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A nuInp1Na co1LApsEs
Ia Chicago-Ons Man Killed and n Number
Seriously Wounded.

Chicago, Oct. 2l.-Three men and a
woman were buried in the ruins OF a frame
building, which collapsed, on Wabash
avenue this afternoon. One Of the men
was killed outright, and his companion
aud the woman received serious injuries.
The building was two story frame affair,
under which six men were at work pre-
pairing to lay basement wall. Suddenly
there was terrible crssh and cloud Of
dust that drew crowd Of people from tho
neighborhOod. Tho building was pile
of ruins, and three OF the workmen, who
had not been caught by the falling walls,
created panic by saying that six or
seven persons were buried IN the wreck.
Some one turned in the FIRE alarm and the
excitement OF the crowd was soon doubled
by the appearance OF half dozen fire en-
gines and several patrol wagons.
The crowd assisted the tiremen to re-
move portion OF the roof and the dead
body OF the workman, named +. G. Gill
man WIS discovered. The screams OF the
woman directed the attention OF the peo-
pie 10 another psit of the ruins and Mrs.
Kate Hope, badly bruised about the limbs
and head, was extricated from tho mass Of
debris. Considerable more digging among
the ruins brought to light the apparently
dead body Of a workman named John
Green. He recovered consciousness lit
tic later, however, and will probably re-
cover.
The only person known to be still in the
ruins was a contractor named Dunn II.
Kimball. He was finally taken out alive
but severely injured.
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KASsGs CRY, Mo, Oct 2l.-A terrible
tragedy was committed about 2 o'clock
this afternoon in the house of John Con-
way, drayman, on East Eighteenth
street, in a thickly populated part Of the
city. A neighbor entering the house
found Mrs. Conway and her daughter
Kate lying dead upon bed in an inner
room, their skulls crushed in and the bed
deluged with blood which was yet warm.
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VIENNA, Oct. 2l.-violent debates arose
in the Reichsrath yesterday. The Ger
man party asked the Presiden. to cali
Count Taate, the Austrian Premier, TO
order for accusing the opposition Of i'm
porting race jealous,es into the army.
The President refused to interfere. The
Germans threaten to withdraw from the
Reichsrath unless satisfaction is given
them. The Ntue Freie Presse, with an
article on the matter, has been suppressed.
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ST. LOUIS STREET CAR STRIKE.
a startling Discovery Place Gun.
powder on the Rails.

pbNuer on inc hhlISs
sTsLoUIs, Oetr2l.-A startling develop
mentin the street car strike to-day was
the discovery by the police Of an Internal
machine on the Washington Avenue car
tracks at the corner OF Compton Avenue
and Morgan streets. The machine was a
piece Of two.inch gas pipe two feet long,
and filed with gunpowder. At either end
was fixed gun cap, 80 arranged as to
communicate with the powder, and in the
center OF The pipe rod was inserted
which also communicated with the powder.
The machine was laid along the groove
in the track and SO arranged that the
wheel OF the car would discharge the cap.
Tho gas plpo Is now at Police Head,
quarters.
There were no other developments in
the strike 10 day. All lines are running.
Tho strikers and knights OF Labor had
stated they would put on lines Of Herdics
and omnibuieR this morning, one to fol-
low each car, tu! they have not done so.
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A FAnNIEH,s COuRTsnIp.
Singing In the ChUir, meeting In Secret and
Then EI0pIDg,


Nxw YoRK, Oct. 2l.-Mr. George Grant
and Miss Julia Eve, the baritone and
soprano Of tho Congregational Church
choir in Wood Haven, Long Island,
eloped last Sunday after the close oi
the evening Eelvice. Their disappear.
ance was not noticed, however, unit!
next day, except by their families.
Miss Eve is tho village belle, is Just 20
years old, and has charming voice. Mr..
Grant is about 2j. lie met Miss Eve at
one OF the Plymouth Church concerts, at
which both the young people sang,
He is a farmer, however, aud
for this reason the girls father
objected to him and insisted that
hls daughter should marry professional
gentleman living in Brooklyn who fre.
auently called on her. The yonng farm.
er's courtship had to b. carried on by
secret meetings therefore, and one time
when he was caught talking to the girl the
row that ensued between him and the
father almost resulted in blows. The girl
was never allowed to 80 out alone after
that.
On Sunday, however, she and her lover
left the choir before services were over
and took train for this city. They went
from here to New Brunswick, N. j., where
they now are,
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MINNEAPOLIS, MlSN, ocs. 2l,-The Mil
lers' Association has voted to shut down
the LIST day OF November. The reason
given is that they cannot pay present
prices for wheat aud Cell their flour in the
East on the basis Of the advanced rate.
They must either get cheaper ireight rates
or buy cheaper wheat. The millers claim
to be running at o loss now, and unless
tho relative price Of wheat ana -four come
nearer together the only course left will
be to stop making aour.
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ST. LOUIS, Oct. 2l.-A terrific explosion
occurred in the grocery OF Petit & Lutz,
iu Mexico, No., about o'clock this morn
ing, and in about two hours some $4,000
worth Of property was burned to the
ground. The principal losses are the
Intelligtncer office, total loss, $1,000; VIM.
Harper, three buildings, $1,000; Petit &
Lutz, 5000; Congressman Hutton's Ii
brary, 81 900. The other losses arc in nu-
merous small amounts. The fire was
caused by the explosion Of three kegs of
gunpowder, but it is not known how the
ignition took place.
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GsSgRAL BRADLEY T. Johnson attended
n Democratic meeting in Talbot county,
Maryland, and surprised the natives by
denouncing Senator German as boss and
"a manager who is managing his party to
death" II General johnson is in earnest
ho ought to help to elect Republican
legislature. T1at is the way to defeat
r,.,,,,n
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Tue action Of the Government in the
case Ct Mr.. Ohley, formerly Assistant Post
master at Clarksburg, proves conclusively
that Mr.. Ohley had done no wrong. The
correspondence published herewith shows
how this gentleman came to be accused.
The INrELLldENcERt takes pleasure in pub.
fishing what it is assured is the truth and
does rot doubt that the Parkersbure STATE
Journal will as gladly give Mr.. ohley the
public benefit OF his complete vindication.
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TnE Pittsburgh witnesses came, not
vithstauding the confident predictions to
III, contrary. Up to date the defense has
had no trouble to get its own witnesses,
with little time to devote to helping the
ryo,ecu,iOn in that matter.
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MEMPHIS, TENN, Oct. 2l.-A mob Of
four hundred masked and armed men
surrounded the jail at Holly Springs, Miss,
before daylight this morning, overpower.
ed the guard, broke open the cell Of Rob-
ert DAxey, the wife murderer, and hang
ed him to tree about one mile northeast
nj town
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Mn. LILY LANGrRY must be nice sort
If man to draw his living from his wifs's
eauinps-money given to him on con-
ditit;on that he lets her go her own way.
There are men who would rather earn a
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DIED.

CLEMEEs-on wednesday, October 81, 1885, at
2:56 O'c,Ock ?. ~, at tho residence Oi Thomas 4.
Beans, IN MArAhAll county, ABRAHAM ". CLEMENS,
In the SSth year Of his ago.
The funeral will leave the Baltimore 4 Ohio
passenger station in this city, FridSy afternoon q.
I;sQ o'clock. Iltctmsut Gt Nj Wood Cemetery,
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Is New York city, as we'll as in the
State the Republicans are in for cam
n,i,n this year. Altogether it looks as
tbo1sh this is going to bc a fair to mid
ding Republican year.
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snlpon Keerer. IndIoted. ].

KANSAS Cry, Mo-, Oct. 2l,-The Times
St. Joseph, NO., special says: The grand
Jury has indicted about 200 saloon.keepers
Of this city for violating the Sunday law
and a number oI them have been arrested
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Tnr solid Board OF Gas Trustees has an
opportunity 10. rebuke the majority in
c5uucil who regard the gas works as prop
erly political machine. The public is
lookipc on with great interest.
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TINS Chief Of Police omitted to charge
himself with some very interesting thinga
I,lhaye come out in this investigation.
IJc ought TO have made his indictment Of
himself complete.
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TREASURY DkrARTxENr,

SIR:-Referring to your previous cores
pondenCe, aud particularly the Depart
ments letter to you Of tho 9Th ult, and
your reply thereto Of the 9th OF tho Gamo
month, ia relation to the shipment
through Canada If merchandise passing
through Canadian ports, have to inform
you that the Att-rney General has rem
derod an opinion, at the request OF this
Department, on certain poihts connected
with such transportation. The Attorney
General holds that in cases where mer'
0handise, the growth, product or
manufacture OF the United States,
ostensibIy exported 10 points in
Canada in foreign vessels, hut really ship
ped from one port Ia the unitGd States to
another by route part water and part
rail through Canadian ports, are not bona
ide exports, and that the certificates given
at your port showing that merchandise 30
shipped Is d0megtiG production, and upon
which certificates Of free entry OF the mer-
chandise is made at the port Of ErriYal
after the transit, cannot legally be issued.
In thIS opinion concur, and hereafter
YOU will govern yourself accordingly.
u. MGENING, Secretary.
As soon as the receipt OF tho letter be-
came known there was considerable eT.
citement among shippers. The effect ot
the order will be 10 cause all shipments Of
flour and other shipments from Duluth
which are bound for New York, Boston,
or other American ports east IA largo pot'
ton Of which bave been gOire viz Coll.
ingwood or SarniA on the Grand TrunS),
to 90 via Buffalo and :osds centering
there.
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CoNsrASTlSopLE, Oct. 2l.-The Bulgar-
iaus on outpost duty on the frontier OF the
province OF Adrianople have outraged q
number Of Musselman girls,
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TIE OFFICIAL couyr.


The official count has occupied the at
tention OF candidates and their friends all
day. 1t has been closely watched by both
parties. During the day the judges Of
precinct F, Nineteenth ward, came in to
complete their returns. The roturn which
the clerk formed when he came to canvass
that vote consisted Of a black tally sheet
and Duckworth club election return
blank with the vote fled. Ex-Governor
Noyes, acting for the Republican candi-
dates, protested against permitting an
amended return being received. The
clerk. however, received the re-.
turn and Mr.. Noyes said tho matter
would be brought before court. When
precinct D, Nineteenth ward, was reach
ed, ex. Governor Noyes protested against
its being received because the count OF
the votes did not begin until Wednesday
night, twenty-nine hours after the polls
closed, The protest VAS noted aud the
precinct canVasseJ. 4 protest WAS also
made by Mr.. Noyes against precinct F,
Nineteenth ward, because one Judge and
one clerk refused to sign the returns on
the ground that the box had been re.
moved to q station house and the ballots
tampered with, The protest was noted
and the count proceeded.
Late in the afternoon the attorney for
the Republicans gave notice to the can
vasscrs that he would apply for restrain
ing order iorbidding the counting OF the
precincts in cases where protests had been
made, and also forbidding the issuing for
certificates OF election 10 Democratic can
didates for Senator. The clerk requested
his attorneys, Messrs Follett and Jordan,
to represent him. Application was made
before Judge Buchwatter, and temporary
Injunction granted as asked. The motion
to make it permanent will be arguedto.
morrow. This, Of course, will prevent
any official announcement tonight, but
the Board will continue in session until
the work is completed, Z
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Moscow, Oct. 2l.-A greatfir broke out
here to-day and caused enormous losses
Seven persons were killed and four In
jured,
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MANNING,s NuLING
In Regard to tho Grain shirmcntS-The Text
OF the ut cisIou.

DuLurH, MINI. Oct. 2l.-The text Of
the ruling by the Treasury Department,
prohibiting the shipmen: OF American
grain, or other articles, in Canadian bot.
toms, except for export, and which was
received by Collector Smith yesterday, is
as folloXB:
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ur JAMES NJ. MAsOS's debt Echeme is
1,iry well in Wall street. There lot
:, ,r,y. There is no crying demand for
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Two Custom House inspectors at New
York were suspended for alleged bribery.
They had both been In the service fifteen
years.
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~ha 4ntdllgenfcn.
75,,,-,, yo.. 70 and At Fourteenth Street.

r,p,srR is what might be called a
.,,iog Young man. He climbed Ioadly's g
,,,n,e with nestness and dispatch.
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The last three named are in a critical
condition and cannot survive. The shaft
at which the explosion took place is one OF
the largest operated by the Delaware &
Hudson Company. The average daily
hoist Of coal is from $50 to 400 car loads.
Over 400 men and boys are employed in
preparing this coal for the market. 1t is
thought that nearly all the others Of the
injured will die,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-21
oAsTAROLY ATTEMPT AT MURDER.
Paris Green Sent to IA Young Lady in II
Box of Candy.

Box of Candy.
RICHHoND. nL, March 2l.-A mos
damnahle attempt at murder was perpe-
trated about three weeks ago that for some
reason has been kept religiously quiet,
and even now is known to only a very
few outside the family of the victim.
Mr.. Lee Kelly is a well-to-do citizen
of Richmond, we'll known all over
the county, who at present is interested In a
skating rink at Cincinnati He has daugh.
ter, Miss Irene, a most lovely and highly
educated young lady, who is extremely
popular with very large circle of acquaint-
anceS. II she has enemy in the world it is
without cause.
About three weeks ago she found a box Of
fine candy on the doorstep Of her residence,
and supposed that 1t had been sent to her by
some friend, but faiiing TO find any card or
note with the pachag" but ii to one side VA
til she could discover tie gtyer She opened
the box, however, and ate a small morsel
of the confectionery. IN a short time she
was taken deGthiy s!ci, AMI medical asst
anca being procured, the alarming dis
coyery was made hat she was poi
sone1. An examination of the box revealed
the fact that it had beea literally sprinkled
with Paris green, aud there was enough on
the candy to kili dozen men Luckily the
young lady has entirely recovered, but the
dastardly perpstrator i, still unknown
Whether the canty was mtendei for tie
young lady, or for -,Ine one else, is Inya-
terry. Certainly r. sHe would have any
cause for slch an attempt On Mr.. Kelly o.
any of his family. J. IL villain can be lie
tectej he viii MI IT severely fpr his crime.
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The WATERS o. LOuRDES.
Miraculous Care Wrought on the Sister of
a Priest.

Miraculous Care Wrought on the Sister of
i'riaI.
CHICAGO, March Il Father Dorne1, of
she Church oi st Gal ri-l, in thi, city, give,
The following account OF the cure by tho
waters of Lourdes, III France, of his sister
Johanna:
On the fifth day we begun the Noyena, or
aine days OF prayer for intention. Johanna
was permitted TO go into the water this
day for the first tiue; there was no
result. August - was the last day
If the Noveaa aul the day OH
which she was to te a-am Immersed
in the water, celebrated mass while my
sister Mary assisted Johanna from the bed
she had not left for many days | was no
logger sheptcal, for had seen wonderful
cures AMI on th5 morning ! felt
sure that cure would be wrought for
my sister. Vixen l had finished mass
l walked ont of the church aud down to the
grottn. My young invalid sister approached
me with a firm step. | could scarcely be-
lieve my sight A heavenly joy cleaned III
her eyes Before she could speak |
said to her: johanna, hand me CUP
of water, please She took a cup
from my hands, and, STOPPING over a
little spring, scooped up IL measure Of re-
freShing water This was test For years
before she was unable to bend forward. II
is now eight months since her cure, and moi
day has she been sick since.
Miss Dorney was seen by a reporter and
confirmed her brothers statements
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-21

WASHINGTON CITY, March 2L-The SEN
ate in executive session, Friday, confirmed
the following nominations: Joseph K.
Ryan. If Nevada, to be coiner Of the mint
at Carson, New; William Garrard, of Ne
vaia, TO be superintendent Of the mint at
Carson, New. Milton j. Durham, of Ken
tuciy. to lie first comptroller of the treasury
Martin V. Montgomery, of Michi-
gan, 10 be commissioner Of patent;
Ma.com Hay, of Pennsylvania, tG
b, fEt assistant postmaster general;
John d. c. Atkins, of Tennessee, to be com
missioner OF Indian affairs; Jane d. Porter,
oi Tennessee, TO be an assistant secretary OF
state; Samuel L. Mcguire, of Louisiana, to
be a first lieutenant in revenue service; Grin
d. Myrick, Of Massachusetts, to be a second
lieutenant in the revenue service; Henry I.
Blake, of New York, TO be captain in the
revenue service
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-21

HELENA, N. r., March 21.--A new gold
find" has been discovered in the Old Black
foot road, about fouI miles from Helena.
Six mines are in the course of development,
and stakes are Icing set for five miles
around. The ore has proven SO rich that il
is taken from the mines in sacks and shipped
without being put through any process The
country is alive with people Within the
last few days some very promising claims
have been located within the city limits of
Helena.
MARTINSvILLE, Ind, March 2l.-The
gold excitement has again struck this
county. Two men from Shelbyville, Ind.
were in the city Wednesday claiming t.
have discovered a rich gold mine The gold
they say, was discovered by young lady,
and they refuse to reveal the locality il
which it was found, They took a sample o.
the ore to State GeOlogist Collett, who pro
nounced il Of extra fine quality.
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Hog Packing StatistIcs.

CHICAGO, March 2l.-Cowles & Farrens
annual report show the total number of hog
packed III the twelve months to have beer
4,1S0, 756 head, OF which l,slG,613 wert
slaughtered in the summer season, and
2,36I, OBS in the winter The total
number packed i'll the season of 1889
and 1884 was 8 So, G5S, and in $50 and 1885
4,15S,94S The receipts of hogs during tht
packing year just clothed were 5,GS5, 474
head, of which . sGS, 995 were in the winter
season. the total showing gain of 2s6, al
over 1SS5-Sl. The average net weight of the
live hogs received the past winter season
was 098 against POI. ~ pounds in the
previous winter months
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WooNsoCKET, II. J., March 2l.-Reports
of increased activity among the blackstone
valley manufacturers come in daily. The
Lapham woolen mill at Newbury, Mass,
which has been running on three quarters
time for the past two months, has resumed
operations in full, and the Ionia mill, in
which business has been suspended for some
time, is to start its machinery very soon.
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The yirrinia Debt Cazo..

WASHINGTON CITY, March 2l Hon.
William l., Royal, of Richmond, counsel for
the foreign boniholders, Logan the argu.
ment ia the Virginia coupon cases before the
supreme court Friday afternoon, The argu-
ments pro AMI con will occlpy much of next
week, it is expected.
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Verdict for $4,000.

BALTIMORE, March 2l.-The jury in the
case of William A. Brydon, against the Bal
timore & Ohio railroad, Friday morning
gave the plaintiff verdict for s7j, 900. Tbs
suit was brought for breach of contract for
$50 tons of North Branch coal per day fol
three years from July Is. 1875
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March April May

When the weather grows warmer that
extreme tired feeling, want of appetite,
dullness, ianguor, and lassitude, affiict
almost the entire human family, and scrof-
ula and other diseases caused by humors,
manifest themselves with many. 1t is i'm
possible to throw off this debility and expel
humors from the blood without the aid of a
reliable medicine like Hoods Sarsaparilla.
81 could not sleep, and would get up in
the morning with hardly life enough to get
out of bed. l had no appetite, and my
face would break out with pimples. bought
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-21

At no other season Is the system SO sss-
ceptible to the beneficial effects Of re-
liable tonic and invigorant. The impure
state of the blood, the deranged digestion,
and the weak condition Of the body, caused
by its long battle with the cold, wintry
blasts, all call for the reyiving, regulating
and restoring influences so happily and
effectively combined in Hoods Sarsapariiia.
Hoods Sarsaparilla did me great deal
Of good. had no particular disease, but
was tired out from oyerwork, and 1t toned
me up" Mrs. G.. L. SIMMONS, Cohoes, N. Y.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-21

Ter, the new commissioner Of internal reve-
nue., entered upon the discharge of his duties
Friday. He first calleI upon the president
and secretary of tie treasury in company
with OK Commissioner Evans anl upon re-
turning was presented to the employees Of
his huraau
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-21

WAsHEGToN CITY, March 21.-The presi-
dent Friday sent the following nominations
to the senate: James d. Porter, of Tennes-
See, to lie al assistant secretary of state;
John D. Atkins, OF Tennessee, to be com
mi sioner of Indian affairs; Second Lieut..
Samuel W. Miller, Fifth infantry, to be
first lieutenant; Second Lieut. William
Black, Twenty fourth infantry, to be first
leutenant Henry I. Blake, of New York,
captain in revenue service; Samuel (.
Mcguire, of Louisiana, fret lieutenant
revenue service; Grin D. Myriek, of Massa-
chusetts, second lieutenant revenue service
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-21

WASHINGTON CITY March 2l--Judge
Maekey, Gen. Hazen3 counsel, concluded
his argument before tho HaZen court-mar-
tial Friday. The judge advocate then
briefly reviewed the case and submitted it.
and the court, taking it under advisement,
al journed.