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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-12-13
The Boston Pilot, the great catholic news
paper, in this countrg, in considering the
question of impartial suffrage, says:

The Boston Pilot, the great catholic news
paper, in this country, in considering the
question of impartial suffrage, says:
IAN unusual attention has been
drawn to this subject since the November
elections, in consequence Of such leading pa.
pers as the Boston Post, the Chicago Times,
and other prominent democratic journals
coming out in advocacy of the theory suffrage
which tue radicals propose, modified
by making suffrage depend upon the pay
ment of q poll tax, and upon the fact that the
man who votes must be ABLE TO read the
names upon the ticket which he votes for
This is, in fact, the Massachusetts, sufira a.
system nor do we see any invincible objec-
ton TO the extension of tia. system through
out the country. Il establishes, by way Of
distinction from absolutely universal suffrage,
what Is known as Intelligent suffrage. The
right of suffrage, extended in THIS manner
would lodge the voting power IN the hands OF
men who could know, at least, what ticket
they were voting, AID it would act as On III
eentive TO those who desire the franchise for
ell to increased diligence in spreading eie-
n,entary instruction to every individual in
the community. Under this rule, we hearth
~ agree with the papers above alluded to, in
recommending to the several states, north,
south and west, the adoption of such a eys-
tenn for all their people. irrespective of race
or color,''x THE democratic idea is
in favor of the largest liberty, and it recog-
nizss the right of the people to rule. By the
prominence which the radicals are giving to
this idea, they are thriving upon democratic
capital, and are making q great display with
democratic thunder. 1t is, therefore, judi
cious on the part of the Boston Post and the
Chicago Times, with other papers Of that
class to unite IN recommending these modi-
fcations of the right of suffrage upon the sew
eral states. It draws the most effactual
charges from radical guns
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-12-13
Dr.. Osgood, in his Thanksgiving Dav ,

Dr.. Osgood, in his Thanksgiving Day ser.
mon II New York, gave his BROTHER DR.. Gen.
Butler of Massachusetts, rather a back hand
ed blow in saying the party of Progressive
reconstruction, (radiealsl will ruin th>u-
selves if ''shey make the new apostle Of i'm
peachment their Organ, and offend the COM
mon sense of the country by mistaking q
smart lawyer or stauuch provost marshal
for good general OF great statesman. The
American mind has Learned to like words
less and desds more. 1t looks with little sat
isfaction upon blatant orators of the stump or
platform, and seems most pleased at present
with that quiet man who. alter doing the
great thing that was to be dono to make
peace, and giving the order that finished the
war, shut his mouth, and showed mainly by
his lighted Cigar that there was breath still
in him and some fire, too"
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-12-13

From the New York Evening Post,-a republican
paper.
A dispatch from the United States consul
At Alexaudria asserts that John III. Surrats.
believed to have been enc Of the chief agents
of the conspiracy for the assassination Of
Presidents Lincoln, and the other heads of our
government, has been captured. "There IL
no doubt of his identity, Mr Hale telegraphs.
Surratt will probably be sent home In q man
of-war, and will, we hope. be brought to a
speedy and public trial.
Mr.. Boutwell,, of Massachusetts,, who made
himself somewhat notorious by the violence
OF his language in a caucus meeting during
the last session of congress, is reported to have
said in the meeting of Saturday evening that
he intended to offer soon resolution calling
upon the President and secretary of state for
the correspondence on the subject Of John H.
Surratt. He said he had reason to believe
that during the search for John II. SurraH,
has hiding place Was kaoaon to the President,
and that 1t ,cas through the conniUance Of An
dreu Johnson that the escape of SUrraH scas
finally Effected"
There is, we believe, no doubt of Surratt's
guilt. Any one who has aided in the escape
of a murderer becomes thereby an accessory
after the fact, which is to be a partaker In
the guilt, and subject to the same punish
ment as the chief criminal. 1t Mr.. boutwell,
knows Mr.J ohnsou TO be thus guilty, 1t is his
duty to the nation to expose him, not in a
caucus meeting, but by lodging his informs-
ton before court of justice.
If, on the contrary, he spoke on Saturday
evening trem the mere violence of party ha-
tired, he committed an indecenoy which makes
him unfit to sit in the house, aud be ought to
be promptly expelled. Il is the duty of the
house of representatives, as soon as it meets,
| to call upon him for the proofs which alone
can justify his gross language. If he cannot
furnish them-if his treason to believe" is
discovered to be founded, as we suppose it
will, upon the malicious gable of q set of
half-sane scandalmongers, who have during
the whole summer and tall busted themselves
| with whispering, to those who would listen
| to them, the most abusive and preposterous
| scandal about the President, then the house
of representatives will owe it to ts own self
respect to expel Mr.. Boutwell,, and thus teach
others that official position cannot shield vic.
ious slanderers. The President of the Unit
ed States is helpless against such attacks as
| that of Mr.. Boutwell,. If hs were private
| individual, he could bring a suit of Ii Del ard
gross defamation of character against him.
and any court in the land would decree ex-
| emplary punishment upon the slanderer.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-12-13
IMPARTIAL SUFFRAGE.

The New York Rorld, tae leading demo-
cratic paper in the east, in an article in re-
lation to impartial suffrage, says:
I'm trying to push negro suffrage, the radicals
trying force what will inevitably come of it
SELF and come all the speedily if they will con-
sent to restore the Union. In scouting negro suf-
frage as a thing never to be tolerated the extreme
southern party display just little wisdom as fore
sight" -
1t is indeed inevitable, and when, not on
~ the extreme southern party" but all par
ties, north and south, yield to the "inevita-
BILE" the negro question will cease to be a
disturbing element in our national politics
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-12-13

Several leading members of congress- are
in favor of making an experiment TO see If
the Post Office Department cannot advanta-
geously manage the telegraph. The PROPOSE
tion ia to build line to New York. declare it
post route, put it under the control of the
postmaster general and require eoch message
20 boar a cent postage stamp for every TWEEN
by or thirty words. 1t is believed taat the
limo would yield q handsome revenue. The
present postmaster general is understood to
think the scheme entirely practicable.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-12-13
REMOVAL OF OsrMAsTERs.

From the cutlery on the subject OF "bread
and butter" one would suppose that presi.
dent johnson and Gov. Randall had devoted
the principal portion of their time the past
year to the bloody business OF beheading
radical possmasters. The report OF Governor
Randall, just submitted to congress, shows
quite tia contrary. The whole number of
possnastsrs subject to appointment BY the
President is TOO the whole numhsr subject
to appointment by the postmaster general is
is g ,1l9. OF this whole number but LOGS
possmastsss have been removed the past y oar
Joss than an average number.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-12-13

DEATH OF A FORMER CATHOLIC BISHOP OF
THIS DIocEsE.-We fnd the following In the
London Tablet. of Nov. 18th:
THE Most Rev Anthony O'Regan, bishop
of Dora, died on the 18th instant. at Mi
chaers Grove, Bronpton, aged fifty -seven
years His lordship. who was formerly bish
op Of Chicago, had been for some time suffer
ing from disease OF the liver, bat it was hoped.
a. he was not aged, for be was only in has
57th year, that he would have been restored
to health. These hopes were not 10 be full
filled, and the bishop gradually sank till he
breathed his last The Archbishop Of West
minister visited Bishop o Rsgan several times
during his illness. The dying prelate was
attended by the Rev. Father Morris, of the
Oratory. His end was mos. edifying. The
honored remains of the bishop are to be Re.
moved TO his native country, ireland, for in
terment" ..
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-12-13

/ 1t is said that if every clerk in the attor-
ney generals office were constantly and ex.
olusively employed from this time to the end
of the session for ten hours per day, it would
be impossible for them to collect the infor-
nation called for by the houas in the resolu-
ton requiring the statement from him Of the
particulars in each casa of the pardon ofreb-
els by the President. -s.zee-
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-12-13
Death of Distinguished Editor.

ST.. hours, Dec. 12.-Nathaniel Paschall,
senior editor of the Missouri Ropu blican, died
ct o'clock this morning, aged Sd. He com
meneed the printing business as an appren-
tice in the Republican Office 30 years ago,
and was the eldest editor west of the Mississ-
ippi river, if not of the Allegheny mountains.
lie was regarded as one of the best and most
influential citizens of St. Louis, and univer-
sally esteemed.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-12-13

MY dear, what makes you always yswn2'
The wife exclaimed, her temper gone,
Is home so dull and dreary?"
mot SO, my love-" he said, ''not so /:
But man and wife are one, you know;
And when alone, I'm weary I"
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-12-13

The post Office department. is considering
the feasibility of taking up and delivering
mails from express trains at points whore
they do not stop and without slackening their
spsed. Several inventions which profess to
accomplish shis are being experimental
with.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-12-13
The New York Central Railroad Election

ALBANY, Dec. 12.-At the election of tn
Central Railroad, to-day, Henry Kip wa
elected President, aud W. T. Fargo Vice
presidents. 4 80 Esa g
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Diaries for 1867,

Most splendid Chromos and Paintings, direct
from Praug & Co., Boston. Engrasings, Pho 10
tographs, Autographs, Photographic Al
s. buns, very handsome and of al
styles, very cheap.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-12-13

~ VEL 'oN PRINTING EsiNE -
TO GET JOB PRINTING boag, qIlcs
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.e-- VA at ,nc Argus 0fii<,,
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-12-13

Inc Augusta ConstitutiondIist takes excep-
s'on' othe quotation of Addison by Sumner
:" " '''' 20 friend, whereby in another's
language no 'eeshadows possible even. of
his recent marriaes. thus: .
81 shall endeayor to li,>ahsrease.r ..;..,,
man in my station, as prua~,t head "F eie 70
good husband, careful father (w-sn il shall IN
PEN and as your most sincere freno % nap
"CHARLEs erhsrso
To which the Constitutionaltst:
"Now, is not that humorous reading for us p,-
devils? We do not doubt the prudence, if he is
good Yankee, we leave Mrs. S. to determine his
goodness, but heaven forbid the event which is hint
ed at as about to happen. If what learned friend
OF ours calls 'cataclysm of the universe and wag-
gish one denominates everlasting smash, if such
catastrophe be still remote we pray that Sumner
may be the victim of misplaced confidence. This
but q duplicate of Charles would be peremptory
signal for the last footing of the Archangel!"
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-12-13
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j u " I'M I L Il
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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-12-13

The supreme court Of the United States
has decided that the anti-rebel "test oath" 10
Unconstitutional.
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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-12-13

The undersigned is receiving from the east
and 10 now opening at his New Book Store, on
Illinois street, I'd door east OF Market Square, as
beautiful a stock of
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-12-13
Holiday Goods

al was ever brought to this city, comprising in
part m ost beautiful
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The Public are invited to call and .e1snin
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A fall assortment OF
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Also, a Large Assortment of
The Portland daily press., 1866-06-08
Wanted,

A ND left at this office, part of Sewing Machine
"A which the owner can have by paying for this
notlce. sf OK iune6
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FOREIGN PORTS.

At Malaga 18th ult, barque N M Haven, Hall, for
New York, ldg. -
cd l7th, bsrque Adelaide, Plummer, iron Ali
Cid at Rotterdam 18th ult, ship Ivanhoe, Bixby,
Newcastle. T..
Ar at Demarara 10th ult, baraue Delaware, White,
Ar at Remedies goth uIt, brig John Pierce. strout
Boston.
At Curacao 2lst ult, brig Eurus, for Ponce DAVIS.
Ar at st Jago 24th ult, brig Belle Bernard, Cook
Ar at Cienfuegos 22d ult, barque Caroline Lemont.
Bowker, st Thomas; 18th, Joseph A DAVIS Welt
Ar at Caibarien goth ult, sch Martha Maria. COL
son, Havana. i.j lai -t x
sid ed, barque Eureka, Humphrey, New York.
Ar at Havana 9th ult barqne Marathon, Drisko
Sid 9th, barque Geo Hunt, Woodbury., for New
Orleans; brig Geo Gilchrist, Gilchrist, do.
In port I'd inst, barques John Griffin, Chase for
New York, ldg; Savannah, Williams, New Orleans !;
brig l. Hail. (Br) Davis, for Portland; schs Union
Reed, for New Orleans; S Watson, Hughes, for
Mobile; and others.
Observation-Disclosures Sarah 3 Hale, for Portland.
go hhds sugar at $64 For North Of Hatteras. brig
Sparkling Sea, via Sagua, 900 hhds sugar, at $74.
N AT at Matanzas 18th ut, brig Lucy Ann. Dodge,
S,o5e; Both. Clara M Goodrich, Look, Baltir, ore
of iii oe.l Babbidee, New Orleans.
onth 1oIh Darque John Bunyan, Carver, New York :
Sotn nrigs Castllian, Hardenbrook, Phla deinhia
Vnrt. III pea, Tor Sagua; sch Snow, SDith New
vorh 'is'' osrque Linda Stewart Os6or A. for New
Ar az Car1enas 18th ult brig A M Roberts Dool
Boston l4tn. oarque M AImon, Brown. New Or,
leans; brig Harriet, Merriman, from Portland. sfst
baIQue Eliza White, Look do Vi "dnu' DISH
SID 9th, briggs Rio Grande. Re,,,o..
North OF Hatteras; Ponvert Allen. and fSn,a Post
ster Merriman do; 9th, America 1Rr, G Mnn weD
do; 29th Staples, Showers. do; Crimea H;chhnr,
Ar at Sagua 25th ult, brig VIM H Townsend Iate-
man, Boston; 26tb, Loeb L0m0nd Black New Vors .
Isabel Beurman, Curtis, Caibarien.
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The Theory Of the Fenian Invasion.
Especial dispatch to the Boston Daily Advertsssr.

''p'''"' N e. $500 - or,o,.;,,a
rr o. ; AnnAe - W.ns. ELL r..
A,,nr;ca, frnntior ;nvoS;o, ~ ,.,on and
;,,.an+;on conana;rod 70 ,vl;ol, az p, ra;d on
Fort Er;a vas = Toost ;~s;,n;saa,t offa;r has
fa;rlv hagun The ,rn,n - So.,,,, 70 move
across t5o ho,ndaru 80 a. nas SoEaral columns.
onon;, nv S;"a W oay III se'e, ~tent and
LEI the s, iAe muy Mues hi;sh;no a foot
,aoid or pr;t;s Pulpose =. t;na the British
.o,.,,,o... .s'on sui Wy c';r BOTTLE That
"ilu volunteers ~ ont;aIlv in tho
w WIN resu ~, -, tho N;oIora from
SAINT San result as the aIoA stter s,rver Of both
SSi, your corfesPol,ue atIomoh there arc many
SUES o. nas no ao% With nerhans better means Of
aceUe observes, ,1h" tain d,ffarent onin-
:l "A
lon ~ that the invading force has actually
set ont. there can be no harm in making pub
Se. .tsnents os 70 ;+s ,arn;tnde and nnrposa
,1,,;ch hafore II would hove haen breach of
cnnfidanca ~ J;vnlae General Sweenv who
i, now here directing onerations. acts Inon
tho theory that with fiftv thousand men. or
nerienced in war we'll drilIed and skillf,lv
led ami actuated Inv enthusiastic patriotic i'm,
mise az his followers ARE. Canada NAV no tall
en-. In this eynectat;on he nrasnwes unon
the Intimate aid of Fenian orcanizations in
Canada itself. which certainlv ~ eYist in M
Insignificant numbers. He danands mon
diSaffectiOn among the reoular trf,ore o,,d nm.
on the anatbv o1 the Francb ,oI,,,o+;on IF
Canada. He counts unon maat;no no very
serious hindrances from the TTn;3eJ States
troops upon the border. Allow;no his premises
to be correct we mist admit the scheme of
his campaign to be by NO means so wild as it
appears at the first glance -
As to the force of Fenians at command on
the border. IL nv no means reaches fiftv thou
sand as VET. Rnt the actual numhers sathe,-
ed. and the rapidity with which men have
come forward since the war note was sounded
at Fort Erie. seem to indicate that if success
full advance across the border even of J saw
miles could be made. even . LARGER nnmhe %
could be rallied. This then seems n mo tha
present intention: to push into Canada far
enough to have the news snread abroad and
defeat the first line of British troons. relv;no
upon the belief that the Irish will railv rom
the United States to the support of the green re
flag faster than the regulars and volnnteera
can be brought up to the support Of the red
AS to the character of The Fen;an troons
they are certainly capable of much hard
fighting. The men are muscular. used To he
| ;no ,,nGor Arc oh.t;rotn - = -. uSe, w Uo
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A New Volcano. in California.
The Shasta (Cal) Courier relates the fol-

nv S'~~~ \ONAs/ OVeSfsOf ACid1CS tuc lOl-
lowing:
In the easterly slope of Iron mountain, and
about a quarter of mile from its summit.
may be seen a small column of smoke arising
At night, near the surface of the mountain.
the vapor has lurid appearance, as if partak-
ing of fire. 1t was noticed some ten DAYS
since by some Indians and party of two or
three of them visited the place, thinking to
find prospecting party there, from whom
they would naturally get chemuck enough to
pay them for their trouble. The reader may
judge of their surprise on finding that the
smoke was caused by no human agency
Alarmed, they fled to cabin inhabited by a
solitary miner, distant some two miles. The
miner, our informant, believing he had enough
OF daylight for the trip, took one of the In
dams as guide and sailed forth, armed with
a trusty rifle, and followed by dog in whose
lighting capacity and pluck he had unbounded
confidence. The sun had nearly dropped from
the horizon when our friend arrived at his
destination. He thus describes the scene pre-
scented:
"When got there I found the smoke ris-
ing, just as the Ingin said. 1t came up out of
insure IN the rocks that was about three
lnches wide and six or eight feet long The
smoke Is noI ana smells sulphury. It could
MT have been going on smoking that wav Ionc
or should have heard of it: and what's ,nore
the dead critters | see laying around there,
would all have been scattered. WIN Can,n
there was rattlesnakes enough LAWN, t1io,l,'
dead to fill two bushel bag. And th ese
little owls aid ground squirrels, tbicke rso
grass. There wasn't aothing layin' round
like larva nor cinders, nor nothing of the kind,
l tell you what, Cap'n, think something has
ketched afire down in there by-by-" Owe
suggested Spontaneous combustion.") eyes,
that's it--spontaneous 'bustion, and it's just
founda chimney ready made, or we'd had an
earthquake; and all them dead things was liv-
ing in that crack"
Iron mountain presents every evidence of
The Portland daily press., 1866-06-08

CURE FOR JEALoUsY.-A Jealous man.
who was on visit to London, was induced to
cal on clalrvoyant and ascertain what his
wiie was doing at her residence, some ninety
mnes away; "She is sitting in her parlor.S
salo tne lady, land she looks out of the win
dow, as if in expectation" Strange said
tn tne gentleman, "what can she expectW~
oome one is entering the doorl she caresses
gentleman, thinking of the Divorce Court ~
Now he lays his head in her lap, and looks
tenderly into her eyes," dreadful she shall
suffer for thisp "Now he ways his tail.n con.
tlnued the sleeper; and IS this explained the
story, Old Jealousy decamped, and resolved
not to be inquisitive again with regard to his
The Portland daily press., 1866-06-08
TON Brown" AS A BOXER. Of Mr.
Hughes, M. P. for Lambeth, better known as
Tom Brown" the following story ia told.


Mr.. Hughes was one of the founders of the
working Mems College in Great Ormond
street, ard has always taken care that there
should be judicious mixture of play with
their work BY his means agymnasium was
ltted up, cricket club got up, and boxing
class established. And those who have at.
tanned any skill with the gloves, will agree
with us that sparring is excellent exercise, and
that it may be taken anywhere One evening
when Mr.. Hughes was at the college, he look
ed In upon this class; an experienced hand
was on the floor, and instead of treating the
tyros with consideration, he was knocking
them about pretty considerably, until at last
they declined, one and all, going on with such
a One-sided game. -
Mr. Hughes had been looking on very quiet
~, saying nothing; but he now stepped for
ward. Il should like to have a turn. if YOU
don't mine" he said, in his quiet way. "Very
happy" said the other; shave YOU ever had
the gloves on before p" "Oh, YES, two or three
times" They soon stood face to face, and be-
fore his antagonist could say "Jack Robinsonn
If ne had any wish TO do so-Mr. Hughes
sent him sprawling on the floor He cot up
angry, but "Tom Brown" was cool and pun
ished him to his hearts content, and then told
him that he hoped the next time he had to
spar with beginners he would remember that
evening and be tender to them. Sf
The Portland daily press., 1866-06-08

corn nrmer Wheat weak; sales at Isl for MOI.
hecepts-26OO bbls. -four, 81 900 bushels of wheat
snpments-SOO bbls. -four, 103 900 bushels of wheat