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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-29
The OLA Roman. Eneny.

There is one man, who, if he lives, NAV
be wholly counted upon as a bitter oppo
nent of Thurman in the coming cam
paign, and that is Jay Gould, whose
money would be gladly accepted by the
republican managers, although they NAV
themselves have some misgivings as to
the advantage to be gained from their
rich ally, Jay Gould hates Allen G.
Thurman, and it is not too much to saw
that that sturdy statesman has given
him abundant cause for his hatred He
has shown dould's schemes no quarter
from first to last, and the story of the
great fight against the grasping Pacific
roads is not vet forgotten. In the early
history of those roads, as is well known,
they obtained from congress lust about
the kind of legislation they most wanted
They were enabled to incur OBJ
legations which took precedence
of the debts which they owed
the government, and OF course, while
those debts We're maintained no attempt
was made to meet the obligations 10 the
government, which found itself in DOS
session of the worst sort of second mort
gages. The iohbery which was eprichipg
Stanford, Croker and HUNTINGTON at-
tracted Jay Gould into the Union Pacific
LII was TOO good an opportunity for such
man to miss, but he was not permitted
to ENJOY it undisturbed. Senator Thur
man took the peoples part in the senate
and proposed the sinking fund act, by
which these roads were to be compelled
10 pay annually from their receipts
something towards the ultimate pay
ment of the debt justly due the gov.
eminent. Jay Gould mustered n
powerful lobby and made his way to
Washington to fight the old Roman
TO the bitter end, He fought hard, and
so did the other Pacific railroad million
aires, and so did James G. Blaine, who,
Tor some reason best known to himself.
espoused their cause; but Thurman
fought harder than all of them and the
measure passed. Gould withdrew from
the Union Pacific, and, although ia the
meantime he had. by his wrecking meth.
DDS, put the roads in n position which
furnished an excuse for violating the
Thurman act, he has net forgotten that
it was the present democratic candidate
for vice president who thwarted some of
his best laid schemes. He may be safely
reckoned in opposition with his vote and
as much money as hatred can wrest from
the clutch of greed.-Des Moines Leader
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-29

ing several members OF the national commit
tee At O'Clock the committee, escorted 10y
a local committee, were driven to the
judges residence AMI performed their OIL
cal duty. The committee was received IN
tie parlors of the Thurman residence. Chair
man Collins very briefly stated the object of
the call. when Charles d. Jacob, mayor of
Louisville, Ky, read the formal letter of no
tiiicaton 1t was signed by all the members
of the committee, Addressing Judge Thur
man, he said:
"You embrace the highest type of Ameri-
can citizenship, and no matter what the
crisis might be the government would be safe
in your hands. "
In reply Judge Thurman thanked the com
mittee for their courtesy He was pro
foundly grateful for the nomination, because
it was unsought and undesired by him; not
that he under estimated the distinction, hut
he Lad ceased to be ambitious for public
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-29
CONDENSED NEWS.


Panama canal stock is booming in Paris.
| The American Association of Civil Engin
GERS is in annual session at Milwaukee
| There was reunion at Danville, Ind.
| Thursday, of men who voted for Gen Ere,
mont in 1856
The explosion of boiler in a saw mill neal
| Jasper, Ark, destroyed the building and
killed two men.
Application was made at Minneapolis
Thursday morning for receiver for the
Minneapolis q st, Paul railroad.
The official returns of the recent Oregon
vote gives the Republican candidate for con
.sress, Hermann, Z, 407 plurality.
John bowling, well-known Chicago
bookmaker, won over $1,000 on the Oak
Sood handicap at Washington park Thurs
day.
Much excitement exists in the Choctaw ma
ton over the numerous political murders
that have occurred there during the past few
weeks
Three bricklayers were killed in Kansas
City Thurs lay by the falling of a scaffold
upon which they were at work on new ten
story building.
Revenue officers and moonshiners had a
desperate encounter near Buck Springs,
Ark, Wednesday. Deputy Marshal Fry was
killed during the melee
Robert Hale, secretary of the Minneapolis
board of trade, died suddenly Thursday
morning as the result of fall on Monday
down the elevator shaft of the Nicollet
house
The governments military buildings and
the entire supplies of the quartermaster's
and commissary departments, at Fort Apa-
che, A. T., were burned on Monday at loss
Of 100000
A passenger train ran over COW near
Eutaw, Ala, recently. When the engine
reached Meriden the fireman went to clear
out his ash-pan and found the cows tongue
in it nicely cooked.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-29
CAUGHT IN THE CAiSSON.



OMAHA, Neb., June 20 John Hurley,
James Dowdy and John Brady, laborers in
the caisson on pier No. of the Omaha and
Council Bluffs bridge, now being built across
the Missouri river entered the caisson at Z
O'Clock yesterday morning At . o'clock
they did not come out expected, but sig
nailed that they could not do SO. One of the
two doors of tue air lock through which they
passed from the outer air into the forty
pounds Of pressure under which they work
had become cemented fast.
The forty pounds pressure kept the water
back and the men outside dared not open the
door, but built an extra door, and by $50
o'clock Inst night the men were gotten out.
They had been under forty pounds pressure
for nearly twelve hours, or six times long
as it is considered safe for a man to remain
there. One was completely para yzed, and
it will be several weeks before he can be
ahaut auaiu
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-29

honors The country is honestly governed.
he said and the interests of the country re-
quire Cleveland's reelection, and the hope
that he might contribute to this result had its
influence in inducing him to accept.
Judge Thurman expressed himself as being
in favor of reducing taxation so that sur.
plus would not accumulate in the treasury.
which he believed to be great danger to the
institutions of the country.
Judge Thurman was frequently applauded
An informal reception followed, in which
Mrs. Thurman participated. Tho committee
left for Washington at d. M
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-29

BALTIMORE, June % A. d. Layton is a
farmer living at Florence, Howard county
Yesterday afternoon, while he was workingln
the fields, and his wife absent from home, a
10 year old colored boy, who had been left in
charge of their two babies, ran to him and
said the throats of the children hal been cut
by a strange man. One of the children il
dead, the other may recover. The colorod
boy is suspected OF having committed the
deed himself
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-29
Thurman Is Willing.
Democracy's Old Roman Re-
ceives His Notification,
AND RETURNS HIs THANKS FOR IT.

synopsis of the Remarks Exchanged--New
York County Democracy HatiiieS -
Speeches by Carlisle and Itill-lnion
Tabor Nominations In IowR-Poiitirai
Debate Ia Congress on the Republican
Platform.
CoLunBus o June 25.-The Democratic
national notification committee appointed at
the st LOUIS convention to officially notify
Hon Allen g. Thurman of his nomination
fon the vice presidency, arrived here at -
o'clock yesterday morning 10y spo cial train.
There were foriy-on" IA the party includ'
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-29

WASHINGTON CITY, June 29--Allison
made statement in the senate yesterday
concerning the condition of the appropriation
bills He said the West Point. Indian and
pension bills had passed both houses and had,
he believed, been signed by the president;
the agricultural bill had passed the senate on
the 18th Of June, and he thought it was now
In the hands of the house committee on
agriculture; the diplomatic and consular and
District of Columbia bills were in conference;
the Legislative bill had passed tho senate on
Tuesday, and was be reported back to the
house yesterday; the postoillce bill passed tho
senate on the 18th of June, and had not since
been heard of; the army bill was reported 10
the senate yesterday; the sundry civil bill
had been sent 10 the senate last Tuesday, and
could not be considered before the 3Oth of
June; nor could the naval bill before that
date Neither the fertilization nor the gen-
eral deficiency bills had yet been reported to
the house
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-29

BosToN, June %. George H. Gibson, an
electrician in the employ OF the Boston Elec.
trio company, was to have been married to
Miss Lillian Chandler Wednesday, but did
not appear at the appointed time, although
all preparations had been made. Yesterday
morning he was found in his bedroom with
IA bullet in his head, having shot himself be
cause he was disappointed IN receiving his
welding suit
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-29

BUFFALO, N. Y, June @-Charles s.
Graham, for over three years mail assorter
in the postotiice here, has been arrested,
charged with robbing the mails Money let
tiers have been missed for some time past,
and Graham was suspected Decoy letters
were used, and clear case obtained against
the prisoner Bail was fixed at $500, failing
which Graham was locked up.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-29

WASHINGTON CITY, June 29,--The annual
review of the salaries of presidential post
masters has just been completed by Mr..
Albert II. Scott, the chief Of the salary and
allowance division OF the postotiice depart
ment, 1t shows that the total number OF
presidential offices July list, 1883, is 2,502
aggregate of salaries of presidential offices
July LIST, 1883. 81 2G2, 400; total gross receipts
of presidential offices for the four quarters
ended March 3lst 1883, S3s, 49s, 72l, being an
increase as compared with the four quarters
ended March 3lst, 1887, of So, B., 500
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-29

New YORK, June 2a.-The net earnings of
the New York, Lake Erie & Western rail
road for the month. of May were SI46, 223
and from Octobet 1887 to May 1855, in
elusive 81, 800, 571
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-29

APRoPos of the tumultuous Joy dis
played by the friends of Gen Harrison id
Indianapolis. the Sentinel gets off the fol~
lowing:
Blow, blow, We trumpets blow; boom,
boom. ye boomers, boom; flow, flow, ye
rot gut. flow; loom, loom, ye Ho0siers
loom; paint the town rosy hue; wave
the bloody shirt and shout; Harrison will
not get through; Clevelands bound to
knock him out
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-29

NEW YORK, June 90 Capt William Con,
nor said last night that be had seen slo,ooo
bet against 5000 yesterday afternoon that
Cleveland would beat Harrison. Inc man
who bet the $40, 600 was an Irish American
banker, and the Harrison man Is a do"h-
town broker.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-29

Boston, June % The steamer Kansas.
which arrived Mt this port Wednesday, re-
ports seeing the little boat Dark Secret that
morning about seventy miles east of High
land light Her sail was down and looked as
though Capt. Andrews was repairing his
boom. As Capt Andrews showed no signal
of distress the steamer did not alter her
course to speak to him.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-29

WASHINGTON CITY, June ~ The 9o'clocly
bulletin issued last night by Gen. Sheridans
physicians says: Gen. Sheridan seems to be
more comfortable since the weather has
grown cooler He has rested well all day.
The contemplated transfer from his home to
the Swatara was postponed on account Of the
rain He will not be removed until the
weather is more favorable"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-29
SEVEN PENSION BILL vEroes

Reported Back 10 BE Passed Regardless
Extending Current Appropriations.
WASHINGTON CITY, June 29-Seven pen
sion bills, which had been vetoed, were re-
ported back to the senate yesterday with
recommendations that they pass, the veto to
the contrary notwithstanding, and Davis of
Minnesota made report on the same. the
gist of which was that in vetoing these bills
the president was going beyond the line of
his rights and duties regarding the veto
power The army appropriation bill was re-
ported, and then the river and harbor bill
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-29

Boston, June 29-Justices Field and
KnOwton, of the supreme court, at Cam
bridge yesterday afternoon refused to enter
tain the motion for a new trial in the case OF
Mrs Mary Jane Robinson, convicted of muir
der in poisoning her sisters husband in 1855
and sentenced her to be hanged Nov. III.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-29

FORTRESS MONROE, Va, June ~. A due
between Frank Lee and Carl Phillips, wa
fought "Wednesday night on the beach neal
the IIygeia hotel, one shot being exchanged
No one was hit as far as known. Much mys
terry surrounds the affair and all The fact
have been studiously Suppressed
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-29

MARsHALLTowN, Iowa, June 20--Th,
state convention of the Union Labor party
yesterday chose presidential electors and
nominated the following state ollicers Sec
Rotary of state, j. b. Vincent; auditor f.
NJ Farnsworth; treasurer, James Rice; at
torney general j. NJ. Williamson. Congress
men Weaver and Anderson were Endorsed as
candidates for reelection.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-29

STANFORD, Conn, June 29.-Four Long
Island oyster sloop5 have been tied up here
by the United States marshal, and their cap
tains are held for taking oysters in Connec-
ticut waters. This will prove an interesting
question if brnnght before the court
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-29

WORCESTER, Mass, June 20 AT meet
ing of the Worcester and New England ag-
ricultural societies it was decided to invite
Gen Benjamin Harrison to be present at the
annual lair in September as guest OF the
societies
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-29

PoRT HURON, Mich, June 29-ln the suit
of Alice Potts against Emily Willard for
$50, 900 damages for alternating the affections
of her husband, Lewis Potts, the jury
brought in verdict yesterday morning for
80. 900 damages.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-29

Cats are found to be the best extermin>
ators OF rabbits in New Zealand. They
do great havoc among the Young ones,
and in some sections scarcely a rabbit is
TO be seen.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-29

There is need of theatrical glossary.
Here is new term used in the "profes.
sion"-"Miss Thalis Siddons will go on
the road with Box and Cox. She will
be featured
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-29
YOUNG SPAWN OF SATAN.

Fifteen Years Old and Thief, He Poisons
His Father, brothers and sisters.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, June %. Tho Is
year old son OF George Deems has confessed
to poisoning his father AMI family, and is in
jail. He had stolen "A pistol and other arti-
cles, and his father had ordered him to re.
turn them He threated to chastise him, or
turn him over to the officers of the law
Deems died yesterday, and the other two
children viii die, making five victims in all.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-29

One of the wonders of Paris is a well
1850 feet-in depth. Hot water rushes
out of this well in a stream ia feet high
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-29
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL TICKET.
STATE


X presentatiye-E NoRE W lluasT,
CiTcu ClcTk-H L CAsTEEL,
tatrs htTorney-N WILLIAM MrEsRr.
Coroner SAMUEL GooDE.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-29

New YORK June 29.-The races at Sleeps
head bay yesterday were captured by the
following horses: Joe Lee, 4 mile, :3l&;
Harrisburg, ~ furlongs, l;i2&; Rupert,
rs miles, 2;0D1i; Raceland, - miles, 2;F%;
Rapine, mile, :4Gls; Bob Miles, ! miles
on turf, 3:45lI.
CHICAGO, June 29-The time made at
Washington park yesterday proclams the
condition of the track after moro than
twenty four hours of rnin. The winners
were Rambler, & mile 1:S7l4; Mamie
Fonso, * mile, t:lI4; Castaway, q mile,
l:lOl4; Dad, 1 Ii miles, :56s4; Lottie Wall,
mile 1:5Il1; Wahoo. 4 miles, 2.25.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-01-05
ANOTHER coLLEag.
An Opportunity Which Should be
Embraeed-Assistanee Prom
Used Already.

The announcement in the LsneeR
yesterday that there was a chance,
and a good one, of Mexico securing
another college, has created eensid-
cradle interest. Moneyed men have
taken hold of the matter and already
named the amounts they are
willing to contribute toward secur-
ing the location ofthe Presbyterian
College which is to be built some-
where in Missouri at once. The
college is for the States of Mis-
souri,, Kansas, Colorado and Ne
braska, and will be a very large ln-
stitution, accommodating, proba-
bly, 500 students. There will be
no dormitories, and it is readily
seen than 500 young ladies and
gentlemen scattered over the city
as boarders would prove u great
benefit to the town. The location
of the college is under the direction
of the Synod of Missouri and aeom-
mittee O. three has been appointed
to determine where ii shall be built.
Mr.. W. W. Fry has been addressed
by this committee to see if Mexico
win offer any inducements to
secure the institution. AS our
railroad facilities are the best, there
is a strong chance that the college
will be located here ifa respectable
offer in lands and money is made.
The college already has an endow-
ment fund ofs100, 600.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-01-05
Opinion ola Leading Editor,

Almost all the diseases that
affiict US from infancy to old.age
have their origin in q disordered
liver. A really good liver medicine
is the most important in the whole
range of pharmacy. We believe
Simmons Liver Regulator to be
the best among them all. We pin
our faith upon the Regulator, and
if we could persuade every reader
who is in i'll health to buy it, we
would willingly vouch for the bene-
fit each would receive.-Editor of
the Cincinnati Gazette. 39-1t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-01-05
SOME GOOD ADVICE.
ssMother" Answers "x's" Com
munication--The Training of
Children.
To the Editor of the Ledger
MEXICO, Dec. 31.-I would say

I@
To the Editor of the Ledger
MEXICO, Dec. 81 would say
to X:
Do not treat your sons and
daughters as though they had in
herited your weaknesses. Don't
watch them-trust them; bring
them up in the fear of the Lord.
Tell them what is evil, or, as you
put it, "vulgar," and why "vul-
gar" keep their eyes open, their
minds pure. By pure I mean,
commence with them when in the
cradle, read to them, teach them to
love the beautiful; let them, later,
read to you; be interested in what
interests them. Keep up this
training as they grow older; do not
give up because it is a task, it is
your duty, it will pay you in the
long run. You will have an ODE
dent, industrious child, one you
can trust. If boy, his mind will
have more in it than kissing the
girls; ifa girl, hers will be above
accepting a kiss. I agree with you
that the culture young lady and
young gentleman of Mexico will be
very rapid, to say the least" if
mothers still let the little ones of
both sexes go for their outing with
the negro nurse to the negro shanty,
where they hear all kinds of Ian
guage and see all kinds of sights.
Ofcourse, at first these minds don't
grasp it ali; but little by little they
do, and while the mother is sewing
Cor the little heather at the church
Or attending a tea or reading a late
novel, John and Mary are learning
anything but a Sunday School les
son. The mother awakens like one
from a dream to find it too late to
draw even a slack rein. "Do as
you please" has been long their
pleasure and womanhood and man.
hood are SO near that the will of
each asserts itself and the mother
takes a back seat. Is it a wonder
they are fast? I say no.
MOTHER.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-01-05
Tn This City.

The Court House bell was tolled
here from 2:30, when the procession
started in Jefferson City, until 3
o'clock, and flags were kept flying
at half-mast all day. As our cor
respondent at the capital conject-
ures, the Indictment weather of
this morning prevented the entire
delegation attending, the train for
Jefferson City pulling out in a brisk
rain. At a public meeting at the
Court House Saturday the follow
ing resolutions, drafted by the
committee appointed at Fri
days meeting, were introduced and
adopted
WHERsAs, death is no respecter
of persons. It visits the home of
those high in power, as Well as the
home of those in humble places.
IL mas come stealthily and SUDDENLY,
and laid low our chief executive,
one of the purest and most noble
of our State. Through a long active
life as soldier, citizen and states
man, he has, grandly and success
fully, maintained himself and has
left a name which, for good, will
be more enduring than marble, 'and
~ lasting as time. The heart of
the entire State to-day is sad and
sorfowful at his sudden taking
away. The ways of Providence
are inscrutable, and to us seeming
ly, hard; yet to them We humbly
bow. Therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that Gov. Marmaduke's
death has bereft the State of an
honest, faithful, conscientious, ca
pable and courageous executive;
the people of a tried, true and
faithful friend; his family of a low
ing and affectionate brother; and,
be it
Resolved, that we tender to the
sad and bereaved family of the de-
ceased Governor u tenderest and
deepest sympathy, and hat the
secretary of this meeting send a
copy of these resolutions to them,
and furnish the daily and weekly
papers of this city and the Ms
souri, Republican, each, a copy for
publication. w. III. KEENAN,,
THos. A. BORIS,
j. G.. TRIMBLE,
C.M. LAKELAND,
VIM. STUART.
Committee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-01-05
Intended for Flat Rock.

To the EDITOR of the Ledger.
MEXICO, Mo-, Dec. 31.-"Y" asks
if my letter of Dec. 29th, was
CHASED ON experience or imagina-
ton" I wish to say it was simply
a description of the social affairs in
Flat Rock. 1t was written to pro-
woke a discussion of the subject for
the benefit and instruction of the
denizens of that part o -four corpora
ton. Writing as though it were
intended for the best class of our
community, it was just Christmas
joke.
Surely no one thinks seriously
that the respectable parents of
Mexico would tolerate such con-
duct in their little folks. The
young ladies of the "Junior Club"
r all at least eighteen years old,
of course, many of them are still
school girls. They will tell you
that even they never stay out to
parties at night later than eleven
o'clock; and they never go out at
nightto any kind of entertainment,
whether party, picnic OF even for a
buggy ride, without two or three
girls are together in the same con-
veyance or the father, mother,
brother or sister is with them, and
of course the little girls, under
eighteen years of age, are not given
more liberty than their seniors.
So "Y" will please write for the
benefit only of some "Flat Rock"
people who want to know what is
best to do. x.