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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-12-17
UNPARALLELED Fffrontery.

Not content with having conferred upon
the negro population that has focked into
this district from the adjoining counties OF
Maryland and Virginia, and from almost
every other southern state, the right 10 vote,
to sit on juries, to hold office, &c, &C, the
leaders of the negrophobia party here are
circulating petitio-s here to progress" to
the preparation of still further outrages, by
passing laws to compel employers to hire
negro laborers. The next step will be to
compel white people to marry negroes. Is
it possible that these madmen in congress,
who are venting upon the defenceless people
of Washington and Georgetown their petty
spite for the severe rebuke administered TO
them by their constituents at home, fail to
realize that they are invoking storm OF
popular Indignation that will sweep them
out of political existence forever?-NGtional
IntelliQeRcer.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-12-17

The shares of the Washington Library
of Philadelphia are being disposed of with
unexampled rapidity. The absence of all
concealment, the honesty ef r'.-T.-1,~ mani
r-.ssry -I.Ose no nrst inaugurated the en-
terprise, the fairness with which the proposed
final distribution is to be conducted, and the
patriotic purpose to which the entire surplus
is to be applied, have taken firm hold upon
public confidence. Every share of stock
will be accompanied by present at the
great distribution of $3OO,OOO worth of pres,
ents.
Geo. A. Cooke & Co., Bankers, 80 South
Third Street, Philadelphia, are receivers OF
all the funds, and their name is an assur-
ance of the integrity and reliability of the
Company, which is organized for good
purpose which should not be COMPOUNDED
with the bogus concerns that iniest the coun.
try. Read advertisement.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-12-17
CATARRR CURED.

They are treating Oatarrh on a new system which
is a sure cure for this disease.
Their consultations for years have averaged
from 1--WE to seven thousand year. which gives
them an experience unsurpassed by any. and
equalled only by few.
We wish II disi ineily understood thai Or Knapp
is NOT Travelling Physician. He only visits a
few places occasionally, accommodate, Lis num-
erous patients who cannot conveniently visit him
in Chicago -H
re- Remember they do not promise to cure all
stages of disease. While al the diseases are cur
able, if taken in season, all stages are not Your
case may be durable this week, not ncxt-to-day
not tn-mnrroM: hcnce the .i..nrrr of SrIar
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-12-17

ESTATE OF HENRY BROWN, Deceased.
ID The undersigned, having been appointed
Administrator of the estate of Henry Brown,
late of the County of Rock Island and State
of Illinois, deceased, hereby gives notice thai
he viii appear before the County Court Of
Rock Island County, at the Office of tine Clerk Of
said Court in the City Of Rock Island, at the
February Term, the THIRD MONDAY IN
FEBRUARY NEXT, at which time all persons
having C aims against said Estate are notified
AMI requested t. attend for the purpose Of hav-
ing the same adjusted. All persons indebted to
said Estate are requested to make immediate pay
ment to the undersigned
Dated this 10th day Of December, A. ID. 1857
ANDREW DONALDSON,
dec2Iw3w. Administrator.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-12-17
NOVELTY CORN MEAL MILL.
FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN.

900 ACRES OF FIRsT-CLASS LAND,
c%o situated only ~ miles from ROCK
Rock Islond. There are 200 acres under cuitiva
ton, and ten acres covered with timber. "
well watered and has good house, barn out
of small fruit. II would be q good plAsc for q
small colony. and affords q fine Opportunity for
a pleasure garden or brewery. II
will be sold at 500 per sore-lo per cent. cash
and the balance on long time.
Enquire Of NJ. MARX, Real Estate Agent,
Rock Island. aug5dwu.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-12-17
a CARD.

The subsefibep for the past ten wears eng...s
as cutter at Mr.. Cones Merchant Tailoring r.
adjustment, would inform his friends and ~.
citizens of Rock Island and vicinity, that he b.s
opened New Merchant Tailoring Establishmsn,
for the purpose Of manufacturing to order go
class fpa, sustsD work to those that have beer en-
the habit Of getting their garments cut bv NJ
while at Mr.. Cones, we would extend an ipy;,.
non 70 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
ments we would invite them to call and give NJ !,
trial, feeling confident that we can suit them IN
every respect. We have handsome as.ortusn,
of fine Cloths, Cassimeres and yestings, toge,hat
With a large variety of splendid French Costins.
and Tricets in different shades and eolors for en-
business suits. Also fine Beavers in difer,I,
colors, for overcoats,-all of which We will msla
to order in the best aud most fashionable name,
at lower rates than the class Of goods can ha
obtained on either side Of the river. Call and
examine our styles, and compare goods and
prices with those engaged in the same business
THOMAS MCCULLOUGH
North side of Third Street, near the Post Ofc4
Davenport, Iowa.
Formerly cutter at Cones.
\. b. The eating department Is under our
" ''sA'h- F.Fr hoN@sdly.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-12-17
TO corTsUn6PTrvHs.

The Rev. EDWARD A. WILSON Will send
free of charged to MI who desire it, the prescrip-
ton with the directions for making and using
the simple remedy by which he was cured OF a
long affection and that dread disease Consump-
ton. His only object is TO benefit the afflicted
and he hopes every sufferer will try this prescrip-
ton, it will cost them nothing, and NAV prove
a blessing. Please address,
REV. EDWARD A. WILSON,
No. 165 South I'd ST., Williamsburg, New York.
mayIIwlydlawly,
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-12-17

the future for cozy retirement in "unofi-
cial" old age.
With all respect for the board of supervi-
sors, am truly yours,
while anether GETS the "emoluments."
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-12-17
ERRORS OF YOUTH.

A Gentleman who suffered for years rom-Nar-
nous Debility, Premature Decay, and all the ef-
fects of youthful indfscretion will for the sake of
suffering humanity, send free to all who need it
the recipe and directions for making the simple
remedy by which he was cured. Sufferers wishing
to profit by the advertisers experience, can do so
by addressing, in perfect confidence,
JOHN b. OGDEN. ~ Cedar St, New York.
mayllwl ydlawly.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-12-17
INEo7MATIoM

Information guaranteed to produce q luxuriani
growth of hair upon bald head or beardess
face, also recipe for the removal OF Pimples,
Blotches. Eruptions, etc. on the skin, leaving
the same soft, clear and beautiful can be OBJ
tanned without charge by addressing
TH0S. +. CHAPMAN, Chemist,
s23 Broadway, New York.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-12-17

Patients must write their name, state, and posi-
Office address, plainly. An letters requiring an
answer must contain letter stamp, and be ad-
dressed TO DIR. KNAPP 4 son, Drawer 1891,
Vs. Any Of The above diseases can be treated
successfully by the patients describing their case
in letter, when they cannot see us
DIR. KNAPP, who has visited Rock Island
regularly the past seven years, can be consulted at
the Rodman House. as follows: ...
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-12-17
NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS.

THE TAN BOOK FOR THE COLLECTION
Il of state, county, township, school and 9th
err taxes is now in my hands for collection, and
as the time allowed for collection has been cur
tailed, l respectfully request that all viii be
prompt in paving My Office is at the Sheriff :
Office, in the Court House.
CHARLES ENGEL, Collector.
Rock Island, Dec. IA, diff. tr-
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-12-17
NO Case will be Received. when
there are any Doubts of Cure
or Relief

Our terms are CASH hence the money mus
be sent with all orders for medicines. Ii cost
from five to fifteen dollars per month, to dOcto
with us, which includes medicines.
Tha ,saar vii h. g.,
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-12-17
Kemorrhoids, OF Piles.

They cure all Diseases Of the Throat and Lungs
CANCERS.-Tbey have had an extensive prao-
tice and wonderful success in the treatment Of
Cancers. which they cure without eating them out
or using the Knife. Let those who have Tuners
and Swelhngs, ar red spot, lose time in iIay-
ing II attended to- as timely treatment may save
eathom IRON the horrors, suffering and death of
omen an nccr
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-12-17
To-Day's Advertisem'ts
HORSES FOR SALE.
CHRISTMAS BALL.
NoTICE

A LIZ Parties knowing themselves indebted to
n us are hereby requested to call and settle
their accounts between nov and the lst OF Janu-
airy next.
After the LIST, all unpaid accounts will be
handed to the proper officer for collection, adding
10 per cent. interest from the date OF purchase.
We are also preparing list Of those persons
whose accounts with of long standing. II
they wish to avoid unpleasant prominence be-
fore the public, advise them to call and settle
Immediately.
decI7w2tad3av2w.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-12-17
NOTICE
TO TEACHERS l. SCHOOL OFFICERS

I WILL HOLD MEETINGS OF TEACHERS
Il and School Officers at the following named
plnces during the coming winter In Bowling
Township, at the Scheei House near Mr.. keliar's,
On Saturday, December l4th, beginning at 10
A. NJ. In EdgingiOn Township. at the Edging-
ton School House, north o: the village of Edg
ngtou, December 2lst at 10 A. NJ. In Buffalo
Prairie, Rt Whitney School House, January 9Th,
at II A. VI. At tho Union School House in Cor
doyas January 7th, at 10 A.. NJ; to which time
the Institute stands adjourned / expect all The
Teachers within any reasonable distance of these
rncctings 10 attend them, and non -attendsnre,
without good reason viii weigh heavily against
renewal 90 certificate. School officers, Also ]
desire 10 represent. that they may see Of what
stuff their teachers are made. ..-F.s r"'
IEvcryone interested in school matters Is re-
guested To Gomez WM. H GEST. o. I'd
-gt-L7 County Superintendent. :
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-12-17

..~..m zssr~ BENZ. d. WALSH.
Rock ISLAND, Dec. 16, 1867.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-06-12
IMPEACHMENT,

The Impeachment Committee have ad-
iourned. Five to four of the Committe re-
solved that there are no grounds for i'm
peachm ent. The people of the United
States long since resolved fUe to four, that
the Committee was a miserable humbug.
The Committee, however resolved to Gen.
sure the President. Before long the Com
mittee will find out who are the most CEN
sured.
We presume this settles the question.
The Committee consisted of seven, and
were divided as follows-for Impeachment
Messrs Boutwell,, Lawrence, Thomas, Will
liams. Against-Messrs Wilson, chairman,
Churchill, Eldrige, Marshall, Woodbridge.
The investigation has covered the Pres
idcnt's private bank account, his clothes
and washing bills, and the cooks and soul
lions of the White house have been exam
ined for evidence as to what and how much
the President ate and drank. And it all
sums up in formal announcement by
Boutwell, and Campany that the President
is unworthy of confidence" Whether this
is intended as warning to the Presidents
UdUkGT, VI Ills LdllOIs VI NdSllClN
does not appear, but it unquestionably
means that he is unworthy ofthe confidence
of boutwell,, ASHLEY, BUTLER, and similar
impeachers, and if he were worthy of such
confidence, there might be reason, as some
of the Radicals now propose, for reviving
the project so as to render impeachment
probable, if not certain.
1t is a contemplate conclusion of most
contemplate affair. If these Investigators,
who have penetrated pantries and searched
the very sewers for evidence against the
President, can find nothing beyond war
rent for the general statement that he IS
unworthy of the confidence of BOUTWELL,
and BUTLER, the public will come to the
conclusion that the impeachment party,
which promised to prove that the presl-
dent was conspirator in the assassination,
and was guilty of other crimes, and which
fails to fnd after earnest search, testimony
enough to convict him of drinking Bourbon
is worthy of as little confidence as BoUr-
WELL and Company award to Mr.. johnson,
These men have lnfamously triaed with
the people, and now they propose to add
insult to injury by publishing, at public
expense, report embracing the mass of
trash and filth they have collected, in the
shape of ''evidence." ."-Jefersonian.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-06-12

The BODY PLACED IN THE OLD PEITEN-
TIARY AT WAsHINeToN--PART OF THE
SPINAL COLUMN KEPT By DoCTOR As
A CURIOSITY.

Gen. L. c. Baker has published diary,
in which he details his connection with
the secret service" of the War Depart
ment during the war. He makes the fol-
lowing statement in regard to the dispo-
sition made of the body of John Wilkes
Booth:
'.In order to establish the identity of the
body of the assassin beyond all
question, the Secretary of War directed
me to summon number of witnesses re.
siding in the city of Washington, who had
previously known the murderer.
Some two years previous to the assassi-
nation of the President, Booth had a tu-
NOR or carbuncle cut from his neck by a
surgeon. On inquiry, found that DR..
May, well-kn own and very skillful sur
geon of twenty five years practice in Wash
ington, had performed the operation
Accordingly l called on DIR. May, who
before seeing the body, minutely described
the exact locality of the tumor, the nature
and date of the operation, etc. After be-
ing sworn he pointed to the scar in the
neck which was then plainly visible.
Five otherwitnesses were examin ed, all
of whom hadknown the assassin intimate
ly for years. The various newspaper ac-
counts referring to the mutilation of Booths
body, are equally absurd. Gen. Barnes,
Surgeon General of the United States Ar
my, was on board the gunboat where the
postmortem examination''was held with his
assistants. General Barnes cut,,from Booths
neck about two inches of the spinal COL
umn through which the ball had passed ;
this piece of bone, which is now on exhi-
bition in the Government Medical Muse.
um at Washington, is the only relic of the
assassins body above ground, and this is
the only mutilation of the remains that
ever occurred.
Immediately after the conclusion of the
examination the Secretary OF War gave
orders as TO the disposition of the body,
which had become offensive, owing to the
condition in which it had remained after
death the leg, broken in jumping from
the box to stage, was much discololed and
swollen, the blood from the wound having
saturated his underclothing. With the
assistance of Lieut. L, B. Baker, took
the body from the gunboat direct to the
Old Penitentiary, adjoining the Arkansas
grounds. The building had not been used
as penitentiary for some years previously
The Ordnance Department had filled the
the gronnd floor cells with fixed ammun-
tion-one of these cells was selected as
the burial place of Booth-the ammunition
was removed, large fiat stone was lifted
from its place and rude grave dug; the
body was dropped in, the grave filled up,
and there remains to this hour all that re-
mained of ohm Wilkes Booth.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-06-12

The following, from Virginia cotempo-
rary, concerning the raising of the bronze
statue of Chief-Justice MARSHALL, fully
conprehends the political situation at the
present time:
We are glad to see you, John Marshall,
my boy,
So fresh from the chisel of Rogers !!
Go take your stand on the Monument there
Along with the other old codgers;
With Washington. Jefferson, Henry, and
such,
Who sinned with great transgression.
In their old fashioned notions of Freedom
and Right.
And their hatred of Wrong and Oppression!
You come rather late to your pedestal,
John,
For sooner you should have BEEN here
For the volume you hold is no longer
the law,
And this is no longer Virginia.
The old Marshall law you expounded Of
yore,
Is not at all to the purpose
And the martial law of the new regime
Is stronger than "habeas corpus"
So keep you the volume shut with care,
For the days of the law are over;
And it needs all your brass to be holding
it there,
With Justice" inscribed on the cover,
Could life awaken the limb of bronze
And blaze in the FURNISHED eye,
What would We do with your moment of
life,
Ye men ofthe days gone by?
Would We chide US or pity US, blush or
weep.
Ye men of the days gone by?
Would Jefferson tear up the scroll he
holds,
That time has proven q lie?
And Marshall shut the volume of law,
And lay it down with sigh!
Would Mason roll up the Bill of Rights,
From a race unworthy to scan it
And Henry dash down the eloquent
sword,
And clang it against the granite?
And Washington, seated in massive
strength
On the charger that paws the air,
Could he see his soDs in their deep dis
grace,
Would he tide so proudly there?
He would get down from his big brass
horse,
And cover his face at our shame
For the land of his birth is now "District L.
Virginia was once the name
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-06-12
ADMIRAL SEMMEs COMPLIMENTS YANKEE

ADMIRAL SEMMEs COMPLIMENTS YANKEE
SH1PBUILDING.-The following is an ex-
tract from Admiral Semmes lecture on the
exploits of the Alabama:
When we were afoat in the Alabama if
we were in doubt as to the nationality of
any ship we were pursuing, we had only to
take look at her, at whatever distance she
might be, through our telescope, to deter
mine at once whether she was Yankee or
not. If she excelied the ships of all other
nations in the symmetry of her hull, the
grace and the taper of her spars; if her
canvass was winter, her sails larger, more
beautiful set and s'sheeted home" and hois-
ted in more seamanlike manner, II, in
short, like beautiful woman, she ravshed
the beholder as well by the swelling and
GRACEFUL outlines OF her figure as by the
witchery of her drapery, we were always
sure she was Yankee.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-06-12

AN IMPoRTASr Perhaps
there is one thing that the Abolition speak
ers and editors have more persistently de-
MED than that they were responsible for
the rejection of the Crittenden Compro-
mise in 1861. At last, however, Horace
Greeley, in the Tribune of April thus
says: ...
"If poll coul then have been had ON the
questions, the Free States 1cOuLd hare gtreH pop
uidr majority for the Crtttenden Compromise. II
was our task to stem this headong torrent, and
the nation from committing this gigantic rims
We did this perhaps with not so much wisdom as
another might but with such wisdom as Wa had''
Here are two gigantic admissions. 1st,
That the people were in favor Of the
Crittenden Compromise, but the Aboli
tionists would not submit it to the people.
They did not wish the people to rule
They wanted war; "a. That Horace
Greeley and such men as he, among whom
were David Dudley Field and VIM. Curti:
Noyes, who went to the Peace Congress or
purpose to break it up, were the men who
brought Oh the war. Let these two facts
be remembered. The end is not yet. The
scoundrels and traitors who involved oul
country in war, are now, in the hour Of
their success, making confessions which
they will find find staring them in the face
before long in very ugly manner. The
day ofjudgment for these men is nearer
than they suppose,-Banner OF Liberty.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-06-12

Gy Gen. Butler has set the Radical
press at loggerheads by raising the ques.
tion of the responsibility of the execution
of Mrs. Surratt. Thus the Boston Com.
monweaIh says:
"Perhaps it would have been well il
General Butler had not said what he did
of Mrs. Surratt. But there are thousands
of thoughtful people who thirk he was
right. Mr. Bingham did pursue her like
a bloodhound"
To which the Springfield (Mass.) Re.
publican responds:
"Not at all. If there were any blood
hounds in the hunt, they were Stanton
and Holt; set on, too, we fear, by many
Northern people and papers, of which lat
ter, too, we suspect the Commonwealth
was one"
This is not the first time that men
equally guilty have turned States eyi
dence against each other.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-06-12
Bakers Book.

The Philadelphia Age, in an article on
some of therevelations made by Detective
Baker, says:
But Gen. Bakers relations affect the
living as well as the dead. Decency pre-
vents us from doing more than alude to
the orgies of the Currency Bureau of the
Treasury Department. Here are letters
and affidavits and diaries filled with the
most offensive details. The victims-for
such we regard them-even though will
ing victims-being young girls of eighteen
and the prominent sinners. Heads OF
Bureaux under a model administration,
who are retained in office and once pro
tected by Puritans like Mr.. Chase, are
still protected by Mr., McCullocb. The
Treasury seems to have been little else
than brothel. Nor was the army free
from faint Mr.. Baker gives US the un-
vanished statement of a Massachusetts
young lady, Miss A. j., of Cambridge
(blush shades of Harvard y
81 was born in Cambridge, Massachu-
sets. Am twenty years of age. | have
neither father nor mother living. have
two sisters. In the fall of 1862 I went to
the Army of the Potomac, with no definite
object in view. Spent some time at Gen.
SIS headquarters near Fairfax Court House,
When Gen. S. was relieved, joined Gen
eral KS command, and went to the front
as the friend and companion of Gen. C.
Gen. X. became very jealous of General
Cs attentions to me, | have spent two
years and half in the Union army, and
during this time have been the guest of
different officers, they furnishing me with
horses, QSderlies, escorts, sentinels at my
tent, and quarter rations. | invariably
wore majors straps During no part of
the time was employed as guide, scout
or hospital nurse, but as stated above, a
companion to the various commanding Of
ficers, as private friend and companion" "
Certainly a promising young woman
and fit companion for General S. and
General 9. and General K. "When
wives Of sick soldiers" says Baker, could
not pass over the lines, because of the
standing order that no female should be
allowed, disreputable women could tele-
graph their arrival at Washington; an
order would De the response giving them
pass, and free transportation to the
designated headquarters Of the favored
officers"
Really one reads these things thus cool
ly narrated with a shudder. Washington
was perfect Sodom, and one wonders that
the wrath af God did not fall upon it.
There are many more things in this volume
to which we may hereafter call attention,
if only for the purpose of showing what are
the natural and inevitable growths that
spring from the bloody compost which civ
il war spreads over land.