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The Shasta courier., 1868-07-04

RIcH--The Aurora Union of June 10th
says:
A case was tried before Judge Tyler on
last Wednesday, and during the trial plain
tiff and defendant came near proving that
they had stolen a quartz mill from the Judge
before whom the case was tried The Judge
interrupted them, not wishing to know any
more about the matter on that occasion.
The Shasta courier., 1868-07-04
G. G. BUSH s. CO..

Are in receipt of heavy stock of
Goods in their line, selected by Mr..
Bush, and purchased at the very
lowest cash figures, which they pro-
pose to sellat corresponding price to
Cash Customers.
Main Street, Shasta.
May s, 1868.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-01-13
q r A n z.
What Will He Do With a Bottomless Platforma

From the New York World, Jan. 5.
viii Grant run upon arepublcan platform
with the bottom out? That's the question
All eyes will soon turn upon the supreme
court. The McCardle case, from Missis-
sippi, is there. Not many days now will
elapse before the case will excite more in
tense interest and discussion than anything
in congress.
The validity of the laws establishing mill
tary despotism in ten states of the Union, is
now brought directly in question, upon a
hdbedS corpus case. McCardle was arrested,
imprisoned and arraigned for trial before a
military commission, for publishing articles
in his newspaper at Nicksburg, denouncing
their acts as unconstitutional, and advising
the people to vote against convention. 1t
is case involving personal liberty upon !
writ OF right, and it takes precedence before
the court.
The case presents the naked question OF
the validity of these laws. The court must
meet and decide it; and they will These
laws are such open, fragrant violations of
the constitution that it is impossible they
will not be declared such by majority of
the judges, and that decision knocks the
bottom ont of the republican platform.
but the case 10 Hheiy 10 present anoIher
interesting feature.
Upon the bench sits Chief Justice Chase,
candidate for the presidency, especially
urged by the negro organizations OF the
south. President johnson will be repre-
scented by the attorney general, who must con
cede In open court that those laws are uncon-
stitutional; that viii compel Gen. Grant,
who represents the war department. and has
tho military pStr ND.
troll, to come into court also, by counsel spe-
cially employed for that purpose, or he must
abandon the military supremacy sought to be
established by those military reconstruction
bills. And there will appear also the coun-
sci OF McCardle to represent the liberties of
the people, and to maintain that the consti-
tuition which expressly forbids the arrest
and trial of American citizens not engaged
in the naval or military service, by military
courts, is still the supreme law OF the land
But the curious inquiry now is, what imme-
diate effect will it have upon candidates and
parties?
Many sagacious men believe that Gen
Grant, who has expressed reluctance to leave
his present high position to be candidate
for the presidency, will say to the radical pol
iticians who desire to nominate him, "1he
bottom of your platform is gone. l am re-
solved to remain where am upon the solid
platform of general-in chief of the army, and
shall adhere to that until find sounder
basis than the republican platform"
But for the chief justice, what glorious
opportunity to present himself in an elabor-
ate opinion as the champion and defender of
the negro and military despotism policy, and,
par excellence, its head and representative.
He may thus increase his chances for the
nomination at Chicago. Let US wait pa
tienty. We shall see.
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the presidential election Of 1864 and inevita

the presidential election Of 1864 and inevita
bly, make Mcclellan president. The only
way to re-elect Lincoln and keep the radi-
Gals in power was to prolong the war until
after the election. To do this, McClellan's
promised reinforcements were withdrawn,
thus compelling him to retreat. Then the
radical conspirators became alarmed for the
safety of Washington and begged Mcclellan
to take command again. He did so; reor.
ganized the army, fought and won the great
victory at Antietam, and while pursuing the
rebels through Virginia was removed again,
in order to give opportunity for the defeats
and slaughter which followed, under Burn
side and Hooker. The plain object OF rad
ical scheming was to break down Mcclellan
and prolong the war until Lincoln could be
reelected. And to accomplish this, thou
sands upon thousands of brave men were
sacrificed. thousands more were manned for
life, other thousands had their constitutions
shattered and are compelled to live life Of
misery-while millions upon millions
were added to the pecuniary burthens of the
people. All this was done that the radical
party might have the offices and its leaders
get rich by swindling the people.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-01-13
Washburn and Grant.

Mr.. Washburn processes to be the partie-
ular friend of Gen. Grant Now. is this so ?
How did he stand as respects friendship for
the general when the latter was before Vicks-
burg? Why, simply thus At that very
time, just before Grants military fame be-
gan to blossom, so that it was seen and known
of all men, Mr.. Washburne went to Mr.. Lin.
coin and demanded Gen. Grants removal.
Among the charges, Washburne rehearsed
those SO persistently made In the Chicago
Tribune of that or previous date, especial
iy those respecting the generals reported in
ordinate consumption of spirits. 1t was to
MIR. Washburne that Mr.. Lincoln made the
memorable reply, that he wished some other
OF hls generals would drink more of Grants
whiskey. Mr.. Lincoln frequently stated to a
mum Der of gentlemen that Mr.. Washburne
was "here, deviling him to remove Grant"
as he expressed it. He so stated to Secreta.
~ Browning, Mr.. Usher. Gen. James W.
Singleton, Gen. 5. A, Hurlbut, and Hon.
Jessie X. Dubois. Mr. washburne's friend
ship is of comparatively late date. Does il
not smack somewhat of self.interest, if not of
extreme sel6shness p Wash. Cores. Chica-
90 Times.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-01-13
CITY FINANCES.

1t remarkable fact that the financial con-
dition of democratic cities towns, counties and
states, as we'll as the nation, are prudently,
honestly and economically managed; while,
as general thing, places under radical con-
troll present the opposite state of affairs
Contrast for instance, Rock Island, under a
long series of democratic management, with
Davenport under long series of radical or
Jacobin management. Davenport owes an
ascersained debt of over 100000 and it
does not even pretend to pay the interest on
it, and has not done so for years. Rock Is
land owes comparatively nothing, and pays
what it does owe, promptly. In order TO
show how the business of the city has been
managed, so far, the present fiscal year, the
city clerk has made out, from the books, and
furnished the newspapers, for publication,
the following statement of receipts and OK
penditures from March 4th 1867 to Jan'y g.
1868. The Union, in publishing this state
ment, pays the following deserved compE
ment to the very accurate and accommodate.
ing city clerk, viz: "The showing is very
full and clear, and although it represents 8
larger sum of money than has ever passed
through the hands of the city council in the
same length of time before, owing to the
Coal Valley railroad transactions, the books
of the clerk have evidently been kept with
neatness and care:
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S165,SIg 20

1t will be noticed that at the commence.
ment of the year the amount of money on
hand was only 81, 33l Al and that, after the
usual expenditures, and the extraordinary
expenditure Of over twenty thousand dollars
on the Camden road, there is now a balance
of over three thousand dollars in the treas.
ury.
The annual statement, In March next. will
show that the debt of the city has been re
duced to very small dimensions, and por.
ton of it made payable in ten yearly install
ments. The balance due can probably be
arranged in the same way-so that, if the
present policy is carried out, the city will very
soon be entirely free from debt with no ad-
ditional taxation. 1t should be the care of
the people to keep the city and township
governments for they are nearly identical
as far as taxation is concerned) free from
debt in the future. The late attempt to sad
die fifty thousand dollars of Indebtedness
upon the people for railroad stock was so
emphatieally rebuked that we are pretty
sure the people have determined to keep
out OF debt. And if they had not been
cheated, by the radical party, out of their
right to the ferry revenues, they might soon
have been relieved from all taxation for city
or school purposes in the future.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-01-13
From the Chicago Times, Jan. IL.
THE ILLINOIS BLACKBOARD.

In the house of representatives, on Thurs
day, Mr.. John A. Logan was delivered OF a
harangue, in the course of which, by few
welLdirected interrogatores, that notorious
political BLACKBOARD was made to answer
himself according to his folly, as well as to
illustrate the awkward situation IN which
his party has been placed by its folly.
In every other breath, Mr.. Logan said the
officers and employees of the revenue service
we're thieves. In each intermediate breath,
he denounced the P resident and the secre.
sary of the treasury for appointing such
rascals He then, inadvertently, said ale
was sorry to say that all these official rogues
tried to hide to hide themselves behind the
tenure-of-ofice bill"
The public remembers that Mr.. Johnson
vetoed the tenure-ofofice bill, and that the
senate passed that bill over his veto,--thus
in spite of Mr.. Johnson's willingness to as
| sumo all the responsibility of his administra
ton, declaring that the senate, as the as
sumed executive power of the party, would
take that responsibility upon itself, in so fa'
as official appointments were concerned
The following extract gives the case, an nace
| Mr. Ross asked leave to state to his colleague
that the senate had rejected, for assessor OF hi
/ district nine good honest men, who had beeI
| nominated by the President, and who were capa
| BILE of discharging the duties.
| Mr.. Loean-Wel, what kind of men did b.
| send there the senate did not reject? Laugh
| ter
/ Mr. Ross-The truth is, if the President nomi
| mates a good man, the senate is sure to rejec
| him.
Mr.. Logan--And then the senate waits unit
| he dominates a scoundrel. Laughter.
| Mr. Ross-Yes, that is it. Loud laughter.
In order to have the offices filed, the President hs
| appointed demoralized republicans. CONTINUES
| laughterl Men who pretend to the President 4
| be with him, and who pretend to tn
| senate to be with it, are consequently lynn
| TO both and, of course, such men will stea
| Laughter.
| Mr.. Logan--That is the simplest propositio
| in the world. The President sends in ma
| whom the senate does not want to see demorahz e
| and hence he isrtejected. The President contin
ues sending in names, until finally he sends i
| the name of a thief, which is in accord with hi
own character.
Mr.. Ross-Yes, and then the senate confirm
| the thief. Laughter.
| Mr.. Logan--Of course, because he is Mr., John
sons choice and because the senate does nj
want to get into trouble with him.
To most readers it will appear from hi
dialogue that Mr.. Logan contrived to shi
the responsibility of thieves in office fror
the President to the senate rather tffectuall,
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-01-13

Among other questions which cannot be
ignored in the campaign of 1868, and which
no Jacobin ontcry against disloyalty, or
treason, or rebellion, can overslaugh, are
these:
l. The restoration of the southern states
to their political rights, and of southern
white men to the rights of citizens
2. The reduction of public expenditures
by the reduction of the army and navy to q
peace standard, and by vast reduction in
the number of civil office-holders
3. A corresponding reduction of taxation;
and the restoration of the revenue principle
in place of the protective" principle, to our
tariff laws.
4. The settlement of the national debt
upon the basis of justice and equality be-
tween bondholders and bondpayers
These are among the leading questions
upon which the people will vote in 1863, in
spite of the politicians"
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$l46,947
Total,

Conveyances to all the above Real Estate and
Bills OF Sale TO the personal property, have been
made out and deposited with Commissioner
who will, soon the drawing is completed,
cause Warranty Deeds to the heal Estate and
Bills Of Sale to the personal property to be exc
cuted and delivered TO those respectively drawing
the same.
Minor and cash prizes will be promptly paid or
sent TO those drawing them.
CESTRALIA, III, December TO- 1897.
We, the undersigned, citizens of Centrsls,
the officers and members of the Association
styled the National Lincoln Monumental Gift
Association" that they are well known and
tcemed in this place and community as honest,
reliable, and trustworthy men, and shat we be-
lieve that they will faithfully redeem the pledge
they make TO the public, and to the holders Of
their tickets.
F. KOHL, Cashier LIST National Bank of Centralia.
r. D. NOLENAS, Collector Int. Revenue, LIST Dis
trict; Illinois
s. CoSDIr, Police Magistrate.
FLETCHER 4 CooPER, Publishers Centralia Sent
incl.
/. p. CASEY, Attorney at Law.
J. SHULTz Assistant Assessor Internal Revenue,
Eleventh District.
Remittances may be made at our risk either
by Draft Express or p. o. Money Orders TO
tiCn.
N.B. Address all communications to the
Secretary of the Association.
J. W. SKIPW ORTIZ, President.
r. B. DAVIS. Secretary.
J. $. HUTCHINS, Proprietor Rodman
House, Agent for Rock Island and vicinity.
janIOdIm.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-01-13

The Washington correspondent of the
Chicago Times writes as follows ut is a
strange state of things that, when one wants
to know how Grant stands on any question,
he must go to Washburne or Rawlings. and
then the trouble is that Washburne saws he
is for one set of principles and measures,
while Rawlings insists he is for another.
Which speaks by the card?
"The news from the northwest as respects
the feeling of the people on the currency
question, has been the source of infinite dis
quiet to the parties who are trying to force
Gen. Grant upon the republicans nolens
colens. 1t has utterly COMPOUNDED them. It
is understood here that men of alI parties
in that section are rallying in brigades
around the principle that the money that is
good enough for the people-for the me-
chanic and the laborer-for the widow and
orphan of the dead soldiers good enoup.
for the bondholder. Let the west keep the
ball rolling, and the people will compel sub.
mission to their will"
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the confidence,t to some extent, Of many good
citizens in that vicinity. Ammon and fami-
ly, being sincere and firm believers
in the principles of christianity as prom
ulgated and expounded BY the afore.
named culprit, considered him almost
infallible. Meantime, the cuiprit was
using various devices to seduce one OF
Ammon's daughters, only ID years old
Finally. allured and duped by the base say
ings Of this heinous criminal, she yielded to
his brutal demands, which resulted In the
destruction of her earthly Happiness, giving
her the care and custody of chid weighing
some eight pounds. This ShodeI, we learn
ed, fed to Pike county, where he subsequent
ly married lady in good circumstances, &c
but we afterward learned she left him IL
disgust.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-01-13

There are great many widows and or
phans of men who were slain in the late war
who are now paid in greenbacks; but Mr.
Feasenden is of the opinion that it is not
good enough to pay the claims of bondhold-
ers. The government agreed to pay the
soldiers in gold; it paid them in greenbacks
1t contracted to pay the bondholders in cur
rency, but Mr.. Fessenden says they shall be
paid in gold. Generous Fessenden! Why
is not his generosity aroused in behalf of the
widows and orphans of soldiers?
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-01-13
Nomination for Congress.

CINCINNATI, Jan. l0.-The democratic
committee of the 9Th district met at CARING.
ton, 0, to-day,and nominated Gen. Barnabas
Burns for congress, to fill the vacancy occa.
stoned by the death of Mr.. Hamilton. An
interesting incident of the day was the an.
pearance of Hon. j. F. Hubbell formerly re-
publican representative in congress from the
same district, who pledged himself uneouiy.
ocally to oppose radicalism in future. and to
support the candidate nominated by the con.
vention.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-01-13

Radical meannes and hate vents its rage
upon the pictures of dead men.
Radical meanness and hate removed the
time-honored portraits of the democratic
ex-presidents from the public rooms of the
White House to the attic of the building.
President johnson has restored them to
their proper positions.
Radical meanness and hate removed the
portraits of democratic ex-governors from
the public buildings in Connecticut. Gov.
English restored them to their proper
places.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-01-13

Senator Fessenden denounces. the Claw
ful money" of the United States as "mere
rags" Had democrat called it so during
the war, he would have been mobbed for
disloyalty. What did the bondholders loan
the government? According to Fessenden,
''mere rags" Shall the people be taxed to
pay the bondholders gold for the "mere rags
the government got from them? So SAYS
Mr.. Fessenden; but so do not say the peo-
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-01-13
A Rascally Preacher.
For the Hardin [InA Indsnsnas

TOT the Hardin IND independent
One of those hypocritical villains who
prowl around through our country, seeking
by deception and hypocrisy, to take advan,
tage of the ignorant and unsophisticated
has recently created some excitment among
some of our citizens, few miles above here.
III name of this culprit is John Shodell.
This delectable individual. who By the way
processes to be preacher, made his appear.
ance IN our county some two years ago, and
took up his residence with Mr.. Ammon,
well-known German, who lives some seven
miles above here. By his false Though
plausible) professions of piety he soon won
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-01-13

Congress has passed new whiskey bill
providing that no whiskey shall be removed
from bonded warehouses whatever, until the
duty is first paid. This viii not stop the
swindling of the government, but only
change the mode of cheating. The true way
is to reduce the duty and thus take away
the temptation to dishonesty.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-01-13
Engine Meeting.

There will be a special needing of the
members of the Rescue Engine and Hope
Hose Company, No. 2, at their engine house,
on Tuesday evening January lad at o.
clock. A full and punctual abundance is
requested, as business of importance is to be
transacted j. II. Hull, Fireman.
Rock Island, Jan. 8. 1868, dtd.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-01-13

The radicals are now trying to get up
newreconstruction act, placing all the southern
states in one district, with Grant as supreme
dictator! The next step will be to declare
him or some other military man Ben Butler
perhaps) supreme ruler and dictator over
the whole country. The only way to pre-
vent it is to vote the radicals out of power,
ayprywhere
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-01-13

Fifteen of the negro delegates to the
Georgia convention have found more ap-
propiate work digging cellars at $3.50 a
day. Others wait at unreconstrueted tables
or shave the chin of disloyalty.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-01-13
The following telegraphic correspondence


is published BY the Memphis Post:
MEMPHIS, Jan, 2, 1S6s.-To President Andrew
Johnson, Washington, u. c.: Memphis redeem
ed. Leftwich elected mayor. Peace. order, and
quiet prevail. Free white suffrage vindieated.
GORDON GRANGER.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Jan. 8, ls6S.-To Gen.
Gordon Granger: 1 thank you for the good
news. Truth and justice must triumph. My
faith in the people has not been diminished
The day is not distant when Tennessee will be
remembered. ANDREW JOHNSON.
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To-Days Advertisem'ts,
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LIST OF LETTERa

LIST OF LETTERS
REMAINING UNCLAIMED IN THE POST
- 0mce at Rock Island, State of Illinois, on
the 18th day of January, 1868:
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buckingham, Chandler Hers John
d Co Hooli Jacob
Briggs Henry kur. Maria Agnes
Brennan Michael Lindsay Geo
Barntd Martha f miss Leonard Reuben
BURNETT Spencer Morrow Susanah
Barns ID Meehan Michael
Blakely Thomas Metcalf Addison
Bisant VIM + Peterson Peter
Chism + mrs Smith Riley
curtis Susan mrs Stearns Palmer
Campbell James Schubert Nick
Clotcher oIly miss Spencer Matte mss
Eames Sode Edwin X
Evenor Gee Smell ID mrs
Enright Timothy Todhunter Lewis Lieut.
Fleming Jas A Warner 4 Owens
FitzsimmOns Mary miss Warner LK3
Gray John Wright Isabella mrs
Green NJ 4 miss warneke id
Haley Waldo III III
Harvey Geo Willmans Geo s
Hamilton Linn miss William. David NJ
| Hawley VIM 3 Young John
To obtain any of these letters, the applicant
must call for "Adrerti.ed Letters" and give the
date of this list
| %ss-li not called for within one month they
! viii be sent TO the Dead Letter Office.
| UNAVAILABLE LETTERS.
The following letters. il not prepaid by STAMP
within one week from date, will be forwarded e
the dead letter office:
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W S Hultgreen Andover, Ill
Mrs f Carlton Bethel, CT
MARCUS B. OSBORN, p. NJ.
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Go to the Best,

Go to to the Bryant Il Stratton Iowa State
Business College, to get a thorough practical
business education, or to become good
sound telegraph operator. For circulars ad-
dress enclosing stamps the Bryant Il STRAIT.
ton Commercial College, Davenport, Iowa.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-01-13

Wells street, Chicago, III. On TehIttancg
cents in postage stamps, it will be sent free y
mail. Also, for sale by Charles Some, Al sosIl
LaSa,le street. DIR. T. Lubarch, author OF the
Mirror Of Youth. has. since 1856, treated all dis
eases Of a privase nature according to the new
method introduced and practiced by him for over
twelve years with the most brilliant success.
octS0dly.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-01-13
Odd Fellows

Rock Island Lodge No. Is, l. o. o. F.,
meets every Monday Evening at Odd Eel
lows Hall, southeast corner of Illinois and
Eagle Sts., at : o'clock p. NJ.
GEORGE SToCKER, n. G..
F.. ID. SWEENEY, r. s.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-01-13

The New York Tribune says, "among our
best friends in the south are the men who
fought bravely in the south armies YET, ON
another occasion, the Tribune will brand the
whole white south as ''unrepentant repeis.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-01-13

The frantic Julia, in the "HunchDack'
exclaiming. "C-l-l.ifford, why don't you
sneak to me ?" The radicals are now ex,
claiming, "G-r.r-r-ant, why don't you speak
20 nc 9r
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-01-13

The city of Providence, R. l., has refused
a license for the exhibition of Mr.. Lincoln's
wardrobe. 1t is very evident that the widow
of the late too-much lamented cannot look
to Providence for aid.