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men,s and p,ers cannot well be proceeded |
with until the water becomes lower, and il |
is hoped that there will be a sufficient de-. |
cline for the purpose by the middle of Au-
gust, at least
The Gazette has always been considered
the mouth piece and organ Of DR. Price,
and the following is its denial that that per-
son had any pecuniary motives in the mat
ter:
There's terrible commo,ion over IN hoek
| Island in the Office Of the LEjoa' Ihe
| Secretary Of War has had the audacI'y to
discharge lis official duties without consult
| ing the Union editor. That was serious
mistake, also a grievous wrong-to the edit
or aforesaid. Therefore the Onion ~ in a
peck Of troabe, and makes the fact known
by the most desperate efforts to create a
tempest in its little teapot. AS q sedative
we suggest an application of ice to the heat
ed Uranium Vt the bombdstes furioSo who
wrote a halfcolumn Of nonsense in yester
day mornings Union under the head Of "The
Bridge Matter Then, that is when the
fellows head gets cool, he will learn that
"Hon. Hiram Price, of Iowa. has had 4
habit of calling on the Secretary Of War "ir
relation 10 the Rock Island bridge" when
ever in Washington during the past two
wears, aud that having done more to secure
the Congressional appropriations for tina
bridge, and thus to make its erection pos
sibility, than any forty men in Rock leland
or in the state of Illinois, Mr.. Price will no
abandon his interest therein until the bridge
is completed and open to the public H'
will learn. also, however, that Mr.. Price
knew nothing of the order transferring th'
SUPERVISION Of the bridge construction from
Gen. Rodman to Gen. Warren until he reat
the announcement made in the Gazette
: which paper pds. as charged by the Union
: the first to give that important information
to the public For this latter fact no ex
planation is needed except to the sleep
Union concern over the river. We ma.
state, however, that in the paraee ar cas-
referred to the Gazette did not have its in
formation before it was known to Gen. Rod
. man.
! For the rest, we advise the Union to spar
its abuse Of Mr.. Price, and to leave the cor
? troll of the War Department to Secretar
! Rawlins. The latter, without the sIighte'
. suggestion from the former, has appointe
!, an experienced and able officer, Genera
! Warren, to take charge Of the bridge cree
ton; being doubtless moved theret
by the consideration that Gen. Rodman ha
quite enough to attend to in the charge
r the Arsenal works. Gen. Rodman has don
s good service in inaugurating the work o
r the bridge. Let us all hope that Ger
Warren will do still better in Fastening 10
ward the construction, so that the publ
). may see II whole completed at the earlie'
j possible moment. Unity of effort in tn
g direction of sustaining and aiding Gel
Warren, if possible, in this important worl
, is what is now needed on the part of Roc
u Island and Davenport not division an
chickering's, such as the Union seeks to occ
e sion.
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+ The ClRcus ANp MENAGERtE.--F Fore.
pabgh's circus met with great difficulty in
crossing Rock River bottom, yesterday, and
was stuck in the mud for some hours. At
about three O'Clock yesterday afternoon,
however, the frs, performances WAS opened
A dense crowd was in attendance both
morning and evening. The street cars did
a good business, and everybody seemed sat,
is6ed with what they saw and heard.
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=
/PoLuE CouRT,-Pat 0mnhan,a stranger
in our city, wooded up last evening, as
men will frequently do for want Of better
employment Instead Of becoming exhler.
ated, he took an opposite course, and be-
trayed an exceedingly cynical and critical
pre.dspositon. Arriving in front of the
side.show located opposite Union Square,
where broad.shouldered man with cast iron
lungs was imploring the popuIace TO walk
right in and see the greatest wonders Of the
world ere yet too late, Pat commanded a
halt and rcconnoitered the outside Of the
show in force. He soon began an oppos.
ton harangue to the crowd, and after dwell.
ling feelingIy upon the folly of enriching
the Artemus Ward persuasion, denounced
the whole institution before him as an oUt
rageous humbug. The man of wax.fgures,
Dennis O'Kef by name, had never met, in
all his travels, with such an unbearable in
suit, and burning with chiyalrous ardor to
wipe out the stain upon the fat woman's
spotess escutcheon, uubared his stalwart
arm, and went for the aforesaid Patrick
| Omahan. The side show ceased to be an
attraction. The grand exhibition of the
manly art Of self defense drew together
an enthusiastic assemblage. Omahsn hit
hard, but O'keif hit harder, and while
Omahan did q good deal of damage to his
adversary, his adversary did good deal
more damage to him. Long the scale OF
battle in such balance hung, but 0'Kelt
finally terminated the engagement by giving
| Omahan an iugIorious trouncing. Officer
Murrin, noticing the excitement, and hurry
ing to the spot, arrested both victor and
v2nquished. In the gloomy cells of the
Rock Island dungeon the happy pair were
enabled to reflect upon their sacrilegious
ways. O'Keif murmured with Hans Brett
man-"Oh, vat is all dis EARLY piss, unit
vat is mans sooccess?" This morning they
each donated IS to the city, and "cut stick. =
Last night, at about half past eleven O..
clock, as two ladies we're going home from
the circus unattended, they were startled to
find an unknown and forbidding looking
wretch e' Invis hesla. They were in an un
frequented part of the city, and the stree,c
seemed totally deserted. They went out o.
their way to evade the fellow, but he still
pursued them. Half dead with fright they
saw him approach them, there being ne
longer any doubt as to his intentions. For
tunately, just ut this moment, Officer:
Woods and Strader, who had observed his
conduct and followed to watch him, emerged
from behind building and arrested him
He gave his name as VIM. Stuart, aud said
he was from Moline, This morning he said
he was from Camden. he was fined, with
costs, $500, by Magistrate Chopper.
In yesterdays police report we stated that
Ed. Connolly went to jail in default of the
payment Of his 6ue. This was an error,
and we are requested to make a corrections
He paid his fine.
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edge bow much coal lands the company con.
trolls. i. The officers OF the company nave as
snred me, quite recently, that IN regard TO
the amount Of coal lands they control they
have not in the least exaggerated. lhat
they have some valuable coal lands IN hcn.
ry County, know OF my own personal
knowledge. We can readily conceive no"
the company may have secured the eontrol ny
lease, or purchase, of double the amount OF
coal lands they claim TO have secured. The
proposed line of the road between here and
81. Louis runs through some OF tue very
best and most extensive coal basins IN the
state. viii close my communication by
stating briefly what the company has done
in the way OF securing pledges OF stock
along the proposed line OF the road.
| On the northern division of the road,
! from Rockford TO Sterling, no effort has ever
been made 10 secure stock, for the reason
that the line OF the road has not been fixed
and no work has been done. Between Ster
| ling and Rock Island over 100000 Of stock
has been subscribed. From Rock Island tc
| Beardstown the line of the road has moi
been definitely located, but the company hal
received satisfactory pledges Of stock sub
scriptions amounting to about 100000 up
on any line that may be adopted. From
Beardstown to 81. Louis the company pur
chased all the rights and franchises Of The
late St. Louis and Rock Island railroad
company, and paid for tho same in the stocl
OF their own company. In this purchase
they obtained over 100 miles of graded roaC
bed 10 fair state OF preservation, aud which
by competent engineers has been estimated
to be worth over 100000. In addition
there has been secured on this division owe
100000 OF stock subscription. Satisfacto
ry pledges have been made Of an additIona
5000, 900 from st. Louis.
1t would appear, therefore, from the allow
array Of facts, that the Rockford, Rock Is
aud II St. Louis railroad has pretty sub
stantsl basis on which TO rest and that Their
is no great danger after oil that those VIII
are investing their money in the bonds o
the company will be swindled or even lose
dollar.
have thus briefly and imperfectly review
ed Mr. Thomas communication also til
affairs Of the railroad company, as | under
stand them have done so, not because
am party directly interested, but becaus
take deep interest in the enterprise al,
wish to see it prosper, and feel myself in du
ty bound to counteract so far as in my pow
er any unius assertions against the railroa
company. Yours truly,
E, TRCESDALE.
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That BoqrEr.-The Davenport Journal,
In commenting on our mammoth boquet
"the odor from whose variegated petals and
blossoms pervades our entire office" says
that when its editor last called on us. he
detected a delicate odor of another sort in
Our classic precincts, and as near as he
could imagine, thought it very much resem,
Died the solaptuous prefume Of lager beer.
All mistake, General, there were vinegar
bottles.
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JRNE.-We learn that Swede man who

CRME.-We learn that a Swede man who
works at Deere's Pillow Factory was garroted
and robbed by two men, on Moline Avenue,
alter the circus performance closed las.
night (26thy. What bis name is. or how
much ne lost we could not learn.
A professional tried to pick the poke, Of
one of car citizens, at the circus, las, ave.
ming but failed. He was afterwards kicked
out of Norris Hall, where dance was in
progress.
Marshal Mitsch informs us tina, a bprula,
succeeded IN entering the dry goods store of
Rothschild CO., Davenport, last night, BY
saving q hole in the floor, and climbing up
from the cellar. A policeman saw the
light, and instead of going for the burglar,
run to wake up Mr.. Rothschild in another
part of the block, and the thief ESCAPED.
leaving his plumber. What's the name of
that policeman?
81.
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Young Mems Library Association.

The rooms of the Young Mems Library
Association are open from A. NJ. until 10
Il. N. every day except Sundays. A large
and well selected assortment of works now
on hand. Tickets three dollars, which can
always be procured of the Secretary.
mayedly,
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Trunk SToLES.-A young man named
George n. Crane, journeying from Orion to
Port Byron, left his trunk on the north plat.
form of the depo, yesterday afternoon
(26,h). 1t contained all his worldly
goods. Some one stole it, and ought
to be ashamed of himself.
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Great Reduetions :

Being DESTROYS of reducing my stock be-
fore the close of the season, have marked
down prices on all staples, Dress Goods,
Lace and Berege, Shawls, Millinery Goods,
&c. Particular attention is called to lot
of Alpscss at 213c and 3jc per yard.
B. NEwBuRGER.
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CR0CEERY AND GLASSWARE AT WHOLE
sALE.--I now offer n large stock Of crockery
and glassware, at Wholesale only, at rates
twenty five per cent. less than regular whole
sale price. Apply soon at my residence on
Orleans street, opposite the Court house
d. |. HocusrApTER.
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Is the place for good bargains. They have
marked down their stock of Spring d Sum
mer goods to cost, and some even lower to
make room for their Fall Stock. No hum
bug in this, as we intend to close out our
summer goods at some price. Remember
the only place to get a good assortment of
carpets in Rock Island is at Wadsworth d
Cola
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Crockery Il Tumbling

Not the crockery, either, but the prices,
at W. Ii. & c. 7. Webbs, Davenport, who
have one OF the biggest stocks in Iowa, and
cant be undersold by anybody.
They have just been making 4 large re.
ducton in their rates, and want the public
of Rock Island TO know it. This is
no humbug. Call and See for yourself.
diff
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GCCAL CGLU&GEg.
FIFTEEN CENTS line will be charged for
each insertion of articles under this head.


Good fast color lawns only 20 cents
French lawns only 30 cents. Best French
organizes all marked down. Real French
percaes, fine and fast colors, only % cents.
All Summer dress goods marked down to
close them out before getting in Fall goods.
All white goods and piques at very low
prices. Now is the time for bargains at the
81 IN Of the Golden Eagle. &. NJ. AIKEN.
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MAY bhoTlERS are, closing out their
entire stock of Spring and summer Dress
Goods, parasols, marsellies trimmings, cot
ton hose, gloves, hoop skirts, and corsets at
prices much below their value. They are
not going to quit the business, but wish to
make room for fall goods.
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All Summer Goods marked down.
Dress Goods worth Toe. down to soc.
Dress Goods worth 60c down to 45c.
Percales worth soc down to 400.
Figured Muslins worth 2ja30c down to zoe
Piques worth 75cs$l down to 5Oa8Oc.
All White Goods at cost; Parasols and
Sun Shades at cost; Summer Shawls at
cost.
No deception. Goods will be sold at the
above prices. A. BAMBERGER.
Clothes made to order. Good fits war
rented.
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BEsr family -four at Warner Mills.

GREEN FRUfr,-Several of our exchanges
complain of great sickness among the chill
dren in their localities, on the account Of
eating too much green fruit. Parents should
see that caution is used in this respect.
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The reason the prices of crockery are
tumbling is because C. W. HAYES is
selling SO cheap on this side that the Dav.
export merchants are compelled to come
down with their prices to keep the Hawk
Eyes from coming over here to trade. When
you want crockery, call on C. W. Halves.
DIFF
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NorlcE.-ILe public is notified that in
obedience to existing ordinances they are
hereby required to clean out their hog pens,
privies, alleys, back yards, Sc, before the LIST
of August. All persons failing to comply
will be dealt with according to law.
p. MTsCH.
DIT. City Marshal.
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DAvENroRTERs have 50 far subscribed
$l39, 300 toward the d. & St. p. railroad.
If they don't get the road their town is
"played ont"
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RIVER lrEMs.-The Milwaukee went down
this morning. The Sucker State will be
down to morrow. The New Boston for Fl.
Madison.
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YOUNG LADIES SCHOOL.
NOTICE.

THE regular Annual Meeting ofthe stockhold-
l. ors Of the Moline and Rock Island Horse
Railroad Company, for the election of five Direc.
tors of said company for the ensuing year will be
holden at the office of the company Ben. Har-
per's ofice) in the city Of Rock Island, on WE'D
NEsDAY TUE 2sth DAY or JuLY, A. d. 1869, at
three o'clock, P. N.
T.J. ROBINSON,
iulY2ldlwl NccretnrN.
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A choice assortment of the latest patterns,
suitable for wedding and other presents,
Just received at Rutenbeck d Cos. 26 West
second street under the Newcomb House,
Davenport. Sa. Tu. Tn.
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Hon. GEORGE PARKER, of Davenport,
gave US a call yesterday.
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TRoTTGNG AT THE FAIR GsoUNDs.-We
are informed by Mr.. Clark McAlli,ter, and
BY him desired to announce, that on next
Thursday afternoon there will be three or
four fast horses at the race course Of the
Rock Island County Fair grounds, and
that trotting will take place throughout the
afternoon. A number Of exciting matches
will take place There will be no charges
at the gate, but the public is freely and cor
daily invited. There will undoubtedly be
q big crowd out there.
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Assessment Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Assessor,
~ Supervisor and Town Clerk Of the Town of
Rock Island, in Rock Island county, Illinois,
will meet at the Town Clerks office in said town
on THURSDAY THE goth DAY OF JULY,
1859, for tho purpose ofreviewing and correcting
tho assessment Of said town for the year 1869
All persons feeling themselves agrieved by said
assessment are hereby notified to appear at said
meeting and show cause and have such assess
ment reviewed, :. P0WARS,
Jnlyl7dtd Assessor.
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THEY have two hundred feet of dam at
Campbell's Chain, instead Of one hundred
as we stated yesterday.
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WARNER Mills flour best brand in the.mar.
ket.
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BEST family flour at the Warner Mills.
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Premium Job Printing.

Orders for Job Printing will meet with prompt
attention at the ARGUS OFFICE, and be executed
In the very best manner and ut reasonable rates.
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Rock Island, Illinois.
Free Buss to and from the cars and boats.
M This Hoa.s has been recently rehtted and
nswly furnished.
H.B.--Nsw Billiard Tables, First Class S.
loon and Restaurant, are connected with the
house.
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DUsTM1ss CARDS.
n. n. PARMENTER.

i rroRSEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW
n 0Ghcs In Court House, Rock Island, Ill
F.ras aud city property bought aud sold
msy70dlywe2w.
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QhegntslIiqentfr:
NOVEMBER.
ALICE CAREY, IN the HERALD OF HAL

--@so- S%' 800 - 49,
D winds, 20 arc blowing TOO rough, too rough
Thrilling and chilling too kOOn the hour
And the summer has not been long enough
For all your beauty my llOwOB, my fiowerSl
Not hall, nor half OF long enough
For oil your beauty, my dear, dear flowers
o froSts, 70 are falling TOO soon on h'leaL
DAZZLING tn gtRSJeS, and dlmmlng tn groves
And the summer has been too brief TOO brief
For all your cooling, my doves, my doves
Too brief, tile summer has been TOO brief,
For all your cooling, and wooing my doVeSi
. waters. hold 10 your fountains fast
Nor faiLhlGH lly from the sedge-B own
hooks,
And the summer has gone too fast, too fast
For all your bweoInOsS, my brooks my
For all your ringing and singing. my
bro0ksI
. clOyers, cloVen, keep 10 your red
And stick y0ur little leaves grey with dew,
Too early the summer SHADES are fled,
For all your moaning, my Insect crew
Aye, all too early, summer has fled
For all your dreaming, my insect crew!
U waro from your roundneSs not, fair moon
But make tho land with your brightness
bright,
And the summer has gone too soon, too soon
For all my JOY, because o. tn light
TooSoon. the summer has gone too soon
FOR oil myJoy because o. tn light
All colder, closer the shadow slides,
And leaning BunwRrd the daisy stands,
Like one Der reaching tho 10y tides
TO catch the touches Of loving hands
Aye reaching 10 catch Ger the closing tides
The last warm touch 0f the loving hands.
Ard the daisy will die, and the waning moon
VIII fail ~ tho a mi tim M
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claim 10 be distinguished by the titles
which belong to them. We must, OF
course, therefore, writes Mrs. Dr.
Black Well,' or THE Rev. Miss Brown
II Ia not uncommon In this country,
In addressing Q married woman, to
give her her Christian nRme-thus:
Mrs. Mary Smith, This 10 not the
practice OF the English, who always
prefix the Husbands Christian name
thus: MIRA. John Smith, Where the
married woman 10 married 10 the eldest
male member OF the family, or 10 The
only one OF the name. she receives mere.
~ the title OF Mrs. Smith, while each
OF the others are distinguished by their
husbands name: Mrs. Peter Smith
Mrs. James Smith, etc. Whenever the
wife Of the eldest dies, or, becoming q
widow, n1arrles again, the wife ofwho.
ever may be next In age succeeds 10
the honor OF nameleBsness. The Chris.
tian name must be given to oil but the
eldest OF the unmarried dauRhters.-
She ls Miss BroWne;' while her sisters
are Miss Jane Browne Misc Rebecca
Browne,' Miss Ardminkd BroWne,'-
Who all are addressed or spoken Of to-
gether, we say, ,'The Misses Browne
and not THE Miss BTotDneS,'
In very formal letters It 10 usual 10
write In the third person, and then the
various titles, His ExcellenCy,' Mr.
Mrs. and Miss, are used. In more
familiar epistles Il Ia proper to write In
the second person, using, Your Excel
lency,' Right Reverend Sir Reverend
Sir or Reverend and Dear SIR my
1a6H MoHu m lMu daae gtH az, Nan |,
Miss 6mith'-buL never my dear Miss
only. The my dears' may be omitted
where tho intimacy does not seem 10
Justify them, and, as a general rule,
young unmarried women should be ad-
dressed In the third person. In The adj
dress at The beginning Of letter, and
In the courteous expression at the end,
1t Is better to adopt the conventional
phrase Of the day. It Is, for example,
safe 10 keep 10 the words, Respect fully
yours Your obedlent servant Yours
truly and make no attempts 10 rival
the humorous fellcltIes OF Charles
Lambs eplstolary endings.
All such abrevlatlons, In speaking OF
persons, 90 'Doc,' o Gent an m, O. q
Reverend a 'Reb, ''Mr. A. Mrs, b., ,
'Mr. g. Smith, Mrs. II. Smith, and
nIcknames like 'Prex,' Dominic, )
PROT and all others, are lnelegant, 10
say the least, and the usage OF which
people fastldlous Of manners and In
language are careful to avoid. THE
Governor The old mani or odd gem
tleman' 'PdterJdmiltaS,' THE old wo-
man or 'old LADY, applied 10 ones
father and mother, are not only vulgar
but lrreverSnt. Young people should
carefully eschew them, and take care
to give their proper titles not only to
their parents. but to all other persons
who are their superiors or elders. They
must never speak OF these as Smith,
Brown or JONES' but give them their
conventional prefixes OF 'Mr.' Mrs.
and Miss
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The SECRET OF BEAUTY lies In the
use Of IIagan's Magnolia Balm for the
Complexion.
ROughnsss, Redness, BIo,ches, Sun
burn, Freckles and Tan disappear
where Il 10 applied, and a beautiful
Complexion Of pure, satin like texture
Is obtained. The plainest features are
made to glow with Healthful Bloom
and Youthful Beauty.
Remember, Hagan's Magnolia Balm
Is the thing that produces these effects,
and any Lady can secure u for d cents
at any Of our stores,
To Preserve and Dress the Hair use
Lyons Kathairou. octll-lmeoddaw,
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YOUNG MEN

Who have injured themselves by a o.r,a,n
PRACTICE, lnuulged In when alone, i IN bIL m.
Quently learned nom evil compRniouN. ar NJ
school, the effects Of which are nlVhtIS IeIi.
even when asleep, and, II not curSd, FENDER,
narriAGe impossible, and destroys both mind
and bOuy, should apply immediatSly,
What u pity that younR man, Tie honen nj
his country the pride OF his parents, sLnI,I
be Suatched from all prosp6cta and anI@V.
men4 OF LIE by the consequence OF deyit.
In certain secret habit. Such PERSONS mnTf
hafnfa c0ntAnn nInftnU F~''S"a AaubbI