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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-05-23

One of the greatest remedies that was ever laid
before the public for Fever and
CNRI~v!I'~ Agur, and which has reCeV-
ed the highest cnCOmlums from
tt.iE the press and the people, Is ID .
CHKlSTlE'S AGlE BALSAM.
HtiSAN. Who would nduro the torture
arising from this terrible disease,
when II can be 50 easily cured Who would en-
durc slecpless nights, burning cycrs, and icy chlls
alternately, whcna remedy can b" obtained tor a
mere trlilc And yet how many families IIngcr
out painful existence under this deadly blight
and do nothing but gulp down qnnnc, until IT
becomes as common as their daily meals, aud yet
they are not relieved. None but the foolish and
weak would hesitate to procure THIS valuable med
lcInr, and save themselves intense agony-Hd-
diSh idr0CGtc.
The aboycis only one Of the numerous favorable
notices of free and Untramlne,cd press. when
such pow ertul friend as the press speaks IN lts
favor, it cannot be otherwise than populate
Sold by all druggists.
If. SCUN III, Proprietor.
mayGJv i'm. Chicago, Illinois.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-05-23
Law PARTNERSHIP.

mo. 2. COOK. }. WILSON DRuRN
COOK ~ DRURS,
Successors of Cook, Dillon LndlcyD
Darcnp0H, iowa.
"A f have formed a partnership for the
w pratlce of Law, to which we shall devote
our personal attention.. COOK x DRURY
j. J. BEARDSLES,
1 TrORNEY ~ COUNSELLOR AT LAW.
y Office IN the Court House, Rock Island.
T.. ID. SWEENEY,
TTORNEI x NSELOR AT LAW.
n Office, corner of Eagle Illinois streets,
near the City Scales, Rock Island, Illinois.
WILLIAM JACKSON.
TTORNEY COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
"A Office with II. Field, next door to the Post
o flee, Rock Island.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-05-23
mn THOMAS GAIT,

physician, SURGEON, 4 ACCOuCll
EUR Residence west corner OF outer ana
Orleans streets, Office over Buford's Bank
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-05-23

We sell a very fine article of bcached mus.
lin, one yard wide, at -! cents. We have
an assortmentof 500 pieces Of calcoes, selling
at II! cents. Hickory, checks, denmS, and
ticks, at Chicago prices.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-05-23

THE DAILY ARGUS,

Containing full tecgraphIc reports aud the la
test news, is published every evening, except
sunday, atSlN Dollars year, payable quarterly
IN advance.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-05-23
Their capacity for work,a compared with hand
sowing, is as ioll0ws-thu the time required TO
make the following articles IS:

The great trouble with sewing machines, thus
far has been that those which are good for any
thing, such as Singers, Grover bakers, or
Wheeler y Wilson's are too expensive. whilst the
cheaper ones were made so imperfect that they
did not answer the purpose. Nessrs George F.
Collins y Co, of Chicago, bring now before the
American public ElIots Improved "Pcarl"
double threaded machine, which has all the per-
iccton1 of the higher priced machines, and only
costs S5O-GrIEG RHyiFS lNct.l iirfTiiSer.
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PREMIUM ION PRINTING.

Or4ersfor Jon PRlnrlhG viii meet with Jromp
attention al the ARGUS urfICE, aud bee executed a
reasonable rates.
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SPECIAL BUSINESS NOTICES.

re- Under this head limited numbcroi spec
al notices will be inserted at uConts pcrlinc each
insertion
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SPORTING AND ROOFING

PIT up by skllIul workm"n at REASONABLE" puces,I IN
the ucatcSt and most durable style.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-05-23

| TTORNEY aud Counsellor at Law. Of
\ nee ~ the Court House.
The Nevada Democrat., 1862-05-03
Discovery of CInnabar Ledge on the
Eastern Slope.

DiscoVery of CInnabar Ledge on the
Eastern slope.
The Carson City Age has the following,
10 late issue:
We have for some time past been coeniz-
ant of the fact that an extensive Ledge of
cinnabar had been discovered in this terri.
tory, but, at the request of the discoverer,
refrained from making any public notice Of
the matter until such time as the necessary
steps had been taken for securing to the dis.
coveier the benefit of his labor. This bav.
ing been accomplished We are at liberty TO
speak.
A careful survey and observations show
the location to be in latitude 40 deg. north.
long. 10 deg. 25' west from Greenwich,
and within the limits of the Truckee Reser-
vation secured by the Government to the
ri Ute indians Specimens brought in
yield so per cent quicksilver, and the sup
ply of cinnabar is inexhaustible. The credit
of the discovery is due to John &. Black,
who has associated with him men of intelli-
gence and means--Logan, Holmes Il Co.,
Mr.. Trench, Mr.. Carlisle and Mr.. Moss. I'm
mediate measures will, we understand, be
taken to supply the machinery necessary
for the reduction of the cinnabar, in expec.
tation of meeting the immense demand for
quicksilver in this Territory at prices great
ly reduced from present rates.
IL this discovery proves to be what the
discoverers confidently anticipate, it will
not only prove fortune to them, but of
incalculable advantage to the Territory, en-
abling us TO retain immense sums of money
now sent abroad opening new channels of
Industry and lessening the cost of working
ores Of silver and gold, thereby justifying
the working of many leads that now Law
idle because of the high price necessarily
charged for working. Our readers may
think that we are getting excited over o
small matter; that the difference in the price
OF quicksilver is small affair; and we con.
fess that we look at this in connection with
other discoveries, and perhaps we see only
the aggregate result: First-The discovery
of inexhaustible supplies of salt, millions of
tons of which we must use for the working
of silver ore, that can be furnished at home
cheaper than it can be imported. Secondly
the discovery of coal - cheaper than
wood now, and likely to diminish in price,
whilst wood must necessarily increase. And
lastly, the discovery of cnnabar, furnishing
quicksilver at greatly reduced prices All
of these are necessary to the advancement
of our staple interest-tbe reduction of gold
and silver bearing rocks, and considered to-
gelher, irresistibly lead to the conclusion
that brilliant future is opening before uq.
Each discovery tends TO accelerate develop.
ment, establish confidence, increase our
wealth, and hasten the time when Nevada
shall be recognized as one of the sisterhood
of States.
The Nevada Democrat., 1862-05-03

EMBALMING THE DEAD.-Dr. Alexander.
formerly of California, and more recently
of this city, has discovered some wonderful
remedes-cbeap aud easily Obtained-for
embalmng and preserving the dead for an
indefinite period. What the ingredients are
remain a mystery, although be furnishes II
prepared ready for use, for such q reason.
able compensation as to be within the reach
of all. He has been for some time in Wash
ington embalming numbers of dead Union
officers and soldiers fallen in battle. and. in
every case, has succeeded to perfection. II
is liquid, but very small portion of
which Is required to inject in one of the ar
teries OF the throat communicating with
the head. All Cfensiveness is removed from
the body, decomposition suddenly arrested,
and the muscles and flesh, after few hours.
beco ne and continue to be as marble. Where
the bOdy is embalmed few hours only af.
ter death by the use Of this liquid, ali the
natural fulness and even color of The de-
ceased is preserved. Surgeons who have ex-
amined the subject, say that bodies can now
be preserved for thousands of years by tho
process which has been brought to great
perfection by DR.. exander.-[New York
cor. Alta.
The Nevada Democrat., 1862-05-03

SELLING LlQUoR TO INDIANs.-Last Thurs.
day, at Volcano, man by the name of
Smith, and woman with whom he lives by
the name Of Cavauaugh, we're tried aud con-
victOd of selling liquor TO Indians. Smith
was fined three hundred dollars, and in de-.
fault Of payment was brought to Jackson
aud placed 10 Jail, there to remain until the
amount is legally liquidated. The woman
was mulcted in the sum of two hundred and
thirty dollars, and unless her fine was paid
yesterday, she will be brought down to day
and made to share the fate of her compan
ion. This is pretty severe punishment, but
no more than the offense Deserves ANA
dor Ledger.
The Nevada Democrat., 1862-05-03

Could NOT LET HIM Go.-Tbe Rev. ].
A. Anderson, Of the First Presbyterian
Church 10 Stockton, recently was offered
the appointment of Chaplain 10 the Regi.
meat of California Volunteers (Col. Con-
nor's) now under marching orders for the
Plains Mr.. Anderson referred the matter
to bis congregation, and they said that they
could not consent that he should leave his
church at this time. unless be felt il to be his
solemn duty so to do. Among the resolu-
tions which the congregation passed on tbe
subject was the following:
Resolved-That we believe Mr.. Anderson
to be a gentleman Of uncommon ability, Of
sterling integrity and questionable piety.
The Nevada Democrat., 1862-05-03
9erada 9eluufrat.

A HARD SToRY.-The San Francisco Her.
aid is responsible for the following:
One week ago, or thereabouts, woman
in the employ of Mr.. Michael Kirk, OF To.
ma les, Marin county, in the course of her
preparations for dinner, cut off the heads
of four chickens-one of them q vigorous
young rooster. Upon completing the san.
culinary performance she was startled at
the discovery that the number of bodies did
not tally with the number Of heads There
were four chicken heads on the block-sure
enough. but only three decapitated chick
ems. There could be no mistake about it.
The beheaded cbanticleer bad walked of
leisurely after finding his head was off. and
when next seen was standing upright at a
distance Of about twenty yards from the
scene of decapitation. A physician who
was called in TO examine the thing, found
that there was not particle of brain re.
naming, though the head was cut off very
close; aud how the chicken had sense
enough to get up and walk away is won
der. IL was then resolved TO try the expert
ment of prolonging the life of the bird, and
up 10 the present writing ii has been regu.
larly fek with thin cruel by means of syr.
inge. 1t has lived seven days. and gives
every indication of continuing to enjoy life
for u long time. The chicken is now in
this city, and was visited by number of
persons on Saturday and yesterday. 1t
may be proper to remark that the chicken
has not crOwed once since its head was cut
of-thOugh we are informed, it has made
several attempts TO do so.
The Nevada Democrat., 1862-05-03
BURNING OF THE STEAMER SANTA Cnuz-

BURNING OF THE STEAMER SANTA CRUz.-
The Alta of the 18th has the following:
We learn from Charles Smith, Esq, of
this city, who arrived here on Saturday, 10
the ship Daphne, from Hongkong, that the
late California steamer Santa Cruz has been
destroyed by fire. She was on her way up
the Yantzse river, between Shanghae aud
HankOw, sometime in February, with car
90 valued at $4,000, which was entirely
destroyed. The fire is supposed to have been
caused by spontaneous combustion of the
coal bunkers. So rapid did the flames spread
that the captain and crew were compelled
to jump overheard. and were rescued from
drowning with difficulty. The Cinnamon
on board seized The small boats aud saved
themselves, with the exception of Eve or six
who were drowned. The Captain, Bennett,
was badly burned. The Santa Cruz was
$wned by Howard & Co., aud was worth
oS0,0OO.
The Nevada Democrat., 1862-05-03

TREE CoTToN.-By a card in the Bulletin
we learn that Mr. II. ID. Dunn, of San Fran
cisco has received from Tahiti, lot Of the
seed of the Cotton Tree, native of that Is.
land, which he thinks will flourish in some
parts of this State. Although inferior, in
its natural state. to the product of the cul-
tivated cotton plant of the U0ited States,
it is believed that by cultivation can be
brought up to a frsCclass cotton.
The Nevada Democrat., 1862-05-03

A GAMBLING EPIsoDE.-A new faro bank
opened in this city, last week, with capi-
tai of six thousand dollars. A we'll known
"sport," portly, both 10 purse and person,
attacked the institution with vigor and lost
ten thousand dollars during the nights
play. Shakespeare's "Twas mine; It's
yours; and has been slave to thousands y
would be a good motto for the betting fra
ternity.-[S. f. Journal.
The Nevada Democrat., 1862-05-03

DISPATCHES IN CIPHER.-It is said that the
British Legation in Washington, use an in.
geniOus cipher for writing their dispatches
and kilograms on any important question,
and that one of the attaches from the For
eign Office at London. can translate il as
readily as a telegraph operator can read
from the tickings of bis instrument.
The Nevada Democrat., 1862-05-03
Aeuada Democrat.
PUBLISHED TRl-WEEKLY,
On Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

BYI. j. ROLFE u co.
.RoLFE, g. LAMMoN, TIL. ROLFE.
c, L. BURCHFIELD,
~oFFICE-CORNER BROAD AND PINE STREETS.
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TIs rRI.WsEKLY DEM0CRAT will be delivered to town
sdb,cti5crs at 10 cents per month, payable to the
Carrier single copies 10 cents. Mail subscribers,
50 per annun, in advance; for six months, So so;
three months, 81
RATES or ADvERTTsVG-For one sqNare of ten lines,
Hrst insertion, 81; each subsequent insertion, 81.
one hundred words average make a square.
Jon PRINTING. OF ali kinds, neatly executed.
The Nevada Democrat., 1862-05-03

Two Irisbmen were at work on build.
ing, when one of them fell down from the
scafold, but not being badly burt. be soon
picked himself up and resumed bis labor.
His companion asked, "Did the fall hurt
you much?" "Divl bit was hurt by the
fall" replied Pat, "it was lighting 30 hard
that bruised me-"
The Nevada Democrat., 1862-05-03

A DEEP AND EASY TUMBLE.-One day this
week Frenchman employed on the Peli-
can claim, in Chile Gulch, fell, Unto the shaft
which is some sixty feet deep. He received
some injuries, but will recOVer.-[C [CaIaVeras
Chronicle.
The Nevada Democrat., 1862-05-03

The rice crop Of the Sandwich Islands is
now being gathered, and is very large,
compared 70 previous seasons.
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-03-22
From the Christian Mtssen q
The Bubble Burst.

The Princeton Review has the iollowu.
just rebuke to the many English writers VIC
are trying to rejoice over the failure Of our
Government
We hear 1t said that the republican Du0
BILE has burst republicanism is failure
Conservatism comforts itself with this notion,
while aris,ocracy everywhere smiles approva.
Happy England is urged to congratulate IL
self On its monarchical and ars,ocralic insil'
tutions and all illusions to the model repub.
lie arc to be considered in future quite out ct
place. Let US look u little into this, and SET
whether sober England is not going too iast.
II has trick OF sacrificing fact and logic to
Its own notions. Nobody is more wiu than
John Bull. In consequence, moody is Often
er obliged to take back his opinions ABOUT
other nations.
We assert, then, with perfect boldness' thai
this rebellion has nothing to do with repuol'
caulsm. Its cause is slavery, and DoihiI.
else. 1t is difficult to conceive how such
dreary humbug can find currency, when ever!
Northern State from the Atlantic to the ~
cihc is as tirmly attached to the UuOn as
ever was in any stage Of the history Of Amer
lea. Not oniy New England, and the Mld'
die and Western States, but California, OTe'
gon, and even the Mormon Utah. have gveL
evidence OF thorough attachment to the | 0Ioa'
There Is not the iaintest degree Of dlsaiiect''
to the country or to rcpubllcanlsm IN au'
State where slavery does not prevail. ln'
confidence in republicanism is not at all snaA'
en-. There is no riot in the North; no coO'
fusion no ttouble OF any sort, no lnsecuI!'
Tor lie, no famine, nor murder, nor raplne'-
Everything is perfectly stead y; everybody =
obedient to the laws the lev sympathIe''
with the South have been put into Fort war
ren agriculture. manufactures aud commeI''
60 on very much as usual tho disturbance 0e'
ing probably not greater here than IN E"s
land. The very best blood OF the nation SO'
unteers for the war, mothers sending 'n'O
sons and fathers rejoicing 10 yield them "
All classes press eagerly forward to the c'D'
hlct, and the entire wealth Of the Nor'u y
laid ut the feet OF the Government. wv
Church sustains the State. ard tho more u,
telllgence any man has the more earues,! y
he fos the war. The legislative, jud'c''' 'D'
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-03-22

the sea of ruin around us. The u.
With our neighbors gathered in 'a as ts
chamber, we sit thoughtful and sad wi lit ,ite
distress in the city! How manv b,, What
all. How many who yesterday liy, nave LOT
pioess and fancied security, must % map o.,
when the waters are assuagel Aous.Si t. l'&
homeless to battle with poverty and @' AZ 'ai
Many, it is feared, will be called a ' ulea'e
into eternity. Halfpast o'clock I' ST T.l
ter is now one foot higher in my ball , ,bs'
I o'clock. 1t is four feet and tbrsa ' tuaa't
and seems to be climbing up after ns ' p;
never experienced such night 0 i, ,b,. a %''
would interfere to save the lives of tb;. ''l
feriug city! We commended onry 'I.s so'
God, and felt the consolation Of reIi,;as " d
the night our strong brick house cracts ai 10
settled, loud explosions following caoh 'a "a 400
in rapid succession, but We trusted !, ' ",
and suffered no harm. w
Tuesday morning. Thank God tbo ,,.,
have abated. No more than foot Nv n'''H
lower floor. The ruin is everywhere " ~ I
poor neighbors are moving in boats and ou
ding to get to their houses, and trypp IA d, "s
their beds and clothes out of the wa nr''r :
have just learned that a large pumhs, i
houses, some two story, have been borne d,n.
by The current into the river. Some aro s';l
to have gone with precious freight of buma s
life-voices were heard calling for helm w.,
in vain. The wife of one Of nv n =, W.,
ncighbors stood in water for three hours Ss
fore her husband could get boat to reI;s,,
her. Most thankfully have | just earnsj
that my library is saved. Brother J. G,;,
VOID, by prompt exertion carried every boot
and paper up into the church. He and Bro,bs,
Chambers saved our new and valuable Spnl,,
School library. Thank God for 50 upc!
mercy!
You can judge Of the state of nv bon,
when inform you that | have with r;y ou,
hands removed tons of mud from the Ao,r
below, and by the help of strong man ,r,
days, with all the exertions of my wife and
little daughter, we are now, Friday morppo
only in tolcrable, but by 20 means comfri.
able condition. In few days we shall ,ee
how many of our little flock can be gathered
again. Oar basement is nearly ruined. pray
for us.-Calfornia Adcocate
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-03-22

Another correspondent, who left Island No.
10 yesterday noon, says only moderate firing
from the Benton and Mound City continued at
intervals of fifteen minutes EACH the object be-
Ing to reduce the upper battery. Five guns
were dismounted and two left from which occa-
siona shots are fired some of them coming yery
near our boats.
Works on both the mainland and Island are
tar more extensive than generally supposed
There care at least eighty guns, many of them
OF the largest size, several Of them rAed, and
twenty Thousand troops. | saw at one time len
regiments on dress parade on the mainland
Their quarters are out of reach of mortars. -
Tho Island is pretty well covered with tents
. Our shells reach a" parts of the works on the
Island. it is evident that all the rebel batteries
have bomb.proof classmates, as the men can be
seen to disappear when she'll falls into their
batteries. AS soon as the upper fort is reduced
she gunboats will advance and take the Others
in detail.
On Tues :ay night the Mound City KEEP, up a
steady fire on the upper fort, preventing the
rebels from making their usual nightly repairs
The result was that early in the morning they
commenced removing the dead and wounded
from the classmates of the fort, a large number
being carried out and taken back into the
works.
On Monday, nine hundred shots were fired
nom the gunboats, mostly she'll, besides three
hundred shell from the mortars.
Tuesday, Commodore Foote directed the fuses
to be wet, with a view to destroy the works and
dlsmount the guns. The resalt was satisfactory
AS yet but few have been killed by the enemy.
The gunboat Minnesota dsmounted a 1913
FOUNDER gun on the enemy's upper battery
Some of the rebel gunboats tried to force their
way urn yesterday morning but had to retire.
Gen. Pope had twenty-five guns INC united at
D. Pint Pleasant and had erected Il new battery
twenty miles below.
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-03-22
Advantage of the Victory at Newborn.

'rhe New York Times in speaking of the recent
victory of Gen. Burnside at Newbern, thus en-
larges upon the value of the occupation of that
place.
The next thing is to determine what the ad-
F7anta9es of the position are. In the direction
Of the sea, south-eastward, Fort Macon and
beaufort are about 80 miles distant. with rail.
road joining to those points but no direct water
communication 1t is clear that force so strong
. Nc that OF Gen. Burnside, can, if such be the
: Yof4.Erst appointed him, soon reduce both town
and fort, aow that Newbern and the railroad
are secure. No army can come from the South
overland to the relief of this northern Beau fort
and the rebels have no navy. At Goldsborough
in the'rtcrior, a distance of so miles toward
A&slc,gh. the great Southern railroad line is Gu t
there being no other railroad running southwark
through North Carolina, except very crooked
eJae running west from Raleigh, and used very
little AS far as can be asctrtaincd. The Will
.Alngton and Weldon is well known as the great
Southern road and this passes through Gods.
Horough. Whether it be the purpose Of Gen.
Burnside TO push toward to Goldsborough, and
seize this line, and thereby prevent the retreat
OF the Manassas rebels IN this direction, we shall
doubtless, now soon know. 1t would certainly
sc IL daring thing to do at the present moment.
As we % not toreshadow coming events, but
chronicle pastfacts, the public will have 10 wait
some time for information on this head. Stuff.
Gent to say, for the present, that by the capture
OF Newbern, we have obtained possession of Il
point from which operations can be conducted
upon the main rebel rsar, or from which we can
90 down to The coast at Beaufort and Fort Ma.
con, and restore the flag TO its old position over
that ratification.
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-03-22
The STH RHGIMET. The Phgn,r aIlrd;r, 70

The STH REGIMET.--The Phgu,r allrJ;,, 20
the hospital stores of the 9Th Regiment, says
We are informed that the 9Th Regiment was
supplied with all the articles usually provided in
the regular service for hospital stores, upon a
requlsition made by the Surgeon of the Repi
ment. There are many articles of such frequent
convenience as to render them almost necessa-
RES that the Government does not usually fur
nlsh. Such articles have been supplied to tho
other Vermont Regiments in the field. chiefly
through the exertions of benevolen. ladies, and
we have no doubt thata similar provision for the
comfort OF the 9th Regiment will he timely and
desirable.