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Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1866-04-18
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4 fine stock Of CLOTHs-sueh as Sleeps Grey
Tweeds Sstinets Kentucky Jeans Cottonades, Cloak
ngs Ladies Cloths &c, at Tower prices than be
found at any other store in the county
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-11-23

DISCOVERY OF CoAL BED NEAR DAvKSponr.
For long time past, it has been known that the
strongest Indications of coal have existed along
the Lost Grove read, and few miles out from
shis city About week age, "a Mr.. Everett, former
ly of Coal Valley, ILL.,, and man of great deal of
experience in the mining business, after pros
pecting freely, determined to give the matter a
thorough investigation. After selecting piece
offland near the road mentioned, and adjoining
the land of Mr. Horace Bradley, he put force
of fifteen men to work. After digging through
about twenty feet of earth and rock, the enter
prise of the protector was rewarded by the dis
covery of coal which is said to be equal in quail
ty to any yet mined in Illinois On piercing the
vein it was found to be three feet and q half in
thickness We understand from Mr.. Geo. F.
Devereux, who has visited the "diggins,'' that
preparations are beng made to reap the full ben
eiits of the discovery. The indications are that
the whole surrounding district is underlined by q
rich mine of wealth, which, from its close proxi-
mility to our city, will one day prove OF untold
value. Whether any land has been leased, or
whether company has yet been organized to
push the matter through, we have not yet been
advised, but surely, if the discovery proves all
that it ia represented to be, there is chance for
quite number of fortunes.-Dap. Den. ~
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-11-23
Proclamation BY the President OF the
United States for a Day Of
Thanksgiving and Praise.

Almighty God, our Heavenly Father, has been
pleased to vouchsafe to us as people another year
Of that national life which is an indispensable condi
ton of peace, security and progress. That year,
moreover, has been crowned with many peculiar
blessings. The civil war that recently among
us has not been anywhere reopened. Foreign inter
ion has ceased to excite alarm or apprehension.
Intrusive pestilenes has been benignly mtigated.-
Domestic tranquility has improved. Sentiments of
Cancellation have largely prevailed, and affections of
loyalty and patriotism have been widely renewed.
Our fields have yielded quite abundantly our min
ing industry has been richly rewarded, and we have
been allowed to extend our railroad system far into
the interior recesses of the country while our
has resumed its customary antivity in foreign
seas. These great national blessings demand a ma
tional acknowledgement
Now, therefore, l. Andrew Johnson, President of
the United States. do hereby recommend that Thurs
apart and be observed everywhere IN the several
states and territories of the United States by the
people thereof as day of thanksgiving and praise
TO Almighty God, with due remembrance that in His
temple doth every man speak of his honor. I rec
ommend, slso that on the Same solemn occasion we
do humbly and devoutly impore him to grant to our
national councils and to our whole people that di
vine wisdom that alone lead any nation into the
ways of all good.
In Offering these national thanksgivings, praises
and supplcations We have the Divine that
the Lord remaineth King forever. Them that are
meek shall He guide in judgement, and such as are
gentle shall He learn His ways. The Lord shall
give strength to His people, and the Lord shall give
TO his people the blessings of peace.
In witness whereof, / have hereunto set my hand
and caused the seal of the United States to be atx
ed Done the city OF Washington, this sth day of
October, in the year of our Lord thousand eight
hundred and Sixty-six, and of the independence of
the United States tho ninetieth.
lsigncdl ANDREW JOHNSON.
By the President: WILLIAM H. SEWARD, Secretary
of State.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-11-23
TRICKS OF A DENAGOGUE.

Of all the small and vulgar demagogues
who contrive TO get noticed in Geographic
dispatches and by professional paid letter
writers, Dirty Work Logan takes the premi-
um. This was his forte, during the war, and
the only fort he captured. His popularity
was made IL this way.
We are now having repetition of the same
sort of stuff. Logan has gone to Washington
to engineer his humbug cotton swlndle thro'
congress, and be has had it ,elegraphed'
every ethsr day, for the last two weeks, that
he was doing all be could to secure the i'm.
pssohnent of President Johnson. This song
has been sung to different tunes, for two
weeks. The people have become sick of this
sort of putting, but "Durtie" can't let them
rest, and 50 he has had new set of kilograms
gotten up. In the Chicago Journal of last
evening (ths 22d) We find the following:
Special dispatch to the Chicago Evening Journal
NEW YORK, Nov. %.
Gen. Logan denies the statement that he'is in
favor of impeaching the President. H.
And in the night report We End tho follow
ing:
NEW YORK, Nov. 22-The New York Posts
Washington special says Gen. Logan denies the
statement that he preparing to mpeach the Presi
dent.
We know of no one who cares what "Dur.
tie" is doing on this subject, or what his op-
Unions are. But we publish the items
simply 10 show how dirty demagogus con-
trives to keep his name before the public.
The Chicago Journal, of the 22d adds the
following:
The report that Gen Logan is in favor of impsach-
ing the President is centradicted. A Washington
special of the 2lst says: 'tHe hopes congress will
make attempt in that direction" There is no
probability of the President being brought to trial
for anything he has thus far DONE and only fear
is that precious time will be squandered in proftlcss
discussion. There, npprehend, oil the real dam
ger lies. ~. ~H IL - s-A
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-11-23
Two styles OF Baptism. .

Poor people have hard time in this world OF
ours Even in the matters of religion there is o
vast difference between Lazarus and Dives as
tie following snecdo.e, copied from exchange,
win illustrate
Old Billy c. had attended u great revi-
val, and in common with many others, he was
"cenvicted' and baptised. Not many weeks
afterwards, ono of his friends met him Keeling
home from the court ground with considerable
"brick" in his hat.
Hello, Uncle Billy" said his friend, 81
thought you had joined the church :"
so did," answered Billy, making a desper-
ate effort to stand still. $50 did, Jeemes, and
would a bin a good baptist if they hadn't treat
ed me SO everlastin' mean ut the water. Didn't
you hear about it, Jeemes? 2"
"No, never did,
'Then I'll tell you bout il. You see, when
We come to the baptizin' place, there was old
Sinks, the rich old squire, who was to be dipped
at the same time. Well, the minister took the
squire in first, but didn't mind that much, as |
thought 'twould be just good when l cum so
be led him in nifty keerful, and wiped his face
and led him out. Well, then cum my turn. and
instead OF liftin me out as he did the squire, he
gave NE one slosh, and left me crawiin' around
on the bottom life mud turtle-that's so,
GEMS"
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-11-23
Proclamation by the Governor 0
Illinois.

1t is duty, and should be pleasure, for all the
people to bow down before and recognize the pres
of God.
To praise him and meeky to return thanks from
grateful hearts to the benign Providence that Away
watches over, protects and leads
We cannot enumerate His blessings, for they are
past finding out.
We know that God is good-that ''the earth is fall
Of the goodness of the Lord"
Then let us honor and praise Him in humility
acknowledge our sins before Him, and with thank
full hearts implore continuance of the many bless
lngs shown TO people.
Especially have the nation and state been blessed
with peace prosperity and health and with the
nest desire that these blessings may still be vouch
sateb to US, let continue to implore the Divine ia
Now, therefore. 1 do hereby recommend that
THURSDAY, the 2eth day of November, be set apart
and observed as day Of thanksgiving and praise
to Almighty God.
In testimony whereof | have hereunto set my
hand, and caused the great seal of the state of Hi
nos to be affixed at Springfield, this twelfth day of
November, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-six.
Signedl RICHARD J. OGLEsBY.
By the Governor
SHARON TYKDALE Secretary of State
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-11-23

Fred Douglass snd his son have purchased
house at Alexandra, and will shortly es.
tablish their journal in that city. The Roeh.
ester my Union says: "If the Douglas
ees succeed in Dixie they will do better than
they did here In the hotbed Of their professed
friends, when engaged in the GROCERY bust.
ness: They occupied good stand, and kept
good goods, but they did not get enough pat
fonsgs from their abolition brethren to buy
their salt" l
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-11-23
To Office Seekers.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.--Ths publication 10
made apparently by authority, in the Nation.
al Repa6lican of this morning, that the Pres.
ident 10 necessarily engaged upon important
public matters preparatory to the early as
semblage Of congress, and viii have no time
until the meeting of that body to give the
slightsst attention ioaGpPlicants tor ofiee.-
All such matters are referred TO the heads of
this different departments. Office seekers and
their friends, can cave themselves much time
and expense BY acting upon tbs above hint
and will relieve the Pssaident from the un.
pleasant necessity OF declining to entertain
and examine their applications. u il Q phvs
ical impossibiiisy for him TO prepare his mes
sage and at the same time transact the detail
Susiness appropriately belonging to his cab
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-11-23
--He has Cordia! Interview with @
Rebel General.

The Baltimore Commercial states that at the
harse fair in that city Oh Saturday General Grant
was present, and occupying one of the stands,
when his attention was called to the fact that
General Joe, Johnston was upon the other, the
question being put, "Would you like to see
him p
Certainly" was tho reply of the general
There is no man on the ground | would be more
pleased to see p
General Johnston was sent for, and cordial
greeting took place. While this going on,
General Stoneman also made his appearance, q
like cordial greeting occurring, the three occu-
pying the stand for a couple of hours in CON-
CaDv, ~......
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-11-23
PRESIDENT JOHNSON ON NEGRO
SUFFRAGE, gw


A Washington dispatch of the Goth says ::
"The President informed General Frank Blair,
yesterday that he maintained his position expressed
in ais letter to Governor Sharkey on the question
of impartial suffrage" sea4 yEsT se. s-sz $500
This gives fresh interest to that letter, and
we give il entire lab q. ~ .z4-..a s,4a
EXECUTIVE OFFycE,
WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. Is, 1865.
Gov. W. L. Sharkey, Jackson, Miss. -
/ a1a grasifed to see that You have organ
lied your convention without difhculty.I hone
that, without delay, your convention will
amend your state constitution, aboiishlrg
slavery and denying to all future legislatures
the power to legislste that there is property
in man also that they will adopt the amend.
ment to the constitution of the United State,
abolishing slavery. If yen could extend the
elective franchise to all persons Of color who
can read the constitution of the United States
in English and write their names, and to all
persons of color who own real estate valued
at not less than two hundred and fifty dol
lars, and pay taxes thereon, you would COM
pletely disarm the adversary and set an ex.
ample which the other states will follow
inns on can do with perfect safety, and you
linus place the southern states in reference to
rec persons persons of color upon the same
o ''AAa with the free states. hope and trust
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-11-23
THE OFFICIAL RETURNS.

Complete Official returns of on. state cleo
ton make Logan's majority over Colonel
Diokey 81 ,0l7. DIR. Batensn's majority will
exceed this figure by about 800 votes, and
General: Smiths by 200. The aggregate ma
Jority, on congressman, is 54 ,320.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-11-23

your convention will do this. and, - conss.
quence, the radicals who are Wild upon ne
gro franchise, will be completely foiled in
their attempt to keep the southern states
from renewing their relations to the Union by
not accepting then senators snd rsprsseatar
tiyes. 8
ANDREw JoHNsoN, !.
President of the United States.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-11-23
BOARDING House,

THE subscriber has opened a regular
l. boarding house, in the brick block on
the north side of Union Square, where permanent,
transient, day boarders can be accomm Cd ated.
Meals furnished at regular hours.
%S- A few good boarders can find rooms and
board =, 81 per week it application IL made soon.
= e 49, 49, 49, A. II. OSBORN.
Ii q LII
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-11-23
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.

THE warrant for the collection of state, conn
ty, school and other taxes having been placed in
my hands, notice is here by gwen that will be al
the sheriff - office, in the Court House, from 6
till O'Clock daily, for the purpose OF receiving
payment of the same.
CHARLES ENGEL, Township Collector.
Rock Island, Nov. l9, 1866, dit.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-11-23

President johnson attended the grand
and imposing masonic ceremonies at Balsi-
more on Tuesday the Goth. He is member
of the order.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-11-23

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The Duplex Elliptic is a great i.vorite with all
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To enjoy the following inestimable advantages
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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-11-23

We will begin our comparatively short Cau.
iogue, (for the sake of HARMONY with -
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-11-23

Rock Island, Aug. 7i-dtf.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-10-17

ENGLISH OPINION. London
correspondent of the New York SUI,
writes that the people of England are
taking a great deal of interest in the
party war on our side, and the policy
Of the President is, as it should be,
warmly applauded. The majority of
our thinking men believe that John
son is doing all good to his country
and cementing the Union; while the
radical party are doing all they can
to ruin us, and would destroy the
Union if they had the power.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-10-17
The Amherst (Mass) EcD,ess

The Amherst (Mass.) Express
boasts of a COW owned by Judge
French, which gave an average of
forty-eight pounds of milk for seven
successive. days. The Greenfield Ga
sette caps this with q COW owned in
that place which gave 1872 pounds in
six days, or fifty pounds per day.
The Boston CuAioator hereupon steps
in and takes them all down with
Holland COW, imported by W. w.
Chenery, Of Belmont, which gave 744
pounds in ten days, or an average of
7414epounds per day.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-10-17

Mr.. johnson is understood to be-
lieve that his impeachment will be
attempted; and he has ordered bar
racks for 80, troops to be erected
at Washington. Perhaps that indi-
Gates the reception he intends to give
his enemies; but unless he can have
the Governors of New York and Penn
sylvania on his side, his friends will
not advise forcible resistance to the
radical schemes.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-10-17

SENsIBLE.-The Huntsville Mde-
pendent, speaking of the past and fu-
ture of Southern prosperity, says,
with much good sense:
Our cotton crops, on which our
prosperity was based, may fail from
actual labor. We must have sub
stitute for them, and this substitute.
manufacturing and mining, which
white men are accustomed to and are
willing to work at And so, in order
to make up the deficiency in cotton
product, what we do produce may,
here among ourselves, be spun into
yarn or woven into fabrics-thus
making the aggregate of income equal
to that which we used to rely on in
the raw material
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-10-17

The HERALD ON THE LATE ELEc-
TONS. The New York Herald, of
Thursday, begins an editorial on the
result of the recent elections as fol-
lows:
The results Of the late elections are
positively sublime. They re-affirm
the high intelligence which pervades
the Northern States, and their i'm
movable purpose to re-establish the
Union on solid foundation. they
demonstrate the correctness of our
estimates of the moral signiicancy
aud pressure of the Maine election
of Septem Der, and the inevitable So
lntion OF the vital question Of recon-
struction.
We forbear comment
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-10-17

Among the amusing incidents Of
the Portland fire, is one where a per
son took out of his store package of
envelopes, and left one article worth
thirty dollars to be destroyed, and
another where lady was seen with
new tin pail on her arm, while her
silver ware was left to burn in the
house.
The Pickens Courier says: eve
regret to learn that, on the night of
the 5th instant, Cato, freedman,
shot and killed Joseph Williams, of
Anderson District. The occurrence
took place near Salubrity, in this
District. The freedman has been
arrested, is now in Jail, and will, we
presume, be tried next week"
SALE OF PUBLIC LANDS. During
the past month, 26,671 acres of the
public land were disposed of at the
following designated local offices:
Humboldt, Kansas, 5,549 acres; Falls
of st. Croix. 1,042; Brownsville,
Nebraska, IL, ,O89; Fort Des Moines,
Iowa, 1926, Sioux City, Iowa, 4, $50.
It is said that Emperor Napoleon
will employ his leisure hours, while
at Compeigne, in collecting materials
for his projected history of Charlie
magne. The work will be com
menced SO soon as 'The Life of
Caesar is completed.
The French Government intends
to introduce the Prussian military
system into France, dividing the army
into the Line and the first and second
Landwehr. It is calculated that
France will then be able to call out
one and half millions of soldiers, at
short notice.
A despatch dated New Orleans,
October 10th, says: "Cotton advices
are very discouraging The general
estimates of this years crop now
amounts to less than 1000, 900
bales"
Much attention is being given in
Georgia to the raising of tea. Samples
of black tea of fine quality, of native
growth, have been exhibited, and it
is said the plant fourishes remarkably
we'll on the coast.
The Winchester (Va.) News has
been shown stalk of corn contain
ing twenty-six ears. Very prolifia
stock that.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-10-17

A Western editor lost his sweet
heart, but he has all that made her
lovely. He has her curls, her
frizzle, her waterfall! He has her
spiral palpitators, her store teeth and
her calves. He has put ali things in
their order-has them hung on wires
and intends to melt little girl
and pour her into the fxines and
have another Miranda.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-10-17

Prominent among the passengers
on the train recently wrecked on the
New York Central Road, was man
whose only injury was coat badly
split in the back and arms. He was
wildly walking the aisle of car, ex-
claiming: cit will cost this company
a pile to settle with me. I tell you,
it will cost $4,000 to pay me for this
hurt"
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-10-17
COLGATE'S HONEY SOAP.

This celebrated Toilet Soap, in such
universal demand, is made from the
lient in its nature, fragrnntly scented,
and extremely beneficial in its action
upon the skin. For sale by all Druggists
and Eancv Goods Dealers March o lY
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-10-17

\ race horse having been recently
killed, in South Carolina, by light
ming, the owner said there was some
consolation in knowing that nothing
but streak of lightning ever caught
him
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-10-17
MARRIAGE AND CELIBACY-,

Essay of Warming and Instruction for
Young Men. Also, Diseases and Abuses
which prostrate the vital powers: with sure
means of relief. Sent free Of charge in
sealed letter envelopes. Address DR.. ].
SKILLIN HOUGHTON, Howard Associa-
ton, Philadelphia, Pa. Aug Il 3no
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-10-17

At the great Paris Exhibition there
Will be Il cashmere shawl worked in
arabesqnes of unhenrd of fineness.
ls was ten years in the workman's
frame
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-10-17

The DEVELOPMENT OF THE South
RETARDED BY IT'S UNSETTLED CoNDI-
TON. N.-As an instance of the manner
IN Which the present unsettled condi-
tion of the Southern States retards
the development Of their internal re-
sources, it may be stated that several
gentleman, acting as the agents of
French capitalists, have been for
some time in the city, for the purpose
of investing large sums in various
Virginia enterprises others,
the continuation of the James River
canal to the kanawha, thus affording
an additional transportation route
from the mineral regions in West
Virginia. They are unwilling, how
ever, to conclude negotiations until
the future status of the States lately
IN rebellion shall be positively deter
mined; and unless some speedy solu-
ton of the matter is attained, they
will doubtless return to Europe.
Cor. Ner York He,uld.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-10-17

A NEw PERFUME! Called Sweet Opoponax
from Mexico, manufactured by Z. T. Smith
Il Co., New York, is making sensation
wherever it is known. Is very delicate,
and its fragrance remains on the handker-
chief for days.
GPhUddelphid Erening Bulletin.