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The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-17
THE MARKETS,


CHICAGO, Fea i6.
The market quotations on the board of trade IT,
day werc As follows: Nheat-No. February,
opeled ,5asc. closed ~ &C: March opened 1890,
c. eI &c !; May. open ID aud closed siasc.
Cora Sc. Feb uaIy- oieaed BIC closed 3154c;
Nj ircn 0 ei,ed q sc, ctased 5,3Sc; April opened
Y,Itc Il sed .. tsc Oat4-No. IF, bria,y o. e ed
ali sei - &c, iii ca opened -9}.c closed % =.
May. opened .-2skc, cl SOD S.34c Pork-Fe brdary
Ipensd sliGo cl5s.d eid9 =; March o.ene,
SiLu1 e osed $685. May, opened an,
cosei S1l. ~. Lard Fei ruary, opened s .0i
CroseI sGb II
Live stocK-The Union Stock yards report the
faaowng range o. prices. Hogs-Ths market
opened a I've bus y sc, Eelk and abou; 5,
l6ver llS't grades, So S0Q 40: r1ush packing,
s39lil ~ ac IN a ,Hppiug lots, SI.21I
40. Cartla-lul S2.<5 Is; COWS, s.. 5 q.
3dO: siac@er,, 5 %; natives s3.s0a15 AZ. Shee
: es "a 9L25; ,malOu, sa.00lt3 80; cuiis,
.0)Gt@.5
irldac.. Br.cr-rancy creamery si4s3c per
ID: dali lG sJc; la kim. 6Gt'c. Eggs-Strictly
p.cAleI, Has. Potl oes- Nnite ross, 5005,c:
PR b.; r1an S. 50 z IS =: mix d lois, 40G5 C;
I'll ol track in car To-; III nls sweet pot .Joes,
Ss5J ) ~ Ter BIB. Pvulry-C.nckenS, s'9slsc per
lb.; TUX vs.. Sll I1t; ducks, 5d IOc; geese, 500
per %. Aprl-s- Ctoce to fancy, $l.5d4 LIS
lie. bb.; seconds, 1850 sl.G0.
New York.
NEE YoRz, Feb l6.
Whea;--No 2 red winter. 9j9sc bid; do April
yli.c; do May, % &c; No. rea sale, spot, &c;
NO d. Bta No. / WtTe tate, S5t.COrn--No.
mixed Sasl. g0lpc Oals--So. ! white sta.e,
$40, t0{t -; No. 2 d.. 37s4c. Rye-NominaL
Bafiey-No Iliul'. rork-D all; mas. $i0,50 sgil00
Lart-st3l March; S5.4 April
ST. Louis,
g., LouIs, Feb 1G
VIII Very dun and prices unchanged; No. 2
| red ea>i aDe d: February, % id; May, S3 &C.
| CorG-St, a6y an lac higher; M. mixed, cash,
| 354 Sa3iG: February. 31isc; March. tJI,c hi. ;
MAJ. 3 g4c lid. 0ats-tu 4 and .,,!l No.
| Iaix-t cash, ~ -Qa . c: Re tbruarv, 2Jc bd;
| Nh, en- 0A4c ut4. NAV, 5ls Rye--fi ne. Coo.
| Whesy-Si.lG Poik-S eAdy; Sil.25. Lard
..
| Milwaukee.
MILWAUKEE, Feb Il
| Wheat-5ieady; cash. Ds.c; May, Sc jane,
S551c. CONFIRM No. 2, 3i,.c. Oats
| puiet; No. ., % &c Rye, iy; No. I, Soc.
| Barley -Suet No z ii &c.
| Detroit.
IETRoIr, Feb 10.
| Wheai-Du |; N. ! whije, so1a - e.
ca h; 81 asked March; % &C My; No. red
isejc askrd. Corn .Olac OAt S-Ao.2 . wu.e, SSsc;
/ ToIEpo, Fela 16
| Whea,- Ac i've; casA. 9ltNasAsc; February
BIC; May, o. {; Jua,. 50 al +, NOM ly
/ D. Con c.Nr; cash, Sja;; May. ii L. Oats
| II i; cash. 3llIc May, Sic Closer 5eed-- 10 Il
cash. Fenruafy ..a Marcn, Sc q: AsFI. s5.a5.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-17
OUR NATIONAL LEGISLATORS.



WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. I7.-Among pc
titions presented in the senate, Tuesday, was
one by Plumb, being a concurrent resolution
of the Kansas legislature asking congress to
grant rig hts of way for railroads through
Indian territory
Brown presented petition OF citizens of
Savannah, Ga, praying for the repeal OF the
coinage act.
A resolution, offered by Maxey, was
agreed to, directing the committee on the
judiciary to report what legislation is nec-
,ssary in order to subject property removed
into the Indian territory to attachment or
levy and forced sale.
The education | i'll was then taken up and
jackson took the floor in favor of the meas
ure.
| Judge Thurman received quite an ovation
/ on the f,oor Of the senate when he came i'll
| Tuesday.
| jackson said the chief obi iiec tion to the
bill was that is was unconstitutional II
this was well founded that ended the discu
sion. The bill did not compel the states to
take the money the a. ton Of state was vol
untary. He contended that congress had
| the power to appropriate funds for educa-
tional purposes
In the house Hammond of Georgia, from
| the Judiciary committee, TO which was refer
red resolution directing inquiry under
what law TIE attorney general has author
lied suits to be instituted to cancel or annul
any patents granted to American
citizens, etc, reported resolution,
which was adopted, requesting the
Judiciary committee 10 answer the ques-
tons in said resolution and to advise the
| house as 10 the IRE ent status of such law
and what if any, amendments are neces-
sary
James of New York reported adversely
Bands bill for the free coinage Of silver,
and it was placed on tire house calendar.
Bland fled a minority report and asked its
consideration at an early day.
Clardy Of Missouri, from the commerce
committea, reported a bill authorizing the
construction OF a bridge across Staten
Island sound and establishing the same as a
post road Baltimore " Ohio tridge,.
Placed on tine hou g calender
Riggs of Illinois, from the committee on
Tostofiices and postroads, reported back a
bill to compel all American vessels to carry
mails to and from foreign ports Placed
on the house calendar.
An ad ersc report was made on the bills
granting Iensols to employee of the postal
service after twenty years service Laid on
the table
When the morning hour expired, the
house went into committee OF the whole on
the Fitz John Porter bill
Wheeler of Alabama mad a long spe Nch
in favor Of tn bill, declaring that Porter by
his skill ana init, r,pi ity had won NOR,
distinction than any other officer of the
army of the Potomac. Po ter knew from
actual contact with the foe that
every pre- uIapuon o. his com
mander was erroneous, and he was fully
justified in using the iii erection inseparabl,
from his position to preserve his command
as the only means Of averting the irrepara
ble catastrophe which he saw was probably
impending as the result of his commandin!
generals erroneous impressions
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-17

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb l7.-Congress
man Cobb, OF Indiana, WAS accosted at the
National hotel by S X. Hannegan, of
Indiana, and one of the senate doorkeepers,
who denounced Mr.. Cobb in tie
most offensive language Mr. Cobb ex-
postulated, AMI Hannegan went away and
armed himself, threatening to shoot Cobb.
The latter armed himself in self-defense,
and went out to meet Hannegan. Senator
VOORHEES, and others got Hannegan out of
the way, and now Hannegan apologies
for his conduct by saying that he was
drums
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-17
Morrison's Tariff Bill.

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. Il. The following
are additional articles put on the free list by
Morrisons tariff bill: Wood and lumber,
hemp, iute anu other fhers, coal, salt and
IRON !, and CO. per ores, potatoes, bay corn,
bristles, beeswax, dye woods, unmanu eac-
tured carths and undreSsed stone for build
ing purposes There is a reduction on win
dow glass of all descriptions, and on some
descriptions of plate glass, upon which the
duty was exceptionally high. The duties
on china, porcelain, e,rthea and stoneware
decorated, are reduced from 60 to 80, and
from IS to 45 per cent advaloreIa-
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-17

New ORLEANS, Feb i7.-Washington Ar
tillery hall, the largest building of the kind
in the south, is filled to overfiowing every
evening by the throngs who rush to the
Moody and Sankey meetings. The hall
seats !, $50 people, but last night over 5000
persons were crowded into the building.
The revivalists began their meetings last
Thursday, and are holding afternoon and
evening meetings About 60' persons went
into the inquiry room Monday The Rev.
Drs. Balmer and Markham, the eminent Pres
byterian orators, and all the preachers o!
the northern wing of the NJ. T. church, re-
fuse to lend their countenance to the pro
caarlinpS
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-17

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. II. The city council
Monday accepted q proposition from the
bondsnlen of the defaulting city treasurer to
nay SOS 600 OF his shortage and be released
from further liability. This makes loss TO
the city Of $500 Ald it will be total, as the
bond;nisn have taken all Of Pattison's prop
erty TO secure themselves for the s8S, ,o00 as
s,,u,ei. At the same meeting which ac-
cepted this compromise the finance com
mittee wa, ordered to negotiate loan OF
sluo. 900 to meet debts which the treasurer's
fund shoul1 save paid.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-17

NEW York, Feb. 17.--Ey-Sherif A, V,
Davidson has joined the army of defeulters,
His income of $4,000 or $4,000 year for
three years ought to have enabled him to re-
main in this country, but he spent it in
high living and fast habits, and borrowed
as much more, and also spent that. Some
Of this last he borrowed from his friends
and some of it from creditors of the city
money obtained on judgments His bonds
men have had to hand over the amount oI
their guaranty, $20,0M.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-17

CINcISEATI, Ohio, Feb. 17.-The house in
vestigation got to work late, Tuesday morn
ing, owing 10 u scarcity of witnesses. G. B.
Fadstone, a barber, testified that he saw
George Campbell and Wappenstein, the de.
tective, bring up squads of men to whom
they paid money after they had voted at
Precinct f. Ward o Theodore F. Hacklsy
a barber at the Palace hotel, confirmed tbs
testimony of the witness, Fadstons
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-17
Postmasters Nominated by the President.

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 1.-THE presi-
dent Tuesday sent TO the senate the follow
ing nominations as postmasters: Thomas j.
Francisco, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; George
Moore, Steubenville Ohio; Nathaniel S.
Bates, Rensselaer,, Ind; A, 7. Bisters, Ro
chester, Ind. Joseph Edelbeck, st. CLOUD,
Mimi James J. Russell, Muscatine, Iowa
Frank B. Smith, Wichita, Kas. Samuel E
Ricg, Beatrice, Neb.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-17

The wife of Gen. Sheridan was born in an
adobe house at Albuquerque, n. NJ. The
house in which she first saw the light con-
tanned one small graten window, a mud
chimney in the corner and a heavy door
hung on wooden hinges. Major Rucker,
her father, was quarternlaster of that
military post at the time, and the infantile
years of Mrs Sheridan wers passed among
the rude scenes of a frontier army camp
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-17
OHERIFFS SALE.

Byvirtue Of an Execution and Fee Bill No. 1895
issued out of the clerks Office of the Circut Court
Of Rock Island county, and state Of Illinois, and to
me directed, whereby l am commanded to make
the amount of a certain judgment recently OBJ
tanned against Peter McCarl and Henry $. shnrt-
lefI in favor of Simon Heller, Leopold II. Heller
and Joseph b. Schrom. partners, etc. Heller
Brothers & Co, out Of the lands tenements, goods
and chattels OF the said defendant. Henry s.
Shurtlef, ! have levied on the following proper-
ty, to-wit:
ton number two (2) in township number eighteen
C1s), north range number one %, east of the sth
principal meridian, In the county Of Rock Island
and state Of Illinois.
Therefore, according to said command. shall
expose rsale, at public auction, all the right.
title and interest OF the above named Henry s.
Shurtleff in and to the above described property,
on Thursday the 18th day Of March, 1886, at
O'Clock p. IN, at the porth door Of the court
house in the city Of Rock Island, in the county Of
Rock Island and state Of Illinois, for cash in hand
| to satisfy said execution and fee bill.
Dated at Rock IEland this 15h day Of February
JOHN N. 2ETiCKER,
ShwiF Of Rock Issdsd County.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-17

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb 1.-THE house
committee on invalid pensions has agreed to
report favorably the bill repeating the linn
itaton of time within which miltiamen can
complete and present their claims, and in
creasing the rate of pension for total deaf
ness Of both ears from SI4 to so a month.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-17

E. W. Hurst represents the leadin''
American and Foreign Insurance Cos
Policies carefully written Il current rates.
{ gency established 1874. Office 0vcl
Rock Island National Bank.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-17
Cheap Nail Boxer.

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 $50. Call and ex.
anime them.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-17

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 7-Speaker
Carlisle has decided to fill the existing
vacancy on the committee on Banking and
currency by appointing Representative
Findlay, of Maryland.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-17
Ere and Accident

Insurance in reliable companies at loves.
rates. apply to E. Lieberknecht, real esq
rate, loan and insurance agent ana nosa-
~ public. Collections made. Once ~
Second avenue. eVi'l
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-17

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. T.-Secretary
Manning has about decided to issue another
call for bonds The amount to be called
will be about $40, 600, 000
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-17

WASHINGTON CRY, Feb. 1.-THE houso
judiciary has decided to hear Susan b.
Anthony and a delegation OF other ladies'
on the subject of woman suffrage from l0:3o
to II IN. on Satu, 1ay next
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-17
HOkATI0 SEYMOUR.
THE GRAVE CLOSES OVER THE NEW
YORK STATESMAN.

A Simple and transformations Ceremony
in Which His Seighbors Were All
View of the Dead-Old Friends in Tears
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-17
HALF-CENT A W0Rb.

THE ANGUS hereafter will publish III this col
ann all advertisements Of Lost Found, For Rent
For Sale, Bosrd or Rooms, Wanted. and similar
notices, at the low rate OF one-half cent a0ord,
each figure word, but no advertisement less
than ten cents
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-17

For SALE, SIXTY LOTS IN MY AD-
l. ditlons % the city of Rock Island On four year
ly payments with interest at six per cent per
uuin B DAVENPORT.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-11-26
HON. JOHN s. BARBOUR.

That Republican journals should strive
to break the bond of confidence and esteem
between the Democrats of Virginia and
John 5. Barbour, is very natural. To the
Republican party his very name represents
their humilia ting defeat and election from
power. When they hear it, their mind at
once goes back to the good old days of their
power and pride In Virginia, from which
he ousted them. They we'll know that
with him at the head of the Democratic
party there's no future for Republicanlsm
in Virginia. But when Democratic papers,
because of temporary disagreement with
him, are led into assailing his services in
the past or his usefulness in the future, it
is matter of sincere regret to these of us
who desire to see the Common wealth ever
free from the political organization which
governed her from 10 to 1873. As long as
those days of humiliation live in the men,
DRY of the people.of Virginia, just so long
ought they to cherish the name that freed
them. Democrats may properly disagree
with either President Cleveland or Mr..
Barbour; it is their right-for of all poll
tical parties, the Democratic party is the
party of free speech, but to strive to weak
en- either because of that difference, IS a
grave mistake for Virginia Democrat.
The day is ahead of the Virginia Democrats,
aohen they tciH need John s. Barbour more
than any other man ,aoac liui7lg.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-11-26

Chester A. Arthur, Vice President of
the United States and afterwards Presi-
dent, died at his residence in New York on
Friday. He administered the national af-
fairs of the post to which he Was called by
accident, with conservatism and patriot
ism. In his management OF party affairs
while occupying the position of President he
was less fortunate, His ambition that his
incumbency should be marked by spreading
the Republican party and Strengthening
it in the South. led to his bargain with
Senator Malone Of Virginia, political
intrigue which proved Of short lie and
little popularity even in the party it was in
tended to benefit. In private life he was
gentleman of culture and refinement
and both in public and private life he was
thoroughly an American. His funeral
was conducted like that of private citl-
Zens and without display, in accordance
with his request. 1t was attended by
President Cleveland, and Secretaries
Bayard, Whitney, Endieott. Villas, and
Lamar, and the exmembers of ehis own
misunderstanding. Chandler, and Brews-
ter, and such distinguished Republicans
as Sherman, Edmunds, Blaine, Logan,
Evarts, and others, and such noted Dem
ocrats as Randall. Voorhees,, Hewitt,
Vest, and Others.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-11-26

If the Republican record is to be relied
upon, the conversion of the Democratic
party in Virginia was only exceeded for
suddenness by that Of Saul of Tarsus.-
-Four nights before the election Gf Nov.
2d, Gen. Malone in speech IN Peters.
burg said, The should not attempt to recite
the number of outrages that had been
perpetrated upon the ballot by the demo-
cratic party Of this State. They are known
of all men, and will 60 down to history. a
disgrace to civilization and reproacb to
manhood" Four days after the eIectio n
Hon. John s. Wise appeared in card in
the Richmond papers-a district in which
the Republican candidate was defeated
saying that above all, we have had an
election in Richmond singularly kind and
free from violence. and one in which eyerv
man voted who wished to do so, and his
vote has been counted as cast. To this T
. cneerfully bear testimony with grateful
heart, and all good citizens of every party
will feel as do about it, know This
sudden conversion of political party one
hundred and fifteen thousand strong. in
the short space Of eight days, from vio-
lence and fraud to peace and fairness.
would be the greatest miracle of the age
to man who didn't know that the past
charges brought by the Republicans
against the Demec.atic party of Virginia
Us mere campaign material, and had no
NSsQundation ia truth than similar
charge %auld have. brought by the Demo-
Gratis agsia2 The Republican party,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-11-26
Net Dem. loss 21,487

Net Dem. loss 21.487
Showing that 21.4S7 Democrats more
than Republicans staid at home. The on
ly gains made by the Republicans were
S47 in the Och district and 1913 in the 5tn,
total gain of 2, 52Ovotes on their vote of
1884.
The Richmond Dispatch gives table of
the vote of Nov. I'd. 1886 compared with
that cast for Lee and Wise for Governor
10 1885. with the following result: Lee
1872, 544; Wise, 136. 51O-Democrati major
ity 1904. The Congressional vote of
Nov. I'd, 1885, foots up-Republican
123, $50; Democratic, 1O2 .221-Republican
majority 20, $50. A reference to the VIM
DIcAToR's table of the losses Of each par
ty shows that the Republican majority of
20,S59 of 1886 is more than accounted for
by the stay-at-home Democratic vote.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-11-26
TIE STATE DEBT.
AN IMPORTANT LETTER FROM
THE GOVERNOR.

HE EXPLAINS IN AN OPEN LETTER TO
HON. JOHN W. DANIEL THE TRUE STA
TUS OF VIRGINIA's FINANCIAL CONDI-
TIoN, AND TELLS EXACTLY WHAT THE
STATE Is ABLE TO Do.
The following letter prepared by the
Governor explains itself:
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA,
GOVERNOR OFFICE,
RICHMOND, VA, Nov. %, 1856 J
Hon. John ". Daniel, Lynchburq, Va:
My Dear Sir:-In response to your ques-
lions IN reference to the propo rtion the
public revenues of the State bear to the
public expenses, have the honor to say
that from statements just carefully pre-
pared by the Auditors al my request, l am
convinced the annual revenues for some
years to cotne will not exceed So, 700 900.
and THAT if all che outstanding Obligations
OF the State should be funded III The bonds
Of the Act approved February 141h, 1882,
known as the Rlddleberger bill, except
those held by the institutions of learning,
the Interest TO be paid, added to the nee
essary annual expenses, will about absorb
this income,
The figures now in the Offices of the Au-
ditors of Public Accounts to prove my as
sertlon prove, too, that any other settle
ment involving the annual payment of in
terest greater than would be paid upon the
Rlddleberger bonds will require the taxes
OF the people to be increased, and that any
person advocating such settlement must
be prepared, therefore, to favor such in.
crease of taxation.
The inability OF the State to make set
Element now, with a greater amount of
principal and interest than the Riddleber-
ger act, whatever she might have done
once, arises from an increase in her an
nual expenses, such as maintaining two
additional lunatic asylums, one for the
white and one for the colored race land if
this debt matter is not speedily settled we
may probably have to erect two more to
accommodate the crazy people on that
subject); the maintenance OF a Normal
and Collegiate Institute for our colored
people, and school for the education OF our
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-11-26

But the cry of these protection monopolists
does not brighten intelligent people. Revenue
reform is making rapid progress. Richmond
State.
If the marked success of Messrs. Nor
rison, Carlisle and Hurd in their respec,
tive States Of Illinois, Kentucky and Ohio
at the last election, is to be taken as a
sample of the ''repid~progress,a Revenue
reform Is making. the country will soon be
we'll rid of it. The N. Y. Evening POST
the most prominent tariff reform' jour.
nal in America, takes rather different
view of the meaning of the recent cleo.
lions to what is held by our Richmond
contemporary. 1t thus soliloquizes oa the
result:
We shall not esteem it misfortune if the
movement for tariff reform is taken out of
Congress for time. 1t must be admitted
that the country has not yet been educated
ton must have its beginning in those places
where the tariff pinches the people SO that
they feel it.
The tariff and all other economic
measures of government ''pinch" through
the taxes. When the Treasury has sur
plus the taxes are too heavy and the reve-
nue. too large. The first action, and one
on which everybody Is agreed, ia to reduce
the revenue. Before the first meeting of
the 5Oth Congress in December. 'S7, all the
bonds that can be called in will have been
called in-eighty six more millions of the
public debt will have been paid off. Then
will come the question of stopping the ac-
emulation of surplus in the Treasury
a question that must be answered clearly
and quickly and not by experimental tariff
plans consuming time for trial while the
taxes are still pouring into the Treasury.
That answer is and must be the abolition
OF the Internal Revenue system. That is
the simplest and speediest premier pas on
which all can agree-that is all who stand
by the National Democratic platform-the
other steps being more complicated and
open to more difference of opinion can
follow after. First of all, thu Internal
Revenue tax must go. If the so.called
Tariff ''Reformers" will agree to it, the
country need net wait till December,
1887, it can be done next month, Deem
Der. 1886. Every Protection Democrat in
the House of Representatives is ready to
vote for the abolition of the Internal Rev
enue Department and Democratic Pres
ident is ready to sign the bill if the Re
publican Senate also passes it. If the Re-
publican Senate refuse, then 80 much the
worse for the Republicans in 1888.