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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-25

silk pendant to the winning senior and
and junior four Dared crews:
The Charles H. Deere Junior Couso>
lation Medal
The St. John 0sgood cup to the winner
of the barge race.
The Simmons Hardware company cha,-
lenge cup, to the winner of the gig race.
The E. Jaccard & Co. challenge silver
trophy, to the winner of the junior four
cared race.
The Modoc cup (St Louis, to the win
ner of the senior double
The Madeline Gregory cup, to the win
ner of the senior single.
sPLAsHEs
The Farraguts carried of the honors
of the regatta, taking every prize they
entered for. save one.
Considerable betting was done gu the
races, though 10 pools We're sold OF al
lowed,
Fowler f Tue Farraguls, f4iu,ed in the
barge, al the flash .: tie SIX oa-td barge
race, from heat aud exhaustion He had
been indisposed ali the week, and hi:
friends advised him no, to row Tue vic
tories OF his crew are due great deal to
his exeruous.
The Cedar Rapids creS and theI
friends wageIed several hundred dollars
that they would win the Junior four, Sc
confident were they of success, and ar
rangements had been made in Ceda'
Rapids for grand reception on the boys
return home But to their amazement
they lost
The Excelsiors Of ST Louis, were e1.
PEELED from tie VI. V. \. r. \. at tn,
meeting on Tuesday evening This club
sent representatives to the Pullman regat,
IA two years ago with an application foI
membership. Al that time it was openly
charged that their club contained two
oarsmen known as professionals who hat
oSCH GCoaiACA Li'iI fdt lISiEdNb- III lA'
Peoria regatta on tie year previous, bu
the two representatives protested thei
Innocence and said If admitted the,
would substaataie the claim made tina
these men were non professionals. The,
were admitted, but at the race on the sue
ceeding day presented d crew containin.
the two met named, az upon the exec
utive committee learning that they hat
been suspended from the Mississippi, Q
81. Louis, on account of rowing for mon
ey, the crew was de5arred. Charges tol
lowed and a committee consisting Of E
| A. Parsons, Of Dixon; \. ). Porter. 0
Chicago, and E 5 Pne.p, Of Burlington
were appointed TO Investigate The
found the cluo had act Il very di,houara
bly,, had contrary 10 plo'@StafIous main
timed professional oarsmen and accord
ingiy recommended their expulsion
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-25
Another equally exciting race was the
SENIOR SINGLE,

Another equally exciting race was the
SENIOR SINGLE,
in which the following scG!lers entered
W P. Wells, of the Excelsiors, Detroi,;J J.
T. k31t. Of the Delawares, Chicago, J. F.
COrbet. OF Pullman, e R. Turner, Of the
oylvans. Moline, and P. Dona1Ge, of
Davenport Some time was occupied in
Starting the contestants. VINO pulled
away in their sAe..> with great r.p.-.,,
when the word was given The umpire
called the scullers back because Turner
was not ready when the start was made.
For several hundred feetfhe scullers were
nearly bow to bow. Al the quarter mile
Turner was slightly in the rear, and at
the one half mile Corbet led, with Turner
and Donahue alSost bow 10 bow. Wells
turned first. Corbet second, Turner third,
Douahue fourth. and Klrf fifth Wells
lost several seconds by bad turn. hav~
ing approached 100 near Tue OGltE Wall
Of the course. Douaaas ct cat Of bis
water and fouled hgrf tHicg, by which
the former lost five or tx seconds, throw
ing him behind At Que and one quarter
mile Corbet led bg two lengths, Wells
second and half length in the rear, Tur.
ner third, Korf tagging five lengths be-
hind and Donahue six Corbet did SOME
splendid rowing approaching the finish
and won the race by about four lengths
amid cheers and waving OF handkerchie:s
There was a warm contest between Tur
ner and Wells for second place, the latte
winning that position by one secOnt
only. The official time was as follows
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-25
Died Of the Injuries

Peter lehman, who lost leg q; Gen.
eseo last week, died at half past o'clock
yesterday afternoon in Mercy hospital,
across the river, of blood poisoning He
was member of the Great Western band,
81 years of age, and has been resident Of
Davenport for many years. He leaves a
wife and seven children. the eldest Of
which is II years of age He was q high
minded and honorable man, and q mu-
stefan Of rare merit.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-25
THE INEXPERIENCED CREWS.

In the races for inexperienced crews,
the Moline fremen and Moline Turner'S
were entered in one Of tie four Dared
barge races. The fremen got the best
start, but tie athletic turner's We're not
long il pulling to the front and passing
their competitors The turner's pulled
easy and with less exertion than the fire
fighters, who rowed recklessly At times,
pulling 81 stroke the first half mile
The turner's turned first, secured = spien~
dil start en- the down course and gained
one length They continued to gain and
were soon four lengths in advance. Jack
Warren, coxswaiu Of the french, who is
quite a character, urged his crew on to
victory but it wasn't in them. The time
of the turner's was 8:45 and that Of the
fremen 9:16, the distance being one mile.
The other four cared barge race was &
contes between the Moline firemen and
the Swedish Gyunastic society, and was
not especially interesting or exciting. The
Gymnastie crew led through the entire
race, pulling stroke averaging IS, and
winning the race BY about four lengths in
S:5S. The time Of the fremen was 9:27.
THE RECEPTION.
The annual reception occurred at the
Phoenix rink in Moline last night and was
abrilliant social affair The following
challenge prizes were presented in addi-
ton to gold medals and mpionship
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-25
SIX DARED BARGE.

This race was three quarters Of mile
straight away and was the principal con-
test and most exciting one Of the entire
regatta. A very fair start for all the
crews was secured, who exerted every en-
ergv to become the victcr The Westerns
led and between that crew and .ae Farra
CUTS there was hard fought struggle for
supremacy. As the Gue va approached
the Westerns lea The Farraguts BY hslf &
length, but by magnificent spugt of
speed such as IS seldom Witnessed at
amateur regattas, they forged ahead and
won the race by half a length amid the
enthusiastic plaudits of Chicagoans pres
ent and the cheers of the audience. Ii
was a splendid finish. The time was as
! follows:
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-25
Quick Letter Delivery.

The quick letter delivery system will
not be operAtive until fail! The new ten
cent stamp was recently designed and
will be twice the size Of the ordinary pos
tage stamp, and the shape of dollar
note On the left of the stamp there is
a pretty vignette Of messenger bog in
uniform. Across the top are the words.
United States special postal delivery,
and along the bottom the price of the
stamp, ten (l0) cents. is engrossed in
figures and letters Conspicuous on the
body OF the stamp are the words, Sc e.
cures immediate delivery at spelial deliy-
cry office The whole design IS very
pretty and effective. The system will be
first tried IN New York, Boston, Chicago
and Philadelphia, aud If successful, il
viii be adopted By smaller places The
salary of the carriers depends upon the
sale Of stamps, and cannot exceed $50 pei
month Six or seven months must elaDsc
before the system wi. be introduced
here
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-25
Called Home.

At : o'clock last night, occurred the
death Of Mrs. Anne Warnecke. after lin,
gering illness of dropsical affection which
developed into heart trouble aud caused
death. The deceased was sixty.two years
of age on the 81 day of March. She was
born in Germany and has been s resident
Of this city for twenty-five years. Her
husband, John A Warnecke. was We'll
known here quarter of century ago;
he went from Rock Island to the
war, and fell upon the field of
battle. Mrs. Warnecke leaves two chill
dren, both OF whom are married-Mrs,
H D. Meyer. at Amish, Iowa. and Emil.
who Is in the employ Of the American
Express comDany's Office in this city.
She was a devoted mother to her chill
dren, and kind ueighbor, most beloved by
those who knew her best The funeral
was held firm her late home on Sew
enth avenue uear Fourteenth street at 4
O'Clock this afternoon Among the floral
tributes was an appropriate design from
Agent McKioben and the employees Of he
American Express company in this city.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-25

The elegant Pittsburg brought mag
nifceut trip up this afternoon. Captain
Kllleen, the prince of commanders, was
in charge.
The inland queen, Sidney will be down
Monday morning
The new raft boat. J. K Graves. con
tains IS state rooms, an elegant office
captains quarters and cabin and large
portrait OF Senator Graves. The cabin
floor Is OF hard wood.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-25

Il tell you what" said tax payer
these butchers are going to get them
selves into serious trouble over this alb
attoir business.
What do YOU meant" said the pilgrim.
Why, because if they don't patronize
the city ahattoir, won't patronize them,
aud I know several others that feel just
as do have been dealing with GER
tain butcher for several years, and if he is
going TO act SO inconsistent as to ignore
the city's slaughter house, I will drop him,
that's all
What will you do if all the butchers
90 to the private abattoir?'
Then We will get butchers here who
will abide by the city. This stubborn
ness indicated in the private slaughter
house project merits contempt, and lhope
the city council will revoke the licenses OF
all the butchers who do not have theIr
bees slau ghtered and inspected at the
proper place The city can do that, and
hope it will
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-25

Remember that your club meets tonight
in the wigwam, and you are expected to
be present not only in spirit but also in
the flesh President Burial is anxious to
have all the members present.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-25

I. E. Parmenier. attorney at law.
Makes collections. loans money, and will
attend - any legal business intrGsted to
him Office. postottice block, Rock Isl
and L. ds&g1y
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-25
SENIOR DOUBLE
THE SENIOR PAIR.

One Of the most interesting races Of
the DAY was the senior pair, in which the
contest Was between the Farraguts, Of
Chicago, Excelsiors, Of Detroit, and Mos
docs, of ST Louis. 1t was fine eNhioi-
ton Of rowing, the Exceisiors winning by
two and one half lengths. As tie line
was approached the Modocs made a squirt
for second place out lost by oae and one>
half lengths. The time was;
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-25

An old traveller says he has been to the
remotest parts of the earth, and he never
vet found place without beautiful wo,
men aud whisky.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-25
THE PILGRIM.
With Ears Erect and the Interrogation
Point for a staff. He il Still
on the Road.

What do you think are the prospects
for the soldiers home being located N
Rock Island:' said the pilgrim TO an in.
fluenIial citizen.
Il think Rock Islands chances are rea-
sonably favorable" was the reply, and
if the popular sentiment is demonstrated,
our city will surely be chosen There is
a certain amount of money appropriated
for this soldiers home, and of course the
city that offers the inducements which
will necessitate only fractional expen-
diture Of that amount for the purchase
of land will be more favOrably looked
upon by the commission. Now there are
several acres Of land out near Black
Hawk. which are owned by two of our
weallhiest property holders, and if these
two capitalists would make the state d
present of this land, Rock Island would
| GET the home without a doubt We have
the natural advantages question is
to get the land
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-25
THE FINISH.
Last Day of the VI. Y. A. X. A. Regatta
1.-The Races and the Winners
1.-The Days Sport.

The weather and water for the second
and last day of the eighth annual regatta
of the NJ. V. A. R. A. was more favorable
than the first, but nevertheless the atten-
dance was lighter by at least thousand
The races did not commence until 3
O'Clock, the first Of which was the
JUNIOR FOUR
There were entered for this race the Far
raguts Of Chicago, Westerns of ST. Louis,
and the Burlington dowa) club Owing
to the unavoidable absence Of member
Of the latter crew, it was withdrawn,
leaving the first two named 10 contest.
It was an exciting race, as the crews are
evenly matched, and uuth the last stretch
was reached il was difficult TO distinguish
which would be the better But the Far
rag1ts we're too much for their adversa-
ries. aut crossed the li1e two and one-
half length. ahead The oficia! time
was:
Crew. Time
EsrTagais ....-.--.-. --.'.---.--..- = :s9s
Western. .s--t7s
For the
SENIOR DOUBLE
the Burlingtous, and Delawares of Chi
cago. entered. The Delavares won cas-
lily. The following ume was made:
| Crew. Time
/ DaIswsres ..- ................. .-... II ~
/ B.lr'iU-tops .......... ......... Il ISL.
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-25
Sunday Services.

The meeting for young men in the Y
NJ. c. 4. rooms a p, n Will be led By
Mr.. Frank Nader Subject THE Lee
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-15
Celery Cures rheumatism.

"A German correspondent Of an English paper
writes as follows; II have had q severe attack
of in1ammatory rheumatism, and was healed in
two days time by soup made of the stalks and
root of celery. therefore 1 desire to make this
simple remedy known through the columns
of your valuable paper for the bene-
fit of all suffering from gout or rheuma-
ttism of any form. New discoveries
or what claim to be discoveries-of the
healing virtues of plants are continually being
made. One of the latest is that celery is a cure
for rheumatism; indeed, il is asserted the dis.
ease is impossible if the vegetable be cooked and
freely eaten. The fact thatit is always put on
the table raw prevents its therapeutic powers
from being known. The celery should be cut
into bits, boiled in water until soft, and the
water drank by the patient. Serve warm with
pieces of toasted bread, and the painful ailment
will soon yield. Such. Is the declaration of a
physician VINO has again and again tried the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-15
Miscellaneous Notes.

1t is feared that July l will find a number of
roads in arrearages on interest, and thatreceivers
will be in demand.
Denver & Rio Grande & Western earnings are
reported to-day for May as $78, 445, against sos,
I75 for April, 1863, 100 for March, $58, 9S5 for
February, and $62, 615 for January.
The earnings Of the Chicago g. Eastern Hi
nois railroad for the first week Of June are re-
ported by telegraph as $50, 400, against $50. 200
for the same week last year; increase, 5000.
The rate war between the GrandlTrunk and
the Canadian Pacific is becoming more Sc
rious every day. These roads cannot very we'll
afford to devote their energies to cutting into
each other.
The most alarming and distressing news
comes from New York, says the Cleveland
Leader-news which the country will receive
with a shudder. TIL ''scalpers' pool" is about to
fall to pieces.
It is announced that the New York Central d.
rectors will meet in the latter part of August or
early in September to take action on the divi-
dend for the quarter ending June 80. BY that
time the actual results for the quarter will be
known.
Some English companies go beyond the usual
uniform for all employees who may come into
contact with the passengers, and supply their
porters with red neckties. This gives uniformity
and renders the men conspicuous, a small spot
of bright red being easily seen in a crowd.
The Pennsylvania, Slatington & New England,
which now drops into the hands of a receiver,
as projected, runs from Harrisburg, Penn, to
Poughkeepsie, N. Y, 100 miles, but compare
lively little track has been laid. The road is
principally owned by New Jersey parties,
mostly in Jersey City and Trenton.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-15
May Earnings.

The Financial Chronicle publishes in its issue
Of the 18th its monthly summary of railroad
earnings for May, with the usual comparisons.
and also the earnings of the same roads from
Jan. l to May 81 Of the fifty six roads reporting
twenty-five show an increase IN May compared
with May of last year, and thirty-four show a
decrease. The total gross earnings Of all the
roads for May are SIS, s95, 52S, as against ST.
T94, 365 in May, 1884, a net decrease of 81, 1913, 1897.
The mileage this year is 4,3l7 miles, as against
A, 537 last year, an increase Of 78O miles. This
makes the earnings per mile 1888 SO this year,
and 1894. 90 last year.
In view of the exceedingly low rates prevailing
in May this year it is reasonable to infer that
the tonnage carried must have been considerable
heavier than last year. The rates on freight are
from Is to so per cent. lower than last year. and
the passenger fares indefinitely lower. The fall
ing off in gross receipts is a little more than q
per cent. while the decline in rates is probably
not less than 20 per cent, including passenger
and freight traffic.
AS an indication of the state of trade through
out the country, the above statement ought to
be regarded as entirely satisfactory. Notwith-
standing the depressed feeling prevailing in
commercial circles, it is evident enough that
these railroads have been carrying as much
merchandise as they did last year. if not more.
AS has been shown by the weekly statement of
the Journal, the midland lines certainly have
handled a larger west-bound tonnage.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-15
HE'LL HAVE TO WEAR GIRLS CLOTHES
Notifying Termination of an Expedition
Against the Indians.

nAOrtl1yinS termination OF an ExpeOltlOn
Against the Indians.
New York Sun.
S-ixteen-year-old Jimmy Brooks. who lives
with his parents at 664 Tenth avenue, and who
earns 81 a week cutting printing blocks in q
West Thirty-ffth-street wall printing fac
tory, had been reading yellow covered novels
about Indian fighters. He told fifteen -year-old
Johnny Ward, who is a delivery boy for Altman
g. Co., and fifteen year-old William FL. Green, of
521 West Forty-seventh street, that he was
going to start on an expedition to exterminate
the Indians on Thursday. Young Green wanted
to wear long trousers, but his three sisters
wouldn't let him. Brooks told him that he would
buy MIN the long trousers out of his war fund
if he joined the expedition. On Thursday
morning Green ran away from home, armed
with a small cartridge pistol, but with
no ammunition, and accompanied Brooks to the
bank, where the latter had deposited SO of saw
ings out of his wages. Ward and twenty five
year-old Eulis Wilkins, a newsman, at Forty
seventh street and Tenth avenue, joined them
after the money was paid by the bank cashier,
and they rode out to New Brunswick on a Penn
sylvania train. There Brooks got a barber to
clip Wards hair with a horse-shearer SO that the
indians couldn't scalp him, and having hired q
gun for So from a New Brunswick farmer started
for Rock Hill, n. j., after the redskins. They
bought 81 worth Of powder and bail on their
way.
They hunted around five hours without find
ing any Indians or anybody else who wanted to
fight, and returned the gun to the farmer and
spent So. IS for as much dinner as they could
hold. All four found a surreptitious bed in a
New Brunswick hencoop on Thursday night, and
in the morning young Ward got tired of fighting
Indians altogether and induced a kind hearted
conductor on the Central railroad to carry him to
Jersey City. There he begged three cents to pay
his ferriage, and walked home f~oot-sore, nearly
bald-headed, and Enthusiastically repentant.
Brooks, Green and Wilkins sneaked aboard
the nexttrain when the conductor wasn't looking.
They had just thirteen cents left, ana proposed
to go to Texas with it to see if Indians were
more plentiful there than in New Jersey. The
conductor put them off at Elizabeth. There
Chief of Police Jenkins, suspecting they were
runaways, locked them up at police headquarters
and got them to confess the fact. A visitor
recognized young Green, and asked to have him
sent home this morning. His three sisters in
New York said last night that they would make
him wear girls clothes for a week to punish him.
Brooks and Green will be sent home by the same
train. Brooks bought Green a pair of trousers
at a tailor's in Seventh avenue, but the lad wore
them only half an hour. Then he returned
them because ne considered they weren't likely
to strike as much terror to the Indian heart as
his gray kn.ckerbockers. The newsrnan is said
to have been quite as boyish in the matter as his
companions.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-15
Father, Mother, and Three Sisters Dead.

Mr.. David Claypool, formerly Sergeant
alarms ofthe New Jersey Senate, and now
Notary Public at Cedaryille, Cumberland
Co., N. j., makes the following startling
statement: "My father, mother, and three
sisters all died with consumption, and my
lungs were so weak I raised blood. Nobody
thought / could live. My work ship
s~mithing)was very straining on me with my
weak constitution, and l was rapidly going
to the grave. While in this condition /
commenced using Mishler's Herb Bitters,
and it saved my life. Because it was SO
difficult to get it in this little place, and /
had improved so much, / stopped taking it
for a time, and the result is that | have
commenced going rapidly down hill again.
Somehow, Mishler's Herb Bitters gives
appetite and strengthens and builds me up
as nothing else does, and ] must AVE q
dozen bottles at once. Use this commu-
nieation as you please, and if any one wants.
to be convinced of its truth, Let them write
me and / will make affidavit to it, for I
owe my life to Mishler's Herb Bitters."
The secret of the almost invariable relief
and cure of consumption, dysentery, diar-
rhea, dyspepsia, Indigestion, kidney and
liver complaints, when Mishler's Herb
Bitters is used, is that it contains simple,
harmless, and yet powerful ingredients,
that act on the blood, kidneys, and liver,
and through them strengthens and inyigor-
ates the whole system. Purely vegetable
in its composition; prepared by a regular
physician; a standard medicinal prepare
ton; endorsed by physicians and drug
gists. These are four strong points in favor
of Mishler's Herb Bitters. Mishlers Herb
Bitters is sold by all druggists. Price $1.00
per large bottle. 6 bottles for $500.
Ask your druggist for MIS- ER's HERD BrrTERs.
send a postal card to NIsHLER HERB BHTTERs Co.
b5 Commerce Street, Philadelphis.
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Superior Court.

Room Hon. N. b. Taylor. Judge.
Maria Coward VS.. Lewis Coward; suit for di-
vorce. Granted Abandonment and drunken
ness.
Catherine Lakin VS.. Joseph Lakin; suit for
divorce. Granted. Abandonment and failure
to provide.
Susie Bell DeOrne VS.. William DeOrne; suit
for divorce. Granted. Abandonment and
failure to provide.
Charles Love VS.. Lulu Love; suit for divorce.
Granted. Abandonment and adultery.
Gustav Herman VS.. Jacob Schmertz ct al.
foreclosure. Judgment for $27S. IS and mortgage
foreclosed.
Room 2-Hon. p. w. Howe Judge.
George P. BisseN, trustee. VS.. John b. Stump
ct al; suit of foreclosure. Finding and Judgment
for plaintiff against John B. Stump for SO, 906. 10.
Room 3-Hon. Lewis g. Walker. Judge.
Otto H. Hasselman VS.. Dion Broucicault; suit
on account. Judgment for $119.61
Geo. III. Thomas VS.. Annie Thomas; suit for
divorce. A decree granted on the grounds of
adultery.
Charles r. Miles VS.. Fannie Miles; suit for
divorce. A decree granted on the grounds of
adultery.