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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-06-24
To Commence the Work of Grading.

Mr.. Carey, whose firm are the contrac-
tors for the grading of the s. p. & o. from
Bowerston to Martins Ferry, made trip
between the two points and has several
forces of men at work under sub-foremen
at points along the liue. Mr.. Carey drove
over the line from here to POrtlsnd.astweek,
seeking a suitable place to put force OF
men to work on this part of the line. The
S. 2. & o. is now an assured success, and
the contract being let and actual work
with pick aud shovel) having comnsnced.
should make our people feel easy as to the
outlook.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-06-24

ss at one-half the usual
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-30

The tendency of the variety stage in
pairs or teams, dividing so 10 speak, the
honors usually accorded the star, with
in the same general sphere. The idea,
which probably originated with Robinson
and Crane, was soon taken up by Barry
and Fay, Evans and Hay, Murray and
Murphy and others. Indeed, it may be
said that this starringin pairs has been ex-
tended TO the legitimate, and Booth and
Barrett, James and Wainwright, Mclean
and Prescott, are some of the kings and
queen, of the American stage that have
started out to share the glories which
come to the leading characters. AS the
variety players struggled upward to the
regular stage, they carried this peculiarly
with them, and devised characters nj
doubt, in which they could come TO-
gether
At Harper's theatre last evening one Of
the largest audiences of the season saw
this altogether pleasing system in vogue
Murray and Murphy, two Irish comedi'
ans. play to each other, banging thei
mutual heads 10 the great delight of tn
audience. "Our Irish Visitors" keep
| the audience constantly amused an,
makes the house scene of uninterrupte
mirth. The play is nothing besides com
icalities, but the hilarity and witticisms G
the stars know no bounds. The suppol
was good all the way through.
Mrs. Langtry, accompanied by Mr.
Chas Coghlan and powerful compan
will appear at Turner Grand opera hous
in Davenport, Oct. 81, in her latest an
greatest success, "As in a Looking Glass
Mrs. Langtry's performance of Lena De-
pard has placed her among the leadin
emotional actresses of the day. II
without doubt her most successful etfor
The demand for seats is very great!
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-30
Political Pointers.

Hon. VIM. Prentiss at Hsrper's theatre
Thursday evening,
Geo. ". Woodruff of Moline, speaks
at the Island City club rooms this even
ing.
The republicans having given up In
diana, J. L. Haas has returned to Illinois,
the effort being now to save this state if
possible.
The members of the Sunnyside club
who did not return their torches after
the Moline meeting, are requested to
bring them to the club rooms Saturday
night, to use them in the Davenport pa
rade.
+ Chss Cook, lifelong republican liv-
ing near Stewartville, but who in the
future wants less protection and less
taxes, will address the democracy of Stew
artville Saturday evening NJ. J. McEniry
will also speak on this occasion.
The Rock Island flambesus and other
marching clubs, reinforced by the Moline
drum corps, went out to Milan last night
and had good time helping the repub-
licans celebrate. The preacher-polltician
A. R. Morgan, was the chief speaker.
Pat OMara had meeting at Rural
town hall Saturday evening at which there
were just eighteen republican voters
The only taking thing that Pat said dur
ing his entire remarks was that he hat
got 80 tired of his own voice that he sup
posed everybody else must be the SAM
way.
The democratic county committed
across the river is arranging as pre-
liminary to the election of Cleveland
Thurman, Hayes and many other goo
democrats in Scott county. grand tore
light procession with an industrial dis
play combined on next Saturday evening
The committee extend q cordial invita-
ton 70 all Rock Island democrats to q,
tend ''either on foot, on horseback
bicycle, carriage, wagon, omnibu.
or any other vehicle, with G
without uniform" Arrangements hav
! been made for the transportation Of a
, Rcck Island clubs bearing torches free o
! the ferry over and back, and the boz
y will make trips until the demonstrate
IS over. A great many will 90 over frol
: Rock Island.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-30
POLITICAL PROSPECTS.
Direct and Encouraging News from
the Hoosier staIe--Goins Democrat
tc without a Doubt.

Direct and Encouraging News from
the Hoosier state -Goins Democrat
tc without Doubt.
Hon. M. v. Cannon, the well known
ex-Davenporter. now citizen OF Omaha,
passed through the city the other night
en- route to Hastings and other points in
Nebraska, where he speaks on the same
platform with the democratic candidate
for governor. He has been stumping
Indiana for Cleveland and Thurman. and
doing some very effective campaign
work. He seemed to feel very much
elated over the political prospects in
Hoosierdom:
What can you say of the outlook, Mr..
Cannon, in IndiansF was the question
addressed him by Democrat Gazette re-
porter last evening.
The outlook, sir, is very encourage
ing" was the response. Indiana is
going democratic BY big majority. l
tell Won never saw such manifestations
of enthusiasm in my life as witnessed
in that state. The people in every city,
town and hamlet in Indiana are stirred
up as they never were before. Why. the
other day at the Thurman meeting in
Peru, Ind, 40. 900 people stood with um>
brellas over their heads and rain pouring
down copiously for nearly two hours.
Their interest and enthusiasm was so
grest-why. l never saw anything like it.
A republican rally would have been
drowned out
so there is no doubt in your mind in
regard to Indiana going for Cleveland
and Thurman"
Why, certainly not. The republicans
are making thorough canvass of the
state, and so are the democrats. / trav-
eled all over the state and from what l
saw | have reason to believe Indiana is
saved to the democracy. This question
OF tariff reform has been discussed in
every town and village IN the state. and
there isn't farmer or workingmsn who
does not now fully understand it. Polit-
ical excitement is at high tide throughout
the entire state, A mighty storm is COM
ing on and the day after election will find
the enemies of the tariff reform and az
honest administration in the politica
grave they themselves have prepared.
THE fact that Harrison is the candi
; date of the moneyed monopolists il
rapidly becoming known TO the peopl
q of the Hoosier state, and even in In
dianapolis, the home of Harrison ,republi
cans are becoming very solicitious as t
' the future The story is atiost in In
e dianapolis that Chauneey Depew and ii
9 Vanderbllts have left from 100000 Il
$500, 900 in the hands of Harrison
friends for use in the campaign there
9 The appearance of truth has been give
= to it by republicans talking about it, an
/. you can imagine how it effects the masses
Where there is smoke there must be fire
y In nearly every city visited the demon
E stratisns of the democrats far exceede
! the republicans The democrats of Ii
diana are very confident and | believ
:. the vote OF that state this year will sin
" into insignificance the vote of "a 10
W diana will endorse Clevelsnd's admin
+. tration and his efforts in behalf Of tart
10 reform in most emphatic manner"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-30

Magistrate Bennett yesterday fined
Thomas Young. John Lanerman and
VIM Brahmer IS and costs for violating
the dog tax ordinance.
Last night Marshal Brennan and
Deputy Marshal Kramer arrested "Pin>
head Boehme for the larceny of Charles
Exner's pigeons. Boehme was taken be-
fore Magistrate Bennett and held in
bonds of $500 to await the action of the
January grand jury. Boehme had two
accompllces in the crime who have fed.
Marshal Brennan was notified BY tele-
graph this morning to arrest Patsey
Petro, a Frenchman. twenty years of age,
who shot and killed John Gelfary, mail
carrier, at the corner of Harrison and
Halstead streets in the city of Chicago
last evening, and is believed to be com.
ing this way The marshal was advised
to arrest one Henry Menard, also, for i'm
plication in the crime.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-30
A Point In Pnlmer's Favor.

Editor ARGUS:
Rock ISLAND, H., Oct. 29.-About the
year 1850 congress passed an act. grant,
ing the state of Illinois four million acres
of land, conditional that the state of Ill.
inois cause to be built railroad from
Cairo to Chicago, with branch road to
Galena. The state of Illinois made
contract with the Illinois Central Rail-
road company to build the road for the
grant of land, on condition that the Illi-
nois Central pay into the state treasury
seven per cent of the gross earnings OF
the company for ninety-uine years. DUR
ing the time that Gen. Palmer was gov
ernor. this railroad company attempted to
get an act passed by the legislature,
changing the conditions Of the contract
by which it acquired this land, but Gov.
Palmer defeated it.
Now you can see the hand of this same
railroad company trying to elect Fifer
governor, and these few facts may tend
to explain the reason of its action in
Fifer's favor and its violent opposition to
Gov. Palmer. 1t is necessary that the
tax payers of this state vote solidly for
Gov. Palmer and thereby prevent the Il
lInois Central from becoming relieved
from the obligations of its contract to
pay into the state treasury of Illinois
about 500, 600 annually. TAX PAYER
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-30
LOVES ROMANCE.
A Pretty and W eII-t0- do country Miss
Elopes with and Marries Her Faith
er's Hired Man.

Rock Island county with the assistance
of Scott county across the river, managed
yesterday to present on somewhat
smaller scale parallel to the famous
Morrisini- Schnelling elopement in New
York, which started and sent thrill of
sensation through the society world
few years ago.
Out in Edgington township, Emma
DoughertT, daughter of the well known
and well-to>do farmer by that name in
that township, loved not wisely, perhaps,
her fathers hired man, named Ed. Sim
mons. Emma is pretty miss and not in
| the least surprising is it that the dicta>
tons of cupid which inclined her heart,
taught Simmons to reciprocate the atfec-
tomato glauces bestowed upon him, and
the visions Of loves young dream fell be-
fore them both Fair Emmas parents OBJ
served with no little apprehension the
cruel havoc the little god that rules the
innermost passions of the ossoming
heart, was playing with their daughter.
and they sought first BY gentle means and
then by frmer ways to interfere. But
entreaties and demands were in vain.
The course OF love, real or fsncied as il
was, was not to be stayed. The young
couple decided upon the only course to
accomplish and crafty their mutual am
bition-to elope.
They came to Rock Island yesterday
but were surprised to find that all priest:
: here had been advised not to marry them
Not to be discouraged however, they wen
to Davenport, procured license of tn
: clerk of the court of Scott county, pre-
, sented it to Father Stolte of St. Mar
gueritte's Catholic church, and Emm
and Ed were one. Thus again has tn
wicked little genius outwitted the oil
folks, overcome many obstacles, and ono
more carried the day.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-30
EXTENSIVE ESTABLISHMENT.
The sechier Carriage Works at Mo-
line.

The sechier Carriage Works at Mo-
line.
The new works of the D. N. Seehler
Carriage company, at Moline. are now
practically finished. The engine and
shafting were first put in motion about
the middle of the present month, and it
is fair to presume that few days more
will see the machinery in all parts of the
establishment in active operation. Sure.
ly most important event-this setting
In motion the wheels of the most impor-
tant accession to the industrial wealth in
this vicinity.
The main or new building is noble
structure, massive in design and srchi-
lecture 1t is a substantial, compact and
square built structure, erected upon the
most modern plan. has frontage on
Third avenue of 1914 feet, depth of 2O7
feet, and has height of four stories or a
total of about 80 feet. Pierce and Lund-
quist, in the construction of its walls. used
about 900, 900 of brick. The new build
ing alone cost $40 900, not including the
Moline Screw company building, which
adjoins it on the west, or the engine and
machinery. The total cost including
these latter is not less than 500. 900. The
factory has q total floor area of over 100.
600 square feet. The floors are all made
of two inch planks laid edgewise. max
| ing a floor six inches thick. The build
ing was designed by D. s. Schuerman.
The total capacity of the works is 12'
600 carriages per year. and when they ge
to running in full force, which will doubt
less be in the spring. between $50 and 30(
men and women will be employed Th,
works are now being supplied with an cleo
trio clock, with sixteen wires running t,
all parts of the works, and employees il
order to mark their time have merely t
touch an electric button. The building
is heated by system Of steam pipes, tn
aggregate length of which is nearly seve
miles. These pipes are now being put i
place. The works are also supplied wit
, three steam elevators, and complet
system of stsirways. by which access t
any part of the building is rendered cas-
: and convenient.
3 The D. NJ. Sechler Carriage Co, WI
incorporated by state authority last Ma,
with D. NJ. Sechler, president. E. "
D Masterson, secretary, and j. F. Kratze
treasurer. President Sechler is an eide
Il ly and genial gentleman, very agreeab
in conversation, and does not object
d the poetic presence of the newspap
: mau. He is business man of soul
: methods, and has spent many years at
head of enterprises of this character.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-30
THE TEMPORARY DAM.
Progress of the Work Of the Water
Power Bulk Head---Ingerius Meth.
DDS of Crib Planting

Progress of the Work of the Water
! Power Bulk Head---Ingerius meth.
DDS Of Crib Planting.
Work on the temporary dam prepare
tory to putting in the new water power
bulk head is progressing satisfactorily.
The Moline Dispatch says that though
one gang of men was laid of TODAY be-
cause it could not be used to good advan>
tage, the vicinity of the work still pre-.
sents busy scene. The gang laid of
was one Of excavators who had been Dig
ging earth on Sylvan island to help fill
the cribs.
The temporary dam itself is farther ad.
vanced than one would suppose it posi-,
bly, could be, considering that work has
been in progress only twelve days. This
dam will consist of about twenty-seven
huge cribs. protruding about twenty feet
above the water and filled with stone and
earth. The cribs have so far progressed
that they are all above the surface Of the
water, up to which point they were filled
principally with rock sent out in barges.
Not only are they all above the surface
of the water. but about twenty of
them have reached their full height
eleven or twelve on the arsenal
side, aud the remainder on the
Sylvan Island side, leaving the low
! ones in the center of the stream. And
the work of filling the completed cribs
which are on the arsenal side ls progress
sing finely and Systematically. Rock for
the purpose is being quarried on the
shore of the main island, few rods west
of the temporary dam, and Just east OF
the island end of the defunct structure
From the quarry tramway runs to the
north end of the temporary dam, and ths
stone is loaded on small cars, which arr
pushed along this tramway TO the dam
Here steam derrick lifts the Loaded
cars to the top of the cribs. on whicl
there is another tramway, and the car
box and its load is deposited on another
set of tracks and pushed out to the dump
ing place, The tramwsy on the crib
tops is extended as the cribs ar
filled and thus the work is quite rapid
The cribs are several feet apart, but the
are to be connected with timbers, and til
spaces between as well as the upper side
of the cribs themselves, panked. Tt
dam will present in the current slantin
side. much like the piers of the govern
= ment bridge at Rock Island presen
Thus it will allow ice, Floating logs, etc. i
climb up hsrmlessly, rather than TO com
in foretful contact with and perhaps ST
r'oasIy damage the dam.
We understand that when this dam
completed, low da III will be built belo
ii, to keep back the water from below
1t will then be comparatively easy
keep all seepings pumped out, lesvil
the dry bed of the river as workil
place for builders of the permane
structure, to be constructed betwe
these two.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-30
PRENTISS' NIGHT.

Our Next Congressman TO speak at
Harper's Theatre Thursday Even
ing.
Hon. VIM. Prentiss, democratic candi
date for congress for the Eleventh con-
gressional district. will make bis only
speech in Rock Island during this cam>
paign at Harper's theatre Thursday even
ing. He will give thorough and inter-
esting discussion Of the tariff question
and it is to the interest of working people
and all to turn out and hear him. Mr..
Gest is invited to share the time and speak
from the same rostrurn.
Ladies are also invited.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-30

and blackguarding manner for sus-
tanning Rock Island workmen in
their demands that they have the
first rights to labor to be per-
formed in Rock Island. There are cranks
in all trades and journalism seems to have
found its contribution to this class in
this individual who slings ink in the in
FAINT journalistic industry across the river.
Give him protection.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-30

Sufficient has been learned already to
prove that the circular gotten up by the
republican machine to influence island
workmsn was a bare faced scheme to
mislead the voters. Three of the men
whose signatures were attached to the
bogus affair have publicly declared that
they had nothing to do with it. The
latest to repudiate 1t is Mr.. James Camp
bell, who stated in the ARGUS Office today
that his name had been used without his
permission. and that he proposed to vote
for VIM. Pren:iss.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-30
Odell Is still In the Race.

EDITOR ARGUS:
PORT BYRON, Oct. 29:-I hereby an
nounce that those wire pullers of the re-
publican party who may have reported or
who intend to report that l have with
drawn or intend to withdraw in favor of
their nominee for states attorney-and
to the voters OF that party and OF others
whom they are thus trying to seduce-
that am in the race to stay, and will
not withdraw. claim to be man of
principle and can neither be bought nor
sold and do not wish TO be misrepresented.
Through democratic papers only can l
give this warning. With respect.
SAM'L W. ODELL,
Candidate for states attorney.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-30

26-Levi S McCabe TO Amos 7 Griffin,
lots 8 and A. block F,HEdgewood Park,
Rock Island, $500.
CIV R johnson to Daniel Hayes,
e4. net, "a, H. 2w, 81.
John NJ Gallagher to A Mccormack,
pit lot 3, Gallsgher's sub division, set, 10,
II, 2w, $500.
Andrew Friberg to Swan Pierson, pt
lot 2. block Il. Water Power Co.'s add.
ton, Moline, $470 Same to Frank A
Johnson, pit lot Q. block Fl. Water Power
Co.'s addition, Moline, $3.50.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-30

Remember he fact that Circuit Clerk B0tcmdn
araS obliged to discharge Geo w. Gamble in order
10 haps The records OF his Office cOmplst ly sCrt'eH
nearly tire hundred ,lprscordsd Instruments on
Candles desk that had been accommodating for
three years II took Mr. BOrmdn's son a HHls
Ouer month TO cl-lr things up and pat The records
in SHAPE and he las had no difficulty in keeping
uD nth his 1rprk since
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-30

Crowder Bros. having purchased my
restaurant. No. 1911 Second avenue. are
recommended to all my old patrons as
worthy Of their patronage. They will
conduct first class restaurant, and de-
serve good share Of the trade.
WIN. HAWTHORNE.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-30

A Baltimore confectioner. says: I've
had rheumatism in my arm for six
months, and Salvation Oil made an entire
cure of it, after using less than one bot
tie, William Schellhas. Jr., IA Penn.
sylvania avenue, Baltimore, Md.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-30

Compare GGmbles record for iaconpetsncy
achie deputy circuit clerk and Cdsteers record for
hunting out discrepancies In the accounts Of az
county officers and then Judge for yourself tDhich
is he competent and trVsta1orfhy to slsuate to
The Office Of circuit clerk.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-30

Regulate the regulator. The blood
must be good or the health will be bad t.
Warmers Log Cabin Sarssparills purifes
the blood. 100 doses for 81. Try it.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-30

Hoods Sarsaparilla is purely vegeta-
BILE preparation. being free from iDjuri-
GUS ingredients. 1t is peculiar in its
curative power.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-30

A responsibility rests upon srerv uotsr In tie
election Of county officers. None rho cast their
ballots for Sharp Sluis and John SchGrsr t5po
years ago haze anything to be ashamed Of Be RI
Odst,eidnd Vim AcEntry are made out Of the sd ne
material.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-30

Mr. AcEniry 70 not politician for patronage
he u q dsm0erdt from Heritage and prtaeipie.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-30

Ali members Of the Sunnyside club are
requested to meet at the club rooms
Thursday evening to turn out for the
Prentiss meeting. ]. q. LADDERS, Pres.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-30

AK your supervisor, no matter scko he Is, .ohat
hind Of circuit clerk Bert CastesI would make.
Then Investigate the Official records and look at the
ear marks Of George CANDLES iacompeteaey.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-30
That Bogus Circular.

Votsfor Prentiss for Congress. He sciU BE- a6te
to engage "the attenfion Otis speaker"
The Osceola times., 1888-10-06

Mr. Featherstone, who is running
against Judge Cate in the Frst Ark
ansas Congressional District, says
the Democratic party, Of which he
used to be an adhcrnt, is too corrupt
for him. Yet he is doing all he can
for the ascendancy of the party
which is still proud Of the leadership
of Powell Clayton, whose record of
political crimes is one OF the most
Infamous in the history ofreconstruc-
ton days, written as it is in blood.
Fcatherstnno, besides that he makes
a very untcnable excuse for his de-
fcction from the Democratic party,
is. as a so-called Labor Union can
dilatc, trying to make the path
straight aud wide for the Republi-
cans. He is simply playing into the
,hr hands Of the enemy, and the
white voters should make 1t point
to suppress him. No consistent,
sclf-rcspcc:ing Democrat can vote
for him. To defeat Feathcrstonc and
elect CATE should be the special aim
Of the white people ofthe First Dis
trict. Mempli. t5f'Gk
The Osceola times., 1888-10-06

TnR Memphis bridge is an assur.
cd thing. Work will be begun up
o" the western extremity at once.
President Ncttlcton, Of the Kan.
sss City road, telegraphcd Supt. Sui
livan to this effect the middle Of the
week. This news comes like 4 me.
,cor across our horizon, so darkened
by the late fever scare. This bridge
seals the future of Memphis. With
it we cannot fail to become a great
city. The first blow struck upon it
will contain a note of greeting and
a note of challenge to the great COM
mcrcial cities Of the union. 1t will
require nearly three years and
S3,O00,VO0 to build it, but it will
pay for itself. The sooner it is be-
gun the better. --.SH~ddy Times.