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The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-05
RAILROAD WAR IMMINENT.

The Attempt of One Road to Cross An
other Likely to Cause Trouble.
HOWELL, Mich, Jan. 5.-There is liable
to be trouble here over the railroad war be-
tween the Toledo, Ann Arbor & Northern
Michigan, and Detroit, Lansing & Northern
railroads, There has been dispute about
the right of the former road to cross the
latter's track in extending its line and the
case was brought into court and appealed.
1t is now pending on appeal to the circuit
court Sunday morning force of $50 To
ledo, Ann Arbor & Northern Michigan en-
ployes were brought to the point of the pro-
jected crossing and began work digging under
the Lansing road. They made cut, braced
up the track of the Lansing road and con-
structed the line of the Toledo road under it.
The workers were protected by an armed
force, which left when the work was COM
pleted Monday morning about 800 men
were brought on the scene by the Lansing
road people, and they proceeded to fill up
the cut made under their road There We're
$50 men on the ground in the interest Of the
Toledo Il Ann Arbor road, and there may be
violence before the cut is filed The Ian
sing force is armed, but the Toledo men
have no arms
LATER-The Toledo and Ann Arbor force
drove away the force of the Lansing road
people from the bridge and cut The men
cut the telegraph wires of the Detroit,
Lansing & Northern road and tore up the
tract for half mile on each side of the
cut. The traffic on the road between
Genoa and Fowlerville is now interrupted
What the next step will be is a matter Of
,lr,.,I,t a4s
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-05
TWO BRAVE GIRLS.
THEY NEARLY MAUI THE LIFE OUT
OF A BLACK BRUTE,
And His Case VIII Probably BE Effectu-
ally Attended to Later-Villianous
Attempt to Burn Town
The Knoch Mystery.

NASHVILLE, Ten, Jan. 5-While girl,
l6 years old, was going to her home about
dusk, Saturday, she was attacked from be-
hind by negro boy and dragged into an
open lot, where he tried to throw her to the
ground. She fought frantically, and both
had their clothes nearly torn off OF them IN
the struggle. When she was nearly ex-
hausted her screams drew to her aid another
girl about her own age, who assisted, and
the two girls finally got the negro
on the ground and held HIM,
when they pummeled him with their
fists and stones until he was nearly hfeless
A crowd had collected, but no one seemed
disposed to take the Negroes part, and after
the girls had tired themselves out they dis
appeared The negro was taken charge of
and physicians summoned. The district is
out of the city limits and the police have no
jurisdiction While the county officer was
being hunted up all the persons disappeared
The girl was bruised considerably about the
neck and face, but otherwise uninjured. The
negro was badly beaten all over the body,
and was thought to be in a serious condi-
ton. Those who know the persons refused
to devulge their names, but the girl was
said to belong to a highly respectable
family and works in the woolen-mill The
operatives of the mill are very mad, and
say when the negro gets well enough to be
out again they will finish him, as they say
he has been seen frequently watching girls
as they go home from work.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-05

THERE is a wild 1rishman" up in Iowa
who runs a red hot democratic paper, and
this is the manner he whoops up the late
elections, viz: "Earths two greatest
oceans three thousand miles apart shall
roll IN laundering oratioria their echo OF
the high and glad refrain; the vastest
CULTS and grandest lakes in all creation
shall ioin in the chant; river after river,
huge rolling floods. shall conspire 10
swell the giant pean; Superior's waves,
old Mississippi's torrents, Niagaras misty
thunders shall roll it far and wide; the
hurricane crashing through ten thousand
mountain gorges from the Alleghanies to
the Cordilleras, from the Adirondacks 20
the Sicrras, shall chime it; the raging of
Billiards, hurting six inch hailstones on
sky bounded and horizon fenced Nebras-
ka plains, shall whistle and rattle ii; the
catamount shall shrek it; the prairie wolf
shall howl it. the lone owlet boot it; and
the burden of it shall be; America for
Americans. One country, one flag, zwei
lager from Grecnlsnd's icy mountains to
Daricns golden strand! Z Pluribus
Unum Erin Go Braghl Now, lencetorlh'
and forevermore world without end
amen a wnuani
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-05

ELLA WHEELER WILCOX declares that
Miss Lilly Curry, who has just published
book of poems, is the prettiest literary
woman in New.York. This recalls re-
mark of Madame De Staels that she
would give all her talent for II small
amount of personal beauty. Men, on the
contrary, often rejoice in their uglineSs
1t was Maribeau who, on being asked by
a female admirer to give hera description
of himself. wrote; Madam, picture to
Yourself tiger who has had the small
pox." John Wilkes, The English radical,
wLo was the ugliest man in Great Brit
ain, squini eyed NJ that, said: Give me
half an hour the start and will beat any
man in the three kingdoms IN making
love t0 woman" This seems to show
TINT women are much less susceptible to
beauty than men, since they chiefly value
this attribute for effect upon the opposite
sex. No actress can hope to succeed un
less she have facial beauty, at least while
man can be ms homely as sin, and so
that he have talcut. it does not stand in
the way of his progress Ella is there
fore shrewd when she puffs the beauty OF
her rival and SAYS nothing about her
poetic ability
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-05
A HELP TO GOOD DIGESTION.

In the British Medical Jorna, DR.. W.
Roberts, of England, discusses the effect
of liquors, tea, coffee, and cocoa on diees
ton. All of them retard the chemical
processes, but most Of them stimulate the
glandular activity and muscular contract.
ions Distilled spirits retar,l the salivary
or peptic digestion, but slightly when
sparingly used.
Wines were found to be highly iniur>
ious to salivary digestion. On peptic
digestion all wines exert retardng infu
ence. They stimulate the glandular and
muscular activity of the stomach. Eff
fervescent wines exert the greatest
amount of good with the least harm to
digestion. When ones digestion is out
OF order everything goes awry, unless, as
In the case of L. I. Seals. of Bellarc,
Ohio, who had bad dyspepsia for seven
years. the digestive apparatus is kept in
apple pie eating order by Warmers Tips
pecaneo,the best appetite producer and
regulator in the world.
Tea, even in minute quantities, com,
pleteiy paralyzes the action of the saliva
The tannin in strong tea is injurious.
Weak tea should be used if at all. Strong
coffee and cocoa are also injurious if used
In excess. Tile Cosmopolitan.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-05
Tory scheme for Ireland,

LONDON, Jan. 5.-Lord Randolph Church
i'll has submitted to the cabinet PROPOSE
ton for the reform of the administration of
the government in Ireland The scheme is
supported by the earl of Carnarvon, lord
lieutenant Of Ireland, and Baron Ashbourne
the lord chancellor The project involves
the abolition of the viceroyalty and the
castle executive, and the placing of Ireland
on the same footing as Scotland, having a
secretary i'll the cabinet If the cabinet
adopts the measure it will be presented to
parliament together with the scheme for
local government which has already been
decided upon,
The scheme for local government gives
the provincial authorities authority over
education, poor laws, harbors, roads and
markets, subject to the supervision of the
local government board, the department Of
education, the beard Of trade, and tine
trao
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-05
ADVICE To EOTHERS.

Are You disturbed at night and broken
OF your rest BY sick child suffering and
crying with pain of cutting teeth? If so,
send at once and get bottle of Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething Its value is incAlcnlable
II will relieve the poor little sufferer i'm
mediately. Depend upon it mothers.
there is no mistake about it, 1t cures
dysentery, diarrhoea, regulates the stom
ach and bowels, cures wind collie, soft
ems the gums, reduces Inflammation. and
gives tone and energy to the whole sys-
TEN. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
for Children Teething is pleasant to the
taste, and is the prescription of one OF
the oldest and best female nurses and ply
sicians in the United States, and is for
sale by all druggists throughout the
world. Price 25 cents per bottle.
2S-m-w-s m ly
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-05

WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. "a member
of congress said the other day that he would
not be surprised to hear at any time that an
attempt had been made to assassinate Com
missioner Sparks, of the land Office Con-
tinuing, he iaid "You have no idea how
incenssd the settlers of the northwest are
over his refusal to issue land patents. There
are now between 5000 and G., 900 cases piled
up in the land Office in which Sparks has re-
fused to issue patents, and two-thirds Of
them represent the savings of lifetime. Pub.
lie indignation is SO great that Gen Sparks
would be lynched if he should appear in
any town in Dakota know that he is re-
ceiving great many threatening letters,
and friend OF mine at Huron, d. T., wrote
NE the other day that at gathering of
homesteaders near that place crazy from
tiersman announced his iAiention 10 go to
Washington and cut the commissioner
h-.s NJ cs,f y
A home for weary women" is New
York idea.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-05
HE YEAR OF JUBILEE.
Quiet Observance in Honor of William
of Prussia.

Quiet Observance in Honor Of William
of Prussia.
BERLIN, Jan. 5.-The twenty fifth ami
versary of the accession of Emperor Will
liam to the throne of Prussia was observed
quietly Sunday. The emperor held recep-
ton, which was attended by all the foreign
ambassadors and diplomates in the city. In
his conversations with the foreign repre-
sentatives the emperor avoided making
political illusions, except TO express his sat
isfaction at the friendly relations existing
between Germany and other countries,
The emperor gave an especially warm well
come to Prince Bismarck and Count Won
Moltke and to Gen. Viscount Wolseley. The
emperor stood. Throughout the reception,
while the empress sat on the throne. The
city was gaily decorated with bunting
during the day, and was Illuminated in the
evening.
Emperor William and the whole royal
family, Gen. Viscount Wolseley and other
foreign ENJOYS attended the opera at night
They We're received with thunders of ap-
plause by the audience. In the evening the
streets were almost impossible
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-05
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

A blast furnace is to be established at
Golconda, Ills
Ex-delegate John B. Raymond died at
Fargo, D. T., on Sunday, after orier III
ness
There were sixty convictions fer unlawful
rehabilitation under the Edmunds law In
Utah last year.
Bishop Fabre, of Montreal, Can, has
issued circular denouncing tobogganing
as a sinful sport
In a bicycle contest at Minneapolis,
Nina, T. NJ Woodsids made 226 miles in
twenty-six hours.
Several earthquake shocks have been felt
recently in Valparaiso, Serena, africa, and
Tacna, South America
New Zealand, with population of about
600, 900, has a debt of nearly 93l 900 600, or
over $3.50 for each inhabitant.
The business outlook is reported as bright
and there is continuation of the hopeful
feeling in business circles east and west
Nathaniel Hawthorne in Matthew Ar
nold's recently expressed opinion, was the
finest writer this country ever produced
By the sinking of the steamer Chipley in
the Chattahooche river Saturday night two
male passengers and three negro deck hands
were drowned
Considerable anxiety is felt in Joliet, Ills,
over the mysterious disappearance of John
Schuch, a well known contractor 1t is
feared that he is dead
The cigarmakers who went from the east
to San Francisco to take the place of the
Chinese workmen have arrived there, and
several firms ha va rua1a roam, fo,, tbon, Nv.
discharging Celestials
The Southern hotel at New Orleans, La,
was totally destroyed by fire Sunday morn
ing. One man is known to have persisted
in the flames, and it is believed that others
We're buried under the debris Several fire
men We're injured.
William Rafter of Keyser, W. Va, has
succeeded in swindling large number of
farmers aud cattle dealers in that vicinity
by buying cattle with worthless checks on
the National Bank of Piedmont W Va The
amounts obtained are in the thousands
1t is said that Speaker Carlise and a few
other prominent Democrats have had several
conferences with the president, the object
being to effect compromise on the silver
coinage question. 1t is proposed to limit
the coinage of silver dollars to $3.50 e00, 900
and to issue certificates to include denomina
tons OF ST. 81, and So
Mrs Martha Lyman, of Chicago, died
suddenly of heart disease. Her daughter,
who was seriously i'll in the house at the
time, and unconscious, recovered conscious
ness shortly afterward, and, though una
ware of the death OF her mother, told of a
vision she had in which she plainly saw the
dead body of her mother. When informed
that her mother was dead she relapsed into
Inconsistencies l..
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-05
DEPRESSION AT CHESTER, PA.
The Suspension of the Roach Ship sYart,s
the Cause.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 5.-"Chester has
seen hard times since John Roach sus-
pended," said one OF the great ship-builder's
old workmen Sunday, land although there's
plenty of work in all other branches of bust
ness, the depression caused by the compare
tive idleness at the ship yard is very seri
ously felt by all CLASSES There are only
about 800 men employed at the yards now,
and the Reaches had from 800 to $500
on their pay rolls, They paid their
hands promptly and the men earned
good wages. Every Saturday night there
was from Sl5, 900 to 10000 scattered among
the shop-keepers and house-owners in
Chester Two-thirds of the 800 men working
in the yard now are laborers. They earn 10
cents an hour, and work eight hours day
Most of them are men with families and
how they manage to live is a mystery, for
some of them don't put in more than three
OF four days week One of them that
know had 3 cents left this week after pay
ing his rent, with which to buy fuel AMI
food for his family"
inquiry among the store-keepers in all
branches of business ELECTED the informa-
ton that trade had fallen off one-half since
the Roach suspension, and the future out
look is very gloomy one
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-05
JUST HOW IT STANDS.
FACTS FROM THE ANNUAL NATIONAL
BALANCE SHEET.
westerners Grumbling About Postohice
Ecouomy-A Lady Who Took
New acknowledgement
Railway Decision.

WASHINGTON CRY, Jan 5.-During
the month of December the net cash in the
treasury increased $3.50, 100, and this fact
enables the secretary to publish that the de
crease of debt during the month is so, G89,-
go. and for the six months just closed
s51, 493, 719, against s31 ,50l s64 for the cor
responding period of last year The only
item of debt which shows a decrease for the
month is certificates OF deposit, in which
the decrease is 81, 600 The outstanding
gold certificates show an increase of $500,
and silver certificates an increase of S476-
S23 The actual reduction accomplished
during the month is S2,2l4 ,24o, and this
occurs in the Notwithstanding debt
Compared with one year ago the figures
giving the total of the interest bearing debt
show an increase of Ssl, 159, which was occa-
stoned by the conversion into 4 per cent
bonds of the accumulated interest OF che re-
funding certificates. The gold fund has in
creased 81, 405 S3l since Dec i. This fund
now foots up $3.50, 81 ,40a, against which
there is outstanding in certificates Sl05, 359,-
600, leaving the net gold nearly s14s 0o0, 900.
The number of silver dollars held is $685.
us, 100, of which S93, 119, 4G5 are covered by
outstanding certificates.
The total amount of the national debt
Jan. was 81 ,S43, 7l3,715. The debt, less the
cash in the treasury, was 81, As 55l, s2',
there being 1890, ..5S, SIS on hand, as shown
by the treasurer's general account.
The available balance, excluding frac-
tional silver and minor coinssis STbOlS, 81,
an increase of over s9,000,0J0 during the
month. The receipts for the month, COM
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-05
EXX@
scrofula Of Lungs
Relieved.

az, .,, an -, ~, 90, ,,,, g., r.. H..
''ii nv" ~ ''i' ana nav "iis ie' W. III,
last fifteen years with 'nng trouba' several
members OF the family on nv mothers side had
II; a i,, ,,,, 49,, 81 a,,o, ,,.or, - !,
"''" " -" 'o" ''"'t IN wv -
agreed III lhef op hlcu that had consumption Ill
40: had all the distrpskin symptoms of that
4a.;,,, ai.aoz.. ,1a,.o s,o,,. ,s,or,anas ~ dot
tefrieie uiee"~e' nave nptht i"ous"has vi WI
lars TO arrest the march OF the disease have en-
ployed all of the usual methods, not only in my
own case. but in the treatment of other members
-, ,.. = ,,,,
tathea; WIS hhn' iof any manual laoof LOT sever
al years. By chance cane into possession of a
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-05
SUBURBAN SlFTiNGS.
REYNOLDS, Jan 2

REYNOLDS, Jan.
Mr.. " W. Johnston returned home
today from Iowa, where he has been on
business.
Mr.. James Prowell, ane of our former
BARRIERS, was around town today calling
on friends.
Nh Benjamin Brannion arrived here
New Years eve from Hoodberry county,
Iowa, on visit to relatives and friends.
Mr.. Pat Conway, son of Mr.. Joseph
Conway, returned home this week on a
visit to his parents, after an absence of
two years.
Mrs. Rachel Johnston, wife of Black
Robin Johnston, is seriously i'll with in-
flammation of the bowels. She was taken
down Sunday evening.
Christmas and New Years day passed
off very quietly here. Owing TO the
wretched condition of the roads there
was not much travelling
Mr.. Storer johnson, of Edgington,
is TO have big sale on his farm January
eth. He intends removing to Taylor
Rldge TO live.
Mr.. Thos. Doonan (known as Boss
Doonan0 was taken seriously i'll last
Saturday evening with inflammation of the
bowels, and Dr. Matthews, of Milan. was
summoned, who stayed with him until
Sunday morning. We understand he is
feeling little better.
This part of the county must he get
ting famous for accidents. Miss Mary
Ann McCarty met with an accident
Christmas evening. Whilst she was
driving home from here with her mother
and sister, one of the front wheels of the
wagon got into hole in the road neal
the Dexter school house, and threw hel
out on the hard road, falling on her arm
breaking it first above the wrist. DR.,
Stuart was Immediately sent for, who sci
the broken limb again and she is getting
along very well.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-05
A LONG STRIKE COLLAPSES.
Resumption Of Work on the Monongahela
Cost of the Strike.

PITTsBURG, Pa, Jan. 5.-There was a
general resumption OF work in the river coal
mines Monday at the reduced rate A
further reduction in wages is probable in
the spring. Mine operators assert that
during the four-months strike Pittsburg
has lost its prestige in the lower
markets, and can only regain it by under
bidding all competitors. 1t is estinat1 ID
that the 1880 miners engaged in the strike
lost in wages nearly s2,000,00l The loss to
the operators in damage to tipples, rolling
stock, barges, etc, by the long idleness cen
not be estimated
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-05
DEL lBERATElY PLANNED.
Incendiaries Try Again to Burn a Penn
sylcania Town.

Incendiaries Tsy Again to Burn a Penn
syleania Town.
TAKENTIM, Pa, Jan "a desperate at
tempt to burn down this town was made at
an early hour Sunday. The fire was first dis
covered in Essler's livery stable, on Gaines
street. 1t soon spread to Rue & Jones
grocery store, Zimmerman's shoe store and
DR. VOLTS residence, and all were destroyed.
The villains had taken every precaution to
make destruction sure, They had cut the
ropes of the two alarm bells and broken the
principal pumps in the village, and carried
off the fire buckets and tubs, The cries of
fire aroused a lad named William Dibel
an employe of the planning mill, upon which
was large bell He ran to the mill, and
on finding the bellrope cut, climbed to the
roof and sounded an alarm by striking the
bell with hammer This awakened the
entire community, who turned out en- masse
and soon extinguished the flames The loss
Is 49, 600 Two weeks ago there was another
attempt made to burn the village down
Six or seven large buildings were destroyed,
entailing loss of over S50000.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-05
Murder Committed by Trespassers.

ROCKFORD, Ills, Jan. 5.-Gus johnson,
residing in the northwest part of the town.
ship, ordered three men off his premises on
Saturday. They refused to go and some
loud talk followed As the invaders started
to leave they shot Johnson and his two
daughters, one and the other II years of
age The shots took effect in the face, head
and limbs. The police have description of
the offenders, but thus far they have not
been captured They are supposed to be
from the city, and were hunting
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-05
For the Benefis of the Drummers.

WASHINGTON CITY, jan 5.-Senator
Logan will introduce bill when congress
reconvenes to prohibit the states end terri
tories from imposing taxes upon commercial
travellers. He will do this at the re quest of the
Drummers' association, and committee of
that body will visit Washington to lay the
facts before the committee on commerce.
Nine states and the District of Columbia
now compel drummers to take out license,
and in some cases the fee is $3.50 year
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-05
AC,praIN's FORTUNATE DISCOVERY

Capt Coleman, schr. Weymouth, ply
ing between Atlantic City and N, Y, had
been troubled with cough so that he
was unable to sleep, and was induced to
try DIR. Kings New Discovery for cons
sumption. 1t not only gave him instant
relief, but allayed the extreme soreness
in his breast. His children were similarly
affected and single dose had the same
happy effect DIR. Kings New Discovery
is now the standard remedy in the Coles
man household and on board the
schooner. Free trial bottles of this
standard remedy at Harlz & Bahmsen's
drug store.