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The Rock Island Argus., 1885-05-25

ROCKFORD, Ills. May 25-Harry Radcliff
was on Thursday night detected pilfering
money from the drug store till of Brown &
Erkstein by means or a marked quarter.
Radcliff was one of Boy Preacher Harri-
sons converts, and became distinguished as
a religious exhorter He was prominent
member of the Young Mems Christian as
sociation and Methodist Episcopal church.
Shortly after Harrison left, on invitation of
Pastor now presiding elder Van Horne
Radcliff occupied the Centennial pulpit ons
Sunday morning and addressed packed
audience on his experiences. He is head of
the casting department of the Silver Plate
works, and was trusted visitor at the drug
store, at times assisting as clerk. He con
.fessd his stealings, but says they were
light The firm thinks they amount to $50.
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-05-25
BELLS AT THE EXPOSITION.
1he Liberty Bell and the Old Bell Used
on Plantation in the Olden Time.

Ilhe Liberty Bell and the Old Bell Used
on n Plantation in the Olden Time.
New Orleans Times -Democratl
The Liberty bell, so often apostrophizsd by
orators has its antithesis in the louisiana
exhibit in the government building. This is
the old Slave bell, that for many years
called to work the $50 slaves on the Fon-
tainebleu sugar plantation. This plantation
was one of those princely domains of the
earlier planters Of Louisiana. 1t fronted on
Lake Ponchartrain, having a water 'front.'
<age Of nine miles. The original proprietor
E of the Fontainebleu plantation was Mr.,
( Bernard de Marigny, loyal French settler
! of Louisiana who, on the occasion of the
{ visit of Louis Philippe to this country. en-
j tertained him right royalty at his planta-
F tion, and was in turn received by his i'm
perial guest at the court of France with dis
tinguished honors
The bell was cast in 1926, and tradition
says that Mr.. Marigny, standing over the
! large caldron filled with molten meta,
dropped therein 1000 Spanish silver dollars
/ to give the bell silvery tone. At the top
! is the legend, "Japparticus a Monsieur
Bernard de Marigny," while other in
scriptions specify the time and place Of
s founding.
+ One striking point of resemblance be.
tween the "Slave bell' AMI the "Liberty
1 bell is the fact that each has fissure in the
Z side" Concerning the fissure i'll the Slave
} bell a pretty legend is related. The bell
stood in the center Of the plantation, and
! was pealed to summon the force of slaves tc
and from their work. Early in the morn
/ ing its changing reused the tenants of the
/ quarters to their daily tasks, and at even,
tide its silvery notes were borne on the soft
3 breezes to the most distant corners of the
&great plantation.
> At the sound of the evening peal the army
4of blacks, worn with their days labor;
& would come trooping back to the rows d
4 cabins that formed the quarters. A righi
4 welcome sound it was to those dusky toilers
& and they learned to love the bell and repeal
tales of its wondrous purity of tone and far
+ Preaching sound. 1t is tradition cherished
Sby these former slaves who daily obeyed thu
3 bells behest, that on that morning wher
: Lincoln proclaimed emancipation and free
Sdom for all, the bell fell from its lofty
= pedestal and rent that fissure in its side
(which now silences it, Its power gone, with
SnOne to obey its behests, the bell chose per
Spetual silence to impotent pealing, and nov
his but mute memorial of a by-gone
fpower
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-05-25
CASTING OUT HooslER DEVILS.
A Woman Who Does Land Office Bust
ness In That Line.

hCss sh Ahat A<hhos
WABASH, Ind, May 25.-Pleasant town
|ship, this county, is all agog over the dis
covery that a number of its residents are
believers in witchery. A Mrs Ohm, who
processes to cast out devils and perform
|other feats commonly regarded as super
human, resides near Laketon, and,
it is said, is regularly consulted by persons
who believe themselves uuder the influence
of a malign spirit, and, by the sense Of her
power of "divination," has been enabled to
amass quite a snug fortune. One case which
has just been brought to light illustrates the
tenancity with which the people cling
!. to superstition A farmer named
William Clinker, whose home is
lin Pleasant township, holds a mort.
|gage for purchase money ON the small farm
/ of man named Click. Recently the mort.
gage fell due, and Click was notified by
Clinker to liquidate promptly or move out,
and when Click demanded his reasons for
this summary disposition OF the matter
Clinker declined any explanation. Subse-
quently Clinker instructed the county treas.
urer TO enforce the collection of taxes due,
as Click was about to leave. Investigation
proved that Clinker's imperative demand
was the result Of an interview with
] the witch doctress, Mrs Ohm, who, after
consulting her oracle, informed Clinker that
his child, who was dangerously i'll, was be
witched, and that it could never recover un
less Click was induced to go away. Clinker
7 in the manner described, endeavorsd to com
pei Click to move, but he peremptorily re
1 fused, and, despite the fact that he still re
mains Clinker's child is convalescing. The
affair, however, has created sensation.
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-05-25

By an overwhelming majority the
Trades Assembly of Chicago has voted
not to admit socialists or anarchists. as
such, in its annual parade. 1t will rigor-
|ously exclude red and black flags alike
from the procession, This decision OF
|Chicago's organized labor is as significant
as it is judicious. The intelligent. SELF
artisans of the western metrop
|ols will tolerate no 'red fool fury or
lrapine among their homes and factories.
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-05-25
.sauee for the Goose. " Etc.

WASHINGTON CITY, May ga strong ly
.organizsd movement started by western
Democrats, will soon b. made TO induce the
pre,ident to appoint new civil service
The clamorous poll
Iicians say that il one Demo
cratic and two Republican com
lmissioners could properly look after the in
|terests of Democratic applicants under the
| scivil-service rule then one Republican and
two Democratic commissioners can be
trusted 10 look after the interests of Repub
Elican applicants. Under the law the com
Rmissioners have no fixed term and the presi
dent is expressly authorized t. remove any
sof them, their successors of course to be con
4 ktirmed by the senate.
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-05-25
POLITICS IN GREAT BRITAIN.
Talk of Trouble in the Cabinet-TI
Irish Agitation.


LONDON, May 25.-The rumors that were
in circulation as to the likelihood Of the
resignation of Sir Charles Dixie and tho Rt
Hon. Joseph Chamberlain are as rife as
ever, and furnish material for much anxiety
in political circles. In commercial circles
the rumors are ineffective.
The special correspondent of The New
York Sun telegraphs his paper:
Mr.. Gladstone has patched up temporary
agreement in the cabinet on the subject Of
the Irish crimes act and has fed to How
arden for his Whitsuntide holiday. The
truce is for two weeks only, and
|amounts to no more than bargain to re-
main quiet during that time, so that the
situation at the reassembling of parliament
will be the same as now. Most of the other
members of the government have followed
the example of the premier and have gone
to their country homes, but Earl Granville,
foreign secretary, the earl of Kimberly,
|secretary for India, and the marquis of
Harrington, secretary for war, have
promised to remain in or near London on ac-
count of the complications with Russia, The
most notable political activity during the
next two weeks promises to be on the part
of the Parnelltes, who have arranged a
series of meetings in Ireland to strengthen
their ranks for the coming general election
The house of commons adjourned until the
ith Of lime
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-05-25
MATTERS OF CASH.
A COUPLE OF BIG AWARDS IN RAIL
WAY DAMAGE SUITS.
Comparative Figures from the Clearing
Houses -Unfavorable Wheat Reports
"A Shortage of Il7,OO0.0O0
8ustss7 .r winter Wheat.

ERIE, Pa, May Is The trial OF the caseI
OF Louis Rosen2weig, member of the ErisI
bar, against the Lake Shore q Michigan
Southern railway terminated Friday. aftefI
an almost four weeks trial. with verdic'I
OF s4s $50, the largs est verdict ever given i d
the United States for personal in!
nent lawyer, Hebrew, and wealthy
citizen. attempted to ride from Cleveland
to Erie on the limited express orl
the defendant eempa ny's road on rouodI
trip ticket which he had purchased ut Erisl
Plaintiff was put off the limited express nll
the Cleveland yards and directed to tbs
depot RoseDzweig alleges that he felt o'l
was struck by passing train, and sinct
then he has been partially paIAlyzsaI
and has been subject to the mosi
torturous treatment, that of cau]
terizing the spine with ~hite'hot
irons and other heroic treatments
or over two years. He had sued for 800,
600 damages, alleging that the defendant
company had no right to eject him from the
train inasmuch as he had offered both gem
eral ticket and money fare, both of which
were refused, and special ticket demanded.
AT the opening of the suit defendants whd
alleged that Rosenzweig, was shamming,
asked for an order OF court to compel
RosenZweig to submit to being chic
reformed in order that his alleged paralysis
might be tested. The plaintiff protested
and his physicians swore that to drug
Rosenzweig would jeopardize his life. The
court dismissed the motion. Prominent col
lege surgeons swore that plaintiff wa.
paralyzed from spinal injury Others
equally prominent swore he was
shamming. Col Roys. of Chicago
and ex Congressman Brainard defended
the suit, and Col. Thompson, s
A Davenport and G. A. Allen prosecuted
it. The first jury was dismissed on account
of sick juror. When the second came in
one of the jurors had to be carried up the
court house steps. owing to sickness. After
eight hours consultation a compromise
between 81, 900 and the whole amount wa
effected as aforesaid Rosenzwelg is receiv-
ing congratulatory kilograms from all the
prominent Hebrews in the state.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 25. Last fall,
/ in an accident on the Indiana, Bloomington
& Western railroad, William c. Whitehead
was injured so badly that he has not since
been able to leave his bed and his death is
only a matter Of a short time In suit t.
recover damages the jury Saturday awarded
him ST, 500, the largest sum ever named in
a verdict in this state for personal damages.
The trial was long one, and hotly con
i tested by the leading attorneys at the bar.
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-05-25
Some More OFFICES Filled.

WASHINGTON CRY, May 25 The presi
dent has made the following appointments
1 to be attorneys of the United States: Henry
/ W. McCorry, for the western district o
Tennessee; John E. Garland, territory O.
Dakota; James H Hswley, territory o.
Idaho: John Grips Wicklif district O
Kentucky.
To be United States marshal, Walter II
| Bnn for the northern district of New York
EM. Pbelan of Missouri, United States con
: sui general at Halifax. N s.
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-05-25
IT is to be hoped that the Colombian

IT is to he hoped that the Colombian
government will suppress its rebellion as
quickly as the Canadians did theirs, and
indeed, the siege of Carthagena having
been raised, the prospects are very favor
able, all that remains to be done being
the stamping out of the fag ends of the
trouble, as is the case in the northwest.
Then our boys will come sailing home
again, and our very mild jubilee will take
place in connection with the large ont
which impends in Canada.
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-05-25
Presbyterian General Assembly.

CINCINNATI May 25-At the session of
the Presbyterian General assembly Satur-
day, FIVE additional rules Of order were
adopted for the purpose Of facilitating the
work of the body Congratulatory tele-
grams were sent to the general assembly of
the southern Presbyterian church in session
at Houston, Tex, and to the general Assem-.
bly, of the Cumberland Presbyterian church.
sitting at Bentonville, Ark
A report oil ministerial relief was pre-
sented, which showed that 204 ministers,
279 widows and 20 orphans are dependent
on this board for help. The receipts from
ali sources during the past year were sl0S,-
745. Rev. DR.. w. C. Cattell, secretary OF
the board. spoke at length on the subject
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-05-25

JOHN BRIGHT has seldom written any
thing more caustic than the letter in
which he upbraids English Radicals who
oppose the gift of marriage portion To
Princess Beatrice, yet are silent over the
extravaganza of unjust wars. Royal fam
lilies are an expensive luxury, but while
they are retained they should be support
II
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-05-25
Fined for Cannon Firing.

WASHINGTON Cry, May s5.-Capt Gun
bingham and William Lee, the men wis
fired the salute in honor of Gen Logans
election, and who were charged with violat,
ling district ordinance by firing cannon
within 200 yards of dwelling, wers each
fined IS in the police court and execution oi
sentence was suspended. Cunningham ex-
hibited a permit signed by Commissioner
West and Col Rockwell.
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-05-25
Heavy Failure at Memphis, Tenn.

MEMPHIS Tenn, May 25-A,nos Wood
4 ruff. president of the Woodruff Oliver Car.
riage and Hardware company and presi
dent of the Woodruff Lumber company,
made an individual assignment Saturday
morning His liabilities are about $500 900,
and his assets are nominally about SIPS, 900,
consisting principally of stock in the tive
corporations of which be was president w.
L. Clapp IL named as assignee
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-05-25

NEW YORK, May 25.-Judge Lawrence,
Saturday, in the supreme court appointed
Alexander B. Chandler and Henry Rosener
as receivers of the Postal Telegraph and
Gable company
WASHINGTON CITY, May 2S.-An attach
ment for $4,000 has been served upon the
Postal Telegraph company Of this city in the
name of Zignelay c. Elliott.
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-05-25
The Wheat Crop

New YORK, May p -Bradstreet's agency
ssays: The reports from the winter wheat
region continue unfavorable The commits
\ Hsioner of agriculture telegraphs that his
reports indicate shortage of 1l7.-
R000, 600 bushels of winter wheat The
! specials from Washington territory and
Oregon point to gain of A., OO0, 600 bushels as
compared with last year. and there is now
no known reason for believing that the total
spring and Pacific coast wheat crops will
fall much if any behind SS4. In that event
4 the outlook for the aggregate of wheat this
4 year is 1896, 900, 600 bushels 1t may run, be-
: low this, and it is equally possible tina, the
/ total may be larger.
There were 1S4 failures in the United
States during the last week, as compared
! with 164 in the preceding week, and with
S ,S3, 155 and 124, respectively, in the corre-
+ sponding weeks of !SS4 1888 and 1852.
! About "a per cent We're those of small trad
4 ters. whose capital was less than 5000
Canada had twenty six, an increase of four
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-05-25
Julia Ward Howe Explains.

CHICAGO, May IS The Tribune has q
letter from Mrs. Julia Ward Howe ia which
she explains the recent trouble in the
woman's department at New Orleans Mrs
Howe says her reason for refusing Mrs.
Wilson seat among the lady commissioner.
was that the governor of Kansas had re-
yoked that lady's appointment Conse
|quently Mrs Howe was Obliged to make an
ruling in the interest of order,
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-05-25

New YORK, May Is. The Financial and
Commercial Chronicle says: "The ex-
changes for the week ending May 16 fail to
maintain fully the improvement noticed in
the returns for the previous six days.
The decline in the aggregate, however
reached only $l,094, ,293; but in this
decrease New York does not participate the
clearings at that city exhibiting an Increase
|of 81, 522, 54l. The total falling off at other
points being therefore SIS, ,465, 472 The
most conspicuous declines have been at
Chicago, nearly $1,000, 900; Boston, about
s., 100000, and Philadelphia almost
s., 600 600. The comparison with a year
ago is also less favorable than on May Q, but
the greater percentage of loss recorded by
this years figures is due more to the large
increase (sT3, 655. .650l which occurred in the
week of 1884 than to the decrease noted
above Considered by sections it would
appear that in the south alone dc
the exchanges make a better com.
parison with last year than during former
weeks, and yet this is solely on account OF
a greater falling off IN volume during the
week of 1884 than at present For several
weeks the New York totals have continued
to improve. This is gratifying, as it is ap
parently due to a slow growth in mercantile
transactions
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-05-25
Cancer Cured

Mrs Olive Hardman, an old resident of Walton
county and lady Of culture and prominence, has
this to say of the treatment Of cancer with Swifts
Specific:
Over fifteen years ago cancer made its appear
lance on my face. 1t was treated with pasters.
land the core come ont The place healed up after
fsome time, and seemingly my face was well.
However ina few years it retunedagain with more
violence than ever. 1t gave me great deal of
<pain. The former remedy seemed to do 1t no
good Knowing the disease TO run in the family.
Ihaving had one sister die with cancer. became
seriously apprehensve Of my condition. II con-
stnued TO increase in size and virnlence almost
tgave up all hope Of ever been cured The ply
ssicians advised the use of the knife and caustic
tThis was more than could hear, and refused tC
{have IL operated upon in that way. All other
Sremedies were used, but the cancer continued to
grow worse. The pain was excruciating, and my
4 life was burden. In this extremity, my son, DIR.
<lIardman. recommended me to try Swift's Spe
tcifc. 1t was the last resort, but was so prejn-
fdiced against the use of patent medicines, and
Especially This one, that l hesitated some time.
At last gave my consent, not believing there was
Fanny virtue in it. The first bottle only increased
] the size of the sore and the discharge from it
land hence did not inspire me with any hope. On
taking the second bottle there were signs of i'm
4 {ptovement, and my faith strengthened just III
proportion. ! used the Specific as wash in the
*treatment of my cancer with remarkable success.
70 spunged the sore with the medicine diluted with
IN little water. II softened the scab, cooled the
&face and relieved the itching sensation. The spo
on my face began 10 decrease, as well as the dis
Scharge. and hope sprang up in my heart. Could
<it be, asked myself, that was at last TO be re
! slieved of this diseasei 1t has given me so many
dark hours in the past that the idea of being well
fsgain almost overpowered me. There was a con
Hest between hope and fear for a long time. Ii
4 fwas a long night of weeping, but joy came will
sthe morning. There is nothing left 10 mark the
fplace but small scar, and feel that il is impos
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-05-25
THE WAR NOT OVER YET.
War Still Lifts Its Horrid Front in Cen
trail America.

America.
LA LIBERTAD, tvia Galvestonl, May 25 =
The mediation of Honduras, which had fol
Its object a settlement of the difficultie:
Iexisting between Salvador and Guate-
,mala, has failed. The revolutionary
forces led by Meneniez, who had
been clandestinely armed, and assisted by
have been driven back by the
Salvador troops to the town of Santa
Maud Four hundred Guatemalan troop:
lcrossei the frontier of Salvador Saturday
morning. This invasion complexities mat
tiers, and probably will result in reopening
the whole Central American question. 1t is
Expected that the original alliance agains
kGuatemala will be renewed
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-05-25
1t is seldom that a medicine is effica.

1t is seldom that medicine is effica
cious in such a long list of diseases a
Mishler's Herb Bitters has proved itself
Consumption, dyspepsia, liver complaint
every form of fever, jaundice, scrofula
and other complaints yield speedily to it
powerful effects. s. Weaver, of Perry
vile, Md, was cured of neuralgia an,
piles, and his wife found it IN
valuable in case Of fever and ague.
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-05-25
PACIFIC Mail Accents a Subsidy.

New YORK, May 25 = The directors Of the
Pacific Mail Steamship company have &C
cepted the subsidy contract proposed by the
persons controlling the Union Pacific and
Central Pacific railroads The contract
gives the steamship company ss5,000 a
month, without rebate, for carrying freight
to the Pacific coast Payment in guaran-
teed by both the railroad companies.
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-05-25
A CARD.

To all who are suffering from the errors
and indiscretions of youth, nervous weak
ness, early decay, loss of manhood, &C.,
I win send recipe that will cure you,
FREE OF CHARGE This great remedy
was discovered by missionary in South
America. Send a self addressed envelope
to the Rev. JOSEPH T. INMAN, Station D,
New York City.
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-05-25

THE seventeen year locusts have ap
peared. This intelligence may stiffen tn
grain market, but the most interesting
aspect of the case will be Mr.. Halstead'
exhaustive argument to show that tE
winged plague is Just retribution 70
Blaine's defeat.
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-05-25
The Interstate Commerce Questions

New YORK, May 25.-before the United
States senate committee on Interstate com.
merce which has been in session at the
Fifth Avenue hotel during the past week,
Josiah J. White, of the chamber of com
merce, said that all congress could
lido was to pass a law that NJ
road should charge more for long haul
than for short haul Jackson s. Shulti
did not believe that the government should
have anything to do with the fixing of rates
Let the railroads do that themselves Tn.
system of the pay ment of rebates as wa,
prevalent on all roads was psrnicous one
and ought to be abolished.
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-05-25
Negotiations to End Railroad War.

New YORK, May 25-The railroad war
between the trunk lines of the east viii
I Rhkely end in few days. Active negotia-
tions and correspondence between Jay
Gould and the presidents of the various
roads indicate that settlement is looked
upon with favor by them all, and a speedy
restoration to fcrmer passenger and freight
rates is probable.
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-05-25

SYRACUSE, N Y, May 25 Fred W. and
Vincent O'Flaherty. who were supposed to
have been abducted from their home near
Skaneateles on Friday, were found 10 AL.
bany Saturday. There was a reward Of
|s500 for information concerning them.
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-05-25
Hay win Assume. Charge.

WASHINGTON CITY, May IS. First Assist,
ant Postmaster general Malcolm Hay has
returned from Aiken, s. c., in greatly i'm
proved health and was 6: the postoffice de
|partrnent Saturday. He has rented house
for the summer. On Mon1ay he viii assume
lcharge of his ofiica
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-05-25

ENGLAND is to have a sham naval bat,
tlo on scale of unprecented magnitude
Whether it is designed to scare Russia OIL
Mr.. Boynton or both has not been Off
cially announced.
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-05-25
Gen. Mccleilan's Silver Wedding.

NEW York, May 25-The twenty fifth
anniversary of the wedding of Gen. and
Mrs. George b. Mcclellan was celebrated al
their home, 132 west Washington square
Friday, though in very quiet way owing
to the indisposition of Mrs. Mcclellan Per,
sonal friends called and offered their con.
5gratulations
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-05-25

Mr.. RANDALL thinks it is very likely
that President Cleveland will be renomi
mated and reelected in 1888. If that is
correct-and it probably is-it is the
democratic party that must do the busi'
nnaa
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-05-25
The Chicaro Marshalship.

WASHINGTON CITY, May 25 Col Lamont
[says it is not true that Marsh's appointment
Ito the Chicago marshalship has been decided
Upon The contest is as open now as it was
two months ago, and there is no Immediate
prospect of a decision in the mater by tho
president, who is busy with other affairs