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me Resting Place Of Gen. Grant.

Gen. Sherman gave in New York this ex.
PLANTATION why he thought New York had
been given preference over Washington, az
the place of burial:
The Grant family will all continue to live
In New York. The boys can't 60 to Wash
ington to live. II Gen. Grants remains
were buried there they would seldom, or
never see his grave. The mother will re-
main with the boys. She would not 60 to
Washington to live alone. think that is
the feeling OF the family, and that when the
country comes to know Of it the selection
will be honored as reasonable.
When George w. Childs OF Philadelphia
was asked what he thought OF the suggestion
that he and Gen. Beal should 60 to Mount
to reconsider their decision to bury the gen.
eral at Riverside Park, he said:
The family are thoroughly familiar with
the arguments that have been brought to
bear against the selection OF Riverside Park.
They have concluded to accept the place
rendered, and no attempt will be made to
induce a change Of mind. The family, as
well as all the intimate friends have receiv-
cd numerous letters from army and navy
officers and others, urging Washington as
the proper place, but Riverside Park has
been selected, and there 10 no probability OF
change. 1t is delicate matter to discuss
with the family. / think nothing more
should De said on the subject.
The following named senator's, who were
requested by the vice president to repre-
sent the senate at Gen. Grants funeral,
have notified Col, Canaday, sergeant-at-
arms, OF their intention to attend the fun
eral: Justin s. Morrill,, John Sherman,
John A. Logan, Matt. w. Ransom, ohm j.
Ingalls,, Francis NJ. Cockrell, Wade Hamp-
ton, JosephE. Brown and Charles F. Man
dersOn.
The following order is being mailed to all
postmasters:
Washington July 29.-In recognition OF
the nations loss in the death OF Gen. Ulys-
ses 8. Grant, and in participation of the
lamentation and expression Of reverence
Tor his honored memory, all postoffices in
the several states and territories OF the
Union are ordered to be closed between the
hours OF and p. m. on Saturday, 8th
day OF August, appointed for the celebra-
ton OF his funeral obsequeis. By order Of
the postmaster general.
First Assistant Postmaster General,
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-08-06

Great Britain's Indebtedness has in
creased during the past 25 years from
S131 100000 to STAT, 500, 900 at the
present time. Since 1861 there have
been five administrations, under none
of which the debt has shown a decrease.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-08-06
Grant Monument Fund,

At meeting al the Grant monument
fund committee In New York, . sub-com-
mittee reported as follows:
That the committee appointed by Mayor
Grace shall be constituted the Grant Mon
ument association, for the purpose OF col
lecting funds for the erection over the re-
mains OF Gen. Grant, at their final resting
place in New York, great national mon
ument, which shall appropriately testify to
future ages the appreciation by the civilized
world OF the genius, valor and deeds OF the
grandest character of the country; that an
executive committee Of fifteen be appointed
TO complete and direct the organization to
accomplish the contemplated purpose, to
appoint subcommittee in New York and
other localities to aid in the proposed work,
and that an appeal be made to the people
Of the United atatea to contribute to the
proposed fund to this end, that an adequate
sum may be speedily raised with which q
memorial may be erected which shall be
considered fitting tribute to the grandest
hero OF modern times, and that all news
papers, railroads, telegraph and express
Companies, pOstmasters, banks, churches,
municipal authorities, commercial bodies
and exchanges, manufacturing and business
establishments be requested to cooperate
In the Immediate collection Of contribu-
tions, TO beforwarded to the committee or
the mayor OF New York.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-08-06

Bad reports come from various
sources of the effect of too much rain
and hot suns on wheat, and it is feared
that the result will be q knocking down
of grades in many localities.
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The Talk of Consolidating Land Omces.

A Washington Special says there is I'M
derstood to be under consideration scheme
to consolidate land offices in some western
states. The first state to undergo redis-
tricting is Wisconsin, and Nebraska will
follow. The number OF Dakota land offices
cannot well be reduced. Every land office
in the territory is maximum office except
one, and that office comes within three cents
of it. Watertown, Fargo, Yankton, Bis
marck, Deadwood, Grand Forks, Aberdeen,
Huron and Devils Lake all receive fees
enough TO bring up the salary OF regi ster
and receivership to $4,000 for each. The
salary at Mitchell Ia $2,999.97 to each Of
fetal. The Minnesota salaries are as fol-
lows:
Taylors Falls. .s79s Worthington.. 81 $50
st. Coud........2, GAS Tracy.............1,7 1873
Duluth.....,......2, 852 Benson...........2,9 81 8
Fergus Falls. ...3, 900 Redwo od..........2 ,O51
The Wisconsin land offices have the fol-
lowing salaries:
Menasha......$1,1 1874 La Crosse. ......$1 1O4
st. Croix Falls. L ,O16 Bayfield,. .......1, Up
Wausau...........1,S 800 Eau Claire. TOP
The Nebraska Offices are all maximum,
except Beatrice which pays 81 ,2S3, and
Lincoln, which pays 81, 2O1, The offices at
Niobrara, Grand Island, North Platte,
Bloomington, Valentine and McCook all pay
5000. The Montana officers are all max
imum but that at Boxeman, which pays
49, las. Helena and Miles City do much
larger business. In all these Offices quite
little is made in fees that are not required
to be reported. Fees from 81 to 81 are
charged for diagrams showing unoccupied
lands in the district; i 5 cents per 100 words
is charged for copies OF testimony, and a
fee of 81 is required in contests for the notes
OF the final cancellation. In some Dakota
Offices these fees have amounted to as
much in some cases as the regular salaries:
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-08-06

A most thorough and complete review Of
the crop situation and prospect yet given
appears in the Pioneer Press OF the LIST.
Reports were obtained from 751 points ON
the condition Of the wheat crop for the last
ten days. Four hundred and eighty say the
weather has been hot and sultry, with fire.
quent storms and rains; 80 say the weather
has been only fair 1877 say the weather has
been favorable for crops ofall kinds. Three
hundred and thirty-nine reports gay dam
age hae already resulted ifam rust, blight,
and hugs, l30 AayY damage il threatened,
and 232 say no damage has been done.
The greatest injury Ia reported In Southern
Minnesota, Southwestern Dakota, Iowa
and Wisconsin. though there is a local CEN
ter OF serious damage in the James river
valley in Dakota. This is about all that
will be known with any degree OF accuracy
about the crops until after harvest,
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-08-06

Lightning struck the Grant cottage at
McGregor, N. Y. 1t did no damage, how
ever save the blackening OF the wall wher,
1t exploded. From the hotel it Travelled
along the wires down the rustic arcade to
the railway station. Gen. Jackson, from
Governors island, who waa commanding
the battalion Of regulars there, and Col. w.
about hallway up the arcade and immedi-
ately under an electric burner. Gen. Jack
son was knocked senselcss and lay like q
dead man with wide open staring eyes. Col.
Beck was aBo Stunned" but waA able to
raise himself on one arm. "''
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-08-06
Maud Beats Her Time Mt Cleveland:
The fleet little mare trotted mile over {


slow course In two minutes eight and three
quarter seconds. An account says: The
mare recovered herself, and settled down
to an even clip that was like a whirlwind.
She reached the first quarter in 32k-a 2:1O
gait. Then Bair begun to urge her and
she trotted the next quarter in 80 sec
onds, 2:OS gait and reached the half in
1:O4h. She flew on like bird and the old
Timers began TO declare, amidst great en-
thusiasm, that she was breaking her won
derful record. Passing the half she in
creased her speed and went over the back
stretch at a terrific gait. The third quarter
was trotted in 81 seconds the fastest one at
the mile, On the lower turn she VIA Seen to
raise her head suddenly, and 1t seemed GER
tain that she would go off her feet. Bair
caught her, however and on she flew. Com
ing up the home stretch the awful strain
began to tell on her, and she slowed up.
Bair applied the whip, however, and she re-
sponded quickly. She dashed under the
wire tremendous clip having finished the
last quarter in 33A seconds, and the mile
in 2:0S z. No one except the judges and
reporters knew that the record had been
broken There r., Was great exeitsment in i. the
Presideht Edwards hastily wrote the fol.
lowing telegram.
Race Track, July se,-Robert Bonner,
New York: The Cleveland association con-
graduates you most heartily, and thank
you most sincerely for allowing your peer
less queen, Maud S., to show the people
how easily she beats her record in the won
derful time of 2:OS "a, on track certainly
one second slow, having had hard rain
at midnight ..-.'- - t.
..'"''''s WILLIAM EDWARDS, President.
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E. G. Crandall fell dead at Worthingtor
from heart disease,


London Punch, jnits late issue, publishes
a eulogy on Gen. Grant.
The Kandiyohi county fair will be held
at Wilmar, Oct. |. 2 and 3.
In Melrose the seven- year-old SON Of j ohm
Murphy was killed by lightning.
Lightning destroyed q hig barn ON the
Soper stock iarp south Of Qwatonna,
9wenty-six Of the eighty counties In the
state show an aggregate population Of ara
Mr., John Thompson, one OF the oldest
Citi1ens Of st. Charles died recently, aged
fifty years.
Herman Walters committed suicide in the
Protestant Lutheran church in st. Paul of
which he was janitor.
The Minnesota editors spend a day at
Minnetonka and adopt resolutions designed
to improve the profession.
Mrs. johnson, living near Hancock, was
killed by lightning. Several other members
OF the family were injured.
Lieut.. c. A. Curtis, u. 8. A., il relieved
from duty as prQfnAsoy Of statMtEs at the
Seaburry M Msssit, EsTshapN,
Kahy-tayming an = small scale Is carried
on in at: Paul, The hahies are expected to
die, and usually do, at the farm.
Az Barnesville Deputy Sheriff John Ut
terberg was dangerously shot by q tramn,
who, with his accomplice, was aryastsd bY
citizens. 'e" ~
Rev. l.. J. Markps Of Norway Lake has o
lively tassls Wifh the trustees al the Nor
Nyss!AA ayRad church ior the possession
Robert w. Coleman, q well known attor-
ney Of Moorhead and formerly a resident
| 81 st. Paul, died at st. Joseph's hospital AZ
st. Paul.
Further Developments Indicate that the
missing Aid, Kere Of Saltwater also got
away with large amount Of funds of the
Sas company.
The destruction by lightning Of Wllham
Kennedy's farm house, located about three
and 0ne-haH miles from Minneapolis, on
the Watprtown road y announced.
H. u Hayden, charged with embes allotment
from the Omaha at StillwateE swears out
. warrant for the arrest OF hia accuser, al
Ieging an attempt TO extort money.
Rev. ]. w Bradshaw, pastor Of the Con-
gcGetional church d st. Charles. has &C
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-08
The Old Stoekman,s "Shakc.o

81 lsDaiil Fl AtlI-oIO L bsl
Some years ago an emigrant from the
United States kept small restaurant in a
town situated in one of the great stock-rais
ing districts of South Australia He was
presumably the only Yankee in those parts
There was an enormously rich old stockmar
who came INTO town from his lordly cattle
range at intervals, whose nationality was 8
matter cf doubt though he usually passed
for taciturn and uncommunicative bachelor
Scotchman.
One day this wealthy but solitary old chap
entered the restaurant of the man from the
states When he left he looked hard at the
proprietor, and then simply remarked;
american, aren't you1
On being answered in the affirmative the
millionaire cowpuncher walked away with
ont another word.
Regularly once week he reappeared, 81
lently ate hasty lunch and made the same
stereotyped inquiry, receiving the same EN-
phatic, YES, siree' in reply. At last there
came time when the eccentric old customer
did not return One month went by-two
At last wagon stopped at the door, and the
Old fellow, pale and wasted with sickness
was helped out and supported into the saloon
He called for his usual steak with a weal
but dogged determination, ate a morsel and
then tottered up to the counter As he paid
his bill he whispered, hoarsely:
american, aren't you"
"You bet replied the proprietor, pleas
antly
Stretching out his hand the odd customer
said,:
shake SO am l."
Then he tottered away without another
word. Three days afterward a lawyer cam,
into our young countryman's place and tolC
him that the queer old guy on the Thompson
range had died and left him cool 81 O00, 900
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-08
Sherif's Sale.

By virtue of an Execution and Fee Bill No
G2i1 issued out of the clerks Office of the Circuit
Cont of Rock Island county, and state OF Illinois,
and to me directed, whereby am commanded to
make the amonnt OF certain Judgment recently
obtaned against The Moline Buggy Company in
favor of J. fl. Wilson ont of the lands tcnements,
goods and chattels of the said defendant, The
Moline Buggy Company. | have levied upon the
following property, to-w wit:
The cast 50 feet of lot No. 3 and west N feet Of
lot No. > in the Manufacturers Addition of the
Moline Water Power Company, in section No. 81,
in township number eighteen lSl, north range
number one II, west Of the fourth iAthl 7. NJ. in
the county of Rock Island and state of Illinois,
excepting and reScTlng thcrefrOm the right To use
u strip of ground ten 10 feet in width across the
extreme soHtherly paEt-of said lot hereby convey
ed for a railroad Track and TO permit others to use
the same, and said party of the first part hereby
gives and grants un.o said party of the second
part its Successors and assigns, the rights Of
drainage from said lot hereby conveyed, into the
talrace north of said lot; also the right and priv
ilege Of laying waterpip from said lot hereby
conveyed into said tail-race aud drawing water
thefefrOm
Therefore, according 10 said command. | shall
expose for sale, at public auction, all the right,
title and interest OF the above named, The Moline
property, on Friday the 30th day of January, 1857
at O'Clock p. m. at the north door OF the court
house in the city OF Rock Island, in the county OF
Rock Island and state oi Illinois, for cash in hand
TO satisfy said execution and fee bill.
Dated at Rock Island, this Sth day Of January
A. D., 1885.
j. NJ. RETICKER.
Shey{F Of ROci Island County
ianS-dtd
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-08

year, and to night, in order that We may
express welcome, we have selected two of the
handsomest men IN the congregation to sit
upon the platform behind MT lReferrng to
Me3srs Claflin and White
Yes, and both white men, too" put III
Mr. Cialln
E. f. Hoyt then began the sale, tho bid
lings being premiums for the choice seats
How much for the first choices" lie cried.
K T. Bush secured it aud chose pew No. 81,
the rental Of which Is $ll0 besides $500
premium Now the Bethel" shouted the
auctioneer, referring to pew 50 1t was So
cnred by Mr. ClaAm without opposition at
$500 premium.
The premiums realized from the sale OF
seats aggregated $l5, 599 The rentals added
make the amount realized S27, ,25G. Last year
the sum realized was 1850 The highest
sum ever reaized was in 1879, when the
amount was S6S 997 The highest bid last
year was made by Mr.. Clafin, who gave
$5;5 for first choice. The first choice this
year brought $500 The foremost holders
last year were heard bidding Tuesday Mr.
Beecher was exceedingly cheerful at the
conclusion of the sale
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-08
THE California Senatorship.

SAN Francisco, Jan. S-Tha senatorial
contest excites much interest. The leading
candidates for Mr. Farley's place are ex-
Senator Sargent, Ex-Governor George C.
Perkins, and Morris NJ. Estee. 1t is under
stood that Leland Stanford is willing to be
a compomiea candidate in case of dead
lock. Balloting in the legislature begins
Jan. 20 Sargent and Perkins are both
known as corporation candidates The
formers chief hacker is Charles Spreckels,
the sugar king, who wants to continue
the Hawaiian sugar treaty and to spite The
Chronicle A Sargent man has been elected
speaker of the assembly. Perkins is part
owner of the Pacific Coast Steamship COM
pany, and is popular as we'll as rich Estee
is a pronounced Antl Moaopolist, an able but
not attractive man He is certainly third in
the race Stanford election seems far from
improbable. In Nevada Senator Jones is
sure of reelection, unless soma unexpected
combination is made,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-08
STATE POLITICS.
THE ORGANlZAT ION OF THE ILLINOIS
LEGISLATURE HANGS FIRE.
A Proposition in Ohio TO Limit Employ
ers' Profits to the Legal Interest
Rate---Hoadly's Message
Other Similar News,


ofFlNdFlELp' Ill., jan a-ih9 result OF
dueSna9 caucuSeS was Che SeiecciDo Oh
Efohhfl'e @ ny ,'is Del'oeracy 10, sPeaker o'
Ilie hou'e anu ruiiei ny 'iie i'ol'uDiiea'I'
for senate pIesluohC pro tenl ,i9 f|epup-
means Seiecled Iaflppeli, ol COOK, ana the
democrats SETTER OF 0t. Ciair Ihe defeat
Oh llallleS oy Nroi.ArlIe IN tiie p''iiocra'ic
caucus was " ur'rlHe' a"'' names IS 'nci'heu
l" el'o trouoie Oh 'ccouH' Vi H.
on edhesday Tue legislature met at noon.
IN the senate tie hepnohcah caucus nom
Llee- CaliPpeH WIS elecleH pfeIuelt pro
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-08

ltlafa bellies Lettef.I
There is a character in every step a per
son takes" said a man who thought he knew
it all, so far as the science of gait was con-
cerned when | saw you pass our house the
other day, Miss Clara, | was impressed by
the easy, independent freedom of your walk
Such firm yet gentle strides betrayed the
dominant unconventionality of your char
acter"
He was doctor of divinity, and didn't
care to sass him, but felt bound in Christian
honesty TO ask him: "Was l wearing my
brown and black plush suit?'
He believed so.
"Then was making a special effort to take
long, swinging steps, said, ''because that's
the only way | can make the confounded
drapery swish right. That meant exigency,
not character See me in my new dark blue
street costume, with its narrow skirt and in
ternal strappings, and youll say I'm mincer
from Minceville"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-08
Laws 1t to the Deputy Mnrshals.

CINCINNATI, Jan, Tho Commercial
Gazette publishes the formal notice of a CON
test OF seat by Hon John F. Follett to Hon.
Benjamin T. Butterworth, representative
elect from the First Ohio congressional dis
trict Mr. Follett makes three charges First,
that a large number of deputy marshals
were appointed by the marshal of the South
ern district of Ohio to serve on election
day, last October in the interest of Mr.. But
terworth The second charge recites that
these marshals were armed with British bull
dog revolvers and other firearms and deadly
weapons, for the purpose of terrorizizing
and intimidating voters. The third charge
states that the appointment of deputy mar
shals was in nearly every instance illegal,
and that for these causes the election is
wholly null and void
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-08
Ohio Legislative NeMs.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. S.-The legislature
convened in ad diourned session, Tuesday,
with the organization of last winter and only
two absenUeeS. Several resolutions were
offered to change state elections from Octo-
Der to November aud for submitting an
amendment to license the liquor traffic.
A large grist of Lills were introduced,
among them being one to prohibit operators
and employers making more than the
legal rate of interest as profit off of
their employees This is instigatei by the
recent strikes. The bill was introduced by
Haley, Republican member from Cleve.
land, and a strong advocate of unions being
himself a member Of the knights of Labor.
The temperance question is troubling the
Democratic majority. The ru raj members
refuse to abide by the caucus decree for q
license law. They want prohibition to go
with it. Indications are that there VIII I've
trouble in getting any action on Temperance.
Among tho points discussed in the Gov
ernor's message is federal supervisors of cleo
tions. lie thinks it is Il reflection Oh the
honor of q state that it should be SuppDSal
that its elections require supervision
and recommends that Ohos influence
be used 10 secure a repeal of the
federal election law, AMI that the
legislature enact such laws for the securing
of fair elections as shall make interference
unnecessary. The governor says the Scott
law having been declared unconstitutional
and the liquor question requiring solution of
some kind ha recommends the license
system as the best solution. He also tells the
legislature that the tax collected under the
law must be refunded and that the failure of
the law has complicated the state finances
He recommends such legislature
as VIII enable sheriffs to suppress
lawlessmes', rs in the case of the Hooking
valley troubles, without calling on tue
troops, ana calls attention to tue fact that
the ubolishment OF contract convict labor
has left the prisoners without employing
of any kind which state of affairs should be
rempdied some way.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-08
AN ANSWER WANTED.

Can any ore bring US a case OF kidney
or Liver Complaint that the Eletric Bitters
will not speedily cure? We say that they
can not, as thousands of cases already per-
manently cured and and who are daily re
commencing Electric Bitters, viii prove.
Bright's Disease, Diabetes, week Back, or
any urinary complaint quickly cured; they
purify the blood. regulate the bowels, and
act directly on the diseased parts. Every
bottle guaranteed. For sale at SOC. a bot
tie by Hartz 6 Bahnsen.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-08
Drawbacks on Bags.

WASHINGTON CITY, Jan S-The treasury
department. established additional regula-
tions for allowances for drawbacks on bags
and bagging, and for refunds on salt used in
curing exported meats, by which The
person producing an outward bill Of
lading in bis own name or duly in
dorsed TO him by the proper party
may receive drawback Or refund.
The agents Of various exports may combine
in one entry for the drawback or refund
claims for several parties, if presented
within thirty days after export Exporters
bags and tagging covering cotton will be
allowed to refer IN the several entries to the
manufacturers aflidavits filed at the custom
house with the first entry, instead of present
ing an affidavit with each entry.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-08

MADRID, Jan. S.-Dispatches received
Wednesday morning from Motrel show that
the earthquake shock at that city Tuesday
evening were more severe than was Indicated
by the reports. A church and convent and
fifty houses collapsed by the seismic shocks,
but fortunately 10 one was killed, as the
people had abandoned them and sought
places Of safety on the first shock being felt.
The official report of the result of the
earthquakes states that 300 lives were lost in
Granada The king has increased his per-
sonal donation to $30, 900 Emperor William,
Of Germany, has telegraphed his sympathy
and large donation. The relief fund is
lncrensinn MnnlerfMllN.