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The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-30
A BREAK IN THE LEVEE.
THE ARKANSAS SIDE OF THE MlssIs-
slPPI FLOODED.
The Water Backing Up Into Helena-Fatc
of n Man Who Attempted to Cut the
Levee-Mississippia Worked Up by
the DastardIy Act.

The Water hacking Up Into Helena-Fate
of Man Who Attempted to Cut the
Levee-Mississippians Worked Up by
the DastardIy Act.
HELENA, Ark, April 30-Everythi has
Quoted down in the district affected by the
break IN the levee above town tuesday, the
waters presenting calm surface with
houses, fences, etc, floating idly round,
who people in every conceivable kind OF
boat may be seen fitting to and fro through
that portion of the town The Arkansas
side of the river from Helena to Arkansas
City presents sight truly deplorable, the
last break at the Craig place letting in u
great amount Of water, and then at the
Hubbard place for one mile and half the
water is washing away the levee, having
run over thu top of it Mr.. Charles War
field, manager of the Craig
plantation was in the city
Wednesday, and says that the levee at that
place will be entirely destroyed for fully
ono mile and half. This means nothing
more or less than the almost entire alan
donment of about 1900 acres Of land, val
ued in round numbers at $15O,000
Inc DiChWabcI HTtttL bTtlk anu
wash-over hes already begun to back up
into Helena, and unless some practical
means is speedily devised will have the bus
mess portion of the city under water in a
short time The city is protected on tho
north by Walker street levee, on the south
by the embankment of the Arkansas
Midland railroad, and on the east by the
leyee 'front.' There is large culvert in the
Midland embankment, through which the
city is drained, and through which the water
is now backing The city council, Wednes-
day evening, after being earnestly impor-
tnnel by the citizens, gave orders to close it
up This means that the city will be flooded
by rain and sipe water, besides two good
sized streams that come out of the hills back
of the city.
From skiff load of colored people who
came over Wednesday from Mississippi was
learned the particulars of a dark and thrill
ing tragedy which illustrates very forcibly
the desperate condition of the people liable
to lie affected by the high water. They re-
port that Tuesday night about II O'Clock
while two guards were on the levee patrol
ling their beat, they were startled by a
splash in the water short distance be.
hind them They returned and fond
that man who had been oil to
one side of the levee in a boat as
they passed had gotten to the levee and
commenced to cut it Upon being corn
manded to throw up his hands and consider
himself under arrest, momentary tlasf
lit up the darkened scene, and the guards
heard bullet whistle uncomfortably neal
their heads Their double barreled shot
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-30

Prescription will cufe the most obstinate cases 81
sick headache, | mean Just what say, and that is
that il not merely relieves but
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-30
THE MARKETS.
CHICAGO, April 30

CHICAGO, April 30
On the toard OF trale to day Tie quotations. in
gram and pro DIVISIONS were follows: Wheat
No April, opened 7sc, closed The; May, opened
7saec cosed .ot; June, opeuedc SOL c. c osed NJ C
asked. Iorn-NO April, opened Bic closed 36Iac;
May, opened 3il2c closed uh'sc bid June opened
and closed 3, &c strong. Oals-No. April opened
nd closet &c May, opened and closed a91sc
June, opened and closet - sc. Pork-Aprii,
opened $50, closed $50; May, opened IS IS,
closed 5 81; June, opened $500 closed $685.
l.ard-Aprl, opened $50, Closed S5.s71 %.
Llva SIock--Ihe following prices in live stock
we've received rom the Union Stock yards to-day:
iioSs-ihe ia. ket opened only moderately nc
ne, D .ckess buying slow v, td rices dthHc
love, Ii 1t grades, S3.51QeiIo; rough pack
in. s@5l404. u; heavy packing and slipping
lot, S3.Jlgi.s0 Cattc-DuIiH, 81. HOS IS; c MS
S-t.lt4 II, st c,,r', ~ i08I %; NATIVES, 81 4AS
$50
Produce Extra EIgih creamery, lsG1lc per Ib;
Select Gai lali.c rackIng,t 0o's &C hggs-stricty
fresh ati, lbisc per do. totatoe-.-in lots
Oh t. ack-t.urb lnSs, isGD5oc per bushei: white
rose, 4Udt4Jc; Live Poultry turkeys, Atl:c pei
liz; CnlcKens, &D9'sc; Appes--choice t, fam
ey, Si2jtpsli5 ana SET onds. .5ctoS1.GO per bbl
New York.
NKw YorK, April 20,
Whe mo. red stat. pot SlG; No.
: do, Sc No. ! VIII t. State, A.: No. red winter.
Nav, ~ nc. Corn-No 2mlxed Cash. ID, c: NJ v
x, C; june, 463.c Oats-No / white state, pot
&c No. = do, &c. Rye-bull. Barley Nominal.
PorK-Dull; Iamly mess, Silt0 Lard So IL May
S-.21 June.
DETaoT, Mich, April 20.
Wheat-No. white, S c cash aud MAY; sbsac
June; cash Michigan red, sc bid No :, red cash,
SIC S524e May; >. IIc bid ,,b e, Sc August. No.
) red, SIC. Con-3,l ac aske l. OAts-i,o. :. :.I4c;
No. white, 3B1se-
Milwaukee.
MILWAUKEE, Wa, April ~
Whcat-Wsak; cash, TSIsc; May, sS4c; June,
- C. Cprn--i,uil; No. q 3il.c Oats-imll. No y
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-30
BURIAL OF THE MAD MURDERESS


Mrs. Smith Fut Under Ground-Her Hus-
band on the Verge of Lunaey.
PoRTs MONMOUTH, N. j., April 3o.-The
funeral OF Mrs Smith, the maniac murder
ess and suicide who Drained her four chill
dren at Harmony, near this place, on Fri.
day last, took place Thursday morning.
Her remains were inferred in the same
grave with that of her baby girl Edna, who
was murdered by the insane
mother. The heart broken husband
and father, guarded by two men,
was allowed to attend the funeral
He seemed not to realize the fact that his
wife was d, ad and inquired several times
for her
Before the mourners returned from the
funeral OF Mrs Smith, the 13-year-old boy
Rufus whose head was split open from the
forehead to the back of the right ear died,
making the second victim of his mother
frenzied act The physicians are now san
guine that the lives of the other two chill
dran will be saved
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-30

Ell PAso, April 30.-News received here
Wednesday from Mexico confirms the re-
port of the bloody municipal riots at Cast
huirischie The city is not located on any
railroad and it is difficult to obtain infor
nation. The riot occurred three days age
and a number of Mexicans were killed, to
gether with seven American residents, whose
names cannot be learned The riot grew
out of an election. The government ha,
sent large body of troops to the place ts
keep order. 1t is believed that the elected
mayor and other municipal officials will be
deposed and others placed in their seats by
the Federal government
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-30

Headache permanently cured every year Gas
the hundreds Of testimonials in nay posi- sion will
testify by the use of
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-30

NEW YORK, April SO.-Herr Johan Most
the Anarchist leader and editor of Freiheit,
the Socialistic organ, will be arrested when
he can be found, the grand jury having re-
turned an indictment against him under the
penal code. This move was prompted by
the revolutionary sentiments expressed by
Herr Most at a assmeeting in Germans
garden Friday night He called on the
workingmen to arm themselves with guns
ammunition, and explosives, and begin to
kill the capitalists Inspector Byrnes has
for some time had Detective Drummer watch
ing the Anarchist gatherings to accumulate
evidence against them.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-30
GOOD RESULTS In EVERY CASE.

d. A. Bradford, wholesale paper dealer
of Chattanooga. Tenn, writes, that he
was seriously afflicted with severe cold
that settled on his lungs; had tried many
remedies without benefit. Being induced
to try DIR. Kings New Discovery for con
sumption, did so and was entirely cured
by the use of few bottles. Since which
time he has used it in his family for all
coughs and colds with best results. This
is the experience of thousands whose lives
have been saved by this wonderful dis
covery. Trial bottles free at Hartz &
Bahnsen, drug store.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-30
AN END TO BONE sCRapING.

Edward Shepherd. of Harrisburg, H.,
says; Having received so much benefit
from Electric Bitters. feel it my duty to
let suffering humanity know il. Have had
a running sore on my leg for eight years;
my doctors told me would have TO have
the bone scraped or leg amputated. |
used, instead, three bottles of Electric
Bitters and seven boxes Bucklen's Arniea
Salve, and my leg is now sound and we'll >
Electric Bitters are sold at fifty cents a
bottle, and Bucklen's Arnica Salve at csc.
per box by Hartz & Bahnsen.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-30

BosroN, April 3e-Horatio Moore, presi-
dent of the American Watch company
died at his home in Waltham Wednesday
night He had been identified with the
business interests of Waltham for thirty
years. He was agent and manager of the
Newton Chemical works in Waltham, which
about dozens years ago were closed. Then
he went to the watch factory, assuming the
presidency of the company. He was also
president of the Waltham Savings bank.
The deceased was IS years of age
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-30

NEW YORK, April 80 One hundred and
eighty Mormon recruits who arrived on the
Nevada, Wednesday, started for Utah by
the New York Central Wednesday night
Most of them will settle near Ogden and
Salt Lake City, as farmers, although some
are mechanics. About half of the recruits
are English; the rest are Irish, Scotch, and
Scandinavian. There are several entire
families among them, and about fifty of the
$50 are children. Some of the pilgrims have
been small farmers OF considerable respecta.
bility in their own countries Elder Hart
the Mormon immigration agent in this city
expects another company of about 200 in
less than month.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-30

DETROIT, N lCb., April ID
wheat-No. white, S c cash aud May; sisac
June; cash Michigan red, sc bid No. = red cash
Sic; S52te May 5. lIc bid ,i,ue, Sc August. No
3 red, SIC Corn-3, iac aske /. Olts-i,o. . S.I,c;
No = white, :H1sc.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-30
WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD.

Albert Emminger, Covington KY, was
afflicted with catarrh three years. He
says: after trying every known patent
medicine which saw advertised, none of
which helped me, tried Paplllon textract
of fiax) Catarrh Cure as last resort. 1t
has made complete cure, and is worth
its weight in gold. ] will give you other
references from parties who have been
cured. 1t is no experiment, but posi-
tive cure" Large bottles $1.00 at drug
stores
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-30

The habitual use Of pills is sure means
of ultimately undermining health and lay
ing the foundation for some of the most
distressing cases Of chronic maladies. Use
DIR. Jones Red Glover Tonic. purely
blood tonic It cures all diseases of the
stomach. liver, blood and kidneys. Can be
taken by the most delicate. 80 cents, of
druggists.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-30
Sudden Changes.

If the body receives daily proper
amount of nutrition, and daily expels the
worn-out parts, health is the certain con,
sequence; but by a sudden change OF
weather, the pores of the skin may not
perform their office well, and matters are
retained which should have passed off by
that avenue. All causes which impede
insensible perspiration are fraught with
danger, because matters which should
have passed away through the skin are
returned again into circulation. Brand
reth's Pills will remove all impurities,
from whatever cause they may come
curing pain, inflammation and colds
arising from above cause in Few hours
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-30
az HAD SALT RHsum FOE 20 YEARS.

A. Marvel. Asst Supt. & G. P. Agt..
G.. R. l. & P. r. R., writes: For TWEEN
ty years / have been afflicted with Salt
Rheum in a most serious form. During
the winter season. my hands have been
in such condition that | was unable to
dress or undress myself without assist
ance. and l have not had gloves or band
ages off my hands for about -four months
until l began using Papillon (extract of
fax Skin Cure. l certainly think it has
cured my hands" Large bottles only 81,
at drug stores.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-30

To all W no are suffering from the errors
and indiscretions of youth, nervous weak
ness. early decay, loss of manhood, &c,
| will send recipe that will cure you,
FREE OF CHARGE. This great remedy
was discovered by missionary in South
America. Send self addressed envelope
to the REV JOSEPH T. INMAN, Station D.
New York City.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-30

BosToN, April 30 1.-The remains of Wen,
dell Phillips were Tuesday afternoon re.
moved from the family tomb in the old
Granary burying ground, where they were
inferred at the tune of his death, and were
tahen Wednesday, with those of his wife,
who died on Saturday, to Milton to their
last resting place in the Milton cemetery.
The removal of the remains from the old
Granary burying ground is in accordance
with the wishes of Mrs Phillips, expressed
Just before death
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-30

ATHENS, April 30-Col 4. Mauromi-
chalis, minister of war, has resigned, giving
as a reason that he cannot approve of the
action of his colleagues during his absence
at the front The powers have approved
their representatives action in presenting
the ultimatum calling on Greece to disarm
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-30

The best on earth can truly be said of
Griggs Glycerine Salve, which is a sure,
safe and speedy cure for cuts. bruises.
scalds, burns wounds and all other sores
Will positively cure piles, letter and all
skin eruption. Try this wonder healer
Satisfaction guaranteed or money refund
ed. Only 25 cents. Sold by druggists.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-30

DULUTH, MINI, April SOW C. White,
of jamestown, attorney for the Lehman
Elevator company, was here Wednesday
and met the Duluth creditors and made a
stat, ment of the affairs of the company.
The liabilities are about $3.50, 900, OF which
$1,000 are secured by assets of the com
pany. which amount to s270,0OO leaving
$4,000 unsecured, and for which there is
nothing TO pay. n. l.. Lehman offers to
give his individual notes to creditors, who
are mostly members OF the Duluth and Chi
oago board of trade. The company owes
farmers for $1,000 bushels of wheat The
elevators Of the company have been turned
over to the Vanduzen-Atwater company
which has bought up all the claims against
than
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-30

OMAHA, Neb., April So.-Gen. Crook, in
speaking at a banquet given to him Wednes-
day evening, said in the course of his re-
marks concerning the criticisms that had
been made regarding his course in Arizona:
THE military critic in Washington, that
parody on manhood, who probably never
heard hostile bullet in his life realizes the
truth of the old adage, that one campaign in
Washington is worth a dozen in the field,
and gives the Jack Bunsby opinion which,
if you are in favor at the war department.,
is for you, and if you are not in favor, is
against youn
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-30

ERIE, Pa, April 3O-The through Chicago
freight on the New York, Pennsylvania &
Ohio railroad was ditched, Wednesday night,
at Brant Station, twelve miles from Cory
and the engine and fifteen cars were pre-
cipitated TO the bottom of the emtankment
Fireman Peter Rouse, while jumping for hi:
life, was caught under the engine and
literally roasted alive. A misplaced switch
is said to le the cause
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-30
RuCKLFN,S ARNIcA sALVE

The greatest medical wonder of the world
Warranted to speedily cure burns, bruises,
cuts, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, can
GERS, piles, chilblains, corns, letter. chap
ped hands, and all skin eruptions, guaran-
teed to cure in every instance, or money
refunded. % ceats per box For sale hy
HartZ & Rahnsen
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-30
n" ENPF " WITT
ROCK ISLAND.
nothy-x12 90.
ld-$10.00.


that have endorsed Simmons Liver Re
gulator after personal use:
Hon. Alexander Fl. Stephens,
John W. Beckwith, Bishop of Georgia.
General Jno. B. Gordon, Ex-Governor
of Alabama.
Hon. Jno. Gill Shorter, Ex-Governor of
Alabama
Rev. David Wills, D. D., President
Oglethorpe College.
Bishop Pierce, of NJ. E. Church South.
Judge JAS jackson. Supreme Court,
Georgia,
We could fill volume with the highest
testimonials.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-30

OF our American people are afflicted with
sick headache in either its nervous, bill
ious or congestive forms. caused by ire
regular habits. high living. etc, and no
other remedy has ever conquered it until
DIR. Leslie's special Prescription was dis
covered. Give it trial See advertise
ment IN another column.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-30

PHELPS, N. Y, April 30-Professor
Brooks of the Red House observatory OBJ
tanned observations again Wednesday night
of the new comet discovered by him on
Tuesday night The comet is large with a
slight central condensation. 1t is situated
in the constellation OF Cassiopeia in the
northern heavens and remains visible the
entire night
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-30

LONDON, April 3n-Mr A j. Mundella,
speaking at Sheffield Wednesday, said that
that the refusal of self-government to
America lost that colony to Great Britain.
Had the demand been granted America
would to-day be under the British flag.
Ireland should be treated with more reason
than the colonies
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-30

MONTREAL, April 30 THE firms of Doud
j. Sadler and j. b. ROLAND & Sons, book
dealers, have each entered an action against
The Toronto Mail for 100000 damages for
stating that customs officials had seized
goods i'm their stores
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-30

RowELsBuRG, W. Va, April 80 A mys-
FERROUS and fatal disease has broken out in
this place and physicians are powerless so
far to save the lives OF any attacked The
victims are first seized with severe pain in
the head and are corpses within twelve
hours After death the bodies become
spotted
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-30

DdSiIt SIrlhes AT Nhr. CnamDeriain.
LONDON, April 30.-Michael Davitt spoke
ut Birmingham Wednesday night He said
that Mr.. Cha nberiain had tried to Justify
his attitude toward the Irish bills by most
inconsistent argument and he quoted a
passage from speech made by Mr.. Cham
berain at Sheffield in which the latter ia
vored Mr.. Butts scheme and the removal of
the Irish Representatives from Westminster
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-30

BaEsLAU, April 3o--The Silesian Journal
says that Prince Bismarck recently told DIR.
Kopp, the Catholic bishop of Fulda, that
personally he was not opposed to the return
Of the clerical ofders, even the Jesuits
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-30

WASHINGTON CITY, April 30 The house
committee on territories Wednesday Or
dered an adverse report on the senate bill to
admit the southern half of the territory of
Dakota into the union of states. The re-
port will not be made until action is taken
on the other bills regarding the admission of
Dakota
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-30
The properties of Mishler's Herb

The properties of Mishler's Herb Bit
tiers are wholly medicinal. 1t is COM
pounded on scientific principles upon a
German formula, 200 years old. Clergy.
men, temperance people. and all other
classes who oppose strong drink en- prin-
ciple, endorse and recommend our great
household remedy. 1t is a sure cure for
kidney and liver complaints.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-30
big Blaze In England.

LONDON, April 30-Wilkinson's mills at
Beeston, Nottinghamshire, together with
many adjoining houses, have heen destroyed
by fire. The loss il S750o00 One thousand
persons are deprived Of employment BY the
burning OF the mills
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-30
HOsFORD's ACID PHOSPHATE
For Sick Headache.

DIR. N. s. READ. Chicago, says: II
think 1t is a remedy of the highest value
in many forms Of mental and nervous
exhaustion. attended by sick headache,
DYSPEPSIA and diminished vitality"
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-30
Secretary Manning Able To Re Ont,

WASHINGTON CITY, April so Secretary
Manning continues to improve He rode
about the city Wednesday, and was re-
freshed by the exercise. The secretary is now
able to receive callers. 1t is thought that
he will soon leave Washington
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-30
SENATORS UNDER ARMS.


WASHINGTON Cry, April ga promi-
nent oiliceholder who has just returned from
Columbus, Ohio, says that there has been
imminent danger of trouble between the Re-
publican and Democratic members of the
legislature all winter, and that it may come
yet The Democratic and Republican sena
tors, he says, carry revolvers, and are ready
at moments warning for an aggressive or
defensive movement The Democrats have
found old decisions TO the effect that the
clerks record is to lie taken as the history OF
a legislative body, and this point will be in
sisted upon in the fight to retain the Hamil-
ton county Democratic senator's Clerk
Vallandigham, with body guard, takes his
record every night to strong safe in a
mercantile establishment and locks it up
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-30

The value of the hardware produced in
the United States each year is about 500,
600 900, aud nearly half of it is made in
Connecticut.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-30

The president of the Cambridge. Mass.
Fire Ins. CO.. recommends Hoods Sar-
saparilla as building up and strengthen
ng remedy.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-30
New Advertisements.
TARRANT'S
E-FEavEs:ENT eEiEEa
krEIlEE-

an elegant, eihcaciuHS.
pleasing aperient in the
form Ola powder, produC
ing when dissolved in
water an celebrating ef
fervescing drsueht. rec
commended by our best
physicians as a reliable
and agreeable remedy. Ii
cures Constipation, cures
Indigestion, cures Dys-
pepsia. cures Piles cures
Heartburn, cures Sick
Headache, cures Liver
Complaint, cures Sick
Stomach, and gently Ur
yes all the ExcIetory or
gans to a proper action
II should be found il
every household and car
sold by Druggists eesry
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-30

A porter in Paris wholesale drug
house stole enough drugs to set up an
spothecary shop of his own.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-30

Red wheels are in favor again in New
York, ard they once more stir the dust
along the fashionable drlveways.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-30

The Church of England in the last
twenty five years has raised and spent
for religious and educational purposes the
sum of $4U7 1865, 1856.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-30

In some ports of Mexico precious
woods are SO plentiful that the natives
build pig styes Of rosewood logs.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-30

A biographical museum of famous
Frenchmen is new idea that is being
put to test in Paris.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-30

This country sends to foreign parts
$3, 100000 worth of locomotives every
year, and Philadelphia has a big hand
in II
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-30

Europe is stated to have an available
military force of 5000 600 soldiers.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-30

1t seems strange during the warm
weather to read that stages between
Greenville and Kineo, Me-, still cross
Moosehead lake on the ice.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-30

Kerosene has been found on the coast
of the Red sea, near Suez.