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Morning journal and courier., 1886-05-17
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 constitution may be gradually built up until strong euough to resist every tendency to disease Hun dreds of subtle maIadies floating aroundI ready r., attack wherever there is weak point. We may ealue many fatal shaft by keeping ourselves well fortified with pure blood and properly nour1shec frame ''-CivlI Service Gazette.
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Morning journal and courier., 1886-05-17
MCINTYRE, ,MAGUIRE & co.

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Morning journal and courier., 1886-05-17

Native Oysters. TF you want the best Oysters to be found in the u city call at Durand's and see those nice fat na- lives opened fresh and then leave your weekly or der. None but the best natives kept sold, and the price will be found at the very lowest
 Meats and Vegetables. Everything in the Meat an ] Vegetable line fresh, seasonable and reasonable. Spring Chickens alive. will be dressed to order. Pork Tenderloins always on hand.
 Groceries. The Best Flour The Best Butter, and in fact everything in this department is of the best quality and at bottom prices.
 Fruit. Apples, Pears, Plums; Malaga, Delaware. Con cord and other GrapeS Bananas and other fruits in their season. Telephone.
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Morning journal and courier., 1886-05-17
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Morning journal and courier., 1886-05-17

According to the calculations made by scientific writer lately, it requires prodlg- ious amount of vegetable matter to form layer of coal, the estimate being that it would really take a million years to form coal bed 100 feet thick. The United States have an area of between 300, 900 and 4OO,OO square niles of coal fields, 100, 900. 900 tons of coal being mined from these fields in one year, or enough to run ring around the earth at the equator five and one-half feet wide and five and one-half thick the quantity being sufh- cient to supply the whole world for period of 800 to 2,000 years.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-05-17
District of New Haven. ss. Probate Court,
District of New Haven, ss. Probate Cour
 

District of New Haven, ss. Probate Court,
 May 13, 1S86 1sTATE of AMoRET R. CoNKLINt4,. late of fI New Haven in said district, deceased. I1pon the application of Lucius Rowe, executor of the will of said deceased, praying that he may belonging to said estate, per application on file more fully appears, it is
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 my15st SAMUEL A. 1ohA' Judge.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-05-17

According to French paper the Count de Lesseps was foretold by an ancient Egyptian oracle. It says: "Herodotus relates that when Neco, King of Egypt, undertook the work of uniting the waters of the Mediter- ranean and the Red Seas, by means of canal 62O, 900 men perished in the work He then caused the work to be stopped and consulted an oracle, receiving the reply, A barbarian will Snish thy work The gentle man who alighted upon that bit of history copied upon sheet of paper the paragraph from Herodotus and carried it to de Lesseps, who. having read it, took his pen and ap- pended. sThe barbarion prophesied by the oracle-F. de Lesseps.'"
 The South is not troubled as the North is
Morning journal and courier., 1886-05-17

The South is not troubled as the North is just now, and the Richmond fvirginia) State thus rejoices over this fact; As com
Morning journal and courier., 1886-05-17
Silks and Black Goods.

I. N. ADAM & co.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-10

iuaDOH, July lG-Eeturns coming in
show no probability o. reversal OF the
Verdi against the government IL is be
ieved that unless the counties vet to he
hear,Ltrom entirely change the situation
the marquis OF HartiE ston will be offered
bance to form new ministry. In spite of
this, however, the situation is en- ouracing
30 far seeing lrishm II who know that a
coalition on anti home rule lasis can not
survive The mo,t alarming proSp, is
the possible zen JUNCTION. merely Tor anti
Goneluls purposes, OF the Conservative
and the so allied unionIsts against Messrs
Gladstous AMI ParneIl This would gIye
about - anti home rule votes against : y
for home rule and thi, is Just what The
London Conservatives are hoping for and
betting ulton
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-10
PURSUED BY THE DEVIL.



Woman.
PRINCETON, Ind, July 10 Theresa Tur-
pin, the wife of Asa Turpin, farmer living
four miles northeast of here, cut her wear
old daughters throat, hanged a year-old
baby, and then strung herself up to the barn
roof, The baby was saved, but the neither
and daughter were dead when d5cove1ed
Thursday morning at the breakfast table
she seemed unusually bright ana happy,
and at O'Clock kissed her husband atfec-
tionately before he took his departure from
the house to resume his labors in the field
Left alone with the four children she lost no
time in sending her husbands two little
ones into the woods to gather blaCkberries
Then going to the bed, where lay her own
children, she lifted the babe up cautiously
SO as .not to disturb her 7-year-old
daughter, and conceslng herself in some
secret apartment of the house hanged it up
hy the ne k until she thought it was dead.
Retracing her steps with the apparently
lifeless body OF the inflnt in her arms, she
went back to where her daughter still slept,
and laid the baby by the sleeper's side Pro
curing 4 razor she drew it across the
daug hter S throat, almost severinS her neck.
After the commission of this terrible deed
the murdcrous mother went to the barn and
with the same rope with whi,h she had
hanged the babe suspended herself from the
rafterS.
Mrs. Turpin left a ncte saying that the
devil had been after her Tor two months aud
had made her do the deed She asked her
husband to forgive her and put his trust in
Jesus
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-10
BARBARISM AT COLLEGE.
A STUDENT CRUELTY MAlTREATED
BY HIS CLASSMATES.

Compelled to sit Naked on a Cake oi
Ice and Then Tossed in a BIaBket-An
Insane Indiana Mothers Terrible |
Deeds-Assorted Criminalities.
ALLIANCE, Ohio, July 10 Mount Union
college, to keep pace with her eastern sister
cole .es, comes forth with hazing case un
PARALLEL in the history of the college, and in
fact in the history of most colleges. The
occurrence, though happening week ago
Wednesday night has Just become known,
and people are shocked with the cruelty
aud barbarity known to have taken
place in their midst T. NJ. Marshall,
from the southwestern part of Stark
county, Ohio, is for his first term attending
college Being informed of the various
secret societies formed by the students, he
expressed desire to become member
of one of them and become acquainted
with the interior workings Being q
mild spirited, easygoing fellow, his
fellow students deemed him a fit subject
for good dose of hazing, and the means
employed to draw him into the net was that
of the secret society. He was informed
that upon the payment of 81 initiation fee
he would be taken into the Delta Gamma fra
ternity, which is secret society of the la
dies The night for the initiation came
About 10 o'clock supposed friend
and one in whom he had implicit
confidence, called for him, and both
started for the hall, the friend claiming
he was also going to join. Arrived at an
old abandoned college building he paid his
initiation fee, was blindfolded, and ushered
into the presence of some twenty or thirty
students congregated in an upstairs room.
Cnce inside he was at the mercy of his
captors, and the treatment he received was
indeed cruel. Bound hand and foot he was
rolled over a barrel Next his clothing
was removed and he was placed
upon a cake of ice for considerable
length of time His next experience was in
a blanket tossed by one and then anot" er
till all had had their satisfaction His per
secutors, not yet satisfied, placed him on his
face and branded upon his back the fra
ternity embemAud then set free their cap
tive. Just as they We're leaving the building
Prof Theodore Armstrong confronted them
and they took to their heels J he matter
has been brought before the faculty and
those implicated censured In the severest
manner. DR. o. n Hartshorn says that
civil action will be begun Immediately un-
less the money is returned, and e1.7ulsions
may he numerous before the matter ends
Not only the lower students, but the manly
seniors and ftlsky juniors are implicated as
well
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-10
POSTAL CLERKS GRIEVANCES.
Required to Teach New Men Who Are
Often Promoted Over Them.

Required to Teach New Men Who Are
Often Promoted Over Them.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July10 The officers
of the Brotherhood Of Postal Clerks have
prepared a response to the statements of
lostmaster General Villas, in which they
say that the postmaster general had not
kept his promise to them that removals
should only be made for cause; that they
were required to teach new men, who were
often promoted over them; that old clerks
were removed for alleged political work
performed years before, while new ones
were given leave of absence for the same
work. They object to removals based upon
secret charges with no opportunity of meet.
ing them, and claim that their organization
was founded for the good and efficiency of
the service. They state that the brother
hood was not organized in any spirit Of in.
subordnation or obstruction, but was in
the highest interests of the postal service
They Intended to wait upon Mr.. Villas with
a statement of the oh iects they had in view,
but botore an opportunity occurred large
number were hurrle1ly removed
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-10

New YORK, July 10. Two sisters of the
House of the Good Shepherd, Of Brooklyn,
were at Jefferson Market police court
Thursday, charged with taking with them a
girl under l6 years of age, while begging
for their institution. They were not ar
rested. The girl was taken charge of by the
Childrens' society, but was returned again
to the sisters on their promise not 10 take
young girls out with them again when so.
Letting aims
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-10
A Fathers Sad Story.

BosToN, Jul y lO-William Bray, an old
resident, informed the police Thursday that
six months ago his i6-year old daughter
Annie deserted her home, and that Three
months later his wife, Catherine, who was
50 years old, and who had eleven children,
disappeared, and that she was followed on
July by the eldest daughter, Jane Bray
had just found them all in house Of ill.,
repute at the North End. The younger
daughter had sent for her mother, who had
subsequently, sent for the other daugh-
ter and induced her to adopt life of
shame
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-10

LONDON, July 10-Rioting broke out
Thursday afternoon in Cardiff, Wales The
police charged the crowd and wounded over
one hundred persons Twenty of the in
jured we're serious hurt, and were conveyed to
the hospital Owing to the excitement pre-
vailing the mayor has prohibited meeting
which was to have been held to celebrate
the return of Sir f. J. Reed, Gladstone, to
parliament The police will be prosecuted
for using undue violence
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-10

koKoMo, Ind, July 10 H C. Hardy,
musician and manufacturer of organs IN
this place, Thursday decoyed 9year-old
daughter OF James Beard into his shop and
brutally outraged her. The screams of the
child brought crowd TO the shop, but too
late TO prevent the consummation of the
outrage. Hardy fled, but was captured
some miles from the town by the officers,
who procured a carriage and drove rapidly
to noiShhorinS railway station, where,
boarding passing arain, they took Hardy
to Indianapolis in order TO prevent lynch
ing 1t is feared the child will die.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-10

LOUISVILLE, KY, July lo,-At noon
Friday Governor Knott ordered the state
militia to go TO Mcrehead to arrest the par
ticipant, in the Rowan county feuds
seventy five soldiers from Louisville aud
Lexington left under command Of Maj Nc
kee, Of Lexington, for'the seat Of war / he
troops will remain in Rowan during the
trial of the offenders, to protect the court
and keep the peace.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-10

NEW YoSS, July l0.-The Financial
Chronicle reports the earnings Of fifty iva
railroads in June, leSj, at sl9,90,, s62; COM
pared with June, 1885, sl7, IA, ,e64, shows an
increase of s., 1868, and the gross earn.
ings Of fifty seven railroads from Jan. to
June 30 at Si25. ~, ,S53, against Sill, ,934 osl
for same period last year, shows a net in
crease of s. 30, ,4i2.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-10

CANAJoHAsIE, N. Y, July IA box
containing a dynamite cartridge two inches
in breadth aai ten inches long WAS und
in frog on the West Shore railroad east OF
the freight house, SO placed that the Ilanges
Of the car wheels would have exploded it.
One of the employees stumbled on the cart
ridge and removed it in time TO prevent "a
calamity.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-10
ROCK ISLAND, SATURDAY. JULY 10. 1856.
A NOTED coURTEsAN DEAD.
Cora Pearl Dies in Poverty After Wasting
Many Fertnncs-Her Life.

Many FsrtnnCs-Her Life.
PARIS, July lo-Cora Pearl, tho famous
courtesan is dead Having spent the many
fortunes bestowed upon her by infatuated
mobiles and royal admirers, she died in pow
erty and neglect The publ alton of her
memoirs" was her last resource, and the
book had poor sale. Lihe Lola Montez,
Cora Pearl was an Englishwoman Her
true name was Emmeline Crouch. She
was born in the suburbs of London about
fifty years ago In the hey
dey Of the second empire she
went to Paris, and, leading a score
of mobiles and princes of the royal blood
pretty dance, became about the best known
woman in France. She had a splendid
villa called Beausejour, on the banks of the
Loiret one of the loveliest spots in tho
world. There she entertained her iufatu-
ated guests aud Joined them in hunting ex-
petitions, being a great horsewoman and
capital shot She paid particular attention
to breeding hunting dogs Her last ad-
mirer the son of Paris money king, hav
ing spent s., 100000 on Cora, attempted to
blow out his brains In her boudoir because
she refused TO restore him a small portion
to start him in life. Beast" she cried
see how you have spoiled my pretty carpet
with your nasty bloodH'
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-10

LONDON, July 10. The Brit ish and colo
NAL chamber of commerce passed, by vote
OF - TO Is at a meeting Wednesday, amid
great excitement, a resolution declaring that
the RECOMMENDATION of silver would relieve
the depression under which trade is now
staggering. The meeting is regarded as
highly Important, and its influence upon
the coming silver demonstt alton IN Lanca-
shire must necessarily be very strong
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-10
Cheap Nail Boxes.

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 81 80. Call and ex-
anime them,
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-10
;ofsrman Island Picnic Grounds

Churches and societies desiring special
rates or transportation, should apply
early to Eli J. Frsnkland, p o. drawer
e, Roch Island, H., or call a. the island.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-10
STRIKERS ISSUE A CIRCULAR.


Armour Discharges Thirty-Three Men
for Refusing to Load Lake Shore Cars.
CHICAGO, July l0.-Tbe strikers on the
Lake Shore road promulgated circular
Thursday In it they denounced the men
who took their places as set Of "jail birds,
'unprincipled scoundrels," and dogs"
They also call upon merchants to refuse the
patronage of the imported switchmen
Early Thursday the trainmen with ell
gine AS left sight cars at Armour's packing
house to be loaded 1t was known that il
the laborers refused to loard the cars they
would be discharged Two gangs of men,
comprising twenty-three in all, refused TO
work, and were Immediately dismissed.
They at once attempted to secure employ
nent in the Chicago Packing and Provision
company house, but were refused. Thirty
three men have been discharged from Ar
mour & Co. S place since the inception OF
the strike, for refusing TO load Lake Shore
cars For time after the men we're dis
charged it was supposed they would attack
the guards, but no row occurred The only
missile throwing during the day was from
the international Packing company $ house
Nobody was hit
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-10

NEW York, July i0.-The business fail.
nres during the last seven days, reported
by telegraph, number for the United State.
100, for Canada 60 total Of 10, which il
above the average for the last few weeks
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-10
Chicago Catching IN with nctrnit.

CHICAGO, July l0-The second game OF
the three to be played hare this week be,
tween the Detroit and Chicago clubs took
place Friday afternoon, and was won by
the CpicaSos, the score bting to ?. Fol
lowing Is the score by innings
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-10
THE MARKETS.

CHICAGO, July g.
ON the hazard OF trade TODAY the quotations in
o,oi, and proyi.. .ous were as follows: Nbeat-
No Ju,y opcnei and closed 49,. nominal:
tthlher, tflhtl Ho'' 'ioseu & ,Viu-No
nst 1renpa gWc ,ln-ed s7a,c: rep,emb.r
opened 3S7.r, closed ;gsac oa,s-No' .yuly
urenei s97sc. Closed 4gs nominal; August
opened 2tAe, closed %saac bid September,
openeh 'h' t's,u iIih ,%uy' opehea
to 90 ~i,.s,,t 50 ?, e.k.a -s,rt.mh.r ona,.d
a., -, spu, - -, -, gi -
GU .hs'n ~ '''' ""''' "P'"0' T'''''
Closed sn'il h'nilhh
Live St"tk-from The thi"u etock yarfs the
following quotations We're rereyc] to-day; llogs
Market opened IN deTdieIy active, plC kers bug
mo slowly aod priccs :,A1,lc lower: pbf cradles
"a t,lt ~. ron nrb packnt 4l5a3iC5: heny,
. IL ,; oI,i,,,,;,i.- a,r-1 ~ ,,,,t
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-10

MnCAuEEE, Wiz. July 0.
Flour-Firmer. Whc t. Strong: cash 7sc
August. Slc SertemJer, SC. Corn-fITm, No
>, 365sc, oats Scare. No q, 29i.r. Rye Dull;
No !, co.,. Barley QUIT, No. ,, nominal
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-10
WELL SUPPLIED WITH STAMPS.


MIyNEAPoMs, Mimi, July 10 The post
office at this city was broken into Thursday
night by burglars. The safe was blown
open and $4,000 worth of stamps and 500
or more in cash taken As yet there is
no clew TO the perpetrators of the rob
hery.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-10
Rheumatism

1t Is an established fact thai Hoods Sar-
saparilla has proven an invaluable remedy
in many severe cases of rheumatism, effect
ing remarkable cures by its powerful action
in correcting the acidity of the blood, which
is the cause of the disease, and purifying
and enriching the vital fluid.
1t IS certainly fair to assume that what
Hoods Sarsaparilla has done for others it
will do for you. Therefore, If you suffer
the pains and aches of rheumatism, give
this potent remedy fair trial.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-10

Chicago - . ; | O 0 c.
Detroit - 0 q O o 0 o.
other games Friday resulted as follows.
At Philadelphia New York 10: Philadel
phia :. At Washington-Boston ,, Wash
ingtOn |.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-10

Commercially speaking business was brisk TO-
day. All grains were in good demand, but the
supply was limited, farmers being detained at
home with their crops. Prices went up, raising
the advance of yesterday another notch.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-10
A Positive Cure.

81 was troubled very much with rheuma-
tism in my hips, ankles, and wrists.
could hardly walk, and was confined to my
bed a good deal Of the time. Being rec
commended to try Hoods Sarsaparilla, l
took four bottles and am perfectly well.
cheerfully recommend Hoods Sarsaparilla
as one of the best blood purifiers in the
world" W. +. WooD, Bloomington, Ill.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-10

WHEaT-Neryous and over cash, so sdrsllsc
July, SLac: August. Slltc; September, S2lae.
CoKN-DuI cash and July, sec, August, 39c a.
OATs-NOthing doing.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-10

T IOrtS, July =
WHEsT-EScitci and uns tiled closed Iie9
1'sc higher; No red cash, I1Isc; August, 50 &C;
September sec. CJm-Firn: No , mixed cast
32isc; August. 3Jac; September, GAc. Oats
Strong; No mixed cash 3llNc; August, 26l.c
bid; September 21Ilc bid. Rye-5ic bid Whisky
81 10 Tork-Firm $3.50. Lard-Steady sl.o5
Toledo,
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-10
For Twenty Years

Ihave been afflicted with rheumatism. Before
1888 found no relief, but grew worse. then
began taking Hoods Sarsaparilla, and it did
me more good than all the other medicine
ever had IL. T. BALLOON, Shirley, Mass.
Il suffered from what the doctors called
muscular rheumatism. l took Hoods Sar-
saparilla and am entirely cured" J. V. A.
PRoUDFooT, letter carrier, Chicago, III.
We shall he glad TO send, free of charge
TO all who may desire, a book containing many
additional statements OF cures by
Hoods SarsaparilIa
Sold by all druggists. 81; 81 for s.. Made
only by C. !. HOOD & Co. Lowell, Mass
100 Doses One Dollar.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-10

INV 1pHk, Jnly y.
Whtat-No red stat 9G19ic; No white do
Ole; No red wut'r Au -nst, = &c bid; do Srptem
b,r SSi2r Crrn-Np. mixed cash, i6'4c; do Aug
uzt - e do -ept-mb-r, 4ic lid oats-No whit"
state, ftal TIT; No do. lie; No. mixed August,
3ic. Byc-huil Barlcy-Nunnai. Pork-Dull;
mess, new, sllG24@I2Gt. Lard-}d.G0 August,
$40 September