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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-13
RARE CHANCE FOR MILLERS
GREEN RIVER MILLS
FOR SALE AT . RG AIy

The undersigned on account of death ID ans
family, wishes to change his location. an Is
therefore DESTROYS of disposing of his Flourng
Mill, on Green River Henry County, Illinois on
the c. X. /. p. Eailrosd, and IL miles cas- Of
Rock Island. This mill has three run of god
French burr stone, with all the necessary mac, n
cry NEARLY newt with the latest Improvements,
and is now doing a first class business Come ed
with the mill. is also some so acres Of land, Nth
two good dwelling houses sill in good order, With
fruit trees and shrubbery in abundance.
All of the above property will be sold chap.
Persons wishing TO secure bargain will Al
early.
owner, on the premises.
ian3ldlw JAMES KID
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-13

LEvEE, NEAR FERRY LANDING.
The subscriber has moved into his new shop.
pear woltman's Hall, on the Levee, where be 10
rites the patronage Of bis friends and The puones
generally. He keeps constantly on hAnu al
kinds of Brass and Iron Goods. such a. s,es~
Cocks, Valves, Water Gauges, Whistles; olI p;
Beer Cocks, Pumps. Gas and steam ripe Vi M
sises, link, Babbitt Metal, ETC., ETC.
Steam and Gas work promptly a''ehaeo W ~"
put up in workmanlike manner.
Gas fixtures of all kinds Tor SAFE
Gas htters supplied
JACOB RILEY.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-13
Fresh Arrival.

Just received, a Superior Stock of Staple
and fancy Dry Goods, which has been
bought at the lowest market prices. Call
and examine my stock before purchasing
elsewhere. l.. WOLF.
feb ldlm
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-13
NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS.

THE TAX BOOK FOR THE COLLECTION
l. of state. county, township, schod and 9th
sr taxes is now in my hands for collection, aud
as the time allowed for collection has been cur
tailed, / respectfully request that 81 WIN be
prompt in paying My office is at the Sherifs
Office, in the Court House.
CHARLES ENGEL, collector.
Rock Island, Dec. Id, Diff
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-13

The radicals, having failed in carrying
their negro constitution in Alabama, now
propose to violate their own reconstruction
law and declare it carried, when it has been
defeated.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-13
Odd Fellows

Rock Island Lodge No. ls, /. o. Q. F.,
meets every Monday Evening at Odd Eel
lows Hall, southeast corner of Illinois and
Eagle SITS, at = o'clock Pm.
GEORGE STocKER, n. G.
Z. ID. SWEENEY, K. 5.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-13

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 del
epates, Mercer 4. Henry 5 and Whiteside 8.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-13
LOCAL COLUMN.
Poultry I.

FIFTEEN CENTS line viii be charged for
each insertion of articles under this head.
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TUESDAY, MARCH 3RD, 1865,

to elect the following officers, to-wit:
ONE MAYOR for one year
l Alderman in the st 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 follows:
LIST Ward at William Sbearer's Store.
I'd Ward. at the City Council Room.
I'd Ward, ut the Rescue Engine House.
4th Ward, at the office of Skinner 4 Son.
Mss- The Polls will be opened at o'clock A.
M and closed Mt 6 o'clock p. NJ.
JAMES X. JOHNSTON,
feb6dtd. City Clerk.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-13
ENERGY BRICK.

A rKINsoN. MURDOCH L CO., wiz sell
"A Brick, delivered, for eight dollars per
thousand, and are prepared to make contracts for
any amount at eleven dollars per thousand. In
the wall, buildsss' Measurement. jsnIda.
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feb12dtd.
Citv Election.
CRY CLERKS 0FFIsE,

CRY CLERKS OFFIsE,
Rock ISLAM, February 5th. 1868.
In accordance with Section Second OF Article
Second, of the Amended City Charter, l hereby
give notice that an election viii be held in the
severaI wards nf this CITY on
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-13
FARM FOR SALE.

FARM FOR SALE,
FTNHE subscriber offers for sale rs acres land,
l. situated in Black Hawk township. etws N
the Knoxville and Monmouth roads, andadjo Join
ing the corporation of the town of Camdn Mills
in the county of Rock Island and stat. If Illi-
nois. On the premises there is about 26acres Of
improved land, small frame house, som, bearing
apple and cherry trees. considerable sma garden
fruit and shrubbery, an abundance of niver -fsil.
ing spring water Sufficient in elevation undquan-
tity to supply all of the town Of Candle j, AMI a
good site for brick making, and in all probability
is underlaid with a bed of coal!
TERMs--SSb per acre. 0ne-half esh down.
and the remainder on reasonable time at per
cent. interest Enquire of tho subscriber, ad-
joining the premises.
DAVID ]. lloyd.
January Goth, 1868. ian21dw3w
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CIScIssATI, Ohio, Jan. 4. 1868.
J. D. Hoover. ESQ.,, Washington:
MY DEAR SIR regret that cannot partici
pate in your celebration of the 9Th inst.
1t will be an occasion of universal interest
The attempted Africanixation Of ten southern
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-13
GLASSW ARE!

Also, fne assortment of Casters LsnpP
Looking Glasses, Spoons, Knives and Forks, But
Ter Knives, &C., &c
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-13

New YoRK, Feb. 3D. Richardson's Para.
fine Works in Brooklyn exploded last night,
James Beraugh was burned to death and
two others were severely ifnot fatally burn.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1868-07-02

flight of fear is suddenly arrested The
aim was true, and the ball has per
formed its mission well, The bird
falls within the boundary dying--dead !;
and the wind keeps on its course, but
now freighted with hundred of cheers.
Capt. Travis has killed his seven birds,
tied his opponent, ard the Judges de-
eided the match draw. Mr. Crosth-
waite distinguished himself. There
are but few men in the country who
can kill their seven birds out of ten,
on windy day, thirty five yards rise
and ten yards boundry. What then
must be said of Capt. Travis shooting ?
He also killed his seven birds, but
with a pistol2 This feat is remarka-
bic, and deserves to be classed among
the most marvellous trials of skill.
Travis beat himself Another leaf
leaf of purest gold-has been added
to his chaplet of fame
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1868-07-02
From the Charleston News, 10th
Gen Grant n nd Jefferson J Da Wis.

Some years ago certain young L
S. officer was wild and as unpopular
among his army comrades as he was
reckless. During the great Crystal
Palace exhibition in New York city he
distinguished himself by riding a
horse into a hat store, and performed
several other feats which at last bro't
him to a court martial. The court
assembled at Fortress Monroe, the
officer was tried and the finding given,
but not published, guilty of conduct
unbecomng an officer ana a gentle
man." Informed of the finding, and
anticipating It's approval, the captain,
for such he was, went at once to
Washington, called upon the Secreta-
ry of War, and made a frank state
ment of the case.
He acknowledged his fault, but said
if punished by the court in the man
ner he expected, he would be forever
disgraced. In consideration of his
position as an officer, and the circum-
stances connected with the family, he
begged permission to resign. The
Secretarv of War informed him that
such a thing as resignation after
charges had been preferred was un-
heard of in the annals of military
law, and contrary to the rule and prac-
tice of the service. But the officer
begged on, and finally the Secretary
Welded; and the soldier became a
civilian and merchant That officer
was Ulysses S. Grant, and the Secre-
tary Of War, ex- President Jefferson
Davis. These are the facts as they
were related to us by an officer of the
United States Army.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1868-07-02

THE SoUTH IN THE DEMOCRATIC Con
vENTIoN-All the Southern States will
be represented in the Fourth of July
Convention The Tammany sachems
affect to be very well pleased to meet
their old friends and fellow-democrats
from the land of chivalry, but they
are nevertheless throwing out myste-
rious hints as to the proper course to
be pursued by the Southern delega-
tions in the Convention. They have
no objection to let the South in, but
they consider it advisable that the del
egates from States not represented in
Congress should refrain from voting
for candidates or taking part in the
debate This is all nonsense. The
South is far more deeply interested
than the North in the rescue of the
government from the hands of the
Jacobin faction, and will be more
likely to vote for the strongest candi-
date without regard to bygone preJu-
dices. The Southern delegates should
insist upon their right to vote or
should remain out of the Convention
Y. Herald.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1868-07-02
From the Summit Times
Certificates 30 Democratic Freed
men

We are glad to learn that it is the
| purpose of the Democratic Executive
Committee of this county to issue GER
| tificates to all those freedmen who
| voted the Democratic ticket; and that
II Is their purpose, in addition, to pro
tect them, and give them preference
In the distribution of any fayors or
employment which they may haze to
dispense. This is right. 1t shows a
wholesome spirit; and will serve to ce-
ment still closer the bond of interest
and friendship which already exists
between this class of colored people
and the whites
The colored men who withstood the
Establishment of Radical chicanery,
the pressure of the oath bound leagues
inaugurated by the loyal thieves and
incendiary prowlers, deserve our kind
est regard. They have shown them
selves better friends to us than to the
cheating carpet bagger. They have
exhibited more sense than the poor
carpet-bagger gave them credit for.
They have come out from the den of
plundering office seekers, and taken
their stand boldly with the honest men
Of the country, and the honest men of
the country will prove to them their
appreciation of the act, by giving
them preference in all kinds of en-
ployment.
Those poor deluded darkies who
still clung to the iniquitous league,
andpinned their faith to some proving
canting Yankee, or office seeking rem
egade, we must judge charitably. AL
though they have virtually made dec
laration of war upon the white man of
the South in voting for the Scalawag
G Institution, yet, in a great number
of cases, they knew not what they did.
They were basely and cruelty deceived
by wholly unprinclpled persons. They
are beginning to open their eyes, and
it will not be long, as we predicted
many months ago, before the low flung
scalawags who dragged them into 10y
al leagues will be as thoroughly des-
pissed and secuted by them as poor
Peres Bonney is today.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1868-07-02

We copy from The Turf, Field an
Farm, of the 9th ult:

We copy from The Turf, Field and
Farm, of the 9th ult:
Some time ago we stated that Capt.
John Travis, of pistol fame, had
made match to shoot at birds on the
rise from the trap, pistol against
shot gun. This match came off at
Sharon, Pennsylvania, on the 25th of
May last The day was windy and
not favorable to good shooting. The
Captains opponent was Mr. Henry
Crosthwaite, who used a shot gun,
muzzle- loading cartridges each one
ounce and quarter He was allowed
thirtv-five yards rise, and ten yards
boundry. Captain Travis shot his
pistol ball No. 80 to the pound, ten
Yards rise and ten yards boundry.
Mr.. Crosthwaite opened the match,
killing the first four birds in succession,
missing the fifth, the sixth falling ff-
teen Yards from the trap, the seventh
killed, the eight a miss, and the ninth
and tenth killed, making in all seven
killed out of ten birds. This was good
shooting, and the chances of Captain
Travis to win were thought to be
hopeless. When he took his position
the betting was 100 to 20 on the shot
gun. Many bets were offered that the
Captain would not kill four birds out
of the ten Nothing disconnected,
Travis took his stand, and with steady
nerves commenced firing. The first
bird was missed, the second, third and
fourth killed, the fifth miss, the sixth
killed, the seventh a miss. The bet
TING was now one hundred to five on
the shot gun. The case was despe-
rate. The Captain could not win, but
by killing the remaining birds he coulu
make the match draw. But were it
possible to kill the birds in succession
The slightest deceptive shadow in the
eve, a faint tremor in the hand, and
the ball would speed from the mark
and all would be lost. Now was the
time to exhibit that GOODNESS of nerve
which had enabled Travis to accom-
plish so many wonderful feats. Shoot
ing an apple from the head OF friend
did not require clearer eye or more
iron-like resolution. The word is
given, the pigeon rises from the trap,
wings made swifter and stronger by
the hope of freedom. Whiz +! bang
little cloud of smoke, thud on the
ground of a falling body, and the
eight bird is added to the score OF the
killed. The ninth rises, the sharp re
port of the pistol is again heard, and
another bird drops like stone to the
ground. One more shot The last
chance. The bird must fall within the
boundry, or Crosthwaite claims the
stakes and is proclaimed victor No
time for faltering now. Pull the
string. The captive is free. 1t is
leaving its prison house behind.
Frightened, desperate, it springs into
the air with the swiftness of an arrow
speeding from the bow tightly strung
by athletic hands All fleet indeed
must be the messenger that arrests its
flight! How quiet, breathless are the
spectators. The only stoical figure of
the picture is the man standing ten
yards from the trap, pistol in hand.
The eve flashes along the short barrel.
Hark! the report--and the winged
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1868-07-02
sep17d1

DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION
July 4TH-Railrood fare Reduced via
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and OILERS, de
string to attend the National Demo
cratic Convention, to be held in New
York City, July 4th, can procure first
class round trip excursion tickets,
for one half the regular fare, good via
Louisville, from June goth to July
18th going, and from July 9th to July
both returning, giving passengers time
to transact business in Louisville,
CINCINNATI, indianapolis, Pittsburg of
Philadelphia, enroute, and privilege of
stopping o~er at Cave City, to visit
he great Man moth Cave of Ken
lucky. Persons contemplating
summer excursion North, courf not do
better than avail themselves of the re-
duced fare of this first class route
Tickets may be procured at principal
offices of the Mississippi Central Rail
road, and at the office of Memphis and
Louisville line, at Humboldt.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1868-07-02

A young man named George White,
living in Lincoln, Mason CO., Michi-
gan, was married secretly to Miss
Jennie Kinney, of Luddington, his
father being opposed to the match
1t shortly got out, and his associates
began TO tease him, while his father
made some threats, all of which con
spire | to set the young man in fren-
zy, in which state he rushed into the
saw mill at Luddington and threw him
self on the carriage before the large
circular saw, and was only saved by
the prompt action of the man attend
ing the saw. He made another at
tempt, but failing in this he went to
the lake and plunged in. He was
taken out of the lake and delivered up
to his father, who took the young man
home, and has since had sense enough
to send for the young wife, and the
twain live together and behave them
selves.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1868-07-02
From the New York Herald.
The PeaceabIe Condition of the
South.

With the un doubted causes for irri-
| tatiOn and excitement which exist in
the unreconstructed States it is u mar
vel how the Southern people keep so
| quiet and peaceable. Born with a love
of freedom at once deep and ineradi-
| cable, and inheriting a repugnance to
military oppression which the war of
the Revolution developed and nurtur-
ed, we have seen them sitting quietly
down for the past three years and
peacebly submitting to the yoke of the
conqueror. Government changes
their military dictators with all the fac
ulty of prestidigitateur, simply a
g Hi, presto !" being all that is requir-
ed to displace q Sheridan and install a
Hancock; it smashes down a Sickles
and up springs Candy; it upsets a
Pope and out pops Meade and the
people, save a few sputterings in some
of the newspapers, are scarcely heard
to murmur. Their civil officers are
removed as easily as a Bergen farmer
would cut down his drumheads in the
fall The military regulators change
at pleasure all local of1icers-the may
ors, sherIffs, aldermen, judges, and
even the juries, pepering the boxes of
the latter occasionally with black, thus
savorlng justice with spice that must
be extremely agreeable to any decent
white mans taste.
In short, the military authority in
the South is absolute, penetrating
social as we'll as public life and every
branch of society. Yet there is no
trouble. The Southern people do not
complain loudly They are the most
obedient people in the world, and
there is no more peaceable country on
the face of the globe than the South.
Still these people are called rebels and
ex-rebels, and the Radicals hold them
up as monsters unsuitable for political
consideration and even unfit for Chris
tian burial. They even dispute their
right to bestrew the graves of their
fallen warriors with the garlands of
remembrance and love. But any one
who visits the South at this time and
examines for himself will find that
those who fought the fercest in fair
fight against. each Other-from the
North and from the South-are now
the warmest friends, and all business
enterprises undertaken in an honest
and trustworthy spirit by Northern
g boys in blue are cordially welcomed
and encouraged by Southern "boys in
gray" 1t is the miserable, whining,
hypocritical ''carpet- bagger who
creeps into the South, like thief at
midnight into a dwelling, steals all he
can lay his hands on,poisons the minds
of a credulous people, and then crawls
away, leaving trail of his pestiferous
presence to mark the path he has
taken, who is now working the great
est evil to the Southern country. 1t
is time the incubus was raised from
that fair land and her people allowed
again to enjoy that liberty which their
Revolutionary fathers fought to attain,
and which has been chastened and
refined and rendered more appreciable
by the horrible ordeal they have re-
Gently passed through.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1868-07-02
"ECOnOmy is Wealth Franklin

WHY will peo Die pay so or 500 for sew
w ing machine, when S25 will buy better
one for all PRACTICAL purposes? NotwiIh-
standing reports to tie contrary, the subseri-
ters beg TO Inform their numerous friends that
the Franklin and sDiamond' Machines can
be had in any quantity. This machine is
double thread, complete with table, construct
ed upon entirely new principles, anu DOES
NOT infringe upon any other in the world.
1t is emphatically the poor mans sewing ma
chine, and is warranted to excel all others as
thousands of patrons will testify.
AGENTS WANTEp<-Machines sent TO
Agents on trial, and given away TO families,
who are needy and deserving
Address, j. G. Otis & co,
june 30, 1S6S-d2m Boston, Mass.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1868-07-02
Summers ssF'inaI Triumph. ;
RICHMOND. June D.

RICHMOND, June %. 1868. -
The following correspondence, whic' =
gives Dr. Bayne, negro, decided adj
vantage over L. H Chandler, United
States District Attorney, for Congress
in the Norfolk district, is published in
the papers of that city to-day:
NORFOLK, Va, June Is, 1868.
Hon. CHARLES SUMNER,
Washington, ID. c..
SIR have the honor to make one
or two inquiries of you for the benefit
of the Republicans of this city First,
if colOred man should be elected to
the Congress of the United States
whould he, in your opinion, be admit
ted? Second, ifs colored man should
be elected would he be declared ineli-
gible under the second article, second
section, of the constitution of the
United States? BY answering the
above you will confer favor.
Your obedient servant,
j w SNITu
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1868-07-02
SALE.-The lands and town
-, in Kinds county, on which
yin unpaid, will be sold by
paymond, on Monday
Let Us Prryertisement in the

| The physical structure of the
man being is vulnerable everywhere.
bodies are endowed by nature with certain
negative power, which protects them. TO some
extent, from unwholesome influences but
this protection is imperfect, and cannot be safe
ly relied on in unhealthy regions, or under
circumstances of more than ordinary danger.
Therefore. it is wisdom; it is prudence; it is
common sense to provide against contingent
cies, by taking an ANTIDoTE IN ADVANCE;
in other words, by fortifying the system with
HoSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS-the
most complete protective against all the cpl
demic and endemic maladies that has ever been
administered in any country. As remedy for
Dyspepsia, there is no medicine that will COM
pare with it. Whoever suffers the pangs of
indigestion, anywhere on the face of the earth
where HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS
can be procured, does so voluntarily; for, rs
surely as truth exists, this invaluable TONIC
and Alternative would restore his disordered
stomach to a healthy condition. To the ner-
vous it is also especially recommended, and in
cases of confirmed constipation it a.so affords
speedy and permanent relief.
In all cases of fever and ague the BITTERS
is more potent than any amount of quinine
while the most dangerous cases of bilious fe-
yer yield to its wonderful properties. Those
who have tried the medicine will never use
another, for any of the ailments which the
HOSTETTER'S BITTERS profess to subdue.
To those who have not made the experiment
we cordially recommend an early application
to the BITTERS whenever they are stricken
disease of the digestive organs.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1868-07-02
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