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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-11-06
SINGERS LETTER SAP
Family Sewing Machine

This splendid machine combines all the good
qualities of our well known manufacturing ma
chimes, with many and valuable prove
ments. 1t swift, quiet and positive in its oper-
alton !; sews the very finest and coarsest materi-
ais, and anything betw cen the two extremes q
beautiful and substantial manner. 1t Hens, Fells
Cords Braids, Tucks Gathers, STITCHES, etc, and
will do greater range of work than any machine
heretofore offered 10 the public. We respectfully
invite all in want OF
Superior Family Sewing Machine
To pay a visit. Every machine warranted land
full instructions gwen by competent and courteous
attendants.
W. T. NORRIS, Agent for Rock Island county.
Over Blandlngs Croekery Store, adjoining Bah
cocks Hall. may29dwtf.
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DR.. SEELYE'S
LIQUID CATAssassS
FENAED<.


The symptoms of Catarrh are at hrst very
slight. Persons find they have cold, that they
have frequent attacks, and are more sensitive TO
the changes OF temperature. In this condition
the nose may be dry. slight discharge, thin
and acrId, afterwards thick and adhesive NAV
AS the disease becomes chronic, the discharges
are increased IN quantity and changed in quality
they are now thick and heavy, and are hawked or
coughed off, The secretIoDs offensive, caus-
ing bad breath the voice thick and nasal: the
eyes are weak the sense of smell is lessened or
destroyed; deafness frequently takes place.
Another common and inn ortant symptom o.
Catarrh Is that the person is obliged to clear his
throat In the morning of a click SHINY mu cous
When this takes place the person may be sure that
his disease Is on its way to the lungs, and should
lose no time in srrestng it.
The above are but few OF the many Catarrhal
symptoms. Write to laboratory for our
pamphlet describing fully all symptoms; it will
be sent FREE so any address. Also directions
where to procure the edieine.
We are receiving letters from all parts OF the
Union, and also numerous testimonials from
those using it, bearing the evidence of it's infal-
BILE merits.
eH-sT This remedy contains ne MINERAL or
POISONOUS INGREDIENTS, but 10 prepared
from vegetable extracts EXCLUSIVELY; there
fore ii is PERFECTLY HARMLESS, even to the
most tender and delicate child. ~
CALL FOR SEELYE'S CATARRH REMEDY,
and take no other. II not sold by druggists in
your vicinity, they will order it Tor you. Price
t2.00 per bottle.
@4- All persons suffering with any affection of
the Head, Throat or Lungs, should write at once
for our pamphlet fully describing all symptoms
pertaining to the above diseases.
1t will be sent free to any address.
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THE NEW GAS, STEAM. AND
W ater-Pipe Fitting Shop.
ON BUFFALO sTpErT

ON BUFFALO STREET,
Opposite the Mansion House. near n. u,o,
Factory.
THE undersigned has opened the above shon
for the purpose of doing all kinds of work in .S r
gas, steam, and water-pipe fitting also repai,in.
gliding, and bronzing OF old gas fixtures, and
making them equal to new; key fitting, beIl-hanp-
ing, sc.
Persons calling at this establishment can have
their wofk done well and on reasonable terms.
WIN. WRIGHT.
N. B.-The highest price given for old metal
rags, &c.
Rock Island, Sept %, lS66-d3m.
70 @ET sos l'st>l.N a
10 GET JOB PRINTING DONE QUICK,
Gall at sne Argus OH.
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These Bitters have received the endorsemsp, n,
more than four hundred REGULAR pHYSICI-
ANS who have recommended their use IN Dv.nen.
STA, Derangement OF the Stomach, Loss of An
Ps'ite, nervous Prostration, Debility, and in al
cases Ut disease which in its incipicnt stages re.
qulre only generous diet, and an iuyiooratipp
nourishing stimulant. As a safeguard agaiust
diseases incident to new countries, bad water,
severe labor and great exposure, these bitter .
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FIRST, Hundreds of the most successful and
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SWANS BOURBON BITTERs.
SECOND, The highest medical authority n
the Army have given their unqualified sppYov,l
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THIRD, Thousands of iDvaIids, re,tored ?.
health through their agency, endotse and recon-
mend
SWANS BOURBON BITTERS
FOURTH, Thousands of soldiers in bo,n,t, !,
and on the march have been cheered .tr.pah, .
ensd and benefited by the use of
SWANS BOURBON RIrrERs
FIFTH, Thousands OF emigrants on the West
ern PIalns have been saved from easeapd death
by the timely use of
SWANS BOURBON BIrTERs.
SIXTH, Travellers on Rivers and the Ocean
nave fopnd an unfsiling remedy in
noUHbpN lens.
SEVENTH, Miners toiling far down IN the
bowels OF the earth, have been protected and
preserved by
sWAlN,s BOURBON BIfTERS.
EIGHTH, Thousands of Ladies in delicate
health n. VI the bloom restored TO their cheeks
by using
SWANS STOMACH BlTTERs.
NINTH. By increasing the appetite, assisting
digestion. regulating the bowels, and giving tone
to the system, they ImPart strength add vlgor to
the body and cheerfulness to the mind
s~-If your druggist or trsdesmsn has not got
fksse sftters, have him send for them.
81 zss-Remember the name, and take no othe.
For sale bt leading Druggists and Grocers eve
,where, aud at Wholesale by IS 50
Henry Darts Sons,
aaaN Rock Island.
Z ID. SWAIN, Proprietor,
81 South Water ST., Chicago. sseH
nov2ldwIy.
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nc LII E1J Is IA 'H'ISNk
NEURALGIA, GOVT, ASTHMA.
POSITIVELY CURED AT LAST!
Three Thousand cases cured since June 1866
NO CURE NO PAY
DIR. FILTERS WONDERFUL RHEU-
MATfC REMEDY,
For Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Gout and Asthma is
truly astonishing the afflicted world. Thousands
OF sufferers who have tried everything, reluctantly
purchase 1t, and rapidly, to their surprise,
get we'll and the terrible inyeterate cases so cas-
Hy cured prove 1t to be the most wonderful rem
cay known to the civlizsd world. Remem Der !,
used lnwardly only; contains no mercury. col
Chicuip' minerals metals, or anything Injurious
Lately reduced from $40 to 50 per bottle War
ranted to cure every case or the amoup, n.ia bos
ltlVeIy returned, the only remedy so Guaranteed
Prepared byDr. Filter, Graduate of the Upjyersitv
OF pennsylvania now one of the oldest physicians
Advice gratis. Afflicted invited to call No aos
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ASTOUNDING CURE OF RHEUMATISM
w. C. Yost, No. 1886 N. Thirteenth s,rso. ina,
recovered from rheumatism and NeuraIu;a sug
cred many years; cured by Dr. Filters great
remedy.
MOST REMARKABLE CURE OF RHEuMA-
TISM.
Mrs. Keeney, Ridge Road, above Poplar. ,pg.
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again.
WONDERFUL-CONRAD F. CLOTHIER.
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by using the remedy.
ASTONISHING-ALDER J. H. Comfy,
Frank ford, suffered IL years. Cured by one bot
tie OF Dr. Filters Rheumatic Remedy. He could
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MOST WONDERFUL CURE OF NEURALGIA
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ANOTHER CURE-J0SEPH STEVENS, ESQ.
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Or Involuntary Nightly or Ds ly Loss, however
caused or however severe; while they will spec
Oily correct those Morbid Conditions arising from
the original disease. or from secret vice.
The Specific Pill is equally suited TO the treat
ment of every species of Genital or Urinary Irri-
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the Urine, milky" discharges and Weaknessc
of the Kidneys.
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NJ. ID.
Price 81 per box. Six hoI~s Tor 50, by mail
Address
j. WINCHESTER * Co.,
So John ST., NY
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PHdNIx
Insurance Company,
OF HARTFORD, CONN,
Has a capital ofover
$I,6OO,OOO.

4 GLANCE AT THE EMINENT SERV-
u ice and great public usefulness of this WELL
tried ard thoroughly tested Corporation, may be
obtained from a perusal of the following figures
of losses paid:
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-11-06

The success of the HYPOPHOSPHITES during
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scourge of the race, CONSUMPTION, is unparal-
leled in the annals of medicine. This new and
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relieves the cough, checks the Precipitation, sub
dues the ehils and fever, diminishes the expector-
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general symptoms disappear with a rapidity which
is really marvellous. Cure lie the ruls-Death the
exception.
Their beneficial efforts equally prompt and
CERTAIN in all disarrangements of the Nervous and
Blood Systems-being unsurpassed as Neryous
Tonic, and generator OF new and healthy blood
while for cases of General Debility, Loss Of
Strength, Flesh and Appetite, Dyspepsia, Neu-
ralgia Paralysis, Chronic Bronchitis, Asthma.
scrofula, Chronic Diarrhea, it is the most effca
cious treatment known. fair trial is certain
cuse. (CIrculars free.)
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each. 6 small large bottles for IS, by e1-
press. Sold by all respectable druggists, and Al
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]. WINCHESTER d CO.,
46 John St, New York
Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-05
RaItin,ore Markets, Jnnuary 4. IsG1.

CoFFEE.-CGfee is quiet, and the feeling in the
market is hardly as, strong as it was; Prices are
however, maintained, and we cotinue to quote Rio
gold for good 2o@2gA cts geld for prime ie La
currency, The stock here is now about $1,000 bags.
FLOUR-Four is steady, but not active. There
S Pbg Il st s and
Street Super at s509s75; 100 bbls nat hoop Western
Extra at 50. and $40 bbls good round hoop do at 1926
we again quote follows, viz: Howard Street at $3.50
@S.75 for Super $9.25@975 for Extra; sIO@i056 for
for Super $9S5@9o for Extra; $S5@io for Fancy
do: Sl1@1l.50 for Family: City Mills at SS5O@9 for
good Super So 29 50 for standard Extra; and $ll75
other brands of Baltimore grade Emily and Extra
are still selling At SIS for the former and $3 = Dbl
for the latter We quote Rye Flour at S575, and
Corn Meal at S4.25 p Dbl for Baltimore and Brandy
"ex-brig E. P. Swett.' consisting of $3.50 boxes
Oranges and 600 boxes Lemons was offered to-day at
auctioa and $40 boxes Oranges were sold at S5@55
cargo being withdrawn This is the first cargo of new
crop Sicily Fruit received here or in the United
GKAiN.-Corn was in better supply to-day than it
has been for day OF two past and white brought an
so bushels selling at Sass cts and 5 bushels at
80 cts yellow steady at yesterdays figures 5000
bushels selling at s2gs3 cts; For both descriptions
the demand brisk. and the market closed strong.
Wheat firm, but the offerings light. and the
transactions were consequently limited. A lot of 700
u
els very good do. brought 2i5 cts. These were the
only sales reported There was no white Wheat at
market. Oats were. active, and to cts higher in
price than on yesterday Sales reported of 500
bushels at So cts and of $50 bushels at 5i@55 cts
There was nothing done in Rye, but quote it nom
inal at 5000 cts = bushe.
MOLASSES.-There is very little doing in Molas-
ses. sales being confined to small lots from second
mand We quote Cuba at50@60 cts for clayed. and IS
@70cts for Muscovado. and English Island at from
IS to s. cts. No Porto Rico in first hands.
PR0VISI0NS.-Provisions are quiet, and the feel
ing in the market is heavy. Adyices from the West
the receipts at Chicago to-day being telesraphed
to leading house here, 5000 head; The effect of
the Western adyices is to depress the market, but
ouently maintained. We note sales to-day of so bbs
new ess Beef at SIS and Of 100 bbls new Mess Pork
very little here and we hear Of sales. Shoulders
are held at faA cts and Sides at l61+ cts Ba-
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TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

Carefully corrected as changes occur
To Washington, by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
Depot, Camden street and Eutaw street-i30. 705,
3.45 and 9.40 A. NJ and 800 and 800 and 640 Z. 81.
Sunday trains at 4.3O and S45 A. M. and 40 and
To Philadelphia and New York. by Baltimore.
Philadelphia and Wilmington Railroad, Depot Presi-
dent street-S25 and $50 A. NJ and TO- 40, 635 and
9.25 P. NJ. Sunday trains for New York $50 P. NJ.
and for Philadelphia 9.25 P. NJ.
To Harrisburg, Elmra and the West, by Northern
Central Railroad, Depot corner Calvert and Frank
To York, BY Northern Central Railroad, 7.2O A. NJ
To P o by Northern Central Rai!road-12So
: To Frederick by Baltimore and Ohio Railroads.&c.
Pm.
To Elcott's Mills by Baltimore and Ohio r R-6.20
and 10 A. NJ, and $50 P. NJ.
To Salisbury BY Phila.. Wilmington and Bait R R
-9.25 P. M.
To Roge,, Del, by Phila. Wilmington and Bait.
To Wheeling and Parkersburg by Bait and Ohio R
R-daiy mail $50 A. NJ. Except Sunday; Cincinnati
Express, daily Gncluding Sunday, 10 p M.
To Westminster and Union Bridge by Western
Maryland R Re- A. NJ. and Il .30 and $50 P. NJ.
To Fortress Monroe, Norfolk and Richmond. by
Bay Line, Union Dock, daily, at 800 P. NJ, and New
Line, Spears wharf daily, at 500 P. NJ.
Shore-.every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, by
Individual Enterprise Steamers. Light street Wharf
at 100 A. N.
To Annapolis by Bait and Ohio and Annapolis and
Elkridge Railroad. Depot Camden street-7.05 S.45
A. NJ. and 40 P. NJ, and by Individual Enterprise
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday morning at 7.C0
For further information see advertisement of Rail-
roads and Steamboats, IN another part of this
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THE BRITISH PROVINCES.
Canada in Search of Il Market-Great Ac.
emulation Of Timber Mt Guehec &c

VI NJ eSieneC. DC.
The year 1866 does not open auspicously for Cana
da. The loss of free trade with the United States
mas thrown gloom over the lumber and produce
trades; and in the Ottawa district the centre of the
former there is good deal of anxiety felt for mar
ket to replace that lost. A commission has been
sent FORTH under the Provincial Secretary to fish"
Tor new markets. They may be able to find them
Out IL taxes some time to make gOOdS-hOur. for in
stance-known in a market; and there must be some
considerable advantages in the goods to induce
mercantile parties to break off their trade with one
country and open n new trade with another.
Besides, it is only parties with large cash means
who can transfer their business at once from one
country to another. Again, the people with whom
an effort Is to be made to open trade have not
enough commercial energy to change for a small
These people are Cubans, Brazians and Mexcans
ali noted tor an lndolent way of doing business
FROM this 1t Will be seen that some time would have
t. eapse before new markets could be made availa-
Die Tor canada produce; and. in the meantime what
could be done with the bulk of that produce The
British isles cannot take it. AT this moment though
canada has had the benefit of free trade with the
United States during the last year. there are twenty
three million feet of lumber wintering at Quebec-a
pretty good proof that this year there will be fear
ful amount OF stut lying on hand.
, The lumberers then have reason to be anxious for
he ensuing year. and series of failures are likely to
take place.
THE NEW STAMP ACT,
passed during last session of Parliament, came into
force on January l. 1t requires stamps to be affixed
on notes for less than 800. The rate s-For S5 and
under one cent; 500 and under two cents; 500 and
under three cents; This, will swell the stamp item
IN the income, and thus the Province goes ON to in
creased taxation, with light" debt of only S78-
OOOOUO. 1t is lucky the country has stiff backbone
or IL would break under this load of debt.
Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-05

that a shooting ARRAY occurred on Friday last, at
Graeffenburg Springs, on the mountain, in which a
young man by tho name of Hamilton was killed.
After frequent inquiry have been unable to learn
all the facts but it seems that on the day above
named. young Hamilton, in company with two other
persons, entered the hotel, which is now kept by Mr.
Hostctter, and made an assault upon the landlord,
and the landlords wife, at the same time. and had
dealt several severe blows upon them At this stage
of the proceedings, HOStctteI's son. young man of
10 years of age interfered with gun, and shot Ham,
tOn through the groin inil'cting 8 wound from
which he died in few h0urs.-GeAysbArg Mar.
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THE NEW STAMP ACT.
Arms and Ammunition for ,,,a So,,,,

The shipments from this port of powder, shot, per
States lately in rebellion, are continued under special
permits. which are issued at the discretion of the
&c. sent to those States in December last was less
than in the previous month when the number of per
cussion caps was fourteen millions and the number of
cartridges two millions
The following were the shipments of powder, shot,
&C. In December to the various States of the South:
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New York Markets.


G. NV YoRE. Jan. 4-CGtton is quiet; Flour is dull
Southern is Dropping sales at S9g 1925. Wheat dull.
Common lG2 cts lower. Corn dull and prices droop-
dull dull 'U'' 40''' 4 yin "n" Lar" A'''i'f' "'9N.
My Yong January 4.ECnr has declined 1eSl i
@$lo.35; Southern S9@Sl5. Wheat has declined 90
; cts;-Sale unimpOrtant; Amber Canada $40
Corn has declined c-Sales5OO 600 bushels at 94@9iH
Mess S29S712@S29S712 Lard dul-Sales l.200 bbls.
at lo12@l 1871 cts Whisky dull at S226 $22S. Cot
firm-Porto Rico ia cts Muscavado ll15@l234 cts.
sales OF 2Og2 Havana at od 125s cts SavsI stores
fined so cts. Freights dull Gold 1875.
Chicago Markets.
CHICAGO, Jan. 4:-Flour is dull. Wheat is active
No l, and s9@ Sg4 cts for No. ?. Corn is steady at
IS cts for No l. and 50 cts for No. ,. Oats dull at rs
@2515 cts High Wines have advanced ct.-sales at
lS@lS4 cts. Provisions are active. Mess Pork
has declined per 50 esntfassis e s5 rs
declined 4 ct; sales at 1901 cts for steam and ~
cts for kettle rendered. Dressed Hogs have declined
Cincinnati Markets.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 4.-Flour is without change
Wheat is a shade frmer Hogs unsettled; prices
are nomna EecfgS S I$ head Mess Ell Pork is
is nominal at Is cts. Prime Whisky is steady at 1924
free. Gold l42t2
ImpOrts-Coasfwfse.
Richmond-Shr State of Maryland-9 hhds stems
Bros Boninger; do hides Hoffman & Deford; rolls
leather, Jenkins, Stayor & Co; IS pkgs faxseed Grit
fin Bros d Co; 90 do sundries, sundry persons,
ExpOrls-FOreign.
Matanzas-Br brig Edward-6O pkgs paper, 90 doz
brooms, so cases oysters 200 tons COAL 5000 hoops.
Sagua la Grande-Br brig A Fearce-3,936 shocks
and heads, $40 bdls hoops Ito feet lumber.
Demarara-Br brig Chesapeake-l,2S0 bbls -four,
23 do meal 400 do bread 100 do pork 10 bush corn
$50 BRAN 100 do oats 10000 os lard 5000 do candles
2,l79 feet lumber 200 slaves IS mules horse, rs
bdls hoops, 10 kegs nails Dbl flour plugs 50 bales
hay. do straw pkgs lamp fixtures.