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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-01-23

! whole campaign, which Is so perfect that
! sn.cass IL certain bad move, untimely
made MIGHT have hazarded the game, The
! ;mnenIipg mate is close at hand 10 limited
Number OF forced moves. The loss Of piece
here or there, the defeat 0f one or another di.
vision Of the army, cannot affect or pr0long
the result. The combination are 50 perfect
that failure is impossible"
Much amusement has been elected On the
streets within day or two past, from the en-
forccmcnt Of IN order iorbidding negroes TO
wear the United States uniform, and some
laughablc scenes have occurred, Heretofore
gentlemen Of color" have swrled and strut
ted about the streets immensely in full mill
tary uniform, with the air Of nothing less
than ma 0r general. These uniforms have,
il most cases, been obtained from volunteers,
whe have pawnet or sold them for liquor
The proves, guard have been ordered 10 ar
/ rest those darkies found luxuriating In mill
tary costume, and strip them Of their Dor.
rowcd plumagc, In the execution Of this or
der the following scene was witnessed by
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ton Of the state Indebtedness, The total
amount owed by the state is 81 100000, one
million Of which is for war bonds.
The committee on the judiciary reported
that i, is the opinion Of the committee that
the convention has the power to apportion the
state into congressional districts. They re
gard the provision in the constitution Of the
United States, that the Legislature VI the state
shall do this, as not referring TO legislature
IN its technical sense, bu, that the convention
is a legislature to the intent aud meaning oil
the provision
Several unimportant resolutions were m
troduced, and the convention went INTO com
mittee Of the whole,
Four dollars per day was decided upon as
to members Of the legislature.
mss- For nice Job Printing, OF all kinds, 90 10
he Rock Island ARGus oiilce,
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Administrators sale Of Real Estate.

NOTICE is hereby gwen that by virtue Of
" an order ol the county court, within and for
the county OF Rock Island and state Of Illinois,
made and entered of record by the Judge thereof,
NJ the December term, A. d 1861, of said court,
ON the 3d day of January, d. 1862, the under
signed adminis,ratrI Of the estate OF Robert T.
Shaw, late OF the SAID county, deceased, for the
payment OF debts against sand estate, will sell at
public autIon. on Saturday, the 10Th day of Feb
ruary, 4. d. 1862, between the hours of 10 o.
clock 4. NJ. and O'Clock =. NJ. Of said day, at
the front door of the court house, IN the city and
county cf Rock Island, and state Aforesaid, the
following described real estate belonging to the
said estate, 10 w.t. Lot e!eycp and the east
half Uflo ten l0), in block three b, in the lower
or Chicago addition To Rock Island, now city OF
Rock Island. Sand property to be sold subject to
widows dover. Terms OF saIe-One half of the
purchase money IN hand, and the remainder IN SIX
months from day Of sale, secured as provided by
law.
Dated this Sd day Of January, \. d. 1862.
SUSAN ]. PERSHl Nc, Administrator.
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81 cannot cooperate in breaking up social
and political systems, on the warmth, rather
than the strength of hope that, in such con.
WILSON'S, the cause of emancipation may be
promoted And even if the end would Justify
the means, confess | do not see the rele
vancy Of such means to such an end | con
less my dear sir, that, in my judgment con
fusion, conflict, embittered controversy, yio-
lence, bIoodshed and civil war would only
rlvet the chains Of slavery more strongly"
In l5jl-52 Mr.. Webster uttered the follow.
ing, which together with the above, furn.
shes lesson for the times
"lf have attempted to expouni the con,ti.
tuition, | have attempted 10 expoupd that
which | have studied with diligence and
veneration from my early manhood to the
present day. If have endeavored to defend
and uphold the union of the states. it is be.
cause my fixed Judgment and my unaltered
affections have impeled me, and still impel
me, to regard that union as the only security
for general prosperity aud national glory. -
Yes, gentlemen, the constitution and the
union place them together If they stand
they must stand together; if they fall they
must fall together
There are some animals that live best in
the hre, and there are some men who delight
IN heat, smoke combustion, and even general
conhagration. They do not follow the things
winch make peace. They enjoy only con-
troVersy, contention and strife. Have no
communion with such persons, either as
neighoors or politicians. You have no more
night to say that slavery ought not to exist in
virginia than Eirsinian has to say, that
slavery ought TO exist IN New hampshire
THIS Is a questlc left to every state to decide
Tor Itself and II we mean to keep the states
together, we must leave to every state Ri,
power Of deciding for itself"
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LAND FOR SALE CHEAP
WILL SELL
ON TERMS TO SUIT PURCHASERS

" III NtlsI
ON FERNS TO SUIT PURCHASERS.
on ACRES of good upland prairie, abou,
~ one and half miles from Andalusin. ROCK
lslandconnty. There is a never falling stream oi
water passing through IL. small portion of 4, /.
the best quality ofmoadow land. The temainde,
Is rolling prairie, the soil of which is very superor
Coal OF ifst rate quality has been found on IT,
lheft IL also some timber on Il, Al Andalusa
there Is good steamboat landing also, an "a.
tonsi'e houflng mill, which afford a convenient
market Tor coal aud grain. The village, located
on the great Mississippi, some ten miles BY river
below Rock Island, contains several hundred in.
habltants, IN which there NJ. stores churches and
good schools. The land is very desirable TO any
one wishing lne location.
Also, 50 acres oi prairie, two or tbr.e miles
from Cordoya. Rock Island county. This /. the
finest quality of land. The Sterling and Rock
Island railroad passes through Cordoya. The
land about the same distance from Port Byron
to which the cars are already running, as II Il
from Cofdoya.
Also, 80 acres ten or fifteen miles ir ON Du
buqne, Iowa, near the Pacific railroad 40 prairie,
under cultivation and 80 timber.
Also, house and lot ia Fort BYRON, Rock Isl.
and county.
Also, beautiful corner lot in Red Wing, Min.
ersoia, hourshng town a. the head OF Lake Pc
PIN ms Is the county seat of q sodhue county,
the great seat Of learning IN thato tate.
viii sell all the foregoing ch cap, or exchange
portion FOR n house and lot IN Rock Island If 40.
plIcaton be made soon.
II. & CONNOLLY,
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legal aloticrs.
MASTERS SALE.

sTAlEOF ILLlNols,l
Rock Island County,
Circuit Court IN and for the Couniy of Rock Island
aud stats Of Illinois,
Z Forecio sure of Mortgage.
Henry Allen, complainant, rs, James W. Braek-
EFT, Sarah 4, bracketI, Mary T.. Cary, Jeremiah
T.. Cary, Joseph Grover, Laura 4, Grover Charles
Bracket, l.. Maxwell Brown, Francis Montlort,
Robert ", Smith, Josiah williamson, Ellen Boone.
Amelia Boone and John Sea'er, defendants.
NOTICE !. hereby given that l. T.. Il.
" Bean, master ~ ChIUCrry of the above named
court, ~ pursuance at drCrctal order of said
court, made IN the above entitled cause on the
10th day Of September, and Of the September
term Of SAID court, A. b, 1851, shall, On saturday
the 2sth day of Dee, A. D. 1861, between the hours
oi9 O'Clock a, m, and O'Clock p, N, OF sad day
sell at public auction al the door of the Court
house in the city and county OF Rock Island and
state aforesaid, To the highest bidder for cash IN
hand, the following described real estate, to wit
That part 0ilO eight (s) ~ block three 81, IN the
old of original town of Rock Island, county of
Rock Island aud state of Illinois, commencing at
the southeast corner of said lot, running thence
north along deer street 10 the alley N the rear OF
said lot, thence along said alley west SIXTY feet,
thence south at rght angles 10 the south side OF
said lot ON Illinois street, thence east along sad
ILLINOIS street sAty lott Ia the place oi beginning,
being sNty feet of from the eaat side of SAID lot,
+, Il BEAN, Master N Chancey,
{ NJ, OSBORN, H. l. Co., HIS
Counsel for Comp't.
Dec, D. 1861.
The above sale stands adjourned to SATuR'
DAY, THE nth DAY OF JANUARY, A. d.
1859 T., X. EEAN,
Mastcrin Chancery,
Rock Island, Co, Ills
Rock Island, bee. y, lsOl.
The above sale stands adjourned to SATUR'
DAY, JANUARY 25fli, 1862 at the same place
and hour OF day.
+. X. BEAN, Master N Chancery,
Rock Island County, Illinois.
Rock Island Jan. II, lsO2.
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EXECUTORS NOTICE.

ESTATE of Thomas Johnston, deceased.
~ The undersigned having been appointed exec.
utors of the estate of Thomas Johnston late of the
county of Rock Island, and state of Illinois, de.
ceased, hereby give notice that they will appear
before the county court Of Rock Island county. at
the office of the clerk of said court in the ctv of
Rock Island, at the February term, on the third
Monday in February next, at which time all per-
sons having claims against said estate are notified
and requested to attend for the purpose of having
the same adjusted All persons indebted to said
estate are requested to make immediate payment
to the undersigned.
Dated this 10Th day OF December, A. d. 1861.
MARY JOHNSTON, -
dccl9 4w JOHN JOHNSTON, / EXEC rs
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ESI'RiY

y office is hereby given that On the 23d day
v of December, \. b., 1861, in the Town Of
Moline, David X. Wood took up as an estray. one
Dark Brown Mare colt about one wear old, which
was appraised before Ellsworth Mapes, Esq, a
Justice Of the Peace in said town, at Thirty dol
lars. JOSEPH COMET, Clerk.
Rock Island Jan'y, 10th 1862
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PHILIP X. llI.lSI..

HOUSE. SIGN AND ORNAMENTAL
IL PAINTER, is now prepared, to execute
with neatness aud dispatch all orders IN the
Painting, Glazing. and Paper Hanging Line, and
at the most reasonable prices. Can and give him
a trial.
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TAX NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that the subscrib,
" er purchased at tax sale on the 9th day OF
June, 1850, at Rock Island, the following descrIb-
ed real estate, siz
Npt W n +, sec. 2 TIP Is n E.
The time of redemption OF the same Will eX-
pure the 9th day of June, lso2.
n. BELCHER.
Port Byron, Jan. 18th. 1862
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TIL IN As j. BUF FORD,
PROPRIETOR OF THE
Rock Island Foundry l. Machine Shop.

Il EEPS constantly on hand and makes to
N order, Steam Engines, Boilers, Water
Wheels, Mil Irons OF all descriptions, Store
fronts, and all other articles made ofcast from
Particular attention given to the manufacture of
Boiler and Sheet-lrOn Work, as well as Black
smithing and Steamboat work. Also, dealer in
Pig and Sheet Lead. Block Tin, and Block Zinc,
Wrought Irons, Rutt and LapWelded Pipes, of all
sizes, Brass OIL Cups, Globes and all articles usu
ally found at a first class foundry and machine
shop.
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The Arga +, the only paper in this coan'
ty that takes teegraphic reports consequently 1t
can furnish the people OF this and adjoining eoun
,;.s with news in advance OF any other paper,
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CALF LOST.

4 white hefer calf, with some red spots, left
n my premises on the nth inst. The calf is
nearly a year old. 4 liberal reward will be paid
for information leading to It's recovery
WIN. SHEARER.
Rock Island, Jan. 20, 1862
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

frllE undersigned having been appointed
| Administrator ol III. estate Of Michael H.
Frick late OF the county of Rock Island and state
of Illinois, deceased, hereby gives notice that he
will appear before the county court of Rock Island
county, at the office the clerk of said court, III
tho city of Rock Island, at the FEBRUARY
next, at which time all persons having claims
against said estate are notified and requested to
attend for the purpose Of wing the same ADJUST
ed. All persons indebted to said estate are re-
qucsted to make lmmeG ate payment to the I'M
dersgned.
Dated this 3Oth day of December, A. ID. 1861.
ABRAHAM FRlCK, Adm'tor.
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ii. {. COSAEILN.

A TTORNEY AT LAW, Rock Island, H.
n Collections, and all other business entrusted
to his care, will receive prompt attention. Office
IN Gothic Block, above Riggs jewelry stcre,)
Illinois street.
2ts" Also Justice of the Peace
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Io.1au's advertisements.
TAX SALE ADJOl RNED.

THE city tax sale advertised to take place
on Monday the Goth nst, is adjourned to Sat.
uTday the 25th inst, at 10 O'Clock, A. NJ, at the
city council room,
GEO ". corp, Collector.
Rock Island Ian, glst 1862
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TAX NOTICE.

" lands for state and county taxes for the year
A. +. 1859, made in pursuance of law in the coun-
ty of Rock Island and state oflllinois, on the 2Sth
day of June, A. D. 1860, the subscriber purchased
the following described lands, to wit
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ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD.

On and after SUNDAY, Nov.l7, 1861, trains
will leave from the Great Central Depot, Chicago,
as follows
$50 a. m Sundays excepted Arriving at Peoria
at 100 p m, Logansport 500 p, m,
Alton Ills p. m, ST. Louis ll.50 p. III
Terre Haute l35 m, Cairo 430 a. m
800 p m, every day--ArrIvlng Decatur at
1918 p. M, Springfield LIS p. m, Alton
1905 a. m. St. Louis 1910 a. M, Terre
Ilautc 3.35 p. m, Vincennes Ito p. m,
Evansville s.35p. m, Cairo s.4j p. m.
On Saturday the 400 p m train Will run only to
Centraa.
Trains arrive at Chicago at $50 a. IN. and $40
p. IN.
SPECIAL NOTICE
To passengers for Alton and st. LOUIS.
The 400 p III. train on this road is the only
night train leaving the city for these points
SLEEPING CARS ON ALL NIGHT TRAINS.
Baqgoge Checked to all Important Points.
For tickets and information apply at the office
in the Great Central Depot.
For HYDE PARK AND WOODLAND.
Trains leave Chicago. Leave Woodawn.
6.l5 A. NJ. 1875 A. M.
1900 NJ 1855 p. NJ.
5.3OP.M NJ. go p NJ
w. r. ARTHUR,
w. p. JOHNSON, Gen'l Sup't'
Gen'l Passenger Ag't.
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And the redemption thereof tor said sale will
expire on the 9th day OF June, A. D. 1862.
Also the following were bought at SAID sale on
the Both day ofJune, A. d. 1860, for the taxes of
tle wears 1855 and 1853:
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FOR SALE OR LEASE.

n lots or subdivisions, TO SUIT pure basers, .
| persons that may desire to leasefo, a term 0
'ears, the following property IN the Cit OF Daven
'ort, viz:
In block l3--225 feet, fronting on Cd street,
100 feet, fronting on Water street,
90 feet fronting on Sd street.
In block l1--Near the Market House
90 feet fronting on Warren street,
tending 100 feet back. with an
each side OF the lot.
In block 1870 feet fronting on Third street,
10 fronting on Scott street
In block 1870 feet fronting on Third street.
320 feet fronting or Fourth street,
300 feet fronting on Harrison street
800 feet fronting on Ripley street.
In block 27-l6O feet fronting on Sixth street.
l5O feet fronting on Warren street,
In block 3l-l6O feet fronting on Fifth street,
l50 feet fronting on Scott street
In block $500 feet fronting on Western avenu
100 feet fronting on Sixth treet,
l6O feet fronting on Seventh street.
In block $3.50 feet fronting ON Brown street,
100 feet fronting on Seventh street
In block 3d. 90 feet fronting on Sixth street, ant
extending back $50 feet.
For particulars inquire Of C0rbin & Dow Attor
neys at Law, or Of JAMES MAY
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TAX NOTICE.

y OFFICE is hereby given that at sale Of
\ lands for state and county taxes for the year
A. b. 1853, made IN pursuance Of law, in the
county of Rock Island and state of Illinois, on
the 2sth day OF June, A. D. 1860, the subscriber
purchased the following described lands, to wit:
Western Addition TO Rock Island Cty-Lot Bl'k.
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And the time OF redemption expires on the 18th
Of June, A. d. 1862.
Also, the following, on the 26th day of June, A.
D. 1860, at the said sale. for the tax aforesaid
swqr sec % tp II W 100 acres.
And the time of redemption will expire on the
10Th day OF June, A. d. 1862
Also. the following, on the 9th day Of June, A.
D. 1860. At said sale for the tases aforesaid
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NEW YORK, BOSTON
And all Eastern Cities,
CARRYING THE
GREAT WESTERN u. :. MAILS.

IMPRESS TRAINS leave Dunkirk daily,
II on arrival of all Trains on the Lake Shore
Railroad from Cleveland, Cincinnati, Toledo,
Chicago Milwaukee, st. Paul, st. Louis, &C., and
run through to New York without change.
THE ONLY ROUTE running cars through from the
Lakes to New York City. Splendid ventilated
Sleeping ears run on Night Trains.
Baggage checked through Fare always as low
as by any other route.
Boston Passengers and their Baggage transferred
Free in New York.
Be particular and call for Tickets via Dunkirk
and the New York and Erie Railroad, which are
sold at all the principal Railroad Offices in the
West.
This road affords facilities for shipment
Freight, superior to any other route.
AN EMPRESS FREIGHT TRAIN
leaves New York daily, making close connections
through to all points West, and quicker time than
ever before made on any line.
For Freight Rates, enquire of J. c. oatman, 24o
Broadway, New York /; John 5. Dunlaw, ID State
Street. Boston, Mass, of Jacob Forsyth, Freight
AGENT 81 CLARK Street, Chicago.
CHAs. MINoT, Gen'l Supt.
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CARTER L HATCH

MOULD urgently request all persons hay.
w ing unsettled accounts with them .to settle
the same immediately
Rock Island, Oct. II, 1861
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A SENSIBLE REPRESENTATIVE Damn,
leading republican representative from In
diana, in recent speech in congress- said
Il tell you that, if the general emancpa.
ton Of slaves is to be our policy, our union is
forever gone, aud there is no redemption for
it. We might still have union of the free
states-a great and powerful union union
which would in time throw its shadow over
any other confederacy on this continent but,
as to restoring the union as it was two years
ago, 1t is impossible if we make this war
upon slavery. With four millions in bondage,
with all the value Of that property, as it is
called interviewer with every other interest
in the south and forming the support alike
of old age, middle age. widowhood and orphan
childhood, the attempt to blot it out Of exist
ence by fierce foray On the part of the govern.
ment, is as wild and chimerca a scheme as
ever entered the brain Of mailman"
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JUNK STORE.

The subscriber keeps a Junk Store, on Front
street, corner Of Eagle, near the river, where he
buys and pays cash for old Stoves rags, old iron
copper. brass, etc, etc
SECOND HAND FURNITURE
bought and sold.
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And that the time OF redemption will expire on
the 2Sth day Of June, A. D. 1862.
JOHN McQUADE.
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ILLINOIS OWES ELEVEN MILLION
DOLLARS.

THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
Special to the Chicago journal.
SPRINGFIELD, January %.
0opsrnor Yates this morning sent in com.
munication showing the amount and dsscrip.
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ACoNTRACTORs' WAR.

A prominent republican in this city speak
ing Of the war, said to Us, the other day. ~
b.liex this is a contractors par." We fear
It is true. The investigation Of the frauds
committed By official agents Of the United
States, since the commencement Of the war,
shows that swindling the government is
the chief employment Of these officials. 1t is
probably safe to say that the government il
swindled out Of about quarter Of million
Of dollars day by dishonest Office holders
Here is one little sample Geo d. Morgan
brother.in.law,of Mr.. Welles, secretary of the
navy, was employed to purchase vessels for the
navy. He paid 800 to one W. X iiarbucE
for two old ships 1.-THE Roman aud VIM. Badg
err for which Harbuck paid only $500
while acting as the agent OF the government
And over and above this, llarbuck was paid
FIVE per cent, upon the same sum for advanc
ing the money From May to July this man
Morgan pocketed $4,000 as commissions on
his purchases tor the government And this
is only one case out Of hundreds, perhaps
thousands just like it.
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1.t' For thc best Weekly Newspaper subscribe
for the Roc, Island ARGUS
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One out Of every three Of the Enfield car.
tridges put up for the Burnside expedition,
contained no powder This is cheating the
government and helping the rebels at the
same time. Who is the contractor?
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The fight between Cameron and Fremont,
which agitated the country a few weeks ago,
has terminated in the destruction of both
combatants Cameron had influence enough
to procure Freraont'- removal, but he did no,
long enjoy his victory His own head soon
rolled upon the cyecutioner's block for the
same causes that led to the decapitation Of
Fremont-oHicial corruption.
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1t appears from the message Of the govern
or of New York that it has cos, the state of
New York only - SGs, 50l.lG to fit out one
hundred thousand soldiers, while it has cost
Illinois FIVE millions Of dollars to fit out about
half that number. Is there not something
wrong in this?
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Thad Stevens, one Of the leading republi.
can members Of congress, said, the other day,
in his speech
Il confess DO not see how, unless the ex.
penses are greatly rurralled, this government
can possibly 90 on over six months. If we
20 on Increasing expenses, as we have been
doing aud is we propose to do, the whole
country must give way, and the people will
be involved i'll one general bankruptcy and
ruin"
This brief extract from speech Of re-
publican congressman is far from encourag.
ing. 1t predicts a gloomy state of affairs in.
deed