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The Rock Island Argus., 1885-02-26
TWO sLEEPING-cARs DEMOLISHED
One Man Killed and Eight Others Some
what Injured

CHEBANsE, Ills, Feb. 26 Near this town
at II O'Clock Tuesday night the train for
New Orleans on the Illinois Central railroad
was run into from the rear by freight
train. The two rear s,eepers were de.
molished. One man, Mr.. Mclnnis, was ir.
stantly killed and eight others injured, but
not very seriously. James Dalton was con.
siderably bruised. Mir. Brown, of Iowa,
and Mr.. Brown, insurance adjuster, of Chi.
cago, and colored porter had their hand Is
and feet badly scalded.
Several Chicago persons were on the train,
but were in a forward car, and only suffered
a severe shaking up. No cause for the aeci-
dent Is known, but it is said the danger lights
in the rear of the pa senger train had been
allowed to go ont The engineer of the
freight train saw danger too late TO avert a
disaster, but reversed his engine and sue
ceeded in escaping by jumping from the cab.
The track was considerably torn up aud
strewn with debris A large { rec Of men
was at once sent to the scene and put to
work clearing the track
LATER Following are the names Of
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-02-26

BUTLER, Pa, Feb. 2G Miss Clara Hepier,
If Glade Mills, wa, the nteuied bride of Her-
man Starr justice of the peace of tie same
place. She had also been receiving the al
tentions of Loyal Lardin, Of Buffalo town
ship The rival lovers called on different
evenings, neither knowing that the otnsr
was making love To Miss Hepier
Each young man wanted to make " Washing
toms birthday his wedding day. Larlin
fixed the time with Miss Hepler for the
afternoon, and Starr for the evening at &
o'clock Monday morning the latter learned
that Lardiu was his rival and had arranged
to Lave the knot tied two hours before
the time fixed for STAIRS marriage He
Immediately started for Miss Hepler's
house. and both were seen to leave
together a few minutes later The bride
was not there when Lardn called for her
He learned hat Starr was concealing the
woman and happy idea struck him. Court
was in session, md he employed the novel
method of petitioning for writ of habeas
corpus for Miss Helper, who, lie alleged,
was restraiped Of her liberty by Starr. The
court granted the writ and Il hearing was
set for Tuesday morning. Starr aad Miss
Helper were in court with minister aud
were married before Lardin arrived. Lar
din has not been seea sinc9.
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-02-26
THE INAUGURATION FEED.

Washington Cor. New York Telegram.
The steward who has charge of provid-
ing supper at the inaugural ball says that
the bill of fare on that occasion will COM
prise the following:
Six large salmon.
Six thousand rolls.
One hundred hams.
Six large striped bass
Eight thousand CLAIMS.
Fifty pate de foie gras.
Sixteen sets Of roast beef.
Fifty dozen heads of lettuce
Two hundred roast turkeys.
Fvie hundred boiled turkeys.
Two barrels of chicken salad.
Fifty dozen punches of celery.
One hundred and fifty tongues.
One thousand pounds Of cake.
One thousand pounds of lobster.
Eight thousand picked oysters.
One thousand quarts Of ice cream.
Five hundred quarts Of water ices,
One hundred and fifty boncd turkeys.
One hundred and fifty loaves of bread.
One hundred quarts of consomme soup
In addition to this there will be nuN
mcrous ornamental dishes. Fruits.
cheeses, nuts, raisins and coffee will be
served in large quantities. Every thing
is 10 be brought direct from Murray Hill,
New York, already cooked, but an eff
cient corps of cooks and carvers will also
he brought on TO ensure the supper being
served in proper manner
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-02-26

A FEW of the editorial brethren in
Washington have been very earnest and
proltic--at times almost dictatorial-in
their advice to President elect Cleveland,
touching his cabinet It is not probable
Mr. Cleveland has given very serious at
tention to newspaper advice and it must
be discouraging to his advisers, who ex-
pected to LAY for him, to learn from an
Albany dispatch that ne viii not reach
Washington till ten o'clock Tuesday
night, and that he will go directly to bed.
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-02-26

PATERSON, N. j., Feb 2G The Butler
Rubber company, of Bloomingdale, finding
that goods We're disappearing from their
shops, recently procured the issue of a large
number of warrants to search the houses of
suspected employees. The fact leaked out,
anig the next morning a singular
phenomenon was witnessed. Volumes cf
dense black smoke was seen issuing from the
chmneys Of scores of houses, and the smell
OF burning rubber pervaded the atmosphera
for miles, producing an almost intolerabie
stencil. As a result, the company discharged
On suspicion tie employees living in the
houses reiprre TO.
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-02-26
EDUCATED AND pIXPERIENCED

Hoods Sarsaparilla is prepared by c.
|. HOOD & Co, Apothecaries, Lowell
Mass, who have a thorough knowledge
of pharmacy, and many years practical
experience in the business. 1t is prepared
with the greatest skill and care, under the
direction of the men who originated it
Hence Hoods Sarsaparilla may be de-
pended upon as thoroughly pure, hon.
est, and reliable medicine.
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-02-26


We sometimes dream of certain things we
would like to do; we even so SO far as to plan
some things out But we never begin the
execution of them. Once begun, we should
he reasonably sure of carrying them on
to completion The real hindrance is the
fact that we never begin. Many of us can
accomplish much more than We do by simply
going ahead and doing the things that pre-
sent themselves to be done This applies, of
course, more especially to work aside from
but collateral to our ordinary ayocation
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-02-26

have been a sufferer from rheumatism for 20
years, at times with almos, intolerabc pain.
had the best medical treatment, and took all sorts
Of remedies. but without relief. Being reduced
al most 10 a skeleton. and not being able 10 walk
even with crutChcs. | was induced 10 try Swift :
SroCifc. and il acted like g charm, and | sm to-
day entirely relieved. Have thrown away my
crElchcs. and am in excellent health. ] believe
swiit's Specific viii cure the worst eases of rhen-
malIsm. Mrs. EZRA MiGe HpN,
Macon. Ga. sug /. 1854.
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-02-26
Nearly 800 murders are committed an
nually in the United States
mitigation for a Barrel of None,

Litigation for Barrel of Money.
PITTsBURG, Pa, Feb. 26-Attorneys in
this city, in conjunction with counsel resid-
ing in Canada, have about completed prepa-
rations to enter a suit against certain resi-
dents of the town of Bastard, district Of
Johnstown, Canada, to recover piece Of
property lying in that district, estimated to
be worth 81, 100000. The claimant to the
property is former Pittsburger named
Mrs. Mary L. Hicks, who now resides at 50
Cornelia street, Chicago. Mrs. Hicks
maiden name was Ayres, and her claim is
based on will made by her mother,
Mary Ayres, in Connecticut, in 1911,
by which her daughter is made her
sole heir On account of uncertainty
of the death of the husband of Mrs Mary
Ayles, the claim has not heretofore been
followed up John Walker, also resident of
Chicago, and grandson Of Mrs. Hicks, is
pushing the claim. Mrs. Ayres also left
valuable property in Litchfield, Conn, for
which suit will also be brought
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-02-26
Convention of Electric Iip,,t Man

CHICAGO, Feb 2G-The convention of
,lectric light repre- entatives of the United
States and Canada, convened by a meeting
Of representatives of the different electrical
interest OF Chicago, met Wednesday morn
ing in club room I of the Grand Pacific
hotel There were about 100 representatives
present from every part Of the United
States,
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-02-26
His Operations Got Him into Trouble.

Boston, Foh,, 26.-Judson Ditson, from
Athe west" aged -, has been arrested
here on "a charge OF swindling His
plan was to run into the counting
room Of some large concern late
in the afternoon and inquire in a
brisk husinoss-like way if Mr. So-and-S Sos
check would be good Tor 500. The cashier
would reply in the Affirmative DitSon.
expressing thanks for the information,
wouli disappear and soon after return and
ask an additional favor, that the check
might be cashed, as it was after
bank hours The money was Forthcoming.
The checks were forged. Ditson was ar
rested Tuesday \ few weeks ago he mar
ried young lady Of high social connections.
tie is himself OF excellent social
standing His father is gov
ernment official OF some prominence
in the west Dits5n had falling out with
his father not long ago, and being out of
employment adopted the above method Of
raising money. He cams on tour to Bns,
ton with his wife She is almost heart
broken over the affair.
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-02-26
He WOULDN'T MOVE ON,
So a Newark, Ohio, Policeman Ciubbe,i
Him Almost to Death.


NEWARK Ohio, Feb. 26 A terrible affair
occurred in the opera house during the meet
ing Tuesday night of the Salvation army.
Two men, for some cause unknown, began
quarrel. When Officer Best attempted to
arrest one of them, a general riot oc-
CURED. Many people we're knocked
down and badly injured. Best arrested
William Patterson, who he alleges was
drunk and attempted to assault aim. Patter
son refused to 60 Best succeeded in getting
his prisoner TO the door, when he struck him
several blows with a mace badly cutting his
head. Patterson still refused to go, on the
ground that he was not concerned in the row,
when tho officer 50 fearfully beat hlm
over his head that he cannot recover \
crowd Of several hundred followed, and was
about to mob the officer, when Best ran Pat
torson into the Jumbo saloon and left him
Search was made for the policeman, but he
could not he found and it is thought he has
fled the city. Patterson is still alive, but the
doctors say his condition is hopeless.
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-02-26

Mr.. Dorsey calls Bob Ingersoll the
greatest orator that ever lived" The
critics may not agree with Mr.. Dorsey,
but they doubtless would agree with him
if Ingersolls oratory had been at useful
to them in time of great need as it has
been to Dorsey.
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-02-26

LOOKING to possible cabinet appoints
ments, and the dead locks in state legiS>
latsres, several vacancies in the senate
are expected after the 4th of March.
There is by no means!i"a sure thing" that
there will not be a vacancy in the New
York delegation. If clubs and societies
keep on dining and wining" Mr.. Evarts
at the rate they have been going for a
week or SO past, he will be dead before
his time comes to be sworn in.
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-02-26

New YORK, Feb 2G-Annie Domarest.
young lady at Pamrapo n j., while
handling pistol belonging to her brother,
few days ago, accidentally shot and killed
her aunt, Mrs Maria HaFcis, of Hackensack,
| who was visiting the Demarest family.
Mrs. Harris was G6 years old. The bail en-
| lered her cheek, causing instant death.
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-02-26

TOLEDO, Ohio, Feb. 2G - The Toledo &
indianapolis railroad, extending from Toledo
to Findlay. Ohio, was sold al special master
commissioners sale Wedne day morning for
$15OO0l. II was bid in Tor the bondhoIders
by +. q. Jillson, speaker OF the Rhode Island
house of representatives
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-02-26

A great many of the best republicans in
this country will be pleased to learn that
Secretary Lincoln, after his retirement
from the cabinet, will go back to Chicago
and resume the practice of law.
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-02-26

The Oregon legislature has temporarily
solved the temperance problem by passing
a local option law and fixing the license
fee at $500 year.
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-02-26
Communication.

WETrMrKA. Ala. Sept -, lsSl-Ahout s'N
years ago became afflicted with very disagree
bic skin disease. with large, dry sores and many
pimples on my face hands and shoulder, The
sore on my shoulder eat outa hole nearly an inch
deep. and the CanccT0us appearance Of one Of the
sores near my eycalarmcd me very much 1tred
all kinds of treatment, bat found nothing that
seemed 10 affect the disease finally decided 10
try :. ). ). ON advice of a physician, and in .
short ne the scahs dropped from the sores anu
left my skin smooth and wcl!. l consider : 5 ;.
the greatest blood medicine ever made and the
only thing that will cure the disease with which
was afflicted ! think my trouble was the result
of atcrliblc atlaCl, of m2laril fever contracted
while farming in the Tallapopsa river swamp
can be found at my Office in tho court house at
Nctumpka Nou can refer to me,
J. l.. RHODES,
Dep. Sheriff ElmoTe Co. Ala.
Lr-..... ~. MI o,.l -la1. Li..u.... Er..
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-02-26

SHARON, Pa, Jan 26.-TueSday through
freight train No 81 on the Lake Shore rail.
way, was wrecked near Albion station by q
broken rail One brakeman named Crea
was killed outright. A man and woman,
names unknown, from Albion, who wero
riding in the caboose, received probably
fatal injuries. Charles Fowler. brakeman
was also severely injured
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-02-26
The Chicago Fraud Cases.

CHICAGO, Feb. 26 The cases of Mackin,
Gallagher and Gleason vera before Judge
Blodgett Wednesday, ani March was fixed
as the tins for arguments on the motions
for new trials Sullivan, Gilmore,
O'Brien aud Titnan. alleged per-
jurers, were arragnsI, au1 John B. Jeffrey
testified that hs did not know what would
be the form of the Republican ticket until
Ii o'cl0c; the night before the election. Sui
Hvan told hls story again, repeating that he
yves paid 10y Mack.n to perjafe himself.
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-02-26

New Jersey Lily has become quite fa>
nous for her beauty, and she means to
keep it, too, for, hasn't she learned in the
great United States to cure colds with DR..
Bulls Cough Syrup?
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-02-26
RAILROAD TINE TAPE
CHICAGO, ROCK lSLAND & Pam.
TIME TABLE JUNE l. 1ss. 0''t'
70 AND FROM CHICAGO
CHICAGO. BURL!NGT0N { CHM,

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Sterling Passenger ,..... g.auAv I!
Sterling Accommo( alton, !:a0A.N .taFs
st. Louis Fact Ex........ g.laP.N ,0 tE
Denver Il Kan. itY Ex.. 3 :30r. n iW "a
II. b. MACH. Aeon.
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-02-26

Treatise on blood aud skin diseases mailed free.
THE SWIFT SrECIEIC Co.. Atlanta Ca,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-07-20

NORFOLK, July 10.-Everybody is dis
cussing the anonymous placard which
was posted up on an empty building the
other night, and the mayor has instructed
the chief of police to arrest the author
if he is found. Here is what the placard
said: "We recommend public meetings
to be held, under the auspices of every
Christian church, to take into considera.
ton the speediest and most effective
means of purifying the temples of the
Almighty God, and guarding them
against inroads being made upon public
decency or morality by an uncomfortable
number of the female attendants of our
various churches, who, through ignorance
or perhaps worse, dare to enter the house
of prayer in semi-nude or transparent
garb, which would be more in harmony
with the votaries of the Comique or the
shrine of Babel than the humble penitent
seeking peace with God. We therefore
publicly proclaim to whom it may
concern, that all females who can SO
grossly insult both their own and the OPP
posite sex Ms to appear in tight-ftting
dresses, made of white muslin or trans
parent material of any other color, with
out an outside garment, can have no
claim to modesty, and are unfit persons
to enter respectable society.
IN. B.-If parents, pastors, and the
press are incapable of teaching public
propriety you will hear from us in palmer
teams in the near future, BY order of
the committee of
'DIsGUsTED GENTLEMEN"
A second placard is promised.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-07-20
A second placard is promised.


The country is embarrassed from emo
to end. A decrease in the farmers rents
is said to be contemplated by the cabinet
rs almost imperative, but then, with a
view of making up portion of the def
cheney which such remission would
create, soy and cakes are threatened with
the hand of the tax gltherer. In the
native papers paragraphs meet the eye
in which whole villages are repated to be
reduced to destitutiOn, and the Hocht
ShimJun declares that 1.-THE paupers
wandering about Toxic are now num-
bered bv fhousapas" Of the sad state
of Affairs in tbe country districts some
ideo NAV be formed from statement
published in the last issue of the Jill
SIimpo to the effect that by recent in.
vestiaatiops the arrivals of men who
have cone to the metropolis ms jinrikisha
coolio, during the last few months have
recJned 5000, which go to swell the re.
.dndant number of those engaged in
that precarious occupation for Il liveli-
hood. Additional evidence is afforded
of the pressure of poverty by the num-
bers, far in excess of requirements, Of
fering to emigrate to Honolulu and to
Yesso, which latter, from the severity
and duration of its winter. does not rec
ommend itself to the inhabitants of the
main island.-JdpdR Herald.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-07-20
HOW IT WORKS IN OHIO,

Prof. G.. w. Calderwood. of Washing
ton Court House, Ohio, tells the Cincin-
natl Commercial that "nine out of every
ten dollars spent for party prohibition in
this country comes from Democratic
Golfers" Prof. Calderwood has been
prominent in prohibition circles in Ohio,
and employed as lecturer by the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union. He
knows whereof he speaks when he con-
firms the general impression on this sub.
ject. He makes this definite statement
also: "When was editor of the Amer
lean Pr0hibitiOniSt n good deal of the
temperance literature and Prohibition
tickets were sent out from my Office,
paid for by the Democratic state central
committee in checks signed by their
chairman and secretary, and payable at
Rinhart's bank in Columbus" After
such an indictment, which Prof. Calder
wood says can be proved, it will take II
good deal of presumption on the part of
the Prohibitionists to ask any reasonable
man to vote their ticket. Phihadekphia
Press
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-07-20
IT WAS ALL SHE HAD.

"Irun across many little incidents in
my life of business that affects me
greatly" said an officer of one of the
charitable societies to Herald reporter
yesterday, "but l do not know when 1
have been more impressed by any story
than was to-day by one which shows
that, however fallen human nature may
be, there is some good left in il, after
all.
"rhe story was of young woman
who, originally deceived by scamp,
had kept on q downward course A
short time ago she was reading paper,
when she happened to notice case of
restitution. A man named Donovan,
with wife and number of helpless
children, had been stricken down with
a severe attack of rheumatism. The FAM
lily was starving and the landlord was
about to turn them all out into the street.
"The young woman's heart was touched
at this tale of misery. She put on her
hat and started ut once for the house.
Arrived there she found that the news.
paper account had not been overdrawn.
Taking out her pocketbook she ascer-
tanned that all the money she had in the
world was So bill. This she slipped
into the wife's hand and left.
at was raining hard Mt the time.
The young woman had not even car
fare left, but without murmur she
tramped to her residence. q long dis
lance, through the heavy down-pour."
-NelB York. Herald.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-07-20
THE FIGURES ON VIRGINIA,

When the readjustres elected W. e.
Cameron governor, in 1881, they polled
lll,473 votes, and had majority of H.,
ZIG, the total vote being greater than
that for President in 1880. Last year,
after the readjusters had united cordially
with the Republicans, the party polled
1853, 1856 votes, but were declared to be
in minority of 6,00O on the electoral
ticket. No doubt, as claimed at the
time, that the Democratic majority
was wholly fraudulent; and if it would
have made any difference in the result
on the President that could easily have
been shown. 1t remains to be seen
whether the Republicans will meet with
better success this year. They are un-
doubtedly in the majority, Ms was evil
dent from their large vote last year.
Ne,o York Tribune.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-07-20
THE PANAMA CANAL.

One hundred and twenty millions of
dollars in money and eight years of time
were all NJ. de Lesseps asked for to COM
plete the Panama canal when the COM
pany was organized at Paris in January,
1881. Half the time has elapsed and
tiye.sixths, or one hundred millions of
the money have been spent, and not more
than one-tenth of the work performed.
At the present rate of progress it will re-
quire fourteen years to complete the
c'nal and an additional expenditure, -,
$500, 900 900, provided the engip 30 ' hs
difficulties do not prove too gr,' C TO ~ 10
surmounted at all. -Philddfl 90" 1"'e''
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-07-20

81 have memorial here which would
like to sell you," said peddler to lady
whose door bell he had rung in Brooklyn
yesterday. He held up. an engraved
memorial surrounded by cheap frame.
1t had been gotten up in memory of a
little child of the lady who had died O
few weeks before.
"How did you know I had lost a
child p she asked.
"Oh, ! saw it in the papers," was the
reply. THAT is where we got the age
and other information required"
"It's good thing" said the man to q
reporter. "We look over all the news
papers and cut out the notices of the
deaths of children. After two or three
weeks, when we think that the grief of
the parents has passed over somewhat,
we get up memorial and take it around.
1t is solely on our own responsibility that
we do it, and we must run the risk of not
selling. Sometimes people are indignant
when we approach them, but as general
thing they buy. We sell them at So
apiece, to be paid for at the rate of 50
cents a week. Now, between you and
myself, they cost us about 81 each"
Ne'0 York Sun.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-07-20

Says an English exchange The old
est paper in the world, the Pekin Ga
zette, has lately taken a new lease of
life. This venerable journal, alone al
most in n changeless land, has changed
its form. Established in the year oil
the Pekin Gazette has been published
regularly since 1851. Under the new
arrangement three editions are published
the first, the King. Paou, printed upon
yellow paper, constitutes the official ga
zette of the middle kingdom; the second,
the Hsiag- P"ou Commercial Journal,
also printed upon yellow sheets, contains
information interesting in the trading
community, while the third, the 7itani-
Paou provincial gazette), printed upon
red paper, consists of extracts from the
other two editions. The total circula-
ton of the three issues is $4,000 copies.
The editorship is confided to committee
of six members of the Academy of Han
Lin
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-07-20
A MERCENARY HABIT.

Society Girl-My dear Miss McSiddons,
how you must adore your art. You seem
perfectly wrapped up in il. l love to see
you gaze upward in that soulful way of
yours when you come TO particularly
emotional passages, Are you seeking in
spiration when you look like that?
Emotional Actress-Oh, no; / am Just
counting the receipts in the gallery
Rambler.