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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-08-10
SPECIAL NOTICES.
SINGERS LETTER "A"
Family Sewing Machine.

This splendid machine combines all the good
Qualities of our well known manufacturing ma
chimes, with many new and valuable improve
ments II is swift quiet, and positive IN It's oper-
alton se~s the very finest and coarscst materi-
ais and ANYTHING betw en- the two extremes,
beautiful and substantial manner 1t HENS, FeitS,
Cords Braids, Tucks, Gathers, Stitches, etc, and
will DO a greater range of work than any machine
heretofore offered to the public. We respectfully
invite all in want OF a
superior Family Sewing Machine
To pay US a visit. Every mschine warranted land
full insru ctions gwen by competent and courteous
attend ants.
w T. NORRIS, Agent for Rock Island county.
Over Blanding's Croekery Store, adjoining Bah
cocks Hall msy29dwtt.
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Rock Island and Oquawka Junction.

The undeugned have been awarded the con-
tract for carving Daily Mail, each wa, between
Davenport. Iowa, ana Fort Madison, Iowa. via
ltt, Hamlet, Perryton, Aledo, High Point, New
Boston, Keithsburg, 0quawLa, Oquawka Junction,
Warren, Hopper's Mills, Tywspsta, Dallas City,
Pon,oosue, Appsnooss to Fort Madison.
We have had manu- faetursd tor as q setsf new
and elegant hacks, which are safe and comforta-
BILE; and we have stocked the road with first rate
horses. r-'-- ~ 20
Our drivers are sober, discreet and careful met,
and we will pay especial attention TO the convey
ance Of passengers between Rock Island ard
Oquarka Junction also to the carrying Of rsek-
ages and doing errands.
All business entrusted TO our care will be at
tended to with pronPtnsss aud ddelity::, -
luiy6dwtf. J. ii. & A. d. Ebf.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-08-10
AILCOCK'S POROUS PLASTERs.
WHo0PING COUGH CURED

AILCOCK,S POROUS PLASTERS.
WHooPING COUGH CURED
Cayuga, Kinds Co, Miss
T. AlLocx * Co.-Gentlemen Please send me
another siI dozen of your porous plasters. They
arc in great demand here for whoopng ugh.-
They act like Il charm. | could have sold two
doze n this week If had had them. Send as soon
as possible, and oblige, yours respectfully,
JOHN /. WILLIAMS, p. NJ.
ASTHMA CURED.
Dir. Wm. May, of 24s Spring ST., New York
writes, Jan. !, 1866: have been afflicted with
asthma Tor upwards Of ten years, eeeiVing NO
benefit from medical men. l was advised by a
friend to Try of Allcoek's porous plasters. i
said had tried several kinds of plastess without
any benefit, and supposed they were all alike
NV friend gave me one of Allcock's, and urged
me TO use it. did go, ana have now worn them
steadily for nine months, and find myself better
than have been for many years. Agency, Astor
House, New York. Sold BY Druggists.
/. jyl0dwlm.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-08-10

+. Nolen l. Co., Wilmington, Delaware.
The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1866-04-18

In q speech delivered in the U. S.
Senate, February 10th, Senator Hen
bricks, of Indiana, justly hits Senator
Williams in the following:
The Senator from Oregon, (Mr.
Williams0 spoke yesterday of punish
ing States. / wish he were here, sir.
That Senator dwcls far off, his land
resting upon. the peacefui waters of
the Pacific, and intervening noun
taps cast their shadow over his home
and the homes of his people. I'pre.
sumo there is not colored man in
that country. Ii Indiana secs fit in
her sovereign pleasure to deny to the
ten or twenty or thirty thousand ne
grocs in that State the right to vote,
he, from Oregon, proposes to punish
Indiana !. What has he to do with
the suffrage in lndiana2 We do not
let them vote, and unless you compel
us to do IL, we propose never to do it;
and yet he says there is to be punish
ment'forit IL. Edo rot like that word
"punishment" between States of this
Union. You have no right to punish
State because it doesthat according
to it's own pleasure which it has d
right to do.
The New York herald., 1866-08-01
FROM TnE CHICAGO rIMts

A IL
In our advertising column VII he found be de,ah Of
scheme which s probably ,he n9., priuey y se KIND ever
perry worth nearly Ilon dollars u i. short,
VII ch includes ihs disposal os ora ioue in THIS
and sso works Of extent limited only BY tho
A. VIII bs seen by reference % the Advertisements II
proposed form association the price member OF
shss win Ss ss dS ns T. $ 90 ne Or. Day p srs ss9es @ %
distributed among the m~mh~r- of the assc.tlon Tho
ami million Rtse collars II ihs .s'Sae ssr~.- ayss an
ing ihc Io seniic valley valued At 80 co. Next -
Sothias 50 grand as projec, ever before
cty and again there never arotef In VIII - tho
public could inyes, ,hrr neney WITH e ssn,- esrany
A. will BE Mr.. Crosby ha. submitted his ran u tle
lest men IN Chicago and they give -, srd h unsss, ~
that operation n honorable hands ard thsi very
dI,r will bc as properly accounted Tor AS asposaa
he pnn propose thai few nernser, Of TIC s.
ness o. sa ss cn,rnr sesvs ,s sys m Which
very the cquyalen, of ihe moncy ~h "a he lnses
ensssns of Wsshnsion Irving and sls trends witch s
one waas nsSs o, o y p 4 % .as q
the. o. engravn. which vii 9e psIcns,s ey I ss man, :,
price on whose marrin they wi obtain 'hs value q sha
other articles % be disrl lbuied i. ...,...--
o ss .cs s. ss g & opera a~
sSsCs o. n s e. sns on The s Ia ss
shape % pacsy income for any man sh.,s, .as 80
sss:s. iss .s s.s ss one no oeas -
s.... Sr ss sss's s.. "a ss.s
X %s osssuns ~ are wos zen n.s "Sss pos
We al. pleasure assuring ne Zssss sss, As ne.s
ss sssssss q ss ~ ss,s 10 i. sim
sscps no ess volufnneus IN ne gssssssn % trob.sb
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The New York herald., 1866-08-01
COHonsss' IRcussIs.

srIcpE Nv T1EISa PonoS.--For several months past
pr Augusta wirchner who lived with her husband at
No 2o2 Fast Houston street. has been sick with rhcuma.
trm. and 30 malignant the disease that shc was
convrved 20 pccvue Hospital wherc she could be con.
s,aniy under tho eye of n skfu physician Part ally
recovering Mrs wIrchnsr reformed 20 her home, sud
subsequently, became partially deranged On last
sunday she arose from her bed and setting
. mixture or mossses, -four and Parts green,
which had becn prepared Tor he purpose
bier she was attacked with vomiting and death sub
seauontly ensued, medical aid being OF no avail Cor
suer Naumann yesterday held inquest on the body.
when Deputy Coroner Robinson msde post mortem ex
animation found Ia stomach OF deceased traces
Of poisoning from Psris green The jury rendered
vssd,o Of BY poisoning from PARIS green, taken
b hsyssN while Isborng under alteration u mind
psoassed wss twenty nins year Of age and native OF
6srnsny.
I'm Lam ssoAn Hous Rsnssos-Ascyxn v,cu.-
I'm ysAasss KsA No vsnas was wss - ssvWssy
The New York herald., 1866-08-01

BrNry.-On Tuesday, July 81, Of cholera infantuln,
MAroAREr ANN youngest daughter Of Thomas j. and
Mary Bundy, aged year, months and - daya
Notice OF funeral In u. morrow's HERAln
Newark IN. " papers please copy.
'ox.--On Monday July 20 at his residence n Hicks
street, Brooklyn, fsEDnRicx W. Cor.
Inc relatives and friends NJ the family respect
fuly invited 70 attend the funeral on thursday alter
noon al three o'clock. Tho members Of the Journey
men 'enclcase Makers Association, Of which he was
fresdeni also the members of the Ffsy second Rcgi
ment are respectfully .nvned 10 attend without further
notice.
faAscrscc. On Monday July 20, q twelve o'ciock
noon OF spoplexy, hARrfSvz rNAScEco
The members of the societa del Unions rrakellanxa
aliana the relatives and freuds invited 70 attend
the funeral from the haison Dorce "a Eas Foursesnsh
Atrset this "Wednesday novnise a. nine clock
o. slMONETTI, Secretary
EofEor n.v,a ICr rus.asy Js'y 81 sf,.r Insvr ns ~
SessS y i.....l yuiS. given J. 70 .suo-,., ,.pss
The New York herald., 1866-08-01

scaded by from the boiler In the sugar refinery
of Mossr Harris Co. 20 and 2S Leonard street, which
exploded the 23d uit died on Monday afternoon IN
the New York Hospital Coroner Cover held inquest
ON the body and verdict accordance with the facts,
previously Published In the HHRAIn, rendered ~
the jny. hrs Klein vas shiry.sx years Of age ana
native Of Germany
The New York herald., 1866-08-01
WHAT THE PRESS SAY.


FROM THE NEW YORK MERCURY
There can be hue wonder that the artists Of the United
States have already marked their cordial
plan, and conceive that this with the letter endorsing
by the principal citizens OF Chicago will
any doubt respecting the genu or the Association
which might otherwise probably be entertained The
will take shares In the Crosby Art
while those who like chance he assisted by certainty
will do because they Of al realizing tie
value Of the - which they invssi.
The New York herald., 1866-08-01

CHANCE FoR rnK SYSTEMATICALLY person who may
be disposed e invest - without chance Of
the value OF his money and the prospect before
him Of pcrchance In few months retiring poor
and swakng more than hall millionaire, may dc
by Visiting writing 10 the Art Institute, No 65 Broad
way, and taking share In the Crosby Opera House
Association.
The New York herald., 1866-08-01
DtATa Or ByaOu spAcvf. m PaoWoeNct, al.

PRovIpKscx, X. l., July 81, lseo.
BYRON Sprague. n wealthy and prominent citizen,
formerly Of The house Of A. W. sprsgue died suddenly
last night
The New York herald., 1866-08-01
MISCELLANEOUS. 8.


A CARD-How TO CURE DIARRHEA IN FIFTEEN
"A minutesi None need die Of cholera. See the " Uni
yornty journal HEALTH edited by Dr. j. Walter Scott
President New York Msdiosl Universally No. 20 Clinton
place, New York
OoRNs BUNIONs BAD NAn.s, TENDER FEET &C.,
~ pain by Dr. RICE s. Bowery, Bank Bud
ting RICES Annihator corns, bunions nails, &c.
By mail 20 cents.
TNIvoRCEs LEGALLY OBTAINED IN NEW YORK AND
- other States No publicity nor fee I'LL divorce granted
Consultations
N. HOwEs. Attorney and Counsellor ~ Nassau street.
DIv0RCE-HAvING MADE THIS SPECIAL STUDY,
~ undersigned holds private consultations the SUBJ
ject either personally by letter, TO every state.
4. l. KING Counsellor at Law, 2i2 Broadway.
TTEMORRHoIDS CURED WITHOUT KNIFE OR CAUS-
III tc.-Atention TO diseases Of Pelvic vscee. Deiorrp
Ucs Of Eyes Nose nd Face. HENRY A. DANIkLS, NJ d.,
Surgeon. Union square
The New York herald., 1866-08-01
rRoN THE CHICAGO TINES.

rRON THE CHICAGO TINES.
Nothing grand this project before
again which public could
Invest their money with the certainty that the
ton would be conducted by honorable men. "A viii be
Mr. Crosby hss submitted his plan 10 the best In
There can bs nothing the that the
operation Is In honorable hands that every dollar will
be - properly accounted fcr a. II deposited In bank
FROM TIE MEN YORK LEADER
Tho enterprise which Nh Crosby has quto
above the common ord II 10 endorsed by the principal
citizens OF Chicago and BY leading artists aud there
ducsed 10 Is designed popular medium 70 bcautiiy the
homes OF the people BY pree nng them With 6ne
ings II MI Crosby has ahofen this plan relieve
himself from temporary financial enbarrassnen that
does not 81 et The benefits which must rom the ccu
aon Of so many artistic pictures among those who do not
usually spend their money for works Of ara.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
THE crosby OPERA HOUSE ART ASSOCIATION
" speculative af enterprise and
with dollar AFT cphceris which have advertised T. axe
place ~ the upra houke Without the authority
OF the proprict,rs
NOrICEfn ordering certificates please name engraving
desired send draft Pot Office money orders or sreen
bacsA win address OF town, county and carefully
written.
All orders should be addressed 70 4. H. CROSBY sctusxv
A. A.. and directed either 10 2o Broadway New York or =
Crosby orefs House, Chicago III.
AcSSr
Ptob, corner sixth and Chestnut streets
lgsxrs ros po~ror
hessrs WILLIAMS a EvERETT.
~ Washington street.
.here specimens of snrasnss tc and shares
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rrses paid In gold Information furnished Tho highest
rates paid for Doussooss and ali kinds Of Gold and silver
TAYLon Aco., Dssssrs 70 wan ssrsss xsv y@E
The New York herald., 1866-08-01
FRoM THE NEW YORK SUNDAY COURIER

A CHANCE ron ruE SPECULATIVE ~ person who be
disposed " Invest - without chance
value Of lis money, and the agreeable prospect before him
OF. iefchance ia Few months retiring poor
and aw aking more than bali millionaire, may 10
by visiting writing 20 the Art Institute. No 613 Broad
wny and taking share In the Crosby Opera House Art As
ISOLATION
u may he remembered Mr. Crosby buit . splendid
Opera House at tncago. but u not he a. generally
known that his vc heavy expenditure reduced him 20 al
most comparative ruin nder those Circumstances nufn
Der Of the principal ctxcns OF the Pnrs City deter
mined mined from respect for one who had 20 Esatiy
benefited Chicago 70 naugurutc grand schcme Tor re-
dcenins ne l.s enee ,he o,gn ~ the Ar, Assc:1t on
which very certainly of the largest sehccs Of " class
ever offered 70 the people The hrst prize y hc Crosby
.orcs sud and oiees IN the front % the buldfs o
artists including BIerstaars "yo semitic vaie{
value fn.Up. Cropscv's american Autumn value
)6va schdssele's national painting. Irving and bis
frieadsr value s5 90 Harts Moods IN Autrmn value
&5upp Meyers "Recneniton," value sou Boards
deer the Praire" value 5000 and Ggnouxs mAgnh-
cent lsndscspe Alpine roc merry +" vrluc e30S
While individual VINO chooses 10 invest IN one sharo
viii receive al the co-tiv engnvings OF Reads
Little Manderern Jerome ThOmpsons ".stherinR Ap-
plea barley and schusele Washington Irving and his
friends." the ehromotint, from Crupsey's American
Autumn.~ or Huntington 10 "Nercy's Dream
such argc AID liberal scheme from any Art Union ans
before been presented the public In this country
Europe Nor has lottery odersd erander snd
costly prire than The Crosby Opera House We give
best Wishes because win redeem pubc spirited
American s loss eniss upon h'm " the sntsSprse
Which assised 10 Isssisns cpssa n The fer wssA
The New York herald., 1866-08-01

FROM LIFE.

Executed IN the purcs Csrsra satuary Martlr by L. W.
vok which has been assigned place IN the Worlds Er
position TO be held at Paris In 1867 Valued thousand
dollars.
IERY.
The New York herald., 1866-08-01

NorrMr volk has generously asscnted the purchase
OF h.s splendid work by the Association. trusting that ths
" whom shall be awarded will 10 its beiI
exhibited at the Worlds Exposition intended win prope
security for Its safety.
The New York herald., 1866-08-01

Fun catalogues Of which will be issued This splendid
gallery, embracing specimens Of nearly all the leading
painters in the country, and Illustrating every
Of Amefcan Art Will also comprise the private Col
lection OF Mr. Crosby ipcluiing those wcll known
fayorte the sschool Evaminallon,n double
Treat and "scccting the Bridal Dress.'D Also
The New York herald., 1866-08-01

In order that cerbcae shall entte the holder
premium In the awsrd the Association WILL in addition 20
the three hundred and two premiums award u
member who shall not have OF the
an engraving OF the Opera House.
The New York herald., 1866-08-01

To enable the public 10 judge for themselves of the grst
merit 81 these Paintings the entire elcon, by far the
largest and most valuable offered BY AT Union.
VIII be placed exhibition until place.
par alternately al the Ar, Institute, 623 Broad New
York and AZ the Crosby Alery In the Dpers no Chi-
eago The holders q certificates being entitled 10 admission
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1866-06-27
Message Of The President

WASHINGTON June p.
The President sent the FOL owing message
TO the Senate and House q Representatives
to-day
submit 70 Congress report of the sec
retarv Of state 10 whom was referred the
concurrent resolution OF June ;. respect
inE = submission 20 the Legislatures OF the
states OF an additional article % the Con
sttu.iol OF the United States II will be
seen from this report that the Secretary OF
state had on June 10 transmitted 70 the
Governors OF the several states certified
copies OF the joint resolutions past on June
l3, proposing a. ameadment - the COnsti-
tuition.
Even in ordinary times ! question Of
amending the Constitution must be Justly
regarded as OF paramount Importance.
This importance IS az the present time en-
HANGED by the tact that the joint resolution
vas not submitted by the Two houses for
the approval OF the President. ami that Of
the 50 states which constitute the UniOn,
Il are excluded from representation in
either House or Congress. although with
the single exception Of Texas they have
been entirely restored 10 al their functions
Is States IN conformity With the organic
law Of tie land. and have appeared AZ the
national capital by Senators AMI Represen-
tatives. who have applied for and have ap-
Piled for and have been refused admission
10 the vacant seats Nor have the sove-
reign people OF the nation been afforded an
opportunity Of expressing their views upon
the important questions which the amend
nent Involves. Grave doubts. therefore
may naturally and justly arise as % wheth
er the action 81 Congress = IN harmony
with the sentiment OF the people and
whether state Legislatures. e.ectel without
reference 10 such al issue should be called
upon 10y Congress 10 decide respecting the
ratification oi the proposed amendment
Waving tle question a. 90 the Colstitu-
tona. validity OF the proceedings OF Con
gress upon the Joint resolution proposing
Tie amendment or a. to The merits oi the
article which 10 submits through tie Execu-
tive Department 10 the Legislatures OF
the states. deem lt proper % observe that
the steps taken by the SecretOry 0f state
a. detailed ln the accompanying report are
1 20 be considered H. purely ministerial, and
no Do sense whatever committing the Exc
cuave 20 an approval OF the TecOmmenda-
ton 0t The amendment 70 the State LeSis-
! latures or 10 the people. On the contrary.
} q proper appreciation OF tie letter snd
SPIN, Oi the Constitution, IL We.. Is OF the
interest OF national order harmony and
union and Difference Of an enlightened pub
Tie Judgment, may al this time well suggest
A doubt whether any amendment Ia the
Constitution ought Ia be proposed bv Con-
gress auI pressed On the Legislatures of
the several states for Lual decision until
after the admission Of such Senators and
/ Representatives OF the now unrepresented
States. Is have been or may hereafter be
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1866-06-27
Tie National Debt
Interc,ting Views Of Chief Justice
Chase.

The Concord LsyiSI0fsr, Reporter pub
lished tae following extract from a recent
letter from Chief Justice Chase 10 Gov
Smythe:
" / was particularly pleased by your pro
test against tie new scheme OF perpetual
and untaxed debt You may readily mag
Inc that. after all my labors and with so
great success, 10 establish the principle Of
cOntrOllabllty OF the public debt by making
il PAYABLE. the s per cent. at any tine after
and Within 20 years, and the per cent.
al any time after 10 and within 20 years, il
was very painful 10 me 10 see = proposition
for loan not reiuudable at any time after
80 years / can understand an argument
for not taxing a debt which the creditor
NAV take up after five OF ten years, for l
can sec that the country can save more IN
interest than il will lose IN taxes, but | can {
imagine al honest argument for deDt Tor
80 years and exempted from bearing bur
dens 10 which other property may be sub
jected / got money. and all that was
needed ID the worst times. on short con
trOlable loans subject 10 national taxation.
Surely. there IS no reason now 10 depart
from the plan Of $40 six per cents, or lO-4O
five per cents. when there is now no money
TO borrow, but only floating debt 10 be fun
ded "
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1866-06-27
The Message.

President Johnson seems, Ike Uncle Toby
determined TO ride his hobby la season
or out OF season, in public speeches, mes
sages, conversations, telegraphic dispatches,
talks with delegations the one purpose OF
his Presidential life is 10 keep nis hobby in
view OF the people II there IS one thing
the world knows. it is that Andrew Johnson
has certain opinions on Reconstruction.
lie deals with that subject very much as
hard-headed doctors deal with medicine.
and WOOlen-headed theOlogians with dvin-
lty. A. J. 5 hobby thus lar has proved very
harmless, and has done about a. much to-
wards recOnstructing the Union ai the elab-
Orately constructed basti0ns and parallels
of Uncle Toby and Corporal Trim dld to-
ward the siege of Namur The danger
with every hobby is that We have TOO much
of H. There may be saving grace 10 a
Presbyterian Catechlsm-but mus. we all
be burned who DO not believe the divinity
of Westminster square-tOed doctor
who blisters and beeds may save a patient
now aud then. but must We blister and
bleed all sick people because this one medi-
clne-man finds his hobby In his lancet and
cantharides2
Mr.. Johnson rode his hobby into Con e
gress Yesterday Nobody wanted him, no
body expected him. nobody felt that be had
any business there. HIS message was
about as appropriate as though it had con-
tained the bill Of fare of his breakfast, his
last tailOr's account, or his opinions upon
the cause Of Ofthunder Il isenOugh 70 have
messages from His Excellency when they
are really unavoidable but II we have 20
have them upon every occasion, alas FOR
Congress. Sull this practically amounts
-fn r.F
are doing their w0rk-as well probably as
can be e1pected-but scarcely as rapidly
as tie country would have il. The rigat
sp.rt IS among them. and right viii be
dOne As for our Uncle Toby, iet him 20
on riding his h0bby-and ]. be insists upon
riding iL into Congress, why no harm will
come. AMI let him be sratihed for the sake
Of a. that be has done. and the hope that
be wall soon see that the nation cannot
be saved by concession and surrender -
y. J. Tri5uue