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was seriously wounded in the abdomen.
Ii'e rebels were completely surprised aud
ouIwlttcd,
LOUISVILLE, May q captains llalle'r aud
Mckinney, Lieuts Chambers, Doyle, luam,
as aud Leonard Of the "a Ohio with - pr.
Vate', Capt. Jenller aud Adjt, NOEL with Is
men Of the 18th Ohio, Lieut., Mitchell, the
generals son, Of kcnnett's cavalry, Cant. f.
Wing aud = lieutenants OF the 9lst Ohi6, and
% prlyatr., were captured At Pulaski, Tenn
lat Friday by 1000 Of Morgans rebel cavalry
after fight If :! hours,
The prisoners were released on parole and
are now At Nashville.
Morgan .o,tG killed ai wounded. Our
los, WI, sided . wounded and missing
NEW NoRK, May G,-flour heavy and &c
lower; sja5 % super state; Si,20a5 - extra
state Sjui,uj super western.
Wheat !uil ana dropping,
Corn ucayy aud declining djajoa mixed
western.
Whisky 2i.t,
WASHINGTON, May C,--Ihc rumorei state.
mcnts Of 1ruisu intervention to induce tho
governments 10 put down the rebellion, u
well a. those about projected arrangements
and compromises with thcrebels, are without
foundation.
BALTIMORE, May G..-The following il taken
from the Americans special Fort Monroe let,
ter;
The French steamer Iasoinda came down
from Yorktown. bringing the French minister
ana Capt Fox, assistant secretary Of tho
navy. We learn that up TO 10 o'clock tho
steamers, with Gen. fraHklin's division, had
not gone beyond Notwithstanding t. hear
from above,
one 70! the cunhuats which Went up York
river pn sunday morning, has returned. She
reports she found the river uuob,trgrtcI-
that our guubgats had reached West Point
and that force had been landed and bridge
On the road to Richmond destroyed.
Several rebel transports were overtakon
going up the river, several Of which were run
ashore aud burned Those on board c,cap.
ing while others we're captured
Latest advice, state that Gen Mcclellan is
with the advance, aud supposed 10 be before
William burg. in which direction there has
been brisk caun3nuing all day
Yesterday afternoon a schooner came down
James river from Richmond, and when near
Newport News was run ashore on the south
side Of the river. Her singular movements
attracted considerable attention. The men
were seen to take 10 their boats and pull tor
Newport News.
They said they intentionally run her ashore
for the purr'scof reaching our lines, and that
she contained % tons Of coal for the Merri.
mac.
Several boats were Immediately manned,
and started out for the purp,seot cndcayoring
to tnw her 1T, but finding this u be impos.
sbIe, they set her yn fire. aud she burned to
the waters edge.
The Merrimac was in sight at the time, but
did not venture To- secure the vessel.
The crew were taken to headquarters, and
they gave dcpIorabIe account Of affairs In
Richmond. The rebel troop. regarded all
further attempts to sustain the rebellion as
sheer folly.
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TRUSTEES SALE,

A IlEkEAS. Hiram Pitts and T.. Frances
w r. PITTS, his wife, Cyrus Pitts and Margaret
b. Pats, his wife, Elias $. Gilbert and Caroline f.
p. Gilbert, his wife, and GIDEON Pitts and Jane T.
Pitts, his wlic, by deed dated September list, W.
b, 1888, conveyed to Joi +. Dillon the real os-
tate III said deed described, which deed was re
corded November 18th 1898, in Book 81 of Deeds,
page 10, Of the Rock Island county, Illinois. Re.
cords, beng all Of block eleven n !, all fbock
twelve LI2l, and lots one ! and two ri in block
thirteen 1877 . OF blocks seven IN aud eight
Isl, and the west halt of block FIVE ljl as shown
on and by plat made by Daniel Pagin, county sur
Ncyor, and which said plat has been duly filed for
record with the recorder of said county SAID real
estate being part OF PITTS, Gilbert and PITTS Sc
coni Addition to the town ofMoiinc, as shown by
said recorded plat, and by the said deed to the SAID
Dillon
And whereas, at the time OF the execution of
SAID deed to the sad Dillon, Pitts Gilbert x Pitts
were indebted to Cook 4 Dillon and to Cook, Dll-
lon Lndlcy, and certain clients of the latter
firm. as shown by certain promIssory notes IN the
possession OF SAID Cook, Dillon X Lindlcy
And whereas, said Dillon. on the said list day
OF September, 1898, executed an instrument in
writing TO the grantors in said deed, which was
accepted by them, and which instrument set forth
the above facts, and empowered and authorized
SAID Dillon. IN case said notes made by Pitts Gil
bert Pitts should not be paid within three months
after due, to advertise said above described pro-
Pcrty for sale by giving four weeks notice of the
time and place Of sale in some new paper publish
ed IN Rock Island county, Illinois, which sale
shall be made to the hrgt est bidder Tor cash and
the purchaser or purchaSCrse Mt tied to absolute
deed for the property sold;
And whereas, the notes made BY Pitts, Gilbert
x PITTS have not been fully paid;
And whereas, to secure the same debts Pitts.
Gilbert y Plus also pledged the following notes.
all dated July Is. 1857, to wit: notes made hy
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SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS REPORT.
A Convention Of Directors Recon-
mended.

The first official report Of the condition Of
the common schools Of our county, ever writ.
ten was today presented to the board Of su.
nervisors NV Mr.. C. NJ. Hardy, and by them
unanimously received This is a step in the
r;cb, airoction. lint this is not all. This re.
nor, contained suggestion to the board that
,hev cal a convention Of directors for the
nurrose Of aloptinr = uniform series Of text
book k in all the schools. To carry out this
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Nrw York. May The steamship North
err Light from A,puwaII brings SGlj, 900 in
treasure.
Cur recent yictoric, were celebrated at Pa.
mama ou the I'D hy the reception Of friends
Of the union by consul Mckee.
The t. 5. steamer SaraEac, Com. Lauman.
fired T. gun, the same day.
Aiyiccs from JamaIca report the American
schooner GiIGowcr from Philadelphia for ia
maira burnt at sea by the pirate Nashville
punrQrE, May 3. The river has fallen >
niche, in the last - hours, and i still fall
ing,
ilcaiq'rs near Williamsburg, May 5
The advance under Gen. Stoneman reached
this lace, >! mile, from Williamsburg at >
/ 0 clock this afternoon
As we approached the encmy's works reg.
mcnt Of cavalry was seen coming in line Of
battle about "A mile Of. Capt Gibbons bat
terry opened on the rebels avery effective fire
bat did not change their course
They opened on Us from behind an earth
work, The 18th and 9th cavalry then charg.
ed on the advancing Zoe, and n hnnd to hand
fight ousucd. None Of our men were captur.
ed, but we took number Of rebel prisoners.
Gibbons battery had II horses killed Lieut..
De Wolf was mortally wounded. One puu
wa, lost hy sticking last in the mud. Lieit
Benton and Is men Of the l,t cavalry and
Lieut.. Mcclellan and42 others oftbe "a cav
airy were wounded.
The rebel cavalry We're forced In obauJ m
their position. but our want Of infantry rre.
vented us lroKl ADVANCING. on the works. and
we fell back toawait the coming our infant.
ry. llancock's brigade soon arrived, bat it
vas concluded to defe operations till tomor.
row.
The enemy are still retrcatinr beyond VII.
lam,burg, but their rear guard il very
strong.
LArER.-ilonday, May J. 1t is raining
heavily.
We will occupy William burg early this
morning.
>v. w. ,r,
AZ" mi ''t ~ i"g steamer ii"Fl"o'
ma ~ .,,' ''''' ''0'N'"S from southampton
VI 'n' -o'' oo-.o,
I Imaa>, I rr., a, 90 no l.
al" - ~ "''"'',''
CHICAGO, May o Times special from CAR
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.
Estate of Matthias Agy. Deceased.

TIlE undersigned having been appointed
l. Administrator of the Estate Of Matthias
Agy, late of the County of Rock Island aud State
of Illinois, hereby gives notice that he will appear
before the County Court of Rcck Island county. #
the office OF the Clerk ofsad Court IN the City of
Rock Island, at the June Term, on the Sd MONDAY
IN JUNE next at which time all persons having
claims against said estate notified and re
quested to attend for the purpose Of having the
same adjusted. All persons indebted to said es-
tate requested 10 make immediate payment to
the undersigned.
Dated this 22d day of April, A. D. 1859
JOHN q. PARMENTER, Administrator,
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which shall be recorded The name Of the voter,
another column upon which shall be recorded the
number of the regiment OF which .aid voter i
member, another column upon which shall be re-.
corded the letter or name Of the company Of which
said voter il a members and another column upou
which shall be recorded the vote Of said voter for
or against the adoption Of this constitution. and
in like manner other columns for the votes upuu
the separate articles to be voted upon
80. SAID commissioners after they shall have
received all the qualified votes offered ~ the first
camp, barracks, hospital or locality, shall forth.
with proceed to the next nearest camp burrack.
hospital or locality of Illuoi. volunteer. in the
service Of the United States, and beyond the
limit, Of this state having first sealed W. the poll
books thus used, and shall there, q. in the first
instance, proceed in all respects to take the votes
OF said volunteer, for or against the adoption of
this constitution, and shall proceed il the same
manner from one camp, barracks, hospital or 10.
cality TO another OF said volunteers, until they
shall have Visited and received tn vote offered
at every camp, barracks, hospital or locality of
lIIlnol, volunteers in th" service Of the United
State. and beyond the limits Of this state
81. Every male uhabitaut Of rhi. state emit.
tied to vote by the law Of this state, enrolled in
the volunteer service Of the United States or Of
TIL, state, above the ~" Of twcuty-ouo yrarr shall
be entitled to yot" for or against the adoption Of
this constitution, but no such volunteer shall vote
more than once, or at any other place than the
camp where his rcgmcnt--or, if detached. hi,
cpmPany-nrc cncampud at the time Of holding
| such election.
! -, When the polls are closed the aid com.
mI,.ioncr- shall Immediately proceed to canvass
/ the votes a. j. required hv N" election aw. Of
/ this state and max" and subscribe duplicate cop.
ic, Of the return, OF the election: one Of which
shn be- keep, by one OF the judges and the other
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iSSIGNEE'S NOTICE.

CWILER & REED have this day made an
y Assignment Of the property belonging to the
firm to {. l.. Bascom, Tor the benefit of their
creditors.
All persons indebted to the firm are requested
to call immediately and pay the Indebtedness.
Those having unsettled accounts are requested
to call and make arrangements tor their settle.
ment. {. l.. BASCOM, Assignee
Rock Island, Nav 3. 1852
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township, as the case may be,) IN the county
Of -, on the - day Of - A. d.
1862 for the adoption or rejection Of the con.
stitutOn, and the separate articles and sections
submitted, and the tally list shall be as near as
practicable rs follows
Adoption OF constitution.
Rejection OF constitution,
For the article entitled Banks and Currency
Against the article entitled Banks and Curreh'
Cy'
For section first OF the article entitled Negroes
and Mulattucs,"
Against section first of the article entitled Ne
grocS and Muattucs.'
For section two Of article cntlI'd " Negroes ana
Mulattocs'
Against section two Of article entitled Negroes
and Mulattoes'
For section three Of article entitled Negroes
and Mulattoes'
Against section three OF article entitled Negroes
and MulattOcs'
For congressional apportionment
Against congressional appOrliOnmcut.
10. At said election the ballots shall be- writ
ten or printed, or partly written or printed us
follows Those for the constitutional new
constitution those against the constitution 20
against new constitution;' those in favor OF the
article entitled banks and currency for anti
Gle prohibiting banks = those against said article
-"agaIn-t article prohibiting bank. - those in
favor of section first OF articles entitled "ucgrDcs
and mulattoes"-"for exclusion Of negroes and
mulattoes, :" those against section frst-"agaiu,t
the exclusion OF negroes aud mulatt0cs;" those
in favor Of section second Of said articlc--"uO
right of suffrage or Office 10 negroes or muIat.
toes /" those against said section second-"fnr
the right of suffrage and Office to negroes and
! muattocs - those in favor Of section thrcc--"tor
law. excluding negroes and muattoes fom com
Ing to and voting in this state" those opposed
to said section three--"against laws for cxclul.
| iuy negroes, land mulattoes from comipp To and
voting in th's state !" these in favor Of congress,
ioual apportioumrnt-"f congressional amor.
tonrncnt: :" those opposed to congressional an
ortioumcut-uacaiu.t congressional apportioii
men,"
H. Returns of the election of governor and
.r,f. noi,crs iudrns Of In. suprcn,r ...,lri and
circuit rourt. member. of the Gcu,raI ,.,nv,,,I.
and other officer proyidcd for II. tl,i. ,,r.,it,
tiou .h,ll be made and r,uyg..cJ a.. +. nav, ma.
,iIrl by law
- Tho, all law. If fine. state If Ilirni. and
all official WRITINGS and fine executive LEGISLATIVE
and ipd;ci,I nrnrrrdipe. shall l.. runIurt.d rr,.
.rryEd and nullisLeJ IN mn other thnp tLr Ena
i-h lauo,,arr
IA Thr ,Icrl,. of fine .,inrrun court. r,,r. ,},.
peoria and OTTAWA district. shall be- elected Ly
tine qualified electors of the said district. rc.prl
.,ivrlr At tho same timc and in tho Same MANN
II. the hdgc. of the supreme ana Circuit rouIt-
shall he elected under This constitution
~ Tp,u ,tbcru,isc rroviioA Ly tine ,,n.r,I
o.scn,hly tLc .uprcmr ronrt .h,ll he brhI a, ,Ir
time. Gllowipo to.vit.
A. rI.,n, ~, ,l,.' r,., r,..l,,.,r N,,,,,,I...r
IA l.,a' anal 49,, ia. e,., ru,-,r,,. ~ <,,.,,,
i'.r' IN. ,.,,.,,' ,,.'.,. ,r.,.,,.',,,,
,,u,,,,t, ~, ,i., f,., ,rn..l,,. ,r C,,..,,.l...
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government, The feeling is becoming Intense
on this subject all over the state, and the time
for the treasurer 10 act is Hou,- Chtcayo
JONrAak Vim u
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- The Argus i. the only paper in this coun-
~ that takes Geographic reports, consequently it
can h-zish the people OF this and adjoining coun'
ties with news in advance OF any other paper.
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had been sent from Memphis and mounted
in the fort
The rebel fleet from New Orleans had ar
rived at Memphis, and was dispatched 10 the
. immediate relief Of the flee, of FNgt pillow.
A large number Of rebel steamers had Ia
+ ken refuge up White river,
Rolling stock had been cluceutraJcd At
Memphis, in readiness 10 take away the cit
lzcu- IN Case the fedora, fleet should make
their appearance,
Cities aud town. in the Mississippi valley
ARE plunged inln the greatest terror, hy the
unexpected capture 1i New Orleans, Great,
Indignation j. felt toward, Gen Lowell, whom
they accuse Of cowariice and mbrcility.
Tribune, dispatch,
WASHINGTON, May jth.--Tur ,ect, com.
mitfcr ut the house, on cuuti,cuttpu uLi
emancipation, had instructed It, chairman.
Mr. Elliott, 10 report two hills, the first which
is agreed to by NOcIIuf Mo, Us well a. By
Mc,,r-, Elliott, llutchins, Beaman aud Sedg.
wick, but opposed by Messrs. Mallory Of Ky
aHd Cobb OF y. \. The cuui,cation Of all
the properly, real aud personal Of the lead.
ing classes Of the rebels. embracing some.
what more than are covered by Senator Surr,
MANS bill, who shall remain in rebellion NJ.
ter tho,pa,,agc Of tAehilI BY another section
Ia" property Of MI other rebels who continue
sucu, sixty days after IT, passage, share, tho
same fate
The president ], to sa,1c the property, bat
court, are to institute proceedings, The
''"''"' VI '"!a' eFell,ofs are maze lirh
upon we property ia"'"E the "ihri 5'lI'
which only the republican member, Of the
committee, bare majority, Immcimtcly upon
It's passage, frees the slaves Of all rebels.
W. "a'''ip"@l sections % The n, h'!,
being opposed to them. By one is declnr
ed that under thi. bill, slaves shall hot be
. heidi ~ property By the other, provision /.
made for the enrolment Of al! loyal persons.
within the rebel district, who shall Dccouc
tree upon such enrolment, unl may be- in
such numbers a, are required +, be enlisted
~ ,n' %;ml'nr{ IG,y,c' OF the United States
"., r VII l"ID'I'y ~ moved II, tue mouse
nc iiyra'' ''P",Gh says tho "dm'nistr'
'''n !, '"'S N','"'i ti'h' tue ROAD 10 hIch'
mona - 'Pphrd' ana the Fehei army OF tn"
'".. "''r'E ~ routed
Times Dispatch:
NAsnIHGT1% May j..-t,eu. Franklin.
division, which Gen. Mcclellan has ordered
10 west Point, at the head Ut York river was
On board ct transports when tn" rebels abau.
donet Yorktown. They were kept On board
by Cen. Mcclellan tor the very service they
were gong to perform, and will doubtless be
able 70 intercept the rebel retreat to Rich.
m"nI, cumpeiju. them to give battle Or sur.
render.
The main road IF retreat up the peninsula
is close "a the bauk, Of York river, which
will brins the rchoIarmy in range Of onr gun
a Ir.at l. H.
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Qa-1ag'a advertisements,
ICE CHEST FOR SALE,

INQUIRE ut the United States Express
IL Co.'S. office.
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Instead Of the profits for scm-luuual dividends
IN addition to premiums, usually drawn from the
insured, by stock companies, to pay eastern stock.
holders, the Tutcs m the llLlN0ls MUTUAL are 50
equltably arranged as only To require from the
members sufficient none, 10 pay, with CGriaiRtg,
AL losses and expenses. The premium notes now
amounting to over one NNim DoilUs, are Sc
cured by a lien upon the properly insured, valued
~ over Ten Millions. THIS ample fund affords
sure guarantee Tor the payment oI ersyv lg,s-thr
security beng all located N Illinois, and subject
To our own laws No policies are issued out oi
Ih'S STATE The members are subject ro no Itiga
u"h-aIl losses being adjusted by agrsfd arbtrI
uoh' HH fosAfs tashed Tlhm NINETY days, TINT
occur under PoLci" PAT ysiriy III GdraHnc,
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BOARD or DIRECTORS

BOARD or DIRECTORS;
Is. X, Hart, Samuel Wade, II. ". H,I,t,,s "A /
Gilman, Timothy Turner, LYMAN Tfnmhull,
Robert Smith, Henry Lea, John Atwood, !,
W, Schwcppc, benjamin +. Long, Elias Hbb,rI
Francis \ Hoffman, Lewis Kcllcnbcrgcr, NJ. &
Atwood;
OFFICERS
NJ. u. ATWOOD, President
LhNlS kELLENBERGER, Treasure
JOHN ATWOOD, Secretary.
JOHN BLAlSDELL, General Agent
j. T.. HOWARD, Asst Gcn'l Agent
Agents have been appointed n every county
and IN all the principal cities aud towns IN the
state Application TOT insurance may be made to
l.. +. Baker, Agent for Hampton; b. ". Gould,
Moline, and Brown = Dcvorc, Pou Byron.
JAMES NJ. BuFORD,
Agent Tor Rock Island, Illinois.
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NEW CONSTITUTES
OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.

Adoy',d by III, Co0r,atoa co,ocD,dd .Syrngf,R.
J5aua,y ., l>52, o,d soJmiH,d 10 II, y,oDh Of
III, STATE. tor aH0oroi o' rg,ciion, on tie Nh
day Of Jo,e. lsG2.
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Aleu- advertisements,
ILLINOIS MUTUAL
Fire Insurance IOmp'ny
With a successful

With a successful
Business Experience ofoyer 22 Years.
Capdai, Sl,OuO,OOO, losses Paii, 100000
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lThe following article the Scheduic) Is not t.
be voted ont stands already adopted by tn,
convention, subject only to the ratification of tn,
constitution by the people,
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Death Of Willie Lincoln; Execution OF 6 ordon;
National Railroad Convention; Lectures by DR..
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Anniversary Of washippton,s Birthday In wash-
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Boston. ard other cities; Secession Movements
IN England, Correspondence between Yancey,
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III details Of the Por's Henrv and Donelson
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LATE NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
The Occupation sfNashvIlie-Ths Attempt

to Destroy the City.
CAIRo, Feb Seer. Rillow, finding he could
do nothing at Nashville, destroyed all the mill.
tary stores there which could not be carried of.
His followers, having had infused in them de-
structIve spirit by his example, commenced to
burn Nashville Thousands Of the citizens ap-
was with the greatest exertions he could restrain
the Texans from destroying the city.
twas probably through fear Of being assassi-
mated by some Of the citizens that Pillow was In
duced to interfere.
The Federal forces occupied Nashville on Sun
day. Three gunboats from Fort Donelson are
also at Nashville. Gen. Buell's timely arrival at
Nashville undoubtedly saved the city from utter
destruction, as Pillow could not have saved It
from his desperadSes II Federal force had not
been In the vicinity.
CAIRO, Feb 2s.-[Special to the Chicago Tri-
bune THE Rebel army, in their retreat from
Nashville, left behind 1000 Of their sick and
wounded They destroyed the bridges and burnt
all the steamboats, lying there but one, which
escaped. The Texas soldiers fred the city In
many places, but the citizens extinguished the
flames.
A great majority Of the property owners re-
NAMED at Nashville to receive the protection of
the United States troops. The excitement among
them was intense.
Before leaving Nashville, Governor Harris
made speech, in which he said he bad done all
he could, and was going to leave for Memphis,
to which p ace he advised the citizens to follow
him.
The Rebel War Department has called on Ten
nessee for thirty-two more regiments.
An official dispatch received from Knoxville
says an ample force will advance from Richmond
to protect East Tennessee
Gov Harris has taken the field in person
The story OF General Beauregard 8 illness Is un-
founded. He left Corinth for Columbus on the
1e.h.
The Memphis Avalanche, Of the Gath, says
that persons reported 70 have left General John
sons command, saw he entertains no doubt of his
ability to re enter Nashville whenever he wished
to do SO