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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-01-25
The Radical Platform.

Hear what the radical party advocates
and see how you like it.
|. A national debt.
2. Increased taxation.
3. Untaxed bonds for the rich,
4. High protective tariff for New Eng
land manufacturers.
5. Shiplasters for the poor.
6. Gold for the rich.
I: Negro mongrelism at the polls and
in the jury box.
g. Disfranchisement of foreign voters.
g. Military satraps, at an expense of
S2O0,000 900 to the general government in
stead OF officers paid by the states.
10 Negro senators and negro congress
men.
II. Negro judges and negro jurors,
II. Negro vice presidents.
ID. Trials by military commissions in.
stead of civil courts.
IA. The right of congress to change our
form OF government without the consent of
the people.
10. The right of congress to abolish the
state government and establish a military
despotism over the old Union.
10. The right of congress to force negro
equality on all the states without regard to
the will of the people.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-01-25

While the liabilities of the people of the
United States hang on balance, and con-
gress is attempting to destroy the supreme
court, and all the country is excited upon
this subject; while all the conservative pa.
pers and a large number of republican news
papers are denouncing the folly and mad
ness of the radical majority in congress,
the Rock Island and Moline Union is struck
dumb, and is on the fence. This is an unen-
viable position for newspaper which seeks
to be considered the leading paper of this
vicinity
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-01-25
From the New York Freeman's Journal and
Catholic Register.1

rFro,, the New York Freeman's Journal and
Catholic Register.]
General Grant and the Bondholders.
One of the most fatal signs of his failure
was exhibited lately in $50 called political
meeting at Cooper Institute Hall. The
Messrs. Astor, VIM. B. and his son, John j.,
were there. So was A. T. Stewart, the inn
mensely wealthy dry goods merchant. Cor
nelius Vanderbilt, the great railroad capital
list, was supposed tobe there. And these
very wealthy bondholders nominated Grant
for President The ridiculous aspect OF
this nomination is hard to portray. These
politically incapable gentlemen assuming 70
direct political action, could be e4oaiied
only by set of most impecunious pohucians
starting an insurance company on the basis
of five millions capital, paid in. The Messrs.
Aston. and Commodore Vanderbilt, and Pc
ter Cooper. and the rest of this Grant.
Cooper Institute meeting, would not take
stock in the politicians insurance company.
Wide.awake politicians will not take stock
in the bondhoIders' movement for Grant, at
the expense of ninety-nine out of each humid
red of the people.
Grant has been killed as a presidential
candidate by the oficious action of these
very heavy bondholders. The people of
New York and the people of Pennsylvania
are not with the bondholding aristocracy.
Every state of the northwest is of one general
mind on this matter. Grant is going to be
the candidate of the rich bondholders. The
leading issue in the next presidential can
vass is to be the question of getting rid of
onerous taxation, and of the toar debt, as
its cause. Two ways are presented. The
first is to pay off all these in the declared
currency in which they were contracted.
That currency is greenback paperi There
is another plan-and the only alternative
possible. 1t is reputation of the entire
war debt, as not lawfully contracted We
can assure our black republican feiends that
they are in much danger from this idea. 1t
has very much of example to justify it. We
are in favor of the mitigated plan. We are
for paying off the war debt in the same cur
rency in which it was contracted, at about the
same per centage on the value of gold
dollar
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-01-25

LOW MANY THOUSAND OF PERSONS
IL do we daily behold, both male and female,
who are suffering out miserable existence from
the effects of secret indulgence, or from virus
absorbed into their Hy stem from venerial dis
ease. Look at their paid, emaciated and disfg
ured faces and their broken down constitutions,
depicting disease ard its horrible cOnseq uences;
disqualifying them rom marriage, or the enjoy
ment of life. II is, therefore, important for
those sufferers to know that, by calling upon DR..
'. hATES, they can be ctfectually cured. He
10 physician who has made "private disease
his especial study for thirty-two years, and who
has cured upward of thirty thousand cases in
Cincinnati alone within the last twenty years.
He is therefore competent to every form OF
disease. both recent and chronic, in the shortest
possible time, without mercury or other poison
Gus medicines. Be careful that you IND Dr.
KATES, at his old established Office. l53 Syca-
more street, Cincinnati, Ohio, first house below
Fifth street, west side DIR. RATES attends TO
his patients personally, and may be found in MS
office from o'clock A. NJ, till O'Clock p. N.
Sundays from A.. N. till IL A. NJ All conn
DENTAL ~ Oct.23dnwiy.
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Pendleton For President.

The Esaminer, of San Francisco, advo-
Gates the nomination of Hon. George n.
Pendieton for President. 1t says:
we, therefore, say that the next presi-
DENTAL election must be one of principle.
1t must not only be one of principle, but the
democra party must put up statesman
"A man whose political antecedents are
well known-who has not gone off on ssillic-
it rove" with the enemy--whose claims are
not predicated upon his success in the butch
cry OF his countrymen-who has not shown
himself, In the dark hours of his party's trial,
sunshine patriot-and, above all, who has
not allied himself, under any pretext, with
the miserable, fanatical, mongrel crew. who
for the last SIX years, in the name of liberty.
have been trampling upon everything valua-
Bile in republican government In short wa
want no military hero to leal our forces
We want statesman in the highest sense of
the term. Ifthe people are not prepared to
rally under such leader, then it were best
that radicalism should work out its own so.
luton during the next four years. Every
concession to wrong but strengthens its
hand. Every compromise with error is a
blow at truth. If the democrats cannot con.
quer the vile faction of corruptionists and
usurpers who now run the government with
an honest and we'll tried statesman, then il
were better to surrender at discretion. and
let the foul and loathsome disease of mon
grelism run its course. But they can tri-
umph and will triumph if their leaders hut
do their duty. The people are all ripbt-
we have only to fear the time.servine. in.
triguing, papsucking and pace.hunt;nu
wire-pullers and trading politicians. Give
Us such man as George Fl. Pendleton, of
Ohio, as our standard bearer, and we should
stake our life On successful issue, without
one solitary vote from the strangled south.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-01-25

A Jacobin newspaper states the following
to be the democratic programme for 1868
81. To make this "a white man govern nent,
by remanding the four millions of blacks into po-
litical nonentity and virtual serfdom:
II. To relieve the people from tnxat.n n, by
virtually repudiating the national debt"
The radical programme must be directly
opposed to that reprted as the democratic
programme. In such case, it would rad as
follows:
i. To make this black mans govern.
ment, by Remaining eight millions of whites
into political nonenity and serfdom.
III. To increase the burden of taxation
for the purpose of enriching radical Office
holders.
In the same words of the Jocobin news
paper, ITO beat this programme, we must
appeal to the hottest impulses and mobiles,
aspirations of the people,"
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-01-25
FARM FOR SALE.

rNHE subscriber offers for sale IS acres of land,
l. situated in Black Hawk township. between
the Knoxville and Monmouth roads, and Rdjo
ing the corporation of the town of Camden Mills,
in the county of Rock Island and state of uli-
nois. On the premises there is about 26 acres of
improved land, a small frame house, some bearing
apple and cherry trees, considerable small garden
fruit and shrubbery, an abundance OF never-fail-
ing spring water Sufficient in elevation and guam
tity to supply all of the town of Csmden) and a
good site for brick making, and in all probability
is underlaid with bed of coal.
TERms--$SO per acre. 0ne-half cash down,
and tho remainder reasonable time, at per
cent. interest. Enquire of tho subscriber, adj
joining the premises.
DAVID J. LLOYD.
January Goth, 1868. jan2ldwSw-
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-01-25

The niger radicals in Louisiana have sent
petition to congress by T. W. Conway, of
freedmen's bureau notoriety and now paid
agent of the republican congressional COM
mittee, asking congress to contrive some way
to degrade Gen. Hancock, and saying that
unless this is speedily done the constitution
sought to be imposed upon that state by a
military dictatorship will be defeated
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-01-25
AUCTION SALE.

DY ORDER OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE
ID City Council on Streets and Alleys, l will
sell Mt pnbli, auction, the premises, on Satur-
dav. the 18th day of February next, at l o'clock
p. NJ. to tho highest bidder, for cash in hand,
the brick house just above Babcock & Andrews
tannery situated in the centre Of the foot of Ar
senal Street, and known as the Case house,--the
property to be forthwith removed from the street
by the purchaser.
z. c. CHOPPER, City Marshal.
Rock Island, Jsn'T 20, 1858, DIFF.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-01-25
SWAMP LAND SALE.

NOTICE is hereby given that by order of the
~ Board of Supervisors in and for the County of
Rock Island and State of Illinois, will offer at
public auction, at the door of the Court House.
in the City and County of Rock Island, on the
18th day of March, A. u. 1865, between the
hours of 10 o'clock A. NJ. and O'Clock P. NJ. of
said day. the following described Swamp and
Overlooked Lands lying in said Rock Island
County.
TERNs OF S&LE-0ne-fourthc cash in hand, and
the other three ourths in three annual payments
with interest at 10 per cent. per annum, payable
annually and secured by note and mortgage:
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-01-25

ROCKS OF THE DEMOCRATIC STATE
CrNrRAL COMMITTEE,
Springfield, Jan. sch, H.: -

~ CENTRAL CONN
Springfield, Jan. sen,
The democratic state central cosnm'teoe met In
Springfield on this date, pursuit. aI rsprss.n,at;on
s. ort;o. 81 the state being present. the
-o,;t;csl sitnstion and national future was the
psnh;.ct ~ earnest and carefulconsiderasion. The
facts which this consideration brought to the mo-
tce of the committee were, that the entire people
of the United States are laboring under burden
of federal, state and local taxation such as has
never besn laid upon any people before. The
financial policy of the dominant party is such
that these burdens must inevitably increase if
the power of that party is continued. The OBJ
vious effect of this policy is to create a monied
aristrocraoy. In addition to this general system
Of oppression. large portion of the sovereign
states of the Union are not permitted to enjoy
republican form of government, but are crushed
into the condition of dependent colonies, by mii'
tary rule. This system Of government is pursued
by the dominant party for the purpose OF thrust
ing upon the country the sufrages OF iateIy
emancipated slaves. The entire poiicy OF the
dominant party is therefore conuneo 10 an euort
to retain the patronage of the government by
means of negro suffrage ana the influence OF the
influential corporations Of the country. These
facts being paipable and undisputed, the central
committee directed their executive committee to
call convention of the democracy of the state of
Illinois, to be held at Springfield, Illinois, on
Wednesday, April 18th, 1868, at IAN.
The democracy of each county are therefore
notified to send delegates to said convention tor
the purpose of declaring the principles which
shall actuate the democratic party in the next
presidential canvass; for the purpose of appoint
ing delegates to the national democratic conven-
tion nominating electors for the state of Illinois;
for the nomination Of candidates for state officers,
and for tie transaction Of such other business as
may come before the convention.
Each county win be allowed one delegate for
every three hundred 5000 votes cast for George
B. Mcclellan for president in 1854, and one dele
gate for fraction of $50 and over of said vote.
JOHN A. McCLERNARD,
Chairman.
r. E. GO0DELL,
E. b. HERNDON,
Executive Committee.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-01-25
Wednesday, April 18th, 1868, at IL n.

We omit the table of counties for the
state, on account of its length, but will state
for the benefit of the democracy of this region
that Rock Island county is entitled to 5 del
egates Mercer 4, Henry 5 and Whiteside 8.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-01-25
A CARD.

The subscriber, for the past ten years engaged
as cutter at Mr.. Cones Merchant Tailoring Es-
tablishment, would inform his friends and the
citizens of Rock Island and vicinity, that be has
opened New Merchant Tailoring Estabis hment
for the purpose of manufacturing to order first
class fine custom work to those that have been in
the habit of getting their garments cut by us,
while at Mr.. Cones, we would extend an invita-
tion to call on at our establishment, and
to those that cannot get suited in Rock Island
and are in the habit of sending east for their gar
ments we would invite them TO call ana give a
trial. feeling confident that can suit them in
every respect. We have a handsome assortment
of fine Cloths, Cassimeres and Vestinss, together
with a large variety of splendid French Goatings
and Tricots in different shades and colos for fine
business suits Also fine Beavers in different
colors, for oyercosts,-All of which we will make
to order in the best aud most fashionable manner
flower rates than the same class of goods can be
obtained either side of the river Call and
examine our styles, and compare our goods and
prices with those engaged in the same business.
THOMAS MCCULLOUGH,
North side of Third Street, near the Post Office,
Davenport, Iowa.
Formerly cutter at Cones.
N. B. The cutting department is under our
own supervision. nov29dly.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-01-25
ROSENFTELD 4 EPSTEIN.
ILLINOIS INDUSTRIAL UNIVERSITY.

THE undersigned have been appointed Board
l. of Examiners Of applicants from this county
for the prize and honorary scholarship in the Il
linois Industrial University, and will hold the
examination on Saturday, the eighth day of Feb
ruary next, Mt the Office of William IL. Gest, Rock
Island.
The examination will begin at o'clock, A.. VI.
The applicants must be Is years of age
and of good moral character.
One honorary pupil from each county is by
law admitted to the University free of tuition,
preference being given to the of those who
have been soldiers sailors in the service of the
United States. Many of the counties have
offered premiums of $50 each to the best prepared
students, TO help them to attend the University
during the spring term, and We hope that one or
more such premiums may be raised in this county.
The tuition of these prize scholars viii also be
free. The Spring term will open Monday,
March I'd.
Students, other than prize or honorary, may
present themselves for examination at the Uni
versity at that time.
WV. ii. GRsT,
V. NJ. BLASDING,
J. NJ. Cow.
Jan23dW2w
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-01-25

The sale Of the above described lands will be
continued from day to day, if necessary, Inc
plat of said lands can be at the Count!
Clerks office.
b. Il. JOSL1N,
Drainage Commissioner.
Rock Island, january 23d. 1865. dwtd.
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$l46,94T


Conveyances TO all the above Real Estate and
Bills OF Sale to the personal property, have been
made out and deposited with q Commissioner
who will, as soon as the drawing is completed
cause WArrsnty Deeds TO the Real Estate ard
Bills Of Sale to the personal property to be exc
cuted and delivered those res pectively drawing
the same
Minor and cash prizes will he promptly paid OF
sent 10 those drawing them
CExIRALIA, Ill. December 10, 1887.
We, the undersigned, citizens OF Centralis
hereby certify that we are well acquainted With
the officers and members of the Association
styled the National Lincoln Monumental Gift
Association" that they well known and. es-
teemed in this place and community honest,
rel able, and trustworthy men, and that be-
lieve that they will faithfully redeem the pledge
they make to the public, and 10 the holders of
their tickets.
F. KOHL, Cashier LIST National Bank Of Centralia.
R. d. NoLKsLN, Collector Int Revenue, LIST Dis
trict; Illinois
s. CosDIT, Police Magistrate
FLETCHER L CooPER, Publishers Ceurralis Sent
incl.
". SToKER, Attorney at Law and Notary Public.
L. F. CASEY, Attorney at Law.
J. SHuLrz, Assistant Assessor Internal Revenue,
Eleventh District
Remittances may be made at our risk either
BY Draft Express or =. o. Money Orders, to
ten.
NIB. Address all communications to the
Secretary of the Association.
J.w. SKIPW ORTIZ, President.
r. b. DAVIS, Secretary.
J. S. HUTCHINS, Proprietor Roduan
House, Agent for Rock Island and vicinity.
janlOd
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-01-25
THE MOUNT AUBURN
Young Ladies Institute 4!

Opened it's twenty third session in September
with nearly two hundred pupils. The number
has been increasing every week since. and the
school is in a dourishing condition. The large
new @uiding is not yet full Those having pu-
pills TO send TO boarding-schools invited to
consider our terms and claims before deciding to
send to any other place.
The Spring Session will commence February 3.
Its healthful location. and its country position,
while yet near the city, gives 1t adv antagss
either city country schools.
Its character a first rate Seminary of Learn
ing is too well known to need further comments.
The Libra,-, Cabinet, and Apparatus, already
very extensive, are receiving yearly additions.
For catalogues or information. address
!. II. WHITE,
IS West Fourth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio,
Or, II. THANE MILLER, Pres't.
saDo5dIYp
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YANKEE NOTION STORE
wzoIusAIH AND RETAIL !!
ILLINOIS STREET ROCK ISLAND.
FIELD g. BROTHER.

The undersigned, Successors to A. HULL have
on hand n full stock OF
vANHEE NoTIoNs:
consisting Of Buck Mittens, Gloves, Pins, Nee
dies. Paper, Envelopes, Pens, Pencils, Machine
silk, Thread, Bindings, Buttons, Belts ana DUO
soap. Barriers Soap, Hair Oil. Perfnmery, Combs,
Purses, Calf and Morocco Wallets, Rubber Chains
and Rings, Whips, Lashes, Hosiery, Cigars, Sus-
penders, Gun Caps, spectscles, Shoe Laces, Head
Nets, Chewing Gum. Ruifes, Ladies ana tents
Bosums and Collars, Paper Collars, and Q great
variety of fancy articles generally kept in q No
ton Store or by Live Yankees.
We buy our goods in New York Of importers,
iobbers and manufacturers for tho Wholesale
trade, and can sell as cheap as any store west Of
New York. -.
~ FIELD 4 BROTHER,
Illinois Street, Rock Island.
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THE NATIONAL LINCOLN
MONUMENTAL GIFT
ASSOCIATION,

Capital, sI4s.e47
Number Of Tickets, l4se47
Price of Tickets, each, 81 90
Number Of Prizes, 5000
This association will make a Grand Distribu-
ton Of Gifts at CENTRALIA, ILL.,,
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY p, IS
When each ticket-holder will be entitled to on
fine Steel Engraving.
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-05-28


NEW YoRK, May Election dull and NON.
inal At ny cents. Sugar quiet and steadyi
Cuba ilk0ls1 cents; Porto Rico liJf0isx
cents. Flour quiet and steady, southern 10.
changed. Wheat dull and lower No. t2lt@
"a 10. Corn dull and lower. si6s. Oats dun
and nominal, edlcents. Rye quiet and steady,
u os6a o.. Pork quiet and weak, $3.50.
Gold, i.@k.
Baltimore, May 2T-brsadsipgs-The mar.
ket is outlet and rather heavy, especially for
spring whests. There 10 some Inquiry for ship.
Riss Grade City Milis, shipping extra hi:
morning on private terms; also OF several hum
dred barrels in jobbing lots, mostly spring
wheats, within the range OF quotations
and 5,et2 red, The market 10 dull and medium
GRADES s TO 10 cents lower. No Pennsylyania
wheat OFFERING,
Saies-Red-ilo busheis strictly prime at
4, %; 500 DO VIRGINIA, at O. 20; $40 good Mary.
land AT q. 10, $50 do At "a 10, and 400 bushel
prime cecil county red AT d so.
Corn.-Receipts, 2o,bs3 bushels white and
e,eos bushels yellow. The receipts, especially
white were larger to-day than for some time
past, but with q somewhat brisk demand, the
market ruled firm.
Sales: whitc-l. 600 bushels at lio cents; 500
at IFS cents 200 at us cents 500 at 1ls cents; los
at lis cents 200 At IFS cents, $500 at lis cents;
1000 at IFS centsi $50 At IFS cents; and 900 In
store at llo cents. Yeliow-soo bushels at l2l
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-05-28

PhorosALs FOR SUPPLIES.
orr'',0 F q o.s..sy vs. .ss..,Er.,
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&" 30 ppsusds eo Sd d!roIisd sheet copper.
s.iS 10 pSaad: Ssst scaSie-rsansl ea.t..s.sl. for
20 tons L.hisS lump coal
9 barrel. puiveriIed biiuminou. coal.
Dsro.s bestiron screws, simlot points. assorted
DsIos. best brass screws. ginlst points. assort.i
LOO psasd. Cumberland nails.
- pounds olout.
board &c: &c. s sh;'.I p Ss. p..r.
o s ssiiSD rs wa w.l s.n; ;sssSId
90 pounds resi- * S sS1. t soap.
;.?s 4: i;!is 81 T.: :::s
IsaS.itSn, and Tr.ascn. Il eS"si S S.s:
g. s;s g Ss: :::ss: s s:fl: !:.a'
s,Suo pounds rsund iron.
Lose pounds square irsn,
fuiI particulars respecting the foregoing Articles
will be given By Chief Esginser THE'SDORR
TELLER, navy yard, Philadelphia.
FOR BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION, &c.
Is, oJ0 pounds k-inch round iron.
90 rafters % feet long, Ixg In.
% girders s. feet long, 7xs In.
braces 10 feet leng, 6r7 In.
RSa5 FALL no I. ~ e t i:nf: 40 IN
" pests 70 sstions, isoin,
900 fest -ineh second common white p 90 ARDS
to be well seasoned.
lplecs bar irsn. 6tlls In, IS H., 1 In. lsnr
spisees bar Iron, 6rlI In, lengths as d..
Spices i;!nch .nal. ir.n, length. =. directed.
@pieess SE-ineh angle iron, lengths As Ill
Full particulars respecting tho foregoing artielss
| will ss,giyep by Naval Constructor fOOk navy
ron BUREAU OF YARDS AND DOCKS
" white ash boards. '-'.
1000 s'.51 i:s! I IsS 'tr,is.tsr,in'd seasoned
f: :: nss v Tiin1t S sS.sS
20 pieces white hickory, 8 feet long, llxO In.
800 board feet, 6-inch straight grained seasoned
white eak plank. 20 feet long. Is In. Wide
a. With hit ,.wsd to s9s,srs sdgss
aop pH.ns; best American fat iron a'Ii.in .7fcsi
1000 pG:ai s II; American fat ir.n. sssi. l'
E.'tssTsnE sTsiSs
Of Yard imprsvsnsat'. nsvE.ysrd, rhilaaslphis.
| nya-td Paymastsr o. 8, n.
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-05-28

TnR Charleston Mercury, Lynchburg Rspub-
lican, Petersburg Inder. Mobile Rsgfsfer, and
New Orleans Piedyune, and other Southern
newspapers advocate Hancoek's nomination.
ONO is to have new cost Of arms. A CO.
the ballot box and . crowd Of disfranchised
students leaving her colleges.
TIE Cincinnati Commercial has been informed
that Horatio Seymour 10 declaring himself for
Chase.
are always either great way before or q long
way behind the times, have nominated Chici
Justice Chase for the Presidency.
NUNERorsLY signed petitions requesting
senator Trumbull to resign. are In circulation
In Illinois.
Gov. wooD. OF @ uincy, Illinois, placed flag
at half mast over his house on Learning BY tel
egraph how Senator Trumbull had voted.