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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-26
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Last night as the sheriff was locking up
the prisoners IN their cells two of them
popped out and popped him IN, Just 10 give
him taste of prison life. A pity he was
not quietly kept there all night, for then the
whole of the town would not have been dis
turbed and the people frightened out OF their
propriety by the fool and his belis-I don't
mean the bells worn on the cap, but the YER
liable fire bells which were so vociferously
rung.
For the fugitiyes to have rung the bells
and raise the alarm of fire, and set the PEG
pie running in the streets, hither and thither,
SO that they might ran safely nlong, would
be smart trick; but for the parsuers
to go and pull at the fire bells when no.
body could possibly divine what it was for,
and so create general and false alarm, was
silly and absurd IN the extreme, and more
favorable to the pursued than TO the pur.
suers. Percussion.
May 26, 1863. $500 $50
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-26

Rock island Market.

Rock ISLAND, May 26.
PLoUR-Spring Double Extra,in bbls. SlO,S0 at
Wholesale, and 81 40 ut retail. Sacks, $40 40 al
Wholesale, and 81 90 at retail. Loose, 5000 al
Wholesale, and SiO,40 at retail.
EHEAr-Eo. j, s., 90. No. 2, 81 80, No 3 l,s0.
CoRE-55ae0e -ese My
aOArs-G5a70c for 80 lbs. E%
RxE-1 ,5Sal so.
BAnLE Mo. /, l,gea2,pe. Ne. 2,175
BEANs-6 00a6,51 ...
S4IT-s, e5a3,25 per barrel. xE
kERosEsE-W barrels ineluded, 40;
retal 60c.
H1GHwINEs-$2,50.
POTAToEs-1,25
BurrER-Very choice lots, for retailing. will
bring 20a25c. : - - " g
Pot LrRr--Iive chickens, 50, 25a3,5e per dos.
LARD-1sc per 10.
Hoss-For live hogs CAFE. Dressed 7ss, di-
viding on 200 lbs. #Nt
CArrlE-Live weight, common, 3,00A3, 30.
Prime shipping 4.50a5, so per hundred pounds.
! HIDEs-Green Country, &c; green cured, Sc /;
green cali, l0al24e dry flint, 12a15c; dry salt
ed, 12ic. 1as f-. bae
/. HAY-Prairie, $lSal4 per ton Timothy 100
a$fs,oe.
NeoD--0sk $500 to B, SO q cord.
. CoAL-At the Coal Valley Yard, on the Levee,
coal is sold ut 3 cents, the cost Of delivering to
be added.
From teams, in Market Square, at Hal 5 cents.
LImE-Port Byron, Sl.4o per Dbl. Rock Island
lime 81 Is per bbl.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-26
Boots, Shoes, Leather a Findings.

Great Bargains are now being offered at
the Boot Shoe Leather & Finding Store of
A. j. Swanson, Rock Island H., who has
in store large and complete stock Of Boots,
Shoes, Leather and Findings, which he is
offering at wholesale and retail, at prices as
low as can be found in any eastern market.
He continues to make to order, all
kinds of Boots and Shoes of the very best
material and workmanship. Satisfaction in
oil cases guaranteed. Also agent for the
Grover il Baker Sewing Machines. Rooms
second floor, over the store. Sewing, EN-
Bordering, and Stamping done to order.
a. j. SWANSON.
nrii uawd lau
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-26

OF IS to 70 large Walls, moroc-
co OF rosewood case, contain
ing specific for every ordina-
~ disease family iS subject
to, and books Of directions,
.E..a From SO to $50
Smaller Family and Travelling Cases,
with 20 TO 2S walls. 90 TO %
speoihcs for oil Private Diseases, both
for Curing and for Preventive treat
ment, in walls and pocket cases.frem So to IS
-. PONDS EXTRACT,
Cares Burns, Bruises. Lameness,
Soreness, Sore Throat, sprains,
Toothache, Earache. Neuralgia,
rheumatism, Lumbago, Files, Sore
Eyes. Boils, Stings, Bleeding Of the
Lungs, Nose. Stomach, or of Piles;
Corns, Ulcers, Old Sores. Price so
cts. TO &1.15. ksssE
Those Remedies, except PONDS EX-
TRAoTy by the case or single box, are sent 10
any part of the country, by mail or express, cree
of charge, on receipt Of the price. W va 80
Address HU MPHREYs, SPECIFIC
HENfEOPATHIC MEDICINE CO,
Office aud Depot, No. 500 BaoADwAs, New York.
DR.. HUMPHREYS is consulted daily at his Office,
personally or by letter, above, for all forms OF
disease. ra& ess8
For sale by HARRISON & SHARKS, Daven-
port, Iowa., and o. GR0TJAN, Rock Island.
febl4d1y. so ~
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-26

l have just arrived with a nice snd ele.
CANT stock of Prints, Brown and Bieaehed
Muslins, Domestic and French 6inghanas,
Dress Goods of all kinds and styles, LADIES'
Sackines, Shawis, Hosiery, Notions, and all
kinds Of Fancy Goods, which will be sold at
very low prices. st
may6dlm. l.. WOLF.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-26
New Goods.

Il. II. Mayo begs TO inform his friends and
the public generally, that Mr.. Mills has just
returned from the East with large assert
ment of the finest and most fashionable dry
goods.
These goods having been bought for cash,
he is enabled to offer to the public at the low
est possible rates.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-26
Mail Routes.

CHICAGO AND EASTERN MAIL-arrives ct
ESQ A. NJ and 5:45 p. Nd. Closes at 600 A. NJ.
and $3.50 p. M.
PORT BYRON MALTA Watertown, damp
ton, Rapids City, Port Byron and Cordovn, ar
rives at 500 A. NJ. Closes 4:l5 r. M
DAVENPORT, IOWA, MAIL-arrives at 7:3e A.
NJ. Closes ut 6:15A.M and 5:l5 p. M
ALED0 MAIL-vis Camden Mills, Andalu-
STA, Edgington, Hamlet, Perryson, Aiedo High
Point, New Boston, Keithsburg, 0quawka, to
oquawka Junction, (Sagetown), leaves daily at
A. NJ, and arrives at $3.50 P. M. Mail mat
ter for Pleasant Ridge, Hazlitt, Buffalo Prairie,
Illinois, City, Drury, Copper Greek, and Mil
lersburg, goes by this route.
MAC0MB MATL--via Presumption, suez, Va
ola, North Henderson, Spring Grove, and Mon
mouth to Maeomb, leaves Wednesday and Sat-
urday at A. M. and arrives Tuesday and Fri
day at 7 P M Centre Ridge and RichlAnd
Grove are supplied by this route. ~e
COAL VALLEY MAIL-(by cars) daily, leaves
between and A. NJ, returning ut about 5
Pm. Rural mail matter is sent to Coal Val.
ley.
CAMBRIDGE MAIL-via Coal Valley, Orion
and Andeysr to Cambridge, leaves Monday,
Wednesday and Friday, Mt I A. M, returning
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at P. M.
Office hours from 1880 A. NJ. to 500 P. NJ.
MFSundays, open from to 10 An.
M. B. OSBORN, Post Master.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-26

William Butler, while sitting
at the rear end of wagon load of furniture,
holding clock, was thrown TO the ground
in front of GrOtjan's Drug Store, ut about
ten o'clock this morning, and badly bruised
in the head.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-26

RAIN.-The heretofore rather oppressive
heat has to-day been alIeviated by refresh
ing shower, which commenced at about
seven o'clock this morning.
P.S.--At this afternoon ws1had one of
our big western thunder storms. 49, 49,
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-26
At HamberPer's.

Printed Muslins, Figured Alpacas, LUIS
tres, Broeades, Csmbrays, New Prints, and
all kinds of trimmings, just received and
marked at very low prices. Ladies and chill
dren's Kid Gloves all sizes. Hoop Skirts,
the latest style, at rs cents, worth $3.50.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-26

Nc, SPRING RIsE.-River men predict that
our usual June rise of the Mississippi viii
not take place this season. But little rain
has fallen in the upper country, and the riv-
er is declining rapidly. AT the mouths Of
the Chippewa, st. Croix, Wisconsin, and
Black rivers, the water is so low that it is
found impossible to float any more logs. 1t
is expected, therefore, that river business
will be considerably interrupted during the
= X -
sum mer months.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-26

A CHANGE St. Louis Republican
states that an immense amount Of produce
from the region of the upper Mississippi, has
reached that city this season, which former
freight tariffs explains the matter.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-26
SIMILIA SIMtLIBUS OURANTUR.
HUMPHREYS
HOMEOPATHIC SPECIFICS

HAVE PROVED, FROM THE MOST AMPLE
Ii experience, an entire success: Simple,
Prompt, Efficient and Reliable. they are the
only NJ edicines perfectly adapted to popular use,
so simple that mistakes cannot be made in
ing them; harmless to be free from danger,
and so efficient to be always reliable. They
have raised the highest commentator from all,
and will always render satisfaction
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-26


WHERE IGNORANCE Is BLISS IT'S FOLLY
TO BE WISE, is an old saying which Mr.. W.
Fl. Holmes, of Davenport, exemplities, every
time he undertakes to write anything about
the Peoria railroad. His latest strong point
against Mr.. Gable is that. he will not carry
coal for any other coal company and that
she holds his road under charter originally
given to promote the public good, as well as
profit to the owners, but wrests 1t from the
community, and holds it locked against all
use which would conflict with his interests as
a miner" IF Mr.. Holmes was at all famil
lar with the matter he would know better
than to write such nonsense, for his state,
ment is false. Mr.. Gable was once applied
to by the Banner Coal Company to trans
port coal, and he offered to bring in all the
coal they wanted for % cents ton less than
any other roads in the west were charging
for the same distance. This, of course, was
exactly what they didn't want. They want
They then cavilled about the number of tons
per day which he would bring for them, and
he told them they might do exactly as he
had done, furnish their own cars, as many as
they pleased, and have them used exclu
" for their own business, and he would al
low them for the use of the cars the same
rate allowed ON other roads. This put an
end to all further application for transporta-
ton, and showed that they did not want any
coal brought in.
The fact is that Mr.. Cable has always been
ready to transport coal for any other com pa
ny at the same rate he brings his own, and
the statement of Mr. Holmes, and all similar
statements, are wholly untrue, and are circu-
lated for mean and selfish and unworthy
purposes. Mr.. Holmes probably believes
what he writes, but the people OF Rock Is
land know his statements TO be false. If he
desires to aid the extension of the Peoria
road he would do well to post himself little
before he undertakes to instruct communi
ty every man of whom is better posted than
he is. There never was time, since Mr..
Gable controlled the Peoria road, that any
other company could not get coal transport.
ed over that road at less rates than the C. r
|. d P. road charges for the same distance.
If the Banner Coat Co. want to give US com
petition in coal, why don't they open their
mines, furnish their cars, and compete with
Mr.. Gable? They can do it over his road
at less rates than over any other road. Why
don't they do it (? Haven't they got any GOA
lands worth working? Or have they nc
money TO commence business with ? orado
they expect the people to build them road
and make them present OF It?
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-26

REPAIRED. = The steamer Keithsburg,
which was injured by the breaking of shaft,
o short time ago, has completed her repairs
at Fort Madison, and will take her place in
the line on Saturday.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-26

PERsoNAL.-D. W. Dame, of Lanark, one
of the directors of the Western Union rail
road; R. c. Tate, Of Racine, general
superintendent; ]. "A. Cotton, of Savanna,
superintendent of western division and D.
Flannasin,o of Savanna, are al at the Rodman
House, on business of this road, and win
probably be here several days. - a.zs-
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-26

FIGHT.-Two amazonian females assaulted
u luckless masculine at the rear of Geo. W.
d. Harris warehouse, this morning, and
thrashed him handsomely. One of them
carried q revolver
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-26
Enr Sharif.

Mr.. EDYroR-Sir: Please announce in you
paper that FRAzER WILSON is a candidate TO
the office of SHERIFF for the county of Roel
Island at the next election.
Rock Island, May 18th, 1865.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-26

Mr.. B. D. BUFoRD, chairman of the
county and city committees, has issued a
call for these committees tie meet for CONSUL
tation: We hope every member will be
nreSent.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-26

RIVER ITEMs.-The Reserve came mp this
morning. While short distance above St.
Louis, she was run into by the Belle Pike,
and damaged on the bowsprit. While, be-
tween this city and Museatine, she bursted a
joint of her steam pipe, and was considera-
bly, damaged: The Key City came up this
morning. The Hawk Eye will be up to
morrow night. The Dubuque viii be down
tomorrow. The Sucker State went down
last night with barge in tow. xr
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-26

BIG TRIP.-The Phil Sheridan, which
went up yesterday, had over four hundred
passengers on board. That is what might
be termed healthy trip.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-26

TREAsURER's TAX SALE-Treasurer
Thomas is very busy receiving taxes from
dehnquents, and selling lands on which the
taxes are not paid. He says the taxes will
be paid very close this year, leaving but few
snles
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-26

FoR MIxNEsoTA.-Every through steamer
passing up, is loaded with passengers bound
for the fishing grounds of Minnesota.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-26
cloves Gloves Gloves.

Just received JOB Lot of GIooes all ST.
yes and .colors which we willrseliga very
low price. Cab and see them.
= e. z~sc s. sSn "a Mar Baes.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-26

BRIoK.--The Democrat says that the first
brick kiln of the season was fred at Dsven-
port on Saturday last. .ze.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-26
Railroad trains.

LEAVE--ohicago, Rock leland . Paci6s, going
East. nj Z. 80 A. M. and 800 r Nj,
Going West--as $50 A. N. aud $45 P. NJ.
Wesssrn Union, and Sterling y Rock Island,
at SIS A, NJ and ADS r. nj. 81
Goal Valley, shout 100 q. VI. and LOO p M.
SARRIVE-Ohieago, Rock Island Pacific,
fret she East, Mt $50 A. M.and $40 p. nj. .
From the West, at $50 A. NJ. and 900 ?. nj.
Wastern Union, and Sterling Rock Islan 1,
at 82aA. NJ. and HOO p. M. s@eEK
Coal Valley, about Ii A. M. and P. 50
E4~Trains run by Chicago time, which is
about Is minutes faster than Rock Island time.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-26

FORTY CENrs a line viii be charged for
each insertion of all articles under this head.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-26

CIRQUE Court is sill geneaged on the
McArra case, for damages by railroad ac-
cident. Yesterday Judge Peasants was
taken sick and confined to his bed. By
agreement of parties 0 qdge WILKINSON took
his place on the bench, and was occupying
it to-day, and viii probably finish this trial,
though Judge Peasants was able TO DO out
70 day, and was, for p short time, in the
court ROOM The caseiis exciting consider
able interest, and win require day or twto,
more to finish it. = 5 Is n - .,s
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-26
pjailp Argus.
premium Job Printing.

Orders for jon PRISrIrG will meet wlsn plonps
,ttention at Che ARGUS oFfIoE, aud pe sAeOusea
in the very best man ner aad at reasons nie saees
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-26

New HosE.--T Davenport Gazette
states that the splendid new hose ordered by
that city for the ERE engines, hos arrived.
Two thousand feet came Saturday. The
same paper chronicles remarkable case Of
land slide at the corner of Eighth and Perry
streets, in that city. In the space of one
hundred feet in diameter, the earth has sunk
from one to five feet. We wouldn't like no
live on that patch. The devil probably has
a mortgage ON thetown, like everybody else,
and has commenced 10 foreelese il. az sesa
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-26

Ready for Iuspectiou.

FIFTEEN CENTS a line viii be charged 70
zach insertion of articles under this head.
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~ NAN Ii Oe D:
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from Self Abuse, &c, BY Robert j, Culverwell,
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"a Boon TO Thousands Of Sufferers"
Sent under seal in plain envelope, to any adj
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postage stamps, to CHAS. j. C. KLINE 4 CO.,
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Also DR.. Culverwen's "Merriage Guide" prizes
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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-26
BusaLAsg A DAsssroRr. Demo

BusaLARg. At DAsHSroRT.-~The Demo
crat states that on Friday night last the
hardware store of Joseph A. Davenporb in
that city, was entered by burglars, ana rob
bed of about two hundred dollars. worth of
silver spoons, forks, plated ware, cutlery,
&C., and about $50 in money. Five hum
dped dollars worth of silver and plated ware
nesr by, was entirely overlooked. Inc
thieves effected an entrance at the BACK
part of the store on the alley, by breaking
out a large light of glass from small WIZ,
dow, and crawling through. - e.
ACCIDENT AND RUNAWAY AT about two
o'clock this afternoon, as Mrs. Comfy, the
bride of Capt. Clifton Comfy, of the Arsen-
al, was sitting in buggy in front of Wads-
worth's store, where her husband had just
stepped in for a moment, the coming storm
blew over some barrels, and frightened the
horse. The animal dashed forward along
the sidewalk, threw her out, and upset and
smashed the buggy in front of Burgh's store
the horse running up town. Mrs Comfy
was carried to Wads worth's store and DR..
Plummer immediately summoned. He
found the lady somewhat bruised, though,
happily, she was not seriously injured.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-26
n. G. CONNOLLY

A TToRNET AT LAW AND NOTARY PUB.
a iics Rock Island, III. 6fiee over the Post
Once. GeEA ISzqA. Z AaIaT saal
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-03-13

PARDoNs.-.The following named con.
viets have been pardoned from the PEN
itentiary by Gov. Brownlow:
John Fl. Casey, Granger county, larce-
ny, ten years.
Green Isler, Obion county, larceny, one
year.
Aqualla Orr, McMinn county, five years.
Alphonso Whitley, larceny.
Samuel Fleming, Hardeman county,
larceny, fveyears.
James Upton, Knox county, three years.
William Bell, Davidson county, larceny,
five years.
J. H. Wilson, Hamilton county, larceny,
three years.
John Scott, Coffee county, larceny, three
years.
Solomon Parrish, Hamilton county, OBJ
tanning money under false pretences, three
years.
Milton Fox, SEWER county, larceny, one
year.
Thomas McCrory, Davidson county, lar
ceny, three years.
William PUN, Knox county, larceny,
two years.
Thomas Harrison, Blunt county, larceny,
three years.
William Huggins, Roane county, rob-
berry, ten year5,--press & Times, NIarch2
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-03-13

Crock ME MOTHER. ."-The question Of
the authorship of the poem entitled "Rock
Me to sleep Mother has becuhie the subject
of as much newspaper discussion as that of
"The Beautiful Snow, and "All Quiet
Along the Potomac" 1t seems to be
claimed by brace of authors, each of
whom has probably thought that the re-
cent internecine strife destroyed the other.
An "Old Compositor" writes the New
York Tribune that the poem in question
was written by Edward Young, Sf Lex
ington, Georgia, in 1889, and originally
appeared in The Southern Field and
Firssids, printed in Augusta, Georgia, in
that year, and can be found In the dlos of
that paper now in the office of The Con-
stitationalist newspaper of that city. Mr..
Young was blacksmith or carriage smith
ofccc nitric and wayward character, but the
author Of some very exquisite and plain
tive melodies. "Old Compositor'' adds:
81 set the poem in type myself from
Young's manuscript. Il was handed me
in the envelope in which it was received at
the office, and I do not think that he could
possibly have plagairizcd it from either
Ball or the irreprcssible Mrs. Allen Akers.
During the war was much astonished at
finding it circulating in the Confederacy as
production of some Florence Percy, who
ever that might be."-Knoruille Press
aud Herald
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-03-13
ORIuiNALl

No longer boast of fragrant flowers,
That dwell, amid the Paphian bowers.
Ecn Araby's rich perfmned rose,
That fills with rapture, every nose;
I cannot half so highly prize,
As the rich odors, that arise
From dogs carcass; whose abode
Is in our village; near rail-road.
Yes!-there it lies upon the ground,
Scouting the atmosphere around.
Olfactorics on it regailing,
Extatic feel, rich sweets inhaling.
Pray don't remove 1t; for tho longer
1t stays, the perfume grove .ho- Stronger
CARoLUS.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-03-13

GREAT Feat IN TELEGRAPHY.-Te Ten Thousand
lilies IN Three Minutes. The weather Friday
being unusually fayorabl efor telegraphing, an
experiment was made, according to previous ar
rsngements, by connecting the lines through
from valentia, Ireland, to San Francisco, Cali
fornia, direct, q distance Of between Ave and six
thousand miles. A message was sent through
and on answer received at the place whence it
was dispatched in three minutes. Thisis the
gratest feat in telegraphy ever accomplished.