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The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-15
Josh Billings 5 Dead.

MONTEREY. Cal, Oct. Is II w.
Shaw, better known as Josh Billings, =
died at 10 o'clock yesterday morning of
appoplexy. The body will he embalmed
and sent east.
About 945 DR.. Huntz was summoned
to the hotel to attend Josh Billings who
was sitting on chair in the vestibule APPS
parently enjoying the best of health
When the physician arrived he complain
ed of severe pain in the chest aud re-
marked. my doctors last ordered the rest
of the brain and added throwing back
his long hair, but you can see | don t
have to work my brain for IL simple lee
turc. 1t comes spontaneously While
he was talking. he suddenly threw his
hands over his head and fell backwards
unconscious. He was carried to his room
aud at the end Of three minutes hls life
was oXtnct. Ills wife, who accompanied
him on liz. iiip TO HE Pacific coast was
with him during The last moments. His
face retained perfectly natural express
sion and bears no Indication of pain. he
was To have lcctuicd here Friday night
for the benefit Of the local lodge of Coed
TtlnuIirs Al the hotel he had made
him-cif :, general favuri'c by his good
naturtd ways.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-15
RETURNS ARE TARDl,
BUT OHIO ELECTS FORAKER GOV
ERNOR OVER HOADLY
CoLuMR&s, Ohio. Oct -.

h. I'll parties claimed tho ie,;i-Iaturo, the
Rrpu tiicGns with "a little tbs most .uli
deaca Tie Prohibition vote in I76 pre-,
ciHcts aggregated nearly 1jOOJ. Tue itr is
tive question was ma le d diiiicult ps settle
moat by tho lack uf rsturn from Cinrn-
nat, which were very slow coming in.
"Wednesday morning ut the Republican
headquarters they claimed the legislature
outside OF Hamilton county. They claimed
to have advires from al! the precinct, in
Franklin county eX cpt one, wnicn In,ureS
the defeat of Alton o Myers AMI HoilG.
LATER The Rnpu iican logislativ, ticket
in Hamilton county is probably elected.
There are two rccinctS yet 10 hear rom.
The Democrats have elected Daniel j, ID Al
ton. county clerk William pugh, pro 81
cut1r; Frank Allier, comptroller, and JnhI
Itaggorty, recorder.
STILL LArER Tue last summary on ti,
ssnute, outside Of Hamilton county. shows
that the itepublican@ are sure of l. senators.
the Democrats Of l3, ard doubtful 5. /!
the klpublicans carry Hamilton
county they will have ma.
jority of 6 in the senate
beyonl all doubts The doubt
ful districts are believed to he tHpubiicnn
The next senate VIII havs thirty-sevsn
mentor.
The Republicans are certain Of fifty y-saven
member III tne next house, an with iiam
ilton UNITY viii have siStY-Saven. Il is
thong. thAt udt of 10 member the lt'pub
tican> VIII have a largo margin over II hnra
majority.
IHE LATESr Tito Democratic ~tats OK
eautive committee claim the legislature or
joint iaiiJt 10y - ma jsrity Of 3. Thay Say
they Il 4vo positive information of 56 men
lers It the house, AMI 81 in tine senate, with
8 dom !. FIJI
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-15
ROCK ISLAND, THURSDAY. OCTOBER i5, 1855

will be some very curious doings in maks
ing up the count tonight" but refused to
say more.
The newspapers have collected all but
about fifteen precincts. but no one seems
to know when the rest viii he i'll or who
viii see them In fact, it is hardly eN-
pCcted that anything more definite 'hah
is now known will be made pubic before
the official count is made. There IS much
more outspokeu Indignation and threats
OF what is necdsd to purify the city at
corr upliou than was voiced before the rot
of last wear This is not confined TO res
publiciAns, lut GENES also from democrats
who care more for the purity of the htl-
lut-hnX than for the success OF ihei ticks
ct Tie committee of one hundred rs
denounced because il did not prevent
frauds.
Said one citizen of high Standing to-
night: 81 greatly fear that should pros
vocation occur something fearful will
happen see signs that may bring the
most serious of trouble.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-15

CINCINNATI. Oct. 13.-Thcre is a great
deal Of crooked work in connection with
counting the returns of Tuesdays vote in
this city and at other points in the state
where they were not counted. Republic
cans claim that the word has been given
out to hold the ballots in the boxes till
further orders. The claim is stoully made
that the democrats have elected their legs
islatiye and county tickets Nearly TWEEN
~ precincts are still out. In one precinct
in the fourth ward counted Tuesday
three hundred more votes were returned
than registered. The Lincoln club. re-
publican, has gathered unofficial returns
on the head of the ticket from all but
three precincts two in the nineteenth
ward and one in the country. These put
Foraker 531 ahead, and So far t he repub>
lican legislature candidates have been run>
ming ahead of Foraker, indicating that the
have elected their full delegae
tions here.
One politician SAT- tonight; There
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-15

ELGIN, His, Oct. 15-The Rock river
Metho list conference crmpleted its session
Tuesday after holding business sessions
morning, afternoon, anl evening DIR.
Hitchcock, the retiring presling elder OF
the Chicago district, was presented by DR..
Boring, in behalf Of the pastors of his
district with finely engrossed
address of appreciation. Elder Glove.
land, of the Freeport district was
given a silver tea-set, and Elder Callweli,
of the Dixon district, the published volumes
of the Ency clolmila Britannica and enough
money to buy tho forth coming volumes.
The committee on temperance reported
setting forth in the strongest language the
evils of intemperance and declaring in favor
of constitutional prohibition. From the re-
ports of the ministers the following interest
ing statistic are taken: Members and pro
batiouers, 90 lGi; Deaths 322; baptsns,
2,545, churches 2S5. valued at 50 22i. 900;
parsonages, l39. valued at $3.50, 00o; paid for
improvements and liquidating debts on
church property, Sl35, 900; Sunday schools,
321, having i,5Gl teachers aud scholar';
collected for missions, 5000; for other
benevolent causes si3, 6J4. and for support
of pastors, presiding elders and bishops,
5000 :61
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-15
TIL NEWS IN BRIEF.

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mace, near Lse0onia, Ohto, Ihesiay, dai he'd
several tqn5 of molten metal over four mon,
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-15
Ernm tho lincn-Cnurs rsNa.

BALTIMORE, Md, Oct. 15 AT the first
days racing at Pimlico the weather was
fair and the attendance good. First race,
q mile; Pontico first Swift second, Bessie
third; time, LEO. Second race. / mile;
Dewdrop first, Minnie second; time, 1:5311.
Third race. miles; East Lynne first, Rich
mond second, Longvlow third; time, 3:4994.
Fourth race, ~ miles; Col. Sprague won.
Pontiac second, Tolu third; time, 2:5l.
Fifth race, 216 miles steoplechnse; BourIse
Cochran first Repeater second, Que bee
third; time, G:37l6.
New YORK, Oct l5, w ednesday races at
Brighton Beach: First race. q mile; Bar
bara first, Castilian second. Winston third ;
time, 12l.
Second race mile; Rico first; Jack Of
Hearts second, Ernest third; time, 1:iS.
Third race l,I miles; Cardinal McClos
key first. Una L. second, Jim Nave third !;
time, 2;0l.
Fourth race, ~ miles: Ten Strike first,
King B. second. lianay thiri time, 2:l41l.
Fifth race 3s mile; Aurooe first. Gen.
Price second, J. fl. D. third. No time
given.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-15

CINCINNArl OH. l5 Tho Legislative
ticket in Hamilton county is still in doubt
There several precincts t. hear from.
and . "i,iHDt count may be nee lod to de
cite tae matter.
Tho Tin" Star has return from all the
city lracncf except four. Tha total, are.
Foraker - i>7; liyndiy, aO,5Si: Leonard,
SS,i II Hi. accurate. and it has confirms
iiuu from nt last one suurce, it would show
that tia Il public M have carrie their en-
tiro le- siativc tick.', with the possible cx
cepii II ~ II brr. Harlan, who ran hohind
tie .t:ars
TEE LATEST. - According to the returns
received ap to this time, TIL, Republicans
have e't' t.! aixiy one representatives, and
the Democrats thirty six Ia the senate
thel"pnhiiran- have seventeen au1 the Dam
ucrat, -ixtean. Fifteen counties, including
Hamilton t'an apublirnn) are doubtful or
not heard from Hamilton also elects four
senators.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-15

CLEVELAND. OhIr., o IT, 11-There are
still "A faW precinct TO hear from in this
county but it i, .dte to say that the RepIh-
licans have ciettoi theic ontre ticket from!
top to sttun inciI ling even representa-
tives in tho general assembly by m ljorit!e.
ranging from 3 900 to 5000. Advices FROM
all ov,r northern OAiO show steady Kapub-
lican gains anl fruEl present Indication
Foraker, plurality will excaed 30, 900.
LATER. Complete returns from overv
township and precinct givoi Foraker 3, SI3
plurality for governor in Cnyaho ga county
As the returns coms IN 1t II shown taat
many Democrats votol the Prohibition
tickeG In Akron rhe Democratic loss WAS
600, of which 800 went to the Prohibib'onist-.
The same will hold good, though
perhaps on u smaller scale, through
out tho state. In explaining
this the Democrat say that 1t was brought
about hy disreputabla actions OF the last
Democratic Silature of which the coal
oil deal was the principal one. The appoint
mcnt OF Mark hanna, a Republican TO n
govern usnt position by President Cleve.
Iai,! also hai the effect of turning iaany
Democrats ovor to the R,puhliclns and Pre-,
hlbltioui g..
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-15

SpRI&GFELD, HIS, Oct l5.-Judst
Creighton. in tho Ssngamon county circuit
court, granted tho petition of Hon David
7. Littler for an injunction restraining the
state house commissioners from placing
statues on the eight corbels in the
rotunia of the state honse Judge
Creighton grant, temporary injunc-
tion, taking the Grouni that the present
comm oners are successors of the previous
board, nd they are subject to the same re-
strictions which were placed upon their pre-
decassors by legislative statute He con
siders the ontracts which were let for tie
statuary are void and illegal, because the
commissioners exceeded their authority in
efnc Itiny them.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-15
Western Union a AGairs,

NEW YORK Oct l5 IA G.. Clowry, for
some years general superintendent of the
Western Union Telegraph company, with
headquarters at Cnicaso, has teen elected a
director and vice president. He takos the
place of Nr. Pm Ter, who resigned ou ac-
count of the III agre5msnt between Mr.
Field and himself
The lease OF tho American Rapid rs e
graph companv'S wires and the sale og til"
pole yard III Chicago to tho city for the pur-
pose of extending II strect, were approved.
The annual report frr the year ending Jane
30, 1855, howei Revenue, $l7, 100. S33 ;
exp2nset. Sl3 ooj, ,9A95S; profit, $500
9!i Is. The surpu', Jnne | isSl was 81
ljt, ass 80 The sum Of a. 9i0 3-JGl wHs
paid in dividends The .urp,us Juue 80,
1855 was s. ;i!i Odt H.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-15

CHICAoo Oct ID - Mention wss made in
these dispatches day or two ago
Of woman who Iileadei guilty
at north side plIico court to hay
ing man in her room, amd said that il
was Peter Eretz. who wa once mentioned
in connection with tie case of Dr. Meyer
This l. plainly n Intake, however for that
Peter Bretz left the city in May and is still
absent. So he wa IL uljustly accussd
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-15
Duflerin To BE l,rcaIIeJ.

LONDON, Oct 15 Lord Rindolpll
Churchill, Lord Salisbury, AMI Lord Duff
ferin disagree in regard to the measures
necessary TO preserve British influence
in upper Burmah. Mr.. Gladst stones
government sent Lord Dutferin to eliminate
French intrigue in Burmah. Lord Salisbury
is satiiitd with the assurances of the French
that they have no designs IN Burmah u
is thought probable that Lord Duifsrin will
be recalled from India
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-15

TOLEDO. Ost 15. iMcas county with
eight precinct to hear from gives Foraker
about 800 majority. Ono Democratic can
didate for the Legislature is elected.
The ott.er is in doubt yet but il
il Thought his chances ars most favorable.
Doid and Gro>chuer, Democrats, for sen-
ate, are eleciel in this distgict. The Demo
crs,t, carry all county oncos but treasurer
uul coroner. Fall return, will not alter
Eorai.nT'8 iua ,rlty mGcl.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-15
The BoSus Marshal Dodge.

ST. Louis, Oat ID. - Two omigrants were
Tuesday taken from thoir wagon. and fam.
lilies twenty two miles west Of iiers by two
men perspnatins unitei States deputy mar
shal-, upon bogus warrants, for counterfeit
ing money. They were searched, their
money taken, and them,olve, brought to the
city and locked up in Il hotel here by the
bogu marshals who then escaped No ar
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-15

GouNGsFoWH, oslo, Get. Ia In Mahon-
ing county thu entire lt9publcan county
ticket i e!eetel, AMI Forakors plurality is
about sol. y rk'on, X i'rab!can for repre-
sentative, has about 10 plurality, aud Fas.
sett Il publican, for state senator in tGa
Mahpning .TrumbuI district. las Il plurality
of over J 900. Te Prohibition ,ote ia Ma
honiits county olo,ely approx iuate5 10
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-15

WAsiIiNGToN CITY, brt Is 80 Willie moth
ing can be learned at The White lion +, as f.,
the Presidents views Oh ths result IL OHIO,
sons of his callers Tue day m'rnin.s say
they saw Indication that lie NJ
in tue least annoyed Mt the ne ~ o!
Democratic dofeat According IL
one of these gentlemen tho presi lat con
siderS tine ajminist-atipn in n way To Ill ne
for the defeat Had tho democracy ST D..it
allied itself more C.osriy wl,u IT,. e.. ana. r,-
trations methods aud principle laty ...
the result might have b,en tl;,r =.
So far can be learned ine ir. j.! ...t
given no intimatinn ut Tia he .rra- at
election upon tho result ~ Nv
Mr.. Stevenson, fir 8 = t.,t ,r,a...,
general said about ths e.s -. ....
state seems to have isp.c Il ...
/ expected It, ior tha stats j. (; D..
The Democratic ,i4int lh.1 rl...
would lie successful crr,: uut s.
hrnie1 Oaia habit ~ ct44iuhpa ~.
whether II was IN -. Il ~ Hoi
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-15

The custom of compressing the fore
heads OF infants in fast dying out, writes
q correspondent among the Flatheads,
grimly.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-15

The combination, proportion, and pro
cess in preparing Hoods Sarsaparila, ate
peculiar to this medicine. and unknown
To Others.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-15
THE MARke r.


CHICAGO, Oct IA
The market quotations on the b1ari o
trade, to-day, were asfollows: Whsat-No
= October, opened '9lcg closed 9J3se; No
vember opened !'4iac, closed 9l1ae; De-
cember, opened 9ii.r, closed ajl+c. Corn
= No Uotober, oponei i33ec, close i3c;
November, opened 4J;e', closed i)5ac; year,
opened nni C!o'ai 57ts oats--Nn. ot-
toher opensi aad cio-ei, -! a.; November.
Opened :!jl9 ., closed ;!52s February,
"lenei AMI cI9'el, %d'd fork-N"Ven
openet SS.i2I, clio Ell sSt5; January.
opened 81 ,-5&s cus4i ig3i I.anl-Nu.
verutsr. opeuAd s. 32ls, closed $6Ua
Lave ct--The ualon ,G Ok yard repor
Inc foi,"w.n-s lauss, 90, pricrs: Isoss- tas
nIaf.et uieI-i ~ ierbtiVeiy Hs-7-- VITA
prices ,traiJ: light GRADES IL a. ysi.;'5
iaus.n pac.,tAs, SlijHlk6i; retv, i,a.tA
ing anI aipi'nl. lyt, 15, 6J@S -. t.,tsie
m@ -ohn oxtr5 a@ Ets 81 IS iarS at hr; S!'5Ss3 ~
stocker', 81 OJla} %; Texnns 3,9j@S G5
Sheep Weak; common. S205Qol00, gooi,
s3.00413.15,
Produce: Butter-Fa Fancy creamery, 2l@
I5s; aey IS l1s ns PaeNlp to- Fer rr "
rose. SOC, and Burbau&s, G0GpGlc per bu
Poultry-Spring Chickens 614N7c; old roos
ters, g.; turkeys, l0Qllc, AMI spring ducks
&c per H.; prairie chlelscn', s3.75 per doz.
Apples - Poor to fair 75C@ 90, and choice
to fancy, sl2jGta 90 per bbi.
New York.
NEW YoRK, Oct a.
Wheat-No. > red wlnter, October, sl.901;
do November, Sl.02; do December, sl.0394,
Corn--No. > mixei, November 5l4c: DO
October 5Ots Oats--Nn = mixed No
Nember, 3l3s@3lIsc Rye-Dull and un-
changed. bariey-Nomina Pork-Dull;
mess, s. 80. Lard. $G.35.
st. Louis.
ST. LOUIS. Oct IA.
Wheat Unsettled and generally lower;
closst H9tssc below Yesterday; No. 2 red
cash. gS}EcG:sL00; November 99}sG499Ic;
December, sLo1hs. CIru-ji1w and 40
&c lower; cash, 39lIci Novelnbsr, 35s4c;
January 3ltc OatS-slow and unchanged;
cash, 2414M2i@4c; October 24ltc; D,cem-
Der, 2oc. Rye--Duil; bSl4c bid. Whisky
siteniy; *l.o3 Propisions--Pork better;
IS 90 Lard nominal.
Toledo.
TOLEDO, Ohio Oct IA
Wheat Active firm; NJ. = sort cash or
oetober; o9t' Novsnther 81; December,
$l.ol; January, 5LO"l1c; February. Sl.04;
May, SLu9. Corn-(1iiet; cash or October
10; Novamher, 4%jdc; year, So bid May,
39c. Oats Firm; cash October. 27$tC;
November, 2sl.c; MAY 3?c. Clover Seed
vember, Sj1l December, 57o; January,
S5S1
Milwaukee,.
MILWAUKEE, oct. H.
Wheat Unsettlol cash. oO55c; Novem.
ber, 81 3S =; December, 93isc. Corn Steady;
No. =, 4ij@4c. Oat,-Dutl; No. .. 2515c.
Rye nnitnal; No. |, Ole Barley Dun;
No. 3, 5llac.
Detroit.
DETa2Ir, Mich, Oct IA
Wheat - Strong; 80 l white 96e cash
AMI OctDber; 9GIc November; 9Sjs Decem.
ber; No red, 80, cash ani October; go
bid November; s10J4 Decsniber; No. !
rei, 99c. Corn-4jc. Oats-No. whit.,
Sic: No. =. Zoe
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-15
Toledo.
Nti,waukee.

MILwAUKEE, Oyt. IA.
Wheat Unsettlel cash, 9051c; Novem.
ber, 81 "; December, 93isc. Corn Steady
No =, 4l3%4c Oat>--Dutl; No .. 2515c.
Rye n nnitnal; No. |, Gle. Barley--Dull,
No 3, 5ll4c
Omaha daily bee., 1885-09-23

plaintiffs brought this action In equity
for the purpose of having a certain ordl-
nance of the city declared Invalid, It be-
ing an ordinance vacatlng . portion Of an
alley. In the circuit court, on q hearing
there, the petition YVES dismissed, and the
plaintiffs appealed. The supreme court
affirmed the decision Of the circuit court.
@. e Adams & Co., and others against
Frank T. Piper and others, appellants.
From 0'Brien district court. This action
was to recover damages for libel. 1t was
claimed that the defendants had charged
the PLAINTIFF, who are dealers In grain,
With having formed q combination to re-
duoe the price of grain, one Of the
plaintiffs purchasing one day, and the
rotber the next, and so on, and that as .
esult the price of grain was kept lowere
than In the neighboring towns. TIL
plaintiffs secured q judgment, and the
defendant appealed. The supreme court
decided that the charges were not Of such
q nature as to provoke the plaintiffs to
wrath, or hold them up to public con-
tempt, as It was we'll known that grain
men were In the habit of forming com.
binations to control prices, and that such
being o custom of the trade, there was no
damage, and the case was reversed.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-09-23
FOR SALE, FOR RENT OR EXCHANGE.

MO. 63-For sale or rent, on very LIBERAL terms.
~ The Coun ii Bluffs Paper Mill, complete, with
the large boarding house and three acres of ground.
No. 26-Albu'iness property in Cherokee, Che
county. Iowa, will trade for western lands. value
about $4,000.
NO. Se-A beautiful home in the town OF Hastings,
Mills county, Iowa, for Nebraska land. Value, 90, 500.
NO. 41-A good business property and also a good
residence property In the town Of Chenvo, Mclean
county, ILL.,, low down for cash or will exchange for
western lands.
No 17o-A splendid farm, well improved, $40 acres
IN Dickinson county, Iowa, joining the town Of Spirit
Lake. Price. for q short time; 1856 per acre.
No. 1874 to 1S7-Are four improved farms in Phillips
county Kansas, eacn with o small incumbrapcs,
The equitas will be exchanged for unincumbered
wild landi In Nebraska.
No. 1873 -4s0 acrec in Holt county, Neb., partly
improved. at a big bargain. Wants to exchange for
merchandise.
No. "a "A fine two story brick residence, one of
the best locations in Council Bluffs, will trade for
good unincumbered Kansas or Nebraska lands. Value
215 LOO.
No So aud 11-Are two other beautiful homes in
Council Bluffs, which cash payment will buy OF q
brrgain.
No. bo-A beautiful suburban location In Iowa
s5, 1908. '"1'
The above are only a few Of our special bargains.
II youAe got anythingito trade or sell, or want to
cell any real estate or merchandise, write US We
have several good stocks OF goods to trade for lands.
SWAN & WALKER
Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-09-23
Personal

Q. r. Bolter, of Logan, was in the city
yesterday.
Riley CLARK, of Nicola, visited the Bluffs
yesterday.
Rev. DR.. Cleland, of Keokuk, is greeting
his old friends here.
Smith MCPHERSON, ex-attorney general of
the state, is here attending court.
O. s. keenan,, of Shenandoah, is among the
attorneys in attendance at court.
Frank Shinn, of Carson, was in the citv
yesterday, showing his speed on the type
writer.
Mr.. Taylor, Of Taylor & CaIef, has re-
turned from his visit to his old Vermont
home.
w. r. Mccullough went out on the SO"
yesterday morning to visit the heavy hard
ware trade.
Mr.. Perkins, Of Perkins windmill fame, ia
In the city. the guest of Fl. O, Adds, general
agent for the mills.
Mr.. Cranston, of the Methodist book con-
Germ, Cincinnati, o., is in the city, looking
after some property here.
Mrs. George Thompson returned Yesterday
morning from Rockford. Ills. where she has
been visiting for the past four weeks.
A. w. Courson stopped over in this city
yesterday on his way from Lincoln, Neb., and
evening took the O., B. & @. east.
Finley Burke, of Orange City, is here, look
ing after the interests of bis clients In ths al. |
prems court and greeting his many old friends
Charley Bray, who has been in the employ |
Of the Chicago lumber company in this city as
.DoOkkeeper, is now located in the Pacific ex-
press office.