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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-03-04

The ARaBs of Saturday makes o very pretty
comparison between two .'teams" But the COM
parisOn does not hold good in the present case, Is
the people claim they own a large share in the
"team. "-URion.
% Yes-$5o,ooo against $685., e00--and the
people who, are running Mr.. Bittenbanner
want to grab the peoples $50, and turn
i over to Mr., Bittenbanner. They seem to
think that this $59,o09 .belongs to their
clique, and that the people who are running
DIR. Eggleston have no interest in the matter.
The Bittenbanner party, falsely assuming
that they are the people and have the exclu-
sive right to the city's $685. stock, want to
compel man who owns $35o,OoO to divide
even with them. The thing is absurd Let
them accept the proposition made to them,
and which has been standing open for their
acceptance for year, and which is still open
for them, viz: If the Banner Coal company
will put as much money into the extension
of the Rock Island & Peoria Railroad to-
wards Galva, as disinterested railroad men
will appraise, the present value Of the
property, then the Banner Coal Co. and
the present Rock island & Peoria Railroad
Company will own and operate the whole
road, together, each having an equal interest
in 1.-THE city being one of the stock holders
to the amount Of its present stock, This
proposition was made to Mr.. Bittenbanner's
company year ego, and is still open for his
acceptance. If he would accept it we should
get road to Galva and the city's stock
would be worth par. Herr wss and here Is
d plan by which Mr.. Bittenbanner's company
(if they shave tie .slnmps''l could and can
make themselves equal owners IN the road
and make the city's stock worth par. Why
don't they do it9 Haven't they got the
stamps p And is that the reason they try 70
get the republican party pledged and under
their control, SO they can use that party to
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-03-04

WHEREAS, The future prosperity Of our city
depends mainly upon the establishment and en-
Of manufactures; Therefore,
Resotred, That the man who has built wooden
factory hare ought 10 bedisconraged and defeated
And e.
WHEREks, Having deprived the city of a large
source of permanent revenue by securing another
extension of our ferry monopoly, We win rewpro-
fess gsest lore for The interests Of the peepl in
order - get their votes; Therefore
Resolrcd, That all monopohes fexcept ours) are
very wicked, and ought not DO be permitted. And
WHEREAS, Our ferry ought to be patrunised by
everybody, and We ought to have it as long as we
and our 'their1 may exist And
! sWHEREAs, If cur brick makers get contracts to
make all the brick needed in this city, We shall
not have much business as we should If we car
compel our builders TO buy their brick in Daven-
port, Therefore ..-.. .
I Resolsed, That we win buy patent right and
brighten builders from making contracts, SO thai
no brick win be made here, aud then, late IN tbs
season, NE shall have plenty of business on oul
ferry, because they win be compelled to get thei
brick in Davenport. And
.wHEREAs, The city of Rock Island owns $50
OO0 of stock in the Il. i. 4 p. X. r. And
,,WuEREAs, sAnsther man" owns $loo, goo OF II,
same sock, a. also al its mortgage bonds, amount
ing to $50 900 more, tageher with all the locomo
tives, cars, H., worth near $loo, 600 mere, max
ing some $a5e, 900 in all, against S5o,eoe belong
ing 10 the city, And
WHEREAs, Our ferry monopoly is a loyal
concern and q member of our family IN goo.
and regular standing" and necessarily compel
ed to use considerable coal. And ssss,
wHERsxs, Our ferry monopoly owns large Goa
banks on the line of said rosd. And sc t
q wHEReAs, MIR. sBittenhsA,er's Company oils
ewns considerable land on the line of said road
in which is supposed to be coal And ) saslyA
IA zEsn 49, Th~ ~-kAA a~s.-f..~1y ~
All q loyal" and trne to the party. New there
fare ~ II
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-03-04
We have received the following q

HusV s1cceiVeu tne iolIowlhS rom
prominent republican in this city:
EpIToR or TIE ARGus. iSs,,-It is some
what disgusting to me to see the radical re.
publican party, of which am a member,
and as radical as any other man, hold a party
meeting in the court house and step outside
of the usages of the party to make q, plat.
form to promote the private schemes and
personal nterestsof certain individuals, with
no reference whatever to the interests of the
city, and then undertake to bind us to it as a
party platform. 1t is not . republican plat,
form, aud for one I repudiate that sort of
bunknm and dictation, and think it ought to
be resaked byvoting for the Egglestop ticket.
.IEe ~ AsnIPuBI1cxT.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-03-04

CORNER ILLINOIS AID wAsEalNG-
TON .sTREETs, mock ISLAND.
IL fitted it up in good sfyle, I rsspectfully sol
icit \ share of public patronage. The. house IL
located in the very centre of business, near the
ferry landing, and NOT far from the EaiifoaA d.
pots. - $500 -. a.. :,
few boarders can be supplied with good
rooms md board GO Is, @ . = >
~ have . hne large stable, GOOD safe ws-
gon yard, and plenty Of room for MrnsrJ tsams,
And respectfully solicit che patronage Of the
farmers, and Of al others who via to stop q .
good hotel. 49, "4 @s@ tts' -.....
ME-. A good baxbsr's, saloon - connsctad
with the house. CHARLES HERMAHE
Pfopfisker.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-03-04

y Mr.. EDrroR.-Iwould like TO know, how
Mr.. Bittenbauner got possession of has social
ed Adamantine Dry Clay Brick Machine.
have heard, from good republican authority,
that it was obtained on the wooden nutmeg
order. The bricks shown in Mr.. Bittenban-
1ner's Office, think, were made in Mr.. Bolk-
mans yard, at Buffalo, York State. The
whole thing was an. imposition on the
people,-but it failed, and SO viii Mr.. Bitten
banner in the coming election:
<sN q. A. BafcK..
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-03-04
"a Farm and Lois 81 sSaIS.

CEvENTY ACRES 81 besl aai Ina Ind iaI
: % I'll .ss nd.
Rsilroad-safg s.arebao,ssF "a .eoi3UassH .aois
Aba, l5.seedl buildiHg lots in Rock Ishpa, sene
aiitale sesth. Of tht Court .Heuseead Others near
Exchange strset Prices from $50 ~ t2Se, on
time or Ter eashsTr9 q tass It.z Eas ,s& .ssi.st
isAlses 8 wetllots, drum $3S to $70.a Anap,s With
prices annsxsd, may he seen at Ca NJ Blyths,s
Grocery Store, MARKET Squares isli1na 70 d3vss
syEd efw sf1iN ZeEcE bng ssi G. SAFRESs
fRrsch Tslsrd NH a. ,,,,.,i -
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-03-04

Rock Island county, during the year 1855,
paid $375, esEss insernal revenue from all
sources. :. Of this amount, $285,513.ss was
paid on distilled spirits alone, being aabout
two-thirds of the whole amount. = ~
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-03-04

throw the city's st0ek.iato their agrsb.bags
and then have the achesk'ato ask . man, who
owns seven times this amount to divide even
vii, themf, hthsrepubliean pessy % green
= skcrtd1k lied S to - made ted Of =
a Np1rp6Mss
~ kes sopr handsput @ fhe1sack Of
AGO., I'm. smen sepubd eaus@ you'll
NJ them pinched." Better 60 for Eggleston
anu Ne whole Eggleston ticket-they are
not pledged to either of these coal compan-
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-03-04

1t requires money to prosecute the inn
parchment of the President. On. Monday
the house voted ten thousand dollars, to the
Judiciary committee to prosecute investiga-
lions, The expense attending this criminal
foolery comes out of the people in the way of
taxes, of course. sssaa't'ts4 l@5Is' s]'a-.3sa
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-03-04

According to the argument of the ArGUs both
Weyerhauser and Denkman have IS good claim
to the mayoralty rs Mr.. Egglesten--On son.
aCertainly-an either of them have a bet
ter claim than Mr.. Bittenbanner, and are as
well qualified for the place. ,.r
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-03-04

By the way, it just occures to us, that at
least ope-haT the putting" which the Argue
gives Mr.. Eggleston for his wooden mill, belongs
TO the enterprising firm of Messrs, Weyerhauser
4 Denkman. These two gentlemen are both
sound rspubliesDs.--LaiOa- 5.lz.sf 4 49,.
Yes-and they are both doing all theyca
to elect Or. Egsieston. A good many more
republicans are doing the same thing, and
they don't care who kHewit. baf sTatg
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-03-04

When . man is elected to public office Il
is his duty tolookout for the peoples interest
in preference 70 his own private interesss.-
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-03-04
The whale unitsds stassss IS Il
...I1iT WIN Be. sissn =

Theoxhele United States domain is now
under aereanized local gsserrments, state or
territorial within defined limits, which Inn
its, IN the ease Of territories, viii be those of
the future states. II appears that from the
present possessions, the C nited States viii
be composed Of fiftylone states, besides the
one District OF. col1mbia. Thus:os3,.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-03-04

CoHREcr1oN.-We have been spelling Mr..
George Wagner's name with an extra e. by
mistake. Our friend, the Justice Of the
Peace,spells his name Wagner but the man
who is to be elected Alderman, tomorrow,
in the 4th ward, does not use that extra 9.
but spells his name Wagner The tickets
are correctly printed. s,a e. 81 ~, = ~.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-03-04
Family Flour.

WE have . spIaa< a Arttd1 4 Family Flour,
w made nom thu very best winter whest; also
bran, oats corn, aud feed Of all Sorts at our wass
hovss on the Loves, for sale at the lowest mAEkss
rafes. KELLERSTRASS vOGE4SG
febl<-d2w
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-03-04
Divide by 7)l5Oo.
: Divide by 2oDl5o0

ee'i.2-,, .i1.a3'5 Z. -a- 7sc per bu. DC.
wheat, so lbs per bushel. - =. =, -
Corn and Rye, So lbs per bushel. ''
Barley, 4s lbs. per bushci. az u 60.
Oats, IS lbs per bushel. "~
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-03-04
=, j. J. HH lItsl LIN q CO.'S -
Great. Sale Of Watches,

On the popuaax enc psies plan, 1isiae uvsry rat
r0n ~ handsome and reliAbls1 watch for the low
price of Ten Dollars D. Without regard to value,
and INST 10 be paid unless perfectly satisfactory
81 500 Solid Geld Hunting Matches &25e.to $3.50
500 Magic Casei Goid, w atrhes,.. 200 to $40
4 500 Lnaies Watches, EnAneled. . Ice to .30e
1000 Gold Hunting Chronometer,i sa.i17sss
Watches, .....s .-.-.'s..ss..-- $50 To- 300
7yo0s Gold Hunting English Levers 300 to $50
5000 Gold Hunting Duplex Watches 50 to- zee
5000 Gold Hunting Am. Watches. 100 To- $50
5000 Silver Hunting Levers. so to $50
5,0e6 Silver Hunting Duplexes.. as to $50
5yeoe Gold Ladies' Watches. ...-.. so to z5g
10000 Gold Hunting Lepines 80 soto rs
10000 Miscellaneous Silver Watehes. so to 100
$4,000 Hunting Silver Watches.,... rs 10 so
$4,000 Assorted Watcher, all kinds. 10 to as
Every patron obtains w itch by this arrange
ment costing MT 81 while II may b worth t760:
No paetfAaity shown So
Messrs. J. Kicking Co.'s Great American
Watch Co., New York City, wish to Immediately
dispose of the above magnificent Stock. Certif-
Gates nsming articles, arg placed in sealed snyel
opes. Holders are entitled 80 the articles named
on their certificates upon payment of Ten Dollars,
whether Ii be D Watch worth $3.50 or one worth
less. The return Of any Of our certificates enti-
ties you to the article named thereon, upon pay
nsnt, isrssPsctys Of its y9rths and y ns sstels
it viii at once be seen that this is lottery but
Q straikht-forwsrd legitimate transaction, which
may Be participates in even BY the most fastidi-
Gus. fF<z zssfsS EsEFE xEErcssa
A single Certificate will be sent by mail, post
paid, upon receipt Of ~ oens, Eve for. 81, eevsn
sixty six and more valuable premium for SO, one
hundred and MOST superb Watch Cor $15. To
Agents or those wishing employ rest, this js 2
rere opporfanity, II il q legifimateiy condusted
open to the most careful scrutiny. Try ne - :
4-ss- j. HLCKLING 4 Co..
1f9 Broadway-Nesr r, o.
march2.dwsm City of New York.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-03-04
ITO THE. AFFLICTED. ....u
Il -itt'-4 ga
DIR. KNAPP &, SON.
Physicians and snrssscns. formerly 81 Nov York,
are treating successfully all

are treating successfully all
CHRONIC DISHASH&,
Which embraces the best and most approved meth.
ODDS in this and other countries for the care u al
Chronic Diseases. They treat successfully AeH
nervous and Neuralgia affections, all forms Of
Scrofula, Fever Sores and Old Ulcers, Dyspepsia,
Diseaser of the Liver Constipation, all Skin Dis
eases, Pulmonary Consumption in its carly stages
Paralysis, Epilepsy, Salt Rheurn, Headache. nn
Heart Diseases of children, and
Seminal Weakness b Sexual Diseases
Which are carrying thousands to their graves, and
they treat successfully, a new method, all dis.
eases of the Eye and Ear. They have had more
extensive practice and better success in the treat
ment ofzalls ~ , d sEK3~s Ds4ES
DxsHASHS OF woAkHM,
han .hys othsr Physicians IN sinerica. They
have cured women who hase been confined to
their bed for years. They never fail to cure
'ass-a h1HEU1GAEI3A6. -a-Hs
In all stages; no matter of how long standing,
Asthma ~
soft nes er retains They have san Cure for
the distressing disease,
1emorsAoids, or Files. s,.r
They care all Diseases Of the Throat and Lungs.
CANCERS.-They have had an extensive prac-
l tice and SondsFfel success in the treatment Of
Cancers. which they cure without eating them out
( or using the Knife. Let those who have TumOrs
and Swellings, . red spot, lose no time in hav-
ing il attended 70, rs timely treatment may save
th0afrm DE horrors, suffering and aeatAOf an
open cancer.
\ .acAKARKz cURHD.
/ They are treating Ca1.rrh a new system which
10 . sure cure for this disease. 800. 4si aI.
l. Their con snltationss fer years have averaged
from Eve to seven thousand year, which gives
them an experience unsurpassed by any, and
\ squalled only by q FEW. &C $50 IL
II Es~ Rensselaer, they do not promise to cure al
stages of disease. While all the diseases are cur
able, If taker IN season, al stages are not. You
case may be durable this week, not next-to-day
not to =mpFypw; hence'the danger of delay. L1f
] NO Case wiil be Received, whez
4 n there Sre any; Oouhts Of Cure. g.
4 ALAEE or Relief AAEkG
l Our terms are CASH; hence the money mus
be sent with all orders for medicines. 1t cost
frop-6ye u fifteen dollars per month, 10 docto
withuk, phish iuclpdss nediciness "a.
Il @Hhe pPr wfl be favored sFssT n
4 CONSERVATION FREE -
Patients msH Writ thsr rzne; sfxfe, and pos
Office addresAA hlainl : All EATERS requiring q
answer. must contain a letter stamp, and be nd
dressed to DR. KNAPP 4 SON, Drawer 1891
| Chicago. t,,s4 fs-..-.es, s,if $500. 800. =. y
| .-NG- Any or the above diseases can be treate
successfully BIZ the patients describing their cas-
in a letter, when they cannot see MS. vila.ag
!. DIR KNAPP, who has visited Rock Islam
regularly the past sx years, can be consulted q
the Island City Hotel, as follows; $50. Il
1601gDAx. March 1sth. 1e65
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-03-04

4 81
The system Of buying and selling grain by
thssus hanireaPsa insssadzsf byzths
bushel, d, about to be introduced, alIoyerthe
counhF.pssds q WE-ff gsSsksh
The following examples may be Of use to
farmers and dealers, in getting Aaecsstemed
TO this new system kgszs4
Wheat. To give the price add one cipher and
Esampls Given price 81 "a per bu.
80 &dS che cipher making 264O,
Whichdiyide by 6)2d4O. 4,
ARFV OI
ConS AND RYE. To the given price add two
s;,hsvs aAd divide \ the amount hyt. atfAT3
Eromple Given price SAC per bushel.
Ada . ciphers, making $500.
IeE( tbs Sf SA sa W s, 1889 q
szI baa "a f. .es a- as s,so .f-egmi
BARLEY. To the given price add two ciphers
and divide the amount by6.
Erample --Giyen price u " per bnsheL i
80 Add oiphers nnking loseo,
Of which Is 1880,
| ~ ..s... Divide by d a 6)l350, saE
sssf sts -s ,.s4sse y'f2ls ss------ s.fs p. d
OATS. Multiply the giving price by 20 and d.
ESdmpss Given price fsc per bushel, AZ A. :
,.z.1u Multiply by 20, ~. 85.a
sz-o5g 1880 'i -Ia r.'
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-03-04

Va To obtain any of these letters, the appli-
cant must call for "Adrertised Letters" and give
the date of this list.
IT, If not called for within one month, they
will be sent Is the Dead Letter Office. S8sats
JAMES F. COPP, p. NJ.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-03-04
To-Day's Advertisem'ts

list 0xLB1109ZS
RBNAININR UNCLAIMED NTH POST
49, at ~ 1lAnd, ST. - nIinois, on
ths 9Th ny Of Eafsk 1867.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1867-07-20

The yellow man, generally Chinese, of
ten a Malay, sometimes Dyak, has been
drawn into the Pacific States from Asia and
from the Eastern Archpelag', by the hot de-
mand for labor, any kind Of which comes to
him as a!boon. From digging in the mine to
cooking an omele:te and ironing shirt, he
10 equal to everything by which dollars can
be gained. OF these yellow people there are
now oO,oOO in California, Utah and Montana.
lhey come and go; but many mere of them
come than 60. AS yet these harmless crowds
are weak and useful. Hop Chang keeps
Laundry; Chi Hi goes out as cook; Cum Thing
is maid of all work. They nre in no mans
way, aud they labor for a crust Of bread
carrying the hod when Mike has run away
to The mines, and acrubting the floor when
biddy has made some wretch the happiest
OF his sex. Supple and patient, these yellow
men, though far from strong, are eager for
any kind OF work, but they prefer the employ
ment of women to those of men; delighting
in an engagement to wash clothes to nurse
babies. and 10 wait on guests. They make
very good buffers and chambermaids. Loo
Sing, jolly old girl in pig tail. washes your
shirts: starchins a:d ironing them very neat
ly, except that yon cannot persuade him
from splitting on your cuffs and fronts. 10
him splitting on linen is the same as damp
ening it with drops of water: and the habits
of his life pre7ent him, even though you
should catch him by the pig tail and rub his
tiny bit of a Sc on the burning iron, from
seeing that it is not the same to you. To-
day those yellow men are sixty thousand
weak; in few years they may be SIX hun
dred thnusand strong. They Will ask for
votes. They will hold the balance Of par
ties. In some districts they will make a
majority; selecting the judges, forming the
jur'es, interpreting the laws. These yellow
men are Buddhis,s, protesting polygamy,
practicing irfanucide Next year is not
more sure to come in its own season, than
great society Of Asiatics to dwell on the
Pacific slopes. A Buddhist church, fronting
the Baddh:st churches in China and Ceylon,
will rise in California. Oregon and Nevada.
More than all, q war of labor will commence
between the races which feed on beef and
the races which thrive On rice-one ofthose
wars in which the victory is not necessarily
with the strong. It New America.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1867-07-20

The common school fund Of Indiana is
greater than that Of any other State, being
$1,000, 900
1t is reported that the President has ten
dered the Governorship of Russian America
to Hon. Ben Stark.
Why do the rccriminatiors Of married
couples resemble the sound 0f waves on the
shore Because they are murmurs Of the tied.
. CARE You not afraid your wife will get
married again when you dle?' IL hope she
may, as there will be one man in the world
who Will know how TO pity me-
A yocNG man who was recently crossed in
love attempted suicide recently by taking q
dose of yeas, powder. He Immediately rose
above his troubles.
ASunwashed street boy being asked what
made him s, dirty, his reply was. III was
made, they tell me, of the ground, and reck.
on it is working out.
81 STAND upon the soil Of heedom,' cried
a stump orator.
"No' exclaimed his shoemaker, "You stand
in a PAIR of boots that have never been paid
fer
The Reform Dutch Church no longer ex.
lists under that name in this country. The
SYNOD. in its recent session at Geneva, New
York, struck out the word Dutch by vote
Of l02 to :. The name is now The REFORM
ed Church 10 America
"a Distressed Mother writes to the AL
lentown tPa) Democrat for advice which she
ee,s-thusly THE only way to cure your
son of staying out late o nights is to break
his legs, or else get the calico he runs with
to do your house work.
Col. G. r, Giddings, son Ct the late Hon:
Joshua r GidAngs, Of Ohio, and Colonel OF
the Sixteenth United States Infantry, died At
Macon, Georgia, on Monday last. lie was
Commander of the Post u, Savannah.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1867-07-20
The NJ aine Law.

The good people of Maine have been try
ing the virtues said to lie in strict enforce.
nenr of this well known statute. The con-
stabulary, having concluded their legitimate
lahors, have recently been employed as fol-
lows, it We may believe the Standard, pub.
lshed in Augusta. IL says: We give the fol.
lowing as the result of the past weeks lab
bors:
A cow arrested for having two "horn."
A colored individual, lately deceased fined
for being son his bier"
pair Of boots seized for being "tigit.'
little boys kite sentenced to have its
tail cut of Tor having been on high time. !"
A clothing dealer hanled up for adver,is-
ing Great Ba-sain<.'
A couiectioner tried for selling Gin
gersurps."
horse ran away and smashed wagon.
The horse was promptly arrested, but it be {.
ing proved the ''snash' contained nothing
intox cat NJ, he was acquitted.
Several 'cocktals found in the hencCop
of prominent citizen were conhscated, TIE
success of the police in this seizure caused
mach "crowing,' and it will doubtless ''spur'
taem on to renewed vigor.