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The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-25
PM HIS Foot InlI.

Old Joe has placed himself in tigh
box, which will require all his cunning
and deceit to release himself. Here arr
some of his expressions IN regard to al
dermen and the city absttoir:
vote for no man for alderman who
does not promise to vote for the passage
of the Schaffer amendment if elected.
Don't elect any man unless he Is il
favor of Schaffers amendment.
Let us elect aldermen who will vote fol
the SchniIer amendment.
Now, we hope the people will see to il
that no man be nominated for alderman,
of any party, who does not publicly
pledge himself. in advance, to vote fol
Schalfer's amendment If he is elected. II
they don't make that public pledge don't
nominate them.
Look out who run for aldermen. Let
there be no doubt about the mans opin>
ion. Require them to come on,
plainly and state their opinions, AND
if they are in favor of Craigs scheme
don't nominate them. Don't be fooled by
any nOn,cOmmittal talk"
Alderman Cavanaugh is not non-com-
initial He is openly in favor of the alb.
attoir, and don't care who knows it. He
does not recognize it as an issue at the
coming election, however. 1t is only one
OF the many questions upon which an al
derman is expected to pass judgment in
the council chamber. The people must
trust to an alderman's good sense on all
such matters. The court will soon de-
eide whether the abattoir ordinance is
legal or not
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-25
The Watar of the Mediterranean.


tboSlpH 1TtnScfIti.l
A chemical examination of watsr
brought up from great depths in the Med
iterranean proves. as su pecte1 tuat the
deep-sea water l. more salt than at the sur
face. though nothing can be found to show
the existence of bed of salt at the bottom
to produce such extra saturation, in fact,
strata of water Of less density are met with
below those of greater density. Thus it APP.
pears that the outer current in large part
carries with it the excess of salt produced
by the surfacs evaporation, the cause OF the
circulation being due, it is believed, to
hydrostatic action purely. That is, the
water of the Mediterranean is continually
losing by evaporation a larger amount than
is returned to it by rains or rivers, and. con
sequently, the inflow from the Atlantic
must take place to keep up this level.
If this inflow consisted of fresh water the
total quantity of salt in the Mediterranean
would remain the same and the density,
therefore, would und ergo no increase; but,
as the upper current of salt water brings in
a certain quantity OF salt in addition to that
which the Mediterranean basin previously
contained, the density of this water is in
creased, and column OF it reaching to any
given depth becomes heavier than cor.
responding column of Atlantic water, the
excess of downward pressure consequently
displacing the lower portion of the column
of water, which will flow outward as an
under current
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-25
Getting Awfu lily Tired Of HIM.

"Our people, that is the laborine
classes" said a well-known, wage worker
this morning, ''are becoming Disguised
with old DaDforth's tactics, and | am not
surprised that the grestar part of the
community forsook him long ago. He
has no love for the laboring man, not a
particle. He took up the labor subject as
last resort. He has bumbugged us from
the beginning"
81 am an lrishman and democrat
and for one | don't propose to let him
sell me out to the republicans any more.
His uncalled for abuse of our league has
opened the eyes of Irishmen to his rasca>
ity and meanness. Although he cont,n-
ues to pander to our nationality, very few
of our people take his paper now. We
thought him sincere after his numerous
protestations of sympathy for the Irish
cause, but were sadly mistaken. As long
as we submit to his dictation, and carry
out his whims, he is satisfied, bu. the
moment we commence to exercise judg
ment of our own, he objects am glad
to see that Alderman Cavanaugh refuses
to be his tool and will not 'stutify him
self to help Danforth in his personal
quarrel with DR.. Craig"
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-25
BRIEFLETS.

Fresh fish at Hawley's.
Pay day on the Milwaukee road.
Pay your taxes to the collector and
save additional costs
The Dunlaps have arrived at Liber.
mans.
Mr.. and Mrs J. L. Bentley, of Aledo.
leave soon for California.
Miss Susie Stoddard is home from
college at Evanston on visit to relatives
Swiss, brick. neufchatel and limburger
cheese at Hawley's.
Miss Sarah Lowrey of Muscatine, is
visiting DR.. and Mrs G. E. Barlh, in
this city.
The Central shoe store cannot be beat
In good goods and low prices. Call there
and be convinced.
The Rock Island public schools close
for the spring vacation--two weeks
next Friday night.
New suitings in Scotch and English
cassimeres at Libermans.
Collector Lambert will keep his office
open both day and evening until the
Both, when he closes his books. Unpaid
taxes had better be settled at once, and
thus save extra costs.
Furnishing goods and new hats at Lib
erman's.
Rabe, Heitherends g. Lewis, No. 1915
Second avenue have on hand complete
stock OF the latest designs in wall paper .
Cut rates TO best locations in Kansas,
lands cheap, with only small payment
down. Call on Medill, Whitehead 81
Matthews, land Office in postoffice block.
The special committee of the county
board on providing a stenographer FOR
the court proceedings of the county is in
session today.
The remains of the late DIR. James
Bracket were quietly inferred at Chip.
piannock cemetery this morning. There
were present only the relatives Of the de-
ceased.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-25

Go to the cheap farming lands in Kan>
sas with Medill, Whitehead & Matthews
excursion party. Leaves Rock Island on
Tuesday evening, March 80.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Jefferson club will be held tomorrow
evening, when the executive committee
is expected to report as to the celebration
on April Is.
W. H. Munger, of the Rock Island
house, returned from Oregon. Ill.,, last
night, where he has been visiting for the
past few weeks. He has gained several
pounds of avoirdupois during his ab>
sence.
Manager Knell is putting in new dra~
perry and stage settings for the presents
ton of ''the Creole" by the eminent act
ress, Lillian Lewis at Harper's theatre to
morrow evening. This engagement will
be an event in the seasons theatrical at
fractions
Alderman John Atkinson, superinten-
dent of the construction OF the new street
railway, is now employing nine teams
and thirty men in the work of excavatins
and getting the road bed in proper shape
Mr.. Atkinson's work is giving good salts
faction TO the company.
Insure in the Boylston Insurance Co. OF
Boston, Mass, organized 1872 Asset.
| nearly 81 100000 L W. Hurst, agent
Office over Rock Island National Bank.
Alderman Cavanaugh is financial see
rotary OF the local branch of the lrisl
National League. which organization Ole
Joe attacked so outrageously sh tim
ago. For this reason and Alderman Cav
anaugh's position on the abattoir ques,
ton he endeavored to defeat the alder
mans denomination in the Fifth ward
but was unsuccessful.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-25
SUBURBAN SIFTINGS.
HH.LsDALE, March %

HIILsDALE, March "a.
Clifford E. Higgins visited Erie today.
Mr.. J. NJ. Lanphere started for Spril. .
Hill this morning
We understand that the sale of D. NJ.
Martin Was fairly attended and that prices
were only ordinary
A. Souland, with the construction
train. is in Hillsdale this afternoon irving
to repair the damage caused by the high
water.
Henry Ashdown, E. P. Williams, Alvin
Farber and James McCauley left for Me-
braska where they are to assist Mr.. La
ther Pearsall on the railroad.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-25
Frozen Frogs ahd Micro Organisms.

INTTtdEV IIFTdU.I
In some recent scientific experiments on
the effects of cold, two frogs were frozen
solid in temperature of about % degree
Fahrenheit, and keptin that oniition for
half an hour. On thawing slowly they re-
covered perfectly, but it was found that
longer periods OF exposure invariably killed
the animals. The experiment was tried of
freezing Theoretically sealei meat, SO as &c
kill its bacterial organisms, and thus rem
der it incapable Of putrefying. 1t was found
however that so low temperature as 80
degrees below zero would not destroy the
vitality of heterogeneous 1t was thus
made clear that the attempts to preserve
meat for long time b. momentary frees
ing of it must be abandoned.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-25
DID HE MURDER NICHOLss
A Man Arrested In Chicago Last Night
on Suspici0n.-.EvIdence
Against Him.

The irst arrest in connection with the
murder Of Kellogg Nichols and the rob-
berry of the United States Express COM
panys safe on the Rock Island railroad
on the night of March 10, at Morris. was
made last night in Chicago. This morn>
ing's Chicago Duly Nens says that lie.
high Walters, who has been chopping
wood during the winter in the timber be-
tween Minooka and Channahon, about
niue miles east of Morris. has been under
suspicion since the tragedy occurred.
He was raised near Minooka, and is
known to the officers OF Joliet and Nor
ris as shrewd, daring and desperate
man, of powerful physique and extraor-
binary activity. While Mike Humphrey
was credited with the chief vii
lainy in the crime, very little was
thought of Walters, but no sooner did the
sandy haired fugitive reveal his where
abouts than Walters began to be referred
to as the probable perpelrator of the
shocking murder. In the minds of the
people of Grundy county he is classed as
a character whose dangerous qualities
are second only to those of Mike Humph-
reg His appearance, however, is al
variance with his reputation. Standing
erect MS an Indian. over six feet in height,
with symmetrical and powerful frame,
having regular features, large and bright
blue ewes. light brown hair. and mus
tachc and beard that are shade lighter
he is a fine looking and attractive man
His address is very pleasing, and there is
nothing in his exterior to indicate thai
beneath it is an organization adapted to
any diabolical deed.
According to the Ne1os il was las
Saturday when the Rock Island com,
pany's detectives began Swallowing
Walters, and since that time he has beer
more or less under surveillance There was
nothing in Walters conduct to sustain
the suspicion against him except that fol
few days he had discarded his AK and
was drinking rather freely-somethine
that he is said to always do when he ha.
money.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-25
The Time Of the Year.


Now is the time of the wear when the
good housewife hunteth up the garden
seeds, and readeth unto the husband the
way she desireth them to be planted
The good man goeth out and looketh
about the place where he made the gar
den last year TO see whether the hoe and
rake hath gone since the last seed time,
and beholdeth them not. He crieth aloud
Hoe and rake where art thou?" and the
little urchin in the next yard answere,h
him, saying: They have grown tired
waiting on thee, my good man, and have
rustled OFF to place know not; 60 thou
and buy new ones, for the seed time and
day OF work is upon you" TIE poor
man crawleth over the back fence and
goeth down the alley singing in low,
yet audible tone, that good and familiar
tune, There is no place on earth Ike
home"
The spring season always brings gen
eraI cleaning up and generally many
Improvements, Although it has be-
gun early this year, the annual
work of renovation has already com,
menced. In the resident portion of the
city the clothes lines are hung with car
pets rugs and mats, and peep at the
temporary cnrtainless windows, warns
one that the good house wife is engaged
in her spring house cleaning, and that to
enter is to intrude.
Mr. A. H. Thompson welcomes spring
in fine new quarters two doors east of his
former stand. Everything is new and
Thompson is happy as will be his Gus.
toners when they find what inviting
rooms he has stepped into.
The well known BARRIERS, G. A. and L.
A. Schmidt, have been giving their shop
on Second avenue, opposite the Harper
house, a general overhauling and im>
proved it greatly.
AT the Harper house the scrubbing
customary to this season, is in progress.
The ladies' parlors are now receiving at
tention and the work will be carried
forth throughout the hotel.
Mclntire & Co. are cleaning the plate
window of their Second avenue dry goods
store so that the firm and employees may
see out and the public look in.
Down town the Whitewater, the paint.
er and repairer are busy, and will find
employment from this time on for sew.
eral months.
Canals barber shop on Market square,
has been repainted and repapered and
looks bright and nice as can be.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-25

"Thompson's Cafe" is the name of
Mr. A. II. Thompsons new restaurant
Just opened on Second avenue, two
doors above where he has dane business
for the last eight years. Mr.. Thompson
has spared no pains or expense in fitting
and furnishing the new restaurant, and
while retaining as he naturally will
all of his old trade, his new quarters will
attract new customers, who, having
called once. will 90 again.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-25
MOLINE.

IANT tAIII.
Pay your taxes before April 3D.

LASf tALI.
Pay your taxes before April Sd.
A E. LOFGREN
Frank Harwood is a candidate for re-
election.
Peter Waner, of the old Nineteenth
is able to be out again with a cane.
The Cromwell horse, whose broken lee
was set by DIR. Trevor about five weeks
ago, is walking now almost we'll
Bidar Woods boat, the Edna, Captain
White, will commence the season business
tomorrow
The funeral of the late G. II. Dbbern
will be held at the house of his son in
law, 40 Fourth avenue, on Friday at .
p m.
Mr.. J. W. War; has served two terms
on the board of education. Why moi
elect him again? He is the man for the
place.
''Only one"
Smith, the evangelist, will open next
week at the rink. Meetings will be held
each afternoon and evening during the
week
A highly valued sheppard dog answer
ing to the name of Laddie has been stolen
or strayed from Alderman War;. He was
great favorite of his family.
Mr.. William Kerns is able 10 be up TO
day. He has suffered from malaria for a
month, having been confined 10 bed most
of the time,
The 'Joust" has been postponed, and
on account of Mr.. War; not wishing his
lecture this evening to interfere with the
contemplated repetition of the operetta.
this is also postponed indefinitely.
Z. II. Sleight has commenced to finish
his new house. corner of Fifth avenue
and Eighteenth street. The carpenters
expect to be ready for the plasterers in
about three weeks. The house will cost
about IS, 500
Chas. Akers' Arabian steed made a
break for freedom yesterday, but was
caught before he did much damage
Charley, about the same time, was fool
ing around the engine IN bis mill and had
his hand badly burned by steam escaping
from the valve.
''Only one.'
The teachers are arranging the articles
made by the scholars for exhibition in the
rink Friday and Saturday. More and
varied exhibits are made than ever before.
They will be grouped and classified so
that visitors can see everything. Schol-
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-25
The Circus.

The tenting season will soon begin and
it will not be very long before the bill
boards and dead walls of every town in
the path of the circus will be illumined
with the gaudy posters extolling the
merits and attractions of some tenting ex>
hibltion The circus attache, after an en-
forcedrest Of nearly six months, is agai n
in the harness getting in his prelim
mary work., Tents are being overhauled
and repaired, horses are being broken,
and wagons, cages and chairs are be
ing made to glisten with bright paint and
gold leaf. The acrobat and the rider are
going through the customary gymnasium
exercise and fitting themselves for seas
sons hard work. The press agents of the
prominent tented organizations already
have their tasks well advanced and tons
of printed matter of the customary varie
| ty awaits use at the hands of the members
of their paste brigades. In about two
weeks the advertising cars of several con
Germs with the usual array of agents and
bill posters will begin to move and scat,
ter through the land the pictorial work
which is so descriptive of what will be
presented by the great tented aggrega>
tons. In due time the exhibition with
its own trains will follow and circus day
Will then be summer festival which
multitudes will enjoy. Those who are in
the business expect prosperous season
but as the number of shows that will take
the road this year is greater than that of
last season many will probably have
shown their inability to withstand adver.
sty before the swallows homeward fly.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-25

Our former townsman, Mr.. Hefse vii.
lerdson, is coming back to Rock Island
for permanent abode. lie is loading a
car with his household effects horses and
wagons. preparatory to shipment tomor-
row. He will embark in the ice business
here, having made satisfactory arrange
ments with our old and well known citi
zen. Mr.. M. S. ONeil, now of Chicago,
who would be pleased to receive the pa,
ronage OF a portion of the citizens. Mr..
Willerdson is gentleman well known in
the city, and he has been in the ice bust,
ness before with Mr.. Lambert. We wish
him success.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-25

ars who are entered for prizes will be adj
mitted free; others ten and fifteen cents.
Mr.. Henry Candee intends to leave
Moline, where he has been a prominent
business man since 1915, having moved
his family here in 1850 and resided in the
village and city up 10 this time. He has
chosen Hinsdsle. Dupage county. as his
future home, where he is the owner Of
valuable property. Hinsdale is place
of about two thousand inhabitants, is
miles southwest of Chicago, on the c., B.
& Q. road. Mr.. Candee has not yet de>
cidcd what business be will engage in
there. He will leave here about May 1st
"only one"
The funeral of Theo Robinson was at
tended by many neighbors and friends
yesterday, Revs. A. r and c. L. Mor>
gan officiating c. B. McKeever led q
quartette of singers. The floral offer
ings were rich and beautiful, cons
prising two crosses. three baskets, a
wreathe and pillow on which the word
Brother" appeared in purple letters.
The pail bearers were r. Dart. s. Dart.
and S. b. Stoddard, of Rock Island, A
Shields, G.. +. Hemenway and L. Hemcn
way, of Moline. The body was left in
the vault at Chippiannock cemetery for
imterment beside the body of his wife,
Tickets for the lecture of Gen. J. B.
Turchin are selling fast Every one
wants to hear the man of whom the old
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-25

Officer Cary arrested Frank Mills. alias
Singleton, a colored individual, for Great
ing a disturbance at the rink last even,
ing. He will have a hearing tomorrow
Marshal Eckhart went to Galva this
morning and arrested Edward Ferguson
for the larceny of breach loading shot
gun from Emory Jones last December.
There being balance left in the police
fund. the same is being expended in re-
papering and repainting the armory, and
when the work is finished the police head
quarters will be as neat as any about the
city building.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-25
Cooke.

The Moline Republican in commenting
on the opera the 'Joust, which was CIV,
en- there the other evening. speaks of a
Rock Island vocalist as follows:
Mr.. Cooke as dude, Toodles, made a
decided hit. He acted the part in great
style, and was enthusiastically recalled by
the audience when, after discomforters
OF various kinds in the "Joust" he sang
I'm out of Luck"
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-25
THE RIVER.
Preparations for the Opening Of Navi.
cation on the Upper Mississippi.
General News.
LICENSING wArcuNEN.


among steamboatmen in the past month
that the board Of supervise inspectors of
s,oor, uasso1o hod\ha,or,;oad Tho, "n;o
Sei 'n '"eo'' snou'o oe iioen'eu a''oi
May ISL next and also that steamboat
watchmen must be licensed. Capt. Sam
Van SAINT wrote to Supervising Inspector
Hays concerning the reports. The fol-
lowing will be of interest to steamboat
man.
ovv,cv ,v.rrcron srv.u vx..v
ST.. PAUL, March is. S.
GAIT S, VAN SAINT, Leclaire, iowa:
DEAR SIR:-Yours OF the 12th inst. at
hand. VIII say That IN regard to the
qaoslio' Vi iioens'hS meyer ehs'neers' IL
II il a mat,ar we oan M, raa,,a,o as tho
power is vested in congress. So there is
no foundation for the report.
d nu' RESTITUTION ,'l was auop'eo 70 make
nection tho niogor eno;raar m;.rh, ho
licensed for a Waterman; thus he might
be made answerable to the law for neg>
'ect vi uuty'
dana W. ,vo,o -, ,L', A. ;nta ,.
of all connected with the Steamboat ser
vice were protected, and think no fault
can wen DC iounu by the steamDoatmen'
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The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-25

Herbert Fairall, editor of the Iowa City
Republican, has received through the mai
the following startling notice: "On &C,
count of your disrespectable actions and
attacks upon our respectable citizens, we
order you to leave this city in thirty days.
If you do not comply, We will gently use
a little dynamite" 1t is signed by Com
mittee," aud is thought to come from the
liquor interests. the Republican having
always championed the cause of prohlb-
ton.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-25
Hard Coal Market

Pea coal, 500. CRATE and egg, IS 25;
range, nut and No. 4, $3.50 per ton;
screened and delivered all best quality
of anthracite. Extra carriage charged on
orders of less than one ton. Black smith s
caol, Connellsville coke and charcoal
100 Second avenue f. u. FRAZER.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-25

The tax collectors Office will be open
morning and evening until March 80
Office in the court house. ESQ
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-25

st. Paul Lodge No. 1O7, K. of p, meet
IN regular convention Friday even
ing at 1880, sharp.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-25
II ALF-CENT A WORD.
ELECTION NOTICE.

n LEV iON NVllCE.
Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, tn,
9th day OF April, A. -, 1sS6, IN the respective
wards or precincts in the city of Rock Island, AT
cleo ton will be held for the following officers
to-wit
CITY OFFICERS:
One Alderman in the First Ward for two years.
One Alderman 10 the Second ward for two years.
One Alderman in the Third ward for two years.
One Alderman in the Fourth ward for two years.
One Alderman in the Fifth ward for two years.
One Alderman in the Sixth ward for two years.
One Alderman in the Seventh ward for two years.
TOWNSHIP OFFICERS:
One supervisor for one year.
-Four Assistant Supervisors for oEe year.
One Assessor for one year.
Which election will be opened at O'Clock in the
morning and continue opea until O'Clock in the
afternoon Of that day.
PLACES OF REGISTRATION AND VOTING
Are as follogs:-
First Ward, chas. Engel's store.
Second - Phoenix Hose House.
Third Wideawake dose House,
Fonrth . Rescue Hose House.
Fifth Twenty second street Hose House.
Sixth . Cable Hose House,
Seventh Gilpin Hose House.
ROBERT KoEHLER,
City and Town Clerk
Dated at Rock Island, III, this Isth day of
March. 1856.