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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-04-19
UIeSf'S Saloon.

Tins popular Saloon and Billiard room, under
the Island CITY Hotel, has Just been rchttcd and
put IN the ncatost order for the coming season
Thorough repairs and new and superior fixtures
make It one of the plcasantest summer resorts IN
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-04-19
SOMETHING NEW. AND WHAT
EVERYBODY WANTS!
WAREHOUSES;

DATENT kEKVSENE BU ENEKs for lamps
| without Chimneys, producing the most
economical light ever invented will not consume
more than one-halt the oil the chimney lamps do
gives bright steady clear light; will fit without
alteration, the Kerosene and Fluid lamps now IN
use Also Lanterns containing said burner, far su-
peror to any now IN use.
For sale by the subscriber at the store occupied
by II. s. Child Illinois street, Palace Row also
by John BuIley, on the corner of Buffalo and Rock
River street.
The subscriber has the exclusive agency and
right of sale in Rock Island County. HIS, and
scott County, Iowa.
ais~ Liberal discount to Agehts.
H, pOWARS
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T.. ks.N y aIY
mas FOR SALE AT THE
BLACK IitIy NIRSER

A large assortment of Apple, Pear, Plum, Cherry
and Peach Trees, itnm 3 to years old.
Grape vines, Currants, GoOsebcrrles, Raspber-
res, BIaCkbcrrlcs, Strawberncs--somc OF the
largest IN the country. The Wizard of the North
new is SAID to be the largest in Amerca-supply
limited. Elephant roots So per 100 or 10 cts each.
HEDGE PLANTS! EVERGREENS!
Ornamental Trees and Shrubbcry, Garden seeds,
African sugar cane seed, (ImPhec) rpcned IN 1861 !,
Sept. 10Th. Also
4 Few Flower Pots for sale.
Rock Island HIS, March 10th, 1862.
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CARD PHOTOGRAPH PORTRAITS,

For ALBUM MS, III the most artistic style, to be
hada GAYLORD & SPEiDEL,S.
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AMBROTYPES,

Not surpassed this side Of New York, taken at
GAYLORD < SpElDEL'S.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-07-10
Arrira, of the Europa.

ST., Ioass,, N. f., Jply,7-77The Euro.
pa flom Liverpool on the 2Sih, via
Qqueens,own Goth, passed Cape Race at
two o'clock last Sunday night She was
boarded by the Associated Press New
Yacht, and summary of her news OBJ.
I uinod,
The advices per the Europa are two
days later than those el tho Kangaroo.
The receipt Of the Pcrsia's. news in
Liverpool caused an increased excite
ment in tho cotton market and an advance
prices.
The London Times says in regard to
the war in America, tho news shows that
nothing much gan DO expected before
fall, and il hopes that means will be d.
yisod before that lime to put an end to
the conflict.
The French Chambers had adjourned.
There we're rumors thOt the Emperor Ma.
polcon was rCeonsiderug tho principles
Of tho next Mexican expedition, and that
tho emil arkotion of the Fronch troops
was Professionally suspended,
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s2. That whenever person attempts
or Is called on to exercise any Of the
@oAstilutional or legal rights and priyi-
4eges belonging only to citizens of Ken.
lucky, he may be required to negative
on oath the expatriatior provided in the
first section Of this act, and upon his
kilup or Refused 10 do so shall not be
permitted to exercise any such rights or
privilege
Passed overtho Governors veto March
18th, 1862. :
Read this, you rebels who have skulk'
cd back from the Confederate army since
you IOund Out that it was failure, end
Who are now pretending that you were
only away from home TO sec about some
friends whom you prelemi had strayed
from the path of duty and joined the re.
belIion. Read it, you men Of doubtful
positions, who make loud professions Of
love for the Constitution, while you are
secretly sending bacon hams and bags
Of meal to feed your traitorous neigh
bors, who are cancelled in the woods
watching an opportunity to shoot down
Union soldier, or murder your Uniou
neighbor as he goes 10 mill or to market
Read it, you elders and abelters in this
rebellion, whose guilty cOnsciences have
lately moved you to Louisville or Frank
ford or somewhere else to take the
OATH" thinking thereby to escape pun
ishment for past offences and to eude
suspicion in the future while you re en-
act your former conduct underthe guise
of loyal citizens. We say to you all,
read this act Of the Legislature, and
then remember that the secret crimes
you have committed will' be made pub
lie if you offer 10 cast your vote at the
polls. Your secret aiding of this rebel
lion has long been known, or at least sus-
pected. by your loyal neighbors whose
IONS you have anticed from home
and ruined; and when you come to cast
your votes by their side they will avail
themselves OF thc'opporlunlty Ot haVlpg
you sworn as to all you may know
touching the whereabouts of vheir delu.
ded children, and what connection you
nay have had Sitbtheir destruction.
| is all folly and worse than folly for
men to think that they can he permitted
to pretend TO sustain the Government
with one hand while they are real y tesr-
ing it down with both. Oil and water
will not mix, Traitors and loyal citi-
Gems cannot work together either at thu
polls or elsewhere. Traitors must take
shelter with JEFF. Davis or a, Camp Chase
ant loyal citizens alone muss administer
tho Government. l.,
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puni,hment for GuerriIIas.


The general orders respecting guer-
rillas are very pointed. WoquOte some
of them:
Secretary Stanton says--"Let them
swing"
General Dix advises to "shoot them
en- the spot"
General schofeld says--"E1eculc
GodomI Blunt GIVE them no
General Loan says -"shoot them
when found"
General Halleck's orders are--"Let
them be tried Immediately by drpmhead
court and punished with death" 4
And yet but very few comparatively
have YET been dealt with as they deserve.
Every one tina! is captured should be i'm
mediately dealt with, and all that can
possibly be reached should be taken.
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NrH OATH OF orrIoE REau1nrn !

New OATu OF OFFICE REQUIRED IN
Furuke.--A committee Of conference
agreed on the following bill to prescribe
an oath Of Office for every person hereaf-
ter elected or appointed to any office un-
der the Government, either civil, militia
tary, or naval, the President OF the Uni
ted States (whose oath is prescribed by
the Constitution) being alone except
ed.
. 81, -. do solemnly swear that !
have never voluntarily borno arms against
the Government of the Uuited States
since have been a citizen thereof; that
voluntarily given no aid, countcnunce,
counsel or encouragement to persons
engaged in armed hostility thereto; that
| have neither sought nor accepted, nor
attempted to exercise, the functions Of
my ee,els,tesar aa3er oeE ,arthnrity
or pretended authority in hostility to Tic
Government Of The United States; that l
have neither voluntarily renowned my
allegiance to the Government Of the Uni
ted States, nor yielded a voluntary sup
SSrs to any pretended Government, ou.
thorily, power, or constitution hostile or
inimcal thereto. And do further swear
(or affirm that, to the bos! of my know
ledge and ability, | will support and do.
fend the Constitution and Government
of the United States, and all laws made
in pursuance thereof, against all enemies
foreign and domestic that will bear
true faith and allegiance to the same; that
| take this obligation or purpose of eva
sion; and that will well and faithfully
discharge the duties Of the Office on
which am about to enter, so help nae
God; which said oath, so taken and sign
cd, shall be preserved among the files Of
the court, house Of Congress, or depart
mont to which the said Office may aPper'
tain. And any person who shall falsely
take the said oath shall BIO guilty olpur'
jury, and on conviction, in addition to
tho penalties now prescribed for that Of.
fence, shall be deprived Of his Office Ond
rendered incapable forever Of holding
any Office or place under the United
States"
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(SigneJ,) HALLEcx.
The uefrn.es al mobile.

CoR,Sru, July ga former employee
on the Mobile aud OHIO Railroad, from
Mobile Via lupeI!o, says lhete are two
gunboats aud one ram in Mobile Bag,
and about 10000 troops below Mobile,
Gu the Shch road; and that the for,ifca.
tons aEounI Mobile, commenced about
month ago, ave completed. The in
habitGuts arc sanruine that NJ bile can.
not be taken. He says Bragg is in com.
maud ut TupeIo, wiih4O,000 to $4,000
men, Rreekini,lge had left tbets with
10000 men. All the troops were short
of clothing aud provisions; ham and
bacon issued twice each week no coffee
no soh The rebels say that the tjmo
has come to tetOse CornIh, and the reb'
el impression is generally that the major
ity of our troops have gone East.
llis the unanimous testimony Of scouts,
dpsGrlers and spies, that no rebel troops.
except cavalry, have gone East.
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RehcI Accom,t, from Rlchmond.

MEMPHIS, July s.--Richmond disp atch-
es to July list and ID, claim that tho reb
els captured Generals, 1900 Oprsoners
all of McCIelans s iege guns, and sup
plies enough for the rebel army for three
months. They represent the battle Of
July LIST the most desperate and fearful
Of the entire war.
The latest dispatches state there were
conflicting reports about the battle, and
it was impossible to get oficia informa-
ton.
The precise situa'ion Of the Yankee
.Hff4G ,isnotk,ysVt. IL js"Slaimst Nba:
Hooker and SImner were wounded, ana
Summer captured.
Latest reports are less czultGnt.
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From the Louisville ournal.
Traitors Not TO Vote a: the August Elec

The Legislature Of Kentucky, on the
10th of March, 1869, passed a law for
the purpose Of preventing all traitors
and rebels, and all persons who have
in any way aided the rebellion now in
progress for the aVowod purpose Of de-
stroyng the Government, from voting at
all elections; and from enjoying any 9TH
err privilege which is set apart to DO on
joyed by citizens of Kentucky only.
AS this is the law Of the land, and will
be strictly enforced at the August cleo
ton, it is proper that it should now be
republished, and kept before the people
untiltho election: indeed, it would be
well for the newspapers Of kentucky to
publish it at large in every number ur'
i'll otter the election, so that no person
who has been trying to ruin his State and
destroy Eis Government neg Ssr siiG~ed
to vote in August.
The following is the law as it was pas.
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The capture of nIoorefeld.


We do not know what degree Of dis
credit ought righfully to attach TO the
soldiers who were surprised and taken
at Mooredeld. the other day, but II the
accounts which come to US are true, their
conduct was anything but soldier-liks,--
We decline to publish all that is told Us
of the readiness with which they groun'
ded their arms. and Of the remissness
with their picket dutieS were observ-
ed.
1t is affirmed that there is no excuse at
all for them; that they could easily have
besten of the body Of cavalrymen who
demanded their surrender; that the cav
airy we're an irregular body OF uumiliis'
~ and undisciplned men, who were
carrying on partisan warfare on their
own hook. Considerable indignation is
felt in consequence Of these rumors.--
The men who were captured belong
ed 10 the Second Maryland Regiment,
and were all released on parole AT New
Greek, it IS stated, they got on the cars
amidst gibes and jeers from the peo-
plc.--[Wheeling lntclligencer.
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GgY. ScoTr's 0PIMoNs.--A cores
pondent of the Poughkeepsie IN. W
Press gives an account Of an interview
with General Scott, in which tEe'oId We.
teran--in response to remark that
there had been some splendid fighting
before Richmond, replied, Eyes, there
has been some severe fighting; hope
there tetH be no more Of It," We remar-
ked that Mcclellan was severely censur
ed in some quarters for his APPARENTLY
slow movements, to which The General
Immediately replied: "MrC lelan is doing
well. He will take Richmond. He is
moving as rapidly as is prudent"
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On Tuesday, Governor PEmroIST and
Attorney General Waz4T we're duly quail.
fled to hold their respective Offices for
the second term for which they were 70.
Gently elected. The oath was admins.
tered to them by the Secretary Of State,
L. 4 Hogans, Esq
Both these officers have labgrqd dill.
ligonlly, faithfully, and with rare success
during tho most troublous and unprc
codcnied voyage The ship Of state has
ever known, and the storm yet raging
and tho voyage not completed, tho PEG.
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LAW OF KENTUCKY.

CHATTER ou5,
AN ACT 10 umShd chapter IS Of The
Revised Statutes, entitled "CiizeDs,
Expatration, and Aliens"
~, BE it enacted by the General AS.
scmbly of the Commonwealth of Ken.
lucky, That any citizen of this State
who shall enter into the service of the
so.calied Confederate States, in either
a civil or military ca pacity, or into the
service of the so,cnlIcd Provisional Gov.
Ornment Of Kontucky,in either civil
or military capacity, or having hereto.
fore entered such service Of either tho
Confederate States or the Provisional
Government, shall continue in such ser
vice after this act takes effect, or shall
take up or continue in aims against the
military force Of the United States or
State Of Kentucky, or shall give volun.
tary aid and assistance to those in arms
against said forces, shall be deemed 20
have expOtriated himself, and shall no
longer be a citizen of Kentucky, nor
shall he again be a citizeh, except by per.
mission Of tho Legislature, by general
or speciol statute,
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BAND Of GnerrlIIas in Arkansa..

MEMPHIS, July AT Helena, Akin.
sas, there is band Of guerEilas, two
thousand strong, threatening the people
with cotton burning and generaldeStruc
ton of property. In consideration of
This fact. Gen. Grant has" issued orders
that. wherever loss is sustained by the
Government, collections shall be made
by seizure of sufficient amount Of per
sonal property from persons in the i'm
mediate vicinity sympathizing with The
rebellion, to numerate Government
for ell losses. Persons acting as guer.
rillas will not be treated as prisoners of
war,
The Mississippi river, north of Yicks-
burg, is reported to be ned with men
trying 70 escape conscription. Federal
boats are continually hailed by persons
wanting to be taken on board with their
cotton. Peopie'everyvhere are repTosed'
ted as suffering the greatest hardshipo
On an island below White river twenty
five hundred men WHO have ned from
conscriplion, are united against oppfeS-
sion for protection.
The Avalanche appeared this morning
as the Rulleiin-- ptoprietors and editors
changed! This is in accordaSce with a
late order of the Proves, Marshal, that
no paper be issued whose editors would
not take the oath.
The ram Monarch met Captain Da-
Wis fleet one hundred miles this side Of
Vicksburg,
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TnE result Of, Tie five days battle be.

The result Of FIVE days battle be
fore Richmond, cannot bo mystifed any
longer. However painful the truth may
he, it is necessary that it should be told
I'VE arc forced to admit that the brave and
gallant fellows who have rallied 10 the
support Of our glorious old flag, have
been defeated. There has beena wick
Cd, an inexcusable blun.ler committed
by somebody, and whoever he may be-
whether Mr.. Stanton or Mr.. anybody
else, he will be held 10 strict accoun.
liability by the people. Qualifications oil
the briIlon. strategy of changing the
base Of operations won. do to divert the
minds Of the people from the sad, The
sickning and hcorirendering spectacle
which is presented by tho thousands Of
our slain brethren, Os they lay stark and
stiff, on the hardly contested battle field.
Whose fault is 1t that the army oil McCleI-
Ian waited before Richmond until Beau
regard came from the Mississippi and
Jackson from the Valley. and over
whelmed US with numbers? Whose pol
10y was it TO wait and wait and wait, in
spite Of the vigorous protestsof every
body,until we were compelled to stand on
the defensive before an enemy that event
ually repulsod US? Who is the cursed i'm
beetle or the meancr traitor, that refused
or neglected toprovidc the commanding
General with the required REINFORCE
ment, when his entire command was in
imminent dauger Of being captured or
killed? Ifas has been intmated, this
national disaster is the work of q Combi-
nation Of politicians who, jealous of the
growing popularity of our young chief
tan, arc thus trying to destroy him, we
wouldn't give much for their necks when
the righteous mitigation Of the people
overtakes them.
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MoRE Rebel TREAcHERY. Another
instance of cowardy treacbery on the
paat of the rebels has come TO our know
ledge. On the 18th inst, the citizens Of
Lewisburg. Groenbricr county, Va, sent
to Meadow Bluff, where several regiments
are stationed, asking for surgical aid for
the sick in that town, no physicians be-
ing there, The Surgeons-among them
DR.. Colin Mackenzie, Of Cleveland, as
sislant surgeon of the 36th Ohio with
an escort Of "A men, started for Lewis
burg on the Grand CT mercy, When
within two miles of the town they were
attacked by over 800 rebels, who had
been laying in ambush for them. The
federal party retrcateI and succeeded in
escaping solely. but it was narrow
chance for them. The application for
aid was only ruse to decoy tho federal
party into capture or death. 1t is only
another illustration Of tho cowlrdly style
in which the tushwhacking rebels do
their fighting.
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THE VERYLATEST.

WAsulNoroN, July 6.--Adyices from
the Army of the Potomac up to last night
indicate all quiet and all in good sPir-
its.
Brig. Gen. s.urgis is orlesed to re.
port to Gen. Pope.
Mcclellan has issued an address to
the army onihe achievements of the last
ten days, saying: "You have succeeded
in changing your base of operations by
a flank movement, always regarded as
the most hazardous OF military expedi-
ents. You have saved all your material
slI yol- trainsapd all your guns, except
d few lost in battle, taking in return
guns und colors from the enemy. IN
der every disadvantage Of numbers, and
necessarily of position, you have in eve
-. conflict beaten back your foes with
,pornnus slaughter. We are prepared
to meerth9 enemy who may 1T any time
attack you, Let them come and We will
convert llitir repuse into tidal defeat
Your Government is strengthening you
with tho resources o. great people,
On this, orr National birthday, We dc.
clare to our foes " ho are rebels against
the hes, interests Of mankind that this
amy shall enter the Capital of the so,
called Cd1felelsoy; that our National
Constitution shall prevail aud that tia
Union which can ulone insure internal
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News from Ylcksburg.

CAIEo, July 5.-The ram Monarch
brings news from Vicksburs to the 23.E
ulL,
Thursday Porter's feet commenced
Smelling the upper battery without result
The renewal on Friday, afternoon was
directed on the town, over which shells
were plainly seen 10 burst, This con
tinued until 4 clock when the rebel
batteries replied freely, and their firing
s&H;s ll@scgfa6,,r iGrai,nH .a.Iao@E g(%o
the cessation of the bombardmenl lhC
rebel water battery opened on the mortar
feet, which replied until the battery ceos'
ed firing, AT eight o'clock P, NJ, fire
opened from the entire fleet upon tho
iO@n, sud 5outiRa&d an bour.a ..
Next morning at four o'clock the
bombardment was renewed, during which
eishtof Farragurs vessels passed tho
batteries, without serious damage.
Tho city must have been damaged
greatly ConaagrationS were seen in num-
orous places.
We are informed on indispulabIo au'
thori,y that five thousosd negroes have
been ordered by General Butler to WORK
on the canal across the bend on when
Vicksburg, its remains, are now STU.
ated, Tho channel Of the Mississippi
will thus bo chonged Yicksburg wi"
become an island town.
Seven hundred more Shollwero orderou
from New Orleans to reduce tho rcnlu'pS
Of tho place to ashes
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From MccleIIans Army.

FoRrREss MoSRoE, July 1.-Two steu-
mers with sick and wounded from Hor-
rison's Landing leave here for New York
this morning Many are only slightly
wounded.
Parties aboard the steamer Commo,
dore, from there, report they heard can !.
nonading from 8 A, NJ. until 9 P, NJ
Others say it continued ill aix o'clock,
the time the steamer left Hhrrison's Lam
ding. /"
Mcclellan sent 533 rebel prisoners
to-day to Fortress Monroe. Many Of
them had clothes on taken from our sol
diers. Among the prisoners are SO off
cers-tgo Colonies, three Lieutenant
Colonels and three Majors,
Il is stated that the rebels were driven
back. and rotreated ten miles, Thursday,
July Sd. with great loss of men and can
non.
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MEAT MAREer.-By reference 10 our
advertising columns it will be seen that
Mr.. Geo. W. Thompson, has again gone
into tho butchering business. A good
butcher has long been needed in this
place. Ifyou want good beef or mutton
give him q call.
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OsE OF tho women belonging TO the
last batch OF newly made Latter Day
Saints that passed through ST. Joseph
Missouri, on the 18th inst, bound to
Mormondon, had in box, which was
entrusted to the care Of tho express com
7sny, ninety seven thousand dollars IA
,.oid cnip
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pie have continued them at the helm and
given the free and welcome plaudit,
"Wsll done, good and faithful servants"
The other incumbents Of the Executive
Department of The State deserves thp
same verdict at the hands of the PEG.
pla.
Notwithstanding the approval Of the
people, the highly responsible incumben.
cy Of these officers, and the surety OF
their loyal and upright reputation, it
was neither hardship or disgrace,
nor indeed superfuity, as some preten-
ded Union men regard il, for them to
take the oaths required Of them.
We earnestly hope that the events Of
the present week with the army at Rich.
mond, will establish fully the necessity
Of the early removal Of these geiitle.
men to Richmond. And may the Sner.
Gus and highly responsible dulles Of
reorganizeing and administering tho
civil authority of the State be discharg-
cd by them in such faithiulaess and
with such success at Richmond as may
most speedily and permanently restore
peace and prosperity throughout all Vir-
ginia.-[WheeIing Press.
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The military authorities here, have
made several arrests during the last few
days. The reverses the Federal arms
have met with in the late battles before
Richmond, has had the effect of making
the rebels more bold and outspoken than
heretofore. 1t would seem cruel to de.
prive the traitor wretches the privilege Of
chantioleeripg little, when it is SO
seldom that they have any occasions for
e1ultation, butt is feared that too much
indulgence in that respect will leave thOm
in bad frame of mind for sustaining
the overwhe Inning and crushing defeats
which their cause will have to sustain in
a very few days.