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Or. Livingstone's Death.

All doubt as to the fate of DR.. Livingstone
would appear to be at an end. The Times
of India has received further particulars from
Zanzibar, from which it appears that one of
the Doctors most trusted followers, an Arab,
named Moosa, has returned to the East AT
rican coast and his account fully confirms
that given by the Johanna men, upon whose
unsupported testimony Sir Roderick Murchi-
son placed very little reliance. 1t appears
that DIR. Livingstone crossed Lake Nyassa in
September last, and had advanced few sta
ges beyond its western shores when he en-
countered large number of Maffltes. He
was, as usual marching little ahead of his
party, with nine or ten personal attendants
behind him. The Mafhtes set upon them
without provocation and without warning,
and before the smoke of the voley from Dr.
Livingstone's body-guard had cleared away,
he had been struck from behind with axe
and killed on the spot. Moosa and the rest
of.the party, having seen their leader fall, re-
treated into the deep forest, and eventually
meeting with a caravan, made their way to
Zanzibar. When the news of his death reach
ed that city, the flags of all the consuls there
and of the ships in the harbor were lowered.
The Times of India adds that DR.. Livingstone
himself believed that he should never return
from this expedition, and that he frequently
expressed This conviction to the last Europe
ans whom he saw--the officers of H. NJ S.
Penguin.
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tory was with Wellington and the allies
Then, without a moments delay, he mount
ed horse that had been kept In readiness
for him. and hurried homewards. Every
where on his road fresh horses or carriages
were in waiting to help him over the ground.
Riding or driving al night, he reached
Ostend at daybreak, to find the sea 50
stormy that the boatmen refused to trust
themselves on il. Atlast he prevailed upon
a fisherman to make the attempt for Ne
ward of ESQ. In that way he managed to
reach Dover, and at the intermediate stages
on the road to London other horses were in
waiting, and he was in London before mid
night. Next morning-the morning of the
Goth of June-he was one of the first to en-
ter the stock exchange. In gloomy whispers
he told those who, as usual, crowded around
him for news, that Butcher and his Prns,
slams had been routed by Napoleon before
Washington had been able to reach the field
that by himself he could not possibly sue
coed, and, therefore, the cause of England
and her allies was lost. t-4s&. - =
The funds fell, as they were meant to fall
Every one was anxious to sell, and Roths
child and his accredited agents scoffed al
who bought them for purchase. But scores
| of unknown agents were at work all that day
and all the next. Before the stock exchaag,
closed on the afternoon, of the, second day
when Nathan Rothschild's strong boxes
were full of paper, he announced, an hour o
so before the news came through other chan
nels, the real issue of the contest. Yer
soon the funds were higher than they ha'
been during many previous weeks AM
Rothschild found that he had made some
thing like million pounds by his quic
travelling and clever Misrepresentation. Oh
er millions were collected, rather more SLOW
ly, by other transactions of like nature
| N N. Rothschild, By Ii. r. f. Bourne.
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have q boat of our own.

have boat Of our own.
The Times need not trouble itself to show
that the southern people ooght to be angry
with the democratic party, and go On STUN
bling in pitfalls, rather than take help from
the faithless crew. Neither need the World
trouble itself about proving that the people
of the south ought to give what political aid
and sympathy they may have to its particu-
lar party. The southern people viii care
nothing for names, but viii lock out very
cautiously and very impartially to find
friends with whom they can vote understand
ingly-when they have votes-to rebuild a
new political fabric, dedicated to constitu
tional liberty, on whatever they find to be
still unbroken of the old foundations Of Am
erican repubicanism.-Ne,o Orleans Ricay
une.
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The Duchy of Lexemburg,---A French View of
the Case.

Part of the ancient German Confederation,
is the property of the King of Holland, and
both France and Prussia are now bidding
for it. The Emperor is said to have offered
a price to Holland, and the report has not
been eontradicted by lH0,,iteur. But the
Prussians are in possession and have, accor-
ding to the rules that are to regulate the
North German Confederation, garrisoned
that important fortress with their own troops.
IfHolland and France admit as legitimate
and well-grounded the presence of Prussian
garrison in the fortress of Luxembourg, Prus-
STA has a right to haev an opinion, and ought
to take her place as contracting party to
the arrangement which would be come to.
! IF Holland and France refuse Prussia the
rlg.t of holding garrison at Luxemburg, in
virtue the pro visions of the constitution
she mas Destroyed, it is obvious that there is
no neeo OF Consulting Prussia in any way.
ouch is the quesr'.n of justice; but Prussia
| Is at i4nAemourg, ano'he difficulty is, to know
now 10 turn her out. Shs1l we remind her
poiIeiy OF the rights winch she does not pos
sess, and request her to fulfil then sord;t;onsq
Shall we accept the alternative of only enter.
| ing Luxembourg by demolishing its walls
But who does not see that all the Importance
of Luxembourg is its fortress, which, when i
is not in our hands, is an open gate on the
| French frontier? This opposition On the par
of France has considerably increased the
popularity of the Count, in Prussia, and
at Berlin he is positively idolized. The Pru
! sslan army anticipate war with France, anG
reiy-too confidently, perhaps--on an easy
victory. Great war preparations are being
made at Mayence, the Notifications of which
are being extended and repaired, whilst the
arsenal is being filled with stores. Loans O.
| needle-guns and ammunition are being made
| to the troops at Baden.
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The Death Penalty,

The following is the Geographic account
of the hanging of man in Beliville, in this
state, on the 26th inst:
John Guedel, convicted at the fall term of 1865,
of the st. Clair circuit court, for the murder of
Adam Zimmerman, in Madison county, in Octo-
Der, 1884, was executed to-day, at 1890, A.M in
the yard of the county Jail. Though the evidence
is circumstantial, there is not shadow of doubt
to his guilt. The case was very interesting
one. Guedel was twice indicted in Madison
county, took q change of venue to st. Clair both
times, and was found not guilty ON the first in
dictment it being defective in alleging the means
of killing. He was found guilty on the second
Indictment, and sentenced to be hanged on the
18th Of January, 1867.
The case then went to the supreme court on n
writ of error and plea of former acquittal. The
Judgement of the circuit court being confirmed
the execution was ordered for the 29th of March
A respite was granted by the governor until the
18th OF April. Strong efforts were made to have
the sentence committed to imprisonment for life
but without success. YESTERDAY the governor tel.
egraphed to the sheriff that he did not fee1at lib
erty to commute the sentence. When this was
read to Guedel he was not at all concerned said
he would be hanged and asked for a barber. wine
and cigars, and passed the morning writing let
tiers, drinking wine and smoking. Several min
listers present, but he declined their services
saying, eff there is God, He will save me, and
If there is none, no matter" He protested to
them and others his innocence. = -
At quarter past ten he was taken from the
jail He walked out very coolly and assembled
the scafold with firm step. Seeing some of the
officers of the court, whom he knew. he shook
hands with them and burst into tears Standing
on the trap-door, he spoke TREMENDOUSLY in a loose
rambling manner for several minutes The SUBJ
stance Of what he said was that he gave his word
of honor that he was not guilty that he had
been feully dealt with by his lawyers that the
people of Madison county were his murderers
that if Zimmerman's blood was on his hands he
hoped God might strike him to the deepest pit of
hell. just before the drop fell, he cried out: "In
Gods name, I will go to death innocent" The
sheriff touched the spring, the trap fell few con-
vulsive movements of limbs, and GuedeI had gone
before the highest tribunal. After hanging if
teen minutes he was cut down and placed in the
hands of the coroner for burial.
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New YORK, April 27.-The Heralds ireland
correspondence says:
The emigrsnt exodus from Ireland to the Uni
ted States is rapidly increasing TO full tide,
inc steamships engaged in the transport business
having left Queenstown harbor alone within few
days.
The n. Y. Times special says:
The treasury department has been officially in
formed that within seven days just passed, no
less than forty thousand bushels of wheat have
been shipped from Liverpool to New York.
Mr.. Frank Cowan, son of Ex-senator Cowan of
Pennsylvania, has been appointed special secre-
tary of President johnson, and not J. F. b. Cow
an.
1t is reported that in consequence of repeated
evidences of disloyalty, Fayetteville. North
Carolina is to have a garrison of United States
soldiers located there. This is General Sckles
district and is supposed to be by his orders.
The n. Y. Tribune's special says:
The department of state to-day received
voluminops dispatches from our ministers in
England and France. While they do not
contain as late advices as are daily brought
by the cable, they represent pretty fully the
condition of affairs and show conclusively
that general European war can scarcely be
ayerted. m "
The emperor Napoleon has been engaged
for several months making gigantic naval
and military preparations, and it is alleged
that the feeling is now so universal among
the French people for collision that it has
passed beyond the emperors control.
CHICAGO, April 27.-Last evening Charles
Nelson, an engineer engaged on VIM. Lin
toms Pile driver, at the Washington street
Golfer Dam, foot of Washington ST., was
accidentally killed. He was standing near
the engine, with his hand upon the throttle
valve, giving orders to some men, when the
frame work which supported the engine gave
way, throwing him against plank. He fell
backwards, the engine falling upon MN,
crushing him in frightful manner.
CHICAGO, April 27.-The Journals Spring
field special of to-day says:
The Jacksonville Journal of yesterday
contains an account of the the murder by
hanging on last Saturday of one Jas. Hart,
a respectable citizen of Morgan county, near
Waverly. He was found hanging to beam
in his own barn, quite dead. A fresh cut in
the forehead indicated that he had received
severe blow from blunt instrument, while
all around were marks of blood and the APP
pearances of strugsle, indicating that he
was foully dealt with. Suspicion rests upon
parties who are now being pursued by the
police.
A severe frost visited this section last eve
ming, damaging the early buds.
NEW YORK, Apral 27.-The N. Y. Tri
bunes special says:
Surratt is not under the control of the ma
tional government, but is in charge of and
held by the marshal of the district of Col.
umbia, under control of the supreme court.
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The Price Of a Worthless Woman.

The recent trial and decision of an aristo-
cratic divorce case in London strikingly ILL.,
ustrates how differently these matters are
managed in England and in this country.
The parties, plaintiff and defendant, were
men of the highest social position, and off,
GERS of her Majesty's Oxford Blues. Can't.
West, Major Maxwell. Maxwell, placing. we
think, too high valuation upon a worthless
wife, sued for a divorce and placed damages
for the wrong which he had sustained to the
amount of 100000. The defendant took
matters coolly, telling his counsel that "he
was used to that sort of thing and did not
mind it, The jury found q verdict for the
plaintiff and gave him $4,000 with costs.
As the income of the defendant was $35. 900
per annum he trenched somewhat upon his
property, paid the amount and retains the
Majors wife. There were no pistols. no
bowieknives, and no guns heavily charged
with buckshot. A wife and $4,000 changed
hands, and thus it all ended. The English
are a commercial and practical people. Verv.
But the price of unfaithful wives in that high.
ly civilized and favored land is unreasonabIv
high. The market 'rules" higher than in
Chicago, New York and Observation-Disclosures
Times. 4s5 .Hr
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A schoolmaster hearing one of his pupils
read; the boy, when he came to the word
Hhonor," pronounced it full. The master
told him it should be pronounced without the
"h," as thus-"onor."
'sVery well, sir" replied the lad, 81 will re-
member for the future"
"Aye,' said the master, always drop the
sth.''
The next morning, the masters tea, with
a hot muffin had been brought to his desk
but the duties of his vocation made him wait
till it was cold, when, addressing the same
boy, he told him to take it to the fire and
heat it.
Eyes, sir replied the scholar, and taking
it to the fire, ate it.
Presently the master called for his muffin.
II have eat it, as you babe me, replied the
boy.
"Eat it, you scoundrel? I babe you take
it to the fire aud heat it."
"But, SIR answered the lad, yesterday
you told me always to drop the h"
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Farming operations---The Grain Prospects.
Wheat at from $3.50 to $4O() uer bushel.

Wheat al from $3,50 TO $4Uu per DuShei,
is telling terribly upon those who eat bread.
Flour at SIS to $40 per barrel would seem
to indicate the approach of famine, or per-
haps its absolute presence. The question
naturally arises, why is -four 80 high? Are
we to have short crop? Without the pow
er to answer the first, we are able to respond
to the latter question. Wheat, unless some
untoward mischance happens, never prom
Used larger yield. In some portions of
northern and central Illinois but little win
ter wheat has been sown a good breadth
of land has been put to spring wheat, and
in many places its appearance, to use sig
nifcant phrase, is sorry, yet it may come
out. In Egypt proper, and in the southern
portions of central Illinois, there is crafty
ing prospect A larger number of acres
| was sown than ever before, and "sweet fields
arrayed in living green" gladden. the eye of
! the husbandman and the traveller.
five, like the "canny Scot" delighted in
Oatmeal, we should this season be disap-
pointed. Late rains and backward spring
| have prevented large sowing of oats. The crop
will, we fear, be comparatively light. Grass
will weld abundantly. A strenuous effort is
being made everywhere to plant heavily in
corn. Farmers everywhere are breaking up
| large tracts, and should the season be prop
itous, of which at present no prediction can
as yet be made, corn win be abundant and
cheap.
With the present appearance of an I'M
precedented wheat harvest, lit is difficult to see
| why -four should be so extravagantly high.
There is surely sufficient material on hand
to supply demand until harvest time. The
| prospect of foreign call in consequence OF
European war, is too remote to affect the
| present market, and we see no reason for the
enormously steep prices except the greed OF
holders. Let them be admonished to hold a
less vigorous hand the prospect is such as
to warrant the conclusion that -four should
recede to eight, ten or twelve dollars per bar.
| rel. After harvest, if the promise is realized
bread eaters may get their fill at less than
| these.
| The backward season has stirred farmers
to extra energy. The tourist sees on every
side gratifying evidence of active husbandry
| The ground is now in admirable condition
and thousands of our hardy yeomanry are
busy with corn planting, oat sowing andput
| ting in the esculent roots. If there be nc
| back-set the fruits of the earth will be plent
eous indeed.-INinois State Register.
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The Fruit Crop.
From the Springfield nll.l Regist

From the Springfield GILL; Register.
During recent tour. through portion of
Central and Southern Illinois we were graft
fsd- beyond measure at the unparalleled fruit
prospect. Throughout the counties of Mac
oupin, Madison and St. Clair, and along the
tier of counties in the latitude of st. Louis,
10 which our observation was limited, there
never was richer promise. East Of the III
inois Central Road we saw many large peach
orchards in full bloom. Amongst these, and
in the neighborhood of Odin, a forty-acre tract
set out in peach trees presents a scene per-
feetly enchanting with fragrance and beauty.
The trees, filed with bloom, resemble an i'm
mense flower garden, the air every where
redolent with perfume.
Nor are other fruits less promising. Ap-
pies, pears, cherries, apricots and ounces
will be abundant. Lower down in Egypt,
the season is more advanced and the bloom
is falling to give place to the incipient fruit.
Everywhere throughout the fruit growing re-
sgions of this blessed state, there win be album
dance. While these are more than plenteous,
the smaller fruits, strawberries, raspberries,
blackberries, currants, gooseberries, etc, are
more than usually promising. Let the non
growing fruit regions be inspired; Egypt
gives an unusual premise there will be en-.
ough for these hyperborean regions and the
rest of mankind as well.
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Robert Toombs, who is called the Danton

Robert Toombs, who is called the Danton
ofthe late rebellion, is now in quiet at his
home in Washington, Wilkes county, Geor-
gis. He writes in private letter that he
prefers the political advantages of America
to living anywhere else in the world; and
that no true patriot of the south will forsake
his native land. "Let us remain here he
says, "and endeavor by the favor of God to
build up our waste places, made so by our
heartless and unchristain majority of the
north"
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An important case-the State of Virginia
vs.. the State of West Virginia-is about to
be tried in the United States supreme court,
in Washington. The case involves the right
of West Virginia to the counties of Jeffer-
son and Berkeley. Senator Johnson is re-
tanned for West Virginia. The question
whether Virginia is a state of the Union will
be involved in the case, and will be argued
at length for if she is not judicially recog-
nized as state, she is powerless to claim
any jurisdiction over any portion of her
former territory now claimed BY West Vir-
ginia.
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"Perley," in dispatch to the Boston
Journal, says: "Mr. Wade presides overithe
senate in decidedly original style. Satur-
ton OR two, there being no further business
to be transacted in open session, he said ::
The senator from Ohio moves that the SEN
ate 60 into executive session. and put the
question, which was carried amid a general
roar of laughter. Mr.. Sherman having sailed
for Europe, Mr.. Wade is the only senator
from Ohio present.
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Rothachild and Waterloo.

Rothschild's greatest achievement in over
reaching distance and his fellow spectators
was in 1915. He was near the Chateau de
Hougoumont, on the 18th of June, watching
eagerly as the leaders Bonaparte and Wei.
ington themselves the progress of the battle
of Waterloo. All day long he followed the
fighting with strained eyes, knowing that on
its issue depended his welfare as well as that
of Europe. At sunset he saw that the vic.
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The New York correspondent of the Phil
adelphia Leader says: "The democratic
central committee have determined to or
ganize grand campaigning expedition thro'
the southern states during the coming sum-
mer, with view of preparing in that quar-
ter for the approaching presidential election.
The best speakers are to be put in the field,
and there will be no want of funds"
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The leading editorial, Of an official char
acter, in, the Paris Constitutional, OF the
18th inst, declares that France does not de-
sire war, and win use all means consistent
with her national honor to avoid it,
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Sanford ConoYer, the poor tool used by
the radicals in the assassination trials, who
was hired by them to commit perjury, has
been sentenced to ten years in the peniten-
tiary. .sz~ -r
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KellerstraSs 4 V0geIe,
NOTICE.

ALL PERSONS LIABLE TO PAY LICENSE
"A for wagons, carts drays, Omnibusses, run
ners, &c. de-, or for saloons, billiard tables, or
who keep and use bagatelle tables, Jenny Limbs
pigeon holes, or any tables on which balls are
used and all who are liable for any kind of Ii
eenses are notified that they must call at the city
clerk office before the LIST day of May next, and
take and pay for such licenses, or they will be
prosecuted at once, and without further notice.
By Order. IS f.. c. CHOPPER,
--- - -a...-.. City Marshal.
Rock Island Anril % 1867 div
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Charles C. Williams, the spiritualist, was
found guilty at Norwich, Conn.,, on the hfs'
count Of the indictment, viz: Assault with
intent to kill his daughter. e.s.s1 ..rs .ia..s
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At Boston, the jury was unable to agree
in the case Of Jane Langdell VS.. J. r. Gil
more, known as Edmund Kirke," charged
with bastardy. e $50 10 <t'sf7 ~.
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PURE ICE.

THE UNDERSIGNED HAS ON HAND A
i large stock of pure ice, and will deliver, to
families in any part of the city, in quantities de-
sired. -.-e
Orders can be left with IIpdike i Lamont, at
their boat store, on the Levee.
armers and others from the country can always
get supply by calling there.
Citizens and others can get ice, by calling at
Updike & Lannon'S at any hour of day or night
F. NJ. SINNET.
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carr. 10. 81. PIHRCH.

This snug, fast and well appointed steamer.
will run between Rock Island, Davenport and
Clinton the coming season, for the aceommoda-
ton of passengers and freight, leaving this point
on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays, at 1 o.
clock P. NJ, and returning opposite days, leav-
ing Clinton at A. NJ.
Ms-Capt. Pierce has been in the steamboat
business for over 90 years, and passengers can
feel perfectly safe while on his boat.
For freight or passage, apply on board, or at
the Warehouse of .-
KellerstraSs Il V0geIe,
on the Levee, Rock Island.
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By Telegraph.

REPORTED FOR THE DAILY ARGUS.
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Saturday Evening, April 81, 1867.
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THE PAPACY; its Historic Origin and
Primitive relations with the Eastern Churches
by the Able Guettee, D. D.
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THE LAST WARNING CRY; by Rev
Dr. Cummings, D., D.. author of the Great Trib-
ulation, &c. Price 81, SO. ~