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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-04-29
Growing Old.

T suspect it takes some time 10 arrive OF
tho conviction, but have come to it at last,
that there are few things 50 d'SagreeaDle IN
life as growing old. Now, although, as
have said, the knowledge and acceptance oil
ths Inct be the growth OF Years, yet some
how the real acknowledgment to ones sell al
vavs comes with shock. You bear Ger
tain stiffness in YOUR back sincws, and gro!-
q ness about your ankle joins Tor years. lou
take 10 soft hairbrushes, and avoid dranghis
and eschew acid wines, by process SO smooth
and frlclionlcss as not to lie rcccgnlz2d' o"
exchange your llippant mare with tenden-
cy to s6v and general skittishncss, for
siout cpb of fourteen hands, an easy mover,
ard uuiet to mount. You accept your dinner
invitations with more discriminating regard
for the cook than the company; but you do
these things SO gradually as to be impsrccpti-
bic. 1t is only when You ovcrhear cabtnan
speak OF you as the old gent, hat gave his
two bob or when fresh young lady ASKS
what sort of dances were IN vogue when you
were Young, that suddenly a new light breaks
in on you and an indescribable sense OF ter
ror shoots through you at the thought thatyou
have really roupdcd tho Tottenham" corner
of existence, and have begun the "run home"
Not that, even then, you fully realize all the
horrors of the situation. Much is ascrlbed to
the ignorance of the critics butyou go home
certainly, with the puzzled sense that there
is a problem to be settled, a doubt to be solv'
ed, which, until that moment, had never CIV
en- passing uncasiness. 1t issomcihing like
the carson had said in the sermon, so start
ling and so novel that you cannot rid yourself
oft but keep on asking yourself, is this aiact'
has hc an urdcubtcd authority for telling u
this? Struggle how you may, from that t'mf
forward YOU are an altered man. OF course
Won make no admission to ihc world at largo
Of changed sentiments. The law Of England
declares no man is bound to crlminate h'm
self, and you go about as jauntily-pcrh:ap
even little more jauntily-as OF yore JUS
as a merchant with anapproaching bankrupt
cv @ turns out in the park with more show,
eouipage. Butin the solitude OF your. owl
dressing room you know that the trial
over, the verdict is given, and all that remain
) is to entreat the Court to suspend iudgmein.
!" A. long day, my lord-a long day" a plt Ut
, full cry it is, sad enough to to utter, and saddle
/ to listen to.-O'Dowd in Blackwood,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-04-29

NEGRO RuLE.-The following is picture
drawn by a Northern Radical newspaper OIL
the negro rule in St. Domingo, after they have "s
had fifty years of experience as rulers oil
about the faircst spot of earth:
% The latest news from St. Domingo is that
the country is in. anarchy, and the prisons are
full. OF course there must be some sort oi
Governing @ force in existence to keep the pris,,,
on ons full but this is probably about the full full
extent Of its powers, 1t is painful 10 ses ;s
such q rich and charming part OF the world
given up to ruinan savagery. It's grleVous e,1 $
to t. see the control of.such country in the
hands of such people, But we see no .,ht helP ?
for it. And We may rest satisfied that Ii
there be any lower depths of human degrade.
ton than that which they have reacaea' ga a!e TT II
will not require them many years to sink to
il If the population would resort to carn''
balism, and devour.cach other out ofexisten. e
it would probably be the best thing that coulo
happen.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-11-21
Mail Routes.

CHICAGO AND EASTERN MAIL-srrives al
$50 A. NJ. and 5:45 P. NJ. Closes at 800 A. NJ
and $3.50 p. NJ.
PORT BYRON MAIL--yia WatertoWn, UAnp'
ton, Rapids City, Port Byron and Cordovsi ar
rives at 500 A. NJ. Closes AIS P. NJ.
DAVENPORT, IOWA, MAIL-ArriveT at 7:3OA
NJ Closes at 6:I5A.M. and 5:l5P. NJ
ALBD0 MAIL-va Camden Mills, AndRlu-
STA, Edgngton, Hamlet, PerrYtOn, Aledo. High
Point, New Boston, Keithsburg, OquAWka, to
OquAwka Junction, (Sagetown), leaves daily al
"a. NJ, and arrives at $50 P, M. Mail mat
ter for Pleasant Ridge, HAElitt, Buffalo Prairie
Illinois City, Drury, Copper Greek, and Mil
Icrsburg, goes by this route.
MONMOUTH MAIL-yia Presumption, SueE
Viola, North Henderson, Spring Grove, and
Riohland Grove to Monmouth, leaves Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturdays at A. M.
and arrives Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri
day at P. NJ Centre Ridge is supplied
by this route.
COAL VALLEY MAIL-(by cars) daily, leaVe
between 7 and 8 A. NJ, returning at about
?. NJ Rural mail matter is sent to Coal Val
Icy.
CAMBRIDGE MAIL--via Coal Valley, Orion
and Andoyer to Cambridge, leaves Monday
Wednesday and Friday, at A. M, returning
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at P. M.
ONCE hours from 1880 A. M. TO 500 p. NJ.
Es~sundays, open rom Q to 10 AN.
NJ b. OSBORN Post Master.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-11-21

SENTENCES IN DAvENPoRT.-ln Daven
port, yesterday, (the 10Th the criminal court
was in session for the purpose Of pronounc'
ing sentence upon criminal parties.
The three Stevens, for obtaining fraud
ulent divorce, we're fined 500 each and sent
to jail for sixty days. They gave notice,
through their counsel, of motion for an
appeal, and we're held in $500 bail each
All who know the circumstances Of the case
how their three heads we're put together
to delude and deceive n poor woman-and
who appreciated the hagrancy of their Of
fence, we're astonished at the light sentence.
Mollie Gardner and Frank Brady, the lar.
cenious pair were sentenced to the peniten.
tiary. Molly for six and her companion for
eighteen months.
Geo. F. Davenport, the forger, whom all
our citizens will remember as the man who
represented himself to be Chicago journal
ISL and who carried things with high hand
for q few days in this city, offered in extern
uation written document in the shape Of q
confession. He has been principal in an
academy, has served with distinction in the
army has been weigh master in New York
custom house, etc. He was sunstruck pre-
vious to coming here and it has effected his
brain somewhat. He was in want Of funds
and obtained them in the manner known
but as all indication of his lack of sense o.
his situation he did not 60 away, and gave
the money up at once, when arrested. AL
this tended to show that his mind was mo-
right as he might easily have escaped. HC
asked the consideration of the court-no
for himself; he could bear the blow; but i
would come upon his wife, whom he loved
with crushing effect, She is in delicate
health. His wife, his daughter, but eigh
years of age, and an aunt seventy years
age, are all dependent on him for support
The sentence would tear him from them ,anC
what they are to no without him God only
knows. lie understood that the officers 0
the bank bore no vindictive feelings toward
him, and would If they could, save his family
from the result of his offence. A promis
of reform would not be appropriate now, 70
person in his condition could promise a
most anything He had no promise to make
vet he assured the court that if lenienc
were shown him his future life would be
! pua-ntee that the leniency was not misplac
ed.
i'll. Campbell, Esq, corroborated tn
T prisoners statement so far as the Academ
f principalship was concerned. He also sal
that he knew that Davenport had served
the army.
3 The court and spectators all pitied hin
I and he was sentenced to but one year IN tn
penitentiary.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-11-21

rests for mere technical violations ofthe law
and for no violation at all People have
been jerked into Dogbery's court by the
score, since these radicals came into office,
for no violation Of law OF all hauled up for
no reasoniu the world except to rob them of
money in the way of fees. If a mans
breath smelled Of beer or whiskey (the
Marshal and the new policemen are good
Judges Of such smells for they keep them al
ways on hand) or il be did not walk on
bee line; or if he was quietly singing ia.
vorite air, on his way home at night; or II
he happened to speak above the usual tone
of voice or if, on hot nights, he preferred
to wait on the leyee for steamboat instead
Of swetering in some hot room, not one OF
which acts are violations Of law, he was
hauled into Higbys hy.trap and hned-toF
the benefit of radical othce'holders. In the
same way these ofice.leeches watch farmers
for any merely technical violation Of law,
such as aocidently driving over a sidewalk,
or standing on crossing. And thus, while
these legal robbers fill their pockets at the
expense of honest men, farmers are getting
exasperated and shun the town.
For any clearly established and willfuI
violation of law, or wanton and unnecessary
disturbance Of the peace, we are in favor Of
the rigid enforcement of the law. But it is
an outrage upon the city, and upon all whc
come here, for these blood .suckers to watch
for mere accidental and unattended viola
tons of city ordinance which was enacted
only for the purpose of keeping reasonAbI!
good order, and not for the purpose of en-
abling greedy offce.paupers to prey upoI
the public generally.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-11-21

JERE CoNKLIN's FIRE.-The fire IN DaV'
port, yesterday, was not so disastrous as was
at first supposed. 1t seems that neighbor
Of Mr.. Conklin's, passing an auction store
and seeing number Of buckets bought
them at q bargain and they came into play,
lust as the fire broke out. Armed with
these the neighbours soon extinguished the
fire and saved the place. A chimney of the
thickness of but one brick, with no mortar
in the head joints, was being used for the
first time, and connected with furnace for
heating the house. The sparks from the
furnace poured out between the joints and
soon the side of the building and the root
we're in q blaze. BY the aid of the buckets
the fire was quickly put out 1t barely
burned into the interior of the house. The
house is insured for $4,000 and the damage
can be covered by $500. 1t might even be
called lucky circumstance as it called Mr.
Conklins attention to the defect in his
house.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-11-21

OUR CoNrRACTORs.-Mr Lewis SauipRugh'
of the Rock Island firm of Reynolds, Saul.
paugh & Co., railroad contractors, has just
returhed from trip to Omaha, on the bust
ness ofthegreat Omaha bridge. Messrs.B Boom
err & Co., of Chicago, have the contract to
build the bridge, but Reynolds, SaulPaugh Il
Co., will do the stone work, of which there
is to be one I abutment of 5000 yards of
solid masonary on the Omaha side, and
about 1000 yards of concrete work, and
about 1000 yards Of riP-raP work Mr.
Sapaugh travelled nine days uin the region
to find a suitable stone quarry, and finally
selected one which is l6 miles from Omaha
The rock will have to be hauled six miles,
by team, to the station ten miles west oil
Omaha, from which place they will be taken
to Omaha by rail on the Union Pacific road
The Job is heavy one, and Reynolds, Saul
paugh & Co., are just the men to do Il
quick and well.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-11-21

THE MINsTRELs.--It must have been fat.
tering to Mr.. Haverlv and his excellent
troupe to meet with such an enthusiastic re-
ception as was rendered them by the Quincy
public at their farewell entertainment last
night. 1t was Aattering because it proved
that, Notwithstanding the elements were
against them and the weather inclement,
yet the people would not be deferred from
witnessing their performance. 1t was graf
living because Mr.. Hayerly has started out
with the determination to please and the
public signify that he is succeeding. The
combination of minstrel talent is strong, and
the managers and members are clever and
honorable, and the amuFemeut'goiDg public
of Quincy will ever be pleased to welcome
them to this city.-Quiacy Herald.
They show in Rock Island next THURSDAY
evening.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-11-21

Negro Suffrage was deieGted in Missouri by
So 900 majority 1t was not defeated in Iowa at
ali. Watch for Missouri niggers--they're aeon
ing Desmoiss Statesman.
Indeed they are. A gentleman in this
city, who has recently been travelling for a
business house, in northern Missouri and
southern Iowa, says the roads swarm with
Missouri niggers going to Iowa to live. He
met nine double teams, one morning, loaded
with niggers-men, women and children,
moving to Iowa, with all their plumber. He
says this was no uncommon sight that it Is
the subject of general conversation, along
the line of the two states, that thousands Of
negroes will 60 to Iowa to live, now that the
people of Iowa have offered them the right
to vote and hold office.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-11-21
Church Directory.

Sr. Mays (CArHoLIc) CHURCH,-Cor. Rock
River and Dock Sts., Rev. Father McEl-
herne, Pastor. Mass, Sundays, at and lOi A.
NJ, and week days at s AM Catechism at P. N.
Vespers aud Bonediction att Pm.
EPISCOPAL CHuRCH-0n Orleans ST., Rev. II.
N. Powers, d. D., Pastor. Services at lO1 A. N.
and y Pm Sabbath School at An.
GERMAN LUTHERAN CHURCH.-0n Madison ST.,
Rev. c. A. Meineche, Pastor. Services at 10y A.
NJ. and "a Pm.
First PRESBYTERIAN CHuRcH.-Cor. Illinois
and Deer Sts., Rev. 5. 7. Wilson, D. D., Pastor.
Services at II A. N. and p. NJ Sabbath School
at A. NJ Prayer meeting, Wednesday at u Pm
SECOND PRgsBYrRRIAN CHURCH.-On Illinois
St., Rev. L. l.. Burnett, Pastor. Services at
lO3 A. N. and Pm. Sabbath School at Vt A. N.
Prayer meeting, Wednesday at ~ pm.
UNrED PRESBYTERIAN CHuRCH.-Cor. Orleans
and Deer Sts, Rev. Henry Wallace, Pastor.
Services at II AN. Sabbath School at 81 A. NJ.
Prayer meeting at 81 P. NJ, of Sundays, and 7. p
NJ, Wednesdays.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.-Cor. Orleans and Elk
SITS, Rev. Henry Davis, Pastor. Services at /
A. " and p. N. Sabbath School at 9A.H.
VI. Il. CHuRCH.-Cor. Jefferson and Highland
SITS, Rev. R. Hsney, Pastor. Services at II A.
N. and 7. p. N. Sabbath School at An Pray
or meeting, Wednesdays at n P. ". Young peo-
pcs prayer meeting, Friday at 71P.N.
DISCIPLES CHURCH.-Elder Rogers in Nit
ohell 4 Lynde's Block, over the Post Oaee-en.
trance on West Side. Services at 10Y A. NJ. and
7P.M.
GREESBUsH MISSION Sabbath School meet in
their school room, in Howsrd's Addition, every
Sabbath afternoon, at21 o'clock. c. l.. BascOm
Superintendent.
ES-Any errors or omissions in any Of tn
above notices will be corrected on information
being left at our editorial rooms.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-11-21

The Rim presumes that oil Its fslsehoods
which we do not notice, are admitted to be
true. This is very violent presumption.
That paper has Systematically garbled aud
misquoted from our columns for years, and
Systematically viIlifed and slandered u.s.
Because we do not notice every little mean
act it commits and every silly lie it pub
fishes, it must not presume that our silence
is an acknowledgement that it is truthful
or even a decent sheet. 0 no That would
be absurd. The Rim, under its present
management, does many things which are
beneath our notice and even beneath con.
tempt.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-11-21

LEAvR-ChioAgo,R Rock Island a Pacific, going
East, at 1850 A. NJ. and 900 p. NJ.
Going Wsst-At $50 A. NJ. and 5.45 P NJ.
Western Union, and Sterling 4 Rock Island
At 5.45 A, NJ. and 4.4S p. NJ.
Coal Valley, about 100 A. NJ. and 100 P. M
ARRIVE-C Chicago, Rock Island Pacific
from tho East, at $50 A. NJ. and 5.45 P. NJ.
Prom the West, at 1870 A. NJ. and 900 r M
Western Union, and Sterling Rock lSian
us.20 A. NJ. and ll.0O P. NJ.
Coal Valley, about / A. NJ. and r NJ;
~ Trains run by Chicago time, Waieh IL
about 10 minutes faster than Rock Island time.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-11-21

ANOTHER SUIT.-Snoe the decision ofthe
court in the matter Of Judge Hubbell
against the Western Union railroad com
panv, there seems to be a desire on the part
of others to make the road pay damages to
many more who were sufferers by the e1plo,
sion of the Lansing. Mrs. Henry Curtis,
of Dubuque, whose husband lost his life in
the Lansing disaster, has brought suit
against the R. r. Co., for the recovery Of
$4,000 damages.
Mrs. VIM. H. Reab, of Colons station, has
as equitable claim as any one, and ought
to be paid as literally.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-11-21

DRowxED.-Tbe Muscatine Courier says
that, on Tuesday the 18th, when the steamer
Key City was near that place, on her down
trip, a man who was standing near the
wheel house, was seen by one of the hands to
be sweeping with a broom, and otherwise
acting in a rather queer manner, when he
suddenly jumped overheard, disappeared
and of course was drowned. He is said to
have been a man with dark hair and whis,
kers. Some think that he was an lrshmau
and others that he was German, and il
was thought he had got op the boat at lie
Claire, Davenport or Rock Island.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-11-21

Rock islanders had better bestir them
selves or one of the Ito be- most important
railroads in Illinois will give them the go.by.
The road now building from Sterling down
Rock river valley will soon be running from
Sterling to the Cleveland coal mines. 1t is
now thought that cars will be running from
Sterling to Cleveland within two months
from this time This road is link in the
chain of O great road from Lake Superior to
st. Louis. Engineers have now reached q
point south of Berlin, in Mercer county, and
are surveying south. 1t is to be or has al.
ready been consolidated with the Rock
Island, Alton and St. Louis road, notice OF
which road we published a few days ago.
Now, the question for Rock Island and Mo-
line to decide is this Shall this road come
down from Cleveland through Moline, Rock
Island and Camden-or shall it run down
the other side of Rock river, from Cleveland
and so on to Berlin, Monmouth, Burlington,
Quincy, Alton and StLouis? Is it not import
ant to have the road run through Rock lslandi
If so, then let our business men, our CAPT
talists, our real estate owners, wake up an
do something to secure it, or it will go down
the other side of Rock river and shun US al
together. The bridge over Rock river, a
Cleveland, is progressing rapidly, and oPeDI
the way for the road to avoid Rock ISLAM
altogether.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-11-21

SOME course ought to be taken by our
city authorities to prevent the tearing down
and defacing of posters. Most of itls done
by little girls. To-day, we saw two little
girls Mrs. Burgers children) who live near
the post office, tearing down Haverly's bills.
1t is no uncommon thing for this to be done
to almost every poster put up in town. Is
there no way to protect people who expend
their money for printing, pay city license
and pay for posting their bill? There IS an
ordinance against it--but it is not enforced
1t is no better than swindling for city tc
exact license money and then permit man:
posters to be destroyed. Even our tax pay
ing citizens, from whom money is collected
to pay for the enforcement Of the laws, fare
no better. They expend money for printing
and posters, only to see these posters tori
down by children whose parents neithe
know nor care whether they are doing RICH
or wrong. few fines, on such parents
would probably lead them to better instruc
and better rear their children.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-11-21

The compositor who insisted on making
US say piping times of pipes when we
wrote "piping times Of peace" as plain as
print, probably thought we meant to indicate
the times when Condor smokes his pipe.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-11-21
FAMILY CASES.

Of 80 to 20 large Walls, norOc-
co or rosewood case, contain
ing a specific for every ordina-
ry disease family is subject
to, and books of directions,
From $40 to SSo
Smaller Family and Travelling Cases, Az
with 30 to % INSTRUMENTATION 90 10 90
Specifies for ali Private Diseases, both
for Curing and for Preventive treat
ment, in walls and pocket cases..trem % 10 Q"
PONDS EXTRACT,
Cures Burns, Bruises, 1ameness'
Soreness, Sore Throat Spralns'
Toothache, Earache. Neuralgia
Pheumatisrn, Lumbagov Piles sore
Ewes. DoiIs, Stings, bleeding OF the
T.yngs' Nose, Stomach or OF FILES:
Torps, ulcers, Old Sores. Price 90
cts. to S4.75.
Wa These Remedies, except PONDS EN-
TRACT. ky the case or single box, are sent 10
anv part of the country, by mail or express 'f''
of charge, on receipt of the price. ar
Address HUMPHREYS SPEECH IN
Homeopathic MEDiCINE 80
Office and Depot, No. 562 BRoApwAH Ne" iU'A'
Dr. HrypHEEYs /, consulted daily at ms once;
personally or by letter, MS above iOf 81 80 49,
disease. ,.,r these medicines
A full and fresh assortment Of '"'''
always at .zvsrHya
u %@' ROCK ISLAND.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-11-21

CHEAP WRAPPING PAPER. - Merchants,
grocers, tailors, &C., can supply themselves
cheaply with wrapping paper by purchasing
old newspapers at the ARGUS OFFICE, for
so cents hundred.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-11-21

The city council met last evening, the
mayor and all the aldermen being present,
except Alderman Huber.
The report and assessment Of Ben Harper,
Henry Dart and IgnatE Huber, commissioners
appointed by tho city council, to ascertain and
assess the damages and recompense duo the own
ers of land proposed to be taken for the northern
extension ofArsenal street. in this city, was
placed on file.
Whereupon, on motion Of Alderman Halves,
II was ordered that the said report and assess
ment of said commissioners, now filed, be omit
ted, and all proceeding heretofore had in refer
enco to said extension be null and void.
Arsenal street was then extended from the
tannery to the river.
On motion Of Alderman Wagner, the Mayor
was authorized to employ counsel % defend the
the city in the suit of e. ectment brought by Johr
Ruch, Of the state OfIoWa, against the city o.
Rock Island, in the matter Of the property know
as "Union Square" in the United States cour
| for the northern district of Illinois.
The petition of VIM. II. Thompson and ninety
others, asking the council to cause Arsenal stree
| to be opened straight from the river 10 Prospect
street, and as wide and broad as will be for the
best interest of the city, was received and or
derOd filed.
1t is to be hoped that the city counci
will not let this matter of Arsenal stree
drop. The street is to be one of the mos
important in town, and should be made
wide, straight street, over the bluffs, to Roc
River. There are numerous and unan
swerable reasons for this which it is not nee
essary to state now. The council shoul
act efficiently in the matter aud make sue
street as the public interests, not onl
now but in the future, may require.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-11-21
MISIC LESSONS.

TINE SUBSCRIBER OFFERS HIS sBRVI-
oes IS an Instructor Of Music, upon the
piano and other musical instruments, either al
bis residence, west end Of Egglestons ROW. or
at the residence Of pupils.
Pianos tuned and instruments repaired.
WM. BABC0CK.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-11-21

FIFTY CENTS will buy a hundred old news.
papers, ut this office. We have several hun
dred of them, rolled up in bundles of a
hundred each for wrapping paper.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-11-21

The business OF Rock Island is injured
every day by the course our radical city
authorities are pursuing. Look at the uni.
versal Indignation by the farmers all over
the county because their dogs were shot
down every time they came to town. Then
think of the unnecessary and ve1GtiOus ar
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-11-21

"ToM AND JERRY" and"Hot Scotch, were
at Bill KaIe's last evening, and many faces
beamed with happiness-especially with one
of Hengstler's soothers.