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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-06-28
RETURN OF CAPT. GREGG.

Capt P. Gregg arrived in town this Satur-
dap morning, direct from Washington, on a
visit to his family, and will remain here until
Wednesday morning The result OF his mis-
sion Mt Washington, is not yet known, but it
will be next week.
The captain has been requested to meet his
fellow.ctizens of this county, and any others
who may wish to hear him, and relate them
the circumstances connected with the pa''ie
Of Shiloh and also tell them where he mas
been in the south, how treated, &c, &c. lie
is too weary to do it this evening, but will DO
so on Monday evening in Court Square,
He is in good health, and hopeful as to the
result of general exchange of prisoners.
The last he heard of Lieut.. John W. Gregg
This SOM he was at Atlanta. lie has no
knowledge of the whereabouts Of Lieut. John
Tobin. The prisoners had no means of com
municatng with each other, and no knowl'
edge Of the outside world.
His story will be an interesting one, and II
it is pleasant night, the square will be well
filed with people.
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THE NATIONAL TAX BILL.

Some Of the large city papers are publish
ing the new tax law just passed by congress
We see it stated that the law is copied from
the New yorh Heraid and that it contains
many errors The list Of articles taxed is
too long for our columns, but we shall, at
cndeavor 10 give such II synopsis OF the bill as
will enable our readers to understand 1t. In
fact they will be likely to DO that fast enough,
for there will soon DE an army Of assessors,
collectors, &C., &c, scattered all over the coun-
try.
FtrSt.-There is to be commissioner OF IN
ternal revenue, placed over this army, whose
headquarters are to DO at Washington, and
whose salary is to be $4,000, year, and all
expenses paid. This man must have 0n army
Of clerks, under him, at Washington, at fat
salaries, to do the work.
,Sec0Hd Each state will be laid of INTO az.
scssment districts, and an assessor for each
district will be appointed by the president,
whose duty it will be to furnish the collector
with list OF the persons to be taxed and the
articles on which the tax is to be levied HIS
salary is 10 be three dollars per diem when en-
gagged i'll preparation, and five dollars when
in the actual performance of his duties as as
SCISSOR. lie is also to receive commission
OF one dollar Tor each hundred men on the
tax list,
"nd.--AsSlstant assessors are to be APP
pointed ny INC assessors lHe'r S"lafleS are
nAe" al 'ifee NO1'AfS Per any, !" "1o'''o" 10
winch 'Hey Will receive '''o same co''iN''
s'ohs Us aS'eSsof''
1o"''"'-i V''''C''F 'ol '"e" 'o'''V''o'
ois'rlc' Is 10 DC appointed W inc PFes'aeh''
with the consent Oh the senate whose 1u''eS
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TRUSTEES SALE.

(EFAtLT having been made in the pay.
- mcnt at four certain ProinIsory notes made
10y Christopher Atkinson, and payable 10 Fltz II.
Bnyden or order, dated February LIST, 1858, for
the gross sum of four thousand sNty.rlght dollars
and lorty-our cents, payable IN slN, nine, twelve
aud eighteen months, with ten per cent. interest
per aunum from the date thereof which said
notes were secured by a certain deed Of trust on
the following described zeal estate, to-wt: Lot
two (2) and the wsst.halt of lot three ca IN block
two 81, N ll0ward's Second Addition to Rock
Island, ~ the county of Rock Island and state OF
Illinois, executed 10y Christopher Atkinson and
Ann Atkinson, hs wife, to r., H. Bean, as trustee,
bearing date Jun" twcniy-trst, 1859, and recorded
on the !2d day of June, 1859, IN the recorders
Office oil Rock Island county, Illinois, IN volume
"l' of mortgages, page 100.
Aud nov, sad notes having bccouc due and
payable, aud the SAID Atkinson having neglected
to pay the same, |, t. a. Bean, said trustee, do
hereby give thus public notice that, 10y virtue O
the power of sale III me vested hy SAID deed OF
trust, ! shall, on the FIFTH DAY or JULY,
lsO2, between the hours OF q q clock 4. NJ. and
O'Clock T.. VI, ui sad day, al the Court House
door IA the city and county ct Rock Island and
state of Illinois, expose and offer Tor sale at public
auction To- the highest bidder for cash, the above
described real estate, or SO much thereof as be
sufficient to satisfy and pay the amount due on
said notes withthc interest thereon TO the day OF
sale, together wlth the costs Of executing thus
trust. On the completion of such sale, q deed will
be executed To the purchaser, ~ accordance with
the supuiatlOns ol SAID deed oi trust.
Dated June %, lSU2.
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DuBLlC NOTICE is hereby given, that
whereas Christopher Atkinson and Ann At
klnsun, his wife, Of the city and county of Rock
Island, III the state Of Illinois, did, on the first
day Of February, A. D., 1895, execute a certain
deed of trust to William I Riggs of the SAID city
OF Rock Island, for the purpose OF securing four
certain pronssory notes Of even date herewith,
for the gross sum of four thousand and snty-cight
dollars and forty four cents, lSi,OGN, "A with in
tcrest thereon, after due, at ten per cent per an
NUN, payable to the order of Fish \ Lee, at their
office IN SAID city of Rock Island being for actual
loan of money, winch sad notes are more partIc-
ulary described IN the sand deed OF trust, recorded
IN volume" g. o' mortgages, page " &c. on
the 23d OF February, 1898, aud conveyed for the
purposes aforesaid, the premises hereinafter de-
scrlhcd.
Aud ii is provided in the said trust deed that II
default be made IN the paymcn, Of said notes or
any part thereof, then, on application of the let
gal holder of the sad notes. the sand William I
Riggs, after publ shIng notice IN some newspa-
per published IN the city of Rock Island, aforesaid,
ten days before the day sale to sell sand premises,
and all the right anG equity OF redemption OF SAID
Christopher and Ann Atkinson his wife, at public
auction at the north door Of the Court house, in
sand city OF Rock Island, to the highest bidder for
cash, at the time mentioned in said notice.
And, whereas, default has been made in the
payment of the sad notes, and application has
been made to me Tor the sale OF sad premises, Tor
the purpose OF paying the said notes: Now, there
fore, by virtue OF the power and authority con
fcrrcd upon me III and by the SAID deed of trust,
! shall, ON THE 9TH DAY OF JULY, A. D.,
1862, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, atthc north door OF the
Court House, III the city Of Rock Island, sell at
public auction to the highest bidder, for cash, all
the right, title, interest and equity of redemption
OF the SAID Christopher Atkinson and Ann Akin
son, his wife, IN and to the following described
premises, being part Of the same described IN
the said trust deed at TIE time the same vas made
to me, to.wlt Commencing at the north west
corner OF the north east quarter Of section one, o.
IN Township seventeen, 90 north range two, ~
west OF the =. NJ; thence south nine 81 chains,
thence west twenty C20) chains, thence north nine
% chains, thence west twenty (2Ol chains to the
place OF beginning. containing eighteen (lS) acres.
Also Lots one, ~ two, " three, (3) four, az
hve,[j sx,L6l SEVENTH cght,ISl nnc 81 and ten
llOl IN Darius +. kInncy's addition of out lots to
the city of Rock Island, ILLINOIS, all situated IN the
city and county Of Rock Island, aforesaid, togeth-
er with all the buildings, machinery, privileges
and appcrtunances thcreunto belonging, for the
purpose Of paying what Is now due on the SAID
notes.
W. T. RIGGS, Trustee.
Rock Island, June 23d. 1862.
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The people wall receive with surprise aud
Indignation the announcement that the senate
Of the lued States has refused to confirm
the gallant Cen Shields a. a major general.
He is "A man who has already created Il fame
that senatorial votes or political trickSters
can never obscure In two wars, and half a
dozen well fought battles he has proved not
only his patriotism and courage, but his mill.
tary ability. Placed under Il superior of no
military experience, he has been defeated af-
ter fighting most desperately, and brought off
the remains Of his army with uS little loss as
could have possibly been done. And now
when the president. who knows his worth and
desires to reward him with an honorable pro-
motion, dominates him for high Office, which
he has shown his entire ability to fill, par
tlzan senate refuses TO confirm the promotion
No wonder the country sutFcrs.-Fsoria In.
tUH
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An lnslncere pretence Of moving toward a
reform OF the petty mileage abuse has been
Kept alive during good part Of this season,
ana disappeared in the house on the llth, in
me following disreputable manner. A sec
ton was added by the senate to an ormy nav
blIL' reducing. congressional mileagcto TWEEN
y cents mile. This was changed on mo.
ton Of Mr.. F. A. Conklng, of n Y, to actual
s1riaVeilng expenses-an honest Adjustment
lhis, however, having been done, the house
voted to strike out the whole section as mot
german to the army bill" Mileage reform
Will apparently not be heard from this sea.
sion.-Chicago tribune.
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ASSESSMENT LISTS.


CRY CLERKS OTriCr,
CITY OF Rock Island, June Goth, 1859.
NOTICE is hereby given that the assess
y ment lists Of taxable real aud personal estate
m the city of Rock Island, tor the year 1852, have
been completed and returned by the city assessor
To the city council and objections thereto viii be
heard Al the cIty council room, IA said city, on the
9th day of July next, between the hours Of . o.
clock a, ~, aud o,cloca p. m.
All persons feeling themselves aggrcVcd by the
assessment OF their property are herobErcQucstcd
to make or file their objections at the time and
place aforesaid
dat. T., W. SWAMI, Civ Clerk
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FOR RENT.

'IHE property and fine residence in the 4th
4 ward, on the bluff, lately occupied by Joseph
Comet, Esq, is for rent. to good tenant. The
pace Is very desirable to any person wishing to
ll'e III handsome retired situation. The grounds
are ample and well stocked with fruit and shrub
bry. '''N SUI
10 good tenant the rent will be moderate.
allen. +. SWANDER, Agent,
Rock Island. April T. 1862.
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By Telegraph.
E1eiisireiy Jar tie Daily Argus,

Another sharp Fght and another rict0yy near
Richmond-1HqUtt IN Tie Shenandoah
STATE cfqgairs near Aemphis- otter items
from tie south California newS- Ere
mont remored agaia-iie .Hores up ami re.
signs.
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NOTICE..

'|'iE notes, book accounts and papers of
i Mr.. julius Schulze, saddler and harness
maker, have been left with me for settlement
All those indebted to HIM are notified to make
immediate payment, or cost W. be made.
HENRY FlSCHEL, Justice of the Peace
Rock Island, Dec ., 1861.
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Total majority against, l,3[

The New York Evening Post says that
since the first of February there have been 81
union victories, or one for every sixty-six
hours.
Anywhere else than in this country this
would be called rapid progress.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-06-28

Those wishing to buy cheap, and pay cash dorm
for any article in the above line are res pcc,tulIy
invited to give HIM call. J. Scml2c, by
\. +. CUTTER, Agent,
Dec. 18Th, lS6l,-d ".
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-06-28
HENRY COUNTY ELECTION,

We find in the Geneseo Union Adrocate the
following returns Of the majorities cast in
Henry county against the new constitution.
According TO these figures there was not a
majority Tor tim any town in the county:
owns. Mai ar,ins,
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The Philadelphia Press finds only one o.

The Philadelphia Press finds only one OBJ
lection to the new tax bill
I" 1t Is that which the insurers will have to
pay upon their respective policies. We OBJ
Ject to this because the per centage. thus lie.
SiabIe under the act, is really tar upon pr,.-
oencs y man who pays all that he can spare
70 insure has property from the casualty of
ilre' or TO secure provision to his family by
lnsurlng his life, ought not be taxed for his
prudence. At the time, too, when ace adopt
TINS principle, 1t IS being rejected by the
British legislature"
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Go-1ay's Adrrrtisrmrnts.
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

ESTATE of John Beatty, deceased. The
Ia undersigned having been appointed admins.
traitor Of the estate OF John Bcaty, late OF the
county of Rock island aud state OF Illinois, dc.
ceased, hereby gNc' notice that he wall appcar
before the county court Of Rock Island county, al
the Office of the clerk Of said court IN the civ of
Rock Island, at the August term, on the Sd Mon
DAY IN AtGUSrneNt al which time all persons
having claims against said estate are notified and
requested to attend for the purpose Of having the
same adjusted All persons indebted to sad cs.
tate are requested to make immediate payment to
the undersigned,
Dated tins Goth day of June, \. D., lAG2,
/. ], ROBINSON, Administrator
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WAR CLAIMS.

| ANlNG completed my arrangements
Ii with gentleman in Washington City, a well
and iavorably known attorney for claimants PEN
sion, county land and patent agent, am now fully
prepared to prosecute all claims tor pensions, ar
rcars ofpay prize money, &c, due wounded and
disabled soldiers, seamcn, or widows and minor
children OF deceased soldiers. have all the re-
qulste forms. Also list Of the killed and wound
ed in companies from this and adjoining counties,
copied from the original files in the war depart.
mcnt. will be in regular receipt Of these
Claims OF suffers, contractors, &C., attended to
before the proper departments Patents renewed
claims before the general land Office and al other
business requiring attention IN Washington, at
tended to. No charges made unless claim is
successfully prosecuted.
Washington ReferenceS--IIon. J. $. Black,
Hon. Edwin NJ. Stanton, Hon. VIM. A. Richard
son, Hon. Johe W. Foncy.
Rock Island Rgrences- Hon. ]. W. Drury
Hon, J. o. Wilkinson, Hon. Bailey Davenport
Messrs. Mitchell Lynde, bankers.
Address II. {. CONNELLN,
Attorney at Law.
March 81, dawly Rock Island, Ill.
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10y The Argw is the only paper in this eoun'
tv that takes Geographic reports, consequently II
can furnish the people of this and adjoining couh,
,;.s with news in advance of any other paper,
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GEN. MCCLELLAN PRAISED BY AN ADOLF
rloNlST.-Rey S }. May, well known as a
leading aboIi,ionjst, writes as follows of Gen.
Mcclellan 1t is part Of a reluctant apology
in letter to the Syracuse Jomnal. for omis
sions in "A public speech;
Whatever, in common with many others,
| may have thought Of the conduct Of the
war hitherto, by the gcneral.in-chiet, it is GER
tain he has SO managed AS to have secured the
confidence and love OF his army. Many of
the soldiers that | saw at White House and
elsewhere, spoke Of Gen, Mcclellan with high
respect and warm affection: This is evidence
OF a great commander. and we shall see that
it, as he promises, he leads his troops in the
coming decisive battle before Richmond, they
will fight for the salvation of our country
stimulated by their personal regard Tor their
general, who, they say, seems to care for every
one Of his soldiers : j. NJ"
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The abOlitonlsts are continually abiding
to the /" four million union men Of the south, "
meaning the negroes. A race that living by
themselves for four thousand years, never had
q government, never had any laws, never had
any civilization, never had any religion, and
never had any God, might very naturally be
expected to return to their british instincts
when freed from the restraints Of superior
race. A correspondent Of the New York 7ri.
Jume, writing from McClelan's army, says
/" Since our army moved up, the Potomac has
become infested by guerrllus, bands OF lana
pirates, who kill, plumber, and render II IN
safe to travel from Yorktown BY the man
routes without an escort.
The strangest and worst feature Of tins
sanguinary and inhuman business lS A. am
realiably assured that these bands nre com
posed largely, and sometimes almost wholly,
Of negroes A sergeant Of the fifth Penn-yl-
yana cavalry, was shot by them few days
since"
This statement, coming through the Tn.
6une canno, be questioned by abolitioniSts,
This is but slight fore'a-te Of the condition
Of things in the southern states, and in the
ul,,o cau,,ry far which ,holi,ionists ure Ia.
:. ,n.;.a1 onl i,
boring - wal VI '"''' i 'N''''' "''' u"
ytcd by their abolition schemes, the Tx" ct
which, in terror and destruction, has never
yet visited the world
The Philadelphia Press tForncy'. paper
IN leading eo''oF'a' J" REGARD 10 matters j"
New Orleans, says;
General Butler will fud-udecd. he has
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-06-28

Seuator Dooltte, of Wisconsin, Ia ropub
llcau) in the United States senate, in discus
sing the c)ntiScati0n bills said:
If congress undertakes to trample on the
constitution, by usurplng powers not granted,
1t is as much rebellion as the acts Of the in
surrectionary states. If the federal govern.
ment can thus usurp power, them the days of
tie rep"d'ic are past and tie days Of the en-
pre- Jegna."
And Senator John p. Hale of New lamp
shire, another republican, said, in the same
place:
" | declare It upon my responsibility as a
senator q the tHtei States, that the LlDER-
TIES Of MtS country are IN greater Hanger to-
0dY from the PROM THE CoRRUPTIoNS AND FROM
THE rRoFLIGAcY PRAcTicED IN THE VARIOUS De
PARThENTs OF THIS GOVERN MENT, THAN IT Is
FROM THE OPEN ENEMY IN THE FIELD"
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NEW SHORT LINE TO CINCINNATI.
Cincinnati d Chicago Air Line Railr'd

Forty miles the shortest route to Cincinnati, In
danapoIis and Louisville.
Passenger Trains leave West side Union Depot
corner Madison and Canal streets, Chicago as fol.
lows
Day Express and MaiI--7.00 a. m. SUNDAYS ex-
ceptcd) arriving at Cincinnati 800 p. m.
Night Expnss--7.3O p. IN. Saturdays excepted
arriving at Cincinnati {. 30 a. IN.
Returnlng-Leave Cincinnati at 7.30a III. and
40 p. m, arriving at Chicago $50 P. IN. and
81 a: m.
Making close connections at kokomo with Peru
Indianapolis railroad for Indianapolis, Jeffer-
sonyIlc, Louisville, and all Points IN Kentucky
and Tennessee; at Anderson and Richmond for
P!qua, Beltontain, Urbana, Nena, Columbus
with Marietta Il Cincinnati and Kentucky central
railroads, for all points in southern Ohio and CEN
ira Kentucky with Louisville Pttsburg packet
company's boats, for all points on the Ohio River
Through tickets may be obtained at all the
principal railroad Offices in the northwest, and the
company's office, No. l33'Randop! street, under
Sherman House. SAM. A. LEWIS,
Wentn Pass. Ag't Chicago.
JOHN BRANDT, Jr., Gen. Supr Richmond, Ind.
C. L. FoLLoTr, Gen. Ticket Ag't, DO
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saddle and Harness
MAN ACTORY.

In the basement ofthe large BRICK block, IN Mar
ket Square. at the City Scales.
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W hite Mems Wages.

The effect of sudden emancipation and ne.
gro immigration northward cannot possibly
fail to produce a depreciation Of white mems
wages. The Philadelphia Evening journal
says the influx of negroes into Chester coun-
ty, Pennsylvania, has already SO reduced the
price OF labor there, that the negroes actually
work for ten cents "A day. OF course the wa
ges Of white men arc untayorably affected
Ajournal in Madison county, Ohio relates
that farmer turned off all his white hands
and employed eighteen negroes in their place,
who were sent to the county by Col. Moody,
Of the army.
The PatrIot,0t Lancaster, Ohio, says I'VE
hear Of numerous eases IN our immediate
neighborhood where white men have been
turned away by their employers, to make
room for 'contrabands whose services are OBJ
tanned at half price p and in commenting up.
on the policy of the radicals says " that it
is derorulating the fields Of the south and
leaving them to sterIity and waste while il
is deprivng the northern lahorer Of his wag.
es and quadrupng his taxes. How long will
the people of the north blindy believe i'll the
false prctenCes OF the political monntchanks?'
The Minnesota Packet company, running
boats on the upper Mississippi and now the
heaviest steamboat line in the west. has dis
charged its white employees and hired negroes
in their stead.
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TRUSTEES SALE.

r.. Il. BEAN, Trustee,
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W. r. RIGGS, Trustee
Rock Island June 23d. 1862.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-09-03

Memphis, September 8, via Cairo D
TENDER 3.
Persons from La5range report a severe
fight at Middlcburg, Tenn, seven miles
from Bolivar, on SUNDAY afternoon. 1t
lasted several hours. The tosgn was Ia
ken by the Confederates Tie Union loss
was 81 killed and I prisoners The Con
federate loss was killed AID wounde l.
Ihe prisoners passed through Lldran1e
ON Monday morning., going TO Holy Springs.
Among the Confeder,tes killed was Capt
Sappington, of ST. Louis, shot through the
head
There was no lighting at Bolivar on sun
day
Col Bissel, of the Engineer Corps, left
yesterday for Halena of the steamer En-
ella
Forty cnerillas fred into the E,aeZia at
the foot Of Buck Island, 80 miles below,
killing little drummer boy, wouDding a
soldier j. j a deck hand The military
landed and the guerillas dispersed 4 re
connoisance ofthe neighborhood was then
made, the houses burnt and the planta
tons laid waste. Fifteen prisoners were
taken The negroes of the pianta tons
were brought away.
Col O. \. Fitch temporarily soiourns
at Memphis, en- route for his home in In
diana. lie has resigned I'he Conrede
rate prisoners are st:ll in front OF the city
They 90 to Ficksbure tomorrow.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-09-03
In behalf Of the Society.
Sept oh 1862

BURToS GrAEns.-An Election OF Commits
stoned officers was held BY Capt Burton's
mously chosen Captain, and VIM II. Gill was
elected lst Lieut.. BY large majority of the
yotes. The company also chose Frank Car
yer as 2nd Lieut.. TO hold the Office in case
said Office was not filled b. appointment by
the Governor
The men being called upon for name for
the company, unanimously responded ''Brr-
roS GUARDS" This compliment to Capt Bur
ton IS but an expression Of the confidence re
posed in him BY bis men, and It IS a compli-
nent wei deserved on the part IF the Cap
tain