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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-29
Rock Island, Feb. %, 1868.
Communicated

EDITOR ARGUs.-I notice a communities
ton in your last evenings issue. in regard
to the interest of citizens of the Second
Ward to elect an Alderman who is perman-
emily located IN Rock Island; and / be-
lieve it Is the duty of every citizen who has
the prosperity of the city at heart, to con
slider this important question before casting
his vote. Mr.. Shaws most intimate friends
know that he intends to leave Rock Island
as soon as he can sell his warehouse and
settle up his business here. And what does
he care for our future prosperity as a city
The Union is very anxious for his election,
for the reason that if he is elected he will
vote for the city printing to be given to the
editors of the onion, and as the election of
officers by the council takes place soon after
the city election, Mr.. Shaw, if elected, would
probably be here to vote for the editors of
the Union, for city printersg and that is all
they want; they would not care if he left
the city the next day They think if they
could secure the city printing that they would
have fine thing,-and think SO too, for
| see in your last evenings issue that they
charge double their advertised rates for work
done for the city. And when Mr. Shaw
leaves, as he intends to do, the Union would
get the advertising for a special election for
an alderman to fill the vacancy, and thus
cause an unnecessary expense to the city,
and q great Inconvenience to the voters to
attend another election. But I hope the
citizens will earnestly consider the import.
ance of electing permanent resident of this
city and ward, AND vote for Bailey Daven.
port, who is not only permanent resident,
but has shown his interest in the city by
serving Ave years in succession as Mayor,
for which he was entitled to $500 year,
making $500, which he refused 10 draw,
thereby donating $500 10 the city. trust
the tax payers in the Second Ward will see
who 1t Is their interest to support for Alder
man. y fs - 81
i "A SECOND WARD TAX PAYER
l. Rock Island, Feb'y %. 1853 se,-A
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{Communicated.)

EDITOR OF THE ARGUs.-Why do you load
your guns so heavy to shoot at that little
Maryland Duck? The shots you fred at
him tore all the plumage off from him, pin
feathers and all and | fear it has entirely
taken the qHack out of him. He has kept
up such a quacking of late, that he has made
a splendid mark for you to shoot at, and he
made such Tapping that he was easy game
to hit, even in the dark but | fear your
last shot. made "Dead Duck" of him.
Should he still be able to quack, would ad-
wise you to load your guns lighter, then he
will last the longer. But if you continue to
load as heavy as you did last evening you
will fill him so full of shot that he will sink
out OF sight-then what viii you do for fun ?
SPORTSMAN
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Church DIRECTORY.

Sr. MARY's (CArHoLtc) CauRcH.-Oor Rock
River and Dock Sts., Rev. Father NOEL
hsrne, Pastor Mass, Sundays, at and 1o3 A.
N, and week days mt A. NJ. Uatechism at 2 P NJ
Vespers and Bensdicsion at p.
; EprscopAL CHuRCH.--0n Orleans ST., Rev. X.
D. Brooke Pastor. Services Mt 101 A. NJ. Sab
bath School at PN ii 1880
GERMAN LurHERAN Church s--On Madison ST.,
Rev. A. Meinecke, Pastor. Services at l03 A. N.
and u Pm. -te4,tezs $ gf.-,sil r.-s3 81.
FIRsF PRESBYTERIAN CHuRCH.-Cor. Illinois
aud Deer Sts.. Rev. s. 7. Wilson, Pastor Sery-
ices at II A.. NJ. and z p. N. Sabbath School at
9 A. NJ. Prayer meeting, Wednesday at II P. NJ
SEcosD PREsBYrERAN CHURCH.-On Illinois
st., Rev. w. w. Wetnore, Pastor. Services at
103 A. NJ. and z p NJ. Sabbath School at ct A. N.
Prayer meeting, Wednesday at "a Pm. sEgs1
UNIrED PREsBYrERIAN CHURCH. -Cor. Orleans
and Deer Sts., Rev. Henry Wallace, Pastor.
Services at HI A. NJ Sabbath School at 81 A. NJ.
Prayer meeting at 81 P NJ, of Sundays, and z. P.
NJ, Wednesdays sr efals. IA .ausfe
FIRST BAPTIST CHuRcH.--Cor. Orleans and Elk
Sts. Services at II A. NJ. and p. NJ. Sabbath
School at 8 A. NJ. @ .-sE 80
NJ. E.. CHURcH.-Cor. jefferson and High d
Sts., Rev. r. Haney, Pastor. Services at IL A.
NJ. and Up NJ. Sabbath School at 9 A. NJ. Pray
or meeting, Wednesdays at u Pm. Young peo-
pies prayer meeting, Friday at n
FrRsr SPIRITUAL SocIErY.-Lectures in Nor
ris's Hall, every Sunday at p. NJ. and P. N.
Lyoeum at log A.. NJ, and Sociabie every Friday
evening.
~Any errors or omissions in any of the
above notices will be corrected on Information
being left at editorial rooms. -, ia. .t..asla
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$704.95
March Term, Culver, Page &

Total 81 ,9Sl,s5
This probably does not give one-fourth
the cost of county printing and advertising,
but it is enough to show the deception at
tempted by the Union.
By the way--can the Onion explain why
it is necessary to pay Jim Beardsley and
Peetz over 100000 year out of the taxes
of the county-and as much more in fees?
SrUrID.-A correspondent of the Union is
exceedingly stupid in finding fault with May
or Kimball because of the width of the mac
adsmizing on the Camden road. Don't he
know that the contract was let and the road
partly built, before Mr.. Kimball was elected
Mayor?
We hardly think "B. L." is much acquain-
ted with road building. Old hands at that
business say that, for the bed of the road,
coarse rock is better than fine.
But the silliest suggestion made by "B.
L." is this, viz:
"The fact the contractor. were relatives of Mr.
kimbal may have something to do with the high
price
The price was fixed in the contract, before
Mr.. Kimball Was elected Mayor. He had
nothing to no with fixing the price. Alder
man HAYES had. Why don't "B. L." pitch
into him?
Is "B. L." dissatisfied because Reynolds,
Saulpaugh 4 Co. hand the contract Or is
he dissatisfied because Mr.. Reynolds is a
brother of Mrs. Kimbail? Probably the
latter. What business has 'Lish Reynolds
to be brother of Mrs. Kimball? Why
didn't he choose the wife of the correspon-
dent of the Union for his sister? And what
business had Ben Kimball to marry 'Lish
Reynolds sister? Why didn't be marry "B.
L.'s' sister-shen il would have been all
right.
The truth is that Mr.. Kimban was very
active and efficient in securing the splen hid
Camden road Improvements, as he is in all
matters Of public interest. The people will
consult their interests by securing his services
another year. Our business men and all
who feel an interest in the prosperity OF Rock
Island feel the Importance of his filling the
place the coming wear.
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IJow MANY THOUSAND OF PERSONS
l. L do we daily behold, both male and female,
who are suffering out miserable existence from
the effects of secret indulgence, or from virus
absorbed into their system from venerial die
ease. Look at their paid, emaciated and ds6g-
ured faces, and their broken down constitutions,
depicting disease and its horrible consequences;
disqpalifying them rom marriage or the enjoy
ment of life It is, therefore, important for
those sufferers to know that, by calling upon Dr.
Y. KATES, they can be effectually cured. He
ls a physc who has made private disease"
his especial study for thirty-two years, and who
has cured upward Of thirty thousand cases in
Cincinnati alone within the last twenty years.
He is therefore competent to cure every form of
disease. both recent and chronic, in the shortest
possible time, without mercury or other poison
Gus medicines. Be careful that you find DIR.
KATES at his old established office, 1853 Syca-
more street, Cincinnati, Ohio. first house below
Fifth street, west side. DR.. KATES attends TO
his patients personally, and may be found in his
Office from o'clock A. NJ, till o'clock P. NJ.
Sundays frem . A. N. till IL A. M. All CONF
DENTAL - Oct.23dawly.
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A HoAx.-Some enterprising individual
set rumor afoat, at about eleven o'clock
last night, to the effect that murder had
taken place at Moline. After much inquiry,
we are convinced that the whole affair is a
hoax
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lCnm municated.A

EDITOR OF THE ARGUs.-The Uaion
complains of Mr.. Phillips, the nominee for
Alderman in this ward, because he is a
church member. Now, would it not be
much more to the credit or the Union's can
didate for Mayor if he would occasionally at
tend some place of worship, instead Of spend
ing the Sabbath in sports, such as hunting
fishing. and kindred sports? aIzthink so.
What think my sistersin the I'd, Sd and 4th
wards?
A WOMAN OF THE FIRST WARD.
Feb %
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-29

The MARKET.-Very little grain has been
coming in of late-in fact, none at all, with
the exception of little wheat. Our quota
tons of pork are almost nominal, as but few
sales are being made. Hay seems to be in
abundance
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-29

REyIvALs-The Davenport Democrat
states that a series of revivals is in progress
in that city. Nightly meeting are held at
LeClaire Hall, by the Young Mems Chris
tap ssneiation
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BoARD.-Any young gentleman and his
wife, or two gentlemen, can find nice rooms
and board at Mrs. IA. Babcock's in the
west end Of Eggleston's new block, opposite
the court house.
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CHICAGO AND EASTERN MAIL--arrives at
7:45 A. NJ. and $40 p. NJ. Closes at 1850 A. NJ
and 1880 p. M. aa
PORT BYRON MAIL--via Waterfowl, Hsnp-
9 ton, Rapids City, Port Byron and cofooss, ar'
rives at 9:05 A. M. Closes 5:15 r M
DAVENPORT, IOWA, MAIL-arriyes It $40 A.
M. Closes at 7:I5A NJ. and $40 r. n es1aas
ALED0 MAIL-vis Camden Mills, Andslu-
~ STA, Edsing ton, Hamlet, Perryten, Alsdo, High
& Point, New Boston, Keithsburg, Oquawka, 70
Oquswka Junction, fSagetewn) leaves daily at
ga. NJ, and arrives at $3.50 p. NJ. Mail mat
ter for Pleasant Ridge, Hazlitt, Buffalo Prairie,
illinois City, Drury. Copper Creek, and Mil
isrsburg, goes by this route.
MAC0MB MAIE--yis Presumption, SueI, vi
ola, North Henderson, Spring Grove, and Mon
mouth TO Macomb, leaves Wednesday and Sat-
urday at A.. M, and strives Tuesday and Fri
day at P. M. Centre Ridge and Richland
Grows ars supplied by thisroufe, 99sE nGa
GOAL VALLEY MAIL--(by cars) daily, leaves
between and A.. n, returning at about 5
P. M. Rural mail matter is sent to Coal VAL
ley. ...-.., - s5,fs Fl. .eF-.sf.
CAMBRIDGE MAIL-via Coal Valley, Orion
and Andover 70 Cambfidge, leaves Monday
Wednesday and Friday, at Z A. NJ, returning
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at s P. M.
20 Office henrs from 1880 A. NJ. 70 500 P. NJ.
ET-Sundays, open from o to 10 Am.
NJ. B. OSBORN, Post Master.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-29

Coop TEMpLARs-HopE LoDGE.-A few
evenings ago we published list of the Off
GERS elected on the occasion Of the organiza-
ton of Good Templar's Lodge, at Squire
Wageuer's office,on Wednesday evening last.
The association was formed with about TWEEN
ty charter members. At the next regular
meeting, about twenty-five persons will be
initiated. The society will be known as
Hope Lodge.
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FORTY Cents a line will be charged for
each insertion of all articles under this head.
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the young man who attends the ferry
skiff says he did not hear the call of James
S. Fay for help until he saw him roll up on
the ice, and then it was not necessary to go
to his assistance. He says he should have
left the ferry and ran to his help if he had
heard him at first, and if it had been necess-
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-29


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1- These Remedies, except PONDS En-
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DR.. Humphreys is consulted daily at his Office,
personally by letter, above, for all forms of
disease.
For sale by HARRISON SHARKS, Daven-
port, Iowa, and o. GR0TJAN, Rock Island.
febl4dly.
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Bear in mind, the public printing of Rock Is
land county costs $370,60 for the whole year
1857, while the city public printing for nins
months of that year cost $o2S, se.--Roek Island
and Moiine Uaion s- . - -
The Union hes, and does il knowingly
To make up the sum of $628,sO it takes the
bills for 9 part of two years, as its own col
umns show. And it knows that in those
bills, is included the cost of paper, binding,
printing, advertising, &C., &c, while its bill
does not include all these items.
"A hasty reference to the proceedings OF
the board of supervisors shows that the fol-
lowing bills, allowed by the board, should be
added to 1t:
June do do = 2n,47
Sept. do do fa. ,s4s7 I'll, 05
Dec. do do "a IS 5
80 EEa E# -
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the bills. over there. under radical rule, was
ten time. larger than in Rock Island, under
democratic rule. Certainly Davenport is not
tan times larger than Rock Island, --nor
need the city printing bills necessarily De
even twice what they are here.
We have also shown that our charges
were made at about one-haf the rates charg
ed there, a and at precisely the rate We charge
everybody for legal advertising. We think
all reasonable men viii be satisfied with
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THE Union admits that it did charge the
city one-third more than the ARGUS did, Tor
the very same job -aud thus "swindiing
the city, it makes the very weak and silly eS-
cuse that advertising is worth more in the
Union than in the ARGUS. Is that the rea-
son the Union took $3.50 out Of the ladies
fund for the soldiers monument? We hard
" think the ladies whom the Union charges
with Aabiect toadyism' to the ARGus) take
that view of the case. They know that the
ARGUS charged nothing for advertising for
the monument festival, and they know that
the Uaion did charge for it, and thus
reduced their fund. IF either paper charged
anything, it should have been the ARGUS,
and not the Union, If the claim the Union
sets up, of its superior '"loyalty" and "patri-
otism," is Well founded, -. g. 80, -. =.
We also showedthat the Union charged the
city in the case of Collector Taylor's notice,
just double ats o,oB ae1rertised rates,--and to
that charge the Union holds down its head
and makes no reply. The Union lives in a
glass house. 4s-t IA tEsst
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TESTIMONIALS or PHYSICIANS,

ltSilMUNlAtS uf rat SlGlHfvS.
DIR. Nathaniel Harris, for many years a resi-
dent of Middlebury, Vermont, recommends the
Bslsam as being superior to all other remedies
for Bronchitis. He says:
al have no doubt it will soon become a classi-
cal remedial agent for the cure of all diseases of
the Throat Bronchial Tubes, and the Lungs.
NATH. HARRIS, NJ. D."
DR.. Lloyd, of Ohio, surgeon in the army dur
ing the war, from exposure contracted oonsump-
ton. He says:
al have no hesitancy in stating that 1t was by
tho of your Lung Balsam that 1 am now
alive and enjoying health"
DIR. Fletcher, of Missouri, says:
az recommend your Balssm in preference to
any other medicine for Coughs, and it gives sat
isfaction."
Is the remedy to cure all Lung and Throat
difficulties. 1t should he thoroughly tested be-
fore using any other balsam.
It will cure when all others fail
Directions Accompany Each Bottle.
=. N. HARRIS q CO.
Sole Yroprietors,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Sold by all Druggists.
oct24dw6m.
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BRIces Houps, CmoAao. This popular
establishment il now being conducted by
Mp. Fl Simmer, we'll known % the rsvel-
hing public as . whole souled, compeseat
host, well worthy of the most generous pa
tronage. The hotel contains $50 finely fur
nished rooms, and is, in every respect equal
TO any. one of its size in the country. Mr..
Geo II. French continues superintendent,
while Mr.. Fred. Burnham will be found IN
the Office, as in days past Those OF our
citizens visiting Chicago, should give the
Briggs call. s
ARcHY SHAW was, to-day, keeping up the
spirits of his voters By personally taking
them to saloons and pouring spirits down
them. That kind of electioneering is not
a subject of remark when done by man
who has heretofore heen in the habit OF ask
ing the crowd to drink. But Mr.. Shaw,
although IN the habit of drinking himself,
was never known to "treat the crowd very
much, until now, or associate on very famil-
lar terms with them, until now. For this
reason, it occasions uncomplimentary com.
ment. The people of the Second Ward will
find their true interests and dignity best
promoted by voting for Bailey Davenport.
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ATTEMPTING TO INJURE THE BUSINESS OF
THE TowN.-Perhaps it is not singular that
paper which is one-half Moline should use
its influence to injure Rock Island manufac-
turers. The other day, the Rock Island and
MOLINE Union, falsely charged that Mr.. B..
D. Buford threatened to discharge one of
his foreman if he should run as candidate
on the republican ticket The statement
was falsehood and proven to be such
but it accomplished its object, viz: got q
circulation in the Chicago and other radical
papers, thus injuring the Rock Island pillow
works and helping the Moline pillow works.
The same is the effect of the Unions false
charge that Mr.. Kimball does not superin-
tend his own business. The statement Is
falsehood-but it will have its effect, and
injure Mr.. Kimballs business.
What encouragement can there be for
enterprizing business men to try to carry on
manufacturing, or any other business, in
| Rock Island, if their business is to be dragg
ed INTO politics,ev election, and the public
mind prejudiced against them? Can any
town flourish where its newspapers pursuetha,
course? viii enterprizing capitalists-be at
tracted to such place? So
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so simple that mistakes cannot be madein us
ing them; harmless to be free from danger,
and SO efficient as to be always reliable. They
have raised the highest commenuation from all,
and will Away reuder satisfaction:
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UNION LoGIc.-Our bills for c,tv nr;n,;nc
having been shown to be. made up at about
one:haif the rate Of those in Davenport, the
only answer the Union can make to that
fact is that Davenport is larger place than
Rock Island Does the Uaion mean to say
that, therefore it is worth more to do the
same kind of work over there than it is on
this side of the river2 According to shat
logic, the price would be rather steep in
such q place as New York. ac..sT Haz sszdT
The Onion says, of Davenport:
"That being larger city. it is reasonable that
her printing bills should be larger i e7s,.,o h
/ Perhaps, . little; but not ten times lusyv,
Us 1t? We have shown that the, amount OF
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RIVER NEws.-Below, as we learn from
the St. Louis Republican, the teeming tide
of business has commenced to move and is
gradually working its way up the river. =
Freights are being shipped In liberal quaint,
ties, but not at paying rates. Six feet OF
water IS reported a. Cairo. AT Quincy there
is a slow rise, with heavy running ice.
The keokuk Packet Company will in a
ew days have the line fully organized and
at work for the season; the boats compass.
ing this favorite line have all been thorough.
ly overhauled and placed in the most com.
plete order for business, and will, as hereto.
fore, beunder the management Of skllful
boatmen and courteous gentlemen. ise a4
The Northern Line steamer Hawkeye has
been taken from Alton slough. where she
has been in winter quarters, to Carondolet
where she will be taken out on the ways 70,
thorough overhauling. -
From the Missouri and Illinois we have
no later Intelligence; the latter is still clos
ed and the former, although open to Omaha
Is reported very low.
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ANOTHER UNION LIE NAILED.-This NOR
ning's Union, instead of making the amende
honorable, in regard to its shameful false
hood that we had charged the city So for
sssenty.fye cents paid c. Pettifer, snarls
at what it calls "Old Charley Pettifer.r Pet
tifer is an employee of the Union office, and
is the Unions witness, and it is in bad taste
for a man to snarl at and quarrel with his
own witness. But the Union does this, and
publishes coloquy which it says occurred,
not word of which is true, and then says
that Mr.. Pettifer "signed the paper without
reading it or knosUing ,ohat ,oas on it," The
following certificate will probably satisfy the
public, on that point:
81 certify that the receipt signed by Charles
Pettfer, and published in the Argus, last even
ing, was read to him by me and that he perfect
ly understood every word of it; that he said it
was right, and that he received of Mr.. Danfor; b
the full amount of money stated in the receipt at
its date. L also certify that such conversation
took place as that published in the Union.
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The radical ward committees and radical
candidates meet at Sweeney & Jackson's
Office this evening. Democrats should be
warned by the energy and activity of their
opponents, and unite and go to work in earn
est, or they may be beaten. How would they
like to have radical howl, all overthe coun-
try, that the RAIDS had carried Rock Island I?
Or even made a gain in Rock Island? 1,
would be poor beginning for the democrats
of Rock Island to thus discourage their
brethren in other places, and turn back the
tide which bids fair to place democrat in
the presidential chair.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-29

FAMILY CASES.
Of IS to 70 large Walls, moroc-
CO or rosewood case, contain.
ing specific for every ordina-
~ disease a family is subject
to, and books Of directions,
From SO to S35
Smaller Family and Travelling Cases,
with 90 TO Is walls. from S5 TO S6
Specifies for all Private Diseases, both
fer Curing and for Preventive treat
ment in vials and pocket cases.frem ~ to 30
PONDS EXTRACT.
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~Any errors or omissions in any of the
above notices will be corrected on Information
being left at our editorial rooms. 49, d feasaas
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We may as well state, perhaps, that the
money was paid to Mr.. Pettifer By us, at the
request of Mr.. Chopper, for the city. The
Union made it the occasion of a villainous
falsehood, and when proven to be false
hood, it does not retract it, but adds to its
meanness by uttering another falsehood, as
shown by the above certificate
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A SECOND lard TAX PAYER.
Rock Island, Feb'y 20, 1868. 81 ao~s