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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-09

Athlophoros cures rheumatism and ilcu-
ralria in defiance of climate, Is equally
specific North South, East or West
Every section furnishes testimony to its
efficacy.
California sends hers through Rev. J,
E. Reed Los Angeles Words cannot
tell how glad | am that | found Athlo>
phoros. One bottle cured me of neural>
gia, from which had been # long suffer
err"
Texas responds through David Halde-
man, Yorktown. MY neighbor, who
has been down with rheumatism for three
years, has found freedom from pain by
using Athlophoros. Send me your terms.
! want to introduce it."
Kentucky sends word through Rev. G.
D. Diggs, Trenton. MY wife has suf-
fered with rheumatism for three years.
Athlophoros acted on her like a charm.
She now goes about everywhere and is
sound as a dollar May the Lord help
you to introduce it in this part OF the
country"
The Virginias are heard from. }. A.
Warwick, Petersburg, writes. 'BrO. Il.
C. Wright was down in bed with rhcuma
tism. Before he had taken an entire
bottle Of Athlophoros, he sat up. When
asked by his wife'if he did not wish to lie
down again, he said, "Get out of the
way, am going to walk" He now goes
all over the farm"
The chilly East sends greeting. Have
been great sufferer from both rheuma-
tism and neuralgia. Ny sense of relief af>
ter taking one bottle of AthlophOros can
be best described by saying that, knowing
what DO now, ! would not have COM
planned if the cost had been $50" Mrs.
J. Nelson Jordan, Ellsworth, Maine.
The North West responds. Your
| Athlophoros has astonished me. Two
bottles has cured me of terrible attack
of inflammatory rheumatism. 1t was the
best investment | ever made" Geo A.
Crandale, Second and Walnut SITS, Des
Moines, Iowa.
So every middle and extreme region re-
spends through numberless testimonials.
Athlophoros cures rheumatism and neu~
ralgia, climate to the contrary, nothwith-
standing.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-09
RFPuRIICAN CIVIL SERVICE.

Missouri Republicans: Several resolu>
tons of inquiry have been introduced in
the house of representatives at Washing>
ton within the past week intended to
bring to light certain information, that if
correctly given will no doubt show the
people of the United States to what a
shameful extent the civil service of the
government was used during the last cam
paign for the benefit of the republican
party. One of these resolutions calls for
complete list Of the number Of people on
the department rolls on November 1,
1884, and also on February ?, 1885. An,
other directs the proper authorities to
tell how many deputy United States mar
shals and supervisors of elections we're
employed at the recent election. Sull an
other requests the Sc rotary of the treas
ury to report list of the persons on the
rolls of that department rs special
agents on the 1st Of November, 1884,
and the ID of February, 1885.
There is a lurking suspicion in the
minds of intelligent people that the gov
eminent forces have increased with each
republican administration a trihe faster
than the public service really demanded
1t is also generally known that the rePu5
lican party has used the service as if it
belonged entirely to that party Under
the baneful influence of recent admins
trations the most shameful abuses have
grown up. The republican party has
acted as if it owned the country and the
millions not affiliating had no rights that
were worthy of being considered. Under
republican domination the Outrages sys>
TEN of assessing government employees
for campaign purposes, the employing Of
disreputable bulldozsrs as deputy mar>
shals at the polls, and the sending of gov
eminent officials to tho various states to
work for that party instead of attending
to the duties for which they IRE paid,
have been practices as uuwarrauted by
the laws governing the departments as
they are disgusting to majority of the
people.
Citizens of the United States have q
right to know what has been going on in
the departments, and these resolutions
are intended to bring forth the desired
information
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-09

Certain of the socialists wanted to con
denim the dynamiters. When others of the
socialists heard Of it they were wroth and
declared that it should n0s be done.
Rather than let the more amiable Of their
number proclaim decency and denounce
murder they would murder them They
went at them with knives, pistols and
even dynamite. Far more dreadful, they
went at them with foul oaths and the
worst words of their filthy vocabulary.
That is their idea of free speech. For
centuries these classes have been crying
for liberty of the tongue; yet they can
tolerate no opinion which is not clearly
and Enthusiastically their own, and such Of
their own number as venture to dissent
are denounced as fit only for the grave.
What would the world do if these lazy,
greasy vicious Indifferent scoundrels were
permitted to have their, own way for
twentyfour hours?
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-09
THE WAR AGAINST MAADi.
British Troops on Short Rations-Arabs
Bridging Up TeaYy Artillery

a'ri'iSh troops on shoif iN'''io''9 ''O'
br''';ing Up F""Fy Artiilery'
10, roE F3b 9 Co.. W )lse'?y teie-
crap the war Office lro" i-'"si Chao the
latest information re ceivol by him from the
British camp at Grbet, states that the COM
manding officer at taat place IS i'll with fever
Tie situation there had not improved. The
mahdl's troops were constantly threatening
the British position At last accounts they
mad brought up some Leavy artillery and
were busily at work placing and arranging
the guns on she British camp.
Advices from Cd'a:, datai Feb. /, give
gloomy statements about the condition OF
Stewart late al3ay iaesN The men mad
been p'acad IN J4re gGarters rationS. These
had been NO supplemental with dole CT
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-09

No medicine has ever been produced thA
has been SO successful rs
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-09
Another Man Win Knows.

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. OF A. Rich
arison, tha Washington correspondent OF
The Baltimore sun, who is in New York,
writes column to The sun Of the progress,
of the work Of forming 4 cabinet H is
supposed to be pretty close to the throne
through his relations with Senator German
and others. lie says it is Is almost ATS
lUtely certain that Senator Rayarl Wiz bo
tondered the position Of secretary Of state,
and that he will probably accept It
is quite certain that Senator Garland will
be rendered plac2-probably that Of
attorney general Governor Cleveland, IS,
he says, very favorably impressed with NJ
Lamar ami may tender him place in the
cabinet, though this is not yet fully determ
ineI W, c. Whitney, OF New York, Is
thought Of for place, and the views of Wis
itors asked, but nothing is yet determined
MIR Cleveland, lie says wants TO put on one
Union general in the cabinet, and will proba-
bly, take Col Villas, Gen. McClellan or Gen.
Franklin, for postmaster general He thinks
DR.. Miller Of The Ospaha Herald, has the
best chance. Regarding Mcdonald no de
rision has been reached
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-09

assault. Pushed down again, again they
rallied, and u third time cilbmed to the
enemy. This time the battery set fire to
the dry leaves on the ground and the heat
and smoke became stifling. 1t was not
possible for brave men to endure more.
Slowly, sulIeply, frequently pausing to
return a shot, they went back for the last
time; and in going their ears and souls
were riven with the shrieks of their
wounded comrades, whom the flames
crept down upon and smothered and
charred where they lay"
Was it at Donelson. Feb. Is, 1862, the
Noes asks, that W. r. Morrison won the
Tri5uae's epilhet of doughface2 If not
when, where, and how
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-09
Improving the Pennsylvania Railway

New YORK, Feb. 9-The Pennsylvania
Railroad company has nearly completed the
straightenin. OF the many curves in its lines
between Jersey City and Newark, and at
other places on tia road, the result of which
is t. shorten the distance between Jersey
City and Philadelphia by four and a half
miles All the wooden bridges on tho
roai have been, or will be, replaced
10y iron bridges. The work Of completing
iaur tracks over the entire roadbed i, proceed
ing. The outer tracks will be used for pas
senc..r trains enly. The company's contract
with the Pullman Car company expires in
June It viii not he renewed and the com
pany is now binding its own sleepers and
drawin--room coaches to replace the Pull
man cars A novel feature OF tdese ears will
lie that each will contain L library Of light
Iifprat1rp
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-09
MORRISON AT FORT DONELsON

The Chicago Tribune has made the dis
coyery that the contest for senator Ec-
tween Morrison and Logan is not what it
purpOrts to be, fight between a demo
Graf and republican, but one between d
unionist and a copperboad. The Tribune
says:
The senatorial question before the Hi
nois Legislature, when boiled down to its
substance of sugar, is whether the state
Of Lincoln and Grant shall be represented
in the national senate by union republi~
can or by state sovereignty doughface.
And
Shall the confederate brigadlers be re-
inforccd by a doughface from Illinois OF
not? That is the quesrion.
This screed against veteran soldier
whose body bears honorable scars gained
in fighting his countrys battles is aptly
answered by the Chicago Ne0s, which
quoted passage from Genera
Lew Wallace's account of the
capture of Fort Donelson. With
Col. Kane he was ordered to dislodgt
Nancy, strongly posted on command
ing hill. 1t fell to Morrison to lead thu
49th Illinois, newly recruited from The
farms and shops of this state, up thu
most exposed slope Of the encmy's posi-
ton. His command rushed forward
and, though paying the penalty of its ex-
posure to a deadly fire, outstripped it
associates. with marvellous audicity,
says Wallace, they pushed through thu
-abatis and reached point within fort.
yards of the rifle pits 1t actually looked
as if the prize We're theirs. The yell o.
victory was rising in their throats Sud
denly the long line of yellow breastwork
before them, covering. Heimans five regi
ments, cracked and turned to flame. TIL,
forlorn hope neutrality-suspicious.,
up again-shot biindly through tn
smoke at the new enemy Sc
cure in his shelter Thus for fifteen min,
utes the Illinoisans stood fighting. Nor
rison was knocked out of his saddle by
musket ball and disabled; then the mer
went down the hill At its foot the,
rallied round their flags and renewed tn
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-09

NEW EoHs, F'oh H-Iha varjons rumors
that have been floating around, to the effect
that Scotland yari detectives have been in
New York loosin- far )snamiters, have been
traced to the fact t1at On Wednesday Judge
Chouvoau. of Clebac. aDl the chief of police
Of that city, called on The distric5 attorney
Of New York and obtained permission tt
visit the Tomb5 and ee il they c.uid identify
Richard Short, who ~tabhed Capt Paolan,
as man who was wanted in Canada il con
rection with the late attelnps 30 blow up the
house Of parliament After viewing Short
in his cell they went away, saying that they
could not identify hi,a.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-09
Hired Him Ont Of the Winanr.

NEW YORK. Fab. 9-In River Terrace,
the most fashionable quarter Of Hoboken
occurred a sensational domestic quarrel
early Friday morning. While passing the
residence OF John F. Behreus, IN officer
saw somebody fell from "a thira-story win
dow. Investigation proved tina, tia uncon
seious victim was Nj. 8ehrens, and that hi.
wife, Il large ard powerful woman had at
tempted to take his life }ir. Behrens is not
likely to recover. Tie wife attempted Il
commit suicide by drinking bottle of am
mana. but was saved from death by a doc
tor who had been summoned to see her bus
band broken ribs
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-09

TEcEyNEs Ind, Feb o -Iieury Strott
man, large man, while praying Friday
evening in his house, whore foar children
were sick, that his wifi might see her evil
ways and abandon Professionalism and ioir
the Roman Catholic church, was reminded
by her that if he would not pray SO ferventiy
and get il wood and keep up the fire he
would best serve his Master. Strottmar
jumped up and probably fatally beat her
with club. He also badly injured his wife.
father, Christian Ottermeyer. IN arrestinG
him Marshal Rumar was struck a terrific
blow with q club over the head and severely
iuirJ,a5
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-09
Tile Worlds cotton Convention.

New ORLEANS, Feb. 0-The Worlds Cot
ton convention to be held in Music hall Of
the Worlds exposition, from Feb. 10 to Is,
promises to be not only the greatest event OF
the expedition, but the largest and most i'm
portant national and international conven-
ton of the worlds industries ever held in
any country. Already many delegates from
various parts Of the Union and many for
eign countries have arrived H Morehead,
president Of the National Cotton Planters
Association OF America, under whose au-
spices the convention is to be held arrived
from Vicksburg, Miss, Friday.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-09
THE NEWS IN BE.EE.

The ac,ual membership Of the Mormon
rburc. an.,.r.,i,,.- +, Elm. r,ns,,, os 1sao voc
-, SIS
At Nus,cr0n Friday Philip Iycn shot
hi, wife srd fi.an killed. himself The woman
r,ay r>.,,,a,.
u :, a,.;,,,.o, .1,.. , oco con e 49,
41'' mat A'''''00o Vi ''i'
o,-t.i,so IN, .t,,ra - 49,
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-. F''.>'' '''e ans NPo,' 'l'' ny
1t ".'.'i '"' '''s S!' 'i'''''i'' '''e
'V'rs'N ar Vt" ''' ~.
tu'Roitu W. tldmore, COUSIN OF the
90 81 III. '''''' ''9 i'i'i'
y sHlhe Is impending N Inc iaScaraWSs
\''!'e"' ''.'N" '.''' '''l IS rec. ing 10 accept
te''"S''".'' Ga '',A! s.
| Professor AgasSizS gifts 10 Harvard
s,llrs' "'. IVY &c las, 'h'' Ten years am u't
~ i.'''' ''+ e., .'''''','
BUSINESS failures Ter the week number
/ 331, again / i.2 l;st week. 81 IA iI,, CORE
! ponatu- rar.o1 # 1881
! Firn in Cola orJ l.,,r,,,, st-..ot, Nv
York. Fr.:sv NIT =. vel ,,ro,,,rtv
valraf at So ono I'm + st.s..,,,,4
/ Wilt, 10, ,,.,-,,..7 ...,, r,,,,,,, r,r,>
" ''''N "' "a ''i''' so va 1t 1"'>'"' l''U,
4 SeSN!"h near -tsiit'ii.r "a, recently, an+
made the nal}-3oarer, drop tho c0rpc and
| run.
! Tc,es;o hoe ,,r,o.,,:r1 tl,, Tn.,,.,,, ,;,,,,,l
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-09

TNpIANAroL5s, Feb 9.-TGa funds in the
state treasury have been exhausted The
appropriation made Friday in all Of the
indiana exhibit at New Orleans can not be
paid, and members and employers Of the
legislature VIII be ext of cash. There is
due the state from this harionl county
ti38.0J3. on account of settlement that
should have been made Jan. !, and State
Auditor Rice, under the statutes, has fined
W. &. WasSop the county trea, urer, $l20,.
900 for hi~ failure 30 settle. This money is
to be collected by the county attorney and
paid to the state Had this settlement been
made as required by law, there would be nc
difficulty in meeting payments at the state
fraeSury
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-09

WASHINGTON, Pa, Feb 9.-The CAN'T
well was the scene of great excitement Fri
day evening, After one unsuccessful st
tempt to discharge the torpedo cap, & second
one was tried, and while the men were not
expecting it, the oil suddenly squirted fifteen
feet above the derrick and continued until
plugged Mr. Campbell, who was at the
top OF the derrick was almost suffocated,
but was finally gotten down safely. The oil
covered everything, end an attempt to put
the fire out in the GantZ mill furnace adj
jacent, fired the mill and almost destroyed
the entire property. 1t was flooded with
water in order to save il.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-09
DURING his LONG and honor

DURING his long and honorable career
10 congress, Mr.. Morrison's name has
been So identified with every measure for
a reduction of the war tariff, that there
can be no doubt AS to the significance of
his nomination. It means grand vic
tory for the revenue reformers. The
overwhelming vote by which it was ac-
complished is decisive proof of the senti-
ment of the Illinois democracy upon this
subject. Morrison's fine personal record
and his great abilities as politicalwerhN
er we're strong factors in his favor, but
more powerful than anything else was
the tariff reform sentiment behind him.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-09
Too MANY White Folks. ANYHOW.

MACON, Ga, Feb 9.-Nows comes from
Perry, On the Southwestern road, of intense
excitement which exist; there owing to the
attempted poisoning Of The family of Judge
Nottingham While the family We're
seated at the breakfast table, a little
daughter, On slipping q cup Of milk set her
goblet down with the remark: Mamma
how vely bitter the milk IS! What does
it mean" The milk in the other goblets was
found TO have the same taste, and, satisfied
that something was wrong, Judge Noting
ham had his servants held and at once had
al investigation made, when the son Of the
cook, aged Il, confessed that he had placed a
large quantity Of morphine in The milk for
the purpose Of killing the whole family, as
his mother had told him 'Dare was too many
white folks in de world, ana it was time to
get shut of some Of them" The guilty
woman ana her son are III Jail
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-09

NEW YORK, Feb. 9-tt Is expected that
Rosa and Mrs, Dudley will face each other
in court Saturday, the l4tb Mr. Butts has
tecome satisfied that the telegram asking
him to act IS the iady'S counsel, and signed
n Edwards was the work Of practical
joker. AMI he wrote to Mr. Edwards the Brit
ish consul, Friday, to that effect, Mrs, Dudley
has sent Gots to Mr.. Butts thanking hin
for his attention bat saying SIZE thinks il
be i owing 10 the absurd effort to connec
his appearance in the case with the BIRTHS
consul - decline his rro.fered services. FIX
judge Fal eTjou Is preparing Mrs. Dudley
defense. lie has IN igt one Interview with
hor aS VT.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-09

Captain Mitchell, of the bark Antoine
Sala, New York and Havana trade, came
home in May, entirely helpless with rheu>
matism He went to the mountains, but
receiving no benefit, at his wifes request
began to take Hoods SarsapariRa. He
Immediately began to improve; in two
months his rheumatism was all gone, and
be sailed in command of his vessel well
man. Hoods Sarsaparilla will help you
Sold by al! druggists.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-09

ST. LOUIS, Feb 9-Last summer Char.
II Newman, alias Parker, victimiZed uun,
her of leading citizens and firms by pretend
ing to be cattle king. He was arrested IN
New York when about to sail for Europe.
He was committed for trial in St. Louis Be
coming very i'll in Jail he enlisted great
deal of sympathy, and finally Judge Van
Wagner released him ON his own recogniz-
ance, SO he could secure better treatment It
has just transpired that Newman suddenly
recovered and fed 1T has also come to light
that while in jail Newman contdenced
nearly all the prisoners out of their little
savings
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-09
Five in One Family Dangerously Ill.

MARSHALL Mo, Feb. 9--Mrs. L. Marina.
dude, mother Of Governor Marmadu1e, was
taken worse Friday morning, and her death
is hourly expected. A great misfortune i
being visited upon this family there being
five dangerously i'll at present Mrs. Marina
duke, her two daughters, Mrs. VERIFY, and
Mrs. Harwood, Leslie Narmaliuke and Mis-
Celia Harwcod, Of this city, and the future
mistress of the executive mansion are al
confined to their bed and seriously i'll.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-09

LONDON, Feb. 9-The police found e
paper in Barton's luggage which confirmed q
representation of the ground plan of ehe
parliament building Detectives are about
to start to the United States to seek informa-
ton concerning Cunningham.
DUBLIN, Feb 9-The Dublin Gazette pro-
claims the seizure by the authorities OF
copies of Rossas United 1rishman for Jan.
"A, sent to Ireland
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-09

The owner OF a big Providenca wooisa-
mill. Invariably hires new boy for term
OF three years at wages OF s., s., and Is pro
gressively PER week; bat at the end q each
year he makes a gift Of $50 to every lal WAC
mas made satisfactory advancement in the
trade He thinks tnis is tao best form of an
apprentice system.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-09

az i3ypTcss,....,..... go q rl. :
night Express, ...-....... 90 ,. Eli. b
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-09

CINCINNATI Feb. 9-William Taft, on De
half of the REALTORS in the Campbell disbar
ment case, has moved for new trial on tbs
general principle that the late decision was
not in accordance with the law and facts q
tha Tnattar
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-09

NASHUA, N, H, Feb. THE rolling and
plate mill of the Nashua Iron and Steel com
pany was burned Saturday morning, 1t con.
slined valuable machinery, together with
engines, thoroughly equipped for manufsc-
turing steel plates. The loss is estimated at
SEO mn
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-09
Condition OF Winter Wheat.

CHICAGO, Feb. q.-Specals from Illinois
and Indiana state that the wheat has been
much damaged by frost and thaw 10 five
southern counties Of the former state Ten
counties give favorable reports. A fair
crop is promised in Illinois.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-09

ROME, Feb. 7.-Michael Davitt on arriv-
ing in this city, went to the hotel chiefly
patroni2ad by English travellers and resi-
dents The English guests refused to sit at
the table with him end Mr.. Davitt left the
hotel
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-09

The most universally diifused organism
in nature. the least size with which we
are definitely acquainted, is so small that
5O,00O,000 of them could lie together in
1900 soUare inch
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-09
ncnth of the Nieferwald Conspira. ora

BERLIN, Feb. 9-ReiDsdorf and keuch-
Ter, the anarchists sentenced TO death some
weeks ago by the imperial court Mt LniJsc
for attempting to cause the death of I'm
peror William and other royal persons nj
the Niederwald &c Iteration, were executed
at s o'clock Saturday morning at Halle
The execution took place in the prison, aud
was by the sword.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-09
LOndon's Fire Department.


There are in London ifty-nine fre-engine
stations and 600 iiremen constantly en-
ployed, besides coaehmen and pilots The
firemen are selected from seamen Whose dis
charges pronounce them very gool' in
character" as well as in ''seamauship aud
ability"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-09

Within two years the shoe industry has
taken rapid ana remarkable development
in Nv Hampshire Ten factories have been
established and over 81 900, 900 invested.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-09

SYDNEY, N S. w, Fob 9,-In the scu!l-
inc match which occurred here Saturday
between Hanan ami Clifford, Hanlan was
victorious, coming in six lengths ahead Of
his opponent
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-09
4 Public Spirited Proposition

Texas SftmgSl
"Have You got any money" asked a San
Antonio man Of his friend
NO
well. then Til tell you what we VIII Do.
I've got credit down town. You set en- tp
md III owe for Won"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-09

The weak. worn, and dyspeptic should
take Colden's Liquid Beef Tonic. No
other OF druggists.