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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-30

WASHINGTON Cry, May 30-"The great
trouble experienced by the Democratic Off
cials in authority" said high official of the
treasury department, dis that they stand
alone at the heads of their bureaus, with no
subordinate on whom they eau rely should
they desire to conduct an investigation
They must either exami ne the books or file
in person or delegate the work to Repub
lican clerks, who, If they are not directly
implicated, are hand in glove with Others
whose positions and characters are at stake.
Any one who has noticsd how quickly a
prospective investigation Is whispered
through department will appreciate the
difficulty under which the new officials
labor
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-30
A Hoosier Gets tbe.Cbinese Missile,

WASHINGTON CRY, May 30 The presi-
dent has appointed Col Charles DENLY,
of Evansville, Ind. TO be minister to China
+ Secretary Manning promoted Assistant
Cashier Charles W. Whelpley to be assistant
treasurer, vice Graves, promoted.
WASHINGTON CRY, May 80. The pre- ST.
dent Friday made the following appoint
ments: Wendell A. Andrews. of Wisconsin,
consul general at Montreal To be consuls;
William S. Crowell, Of Ohio at Annoy; d.
Lynch Pringle of South Carolina, at Tegis-
cigalpa, Honduras.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-30
An Embezzler Commits snioIhe.

HIGHLAND. Ills, May 80. -Moriiz Huegy,
partner in the collap ed banking firm Of
Ryhiner & Co., this place. committed sui
eide at s o'clock Thursday morning. His
preliminary trial for smbezzienent was sst
'ar 10 o'clock FRIDAY.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-30

American Communists to Honor Hugo.
NEW YORK, May S0.-The united French
societies Of this city nre to giva grand
manifestation in honor of the late Victor
Hugo at Tammany hall on Sunday at
O'Clock. Gustaf May and many others Of
the communists will speak. Orations in
French and English by distingui he'd gentle
men will be pronounced. 1t is thought
there win be great disturbance at the
-1aatiDo
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-30
Discussing the ohio Insurance Law.

CHICAGO, May 3o-The conference of
general managers of fire insurance compan-
les in Europe, Canada and theUnite1 States,
adjourned at midnight and reassembled at
1880 Friday, with closed doors. There is a
split in the convention, one faction desiring
to fight the Ohio law in the courts to the
bitter end, while the other side favors the
withdrawal Of the entire business from
Ohio A large section of the convention
also favorS a considerable advance over ex-
listing rates in Iowa
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-30

New ORLEANS, May 50. --Locu is in large
numbers have appeared in East ana West
Carroll and adjoining parishes So far no
damage has been done. Cotton worms are
also appearing, and the prospects for crops
are slight as the latter are destructive
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-30
He Murdered His stspdaurh,er.

PHILADELPHIA, May 80 The jury in the
case Of Achilles Onofori, on trial for killing
his s-year-old stepdaushter, Carlotta Cox,
returned verdict in the court of oyer and
terminer Friday morning, Of guilty of MUIR
der In the first degree
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-30
Rheumatism, Gout ana Neuralria

It is scientifically settled that rheuma-
tism. govt and neuralgia cannot be cured
by rubbing with oils, ointments. lini-
ments, lotions, etc.; for the reason that
these diseases are Caused by uric acid in
the blood. The only preparation which
uniformly expels this acid is Parker's
Tonic. Subdues pain at once Try it.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-30

Boston, May S0-The case of ex-Gov-
ernor Moses, Of South Carolina, charged
with swindling, came up in the superior
criminal court Friday morning The pris-
oner pleaded not guilty and was placed un-
der ST. 900 bail to appear for trial at the Gel
VT the court
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-30

BoRDENTowN, N j., May 81. The entire
personal property of Mrs Della T. $. Par
nell, mother of the famous Irish Land
Lacquer has been seized at the suit of j. J.
Turner ard others and is advertised for sele
IN June at Ironsides near here.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-30

There are unleavened bread bakeries in
New Orleans, New York, Cincinnati and
Chicago, but in no other cities in the Ur-
ion,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-30

Back Aches Hunts Remedy will cure
pains iD the back or loins, female diseas-
es, nervous prostration and kidney dis
eases.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-30

The Moravian Seminary for Young
Ladies at Bethlehem, Pa, will be 100
years old next October. The occasion
will be properly commemorated.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-30
Herbert Spencer Charged with Piracy.

Herbert Spencer Charged With Piracy.
LONDON, May Sc. The Times prints a
letter, over the signature of Frederic Harri-
son, and addressed to Herbert Spencer, pro-
testing against the latter publishing in
America a volume containing three re-
cent articles from the pen of Spencer
and three the production of Mr.. Har.
rison, reprint from The Nineteenth
Century, and interpersed with critical COM
ments. The letter characterizss this pro-
ceding as an unworthy act OF piracy. Mr..
Spencer is asked whether he will take the
profits Of book of which be (Harrisonl is
in part the author. Mr. Spencer is
also accused in the letter of reprinting the
articles without the consent OF knowledge of
the editor Of The Nine teenth Century or
Mr.. Harrison Finally, Mr. Harrison, in his
letter declines to accede to the proposal
made by Mr.. Spencer to republish the
volume in England, and leaves the whole
conduct of Mr.. Spencer TO the judg ment of
men of honor
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-30
TELEGRAPHIC TATTLE.
SLIGHT uNPLEAsANTNEss BETWEEN
LEGAL LIGHTS OF GOTHAM.
Fa ilure of Philadelphia Bank-Charge
Against Herbert Spencer-signing the
Anal gamated ScaIe-The Railway
Question - The Chin ese Mission

New YORK, May 80. AT the hearing OF
the application for new trial in the Sher-
man divorce case, in which the lady is
the daughter of the late governor
Bagley, of Michigan, Walter r.
Sherman the applicant for the new trial,
made affidavit denying the allegations in
his late wife's complaint Alter the afii-
davit was read Gen. Busted referred to
Walter r. Sherman rs a @travesty OF
dude" to whom it was more natural to lie
than tell the truth, and who had fed recently
on diet of perjury administered TO him by
his brother and counsel, Roger NJ Sherman.
Beast and blackguardp Missed Roger M.
"You are both beast and blaclSgu ari," re-
torted Busted, "and a ruffian and liar to
boot
Roger answered in kind and added that it
was well for the former brigadier general
of volunteers that he was talking
under the protection. of the court
Judge Van Worst having chided both, Bu-
steed went on to glorify his fair client and
dropped into poetry to such an extent as to
rouse the disgust of Roger NJ, who said
"Psbaw, used to do that when was but
ID years old. +"
20 wretch, without a fear, without IA
thought,
Save joy above the ruin thou has wrought
| This was the metrical answer of the orator,
with his fist appraised toward his calm inter
| rupter And thus the discussion went on
| till Judge Van Worst said that the paper:
could be handed to him for consideration.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-30

A vein of pure rock salt has been dis
covered in Cleveland at depth of 1 1856
feet.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-30

LINCOLN, Neb, May 30.-Late particulars
about the waterspout near Indianola show
that nine persons were drowned-three
women and six children
The party consisted of three men, three
women, and six children. They were
Mennonitiss and recent arrivals in
this country, having located early
this spring near the village of
Cambridge, about nine miles from Indianola.
They lived in two small cabins on a low
tract of land. During the severe rainstorm
Thursday night waterspout burst and
drowned all the party but three men. The
latter by desperate effort managed to
reach high ground and were saved. One
man chung to q tree for several hours, his
body part of the time in water.
There was no wind. The storm was &C
companied with thunder and lightning. II
was simply a sudden deluge of water which
in the immediate vicinity where it fell was
ten feet deep, and, as it spread, GOV
cred the prairie to depth of three feet
The night was dark, and the chill
dren, women and men were soon sepa-
rated in the food. The immigrants lost al
they had, the cabins, sheds, wagons, etc
floating away. One man lost about 81, 20t
in cash. The bodies of the dead are being
searched for and will be found soon, as thu
water is rapidly going down.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-30

Rough on Corns" hard or soft corns,
bunions. 15c.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-30
The Mirror

is no fatterer. Would you
make it tell a sweeter taller
Magnolia Balm is the charm
er that almost cheats the
looking-glass.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-30

re For notices Interference 10 Special Eyt.r
sions, changes of time, and other items Of interest
in connection with the Chicago, Milwaukee 4 st
Paul Railway, please refer 10 Tie local column, Of
this PAPER.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-30

"Buchu-paiba. great kidney and urin-
airy cure.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-30
The Floods at Work.

WACO, Tex, May 80 - The violence of the
late storms here are overshadowed by the
rain and tornado of Wednesday night
The rainfall did not cease until Thursday
morning All streams in and close to the
suburbs of the city, the banks of which
were dotted with hundreds OF residences,
overlooked and transformed their surround
ings into a vast sea. The scenes of terror
and confusion were heartrending. People
fed for their lives from their homes in the
midst Of the raging storm.
East Waco has been inundated since
Sunday, and tile scenes there Wednesday
night and Thursday were indescribable
Seeing that the waters of the Brazos river
threatened them with watery graves, the
population-about 1900 persons-hed from
their homes in the midst of the storm, aided
in escaping by the light of the vivid light
ming and hundreds Of lanterns. No lives are
reported lost in that portion OF
the city. There has been seri-
Gus loss of life. however, nc
less than sixteen people being known to be
drowned and reported missing Good Judge,
place the damage to crops in this part of the
state at 100000. The worst is over now,
and the Brazos is falling.
Reports from Austin, Midlothian, Dub
lin, Marlin and Weathsrford give account.
of destruction by rainhoods and wind.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-30
The Railway Control Question.

PHILADELPHIA, May 80 The United
States senate committee on inter state com.
merce resumed its sessions Friday in the
Continental hotel Professor Edward
James, of the University of Pennsylvania,
was heard on the subject He thought that
the subject of interstate commerce had ar
rived at such point that it should be reg
ulated by a national commission with abso.
lutte power to prevent discrimination" "As
to giving sit power TO fix rates" Professor
James added, that would he matter OF
the future. We scarcely know yet enough
on the subject to go so far"
Going deeper into the subject of the COM
missions authority, Professor James said
THE commissioner decision should be abso-
Lutte. There should be no appeal from it
All cases, however, should not come before
it. As a consequence of the creation of a
body so absolute in authority there should
be commissions of inferior power, like in.
ferior courts. These could, of course, de.
eide many cases. The all-powered com
mission would thus be, as it were, q supreme
court"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-30

No less than 1886 relatives of English
titled families are quartered on the pub
lie service.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-30

Bed Bugs, Flies, use Rough on Rats.
15o
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-30

wells Health Remover" for weak
men.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-04-25
The Queens Horses.

AT Windsor it is considered the cor
rect thing, after the inspection of the
royal apartments and chapels, to visi.
the royal stables. Admittance to the
stable-yard is gained by the registra-
ton of the visitors name at the yard
gate. Why this formality should be
observed l do not know, for it would
hardly enable the authorit es to find
any person disposed to steal anything.
and, moreover, there is nothing to
tempt the most incurable kleptoman.
lac. No man of the least discriminat.
ing taste in horseflesh could be induced
to take present of any of the twenty
or thirty royal hacks that are usually
kept in the Windsor stables. A mile
in six minutes would stagger most of
them, and an India-rubber Jockey
would not be safe in riding any of
them over patch of thistles, much less
post-and-rail fence. Nearly all of
these ring-boned and spawned chargers
appear to have come to the royal sta
Dles at the coronation of their vener-
able mistress, and to have remained
ever since in royal scclusion. San
francisco Chronicle.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-04-25
Why Wood Warps.

1t is said that wood on the north side
of tree will not warp as much as that
from the south side, and that if trees
are sawed in planes that run east and
west, as the tree stood. it will warp less
than if cut in an opposite direction.
However this may be, the convex side
of the curve is always toward the heart.
This warping, due to unequal shrink
age, and to the more open texture of
the external portion of the tree, is not
found to occur in the middle plank or
board of the log, excepting as it may in
slight degree reduce the breadth. This
quality of not warping, which is in many
cases absolutely indispensable for GER
tain uses. as, for example, in the sound
ing boards of pianos, is secured in The
case of spruce timber by first quarter
ing the logs and then saving them with
the angle downward. 1t is then sawed
into boards very nearly at right angles
with the line of annual growth, and a
small triangular strip must be taken of
to make the board square-edged.-De-
tyoit Free Press.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-04-25
SHE WANTED THE BEST.
A New York Lady's Experience In Buying
Butter of German Grocer,

| A New York Lady's Experience i'm Buyins
Butter of a German Grocer.
A buxom, acknowledging woman,
accompanied by a lad about seventeen.
entered grocery store Saturday even.
ing in the neighborhood of Twenty
ninth Street and Third Avenue.
'Vat vas ityou want alretty?" queried
the clerk. ruddy-faced German with a
mild blue eye.
Lets see your butter"
by grazhus, We joost got bully bud
der, and for feefdy cents pi der bound. ~
'Well, let's see it,
Several samples were produced.
dot vos funf-und-drezig dot funf
und-viersig, and dot vos funszehn cends
pi der bound. B'raps you like to bite
sum of dem things" handing the
woman cheese scoop to taste the three
samples.
She looked at them. tasted them and
smelled them, but none appeared to
give her any great amount of satisfac-
ton.
And this is the best, is it?" pointing
to the fifty cent article.
dot yos de beshtest builder it vos
possible to make from New Yarsey.
Dot Cow vot make dot builder from, pi
Jimminy, am worth fife tousand tollars
effery time
You're quite sure it's the best butter?"
III dot vos not der very beshtest dot
can't be made makes you a present
init the whole shtore," persisted the
blue-eyed youth.
Then let me have half pound of it.
and the woman planked down a quar-
ter Tie it up securely. as I've some
distance to co.
He did as requested.
Now, let's have one of Your cards
because I've walked nearly all over
Yorkville trying to find place where
can buy good, honest butter"
The clerk. anticipating possibly good
customer, handed out card.
''Now, Johnny" turning to the lad.
''iust write the boss name on the wrap
per, and let me see, think it's lust
about nine O'Clock. Put down the time.
too
The proprietor of the store pricked
up his ears like mule, as he saw the
deliberate manner with which the affair
proceeded. ''See here, my man." re.
marked the purchaser, ''I'm not sure
whether you know it or not, but there's
law which fines people one hundred
dollars for selling stuff that some GRO.
GERS call butter. l hope you're not one
OF EN-. If you are, you'll hear from me,
sure Then she gave the store door
bang and waited on the corner for the
next uptown car.
just as she signalled the driver, the
German youth overlook her and, showing
a quarter in the boys hand, said:
der boss tole me ter gif yer muddel
dot money. Maybe dot vos de wrong
Cow dot make dot builder. ~ Y.
Star.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-04-25
QUEER THINGS IN PAWN.

False Teeth. Skeletons and Babies offered
by Impecunious Capitalists.
A well dressed man entered Marke,
street pawn shop last night, and quietly
putting his hand to his mouth took Out
a full set of upper teeth, bound together
with plate of pure gold. After he had
rubbed them on his handkerchief he
handed them shyly to the clerk, and said
in a stage whisper:
Five dollars
The clerk handed the man the money
and ticket and he slipped quietly out
of the door.
THAT mans been here three times
to-day" said the clerk 1.-The first time
he left his watch and chain. The Sec
ond time he left his diamond stud and
ring. I've advanced him money on his
false teeth before. He's poker player
He'll be back for the teeth and the 9th.
er things Monday or Tuesday.
do you usually loan money on false
teeth?" was asked.
mo, not often. Some pawnbrokers
do. A couple of medical students used
to come here who got hard up about
once month. Once they had pawned
alltheir spare clothing and all their Jew
elry and books and instruments. A
couple of nights after they came here
with a long bundle wrapped in gossa-
mer coat. They told me they wanted
ten dollars very badly. / opened the
long bundle and found a human skele.
ton. All the bones were strung on sill.
yer wire. Knowing them well let them
have the money and carried the skele-
ton up stairs in the store room, where it
stood in corner for a month before
they came after it. Several times / have
had women try to pawn babies. It's
common thing for men to come in here
on bitter cold days and take off then
overcoats and pawn them. A handsome
young woman walked in here this MORN
ing, and, taking off sealskin sacque,
pawned it for ten dollars. Phitadcl.
phid Times
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-04-25
How to Remove Scars

Scars are always unsightly and ara
often painful or announcement ON &C
count of the propensity to contract as
they become older. DR.. Ward, of New
York, asserts that they may be removed
oy manipulation, which he directs to be
employed as follows: Place the ends of
fvo or three fingers on scar if it be
a small one. and on the margin if it DO
large. and vibrate the surface on the
tissues beneath. The surface itself is
not to be subjected to any friction; all
the motion must be between the integ-
ument and the deeper parts. The Local
tion OF the vibratile motion should be
changed every ten or fifteen seconds
until the whole scar has been treated, if
1t be OF moderate size. If the scar be
the result of large scald or burn tbs
margin should be treated at first; the
advances toward the center should be
deferred until the nutrition of the mar.
gins has been decidedly improved.
Only little treatment should be ap.
piied to any one spot at the same time,
cut the vibrations should he repeated
as many as twenty times a day, but
never with sufficient frequency or Sc
verify to cause pain. If the scar be-
comes irritable suspend treatment until
1t subsidies. In the course of two or
three weeks of faithful treatment the
surfaces of the scars of moderate size
become more movable and will begin
to form wrinkles like true skin when
pressed from side to side. All these
changes are due to improved nutrition,
consequent upon better blood circula-
tlon-the development of entirely new
sets OF blood vessels in the cicatricial
tlssue.-Mining and Scientific Press.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-04-25
RUNNING FOR THE TRAIN.

What Happens to Some Persons Who
Haven't Outgrown All Their Foolish
ness.
In every other country beside the
United States the precautions against
loss of life or limb by railroad trains
are greater than they are in this coun-
try. 1t may be high compliment to
Americans, and it is fairly earned, that
they know better than most people how
to protect themselves, but there is
always certain proportion of rash and
silly men and women who must be con-
stantly warned or forcibly restrained,
from running into danger.
1t is for them that gates and bars are
placed at crossings in stations and on
the cars themselves. To climb over
such distractions, or break them down,
is folly.
One of the foolish habits, even in
America, is that of running after a
train. A railroad officer said not long
since that ''Over half the people who
make the attempt to catch train, after
it has started, get left, and some of them
are seriously injured. l have iotted
down the results of a hundred such at
tempts. From the notes on the first
one, l find he ran to the end of the
walk and finally caught the last car.
''The second one was on the next day.
1t CHANGED to be fat woman, carving
basket of groceries, and i remember
how, just as she was about to hand the
transporter her basket. she studded her
foot and fell fiat upon the basket,
crushing paper of eggs and looking,
when she arose, much as if she had
stood under a showers of omelette."
The officers memoranda of few others
ran like this:
Lame man got on, but lost crutch;
train had to be stopped to recover it.
Young woman carrying baby, and
running at full speed, fell and cut child's
head on nail. Middle-aged spinster
also took tumble, and when she struck
the planks with a jar, elected false teeth
in presence OF nervous gentleman.
drummer threw sample-case on rear
platform; it slipped off and broke open,
running some valuable samples.
Young lady lost hat and bangs, and
was half an hour trying to find ring.
''Old lady fell upon left arm, breaking
it below elbow.
boy caught on brake, slipped and
fell under the wheels and was fatally
injured. y Touth's Companion.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-04-25

Victims of youthful indiscretions suffer.
ing from nervous debility, lack of self com
fdence, impaired memory, and kindred
symptoms, should send three letter stamps
TOR large illustrated treatise, giving means
OF certain cure, with numerous testimo.
mails. Address Worlds Dispensary Medical
Association, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-04-25

As practical joke on a young pc
lice officer of Statesville, near Raleigh
n. C., two of his friends jumped sud
denly from a tree, the other night, and
demanded his surrender. He quickly
fired upon them, seriously, if not fatal
y, wounding both men.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-04-25

The statement Of DIR. Samuel K. Cox,
Practical and Analytical Chemist, Wash.
ington, d. c., reads: "Red Star Cough
Cure is entirely free from all opiates, poi
sons ana emetics. 1t is an original combi-
nation of the best remedial agents. and Ia
as harmless as it is effective.n
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-04-25

80 But Jack Briggs has got a swelled
head" remarked Jim to his sister Mildred.
"James, dear" replied the High School
girl, "please say AN abnormal craniolog-
ical development not 'swelled head "
OIL City Derrick.