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pure refined Steel Springs ingeniouSy braided tightly
and firmly together edge eto edge ,snakiu e oug est
most flexible, elastic and durable Spring ever used
They seldom rend or break, like the Single Springs
and consequently preserve their perfect and beautiful
Shape mere than twice as Aong as any Single Spring
Skirt that ever has or can be made.
wonderful feasibility comfort and pleasl
ure to any Lady wearing the Duplex Elliptic Skirt will
be experienced particularly in all crowded assemblies
Operas, Carriages, Railroad cars Church pews A rm
Chairs for lronieaade and House Dress s the SIX hi
can be folded when ia use to OCCUPY small place as
easily and conveniently asa silk or nusfiu dress
Lady having enjoyed the pleasure Comfort and
GreatCcnvenence of wearing the Duplex Elliptic Steel
Spring skirt for single day will never afterwards
Willingly dispense with their use For Children Misses
and Young Ladies they are superiortp all Others.
thread and will wear twice as long as hea Single warn
covering which Is used on al Single Steel Hoop Skirts
Ihe three bottom rods every skirt are also Double
SteeL aud twice double covered 10 prevent the COW
erng from wearing Of the rods when iraggngadown
Stairs stone steps &c, g. which they are Constantly
infect 10 when in use. laiuQRO sdl sHssm sial
All are made of the new and elegant Corded Tapes
and are the hest qualify In ~ IpAtt sivisg teihr
wearer the most graceful and perfect shape possible
and ARE unqTesionably tbe lfgb most d * irAbte
comfortable and economical Ski, ever made.
Vests Brsdley &Cafey. ftop Actors ofthe Invention
and sols Manpfsetursrs "a Chambers, and 10 and 81
Reade Streets, New-Yerk. 81! 10 afei" 'A8l4 b77
For sale in all frst-cass Stores in this City, and
throughoa the United Stste Sa4A caiada, HAkaia d
Cuba. Mexico, South America and the West Indies y
lasa .Inq'iire hr the Dupie2 lHiRptic yJr dodsle)
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Gef or That stump.

Among the paroled rebel soldiers who
came up on the steamer Lady Gay on Tues
day, Was man little over seren and a halt
feet in height. He started out with the Mis-
souri, troops at the eommencement of the war,
aud stuck TO the them until the dog was
dead and never received . scratch. Soon
after he was mustered into the rebel service
the regiment 70 which he belonged appeared
before the colonel on dress parade, and the
colonel. who prided himself on the fine APP
pesrsnce and good size Of his men, cast his
eyes along the line. with a smile of self salts
faction until they rested on the towering form
of the tall Missourian, when he knit his
brows and called out fercely 10 thunder
tones, Get OFF that stump, you impairment
sooundEsl, or III order you under arrest. -
The soldiers looked at each other, wondering
who the colonel meant but no one moved.
Finding his authority treated with disrespect
he fairly boiled with rage, and, advancing to
the big soldier, he exclaimed. tWhat in the
devil are you standing on 2" The soldier re-
spsctfully replied. ''On my feet, colonel i'-
The colonel was completely taken back, "a be
surveyed this tall specimen of humanity
from head to foot in blank amazement; he
mumbled an apology for his rude remarks
and hastend away, leaving his men convulsed
with laughter. Get off that stump" became
q by-word with the Missouri rebels, and il
will no doubt live as long as the long Mis-
sourian.- Cairo Democrat.
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Catholic Generals.

The Nashville Gazette publishes the following
as partial list of catholic generals who have
served in the national armies during the war
Major Generals W. s Rosecrans, Q. A. Gil
more, Geo. G. Meade, f. G. C. Ord, Philip II.
Sheriden, John c. Foster, Geo. Stoneman, Jas.
Shields, Daniel L. Sickles, David $. Stanley,
John Newton. Alfred Pleasonton, Gen. Richard
son, Joseph u Carr. J. Hunt, Thos. Francis
Meagher.
Brigadier Generals Michael COrcoran, Thos W,
Sweeney, Patrick Edward Connor, NJ. X. Lawler,
Thos. Ewing, Jr., Hugh Ewing, Regis de Trobi'
and, Fhos. G. Devin, Alfred \. Duffie.
Acting Brgadcr Generals Jas. +. Malone, Pat
rick II x 'nrl II. T Donahue, JAS A. Multi
gan, F.y.eHoe NJ. Cornyn, stephen McGroary
Richard Byrnes, Patric Lelly, Matthew Murphy
The Gazette further adds the name Of Majol
General w. 7. Sherman, who, it says. became
COMMUNICATE of the catholic church just before
entering upon active service in the army.
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Is andrew johnson an Usurper .

The Chicago Tribune, with its long accus-
toned dogmatic propensities, now throws
aside whatever pre,ence of friendship it had
for President johnson, and, because he will
not violate his conscience, denounces him as
an usurper. In its issue Of yesterday morn
ing. in denying that North Carolina and the
other states in its condition, are states of the
Union, or anything but conquered provin-
ces," il said:
ssWill the advocates of the other view point
out to us the clause in the constitution where his
authority is denied What is the language OF this
instrument OF which we hear much: what but
this: sThe president shall be commander-in-chief
of the army and navy This clause Is all that
bears on the sol ject, and where Is the Limitation
il contains, for bidding the exercise of the presi-
DENTS power to let whonsOever he pleases vote
in these conquered provinces, until these provin-
ces pass from under military rule and become
states again %
The article we quote from thus concludes !:
''If we are not correct; if the president is act
ing in his civil and not his military capacity, and
If the conquered provinces really and truly
states, endowed with the rights which the states
of the north possess, and not subject to the
military law the president as uSurper and ought
TO be impedched, because every one of his acts in
relation to these so-caled states is assumption
of power that he does not possess except Il
cenqueror. NJ VIC right, the responsibility OF
excluding the blacks who can read and write, the
blacks who have fought in the Union army, and
the blacks who have proved their ability for self
support, from the polls, Is his policy merely with
out ccmpuison thereto by any constitutional or
other power Ifhis plan shall work well we shall
be the first 70 award him the credit tor prescence
that few have possessed. fit is but the begin :
ming OF endless wrangling and trouble, let him
have the responsibility
The Chicago Tribune as it WAS of the first
to urge the secession of the slaveholding
states and TO threaten them with expulsion
from the Union if they did not secede, is now
one of the first to insist on the validity of the
acts of secession, thereby justifying the re-
bellion and, taking the rebel side Vt the ar
gument, denOunces Andrew johnson q
usurper, who ought to be iupeached.
1t will doubtless strike the reader with
surprise that President Johnson's policy be-
comes usurpation only because he will not
usurp the power 10 declare that the colored
men of North Carolina, the large majority Of
whom yet dspendants for food aud shelf
er upon their former owners, should be emit
tied TO vote. How the plan of the president
could be cured of i,s criminality usur-
patton by his admitting negroes to vote, may
be understood by the political doctors at the
Tribune Office, but it is not known to u.s.
Chicago Republican 29th.
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The Miseries of Millionaries.

From the New York Times, June 1871
Look at William B. Astor, as he slowly
and with autOmotic gait moves along Broad
way, glancing neither to the right or the left
and evidently deeply immersed in mental
arithmetic. Manifestly he is the oppressed
pack horse" of his own great afairs''-a
being that might have tripped gaily through
the world With heart and thin pair of
breeches, had he not been pet to Plutus :;
but who, as 1t is, stoops under weight of
rent roll and bond and mortgage. almost too
heavy for elderly humanity to bear? Unfor
tunate financial Atlas, with world of wealth
upon his shoulders, and care and anxiety.
sitting like twin incubi, perched upon his
top, how we pity him And yet such is the
effect of habit in reconciiing and even attach
ing man to his burdens, that he would be
more likely to denounce than thank US,
should we philanthropically offer to ease him
of part of his.
Commodore Vanderbilt seems to have more
backbone than Mr.. Astor, and bears his forty
millions with porter-like pluck. We say
forty millions, because Mr. Parton, his bio
grapher, appraises hIs "real and personal at
that sum. We fancy Mr.. P.'s figures are
little over the mark, but the commodore is
nevertheless a very ''solid man." and will no
doubt .'cut up handsome,
Alexander T. Stewart, who lie, we pre-
sumo, about as far advanced in the millions
as the commodore, always appears to us to be
working out complicated sums in compound
interest as he walks the streets. Almost a
lightning calculator, he is lin public at least)
the most undemonstrative of men, We are
quite sure that making money is to him a
sedative and not an excitant. Are we mis-
taken in surprising that he was merrier and
happier years ago as clerk than he now is
as the controller of say five and twenty mil
lions?
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correspondent of the press, at Washing
ton. who signs his letters Veritas, reports the
following as part of the suppressed testi-
mony offered at the trial of the assassins:
Judge Holt-Mr. Murphy, were you at
Ford's Theatre on the night of the assassina
ton?
Mr.. Murphy was. indade, yer honor.
Judge Holt-Did you see j. Wilkes Booth
jump from the box after shooting the Pres
dent?
Mr.. Murphy-Bad cess to him, did your
honor 2
Judge Holt-Did you hear what he said
and if 80 what was it? W
Mr.. Murphy heard what he said very
we'll, your honor: and all he said was: Pm
SICK send for Megisnes." tSic semper Ty-
rannis.)
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18th OF July, 1865.

THE ROMAN CATHOLICS OF ROCK
i Island County will hold Pic Mic in the City
of Rock Island, IN the grove near the head Of
Madison street, within about one block Of the
High School building, commencing about O'Clock
during the day.
The object Of holding the Pic Me 10 to raise
funds TO a.d IN completing their new church in
Rock Island.
The grounds will be tastefully arranged with
Refreshments tables. and seats, and good music
will be in atter dance.
=, vs. Tie public generally are respectfully in
yited to Clee thcEis call. ~ 3 81 = = fer-tt
~ By oRDER~oF THE COM.
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The subjoined is said to have been part
of Gen. Buffers testimony before the commit
tee on the conduct of the war:
s'What has been your experience in regard to
chaplIns2
ssAnswer by General Butler--Well sir, good
chaplain a good thing but poor chaplain is
conceive. The chaplains rule in the forces
commanded, were not worth their pay, by any
manner of means. / think there should not be
more than one chaplain to brigade, except in one
particular case. / am bound to say that / have
never seen Roman Catholic chaplain that did
not do his duty because he was responsible to an
ether power than that OF the military. 1 would
not ask for more than one chaplain to a brigade,
except in the case of Roman Catholic regiments
1t seems improbable that''the Beast"should
have sworn TO so much truth in so small Il
compass, and the best and only reason for be-
hering that the majority of the chaplains are
misrepresented by such a statements is that
he made it. We venture to say that a can
vass of the regiments as they return will
show that not one half of them regarded the
chaplain as good tor anything but the con-
sumption of rations and the reason is plain.
They were mostly men who had converted
their churches into abolition wigwams, and
were actuated by the same impulses and mo
tives of other brawling demagogues. 1t is a
harsh charge but we believe it to be true
Justice to the self sacrificing christian minis
tiers who have performed their duty as chap
lains requires that the cause Of the worthless
nees of many who were acting as such should
be plainly Chicago Times
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A Question ofJurisdiction.

Governor Grape, of Michigan has written
a letter to the secretary OF war declining to
turn over to the military authorities, for trial
by court martial, two lieutenants aud one en-
listed man of the Cd reserve corps, who are
charged with the homicide of hack driver
in Detroit. Governor Grape, in refusing COM
pliance with the secre.ary's request. makes
the following points That although the
parties were and are in the military service
of the United States, yet they were not in the
discharge of military duty at the time of
committing the offense. I'd. That the homi
eide was committed beyond the limits of the
military camp TO which the accused we're at
tached. 3. Ii was not an offense against the
peace and sovereignty of the United States,
but against those of the state of Michigan -
4. That he has no power, under the constitu-
ton and the laws of that state, TO comply
with the secretsry's request.
In reference 20 the act of March Sd, 1868,
under which the transfer OF Jurisdiction from
the civil to the military authorities ID asked,
Gov. Grape says:
1t could have been the intention of Con-
grsss that, In tine of war, instruction rebels
lion, each and every person in the military service
of the United States, and subjectto the articles OF
war, should not be exempted IRON responsibility
to the civil tribunals of the country for the
committed by him away from camps, and under
charge ofmilitary duties. .s..,.
81
In view of all the facts 10 this case, it does APP
pear to me that have no power to comply with
your request, and that, n had such power, its
exercise would be impolitc and unwise.
1t is no less fatal error to despise labor
when regulated by intellect, than to value il
for its own sake. We are always in these
days trying to separate the two; we want
one man to be always thinking. and another to
be always working. and we call one gentle
man and the other an operative; whereas the
wOrkingman ought to be always thinking, and
the thinker often to be working; and both
should be gentleman in the best sense. As
it is, we make both ungentle. the one envy
ing. the other despising his brother; and the
mass of society is made up of morbid think
ers and miserable workers. Now it is only
by labor that thought can be made healthy,
and only by thought that labor can be made
happy, and the professions should be liberal,
and there should be less pride felt in particu-
larity of employment. and more in excellence
of achievement.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-06-30

"UNCONsrITUTIoNAL"-T supreme court Of
Wisconsin have decided that the law of congress
requiring stamps to legal processes, in the begin
ming or other stages OF suit, is unconstitutional
and therefor vo, and the stamps legal papers
nos Necessity, The ground of the decision is that
the imposition OF tax upon any proceedings in
state court is an invasion of the right of state
congress can tax these proceedings at all il can
iny tax that will practically amount to a proLib-
ition and thus legslate the courts out of
istence. -P,uSbTgh Courier.
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BRICK BRICK I!
PRICE REDUCED.

T OFFER FOR SALE, at the Energy Brick
i YARD, on the bluff, 200 600 first quality BRICK,
the folio wing prices, viz:
s. per thousand by the large qIanIity-
81 per 100 an anal quantities.
SlI per 1000 laid in the wall. building measure.
These brick are equal IN quality TO those IN the
Catholic Church, Darts Store, DImiek's Stable,
or the dwelling houses Of Messrs.Waii and Comet
C. ATKINSON.
Rock Island, June 6, dwlm.
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FLOUR AND FEED. .

N1E are now manufacturing and are pre-.
w pared TO deliver, on short notice, in any
part OF the eiiYf the very best quality of wheat
-four, rye -four, rye meal, corn meal. hominy
bran, sc, al Of which we warraat.,, - =
- orders left 1T VIM shearer's or J. B. &
M. G. Tricks grocery stores, or at the mill, will
be promptly attended to. " fIaF dVL 'z1l0
e.a BlDDlSoN & GILMORE.
Rock Island, Dec. 20, 1864, DIFF " H9E ET3
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of business and praying that it be withdrawn
and letter from ii. G. Dart, of the First Ma
tional Bank of Richmond, to the com mittee.
also favors the repeal of the clause referred
to. The petitioners state that they took the
oath prescribed by Pres't Lincoln. of March
26th, 1854 and December 9Th, 1864, in the
full belief that by so doing they secured the
pardon extended, and that business had been
paralized by the late decision ofths attorney
general. = The memorial will be ouIversaliy
signed and forwarded to the president in
few days.
Moseby the guerrilla, having been pardon
ed, has opened law Office at Culpepper, Vir.
ginia.
CINcrNsATI,J uue 30-Chief Justice Chase
left yesterday Tor Washington.
Great preparations are being made in this
city aud throughout the state for celebrating
the 4th of July.
General Sherman is expected to arrive here
to night. public reception will be given
him.
Gen. Logan, al Louisville, yesterday, is
sued rider mastering out Is 900 men be-
| longing 10 the army of the Tennessee.
| The failure of Charles Barnes wheat spec
ulator at Chicago, is announced for liabilities
over S25, 600.
Major Gen. Grierson arrived at Cairo yes
! terday .tt .. . ...
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AUCTION.

ON MONDAY NEXT, at 8 o'clock A. NJ.
~ Cthe 10th inst,) 1 will commences the sale OF
nv groceries, tobacco, erockery and glass ware,
store futures, &C, &C, stsnetion, aud eonunue
the ale from day to day until ali 10 sold.
: CHARLES HAPPIER.
Rock Island, June 20 dur
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SEWING MACHINES.

HAVE FOR SALE the Singer, Grover
i Baker and How Sewing Machines, AL Of
which are known, 10 this community, 10 BE the
three best machines ever in use.
also have machine twist and thread Tor safe
Any one wishing TO purchase please give me
call. W. t. NORRIS, Agent,
neIt door to BAbcock's new hall, up stars, on
. Illinois street
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nounciDg the dismantling of the field .orks
which compose the defenses of Washington,
north and south Of the Potomsc Division COM
manders are required to dispose of all ordnance
stores belonging 70 the forts to bs dismantled.
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Among the new names for ladies' mautles
we hear OF the ''wife's bliss" the ..husband's
torture, the oanker's terror" the s'sheriff,s
.@sn's dread" and the s.maiden's dslieh. -
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BOWLING SALOON.

+ HAVE just completed a new and FIRST
II Class Bowling Alley, the best in town, and
respectfully invite ali who desire . heslthfui
exercise to call at my place and ny il.
y +. SAMUEL GALLUP, ~
- River Street Hotel,
- near Langlsy's warshouss- nov srr ~
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The "stunning" Boston meeting Oh 'ne po''
iticians of the Charles Sumner scnooi last
week appears to have bad no eneo' upon
President Andy johnson. In his speech TO
the South Carolina delegation last Saturday,
he reiterated his sentiments with reference to
the unbroken unity of the states, and said
other things that must be distastetul to the
ssearnest men of the country" as the radicals
call themselves. eff the Union is to be pre-.
served, it must be ON the principle of fratern-
ity both north and south.'' ''We must deal
with the question of restoration, and not
reconstruction" s'Some of our north
ern friends are deceived when they, hv-
ing afar of, think they can exercise great
er control over the freedmen than the south
erners who have been raisad where the insti-
tuition Of slavery has prevailed" LET each
state Judge of the disposition of its own point
ical power" These are some of the utteran-
ces of President johnson flying directly In
the faces of the negro suffrage advocates.--
Andy has evidently put his foot down and is
not to be fattered, cajoled, or bullied into
the ruinous schemes of the politicians who
are insisting on negro equality.
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A movment is on foot among St.Louis mer.
chants to bring about agrand trade congress.
TO meet In that city at an early day. Dele
cations from all southern and western states
will be invited -
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RIVER STREET HOTEL.

Next Door to Langley's Warehouse.
INHE Subscriber has, at a large expendi-
i ture OF money, fitted up, in the best manner,
a hotel on River street, IN Rock Island, (iorner-
y kept by Schaible) and furnished II with engITelJ
new furniture, and respectfully informs the pubic
that from his long experience in the busl-
ness, he thinks she knows how to keep
hotel - and respectfully soIcIts a share
of public patronage, believing that all who favor
him with a call wall be satisfied with both fare
and bill.
He has also built new stable and can ,cconnO
date teams.
There Is, also, new ball alley, adjoining the
house.
&az- few good permanent boarders can be
accommodated. SAMUEL GALLUP,
Apl7dwtf
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vermont Democratic state Convention

BURLINGTON, VT, June 27.-The Vermont
democratic state convention met here to-day,
and nominated the following state ticket:
For Governor-C. N. Davenport, of Will
miIgton. Goa
For Lieutenant Gevernor-D. c. Linsley,
of Burlington.
For Treasurer. FL. Noyes, of Hyde
Park.
Resolutions were passed reafirm;ng the
democratic principles, and declaring conf
dence in the wise and constitutional meas
ures Of reconstruction adopted by President
johnson.
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But when we were married., Il found TO my ruth.
The stammering lady had spoken the truth,
For often, in oblivious dudgeon,
She'd say, if ventured TO give her ajog
In the way Of reproof-Yoa're a dog-you're
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The Wahoo B,tters Combustion OF Ma
ture's Great RestoratIves; they are entirely veg
etable, being compounded from different Roots,
Banks and Herbs under strict chemical analysis
These BItIers remove the unnatural acidity OF the
stomach giving 10 it natural and healthy &C
ton. and when the stomach right the whole
man is right.
The Wah0O Bitters are an
Alternative, Diuretic and Stomach Tonic.
They act direct upon the Liver, Purifying the
Blood, giving healthy glow TO the
Skin. They cure
Dyspepsia. Liver Complaint. Dropsy,
Asthma. Sour stomach, Sick A ~
Headache,
Warm and Strengthen the Bowels, are q prevent
i've of Dysentery, summer Com plants, ChoIic,
Cholera Morbuz, Chills, Intermittent Fever, Fever
and Ague, &c The Spirits used to preserve
these Bitters is PURE RYE WHISKY, dis
titled IN Copper, under my direction and personal
attention, and 10 the only spirits recommended by
the Medical Faculiy tor Its medicinal qualities.
Pat up oaly BY myself, the Inventer and Pat
LCAUTloNl-None genuine unless d. w. D.
l.. Dexter Loveridge, Wahoo Bit
tiers, 10 clown in the Bottle and bearing label
follows: The Great Indian Beverage. Low
eTidge's Celebrated Wahoo Bitters-
r. DEXTER LOVERfDGE.
..-.-i. stfs irt- BE -e BUFFALO, N. Y.
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