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The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-18

BosToN, Feb 1s.-Tuesday nights cold
snap, by closing the small sources of supply.
has visible lowered the wator level at the
endangered dams at Dedham Between
midnight and II O'Clock Wednesday fore
noon the food was lowered nine inches at
the Merchants mill, thu point on Mother
Brook that was in the greatest danger
The water is receding from the foo led lands
at Dedham Center. At Hyde Park the
Neponset river is now a foot below its
highest point.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-18

The originals of the two interesting
characters Ristofala and Mrs Riley, in
Cables novel, have been explained by
the author. Ristofala was an Italian of
the same name, who came to New Orleans
in the war time. Once, seeing Union
regiment coming up the street. he invest
ed in barrel of eggs These he boiled
hard and sold to the soldiers. Mrs Riley
was Mr.. Cables New York boarding
house mistress while he was writing parts
of DIR. Sewer" She appeared very
amusing, and was utilized in the novel
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-18
Brady Replies to Wise.

WASHINGTON Cry, Feb lS-Brady of
Virginia addressed the house ON the Norfolk
navy yard resolution Tuesday. In the
course of his speech he declared the state
ment of Wise of Virginia that the superin-
tendent of the dry dock hal been removed
for beastly lntoxication was not true, and
that the statement made by Wise that the
postmaster at Portsmouth, Union soldier,
had been removed at the dictation of Will
lam Malone was also untrue
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-18

JACKSONVILLE, Fla Feb 1s.-"Sheeny'
Mike Kurtz, who, with Billy Porter, robbed
Troy IN. " jewelry store, and is in prison
here, headSl revolt of the convicts which
nearly led to their all escaping. Detective
Gallagher of the Pinkertcn force, quellel
the affair by dashing into the crowd, revol-
yer in hand, and collaring Kurt He held
the prisoners at bay until other officers came
and secured them Kurt has now been
placed in irons H,s case will be argued on
ha O9l
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-18

New YORK, Feb. 1s-The Heralds Col.
umbus special states that in the Payne in
vestigating committees session, Tuesday
George W. Hull, a member of the legislature,
and who is the best poker player in town,
caused great amusement by saying that just
after the senatorial contest new so,
500, 500 and 81 900 bills were plenty
and were put up freely in the game But
the game gradually grew duller and he in
ferred that the money had been gambled
away or sent home. He claimed to know
much about the transactions OF the week
that the bribery is said to have been going
on, but he did not speak freely on this
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-18

A Cincinnati editor has introduced a
novelty in journalism in the shape of a
yellow office dog. which flies at the legs
of visitors and bites them. In some re-
spects this is an Improvement on the of
fee cat. The dog, however, does not
seem to possess the peculiar digestive
qualities of the cat, and for this reason
he is not so valuable in the long run.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-18

NWAsHINGToN CITY, Feb, lS.-The house
banking and currency committee, Wednes,
day agreed to a favorable report on Mr.
Brumm's bill, limiting the capital stock of
national banks to S5,C0l,000.
Pacific railroads heard John S. Blair, at
torney for the Union Pacific railroad, and
C. E. Tweed, of the Central Pacific, in op
position to the bill to compel the Pacific
Railroad companies to pay the government
the cost of surveying and certifying the
lands granted them by congress
The committee on coinage, weights and
measures, at meeting Wednesday after
noon, by vote of to q, defeated a motion
to report adversely the bill providing for a
Suspension of the coinage of silver.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-18

The average length of life is on the in
crease. The science of medicine has made
great progress; many diseases are now
controlled that were formerly thought in
durable. The greatest discovery is DR..
Bigelow's Cure, which cures consump-
ton in stages that other remedies are of
no benefit. Coughs, colds, Group, whoop
ing cough, bronchitis, and all throat and
lung diseases speedily and safely. Price,
80 cents and 81, Of druggists.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-18
Killed by "A Falling Building.

LIVERPOOL, Feb. 1s.-A portion of the
shipperies exhibition building, in process of
construction in this city, collapsed Tuesday
burying several scores of workmen in the
ruins, Most of them have been rescued
but it is known that several whose bodies
are still in the debris were killed Eighteen
of those rescued have broker limbs and have
Teen sent to hospitals
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-18
CARD.

To al who are suffering from the errors
and indiscretions of youth, nervous weak
ness, early decay, loss of manhood, &C.,
| will send recipe that will cure you,
FREE OF CHARGE. This great remedy
WIS discovered by missionary in south
America. Send a self addressed envelope
to the Rev. JOSEPH T. INMAN, Station D
New York City.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-18

Some heather, are not as much of the
heather as we think; read Mahometa tan
proverb. God has bestowed the good
things of this world to relieve our necessi-
ties, not to reward our virtues these will
be rewarded in another world" We
know of no greater necessity to be re-
lieTed, than stubborn cold and we
Know OF no better relief than DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-18

The properties of Mishler's Herb Bit
tiers are wholly medicinal 1t is cons
pounded on scientific principles upon a
German formula, 200 years old. Clergy
men, temperance people. and all Other
classes who oppose strong drink on prin-
ciple, endorse and recommend our great
household remedy. 1t is sure cure for
kidney and liver complaints
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-18

State Senator G. W. Plunkitt, of New
York, was a sufferer for six years from
dumb ague and fever. lie was completely
cured by taking five Brandreth Pills
every night for week. One or two tax
en- every night are perfectly safe for old
or young male or female,
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-18

One would suppose that coffin was
abon, the last thing IN the world thief
would carry off, but John n Dodd. a
Chestertown, Md, undertaken. reports
that on last Saturday night one of these
houses of the dead was actually stolen
from his shop on High street.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-18

SIX months Imprisonment is the pen
alty inflicted on some German Polish ed
itors for libeling Bismarck and the Rus
sian ministry. The editors objected to
the order for the expulsion of Poles from
German Poland. and the statement OF
their objection made the libel. The
wretcbed creatures should thank God and
Bismarck for the order driving them from
their homes, for therein only is loyalty
and the consequent right to live.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-18
The name of Yale crews trainer this
year Is Gallanough.

1--WE wish our readers to know that We
have found much benefit from using
Simmons Liver Regulator. Our trouble
originated and rendered chronic many
years in India, leaves little hope of {
perfect cure from anything Bnt The
REGULATOR has afforded more relief thar
all else We have tried. We say this with
out the wish OF knowledge of J. H. Zeilir
4 Co. the proplielors-Rev r. G. vii
der, Ed. Missionary Review" Prince
ton, N. J."
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-18

| can most heartily recommend Athlo
phoros as an excellent medicine to my
friends and to the public in general who
MAY be afflicted with rheumatism E. l..
Dimock, of the firm of Dimock & Hayner,
insurance agents, GAINESVILLE, Wisconsin
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-18

Mark Twain's woikroom is perfect
chaos. His table is said to contain every
thing from soiled manuscript to old boots
He writes with bis chair tilted back and
his feet on the table, and smokes a pipe
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-18
Garland Hints at u Sensation.

WASHINGTON CRY, Feb iS.-Attorney
General Garland declares, that pending the
investigation of the telephone question by
congress, he has nothing to add to his pub
lished statement OF Ia4t October. He'prom-
ises a sensation, the character of which he
refuses to state, when the investigation is
concluded
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-18
The Latest from Judge Yates.

MONTREAL, Feb, 1s-Judge Yates, who
squandered an estate left in his trust
and absconded from Peoria, Ills, deserving
his wife and family, has, it is believed, lie n
stopping at a hotel here with q Young
woman who is said to have eloped with him.
The supposed judge has left town, but the
young woman says she expects her friend
back. She is elegantly dressed and seems u
have plenty of money
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-18
BUCELEN's ARNIcA sALyE,

The greatest medical wonder of the world
Warranted to speedily cure burns. bruises,
cuts, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, can
GERS, piles, chilblains, corns, letter, chap
ped hands, and all skin eruptions, guaran-
teed to cure in every instance. or money
refunded. 90 cents per box For sale by
Hartz g. Rahnsen
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-18

Ladies love delicate and delicious per-
fumes. In Parker's Hair Balsam they moi
only satisfy this taste, bat have an article
which arrests falling hair removes dan
druff, restores the original color and i'm
parts beautiful gloss, soflness and life
Does not soil the linen. is not a dye
clearly and economical
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-18
Frozen to Death at lo4 Years of Aer

READING, Pa, Feb. ls-Thomss NJ Jack
son, coiored, who was found in his hut on
the hills of Union township badly frozen,
died at the county hospital Tuesday
There is undolhted evidence that Jackson
was lO4 years OF age Over 10 years ago he
was in the employ of Gen. JACKSON on the
latters plantation in Tennessee
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-18

The greatest discovery of the nineteenth
century is DR.. Leslic's Special Prescrip-
lion for sick headache, which is the dis,
covery OF an eminent physician and used
by HIM for over thirty years before giving
it to the public, and it stands today with :
out a rival. Read advertisement in another
column.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-18

Greensboro, Georgia, has matrimonial
club. The young men pay S. initiation
lee and 81 monthly as dues. When a
member marries he get 500 This
would not be much of an iudueement
TO most men
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-18
Fifty Thousand a Year.

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 sof them began
that way. Better stop il now with Park,
er's Tonic. This remedy will expel the
cold at once.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-18

Henry James is said TO lack confidence
in himself, and even doubts his ability to
construct sentence properly. He cor
reefs and revises every page of his manu-
scrip until it is ilegible to any one but
himself
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-18

A Martini cocktail is served mt our fash
iOnble club houses, and consists of one
half of orange bilters, same quantity of
Old Tom gin and made the same as an
ordinary cocktail, with drop of absnlhe
added
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-18
Certainly the Best.

Papillon (Clarke's extract of fiax) Cat
arrh Cure. from an experiment, has
grown to be the acknowledged superior
OF any remedy for similar purposes.
Purely vegetable and scientifically pres
pared. it is absolutely harmless, and
effects cures where all other known res
NEEDLES and the most learned medical tal~
ent fail. That it is favorite with all
classes is evidenced by the fact that dur
ing the past two years. $1,000 gallons
have been sold. Positively cures catarrh
hay fever, colds, etc. etc. Large bottles
ONLY 81.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-18

ST. CATHARVEs, Can, Feb 1S.-John
Hilton, of the firm of Hilton a. Thomas,
machinists, was arrested Tuesday night in
the act of polishing counterfeit silver coins.
A die and other articles were found on tbl
premises Further arrests and Important
developments are expected
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-18

A half breed Indian in Montana began
Il few years ago with two or three heads
of cattle the business of raising stock
Yearly he has disposed of his increase,
and recently he sold his herd for see, :
ONO
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-18
CUTCHEON'S PERORATiON.
The Impressive Conclusion of the Mich
tgan Mans Anti-Porter Speeeh,

fgan Mans Anti-Porter Speech.
WASHINGTON CITY, Feb 1s.--Cutcheon,
OF Michigan, made the speech of the day in
the house Tuesday against the ,Fitz John
Porter bill, and closed with the following
burst Of oratory:
You may erase the word guilty where
Garfield wrote it, and inscribe in it; place
the words not guilty; where Lincoln wrote
approved" you may wipe out the word
and write over it disapproved; but
1t is beyond your power to vindi-
cate Fitz John Porter. This is not the
forum, nor are those the voices that have
power to change the verdict of history. In
the Light Of the study and analyst, of the
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-18
HasFOgB'S ACID PHOSPHATE
WELL PLEASED.

DR. {. Roberts. Winchester, Ill, says
Il have used it with entire satisfaction in
cases of debility from age or overwork,
and in inebrates and dyspepsia. and am
well pleased with It's effects. +"
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-18

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb 1s-The presi-
dent has sent to the senate the following
nominations: Pepdleton King, of North
Carolina, to be secretary of the legation Vi
the United States at Constantinople; James
b. Groome, of New York, to 10 collector OF
customs at Baltimore, Nd. l. Freeman
Rasin, of Maryland, to be naval officer at
Baltimore; Frank |. Phelps, of Wisconsin,
to be surveyor Of customs at Lacrosse,
Wis; Alfred 3. Judd, Of Wisconsin, to b.
pension agent at Milwaukee, Wis; William
M. Campbell, OF Minnesota, TO he United
States marshal for the district of Minnesota,
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-18

Roman Senators, Roman Temples, Ro,
man Gods have all engaged the worlds
attention, but the nineteenth century
has provided the greatest Roman of them
all, Salvation Oil;It kills painl
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-18

Numbers of people speak of the pepu-
lar and expressive word crank" as a
slang expression. But it is legitimate
term found in the dictionary with its de-
tiDitiop
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-18

LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb ls-The condition
Of Hon Henry Watterson is considerably i'm.
proved. Although still dangerously ill.,
the chances are now in favor of his re
coyeSy
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-18

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb lS.-The ways
and means committee agreed Tuesday on a
bill directing the secretary of the treasury
to apply all above sl0o, 0O0, 900 of the surplu,
funds in the treasury to the liquidation OF
the interest-bearing bonds
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-18

About 100000 copies of Hawthorne's
Scarlet Letter" have been issued The
House of Seven Gables" did not reach
more than half that number.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-18

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. l6-Mr John b
Cough, the tempsren,o advocate, still Lies
in critical condition He has not as vet
reeainei the power of speech, although con
s.ious, and the grrvest fears are entertained
as to the result.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-18

When Julian Hawthorne was asked
what sort of time he had recently out
IN Chicago, he is said to have replied;
Not so much of time as experience. "
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-18

Mr.. Edmund Gosse will give course
Of eight lectures at Cambridge this term
on English Poetry from the death of
Chaucer to the Italian Revival, 400 to
1850"
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-18
STARTED THE FIRE WITH COAL OIL.
Frightful Burning of Four Children Two
of Them Dead.

OSANcocK, Va, Feb Is-Persons arriv-
ing here late Monday night from Tanger
island. in Chesapeake bay, hrou ri inteli,
geree of a terrible burning accident that
occurred there on Sunday afternoon. Four
slna children undertook to Luild fire with
coal oil The can exploded, catering the
burning fluid over the children ana gniting
their clothing. There We're no grown people
in the house at the time, aud the children
were so frightened that they ran out into
the open air with their blazing garments
Their cries for help soon attracted the atten-
ton of the neighbos, but not before two OF
the thildren had been so badly burned that
they have since died. The other two are
fatally in, ured. Tn, unfortunate little
ores are children of William pruitt and
Lewis Cooper, two well-known citizens of
the island All the children are under l.
wears of age
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-18

Mr., I, F. Thiselton Dyer is busily en- :
gagged on a work on treasure trove sub
ject upon which hitherto little has been
written
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-18

The Harvard College catalogue saws
the expenses of a student there are:
Least 1884, economical $500. moderate
SSl2, and very liberal ST. 800
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-18

ToGoHT Feb. ls.-Tohias Epstein, dealer
In gests furnishing goods, at this city, has
fed To the United states. His creditors loss
30. ONO
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-18

A Hindoo loom complete is worth six
ty-eight cents, and weaves shawls, silks
and muslin which our most expensive ap-
partus cannot equal.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-18
DETAILS OF A HORROR.
NOTHING LEFT OF THE EHlE FAM
lily BUT HEAPS OF ASHES.

suspicious of Crime-Children Fright
fully Burned by Coal Oil Explosion
Found in Cake of Ice-A CentenariaD
Frozen to Death-Terrible Crash.
PLYMOUTH, Wis, Feb. 18.-Before the
citizens of Greenbush had awakened to a
realization Of the calamity Tuesday morn
ing the remnants OF the old Ellie hostelry
lay in smoldering fire The house had
burned like paper box, and beneath the
Thin sheet of ashes and charred timbers
in the basement were the remains of
seven people. The fact soon circulated
through the neighborhood, attracting people
to the scene from miles around. There was
nobody to account for the tragedy Or explain
its origin, except the hired map, who was
the only member of the household to escape
He was regarded in the community as IA
vicious character, and when he related that
he knew nothing about the holocaust, more
than that he was awakened by the smoke
and contrived to make his way into the
yard from his room in the second story,
crime was suspected, and he was placed I'M
der surveillance as the probable perpetrator.
The smoking ruins were hurriedly
what were supposed to lie the remains of all
the victims had been re overed The dead
| We're Abraham Ehle, aged so; James Ehle,
| aged ~: Ellen Ehle aged 40; Mrs Kinney,
a guest; three children of James and Ellen
Ehle. The remains we're almost impossible
of Identification, being mere cinders of bod
les and calcined bones What are supposed
to be the remnants of Mrs. Ehla and her
| children were found in an intricate mass, as
ii they had died huddled together. Those
Of Mr. Ehle, the younger, Were discovered
in position indicating that lie had fallen
in another room. Fragments of Mr.. Kin
| ney and the elder Ehle were founl as they
would have naturally fallen in their beds.
There is a great difference of opinion as
| to the hired mans guilt, but the feeling is
not strong against him
The Portland daily press., 1886-10-18
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

Mr.. G. W. Smalley, the London correspon-
dent. is on his way to this country for a visit.
Secretary Lamar is to be married before
Congress convenes.
Grand Master Workman Powderly is de-
vout Catholic.
Our navy has only one admiral and he is
David B. Porter. His pay is $4,000 year,
and when he dies the office dies with him.
We have seven rear admirals, however.
Secretary Bayard is said to be not at all
like the Senator Bayard of old days. He is
thin and slightly bent, and has aged greatly
of late, looking gray and careworn. Those
who know him say he Is nervous and irrlta-
BILE.
Dwight Sherman of Des Moines, To-, a
brother of the senator and general, is now in
New York on a visit to the latter. The fourth
brother, an invalid of whom but little is
known, has no home of his own, but lives in
place known as Dwight's home.
Mr.. j. I. Trowbridge will persist in run
ming his tricycle. ON the sidewalk, in VIOLA
tion of an ordnance. and the Arlington po-
lice say ooh, he's one O. them literary fell
lers, and it's no use to say anything to him
about it."
The Rev. Edward E. Hale, who has been
installed as pastoral assistant to the Rev. Ed
ward Everett Hale Of Boston, is not a son,
nor, indeed, any relation of the latter. DR..
Hale has son bearing the same name, who
is his editorial assistant on Lend Hand"
but he is not clergyman.
Tricycling as exercise for women is increas-
ing in popularity in England. London
paper devoted to the sport says: 1--WE have
over thousand ladies among our subscrib-
ers. The young Princess of Wales and Lord
Granville'S daughters are tricyclists. We
often find that ladies are able to do from for
ty to sixty miles a day without much IA
tigue."
In his private study at Hawarden, Mr..
Gladstone has three writing desks. At one
he does his political writing, at another, far
pleasanter nook, clearly the favorite, look
ing out upon circle of noble lines, and
which goes by the name of Sir Johns dress
ing room, his literary work is done. The
third desk is Mrs. Gladstones. He calls the
study his "Temple of peace
Charles L. Webster, senior member Of the
firm that is publishing General Grants book,
has handed to Mrs. Grant the firms check
for $4,000, the second instalment due her
under the generals contract. Her seventy
per cent. of the profits on the sale of the
book will continue during the twent weight
years of copyright protection secured to the
work, so that she will doubtless receive from
100000 to 100000
The Portland daily press., 1886-10-18

If the forethought of the people Of the
town of Eastport had been equal to their
hindthoughti their town would not now be
in ashes. The dispatches say that brick
wilEbe used instead of wood to a considerable
extent in rebuilding. 1t is safe to assume also
that the town win not be content to get
along with two Anticipated hand engines and
reservoirs without any water in them.
There are probably a good many towns in
Maine that are in about as bad condition
as regards appliances for extinguishing fires
as Eastport, Now is the time when the
calamity is fresh in mind to agitate for i'm
pro cement in this direction.