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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-18
Female OompIaiusfa

Whether in the young or old, married or sin
gle, at the dawn Of Eonsn hood, or the t1rn Of
life, these tonic medicine display 80 decided IT
influence that o marked improvement is togr
perceptible in the health Of the patient. Beir&
purely vegetable preparation, they 9 safe and
reliable remedy for Gil classes Of Females in eT
err condition Of health and etation Of life
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-18
waIrrrs Opinion ss MS FUTURE rsssPters
itEE

II will guide him 10 Wealth, Eninsnce and Homer.
Thousands of good who were unfortunate and IN
successful in their basnsss,-meR who worked hard
and who struggled against adversely and misfortune
the greater part of their live and who found the more
they tried to get forward in the world the things
went against them These men got DIR. RAPHAEl's
opinion upon their future prospects in hfe- AL who
x-ISaly followed DR. RAPHAEIfs advice
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-18
Erysipelas and Salt Rheum
BAD Legs, Old Sores, and Ulcers,
Hruptions on the sbin

Arising from 3 bad stute Of the blood or chronic
diseases, are eradicated and . clear and usasrmz-
ent surfsee regaiBed b. the restorative action Of
this Ointment. 1t surpsssess many of the eos
eties and other toilet appliances in lie power to
dispel rashes and ather fgurs ents u the face
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-18
GUIDE 10 HEALTH q LONG LIFE

VIII lie seat 10 all who in delicate health and whose
infrmties and impotence prevents them from getting
married One for the LADIES, and for tie GENTLE
HENSay which yon send SKIS cent stamps
f the two books His Circular abort getting Rich and
Eminent winning the aEeetie8s Of the opposite end
ing with speedy and happy marriage viii be sent g-a-
It's At the same time
AdIress al letters a follows: DR. RAPHAEL, Post
Office Box 62s3, Chicago, Illinois.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-18
MERCHANTS INSURANCE co.
HARTFORD, CONN.
Cash Capital, eseo, 0eo
GEO. W. OoPP, Agent, Rock Island.

glance at the eminent services and srea. pub
lie usefuisess Of this well-tried and thoroughly
tested corporation, may be obtained from a peru.
sal Of the following fgures of losses paid:
Maine, s26,ss4, 80 Arkansas, s22,ssa, -
N. Hampshire ls,el5,S6 Missouri, 44,T26,I2
Vermont 32i,4s Tennessee, Il, 4s2,Ps
Massachusetts, 81, 3O7, SO Kentucky, 36,29o,71
Rhode Island, II, sos, 81 Ohio, SO aS7, SO
Connecticut, I9o, s25, 81 Indiana, 43,645, 46
New York, 4o9, 635, So Illinois, I6S, SO
New Jersey, $500, 50 Iowa, 2o,sS0,73
Pennsylvsnis, ~ ,soS,47 Michigan, 5s,2s3,oe
Maryland, 81, ,95 Wisconsin, 66,1o7,s3
Dist Of Columbia 1885, Kansas, 9,765,sf
Virginia, q "a Minnesota, 14,92S, 10
8. Carolina, 2o,s32,75 Nebraska, 1,ls7,ee
Georgia, 21,933,75 California, los, 630, IA
Florida, 10, 1884, ~ N. Brunswick, :4,934,74
Alabama, $3.50 Nova Scotia, II, 1SS.5s
Mississippi, 20, s37.56 Canada, 3s,s73, so
Texas, S,96l,2s
All of which have been promptly adjusted and
paid.
Ia The who omits 10 insure bis property
now, must be either negligent, ignorant or reck-
less.
re- Call on the undersigned.
GEO, w. COPP, Agent.
Office under Bsbcock's Hall,
Rock Island.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-18
RICH. HAPPY g. SUCCESSFUL
GOOD NEWS FOR THE AFFLICTED

II you visit him personally he tell the afflicted
the Of their disease and suffering he also tell
whether they be cured or BOT, thus saving the
afflicted both trouble and expense
His hours for seeing visitors from 10 A. g. P N
DAILY, SUNDAYS KxcRPTEp-aT No ala East MADISON
STREET {UP sFAIRs) RETvKKS WILLS AND FRAHEIIS
sTREErs, CHICAGO, ILssOIs.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-07-03
Mass Meeting of Settlers on the Cherokee
Neutral Lands.

At meeting of the settlers of the
Cherokee Neutral Lands" Cherokee
county, Kansas, held at Centralia, on
the 18th day of June, 1868, the follow
ing preamble and resolutions were
adopted:
WHEREAS. We, the settlers on the
Cherokee Neutral Lands" citizens of
Cherokee county, Kansas. having occu-
pied these lands under the conviction
that the Government would soon eXtin-
guish the Indian title to the same, and
throw them open for legal settlement.
under the just and equitable laws of
presumption and homestead, now exist
ing; and
WHEREAS, The settlement of said
lands by the hardy pioneer has been
made under circumstances of unusual
hardships and privation, owing to the
devastation of Missouri and Southern
Kansas by the recent war, causing
supplies to be transported long distan-
ces and procured at high prices and
WHEREAS, We are now in danger of
having our hard-earned homes trans
ferred to the hands of railroad corpo-
ration, with no security that we will be
remunerated, under the pretext of
favoring the railroad interest; there
fore,
ResoEred, That we believe we are
fully entitled, so soon as the Indian
title to the land is eXtinguished. to the
benefit of the presumption and home
stead laws; and we believe those laws
1cW protect as an our rights, any treaty
By tie Senate to the contrary nottcith-
| staining.
2. That, as the presumption and
Homestead laws are the most important
parts in the policy of the Government
| in relation to the public lands, the
homestead law, in particular, having
! been, pledged by the party now in
power to the hardy pioneer, it being
one Of the principal planks in the plat
form that carried that party into power
we demand it as our right, and call
on the voters throughout the Union to
sustain US at the polls.
! 3. That we view with alarm the
recent and changed policy of the
Government, in distinguishing Indian
titles to lands only to transfer them
/ into the hands of railroad and srecuIa.
ting companies, thus converting the
pioneer into serf, at the mercy of q
soulless corporation.
4. Thatin the name of $4,000 men
woman and children now living on the
"NeutraI Landss-loyale citizens of the
United States-we do protest against
the sale of any part of this tract, to any
other than actual settlers.
5. That we give notice to all railroad
and land monopolizing companies
that, having settled these lands in tn,
fall faith that our Government wouls
act with us. as the laws already in fore,
would warrant. 9ce will not taTrlely b.
i driven from our homes. or be made t,
q pay an exorbitant price for the same.
i 6. That the men in Congress VIII,
have stood up for the rights of the self
sacrificing and hardy pioneer of tn
! West, deserve our warmest thanks. an,
we hope their noble efforts NAV b
} crowned with success, and our Govern
ment spared the shame Of dealing falseI
with its citizens afF
Il Z. That all papers that advocate
: "home for the homeless'' on the publ
. domain. are solicited to give thes
, resolutions place in their columns.
"a j. #. PITzER. Chairman.
! W. S. HUsToEy Secretary. aGEaIE "a
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-07-03
GEN. GRANTS SPEECH.

Union candidate for President. They
are eminently worth reading:
GEN. GRANTS SPEECH.
The Democratic journals are greatly
exercised about Gen. Grants speeches,
and predict disaster to the country in
the election of a man who (they say)
cannot make a glittering Grafton. One
of these carping critics is Gen. S. b.
Buckner, now editor of the Louisville
Courier, the chief Pendleton-De
ic organ of Kentucky. Editor Buckner
sharply reviews Gen. Grants style and
ideas, and thinks he won't do. But Mr..
Buckner possibly may remember one
little speech Or composition of General
Grant. 1t was as follows:
HDQ'Rs ARMY IN THE FIELD,
NEAR DONALDSON, Feb. Is, '6l.}
To General S. B. Buckner, Confeder-
ate army: Y ours of this date, proposing
an armistice and appointment Of COM
missioners to settle terms of capitula-
ton, is Just received. No other terms
than an unconditional and immediate
surrender can be accepted. l propose
to move Immediately upon your works.
am, sir, very respectfully, your
obedient servant,
u S. GRANT,
Brig. Gen. US. A. Commanding.
Gen. Buckner called these terms
ungenerous and uncivil; but he made
haste to accept them. For once. at
| least, he clearly comprehended Gen.
Grants style.
| Some time afterward Gen. Grant was
visited in his camp before Vicksburg by
| Gen. Pemberton, who was anxious to
know upon what terms that city could
be relieved from siege just then pend
| ing. Here are the, speeches.:
! Pemberton-Gen. Grant, l meet you
in order to arrange terms of capitula-
ton. What terms do you demand?
| Grant-Uncondition surrender.
! Professionalism surren-
| der! Never. so long as l have Il man
left me. l will fight rather.
| Grant-Very well.
| But Gen. Pemberton reflected little
and as the full force of Grants briet
! speech became clear to his mind, he, too
made haste to comply.
Again, on the road to Richmond, af-
ter the battle of Spottsylvania Court
| House, Gen. Grant INDUCED in a speech
or dispatch in these tolerably clear
words.
I'VE have now ended the sixth dav
of very heavy fighting, and the result
/ to this time is much in our favor. :
| propose to fight it out ON this line il
| it takes all summer"
| We believe General Lee was in nc
doubt as to the meaning of this speech
/ Ii he was, those doubts were settled by
the next which we shall quote from
! General Grants speeches. The scene
this time is at Appomattox Court House
Il propose to receive the surrender
of the army of Northern Virginia upon
/ the following terms"
We need not quote the terms. 1t is
enough to say that Gen. Lee very clear
ly understood them, and lost no time in
complying.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-07-03
Emporia Advertisements.
ALMERIN GILLErT,
ATTORNEY & COUNSELLOR AT Law
EMPORIA. KANSAS.

Practices in the Courts of the Fifth and
Ninth Districts. Makes collections, buys and
sells land, attends to cOnYeyancing, and fur
nishes abstracts of titles to real estate in Lyon
county. OFFICE IN COURT HOUSE.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-07-03
THuNDERING SPRINGS.

The editor of the Griffin, Georgia,
Star, after visiting Epson county, in
that State, writes as follows of q won
derful natural curiosity:
The first grand point of interest was
the famous laundering Springs, located
in the northern part OF the county,
about twelve miles from Thomaston.
We expected to find quite a curiosity,
but were completely amazed to find so
remarkable a freak of nature as this
spring. 1t is located in the widest part
of the mountains extending through
the county, and there in the solitude of
the wilderness prevails most remark
able phenomenon. The dimensions of
the spring proper are about FIVE fest in
diameter, and of an unknown depth,
Tor experimenters have repeatedly
sounded its depths in vain, and no bot
tom can be reached. The water boils
up with great force; bubbles of gas con-
stantly rise up through the water and
explode at the surface. This gas is
highly combustible, and is frequently
set on fire as it makes its escape. Such
is the force with which the water rises
that a human body cannot sink, but is
buOyed up in standing position. 1t is
famous bathing place, and we took
the first opportunity to plunge into this
bottomless we'll. There we could stand
up for hours, with nothing to support
us but water. The earth around the
| spring is a beautiful white sand, of very
fine grain. giving way readily. at the
touch of the foot, but Immediately re-
formed as before. The walls of the
well are perfectly symmetrical, as il
dug by the hands of man. As low
down as we could reach with our foot
we could kick hole in the wall, and a:
soon as the foot was removed the wall
would Immediately reform as before
The temperature is delightful, and the
waters invaluable, especially for dis.
eases of the skin and blood. The spring
constantly makes low rumbling noise
from which it derives its name.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-07-03
GENERAL GRANT.

We compile from various sources the
following interesting facts concerning
General Ulysses S. Grant, Republican
Union candidate for President. They
are eminently worth reading:
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-07-03

A double white camelia, with 1.5O0
expanded flowers and an equal number
of buds, was recently exhibited at the
great Horticultural show at Client. They
were also to be seen on plant of
chandierii, LOCO blossoms expanded
and as many in bud, with like number
on plant of cameiia imbricata. These
plants formed cones about fifteen feet
through at the base, and of an eqaul
height. They were all very insignifi-
cant plants in pots ten years ago.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-07-03
o. III. SHELDON,
LAND AGENT.
BurIimgame. Kons0s

r now have for sale 20 improved farms. locat-
II ed about 20 miles from the Capital and in
Usage county, the great Cheese and Coal ccun-
ty of Kansas. Alss, 10000 acres of improved
lands A list of my improved farms, giving
description. terms, &c, may be had by sending
TreAsurer's Once. BurliTSame Kae. 1915
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-07-03

Eleven young ladies received the de-
gree of A n. (AIistress of Arts). the
other day at the commencement of the
Wesleyan College in Maine.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-07-03

A Mr.. Kerr, of Edinburg, has invent
ed a reflector for locomotive, by the
means of which the engineer is able to
see the rear of his train, the conductor
and all who are either getting on or off,
without moving from his seat. 1t can
be arranged for any length of train by
simply changing the, angle of reflection.
1t has been tried on the Jacksonville,
Ind, road, and pronounced a success
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1868-12-11
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A GREAT INVENTION OR DIscoyEBy-
HOUSE MADE FIRE. Poor. The new thea
tire Dele Logge, in Florence, is now com
pleted. All Of the timber and woodwork IN
that theatre was prepared by the Borghi
process all the coverings Of the seats and all
the scenery Kerethus made nen-infiammahle:
and, that DO doubt might linger as to the
perfect safety Of the building, two days be-
fore it vas opened to the public some inilaln-
mable material Vas carried on the'stage
and al attempt made TO set the theatre on
ire, WHICH ANONYMOUSLY and totally failed.
The proprietor OF the theatre invited his
friends to witness the experiment; the stage
Was set with r drawing-room scene, the
wings and back being Of ordinary scenery;
and to this fire was applied. and every one
left the stage. The flames spread quickly,
consumed the scenery which had not been
subjected 70 isorghi's process and then.
stopped short and died out, leaving the
prepared soensry. the flies, the ropes,
and the stage unscorched No eaiuyia from
the prepared substances is perceptibIe even
to the most fastidious nostrils, although night
after night the si.eatae has been crowded
and the temperature has been high -i.ew
York HoHG. .......-, ...+
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1868-12-11

XTIRGINIA.
At Rules held in the Clerks Office of the
Circuit Court of HIGH and County, on Monday
the 7th day Of December 1868.
William W. Fleming and Alexander II. Camp
bell late partners under the name and style OF
Fleming i ampbelI.-Plaintiffs.
AGAINST
Jared D. Erwin, Deborah Erwin, John W. Will
son, John 7. Armstrong and David Fultz trustee
in deed executed to him by Jared D. Erwin, on
the 26th day Of Sept. 1868. Defendants.
II cHANcERy
The object Of this suit is 10 set aside deed exc
cuted by Jared D. Erwin to David Fultz, on the
10th day Of Sept. 1868 land recorded in the
CLERKS office of the County Court of Highland
County, I'm trust to secure to John w. Wilson
and Deborah Erwin the payment of certain mon
eys therein specified and to have the money,
debts and effects therein conveyed, applied TO the
payment of the plaintiff claims in the bill men
uoned and it appearing from satisfactory evil
dence that Jared D. Erwin end Deborah Erwin
are not residents of this Commonwealth, 1t is or
dered that they do appear here within onemonth
after due publication of this order and do what
is necessary TO protect their interest.
copy-Ieste,
Al, JONES, elk.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1868-12-11
NeW Advertisements.

I7IRGINIA.
Atrules held in the Clerks Office of the
Circuit Court of Highland County ON Monday
the It'll day of December 1868.
John Trimble-Plaintif
AGAINST
Jared U. Erwin, John T Armstrong, John w.
Wilson, Deborah Erwin, and David FultZ trustee
in deed OF trust executed by J. D. Erwin to him,
on the 10th day of Sept. 1s6s-Defendants.
IN cHANcsRY.
Inc object of this suit is to set aside deed exc
cuted by Jared D. Erwi to David Fultz on the 26th
day OF Sept 1868 and recorded in the Clerks Of
nee OF the County Court Of Highland County in
trust to secure to John W. u ilson and Deborah
Erwin the payment of certain moneys therein
specified, and to have the money, debts and ef
fects therein conveyed applied to the payment o.
the plaintiffs claim in the bill mentioned. And
1t appearing from satisfactory evidence that ia
red D. Erwin and Deborah Erwin are not resi-
dents Of this Commonwealth, 1t i. ordered that
they do appear here within one month after due
publication of this order and do what IS necessa-
~ to protect their interest
A copy-Teste,
T. ZONES CHI
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1868-12-11
What we have Gained.

One OF our exchanges very aptly remarks
We frequently come across this question, Ii
RADICAL papers,. Shall all that has beer
gained by. the war be lost ~ Now what has
been gained that the people did not possess
before the war 2
+. Slavery for the negro has been blotted out,
but double the number of white slaves have
been added. That is gain in the number
of slaves
We had thirty four States in the Union
before the war, we have twenty-seven now
We had an army Of 10, 900 then, we have
10000 now
We had no military despotism then, We
have tlvenow
We had but few soldiers widows and or
phans then, we have thousands now.
We had but few millions of national debt
then, we have billions now.
We had light taxes then, we are weighed
down by thern now.
We had gold for all then, we have only
enough for the bondbolders now.
+. The negroes Of the South earned their own
living then, the laboring men of the North
provide for them now f.s.I ~.
We paid seventy-fve millions OF dollars
yearly to carry on the government then, It
cost fue hundred million Of doNars mow.
With all this train of evils upon us, the
very thing the war was prosecuted for, ace
haze not, namely a restored Union.
Are the people content with these results !?
Do they wish them continued? Do they
want no change? 1t ~ould seem SO, Judging
from the result ofthc late elections, Bel
Jonte Pa Watchmsen.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1868-12-11
guE VIEWS OF G1l1uE .rusr1an CHASE

qnn VIEWS OF Cnrur JUSTICE CHAsz.-7---
The Rerolmion for this week contains a let
ter from Petersburg, signed A. J. Grover,
reconn,ing in detail a conversation had with
Mr.. Chase while travein g from Washington
to Aqua Greek; Mr. Grove will be re-
menhered as the Attorney Of Messrs Olaf
lin 4 Co, in the late interesting case before
the Circuit Court in this city. He repre-
sent the Chief Justice as condemning the
impeachment as thinking that, General
Grans would not go against the wishes of
his party. He thought Grant a man of
sound Judgment al military matters. He
preferred the. financial views Of the Demo-
cracy to those of the Radicals, was in favor
Of return to specie payments, &C., &c.
Mr. Grover concludes BIZ saying: 1--WE
may have many worse Presidents before We
get one 50 good as Mr.. Chase would be- y
We agree witt, Mr. Grover
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1868-12-11

The Washington Chronicle states that at
the recent Radical convocation Of the State
Radical Committee, and other prominent
,'politicians' Of that school, in Richmond,
''attenaed by about one hundred persons, .
three points were decided upon: First
The substitution of officers who can take the
test oath for such of the present incunbents
Of the various civil Offices as cannot do 80.
Second The retention of the Freeamen's
Bureau in Virginia Third. An early cleo
ton upon the question of ratifylng the pro-
posed State Constitution a committee has
been sent to Washington charged with the
duty of presenting to Congress memorial
enhodying these and perhaps other points :.
Our readers will sec what all this points
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1868-12-11

The Black Hawk war in 1912 cost
about $5,000,00 and 1900 lives. The
Seminole war lasted seven years, and cost
800, 900, 900 and 900 lives. The In
dams numbered less than thousand war
rlors. Some of them were moved away, and
about 500 still remain in the ever glades.-
The Creek war cost 81 600, 600. The Sioux
war in 1852 cost $40. o00, 900 and 800 lives.
In 1864 Cheyenne and Sioux war cost
$50, 000,0 600 and 1000 lives. In 1867
there was another Cheyenne war, which has
cost 800 lives and $40 900, 600, and is not
yet settled. On the Pacific slope, during
the last twenty years, Indian outbreaks have
cost in the aggregate $500, 600 600. In
New Mexico Territory. since we acquired it
three campaigns against the Navaioes have
cost $50, O00,0 00' Indian troubles Ola a
small scale in some Of the States ard Terri
tories. with the expenses growing ou of a
war, the claims for destruction of private
property, will make our Indian troubles foot
up nearly 81. 900, GOO, 900 during the last
forty years. At the rate Of progress made
in the Seminole war, it would cost, to
exterminats the Indians. $1,000, 100000,
the lives of 81 900 people, and the employ
mens of 100, 600 troops for ten years.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1868-12-11
TRpaENDous SALE OF MINERAL LANDS

TREMENDOUS SALE OF MINERAL LANDS.
For some months past. as our readers will
remember, our columns have contained the
advertisement Of Capt. Moses W. Nelson's
valuable mineral land in Garter and john
son counties, for sale. The Capt. has per
sistently refused, all the while, to sell any
part Of land unless the purchaser would
take the whole. As this required too large
a gum Of money for any one in this part Of
the country, the lands have been sometime
in the market. We are glad to learn that
the Captain has at length, through the agen-
cy Of his attorney, Gen. Ramsay, of this
city, succeeded in disposing of bis entire
possessions for the handsome sum of Ten
Millions Of Dollars We understand the
purchaser is a London capitalist, or rather
company Of capitalists, who may probably
soon enter into the most extensive mining
business ever undertaken in this country. -
KnoariHe (Tsna.) Press and Herald.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1868-12-11

g.. . y
WHOLESALE REMOVAL OF OFEIoHRs--- The
CoNsT1rurIoSAL AMENDMENT TO BE AppLign.
There is undeubted foundation for the re-
port that a wholesale removal Of clerks of
courts and commemorative attorneys will
shortly take place in this State. All now
holding Office who come in the category of
the fourteenth article of the constitution will
be removed This includes all persons who
held Offices prior to the war, to be qualified
for which they were required to take an oath
to support the constitution Of the United
States. and afterwards engaged in the rebel
lion or gave aid and comfort 10 those who
did. A list Is now being prepared of eligi-
BE persons to ill the vacancies which viii
be created by the removal of the present in
unbents-Erdminer ~.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1868-12-11
Gazaner e. Tin Vgaue.

GTovEs, STOVES, &C.
= NJ. POINTS,
Would respectfully inform tue public that h
has Just opened his shop opposite to Bickle core
ner, where he is prepared to do all kinds of
TIN, SHEET IRON AND COPPER
work. constant supply of
STOVES
BRASS WARE,
LARD JARS,
COFFEE MILLS,
JAPANNED WARE, &c.
All kinds ofcountry producetaken in exchange
for work.
Particular attention paid to Roofing, spoutne
and Guttering houses.