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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-27

An easy and safe way of protecting cur
tains and mosquito nets against fire is said
to be by sleeping them in solution of
phosphate of ammonia, obtained by mix
ing pint OF water with three ounces of
phosphate. The color and texture remain
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-27
The Glas. pf.nhrarm.

A girl playing tune on glass tumblers
suggested to jerome Prince, of Milford,
Mass, the latest invention in way of teIe-
phone. The diaphragm is OF glass, resting
on a number Of glass rods, and communi-
Gates with an ordinary wire. 1t is claimed
that whispered conversation can be heard
three miles over the trial instrument, and
great things are hoped for it-Ram's Horn.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-27

FAST NAIL TRAIN with Klestric lighted end
cseam heated Yestibuled frnlns between CHI
cage. Milwaukee. st. Pauiand Miuneapolis-
TRAN-CoNTINENTAL RourR Win Rlectr,e
nted and Steam heated yeefibolea trnlns h.
sxeen Chicago ana Councu B1u1s. Omaha Or
81 Fnui and the Pacific Coast
se 9sa rA11oNAL ROUTE ssewssn cAieaeo
$40 NILE OF ROAD reaching IN urf,cipal
Rolnts n lIlinois, Wiscunsin. n1fnnaan(a Hova
aaseoun. South Dskota md North Dakola-
Fer neps. time tables. rates q passaes -
q e tkicseo. n3lvsukss = mi ~ RsiIssS' -
g ~ n1noeA esent ~ ~hers 4 ~ u1gll
800 - 1Hi 1s.1ae. Az; a;0HaP1.z1n
80 - ,sssss.;a':r {! 8 So. =. = - =.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-27

".
The sale men toned in the above and foregoing
notice is hereb postponed to take place on Tues
day the Sixth ~ Of January, A d. 1891, at the
hour OF ten oe ock In the forenoon OF said day at
the place and on the terms mentioned In the
above and fore .ong notice.
Dated at Rocl Island, Illinois, this Sixth day
OF December, a. ID. 1890.
FRED HASS
Receiver and Special Master in Chancery.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-27
CHANCERY NOTICE.

Receiver and Special Master a'
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-08

pneys Of the accused, thought,that HE
would certainly be convicted; the
accused alone thought Otherwise;
not in the least agitated, setting
phlegmatically in the prisoners
box, Gin: those days criminals we're
sitted il the Dock old Layiolslte
was -awaiting patiently, but With
marked confidence, the verdict of
this peers. Early in the day the
jury retired to their room, one, hour,
two hours, three ~kears, ran by. and
there WAS no sign Of a verdict;
wien night came they we're brought
into court, for further instructions,
the Judge vas required to charge
on The facts as well as on The law
and--Feiterated his charge on the
Law of the case. Not agreeing on.
o vervict the jury was again locked
up that night. The next day, same
result, they were again locked up a
second night. At last on the third
day, they agreed on a verdict, and
we're brought into court /; after the
ceremony Of polling the jury, q
verdict Of not guilty was annoanced.
If a she'll had bursted in the court
room, the surprise would not have
been greater. AS soon as the pris,
oneE~was discharged, his attorneys
approached him aud asked him to
axpiain this extraordinary verdict.
The writer will never forget the
sardonic grin of old Lavinlette, as
he answered: "the rashiH UhO stole
The coaO, he aUas on the jury" If the
Law had not required unanimity in
the jury to convict, d mgiority Of
honest men would have sent this
iRnocent-oldman to the peniteatiary.
We expect the reader to ask us why
he did not divulge the name of the
thief atonce'? That same question,
was asked the accused By US, at the
time, aud his answer was. If Z
had disclose the name of the man,
who sold me this hide, my store
would have been burned and /
would not have lived to testify in
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-08
A Terrible Calamity.

On Monday morning, a terrible
calamity befell the Secretary Of the
Navy Tracy, by the destruction OF
his home in Washington City, by
FIRE. His daughter and her French
maid, persisted in the flames while
his wife, in q heroic effort to save
her husband was asphyxiated aud
died. The Secretary was rescued in
an insensibIe condition and finally
resascitated. The origin Of the fire
was due TO a defective ane. This
so clesely upon the heel
of the family sorrows Of Secretary
ST State Blaine has plunged the
capital iUto mourning. 1t is to be
hoped tAas3Fate viii stay her rclent
less hand.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-08
Oar Municipal Fathers Ditch.

-
Through the lack OF time, we have
omitted to cay something regarding
the useless ditch Our town council
are constructing on Mainstreet, but
we donot think it is yet too late 70
call the attention Of the public to
the detriment of such a ditch.
1t has already cost quite q sum Of
money-Het less than a hundred
and fifty ..dollars-and is fer from
being half completed, and certainly
will cost two hundred dollars to
put the finishing touch on it. Then
we would like to know how much
funds will remain 10 the treasury
the work as drought From
The present indications, We are in.
clined to think our worthy fathers
are perceiving. their greatrmistake.
Unfortunately, toOlate, gentlemen;
our corporation funds are crippled
and you may just as we'll proceed
With yOnr work and sink the
funds.
We have always advocated and
praised our council in previous IN
dertakings to improve our streets,
ETC., but in this instance we can but
emphatiealy condemn their work as
to run water up a4hill is an impos-
sibility, beyond a doubt.
Although we trust this work
shall be a lesson to them-but IN.
fortunately at the corporations
expense-yet 1t is tiase that you
should decide what to do " your.
famous ditch, ,as there is a large.
pile of dirt in the street which is
quite an obstruction to he travelling
community, and which might, with
the ditch, be the cause Of our
corporation being sued for damages.
and then ell Indebtedness will have
to be settled be settled with war.
discounted by spectator,
and OH what state Of sfairs stream
through our municipal father'saitchl
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-08

4 Comfort. Tex, special to Ahe
Dallas News gives All account of.the
horrible death Of a Miss Eliza Kar.
ger 10 years old. whose parents I've
a mile north Of the town. The faith
er was con6aed to his bed and the
girl was leading a spirited horse to
the pasture. The animal ran away,
she beuame entangled in the rope
and was dragged over The ground al
q farioasrate. Taefatfier witnessed
the scene from bis chamber, seized a
ride and shot the horse dead. Il
was too late. sfor when Ae. hobtAed
to the spot where his child and The
horse lay she was dead, her neck
having been broken.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-08
a. New industry.

Al new industry has for q long
time been successfully developed in
Arkansas by agang if horse.thieyes.
The remarkable thing about this
gang was that not only was it par.
ticnlarly active and daring; sbat the
HOSES stolen by it were never
afterward recovered. "a Doctor
who was called in to attend one of
the gang, who had beea shot in a
quarrel, went, by mistake, into the
wrong cabin. Before be could he
hustled out, he saw enough to arouse
his suspicious. These he reported
to the Sheriff, who, with a posse,
managed to surround the den of
horsethieyes and capture some Of
the gang. When the posse entered,
they found:a horse enveloped in q
made of rubber coats, being
treated to a sulphur vapor bath.
The appliances we're most ingenious,
and worked very we'll a black or
bay horse would be stolen and rua
into the bleachery. After its color.
was changed and its tail and name
trimmed, the disguise became so
pronounced that, without any great
risk, the animal could be- teken in
through the very district
from whiehiit had been stolen. The,
animals were forthwith ridden out
of the country.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-08
anahe OIdeR3ames.
HOW JURIEs IN yERMILIoA SURPRISES
THE PEOPLE.

The funny actions Of certain tjnr'
les during the second week of court
make the following tale, told BY
that most delightful snconteer, Gov.
g. FL: Mouton, OF the st. Martins.
vile ReseiHe, unusually entertaining.
and arouses the suspicion that we
are slowly drifting back to the dark
days Of that period in which these
events occurred :
In aate beNnm times in the parish
Of Vermillion, an old French man,
who was keeping Q small grocery
store in4he Coulee Kinney settle.
ment, was indicted for the larceny
OF a COW. The.facts of tho case.are
yet fresh 10 the mind of the editor
OF this paper, who with the late
ThomaslC. Niehells of this place,
we're the attorneys of old zlan
Laviolette. Afarmer, not .&Rdiag,
at dawn Of day, his mich COW at
his pen, walked out in the prairie
looking for her. This was in the
spring of tho year aud there was a
heavy fog that morning. While
searching fer bis cow, the farmer
perambulated through the prairie
and came up to- the little grocery
sndeupon stepping into its he was
annexed in fudiag the hide Of his.
COW, all bloody, spread on the railing
Of the gallery. Being upbraided.
by the. farmer, the old French man
expressed his regret that he had
not got there FIVE minutes sooner.
for hezWonld have caught the fello
from whom he had purchased hs
hide; being askedsthe name. OF sIe
hief, he p~crsistently refused. to give
it; the consequence was that be was
indicted for the larceny Of that COW.
When the trial came, old Layiolette,
still refused TO- .divulge the name of
his vendor, even 10 his attorneys,
who informed him Of the dangerAe
was running by holding back the
name oflthe party from whom he
had purchased the hide. The jury
was formed, the case was tried, and
Judge charged the jury, that
when stolen goods are found in the
possession Of any one who refpsesst TO
account how 1t came into his posses.
sion, particularly, when he can do
80. easily, the Law holds him to be
The thief. Under these factsaand
he charge of the Judge every one 10
he court room, including, the attor-
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-08

Stanley has written from
to Edward Marstsn, ia LoSSon Saflo
will publish his book: i beIs;.s1 o
work will be in tsso VOLUMES 80
4oo Is 500 pages each. God i. aoa
there is matter enough. but -s
wish to deal very lightly viii s !.
journey from Z,nzibar to Yamlas
that the entire book NAV be 81 y 4
main theme. II curtailed u ss
Lower Congo experiences Ieae....a s
yeti feel assured that it will 49,.
to'two volumes. I have six notsA Sssaa
loaded with matter extremsss 4
teresting photographs Of &C.. Y
sketches Of incidents, ETC., ami sal,
will be prominent features. I
the book will he ready n ai ]
Stanley adds that it viii ba sg..
lutely impossiblefor him to en,ss sss0'
any proposals to lecture this 800
at least, ssa
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-08

10. AEEEM#4E2H
From The Talk We learn
petition, signed by about 100 III.
ems was presented 10 the eil,.
Couueil this week aekine rs.
vote of the property tax PAYERS |.
Alexaedria be taken, 10 see il I.
the sense. of the people to vote !
mill tax for ten years 10 sid Il X.
Kansas City, Watkins and Am
Railroad Company, payable Is so0n
as that company, build q stsnas,a
guage road from Lake Cbsrlas II
Alexandria. We believe tbat il.
vote ofthe people Of Iris ;city Il
favor Of the tax, will be u~naninou.
Considering the great HeneRts hi
Alexandria will dsrfz8 from shia
read. if built, every property IL
payer should not fail to 20 ID III
polls and vote .forsthe tax.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-08
Chl1dren ETopeaad,ges Marrsea.

Kansas City, Jan. 22--Amos j.
Sganton, Of Anonia, Mass, passed
through this city today on his way
from st. Joseph, where he completed
a long search yesterday for his IS
years old son. who elepea not long
since with Ida Smith, also aged
thirteen. Ida Smith he youthful
bride has a wealthy aunt who be-
lieves in the earliest possible a
fasge. Two years ago she proposed
10 Mr.. SwaRtoal that his aon Arir
and Ida be betrothed and DE mar
ried at maturity. Mr. SwaHton did
not object but thought notHiug of.
the matter until December, when
the aunt and the yonng people oil
from home. Since that.
time he has been huhtiog for them
atl over the country andtfnafiy found
them in St Joseph, No., yesterday.
THE aunt confessed to having
arranged the clopement.-Bxchange
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-08
Here is something as.odd as prsc.

Here is something as. odd as prac.
teal. Il is sug gested 40 q meAod
BY which o gislrsan get rid Of q
beaa whose presence has ceased to
be agreeable;
She gives himsa paper and penoil
with one of her sweet smiles. aad
says: New mskea row of eleven
ciphers; now make a. perpendicular
mark downward on tue right side of
the first cipher, upward on the right
of the foaral, downward on the Gfeh
upward on the right of the seventh
and eighth, downward on the tenth.
The marks should be half an inch
long" Ask him to read what DE
Aas written. The effect is electrical.
No wonder. FOR it then reads
Good God. do go."--Caucasian.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-08

The people Of Natehitoches are
going through the useless and
senseless form Of Aavihg tAe police
Jury declare banks, congresses, oil
mills, aud other enterprises, exempt
from taxationsfrom FIVE to ten years.
This, like lesoiuting a resission Of
sKation to railroads, IS all rank
nonsense. The State Constitution
defines what property is exempt
from taxation, and police juries can
ne more add to or sgbstract from
that therein mentioned than they
can stop the revolution Of the earth
around tie Sun.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-08

The next session OF the State Ag-
,ricultural Society will be held at.
sRuston ON June Is.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-08
The JupeMrast.

The Southern Cultivator makes
the following extract from q recent
address of Mr.. gE. r.. Stackhonsc,
president OF the South Carolina
Farmers Alliance:
The trust is crippled, bat not
defeated. Il is organizing anew;
so az to Glade State laws against
trusts, and the question now is.
What are we going to do aboatit?''
Will we now submit, ask pardon
and plead for mercy, or wAl we at
once arrange fertile manufacture of
enough standard cotton bagging, on
the best terms possible, 70 cover
every bale.of Alliance cotten in the
State, and cooperating With our
brethren ia other States, the entire
crop Of the cotton States next year,
and in doing 90 establish q new
manufacturing industry, all orr own
defeat the jute trust, aud secure
from the cotton exchanges of the
Worid'an honest tare regulation?
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-08

The Erie Railroad Company is
,dischargiug employees, owing to
paralysis Of Nhe coal trade, caused by
mild winter. =
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-08

Duriag 1889 the coke operators
of GonRelIsvilIe, Pa, marketed.
1896, 900 tens Of coke, valued at
IS. 15C. 900.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-08


The widely circulated stsienfss
that the present Low prices of callls
10 Louisiana and other SOulhela
and Western States, is, due solaly
oyer-prodnction, is llerout Of Voc
cloth. There. is no over pFoductiea
The proportion Of cassls
to the population is no gsaater ieN
than it was in 1850, when ons
population was more aaan tVefss
less than it istto'day. lnS
low prices Of cattle have 0esa
brought about entirely ~ The inaa
nous dressed beef combiac, and ]
our State and National LegIslasase
do not take some steps to 'break ~
power Of this relentless enemy
the stock raiser aRd farmer, wy
music il the air of q mos omlhD@
kind.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-08


The Philadelphia Telegraph, a big
oted Republican journal, in COM
raenting son the ShermansG Chandler
bill rises to remark "Negro rule
bahkrapted South Carolinaaud i'm.
posed financial burdens on the
whites from-Vhich they have never
recovered. The blacks made ap.
propriations and the whites paid
them. 1t is scarcely just tLatlhrift
and intelligence should be DONNA.
ted by sloth and ignoraace." Is
light at last breaking breaking in
on the Grace problem !?
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-08

We acknowledge the receipt Of
the Robeline News, A. v Carter,
editor. 1t is q rafting good paper,
and is-fghting The railroad with a
win that shows its editor has more
grit than the other Carter had oats.
:WeX with pleasure.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-08

.Kilrain met the New Orleans
wonder, Felix Vacquelin, last Sun
day, at West End, and knocked him
out lin three rounds. BacqueIin
.cried'Iike a baby because he was
whipped. KiIrain did net. receive
sany punishment at all.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-08

Illiteracy prevails to q. large
.eztent in this parish, but If we are
TO judge Of the people Of Natchito.
-ches by the vast number Of signers
Ito tho Natchitoches railroad petit
rtioa who write their names with
IAN x, vermiHon is an inteAeetaal.
.star ofthe' first magnitude.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-08

Weslearn that the Hickey Eeyee
in this parish is several feet lower
than The levees above and below it.
Thisris one Of the most important
levees il the State, and we respect.
fully call the attention of the State
Board of Engineers to its condition.
Point Coupee Banner.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-08
RESEMBLANCE in Married Gnunl..

Resemblance in Married Counles
1t has long been accepted i
fact that married coug5es, WIN m
not only exposed to the same eon.
ditions Of life. but the Influence II
whose minds must necessarily react
upon. each other, :assnms i more q
less strong facial resemblance b
eaclt other. The PtotOgraahie
Society OF Geneva. SWitSerland. wilh
. view to determining this question.
have made photographs az seventy
eight young couples. lIle result d
that in twentyfour eases he
resemblance 10 the personal appear
ance of the husband and wife Wm
greater than that Of brother sna
sister; 10 thirty cases il Eas equally
great. and IN only tvenxs four wis
there a total absence of resemblance.
The Alexandria Towa Talk ID
getting after the Rapiaes parish
seaeof board, and The State officials
with a sharp stick for a cauEract
with w. R. Rutland d
attorney Of Baton .Rorge % eolIes
money due The echoed board Oa
,iaterest of 18th sect on faads.
None of the members Of lhs
School Board lhonght taat Mr. But
land would collect any lOouey
Judge Of the surprise Of President
Rosenthal when a few weeks aeo
a check for $50. Mr-
Rutland keeping another $3.50. Ais
fee according TO contract.
What the Town Tall would llke
to kfsow is, what are the Officials n
the State paid.fo9 Mast the ehl
drcn of.ulis and other parishes g
robbed Of aheir just .does becaAas
oficials.are two lazy and useless :
attend to their dntieae II SI50oa
back money was due this parish the
must have ellown The fact q
how would Mr.. Rutland ever hafc
been paid,t the money!
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-08

Subscribe for the MERIDIoNAL.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-08

Speaking Of the recent Dupre,
FairfaIBnrba6k. ~enbFoglio the st
Mary Banner very bitterly observes
Mr.. Dupre's objection to duelling is
aeither CONSTANT nor sincere when
The adopts the less manly method'of
street brawling fbrtseadiustnents Of
personal difficulties.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-08

The, attention Of theqnedical pro.
session is respectfully invited to The
advertisement Of the Nashville-M edi.
cal and Surgical Journal ~inranother
'coIuma. This old and'relisble pub.
'iiealiOnnis especially adapted TO the
wants Of the southern practitioner,
.and each number is full of ryalaable
interesting matter.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-08

The recent savage barbarity dis.
played by a lot Of Poles at Wilkes
barre, Pa, intearing opea che graves
oFa couple Of SIX years old Greek
children and smashing the coins to
epiecesand ~nutilating horribly the
-deads bodies calls for promptpunish
anent. Such carrion al these brntes
are shonldbe forbidden 10 lend 10
this country. What the United
States .wants-ais Q law to prohibit
Of the
.ofsl Of other countries upon our
shores. The country does pet need
-any bnt6rss class immigrants.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-08

The recent high handed tyranny
tpracticed By Speaker Reed ia Con-
sgress, is We dare say, without a
sparallelin' the history Of paraianen.
stary procedure. It requires f66
members to constitutes quorum, of
the House land as there we're, only
1852 Republicans present, and the
Democrats abstained sfr0m voting.
Speaker Reed would arbitrarily,
order the clerk Tecordathe names Of
half a dozen Democrats. as voting:
70 strikes us that this species afhigh-
way asaAority could have been pre-,
vented by the Democrats leaving
their seats and going into the cloak
room or LOBBY and remaining there SO
long as any partisan legislation was
gbeing attempted. This was done
successfully in the Louisiana legis-
lature in the 850'sby The opponents
of The African Apprentice Bill and
resulted in the defeat Of the measure
a bitter and prolonged con-
seat.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-25
PETER LYON.
WilGS,LiQQ0rS&c
Cor. Lincoln & Madison Sis.

Any of the fifteen thousand sub-
scribers or fifty thousand readers
of THE EAGLE who know any
facts relating TO Hawkins or his
gang, are respectfully requested
to mail the same to this office.
All communications will be treat
ed with the utmost confidence.
Ciergynen and others interest
ed in saving people from the
dreadful effects Of Chicago's ruI-
ing vice are requested to stir up
the citizens on this subject.
The Mayor and law officers re-
fuse to do their duty.
Gambling robbers are with
DRAWN. six million dollars from
the Legitimate channels of bust
ness i'm Chicago every year. The
result will he disaster.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-10-29
SAD END OF ALL.
"A brilliant Young Man Falls Into Evil
Ways and Is Murdered.

The grand jury at Danbury, Conn. has
indicted Frank Mccoy for the murder OF
William Walton. The murder was COM
mitted about week ago. and Coroner
Doten, OF bridgeport, who has since been
working up the case, has secured strong
evidence against Mccoy. Walton was n
graduate OF Harvard. His father is a clergy
man In New York. and gave his son every ad-
vantage OF cdu alton. After his graduation
walton went To Danbury, where his father
had charge OF church. and at once en-
tered the best society. A year afterward
he became common drunkard and was
frequently locked up for the ofense. He
went rapidly down hill and associated with
the lowest characters. 1t was while on a
spree With Mccoy that he was killed. WAL
ton contracted IA love for strong drink while
I'm college
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-10-29
WANTS RECIPRO .ITY.
Sir Richard Cartwright on tho Trade of
Canada with the United States

Sir Richard Cartwright, the Canadian
statesman. discussing trade relations be-
tween Canada and the United States. de-
clared that the policy OF the Dominion Gov
eminent in this matter had been vacillat-
Ing and puerile. He dwelt upon the i'm
portance OF the United States becoming The
natural market for most OF Canada's prod
ucts and upbraidel the Government
Tor its dereliction OF duty in not
making sufficient effort TO bring about
closer trade relations with this country.
He quoted statistics setting forth that the
United States furnished customers for fully
one-half Canada's exports. lie held that
the tendency OF Il protective tariff wa, 20
the formation Of rings and trusts for the
purpose OF increasing prices OF goods TO the
consumer. and strongly pronounced I'm favor
OF unrestricted reciprocity with the United
states. This. he maintained would be I'M
menscly advantageous TO the people OF
Canada rs q whole. opening mp TO them the
benefits OF "A population OF G5. 000, 0OO