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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-14
Proceedings in Congress.

WASHINGTON CITY Fen 1.-THE senate
Thursday passed the army appropriation
bill, after amendment, and then proceeded
with the bill T. repeal the Pre-
emption ami timber culture laws.
wuicd was also passed, an amendment being
adopted providing; that conflicting claims
should be settled by United States courts,
On Friday Allison, in answer 70 reports That
the senate was eudeavoring to prevent pro.
grass SO r. to necessitate an
ezra session, said that the military
academy and army bills hal been passed :;
tue District of Coiuln il, con uiar and pen
sion bills were in conference, the Indian bill
lad iGs. been reported 10 the senate, and the
agricultural bill would be reported To the
senate on Monlay next The postoi-
f =, legi la.ivc, naval, Notifications, sundry
civil an the deficiency bills had not Yet
come from the house 50 far as the senate
committee was concerned the WORK Of the
committee was well in aand, and there need
I've M apprehension of delay on account o.
tiia work OF due senate committee.
E,gB said that in his experience of eight
years Is a member of the committee he
could not recall a time when the work Of the
two houses was better IN than il seemed To-
he now in the two appryp riaticn committees.
The bill to quiet title to the DeS Moina-
river lants in wa was then taken mp dur
ing the morning hour, which exp.ring. TIE
bill tn prevent the importation OF contra t
labor was cdu,idered, and motion by Van
NyCk to strike cut the clause preventing
the importation Of skilled labor was lost
The Rouse, Oh Thursday, continued dis
cussioD Of tie postotiice appropriation Till
until adjournment On Friday, Henley
Of California, offered resolution ask
ing the president why be appointed
commissioners to exmaine the Cali
fornia & Oregon railway, When
81 protest had been sent to him against such
ro>zading, because the company had moi
compiled with the terms Of the charter
agreed To- \ bill was passed granting 9
charter to a railway from Sioux City, Iowa
to Granger, Wy. 7.
The house then went into committee %
the ,.o>tofice appropriation bill.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-14

New YORK, Feb. IA deck hand found
package uuler the seat of an East river
ferry boat, Thurday evening addressed to
the German consul general. 1t was delivered
to M. Feigel, the consul general As u pre-
caution the package was steeped in water be-
fore being opened 1t was filed with some
coloriess substance that looked not unlike
corn-starch pudding, In the middle Of it was a
wheel about the size Of a silver dollar. An
analysis u the stuff in the cylinder proved it
to be xyloi line. Il white explosive compound
made by The action Of strong nitric acid III
starch o. WOO ~ fiber. It is related to gun
cotton, tut explodes with less violence
There was a sufficient quantity to cause very
serious destruction, and probably loss of life
if it had exploded in the consuTs office OF
anywhere else. 1t is supposed TO be the work
OF Germaa Socialists.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-14
T1E NEWS IN BRIEF.

Ger. Sherman was 65 years old Sunday,
Fyi =
Wheat is selling at 43 cents bushel at
Wala Wal. "
1t is proposed to hold national chess
c9u-T'. y St. 0-.,a cry il AprI
The barhed-wire monopoly is approach.
ing IT, .r..'.r ts. tan p-ins Of pat nts
The Indiana senate passed bill Thurs
day o Regulate 80. sc AID manufacture OF
dynamita
\ steer was recently sold in Cincinnati
weighing 4 30 aua.s,s anu standing fix feet
four inches high,
Mrs James Kelly has mysteriously dis
Appeared from Dacatur uls She mas a hus-
band ami FIVE CHI lr-n.
Practica! anatomy IS taught in some of
tue pubic h9a.s o. New A.v,n, Conn, by
the di s,,l,''. o deaf Ia ana rabbit
During January the beef and pork
pIoi4a3, exported w-rr ,a,aaL at SlI,4i5,
pas against .o,oaI 81 n January, 1884
Mr. Tildens country residence. Grey
stone n.sa u!nat :tae ruull.. u:s OF which i
FURNISHED IN sat:u wo .or guest cham
Der.
Gen Wolse!cy telegraph, the Cairo
autlor.tl-s that he teiav-s there win be no
nlo'e l,-L'iA5 along TIE Me until the late
'5,''- L''l,' or f'it9n b'rpel.
The president has transmitted to con.
gr-~7 u laes>aga fiyari--5 line .iitianal ap-
preparation asked for tie relief Of the
" ora 3 exposition at Ne" Orleans.
Mcdaniel & Wrights -four mill at
Franz in Ind. was ere kel Thursday
morning b. q boiler explosion. One man
was killed ami other cnplGyeS Lad u narrow
escape,
IN Indiana man has ,,,tn,tod = model
for straw a.u. 1aa walls re to lie made
Of bale, Of straw y hay, .n' then plastered
and boitei dow j. Is ala - he preferable
to brick anj 5 end rabl'.
The pey Ira Hicks If 81 Iopis ia
iuI.i.,., ,.g- h. ,,+...,. III. ,,,,al. ha
cause he predicted i. ami he is enaonragn1
to announcs general AMI energetic storms
again for next week, Feb. II 81.
A man in Montana Dpblishes y card in
the local ra,sr .t,-.,,- amt n, hos a cancer,
and j. saf:sd.l 40. he c,,, rot l., - b.,
br,osn gcoro,- u. 4t.o,.sCo,.', rs,,,,,,sty ~
iii. ,,-.,, f,.,. r,,4 ~.
-.
mime h@'oFi it;9l an Qua experience al
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-14
IMPURE QUININE
New York Telegram

New York Telegram.
The action taken by the sanitary au.
thorities in regard to the adulteration of
drugs aud other ingredients used by
pharmacists in the compromising of med
icines is meeting with very general and
hearty approval among the members of
that semi professional branch of business.
Honest square dealing druggists have
watched with intense interest the devcls
opments of the past few weeks, and have
become thoroughly aroused to the neces>
sity of establishing such regulations as
Will secure to the public purity in drugs
and medicines, and to the doctor the sat>
istaction of knowing that his prescrip
tons are prepared precisely as ordered by
him.
The adulteration of drugs or the use of
inferior articles is universally admitted to
be injurious alike to the physician and
the patient. The former fails to realize
the effect desired by the use of his pre-
scription, and the later continues to suf-
fer because by the adulteration the
strength of the medicine is reduced and
the doses taken are insufficient to give the
intended relief. The physician is puzzled.
He knows there is something wrong, but
cannot account for it, and thus often
times valuable time is lost and the lie Of
patient endangered.
Quinue, the most active preparation
OF Peruvian bark, is just now the princi~
pal subject of investigation by Prof. Wal
| Ter, chemist Of the board of health. This
drug has several alkaloids. none of winch
| are 50 direct in their effect, aud all are
much cheaper than the pure quinine
These alkaloids are sulphate of cinChoni>
| dia, sulphate of CinChona, aud sulphate
of quinidia. These inferior forms Of qui
nine. it is claimed by many druggists,
are substituted by INSCRIPTIONS drug,
| -istS where quinjne is prescribed, and
with very bad effect, because ii patient
was ordered ten grains of quinine and 90
/ il place ten grains of cinChonidia, Et
would have ia reality only eight grains OF
quinine, which would fail to proddce tn,
desired result. With the other aIkaloid'
the percentage of difference is mucl
greater.
Hospital quinine is also spoken Of as
not being pure 1t is said to be a COM
bination Of all the alkaloids, and has a
yellow tinge, where the pure article is Of
a tleecy whiteness. The lately discovered
aduteration of quiniue with sugar Of
mix caused many of the druggists to open
their eyes in establishment. rs the off
eFencc in their weight and ap-
pearau,e of the two is so grea
as 10 be Immediately percepiblt
when placed on the scales. The feel
ing, too, shows a vast difference, the SUI
gar being like a coarse flour, while tht
| quininc feels more ike soft cotton
Again. one is easily soluble while tn
other is soluble only in an acid Delibcr
ate adulteration of this kind is denounce,
as crime.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-14

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Feb l+.-Col. Thomas
Buford, brother OF Gen. Abe Buford, and
the slayer of Judge Elliott, OF the court of
appeals, died Friday morning at the An
chorage Ky lunatic asylum, after long
illness from a chronic disease. 1t will lie re
membered that Buford shot and
killed Judge Elliott for rendering
IA decision against buford'5 sister, III
case involving considerable property.
After most sensational trial for tie muir
der, Buforl was adjuiged d fanatic, and
sent 10 the asylum, from which place lie es-
capped, going across the river IT, Indiana,
where he lived about a year hunting and
fishing, the asylum ,Iijaial, being
unable, under the Law, to bring
him back to Kentucky. ~ tout friends
and without money LuIord grew
sick, and was FINALLY torced by want 10 &c
back to the asylum, where be remained till
his death. 1t is Gully seven years since he
killed Judge Elliot, hut i'll that tine Buforj
saw his family lose all their property, and
the trouble Of his brother was undoubtedly
the cause Of the suicide of the noted turf
man, Gen. Abe Bufor1, who killed himself
last summer
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-14
Clicked BY SEWER GAS.
Nine Men Suddenly Overwhelmed in
Chicago Sewer.

CHICAGO, Feb. 14-Thursday afternoon
nine men descended into the Kinzie street
sewer to dredge it. They went down at the
Green street crossing, and at o'clock had
worked as far as Halsted street A little
later James Mcnamara, who was at work
Above ground, opened the Union street man
hole, expecting that the men had reached
that point. He heard cry for help from his
companions in the sewer, and he put
ladder down we can't climb mp" cried a
feeble voice from balow. The gas is
smothering u,' \ teamster named James
O'Neahla quickly desceniai The ladder with
arope. The gas was 81 dense that be could
remain only uJmeIt, hut he sent up two
men by means Of the rope. Thomas
Clarity then went down and sent
up three men. Two e them we're dead.
Johu Dmac followed The gas was
nearly gone, AMI he tied the rope to the re-
naming four men ard had them pulled up,
He sent Joseph Gill up first he was deal.
The next man was James Grady. He died
after being hauled out Mathew Mason and
Dan Curtis were taken out last. They were
both dead Both the dead and dy-
ing vera carried into Brands saloon,
opposite TIE scene OF the disaster,
and laid upon the floor. Drs. Howe and
Taylor were called in, and used all means to
resuscitate those who exhibited any signs of
life James Grady and Nike Laski died in
the saloon after becoming conscious Larry
Morgan was supposed to be dead at first, He
was finally revived, but is not out of danger.
AIT working over an hour the physicians
cease tl:eir labors.
There were five dead men on the floor.
They were: Michael Iaski, Brown and
Twentieth streets, married; Joseph Gill, 1875
Townsend street, ingle; James Grady,
Huron ana Kjugsbury streets, married;
Daniel Curtis North avenue, wife AMI five
children; Matthew Mason Leavitt and
| Huron streets, wife and five children. The
| bodies were all taken to the morgue, except
that OF Joseph Gill, which was taken to his
| home.
| Tn men who were saved were George
| Cu.ran, Peter McGrsw Thomas Gavin Tin
LAWYER, and Larry Moran, the foreman
| The men say that all necessary precaution,
| had been taken AMI Tat all the manhOles
were open Where the gas came from Is s
my terry, but it is supposed tt main broke
pouring out iiooi OF the deadly stutT Whicl
| met the men on their way.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-14

recollection! Some strange pain pres
vented me from turning away my head,
or lifting my arms. Still I tried to draw
my face back,-and as the face of the
dead man, at first so kindly, stopped
nearer and nearer TO me, saw it becom-
ing more and more fleshless; and | saw
the worms gathered within the cavities of
the eyes Still could not avoid that
kiss. Dieul how cold his teeth were!
The cry l gave awoke my little girl.
She jumped up, and kneeling in her little
bed exclaimed
"Ohl there's papa"
Now fancy the horror of that!-she
seeing Just as plainly as | did, the shadow
OF her father. We both remember it well,
though we try sometimes 10 persuade
each other it could not have been So.
| took her in my arms, andwe remained
hugging each other until daybreak watch
ing, not daring to call any body.
BY the time they knocked at my door
early in the morning, my trunks had all
been packed AMI | hurried away from
the house in alright, without giving my
hostess any explanation.
'But, exclaimed one of her audience,
''your fright did not prevent your marry
ing afterwards
''Ahl not indeed! | even had the read
ing of the bans dispensed with in order To
get married as quick as possible"
why, what was the matter"
The matter?-l was so afraid to be
alone at night that would have married
the devil himself"
OUATRELLEs
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-14
THE VAIN STRUGGLE
FOR LIFE OF A YOUNG GIRL BURIED
BEFORE DEATH.
Death OF Noted whisky ana
Dancing Among Church Members
A Judge Who stood No Nom
sense ComstOclts Latest.

SPRINGFIELD, W. Va, Feb l4.-Mary
Cox, well-known and popular young lady,
who lived near the mouth of the Little Capon
river, was taken violently Ill. The phy'i-
cian decided that she was sutfermg from
neuralgia Of the stomach, and prescribed
morpha \ dose was administered al
once. and another left, with Instrlc-
tions 10 give it in tWenty-four hours. For
some reason the second dose was given III
very short time. An hour or two afterWard
the death Of Miss Cox wa announced, anu
two days later the body wa, buried. At tue
funeral one lady insisted thct Miss Cox was
not dead, and begged that physician lie
sent for That night the dogs of man Nv
ing near the graveyard stationed themselves
near the tomb and kept up a persistent howl
ing. The next day the grave was opened,
and to the horror of all, it was found that
the girl had beeu buried alive.
The lining was torn from the sides Of the
casIiet, and tho pillow was in shreds. The
poor girl hal literally stripped the clothes
from her body. Her arms and body were
torn and bleeding, the lips were bitten
through, and handfuls of hair were torn
from her head The girl had come 10 life,
and evidently had made fearful Struggle
to escape. The awful affair fills the com
munity with horror,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-14
Church Sensation IN Georgia.

EEwEAE, Ga.. Fln II y angular SC enc
las just been Witnessed ~ Elm church, IN
th.s county, in which almost the entics
membership was arraignad for unchr,stian
cunIHct. A barrel Of Whia&y had lately
hosn Smuggled into that temperance COM
munIfv, and church members suyplssni
waF.lln in their demonstrations A
dance was or-a,Gaei. and thus tho sin Of
the feet was atiei tn that OF appe-
nte, supplemented lat,r by pro
family which shocsed The ears OF ths elder
sisters. Seventeen We're brought Up to the
stool OF repentance at once. Win various
degrees Of peulrtut.al speeches they ae}nawl-
ed led the decaigs II the ties1, and promised
never to dane, never T. drink, never u
swear any more, VIXEN tina yongrsgaLi0.
jo!ne il hymn and dispersed There wei,
black sheep, however, wGo did not appear Il
make an excuse, and they viii be deal; viii
hereafter.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-14

CLEVELAND Ohio. Feb 1.-THE Lincoln
club held banquet at the Stiilman hotel
Thursday night. Harry BuntS, assistant
city solicitor, responded to tie last toast on
the programme The Ladies' He said,
jokingly, that the members of the club were
all susceptible young men, with the
exception Of two who were writing a book
on the subject Of ladies' President Stearns
then declared an adjournment, when young
Cowles walked up to BUnts AMI without say
ing word slapped him on the mouth.
Friends rushed between them. when Cowles
held up his hand in Il dramatic mani
ner and said: Tile press has
been inSuItel here this evening,
ard | wished TO retaliate Gentlemen,
the press is vindicateL' No cause can IL
assigned for his action unless be is writing a
book, or wishes to create the impression
that be is doing So Judge Griswold refused
to shake hands With ComLes. calling him a
dirty puppy dirty dos" Cowles was De
n9upcei on all sides. Tho affair creates a
decided sensation i'll political circles Is the
Club !, considered very "tpuy.'
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-14

CHICAGO, Feb l4.-Col. J II. Mapleaon,
who is to bring Patti here in ne spring, was
banqueted Thursday night in this city. 1t
was stated that contracts had been signed
during the day for all of the improvement :
necessary to prepare the exposition building
to accommodate the thousands who it is am.
ticipatei viii attend. The plans prepare 4
show seats for 6 COZ people. The first sale OF
seats will be by auction at Hershey Music
hall March II, when the boxes ani choice
seats will be auctioned off Admission 10
the sale will be By card, i'll order to prevent
ticket spectators from attempting to secure
monopoly OF the best seats.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-14
Fish Dentistry.

The gist of a story told by Seth Green
in the American 4n97er is contained in
the following. CHANGING to glance at
the fish in an aquarium in the window of
a confectionery establishment in Roches-
ter n. Y, noticed that all the fish but
one bore scars Of conflict. The fish were
California and brook trout and the in
iurieS were inflicted by one of the former.
1t seems that one of the trout was OF
sour, quarrelsOme disposition, and had
been in the habit Of worrying the Others
persistently. ! suggested the removal Of
the offending trout. as We are occasional
IL troubled by such fellows among the
trout in the Caledonia fshpOnds, and the
usual remedy is to spear and make an
end Of the would be destroyer Of his fell
low companions One of these quarrel
some trout would otherwise wound and
cause the death of 4 large number of
others. But the proprietor objected to
adopting the remedy suggested, and trCu
Die continued to exist in the aquarium.
revisited the establishment day or two
subsequently. Procuring q pair Of pins
| GERS, LOOK tht UlS Iout IIOu INT "aLtI
and extracted its teeth, and those that
could not be drawn l cut down with a
knife, exercising as much care as posi-
| bls, so as not to iniure the fish by hand
ling. The offending FISH, although APP
| parently none the worse for the opera
ton. ceased to attack his companions. !
will say that the teeth Of trout are not
| used for the masticaton of food, but are
intended to aid the fish in maintaining
hold of its prey Trout in ponds and
aquariums have, therefore, no actual
need of teeth, for the reason that they are
not obliged to seek for their own food
The experiment l expected would result
il the death of the fish, but was happily
disappointed"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-14
Wildly Enthusiastic.

NEW YORK, Eeb 4-Tne Socialist labor
party held meeting. in Concorlia hall
Thursday night, and unanimously adopted
resolutions favoring the dynamite policy loI
Iri,Hmen. Alexander Jones began his speech
by e1ciaimiug, "Dyuamita, you are my lIie.'
Edward King SAID Iri,hmen were justified
III using dynamite 10 revenge the crueitjes
they have been subjected to. y bottle ot
sulphur was found in one If the galerie.
wild enthusiasm prevailed. No disorder
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-14
A SOLDIERS VIEW
OF THE USE OF THE "2eSOuRCES
OF CIVILIZATION"
He Declares the Use OF Dynamite a Ia
Rosa a Crime Against Humanity
Sensation from Minneapolis-
Plotters Overheard.

New York, Feb. l4.-Gen. II. L. Abbott
Of tie United States engineer corps, real a
paper before the Military Service institution
at Governors Island, Thursday, entitled
Recent Progress in High Explosives and
Their Uses in War Gen. Abbott gave a
history of the various explosives, dividing
them into five clas,es He said Incl
dentaiy; Although hardly professional
question, & few remarks upon the
problem pressnteI by tic nurderaus abuses
of these new agent now startling the world
may not b. out % place That such at
temptS Shoaii be suppressed by the strong
arm Of the law admits of no question. How
can this be best accomplished! Anarchists
can easily obtain high explosives that are SO
generally used and easily manufactured.
The law has signally failed to prevent
the carrying of concealed weapons and,
in my Judgment, viii be equally powerless to
extend the needed security by restriction
upon sale and ross ,ssion The remedy must
go deeper Why not declare, by interna-
tional agreement that these attempts, like
piracy, are crimes against humanity! Why
not place q orators. with their mstigaturs
and abettor., teyund tho pale Il the law,
and subject them 10 arrest and de-
livery upon proper reqGisition wherever
they may be found! When a wretch or
cvel misguided fanatic, is made 10 appre-
ciata tLat nowhere in tho wide world can
he tini a place Of refuge, but thai justice,
aided by all TIE powers Of tho telegraph,
railroads, and ocean steamships, will follow
his trail like bloodhound, AMI that his cap
ture and punishment are only mat
ters of time, | can not but believe
that the beginning of the end viii be at hand.
y bill has been introduced in the lower
house of the Penn ylvania legislature i'm
posing q penal,y not exceeding $4,000, and
fine not exceeding $, coo for selling. trans
porting or u-tug dynamite tor other than
legitimate purposes, and also for contribut
ms to any dynamite fund, or for soliciting
contributions Tor such funds. Such law
believe to traiy rspre cent the feeling of the
vast maj Jr,ty of the American people.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-14

New YoRK, Feb 1.-Two OF the morning
papers contain specials from Washington 10
the effect that Justice Bradley, Of the su-
preme court, intends to resign his position
before Marca 4, and accept the pension %
which he would become entitled by law. The
object being to allow a Republican successor
to he appointed. The tribune has an inter.
view with Justice Bradley, il, which be
denies any intention of resigning.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-14

FALL RIVER, Mass, Feb. i4-Actiug upon
the report Of its treasurer, who has just re-
tgrnei from a visit OF inspection, the
QaequecEan mill, at its annual meeting
u ednesday, deci!ei to remove is plant OF
10 81 spindles, 492 looms, ami several print
ing machines u Mexico. wh2ro cotton
printed goods can lie produced at q far less
cost than here. It, present force Of 10 EN-
ploye5 viii he superseded by Mexican
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-14
wharn Comstoek $50 Next?

NEW York, Feb A. Anthony Com,tock.
Of the Society ;or the Prevention Of Vice,
has foshidaeH the ale Of tire Arabian
Nights The edition OBJECTED to is known
Is The ~Flioa' translation AMI i published
i'll elegant form ana sg!l ly subscription
only. Il j. 4 more literal translation than
the common one, and has for subscribers
many IF)m!uent book lovers.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-14

DR.. Prices Special Flavoring Extracts
are made from the fruit, and have their
grateful, agreeable taste. without the turH
pentine odor which is observed in those
extracts usually sold, made from poisonN
Gus oils, acids, and taste sharpened by
cayenne pepper. We advise those who
wish choice, pure Flavors, to buy DR..
Prices.