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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-02

IN said boundaries and obtained the consent Of
the proprietors of all the lands and lots (if any
such there are) abutting on the part parts of
streets to be 80 vacated in which ordinance it is
also 10 be provided that said city shall not collect
wharfage Of any boat landing at said grounds
and transacting coal business merely, but the
right of the company to sell coal on the levee is
not be interfered with, during the existence of
the present contract on that subject, nor until
three months after sid company shall be notified
by the City Council 10 discontinue the use Of said
levee for that purpose.
9th, Let the City transfer to me its stock in
the II. l. d p. r. Il. Co. on my paying the CITY
10000 therefor, and then let the City pay the
bonds,i coupons and judgements l now hold
against the City, amounting to about $4l eco,
with the interest which has accrued thereon, as
also the sum of 81 600 as my expenses on account
of the litigation which the City now wishes to
terminate.
Permit me in conclusion to remark that the
City originally received $1,000 for the depot
grounds now to be vacated, as also $500 annual,
ly therefor, making in all $4,000 which, addea
to the $50 900 now to be paid, and the $50, %
bonds, issued for said stock and Heretofore ssa
rendered would make the City realize pr y, ~vo,
600 for its said stock, which, considsrs al .ue
circumstances and the amounts $500 .ne
other subscribers to the stock snouiu 10 ehtireiy
This ronoS;,;"n T. he same in effect as the one
,rb;ah r. F;tv ropacfI made to me last year, ex-
cent 90 far as The depot grounds are concerned,
which Their constituted the only difficulty in
maLinr settlement, and as the depot grounds
are = De entirely abandoned under this PROPOSE
sion, I trust that it win be received as an
evidence of disposition on my part to adjust
these matters on liberal basis and in a
manner which should be entirely satisfactory
to the Council and the public.
Most Respectfully Yours, &C.,
P. L. CABLE.
Rock ISLAND, April 20, 1867.
Adjourned to next regular meeting.
J. R. JOHNSTON, City Clerk.
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'2o542I3si45ll27

Making safe estimate on the above fig
ures, we find that 20,542 acres of wheat,
yielding fifteen bushels per acre, give $685.
40 bushels, which, at $3.50 per bushel,
amounts to $462,195 38,l45 acres of corn,
yielding 40 bushels per acre, give l,525, 800
bushels, which, at fifty cents per bushel,
to $762,90 l2,777 acres of other
produts, worth, say $50 per acre, amounts
- =, $3.50, $40. This makes grand total of
$i,As0, 635.
,.na ne above is good showing for Rock Is.
Towns town soaasy, considering that many Of the
and commerce. The assessor of tta " ssa..o
nav maue report to the county clerk in COM
pilance with the late revenue law. and tn
clerk is now busily engaged in reviewing the
same and making out his report to the audi.
tor, to be presented to and acted upon by
the state board of equalization.-Union.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-02
rha rann...aa Election.

MEMPHIS, Aug. 1.-The election passed
off quietly. There Was not single disturb
ance. The saloons were all closed and the
best order. prevailed. The Zotn infantry
were. stationed at the Court Square during
the dsy. Int were not called out. By the
ssrst arranpement the whites and negroes
we're to have seperate voting places, but the
latter. ending they could not all vote at their
Mace. sought the other polls in crowds, and
then were unable to all vote, owing to the
short time allowed. The city gives Brown
low 1892 majority. Mum, republican, for
congress- from this district was elected also
RYDER. Chords and Hamilton for the legisla-
ture.
Unofficial returns from Madison county
give Etheridge 300 Hayward gives Brown.
low 500 to 700. Hardeman and Lafayette
give conservative majority. fss.E
CLARKsvILLE, Tenn, Aug. 1.-The cleo
ton passed off without disturbance of any
kind. Brownlow's majority in this precinct
is 1913. The county win 60 1000.
NASHVILLE, 1.-The election to-day was
the most quiet ever known here. The
whites and blacksvoted without inscription,
and not hurrah for either party was given
at the polls. A few parties were arrested
for attempting to vote twice, and others for
carrying concealed weapons. 49,
Returns from all the wards but one, give
Brownlow 2,l63, and Etheridge 7O4..
-Four districts in the county give Brown
low 457 Etheridge 1885, Republican ticket
all elected; Mason, independent, got but few
votes t
Observation-Disclosures majority 649
Observation-Disclosures majority 80.
Jefferson-Brownlow's majority II.
Columbia -Brownlow l449; Etheridge
l4S.
Franklin and four precincts in William
son, 396 maj, for Brownlow.
ulluhomo-Majority for Brownlow, 10.
Humboldt, Carroll county-Etheridge Ga
Brownlow "a.
Brownsville, Haywood county-Brown
low 1854; Etheridge 1873.
Gallatin-Brownlow 3O9 Etheridge l22
all the votes not counted
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-02

A matchmaker of Washington, D. c., has
Just completed fine thermometer watch,
intended as present from President john
son to the Tycoon of Japan. The watch is
. most beautiful piece of workmanship. 1t
is hunting-case of the finest Is carat gold
very thick and heavy. On the inside OF
the lid is the following inscription: "To
his Majesty the Tycoon of Japan, from the
President of the United States, 1867" The
is jeweled throughout. The style of chain
has not yet been selected.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-02

From the foregoing it will be seen that
the very liberal proposition on the part Of
the Peoria railroad, and Mr.. Cable, was ac
cepted by the City Council, without oppos-
ton, and the ordinance committee instruct
ed to prepare an ordinance in accordance
Herewith. 1t having been ascertained that
the transfer cany bc legally made, and that
the bonds will be taken at par, it is now the
duty of the ordinance committee to report
the ordinance, and the duty of the Council to
pass it. Not to do so would be as dishonor-
able as to repudiate written contract
This settlement is very liberal one towards
the City, and the easiest way she can ever
pay her debt and get clear of lawsuits, and
lawyers fee. The Council meets ON Mon
day, and we hope the ordinance will be
adopted and the matter ended Indeed we
see no other honorable course to pursue,
now-and no course is so well calculated to
subserve the interests of the whole people.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-02
Killed by Lightning.

MUscATINE, August las Mr.. John
WEIGH citizen of Rochester, Iowa, was
riding on horseback on Muscatiner Island
yesterday, during one of the severe thunder
storms that visited this vicinity yesterday
afternoon, he and his horse were instantly
killed by lightning.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-02

On Friday afternoon, at q meeting OIL the
city council, in Cincinnati, two OF the radical
city fathers got into an angry discussion,
which resulted in a fight. A MIR. Hooker
gently stretching out his right, which land
ed on Mr. Fitzgerald's smeller; the latter
going down. First blood and knockdown
given to Hooker. Friends here interfered,
and the fight was declared "off"
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-02

Last week the mortality of St. Louis
was not high, being only l2s, but the proper
ton of dead children under five years old is
appalling. Ofthe total who died, ninty-,ice
were under that age. That is, ofsall the
deaths, more than "a per cent, or more
than four.ifths, were children under that
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-02

The United States treasurer hasrecelveda
letter post marked at Dubuque Iowa, with
one hundred and fifty dollars enclosed,
which the writer says was unjnstly taken
while in the United States service for CON-
mutation of rations for servant when he
no 4 mona
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-02

The list Of the appointment bureau of the
treasury department. just made up, shows
that there are 20,000 officials under the
control of the department, in all its branches.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-02

Take four pounds of rags, and bundle of sha-
wins,
An ould tin pan and bunch of straw,
Thin stale an Ould hat of somebody's LAWNS,
And swear its your own to get clear of the
law.
Mkt get an ould stockin' and stuff it wild pa
per,
And if it is possible put in mole;
Thin get some ould CHI ina, and nutmeg gra-
ter,
And make them all up in a nate little roll,
Put all these thing in a nest of red,
And glittering bades must cover them all
Thin fasten it on the back of yer head,
And you have love of "Nate Wather-
fall"
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-02

Cry CoUNcrL.-Regular meeting May 6,
1867.
Present-His Hon. Mayor Eggleston, Aid.
L. D. Dimick, Fries, I. Huber, J. R. Huber,
Halves and Lloyd.
The minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved.
The Finance Committee, to whom was re-
ferred the proposition of P. L.. Cable, sub
mitted the following report, together with o
report of c. NJ. Osborn and A. Webster, at
torneys to the suits, to wit:
To tie Honorable, the Mayor and the City
Council Of the City of Rock Istaad--Your COM
mittee, to whom was referred the proposition of
P. L. Cable, ofApril Goth, 1867, for final settle
Rock Island & Peoria Rail Road Company and
the City of Rock Island would respectfully report
that in the opinion of the committee the follow
ing resolution should be adopted by the Council !;
Resotued, by the City Council of the City of
Rock Island, That the proposition of Mr.. P. l..
Cable, of April Goth, 1867, for final settlement
OF all matters of difference between him, the Rock
Island L Peoria Rail Road Company, and the
City of Rock Island, be and the same is hereby
accepted by the City Council a basis of settle
ment, and that such settlement be brought to a
final completion at the earliest day praeticable.-
Prerided that q transfer of the stock in said road
can be legally made and prooided, that all OF
$4,000 of domestic bonds of the City, to be issued
in similar form the domestic bonds Of the coun
ty of Rock Island, can be made at par.
Rock Island, May Z, 1867.
DAVID HAYES,
!. HUBER,
CHAs NJ. OSBORN,
A
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-02
LIBERTY OF THE PRESS.

Around her waist I put my arm
1t felt as soft as cake;
Oh dear, says she, what liberty
You printers always take
Why, yes, my "Zeb,' my charming gal,
II squeezed her some, L guess
Can you say aught, my love, against
The freedom of the Press z
Kissed her some-I did by gum,
She colored like n beet
Upon my living soul she looked
Almost too good to eat =
gave another bus, and then
Says she, do confess
| rather kinder sorter like
The freedom of the Press.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-02
Produce of Rock Island County for 1867

The following official report, made by the
town assessors to the county clerk, shows
the number of acres of wheat, corn and 9TH
er products under cultivation in the several
towns in this county for the year 1867:
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-02
Means of the Company.

Estimating the distance to be built by the Union
Pacific to be 1865 miles, the United States Gov
eminent issues its Six per cent. Thirty-year bonds
to the Company as the road is finished at the av-
erage rate of about $2s,25O per mile, amounting
to ~, POS, goo.
The Company is also permitted to issue its own
First Mortgage Bonds to an equal amount, and at
the same time, which by special Act of Congress
are made First Mortgage on the entire line, the
bonds of the United States being subordinate to
them.
The Government makes a donation of IL, 800
of land to the mile, amounting to 20, 032 000
acres, estimated to be worth $30,000,000, making
the total resources, exclusive of the capital, Sl1s
4I6, 600 but the full value of the lands cannot
now be realized.
The authorized Capital Stock of the Company
is one hundred million dollars, of which five mil
lions have already been paid in, and of which it
is not supposed that more than twenty-five mil
lions at most viii be required.
The cost of the road is estimated by competent
engineers to be about hundred million dollars,
exclusive Of equipment.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-02
FOR SALE.

T OFFER MY HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
l. and butcher tools, at private sale, at bar
gain. Any one wishing to purchase win please
call soon, at my house, opposite the gas works
on Eagle street. If not sold in few days shall
offer them at auction
When the sale is made / invite all having
claims against me to cali and receive their pay
Ny painting tools i shall not SELL as intend
to remain in Rock Island. P. HEN.
july3ldtf.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-02
HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE.

Ia dwelling house thereon, situated opposite
KimbalPs wagon shop, is offered for sale ON reas-
enable terms. Title perfect, and possession given
immediately. FRANCIS RICHARDS.
Rock Island, July q, diff.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-02
Ninety Gents on the Dollar.

This road is already completed to Julesburgh,
376 miles west of Omaha, and is fully equipped,
and trains regularly running over it.
The Company has hand sufficient
iron, ties, etc. to finish the remaining portion to
the eastern base of the Rocky Mountains, l4l
miles, which is under contract to be done in Sep
TENDER of this year, and it is expected that the
entire road viii be in running erder from Omaha
to its western connection with the Central Pacific,
now being rapidly built eastward from Sacramen-
to, Cal, during 1870.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-02

$1,000 OFFERED INPREMIUMS

For Premium Lists or any information con-
corning the Fair, inquire by letter personally
of HENRY w. BENNETT, Sec'y.
At A. III. & H. W. Benefits Law Office, Far
rand's Block, Davenport, Iowa.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-02
FOR SALE BARGAIN,

A WELL ESTABLISHED BUSINESS PLACE
IA in Rock Island, with good Improvements
thereon, at less than cost Inquire at the Office
of M. Marx, or address box 467, Rock Island, Ill.
iy3Odwtf,
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-02

Six new catholic churches have been ded-
icated in Wisconsin within the last two weeks.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-02
Prospects for Business.

The railroad connection between Omaha and
the East is now complete, and the earnings of the
Union Pacific on the sections already finished for
the first two weeks in May were $1l3,0 These
sectional earnings the road progresses will
much more than pay the interest on the COmpa-
ny's bonds, and the through business over the on
ly line of railroad between the Atlantic and Pa
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-02

To the Honorable, the Mayor and City Council
of the City Of Rock Islaad-The undersigned, at
torneys appointed by your Honorable Body to
look after the interests of the city in the Rock
Island i Peoria Railroad Company, aud the set
Element of the bonds issued by the city to aid in
the construction of said road would respectfully
represent unto your Honorable Body that, in our
opinion that portion of Mr.. P. L. Cables propo-
stion of April Goth, 1857, by which he proposes
to purchase the stock of the City in said road,
for $40, 900, and that the City shall pay him the
amount due upon the bonds, coupons and juds-
ments he now holds against the City, and the sum
OF 8, 900 on expenses incurred by him in the suits
between him and the City, is a fair and liberal
proposition, and that its acceptance would pro-
mote the interests of tho City.
As to the remainder of the proposition, we do
not feel called upon, as attorneys to express any
legal opinion, it embraces matters of policy of
which every citizen is fully competent to Judge;
but, as you have thought proper to appoint us on
the committee to which this entire proposition
was referred, we have acted with that committee
and have signed their report.
Respectfully submitted
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-02

Rock Island, May Z, 1867.
Aid. Halves offered the following resolu-
ton which was adopted, to wit:
Resotred, That the Ordinance Committee be in
structed to prepare an ordinance in accordance
with the foregoing resolution, and that the FL
nance Committee be requested to prepare the
bonds therein provided for, and to make final
adjustment of all questions between the city of
Rock Island and the R. I. & P. Railroad Co.
Adjourned to next regular meeting.
]. R. JOHNSTON, City Clerk.
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ROCk ISLAND WOODEN
MANUFACTURING COMPANY,

HAVING MANUFACTURED LARuE and
Il complete assortment of goods, the company
now offer, at wholesale retail splendid variety
of
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-02
Value and Security of the Bonds.

The Company respectfully submit, that the
above statement Of facts fully demonstrates the
security of their Bonds, and as additional proof
they would suggest that the Bonds now offered
are less than ten million dollars on ST. miles Of
road, on which over twenty million dollars have
already been expended on $50 miles of this
road the cars are running, and the remaining
1871 miles are nearly completed.
At the present rate of premium on gold these
bonds pay an annual interest on the present cost
of
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-11-20
Auctioneer.

B@- We hold it to be a self-evident
fact that any one who buys goods,
wishes TO get the best article for their
money-if they have the good sense
to know where to find it-and any
one that don't know that they can do
better by buying of large frst-class
shoe house than they can at small
shops. deserve to be fooled into buy
ing old last years styles and shoddy
goods. We have the largest and best
stock, and the most beautiful goods
ever seen in this city, and styles one
year ahead of any other house. Peo-
pie that pretend to have taste in any
thing, should show little in buying
shoes; they are very tasty this season.
Call and see the BrOGdt0ay, Ristori,
Bon Ton, DC, DC, at the great Boot
and Shoe Emporium, 60 Main Street,
j. S. Kicker.
p. ST. most earnestly wish all of
my friends and customers to come as
early in the week as possible, so that
they may be shown proper attention,
and see all the new styles. j. S. r.
noy20-2t
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-11-20

COTTON SALEs.-The largest sales
of cotton ever made in this city at
auction, were those made yesterday,
amounting in the aggregate to 155
bales, of which Wright & Harper, at
the Planters Cotton Warerooms, sold
118, Thad. P Gibson & Co. 81, T. NJ.
Humphrey 10 and J. c. Dusouchet 6.
At Wright & Harper's, Mackey,
Nesbit,& Co. bought 81 bales at prices
ranging from IA to 14Bc; R. K. Dun
kerson & Co. bought 80 bales at prices
ranging from 135 to 14Bc; Gold,
Pearce & Co., Of Cincinnati, bought
81 bales at prices ranging from 134 to
14bc. At Thad. P. Gibson & Co. IS,
Gold, Pearce & Co. bought 13 bales
at 14@144c;5 Mackey, Nesbit & Co.
bought bales at l4@14fc, and A.
Gumberts bought 4 bales at 14@143c.
AT F. NJ. Humphrey & Co. S, Gold,
Pearce & Co. bought bales at l34@
133c, and A. Gumberts bought 4 bales
at 138@134c. At JIG. Dusouchet's,
r. K. Dunkerson 4 Co. bought 5
bales at 14f@144c, and A. Gumberts
bought one bale at BE
The attendance was large and the
bidding spirited. and the prices OBJ
tanned were extremely satisfactory, in
view of the quotations in New York,
with declining market. Our business
men are determined that there shall
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-11-20

RECORDERS CoURT.-There was a
large business done in the Recorders
Court. yesterday, and some of it of
the utmost Importance. Joseph Kline,
John Wilson, and Samuel Myers,
were arraigned on charges of being
drunk and disorderly. Kline was
fined 81 with SO Is costs; Wilson,
81 with Sc 95 costs; and Myers, 81
with 50 40 costs. All, we believe,
went to jail. Kline and Myers were
held on more serious charges-to-wit:
burglary and larceny, details of which
will be found elsewhere.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-11-20
R6y- Profs. Wells Il KIeiner nronri

EaT Profs. Wells q Kleiner, propri-
etors of the Madison Business College.
Madison, Ind, fourishing institu-
ton, having in attendance near
100 pupils, have purchased an inter-
est in the Evansville Business COL
lege. and Professor Wells, who is
thorough accountant and practical
penman, having had several years ex-
perience in teaching, has arrived in
our city and taken charge. These
gentlemen are always found In their
school room during business hours,
which accounts for their great sue
cess. Parties having sons to prepare
for business would do we'll to pur-
chase scholarships and put them in
this institution. We hope to hear
ere long of two hundred pupils in at
tendance here. colt.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-11-20

UNDERwRITERs' SALE OF GRoCE-
RIEs AT PUBLIC AUCTION.-The I'M
dersigned will sell, at public auction,
this morning, November Goth, 1867,
a large assortment of groceries, from
the wreck of the steamer Peerless,
consisting of hams, ham sausages,
potatoes, onions, canned fruits, soap,
candles, sugar, syrups, fish and many
other articles too numerous to men
ton. Sale on the wharf, opposite
Hubbs & Viets' wharf boat; to com
mence at ten o'clock precisely.
w. J. Lowry 4 Co, Agents.
j. FL. COLEMAN, AuctiOneeT.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-11-20

INDICATIONS OF RAIN.-The signs
of rain shortly were more promising
last evening than for some time past.
A heavy bank of dark clouds lined
the southern horizon to the height of
ten or twelve degrees, extending
around to the west, and light, broken
clouds stretched upward to mid
heaven from the west The atmos-
phere continues unseasonahly warm,
the mercury ranging to nearly 70'
during the middle of the day, and
scarcely falling below 60' at night.
The mornings are rather chilly.
Run OvER.-On Monday afternoon
as Capt. Scott and Kit. Rudd, of the
Chattanooga, were standing on the
corner of Sycamore and Water
Streets talking, a butcher, whose
name we did not learn, came dashing
up Water Street on horseback, and
although he had nearly the whole
street to himself, he rode furiously
against Capt. Scott. who was stand
ing just outside the cap stone of the
inlet, knocking him down upon a
'9nse rock that lay upon the in.
@s him severely. The
large lSEr4 r-sr-a way without
let cap, brulslng --l, INT of
reckless rider hurried a. -, =
stopping to ascertain the exte-
100000 he had committed.