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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-27
Fatal Boiler Explosion.

VANpALIA, Ills, Dec. THE boiler of
joan A. Smiths saw-miu, five miles north
east Of here. exploded Thursday evening, in
stantIy killing the owner and fatally injur.
ing William Sumption, the engineer. =
piace Of the boiler weighing several hun
Cred pounds was carried distance Of nearly
& quarter OF a mile and lodged in the
branches Of a Tree, which II splintered badly
A tureshiny machine was struck by another
flving fragment and badly wrecked The
boiler was detective, and had been twice con
AZ
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-27
Public Notice.

Anyone having business with the ARGUS
Office after p. N. On the event that the
Office is ciosed) will please call at Will
mans & Galt's news stand in the postoffice
building. who are authorized TO transact
business Of every nature for the ARGUS.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-27
Remarkable Work on the Wheel.

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 27.-The sN-day
bicycle race, twelve hours a day, now
being ridden in this city is showing some re-
markable work Up to 10 o'clock Friday
morning ithe 1c6th hour w J. Morgan had
scored I.049 miles and SIX laps; Albert
Schock, G49 miles, and Nile Louise Ar
maluao. 4l6 miles and FIVE laps
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-27
LOGAN CALLED.
The Warrior and Statesman Dies at
Washington.
A National Loss--Death Bed scenes.
Mrs. logan Frustrated.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 27.-Gen,
John Alexander Logan, United States
senator from Illinois, died at 2:54 o'clock
yesterday afternoon at his residence in
this city after an illness of only fort
niplt
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-27
The FAGUS DISASTER.


LISBON, Dec. 27.-The total loss of lie by
the sinking OF the Vile de Victoria by the
British ram Sultan is ascertained to be
thirty. There were sixty-three persons on
board and the shock caused so much COP
fusion botn on the Victoria and the Sultan
that It was some time before the boats Of the
latter cou.d be put to work. They did good
service, however, when once afoas. The
Sultan ran into another vessel before she
could he brought up, but did no great dam
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-27

The finest mai and paper box ever in
ventec e tor SIZE al the ARGUS Office at
he low price of 81 each. The same box
Is sold everywhere at 81 SO. Call and ex.
anime them
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-27
HALF-CENT A W0Rn.

THE ARGUS hereafter will publish in this col
umn sll advertisements of Lost, Found, For Rent
For Sale, Board or Rooms, Wanted. snd similar
notices, At the low rate of 0xsk1Lf cent t00rd,
each figure word, but no advertisement less
than ten centE
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-27
MALARIA.

"If people could only know
what a splendid medicine
Simmons Liver Regulator is
there would be many a ply
sician without a patient and
many an interminable doc
tor bill saved. | consider it
infallible in malarial infec-
ton. | had for many years
been a perfect physical
wreck from a combination
of complaints, all the out
growth of malaria in my
system, and even under the
skillful hand Of DR.. J. P.
Jones, of this city, | had de-
SPARED of ever being a well
woman again. Simmons
Silver Regulator was recon-
mended to me. I tried it;
it helped me, and it is the
only thing that ever did me
any good. [ persevered in
its use, and l am now in per
feet health. | know the
medicine cured me, and l
always keep it as a reliable
standby in my family"
Respectfully,
Mrs. MARY RAY,
Camden, Ala.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-27

WANTED-AT ONCE-A RELIA-
w bic nan TO sell choice nursery stock; goo1
psy, steady work, outfit free.
JAS. E WHITNEY.
Aim NErSerynsn. Rochester y y
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-27
7 PER CENT MORTGAGES

Improved Iowa Farms. Security 8 to times the
loan. and inspected in each case. Completed
loans always on hand for sale. Sizes Of loans
$500 to $4,000. TINE Ct loans years. Only
eho5csst loqNs handled References and details
given on application either in person'or letter.
H. NJ. HENLEY, Attorney at Law.
2t4 Main ST. Davenport, Iowa.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-27

| .OsT-A YOUNG BLACK WATER
Aspsnel with white breast, wearing a nokle-
plsted collar with name B. Il. DoTne5. Finder
will please leave At corner Sixth avenue and
Tweentyfourth street, where liberal reward
will be Maid
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-27

WANTED.-FOUR GOOD ENER.
w getie men 70 canvass for a fine line of Holi
day good :s good pay 10 right men; reference
required. c. F. DRWRSD, Manager.
ls-1m Ile Main St Davenport. Ia.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-27

E0R SALE, SIXTY LOTS INNY AD-
l. dlt1ons o the city Of Rock Island On four year
ly payments with interest atsix per cent per an
ura DAVENPORT.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-04-03
Tied IN irty-SiS Hours 10 a Tree

William Postell, young man we'll known
in Atlanta, Ga, was forcibly abducted Tues.
day night by three men and led four miles
into the country, where he was tied to a tree.
The men then LETT Postell to his fate, but be,
fore going took all the money he had. Itwas
raining hard and all night long the young
man remained securely tied. He called for
help, but none came. Wednesday he re.
mained with his back 10 the tree. The cords
around his arms caused the flesh to swell, and
towards evening the pam was so intense that
he tainted several times.
Wednesday night brought him no relief,
and all night he suffered. Early next morn.
ing two negroes happened to pass near, Pos.
tell heard them talking and began calling
for help. lie was so weak that he could
scarcely call, but fortunately the negroes
heard him and came to his relief When the
ropes were cut Postell could not stand. The
negroes rubbed his limbs until circulation
was revived, and late in the evening he
reached his home. lie had no idea who his
assailants were. They were masked when
they made the assault
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-04-03

IT will be remembered that when the
great naval battle between the Alabama and
kearsarge was fought, not only were the
overlooking cliffs of Cherbourg filled with
spectators, but Mr.. Lancaster's English YES
sci, the Deerhound, was near enough to save
great many of the Alabama's crew when
that vessel went down before the well-di-
rected fire OF the foe. 1t is now related that
on that beautiful Sunday afternoon which
saw this memorable combat the Iancasters
were about to put into shore with their YES
sci to attend church, when they heard of
the impending naval duel. The old folks
insisted that they ought not to spend the
Sabbath on the water for such sight; but
the youngsters, who wanted to witness the
the battle, prevailed and they staid out to
sea, not only Witnessing great historical
event, but saving many lives.
OF the same great naval battle it is related
that when the rebel corsar was sighted the
men of the kearsarge We're just responding
to the bell for Sunday service The prayer
book Was put aside for the trumpet that
Lords day.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-04-03
PERSONAL.

LoNGFELLow once said "an autobiogra-
ply Is what biography ought to be-"
Mrs. LANGTRY has introduced new
dodge into the commemoration OF tiftieth
performance by distributing her photograph,
Rev. DIR. S. H. SoNNEsCHEIM, rabbi of
the largest Jewish temple in St Louis, the
Share Emeth, has resigned, owing to the
election OF a hostile board of officers.
MICHAEL ANGELO made haste to believe a
bogus pedigree that derived him from the
counts of Canossa. But when Thomas Gray
poet, had risen to fame and one OF the Lords
Gray claimed kin with him he would not
have il so.
MoNCURE ID. CONWAY, the we'll known
lecturer, says: dynamite has brought Ire.
land more justice in year than order in
hundred" lie further says that the eighty
six Irish members of Parliament are the
hnest men in that body.
JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL has lust said :.
perhaps 1t will even be found that the tel
ephone, oil which we are so proud, cannot
carry speech Tar a. Homer and Plato
have contriyed to carry it with their sim pie
appliances"
JUDGE JOHN BAXTER, of Knoxville.
Tenn, judge OF the Sixth judicial circuit OF
the United States court, died on Friday at
Hot Springs, Ark, after an illness OF a few
hours. de was % years old, and was ap-
pointed by Hayes in 1877.
JOHN WHITE, the well known boat
builder of Cowes, England, has designed a
hshing vessel on life boat principles, which
he claims, will not sink If overwhelmed by
the sea and filled with water. Already two
such vessels OF thirty tons have been sent to
the coast OF Ireland.
WENDELL PHILLIPS was waiting once tor
the train at Essex junction VI, where pas
sengers at times have to exercise great
patience, He saw graveyard not far from
the depot very full of graves, and Incurred
the reason. A Green mOuntaineer calmly in
formed him that it was used TO bury pas
sengers in who died while waiting for the
train.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-04-03

SOME years ago the advocates Of instru-
mental music in United Presbyterian
churches obtained temporary advantage
and majority of synod over their opponents
But the latter do not propose to let il rest
there. They have lately been holding con-
vention in Pittsburg and found themselves
all of one mind, to expel the organ from the
house of God or worship in some other
assemblage. The sentiments of the confer
ence seemed to accord with these greetings
sent to 1t by Rev. James Brown, u. H., of
Carlisle:
l believe that the introduction of instru.
ments is corruption of the worship of God,
and is in violation of the fundamental
principles Of Presbyterianism and Protestant
ism, which declare that nothing shall he
introduced into the worship of the Lord for
which we have not the explicit Word of God.
We can make no compromise. Either this
corruption must be removed from the United
Presbyterian church or we must remove
from the church. We will not be rash we
Will not say that we will leave the church If
the instruments are not Immediately re-
moved. Wewill be guided by circumstances
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-04-03

EDWARD ATKINSON, the political econo-
mist, Is one OF those who believe that the
household affairs of the laboring man are
conducted with too much extravaganza. He
has liked the prize OF living for man who is
not disposed to rusi, into such extravagances
asa whole house for himself and family. or
an occasional piece of roast beef at two hun
dred dollars per year. The calculation by
which Mr. Atkinson demonstrates the
wholly unnecessary expenditure of the vast
majority OF Americans allows Si5 year to
pay tor an overcoat and best suit of clothes
once In three years, and an everyday suit
and shoes to be bought annually. Fifty dol
lars he assigns as the cost of the rent of a
room, toberably furnished SIS for laundry
ing, and $40 for fuel bringing the total up 10
sl2o, and leaving $50 OF a margin This MIR.
Atkinson proposes to bring within the limit
by making the economical liver buy scraps
or trimmings OF meat TO be made into bouil-
lon over spirit lamp, a little bread, yegeta-
Dies, oatmeal, butter, sugar, tea and coffee at
an aggregate cost of dollar a week or $50
year, leaving s2s year or little over 90
cents week for Injuries and sundriea
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-04-03

mand they get for them. just now we
have at hand seemingly crazy circular
from one OF the most successful of recent
advertisers, who has made fortune out of
an article of no special value, and that has
absolutely nothing but his advertising to
sell 1t. He complains that he is getting
too many newspapers from his admiring
editorial friends, and he begs that they
will not send him any of their newspapers
that do not have his advertisement in it, or
articles recommending it, unless they con-
tain something about pacing horses I;
facts or arguments for or against paper
money in place of metallic money PEN
ology or the principles and writings of
Emanuel Swedenborg." And the question
is what is the oddity of that man to be
called
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-04-03
The Slaughter OF Birds.

Ornithologists are not moving bit too
soon in their crusade against those femi-
nine fashions that require for their frui-
tl0n the wholesale destruction of birds.
The offense cannot be laid at the door of
the bird-collector for museums. The re-
cords OF the museums of the United States
show that they contain not twentieth of
the birds killed in single season and sold
to the hat trade. 1t is estimated that the
birds belonging to American science and
representing the collections of MANY
years, do not number more than 300 GOO /.
while those destroyed and sold to milli.
ner's are the slaughter of single season
This latter list runs into many millions
annually.
1t is not only the sentimental aspect of
needlessly destroying these feathered songs
sters that appeals against the practice, but
the utilitarian view as well. This slaugh-
Ter OF the innocents is directed against the
sweetest OF singers and the most indus
trious OF our worm catchers. Among
them are the orioles, red birds, cedar birds.
goldfinches, bluebirds, redstarts, yireos,
cherry birds, blue-jays, red-winged black
birds, meadow larIs, swallows, bobolinks
sand pipers, golden-winged woodpeckers,
robins, shore larks, thrushes, insect killing
nighthawks, whip-poor-wills, white herons
egrets and terms.
The women who wear birds in their
hats perhaps do not know how useful these
winged denizens of the air are in DESTROY
ing worms, insects and noxious Larvae :;
nor probably do they fully understand the
important relation they bear to the far
aef : crops In protecting them. If woman
new 'nese things and appreciated them,
eae would frown down that fashion, the
esafihcation Of which means the indis-
camlnate destruction Of some of the most
nsefui and sweetest of Gods creatures
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-04-03

PENNSYLVANIA has became so accustomed
to self-deprecation that it is crafty ing to hear
from 50 high and Thoughtful an authority as
Alfred +. Chaplin, the young controller o.:
New York, words of praise, even by COM
parison with his own imperial common
wealth. Mr.. Chaplin has just sent to the leg
islature an elaborate message showing that
at no time since 1880 New York increased as
rapidly as Pennsylvania, and that during the
decades since 1860 the actual increase of
Pennsylvania exceeded that of New York by
nearly six per cent, while in actual growth
II added nearly 81, 900 more inhabitants to its
population than did New York In New
York he sees that there are two diverse and
almost incongruous elements yoked together;
one, leading the world of finance is highly
progressive, dwells in fiourishing centres of
trade and industry, and comprises about
three-hfths OF our population. The other,
largely agricultural, dwells apart from the
centres and lines of traffic in sparsely settled
communities, and is stationary or declining
The depression of the latter and its greater
prosperity in Pennsylvania Mr.. Chaplin
ascribes in part to the relief OF our real estate
from state taxation. And yet it is complained
In pennsylvania that real estate bears the
chief burden, in paying all local taxation
The same admirable and comprehensive
report of the New York controller points out
the startling fact that an enormous amount
ofthat states revenues are consumed in Off
cial salaries. The total state payroll, could
it be so compiled as to exhibit those receiv.
ing compensation OF every sort, whether bv
salary, wages, allowance, fees or other
method, would contain the names of
upwards OF 5000 persons besides teachers, to
whom there is annually paid not far from
five millions of dollars. New York has a
remarkable system of paying for clerical ser
vices. IL sppropriates lump sum to depart
ment and the head OF it can divide it around
at his own sweet will. There is appropriated
for instance, for the current fiscal year, the
sum of $50, 600 for clerk hire in a department.
There is no law controlling the head of the
department in his use OF this sum. Appar-
entity he may employ $4,000 clerks at one
dollar per year. or one clerk at $4,000 per
year. lie is under no obligation to paw sny
special sum for any specified performance.
lthss happened within very few years, and
may easily happen again, that two clerks
working side by side doing the same work,
being equally experienced, receive uuite
different salaries, and also that the one who
for time worked for the lower salary, expe-
rienced a change of fortune when the depart
ment came under a new head and the rela.
ton OF the two salaries was reversed, no
question being raised as to the merits of
either incumbent. In brief the compen-
sation OF clerks is not by law based upon
merit
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-04-03
Gl)t Eatfaster 1ntelli9etfer.
LANCAsTER. APRIL 3, 1856.
They Want II.

1t has been made very evident that Mr..
Jay Gould does not desire the trouble on
the Missouri Pacific to come to an end.
He embraced the opportunity to confer
with Mr.. Powderly and his associates,
and made his apparent concessions to them,
to further his manipulation of the stock
market. He has made all of his fortune
by controlling railroads, not to secure his
profit In the increase of their value, but by
the fluctuations in their apparent value.
This has been the favorite method of accu-
mulating wealth among those who in the
past twenty years have been so successful
In the business on Wall street. To be a
railroad manager was for long time an
ensurement of fortune. 1t is not so
much 30 as it was. The railroads have
got into a condition in which it is not
easy to move their stock quotations by
manipulation, SO as to make fortune
both ways. Mr. Gould's plan of depress.
ing values, by cultivating the great strike
that now paralyzes his railroad system was
apparently brilliant scheme, though il
does not seem as yet to have answered his
expectations, as he evidently still has use
for it.
There can hardly be two opinions upon
the fact that Gould undertook with
Powderly to quiet the strike by arbitra-
tion, and that when the Knights of Labor
were ordered to go to work, by their exc
cutiye committee, it was upon the strength
OF their fair understanding with Gould
that they would be taken back, and that
their differences with the company should
then be arbitra\ed But when the
Missouri Pacific executive officers
were waited upon the COM
mittees of their striking employers,
proposing to return to work, they were told
that only about one-third of them were
needed. And this notwithstanding the
manifest fact that after so long an inter-
ruption of business more laborers would
naturally be wanted than were needed be-
fore the strike. 1t is made very clear that
the Missouri Pacific managers want the
trouble to continue, and this fact de-
prlves the continuance of the bad infu-
ence 1t has so far had on the industrial
situation. 1t is very apparent that it is
. stock-jobbing movement and that the
trouble will cease when the game is played
out. Probably the manipulators expect
popular commotion, with riot and blood
shed and the last thing they wish is the
quiet and good order which generally pre-
walls among the strikers.
The proper movement to end this situa-
tion is for the governors of the states to de-
mand OF the companies that they shall run
their trains, and to notify them that if they
do not operate them within three days after
notice they will seize and operate them on
their account.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-04-03

JUST before Longfellow died his works
commanded greater popularity, had wider
circulation and brought in more copyright
money than those of any living writer of
English verse. Twenty-four English pub
fishing houses reprinted them Evauge-
line " was translated three times into Ger
man and "Hiawatha" not only into all the
modern languages but into Latin. Brazil's
emperor translated and published /" Robert
of Sicily, " and in China a fan became i'm
mensely popular because the Psalm of
Life" was printed upon it in Chinese.
From the millenial celebration of Iceland its
people sent greetings to him and his prin-
cipal works are republished in Portuguese,
Dutch, Danish and dozen other languages.
But such was the kindly nature and honest
democracy of the man that Queen Nictoria's
gracious invitation TO him To visit Windsor
castle did not honor him as much as the
hod.carrier who came to his carriage and
craved privilege to take by the hand the man
who had written " The Voices of the Night
In her "reminiscences OF this great and noble
man in the Century, Annie Fields tells this
charming story:
| remember there was one little boy OF
whom he was very fond aud who came often
to see him. one day the child looked earn
estly at the long rows of books in the library
and at length said:
.'Have you got Jack, the Giant X iller 81,
Longfellow was obliged to confess that his
library did not contain that venerated vol
ume. The little boy looked very sorry and
presently slipped down from his knee and
went away. But early the next morning
Longfellow saw him coming up the walk
with something tightly elasped In his little
fists The child had brought him two cents
with which he was to buy Jack, the Giant.
Killer" to be his own.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-04-03

IN an open letter to the Century, Charles
). Robinson discusses what is often reyiled
as "the tinkering OF hymns; those who
criticise the alterations very frequently mis-
!ske them for the originals and do not know
thst the so-called "tinkerers have actually
hade the sacred song passable and that it is
,ne original versions which are reprehended,
M. Nv. uhnt ior general use. Cowper, Watts,
ew.on, ~ Doddridge and Wesley were often
.uue .. and made frequent mistakes. Are
a.s use 70 10 perpetuated1 And yet the tink
n,,a,;a, aAs ,un 70 excess when In recent com
noted hymns. :" "f
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-04-03
why an Invalid wiIed III. Nurse $4,000.

Mrs. Martha r. Moore, of TurnersyiIle,
Gloucester county, N. j., has received by
VIII $4,000 in government and Philadelphia
city bonds from John Mcneil, whom she
nursed during sickness of three or four
years out OF charity. Mcneil, who was over
10 years Old, was supposed to have been pen
niless, although at one time he was a wealthy
business man OF Philadelphia The will has
Woodbury.. 1t bore date of 1889, and ia
signed by two prominent citizens of Phila-
delphia