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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-13
WANTS $4,000
For Being Called RObber in
Public.

Special to the Globe.
CHICAGO, March 12.-Memories of
crimes and misdeeds of years ago are just
now being revived by an extraordinary case
commenced in Judge Halves court. The
case is brought by Parnell Munson against
John McAllister for SANDER, alledged to
have been committed ON March 10, 1880.
Damages are laid by the plaintiff at $50, 900.
The plaintiff was years ago deputy marshal
of the United States court in this city, and
afterward deputy sheriff of Lake county,
and alleges that the defendant, on the date
mentioned, called him "a rObber," asserted
in public and in his hearing that he was the
''head Of a gang of thieves and robbers"
that he had raised the devil around Lake
county," and that he had on one occasion
introduced TO him (defendant) a notorious
thief, for the purpose of allowing the latter
to make a burglary of his place an easy
matter. The
HISTORY OF THE CASE
seems 10 be as follows: Some years back
many depredations were perpetrated in the
county of Lake by gang of thieves, among
others the robbery of the safe of the Hon.
James Pollock. the legislative representa-
tive of the county. He owned a warehouse
known as the Wentworth house on what is
now called the st. Paul road. Mr.. G. A.
Partridge, proprietor, wrote up the d0ings
of this gang in his paper, the Waukegan
Gazette, and made statements duplicating
Mr.. Munson, who was then stopping at
summer resort at place named Milburn.
in the interior of Lake county. Munson
sued the paper for criminal libel and also
for S25, 900 damages, but the former case
was dismissed at its initial hearing by JUS
tice Brayton, and short time afterwards
Munson had his civil proceedings with
drawn. McAllister was one of the wit
nesses summoned for the defense, and it
was here he made the statements for which
he is now sued and which he intends to
iuStify
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-13

Duluth from certain points on its road. II
the Manitoba at any time should extend its
Hinckley branch to Superior this new eX-
tension would make a fairly good line be-
tween Duluth and st. Paul.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-13

NEW YORK, March 12.-Schedules OF
NJ. P. Dunbar & Co., commission mer-
chants. filed to-day. show liabilities OF
S2T0, GOA, actual assets S77.s40.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-13

Ben Butler, though a protested champion
of the interests of labor, does not believe in
the boycott, but puts up at boycotted hotel.
The boycott against Pingree & Smith, boot
and shoe manufacturers of Detroit, Mich, is
being actively pushed.
The numerous labor meetings in New Eng
land draws as large crowds as a heated politi-
cal campaign.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-13

The liabilities of the Princess Helene. Of
Ypsilant, amount 10 fs0o.00O sterling. Her
failure is due to the extravaganza of herself
and her late husband. They spent $4,000, 600
sterling in ton wars
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-13
Arthur Improving.

NEW YORK, March 12.-It is authorita-
lively stated this evening that ex-President
Arthur is not dangerously i'll but that he is
improving and will probably be out in few
days.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-13

COLUMBUS, o., March 12.-Daniel ].
Dalton, clerk of the Hamilton county
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-13

F. r. DELANo, President.
VIM. O'GoRMAN, Secretary.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-23

Any0De who mas ever dealt in lands,
knows that no investment of money will
so surely and quickly yield return, as
such venture If carefully made. To
the absolute safety % government
bond, is added profit far in excess of
rate of interest which can be obtained
on any safe loan. In Kansas and Neb-
raska especially lands are raising in value
very rapidly and with steady growth
which gives assurance of stability. The
good season and the great tide Of immi.
grafton into these states has made invest
ment there doubly safe and desirable.
| The climate of Southern. Nebraska and
of Kansas, free as it is from the long
RIGOROUS cold winter, added TO soil
unsurpassed for richness and productive
capacity, has made possible the wonderful
development OF these states. To the far
mer they hold out special inducements.
Cheap land. easy term of purchase. good
| markets and varied products enable him 10
own his farm at Il smaller cost and with less
labor than is required to pay rent for the
land he occupies here, or the interest on
the money he has invested in it.
Ii you are looking for a safe place to
invest money, where it will pay you a
| large and sure profit, or if you are farm
,er and want farm of your own, call on
MT and see what i have to offer. will
make the visit profitable TO you. Office
over Am, arican Express Office, Rock Is
land IN SAvIILE JOHNSTON.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-23

Capt. Durham's snag boat, the Gen.
Barnard, has just returned from st. Paul,
to which point she got with very little
difficulty on the lowest water since 1864
She came down stream without sticking
on any bar, although drawing nearly
three and one-half feet. This speaks
well for the river Improvements. She
has gone TO Keokuk to take fleet of
barges to Lynxville, Wis, where she will
remain during the rest of the season in
constructing improvements at Crooked
Slough. She will be assisted by towboat
Fury. and steam launches Stella and
Louise. Capt. Durham stopped over
here, and leaves for Keokuk tonight
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-23
MOLINE,

Olsen, the fast runner who beat
O'Brien, is a member of the Gilpin Hose
company and an employe Of Deere & Co.
Gus G. Anderson leaves today for
Omaha to enter the services of the Moline,
Milburn Il Stottard company He was
shipping clerk for the Moliue Plow Co
The Union street car line intends TO do
all its own blacksmith work, horse
shoeing, etc, and for this purpose Is
placing forge at the barn. The cars
were crowded all day yesterday
Frank Plummer has been absent in
Chicago for several days but is now Oh
duty again at the C., r. / & p Office
He appears TO be much refreshed by the
rest from his arduous duties. TO which he
has harnessed himself agalu, renewed in
vigor.
Poor Henry Mars is at last by th,
treachery of his bosom friend Abby
who was mubbed here some time ago and
had to leave the city for associatincwith
| Mars-Tuined beyond Teparation Thi,
| Abby came back and on SATURDAY. evening
| broke into the house where Mars kept hi.
| goods and took off a valise containing
that light colored suit, and no trace OF
him had been found at last reports How
ungrateful some people are. 1t is too bae
| on Henry; he looked beautiful in tia
suit with that long gold chain over biz
vest.
The Moline department of the ARGU
in Fridays issue, gave report in circu
lation here that the Liquor Association
would defend the ease of George Bausch
VS. Mrs. Guyes, which has brought ont il
the Republican of Moline, and the Ugio'
of Rock Island, a contradiction of thu
ARsus' assertion, by request of an Off
Ger OF the State Protective Association
| This association was not meant in the ar
ticle of Friday, but IA Mutual Protectiv,
Association Independent of the state in
stitution now in existence. and to whicl
seven or eight of the liquor dealers of tbi
city belong. The article referred to wa
correct in every particular.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-23
Happened at the Right Time

There was an act in the performance OF
the "SIlver King" by the Warren Come
dy company at HarIer's theatre Saturday
night. that was not in the play as written,
nor rs it is generally acted, but it came
in at such time as not to mar the effects
of the play. but On the contrary to make
it more tragic and realistic. if anything
When Wilfred Denver, who for years had
born shame and persecution of aHother's
crime, believing himself that he was
guilty because it was committed when he
was stupefied with chlorof0rm, and when
he alone was present. except the murder
ers themselves after returning from the
exile in disguise. discovers through the
overhearing OF quarrel in a gambling
den that he is not guilty. the Joy which
then covers him cannot be described 1t
is an occasion for the most affecting act
ing. so that when H. L. Seymour fell full
length upon the stage at the close of this
act Saturday night it was not thought by
many of the audience to be out of place
But Mr.. Seymour's swoon was not 10 &C
cordapce with his own intentions. He is
effected with heart trouble, and in a mo-
ment of intense excitement he is subject
to faintiDg spells.
He was carried behind the scenes anC
recovered sufficiently for the next and
last act While Mr. Seymour is splen
actor, he should use precaution In excit-
ing passages, or comedy in which hi
figures, may some day end in tragedy.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-23

The funeral of the late Mrs. Sebastian
Exner, was held from the residence of ].
Ii. Ladders, S04 Fourteenth and a-hall
street at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon
Rev. |. W. Read officiating The floral
tributes were many and neiuriful, anC
there was II large attendance nt friends
present. The pail bearers wcte Messrs
Henry Weudt, Charles Kcisser, Free
Kramer, J. p Kramer, Henry Roger.
kamp and NJ. Koch There was an exten
slve funeral cortege to Chippianock, whert
the interment took place.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-23
ten mile pull to attend on water which at

ten mile pull to attend on water which at
times becomes very rough. The keeper
is paid $40 No keeper can shirk this
work, for if his light is neglected he is
sure to be found out Immediately. All
pilots of steamboats, navigating the river
are supplied with postal cards of regu>
lar printed form, to be filled out whenever
lam p is found not to be burning, and
directed to the inspectors Office ia Keo-
kuk. A record is kept of all such res
ports. The keeper is written about the
matter, and his reply, with explanation.
is filled in the river portfolio. Then an
inspector reviews the case, hears what
the keep er has to say, and determines
whether or not to accept the excuse of
fered If it is not accepted days pay
is deducted from his wages.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-23
THE PEOPLES PARTY.
The Congressional Delegates Chosen
in Saturdays Convention
County Committee.

After the nomination of the county
ticket by the peoples party composed OF
delegates from the greenback and labor
parties at the court house Saturday after
noon, a committee composed of Messrs.
Bull, Parks and Hauberg was appointed
to select the delegates-fve from the
greenback, and five from the labor organ-
izations-to attend the congressional con.
vention, and the committee was further
directed to name peoples party county
committee. The report of the committee
was as follows:
Congressional delegates &C. W.
Woodruff, j. Hoke. NJ. D. Hauberg. Ad-
am Hotfsutto,. c. Schlegel, ]. b. Dan
forth, M. T. Stafford. Chas. Kyle, John
Grant. John Buffum.
County committee-G. W. LaRue. Port
Byron; Aug. Almgren, Moline; nj. T.
Stafford. Rock Island; Chas. Kyle, Mi
Ian; Herbert Foster, Drury.
The Union's report, which is naturally
colored as much as possible, contains in
reference to the action of the convention
in nominating T. s. Silvis for sheriff,
the following:
This action caused Viii Gray and
George Z. Brown, of tue Milan assembly,
and Robert Bennett, OF Freedom assemt
bly,, to ask to have their names eXpunged,
after which they lett the hall. followed by
a large number of other delegates.
As the Union does not base its repor!
on facts and did not count the number OF
delegates who left the hall. its account is
unreliable. BY actual count the Bennett
followers numbered just seven, and Will
Gray. one of the Milan assembly, came
back into the convention afterward and
remained until the close The Union
fails to record the fact that Bennett
came as delegate from the Milan as
sembly aud was not delegated by the
Knights of Labor of Rock Island to act, a:
he did His services as delegate 10 that
convention were not sought by any
ward or assembly in ths city of Rock ISL
and, aud the only revolving was done bv
the seven Milan men. The Union also
omits mention of the raking Bennett got
from leading Knight of Labor of this
city, who was present as Il delegate fol
Freedom assembly, as he left the hall
said that it was but repetition of his pas
conduct to leave the convention wher
he found himself too feeble To ra1 it /,
suit himself. That BENEFITS star of in
tiuence is fast setting, was shown wher
his action was denounced by the coagen
ton on the motion of as strong K nigh
of Labor rs Bennett himself is. and it wa
the sense of the convention that h,
be removed from the position of chair
man of the greenback>ls legiSlativ,
committee.
The convention was prom ounced By all
the greenback labor delegates in atten
dance As the largest, and most enthuSias>
tic and harmonious the party had eve
held, and the ticket is praised By the part,
all over the county as a ticket of the PEG
pie, one that is sure of success, and SURF
to give satisfaction.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-23

A little girl named Rosie d. Wollen.
haupt was severely bitten by vicious dog
belonging to MIR. Scham on Fourth avenue
this afternoon. The child's left wrist was
badly lacerated, and the result may prove
quite serious. The dog has been report
ed to the police.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-23
AT HIS WIFE'S GRAVE.
Rock Island County Pauper seek $
Death I'm a Cemetery at Mus


Pard on Ballou, former well known
citizen of Drury, attempted suicide at the
grave of his wife at Muscatine last Fri
day night. He had been an inmate for some
months of the Rock Island county poor
farm, and the apprehens ion seized him
that he was about to die and would be
buried in the potter's field of the county
instead of being placed by the side of his
wife in the Muscatine cemetery. With
an evident purpose to determine this
question of interment, he escaped from
the poor farm and was next seen in the
Muscatine cemetery. by residents of the
neighborhood, in the apparent act OF
taking his own life. He was seen by
Gus Eichof lying under tree aud OBJ
served to be dealing himself blows with
some instrument. Soon after he appeared
on the cemetery steps with his garments
profusely covered with blood and Mr..
Eichoh FASTENED TO call medical assist
ance. On returning with Dr. Morgridge
to the cemetery, Ballou had disappeared
but was tracked by his blood to near
Hershey's barn in south Muscatine 1t
was found that he hal cut his arm in
several places and had plunged his knife
into his side to the depth of over an inch
and had bled profusely. A temporary
bandage was applied and County Ply
stefan Little summoned who gave the
poor man proper surgical attention. He
rested comfortably and was able to be
taken back to the farm There is no
doubt that Mr. Ballou suffered from men,
| tai alteration
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-23
The n. unepin Board.

The Hennepiu lanai board, to survey
the route and look init the merits of the
measure. has just been appointed. 1t
consists of Gen. G. B. Co, nstock, Gen.
0. H. Poe, and Capt. James Q. Post, OF
the engineer corps, U. s. A.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-23
Figures Don'I Lie.

Neither do the many fine business
blocks and the many elegant residences
going up, fail to tell of the prosperity of
the county scat of the best county in
Kansas. | will sell good four-room
house and fifty foot lot with good well
and trees, for only $i,o00-if taken soon.
Address L. c. TAYLOR.
Mcpherson, Kan.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-23

The Moline Browns and the SKY Scrap
ers of Davenport met on Blanding's field
in this city yesterday afternoon aud the
score was thirty TO eight, in favor of the
Browns
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-23

Anyone having business with the ARGUS
Office after 6 p. N. (ln the event that the
office is ciosedD will please call at vii,
mans Il Calls news stand in the postoffice
building. who are authorized to transact
business of every nature for the ARGUS.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-23

f. L. Parmenter. attorney at law.
Makes collections, loans money, and will
attend to any legal business iutrusted to
him. Office, postotiice block, Rock Isl
and, Ill ls,Sw1y
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-23
Card eff Thanks.

The husband and children of the late
Mrs. Sebastian Exner desire to publicly
express their gratitude to friends and
neighbors for kindness and assistance
during their late bereavement.
J. IL IInpERS
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-23
Barth 4 Babcock, Dentists.

No. 1874 Second avenue. Special atten
ton paid to saving the natural teeth and
inserting teeth without plates.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-23

Attorney at law, loans money on good
security. makes collections. Reference,
Mitchell II Lyndc. bankers. Office in
post Office block.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-23

You can get cut rates over any railroad
at Blake's ticket Office 1908 Second
avenue. d1Y
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-23
PER CENT MORTGAGES

EoR SALE, SIXTY LOTS IN MY AD-
l. ditIons o the city of Rock Island on four year
ly payments, with interest ut six per cent per an
uum DAVENPORT.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-23

Insure in the Boylston Insurance Co. of
Boston, Mass. organized 1872. Assets
nearly S1,000000. L. W. Hurst. agent
Office over Rock Island National Bank.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-23
HALF-CENT A WOSN.

THE ARGUS hereafter will publish In this col
ann all advertisements of Lost Found, For Rent
For Sale, Boari or Rooms, Wanted. and similar
notices, at the low rate of hdi5 cent 5c0fd,
each figure word, but no advertisement less
than ten cents
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-23
GUIDES BY NIGHT.
The Beacon Lights OF the Upper Mis-.
-sissippi. and How they are
Maintained.

People who have travelled up and down
the Mississippi river have seen the beacon
lights stationed every few miles along the
bank and know they are maintained for
the guidance of pilots. Beyond this the
information of the travelling public con-
corning them is meagre. The fifteenth
light house district includes the Missis-
sippi and extends from st. Paul to st.
Louis. The extent to which the system
has grown may be understood by the fol-
lowing figures: On the upper Mississip-
pi, between st. Paul and St. Louis, a dis
lance of 7s9 miles, there are 251 lights;
on the lower Mississippi, between New
Orleans aud ST. Louis, distance OF
1919 miles, there are 262 lights; there
are so lights in the Missouri. making a
total of 643 lights in the 2,535 miles, an
average of one light TO less than four
miles. The following shows more in de
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-06-28
DIsGRUNTLED MUGWUMPS.


"The failure of the Democratic party i'll
Congress will undoubtedly add to the. pres
tige and popularity of the President, says
the Boston Herald.
1t will be remembered that MIR.
Pulsifer was the great high priest OF the
Mugwumpian hosts in old New England,
and he made the breaking waves dash
high on the stern and rock bound coast
of that eminently Republican part OF the
country, until all those who could not
rule in the counsels Of the Republican
party, sang hosannas to his war cry, and
all hands turned in and voted for Cleve-
land, with the hope Of being able to
rule the Democratic roost-or RUIN
it. Mr.. Pulsifer is an oddity among
the odd mugwumps. Neither Democrat
or Republican, he passes his time
in launching senseless drivel like the
foregoing ut the devoted head OF Cleve-
land in the hope that ii he cannot move
that astute man to pick quarrel with
his party, he can at least succeed in turn
ing the soreheads against the Admin
istration, and it is deyoutly to be hoped
he will succeed in the last named at
tempt. Like Pulsifer in the Republican,
the soreheads in the Democratic party are
nuisance, endured only because there
is no available method of getting rid OF
them, and like all nuisances, they are
viewed with pity and contempt by
those who must bear the infliction.
The failure OF the Democratic party in
Congress is something Pulsifer would
dearly love to see, but, like his hope OF
heaven, it is very distant, and the
chances from day to day grow beautifully
less. The failure OF Congress alluded to
by the Herald is in the return OF SO many
vetoes OF personal measures, and if the
Herald was not wilfully blind, it could
see that all such work by the President
but serves to bind him closer to the best
men of his party, and place him further
away from the party curse-the sore
heads. The Herald, in trying to usurp
the place OF the staunch old Globe and
Ben Palmer in the hearts and pockets OF
the Democratic masses of New Eng
land, has made woeful mistake,
and now seeks to spread the gospel
OF hatred, upon which it has thrived and
fattened in blue-blooded Boston, among
a people who hold renegade in con-
tempt, and doubly despise paper that
stoops to deceit to accomplish the petty
personal spite OF its owner. There is no
failure in the Democratic party in Con-
gress or out OF it, and never have its
prospects been brighter or its actions
more in accord with the progressive feel
ings OF its members and the wants OF the
age We live in. The Democratic party
has cast loose from and cut off the rag
tag who were Democrats for Office only,
and now stands upon the merits of its SER
vice to the people and is abundantly able
to pity such puny efforts 10 disturb its
serenity, as the foregoing from the Bos-
ton Herald
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-06-28

ing Bachelor OF Journalism, but which
an irreverend contemporary says would
stand for Blooming Jays" Such
sweet scented youth, with the intricate
mysteries of the blue pencil unknown to
him, would have gay old time among
the initiated, and at the end oil week
would leave the work, a crushed and
broken spirited man. The idea is fit
ting one TO eminate from the book-stufied
brain OF an orthodox professor, but when
seriously presented to live newspaper
man it begets as mile OF derision. 1t would
be equally as practicable TO make sailors
in nautical school, or soldiers in a mill
tary school, as editors in college, and il
the theory should become practice, the
swift failure OF the first crop would for
ever dishearten others and turn them
from wasting their time. This would be
a good idea, and il is to be hoped that
some bookworm will turn out q specimen
b. j., and give the world chance to see
how he will acquit himself. The sarcas-
tic smile OF the city editor when he in
forms b. j. that his little gem was trifle
padded, and that he cut it down from q
column to stck-full, will always be a
pleasant memory to b. j., and should
he, as is possible, be the one in twenty
to succeed, having born the brunt of the
thousand hard rubs necessary to callouse
his feelings sufficiently to make Il good
reporter, he will some day say TO himself,
"what an ass | was, TO wade through all
this misery for years, only to obtain a
chance to work harder, longer and later
than any other man in the world, for
less pay and smaller thanks than would
get in any OF the other professions. The
ready-made journalist, like the ready
made sailor, will be the Jonah of the
ship.