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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-12-26

MVsTERIoUs.-Ehis mornings mail brought
Us elegant embossed envelope, post mark
ed, Chicago, Dec. 25. and enclosing three
very mysterious and elegantly engraved
cards. The first one reads Maggie S. Nc
Arthur - the next, which is Il size larger,
reads: mir. and Mrs. John w. Gregg
These two are tied at one corner, with white
satin ribbon, in 1. very artistic and untieable
knot The last card. which is the largest of
the three, reads: "Mr. Il Mrs. John Nc
Arthur AT Home) Tuesday, Dec. &c. 1865,
3 P. NJ. Monroe St, bet LOOMS and
Latin" AS near as we can judge, our
young friend Capt. John Gregg, mas been
accommodating the premises of Gen. McArth-
ur, of the old 12th regiment, and is about to
form Union to be cherished and preserved
forever Verify, ''peace hathiher victories as
well as war"
Bad luck to the man who is sober tonight!
He's a cold hearted b0dhdgh, saycret Sc
Cesher,
Whose heart for the Guild Flag has niver been
right,
AM who takes in the fame OF his country no
pleasure.
Och, murther! will none o. yez houid me, me
dears?
Or it's out o. me shkin VIVID delight I'll be jump
Wild me eyes swimmn' round in the happies,
tears,
AM the heart in me breasht like piston rod
thumpin'!
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HOPE HOSE Ball.-We are requested by
the members of this entertainment to say
that the SPLENDID album was drawn by Miss
Sarah A. Turner, of Minersyille, Henry coun.
ty.
The party was 4 large one, numbering be-
tween 20 aud 80 couples. and every thing
passed off very. pleasantly.
The supper, at the Island City Hotel was
gotten up in Staford's best style. and was
highly praised by all.
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CONCERT AND FEsrIvAL.-A grand enter
talnmens of novel and unique character
comes of, at Bsbcock's Hall, on Thursday
srening. See advertising columns.
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FOR SALE.

VALUABLE timber and coal lands, situa-
\ ted IN Rock Island County, Ill. IS miles be-
low Rock leland city, and within hall mile OF
the Mississippi river The west halt and south
east quarter of section 81, township II, north of
.ange west, $50 acres, is offered Tor sale, IN a
body "A lots to suit purchasers. Ii Is well
watereG, and contains pOtters' clay and rock, to
a great amount, and Of superior quality, haa 80
acres under cultivation. For terms enquire OF
Franklin Carr, the premises, OF Joseph Bar
nett, Rock Island. PETERCARR.
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NEW YORK MARKET.

Telegraphed to the Argus.
New York, December &c.
Cotton-dun, 5la52
Flour 5alO better; S,30aS,45 Extra state !;
S,6ja9, 90 K. H. q.
Wheat lag better; l,63al ,Si Chicago Spring :;
,77aS5 Nil club ,S9al, 90 amber Nil.
Rye-92a95
Corn quiet, GLASS unsound 96as7 sound
mixed western.
Barey-frmer. Is.
Oats frmer, 6O265 for sound 4sa56 for
unsound.
Pork-frmer IS, 5Oa29 90 new mess, closing
2S,94 cash.
Beet-hrm
Cut Meat--heayy
Lard-firmer, !GalqS
Dressed Hogs Dull.
Whisky-dull, . 2Sa2 30 western
Butter-dull, 25aSS OHIO.
Cheese-quet i4alS
Eggs-2Sc.
Sugar-Firmer, llSal5t
Petroleum-dull, Ala crude; 60 refined bond
% free.
NEW YORK STOCK. AND MONEY
MARKET.
Teleg rapked 20 the Argus.
Nrw YoRK, December 20.
Stocks-lower.
Gold-Opened sI,45i, and closed LAS!
| Mouey-On call 6a1 pc
| {. 4 K. !. ,O3
| SIS 81 coup l,lS4
| Do reg'd ,lS.
| u. s. . 30 coup of'64 1908.
| l. s. 5-20's coup. Nov. 99s
! go coup Of '64 .U33
! Do reg'd leo!
| DO issue l,0l4.
| L. s. 5-2O coup OF 100 Oa5
| u. S. 1910 coup.92s.
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al .tR PRINTING
hoCAL AZ Al 5.
Odd Fellows.

Rock ISLAND LoDGE No. is, l. o. o. F.-Meets
every Monday Evening at Odd Fellows Hall,
,ou,heast corner Of Illinois and Eagle streets, at
seven O'Clock, p. M
c. 3. KNOX. r. \. ERNEST hRELL, N II.
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THERE will be meeting OF the Trustees OF
the 1st Baptist Church on Thursday after
noon at 2 o'clock for the purpose of renting
Pews. Call early and secure seats.
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LIST OF LETTERS

d EMAINING UNCLAIMED IN THE
n Post Office at Rock Island, State of Illinois,
on the 25th doy of December, 1865:
Ordered to be advertised in the "Euening Argus''
agreeably to the following section of the Post
Office Law, the newspaper having the largest
circulation of any paper published In Rock
Island; H.:
SEC 8. And be it further enacted, that Lists of
Letters remaining uncalled for in any post office
in any city, town village, where newspaper
shall be printed, shall hereafter be published once
only in the newspaper which, being issued weekly
or otener shall have the largest circulation with
in The range Of delivery of said office, to be deci-
ded by the postmaster at such othce.-LGrS Of the
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NJ. Marx, Esq, of Rock Island, is agent
for this company, 20 whom applications 70,
insurance should be made.
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SPECIAL SALE OF CLoAKs AND sHAwLs.-
Wadsworth d Co. are now offering bargains
in the above and all other wooden goods such
as blankets, fannels, cloths, ladies' and gen
tsmen's under garments, &C., &c,
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STEAM BAKERY FOR SALE.

! OFFER for sale. at IA bargain the new
steam bakery in Rock Island, ss .. lows -
One full lot so by $50 feet two story brick oak
ery with all the machinery ready or work.
steam engine, boiler shaftIng, and all the mac mn
cry necessary for rapid and fret class work. There
is also a good stable on the lot, and two good
wells,-one a splendid aTtesIan well.
The property will be sold at a great bargain, If
application is made soon.
The engine, boiler, bakery machinery &c,
SC, will be sold separately if desired.
For further particulars, enquire OF the under
signed. JACOB KElSER.
Rock Island, Nov. 10, dwtf.
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FARM FOR SALE.

7 OFFER NV farm for sale, in Western tip,
| Henry county, \ miles southwest of Deauing
ton, consisting of so acres, well fenced, has about
100 fruit trees, a never-fai!ing spring OF water,
two wells with good water, one Of them having
from 10 TO 30 feet all the time, good house,
arainery, corn crib and stabllng for horses.
For terms enquire of Mr.. Fisher, opposite
Island City Hotel, Rock Island, or on the prem
Uses.
All stock and farming utensils will be sold with
FRANK BURGER.
decSd W I'm.
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PERsoNaL.-Dr. Edward H. Williams, formerly
assistant superintendent OF the Chicago y G4iena
Union Railroad, and more recently assistant sup
er.utandeat of the peansy wanna Ceatr.l Railroad
has recently been appointed to the general super7.
intend ency OF the last named IRs--a very rsspon-
sibe and important position, for which DR.. VIII
Hams peculiarly qualified. He is OF the
most abe, practical and popular railroad manag
in the Unted States.-ChicagO Journal.
We take a little pride in recording the pro-
motion of this noble Green Mountain Boy,
for he was one OF our earliest associates, and
when we resided in Boston in I84l and 1912.
ne was our room mate and pIOst intima te
friend, We are glad, very glad to hear of
your prosperity, ED. and hope you'll 60
higher
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Why is it that corn is ninety ceuts per
bushel in the east and only ten cents in the
west, with all our boosted facilities for trans
portauon?
Why is it that goods are carried from the
Missouri river to the Rocky Mountains from
seven to fifteen hundred miles by wagon
trains, with good profit TO the teamsters, at
not much greater price per hundred weight
than is paid for transporting freight from the
same river to the east by the various rail
roads!
The outrageous extortions of railroad mon
opoles is the cause-and the west must open
competing lines east and south before the
people will get relief.
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date of this list, and pay one cent for advertis.
ing.
@s- If not called for within one month, they
will ne sent to the dead letter Office.
J. B. HAWLEY, P. M.
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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-09-22

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found R. resting his head near thAtof the BE-,
witching bride at the entrance Of the ladies'
tent as firmly bound in the arms Of Morpheus
as were the seven sleepers of Egypt We
frightened them both into q half somnolent
condition By the war hoop of Chippewa
brave, when they both. declared on their hon
oFs that they had been intent on admiring the
beauties Of the Northern Lights-all night!
Yes, that's true" exclaimed Nelly-they've
both been very intent, for they hav'nt been any
where else"
The next morning the party gathered some
thing like bushel of the most beautiful agates,
which are here found in larger quantities than
at any other place in America, and of a beauty
and brilliancy not to be excelled. We have ali
been delighted with the excursion and all of its
incidents, but r. is the only one who saw the
Northern Lights after midnight. We start in
o few hours for the French River Copper
Mines. MOCCASINS.
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A feminine rebel, Memphian and Wild
ow, who shall go by the name of Mrs.
c., was recently going up the river on
one OF the Cairo packets, when she got
into an excited discussion with Col. s.
on the subject of the war. It took place
in the ladies' cabin, and soon brought
around them a crowd of eager listeners.
She poured whole broadsides of sarcasm
into the Colonel, who received them with
his characteristic good humor. The clos
ing scene of the discussion is given by my
informant as follows:
"You may overrun the whole South, %
said Mrs. G.; "you may burn our towns,
lay waste our plantations, and mann or kill
the last man; but then, sir, we will arm
our boys with squirrel rifles and ehot-guns,
and put one behind every stump in the
land. What viii you do then ?"
CO." replied the Colonel, in that case
We will be compelled to call out and arm
enough of your negroes to surround all the
stumps.''
"But when you have accomplished al
that, we, the women of the South, will
bare our breasts to the Federal bayonets.
You dare not do that, madam ?"
"Why not, sir ?''
For the simple reason, madam, that it
is unlawful. Your Confederate Congress
has made it unlawful for you to expose
your cotton to the Federal forces.n
The lady suddenly retired. while the lis
teners laughed uproariorsly.
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soed Of al that We should be united. TED
dat this Union, though but the creation of .
century, b to be peepetuated for 81 time, and
that e cannot be destroyed but By the aalwise
God who created It.
Genflemen, I ppeat, sincerely thAak, ron
for TIE Nspcct Hnifs(tcdse en- hi4oeq6pn
and afok tie akpf6lsionS 6 Apppe bto And
confidence, you win please to accepskmy
thanks.
The leader Of the delegation replied:
M. PRxsrpEN7: On behalf Of this de1ega-
ton, I return to you my sincere thanks for
your kind, generous, aye magnauinh0ug ex-
pressiom Of kindly feeling to the people OF
the South.
The visitors then retired.
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Horrible Outrage by q Negr0..An
Aged Woman the Victim.

From the She.ango On. Y. Union, Sept, 6.
On Tuesday morning of this week, Sep
TENDER 5, as Mrs Jerry King, of Preston,
this county, was in the field, picking ber-
ries, she was accosted by negro man,
who engaged her in conversation, and
then made improper overtures, which she
Indignantly declined. He next seized her,
brandishing large knife and threatening
to stab her to the heart, unless she would
accompany him tothe woods. She scream
ed and resisted, Selling the knife with her
hand, which was badly cut by the blade
being drawn through her fingers. He
then dragged her into the woods, telling
her her cries could not be heard, where he
fully accomplished his hellish purpose.
Mrs. King succeeded in reaching her
house, when she gave the information to
her friends and neighbors, who started in
pursuit of the negro. They found him in
the field near where the outrage was per-
petrated, picking berries. They at once
arrested him and took him to Mr.. Kings
house, where he was fully recognized by
Mrs. King.
The negro, whose name is John Small
wood, was then brought to this place, and
by Judge Westcott committed to the coun-
ty jail. The grand jury being in session,
Mrs. King was taken before it the same
day, and an Indictment found. The negro
was shortly after arraigned in court before
Judge Balloon and associates, when the
court directed a plea of not guilty to be
entered and assigned E. 81. Prindle as
counsel for the prisoner. In the evening
he was brought into court, which by the
advice of his counsel, he pleaded guilty.
Judge Balloon then sentenced him to the
States Prison for the term of fifteen years.
remarking that if he had been brought up
here and invested with higher degree of
responsibility for bis acts, he should SEN
tence him for life. But in consequence Of
his ignorance and his former condition as
a slave, he would let him off with Shorter
term of punishment. Thus, in one day.
was the crime committed and the violated
laws INDICATED by the capture and con-
domination Of the guilty wretch by whom
the outrage was perpetrated. Mrs King
is w0mansixty-fiye years of ACE. i, re-
specially connected, and has ALWAYS horne
an irreproachable character. The neero
came home with the one hundred and
fourteenth regiment
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Cd, b now Colonel of he ssvsnsssnthlusns-

tx b now Colonel of ne sevenseenthluhn-
try Of regulars. He is now on visit to his
home at Mannheim, Lancaster county. Penn,
from which he has been absent twenty-five
years, this being the first leave II absence he
has received since the war began.
Miss Hannah +. Gould, the poetess, died
lat her home in Newburyport recently. She
was born in the last century. The first vol
Iume of her poems was published in 1882, and
she has continued to be prolific writer, both
in prose and verse, until quite recently.
"A special to the Albany Argus, dated Jack
con, Miss., September ID, says: sit is rus-
mored here, as coming from State official cir
cles, that the late excitement concerning col
lision between the civil and military authori.
ties has called for telegraphic correspondence
with the President, and it is said a eommuni-
cation from the President has been received,
sustaining the civil authorities. There is quite
flutter among military officials. Civil stock
is going up. 1t was rumored extensively that
the editor of the Neses had been arrested and
his paper suppressed. Up to this time no ac-
ton has been taken" a.
The Huntsville (AA.) Advocate Of the 31st
ult says: On Saturday last, as Capt. D. NJ
Dobson, 14th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, was
passing along the street at Somerville, Ala. !,
young negro man came stealthily up behind
him and, with an axe, felled him to theground
and then fed. leaving the axe sticking in the
head Of his unsuspecting victim. The blow
was fatal, killing Capt. Dobson instantly. The
negro was soon caught and lodged in eonfne-
ment; and strong efforts were made 10 elicit
some reason for the atrocious act but without
avail, except that Captain Dobson had obliged
the negro to bring him three pitchersof water
during the day, and that he would not be q
servant for a id Yankee On Sunday
evening, soldiers, or some other persons, we
are not informed who, took the prisoner from
the possession Of the guard and hung him."
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MISSISSIPPI.


"a Ne MSssazrGgos, September 1.-The following
$500 .s correct version Of the correspondence be-
s;ss;,,,sS e President and Gov Sharkey, oe Mis-
''1S.pa, - the 18th: -,
- wv sS snastey issued proclamation calling
the -. -, r;,|s. q the State to organize under
force ~ 1870 the State In each county,
crime. The Pm ~ apprehsnd and prevent
and It Is supposed ssmnrea ; r. - ~ ;ss,,e1 ~
order countesmandinS;t ~, :, ~ 0o4h - AZ, ~
gust the President recdvaS ' Ss.zs.tc,, ecv,
Hon. Carl Schurz expresisO fsors ~ the l nro.
prey OF GOV. sankey's esrse and deprscat-
order Issued By Major GenersSss,aaovess e 20 NE
ment commander. The PresiSs~t m,,a =. Jste
follows: oc""f1 %
"Ipresume Cen. &ocum win isss. :, o,i.-
interfering with Gov. Sharkeys efEors ~ I 70.
store the functions Of the State Withunf Srst
reasons for such proposed interference y 40
The balance Of this letter has already ham
printed. By direction Of the President COW cow
OF this was ordered to be given to Governor
Sharkey. ssexs
On September ID, the President received q
dispatch from Gov. Sharkey, stating that Gen.
Slocum had issued an order preventing the
execution Of his proclamation Of August 10th,
and acknowledging the receipt of the COPY Of
the dispatch sent to Gen. SEIZURE on the Both
ult, which dispatch Gov. Eharkey earnestly re.
quegted permission TO publish. TO this request
the President replied by telegraph.
My dispatch was not intended for publica-
ton, but you can make such use of it asr you
deem best"
The same day the following dispatch was cent
to Gen. Sloeum:
'WAR DERARmENr,
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2, 1885,
"Mdior General S9ocaps:
Upon the 18th Of August, Gov. Sharkey
issued proclamation calling for the formation
of militia companiesin each county to. detect
criminals, prevent crime and preserve good or
der in places where the military forces Of the
United States were insufficient TODD go. IF
You have issued any order conference.-the
this proclamation, or interfering with its enc.
cuti0n, you will at once rev0ke;. acknowledge
the receipt of this order, and telegraph your
action. 90 - 80
By order Of the President Of the United
States. Ct. Z. KCKERT,
Acting Asst. Sec'E> Of War"
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The P0lttieal Muddle.
The New York World gives the follow
ing news from Washington:


The New England radicals are represented
by Senators Fessenden and Morrill,, of Maine,
and Wilson, of Massachusetts,. ThurioW
Weed and Gov. Fenton were with Secretary
Seward during the morning, but do not seem
disposed to go into active caucus with Wilson
d Co. The democratic platform at Albany,
coupled with the action Of the Minnesota re-
publican convention in voting down the reso-
luton indorsing President johnson, are the
causes which trouble both the radicals and con.
sentative republicans now here. The radicals,
however, are determined to stand their ground.
Senator Wilson win on the FIRST day OF the SEES
sion Of Congress, introduce billfor giving the
elective-fanchise to the negroes of the district,
which win bring the negro suffrage question
to an early test.
Another version Of this political muddle
is given in another dispatch to New
York paper, as follows:
The leading politicians of the republican
party have gathered in this city to consider
their policy in the fall elections and in the new
Congress. The difference of opinion is wide,
and excites angry controversy. Thurlow
Weed is playing . prominent part. He has
warned the radicals that they VII be displaced
upon the people. It u doubtful whether the
combating elements can be harmonized. Sen.
ator Wilson, On behalf of the New England
congressman, seems to regret all compromis-
e.. BIS plan Is to rely upon the party naiori-
ty in Congress. to resist the admission of the
Southern States, and virtually appeal to the
people against President Johnsons policy.
The conservative republicans propose Ito
meet the difficulty in the New York democrat
ic nominations by nominating Generals Slo-
cum and Patrick and Lucius Robinson. The
leading New York republicans have had nu-
mer0us interviews with Secretary Seward,
with whom the project has been discussed.
The radicals have been reinforced by General
Butler, and lively time is expected.