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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-18

We believe one of the Pendleton maxims is
"equal taxation" more particularly aiming at
the bond barons, or holders of United States .
curities. Alas how few doctors take their own
medicine. George Fl. Pendleton figures, among
many other leading democrats, in the Cincinnati
papers, as a man who refuses to pay the tax lev
led upon his national bank stock. Does the
equal taxation" plank of the Ohio platform es-
pecially exempt Mr.. Pendleton's bonds Per-
haps the World can answer.-Nep York Tribune.
The Indianapolis Journal wonders how honest
democrats can sustain such leader as George
II. Pendleton, who, q stockholder in one of the
Cincinnati National Banks, has refused to pay
the state tax levied upon his stock, and now
owes The state of Ohio $3.50 of said tax.-Rock
Island and Moline Union, 18th.
Here is the answer to the above ISLANDERS
Mr.. Pendleton last year paid his tax upon
the small national bank investment which
he holds. The tax was refunded to him be-
cause republican supreme court has deci-
ded that it was not constitutional. The mat
ter is now where it was left by the republi-
can congress and the republican supreme
court. Mr.. Pendleton pays all taxes which
they deduce to be legal. Would the Tribune
have him continue to pay tax which has
been refunded to him ?-Cincinn0ti Enqui-
TeT.
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TRUSTEE SALE.

DY VIRTUE OF TRUST DEED, MADE
ID executed, acknowledged and delivered to
the undersigned Trustee, by Thomas II. Hart
mann and Elizabeth Hartmann, his wife, Of the
City and County of Rock Island and State of IL
HnOis. the sth day of October, A d, Sc! and
recorded in the Office of the Recorder Of the
County of Rock Island and State of illinois, on
the 9th day of October, A. ID. 1867, at Vas o.
clock A. NJ, in Book "0' Of Mortgages, page
252, to secure the payment Of . proInisory note
bearing same date. executed and delivered by the
srid Thomas H. Hartmann TO Jacob ohlweller,
amounting TO three hundred dollars and interest
due thereon, payable four months after date there
Of, at Mitchell 4 Lynde's Bank, Rock Island, H.
linois. And whereas, default has been made, in
the payment of said note or any part t6ereof,and
in all other conditions in sail Trust Deed con-
tanned, and upon application OF said Jacob OIL
weller, he being the legal holder of said Note,
and by virtue OF the power Of sale in said Trust
Deed contained, will sell at public vendue, to
the highest bidder for cash, all the following des
or bed premises, and all the right and equity of
redemption, of the said GrantOrs or their heirs,
executors or assigns, on THE FOURTH DAY
OF MARCH. A. d. 1865, between the hours of
10 O'Clock A. NJ. and ? o'clock p. NJ. of said day,
mt the north door of the Court House Of the
County of Rock Island. to-wit:
All that lot piece or parcel of Land, situate in
the City and County of Rock Island aud State Of
Illinois. to-wit: Lot FIVE go, in Block twenty
tn buildings and Improvements thereon.
The proceeds Of this sale will be applied lst
TO the pay ment Of sl advances made by the said
party of the first part for taxes and assessments
and expenses for advertising. selling and convey
ing as aforesaid, including attorneys fees; "a.
the amount due on said note, and Sd, render
ing the overplus. if any there be, to the said
Grantors or their legal representatives.
Dated Rock Island, H., February lZth, 1905.
MATHEW MARX,
eLreJ,d Trustee.
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r,,,ro;. state Agricultural Society.
SrCRErARY's OFFICE,
cc-yd Tile Januarg 20, 1908.

Springfield, Iliss january |V'
To THE EpIroR or THE Rock ISLAND Ar
ms Sir: AT the winter session OF the Elk
ecntiye Board Of the Illinois state Agncul-
tnral Society, held january 7, 1906 1t was;
R.,o,.sd Thstthe Secretary Of this Society be
II strnotsd 10 prepare Circular containing, in
hr;af, the premiums offered on Farm, Market Gar
Sens, Nurseries, Artificial Groves, Orchards and
Drainage, and the extension Of time for making
Entries; and that he send copy of the same to
each of the papers in the State, requesting them
to publish the same
In accordance with the foregoing resolu-
ton / beg leave to enclose the Premium
List and conditions of competition.
The time for making Entries has been ex,
tended to the 1st day Of June, 1868.
The publication in your columns OF that
portion of the Society Premium List refer
red to in the resolution of the Executive Board
win be the means of diffusing more gener-
al information as to the character of the pre-
miums offered, with the design of inviting
competition in those departments from all
parts of the State, and will be thankfully ap-
preciated by the Society.
JOHN P. REYNOLDS, Secretary.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-18

The democracy of Warren county will
have big mass meeting at Monmouth, on
the 22d, to choose delegates to our state
convention. Distinguished speakers have
been invited and they expect to have large
and enthusiastic meeting. The Monmouth
Reuie,c publishes excellent letters from Hon.
James c. Robinson, of Clark county, and
DIR. N. S, Davis, of Cook county, who were
invited to address the meeting.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-18

August Belmont has been assigned by
numerous public journals and common pub
Inc opinion to the bondholders' side of the
greenback question. This is mistake.
He is not on that side. He is on the neo.
pies side. He thinks on the question with
Mr.. Pendleton. 1t is true that Mr.. Belmont
is himself a large bondholder, but he is con.
tent with fair returns from his investment.
he does not insist apon making three or four
hundred per cent. on it. Being democrat,
he has compassion in his bowels for the
masses OF the people who have to pay the
taxes All good democrats are on the peo-
pies SIDE OF the greenback question.-Chi-
cago Times.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-18

t.ry statement, embracing full inform alton upon
the following points:
1. Locality, county and townshipo
2 Number of acres in orchard.
q Varieties of fruits grown, with mama. of
sorts.z- 20 q
4. Product in bushels, with market value Of
fruit grown in 1868. -
s. Character of soil and sabsoil, with account
Of means used to prepare them for planting
g. when planted, distance apart, Treatment,
training, pruning and general management, and
after culture Of trees.
~. Method of preservation and marketing of
fruit preferred by exhibitor.
s. List of such varieties as have proven the
most profitable for market.
To be verified by afidavit of exhibitor
pRAISISG. ~
Entries NAV be made any time during the year.
For the best experi rnsnt in understanding
- W - ase ,es lsss than FORTY -
acres w
Statement to be- med with the corresponding
secretary. rriot 70 January, 1869, showing:
l. Situation and cbsracter OF the land, (wheth-
ar prsirie or timber snd description Of soil and
subso;l nreyious to opnmencenent of process.
2. Methods purssed, with particular account
of the expense per rot.
3. The result snd increased value Of the land,
if any portion has produced crop during the
year.
Entries have to b addressed to this office be-
fore the LIST day Of Jne. 1883. t.SAA x
jon p. REYNOLDS, Secretary.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-18

The President'sletter to Gen. Grant leaves
the latter in a most humiliating position.
Fact and logic are with the President hest
tation, equivocation and deception are with
Gen. Grant, Notandid man can read the
correspondence, aad not regret that so vile
and paltry miscreant, such poor contemP-
tible charlatan as Stanton, should have sue
ceeded, and with such apparent ease. too,
in rendering a brave soldier subservient to
his petty designs The Presidents con-
duct in this whole matter entities him to the
warmest praise. Badgered by radical plot
tiers. Grant faithless, defied and sneered at
10y Stanton, he has been compelled to exer-
else the largest patience lmmovably calm,
courteous and with the truth upon his tide,
he has shown himself equal to his high posi-
ton and in spite of the revilings and empty
calumnies of the destructionists, who seem
determined to worry him and the nat on to
death, he will receive the congratulations of
all who are unwilling to let party bias OF par
ty malevoleRce distort their judgement.-
Boston Post. e.-
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-18
DEMOCRATIC WARD MEETINGS.
Second Ward.

The Democratic and Conservative voters of the
Second Ward are requested to meet at the City
Council Room, Saturday, Feb. 22d at o'clock
P. NJ for the purpose of nominating candidate
for Alderman to be supported at the coming City
Election, and to appoint delegates to attend the
City Convention 10 be held in the Court House in
Rock Island, Monday, Feb. gath, at O'Clock p.
M. 70 nominate a candidate for Mayor. Also to
appoint Ward Committee for the ensuing year.
Rock Island, Fob. II. 1868.
& J. r. JOHNSTON,
DAVID NUNAN, Committee.
JOHN SrAUBACK.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-18

The Springfield (Mass.,l Republican Ia
radical paper says "there is no cause for re-
grst'' if the Alabama constitution is defeat
ed. 1t says "The progress of the election
has developed more plainly and forcibly than
anything else has or could, the reasons why
the constitution ought not TO succeed, and
why the present course of reconstruction
ought to STOP"
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-18
mRoas OF YOUTH.

A Gentleman who suffered for years from Ner-
uous Debility, Premature Decay, ana all the Ell
fects of youthful indscretion, will, for the sake of
suffering humanity, send free 20 all who need IL
the recipe and directions for making the simple
remedy by which he was cured. Sufferers visiting
10 profit by the aycrtiser's experience, can d. SO
by addressing, in perfect confidence,
JOHN b. OGDEN, AZ Cedar ST., New Yak.
mayllwlydlavIy
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Whole number 40
The Ward Meetings are also requested to choose
q Ward Committee of three in each Wsrd-ano
the City Convention committee of one, at-large,
who shall act rs Chairman of the Central Com
mittee. te= s145 Hfs
The Committee would urge upon all who are
opposed to the destructive rule of radicalism to
attend and participate in the Ward meetings.
By order of the Democratic Central Com
mttee.
Rock Island, February Is, 1868.
,ssaa A. WAGNER, Chm n.
z. EXCEL, Sec'ry. -
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-18
THE PURSUIT OF KNow1.rnar

The Rock Island and Moline Union, in its de-
Sire acknowledge, has asked us three Questions
which i. seems desirous we should try to an.
s~er. That paper has not treated US with
Sucn marked civility or courtesy as to emit
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-18
Third Ward

The Democratic and Conservative voters of the
Third Ward are requested TO meet at the Rescue
Engine House, on Saturday evening, the 22d inst.
at O'Clock for the purpose of nominating candi-
date for Alderman. appointing 10 delegates to the
City Convention and choosing Ward Commit
tee of three, for the ensuing year.
PHILIP SIMMoN,
JuLIus MULAck, Committee.
THOMAS BUTLER,
Rock Island Feb. II, 1868.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-18

A radical lately expressed fear to Hor-
ace Greeley that the radical party win have
to swallow Gen. Grant 1t will have the de-
lirium tremens if it does.-Prenttce.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-18
no CoWSUn6Px1vHR.

The Rev. EDWARD A. WILSON will send
free Of CHARGE TO all who desire it, the precrip-
ton with the directions for making and Ising
the simple remedy by which he was cured Of q
long affection and that dread disease Conlnp
ton. His only object is to benefit the affected
and he hopes every sufferer viii try this precrip-
ton as it viii cost them nothing, and may prove
q blessing. Please address,
REV. EDWARD A. WILSlN,
No. l65 South I'd ST., Williamsburg, New York.
mayllwlydlawly.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-18
Democratic Ward Meetings, s''
~ CITY Convention.

The Democratic and Conser, .ss;r ra.naot;ve
this city are requested to meet .hs a2a ,u,, at
Ward. on Saturday evening" ri Dominating Aldermen
o'clock, for the purpose o. Off, roer.n.;on 10
and choosing :. city usv sssa.s .
~ ns,a inst, at o'clock, TO nominate candi
date for Mayor.
r.,h Ward win be entitled to Delegates as
follows: 8
The First Ward II Delegates.
" End =
Sd 10
" 4th Z
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-18

This shall not exclude from competition trees
bearing nuts in cases where the nuts were plant
ed during the fall of 1866. Statement must be
furnished in every case of the character of the
soil and snbsoil, with means used to prepare
them for planting.
Exhibitors must also state the time when the
seeds, nuts, or trees were planted, the distance
apart, treatment, training, pruning and general
management and after culture
A verified statement of varieties and number
of each planted, area covered by the plantation,
age aud growth must accompany each entry.
The farm Committee will examine the groves
and the premiums viii be awarded at the jan
usry meeting, 1869.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-18

information guaranteed to produce lunriant
growth of hair upon bald head or berdless
face, also n recipe for the removal of Piaples,
Blotches, Eruptions, etc, on the skin, laving
the same soft, clear, and beautiful, can Q OBJ
tanned without charge By addressing
THOS. F. CHAPMAN, Chemist,
~-- s23 Broadway, New n.
mayllw lydlawly.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-18
CITY Election.

CRY CLERKS OFFICE,
Rock ISLAND, February 5th, 1865.
In accordance with Section Second, OF Article
Second. Of the Amended City Charter, hereby
rive notice that an election will be held in the
several wards of this city, on
TUESDAY, MARCH 3RD, 1868,
to elect the following officers, tO-wt:
ONE MAYOR, for one year.
l Alderman in the lst Ward for years.
Alderman in the I'd Ward for years.
/ Alderman in the Sd Ward for years.
Alderman in the 4th Ward for years.
Places of voting will be as follows:
LIST Ward, at William Shearer's Store
I'd Ward. of the City Council Room. .-
Sd Ward. at the Rescue Engine House.
4th Ward, at the Office of skinner a Son.
Eg The Polls viii be opened at s o'clock A..
M, and closed at o'clock p. M.
JAMES r. JOHNSTON,
feb6dtd. City Clerk.
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ARTIFICIAL GROVES

To the individual who shall plant or trans
plant, during 1867 or 1858 or both, the
largest number of trees into an artificial
grove-the number to be counted and
certified to after the first Of October next
following by the clerk of the court of the
county in which the grove is situated,
and no trees to be included in said count
except those which shall be then alive
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-18

and various other articles Of the kind, of good
quality, and at cheap prices.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1868-09-01

THE PATTERN CRY OF RAD1CALIsM. Wash
angton, August 16.-The degrading level which
the capital of the nation has reached since
Washington passed into the hands Of the ne
groes, in the month of June last, can only be
comprehended by those who are forced to live
here. The result, perhaps, might be summed
up in word-that the city is literally bankrupt
and unable to pay cent of what it owes, not
even to its half-starved police and school teach
ers-nor is it able to borrow dollar from any
one. A usurping mayor, elected by fraud and
perpetuated in power by the organized negro
gangs of the District, has made lofty pretenslons
Of retrenchment and reform; but man lnta-
nous enough to hold no less than four Federal
offices at one time, who chung to the postmaster
ship so long after he was mayor as to disgust
even Radical Senate, who joined hands with
Andrew johnson in kicking him out, was, OF
course, not to be trusted. The city government
is therefore dead failure. Grass is growing
in many of the streets; the cutters are Tiled
with mud and sand; the street lamps are not
lighted half of the time; pavements go unre-
paired and in fact the capital OF the country
presents general aspect of municipal decay
the natural result of the thrlftless, idle. vaga-
bond, contraband local government now IN pow
er. have conversed with numbero OF respecta-
BILE white property holdlng Republicans here'
and they vie with any Democrat In denounclng
negro suffrage here or anywhere else. Let no
northern man, therefore, no capitalist from any
quarter, seek Washington as place OF perma-
nent residence or investment at present Cor
resDOndence of the Neao York World
The CoLoRED DEMOCRACY. -Colored Dem
ocratic clubs are being formed throughout North
Carolina. The Washington Journal says that
at an enthusiastic colored mass meeting recent
ly held at Clinton, Sampson county, aSeymour
and Blair club, numbering one hundred and
twenty, was organized. 'An invitation was ex-
tended to all the colored people present to fall
into line for the barbecue, and it is estimated
that over two thousand Of these colored sym
pathizers availed themselves of this invitation.
The colored people of Sampson have grown sick
of the carpet-baggers, and determinedly and
with enthusiasm are enlisting themselvesin the
cause of their white Democratic friends
The white people are responding to those
movements, and taking steps ito assist the
colored Seymour and Blair men to obtain en-
ployment when out of work"
The New York times boots at the idea of q
negro stampede from the Republican ranks,
but is forced to admit ''the fact that the Missis
sippi Constitution would not have been rejected
without the help of a considerable percentage
| of the colored vote, and that several ofthe Dem
ocrats in the Georgia Legislature represent con
stituencies into which the black element largely
enters. -
There began this negro movement. The enc
| is yet to be seen.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1868-09-01
Violent Talk.

There is just now much violent talk in the
political world We have all seen enough to
teach us to rate this sort of talk among North
ern politicians at its true value. Let us be ad-
monished by past experience, and prudently
keep on in the even tenor of our way. Hot
words evaporate into thin air at the North, while
at the South they lead to penalties and punish
ments Moreover it is our duty to avoid every
word or act that may tend to weaken the hands
of our Northern friends Let us help them all
we can, and not, when the election is over, have
to bear the reproach of having defeated their
efforts to save US from the Radical tyranny
Rich. Who.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1868-09-01

THE CASE WELL PUT.-At one of our hotels
a Republican and Democrat were discussing
the political issues of the canvass. As game a
little soldier as ever followed the Confederate
flag from Big Bethel to Appomattox listened
quietly until the Republican said, how can you
expect us Northern war men to go for Seymour,
when you won't go for John Minor Bolts The
grey jacket couldn't keep silent longer, but ex-
citedy put in as follows: Eyes, we would go
for John Minor Bolts if he stood square upon
the Democratic platform before we would for
General Lee upon the Radical platform" The
crowd endorsed the assertion of the game Con-
federate Rich. WHO.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1868-09-01
Steam Plow Experiment.

SAN Francisco, August 23.-The trial of
the California steam pillow yesterday was pro-
nounced success. The machine moved about
the usual speed of horse, cutting the earth
six inches deep, and casting the weeds aside,
leaving the ground as if dug with spade
There was numerous attendance of farmers
and others to witness the trial
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1868-09-01

ID EMOVAL.-HEWIT PICTURE &
IL FRAME GALLERY has been removed
from over DR.. Wayt's Store to New Street, near
the Virginia Hotel
On hand a large assortment of Frames of all
kinds, Prints, Looking Glasses, DC,
Old Frames re-gilt, Curtains and Parlor orna-
ments put up.
Va PAPER HANGING done at the shortest
notice. A great variety of Wall Paper Patterns
on hand. sep1-tf
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1868-09-01

THE ALTERNATIvE.-Look at the reconstruc-
ton act of March 2, 1867-the supplementary
supplement to asupplementary'act Merrimentl
They say to the South, "You have got to take
military power or congressional power-which
will you have?' 1t was a pretty bad alterna-
tive-very much like the old darkey preacher s
road-one led to destruction and de oder to dam
nation. [Peals of laughter. l-Pendleton.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1868-09-01

EDITORIAL CoNvENTIoN.-Th Editorial
Convention in Richmond last fall was farce.
These fellows, the city editors knew (they
know everything you. know lit would be so. ="
The Executive Committee" so-caled, has
done nothing, and never intended to do any
thing. Why may not the Valley and Pied
mont editors meet in Staunton or Alexandria
and try it again.-Natiue Vaginian.
We second the motion.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1868-09-01

Congress has removed the disabilities from
], 500 rebel Radicals, Including the Ander
sonville jailors, and refuses it to some of the
ablest and best men of the South, because they
do not belong to the Radical party, and will not
become its supporters
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1868-09-01

POLITICAL REVOLUTION IN MAINE-DEsERT-
ING THE RADICAL RANKS. augusta, August
26.-Further investigation in the interior of the
State shows increased hostility to the Radical
congressional ticket by the laboring masses
The lumber rooms are almost deserted. The
shipyards are barfen monuments Of ruined for
tunes and their operatives are at work on the
farms. The Radicals are denounced for robbing
them of their occupation, and their votes will
be generally thrown for the Seymour ticket
Radical leaders admit that several towns on the
Kennebec and Androscoggin, last year Radical,
will swell up Democratic majorities, and that
Augusta will wheel into line. The Republicans
have entered into the canvass with renewed
energy, with Judge Kelley, General Hawley,
Major Haggerty and other speakers. General
Sickles is expected in few days. Gross per-
sonalites are INDUCED in by both parties, aad
antagonism runs high.-Nea0 York Herald.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1868-09-01

The New York Sun is very indignant at the
word carpet-bagger-and as laughable climax
to all that we have yet seen, on the subject, de-
clares that Christopher Columbus was Gear
pet Dagger T. "Risum teneatis? Ferdinand
and Isabella didn't think so? But the point
OF the eplthet. now in use, is purposey avoided.
Those who object to it, know very well what
that point is; and that it has no reference to a
man simply because he comes from another
State
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1868-09-01

An incorrigble loafer being taken to task for
his laziness replied, II tell you gentlemen, you
are mistaken. [ have not lazy bone in my
body, but the fact is, was born tired p
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1868-09-01

General Grant, who knew that his hearers at
Mendoza were Grant men ''by the cut of their
hair could easily detect his friends in any
crowd in the southern States by the same SIM
pie test Their hair is very short and curly
Dispatch.