will be inaugurated with due
honors on the 4th of March next. 1t
would be we'll for men to refrain from
tho use of threats and expressions that
they will soon be ashamed of. Either
Cleveland or Blaine will be for the next
four years the official head OF this ma
tion, and whoever of the two shall pres.
emily be shown to have a majority of
the electoral college will be peaceably
iDaugurated. To this lawful end tho
support and influence Of good law-abid-
ing citizens of both parties should be
heartily awarded. Let us have peace.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-07

Impationt people complain and Won
dor at the slowness with which the cleo
tion returns In the doubtful states como
in. A moment of quiet reflection would
suggest the explanation. In tho case of
u state that goes for either party by a
heavy majority the fact soon becomes
patent to all, and few care to inquire
into the minor details. Still, in all such
cases the returns from remote aud hardly
accessible districts are coming in for
days after tho election, but public Curl
osity having been allayed no ono but the
election officials to whom the returns are
made pays any attention to them.
But in the present condition Of affairs
these struggling returns from country
districts, mileo away from the railroad and
telegraph, become Of singular interest, and
public curiosity hangs with keen solicit
tude upon the fateful figures they will
bring and fancies there is something
extraordinary in the delay attending their
publication. Such is not the case, how
ever. 1t is feature Of all elections. and
is only brought to the public attention
when an important state becomes as pain
fully close as New York now is. Tho
Empire state has many sections not
reached by rail or electric wire. In Clin-
ton, Franklin, Essex, Hamilton, Her.
kimer, and st. Lawrence counties, for
instance, are to be found districts requr-
ing long trips by stage or horseback
before the telegraph can bo reached and
local news transmitted to tho outer world.
1t is from such remote districts that the
present worrying delay in transmitting
election returns has occurred.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-07

Virginia is still claimed by both parties,
but the indications are that the demo
cratic claims are based upon the better
grounds. However the state may have
gone, the Virginia republicans are TO DO
heartily congratulated upon the gallant
fight they have made in the face Of heavy
odds. If beaten, they arc not badly
now know them, it is plain that the re-
publican national committee committed
tactical mistake in not making a hard
fight for tho state, 1t should have been
plowed with speakers aud narrowed
with newspapers and documents. Tho
state leaders of the party worked
brayely and harmoniously for success,
but they were not supported from with
out, as results now prove they should
have been. Had the committee turned
part Of the stream of speakers, campaign
literature. and money used elsewhere into
the Old Dominion. we are convinced the
return would havo proved eminently
satisfactory.
The republicans did remarkably we'll
in eastern Virginia and in tho shonan-
doah Valley, but along the line OF tho
Virginia Midland, and in tho southwest
ern counties particularly, tho scarcity Of
speakers and means for bringing out thoir
voters operated to prevent the party from
polling tho voto that would have boen
theirs had they been properly sustained
aud re-snforosd.
! Tho population In the southwestern
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-07

counties is mainly white, and heartily
supported Malone in the days of read
justorism, giving Cameron, for governor,
ovory 5000 majority, The Infamous Dan.
vile circular temporarily turned these
counties over to the bourbons by playing
upon tho local southern race feeling. 1t
is peculiarly a district where an able
speaking campaign should have boen con-
Quoted, with orators furnished by the
national committed A temperate and
skillful presentation of tho protection
issue in that section would have produced
generous return of votes for Blaine aud
Logan.
q But bygonos are bygonos. The election
Is over, and tho fact romans that tho
Virginia republicans made q gallant fight
that should receive generous appreciation
aud recognition from tho party at large.
IL tho solid south was not broken it was
not because of any lack of woll-directed
effort on their part. From their gallant
leader, Malone down to tho humblest
voter, all did we'll.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-07

UNTIL IL is known which candidate
has received tho largest number of votes
in the state Of Now York no mortal man
can tell who has boon elected president.
Tho vote is so close that a recount will
be necessary to determine tho result TO
an absolute certainty. A recount of tho
vote of New York city increased Cleve-
lands vote nearly 1000 Lato last night the
announcement was made that q recount
Of tho votc of Wostchester had given
Cleveland 400 more votes than he had
according to the original count. There
are eleven more democratic counties to
hear from in the state, and If the des
perate tricksters who have charge of
Cloveland's canvass keep on finding
votes they may succeed in stealing the
presidency. 1t will be well to remem
ber, however, that IL there is to be
recount 1t will not DO confin cd to demo.
cratic counties. Tho republicans will
have their innings, and they will see to
it that no votes that belong to them get
lost or fail to find place in tho returns.
Tho republican state central committee
in an address claim the state, and say
that tho official count will verify this
statement.
1t will be impossible to elect without
New York. Without Indiana and Now
York tho democrats will have 165 clcc-
toral votes. Giving them Indiana, they
will still be IS short. They can lose In
diana, however, and elect with the aid of
the Empire State. The same is true of tho
republicans. Without Indiana or New
York they have 1s2 votes. With New York
they will have 21s votes.
1t will probably be several days before
the result is fully determined.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-07
TREMENDOUS TIDES.
The Great Storm on tho North Atlantic Coast
md tho Dnnare IL hid

nnu the manage IL Did.
FATHER POINT, QUEBEU, Nov. o.-rhe storm
ragged iurlously during the right. Pilots OF
fifty years experience who remained in the
signal bureau all night state that they never
remember having seen and felt such storm.
The waves mounted to the height of so to 60
feet. At one time during the night people
fully expected TO be carried away bodily. To-
day the water Is still roaring and splashing
A party of boatmen sent out with "A pilot to
board the steamship Nepigon on her way to
Quebec returned minus two of their number,
who were washed overheard and not after
ward seen.
The loss by the high tide last night Is now
estimated at S2jO,00O. There was another tide
tonight but 1t is not thought that as much
damage will be done by II rs by that of yes
terdny. Dispatches from various points along
the st. Lawrence river state that such storm
us that of last night has not been known Tor
the past fifty years. So far no lives are re-
ported lost: Az Paspebiac the fishery estab-
lishment of Robins & Co. and lie Boutillier
were considerably damaged, and several fish
ing boats were lost. At Little Metis all the
houses along the shore have been carried Off,
us have also boats fences, and bridges. The
shore to-day was strewn with debris and house,
hold effects. There is much suffering from
cold and hunger among the destitute. The
damage at l. lslet is estimated at $4,000. All
the ships in the village are flooded, and the
wharves are more or less damaged. The street
pavemCnts have been washed away, and the
village is in a dilapidated condition. At
Mutanc, Price Brothers ~ Co.'S wharf has been
carried away, and several families have been
obliged to leave their houses. The damage Is
about 5000.
Considerable damage was done at Tadousac.
but no estimate of the loss can yet be made.
At Trois PistOes three yachts and a schooner
were destroyed, a wharf was carried away and
other damage to the amount of S30,0O0 was
done. Two ships which were of Kamowaska
are missing. They may have lost their anchors
or run for Quebec. Two schooners a. Brady.
pots parted their chains and went adrift. At
Riyiero du Loup the old wreck of the Margaret
NJ. was washed ashore, and another schooner
went ashore near there. The steamer Union
had a very narrow escape from being wrecked
while lying ut her wharf at Eboulemens. The
passengers were all landed ut the commence
lnent ofthe gale. The cargo WAS damaged by
the rolling OF the vessel and the shipping of
seas. At sandy Bay fourteen houses were car
rled away. The loss is about $4,000.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-07
John Kelly and Cleveland.

IT looks as though Tammsny had really
supported Cleveland with unexpected
fidelity. 1t is easy to see that $4,000 men
who voted for Blaine gave their support
to tho two democratic candidates for
mayor, and the overwhelming defeat of
Tammany indicates that the larger part
of them voted for the County Democra-
cy's candidate. The natural conclusion
is that Cleveland's particular friend HUI
bert o. Thompson and his followers sold
him out to gain republican votes for
Grace. No doubt some of the rank and
file of Tammany traded Cleveland in ex-
change for votes for Grant, but as between
Tammany and the County Democracy,
the upshot of tho mayoralty contest
plainly shows that the former as a body
stood by Cleveland more faithfully than
Iit thu saVvvs. rs VIVA - - -...--.:-s -
receive from the democracy at large and
also in what degree his control of Tam
many will be shaken by the crushing de-
feat the noted body has met with under
his leadership. There is no doubt much
silent regret ranking in tho bosoms of
his followers to-day that Grady's lead was
not followed. In that case Tammany
would have beat the County Democracy
out of sight in. trading, beaten Cleveland
decisively. and gained complete control
Of the fat city patronage, for which they
must now hunger in vain.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-07

WHAT a travesty of political justice it
is to see a democrat representing tho
famous "Shoestring" district Of Missis-
sippi. Originally thrown together so
that it might comprise all tho populous
black counties and be the one hopol essly
republican district of the state, the con-
scientious robbers reponted of even that
measure Of justice to their political oppo.
nents, and by virtue of the shotgunsand
midnight lash now send bourbon to
msrepresedt district that has over
10000 republican majority on fair
count. Thus do the bourbons illustrate
the beauties of a "free and unbought bal
lot" and their love of political aud per-
sonal freedom.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-07

IL addition to shrieking victory in
every headline and screaming 1t in every
editorial, the New York World of yester-
day adorned its first page with large
and loud woOdcut, labelled "The Man for
the Hour and the OCCASION" representing
Mr.. Cleveland in the act of shoveling gar
bage on East Capitol street. He seems so
admirably fitted for the work and to be
doing it so handsomely that the Goddess
of Liberty has descended from her perch
on the dome to get a nearer view of it,
We did not understand that Mr.. Cleveland
expected to come here to engage in the
scavenger business, but, now that we do
understand 1t, we offer no objection. He
will not be able to get board at the white
house, however.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-07

Some very familiar figures will be miss
inH from the next house of representatives.
The flame headed pair of wits, OchiltroO,
OF Texas, and Belford, Of Colorado, will no
longer shed sunset glow, as it were,
around the seats they lately warmed.
Robinson, of New York, can no longer
rear aloft before the speaker his tremen-
dous shock Of white hair Ms he prepares to
hurl defiance in the teeth OF foreign
princes, potontatos, and powers. Horr,
the witty Michigandor, has gone down
before an obscure groenbackor. Eaton,
tho honest old Connecticut bourbon,
gives way 10 his old.timo oppo-
Dent, John Il. Buck. Kellogg, of
Louisiana, has at last found bourbon
bullets too much for oven the 10000
majority in his district, and his seat will
bo filled by man whose skirts are dyed
with tho warm life blood Of murdered
republicans. Finerty, tho bright Irish
journalist gives way to the ignorant pro-
prietor Of a Chicago whisky saloon. Rose
Grams is missing from tine Pacific coast
delegation. Frank HuTd will no longer
be 0ble to bIayely e1POund the free'trade
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-07

theories that his party associates believe
in, but are too cownrdly to defend.
Burrows, of Michigan, has again beon dc
feated by Yaple.
But there are many strong men returned
to legislate for their country. Randall,
Carlisle, Cox, Morrison, Springer, Findlay,
Hammond Hewitt, Foran, Curtin, Reagan,
and Mills will bo here to lead the demo.
cratic contingent, aud Kelley, Reed,
Browne, lIiscock, Mckinley, Butterworth,
Henderson of Iowa, Long, Rannpy, Rice,
Phelps, Gofr Dugloy, and Kctcham will
bo prominent Oh the republican side. Tho
democratic majority will not bo rs largo
as it was in tho forty.oighth congress,
but it will be large enough for all prac.
tical purposes
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-07

BECAUSE the returns do not come in to
please the democratic mobs of Boston and
New York they propose to kill Jay Gould
and gut the offices of the companies in
which he is interested. When the mobs
dispose Of Jay Gould and his properties
they might turn their attention to the
100000 men of New York who voted for
Blaine and Logan, These gentlemen are,
in measure, responsible for tho unsatis.
factory character Of tho returns, looking
~ them from bourbon standpoint.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-07

CONGRESSMAN KELLoGG's explanation
of his defeat will provo pleasant reading
Blaine that tho republican party might
be rcbuked for nominating such wicked
man. These arc tho reasons he gives:
Bull.dozlng was resorted to in both ST. Mary's
and iberia parishes. Inthe latter parish nearly
all our colored leaders were killed and our
white leaders imprisoned. Bribery, intimida.
tion, ballot.box stulling, and murder equalled
anything ever before known in the history
even OF this state.