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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-13
THE ROCK RIVER NAIL ROUTE,

After several Intellectual efforts to ascer-
tain the reason for the delay in advertising
the letting of the Rock River mail route, we
have succeeded, at last, in learning that it is
because congress appropriated no money to
pay for carrying the mail, as will be seen by
the letter appended to this article, and which
We received on Monday morning.
1t is a very easy thing for congress to
authorize mail routes, but if congress appro-
pirate no money to pay for carrying the
mail over them, the post master general will
not make contracts which he has no money
to pay for.
The people up Rock River must, there.
fore, wait about year longer, before they
get mail. We have done the best we
could to aid them, and we intend to '@eep
psgging away" at the matter until the con-
tract is let. In the meantime we hope that
substantial bridge will be made over the
Dosha, either at the Sterling railroad cross.
ing, or some other point and good road
made for this new mail route, so that q hack
can make the trip every day in the year.
The following is the letter tas
P.O. DEPT, CONTRACT 0PrIcE,l
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 1857
Sir :-Referring to yer letters in relation to
service on the new route, from Rock Island to
Sterling, have to say that this route was estab-
lished, with many others, in March, 1857. but no
appropriation was made for putting them in OPP
Grafton. They viii be included in the estimates
for the next fiscal year, and viii be advertised
and let from July 1, 1868. a ana
Respectfully, &c.,
80 GEO. w. MCCLELLAN,
Second Asst. p. M. General
D. b. Danforth, Jr., Esq, Rock Island. Ill.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-13

Brownlow disfranchised only about fifty
thousand whites to secure his election this
is the example the republican papers desire
to see followed in all the southern states; it
is what is being practised there. 1t is easy
for party TO succeed where its opponents
are prescribed
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-13

Senator Sherman, during the debate upon
the passage of the law respecting the Presi
dents power to remove his cabinet officers,
denied that it applied to Mr.. johnson, and said
referring to his cabinet-'If I supposed
that either of these gentlemen was so want
ing in manhood and honor as to hold his
place after the slightest intimation by the
President of the United States that his ser.
vices were no longer needed, certainly, as
q senator, would consent to his removal at
any time, and so would we all.n Senators
Williams, Howard, Hendricks, and others
expressed the same opinion and sentiments.
But Stanton's meanness proves him below
their conception.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-13
YE LEGESDE.

There was queer old woman
Who wore tall brown cap,
Whose foster-daughter fell in love
With a smart young painter chap.
A noble lord did also fall
AS deep in love with she,
And so between the two young men
Was dreadful jealousee.
And then lot of ballet-girls,
The naughty, naughty" Megs,
Did come and dance Sabot-dance,
A-showing of their legs.
This wicked noble he did get
Some Williams for to take
And put in Jail this painter chan,
For this ere damsel's sake.
A very black and crooked man,
By name, of course, Black Crook
Had raised bright red devil for
His wicked goose to cook z
His vicious life was forfeited
Unless he could procure
One soul year for Zamiel,
(No hard task, to be sure.l
And so he set poor Rodolphe free,
And gave him riches rare,
And recommended him to take
A little country air.
And as he walked out alone,
He saved a fairy's life,
Who vowed she'd do her level best
To let him have his wife.
And then there was another dance
Performed again by those
Sweet girls with very pretty legs
And very little clothes.
As at ball the lovers were,
The old tarnation wizard
Did recommend the noble man
To pierce Rodoiphe's gizzard.
But all the Fairy Amazons
Upon the stage did pour,
A-marching with less trowsers on
Than what they had before.
And soon did save the painters life,
And spotted the concern
Stalaetea saved his-sen,
Because he had saved bern.
And then the scarlet gentlemen
Skedaddled with their pensioner,
And bore him in their claws away r
To--oh no, we never mention her.
And Rodolphe and his own dear gal
Were married and went
Housekeeping on Stalactea's lot, sea
To both their hearts content,
And all the ladies showed their legs. g.
And all their legs did show,
And if you want TO see them legs,
Pick up your legs and 60.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-13
Assessment Lists.
CRY CLERKS OFFICE,

City of Rock Island, August 9Th, 1867. J
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
In assessment lists of taxable real and person
al estate in the city of Rock Island for the year
1867, have been completed and returned by the
assessor to the City Council; and that objections
thereto will be heard by the City Council, at the
council room in said city, on the goth day of Au-
gust inst, at u o'clock p. NJ. All persons feel
ing themselves aggrieved by the assessment Of
their property are hereby requested to make or
file their objections at the time and place afore-
said. j. r. JOHNSTON,
augSd4t. City Clerk
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-13

how fearfully ana WOnuorIuliy Sne IS mAoe
to more perfection than the young ladies Of
this spectacle in their widest gallop or most
extended pose. The prurient tendency Of
some minds, rendered morbid By fanaticism,
may conceive, in their polluted imagination,
something to feed their deptaved appetitea
but these are the saints who choose the back
pews that they may pesp up the gallery
stairs. Such natures allow imagination to
'embellish fact until they really do believe
that they have seen the invisible.
/ These scruples do not weigh with us. To
an artistic eye and pure mind the perfectly
nude may be more chaste than some objects
thoroughly draped, as fair woman is
the noblest work of Gods creation, there
should be no evil in gazing at his works un-
less previous depravity units the mind for
the operation.
The piece, as played in our city, was Deaa.
tiful, modest, artistic and graceful. Inc Ia
dies of the ballet are upiformiy Wen made,
and dress with neatness and harmony. Ev.
cry dance, and shere are many, was perform
cd without . hitch, and the Amazonian
march was alone worth the admission fee
1he lady who led this Miss Nellie Sandford)
is fine in form and graceful in movement,
and would serve as model for Canova or
Hosmer. Mile Emile dances with neat
ness and play of form which reminds us Of
Marie Guinness, and in some of her positions
made perfect picture. Mons. Frederick
has much talent, but the way he uses the
upper extremities is far from perfection.
The demon dance was peculiarly well
done, and elected loud APPLAUSE.
The acting, although uphill work when
so little is dependant upon mere dialogue,
was respectable. Miss Maria Boniface is,
which is a theatrical rarity, a really FIRST class
subrstte, her voice is pleasing, her routine
good, her naivette charming and her songs
delicious. In Naughty Men, she was arch
and winning, and her Duet with Mr.. Harry
Gilbert, rolEcking and jolly, and made many
heart go pit.a-pat, pit-a-pat, if their heads
did not go whirligig, whirligig. Mr.. Gilbert
as Greppo, was original and funny.
Mr.. J. II. Wallack makes the best of q
miserable part, and his "get up" is unexcep
tionable. fS
The Black Crook himself was readily rec
ognized by Rock Island audience, as Mr.
Wildman, who, several winters ago, delight
ed our people with many pleasant theatrical
entertainments, and who, wherever you
place him, fills his part excellently well.
The piece was success the company
work we'll together, and tonight will show
that the Rock Island people can appreciate
earnest endeavors to do the best possible
with such a confined stage and limited
means.
We would say to all who enjoy the sigh
of beauty and the sweets of song, go to Sc,
the Black Crook, to-night-the last opportu
nifty you will have to see it in Rock Island
That our readers may have an idea o
what it's all about, we have, at vast ex
pense, engaged a poet to put the legend int
verse !:
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-13

A Gentleman who suffered for years from Ner-
uous Debility, Premature Decay, and oil the eff
fects Of youthful indiscretion 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, con do so
by addressing, in perfect confidence,
JOHN B. OGDEN, AZ Cedar ST., New York.
may1 wi yd1awly .5ra .aaiz.s4 s
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-13

A large meeting of the coal miners as La
Sale was held last week, to consider the
subject of cooperative mining, ana . com
mittee appointed to confer with the mime
owners relative to cooperative effort. P. L.
Gable Esq, of this city, was the FIRST to intro.
duce that system in Illinois, at his Coal Val
ley mines, several years ago, and it has, un
der his judicious management, worked admi
rably, both for the miner and the producer
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-13

A gentleman called to see tenement
that was to be let. 1t was shown INN by .
pretty, chatty woman, whose manners
charmed her visitor. "Are you to be let,
too ?" inquired he, with . laughing look.
eyes," said she, ct am; TIM TO be let
alone1
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-13
Sands's-A Ale.
. AT VESTS. GER

SAL00N KEEPERS, HOTEL KEEPERS,
~ Restaurants and private families can procure
the celebrated Sands's Chicago Ale, in Barrels,
Half Barrels, and Quarter Barrels, at Chicago
Wholesale prices, freight addea) at Vests, under
Rodman Hall. He has the agency from tne lnan-
ufaeturer, adg 90 shasf -.
Stock and Cream Ale on draught at al times
s 81" 80 F H. Il. WEST, ~
.r,1sa<eI M Vests Saloon.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-13

General R. A. Gilmore. postmaster of this
city, on Friday evening went out on the
lake in new row-boat he had recently pur-
chased, on an experimental trip. He was
alone, and it is presumed that, after getting
some distance out in the lake, the boat be.
came unmanageable. owing to the high
wind that arose at about that time, and she
capsized, he going down with her. At all
events nothing has been heard from him
since that evening, and pieces of the boa
have been picked up on the lake shore. he
has no doubt been drowned. Gen. Gilmore
had many friends in this city, and his mel
aneholy fate has filed them with sorrow.-
He leaves wife daughter of ex-Judge r
s. Wilson) and four young children. HI
was young man of noble impulses and had
an enyiable reputation for integrity and en-
ergy. He had served with great credit du
ring the late war, and as postmaster, tt
which position he was appointed ON the Is
of December last, and as Passenger Agent
of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacif,
Railroad, position he has held for severa
years, he won the good viii and confidence
of his fellow-citizens and the public.-Chi
cage Journal, l0th.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-13

Large numbers of the Chicago Board of
Trade have been arrested on charge of
gambling in grain" in violation of law
passed at the last regular session of our
legislature, which fixes the penalty at one
thousand dollars fine and Imprisonment in
the county Jail for not exceeding one year,
one-half of the fine to 60 to the informer
Considerable excitement has been produced,
and the trials bid fair to be quite interesting
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-13

seMy brain is on ireI exclaimed Lucy.
"Shall I blow it out?" asked Joseph, hold.
ing a revolver to her head. eff you have
the heart to do So" she replied, falling
helplessly on his manly bosom. q
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-13

-
ont the end and aim of the radical leaders.
Carl Heinzer, editor Of. that most intensely
radical paper in the country, the boston
Pioneer, gives notice. tAst he..wili no longer
Dot viii the party of Sumner, stevens q 20.
The Pittshurg Volksbsaae, an influential
radical paper, says the German republicans
must form an alliance with the democracy,
IN order 10 defeat the Indifferent spirit which
il gradually taking possession of their
partv. The Germa radical papers of Iowa
declare the same spirit, and even Carl
schurtz, late of the Detroit Post, recon.
mends, in his St. Louis Westliche Post, the
German radicals to vote for democratic can.
didates for Legislative and municipal offices.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-13
THE SISTERS OF CHARITY
Blessed Virgin

orally, that their Academy win reopen on Mon
day, August 10, for the
Reception Of Young Ladies!
as boarders half boarders and day scholars.
The course of instruction will comprise all that
constitutes good English education, French,
German and Latin languages, Music on Piano,
Organ, Harp and Guitar, Drawing, Painting in
Oil and Water Colors, Monochromatic and Pas
telle Painting, and Embroidery.
Particular attention paid to Plain Sewing,
without extra charge.
Payments required quarterly, IN advance.
From this rule there will be no deviation.
Further information can be obtained Mt the
Academy, situated on
Eighth Street, between Brady and Main,
DAVHMP01x, IOWA.
aup5dWIm, sAssf -.sea-s z
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-13

After advertising for q month for some
body to contract for the labor of the con-
victs in the Illinois penitentiary, the new
commissioners of that institution, ON We'd
nesday last, opened the bids they had re-
ceived. There were, all told, the astonish-
ing number of three bids, : one for some
stone-cutters, one for thirty cigar makers.
and one for ninety shoemakers. The first
mentioned bid was rejected, (not because it
was the highest bid,) and the other two
were accepted. The commissioners have
thus succeeded in disposing Of the labor of
precisely 100 out of ,04S convicts, under
the new law.
The commissioners were rather more
successful in finding persons to bid for furn-
ishing supplies for the institution. OF this
class of bids there were a large number,
and the commissioners awarded fifteen or
twenty contracts, besides rejecting many for
which further proposals will be invited.
Among the successful bidders for furnishing
supplies was person who is associated in
business with one of the commissioners.
Does this furnish any indication of the pro-
cess by which the commissioners expect to
realize the prediction Of Senator Mack, to-
wit that they would make 100000 in
ninety days, while the state would lose an
equal amount in the same time? From
present indications there is a prospect for
the fulflment of the latter part of the pre-
diction at Chicago Times.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-13
EXCELLENT NBWSFROM
WASnlNGTON.
80
Stanton Kicked Out Of the
.YAdC Cabinet, III
General Grant Fills the Place,
Temporarily.
v Oil II RILfT
! HOPES OF OTHER CHANGES. .
,|F# .l--F&.fi. q
The President Acting
a.Ias. Bravely. aa
I'd ss5s- d
$500 REWARD OFFERED FOR COL
GILMORE'S BODY.
orHHx YrHn6s or oH1GHR
eg Al INTELIIaHNCE.

WASHINGTON, Aug. l3.-The following i
Secretary Stanton's reply to the President
communication suspending him from his pc
sition as secretary of war
a. yWAR DEp'T, WASHINGTON,
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-13
THE GERMANS AND THE RADICALS.

2 Those Germans who. have been acting
with the radical party, are beginning to find
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-13
FOR SALE ATA BARGAIN.
FOR SALE.

- FUk SALE.
A COTTAGE CONTAINING SEVEN ROOMS
IA and good bRke-oven, with stable attached
splendid garden of 81 acres, containing As fruit
trees, all in good state of cultivation. The
property is situated about ] miles from the city
of Rock Island, and will be disposed of reason
ably. Apply to M MARX,
Attorney at Law.
Office over the Post Office. jun f3dwtf
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-13

A LOT 20 FEET BY 100, WITH A GOOD
n dwelling house thereon, situated opposite
Kimbalps wagon shop, is offered for sale on reas-
enable terms. Title perfect, and possession given
immediately. $50 FRANCIS RICHARDS.
Rock Island, July 20, diff. 5ia = -
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-07-11
Death Of General Thomas
Francis Meayher by DrOIs

VIRGINIA CRY, NJ. T.. July g.
General Thomas Francis Medghcr.
Secretary and Acting Governor of
this Territory, accidentally fell from
the deck of the steamer Thompson,
at fort Benton, on the evening of
the LIST instant, and was drowned,
He had been absent fort past fort
night on public business, and had
succeeded in procuring arms for the
Territory, and transacted other mil;-
tary business demanded Ivy our pre-
sent exigency. His death is greatly
lamcnted, and the public dcmonstrs-
tons in honor of his distinguished
character and services, are generally
felt. At last accounts his remains
had not been found, the darkness of
the night, and the rapidity of the
current, preventing any rescue.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-07-11

Judge Wayne. one of the Associate JUS
tice. of the Supreme Court OF the United
States, died in Washington on the afternoon
of the 5t'rinst., of typhoid fever. BY the
act of July %, 1866, it IS provided that "no
vacancy in the Office of Associate Justice
of the Supreme Court shall be flied by ap-
pointment tistItte number Of Associate
justices shall be reduced to six" The
death Of Justice Wayne. therefore, leaves
no vaeaDeya as the Court still llns- six, As
sOcirs Jr$ifes. . 81 h - -. 8
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-07-11


Mr.. Bradley, counsel for SsssTait, has dis
,inguished himse< thron yhout the trial by
an offensive manner of examining witness
es, and By Naturalization in his dealings
with the Court. But afew months ago, it
will &c rsn,-Hyered, he called a Judge a
Har il Cost. one day las, week this III
tempered advocate, after leaving the Court
in which he had been properly reptimand-
ed. made an assault upon Judge Fisher
especially brutal as the Judge has for sew
eral days been almost too sick to take his
seat upon The bench. Mr. Bradley's proper
place seems to be the prize ring, IN which
he might legitimately obtain that celebrity
as q shoulder-hitter which he improperly
seeks at the bar Of justice. \ man may
either be i great lawyer or great psyil-
ist he cannot c. ally be both.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-07-11
Our exposition orthe way the little Dem

I Our exposition ofthe way the little Dem
ocrat man pokes his hand into the peoples
treasury and takes out 80 and $50 at a
clip, without having endefed any service
therefor, irritates him somewhat, and with
out attempting to contradict the correct
nessof our statements in reference to his
ovei chalses for Publishing TIC Delinquent
Last, tires 90 Throw aust in the people S
cses by intimasing that the 'Goleful cry. ,
as he terms oar agray OF facts and figures.
showing That he la. received 800, las.
year end this. more than the law allows
him fer publishing flrc Delinquent Lists.
fs because the county printing is not given
TO u.s. II IS Outrageous, in the estimation
of the publisher ofsAc tisae sheet, doahi-
less, that we viii not let him enjoy his
spoils in peace.
1t is amusing to see the shifts the pub
Usher of the little Coppcrhead sheet re-
sorts to to divert the peoples minds from
the true issue. We charged that he re-
ceived 80 more for publishing the Deln-
quent List This year, and SIS last year, than
vas justifable by law, which he does moi
deny, but tries to satisfy his conscience C)
and blindhis few readers by saying the
adjoining county Of Stark, with cne-sixth
Tie number of tax payers that Marshall
has, the public printing cost sl5l 60 more
than it did in this county, iut forge,s to
tell his few readers that the Stark County
Delinquent List was very nearly twice the
length of the Marshall county List, and
was therefore worth very nearly twice as
much. VIII the publisher Of the Rtc Cop
perhead sheet across TIE way say the pub
Usher of the Stark County ledger charged
more than GO cents per description for pub
fishing the Delinquent List? We say he
(the publisher of tile little Democrat) cid,
beth last year and tins, at least got more
in the aggregate nc;rly sloO more than
TIE law justifes
He thinks because we thus show up lis
rssCality we are insane. He has the same
perverted view of thiass generally He
even thinks al our readers are dead heads
and non paying subscribers, in face Of the
income-tax we pay every year He beast
ed last March that his profits wee error.
nous, but when he was called on To give
in his income swore last year that his prof
1t. did not exceed $500 in 1865. and this
year that they did not exceed 1900, in
1866 Profitable establishment that little
Democrat Office, isn't il: 1t is is very ev-
ident if tie proprietor don't get rich i. viii
not be because he does not understand
how 10 - and lie.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-07-11

A white settiementon the Mulberry, o
tributary of the Salina River, has been at
tackled, and the settlers driven away. Two
women were killed and two young girls
were taken captive. 3
wAsHINGTcS, July 6.-rrivate inforrna-
ton represents that the Indian depredations
81 the Upper Missouri are On the increase.
/ Hostile Sioux have succeeded IN overawing
&c great extent the'ffeneiy Indians. aid
as consequence the lives of all the whites
in that country are in imminent danger
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-07-11


In the House OF Representatives Tuesday,
The Reconstruction Bill reported by Mr.
Stevens on Monday, from the committee
Of nine, was taken up, and speeches in op-
position were made by Messrs. Brooks and
Wood, OF New York. The previous ques
ton was finally ordered By syote of 50 to
~, and the bill passed hya vote of Il9 to
81 In the Senate the Reconstruction Bill
repeated b. Senator Trumbull, from the
Judiciary Committee. was taken up imme-
diately after the reading OF the journal.
Mr.. Trumbuli spoke at length in support
of the mcassl-e.o He AS followed by
Senator Wilson, who advocated substi-
:ute for the second section, vaeating all
civil .ofices IN TIE Seuth-
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-07-11

The Reform bin, as introduced by Mr..
Disr2elli, contained q clause providing for
the casting Of votes by voting papers,
which mean, that parties absent from the
polls might send in letters to the returning
officer naming the candidate or candidates
for whom they desired to vote. The clause
was discussed ia the HDIsc OF Commons
on the 2lst ult., and rcjected by large ma
ijority. This plan Of voting papers is quite
distinct from the ballot, in favor of the
adoption Of which there is a considerable
and continually decreasing pIrty among the
Liberal members of Parliament,