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The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-07
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The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-07
THE TRUE TEST OF DEMOCRACY.

ENHHeNllc tiuul Soutlti'
1t is gratifying to observe that the SER
vile press of the country that have been
opposing the president, and especially the
civil service reform policy of the admin
i.tration, in obedience to the commands
al their party bosses. are modifying their
tofSe. They begin to realize that the
president is not to be driven from his pos
sition ay the spells statesmen with big
mouths ant. yawping lungs and not much
of anything 6fse;
1t is time there was a change. The
great democratic party'Gas essiftfg urged
TO dishonor by certain of its headers. y
1t was being urged to violate its pledges
aud brazenly assume the attitude of Il
conscious liar. Nothing but the firm
stand of President Cleveland. backed by
the vigorous support of the thoughtful
and honorable democratic newspapers OF
the country. have saved the party from
the overwhelming disgrace OF lying
itself into power. 1t does not relieve
those who have advised dishonor tina;
their advice has not been taken
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-07

THERE are nearly 100, 600 unloyed
maiden in Massachusetts of all sorts.
shapes, sizes and conditions of old maid,
enhood. Nearly every blooming one Of
'em would run ten miles on the darkest
night to catch II man if they were only
assured that they could keep him. In
Dakota the girls are actually compelled to
hide to escape the opportunities of their
lovers. Around the ranch of Miss Lena
Thomas, of Cavalier county, they ,oost
in swarms. Miss Thomas was the first
settler in Cavalier county, has proved up
on 800 acres of land and has tree claim,
with forest on it. She has lately
started n stock farm, writes the editorials
for the only paper in the county, is
crack shot. and rides bucking broncho
like native Sioux. The boys from GAYS
alier and adjacent counties flock to her
ranch every Sunday in such swarms that
it resembles circus day or camp meeting,
Saturday night Lena is obliged to crawl
into cyclone Fit with Winchester rifle,
and there she stays until Monday morn
ing until all the boys have gone. Another
spinster inserted an advertisement for II
husband IN an obscure corner of II county
paper and had 317 replies by the next
mail. 1t is strange that some cnterprsng
railroad man does not get up an excursion
from Massachusetts to Dakota. There's
money in it. Fifty thousand old maids
would each buy a ticket if half of them
had to sell their back hair.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-07
PECULIAR IMPROPERLY.

A telegraph despatch dated at Fremont,
and signed by Il. b. Hayes, is published
in some of the newspapers. 1t contains
an expression Of sympathy for Mrs. Men.
bricks in the great and sudden calaufi y
that has come to her
There is no decent man in the United
States who L"es not sympathze with Mrs,
Hendricks. But the person whose name
is signed to the dispatch is not to be
counted among decent men. And there
is peculiar improperly ard imperti-
hence in his intruding himself uSan tina
darkened home in Indianapolis. Nils
name will owe the little place it gets IN
history solely to the miserable fraud
which deprived Mr.. Tilden and the states
man whom death has lately taken of the
honor and the power to which they were
called by their countrymen.
The memory of that fraud must re-
main. hut the wretched beneficiary of it
should be ashamed to earn moment
attention by his hypocritical coincidence
with the widow of one of the men VII ON
he defrauded,
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-07
THREE HOUSES WRECKED.
Natural Gas the Cause of Another Fatal
Accident.

PrrTsBURG, Pa, Dec. THREE buildings
on Grant street. one of them a large I'M
dertaking establishment, wore wrecked
by natural gas explosions, Friday
afternoon One young woman-katie
Knapp - was fatally injured, and
seven or eight Others We're severely burned
and bruised. Walls We're torn down. win
dows and doors blown to atoms, furniture
and household utensils waited through the
air, then a mass of flame shot upward and
in an instant the buildings were enveloped
in the destroying element.
The most terrific explosion occurred at
Mrs. Meehan's residence. Katie Knapp,
who was employed as a domestic i'll the
house, started for the cellar with lamp to
get some provisions. AS she opened the
door there was an explosion which threw
her through the dining-ro door into the
middle of the room. Her clothing was
torn from her body, and her flesh was
burned almost to crisp The other explo-
sion followed almost Immediately.
Fire bells rang hundreds of people tlocked
to the scene, and there was great excitement
throughout the city The explosions were
caused by leakage from the pipes. The citi-
zens are alarmed, and will hold a public
meeting to devise precautionary measures
The loss is about $50, 600
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-07
GHERIFF'S SALE.

By virtue of an Execution and Fee Bill No.,
$3.50, issued out of thr clerks Office of the CT
gnit Sout, 9t h"eG ; lslsad eo4n,y, ana sa Of
handed TO make the amount of certaiH iudp-
ment recently obtained against Francis TX BsaDt
in favor of Thomas Thornton, out of fthe lands
tenements. goods and chattels Of th.s/said defen.
dant. Francis Bisant, l have levied upon the
following property, to-wit: -
West half (ia) Of southwest Quarter ~ } of sec
ton three so, and east half Ga south east quar-
ter ~ of section four 90 10th in township sew
enteen 40 north range, che east Of 18th p. NJ. in
the county Of Rock lslaihd and state OF Illinois.
Therefore, according(to said command l shall
expose for sale. at/plbic auction. all the right,
title and interes of the above named Francis r
Bisant in antr'To the above described property on
Saturd a'Fne 18th day Of December 1885, alta O'Clock
p. IN - the north door of the court hou SC in the
city orEaock Island, in the county of Rock Isl
and ttate Of Illinois, for cash in hand, 10 sat
isfy sqEsxecution and fee bill
Dat 81 Rock Island this 2sth day of Noyem-
Der, i<SS 1885 JOHN NJ. RETlC RER,
-se'ierif of Rock Island County, Illinois
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-07

VICE PRESIDENT HENDRIcKs leaves a
fortune estimated at ever 800, 900.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-07

Professor Deremus says cocoaine is a
dangerous anpsthe!ic, and druggists
should be careful to label its poison.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-07
SITUATION IN THE BALKANS.
The Atmosphere Odorous of birthstone,
but no Fighting.

LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE increasing agitation
in Roumelia has decided the porte to occupy
the Balkans, and the movement OF
troops has commenced The occupa.
ton is intended to sever communications
between Bulgaria and Eastern Rounlelia
from the Black sea to the eastern frontier of
Seryia, but resistance appears GER
tain Russian officers have arrived in Roll-
melia, and levy Of the able,
bodied population en- masse is under con.
sideration by the government. The Mosenl
population in Eastern Roumelia is arming
III anticipation Of Christian rising and at.
tacks on the Moslem villages The excite
ment throughout the country south of the
Balkans is spreading rapidly and assuming
dangerous Dimensions
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-07

. HoSSfGEB'S ACID HOSPHATE
Nor QYerWorked Professional MsE.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-07

Horalip!ss- a. q. the bridge, is one Of the
heroic figures of ancient Roman history
Horatio G. Oellers is hero of later times
but he tells tale that stamps him as II
man of devotion. The daughter Of =
widowed neighbor was striker with chol
era morbus late one night. There was
no doctor near. as the persons lived on II
country road three miles from the town
of Vincennes. Ind. The night WAS dark
and stormy. and there was no means OF
conveyance to the city Nevertheless Mr.
Oellers volunteered services. He truds,-
ed the six miles through the rain and
mud, procured bottle of Mishler's Herb
Btters, and the young weman's life was
saunl
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-07

Time tried and true is DR.. Bigelow' :
cure, which combines the good qualities
of all the best cough remedies, without
the defects of any of them. 1t cures
promptly and permanently coughs, colds
Group, whopping cough, influenza, broni
chitls, hoarseness, incipient consumption,
and all throat and lung diseases, healing
the lungs Safe and pleasant for childN
rem. Price so cents and 81. of drug.
gists.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-07
Ia Remarkable Escane.

Mrs. Mary A. Daley, Of Tunkhnnuock,
Pa, was afflicted for six years with Asth
ma and Bronchitis, during which time the
best physicians could give no relief Her
life was despaired of, until in last October
she procured bottle of DR.. Kings New
Discovery, when immediate relief was
felt, and by continuing its use for Il short
time she was completely cured, gaining in
flesh SO pounds. in few months.
Free Trial Bottles of this certain cure
OF all Throat and Lung Diseases at Hart
Il Bahnsen's Drug Store. Large Bottles
Al 90
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-07

| have been bothered with catarrh for
about twenty years. could not tell how
many different remedies have tried, and
none seemed to reach my case like Elys
Cream Balm. | had lost my smell entire
y for the last fifteen years, and | had
almost lost my hearing. My eyes were
getting so dim had to get some one to
thread my needle. Now have my hears
ing as well rs ever had. and can see TO
thread as fine a needle as ever | did. and
my smell is partly restored. and it seems
to be improving all the time. | think
there is nothing like Ely's Cream Balm
for Catarrah Mrs. Il. e. Grimes. 81
Valley ST., Rendrill, Perry Co, Ohio.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-07

To those subject to the vexations OF
business life, dyspepsia and feeling OF
debility, fretfulness and dependency, we
say, take Simmons Liver Regulator. This
remedy is unequalled in the cure of piles,
constipation, bad breath. sick headache
and bilious complaints. The regulator is
free from any injurious mineral substance
not disagreeablc; can be taken at any
time without interfering with business or
pleasure. 1t is gentle, safe, and good
liupStOr
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-07
HIGH WINDS IN NEBRASKA.
A Number of Houses in Omaha and vi
entity Badly Damaged.

OMAHA, Dec. THE greatest wiudstorm
in the history of Omaha continued all day
Friday. The rate of the wind was nearly
sixty miles per hour Hundreds of signs
and chimneys were blown down
and miles of fences laid low
At least fifty homes We're partially
or wholly unroofed and three new houses in
process of erection We're badly damaged
One end of the Omaha iron foundry was
blown IN causing damage of about $500
The Fourth Methodist church lost its steeple !;
damage, 1900 A new house on Virginia
street was wrecked, involving a loss of
$500 Liberal estimates place the total
damage in and about the city at $4,000 to
10000
Trains have not been run across the Mis-
souri, river bridge since 8 o'clock Friday
morning. Telegraph and telephone wires
have been badly crossed. Reports from diff
ferent parts of the state show that the gale
was general
A special from Central City, Neb., says
portions of the walls of the Methodist col
1ege were blown i'll, causing damage of
from g., 900 to 5000. Council Bluffs, Iowa,
also reports high winds, with considerable
damage to property.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-07
The Conflict

Between diseases and health is often
brief and fatal. 1t is better to he pro-
vided with cheap and simple remedies for
such common disorders as coughs, colds
&c, than TO run the risk of contracting II
fatal disease through neglect. DR.. VIM.
Halls Balsam is sure and safe remedy
for all diseases of the lungs and chest.
If taken in season it is certain to cure,
and may save you from that terrible
disease, consumption. 1t has been known
and used for many years. and it is no eX.
aggeralion to say that 1t is the best remedy
in the world for coughs, &c.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-07
Iron Industry Looking UD,

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Dec. There is a
decided boom in the iron industry in this
section. Three furnaces will be put in opera
ton very shortly with capacity of over
900 tons weekly, and when they
blow in there will be only one
out of blast in the valley. Pig
metal has advanced 81 to $3.50 per ton, and
TIE advance has every appearance of being
substantial. Last summer steel rails were
sold for s27 per ton, while one order has
been received hero for 10 600 tons at S37.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-07
Twenty-Six Passengers Injured.

GALvEaIpN, Tex, Dec. "A dispatch to
The News from Abilene. Tex, dated Friday
makes ulaager mention Of the wreck Of q
west bound PASSENGER train on the Toxa,
Pacific road nine miles east of Gordon Twc
Of the passengers, Col, Berry and Mr. Mer
chant, have arrived at Abilene. Both weri
severely woulied. Twenty-six other pas
sengers are reported to be badly injured
Owing to the latene3s of the hour and pre-
vaihng storm it was impossible to obtain
fur Their particulars
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-07

III is believed that in ten years lank'
ton, d. T., will be an inland town. In
front of the city, where the river ran
twenty feet deep five years ago, there
are now 100 acres of land six feet above
high water mark. The river is moving
toward Nebraska.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-07

Mis-. WILLARD BLAIsDELL, of Bangor,
Me-. wants divorce from her husband
married the man was insane AS the man
was sixty seven and the woman less than
eighteen at the time of the marriage,
there can be very little doubt of it.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-07

It's dangerous to tamper with irritat.
ing liquors and exciting snulfs, Use E,.ys
Cream Balm which is safe and Si.assu,
and is easily applied with tie finger 1t
cures the worst cases>5t Catarrh, Cold in
the head and Jay Fever giving relief
from the ilrsS application. All druggists
have Il Price 80 cents. BY mail GO
cents. Ely Bros. Owego. n. y.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-07
Prosecute the Ewlndlers

If when You call for Hop Bitters (see green cluS
ter Of Hops on tie Whte ia6te) the druggist hands
ont any stuff called G. u. Warmers German Hol
Bltters or with other 'IIop' name, refuse il and
shun that druggist as you would viper and if he
has taken your money for the stun indict him fol
the fraud and him for the damages for The
swindle and we will reward you literally for the
conviction
See U. s. Court injunct on against c, D. Wal
ner, Reading, Michigan, and all his statesmen
agents, druggists, and other imtators
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-07
h.Qnl.QQn Pannle

100000 people in the U. s, are
troubled with a cough or throat affection.
We offer 81 900 reward for case Qhe
last stages of the disease excepted) which
and not be relieved by aproper use of DR.
Y. Stones Bronchial Waters. Sample
free. Address, STONE MEDICINE Co.
Quincy III.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-07
Ministers of All Denominations to Meet.

CINCINNATI, Dec. Am inter-denomina,
tional conference of clergymen of all de,
nominations, from all parts of the United
States, will assemble here Monday evening,
and continue in session until FRIDAY. The
movement originated in the Congregational
union of this city, but the call extends to all
denominations, Arrangements have been
made for reduced rates on some of the rail
roads, to be applied for through pool agents
The leading topic to be considered is thu
dangers and needs of great cities.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-07
A Wonderful Discovery.

Consumptives and all. who suffer from
any affection of the Throat and Lungs,
| can find certain cure in DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption. Thousands
of permanent cures verify the trlth OF
such Il record of wonderful cures. Thous
ands of once hopeless sufferers now
gratefully proclaim they owe their lives
to this New Discovery. 1t will! cost you
nothing to give it trial, Free Trial Bot.
Ties at Hartz IL Bahnsen's Drug Store
Large size, $1OO.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-07
The RIlllnrd anlninns.

ST LOUIS, Dec, THE game between
Schaefer and Vignaux Friday night was O
brilliant exhibition of billiards Owing t.
the blizzard not more than 900 people wit.
messed it. Schaefer won in twenty innings
by score of 600 to 500 for the big French
man The winners average was 30, and thu
losers II 100. Schafer's highest run wa,
1885, and Vignaux's best figure rs
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-07
Victims of the blizzard.

CHICAGO, Dec. Barney McGof, &
packing house employee, and d. +. c. Miller,
resident of Hyde Park, We're frozen t.
death Friday night The former was a
drinking man and was intoxicated. H
started for his home but stumbled into q
ditch and was unable to extricate himself
The latter was To years old but a robus. man
for his years He became benumbed by the
cold while out in the storm and was A.
sisted home, where he died in a short time
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-07

THE governor of the territory of Idaho
is an honest and outspoken man. He put
prominently into his Thanksgiving pro-
clamation the existence of Mr.. Clcve,
lands administration as one of the things
for which people ought to thank God
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-07

The best on earth can truly be said OF
Grigg's Glycerinc Salve. which is a sure.
safe and speedy cure for cuts, bruises,
scalds, burns wounds and all other sores.
VIII positively cure piles, letter and all
skin eruption. Try this wonder healer.
Satisfaction guaranteed or money refund
ed. Only % cents Sold by druggists.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-07
The Mormon Conspirato or,

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dee Two
women of ill-repute have been arrested on
the charge Of conspiring under Il contract
with Mormons to entrap prominent Gentiles
and they have waived examination A
Mormon official admitted the correctness OF
the charge of conspiracy between the Nor
mons and low women
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-07

After all the arguments about cheap
ness and quality it appears that Dr. Bulls
Cough Syrup is the best remedy for the
cure of coughs and colds ever offered TO
the public The price is only % cents n
bottle and every druggist in the land SELLS
and recommends it.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-07

GENERAL Crook says the government
has acted unfairly with both himself and
his Apaches, and presents the usual
charges against the local government
agent. AS the Apaches are again on the
wsr path the questions involved in his
report are of peculiar interest.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-07
Did She Die?

mo!
''She fingered and suffered along. pin =
ing away all the time for years,
THE doctors doing her no good"
And at last was cured by this Hop
Bitters the papers say SO much about"
Indeed! Indcedw
How thankful we should be for that
medicipe'
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-07
A Daughters Misery.

eleven years our daughter suffered on
bed of misery.
"flom II complication of kidney, liver
rheumatism trouble and nervous debility,
Under the care of the best physicians,
"Who gave her disease various names,
But no relief.
and now she is restored to US in
good health by as simple remedy as Hor
Bilters that we had summed for years
before using it." THE PARENTS.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-07
An Illinois Rim YRu NYiuLIe

SALEM Ills, Dec "A letter was re-
ceived at the county clerks Office Friday
morning from resident of Marion county
seeking some information from the court
records. For fees he incloscd 50 cents in tho
scrip Of the late Confederacy. A lOLcent
Confederate postage stamp was inclosed for
return postage
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-07

MIR. HENDRICKS leaves all his property
to his wife without condition or rcsorva-
ton. Tic affection and confidence and
mutual respect that marked the married
life of the pair have rarely been eqnalled,
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-07
Losses of Life and Proportion the
Lakex-

CHICAGO, Dec-The following is a sum-
mary of the reports on losses on the lakes
for 1881 Sixty vessels passed out of exist
'seice during the year, involving loss of
81 ,0l6,2o0 OF these twenty-five were
steam and thirty eight were sail.
Twenty two went ashore and pounded
to pieces, nineteen were destroyed by fire,
fourteen foundered, four capsized and were
broken up by the seas, and one was blown
into splinters by the explosion of her boilers.
Twenty five were wrecked on Lake Mchi-
gan, ten OH Lake Huron, six on Lake Supe-
rior, six on Lake Erie, and thirteen on Lake
Ontario With the loss of thirty six vessels
seventy four lives persisted
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-07

suffered With rheumatism in my knee
joints, After using Athloph"ros for a
short time could bend my knees easily
and could go up or down stairs without
inconvenience Mrs r. F. bowers. 9o2
State street, Racine,
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-07
skipped Out for Hfa.....o.

SPRINGFIELD, Ills, Dec. ii f. Chandler.
OF Bushnell, the tefaulting president of the
Bushnell nahk, who is under $4,000 bonds
awaiting trial in the United States district
court has jumped his bail, and Is spending
bis time in Mexico
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-07
Fatal Earthquake in Algiers.

ALGIERs, Dec. An earthquake has
thrown down many houses in Mascara, Bid
ah and Msdeah, and destroyed three-quarters
OF the town of Moilah
Thirty two persons were killed and twelve
others were injured
Among the victims there are several
Europeans
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-07

An alleged doctor in Georgia. to relieve
the earache, inserted bunch of cotton
saturated with hot glue in a young mun' 5
ear. The glue got cold. and it became
necessary TO call in a real physician 70
extract the cotton.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-07
Canon Tarrar Bonnd for England.

New YORK, Der. 7.-Caqon Farrar sailed
for England Saturday morning on the
steamber umbria 1t is said that upon his
arrival in England he may be offered the
bishopl1c OF Manchester, recently made va
cant by the death OF his friend the late
bishop
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-07

The entire adult population of Ste.
Marthc village, Quebec. numbering . ZOO,
voluntarily assembled in church Il day OF
two ago. and pledged themselves TO alb.
stain from alcoholic beverages for one