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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-11-27
Freak of an Insane Wosn n.

JAMESTOWN. v. Y, Nov. 2I-Mrs. W. s.
Carnahsn. the insane wife of a prominent
merchant, broke open a trunk Thursday
morning, took from it can containing nine
pounds of powder. went to an outhoase and
holding tire powder in her Jap dropped
lighted match into it. The explosion de-
stroyed the clubhouse, ruined one Of Mrs.
Carahan's eyes, and burned her severely. but
she is alive, and it is beli we'd, will survive
the shock
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-11-27

SALT LAKE Cry, Nov 2G.-The Utah
Midland Railroad company was Incorporated
Wednesday. Capital stock s50o5,O 900 The
proposed line is from this city to connec-
ton with the Colorado Midland. Among the
in ,orporators are Governor West, ex-Gov-
ernor Murray and John A Groesbeck.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-11-27

NEW York, Nov. 21.-1le steel cruiser
Atlanta, under command Of Capt Francis
d. Bunce, Q. S. N, returned Thursday from
a trial trip failure. She does not come I'D
10 the requirements of the governments CON
tract with her builder, John Roach, in any
respect except as to speed. She broke down
Six times during her six days absence from
the Brooklyn navy yard.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-11-27

Who of us are without trouble be they
small or large? The blessings of health
are best appreciated when We are sick
and in pain. A hacking cough, severe
cold, or any throat or lung disease are
very troublesome; but all OF these may be
quickly and permanently cured by Dr..
Bigelow's Cure. Safe and pleasant for
children. Price so cents
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-11-27
Regret for Manager Hox.s's Dssth

GALVESTON, Nov. 26.-Meetings Of en-
ployes of the Missouri Pacific Railway COM
pany were held at San Antonio and this CITY
Wednesday, at which resolutions of regret
for the death OF Nr. Hoxie were passed
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-11-27

Major Phinney, of Barnstable, Mass.
shook hands with Jackson, and last
week he went TO Washington to feel the
fat hand of Mr.. Cleveland.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-03
SPEAKING GIN CONGRESS.
How the Members of the House Give
 Warning of What is Coming.

the NAe1hDefS OH the EtOuSe ~lte
 Warning of What is Coming.
 From the Washington Star.]
 The most nervous moment for new member of Congress is just before he is to make a speech. Many of the old members, even, are seized with 'stage fright" The idea that the official reporters have ears for the whole country gives every speaker an un- comfortably large audience. Some members are anxious at all times to get in the Record; but these men generally do not make speech es They simply interrupt others to ask questions-sometime very silly ones-or to make objections, thus getting their names in the Record with an appearance of great activity When he is about to make an ambitious effort the feeling of the member may be judged by one watching from the gal lery The moment the speech strikes him YOU can tell, and it is interesting to watch it spread through his system.
 Each man has his peculiar way of going about it. You can't tell when Randall or Morrison are going to speak until they are pretty we'll on toward their remarks. Morri- son always stands for moment half way down the second aisle on the Democratic side, with hands on the desks on either side Then he speaks with deliberation, always taking two or three steps toward the Speak CT when much in earnest. He is always soon through. Randall always speaks from behind his own desk, and makes no pre- liminary movement Hewitt is probably the only other who speaks entirely without warning. He goes off like powder-all in an instant. Some members load their desks for speech; some load themselves. Sometimes three or four desks give warn ing of speeches. They are piled up with congressional records, revised statutes, off cial reports, newspaper clippings, and on top of all huge rolls of manuscript. These are always threatening. When speech is too full of dry matter to find room inside the orator, and must be given storage on his desk, other members find it convenient to be in the cloak room.
 Some members of experience put all this material inside their desks, and look very innocent, as if they were not going to say \ much. Then they take out little at a
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-03
Saturday, April B, 1886.
THE PROGRESS OF REFORM

FkSOGGf ESS OF EFORm.
 The great work of reform goes briskly and bravely on under the new administration. General Black, commissioner of pensions, has announced that of seventy-seven persons ap- pointed by him to places in the pension of fees within the scope of the civil service law seventy-two are Democrats.
 A reform and reformer that can do such work as this are not to be despised. It is therefore interesting and instructive to have an explanation of their workings. This is furnished by the. Washington Republican, which tells how General Black managed his appointments The rules of the commission require that when an appointment is to be made four names of those who stand highest on the eligible list shall be sent to the ap- pointing officer, who makes his selection from them, and of course has not great lati- tude for personal preferences. But General Black asked for and was given the whole list of eligibles, the percentage of marks for the eligible list having been reduced for that of- fee from the usual standard of 65 to 50, in order to give the commissioners favorites, who were not quite up to the mark, better chance in competition with men intelIectu- ally superior. And the Republican says that when the list did not contain the name of person whom General Black wished to ap- point the man was sent fer and a special ex- animation given him, so that his name might go on the list.
 Therefore General Black is not against civil service reform. But in order to be en- tirely consistent he did have to revoke the
 
 was sent to his Washington address that he had been appointed, and he was directed to report for duty, but he could not be found. A second summons some days later was equally unavailing, and then his friends set out to look for him. After 8 long search he was found in the workhouse serving out six months sentence for being drunk and disorderly
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-03
9flediCa1
sINNIIt1NttN DIR. Fl. N. BROWN, No. 93 Olive Street,
BY REQUEST

Reports few cases from his large number of patients CURED by his new system of treat ment This is for the benefit of all suffer- ing with chronic diseases. Dr. Brown does not publish names, but they can be obtained at his office at any time for reference:
 Case No. 1-DRoPsY, with kidney and uterine diseases of several years standing, CURED in three months.
 Case No. 2.-Blindness, treated five months by physicians and oculists with relief, CURED in two months.
 Case No 3.-Headache, constantly for over a year-many trials with no relief CURED in one month.
 Case No 4.-Sciatic Rheumatism, produc ing partial paralysis and much pain, CURED in two months.
 Case No 5-Catarrh, long standing and long treated without results, CURED in three months.
 Case No 6.-Prostration of the Nervous Forces CURED in two months.
 A large number of cases of long standing diseases peculiar to women cured in few weeks or months without the barbaric use of the speculum and causties. "Pessarics" and "rings'' removed and patients cured.
 All forms and types of chronic diseases treated with the same results by the new system, which cures when all others fail.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-03
GENTLEMEN'S DEPARTMENT.

We had good joke here last week. Some broth CT merchant informed a manufacturer who supplies with collars that were cutting the price on them, and he wrote saying he would decline to fill our orders if we did so. Would it not be good plan to boycott these gentlemen? Shall we give you the name? We are cutting all our prices. Linen Cuffs 15c, worth 20c
 Linen Collars 10c, worth 15c. SuspenderS that were BOG, 35c and 4Oc all made 25c. All the soc ones now 42c. 1000 Silk Scarfs at 14c each. All new goods. Our best Shirt-the $1 one-now SSc six for $5 The lower grades also reduced. Balbriggan Undershirts 19c, were $1. Full regular made Shirts $1, worth s 50. Summer Underwear 3Sc and Soc British Half Hose 15c.
 Linen HaHdkerchiefs very cheap. Umbrellas, splendid value.
 Everything in the department down. Gentlemen! Take noticei Studs, Half Hose, Ties, Shirts and everything you wear you can stock up with cheap. Heavy Underwear fo- next winter you could buy now to advantage,
 J. N. ADAM & co.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-03
LADIES' DEPARTMENT.

The second installment of our order given for Made-Up Underwear has arrived, and if sold must be sold cheap. We will do it. Chemises, Corset Covers, Night Dresses, Drawers Skirts all well made, from the most reliable sources, we of- fer at the lowest prices manufacturers make A lot Of Children's Underwear at cost of material.
 Any make of Corsets at cost price. French Woven Corsets 65c. Striped Corset of Coutil Soc Embroidered Corsets 29c. c. P. Corsets cheap Eouipoise Waists reduced. All kinds of Aprons cluding all the novelties Linen Collars and Cuffs all at Closing-out Prices J. N. ADAM Co.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-03
LACES.

Great drives on Laces.
 Barcelona Laces reduced from $1 .75 to 75c. Spanish Guipure reduced from Soc to 25c. Same reduced from 25c to 10c. All Silk Spanish at Sc, 10c, 12c. Chantllly Laces %, SC, 10c. 12c. Escurial and Marquisse reduced one half. Guipure and Escurial all overs $1 80 $1 75 to B. Cream Silk FIouncing S1, S150. Two-toned Flouncing BOG, 75c, S1. Coored Silk Laces reduced from soc to 20c. Wool Yack Lace, complete line of coors, in 40- inch fiouncing reduced from 8 to $l.5O All widths at ioc fsc 1sc Former price soc s5e s5c Vai'sS Spring shades. including Cardinal, Cream and Golden Brown, in SILK and WOOL alI-over, re- duced from S5 to g 50. All with edges to match. Colored Silk VeiIings reduced from BOG to 15c. TorchoA Laces 13s, 15c, 200 ..25c per dozen yards
 J N ADAM &CD.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-03
VARIOUS.

Scrim for Curtains f21<c. worth 20c. Lace Curtains half-price. Lace LambrequinS cheap. Pillow ShamS reduced. Shoulder ShawIs, Cashmere Shawls, Paisley Shawls. India Shawls Blanket Shawls, all greatly reduced.
 Newmarkets S3, down from S10. Embroidered Fichus at cost. Calico Wrappers half-price. A lot of fine Infants Robes reduced 33 per cent. 800 Electric Silver Grey Gossamers, which were $1. 70, only 95c. Warranted in every particular. Winter C1oakings half price
 MoIlair Pushes half price
 A lot of Embroidered F1annels marked away down.
 Elder Down and Jersey Cloth.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-03

James A. Williams has brought suit against the Baltimore and Ohio railroad to recover S156 retained out of his wages as sessments in the compulsory insurance en- terprise which the company has maintained since 1s90 It will be interesting to see how this suit will come out.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-03
EDITORIAL NOTES.

It is beginning to be perceived that socie- ty will not be entirely regeEerated by com mittees this year.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-03
DOMES FIGS.

Prints Good 4c, Better sc, Best 6c. Indigo Prints. only the best 614c. Ginghams 7c, worth Sc. Cheviot Shirtings 1215c for 10c. Remnants of Turkey Red Good Brown Cotton 6c. Not quite so good at sc. Good Bleached Cotton 7c. Not quite so good 5c. All standard makes at cost. Pillow Casing and Sheeting at cost. Canton Flannel Sc and Be- Ticking 1216c for the best. DenimS, Duck Drilling. Down! Down!! Down! Save your money here and now.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-03

They do not call it ''the late unpleasant ness in Georgia any more. It is 'tthose days whose memory brings no pleasure"
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-03
Consumption
 Conquered! WHEN THE DOCTORS COULD
 DO NO MORE.
CHAs. A. CABRERA, 32 Hawley Street,

CHAS. A. CABRERA, 32 Hawley Street,
 Boston, Mass, writes:
 s'One year ago I was apparently so far gone with Consumption that my life seemed only question of days rather than months. With my faith in the ability of physicians to help me all gone, I tried almost every known remedy, with no apparent benefit. Finally, as a last resort, was induced to try Dr. R. c. Flowers Lung Cordial. The very first dose gave me relief, and with the first bottle took new lease of life, and can honestly say to-day that spoont' I of this remedy is worth more to the sufferer other known remedy. A bottle of it is now one of my choicest possessions, and at the first symptom of cough or cold fly to it for the relief it never fails to give"
 DIR. FLOWERS LUNG COR. DIAL is without question the most wonderful Lung remedy ever discovered. It eradicates the germ of CONSUMPTION as no remedy has ever been known to do. It stands without rival for COUGHS, COLDS, BRON- CHITIS, ASTHMA and CON- SUMPTION.
 Price $1 per bottle. Acopy of Dr. Flowers Rules for the Treatment of Consumption ac- companies each bottle.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-03

Crib Marsees Quilts $1. .75 for $1. Our entire line of MarSeilles and Crochet Qults at reduced prices. kaA lot of soiled Quilts very cheap Balance of Blanket Stock at nominal prices. lot of soiled goods about half-price. Tapestry Table Covers all sizes, plain and I'm sel mixed, % per cent. cheaper. Raw Silk Stand Covers $1, worth $1.5O Silk Plush Stand Covers $1. Lot Raw Silk Table Covers $3 They ranged from $5 to $650 Lot Embroidered Cloth Covers S2. Embroidered Piano Covers s. More wonderful values in Towels than we have yet offered.
 50 dozen at 25c, worth 40c. 61 dozen at 35c, worth SOC.
 l50 dozen at 1213c, worth 20c
 Fancy Turkish Towels cheap
 Fine German Table Linen, yards wide, double Danask. $1.25. was S2.
 Extraordinary quality at S1.
 20 pieces Scotch Damask 75c
 Beached Damask 5Oc, good value. special lot of German Dices for Soc, Nap kins to match.
 Crash-Toweling, Napkins, Doyleys, ali away down. J. N. ADA M & CO-
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-03
Silk Department.

Black Silk $ 30 Black silk % formerly s Black Silk s formerly s S5 Black Silk Black Rhadame S 90 Black surh s1 worth 
 
  $s25 2s Lyons Velvet s5o si
  Trimming and ndsofSi sdoubleat \.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-03

Dr. A. Tucker Wise, an English authori- ty on pulmonary diseases, says that the eff fects on the Anglo Saxon race of living in 8 cold climate may be seen in Canada and some of the northern States of the American Union, where the race is physically superior and more vigorous than that of the parent stock
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-03
HOSIERY DEPARTMENT.

Our clerk failed to get memorandum made out for this advertisement, as they were busy with customers. It was something extraordinary, the rush at this counter last week, but really no won der, a selling the goods so cheap. What is left will be disposed of at the lower prices if necessary. J. N. ADAM & co.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-03
NEW HAVEN, CONN., SATURDAY MORNING. APRIL 8, 1886.
g11e 9unrt1a1 and Gnnrier.

 The 9umrna1 and Gnnrier. TheOld est Daily Paper Published
 in Connecticut. THE HARRINGTON PUBLISHING co.
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 Notice! We cannot accept anonymous or return rejected communlcations In all cases the name of the writer will be required not for publication but guarantee of good faith.
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 WANTS, RENTS, and other small advertisements occupying not more than six lines, one insertion 75c: each subsequent insertion eoc One square (one inch) one insertion, $f.20: each subsequent insertion 40 cents; week 8 20; one month $1o0o
 Yearly advertisements at the following rates: One square one year, $40: two squares, one year, $70; three squares, year, $100. Obituary notices, in prose or verse, 15 cents per line. Notices of Births Marriages and Deaths. 50 cents each. Local Notices 90 cents per line. Advertisements second page one price and half
 Yearly advertisers limited to their own imme date business. and their contracts do not include Wants, To Let, For Sale etc. Special furnished application for contracts covering considerable length of time, or a large space.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-03

The order making eight hours days work for "eyery laboring man in the employ of the city of Boston" is vetoed by the Mayor on the ground of it's illegaity. Under the provisions of the act amending the city char ter, by which the employment of lahor and the control of all the administrative and ex- ecutive business of the city are taken from the city council and placed in the hands of the Mayor and heads of departments, it is held by the Mayor, in concurrence with the views of the corporation counsel, that such interference with the hours of labor as the order proposes is beyond the authority of the legislative branch of the government.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-03

Bleeding Kansas" as she used to be
 called, has prospered greatly since she was
 admitted into the Union in 1861. Four
 hundred miles long and two hundred miles wide, Kansas has an area of 52, ,21s,O 900
 acres. Even in 1865, the population, evenly distributed, would have had for each person nearly square mile for each inhabitant. In 1885 there were fifteen inhabitants to the square mile, ,or population of ,26s, ,562. The valuation of the property of the State is $55O, ,000, ,000. The expenditure for school purposes in 1885 amounted to $2, 259, ,479. There is reserve fund amounting to $3,5OO,- l 900, with a million acres of land, yet unsold, destined to increase this fund to at least if teen millions of dollars. There is State University, Q State Normal School and g State Agricultural College. The governor | of Kansas says that the State has larger l number of cultivatable acres than any other \ State in the Union.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-03
@ry Gnuds. 4ry 0uuds. J. N. ADAM & co.
ILLUMINATING WEEK ! CLOSING-OUT SALE!
EoDU CT0E| Y

Lacking about 5000 of the sell dur March propose the weather be favorable make the last three days the vees of the then shall begin rattle off the balance of stock in April.
 Without hyperboe perphrasc give in de tail few of the still unprecedented bargains
 J N ADAM & co.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-03

The Flower Medicine Co.,, 1.S62 Washington Street,
 Boston, Mass fe1 dawtf
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-03
Black Goods Department.

nfrm$7 Grapes from
  s125 Preste Hn1ieas
  r3 fo25 sebaopol sand ermakeof
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-03
WHAT WE MUST SKIP.

notice of the Notion Department Also of the I,inings Also of the Ribbons We'll when you come to other goods you will ses how cheap we
 J. N ADAM & co.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-03
Daily Paper Published
 i'm Connecticut.
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SINGLE COPIES TWO CENTS.

DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THR CrTY, 12 CENTS A WEEK, 42 CENTS MONTH, 300 A YEAR. THE SAME TERMS By MAIL.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-03

n" DG Instant relief Final cure in 10 FLIES. days. and never returns. Ne purge, no salye, no sugpository; Sufferers T Will MASON, 7S Nassau street, N. Y. m20 eod6m
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-03
FINALLY.

We would express our satisfaction at the remark . able success of our sale We very much regre1 n i6 is a Closing-out Sale, but being such, we mean 70 make it attractive to the end and work at it with all our might.
 J. N. ADAM & co.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-03

The Memphis Appeal is getting it's eyes thoroughly open. It says: In the days when everybody in the South hated the blanked Yankees how utterly amazed they would have been if told that the best of all ways to bafie and oppose the Yankees would be to free the negroes. If to baff1e and op pose the Yankees consists in hampering and obstructing their trade, certainly that ibe- ration has done it. Continually eastern pa pers are calling attention to inroads made by the South, in which also the West partici- pates, upon the trade of the East.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-03
MAX O'REL['S LETTER.

British Missionary WOrk--The Real Pretemder i'm France-An Enterprfs- Ing ScuIptor-GlOves in Parfs-Al- phonse Karr-Engl1sh Spinsters. Especial Correspondence of the JOURNAL AND CoUR
 TER. All Rights Reserved!
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-03

People who are afraid of Friday have req son to feel uncomfortable this year. It came in on Friday, will go.out on Friday and will have ffty-three Fridays. There are four months in the year that have five Fri days each; changes of the moon occur five times on Friday, and the longest and short est day of the year each falls on Friday.
 The London Lancet gives the professional opinion that "children who are allowed to go barefooted are altogether healthier and happier than those who, in obedience to the usages of social life, have their lower ex- tremities permanently invalided, and, so to say, carefully swathed and put away in rigid cases" Children who doubt about their be- ing allowed to Ego barefoot" next summer should call the attention of their parents to tbia
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-03
Dress Goods Department.

Amazing Variety Amazing
   
  GA hcoors
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-03
White Goods Department.
HOUSEKEEPING DEPARTMENT.

Onr early orders for these are coming ln All offered at cost price. All new goods.