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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-13
A Suit involving se5. 900, 900.

PTTsBURG, June - Edward w. Kings
ley, of Massachu ett7, filed a supple
mental bill in equity in the United States
circuit court against the Buffalo, New York
& Philadelphia Railroad company, the
Fidelity Insurance, Trust and Deposit com
pany Elbridge q. Spaulding and Henry
Martin. The case involves S25, 100000. An
order has been issued by the court allowing
the amendment to the original bill and the
fling Of the supplemental bill
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-13

WASHINGTON CITY, June ID News has
been received at the state department from
Hayti of the release of Mr.. Charles Van
Bokkelen, United States citizsn, and
formerly consul Of Hayti in New York. He
is the son of Mr.. Van Bokkelen of 1856 Broad
way New York He has been kept in prison
for over a year in defiance of international
treaty obligations.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-13
CURTIN COULDN'T STAND Ir,
And Hay Felt Likewise-A Story of tia
Grand Bounce.


Grand Bounce.
WASHINGTON CRY. June 10 -Ex. Gov
ernor Curtin, of Pennsylvania, went into The
office of the first assistant postmaster gen
eral Thursday cmorning and asked thai
gentleman to call up the papers in the case
Of a postmaster in a certain town in his dis
trict When they were laid upon his desl
Mr. Hay asked: "What are your wishes ir
the matter, GOVERNOR
al want the postmaster dismissed" wa'
the reply.
"But there are no charges against him,
said Mr.. Hay, looking through the paper
carefully.
well. then, I'll make son.e,n growled the
governor, with volley of epithets. He
fumbled about for his spectacles moment
but they were missing. u haven't my
glasses with me- You write while / die
tate.n
Mr.. Hay nodded his acquiescence, and the
governor began: Il charge James Scott
postmaster at with characterizing
President Cleveland as moral leper.
fA"thA' charge the said James Scott witt
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-13
Two Sara sotans Convicted.

TAMPA, Fla, June l3-Millard and
Anderson, two of the Sara Sofa murderers
have been found guilty of murder in the
first degree. They were recommended to
the mercy of the court, which, according to
the Florida law will make the sentence i'm
prisonment for life. Bacon was found not
guilty. There is great excitement and the
people are dissatisfied with the verdict The
JUICES charges was fair and impartial
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-13
"GENTLE SPRING "

Among spring preparations, do moi
neglect that which is most important OF
all-your own body. During the winter
the blood absorbs many impurities,
which. if not expelled, are liable to break
out in scrofula or other disease. The
best spring medicine is Hoods Sarsapar-
lila. 1t expels every impurity from the
blood, and gives strength to every func-
ton of the body. Sold by all druggists
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-13
WHY She Didn't Marry Him.

Yes, / live pleasantly enough with my
husband she said, 'but / believe !
should have married Augustus, if all the
girls hadn't made fun of him, and said
he'd be bald as pumpkin in year OF
twe.' Young men, take warning. and use
Parker's Hair Balsam. Cleanses the scalp,
restores color. removes dandruff.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-13
The Rnne Course.

ST. LOUIS, jun ID The races Friday re-
suited as follows:
First race, Ia miles; Jim Douglas first
Freela-d second, Valet third; time, :56
Second race, IL miles; Pearl Jenning.
first, Binette second, McCreary third; time
2:094.
Third race, u miles; Volante first, Boot
black second, Trash Pat third; time, 2:12
Fourth race "a mile; Syntax first, Slvel
Cloud second Hattie d. II. third; time
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-13

CHICAGO, June lS.-John l. Sullivan, the
great American slHgger, arrived here from
Philadelphia Friday. A crowd collected and
watched him with admiration and awe He
wore linen buster, and white hat tipped
over his left eye gave him Jimmy Tough"
look. After allowing the multitude to feast
their eyes on his manly form the champion
took a carriage AMI was driven to the Ire
mont housa. He spars Jack Burke here
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-13
Can Take His Choice,

WASHINGTON CITY, June Is - Elk Con
gresham George A jerks. Of Pennsylvania,
who has been mentioned as the probable
new assistant secretary of he interior, will
not accept that position. He has bean ten
dered position as legal representative OF
the interior department in the northwest
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-13
SDaii-pOy I'm IoWR.

Dies MONIES, Iowa, June IL. The small
pox epidemic at Shenandoah Is attaining
alarming proportions. The citizens being
divided on the question of quarantine ar
engagements. have allowed patients to walk
the streets Numerous dispatches have
been received here urging the state board of
hsalth to send medical assistance by firsf
trY in
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-13
Darrett and Wife vere Not Eoo,s

ST. LOUIS, June he. G. Barrett and
wife, of Chicago, came hers short time ago
and advertised for girls to learn fancy sew
ing, crocheting, etc. They collected from
S. to $40 each from over 100 girls, promising
to buy the product of their labor. Thursday
they suddenly disappeared. Barrett is As
years OF age, has blue eyes and sandy
muStache.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-13
yirilance Against Fpidcmios.

WASHINGTON CITY, June 1S-Secretary
Manning has ordered the revenue marine
cutters to observe unusual vigilance and pa
troll the Atlantic coast from New England
to the Virginia capes to prevent the arrival
Of vessels infected with cholera, yellow
fever or other contagion
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-13
Went or with an Adventures.

HUNTINGTON, Pa, June Is William H.
Bare, of Mount Union, eloped Wednesday
night, with Miss Mary Ann Hines, rural
adventures. Bare has been an extensive
grain dealer, is about Is years old, and has
always ranked high in public esteem. Thurs
day night he ana Miss Hines boarded fast
train from Mount Union TO this place, and
here purchased through tickets to Omaha.
Miss Hines, four years ago, eloped with
a man from the south, anil settled in Vir-
ginia City, NJ. T., where her lover conducted
a palatial restaurant Two years ago he
went buffalo bunting and in his absence
Miss Hines sold out the establishment at a
high figure, pocketed the proceeds, and
came east Bare has all his property in an
unsettled state. He was in comfortable cir.
cumstancas
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-13
The Weeks Financial wreckage

New YORK, June Is The business fail
ures occurring throughout the country dur
ing the last seven days, as reported to r
G. Dunn & Co, number, for the United
States IS5, and for Canada ~, or total Of
2O7, as against 22S last week, and 2O6 the
week previous TO the last There are thirty
six failures reported on the Pacific coast
which is above the average All the othel
sections of the country show decided de
rraase
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-13

CINCINNATI, June IL The New York
Pennsylvania & Ohio railroad offers round
trip tickets to New York for the Tur
ner festival, gooi till July 8, fo
$12 This being cut of 50 on the contrao
rate allowed to Turner's only, and open te
all, will cause general break in eastern
passenger rates.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-13
AN ANSWER WANTED.

Can any ore bring us case of Kidney
or Liver Complaint that the Electric Bitters
will not speedily cureH We say that they
can not, as thousands of cases already per-
manently cured and and who are daily re.
commencing Electric Bitters, will prove.
Bright's Disease, Diabetes, week Back, or
any urinary complaint quickly cured; they
purify the blood, regulate the bowels, and
act directly on the diseased parts. Every
bottle guaranteed. For sale at SOC. a bot
tie by Hartz & Bahnsen.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-13

Have prescribed Tongaline in two cases
of periodic headache of neuralgia char
ac.er. and in both instances with entire
success. / think that it will do all that
you claim for it, and more. T. G. Miller,
M. D.. Dayton, Ark.
Rough on Corns" hard or soft corns,
bunions. 15c.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-13
Ferd Wards Trial Fixed.

New YORK, June Is Justice Barrett
Thursday, set down the trial of Ferdinand
Ward for grand larceny for next Thursday
The district attorney remarked that there
were SO many indictments against Ward
that he found it difficult to determine which
to try first
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-13
VIII Probably "Jine Drives. 4"

DEs MONIES, Iowa, June l3 The Green
lack state committee have changed the dat,
1f their state convention from June Ii L.
Iuly 81. The Democratic convention will
,robably b. called for tn 1ame date.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-13
The Sinh Traasrnrfas.

WASHINGTON CITY, June Is. The report
that the treasury department is going to
dispense with sub-treasuries and deposit
national funds in national banks is denied at
the department
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-13

MILWAUKEE, Wiz, June 13-At Port
Washington Thursday night, Henry Neierty
shot and killed Peter GIniinger; farmers.
Money trouble
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-13
RAILWAY COMPANY

eS For notices Interference to Special El.r
sluns, changes Of time, and other items Of Interest
IN connection with the Chicago, Milwaukee Il
Paul Railway, please refer TO tie local columns Of
this PAPER.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-13

The number of mules attached to q
hearse denotes the responsibility of a fun
eral at Rio Janeiro.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-13
FIREMEN'S FESTIVAL FINISHED.
Closing Of the Great Tournament al
DayenpOrt---COntests OF the
Last Day.

Yesterday was the last day of the sew
enth annual tournament of the Iowa Fire
mems association held at Davenport the
past four days, and which has been sig
nal success in every particular as to at
tendance financially and in respect to the
contests. Officers of the association and
others who have attended tournaments in
the past are unanimous in expression OF
the opinion that the present has eclipsed
all others under the auspices of the assO-
citation. General commentator is be-
slowed upon the local arrangement com
mittees for their excellent management
and all others who contributed to the enc
cess of the tournament.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-13
Lacking Fer a smalI-pox Epidemic

CLEVELAND, Ohio, June ia case of
smallpox was reported to the health officer
Friday from ~ Franklin street The
patient Is a child years of age, who
arrived in this country with its
parents two weeks ago The child is now
convalescent, but no precautions have been
taken during its sickness to prevent a spread
Of the disease, and more cases are expected
to develop within few days.
An elaborate progt tmme has been ar
ranged for the entertain msnt of the Mexican
journalists, who will arrive In Chicago on
the 9th instant
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-13

ONE feature of the conspiracy TO keep
republican postmasters in office is the at
tempt to secure high positions in the
postal inspection service for so>called
democrats, who viii in turn overlook
causes for removal Mr. Villas should es.
pecially guard against being made the
victim of any such combination.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-13

Water Bugs, Reaches, use Rough on
Rats" 15c.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-13
ROCk island & PIORII
RAILW AY.
SHORTEST ROUTE To TIE
EAST AND SOUTH

Trains leave Rock Island
AGO a. m. Way Freight.
S.45 q Fast Express.
Lao p m, Mail and Express
$50 - Through Freight aud Accommodate.
Trains arrive at Rock I,.iui
b 230 u. m. Through Freight and Accommodate
l2.45 =. IN. Mail and hSpress.
$40 d" Fast Express,
4O Way Freight
The FAST EMPRESS leaving kuck l-laud al
4. m. arrives at Peoria l2,20 ?. III, a; sprn-1c4
i.25 p. m, at Decatur 40Up. IN. jacksonville It
p. m, Alton 20 p. m, 81 Louis >.l5 ,. m, 2a-
Terre Haute 11.55 p. m, The SANE DAY MaEt=
this the BEST and QUloEEsT route to saloh'
southeast.
The $50 p. IN. train makes close connection
Gslva with c. Il. Il q. for points west; srrNFG"
Galesburg at AS p. m, al Burlington Gi0p I-'
keokuk l0.25 p. m, and at Quincy luh = Do.
Arriving at Peoria al G3l p. N, masking c.,.
connections with the l. B. n " aud T. J.
for Indianapolis. connecting there Wild MI IT,
trains for the east ana south.
tcS FAST TIME SURE CnNNE,IluNN' j"
rates as low as by any other route
Il. II. CABLE. A. y. MuEIuN'
Gepl Spt Gtui TIT, AT
The 80 p. m. Accommodation leaves every O''
EXCEPT sunday.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-13

1t will be seen by the above that Mar
shalltown and Cedar Rapids tied for the
first place, and in consequence of this
these two companies ran again, Marshall
town running in A seconds.
swEEPsTAKE HOOK AND LADDER.
The sweepstake contest for hook and
ladder companies was an exceedingly ca
citing contest, although only two of the
companies that had entered started They
were the Wiltons. who made Az seconds
and the StuartS 40 seconds.
sWEEPsTAKE HOSE RACE.
The entries and time made in this con.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-13

Blnts Cities, Council Bulls. .-.......... 46A
Sawyers, OF Iowa city. .43A
WOodburys, MarshalltOWn. .....-. A
Cllntons. ......-..............' ..-,....- .4214
During the afternoon the Stuart hook
and ladder company, the yictors, was
presented with the state belt by President
Lacy. A member of the company re-
spending after the presentation, thanked
the association, and stated that the Stuarts
were well pleased with the contest, and
concluded by saying I'VE intend to keep
this belt and win another"
Owing to the fact that the Waterloo
hose company, which won the state belt
last year, returned home yesterday morn
ing and took the belt with them, the
Marshalltowns, who won it this year, were
compelled to leave without their prize.
WATER WORKS TEST.
Yesterday morning there was display
of the Davenport water works and fire
department. An alarm being turned in
hose No. / reached the corner of Third
and Main streets and attached line of
hose to the hydrant in three and one half
minutes. The hook and ladder company
arrived in three minutes and hose No.
attached to a plug at the corner of Sec
ond Main. Six streams were throw to
height of 10 feet and 300 feet horizon
tally, playing for fifteen minutes. The
pressure at the reservoir pumping station
was 100 pounds. A Siamese coupling was
made and a stream of water forced into
the air distance of over one hundred
feet.
Last night most of the visiting firemen
left for their respective homes, well
pleased with the great state tournament.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-13
4 the tournament.
THE STATE BELT.

The unfinished contest for the State
Belt, continued from Thursday, was fin
ished yesterday with the following result
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-13
swEEPsTAKE HOSE RAG

The entries and time made in this con
Morning journal and courier., 1885-09-21
piled: ''Tin you ask your husband for

piled: ''Tin you ask your husband for
| money"
Mary (aged seven, but dignifed) )-"John-
ny, am surprised that you should say too
previous It's naughty" John (aged six,
but precocious)- )-'What should I saya''
Mary Qoftily)-"Say take time by the bangs. !"
Chicago Herald.
A student who had made very little prog
ress, in taking leave of his tutors, began thus
you that am indebted for all that know"
''Stop, stop, pray!" replied the tutor, edo
not mention such trife."
While Virginia man was out watching
his melon crop somebody eloped with his
wife, and now it is common thing in his
neighborhood for married gentlemen to spend
their nights in their melon fields. Melons,
they think, cannot be watched too carefully
Boston Transcript.
the papers say that smallpox was brought to
Boston with q kiss" ''Yaas, nawticed
that" Long vacuum of silence. "Gawge,
have you been exposed to smallpox?" ''Naw.
Why?" ooh, nothing, only I thought I'd
tell you I've been vaccinated. ."-Chicago
News.
Dude to doorkeeper: "Ah, could you-aw
let me see-aw-Mlle. De Montfort? You
know her-chawming young cweature, with
blonde hair, don't you know. Dawnces-aw
in the ballet.' Doorkeeper, gruff1y: sNo,
you can't see her, young feller. If YOU have
any message give it to me. I'm her grand
son. Boston Gazette.
In a certain town in New Hampshire a
minister being on trial for grave offense,
one of his brethen was SO anxious to clear
him that he said to the judge, "May it please
you honor, had a dream last night, and
saw two angels who declared the prisoner to
be not guilty." "Very good" returned the
Judge; ''cause them to appear as witnesses,
and I'll swear them. ."-Hai per's Bazaar.
how cheap feels the chap with the summer suit
But he doesn't seem quite fiat
AS the fellow at whom the bootblacks hoot-
The man with high white hat.
New York Journal
Morning journal and courier., 1885-09-21

lo0G
Some of the German manufacturers find
that the most serviceable brown may be i'm
parted to woollen and half-woollen goods,
after the dry removal of all spots with hard
soap, by washing the pieces well by hand,
then drawing them through a weak, luke
warm soda bath, rinsing, and passing through
a warm acid bath. For a twenty-pound
dyeing bath one pound of Roman alum,
eight ounces of sulphuric acid and four to
eight pounds of archil are boiled for forty
minutes, and the shade regulated with tur-
meric, sulphate of indigo. and archil For a
yellowish brown there are added together
one pound of common alum, eight ounces of
sulphuric acid, two pounds of turmeric, four
to six pounds of archil, and some sulphate of
indigo. The pieces desired of the darkest
shade are dyed frst and in both cases the
result is highly satisfactory.
Father Conrady, who has labored as mis-
sionary among the Umatilla Indians Of Ore
gon for about eleven years, believes that he
has discovered way to hasten their civiliz-
alton. That the Indian has made so little
advance toward civilized and elf-depend-
ent mode of life is due, he thinks, to the in
difference and ineficiency of the agents.
His plan is to establish a little farming COM
munity, made up of judiciously selected
young men of the agency, and he is now in
Washington, with the view of securing from
the government such sanction and aid as
would place the enterprise upon working
basis, and make it stimulating example of
industry and thrift to the Indians of the
reservation. He urges particularly, as a
necessary condition for the success of his
scheme, that a change should be made in the
present system by which the business of the
agency is conducted, and suggests the ap-
pointment of committee of three thorough
ly qualified persons to act with the agent and
secure faithful fulillment of the duties in
trusted to him.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-09-21
CITIZENS SCHOOL TICKET.
For Members of the Board:
THOMAS O'BRIEN.
H. H STRONG,
PHILO 8. BENNETT.
CHARLES E. GRAVES
Monday, September 81, 1855.
TREE PLANTING.

One of the encouraging signs of the times
is the increasing interest in tree planting in
the older and more thickly settled States. In
those States the greater part of the forests
has been cut down, and the clearing process
has reached a point where it is felt that it is
time to call halt In many of the States
where trees were once comparatively worth
less they are now very valuable and much
needed.
A realization of the damage which has
been done by indiscriminate tree cutting has
led to the formation in several States of for
estry associations and the passage of laws to
protect and encourage the growth of trees.
But though these associations and laws will
do some good, probably the best way to in
duce men to grow trees is to show them that
it pays. AS an indication that it does and
will pay the experience of Zachariah Allen
of Smithfeld, Rhode Island, may be cited. In
1920 he planted forty acres of land with
trees. The land was then valued at six hun
dred dollars and the cost of planting was
forty-five dollars. In 1877, fifty-seven years
after planting, Mr.. Allen made up his ac-
count with this plantation and found that he
nau sofa IrOm IL WOOQ ana C1OD0F To CQ0
amount of $2,757.2O and the wood then
standing on the lot was valued at
$500. Charging the lot with the
taxes and cost of fencing and with
interest on these charges and on the
original investment, and crsditing it with
the sales of wood and interest on them, he
found that he had made net profit of $2,-
543.23, equal to nearly seven per cent. a
year for the fifty-seven years. No account
is made of the increased value of the land.
The trees planted were not selected with any
reference to their special value as a source
of profit. They were simply the common
forest trees Of New England. No attention
was given to preparation of the ground, for
the whole cost of planting was but trifs
more than dollar an acre, nor is any
charge made for after planting. Yet
the operation from a Pecuniary point of
view satisfactory, since it yielded for
this long term Of years the equivalent of al
most thirteen per cent. of annual profit.
The indications are that during the next
fifty years in the thickly settled States of
this country tree planting will be quite as
good an investment as Mr.. Allen has found
it to be. Many a man in Connecticut
wishes that he had to-day the trees which he
has recklessly cut down. He could get a
good price for them now.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-09-21
OCCASIONALLY.

Rufus Hatch says that the farmer is boss
of the situation. So he is, but still the boys
will get away with the apples occasionally
Philadelphia Call.
Only ten tunes were known in New Eng
land in the first ninety years. And yet the
New Englanders were sorrowful looking lot
of people. Boston Transcript.
The King of the Sandwich Islands is said
to be inordinately fond of minces pies. What
can you expect of man whose ancestors
were brought up on missionarys-Drake's
Travellers Guide.
Little Bess, to gentleman caller-"You
amt black, are you, Mr.. M--s" "Black,
childa Why, no, | should hope not. What
made you aska' "Oh, nothing, 'cept pa said
you was awful niggardly. ."-Burlington Free
Press.
ssHave you heard Miss Simpson sing since
she returned from Francea" ''Several
times" sDo you think she has improveds"
every much" 'In what particulars" ''She
doesn't sing as much as she used to'-Bos-
ton Gazette.
A sentimental bride put tie following
question to her mother on the eve of her
wedding: Chow long does the so-called
honeymoon lasts' Her practical mother re-
Morning journal and courier., 1885-09-21

The Greenville South Carolina) News
cruelty intimates that what is called "true''
Democracy by some of the northern organs
is better spelled trough"
Morning journal and courier., 1885-09-21

Vote the citizens school ticket, because it
represents a desire fer conservative reform,
wise economy, justice to the teachers and op-
position to the one-man power.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-09-21

Vote the citizens school ticket because it
is made up of intelligent and trustworthy gen
tlemen, in whose hands the interests of the
schools will be safe
Morning journal and courier., 1885-09-21

liable members of the Board of Education,
and Messrs. Bennett and Graves have the in
telligence, ability and judgment necessary
to make them good members. Give the
ticket large vote that the school ring
will know what it means
Morning journal and courier., 1885-09-21

The corn crop will be somewhere near two
billion bushels. This will add a very pretty
sum to the wealth of the country
Morning journal and courier., 1885-09-21
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Vote the citizens school ticket.

Vote early and then you will be in no dan
ger of neglecting your duty.