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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-10-17


OPERA LAST NIGHT.-The opera Of Faust
which was produced at the Burts opera
house, Davenport, last night, was most
largely attended of any which the troupe
have yet produced; an indication of its
popularity. There was not little lacking,
however, in an orchestral and choral way,
to its proper presentation. The several ar.
lists acted their parts with precision, and
sung the music allotted to them, as is their
won't with purity and skill. Frederick sur.
| passed herself in the role of the innocent
maiden whose beauty was fatal dover
the fair Marguerite. Himmers Faust is
the same superb piece of acting and delight.
iuI vocalization which we recollect when the
| opera was first introduced in this country,
some five years ago, The MephiStophiLes
OF Wienlich was sufficiently satanical and
mlschieVous his makeup was excellent
and his singing good. Miss Clara Lang,
as Sie6eI, and Steineche, as Tdlentin, were
delightful impersonations, and received no
small amount Of applause.
The opera of Faust is lacking in one ele.
ment which tends to make an opera popular
lit is lacking in arias and deals too large.
ly in intricate harmonies. The opera itself
IS a sad one, relieved only by the devilish
eccentrcities of NepdiStophiIes. That an
old man should wish for youth, and, receiv.
ing the guerdon with all the inordinate pas.
sion that stirs in youthful blood, should in.
continently rush to his own ruin, and drag
sweet, inoffensive creature after him, un-
mindful Of the vanities of his long life,
which he was but recently deploring, is
highly moral, though melancholy picture.
Among the gems of the opera which we're
delightfully."- rendered, were the "FLo,oer
Song by Siebet and Marguerite, and the
serenade by MephistophilcS. The Students
and soldiers choruses, which require large
choral power to give them their proper eff.
feet. were sung with fine expression, though
lacking force for want of more extensive
chorus.
Tonight will be produced the grand op.
era Of ZGabertlOte (the Magic FIute,) by
Mozart,-an opera sufficiently dreamy and
incomprehensible in plot to be peculiarly
German. 1t is founded upon tho ancient
Egyptian rites of Isis and Osiris, and the
possession of flute which will set every.
body TO dancing whose thoughts are false
and improper.
The ferry boat ran last night, and large
number availed themselves of it to cross the
river to the opera. 1t runs again to night. |
On Sunday night they will perform in the
German theatre, at Davenport, and on Mon
day, at the Burtis opera house, they give
Won Weber's grand opera of Der Fret.
schultz, by special request of number of
citizens Of Davenport.
On Tuesday evening they will be upon
this side of the river, and produce Fra Dia.
colo, in Darts hall, when we hope Rock ISL
and and Moline will show an appreciation
of An entertainment calling forth the higher
and more intellectual sentiments.
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Railroad TrsiD..

LEAVk--ohieago, Rock Island Pacific, going
East, ct $50 A. N. and 900 ?. NJ.
Going West--at ESQ A. NJ and 5.45P,M.
Western Union, and Sterling A Roct I,lsnd
at 645 A, N. and 445 P. M
Coal Valley, about 700 A. NJ. and LOOP. NJ.
AhhlEE-Uhicag), Rock Island 4 Pacific,
rom the East, at $50 A, NJ and 5.45 NJ.
FROM the Wost at 7.30 A. NJ and 9. 90 p, M,
western Union, and Sterling L Rock Island,
Hs'2o A. NJ. and ll.0O p. NJ
CoaI valley, about II A. NJ. aud p. NJ.
Ess, Trains run by Chicago time, wAich il
Soout 10 minutes faster than Rock Island time.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-10-17

The MORAL CEATER.--Devoe & Champion,
those sons Of York, who make a perpetual
summer of this otherwise disconnected com
munity, have procured their fall stock and
opened the fall campaign of trade, with stern
determination to please the incongruOus
manyheaded public, written on every lines
ment of their features. Sig. Devoe is wax.
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Chicago MARKET.

TslegrAphsd to the ARsvs.
CHICAGO, Oct. II.
Flour-Quet extra spring 5,75as,52
WheSt-Quiet ,3il no. 2 sprihg.
Corn-Dull, steady; No ! S9a!j No S5i.
Oats-Quiet; at 5lAi.
Rys-Quiet, lower; No 1896 No ,l3a4.
Barley Unsettled, higher; No 2 l,sTa9.
Tmothy-2,50.
Flax-2,30.
Clear Sides-lj.
Provisons-Quiet and firm.
Pork-Hel 5000.
Lard-Sold ~
Should ers-l2.
Hams-l9.
Whskey-Small saes l,4OA45 free.
LIVE STOCK,
UNION SrocK YARDS, Oct. II.
Cattle-Rec'd 20 cars Extra 6,7Oa7,l2, fair
to good j,S7ia6, s9A stockers 2,25A4,5O
Hogs-Rec'd So. Extra s,25G9l2 good to
Ihoice S,O0aS,5O.
sheep-RcO'd l cars. Choice S,5Oa4,25, good
S,5Oa3,7j.
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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-10-17

RADICAL county canvassers in Indians are
throwing out the vote of democratic town.
ships in order to save their governor and
congressmen-and will continue to do so
until they figure themselves ahead.
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St. Louis Market.

Telegraphsd to the Argus
ST.. Lows, Oct. 10.
Flour-unchandged
Wheat-steady, lSOS225, prime to fancy fall.
COTn-95aS
0ats-5laj4
Rye ,2ja3j.
Barley-unchangej
Provisions-frm higher.
Pork-30 So.
Bacon-unchsged,
Shoulders 1874.
Clear Sides is.
Lard-lsiRlg tierce.
Whiskey-l,35.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-10-17

No Democrat has any reason to be at all
discouraged by the result of the state cleo.
tons. When the great states are so evenly
balanced, neither party can be certain of
victory, while a slight change will carry
them one way or the other. Then let demo.
Gratis think of the almost hopeless minority
they were in in Ohio, Indiana and Pennsyl.
vania, but little while ago, and that now,
in those states we are almost even with the
RAIDS, and constantly gaining, both there
and everywhere. Democrats have only to
remain firm and true and their triumph is
certain at no distant day. And certain now,
if the proper efforts are used.
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Daily argus,
Premium Job Printing,

orders for JoB PMHrNG win meet With PROMPT
'ttention At the ARaUs 0YRloE, aud be executed
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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-10-17

The Philadelphia Press, before the cleo.
ton last Tuesday, said of the democratic
candidate for mayor of that city: "Daniel
N. Fox is one of Gen. Grants most deter.
mined enemies"
Mr.. Fox was elected by about twelve hun.
dred majority. There are just twelve hun.
dred more enemies" OF Grant in Philadel.
phia than friends. In November, when
Grant and the bondholders are squarely be,
fore the people, Grants most determined
cnemies' will be considerably in the ma
ority.-Winois State Register.
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FORTY CENTS a line will be charged for
each insertion of all articles under this head.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-10-17

THE WAY IT WoRKs.-The noble fight
made by the democracy in the states that
voted on Tuesday-their handsome gains
and the indomitable pluck they showed
coutestng every inch of ground, will have
the effect to encourage the democrats all
over the country. The following vote taken
on board the New Boston, on her trip from
Fort Madison yesterday, may be consoling
to some of the blsck-ane tan blow,hards
hereabouts. For Seymour, 6l-Grant, 30,
and this, too, among the cabin passengers,
as We are informed by gentleman who was
on bOard.-DaU. Dem, Oct l6.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-10-17

For SALE.-Barber shop and fixtures will
be sold at reasonable price located below
the Court House, next to 0hlweiler' Saloon.
ADoLPH Finding.
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officers ::
MEDICAL ADVISORY BOARD.

!. X. BARNES, Surgeon General L. s. A.
Washington
p. J. H0RWIrz, Chief Medical Department
L. $. ~, Washington.
d. W. BLISS, NJ. D., Washington.
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THE

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as whole or in part by CHECK AT SIGHT
and WITHOUT NOTICE, allowing interest on
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can keep accounts in this Institution with special
advantages of security, convenience and profit.
junl6dw6m.
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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-10-17

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ing fatter, in his efforts to permeate the en-
tire community with the delightful bargain.
to be had at the circular sign post, and the
robustuous physique of R. Champion is dwin
ding to a thread, by his being constantly
preyed upon by an anxious public, seeking
for things" They Anxiously inquire
through the columns Of the ARGUS 1.-THE great
advertising medium "why this is thusly, d
and, save trouble and consequent expense,
promugate catalogue Of attractive objects
TO be had at their establishment Some
cheap editions Of Tennysou, Shakespeare
and Lo1gfellow, complete, and beautifully
printed on tinted paper and sold for the in.
considerable sum of half dollar, are ut.
tracing the attention Of readers desiring a
cheap compact handbook of the works Of
standard authors. No person need lack for
good books on the plea Of impecunioslty, as
here are the complete works OF standard au.
thors, the next door to "without money and
without price'--last chance gentlemen and
ladies--what do you sHy7 going-going--
gone, Thus, much sweetness and great
marrow Of moral can be sucked from the
over the wsy,in literature, art
uertu. The shelves are as complete an es
say on taste, dumb speeches. things
though they be, as anything ever written by
Allison or Burke. And the proprietors--
call on them and see if they don't make you
purchase bundle of pretty toys, or a cabi.
net organ, though you neither have children
Or delight in the concord of sweet sounds.
They also challenge the world to produce
such blank books as they get up at their own
1indery.
Read their advertisement, in this paper.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-10-17

nR. JAMES, FORMERLY OF JAMES
- LoSs Hospital, Custom House street. New
Orleans, La, Established in $780, for tho last
eight ysArs located in Chicago, H., can DO con-
suited at his office and parlors,
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Nos. Cents.
l Cures Fevers Congestion, 1ndammations...26
2 Worms, Worm Fever, Worm Colio...26
3 CryingiC0lic or Teething Of Infants..25
DiarrhBa Of Children or Adults,....26
Dysontory, Gripping, Bilious Collects
Cholera-Morbus, Vomiting .".,a.,.25
Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis...........26
8 Neuralgia, Toothache, FRoeaohe ...... 20
Headaches, Sick Headache, Vertigo..25
10 Dyspepsia, Bilious Stomach .u,.,,...25
IL Suppressed, or Painful Periods. %
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10 Group, Cough Difficult Breathing as
ID Salt Rheum, Erysipelas, Eruptons..25
Is Rheumatism, Rheumatic Pains rs
is Fever and Ague, Chill Fever, Agues so
II Piles, blind or bleeding .n....,. ...,..... SO
IS 0pthalmy, and Sore or Weak Eyes. so
10 Catarrh, acute or chronic, Influenza so
20 WhoOping Cough, violent coughs....60
81 Asthma, oppressed Breathing ,....".50
% Ear Discharges, impaired hearing -. so
20 scrofula, enlarged glands, swellings..5O
"a General Debility, physical weakness so
% Dropsy, and scanty secretons. ....".6O
rs Sea Sickness, sickness from riding...5O
u Kidney Disease, Gravel. 90
% Nervous Debility, Seminal Ennis
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~ Sore Mouth, Canker....... %
80 Urinary Weakness, wettlng bed.....5 50
81 " Painful Periods, with Spasms. So
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80 Epilepsy, Spasms, St. Vitus Dancel. 90
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AGENTS OF THE COM
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Branch Office, Philadelphia,
FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING,

Jay Cooke, Phila. +. A. Rollins, Wash.
c. II. Clark, Phia. Henry D. Cooke, Wash.
+. X. Starr Phia. W. L. Chandler, Wash.
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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-11-25
EDGEFIELD s. C.ssNOVEMBER 25 1863

he died only to awake to more beau
tiful and glorious life at the'right hand
of God. He died, but his memory will
live from generation to generation, and
will be venerated to the end Of ti1nt. .
Search history through, and you find
no action more glorious and sublime
than the deed Of this simple-minded
man, the smith Of Ragenbach. 1t is
easy for noble minds to die like Wink
elried, Or Marcus Curtius, the high
spirited Roman youth but to go to the
sacrifice with the certainty Of death,
and, moreover, being obliged to await
death SO awful, during. long, fealsfuf sful
hours and days; that isto die not once,
but a thousand times. And such death
was that of the smith of Ragenbach.
Such sacrafce the smith of Ragenbach
made in order to save his neighbors.
May his memory ever be cred.-Prac-
tical Christian.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-11-25

s@ A New York paper suggests as a
means of paying the national debt,
that every office seeker pay dollar a
week towards it, liquidation until he
gets an Office.
a~ y bright little boy was asked by
lady if he studied hard 1T school, He
replied that lie did not hurt himself
much at it. "Oh,' said the lady. YOU
must study hard or you will never be
President of the United States" g Yes,
ma am, he replied, butI:dontexpecr
to be ! am Democrat. ;"
es5n A negro man named Melvin
White, voted for Seymour and Blair, at
Murfresboyo, N. c., left the polls and
went hgne and fell dead shortly after.
He was buried by his white friends in a
|-silver-mounted coffin, six ofthcm carry
ing his coifr to tile grave as .atoken of
respect to the deceased. 1t was suspect
ed he was poisoned by some of the
Leaguers.
Eay- A number,of capitalists in Au-
burn, New York have purchased eighty
thousand acres of land near Palatka,
Florida, and are about to colonize with
people from that State.
STRANGE RUMoR.-The story was
bruited about the streets yesterday af-
ternoon, that Gen. Grant had announced
to one of his friends in this city hispur-
pose to give Gen. Lee portfolio. lfit
were known that Lee would become a
member Of Grants Cabinet 1T would also
be known that Grants wol,s's S were rot
idle when he said Let us have peace.
Lee S accession to the Cabinet would be
the perfection Of moral, physical and pc
itical reconstruction Acts.-St. Louis
Times. " go ~
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-11-25
A Sea Monster.

The strange animal killed near Eest-
port, Main, has been on exhibition in
that city during the past two@eeks:
This animal, part fish and part beast,
is over thirty feet in n-length, and girts
twenty-one feet! .sIt has5one enormous
dorsal fin, two} side belly fms and a
broad, shark-lE tail. About one-third
of itslengtA from its tail, in connection
with small fins, it has two huge legs ter
minating in web feet. Its mouth makes
a line 6 i've or SIX feet in length, the
whole extent Of which is set. with inni-
merable small teeth, very much resem-
bling in size and shape the Kernel Of. a
species, Of sharp-pointed popcorn, 1T
has a series Of gills which overlap; each
other like the hounces once the style. of
ladies' dresses. His immense body,
which was estimated to have, weighed
when captured about eleven. tons, has
no frame work Of bones, It's most solid
portions consisting of cartilage incapa-
bic of preservation. It's skin, is dark
and tough, like that Of the elephant and
rhinoceros. There is no record OF mis-
species and to none is-it.a greater Won
der than to naturalists whose attention
is being drawn to it. Among others
who have had an opportunity of seeing
it, is Professor Baird, of the Smithsonian
Institute Of Washington, who is yet un-
able to place,it in the knownslist Of the
animal kingdom When first discovered
it was swimming along leisurely, and
when pursued took to the land, and
when captured was hundred and
twenty feet above high water mark.
Numerous shots were fired att, but
none took efectuntil the gun was loaded
with small spikes which took effect.
striking ,iust-aso@o- the.main fore fni
On.analyzing tie stomach, it contained
nothing but. vegetable matter, which
led to the conclusion that it subsisted
upon vegetables ON the bottom of the
ocean and shore.
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GATHERINGS.

g@y~ Grant was great even in boyhood
at breaking horses. But Prentice thinks
that never before did he bcstride so
vicious nag as radicalisn. We will
wait and see whether the man breaks
the nag or the nag the man, or each the
other.
sGs- There is no sight so repulsivs as
loafng. Forever hanging around drink
ing saloons, and wearing away the pre-
cious hours of life; which should be
passed, when free from business toll,
within the home circle.
s The Orangeburg News says :
The darkeys seem indisposed to think
of contracting another year They talk
about renting land, or expect forty acres
from Grant and Colfax.
gg~ We learn from the Sumter Watch
man that Rev. DR.. Richard Furman, for
some time the able, Jealous and much
beloved Pastor of the Baptist Church at
Sumter, has accepted call from the
Church at Newberry, and will take his
departure in short time.
rs The Richmond Wig has been
informed that the Kinckerbocker Life
Insurance Company, Of New York, have
transmitted communication to Gene
raj Lee, rendering to him the position
of Supervisor Of Agencies Of that
institution in the Southern States. The
salary proposed to be paid is $4,000
per annum
s1s- The planters of Mississippi hav-
ing discovered that their soil is admira-
bly, adapted to the cultivation of wheat,
will turn their attention to its more ex-
tcnsive cultivation in future.
Der A man in Trumbull county Ohio
last week deposited $4,000 in greenbacks
in his parlor stove for safe keeping, in
forming his wife Of what he had done
Next day she had company, forgot about
the money, lighted a fire in the stove
and the money vanished into smoke.
pay Thirty acres in Fairfax County
Va, were sold q few days ago for
the sum of $l00 an acre. Land adj
joining ia now held at $3.50 an acre.
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Deeds, not Words.
"Wby call ye me Lord, Lord, and do not tn
things which say?"


Why call ye me Lord, Lord, and do not TIL
things which I say"
Not forever on thy knees, a
Would Jehovah have thee found;
There are burdens thou canst ease;
There are griefs Jehovah sees;
Look around.
Work is prayer if done for God,
Prayer which God delighted hcars.
See beside yon upturned sod
One bowed meath afaiction's rod;
Dry her tears.
Not long prayers, but earnest zeal;
This is what is wanted more.
Put thy shoulder to the wheel;
Bread unto the famished deal
From thy store.
Not high sounding words Of praise
Does God want, meath some grand dome
But that thou the fallen raise;
Briug the poor from life's highways
TO thy home.
Worship God by doing good;
Works, not words; kind acts, no. deeds.
lie who loves God as he should,.
Makes his hearts love understood
BY kinds deed.
Deeds arc powerful; mere words weak
Dltt'ring at high Heavens door.
Let tky,lovo by actions speak;
Wipe ihe'tear from sorrows cheek;
Clo,he the poor.
De it thine life's cares to another,
And to brighten eyes now Gin.
Kind deeds done to one another,
God accepts as done, my brother,
Unto Him.