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The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-07
The Finerty Meeting.

The Finerty meeting 10 he held at Arr
mory hall tomorrow evening promises to
be one of the largest gatherings OF Irish
men ever held in The three cities. Ar
rangemeu.s have been made to have the
ferry run after the meeting to secommo-
date the visitors from across the river.
Mayor Murdoch will preside and the
Rock Island Glee club will be in attends
ance The following
COMMITTEES
have been appointed:
To meet Mr. Finerty AT ;rain-M. V
Cannon, P. J, Hagerty, Thos F Cary.
2. 0'Mars.
On reception Henry Csrse. j. z Mott
William j Brown, VIM Farrell, L. s
ONeil, ]. S. McCord, ] c. Warren, AL
exantier Mcdonald, John Mulcahey. VIM
McQuinn.
The following will be the
PROGRAM.
Song-'Green Old Flag" Rock island Glee Club
Address--Hon JOHN F. Finerty.
Soug- Rock Island Glee Club,
Address-P. T. McElherne. of Chicago
Soug-Rock Island Glee Club.
short addresses by other speakers.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-07
THE HOUSE COMMITTEES.
Speaker Carlisle Names the Chairmen
Of the Principal Committees.

WASHINGTON, January 7.--[Special-
Speaker Carlisle this afternoon announced
committees in the house Governor Cur
tin was forced to stand aside and make
place for Perry Belmont. The following
are the chairmen of the principal COM
mittees: Ways and means, Morrison;
appropriations, Randall; foreign affairs.
Belmont; naval affairs, Herbert, of Ala>
bama; judiciary. Turner, Virginia; rivers
and harbors, Willis; banking and curren-
cy, Curtin. of Pennsylvania; Mississippi
river, King, of Louisiana.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-07
SUBURBAN SIFTINGS.
CoRDovA, Jan. 5.

CoRDovA, Jan. ).
No sickness to record.
c. W, Cash, of Henry Darts Sons,
was in this village Tuesday.
The ice is gone and our butchers and
grocers are bewailing their misfortunes.
An election for village trustees is called
for the 25th. to elect officers to fill vacan-
cies
Our merchants report everything dull
in their line. except plenty of work taking
their annual inventory.
Playing base ball with cards is consid-
cred just the thing now; it is very popu-
lar with our Cordoya base ball players.
The Port Byron Lime association has
a few men at work here this fine weather
preparing for an early opening in the
spring.
Two of our young men, Uly Abbott
and Charles Green, started on Monday
night for New jersey on a visit. They
expect to be gone about two weeks.
The Cordova dancing club will give an
other of their popular dances on Friday
evening. Biehl's band hds been engaged,
The boys expect large crowd, as Biehl's
band is very popular here.
The popularity of our public school
under the principalship of II. L. Van
duser, is attested By the number of for
eign scholars, making il necessary for the
board of trustees to employ another
teacher. making four in all Miss Laura
Johnston is the late addition to the fac
ulty.
The promised entertainment Of the
Cordova Dramatic society was fully up 10
expectation. The drama "Solcn Single
or the Peoples LAWYER" was well rem.
.dered The farce My Neighbours Wife,
broke up the hour Ii is the intention OF
the society to give another entertainment
the latter part of this month.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-07
RAILROAD RACKET.
Facts and Figures Concerning Illinois
Lines...S0cial and General Items
OF Interest.
ILLINOIS LINES.


There have been but twenty three miles
of road constructed during the past year !.
near Chicago and East st. Louis. The
total length of all tracks in Illinois are
claimed to be as follows 9,204 40 miles;
double track, 464 26 miles; sidings, roo
80 miles. making in all 11,36393 miles.
This is greater number of miles of road
than possessed by any other state. A
comparison of these figures with the re-
ports for other states for 1884 will show
that Illinois has 1, 1923 more miles than the
highest numbered state, which is Iowa
The aggregate of the man lines and
branches, of all road running into Illinois
is 1851. Last year this aggregate was
81 ,059 miles, This apparent decrease is
owing TO the withdrawal of the Louisville,
New Albany & Chicago railroad, repre-.
senting 447 miles. The capital stock of
the roads reported including leased lines.
reported this year was 1888, 141, 1914 46,
being an increase over last year of S16,-
$50 665 o. This gives an average stock
per mile $2s, 1858. The funded debt is
reported at $725, 696, 42753, and the
floating debt at SAC, O36, 92430. The
aggregate OF stocks. bonded and
floating debt is s1,454, 7S4, 146 so.
The aggregate cost of the construction
and equipment is given at 81, $50. 49,
9ls,46, and average per mile of S6i ,39l.-
Sc. The net transportation earnings per
mile for the Illinois roads for five years
| were as follows:
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-07
Old Settlers Meeting.

Rock ISLAND, III, Jan. 4th, 1886.
The annual meeting of the Old Settlers
Society of Rock Island county, will be
held at the parlor of the Rock Island
house. in the city of Rock Island on Mon
day, February LIST. next, at the hour of
one O'Clock p. m, for the purpose of
electing officers for the ensuing year and
the transaction of such other business as
may come before the societs.
JOHN LUsK. Pres.
J T. KENwoRTHY, Secv
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-07

fDr. Amick in Cincinnati Medical Journal
Nature knows nothing OF anv such sacred
ness, for there is nothing of which she is so
prodigal AMI insn has shown little sense
of the value of human life when his passions
or lusts or interests have bean thwartei by
his brother man, or seem likely
10 be forwarded by his destruc-
ton. A sense of the value of his
own individual life man has, indeed, seldom
Teen deficient in; aud, by kind of reflex
action, this sense has slowly given birth to
and always underlies the sense. such as it IS,
Of the value of other mems lives.
But in Europe to-day the sacrsdness Of
mans life is thrown to the winds the moment
national or political passions grow hot In
dssl, it i, hard to understand the meaning
OF the word sacred when applied to life,
except in so far as it may signify the duty
laid on each man OF using his life nobly
while lie has it
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-07

Tuesday evening Cornelius NJ. johnson,
and Charles Ahlberg. poor farm inmates,
were examined as to their mental condi-
ton by Judge Adams and jury composed
of DR.. c. c. Carter, Thos. Thornton
Thos. Fuller, Christian Faberling, Jas.
Miller and julius Neki. The verdict
was insane in Johnson's case and he was
sent to the Kankakee slylum, while ALL
berg was sent back TO the poor farm.
Hannah Youngberg, also pauper, was
examined last evening, and adjudged in
sane.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-07

Mrs. George E. Chopper. residing near
Taylor Ridge in Edgington township. did
of purerperal commissions Tuesday night.
She was a daughter Of Mrs. ZAhn, OF
Black Hawk and sister of Mrs Brockman
of this city. She was 35 years of age and
leaves husband and six children TO mourn
her loss. the youngest being only five days
old. The funeral services will be held
in the Methodist church al Milan to-
morrow at IL am, Rev. H. Brink Of,
floating. The interment will be made a
Chippiannock
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-07
A Hotel Purchase.

D. W. Munger. late ofthe Brscketthouse
at Rochelle H.. purchased the ST. James
hotel at Iowa yesterday and takes posses
sion the Goth inst. W. H. Munger of
this city accompanied his brother to Iowa
City yesterday, when the purchase Wa.
made. The newly purchased hotel is the
larg est in the city, being four stories il
height and Mr.. Munger purposes putting
in an elevator and renovating it and i'm
proving it generally. Iowa city is fortu.
nate in securing Mr. Munger as land.
lord.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-07
HERE AND THERE.
Weather cool and cloudy

NChthti SoOA ohN NAVNNJ
Yesterdays discount sale at McCabe's
was still in excess of any former day.
j. w. McCabe is packing his house
hold effects preparatory to removing to
Des Moines.
Every clerk in McCabe's store is kept
as busy as during the holiday rush.
The event of the year 1885. The great
12A per cent discount sale of twenty days
commencing Jan. 4tb, 10 a. m.
McCabe's discount sale will prove
memorable event in the history OF this
city and county.
A great many people were in our city
TO day from Mercer and Henry counties
10 attend the discount sale at McCabe's.
Garry the news nearly every town
within 40 miles of Rock Island in fact
wherever our city papers reach to, furr
nished customers today to the great dis
count sale now going on at McCabes.
Black and colored gro grain silks are
as staple as sugar or -four, and yet all go
in with the discount of 12a per cent eff
from the latest marked dewn prices, for
the 90 days sale at McCabe's They report
sixteen silk dress patterns sold Yesterday.
The communication having again been
established with the lower end of the
county, with Captain Ruby's steam ferry
at the break in the Rock river chain OF
bridges, McCabe's customers from that
part of the county were in attendance at
their great discount sale today, in unex>
pectedly large numbers.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-07
pRAMATIC ENTERTAINMENT.
Given for the Benefit OF the Sisters OF
Charity Last Evening-.The
Charity Play.
FOR THE SISTERS OF CHARITY.

FOR THE SISTERS OF CHARITY.
Harpers theatre contained a very large
and appreciative audience last evening,
on the event of dramatic entertainment
given for the benefit of the Sisters of
Charity. The bill called for the amusing
comedy Betsy Baker" or TOO Atten,
tive By Half" and the laughable farce
"The Limerick Boy" The cast of char
acters for the comedy was made up OF
William McIncry, as "Mouser," J. P.
Looney, as "McCrummy," Miss Mamie
Hogan, as Mrs. Mouser." and Miss
Mamie Eagan as Betsy Baker" The
different characters were so well taken
that discrimination as to the merits of
any particular one would be invidious.
The farce showed the following cast;
Paddy Miles" Matthey Hogan; ''Dr.
Coates" James Ready, HAIRY. his Son. y
Thomas Ready; Reuben" James Dunn;
John Gardener Doc Kelly; Mrs.
Figet," Miss Ella Egan; Jane" Miss
Mary Bowling. Every one discharged his
or her part in creditable manner through
out, and the audience was kept in con
slant uproar by the ludlcrous situations
of the well acted farce. The performance
netted $500 for the worthy cause,
TIE CHARITY ENTERTAINMENT.
Manager Knell has perfected arrang'
ments for the charity entertainment, rip
Van Winkle," at Harper's theatre, one
week from Saturday evening, the 18Th
inst, and everything points TO rich per-
Torrance, for the cause of the poor.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-07
Court Culilngs


NANiiA NAtsh--
6-Assumpsit: J N Grierson, adm.
W II. Lundy- Jury found for plain
tiff ana assessed damages at 81 449 50;
(final judgment to be entered 90 last day
of term1. W. H. Wheaton McLaug hin
& Miller; and NJ. Schoomaker same.
motions for continuance. II. Segnilz II
Co v " A. Glockhof, judgment for
plaintiff for Sl,101. P NJ Braham V
Henry Kroger Iuie to plead by Friday.
R L. Burchill G. 5 Quick, rule to
plead by Saturday E. B Nourse Gust
Eckland. continued. Adam Farling V
Cyrus Valentine, judgment for Sl34 Us
J. S. Powell Samuel Goode, dismissed
julius Ellinger & Co. W. A, Glockhof
judgment for S2l015 Patrick Gregg v
VIM. Gregg judgment for 1914 50
Appeal by defendant: NJ, Nj. Banes V
S. T. Walker. dismissed John Sack
vile E. P Reynolds & Co. Sidney
Smith same and Edward Smith same,
dismissed
Garnishee: Christ Knehl, for use, Y.
Johanna Schleg e suits), answers filed
Debt: The People. for use. j. NJ.
ct Ill, titSuiiSSttl DN
Case: Mary A. Hill Bortner & Swens
son. Rule to plead week from Monday
=. J. Osterman v Godiried knOckemus.
and Josephine Osterman same, demur-
rers Beverly Harris c. B, 4 Q r, r
| Co., demurrer.
Trespass: John 0sterman Godfried
| knockemus, demurrer
Confession: r. l. National Bauk V.
Anna S. Peterson and Walter Peterson,
judgment for S1,22S; Park Il Parker Y
same. S25S; Geo. p. Holmes Il Co. v
same $47661; Stribley It Co. same
$3.50 IS; Root & Heating same 1928.
So; E. Mott & Co. same $423 %; Rev
nolds Bros. same 1888 IS; Bay State
| Co. same $l,074 90
IN CHANCERY.
Partition: L: NJ Leach v Eleanor h
Leach, referred to Master.
Chancery: W W, Kempster Henrietta
Brown ct al default set aside
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-07

The aggregate exhibits show that the
total gross income of all the roads re-
porting was S2c9. 800. $40 OS, and The to-
tai net income was S73, 344, s53.51
GENERAL NOTES
The annual meeting of the Western
Railroad association will be held Tues
day, January IL. Among other business
transacted will be the election of officers
for the ensuing year
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-07
Last Will

The final will of Isaac Wainwright was
filed for record with County Clerk Dom
aldson Yesterday afternoon. Deceased re-
quests that after the payment of all debts
and funeral expenses, $1,000 and all
household furniture be given 10 his
daughter, Rachel Wainwright, and to
another daughter, Sarah, $500; TO a son,
Geo. W., 800 The rest of the property
is beeueashed in equal shares to J. G,
Wainwright, 5. D. Wainwright. Rachel
Wainwright, Elizabeth Wainwright and
Rebecca Wainwright. sill legal heirs of
the deceased. ]. C. Wainwright and s.
D. Wright were appointed executors.
The estate is valued at about S. 900.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-07
F,ftv Thousand a Yaer.

To be sure. You've "only got cold"
"only cough" BE all over in few
days" Don't worry about me-" Well,
We won't. But $4,000 people die every
year in the United States from consump-
ton. And every soul of them began
that way. Better stop it now with Park
er's Tonic. This remedy viii expel the
cold at once.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-07
The Guard at the Graves

A good deal of pity has been expressed for
tire regulars who have been stationed on
guard at the graves of two Of the ex -presi-
dents A curious stranger lately asked a
soldier who was trudgiag placidly through
the mud in front of Garheld's tomb if the
task WASN'T a sewers one He answered ths.
tie hours of duty were few and far be-
tween Ii was pleasauter thar barrack life,
and the men rather liked it
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-07

Housekeepers through the country
have been using DR.. Prices Cream Bak>
ing Powder for generation. and have
ever found it as pure and good as the
wheat i. raises SO splendidiy. House
keepers do noteare to experiment when
experience has proven that they have
found good ariicle-as Dr. Prices
Cream Powder, they will stand by it.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-07

Ladies love delicate and delicious per-
fumes. In Parker's Hair Balssm they not
only satisfy this taste. but have an article
which arrests falling hair, removes dan>
druf. restores the original color and i'm
parts beautiful gloss. softness and life.
Does not soil the linen. is not dye,
Clearly and economical.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-07
Notice CT Dissolution.

Rock ISLAND. III Jan. /, 1886.
The wholesale liquor firm Of Mott,
Winter i Co., is this day by mutual con
sent dissolved, Messrs. Bssilius Winter
aud Henry Lemburg assuming all liabili-
ties and receiving all credits.
j. T. MoTT,
B. WINTER,
e. LEMBURG.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-07

The firm of Winter & Lemburg wish
TO thank the public for the liberal patron
ronage accorded the firm under its former
name. and hope to merit continuance of
public favor. B. WINTER,
Il. LEMBrRG,
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-07

Halls Journal of Health.

No disease ever comes without cause or
" thout warning: hence endsavor to think
back for tbs cause, with visw to avoid it
in thu future. aai on the instant OF any Yin.
plea ant bodily sensation cease eating alb
soiately until it has entirely disappeared, al
east Tor twsntv-fuur hours; If still remain
ing consult n Musician
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-07

There will be special meeting of
lodge No 65s. A. =. & A. NJ, at 2 p. m,
on Friday evening Jan Sth, for work.
All brethren are invited TO attend. By
order W: NJ.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-07

Have you bought your hard coal
Watkins & Hill will deliver all grades OF
hard coal Give them call Telephone
1897
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-07
RASMUSSENS CARD.
Wherein we Claim to Excel our Competitors

QUALITY.
Inc superiority Of our Photographic work conceded by all familiar
10 those who acquainted
IAN our assertion OF superiority with awarded m
Buffalo, n. Y. 1885 - ~ ' I'll
ENTERPRISE.
appreciate Importance
hence our operating rooms crowded with backgrounds
we added
other gallery vicinity Table ANTIQUE Carved Cahn
durham Tree rough bark with branches
qne Trunk used as hall Elaborate large Hand
painted japanese Screen backgrounds Wood
lawn scene ana an Antique Interior In dper have added
After adding to
for rich effects and artistic posing. '''
Qua considered the advertise opr
prices Tor me reason that among professional people shers
TO
more desirable than
Pno Goes not understand the difference work and cbn
VOTE were otherwise could not that The
all the other galleries nresept our working
double what was This tells struggle between fine
work and cheap work. @e " ""'
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-07

Cloaks, New Markets and Short Wraps
that were Si2,50 aud $1,000, now reduced
to $1,000 and l2a per cent off in addition.
bringing them down to Ss,75; those that
were SIS, 90 and $1,000, now 81. 90. with
12i per cent off, brings them down TO
$40, all those marked s., 90. now 81, 90;
Dress Goods that were $500. now 75c.
ene-eigth of, or 664 cents, Flannels that
were 80 cts now 30. with one-eighth of,
making them 40; cents; Canton Flannels
that were lee. now loo. one-eighth of, OF
SIC; Table Linens were &c, now As. less
1874 per cent down to AZ cents, and SO Oh
with the one eighth of on every article
throughout our five large stores
Come early. get best selections. and moi
only buy just what YOU need for today
but supply your wants for the future
when i, will be impossible for you 4
duplicate any of our present prices.
McCABE'S,
TIA, 1915. 171s, 1870, 17e2, Second Ave
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-07
NOTICE.
$40, ooo.o 90 to be Raised in
Twenty Days.
Positive and Unreserved Sale OF xS5,-
10000 Worth of Dry Goods,

Fancy Goods, Notions and Millinery,
which will be thrown on the market at a
price that will force sales and raise above
amount in just Twenty days, from opens
ing of sale, beginning on Monday, JAN
uary 4th, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ.
In addition to hundreds of cuts and
mark downs, we shall mark goods still
lower, and draw the knife still deeper,
cutting prices to the very bottom, but
this is not all, we shall offer extraordinary
inducements for you to buy now. We
shall crown this most remarkable sale
with CLIMAX, and all sales or checks
amounting to 81 90 or more at single
purchase, we will figure 12A per cent of
the bottom of your bill. Think of it,
our very lowest of low prices, and then
one-eighth off besides. To more fuzzy
explain our plan, we will give you few
illustrations For instance, beginning in
our
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-07

CHANGE.

The partnership heretofore existing
between the undersigned, under the firm
name Of McCabe Bros, is this day dis
solved BY mutual consent. L s. McCabe
will continue the business and assume all
obligations of the firm. and will collect
all monies due the firm. and is alone au
thorized to sligo the firm name. All per
sons knowing themselves indebted to US,
will please call aud liquidate the same at
once. as old matters are to be closed up
without delay.
J. W. McCABE,
L. S. McCABE.
Dated Rock Island, Jan. Cd. 1886
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-07

DR.. Schliemann discovers that the wo>
men of prehistoric Greece wore stays.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-07

Partition l.: NJ Leach Eleanor r
Leach, referred to Master.
Chancery: W. W, Kempster Henrietta
Brown ct al default set aside.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-12-09
Members Of the Twenty.sixth Con-
prnSS.

In an interview with Harvey Waiter
son, father of the Kentucky journalist,
Washington correspondent of the
Cleveland Leader asked the question:
How many men are now living, Mr..
Watterson, who were in the House
while you were IN Congress ?"
Il suppose about dozen. 1 have
not kept track of them all, and there
were 241 members in the House then.
Some of the Southern members know
about Philip Francis Thomas, of
Maryland, is, / think, still alive. He
was Secretrry of the Treasury for a
short time under Buchanan, and he
was elected to Congress after the war.
He was sent by Maryland to the United
States Senate, but the Senate would
not receive him, on the charge that he
was rebel sympathizer. The fact,
however, was that Thomas had a son
who was determined to go into the
rebel army. Thomas tried to keep him
from doing SO, and, when he found he
could not do so, he gave him 800,
fearing that he might want for some
thing if he went into the army with
empty pockets. He did it simply as a
ldlueT, duu HOG us IL l'dIIlOt, pub pa W
feeling was so high at the close of the
war that this act kept him out of the
United states Senate.
Another member of the twenty-siXth
Congress who is still living" Mr.. Wat
terson went on, as II. Nj. Il. Hunter,
who now holds some petty Office under
the administration near his home in
Virginia. He has little prominence
now, but he was as great man while
| was in Congress as John G.. Carlisle
is to-day. He was Speaker OF the
House, and at the C lose of his Congress
sional term was elected to the United
States Senate. He was expelled from
the Senate in July, 1861, and was for
a time the Secretary of State for the
Confederate Government. After the
rebellion he was arrested as a prisoner
of state, and in 1867 he was pardoned
by President Johnson. He has been
State Treasurer of Virginia since then.
He is now IS years old, and is, | under
stand, very poor-so poor that he takes
this office for the money it brings
him
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-12-09
The Perils Of the Night.

One night often destroys a whole
life. The leakage of the night keeps
the day forever empty. Night is sins
harvest time. More sin and crime are
committed in one night than in all the
days OF the week. This is more en-
pnatically true in the city than in the
country. The street lamps, like file
of soldiers with torch in hand, stretch
away in long lines on either sidewalk ;
the gay-colored transparencies are
ablaZe with attractions; the saloons
and billiard halls are brilliantly illu-
Minated; the gay company begins to
gather to haunts and houses of pleasure
the gambling dens are ailame with pala-
tial splendor; the theaters are wide
open; the mills of destruction are
grinding health, honor, happiness and
hope out of thousand lives. The
city under the gaslight is not the same
as under Gods sunlight. Night life
III our cities is dark problem whose
depths and abysses and whirlpools
make us start back with horror. All
night long tears are falling, blood is
streaming. Young rlen, tell me how
and where you spend your evenings,
and l will write you chart of your
character and final destiny, with blanks
TO insert your names. 1t seems to me
an appropriate text would be: Watch
man, what of the night?" Policeman,
pacing thy beat, what of the night
What are the young men of the city
doing at night? Who are their ASSOC
ciates? What are their habits? Where
do they go in, and what time do they
come out? | olicemen, would the night
life of young men commend them to
the confidence of their employers
Would it be to their credit? Make Q
record of the gifts of one week. Put
in the morning papers the names of al
young men, their habits and haunts
that are on the streets tor sinful pleas
vre. Would there not be shame and