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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-24
WASHINGTON WOMEN.

There is 20 be ladies' press room at
the inaugura! ball.
Mrs. Buraett, the novelist, is at home
for the winter, but not in the best of
health.
Mrs. E. D. E. y. Southworth has been
at her Georgetown cottage for some time
past,
Mrs. General Mcclellan is said to be
socially desirious Of cabinet hon0rs and
would do the duties gracefully.
Mrs. Bayard is spoken of as a partial
invalid, and not likely to favor the sta te
department position for her husband
Colonel Villas, of Wisconsin. who is
presumed to be booked for a cabinet
place, is reported to have a lovely and
accomplished wife
Mr.. Fish spent $4,000 per year, Mr.
EVarts did not exceed $4,000, while the
Frelinghuysens probably spent So, 900 a
year besides the salary.
If Mr. Mcdonald goes into tae cabinet
Mrs. Mcdonald will know whom to re-
ceive. She lived in Washington before
her present marriage.
Lady Hesketh, wife Of a well known
English Baronet, is TO be in Washington
in a short time. She is the daughter OF
Mr.. Sharon, ex-senator, at present mar
ried against his will to Sarah Althea Hin.
Mrs. Pendleton is quietly anxious to
see Gentleman George" hold the post
which will probably not be filed by Mr.
Bayard. The Pcndletons are rich, and il
is urged that the secretaryship Of state is
more expensive place than that Of press
ident
The house formerly occupied by Mr.
and Mrs. Hamilton Fish, facing McPhcr-
son square, is now used for foreign lc-
CATION boarding house. Mrs. Fish made
it much more elegant place of enter
tainment for the same class.
If ex Attorney General Williams should
be returned from Oregon as United States
Senator, Mrs. Williams Will doubtless be-
lieve that Time brings sweet revenges.
She was greatly assailcd during the last
Grant administration, and around her 50.
cial status was waged an implacable wa
by the cold and courtly Mrs. Fish anC
others.
The lady correspondents are looking
up again in numbers and ability. Beside
Mrs. and Miss Snead, Emma James anC
Miss Mass, Miss Z, B. Dorsey is at thu
capital for the Chicago Tribune, Mis-
Mccarthy for New York and western
papers, Miss Fitzgerald for the Telegram
and Miss n. P. NimmO Of the Toront,
Aa5I and Philadelphia Ne,os, who is ais
known to the readers of The Graphic.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-24

looking over the books and found the box.
carelessly pitched it to one side, but
finally thought | would ask Talbert
about it. He told me that he had been max
ing experiments with dynamite, and that
was the substance in the box. We don't be-
lieve this story. and are inclined to believe
that be had prepared the machine TO blow
himself up when the thefts were discovered.
Punk ought to be gibbeted, said Lieut.
Ripley Friday afternoon. when he was
arrested 10 saw the officers take that box
from his room. He deliberately let them
handle it. saw it thrown into a patrol
wagon, and when it arrived at the Office
| tossed it around as | would box
Of soap. As far az We can learn,
the smaller box, which contained the
REVIEWERS, eoull have blown US into
s.a!ilereens. All that was needed to
maze ia substance exr lode was to turn the
nttie crank around about an inch. This
would have releas d nail which held up
tue trigger &C the revolver in tlse tox. The
cartri Z wouli have been expl ldel the ex-
pos " would have been ignital, AMI the
whole city hal weuld have been in ruins.
tFemble when tank of what might have
HapTane 10 ourselves
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-24

WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. "a Tho resolu-
ton introduced Friday in the house as
question Of privilege by Mr.. Hurd, recites
taat the educational bill and others appro-
priating money had originated in the senate,
and were now on the speakers table; that il
had asserted that these bills were III violation
Of the privileges OF the house, and directing
the committee on the Judiciary 10 inquire
into the power Of the senate to originate ap-
preparation bills Hurd addressed the house.
claiming that these bills came under the
first clause of the seventh section Of the first
article of the constitution, which declares
that all bills for raising revenue shall orig
mate in the house Of repres sntatives." he
cited various authorities u sustain his posi-
tiou that the application of money wa
the true intent Of TIE clause. he argued
that to raise money was one thing; taxation
would do that, but revenue, the word sub
stituted by the constitutional convention
meant not only the raising Of money, but it
appropriation, and that the raising of revenue
covered taxation anu appropriation. He
ien.ei the right Of the senate TO originate
any appropriation bill, whether private OF
general, and insisted that the passage OF such
bills !,y the hon did not serve by
prece-ents to destroy the prerogative CT the
aUu<e.
HammonI Of Georgia, reminded Hurd
tHat the same question lad been submitted
10 the judiciary committee in the third se,-
sioa Of the Forty-six;h congress on q bill to
authorize the SECRETARY Of the treasury &c
purchase lanl adj aiHins the bureau OF
printing AMI engraving. Ten Of the
fifteen members Of The committee reported
that "ihe dit7ercuc, betns ea raising rayenua
ani disposia- of it wa, sufficiently distinct
~ be understood by the conmonest under
landing. Tie railing of revenue, he lie
fined to be taa patt.aE Of money in the ex-
cheqGer 10 meet lie wants Of the govern
1.744t
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-24
WANTED HIS "SNiFTER"

Pennsylvania Juror Goes Crazy for
Want of His Whisky Ration.
Phil ADEIPHIA, Jan. 24-Thursday after
noon tie jury which had teen listening for
several days to the trial of the suit of Henry
G. French against tie Pennsylvania Rail
rad company, retired 20 deliberate As no
agreement was reached before nightfall they
were LETT il the courtroom in charge Of
Officer KINNEY At 3 o'clock Friday morn
ing an unusual moi occurring inside, the
officer opened the door and Immediately one
# the jurymen rushed at him, brandishing
pair of scissors The officer retreated,
when a lively chase ensuel up stairs and
down through the courts and Railways, until
at length the officer reached door and
yellet police AMI murder One of the re-
serves succeeded in reducing the juror to a
passive state, The JUICE Friday morning
discharged the juryman. The other jury
men were relieved from further considera-
ton of the case. The crazy juror was suf-
fering an unusual deprivation of o1eoholic
stinIlauts
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-24
DYNAMITE IN CHICAGO.
The Police TrembIe TO Remember How
They Handled it.

CHICAGO, Jan. II j. H. Talbert, whose
real name is OTTO Funk, an assistant at the
public library in this city has been arrested
for stealing books ami made full eonfes
sion. He has continued his operations dur
ing fifteen months and in that time had
captured g. SOD volumes, all valuable scientific
and medical works The books were re-
covered and returned to the library
Among the books was found a
box, which the police when re
covering the books threw around very
carelessly. Much dismay was created
at the court house upon discovering that the
box contained an Internal machine. 1t was
nearly fun of dynamite, on top of which lay
a small pistol so arranged that by turning a
crank that projected from the box it
would expl de- The prisoner says he Yves
simply experimenting, AMI made the dyna-
mite himself There are various theories as
to what he really intended. one OF which IS
that Funk is crank The detectives are
investigating the case.
Detective Horace Elliott was one of the
~ss--@"0 why" he said, II happened to be
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-24

the worlds ideas of maritime warfare,
When she knocked out the huge 'Merri-
mac" III about the first round. Had the
people had the opportunity on That
March morning in 1862 they would have
showered such honors upon Ericsson as
no mortal had ever received, for he had
demonstrated the fact that we were in
vincible against any foe upon the water
with the Monitor, and the army at the
west had shown itself abundantly able to
take care of itself on land. Capt Eric
son has been at work in all these wears,
since the war closed, in perfecting other
maritime engines of destruction, the last
of which is the Destroyer" from which
five hundred pounds of dynamine in one
mass can be thrown under water with the
most accurate aim, and with perfect safes
ty to the vessel from which it is hurled.
For coast defence it is as perfect means
as human ingenuity can devise, and
would be irresistible against the attacks
of the combined nGvies of Europe. There
is no humbug about this, and because
there is not it is not at all likely that
congress will look upon the scheme to aid
Capt. Ericsson in building his vessels, with
any sort of c0mplacency.
The prospect that Mr. Evarts will be
the successor Of Senator Lapham must be
exhilarating to the average New Yorker.
So far as the conserving of the interests
Of the empire state is concerned, Mr., Lap
ham las been an absolute nOnenuty In
fact, since Mr.. Conkling vanished SO sud
denly from the senate chamber four years
ago, New York has been practically un-
represented in that body. l cale not
what Mr.. Eyarts antecedents may have
been as a lawyer. or as Mr. Hayes cabi>
net adviser, he has brains, and that is
what the country stands in sore need of
in her legislative councils
Dow PEDRO.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-24

SOME years ago committee of ladies
il New York, after a supposed investiga,
ton of the subject, decided that it did not
hurt shop girls to stand twelve or four
teen hours day, and that there was no
need to provide them with seats. The
girls stood it, but the fact remains that
shop girls are more liable to Illness than
any other girls, or any other class OF
working people. This has attracted the
attention of many benevolent persons,
who have at heart and iG hand the allie
Walton of human suffering The afore>
said committee Of fine ladies had most
probably never kept their feet more than
half the time, and, with the best ,nten>
tons, they did not know A movement
Is now on foot in the metropolis to estab>
llsh hospital for shop girls, who are
generally unable to take care Of them>
selves when sick. Since no better pro-
vision was made to preserve their health
while at their daily toll, the next best
thing to do is to provide hospital for
their treatment when the constitution
breaks down.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-24
& Very SIirI, Tnnnr HIM

VICTORIA, B. G, Jan. 2A-John McLaugb-
lin, the law Clerk who ran away with 3d.
coo rom San Francisco about two weeks
ego, Las ieen seen here He obtained the
money from Gea. Barnes, the senior counsel
Tor * Senator Sharon, for spurious agree
ment Mclaughlin proposes to remain in
Britt Columbia until the ail-rail route to
Winnipeg, Montreal, and Halifax is open
Eext year Meanwhile he is Specializing in
real estate in anticipation of the boom ex.
pected to occur when the cars come through.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-24

WnkEsBARRE Pa, Jan. "A The funera
of Sister Theresa, niece II James G. Blaine
took place from st. M4Fy'S church Frida,
morning None of Mr.. Blaiue's family wer
pres4nt. The sacred edilice was crowded +
OVERLOOKING Fifty priests were in attend
ane. High requium mass was celebrate,
by Father O'Haran Father Kelly, o
ToRsnda, spoke feelingly Of the deceased
and at the conclusion Of his remarks the con
gregation began to sob Loudly. The remain
wefn followed to the depot by 5000 people
The interaent will I've made at Pitts5urE.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-24
4 Murtlcrpr Swung OF.

CHARLESTON, Jan. 2t-Thomas J, Chap
man, the murderer OF Nicholas Hubbart
was executed Friday. afternoon at 2:30
O'clock. The prisoner made a full confes-
sion to Rev. Rober. Mcintyre, Of the Meth
oiist Episcopal church, and adopted that
faith, into which he was recently baptisei
habbart a wealthy bachelor, for whom
Chapman worked, returned home from a
camp-meeting on Sunday evening, Sep. 10,
AMI was discovered murdered a few mo-
ments later Chapman was not to be found,
and several trunks were packed with vslu-
ablas. The murder had evidently been COM
mitted for robbery, but the murderer was
frightened away before he could secure hi
thunder
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-24
EEvER GIVE W.

If YOU are suffering with low and dc,
pressed spirits, loss Of appetite, general
debility, disordered blood, weak con-
stitution. headache, or any disease OF
bilious nature, by all means procure
bottle Of Electric Bitters. You will be
SURPRISED to see the rapid improvement
that will follow; you viii be inspired
with new life; strength and activity Will
return; pain and misery will cease ana
hanceforth you viii rejoice in the praise
of Electric Bittefs. Sold at fifty cents a
bottle By Hartz & Bahnsen.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-24

William S. Baker, OF Lewis, Nego
county, Ind. writes as follows: My son
was taken with Scrofula in the hip when
only two years old We tiled several
physicians. but the hoy got no relief from
their treatment. Noticing your ScovIll 5
Sarsaparilla and Stillingia or Blood and
Liver Syrup, recommended so highly, l
bought some Of it Of you in The year 1862,
and continued taking it till the sores fin
ally healed up. He is now p years OF
age, and being satisfied that your medl-
cine did him so much good when he used
it, We want to try again in another case,
and write to you TO get some more.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-24
Nothing Mean About Chicago.

NEW YORK. Jan u The Sun editor re-
marks: ~TaeEe has bean some talk about the
diversion Of ia mess from Chicago to lis
rivals. Chicago Is all right Her citizens
haven't lost these remarkable business quail
ties which have made Chicago shine among
elites Ike al apple in q roast pigs mouth A
ChicsgJ organization has offered to Ia
present at The Inauguration ceremonies PRO
y.iei the COMMITTEES having those matters
il hand VIII pay al thei;- THE Chicago pso.
pie'sl expenses from tie time of leaving
me until their retavn' There is nothing
Tnslu about ChicarO"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-24

lAtidHta CONSTITUTION!
1t is estimsted that California now has a
negro population of !, so In San Francisco
the negroes seem to lie in a fourishing con
dition. They have four business men worth
a quarter of million each, and many of
them have fortunes ranging from 800 001
down The negro Of the present generation
does not feel tied to the locality of his birth.
He has turned his feet to all points of the
compass From Jamaica and the gold
coast he has radiated over a wide field, and
his black skin and cleaning teeth may be
seen in London, St Petersburg, Paris, Cal
cutta, and other places where he was
stranger half century ago, He may yet
spread himself ali over the world
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-24
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER

WAsHGNGTOY, D. c., Jan. 30, 1885.
Washington is considerably crestfallen
over the fact that she has neither room
for the strangers who are to come here to
take in the monument dedication and the
Inauguration, nor halls for the accommo>
dation of the people who desire to hear
the Grafton on the first occasion, or TO
trip the light fantastic toe on the second.
The new pension hall will furnish many
first class case of pneumonia unless the
weather should prove remarkably mild,
as it will be next to impossible to heat a
huge brick building while it is In q half
finished state. | see, by the way that
the new president is getting his hand, or
rather his foot, in by attending series of
ball performances at Buffalo, though it Is
said that Grover can't dance for peanuts.
In fact, Mr.. Arthur and Mr.. Van Buren,
have been the only presidents who pos
sessed the faculty of going through the
mazes of an ordinary Quadrille. Grant
took lessons in dancing at the White
House, but for all that he never could
dance.
Ah astate newspaper correspondent
here mentions the name of Capt. John
Ericsson for Mr.. Clevelanas secretary of
the navy. This looks like putting young
blood into the new administration, in
deed. Captain Ericsson is now eighty one
years old, but nevertheless propably as
vigorous as many a cabinet officer of
modern days. | have always thought
somehow that this country has never
appreciated the great service that
Captain Ericsson has performed for us,
nor have we shown overselves grateful to
him for the personal sacrifice he made for
us in building and fitting out that gal
liant little cheese box that revolutionized
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-24
YOUNG MEN!-.READ THIS.

The Voltaic Belt Co, of Marshall,
Mich, offer to send their celebrated
Electro-V oltaic Belt and other electric
appliances on trial for thirty days, to men
young or old) afflicted with nervous de-
bility, loss of vitality and manhood, and
all kindred troubles Also for rheumatism,
neuralgia, paralysis, and many other dis
eases Complete restoration to health,
vigor and manhood guaranteed. No risk
is incurred as thirty days trial is allowed
Write them at once for illustrated pam.
phlet free. Oec.>16 cod W 1y
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-24

SHAWNEE, Ohio, Jan. > - Railroad
officials have discovered that restore Bris-
tol tunnel to its original condition is larger
undertaking than they sup. osed When
completed it will 10 lat feet shorter
than formerly. Tie north n portion will
lie transformed into a cut Ter that distance
The miners at this place at a meeting de-
cided to take from the relief committees
books the names of all miners now working
at the tunnel. Also, making it compulsory
for the miners themselves to draw the "a
tions instead Of sen ling their wives AMI
children to the eomis,ary. Things remain
painfully silelt, the leading miners being
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-24

NEW YoRK. Jan. 2i-Thomas Barbour.
Of Patterson, y J., who died on Monday
last, left two wills-one made in Patterson
about two years ago and another 10 Ireland
last year. The former left the great bulk Of
his wealth OF his property to his only son
after providing for his wife. The later wiz
left about half his estate to his sisters in
Ireland. 1t is thought that some compiled
tionl may arise from the fact of there bein6
two wills made in different countries under
different laws Mr. Barbour estimated bis
wealth at about 81 900, 900. though soma 8
hi frien is think it is worth much more
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-24
He Thought She Hal.
Texas Sftings.l

"Darter," said old Mr.. Jimplicute to his
eldest offspring, who had just returned from
Vassar, amt them there Hot Springs down
in Ar-kan-sassE'
"Oh, paw, replied Arabella CordeHa, you
should not say Arkansas; you should say
Arkan-saw'"
should, heyl' replied the cid man. well,
let that paw. s'pos you Tarnt that in yer
claw at school Mother, just paw the apple
saw while Bella goes out and looks in the
CLAW to sec if she hain't made fool Of her
Golf
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-24
The BABIES II the Cradle.

Babies are very little things, yet they
leave great gaps of loneliness behind them
when they die. Mothers save your little
ones by giving them Parkers Tonic when
they show signs OF being unwcll. This
famous remedy is so pleasant that any
infant will take it. and it will soon quiet
and remove their aches and pains.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-24
Liberty Bell start, for New Orleans.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 24--At 5 o'clock
Thursday morning Farrell's safe wagon and
six horses all decorated with FED white and
blue ribbons, drove up in front OF hide
pendence hall The cid liberty bell
was soon transferred to it. The line
Of march, headed 10y McCiurg's band,
and 500 policemen in the rear, was then
taken up for the Pennsylvania railroal de-
pot, West Philadelphia All along the
route the old revolutionary relic was
cAeered vociferously by the crowds who had
gathered to witness it, departure The
special train bearing the bell and a deje-a-
tiol of city com men, left for the New
Orleans exposition at 10 O'clock
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-24
Oklahoma R,oners Su,ro,,dod

ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. Jan. 24.-Gen.
Hatch has surrounded the boomers at Still
water. with the intention OF starving them
out. He allows no one t. approach them,
but .lets any one leave who desires. A
courier reports several leaving already. as
the provisions are running short The OKLA,
homites have been trying to raise money
here for their relief, but without success.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-24

The pain and misery suffered by those
who are afflicted with dyspepsia are in
deseribable. The distress of the body is
equalied or surpassed by the confusion
and fortunes of the mind, thus imaking
its victims suffer double afllictlon. The
relief which is given by Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla has caused thousands to be thankful
for this great medicine. It dispels the
causes of dyspepsia, and tones up the
digestive organs. Try Hoods Sarsapa>
rilla
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-24

NV YORK, Jan. 1.-THE failures during
the last seven days, reported to r. G. Dun
& Co., in tie United States were 81, and
in Canada 40-total All, as compared with
total Of $50 last week and 457 the week pre-
vioIs. The casualties are still unusual J
numerous in the western AMI southern states,
and tdere is an increase in Canada. Tae
other sections are about up to tie average
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-24
CARD.

To all who are suffering from the errors
and indiscrctions of youth, nervous weak
ness, early decay, loss Of manhood, &c,
I will send a recipe that will cure you,
FREE OF CHARGE. This great remedy
vas 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, 1885-01-24

BosToS, Jan. 2A-Cold weather reports
have been received from the following
points: Hanover. Y H, II degrees below
Montpelier, Vt, 23 Moretown, Vt, 70:
WiIliamstown, Vt. y; Maiden, 5; Mclrose.
:; Stoneham, Q; Wakefield, 5; Medford,
and Wells Ne, 20 degrees below.
CHICAGO Jan. "a The recent cold spall
was very severe in this vicinity. The loves;
temperature recorded was on Thursday
morning, when in the city % degrees and Il
degrees below were the reports from two
thermometers at O'Clock a. IN At Ravens
wood three Thermometer marked 81 degree,
below and at FerGw5ol Is degrees below
was the record
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-24
Concerning Red Hair.

Many People admire red hair, but if
you do not, Parkers Hair Balsam will
impart TO it a darker hue. 1t will also
thicken thin hair, eradicate dandrutf, and
impart softness, glo5siness and life to hair
which has become dry and harsh. Not a
dye, does not soil the linen. Gives a de.
licious perfume. An elegant dressing.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-24

Dr.. Prices Special Flavoring Extracts
have stood the tests of science and OF
practical use triumnbantly, and now are
taking precedence over all other Flavor
ing Extracts. They have established, for
their strength, purity and delicacy of ia
vOr cannot be equalled.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-24

The best reason yet advanced for hav-
ing Monday washing day, the next day
after Sunday, IS because cleanliness i:
next to gOdliness" The reason why cv'
cry body uses Dr., Bulls Cough Syrup j:
because it is a safe, pleasant, and positive
cure for COUGHS and colds.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-24

My uncle, Rev. VIM Cool has tried
Athlophoros for rheumatism. 1t has
helped him so much that my mother wants
to try it. DR.. LaDue, Denver, Ind