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here, except in n few rich parishes, to
support the burden Of Education, and
must do the salre. Thus practically
most Schools are Government sup
ported Schools, but the amount ex-
pended is spread over such a large
number of Schools that it does not do
half the work it should do.
[ may mention that recently at a
social meeting of OIergymen OF An
tigua, when nine were present, the
subject was broached by Bishop
Branch. He expressed himself strong
ly opposed to what is known as the
Board School system in England
and had a great dread of the excIu-
sion of all religious teaching from
such schools. OF course this would
be necessary since the privilege OF
giving religious instruction in the
Schools could not conveniently be
granted 10 all religious bodies,
and so could not be granted any.
But NOT ONE of the Clergy present
shared those fears of Bishop Branch.
We are quite content to let the Go
vernment attend to the secular educa,
ton of our people, and we will find
opportunities, or make them, for
giving religious instruction to our own
children.
One great advantage we hope to
gain by a thorough system Of Go.
vernment Education is the splitting
up of our present mixed SchoOIs-a
fruitful source OF evil, and a stumbling
block to real discipline-into separate
Schools for boys and girls. Whoever
heard of mixed schools for boys and
girls up to the ages Of Is and Is
years taught by a schOolmaster? In
many of our mixed Schools, in fact, |
have seen better discipline and better
instruction where the head teacher
has been a female. One of the
greatest difficulties Managers of
Schools experience is to get a teacher
who is competent and at all satisfac-
tory in other ways. OF course the
Government must look to this-that
there is a supply Of competent teach
ers.
Compulsory attendance at School
should certainly be one result OF the
present Commission. Half of the
children who should go to school, do
not. [ would venture to say three
fourths in some parts. Educntion is
an essential in the work of civiliZa-
ton and if our people are to be civil
ized, which is the pretext or at least
the argument in favour of retaining
Colonies, they must be educated.
Let all children be compelled to go
TO School up to the age of ten or
twelve. We do not need any high
standard Of requirements or any
elaborate system like the English
Board Schools. Compulsory aiten J.
ance up to n certain age or until they
car satisfy the Examiner in reading,
writing, and The tour rules of arith-
metic. Let the girls be taught needle
work, and the boys drilling. This is
sufficient.
There might be some difficulty
oho.t D.:lIo~. h,,k Al N-o.oo.
, 1885-08-19
M&SCeELO 10 e O a. g.
(Specta tor July 25h)

The news from Russia is i1signif-
cant. The rumour is that the diff
culties about the Pass of ZuIfkar are
only raised in order to furnish an en-
cuse for demanding Meruchak, - the
fertile southern boundary of the oasis
of Pendeh,-as a set off against q
frank abandonment of Zulfkar. Lord
Randolph Churchill, however, said in
the House the other day that no de-
mand for Meruchak had been receiv.
ed, and that he could not consider 80
highly Hypothetical a case as the one
put to him, whether, i'll any case,
Meruchak would be ceded to get full
possession OF Zulfkar. For our W
parts, we should think there could be
no worse policy than to show fresh
squeezeability in order t o prevent be-
ing squeezed.
The Mahdi, according 10 "A good
many different accounts, which seem
10 receive credence at Cairo, died
from small pox On June %, and one
sheikh ever asserts that he had wit
messed the Mahdi's funeral. On the
whole, it seems probable that the
Mahdi is really dead; and if it be so,
it car hardly be doubted that the
pressure on Egypt of the fanatical
Mollammedan movement which he
originated, will now subside. If so,
Lord Salisbury will congratulate him.
self that with his accession to power
the tide of ill-fortune which England
has had TO endure in the East has
begun to turn.
General Grant died ON Thursday
morning after "a very long struggle
with that most painful and terrible
disease, cancer of the tongue, from
which it is stated that he was suffer
ing. 1t is a disease to test any mans
fortitude; but General Grants bore
the test as well as, during the war, it
had borne the test of anxie,ies and
disappointments almost more trying
than personal suffering itself. Per
haps his greatest moral quality was
his illimitabIe tenacity of purpose,
and the GOODNESS with which he
met disasters. His Two political
reigns we're hardly calculated to
increase his reputation. He was not
f~astidious in politics, and he got mix-
ed up with INSCRIPTIONS men both in
politics and in commerce. But he
was long.headed, with a calm and
clear intellect; and when he was not
too INDECENT to give his whole atten-
tion, his judgment was a very saga-
cious one. He was certainly "a sol.
der of the first class, though moi Of
the highest genius but his. political
mind was not a highly educated mind,
and as Il statesman he failed 10 raise
the standard of political ethics in the
United States, or to redeem poll
tical conduct from that moral level
which Mr.. Ruskin has christened for
US as the "ethics of the DUST" But
none the less, the United States will
never forget that to General Grant
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-24

1t Is prepared from Sarsaparilla, Yellow
Dock, Cherry Bark, Plpsissewa, Mandrake,
Dandelion, and other well-knOwn vegetable
remedies. Tho combination, proportion. and
preparation are peculiar to Hoods Sarsaparilla.
and effect the most remarkable cures where
other medicines fail.
1t cures Scrofula, Salt Rheum, Boils, Pimples,
Humors, Dyspepsia, Bilousness, Sick Headache.
Indigestion, General Debility, Catarrh, Rheu-
matism, Kidney and Liver Complaints, dispels
that tired feeling, creates an appetite, and
builds up the whole system. The
"GooD NAME AT HOME"
won by Hoods Sarsaparilla is unequalled in the
history of medicines. Such is Its popularity In
Lowell, Mass, where it is made, that whole
neighborhoods are taking it at the same time.
This success is extending all over the country.
Hoods Sarsaparilla is the only medicine Of
which can truly be said, 900 Doses One Dollar"
which is an uuanswerabe argument as to
strength and economy. Other preparations will
average to last not over week, while bottle
OF Hoods Sarsaparila contains 100 doses and
will last month. Hence, for economy as well
as for health and strength, buy Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla. Send for u book containing statements Of
many remarkable cures.
Hoods Sarsaparila is sold by all druggists.
Prepared by e. l. HOOD g. CO., Apothecarics
Lowell, Mass. rrlce 81. SIX for S..
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-24

CINCINNATI, Oct "a The official vote Of
Hamilton county was completed Thursday
1t gives a Democratic ma ority of from 200
to 500 on the sharply contested senatorial
ticket. The footngs in the returns from
more than score OF precincts did not COR
respond with the tallie+. Some of the
changes favored the Republicans but more
the Democrats.
Upon the decision of two cases now in
court here hangs the complexi OF the he t
state senat,, and possibly that of tho United
States senate after next March. In one case
before the common pleas it is asked that the
temporary injunction granted Thursday
night be ma le permanent TO restrain Clerk
Dalton from Issuing certificates of election
to the candidates shown by the re.
turns to have the highest number of votes
There is an intimation from the bench that
the injunction will be continue . at least till
decision is given on n petition for writ
OF Htund9mu, which will be heard in the
circuit court next Monday and which asks
that Clerk Dalton be ordered to
canvass tho returns in proper
way and be instructed to throw
out returns from five certain wards illegally
countcd on their fac, by him. The Demo-
cratic plurality in these five precincts APP
pears at 1,5!4 In another suit already de-
cidel the judge explicitly stated that there
were votes illegally cast at the precinct in
question. II these are thrown out all the
Republican legislative candidates save one
will be elected. As it stands now they are
all defeated.
If the certificates are issued to the Demo-
cratic legislative candidates, who are on
the face of the returns entitled to them, the
Democrats woul have twenty of the thirty
seven members of the senate, and by con-
trolling one house woull DO able to
prevent the Republicans from unloing any
of tbs partisan work of tho last legislature,
which has been a great point with the
latter all through the campaign. Still the
Republicans, having large majority in
the other house, would have a ma jority of
three joint ballot, and, il united, would
elect II United States senator. The narrow
majority, however, exposes them to great
danger. and they mu t foreso all hope OF
getting control of Cincinnati, Cleveland,
and Columbus.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-24
DRIVEN TO THE HILLS.
Another Attack on Chinese In WyOlnfI
A Stampede OF CelestIals.

Ahothor Attack On Nutn09e ln wyoming
A Stampede of CelestIals.
OMAHA, Neb., Oct. , "A dispatch re-
ceivsd at the Union Pacific headquarters
lays that wednesday night at II o'clock
a mob OF white msn attacked section
house occupied by thirty Chinese section
hands, of the old town of Rock Springs,
w T., three miles from the GOAL mining
Gown OF tn, same namo. The mob
yelled and shoutsi, fireI voliey of re-
vulvsr shots into the air. bombatdal the
hou'e with clubs and stones, and smashed
every window.
The Cinnamon were frightened nearly to
death, surprising that another massacre
was about To bs psrpetratei, and fled from
tile house, halt clad to the neighboring
hills, where they remained all night, suffer
ing intensely from coil. In the morning
they returned and resumed work.
The authorities AMI military remaining at
Rock Springs were informed OF what had
occurred, but rs yet have been unable to
di cover who the rioters were. Efforts will
be made to apprehend them The coal
mines at Rock Springs and other points
where order has been restored are now be-
ing WORKED without interruption.
STOCKTON, Cal, Oct 81 At n meeting
of 800 citizens Thursday evening, presided
over by Supervisor Inglis resolutions were
adopted for the removal of Chinatown from
tho city limits, and containing pie ige to
vote against all nominees at the city cleo
ton on Nov. not pie ged for the removal
of Chinatuwn. The movement inclu les
some of the best citizens, and n permanent
organization will he maintained.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-24
THE MARKETS.
CHICAGO, Oct. q

CHICAGO, Oct. II
The market quotations on tho boar1 ot
::,c..e, to-day. were asfoliows: Wheat-No.
October, vps,.cd So. closed s5s<c; No
vsm ber. opened s5A1c cio-Ad s61fci De-
cenbsr, opened S11ac, ciose1 VAC. Corn
No. 2 October, opened Ale, closei ~alHc;
November, opened 1898 {: closei 3951c; year,
opened and closet ;otsc. Oats-No. Dc.
tober, opened 241sc ami closea 25c; Novsm.
ber opened and closed 253sc; May, opened
Dzc, clio ed 299s Pork - November,
opened s. 221S closed SEX; December,
oponei AMI clo, led SS.3!1s; January, opened
3d. I21t. closed So 10. Lard-November,
opened AMI closed S. S71s.
Live elocK The Union t9ck yards report
the following range of prices: Hogs Tbs
market upenei moderately active and
steady at yesterdays closing figures; light
grades, 81 3J@3 81; rough packing. $3.50
43. 80; heavy packing AMI shipping lots,
S. 5Jl37o. Cattle --Qu!et and weak; ship.
ping, s. 3J@560; butchers, sl00@3 SO;
stocksrs, 81 25Ql3 40, Texans, 81, 5O(93. %.
Shsep-Weak an &c lower; common, sl.75
o. 50; medium To good. -. 75(a3 40.
Produce: Butter-Extra creamery, 2Sg
29c; dairy, l0G!oc;. packing, SGD per Id.
Eggs-Choics recandlsl lSc per doz. Pota
toes Early rose and Burbanks 40D45c per
blu on track. Poultry-Chicksnss, 7@71lc;
ducks, se9c: turkeys, 10c per Id; prairie
chickens, s. 75@If 90 per dog. Apples-Fair
to good, $l256e$l.50, and choice to fancy,
81. 75ad2 % per Dbl.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-24
State Taxation.

SpRINGFIELD, Ills. Oct "a -Governor
Oslosby and Stnte Auditor Swigert deter
mined upon the rate of state ia ,tion, Fri
day, for 1853, at ~ cents on the 500 Of tax
atls property. This is made up of an As
essment OF IS cents for general uur-
poses which forms the revenue fund, AMI
IA cents for school purposes. 1t is ,uh-
stan.ially tine sams al the rat, for 1851,
which was 25 cents The 1854 rate wa,
levied to rai-e ~. 500, 600, and tho 1889 rate
is expected to raise $i,Ooo,OJ0 Tae liz
crease OF 500, 000 is to provide for tho ex-
panses of tho general assembly Two years
in advance.
MADISON, Wis, Oct "A Secretary OF
State Tlmme has completed the apporiion-
ment Of the state tax for educational pur-
poses, and also special charges for the care
of inmates in the state institutions The cd
ucational levy is, in roun figures, Us fol-
lows: For common schools. S4SS. l30;
school fund income. S64 5SS; free
high schools, $5O, O00 fifth normal schuol,
10000; university fund income, SOL on;
total, 1914, 745 Special charges for the care OF
inmates in the state institutions az follow>
State Insane hospital, $4l .9b4; N rthern
Insane hospital, So 27S; Milwaukee Insane
asylum, $3j5; Industrial School for Boy,
IS, no; care Of the chronic insane, $40, e54.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-24
Editor Stead on Trial.

LONDON, Oct. 24--The trial of Editor
Stead. of the Pail Mall Gazette, and Other
defendants in the Eliza Armstrong case,
was commenced Friday morning at the
central criminal court Old Bailey, before
Justice Lopes and will probably last week
All the prisoners pleaded "not
guilty" and tho attorney general
at once opened the case for the crown.
After a brief review of the case the taking
of the testimony of the witnesses for the
prosecution was proceeded with. The testi-
mony thus far adduced docs not differ ma
terially from that given at the preliminary
hearings. The girl, Eliza Armstrong, when
called to the stanl was cool and seIf-pos.
sessed and gave her evidence in II clear and
straightforward manner.
The judge, in ruling on quest ton, said
that no motives were sufficient to justify thu
taking Of the child without tho parents con.
sent. "If consent wa obtained by fraudu-
lent means" LIE continued, sit was tanta
mount to no consent in the eyes of the
law"
The courtroom was crowded, and a large
number had gathered around the entrances,
but these were soon scattered by drench-
ing rain,t )rm that prevailed.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-24

NEW YORK, Oct 81 Tho Universalist
convention began its third and last days
session at $3.50 a. H. Friday, in the
Church of Our Father, Grand avenue
and Lefferts place, Brooklyn, the Hon.
Mr.. Joy presiding. The following board of
officers for the ensuing year were elected,
President, Rev. f. c. Sweetzer. d. d., of
Philadelphia; vice president Hon. j. II.
Swan. Of Chicago; secretary, Rev.
G. L. Demorest, d. ID. of Manchester, N.
H; treasurer, Stevenson Taylor, of New
York; trustees for four years, Hon. j.
d. w. joy, of Massachusetts,;
Hon. Sydney Perham, of Maine;
Rev. II. w. Rugg, of Rhode Island; Rev.
W. II. Ryder, b. D., Of Chicago; +. r.
Holden. Esq, of New York. The next
meeting will be bold in Akron in 1886. The
convention was brought to close Friday
eYauinr.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-24
ROCK ISLAND, SATURDAY, OCTOBER "a 1885,

Sweeney, 1.-THE new Democratic collector.
took formal possession Thursday. Gen.
Malloy. the outgoing Republican col.
lector, surrendered the Office at 10
o'clock. A morning newspaper stated
that all good Democrats who had not yet
secured IA federal office should apply at the
custom house between the hours OF 10 and q
and 10 O'Clock found the sidewalk fronting
the custom house crowded with pa
triots, and by ii o'clock 2D0
had formed in line and were impatisntly
awaiting their opportunity to see the new
collector Presently Capt Sweeney came
down among the jealous ofiice-seekers and
kindly explained the situation to them, and
the crowd finally dispersed crsstfallen and
puzzled. Collector Sweeney has made only
two removals for the present.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-24
Territorial Justices Appointed.

WASHINGTON CITY, Oct "a The presi.
dent has made the following informal ap
pointmsnts Louis X. Church, of New
York. to be associate justice of the supreme
court of the territory of Dakota. William
w. Potter, of California, to be associate
justice of the supreme court of the territory
OF Arizona. William II. Barnes, of Illinois,
to hs associate justice Of tine supreme court
of the territory of Arizona John O.
Shields, of Michigan, to be chief justice OF
the supreme court of the territory OF Ari
zona. L. Van Long, of Indiana, 10 be chief
justice of the supreme court of the territory
of Nav Mexica.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-24

BALTIMORE, Oct. e Senator German
has sued an nddre to the people of
Maryland, in which hs calls upon them not
to let the Democracy g. out of power.
especially in Baltimore, a' it woull
endnnger tho state and Unitsd st ,tss
senator He indorses the course of Eugene
Higgins. and says he believes that the head
of every state or municipal department
should have to the power of selecting men
upon whom he mu t depend for the faithful
performance of the work for which he i,
resp nsible The Massach sett; methods
favored by Dorman b. Eaton, he claims,
will never gain footholj in Maryl land.
Senator German fired his first gun in the
present campaign Thursday night, when he
addressed large maSs-meeting in Ea t
Baltimore. His reception was most enthusi-
astic, and his speech was interrupted about
every two minutes by the vociferous cheer
ing OF his hearers
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-24
Theebaw Climbing Down.

PARIS, Oct "a Tho Burmese envoy has
handed a note to Lord Lyons the British
ambas alor in which he stated that he had
sent dispatch to his government, adIis-
ing them to accept arbitration for set,
Element of the dispute with Eng
land, and that he was certain they would
be glad to restore friendly relations with
Great Britain. European residents in Bur.
nah, he said, were perfectly safe The
people Of that country had no desire 10 be
hostile to England.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-24
Charged with Criminal Careless ess.

New York. Oct 24.-At tho inquest over
the eight victims of the Hackensack Mead
ows collision of Sunday night last, after
hearing several witnesses, Coroner Hughes
ordered Howard Rhoades, hagman of the
emigrant train, under arrest, to await the
action of the grand jury, for criminal care.
lsssness in not going back on the track with
a danger signal, when the train came to a
stop on the main track. Telegraph Oper-
ator Pratt also remains in custody.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-24
Harrison stand. by Hon iisid.

CHICAGO, Oct. ga committee from
the Trade assembly waited upon Mayor
Harris OH and protested against tho appoint
n.ent OF Capt. Bonfieli as inspector of police.
Toe mayor listened respectfully to the
charges they ma lie against Boniield, bat de-
clinai to accede to their demand for his re-
movai He considered that the captain had
done his duty even il he had acted too VIC
lently in some instances, and it would be
unjust to disgrace q man for performing
what he beloved to be his duty.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-24
No Politics in the Navy Yards.

NEW YORK, Oct q. All Of the fore
men in the Brooklyn navy yard received
Friday copy of circular-letter from
Secretary Whitney, in which he says
that, in recommending names for en-
ployment as subordinates, he expects them
to be free from partisan bias and not to al :
low political d. ;tation to influence them.
Skill and efficiency are alone to be consid-
cred. These statements are reiterated sew
eral times in the course Of the letter in most
rnsitiva t,rms
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-24

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. "A Officials of the
Pennsylvania Railroad company deny that
any orders have been given to the employees
to vote for MIR. Rowan for sheriff. General
Agent Lottas report to the general
MANAGER is as follows: "The
story in Friday mornings Record
is very much exaggerated version Of O
resignation of one OF the mon at Mantus
who left to accept political station.
There has not been the slightest attempt te
coerce"
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-24

CoLuMBUs Ohio Oct "a The canvas of
the official vote on the head of the stats
ticket, as returned to the secretary OF state,
shows Foraker's plurality to be IG,329
Leonards vote was 2S,034, AMI the total
vote was 129 $50
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-24

BRooKLYN Oct. "a. MIR Low has in
dorsed the candidacy OF Gen. Woodward,
the Citizens candidate for mayor of the
city He d srsgaris Mr.. Whitney and Gan
CntIin, the Democratic and Republican
nominees. Some politicians think the result
of the three -cornersd fight Will be tho
withdrawal of Cstlin and Wood ward and
the denomination of Low.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-24

New YORK, Oct 24 The Tribunes
Washington special says that it is under
stood from the friends OF Assistant Sscre.
tary of the Treasury Coon that he has been
officially advised that his resignation will
soon be asked for, and his present visit to
Now York is for the purpose of looking out
for his future private interests
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-24
Hard Coal Market.

Pea coal, $500; CRATE and egg, 1915;
range, nut and No. 4, $500 per ton;
of anthracite. Extra carriage charged on
orders of less than one ton. Black NTH S
caol, Connellsville coke and charcoal.
1908 Second avenue. E. G. FRAZER.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-24
Lamont Mt Dom DC ratio Headuuarters.

NEW York, Oct. "a. Col. Daniel S. La
mont, President Cleveland's private secre,
tary, arrived at the Hoffman house Friday
morning. He had conference with Chair.
man Parker and Secretary Muller. of the
state committee, which lasted two hours.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-24

WASHINGTON, ID. C., Oct 20-9:50 a. m -
THE HoH WILLIAM A. VINCENT. SANTA
FE; | nave no permission to give, as your
suspension by the president is absolute.
dny or two A. Fl. GARLAND,
Attorney General,
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-24

SANTA FE, N. NJ, Oct 2l.-To GROVER
CLEVELAND, WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Attorney
General Garland informs me my suspension
is absolute, and l earnestly protest
against such summary action. with
out even hearing, whereby my character
is ruined forever, and appeal to your sense
order to show that have been an upright
judge 1 can reach Washington In four
days and refuts any charges against me.
WIN you not suspend further action until
my arrivalf Business cAn not suffer, as
there arc no courts for ten weeks Please
answer to-day WILLIAM A. VINCENT.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-24
PLEADS TO BE HEARD.
JUDGE viNcENT'S APPEALS TO THE
POWERS THAT BE
Met by Stern Refusals to Give Him q
Hearing On His Way 10 Washing
ton Anyhow--The Ohio Count
Political Notes.

FANTA FE, N. NJ Oct. "A Tho following
telegraphic correspondence which has been
going on between Judge Vincent and the
Washington officials Thursday made
public.
SANTA FE, N. M. Oct. ~. To THE Hon.
A. II. GARLAND, ATTORNEY GENERAL,
WASHINGTON, ID. C., Can have your per-
mission to start for Washington Wednesday
afternoon Please answer Immediately.
WILLIAM A. VINCENT.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-24

Heidelburg University will celebrate
the five hundreth anniversary of its exiss
tence next August.