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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-12
TIE NEWS IN BRIEF.

King Alphonso, of Spain. has joined tia
Mesons.
Frederick Douglass is said to be worth
s15)000
Two Boston papers are booming Kate
Field for governor of UEah
Robert W. Wright, an author and maya,
zine writer, died Friday morning az Cleve-
land, aged &c.
Nevada Republicans have nominated
the Hon John p Jones for re election u thf
United States senate
Fire in tobacco storage warehouse al
Durham, n. c., Thur, ag night destroyed
property valuel at $40. uJJ
The town clock of Miidletowa, Conn,
stopped prec.ely st midnight at the en-! OF
the old year 1. hal lie Il wound rs usual.
There are 800, 0OD 600 copies of daily.
weekly, AM monthly journals published
annually in America against : 300, go 0O9
copies in EIrape.
Major Charles B. Brady. a well-known
st. Louis ciuzoi, ami NJ. Gull, ex-cashIer
of the First National ank OF Cincinnati
committed suicide Thursday niyht.
Glass manufacturers at Pittsburg are
considering tie project Of closing their fac
tories two CT three months earlier this sea
son than usual u prevent cvarproduction.
The British government has decided to
create minister u. ein-aJion. ana it is proc
able Lyon Piayiair viii receive the appoint
ment. The new minister will have q seat in
the cabinet
In the libel suit of the Rev Dr. Ball
again Tie New Yora Event < i'os; at But
felo Friday, Mr. Locke for tn defense, said
it was pablic calamity that Ball had ever
been born.
An official bulletin states that up to the
Sth instant, iii the provinces OF Granada and
Malaga. l,i01 persons We're killed by toe
earthquake, 800 were woGn,led, and IS 900
rendered homeless
The second prize for butter at the Cal
cutta exhibition was awarded for a fine
sample Of American olcom2rgarine. Some
one spoiled good joke AMI the judges re-
considered their awarl
The fiber of the hop-y;ne is said by some
French paper manuta- ,ur,ls 10 b tie best
substitute ior rag; YET 1.sc,verei. is a /.
vantage, ara great 'gta. strength, fi.xi.
bility, and delcacv.
The king of Swel1u is al 10 be trying
to marry mas secoai son. irn-e Oscar, to
| Princess Louis e, eldet daughter Of the
prince Of Wales, his r.cel. VISIT to England
having that o jet il We.
a trio of sporting men in Pittsburg
thought to make rii-e by stealing Ellen
Terry's pet dog and holding it for a ransom
but the actress irenls put detectives OF
! their track and spoiled The .cheme.
Gen William Thompson, Of Bismarck,
| d. T., WIS cu4 OF t. Ma n, who As listed
| i'll laying The coruer-et3ae of the Washington
monument, ani lie wnI visit Washington
| next moTh - PIES ut at The dedication
Gen. Woiselcy telegrapas the prince OF
| Wales he wlA I.a.vA ua Ll4rtoum Jan. -
| He request that $500 r3rkel troops b. lis
patched Immediately t. SIukim t. operat,
against Osnan Digna AMI open the Bsriel
| route
Henry Rogers Wholesale fancy good
store at New YORK was damaged : ,cJt by
fire; and the t b. Scout i.umoer company.
planning mill at Merrill, Wis, with 40, 90
feet Of lumber, was destroy eI, the loss klein,
| SIS, co.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-12

BROOKLYN, n Y, Jan. 12.-The several
eases of death which have recently occurred
in this city have not only attracted the at
teuton Of members o. the medical pro;e>
sion, but of the general public, who have
also become intere ted in the subject The
death Of the Rev Dr. Schncck was due to
blood poisoning, gangrene having set in after
having corn trimmed, MIR Henry Nc
Clo,key, who Is father of the Rev
John McClosksy and the late Rev, William
MeCI1slley. died from the Same cause Like
Dr. Scberck, he had corn trimmed, after
which, the toe began swelling a doctor
was called in ami treated him for erysipslas.
but the toe became so swollen that two other
physicians wore called in consutaHon and
they found that gangrene had set in and
that the poison had gone through thc-system
and it was too late to save him.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-12
ADVICE TO MOTHERS.

Are YOU disturbed at night and broken
of your rest by sick child suffering and
crying with pain Of cutting teeth3 If so,
send at once and get a bottle of Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething. It's value is incalculable.
1t will relieve the poor little sufferer i'm
mediately Depend upon it mothers.
there is no mistake about it. II cures
dysentery, diarrhoea, regulates the ston-
ach and bowels, cures wind collie, soft
ems the gums, reduces Inflammation. and
gives tone and energy to the whole sys-
TEN. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
for Children Teething is pleasant to the
taste, and is the prescription of one of
the oldest and best female nurses and ply
sicians in the United States, and is foI
sale by all druggists throughout the
world Price % cents per bottle.
feb -2S-mw-s IN 1-y
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-12
THE UNION PACIFIC.
REPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT Or
REcToRS ON ITS CONDITION.
They Recommend That Fixed Sum Be
Required of the Road Yearly In
stead of Percentage of Its
Net Earnings.

New YORK, Jan l2.-The annual report
of the government directors OF the Union
Pacific Railway company was given out here
Friday night. On June 50, 1884, the floating
indebtedness was sl3, no. 020, to meet which
was, cash, sl.l92,O7O; company's stock aud
bonds, S2,072, 353; sinking fund, So, 00J; bills
receivable, S2,9l3, 4l9 This makes The net
debt So, 81 900, In the statement is tie fol
lowing:
The company respect iuily protests that the
investment ia such OF the sinking fund for
the benefit uf Uae government Tor craaitursj
as has been accumulated is unjust To the
company, the fund not being SO invested as
TO earn the full measure of its ability if
properly Invested. 1t tends, therefore in no
practical degree to relieve the debt OF its
staggering proportions it will have assumed
when the time arrives for its payment
II the present policy of q percentage upon
the net earnings and investment of the
same i'll sinking fund is TO be pursued, ex-
perience having dictated that some vital es-
sential is lacking To the successful working
Of the policy, soma additional measure must
lie adopted. The successful working Of tie
policy preSuPPoseS two things: Tie govern
neut securing the full AMI entire amount Of
It's proportion of net earnings and the invest
nlent of that amount so as 10 accumulate
with reasonable Tapidity. Put if the gov
eminent is t. lie reimbursed cut Of the net
earnings the government directors venture
the suggestion that in fact no department Of
the government will ever know what the net
earnings are, for it is practically impossible
TO definitely arrive at what they are or may
be until some competent commissioner or
government directory is empowered by law
10 supervise continually and constantly the
actual concerns AMI oparat ons of the
company. The sugge ,tion that seems,
from careful AMI as intelligent Il
possible survey of the mat er, the
most fea: bla one 20 settle speedily and per-
manently this whole question, and obyiata
al! difficulties which surround it, is that, in
stead OF the present requirement of the gov
ernmen% of a certain percentage of the net
earnings, a fixed sum shall be agreed upon
which tie com gany would be compelled t.
pay at stated intervals toward the intere I
and principal Of It's debt to the government
La fixing such stated sum the law-maSing
power can resolve apon q Just an;
intelligent figure, with or without con
suita,ion with the company, keeping
Ill view the financial condition and abilitie.
Of the company. AMI having due regard h
the interest OF the communities ami # the
Commerce that viii be affected The govern
mont IS now IA e TO fac with the prOf ositfI
that it shall deal justly with this corporation
as it now Lufs il, AMI ct the same tim=
justly with public ami commercial interests.
| The directors recommend the establishment
ii nat .0;}il r4Jtr)9u commission
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-12

WHILE James H. Paddelford is reye}.
ing in all the luxuries accompanying a
legislative seat at Springfield, with the
prefix Hon leading the way to adds
tional pleasures, the ex>Hon Patrick
OMara is chewing the bitter cUd of re-
morse. The cud is all the more bitter to
Patrick from the fact that Paddelford op.
posed him when be was a candidate Al
though not partaker of the Juice from
the vineyard, he probably imagjnes that
Paddeiford has taken his place at the gin
fizz stsnd and hobs up at each wine sup
per with great regularity. This is Ger
talnly aggravating to tender soul like
Pat.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-12

A WRITER in the New Orleans PtrsF,nC
says that the term creole is not used by
Americans unless referring to people oil
Spanish or French descent the Ameri-I
cans in Louisiana outnumbc7 those Of
French descent, and the native Amer
cans of this state never call themselves
creOles, The word creole is Of Spanish
origin, and was used during the old Span
ish colonia, rule in Spanish America; and
as New Orleans was for long period un-
der Spanish dominion it was but natural
that the French and their descendants
born there, who comprised q considerable
portion of the population, should adopt
the term. The Hon. John II. Niles, in
his History Of Mexico and Texas, says:
''The existence Of various castles, or mix
ed races, which now constitute so large a
portion of the whole population of the
country, is the consequence of the subiu~
CATION of the natives The whole popu>
iiation of the Spanish colonies is divided
INTO classes; the natives of the old Spain,
settled in America, were denominated
Chapetones, or Gachupenes; they claimed
the irst..rank and engrossed most Of the
places of power and profit merely on &C
count of their birth; the descendants of
European Spaniards in the colonies were
called creoles, and, although they legally
enjoyed the same civil rights as the ma
tives of old Spain, they were treated as a
distinct and subordinate class, aud entire
ly excluded from all situations of any i'm
portance. Of the mixtures the Meslzos
are the descendants of white and an
Indian; the descendants of an Indian
and negro are called Zembos, ard these
castles produce other mixtures of different
shades of color and degrees of blood toe
various to be divided into distinct class
pc"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-12
Message of the Governor of Indiana.


INDIANAPOLIS, Jan I2.-Governor Porter
delivered his biennial message to the legis-
lature Friday 1t shows the debt of the
state to be $4,S76G0S, all of which, save
St}J1, s2j, is dua to the state school fund, and
the school fund amounts to 50, 500, 32S, an in
crease Of So, 100 during the year. The
school revenue last year was 81, As, 96;??, and
number of children in the schools
is sol, l42 He recommends refunding the
state foreign debt amounting to $5S5, 900;
that the state treasury be made secure, and
the treasurer forbidden to loan funds, or if
that be allowed, that interest be paid to the
state: that the state library Ire
placed under the state board of edu.
cation, who shall appoint libra
ran; that the Soldiers Orphans Home
and the Institute for Predetermined Children
be separated; that the convict labor system
be abolished; that discrimination against
colored militia, both in the constitution and
laws, he wiped out, and that the state en-
courage ~ financial all the organization, Of
a militia; that the governor ha authorized to
appoint at least one fourth Of the members
Of the state boari of agriculture He
recommends the passage of the homestead
bill; the bin TO regulate savings banks, and
the fee and salary bill; to take measures to
reclaim the Kankakee marsh; t. recover the
amount due t. the state for the sale OF
swamp lands hy the general government, AMI
to rse the influence of tile state in securing
-iH passage Of = law releasing the inhabit-
aats Of delinquent states from the payment
0f direct war taxes and to return to tbs
state which have paid them the full amount
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-12
~3A Word for tne Railway.

CHICAGO, Jan. - Tie Inter Ocean p b.
isGes all article gvnr tables showing Lla
comparative rates charged ~ railways 81 the
,ountry for carrying grain and M rci4audic,
from which it draws the following clzi-
Illusions:
These figures, which are absolutely cor
rect, show that tho reduction Ill rates on
uIercEanIi>e since 1883 amount to from I5
b. p per cent, for p miles, - - . per cent
Tor 80 miles, 20 TO So per cent. tor Is miles.
> t. - per cent for ieJ miles, 81 t. 50 rer
cent for l25 miles, 81 10 - per cent Tor i5l
miles, 50 to IS per cent for l75 miles, and
50 to - per cent for 30 miles. The re, aG-
ton in rates on farm products, as viii ba
seen by consulting the table, amounts t.
from ~ to 50 per cent. These figures furnish
the most complete answer to tine so-called
,,anti-monopoli,t.r by showing that tram
p0rtation rates in Illinois and the west have
gausrally been reduced by larger per cent
lhaa even the decline in the price paid for
farm products. In 1873 the average price of
wheat al Chicago wa 81, l. per bushel. Dur
ing 1854, however. the average price of
wheat was something above So cents, the de-
cline in price being only ID per cent against
3 reduction in transportation rates of from
10 t. 20 per cent.
In view Of these facts what more can the
the honest producer want' The railroads
have obligation, which must be promptly
met cT less of property will ensue. The
railroad management Of the west have al
ways been careful of the interests of their
PATRONS. They have pursued no short sighted
policy in order to temporarily increase
their revenues, but recognizing that their
interest are Identical with those of the
country through which they run. the
most liberal measures consistent with fair
ness to stockholders have been adopted. Thc
fact that the earnings Of none of the rail
roads in the west are an adequate return f1I
the money invested is the best evidence thai
rates sre not eNtortionate, and the steady re
dpctio1 ia these rates in the past Is a high
tribute to the wisdom and fairmindelneSs u
the men who have in charge the tiansporta
tI0n interests Of the country.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-12

A CHICAGO photographer has struck a
scheme that is rapidly developing into a
fortune. He places the young lady IN a
graceful attitude behind landscape scene
representing rock on which she leans
The landscape scene is very broad and
conceals her feet, but Immediately in
front of her there is a false niche in the
canvass rock, and in this the photographs
or places lady's shoe bought in Peoria
This gives an effect as if the subject were
resting her feet on the rock while she
contemplates distant glue factory, and
does not expose her own feet at all-Peo,
ria Journal.
This is all very well as far as it goes,
but what sort of Disguise has been ar
ranged for the face. A Chicago girls
cheek is too prominently outlined on her
features
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-12
THE MARKETS.
CHICAGO. jan. ID.

CHICAGO, Jan. TO-
NJ H. Crapser & Cos market letter eives
the following quotations On the hoard o.
trade to-day: Market very weak Wheat
February. opened 81 closed S0Lc; March
opened y *, closed S3s.e; May, opened S2c,
close Sc. Corn-FeyTaary, opened $50,
closed 374c; Marcl, opened 57-5c closed
37ac; Aay, opened 4.13c, closed 40i.-4lc
PorS-March, opened st2.51, cio,ei Si2 20.
Lard-March, opened STG7}sc, closed
50 S2i9c, 0ats-May, opened 3]},c, clio. cd
30ac.
lave Stock-The Union Stool, Yar!s re
ports the following range of prices: Hog
Market fairy active oa shipping account.
with packers tuyin@ Slowly IL 5,alOc lower
prices ii mt grades. &4lAW4 -: rough
packing, 81 l5@t@5, heavy packing, 81. lJG
400
Cattle Market bri,s; values strong; ev-
ports, $ia',,ta ~, goal tnchp.cs, =. 5. -,
common - meliHu, S4.GJUl]. =, butcapcS,
$3.3G+u0. stogkeG-, SiyAeGL3A Saeap-
Market strong; clmH1a to far, $40 600,
me!iUm T. good, &3. s@@L64.
t'r duce Butter Fire creamery. 80 a. =
good 20 fine dairy, lat. 5ic, goAa fresh rsa
lhIl6c, packing, slGI0c. Eggs -Chaics
counts 22G2ic, fair t. Eoai picked. i
m2hr Potatos i-Gpoi to hest stock, l.
0i52 Pouluy-Dre>Sel turkeys 91lac
DO chickens, s,2iGc; La ducks, 9,Glle; d,
gee e. sv1lc apples -.}0nt 10 choice, S2d
a.10 per bH nay-Flu l. tiut, SiJ,Tl:
pr tNn
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-12
TELeGaAMs FROM WASHINGTON CITY
rrnree.IIncs in Cnncrnss-

WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. l2-The senats
spent Friday afternoon discussing the inter
state commerce bill Garland wanted it end
the houss tib On Tho sam9 subject sent to ths
railway committee, but the proposition was
rejected and Cullen said he propos Il, when
the senate bill was perfected, to move tG|
substitute it fer the house Lill. The Hill WIS
amended 81 as to make it unlawful - dis
crninate against localities or iaiYil
ualt An amendment was offered
prohibiting a greater charge for small guam.
titles Of freight than large ones, and the
sena e, after executive session, adjourned
until Monday.
The house was discussing private bills all
FTiday afternoon, and held night session
for the same purpose, during which twenty
one pension bills were passed.
Randall, as soon As the Journal was read
moved to 90 into the committee of the whole
Oh tbs newnayal bill Stockslager OF Indiana,
opposed this in behalf OF the special order
for the erection of public buildings Randall
warned the house that they were jeopardiz-
ing an extra session, which would do the
country little good and the Democratic party
hess. \ sharp personal colIoquy amid much
confusion occurred between Messrs. Stock
slsger ami Randall, and on a viva voce vote
the lat-eT'S motion was declared lost.
! The yeas and nays were ordered ON it and
the vote resulted yeas l35, nays S. Lost,
two-thirds not having voted TO dispense with
the morning hour Stockslager then moved
to 90 into COMMITTEES of the whole under the
special order for the consideration OF bills
for public buildings Lost, yeas, -; nays,
~
Committees were then called for reports
and a number Of important reports were re
ceived and disposed Of
| The house, at the conclusion Of the call
vent into committee Of the whole on the
| naval appropriation bill for the last six
! months Of the current year, ending June 50
I 1881.
After short discussion tue bill was
/ passed
| Wants Congress to Keep It's Hands OG.
| WASHINGTON CITY, Jan l2-CoI f. [.
/ Boudinot, a Cherokee Indian representing
! the people Of tis nation, was examined by
| the senate committee on Indian affairs Sat
| urIay. H. said h. was not opposed to the
! leasing Of lRian lands for grazing and other
| purp1ao tat thought they -shoald
MT be irase3 in quantities greater
than 5000 0r 10000 acres. in
| stead Of the millions now leased, in one tract.
Richard n Wolf, of the Cherokee nation
| followed Col Boudinot. He filed protest
/ against further inquiry into the matters
being investigated, holding that the lands
were in the absolute control of the Indians,
and that the government had no right IN in
tertere He thought it was to the advantage
Of the lniianS 70 lease their lands and thers
should be no restrictions piacoi upon them
in the promises
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-12
AFTER DIfHTHERIA.

Diphtheria is a terrible disease, requir
ing the greatest medical skill to effect a
complete cure Even when its power is
broken, it clings 10 the patient with great
persistency, and often leaves the system
poisoned and Frustrated. just here
Hoods Sarsaparilla does vast amount
of good, expelling impurities from the
blood, giving it richness and vitality,
while it renovates and strengthens the
system
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-12

Cramps and pain in the stomach re
quire vigorous treatment, ant often when
this is lacking the victim is carried eff.
Mishler's Herb Bitters is an invaluable
remedy for complaints of this kind. G.
w. Proctor, writing from New York,
says: Stopping in the city of Whining
ton, Del. for short time, | was attacked
with excruciating cramps and pains in the
stomach. | was given bottle of Mish>
ler's Herb Bitters, aud it cured me speed>
iIy,"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-12
Gen. sherman and zen Davis.

WASHINGTON CITY, Jan 12.-Gen. Sher-
man has prepared a second letter on the sub
jet Of the contest between himself and jeff
erson Davis, and has sent it, with the proofs
TO sustain the position of the first letter AMI
the added statement Of the second. to the
secretary Of war. For the purpose of secur-
ing publication it has been called for by the
enate and Will soon be forwarded to that
body. Tn letter recites that Jefferson Davis
was attempting to grasp absolute power
and that he was, in fact, clnspirator "a that
end, and is accompanied by yoluminous
documents in CONFEDERATION OF the charge.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-12
Cos;lv Fire in Sion, CITY, Ioua,

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Jan, - "A fire lrnlsa
out Friday night in the brick block on
Fourth street, between Pierce AMI Nebraska
streets. occupied by NeiSser &, Co, closhiers,
Milwaukee parties. and Holquisi & Anaer-
son, furniture store The flames soon ex-
tended to the adjoining block occupied by
Block 4 Co, S clothing, Reeds music store,
the Knights Of Ppthias hall, and dressmaking
and other Ike establishments, AMI both
block, were soon destroyed The los is est
mated at so, 800; insured, s34 800.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-12

Mr.. STEVE ELKESs, whose reputation
as lobbyist and jobber was his chief rec.
ommendation as the head Blaine manages,
Joins personally 10 the heretofore annony-
nous war Of accusation upon Arthur for
indifferent" and luke warmuess in the
late lameuted campaign. The STORY he
tells is the old one. and is in effect that
Arthur and his friends did not consult
with Elkins and his associates, ana spent
money for other purposes than to secure
the Plumed Knights success, Let EN-
fight
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-12

THE origin of the blue bloods of Geor>
gia is thus explained: They are the de-
scendauts of three aristocratic ladies, who
are said to have lived there in early days.
One was purchased for a lug Of whisky,
the second was donated to her husband
by man who was tired Of her, and the
third was token in exchange for bushel
of corn. At present these descendants
are a very proud race. They value their
responsibility highly, and boast freely Of
their ancestry.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-12

Tue Chicago ledger enters upon its
fourteenth year of existence with much
promise of successful future. Besides
the other interesting features, one OF its
pages is overlooking with humor from the
pen of Mr.. E. ?. Brown, who was the
originator and publisher of tie humorous
Cincinnati Breakfast Table, The led
ger is one Of the best family papers pub
lShe6
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-12
Alaska is larger than all of the United
States east OF the Mississippi river.

The Proprietors of Ely's Cream Balm
do not claim it to be cure all, but sure
remedy for Catarrh, Colds in the Head
and Hay Fever 1t is not liquid or a
snuff, but is easily applied with the fin
ger. 1t gives relief at once. Sold by all
druggists. Price so cents. By mail 60
cents. Ely Bros. Owego. n. Y.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-12
nnn,t Think Eyarts VIII Do.

New York, Jan. Il. The New York
State Dairymen's association has sent pa
per 10 the legislature, prota't sting against the
election to the United States senate OF Hon
William Evart-, Of whom they speak as
counsel for the steer grease, hog fat, cot
ton-se,ed oil and bosh butter interests Mr.
Eyarts opposed the law prohibiting the sale
of o,es,narrarine