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The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19
CHARLIE TOLD THE TRUTH.
So Says George Graham in a Letter to
Cora Lee.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo, March ~ - When
court was called Wednesday morning in the
Molloy- Lee-Graham case the room was
crowded, many more ladies than usual being
In attendance The boy, Charlie Graham,
was placed upon the stand and the state pro
ceedcd with the examination in chief The
witEess gave further new and damaging
evidence regarding the relations of his
father with Mrs Molloy and Cora Lee be
fore and since the murder, and related in
detail all the movements of his father and
the Molloy family subsequent to the arrival
of his mother at North Springfield Ills
| testimony was given in a clear and cOnvinc-
ing manner, and the defense, in cross-ex-
| animation, failed to swerye him from his
original statements In "a letter written
| Tuesday night TO Cora Lee by Graham, he
says;
Cora, you know, Emma MOl,oy knows,
and | know that little Charlie sSore to the
| exact truth on the stand A Christian should
not lie The whole history of the past three
| years is bound TO come out Why not
boldly grapple with it and admit what is
| true: Nou and | can at least have
the r excuse that We We're all the
world to each other, and, mark what | tell
you, the tendency now is that You will be
| bound over and Emma go free In that
case, Just as SIRE as there is Col in heaven
she will desert you Just as unscrupulous!y a
she has.. me The sneers with which Emma and
yourself are said to have received Charlie
evidence were sadly out of place Let not
only the truth but the whole truth come out
and especially do not be party to any lega
ticsery which seeks to maze an apparent
psriurer of an innocent little child ad
init that feared that Charles testimony
woald Toe pre- judicial to you, and watched
for it anxiou ly, and was SO glad when il
came true and clear as tell Emma NIL
10y, you, your God and know he told thu
simple truth Bolstered by Emma aud her
attorneys-they are not yours you may
disregard me now, but you will see the day
when you will admit George was correct
y on know am no praying man, but car
not help praying your tod to make You set
and do the right Let the whole truth come
out The state will bring it all out in spit,
of you
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19
SUBURBAN SIFTINES.
UMLsDALE. March Il.

HHLsDALE. March Il.
Miss Hattie Wells, daughter of Mr.. Ira
Wells, of JosIin, is on the sick list,
A. c. Thompson, of Milan, is paying Il
visit in town. He is looking to he in su
perb condition.
Dr. Clifford E. Higgins returned from a
trip to Rock Island yesterday morning.
Dick Hill took a Henry county lunatic
to Rock Island yesterday.
Charlie Palmer has about recovered his
usual health
Amos Sheppard has been quite under
the weather, but is able to show his
smiling Countenance on the streets
again.
The change in the postoflice was pros
found surprise to most people OF Hills
dale. The affairs of the pOstoifice have
been carried on to the utmost satisfaction
of the public. and we look for an equally
good administration at the hands of Mr..
J NJ. Martin, our new p NJ. We think
Mr. Virgins is entitled to the thanks of
the entire public for the efficient and &C
cOmmudating manner in which he con
Quoted the business of the office
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19

WASHINGTON CITY, March 10 Secretary
Manning in letter to Hewitt OF New York
on the question of custom law revision CON
cludes AS f)lIons; 1T mas not been my pur-
pose in tbs communication to consider the
object of tariff Observation-Disclosures on the
one hand they shall be for the single object
OF obtaining a sum of money needed for the
maintenance Of the federal government, or
on the other ind, shall be framed in order
to diversity i'll lustries or adjust domestic
production to domestic demand, or equalize
the unequal conditions of domestic and for
eign labor. What have sought to enforce
is the need of tariff law which, no matter
what theories of political economy may
underie it. shall be so clear, definite and
precise that it can he easily and surely adj
ininistered, and that the excuse for executive
or judicial discretion in administering it
shall LIE unnecessary and unlawful"
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19
GETTING TIRED OF IT.
INTEREST IN THE PRESiDENT-SEN-
ATE FIGHT FLAGGlNG.
Beck and Edmunds Have Talking
Match-Bridging the Chasm-The Presi-
dent and His Sister-A Bill for Brew
ers-Manuing Wants 1t Explicit.

WASHINGTON CRY, March :4-In the
senate, Thursday, Allison called up the
urgent deficiency bill and the senate con
Cured with the house i'll rejecting some of
the items of the sum expended for the funeral
| of Gen Grant The remaining senate amend
| ments to the bill We're insisted upon. A
| number of senate bills were then read the
| third time and passed. Among them were
| the bills introduced by Frye to provide for
| a commission to investigate the alcoholic
| liquor traffic. its relation to revenue and
taxation, and its general economic, criminal,
moral and scientific aspects in CONNIE ton
with pauptrism. crime and the public health;
also. the bill TO remove the charge of de
sertion from the rolls and records i'll the
adiutant generals office against certain
soldiers; also Blairs bill to provide for the
| study of the nature OF al oholic drinks and
narcotics, and of their effects upon the
human system, by pupils in the public
| schools of the territories and thu District of
! Columbia and in the military and naval
academies
At o'clock the Edmunls resolution came
up, and Brown took the floor in opposi-
tiou TO the adoption of the reSolu-
| ton. Interest in the debate over the
| controversy with the president is begin
| ming to flag. There was but sim attend
ance in the galleries when Brown began his
speech, and ON the floor of the senate there
were only fourteen senators-elevtn Repnb-
licaus AMI three Democrats. Within half
an hour his audience on the floor had
| dwinded TONNE senators three Republicans
| and half n dozen Demo rats
1 . . Ia. l-f~an ~
tion of the constitutional rights of the
president in the matter OF removals AMI ap-
pointments, aud argued that tn president
possess ii the absolute power and right to
remove any officer, when, in his opinion,
the necessities of the public service demand
| It. There was a limitation, however, placed
| by the constitution on the Presidents
| power of appointment This could only he
exercised by and with the advice and con
sent Of the senate
Brown quoted from Ma lison Chief Jus
tice Marshall, and others OF the early days
of the government to sustain him in this
view, that the power Of removal was abso-
lutte in the president
In his prayer Thursday morning the
chaplain of the house invoked divine aid in
delivering the halls OF congress from intern
| perance.
| \ number of reports from committees
were submitted. after which the hou,e in
the morning hour, resumed consi lrrIti0n of
the bill comforting jurisdiction on the court
of claims To investigate private and domes
tic Claims other than war claims against thu
United States A dis us sIou enSued, and
| pending d mand for The previous question,
the mornin. hour expired and the bill went
over as unfinished business
Tha house then went into committee of
the whole ,Townshend OF Illinois in the
chair on the Indian appropriation bill
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19
OF Interest to brewers.

WASHINGTON CITY, March l4-The house
committee on ways and means Thursday
acted favorably upon Holman's bill amend
Ing section $50 of the revised statutes of
the llnited States so it will read as follows.
Every brewer, on fling notice as afore
said OF his intention To commence or con
tinue business, shall execute bond 10 the
United States. to he approved by the collec.
tor of the district, III IA sum equal to three
times the amount of the tax which, in
the opinion of said collector, said 'brewer
will be liable to pay during any one month";
and conditioned that be shall pay, or ,aus4
To I've paid, as herein provided the tax re
quired by law ON beer, lager beer. ale,
porter, aud other ferm nted liquors, made
by, or for him, tefore the same is sold, or
removed for consumption or sale, except as
hereinafter provided. and that he shall
keep, or canse to Le kept, a book, in the
manner and for the purpose, herein after
specified, which shall b. open
to inspection by the proper officers,
as by law required; and that
he shall in all respects faithful comply,
without fraud or evasion, with all require
ments of the law relating to tn manufact-
ure and sale of any malt liquors Aforesaid
and he shall execute n new bond whenever
required SO to do 10y said collector, in the
amount above named and conditioned as
above provided, which bond shall be in lieu
of anv former bond or bonds of sucl
brewer in respect to all liabilities accruin2
after its approval by said collector
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19
A New York Alderman in Limbo.

NEW YORK, March ~ Alderman Henry
W Jaehne was arrested in the city hail
Thursday for bribery, and taken to police
head quarters. The arrest of Alderman Jaehne
is attributed to different causes. Some re
ports have it that he has been taken into
custody for alleged come ton with the
rob- cry of slverware from the house of
Mrs Hamilton, and Others are to the effect
that the arrest was made on charge Of
having accepted bride in conn c ion with
the Broadway railroad franchise
Alderman Jaehnes arrest was on the
charge of bribery i'll connection with the
Broadway railroad franchise He was ad-
mitted t. bail pending examination in the
sum OF 3l5,0n, Joseph q Donneil the liquor
dealer qualified as his bondsman and he
was re eaSed
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19
A CAREER OF CRIME
which Would Best BE Put an End to by
the Hangman.

New YORK, March ~. Wilkes and
Elliott, the forgers arrested Wednesday, are
considered by detectives to he rs clever a
pair of swindiers as any in the country
They were implicated with one Chapman
and the London craftsman, known as the
"Gago' in an extensive series of forgeries
III Constantinople. Mrs Chapman
| secured their release from IA
Turkish prison and was aftcrward
murdered, probably by one of them for
threatening to expos them on account of
their unfair treatment of her husband They
afterwarl came to New York. In lNt1 FL
hot forged std, 0aO draft on the New York
| Life Insurance company.
He WAS arrested for this, but escaped
while being taken t. the Tomhs, and was
next heard of when arrested in Poughi>repsic
for an 3, noO ro1 berry from Boston jewclry
| firm He got five and onehalf years for
the crime. Prior 10 this he had marri ii
| Kate Castleton the a treSs, who strove 10y
ally but in vain t. secure his pardon After
his release h. became his wife, business
manager and promised to reform Subse-
quenty, however, he grew jealous and St
| cured divorce, and this in turn was fol
lowed by the remarriage of the couple.
Wilkes has alo been engaged IN many
noted forg0ries.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19

WASHINGTON CITY, March 19.-The sen
ate committee on finance has voted to re-
port favorably upoa the nominations of a
number of internal revenue collectors whose
predecessors Were suspended, and is likely
to report all the nominations before it
within few days A mutual understand
ing between the committee and the secretary
of the treasury has been reached covering
all suspensions from and nominations
to Office which have no fixed ten
ure. The nature of the arrange
ment is not made public, but considerable
number of letters have recently b en- sent
by the secretary TO the committee i'll re-
Spouse to an equal number of inquiries, and
the cor eSponience is still in progress This
arrangement covers all the nominations be.
fore the finance committee
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19

FOR
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19
A Brutal Negro Murderer.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, March 49, -WeInes-
day, near London, thirty miles below Knox
Vile the wife of thomas Gray was murdered
10y young mu.atto named John Gillespie
Gray, who is n wealthy farmer, went TO a
funeral leaving the Negro at work on the
premises Returning two hours later, he
found hi wife dead on the floor and their
infant child laying i'll her blood Gillespie
mounted Gray 5 horse and He'd. 1t is sup
posed that he first attempted to outrage the
woman and failing, fred two loads of shot
into the back of her head from n double
barreled gun. A hundred men we've soon in
pursuit, swearing to lynch the negro as soon
us caught. "Wednesday night Gillespie was
captured within ten miles OF the scene Of the
murder.
LATER john Gillespie was hanged at 8
O'Clock Thursday morning. At . o'cok a
mob of 200 men overpowered the officers ia
| charge OF the brute and carried him TO an
open field, half mile from the village, and
gave him thirty minutes to pray, and then
swung him from the limb OF n sycamore
tree After hanging till nearly dead Gillei
| pie was cut down and allowed TO revive lie
then made full confession, aud was hanged
the second time till life was extinct
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19

PRINCE BISMARCK evidently takes great
pride in his new decoration, the Order of
Christ which the Pope recently bestowed
upon him, for he has taken to wearing II
upon all state occasions. At recent
parliamentary session he spoke of Leo
NIII, as II most acute and enlightened
statesman 1t is gratifying to know that
these two ancient enemies have buried
the Ratchet.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19

The average length of life is on the iu-
crease. The science of medicine has made
great progress; many diseases are nov
controlled that were formerly thought in
durable The greatest discovery Is DR.
Bigelow's Cure, which cures consump,
ton in stages that other remedies are oi
no benefit. Coughs, colds, Group, whoop
ing cough. bronchitis and all throat anC
lung diseases speedily and safely. Price
so cents and ST. of druggists
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19
Prosecute the SWlndlers.

IT when you call FOR Hop Biters (sec qTeea cEuS
Ter ~ Hops on the leAte table, the druggist hands
ont any stuff called G. ID. Warmers German Hop
Bitters or with other Hop name, refuse il and
shnn that druggist a. You would viper and if he
has taken your money for the stuff indict him fol-
the fraud and sue him for the damages for the
swindle and we will reward you literally for the
conviction
See [. : Cont inJunct on against c. D. War.
ner, Reading, Michigan and all his statesmen
agents, druggists, and other imtators
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19

To be sure. You've "only got cold;
only cough. BE all over in few
days. Don't worry about me" Well,
We won't. But 10000 people die every
year in the United States from consump-
ton. And every soul of them began
that way. Better stop it now with Park
er's Tonic. This remedy will expel the
cold at once.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19
SHARP PASSAGE IN THE SENATE.


W u Tor "A moment.
WASHINGTON CITY, March 1g-In the
senate. Wednesday afternoon, Beck, discuss
ing the uuSkin case. said DuSkin was unit
for oiiice. and Edmuuds knew it, and his
[Edmund's only reason for pressing the
matter was to trap the president into giving
up the papers that would prove DuSkin 5
unttness. and then using this action as a
preCeden. when other papers Were desired
While saying this Beck mentioned
something that had taken place in
executive session and Edmuuds immedi
ately called him to order, and declined to
discuss that point in open Ses ,ion. There
was good deal said about senatorial honor
on both sides, when Edmunis quoted some
executive session proceedings and Beck i'm
mediately inquired where Edmunds got the
matter he read.
Edmunds From the committee minute
book. upon an order of thu senate withdraw
ing secrecy from it Perhaps the senator
can see the distinction.
II can see a barn, replied Peek, but |
can not see Il fly on the barn door with nut
seeing the barn
Edmunds -UTndoubtedly; and TIL senator
has seen good many barns, un loubtedly
| am inclined to think he has not zen much
of any thing else. Il auShter
Beck have not seen the fly.
Edmunds-No; the senator never takes
anything on the fly. Ll;enewed laughter
Beck Nor on the lie, either [uproari-
Gus laughter on the loor and in the gal
lerics.
Edmunls then sail that the point of
Beck's chargs against the judiciary com
mittee was that the administration was
going to be unveiled before the people by
being cntrapp,d into telling the truth about
bad officer, and 50 be led to tell the truth
about good officer That certainly,
Edmunds said, was an amazing attitude for
the administration to occupy -anl he took
it that the senator from Kentucky re
presented the administration in the matter
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19
WORTH IT'S 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 extract
of flax) Catarrh Cure as last resort. 1t
has made a 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 s 90 at drug
stores
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19
THESE ARE SOLID FACTS

The best blood purifier and system reg
ulator ever placed within the reach of
suffering humanity, truly is Electric Bit
tiers. Inactivity of the Liver, Billiousness,
Jaundice. Consumption. Weak Kidneys.
or any disease of the urinary organs, or
who ever requires an appetizer. tonic OF
mild slimulant, will always find Electric
Bitters the best and only certain cure
known. They act surely and quickly,
every bottle guaranteed to give entire sat
isfaction or money refunded. Sold at
fifty cents a bottle by. Hartz & Balm
sen.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19

An alloy, consisting of third silver
and two thirds of aluminium. is employs
ed in the manufacture of silverware in
Paris. 1t is very hard and more easily
pressed and engraved than silver copper
alloy. An alloy of equal parts of alumni
ium and silver is as hard as bronze.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19

o. our American people are afflicted with
sick headache in either its nervous. bill,
ious or congestive FORMS caused by ir'
regular habits, high living, etc, and NJ
other remedy has ever conquered it unit
DR.. Leslie's special Prescription was dis
covered Give it a trial See advertise
ment III another column
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19

A lady in Santa Rosa, Cal, applied te
the city authorities lately for permission
TO shoot rats with a rifle around her pre-
misses, which are inside the city limits
On being asked if she could take the life
of rat at fifty spaces she answered that
she could not, but her sister could blow
Il hundred birds head of at thirty PAGES
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19

WASHINGTON CITY, March l9-The
president Thursday afternoon sent to the
senate the following nominations: Henry
c. Crouch, of New York, consul of the
United States at Milan PoStmasters: K
A. Perkins Canton, ILL., William Kirkwood,
Sullivan, Ill John c. Strader Geneva, Ill
Frederick J. Klein, Bryan, Ohio; James j
Holmes, st Charles, Mo John $. Preston,
Shelhina, Mo, Samuel Ii. Buck, New
Orleans.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19

Insanity is on the increase. Statistics
show this. Many cases are brought on
by overwOrk, anxiety, excitement, men
tai trouble and nervous prostration it is
also inherited. Invariably sleeplessness
and constipation manifest themselves he
fore one becomes insane. Constipation
induce dyspepsia, jaundice. bad breath
piles pimples, low spirits, headache, etc
Dr. Jones Red Glover Tonic relieve,
constipation. thereby curing these dis
eases. Price, 80 cents, of druggists
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19

Ladies love delicate and delicious per.
fumes. In Parker's Hair Balsam they moi
only satisfy this taste, but have an article
which arrests falling hair, removes dan
druff, restores the original color and i'm
parts beautiful gloss, softness and life
Does not soil the linen, is not dye
Clearly and economical.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19
A CARD.

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and lndiscrrlIons of youth, nervous weak
ness, early decay, loss of manhood, &c.
will send q recipe that viii cure you
FREE OF CHARGE. This great remedy
was discovered by missionary in South
America. Send self addressed envelope
to the REV JOSEPH r. INMAN, Station d
New York CITY.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19

have been great sufferer of dry ca.
tarrh tor many years, and tried many
remedies which helped me, but ! had
none which did me so much benefit as
Ely's Cream Balm. it completely cured
me-M. J Lally. 80 Woodward avenue,
Boston Highlands, Mass.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19

| was very sadly afflicted with rheuma-
tism, suffering untold pain. Athloph-
oros seemed to go directly where the pain
was, and not only went there. hut sue
ceeded in drawing it away. used only
three bottles G. w Dove, newsdealer,
| Ninccnnes, Ind
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19

Signor BOmbicci supposes the detona,
ton of meteors to be that of an explosive
gas formed during the surface heating of
the mass in the atmosphere, and accumu>
lating chiefly in the vacuous space left
behind the mass in its very swift flight.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19

WASHINGTON CITY, March l9.-The score.
tary of the navy has issued an order dis
missing from the annapolis Naval Academy
Cadets Glen Water, Georgia; Ben jamin
Steler, New York; A. L. Guedon. Texas,
and W. T. Gillespie, Virginia, on the charge
OF "hazing" Cadet Louis 5 briggs The case
was tried regularly ami the result defines
hazing, and will be us, d as "A precedent
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19

The properties of Mishler's Herb Bit
tiers are wholly medicinal 1t is COM
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German formula, 200 years old Clergy
men, temperance people, and all Olher
classes who oppose strong drink on prin-
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household remedy. 1t is sure cure for
kidney and liver complaints.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19

Prince Henry of Battenberg having got
aheavy fall while hunting Queen Victoria
has forbidden him to hunt any more 1t Is
sometimes an inconvenient thing to have
a Queen for motherin-law. Young
men intending to marry Processes would
do well TO take notice.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19
R0sFORB'S ACID PHOSPHATE


Prof. Adolph OFT, New York. says Of
the Acid Phosphate: Il have been en-
abled To devote myself to hard menia
labor, from shortly after breakfast till {
late hour in the evening without expert
encing the slightest relaxation, and
would not now at any rate dispense witt
it
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19

After the unusual frost in the recent
cold wave in Florida the colored people
explained the amazing phenomenon of
washing frozen stiff on the line by decid
ing that 1.-THE good Lord starched all de
clothes for us in de night"
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19
BUCKLEN'S ARNICA sALVE

The greatest medical wonder of the world
Warranted to speedily cure burns, bruises
cuts, ulcers, salt rhcum, 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. 25 cents per box For sale by
Hartz e Rahnsen
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19

The founder of Wave Crest and Cedar
hurst, near Far Rockaway, two of the
most popular summer resorts on Long
Island, is Charles A. Cheever He never
walked step in his life, but has 10 be
carried in mans arms
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19
PIERCE's PLEASANT PURGATIvE PEI
LETS "

Positively popular; provoke praise; prove
priceless; peculiarly prompt; perceptibly
potent; producing permanent profit; pre-
clnding pimplcs and pustules; promoting
purity and peace Purchase Price,
petty. Pharmacists patronizing Pierce
procure plenty