The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-20

ANNAPOLIS, Ind, March 20.-Brother
Jasper, the master Of the doctrine dat de
sun do move, has a rival in this city in the
person Of John Harris n venerable colorci
Baptist elder who breaches salvation and
heti-tire from the h0use-top. He was ex-
pe4od about a month ago from
the Baptist church here, of which
he was one Of the pillars,
for heresy Every Sunday morning
crowds gather around Harris house to hear
TIE colored exhorter preach and pray from
the house top. At 10 o'clock Harris appears
attired in a long black calico gown with a
wide, white muslin sash tied around the
waist. On the Peak Of the roof Harris has
erected q wooden altar AMI pulpit, inclosed
within q railing. The pulpit is painted
white, AMI rises about ten feet above
the TGtform that rests on the
roof. Harris claims to have had 8
special calling ito preach the Gospel
from the houSe-top." Since he has adopted
this novel method of preaching his wife and
family have deserted him. The Lord, he
says, directed him one night to get up and
go to the house-tSp and he obeyed the com
mand. While on the roof two particularly
brilliant stars appeared in the heavens.
They vera distant from each other at the
first, but they gradually came together.
This phenomenon, Harris says, was an evi
d5nC9 that the elements were with him.
Pumping" for Corporation Directors
LANSING, Mich, March 20 The house OF
representatives of this stat, has passed bill
for the protection Of small stockholders il
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representation on boards Of directors through
the system Of cumulative voting. The bill
provides tha5 in all elections for director,
Of any corporation orsaHizsl under the gen
eral law Of tais state, other thar
municipal, every stock boIder shal
have tbs right to vote in Per
sen or by proxy the number Ui
shares Of stock owned by him for as many
persons as there may lie directors To bt
elected, or to cumulate aid shares and give
one candidate rs many votes as may bt
equal to the number of directors multiplied
by the number Of shares Of his stock, or I,
ditribu-e them on the same principle amons
as many candidates a. 10 shall think fiji. Al
such corporations shall eject their directors
annually, and the entire number Of directors
shall DO balioted Tor at ule and the SAINT
time and not separately
Curious Contract Between Husband and
wife.
NEW York, March ga novel sui
vas decided in this city y edneslay Alta
hviDS together ten yeGrs a. man and wife
Mrs Etlsg A Storms left her husl Land
George J. Storms o. Dabhs Ferry, in 1873
on account of cruel treatment. 10 IND &c,
has wife to retlrn Ss2fml gave her d mort
gage Oh their home for 5000, which wa:
70 draw n. interest % vas no. to become
due until she was Obliged toleave him again
hlJs. storms lived With her husband unit
/ Au"l j. 1881. she vas then obliged 10 leave
Hi-7 aeaiu Sla then began to forecloss tn,
900 mortgage, aad was met by the de
hat such "a mortgage wss void as be
iug sain7t puzzle policy in that it was
premium on marital disagreement Thi,
defense was ovem'uIej. Thursday a settle
mept Was eaect5t by the defendant deciding
tue properly - his wife for consideration
O $4,000 After ieducting the mortgage q
s. 20, tie remaining $780, less the at
tIrnoy's fee. IS TO be paid to the husband