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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-30
THE SENATE KEEPS GOOD FRIDAY.
Pith of the Business Transacted by the
Lawmakers at Washington.


Lawmakers at Washington.
WASHINGTON CITY, March 30-The senate
Thursday agreed to ad journ over Good Fri
day to Saturday. Farwel introduced bill
authorizing the president to prohibit the i'm
portation of animal products from countries
where contagious stock diseases abound and
to retalate upon countries which discrimi-
nate against our animal products. Consider
alton of the bill and petitions against
Sunday labor was referred to the ed
ucation and labor committee. A bill
was reported for a public building
at Lansing Mich, to cost 100000. Berry
spoke at length in advocacy of the principles
embodied in the presidents tariff message.
Bills We're passed providing police regulation
for Yellowstone park; appropriating $780,
900 for public building at Sioux City, Ia,
and SS0OOO for another at Cheyenne, Wy. t.;
granting right-of-way to the st. Louis & San
Francisco railway through Indian territory,
and appropriating $50, 600 for completing the
monument to Washington's mother. The
senate then adjourned, having passed sixty
one bills from the calender.
The house received an adverse report on
the resolution asking the postmaster general
why American citizens We're refused the
same terms in the United States mails as
went over The District appropriation bill
was reported, as well as a bill to prohibit
aliens from owning lands in this country.
Nelson of Minnesota spoke in favor of tariff
revision and the house adjourned
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-30
HILL is a descriplion OF the Republican

HERE is a description of the republican
situation aud its probable outcome in the
national convention by John Beatty, of
Ohio. which has the merit of "horse
sense" Sherman will have the half
hearted support of the delegation from
this state (Ohiol. Iowa, Indiana and H.
lino!s will have favorte sons, and, after a
few ballots and much wrangling, some
fool will raise the yell for Blame. There
will probably be break, and Blaine is
likely to he nominated. J." And then the
story of 1884 will be repeated, although
more emphatcally.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-30

KANKAKEE, His, March 30-The agent of
the Indiana, Illinois, Sc Iowa railroad at
Shelby, Ind, a short distance east of here,
was surprised Thursday by his wife present
ing to him four healthy male children. A
remarkable fact in regard to the presentation
is that the children all bid fair to live.
MACoMB, His, March 3O-In the village of
Sciota, this county, few days ago, Mrs. U.
I. Douglass, wife of a grain buyer, gave birth
to twins This is the fifth pair of twins born
to this couple in five years, all being boys.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-30

CINCINNATI, O., March so. r. Decamp,
ex-vice president of the defunct Metropolitan
National bank, was arrested Thursday night
by the United States authorities and locked
up in the county Jail. He occupies the same
cell in which f. l.. Harper, the Fidelity bank
wrecker, was confined before he was taken to
the penitentiary. 1t is said that Decamp's
bondsmen surrendered him because new and
damaging evidence has been found against
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-30

WASHINGTON CITY, March 3O-At the
meeting of the house committee on ways and
means Thursday morning the general subject
of reporting and debate upon the tariff bill
was informally discussed. 1t was agreed
that the bill, with both the minority and ma
jority reports should he submitted to the
house on Monday next, The question of
the debate was left to the house to determine
without recommendation from the com
mittee
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-30
Yukon River Gold Mines,

OTTAWA, Ont, March 30.-Reports from
the Yukon river gold mines state that on
Forty Mile Creek, tributary of the Lewis,
one party took out 81, 100 worth of gold in
eleven days, and another party took out $500
in day and half Some miners at Cassair
Bar secured 5000 worth of gold last year in
thirty days 1t yielded $50 per pan, which
for pan and rock washing is considered very
large return
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-30

ANNAPOLIS, Md, March 3O.-Governor
Jackson Thursday night pardoned the seven
Democratic Judges and clerks of elections,
who were found guilty of having perpetrated
frauds at the polls two years ago They were
sentenced on June 81 last to two years i'm
prisonment. Governor jackson said that he
thought the men had suffered enough for
their OtfenSe.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-30

New YORK, March 30-James r. Walker,
an aristocratic young man, who was con
victed in the United States circuit court on
Tuesday of utterug spurious nickels, was
sentenced Thursday to imprisonment for
three years in the Erie COUNTY pententiary
at hard labor His wife and brother and
some lady friends We're in court when he was
arraigned
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-30

DIES MONIES, Ia, March 3O.-The senate
insisted Thursday on its amendment To the
railway bill, and conferrees were appointed,
The Marsh school book bill was then debated
and passed just before adjournment 1t an
plies the principle of local option to the pur
chase of the books. The house passed bill
on the same subject which is substantially the
same rs the senate bill
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-30

cADY STANTON Organization" which was
ably and earnestly handled by Mrs. Julia
Ward Howe, president of the Association for
the Advancement of Science. She impressed
upon her audience the Importance of organ
ization, and organized effort, and pointed to
the present condition of the woman's move
ment as a result of what organization had ac-
complished With more effective work
greater resul is would follow.
Mrs. Howe was followed by Mary F. East
man, the delegate of the Association for the
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-30

Henry Ward Beecher, after
which Miss Anthony gave out
notices of various meetings
and read kilograms of greet
ing from foreign friends, not
ably from Elizabeth Cady
Stanton's daughter. Mrs,
Matilda Joslyn Gage, vice
president at large, presided.
The topic of the morning was
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-30
Thex Endorsed Ben Harrison.

RICHMOND, Ind, March S0-The Repub-
licans of Wayne county met in mass CON
venton Thursday to select delegates to the
district convention and two state couven-
tions. a resolutinn indorsing ex-senator
Harrison for the Republican nomination for
president was adopted. Another resolution
favoring local option as means of dealing
with the liquor question was adopted
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-30

New York, March 30-The remains of
ex-Lieutenant Governor Dorsheimer arrived
from Savannah Thursday morning They
were at once taken to his late residence on
Park avenue. The funeral services will be
held in Grace church at IL O'Clock Saturday
morning
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-30

WASHINGTON CITY, March 80 -CoInmis-
sioner Stockslager Thursday decided to refuse
patents to lands in Humboldt county, Cali
fornia, entered by the Redwood Land com
pany. The land in question contains the finest
redwood timber in the world, and is valued
at S2O0O,OOO The commissioner considers
that there fraud in entering these lands,
and for this reason refuses to patent it to the
nartie. in question.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-30

WASHINGTON CITY, March 3O-The score
tary of the treasury has ordered reduction
of the salary of the acting deputy naval
officer at New York from $1,000 to IS, 600,
and the dismissal of eight clerks from that
office
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-30
INGALLS, WRITES ANOTHER LETTER.
An Explanat ion of His Attack on Hancock
and Mcclellan.

An Explanat ion of His Attack ON Hancock
aud Mcclellan.
TOPEKA, Kan, March Ex-senator ingalls,
has written to Railroad Commissioner Greene,
of this state, the following letter, putting
new construction on the attack made on Gems.
Hancock and Mcclellan in his recent speech:
"The Democracy and their allies have gross
" misrepresented me and endeavored to
break the force of my arraignment by per-
sonal assaults, and by distortion of my Ian
guage. Every man OF intelligence knows
that my illusions to Hancock and
Mcclellan were not as soldiers, but
as Democratic candidates for the presi-
dency. As such they were allies of the con-
federacy, as Grover Cleveland is and as
every Democrat must be who aspires to the
office, because he must be elected by the 153
votes of the solid south, which is as much an
aggressive and potential force in our politics
as it was in 1860. Unless the Republican
party has the courage and intelligence to
wage the ensuing campaign upon the plat
form of equal and exact justice to all under
the law they will fail, as they deserve.to fail.
The ideal house gown of the season has
1-1:z.u-,I,- Iooaa and aaau s16avao
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-30

WASHINGTON CITY, March 30.-Tehgrams
are pouring in from pork packers in all diroc
tions asking that hearings on the lard qua
ton be stopped. They say that the false
statements and charges that Witnesses are
making are doing great damage to the pork
and lard trade, and they prefer to abandon
the bill rather than go further with these
hearings The house committee, in view Of
these facts, have closed the hearings.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-30

AURORA, Ills, March 30.-The Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy car shops here were
burned to the ground Thursday night. The
contents, including six coaches and the new
company pay car, were all consumed. The
loss is Sl75,OO0. The origin of the fire is IN
known. The opinion prevails that it was
caused by the explosion of a lamp, as the
flames burst forth Immediately after a mys-
terious report was heard from within the
building.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-30

Advancement of Women, who
spoke on the same subject.
The Rev, Amanda Dey, dele
gate of the Universal Peace
association, argued for uni
versal peace. She told Of the
organization, aims, and object
of peace societies.
Lille Devereux Blake was
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-30

club has sent a protest to the congressional
ways aud means committee against the clause
i'll the Mills tariff bill, substituting the ad
valorcIn principle for the specific system of
duties
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-30
THE MARKETS.


CHICAGO, March ~,
Board of trade quotations to-day were as fol
lows: Wheat-No. May, opened re, closed
IA ,S6c; June, opened 09sc, closed 771sc
asked; July, opened 771Gc, closed 777Sc bid
Corn-No. 2 May, opened 5194c, closed 52}sc
bid; June, opened 513sc, closed 512652c; July,
opened 5114c, closed &c bid Oats--No. May,
opened 307g-31c, closed 81 1sc; June, opened3O5sc
closed Bic asked; July, opened 3O16c, closed
3O4c bid. Pork-May, opened $l355 closed
S1S6O; June, opened $500 closed Sl8G5. Lard
May, opened $3.50, closed S763Is bid.
Live stock-Following were the quotations at
the Union Stock yards: Hogs-Market opened
steady at yesterdays figures later easier and
common grades &c lower; light grades, S515GD
545; rough packing S5l5Gg53O; mixed lots,
S5.0G5.45; heavy packing and shipping lots,
$5.3O95.60. Cattie-Market low; good to extra
steady at Si4O05.25; poor to medium easier
S3.40GE4.O0; COWS, $1.75Qg3.50; stockers, S2.500
$40, Sheep-Steady; poor to fair Si0ON 90;
good to choice, S5.50G6.0O Texans, S3256t 500.
Produce: Butter-Fancy Elgin creamery, $50
29c per Il; fancy dairy, 23GD2ic; packing stock
13D14c. Eggs-Fresh laid 6g1i19c per doz
icehouse, &c. Dressed poultry-Chickens, ITO
1111c per II; turkeys 1l@i4c; ducks 10@11c;
geese 901Oc. Potatoes-s5@9Oc per bu.; sweet
potatoes, $250D4.00 per Dbl. Apples Choice
$250Qt3.50 per Dbl Cranberries Bell and cherry
$500 per Dbl; bell and bugle S9.25.
New York.
New YoRK, March %
Wheat-Steady; No. red state, 9219093c; No.
do, 9034c; No. red winter May, s996c; do
June, SS14c. Confirm; No mixed cash, 84c;
do May, 6O1ec; do June, 59ssc Oats-Steady;
No. white state, 4i16@o42c; No. do 300 4Oc;
No. mixed April, 3s14c Rye-Dull; state, roc.
Barley-Nominal Pork-Dull; mess, S14259
1850 Lard-May, 81 30 bid; Juue, S7.82
Live stock; Caffeine market: dressed beef,
dull; sides, 6l6Qb71fc; extra selections, 7s4@s34c.
To-day's Liverpool cable quotes American re-
frigerator beef dull but steady at 9l6c Sheep
and larnbs-Dull and lower; sheep. S5OO617 rs q
100 lbs; yearlings SO, Oo@7s5; spring lambs, So 90
1650 each Hogs-None offered alive; nornlnally
easier; IS 5O65sO.
ROCK ISLAND.
Oats-New 35c.
HAy-Timotny-S15OO.
S10H00$12.00.
Rye-45050c.
Corn New, 47tG4sc.
Potatoes-S0c.
Cosl-Soft lie hard 800
Cord Wood-Oax, S4.25; Hickory, So.
Straw-S7 90: baed 100
Barey-50c
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-30

A New York man recently sold his wife
to a neighbor for dollar. Some men
take delight in swindling their neighbors.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-30

A Buffalo man who has Just celebrated
his seventeenth birthday is as gray as an
old rat. He was born Feb. 80. inst
seventy>seven years ago.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-30
THE WRONGS OF OUR WIVES

Graphically Set Forth at the woman's In
ternational Council.
WASHINGTON CRY, March 30.-The morn
ing session Of the Woman's Suffrage conyen-
ton was opened Thursday with an invocation
by Isabella Beecher Hooker sister of the late
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-30

All pale shades of green, from reseda
TO sage, will be in high favor for Easter
bonnets.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-30

UNAcQUAINTED
INFORMATION
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-30

The ideal house gown of the season has
deliciously loose and easy sleeves.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-30

Forty Dead Recovered, the Bodies Man
GIcd, Dismembered and Soorched-Piti-
able Scenes Among the Stricken Mothers,
wives and Children Of the Doomed Men
Beiohing from the shaft.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-11-29

- + 81
A couple or &mericaris niuet, grab
each other,s hands, sand YOU wonder
how much water they have contracted
to pump in five minutes. AN. English
man nears a friend and they pound
each other on the shoulder, while you
look on nervously, Wondering who viii
draw first blood. Frenchmen meet, and
they fall to kissing each other. while
you 60 off In d corner and feel sick.
Italians fall Into convulsions, while
you are hunting for the doetore The
Portuguese book their ehins over, each
others shoulders, as if they wanted To
lind which pocket holds the handker-
chief, while Spaniards hug each other
with tears streaming down their faces, faces
leaving you in doubt as to who has
died; but the Arab, when he meets his
friend, advances toward him, they join
hands in firm pressure for just mo-
ment, and then, without q grimace or
movement of the lips, raise their own
hand aud touch it to their lips. saying
afterward: Welcome sight " The
whole thing is done with dignity that
is thoroughly manly, and yet with a
hint of tenderness that is nothing less
than beautiful. Boston Transcript. ;,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-11-29
Where is the Harm2

A
"A lady writer in the Housewife asks
the following questions:
How it can be any worse for mother
to study, think, and deposit vote for
Right than for n father, can not see.
Rather, is it not right that the true
wives and mothers of cur land should
Join hands with the true husbands and
fathers and make the polls a III place
for any onep Let neither shirk their
responsibility. There have been striv-
ings for years to regulate the liquor
traffic with man-inade laws, and 1t has
not been accomplished. Is it any dis
grace to woman If she puts her shoul-
der to the wheel and helps push for
ward, not only In this, but every other
true reform? Do those women who go
and have gone among rough men in
field or camp or prison, and in the evil
parts OF our great cities, to do good,
lose their sweet womanlinessP Do we
think any the less Of the grand women
of our day-Miss Willard, Mrs. Liver
more, Miss Foster and host OF others
--because they have stepped out OF the
track beaten for women for countless
gencrationsp My husband does not
think II mere unwe,aalily for me 10 4ote
than to go side by side with him, try
ing to ease the sufferfngs of those by
whom we are surrounded, and when the
time comes | can, with him, deposit my
vote, feeling that l am in no wise
harmed, but that am better prepared
to protect and care for the youth OF
my own family, and perhaps OF others.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-11-29

ice, made a base hit. An, old man
came In, with e ti,nid, uncertain STEP.
and | had him by the arm before he
knew where he was. He whispered:
"Never mind" but ] told him that
was what / was there for. Heptried,.
in his feeble, timid way, to slide into
"a side pew,but 1wouldn't have IT. |
walked him UP the center aisle, and
piloted him into Judge Dustnashes'
pew. Then ] forced an open hymn
book into his reluctant hand, and re
fusingto stay and listen to his fal-
tered thanks. 1 gent to my, own seat;
followed by surprised, pleased look
in that old mans face and eyes that
made my heart warm all through the
service. The people smiled at each
other, and looked at me, as | had
never been known to do such thing
before, but I didn t care. / had made
one humble worshiper feel at home in
that church, and / knew he would
come back again. / didn't hear much
of the sermon, l. am afraid; i was
thinking too pleasantly about myself.
Well, Twas right about the old man
coming back again, lie eame back
several times. a number of times, in
fact; but he found his own seat after
that memorable Sunday. learned
after, service that he. was one Of the
richest and oldest members OF that
church. He had been baptized into it
about the time was getting born. No
wonder he was surprised, No wonder
people smiled and. every body looked
pleased. No wonder | didn't show my
face at church for three weeks. No
wonder that I was confirmed in the
suspicion thai had been hhunting me
In a vague, shadowy way for some
years, that / hadn't much sense. ]
haven't any more now than / had
then. Still, there's one comfort; you
don't heed muchin my business Bur:
detts, In Brooklyn Eagle: u l
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-11-29
n. I9-TT7T-- T-leTs-- y
POPULAR MELODIES.

How American Ditties Become italian
4 s4ssa1 fMountaineer's Airsss
Sitting on the piazza oneh hot sum-
mers afternoons at my seaside resort
in New Hampshire ! saw two italian
pipers trudging alongt the Troad-ver-
table pi6erdri they looked Hke, with
legs bandaged UP to the knee cross
gartered and covered with dust Hal.
loo! 7 said to myself, here is b chance
to. note down something. fresh from
the Tyrol; and, as, they prepared to
play right In front Of me, ] took out
pencil and paper and notedsdown the
time: % ~ 17ti4 i,.;rH
Ny disappointment can bcimagined
when I found, WITH the exception Of
the opening eight |. or ten bars, the
tune was climbing Up the Golden
Stairs" These fellows had evidently
picked up this popular air from hear
ing the bands at summer hotels play
it and moonlight banjo parties sing it;
and / have no doubt, the pipefs have
by this time returned toAtheir. native
land and that the tune will soon return
to us as a veritable Italian melody.
One fellow played the melody on a
kind Of oboe, and the other accompa-
MED him on d sort Of. bagpipe. n
This incident made quite an inn
preston upon me; for little while
previous, after playing my own ar
rangement, of a Cuban dance, ! was
asked by distinguished Now York
musical eriticiwhy j called 1t {"Cu'
ban, when 1t was ~ Pepularsterman
students ssongn Not, having tseep the
notes. of the Germans version, I have
no means OF knowing whether the two
melodies are Identical, OF merely re-
semble each OTHER; but, have no doubt
that my Cuban air has 'besf exported
or imported In muchs the same way
that the "Golden, Stairs, were Climb
ing Rtchard He6man,l @ thcs Cent
ur1c - trsy rai6urws0
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-11-29
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

john G. Whittier's greatest ambi-
tion when boy was to become poll
tician. AZ,
"A paper has been established in
China in which articles in Chinese
are printed with translations in Vola-
pukps a6n0 fn0 b8iil&s
The daughter of Representative
Kelley, Of Pennsylvania; is well known
as a imagaziie writer, and is one OF
the few American young ladies who
have taken degree in the universe
ties of Europe.
Rev. Leonard Gaetz, OF Alberta;
was once pastor of the Queens
Avenue Methodist Churohsa London.
.At.an evening service one of the choir
soloists sang selection that bordered
very closely on the operatic, and it
was noticed that Mr.. Gaetz grew very
grave during the singing, and when it
was firished be rose and remarked
with great deliberations; We will
now resume the worship of God. -
Toronto Globe.
1, -Basard Taylar's mother is still
living at Cedathufst, the poets home
at Kenneth Square, Pennsylvania
Mrs. Taylor was a beauty in her youth,
and she is handsome in her old age:
She is a woman of remarkable in
telligence. Her advantages for early
education were few, but she made up
for this deprivation by hard study in
after-life. She not only studied science
and history, but she made herself pro-
ficient in several languages. Bayard
Taylor probably inherited his unusual
gift for language from his mother.
Not only novels but well-known
Paintings are made the subject of pull.
pit discourse. "Robert Elsmere" has
furnished many texts; "John Ward;
Preacher" has served to Illustrate life,
and if other theological novels should
be produced they would doubtless
serve to inspire the popular preacher.
A ST. Louis minister recently took
Munkacsy's great picture for theme.
He laid especial Importance to the
radiance which is visible in the body
of the Christ, which seems to speak of
an. inward light coming forth and
ihinging with that which falls-upon it
from riven cloud.
Darwin reported himself in his
later life as, having entirely lost a
fondness for poetry, music and paint
ing. What he attained In scientific
research poorly compensated him for
/ these losses. What shall II profit a
ffian If lie ind the origin. Of species;
and ceases I'd enjoy the beautiful lis it
addresses itself4to eye randiearP, As
well might he be one of the primeval
apes from which he admits himself
descended as being unable to lift his
soul to heeternal in the ectasy of song.
In constituting himself a machine for
grinding general laws out of large col
lections Of facts, he allowed ain
atrophy to fall on the better part of
his fsculties.---Sanny South