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emergencies, but still was of the opinion
tba. the 6remen should place special DEEPEN
dence on themselves alone, and not rely on
such uncertain aid. He also gave Mr.. Hav-
erstick friendly hat, from the fact that q
the burning of Mr.. Georges malt house,
some weeks ago, the gentleman who was 2
better fireman than a public speaker was 2
great deal buster in finding out whether the
house was insured, and other sucn isens,
than in extinguishing the fire. lie meant
no offense, but merely little pieasan'r!.
From this mornings Union, however, 1t
seams thu. our editorial fireman has seen ut
to r;de his high horse, and, in high dudgeon,
uokes numerous unpleasant and unnecessa-
y alrasions, which were altogether uncalled
for.
At about o'clock the Davenport guests
were escorted to the levee, having been much
pleased with the events of the day. In the
evening, the Western company gave ball
at the Turner Hall, and the Rescue at Rod
man Hall. Both were largely attended, and
passed off without single incident to mar
their pleasure. Altogether, the annual re-
view was a success, and viii be remembered
pleasantly by oil who participated therein.
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Attempted Assassination of General John A
Logan.

The Albany Epening Journal says: "While
General Logan wss route for Chicago, at
tempt was made TO assassinate him at York.
Penn. When the train stopped, the general had
occasion to step from the cars. when he was rec
ognised by party Of men standing around the
depot. When he returned TO the car he was fol-
lowed, but no further than the platform. Just
as the whistle sounded for the train to start,
several large stones were hurled through the win
dows of the car where Gen. Logan sat, with his
family. He escaped, but Goversor Hahn, of
Louisiana, was hit on the breast. Others had
narrow escapes" From the Chicago Jourial,
Aay 22ad.
1t was very rude, in the radicals who
turned ont to see Logan, to stone him as he
started away. And they must have been
miserable marksmen 10 fire their stones at
Logan and hit that blatherskite Hahn, of
New Orleans. We hope the RAIDS viii not
kill Johnny off, or disable him, until after
the presidential election, for he is as good
as le,o0a votes to the democratic party in
Illinois.
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Grant and Scott.

Gen. Grant is new making the same mis-
take that Gen. Scott made in 1852.
He is trading off his military laurels for a
chance OF occupying the presidential chair.
SCOTS acceptance of the wing nomination
in 1882, was the greatest mistake the hero
of Lundy's Lane ever made, and the sequel
is likely to prove that the acceptance of the
radical nomination In 1868, was the greatest
mistake Grant ever made. The parallel be
tween the two cases Is very close. Scott ran
for president on the strength of lis Me xicnn
exploits, but when he appeared on the presi-
Dental course three or four years had pass
ed since thesend of the Mexican war, and
the public werepaying the cost instead of
displaying their enthusiasm. The conse-
quence was that Scott was beaten down AS
no man was ever beaten before Grant will
probably male better run than Scott, but
the time for electing a war president has
gone By. The people are grooming under
the load Of taxation caused by The late war,
aud they are in no mood to go crazy over
that war. AWhatthey want Is sound, ju-
dicious and economical administration of
national affairs, and they are likely to take
the best means for reaching that end.
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From the Intelligencer, May O.
The Speaker Convicted.


During the discussion on Friday last be-
tween Messrs. Brooks and Butler, the Speak
er permitted the latter to indulge in the ut
mos. latitude of vituperative denunciation,
while he checked the former for the least
DETECTION from the most forced and arhi-
trary construction of the rules. A single
illustration will serve to show what sort of
parliamentary law Mr.. Colfax then admin
istered when his friends were concerned,
and what rule he applied to opponents under
identical circumstances.
On Friday Mr.. Brooks said, in reply to
the abuse of Butler:
"The language would better beft rcpresestaa-
tire from Bilsagsgate than reprsseasdffss fro"'
old Mdssaehasetts.'
On Monday evening there was another
scene in the house, when those two distln-
cuished radicals-Donnelly and Washburne
both representative men, of the honor and
integrity Of their party, were on the stool of
affected repentance. On that occasion, Mr..
Spalding, of Ohio. sought to blot out from
the record sill trace of that disgraceful scene,
and, abiding to the cause Of it, he remarked:
The letter written by the gentleman from Il
hnois WAS a very hard one-a very hard one;
Jau Of the Biliiagssate abase Of tie fish market"
Inc Speaker sat ahcohceFheo HI HIS seat,
without lisping syllable of interruption,
although the words were applied directly to
an act of member of the house, and yet he
called Mr.. Brooks TO order for descriptive
and fgurative application OF the same gen
eral idea, in far less offensive form. This
is the sort of fairness which Mr.. Colfax has
practiced throughout He has never failed
to exhibit the partizanship which constitutes
his stock in trade as 4 politician, or save
It's chiefs from deserved exposure OF their
corrupt and criminal conduct. In his hands
the Speakership has been lowered to the
standard of extreme and virulent partizan-
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CoLFAX.

The radicals have not one word to say in
favor of Grants civil abilities, but once in a
while one of them ventures to say that "Colfax
is a statesmaR-he understands parliament
airy rules Pas though that was any evidence
of craftsmanship. To those who heard him
speak his little piece in Darts Hall, last
winter, it is not necessary to say word
they could see and know that he is very
small potatoes, and few in q hill. To those
who didn't see him on that occasion, it is
only necessary to say that he is about an.
average of the small country weekly news
paper editors--the business he followed, as
a democrat, for twenty years. During the
long years that the democrats were the party
in power in Indiana they never thought him
fit for q county Office land so he joined the
RAIDS. But we didn't intend to say dozen
words about him, when we Commensurate
we intended to do was to call attention TO an
article in this paper from the Washington
Lntelligencer, showing his abilities and fair
ness as presiding officer. 1t will be motto
that the article was written long before the
little parrot was nominated.
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closed with this proper sug-

He. therefore. closed with this proper sug-
gestion
..rh. xho,e matter 10 very dirty affair, relat-
90 euano as the gentleman from Massschu-
.etts remarked while upon the floor. But under
he rulinx of the Chair-and have no doubt the
chair IL discharging to the best of his ability
the duty incumbent upon him to preserve order
and deeorum in this House, have very little
remedy for any personal attack made upon me
here or elsewhere
On Saturday evening, when the disgrace.
full scene occurred between the two radical
leaders-Donnelfy and Washburne-the
Speaker was rs gingerly as lady's maid in
the treatment Of his political friends, and
had not the courage to arrest a disgusting
spectacle, which dishonored the house of
representatives and the character of legis-
latlon. He deserves to be held responsible
for that fragrant outrage upon public de-
cency, which shocked even the hardened
and gross faculties of many republicans,
and which viii be held up to the gaze of
foreign nations as q sample of American
manners in congress. ss
A Speaker, who so far forgets the integ-
rity of his position as to treat his adverse.
ries with such marked and rude injustice,
and who lacks the decision TO arrest re-
voting scene calculated to bring the whole
body into disrepute, is not only unfit but
unworthy to preside over any legislative
body, except one of the reputation which ell
evated Mr.. Colfax to the chair, and which
applauded with riotous laughter the ribald
tests, low illusions, and shameless indecency
of Washburue and Donnelly. The purpose
of the Speaker in these proceedings is per
fectly understood here. But he will discover
before many weeks that such seryility to
party is not respected by even those whom
it may serve.
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ting his head of, and both his head and
body dropped into the river and were swept
away by the tide.
Providence, May 22.-Capt. Spooner,
and his son, of Fall River, were drowned in
the bay this afternoon, while FISHING, by the
swapping Of their boat.
CASTOR, ILL.,, May 23.--A destructive fire
broke out at about l o'clock this morning,
totally destroying the wooden block on the
northeast corner Of the public square, occu.
Pied 6y Ross L Walker; Geo. Black, and
John n. Aids, grocers; =. C. Ross, druggist,
ana Ames Smith, hardware. The total loss
is about $4,000, with small insurance.
CINcINNaTI, May 28.-The Adams Ex-
press 20. was robbed of three safes last
night, on the Jacksonville road Amount
of loss not yet ascertained. The following
are the particulars as far as known: Wb;ie
the train was taking wood aud water. al
Marshfeld, 20 miles below Seymour, a party
of robbers seized upon the engine, discon-
Meeting the express car from the train and
started off in the. direction of Seymour.
While in motion they broke into the express
car, disabled the messenger, and threw him
out OF the car. The engine and car were
found, deserted, at an early hour this morn
ing, standing on the track about O mile
south of Seymour. e.
| the eleventh article of impeachment yester
day. is quite lengthy, covering about SO
pages of legal cap paper, about half OF
which is devoted to the first article. The
argument against the second article occu-
| pies IL pages. The paper is very ably pre-
pared and presents an overwhelming array
| Of the most powerful arguments against evv
ery article Of the list The filing of this
opinion leaves only Senator Ross, of the q
republicans, to defeat conviction, uncom-
mitted on the remaining 10 articles.
The conservatives of the senate, on Mon
day, will call for a committee of investiga-
ton to prove the charges of Col. Cooper
| against Senator Pomeroy.
The witnesses examined yesterday, by the
| impeachment managers. were Col. Hender-
| son, an Indian agent, Perry Fuller, s. s.
Cox, Sam Ward, Treasurer Spinner and j.
| Z. Leggett. Cox testified that he was at the
dinner given to the Presidents counsel, on
Monday, but nothing beyond some of Joe
| MiIler's jokes, revamped by Cox, could be
recollected by the witness. go sr.aEss
Messrs. Henderson, Fowler and Ward re-
fused to tell what they did with the money
they drew from the bank. II was used, as
they said, for purposes wholly foreign TO.
the inquiry on foot, and was no business of
the committee. CHI 10 f-tl-
| The n. Y. Times despatch says: Leg.
| gett testified that he never read or delivered
a letter from Senator Pomeroy to Col. Coop
er, and as far as he knows, Pomeroy never
wrote or authorized the writing of such
letter.
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Fifth Congressional District---Soldiers Meet.
ing---Ring Politicians

"A soldiers meeting or convention was
held in Galesburg on the 18th inst, atwhich
a delegation was appointed to attend the
convention in Chicago, and the following
resolutions were passed unanimously:
WHEREAS. In view of the fact that the re-
cent Republican Congressional Convention
of the Fifth District was controlled by IL
class of Ring politicians, rendering its action
particularly odious to the very many good
and true Republican citizens aud soldiers,
therefore.
Resolved. That committee consisting of
three soldiers be appointed to call comfy
convention of soldiers to nominate a county
ticket, and to correspond with similar com
mittees representing the remaining counties
of the district. And lift shall be deemed
advisable, to call mass convention of re-
publican soldiers and citizens of the district.
at such time and place as they may select
And while we would not here designate any
one as our first and only choice-we but
only express the almost universal wish Of
his old comrades in arms, when we say that
they look to General John III. Howe, of
Henry county, and call upon him TO come
out and lead them in this fight against the
combined powers of an unfriendly press and
moneyed corruption - assuring him, that
with him to lead, they viii know no such
word as defeat.
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Have the democrats learned wisdom, and
become ready to take hold of the chances
put into their hand VIII they put up snch
national platform and such man upon il
as will bring back again that immense for.
eign element which after making has been
betrayed by the radical party and is IN dis
gus. longing and ready to quit it2 II. so the
day is yours. Democracy and right shall
take the place of despotism and wrong, and
the radical rattlesnakes may crawl in Shiny
obloquy TO the dark places of the EARTH
Davenport True Radical. y 1861
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-23

Among the principal attractions al the
'qoiln convention in Chicago, was that, ex.
rebel, Gov. Brown, of Georgia, q man who
done more to get Georgia cut of the Union
than JEFF. Davis did toget Mississippi to.
secede. What cry the radical press would
have made about this rebel if he had been a
delegate to the democratic convention in
stead of representing Georgia in the black
and-tan assemblage. Brown "loyalty" will
be paid by q fat Office at an early day.
Such patriots - Davenport True Radical.
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FIREMEN,S NOTICE.

] 4 y ORDINANCE regulating the Fire Depart
II ment of this city, makes it the duty of the
Chief Engineer 20 fix upon day during the
month Of May, of each year, for review Of the
department by the Mayor aud Board OF Alder
mon. In accordance with this requirement the
undersigned has selected Friday, the 22d inst,
of the hour of . o'clock P. ~. tor that purpose
Foremen of companies, with their commands and
fro apparatus, will appear in iremen's dress at
that hour on Market Square, and await orders
S. L. ST0DDARD, Chief Engineer.
JOB ROSS, Assistant. nsy7d3w.
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The radicals have found representative
man even in Arkansas. Mack, the Wash
lngton correspondent of the Boston Poet
says: = A8fs ffkfs2 @&tf 1ts~AFH
"b. r.. Rice, the newly elected radical
senator from Arkansas, was Kentucky
lawyer, who, having collected a large sum
of money, gambled it away in Cincinnati in.
stead OF paying it over TO his client, and
then left for parts unknown.', -a,-.--
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-23

Democratic State Nominations

For Governor,
JOHN r. EDEN, of Moultrle Go.
For Lieutenant Governor,
WIN. n. VAN EPPS, of Lee Co.
For Secretary Of State,
GUS. VAN H0OREBEKE, of Clinton Co
For State Treasurer,
JESSE ]. PHILLIPS, of Montgomery Co
Ror State Auditor,
JOHN R. SHANNON, of Randolph Co.
For Attorney General,
ROBERT E. WILLIAMS, of Mclean 20.
Fer Representative in Congress- at Large
VIM. W. O'BRIEN, of Peoria County
For penisenti.ry Commissioners,
JOHN W. CONNETT, of Cook Co.
w. M. GARRARD, of Lawrence Co.
CALNEH FARLEY, of Win Co.
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STONE CUTTERS WANTED.

TsIFFY stone Cutters wanted on the Dunleith
i aud Dubuque Bridge.
{ REYNOLDS, sAULPAUGH & co.
T Dunleith, Illinois, May 20, 1865.
/ Va Quincy, Illinois, and Burlington, Iowa,
papers, publish weeks and send bill TO our Of
hee IN Dunleith.- ANNLA - - .. 2
/ may20dw3w. R., S. ( Co.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-23
MUSIC LESSONS.

THE SUBSCRIBER OFFERS HIS sERvI-
l. ces as Instructor Of Music, upon the
Piano and other musical instruments, either at
bis residence, west end of Eggleston's Row, or
NJ the residence Of pupils.
Pianos tuned and instruments repaired
& Nm. BABCOCK.
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AGRICULTURAL MEETING.

rTsHE Stockholders of the Rock Island County
l. Agricultural Society are hereby notified TO
meet at the office of the First National Bank
Rork Island, on Saturday, the 9th day OF June
ext, at o'clock NJ, for the purpose of electng
a President Vice President. Treasurer, Sec
Rotary, and a board of FIVE Directors.
JIM. BUF0RD, Sec'y.
Rock Island, May Is, 1868, dw3w.
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SEWING MACHINES.

w T. NORRIS HAS JUST RECEIVED A
w freshsupply Of Singers New Improved
Sewing Machines They are known to be the
best now in use. Call and see them, over Blan-
ding's Crockery Store, two doors east of Darts
Hall. apr25dwIm.
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Odd Fellows

Rock Island Lodge No. ls, I. o. o. F.,
meets every Monday Evening at Odd Eel
lows Hall, southeast corner of Illinois and
Eagle Sts., at u o'clock Pm.
@ a GEORGE SroeKRR, NC.
L. D. SWEENEY, R. S.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-23
SELLING OUT at COST,

THE subscriber invites the public, or dealers,
l. to purchase his fine stock of Family Gro
ceries which he will sell, in lots to snit at cost
as he wishes to close business. Is ~ @ =" >
lie offers his store and house for rent
JULIUS MULACK,
maylSdlw. zs Opp. Union Square.
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Barrett Chapter No. ls,R. A. NJ. meets at
Masonic Hall on the First and Third Tues.
days of each month.
J. L. RAMSEY, Fl. p.
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pEM0cRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CoNvEN-


The democracy of the several counties of the
Fourth Congressional District are requested 20
appoint, in the usual way, delegates to attend q
Convention to be held at Monmouth, on Wednes-
day, the y day of July, 1868, at o'clock p. NJ.
for the purpose ofnominating candidate for con
gress, to be Supported and elected by the votes
of the democsacy and of all other friends of free
government, of republican liberty. and of the
constitution and the Union. So ~
Each county viii be entitled 10 one delegate
for every hundred votes cast for the democrat
10 candidate for president four years ago, and IN
additional delegate for fraction of fifty vote:
or over,.as follows -
Adams, .............46 Warren,-...............li
Hancock. ............29 Mercer.
Rock Island..........15 Henderson
Thomas JASPER, Adams szs
H. V. SULLIVAN, -'
.-.s- B. T, ScHoFIgLB, Hancock
J. B. PATTERSON, Henderson.
Al. SWAIN, Warren.
J. q. MADDEN,
d. R. WATERS, Mercer,
VIM. EGGLEsros, Rock Island.
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~e MAN OCD:
{ <HOW LOST, HOW RESTORED

gsst Published, ia a sealed enrelope. Price, sir
cent?.
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Fits; Mental ard Physical Incapaeity, resulting
from Seif-Abuse, &C., by Robert J. Culrerwell,
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"a Boon to Thousands of Sufferers"
Sent under seal, in a plain envelope, to any adj
dress, POSTPAID, on receipt of six cents, or two
postage stamps, to CHAS. J. c. KLINE & CO.,
LIS DOwery, New York Post Office box 45s6.
Also DR.. Culverwells "Merriage Guide" price
% cents. ay5dw3m.
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INSURE YOUR LIVES!

/
OF NEW YORK
Issues all forms of Life and Endowment polieies
on the most favorable terms. ~
Assets orsr $1,000, 600, and rapidly iaersss-
ing.
Are Your Family Provided Fort
, Less than Eve and ahalf cents day VIII insure
them one thousand dolars at your death-rsup-
poeina you TO be twenty five years Of age.
Six and quarter cents day viii SECURE the
same sum. if you are thirty years 3D. -
A cent more per diem win assure the same BEN
eft az the age Or thirty-Hve years. O.
At evenly the cost is but four and three -fourths
cents per day.fa'w 7ai = 4- fSs tss&9 II
Think of the blessings such trivial sum. as
those above men ionei' viii pr Cd nes- TIT
The chances Of yourfheeting death are great
eighttinies greater than of your house csteiiny
IRE. gae NOD y tsbf'ss 3ff ~ rsisT FitGffe
Yet who does not insure the iatter7 gasoH 81
1t is better Investment than q savings bank,
even in long tsrm of years, and has the I'D vant.
age should You die NJ early day, of afforaine
. handsome SUN TO hoss depeaains on you. that
could spiy be attaine 4 by, long and ardaous, 40
pheatichto The business q life , Htsa Tux
its eertsina at the period it is wsnsed.r ezs~
Blank applications and Instructions ia regard
TO- Inc insurance forwarded on application 10 : s
JOHN III. LANGLEY, Agent, /,
:. once over Don q Ellio,t's Store.
decod6m.
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A FULL ASSORTMENT OF
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-05-30
The RuckeEe Races.

CINCINNATI, Nay 29.-For the
Buckeye races, fifth day. three-quar-
tiers Of a mile dash, purse 500, three
years old to carry 4 feather, four years
and upward TO carry ninety pounds,
winners during the week excluded,
there have been six entries.
Summary-Ford' b. f., four years,
by Lexington, won the race, beating
Saratoga, Peter, Cumalincturn, Sea
Gull, Hollabird and Jerry Sparkle:
time, 1872.
For the second race, mile heats,
purse $500, weights the same as in
the first race, there were five entries.
Summary-Buford's b. M, FIVE years,
1-3-1; Betty West, 2 2-2; Wildmau,
81, distanced; Idliah and Birdy
Bird distanced; time, Az, 49a
l :524.
The third race, mile and a half
dash, all ages, purse one hundred
dollars, was won by Dick Jackson,
beating Cadwallader and Halabird /;
time 2:49l.
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Presbyterian General Assembly.

ALBANY, May 29.-At the Presby-
terrain General Assembly, it was de-
termined, by an emphatic majority,
that the vote upon the question of re-
union shall be taken at half past
eight this evening. The Honorable
Robert Mcknight, of Pittsburg, from
the joint committee of the two
churches on that subject, addressed
the Assembly in support of the re-
port, in an able and effective argu-
ment, explaining the action of the
committee, defining the proposed ba
sis of the union, and answering objec
tons to it.
DIR. Charles G. Beatty, of Ohio, of
the Committee, also sustained the re-
port,
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Canadian Items,

OrrAwA, May 29.-Numerously
signed petitions from vessel owners at
Buffalo. Detroit and Chicago, for a
light ship on the clay banks off the
Bar Point on Lake Erie, have been
presented 10 the government.
Gunbeats have gone to patrol the
river between Prescott and Kingston
4 FIRE at Clinton, yesterday, de-
stroyed Raois' hardware store, and
other buildings. Loss $25, 900.
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The Storm Negro Burglars Shot.

MEMPHIS, May 29-The storm, last
night, unroofed Christian Il Co. s cot
ton shed.
Seven negroes attempted to enter
Dickinson, Williams & Co.'S cotton
shed, on Washington Street, last
night, and were fred upon by the
watchman, and one, named George
Sears, fatally wounded. The others
fired several times, then fed.
Sim Van Pelt, negro, while at
tempting to enter Want Il Co.'S gro
Gerry, on fernando Street, was shot
In the knee.