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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-15

The bank EXCHANGES At the New-york Clearing House
ast week were 80 900 600 less than In Tho precsank
week. aud $75 900 OOU IN tho week or 1850,
out Ast week Tho sacs OF stock ~ tho StocK EAcn""s'
"ore l'3OO.OOO shares smaller than IN 1880.
The bank erchanges the New York Clearing House and
inc stocks sold the York Stock EXCHANGE "' ' ~
OF three Years compare follows; :, 90,
Week endng-Nov 10 Nov - lsSe SOY ~ s-, 90
E1changes.-: s527.b4l7b6 s795taz199aa 400 os5
Nc. shares sold. lbUJ,79A aZio,4VS i''oO'0'o
The nonsy market worked fairly sAy ~ o9o Por
cent all the week. durries up 10 per oen' A'a
ceptions as low ~ per cent CousiderAo'o anUuuss
were loaned At 4a per cent on four mon.us. -
urTs offer pay IN. coupon Dcc-noer In1rest WIN
out rebate and the January interest at . per cent
discount probably viii have nt,ie ,,s eneo' upon
svailod Of TO any largo extent mohrJ prouaoiy
Will work easily without &c aud the xeneiAi noinsrs o.
Governments do IKE TO depart Irom lno usual Jus
tom nuiess tho smont IL largo
Aside from labor trou contln urs 70 be fav
orabo In all departments OF trade and despite
Ih.rs woek . reasonable business dons.
The demand for aud iron manufactures incress
rapidly and thsrs 10 sVme danger OF o boUtn In
proea Tho steel rail- mile already have contested for
nearly ons-haf their capacity for 1887 Our cereals
sill command only Low prices and lsst week shsrs was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-15

siaskening Of the export 6smands. bus the spsaiss
10 xainnx groand that later on the msvsnent
rsorpss Il Inc istertvr poinss csutnns sTss
movement 10 the sesboard largely In rxcr:s Of
df&te dsuaada OF wheat there nov 10 IN New-Yerk,
Phiiadelphia and Batimors unwsri Of 15.00O.0o0
bushels, on watsr and rail 100000 bushes more.
Inc continasnes o. warm Weather has eesn zoe aecS
still t 10 ia good condition and tts prosp-cte eosd N
tho do not Kill the trade by further adv snces
IN prices. Higher prices might t~mporarfv advance
thu prices OF stocks. bat not without p~rmsn~nt dz
age to the trade: best ous,o mors-m rnfactar-rs
work under tho advsrss Influences OF rumsred ant
Threatened labor trouble. Th.. walls it checked the
thu confidence or grip Of the present holders They
simply stood by and waited. 80 that every time the
Dssrs sold the market on OF Der cent thsv brensht
following and mad only the phantoins they hal soli
purchase at advancing nguros Thar shout all
tho trading there In the oil favortes Of sp~cn
tloa; n tho demand for thsm small tho supply OF
actual stocks w. smaller. Advantage WAS taken Of
this condition Of affairs to divert the atenton 81 tne
speculative mimi 10 ,ome Of the fancies.
Memphis AMI CharI~sron, Mohile ami Ohio Nashville
and Chattanooga. Louisville and shviie. Richmond
aud Wes Point the prime rsvores ana all msie
large advances. And nnaiy Rchmond am DsnvIlle
with sales for the whos week Of only 700 shares moved
up from 1871 Gales at ISL and afterwsrd 1875 bid
This stock has PECULIAR history: II listed At the
Stock Exrnanxe in October 1884, AMI soif in gnat month
July TO- 1882. at 200 rxpy,reEe; II soId at 100
Nav 1913 IN August At so In Decrnbrr At ~ ~ July
1885 its lowest was 44s January o. and us nshe:t
at 81 on Nos.@orr a. sucs tho compsnv's
o.n s'n y p per- sss'
last cont paid August Is. 1882. Its report
90 ga ss4 sna .ss,sm"e isusS on Nav 81 1856
surplus for ten months last year ~ S4sOOOO
and the stock Ia 1913 hit The transactions for the
week amounted to 1,9OOO05 shares against l.1llooS
for the preaching week.
subjoned usual table giving the highest lowest and
prices and number share. s,a ,or tne wee
stocks prehxe by the closing prices Of
L. 1885
pAycR
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-15

Tho weeks transactions In mining stocks at the Con-
solldated stock aud Petroleum Exchange amounted to
1873 0O9 shares against 49, 10 share for the preceding
wax. The principally centred In the Coms och
and thew all enjoyed good advances and closed
the highest prices OF the week Consolidated CALI
fornia ana Virginix sod at Sl00Sl5, Hale and Nor
cross al 81 IS 30 25. Sierra Nevada At 81 sOdS2 80.
Yellow Jacket Al 81 1898 Is; Opeir At 70 1889;
Savage So 1888 75 Beat and B-ch~r At u Gs5 23
Mexlcan al 81 - So Union Con .odsted al 81 10
6S2 % aud Tunnel l4ol9 cents The assay value
OF the lately produced by the California and virginia
mnc reported to be little under $50 pr ton, which
OF about 50 the value Of ore produced
In the preceding week. Aside from the COmstocks
there iltte Ia the market. and tho changes were
only the usual huctu atoms Oriental and Miller how
ever, to tue surface, and was traded In
2,10O shnresl ct 100l5 oents.
CLOSING PRICES OF BOsrOy STOCKS
BOsrON, Nov. ID l}k
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-15


1885 1880 irr5 lrrd
Gallons ....i9 sSl 096 6l2555ss ts60lL5A ts4ts2s5g
Value ....s449iO54 sSs9l.4ll ssl6i3gO2 fBs.iJ .1A
The crude certificate speculation surprised od
t- hen hp0yaniy aud activity lass
The early sluggish and prices only
steady around 90 cents but heavy Increase 10 trailing on
ursday Improvement ssh cents demOn-trsted
puatou "a keep prices down vas al an
end Naturally large Of operators who have tesa
fully satisfied that the higher level Of
values added gradually "a the bull side aud
active market that closed
about the highest pOns OF the week In the survey o. 10
situation given grounds Shich tho
advances has beeB evident Tor tine that
bullish temper the market which artih
cay 10 will not surprising the reaction from
this eventually 10 extreme But m the
OF thu buying has been most
celent operators vino noted fDr
the commodity based legitimate features OF the
bus Tho closed excited aud buo, auL
The range Of prices and the total dealings al the Con-
soaed for the last AMI Tor Tho CORE
spending week a we're as follows.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-15
OPENING UyITA NAV OBURCR ~ BROOKLYN.
The building of the Third Unitarian society in Brook


openel for service yesterday The edince formerly
Irving Music Hail. but since It's purchase Tor church
IL his compile. els rrIuuoud rrltod hdldsomo
facade been the
OF the church scroll the entrance Is
tower. upward OF eighty In height There arg
about 400 seats The pastor the Rev. H. Camp preacIo
yesterday morning lie The churun
la It's dyancenent iro the building ~ this ne one
u the The Dr. A. r. fuinam
made brief address and the part TOOK as pas
tor o. the church Of the savIour the money 10
build eighteen years the nifty chapel was u
ganlzei The conrecration Will be preached Oh
cdnesday evening by the Rev Dr. Edward Everett A VI
HAHN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-15

MnS.uxs e. Nov is-FSar quiet Wheat hS%' c..s
Oats-No 25'sc. kye- Ma l. 500 sarsy-Ne o. -
Professionalism Pork, Cash 81 so Nov ~ 20 -
81 ~. Butter-choico Creamery. 10 lsc; DAv'
Receipts-flour. SOL $50 bDls. Wheat 5osss vusn 49,
ls.UVU. shpments-flour. 800 ooA ""'N@ '''-'' |
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-15


The more movement In crude oil naturally sum
mated for refined and business dong
shippers reazed the substantial character Of The al
vance. Quotations we're ralsoi y cent NewlOrk and
Batmorr = and in Philadelphia 10 cents psr
gallon Abel test
OIL CITY Penn, Nov. l3-Crude On-Satona Traast
csrt,orates o,enst Al III nirn,N ,rii, 74a lossss
prce ia closed 7SA Sales 37720 900 barrels cearancss
f1500O0 barrels charters s9.45A barrels shipmentAs
1873 barrels
PirnsBUaa Penn. Nov. l3.crufe ou-Pstrcieu setvst
excited prices higher National Transit Cersc.tes
Opened Al IL and closed At 74ss highest price. Iis 100.
st price. 7lsI
BRADFORD Penn. Nov 1S-crdis on-Vsuona rrsnsn
Certificates opened =. 7 aDi closet az 7ts hzhesI pr
74S lowest price, 7lS eloarancea S0oo'ooo oArro's
rru,yIK PENN Nov. l3-ystional rraasit Ccrtiheatee
opened At 1873 "a axness 2rea 7ls lowest
price 743A
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-15
TILE TRADE IN CHICAGO

CHICAGO. Nov IL tspectaD January pork mp 20
Ia cents BY singer and BY Charles Wright This
was all there TAX Of the hOor The advance
yesterday just atte nurry scarns operations
whether Is likely be repeatei nobody
toll There few buyiDg ler- la ths Wright
and singer bought ahead Of make cst
them as much as possible. 10 IL claimed that when
was all over Wright sod HIS pork. There
100 600 fewer here ams
week last The market opened for wheat pat
price, disronraeng thing at tbs outset Decemer then
dropped 10 1884, cents The put last nrht wsf 40
7ils cents svrn selling AZ Tfs cents After dal
hour aing the privilege sellers put their shoulders unrr
lifted the price until the stood
There 10 hurQ hour All the
thu considered nBfsy
Just before ths close the snef ground hsf fhs
strike was on the eve Of s'tilemsnt All mo
packers turned sellers AMI Ina short orf~r pofk
sold down from slOl79 si002ia y In
there the dulne- mat characterized wheat
The big nlghf
q certainty the pit IL abandoned TO the scapers PTS
May sold at 4Os. cents calls May t5 cents Tho
receipts toay 2e WHEAT 23s ~ and o7 %
Puts December wheat 7Ss.a7sss calls
December The anticipated
are 2l0 cars Of wheat 100 OF corr and us Of Data
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-15

ss7 Ma, Is 4sss May "a. sts7 Nay ~ sses;
June g. 5000 June IL lO924. June 10. 154d Janc 2d,
I sO2 July go $50 July 10 STAT July III 1904
The reports OF the Washington Bureau Of statistics Of tho
months OF the 1885 and 1886. compare
a follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-15

FEAruREs on vEW-YORK pRALfNua


There seemed prospect SATURDAY Of =
life In the gram specnafon Basoess 6aIl ssf aocns
tons rang though the ss~ency Il vaissa w.
marked downward direction Better cable sv!ces TN
armse&s the early DEALINGS wheat hat tie
hravy scpts and expseted large rssss 10 ne visible
supply caused OF I'm vsines Tbs opficns
CLOSED heavy and down for November ~ s3' Decem
Der at stst and January At sea- = for February 81 -
and a cent for May 92s cent. Cash
lots we're shade lower bat winch ii2ooo nuses we're
purchased by shi dn fcavs out OF
sypady WIN wheat than ron any inf,ps tent iaaasass
The ortioDs endei weak ami shade aonfhs
follows. Nev"abr tf1 Drcember &3A January $50
February an May f91 cents The market siG~ed
better tone tash lots trfr easier bar SevespbeS
options gained = D-rember s3is Jsnssry
we're on " and Nay was unchanged. In ixri Tho export
demand reached % q terse- The optloas dun snt
heavy OF trhe 20 So 20 for 80 ~ De-
cembcr, ~ 81 for 40 February o.
March. and 90 % Tor the year
The -four Saturday Al York.
Philadelphia Baltimore
1857 1888 buses com 2457ys bushels s9.3Gs bash.
els total grain Il292o bushels floor 3e7O2 barrels 40
Chicago lwaukee and 81 louis he arrivals we're Wheat
l2 III bushels g97 bushels ii6 100 bastcx
total grain. 3s2.024 bushels -four. 29.9 $50 barrels
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-15

ache iass,snde INABILITY 10 perform menu. WORK And nass
and with nasal twsng and vn3nsvS
breath and constant EFFORT 70 clean your noe ena
you discomfort suffering aud your n ende % ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-15

ANNIVERSARY OF LARGE SUNDAYSCHOOL.
Sunday school Of the Cornell Memorial Methodist
Episcopal Church. Seventy sixths secondave cee
DRAFTED It's eighteenth anniversary yesterday In The morning
children addressed By their PASTOR the Rev j. Ben
Hamilton. in The evening MT Hamilton preachel uPon
ChildhODi, Christianity. Al the specl
anniversary exercises the different
Sunday school took part The school has loos
This meeting by Mr.. Hamilton, W u
the superintendent OF te entre school, aud IN lew wos no
introduced General Clinton h. Fisk who presided Genera
highest commentator OF the un
OF the female superintendent Mrs kilpark
lie a word j. Is. Cornell. lhe
founder OF the church who prevented by health rom
beng present Dr. NJ b. Chapman. of the New YORK Avenue
Me hodst Episcopal church VI Brooklyn. spoke on Inc
Three Angels these he tOd the children. were sympathy
Service and Sacrifice he singing of the children Was nc
said, - ike the waters"
feature exercises the
contributions from the The church was
completely ned al the exercises the afternoon, over lOV
children sitting the platform. while the asles were hie.
both In the gallery and the body o the house The SUNDAY
school that the obliged 10
two sessOns one at a. III. aud the other at 2 y.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-15

RAILROAD EARNINGS
MILWAUKEE AND NORTHERN
1884 1885, 1885,
F F,1, Sse q %i NSv slooia sosa5 ss2s
ian 1 10 Nov. z ... 44A855 174.74< 68h463
PEORIA, DECATUR AND EVANSVILLE
Number OF miles 254 254 2h
Firs week I'm Noy 81 500 sl232l 81 1898
IAN / TO ov I'm 657239 62loU5 679SdS
MILWAUKEE,, LAKE SHORE AND WESTERN.
Number OF miles.....- 369 4So oo3
First week In Nov s23l5O s33,250 G465sS
j an l 70 Nov 7....... $4,000 ll5S.235 l,987e43
INDIANA. BLOOMINGTON AND WESTERN.
1885, 1896 Differences.
First week in Nov. f45.203 $62.2l2 Inc $lIO0J
an l 10 Nov Il. 19S6472 2,167.6Sl Inc. tSl208
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-15
SPIRITS OF rURPENTtN

SAVANNAH. Nov. l3.-rurpentins steady al 3<a
WILMINGTON. Nov I3.-lurpoalnv quiet Al IS lcI
CRAkLzsgoA. Nov. l3--Iurpeatlne quiet ~ $3.50
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-15

Nov Is, 1851 Nov u, 1880 NOV. u. IH7t.
Toans - 500. $50 400 S340, 1853 100 S34l 9i6.8l0
Suecie - ~ 354 800 92 796 300 7s.UO5.2 200
IrrgaI tcnders 1850 az 100 2s7574DO 17Sl6OOO
Deposits. ....... 1926 3567OO 3SO242OO 3Ol, i!4OO
Circulation l224l 500 g952OO0 Sll6,lO0
The following shows the relation between the total reserve
and the total deposit liabilities;
Specie. ........ $50 800 s92 1896 300 SIS0O520O
It-psl. tenders 80 30 459lOO 2S75I4OO I7Sl6.OO0
Total reserve. 700 S1215oS.7OO s9oozl2Oo
Reserve required ..o o-ooo ora
against deposits. Sl,339,l7o eo,OooooO e'''-"ooo
surpIus - s37474525 S26495.l50 s7.89l,350
Ratio 49, n.
TO depOsit...... 96.ol ol.5o <"-f
The following is Saturdays statement In deall
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-15

x, .. ,,,sa,s aeed men suffering from nervous dsSu
Of menory premature old tho result OF ~
.y s' b,iS serd 10 ilusirasel
nApts s", na'r.ss WORLDS DlsPENSARY MEDICAL
AssoCIA1IoN, o6y Main-sI Buffalo. n Y.
ct would not Away" No; not disease u 70 mahe
nv lite : daily buren II need uiend and Will
not yoa will DO In time How OF our lovei esee
are Wondering who been spared fot
yearA The slight cough unhccae the many svmpouso
OF disease kcd within sighed and death
Dr Pierros Goien Discovery recall TIE
dead though u snached numbers from the s Ne
grave and viii consumption In its earlier stAgca
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-15
THE MONEY MARKET

SUNDAY. Nov 14--P. ~
The report Of the Bureau Of Statistics Of the exports
In the month Of October which the
OF tho principal artiees makes better sxhibt than
was anticipated for that the vsus Of ali
the articles nsmsd only 81 100000 under tho VAL
uss OF October $685. whom total exp"rts Of all msr-
chAndis" was S7247s712 and 100000 under Octo-
Der. 1884 when the total S7l65o5s2. ftis inter
esns' however to note the greater quantities required
this year 10 values OF preceding years The
COTTON movement for the month Of this vas over
ioooooo pounds more than In Octobsr. 1885, aud she
value 10 Sl.900,0O0 less; $4,000. 900 pounds
more than In October 1884. value only 900
greater There is heavy more In the total weight
OF provisions and dairy products both the years
1888 and 1894. hut the 10 100000 less than IN
1888 and 100000 less than 1884 subjnned 10 the
detailed statement of quantities AMI values in October
and OF the values for four months Of three years:
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-09

NEw ORLEANS, La, April 4-Informa-
tion has been received here that on Sunday
evening two horse thieves were killei near
san Augustine Tex. The thieves had
crossed the Sabine river into Texas and
were riding lesureiy along when they We're
halte by Texas sheriff and his posse
The biavadoes fired, and then the sheriff
and his heutenant' poured fusillade of
lead into them, killing one man.
mortally wounding the other and Staying
two horses The thieves shots took no
effect The posse was in ambush. The
wounded man was carri to San Augustine
and medical attention SUNNI ned The
doctor asked him his name and he body
replied Jay Gould and spat in his faca
He died few moments aftarwari Neither
man was identified and they were buried by
the waysile
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-09
THE NEW YORK SCANDAL.


Number of Blank Warrants
NEW YORK, April The bills providing
for the amendment of the franchise of the
Broadway Surface railway company passel
the state senate Wednesday evening almost
unanimously. One bill annuls the charter
on the grounds of fraud and bribery in the
procurement; another provides for obtain
ing the consent of property owners, and a
third for the sale of the company's plant
and privileges at auction.
Alderman Del.acy, one of the leading
bribery suspects. is among the missing. His
counsel says that he is at the bedside of his
sick wife in Philadelphia, and that he will
return when wantsd-
Lawyer Newcomhe, of counsel for Jaehne
Kirk and Pearson, will ask the criminal
court to compel the prosecution TO furnish a
bill of particulars as to the charges against
his clients, and to allow him to inspect the
minutes of the evidence taken before the
grand jury,
Twenty -four warrants for arrest foi
bribery, with the name space left a blank
have been drawn by the district attorney
and placed in the hands of the grand jury
1t is confidently believed that they will b,
filed out ani served on Saturday.
1t is said that relatives of Alder
man De Lacy admitted Wednesday night
that Mr. he Lacy had left town with hi,
family because of such annoyances as find
ing the word, Thief" chalked on his dooI
steps and the children being taunted al
school with the accusations. 1t is claimed
that De Lacy will be on hand if called for
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-09
BLOODY POLITICAL RIOT.
One Party Prepares to Hold Funera
Services Over the Other.

One Party Prepares to Hold Funeral
Services Over the Other.
LAREDO, Tex, April 9.An attempt by a
political party of this city to hold funeral
services, Wednesday evening, over rival
faction, led by AMI named after one Huarche,
caused bloody riot, involving at last re-
ports, five deaths and a number of seriously
wounded men Most Of the dead or injured
are Mexicans The announcement of the
obsequies il the morning was promptly met
by the Huarches with statement
that they should not take place, and
when the head OF the rival procession
reached point near Main plaza
party of men with revolvers and Win
chesters barred the way and charged the ad-
vancing line, when fully 100 men, armed to
kill, were involved in the melee A small
cannon loaded with nails was fired into the
ranks, or rather at them for it went wild
For an hour mob law reigned supreme, when
two companies of infantry were double.
auicked from Fort Mcintosh on the report
that the affair was a Mexican emente from
across the Rio Grande Their advent re-
stored peace, and only the dead and dying
were left on the bloody plaza
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-09
WABASH HANDS ST RIkE
In,Sympatby With the Gould Men--Hoxic
Renorf of the Situation.

Report of the Situation.
ST. LOWS, April 9.-The switchmen,
brakemen, car inspectors, switch engineers
in fact, everybody employed in the
Wabash railway yards in North st Louis
numbering over 100 men struck work at 10
O'Clock Thursday morning They declare
that they propose to remain out until some
settlement is effected with the strikers on
the Gould lines
Everything was quiet in East st Louis.
The various roads were again partially
manned, a they were Wednesday. A
heavy force of guards was at the yards, and
it was not probable that the strikers viii
modest the workmen All was quiet in the
Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain yards
The men working for the East st Louis
rolling mills tie Tudor Iron Works, and a
grain elevator, ali de line to work because
the mills use coal from cars handled by non
union swift, hmcn and they all shut down
Thursday.
New YORK, April 9-Vice President
Hoxie, of the Missouri Pacific railroad, tele-
graphed to Jay Gould Thursday that there
has been no renewal Of the disturbances at
East st Louis that prevailed Wednesday
and that everything was quiet along the
lines According to Mr.. Hoxie the business
| of Jay Goald's system has about IT tsumed its
normal condition at all points. A Fort
Worth dispatch says that everything was
| quiet there, as well as at Alvarado, and that
business was moving right along with
| out Interruption. Movement of cars
| on the southwest system con
sistel of 264 trains, containing
ASS loaded cars, being an increase OF
3 S loads compared with last year One
hundred and fourteen of the men who went
out on the strike on the Texas lines have re-
turned to work The report of April OF
the force employed on the system shows
| that 1862 men are now at work. The total
number in the employ of the company on
March 5 last, when the strike began, was
l4,Sl5, showing a decrease Of employees OF
1868. Fine hundred and nineteen, or Il
per cent OF the men who went out on the
strike have returned to work. The number
of employees on April 4, according to care
ful examination, was p per cent les:
| than on March T. On the road de
partment :, 54s men are reported to be at
| work
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-09
DIR. 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 51t Brady street, Dav-
export, Iowa, make the following state
meut;
My son Geo years of age) was an inva.
lid for many years, suffering from com
plieated 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 hest 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 DIR. 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 DI. Nichols. The doctor after
making 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 10 hope for a perfect cure. wish
further to state that DIR. Nichols knows
uothing of this testimonial, as | under
derstand he does not approve of the pub
fishing of testimonials. But the doctor
has brought health aud 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 go for re>
lief. Either myself or son can be seen al
any time at my home in Moline. where
we will cbeerfully converse on the subject
of my sons restoration TO health, as We
feel that we cannot say enough in praise
of Dr. Nichols as skiilful physician
and perfect gentleman.
| r. G. WELDON,
| Transfer Agent. Moline. IN
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-09

NEW York, April 9.-William j. Nc
Nicholl, 13-year-od boy employed as a
messenger at Lovells big book -bindery, was
arrested Wednesday in the act of setting
fire to the building while more than SO0
people were at work in it. The boy con
fessed that he intended to burn the place,
and admitted that fire discovered in the
building last Monday was set by himself.
He also admitted having cut the rope on the
freight hoist elevator last week. causing the
elevator to fall with load He gave as all
excuse that be was tired of work, and
thought that by destroying the building he
would have an extended holiday. Mr..
Lowell yielded to the pleadings of the boy S
mother and refused to prosecute him.