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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-11-17
Go to the Best.

Go to to the Bryant & Stratton Iowa State
Business College, to get a thorough practical
business education, or to become good
sound telegraph operator. For circulars ad'
dress enclosing stamps the Bryant 4 STRAIT
ton Commercial College, Davenport, Iowa.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-11-17
GENERAL
PURCHASING AGENCY.
No. 81 Liberty Street, New York.

Merchants, families, or individuals can pro =
cure, through our agency, any kind Of goods or
articles OF any description sold in the city Of
New York, at the same price they would pay if
there themselves, and in many cases at lower
prices An experience Of over twenty years,
and a thorough acquaintance with the mAnufao-
turers AID importers Of the city, enables us to
uarraut entire satisfaction TO all with whose
business we are entrusted. Circulars, with list
of references, embracing every section Of the
United States, sent on application.
J. J, BONNETr a CO.,
Commission Merchants.
Consgnments of Cotton, Tobacco and all
kinds of produce solicited, and the highest mar
kct price obtained.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-11-17

From G. +. j. Colburn, Doctor of Dental
Surgery, Newark, N. j.
The Popular Dentifrice known as Sozo,
don't, besides being a very pleasant addition
to the toilet, contains ingredients that, il
used according to the directions will prove
of the greatest utility to the health of the
mouth and teeth.
"spaldings Glue" with brush, is always
ready for use.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-11-17
READY GLAZED SASH.

TN CONNECTION with my Planning Mill
/ have opened Ware Room for the sale of
Primed and Glazed Sash, where will keep con-
stantly on hand all sizes of these articles, which
can sell at much cheaper rates than they can
be purchased for elsewhere. / obtain my Glsss
from the manufactures at Pittsburg, thereby
saving the profits which others must pay VINO
buy in this market. All Builders, Farmers and
others in want of Sash will consult their own H.
terest by giving me call before purchasing e'se-
where as am offering unusual inducenmTeSnaM,, lor
this trade J. a. bADNAS'"'
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-11-17
Odd Fellows

Rock Island Lodge No. l9, /, o. o. F.,
meets every Monday Evening at Odd Eel.
lows Hall, southeast corner of Illinois and
Eagle Sts., at u o'clock p.
JOSEPH A. GRAY, N. G..
c. B. KNOX, Il. S.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-11-17
EMPLOYMENT!

Any number Of persons, Ladies or Gents. can
make from 10 to rs dollars per week in light
and easy business requiring no capital, and can
be done wholly in the evening, therefore will not
interfere with any other business that parties
may have. Full particulars by addressing
T0WLE 4 CO.,
Z fremont Row, Boston, Mass.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-11-17
A Large Stock

of Dress Goods, Shawls, Blankets, Flannels,
Boulevard Skirts, Calicos and Muslins, at
MAY BROS, which must be sold within
the next thirty days. Also a large lot of
Furs, cheap. Now is your time to buy.
novl0dWtf
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-11-17
Tnosdsy evening, November IT, 1888.
9jsbop Heber's missionary song has re-

Risbop Hebers missionary song has re.
Gently received new version. It runs as
follows
From Greenlands's icy mountains
From midas coral strand
Whore Afriea's sunny fountains
Roll down their golden sands
To every Southern river
Shall negro suffrage come,
But not up in New England,
For that's too close TO hum.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-11-17
Masonic.

Barrett Chapter No. I8,R. A. NJ. meets at
Masonic Hall on the First and Third Tues
days of each month.
j. J.. RAMSEY, II. P.
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Germantown Zephyrs.

In chinchilla scarlet, black, white, purple
and blue. Also Berlin Zephyrs in all the
leading colors
at Newburger's
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-11-17

Winter, with all its horrors, is at our very
doors. Keep warm Keep comfortable I
Nice fur sets ,ooilar aud muiT) warranted
new and perfect, for s., at
NEwBURGER's.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-11-17
THROAT AND LUNGS.

CANCERS They have had an extensive prao-
Cancers, which they cure without eating them out
or using the Knife Let those who have Tumors
and Swellings or = red spot, lose no time in hav-
ing it attended to- as timely treatment may save
cathem from the horrors, suffering and death of
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-11-17
Than any Other Place
West of Chicago.
ENERGY BRICK.

4 TKINs0N, MURDOCH i CO., will sell
N Brick, delivered, for eight dollars per
thousand, and are prepa' to make eontracts Tor
snv amount AT eieyea dollars per thousand, in
the wall, uilderE msasursDent 1An7ds.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-11-17

1t having been intimated that the demo
Gratis in congress intend to move for restOr-
ing the rights of the president under the
constitution to his hands, the hasty reply is
returned from the radical side that they are
ready to anticipate such action themselves.
But the measure they expect to propose will
not take effect at once, being prospective in
its action, and intended TO apply only to the
case of Gen. Grant. The gross partizan.
ship of the tenure.oEoffice law could not
very well be more impressvely demonstrate
ed, even by the men who were its authors.
If it were no invasion of constitutional
rights, if it were not revolutionary assault
by one branch Of the government on anoth.
er, the evil of it as piece of policy alone
would demand its repeal at the earliest day.
But being as fragrant a breach of the su
preme law as was ever committed, and hav-
ing been committed in spirit of party re.
venge, it stands so confessed by the propos-
ed action Of its authors in moving to abro,
gate it for the same selfish reasons for which
it w@ originally passed. The country will
hail the early repeal of such false egisla.
ton as in some degree evidence that it has
come TO an eud.--B0Stou Post.
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FOR SALE.

4 FINE brick Residence and a good Piano
n Apply for full particulars to
M. MARX, Agent.
sepsdtf
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LOCAL UoxuMN.
Arrival Of Jack Frost.

FTTEEs Cents line win be charged for
each insertion of articles under this head.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-11-17
DISSOLUTION.

DY mutual consent the firm of Wollenhaupt
- 9chnitger is hereby dissolved.
JACOB WOLLENHAUPT,
HENRY SCHNITGER.
Rock Island, H., Oct II, 1868.
Jake Wollenhaupt having become the sole
owner Of the old stand of Wolenhaupt & Schnit-
ger, together with all the stock, fixtures, book
counts, and good will of the late Arm, will con-
tnue the business in the old style with all the
latest improvements, not including the Grecian
Bend. All parties owing the old firm are notified
to pay to him alone.
0ct13dtf. JACOB W0LLENHAUPT.
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BOUND OVER,

V0UR clothing can be cleaned and bound,
and pressed over, so that it will look as
we'll as new, by
e. WILCOX,
Tailor,
Washington ST., bet. Orleans and Rock River.
sepl5d3m.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-11-17
CATARRH CURED.

They are treating Catarrh on new system which
is sure cure for this disease
Their consultations for years have averaged
from five to seven thousand year, which gives
them an experience unsurpassed by any, and
eGualled only by few.
We wish it DISTINCTLY understood that DR..
KNAPP is NOT a Travelling Physician. lie ON
LY visits a few places OCCASIONALLY, to accom-
MEDIATE his numerous patients who cannot CON
vENTENTLL visit him in Chicago.
10 Remember they do not promise to cure all
stages of disease While all the diseases are cur
able, if taken in season. all stages are not. Your
case may be durable this week, not next-to-day,
not tomorrow hence the danger of delay
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-11-17
To-Day's Advertisem'ts
FOR SALE.

MI Y Span Of black Ponies aud two Buggies,
WI for reasonable prices.
JOHN PEETZ, Sheriff.
Rock Island, Nov. lG, div,
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Seminal weakness 4 Sexual Diseases
DTsHAsHs OF WOMEN,
.RHUNIATTsOI.

Than any other Physicians i'll America. They
have cured women who have been confined to
their bed for years. They never fail to cure
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-02-13
The Contraction Bill.

The following is the bill recently
passed by Congress, and which thu
President allowed to become a law
by simply retaining it in his pocket
beyond the ten days in which he is
allowed to sign a bill Or return il
with his objections.
Tho President and his man Secre.
tary MCCULLOUGH, are mainly respon.
sible tor the Contraction policy pur.
sued SO far and he is evidently in ia.
vor Of that policy yet, but he hadn't
the nerve this time, fora wonder, to
brave public opinion and outrage the
suffering country, with another veto:
Be 1t enacted, etc., That from and
after the passage of this act the au-
thority of the Secretary Of the Treas.
ury to make any reduction of the
currency by retiring or cancelling
United States notes shall be and is
hereby suspended, but nothing here
in contained shall prevent the can
collation. and destruction Of the mu.
tilated United States notes and re-
placing Of the same with notes of the
same character and amount.
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DEs MONIES, Iowa,
Feb. 10th, 1868.

Ed. COURIER
The Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific Railway Company
yielded tho point very gracefully to.
day in the House, and suffered the right
Of the State to regulate tariffs to be
secured, in the bill granting lands to
the Company. The bill was immedi-
atsly returned to the Senate as pass
ed by that body with some unimpor-
tant amendments, which was concur
red in, and SO the bill only awaits the
approval Of the Governor to become
a law. l think the lands on all the
roads where grants were made will
be resumed, and rc-granted under the
same restrictions as to tariffs.
In the Senate to-day bill was in
PRODUCED by Senator Newell from
Clayton county, providing for a IL
cense law. The bill is very lengthy,
and was only read in part, when it
was referred to the Committee for
suppression of Intempcrance.
The question of a law regulating
Insurance Companies is receieving
due attention. Several bills are now
before the Committees on Incorpora-'
tions, and have no doubt but that
some good law will be recommended
by these COMMITTEES.
Excuse brevity,
WILL.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-02-13
Common Pleas Courts.

4 We have received from Maj. Ham
iltont the draft OF a bill from the Senate's
Judiciary Committee, establishing a
Court Of Common Pleas. 1t divides
every existing Judicial District in
the State, into two Common Pleas
Districts, and under hisarrangement
if the bill passes, it is proposed to
sub-dfvide our District as follows to-
wit:
Wapello, Davis, and Van Buren,,
to be the first; and Monroe, Lucas,
Appanosse, and Wayne, the second
District.
The bill provides that the Judges
shall hold their offices four years,
that the Court shall have exclusive
jurisdiction of wills, executors, admin
istrators, guardians, idiots, &C., &C.,
and in law and equity in all cases
within, a certain amount left blank
and in all others where the parties
agree to it. No Grand Jury shall be
empannelled or indictment found in
this Court, but with the consent of
defendants criminal cases may also be
tried by it: It is also provided that
the Judge shall have the same power
as District Judges in granting writs,
injuections, &C., that it shall DO a
Court of record, keep a seal, &C., &c.
To our unprofessional eyes the bill
seems t. be good one, giving US
what we have long needed, an inter-
mediate Court, through which the
ends Of public justice may be more
speedily and effectively accomplish:
ed.
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and$he estimated value OF whose
taxahc property isover We tythou.
sand dollars"
Andstwelvc other classes, ostima
ted tohumber at least two hundred
and fifty thousand or three hundred
Thousand men, while disfranchise-
ment that has been created by Con
gress does nor extendperhaps to more
than forty-fve thousand or fifty thou.
sand persons at the furthest. These
provisional governors, under the au
thority Of the President, were to call
conventions; they were to hold the
elections, and they were to count the
votes; they wereto exercise all the
powers that are being exercised by
the military commanders under the
reconstruction acts Of Congress. AT
ter those constitutions were formed,
the President went forward and &C.
cepted them, as being loyal and re.
publican in their charater. He au
thorized the voters under them to
proceed to elect legislatures, members
of Congress, and the legislatures to
elect Senators to take their seats ii
this body. In other words, the Pres
ident launched those State govern
ments into full life and activity with.
out consultation or cooperation on
the part of Congress.
Concluded next week.
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which will be particularly palatable
10 Johnsonized officers in the " late
onpleasantness. Here it is:
aThe Southern Opinion each week
has half column informing its read
ers where numbers ofprominent con.
federate officers are now, and
engaged. We would publish a like
list Of our Northern officers could we
get the prison records, or the Regis.
ter of Hades! where hundreds OF
them should be for theft, robbing,
| scandalism, and sacrifice oflife in tho
murderous crusade for cotton and
niger"
| How do you like that you demora-
lized Grant and Sherman bummers?
Some of our democratic friends com
plain of us for charging Pomeroy's
satanic treason and filth upon the
democratic party, but then they are
estopped from making any argument
against his genuine democracy, wher
we show them that his paper has thu
largest circulation of any democratic
paper in the west.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-02-13

IMPORTANT TO SoI.DIERs.-A re-
cent decision of the court OF claims
at Washington. gives all soldiers
who enlisted prior to July 2lst, 1861
and who have received no bounty on
account of having been discharged
before serving two years, one hun
dred dollars additional bounty. Let
all interested take due notice and filt
their CLAIMS at once.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-02-13
More National Banks.

A determined movement is going
on to remove the present restriction
against farther issue Of National
Bank currency. This measure finds
an able advocate in Senator Hender-
son of Missouri, who proposes to al.
low anybody who pleases to establish
National Banks by securing their
bills by depositing twenty-five per
cent over and above the amount of
circulation desired. with the Secreta.
ry Of the Treasury If the members
of Congress are too heavily interes-
ted in the National Banking system
to abolish it, and give us grcenbacks
in it's stead, then the next best thing
they can do is to make this amend
ment, so that the wants of the conn
try for more good currency may b.
speedily supplied
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-02-13
Grant Sustained.

Our House of Representatives
passed the following resolution yes
terday by II to 16 votes.
Be it resolved by the General AS
sembly Of the State of Iowa:
That the President of the United
States, owing his election to the 10y
al people thereof, and committed by
repeated pledges prior to his election
to the maintenance of Republican
principles, having deserted the loyal
associations to which he was pledged
in honor and good truth, and ranged
himself as a leader of the opposition;
and champion of he interests of
that party which SO recently plunged
the country int. civil war, has forti-
fed alike his good faith and the con-
fidence Of all loyal people, and ought
to resign the Office which he has per-
verified to thwart the restoration Of
the Union and the interests Of loyal
ty and of good government.
That in his recent attempt to dar-
ken the fair fame of the Chief of our
Armies-the first soldier of the Re-
public-he has given fresh offense to
all the gallant soldiers of the coun-
try, and to the people who greatfully
acknowledge the eminent services Of
the Great Captain of the War and
therefore, this General Assembly de-
clares it's unhesitating confidence in
the honor and integrity Of the sol.
der whom the President has assailed,
and when the loyal citizens of the
United States shall select General
ULYSSES s. GRANT to bear the Re-
publican standard once more in tri-
unph into the National Capital, the
people of Iowa will rejoice in the
opportunity to restore harmony to
the Union by sending the loyal chief.
tain to the "White House, and An.
drew johnson into private life.
That copy of this joint resolu-
ton be fairly engrossed, and by the
Governor transmitted to GENERAL
GRANT, and copies thereof be for>
warded by the Secretary of State to
our Senators and Representatives in
ron~ress.
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THE OTTUMWAyCOURiER
]. NJ. HEDRlCK, Eprroa.
Alabama.

The election under the reconstruc-
,ionlaws of Congress, commenced in
Alabama on the 4th, and was under
the original order to terminate on
the 9th instant, but Gen. Meade for
reasons satisfactory to himself, con-
tinued the time, so that ut the pres
ent writing we are not advised
whether the polls have closed, or GER
tainly of the result. They voted
not only on the adoption of the new
Constitution, but also for county and
State officers, as well as for six men,
bers of Congress- We are inclined
to the opinion from the meagre and
scattering returns received that the
Constitution has been defeated, if so,
the probable election of six members
of Congress and the county and
state officers will go for naught, as
the validity of their election depend
ed upon the adoption of the Consti.
tuition. as condition precedent there,
TO.
If the constitution is defeated, and
the consequent successful Inaugural.
ton OF the work of reconstruction
ona Republican basis thus indefinitely
postponed, it will be entirely owing
to themisorable, blunder in the law
of Congress, requiring the vote of Q
majority of those registered to b
cast in its favor, to make it the fun
damental law of the State. Updel
this foolish provision, the mulehead
ed, perverse, and obstinate Conserva
tives, who staid away from the polls
counted as if cast against it, while
through the hellish inspiration of tn
bold bad man temporarily command
ing the army of Confederate scala
wags from his Head Quarters in th
White House, a reign of terror ha
been established in Alabama tina
has kept from the polls many loys
white and black voters. Now lie
Congress at once, before there is an
other State election in the South, n
peal this provision, SO that major
ty of the votes actually cast shall d.
termine results, and then if the pee
pie refuse to como into the Union ex
cept on the rebel plan, whereby til
same old malignant crew who brougf
on the War and all its horrors al
again to come into power, then 50
we, let them stay out, till Gabri
toots his trumpet.
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New Hampshire.

A terrible hand to hand conflict is
raging in this State. Their election
occurs the 18th proximo, and it be-
ing very close state, and the first
one holding regular election in the
great presidential year, the result is
naturally anticipated with much
anxiety by both parties there, as
we'll as by the political athletts and
gladiators of the respective parties,
just now stripping for the arena, and
the people at their backs all over the
country. The Cops. have already
imported that concentrated extract
Of Night Blooming Cereus, Henry
Clay Dean from Iowa, the silvery
tongued chief of the Knights of the
Golden Circle, Dan Voorhees, from
Ind, and many other big guns,
while the trumpet voices of Logan,
Bingham, Nye and others, are raj,
lying the people around the loyal
standard.
We have been sanguine of our
success in that State, until we stun.
bled on the following from an edito
rial in the Davenport Democrat
which has somewhat demoralized us
ave find in the New Hampshire
Patriot letter signed by the thir
teen surviving soldiers now residingir
Bethlehem, the home of the Demo
cratic candidate for Governor. Rep
resenting both parties politically
they nevertheless openly repudiatt
Hartman, the Republican candidate
| for Governor, and declare that by
certain radical falsehoods that hav.
been promulgated, they propose t
cast their votes solidly for Mr.. Sin
clair"
| There is something sublimely ter
rifle, and terrifiically sublime in thi
charge of these thirteen grim war
riors representing both parties" al
from Sinclairs town, as they advance
with undaunted step close column b,
division, arms at right shoulde1
shift, and their colors waving def
antly before, and perhaps behind, up
on Harrimans works, which in it
grandeur and sublimity is without
parallel in this country, if we ma,
be allowed to except the charge o
Leggetts Mule Cavalry at Britain
| Lane, or the still more wonderful
feat of the gentleman of Celtic orr
| gin, who surrounded the six Hes
SLAMS at Trenton, or the furious AM
irresistible onset, of the thirtee1
Whiskey Babtists, who franticall.
charged up to the Davenport ba,
declaring in one voice that the,
, would all take chicken pie in their
ali!
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Pure Democracy.

Brick Pomeroy has atlength found
rival, The Prairie Du Chen Courier,
whose editor was member of the
Committee on resolutions, in the last
democratic State Convention of Wis
oonsin, thus talks treason and muir
der, and glories in the assassination
of Lincoln:
"1he report oftlsat little pistol in a
Washington theatre, where rulers were
actors and nations spectators, rever-
berated farther down the aisles of the
future than did all the consolidated
cannonadlng of the war. 1t closed
the infamous volume of tyranny-it
dismissed the teacher Of that school
which taught only usurpation, levity
and military necessity-it flashed q
red line under the long column Of un-
lawful acts-it halted most efectually
the career Of that party which, con-
ceived in fanaticism, born in hate,
nursed on avarice and schooled in
selfishness, had for its object power
and plumber, rather than peace and
prosperity. X Al* =
1--WE are preparing for the great
contest Of 1868, and We shall win!
We must win! We will win! IF not
BY ballots then byBLoop! The iceberg
floats out from polar seas, it sinks
not at once but wears away by
warmth and abrasion till at last it
mingles with the waves and is waited
to oblivion. So with Republicanism.
1t is wearing away. Tyrants are
dying. Bond holders are trembling,
etc, ETC."
1t now becomes the faithful here
abouts, to give this new aspirant for
copperhead support, the same liberal
patronage, that they give Pomeroy's
paper. By the way we have an els-
CANT little morsel from the lattsr's
ID yer (We Tn Crosse Democrotl