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Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-05-07
FORBIDDEN 10 MARRY.
The woes of a Couple Who Were Kept As
sunder by the Church.

sunder by the Church.
William Flynn, an sx-member of tn,
Legislature, living at Pittsburg, sought
to marry Miss Jennie Hook; pretty
blonde OF 18. He was q Protestant anG
she Catholic, and the parents Of Miss
Hook objected to union. Finally the
woOer was won from his strong convic-
lions and at the end of FIVE years course
OF Lectures to the end he consented to be
baptized in the Roman Catholic faith.
or course this eapitulatiOn, after so
long a siege. was signal Of great Joy to
the young lady and she went at once to
sae episcopal residence, gave word that
she had secured preselyte and a time
was fixed when she might bring the
young man and the ceremony of baptism
DO sOlemnizsd. Under the forms of the
Catholic religion in cases of this kind,
where the convert has no parents pro-
Tossing the same belief it is necessary
that someone shall act in that capacity,
become their godfather or gOdmOther
and pledge themselves to act in that ca
pacity, and keep q guardianship over
them through life. This pledge Is SOL
emu and binding. At the time SGT for
the baptism the two lovers appeared
without attendants and the sole mn GER
emOny was gone through with. Whom
the priest asked Miss Hook if she was to
act as godmOthsr the happy young wo-
man readily assentsd, eager that no
technically should delay the cOnsuma-
tiOn OF her wish. When the ceremony
was through the young girl told the
priest that they would shortly come be-
fore him to have s0lemnized a marriage
ceremony.
Shortly after, when they wanted to
get married, the priest refused to per-
form the ceremony on the ground that
the young woman having become god.
mother could not become the wife of
her convert. The good father cOmforted
them as best he could and offered, ~
the only consolation at hand that per-
haps a petition to Rome might absOlve
her from her vows. This advice was
acted upon as quickly as possible. They
waited for two years but without result, |
and at last Miss Hook feeling the injus-
lice OF keeping her fancs waiting so
!ong, insisted on giving him his release.
Since then Flynn has married another |
ady. The wife lived but few months |
after the wedding, and now the pstitio
o Rome Is being agitated again, for the
Toung godm0ther that would have been
wife 10 still unmarried and other wise
lnpledged.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-05-07
DIPLOMATS AT ST. JAMES.
American Plenipotsntaries Who Have
Served Their Country at the British
Court

American Plenipotsntaries Who Hav,
Served Their Country at the British
Court.
From st. James Gazette.
On the 9th of August, 1883, Fox, Their
Secretary Of State for Foreign affairs
wrote to George iii to say that he had
been asked by Mr.. Laurens whether il
would be agreeable to the Sovereign OF
Great Britain to receive minister from
the United States. Fox added that. Ia
spare the King any needless reference
to a painful topic, he should have taken
on himself to answer the question in the
affirmative, IF it had not been rather
p0intedIy put to me to take your Maj
esty's royal pleasure" In his answer
dated with The usual precision, wind
sor, August Z, 1888, Z P. NJ" the King
replied that he certainly could nsysr
express its being agreeable to him" to
receive minister from America; "and
indeed" remarks his Majesty, II should
think it wisest for both parties to have
only agents who can settle any matters
of commerce" From the United States
however, the King had consented to re-
ceive minister as far back as the year
1855, when John Adams was sent over,
and went through the trying ordeal of
presenting credentials to his former
prince.
His embarrassment, he owns, would
have been great, but for the cOnsiderate
attentions of the Swedish and Dutch am
bassadors. who engaged him in light
conversation while he was waiting for
summons Into the clesst. At length
Lord Carmarthen, the foreign secretary
came for him; and IL went" he tells us,
with his lOrdship through the levse-
room into the Kings closet. The door
was shut, and was left with his Mai
esty and the Secretary of State alone. I
made the three revsrences; one at the
door, another about half way and the
third before the presence, according to
the usage established at this and all the
Northern Courts of Europe"
OUR FIRST MINISTER'S INTERVIEW.
Adams then spoke, and with dignity; |
as did the King, whom the Minister pro-
nounced to be the most accomplished
cOurtier In his dOminiOns." His Majesty
good humoredly rallied the envoy on his
anti-Gallican sentiments, which were
well known. Adams "ayowsd that he
had no attachment but to his own eOun-
Ming" replied that ian honest man
would never have another" And with
a bow he signihsd that the audience
was at an end. Whereat Adams, step
ping backwards, and executing three
more reverencss departed. He took f.
nal leave Of the King or the Goth of Feb
ruary, 1888, becoming Viee-P President Of
the United States in the following year,
and President Immediately In success
sion to Washington.
In 1917, when Adams returned to take ,
a seat i'm M0nroe's Cabinet, Richard
Rush, ox-attOrnsy general, was accredit-
I'd to the English Court, Of which he has :
recorded his Impressions at great length.
lie seems to have been a man of emil !
nently correct feeling, as witness the
entry ii his journal Of March Y
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-05-07

do not smoke, and Perry Belmont Meth
sr smokes nor chews. Ben Lsfevre ehews
constantly. Reagan, Of Texas, likes
good fine ent, and Speaker Carlisle il
fond of tho chewing tobacco known as
peach BLOSSOM"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-15
Wholesale Dealer in
RASMUSSEN'S CARD.

calling redecoed m
Studio making the complete but decidedly hand
in this vicinity We also wish display of fine
Photographic work all recently produced and containing and
pleasing positions and effects of light and shadow varying
16x20 inches We been old CONNIE
tent critics that it by far the display made this
largely
undeTe aid
gathered from II avng Photo
graphic boy in 1867 which
months either by sickness experience
appreciate the Importance Photo op
is fitted with consisting of
ustrades and rustic bridges and fences boat rocks containing
e sarways, and of back
chairs table Chicago
equaed gallery in this vicinity We plainly (and
matter easily demOnsae) that gallery this of the
amount of our Instruments don't boast that they bought
sale and used by predecessors %
the latest makes
Voaender Encope and Dameye TWO
pleased patron the best advertisement and strive
the advertisement by the excellence work In
satisfactory results patron show of
e different positions and all of these proofs shown
improvements suggest themselves will gladly O
charge Gallery 18th and 2n1 avenue Rock Island
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-15
Base Ball for Blood.

There is soon to be a red hot game of
base ball at Brooklyn, Iowa, between the
Chicago Rock Island & Pacific nine of
this city, and the one at Brooklyn. The
two Mines all employees of the road, had
game at Brooklyn on the Fourth, but
owing to the unfairness of the umpire
the winning nine was not decided upon,
the match being for $50 side or 800 to
the winning side. So another challenge
has passed between the mines, and a
match has been arranged for the near flu
ture, the mines having by mutual agree
ment added 800 each to the prize, max
ing it $500 II will be an exciting game,
as the mines are evenly matched, and are
both determined upon victory
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-15
School District Fight.

The ARGUS has on several occasions re.
ferred to the school district squabble
which has agitated the staid citizens of
COe township for some time An appli,
cation was made by several gentlemen for
a new school district. and the question
was discussed pro and con with consider
able earnestness. Finally Superintendent
Southwell went up to Coe to sit" on the
case. His decision was that the prayer
OF the petitioners for new district should
be granted. But now the directors of the
adjoining districts have daubed on their
war paint and say that these things
shall not be. John Shall, director of dis
trict No. A, Mark Hauberg, of No /. and
P. F. Cox, of No. 8, were in the city
yesterday, for the purpose of see
ing lawyer swearing by the
nine gods in the Roman calendar that
they will bring the matter into court and
contest every inch of the ground An
this howl is raised from the fact that the
proposed new district will take $50 acres
from district No. 4, 1000 from No. and
400 from No. 8. What appeared to be the
end of the squabble seems to be really
only the beginning. for if the matter once
gets into the courts, the final settlement
of the difficulty can be placed some time
in the distant future.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-15
A FEARFUL FALL.
7. J.0Brien, Young Lawyer Of Dav.
export, Pitches ont Of a Second
Story WindOw.-His
Condition.

Thomas j. O'Brien, rising young
lawyer of Davenport. and well known in
this city, was the victim of a fearful and
probably fatal fall between midnight and
$50 this morning. 1t was at the time
last mentioned that he was found coma>
tose and in pool of his own blood in the
rear of Der Democrat building in Daven-
port. He was conveyed to livery sta
BILE placed upon stretcher, and
physician summoned and every effort
used to bring the unfortunate young man
to consciousness, but to no avail 1t was
found that his skull was cracked from the
top of the head and little to the right of
the centre, clear down to the base of the
brain, and a quantity of the brain had
found its way out His face was badly
bruised, the right side being mutilated be>
yond expression.
The reason of his being found where
he was is not definitely known 1t is
only evident that he had fallen from the
window of his Office twenty>four feet
above. Between the window and the
ground is coping which is spattered
with blood and flesh, showing that he had
struck it in his terrible descent.
He had, although a comparatively
young man, been for several years a
hard drinker, and the theory advanced is
that he entered his Office some time after
midnight-for he was seen in a state of
intoxiCation about that time-had gone
to the window sill, sat down with his
back to the alley, had gone to sleep and
had fallen out backward.
When the fact Of the young mans ter
rible accident became known, ugly rumors
got afloat; one was that there was foul
play, that his awful fate was the result of
quarrel, and he had been purposely
thrown out of the window Chief Kes~
sler, of the Davenport police force, i'm
mediately ordered Il thorough investiga-
ton of the case and O'Brien's wherea-
bouts were traced to the time of his being
carried to his room in a state of helpless
intoXication by two friends, who placed
him in chair and left him. Later it is
probable he went to the window to get
cool air, sat down as stated above, and
fell out while asleep. From s to 8 o'clock
last evening he was in this city, and was
drinking hard then
The young man who has met such a
thrilling fate as a cause of his own dis,
sapation, was one of the brightest and
most promising members of the Scott
county bar. Though young in years,
only 26-he had accomplished a great
deal in the legal profession. He was in
telligent and considerable of an orator.
Last fall he was elected Justice of the
peace on the democratic ticket, but he re-
signed the office short time since, his
bondsmen refusing to vouch for him
longer unless he mended his ways.
At 8 o'clock this afternoon he had not
yet recovered consciousness, and his
death is expected at any time.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-15
Base Ball.

A highly interesting game of base ball
occurred on Sunday in South Rock Island
A picked nine from the Rock Island house
were going to play another nine but the
latter failed to put in all appearance.
The Slough Lilies" club composed of
kids about two feet high, agreed 30 tackle
the Rock Island house nine. The game
was played, aud the Slough Lilies" were
successful by score OF 10 to 3. The
hotel nine were somewhat chagrined al
being defeated by such an infantie or.
ganization and kept the matter as quiet
as possible.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-15
Rough Accidents.

Nels Nelson, Swede from Davenport,
was driving to this city this morning, aud
just as he got off the Government bridge
his horse began limping After crossing
the railroad track he stopped and got out,
and lifting up the hind foot of the horse
found that stone had got fastened in the
shoe. He was attempting to remove it
when the animal kicked him in the head
knocking him senseless and breaking the
skull. DR.. Plummer was summoned and
the sufferer was taken across the river
to Mercy hospital, where he lies at the
point of death.
Yesterday afternoon, William Rinck,
the grocer, corner of Seventh avenue and
Fourteenth and half street, was thrown
from his wagon and painfully though not
seriously injured.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-15
A Grsruitous Insult.

Rock ISLAND. July Is.
EDITOR ARGUs:-Alderman Larkin, in
a meeting of the council Monday night,
made the remark they are only butchers
any way, as if butchers, as a class, are
not the equal of men of other callings.
The butchers have, perhaps, as many un-
worthy members as any other class and as
a class, have lust as worthy men in their
ranks as can be found in this community
and it is beneath the character of any man
to cast slur upon them. | know that
the majority of the aldermans constitu>
ents will not justify him in making any
insidious illusions towards butchers.
The action of the butchers in opposing
the establishment of the city slaughter
house with French name, was the cause
of the alderman's contemptuous remark.
| would respectfully remind the alderman
that because | am butcher does not de-
prive me of my rights to express opin>
ions in opposition to his, and that while
! concede the right and duty of the city
council to regulate and control the sale of
meats and to inspect all food offered for
sale in the city, do not concede that in
the exercise of that right and duty it
should place any unnecessary restraint or
onerous tax upon my calling or that an
alderman should throw obloquy upon that
calling. The butchers pay their taxes
and licenses and will pay for the privi-
leges granted them by the city council as
cheerfully as any other citizen.
BUTCHER.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-15
Sleamboatipg,

An anonymous correspondent, who is
probably on employe of the st. Louis &
St. Paul packet company, has sent out
the following:
DAVENPORT, July Ed. Com. GAz.
| notice special in your Sunday, July 6,
edition, headed Racing on the Upper
Mississippi" which stated the race be-
tween the Mary Morton and St. Paul re-
suited in the Morton reaching St. Paul
two hours and fifty five minutes ahead of
the st. Paul. As it failed to state the
reason why she so reached there ahead,
propose to give the facts: The st. Paul
lost ten hours at Keokuk, repairing mas
chinery "a very good reason the Morto n
did not see her after leaving Keokuk), and
left there eight hours behind the Morton,
and thus gained over five hours on her
between here and st. Paul, and returned
here three hours ahead of the Morton,
after lying five hours at the rapids on her
way down. 1t will do to talk about the
Morton running with the St. Paul, or the
Pittsburgh with the War Eagle, but they
can't do it on water. Blood will tell, and
facts are stubborn things. JoCKo.
If every incident associated with the
Motions beating the St. Paul had been
enumerated it would have cast a reflec.
ton upon the latter steamer, which was
withheld at the time through sympathy.
Upon leaving St. Louis the st. Paul cars
ried nothing. She had previously
transferred all her freight to the
fast steamer Gem City, which put
out for KeOkuk an hour ahead of the
starting time of the Mary Morton and St.
Paul. The St. Paul had no cargo, and
for this reason expected to beat the Mary
Morton to Keokuk, take her cargo from
the Gem City, and by so doing get such
start that she could easily win the race
But the Morton with heavy trip was too
much for the St. Paul from the start.
The St. Paul could not get away from her
all the way to Keokuk, where she had to
stop and take her freight. That is what
the repairing machinery amounted to.
Further the Morton lost three hours at
Davenport by break down, an hour at
Muscatine by the drowning of n deck
hand, and then won the race The Dia-
mond 10 is not in for racing Its steam
ers are for the comfort of tourists and the
travelling public, but when assailed it is
able to hold up Its end.
RIPLETs.
The War Eagle made such an exertion
on her last round trip that she has broken
down and the St. Paul had to turn back
at Keokuk and take her trip Two Saint
line boats are now laid up-the War Ea.
gle and Gem City 1t is understood the
Centenniel will be sent out now. She
will find slow work at the present stage
of water.
II is estimated that there are $4,000, 900
feet of RATED pine lumber and logs, val>
ued at St,700, 900, laid up in the sloughs
and barges on the Upper Mississippi wait
ing movement to points where it is to be
taken out on the bank.
The Centennial, the largest boat on in
land waters in the world, will be up to-
morrow in place of the War Eagle Capt.
Davidson is the skipper.
The Mary Morton, the race horse of the
upper Mississippi, came down last night
with good trip.
The handsome flagship Pittsburg. of
the Diamond 10 fleet, will be up tomor-
row afternoon,
The elegant Sidney is due down to-
morrow.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-15
THE NEW SOLDIERS HOME.
Members of the Commission Meet in
Springfield and Lay Down Rules
for Competing Towns.

The members of the commission to lo>
cate the Soldiers and Sailors home as
sembled in Springfield yesterday morn
ing. and at once discovered that they had
far more difficult job upon their hands
than they at first supposed. The first
thing they encountered we're delegations
from Peoria, Decatur and Alton, all anx>
ious to button hole them in the interest
OF their respective localities. 1t was de-
termined that the commission would have
to sit down upon this mode of proceeding
or it would have delegations following it
all over the state In an informal manner
the delegations present were allowed to
extend invitations to the commission to
visit the places they represented, after
which the board went into secret session
and organized by electing Col. W. W.
Berry, of Adams, president; Capt. H. NJ
Hall, of Richland secretary. and Phocio n
Howard, clerk. Considerable time was
consumed in discussion as to the best
method to be pursued in visiting the va
rious points and receiving the delegations,
and the matter was finally decided by
adopting the following:
Resolved, That all applications for To-
cation of the soldiers and sailors home
be made in writing to the board at Spring
field, and shall be filed in the office of the
governor on or before Aug /, and no APP
plicalion will be received or considered
after that date.
Resolved, That such applications as do
not show that the proposed site corres~
ponds substantially with the requirements
of the statutes will not be considered.
Each application must be authenticated,
so as to entitle it to credit.
Resolved, That this board will visit
such localities as file proper applications,
at which visit proposals will be received
and sites inspected
The board then adjourned TO meet in
Springfield on Aug. 4, when, after look
| iLSS oNCi NlSibhbOu IOult
will be laid out, and the board will pro.
coed upon its inspection of sites.
In the evening the commission was en-
tertained by the governor at the execu>
tive mansion. and the late trains carried a
majority of the members to their homes
Realizing that they have an arduous duty
to perform, and of the numerous appli-
cations for the location all but one must
be disappointed, the board has expressed
determination of making haste slowly,
so that the question of a site for the home
is bound to be an open question for many
months. The resolutions of the commits
sion should be needed by the citizens of
Rock Island. The committee on loca-
ton should have its work in readiness for
the presenting of Rock Island as a favor,
able site, and the application should not
be tardy in getting to Springfield.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-15
SUBURBAN SIFTINGS.
ILLINOIS CITY, July 13

ILLINOIS CITY, July IS.
Our folks are bound to have an organ
in the church.
Making hay is the order of the day
now. The grass is heavy and of excel
lent quality.
Another ice cream festival at the M. E.
church in this village. Let everybody
come and enjoy the treat.
Mr.. Eli Martin, living under the bluff,
is suffering with very sore eyes. He has
to keep his room darkened as the effect
of light is very painful
A fine shower of rain accompanied with
hail passed up the river this morning,
reaching out on the bluffs about one half
mile, but it left us out in the dry Rain
IS what we want now.
Mr.. c. G. Crabtree, of the firm of Ellis.
worth & Crabtree. was happily greeted
with the presentation of little one this
morning, the first after a marriage union
of nineteen years; it is girl. Charlie
set EN- up.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-15

District Assembly. No IA, Knights of
Labor, has been in convention at the
lodge hall in Rock Island, for the past
two days, and adjourned this afternoon.
The district comprises eleven counties,
and there were twenty seven delegates
present. Robert Bennett, of this city, is
president and II. G. o. Johnson, of Port
Byron, is recording secretary. The pro-
eeedings of the assembly are secret.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-15
Briefs.

Samuel Heagy, of Hampton, went in
the direction of Milwaukee last evening
DR.. j. W. Stark, Dentist, 1872 Second
avenue. d1yr.
The board of supervisors visit the poor
farm in body tomorrow.
Advertise in the half cent>a>word col>
umn of the ARGUS. 1t will pay you.
P.J. Cullinan, who for many years has
been stage manager at Harpers theatre,
has resigned his position and has been
succeeded by Gus Miller.
DR.. McCan dless, dentist, corner Third
avenue and Twentieth street If
The fire and water committee of the
city council met last night and awarded
the contract of the Seventh ward hose
house to Koch Brothers.
The board of supervisors this afternoon
| rejected the report of the committee on
equalization, and adopted the assessment
as reported by the assessors, by vote of
Is to 9.
Mrs. DR.. Wheeler, magnetic healer,
rooms at Mrs. Stockwelrs, opposite court
house. Examinations made without
questioning. 11-d1w
The usual monotony about the county
building was broken today by three bodies
| being in session there at the same time
the circuit court, county court and board
of supervisors.
All those wishing to have a pleasant
time, should go 10 the moonlight excur-
sion down the river. on the evening of
July Esd, under .he auspices of the young
people of the First Baptist church. Tick
cts so cents.
John Parker, of Nashua, Iowa. has
written Commander Bowman. OF Bufrrd
Post, asking to know the whereabouts of
any of the Fifty>eighth Illinois infantry.
Are there any surviving members in Rock
Island?
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-15
Express Enterprise.

The American Express company has
issued notice that passengers visiting
Europe and wishing TO avoid delay in
New York on their return can have their
baggage forwarded in bond by the Amer
lean Express company to any of the. prin>
cipal cities of the country. Baggage may
also be sent from Europe without being
opened in New York. The rates from
New York will be the ordinary through
rates of the company and no charge will
be made for bonding, brokerage, permits,
carriage, etc.