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The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-24

New ORLEANS, April 2i,-Shepherd, one
of the mon convicted Thursday of embez-
element from the United States sub treasury
here, swore upon his examination that when
l. years old he was employed as a messen-
ger in counterfeiting establish
ment at the corner of Cont and
Marais streets, operated by a man
who was recently mayor of Galveston
and is now a wealthy and prominent citizen
of that place. Interested with him were
the mayor of New Orleans at that time, and
other city officials, including judges They
manufactured counterfeit Mexican and
American money, and though the existence
of the place was known to a number Of
people it was impossible to bring the guilty
persons to justice owing to their connection
with ths political and Judicial ring.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-24

LONDON, April 2+-Lord Selborne, Lib
eral, in letter to The Times, attacks GER
tain features in Mr.. Gladstone's home rule
bill He pronounces the measure hopelessly
faulty from the fact that none of the re-
strictions provided, except from the powers
of the proposed Irish legislature, for any
matt r relating to the lives, liberties and
properties OF the queens Irish subjects
The mag gistrates, the judges, and the police
in Ii Gland, says Lord Selborne, will be the
servants of the Dublin government"
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-24

HELENA, Ark, April "a - Thursday night
the levee at Oldtown, sixteen miles south Of
here, broke on the Arkansas side, and in a
short time channel had cen worn away
by the escaping waters There is no hope
Ct closing the break while the waters of the
river remain at its present depth. Thou
sands of acres of fertile cotton lands have
already been over1owed, and it is estimated
that ,0C0, 900 acres will lie submerged before
the levee can he repaired The inhabitants
of the region had expected this calamity for
some time ami had removed their stock and
refrained from planting their regular crops,
so the actual damage will not be very great
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-24

LEE, Mass, April n While the funeral
obseauies were being conducted Thursday
afternoon over the remains of five of the
victims of the flood, the body of Alice
White, a girl of l., was found in the debris.
John l. Parsons, of New York, telegraphs
the selectmen to draw on him for $50 for
the relief fund, and $3.50 has already been
subscribed The committee has issued an
appeal stating that $1,000 will be needed to
place the poor people in circumstances as
comfortable as before the flood.
The blow is hard one to this little town,
which is nearly 10000 in debt, with SIS,
900 of it to lie provided for this year and a
tax rate of so on the 81, 900. II. Garfield
will not resume business. He has been
manufacturing paper here since lS;H. John
Nerran, paper manufacturer, finds his loss
greater than his means and has called a
meeting of his creditors
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-24

TERRELL. Tex, April 24-The grand
lodge Knights OF Iythias has been in session
here s.nce Wednesday morning. At :
O'Clock Thursday morning, in a room in
Harris hotel, W. Alexander Abey, the re
tiring grand chancellor of Texas, shot him
self with a pistol, the ball entering hi.
breast Just to the left of the heart Foi
several years Abey has had feud with P,
S. Aren, county clerk of Galveston county
a prominent Knight of Pythias, who is in
attendance at the convention. The theory
is that Abey, in view of the possibility oi
meeting Aren, desired to be well armed
and that he was examining his own weapor
when it was discharged. The shooting oc
casions much excitement Shortly aftel
the shot was fired he sent for Aren, but
what passed between them at the bedside is
not known
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-24
A Lucretia Borgia Arrested.

RUTLAND, Vt, April A.-Profsssor R.
A. Witthaus, of Buffalo, hes found arsenic
in large quantities In the stomach Of d. c.
Parker, who died here Feb. Il? Mrs. r. E
Mason, 'Parker's mothsr-in-law, has been
arrested She is suspected also of poisoning
her husband four years ago, also a Mrs c.
S. de Britton, who boarded with her
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-24

MoRGANFIEID, Ky, April 24-Robert
Fowler, co'ored, has hanged at 1870 Friday
morning for the murder of young colored
wo nan named Lydia Barnet on August l6,
1881. Fowler weighed 2i5 pounds and the
fall broke the rope 1t is supposed, how
sver, that his neck was broken by the fall.
He was raised by several men, the rope was
tied to the beam and he was left hanging
for twenty minutes
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-24
RoycOttinr a German NewsDaper,

CINCINNATI, Ohio, April 24 4-Typographia
No 2 has issued circular requesting the
public to withhold its advertising patronage
from The Nolks Freund, one he leading
German papers of this city, on account of
its hostility to organized labor.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-24

ATLANTA, Ga, April 2t-An unknown
wrecker placed cross-tie on the East Ten
nessse track near Silver creek Tu Stay
night, and then, stepping back in the dark,
watched the approaching freight trair
strike it and roll down a ten-foot Iank.
Thomas Shenan, who was firing for his
transportation from Chattanooga to At
lanta, was killed. Jack Wright, the engin
eer, was fatally injured.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-24

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April 24.-About l 80,
Friday morning, a fire broke out in the barn
of George Lafferty, on Island road, in the
First ward. The barn was entirely de-
stroyed, and twenty six cows and seven
horses were burned to death The loss will
amount TO 5000, with no insurance. The
origin of the fire is supposed to be incen-
diary
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-24

T. B. Aldrich. editor of the AAaat,c
Monthly. is quoted as saying of the Gran
ary burying ground, which his office over
looks, Il have excellent neighbors, they
never send in any manuscripts"
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-24

New YORK, April q The president of
the chamber of commerce has been re-
quested to call special meeting of that
body to consider what action may be appro-
priately taktn with a view of sustaining and
enforcing existing laws for the protection
of all classes of citizens in the peaceful
pursuit of their business and the prevention
of interference Herewith The request is
signed by John Clafin, C. N Bliss, +. H
Ammidoun, L. S. JaiFray, W. A Camp, D.
O. Mills, Horace Porter, Gustav Schwab,
and many other well known citizens
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-24

CITY or MEXICO, April 2i.-The great
lawsuit of the Marayillas Mining company,
Pachuca, in defense Of their property against
Andres Tello. the claimant of the Maravillas
property, has BEEN decided by the supreme
court in favor of the mining company after
protracted litigation which cost 500, ,004
This is one of the greatest mining cases for. a
century and involved property OF enormous
value
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-24
FLASHES OF LIGHTNING.
TOSSING A COPPER FOR THE Gus
ToDY OF A PRISONER.
Sensational Testimony of New Orleans
Thief-Woful Condition of Lee, Mass
Bad Break in an Arkansas Levee-Sui-
eide of n Knight of Pyihfas.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, April pa. N.
Towns, whose extraordinary arrest ON Tues
day almost at the same time by two officers
unknown to each other, for two murders
committed many years ago, was taken to
Hill county, Texas whero he will be tried
for killing Thomas Wood six years ago.
Sheriff Bell and Detective Hughes had much
difficulty in deciding which should take the
prisoner. The detective seized Towns first.
He had an extradition warrant from Gov
| ernor Ireland permitting him to take the
prisoner to Mississippi, but the Texas
sheriff threatened TO ask the governor to
withdraw the warrant and thus secure the
prisoner. The prisoner took an interest in
the dispute between the officers. He sug-
gestel that they toss a copper and there is
strong suspicion that the matter was ac-
tually settled III that way to avoid a
nunrral
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-24

CLEVELAND, Ohio, April "a -Four little
girls at Lindenville were badly mangled by
three bulldogs supposed to be rabid. Ply
sicians have Leen summoned to the village
from adjacent cities and there is much es-
citement among the people there over the
yad ey ent
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-24

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 $l.50. Call and ex-
anime them.'
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-24

ODESSA, April a. 1t has been discovered
that frauds have been current in the custom
house at this port, by which the government
has suffered the loss of many million
roubles The irregularities extend over a
period of several years
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-24

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April "a There was a
semi official report Thursday night that the
senatorial committee which has been inves-
tigating the alleged frauds in the election
at Cincinnati last October has disagreed on
party lines, and there will be two reports
submitted. Republican members OF the
committee are engaged ON their report
which, it is stated, will be submitted early
next week
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-24

New YORK, April 24-There were 1914
failures in the United States and Canada
reported to r. G. Dun &, Co, of the mer-
cantiie agency, during the week, as COM
pared with total of 1856 last week, and 21j
the week previous to the last
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-24

Extension OF the Rock Island & Pacific.
NEW YORK, April "a The Times says:
The predicted extension and development OF
the Chicago, Rock Island 4 Pacific railroad
system is to become a fact forthwith The
company has determined to issue $40, 900, 600
in new per cent collateral trust bonds,
and Kuhn, Loeb 4 Co have contracted to
take them at per cent premium Seven
hundred miles of road are pro .ected, most
of it to be known as the kansas a Nebraska
division
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-24

New York, April 24--It is proposed
to inaugurete the statue of Liberty on
Bedioe's island, for which the pedestal was
completed Thursday, ON Sept 3, if the
$4,000 caI lie raised to pay for the ersc-
| tion.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-24

WASHINGTON CITY, April PA very
valuable and interesting statement has been
prepared by Cen Rosecrans, register of the
treasury, showing the population, net
revenue, and net expenditures of the United
States from 1887 to June 30, 1885, and per
capita of the revenues, and per capita of
expenditures There are but few of the
statements available, but as the demand for
them is very large, it is quite probable that
congress will authorize the printing of an
ample supply.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-24

VIENNA, April 24-The municipal coun-
Gil at Stry has been dissolved by the gov
ernment for failing to provide fire engines
for the protection Of the town against ire
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-24

II was for five years sufferer with
boils, all run down, and was at one time
obliged to give up work. Before taking
all OF two bottles of Hoods Sarsaparilla, was
entirely cured" r. NJ. LINE, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Il was severely afflicted with scrofnla,
ana for over year had two running sores
on my neck. Took five bottles Of Hoods
sarsaparllla, and consider myself entirely
cured" C. Z. LovEJoY, Lowell, Mass.
Hoods SarsapariIIa
Sold by all druggists. 81; six for IS. Made
only by c. |. HOOD 6 CO., Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-24

NEW York, April 24.-The strike of
workInen In the Williamsburg refineries has
caused sugar to advance from 8 Saturday
to ne Thursday for granulated There Is
little refined in stock, and the demand is
oroJ
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-24
Hoods Sarsapari|Ia

.o'npilles' In a proportion peculiar to itself,
the active medicinal properties of the best
D,oOd-purifying and Strengthening remedies
Vi 'he vegetable kingdom. 1t will positively
cure when in the power of medicine
oprihg Debility Headache, Dyspepsia, Ca
'arrh' Sa't Rheum, Scrofula, and all Diseases
caused by a low state of the blood.
suffered three years with blood poison.
took Hoods sarsaparilla, and think I am
cured. MRS Nj. j. DAVIS, Brockport, N. Y,
HOODS sarsaparilla beats all others and
Is worth Its weight in gold" |. BARRING
TON, 100 Bank Street, New York City
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-24

CHICAGO, April Si.-All the principal ex-
changes are closed, to-day-Good Friday
and there are no quotations.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-24
Purifies the Blood

81 tried dozen articles to cleanse nv
blood, but never found anything that did
me any good till I began using Hoods
Sarsaparilla." W. II. PEER, Rochester, N. Y.
My wife was troubled with dizziness
and constipation, and her blood has been
In bad order I'm fact she has been, all
run down. Hoods Sarsaparilla is doing her
wonderful amount Of good" f. M. BALD
WIN, druggist, Manchester, Ohio.
Hoods Sarsapariila
Sold by all druggists. 81 six for S. Made
only by c. /. HOOD 6 CO., Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-24

Is so vastly superior TO any other sarsar
parila or blood purifier, that one has well
said: "Its health-giving effects upon the
blood and entire human organism, are as
much more positive than the remedies of
a quarter of century ago, as the steam
power Of to-day is in advance of the slow
and laborious drudgery of years ago"
"Whie suffering from q severe bilious
attack in March, 1883, friend in Peoria,
ILL.,, recommended Hoods Sarsaparilla. /
tried the remedy. and was permanently
c red j. A. SHEPARD, travelling agent for
Davna & IN EnItap ctroof N "
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-24

Lion, N. Y, April 2i.-The bennington
Arms Manufacturing company, of this
place, engaged in making rifles, revolyers,
sewing machines, and type-writers, has
passed into the hands of receivers, with in
debtedness exceeding Sl,0O0,00O, and iudg-
ments of $1,000. The receivers bonded in
$50, 600 and took charge of the works Friday
morning. No suspension will take place
yet
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-24
THD Markets.

OatN-35c
Hay-Timothy- 90
Hay--Wild- -sioeG.
Rye-S5c.
4 Corn -4lc.
| Potat0es-45c.
Onions 60c.
Coal-Soft Ii hard Is So
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-24
H HALF-CENT A W0Rh.

THE ARGUS hereafter will publish in this col
ann all a veriisements of Lost Found, For Rent
For Sale Bo I'd or Rooms. Wanted. and similar
notices, at the low of one half cent le0rd,
each figure word, but no advertisement less
than ten cents
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-13
9 AGAINST Is.

Several physicians have pronounced
my disease blood poison, caused by paint
or lead in the paint, but they could not
cure me. Last summer | used eighteen
bottles of a largely advertised blood medi
cine, which did ne no more good than So
much water
have used only two bottles Of B. b.
B. and am proud TO say that | have re.
ceIved greater benefit from them than
from the eighteen, and am now rapidly
recovering. There is no qeestion about
the superiority of 3. B. B. over all
blood remedies.
215 Reynolds street W. II Woody.
Augua, Ca, April 21st, 1856.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-13

b one Of Judge Davis friends I am told
story which has not appeared in print yet,
] believe 1t is, think, characteristic Of
him, and shows that he was not entirely de-
ticienti in humor A confidence man, 10
doubt thinking that the bulky form of the
justice would make him an easy prey to his
wiles, stepped up to him in the Metropolitan
bank one day while Mr. Davis was deposit
ing a large amount of money in bills. 1t was
an attempt at the old trick Of dropping a bill,
drawing the victims attention to it in the
hope of diverting his watchfulness from the
bigger pile of notes about to be deposited by
him. and make away with them at the op-
perfume moment.
The scamp dropped his S5note on the floor,
nudged the justice in the side with his elbow,
and whispered: You've dropped something"
"All right" quietly remarked Mr. Davis, who
knew thing or two about the gentry to
which his OfIicious friend belonged 'I'li take
care of it." With that he planted his pom
Jerous foot and whole weight upon the note,
while he handed in his deposit This done, he
icisurely asked the confidence man to pick
up the note for him. The latter could not but
grant the request 1t was with twinkle of
his eye that it disappeared in Judge Davis
pocket to find its way on the following day
into toe treasury of some charitable institu-
ton. Washington Letter.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-13
THE COLOR LINE.
PowderIy Explains why He Was Intro
duced by Coiored Delegate.

fowdefiy Explains Why He Was Intro
duced by Coiored Delegate.
RICHMOND, Va. Oct t3-Nr Powderlv in
letter replying 10 the criticisms made on
him from some quarters for having outraged
the social customs of the south in having Sc
lected Frank Terrell, the culorei delegate
from New York, TO introduce him at Armory
hall ON the 4th inst. says:
My sole object in selecting a colored man
TO introduce me was TO encourage and help
10 upift his race from a bondage worse than
that which held him in chains twenty five
years ago, viz, mental slavery. My critics
have fogotten that personal liberty and social
equality stand side by side Had selected
| the colored man to introduce Governor I4se
| It would have been quite another thing The
coloTed Representatives to this convention
viii not ntrude where they are not wanted
| We have not done thing since coming to
| this city that i not countenanCed 10y the
| laws and constitution of our country To
the convention l say let november surrender
| an iota of intellectual freedom because of any
| .lamor. Hold fast 10 that which is true and
| right In the field of labor and American
| citizenship we recognize no line of race creed
| politics or color
The Knights Of Labor delegates assembled
n convention promptly at 9 O'Clock Tuesday
| morning determined to make the most of
| their time. Much is said IN comment about
| the letter of Mr. Powderly, sent to the coun-
| try through the press late Monday night
| The delegates are very generally pleased
with it and pronounce its tone temperate and
| its spirit based upon the fundamental princi-
pies of the order. The coloIcd people are
greatly pleased witlsit. and say it will rally
their race into the organization III every part
Of the country
NEW YORK Oct. 13-The Worlds Rich
mond VA special says:
There is a movement on foot to elect Off
GERS of the knights Of Labor Thursday, and
| lay the adoption of the new constitution over
until. perhaps, next year Many of the dele
| gates who are opposed to Turner's reelection
are compelled to return home this week, and
they as well as those with whom they will
vote are determined, if possible to suspend
| the rules and elect officers before their ranks
are depleted by the departures. If the cleo
ton is held on Thursday the opposition viii
present the name of Joseph r. Buchanan for
| general secretary-treasurer, and il is almost
certain that Mcneil, of Boston. viii be nom
mated for general master workman against
| Powderly. There is no prospect of defeating
| Powderly, however, and Mcneil would prob
ably not allow his name TO go before the con
ventiOn could he prevent it.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-13
The Episcopal Convention.

CHICAGO, Oct. Is. In the Episcopal con.
vention Tuesday, DR.. Goodwin. of Pennsyl.
vania, presented resolution that no conse-
Grated church or chapel shall be put under
any mortgage or incumbrance, unless with
the..consent of the diocesan. nor shall it be
taken down OF put to profane uses without
the consent of the diocesan. Dean Hoffman
of the committee on spiritual relations of i'm
migrants, secured the passage of resolutio II
comforting with the ecclesiastical authorities
in England, ireland, Scotland and Canada
on the subject of keeping up their relations
when they come TO settle here The Rev
DR.. Franklin, of New Jersey, read the unan-
mous report of the committee on marriage
and divorce. The committee, of which Dr.
Dix is a member, took very high stand, Tt
gardng it as a sacramental mystery The
Nirginians groaned at this, for to low church
men the calling an ything a sacrament other
than baptism and the holy communion say
ors OF Rome very strongly.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-13
CRIMINAL CALENDAR. .
DolNes Or uNeoDLY PEOPLE he
PORTED BY TELEGRAPH.

The Alleged Assassin of Rev. Haddock
Released on Bail-A Georgia Girl Muir
Population Growing-An Escaping Pris-
oner miscellaneous Crimes
Sioux CITY Iowa, Oct 13-H. L. Leavitt
reached the city Sunday in charge of D. W.
Wood, the attorney, and found quarters at
the Hubbard house His wife arrived Mon
day. Leavitt adheres to his statement that
John Arens,lorf is the man who fired the shot
that killed the Rev George c. Haddock The
examination of Arensdorf and others was set
Cor 2 O'Clock Monday afternoon, and large
crowd of eager spectators was present. Arens-
dorf appeared and pleaded not guilty. The
defendants all waived examination Arens-
dorf was held in bonds of $1,000 to answer
before the grand jury TO the charge of con-
spiracy and in s25, 600 to answer to the charge
of murder The bonds of George Lang,
Henry Sherman, Paul Leader, and Fred
Munchrath, Jr., charged with conspiracy,
were fixed at 5000 each. All the men gave
bonds except Lang, who was remanded TO
jail in default Of bail The district court will
meet Oct 25
Albert koshniski who was arrested at a
mining camp in California, is a very i'm
portant witness, as he saw the crime commit
ted and will swear who fired the shot He
has not yet stated who it was, but it seems TO
be expected that he will corroborate Leavitt's
statement
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-13
Baker.

The Macomb Eagle thus shows up the
removed Dr. Baker, over whom the repub-
lican papers are making such an ado over
at present:
Some of the republican papers make a
great ado over the fact that a certain DR.
Baker, of keithsburg, was up for cons
gress before the greenback convention
and after getting four votes-Neece get
ting the almost solid vote of the cOnyen-
tion-went to Rcck Island and told the
Union editor he would not support Niece,
and that .'he and his influence would go
to Gest." Ii anything was wanted TO
show what low and NANCY political pup
the doctor is, the fact that he went be-
fore the greenback convention as a can
didate against Mr.. Neece, and then be-
cause of defeat, turned against him,
would be enough for most any sensible
man If Baker had a spark of political
manhood he would be ashamed of him,
self He is the same Dr. Baker who was
hired by Bob Holloway to make few
speeches in this county several years
ago-he always works for greenbacks-
anC who, at Colchester. in his speech,
swore So loud, boisteTous and often as TO
disgust all his hearers Bob HOllo-
way would have made votes, and saved
money, if he had only tied rock around
Bakers neck and thrown him into the
Mississippi river. And Baker is the
same political nincompoop who support
ed Marsh four years ago, and Blaine two
years ago. He Is indeed sweet scented
specimen of political honesty.
We thought Bakers political pedigree
was little off colcr. He was closeted
with the republican managers here for
several hours on one of the days of the
Veterans encampment on Nandruf's isl
and, and seemed DESTROYS of avoiding some
of the leading labor men who wanted an
interview with him. He was undoubted>
ly hired by the republican congressional
committee to pose as candidate before
the labor convention, and he is now being
paid tor his treachery towards Congress
man Niece.