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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-07

fiscal wear and the receipts from The same,
as compiled from tho report of the commits
sioner of the general land Office, are as fol
lows: AT cash sales, 4, 0l6 acres; home
stead, timber culture, and other entries. 1S,-
co., SOG; Indian lands disposed of |, 49,, 5s1
Total absorptions, "A GA, 40 acres. Deduct
from this previous entries not completed,
,2SS, ,3l9 acres Net absorption, 1885, ,099
acres The cash receipts from this were
Sa,031 ,0si of which 81 ,t07, 729 belongs to the
Indian tribes.
The secretary reflects severely upon the
operations of the government survey oflands
and says:
The commissioners report upon the public
surveys though interesting, Is a painful eX-
hibit 1t appears from the document that
the available agricultural land III most OF the
public land states and territories has been
largely returned as survey ed, and the sur
vcys raid for by the United States, but in
many instances the reported surveys are SC
defective and erroneous as to be without
merit and misleading; and that in other
cases no actual surveys were made, but pats
were manufactured upon the basis of iicti-
| tious field notes. Others in which the topo-
graphy represented upon the plats was en-
| tirely out Of correspondence with the feat-
ures of the country, some streams beng
rapres, nted where none exist and others as
| flowing in the wrong direction
The secretary renews his suggestions as tt
the repeal of the prescription and timber
culture laws, and modification of the present
| desert land act
! The secretary also denoumces at grea
length the custom once prevalent Of fencing
i'll the public lands for the benefit of the cat
| tie men, and also the hocus Pocus by which
certain grazcrs can, by acquiring title to al
lands having streams or springs, hold posses
sion of thorIsan and thousands of acres
| rendered valueiess TO the settlers because tn
water rights have been seized by the en-
| croachpr
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-07
Treasurer Jordan submits His Report to
tn. Secretary of the Treasury.


the Secretary of the Treasury
WASHINGTON CITY, Dec THE United
States treasurer has submitted 70 the secre-
cretarv of the treasury his animal report,
from which il appears that the net receipts
OF the government during the year ended
June 10 were $50 $50, ~, and the net ex
penditures S2I2, 4S}, l;'S The excess of rev.
enue over expenditures were S9S, $50, 5S9. The
net receipts for the last fiscal year over those
Of 1885 are $50, AZ, SIT. The receipts on ao-
count of the postoffice departments not in
Cluded in the above statement, amounted to
So, g91, l&1, an increase of S5,6si, SD over
those of the preceding year; the expenditures
increased from $50 336, ,5l4 in lSsj to $50, ,6S2,-
Isl in 1886, or S;ar6, pa Bonds of the United
States amounting TO S4, ,53l $50 were re-
deemed and applied TO the sinking fund
Coupons from bonds Of the United States
amounting to 1851, 4l2 were paid by the
assistant treasurers Interest amounting TO
a, ,4gS, ,iS7 was paid on registered bonds of
the United States, inc luding the bonds issued
to the various Pacific railroad companies.
Coupons from 3.65 per cent. bonds of the
District of Columbia amounting to sl05, AL
and registered interest amounting 10 sac AS
were paid.
Of bonds held in trust fCt' national banks
! SCI ,042, 600 were withdrawn. of which
amount $50, ,925, 800 was held TO secure circu-
| lation, and 81, III, 100 was held as security
| for deposits of public moneys. The bonds de
| posted 10 replace those withdrawn on ac-
| count of circulation amounted TO So, ,,3i, coo
and on account of deposits to St, l'o,eN, a
total decrease of st4. III 800 The+otal move
| mcnt of bonds held fer notiCnal banks wa,
| So, ,967, 500
| Worn and mutilated United States notes
| amounting to S63. 900 600 were redeemed dur
| ing the wear. The issue of silver certificate
| was 81 s00,1 600 and $2s, 523,9. were re
deemed. Gold certificates amounding %
$40, 1SS st5 were redeemed.
| The unavailable funds of the treasury
June 81, 1856, were so, ,52l, ,597, a decrease OF
| s. 80 from last year. The balance in the
treasury at the close of the year ended Sept
| 81, 1886. was SIC0, ,055. 175, an increase over
| that Of 1854 of SIG, ,Sl56i6. The
available balance was S72,9l l5l against
S5S 81 19I last year, an increase of si3,%l,
949 The treasurer suggests that the large
sums held by mints and assay offices b1
| placed in the actual custody of the treasury
and the duties of the mint officers be confined
to the assaying and coinage Of the bullion
placed in their charge
The total amount of United States note
outstanding is s54j Gs1 ,016. The amount o
silver certificates nomiually outstanding a
the close of the fiscal year was sl15,971 ,615
of which amount the treasury held 50; ,S6l, ,
$50, leaving SIS, ll6 22225 in actual circulation
decrease of Sl3,4l4,72l during the year
This amount has since been added to by tn
demands of business so that the amount il
circulation Nov 80 was Sl05 .5l9,SlT. Ther
is now in circulation SOL, ,76l ,i4S in silve
| dollars
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-07

WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. An ey-
quiSite bouquet of rosebuds, tied with the
typical whi;e ribbon. and bearing tine follow
in inscription, adorned Senator Blair's desk
Monday: "To Hon. Henry W. Blair, United
States senate, Greeting from the National
Woinan's Christian temperance union. Two
hundred thousand loyal women delight to
honor the nations advocate of education and
prohibition. Happy were our flresides if all
our lawmakers were as true to God and
home and native land'n 1t was signed by
Frances f. Willars, president, and Caroline
b. Buell., corresponding secretary.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-07

WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. IA movement
Is quietly bu. actively pro iected through the
unanimous vote of the Democratic member
ship Of the f'itticth congress to tender Col.
Morrison the cier-lship of the next house. il
is argued that this expression Of personal
and political confidence on the part of Dem
ocratic members will induce Col Morrison's
acceptance, since the continuation of lis
services in an important capacity in the
the house appears to BE- desired by his col
leagues This programme has seriously dis
turbeG the slate about being fixed up for dis.
trihGtirn of the offices of the next con.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-07

WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. 7.-Mr. Muir
phv was sunday asked if the Hennepin canal
people had given up their efforts. Give ur
Hennepin." he replied, I'VE give up nothing
Why, a report has been made by the ensin-
eers in accordance with the direction of the
river and harbor bill last session, and the
report will soon be before congress, if the
government printer ever gets chance to
print il The secretary of war has promised
TO give the committee a hearing on Tuesday
next. ami there is life in the Hennepn yet. >
John {. Dorr, of the citizens committee,
SAYS: We are awaiting the report of the
board Of army engineers who were instructed
to investigate the question, and who will re
port not only 20 the cost of the canal but
upon lis commercial necessity, and l am
confident that these officers will report that
the canal will he Of great advantage"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-07

WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. 1T is likely
that the government printing office will be
without an appropriation for some time yet,
although Public Printer Benedict has ap.
reared before the committee on arpropria-
tions and urge! action on an emergency ap-
preparation The delay is owing to the sec
retary Of the treasury not having Transmitted
his estimates OF the subject to the com
mittaa
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-07

WASHINGTON CITY, Dec The sub
committee of the house committee on appro-
priatons having i'll charge the sundry ciVil
hill has completed the measure. 1t aPpro-
PIRATES l9,GeS So which is l2,52%ol0 less
than the estimates, S3,553, 600 less than the
appropriation for the current year, and
SOS n0) less than the aggregate of the ap-
preparations made by the bill as reported to
tbs, house at the last session.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-07

WASHINGTON CRY, Dec. THE president
has appointed George Allan to be United
States attorney for the western district Of
Pennsylvania, vice William A. Stone, sus-
pended for offensive partisanship. The pres
ident signed Mr.. Allan's commission Satur-
day evening.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-07

WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. THE secretary
of war in his report referring to the matter
of defense against invasion says: I'VE have
no gun now which can stop the progress OF
or do any material injury to a well.armorei
ship The manufacture of gun is work
of time, and can not he extemporized when
wanted. Torpedocs may he quickly created,
but still time and money are needed for their
construction 1t has been said by well
informed writer on the subject that it IS a
matter of doubt if we have on hand enough
cables and cases to control with tcrpedoes
the channels past Sandy Hook alone. The
work has hs-n thoroughly considered and
laid out, and the engineer and or1nanee
corps Of the army are ready to begin, and
only wait for the appropriations from con
rrrS,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-07

Insure in the Boylston Insurance Co. of
Boston, Mass. organized 1872. Assets
nearly S1,000,000. E. W. Hurst. agent
Office over Rock Island National Bank
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-07
HALF-CENT A WORn.

THE ARGUS hereafter VIII publish i'll this col
ann all Il advertisements of Lost, Found, For Rent
For Sale, Bosrd or Rooms, Wanted. and similar
notices. at the low rate of one hdtf cent aoord,
each figure a word, but no advertisement less
than ten cents.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-07
= PER CENT MORTGAGES

Improved Iowa Farms. Security 8 to 5 times the
loan. and inspected in Competed
loans always hand for sale, Sizes of loans
$500 to $40, 900 Time Of loans 5years. Only
choicest loans handled. References and details
given on application either in person or letter.
H. NJ henley, Attorney at Law.
2lI Main St, Davenport, Iowa.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-07
THE PUBLIC DOMAIN.

Report of the Commissioner of the Gem
eral Land Office.
WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. S.-The area
Of public lands disposed of during the last
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-07

WASHINGTON CITY. Dec. SPEAKER
Carlisle said Sunday in all interview that
there woHll he a panic if the surplus was
uot redu Cd The large accumulation of
funds wa,, moreover, he said, a temptation
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-07

on Inc
secondA Avenue n
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-07
COMPETITION DEFIED.
PRICES WARRANTED
to be 20 to 80 per cent cheaper at the
HARPER HOUSE DRUG STORE
PRICES WARRANTED

Than any Drug Illinois Not only on re
but on all Drugs Fancy Goods ana MIS-
laneou articles. Read the cut rates;
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-07
Paid for His House with Worthless Bond

WASHINGTON CITY, Dec "A year or
mere ago Judge Thoman, of Ohio, then a
civil service commissioner, purchased a resi-
,l,nce in the northwestern part OF the city
from Alfred Richards and gave i'll payment
therefor, Sl2,Ht0 worth of Indiana school
bonds. which the seller accepted upon the
certificate of Senator voorhees, and the late
Vice President Hendricks. The bonds turn
ont to have !.cn fraudulent, and Richards
has since been trying to induce Thoman to
take tn IN of his hands. The latter refuses
Oh ground that he bought them in good faith
and that they were vouched for by Hen
bricks and VOORHEES,. Now Richards brings
suit against Thoman ard VOORHEES, to re-
, cover the value of the property, and discov
eTs that as soon as the former learned that
the Louds were worthless he mortgaget the
| property 10 a relative for its full value.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-07

W AsHINGTON, CITY. Dec. IL am III ia
VOr OF the denomination Of Cleveland IN
lSsS,1 SAID Representative Creary, OF
Kentucky The only complaint made
against HIM Is that he does not turn out the
rascals with sufficient rapidlty, but | think
as time rolls by the grounds for such a com
plant viii fade away | have no share III
such a complaint, even now, for at the pres
ent time there is not Republican in fed
eral office i'll my district.
In the matter of having Democrats on
guard in federal offices now held by Repub-
licans. said Congressman McAdoo, Il am
satisfiei tn re will be little for the Demo
crats TO complain OF year hence Most OF
the federal officials in my district have beer
changed. The postmaster of Jersey City
and the collector Of the port still remain.
No charges having been made against them
they are allowed to serve out their respective
terms under the tenure office act.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-07

NJ ANTED-AT ONCE--A RELIA-
w bic man 10 sell choice nursery sock, GOOD
pay steady work, oUtdil free
JAS. L WHITNEY,
Tin NurserNnan, Rochester, \. y.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-07

WANTED -FOUR GOOD ENER
w getic men to canvass for a tac line of Hob
day good 5 good pay 10 right men; reterenc
required [ F DEWEND, Manager
lS-lm 1l9 Main ST Davenport, Ia.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-07

to evil legislation. He thought the Morrison
tariff bill woulI come up early in the ses-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-07

EOR SALE, OLD PAPERS IN ANY
quantity Mt this office, cheap.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-07
THE NATIONAL S0L0NS.
ASSEMBLING OF TIE SECOND SESSION
OF THE FORTY-NiNTH CONGRESS.

The Presidents Message Read to Both
HOuses-New Members Sworn in-Ihe
Report of Treasurer Jordan-The Pub
lie Domain--Miscellaneo Notes from
the National Capital
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-10-15

But the United States n great country
Paris Ia only city, and the Halles Centralles
are only ono of its marketing places Paris
drinks 100, 600 gallons of wine yearly, and
the average annual consumption OF wine per
head Is about 1875 quarts, or over pint gay
for each man, woman and child In the city
took my coffee ard rolls on hour etrcr
than usual ono morning and paid q visit to
the markets. Going down narrow side
streets where the bare headed women were
busy cleaning in preparation for the day,
took u car down the Rue de Rivoli and soon
found myself in one of the strangest and most
busting scenes Of Paris. 1t was about
o'clock and the wholesale market, which lasts
until a. M, was going on. In each OF
these great pavilions crowds OF roughly
dressed women and men were gathered about
little pens where eatables were sold ut auction.
There were hundreds of chickens cleaned and
dressed, thousands of rabbits in square, low
baskets, tons of fish, and vegetables innumcr-
able Each pavilion had its special character,
and | watched first the selling of chickens.
The auctioneer, sturdy Frenchman in
white apron, stood behind counter, and at
his side was little white capped woman who
was keeping the accounts and taking the cash.
Around the outside of the boX-likc counter
few men and perhaps sixty women in white
caps, shawls and cheap dresses stood with
eager calculating faces and made their bids
OH the lots put up for sale. The dressed chick
ems were brought on great board crates, car
ried upon the heads of porters, about a half
dozen on each crate. This crate would be
laid down on the counter, and the auctioneer
would sell the lot to the highest bidder. The
sales were made very fast, half minute only
being taken to each lot, and fresh half dozens
Of chickens would be laid down as fast as
those sold were taken away. The porters
We're brawny fellows in hats of heavy felt
painted white and with brims about fourteen
inches wide They in all cases carried the
goods upon their heads, and they were dressed
in the peasant costume of France.
In another pavilion | saw live rabbits
auctioned off in basket lots of about dozen
each, and in the meat markets sides of pork
and quarters of beef were disposed of in the
same way The whole scene was one. of
rush, blood and bedlam. One could hardly
hear his own voice, and the very air seemed
mad with buying and selling. The fish
market presented the same scenes, and the
snais and frogs and other Shiny things were
jobbed off in lots. The butchers porters
looked worse than the most characteristic
murdcrers of the stage They had white
caps covered with blood, and carried their
meat in some cases upon their heads. Their
aprons and white gowns were also bloody,
and when looked at them and the rough
women of the markets the scenes of the
French revolution appeared before my mental
vision.
The market women of France and of farls
were the most active of the revolutionists.
They are still loud, noisy, coarse looking and
beefy. They form in large part the retail
market dealers, and are said to be among the
sharpest traders in the world.
FRANK GEORGE CARPENTER.
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boulevarls at night all Paris walks. Cafes
are found at every step, and these have little
tables placed upon the wide sidewalk, and at
them hundreds of the gayly dressed throng SIT
and chat while they drink black coffee out OF
goblets and smoke the mem cigarettes or
cigars. Sometimes wine or liquor is drank,
and also, in the case Of ladies', raspberry
sirup. The cafe noir, or black coffee, IL
always served with a little glass OF amber
colored cognac randy, not much bigger than
good sized thimble, and the Frenchnah
pours this into the coffee before drinking.
There are many Of these boulevards in Paris'
but the gayest of them is the long stretch
from the Madelaine to the Bastile, fully three
mil in length. The roadway is nearly sixty
feet wide, and at its sides are rows OF trees
Inside of these are sidewalks each thirty feet
wde and along them is the gay, ever laugh
ing, joking crowd, which makes up Paris
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-10-15

FRENCH COOK thought on the Sc
lection and composition of his entrees as the
author does upon a new chapter or the poet
on the elaboration of new poem
The French eat light breakfast on rising
of coffee and rolls Two rolls of bread, bit
of butter and cup of coffee is a good sized
breakfast and add boiled egg to this and
you have what the Partisan thinks very
large breakfast indeed. Many people take
this meal in bed, and in the bedrooms of even
the smaller hotels small square table or
commode stands at the head of the bed by the
pillow, to be used as breakfast table in case
you take your breakfast before rising.
The next meal is eaten between IL and
o'clock, and is the breakfast proper 1t is
called dejrtlner d la fourchette. or breakfast
with the fork and in many cases is equal ia
an ordinary dinner. Wine is always taken
with it, and soup and several dishes in table
d'h6te style make up its courses The eating
of deJenner is SO general a custom in Paris
that between ~ and 2 o'clock, which are in
other cities the business hours of the day, but
little is DONE The city knocks off for break
fast, and servants and employees are paying
their respects to their stomachs
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-10-15
MILITARY HORSE PLAY ABROAD.
The Outrage Upon tho Durham Arch'
dcncnu of tho Church Of England.

Tho Outrage Upon tho Durham Arch.
| deacon of tho Church Of England.
When an officer wants to get up some ex-
element why can't no follow In the footsteps
of that I,adcap captain Of tho Thirteenth
| Hussars. IIe smashed few things while no
was IN Maritzburg, and all out of pure devil
mcnt, too don't thinl; the story of tho out
ragc on tho Durham archdeacon of the Church
of ENGLAND has ever been fully described. 1t
Is too rich to be forgotten. The archdcacon,
you sec. had journeyed up to tho city to have
| a hand il that pcrplexing bishop business,
and put T., at tho club.
| As usual after dinner the captain made a
reconnaissance, and on peeping into the read
! ing room he beheld peculiar looking man or
| the church, wearing what is commonly known
as n "tilc," occupied intently in reading a
newspaper. A grin overspread the faco or
| the captain, and then 10 prepared for action.
| Graspng his walking stick firmly, he with
| pantomimic carcfulness crept toward tho
archt.cacon, whose breath was nearly taken
away 10y voice yelling into his car, For
| Gods sake, sir, let>me smash that hat"
Quick rs thought the startled nrchdcacon
dropped Lis paper, snatched his title" or his
head, and, placing it carefully under his arm
out of the reach OF the intruder gazed fear
| fully at Linn, dumb with mixed SURPRISE
amer, and, the captain afterward declared,
with fear. Having at last found voice to re-
bule the unruy disturber of his peace-who
| laughed 1T him all the time-he went to the
corner of the freplace-it was winter-and
sat down there.
| The captain had not finished. He simply
ran to the dining room and called to his devil
may-carc friends to "come and sec parson
with regular bcll-toppcr." Immediately, as
if by common consent, the fruit and the nuts
were cleared cf7 the table, and the practical
jolers, ranged in line at the dining room
door, delivered a volley at the unfortunate
tile which was, of course, knocked into the
fireplace and so damaged that it never went
on the head of the nrchdeacon again. One
would have thought that the joke would have
ended here Not So The funny gentlemen,
having seen the effects of their shots, seized
the reverend visitor and carried him round
and round the room until they had had
enough of it. They then suddenly dropped
him on the floor, where they left him sore,
but in peace and considerably shocked and
out of temper. That same evening the rev.
crcnd visitor ordered his portmanteaus to be
taken to the C-s, and the club saw him no
more-Pall Mall Gazette.
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SELLING CHICKENS AT AUCTION.
The Halles Centralles are the largest of the
markets of Paris, though they are not the
only ones. They are the largest markets in
the world They consist of ten great pavil-
ions of iron and glass, and they cover %
acres of ground. Each pavilion contains
$50 stalls, each of which is as large as small
hall bedroom, and the cellars below, for
storage, number l, 200, each of which is 12
feet high. These markets cost about $40, OOO,-
600 to build, Or nearly as much as our national
Capitol The city, however, gets good in
terest from the investment by her tax on
the enormous business done. Each of the
stalls pays rent, and the government taxes
everything that comes into the city. The
daily bill of Paris for meat, wine and bread
alone amounts to about $3.50 900, and there
are $4,000, 600 worth of eggs sold here yearly.
The fish sales amount to $5,OOO,OOO year,
and those of butter and poultry are equally
as much. In 1882 there were sold at these
markets 66, OOO, 900 pounds of meat, G., OO0, 600
pounds of fish, 27,0OO,OOO pounds of butter,
343, 100000 eggs o., OOO, 900 pounds of cheese,
100000 pounds of poultry and 49,, COX, 900
oysters. In other words estimating our
population at 10000, 0OO Paris i'm 1882 ate
enough to have given each man, woman
and child in the United States more than
1pound of fish, pound of meat, 5 eggs, 3
oysters, nearly 2 pounds of cheese, 4 pound
of butter and pound of poultry and game