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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-06-30

Again, when it happened that, wishing to shirk
Some rather unpleasant and ardaous work,
/ begged her TO go to a neighbor,
She wanted to know why made such fuss,
And saucily said, s'You're cus-cus-cus-
You were always ac-cus-tomed to labor ~
V. -
Out OF temper at last with the insolent dame,
And finding that Madame was greatly to blame,
To sceld me instead of caressingi
/ mimcked her speech-hke churl ms am
And aRgrily said, you're a dam-dam-dam-
dam-sge instead OF blessing -
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-06-30
a dao-matic curmudgeon Us
6sFA III. ~ st}N =

And once when said, "We can hardly afford,
Tbi, extravagant style, with our moderate
~ hoard,''
And limited we ought to be wiser,
She looked, as ure you, exceedingly blue,
And fretfully cried "You're a Jew-you're a
Jew
A very ju-dicious adviser!"
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-06-30

BY JOHN G. SAKE.

g q L a.
: When deeply in love with Miss Emily Pryne,
vowed, Hthe maiden would only be mine,
q would always endeavor to please her O.
She blushed her consent, though the suffering
= lass -
s Said never word, except "You're an ass :
An ass-an ass-iduous teazer 10
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-06-30
SHAWL LOST.

A BOUT ghe 5ih If June a light silk shaw,
~ with heavy fringe, lost on the Knoxville
road, between Camden and the first school house
The finder Will receive SO reward for returning il
to the ARGUS office, Roci Island.
JAMES ELLIS.
Rock ISLAND, June 81, dwlw.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-06-30
"LA RUE'S OLIO OF ODDITIES. I"

Major WILLIE BAGLEY, the wonderful child
drummer, four years OF age, will appear at each
entertainment IN his marvellous drum solo and
light infantry drIil.
Acmisston- .0U Cents
Doors open al = O'Clock. To commence al :.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-01-04
jealousy Rival Lover Ridden ON 4
Rail-.
Fr5n he Montreal Transcript.

In the parish Of St Luke, a week or
two ago, an act of lawlessness took place
which is quite in keeping with the char
acter OF this little parish, being another
St jerome for notoriety IL appears
that a young lady residing in this place
had the good fortune CD to have two
lovers, one Of whom was a widower.
They were Jealous of each other--as
rivals always are-and each was care
ia that the other should not be present
when he paid a visit 10 the lady of the
house On 3 certain night il happened
that both the rivals made mp their
minds 70 pay the lady yi,it-perhaps
intending, each Of them, to put the
question 10 her as to which she would
have The widOwer, being more ex-
Perieuced in the business, was the first
IN the field, and soon engaged the at
tention Of the lady in an interesting
ts,s ts,s
While thus ennaged, the Junior rival
arrived at the residence Of the loved
one but. before entering he took the
precauuion 20 look. through the window,
10 see II the coast vas clear, when &
sight met his ewes which made the De
mon Of jealousy rage within him. HIS
first thought was, perhaps, 10 rush IN,
sclze his glval, and despatch him on the
spot; bat ne mastered his teelings-uo
doubt after hard struggles and de-
eided 10 take some other means of
Furnishing him.
Hastily retracing his steps, he sought
some Of his companious TO whom ne
told bis tale Of wrong, and besought
their aid IN Furnishing his hated rival
They readily consented and after a
consultation il was decided that the
rival wIdower should be treated TO a
ylds On @ rail- The party made immedi-
ate preparations for carrying their de-
clslon into execution. Masking Their
faces, and procuring the zone shaft
carriage, they repaired to the 6omicile
Of the fair one, and, some halfdozen in
numoer. entered without the least
ceremony.
They dragged the poor Widower forth
from the house, stripped nm Of outer
garment, and, placing him upon the
rsIl, gave MIN such q ride as he had
never received IN bis life time Owing
= the masks, OF course they were not
sufficiently identified 70 bring them TO
justice. % 70 how the lady took the
affair, or as 10 which Of the two shs
will now choose, We are unable 70 say,
bat suppose it viii be the abused one.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-01-04
Savannah ORe OF the DefenCea Of
Richmond.


Shortly after the attack on Fort
Sumter, in 1861. Mr.. Seward wrote, in
reply to delegation of Baltimoreans,
who we're nervous about United States
troops passing through their city, that
these troops were intended solely for
the defence of the capital The Secre-
tary's reply exposed him at the time
70 a good deal Of ridicule-but he only
obeyed the Injunction Of Solomon, to
answer q fool according TO his folly"
and he must have been amused to find
how completely he shut up the Balti~
mOreans.
It was afterwards suggested that by
"the defence of the capital SIR Sew
ard meant military operations in any
part of the field the capital represent
ing the nation. Perhaps some thought
of this kind was also in Robert + Lees
mind, when he wrote 10 General Scott,
to his sister, and to other persons, IN
April, 1861, expressing his determine
ton to retire from the profession Of
arms, Save in defence Of Virginia.
He wrote to General Scott:
Il have experienced nothing but
kindness from my superiors, and the
most cordial friendship from mycom-
rades
Save in defense Of my native state,
1 never desire again TO draw my sword.
To his sister be wrote on the same
day
The whole South Is in 8 state of
revolution, into which Virginia, after
long struggle, has been drawn, and
though | recognise no necessity for
such a state of things, aud would have
forborne and pleaded to the end for
redress of grievances, real or supposed,
vet IN my own person / had to meet
the question, whether | should take
part against my native state. With all
my devotion 70 the Union, and the
feeling Of loyalty and duty of an
American citizen, have not been able
TO make up my mind to raise my hand
against my relatives, my children, my
home. / have, therefore, resigned my
commission in the army, and, save in
/ defense of my native state, with the
sincere hope that my poor services may
never be needed, hope l may never
| be called on to draw my sword
Now il is clear, from these letters,
that Lee regarded Virginia as the Con-
| federaoy, just as Mr.. Seward consider
ed Washington as the nation; for we
| find General Lee, not long after his res
/ ignation from the United States army,
engaged in planning and superintend
! ing the deiences Of Savannah-those
defencss which have just been surren-
| d5red to General Sherman When Lee
went down 70 Savannah In 1861, to erect
those earthWorks, forts and other de,
fence of my native state As he Is
held 70 be great strategist, We must
believe that Savannah is really Of i'm
portsnce 70 Virginia and that its cap
! ture places In our hands one of the de-
/ fences of Richmond IN T. Post
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-01-04

The Loekport (Ohio) Bee announces
the death of en- eccentric individual
named VIM. Colley, in the Lower Will
age He lived alone, kept q grocery,
a1d willed his property, valued at SIS
900. TO his relatives in England He
kept his specie in an old boiler buried
in the cellar. Among the deposits in
this private vault we're fifty thousand
three-cent pieces How many millions
Of coin are thus boarded in various parts
of the country.
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Our inducements to Agents and
Clubs,

To those agents who take Their commis~r7n in
Books snd Gi.t= the following commission will II
allowed:
To any person forwarding 70 Clubs Of 10 Books, 5
Clubs Of q Books, or ClUOs Of 81 Books each, a
Silver Watch-cylnder escspement-wOrth ST.
To any person forwarding 70 Clubs OF 10 Books, 10
CT rs O q Books or Clubs Of 81 Books each
Silver Watch, Patentlever, huntiDgcsse, worth SIS.
II preferable, the agent may select any other ar
b. entitled 10.
Agents will retain the certificates Of Books and
Gifts until the reguied nUTube.s at Clubs are COM
Trtei, when they viii be forwarded to US as TOuch-
err.
Unless these regulations are strictly compiled
with, no allowance viii be made on extra commits
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-01-04

The New York World, in allusion to
the death of the gallant Major Sargent,
truly says: He distinguished him
Esii in many battles, and deserves
high position upon the honorable list
Of brave men Who have given them
selves TO their country In this war
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Specially.

MANUFACTURERS STOCK OF WATCHES,
VI LOckets, CHAINS, Bracelets Ring, Pms, ma
s0ulc EInb ems Gold Pens aud Gases, together
WITH full assortment Of Fine Jswelry will he sold
~ retail for the next 90 days. Certificates naming
the different arlc - are put in envelopes and
sealed, and sent without regard 70 choice Uns
certificate telling you What yO1 can have for 81
u be sentfor 20 cents, i've certificates for els-
ven for S. thirty iOT s. After seeing the Art Gle II
IL does not Ye perfect satisfaction You can return
L sni get the mODey. Great inducements are Of
fer-d % sg-nts We also manufacture Badges Eor
every division and corps IN the army. We vii
send a samIls pure silver with your name. reg-
meni am Company handsomely enErtve, the rs6n
on the receipt Of 81 80, together Eltn our whole
sale illustrated circular 70 agents.
3, NJ. WARD 4 CO.,
noTls-zn No Sos Broadway, n, z.
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CERTIFICATES OF CURES

from eight % twenty Year, standing. sftb n,y,s-
known . science and arns.
Fof msdlssl properties Of Buchu, see Dfspenaz
tory Of the United states.
see Professor Devices valuable works on IN.
Practice Of Physic VI ~
s see reff9Ark- male BY the Late celsbrated D.
Puysicz, Philadelphia. -
- l.ina * male BY DT. Ephrsam Mcdowell. q
5eieuraieS PhyFician, and member Of the R0ssI
- y. 7uI 4 CiLs' Ireland, and published 10 IN,
80 0-ChrlrZlcsl Review, puhlished a.,
bsdlamin IrsFers, FellOw OF the RoyaI CoIIss5s Il
Surgeons. S'-l78o u
zee most o the late standard works On r,s,t,~s,.
Extract buchu,.--Sl0O per bottle or ~ frT - h.
-arsaparilla, LOO q =.
lup-'d Rose Wash 50 o. 80.
" hall dozen Of each Tor s12, which vrfu h.
suf1cient - cure the most obstinate eases n 49,.
tons are edhsred 70. - - IL
Delivered 70 any address, securely packed rom
Cb@srValOn- = 49, '-S---
- e-cnhe symptoms IN al comm ra,esHoB..
Cures guaranteed. Advice rata
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-01-04
Special Notice.

IT l. A, Coaec1 No. iE-RAEulsT meetings Of
u sthe Colnoii are nov hid svery FRIDAY even
lug 81 O'Clock, az No. - Jnics street. on The Ord
door. Memb rs are requested . attend
By ordSr Of the President,
decz7wI A SLAUGHTER, sscy.
lines copy weak.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-01-04
S. E. SMITH.
GENERAL INSURANCE AGENT,

Il prepared 10 take Fire and MzrIne risks in the
best offices Of the country. He Is the authorized
Agent for the .Etna o. Hartford, the Manhattan,
Phoenix and Security of New York, represent
ing six millions Of Capital. War risks ID or from
Nashville taken, wsll Is every species OF lnsu-
suranco.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-01-04
DIR. KINGS
Dis airy
FOR
PRIVATE DISRASES.

49, DR.. KING, formerly Of New Yors, ios
~ last four years OF Louisville, Ky. who
hss devoted hs stten6On 70 the treatment Cf pr
Vate diseases for 80 yesrs fatters himself hsyine
attended 70 practce for 20 many years and cured
30 many thousands, ne Is enabled 70 cure ali diseases
Of private nature no matter how bad thew NAV BE-
nom lnJudlcloUs medesl treatment OF from neglect
OF their own. Ir. Kings Dlspensa-y Is No Is
DeadeHcK street, between Cherry scd the Blusra
SecOnd story, where he cures al dsasaas Of Dr.
Vsbs nature.
eOnonh0a cured without Dsuseous medicines q
interference with business.
Structures Of old or recent date sFacfuaIy r1-e.{
In = few days. BY sn operation which causes n
palm Where structure exists health Cannot 10
enjoyed. Perhaps no disease causes more mischief
and undeFmines the health 20 mCch
Syphilis with all the diseases Of the skin. grov.
ng out Of neglect or bad treatment csn % etfecfU.
ally cured 10 few days.
SEMINAL WEAESEss.-Psrhculer attention having
been gwen 70 tins disease and all the onse1ueuees
growing out Of i, brought on IN many csass BIZ he
desJructlYe habits Of incOnsidersts youth and a.
cessve indulgence Of the passions, a neglect Of
winch VII undermine the constitution. rendered.
the subject unit Tor business or society and eRuz-
ing premature old age
Females who may be lsborng with any DILIGENTLY
hsL
Persons residing abroad, BY writing ard stating
Ineir case, with fee enclosed, direct tOr. A. King
NO. - Deadsnck street, Nashville, Tenn, VIII have
toe necessary medicines sent % Their addrsss
once houTs fron O'Clock N the morning until 3
the evening. 4nyT-ISulv
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-01-04
HelmbOId's Extract Buohq
Is THE GREAT DIURETIC
s0d 10 ~ certain n have the desired sffsst In al
bi-e-'es Tor anicb It u recommended.
B LOODt BLOOD BLOOD
Aeimbo!d's Highly OOneantrated OoupOaad
Fluid Extract ssrsspaFills
SYPHILIS.

ms y An Affection Or the blood, and atta.rs ~,
sexual Organs, LLnmgs Of the Nose, Ears. Thros.
appearance 10 the form q Uloers HslunboIlj's ~
tfact 5nf-apsr1iis purhee the Blood, and rernov.-
AZ scsly eruptons q Tie SKIN, giving 70 the com
ed expressly Tor tina cass OF cor,pIajot- 4 49,
purifying properties preserved 10 a greater a.
tent than any other preparation Of ssrsapsrilts
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-01-04
Phinehas Garrett,

Former Register Of Davidson county, gives spa
cisl attention 70 the examination of ties Proper
ties writing Deeds Of Conveyance, Lease, and other
Legal documents.
We dfem it unnecessary. in this community, 70
ssy toat Mr. Garrett is the bes examiner Of titles
aud WriIer Of eRds in Tennessee. For twenty
years be was fixture st our Courthouse, twelve
OF y hch he served as Register Of the county, by
election at the hands Of the people His careful,
fairh.rl and exact manner of doing business Is
well known, and We cheerful y re Ommend hi T. TO
all those who may have any thing IN his line n
transact NAM.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-01-04
Real Estate Department.

A considerable amount Of Real Estate ia register
ed on cur books, md we can sell Houses ana Lots
10 Nashvills End suburbs the best terms. Farms
in the neghborhoOd Of Nashvi lie for sale, Of s
sizes and prices, Plantations in var Oss cOuutes IL
Middle Tennessee, some of them good Cotton
farms, for sale. y. NJ.
nOVn-tf.
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Valuable Farm for Sale.

UYE ARE OFFERING FoR SALE A VERY
w valuable FARM, near the Nolensvilla
fike. ~ miles from thecity. containing % Acres
Of cboicS land Brick residence, containing four
rOams. besides kitchen. smoke house, and other
Clubhouse excellent FprSR q water, and a great
vsrietyo Of fruit trees Apply %
". MATT BROWN &CO.
poTl6-E Id Al Cherry street,
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-01-04

AT1ENDED Nth THE FOLLOWING ETllPrOH4
ICiispOslt.0u % EXrrtlon Loss Of Power
Loss II Memory, lifhculty Of Breathing
weak Nerves, Trembling
Horror 81 Diseases Wakeiillne-s
lrnueSs % Vision, Pain tbs Back.
Universal LsssIrude Olthe Flushing Of the BODY
Muscular System, ErIpuOns on the Face,
bot Hsnts. Pslhd CoJntenanCs,
Drvue-S OF the Skin.
These symptoms II allowed 20 20 On, which this
MEDICINE invariably removes, soon follow
IMPOTENCY, FAULTY, EPILEPTIC FTTs,
Iu one OF which the patient may expire Who cau
say thst they sre nor frequently followed b those
49, easiiui Diseases"
INSANITY AND CONSUMPTION.
Many srp aware CfJhe cause 81 their sufeung,
hut none Will confess. The records Of the Insane
Asy iuIGs snd the melancholy desJhs by cOnsumU-
ton, besr ample witness % the truth Of The a-ssT
Ton
THE CONSTITUTION, ONCE AFFECTED WITH
ORGANIC WEAKNESS,
requires tne AL Of medicine 20 strengthen and n
v,EoraJs the system, which HELMBOLDS tx
TRACT BVCHU invariably dos. uta VII coz
vince she most skepuea.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-01-04
HeImboid's Extract Buchu
CUREs
SECR ET DISEA - H.

u al their stages; Al kIHe expense; Hrtls or no
change n Diet no INCONVENIENCE,
AND NO EXPOSURE.
10 causes frequent desire, and gives streagth %
UHnRte, thereby removing distractions preventing
sEd curing structures Of the UretEra, sllaylng pan
End Inflammation, 40 frequent IN TINS caRs % d.
eSsssl and eXpsllmg POISONOUS, DISEASED
AND ECGNOUT NATTER.
Th0usaBds upon Thousands
HHO RAVE BEES THE VICTIM OF OUACVs
and Who have pad HEA " FEES to bs cured h,
a short time, have found Lhey were deceived, g.
tnot the "F0l-C1' has, y the usa Of 'sPowerfII
AstuEEeDl-, been dr7ed up ia the sys tam 70 bfeaI
rage
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-01-04
AFFIDAVIT.

Personally appeared before me an Aldsrus. o.
the city o. Pnluy1slphLs, ID. T. asiuDotd 9ho. -
ing duly sworn, doth say, his preparations sonts,u
% narcotic, 10 mercury, OF other injurious drugf
Dle are purely vegetable. Il. 7. HELMBOLD
7Worn and subscribed before me, this Zsd day
AOYsTnDer, Is64 WW P'HIRRARU
Alderman, 0th-strest, above Race, Phil
address letters for Information In conhdsnces
r. T. HEI4MBOLD, Chemist
Depot 104 South Tent1-sleeI
Below Chestnut PhilsdeiPnA
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-01-04
NOTICE.

A Annual meeting Of the Stakeholder Of the
N First Nsionsl Bank Of Nashv1lls" viii b.
held At the office Of said Bank in this city 90 the
second Tsest ~. being the lO) tenth day Of Janua-
y next for the purpose Of electng six lsl Direct
ora 70 serve the ensuing year
J. 6. OGDEN, Cashier.
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Day and Evening Sessions.

COURsX OF STUDT, most complete.
STsfEM or INSTRUCTION., THOROUGR ard
BusIsEss-LIKE, lin the proper soceptatiOn
Of these tecms.)
Daily Session throughout the ysar.
yeS-ThE Principal an experienced Book
keeper.
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Eastern Agency.

our srTang ernents are such that any SOFT Of Com
ner.sI transaction IN the principal Eastern cities
cad he negotiated and faithfully attended To-
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HELMBOLDS ROSE WASH.

An excellent Lotion for Diseases Of = s,-rbat.is
Iafe, aud A. an Lnlectlon diseases % De urua-
organs, srlsing nOm hahsts Of dissin stios t-.t n
-Oh WIN me ETtr.cts Buchu and 5arsap..-
Ililt5 ~ -l,n diseases ~ rscornrnaIds.1
AFllencs or the most responsible and rsliabls
Character vii accompany the medicines
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Ouartermaster's Vouchers.

MELON MURFREE sre prepared 10 pur
chase QuSrtermssters Vouchers at reasonable
rates.
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Loans, Bonds and Stocks.

Loans negotiated at this Office State, County,
and Railroad Bonds; Bank, Bridge, aud Railroad
stocks sold as per order from customers.
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Take no Bsissn, Mercury, OF unpleasant medicine.
tor unpleasant sud dangerous diseases.
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BEWARE OF CoUNTERFEITs

AgD ugyRnyCIPLED DEALERs,
who sndeavor ~ dispose ''OF TaEIR OWN All
'sotas r" artiolea on he reputation attained b.
Ee,mboid's genuine PrepHatOns,
Extract Buchu,
q" sarsaparilia,
Improved Pose WISH
Sold by All Druggists everywhere.
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Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-04-07
A LETTER FROM MR.. Golden

The subioined letter, from one of the emf
neut friends oftbis country in England to oul
minister at Copenhagen, though not INTENDED
for publication, is so suggestive, particularly
at this moment-even more sonow than wheT
ii was first written-that having been permit
ted to publish it by the gentleman to whom i
is addressed, we are confident that it vii
greatly interest our readers. The opinion ex-
pressed of American politics by such men a.
Golden, Bright and Mil, whose concern for
our prosperity cannot be doubted, ought not
in any case to be regarded as intrusive, or to
be received but with respect.
ssM1DHURsT, 5th February, 1865,
sMy dear friend: l duly received your let
ter of the 18th December Ever since | have
been an invalid, not having lef, the house for
more than two months. was imprudeut in
going at so late a season to address my con
stituents in the North, and was unfortunate
in being obliged to speak, not only for myself
but for Mr.. Bright, who was prevented from
being present by the death of his son. But
am better now, though not well enough to be
at my post at the opening of the session.
must wait for fine weather.
81 congratulate you on the course which
events have taken in your country during the
last few months. 1t seems to me that there
are unmistakable signs of exhaustion in the
Confederacy, and it would not be rash to pre-
dict now that the famous ninety days will
witness very decisive events in the progress
of the war. jeff. Davis rules in Richmond,
hpt the federal armies control his dominions.
| hold theory that in these times, when ar.
mics REQUIRE vast appliances of mechanical
resources, and when they are so much larger
than in olden days, it is impossible to carry on
war without the base of large cities. If the
seaports be taken and Leebe Obliged to evac-
uate Richmond, there will not be town left
in the Confederacy with twenty thousand
white inhabitants. 1t win be impossible to
maintain permanently large armies in the IN
terror of the slave states, amid scattered plan
tations and unpaved villages. You cannot,
in such circumstances, concentrate the means
Of subsistence or furnish the necessary equip
ment for an army. / expect, therefore, to
see the loss of the large towns lead to dis
nersion of the Southern armies. havesome-
times speculated on what course Lee will take
if Obliged to abandon his position at Rich