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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-06-03

The Californian was discoursing in
glowing terms Ut tho greatness and the
largeness OF the state and San Francisco.
The gray haired uncle was from east
Mt cut rates and was listening.
"Wal the fact is, said the eastern man
slowly this is great countr ana its
gone ahead considerable Since your
father left home in 40 there's been some
thin Of nm improvement in the east Two
or three new families have come 90 New
York and see some new houses in Bos-
ton the other day. | met some folks In
Chicago MS ! left, and they've
built Il mile or two more OF railrond in
New England. think your father would
see some improvements in the eastern
states if he could 20 back. But Califor-
MAS Il great state.n
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-06-03

An Interview with d Young L3dv Who Wa
Uue Of Her Classmates at Wells Semin-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-06-03

g prus-ian bOtanista claim to have dis
covered the different species Of trees from
which the various kinds Of amber once
0ozod. From their researches il would
appear that once upon a time the land
which Is now The Baltic sea was q superb
forest Of conifcrs, some Of them those
giant tree That are today tho pride Of
California, others the oedars which still
tower supreme in tho east, together with
the frs, spruce, and cypress of England
and other countries.
report on the newspapers Of the world
has recently been laid before the imperial
German diet II would appear that there
exist $4,000 newspapers the total issue
Of which during the year amount to 592,
100000 OF these 1900 papers appear
in Europe. 1000 in North America, 700
in Asia, and 600 III South America, Six
teen thousand five hundred are in the
English language 1900 in German, 1876
in French, and about 100 in Spanish.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-27
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Marqur; of Salisbury has gone TO
France
The Western Nail association has advanced
he card rate TO N
Friday, at Stockton, Cal, Nalensin, IA 3
year-Old trottel a fourth heat III .2-'-the
BEST time on record for the age
1t is reported that C. H. Prior has accepted
he general mana gerSbip nf the Northern Pa
life road at Il salary of Si2,o3 year,
The FrohihitioniSt5 OF the Fifth Illinois
district Friday nominated tue Hon. Charles
Wharton, Of Kane county, for congress.
Frank s Humphreys was hanged Friday
ii Milledgeville, TIA, fer outraging and muir
iering two women who were his blood rela
ives
OLIVER Optic" sav; n has written li3
books besides the huntrelS Of stories contrib
tied to magazines and newspapers He is a
Iears, old.
At Baltimore. Friday, Mrs. C. H Rudolph,
tgcd -. who had been married but few
weeks, shot herself four times and expired in
l short time.
A rainstocm swept over the Wabash valley
Thursday night creating freshrts which
washed cut railway tracks and bridges de
aying traffic
The Right Rev. ]. F. Shanahlu, Roman
Catholic bishop OF the diocese, died suddenly
Friday at Harrisburg, Pa.
named John Boscow.
BY an explosion of tire-damp near Schalke
Germany, forty five persons were killed and
sixteen injured, eight of the latter being in n
lTccarious condition
\ l5-year-old wife in Philadelphia appeared
icfore magistrate the other day charging
ler husband with desertion She was mar
ned at II, mother at IL, and deserted at -.
Davidson & Hay, wholesale grocers at
Toronto, suffered loss by fire Friday to the
'xtent of Sl20,0G1. They were insured for
sW,o0 The damage TO adjoining property
was 5000
MOritZ \. Fisher. the head of the house of
NJ. A. Fisher q Co, of London, was assaulted
N the compartment of railway carriage,
MS skull being crushed in so that the brains
protruded. There is no clew to the identity
II his assaiiant or assallants
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-27

MARSHALL, MS. Snpt. = One year and
halt ago Fred Shaafrr and wife. Young
couple living IN Wabash township. sepa-
rated, she taking their child and going to
live as housekeerer with NJ. D. Mullen and
his son Frank. The old gentleman is famiI-
iarty known as Demon Mullen 4 few
days ago young Shaefcr, who had tried for
a long time TO gel hold of the child, went to
Mullens, and displaying a revolver, de
mandet his child. His wife, unterritied by
the weapon, drove him off by throwing
stones at him Sh" then had him arrested
for assault with deadly weapon On cx-
animation he WAS sent to jail in default Of
bail. Then ne ha his wife and Frank Mul-
len arrested for aduItry They also We're
S'nt TO jail, being unable Ia give bail. and
NOW al three are IN the same baStile, waiting
trial III the court
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-27
ODD FELLOWS ADJOURN.
What Was Done the East Day-Coiun
bus, Ohio, To BE Eeadauarters.

What Was Done the last Day-Coium-
bus, Ohio, To BE HEADQUARTERS.
BosroN, Mass, Sept. :e.-Friday nights
session OF the sovereign grand lodge of Odd
Fellows did not close until midnight. II was
ordered that after the LIST of January, 1877,
all cantons shall ie required to procure uni
forms before being mustered; that officers
shall be elected on the night next before the
10Th of April, and that clerks report the
same TO the adjutant of battalion and the
adJutants through the brigade and divisions
to the adjmtant general Of the army. Pro-
vision Was male fer the expense of the de
partment. The report ct Gen Underwood
was then adopted
The sovereign grand lodge was called to
order at . O'Clock Saturday morning, Mr..
White III the chair A resolution that the
sovereign grand lodge will not be response
bic for any debts or contracts of patriachs
unless authorized by the grand lodge was
laid on the table
A,e>olution requiring proof sheets of the
revised ritual of the degree Of Rebekah to be
submitted to committee before being pub
Ii she'd was adopted.
Various resolutions of thanks tn local
lodges. til" governor, mayor and citizens were
unanimously adopted.
The following legislation was adopted: In
heu Of Other regalia members of grand lodges
may wear scarlet ribbon and members of
grand encampmrnts a purple ribbon. The
mother of an odd Fellow, widow and an
unmarried stepdaughtcr wae made eligible
to membership III lodge of the degree of Re
bekah.
Certificates Of the secretaries of the lodges
OF the members in COOL standing
must accompany petitions for mem
bershIp in an encampment The
encampmeuts of British Columbia
now existing, or hereafter to be organized,
are transferred to the grand encampment of
Washington territory. Benefits to depend
mt relatives oi IA deceased member can not
H. raid il'm the orphan fund
The report Un the journal having been dis.
posed Of and the business concluded, the
Eramd lodge proceeded 10 the installation OF
officers, which leln2 completed the grand
chaplain offered prayer and the grand lodge
ADJOURNED, ami the very pleasant session of
1856 was ct,s-t
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-27
TRAGEDY IN ST. LOUIS.
A Knight TempIar Fatally Stabbed
While Acting as Peaccnraker.

Knight Templar Fatally Stabbed
While Acting as Peaccnraker.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 27-The termination of
the concIave of Knights Teiuplar was marked
Friday by an unfortunate event. Between 2
and o'clock in the morning Sir Knight
David r. Watson, of Springfield Ills, was
stabbed, and it is believed mortally wounded.
His attention was attracted by quarrel be-
tween two men. He listened for a while and
as it appeared to be approaching q climax in
terfered in the interest of peace. He was
turned upon savagely by one of the men, who,
without word of warning, drew knife
and at the first blow cut gash three inches
long on Watsons right arm He plunged
the blade next in the nlltIcky knights head
and thel, attempted TO escape, but was cap
Eured. Watson had dropped to the sidewalk
md was found with his head in a pool of
blood. He was taken to the city dspensary,
where physician discovered that the blade
Of the knife had broken off in the wound in
the head. Nearly an inch of the steel was
taken from the skull, and the physician thinks
the wound will prove fatal The point of
the blade pierced the brain and the hemor-
rhaSe was alarming. The wound in the arm
also proved serious, and during the dressing
Of his injuries Watson twice tainted from
loss of blood He was sent to the city hospital
| md in the evening was very low and deliri-
lus. He is u postal clerk The man who
handled the knife is John Bascom, a bar
| tender, and he is i'll Jail awaiting the result of
his work
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-27
CROOKED TRANSACTIONS.
EXCITEMENT IN THE CITY COUNCIL
OF BOSTON.

Member Is Very Anxious to Know
W hat Has become of 81 1000, and Calls
for an Investigation-Ex-M Members OF
the Cincinnati Board of Public Works
Arrested for Embezzlemeut.
BosToN, Sept. 25.-The session of the Bos
ton common council Thursday night was
made the scene of much excitement. Mr..
Wilson, of ward Nine offered the following
order under suspended rules:
ORDERED, That a special committee Of five
members of this council I've appointed by the
president TO investigate and report in print
all facts relating to the taking by the city of
Boston of the land belonging to the estate Of
the late Thomas J. Dunbar on Long island
and the payment therefor to Andrew j.
Browne, trustee, under the will of the said
Dunbar, Of the sum of Sl51, 800.
Mr.. Wilson i'll support of his order claimed
that in the transaction Mr.. Browne, the
trustee, did not represent the Dunbar heirs.
but was the tool of Mr. H. W. Hugely, who
was down i'll the directory as liquor dealer,
but who, the speaker had ascertained, was
an able politician aud political manipulation,
and one of the imtriguers in the infamous
Il isii'i -fiii ddiiSdction. Inc price TettlNttl
Tor the estate by the Dunbar heirs was only
tl40,Nh while the city of Boston paid sl57,
M The circumstances attending the tranSar-
ton should I've investigated. In the course Of
his remarks Mr. Wilson intimated that the
action of the mayor in signing the order was
worthy of investigation, and the chair called
hIm to order for Rejecting on the executive
After long and warm debate the order was
referred 10 the committee on the Judiciary
with full power to act.
TIE Advertiser in commenting upon the
matter says: The similarity of the city
'ouucll methods in New York and Boston has
iscn of late "A matter of growing comment.
The Gotham aldermen have had their airing
AMI prove to have been a nialodorous SET.
There is now strong probability that a
striking faithfuneSS of imitation of the iniugs
Of their metropolitan composers can be shown
to have existed in certain notorious dcallns,
Il the common CmntJl
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-27
A Beautiful Present.

The Virginia Salt Co, Of New Haven
Conn, 10 introduce Virginia salt int,
every family are making this grand offer
\ crazy patchwork block, cnamclcd il
twelve beautiful colorS, aud containing
the latest fancy stitches, on large lith.
ographed card having 4 beautiful gold
mounted ideal portrait in the center.
given away with every 10 cent package
of Virginia salt. Virginia salt has no
equal for household purposes. Il is the,
cleanest. purest and whiiest salt ever
seen OF used Remember that larg,
package costs only 10 cents. with the
above present. Ask your grocer for it
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-27

NEw YORK, Sept. IA Washington
special to The Sun sajs: Treasurer Jor,lon,
referring Friday TO the alleged threat of sew
eral national banks to withdraw from the
national Banking system, said:
You can rest assured that no hank will
carry out thai tlweat First, Because the sit
uatiou of thcin is not at all stringent and
they are in 10 danger nf being driven TO tn,
wall or even CTuinIs4i by tliuse bond .';lls
secondly. h,',ail>, There no stale law
under which those haui>s can ryurganiu
proiiatlY. II amy Of the states bad law.
under which these banks could Issue cur.
rency there might be some temptation t,
them 10 z" out Of the system, although |
doubt If then circulation would be accepted
generally.
am inclined to believe that thrse banks
would no: for good dead lose their status
as national hanks, for the r'aSon that much
OF their business would SO to the remaining
national banks This would he especially the
case with small depositors, whose suspicious
are easily aroused and 10 whom the word
national IN a hanks title has always seemed
great protection fuI their small investments
Again, money now commands AMI Il per
cent, and the banks can not afford to retire
their circulation when 1t Is as valuable as
that. There never was u time when the
hanks were making as much money as now
If money were as cheap as it was some
months ago there might he some sense in
thes" reports, but II is NONSENSE To talk Of it
NOW
II is rumored at the treasury department
that the forced substitution Of other bonds
for the called : per cents " i'll not he pushed
very rapidly, and that plenty of time will I've
given the banks to make the change The
called bonds deposited 10y the hanks will I've
the last Ia I've taken up tor liquidation and
no hank Will he crippled by these calls,
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-27
BLOOD AND MONEy

| The blood of man has much to do in
shaping his actions during his pilgrimage
through this troublesome world. regard
less of the amount of present or expectant
| money In pocket or stored away in bank.
1t is concedei fact that we appear as
our blood makes us, and the purer the
blood. The happier healthier, prettier and
wiser we are; hence the oft repeated ip>
terrogatory, ''how is your blood?" With
pure streams of life giving fluid cuursing
| through our veins, bounding through our
hearts and ploughing through our physi-
| cal frames, our morals become better. our
constitution stronger, our intellectual fac
ulties more acute and grander, and men.
women and children happier, healthier
| and more lovely.
The unprecedented demand. the uu-
paralleled curative powers, and the IN
| mistakable proof from those of unim =
peachable character and integrity. point
with an nnerrIng finger to b. y. b
Botanic Blood Balm--as far the best, the
| cheapest, the quickest and the grandest
and most powerful blood remedy ever hes
fore known TO mortal man. in the relief
and positive cure of sCrufula, rheuma-
iism, skin disease, all taints of blood
poison, kidney complaints, old ulcers aud
sores, cancers, catarrh. etc.
B. B. B. is only about three years old l.
a baby in age, giant III power-bur no
remedy in America can make OF even has
made such wonderful showing in its
magical powers in curing and entirely
Graduating the above complaints, and q
gantic sales in the face OF frenzied OPP
position and would be moneycd mon
opollsts.
Letters from all points where introduced
are pouring in upon us, speaking in its
ieudest praise. Some say they receive
more benefit from one bottle of B. Il. Il.
than they have from twenty. thirty aud
fifty and even one hundred bottles of a
boosted decoctiou of inert and nOn.mcd
cinal re OTIS and branches of common for,
est trees. We hold the proof in black and
white, and we also hold the fort
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-27
cRookEDNEss IN CINCINNATI.
Ex-Members OF the Board Of Public Works
Arrested for EmI,ezlIemon.

Arrested for EmbezzIemcnt.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Sept 4-FXcitemcnt
and dread apprehension We're running high
at the city buildings Friday morning, and
the promised arrest of number of prominent
ax-City officials and their accomplicte, in the
wholesale robbery of the city. which has
furnished the one subject for discussion Tor
several days, was mnmentarilv expected.
Attorney Caldwell. and the expert
accountants Williams 81 Munster, who have
been looking over the books of the late
board of public works have decided TO issue
warrants for the arrest Of ey-memhers of the
board Tor the ENLIGHTENMENT of $1,000 or
mere from the city by means Of false vouchers
issued 10y them Thu chief nf police was in
structei by the bo1rl of revision. after a
secret meeting, 10 detail officers for theatre st
Of Charles Doll and Clerk Chant Blackburn
On charges of cmhezziement
Doll and Black bur n were found AMI brought
to the Central police station, where they gave
bond f"r their appearance next Tuesday.
While these cases were being disposed -ot
George Setter, assistant clerk of the board,
and James Morgan, member OF the board
Of public affairs, were arrested ami bound
over.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-27

If you are suffering with low aud lie
pressed spirits. loss of appetite. general
debility, diSnrdered blood. weak con.
stitution, headache, or any disease of q
bilious nature. by all means procure a
bottle of Electric Bitters. You viii hc
surprised to see the rapid improvement
that will follow; You will be inspired
with new life; strength and activity will
return; pain and misery will cease, and
hgnccforlh you will rejoice in the praise
of Electric Bitters Sold at fifty cents q
uottle by Hartz & Bahuson
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-27
HEHAp SALT RHEuM FOR 20 YEAns.

\. Marvel. Asst Supt. y G. p At
G., Il. l. ~ p. Il. r., writes: For TWEEN.
~ years | have been afflicted with Salt
Rhcum in ii most serious form During
the winter season, my hands have been
in such condition that | WAS unable tu
dress or undrcss myself without assist
ancc and have not had gloves or band
ages off my hands for about four mouths
until ! began using Papiilon (cNtract of
tlaNl Skin Cure. certainly think it has
cured my hands" Large bottles only 81,
Mt H. IL. DeSantos.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-27
WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD.

Albert Emmingcr, Covingtou Ky was
afflicted with catarrh three years lie
says: after trying every known patent
medicine which saw advertised, none Of
which helped me. tried Papillon (eNiract
of 1ax) Catarrh Cure as a last resort 1t
has made a complete cure, aud is worth
its weight in gold. ! will give you other
references from parties who have been
cured. 1t is no experiment but a posi-
tive cure, Large bottles 500 at Ii
II. DeSabto's.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-27
THE COUNTY S0LONS.
Proceedings OF the Annual September
Term 49, Official Report.

SIXTH DAY CONTINUED.
Supervisor Engel moved that the
sheriff be allowed the sum of 81 900 pei
year for livery hire. Pending action or
above motion and on motion of Super
visor Hollister the board adjourned un-
I'll 2 o'clock this afternoon.
Board reconvened pursuant to adjourn,
ment
William \. Meese, city attorney of the
city of Moline. presented TO the board Il
petition from the city council of the said
city Of MOliue, asking the board to annex
certain territory to the township OF Mo
line. Supervisor Campbell moved that
said petition be received and placed on
file aud that the prayer of said petition
Carried.
The committee on poor claims submits
ted the following report which on motiOH
was received and adopted:
Your committee on poor would BEG
leave to report that they have examined
all claims presented before them, and rec,
ommend the payment of the following,
and that the clerk be directed TO issue
orders for the several amounts to the sew
eral claimants, to-wit:
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-27

SARATOGA, n. Y, Sept. 25-The Unitar-
iaus concluded their twelfth meeting here
Friday afternoon Papers were read on
music and religion by Rev. J. V. Blake,
Rev H. G. Spaulding, and others. A large
number of resolutions were adopted, mcIud-
ing tribute of respect TO the memory Of the
late Henry p Kiddcr; asking congress for
statistics on marriage and divorce, in order
that proper national legislation may he Sc
cured; favcring a manual for temperance
instruction; recommending UNCONVENTIONAL
instruction and urging foreign missionary
uoTl
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-27

NEW YORK, Sept 27.-Races at Jerome
park, Saturday, resulted: First race, 3.
mile; Saxony fist, Jim Douglass second,
Eolran third; time, l:!iis. Second race, q,
mile, Nursery stakes, Ferena first, Bclvi-
iere second, Santa RIta third; time, til.
Third race, "a miles, Jerome stakes;
The Bard first, Elkwood second,
Mctarthy's Last third. no time.
Fourth race, l miles, Electric first, Wick
ham second Blackstone third; time ell.
Fifth race, !. mile, selling, PEGASUS irst,
Witch second, Petticoat third; time l,3Ols.
Sixth race handicap sterplechass over full
,teepIncha-c course, Buckrt first Five horses
fell Time 30
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-27
MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.

W. W. Reed, druggist, of Winchester,
Ind, writes: Zone of my customers,
Mrs. Louisa, Pike, Bartonia, Randolph
Co, Ind, was a long sufferer with con
sumption, and was given up to die by
her physicians. she heard of DR.. Kings
New discovery for consumption, and be,
gan buying it for me. In six months
time she walked to this city. distance
of six miles, and is now so much improv
ed she has quit using it. She feels she
owes her life to it," Free trial bottle a
Hartz & Bahnseu's Drug store.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-27

| was troubled with Chronic Catarrh
and gathering in my head, was very deaf
at times, had discharges from my ears,
and was unable to breathe through my
nose Before the second bottle of Ely's
Cream Balm was exhausted l was cured,
and to-day enjoy sound healh.-C. J.
Corbin, 923 Chestnut street, Field Man
ager, Philadelphia Pub. House, Pa.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-27

BROOKLYN, N. Y, Sept. Era cs hrre
Friday resulted; FirsL race, 81 mile Mamie
Hunt first, Bill Stcrritt second. Brat third :,
time, ll6 Second race, ] !, miles; Frank
Ward first, Aretino second. Ada D. third
lime, :55la. Third race, IA miles,
handicap; Blue Wing first, Con
falon second, Favor third; time, 2.lO
Fourth race, l mile, Cleaner first, Pericles
second, Maggie J. third; time, ;49is. Fifth
race, | 10 miles; barefoot first. Santa
Claus second, BssS third; time, 1:jIi, Sixth
race, rs miles, selling; Broughion first,
Pilot second, Error third; time, l:;,6l,.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-27

PHILADELPHIA, sept - The interna-
ii Inal cricket match, at Philadelphia be-
tween the Gentlemen Of England and "AIl
Philadelphia, ended at ESQ Saturday, With
the defeat of the fhiladelphlanS by one in
ming and IL runs. The total Of the Phila
delphians' second inning was $50. The best
batting was done by j. A. Scott, 81 RUS,
aud " F. Eaistun, - runs
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-27

In the pursuit of the good things OF
his world we anticipate too much; We
eat out the heart and sweetness of world
ly pleasures by delightful forethnught OF
them. The results obtained from the us,
of DR. Jones He'd Clover Tonic far eAcre,
all claims. 1t cures dyspepsia, and al
stomach, liver, kidney and bladdc
troubles. 1t is Il perfect tonic, appetizer
blood purifier, sure cure for a"uc and
malaral diseases. Pricc, % crulS, q
druggists
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-27
Naryous Denllltatad Men.

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days of the use of DIR. Dyes Celebrated
V oltaic Belt with Electric Suspcnsory
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Complete restoration to health, vigor and
manhood guaranteed No risk is incurred
Illustrated pamphlet, with full informa
ton, terms, etc, mailed free by address
ing Vcltaic Belt Co., Marshall, Mich.
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The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-27
BUCKLEN's ARNICA sALvE.

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. aud all skin eruptions, guaran-
teed to cure in every instance. or money
refunded. % cents per box For sale by
Hartz g. Rahnsep
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-27

The British war scare of 1885 cost the
English government G1,111,0W for the
hiring of transports which they never
used. For the America they paid f66. :
600; the Umbria, Els 900, and the Reset
Ia G39 900