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The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-09
ARMY OF TENNESSEE.
Preliminary Arrangements For Enter
tanning the Distinguished Visitors
This Fall.

In response to acall from DR.. s. G..
Plummer conference to take prelimin.
airy steps for the entertainment Iof the
Army of Tennessee which visits this city
September 10 and'~i6 next, was held in
the parlors of the Harper house last
evening. Gen. Add, II. Sanders, of
Davenport was called to the chair, and
Maj. L. NJ. Buford Of this city, was made
secretary. After a general discussion as
to the best means of preparing for a
suitable entertainment of the dis.
tinguished guests. it was decided to ap-
point an executive committee of twenty
five army veterans in the three cities,
the committee to have general charge OF
all arrangements and to have the power
of appointment of other committees fol-
various purposes. A committee CON-
posed of Col. ]. NJ. Beardsley, of this
city, Captain August Reimers of Daven-
port and Mr.. NJ. Rosenfeld of this Icity
was appointed to make nominations, ant
the following list being reported wa.
approved unanimously:
Rock Islands. c. Plummer, (chair.
mani Patrick Gregg, Joseph W. Brack
EFT, John Peetz, H. B. Burgh, L. NJ
Buford, David Hitler, H. q. Connolly
II. B. Sudlow, Patrick o. Mara.
Davenport-Add II. Sanders, j. B
Morgan. George P. McClelland, Henri
| Egbert, r. Morehouse, M. L. Marks. A.
Weingartner.
Moline-David o. Reid, W. C. Bennett
William Clendenin, Charles Reece, Alou.
20 e. Circuit, A. l.. Carson, Amos Alti
| mus.
DIR. s. G. Plummer stated that free ust
of Harper's theatre had been rendered
for the Army of Tennessee, and suggest
ed that it be the province of one of the
committees to attend to the suitable dec
grafton of the interior. He further re-
ported that the dining hall of the Harper
house would accommodate three hun.
dred comfortably, and that it would be
desirable to limit the tickets to the ban
quet accordingly, to prevent over-crowd,
ing. As it had been the expressed desire
of Col. Baylor. commandsnt at the Rocl
Island arsenal, to assist and cooperate in
the entertainment of the visitors a trir
to the government works, should be a
special feature. 1t was decided that the
executive committee should meet at the
call of the chairman, DR.. s. G. Plum
| mer.
Generals Sheridan, Sherman, Logan
and other distinguished army officers
have promised to be present. and an eff
fort will be made to have President
Cleveland and his cabinet and severa
members of congress come 1t will be
one of the greatest gatherings of the
grand army ever held in the country.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-09
Board Of Educatiou.

A special-meeting of the board Of edu>
cation was held at o'clock yesterday
afternoon. There were present President
Buford all the directors and Superinten /,
dent Kemble.
The board discussed the appointment,
Of teachers for next year. but took no &C,
ton. The following bills were allowed:
j B. Danforth. $6: David Don, $3.50;
Lewis Barlow, "a; 8. s. Kemble, $5.37;
B. Birkenfeld. $l.s9; Aug. Schmidt
&s7.74.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-09
VERY PAINFUL.
Ex.Sheriff Payne Again Said to be an
Aspirant for the Office Of Sher.
ifi--A Pew Queries.

ExsSheriff Payne, of Yuma. was in the
city Monday, shaking hands and feeling
the political pulse. BY the way, it is
said that Payne has developed unmistak-
able symptoms recently of having an
itching for the Office of sheriff again. If
this is so, he owes the people some ex-
PLANTATION of his previous official corner
before he can consistently ask them to
vote for him again. There is one little
item IN particular they don't want him to
forget-S1 900 which 1t is said he really
owes the county, having been paid that
sum over the constitutional limit. The
state law provides that no county officer
shall be paid salary over $4,000 in
counties with population of over 20.
600 and not exceeding 1000. The CEN
Gus of 1870 gave Rock Island county a
population less than $4,000, so that
Payne was not legally entitled to the sal>
airy OF $4,000 per annum. which he re-
ceived during the years 1924, when he
was sheriff of the county. This salary
was in proportion to counties having 3d.
600 and under 10000. 1t is true the
board of supervisors allowed his bills,
but that does not let Payne out. He
shouldn't have taken more than the law
allowed him. The question naturally
arises, why do not the present board of
supervisors treat Payne the same as they
do Dave Reid? Their cases are anala.
gous. One is no more guilty than the
other
Last fall the ARGUS accused PAYNE of
being candidate for sheriff, but he de-
MED the soft impeachment through a
weekly paper, and said he wouldn't &C
cept the nomination if rendered him. A
reader of the ARGUS, seeing our reference
to him, wrote US the following letter at
the time:
| Nov. 80. 1885.
EDITOR ARaUs:-I see BY late
number of your paper you al
lude to an aspirant for the office of sheriff
of Rock Island county from Yuma town
ship. The people would ask if you refers
ell to Mr.. Payne; if so why Mr.. Zimmer>
man when investigating his accounts as
sheriff was about to report that Payne
was indebted to the county several
hundred dollars, but upon Payne going
over the books with him he made
his report so that 1t appeared that in
stead Of Payne owing the county, the
county owed him the sum of fifty cents,
and also why ex-Sheriff Perkins was re-
quired to pay over $4,000 of
surplus fees, and now as | am
Informed the treasurer's books
do not show that Payne paid one
cent during his term of office. Was the
business of the office better during Sheriff
Perkins term, and did he collect more of
the fees of the officers? Perhaps Mr.
Zimmerman can explain but to some it
looks little queer that Huesing and Per-
kins paid into the treasury each year
quite sum of money and Payne none.
Respectfully, Y. z.
If Payne is seriously considering the
advisability of running for sheriff, an ex-
PLANTATION is in order,-;n fact it would moi
be out of place if he is not.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-09
The Public Library.

The regular meeting of the library
board was held Monday night. There
we're present, Messrs. Truesdale, Gait,
Gest, Cannelly, Southwell. and Sweeney,
1t was moved and carried that the library
be closed at Up. m, until further notice,
aud it was decided-that the books dona.
ted to the library by Col. Flagler. be &C.
cepted and the secretary be instructed to
tender the thanks of the library board for
the same.
The librarians report for the month
ending May 81. 1886 was read:
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-09
A Permanent and Prof table Business

may be established by securing the very
desirable premises on Twentieth street
between Third and Fourth avenue, Just
erected by Mr.. B. Birkenfeld. 1t is a
fine, commodious two-story brick builds
ing, and. being on one of the most fire.
quented streets in the city, and near the
best and most popular part. the location
offers superior inducements to almost any
kind of retail business. The rental will
be reasonable. Call on or address B.
Birkenfeld, 2011 Fourth avenue.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-09

In addition to the embroidery sale
which is being held this week at Arnold.
bazaar, there have been placed on sale
100 pieces of Egyptian lace flouncings in
twenty patterns at 25 cents per yard
none of which is worth less than sc
cents, These are all fresh goods ant
splendid values. Decided bargains.
M. ARNOLD,
1879 W. Second street. Davenport, la.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-09

SICK HEADACHE Thousands who
have suffered intensely with sich head.
ache say that Hoods Sarsaparilla has
completely cured them. One gentleman
thus relieved, writes: Hoods Sarsapa.
rilla is worth its weight in gold" Reader,
if you are a sufferer with sick headache,
give Hoods Sarsaparilla trial 1t will
do you positive good. Made by c. l..
Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass. Sold by all
druggists. 100 doses one dollar.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-09

After having been deeply impressed
with the misery and inconvenience Of
Seventeenth street from the foot of the
bluff out to its summit Mayor Murdoch
yesterday had the fences removed, which
had enclosed the mud-hole, and the disa-
greeble feature of that thoroughfare win
be removed. The street will be graded
and drained, if there are any springs
causing the mudshole which has proved
so much annoyance there.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-09
Building Up.

A number of new houses are In course
of erection in the city, one of which is
being built by Henry Donlin and another
by Frank Builder, in Guyer's addition
and one by Frank Young, in Philleo's
addition, and one by A. Herman, in Rod
mans addition.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-09
County Building.

5--Chris Woltamuth, by master, to D.
s. and G. A. Metzgar. swi NV ITO, IS
lie, 81. 700.
Henry Mcknight, by heirs, to W. s.
McCulloch, 81 sw3, II, 16, 2w. $500.
&c. J. Anderson to Nancy HUT, lol
II, block 5, South Moline, $3.50.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-09

The following bills we're allowed
Rock Island Gas Co., $12; E. G. Frazer,
%; G. G. Bowen, $40; G. C. Knell. Fl;
E. w. Spencer, 10; G. D. Ebel & Co, i,
$3.50; Mrs. Walstrum, %. rs; Mrs.
Wemholdt, $3.75; Jacob Evans, So.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-09
Masonic.

There will be q special communication
Of Trio lodge No. 81 Thursday evening,
June 10. for work. All sojourners are
cordially invited By order Of the w. NJ /.
w. B. PETIT, secretary.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-09

1t is charged that certain Minneapolis
physicians. who at the time were praised
for the prompinsss with which they rush-
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-09
Lots for Sale.

During the months of MAY and June !
will give discount of S124 per cent on
all cash payments on lots IN Guyer's adj
dition. 10 I'm L. H. GUYER.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-09

Buffalo gnats are goading cattle to
death in the lower Mississippi valley.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-09

You can get cut rates over any railroad
at Blake's ticket office 1908 Second
avenue div
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-09

BUILDING NO 1.

Bertha F. Copp. Susie C. Dankman,
Katherine Gest, Mamie Gray, Zadie
Heitahrend, Mary Johnston, Caroline
Koch, Fannie B. K. Petit, Catharlne A .
Reticker, Nellie Steenberg, Lottie c. Sun
ley, Edgar Barns, Fred W. Bladel. Viii
liam A. Broomhall. James W. Cook, G.
Andrew F. Gross, Carl W: Grotjan,
Harry Fl. Hien, Louis H. Schnitger,
David Sharp. August Soutter. Walter L.
Stanton, j. Edward Wagner, John Will,
Jams.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-09
BUILDING NO. 4.

Dora Hartz, John F. Scott, Lulu B.
Koehler, Marvin LOOMS Case, Eva M.
Smith, Mary E. Wood, Nellie M. Dyer,
Sadie L. Montgomery. John V. Dauber,
Barbara NJ. Stamm, Mary E. Sargent,
Naurma Akers, Annie Hen. Frances K T..
Oswald, Maggie A. Adair. Willie Battles.
Annie E. Levey, Louis K. Cleaveland,
Jennie DickmaI, Perry Weymouth, John
Schillinger, Lizzie Conner, George w.
Blakesley, Achsah Crane, Jennie Murray,
Mary A. Dart, Augusta Strate, Edith
L. LESLEY, Lulu A. Anawalt. Minnie c i.
Lothringer, Anna Huesing, Will ]. Egan.
Leon F. Robinson. John W. Spencer.
Archibald C. Cameron, Fred II. Copp,
Ella Wilcox Frank Haraon
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to be better than his party and posturing as
reformer. Which one is the more honorable
in his treatment of other menf
A soUEAL ALL ALONG THE LINE.

lie ever curses came home to rooSt, the
offensive partisan curse and the removal for
cause" subterfuge have recoiled upon the
Democratic party and its presidential enigma.
The Washington correspondent of the Cincin-
natl Enquirer reports that there is great anx-
iety manifested by Democrats who hold Office
acquired through the removal Of their prede-
cessors "for cause" and which cause the Pres
ident has declared he will not reveal. fThis
class Of Democrats says the Enquirer, care
having their Republican friends write Repub-
lican Senators letters, beseeching them for the
sake of themselves and their children that
the stigma of rejection shall not be placed
echo of the vain pleadings made by and in
behalf of Republican officials whose "charac-
ter has been assassinated in the dark"
The plea was identical but with better cause.
The men who caused their removal made the
hypocritical pretense of having sufficient cause
to warrant their summary dismissal from serv-
ice. A most shameful stigma rests upon them,
by implication, that has no foundation in truth
The petitioners represented as praying the
Senate to spare them the chagrin of rejection
have infinitely less cause to complain. There
will be no shame put upon them. If the Sen
ate refuses to confirm them the reason will be
forthcoming, and they will be spared humilia-
ton. But what must be the feelings OF these
men who have crept into place over the good
name of their predecessors whose honor has
been assailed and stricken down by masked
men under direction of the President
They have reason to cry out against such out
RACES, and to demand 'for themselves and
their children that an undeserved stigma be
not put upon them. A thug could do no
worse than has this administration in aiding
and abetting moral assassins. It is a shame
deeper and more infamous than any ever as
sumed by an American President Whatever
may be the final action of the Senate, it re-
mains that the President, to build up fimsy
reputation for integrity, has driven leading
Democrats into the business Of moral assassi-
nation. and wantonly put upon faithful public
servants stain that does not attach to them
save by secret innuendo the authors of which
dare not attempt to substantiate. It is not
strange that even Democracy is getting sick
of this infamous business
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-04

WHEN we are dead and cremated we shall
have to travel not as a remains" or a sbody"
or even as a dreadful 'it, but as samples OF
phosphate of lime" The ashes Of Philadel
phia woman who died abroad have just been
received by her friends bearing the above Ia
bel. 70 be regarded as lime is rather crush
ing to self-esteem and the sense of individual
ity; but free-traders will find comfort in the
reflection that phosphates of this description
are admitted into American ports free of duty.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-04

Roe, the Dublin distilIer who r.. -,
Gays. Hence the bonnet shop as lI. ,asa % es
f eaS not ,h nor ever had any money Fra
the sheriff and His b Of thbuntsy was
had wrts out against him for obts sins amarqus
under false pretenses, but his ' hsa neas,
came 70 his aid at tho eleventh hopr
ln n p1Ftlco fight between Mr.. Robert O..
and Mr.. Henry Jones, of Baltimore ia. oaf'sIs
Maryland State Court of Appeals whs,. : y
plaster cast of Mr.. CARROTS new hon.. ahlg
good deal of attention. Mr. e Gus" occupisT
that he has the right by law 70 a srsaa thnks
steps on Mount Vernon place. ssess postss
hnpTs n 20 'l Mr. onss Of off, nine feet
portico is nuisance notwitRstana;rOa. y hath
elaborate stone carvings and ornan mat ithas
cost great At deal 81 Of money Mr. Jons. sad
he will turn his residence into : = sgainst him
asylum. A0sfo orphan
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Philip Bourke Marston.

On Sunday next the Journal will print the
first part of new story by the celebrated author,
Philip Bourke Marston, entitled "a Thousand
Pounds" To introduce him somewhat moro in
timately to our readers, Miss Louise Chandler
Moulton contributes the following sketch:
Philip Bourke Marston-one of the best known
of the younger English poets, has, through both
his genius and his msfortunes. an especial hold
on the interest of the readers of contemporaries
Gus poetry. He was born into poetry, so to
speak, as Choate might be said to be born into
the law, or an Adams into craftsmanship. Far
away back, in the Elizabethan days, one John
Marston was q poet and dramatist, and DR.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-04
..ehargesv have been preferred chat cannot be

charges have been preferred that cannot be
substantiated, and this, too, it may be, with
out any intention of wrong on the part Of
those indorsing the charges. 1t is a
scandalous and humiliating position in
which they find themselves, but the
President is primarily responsible for it, and
could have saved all of them had he had the
manhood to either stand by his position taken
at the outset or to have publicly receded from
it, and thus opened an honorable way for
Democrats to get into the positions occupied
by Republicans. Had he done so, the Re-
publican Senate would have offered no oppo-
sition to such appointments as he might
make. But, as the Enquirer truthfully says
"If Republicans are to have their characters
assassinated in the dark by unknown assassins,
and are to be refused access to the papersupon
which their accusers have set, with their
names, then, not in spirit of retaliation, but
as common justice the Senate will refuse to
confirm Democratic appointees who have
superseded Republicans removed for cause"
The Enquirer concludes: "There is nobody
to blame for this extraordinary condition Of
things except Grover Cleveland. He began
the administration by assuming the false
position that the Democrats of the land are
not equally entitled with him to share the
fruits of n Democratic victory He formu-
lated policy calculated to disrupt any party
organization-mor especially the one which
elected him. and which had nothing but the
husks for twenty-four years"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-04

SPEAKING for the President, the New York
Sun says: Everybody knows that the Presi-
dent has removed Republican officials of high
character and put Democrats in their place.
That is his right. That is what he was elect
ed to do, and the main complaint against him,
from his party's point of view, is that he has
not done enough of it." II this be true, why
does not Mr.. Cleveland say 500 He is credited
with courage and with fine sense Of honor.
Why does he not say that he was elected to
turn out Republicans, and proceed to do so,
instead of putting the stigma of a secret and
scowardly 'charge" upon themg
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-04

SENATOR LOGAN makes telling point
against the President and the methods of
secret charges which he approves. He demon
strates the meanness of the scheme, and asks,
if the Senate were to pursue the same plan
Of inviting secret charges against Democratic
appointees for the purpose of refusing con-
frmation without hearing in defense, would
there not be howl about partisan bias all
over the countryf Yet this is exactly the
method pursued by the President toward Re-
publicans removed to make place for Demo-
Gratis. Senator Logan is not in favor of
retaliating in the same way, but has the man
illness to declare: II have been appealed to by
nominees Democratic to protect their honor
and that of their families from the
stigma which rejection would cause
without being first heard in their own defense
So far as it is In my power, no man shall suf-
FER such stigma to be put upon his good name"
This is the sentiment of Republican, of the
imam who was regarded as an Offensive parti-
,san1 before that term was coined by the Presi-
dent. Let the public Judge which is disposed
Ito do the fair and honorable thing toward
honest men without regard to partisan preju-
dice. The one is q straight-out partisan Re-
publican. The other is . Democrat claiming
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-04

PASTOR BoswoRTH, of Boston, says he
knows of ten preachers besides Parson Downs
who will bear watching. Out of regard for
DR.. Bayliss we refrain from any comment on
this, further than to say that if the Boston
newspapers are doing their duty they have a
watchful eye upon all the clergy in their do
cese, and that the ten are undoubtedly walk
ing much straighter line than they would
do were not the fear Of getting into print
before them. The close watch kept upon the
pulpit by that guardianaof public morals, the
press, is productive of more benefit to the
community than is commonly understood.
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THE POLICY OF ASSASSINATION.

The Washington correspondent of the Gin
cinnati Enquirer takes the Republican view
of the issue between the President and the
Senate relative to removals for cause. In
long special to the Enquirer he points out the
untenable position in which Mr.. Cleveland
has put himself and his party, and cites the
fact that when the President was inaugurated
he proclaimed that he would make no removals
until the terms of incumbents expired, except
for cause. This was proclaimed throughout
the country as the settled policy of the new
might have been expected, many Democrats
became importunate in their demand for rec
IGNITION. They wanted Office. To all such
the reply was that Mr.. Cleveland had pro-
claimed his policy, and would abide by it.
But the pressure became greater, and it
was apparent that something must be
done for the men who had made
the election Of Cleveland possible. But the
President was not willing to assume the re-
sponsibility for removals, so it was given out
conveniently, through the private circular-let-
ter of the Postmaster-general, which caused
such scandal when it was made public. that
the way to get favor was to take the President
at his word and make charges, valid charges,
if possible, but in any event make charges.
This would relieve the President from embar
rassment and make the way very easy to all
concerned. The hint was sufficient. The
more honorable Democrats hesitated to de-
scend to such meanness, but there was no
other way by which the demands Of their con-
stituents could be answered. AS the Enquirer
correspondent puts it. the President practi-
cally said to these gentlemen: eff you cannot
find the cause on which to base the removal
you ought not to ask me to make them"
In short, Mr. Cleveland, when brought to ac-
count, wanted to be able to say: '"Thou
canst not say did it." The inevitable sequel
| followed, and, as the correspondent says, "a
score or more Democratic Senators and half
uuuurcu Representatives III NouSTcSS, uuoluS
they could persuade the President in no
other way, had charges made against those
whom they sought to have removed, and for
| the first time in American history a sort of
French inquisition became the policy of the
| administration. Many Democrat preferred
Charges" that he was heartily ashamed of, be-
cause he knew at the time they were dishon-
est. But there was no way out of it; the
| President had put premium on dishonesty.
| Now that the Senate asks for the charges
preferred and for the names of those who
have made them, so that the accused may not
be made to bear stigma without opportunity
for defense, the Democratic Senators and con-
gressmen who have made Them under stress
of partisan necessity and practically in re-
Spouse to the Presidents advice, are ashamed
to have them made public, they being toe
trivial to warrant removal or else absolutely dis
honest. The President has brought himself
and his party into very dangerous position
from which there is no honorable, manly mode
of escape. Acting on the encouragement
! given by the President through Mr.. Villas
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THE time is coming when Democrats will
order all telephones removed from their houses,
and Republicans will cry "hello' in vain, for
no response will come back from Democrats
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-04

If the man who wants to post himself on
the history of the Rebellion waits until all
the authorities, or those who should be au-
thorities, agree on important points. he will
have to delay until transmigration of soul
brings him back to earth after all that is left
of the war between the States is dust ashes
And Tradition