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The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-06
Mr., 1ILDEN'S VAST FORTUNE.


His Residence in Gramerey Park To lie
Used rs Il Public Library.
NEW YORK, Aug 6-Mr. Tilden's fort
une has been estimated to be from s., ,0W,-
t0o to $1,000, 900. From good source it
Is learned that the estate is worth about
SloWo,00 1t is understood that James G.
Carter drew up will for Mr.. Tilden two
years ago which he executed 1t has long
been known that MIR Tilden had intended
to bequeath his beautiful city residence in
Gramercy park, with its large and valuable
collection Of books, to the city for use as a
public library. On Dec 2, 1888, Mr.. Tilden
said in an interview with a friend that he had
always intended to leave his books to
the city for public library, and
he considered it fitting to erect handsome
and substantial treasure house for the liter
aTy gems He concluded that the best place
for the building would be on the site of his
old Gramercy park residence. Some time
ago he bought the adjoining building and
erected handsome structure admirably
adapted for a library and literary insti
tute
Under his viii the Gramercy park house
and the large collection of books will be left
in trust to the city for a public library
The value of the books and engravings is at
least $780,, 600 Altogether the property
with its contents is worth 100000
MIR. Tilden's property consisted chiefly of
bonds and real estate and northern Michi
gan mining stocks.
Mr. Tilden rarely put his hand to paper,
and the last time he did so was on Monday
of last week to write a telegram of condo
lence TO the father of Hubert O. THOMPSON.
The last letter which he signed was written
to Secretary Manning. Mr.. Manning was
the last guest whom he entertained at his
house. Mr.. Manning was there for week
and left about sieven days ago
For some months past Mr. Tiiden has
busted himself at odd times with tho com.
position OF a family record of the Tilden
family. He traced the line back to John
Tilden, who lived in the vale of Teiden,
county of Kent England, in lIh& Some
of the family still reside there Mr., Tilden
completed this work last week, and on Mon
day of this week he dictated the preface
his last dictatioB.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-06

PORTLAND, Me-, Aug G-The entire
landing force Of the North Atlantic squad
ron, composed of the officers, seamen and
marines of the Tennessee, Galena and
Swatara, embarked Wednesday afternoon
in their respective boats and landed near
the beach at Fort Preble, where sham
fight took place.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-06
Odd Fellows Demonstration.

GALEsBuRG, Ills, Aug The corner.
stone of the new Odd Fellows hall was laid
Wednesday in the presence OF many thou
| sand spectators by Grand Master A. D..
Sanders, The Hon j. c. Underwood. of
Kentucky, delivered an grafton. over
forty Odd Fellow organizations from abroad
We're represented by I,0J0 members.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-06

LEwlsTowE, Me-, Aug G-As Officer
Grove of the Chicago police was taking
Thomas jenkins, late clerk Of the Elm
house, Chicago, to the train he was served
with papers for falsely imprisoning Jenkins,
the damages being laid at $40, 900. 1t seems
that the e&tradition papers had been signe |
by the secretary of state, the governor be
ing IN California, and local lawyer took
advantage of the fact
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-06
ADVIGk TO MOTHERS.

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 a bottle of Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething. Its value is incalculable
1t 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 aud 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 hottie
feb 2S-m-w-s m iy
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-06

There are said to be $4,000 Mormon
children in Utah.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-06
Costly Fire at Cincinnati

CINCINNATI, Aug. d-Fire was discoy-
cred at i2 O'Clock Wednesday night in the
rear of ia West Third street The flames
spread with great rapidity before the de-
partment got fairly to work The building
was occupied by A. E Burkbardt Il Co.
manufacturers of silk hats The loss is
about $40 QUO
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-06
koCk ISLAND ARsTSAL, ILLINOIS,
Iuly D- 1SSE

duiy 81, lSSb.
Sealed Proposals are invited to furnish deliver
cd on cars or wagons at this Arsenal, the lime.
hydraulic and Portland cement, stueco, anthra.
cite, bltuminous and biacksmith's coal pig iron.
coke glass, lumber, fire brick and clay, roofing
copper, and states and stating work. that may be
required at this Arsenal from date OF contract un-
til June 80, 1887,
Bills OF materials with approximate quantities
and other requirements can be obtained from the
Undersigned. The quantities of materials can
be gwen only approximately. and after contracts
are awarded, only such materials will be furnish
Cd as may he required and ordered by the COM
manding officer of the Arsenal
The successful bidders will be required 10 enter
into contract within ten days after receipt of no
tiee Of the acceptance Of their bids, and give good
and sufficient bond for the faithful performance
of the same,
The uuited States reserves the right to reject
any or all bids. Proposals must be in triplieate
sealed and endorsed Proposals Tor Materials, "
and addressed TO the undersigned
Bids will be opened at u O'Clock, NJ. August
iolh, 1886. Bidders are invited to be present at
the opening.
I. @. BAYLOR
Colonel of Ordnance Commanding
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-06
Cheap Mail 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 ST. so. Call and ex-
anime them.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-06

EUGENE LEWIS, President.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-06
PROPOSALS FOR MATERIALS.

ROBERT kGHLEs, City Clerk.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-06
\ Office Is HEREBY GIVEN.

Colonel of Ordnance, Comman
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-06
TiIden's Mortgage on The Courier Iaur.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Aug. Tin 1876 The
Courier Journal was mortgaged to Samuel
]. ilElen for $4,000, through Amos r. Emo.
Tins occurred Immediately after Henry
Natterson, as temporary chairman of tn g
st Louis national Democratit convention.
had used his influence TO secure Mr. Tilden S
nomination On Dec. 81, 1sSa, this mort
gage was released, and on the same day the
building was remortgaged for s251 0J1. 1t
is now understood that this money came
from Mr. Iiiden, and was loaned through
an insurance company at Mr. Tildens re-
quest The mortgage includes the building
and all the type, machinery, and running
gear of The Courier Journal The interest
named is 9 per cent
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-03
A MIDGET MURDERED.


full Work with IA Gun.
CATLETTsBURG, Ky, March }-tntelIi-
gence has Just reached this place of a most
distressing tragedy which occurred ON Mar
rowbone creek, in West Virginia last Satur
day night An individual by the name of
J. N Pickelsimer who also claims to be a
preacher, had been teaching school at the
above named place, and the same closed on
Friday, and he was celebrating big drunk
Saturday night Col Bennett, the midget.
and a slight-of-hand performer, had
the school house engaged for an en-
tertainment, and while the same wa in
progress PicSelSimer rode up to the door
with a shotgun on his shoulder and de
manded admittance This was refused him
and the doorkeeper shut the door in his ia ee.
Enraged at such actions he fired both bar
rels through the door, killing Col Bennett,
midget, instantly. Robert Hamilton, aged
years, was badly shot and died in few
hours afterward -Four other persons were
wounded, and it is thought they will all die
As soon as he fired, Pickelsimer turned his
horse and left the scene at full heal of speed
The citizens are searching the country in a
body for him, and should he be caught
tEey will lynch him Great excitement
prevails
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-03

THE NEWS IN BRIEF.


The last week in January 99,265 persons
| received parish relief in London.
Portland Me. has 100 men possessing
from Sl00, ,oGO to 81 .oo0, ,oOl each.
Louis Van Ness q Co., grain dealers of
Nendon. Mich. who failed last week, owe
| So 900
According tn the New York produce ex-
change the visible supply of wheat and corn
| is. resoe lively. - ligGl3 and II. .503, $40
| bushels
The eleventh oame in the international
chess contest was wen bv St.initz Zucker-
| tort resiapjnr after tyyo moves had
been rada
The Thomas Rrafford co,,nony mann
factursrs of milling macl inery at Cincin-
natl, failed Monday fo, s:;1 900 The assets
are about SOON
| WIN johnson clerk ia Hammond Ind
| hotel who was re .or1manded bv the Chi
| caon Y NJ & Skinned ont Monday.
| taking $50 belanojno 10 ihe hone
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The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-03
BREEZE IS DICTATOR.
ONE MAN IN MISSOURI CAN san
WHETHER LAW OR MOB
Even a Citizen of the State-"A Pretty
State of Things-Mrs. Malloy and Mis-
Lee in Custody-Wickedness Elsewhere,

PEORIA, His, March 3--A special from
Springfield, Mo, to The Journal, says; The
coroner's inquest into the murder of Mrs
George Graham found that the murdered
woman come to her death at the hands OF
her husband; that Mrs. Malloy and Cora
Lee, Grahams wife No. ,. were accessories
Mrs. Malloy and Cora Lee were taken be
fore Justice Savage Tuesday morning for
preliminary examination on the charge
of murder. They were committed
without bail to wait the May term Of
court They are now at Deputy Sheriff
Williams home in consultation. Graham is
preparing voluminous statement which
will take several days to finish. A mob or
ganized at the cemetery, south Of the town,
Monday night with view to storming the
jail but better counsel prevailed, as Breeze
wants to wait for the prisoners ultimate
confession Breeze deserves much credit
by raising his finger he could precipitate
1000 men against the Jail, but he counsels
moderation. Mrs. Malloy published a
lengthy defense of herself-four columns
solid-in the morning papers.
In Graham's confession, made on Monday,
he says he entreated his wife not to go into
the house and ruin him by exposing his
bigamous marriage but she persisted upon
doing so. She struck him with a switch
which he tried to ward of He was whit
tling at the time and in warding off the blow
the blade of the knife struck her in the
neck She screamed that he had killed
her, and he then caught hold of her and
thew her violently from him. STOPPING over
her, he saw blood squirting from her neck
and says he knew then that it was all over
with him, s. he showed the knife into the
wound full length and finished her He then
undressed the body and carried it to the
well, where he threw it in and dropped thn
clothing in after it Graham says tnat no
one but himself knew of the deed, and speaks
in endearing terms of Cora Lee his second
wife. There is some talk of lynching him
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-03

ST GATHERINGS, Ont, March Some
days ago Walter Tyrell, colored, aged about
80, displayed signs of insanity, brought on
by overstudy of the Bible Monday even
ing his brother Lewis left home for a few
hours, and upon his return found Walter in
the yard staining over the PROSTATE form
of his G.ewis1 wife, beating her head with a
huge club He disarmed the maniac, but
the woman was quite dead. Her head had
been pounded to Jelly. The murderer was
arrested
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-03


: The Norwegians display natural ability
for art, but not culture. Thus, whlle they
have no pictures no buildings worth seeing,
no mssic worth hearing ami no food worth
eating. the value they set upon their
scenery, the care they exercise in retaining
and preserving the beautis, of nature in
and about their towns. the decoration of
their windows with plants, which are
tended like delicate chiliren, exotics which
YOU see the women buy in the market, AMI
which they carry for miles up into the
country-these traits promise a nobls fu.
ture, when wave shall sweep over the
land This room adornment, universal
both in town and country, becomes almost
an essential of life in winter. for wherever
else the eye rest, is the nneniing dazzling
field Of snow
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-03
The Semi-ltoyal Hamiltans,

The duke OF Abe:corn, who celebrated not
long ago his golden wedding, liv now al
most entirely at his homa, Barouscourt, in
the north OF irelani, in a sort of patriarchal
way. He has no neighbors scarcely, as he
owns every acre for miles around, but the
immense mansion is always full of his chill
dren, granicbiliren, AMI great -grandchil-
dren. The Hamilton family are looked upon
by the people as semi-royal, and are very
popular by reason largely of gracious man
0ars AND Gooi looks
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-03

ERIE, Pa, March 3.-The police are hunt
ing the perpetrators Of a fendish outrage
committed in the western part of the city
Sunday night and just discovered Five
white men forced an entrance to the house
of Jack Dickson, Eego, and in his absence
assaulted and outraged his'wife in turn. The
victim of the rufhans, Polly Dickson, is a
negress 90 years old. Dickson returned
home drunk and the villains escaped after he
was in the house Since then he has been
supplied with liquor by outside parties and
kept in a helpless state of intoxication The
wife made her way to the residence Of a
former employer and told her story of the
crime All the parties are known
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-03
Will Establish a New Following.

BUFFALO, N Y, March 3.-Rey. DIR. j..
G. townsend, late paste: of Asbury Metho-
dist Episcopal church, in this city, who left
bis charge about year ago because he could
no longer accept the views of the church, Is
about to establish new theology Steps
are being taken by his friends in Jamestown,
where he is now located, for the setting up
of a new assembly on Chautauqua lake as a
rival of the orthodox assembly Of DIR. Vim
cent. The iie1 is 10 gather a body of ad
yanced thinke-, with DR.. Townsend at its
he. 4. and establi Ii visible center from
which his liberal doctrines can be promul-
gated A point on tine lake near Lakewood
is proposei as q site
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-03

BosTON, Mass, March 3-The notorious
Parson Downs is again in trouble and is
very likely tn make his reappearance in the
municipal court Monday evening he as
saulted H. r. nilcnback. a reporter on Ths
Post, in the office OF the Parker house, strik-
ing Mr. Dillcnback several times about the
head and face The cause of the assault
was the refusal of rillenhack to give the
fighting parson some Information regarding
an article recently published in his paper
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-03

NEW YORK, March The last public
meeting of the HOFFMAN House Parliament
arg Fund ass rcjatiou was held Monday
night TIL, executive committee viii hence,
forth have charge Of the closing up of the
fund. which now has grand total of S67,-
42i."s The expenses have been 81, l42.5S,
or less than a. per cent Warm words of
thanks t. all and OF encouragement to Par
nell WEra SDOSpU
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-03
A Brute That Should Hang.

ST. LOUIS, March 3.--John Haley, "a
blacksmith residing at 22l South Second
street, was arrested Monday unconcernedly
working at his forge, although his wife was
dying at the city hospital from brutal
beating which he had given her in drunken
fit Sunday night Her head was crushed
in, two ribs broken, and her whole body a
mass of bruises He lay down and slept the
night through beside his insensible wife and
arose in the morning and went to his work
without word to any one of the fearful
condition of the woman who, however, was
discovered by neighbors.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-03

NEW YORK, March 3-The firemen Of the
New York Steam company struck Monday
morning at 9 o'clock, which is about the
time when there is the greatest demand for
steam and when any interruption was best
calculated to produce annoyance to the
company and its customers. The strike Is the
result OF the refusal Of the company to re-
store the dis harged night engineers to their
positions. The company state that the
strike Will MOI hinder them in their bust
ness
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-03

ALTON, Ills, March 3.-Johnathan John
SOL, 81 years of age, was shot and killed by
his step son, Charles Carr, youth of 10
years of age, at midnight Monday night
johnson was whipping his wife when the
young man interfered johnson turned upon
the boy, who seized ,,double-b shot
gun and fired twice, inAicting wounds which
proved fatal in a short time. Carr was ar
rested in hiding near the scene of the tragedy,
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-03
THE MARKETS.

CHICAGO, March >.
On the board of trade tp.day the following prices
were madr in grain ana provisions Wheat-
March VP,hS" - e. -" 49, Ma,' way "teue1
, tnru-Murrb. opcpsa md closed "a, r.
April. opened and close !. &c: May opened and
closed in.c Oats-Marrh opened and closed apc
MAY. opened :fl,c. closed Sas,c. pork-April
npcnrl aad closed so isIa; NAV, Opened so 90
closed Sla5sls June opened Sl661 closed s10U1
Lard-Aprll opened and closed S alIs
Ina Stocl, o,oto,f,rs fror, tho r-,,io, s,o.L
nuao.d ,,,.itpr,fsI- acti, ,t,th sbinners and sna,
uaiors a. the principal buyers, prices were %
higher; light grades, Sa.A@is ~ rough packing
S',gfd tl2; heavy packing, Sil"@i+"; tattle-
Bulls - ,a@323: COWS = eGl Nv stockers. S3.a
q NO NATIVE, St"iS-.ol o,l.os. ....
IL ffouu..' t bHsletMt aney tt34ile3 ,1lys'2c pei
Str;,,J,- f.sh n -tS - -. ;, ,,,,,s : n,
I5c picked l0d12c ro'atoes-ln car lots on
track-burbanks, ,at5sc per bu; white rose, 500
Soc mixed lots, lG053c: illinois sweet potatoes
S1.50H3.50 per bb Poultry-Chickens, sa9C
gSqc. live geese ID b, per ioz' Apples-Fbmce
10 fancy Si.5u1l % per Dbl, seconds, ,5cG9 S1.oO
Nov yorl
NLw YORK, March =
Wheat--NO. red state. a6c spot; No. do
9tiRc; No. whit, G5c No red winter March
.! !'ac; do April. s3 &C Coru--No. . mixed. cash,
i9',c; do May. isasc oats-No. white, state
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-03

MANSFIELD, Ohio, March 3.-The Ohio
Liberal, newspaper, has been purchased, to
gether with all its stock, subscription list,
etc, by Cappeler & Conard proprietors of
The Daily News ani will he hereafter pub
Iished by taem i'll con un ton with their
weekly under the name of The Weekly
News and Liberal T. 5. Heistand, late
editor of The Liberal, has joined the News
f,G
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-03

MILWAUKEE, March. S-Dr. Louis Pauley,
is accused by Augusta FRANKIE, a buxom
lass of Il, of serious ofense. In order to
enter the county hospital prior to the birth
of child she was obliged to make an affi-
davit This she did, and claimed that Dr..
Pauley ruined her while she was his patient.
He denies the charge.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-03

BUFFALO n Y, March Mrs Sarah
Witheral, Of Collins, this county, who testi-
fed in the Bruce murder trial which was
conclude last saturday, on returning home
was pgostratei ana ieranged by recollec-
tioDs Of the trial When taken from the
train she became 50 violent that it required
the help of several men to control her She
is pos ssed by the idea that some one in
tends to murder her
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-03

PARIS, March &-M Fasteur announced
to the accademy Of scenes, Monday, his
successful treatment Cf 20 cases for the pre-
vention of hydrophobia and his failure in
only one, that being entirely due to the fact
that the patient had delayed his application
for treatment until his condition had be-
come hopeless.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-03

DETROIT, March 2-The Journals Centre
vile special ays; The failure last week OF
Lewis, Van Ncsj 6; Co, grain dealers, of
Mendon, proves to be much more disastrous
than at first reported Liabilities are now
said to be 50 90
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-03

New YORK, March 2-The life boat of
the wrecked Bridgeport steamer Idlewili
has been found floating bottom up near
Port jefferson, L. l. No trace OF the
eight missing men was found.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-03

Insurance in reliable companies at loves
rates. apply to E. Lieberknecht, real es::
rate loan and insurance agent, and nota-
ty public. Collections made. Office III
Second avenue. eodtl
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-03

NEW YORK, March THE lady who was
blown from Lake Shore train near Dun
kirk last Thursday nj h was Mrs Mary
SeymDur, siiter-in-law Of Bishop Seymour,
of Springfield. Ills She was severely
hrilis.d b Il W. recoEer
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-03

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 $3.50. Call and ex-
anime them,
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-03
BIC STRIKE lNAUGURATED.
AIS Pacific and Missouri Pacific Roads
Paraiyxed- Strikers Determined.

Paraiyzed-Strikers Determined,
FORT WORTH, Tex, March "a railroai
strike has been inaugurated here, and il is
eNpactel to spread in all directions The
business Of the Texas Pacific and Missouri
Pacific roads are paralyzed The machin-
cry of tie strike was simply perfect Three
hundred machinists. eGr-repairers, Sc tion
hands, and baggage handlers quit work at
6o'clork Monday evening, and very soon it
became known that they would not 90 to
work again until their grievances were
h ard aud Needed The order to strike
came from Sedaha Mo The railroad off
cialS We're dumbfounded. They had not
had the faintest intimaton that trouble was
brewing.
The ,auscs are said to be numerous, but
the chief one is that $50 per day is de
manded as a days wages for unskilled
laborerS, who now re eive Sl15 per day,
Other reasons are the refusal to make eight
hours days work, an the discharge of
men al Marshall. III most srious trouble
may be eNpfctaI, for The men are very quiet,
very determined, aud greatly eXasperated.
No freight trains went out, Monday night
and all the frei ht en- ines are in the roand
house No railroad work Of any description
Is being done, except the movement of pas
senger trains, and even then no one is left to
handle the baggage ut tn baggage master.
1t is said by somc.- that tint the Texas
Pacific is the only road affected, but such is
not the case here The Missouri Pacific
yards have not a man at WORK