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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-10
E. D. SWEENEY. C.L. WALKER.
SWEENEY & WALKER,

ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT La
Aoffce in Bengston's block, Reck Island, Ill.
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-10
FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS

SI-NAlE,
WASHINGTON, Feb. Bills were
passed increasing appropriations for pub
lie buildings at Quincy, Ills, TO $500, 000
Peoria to $245, 900.
Senator Van Wyck received unanimous
consent for the consideration of the
house bill TO prevent the unlawful en>
closure Of public lands, or better known
as the fencing bill. The amendments of
the senate committee was concurred in
At 1 o'clock the bill went over and the
unfinished business was laid before the
senate, that being the anti silver coinage
bill.
Senator Beck supported these provis-
ion bills calling for the redemption of the
trade dollars, but strongly opposed the
suspension of the coinage of the standard
dollar proposition. To suspend the sill
yer coinage had no necessary or proper
connection with the trade dollar bill
Our own fiscal agents had conspired to
defy the laws Of the United States and 20
prevent the proposition TO suspend silver
coinage was the result of that conspiracy.
We would soon have a new administers
ton, and if it should prove as bad as the
present one some thing would have to be
done.
The pension appropriation bill was then
taken up. A long discussion cnsued re,
garding Interpretation of the senate rule
forbiddiug the proposition of general leg
islation on appropriation bills.
Senator Ingalls, wanted the senate to
establish precedent that would enable
the senators TO offer amendments to such
general legislation as the house might put
on the appropriation bill.
Senator Edmunds spoke strongly
against opening the door, to any propo,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-10
THE RAILROAD WRECK.
4 list of the Killed and Wcunded-.-A 4
Boiler Explosion al Peoria.

BURLINGTON, Iowa, Feb. "a railroad
accident occurred at four o'clock on Sun
day afternoon between Cromwell and
Prescott, the cause was a broken rail
struck just before coming upon a bridge.
The train was passenger train No. 3. 1t
had but few passengers. Two coaches
and sleeper were thrown from off the
bridge Six persons were killed and
twenty-five were injured Tie killed are
Robert Brown, Chicago, Burlington 4
Quincy civil engineer, and c. y. Brown,
his son and assistant; residents of Mt
Pleasant
Mrs DR.. W. G. Carroll, Saquachc, Col,
Mrs. NJ Farrell, Prescott, Iowa.
lsaha Waterman, Corning, Iowa.
Mrs. William Buttry, New Albany, Ind.
The following were injured;
II. B Cole, Grand Rapids, Mich,
slightly cut in the head
c. II. Howell, slceping car conductor,
arm broken and face somewhat scratched.
j, r. Hawkins, conductor, Croston,
Iowa, injured in the hip.
S l. Lindsay, Creston, Iowa, seriously.
W. j. Davenport, Burlington. slightly.
Or. W. C. Carroll, San Goche. Col,
seriously.
Mrs. NJ, Farrell. Prescott, Iowa, scri-
ously.
Isaiah Waterman, Corning, Iowa, seri-
ously.
BURLINGTON, Iowa, Feb. 9.-Further
reports Of the railroad accident at Creston
show a more disastrous state OF affairs
Three Of the wounded have already died
and one or two others arc not likely to
recover.
BURLINGTON, Iowa, Feb. 9.-Eally
yesterday morning the engine house and
machine shops OF the Burlington & North
Western and Burlington II Western Mar
row Guase railroad near this city Were
destroyed By fire. Origin unknown.
Three locomotives and the machinery in
The building at the time Of the fire CONS
pletely ruined. Loss 100000, insurance
81, POO.
PEORIA, Feb. 9.-Thrcc boilers in the
Firmnech starch works exploded Sunday
night, wrecliing the building and killing
Joseph Doohttle, fireman, and John Bay
ard, watchman. The loss is very heavy.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-10
A WATERLOO SENSATION.

WATERLOO. Iowa, Feb. 9.-Quite a
sensation has been caused here uy the
separation of Mr., and Mrs Rudheck.
Mrs Rudbeck is Il cousin of Gen. John
\. Logan, and is reputci to be worth, in
her own right about aquarter of million
About foar years ago She was married to
a Mr.. Rudbeck, whom she met several
years previously while she was member
of Bishop Havcns party which visited
the Pacific coast He claimed to be cons
nectcd with firm in New York which
imported foreign barks for veneering
After this marriage they spent nearly
three years in travelling on the continent
Of Europe, and for about a year and a
half they have been living in this city.
For several months he has been renting
considerable sums Of money to New
York, until it lis thought he has from $1G,~
900 to 100000 TO his credit there. A
few days ago she instructed the banks
not to cash his checks on her funds, and
to>nieht he took the train for New York
City. He is a native of Sweden, is highly
educated, and is very preposscssing in
appearance.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-10

Detroit Free Press: When the average
American won't kick there is something
about him that ought to be investigated.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-10
ENGLISH IRE.
1t is Aroused ever the Defeat Of its
Forces in Egypt.
ReintGvcements to be Sent to W00lsely
Immediately.

LONDON, Feb, 9.-Further examination
of Cunningham and Burton, charged
with conspiracy in causing the explosion
at Tower, continued today. Burton re
| fused the services of a counsel and said
he would defend himself. Poland opened
the case for the Crown and Immediately
! announced the withdrawal of the charge
of conspiracy and the substitution of that
of high treason and felony against both
the prisoners jointly.
CAIRO, Feb. 9.-In an interview today
the Khedive said that he believed that
| Gordon was still alive, as the Mahdi was
too wise man to kill him. Instant
action on the part OF England he said,
was necessary to prevent further progress
of Mahdis cause and avert new disasters.
| The abandonment of Soudan by England
under the present circumstances would be
| a grave mistake Tribes heretofore friend
| ly to Great Britain would now Join Mahdi
and if England does not take immediate
steps to crush him, his influence may
threaten the stability of the British EN-.
| pire in India.
It is understood that the government
has received word from Col Wilson, who,
after failing to reach Khartoum, was
stranded with his entire party on an ISL
and in the Nile. The impression pre-,
walls at the war office that Gordon is still
engaged in defending himself in some ins
accessible part of the city of khartoum,
where, he had prepared refuge for use in
| case Of an emergency.
Lord Granville had long interview
with Gladstone today. The Pail Mall
Gazette this afternoon states that the cab
met decided that the defeat of Mahdi was
necessary to vindicate England.
The total number of reinf0rCements all
ready ordered to Egypt is 5000. The war
department completed preparations for
the transport commissary and ordinance
service. Vessels aIe already loading with
stores al Woolwich.
In examination Cunningham ana Bur
ton alleged dynamitcrs today, Miss Can"
non considered one Of Crowns most inn.
portant witnesses refused to swear idcBN
tty Of the trunk causing his prosecution
creating considerable disappointment
PARIS, Feb. @ General Briene De
Iisle telegraphs tie government the fol
lowing: On Friday and Saturday We de>
stroyed five forts belonging TO tne Chi
nese. The enemy had left them without
fighting, in the forts we found immense
stores Of provisions green powder and
other ammunition. We Tcc0nnoitcrcd
twelve Kilometers, and found the Chinese
rctreatjng hastily towards Lang Son. Our
losses during the engagement were 81
killed and 1862 wounded.
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tion which would permit such amend

sition which would permit such amend
ments.
Senator Hoar intimated that if the In
gals proposition was voted down they
might as well propose an amendment to
the constitution declaring the house to be
the only law making body.
Senator Bayard sided with Ingalls, and
| said if something were not done to relax
the rigor Of the senate rule as hitherto
interpreted, there was danger that an ex"
ira session would be necessary.
After further debate the proposition to
establish new precedent was defeated,
80 to 3d.
Executive session adjourned.
HOUSE.
When the house met this morning as a
continuance of Saturdays session, Mr..
Townsend moved that the house 60 into
committee of the whole on the appropria4
ton bill
Mr.. Willis opposed the motion and
hoped that the House would take up the
river and harbOr bill
After considerable debate the house
went into committee of the whole for
consideration Of the river and harb0r bill
At 1905 Mr.. Townsend moved that
the committee rise Agreed to.
A sharp colloquy occurred between
Mr. White and temporary Speaker Black
burn over the question of privilege, after
which, on motion Of Mr.. TOwnshend, the
House went into committee of the whole
on the post office appropriation bill
MIR. Townshend explained the pro
visions of the bill and said it was most
important that the postal appropriation
bill was reported TO congress.
The committee then rose on the motion
of Mr.. Townshend. General debate was
limited TO five hours
Mr.. Horr opposed the provision of the
bill which charged the methods of com
pensating railroads for mail transfer in
stead of resulting in saving million and
half TO the government as stated by Mr.
Townshend, it would in Mr. HOrr'S
opinion increase the compensation to
railroad companies and put an excess in
to the pockets of roads which have al
ready got a large amount of money and
declared it was not question Of robbing
little roads for the benefit Of larger cor
porations, If small roads did not carry
large mails they ought not 10 get large
compensation.
Pending further debate the committee
rose and a resolution was adoptedrescrv-
ing the whole east gallery of the House
for the accommodation of the families of
the Senators and members during The
counting of the electoral vote on We'd
ncSday next
kecrss until to>mnrrnW.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-10
The Tight-Root Fool.
fPhiladeiphia Times J

The sufferers from corns should be warned
by certain late occurrences that it is better
to bear the ills they have than to get their
corns cured and die of blood poisoning.
Several fatal eases Of corn cure have oc-
CURED in Brooklyn Of late and physicians
are warning the public against the murder
GUS intentions of the corn doctor Easy
shoes and long life are preferable to tight
fitting boots and costly funeral at short
notice. The tight-boot fool will be a fool to
the end Of the chapter in all probability, in
spite of death and the doctors
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-10
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
]. ID. BEARDSLEY.
81. c. CONNELLY.

A TTORNEY AT LAW-Office with j. r. !
IL worthy, 1725 Second avenue. augI -dw6
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-10

Pork tcnderloins, spare ribs. leaf lard,
pigs feet, sausage meat, breakfast bacon.
fresh or cured hams, at Gilmore's pork
house, First avenue, between Fifteenth
and Sixteenth streets. If
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-10
Al GreYstune

YoNKERs, Feb. 9.-Prcsident elect
Cleveland and Daniel Manning renamed
at Greystonc last night, the guests Of Mr..
Tildcn. From early morning the depot
was packed by an anxious crowd eager
TO catch glimpse Of the party,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-10

The clerk at Moses Rabbenstein's were
making up box of clothes to give to a cer-
tain poor mission.
"Ill put in coat" said one.
"IH put in pair of shoes" said another
an put in pair of pants" said third.
Finally they reached Moses.
What will you put in, Mr.. Rabbansteinl"
asked the kookkeeper
"Vell, poys, dimes ish pooty hart vid me,
unit eef eet ish all der shame to you, III
yoost put in der bill"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-10
The Coffee Crop.


Under the emperor of Brazil the coffee
plantations of that country have been greatly
developed Of late years, which means large
increase i'll the coffee crop The markets of
the world are 0verstocked ut present with
coffee
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-10

Purify your blood, tone up the system,
and regulate the digestive organs by tax
ing Hood Sarsaparilla. Sold by all drug
giSts.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-10
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

HUNSMITHS.
Wolf, Chas., III Seventeenth street
HARNESS MANUFACTURERS.
Sauerman, John, 219 seventeenth street.
II ARD"ARE'
Stewart s. Montgomery, 800 second avenue.
Nj MERCHANT TAIL0RS.
Wendt, II. 1902 second avenue.
NEWSPAPERS
The Rock Island DAILY ARGUS; published every
evening, Sunday excepted) in Argus block, op-
posite Postoflce. Best advertising medium in the
city.
The Rock Island WEEKLY ARGUS; published
every Friday. A fine Job department in eonnec
tion with the establishment
RESTAURANTS AND CONFECTIoNERs.
Krell, Fred, 1919 second avenue
8 SALooNS'
Westphal, John, 1872 second avenue.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-10
GUIDO BECK,
NOTICE.


WANTED-A competent servant in family os
two persons; wages s. per week; inquire at Trim
ity Church Rectory. TT
FOR SALE-old papers for sale any quantity
at this office, cheap,
FOR RENT-A large brick house corner First
avenue and lsth ST.; address hOx 1872. 6tf
FOR SALE-A good second hand piano worth
500 will sell at half price j G BANEs, CONNER
cial Hotel II
FOR RENT-Furnished rooms fifteen street
between 3D. and 4th ayenue. Enquire of JOHN o.
FREED. If
FOR SALE-At my Office, on Eleventh street,
the best quality Of coal. Also dry oak cord wood,
stone and sand. Orders received by telephone at
car house. d. G. Dohman, agent ml3d3m
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-07-25
TO Make Pickles Snowy.
why Copper and VitrieI are Used fls
Canning establishments.

The Brooklyn Health Departments
has been Investigating the question Of
coloring pickles. Among the manu-
facturers who appeared before Health
Commissioner Raymond yesterday
were Carstin Tideman, VIM. Tiackss
Ernest Dietrich, VIM. Wood, Joseph
Graves and Patrick McNally.
All these except Wood, color their
pickles with sheets of copper by this
process the cucumbeFs are put in 8
vat and steamed to a temperature OF
40 or 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Then
alum is added and copper plates. The
pickles steam in this mixture for from
three to nine hours, and then are wash
ed in two or three clean waters. Wood
colOrs his with crystal of blue vitriOl.
The dealers claim that they could not
make the pickles crisp without green
ing them, but acknowledged eventually
that alum added crispness and the
copper the bright green color. They
manufactured, they said, from one
quarter to One-half green, the rest be-
ing the natural color. The principal
market for the green pickles is in the
South and the local trade. Pennsylva-
mia and New York prefer the natural
color. Several of the manufacturers
said they did not use vitri oil as they
considered it dangerous b ut thought
the use of copper harml ess. Chief
Chemist BARLEY of the Hes .lth Depart
ment, said it made no diffe renee which
was used, the effect being the same.
namely that both put copper in the
pickles in considerable quantity, as is
shown in his recent exam lination. Com
missioner Raymond dec ided to prohibit
the sale in Brooklyn of pickles colored
with copper in any fOrTn.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-07-25
NUMBER %.
ospt snE Night i'm London.
Fin Holmes in the culver for Julyl

We, tooy turn round and proceed over
Blackfriars Bridge. Alas what a sight
is here Huddled together out of the
wind are quite large nHmber of mid
night wanderers; starved, cold and ter
ribly helpless they appear. Some have
sunk to. their full length on the hard
pavement at the foot of the bridgehead~
and one we meet further on is woman
with a plteous- looking baby face peep
ing from the folds of her tattered shawl,
Others stand against the wall with
hands in pockets and shoulders raised,
sheltering themselves from the cold
blast which sweep so keenIy over the
river. The deeply recessed seats are
crowded with wretched occupants,
thronging together to obtain warmth
and rest and 'slumber.
Over sixty poor Wretches have thus
been found on this bridge alone. They
are OF various trades and occupations,
and from all parts of the country; one
has been a Hampshire laborer, another
a Margate ostler, this man Cambridge
stone-mason, that woman q needle
worker FROM DOrsetshire. Mantle-
makers, domestic servants, governesses,
char-wOman, brick-layers, law-writers,
coopers. pianoforte makers, laborers Of
every description are found among
Oub lA
the streets three nights, some Eve, some
one They object to go to the casual
wards, because they allege that they
can not get oct sufficiently early in the
morning to find "odd jobs" of work at
the docks, coal wharves, markets, etc.
Another reason advanced is the objec-
ton to the bath. 81 should not mind it
if it were clean water, or | could have
the first Dip" said one, "but to go into
the water after lot of others-faugh!- -
can not stand itm
On London Bridge the same sad sight
is presented, and numbers of men and
women of all characters and employ
ments, as just described, are to be-
found, crouehing into the seats in search
of rest and shelter.
For some reason the bridges are the
favorite resorts of the sleepers- out.
Perhaps the sight of the silent riverg
with it's rows of shining lamps, it's ship
ping, and its far outlook, is more well
come to the wanderer than the stony
streets. In any case here they congre-
gate, and as many as 100 poor wretches
have been found on London Bridge
alone.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-07-25

The Washington Post says: "The
office seeking class may continue to
raise, here and there, a spurious din /;
but beyond all controversy the people
are with the President and his admins
tration. They believe in his stalwart
integrity. They believe in his honesty
of purpose in administering his trust.
All criticisms of his appointments and
aims is disarmed by the fact that in no
instance is there single suspicion of
sinister design. We are not much given
to adulation. 1t is not in our line. But
it seems to us sober truth to say that if
the President perseveres, as beyond all
doubt he will, in the career which he
honestly accepted, his administration
will not only accomplish incaloulable
good, but will rank among the highest
in the history of our country"
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-07-25
WOMEN'S HEALTH.
Our.DOOr Life and Activities
Important Factors ina
Its Conservation.

The redemption of women's health, /
am more and more convinced, depends
on their taking to outdoor life and ac-
tivities. Reading high class memoirs
which are in every ones hands nova
days, of the Carlyles, the Sterlings and
F, d. Maurice, one is digusted to hear
the continual story of weak health, and
women who, brought face to face with
the realities of life, Immediately drOOp,
languish and are long time dying.
lie they have house to keep and a
share Of the actual work, like Mrs. Car
lyle, at CraigenpHttock and Chelsea,
they sieken mysteriOusly, and their life
is a time of wrestling with household
affairs, alternating with refuge on the
sofa, or months in the doctors hands, in
that wretched, unimprovable state
which justified the sigh of mach tired
husband who wished his wife would
get better, or something ~ Have [ not,
through the ignorance of our day and
generation, wasted life enSagh in at
tacks of the familiar household demon,
nervous pr0stration, which only van
ishes on turning the patient out OF
doors. Twice and again, friends have
looked pityingly on me as good as gone
but taken out of doors ten hours day
as good for nothing else, sun and wind
wrought their spell of healing, anG
health came again. HencefOrth M
more indoor life than must be for me
and would urge other women to fash
ion their lives so as to spend them more
in the open air.-Vick's Magazine.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-07-25

During this year a large number Of
manufacturers of sms ii capital, will no
doubt settle in the South. All such
should receive hearty support and en-
eouragement, as the y are important to-
the development of our country. The
growth and prosperity of many towns
in the South can be traced to- the en-
terpFise and energy of few mechanics
or manufacturers who have come with
only a few hundreds to invest who, by
pluck and enterprise, have built up
large and prosperous communities
Southern Lnmberman.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-07-25

Chicago Inter Ocean: "Nrs. w. w.
BanOn, of WatertOwn, Mass is over 60
years old and his been an invalid for
twenty years and confined to her beds
Last Saturday she took dose Of mOr~
phine and some whisky and a few hours
later left her bed able to walk. Here is
another problem for the Boston people
to solve. The old lady did not belieye
in either the mind cure or the taltn
cure, and it could not have been the
morphine. Was it the whisky y"
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-07-25

A party Of hunters killed FIVE deer
on San Patrice bayou on Saturday last.
Mr.. J. J. Billingsley killed three of
them, and says it was not q good day
for deer either, as it was raining nearly
all the time.-DeSoto Democrat.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-07-25

At Omaha, Neb., the City Masshal
gets 81 for burying Q dog, while the
county undertaken is only allowed
ninety-fve cents for burying man.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-07-25

''John, what is the best thing to feed
a parrot on 2" asked an elderly lady
of her bachelor brother, who hated
parrots. Arsenic" grutHy answered
John.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-07-25

ssAh! you Aatter me-" lisped q dude
to pretty girl with whom he was
conversing. "No, DON'T" was the re-
ply. "You could't be any datter taam
you are nowsn
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-12-26

The season of Xmas festivities over,
the holiday week will terminate with
merry and cordial congratulations for the
new year. New Workers and Bostoni-
tell us these congratulations are going
out of fashion. 1t may be the case
In the cold northern climate, but to
denlzens of the south, hospitality and
cordially are synonymous terms and a
more fitting day for good wishes and
greeting cannot be found than the dav
thatuShers in at the same time the New
Y ear, and the genial and gracious pres
ence OF a friend. For this day and its
Inequalities, Messrs. Quinn & Gray Of
Ter some specialties in line Of lace
goods, and parlor elegancies, being laces
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-12-26

Years calls. One party, eight young
Bachelors, speak of paying their respects
to the ladies in Tally-ho coach, with
six horses, also a coachman, winding
horn, and tiger, mot an ordinary tiger,
oh, no, but royal Bengal tiger, roaring
behind the coach, Two other gentle
man are to have village cart, while nu-
merous others are to 60 in single carria-
geS.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-12-26

While upon visit last v4.E :. =
Bluff | enjoyed the pleasure q, y :. l''
the invited guests of attending If tbs sl y. '
handsome reception givenby the .1a
gro club to the bride and groom, Mr. ,sl
Mrs. L. L, Thompson. This n, ..'
msrrled pair have many friends and M
merous groups, and individua, w..
constantly received at the commO5,,'
rooms OF the club to greet the quests 4
the evening Mrs, Thompson wa, A..
.rayed in her handsome wedding dress
with her cluster of beautiful bridesmaids
about her. There was music, dancno
and refreshments, and a most delightful
evening left an indelible impression d
the graceful hospitality of theL Allegro
club. In Pine Bluff we met Mr. v. III
Langford, who was formerIyin heofa
Of the Secretary of State, and whohsa
many friends in Little Rock; also Nj.
D. c. Bell and his sister, Miss Annie
Bell, known in social circles inoudt
and quite a favorite. Next week weraI
again speak of our pleasant visit.