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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-15

The Union is informed that it has been
customary under all administrations, and by
all city clerks, republicans or democrats, to
publish IN the official paper of the city gov.
eminent, whether that paper happened to be
republican or democratic, the call for the
annual city election, and to publish it about
a month previous to the election. That ha.
been the custom, since we had city gov
eminent. The charge for advertising has
averaged probably about $40. There is no
" collision" or great swindle" about the
matter, and the Union is engaged in very
small business when it makes any such sug
gestions.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-15

The n. Y. Illness Georgia correspon-
dence contains an account of the closing
scenes in the life of Mr.. c. C. Richardson,
the convention delegate who was recently
shot by E. B. Timoney, at Atlanta. The
ball penetrated his lungs and for twenty
four hours previous to his death he suffered
terribly. The correspondent says tina. he ex
pressed deep sorrow that he had ever sought
difficulty with Mr.. Timoney, and regretted
very much that he had ever left his native
state ''to attempt to force on Georgia laws
and institutions which Maine would not
allow"
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-15
By Telegraph.
REPoRrED Yoa rHE DAILY Argus.

Ngw YoRK, Feb. 1.-THE N. Y. World.
Washington dispatch says the friends of the
President expect that he will soon remove
stanton, and appoint another member of the
CABINET ad interim, to peform the duties. tits
sSnoegnt this course will involve only peace
iui judicial question.
my unsubordinate position of Gen. Grant
.o~arus The President. Is also mentioned as
cause iol ma Immediate arrest and trial BY
court martial. y
Inc chances Of McClellan's nomination
as Minister are IMPROVING '' '''D
The Tubune's Washington snsc;oI cove
that Lieut.. Gen. Sherman has ,alsn.arpsS
to one or two of his friends in Wasb;nr,ou
and other places, that he does NOT w;sS ,ha
command to which he has been recentIv a,,,
pointed and that he does not believe tbe
President can legally create new militarv
division. He is so determined on this pom,
that he prefers the alternative of resignation
to that of accepting the post. Lieut.. Gen
Sherman has telegraphed to his brother tC
have the military committee refuse to sane
ton the appointment. The senate will pre-
sent bill denying the authority of the Pres
Ident to make the proposed change This
action on the part of Lieut.. Gen. Sherman
creates great deal of talk
OMAHA, Neb. Feb. l5.--0ttawa III. Baker
was hung here, yesterday, for the murder o.
Woolsey d. Higgins. The man left a con
fession of his crime.
SAN FRANcIsco, Feb. l4.-It is reported
that the Central Pacific Railroad Compan,
have purchased the San Jose Railroad, and
determined San Francisco to be the termin
us
The republican state convention for Neva
da, meets at Carson City, April Sth for the
selection OF delegates to the national repub
lican convention to be held at Chicago in
May next.
AUGUSTA, Feb. l5.-Two buildings, coop
er shops owned by A. & W. Spriggs were
burned today. Loss $4,000. This is the
sixth time these gentlemen have lost theil
property by incendiarism
CONCORD, n. H., Feb. l5.-Tuesday mex
is assigned for the trials of the conductors OF
the Concord Railroad, charged with retain
ing fares to a large amount.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-15

NEW ApvEKTIsEMENT.--A rs al
rected to the advertisement OF John Y. bs,
ker g. Co. Philadelphia Baker pure zoo
Liver Oil has been proven to ne one OF 'he
greatest curatives for consumption, scro,uia;
and general debility, known to the ineaicni
fraternity 1t is found in every respec,aoie
drug and patent medicine store IN tne on'
ted States, while the demand is ANNUALLY IN
creasing. The uncertain climate renoers
such remedy Indispensable, ana all VINO
are suffering should at once give TINS one q
fair trial. Chicago Medical Journal
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-15
TRUSTEE SALE.

DY VIRTUE OF TRUST DEED, MADE,
ID executed, Acknowledged and delivered to
the undersigned Trustee, by Thomas H. Hart
mann and Elizabeth Hartmann, his wife, of the
City and County of Rock Island and State Of II
inois, on the sth day Of October, A. ID. 1867 and
recorded in the Office Of the Recorder of the
County Of Rock Island and State IF Illinois, on
the 9Th day of October, A. d. 1857. at 9:45 o.
clock A. NJ, in Book 80" of Mortgages, page
252, 10 secure the payment OF promisory note
bearing same date, executed and delivered by the
srid Thomas III. Hartmann TO Jacob Ohlweiler,
amounting to three hundred do!la.s and interest
due thereon payable four months after date there
Of at Mitchell 4 Lvnde's Bank. Rock Island, ii.
linois. And whereas, default has been made, in
the payment of said note or any part thereof and
in all other conditions in said 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 ct public vendue, to
the highes; bidder for cash, a.! the following des
CT bed premises, and all the right and equity Of
redemption. of the said Grentors their heirs,
executors or assigns, ON THE FOURTH DAY
OF MARCH, A. d. 1865, between the hours of
10 o'clock A. NJ. and 2 o'clock p. NJ. of said day,
at 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 and State OF
Illinois, to-wit: Lot Eve (5). in Block twenty
(2Ol. known rs the Old Town, together with all
tn buildings and improvements ihere"n.
The proceeds of this sale viii be applied: LIST
10 the pay ment Of all adYsncs made by the said
party Of the first part for taxes and assessments;
and expenses for advertising, selling and convey
ing a. aforesaid, including attorneys fees; I'd.
the amount due on said note, and Sd, render
ing the orerplus, if any there be, to the said
Grantors or their legal representatives.
Dated Rock Island, H., February 18th. 1885
MATHEW MARX, s'
febl2dtd. Trustee.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-15

We omit the table of counties for the
state, on account of its length, but will state
for the benefit of the democracy of this region
that Rock Island county is entitled to 5 del
egates; Mercer 4, Henry and Whiteside 3.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-15

The Chicago Post quotes from the New
York Independent: "The truth is that
Brother Tilton should take private bottle
with him when he goes to Washington. He
never drinks, of course; but, where lives the
man with soul so dead that he never had
the collie
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-15

A ball was recently given in Chicago
for the benefit of the poor, which came
within four thousand dollars of paying ex-
penses. The Tribune publishes the balance
sheet and calls upon the poor to liquidate
the bill forthwith
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-15

What sort of sense has President John
son? Common sense. What sort has Sum-
ner? Non sense What sort has Grant?
Reti-cence-LOuisril7eJ Journal
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-15

The Louisville Journal says the Presi.
dents last letter reduces Grant to grease
spot, and wipes him ont with the Cabinet"
This is very good.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-15

The Washington correspondent of the
radical Chicago Republican says that Wash
burne wrote all Grants letters to the Pres
ident,
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-15
ENERGY BRICK.

A TKINsoN. MURDOCH 4 CO., will sell
n Brick, delivered, for eight dollars per
t thousand, and are prepared to make contracts for
any amount at eleven dollars per thousand. in
the wall. builders measurement. jsn7dtf.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-15
COOK WANTED,

A GOOD WOMAN WHO Is CAPABLE OF
n taking the whole charge of cooking for q
hotel. and understands the business in all its
branches, can find q permanent situation at lib
eral wages by applying to the undersigned.
W. KINGSLEY
National Hotel,
febl5d3t. Port Byron, nj.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-15
Democratic STATE Convention
Rocks OF THE DEMOCRATIC So.
CENTRAL co.nsshs

4
Springfield Jan. SEA, looS.
The democratic state central ). s :.
Snrine6eld ON this date, pursuant 70 eau rom
y. assau.;,o COMMITTEES. full representation
,,o.,,,,n OF the state being present, the
ro,;,;csI s;t,1ation and national future was the
euh;sot of earnest and careful consideration. The
ssnis whieh this consideration brought TO the mo-
t;ce Of the committee were, that the entire people
of the United States are laboring under burden
offedersl, state and local taxation such as has
never been laid upon any people before. The
financial policy OF the dominant party is such
that these burdens must inevitably Increase II
the power of that party is continued. The OBJ,
vious effect Of this policy Is to create monled
arissroersey In addition to this general system
of oppression, large portion of the sewerage
states of the Union not permitted to enJogb .d
republican form of government, but are era I'll
into the condition Of dependent colonies, oy n
tary rule. This system of governmen' IS s.nrst-
by the dominant party for the Purpose - &c ia.s,
ing upon the country the suh'ases Vi sa
emancipated slaves. The eneire poticy Oh .he
aorinant marty Is therefore conhned to an effort
AZ ,ssa;n tbs natronsge of the government by
means Of negro suffrage, and the influence of the
in1uential corporations of the country. These
facts being palpable and undisputed, the central
committee directed their executive committee to
call convention Of the democracy of the state of
Illinois, to be held at Springfield, Illinois, on
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-15
Wednesday, April 18th, 1898, at 12M

The democracy of each county are therefore
notified 70 send delegates to said convention Tor
The nurpose of declaring the principles which
shatI sctu ate the d,mocrstie party in the next
presidential canvass; for the purpose of appoint
Ing delegates to the national democratic eonYen
ton nominating electors for the state of Illinois;
for the nomination of candidates for state officers,
and for tie transaction Of such other business as
may come before the convention
zach co unity will be allowed one delegate TOR
every three hundred 5000 votes cast for George
B. Mcclellan for president in 1854, and one dele
gate for fraction of $50 and ever OF said vote.
JOHN A. McCLERNARD,
Chairman.
R. E. GO0DELL,
E. B. HERNDON,
Executive Committee.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-15
Brass aud Iron Work,
Gas Fitting
AND
S TIE A M PIP ES

LEVEE. NEAR FERRY LANDING.
The subscriber has moved into his new shop,
pear Woltman's Hall, on the Levee, where be in r
vites the patronage Of bis friends and the public
generally. He keeps constantly hand al
kinds Of Brass and Iron Goods, such as Steam
Cocks. Valves, Water Gauges Whistles, Oil Cups,
Beer Cocks, PUMPS, Gas and Steam Pipe Of all
sizes link, Rabbit Metal, etc. etc.
steam and Gas work promptly attended TO and
put UP in vorkmanlike manner.
Gas fixtures Of all kinds for sale.
Gas filters supplied.
NIB. Cash paii for old copper and brass.
JACOB RILEY.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-15
Young America
NEW FIRM.
HEN & KELLEY.

Phil. Helm, formerly proprietor of the estab-
Eshmept under Darts Hall. and James $. Kelley.
formerly conductor on the Chicago, Roch Island
a Pacific railroad. having purchased of Mr.. +.
Ridenbaugh. his lease OF houng Americs' ana
6xtnres and stock on hand, respectfully give no.
tice that they will continue the busners ns usual,
at the same place, and they hope the old patrons
az the house will continue to call and see them.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-15
TO THE FARnGEKs

They will take especial pains to furnish Il
farmers, people from the country, or any 9TH
with
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-15

noon, propose to refer very briefly to an
other.
he constitution in another place, in this
same enumeration of the powers of congress,
say that the congress shall have power to
make rules for the government and regula-
ton OF the land and naval forces Under
that clause gentlemen claim the right to
prescribe that particular individual may be
vested with the power which is vested in the
President by the constitution to issue orders
to the army and navy. They urge that by
this contemplated action the President will
| not be at all relieved from his obligation to
take care that the laws be faithfully execu-
ted" and to preserve, protect and defend
the constitution of the United States" and II
IS claimed that, because he is not in express
| terms relieved of that responsibility, his
power Is not abrogated by this act.
hnt, SIR, suppose, as stated by my friend
from indiana, Mr.. Kerr that the President
by constitutional authority issues orders for
colonel with his regiment TO report for ser
wee at given point. and the commanding
general under this proposed act issues CON
eravehing orders requiring the same officer
ana force to enter another and different field
OF service; shall the orders of the President
or General be obeyed IF of the President.
does not congress geld its authority /? If of
the General, is not the act so requiring lin
violation of the constitution and nnder the
executive responsibility, which gentlemen
say is not removed. will not the President
insist on obedience to his orders issued IN
conformity to constitutional power and obi
CATION combined? and cannot gentlemen
see in this conflict of authority the possibili-
ty of a collision endangering our form of
governments in all its points e.
But, Mr.. Speaker, what is the exact au-
thority embraced in the clause giving con-
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-15

The house having under consideration the bin
III. r., No. 439) additional and supplementary
to act entitled "An act to provide tor the more
efficient government of the rebel States" passed
March 2, 1867
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-15
Union MARBLE WORKS

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The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1868-05-27
Chief Justice Chase and the
Presidency.

According to the Washington correspon-
dent of the Cincinnati Gazette, Chief Justice
Chase is willing to allow his name to be used
as a peoples Conservative candidate" for
President against General Grant. The
Gazette correspondent proceeds to state
that last week delegation Of PENNSYLVANIA
Conservatives, among whom was John
Welch and Assessor Frazier, had an inter"
view with Mr.. Chase. They urged him
TO accept Conservative Presidential nomina-
ton. Mr. Chase, after declaring that his
position, as Chief Justice, forbid him from
entering into politics, nevertheless, added;
..But Chief Justice as ! am, | fel am
the servant of the people, should they call
me to rreside for four years OF or the destiny
If our country, | doubles would tel 1t my
dutv to comply. Tn lerstand me, | am no
candidate for the ofice--an Office that at
best is any thing but agreeable, and annoy
ing.
After some more remarks from the COM
mittee, the Chief Justice is represented as
saying:
"Although not desiring the Presidency
vet. if the people called him 10 serve them
in higher and more urduous 81 here, he
would doubtless comply. He felt that*per>
haps no man more deeply deplored the CON
dition of the country, and if there was any
thing he could do to restore confidence, to
bring peace with all its blessings, and calm
the passions of the people, that he would
freely do it."
The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1868-05-27
ssMR WADE. >,

Under this heading, the New York
Ereaiso Post, edited by William Cullen
Bryant, speaks it mind freely as to the vote
cast By Wade on the impeachment trial
Our own opinion Of Wade Is much the
same as that of the Posts, but we prefer to
give its utterenca to any thing We can say,
embodying the views Of one Of the most
influential Radical papers in'the Union:
"Mr. Wade-From the origin of trial by
jury, from the very beginnings OF our com
mon law, it has been the inalieuable night
of an accused person to be tried before
judges and jurors who can have no interest
in the result. There is not In history an
instance of Judge so lost to decency as to
sit and act upon trial, on the result OF
which his own highest ambition directly de-
pended This is the settled aud essential
law of every judicial proceeding: the law
which was not expressed in the Corstltu.
ton only because its authors did not con-
ceive Of the possibility of its violation by a
public man; the law which is clearly impll-
ed by that instrument in forbidding the
possible successor Of the President even to
| sit in the chair of the Senate while dellb'
Grating on impeachment. This law Ben
jamin F. Wade has defed and broken
He already has his appropriate regard in
the failure of his disgraeeful attempt, and
| will doubtless be made by the people neg
alive example to all American statesman
for the future. ...
And again, in another leading editorial,
the Post says:
The only dsgraeeful vote cast on Satur'
day was that of Mr. Wade, Who, with 1
reckless abandonment of decency and pro
! priety, voted for conviction, and for hi
own elevation to the Presidency, when i
was believed by himself and the other sup
porters OF impeachment that conviction
would be obtained by only a single vote
We shall be surprised if Mr.. Wade's cours
in this matter does not drive him out Q
public life; it has certainly lost him the re
spcct and confidence of all impaiti'
minds.
The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1868-05-27
will General Grant Resign!

The question now recurs, since General
Grants nomination, will he resign his p7si-
ton as General of the Army? If he does
not resign he will afford the best practical
evidence that his confidence in his election
is not of very vivid character
There is manifest impropriety in the
leading General of the Regular Army rnn-
ming for President, and at the same time
retaining his military position. Past ex-
perience has shown. TOO, that there is dan
ger to public liberty in it, as well as person.
al improprietv
The military despotism bill places the
whole control Of the political machinery in
the Southern States in the hands Of General
Grant VIII he have the cffrontcry to use
that dictatorial power which has been put
in his hands by .]acobinical Congress- for
his own elevation? vii he use the bayonets
directly in ono-hird Of the State to secure
electoral votes, friendly to him? We shall
see In the meantime public sentiment
should thunder in his ears ''resign'
The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1868-05-27
The EnHpeacElnneMt.

+. It is said the next dodge of the i'm
peachers will be the presentation of new
article by the impeachment managers, with
the assent of the House and the trial ufthe
President upon it, after the introduction OF
the negro State Senators, who will hear the
argument upon that article.
But this rascality will take considerable
time to be successful. The Arkansas bill,
legalizing the election frauds in Arkans $,
can not be passed before the 25th inst, and
as it will encounter Presidential veto
which will not be sent in for week or so
and as discussion will than ensue upon it.
the vi lainy can hardly be consummated be
fore the 10th OF June The other States
will he much later, and then is to be added
the delay of another trial, reaching into th'
summer. We hardly think that desperate
as the impeachers are they will resort tt
such an expedient. impeachment is pro
badly dead--so dead as to be beyond tn
] hope of resurrection.
The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1868-05-27
A Cnn,mNn-IaNy OEEenSe.

The National htelEgatcer calls attention
to the fact that Schenk, Logan, and others
who urged that outside influence should be
brought to bear upon Senators, to compel
them to vote for the conviction of the Pres
ldent, were guilty of grave offense, and
are severely punished at common law. The
Mty7Egencer says:
''The cline of embracery, which is of an
offense against public justice, consists in
attempting to corrupt, instruct, or influence
jury beforehand or u incline them to ia
vor one side of cause in preference to the
other, by promises, persuasions, entreatiees,
letters. money, entertainments, and the
like or by any other mode except by tie
evidence adduced at the trial. the argu-
ments of counsel, and the instructions oI
the judge" (Grceneaf on Ev., sec: loo
vol 8: 4 Bl. Comm $50: Deacon, Grim.
Law, 379. Russ on Grimes, 1872: Hawk
p. G. oh. s, sec I; Knight v. Freeport
18th Mass. Gibbs Y. Dewey Cowen 503.
The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1868-05-27
The Chicago Convention

A negro was member Of the Chicago
Convention from the State Of Tennessee, as
will appear from the following extract from
the Chicago Times:
"a DARKEY DELEGATE. While the del
cgates were obtaining seats, Major Morse
called the meeting to order and requested
any of the delegates who were not seated to
say so. The Tennessee delegation respond
ed that they were in that fix. All eyes
were turned upon the Representatives of the
State Of Andrew Jackson, and they immcd-
lately took high rank with the Convention,
when it was nerceived a negro was one Of
the humber Immediately several gentlemen
on the platform arose and very cordially in
vited the Iennesseeans to ascend the stage
which they at once did, their sable cyno'
sure being in the front ranks. With hin
upon the platform IN full sight. 1t was easy
for the orators of the day to become elo'
quent and dramatic over ths wrongs of th'
poor negro"
The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1868-05-27
The GuanO Committee and Ns
Disclosures.

The Bingham Guano Investigating Com
mittee las not succeeded in hunting up any
thing that impugns the integrity of any OF
the senators who voted against impeach-
inent, but it has run athwart something
which requires little explanation from Mr..
Pomeroy, of Kansa- leading impeacher.
Colonel Edmond Cooper, Assistant Secre-
tary of the Treasury, stated that a person
approached hir Cooper during TIE trial,
and had proposed, in the name of S g,
Pomcroy, United States Senator from Kan
sas, that if the Presidents friends would
raise $4,000, Pomeroy would control four
Radical votes in the Senate against i'm
parchment. Upon Mr.. Cooper question
ing his authority to speak for Pomeroy, a
letter was produced, substantially as fol-
lows:
"Sirs: I will, in good faith, carry ont any
arrangement madeaawith my brother in-law,
Willis Gaylord, to which am party.
rs. q. POMEROY, U. S. Senate. "
Mr.. Cooper declined to have anything to
do with it, believing that it was part of a
plan to to cntrap the President and his
friends. This is certainly matter, how
ever, that will require little clearing mp
npon the part Of the impeachment Senator.