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The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-07
THE OHIO RAPIDLY RISING.


The Danger Line Passed at Pittsburg-
Families Moving from Their Homes.
CINCINNATI, April The river has con
tinued to rise systematically until it is fifty
four feet two inches i'll the channel, and
some of the wiseacres predict that it is des-
tined to climb the gauge over sixty
feet before fall sets in. All
along the river front on both sides families
are hastily packing their household goods
and placing them beyond the reach of the
hungry tide Another foot rise will stop
street car traffic between Covington and
Newport Sixty feet of wafer means that
over 900 families will be homeless on either
side of the river and fully l 900 houses will
be inundated. The coal men are preparing
for the rise, and have already secured their
arges.
PITTSBURG, Pa, April THE unusually
heavy rainfall of the past twenty -four
hours t!.,ij inches together with the melting
of several inches OF snow, has already
caused no little damage and annoyance,
with promise of considerable more At
noon, Tuesday, twenty feet in the Monon-
gahela and nineteen feet in the Allegheny
rivers were registered and rising rapidly.
From twenty eight to thirty feet of water are
expected, in which event serious results viii
follow; twenty seven feet being the danger
line Telegraph lines are down in all direc-
tions; fences and bridges are damaged or
washed away; numerous slides and damag5
to bridges and culverts on all roads entering
here are reported In the lowlands, citizens
are removing their families and possessions
to places of safety Several mills aud Other
industries of this city will soon he compelled
to shut down ON account of water getting
into Easements and wheel pits
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-07
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Wellaud canal will be opened fer
navigation April -
William Trenholm was confirmed Monday
as controller Of the currency.
Mrs Harlesty, mother-in law of Senator
d. ". Voorhees, died Sunday at Earl Park,
Ind
Tie house Monday passed the bill author
izing the co 1struchoE of a public library
building at Washington
The supreme court Of the United States
has decided that the tax on tobacco intended
for export is constitutional
Mrs Julia OHearn, Of Greenfield, Pa,
was fatally sh, Monday evening by her lit
tie son, who vas playing with gun.
Ratten q Hamburgher, clothing, at De-
eatur, Ill, and }. M. Spratt & Co, dry
goods, at Galana, Ill, failed Monday.
The corpse found in the Thames Sunday
on Investigation, proves not to be that of
Frederick Il. Nourse, v no has been missing
the past month.
Sir Henry Ealford, well-known for his
connection with rifle shooting, and who con
Quoted the Creedmore matches, is dying of
Bright's disease o. the kidneys
The visible supply of wheat and corn is,
respectfully, 4S,973,9lS and G,294, 76S
bushels Since last report, wheat decreased
| s0l,3N2 bushels and torn fell OF yo5,a5
| bushels
One Of the shops oG the Lake Shore
| Foundry Mt Cleveland was de troyed by
fire Monday morning, causing loss OF
$4,000, and throwing 10 men out OF en-
pioymant.
The Gresk minister Of war returned to
Athens, Monday, from an inspe ,tion of the
frontier defeuses, and the expressions used
by him are taken 10 indicate a spee iy declar
alton Of war
| Dr. Mary Walser figured in a Washing
ton police court Monday rs comp anani
against a | l-year-o,d lad who had SHE'D a
brick at Ter which Lit her ankle. She
wanted the boy exiIed but the Judge fined
! him 81
| Two western railroads report the follow
ing earnings for The month of March: Chi
eago 4 Northwestern, 5 |, 1SS 9ah, an in rease
over the same month last year of 81, 400;
Chi ago, St Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha,
| S5li 900 an increase OF so ,>iN
Lake grain freights were advanced at
Chicago hiondaY to n basis of cents on
wheat to Buffalo. Nearly the entire amount
If grain-carryiag capacity now in Chicago
larbor has been provided with cargoes, and
marine mon are anxionsly waiting for the
ice TO move out from the straits
Col Mclaughlin defeated Dufur in 8
mixed wrestling match at Minneapolis Mon
day night At the close Mclaughlin, whC
now retires from the wrestling aroma, pre-
sented the championship belt to Dutur, who
he said, was the best man in mixed mat ,he.
he had ever encountered
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-07
SELECTING MUNICIPAL RULERS.
City and Township Elections in Half q
Dozen States.


Dozen States.
CINCINNATI, April THE Republican
city ticket was sue ,ess.nl Monday in this
city, the comptroller's ma iority being about
500. The board OF aldermen has Re
publican majority OF two
Reports from different points i'll this state
and Indiana are as follows:
At Tillin, Ohio, the Republicans made
heavy gains ranging from 500 to 1000 At
Springfield tho Repui,l ,licans were roated,
the citi ,ens ticket being elected At Bucyrus
the Republicans elected their candidate for
mayor by 80 ma iority At Findlay, Carter,
Republican, was elected by majority of y.
AT Cleveland the enforcement OF the SIN
day closing law was the issue, it being su =
po rte by the Republicans Their majority
viii rea, h 300 At Newark the Re ublicans
,lected the mayor by to ma aiority and baif
the council, an unheard-of cccurr, nee in that
town At Mt Vernon, Xenia, Sandusky,
Coshocton, Van Vert, Cambridge, Day
ton, Kent Eanesville, Batavia, Bellaire
Orrsv lie, the Republicans were successful,
and made gains At LaIndon, Columbus
Mas -ilion, and Kent the Democratic ticket
was eecte l. their only gain being at Colum
bus From Indiana reports of Republican
gains come from all quarters Marion
county, kokomo, Evansville, Fort Wayne,
New Albany and Osgood all elect Re
publican tickets and report immense gains
In many places the labor question entered
into the contests Especially was this the
case at Springfield, Ohio, Indianapolis,
Wabash an1 Evansville, Ind.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-07

CHICAGO, April 7.-Municipal elections
were held in several states Monday. Some
of the results are given below:
At Dubuque, Iowa, the entire Democratic
ticket was elected, except three aldermen
AT Jacksonville, Ills, the Republicans
elected mayor aud five out of eight of the
aldermen.
At Helena, NJ. T., the Republicans elected
all the members OF the city council by
ma iority of POI.
At Salem, Ills, the temperance people
elected their entire ticket after a vigorous
campaign AMI a hot fight at the polls.
At Dayton, Ohio, Ira Crawford tRepub
lican) was elected mayor, A. b, Ridgeway
Democrat police commissioner, and John
Tessymau Republican, water works trustea.
The township election at indianapolis re-
suited in the choice of the entire Republican
ticket by about 200 ma 5ority. Two years
ago the Democrats we've successful by nearly
1000
At Saginaw City, Mich, the Democrats
and Republicans fu Ell to oppose the Labor
party, and the fusion candidate was elected
by ma jority of 81. Democrats elect a
ma ority of the aldermen
At Winona the entire Knights of Labor
ticket, headed by Henry j. Willis for
may or and indorsed by the Republicans,
WIS elected WiEona is strong Demo
cratic city, but the 1000 knights there sup
port ID their ticket solidly.
AtSandusky, Ohio the Republicans gained
one member of the waterworks board and
one member OF the school board. The Demo
Gratis elect the balance of the ticket and con
troll the council by Il to IT, The Democratic
majorities range from 200 to $50
The contest at Wheaton, Ill for presi-
dent and four trustees resulted in the cleo
ton of a Prohibition council The high
license candidates were defeated by an
| average majority of S, with the exception
of the president, j. j. Cole, who was elected
by majority of - The victory for the
Prohibtionists is probably due to the votin,
of a large number of students attending
| Wheaton rpileuP
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-07
ROCK ISLAND, WEDNESDAY. APRIL Z. 1885,
The Chicago Election.

CHICAGO, Aprial T. Especial. The
following aldermen were chosen in the
city election here yesterday; First ward
w. p. Whelan, democrat Second ward
George Mueller, republican; Third ward
ID. II. Gile, republican; Fourth ward
T. G. Clarke, republican; Fifth ward
Charles Hillock, democrat; Sixth ward
f. +. Cullerton, democrat; Seventh ward
j. II. iIildreth, democrat; Eighth ward
L. A. Yorc. republican; Ninth ward
j. r. Wheeler, republican; Tenth ward
H. w. Deal, republican; Eleventh ward
Samuel Kerr, republican; Twelfth ward
J. r. Campbell, republican; Thirteenth
ward-J. A. I.andon, republican, Four
teenth ward-D. W. Ryan, republican;
Fifteenth ward-John II. Ernst, demos
crat; Sixteenth ward Joseph II. Colvin,
democrat; Seventeenth ward Thomas
Carney Jr., democrat; Eighteenth ward
J. Ii. Tiedemann, republican.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-07
THE KNIGHTS HAVE MONEY.
Pecuniariiy In First-CIass Shape to Fight
the Great millionaire,

1ecuhiariiy III fifst-iiahs shape 10 Fi;,Et
the Great millionaire.
ST. LOUIS, April THE general order of
the Knights Of Labor has at present sur
plus fund of 500, $40, which is controlled by
the executive committee as a board Of trus-
tees, their deposits being made in five east
ern banks. The lee ipts OF the treasurer
from all sources is about $4,000 n
month. The rapid increase of the
assemblies in the United States ran
the receipts up to a much higher
figure than this reachisg i'll one month
nearly $4,000 The expenditures of the
order for all purposes for the last year
averaged about 81 ,2e0 a month Answering
a question as to the use of these funds,
Committeeman Hayes said: Don't imagine
this monay is to be used for this strike Ii
will probably not be- None of it has ever
been spent in this way, and we don't con
template any such disposition of it at
present Strikes are not provided for by
us in any regular way. Strikes are our last
resort. This fund is to be drawn on only
in great emergencies
"Why," said Committeeman Bailey, when
questioned on the same subject 'if we were
called upon for money in large amounts
would not be necessary to touch our receipts
OF funds on hand. If each of our members
was to contribute only IL to any specia
purpose we could get over S500,00O in g
week, but We anticipate no necessity of this
kind
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-07
rhe Estimated Log Product.

EAST SAGINAW, Mich, April The es.
timatei log product of the streams which
supply Saginaw river mills the coming sea,
son is 49i, 900 feet. To these may be
added ", 000, 900 feet of old logs, 10000, 100
feet to be RATED here from Georgian bay
and Lake Superior, and l75, ,0o0, 900 feet rail
road logs, making grand total of 7Ss 0o0,-
900 feet, a short supply even if all should
reach the mills The mills will start up
about April l5 The upper streams are still
full of ice Lumber is firm, but uncertainty
ms to the future of the labor market is max
ing eastern dealers cautious, and not much
lumber Ia sailing Just now"
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-07
DR.. NICHOLS,
English Specialist,
511 Brady ST.,
CONSULTATION FREE
A TESTIMONIAL.

To the People of Davenport and Vicinity:
From no other motive than gratitude to
DR.. Nichols. of 511 Brady street. Dav-
export, Iowa, make the following state
ment:
My son GEO years of agc) was an inva-
lid for many years, suffering from a com
plicaied spinal disease to so great an eX
tent that he was unable to walk, stand,
or even touch his feet to the floor.
have tried many of our best physicians,
but in vain, all agreeing that there was
no help for him. and that he could live
but very short time, but hearing of the
unparalleled success of DR.. Nichols, and
of the remarkable cures he was perform
ing, concluded to take my son to him,
which did on the 18th of November, and
with the assistance of friend carried the
helpless sufferer into the consultation
room Of Dr.. Nichols. The doctor after
making a careful examination, pronounc-
ed the case one that could be greatly
benefited, if not entirely cured, and
commenced the treatment. After one
months treatment my son was able to
walk about the place, and has since been
steadily improving, and we have every
reason to hope for a perfect cure. wish
further TO state that Dr. Nichols knows
nothing of this testimonial, as ] under
derstand he does not approve of the pub
fishing of testimonials. But the doctor
has brought health and happiness to my
home, and feel it my duty to make this
statement to the world, knowing there
ore thousands suffering from chronic dis
eoses who know not where to 60 for res
lief. Either myself or son can he seen at
any time at my home in Moline, where
we will cheerfnlly converse on the subject
of my sons restoration to health, as We
feel that We cannot say enough in praise
of DR.. Nichols as skilltul physician
and perfect gentleman.
r. C. WELDON,
Transfer Agent, Moline III.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-07
virginia In "A Very Bad Way.

RICHMOND, Va, April z-Gov ernor Lee,
in proclamation Monday, urges the people
of Virginia not TO present coupons in pay
ment of state taxes. "For," says he, "if we
suppose that all pay with coupons, it is a
certain that for several years to come cou-
pons will absorb the entire revenue of the
state. The treasury will become bankrupt,
the courts will be closed, public schools and
all charitable institutions of Virginia sus
pended, and operations of the government
CEASE for the want of the means of subsist
ence There are S399, ,G42 of past due cou
pons outstanding, more than S9.D,3S' wortl
annually maturing"
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-07
Strikers ParadIng the Street

EAST ST. LOUIS, April Z, Special. IA
mob of three thousand strikers today
paraded the streets. They compelled
employees of the Ohio & Mississippi,
yandalia and Burlington roads to stop
work at Alton, and deputy marshals
armed with Winchester rifles drove them
back. No blood was shed but the strik>
ers are determined.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-07
ROCK ISLAND

When the weather grows warmer, that
extreme tired feeling, want Of appetite,
dullness, languor, and lassitnde, afllict
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 of this debility and expel
humors from the blood without the aid OF
reiiable medicine like Hoods Sarsaparilia-
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 Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-07
Spring Medicine

At no other season is the system so sus-
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
blasts, all call for the revivng, regulating
and restoring influences so happily and
effectively combined in Hoods Sarsaparilla.
"IIood's Sarsaparilla did me great deal
Of good. | had no particular disease, but
was tired out from oyerwork, and it toned
me up" MRS. G. +. SIMMONS, Cohoes, N. Y.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-07

TOLEDO, April THE election Monday
resulted in the Republicans carrying the
city by 100 ma iority on the head OF the
ticket, and electing every thing but one aid
erman, one councilman, one magistrate,
and the waterwork's trustee. The result
was a great surprise to the Democrats.
Among the aldermen elected was D. r
Lock lNasby) of The Toledo Blade
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-07

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April THE general ex-
ecutive board, Knights of Labor, Monday
sent telegram to the Hon A. &. Curtin,
saying that his resolution for the appoint
ment of committee to consider the present
difficulties OH the Gould southwest system
met its hearty approval They asked for
its passage and the immediate presence of
the committee in St Louis
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-07

PERU, Ind, April 7.-Developments in
the Coucher assignment show that he has
failed for at least S150,000. Coucher ran
elevators at Denver, Miami, Benefits,
Bunker Hill, and Peru, and also general
store at Miami. 1t is the opinion that h.
had baan speculating in futures and lost
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-07

Insurance in reliable companies at lowest
rates; apply to E. Liebernecht, real es-
tate, loan and insurance agent and nota-
ry public; collections made. Office l71s
Second avenue. eodtf
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-07

The finest mail and paper box ever in
vented is for sale at the ARGUS office at
the low price of 81 each. The same box
is sold everywhere at Sl.50. Call and ex-
anime them.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-07
Hoods SarsapariIIa

"For seven years, spring and fall, had
scrofulous sores come out on my legs, and
for two years was not free from them at
all. 1 suffered very much. Last May began
taking Hoods Sarsaparilla and before had
taken two bottles, the sores healed and the
humor left me-" c. A. ARNOLD, Arnold, Me.
"There is no blood purifier equal to Hoods
E.S. PHELPS, Rochester, NY.
Hoods SarsapariIla
Sold by all druggists. 81; six for S.. Made
only by C. l. HOOD g. CO., Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-07

For Is years ! was an
noyed with catarrh. Sc
we're pain in my head, dis
charges in my throat and
unpleasant breath. My
sense of smell was much
I'M. aired. | have over
come these troables with
Cream Balm --J.B Chase
50. Denis Hotel, B'ecdy,
~ Y
Evening star., 1886-07-17
How 60 Ride % % Orse.

Buffalo Bill. the famous scout, in AN article I'm
the Philadelphia Ne,nS. says: The English style
OF friding a horse, which is much i'm vogue here
IS very snowy. but IL VIII not do for long dis
tances. IL is too hard on man and beast Let
any one try 10 ride a horse nifty miles at any
thing like a pace in this manner, and both he
and his animal Will Toe u>cf up at the end of the
] quincy. IL Il a constant pound. pound pound
ON the saddle, and the percussion is too much
Tor a horse or a man tu stand. The Earl OF Dun
raw and numbers ot other noted Englishmeu
W." hunted with me on the plains rode that
way at first. but they soon saw. as he said,
what bad form IL Was, and learned 10 ride
cowboy fashion greatly To their own comfort
and that of their Streds. I'VE are all wrong in
our ideas OF riding Bill, said the Earl, when
he had mastered the American style. I ieel
sure that after the " iId West has been in Eng
land three months You viii see "A revolution in
The manner Of riding over there. How dc We
get such perfect seats" by gripping our horse
with our knees and legs. sitting low and accom-
modating ourselves To every IN ptiou OF the ami
NAL II becomes second nature after awhile.
1 can tell every move that "A horse inteads
utes lfyou want 10 see how the art of perfect
fldlhG l. acquired, watch our little Indian boys
plas ing on the burios and ponies. The instant
theE gel near they mount them. " hen they
are oarcpdchcd they have no way oi holding
themselves ON except 10y gripping with the
knees. ihelr legs are not long enough Ia catch
under IN" round oi the animal barrel. aud Yet
a aslN-S ear-oid youngStcr VIII stick on like WAX
Evening star., 1886-07-17

Lieut.. Sales InfatuatiOn. and the In
ternatiOnnI Bother that G rev Ont Of &c.

From the New York sun.
In April last the cable announced that the
Portuguese consul at Zanzibar had hauled
down his flag and was about to depart in high
dudgeon. For several days there was a great
tempest in a teapot, and then things quieted
down and gave lockers on chance TO find out
what the rumpus was all about. 1t was learned
that the strained relations between the two
governments had grown out of the love affairs
OF Lieut. Sale, the son OF Portuguese count,
who held a commission in the army of the sui
tan of Zanzibar.
This festive young man met the comely
daughter OF a well-to-do Arab merchant and
fell Violently in love with her He cared not n
cent Tor all the bellies OF Portugal, but he
couldn't live without this dusky beauty of
Zanzibar. She declined TO marry him because
ne was Roman Catholic. That stumbling
block was easily removed. Lieut.. Sale abjured
Catholicism, suddenly bloSsomed out a de-
vout follower of Mohammed, and soon after the
love-smitten convert and the Arab belle were
married.
The honeymoon did not last very long. Lieut.
sale soon grew tired ot a wife who coulun't read
OF write, and had seen nothing of The world out
side OF Zanzibar. He suddenly became recon-
Hefled To the Roman Catholic laith and deserted
ms bride. He then decided that the climate OF
Zanzibar was very unhealthy, and applied to
the sultan for Il long leave of absence. The
doctor oi the sultan leIt the young mans pulse
ana pronounced him perfectly Well. The sultan
thereupon told the lieutenant that he was a
fraud and a base deceiver, and clapped him in to
JAN without any ceremony.
Inc sultan, 1t happened, had agreed some
Time before that the Portuguese conSul-general
should have the right 10 fix the punishment Of
iortuSeSe offenders. AS the cOnsui-seneral mad
not oeen consulted in this case, he made things
unpleasant for his highness. Said Bargasn,
ana unaliy hauled down his flag, proceeding
that the sultan could not contemplate with iu-
difference, when Portugal looking envi-
ou,ly at a bit OF his African territory, and was
not unwilling to pick a chance TO quarrel. 80
Salu Barga>h nastened 10 apoosiZe, Lieut.. Sale
marched out o. jail with an indemnity ln h4s
pocket, and the Hag noa;ed again from the
Portuguese consulate.
Evening star., 1886-07-17

ciuo ought to have q better percentage than ii
mas. so it would have if it was not SO blamed
tpniucky. t 1t has lost every extra-inning game
run , than any other club In the country
ronno dozen.-SDorting Life.
bennett, the Detroit catcher, has been pre-
sented with gold medal studded with dia-
monds by his friends in New Castle, Pa, where
ne formerly lived
Detroit seem to be determination and perse-
Serance and these are what tell in the latter
part part OF the game and what frequently pull the
oani has most to do with their success.
Inere has been some talk about Scanlon's
management OF the Washingtons, as there is
aoout tne management OF every losing club,
put there is little doubt OF Scanlon's ability in
the position which he holds. The clubs mis-
L i'T1une Is not due to him.-Sporting Life.
marty WrlghtS men playing ball for all
.ney are worth, and the result is seen in their
steadily increasing percentage OF winnings.
M0rrlii considers Mcguire the best catcher in
the league and says the Phillies are still in the
race ior the pennanI Washington prefers Gill
lgan all the same
suGR ,s I'M tnls season. Up to July 10. he had made
SAFE hltS IN 10 consecutive games, the aggregate g
oeins -, with total OF 81 In the last six
runs.
There was a congregation of old time ball
.osseIs . when the Nationals and Metropolitans
we're IN ST. Louis recently. Among the group
were Joe Start, Davy Force and Jack Nelson,
VINO Played bail in the Cos.
Ills, 4. Is salu that Dunlap, the famous second
naseIhan OF st. Louis, will probably retire from
Tue paii neid at the end OF the season. He has
a. d snug oank account, the result OF savings from
ms une salary, and he wants TO return to Phila-
oeiphia, his native place.
buroocK, sutton and Capt. John Morrill, have
P,ayed with the Bostons longer than any three
prayers on any other nine i'll America. They
are very vigorous veterans.
capt. Ward, of the New YorkS, is considered
the best educated man on the ball field. He
graduated from Columbia college shortly before
trip.
Inc work OF the Chicago team in the recent
series series with the Detroits was remarkable: 26
Dase MUS, including home runs by AnsOn, PET
ier l ana Williamson; threebaggers by Anson,
fieHer III and Dalrymple; doubles by Williamson
l12' Ryan, Flint, Burns Flynn and Ptetfer; in
an total OF 4S bases. In fielding they made
out 10 errors. On the other hand, DetroiJs
made but 20 hits. and one three-bagger by
Richardson was the only long hit. They made
19 errors in the three g,fneS