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FIRE AND BURGLAR PROOF SAFES
PROPOSALS.
IMPROVEMENT OF THE DES MONIES
i RAPIDS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER,
u. s. ENGINEERS OFFICE l


DAVENPORT, Iowa, July "a, 1867.
Sealed proposals, in duplicate, will be re-
ceiVed at this office until IL M, WEDNESDAY,
September 4, 1867, for excavating the prism and
constructing the embankment wall of the
canal ior the Improvement of the navigation
of the Mississippi river at the Des Moines
Rapids.
The Canal is to be about IL (seven and one
half) miles long, extending from Nashville to
Keokuk, Iowa The width at the water surface
inside the canal TO be 800 dhree hundred) feet
In embankment, and $50 1.-TWO hundred and
hfty) teet in excavation. and in low water to be
5 (hve) feet deep. All the material excavated
from the prism of the canal to be used in build
ing the embankment, The latter throughout
300 three hundred) feet from the Iowa shore
Where rock excavation occurs, the bottom OF
the canal will have slope of IL Zone and one
half) inches TO the mile. The embankment is
to be built of earth clay ana roclz TO be 10 ten)
feet wide on top, including the rip-rap coverS
ing; TO be (twol feet above high-water mark,
nej Vertical he average @ tSoFn9ss esss Se tG tba
riP.rap protection to be 21S two and one-haIO
feet on The river side, (two) feet on the canal
side, and (one) foot on top IIIf
All propositions must state the price at which
eson ana every Kind Of work specified In the
PIoposhi rs 10 De done, and no bid will be con-
sldered that is not definite in this respect
The government We 5l reserves the right to reject
A printed copy of this advertisement must be
attached 10 each proposal. '''' w
Each Dld must contain written or prjnted
guarantee signed by two responsible persons
Biahks KS ior proposals of the form required,
ia with ot 1orn Oh guarantee will be furnished at
The price or prices in the contract will be con.
sidered as including the expense Of fnrnishing
all the materials and performing all the work
hhGSeo{olhg 70 me plans and specifications exhi.
., The Ch entire cost OF the canal is estimated at
SzUoo'S4o Qwo million sixty.eie lit thousand
thIee hundred and forty y-hvel Observation-Disclosures
prop ProPLlaItd by Congress is 100000 (seven hun
aIed thousand dollars)-the contract can only
De mace 10 cover this amount N"- V"-'
Fliteen C5) per cent. of the amonnt NJ anv
W0Ik Sr zone u0ne or materials furnished, at the con-
whcI ,1h price thereot will be reserved until the
mhVUiS Work which is the subject OF contract
snail be entirely completed
ot,et treItsons ms desiring further information can
,. 0Utaln .Ie same by calling at this ofioe where
maps, plans, specifications, ana form OF con-
tract can be consulted =
proposals must be addressed to tho ,,ndar.
signed and should be endorsed "Proposais for
HHs RoIk on the improvement of the Des Moinss
""Pius' j. IL. WILSON,
soo Lieut. Col 85th Infantry,
'"aW bVt Major General U. Il. Array.
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pHGNIX INSURANCE COMPANY OF

pHGNlX ms TRANCE COMPANY OF
i PHILADELPHIA.
INCORPORATED 1S64-CHARTER PERFECT UALl
No, 224 WALNUT Street. opposite the Exchange.
In addition TO MARINE and INLAND INSUR
ANOh, this Company insures from loss or damage by
FIRE for liberal terms buildings merchandise
furniture, etc for limited periods, and permanently
on buildings, by deposit of premium.
The Company has been Ia active operation for more
than SIXTY YEARS, during which al losses have
been promptly adjusted and paid.
DIRECTORa.
John L. Hodge. Lawrence Lewis, JF.
nj. b. Mahony, David Lewis,
John Il. Lewis, Benjamin Ettng.
William 8. Grant, Thomas III, Powers
Robert W. Leaning, A. h Mchenry,
ID. Clark Wharton Edmund NastillOn,
Samuel Wilcox, = Louis " Norris.
sAAVEL WILCOX, Secretary
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ENGINES, MACHINERY, ETC.

,.sfG@s. PENN STEAM ENGINE AND
siNasAAks 49, BOILER MORks.-NEAFIE a. LEVY
tkACIlCAL AND THEoRETICAL ENGINEERH,
AACHlNlSIS, BOILER MAKERS. RI,AOK-
sMll As, and FOUNDERS, having for many yeare
been in successful operation, and been excusiveIp
engaged ia building and repairing Marine and River
Engines high ana iow-pressure Iron Boilers, Water
ranks Propelers etc. ETC., respectfully offer their
services 70 the public as being ully prepared 70 con.
tract tor engines of all Sizes Marine, River, and
Stationary; having sets OF patterns Of different sizer
are prepared to execute orders with quick despatch
Every description OF patterumaking made al the
shortest notice. High and Low-pressure Fine,
Tubular, and cylinder Boilers, OF the Pennsyl.
vania charcoal Ton korRings of all sizes and Kinda.
Iron and Brass Castings OF all descriptions; Roll
farming, Screw Cutting and All other work connected
with the above business,
Drawings and specifications all work done
At the establishments free Of charge ana work guar.
gnteed.
The subscribers have ample whsrEdOck room foI
repairs boats, where they lie perfect safety
and are provided with shears, blocks, falls. ETC. ETC.
tor raising hesvy or light weights.
JACOB Y. NEAFIE
JOHN z. LEVY.
sHs BEACH and PALNiER Streets.
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J. VAUGHAN hRRHICK, WILLIAM HaNERRIc1
JOHN X.
- 0UIHWARk FOUNDRY, FIFTH AND
~ WASHINGTON Streets,
PHILADELPHIA,
mLRRICk q SONS,
ENGINEhRS AND MACHINISlN
manufacture High and Low Pressure Steam Engines
iOI Land River, and Marine Service.
Boilers, GasOmeters, Tanks Iron BoAts, etc
Castlngs Of all kinds, either iron or brass
Iron Frame Roofs for Gas Works, Workshops, and
Railroad Stations, etc
Retorts ana Gas Machinery, OF the latest and most
improved construction.
livery description OF Plantation Machinery, and
sugar, Saw aud Grist Mills, Vacuum Pans Open
steam Trains, Defecators, Filters, Pumping En,
gines, etc.
Apparatus, Nesmyth's Patent Steam Hammer and
Asplnwal d. Woolseys Patent Centrifugal sugar
Draining Machine 62N
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"Ehs being new enterprise the Par IL assam ed
es the market value -
Thomas &. Hand, Samuel H. Stokes
ohm g. Davis, Henry sloan,
Edmund n. Souder, William @ BOulton,
1neOphilus PauldinR, Edward Darlington
John X. PenrOse, "a. Jones Brooke,
James 1rRquair edward LaiOurcade,
Henry q. Dallett, Jr., Jacob r. JOues
James q, Hand, James y. Mcfarland,
William =. Ludwig, Joshua z Eyre,
Joseph H. seal, spencer Mcllvaine,
George O. Leper J, b. semple Pttsburg,
Hugh Craig, a. B Berger.
John ID. Taylor, ID. Il. Morgan, "
Jacob RieRel, George W. BprnardOu,
THOMAS e, BAND President,
JOHN q, DAVIS. vice President.
HENRY LYLBURN, Secretary. 1sa
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Surely. hr. George Peabody, The Amer.
lean banker in London, is the mos
extraordinary man now living. HE Git.
Tor benevolent, educational, and scientific
objseIs excel those Of any o,ber man III
either hemisphere. Long sgo bis ns.
live town 10 Massachusetts, and his
adopted city, Bslliinore. had occasion ID
thank him for mis- munifcence. Bat with.
90 few yesrs al Ihese acts Of liberslify
gres, % they were, have been thrown into
me shade BY more recent oner. His pift ol
million pounds sterling Give million dol
'srs) ior the building Of model lodging
houses Tor The London poor, has caused
thousands oi Queen vicloria's subjects 10
rise up and call him blessed; and il il ssi.
20 say iaal me praises Of .bis Amsricsn
oa"ker, onre poor Doy. are 10 The mouths
NJ more Englishmen, women. and children
than that Of any of ,heIr own ,itlsd oobii.
i'y.
Mr. Peabody hss made The g-ea'rr par,
of his fortune in England. aid IL i.
eminenty proper that he should spend
q portion Of il there. But he has moi,
forgouea bis own county We learn
By ,eIegsaph that he has jus, sppro priated
. million Of dollars, 10 be held ia ,rust
md The interes applied for The promotion
81 Intellectual, moral. and isdos,riaI edu
cation among the young Of the more desu-
Iu,e portions Of the Southwestern States
without other distinction than their
needs and opportunities of usefulness. Hsl
'1so gives permission 20 use from the princi.
,aI, within the next two years, NOT exceed
ng forty per cent. lie slso gives PLAN.
'rs Bsnk bonds Of the State of Mississippi.
lmounting. With interest, 10 81 100 900. o.
which no in.eres, has been paid since 1870
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The Abolitionists and Reconstruction.

Occasionally we come across an Aboi
'ion editor or correspondents who has TIE
honesty and boidness 70 speak Of thing,
~ they really are. One of this class i.
!" Mack" shs able Washington correspond
cot OF TIE Cincinnati Commercial. In d
recent letter he says:
Nearly two years nave elsused since
ne close of the war, aud ID Oh outward sp.
pearances the Union is no uesrer 10 being
restored, 10 the true sense oi ,ha, word,
ihon i was on The day of Johnson's sur.
render n Worth Carolina. The Republican
ps''y has been in power ever since ID every
Stale 10 he North, and haa bsd two.thircs
of both branches 81 Congress, snd yet,
when ycu ask What it mas Deen doing, YOU
"ili hni u haFd 70 get a satisfactory an.
sNer. Eight months 10 investigation and
debate ~ the last sersion resulted il what
was It that time put forward os plan of
feconstfuciion. But now we are told II
wasn't plan after all. Then what was Il 4
What was The Commitiee on Rsconslruc.
lion doing all lsst winter and summer M
was certainly organized 10 repor, plan for
me restoration Of the rebel States. aud i'll
certainly Did report something which wss
Off cisily snd uncfficieIy a.
the Congressional plan in opposition to hat
was known as the Pissidenrs plan. But
i that wasl'i !. plan" then when are We
70 have one How much longer time does
'be Republican party demand Tor the &C.
ccmPlishment o. ~ha, ought 10 have been
completed year ego These sre mir anol
pertinent questions, which will be taken upI
oy ne people IN good earnest before Tong.
ine eecple wont peace aud q restorenl
Union, aud the highest mission Of party
ought 10 be fuitIlment Of The populsr
sish- The Republican psriy has been pro.
ihc OF lie Promises u % about time .or
: 70 90 sVmeihing Ia the way OF perform
'nce now. 50 fhr this session. The time
ias been spent 10 abusing the President,
'ud squsbbling over the best wsy o. secur.
ng the spois Of office. The, may be very
TO the spoilsmen Of tho Repub-
lean party, but il 10 not enough Tor homes
nsn. According oihe s:s,i-,ics there are
MY about twenty-five hundred offices 10 the
20 Of The President. and accvrdirg 10 III.
'ensus here are more than ,hirty mIllioos
4 people IN the United States. So lei
'onersss attend 20 the thirty millions. and
ever mind the twenty hnpdred. |
hey quarrel much mose sbouf the Offices,
hey will cfests the impression that the Re
ublicsn party. instead Of the party oil
res' moral idess which i wss supposed 10
n, i party Of ioaves. and fishes.
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ba, the validity o. ~nicn was never ques.

but the validity Of which was never ques:
toned
~ msnsge this magnificent fund. shd
carry oot me objects Of the donor, Mr. Pea.
hcdy hnme. as.nns'ees number Il we'll
Know" gentlemen, including Hon. Robert
Y. winthrop 81 Ma-sscf uset,s. (who is 70 be
President q 'he 5oard), Gen Gram, Bisn;
op Mcl'sane. ex GOV Aiken. Of South
c"folins, snd Others equsliy we'll known.
. no viii 20 doubt see thst The luod il faiih.
'al'y appIird 70 The Office. drsignsted.--
{ New Albany Ledger.
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HE TARIFF BILL CokpznED --The
New YSrk Post gives conde nsed accom-,
Il The tariff oiIl ia these terms: .Th,.
a'foeious ssInde upon The farmers, me-
ehanies end workinsmen OF the United
states ought 70 be called biu 10 suiI fur.
'her increase the prevailing high prices, and
y grind ne faces oi American workinp.
men. that will be is effect Il il become
law i will s,iii iuriher raise prices, adj
greatly 70 me cost u home production,
merely entirely disable Us IRON usdfu,
WIN the rest q the world, and make ths
sounlfy poorer AVID poorer all the time.
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PorrEATIcs.-The forthcoming report
from the General Lsnd Office win show
'hss in al probability in the year 1900 lie
population d the Uaited States will have
increased to 1900 oDo. sud the commits.
sioner figures ths, il. 1866 the republic will
have sn sc,ual population Of 900, ,06 COO
and in 2.o66. only two hundred years hence,
We shsll number 3 oO0. 900 oso.
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Tar wIsrEk IN Texas A private letter
tom Bslrimore gentleman in Galveston
says; h On the drs, dsy 81 January ne hsd
= snow storm which tasted from r. VI
unsil dsyhgh, on he morning cffihe 70.
On The morning of The % the ground was
irczen hard, and there WAS q quarter Of an
inch Of ice. This i the first snow storm
since 1853. snd he second time the Calves
ionisns have seen the novelty 10 seven, cen
years. The young folks did no, know what
70 make Of IL"
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4 Tremendous Earthquake at Fort xls.
math, Oregon.


The Oregon Sentinel publishes ,ha s,i
loving letter from FoEt klamath. da,.d
January stb. giving the particulars Or
iesriui earthquake in that Locality.
We have singular il not serious news,o
send oy The express just leaving. This
m"nIns, at day light, We were startled from
sleep BY The precpitale shock oi an earth.
quake immediately followed BY. The noiss
81 distant thunder. Bul in iuis while
auiet reigned every one was conversiog
and laughing heartily over the singular
pnsno'nenon, but our countensces soon un-
dsfwent serious change. Tor II bersn %
grow dark The whole hesvens werefull of
very black smoke or cloud the air h.d
su'phurous smell. and ashes ut broau,sh
color fsli a. last as ever saw il snow
We had TO use cundies in the mess room
The most Of us went ia TO breakfast. M,
bad only got fairly !hic our seats wher
so'ror upon horror the. earth sesmed ron.
'"g hKs waves on The ocean. Every ouo
wac thrown to The floor, and only regaioed
'heir lee. 70 be ploced ngsin il ,he ssms
situation. With the rat,ling Of di.hes
crashing Of window glass. cracking Of tim.
oefs q The building. and the scream. Of
frightened boys.yc could not Imagine \
more ptelect .eiIncs. scme oi 10 gained
'ns door, and such sight a. met our y.zs.
Inc 1ail pines around the fort seemed ia.l.
ing themselves into fury. The wagons N
'fopt q the stable ware engsred IN pitched
battle horses and cattle were lyjn. eropef.
ID upon siie ground. u,tsfin9 most cnifdi
moans dogs howlin5, rnd The unearthIy
seIis o. the ksmatn indians encamned
near the foot, completed The scene.
We imagined We were amidst the wreck Of
natfcr aud The crush Of world-. TIC
'ut'er's store VIE thrown about twen.
y 'ee' from iis former position. There
we're 40 lises losi and no serious accidents
. any one there were quite a numb.r
WITH bruised skins aud skinned noses. N.
er'ous damage y any OF the buiidincs.
~ being log and irnme bouses; but 4 tdo
iot th'nk there y whole pane ii
'Iass Ie't at the po.t.
There ara many speculu:ions ss 10
be cause Of this most singular freak Of
'stufe, but most.of Us are ~ the opinion
'at q volcano has broken looss near The
klamath marsh, as continuous dark vol.
me q smoke i seen ascending il that d.
ectIon Some Of me soldiers have WI
nteered % O. UP and iind out il We
sve monster near ps vomiling fre Of
o'. There was asoti. an hoas retw1vn
he FIRST aud second shocas. The Grs,
Yes only PercepIDle the second Iss,ed.
: near a. can Be judged from W.
lous opinions. from two 70 thses
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shall not be counted il the Lasis oi
representation. And

shAii not be counted IN the basls ol
representation. And
WMEREAs, BE it further resolyed
by the Legislature Of, that ths
following articles shall be- adopted a.
a n sinspdmcnF, and become cart o.
the Constitution oi tho State u -.
article -------
Every male citizen OF $3.50. who
has resided in this State for ore
year. and in the county in which
he offers to vote, six months imne-
diately preceding the day OF the
election, and who can read tile De-
claration of independence. and the
Constitution ot the United States il
the English language, and write bis
maine, or who may he the owner ~
$3.50 worth ot taxable property, shal!
~ entitled to yctc at al. elections
ior Governor Of the State, members
" tie Legislature. and All other Off
ce-s. the election oi whom may be
~ the people of the state. provided
that no person by reason OF this ar
tlcle may be excluded from voting
who has heretofore exercised the
elective franchise in this state. or
who at the adoption of this amend
nent may be entitled 10 III. -r said
Constitution and laws.
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.Jaspcr and s.oosootec.
AccoNMonATiny sTAcE.

rTvrIE ur5srsignss. rfNsrie'rr .f ihe rpvu
sar rs~s' an-. rt-u~etfats iuformS ~
srsvsring rrAic shai Esreaissr ~ viii rur
. Sage fnr fh- mriadniinn ui pes~rn
gvr- o. Mnnl-ys. W~in~sday-. md Fiji
1tys ~ wsll lrsss Issars. - iiu.~ ~ Coz
necs wisa Eh@ rsains al the q. * NJ. X X
at Loo1oofrp. and wili r~furn On Tne-isys
Thur-d.yr, snd Saturdays Hi team = !
good one. sra pm~seng~rs msy rely On go
ing fnr0msh saf~ig ral snsirn~
ISfD RE SHOEMAKER
Msv I9fh. IseS-r
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u a Dacctah clap thinks ho llas
found Paradise; hear him:
! No Income tax {: no internal rev
enue ~ spies 10 see IN yun treat a
TREND on snnday: no special police /:
nc dog tax no small tax, school tax
ct bounty innd. And to end with.
tile Indians and halt breeds can I tell
one green5ack from another, so ali
our Ones are tens
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d. A wei: executed tive dollar
counterfeit greenback, has inst made
iis appearance. IL Is dated March
~. l~f2. In the counterfeit tie
large figure five in tie centre
touches THE shading ~ the n nitcd
States" Init the genuine II does not.
and tbs i the only discrepancy by
which the spurious note can bv
readily detected. II il onc cf the
best yct Fnt in circulation.
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~ Fred. DoogIas Gays he is not per-
ni''ed' now, e formerly, % enjoy the luxury
q whsle seat when travelling. some
persons prefer sitting mex, 70 niger 10
standing.
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The GEamAss the Baumore Sun says
M .his p41pie II u noticed thai Germans
aavr se'ilet ~ slmost every part of he
xgr'5 R--ilfy being Ecsrd = \ parls u
hgfeas Yne iSEmiag Irrge and valuable
portion Of the population q every State IL
'he uaien.s large German society j. Honr-
ish'ng ~ Hong Kong. 10 China; and Rio
II Jaoeiro, 10 Brazil. has q population oi
$1,000 Germans. They have penetrated ID
the most remote regions OF Africa and In
Abys-inia have = hourisLing colony which
controls The msnu;sc,uf. of gunpowder. sna
y regarded BY the king Of thar country a. a
sslushi- addition his people Industrious
end energetic wherever 'hey 20. the CIR
mans, in 81 ps'ls 81 the worId. ore held op
- examples 81 Thrift snd pros perny
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1F solomon johnson. colored
man, formerly President inco.n's
barber. has been appointed first
class clerk IN III the treasury Depart
ment IN Washington, with desk ID
the SecFefary's office.
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VvHE saaersiEned nili S~resfter practise
= 10 the Circuit CgsEt u Dsbois County
sad ~in prompsiy stteaA 10 sii business sn
trnstei ia his care.
70. WILL " TRArEwELL
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RUsLisEE3 EslKr SATURDAY, Ar iAsFEz
Du1cis COUNTY. IspiAsA.H .Hy
cL z Y EXT DCA AEE.
OFFICE O. Nzsr NAix SrHEKr-

11kMS--TRICTLTiN ADVANCE .
sinris Subscription. ~ itis Nos. - 81
fsr -lx mohghS, %
The evening Argus., 1867-03-23

JIM BEARDLEY probably thinks it very
smart to write communications to the Union
Dragging of the cowardly act OF his in get
ting up mob upon the editor of this paper,
during the war, in which he, NJ. Wiser, Seth
Hunt and Darbee watched behind the corner
of building, with Ez Beardsley and some
dozen or more recruits standing guard on
the sidewalk to help them if necessary until
we came along the walk, when these four
persons sprang upon US without the slightest
notice, committing brutal assault and rob
bing us of property worth some $40 to $50,
which has never been returned. For this
most cowardly and dastardiy act these fel-
lows were denounced, in a very large county
meeting, called for the purpose of condemn
ing that act and they were then and are to
day held in supreme contempt by large
majority of the community, and execrated
by all right-thinking people. Wiser, after,
wards, came to our office and, with tears in
his eyes, begged pardon for the disgraceful
and cowardly act said be was led into it by
Jim and was heartily ashamed of the part he
took in it. Lieut.. Jobe was present at that
time.
That mob was one of the most cowardly
and disgracefu1 affairs that ever occurred in
Rock Island, and the actors in it viii al
ways be looked upon with contempt by the
respectable portion of the community. Yet,
as meanly as they are and ever will be
thought off, we do not hold them ip such ut
ter detestation as we do the woman who was
the cause of that mob and who by melting it
might have been accessory to murder.
Jim is welcome to write communications on
that subject for the Uaion as much as he
pleases-he will not make any popularity tor
himself or friends by such a course.
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~E-oocx.s POROUS pLAsrERs.

Hartford, Conn.,, Nov. IL, 1864.
Messrs. Thomas Allcock & Co-Please send,
with dispatch, twelve dozen AHcoek's Porous
Plasters. Our daily experience confirms their
very superior excellence. At this moment of
writing man applies for one, who, by entangle-
ment in the shaft of machinery, had both his legs
broken, spine severely injured, and for nearly
year entirely helpless. This man found relief
very soon by the application of plaster to his
spine. He was soon enabled to work, and now
he labors as well ever. He would cheerfully
pay S. for single plaster if they could not be
had at a lower rate. am surprised that sur
geons do not make of these perforated plasters
to the exclusion of all others, their iexibility
and adhesiyeness greatly in advance of all
other plasters with which am acquainted; while
the perforations peculiar to them rendered them
greatly superior to all others for ordinary surgical
uses. Knowing the plasters to be so useful,
have no scruples that my sentiments should be
known; J. W. JOHNSON, NJ. d.
Agency, Brandreth House, New York.
Sold by all Druggists in the United States and
Canada. mchl0dwlm.
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The Union makes very bad point in
claiming that because the extravagant bills
of the county clerk were not rejected by the
committee on miscellaneous claims, whether
that committe was composed of majority
of democrats or not, therefore the bills were
reasonable and proper. Its complimentary
to the democratic party for the Union to
hold that, because an act was done or sane
toned by democrats, therefore it must be
right. We do not hold to that doctrine, nor
does the Uaies, except when it fails to find
any other reason to sustain itself. We have
known a good many mistakes made by dem
ocrats, and have not failed to censure them.
But in this case the fault is in the indef-
niteness of the law under which the clerk
contracts extraordinary, extravagant and un-
necessary bills, and the committee are left no
discretion but to allow them, if the work was
done, the articles furnished, and the account
properly made up. The fault is in having
an extravagsnt clerk who contracts bills
which are unnecessary.