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RAG. CURRENCY.


The effort making by congress to Subst
tutc rag currency for gold and silver will b,
failure. No governments small or grea,
can 1--we under syHem Of promises to pay
The points in relation u this matter are wei
stated by the Nec York jForld, as follows:
An excessive issue # demand notes, such
as proposed ia congress, will accomplish the
following results:
II VIII adI enormously to the cost Of the
war, by artlhcaIly enhancing the value of
all purcha-abic commodities.
II viii practically reduce fixed incomes,
salaries, wages, and the pay Of our soldiers,
from one third to one half.
1t will create flow of gold to Europe aud
put an entire stop to exports.
1t will pluck up the present banking sys-
TEN by the roots, and will create untold con,
fusion IN our commerce ana trade.
twill put an end to the war and the union
within short time, by prematurely exhaust.
ing the nation, and then leave US with n debt
we cannot pay
Who then, wish demand notes and their
attendent miseries? We answer:
The debtor interest of the country, now
unpreseden.ly large which wishes to dis.
chargeIts obligations in q deprecated cur
rency.
The speculative interests; all who have
stocks or goods to sell high prices is what
they are after, and paper currency insures
that Hence Wall street, outside OF legiti-
mate banking circles. is uIt for this OBJ
jectionable measure
The foreign banking interests, because of
the fluctuations in the high price Of exchange
paper money would bring about. A flow Of
gold to Europe, is what they most earnestly
desire.
The contractor interest, which, in the I'm.
settling Of all values and the absence of a
standard, could charge government the most
exhorbitant prices for supplies.
From this resume our readers can see how
formidable are the interests arrayed in favor
cf this Objectionable scheme, and what wretch.
edness and bankruptcies are in store for the
nation if it is adopted.
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EXECUTORS NOTICE.

ESTATE of Thomas Johnston, deceased
IL The undersigned having been appointed exec
utors of the estate fThomas 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 city 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 tor the purpose Of having
the same adjusted. All persons indebted to said
estate are requested to make immediate payment
to the undersigned.
Dated this 18th day OF December, A. D. 1861.
MARY JOHNSTON, r,oo,rs
dccl9 4w JOHN JOHNSTON,
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Prices to Suit the Times.

Orders respectfully solicited from abroad, and
all "work done on the square" All letters
promptly answered. j. p SWAIN
Joliet Illinois
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ESTRjY.

\ otice is hereby given that on the 23d day
~ OF December, A. d., ls6i, in the Town Of
Moline, David R. Wood took up as an estray. one
Dark Brown Mare colt about one year old. which
was appraised before Ellsworth Mapes, ESQ.
Justice of the Peace in said town, at Thirty DOL
lars. JOSEPH COMET. Cle,l
Rock Island Jan'y. 10Th. 1852.
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JUSTICE OF THE PEACE and General
y Collecting Agent, Cambridge Henry county,
III. Office IN the Court House. Reference; D..
Bonar, County Clerk A Gonld, Circuit Clerk (;
and rhos Morris. Treasurer, all Of Henry coun-
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- The Arg~ is the OILY paper in this conn'
~ that takes Geographic reports, consequently 1t
can furnish the people OF this and adjoining eoun
tie. with new. in advance of any other paper.
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GILT OVAI.S.
All Work Done in the Best Manner,

Artists and others in want of anything in nv
line, respectfully invited to give me call.
Es- Shop on Illinois street, over D. LiDele. :
furniture store, near Temple Butord's eroce, =
store. RICHARD PLATT
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EVERY MACHINE WARRANTED
PAY Up AND SAVE COSTS,

'I'iiE LAW requires me to return my tax
l. books to the county treasurer on the l4th day
of the present month, All persons are hereby
notified to pay their taxes and thus save costs
can be found at the city council room, every
day, ready to wait upon all who call.
GEO. W. corp,
Township Collector.
Rock Island, Feb. 3 1862
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GILT FRAMES ! GILT FRAMES !

DORTRAIT AND PICTURE FRAMES
| OF all sizes and styles, can be had at nv shop
on short notice. Also
GILT OVALS,
of new and beautiful designs, suitable for PHO
TOGRAPHS or AMBROTYPEs of any size.
GLIDING,
OF all kinds, done to order in the best manner.
Old paintings cleaned and Furnished OLD
frames re-gllt.
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SW AIMS STONE QUARRY
JOLIET, I'LL.
RABBLE AND
SIDEWALK STONE

Or any other styles, and any size desired, either
IN the rough or dressed, and delivered either on
Railroad Ca RS or Canal Boats.
My quarry is situated directly on the Canal and
the Chicago Rock Island Railroad, one mile
southwest OF Joliet, and my facilities Tor loading
will enable me to sell as low as the lowest
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be- assssa.l7i-a sliiss-
NOTICE.

Vie notes, book accounts and papers OF
l Mr. julius Schulze, saddier and harness
maker. have been left with me for settlement
Al those indebted TO HIM are notified to make
immediate payment, OF cost will be made.
HENRY FlSCHEL, Justice OF the Peace.
Rock Island, Dec =, 1861.
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STATE OF lLLlN0lS,l
Rock Island County,
Circuit Court IN and for the County of Rock Island,
and State of Illinois,
, 1862-04-07

An AMERICAN GENERAL WASTED.-We find
he following paragraph in the London Times
and cory ito shoW to what mean expedicnts
rebel Journals arc not above resortfng to, to
disparage the United States army. I'VE are
not aware that there is any such "General" !"
in the army as Frederick Co1borne Curtis):
The Sunderland magistrates hare re-issued q
Gn aenea & 4hs Feae9 sTy aea
lean statce who ran of two years ago, and left his
gife and six childre9 ehaEgeab1s to the parish Of
ia an EaeHsh militia regiment. and ai{er leaving leaving
this country he went to America, and, joining the
Federal army, he gradually rose to his present
ses p.rs asd
IN answer to the Mayor, that hs thought it was
worth while to take warrant because, although
he fd 9ot 5now 2! whether rpgaes and yagabo1s
andthe United States as tfendsrsto be surrendered
yet, 9: any rate, the warrant would be useful il
;ths g5tts Esta1ned to England P5obably i ths
they might surrender part Of his pay and thus re-
move tie stiRmn from their army Of having tbs
wives and famaies Of their generals supported as
paupera BY English taxpayers.
GEN. CnEATHAN.-Gen. Cheatham, one o1
the rebel commanders at Cornith, is native o
upon as good type of the Southern officer
He loves fighting, it Is said, as well as whisE,
"A sort OF rough and tough customer, whi
travels on his muscle, and delights in shocking
all the prophecies Of civilized life. He ha
whipped one man every week since he enter
He is the person who said to bis men at Bel
mont: 1Follow me, brave Tennesseeans
and will lead you to victory or to hell !!
More recently, at Columbus, he is reported t
| hare offered his discharge, horse, and e4uiI
| ments, to any man who would whip him in
fist fight, He is well known horse race
! sporting man, and desperate, but has game
q wonderful reputation for pluck, which b
Yields to the most intense satisfaction Of b
| followers.
, 1862-04-07

mersted, which are disconnected from the
general tide. The compiler Of the map in
forms me that the slave belts include all the
more fertile regions Of the South, as he has
office and the public Libraries here. Those
sections not monopollzed by slave labor are
comparatively sterile and Valueless.
The political lessons shown By this map are
most significant: Not only does the absence
Of slavery for the host parf account M Tor the
md West Nor: b Caroliua, but the same prln-
ciple holds as to East Elorida, and the valley
Of the Tennessee river from Paducah to Flo
renee, Alabama That portion Of Florida to
which Gen Sherman has followed. Com D4-
po1t and Capt, Stevens, has very few slaves,
and hence sheTman's conelllatory mission
meets with some response. In the county q
Beaufort, South Carol1na, Gen. Sherman has
not Jet found one white man rho wanted to
be conclliated, and be never will In Iennes.
sec our gunboats met frequent expressions OF
10, atty from Fort Henry up to Florence, but
struck the slave belt which locks Nashville In
gloom, our soldiers found only the gall and
TormTood Of treason, -
The retirement Of Mr. Charles A. Dana from
the New York Tribune, WIS the result Of amir.
repressible conflict with Mr. Greeley, extend
1ng as far e back e Rnll R9R: " Dan9E as 70, o.
low, hut his captain got scared on so many oc'
casioDs; and :" reversed the bilers'' so:often
that separation became necessary Whether
A1r. Dana retired Voluntarily or whether tht
stockholders deemed It essential TINT ht
should resign. is not Of much consequence *
the public Either Of these reasons wou1l
have impelled the change ultimately ifnot now
The Tribune laas been losing, character, eve
since the 23d Of July last, by its unhappy vac
Hinton. It's influence here Is net at all what i
has been during previous sessions Of Congress
and surely no spectator regrets it more than
d0
, 1862-04-07
Il IkVA Il LII Il LIN IA A4A3h3&AA-
a Battle Every Day Imminent.

lEIpu 3ADuIHfIlE tU9IuHt-j
A gentleman who arrived at New Albany On
Tuesday evening by the steamer John Raine,
has furnished the Ledger an Interesting state
ment in regard to the affairs up the Tennessee
river. On Saturday evening the advance Of
Gen. BuclTs army arrived On the Tennessee,
opposite Savannah, and commenced crossing
the river on Sunday morning, thus forming a
conjunction with Grant Gen. Grant in the
eaIiy part of last week, sent force to destroy
the Memphis and Charleston railroad, which
they accomplished, tearing up ten niles Of the
track, and thus breaking the connections
between the rebel lines. But before Saturday
morning the rebels had repaired the track and
restored connection between their lines. and
we're constantly receiving reinforcements Of
men and munitions via this road at Corinth.
The enemy are said By scouts to he strongly
fortified at Corinth, md among the hills for
sixteen Or eighteen miles towards the Federal
camps at Pittsburgh Landing. The available
force Is said to be from Is, 000 to $4,000 men,
The united forces Of Generals Buell. and Grant
are sufficient to meet and conquer this large
army OF the rebels, and the Federal supply Of
artillery is superior both in caIiber and the
number Of pieces to that Of the enemy. A
battle Is imminent, aud the best informed say
that it cannot be delayed longer than Tuesday
or " ed1esday of next week, and might occur
at any moment after the Federal troops had
commenced their movement toward Gor1nth,
which was to be commenced on Monday last
Inc Federal officers and troops are sanguine
OF victory, aud look to the impending battle
as the last stand which will be made by the
enemy
, 1862-04-07
illinois river are GOOD deal nern1exed to

illinois river are good deal perplexed to
know which one he likes best. The Dis
trict fixed up for him by the Constitutional
Convention is comprised Of the counties Of
Fulton, Peoria, Tazewe1l, Cass, Schuyler
and Mason, and will give about 1000 DEM
ocratic majority. Kellogg made himself
very efficient in getting the number Of mem
bers Of Congress increased by eight torinine,
whereby Illinois got one more member and
By this means the apportionment made by
the Legislature was srendcrednugatory. He
counted confidently on his brother-in-law
L. ". Ross, who was member Of the Con.
vention, fixing him up District to suit his
tastes and necessities. But llr. Ross con.
cluded to make District for himself, which
he did, and euchred Billy; and that's wheE
the gaze1le comes in.
, 1862-04-07
Gov Andy Johnsonss Policy.

fNashE1ue Correspondence Cincinnati Gazette.J
You must not suppose, from any signs of
dlscontent observable in my letters, have
dcspaired OF seeing the Government show its
teeth at Nashville Governor johnson has al
ways cherished a passion for first hoodwinking
and then catching the politicians; and I am
disposed to believe he is tickling his fancy, in
the morning Of the Provisional Government,
as "ell.skilled anglers amuse themselves and
accomplish their purpose in trout fishing.
de 13 #alting, perhaps, to see the
cork sink veil under water. There is
something omiuous in his very sweet
language, when he says. ssI feel called upon
10 appeal, not only to the charitable, but es-
Fec1slly to those who have been instrumental
IN eeduclng their misguided citizens to this
SAD degree Of suffering, and who have becn
co-labore1s IN the unholy work in which they
are engaged, to come forward and contribute
to theH relief" There will be some sport
soon, guess, for the peoples amusement,
and for the edihcation Of political puppies.
There Was a slight symptom OF activity On
SATURDAY IN the arrest Of 7. NJ Brennan, Who
figured and 3attencd go largely as mauutlcsur-
er OF cannon here, with his brother, J. C..
brennan The proceeding rather took us bY
surprise. and suppose it aSreea.ly dis appoint
ed the. Federal st,1diery. The Aldermen and
Common Council, erccted to their position bS
the di-oTdercd punlic stomach, have beeu
trying 10 persuade our policemen to refusc
the oath OF o1lce required By tue Governor.
But in spite Of all Efforts and thf. mutual hes
tat;cn meeting in the :Gity Hi, many Of the
police have come forward aud subscribed
heartily to the oath Of allegiance,
, 1862-04-07

vltalizing idea In the head Of leader or Lead
ers give, to 4 body Of men. When first en-
camped here. someS eSdissatisfactlon grew up
shout quarters, and With the usual base,
slogan was raised that Lawrence cared more
for niggers than for white soldiers. 70 re-
venge themselves for this, the Kansas 1st went
to work illtreating the negroes. They we're
beaten In the streets, driven of the side
one Of them WIS unfortunate enough to stand
still moment. In several cases they were
wounded by the bayonetB Of the soldt r.
and in every eoncelvaole Way abused
esye s. fss to{a tse; sAnE a sas Rsa Riaa noo'S@ Ss
came evident that serious riots would .proba-
bly occur between the citizens and the SOL
dicra, the Provost Marshal took some steps
to stop the game.
itself mapifest. In a very short time conster-
nation and dlsmaJ spread among the uHfor-
tunate darkeys! It soon met check, how
ever. Major Lees servant Was struck tE1ce by
a soldier. He complained to Tom Barber, q
who caught the TufI1an, led him to Isaac. Sthe
seryanr, and there and then made the fellow
apologize. This circumstance created con-
siderable excitement among the rowdy,s 5 COM
rades, who muttered vengeance at not being
allowed ito wa11op the neegurs." :"
About sundown,- party Of colored
servants employed by the First cavalry
happened to meet some friends on the main
street, opposite the Eldridgc House. The
party stood laughing and talking, when q
drunken soldier Of the regiment, melted there
to by some Of the First regiment, drew his
revolver, run eeross the street and commenced
knocking down the poor blacks for having the
| lmpuaence to stand upon the sidewalk. Col.
| Jennison, witha number Of his own officers,
| and Of the First, was standing upon the ho-
tel steps when this occurred. He Immediate
| II buckled on sabre, rushed after the ruthan
escape. The colonel caught him., made
drawing his eabre drove him out in the
Main Street, where he thrashed him with
| the fat of the weapon until he broke ikin Two,
t telling lin that :: he d teach him to assault
t an unoffending co1ofed man." The fellow
WIS then put under arrest, and will
have few weeks police duty for wishing to
Hwallnp neegurss The lesson had saluta
r. effect, and will not be lost On the minds O
the.rufhaDs Who think themselves entitled tt
| exercise any brutality towards these people
No t1uer heart beats, no more gallant man q
genuine soldier Of freedom lives among us
than this came fearless border soldier, Col
Jennison. Is it not because he loves freedom
SO well that his command is ordered to repur
for eeFsice, where at least, whatever else b
may do, he cannot Hberate any more slaves
Some Of the citizens of tho town, admirin
the conduct of the Colonel, have determine
to replace the sword which he broke in sue
| honorable service.
, 1862-04-07

Gen. Mitchell and the Contrabands.
The correspondent Of the Cincinnati COM
n.ercial, writing from Gen. Mitchers division,
at Murfeesboro, Tenn, says:
Yesterday morning was in the quarters Of
a Colonel Of one Of our Ohio regiments. A
STAKEHOLDER, clad in the inevitable butternut-
colored stuff, with q black cloth oyercoat, en-
tered The tent.
!" What is your business. sir:'' queried the
Colonel.
"Why, I've lost bog. understand he
is i;1 in ! yo5r regiment and want to look for
sHave you pass 81 demanded the officer
a pase.''
awe want nothing more to do with you
here replied the Colonel ,"Adjutant, con
duct this man over the lines"
My lips remained closed, but my heart said,
"God bless you, Colonel, for soldier and 8
man." have seen officers cringe in similar
cases, as though they supposed that only the
most disgusting serEiliry would save thei,
backs from the Shareholders lash. But those
officers did not belong to General Mitchel'E
division.
, 1862-04-07

B Confederate currency-sold as keep
sakes OF the rebcllion-is getting to be COM
mon In New York city, aud commands price
that te1npts men to import it from the South
or what is more likely, to manufacture coun-
trrf'its. The .oar4ol IF Comn.e7ee under
Glands That these counterfelts are being made
10 large txlent, and that one zarewd Yankee
has showed of million OF two in Eastern
Virginia.
, 1862-04-07
News from Rebel Sources-Censorship
Of the Press.


From the CINCINNATI Commercial, Apr1S]
The loyal people receive the first definite
information Of the principal movements Of
the army Of the Potomac, through the Nor
folk and Richmond newspapers. It Is per
fectly evident that the rebels arc fully in-
formed Of all our military operations, and
that the censorship Of the press, as exercised,
is an unmitigaled nuisance. Northern
newspapers have not mentioned the fact that
very 1arge force has been dispatched from
the vicinity OF Washington to the vicinity OF
Fortress Monroe, This transfer took place
all the time. There were our transports
right before their eyes, and they could watch
with their glasses the Decentralization Of our
troops, aud judge pretty accurately of their
numbers. Yet, Northern Journals must not
speak Of the movement, for fear Of giving
ahominable farce to be continued? Secretary
Stanton, it seems, has just ordered the news-
paper correspondents away from Fortress
Monroe. Is there man in the United States
besides the Secretary, who supposes that this
arbitary proceeding will directly or indi-
rectly be productive Of any good service to
the country? VIC hope not. If it is danger
ous to give the loyal men Of tie North who
are making 60 many sacrifices to sustain the
government information as to how the work
Of crushing the rebellion is going on, would
it not be well to prohibit the circulation od
h1AtACAIA A~Ho 1A III 41V41A AAN -@tA4t1a
| Day Book stated few days since that one
| hundred Federal Transports we're at Fortress
| Monroe, having arrived there laden with troops
| If we had published the same fact the same day
| Tc might have been courtmartialed for il
| How did the rebels obtain their news? Sim
| ply By looking on from SewaIrs Point, Whert
| they can count the ships at the Fortress q:
! easily a. we can count the steamers at ou1
landing from Newport Barracks. Why should
our authorities attempt to make mystery o
matter SO plain? There is flavor of hum
buggery about this stock~ggambling censor
| ship. Several Eastern editors were threatened
with death by shooting according to the 57ti
Article Of War, a week or two since Thei
crime, VIC believe, consisted in an intfmatiol
that Richmond might be attacked by way 0
the York peninsula. Similar intimations wer,
about the same time made by the Richmeni
papers.
Why keep up a false pretense Of censorship
which is donbly odlous from its patent inehi
ciency2 The people are feeling pretty deepl
on this point, and have right to demand ex
plantations and reformation. When they knoy
that Information has been withheld from then
AS in the case Of the surrender Of Mason AM
Slidc11-with no conceivable wise purpose, a
that stock 6peculations were indu1ged, in wild
the fami1iars of Cabinet officers were con
cerned, they naturally feel that they are no
being treated with the consideration due.
is time TINT the people aud the press shout
make themselves heard in definite terms i
this connection.
, 1862-04-07

The people o1 TIC Old 4tl Congress-
ioral District are anxious to know which
of two new districts Kellogg intends to
run in next fall. Tic District made for
him By tho Legislature, (thc only constitu~
tional authority dill not meet his views.
He was therefore solieir,us that the Con-
yen,ion should make new apporsionment,
But it does not appear tbat the change is
very much for the better, so far as Kellogg
is concerned, and the people down On the
, 1862-04-07

H;}itdrp Facts 1ch;ch do not giuc Information to
the Eaemy-IHs No4.-P PtJ1ieotio,s Of the Nsso
Astte1e Of War-TAe Diyranehising BiM-
ts,0 ssxns bat3e71 4 1'aeE Il asagu s pe s 1ns fm
the South-TAetr Rblitseas Ssign;f n;faeance-Rksire-
naent Qf N1. Dana from The Mem FORK Tribune
, 1862-04-07
l42 Lake Street, Chicago.
ONE PRICE SYSTEM.

SAUNDERS, BROTHER 8 CO., Of Boston, haTe
established Branch Store in this city Tor the purpose
OF conducting the Boot and Shoe business upon the
Cssh System, and are now opening large s1d well
selected E1ock Of Boots and Shaea from ther OWL FAC
tory, and from the mcst eminent factories In America
made from the best material OF stock and work Of the
highest order. After practical experience Of twenty
in the feel lustsdedin saying that
our szock ef Boots and Shoes In regard to nstess1
stJle stEerg, fit and adaptation to the market
net be e1celled. We ask the indulgence Of tho cit
zsDs cS this city aud interior to examination OF ouE
stock.
, 1862-04-07
#tscfIla1leouG.
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L T
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For Two Sh1ll1ngs a Yard.
so Pieces Fine Silk and W o0l Challies
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Is PIeees Extra Quality LupIns BombazInes
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so PIECES WIDE. HIGH LUsTRED
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SPRING STYLES PLAID SILKS
FOE THREE sHILLTNGs.
EXTRA HEAVY
Double Faced Black and Colored Flsured Silks
FOB ONE DOLLAR.
Real French Ginghams for l Shilling.
CHOICE NEW STYLES
Full Maddcr Callcoes for Ten Cents.
Back aud White Caecked Wool valen:ias foz One
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Fine Pure Linens for Two and s,xpencc.
Pillow Case Linens for Three shlrings
In fact our etore Is full Of bsrgalna in all kinds Of
GoodB-
LABGE DAILY ARRIVALS OF GOODS
FROM AUCTION, IMPORTERS AND MAauFAr-
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Our entire stock bought for nett cash At lasze
Gocdh in our stock barg2in
NOW IN 6TOCE, Ill the latest novelties In
sFRIEG CLoAKS, sAQuEs AND MANTLEs
OF SilE and all fashionable msteIfaI.. Also,
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