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The evening Argus., 1868-09-30
Rock Island, Sept. %, 1868.
Another Radical Forgery Exposed.

CINCINNATI, September 90.
The CHlmercial publishes the following
CrRCLEvILLE, Ohio, September %.
The letter in the Commercial of to-day,
purportiug to be from me to Somers Kenny,
of Texas, dated Bangor, Maine, September
81, is forgery, Yoar friendly comments
conveyed the first knowledge l had of the
letter OF the person to whom it is addressed
GEoRGE H. PENDLEToN.
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On Sunday, the 29th regiment of United
States troops left Washington, en- route for
Tennessee, to remain during the approach.
ing election. This is the first gun for Grant.
"Let US have peace"
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TORCHLIGHT PROCESSION.

Officers in charge of companies of "White
Boys in Blue will assemble with their com.
Daads n mo- at Union Square, Rock Island, at I
T. NJ sharp and report to VIM. C. Blackburn,
commanding officer, when the order of march
will be given.
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Hon. VIM. H. Van Epps, the democratic
farmer candidate for lieutenant governor de.
livered an able and interesting address be.
fore the Union County Agricultural and
Mechanical Society, ct Jonesboro, on the
18th of September, pamphlet copy of which
we have received.
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TO-Day's Advertisem' Is
STERESCOPIC VIEWS, ALBUMS,
CHROMOS.
\. Il ii. I. Anthony Il Co.,
5Ol BROADWAY, NEW YORK

5UI BKOADWAY, NEW YORK,
Invite the attention Of the trade to their exten.
sige assortment Of the above, Of their own pub.
lication, manufacture and importation.
We publish over four thousand subjects of
stereoscopic Views, including;
Niagara, Mammoth Cave, Cuba,
Catskills, Central Park, New Grenada.
Hudson, Trenton Falls, Venezuela,
white Mtains, Great West, The Andes,
Washington Housatonie, China,
Saratoga, Delaware, japan,
west Point, instNntaneous, England, dc.
Our imported views embraee a large sssort.
ment, including tho choicest productions Of Wm.
England, G. W. Wilson, Lamy, and other emi.
ncnt photographers, eonsiRtipg of
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region, will take place at Rock Island 0
Saturday next.
The following appointments have bee
made by the Rock Island Central Club:
PRESIDENT OF THE DAY.
CHARLES NJ OSBORN, ESQ., Of Roc
Island
VICE PRESIDENTS.
Cordoya-RufIs VI. GreEel.
Canoe Creek Charles b. Marshall
Coe--Jsmes B. Iarue.
Port Byron-Wm. j. Sheppard.
| Zuma-JOhn Shaier.
| Hampton-Geo. W. Henry.
Mouae-Thomas Dunn.
Rock Island-Porter Skinner.
Coal Yallev-John McCsndless.
Black Hawk-Frank II. Harris.
Bowling Gideon Haskell.
Andalusia--John Houston.
Edgington-Da Wheaton.
Buffalo Prairie Daniel DeGrat
Drury-J. Il. Underwood.
Keithsburg j. c. Pepper.
Aledo-D. K. Waters.
Millersburg-John NJ. Gilmore.
Perryton-Cruser Gray.
Pre.emptlon-Jo John Whitseu
Richland Grove Geo. ID. Mowrey.
Berlin--A. J. Smith.
Oriou-William McCandIess.
Andoyer-Morisou Francis.
Morrison--Nszro Reynolds.
Geneseo- Charles Dunham.
Colona-Abisha WRshburn.
Green Riyer-Geo. Brsndenburg.
SECRETARIES.
Peter Bogue, Rock Island.
Charles w. Fogg, Port Byron.
Richard Battersby, Coal Valley.
David f. Shires, Black Hawk.
CHIEF MARSHAL.
MAJ. HENRY c. CoSNELLY, Of Rock Is.
aud, with authority to appoint his assis
ants.)
Committee on Reception of Speakers
)harley NJ. Osborn, James NJ. Buiord, Peter
'res, Terrence Mcguire, Abe May, Capt.
lanes f. Copp.
On Flags, Banners, Decorations and Print
,g--P. 7. McElherne, jr., Almon b. Skin.
er, Walter 5. Gates.
On Stand, Seats and Ground--F.J. Under.
ood, VIM. S. Phillips and John Yolk
On Music--Msi Louis NJ. Buford, Charles
7. Negus, Barney Mcguire.
On Ordnance-Job Ross, Nicholas Littig,
Dhn Schlemmer.
On Ice Water--Frank Brady, John Os.
alt, Philip Simmon.
On Finances--S. b. Stoddard, /. Huber,
scOb Wollenhaupt.
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u HAD RATHER THE REBELS
SHOULD HAVE SUCCEEDED IN THEIR
CAUSE THAN THAT THE DEMO.
GRATIS SHOULD CARRY THE NEXT
ELECTlON."--John B. Hqrley,radicaI can.
diddte for congress-Speech in Darts Hall,
Rock Island.
~ AM IN FAVOR OF KEEPING A
STANDING ARMY IN THE SOUTH TO
SUSTAINTHESTATE GOVERNMENTS G
ESTABLISHED BY CONGRESS- OVER
THE SOUTHERN PEOPLE."-John B
HdGtey-tH Darts Hall,
~ AM IN FAVOR OF SUSTAINING
THE FREEDMEN'S BUREAU-bbo r
HaWIey--in Dart's Hail.
II would TAKE THE NEGRO BY THE HAN,
AND ELEVATE HIM UP TO THE SAME LEyE
WITH MYSELF; YES, FELLow-CITI2ESs,
WOULD ELEVATE HIN EVEN HIGHER ~
John B. Ha'0tey's speech in Mercer couni
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4. y u. T. ANTHONY 4 CI
COAT MAKERS WANTED.

TWO good coat-m makers can fud employment
l. at Zeis' Merchant Tailoring Establishment,
corner Of Washington and Illinois streets, at bill
prices. ssp29d3t.
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Washington Bushnell,

From the Danvills Times (radicaD Sept. 10.
Every true republican was mortified be.
yond measure at the debauchery of Mr.. Sen.
ator Yates when at Danville; but we have
become so accustomed to his departure from
straight lines that his Danvile spree was not
OIL occasion of special wondermeut. But for
the man Bushnell, whom the fates foisted
upon our ticket in an unlucky hour, we have
another word to say, expecting this to be the
last time we shall pay him any special at.
tentions.
He is a common fellow, and while here
vas intoxicated, and made a general fool Of
himself and brought reproach upon our par
ty. We shall erase his name from the ticket
we vote, not expecting, however, that he will
be defeated Though we wish he might be)
but we have purpose not to assist in eIeva'
ting drunkards and tipplers to places ofhon,
or and profit. Others must do as they will /;
we shall not knowingly give vote to any
man who drinks intoxicating fluids. Bush.
nell's defeat would teach US wholesome
lesson his election would tend to break
down distinctions between good and bad
men. As remarked above, we do not in.
tend to refer to this matter again, but will
close with the expression of the hope we en-.
tertain that his name may be erased from
every republican ticket voted by the people
whom he insulted.
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Bates, the candidate of the radicals for
state treasurer, who was indicted for perjury
at Ceutralia few years ago, we see by the
papers, is making speeches in the northern
part of the state. Sweet ticket, that is-one
candidate indicted for perjury, and another
that ought to have been hung for murder.
Moral ticket, that is I-Statc Register.
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DamocratIC NatlOaal NOmlnatIORS

OF missouri.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECToRs--AT LARGs.
JOHN A. McCLERNAND, of sangSmo
DAVID A. GAGE, Of Cook
SILAS l.. BRYAN, of Marion.
DISTRICT ELECTORS.
EBRN F. COLBY, Of Cook
RICHARD BISHOP, Of Nc Henry.
EFF. BUTCHER, of Ogle;
DELOS p. PHELPS, OF warren
JOTN T. LINDSEY, Of Peoria
PA. ARMSTRONG, Of Grundy.
CHARLES BLACK, Of Champaign.
JAMES S. EWING, of Mclean.
S.P. sHOPE, of Fulton.
GEORGE II. HOLIDAY, Of MacOuPin
WIN. B. ANDERSON, Of Jefferson.
EDWARD NJ. WEST, of Madison.
CHARLES BURNETT, Of Gallstn.
Democratic state Ticket
For Governor,
JOHN Il. EDEN, of Moultrie Co.
For Lieutenant Governor
VIM H. VAN EPPS, of Lee Co.
For Secretary Of State,
GUS. VAN HOOREBEKE, of Clinton Co.
For State Treasurer,
Jesse ]. PHILLIPS, Of Montgomery 20.
Sor State Auditor,
JOHN r. SHANNON, of Randolph Co.
For Attorney General,
ROBERT Z. WILLIAMS, Of Mclean Co.
Fer Representative in Congress, at Large
VIM W. O'BRIEN, Of Peoria County.
For Penitentiary Commissioners,
JOHN W. CONNETT, Of Cook Co.
W.M. GARRARD, Of Lawrence Co.
CALNEH FARLEY, of Will Co.
Democratic County Ticket
FOR Representative District:
JOHN McCANDLESS, Of Coal Valley.
For Circuit Clerk
serg.t JACOB ADAMS, of Black Hawk
For Sheriff:
ELTON c. CHOPPER, Of Rock Island.
For Coroner;
HUGGINS, Of Rock Island.
District Candidates.
For Congress--ith District:
Gen. JAMES W. SINGLETON, Of Adams.
For Senalor-2lst District:
CHARLES DUNHAM, Of Henry.
For Board OF EqulIston-2lst District
JESSE EMERSON, of Bureau.
For Prosecuting Attorney-6th District:
CHARLES X. LADD, Of Henry.
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RDVND OVER.

N7OUR clothing can lie cleaned and bound,
/ and pressed over, so thai ii will look ss
well as new, by
B.WILC0X,
Tailor,
Washington St., bst. Orleans and Rock River.
sep15d3m. .--s
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OHRoNHos.

These beautiful pictures, that cannot be dis
tinguished from the finest Oil Paintings, at one
tenth their cost, wo import largely from Paris,
London, Berlin, Vienna and Rome, and supply
the trade at the lowest prices.
+. Il II. r. ANTHONY 4 co..
DOL BROADWAY, NEW YORK,
Importers and Manufacturers Of Photographic
Materials.
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The grand rally Ofthe campaign, for this
region, will take place at Rock Island on
Saturday next.
The following appointments have been
made by the Rock Island Central Clubs
PRESIDENT OF THE pay
CtIaDt NO ~ ngDnDN If5D af Rapk
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Gems Trom Eord Rawlev.

Choose ye between them.
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sepl5dSm.
The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-03-07
Editorial Correspondence.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES SPIRIT OF LOYALTY-pRoTEc-
TIoN-"THE IRISH REPUBLIC" AND ITS SHARE
IN THE WORK.
WASHINGTON, D. c. February 23d, 1868
EDS. IRISH REPUBLIC: You that have not left
here yet. There is at present much excitement
listing here, regarding the impeachment of the Pres
dent as existed at any time during the The i'm
parchment is now certain There is but one opinion
existing among all Republicans, viz, johnson has DELHI
erately violated statute Of the laws of the United
States and for it he must be either mpeached or the
people be prepared for the rule of dictator The
House remained in session until quarter past eleven
last night when it took until ten o'clock to-
morrow-Monday- hours earlier than usual and on
motion of Mr. Stevens agreed to take final vote onthe
question at five O'clock M, on the same day. So there
is not doubt now but that the House will impeach
President johnson, by strict party vote, Immediately
after Stevens speech tomorrow evening
The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-03-07

passed into law 1t was all eectoneering dodge.
They were not in earnest"
We have often said it before, and now reahrm it,
that it by the who the trusted leaders of
the Democratic party that this evil work mainly
done. The three responsible for it. in the first in
stance Johnson the President Seward the Secre
tary of State, and Reverdy Johnson the Democratic
Senator from Maryland Is it not therefore, the insan
y of injustice the very of wickedness to charge
the iberty-loving members of the Republican party
the work of their enemies?
AS to the Cry about electoneering" we have only
to say that up till very lately the Democratic party had
too much contempt for the Irish vote go half
inch out of their way to it. Kicks the only
things the mere Irish " received from their loving
lords. Hence, when any Irishman's would happen
to get the ticket for paltry office, the remark
followed by corresponding action invariably was,
" Scratch him off, We sure of them anyway" So
that proves that the Irishmen of America begin
ming rise in value when any great party in the country
will for any motive-electioneer otherwise-take
the trouble Of concedng even moity of their just
demands.
Besides the Irish people have not been true to them
selves They have not had agent at Washington to
watch their interests to attend to their affairs And
the heads of the Fenian Organizations have been so
long opposing each other, to have time left to
manage protect the national concerns.
And in connection with this we will lift up warn
ing voice We have been not long SINCE in the national
capital Amid the absorbing events which are there
taking place, the rights Of American citizens in foreign
countries not forgotten The majority of the ruling
party in the popular House of Congress- wish do their
duty, and to pass such measure as will afford REAL
PROTECTION But let people remember that a,less
the country IS rosed and Kept roused unless petitions
and Populations from every State and district in the
entire Union poured in continuous stream, into
Washington, English influence and Andre,o Johnson's
Cabinet together, aciW kill the bill IN the Senate &c. if
people would have their rights and the freedom of
their imprisoned brothers, they must demand them and
that in no doubtful voice.
The Redeemer of mankind declared that, those who
visited their feowmen while "sick and in prison are
true Christians, and will inherit mercy We care not
for what motive any all Of them may have acted the
one hundred and thirteen members of Congress who
voted fifty thousand dollars to release the poor Fenian
prisoners who rottng in English dungeons, are THE
FRIENDS OF IRELAND. We call on the Irishmen of
America to remember these men and there be single
voter in Connecticut who would cast ballot against Mr.
Starkweather such man is disgrace to his race and
country
EdifnrioJ nnrrnenondopo
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-03-21
A Continent Covered with Ice.

Prof Agassiz comes to the conclusion that the
continent of North America was once covered
with ice mile in thickness. thereby agreeing
with Prof Hitchcock and other eminent geology.
cal writers concerning the glacial period In
proof of this conclusion, he says that the slopes
of the allies hany range of mountains are glacier
worn to the very top, except few points which
are above the level of the icy mass. Mount
Washington, for instance, is over SIX thousand
feet high and the rough, unpublished surface of
it's summit, covered with loose fragments, Just
below the Lowell of which glacier marks come to
an end, tells that it lifted its head alone above
the desolate waste of ice and snow
In this region, then, the thickness of the ice
cannot have been much less than six thousand
feet; and this is in keeping with the same kind
of evidence in other parts of the country: for.
when the mountains are much below six thous-
and feet, the ice seems to have passed directly
over them, while the few peaks rising to that
height are left untouched. The glacier, he
argues, was Gods great plow; and, when the
ice vanished from the face of tho land, it left it
prepared for the hand of the husbaAdman.
The hard surface of the rocks was ground to
powder, the elements of the soil were mingled in
fair proportions granite carried into the lime
regions, lime was mingled with the more arid
and unproductive granite districts, and soil
was prepared fit for the agricultural uses of man
Th ere are evidences, all over the polar regions,
to show that at period, the heat OF the
tropics extended all over the globe. The ice
period is supposed to be long subsequent to this,
and next to the last before the advent of man.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-03-21
Yankee poodle in Spain.

Mr.. Bryant, in one of his letters to the New
York Erening Post from SPAIN relates the follow
ing incident about our national air of Yankee
Doodle, which gives to that much and deserved
ly abused musical doggerel an unexpected an.
tiquity. He says
/ have mentioned the Basques, and 1 have an
incident to relate which connects them, curouslv
enough, with our own country. Some time
since, when Mr.. Perry, Secretary OF the Amcri.
can Legation at Madrid, was in one of the Bas.
ques provinces, he heard band playing their old
national airs. The Basques have preserved what
ever is peculiar to them, their language. their
customes, and many Of their political rights, from
the earliest period in which they are known to
history; their national music is claimed to be of
the same antiquity. After the band had played
several other airs it struck up Yankee Doodle,
the very tune, i'll every note, which is so familiar
to American ears. Mr.. Perry Immediately
claimed it as our national air." ut is one of our
old tunes" said gentleman to whom he spoke,
ard can convince you of the fact. For hun
drcds OF years it has been popular air among
us The gentleman afterwards made good his
assertion by showing Mr.. Perry manuscript of
great antiquity which contained the identical
notes of yankee Doodle"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-03-21
A Successful Burglar Trap.

Philadelphia paper tells, rather lets the
hero Of tho incident tell of German watch.
maker in that city, who hearing of the frequent
burgaries, concluded to fortify his store against
the gentry who work with skeleton keys and
crowbars. The matchmaker sad
81 hear much tings apout de burglars all
awhile; hears they breaks stores into 'em very
much. Veil, thinks vixes em so that mex
time they goomes to my stores, by tam, they no
gum. puys q pig horse bistel; and 1 fastens
1t init de toor. SO den / runs a string from de
drigger up, mid der vail unit down init der toor,
so ven Mr.. Purglar opens himself nit ter toor,
Wy, If he ploze de tam prains ont of dc bistel Wy
den you see l can't help it, don't it That vot
lsay.. Last night left de toor pointing at de
moozlo of de bistel nit two bullets in it, ant goes
out to trink some lager nit der poys 1 some
times thinks too much lager. Vell, can't help
it. bores minezelf into more ash dwenty six
teen klasses lager, und den koes home. This
is right don't it? If it don't amt can't hepi
Veil, nit so many klasses of me in der larger
forgit about der horse bistcl unit der toor, bang.
by tam. joost gifts pullet nit mine elbow
und another pullet gets mine hat through it all
de vile Vos 1 scarf? Veil, if l vos | can't
help it. You'd DO scarf yourself, amt it? I
joost trow away de tam boss bistel, unit never
set more draps for burglars so long as can't
help it. So"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-03-21
Remains Of an Aztec City On the
Plains.

The Santa Fec correspondent of the New York
Tunes, describes visit to the spot-about n
dozen miles in southwesterly direction from
that placc-whore once was an Aztec town of
considerable extent Tho foun dations of MANY
OF the houses are yet visible, and the boundaries
OF the plaza or public square can be traced by
them. One OF the reservoirs is in a good state Of
preservation and u good portion of another. Tho
ground Oh the site of the town, and its i,nme
date vicinity, is thiekly strewn with pieces of
crockery No traditions exist among the present
generation of Pueblo Indians regarding this
town, but it was undoubtedly one of the ancient
Aztec cities. Similar ruins exist in many other
portions of New Mexico, the most e1tensive,beinc
those of Grau Quevcra, where, from the evidence
that exist, the city must have been several miles
in circumference. The undoubted descendants of
the people who occupied these great towns and
cities are the Pueblo or village Indians, who
number about 1000 souls in New Merico, and
inhabit some II villages within the limits of the
territory. These Indians are industrious, frugal,
honest and virtuous. and though protesting the
Roman Catholic as their religion, mix with it
many of their ancient rites and superstitions
They still look for the second coming Of Monte
yuma
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-03-21
H omeo and the Countrym,an.

The following comcal scene is said to have
occurred one night out West in village thea
ter:
The piece had passed off without interruption,
until the last scene. The character of Romeo
was excellently enacted and loundly applauded
The very model of the lover was before the tomb
of the Capulet,, gazing upon the notionless form
Of her who had so attracted his soul, and medi-
tating upon committing an act which would
send his spirit to that undiscovered country
where he supposed Juliet had gone. Just as he
exclaimed Heres to my love !" and at the
same time raised the vial which contained the
poison to his lips, stalwart young countryman
jumped upon the stage, seized him, dashed the
vial from his hand, crushing it into atoms, and
yelling:
"Yer darned fool she amt dead Only been
takia. "a little s4eepin' medicine. Didn't yer get
the parsons letter.?
"Sirrah " growled out the enraged tragedian,
while the house fairly shook with laughter.
" Yer gal amt dead, tell yer. The way it
was they wanted to make Julia marry that chap
thar pointing to Paris, "whose business you've
just settled, but tell you Julia war spunk-she
got her back up, and vowed she wouldn't do 1t,
even If while she war lying in the vault, the
ghost of the other Teller whom YOU have lust
kilt should dash her brains, out with the bones
of some OF her dead cousins. Her spunk was
up and she took the stuff the parson fixed, so she
could play possum till you got hum. That's the
way it war;" replied the countryman, giving the
desperate lover tremendous poke in the ribs
with his elbow, and letting 20 his hold
Curses on the fellow" muttered the ravng
tragedian, as he stalked behind the scenes
wal, now,' said the countryman, fronting
the audience, "if that amt leetle the dod.darn-
ed meanest curse l ever did see, hope to be
SHOWED That's all the thanks get for stop
ping him from pizening himself. Hope to be
tarnally smashed ii go to interfere again when
a Teller wants to murder himself" he continued,
as he clambered back to his seat, just in time to
prevent his upper story from coming in contact
with the curtain as it descended.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-03-21

NOT PROFANE.-"Just what a 'tinker's dam is
| have no means of knowing; but believe it to
be something very worthless indeed y says Mr..
Tom. White, in his 'Little Sermon" in Putnaan's
for March. Mr.. Tom. Whites ignorance can per.
haps be enlightened, and his belief shown to be
sound. The thinkers used to tramp about Eng.
land mendihg pots and kettles. They mastica-
ted and moistened bit of bread and used it as
dam around the hole to be repaired to prevent
the solder from running off. After being thus
employed, what value remained in the .dam ?"
Can anything be imagined more worthless ?
Hence the proverb. If this explanation, defni-
tion or conjecture be not satisfactory, let somo-
body favor an inquiring world with better
Boston Transcript
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-03-21

QUEEN VICTORIA A KNITTER.--A London
letter to the Boston Adgertiser says:
"Her British Majesty is very fond of knitting.
have the little fact at only one remove from
personal attendant. She knits almsst as perth
naciously as that awful Madame Defarge, in
Dickens novel, and gives great many of her
productions to old women and cater folk about
Bamoral. Consequently knitting has come in
to fashion among the ladies OF England and they
are not at all discomftted at being found manu-
featuring socks and stockings, though am afraid
some of them, like Becky Sharp, have show
piece of work on hand just to keep up appear
ances"