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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-14
MORE TROUBLE FOR THE DOLPHIN
The Attorney General Declares She II
No Good, and Neither Is the Contract.


No Good. and Neither Is the Contract.
WASHINGTON CITY. July l4.-Attornsy
General Garland has sent his de.
cision on the Dolphin cass to the
secretary OF the navy. In substance
the decision is that congress having
passed an act for the building of vessel to
have certain characteristics, such as speed,
horse power, stiffness, ETC., no fault in the
plans although made by an advisory board
also provided for by congress) can be
pleaded by the contractor if said
vessel should fail in any requirement
When he accepted the contract he adopted
the advisory boards plans as his own, and
must therefore make vessel filling all the
requirements of the act under which she
was built, whether the plans will
The contractor cannot plead for
his pay on the ground that he was bound to
obey the advisory board; it was his business
to know that the plans were defective Gf
they were so) and refuse 10 bid. The
Attorney general decides that the
Tact that the Dolphin can not
make fifteen knots an hour in
rough water. the fact that she is not stiff
enough to keep her machinery in line, and
the fact that she has never yet developed
9 800 horse power are all fatal to the prop
osition that the government should receive
her.
But MIR. Garland goes still further. The
contract made with Mr.. Roach provides
that il it is shown that the failure to indi
cate 2, 300 horse power is not the fault of the
contractor, then he shall be held blameless
in the matter and recover his money
This, Mr.. Garland says, is fly
ing right in the face of the act
of congress and consequently vitiates the
whole contract--puts the matter in such
shape that the whole affair is invalid, and
makes it competent for the government tc
sue Mr.. Roach for the recovery of the
money already paid on the vessel
New York, July l4-Mr. John Roach
the builder of the rejected Dolphin, refused
to be interviewed on the opinion of tn,
attorney general with regard to that vesse
Monday. As a reason for not submitting t
the interview on the subject referred to
Mr. Roach said he had not yet received
official notification that the government die
not want the vessel Until such notification
| was received he said he thought it would b
improper to criticiss the government
action
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-14

DETROIT, Mich, July 14,-A special to
The Evening News from Now, Oakland
county, says an unknown man who was
tramping through the town Sunday night,
had been refused permission to re-
main all night at the houses of
several farmers, broke into William
Jones' house and proceeded to make himself
at home, demolishing dishes, flower pots,
etc, because Jones told him to leave the
premises or he would arrest him. He re-
fused, whereupon Jones went to a neighbor's, S,
got shotgun, and emptied charge into
the man, killing him instantly.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-14

MT. MAcGREaoR, N. Y, July 14.-An
the indications are that Gen. Grant is again
mending. Sunday night was quiet one,
and Monday morning the general seemed
refreshed and cheerful. Dr. Douglas
took his pull 9 once during the
night. He thought it had better
volume than for several days. The doctor
attributes the good night and such improve
ment as has followed to Sundays prepara-
tion for it, when nothing was allowed TO
disturb or excite him. But there has not
bssn a full recovery to the condition
Of Wednesday last, and it will be
wonderful IL he becomes so well again His
spirits are good. He remained in his room
all Monday morning.
DR.. Shrady is expected and DIR. Douglas
will rest during the remainder of the week.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-14
Want a Square Fight Against Prohibi-

DUBUQUE, Iowa. July l4-The Key City
Democrotic club, composed of leading busi-
ness and professional men, has adopted a
resolution in favor of having the
state Democratic convention adopt a
plank declaring for the repeal of
prohibition and the adoption in its stead OF
a uniform license law Of $500, with proper
bond and restrictions similar to the Ne
braska law This action is considered sig
nifcant as coming from Dubuque, where
an intense anti Prohibition sentiment pre-
walls
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-14
Orange Day in New York,

NEW YORK. July IA. The Orange lodges
celebrated the battle of the Boyne Monday
by an excursion to Excelsior grove, on the
Hudson. The members embarked on barges
with their wives and families at an early
hour, and the time was passed in games and
nastifnas of various kinds
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-14
County Building.
TRANSFERS.

11-Nels Rundquist to Carl A. H.
Shaefer, W 35 ft lot 3. block g. West Mo-
line; 81, $50.
Ann Becknith to Edward Bigalke. lots
II and 12, block /, Carbon Cliff, 1926,
Catherine Byrnes to Clandius B .Kinyon
lot block IL, j. W. Spencers addition
to Rock Island, $700.
W. B. Burke to Charles Page, lots 3.
and s, block Is, Spencer & Cases addi-
ton Rock Island, and ne1 lot s. block 2.
East Rock Island. and pit lot 3, lie
Claire's reserve. and pit lot 6, block Z, Ans
drew's addition, Moline, and pit lots
4, s, G and 7, block II, and pit lot
10, block 80, Andalusia, and lots Is
and IS, Weyerhauser. Lee & BIS addition,
Coal Valley, and lots A and II, block 2.
VIM. Dicksons addition, Milan, and out
lots 8 and 4, 8, 16, 5w. and outlot 1. in
ne 1, /, II. 2w. and outlots 40 and SO, in
ne I, 10, II, 2w, and nj, WI, nwi, 20. II,
2w, and outlot 12, 10. II, 2w, and 10
acres, NV. Sc, 81, II, sw, and outlot Z, 27,
II, 3w, and undivided J, e3, Sc 2S, II,
3w. and GO acres wl nw4, 35, II, 4w,
and outlot II. 96. 10. lie, $500.
s. L. and w. f. Wade to Merchants
Exchange National bank, e4. Sc and e3
net Is Of slough), II, 16, 6w, and VIZ
sw, 12, 16, CIV, $1,000,
PROBATE.
6-Guardianship of minor heirs of Johr
Shay, deceased, Letters of guardianship
issued to VIM. Farrell. Bond filed ant
approved.
i0-Estate of Lovena 1ruxell, de-
ceased. Proof o. death and petition fol
probate and will.
Estate of Eliza j. Webster, deceased
Bond fled and approved.
LICENSED TO WE'D.
11-George Gehrve, Hiss Phoebe Nc
Larney.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-14

NEw YORK, July 4.-In the mayors
room in the city hall, Mayor Grace wei
coined the Mexican editors and their ladies
in the purest Castilian Monday. The mayor
congratulated them on their safe arrival
and said he but spoke the feelings of the
American people when he expressed the
warm feeling of friendship entertained for
the Mexican and other sister republics.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-14
The Brown Crew Looking Up.

BOSTON, July l4-A Worcester special to
The Herald says that the Brown university
crew is rowing in much better form than
week ago, and is rapidly displacing the
Bowdoins as the favorite in Thursdays race.
The four cared gig race for the same day
has haan abandoned
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-14
tn. Indians subsIding.

WASHINGTON CITY, July l4-The war de-
partment is in receipt of dispatches from
the Indian Territory which say that the dis
affected Indians are becoming quiet, and
that there is favorable outlook for the
settIeueut of the Indian difficulties
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-14

Richmond, Va, has a novelty in the way
Of vigilance committee. 1t is composed
entirely Of ladies' married and single, and
their special mission is TO seek out wife
heaters and cowhids them.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-14

WASHINGTON CITY, July l4-A dispatch
from Secretary Bayard states that Mrs.
Bayard's condition was no worse Monday
than Sunday The secretary will not leave
her while she remains in her present alarm
Ing condition.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-14
Considering Fortif,cations.

NEW YORK, July 14'-The board of forti-
cation and coast defensos held a private
session Monday at the Fifth Avenue hotel.
Secretary of War Endicott and all the
members of the board were present
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-14

E. W. Hurst represents the leading
American and Foreign Insurance Cos =.
Policies carefully written at current rates.
Agency established 1874 Office over
Rock Island National Bank.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-14
MIR. Wolf L. short.

WASHINGTON CITY, July l4-Postmaster
Wolf, at Ord, Neb., has been found $500
short in his accounts, and his removal is rec
commended
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-14

BY an Arrangement with the Dominion
government, 10000 Hungarians are to be
settled in the Canadian Pacific railway belt
liz the northwest territory.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-14

The palace which the city of Marseilles
presented to Napoleon Ill, is now used as
q cholera hospital.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-14

The warmer weather often has de-
pressing and debilitating effect. Hoods
Sarsaparilla overcomes all languor and
| lassitude
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-14
House Numbering.

House numbers, in variety of styles,
for sale at my shop. No. 1915 Third av>
enue IS 3wks CHAs. FIEBIe.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-14
Milwaukee.
MILWhUKEE. Wis Jnly l,

MILWAUKEE Wis, July l3
Wheat-Firm; Milwaukee No 2, S635c;
August Ss4c; September, 9J1Sc. Corn
Steady No. =, 43c. Oats-Steady; No. 2,
Sl%a. RyeSteady; No. l, 5oc Barley
Dun; No. 2, nominal
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-14
St. LOuis.
ST.. LOUIS. July 13

Sr. LOUIS, July Is
Wheat-Activs AMI higher, closing 1s60
Ike above Saturday; No red cash, 99c
@$L0l1; July, Sl0l5l; August, Sl.0l; Sep
tember SlU2A. Corn-I0wer and slow;
cash 440i4ssc; July, age; August and
September, 54Ac. Oats-l1ower and dull;
cash, SOC bid; July, a9Ac asked; August
24Ec asked. Rye Nominal Whisky
Steady; Sl.1S Provisions-P Pork, higher;
5000. Lard, nominally higher; Sc 40.
Toiedn.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-14
TOLEDO. July Ii

Wheat-Frmsr hut very dull; No 9 red
cash and July, exc; August, 93S4c hid;
September, 9ixq94Ac; October $500
95sIc; No. 2 soft, 97@99c. Corn Little
dong; No cash and July, 4S1Sc; August,
49c; September, 49H,. Oats-Dull; No Z
cash, SIC; August aud September nominally
97,.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-14

Wheat-Steady; No. white, 945sc cash
ami July; August, nominally 95c; No. 2
red, 97c cash and July; 971fc, August; 9s5sc,
September; No red, s9Ic. Corn-No. 3,
4Sc cash ant July. Oats-No. , white,
S6c; No. .. 3S14c asked cash; 3S14c, July.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-14
New York. July IL.

VITA light trade reported; No l white,
nominal; No. 3 red August, 99%@l 90; do
September, $LOIA@lO2; do October,
$l03%; do December, $L06%. Corn-Dull
and a shade lower; mixed western spot, 40
@5311c; future, 52A@54slc. Oats-Du
anu rather easiar; western, 37Gilc Pro
visions-Beef, teady; new extra, $l1.00.
Pork, steady and quiet; new mess, SlL00@
11.50. Lard-A shade better and quiet;
steam rendered, ST. TN
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-14

11-George Gehrve, Miss Phoebe Nc
Larney.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-14
THE MARKETS.
CHIQAG0 I

OhAOAVOs
The market quotations on tha b,arI OF
July, opened S64c, closed S79c; August,
Opened 9O1e, closed 90Xc. Corn-No.
July, opened 47c, closed 471sc; August,
opened 4B5sc, closed 48%c; September,
opened 461Sc 6 closeI 46%c. Uats-No. D. July,
opened Sl%c closed S21; August, opened
and closed 26slc; September. opened
and closed 25sIc. Pork-July opened sl0.05,
closed sl0. 271s; August, opened $40. 10, closed
$40. 321: September. opened $l02J closed
5000. Lard-Juiy, opened s6511S, closed
s6 6zH.
Live stock-Ths Union Stock yards report
the following range of prices. Hogs-Markst
opened firm early and fully up to Saturday.
prices, but weakened later and packers and
shippers bought at about l0c decline; light
grade, s425@4.5O: rough packing, $5.95Q
4.l0; heavy packing, "a. 1904. Is. Cattle
Natives steady; $ISj@00J; Texans I0c
lower, s3.oo@4 10; butchers $2oO@4l0;
stoekers, S3oj6l420. Sheep Steady I;
comnnn, $2G0@Q30.; good S.. .25Qo4. 25
Produce: Bulter-Be-t creamery, l6l<c;
fancy dairy, l4Ql5t; packing. 61SG11sc per
lib. Eggs-l01s GLE per dog. Potatoe$-
New, 81. j0t93OO ler bbL Poultry-Spring
chickens, l214@l4,; oid hens, 9195Sc, anu
100 ters, 51sg6; per lh. Apples-s3 5J9
500. per bbi; greet apples, $2.O0@3 % per
box. Berries-Biack raspberries, s.! 50@3. 90
per 32-p pit ea,e; red raspberries, ST. 254p |. 80
per u pts; blueberries, sl.50 per l6-qt case;
biackberrie>, $300@350 per 24-qt case;
gooseberres $l.O0 per l6qt case; strawber-
ries, 75c1$1,2 Is per Ii qt case. Hay-No.
timothy, $l3 50@l450, and upland prairie,
$9.00@l2O0 per ton.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-06-24
THE BELLIES OF MEXICO.

Pretty girls are rnre, but when found are
rich olive of the cheek, the long, sweeping,
dark lashes Of the superb eyes glowing at
once with passion and tenderness, the low
forehead with its ripping mass Of dusky
hair, the slender neck, the 1.-the form, the
springy step and the dainty foot make them
like poets dream Of darlsly brilliant lowell
ness, not TO be measured by any type with
which we have been heretofore familiar.
But nature is never over-lavish, and the
number Of these splendid creatures is as
few as their projections are many. Remem.
bering the streets at homo after the Friday
afternoon rehearsal filed with the fragile,
fower-like bloom of winsome but delicate
girlhood, its brave eyes looking the world
cence and boldness which is the hybrid
blossom of modern civilization, these shy,
but rich specimens, as rare ms they are Won
derful, look few indeed.
Their perfection is Offset by an equally
pronounced ugliness on the part of tbs
many, and young womanhood changes int
faded middle age even sooner than with ui
which is saying great deal. Neyerthe-
less, the graceful lace mantilla, which is
yet almost universally worn in the street,
but which, unfortunately, is beginning to
give way to the ugly stiffness of the French
hat and bonnet, gives to many plain face
such soft and effective background that
one brings back from walk only piquani
and pleasing impression. If the Mexican
women knew whit they were about they
would cling to this becoming headdress as
they do to their faith tho sex has no right
to set aside such charming accessory
Co,vespondeace Of the Boston Journal.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-06-24
ESKIMO CANDY.

II would seem very strange, and perhaps
not very pleasant, to my young readers to
hear tsllow candle or the shin-bone of
reindeer called candy. And yet these things
may really be considered as Eskimo candy,
because they would delight the children of
the cold in precisely the WY that a box of
bon-bons would delight you.
There is q certain kind of waterfowl IN
Arctic countries known MS the doyekie. II
is about the size of duck, is quite black
has prominent white stripe on its wings
and its webbed feet are Of brilliant red.
When sitting in rows on the edge of green.
ish rock, these little red feet are very con.
spicuous. Sometimes, when the men have
killed number of dovekies, the Eskimo
women cut off the bright red feet, draw ont
The bones, and, blowing into the skins. dis
tend them MS much ms possible so us to form
pouches. When these pouches are thor
oughly dried they IRE filed with reindeer
tallow, and the bright red packages, which
l assure you look much nicer than they
taste, are little Boreas's candy. In very colo
quantities Of fat and blubber; and this fatty
food, which seems TO us so uninyiting, helps
to keep them warm and well.
The only other kind of candy that the
Eskimo children have, is the marrow from
the long leg or shin bone of the slaughtered
reindeer. OF this, also, they are very fond.
Whenever reindeer is killed and the meat
has been stripped from the bones of the
legs, these bones are placed on the floor of
the igloo and cracked with hatehet until
the marrow is exposed. The bones are then
forced apart with the hands, and the mar
row is dug out of the ends with long,
sharp, and narrow spoon made from wal
russ tusk. / have eaten this reindeer mar
row frozen and cooked and after one be.
comes accustomed TO eating frozen meat
raw, it is really an acceptable tid-bit while
cooked and nicely served, it would be deli
cacy anywhere. Lieut.. Frede,ick Sch'catka,
tp 50. Nicholas.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-06-24
A PAIR OF ARMY SHOES.
Tho Strange story Of n soldiers Foot
Gear.


The old army shoe" said a slender,
dark-haired man, was great institution.
have o pair at home that have preserv-
ed, not as mementoes OF any long march,
but as landmarks in venturous life. 1t WINS
q custom among the poorly-shod Confeder-
ate troops to remove after battle the shoes
from the dead Union soldiers. This was
not done in ony spirit Of valdalism or heart
lessness. The shoes were taken off to sup
ply men who had much marching to do in
inclement weather. We simply changed
old, WORKOUT shoes for the good ones worn
by those who fell in the battle.
"On one occasion took pair of nicely
polished No. SIS from the body of man
who must have been in life model soldier.
had worn these shoes with great comfort
through the four or five remaining days Of
activity incident to the battle before had
an opportunity to examine them carefully.
When we were again in permanent camp
and were allowed to remove our cartridge
boxes and shoes at night I made a startling
discovery, or rather was greatly startled
by discovery made one morning as
took up the shoes to put them on. On the
under side of the flap or tongue, was writ
ten, in clear, round hand, my own name.
I was confident that / had never written It
there, but there on both shoes were my in
itials and my family name, aud / had taken
those shoes four days before from the feet
of a man killed in battle. The inference
was that had stolen the shoes of q man re.
lated to me in some way. could not put
{ EN- on walked in my stocking-feet tc
the Commissary Department, secured q
pair of new shoes, and have the other shoes
yet.
1.-THE affair troubled me for long time.
had no opportunity for making satisfac-
tory search in regard to the man who bore my
name, but in due time did learn that there
was no family relationship whatever. He
had come to this country from England and
had been in this country only few months
when the war broke out. He enlisted
through spirit of adventure and was the
means OF giving his relatives definite infor-
nation as to his fate. The only evidence I
had bearing on points in which they were
interested was an old pair Of army shoes"
.-Inter-Ocean.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-06-24
FASHIONS IN oRAvEsToNEs.

+" Yes,' said one of the leading marble
men Of Rutland the other day to visitor in
his salesroom, yes, those turned monu-
ments are quite snowy and are comparative
ly cheap-work can be done in lathe pretty
economically there is not much sale
for them now. Only little while ago We
made great many of them they were very
ly any demand for them at all. Five or ten
years later they will come in again in new
sections of the country. And so IL is with
this square monument II Ia substantial
thing, you see heavy, not very high and
extremely neat in design. We got ii up
ourselves, and IL took first rate-for a
while we couldn't make them fast enough
-nnd then the sale dropped all at once and
you couldn't give one away, and they have
been dead stock ever since. They went out
Of fashion; that's what happened. You
may think it sounds strange to talk about
fashions in gravestones, but there really are
fashions in them, and / sometimes think
that they nre more arbitrary than almost
any others. There Is constant changing,
and we are all the time trying to get up
something new, as II we were milliners-
there is a constant demand for 1t. Some
thing that is taking in the shape of
monument will become the fashion, and
then go, and sometimes come and go again,
Just as certain kind of bonnet might, and
Just as absolutely and arbitrarily so far as
you could see. But then there is some rea-
son for II. You see, the great bulk of mar
BILE goes to small country cemeteries
proportion Of grayestones in all the large
grounds is comparatively small, when yor
come to think about it--and dozen monu.
ments just alike make q good deal Of show
in the small cemeteries. So one kind OF
monument comes in, people like it, and
others are bought, the cemetery fills mp with
them, and they grow monotonous. Then
somebody puts in one Of another kind that
is taking, and others like that follow, and
so 1t goes and it seems to us as il they all
changed at once. OF course there is always
o market for plain white slabs--they are the
standard goods, You know. Fashion doesn't
reach everything in any business. 1t is with
marble fashions just as with any others
The changes come most in the more snowy
hings. Almost anything except q plain
lab has to 60, but there is one odd excep
lion in these little low stones for children
with lamb carved ON top. There seemi
never to be any end TO the demand for them
Possibly the reason is that they are 80 small
as not to be conspicuous in cemetery, but
certainly they sell, year after year. without
much change. "--Rutland W Herald.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-06-24
How Indians Catch Eagles.

Among our Indians the most highly priced
article Of adornment is eagle feathers. They
not only use them for making head-dresses
and ornamenting their blankets, but use
them as money in the purchase of fire-water,
tobacco and other necessaries of Indian life.
Among the Blackfeet the mode of catching
them is interesting. After holding an eagle
dance the +" braves" repair to the noun
tains, where each digs pit and covers it
lightly with reeds and grass. A piece of
tough Buffalo meat done up in wolf-skin
is laid on the pit After the sun is risen the
eagle swoops down, alighting upon the wolf
skin, which he begins to tear. The Indian
who 10 concealed in the pit reaches out
stealthily, seizes the bird by its legs and
drags It into the pit, whore he brushes its
breast with his knees. The return Of sue
cessful party is the occasion Of great rejoic-
ing, and the plumage of cur bird of liberty
graees the top-not of greasy Indian buck.