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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-11

Reinbeck Times To print or not to
print the many things an editor hears and
dreams of; to put in type the Jokes, and
jeers, and jibes of every corner grocery to
tell the worla what MIR So>and so thinks
of Smith, and Jones. and Brown to dish
up in palatable shape the gnssiPs, scan
dals and other awful happenings that
might make ones HAIR stand un end like
quilts upon the fnghtful porcupine, - to
say all kinds of interesting things about
everybody but me and my tolies, that's the
question, That's what makes piliabIe
towards of us poor local editors To
speak to write, TO print. TO dream, per
chance to die in some vile alley. when the
cleaning hath lost itself in utter dark
ness, with a bodkiu sticking in ones livel
or leaden pill ones head dorth circum-
vent because forsooth, ne and mg .foLS,
hath received a public notice much more
complimentary than VIC deserved If the
local editor steers his little craft safely by
the scylla Of reticence ne is dashed to
pieces on the charybdis of gTruii'y, bal
if, mayhap, he successfully passes both
his frail craft is dragged into That horn,
BILE maelstrom, insipidity. Surely the ioca
editor is a man of sorrow.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-11
A Frightful Calamity,

MANCHESTER, n. H., Aug. 11-At II
o'clock Friday night occurred the most
dreadful calamity which ever befel this
city-the burning Of Webster block ON
Elm street AMI the loss of seven
lives. The building, which was Of wood and
four stories high, was unprovided with
protection against fire, having no party
wall and no fire escapes. It, three upper
stories were divided into tenemeats, and
gave shelter to scores Of people The ORR
gun Of the fire is unknown, except that a
tongue of flame was seen issuing from the
roof in the rear. The police and firemen
made heroic efforts to rescue the inmates,
and it was thought at first that an infant
child of Annie O'Brien was the only
soul to perish
The fra was not xtinguished until sun
rise and then il was found that the follow
ing named person. were also dead. and
their bodies were recovered: Mrs. Philo-
mena Compo widow, and her two children.
Prosper, a-eI @, and Ophelia, aged T.
Mr. Justin Parent AMI two daughters.
Else, aged q, and Lenore AMI infant
Mrs O'Brien went insane as soon as her
bahy'5 body was found. and died Sunday
morning, The pecuuiary loss is about
$500 OJ1
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-11
UNDER THE OCEAN.
THE LIGHTNING BRINGS NEWS FROM
ABROAD.
Cholera Continues to Furnish a List of I'm
1 fortunates-TouIon Reports Its First
Case Political and NIiseeIlane-
Gus Foreign News.

PARIS, Aug. 1.-Two deaths have &C.
Cured from cholera in Toulon during the
twenty-four hours ended Monday noon.
MARsEIILEs Aug. 1.-THE official re-
port shows that 10 deaths from cholera
have occurred in this city since Thursday.
The project of the department has been at
tackled by the disease.
MADRID, Aug. IL The reports of cholera
for Saturday, show 4,3S3 new cases and
l,65g deaths throughout Spain.
Reports thus received from the cholera
districts place the number of new cases for
the twentyfour hours ended Monday noon
at 4. III and the deaths at l,5II.
Granada is in most deplorable
condition, the result of the ravages
of the cholera. The state of
affairs there is really worse than
it was in Naples last year, during the chol-
era epidemic in that city. There are no
doctors now in Granada, ami the dead bod
les Of cholera victims lie unburied in the
streets
PARIS, Aug. 1l..-Reports from Marseilles
state that the cholera is spreading rapidly
there and that the officials have ordered the
Pharo hospital to be opened at once for the
reception of patients.
PALERMO, Aug, ll.--At public meeting
of the citizens Of this place Sunday re>olu-
tions were unanimously adopted declaring
that the complete isolation of Sicily was
imperative in order to prevent the cholera
from being brought into the country and a
committee was appointed to draw up petit
tons urging the government to enforce
stringent quarantine regulations
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-11

Ennis Tex. Aug. IA shocking acct
dent occurred Friday night At the residence
Of Nathan b Rankin, one of the oldest cti-
zans of Ellis county, VIII, resides twelve
miles west of here Rankin, who i, N feeble
health requested his two daughters, aged
10 and i, to go upstairs and draw
some whisky from barrel in the carret
They took "a camille with them AMI while
one daughter was drawing the liquor the
other held the light clo-s 10 the faucet, cauS,
ing loud explosion which carried away
one-half the roof and set fire 10 the house
One Of tie young women was killed outright
and the other died Friday from burns. The
large dwelling burned to the ground with
all its contents entaililg n loss Of nearly
$50, 900. Mr.. Rankin and his wife escaped
from the house, but are So Frustrated by
grief at the loss of their children that it is
believed both will die The body of the
daughter killed by the explosion was not
recovered. The whislley barrel was nearly
empty, and gas had accumulated
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-11
otonous.

COLONEL RICHARD MARSH Hoe, the in
ventor of the celebrated Hoe printing
presses. although seventy five years of
age, attends daily to the business affairs
of his great establishment in New York
City. He is possessed of very iovial dis
position, and is accustomed to walk
through the long aisles of his workshops
whistling the latest popular operate airs
and chatting pleasantly to his employees,
many of whom have srent the best years
of their lives in his service. He is very
liberal employer, the pay roll of his im>
mense establishment amounting in the
busy season to over SEQ, 900 per week
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-11
DIRE CALAMITIES.
FOUNDATIONS IN CHINA DESTROY
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE.
A New Hampshire Fire-Trap Disposes of
Seven Victims-A Deadly Railway Ac-
cident-D Drawn Over the FaIis-Di-
vers Fatal Disasters.

SAN Francisco, Cal, Aug. n.-China
advices of July 2 say calamitous food,
which began it, work of destruction June
10, devastated part of the province Of Can
ton. causing the death Of 10000 people, in
gulting whole villages, nearly running the
rice ami six crops, destroying an immense
amount OF property, and reducing vast
number of people to poverty and starvation.
The flood was causing by the bursting of
an embankment at Tamkong, fourteen miles
from Canton City, which was rapidly fol-
lowed by breaks in other places within
eighty mil Of Canton, putting large area
of country Under water, including ca ton.
foundations in the neighborhood OF Osaka,
japan, in tie early part of July caused the
loss of many lives and damage to property
amounting TO nearly - O00,0O0.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-11

MEANS should be taken to get good
design for the Grant monument The de-
sign and the work should be made CONS
petitive. and the reward such that the
great artists might afford to compete for
them. If this is not done we shall probN
ably have, as in too many cases Of this
kind, WORK that will be a disgrace
TO the country, and that will subject
to a great deal Of coarser criticism
than that which has attended her
desire to do honor to Grant thus far The
money for the monument will be raised
without much trouble. The more difficult
task will be TO ensure fitting design and
a monument that shall be worthy of the
great man in whose honor it will be erect.
cd
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-11

Las VEGAS, n. VI. Aug. 1.-The Mon
tezuma hotel al the Las Vega, hot springs
caught fire at 1);3) Saturday night. and
burned nearly to the ground within an hour.
TIE hotel was ewneI 10y the Atchison, To
pelia 4 Santa Fe railroad ami was opened in
April last, replacing tie company's hotel on
the same site, burned eighteen months ago.
Two FIRE companies from here, SIX miles
distant, were taken over by special train,
and with the FIRE apparatus OF
the hotel fought the flames until after
daylight 4 frs wall Through the center Of
the structure prevented complete destruc-
ton, and after the fre was eXtinguishe1 all
the guests were found to have reached tine
ground in safety But one-aalf Of the hotel
was burned, with the stone walls still! stand
ins 30 the third floor. The guests we're
once more quartereI in that portion Of the
building. The origin OF tae FIRE is attributed
to the wires of the electric system in the
hou becoming crossed and heated The
hotel and furniture is vaiIad at $500, 900; in
sured for $Lj1OUO
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-11
HE DAILY ARGUS.

only Democratic Daily IN the Eleventh Con
gressional District.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-11
The Mexican Idea.

NUEyo LAREDO, Mex, Aug. I1-Four Of
the Mexicaus who part { lated in the notori
Gus train robbery Of the Mexican narrow
gauge railway, eighteen miles west of thin
city, in February, 1885, have beeI
tried, convicted, and condemned T.
death by the Mexican courts
Sen0rs Pablo Guerno and SAINT
ago Seguin, 10th ex-mayors of this city,
who were supposed to be implicated IN tn,
robbery, ami VINO have been incarceratei
in Jail ever since, were released no evIienc,
having been adducel during the progress o;
the trial ilnphcatilZ them with the affair.
The four MEN convicted of the robbery vii
bs shot
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-11

CUTEREET. TIA, Auz. ll-Oa Friday last
Sylvia Knight, the ",year-o Old daughter OF 8
Baptist minister OF ttI- place. was On her way
to school accompanied 10y her little brother,
when She was confronted on the road by .
nude negro, who dragged her into the wood,
and cutrag 4 her. both the children testi-
fed that the brutal negro uad Il scar on his
i.ht hip. This fastened the crime or
henry Davis sgei - wears. He was saved
from immediate hanging by the entreatie
OF the Child's fdther, who urgel that the
law might take is course, but Sunday
morning 100 masked men broke into the
jail, took Davis ont and hanged him to the
rafters Of n rairoa brllge. His body was
riddied with bullets before strangulatioI
ended his life
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-11

For some months before the collapse
of the Confcdcracy in 1868 blockade run
ners touching at Nassau transferred large
numbers of boxes of CON to French and
English vessels homeward bound, and ii
was common report that these boxes were
shipped by the confederate secretary OF
the treasury for use in Europe They
were eventually followed boy Mr. Benja-
min in person. He escaped in small
boat from the Florida coast and Lloyd's
agent at Nassau helped him on his way
to England. lie was mighty anxious
while in Nassau about those boxes, and
did not seem at ease until be learned that
they had safely passed on to the other
side. There is little doubt that these were
the real foundation of Mr. Benjamin's i'm,
mense fortune.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-11
ne.d,v straa,, or Ii~bt,in-

Rock RAPIDS, Iowa, Aug. IL Reliable
information is received here that during
severe thunderstorm which passed over thi,
county Friday evening a farm house about
twenty miles south of town was struck
by lightning and all the inmates
killed The inmates consisted Of Mr.
John McGuire his wife and three chill
dren. In the western part of the county
house was struck by lightning aud burned,
but nobody was hurt The house Of Joseph
H. WagnerS, two miles east of here, was
also struck and severely damaged though
nobody was hurt. The storm was accom-
panied by but little rain, but a heavy rain
fell during the night.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-11

died few minutes later. He was sober,
But whisky gurgling from worm, faucet
and bottle sings no peans for the one, nor
means any regrets for the other Imper>
turable as the pink, voiceless as the
sculptured head of Memnon, black at
times as the Stygian pit and again match
ing its lurid color with the red light of
hell, great is bulge, and great are the
Indoors
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-11

fatner, MOLner, and lhree SISTERS Uea0.
Mr.. David Chypool, formerly Sergeant
alarms ofthe New jersey Senate, and now
Notary Public at Cedarville, Cumberland
Co, n. j., makes the following startling
statement: "My father, mother, and three
sisters all died with consumption, and my
lungs were so weak | raised blood. Nobody
thought l could live. My work ship
smithinglwas very straining on me with my
weak constitution, and was rapidly going
to the grave While in this condition |
commenced using Mishler's Herb Bitters,
and it saved my life. Because it was so
difficult to get it in this little place, and |
had improved SO much, stopped taking it
for time, and the result is that | have
commenced going rapidly down hill again.
Somehow, Mishler's Herb Bitters gives
appetite and strengthens and builds me up
as nothing else does, and l must have a
dozen bottles at once Use this commu-
nication as You please and if any one wants
to be convinced Of its truth, let them write
me and | will make affidavit to it, for |
owe my life to Mishler's Herb Bitters"
Thesecret Of the almost invariable relief
and cure Of consumption, dysentery, diar-
rhPa, dyspepsia, indigestion, kidney and
liver complaints, when Mishler's Herb
Bitters is used, is that it contains simple,
harmless, and yet powerful ingredients,
that act on the blood, kidneys, and liver,
and through them strengthens and invigor-
ates the whole system. Purely vegetable
in its composition; prepared by regular
physician; a standard medicinal prepare
ton; endorsed by physicians and drug
gists. Theseare four strong points in favor
of Mishler's Herb Bitters Mishlers Herb
Bitters is sold by all druggists. Price 81 .OC
per large bottle 6 bottles for $500.
Ask your druggist for MIsHI Frs HERB BIITFRs
II he does keep it, do not take ANYTHING else hut
send a postal card To MIsHIFR HIRE BITTERs Co
6S5 Commerce Street. Phiadephis.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-11

ALBANY, \. Y, Aag. 11-Presidsni
Cleveland went 10 the tato capitol abou
noon Monday, and after viewing the
catafalque ia the lower corridor he preceded
To the executive chaDb'r, where be Incl
Governor Hal and received the different stat,
officer Later tie was conducted through
the capitol by Comma s,oner PrTy TO view
the new work done snce he resigned tht
gubernatorial chair In the afternoon be
received his numeruu> friends at the exeeu
tive chamber, ami left at night Tor tbs
Adirondack. accompanied only by DR.
Warl. Of This city.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-11
Don't Want to Iniure Business.

LONDON Aug Am address containing
$4,000 signatures has been prepared,
thanking The Pail Mall Gazette for its ex-
pose of the immoralities of London. At
the same time sensation has been created
by the singular course of the paper in now
opposing the raising Of the age of consent
of girls to Is years. The ground taken is that
it would abolish the present means of
substance of a largo number Of girls without
compsn,ating them for thu legislative CON
fiscation of their income" This has pro-
voled severe criticism, and The Spectator
says that it is impossible to attribute noble
motives to The Pail Mall Gazette in the
publication of the vileness exposed by it in
London.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-11
ANOTHER PLAGUE AT PLYMOUTH
More Deadly Than the Recent Typhoid
lpiNnlniC.

NU-ETSBAEEE Pa Au-. ll.-No sooner
has ;ae epidemic OF tli,houi lever ceased to
rag in the unfortunate town OF Plymouth
than it is succeeded by another plague
even more terrible \ severe form
Of dysentery l. now prevalent in
Plymouth, kJnS tom and vicinity
10 an alarming extent, and IL
is even more deadly than the fever 1t is a
disease that has AWAY, been frequent in
Plymouth and neiga5"ring towns during
the summer, hut never before were there
half as many eases u, here are at present
Nor was tile d. ease v.rulaat and fatal in
Its results. There ara over l5J cases under
treatment
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-11

d. HALIFAX, N. s., Aug. IL The French
consul al s. dney. Cape Breton, has received
a letter 80 the effect tt4t the French brig
Deux Cousins, Of St brieux, passed in mid
Atlantic large ships boat containing the
dead bodies of three men The boat had
piece OF pole for a flagstaff, to which was
attached piece of canvas as flag of dis
tres. She evidently belonged to a Norwe-
gian vessel, as she bad the name of erich
ard Lanwig' painted ON her. There was a
very heavy sea running at the time and it
was impossible for the brig to secure the
bodies and give them Christian burial.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-11
Black Flags sIaushterinr Christians.

PARIS, Aug. lit is officially reported
from Tonquin that the black flags
recently attacked five Christian missions,
killing the missionaries and slaughter
ing large number of converts. The
butehery was unprovokei and indiscrimi-
nate. Neither age nor sex was spared. Lit
tie chill lren were hacked to pieces, and
mothers with babes at their breasts ruth
lie, sly slain. Eight thousand Of the flee
ing Christians took refuge with the
French troops. After the black flags had
slaked their thirst for blood they pillaged
the houses of their victims. The fugitiv es
state that many hundreds of their number
were maSsa cred
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-11

WASHINGTON CITY, Aug. lL-Tns order
directing the raturn 10 tuer Regiments oi
officers below the rank OF MAJ or, wao have
long been detached from field services, doe
not affect many officers "a Washing
ton CITY Gen sheridan staff. how,
ever, wtil sui r severely in con eguenc6
Of the order. Capts Gregory and DAVIS. o.
his staff, mast be relieved and allowed tC
return TO duty--the former IN thu engineer
corp, and the latter with tie Fourteenth
infantry. A iarse uumLer OF officer
throughout tue country are affected by tai
order
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-11

LONDON, Aug. 1.-THE efforts of the
British Liberals to adopt IA platform salts
factory TO all the element, of the party
have, according to all the cable reports,
failed The meeting between Gladstone,
the marquis OF Harrington, and Chamber
lain show no common platform possible, and
it is now believed thar Mr. Chamberlain il
more than ever determined to organize o
following OF his own on radical platform
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-11
Not in Love with Ferry.

LYONS. Aug. LEX Premier Ferry,
who Is visiting this city, was followed to his
hotel Sunday 10y mob OF several thousand
shouting A has Ferry Tonquinols" NJ.
Ferry reached the hotel without molestation
Int the crowd gathered in front of the
builling completely blocking the streets
and remained about three hours, bowling
and cur,inG. Numerous free fights occurred
in the crowd and it was with i tiiculty that
the Ice finally compelled the rabble &c
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-11

TO all who are suffering from the errors
and lndiscretions of youth, nervous weak
ness, early decay, loss of manhood, &c,
| will send reeite that VIII cure you,
FREE OF CHARGE. This great remedy
~ss discovered by missionary in South
America. Send self addressed envelope
to the Rev. JOSEPH T. INMAN, Station d
New York CITY
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-11

VIENNA Aug. IL Extensive prepara-
ton ara bang made for the coming meet
ING Of the ear and the emperor Of Austria
ct KremSier. 1t is estimated that the cost
Of the preparations etc. will amount to
1000 900 forms The Austrian police have
received most stringent Instructions with
regard to the meeting of the potentates and
every preeantion is being taken to prevent
any attempts by Nihilists or Others upon
tie lives of either during their stay
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-11
Tailors' National Union.

BALTIMORE, Aug. IL. The Tailors
National union of the United States met in
annual convention at Mechanics hall Mon!
day morning with John B. Lennon, Of
Denver, Col, president i'll The
chair, and Joseph Wilkinson, OF
New York, secretary. The member.
accepted an invitation to attend a picnic al
Scheutzen park under the auspices of the
local union. Oae Of the important question,
to he deineratsd upon is, whether or not
the union will support the strikes ordered
by tie federation of trades by per capita
iayV
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-11

PORTLAND Ore, Aug IL Saturday
evening, Hansen, a carpenter, Snider and
Sitter, saloon-keepers, and Sniders wife
and child, were out sailing on the Columbia
river above the cascades. The boat drifted
too near the rippes, and notwithstanding
the efforts Of the men to pull away, the
boat went over, drowning all of its occu-
pants. A life boat put out from the gov
eminent work, but could not save them
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-11

WINNIPEG, Aug. 1l.-Ksil is resigned.
He had hopes Of a communication OF sentence,
but they appear Co have vani ,hel. Tie ap
peal VIII be argued nj K inn IN q few ayt
by Fitzpatrick aui i.',l,rux, Ret- counsel
Failing in this they viii 20 t. England and
carry the matter b4!3r' priyy council. RE
is now enga Ell in writing memoirs Of bis
eyeHtTuI life
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-11
VNhs
suBscRIPTIoN RATES
THE best thing to do with the Delphi

THE best thing to do with the Dolphin
and Mr.. Roach is to send both To sea for
a wear Let them cruise around the world
for twelve months if they can. II they
survive Mr.. Roach may return and report
progress. In the meanwhile the Ameri>
can people will have enjoyed a much
needed rest and all sorts of things might
happen in the interval. The Dolphin>
Roach literature is becoming tritle mon
otOnouS
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-11
Our Samuel Warmly Received.

NEW YORK. Aug. IA Narna cable
gram to The Herald avs: Minister Cox ha.
been officially received by the Turkish min
ister of foreign affairs, who assured him
that his appointment is viewed with great
pleasure by the Sultan AT the approaching
interview Mr.. Cox will present the sultan
with silver tobacco stand
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-11
The Cotton Crop.

WASHINGTON CITY, Aug. 1.-The returns
of the department of agriculture make d
slight Improvement of the condition of cot
ton on the first of August, the general av.
erage being 9iI1, point only once exceeded
in the August returns of ten years-in 1880
The avera 20 IA August, 1882 was "a, and
only South Carolina and Alabama exceeded
their present figures
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-11

General Grant is reported in the New
port Ne1os to have said; Il always had
an aversion to Napoleon and the whole
family. When | was i'll Denmark de-
clined seeing the Prince Imperial did
not wish to see him. The first Emperor
had great genius, but was one of the most
selfish and cruel men in history. | see no
redeeming trait in his character The
third Napoleon was even worse-the
especial enemy of America and liberty.