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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-06-10

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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-06-10
H. G. CONNOLLY,

A TToRNEY AT LAW AND NOTARY PUB
"A lie, Rock Island, Ill. Soldiers Bounties OBJ
tanned Promptly. 6fice over the Post Office.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-09-20

BoDY OF AN INFANT FoUND.-Last Satur-
day afternoon, some boys, who were hunt
ing eggs near the residence Of Mr.. John
Smith, on South street, discovered in the
hedge bundle which they proceeded to re-
move and investigate. The boys became
frightened and set up cry which brought to
the spot Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Dayton and 9TH
ers, who, on unwrapping the bundle, found
the body of dead infant, which, from all
appearances, had been in the hedge but a
few hours at the longest. 1t was loosely
wrapped in an old skirt and other things,
which bore evidence of having been used at
the birth of the child. Whether the infant
was born alive and murdered by its unfortu,
nate mother to hide her shame, remains a
mystery. Whether any particular person is
suspected as the author of the crime, we dc
not know, but some one has been guilty OF
grave offense. The body Of the child was
buried without any legal investigation.
LATER.-The occasion of the above pre-
mature birth was a hard days work and a
cold, performed and taken by widow wo.
man residing on Buffalo street. A jury OF
inquest was empanelled, but there was not
enough of it to sit Oh, so the fruits of the
widows and her paramour's illicit love was
| reinterred, and the subject dropped-official
ly-but not by gossipping tongues.
The above is from the Geneseo Republic
of this week
And here is another from the same pa
per: t
In the case Lawbaugh Us Harbaugh fol
bastardy, the defendant was bound over by
justice Mcconnell. 1t is to come before
Judge Peasants on habeas corpus"
What wicked place that Geneseo is, toe
ha
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-09-20
30 "a ETERNAL NIGILi
Buffalo Prairie, Sept. IS, 1867.
. Spirit Of Southern Women.

The NasAviNe Union and Dispatch relates
the following incident, which demonstrates
that southern women are not only all right,
but ready to work:
"An incident occurred recently at the
Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs Va, that
illustrates the Independent spirit of the
southern women. The head steward be.
longing to the immense hotel at the springs
dressed himself from top to toe, and present
ed himself in the ballroom to dance with
the numerous guests there assembled. The
proprietor Immediately ordered him out, and
demanded what such conduct meant. The
negro replied, it meant equality, and, if he
was not received into the ballroom, he and
every other servant in the establishment
would leave. The lady visitors heard the
circumstances, called upon the proprietor
and told him to dismiss every servant in the
house promptly and they would serve in
their places until he could procure others
He did so, and the ladies from every part OF
the south sojourning at this justly popular
watering place went into the kitchen, cham
bers, laundry, dining room, etc., and filled
with perfect satisfaction every position unit
the proprietor went to Charlottville and pro
cured other servants These are unvarn
ished facts"
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-09-20
IMPROVEMENT OF THE MISS.
ISSIPPI.
Letter from General wilson---0on-
dition Of the Work on tho Rapids
Estimate of Cost, &c.
II. s. ENGINEER's OFFICE, :

U. s. ENeINEER's OFFICE,
DAVENPORT, Iowa, Sept. Is, 1867.
General W. A. Pile:
take pleasure in sending you the follow
ing extract from my annual report (now in
preparation in regard to the rapids improve
ment. The excavation and embankment for
canal at the lower rapids, together with
the items connected Herewith in the report
of engineers, dated July 20, 1867, are esti-
msted to cost 81, l5O, 1853, but it will be seen
from the abstract OF proposals herewith, that
this work has been contracted for at saw
ing on the estimate of $438,694. Without
making corresponding reduction in the
estimated cost of the locks, gates, and Mon
trose channel improvement, it is estimated
| that 81, 1854 will be required for the en-
| tire and permanent completion of the work,
in accordance with the plans adopted, viz
| For contingencies in the completion of the
| embankment, 100000; for the locks, gates
| and channel improvement at Montrose, 81,
| 1861
Twelve hundred thousand dollars can be
proftably spent during the fiscal year end
ing June 30, 1869, exclusive of the sum al
ready appropriated. But the entire i'm
provement can be economically finished by
| the LIST of November 1869, and hence / feel
III W respectfully fcComHciiu euae
| the total sum requisite, viz: $l,479,647
shall be appropriated at the next session OF
congress. This will result in an actual saw
| ing of money to the government, and will
not necessitate the drawing of the money
any more rapidly from the treasury than if
provided by two or three appropriations.
This for the Des MONIES rapids improve
| ments.
1t is estimated that $sl3,6Ol so, including
100000 already appropriated, viii be re
quired under the plan adopted for the entire
and permaneut completion of the improve
ment of the Rock Island and upper rapids
and that $5l3,60l so can be proftably ex
ponded this fiscal year, ending June 80
1868. This sum should be appropriated
and made available as soon as possible, il
order that every favorable opportunity should
be taken advantage of presented by low
water in the river for doing the work. IF the
necessary funds are provided there is nc
good reason that can now be forseen why
the improvement of both upper and lower
rapids may not be completed by Nov.
1869.
Very respectfully yours,
| j. II. WILSON, e. S. A.
| Gen. ". A. PILE, NJ. c., St. Louis.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-09-20

In repelling the charge of the Milwaukee
Sentinel, that Reputation of the national
debt is "the main plank of the democratic
platform the Ne'cs, of that city, comes back
on the Sentinel as follows:
GAS to Reputation, there is but one dan
ger involved, and that is the danger of per-
petuating the power Of the radical party
That party is driving the country toward
bankruptcy by every hellish device within
its reach. 1t taxes the people to the last
dollar. It seizes greedily upon every surplus
centtpaid into the treasury. 1t absorbs the
income of one class of the people to increase
that of another. 1t taxes the north to feed
southern negroes, and sustain military tyr.
ants and party pensioners. 1t robs industry
OF its productive power, and virtually ex-
Guides ten or a dozen great states from the as
SCISSORS list. If this does not mean repud;.
alton 1T means that which is worse-utter
bankruptcy"
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-09-20
SINGERS
New Family Machine.

Which has been over ten years in Preparation
and which has been brought to perfection regard
less of time, labor expense, is now conf
IDENTIFY presented to the public as incomparably
the best sewing machine in existence.
The machine in question Is simple, compact
durable and beautiful. 1t is quiet, hght-running,
and capable of performing a range and variety Of
work never before attempted upon a single ma
chine using either silk, twist, linen cotton
thread, and sewing with equal facility the very
finest and coarsest of materials, and anything be-
tween the two extremes, in the most beautiful and
substantial manner. Its attachments for hem,
ming, braiding, oording, tucking, quilting, fell.
ling, trimming, binding, &C., are novel and prae-
teal, and have been invented and adjusted esps.
cially for this machine. ens
New designs of the unique, useful and popular
Folding Tops and Cabinet cases peculiar to tbs
machines manufactured by this company hare
been prepared for enclosing the new machine
These are gotten up in every variety of wood,
such as black walnut, mahogany, rosewood, and
tho like, and from the plainest to ths most ella
borate pattern and fnish,-th machines them
selves being more or less highly ornamented, q
correspond with the cabinets or tables for which
they ara intended.
- 2 y JAMES BOLTON.
General Northwestern Agent, so Clark st., Obi
s go, under the Sherman House. q - )
: w. II. NORRIS.
dsc33drtf. Agent, Rock Island.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-09-20

IT, then the twelve miles Of completed road can
be made available to the Peoria 4 Rock Island
company, the expense of construction to that
company would be reduced by the amount it
would cost to build another twelve miles cf road
on the same route Mr.. Gable has, thefefore, Of
ferred to consolidate the Coal Valley railroad with
the Peoria Rock Island, or sell out the .ormer
road TO the latter oempany, at . valuation 20 DO
determined upon BY any competent or dislnterest-
ed railroad men to be selected jointly by both
parties for that purpose always, however, upon
the condition that Mr.. Cable shall reserve and DO
secured in the right to run his own rolling stock
over the road to Coal Valley in two trains daily,
On time tables to be established by the Peoria
Rock Island company, and in consideration OF
the payment, to be monthly made by Mr.. Cable,
of a fair rate for track service.
"Thus, as it will be seen, Mr.. Cable does not
desire monopoly of the road he now owns; but,
on the contrary, is willing to place that ROAD, ~
o fair valuation, in the hands OF the Peorla
Rock Island railroad company, as an lmPol'aht
link in the construction of their road, reserVihg
only to himself q ready and reiaoio 7o'e0' W ni'
mines in Coal Valley.
This state of facts renders the work Of building
the much desired connection between TINS point
and Peoria much more easy than has been cur
rently believed. Therefore the appeal to our cit
liens for subscriptions has now additional force.
If the capitalists and real estate owners at tine
termini and along the line of the proposed road
will only half do their duty that road viii surely
be built"
And the Gazette might have added that
after Davenport has raised every dollar she
can to push forward the road to Peoria Mr..
Cable will subscribe an equal amount to the
enterprise. So now go ahead, Davenport
and do your biggest thing-and when you
have exhausted your public spirit and your
pockets, one man in Rock Island will sub
scribe more money to the enterprise than al
of you put together Pitch in, now, and see
what you can do. Rock Island will beat
you, and you may do your best.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-09-20

The New York Herald hits the mark when
it says: "The republican politicians have
disguised the people by their degrading
squabbles and qusrrels which threaten to
involve the country in all manner OF dificul-
ties: and the recent elections are only the
forerunners of reaction against the leaders
Of the dominant party which viii spread
through nearly every state in the Union.
The whole turmoil and confusion under
which we are suffering comes from the repub.
ican politicians. The republican congress
is lighting the republican president; the re.
publican Boutwell, is denouncing the repub-
ican Wilson; the republican Butler assaiis
the republican Old Blair; the republican
Wendell Phillips attacks the republican Fes-
sender; the republican Gov. Wells abuses
the republican Gen. Sheridan as soon as ne
can do 50 with safety; the republican hun
nicutt fights the republican Bolts IN Virginia.
In our own state the republican Weed is in
perpetuaI hot water with the republican
Greeley and everybody else, and the repub-
mean renton lntrlgues against the repuDuc6n
Morgan. One set of republican revenue of
fcers denounces another set of republican
revenue officers as thieves, and cice rersa.
The republican Old Thad. Stevens denoun.
ces republican senators and representatives
generally, and the whole army of republican
expectants of country post Offices are at
their wits ends to prevent the republican
Ben. Wade from getting into the presidential
chair. 1t is against this disgraceful exhibit
ton that the people protest"
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-09-20
0ur courtv Election.

EDITOR OF THE ARGUS, Dear Sr ~
hardly think it will be good policy to let our
county election, this fall, 60, by default
Whoever we run may not be elected, but that
constitutes no good reason Tor abandoning
our orcanization. even temporarily. Besides
there are many good republicans, both ma
tive and natnrslized, who wish to vote q
democratic ticket in order to show their dis
approval of the radical, fanatical, Maine law
high tariff, high-taxation, bond-exemption
principles and tendencies of the republican
party. Of course, /. only speak for myself
and few of my neighbors, with whom
have conversed-but think, if good, compe
tent, honest men can be found, who are viii
lug to be standard bearers for the liberal
principles of democracy, we had better have
ticket In the field.
Yours truly,
s.w Va ETERNAL VIGILANCE.
Buffalo Prairie, Sept. Is, 1867.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-09-20
HARK. HEAR AN ANGEL SING

Work away dar white folks,
For thinks you hab de cause
We niggers and BoND-holders
Win hencefOrth make de laws!
And listen to my story
Or we will give you white trash goss,
For dc white mans in de BosD-age
And de niger now is boss
Dey're coming, fadder Abraham,
Seberal million fools
Dey fought to split de Union
And is now oND-holder's tools!
So, sing away, ye darkeys,
Our happy day hab come
De liberty's got de niger,
But de nigger's got no home!
Den work away dar, white trash,
We've got you in our clamps,
To darkeys and to BosD-holders
You'll al shell out the stampsi
e. Let soldiers pay dar taxes,
And sport de wooden leg
For de darkeys make de music
While white folks work and begt
De nigger's got de buror
And has got de inside track,
And cherry white trash working man
Has niger on his back
DEN listen to de singing,
In which takes de pride,
And as you white folks want me to,
IIljump on your back and ride
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-09-20
FITZ JOHN PORTER,
A Memorial i'm His Behalf.

From the Washington Intelligencer.
The following earnest memorial, in behalf
of Gen. Fitz John Porter, signed by men
whose patriotism, distinction and private and
public worth will be everywhere recognized,
originally addressed to President Lincoln,
has been sent to President johnson, in adj
ditiop to the memorials hitherto mentioned
in connection with this case:
Your memorialsts respectfully represent that,
by court martial, convened OF Washington,
Maj Gen. Fitz John Jorter was sentenced to be
cashiered and rendered forever incapable of SER
vice under the government of the United States
That such q sentence is, to q gallant officer, in
some respects, worse than q sentence of death, in
asmuch as it makes him the living and conspicu-
Gus victim of terrible penalty.
That few weeks before the terrible events
which drew upon Gen. Porter this severe sentence,
he received the highest reward which the Presi-
dent can bestow, for skill and gallantry one of
the most important actions of the war.
Your memorialists advised that, following
the impulses of controlling love of justice, your
excellency has, on many occasions during the
war, recOnsidered and revoked the sentence of
courts martial in cases far less grave than the
present, patiently employing your time, notwith-
standing the urgent demands upon it, in sitting
and weighing the evidence, and listening to the
explanations and defence of the accused.
And your memorialists, in consideration of the
extreme severity of the sentence in the case of
Maj Gen. Fitz John Porter; and of his previous
high reputation, honorably earned on fields of
peril and death, respectfully solicit you to recon
slider the proceedings of the court martial by
which he was condemned.
This course, they beg leave to suggest must,
in whatever event, be satisfactory to your excel
lency. Should the result be adverse to Gen. Por-
ter, it will strengthen you in the conviction that
the original sentence was just. If favorable to
the general, it will, your memoriaists are conf
dent, afford your generous nature the highest
qualification which it is capable of enjoying.
EDWARD EVERETT,
5 ROBERT G. WINTHROP,
t9 AMOS A. LAWRENCE,
GARDNER ROWLAND SHAW
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-09-20
THE GERMANS VS. THE FANATICS.

A little while since the German citizens
of central Illinois, attached to an organize
ton known as Turvereins, held a convoca-
ton at Jacksonville, in Morgan county.
The organization comprised some of the
best men in the state, and the occasion was
celebrated with rare festivities. A very large
number was present. During the meeting
the following expression of sentiment was
made by preamble and resolutions, namely:
WHEREAS, A certain class of our citizens are
making efforts, contrary to sensible view OF
human affairs, as well as in contradiction to the
word and spirit of our national and state consti-
buttons. to annoy others who think differently, IN
the enjoyment of their habits and customs,
through oppressive temperance laws, and to in
terfere with their freedom of conscience through
enactment of intolerant Sunday laws; and
WHEREAS, All attempts to draw simply moral
and religious questions whose solution belong eth
or to the parent, the school or the church, upon
the political arena, to refer such questions to
the specific views of the voters at the ballot box,
for their decision, are to be regarded as uncaled
for and unbecoming interferenees and dangerous
to the liberties of the people; therefore,
Resolved, That we, Turner's and other German
adopted citizens of Jacksonville, Springfield,
Decatur, Bloomington and Peoria, without regard
to political parties, hereby eheerfully indorse
and approve of the resolutions adopted by the
German mass meeting at the Crosby Opera Hocse,
in Chicago on the 18th of last month, and that
we shall in concert with the Germans of that
CITY, endeavor to realize the principles therein en-
unciated, either through the ballot box or any
other lawful means at disposal; be it, further
Resolved, That we hereby respectfully request all
the papers who agree with the above resolutions
to publish the same.
This movement is step in the right di
rection. Separation of church and state is
sound doctrine. We have had too much eff
ort nv preachers 10 convert the pulpit into
political rostrum. It's bad effect Is now seer
and felt.
In regard to sumptuarv laws, we have
more than once shown their evil tendencies
Radicals in Maine sought to compel people
By law to drink cold water. This was consid
cred an unreasonable interferen ce, and rad
ical power was very nearly upset there. We
do not say that good thing may not be
abused almost every good thing is liable tt
this trouble. A man may drink to much
good whisky to drink any of the bad is al
wrong. But shall we fix these things b.
statute The people have said no, and con
tinue to say no. Sumptuary laws are worse
than usless they are foolish.
The resolution deprtcating 'sall attempts tc
draw moral and religious questions, whose
solution belongs to the parent, the schools
and the church into the political arena" good
men everywhere will endorse.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-09-20
THE PEORIA RAILROAD.

The Davenport Democrat, a few days ago,
asked what Rock Island would do towards
building railroad to Peoria. We vcntured
to suggest the following as probably an indi-
cation of the feeling of our people, viz:
'sThey putting in lots of good talk, but no
money until they see the thing in motion. The
people on the line, and in Peoria, seem, now, to
be in earnest Rock Island has already built IL
miles of the road, which has been running for
years. We think that is her full share. If Dav-
export, and the people on the line, through Hem
ry, Stark and Peoria, and in the city of Peoria,
win do rs much as Rock Island has already
done, the road can be built at once. And when
the people of Rock Island see the dirt flying, on
the line, and prospect of the iron and rolling
stock being furnished, we presume some of them
who have money to invest viii aid in completing
the work."
The Davenport Gazette copied the item
and then proceeded 10 indulge in some very
unnecessary and ungenerous insinuations in
regard to Mr.. Cable and his business opera
tions. The article was based upon ignor.
ance and prejudice, as are a great many 9TH
er things said about the same man and his
business. Any man who will divest himself
of prejudice and acquire q moderate
amount of reliable information upon the
matter will perceive that "Cable's monopo-
ly''is an institution of real benefit to all class.
es OF the community, rich and poor, and is
an injury to none; that every business tran.
saction in which he is engaged is based up
on exact Justice to all parties interested
even to the sharing of profits with the min
ers who dig his coal. fas
And it is gratifying to notice that the edi
tor of the Gazette has divested himself a,
prejudice (if he ever had any) and has a.
CURED considerable valuable information, as
win be seen by the following from his pape,
of this morning, the 10th. He says as
"It win crafty the numerous friends. in tb;,
vicinity, of the Peoria and Rock Island Railroad
to learn, as it certainly does us to be- abla n
state that the Gazette article of yesterday on the
supposed relations of Mr.. P. L. Gable, to the nro.
Jecteo roaa was erroneous in an important ror
.cuiar lhere Is, 1t appears. no real or necessary
an ssS onsm &c De.ween the interests of Mr.. Cable
snos1 " ne me- new railroad company. The
1acts are these There are twelve mile, 81 81.
old Rock Island g. Peoria railroad ,a.sa.. =. IN,
In operation. These twelve miles - ..,s -.
years ago purchased, and are now ovnaS 81 ~.
:. Grated by the Coal Valley mining co,nsanr n
in other words, by Mr.. P. +. sCaS,s, : sFL;: -.
lies almost exactly on the route on vh;ch -,
road direct from Rock Island to peo-;s 80. =
built, although it was originally cor,tructsd -,t
the intent to run to Galva, 10 reach ,vf;ch ,,o;.
.uu some detection must be made from direct line
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-09-20

BURGLARY.-Some person or persons ent-
cred the dwelling house of Mr.. Edwards, in
CISCO, last Wednesday week, while the fami-
ly were absent, and stole from a chest about
three hundred dollars. About the same
time sixty bushels of wheat were taken from
the premises of Henry Hill, residing near
Edwards's. There are, evidently, rogues in
Osco.-Geneseo Republic.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-09-20

Thomas Z. Young, a nephew of Mr..
Clement, of this city, committed suicide in
the Sherman House saloon, Chicago, a few
days since, so we learn from Chicago papers.
Temporary insanity led to the suicide. Mr..
Clement proceeded to Chicago Immediately
on receiving the telegram announcing the
sad news.-G eneseo Republic, goth.