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Asistic Cholera In China
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TUNGGHoN, China. Aug. %, 1866.
Messrs PERRY DAVIS j. SoN:
Dear Sirs.-Durng long residence in
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stances, do not remember failing in a sim
gle case. For three years | have been re-
siding IN this place, more than fifty miles
from a physician, and have been obliged Of
ten to fall upon my own resources in cases
of sickness. The Chinese come to us in
great numbers for medicine and advice.
Though without medical knowledge our
selves, the few simple remedies we can CON-
mard are so much in advance even of their
physicians, that we have almost daily appli-
cations. We allow them to come, because
il brings us in contact with them, and opens
q door to usefulness. In diarrbea, collie
vomiting, cholera, coughs, &c. your Pain
Killer has been my chief medicine
Yours, very truly, 7. P. CRAWFORD.
Jan. 24dwlm.
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Hsfs Malt Extract Beverage of Health.

Prescribed by Physicians in New York
and in the Western States: 1t is WE'LL
known fact that most of American physici-
ans prescribe this healthful beverage as a
TONIC as well as pleasant remedy for dys-
pephcs, debilltated, consumptives, GONZALES
cents, invalidS, and weak persons, especially
in consequence of the recommendation of
the New York Academy of Medicine; with
the names of the Professors Fordyce Barker
Van Buren,, James b. Wood, of New York
City, we name also the well-known DIR. T.
Comstock, of st. Louis, who recommends it
TO his patients in his practice. The eminent
physicians, Drs. Crane and White, of New
York, wrote to Mr.. Hoff, 542 Broadway, New
York, the following letter: I'VE have used
Hoff'S Malt Extract in practice, and the re-
suits have been such as to fully justify the
claims for it; We feel certain that it is des-
| tined to supply want long felt"
DIR. Blocker, of Redwing, Mimi, wrote
II saw by the papers that the genuine Hoff' s
Malt Extract has been introduced in Amer
lea; this is an acquisition of the greatest
importance for consumptives. Ny uncle. N
d. Sandersleben, (Prussian Counsellor OF
Medicinel, wrote me about its wonderful eff.
! cacy; he had prescribed it at St. Paul and
! obtained the best results now L wish to try
it with one of nv medical friends, DR.. Game,
who is suffering from pulmonary consump'
ton, with spasmodic asthma; please, there.
| fore" follows order), Sold at Druggists
and Grocers. Price 65e per single bottle
or $3.50 per dozen.
CHARLES SPoNHoLz, Agent, Rock Island
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Then Mr.. Greeley, the very head and front
of the party, was nominated for one of the
first positions under the government 1t is
not true that the. President, even where he has
had the power Of appointment has confined
himself 70 his own friends in making the Sc
lection. He has been compelled, in arthese
revenue cases, so far AS my knowledge ex.
tends, either to take men ofthe dominat par.
~, or those with whom they were satisfied,
or leave tie offices untitled. And II, IN sci
Getting among them, he finds one thief out o.
dozen, do not think il is at all remarka
BILE, and am only surprised that he has MOI
been more unlucky than he has in this par
ticular.
EConcluded tomorrow
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The house having under confederation senate
amendment to house bill No. a6s. to prevent
frauds IN the collection OF the tax on distilled
spirits
Mr.. MARSHALL said:
Mr.. SPEAKER-The few remarks which
shall submit upon this occasion have been
suggested by the debate that has arisen this
afternoon on the proposition before the
house, and l shall not detain the house for
any great length of time. 1t was not my
purpose, when this question was brought be-
fore the house, to say anything whatever
upon it, for with the details and particular
merits OF the proposition pending do not
pretend to be very familiar. But, as the
debate has taken latitude that does not
properly belong to the question immediately
before us, / wish to avail myself of the OBJ
portunity to suggest some things that ought,
as l think, to be brought to the attention of
the country. have no direct or peculiar
information i regard to the enormous and
outrageous frauds that are being perpetrated
upon the government and upon the overtax
ed and oppressed people of this country
There can be no doubt that these frauds have
tor some years been increasing 81 rapidly
and have now become so enormous as 10 be
perfectly appalling, and to threaten not onlv
the rnin of the people, but the very existence
of our government.
1t is an unquestionable fact that thieverv
and robbery of the people by public officials
oil over the land have within the last few
years become science. 1t is engaged il
extensively in all parts Of the country, and
it has grown to be such an enormous evi
that it now threatens to bring starvation
upon the people and bankruptcy to the gov
eminent. Many of the facts are notorious
but it seems impossible to bring any of thes'
great thieves and malefactors to Justice
The fact is, the public sense has become de
moralized. The public wink at crimes wher
they are so enormous that the pockets O
the criminals are filled with gold or green
backs. We can punish little petty thieve,
in our courts of justice, men who steal Dir
- O. horse, or something of that kind, bu
thief Who robs the treasury Of thousands
ailions goes at large with IMMUNITY, ant
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TRUSTEE SALE.

DY VIRTUE OF TRUST DEED, MADE.
ID executed, Acknowledged aud delivered to
the undersigned Trustee, by Thomas ii. Hart
mann and Elizabeth Hartmann, his wife, of the
City and County of Rock Island and State of H.
linos, on the Sth day of October, A. D, ls67 and
recorded in the Office of the Recorder of the
County of Rock Island and State of illinois, on
the 9Th day of October, A. n. 1867, AT 9:i5 o.
clock A. NJ, in Book 40" of Mortgages, page
$50, to secure the payment OF promisory note
bearing same dale, executed and delivered by the
srid Thomas ii. Hartmann TO Jacob 0hlweiler,
amounting to three hundred dollaIs and interest
due thereon, payable four months after date there
of, at Mitchell Il Lyndes Bank, Rock Island, IL
linois. And whereas. default has been made, in
the payment OF said note any part thereof, and
in all other conditions in said Trust Deed con-
tained, and upon application of said Jacob Obi
weller, he being the legal holder of said Note,
and by virtue OF the power of sale in said Trust
Deed contained, / will sell st public rendue, ts
the highest bidder for cash, all the following des
CT bed premises, and all the right and equity of
redemption, of the said Grsntors or their heirs,
executors assigns, On THE FOURTH DAY
OF MARCH, A. II. 1865, between the hours of
10 o'clock A. NJ. and o'clock T. NJ. of said day,
at the north door of the Court House of the
County Of Rock Island to-wit:
All that lot, piece parcel of Land, situate in
the City aIi County Of Rock Island and State of
Illinois, to-wit: Let Eve (5), in Block twenty
| (20l. known as the Old Town, together with al
| tn buildings and Improvements thereon.
The proceeds of this sale will be applied: LIST,
to the payment of all advance. made by the said
party Of the first part for taxes and assessments
and expenses for advertising selling and convey
ing as aforesaid. inclcting attorneys fees; I'd.
the amount due said note, and Sd, render
| ing the overplus, if any there be, to the said
| Grantors or their legal representatives
Dated Rock Island, H., February 18th. 1865.
MATHEW MARX,
Tn sta
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Rock Island, Feb. 10, 1865.
Second Ward,

The Democratic and Conservative voters of the
Second Ward are requested to meet at the City
Council Room, Saturday, Feb. 22d at o'clock
p NJ. for the purpose of nominating candidate
for Alderman to be supported at the coming City
Election and to appoint delegates to attend the
City Convention to be held in the Court House in
Rock Island, Monday, Feb. oath. at O'Clock P
NJ. to nominate a candidate for Mayor. Also &c
appoint q Ward Committee for the ensuing year
Rock Island, Feb. II, 1868.
J. R. JOHNSTON, !
DAVID NUNAN, Committee.
JOHN STAUBACK.
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A full line of brown aud black muslins
from to l04 wide; Prints, Denims. Ticks,
and all kinds of staple goods at low prices.
Being bought before the recent rise in cotton
goods they can and will sell them as low or
lower than any other house in town. Their
stock of winter goods they are still selling at
a sacrifice in order to make room for their
spring stock.
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NEw Coal ENTERPRISE TN HsSSa.-Hen-
ry Hand and b. Crull are engaged in locat-
ing shaft near the surveyed line of the
Rockford d Warsaw railroad, on the farm of
Mr.. Crull, tive miles from Cleveland. 1t has
been ascertained that four loot vein of
coal will be reached at depth of "a feet
from the surface. - CAMBRIDGE Chronicle.
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The OIL WELL IN HASSA.-Mr. Rice, ct
al. are still engaged in boring for oil on
John Searl's farm in Hanna township, near
Rock river. A depth of 2s2 feet has been
reached. Nearly 200 feet Of that distance
has been worked through rock of the granite
species. The character of the rock is chang
ing rapidly as the drill descends. and Is
much softer than at the depth of 200 feet
Mr.. Rice and others are quite sanguine ,hnd-
ing much to encourage them.-Camorad9e
Chronicle.
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MORE CoAL.-Mr. J. Schwartzenburg is
advertising for proposals to put down coal
shaft on his place a mile north of town.
Coal shafts are going down all around u.s.
If they had been down years ago, and people
coming into Cambridge from all directions
for coal, instead of our own people going
out in all directions for it, as they have
done, it would have been better for the
place. Cambridge Chronicle.
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NOTICE TO TEACHERS.

T WILL HOLD PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS o
L applicants for Teachers Certificates, on
March Sd, 7th and Goth, and April 80, AZ m'
office, in Rock Island.
Examination win begin at 10 o clock A. M
and close at 2 o'clock p. M.
No excuses received.
WIN. H. 0EST,
fsb1edwst. Superintendent.
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Third Ward.

The Democratic and Conservative voters Of thu
Third Ward are requested to meet at the Rescue
Engine House, on Saturday evening, the 22d inst
at O'Clock for the purpose of nominating candi
date for Alderman, appointing IL delegates to the
City Convention. and choosing Ward Commit
tee of three, for the ensuing year.
PHILIP SMMOS,
julius MULAcK, Committee.
THOMAS BUTLER,
Rock Island. Feb. IL, 1868.
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'Let every man on Sabbath cease entirely
from his usual work, no matter what that
may be" so says the Adrance Is this rule
to apply to parsons, church clerks and psalm
singers? 1t is to be hoped so.-Darenpors
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Fresh Arrival.

Just received, a Superior Stock of Staple
and fancy Dry Goods, which has been
bought at the lowest market prices. Call
aud examine my stock before purchasing
elsewhere. L. WOLF.
feb.ldlm.
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The lady who refused to use yeast because
it was made from hops and barley, is eau
toned against bread, as it is made from
wheat; aud sugar, since it is the father Of
rum and apple pie, as it is first cousin to
20 ol-
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90 to the Best,

Go to to the Bryant Il Stratton Iowa State
Business College, to get thorough practical
business education, or to become good
sound telegraph operator. For circulars ad
dress enclosing stamps the Bryant Il STRAIT
ton Commercial College. Davenport, Iowa.
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SuIcIDE.-We hear of the suicide of 8
man named Shumway, at or near Galva, 4
few days since. Cause, domestic Disagree
ment. Means, bullet through the head.
Effect, instant death Cambridde Chronicle
18th
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0dd Fellows

Rock Island Lodge No. Is, I. o. o. F.
meets every Monday Evening at Odd Eel
lows Hall, southeast corner of Illinois ant
Eagle Sts., al u o'clock P. N.
GEORGE SToCkER. N. G..
E. ID. SWEENEY, r. s.
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Fourth Ward.

The Democratic and Conservative voters of the
Fourth Ward are requested meet at the Office of
Skinner Son, Saturday evening next at
O'Clock to nominate candidate for Alderman,
choose delegates to the City Convention, and
appoint q Ward Committee of three
HENRY FITZSIMNONs,
JACOB noDGE,
Committee.
Rock Island, Feb. IS, 1868.
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ID a ET's HALL.
SAYU1OAY, EEB'Y a, lo6a

TWO Lev tsAsS Al B x7l
After an absence of three years in Europe,
where they have delighted nearly all the Kings,
Queens, Emperors, Nobility, and Five Million
citizens of the "Old World" the won ierful Lili-
putisns have returned to their native land and
are giving few Farewell Entertainments prior
to their final retirement to private life.
They are undoubtedly the most astonishing and
delightful wonders of the age! -Four beautifully
and symmetrically formed ladies and gentlemen
in miniature. Graceful. intelligent, witty, edu-
Gated and refined, exhibiting the most polished
manners of the fashionable drawing room, and
yet only the size of three year old children
Their unique and exquisitely enchanting per
fOrmances and exhibitions never fail to charm
and delight every beholder.
Songs, Duets, Dances, SC, in characteristic
Costumes, Military Exercises, Comic limitations
and Delineations, Fantastic 0rations, Dialogues,
amusing Tricks. Classic Statues, Funny Panto-
mines, and Burlesque Comedies enchant the
children, delight the ladies, and astonish and
please the gentlemen.
The scores of rich and elegant Dresses, and
the brilliant collection of Diamonds worn before
the various Potentates of Europe, all Of which
are introduced 10 these Popular Levees, cost over
Twenty Thousand Dollars in Gold.
These little mites of huma Rity are eonveyed
to and from their Hotel and Hall by their besuti-
full Shetland Ponies and Miniature Carriage, at.
tended by Elm Coachmen and Footmen in Liv-
cry.
Ladies and children are considerably advised
to attend the day exhibition, and thus avoid the
rush and confusion of the evening performances
To the Day Decentralization IS cents
Children under ten, Is cents. Reserved Seats
SO cents Children under ten, 25 cents,
Evening Observation-Disclosures TO all part,
Of the house, % cents Children under ten. Is
cents. feb20d3t.
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Masonic.

Barrett Chapter No. SIR. A. NJ. meets a,
Masonic Hall on the First and Third Tues
days of each month.
J. l.. Ramsey. II. P.
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DEMOCRATIC WARD MEETINGS.
First Ward.

The Democratic and Conservative voters of the
First Ward are requested to meet at o'clock
Saturday evening next, at Western Engine
House, to nominate candidate for Alderman,
choose IL Delegates to the City Convention and
appoint q Ward Committee of three.
- A full turn out is desired-and promptly at the
hour.
JACOB WoLLENHAUPr.
GEORGE LAMONT,
CHARLES EsGEL,
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A radical congressional committee has
certified that the radical sergeant-at-arms
of the house Is not q thief.
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LOCAL COLUMN.
At Wadsworth's.

FIFTEEN CENTS line will be charged for
each insertion of articles under this head.
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Whole number

The Ward Meetings are also requested 10 'noo's
Ward Committee of three in each "aro-sno
the City Convention committee OF one, at-iarge,
who shall act as Chairman Of the Central Com
mittee.
The Committee would urge upon all who are
opposed to the destructive rule of radicalism to
attend and participate in she Ward meetings.
By order of the Democratic Central Com
mttee.
Rock Island, February Is, 1868.
A. WAGNER, Chm n.
c. EsaEL, Sec'ry.
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Democratic Ward Meetings. sAs
Civ Convention.

The Democratic and CONF.
this city are requested to meet IN 'ns'r
Ward, on Saturday evening" the zzd inst at
O'Clock, for the purpose Of nominating Aldermen
and choosing Delegates to City Convention, to
y, held at the Court House, on Monday evening,
the gath inst, at o'clock, to nominate a candi-
date for Mayor.
Each Ward win be entitled to Delegates ~
follows:
The First Ward IL Delegates.
!" End o
Sd Is
' 4th "
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POLITICAL PROFLIGACY.
The ThieVery and Extravaganza
of the Republican Party.
THE ENORMOUS PROPORTIONS OF
TAXATION.
WHAT BECOMES OF THE MONEY.
The Remedy for Terrible Public
Evils.
speech by Hon. 8, !. Marshall, OF
Illinois, in The United States
H0nse Of Representatives,
Jan, 9, 1868.
WHAT BECOMES OF THE MONEY

The house having under consideration senate
amendment to house bin No. 1859. to prevent
frauds in the collection of the tax ON distilled
spirits-
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Rock Island, Feb. IS, 1868.
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and clothe lazy, vagabond negroes, or put
into the hands and pockets of these plumber
ers.
This system must cease, and there is q
remedy for it; and the only remedy is to go
back to the original principles of the govern
ment to relnstate that party in power which
tor 60 years safely and economically carried
on the government, and successfully prose-
cuted two great foreign wars without any op-
preston OF the citizen, any violation of the
safeguards OF the constitution, and without
sending one federal taxgntherer among the
people to eat out their substance.
And how dare my colleague, or any pen-
| .Ieman, in the presence of public and well
known facts. charge any of these frauds up.
on the President or upon any one outside OF
the party now in power +? BY an act Of
| congress the President is stripped OF
his rightful power for the correction OF
| these evils. He cannot remove q single
| man from office, not even one of his
| own cabinet ministers, or appoint a single
man to Office without the consent of your
radical senate. The consequence is that,
while the Offices are now filed by radicals,
| ali new appointments must be made from
that party. 1t is sufficient for the senate to
| know that man is friend of the President
or an opposer OF the radical measures of con-
gress to secure his rejection and, therefore,
rather than have these offices vacant that
are necessary to be filled for the public ser
vice, he time and again sends in men of the
radical party, the very elect of the party,
and they are the only ones who can be con.
frmed for positions of any Importance. lie
has not the power to select men Of his own
choice. Why, even for the very highest off.
ces in the land, although opposing congress
in its miscalled Reconstruction" policy, the
President takes the elect of the radical party
Look at our foreign missions, where vacan
cies have occurred. Mr.. Bancroft was ap
poited to one, and Mr.. Raymond to another
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MJSTOAL ITEMS.

"A movement is on foot to erect a monument
TO Mendelssohn In Leipsc, where his most i'm
portant works were composed, and where he
was for many years the musical director at the
principal theatre. A number OF prominent mu-
sicians and musical amateurs are said to have
interested themselves in this matter, and 1t Is
10 be hoped that they will succeed in their en-
deavors to pay this tribute TO tho memory OF
composer whose fame increases with each sue
Ceeding year.
Madam Meyerbeer has been victorious In
the lawsuit about her husbands unpublished
works and the unfinished compositions and
memorandums of the composer Of lie Etope
du Nord and The Huguenots will, 10 compli-
ance with his wishes, not be given to the world.
Ole Bull will give his first concert for the
season in Boston on the 2s h instant. He will
make tour through the States, and we may
therefore expect to have him in Philadelphia
during the present fall or winter.
-Vieuxtemps will not visit America this
fall, as he is engaged by Ullman to perform In
Europe during the present. season. He will pay
us visit next year, aud in the meantime we
will have to ge. along without him the best way
we can.
Madame Parepa-Rosa and her operatic COM
pany are performing in San Francisco to full
houses. The Caliornians are delighted with
Madame Rosas singing.
The question whether Mapleson will bring
his Royal Italian Opera Company to New York
,eems to be definitely settled in the negative;
and those who have worried themselves about
the matter may therefore find some other
subjects of interest to agtate themselves about.
If Msplesop can do without New YORK, there
is very little doubt but that New York can do
without Mapleson.
Miss Kellogg and Max Strakosch arrived
In the Russia on Tuesday. Miss Kellogg has been
engaged for four years by Maurice strakosch,
the manager Of Adelina Patti, and it Is ex2ecte
that she will create some what of furore in the
United States after recent triumphs in London.
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DRAMATIC ITEMS.

Mr.. Fairclough's acting does not suit all the
London, as it did not suit any of the American
critics. The Pail Moh Gazette lets him down
rather easy but says that he is the "slowest and
tamest of 'Hamlets" 1t, however, admits that
there Is certain air OF grace and intelligence
about his acting.
The Londoners are to lose two of their most
popular places of amusement, the Colosseum
and the City Of London Theatre, which are to
be demolished to give place to modern i'm
provements.
Les Papi'lons is the title of a new piece in
three acts and We tablesus, which has just been
completed In Paris by NM. Dannet and Julien
Deschamps.
AT the Boston Museum dramatization of
Edmund Yates novel of "Black Sheep" will
shortly be produced.
On Wednesday evening Schiller's Don
Carlos was performed at the stadt Theatre,
New York, with Mr.. Hermann Hendricks in the
character of the Marquis Posa" The per.
formance is highly spoken of by the New York
critics. This evening Mr.. Hendricks appears
in Goethe's play of Goe'z BON BerI,caingen.
--Wallack's Theatre, New York, will reopen
for the season on Friday next, the 23d instant.
-Lrle Miss Maggie MitchelPs new piece,
which is now being performed at Woods Mu-
scum, New York, will be Withdrawn after the
present week.
-Fraulien Japauschek and her German COM
pany will open at the Academy of Music, New
York, on the 9th OF October.