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Tha thief allowed ax-

mt br horse trainers. The thief showed en-
cellent judgement, % he selected him from
stable of ten horses, and passed by three
horses with shoes on, to get this one, phow
ING What the horse was known TO the thief.
There was also stolen o saddle with
horn also double rein bride and leather
halter and an old halter was left at the sta
BILE door. Judge Wilson authorizes US 70
say that he will pay $50 reward for the re-
turn of the horse, and $50 more Tor the
thief. Here is business for the REGULATORS
and as they never yet let horse thief es-
cane. we look for vigorous work in this case,
All communications should be addressed to
Rock Island post Office. 81
Police ACKNOWLEDGMENT Schneider
and Bartalow arrested trio of drunk and
disorderly persons, last night, in front OF
Harper Cos store, between 9 and 10 o.
clock, and took them to Jail. This morning
they were brought before Magistrate Connel-
", as follows: aa
Margaret Brown, from Geneseo, a woman
of uncertain reputation, very drunk and moi
sy-ined $40 and costs.
William Jones, Coal Valley, drunk; hold
ing up one side of Margaret and helping her
disturb the peace,--6ned S. and costs.
John Calvert, of Minersville, engaged in a
similar manner, on the other side of Marga-
REFINED S. and costs.
SPOILED ENTERpRIsEs.-The action OF the
CITY council, on Monday, in declining to give
one company an exclusive right to the peo-
PIES streets, is damper upon the schemes
of McBurney and HARDWOOD, proprietors of
rival hack lines on the Moline road, each of
which intend to petition the City Council
unknown to the other) for the exclusive
right to run a hack on our streets.
And certain parties in this city were in
tending to send in their petition for an ex-
elusive right to build and rent an Opera
House thus requiring the proprietors of
Darts Hail. the Rodman Hall, the Turner
Hall, the Masons' Hall, the Odd Fellows
Hail. &C., &C., to close their halls against
the public and throw all the business into
the Opera Hall.
Certain hotel keepers, saloon keepers,
draymen, &C., &c, wanted the exclusive
right to keep a hotel, a saloon, or to run
drays-but the action of the Council, in de-
clining to grant exclusive privileges and de-
prive the people of control over their own
streets, has knocked all these exclusive fell
lows into cooked hat.
How are Won Old Exclusive?
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pnlitinnl Parsona.

In Now York on election night, at Cooper In.
sttutea, large republican meeting was Assem-
bled to hear the news from the elections. While
waiting for them they were addressed by con
gresham Woodbridge. of Vermont j. l.. Thomas,
Of Maryland Bishop Simpson, and several meth
Odist preachers, one OF whom also treated the au-
dience to 4 song Ner York Hera",
What a commentary on preachers With
set of spouting politicians we find the first
move in the methodist church, Bishop Simp.
son and several other "watchmen on the
Walls Of Zion" holding high carnival.
It is enough to disgust all decent men
who are even inclined to respect the church.
Bishop Simpson, with lot Of rowdes, dan.
cling and yelling and singing songs suitable
TO such an occasion Such cOduct is Il last
ing reproach to the church, "a disgrace to its
pretensions, aud ON outrage upon religion.
Does Bishop Simpson expect to promote the
cause which he processes by such conductY
He may obtain political popularity and gain
party success but will the church prosper
thercby2 Is he not scNudalzing lis own
professions and bringing reproach upon his
own cause?
Is the methodist church mere political
association If so, Bishop Simpson in bis
proper element where shouting and rantiug
and singing songs to an excited crowd Of
drunken and sober politicians. If the torch
light procession, where wild huzzas aud in.
temperate yelIs arc the order Of the day, and
where Satan holds high carnival, is a relig,
ious institution, there are preachers at liber.
ty to Join the throng and bear the torch.
These hypgcritcs have been scaudaIizng re.
lipion and poIlutlng the pulpit long enough.
1t is time the press should speak ont on the
subject, and that in no stntcd terms Of re-
bukc Let these men come out in their true
colurs. Let them abandon Il profession
which they are prostituting, and embark
wholly in politics, and such other occupations
As will not forbid tncir mixing ad H5i'Hm III
! the mud aud mirc Of party politics. Harlan
! of Iowa, tried To run the two things together
and found it would not do, and therefore
abandoned the pulpit tor the political hust
ings. Gaidis, as preacher, was rather q
success; rs a politician he might do. Bu
as both preacher and politician be was al
iruominious failure; hence he has abandon
cd the pulpit altogether, and taken to tn
law and politics. Let Bishop Simpson
Moody It al 20 and do likewise.-I'aYto
JoWHH.
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was contemptuously disregardeu.
&. When a new arrangement h"u Oeei'
effected with General buter' 'ot An eA'
change, General Grant peremPtofiIy lorold
| it. - r.
- 49,, document proceeds is Of the most
.,,.',,,te character. The standing Of
Juld. personally, is such Us to leave
Nv Excuse tor disreg9rliug him. Besides
MS. he was the official agent Of the cOufed
crate governments; he makes Il straightfor.
ward issue, quotes or points to hi' auIhorr
ties for what he says, and caimIy challenges
contradiction. The documents on the con.
Tolerate side were, after the surrender OF
General Lee, delivered Oy.. To the federal
government, and are nov on Tile IN the CITY
Of Washington. II the letters quoted by
Judge Ould are not official or genuine, their
ialsity eau easily be shown by producing the
original papers.
The world will reasonably expect some
reply to this document, so full, explicit, and
so fearful in its import. The Christian
world will certainly expect that religious
newspapers 50 prompt to burden its var with
one side OF the ease, will not be so lost now
to all sclf,respect, not to speak Of the higher
claims Of truth, justice and religious obi
CATION, as to shrink from their proper re.
sponsibility. Let thSm now come forward
and grspple fairly with the facts submitted,
or confess the error, injustice and wrong, Of
which they have been guilty. For three
weeks these important statements to which
We have referred, have been before the pub.
lie. The religious journals Of the north
have, as yet, preserved a profound silence.
DO they imagine they can thus sink the
question at issue out Of sight? We are sure
they cannot afford to continue long in this
unworthy course, and, therefore, that after
considering their just accountability for
what they have already said, they will per
ceiye the imperative necessity ofosome at
tempt TO save themselves from the stigma
which. sooner or later, is sure to be fixed
upon those who are proved to be calumniat.
Ors.
There are other aspects Of this subject
that remain to be noticed.
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day, aged ~.
Senior A.a3aya has arrived here as amba,.
sador Of spain
MADRID, Nog. ga great republican
demonstration WAS made here at the close
oil last week The Young meu Of this city
held meeting and auid iRdescrbabe en-
thusasm, PASSED u resolution protesting
againgt ~ e excluding all persons under
Is years orak e from franchise, The square
where the meeting was held WAS packed full
aud every allu,iun made by ,Dr speakers to
the republic was received with tremendous
applause.
LrsBoS, Nov. pa mail steamer has
arrived FROM Rio JaneriO aud South Amrri
can ponA She brings the following news
from the seat Of war IN Paraguay: tn,
Brax.lIia had sent column Of ~ 900
men across the Gran ChcCo forest to nttacI
tho position OF President Lopez, at Villetn
10 the flank Marquis De CaXis was await
ing the development Of this flank movement
10 attack the batteries with his fleet of iron
clads, and force communication with tn,
ormy in Gran Checo.
LoSDoN, Nov 3O,-The London Tine
comments on the rapid progress Of the PSci
hc railway. 1t commeuds the enterprise q
Americans in overcoming obstacles hereto
fore deemed insurnountable, and 0xplaini
the influence this great project will exercis,
on the commerce Of the world.
PANS, Nov. 3O.--John h. Holt, Amer
can Minister to SPAN, is here consulting tn,
medical fraternity relative TO his failinJ
health.
Lougfellow is at Geneva.
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who, and where did democratic legislature
ove, mass An act intended and calculated to pro-
beet the rights Of legal voters by rendering fraud
ulept voting difficult and perilous II not aoso-
utely impossible We pause for rcply.-Aeo
York Tribune.
The Massachusetts Legislature, through
democratic influence, passed law against
the use Of coored ballots, TO prevent coerc'
ion a, the ballot ox.-BOstoH Post.
The Tribune Is foolish, to ask such a
question. Every democratic state or demo
cratic Legislature has enacted laws "intend'
ed and calculated to protect the rights of
legal voters by rendering fraudulent voting
difficult and perilous if not absolutely i'm
possibIe.' Let the Tribune examine the
statute books Of every state in the Union,
which was ever democratic, and such laws
will be found to have been enacted by dem
ocratic legislatures. A democratic legisIa.
,urc in Illinois enacted such law in 1915,
and again in lS49. But all the guards set
up by democrats to protectthe ballot.boS did
not prevent the republicans from colonizIng
any quantity of pegjured Williams from their
strong northern counties into the close dis.
tricts in Central Illinois, in 1860, in orderto
carry the legislature. Quite a number were
taken from Moline and Rock Island, and
Geneseo, to Tazewen and Fulton counties.
Enough were taken from Northern Illinois
to the close districts in the central part Of
the state to carry the Legislature by eight
majority, aud thus, through fraud, to secure
the reelection Of Trumhull to the L. S. sen.
ate, Some Of the republicans, in Gencseo,
who were in the plot of getting up a squad
of men from that place to 90 to Central Ii.
linoIs and commit perjury aud defrnud the
people, were members Of the congregational
church in that place. a portion Of their
squad Of men got into jail in Central Hi.
no.s, and Maj, James NJ. Allan, Of Gcneseo,
had to 20 down and get them out. We pub.
li.hed the whole details Of the affair at the
time, and can do it again, if necessary.
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A MYSTERIOUS Bed.

A traveller while vending bis way through
tho eastern part Of the state Of New York,
stopped over night at the village Of $,
with some friends who we're great wags. In
one of the bedrooms Of the house there was
bedstead fastened by pulies to the ceiling.
Night time came, and the traveller was shown
to this room. A girl led the way, candle in
hand, and after pointing out the bed, depart.
ed with the light, saying that she needed il
for the other dodgers. The traveller undresq.
ed and CROPPED his way to tho bed or to the
spot where he had seen il, but was amazed
to find that it had disappeared. From corner
to corner he CROPPED, but the search was use.
less. Somewhat frightened, he commenced
shouting proclaimiug that the house was
bewitched. The landlord and two or three
Of his guests bearing lights, answered his
emphatic summons, and Just As he was about
to tell the story Of the missing bed he look.
ed, and 10 there it stood as it was before.
He tried to inform them Of his inability 10
find the bedstead but they only laughed at
him, telling him he must be crazy. Bidding
him good night and advising him to get IN
bed at once and sleep off the dellrlum, they
left him. As soon as they had shut the door
he made a dive for the bed and landed on
the floor. He then began to hollOa and yell
louder than ever, and darted for the door
| In attempting to descend the stairs he tel
to the bottom. making such a terrible nos'
| that all the inmates rushed To him to learT
| the cause Of the disaster. Again he told
| his story. but it WAS received with riiiculc
To satisfy him that he had been mistaken
one the guests proposed to enter the room
with him and remain there until he should
fall asleep. The proposition was gladly ac
| copied, and in about twenty five minutes th
traveller was sound asleep. The ways thc
gently hOisted the bcdslcad almost to tn
ceiling and commenced shouting fire, nun
der, etc" Thoroughly alarmed he sPran
out Of bed but the distance being full
six times what he had calculated, he imagr
ed tina, he had fallen over fifty feet. Fea
seemed to strengthen his lungs, aud h
shouted Ike a trooper, proclaiminr that tn
house was haunted and that the imp q
f darkness had attempted to fly away wit
. him. The other guests who had entered
the room, coolly pointed to the bed8tead
saying that it could not have been moved
but they were unable to shake the belle
that his Internal majesty had taken refuge j
the mysterious bed
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By Telegraph
REPORTED FOR TUE DAILY ANGUS.
GEN. GRANTS REPORT TO THE
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Movements Of the President Elect.
Interesting Spanish Dispatches.
Youthful Eervor of Madrid.
War in Paraguay.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3O.-Gen. Grant left
here this morning direct for Boston where he
will arrive tomorrow morning. He accom-
panied by Gen. Comstock and his son. He
will return here about the qthor 10th proximo
and after remaining few DAYS will proceed
to Chicago, accompanied by Gen. Dent, to
a Iend the re union of soldiers ofthe western
armies. Gen. Schofeld and staff and Gen.
Sherman and Mai. Gen. Geo. II. Thomas
will also be present.
NEw YORK, Nov. 3O-A special from
Camp Supplv. Indian Territory. saws that
Sheridan and staff arrived on 5qtb md Cus
ter would leave on Both for an all winter
camna;gu agaipst hostile Indians.
W,sTIxGToy. Nov. 30.-Tho following ;s
Gen. Grants report in Gu:
Hp,noI,,prpps ,pvy or ruvT {
W.suryGToy Nov q4ru.
Con + NJ SrbofeId SECRETARY Of war
Srp' I hore tbn honor tn submit Tho ra.
norris og tho div;s;ons 1istrict, and donart.
mept, commanders fortbe pastvcar. These
rnror,. rr;yo en- oncnn,t ~ ia onorotions
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The Fastest Ocean Steamer in the World at
the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
The Brooklyn Union has the following:


On Monday last at noon. steam was got
up on the l. s. screw steamship Nesbami.
ny, for the purpose of testing the powerful
machinery with which she has recently been
fitted. The ship lies moered off the wharf
adjoining the dry.dock, in the hayward of
this city, and has been an object Of no liu,4
curiosity and interest since.
The Neshaminy forms one Of the five sis
terships ordered to be built by the govern.
meut during the late war. The depreda.
tons Of the Alabama, the Florida and other
prlvateers, their extraordinary speed, which
enabled Mr.. Raphael Semmes and his broth,
er corsairs to laugh at the very aeetest of
their Pursuers, as well as the blockade run.
ming teats OF the nimblest fleet of craft that
ever sailed from the Clyde or the Mersey,
bothered Uncle Sam somewhat, and the con.
struction Of five ships, in which speed should
be the chief result aimed ct, was determin.
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ed upon. There are, besides the Neshami
ny, the WamPanoag, Amoonosuc' Nada""s
ca and Pompanoosuc
The NesGaminy is pierced for sixteen
eleven inch guns, will carry PIVOT on the
foreeastle, is Of six thousand horse power
aud can make seventeen knots--tventy one
miles, or, at pinch, twenty-five miles an
hour. This is two knots an hour faster than
the fastest ocean steamer aaoat II called
into active service she will be bark rugged
but after the present contract trnl Of lhe
machinery is over it is the intention 10 lay
the vessel up ia ordinary.
The designs for the Neshaniny were made
at Washington, under the direction OF MI
Louthal, chief constructor, She IL Of about
1920 tons Mr.. b. T., Islcrwool, chiei Of
the bureau Of steam engineering, designed
the machinery, which was made by John
Roach 4 Son, Of the l3tua Works, Ne"
York. She has two engines-a one nun
bred inch cylinder, with four feet stroke
the screw revolving twice as fast as the
crank shaft. There was eight main boilers
and four super.heaters. The services OF ten
engineers aud about 100 coal.yasscrs and
firemen would DO required if the yesse
should ever be put in commission. The to
tai length is 1886 feet, 60 feet Of which Is
occupied with the engines; width over all
4j feet and depth of hold % feet Cndel
full steam the vessel will require 100 to LAC
tons Of coal daily.
At the close Of yesterday trial, the en-
gines we're reported as working as nea
perfection as it seems almos, possible t.
attain.
Meesrs Roach & Son built the engines o.
the Sound steamers Bristol and Providence
Either Of these boats can make the extraor
binary speed OF twenty knots an hour
Their steam cylinders are hundred ant
ten inches diameter, with twelve fee
stroke.
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Outrages by tho Reconstructed Arkansas
Militia

MEMPHIS, Nov. 28.-The Appears Arknn.
sa8 correspondent says; "On the 10Th inst,
body of 200 men, claiming to be militia,
entered the town of Centre Point, Severn
county, and arrested all of the inhabitants ;
marched them into an open field, placed a
guard over them and then proceeded to sack
tho town, after which they left The next
day citizens of the adjoining county tIockcd
into the town. and n meeting was gotten mp,
to express the sentiments OF the people IN
regard to the outrage. While the meeting
was progressing, the same body Of men
dashed into the town, and opened an iudis
crimnate fire upon the assembly, shooting
down number Of them, and arrcsting three
Of the oldest and best citizens, named Hes
ter, Anderson, md GjIbcrt--cauied them
out to a field. and shot them. The band is
still in possession Of the town"
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Ed Drury, Of Mercer county, b'' '''u' = r'1
from Europe, bringing with Ban '"'gV ""'
horses. The fine stallion b"shA" ~ NY
owned by O. J. pimick, in this city, was
raised by Ed. Drry. He some Ofthe mem
hers Of a Company having in view the in
proyemep. of stock. Their attention we be
iis,o il principally directed to horse raising
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Radical Secretary Of War and the Radical
Attorney General Against the Eight hour
Law

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2s.-The attorney
generals opinion on the eight hour law, sent
to the president on Yesterday is understood
to be in accordance with the decision Of the
secretary of war, who decided that in no case
can fall days wages be given for eight
hours labor.
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The Test Oath Dispensed With IN tao United
States Courts of Louisiana

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 2s.--In the United
States district court, on yesterday, the dis
trict attorney informed the court that Chief
Justice Chase had dispensed with the test
oath for Jurors, and moved the same rule be
adopted By the United States court Of Lou.
isiana. Judge Durell ordered the oath to be
administered as required before the war.
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NOVELTY CORN MEAL MILLS

\ CONNECTION with his Planning Mill, the
1 subscriber is st.ll conducting the NovelU
Corn Meal Mills, and has constantly on hand .
Superior quality Of white and yellow kiln dried
meal by the bsrrel or hundred pounds. Highesr
market price paid for Corn. The patronage OF
public is respectfully solicited.
J. "A. BIDDISON
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BOUND OVER,
MOLINE SCHOOL. DISTRICT BONDS,

INHE directors Of Moline School Distrc,, now
offer to the public limited amount of
Bonds, bearing ten per cent. interest, and matu-
ring four five, six, seven and eight years from
date of issue
Persons cooking for a safe and paying invest
ment' cannot do better than invest in these
Bonds.
For sale at the First National Bank of Mo-
line, III.
sep-dtE
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New YORK, Nov. 28.--The attorneygen
eral has ordered the case Of Jefferson Davis
to be continued The question of entering
a nollc proSequi has not been considered.
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Monday Evening, November 3d. 1858

The republicans carried Charleston, S. c.,
at the late city election, by fraud. The
democrats contested ii and have just got
Ancisinn seitinp the election aside.
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For SALE.

OFFER for sale my place, on the bluffs, about
4 / miles from the centre of Rock Island, a
little beyond the Black Hawk Nursery. There
Is :: acres Of good ground, covered with fruit of
all kinds good brick house, and all the We
niences Of a comfortable home. For further in
formation inquire Of the undersigned, at the Coal
Valley Flour Store, on tho levee, in Rock Island,
oct23dvtf CHARLES SCHAFFRR.
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FOE san,
HOUSE AND SIGN PAINTING.

THE undersigned have formed a co partner
ship, under the firm Of Smealon 4 Schlem
mer, for carrying on the business Of House, Sign
and Steamboat Painting Draining, Kalsomin.
ing, Paper Hanging, Glazing, &c.
FRANCIS SMEALON,
JOHN SCHLEMMER,
Rock Island Aug 20, 1868, diff.
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MTSIC LESSONS,

TIVE SUBSCRIBER OFFERS HIS SERVI
ccs as an Instructor of Music, upon the
Piano and other musical instruments, eithor al
his residence west end of Eggleston's Row, oil
at the residence Of pupils.
Pianos tuned and Instruments repaired.
WIN. BABC0CK.
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CABLE TuLHdRAMs.

PAEIs, Nov pm. Pierre Antoine Der.
refer, the celebrated advocate, died ysster.
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Foe SALE,

A FINE brick Residence and good Piano
n Apply for full particulars to
VI. MARX, Agent.
sep9dtf
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DESCRIPTION OF POLLARD.

Mt. Pollard was a man OF good appear
snce, OF very decided character, and about
80 years OF age. He was the son of Major
Richard Pollard, formerly an officer in the
The Opelousas courier., 1868-08-08

SLes pluies presque incessantes aux
quelles nous sommes sujets depuis envi-
ron trois semaines, font un tort eonside-
rable au cotton, tandis qu'elles empachent
Gle faire les pailles, qui seront probable
ment en- grande partie perdues. Les gra-
bots de cotton pourrissent ct tombent ra-
pldement d tel point que Pom craint que
ces temps pluvieux ne fassent autant de
tort an cotton que les chenilles. Disons
neanmoins que ce feau Qes cheni1les)
ma pas encore fait son apparition.