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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-12

PRODUCE
Butter: Fancy creamery, 2is25c.; dairy
pscked, 22a23c.; Merchants packed. lsa20c.;
fair. fa1sc.. common lOal21c.
Eggs; lncrates 2ia5c. In barrels 30; Guinea
&c
DRESSED POULTRY.
Turkeys, per round l2Jaal5c.. Ducks, i2l9al3c
Chickens. lOal2c.
1--WE POULTRY PER HEAD.
Live hens, fat 2'a25c.; hens and roosters, 23a
25c: chickens. Young and grown, 22a25c.;
chickens. medium and fat, lsasOc., chickens
small l0ai2c.
GAME.
yenison. per pound i4al5c.; Rabbits, i0al2c
Birds-partridges. dead. sal0c.; Ducks. live
apiece 2Ja30c. Geese, 45a55c.
FRUITS And VEGETABLES.
Potatoes: Irish. i0a50c. per bushel
Potatoes. Northern. Sl75a2.OO. per barrel.
Potatoes. Virginia flsOal7h
Sweet Potatoes, 2jatc. per bushol
Cabbage, sugar barrel 8l.25alJ,
Onions, PatatO, S3.OOa32a, per barrel
Onion Sets, s2.00aso0 per bushel.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-12

CrvclNNATI. o.. Dec Ii.-rork regular az sqa
@ 1910. family. SlO15all 90. Iard-kettle dried.
6tso6l1c. Bacon Short. clear sides, 5@1lsc.
Whlsky-Sales of l45s barrels 40 $llA
The evening world., 1891-05-05
IT IS AGAINST MAYOR CHAPLIN.
Hs Must Not Pay 81. 100000 for tht
Long Island Water Company.

A despatch from Albany received In Brook
lyn at II O'Clock this morning stated shat
tns Court Of Appeals had handed down
. decision In the case OF Ziealcr against
Chaplin, atiirming the dec sion Of the lower
Court restraining the City OF BROOKLYN
from purchasing the franchise and properly
of the Long Island Water supply Company for
81, ESQ, 600. or about million dollars more than
It is alleged TO be worth.
when Informed OF this despatch, Lawyer
william Gsynor, Citizen zieglsr's counsel.
sald;
"It was not In the Proyidenco OF God that
such swindle should be perpetrayed on the
City OF Brooklyn"
"In my opinion the city can lay water mains
in the Twenty-six Ward and compete with the
Long Island Water Supply Company In sup
plying the residents OF that locality with wstsr.
"Tne state has no right TO give monopoly
to any private corporation"
Mayor Chaplin. Comptroller Jackson, Broker
Cyrus A. Staples and Lawyers Thomas A.
Peaisaii ami william q. De Witt counsel for
the Long Island Company, were seen by THE
EVENING WORLD reporter this morning, but
each declined to talk OF the decision.
Lawyer Dewitt In particular looked very
glum over the matter, and minated that he
had little 10 do with the case.
The evening world., 1891-05-05

does ne not 20 Oh with the caser We are
quite ready to proceed. but ] have not the
SLIGHTEST idea that Byrnes w,ll make out any
sort OF a cnse against our client.
"In a typewriter statemcnt made by him
and read by Capt. Mclaughlin he distinctly
said he believed 'Frencny' No. 9 was the
murderer ana asserted that ne had proofs to
that effect.
"Ho hasn't told us, howevSS the where
abouta of the man VINO took tho unfortunate
woman Into the motel the nj mt OF the murder,
nor has he told US who he was. All The wit
nesses who saw that man agree that he was OF
light complexion, with ligit hair and light
mustache.
"our client Is very dark even swarthy.
Why, too, II Mr.. Byrnes knew our client was
the murderer. dit he scour tue city and
country for weeks after other persons, having
the culprt looked up all the time7
"Mhy was II, again, that intelligent re-
pcrters lid not see those bloody tracks leading
across the hall from room No. III to room No.
33, or, at least the marks OF ther erasure
had they been obi' era g u few hours before 2
And how was It that they failed to notice that
No. sS had the appearance OF slaughter
house, as Mr.. ByrRes says It had?"
JANAICA's PRISONER NOT &C. KNIcLo."
All Of the statements made by Cnarles Hol
land, who was arrested at Jamaica on sus
picion of being implicated In the murder, hav,
been verified. His wife and four children liv,
at Rye, N. Y.
Two detective sergeants, whom Inspector
Byrnes sent to Jamaica, returned this mornini
and reported that the man was not the on,
who accompa MED Carrie Brown to the Eas
| River Hotel
The evening world., 1891-05-05
new HAVEN DIRECTORS WIN.
Judge Van Brunt Quashes the
Counts in the Indictment.

Judge Van Brunt to-day handed down his
decision In the case Of the indicted directors
of the New YorE, New Haven and Hartford
Railroad Company.
He decides that the motion Of counsel to set
aside the counts in the indictment should bs
granted.
The evening world., 1891-05-05
FOREIGN NEWS OF The DAY.
The Touring Kaiser Gets a Hearty
Reception at Cologne.

rbr CABLE TO THE PRESS NEWS AssooIArIos.l
COLOGNE, May 6-The Emperor william Ar
rived here from Dusseldorf at 10. 80 last even
ing and received a most enthusiastic welcome.
on the arrival Of the train salute Of thirty
two guns was nred. The Emperor and party
took an extended drive through the city, being
every where greeted with cheers and the ring
Ing OF the church bells.
The streets through which they passed were
profusely decorated.
The evening world., 1891-05-05
NV Act in Gi roy's Stead.

Commissioner OF Public Works Gilroy, pre-
sumably in contemplation Of trip abroad.
to-day honfied Comptroller Myers that he
had authorized his new deputy. Maurice +.
Ho abAn. tn act in his stead in all matters,
other vouchers.
The evening world., 1891-05-05
sourke Cockran,s Razgage Taxed.

Ex.ConRressm"n W Bgurke COCHRAN, who.
with his vile, arrived from Europe on the
SeryiA yesterday, Tad TO pay tIS5 TO Uncle
Sam tins morning AS duty on som" arti-
cles he trou.GI vim hm from Farls 10
fifteen trunks constituting his uagHARr. The
ar iclrs cOnsisIeu OF French tapestries, for
when h" paid three THOUSAND francs, aud MI
elk hundred II, nc French ci0eE.
The evening world., 1891-05-05
Found His House in Ruins.

Ex.supervisor William G. Mclaughlin.
editor of The Metropolis. returned this
morning with his family from . short visit
in Schenectady to find that his residence. at
the foot of West One Hundred and Forty
third street. with all its contents had been
burned to the ground on Sunday last The
sight OF the ruins was Mr.. Laughlin's first
intimate OF his loss.
The evening world., 1891-05-05
Appointed by the Mayor.

Mayor Grant to-day reappoiDted John N
Bosert, OF Typographical Union No. q, sealeT
OF WEIGHTS and Measures at salary OF 81, 200
He Is IT IN the Tenth Assembly District.
H. also appOinte JOnn DAVIS cIfy mArshAl-
HI-laIRe for the German Democracy.
The evening world., 1891-05-05
uia Ii.tol Maae rronhla for Hin,.

Frank Rosso. of 1925 Third avenue, wal
held in the Toulbs Court to-day for exam
ination on serious charges. He intruded
upon q dancing party Al No. - Baxter
street last night and was elected. When
Joseph LAvaziti, who put him out, came
ont OF the dance with his sweetheart ROsSt
attacked him aud fired seyel al shots at him.
bnt was arrested be ore lie had killed or re
riouBly wounded anybody.
The evening world., 1891-05-05
Eight Hundred Men Out in Newark.


TSFFOIAL TO IHE ENEFINu "VH1D'T
NEWARK, May A-Three hundred men from
the German unions to-day Joined the striEing
carpentsrA Eight hundred men ere nov ouL
Union masons to-day refused 10 ley brick or
stone around woodwork placed IN poaition By
non-union carpenterA The boasea show no
asa aga aAAidknn
The evening world., 1891-05-05
Forrava tha Rackleea prIyar.

Anthony X IL, OF seVenty-seventh stree,
ana Eleventh ay, nue., was struck by bakers
wagon this IN ornlnr, at Fifty-fourtn strt ct and
Eleventh avenue, aud his n. ut leg Vas badly
crushed ant bi oxen He refused to make q
compliant against the driver.
The evening world., 1891-05-05
Regards to Mrs. Besant.

Mrs. Annie Besant, who sails tomorrow for
Europe, will speak Tonight at The regular
meeting OF the Tneosoph cal s,c,e y IN the
lecture room of Rev. DR.. CoIlyer's Church. Al
Thirty fourth street ana Park avenue. A for
mai reception viii follow the lecture.
The evening world., 1891-05-05
Bad Grin Weather.

There were III deaths reported for the
twenty-four hours ending at noon to-day.
Six of these were from grip and compIica-
uons. There are 13o policemen on the sick
lat.
The evening world., 1891-05-05
Death of the Archbishop Of York--A
Blow to thS English Church.

tDuNIAP CABLE NEWS sYEoiAL.l
LONDON, May n-The English Church has
ugain sustained heavy loss In the death of the
present Archbishop oi York, Dr. william c.
Ma. ee, VINO. IN January last, replaced the late
Most Rev. William Thomson, D. d, who had
nlied the once since 1863
DR.. MaRee, who died early this morning, Of
influenza, was formerly Bishop Of Peteroo-
rough. whence he was transferred to York. lie
was one OF the most talented prelates In the
Anglican commuu en ami hell high rank As an
orator. He was born In Cork, IN 1891.
The evening world., 1891-05-05
May Die from the Clubbing.

Policeman Duffy. OF the Butler street
squad. Brooklyn. may have to answer a
charge OF homi1ide. He caught a burglar
breaking INTO q store last night aud ar
rested him. The fellow resisted so viRor-
onsiy that the officer had to Climb him Sc
veTely. At the station il Was found that the
mans skull MAS probably fractured, and at
Long Island College Hospital his condition
is said to be critical
The evening world., 1891-05-05
crash at the Post-onice,

While orkmen were removing Q partition
in the forslin mail department Of Of the Post
ONCE this morning one Of the iron girders
fell. breaking q counter and scattering the
clsrEA
The evening world., 1891-05-05
Sickness and Death at Sea.

The National nue steamer Greece arrived
from London to-day with twenty-five OF her
crew down with the grip. Thomas brewster,
Q sco,chman. forty-tWo years old, aud Martin
Kelly, an lrlshman, nity-eight yrsTs old, nre-
men, died from pneumonia on the voyage and
were buried al sea.
The evening world., 1891-05-05
Caught Picking a Pocket.

James Dooley. OF No. 155 Division street,
was held for trial at Essex Market to-day for
attempted pocket-pickinR at the Polish
meeting at Cooper Union last night.
The evening world., 1891-05-05
Indictment Against Identifisr Sum

was found to-day by the Grand Jury agains;
Perrin II. Sumner, who figured so prominently
in Inc t. ent .ncGtion VI the Astor House suclde,
cIsimi 9 that It was young Edgar who had
Killed himself
The evening world., 1891-05-05
william o'Brien's Term of Imprison
ment Expires To-Day.

,py cABLE TO THE PRRss NEWS AssocIATIos.I
DUBLIN, May 5.-The FretDllT's Journal
announces thai the term OF William o'Brien's
i'm ,ris onment has expired, and that he viii be
released from PRISON to-day.
The evening world., 1891-05-05
Drove fIfs truck over a Man

Truck Driver Isaiah Brodie was held at
Essex Market to-day for trial in Special
Sessions for running over William Barn.
hart on Catharine street and in urinR him
no seriously that he could not appear in
court.
The evening world., 1891-05-05
cant. Jefferson smith Dead.

George Jefferson Smith, CITY MArShall and
au ex-captain Of police, died this morning, M
an advanced q o.
lie was captain OF the Sixth Ward police
more tlan forty years ago.
The evening world., 1891-05-05
Fifth Axenue. No. al7.

United States Senator Calvin 8. Briee has
notified the Democratic Club that the Ma
tional Democratic Committee. of which he
10 Chairman, has accepted the Clubs offer
OF rooms in its house at 6l7 Fifth avenue
mittee.
The evening world., 1891-05-05
MAY ICE AT SARATOGA.
And a Snowstorm This Morning
Adirondack Wires Down.

lTToIAL To THE EVESISI woRLD.
SARATOGA, May 4.-The cold wave caused
ice to form here during the night, aud this
morning there Was slight snowstoIm.
ltIs in strange contrast with the Hultry
weather uf the latter part OF last week.
The heavy wind that prevailed curing the
night has parAlyzed teleRraphic communities
ton W.tn the Adirondack region beyond
Indian Lake.
The evening world., 1891-05-05
CITY NEWS TERSELY TOLD.
To-Day's Record of Minor Hap
penings About Town.
$4,000 Attachment,

Judge Lawrence to-day issued an attach
ment against George W. Hunt in suit for
$2l, T4O by Charles b. Wright.
The evening world., 1891-05-05
LAST edition.
NO TRUCE IN SIGHT.
HouSeSmIthS Bf,,..liEg With Uubroksn
Ranks for the Eisht-Aour Day.
General Strike Ordered on Nor
cross Br0s.'s Building.
Knights OF Labor Funds at the Dis
posai OF Brooklyn Strikers.


! inere vas ho'hhg OF stNuns onaFaeter
~o'oeu ~ 'ae meeuhp w S'sfensoh nan In
sAN Ihii'eeh'h suees tns morning. OF me
~" "rkhs noaseamNnA VINO are ehaeasor-
ing s"rfauee 'nenovp "ofk !" e'Rns nourss
d" .ho p'esen' is'es " PsI'
The men alu no' seem aepFessed ~ the situ-
Nou' ana sang ps"'ouo spugs of ss.aefea IN
h"ie kuo's 'o discuss the s''esuon. Tue meet
ing "M no' oAieu 70 ofue. pn'h iu " poiock'
AA''eI Workmap Seoree "stnet oeing oat on
eA'eausu 'oui VI lh,e."HAu'u' tne ene
supieo' 'hu Neso cniei 'A'eres' was the nr-
GUAR ma' hss osen lepoltsu 70 nsve oeen
lsaueu W he MAhe'so'uts'S Assoo'auon, en-
'neu.
"The Housesmths sNike' connict Be
tween Tue Amer,eau reaesa'ioh Of Lanor sud
the knights OF Labor.
ihn circular STATES that the housesmhns are
Vaaing war againn inc Arohieeturei IRON
WORK hon'der'' ANA In TACT any ofGanisafion
ho' connected win their OWL anu mat the
housesmiths' In the agreement Which they ask
the manufacturers TO sign' pracucaliy noy-
col. 'hese otner orsan'zsnons.
fnese charges were denied IN every par'icu-
lar oy the indignant strikers.
THIS MORNINGS hhrohfA
MI. warner sAiu 'hst ne haa Visitea the hrm
Of ]. b. 4 !. N. Cornell this norpins. TO IND
a..,", II. ~. -. - W.
was unsuoeessiul. he siso had an appoint
men' 70 meet !udEe Duefo' feiasve 10 the
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The evening world., 1891-05-05
TAKEN ILL In THE RING.
Frank Glover. the Chicago Pugilist
In q Critical Condition.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, May 5.-Frank Glover,
the Chicago pugilist. who was whipped in
three rounds by Dick Moore on Friday even.
ing, is lying dangerously ill at the Hotel
Brunswiok.
He was taken with hemorrhsgs of the
lungs during the fight and his physicians
have been unable to stop 1t.
The evening world., 1891-05-05

Arguing the Union Ferry Injunction.
Chief Justice D~lS In the Court OF Common
Pleas to-day heard arguments upon the Gppl-
cation to continue The Injunction obteined by
Emund q, McClaVe, Tes'T InlDR the SluklbR
Fund mmI>IoHeTs from renewing the lrRses
OF the Union Ferry Com any. Hosdly, LauieT-
b lCk aud J0hnson appeared lor hCClave, anu
Joseph II. ChoAle and GrosVeuor r. Lowry for
tue city AMI the company.
The evening world., 1891-05-05

Killed by Falling from q Fire Escape.
Georgiana Butler. domestic in the en-
ploy OF Frederick Leid, living in the thii d
fiat at No. ell Fast Sixty-ninth street. fell
from the fire-escape to the yard at 8. 45
O'Clock this morning and was instantly
killed.
The evening world., 1891-05-05

H. Van Rennselaer Kennedy to-day at
tached his former cutter yacht Wilfred for
5000, owing by Alfred Breick, to whom he
sold IL,
The evening world., 1891-05-05
A Big Brewery Fire Raging Fiercely
in London,

TDUNLAF cABLE NEWs bFtofAL.I
LONDON. May 5.-Fire burst out this
morning in the establishment OF Messrs.
Courage Il Co., brewers. on Tooley street.
Bermondsey. and soon enyeloped the en-
tire premises.
At this hour, 2.3O PM, II is raging
dsrcely.
The evening world., 1891-05-05
Say They Were Driven from Home.

Agent Schultz. OF the ChildrenS Society.
is investigating the story OF Martin and
Michael & reen, fourteen aid eight years
n. pc stively, who were found AT Ninth ave-
nue aud Fortieth street. at 10 O'Clock last
night and who said they had been driven
from home by their mother.
The evening world., 1891-05-05
An English Lord Kills Himself in
London Hotel To-Day.
DUNLAP CABLE NEWS SPECIAL.

TDUNLAP CABLE NEWb bFEUIAL.T
LONDON. May .. Lord James Douglas
committed suicide By cutting his throat at
noon to-day at the Euston Hotel.
The evening world., 1891-05-05
Mansfield in the Role OF Defer d ant

Mansfield IN tho Role OF Defer dlnt.
Actor Malcolm II. Bells suit against Richard
Mansfield for alleged breach OF contract, 10 ou
trial to-day in Judge NewburRsr's Court Bell
claims TO nave hten en- ARed 10 play thirty
weeks In MaDsuelH's comp my a. e4b per week,
aud that he VS. summary and without reason
di,charsed. Inc case will occupy all the
af Arnnnn.
The evening world., 1891-05-05

A IuIi account OF Wall street dnairs will be
found In THE EVENING WoRLD's O'Clock
special ISSUE
The evening world., 1891-05-05
Four Burglars-United Ages, At
Years.

A quartet OF tough little lads was held for
examination at the Tombs Court to-day
charged with stealing $500 worth Of lead
pipe from the store Of Louis Bruhl. on
Water street. Their names were William
Jolly. seventeen years oil; Henry Moses,
eleven: Joseph Moore, ten, and Joseph
Donovan, nine.
The evening world., 1891-05-05
Should Not Have Conc to Jersey.

John Thomas, of 70 Oliver street; James
Thompson, OF lac West broadway, and
John Resrpey. Of Fifty-fir-t street. were
remauded in Jersey City this morning,
pin from a passenger in street car return
Ing last night from Barnum d Bailey's
Show.
The evening world., 1891-05-05
EX-G0V. CRITTENDEN ILL.
His Attending Physicians at Kansas
City Say He Cannot Recover.

ESPECIAL TO TIVE EVENING wostpI
KANSAS UIrY. May 5.-Ex-Gov. Thomas
Crittenden was taken suddenly i'll last night
after returning home from his Office.
Physicians were immediately summoned
and rxAmlnat on showed shat the ex-Goy-
ernor was suffering from ruptured blood
vessel at the base Of the brain. The attend
ing physicians say recovery is impossible.
The evening world., 1891-05-05

ahsss dSs: : :nS 4 ''I oS: sS d Table
The evening world., 1891-05-05
Baseball Schedule for To-Day,

LEA0UE.
New York Al PhilAd'lh'A.
Boston Il Brooklyn.
PIttSbuTr at Chicago.
Cincinnati 81 Cleveland.
The evening world., 1891-05-05

ASSOCIATION,
BAltImo . vs., Athletic.
Washington at Boston.
The evening world., 1891-05-05
A Thirteen-Year-Old Eishwaymar.
Thirteen -year-old John Kelly. OF 6S Oak

land avenue. Jersey City, was arrested in
Jersey City this morning while holding up
William SeGer. q smaller boy, and RoinR
through his pockets. School boys have been
robbed in this manner for several weeks.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-11
Marriage at Buffa O Prairie

BUFFALO PRAIRIE. Feb. Sat the
residence of the brides parents, Super
visor \. G. Elliott, of Buffalo Prairie,
on Feb. 6, at ? o'clock, George E. Kistler
and Miss Ella Elliott. were married.
Rev. Eye. of the Antioch Bsp
tist church, conducting the cere,
mony. There was q small company of
rela:lves sud friends present Among
the guests were the aged grand parents Of
the bride, L. E. Elliott and wife and Mr..
and Mrs. Castor, and their old age and
gray hairs did not prevent them from en-
ier!ng fully into the enjoyment Of the
occasion. Congratulations we're sincere
and hearty. After the ceremony was
performed, bountiful repas, was served,
to which ell did ample justice. The
bridal couple and their friends were en-
tertsined at the residence of the groom's
parents, ". 81. Kistler on the 9TH, where
ali seemed to have an enjoyable time.
The newly married couple will make their
home for the present in Buffalo Prairie
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-11

The tired street-car horse best knows
"the luxury Of whoa"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-11


Coming acrcss on the Aurania with me
werea nCm Der ofintensely conyiyial spirits,
among whom were several ladies Accord
ing to custom, as the steamer approached
Sandy Hook, the steward made up his bill
for sundries, and presented the several &C
counts 70 whom they belonged.
& genial old party from Chicago offered
to match pennies with man from Pough-
keepsle IL order to see who should pay for
the cigars. The man from POughkeepsie
won.
Then a New Yorker became interested
and offered to match the victor for his bill
The man from PoUghkeepsie again won.
Then all Of Us in turn matched him for
sundries, and the man from Poughkeepsie
still won. In fact, the man from Poneb
keepsie Won everything.
The last to match him was a somewhat
giddy specimen OF young wonanhood of
the blonde persuasion who hailed from
Detroit sac had a bill to pay, and again
the pennies were tipped with the usual re-
suit For the fourteenth time the man
from Poughkeepsie was proclaimed the
victor.
oh, Mr.. s. petulantIy exclaimed
the representative from Detroit, won
ought to give me another chance Pm
sure you couldn't beat me again"
The man from up the Hudson smiled
grayely.
Madam, he said. Il promised dying
brother just before / sailed never to beat
anybody at anything from seven I'D to
matching pennies more than fourteen
times"
He then politely turned on his heel and
went on deck Il didn't travel one season
with Hermann for nothing" he afterward
observed as he made his final alden
New York Herald
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-11
sTHE FARMERS INSTITUTE.
Programme of the Meeting to b
Held at Barstow Next Week.

AS heretofore announced the next meet
ing Of the Rock Island County Farmers
institute will be held al Barlow on FRIDAY
Feb. 10, the programme for which will
include for the morning session: Prayer.
by Rev. ]. Q. Adams; music: an address
OF welcome with response. and a paper
On Small Frui: Culture" By Eli Corbia
At the afternoon session there will be pa
pers on Artificial Ponds, How Made aud
Their Use" by D. w Little; Mixed or
Special Farming fo- Success, by Jno. G
Osborn and Is Free Coinage of Silver
Advisable BY Hiram Darling.
For the evening the programme will
include recitation by Louis J.hns. and
papers on Tile Drainage. by ". s.
McCulloch. The Advantage Of g Town
ship high School. by S. W. Heath and
c. B. Marshall
The reception comm; ttee is com posed
of Vim. Letsch, Ell Corbin. Samuel De-
vinney and Mrs. Weatherhead. and the
commit,e on music, Mr.. Swisher and
Mrs Westherhead
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-11
Making Himself Known

New Clerk-Are you customer Of
ours, sir?
The Other-Well, / should say SO.
Why. / owe You over $500. Clothier and
Furnisher
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-11
The Local Markets.

Business is better on Market square today than
usual. More farmers and buyers are seen as the
warm weather tends TO bring them out. Todsy's
receipts included:
Grain-Five loads Of corn @500 5IG; FIVE loads
hay a Is G$12 per ton; tn ee loads oats @43Gi5.
Stock-Hoge s. 25 per cwt
Produce-Butter and eggs still bring from 20 to
% cents per dozen, respectively.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-11
Too Much for Death,

81 have often faced DEATH said the
plain looking traveller.
Il can qaite understand why he spared
you, said his cynical friend st. Jo-
teph News