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The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-04-05
Latest from Liberia.

The fine ship Golconda belonging to the Ame-
rlcan Colonization Society, commanded by
Captain Miskelley, arrived at this port yester-
day, from Liberia, having made the passage
from Monrovia IN the short space of forty days.
The ship is CONSIGNED to her agent, DR.. James
Hail. She brings no cargo, not having re-
mained long enough on the coast to collect any,
her time of sailing from here again being the
goth instant. She brings several Liberians, pas
sengers, among them Mrs. Blyden, wife of the
Rev. E. W. Blyden, who is now travelling in
Egypt. Mr.. Blyden went to Liberia when boy,
having sailed from Baltimore in the Liberia
packet. He was born somewhere in the West
Indies, and having no relatives in Liberia, on
his arrival there was taken in hand by the
teacher in charge OF the Presbyterian school at
MoDrOvia, and educated at the expense of the
mission. The Rev. Mr.. Blyden is now profess
sor in the Liberia College, and is considered
one of the best educated men in Liberia.
The general news by the Golconda is unim-
pOrtant. Trade was not very brisk on the coast,
as the oil season had not commenced The
people were generally thriving, especially the
farmers. The emierants Dy the GolConda, from
appearance of the country, and have written
encouragngly to their friends. President War
ner writes to DR.. Hall that he has just returned
tlom survey of the "old fields" through which
they are desirous of having a canal cut, con-
Meeting the Mesurado and Junk rivers. If this
is effected, it will bring Montserado and Grand
Bassa counties very near each other inland.
The distance across the sold field" is three and
a quarter miles. President Warner writes that
"there are yet along our coast some disturbances
among the natives, affecting very iniuuously
our oil trade. A gunboat would effectually
quell this, II we had one"
The Golconda is expected to sail from this
port about the 20th instant for Liberia via
Charleston, S. c. She is an elegant ship Of 1000
TONS purchased in Boston to take the place of
the Mary Caroline Stevens, which was sold dur
ing the late war in consequence of the trade
with Liberia being entirely stopped. The
fo1mer ship was built out of the fund donated
by the late Mr. Stevens, of the Eastern Shore
of Maryland, in his will, and it is understood
that measures are being taken to have the Col
conoa's name changed to that OF Mary Caroline
Stevens - Baltimore SIT Sd.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

THE GERMANIA.-The following is the pro-
gramme of the concert tomorrow atternoou-
/. Overture, "La Part du Diable".
2 Romance Corno Solo (irst timel......"..G Y. Voss
4. Fourth Part of Sinfonie, "Consecra-
tion of Tones Qirst time)............,,~.Spoh
" Meudelssohn
6. Introduction and duet from Merry
RiUes Of Windsor Nlcolal
z. Finale from "Ariele" daughter OF
the Alr) bdCu
CHEsNUT STREET THEATRE.-This evening
Mr. James E. Murdoch will be the recipient OF
q benefit when, by particular request, he Will
repeat his admirable impersonation of Young
Mirabel" in the HcOnStdnt; or. The Way TO Wtl
Him MIR. Mqrdochs engagement has created
real dramatic tuTOre. The theatre is densely
crowded every night by the elite of our citizens
Tomorrow saturday evening Mr.. Murdoch
will play "Rover," in IPHd oats.
Tomorrow afternoon, at the usual family
matinee, The Streets Of Philadelphia will be
presented.
WALNUT STREET THEATRE.-For her benefit
this evening Miss Lucille Western will appear
In Nasks and Faces and the Loan Of LOUer
oersonating two favorlte rOtes. supported by
Mr. George III. Clarke, Mr.. Walcot, and the
whole of the company Tomorrow evening
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CHANTS AND RESPONSES. BY James Pearce
McCauley & Rement, No. 1914 Chestnut street.
The Episcopal chants, set to music and
cheaply published, lie before us. This little
production will probably be acceptable to the
lovers of the organ, one of the most efficient
performers ON which instrument issues this
work. The author is the organist at st.
Marks Church of this city, the music of which
is so Justly celebrated.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-04-05
A Curious Lawsuit,

Western paper says that ''in 1868, at the
time of the New York riots an Old School Pres
byterian minister named Curran, went to the
town OF Wabash, Indiana, on his way to the
village of Huntington. The old gentleman had
long been noted as a very ardent ultra Demo-
to preach under the stars and stripes, and
was generally counted disloyal. On this
occasion his daughter, who was with
him. went shopping in Wabash, and in a dry
goods store met a lady, the wife of soldier
who had Just returned from Vicksburg, Mis-
sissippi The minister's daughter wore a but
ternut on her watch-chain, and, getting INTO an
alteration with the soldiers wife, told her she
was a 'Butternut,' and she thanked God for it; !
whereupon the former snatched the offensive
emblem from the chain, and, in so doing, broke
it, The minister's daughter called upon her
father for assistance, when, according to his
statement he was set upon and beaten by the
surrounding crowd, and compelled to leave
town in q carriage TO avoid further injury. For
this treatment, and the loss OF 500 from his
pocket during the row, he claimed $4,000
damages.
"The parties against whom this action was
brought admitted that the soldiers wife did
remove the butternut,' but deny that they in any
way illtreated the old man or encouraged
others 10 do so. The case came up in Logans-
port under a change of venue, and on the trial
the plaintiff was represented by Mllllgan, OF
sons of Liberty nOtOriety, and Co1rotn, late
Democratic candidate for Attorney-General OF
Indiana; while the defendants counsel were
MT Connor, of Wabash, and MeSsrs' Pratt ana
Chamberlain, of Loeansport The jury were
out thirty.siX hours, and at last returned YER
act for the plaintiff to the amount OF Sl0O, tne
amount Of money lost, but nothing for the pm
or wounded dignity. The defendants have hled
motion for new trial.
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POEMS, BY Frances Dana Gage, j, B. Lippin.
cOtt u Co.

Poems, BY Frances Dana Gage, j, B, Lippin-
cOtt u Co.
Amid the flood of rhymsters who are inun-
dating our country, it is pleasant to find d
real poetic genius. 1t is so rarely that one
not well established as a literary star can
execute really good performance, that we
hail with peculiar pleasure the productions of
Mrs. Gage. Her little book abounds in genius
1t is touchingly simple in much of its con-
tents, and is emiRently calculated to affect the
sensibilities. Mrs. Gage, at the age of more
than fifty years, writes verses which breathe
of the fire of youth so tempered down by the
calm of mature age, that the work is an
anomaly as well as a great success. The
verses on the "Coming Home" of her sons
from war are peculiarly happy. The work is
handsomely published by j. B. Lippincott
& Co.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-04-05

MEssRs. II. B. PETERSON & BROTHERS have
just issued the third instalment of the works
of Charles Dickens. The volume before us is
F'The Tale of Two Cities" 1t is bound in the
rich green cloth of its predecessors, and is filled
lwith well-executed. illustrations. To those
who have commenced the purchase of the
e'Authors Edition" we need speak no words
of Communications while to those who have not
done so we can only give the advice to secure
at once the cheapest and handsomest American
issue of the works of the world-famed novelist.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-04-05
LITERATURE.
REVIEW or Nnw Boorxss.

PHILIP II Of SPAIN. Bv Charles Gayarre
Middleton, New York. Philadelphia Agents
j. B. LtppincOtt ~ Co.
Robertson's "Charles "" Prescott's "Pbilip
H." and Motley's "United Netherlands. y
have pretty well covered that period of mod
ernhistory embraced within the reign of that
monarch of whom Mr. Gayarre proceeds to
treat. With such predecessors, it would be
surprising if Mr.. Gayarr6 succeeded in estab-
fishing lasting reputation on a subject so
thoroughly exhausted yet we confess that
the author has made out of his materials
decidedly valuable work. The lamented
death of Prescott deprived us of the closing
hours of Philips life. The present writer
takes up the thread of narrative at that point,
and depicts with vivid pen the death-bed
scene. The rest of the volume is occupied in
a philosophical examination of his reign its
effect on Spanish prosperity, literature science,
religion, and all the other things which
20 to make up a nation's prosperity. The
style of the production is too norid. The
author deals too much in metaphors and
tropes. His figures are too elaborate, but his
work never grows vapid. The deductions
drawn are all carefully promised with facts
and the work, taken as whole, is completion
of the circle of literature which has sur
rounded the reign of Philip II. The author
does not consider that monarch great man.
He deems his policy to have been the ruin of
his country. By contrast with his father,
Charles V, he sinks into an inferior position.
His cruelty to Protestants was abomi-
n able and his reign marked the decline of
Spanish power. The work is printed in ex
tremely handsome style, and is prefaced by
note from George Bancroft.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-04-05

REASONABLE ADVICE. We recommend our
young friends VINO are anxious to begin the
croquet season 10 wait a little longer. To ven,
be to commence an unpleasantly ''croaky"
season.
The BRUTEs First Benedlct:-"Well, does
this weather suit you" Second ditto.-"Capi-
tai, capital And you ?" First ditto:-'T believe
you-my. wife has such cold she can't speak ~
Second ditto:-"So has minen
A FREE TRANsLATIoN-.By Ono aoho has lost a
Sua.-De minimas non curat lex: 'SThe law docs
net stick at trihes."
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-04-05
THE ENEID OF VIRGIL. Translated into Eng
lish Verse by John Conington, M, A. MIC
dletOn N Y

THE FNEID OF VIRGIL. Translated into Eng
lish Verse by John Conington, M, A. Mld-
dleton, n. Y.
very graceful and scholarly translation is
the one laid before us by Professor Coming
ton. The subject, although well-nigh worn
out by his predecessors, assumes in his hands
a freshness which gives to it the charm of
novelty. 1t is written in the metre rendered
so popular by Walter Scott, and is elegant in
diction, and yet really literal in its translation
1t is welcome addition to the classics, and
will be read with pleasure by those who have
studied the immortal bard in the original. 1t
is for sale by ]. B. Lippincott q Co.
JOAN OF ARC. Translated from the French, by
S. NJ. Griml1e Adams & Co., Boston. j. B,
Lippincott Co., Philadelphia Agents
The spightly little narrative before us is a
condensation of Lamartine's work OH the Maid
of Orleans. This is spirited story of her
career, her daring, her suffering, her death.
1t is written in the style so eminently French
short sentences and strong adjectives. 1t is
neatly published, and is issued by house of
which we have heretofore heard but little.
We hope that, amid the more noted publishers
of Boston, Messrs. Adams & Co. will have a
successful career. Their opening publication
is a we'll -selected work
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-12-23

bushels of coal during the past year, mostly
to steamboats,. Mr.. Heagy is the heavies,
dealer. The coal is procured from Porter's
mines, and from Carbon Cliff. A party has
been prospecting for coal in the vicinity o.
Hampton for short time past, where efforts
have resulted in the discovery of vein
three feet in thickpess, on the farm of Lu
cius Wells, a -,fle and a half back of town
We were shown collection of specimens
which resemble camel coal in appearance
An opening will be made immediately, with
the promise of an easy and heavy yield.
We obtained no statistics of the lumbe,
trade. Messrs. Wells and Fernald are deal
ing heavily in hard wood.
These hastily collected notes will be quite
sufficient to show that Hampton, like al
other points in Rock Island county, is en-
joying steady prosperity, and is blessed
with a sufficient number of enterprising bus
mess men to keep the ball rolling, and allow
no rival point to push an inch ahead of it,
That it may continue to prosper is the wish
of all who have been brought in contact with
its hospitable citizens.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-12-23
By Telegraph.
REPORTED FOB TIE DAILY ARGUS.

New YORK, Dec. 2S.-The Herald's spe-
cial says; The case of Smithson against
Stanton, on charge of false imprisonment, if
it can be brought to the test in argument,
promises to solve many of the doubts which
surround the question as to the extent to
which an official of the government has the
power to seize the persons and property
of individuals without due process of law
Hugh Denver fSmithson was arrested and
confined in Fort Lafayette, after some time
was released, and after this was again ar
rested, tried by military court and senten
ced to i've years Imprisonment at Albany, n
\. After brief Confinement he was again
released by pardon by the President
during tins occurrence it is said that gov
eminent detective upon an alleged authority
from the secretary of war, turned the wife
and children Of Smithson ont of Their
house, which was occupied by officers of
the government The case thus far has
been postponed, out Of courtesy to the oppo.
site counsel, but the attorneys for the plain
tiff have now determined to press their mo
ton of error and inspection, and, upon. re
ceiving an order Of the court to this effect
will proceed at once, either upon the mer-
its of the case OF in the event of a continued
refusal without giving sufficient legal rea
sons TO produce the desired original letters
viii move to set aside the justification sci
mp by the defence, and for an order for con
tempt of court against Mr.. Stanton.
The Herald's special also says members
of the house of representatives state that it i;
notorious fact that all efforts to relieve the
immediate necessity of the finances of the
nation have upon reaching the finance com
mittee OF the senate been suppressed anC
there promise to remain until their utility
will become greatly lessened. The resolu
tiyn against contracting, measure decided
ly popular among the western members, has
met this fate.
CLEVELAND, Dec. 23.-Hon c. :. Ham.
ilton a republican member of Congress from
the Eighth district, of Ohio, was brutally
murdered by his son in fit of insanity OF
Sunday morning by being struck on tn,
head with an axe at Marysviu Ohio
Frenzicd with blood the son returned to the
house and succeeded in inhicting severe
wounds upon a younger brother before he
codld be secured. He is now a hopeless
raving maniac.
Mr.. Hamilton had Just returned from
Washington.
HAvERHILI., Mass, Dec. 23-An attemp
was made at 3 o'clock this morning to rol
the Mechanics National Bank. the burglar
first having set fire to a paint shop to attrac
attention. Joseph Burnham, town watch
man, heard an explosion in the bank build
ing, and then entering the bank was sho
dead by the burglar, who escaped. Tn
lock Of the bank was shattered by gunpow
der
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-12-23

The subscriber, for the past ten years engaged
as cutter at Mr.. Cones Merchant Tailoring Is
adjustment, would inform his friends and the
citizens of Rock Island and vicinity that he has
opened New Merchant Tailoring Establishment
for the purpose of manufacturing to order first
class fine custem work TO those that have been in
the habit Of getting their garments cut by US,
while at Mr.. Cones, would extend invita-
uon to call on us at our new establishment, and
TO those that cannot get suited in Rock Island
and are in the habit Of sending east for their gar
ments we would invite them to call and give ne a
trial, feeling confident that we can suit them in
every respect. We have handsome assortment
of fine Cloths, Cassimeree and vestings, together
with a large variety Of splendid French Coatings
and Tricot. in different shades and colors for fine
business suits. Also fine Beavers in different
colors, for overcoats,-all of which we will max
TO order in the beat and most fashionable manner
a, lower rates than the same class of goods be
obtsined on either side of the river Call and
examine our styles, and compare our goods and
prices with those engaged in the same business
THOMAS MCCULLOUGH,
North side Of Third Street, near the Post Office
Davenport, Iowa.
Formerly cutter at Cones.
n. b. The cutting department il under oui
own supervision nov29dly.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-12-23

night time, as he pretends that he does, /
should really like to see his portly abdomen,
1t 1t was only for once, in broad daylight in
the Lower Ward. But none of us ever saw
such 3 sight which, as the Scotch say, would
be good for sair Gen." except when he is
specially hired land paid -Asa) to come
here. 50
SouIRx 9Th. Does he take us for born fools,
totry and make us believe that he works " Il
or 70 hours out of every 24' in discharge Of
his duties? This is really squirming and
wriggGng on altogether too extensive scale
Big Bugs that only devote a hours out of
the "a to eating, drinking, sleeping, and
other such carnal recreations, never-as
every entomologist knows--are so rosy about
the gills, neither do they carry such portly
abdomens, as this splendid, large male spec.
linen of BigbaSus hum6uggus, that / now
hold up before your eyes, ladies and gentle.
men, kicking and squirming and struggling
on the pin upon which i have impaled him.
SoUIRM 9th. The loafers that, by special
indulgence of Bigbuggus h,mbuggus are al
lowed to have their hogs run at large, do
not "raise their own hogs" as he in his logi-
cal squirmings and wrigglings, enormously
asserts. 1t is /, and other citizens of the
First Ward, that are compelled, much
against our will, to "ra;se" and feed these
logs, at an expense to US of hundred times
the corn that they would eat, it, as the ordi
nance requires, they we're shut up at home.
SouIRM 9Th. "The city pays me so small
a salary" Then why the deuce don't you
give up your Office, and get your living, like
other honest folks, by the sweat of your brow
or your brains? If you hold the Office and
are an honest man, you ought TO discharge
the duties of your Office honestly and impair
TALLY, and as, in DUTY bound, enforce all the
city ordinances, without favor or affection to
any man. Because | always vote, what, in
your opinion, is the wrong ticket. is that any
reason why l and other republicans in the
First Ward are to derive no particle of ben
eft from the city government, for the support
of which vein common with the democrat;
ARE annually taxed?
Ladies and gentlemen, the animal is now
beginning to exhale a very offensive odor
and must Immediately begin the very disa
greeable job of taking out his insides.
wonld advise all the ladies TO retire immedi
ately; the process is very disgusting one,
and nothing but imperative necessity com
pels me to undertake it. The men-feilow.
AS they are big, rough, unpleasant, coarse
animals anyhow-can do as they please
about staying to witness the operations o.
the dissecting knife.
BENZ. d. WALSH.
Rock Island, Dec. 81, 1867.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-12-23
Grand Holiday Drawing
70 be Drawn at covington, Ky.
Class 7, December 3ISt, 1867.

No more acceptable and appropriate present
can be made to mother, wife, daughter, hus-
band or father, than a ticket in the Kentucky
State Lottery II has long been Acknowledged
that II offers greater inducements to the purchas-
of tickets than any other legalized lottery in
the world. The December term surpasses, in
grandeur. anything Of the kind ever presented
10 the public it distri butes $2S0,65O. The cap
ital prize is $4,000, insuring handsome fortune
to the lucky holder of the corresponding ticket.
Hundreds of well attested instances, similar to
the following, almost daily occurring: Miss
Mary Russell Milford, who died in 1855 when
only ten years of age, gained, prize in a lot
terry, the handsome sum of ten thousand pounds
or fifty thousand dollars. The ticket which drew
this magnificent sum, was presented TO her by
her father, DIR. Milford, one of the most promin-
ent men and judges of the time" How many
homes would be frightened by a similar success
in the GRAND HOLIDAY DRAWING Of the
Kentucky State Lottery. on December Slst, 1867
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-12-23

Philadelphia covered herself with glory
by feeding the soldiers who went to the late
war from all parts of the north and west
and now an associate On of Philadelphians,
not ''weary in well doiI IT," have organized a
scheme to shelter and to educate the orphans
of the same brave men who were welcomed
there in those troublous times. Riverside,
New Jersey, is the site of their Institute,
and the funds for its endowment are being
raised by the Washington Library Company
of Philadelphia, by the sale of stock at one
dollar per share. With each share hand
some steel engraving is given at the time of
purchase; and, as a further inducement, all
are entitled to one Of the 100000 worth OF
presents to be fairly distributed to the stock
holders; or in other words, for every share
of stock held q present !. $3.50 - go oon
Read advertisement.
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MURRAY, EDDY g. CO..
.-- CoVIN0ToN, HY.
ROCK ISLAND l. CAMDEN
ACCOMMODATION HACK.

THE UNDERSIGNED WILL RUN AN AC-
l. commodation Express Hack between Rock
Island and Camden for the benefit of the travel
ing community. Also, will carry packages do
errands. and assist all who wish 10 patroniIe him
IN his line of business.
Hack will leave Rock Island at A. NJ and .
p. M. Returning il will leave Camden at 10 A.
NJ. and =. NJ.
Passage can be secured by applying at the
ROdman House, Rock Island House, Hermann
House, Farmers Hotel and Farmers Retreat,
Rock Island, and at the Camden House, Camden
c. p. MITCHELL, Proprietor.
sept23dtf. Rock Island III.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-12-23
LIST OF PRIZES

PLAN OF THE LOTTERY The numbers
frem to $4,000, on separate slips of paper, are
encircled in tin tubes and placed in n glass wheel
by the sworn Commissioners the prizes are sim
| ilarly encircled and placed in another wheel A
number is drawn by blindfolded boy, and at III G
same time, prize is drawn in the same manner
both are OF ened and exhibited TO the audience
that number being entitled to the prize drawn
with 1T. This operation is repeated until all the
prizes are drawn.
The above magnificent scheme viii be drawn
in public in Covington, Ky, on the 3lst day of
December, 1867. being the GREAT HOLIDAY
DRAWING of the year.
These Lotteries are chartered and authorized
by the Legislature, and are conducted under the
supervision If three sworn Commissioners ap-
pointed on behalf of the State, TO that Justice
is done to all They not gift enterprises, but
responsible money institutions, which have been
successfully conducted since 1927, and have
many more years TO Bonds to n large am
cunt are fled to secure the payment of all prizes
The official list of numbers drawing prizes will
be published in the New York Herald, Chicago
Papers, Cincinnati Daily Commercial, and Gin
cinnati German Papers.
Address all orders for tickets 10
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-12-23

The report of the consolidation of the
Merchants Union Express Company with
the old companies having been officially
contradieted, the price of its stock in -
markell is again advancing. In two a-ys II
has risen from 136 to 1894, whiri IS to-day
quotation. CHICAGO Joaa,ar.: