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The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-16
Gen. Toombs De ad.

WAsHrNGToN, Ga. Dec. 16.-On Suu,
dav evening General Toombs, whose coa'
dition the week previous gave hope OF
recovery, suddenly began sinking, and ii
was evident he would not recover. DR.
G. W, Mulligan was sent for. lie found
the Generals pulse at 1o5 and that his
left side was paralyzed, Yesterday the
sufferer became unconscious aud refused
food His relatives and friends gathered
around his death bed and calmly awaited
the end. Among those present were his
grand daughters and many Old friends,
At 6 o'clock last evening The sick man
opened his eyes and smiled recognition,
when he again closed them, slight tre'
NOR passing over his frame. Dr. M'ligal
felt his pulse. aud, rising up. said in {
low voice. He is dead He will bul led
in the cemetery here, but the date has no
vet been fixed, as the Governor will bt
consulted about that. The body of Mrs
| Toombs, who died two years ago, wa
disinterred in the family burSing 2rounc
| and brought here TO day SO rs to be hurIet
| with her distinguished husband
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-16

pEkIN. Ills, Dec GA gas pipe leading
from the street main into John Schedules
meat market broke about moot Monday
Oscar Fo.lcnlark, a gasfitter, attempted t.
make the repairs while there was IA large
amount of gas under the floor of the shop,
when terrific explosion occurred,
wrecEing the entire building and
nearly killing Foglemark, He was
pulled out Of the wreck with
his face badly burned, his hair singed off,
Il deep cash under his left eye, and his right
arm badly cut and bruised Mrs Winn
;Hairshen, customer was blown up to the
ceiling, and received cut on the head, and
tainted C. B. Thurman, patron, was
bruised on the head and shoulder The win
dows in stores opposite were blown out, and
the tooa OF TIL explosion bulgcd the divis-
ion walls NJ ~ 3dioining.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-16
SEEKING KING Mil-AN'S LIFE.


A Russo Hor2encgrin Plot to Form a
Seryian state and Remove King Milan.
LONDON, Dec. lG.-A sensational report
came from SSclnin Tuesday morning Rl-
mors are current that Nukotic secretary of
the supreme court of Montenegro, has ill.,
formed an intimate friend that Il Russo
Muntenegrin plot existed to form a s5ervian
state. to consist of Scrvia, Bosnia, Here
govinia, and Montenegro, that an assassin
was hired for 10, 0JJ rubles TO kill King Milan,
aud that an accomplice divulged the plot 1t
is rumored that Nukotic is now a volunteer
in the s;ervian camp A glance at a maj,
shows that Bosnia is Just west of Servia,
Herzegovina is to the south of Bosnia and
Montenegro is on the coast of the Adriatic
sea, to the south of Seryia, west of Mace
lonia, and north of Albania This would
forIn a great state and give Russia her great
lesderattlm outlet to the sea. The al
legged scheme looks absurd, but stranger
things have happened, plunged Europe into
ii general war; and changed her whole map.
There is also an alarming dispatch from
Belgrade to the effect that there has been
hard fighting between Perot and Bella
Palanka and Bulgarian attacks on the
S;ervian forces at Widm, and the retiring OF
Con Iush iauili, but this lacks confirmation,
\ telegram from Rustchuk asserts that the
sservians are rapidly evacuating the Widdh
district of Bulgaria. 1t is said that there i:
not a semblance of truth i'll the report tele
graphed Saturday to the effect that the
Servians had defeated the Bulgarian forces
in IA bloody battle at Veliki-Izvor.
| A dispatch received from Vienna states
| that the powers request that both Bulgaria
and Servia promise compliance with the de
cision of the military commission appointed
| L, h..
as a condition precedent to the commission
| performing the work. Prince Alexander
has signified his Willingness to agree to this
| subject to the proviso that the Servians
shall evacuate the Wddin district kefore the
beginning of the armistice.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-16
on THE SANE TRACK
TWO LOCOMOTIVES TRY TO PASS
EACH OTHER.
FIightful slaughter of Passengers-Four-
teen Persons Killed and Fatally
Wounded-Ten CNhcr RS In jurcd
Disastrous Gas Explosions.

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec ia terrible ~
road accident occurred at midnight fifteen
miles from this city on the Georgia Pacific
road The East Tennessee and Georgia
Pacific roads use the same track to
Austel, and Monday night the
Georgia Pacific mixed train with,
coach and one sleeper, stopped at the
tank to get water The coach and
sleeper were on a trestle thirty feet high
The East Tennessee passenger, going at ii
speed of thirty miles an hour, struck the
sleeper, and the engine went nearly half
way through IL The wreck was terrible
The fireman sprang overheard and received
slight injuries The engineer held to his
throttle and was unhuTt,
The following persons on the Georgia Pa
cific train were killed: Bernard Peyton, OF
Charlottesville, Va, Nathan Haney, of
Admission, Ala Jacob and Mary Banks, of
JonesUoro, Ga b. Bright and wife and two
children, of Jonesboro, Ga !; Pierce, a
wealthy Texan, of Aberdeen T. T. Hoyt, of
Fast Point Ga; two unknown children,
The following are fatally injured: Mrs
Eliza Brown, home unknown; William
Cook, of Fairhurn, Ga. Il Texan, name un-
kYoWn who was in company with Pierce,
About ten others We're more or less sel'i-
ouslv injured. The dead and wounded have
been brought to Atlanta
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-16
sOYcOTTlNG ON A BIG SCALE.
English Liberals Propose to Retaliate ol
purnPllite Voters.

VOTERS.
New YORK, Dec. ia special from
London says tlAt number of Liberal mem
bers-elect whose majorities We're small be
cause the Irish voted for the Tory can
dilates, held a meeting, Monday afternoon,
at which it was resolved that all Liberals
who employ labor should Immediately re
taliate upon the Nationa!ists by a system of
Cycotting Irish labor, that should result in
the discharge OF every Nationalist lrishman
from their employ. lt was claimed that
the Liberals were large employers OF
Irish labor, that they We're free subscribers
to the assistance of destitute Irishmen and,
in fact, that without the employment given
III m by Liberals the Irish in England
would be in very bad circumstances, and
| consequently their opposition to the Liberals
at the demand of practically foreign junto,
referring to the Parnell leaders, was base
ingrattuie.
1t was also stated that the Birmingham
manufacturers would join hand in glove
| with the movement, and the British Liberal
| worknlen were very much embittered
against the hish and would cooperate
| in the movement and even boycott lrish
lradesmen and pubicans.
| The cabinet held II session OF two hour.
and a half Monday, and decided to meet the
! new parliament and submit programme OF
| legislation, including bill dealing with tho
subject of county government in England
ana Ireland The ministers were unanl
,nonsly confident of Whig support Tnt
cabinet unanimously refuse to receive or tc
make overture5 fur an alliance with the Par
nelntes They wlll meet parliament with a
programme of English church reform ailG
| Land tenure bills.
Gladstone is reported as having foImu
lated "a scheme fol Ireland in which
the lri5hmen are given the ad
ministraton Of all local affairs, but retain
ing for the imperial government the contro
over police and militia, and refusing to re
lease Ireland from taxation on account Of
the national debt. The measure goes long
way ahead OF amy thing the Tories are likely
to concede, Iut lrishmen i'll this city arr
stirred to an almost fever heat
As they understand it the plan con
templates more than contro
over the POOR law and othel
local boards The control over the police
and militia would still be denied, and Ire
| land would be held responsible for her share
OF the national debt which was created
solely by England, and the payment o
v hi il has been iepudiatei hy Canada Aus
tria and all the British colonies. This it i
aontended, viii lie the chief issue in every
attempt to settle the Irish question,
In the meantime the success of PaTnell ha
given a new boom to the refusal to pay rents
la the County Waterford the tenants o
Lord Musgrave demanded reduction of 81
per cent, AMI refused a generous con
sieIation in individual cases of dis
tress. Th, tenants then left without pay
ing any thing, and iani;ed their rents les
the 30 per cent. The duke Of DevdSshire'
tenants d ,nandad a decrease of 40 per cent
and refused "a reduction of 20 per cent
while in other places - and 20 per cent
have been offered by land owners and per
elnpt Oriv ,letlugH 4
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-16
MEXICANS DISSATISFIED
with the Way Gen. Reyes Manages AT
fairs-SepuIycda on Parole.

MONTEREY, Mex, Dec 16-Everything
was quiet in this city Monday to all out
ward appearances, but there is an undercur-
rent Of public displeasure, which bodies no
rood to the military government that may
break out any moment The cool treatment
EXTENDED to Manuel Rodiquez at the hands
OF the military governor, Gen, Reyes, cause,
dissatisfaction and bitterness among the
whole Independent party. All the outlets
If the city are closely watched by military
spies, as not only Sepulveda but his officers
are out on parole.
\ dispatch from New Laredo says: Tho
abscnce of Maj, Gregory, strong and
active Gonzales partisan, from the election
was greatly wondered at and commented
upon 1t turned ont that he was put in the
uiie,a' guard-house all day BY order OF
the federal commander, and Tuesday morn
jng wa; ordered to the City of Mexico.
Ph, lnceremonious manner in which the
present administration moves troublesome
personagcs from positions in which they
NAV use negative influence is considerably
commented upon
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-16

OTTAWA, Ont, Dee 16-lt is stated that
the Canada Pacific Railway company are
urging the British government to purchase
4 large amount of their 5tocl, in order to Sc
,ure control of the transcontinental route to
ASia across Canadian territory, and further
that the company has threatened, in view
If the government refusing, to sell out a
sontrolling interest in the road to a sydicate
Jf American capitalists, and point to the
purchase Of s5tlez canal shares by the Brit
ish government as a precedent for such a
course as is proposed
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-16

ST PAS., Dec. Ii Edward Allis, of the
law firm Of Alli9 & Alis, of this city, has
disappeared under suspicious circumstances,
He has been collecting for several firms,
and Christ church, of which he was
member He collected $iOO for the
ohurch Of which he has made no return
Mrs. Allis, his wife, was SO affected by his
.uda,n disappearance that she now lies at
The point of death There is woman
named Miss Anderson of Philadelphia,
mixed u, with the affair. She was visiting
the AIlls family last summer, when an init
macy sprang IN between them that excited
he suspicion Of Mrs. Ais. 1t is suspected
Aii~ has gene to Join her at some point in
thC east on south.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-16

nsSourH DANvILLE. Vt, Dec, 16-At
O'clock Tuesday morning the woolen fac
tory containing six sets of machinery, a
new factory not yet completed, store and
contents. dwelling house and two barns
belonging to Benjamin Greenbank, and the
,overed highway bridge, were burned.
os, estinlotei from S65, 600 to $4,000
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-16

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Dec 16-At 10
O'Clock Tuesday morning the vault OF the
City building was destroyed by an
explosion Of gas, George Davis, city
clerk, and James Bell, deputy
treasurer, entered the vault and
lighted the gas, when terrific eXplo-
sion occurred, burning both, Bell very seri-
olsly. Inside the building is a total wreck
| The vault had just been completed at a cost
of $4,000, and will prove Il total loss.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-16
TIE MARkEi 10.


wHnAr-Eoa : December, opened sll3c, closed
ste; January, opened sla4c, closed SIS;
February, opened s5i4c. closed &5asc,
CoRN-No. : year opened iIt4c, closed iolsc;
January opened 80 closed 3,lac; February,
opened 51asc, closed 3'atc,
oA1e--Eo. : December, opened and closed
aS5.c, January, opened and closed - &C: May,
POM becsmesr orened - 60 S eo52d To-; . i, ~;
ary, opened S10u1, closed elGtA&.
IArD-JannaFy opened and CLOSED -dNl.
CArILs-Priceo low and supply heavy on IA cat.
tie; built. S2,o0a503, cows, Si N3s}3t'' stock
ers S3cttt 33O; natives @3, iAuht3i CHRISTMAS
SuFFp-tiood mutton, S3 3STaa-: medium,
a. @4.;s Is. '''V' '''''''''''' '''e
HoGs-The market opened very qmel, with
rough packing S3-5aG310; heavy packing and
sbppnE lots, S3,,t@3 -,
DnEasED poulrR, -9hickens, 3,@te per lb
hrus 1f5it,c; roosteI7 100 DC, duct sGl 1nc; tur
keys, teGhllc; geese, shGloc
banks. t5a SOC; mixed lots t3G loc, all on track in
BUTTER Fancy creamery 31G&5e per III; good
dairy ESQ 70; haS3kii 3S i,i 10 1G ,,. oo, s,r,. ,sa,
AsffaEs-Gh@e~ to sancy, Sl6oaeooper Dbl;
seconds, Sloo0l,23
New York.
New YoRE, Dec II.
wnEAT-No. . red winter January, gltsc dc
Cons Nc, 5niEed, prcgmb.r 3o'lr; do Jan
01Ars 30 2mixc,l, December, sac
RYE-nul and unchanged
BARLEY Finn, two tuWet state, 'OG.
Pork Dull mess - 10 t9i4.
LARD S6.43 D-oeubeTi Sd ii January,
st, Louis.
ST i.ouls bee 10.
WHrsr- Very active, closing steady At ls|ii,
higurr rhs7n yt%lr2day, st. = red cash g3i,c
January 9pl -: Febraa'! 9Jt9e; Nay e'o!tsGs
o.l4,
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-16

CoLUMBUs, Ohio Dec. l6.-The supreme
,ourt. Tuesday morning, on application of
he attorney general, granted a peremptory
writ Of mandamus to compel Clerk Dalton,
1f Hamilton county, to make a return Of
he election abstract \ special messenger
was appointed by the court to serve the
-srit Tuesday evening.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-16

New YORK. Dee 16-The Dolphin was
wing at the navy yard dock Tuesday with
steam up and the final preparations making
-or her departure on the sea voyage which
is to demonstrate her powers. 1t is not be-
ieyed however, that all preparations for
this final test will be completed before
Thurstsy
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-16

"a n. S,o,,a,, - u va,,n,n.
L., . ,inoh S,a1r,,t's ,ddition Sou,h
W.t;',a IS 81
NoCar,oi,,. tn Mary + Coo,
q ,la',, I r.,rIor, sq39 ~ and
Th nv ~ It,,1,nav y, ~ 80 Narv II Cnol und 4
i-u "a a,en e.
'"1nd' Tdmard II ,,nre,, tn Ju|ia NulligaD, ut
,o,a ~ ona - ,locIr a rhomnson 4,
VII, addit;or pocl Leland 5000
W. a., MaC-'aL, r., utIIi,n, unOuala
w., an nda, I1lo,, t1 WnstArn aali,
~ p"aI' Is1,,a ,.;t, ~ and John Nc.
onaaa nnd En.n Nclina5n ia William Nc
u''.e 3aIe "na e. arI ,,,, N i,l;nahalI IN
Wi,lian, McOnain ea,np n and Margaret
n,ni'a-I ,'aI'' wv ~ Hin, Nr1,.dn ~
WTni;a, Jac,,ada ,n A,drs,y Davtcr
,o,s 5n and -, Mol. II Western addition.
Roc,r Is,and
1a-D.vid Shamhauoh. Ct al. by Mas
for 70 pn,h HaniItnn Ints and ?, block
9 and lota A : Il r & o 10. II. 10, 13,
Il ~ a,d IA hlork & g II Amhose's
adai,io,, pa,t Ryrnn SG-7 and Thomas
Mnnhos hp beirs to Ru,b Hamilton.
s,nen @n75
| -
| n c,y IA
coased I,vrntory filrd and aoproved
Cnard;arehin Of minor hpirs Of f. f.,
pao,ol, donn,eia Order annrnvinp loan
to VIM Mcdonnell Jr.
I,sar;tu If Ceorno Nurtz Trial
vardio, insane. order cnnmitt;uo 10 in,
sarn bosnit,l at Jorksnnvil,r.
IA Estoto of Narv Conway. deceased
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-16
HARD Coal MARKET

Pea coal, 500; CRATE and egg IS eo'
range, nut and No, 4, IS 30 per ton
screened and delivered all best quality
Of anthracite Extra carta@e charged oa
orders of less than one ton Blacksmith 5
caol Conneilsviic coke and charcoal.
1903 Second avenue. + &. FRAZER.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-16
Public No:.ce

Anyone having business with the ARGUS
office after 6 p. m. On the event that the
office is ciosed) will please call at VIII
mans & Gait 5 news stand in the pFstoifice
building, who are authorized to transact
business of every nature for the ARGua.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-16

4. W. Hurst represents the leadin-
American and Foreign Insurance Cos
Policies carefully written at current rates.
gency established 1874. Office oyel
Rock Island National Bank,
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-16

BERNE, Dec, 16-M Adolf Deutcher, at
present vice president of Switzerland, ha,
aeen elected president for the year 1856. He
Radical
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-16

Insurance in reliable companies atiowes-
rates, apply to E. Lieberkneoht real es ]
rate, loan and insurance agent. and nota-
ty public Collections made. Office III
Second avenue. eodtf
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-16
Hard Goa!

Have You bought your hard ooaf!
Watkins Il Hill will deliver ali grades OF
hard coal. Give them call. Telephone
1897.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-16

Send to CT Hood & Go, Lowell,
Mass, for a book containing statements
of many remarkable cures by Hoods Sar-
sauarilia.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-16
'CheaD Mail Boxes.

The finest mail and paper box ever in
vented is for sale at the ARGUS office al
the low price of 81 each. The same box
Is sold everywhere at $3.50 Call and ex
anime them.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-16

Two carloads of the incest apples IN
the city, to be sold very cheap at 1915
Second avenue.
Daily Republican., 1885-03-21
A 0Ood Uevspauer .

A good newspaper, fresh from tho
press, 10 . good thing to have In the
house.
1t adds to the information Of the
old and helps materially In the
development Of the minds Of the
young.
It soothss the cares OF the trou.
bled, warns the heart Of the nissan
thrope and keeps the livers OF the
whole congregation in good running
order.
It makes rainy day endurable and
will keep man quiet while the kettle
boils for late tea.
1t forms all the important events
of the world in grand procession aud
let's them process before the family cir
Gle.
1t tells the patient taxpayer when
the collector is looking for bin, and
brings glad tidings when the Legisla-
ture aJjpurDs.
1t informs the watchful man whom
| fat offices are ripe and who are out
with long poles after the official per-
simmons
1t tells the shrewd buyer where lie
| can get a twenty dollar overcoat for ten
dollars and a-half, aud In forms the I'M
fortunate pilgrim on his life's weary
way Just when the sheriff intends to
| sell hi N out.
1t is an almanac, geosraphy,spell!ny +
book, encyclopedia, family recsipt
| book, and tails how To carve tong h
hen without taking 1t to the wo0ap:le
aud chopping is to pieces with the axe,
| or without having IT fly OF the fork
| into the lap of an esteemed friend.
And even after 1t has b en- read by
the old folks and young folks-afber the
good housew Ito has clipped out the
receipt FIR sponge cake and the obitu
AIRY poen-after the neighbOrs have
borrowed It and read it-after every
column has been gone over patiently by
| the old subscr iber, aud notes made OF
| the names of merchants who have bar
gains To offer-after the baby has eaten
| piece of IL and the next to the baby
has cut out all the pictures, the good
| newspaper Is still valuable thing to
have in the house.
Its good thing to put between the
bed coverings Of cold Dighp.
Folded aud laid across the breast be-
meath tn. outer clothing 10 q preventive
Of pneumonia. II Ia the best chest pro-
tectOr In the world, and no man Is toe
pOor TO have one.
1t 10 FIRST class insole for sh oes, and
prevents having cold feet.
1t is = good weather strip, a good
plant protector, u good window cleaner
q good thing TO put under carpets and
the best protector for a bald head in fly
time that the Ingenuity of man ha'
thought OF. Solomon in all his glory
had nothing equal to it.
This ali being true, beloved reader
as you will admit, take not only on
good new spaper, but several OF them
In this day and generation the m Al
who don't read newspapers will soo'
get NO far beh nd the procession that b
can't catch the ,aintest strains Of III
brass band. Take all the good news
papers you can afford to pay for, an
you will i've long and prosperous.
Daily Republican., 1885-03-21
SOFTEN THE BLOW.

Sometimes We must strike,
And Il may DO with might,
For 10 conquer the wrong
And 70 uphold the right
But If one human heart,
> hough 1t beats in foe,
Is in danger or harm
Let us soften the blow
Let rs grudge not the time
J h II we give 70 another
When We pluck out the thorn
hat has wounded a brother,
When We pour IN he bllm
That may sw.eten his woe
He is under the rod,
Let US s0fte Gu the blow
Have we sad news to bear
10 the delicate wife,
Better tidirgs OF one
Long the life OF her lifef
Nj ust the children be told,
Who 10 sorrow yet know.
That heir home IL desp0iled'
Let US soften the blow
To be gentle to all
II q lesson well learned
when we take In the ones
v no our fnger have Ell ned,
or The tongue III III be p-aised
That speaks conf ri below,
And the hand shall ba leased
7 hat can soften the blow
Daily Republican., 1885-03-21
A Heavy Verdict.

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company made q contract with VIM.
A. Brydon to deliver 100 tons of coal
per day for a period Of three years, but
Tor SEINE reason they repudiated the
contract after the lapse of few weeks.
Brydon thereupon Instituted suit
against the company In the Superior
Court of Baltimore, and on Wednesday
the jury gave the plaintiff verdict fol
S75. Geo. This shows that rich eompa-
MES ~ we'll az individuals should com,
My with their contracts. The case vii
he taken TO the Court of Appeals.
Daily Republican., 1885-03-21
Third street Bridge.

A petition Ia being circulated and
numerous signatures obtained, asking
the Levy Court TO have the new bridge
built at the foot of Third street and
ready for travel before the old one shall
BIZ torn down. If 1t ispOssible to make
such arrangement the petition should
be complied with. 1t Is too bad that
the people should be put to the incon-
venience of travelling up to the bridge
at the foot of Market street for several
months during the summer, and there
fore a little cost to obviate the same
should not be objected to.
Daily Republican., 1885-03-21
Euserpri.ins Clothiers.

The young and enterprising firm OF
.Justis & Davidson, clothiefs, az the
Boston One Price House, No. 2l3 Market
street, have taken the foremost rank IN
the clothing business, and by Industry
and fair dealing with the pubic nave
built up a business second TO none 10
their line. They have also added the
merchant tailoring department to theii
busiuess. which is we'll stocked with
full aud complete line of foreign ano
dom estic goods, under the supervision
of a a rat. class cutter. Call and see them
Daily Republican., 1885-03-21
Ten Per Cent. Interest.

The Equitable Loan Association mas
realized profit of over U0) ten per
cent. for its members during the past
year, and is 10 very prosperous con .
dition, II is now issuing new series
of 800 shares and offers splendid op
portunity to persons to borrow money
on mortgage. For shares or other IN
formation apply to WIN. X. Hawkins
secretary, 7l2 Market street.