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Charleston, Aug. 1s.-Sailed, schooners
ii Parker, Hamond, New ork; James
&. Jordan, Hemphel, BOothbay; Barken-
tine Ninevah, leighton, Norfolk.
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The visible supply OF cotton to Aug. 16,
as made up by cable and telegraph. Is as
lollows: The continental stocks. as well as
nose for great Britain and the afloat are
tnls weeks returns, and. consequently,
an the European figures are brought down
20 Thursday evening. But 10 make the to-
eals the complete figures for Aug. l6, we
add The item of exports from the United
DAY only:
1896. 1884,
sstock al Liverpool. bales $4,000 I.ii2.0oo
'iHfh az London ....... n 900 l300
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Pilot charts and all photographic infor-
nation will be furnished masters OF YES
sels free OF charge in United States Hy-
geographic office IN Custom House. Cap
rains are requested 10 call at the office.
reports OF wrecks and derehcIs re-
ceived for transmission to the navy de-
partment.
For additional shining news see other
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Bombay Receipts and Shipments for

According to the foregoing Bombay APP
pears to show an increase compared with
last year in the weeks receipts of 1000
bales and decrease in shipments of 1000
bales, and the shipments since Sept.
show a decrease of 49,, 600 bales.
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BRIGs.


Robert Dillon. 431 tons, Leighton, New
York, sid July 81.
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVED YESTERDAY


steamship City OF Augusta, New York.
Steamship Gate City, Boston
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PASSENGERS.

For additional shipping news see other
columns.
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Plant System

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Total visIbIe suppIv u.

Total American .......... .. $50 LIS. 4S3
Total East India, etc :. 20 429. l00
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-01

memory of quite number of the
grand old patriarchs within the
sound of my voice. Little did the
unbroken wilderness surrounding
that solitary habitation, distant hum
dreds of miles from any other.
forebode the marvellous de-
velopment that has taken place
here since its erection. The
frs. house erected on the main shore
of our county was by Col. George
Davenport and Russell Farnham, in
the eastern part of our present city.
The first white child born in this
vicinity. was George Davenport. in
1917. The first lands that were en-
tered were recorded October 10, 1929,
by Col. George Davenport and Rus
sell Farnham, the government land
offices then being at Galena. The
first marriage was that of James l..
Burtis to Miss Angelina Beardsley in
1883. In 1905 for the first time the
flag of the union proudly waved
over Rock Island county's present do
main; albeit its field of blue then
only contained a constellation of IL
stars instead of Is, rs now. The
early settlement was slow, for while
nature was kind and presented few
obstacles to settlement, the savage
and treacherous Indian did. 1t re-
quired the Black Hawk war of 1882.
that had for battle grounds the beau.
tiful prairies and uubroken forests of
Rock Island county to drive the able
and revenged Black Hawk and his
tribe beyond the Mississippi to make
way for the advancing tide OF settle
ment and civilization. 1t was not
until 1883 that the Inhabitants had
increased sufficiently TO justify the
Legislative act of that year providing
for the organization of the county.
and even then the total vote of the
county was only %. The first seat
of justice was established in the
same year At John BARRELS house, in
what was thea called Farnhamsburg,
now part of the city of Rock Island.
In 1855 the seat of justice was
changed by commissioners appointed
by act of the legislature to its pres
ent site, in what was then called
the town of Stephenson.
Mr.. Searle went into details as TO
the first Judge, sheriff, states attor-
ney and other lawyers. etc. spoke of
the Fifth judicial circuit comprising
the counties of Rock Island, Cook,
La Sale, Putnam, Peoria, Fulton,
Schuyler, Adams, Hancock, Melon
ough, Knox, Warren, 10 Davies, Mcr-
GER and Henry as the first; the first
hotel, or tavern as called, being
opened in 1888 belonging to Jonah ii.
Case; private schools being estab-
lished at an early date and free
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-01

propitious for the building of the
same. These resolutions were de-
liverel to Mr.. Fitzpatrick, who in
troduced them in the board. then
in session and, they were adopted.
In the meantime Charles j. Searle.
our young and vigorous states attor-
ney, with his accustomed zeal and
enthusiasm, took hold of the work
and put the report of the committee
in shape, which was presented at the
next session of the board and adopt
ed. and the cause of the new court
house was s9Uarely before the peo-
pie. The press. which has always
been great factor in the pushing
forward of the welfare of the county
in all channels. took hold and advo-
Gated the enterprise. the people with
unanimity seconded the move and
the board of supervisors pushed on
until the building of the new court
house became 4 fixed fact. G. j.
Larkin was given the contract, with
5. j. Collins as superintendent, who,
with Rock Island mechanics to do the
work, present to us today founda-
ton, apparently strong and massive
enough to sustain the national ccpi-
tol, from which will rise a building
worthy of our county and the times
in which we live. The Parthenon of
Athens, built by Phidias, has never
in the worlds history been paralleled
for refinement of design and perfec-
ton of execution. In this Pericles
poured forth his oIoquence and So
crates taught philosophy and became
the wonder of all ages and the glory
of his own. The golden days of Ro-
man splendor were when her cmper-
ors lavishcd their wealth upon the
forums from which Cicero delivered
his ora.ions and reached the highest
excellence in the use of the Latin
tongue and became the model orator
of all ages. The court houses of our
country are the forums of the people
and for the people. and it is lifting
that they should be built and adorned
as become the wealth of those who
build and the uses to which they are
dedicated. Standing in the presence
of glorious past inspired by the en-
thusiasm of the hour, we look out
upon the future SPAWNED by the bow
Of promise in which generations un-
born will rise up to bless the men
who built the new court house."
The Moline Light Guard band fur
nished instrumental music.
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Drury likewise received extended
mention. Judge Arthur A. Smith.
who first held court here in 10 and
who resigned in the fall of 1894. and
the present judges. Judge George w.
Peasants, Judge John S. Glenn and
Judge Hiram Bigelow, were referred
to in complimentary language.
Other County Officers.
The orator took mp in review the
various other county offices and their
incumbents from time to time. Oi
the clerks of the circuit court. Jo-
seph Conway was the first. He held
the office until 1919, when he was
succeeded by Frazer Wilson. Quin-
cy Mcneil succeeded the major; then
came DIR. T.. H. Bowman, Samuel P.
Hodges, George Gould. Levi p. Har-
son. Z. II. Bowman. Jr., and George
w. Gamble. Twenty-one different
men have held the Office of sheriff.
those who are still living being:
David Halves, who served in 1861;
Charles A. Mclaughlin in 1868.
William Payne in 1871, j. l.. Perkins
in 1877. succeeded by j. +. Ankrum,
John NJ. Reticker. +. S. Silvis, c. ID.
Gordon and +. c. Hemenway. Fiji
teen different lawyers have served Us
prosecuting attorneys, Thomas Ford
being the first. But four of the list
now survive: +. f. Parmenter. W..
J. Entriken. Nj. NJ. Sturgeon and c.
J.. Searlc, the present official. Of
the county clerks, Joseph Comet, still
here, is the oldest, while others hold
ing the Office were: Maj. j. NJ.
Beardsley. j. V. Cook. r. A. Donald
son and H. Kohler. OF the eX-coun-
ty judges, there are but two living.
Capt. T. j. Robinson, who acted
with John W. Spencer as judge in
1919, and J. NJ. Gould, who was
county Judge in 1s54-57. The pres
ent incumbent. Judge Lucian
Adams, was iittingly ccmplimented.
There have been II different men
who have held the Office of county
treasurer. DR.. Patrick Gregg held
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-01

but one struggling village at that
tipe on the site of Rock Island and
here and there settler throughout
the county, now there are six in
corporated towns and villages full OF
activity aud business and two large
commercial cities teeming with in
dustry, thrift. and enterprise, grow.
ing in Importance and multiplying
in wealth. Then the taxable prop.
ertv of the county was few hun
dred dollars; now it is over eight
million. He traced the history OF
the courts, their expansion aud de-
velopment to the present time.
Notable Criminal Proceedings.
He said: The most remarkable
criminal proceedings that ever oc.
Cured within the walls of the old
court house. and which is one OF the
familiar "reminiscences OF the early
settlers. was the trial of the murder.
crs of Col. George Davenport. This
trial was not remarkable so much on
account OF the principles of law in
volved in the case as it was the
asScItiOu tuC III peaCGaDle,
quiet and orderly manner. agains,
the three desperate men who cruelty
took the life Of their victim. whom
they were attempting to rob. While
the condemnation of these men was
a foregone conclusion from the first,
their arraignment, trial and SEN
tence, and final execution on the 29th
day of October, 1915, were all
thrilling scenes, but furnish indis-
putable arguments in favor of the
wisdom of allowing thu law to take its
course. In the sentence of the court
the body of John Long. one of the
defendants in the Davenport case.
was given to DIR. Patrick Gregg. then
the eminent physician of the county.
who articulated the skeleton, which
has been used twice in the old court
house by lawyers in suits involving
questions Of surgery, and is now do
ing service in the High school in the
study Of anatomy. While it is true
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-01

the Office during the construction of
the old court house, and paid all the
bills for the same.
To Congress.
Three members of congress have
been sent from our county," said Mr..
Sweeney. Hon. John Ii. Hawley.
Hon. William H. Gest and Hon. Ben
L. Gable. We are indebted to these
gentlemen for great services in Sc
curing appropriations for the build
ing of the national armory on the isl
and, for the great bridge across the
Mississippi, the viaduct and the new
government building, now being
erected, and the Hennepin canal"
Topics in General.
Mr.. Sweeney spoke of the patriotic
natures Of the early settlers who
laid the broad foundations OF our in
stitutions, and of love of country
being the test of good citizenship of
the men the county Of Rock Island
sent to the front during the war, and
paid glowing tribute to the pio-
neers of Illinois in general. The
subject of modern inventions and
the manner in which the county has
kept pace and protited by the same,
and the progress made in education,
in science and in morality was dwelt
upon.
In conclusion MIR. Sweeney said
that all forces meet today in q united
! effort for the common veal. Sat
the April term, 1898, of the board Of
supervisors, F. NJ. Sinnet, ESQ.,, was
elected chairman, and in his address
to the board, returning thanks for
his election, among other things he
said that the necessity existed for
the erection of a new court house,
aud he believed that the times were
propitious for its erection. During
this session of the board, Joseph
Fitzpatrick, then supervisor from
Black Hawk, came to the office
of Sweeney & Walker and talked to
the same effect, and c. L. Walker
prepared resolutions setting forth
that the necessity existed for new
| court house and that the times were
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-01
THE ENERGIES.
The Program, Speeches and Contents of
the Roy.


The Program, Speeches and Contents of
the Box.
In the grounds and on the founda-
ton for the new building had been
erected a temporary stand under
cover and with seating capacity for
those conducting the ceremonies,
the speakers and the guests of honor
The stand had been prettily deco
rated with flags and bunting, while
adding to the appropriate appearance
were bronze busts of Lincoln and
Douglas. and Autographs or paint
ings OF Washington, Lincoln, Graut,
Sheridan and Black Hawk.
The corner stone was elevated
over the portion of the foundation
on which it was to rest by means of
derrick. The stone as described
heretofore was in dimensions five
feet long by two feet wide and one
foot, eight inches deep. The only
inscription was. "1S95," plainly
chiseled OH the face.
The exercises were opened at $3.50.
Fred Osborn presiding. j. g. Blythe.
president OF the Rock Island County
Pioneers society. being master of
ceremonies. The program opened
with music by Bleuer's band and
prayer was offered by Rev. A. Harper,
of Port Byron, followed by the rendi-
ton of ..Thc Star Spangled Banner
by the Svea Male choir.
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and their profession, and of law and
its many definitions. And then en-
tered into a discussion of the early
beginnings of Rock Island county.
He said the county OF Rock Island
was organized on the Sth day of July,
1888, it having been formerly part
of 10 Davies county, and the first
term of the circuit court was held at
the house of John Darrell, beginning
on the 2Sth day of April. 1884. This
house stood on the banks of the Syl-
van waters, just west OF the Cable
residence, and was chosen by the
county commissioners as the tempo
rarv place of holding the court and
the village was called johannesburg.
In this house was the court until
abandoned at the September term.
1887, in all six terms of court. AT
each of these terms there was grand
jury selected and chosen, and in
looking over the list which compose
these grand juries, he spoke of Ben
iamin Goble, who laid the corner
stone today, as grand juror at
tuIec VI luOSc IcTmS, W MlCudtl I1di u
zell as serving two terms, and of
John Tindall and Charles Tittering-
ton as also serving, all these four be-
ing present, and OF William Bell,
now at Toledo, o., as being a grand
juror at the April term, 1887. The
rest who bore the illustrious names
which composed these grand juries
have gone to join the silent ma jority.
Location OF the Court House.
Turning to the subject of the court
house, Mr.. Sweeney said: ''In the
month of June in the year 1885. in
pursuance of an act of the. legisla-
ture, three commissioners, William
Bennett, of 10 Davies county. Peter
Butler, OF Warren county, and John
e. Sandborn. of Knox county, located
on the northwest quarter of section
35. township Is, 2 west, the perma-
nent seat Of justice of Rock Island
county, and in the year 1887 the new
court house and which is now the old
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-01
THE PROCESSION.
The Opening Features and Marching
Organizations

The Opening Features and Marching
Organizations.
The procession, which was the in
augural feature of the ceremonies
formed on Third avenue and Fif-
teenth street ut o'clock and at /: SO
the command forward march" was
given by Chief Marshal T.. II. Bow.
man, the column as it advanced be-
ing composed as follows:
Marshals Bowmsn ard Cleudenir ard Aids.
Holiie Police and Patrol.
Moline Light Guard Dlni.
Naval Reserves. Mo inc.
Company + Moline.
Fire Department. Moline,
Moline Mayor a.d City oficers in Carriages.
Moline Attorneys in Carriages.
CID Settler, Moline, in Carriages
Rock Island Mayer AL Council in Carriages.
Comfy Ohicers in Carriages.
Board of Supervisors in Ga riagef.
Ole Settlers A.sociai'n Officers and Citzens il
Carriages.
Rock Islan Attorneys in Carriages.
Bcuef's Band.
Rock Island PJli-e Department.
Stone Cttstrs' Union, Rock Island.
Rock Isl M Mi Carriers.
AuGustara College Faulty and Students.
Shiloh Command, L. w.
AnGaGs!a u rs aud Two 3aLds.
The Line OF March.
The line of march was as previous
ly announced: East on Third avenue
TO Twentieth street. thence north to
Second, west to Twelfth street, south
to Third avenue, east to Fifteent.
street. north to the platform in the
court house grounds. All along the
route of the procession the business
houses were gaily decorated and a
great mum Der of people turned out
to view the spectacle.
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that the delays of the law are some
times wearisome and the guilty some
times escape by reason OF such delays,
yet the maturity OF judgment comes
forth from the slow processes of the
law to establish the right, which by
haste would be perverted and de-
structive OF the very object sought to
be reached. At the June term of the
circuit court 1855 David Stoddard
was tried and convicted of the MUIR
der OF his wife and hanged on July
Is in the same year. At the March
term, 1857, Samuel Ingraham was
tried and convicted for the murder of
his wife and hanged on Nav ), 1857.
William Heilwagon. at the January
term. 1892, was tried and convicted
for the murder of his daughter-in-
law. and hanged March 4, 1882. The
people of this county. from their
practices. show them to be believers
in capital punishment"
The subjects of the long civil
dockets. the ownership of property,
of litigation in general, and of law
yers' work were taken up in turn and
fully discussed. Speak, ng of promi-
nent lawyers, the names of Joseph
Knox. Judge Ira .. Wilkinson, E. L.
Bean, John b.. Hawley, Alfred Web
s.er. j. j. Beardsley, Robert w.
Smith and Patrick O'Mara were
given as having been STAMP ped upon
the events of the times in which
they lived. To each OF these fitting
tribute was paid.
The Judges and Other Officers.
The composition of q court was
taken up. beginning with the judge.
In the time reviewed the speaker
said there had been nineteen judges.
Richard NJ. Young, who came from
GaleDa, was the first to preside in
this county. Daniel Stone, also oil
Galena. succeeded him. Sidney
Breese. Benjamin Z. Sheldon and
Thomas Ford, all of whom after
ward gained prominence in the judi.
eiary and in the history of Illinois,
were referred to as having held court
here in early times. Judge j. W.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-01
The Exercises in Court House
Square.
CONTENTS OF TIE BOX
Orations of the Day and Sta
tistical Address.
Music and Other Features Of
the Occasion.

In the presence Of an assem- biage
as distinguished ia all that COM
posed it rs has ever gathered on a
notable occasion in Rock Island
countv's history, the solemn. sig
nilican. historical act OF the laying
of the corner stone OF the new court
house was performed this afternoon.
Nature put on her mos5 pleasing
aspect and contributed her kindliest
Offices to those who had in charge
the days demonstration by provid-
ing one of autumh's balmy days in
the county's honor. With weather
ideal, with enthusiasm and interest
that was aroused year ago. when
the fate of the proposition to author
ize the construction of the new tenn
pie was still undetermined, with
every incentive actuating those who
were honored with Identification
with the noble deed of conservation,
ard it may be said initiation. there
could be no possible reason why the
event should not illuminate the
record of the affairs of the common
wealth.
Aside from the day and the deed,
each made better by the other, the
. occasion served to awaken and fresh
en- memories OF the past, to bring
together those who had seen the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-01
THE GRAFTON.
L. II. Sweeney Honored with the Deliv
cry of the Chief Address.

L. ID. Sweeney HOnOred With the Deliv-
cry of the Chief Address.
The Grafton of the day was then
delivered by +. ID. Sweeney. 1--WE
celebrate today" said Mr.. Sweeney,
=. the laying of the cornerstone for
the new court house, and the occa-
sion is an event which awakens in us
emotions of the deepest interest.
While it is true that this vast assem-
blage Of citizens are OF divers nation
alities. of varied political faith. and
are OF many religious beliefs. we all
stand before this mute block of
Eternal, on equal footing-no special
privilege of nobility or preference
places one before the other. The
significance of this great gathering is
tribute of respect to the grand
temple of justice planned to rise
from this cornerstone and an ac-
acknowledgement OF homage to the
fair Goddess of Justice. who with
sightless eyes and extended hand
under the law holds the balances in
which causes between man and man
are weighed without partiality or
favor. and determined. The law
abiding people of this great county,
as by one common impulse from the
various pursuits of life. the farmers
from their fields, the merchants from
their counters. the mechanics from
their shops, the bankers from their
desks and the humblest toilers from
their work, have come to witness the
simple act of the laying of this stone.
1t must be that in this there is much
that ought to challenge our thought
full consideration and engage our
earnest contemplation for the hour
which we are permitted to spend to-
gether on this event. 1t is the transit
ton moment from the old to the new
it is passing a great mile stone in the
career of our county. More than
fifty wears of history is about to close
its record today and new book pre-
sents itself in which we are to begin
| to record events, yet in the bosom of
the future, t. be born each day and
each month in the coming years.
The thought which occupies every
one here assembled must be in refer
ence to the old court house, its asso-
Citations of lawyers and Judges, OF
lawsuits. of law and its administra-
ton and of officers. and this thought
is the theme to which l address nv
self for the few minutes allotted to
me-"
| Mr.. Sweeney thereupon spoke at
some length Of lawyers in gener al
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-01

court house, which we are about to
abandon, was erected on the spot so
selected and on the same spot we
lay today the cornerstone for the
new court house. The first term of
court held in the house so erected
was begun on the 2Sth day of April.
1888. The officers that composed
that honorable court were: Daniel
Stone, Judge: Joseph Conway. clerk ::
Edward Southwicx, states attorney;
and Charles Fans, sheriff. The
grand jury selected and chosen at
that term was Samuel Smith. fore
man. Miles Drury. Thomas Klumph,
Zacheus Mayhue, Isaac B. Essex.
Henry Powers, Zachariah Cook,
Samuel Bowles, David jameson.
David Lamberson, Josiah Carter.
Mentevel Gillett, William Brooks,
Daniel Edging;on, Joseph Dunlap,
Jonah II. Case. a. Philleo, II. II.
Beardsley, William Buck. A. p.
Clapp. William Bell, Jacob Coleman
and Jonathan Buffum. OF this roll
of names called on that spring day
81 years ago. there is not one pres
ent to answer the call These men
were then young and vigorous. the
best OF the communities from which
they had come to lay the founds-
tions of society in a new country,
broad and deep upon virtuous lives
with purposes fixed and determined
that this should be a lawabidin 2
community; how well they succeeded
the history of these 81 years is their
record. and this great and prosper.
Gus county. the goodly heritage
which they have bequeathed to the
generation of today. AS the Ply
mouth Rock received the fathers
from the Mayfiower. so the shores o.
the Mississippi received these early
corners. They
Crossed tine prairies az CT Cd,
The pilgrims crossed the sea-
This was alluded to as the begin
ming of our long court dockets, and
in the time that has elapsed the pop
ulation Of the county has grown from
$50 to As, 600, and whereas there wa: