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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-06-04
WAR CLAIMS.

HAVING completed my arrangements
| with gentleman IN Washington City, a well
and iavorably known attorney for claimants pen
SION, county land and patent agent, am now fully
prepared to prosecute all claims tor pensions, ar
rears ofpay, prize money, &c., due wounded and
disabled soldiers, seamen, or widows and minor
children of deceased soldiers. | have all the re-
qulsltc forms. Also a list of the Killed and Uund-
ed in companies from this and adjoining counties,
copied from the original files In the war depart
mcnt. Will be IN regular receipt of these
CLAIMS OF suffers, contractors, &c, attended to
before the proper departments Patents renewed
claims before the general land Office, and all other
business requiring attention III Washington, att
tended to. No charges made unless a claim is
successfully prosecuted.
WASHINGTON RetereHccS-ion. j, $. Black +,
Hon. Edwin NJ. Stanton, Hon. VIM A. Richard
son, Hon. Johe W. Forney.
Rock Biand ReterenceS-lion. J. W. Drufy
Hon l. o. wilkinson, Hon Bailey Davenport
Messrs. Mitchell n Lynde, bankers.
Address II. {. CONNELLl,
Attorney at Law,
March u, dawly Rock Island, al.
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ELECTION NOTICE.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN that on
" Tuesday, the 18th day of June, next. At the
Court house, IN the town OF Rock Island, and
County Of Rock Island and State oi Illinois, an
election will be held for the following purposes,
VIZ:
TO vote for the adoption or rejection of the Con-
stltuton, and the separate articles and sections
submitted, as follows:
For or against the new Constitution.
For or against the articles prohibiting banks.
For or against the exclusion OF Negroes and Null
attoes.
For against the right of suffrage and Office OF
Negroes and Mua,toes.
For or against laws Tor excluding Negroes and
Mulattocs from coming To and voting IN this
State.
For or against Congressional apportIonmcnt.
Which election viii be opened at ) O'Clock, in
the morning. and wall continue open until 6oclock
IN the afternoon Of the same day.
Gwen under my hand, at Rock island, the 22d
day of May, a. D., ls62.
b. II. KlMBALL,
Supervisor of the Town of Rock Island.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-06-04

Under the old constitution nine tenths Of
all the negroes in the state are here contrary
to It's provisions, and may be expelled at any
time, and probably will be expelled at no very
distant day, if the old constitution shall be
retained
Under the new constitution, mo negro or
muatto shall migrate to or settle III this state,
after the Adoption !tMiS constitution" This
will, if the clause shall be adopted, secure 10
all negroes and mulattoes now in the state the
privilege Of remaining i'll it.
The abolition engineers are seeking to re-
Jet the new constitution and retain the old,
and thus to make it torerer unlamtW for the
present negro population 10 remainm the state.
From q private letter received by a gentle
man III Chicago from a friend in London, we
quote the following;
"Your Illinois boys have won an enduring
fame for your state, Every one speaks of the
brave boys of the west and especially Of II.
lnois The idea that one southcrner can
whip FIVE Yankees is about abandoned, even
by Englishmen, who have been thoroughly
saturated with it,"
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n EW SHORT LINE TO CINCINNATI.
Cincinnati ~ Chicago Air Line RaiIr'd

Forty miles the shortest route To Cincinnati, In
dIanapohs and Louisville.
Passenger Trains leave West side mon Depot
corner Madison and Canal streets, Chicago as TO
lows.
Day Express and Mail 90 a. M SUNDAYS ex.
Cepted arriving at Cincinnati Q 90 D. m.
Night EApr'ss-1.3O p. m. Saturdays excepted
arriving at Cincinnati $50 a. III.
ReturaIng-Leave ClncInnhu at 30 a. m. and
1880 p. m, arriving at Chicago $50 D. m and
). - a. IN.
Making close connections at kokomo with Peru
X indianapolis railroad for Indiana obs, Jeier-
sonvIle, Louisville, and all Points in Kentucky
and Tennessee: at Anderson and Richmond for
Piqua. belItontaln. lrbana, Nenla, Columbus
with Marietta Cincinnati and Kentucky central
railroads. for all points IN southern Ohio and cen-'
ira Kentucky with Louisville & Plttsburg packet
company's boats, for all points on the ONO River
Through tickets may be obtained at all the
principal railroad Offices in the northwest, and the
companys office, No, 1873 Randolph street, under
Sherman House. SAM. A LEWIS,
Went'n Pass Ag't Chicago.
JOHN BRANDT Jr Gen. Sup't Richmond, Ind
{. +. FoLLoTr, Gen. Ticket Ag't, DO
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-06-04

Reduction Of Taxcs-No Special Legislation
Economy IN the State Goycrnment-No BANK
No Negro immigration No Negro Equality
Fair Congressional Apportonmcnt
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PROCLAMATION.

7 Bailey Davenport, mayor of the city Of
| g., Rock Island, do hereby declare section two
y, of an ordinance passed August sth, 1857, en-
titled 'an ordinace,' relating to Dogs running at
large. To be in force from this date.
Dated al Rock Island this 18th day of NAV,
1859. BAILEY DAVENPORT, Mayor
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-06-04

rs- The Argus is the only paper in this eou1'
,y that takes tclcgraphic reports, consequently !"
can fu-ssh the people OF this and adjoining coun'
fla. Nth news in advance Of any other paper,
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Vn-1au's advertisements.
NOTICE..

THE owners Of the North half the Mill
l. Dam, across the South Branch Of Rock RIVER,
between Camden Mills and Lowell, IN Rock Island
County, Illinois, hereby notified to repair the
same, according to agreement, between the orlg.
inal owners OF SAID dam.
JAMES JOHNSTON,
BAILEY y BOYLE,
Owners of South half Of Dam
June ., lN62-dwlm.
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The Chicago y Rock Island II. X.
From the Railroad Gazctt,

From the Railroad Gazette.
During the past year some sixty stone cul
yerts Of d,ifcrcn sizes have been built on this
road, in place Of more temporary structures :
several bridges have been rebuilt the long
line Of treste work, across the bottom, on the
west side Of Rock river, has been filled IN
with earth, protected by stone wall, the re.
maindcr Of the bridge being Of substantial
truss, supported by permanent stone piers
Several thousand new Ties and considerable
new iron was laid last year. This year. 20
600 rev ties aud 20 miles Of new iron will be
put down, using the most improved chairs
and famous Joliet gravel ballast. Several
miles ot the new track on tins road are az
smooth aud even as any running out Of
ChicaEJ
The super-tructurc and road.bcd of this
compnuy- road is in better condition than it
ever has been, aud will be further improved
the present season
This road is doing an excellent freight bust.
ness, probably rs good as during this season
OF the year for any time during three years
past; while the passenger traffic is good.
The Mississippi Il Missouri r. X. is steadily
progressing westward--fr0m 80 to 80 miles
will probably be added during the present
year,
The kl>p or TRoop, ANrrD.--The gov
eminent will receive the following troops viz:
LIST. Volunteers to serve for three years or
the war.
"a independent militia companies, already
organized, eq tipped, and ready for service, to
serve three months.
Sd. Three months volunteers to be used AS
a guard to the rebel prisoners of war.
The Springfield Jou7tal says Gov Yates
has received tenders of each class. He will
take As many Of the three years volunteers
as offer. OF the other the number is limited,
EARLY llARyESr.~-W learn that thore are
fields OF wheat in Jersey county and other
portions Of southern Illinois that will be ready
10 cut in less than two weeks We were yes
terday shown samples OF "A field in Jersey
county that will be harvested next week. This
years crop ill that county will be the best
that has been raised in five years CAicago
JotWn0i Sd.
UNION REGIMENT IN New ORLEANS. -Au
thorlty has been given some Of the loyal citi-
zcns of New Orleans to raise II union regi-
ment, and recruiting offices have been open.
ed for that purpose
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STOP PAYING RENT!
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wall buy neat. comfortable Brick House and Lo,
centrally located. Title perfect.
For further particulars inquire at this office.
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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-06-04

"lon," the old and able Washington cor
respondent Of the Baltimore Sun, has the
same idea we expressed some weeks ago, in
relation to the concentration Of the rebel army
in Texas with a view Of leaving the United
States, and suhjugating Mexico and es-
tablIshing new government thsre, upon
American principles. He thinks the rebels
"are likely to take possession Of Sonora, the
port of Guayma-, of Sinaloa, and Chihuahua.
They have possession Of Arizona. The few
troops sent from California to Arizona can
not protect that region even from the Indians.
Iebelieves, further, that the rebels intend 'to
effec, u Judgement in Mexico with view TO
au ultimate extension Of domain in that quar-
ter"
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-06-04
4 Great Change.

The newspapers opposed to the new con
stitution have heretofore INDUCED in the most
sweeping deuunciaton of the document and
Of the men who supported it.
They have called i ian outrage" "a
swindle," treason" secession" &c, &c,
and denounced its supporters as tools of
JEFF. Davis" traitors" secessisnists,"
swindlers," &c, &c.
Having seen that such epithets did them
more harm than good, they have now begun
to change their tune. The last number Of
the republican newspaper organ at Spring
field says;
Republicans and democrats united in
making this constitution republicans and
democrats signed it and sent it to the people.
Republicans and democrats, in about equal
numbers, must live under it If it is adopted,
and be affected by it in their persons and
property 1t is fitting that it should be
judged by both, apart from any partisan con
sideratiou-.'
This is taking the ground Of the Times cx'
acty. All We ask is that the new consttu.
ton shall be judged by both parties apart
from any partisan considerations. But none
Of its opponents have ever asked this before
Now, if they mean what they say, they vii
publish the new constitution aud the address
accompanying it? 4 few OF them have pub
lished the new constitution, but none hay
published the address. Dare they let thei
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-06-04

from the grave of the notorious Bill wright,
who was killed there some months ago. The
seconds for Fagn were Bendigo ana Bob Col
Inns. while Bill CleXton, Shanghai Connors
and Pat Collins are named as having acted
for Love. John OlIerrOn was the appointed
referee.
Fagln was evidently the superior, beng
about twenty pounds heavier, and at least
twelve years younger than Love, whose age
is stated at about forty years 1hirty'hVe
rounds were fought in about three'quarters
of an hour. The interval between each round
was half minute. Fagin was twice ialrIy
and sguarely knocked down, and was thlrd
time Frustrated, partly by his slipping, aud
partly hy his adycrsary's fist, Love was hIt
with difficulty, and planted frequent but pow
c,ful blows upon the others head face, shout
dcrs and breast Yet he himself received ter.
riblc injuries, Pagan making his strikes "tcIW
with terrible effect The twenty.cighth round
was most hotly aud evenly contested, but Love
afterwards showed himself weakened and un
able afterwards to parry with his wonted
skill, while his antagonist, though bloodier
and apparently the more bruised, still fought
tenaciously and fercely. The thirty first
round terminated by Fagin falling heavily on
LoNc, WIN IOsc WIN MS iiPHt Np HpluI'htIJ
di-located at the knee His mmeness then in
creased with each round, ill at the thirty
fourth round he actually had to drag it after
him "to the scratch The thirty fifth ended
By his being knocked senselcss To the ground
upon which his seconds "thrcw up the
sponge" in acknowledged Of defeat.
Love was recouveyed across the river ana
taken to his residence on the south side Of
Green, between Sixth and Seventh streets.
lust west Of the Lindall Hotel lie was at
tended by DR.. Thomas OReily and others.
1t was found that two Of the patients lower
ribs had been Observation-Disclosures by the fall
at the thirty fifth round. The victim expired
at about O'Clock last evening.
Pagan has not vet been arrested An in
quest will disclose the pertinent facts in the
case.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-06-04
THE PEOPLES TICKET.

Election on the l7M June,
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-06-04

Mrs. Major Belle Reynolds, who has been
on Coy. Yatcs's staff. seems to be having rath-
er a rough time The recent reports concern
ing her and Yates have caused them to part
company for the present, and she was last
heard Of in Missouri. The Hannibal Heraid
says that on Thursday evening, the 10Th, two
rowdies, formerly under Prices command,
then under the influence OF whisky, appear
ed NJ the quarters of Mrs. Major Belle Rey.
nolds, at Hannibal and demanded IAN uncon.
ditional surrender which was declined
After taking another drink they proceeded to
make "a regular investment Of the ma or $
entertainments, and "having gained iavora-
bic positions" commenced au attack with
brickbats and paving stones. While thus
amusing themselves they were set upon by II
detachment OF police captured and placed in
limbo. The next morning the ma or appear
ed agginst the mlscreant' and they were fin
ed according to their dement's
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-06-04

JNloN REGIMENT IN New ORLEANS. -Au
thorlty has been given some of the loyal cit-
zcns of New Orleans to raise Il union reg.
ment, and recruiting offices have been open.
el for that uurn,se
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u { II y 7 Y I'll TIU
Physicians Will at all times be furnished with
fresh and relabe Medicines at reasonable prices
=, Dfs PRESCRIPTIONS carefully compounded, and
fenced assistants. l. W NEriE
Rock Island, April s, 1862.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1862-08-08
The History of Battles.

A certain amount of tempest always
mingles with a battle. Quid oJScurum,
quia diUinum. Each historian traces the
particular lineament which pleases him in
this hurry burly. Whatever may be the
combinations of the generals. the shock of
armed masses has iucaIcuable recoils IN
action, the two plans of the two leaders
enter into each other, and are disarranged
by each other. Such point of the battle
held swallows up more combatan:s than
such another, as the more or less spongv
soil drinks up water thrown upon it faster
or slower. You are obliged to pour out
more soldiers there than you thought
An unforeseen expenditure. The line of
battle waves and twists like thread :;
streams of blood flow regardless of logic a;
the fronts Of the armies unduate; regi-
ments entering or retiring make capes and
gulfs; all these shoals are continually
swaying back and forth before each other !;
where infantry was, cavalry rushes up );
battaions are smoke. There was some
thing there; look for it; it is gone the
vistas are displaced the sombre folds adj
vance dUu recon-, Il hluu Oh eepuICIITd!
wind pushes forward, crowds back, sweiIs
and disperses these tragic muItitudes.
What is a hand to hand fight 2 an oscil-
lation. a rigid mathematical plan tells
the story of a minute, and not day. To
paint battle needs those mighty painter
who have chaos in their touch. Rembrandt
is better than Nanderneulen. Wander
meu!en, exact at noon, lies at three o'cPk.
Geometry deceives; the hurrican ane alone Is
true. This is what gives Folard the right
to contradict Poiybius. We must add that
there is always certain moment when
the battle degenerates into a combat. par
ticularizes itself, scatters into innumerable
details, which. to borrow the expression OF
Napoleon himself $ belong rather to the
biography of the regiments than to the his
tory of the arnv." The historian, in this
case, evidently has the right of abridge-
ment. lie can only seize upon the princi,
pal outlines Of the struggle, and it is given
to no narrator, however conscientious he
may be, 10 fix absolutely the form of this
horrible cloud which is called battle
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A Confirmed Grumbler.

Some time ago there lived in Edinburgh
a well~known grumbler named Sandy
Black, whose often recurring fits of spleen
or indigestion produced amusing scenes of
senseless irritability, which were highly
relishcd by all except the brute's good, pa
tent, little wife. One morning Sandy
rose beat on a quarrel ]; the haddies and
eggs were excellent, done TO turn, and
had been ordered by himself the previous
evening, and breakfast passed without the
Iooked>fo for cause of complaint.
"What will you have for dinner, Saudy!'
said Mrs. Black.
"a chicken, madam" said the husband
Roast or boiled e. asked the wife.
.'Contound it, madam, if you had been
a good and considerate wife, you'd have
known before this what | liked" Sandy
growled out, and slamming the door be
hind him as he left the house. 1t was in
spring, and a friend who was present,
heard the little wife say, "Sandy's bent on
a quarrel to day; | shall not please him
do what can"
The dinner time came, and Sandy and
his irionQ sat uOWn 10 ulHneF, Tue ISL was
eaten in silence, and, on raising the cover
of the dish before him, in towering pas
sion he called out Boiled chicken | hate
it, madam. A chicken boiled is a chicken
spoiled"
Immediately the cover was raised for
another chicken, roasted to turn.
Madam, | wont eat roast chicken,
roared Sandy; "you know it should have
been cooked -
AT the Instant broiled chicken, with
mushrooms, was placed on the table.
Without green peas" roared the
grumbler.
Here they are, DEAR said Mrs. Black
"Uow dare you spend my money in
that way -
They were a present" said the wife,
interrupting him.
Kissing from his chair, and rushing from
the room, amidst the laughter from his
friend, he clenched his fist and shouted
" How dare you receive present without
my leave
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WANTED TO HAVE A HAND IN IT.-An
army correspondent of the New York
Times SAYS that at West Point, Gen.
Franklin came On the ground, he discov-
ed soldier scramoling up the sand bank
and hailed him.
"What are you doiLg there, sir; where
is your regiment!" thundered the Gener
al
Looking for it," responded the pri
vate.
Where did you come from 2" inquired
the General.
From that transport, yer honor, and
paid the fellow three dollars, to bring me
over, so that could take hand in the
fght."
"Iou're brave fellow" remarked the
General, "and will see you cared for"
He was directed to his regiment, and
the General subsequently ascertained that
he was so anxious to take part in the fight
that ne had paid the boatman three dol
lars to land him SO that he might have a
hand in It, Gen. Franklin sent him five
dollar piece aud promises to reward him
for his bravery. lie belonged to the 3lst
New York.
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~ A school mistress had among h,

Gs a school mistress had among her
scholars an incorrigibla little miss upon
whom moral suasion' seepei to have no
effect. One day, out Of all patience with
some mi5demeanor on the part Of the child
she called her up to the desk and expostu
lated with her on the Improperly of her
conduct. setting forth the enormity of the
oifense, &c. The young girl paid little at
tention at first, but at length she seemed
to realize her guilt more fully, and watch
ing her teacher closely, seemed to drink in
every word she said. The lady began to
have hope; her Instructions were eyident>
Iy making an impression. At length she
made a slight pause, when up spoke the
child with ele. fixed upon her gnverness,
and with the utmost gravity: Why,
Miss Jones, your upper jaw don't move
bit ~ This was the end of that discourse.
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Very Lucid.

OrpAeus G. Kerr, of the Mackerel Bri-
cade, after describing fierce equestrian
contest between William Brown of the
United States Of America, and Captain
Maunchausen, of the Southern Conted
eracv, closes as follows:
Ha ~ says William, gazing severe y
at Company 3, Regiment 5, as it came
pouring forward, . has the Southern
Confedracy concluded to submit to the
United States of America ?'
What the answer was, my boy, | am
not allowed to say but You may rest
satisfied that thing has been done which
am not permitted TO divuge; and should
it lead, as | hope it will, to movement
| am not suffered to make public, it can
not fail to result in a consummaton which
| am forbidden to make known. But If
on the other hand, the strategic movement
which am not at liberty to describe
should be followed by stroke | am
restrained from explaining, You will find
the effect it would not be juIicious in me
to set forth will produce consequence
which the War Department denies Inc the
privilege Of developing.
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POSTAGE SrAMPs.-The United States
postage stamps, which are now coming so
freely into circulation, besides having the
amount of their value in figures upon the
corners, may be readily recognized by their
colors and vignettes, which are as follows:
The one cen: stamp is blue and has the
vignette of Franklin. The three cent
stamp (the one commonly used) is red or
pink, with the portrait of Washington
The FIVE cent is chocolate color, with the
head of Jefferson The ten cent is green,
with the portrait Of Washington. The
twelve cen; is black, with the portrait OF
Washington. The twenty-four cent is IL
lac, with the head Of Washington. The
thirty cent is yellow, with thu vignette Of
Franklin. The ninety cent is blue, with
he portrait Of Washington as appearing
when Young general. The stamps pow
in use bv the Post Office Department are
distinguished from the old ones (no, Low
receivable ny the fact that the figures de-
noting the denominations are in the upper
corners,
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Notice to our Subscribers

On account Of the heavy and almost un
bearable Tax levied upon Printers and all
kinds Of Printers Material. BY the recent
Congress, We are compelled to raise she
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have aduance pay to meet the demands of
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Pilat Office. JuIy a, 1862.