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The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-04
Mysterious Murder at Detroit,

DETROIT, Dec. 4.-Bertha Duckweiz. a
domestic, was found lying dead in front of
her home on Chestnut street THURSDAY
morning with her throat cut from ear to
ear and her jugular vein severed. Her
clothes were not disarranged. nor was any
knlfe or razor with which the
crime was committed near at
hahu She was engaged to be
married to William Stevans, young man
employed in a wire and iron works. The
pair had sat talking at Miss Duckweiz's
home until late Wednesday evening and
Were preparing for the marriage ceremony.
hach had purchased wedding suits and
W ednesday nights discussion was on the
subject of the bridesmaids and groomsrnen
They were heard talking at the front gate
An engagement ring presented by Stevans
Is missing from her finger, Stevaas is gone
and no clue TO his whereabouts can be sob-
tanned The reason for the murder il a
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-04
CALLAN BADLY DEFEATED.
Parneil Nindicated and His Followers
observation-disclosures Still Ahead.


70 Rejoicing Liberals Still Ahead.
LONDON, Dec. 4-There is enormous re-
joicing throughout the ranks of the Irish
parliamentary party, Mr.. Philip Callan,
the only man in Ireland who defied
MIR. Parnell and insisted upon standing for
parliament despite his political outlawry,
has been defeated by decisive ma jority
The vote is: Mr. Nolan (Parnellite), 1850;
Callan, ,450 The parliamentary battle in
the northern division of Louth, in which
Mr.. Callan has just suffered defeat, was
perhaps the hottest in the United King
dom. Not in words alone was it
hot. Blows were given and taken
No quarter was shown by either fac
ton. The Callan crowd however, are
charged with precipitating the disgraceful
disorder which characterized the election
The Irish parliamentary leaders di-
rected all their energies toward en-
comprising Callan's overthrow Parnell
himself, accompanied by John Dillon, was on
the. ground, and by words and deeds encour-
aged the Nolan forces. Callan was the only
recalcitrant i'll the Nationalist camp, and it
was deemed necessary that at any cost he
and his supporters should he crushed and
Inundated. Callan is possessed of great
energy and considerable ability, but he has
frequently brought reproach tn his colleagues
by his unbridled tongue and drunken habits.
MI farhell mas now permanently retired
him to private life.
Up to p. m. Thursday, 2Gl Liberals, al0
Conservatives and 81 Nationalists had been
returned. Mr.. Z. Callan, who was defeated
for the northern division of Louth by Col.
Nolan, Mr.. Parnel's candidate, has formally
entered protest against the seating of Col
Nolan.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-04
THE MARKETS,

WHEAT-No . December opened S7isc
closed sesc; January. opened 81 &C, closed SIC
February, opened and closed s7iac.
| CORN--No year, opened and closed 4lc;
January, opened 3S1sc, closed 3S9sc; February,
opened 3sc, closed 375sc.
OATS-No. December, opened and closed
291sc; January, opened and closed 2s5sc; May,
opened 32c, closed 3I5sc
PORk-Deccmber, opened S. 90, closed S. S5;
January, opened and closed $3.50, Febr,i.
| ary, opened $3.50 closed S9galS
LARl'.Decemher, opened and closed $500
HOGS-The market opened duh and weak,
5@ Toe lower prices; light grades 50 20G03 20;
rough packing, S340m3 3Gj; heavy packing an
shipping lots, SO G5Gt3SD.
BCTTER--Fancy creamery, 2lGlajc: good
dairy, Ia lSc; packing "a SC per ib
EGGS-Fresh laid, 2ic per do2.; cold storage
lsG12oc; picked, i5Gl lie per doz.
PoTATOES-Early rose, 45f soc per bu.
Burbank, 55Gp5sc; mixed lots, 356o 45e all on
track in car-lots; lililos sweet potatoes 81. .25G
200.
DRESSED POULTRY-chickens and hens
6W7c ROSTERS, 41eGt5c; ducks, s0g Zoe; turkeys
and geese. 90 l0c.
APPLES--Choice to fancy, si5o@17s, aDd
seconds '5cG p per Dbl
New York.
New York, Dec g.
WHEAT-No. red winter, December, qll4c;
do January, 95isc; do February, a79sc,
CoRN-No. mixed, December, 523sc; do
January, 5O14c
OATS-No. mixed December 35Gl8jlsc
RYE-Dull and easy.
BARLEY-t9uiet, but steady
PORk-Dull; mess, $1,000
LARD-SG.i5 January; SG53 February.
st. Louis.
st Louis, Dec. g.
WHEAT--unsettied sold 1aGessc higher early;
declined 14@cssc, partly recovered aud closed
hsJl4c above yesterday; No . red cash Ole;
December 9i4c; January 053sc; May. slul
CORN-lrregular and slow; cash, 35035l.c:
December, 3ii4c; January, 3i2Sc, May 365lc
s716c May, 31ssc
RYE-Quiet: 59l1c
WHISKY Y-Steady; 81 10
PORk-Quiet; Old S90OM925
LARD-Nominally S5.95,
Milwaukee.
Milwaukee, Dec. g.
wHEAT-Firm; cash, sG1sc; January, sGAc;
May, 031sc.
CORN-Steady; No. . Ale
OATS-Steady; No g 29Lac.
RYE-Quiet; No. /, Gle.
BARLEf-Easier; No. ., SIC,
Toledo.
Toledo, Ohio, Dec s.
WHEAT-Quiet; cash, 94c bid, a4l4c asked;
December, 9I14c asked; January, 95s4c Febru.
Try, MAc; May, SiOl.
CORN-Steady; cash, doc; year. 39lbc; Janu.
'ry, 3sl5c; May, 4OLic
OATS-Firm; cash, 3lc; May, 34c
CLOVER SEED-Strong cash or December,
'o bid; January, s5.571a; February, IS bid.
Detroit.
Detroit, Mich, Dec B.
WHEAT-No. white cash, g3c; December.
&c; January, Ole, nominal; May, 81 OOIs; No.
red cash, e514c; December, 9jl4c; January,
SIC; May S101
CORN--Cash nc
~ oAIs-No. Al, : white cash, silec; No. cash,
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-04
SEEM TO BE A FAILURE,
iads' Jetties Don't DO the Work Expected
of Them,

oi Them.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 4-Public attention
has been called Of late to the condition OF
the jetties on account of two steamers
grounding within u week on their way in
and out. Maj. w. n. Heuer, u. s. A.. en-
gineer i'll charge of the government work
at this port gives the following explana-
ton: Since the jettes were built a bar
has formed outside their outer end
which is estimated to contain 8, 900, 600 cubic
yards of sedimentary matter Its growth
cannot be estimated, depending upon the
duration Of high water in the river and the
amount of sediment brought down in differ
eht years 1t does not, however seriously
Interfere with shipping except in making the
outer channel too crowded, SO that vessel
gong in or coming out gets broadside
against the current and is apt to be thrown
on the mud bar. The channel of the ietties
Is thirty feet or more in depth and 200 feet
wide, but SO crooked that it is almost impos-
slble Tor even steamer to keep in it.
We're about | 900 feet apart Inner ietties
and wing dams have since been built con-
tracing the width of the water way to less
than 100 feet, So that the best and widest
channel out of the ietties is now the crooked
channel referred to- The water is as deep
us ever; it is only that the channel at the
outer edge is less straight. 1t is only
matter Of time owing to the mud bar form
ing when the jetties will have to be ex-
tended or dredging or some other means re-
sorted to in order to obtain an unobstructed
channel
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-04
Presidential FayOrs.

WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. 4--The presi
dent has appointed Horace b. Moore,
to be collector of customs for the
district of Duluth, Mimi: A. A.
Wilson, of Washington City to be mar,
shal of the District; William w. Anderson,
of Kentucky, Indian agent at Crow Greek,
u. T.
Mr.. Wilson succeeds Clayton McMichaol,
who rendered his resignation March last,
but was prevailed upon by the president to
remain in office for time Mr.. Wilson is
n prominent citizen of Washington; he
Will he relieved of the duty of acting as
master of ceremonies at the White House
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-04
JOsLIS. Dec. 3.

JOsLlN, Dec. o.
MIR. Eiry Wells lost five head of cattle
with some unknown disease.
Miss NJ O'Connell, of Osborn, is visit,
ing her parents here
Mr.. G. Benson and family of Rock Isl
and. spent Thanksgiving with his father
in>law, Mr.. c. Buckley.
MIR. c. O'Connell aud Mr.. NJ. knelly
have returned from Savanna, where they
were working on a new railroad which is
being laid at that point.
A double wedding took place at the
residence Of Mr.. +. Dunbare The con-
tractmg parties were William G. Beck and
Miss Olive Duubare, and Joseph Dunbare
and Miss Ida Crawford. There was a
hundred couple present at the wedding
and the presents were numerous and an,
propriate. Many presents came from the
state of New York.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-04
THE VICE PRESIDENTS WILL
"A short Document, Yellow with Age
Cause of His Death tI,r

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 4-The will Of the
late wee President Hendricks was prohatec;
Thursday afternoon. 1t is in Mr. Hen.
bricks handwriting and the paper is yellow
with age 1t reads as follows:
|, Thomas A. Hendricks of Indianapolis
Marion county, Ind, do make this my last
Will and testament, hereby revoking any
and all wills by me at any time heretofore
made. ! give, bequeathe and devise to my
beloved wife, Eliza a. Hendricks, all my
personal and real property of every de
scription whatever and wherever located, to
her and her heirs forever.
In witness whereof l have hereunto set my
hand, and, if agreeable to her, desire that
she shall be the executrix thereof
lSlgnedl THOMAS A, HENDRICKS,
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-04
The Big Bridge Made Free

ST. Louis, Mo, Dec 1.-The general
passenger agents OF the st. Louis east
bound lines met Wednesday and adopted
resolution which abolishes the BRIDGE
tolls ON passenger traffic. Hitherto
East St Louis has been the basing point
anl the st. Louis rate was made
by adding the bridge toll, which is Is cents
cents on through business but under the
agreement of Wednesday st. Louis proper
will be the initial point and rates win be
based accordingly, which is equivalent to u
reduction of 10 cents Oh all tickets to east
ern points
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-04

SIMLA, Dec. Earl Dufferin, yiceroy of
India, has decided, after communication
with the home government, to intern Thee
baw, king of Burmah, in any remote Indian
city which the deposed monarch shall select
and to have him treated as becomes his ex-
alted rank. He will have all the palaces
and all the wives he wants, as a solace for
captivity and the chiefs difference between
his everyday life in the future and that of
the past will doubtless be that he will he
restrained from cutting off the heads of a
few dozen obnoxious courtiers or relatives as
the fancy takes him
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-04
Another Outrage on a RailiH.

DUBLIN, Dec A bailiff at Bally-Con.
roy was attacked Tuesday night by party
OF moonlighters and horribly maltreatei.
His clothing was torn to shreds, and he was
left naked and bleeding in ditch. He is
now dying
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-04
Deny the Reported ReyoIntio,

LONDON, Dec. "A dispatch received
mere from the Mexican officials, emphatic
b.uy deny the announcement made in 'tbs
dispatches that revolution ha
I(rV aTtii in that republic.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-04

Purify your blood, tone up the system,
and regulate the digestive organs by tax
ing Hoods Sarsaparila. Sold by ali drug
gists.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-04

onice at yards corner OF rs German government,
eft at either place ..N~<s'
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-04
HALF-CENT A WORD.

The ARG US hereafter will publish in this col.
ann al IVertiscments of Lost, Found, For Rent
notices, at the low rate of one hdlf cent a pord
each figure word, but No advertisement less
than ten cents ~
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-06
Probable Murder and Suicide.

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
WILLIAMsPoRT, Aug. 5.-Dr. Aborn, of
Marshfeld Warren county, who has been de-
ranged for some time, came near killing DR..
Boyer, of this place, yesterday, by cutting his
throat with one Of his surgical instruments. DR..
Boyer, in his endeavor to save himself, received
very severe wounds in his hands, but it is
thought he will recover, although he is not able
to be brought home His wife was sent for, and
has one down. After the occurrence. DR..
Aborn drank a bottle of something, but at last
reports they had not ascertained it's contents.
He then said: Now you can take me.n His
constant fear has been that they would tax
him to the asylum.
LATEE.-Snce writing the above word comes
tn at DR.. Aborn died about II NJ TODAY. Aug.
5. DR.. Boyer is in critical condition, but will
probably be brought home to-day Oh the east
bound train.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-06
Brief Mention.

Preparations are being made to sink the water
works well at Springfield seven and a half feet
deeper than it is at present
There will be reunion at Clinton on Oct to
3. inclusive of the survivors of the 10th and
Forty first Illinois regiments.
DR.. f. E. WaggOner has sold the Shebvvlle
Democrat newspaper and good will to Circuit
Clerk Greybill, the purchaser to take charge
next week. The Democrat was Congressman
Eden's organ here, and it is believed the trans
fer may injurously affect Dr. Waggoner's
chances for the postmastership, for which he is
an applicant.
On Tuesday, the Polish citizens of Radon and
vicinity, to the number of 5000, celebrated the
feast of their patron saints, Cyril and Methodus.
apostles of the Sclavic nation, it being the tenth
century of their death. High mass was con-
Quoted at o'clock A, NJ. by Rev j. Enzelberger,
of Peopols H., after which a parade was par
ticipated in, hundreds being clad in their native
costumes.
Vanderen. of Moweaqua, charged with seduc-
ing and causing the death of Mrs. Smith, was
taken to Sheibyville and placed in Jail for safe
keeping, the feeling against him at Moweaqua
being very strong. Smith, the dead woman's
husband, is leading business man of the viii
lage. is wealthy and will do his utmost to prose
cute the alleged seducer. VanGeren has wealthy
friends in Christian county.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-06
The Admiralty Management.

LONDON, Aug 5.-Lord George Hamilton.
First Lord of the Admiralty, in one of, the first
official statements he made after his party came
into power, intimated the public thought that
he had discovered frauds In the Admiralty &C.
counts. He said the Tory estimates differed
from those previously recorded by the liberal
government by sum sufficient for the Admiralty
expenses for period of six weeks The gossips
expected great scandal to be exposed The
House OF Commons appointed committee to
investigate the circumstances upon which Lord
Hamilton based his statement. This committee
to day handed in its report. The report ex-
onerates Lord Northbrook from all imputation
except that OF carelessness Inc report urgently
the accounts of the entire Admiralty Depart
ment
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-06
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Perry Brothers, jewelers. Chicago, made An
| assignment yesterday. Liabilities, $40, 900;
assets, $50, 900.
The rolling mill Of Niedringhaus Bros, St
Louis, closed since May l, started up yesterday
with a full force.
w. H. Robinson dealer in boots and shoes, at
Dubuque, Ia, has made an assignment Assets
and liabilities unknown.
The Merchants Tea Company, of ST. Paul,
has been robbed of S. 000 and Frank Hennessy.
a clerk who slept In the store, is missing.
Charles Garchs, of New York doing business
with Francis Garlichs, as a broker. has made an
assignment Liabilities and assets not stated
A mob at Oakland Miss, on Tuesday night,
hanged man named Vance. who recently killed
his wife and afterward attempted to kill himself.
The Scottish Land League. of Chicago, will
send it's president, Rev. Duncan MacGregor. to
Scotland to organize the crofters for the coming
parliamentary campaign and to agitate for land
reform in Scotland.
Jack McDermott, arrested at Ashtabula.
o., several weeks ago for burglary, proves to be
Charles Williams, alias Confidence Johnny,
who is wanted in St Louis for numbering Hen
ry Moran, on June g.
Commissioner Colman was informed to day of
an undOubted outbreak of pleuro-pneCmonia in
a herd of sixty thoroughbred Holstein cattle be-
longing at Port Richmond, Staten Island. Four
or five valuable animals have died.
Governor Stoneman of California, has issued
a proclamation, recommending that all State.
county. municipal and public buildings be draped
on the day of the burial of General Grant. and
that all public and private business be suspended
on that day.
The twenty-five brick yards in the northwest
and southwest parts of Chicago, which had sus-
pended manufacturing bricks. owing to a differ
ence between the men and the owners, all
started up yesterday. The men finally consented
to 60 back at the old wages.
John Lehman, a passenger on the steamer
Werra, from Bremen, which arrived at Hoboken
yesterday, is under arrest and will be taken back
to Germany for trial. He was detected in the
act of robbing the safe in the purser's room,
after having chloroformed that officer.
The Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel
and Tin-w workers, in session at Wheeling.
passed resolutions expressing heartfelt grief
at the bereavement sustained by the Ma
ton in the death of General Grant. and provid-
ing for an adjournment on Saturday next, cut
of respect to his memory
At Palmyra, O.. Yesterday, John Jones,
farm hand, declared his intention to kill himself
and warned the wife of his employer. Mrs.
Charles Merwin, not to interfere, or he would
kill her, too. Mrs. Merwin attempted to wrest
Joness pistol from him, when he shot her five
times and then killed himself Mrs Merwin
lived about two hours after being shot
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-06
A Chicago Homicide.

CHICAGO Aug 5.-John, alias Bull" Flaher-
ty, a packinghouse hand, was drunk yesterday,
and while passing the residence of Thomas
Ryan at Alp LOOMS street, nsulted Ryan and
challenged him to fight Ryan approached
Faherty who drew a revolver and pulled the
trigger, the weapon missing fire. The mon
grappled each other. and while struggling
Patrick Clarity, who is friend of Ryans. at
tempted to separate them. Flaherty fired, the
ball entering Garrity's body. He fell and the
fight continued. great crowd collected, and
the Rev. Father Hayes was called. He came.
and while Flaherty and Ryan were fighting like
tigers up and down the street. the priest admin
istered the sacrament 10 the wounded man. By
this time Ryan was badly worsted and several
of his friends made a rush and knocked Flaher-
ty down. They beat him nearly to death, while
cries went up, lynch him" While those who
could not get in a blow at Flaherty were hunt
ing a rope with which to hang him, a police
officer arrived, dubbed his way through the
crowd and carried Flaherty away to the station
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-06
UNPUBLISHED HISTORY.
Communications Never Made Public--Caleb
Cushing's Relations with Spain.

Washington special.
An ex-State department officer, in discussing
the features of the Kelley case and the proceed, MS
governing the same to show the necessity of
having diplomatic representatives on terms Of
the closest intimacy with the powers to which
they were accredited said that IL very often
happens that minister. by reason of his init
macy with the officers Of the court where he is
sent, is enabled to give this government the
most valued information, too that is never
made public, except when some State Depart
ment clerk charged with the compilation of
the diplomatic correspondence, fails to realize 8
the importance of his task and communication *
is published which leads to trouble instantly
few years ago the American minister tc
Venezuela was told by that government to leave
without ceremony The was that he had
sent this government something in his official q
dispatches which grossly offensive to the &
Venezuelan government, and they, without
waiting to formally ask the United States to
withdraw the minister, drove him away without
delay. "If." said the ex-State Department
officer. 'all of Mr.. Christiancys correspondence
when he was minister to Peru. pub 6
lished, it is doubtful if he would ever have
been allowed to leave that country without
running great risk to his life. There was the
correspondence Of Caleb Gushing when he was
Minister to Spain. Much Of what he communi- :
Gated to his superiors of the state departmenty
will never be made public. 1t deals with the
inner history of the Spanish court and throws
light upon matters of history which have never
before been touched upon in any work. It is
of such character that it could not be made :
public at the present time without creating a
storm the water. You may never have
seen it limited even, but, while there is no direct
evidence of the fact, it was long suspected that
Caleb Cushing played dual role when.
lie represented this government at Madrid. 1t
is suspected that he not only the representa-
tive of this country but his eminent legal
learning made his services in demand by the
Spanish government, and it is thought that he
was also secretly the counsel of that government.
A characteristic of his correspondence was the
occurrence of unfamiliar words. Now and then,
in the reading of his dispatches a word was en-
countered that would send everybody to hunting
up the dictionaries in order to clearly understand
the force of the writer's remarks 1t was always
found that the word used was most fifty chosen,
and invariably gave meaning which no other
term could impart"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-06
Traitor to Secret Order Mobbed.

MEMPHIS Tenn, Aug. 5.--No. II Dean
avenue, the residence of Rev. r. N Countee,
colored, pastor of the Tabernacle Baptist
Church, and manager of the Living Way was
suddenly surrounded yesterday by about 200
masked negroes, who fired volley after voley of
bullets into the building. Loud calls were made
for Mr.. Countee, but he failed to appear. The
negro porter fired his pistol at the mob and man
aged TO escape. Countee has been a member of
of the secret societies, but resigned and be-
gan denouncing them. The members of this
society take an oath not to divulge the secrets
on penalty of having their scaps removed and
their brains exposed to the eye of the scorching
sun. Countee is said to have made himself liza
BILE to this rule