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CAPT. TOHiEN's COMPANY.

Capt John Tobien's German and swcede
company, as appear. by u letter from Chas,
Epgel aud Chas Mcyeus, 10 the editor Of the
"CLyoatc dcy IIGio.S,' published in an extra
thi, morniug-ruifcred terrible loss--a loss
unknown to any other company from this
county From o. men, which formed in line
Of battle on Monday morning, there is only
s. left, fit for duty, Of which latter number
several are sick or slightly wounded On
Sunday morning, about o'clock they were
suddenly attacked, and had hardly formed
in rank when bomhshell- commenced dying
ever their heads Ten minutes aftcrwari.
they changed position, crossed creek 10 the
left to hold an elevated point near by, which
had already been abandoned by the 10Th III.
regiment. Here Capt. Tobien was wounded,
and Lieut.. Oppendick besides four others Of
this company breathei their last The com
pany was compelled to fall back before an
overwhelming number Of the enemy, who
opened the attack with 5000 men, whicl the
43d regiment, Watcrhousc's battery and 18th
Ill. Il, 900 in ALL were the whole opposing
force. After rctrcatng about 300 steps, they
made another stand and there encountered
Il fire from three sides, and there the com.
pauy lost seven more men. They had to fall
back a second and third time, when their
colonel (Raithl was dangerously wounded in
the leg.
Their ammunition was now exhausted and
they retreated behind n small prairie After
hating several hours, they went forward
again, drove the enemy back thrice, and were
as often driven back themselves. The fighting
was terrible. Evening came at last, aud with
it Gen. Buell., bringing reiniorccments aud
inspiring fresh hopes. A heavy Thunderstorm
occurred during the night and soldiers and
Off GERS, dead and wounded all were wet
through.
On sunday morning the little brigade again
led the advance. aud the fight was renewed
with increased energy. The rebels fought like
lions; perfect wholesale murder went on
from II A. NJ. till i. VI, without parallel on
this continent At last the enemy Was forced
back, aud with the evening our men again
occupied then camp ground, presenting
most h.rrii spcriacIe-t,o awful to describe.
The following is the loss in Capt Tobinn's
company
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CAPT. CONkLIN'S COMPANY.

Col. DANroRTn; A. many are dc,rous o
hear Of the welfare OF those from Rock Island
engaged in the late battle, | take the liberty
Of saying, through your paper, that last even
ing received Il few hurried lines from Mr.
Conklin, informing me Of his safety. The
letter was dated Pitt,burg, April It'll.
lie says The battle was terrible. The
ground is covered with dead and wounded
We are now following the enemy up. Near
ly all the regiments have left, and ours g. il u
few moments
A letter written April 9th, in which he
speaks his company, and that of others, |
have not yet received, and therefore cannot
state whether any were wounded.
MIR. Conkliu was in General McClcrnand',
brigade.
Rock Island, April II. 4. b. c.
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with Gen, Popei Sd with Gen. Curtis; 4th at
Piusburg, Tenn, 18th and 9th at Cairo or up the
Tennessee; 9Th, with Gen, Pope; sth, with
Gen Mcdowell 9th with Gen. Steele; 10Th,
llth, 18th, aud 18th were last heard from at
ST, Louis,
Our batteries of artillery, some twenty in
number, are scattered among these various
generals, the larger skare being up the
Tennessee river.
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Illinois has in the field at the present writ.
Ing ftty-fye regiments Of infantry, number
ed from the eth to the Glst inclusive and OF
these twenty.eight regiments are with Gen
eral haileck at Pittsburg, Tenn; five are
with Zen Curtis at Pea Ridge, Ark; six are
with zen Pope at Island No. 10: five are
with zen. Steele near pocahontas. Ark; two
with uen' Mitchell at Decatur, Tenn: one
with uen' Banks in the valley Of the Shepen.
doah and there are several regiments some
where in Hallecks department which wo
have been unable to locate. The one regimen,
to complete the list of ffty.fve is Col. Mnlli.
gan's, now in charge Of Camp Douglas In
addition to these, four regiments numbered
from the 62d to the Goth inclusive, are on tbs
point Of taking the field.
Of cavalry, Illinois has thirteen full reg
iments in the field. The LIST is at Cairo end
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The New Constitution Protects Persona


. The New Constitution Protects Persona
Property.
Among the many salutary, equitable and
important amendments made to the old con.
stitution are the following sections of the new
constitution respecting the rights Of private
property, III which many Of the citizens
of the state are deeply Interested:
SEC, q, Private property shall ever be
held inyioIate, bat subscryient to the public
welfare. When the same shall be taken in
time Of war, or other imminent public dan.
ger, imperatjycly requiring its immediate
| seizure. or for the purpose OF making or re-
/ pairing roads, which shall be open to the pub,
lie, without charge, a compensation therefor
to be ascertaincd by jury, shall be made to
the owner in money and in all other cases,
in which private property shall be taken for
public use, a compensation therefor shall be
made IN money, or first secured by Il deposit
OF money and such compensation shall be
assessed by jury of trccholders, without de-
duction for benefits to any property of the
owner.
SEC. %. Private roads may be opened in
the manner to be prescribed by law but in
every case the necessity for the same and the
amount Of damage to be sustained bv the
opening thereof shall be first determined by a
Jury OF irCehUilcrs and such amount IN.
retLrr with tn, ,v,,on.n. sL,Ii ba,,;Ii, -.
person t. he hcorftt,d w;thnnt I,In,,;a,,
for benefits to a,v nr,,nrty ~ tLo o,yn"r ,,
Under the operation of tho nlJ constitution
when railroad w,s f., ~,
state road or private r,,J laiI "n ,,'', VI
prorerv was conJnmnnd ,,nI ill.,, w., way p'',"'0
NOT allowed INV rom1,narat;, ,' fn I h, was
tv thus taken from h;,,, - -, .'' ,',s P'op'ir
,Lirnnerv if runl3 }n ,'',lo 49,, '".' W
WAS to Ne henof,t,1 ., ,,,,I Ft:"t ,'"I ,'e
n 1r MS properly taken away from him.
- i! II was WAS propose" TO run " railroad through .
Ms farm, ms Tf'n9Fa' or even ms house, it
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legal alotiers.
WAR CLAIMS,

ANiNG completed my arrangements
i with gentleman in Washington City, well
aud iayorably known attorney for claimants men.
sion, county land and patent agent am now fully
prepared to prosecute all claims Tor pensions, ar
frafs oipay przo money, &c, due wounded and
disabled soldiers, sealsen, or widows and minor
children oihcccascd soldiers have all the re-
qutsltc forms. Alsoa list Of the killed and wound
ed IN companies from this and adjoining counties,
COPIED from the Original files 10 the war depart
ment | Will be- N regular receipt of these
CLAIMS of suffers, contractors, &c, attended To
before the proper departments Patents renewed
claims before the general land office, aud all other
business requiring attention ~ Washington, at
tended To, NO charges made unless claim is
successfully prosecuted,
Washington R'fp@ce,-Ilon, J, s. Black,
Hon. Edwin NJ, stanton, Hon. VIM. \. Richard
son, Hon, Johe ", forncy
Rock kllaa Rcfcrcgcc-Iion, J. W. Drury
Hon. l. q. Wilkinson, Hon. Bailey Davenport
Mossrs. Mitchell \ Lyndc, bankers.
Address II, {, CONNOLLY,
Attorney ut Law,
March 81, dawly Rock Island, H.
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To.Ilav'a advertisements.
ADMINISTRATIVE SALE.

STATE OF ILLINOIS, co,,o,v ,ou,, or.,id Ga
Rock Island County, ~N'
Eunlco NJ Qulnan
Administrative of tho estate of
Leonard A, X. Williams, deceased
Philip W Qulnlan
ct ais
ny virtue Of an order N the above entitled, cause
entered by the county count aforesaid Oh the 18th
DAY oi March, A, D. lsBl, !, Eunlcc NJ Qunan,
administrators as aforesaid, shall, on the 3lSl
DAY or MAY, A, D., 1862, between the hours Of
lOo'eloe. 4, VI, aud ) O'Clock Z. VI. Of sand day
at the front door Of the Court House. IN the clty of
ROCK Island, county aud state aforesaid, sell at
public yendue 10 the highest aud best bidder there
Tor, the following described real estate, situate N
the county aud state AFORESAID, aud described as
follows, to-wlt' Lot No lsI eight, IN Block No
eleven az IN the Chicago or Lower addition to
tho city of Rock Island Aforesaid fall release
oil the Widow'' right of dover and right of home
stead VIII be executed TO the purchaser
TERMS 90 SALr-Onc halt of the purchase
money to be cash N hand, the balance in twelve
months with sii per cent interest with good secur.
ny, and mortgage on the premises.
Dated this lith day OF April, A. D., 1852.
EuNlCE NJ. QulNLAN,
AdmnIsifatrh OF the Estate Of l.. 4. X, vii
hams, deceased,
April II, w0w
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To Timothy Scarf and the unknown heirs of BEN
Jnmln +. Rich, deceased.
Tax" notice that petition has been filed III the
Clerks Office Of the County Court OF Rock Island
county ANA state of Illinois against YOU, and one
sylvester Cox, by AmmI Il. kathbun as admins.
traitor of the estate of Benjamin +, Rich, dcccas-
ed, praying leave to sell lot numbered eleven ~
and the south half ct lot numbered twelve, ~ IN
block numbered sixteen 40 ~ the town of Cor
doHa IN said Rock Island County, H., to pay debts
OF sand estate. And affidavit OF your non-rcsldcncc
having been filed, now, unless YOU appear at the
May Term, A. D., 1862, of SAID court, to be hold
en- IN Rock Island, in said county and state, on the
THIRD MONDAY IN MAY next, being the 10Th
day of the month, the SAID petition viii be taken
for confessed and decree entered accordingly.
Dated this Sth day Of April, a. D., 1862.
JOSEPH COMET, Clerk.
civ. ". N.nnkN Lnt InlLiLnunr-
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,p< BuFoRD CONFIRMED.

Among the combinations made in the Unit
cd States senate, yesterday, was that Of Ma
polroS b. BuroRp. Of this city, to be q
brigadier general Of volunteers.
II seemed TO US that the GOODNESS, bravery,
and good gencraIship displayed by General
Buiord, in the terrible fight TT BeImont,c en-
titled him to this promotion long ago His
many friends, here and elsewhere, will re-
ioice at his confirmation, although it seems
rather late. llei now on the road to Mem
rhis and New Orleans, and We believe that
higher honors yet avail: him.
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LETTER FROM ALIEN. STEEL.

ST. LOUIS April Nth, 1851.
EDITOR ARGus-We arrived here last night
after tedious journey Of eight days from
Leetowu, Ark. We left Shultz and Hedges
at Leetown Poor Shultz, am fearful, is
dead by this time. Hedges was unwilling to
be removed to Cassville, but is doing we'll
He will not be in condition to move for q
number Of weeks. When we got back to
CassylIle, we found that many of our wound.
ed had gone forward. We expected q mum.
Der to start with Us, but Transportation could
not be furnished. They depend on return
trains to convey the wounded. | expect Big
Glow, Henderson and Taylor in this evening.
They were doing finely Its very uncertain
when the others will arrive. Some will no,
come home, as under late orders they are on
ly allowed twenty days Through.
Great numbers Of wounded are arriving
from Pttsburg, Tenn. but none Of our citi-
zens among them.
1t was announced in this mornings papers
that Gen. Sigel was lying dangerously i'll at
his residence in this city, which, am plens.
ed to say, i. untrue, as had, through the
courtesy Of Meyer friede, esq, of this city,
the pleasure Of meeting him to day in his
own parlor. He is unwell from an attack of
rheumatism, butcxpects to be with his com.
mand IN the field i'll two weeks. The army
OF the southwest will be transported with iov
to have the gallant sigel with them once
more. He is the idol OF that army.
his calumniators TO the contrary, notwith
standing.
| will take the northern line boat to.mor
rom for home.
Yours, &c, ALEX. STEEL.
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LIE oIL"L or oRKrow>.-lt is not n h,.
tie but siege that is going on at Yorktou .r :
We must expect to hear of all the ron,.,;na. =,
OF fortune that attend such contes,N'oD
proaches and repulses assaults and re.i.,"pp
ces. These kept the world nearly v"ar
awaiting the fall of Sebastopol. We haye No
apprehension of such protracted struggle
but only of delays that will irritate the pub'
lie anxiety, and keep the longed for victory
suspended yet awhile, beyond our grasp.
The Merrima, and its little BODY guard
OF lron.clad warriors lie in line of battle, and
battle the movements of our wooden fleets.
ms statue quo may be preserved till the
armies under Banks and Sumner push on to
Albany argus.
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Hon, NJ. W. Fuller recently delivered lee.
ture on the new constitution, before the Dem
ocratic Club of Chicago, concluding with the
declaration that mo man could read this in.
'trument without being struck with the pur.
ity OF Intention manifested throughout, and
the adhesion to the good old doctrines Of econ.
omy' OF low taxation, Of hard money, and Of
the protection Of the masses against the grasp.
ing ambition ani ayarice Of the wealthy and
powerful, Il was cmncnty the peoples
constitution, and, though the nabobs nigh,
growl at, the people would ,ustain and ratify
it,"
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IllinoI. Regiments at the pi,t,burg Battle.

The following Illinois regiments were at
the pittsbure battle: 7'h, S'h, 9th, lOth,
llth, 18th, 10th, Eth, 18th, 2oth, 22d 18th.
2sth, ooh, 3Oth, &ls', I'D, iJth, list, I}d,
18th, 10th, 18th, 49th, jOth, j2i, 18th, i7th,
18Th, Glst, aud pcrhap, two or three others
In addition there was four companies Of the
Eth aud two or the ~ cavalry, and Tayors,
Swart1-, StolbrauIs, McAli,tcr', Drc,scr's,
IIoughtclng's. and WiIIari's batteries. --M.
state Register.
The 4th IlInoi, cavalry, Col. hickey, was
also engaged,
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NOTICE TO TEACHERS.

School COMMISSIONERS Office
Rock Island, April ], 1862
. Teacher. desiring certificates, and other per
sons having business with me, Will find 1t TO th.;,
advantage to come only upon SATURDAYS. as the
duties of nv office call me away So much that tbe,.
no certainty ofmy beng at home any other dav
IN the week c. NJ. HARDY,
april daW3m School Commi,.,
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NOTICE OF ENEtl TREX SALE OF
REAL ESTATE
STATE OF ILLINOIS,


kock Island County,
NOTICE is hereby given, that, by virtue
y of an order of the County Court of SAID coun-
ty, entered at the March tenn, A. D., 1862 of said
court, on the application of the undersigned,
sole cXccurM Of the last Will and testament Of
Thomas Wake, deceased, To sell the following real
estate late the estate of Thomas Wake, situate
IN the county of Rock Island and state of Illinois,
known and described as follows, to-wlt: The
east half of the northeast quarter of section III
teen, township nineteen, north range two, east Of
the fourth ?. NJ. shall, on the LIST day of May,
\. D., 1862, between the hours of 10 O'Clock, A.
NJ, and O'Clock, p. Nc, at the front door of the
Court House Of said county, at public saIe--sol
the sad real estate, or much thereof as may be
necessary to pay the debts of SAID estate, to the
highest bidder for cash in hand.
Dated this 18th day OF March, 1862.
MARIA WAKE,
Sole ExccutrX Of Thomas Wake Deceased.
March 22-G W IN w.
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InE New hos CLAD VESSEL "lRoSsIDEs."
The first row Of iron plate. for this vessel was
placed upon it IN Thursday, ou the bow, Tie
plates extend five feet beyond, thus forming
n powerful and destructive ram. The plate,
are fifteen feet long, four feet wide and four
inches IN thickness. The part thus com.
mcuccI j. called the horn No person will
be allowed to enter the shpyard for fear of
accidents, AMI because yi-iters ubstruct the
workmcn, Di whom there are tprescnt about
four hundred and fifty engaged. he new YES.
sci will not be ready for service until about
the first If July. IhIq9. Ina.
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OMlNors. --EXrcr.ment. have boon made at
West Point with anew pr!jcctic made for
the / inch DaIhgreen guns Of the Monitor
At a distance OF fifty yards, shot went
through solid plate Of wrought iron eight
inches thick, aud knocked over pile Of pig
iron back Of it, heplatng of the Merrmac
i but five inches thick and such shot would
send her to the bottom.
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Liam, th, n,,...i;.l. u.1;.
CornoraI Jl, , W,rro.L. R,,y island
If p IJ,.,, po,l. I.r.,,3
Peter uci.ol do
J,hr E.ck Lr+chor !,
Nic,I Bell Gilman c,un,v I,w,.
Apdr.w I;rJou IIomr,n,.
G,,tfr W;ro 4,
L,u;. Tbucrlcr 4,
u.rry o,to rd,;n.,to,,
Jobn oro p,vcrn,rt.
J,h, Kaiser G,I,.lur, Kn,v co,n,r.
Phil Gu,z, tennessee, Henry county
Aur Swanson, Berlin Mercer conn,v
Centre Ridge P.O
WOUNDED.
Capt. John Tobicn. ia the neck. NOT dan.
gerous:
Sergeant Rohdc, Davenport. slightly:
Corporal Violin, Rock Island, slightly;
Corporal Swan swanson Rock Island.
slightly il leg;
Frederick Forccliuv, Rock Island, serious
Iy in the breast
Andrew Anderson. in the leo not dnupor
GUS;
John Mink E1g;oyt., i, bo Nj, ,l
probably rceoyor,
=, ''7"''
''''' o'"'''e'' IOWA. SHOULDER
l.. llrschtcldcr, Gene,eo, slightly;
| q Guelck. Ellington. shoulder. MT dan
corops.
august "Pe'"'' "eho~eo' IN the side dan
gerouS;
Claus Peters, Moline, in the leg.
Chas Meycns SLIGHTLY in b;,
MISSING.
John J R,hwer Doyannort
I,I,. rol,,, g..,..
:, '''''''''''''' ''"'se'' Pfopap'y aeau.
heSlde' these, George IL. Cranz, hospital
steward, was killed.
Col Roith ,ho o,,,,,,,,.,,n c,., TO-, ~.
-, ''''',,' "'''''' VI ''' f'u M
ho''' 10 "hlrh capt, loblen's company was
"''"c"'o' Is N the hospital, at Mound City
informs the cJitor 81 ,I,o po,,,,y,;,,.,, a..
thicb wa, .t.t ,r .,,,, .,'.., '''"' us
'.'7'' "''' ''',' wy anu mat "hen ne lett HIM
VI "'' '''''''' SITUATION.
hNeh!N "re now II Is evident, indicating
every lIlIs III the past action Nri
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Secretary Stanton was severely censured
in the senate recently by Senator McDougall,
on account Of the long continued imprison.
ment Of Gen, Stone, without his being in.
formed even Of the charges which led 70 his
arrest There does not seem to be any OK.
cuse for the treatment Stone is receiving. II
guilty OF treason, he should be tried ana hung.
The injustice in hi. case consists in keeping
him IN prison for months, with no opportuni.
~ TO yiudicato his name from the faint which
hitherto unknown accuscr- have east upon il.
IL transpired during the debate in the senate
on the statement that the committee on the
conduct Of tho war, Of which Ben Wade il
chairman preferred the charges which led to
Stones arrest.
The New York to,H is Of the opinion that
there was gross msmanagement ut the late
fight on the Tennessee. 1t says "MtaJUg
Lqndiay is srmp4 Bda's BigD oUer again
wiM a ARrew ,esaH-that different result
attributable to the !uct that in the one case
rcuiorccmcht~ arrived in time, aud not in the
other" The World thinks somebody must
be responsible for this.
There were three rebel Johusons killed at
the battle Of PlttSburg Gen, \, Sidney John.
ston, Bushro4 johnson, aud Johnson the rcb.
el provisional governor Of Kentucky.
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"a The .4rgsi the only paper in this ' ',.
- ,6,, take. tccrraphc reports, consequently II
can 6,--l.h the people of this and adjoining 'oHn'
.'..,.',b now. in advance of any other paper,
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ACADEMY OF THE lNMiCTLiTE
CONCEPTION.

b AN + y Pc X T Iowa.
i'llE Sisters Of Charity would hereby in
l torn their friends and the public generally
that they have re-oPcnod the above named acad-
envy for the
EDUCATION OF YOUNG LADIES.
The course Of instruction will comprise all that
constitutes good English education. French
and German languages, music ON the Piano, Gut
tar and Dulclmer, Drawing. Painting in OH and
water coIors, aud trayonng. Plain and ornamental
needle work, Knitting and Dress making.
The former terms are considerably reduced to
meet the times, but payments are required IN adj
vance, and
From this Rule there Will be 10 Deviation,
Further information can be obtained at the
academy or at the schools at st. Anthems and
Ste. Marguerite's churches.
Aprll 7, dWtE
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Mr. Lincoln has signed the bill abolshing
slavery IN the District Of Columbia, and
slavery no longer exist. ut the capital Of our
nation There were very few slaves there,
and We believe a large majority of the people
OF the Di'tric,will rejoice that they now live
III free territory-we DO anyhow.
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AeW Adrrrtiscmrnts.
ILLINOIS Nuts H.
Fire Insurance COmn,uy

with successful
Business Experience Glover 22 Years.

Business Experience Of over ~ Years.
CapHaL 81 100000 Losses Paid, 200 900
Instead Of the profits for seml.anuual dividends
IN addition 10 premiums, usually drawn from th,
insured by stock companies, TO pay eastern stock-
holders, the rates N the ILLINOIS, Mutual are "a
e4nliaby arranged as only To require from the
meHhpefS suihcIeht money 10 pay, with certainty,
al losses ana expenses The premium notes now
amounting 10 over one ALNiJH D0lilry are So
cured by lien upon the properly insured, valued
AZ over Ten Millions, THIS ample fund affords A
AH'' guarantee Tor the payment OF srery loss--the
security being all located IN Illinois, and subject
10 our own laws. No policies are issued out ot
.''s s'ats' Inc members are subject to no h,igh
uoh-all losses being adjusted by agreed arbItrn.
ton, Al losses CaShed mitLig mint, J,,, ,La,
occur under policies paid yearly "a adraace,
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
h. X. Hart, Samuel Wade, n. ~. HI,,.s m
hilmah, Timothy Turner, LYMAN TrnphnII
Robert smith, Henry Lea, John A,wond
W. Schwcppe, Benjamin f. Long, Elias u,bbs,g
FRANCIS Holman, Lewis Kellenberper. NJ, q
Atwood; ST. "' ~
OFFICERS;
NJ Il. ATWOOD, prcsrden,
LEWIS kELLENBERGER, Treasure.
JOHN ATWOOD, Secretary.
JOHN BLAlSDELL, General Agent.
j. T.. HOWARD, Asst GoR'l Agent.
Agents have been appointed IN every county
ana IN all the principal cities and towns IN the
STATE Application Tor insurance may be- made to
:, h. r. Baker, Agent for Hampton b. ". Gould,
Moline, aud Brown Devorc, Port byron.
JAMES NJ. BuFORD,
Agent for Rock Island, Illinois.
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SOMETHING NEW. AND WHAT
EVERYBODY WANTS!
WAREHOUSES;

DATENT KEROSENE BURNERS for Lamps
l. without Chlmneys, 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 SUI
perlor to any now in use
for sale 10y the subscriber at the store occupied
ny IL. ;. ShlId on Illinois street, Pa lace Row also
by John Bulley, on the corner of Buffalo and Rock
River street.
The subscriber has the exclusive agency and
right OF sale IN Rock Island County, Ms, and
scott County, Iowa.
&S- Liberal discount to Agents.
n. pOWiRs
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STORE ROOM AND DWELLING TO
RENT.

1 y Madison street, near the Union house.
" Enquire OF Leas s. Son, or at Wilson's, on
the premises.
march l5--dwlm.
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Vtesf's Saloon.

THIS popular Saloon and Billiard room, under
the Island City Hotel, has just bc0n rcittcd and
put IN the neatest order for the coming season
Thorough repairs and new and superior fixtures
make IT one of the pIcasantcst summer resorts IN