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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-05-08

Marriage and Celibacy, an Assay of Warn
ing and Instruction for Young Men. Also, Dis
eases and Abuses which PROSTATE the vital pow
ers, with sure means OF relief Sent free OF
charge IN sealed letter envelopes. Address, DR..
J. SKILLIN HOUGHTON, Howard Association,
Philadel phia, Pa. apl24dw3m.
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WANTED,

A GENTLEMAN wants q email house, not
"A particular as to location. No children, and
rent paid in advance. Apply at this Office.
may5d3t. s-s@lr7vs
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SPECIAL BUSINESS NOTICES.
ERRORS OF YOUTH.

A GENTLEMAN who suffered for years
n from Nervous Debility, Premature Decay,
and all the effects of youthful indiscretion, will,
for the sake of suffering hon anity, send fee to
all who need it, the recipe and directions tor
making the simple remedy by which he was cured
Sufferers wishing to profit by the advertisers ex-
perence, can do so by addressing, in perfect con-
fdence, JOHN b. OGDEN,
feb26d3m No. 10 Chambers ST., New York
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Grand Gift
'c0NcER
BabcOck's Hall 4!
ROCK ISLAND.
sza -Ejz .a.z4
crwE TO BE FIXED WHEN A SUI
FICIENT NUMBER OF TICKETS
ARE SOLD.
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE WILL BE
PRESENTED TO THE TICKET
a. HOLDERS.
as
-
Property::all in- Rock Island County.
TITLES PERFECT AND NO NCUM-
BRANCE.
Tickets Only 81.
TITLES PERFECT AND NO NCUM-
BRANCE.
Tickets Only 81.
Total value of Property. ia, 100
Tbe title To this property can be examined

Total value of Property. 300
The title to this property can be examined
at the Recorders Office in Rock Island.
The manner of Distribution: Checks, numb
cred from to ALSO, will be placed in a wheel,
cards (l271 with the names of pnzes written on
them placed in envelopes in another wheel. Tho
audience will then select committee of six to
Examine the numbers and cards, to see that every
tn ng is correct. The committee will then select
two small girls or boystrom the audience, one to
draw numbers, the other to draw prizes. The
number drawn takes the prize that is drawn, till
the prizes all drawn.
Agents will register the number and name of
parties purchasing tickets. The result of the
drawing will be published in the city papers, and
parties drawing prizes will be notified immediate
ly.
@Tickets for sale at the following places:
Chrrles Baker, Rock Island.
Smith Grotjan, G
J. Norris & Son,
Mr.. Thede, Moline.
Geo. Keller, Camden Mills.
Gust Stengel, Davenport.
a. Rinker, Edgngton.
John McMore, Falrport, Iowa.
Kleinfelder s Co., Muscatine.
Philip Dolt, Ga
Chas. Dolt,
MIR. Heuer, fI F."
Tickets sent by mail receipt of the
price, and stamp for return letter.
n. b. For further information address the
subscriber, who is the proprietor.
CHARLES BAKER,
. Rock Island, Ill
avis 4u-ff
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New DRKssMAKrrs EsrABLIsHMENr-Mrs.L. A
Wood has opened room for dressmaklng over C.
M.Aiken's store, opposite the Rock Island House,
Rock Island. Entrance through the store.
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FoUND.-A large rubber bag found in the
road, this morning, between the halfway house
and slnnei's place. 1t has been left this Office
for the owner. may2d1w.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-05-08

SAND FOR SALE.-Sse advertising columns
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j. ID. BURGH,

j. ID. BURGH,
General Commission Merchant,
land
special Agent for
Bishoprick's Infallible Baking Powder,
The Trade supplied at New York Prices.
DEPOT, Palace Row Block. &C. Boz 81.
ROCK ISLAND, ILL.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-05-08

THE NORTHERN LINE PACKET co.
1 for the season OF 1866, will run between St.
Louis and ST. Paul the following splendid side
wheel steamers:
Minnesota, new, Burlington,
Hawkeye state, Sucker state,
Davenport, Muscatine,
Canada. Pembina,
Savanna, New Boat.
Leaving the Northern Line Wharf-boat, at the
foot OF Washington Avenue, st. Louis, daily, at
A O'Clock P. NJ.
The Company will also a number of Freight
Steamers Tor the exclusive accommodation of
shippers, and they have also built large number
of barges for the purpose of carrying grain in
bulk.
The Company's steamers have been thoroughly
repaired and refitted in a superior manner, and
manned with careful and experienced officers and
crews, accustomed to and identified with the
trade, and no exertons vail be spared to adj to
the comfort oispassengers and the careful hand
ling of freight.
The Company return thanks to the public for
the liberal patronage received for the last eight
years, and hope, by their increased and Superior
ceive a continuance of their favors.
TH0S. b. RHODES, Prest.
TIL. GRIFFITH, Sec'y.
JAS. WARD, Supt.
e. E-e /. NJ. MASON, Gen'l Freight Agent
r. NJ. PaErrYMAN, Agent, Davenport.
j. III. langley d CO., Agents,
$500 Rock island.
mch3dw3m. Hs =.r
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PERU BEER.-Phil Hem respectfully informs the
public that he always has supply of the best Peru
Beer, well everything else found at fist class
saloon. Everything is ''A Us at his establishment.
aplSlm.
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'.ED's SALooN.''-For choice liquors, wines, ale,
porter, beer, cigars, or refreshments, go to Ed
Nisson's on Washington street, where you will be
well served with the best articles. mch22dtf.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-05-08

MARE LosT.-See to-day's advertisements
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NEW ARRivAL-If you want something new in
the line OF hat go to Bamberger Burgower.
mavhd2t
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REFERENCES.

= Hon Joseph Knox, F. C. Brown, c. NJ. Hardy
NISesyr Dsvoe & CrsmPton. C.. Tvuesdale A
onaW, ueafy DAfrs sons, Switer q Burgh, Roci
Island. kEs
N. B.-The highest price paid for country pro
duce.
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LOCAL COLU NJ N.

just opened at Wadsworth & Co.'s very hand
some assortment of silk shawls and basquines
dress goods in all varieties, silks, grenadines
pineapple ,percales, org andes, tamartines, and
many other styles.
In gloves, hosiery, collars embroid cries, sc.
their stock is complete. Their stock of carpets
oil-cloths, mating rugs and mats is the larg-
est in the city, and they are offering them at
prices that defy competition
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-05-08
DIR. BEGELOW

is the only Physician, as Special :
ist, now in Chicago that can be en-
tirely relied upon. Go to him, and
not suffer that horrible disease to
remain in your system, dishguring
your face and body, besides des-
troying your happiness aud future
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-09-20

HE LIONEss OF THE PHILADELPHIA
CONVENTION. - If the negro Fred.
Douglas was the lion of the Radical
Convention at Philadelphia, Annie
Dickinson may be termed the lioness.
The Commercials Philadelphia cor
respondent says:
After the adjournment to-day loud
calls were made for Ben. Butler and
Governor Brownlow, but neither of
these gentlemen appearing, the audi
ence demanded Miss Annie Dickinson,
who had been occupying a seat in
familiar proximity to Ben. Wade on
the platform all day Miss Annie ac-
knowledged the compliment by appear
ing at the presidents desk, whittier
she was escorted by Senator Fowler,
of Tennessee, who, at her request,
asked to be excused from speaking, on
promise to speak tomorrow. That
would not do, however. The audience
was irrepressible in its demands. Miss
Annie had to come forward. She
bowed, and the audience hurrahed
Then she said her heart was full, and
pressed her hand to her bosom to show
how full it was. She neglected to say
what it was so full of, but simply
stated it was so full she could not
speak to day. She had been so over
whelmed by the generosity and ear
nestness of the Southern men to-day,
that her lips were silent and her tongue
refused its Office. Here the audi
ence cheered again, probably from
sheer establishment that woman's
tongue should refuse its office. Her
heart throbbed, Annie said, in answer
to what she had heard to-day, and now
that the men of the South had spoken
for the rights of the colored race, she
would speak for the rights of hers,
North and South. Tomorrow she
would say something, perhaps, and
then the gentle Annie tipped her head
at the audience and disappeared from
the rostrum, followed by loud cheers
aRd cries for Ben. Butler, Ben. Wade,
ana several Others who were not
present"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-09-20
From the Meridian Messenger.
The Memphis Bulletin and our Mayor.

The Memphis Bulletin recently pub
lished Munchausen story about a
fight in the Mayors office at this place,
in which it was said the Mayor whip
ped plaintiffs, defendants, attorneys
and negro, and was prevented from
cleaning out our friend Jones of
hotel fame by the sight of a bottle of
Confederate tangle-foot. The article
being entirely without foundation, has
called forth from Mayor Armstrong
the following communication:
EDITOR MESSENGER One of the
Memphis Bulletin writers-probably
our Macon Meridian frlend-has
lately aimed portion of his prolific
periods at Meridian and its Mayor
He puffs and blows as freely rs if he
were a "forty pulling" power under
the influence of the tangle-foot with
which he has no doubt coquetted in
days now gone forever. He rises to
the very height of the Mayors office
window, but we well know he does not
enter to see the ''chairing" transaction
he so ably records The whole story
as given to the readers Of the Bulletin
about difficulty between the Mayor
and some parties on trial before him, is
a tissue of falsehoods. The Mayor
never has had any difficulty with per
sons arraigned before him. 1t is true
difficulty occurred some time since
at Justices Court held in the Mayors
office, but for this the Mayor was not
responsible, as it was a subject over
which he did not have full jurisdiction.
The Mayor is above the level of "pine
top and the sling of the gentleman of
the Bulletin. We must attribute the
bone of the article in question to the
taste of the times, and hope that bet
ter genuine 'busthead'' shall prevail
in Meridian the next time the Bulletin
man makes it his stopping place; and
if the consequence shall produce a
collapse he must not shake his inky
locks at the Mayor and indulge in
such a wild vagarie as that entitled
Spontaneous combustion at Nerd
ian" ..f
AS to Meridian it is only necessary
to say that at the close of the war it
was an insignificant village; now it is
a flourishing town with population of
at least $500.
Fiction is not fact; and stumble can
not be regarded as evidence of stabil
ity. Stand friend, stand, until you
the fable you have fiddled
with. JNo. ARMSTRONG,
Mayor Meridian.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-09-20

are people here, barbarians that they
the, have some quccr views, local la
character aud peculiar 90 themselves.
Wost OF EN- think thar's two WAYS
of disposin of an insult One is TO-
swalicr il quietly, tothor Is TO fight,
NcNtly, | find they have moron con
siderable respect for a honest man, no
matter whar he pays, or who he votes
fer-but they hev the dundcst con.
tempt for hypoeritos aud knares,
specially when they wear parsons
cloth an sarve the devil.
NeXtly, while the barharisns Is
charitable an loose handed enutr hut
thar cash, | amt never seed wun on
EN- putting, on hid gloves to hand
mnihCient donations TO thar calumin
TORS, traducers an Vcnomous enemies.
Anxious onuf to get back the gov.
onment and Union as our fathers
made il, provin thar bcin' in earnest
10y everything except cowardly turk
ling, they can't see, somehow, any
point in hugging' the male small fry
an'undcrings ofthc frecdmen's bureau,
cr in toadyin' TO the chaps that fust
found local habitaion aud name by
follerin' the Yankee army.
Lastly, eff | was 10 git caught spilin'
a mans flower garding or rohbin' his
roost ola nightan' got shot in the en-.
tcrprisc, hit would bc odul cheeky To
call on him mex day for a subscription
to pay my doctors bill
should feel lucky in get,in' offrom
the visit with more kicks en- ha'pence.
Take however, a radical, methodist
cal, editorial, speculative, Yankee
chaplin cuss, and he hoz brass enough
for all this an moro besides
Beware Of 'em, kernel, an tell yer
Ircns to. ..... ...I..
G. II. L.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-09-20

Referring to the rumor that fic-
titious corpse had been put off on the
late Col. Dahlgren's relatives by some
speculative ghoul, Washington let
ter Of the I'd says:
There are many here who believe
that Bakers detectives played this
game in the case of Booth. There is
no evidence that the body palmed off
as Booths was really his. 1t was
never identified. 1t was secluded from
every eye, in a city where hundreds
could have identified it; and it was
finally destroyed by chemical pro-
cess. But it was necessary that the
reward offered for the capture Of Booth
should come into the pockets Of the
detectives; and what more easy
method than this Z If it really was
Booth who was in the barn, nothing
was easier than to have kept him there
alive till morning, by which time a
whole regiment of cavalry could have
surrounded the place and he could
have been captured alive.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-09-20

A Wealthy Widow FalIsin Love with a
Coachmau---She Marrics Him, aud
then Makes an Awkward Discovery.
About two years since wedding
took place at tho Office of Alderman
Donaldson, and wealthy old gentle
man named Burns--then residing in
Manchester, hut since deceased-be
came the husband Of prcposessing
damsel Of sweet sixteen. After enjoy
ing the sweets of oonnubul felicity for
the brief space of six months, the aged
bridegroom died, leaving his youth
full partner the snug sum of ten thou
sand dollars Being very fond Of pay
ING visits to the rual districts as well
as to the grave Of her departed, she
frequently had resourso to the livery
stable Of Andrew JaclSman for the pur-
pose of hireing vehicles Here she
met young named Clay Crider, who,
was engaged by Mr. Jackmun in the
capacity ola groom ordrivcr, AT the
lady's own request, Crider always
took charge ofthe team when she went
out After time they became init
mate, then aAectionate. and finally the
Young widow threw herself in the arms
of the luckey, and declared the full
measure of her passion.
Another marriage cerimony took
place in the dingy Office of Alderman
Donaldson, on the 10th day of last
January, and Order became the lawful
successor of Burns, not only in the
affections of the lady, but also in the
management of her property. Every
thing glided smoothly with them for q
time, until the father of the bride
learned that Crider had left wife and
two children in Gettysburg, After in.
vestigating the report, and being fully
satisfied ofits accuracy, he repaired to
the office of Alderman Donaldson,
where he preferred n charge Of bigamy
against the husband Of his daughter.
Crider became cognizant of this mat
ter, and ere he could be arrested he fed
from the city lie returned on Satur-
day however, and on Monday was ar.
rested by Officer Sarber, who,at his re-
quest, conveyed him to the home of
Mrs. Crider, No. 2, Water alley,
Allegheny City, He implored her to
90 the necessary bail, but she only
laughed, and chucking him playfully
under the CHR, bid him go to the Peni-
Tertiary like man. lie turned from
her disgusted, and intwo hours after he
was consigned to Jail to await trial
Pittsburg Gazette, August 10.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-09-20

NAroLEoN's LIBERALITY,-A good
anecdOte is related Of the French En-
perOr's departure from Yichy His
first ralef de ch0mbre, Lesn, has been in
his service since the Emperor was
quite a young man, having been placed
about his person by Queen HOrtense.
His devoted attachment to his master
is well known. As the Emperor was
leaving Viehy, he called for Leon, and
having handed a sealed packet to him,
told him the parcel contained the title
deeds Of the chapel and grounds he
had just Quilted and which the Empe-
orr has Inhabited during his success
sive visits. "lou are landlord now
said his master to Leon, ''and hope
that Won viii accept me next year as
your tenant, at the rate Of f2O,OOO
rent shall pay regularly"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-09-20

A committee of the Texas House of
Representatives has presented the fol-
lowing report upon the proposition to
adopt the constitutional amendment /:
The committee on federal relations
TO whom was referred a communica-
ton from the honorable Secretary of
the United States, covering a resolu-
ton submitting to the legislatures of
the several States proposition to
amend the Constitution of the United
States, to-wit
Article thirteen, section one and
two, have the honor to report as fol
lows:
The people Of Texas, in convention
assembled, have already, by their
ordinance, acknowledged the supre-
macy OF the Constitution ofthe United
States; in which Constitution the
above named article thirteen is en-
braced, as part Of the same; the courts
Of law so hold and administer said ar
ficle thirteen ..f raa ..
This legislature has no authority in
this matter; any action on the same
woul5 be sdrplusage, 80 -trusive.
The committee
excused from the
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-09-20

CREDIT or ALABAMA.-One Of the
editors of the Selma Messenger, writ
ing from New York, says: ..
1t Is a subject orpride and congratu-
latioh TO Alabamians 10 know that the
credit Of Alabama, in this city, is ma
terially better than that Of any other
Southern State--her. railroad and com
mercial men being able TO obtain
money on more favorable terms than
her sister States Of the South. This
favorable discrimination 10 attributa-
bic to the promptness with which
Alabama has heretofore met her finan-
cial obligations. .H
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THB FEETHdEGEY!. an RION.
= Y The Cholera q Mist.'' ? :

1t being maintained by some Eng
lish writers, that the advent of cholera
is accompanied with miasmatic mist
or fog of blue color, that the winds
have no power to disperse, the APP
pearance of this blue mist on the Eng
lish hills coincidently with the out
break of the cholera, exeites "a pro
found sensation in the scientific world,
says the London Times The appear
anee is very similar to the faint bloom
which is seen on the surface of re
Gently vanished paintings.
A similar mist was observed at Var
ma at the time of the Crimean war and
in the West Indies before the out
break of the cholera in 1884, as APP
pears from the following remarkable
paragraph, extracted from paper up
on Asiatic cholera by DIR. Cooper,
principal medical officer to the Great
Western Railway Company. Dr.
Cooper remarks:
The existence of this atmospheric
miasma has more than once been OBJ
served. A thin blush haze was seen
to hang over Varna at the time of the
Crimean war, by persons on board our
men-Ofwar lying at that place, just
before the outbreak of the Asiatic |
cholera there The same thing-I
satisfied myself upon the Independent
testimony of persons at three different
spots in St Christopher-was seen
just prior to the outbreak of the dis
ease in that island in November, 1854,
and in fact was fully set forth by me in
my report to the Government upon
the outbreak of cholera at that place.
1t was described by MS all as ga thin
transparent blush haze hanging over
the spot, and not affected by the wind"
All the evidence agreed precisely in
every particular as to the appearance,
time, DC, although my informants had
no communication one with another
upon the subject. The first case Of
cholera appeared five days subsequent
to this appearance.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-09-20

HERscHEL V. JoHNsoN.-This gen
tleman has written a letter in favor OF
the Platform of the Philadelphia Con
vention. He says:
. Wherein | differ from the Platform
and Address, j will differ in peace as
with friends, and lock shields with
them against the common enemy. i
say God speed the work which was
begun in Philadelphia. Every consid-
Grafton of interest and patriotism calls
upon us to aid in the work of restora-
ton. We can never successfully or
ganize our agricultural labor; capital
win not flow 20 MS for the development
of our unbounded natural resources;
population will not increase rapidly,
nor prosperity return to us, so long rs
the present political arrangement con
tinues. We shall be the helpless vic
tins of misrule and despotism. The
of the Radicals must be
broken down, or Constitutional liberty
is lost to the South and doomed to the
saddest fate that ever befell civilized
people. Our duty is plain. 1t involv
ns no dishonor. 1t requires us to
practice patience, forbearance, concili-
alton, and resignation to present evils
COR the sake of greater future good.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-09-20

We find in the proceedings of the
Mulatto Convention at Philadelphia,
that Joseph W. Field, of Miss, was a
Vice-President and Henry w. Davis,
of Miss, a Secretary. Who are Field
and Davis? Where do they live, and
who sent them to represent this State
in that convention +?
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-09-20


SERVED Hin RIGHT.-The following
is from the Louisville Democrat of the
It'll inst:
We were yesterday Informed Of n
ease which will form rich subject for
the scandal. mOngers for some time to
come; and, without attempting the
sensational, will give the facts in the
case as related TO us, which are these;
A young man whom we shall call Mr..
A., had for some time paid his atten
tons TO Miss b., in Indiana, and VOWS
of love had been exchanged between
the two, she promising TO become the
wife of Mr.. A., whom she had too well,
but not wisely loved. The parents of
the young lady objected to the match,
and an elopement was planned. The
two parties arrived here some time
since, and put up at q fashionable
boarding house, in the lower portion
Of the city, on Green street. The
young man, upon arriving here, started
out after reaching the boarding house
to make the proper arrangements for
the nuptials. EuIafa l sI
At night he returned and Informed
the unsuspecting girl that, according
to the laws of the State. he could not
obtain a license until the following
day, and at the same time made i'm
proper proposals to her, saying that
as they were going 10 be married the
following day no harm could result
To these propositions she Indignantly
refused to listen.
The proposals were refused on two
or three different occasions. At last,
after the parties had been here some
three or four days, and the villain per-
sisted in his infamous proposals, she
a few days since invited him into the
parlor Of the boarding house where
they we're stopping. She then de-
handed of him TO know of his inten-
tons, stating that she had left home
and all TO cast her fortunes with him.
She loved him, but would not listen TO
any improper proposals, and demand
ed that he shouId'tlo as he promised,
which he refused She then, after
locking the door Of the parlor, drew
a raw hide, and gave the young gentle
looking man, who was but 'wolf in
sleeps clothing" a most perfect
thrashing. The affair created consid-
cradle excitement in the boarding
house where 1t occurred. For the
sake Of the young lady and her friends
we omit the names of the parties.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-09-20

hhr tied ttr urW rrfrat
witch she 81 Kindly made mel
Then smnoihcd with care MY hat
Aui with her afms delayed me
She brushed ms glossy hair
And said '.it vas nn curly
White going down che stair.
she cried. Como home dear early
How happy then Waa
With an erf "a sired
I fartupo rauld defy
While thus Was admired
We parted "a tha dpof
lltr suiile deserved a snunrt
" Dear love bat Que thing mnre-
I went new tall bonnet 40