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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-11-12
SUBURBAN SETTINGS.

RAPIDS CITY. Nov. II.
Jas Shannon has gone to What Cheer,
Iowa
If the outpour keeps up much longer,
Rapids City will be depopulated
Mrs. Della Shaffcr, of Gilchrist, ILL.,, is
here visiting her mother.
Mrs. Eicholtz, from near Altoona, Pa,
Is here visiting her son Alfred Eicholtz.
John Evans and family have moved
back to their farm home at IIomewuod.
Pa
Mrs. Kate Sharp Of Albion. Neb is
here visiting her brother George John
son.
Thos. HASTE has gone to Springfield to
work, and his family expects TO follow
soon.
John Hennegan, Barney Bornett and
several others have gone 10 Coa1 Town
to work. :: t
Mrs. Alice Shuler has gone to Cedar
Mines, Iowa, where her home Willie for
the present with her husband, who is
working in the mines there.
John Zimmer and family. 90 to Norris,
H. on tonight's passenger, where Mr..
thinner has employment in the mines
til ere
Mrs. Shuler has gone TO Gilchrlst ILL.,. -,
to visit her son, Chas. Shuler, who is
superintendent of coal mines at that
place.
j. d. Cox, has resigned the position
of CITY marshal, and our city is without
n tfinor ut nrncapt No ,pIarsta N ii
james Churchill is TO be appointed
soon.
Art johnson, the genial aud accommo
dating agent at Tower $40 for the c. b.
& @, near Cedar Mines, Iowa, is here on
au extended visit to his folks. Art is
the same old boy.
d. W. Williams, superintendent of the
mines for T. Williams, is in Norris this
week, where his brother has a very prom
ising coal mine. Ii was only opened out
about year ago. and soon expects to
give employment to about one hundred
men.
Mrs Adams. former resident of this
place, died at her daughters home in
Gilchrist on Wednesday last She was
quite an old lady, and had been ailing fol
some time, SO her death was not entirely
unexpected. The funeral assembling,
came here today on the afternoon freight
and she will be buried at Hampton to-
morrow. She had quite number of sons
and daughters residing at Gilehrist, and
one daughter here, Mrs. c. Greves The,
have the sympathy of all our citizens in
this sad affection.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-11-12
a Good lnYeslmenI.

Anyone who mas ever dealt in lands,
knows that no investment of money will
so surely and quickly yield a return, as
such venture If carefully made. To
the absolute safety o. government
bond. is added a profit fa- III excess of
rate of interest which can he obtained
on any safe loan. In Kansas and Neb-
raska especially lands are raising in value
very rapidly and with steady growth
which gives assurance OF stability. The
good season and the great tide of immi>
grafton into these states has made invest
ment there doubly safe and desirable.
The climate of Southern Nebraska and
of Kansas. free as it is from the long
RIGOROUS cold winter, added to a soil
unsurpassed for richness and productive
capacity, has made possible the wonderful
development of these states To the far
| mer they hold out special inducements
Cheap land. easy term of purchase, good
markets and varied products enable him to
own his farm at a smaller cost and with less
labor than is required to pay rent for the
| land he occupies here. OF the interest on
the money lie has invested in il.
If you are looking for safe place tC
invest money, where it will pay you s
large and sure profit, or it you are Il farm.
er and want farm of your own. call or
me and see what | have to offer. vii
make the visit profitable to you. Office
over American Express office, Rock Is,
land. III. SAvuLE JOHNSTON.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-11-12
smuggling on the swiss-Italian Frontier.

Smuggling on the swiss-ltaiian Frontier.
The ingenuity of smugglers has never per-
haps been more strikingiy Illustrated than it
was few days ago on the Swiss1talian from
tier An innocent looking wagner, with
wagon load of cheese, arrived at the Italian
custom house at Chasso- He had come from
Lugano. and bis destination was small
Italian village called Marignan. The cheese
weighed three tons, and the wagner, who
was "chlidlike and bland, whistied biitheiy
us he duly presented bis papers, which ceiti-
iieo that he was employed by the hrm OF =
10 convey the cheese, "llch formed part only
OF large ofuer, 10 It's purchasers at hlailS
nan. The papers were examined and found
en- regle, and before reSumlng his Journey the
wagner stepped INTO helShborlnS cafe
with one oil the dolainefs, Tor the day was
hot, and cigarette and a glass OF wine could
not fail to be acceptable.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-11-12

faa tFi cits i'lcasure club opened 'hc
: esd season au Piciousiy At Turner hall
LIST evening. There were twenty-five
couple present. the society Of Davenport
and Moline as well as Rock Island being
well represented. Strasscr's orchestra
furnished delightful music for the dane
ing and many hours were spent happily
To those present The supper, and &
sumpturous one it was, was spread by
Trinity guild The affair was the first
Of series to be given in the three cities
by the club this season.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-11-12

fhe jury in the csse Of Conrad Ward,
charged with the burglary Of Weyerhau-
ser & Denkman's store, after being out
from O'Clock last evening returned into
court at II o'clock this morning with a
verdict of guilty, and fixing the penalty
enc year in the penitentiary.
The case of Poke" Lambert, charged
with stealing purse from r. klinkafus
WAS called, and after the jury had been
sworn and the opening arguments made
Lambert entered plea of guilty and the
jury was dismissed.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-11-12
BRIEFLETS.

Fur caps at L'berman ;.
truneIlS ut +. q. Young 5,
imported swilzer case. at llawley's
Fresh cocoanuiS. at {, L. HawkY's-
Nice Italian macar"n at B"ro's, under
the bank
Fur seal, and Jersey caps at Lloyd d
Stewards
Conductor aud brakeman caps, at Lbs
ermans
Nice dressed turkeys and chickens. at
Lamps.
a full line OF underwear, at Lloyd &
Stewards.
Niue bananas at Boros. under the
bank.
Every thing IN gloves at Lloyd y Stew
arts.
Fresh balk and Canned oysters, at
Lamp -
be sure and see SJreckius * Schaab
before buying your Hour.
shoice seasonable underwear, al Lloyd
4 Stewards.
All Kinds OF buck goat and caitskln
gloves AT Lioefhlah ;.
Fresh dressed turkeys, geese, ducks
and chickens, at I. l. Hawleys,
Merlno' cashmere ana scotch wool uu>
derwear' at Lhoerniah $
TO to The wholesale depository foi
your hour-otreckius u ochaao.
Low premium loans by building ASSOC
CATION Tuesday NOV TO- 1880
The city mills grInds fresh corn meal,
rye Hour ana graham every daV' at D y y.
Mike ha@ruh' Tue 2eh'al proprietor OF
llVoli hail' attalhed MS thlrtleth oirthday
today.
The wholesale Hour store OF Strecktus
q ochaab Is retailing nour at wholesale
prices.
Frank WeIch has an English pug dog
that came by express from ut. LOUIS this
morning
u" 'o me Cehtid' Snoe STORE anu puy
Eoui lal' una winter STOCK OF ooots ahe
shoes
Inc u''''us PARK i'ee'lnS VIII oc net
at Tue harper mouse ''horro" night
iuil attendance IS desired.
Ii VIII undoubtedly pay you better Il
ouy your teas anu cohees ut the Hong
Kong tea store than at any other place
MI D. " Adams win the great wal
paper manufacturer OF Janew"y " Go
Is IN the city and VIII remain over Sun
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-11-12

4 negro from Davenport who now lan~
gnishrs in The police station. entered John
Lafre1zs saloon on Second avenue,
through window in the rear Of the
building last night, and stole three boxes
of cigars and bottles of whisky, valued
in oil at about SIS.
Claus Ehmke was bound over in $500
to keep the peace for six months by
Justice Halves this morning and went to
Jail in default His offense is shameful
ly beating his wife, and this is the second
time he has been bound over on the same
charge.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-11-12

Sunday School Superintendent twho bus
just been cndcnyorinS TO impress upon the
minds Of the scholars the lesson of the long
life of thNprophct Elijah, and the punishment,
Of the irrcvcrent children by bears Now
can any one tell ne why the bears ate the chi
dren2
Wee Small Noiea after a long pause
Cause they thought L lah WAS too old
Harper's bdEar
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-11-12
keep Yonr Eyes Open.

Rock Island star gazers will have good
reasons to make their study of the heav .
cps little more definite tonight aud to.
morrow night Astronomers say that We
are liable To have metcoric showers on
one or both of these nighta, as is usual
at this season OF the year Some times
the meteoric display is very grand and
awe-inspiring 1t will do no harm 10
keep one or both eyes open little longer
than usual Something of interest might
be observed
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-11-12

for your hard coal, pure Lehigb, all
grades at the lowest market prices. Give
them a call. Office at 1908 Second ave
nue., and Kroger's old stand on Twenty
fourth street. Call and seethe samples
Telephone 1896.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-11-12

Insure in the Boylston Insurance Co. of
Boston, Mass, organized 1872. Assets
nearly S1,0W00 Z. W. Hurst, agent.
Office over Rock Island National Bank
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-11-12
County Building.

TRANSFERS.
10-Moliue Water Power Co.. to Nels
Holmberg LOTT, block Q, Moline Water
Powea CO. IS addition, Moline, $3.50.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-11-12
VIM. McEnlry,

Attorney at law, loans money on good
security. makes collections Reference,
Mitchell X Lynde. bankers. Office in
post Office block
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-11-12

An American lady's idea of bullet
girl is IAN open muslin umbrella with
two pink handles"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-11-12

Hoods sarsapariila, acting through the
blood, reaches every part of the system
and in this way positively cures catarrh
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-11-12

You can get cut rates over any railroad
az Blake's Ticket office ls9s Second
avenue. alY
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-11-12

ait Of letters uutaled for, at the Po-tonicc. at
Re X Island. Rock Island comfy, Illinois. Nov
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-07-14

the office of sthe Governor of the State
OF South Carolina, as appears by his
resignation now on file in the Office Of
the secretary of State.
Now, therefore, I, John c. Snep,
herd, do proclaim, that, by virtue ot
the provisions of Article Ill, Section
8, Of the Constitution of the State, ]
have this day taken the oath of Office
as ''the Governor of the State of SoutE
Carolina" and have entered upon the
discharge of the duties thereof.
In testimony whereof, I have here.
unto set my hand and caused the
great seal of the State to be affixed
at Columbia, this 10th day Of July
A. D. 1886, and in in the one hundred
and eleventh year of the Independ.
ence Of the United States of America
j. c. SHEPPARD.
BY the Governor:
JAS. \. L1pscoMB,
Secretary of State.
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ODE BELLE OF DAT FUNERAL. Else
gwine to leave you all tomorrow"
said a brawny colored cook to lady
who presides over a West End man
sion, a few days ago. The lady was
naturally surprised and remarked:
"Why, Dinah, what is the meaning Of
this? We are pleased with you and
your cooking" "Is goin to get mar
RED" "Why, you startle me! I new
er noticed any of your gentleman
friends coming here and you very
rarely go out" Don't you know dat
I went to e funeral last Sunday ?"
eyes; but what has that to do with
your marrying Else gwine TO marry
the husband Of the corpse !" "But the
wife died only week ago." Oats
so; but makes no difference" 'tDid
he propose to you at the grave? ?"
'sNo not zackly; but was de belle of
dat funeral, I knows dat" Dinah has
since welded the heart-broken wild
dower.-Ieras .Sifling$.
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The FIRST GUN.
How and by Hnom the First Shot was
erred at Sumter.

How and by Whom the First Shot was
erred at Sumter.
In view Of the contradictory state
ments which continue to be made
concerning the firing of the first gun
at Sumter, The Ne,cS aud Courier ask
ed Col. Alfred Rhett to give his rec
objections on the subject, and those, it
will be seen, do away with most Of the
difficulty as marking the distinction
between the shell fired as signal
and the first hostile shot. COL Rhett
says:
On the morning of the 18th of
April, 1861, at about 4.30 A. NJ. the
batteries surrounding Fort Sumter
opened fire on that fort, then held by
a garrison OF United States troops.
From 4.30 0. clock A. II. CT the 18th
until l.45 o'clock on the 18th STEADY
fire of shot and shell fell upon Sum
ter.
On the morning of the 18th fleet
Of United States vessels appeared of,
the Bar After consultation it was de-
cided to bring matters to a short con-
clusion, Two 80 Founders from the
Sumter battery Of Fort Moultrie op-
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ened with hot shot At LAS o'clock
P. NJ. the white flag was shown from
the walls Of Fort Sumter.
In the war that followed, which cost
million lives, and desolated the fair.
est part of the American Continent, it
has been a matter of inquiry, who fir
ed the first shot in 50 grave a matter.
On account Of wide separation of the
batteries surrounding Sumter, on
Morris Island, James Island, Mount
Pleasant, Sullivan's Island, it was nee
essary to arrange some signal for a
general FIRE to be opened
on Sumter in case of emergency A
white lantern ran up to the head Of
the flag staff of Fort Moultrie at night
was to be that signal:
On the 18th ahaias we're so strained
that we expected the order to open
fire at any moment. It was then de-
cided that, as Fort johnson was so
much nearer to Charleston than Fort
Moultrie, morter shell fired from
Fort johnson would be the signal
to Gen. Ripley to run up the lantern
at Fort NIouitrie-that being the gen
eral signal.
Weeks had been passed in drill and
preparations, and On the evening of
the 18th, at Fort lIoultrie, the gun
squads were told of-the men in
structed to be at their posts at mo-
ment's nctice-and the lines of fire
were marked on traverse circles with
chalk, for use at night It rained af-
ter midnight, and our chalk lines we're
nearly washed out.
When the mortar shell was fired
from Fort johnson the men were in
stantly at their posts, and the lantern
was run up. Our guns had been al
ready loaded and everything was
ready, but the fire was not ordered
until the lines had been reviewed.
Just as this had been done, gun was
fired from the iron battery at Cum
ming's Point, under the command OF
Capt George B. Cuthbert, of the Pal
metto Guard. That gun was fred by
Edward Rufin, of Virginia. The
guns of Moultrie then opened and the
fire became general
Capt.--James, formerly of the
United States army, afterward killed
in Virginia as colonel of the---reg-
iment, fired the mortar shell
from Fort Johnson-the order being
carried from Gen. Beauregard by a
staff officer in small boat.
These I believe to be the facts as to
opening fire on Sumter, April l2, 1861.
-INears and Courier.
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A PROMISED LETTER.
BLUE RIDGE, Ju

blue =fl1DGE, July lU, 1000.
Ny good friends of Clarendon
County.
GENTLEMES:-I wrote you four let
ters, which I am proud to know met
your favorable notice, however much
some of you may have differed from
me. I may write you another letter,
and feel more than sure that it will
be received in the same spirit Of gen
teel kindness at your hands. Not be-
ing a public character, I Of course do
not feel at liberty to write to any but
my special friends. God grant that
the people of our dear old State may
be united to a man, upon every sub
ject. The history Of the past fully
testifes that there is a worth Of truth
in this sentiment of a great man:
Omitted We stand, dividrd we fall"
Your fellow-citizen,
JOIN L. EAsTELNG.
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Paul Hamilton Hayne, the recog-
nized poet laureate of the South, died
from an affection of the brain at Au-
gusta, Ga, on the 9Th inst. He was
born in Charleston, this State, accord
ing to one account, the 3lst of Janu-
ary, 1881, {another writer gives Janu.
ary lst, 1S3O) where he lived till the
close of the war, when penniless and
almost destitute ne moved to Georgia,
near Augusta, where he lived till his
death. His father was a lieutenant
in the United States Navy, and a
brother to the great Carolinian, Robt.
Y. Hayne. Among the productions
of this great genius, which will make
his name immortal, can be mention
ed: ''The Confederates in tie field, y
"Mountain of the lovers and other
poems and s'The ode to sleep"
The Wilmington Star, which de-
votes several columns to the an
nouncement of his death, ends its
beautiful tribute thus:
sBut the poet is gone. The chair
is empty. A bright and glorified
81. :, has joined the immortals in the
world OF light and life. The majestic
river of poets life has passed away
from earth and its waves are now
heard in the luminous land wher I'll
is tranquil and bright and happy.
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Brattons letter, showing that be had
not understood the Convention, and
discussed things that shoated in
the all" and which were set afoat
there by those who opposed all efforts
o. the farmers to ascertain the cause
of their poverty, and the reason why
so large a number of them, in fact,
al of them, do not share to the same
extent as ether classes, the prosperity
which is said to prevail. He con-
tends that all evidence Of prosperity
for South Carolina was illusory, ex-
cept that which was based upon the
prosperity of the farmers. Agricul-
ture is the basis of wealth, and when
the greater portion of the farmers are
getting poorer there can not be real
prosperity.
The letter of Gen. Bratton pre-
sumes throughout, that the Farmers
Convention was arrayed against other
classes and against the Democratic
party. Where in its proceedings was
any class onslaught, or any attack up
on the State Government, or anything
against the Democratic party? Ex-
anime its proceedings! The Conven-
ton recommended a constitution with
fewer offices and less salaries, to re-
duce the burdens OF taxation. What
class is attacked by that proposition?
It laid great stress upon the defects of
our system of farming and recommen-
ded practical measures to improve and
diversity our farming. How could an
experiment station, farmers institute,
an agricultural college, board of
agriculture, be against the interest of
any class Of people? How could any
measure that improves the agricul-
ture Of the State, be anything but a
blessing to all the people? Gen.
Bratton and some others fear that to
agitate for college for the benefit of
agriculture would injure the Demo
cratic party.
Suppose we had no medical school
in the State, and the doctors should
hold a convention, recommend one
and use lawful efforts to get the peo-
pie to establish it-would anybody
cry out and conjure up all sorts of
horrible evils to the Democratic par
ty? We have medical school, a law
school, and many literary schools
is it a crime for the farmers to want
an agricultural school, such as every
nation and great State is establishing,
and which is recommended by our
general government and endorsed by
the purest and greatest statesmen?
They say it will engender class strife +!
How? They have never done so in
the experience Of any portion of the
human race, and cannot possibly do
so, because what benefits agriculture
benefits everybody.
But the Farmers Convention only
recommended these measures. The
farmers should all join the movement,
and approve what they think good,
and reject what they do not We are
also told that this means that farmers
must only vote for farmers. Where
was any such assertion made by the
convention? Farmers ought to vote
for their interests If not, they had
better not vote at ALL But if a man
of any other calling will represent
their interests there can be no object
ion to voting for him if they want to
and neither the Convention or as
sembled farmers organization has ev-
er said anything else.
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TO TEACHERS,

Monday, the 18th of July-Teach-
ers Institute fey Clarendon County.
Prof. " H Witherow of Chester, Prin-
cipal. The Teachers of the County are
earnestly desired to attend.
G- Board in Manning, $500 per
week.
Col. Coward, Superintendent Of
Education, is expected to be present.
Trustees of the different schools are
requested to extend this notice.
JNo. J. CoNYEEs,
School Commissioner.
July7
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Change Of Governors.

Ex-Gov. Thompson has gone to
Washington to fill the position Of AS
sistant Secretary of the Treasury, and
his place in the Gubernatorial chair
| is occupied by Governor John C.
Shepherd. The State regrets to lose
our popular Governor, but great con-
fdence is placed in the executive abil-
ity of his chivalrous successor from
Edgeield.
COLUMBIA. july 10.-The following
are the official papers connected with
the transfer of the Governors Office.
The resignation of Gov. Thompson
was fled with the secretary of State at
quarter to 12 o'clock to-day:
THE RESIGNATION.
STATE of SOUTH CAROLINA,
Executive Chamber,
COLUMBIA, July 10, 1856.
Having been appointed by the
President of the United States an as
sistant Secretary of the Treasury, and
having accepted said Office, 7 do here
by resign the Office Of ''The Governor
of the State of South Carolina"
HUGH S. THOMPSON.
THE FAREWELL LETTER
COLUMBIA, S. c., July 10, 1856
Ny Dear Sir: It becomes my duty to
inform you that I have this day re-
signed as Governor Of south Carroll
ne.
Permit me to express the hope that
your administration Of the Office of
Governor, which thus devolves upon
you, will meet fully your desires and
the expectations OF the people of the
State.
In severing the official relations
which for nearly four years have
brought NE into constant intercourse
with the other State officers, I desire
to express my high appreciation of
their uniform courtesy to me, and of
the zeal, intelligence and fidelity with
which they have discharged their du-
ties. To them is largely due whatev-
er measure Of success that has been
attained in the effort to secure wise,
just and efficient administration of the
State Government.
With profound gratitude to the
people of South Carolina for the con-
hdence they have reposed in me, and
for the honors they have conferred
upon me; with the earnest hope that
harmony may prevail in ali the coun-
ellis Of the State, and that peace, pros
perity and happiness may abound
throughout this commonwealth,
I have the honor to be, very res
pectfuliy your obed;en5 servant,
HUGH S. THOMPSON.
To his Excellency, John C. Shep-
herd, Governor OF South Carolina.
Governor Shepherd upon assuming
Office, issued the following
PROCLAMATION
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
Executive Department.
Whereas, the Honorable Hugh S.
Thompson has vacated and resigned
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From 1SS reports from its cores
pondents, in relation to the condition
of the crops of the State, the Depart
ment of Agriculture furnishes the fol-
lowing summary of their returns for
publication: