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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-27

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La, wces..............l ,2D 3i3j $40 1870 100
One wear ago (Arrl ~ .loS2 2,7Gi 80 100 H2
pKIcgs-Beei per 100 n. on total weight II hide, tai
low and meat Extra 10 5d Il inst quality 5a 10
oud quality sl4d 80. tlrd quality, SIkdSlJ; few
choices, single pals S1; some OF the poorest Cows buN~
Sc, = l00 : IL. .,..,,,>
d orsing Olea $3.50 $500; Handy Steers, Sle"dslo
or much according 20 their ne for beef
Con, aad Young Cdires-fsir quality. SpuSU hktr~
S15d > o0 FsrIow and Dry, ss0d 10 ,
Shecp-Per 10 live weight shesrei, tas~i onsesIea
and Western. dl3c. T. 10. m.
lJc.; retail, li0lsc. y n
Vs1I C,Ire,-s "a SO y head IN lots.
HiScs-Brshton. Ease. Country lots 0sa1e
Tdtot-8dac.
Pors-s2dsss 50 each County lots. 81 asa $40
Cali SkiE,-l7d20c. Y n. ~ .
EtM.Rks-Be-f Cattle lower III price aud his az IN
hnk ecnso per D. less many lots and ln 10.
ON the average ses Over 2e head OF good Western arrived
Friday aud Saturday. being jus. enough to take away leap
polite OF the butchers for yesterday arrival The owner 81
one of these Saturday droye reported have said that he
kneys head If weed cattle ready Tor mAIAes
in the limits Of three counties Of Illinois. There are neary
900 cattle Albany besides some 2Oo or 800 ro insds
v the Northern routes The quality Of the Western better
sn for long time past indeed something like the odiaah'
toned Western steers have again been seen uer the
iroyers t. terms, ads brsk and most OF
the stock wa sold yesterday Last week beet Western i's
,old a, lsc., n SIX. this week OF l,c 81 "a.
Although the number Of sheep at market l. not re ne
butchfrs that there plenty Western sheep o-hy
and other points Wesiweri that they have At y ~ &c pt
d. lower than previous prices by sending word by
seluenty they have ioags oil short suppn shu s
very md pendent about buying. al. .s,
The supply Of veal cave, g. heavy aud dfoven ana u I'M
cult to dispose OF them at anything lao satisfactory p''"
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-27

April. 2t-e2, OH bbls Flour ~ bbls Whisky. .lS
bbs Corn Meal, $500 bush. Corn. 34oO bush; OATS
$50 pkgs. As~s, 6s5 phgs. Lard, 300 pkgs Butter
. 162 pigs. Provisions
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-27
LIvBRnoRE, CLEws & Co,
BApkKRS
No. "a Wallst, N. Y,
MINT AGENTS FOR TIA PALE OF THE n. 5

GOV saSMEsT AGENTS FOR TBs sALE OF TIE o. 5
$40 LOAN.
Commission alowed Bankers, Brokers' Insurance
Companies, and all parties purchasing for resale
All denominations on hand ready Tor Immediate de
livery.
ALI KINDS OF U. e. tLCuRiTlEs BOUGHT And SOLD
Henry CLESs & Co.
Successors Ia
liyEfIOgE CLEW5 a. Co.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-27
veor Of epecula.icn has been brought TO bear upon

veor Of speculation has been brought 10 bear upon
railway property.
Moscy is abundant ct 40C per cent On call, and
brokers paying of go per cent loans to large
extent. Commercial paper is in more request and
10 used at Cgl0 per cent. The chiei desire oil
lenders is 10 obtain temporary use for capital, and
long engagements are not in favor. WIN the
Exception OF tho Government loan there IL no
long borrower upon the market. The mining and
oil stocks offered to the public are IN poor demand
/ They employ very little money, nnd are rs nearly
dead as Colorado gold shares Money is now so much
more abundant than shares in corporate property
that the latter are sought for with an eagerness
which will put them for the moment 10 points ap-
preaching those of the early part of 1861.
Exchange is held higher in The expectation OF
irgc sales Of Government stocks on European ac-
count, tho proceeds 10 be at once RENTED. The
rates are: Bankers sterling, a. days, 1904 0ll0;
bankers sterling, 3 days, no, 9ll0l; merehants
sterling, los! 0lOSi francs, 5.sld5.l2i.
Freights are very dali The engagements to
Liverpool are 80 boxes Bacon on private terms. To
London, 80 boxes Bacon on private terms. To
Marsciles 5000 Slaves on private terms.
Bremen ship was chartered from st. Johns to Lon
don, with Deals on private terms.
The business of the Sub-Ireasury was: Receipts,
s. 1886 ,697 IL; Tor Customs, $iE,O)0i Payments,
80 iG2 G75l9; on account Loan $4,000, Balance,
$3.50 ,611, ~ 80.
The following statement shows the condition of
the Philadelphia banks:
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-27
Boston Live Stock Market.

i BRIGHTON. CAMBRIDGE AND MEDfoRD.
R,ror,ed for Tms TRIBUNE re eadta2 Wedassd
1 April 26. lboS.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-05-18
Tue Life Of Lincoln, written by Himself.
Correspondence of the New York Herald.

GEORGETOWN, d. c., April 81.
As everything connected with the history
of our martyr president is OF intense interest,"
/ send you brief record which illustrates
his singular modesty as q man. When. in
1858, l commenced my labors on the work
known as the Dictionary of Congress-" /
forwarded to every ex-member of congress
whose residence could ascertain, circular,
asking each persen for information as to the
date and place of his birth, the character Of
his education, his profession or occupation,
and Q list of any public position he may have
filed. Those simple facts were all wanted,
and in looking over the thousands OF replies
that have been cent me since, it Is truly re-
markable that men of the greatest ability
have invariably told direct and brief story,
thereby preserving their innate modesty, and
writing nothing to compromise their dignity
The reply which received from Mr.. Lincoln
was singularly brief, and yet comprehensive,
aud you may we'll imagine is now highly val
ued by me, with other friendly letters by the
sessed all the degrees of sovereign honor, "
as calculated by Lord Bacon and who. like
Regulus and the two Decii, sacrificed his life
for the good of his country. The record in
question is as follows:
-, ioOS, Au SoeHJb
Kentucky
Education defective.
sProfession, u lawyer.
s.Have been a captain of volunteers in the Blaci
Hawk war.
POSTMASTER at a very small Office
ssFour times a member of the Illinois legisa,
ture.
.'And was member of the lower house Of con-
gress.
"Yours, &c, A. LINCOLN.
Such is the story of his life down to 1858
What q wonderful contrast does it present II
his subsequent career
Yours, very respectfully.
CHARLES LANMAN.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-05-18

had the southern people abided by the common
laws and tribunals, would have fought to main
tain such property; but the moment they ignored
the contract and appealed to war, We ~ere no
longer bound in law or honor to respect that OBJ.
noxious species of property. As soon - the war
il over, believe that good men can re-adjust
the affairs of the country 90 that slaves will new
er again be bought and sold, and yet the labor Of
all be directed again to the development of the
vast agricultural wealth that lies in the fertile
fields Of the south. Accept my hearty thanks
for considering still citizen of Louisiana and
beg you to foster and encourage all its native
population to adapt their thoughts and fee lngs to
the new order of things, which will soon efface
the dread ravages of war and make Louisiana once
more the safe guardian of the outlet of the might
lest river on earth.
With great respect,
your friend and servant,
w. T. SHERMAN, Maj. Gen.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-05-18

CAUTION FROM TEE AMERICAN WATCH Co..
1t having come to our knowledge that imita-
tions of the American Watch have been put
upon the market in great number, calculated
by their utter worthlessness to injure the rep
utation of our genuine products, to protect
our own interests and the public from impo-
sition, we again publish the trade marks by
which our Watches may invariably be
known.
We manufacture four styles of Watches.
The first has the name
AMERICAN WATCH CO., Waltham,
Mass" engraved on the inside plate.
The second has the name
"APPLETON, TRACY & Co., Waltharn,
Mass" engraved on the inside plate.
The third has the name
Up. s. BARTLETT, Waltham, Mass. ;" en-.
graved on the inside plate.
All the above styles have the name Amer.
lean Watch Co. painted ON the dial, and are
warranted in every respect.
The fourth has the name
VIM. ELLERY, Boston, Mass" engraved
on the inside plate, and is not named on the
dial
ALI the above described watches are made
of various sizes, and are sold in gold or sll
yer cases, as may be required.
1t is hardly possible for US to accurately
Q6sCElDc kuc uuucTOus lIuikdtlOus W which
we have alluded. They are usually describ-
ed with names 80 nearlv approaching our
own as to escape che observation of the un
accustomed buyer. Some are represented az
made by the Union Watch Co., of Boston,
Mass. no such company existing. Some
are named as the Soldiers Watch" to be
sold as our fourth or VIM. Ellery style, usu-
ally known as the "Soldier's Watch" 9th.
ers are named the Appleton Watch Co. :"
others the ''P. 5. Barley" instead of our
"P. S. Bartlett" besides many varieties
named In such q manner as to convey the
idea that they are the veritable productions
OF the American Watch Company
We also caution the public, and particular
ly soldiers, against buying certain articles
CALLED watches, so freely advertised in illus
trated papers as Army Watches" 'OHicers'
Watches, Magic Time Observer" "Arca
ma Watches" &C., the prices of which are
stated to be FROM seven to sixteen dollars
A good watch, in these times, cannot be af.
forded for any such money.
A little attention on the part of buyers
will protect them from gross imposition.
ROBBINS & APPLETON,
Agents for the American Watch Co.,
1872 Broadway, New York.
spr25dwlm
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-05-18
OgIesby Pardoning the Convicts.

SPRINGFIELD, May 15.-Governor Oglesby
seems to be striving for distinction the
great pardoner. Scarcely a week passes
without the use Of his executive prerogAtive
with more or less liberality, and already the
people may thank their new chief magistrate
for turning loose more rascals in the same
space of time than any Of his predecessors
In some cases it is impo ssible to account for
the governors conduct, so wholly destitute
of extenuating circumstances were the crimes
he has dispossesed of their legitimate punish
mept
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-05-18
IMPORTANT LETTER FROM GENER-
AL SHERMAN.
His Views on the War and the Present
Situation.

The legislature of Louisiana having passed res
olutions of thanks to General Sherman and his
army, the general has responded in the following
letter, which is important showing the views OF
that distinguished commander:
HEADoRs MILITARY DIVISION OF rHEl
MISSISSIPPI, In the Field,
GoLDsBoRo, N. c., April s, 1866.
To His Excellency, Michael Hahn, Governor Of
Louisiana, New Orleans:
DEAR SIR had the honor to receive your let
ter of March 8, enclosing the engrossed copy of
the resolution of the legislature Of Louisiana, ap-
proved March 3, 1855. / will publish them in
general orders to the army, and think that it
will be a source Of pride for the officers and men
to see the deep interest that is felt in them by
the constituted authorities of your favored
state.
1 thank you kindly for recalling to me the
events that attended me at Alexandria, at the
outset of this war. No man not actually present
at the south can comprehend the tolls and snares
laid by oily, willy and mischievous traitors to en-
snare the young and credulous. Truth W per-
verted, predjudices kindled into wild passion,
and false pride begotten, calculated to misead
the youth and even old men into a belief that the
whole fabric of our government was weak and
tottering, and was about to fall with q crash that
would ruin all who chung to its fortunes. can
os P'SsSno w SaPSiioA "iouon, Dut III rtblre-
ment of the pine woods of Rapids Parish, my day
dreams still rested on the high seas, in California,
on the broad plains of Kansas, the majestic val
ley OF the Mississippi, and the Atlantic slopes,
with their busy, Industrious people, where had
roved In former days; everywhere realizing the
the fact that orr general government was kind
aud paternal and that its faults if any arose from
an excess OF leniency and forbearance, and I
could not be made to believe that it should weld
the destiny of our future to the guidance of the
few discontinued demsgogues of the south, or
its coneeited cotton planters and negro-owners,
am willing to say, however, that regarded
the constitution as q bargain that we of the
out b. should respect slave property with.
nto its abstract merits or defscts; and
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"In regard to my future course,I will now make
no professions, no pledges. / have long been
connected somewhat actively with public affairs,
and to the history of my past public acts, which is
familiar to you, refer for those principles which
have governed me heretofore, and will guide me
hereafter. My opinions as to the nature of popu :
lar government have long been cherished, and
constituted az am, it is now too late in life for
me to change them."--P President Andrea Johnson
TO the Illinois Delegation April Is, 1855.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-05-18

A judge in Baltimore has charged grand
jury that persons sitting on military commits
sions, for the trial of citizens not connected
with military or naval service, are liable to
indictment.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-05-18

met and eradicatsd BY these people them
selves, and much depends upon the way il il
undertaken just now. The only protection 70
society in any people is the institution Of the
family. A man and wife and children are
mutual protectors against the grimes and
disorder Of promiscuous relations. Marriage
and the division of the blacks into families
are the only pressrvasivss against the terri
bic consequences of irregular lives. Those
who are disposed to labor and TO earn their
living will at once scoede to this arrange.
ment, but the idle. and all those who look
upon freedom merely as license to do what
ever they please, will carry their immoral
customs to the most fatal excuses. There is
an immense field for the practical philan-
thropist in the, moral education of these en-
franohised slaves, and President johnson
wisely points out that their moral regsnera-
ton is one condition upon which may possi-
bly, depend their future political status.
He also refers to the possibility of future
separation of the two races, and the gather
ing of the American Africans into some
one place to be occupied by them exclusively
However such Oolonisation may have prom
issd when colonization was offered ~ an 90.
cape from slavery, we do NOT believe that the
negro race in America will ever Voluntarily
leave the United States. They have no home
but this. They have no historic traditions Of
the times when they constituted part of
. free people; they have no ambition TO be .
distinct race; on the contrary. they have no
aspiration for the future but to become part
Of the American people. and lose their iden-
tity Is separate race in the vast domain of
American homogenity.
The agitation IF the extension of political
franchises to the African is at present at
tracing some attention. Mr.. johnson does
not refer to it. and he wisely leaves it where
it belongs, to the people who are hereafter to
govern the several states. His duty will be
to zee that no state shall have 9 disloysl
government. and that those who are loyal
she'll govern, and the disloyal be the gov
erned. When state governments on this
basis are erected in the several states, then
the question of negro suffrage will be decided
BY the people Of those states respectively
The case of Tennessee is in point. The new
constitution of that state leaves the question
of suffrage to the Legislature, just as it always
had been left in that state. The legislature
representing the loyal sentiment of the state
and knowing as Mr.. johnson clearly points
out, the circumstances, moral and political
of all classes Of the people, better than pei
sons residing elsew here, will act understand
ingly, justly and wisely. In the states north
OF the Ohio and the Potomac, the question O.
admitting colored people to the right OF suff
rage will be decided in like manner, bu
more easily, because the number of votes t.
| be created by such an extension is compare
lively very small. This question is one o
that large class that will decide itself with
out any serious CONFUSION of parties or o
popular feeling.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-05-18

Considerable interest has been manifested,
70. the past four years, to find the location of
"the last ditch" 1t has been discovered at
last. 1t is under a woman's petticoats.-
JEFF Davis made the discovery.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-05-18
ANNUAL RAILROAD MEETING.

OrFIcE CHICAGO q Rock IsLAsp,R r. r. Co.,
New Yorb, April Gath, 1855.
THE ANNUAL MEETING of the Stock
holders of this Company for the election .
thirteen Directors for the ensuing year, VIII .
held At the Office OF the Company, in The City o
Chicago, State OF Illinois, on FRIDAY, the III
day of JUNE next.
The poll will be opened at II O'Clock A -
and closed At IL o'clocA NJ.
c. w. DURANT, PrsfdtiL
+. ii. Tows, Secretary.
May dtd
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-05-18
Island City
ROOT NC
COMPOSITION

ME offer to the public superior article
w Of Paint for repairing leaky Metal or Felt
Roof. Ii 10 invaluable for coating Wooden
Bridges, Cars, Ties, Ferce Posts and all Iron or
Wood Work exposed to the weather, water or
laid in the earth.
Also dealers in Boat Pitch, Coal Tar, Roofing
Felt, Fire Brick and prepared Fire Clay.
We have experienced workmen, and are pre-
pared to put on Felt Roof and coat leaky ones at
short notice and low prices.
Enquire At the Rock Island Gas Works.
mch2ldw3m.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-05-18

The confederate president, in using his
wife's dresses, must evidently have been re-
duced to his last shift.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-05-18
Trial of JEFF. Davis-The Assassination
Conspiracy Trials-Davis' Completely.

NEw YoRK, May 1.-THE New York Evening
Posts Washington special says: Jefferson Da-
Wis win probably not be tried with the assassins
at the renitentiary. 1t is not yet determined
whether he will be arraigned for murder or treas
on If the former, he will have q separate trial.
"a letter from jeff Davis, found on Booths
body, amply justifes the charges of Davis COM
plicity in the conspiracy to murder the president
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-05-18
BOWLING SALOON,

THAvE just completed q new and frs,
i Class Bowling Alley, the best in town, and
especially invite all who desire heaithful
exercise to call at my place and tryit
SAMUEL GALLUP,
River Street Hstsl,
near Langlsy's Warehouse,
nayl6d6.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-05-18

JEFF Davis was caught, all owing to his
having shown his legs under a set of petit
coats. He is not the first man who, under
somewhat similar circumstances, has reached
q bad end
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-05-18
ROCK ISLAND HOUSE.
Farmers Attention

WE are now prepared to exchange tloui'
w Bran, Corn Meal, &C., for wheat sad COR,
We believe We can give satisfaction both IN qaa ~,
lty and quality. Call and give US q trial al ~,
Old Planning Mill where we have in conneeuos
First Rate FIGURING Mill, with two run Of sI..
nd two reels covered With Cunkle's best DUE
Anchor Boiling Cloth. Also Rye Flour and BON
sny always on hand
BIDDlsON & GILMORE,
dec20wtf Cor. Washing ton and r. X s''
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-05-18

The new line adopted by the played-out
confsderacy crino-line.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-05-18

WHITE LINE, for whitswashers always on
Works. may 10d1w.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-05-18
FLOUR AND FEED.

"E are now manufacturing and are pre-
wv pared to deliver, on short notice, IN AZ!
part Of the city, the very best quality q "he,'
-four, rye -four rye meal, corn meal, hOnirI
bran, &C, all of which we warrant
~ Orders left at VIM. Shearer's or J. b.
NJ. C. Frick's grocery stores, or At the mill, wi
be promptly attended to.
BIDDlSON & GILMORE.
Rock Island, Dec. %, 1864, DIFF.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-05-18
RIVER STREET HOTEL.
Next Door to Langley,s Warehouse.

Next Door to Langley's Warehouse.
INHE Subscriber has. at q large expendi-
i ture OF money, fitted up, in the best manner,
hotel on River street, in Rock Island, former
ly kept by Schabe) and furnished it with entirely
new furniture, and respectfully informs the puolic
that from his long experience in the busi-
ness, he thinks she knows how to keen n
hotel - and respectfully sol,cits q share
OF public patronage, believing that all who favor
him with call will be satisfied with both fare
and bill.
He has also built new stable and can .ccommo
date teams.
There is, also, new ball alley, adjoining the
house.
Vs. few good permanent boarders can be
accommodated. SAMUEL GALLUP.
Apl7dwtf
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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-05-18
FICTION.

The republican newspapers beat oil ores-
ton in getting up humbugs, starting stories
for the purpose Of prejudiclng the puoiio
mind against political opponents, &c. TO-
The latest thing of the sort is an article We
find in tho Chicago: Journal, of the 18th, en-
titled "a Scrap of History" copied from tho
New York Evening Post, and pretending to
show that there was an understanding De-
tween the southerners and the Buchanan
men, in the Cincinnati Convention, to "reo-
ognise the right of the states to seoede," and
that "Mr. Buchanan would do nothing to in
terfsre with it," It is claimed that this was
publicly avowed by Judge Black. in the con-
vention. The article says, after the nomina-
tion of Buchanan
A silence ensued for few momeuts, a. IL me
convention anticipating something ALREADY
prepared, when Judge Black, of Pennsylvania,
(aiterward attorney general under Buchanan! rose
to his place and made set speech, in which he
proceeded to dsnounce s'abolitionlsm and
"black republicanism'' very fercely, and to argue
that the states possessed, under the constltution
the right of secession. He went further and told
the convention that if the nominee was elected
and s'black republican, should be elected AZ
his successor, Mr.. Buchanan would recognize
,hat right of the states to secede and would do
nothing TO interfere with the exercise of it. This
pledge was ample, and was accepted BY the south
ern leaders.
This whole thing is as base lie, from be.
ginning to end, as ever was invented. We
was member of that convention and pres
emit ell the time of its session. Judge Black
was not member and did not make any
speech there,-nor did any one make speech
ayowing any such doctrines.