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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-07
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HIGH WATER IN MICHIGAN.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Jan. 6.-The
Ice gorge in Grand river has not broken
and the water has steadily risen since
last evening. 1t has now beaten the
record Of July, 1883, and the cellars
In all the lower parts
OF the city are II led
or partly filed NTH water. The dam
age TO property has not much increased
during the past twenty.four hours, ~
nearly everything portable has been
removed away from the flood. Mayor
Belknap yestel day went to Grand
Haven and endeavored To break a pas
sage up the through the jam with tugs,
but the trial proved Improbable. Tie
only course seems TO be TO wait and hope
for the best.
INDICATIONS.
WARRINGTON, Jan. Elm the west
gulf states; Fair weather, stationary
temperature, westerly winds. becoming
variable.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-07

THE Lewisville Headlight "CoL,
U. l.. MARTIN, of the Dallas HERALD, is
favorably inentiont as the proper man
to serve the senate as calendar clerk.
He is pre-emrinently qualified in every
nartinulorb
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-07
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BosToN, Jan. 0.-.The demand for wool
continues steady and prices are well sus-
taiued. Unwsshed woods, including
Texas, territory and western, are in de-
maui and safes are at good prices,
Pulled woods are steady, sales moder.
ate nc previous prices. Foreign wools
are quiet. There are no sales Of any inn
Durlnnco.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-07

AScREAT many have essayed TO inter
pref Mr. CLEvELANDs very plEin letter
on civil service reform. The last man to
interpret it wjsl be a gentleman by the
name of GROVER CLEVELAND.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-07

THE Chinese news, via San Francisco,
in this mornings kilograms, is of more
than ordinary Importance, particularly
Ne speculative propensities of UNCLE
SAWS diplOmatic representatives.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-07

THE mother OF a baby monkey in
Philadelphia will not allow it TO be
weighed. Iflike @ther babies, twill be
found wanting.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-07
A Flour FRATERNITY.

PIrTsBURG, Jan. 6.-The millers of
western Pennsylvania are in session
here for the purpose of forming IN asso-
citation to regulate the price of flour.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-07

For the cure of pains, aches and the
innumerable ailments OF man and beast,
for which a ready remedy is needed,
1t. Jacobs Oil is known to have no
equal.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-07
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
THE HERALD AT NEW ORLEANS.

To accommodate the throng from Texas
who will desire to read their favorite home
paper while attending the Worlds EXPOSE
tion, the HERALD uan be fonn6 in New Or
leans AT Geo. F. Wharton & Bros, No. 8, Ca
iondetet street, oetw cen Canal and Common
streets.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-07

THE Springfield Republican says the
silver deilar must 81. Ours has gone.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-07

PORT OF GALVESTON

GALVESTON, Jan. 6.-Cleared: The
bark Workman, for Cork.
Sailed: The schooner John S. Wood,
for Philadelphia.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-07

WEDNESDAY. JASuARY : 1885.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-07
DYSPEPSIA.

sedentary habits, mental worry. nervous
excitement. excess or imprudence in eat,
Ing or drinking, and various other causes,
induce Constipation followed by general
arrangement OF the liver kidneys, aud
stomach, In which the disorder OF each
organ increases the intirmliy of the others.
The immediate results are Loss Of Appe-
lite, Nausea, Foul Breath, Heartburn, Fiat.
ulence, Dizziness, Sick Headaches, failure
OF physical and mental yigor. distressing
sense ofweightnnd fulncsS IL !he stomach.
and increased COStiycncSs, all Of which are
known under one head IA Dyspepsia.
lneyery instance whCroihis disease does
not originate from scrofulous faint in the
blood, Ayers PILLS may be confidently
relied upon 10 effect cure. Those cases
not amennblc 10 the curative influence OF
AYERS PILLS alone will certainly Weld IL
the PILLS urc ddrd by the powerful blood.
purifying properties Of AYERS SARsAPA.
RlLLA.
Dyspcptlc9 should know that the longer
treatment OF their malady II postponed,
the more difficult OF cupc It becomes.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-25
The Pigeon Tournament.

There is a large attendance at the
shooting matches over the river, nuns
Der of expert shooters from this side be>
ing present. Yesterday was the first day
and three matches were shot.
In the first match c. c. Williams, S. F.
Gilman, c. NJ llnsdale and c. n. Budd
divided the first prize, $3.50 Woodring,
Harbargh, Rapcndick and Cool divided
second, $500, Cahoon, Thurston and
Howard third, $24 40, and Wheclock took
fourth money, $fa9o.
As a result of the second match Messrs
Shade, IlindsdGlc, Cool and Burrill di~
yided first money, $50, Fenstemaker and
c. Williams, second, S2G.65 Cahoon won
third. S17.75, and c. W Budd tool
fourth money. s. 50.
Mcssrs. Latin, Phelps and Howard di,
vided the first prize, $40 35, in the third
match Whcelock, Gilman and Williams
divided second, $3.50, Cahoon ant
Rapendick divided third, 5000, Fenste,
maker, Berg, Burk and Sand divided
fourth, SEQ, Is and Hinsdale and Thurs
ton fifth, S134J.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-25
THE CITY in BRIEF.

A public fire test of the Lewis Hand
fire extinguisher will be given in the mar
ket square tonight at half past seven.
A. H. McCandless, D. d. S., dentist.
Keep your vigilant eye on the Golden
Eagles space.
DR.. J. W. Stark, Dentist 1922 Second
avenue. d1yr.
Miss Nora Carroll has returned from
visit to Clinton and Lyons, Iowa.
W. G. Clifford, general agent OF the
Manufacturers Mutual Fire Insurance
company, was in the city yesterday
DR.. A. T. Hawley, dentist corner Sev~
tcenth street and Sixth avenue.
Wait for the great surprise in store for
YOU at the Golden Eagle
Tailor Carse. received and imprisoned
c. H. Ray last evening Ray was from
Moline and will board at the Jail for the
next three months
MIR. j. J. Johnston, Cordoyas enter
prising citizen, and DR.. ]. W. Morgan,
the well known physician of Port Byron,
were in the city last night on business.
Keepfyour eye towards the Golden Ea
gle clothing store.
The Holly Hose company, of this city,
| had pleasant visit with the EDWARDS, of
Moline, a fine lay out of refreshments
having been prepared for them. A re
turn of honor was in order.
Watch the Golden Eagles advertising
space only few days more.
Buforl Post meets this evening to make
final arrangements for the camp fire on
the evening of March A.
The waterworks committee will meet
at the city clerk office tomorrow morn
ing at 10 o'clock to complete the revision
of the water works ordinances.
Workmen were busy yesterday getting
the gang ways of the ferry dock loose
from the snow and ice The ferry COM
pany is evidently expecting the ice to GO
out with the thaw and food.
Items of interest for everybody will
soon appear in the Golden Eagles adver-
Using space.
Mr.. Burgh took charge of the collection
books IN Collector Krcll's Office yesterday.
Taxes are beginning to come in more
freely and Mr. KEEL is prepared to re,
ceive them as fast as they can be paid.
On March 4, and 6 the Mississippi
Valley Dairy and Creamery association
will hold their annual convention in St.
Louis, whan it is expected some hundreds
will be in attendance, rs very attractive
programme is being prepared by the sec
rotary, Mr.. j W Sheppard, who reports
that there will be from twenty to thirty
speakers and essayists present.
What is it? is the great query among
the masses. The great surprise in store
for all at the Golden Eagle.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-25
The Morning Blaze

At a quarter tC o'clock this morning
an alarm Of fire was sounded from the
fire bells and water works, the signal be
ing for the Sixth ward A general rust
was made in that direction to gaze upon
the novelty of e fire, but it resulted in &
disappointment to the crowd which was
somewhat alleviated by a dog fight near
the scene of the fire. The blaze was in
the partition between the summer and
winter kitchen of house belonging to
Mrs j, Blake, on the northeast corner OF
Third avenue and Twenty>tirst street
The Rescue company, No. 3, was the first
on the ground. Hose was laid in
quick time, but it was found unnecessary
10 turn on the water, as bucket brigade
could do better work, and with less dam
age. The blaze was extingmshed before
it had done S. worth of damage to the
building Water did additional damage
amounting to about as much more. Near
ly all of the furniture IN the house wa:
removed WideaWaRe hose cart No. .
was second on the scene, and was follow
ed closely by the hook and ladder truck
and the Gable No. 4, hose cart.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-25

]. 0. Thorne, superintendent of con-
strucuon and bridges, of the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy, is in the city to-
day.
They have evidently been having snow
storms out in Iowa, for the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul trains on the Iowa
branch started out this morning with
snow plows
That mammoth smile which has been
anchored on the countenance of Engineer
James Pickard, of the c., NJ. & St. P.
road, for the past few days has Just been
explained. His engine No $50, better
known rs '2!" has been completely re
built, and is just out of the shops at Ox>
| ford junction. Besides other improves
ments it contains spark arresting smoke
stack and swell front, which gives it de-
cidedly dudish appearance. 1t is report
cd that jim carries a box of 'Krohn's
OWL" cigars on both the pilot and tender
of his new pet, and the boys along the
road are wishing success to the "224" and
the Flying Dutchman.
No. 253, handled by that veteran en-
ginccr, Frank Bliss, is in the shops for
repair, and he now pulls the Milwaukee
train with any engine he can get hold of.
He came down last night with No. 60. a
dude, which was in the wreck at Lanark
junction last summer, and since rebuilt.
Among numberless anecdotes of the
late Manager Merrill, of the Milwaukee
road. is the following:
Manager Merrill's regard for faithful
employees is well illustrated in the follow
ing incident; A colored boy, who had
some time previous served as a porter on
Mr. Merrills private car, and who had
rendered excellent service in that Capac>
ity, was accidently killed. Upon learning
of the accident, Mr. Merrill immediately
gave orders that every necessary arrange,
ment for the funeral service and burial
of the young man be made, his own purse
contributing to that purpose. The day of
| the funeral Glanced to be an unusually
busy one at the general managers office,
and from early morning the place was
fairly besieged with callers desrous
of making contracts for rail, ties,
spikes and other supplies, representatives
of various corporations, and individuals
having personal matters to attend to.
Mr. Merrill disposed of them as fast as he
could, but as the day moved on into the
afternoon there was yet more than half
dozen in waiting. Ascertaining the wants
of each, he granted an audience to those
with whom meeting could not be cons
veniently postponed, and then, passing
into the waiting room, he said: Gentle
men, you must excuse me today. ! have
not time to consider your cases this after
noon, / must attend funeral
And in the midst of the lOwly but hon
est hearted people who were present al
the faithful porters funeral was Manager
is. s. Merrill,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-25
A Practical Test.

Yesterday evening, for the first time,
the electric fire alarm in the Harper house
showed its usefulness and perfection
when room becomes accidentally over
heated and there is danger of fire. A
fire was built in room and the guest
went out, leaving the stove full of coal
and the draught open. Soon the stove be
came red hot all over, and the temperaN
ture rose to 10 degrees. the point at
which the alarm goes into the office. The
apparatus worked perfectly, and the
alarm sent Clerk Willerton and Others
flying to the room. A fire was. perhaps,
prevented The mercury fire alarm sys-
tenn gives feeling of safety to nervous
guests,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-25
Forgetfpl

A newly married Davenport man is
certainly entitled to the laurels for forget
fulness. Yesterday he made number OF
glaring blundCIs. His wife requested him
to go to neighbOring store for bread
and on his way down to drop letter in
the mail box He entered the store. laid
the letter on the counter, and after pur-
chasing bread tickets, departed for home
without the bread and leaving the tickets
behind him. On being questioned by his
wife concerning his errors he started back
to correct his mistakes and before he had
gone two blocks forgot what he had left
home for. When last seen he was asking
policeman what his name was and if he
knew the shortest route to Davenport.
That the man has been recently married
is good and sufficient reason for hi:
idioyincrasies and habit of forgetfuIness.
---DGgenpOr Gazette.
Just like EN- over there-forgct every
thing but their sleep and meals. Tha
accounts for the sleepy nature of TIT
town.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-25
A Wedding,

A marriage ceremony was performed
last evening making Miss Lihbie Gunsau-
lis the wife of Robert G. Summers, the
popular young employee of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad company
Rev. |. W. Read, of the Baptist church,
tied the knot at the residence of Mr.
Charley Huntley, corner of Eighth street
and Eighth avenue. Mr.. Summers is a
Young man who deserves the best fate at
the hands of the 'boy of the bow ana in
uniting with one with the many good
traits of character and mind which Miss
Gunsaulis, he is destined to reap the full
measure of happiness. At Ii o'clock last
evening Mr.. and Mrs. Summers departed
on wedding trip to Chicago. On their
return they will start to housekeeping in
this city.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-25
Daniel O'Leary.

The renowned pedestrian who has been
trying to make date for here failed to
secure one. He was too high in his fig
ures to make it profitable. The condi-
tons under which OLeary wishes to race
are that he shall walk fiveNcights of a
mile, strictly heel and toe, while the fast
est skater covers afull mile. OLeary is
pheasant cOnversationalist and intelli-
gent gentleman, 80 years of age of fine
physique and about five feet eight inches
in height. Mr.. OLeary began the prac-
tice of pedestrianism in his youth, and
was successful The fame of Weston,
the father and champion of long distance
pedestrianism, excited young OLeary' s
ambition and he finally procured meet
ing with the champion, in which he was
successful. Sir John Ashley, for the pur
pose of bringing an Englishman to the
front in this field of athletics, offered a
championship belt for six~day go~as'
you-please competitions. Weston won
it, O'Leary won it from him and
finally Rowell captured it from OLeary
OLeary is square el-andtoe walker
and it should be borne in mind that In al
these great go-as, you>please races he was
practically handicapped, he walking while
the others walked and ran as they pleased
though he had the privilege of running I
he had chosen. He never ran more thar
eight miles in one of these races-onc
when he was tantalized into it by hi
English competitor, George Hszael, til
swiftest fifty mile runner in the world
OLeary's record in this race was SO
miles and 440 yards in six days. His bes
purely heel>and>toe record was SIC mile!
and 1856 yards. This record stood a
the head for several years, and has onl
been beaten yet in two races; one in Chi
cago under OLeary's management i
which Charles Hartman was best, wit
$50 miles, and one in which George Lii
tlewood, an Englishman, made 5Sla miles
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-25
AT his Own Game.

An inciden. which has very wide APP
plication and occurs too often 10 be CON-
Portable is the following:
You can tell the people, if you want
to, to fill up your paper that / am going
to start a shop here, TO manufacture and
repair wagons and carriages, said a fell
low to a newspaper publisher. Would
you like 10 have standing advertise
ment?' said the editor ooh, | only want
an item was the response. Would you
like to subscribe for tine paper We'll,
no, I'm taking all can read now. may
take yours when some Of them run out -
The next day the editor wanted two new
spokcs put in his buggy wheel, and the
dash board fixed up, and he went to the
shop keeper and said, You can fix this
buggy if you want a job to keep you
busy" The shop keeper looked it over
and said, The spokcs will be fifty cents
each and the dash dollar, makes two
dollars for the necessary repairs" But, "
said the scribe, Il don't care TO pay any
thing for it; thought you might want a
job TO fill up your timc-just an item you
know" But the shop keeper was indig>
nant and said, with curve of his
spine, do you think I'm a fool to
work for nothing? Dye think | can
buy iron, and wood and coal, rent shop
and keep tools and do work for nothing?
ooh. excuse me, SAID the publisher, but
own printing office, type and furni~
ture which cost hundreds of dollars. |
have to buy paper, ink, etc, and pay
cash for hired help, coal and all such
nccessaries. have articulation of more
than two thousand copies which costs me
many dollars to issue. ana only yesterday
you had the mule check and audacity tC
ask that | tell those $500 families that
you were in business, ready to receive
| their custom. for nGthinr
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-25

The Union makes an assault on Con-
gressmen Neece and Murphy, because
they did not pass the Hennepin canal
bill. Any one who knews the labor per-
formed by these two men in behalf of the
canal. will appreciate their untiring ef-
forts to secure its passage. All that men
could do in IFS behalf was accomplished.
The criticisms of the Union are unjust.
Gen. Henderson has been the great cham
piOn since he has been in congress in con
gress, ten or twelve years. What has he
been doing in the meantime? Why not
censure him? Senators Logan and Cul-
lon are in the senate. The bill can be
put through in the senate as well as in the
house. Why have our senators been appa
rently negligent in putting the canal bill
through the senate? 1t is simply prepos-
ferrous to attempt to hold Messrs. Necce
and Murphy responsible for the failure of
the bill. No men have worked more
faithfully to secure its passage. They
deserve and receive credit and honor from
our citizens for their faithful and untir>
leg zeal to secure the passage of the bill
the Union should not let partizan zeal
blind it. Let its criticisms be sweeping
and honest and include all friends of the
bill in the senate and house, not single
out two representatives. only because
they are democrats. To be consistent ii
must include in Its criticisms Logan. Cul-
lum. Henderson and others.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-25
The Hamlet Library,

Ga Friday evening, at Hamlet, in Mer-
Ger county, festival and sociable will be
given at the Hamlet hall, TO raise funds
for the library there. The library now
contains nearly five hundred volumes. Il
is membership association having about
seventytlve members at present, and is
supported by the membership dues and
fees. Two entertainments are also given
each year to maintain it and increase the
number of volumes in the library. 1t is
flourishing institution for so small q
place.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-25
A STREET CAR DRIVER
Who Won the Affections Of Rock Isl.
and Young Lady.

Murdicl1 Address, Brady line street
car driver, has been arrested on the charge
of seduction preferred by Elizabeth Col
Inns, a maiden of apparently twenty suns
mers pretty, buxom, and inclined to en-
boupoint If Elizabeth's rehearsal of the
story of their love is true and her allega~
tons can be substantiated, it would seem
that last fall amid the autumnal glories
and golden hues, Murdick became enam'
ored, wooed and won. Elizabeth Collins
is the daughter of Charles L Collins, a
Rock Island plasterer, by whom the in
formation was filed, and sought employ
ment in Davenport at the home of the
defendants father. Elizabeth is rather
heavy set girl, medium height, has red,
rosy cheeks, black hair and dark eyes,
and will tip the beam at one hundred and
eightyfive pounds. She alleges an undue
intimacy sprung up between her and
young Murdick and that her seduction
was accomplished on the 18th of Novem>
Der last. In December the defendants
fathers residence was destroyed by fire
and in the conhagration Elizabeth lost
the greater portion of her wardrobe. She
then went to reside with her sister living
in Rock Island, and she claims Murdick
frequently visited her and that the inti>
macy was continued. Address, the de-
PENDANT, is young man about "a years
of age TALL light complexioned and
dressed well. The case will be tried be-
fore Justice Kramer this morning. Dao>
export Gazette.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-25
HENNEPlN'S DEFEAT.
The Final Event i'm Its Career for this
Sessi0n-..Tr0uble to Come.

The news of the failure of the Henne>
pin canal project to ''stick" in the river
and harbor bill, Notwithstanding the ad-
verse decision of the chairman of the
committee of the whole. is received with
universal regret. Week after week and
day after day our citizens have been anx>
iously awaiting the end hoping against
hope, catching at straws of encourage
ment, only to meet with fresh disappoint-
ments. There IS but one more final resort
to have the clause replaced after the
committee of the whole reports the bill
to the house, which is hardly among the
probabilities. The canal must be given
up, for this session at least,
and again pushed to the front in its props
er channel when the next congress con-
vencs. The proceedings of the house yes
terday when the appeal from the decision
of the chair came to vote showed a very
light response. A great many shirked the
vote and Hennepin was defeated by four
| teen votes
Judge Moulton was the only lllinoi
| member who voted to sustain the adverse
ruling, The opponents of The river and
harbor bill had large accessions after all
hope for Henncpin had gone.
The Inter Oceans Washington cores
pondent says that "the advocates of the
| Hennepin canal are incenSed over the de-
feat of that proposition, and threaten 10
| join with those who are opposed to the
passage of the river and harbor bill on
general principles If it gets through al
all it will be a very close vote.
Messrs. henderson and Springer, of Illi>
nois, ably supported the appeal that was
made on Friday last from Mr.. Hammond
ruling, throwing out the Hennepin item
and Mr.. Stone, of Massachusetts, came tC
their assistance. By a vote of 100 to 9j
the house refused TO sustain the appeal
and the Hennepin clause thus stood ex.
plunged from the bill
The Henncpin's troubles date from the
selection of Mr.. Hammond as chairman Of
the c0mmi ttcc of the whole, though the
probabilities are that the most liberal con
struction of the rules, as well as othel
favoring conditions, would not have en-
ahled the bill to pass. Its friends have
| been jealous and deserve great credit for
their pluck and pertinacity, but the bill
has never been popular one. Successive
| efforts seems rather to intensity thar
mollify the prejudice against it. The
Heanepin item is not the only one tina
has been stricken from the river and har'
Dor bill The lower Mississippi improve
ments, the Eads Galveston scheme, ant
other important features have been re-
| jected.