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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-25
Pashionable Immodesty.

From Putuams Magazine for Fchr"~'y'
nick French, worn roue that he ~, has
ioined the school Of the critic of tho Stttlp'.
dan Rerielc He asserts that all women are
represented by these He hints that be un.
derstauds the lures that these drcolctl bellies
put forth. "Its cursed hard on fellow"
be says. "Ihe extravaganza Of these wo
men won't allow o man to marry; yet they
tempt him TO do it with all the arts
| Of the worst of the dem-monde. 4"
Then he and bis compeers adjust their eye.
glasses, and lean against doorways, CRITICS.
ing the PAGES Of the delicate young girls
who are wbIrIiug past, rs a trader might
the slaves in the market.
French goes too far. My little Nelly is
not in the market she has her secret lnuo.
cent dream Of true love and marriage some
day, hid away in her heart. There is not
one of French crew whom she would marry.
| When she unClothes herself immodestly and
surrenders her person to their touch, she has
no Interior purpose beyond the intoxicating
| pleasure of the moment. Custom has MADE
her eyes familiar with indeceucy-woru
away the defensive instinct of purity with
which every woman is born; but that is
the worst that can be said of her. Yet. if
| her own blood be such ice, that the expos
ure Of her person has no power to bring n
| blush to her cheek, does it matter nothing
to her that pleased, unclean eyes rest on her.
| that half OF the men who look on her mis-
take her motives, and pity the degradation
she undergoes in her effort to please them 4?
use coarse language. The times are
coarse. The state of society which can
make Swinburne possible can bear few
plain words without detriment to its modes,
ty. 1t is true that the evil is as yet confined
TO our large cities. God forbid that the
fashionable fast girl Of New York or Chlca
20 should be received as the typical woman
OF America. She bears the same proportion
to the woman of the states that the feverish
| outbreak on the face does TO the whole
healthy, sweetbooded body. But this eoci.
| ETY. assumes 10 stand foremost in refinement
and culture, and cannot object to have its
claims tested. - Besides, the feyersh faint
will spread
Men, l think, have some claim to be
heard III this matter. The most debased
among them will hold one thing sacred
the honor Of his wife. He has right to
demand that jtcome to him nDtainted. Dull
and PLAIN fellow as is John be has right to
claim from the woman whom he marries,
and from the mother who rears her, that she
shall not have been put in the market to
parade her shape like al animal that she
shall not have had her person handled BY
every roue who frequents the ballroom; that
he shall not receive her hackneyed and
brszen from firtations; aud that her mind
| shall be clean as her body.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-25
THE STATE CAPITAL swINpLE.

Brigadier General John Cook threatened
to expel our reporter from the house yester.
day, because the Journal published DIS
patch intimatIug that the state house ring
was not immaculate. A Mr.. Sickes pitched
his beaver in the ring as second OF the
Springfield BOmbaltes. We are glad they
have done this, for il gives ul the opportu.
nifty to say that of all the swindling rascal
ties that have been attempted, there has
been nothing so stupendous in the history
Of our state legislation as the attempt to
rob the people ont Of several millions under
preteuse Of building a state capitol, There
are men in the pontentiary honest in com.
parisOu 10 the parties engaged in this
scheme, and we doubt not their advocates
grew "a furious in their defense when
placed on trial as the Springfield brgadier
has done.
We trust our representatives will probe
this matter TO the bottom, and not vote
another dollar to build state capitol until
honest men, outside of Springfield, can be
found to take charge of it. Mr.. Cook and
his Rdjutant may rave, but they cannot
make the state house swiudle any lesa &
swindle, or the people believe that there hal
not been deliberate attempt to pick thei
| pockets of millions Of dollars.
The proprietor Of this journal is alon,
responsible for the views here and hereto
fore expressed, which were based on reliable
| information, in regard TO the corruption
that have festered about the state house
and ii shall not hereafter be the fault Of tn
Journal if those who enlist in a second at
| L. Ea n
not held up by it to public scorn and indiP
nation. We believe in the intrinsic honest
aud fidelity to public trust Of a majority Q
our Legislators, and we entreat them, as the
value their good names, to oppose with tiru
resolution all schemes of plunder--all al
tempts to rob the state treasury By enact
ment, and under the plea Of building stat
capitol Chicago Journal, 23a.
And the Chicago Post, of the same date
says, "If the legislature shall see fit at ii
present session to suspend work upon The
new state house, the people OF Illinois vii
not give themselves up to grief
Right, gentlemen, pitch in we are glad
to see you waking up. The passage of q
bill building any state house at all was a
radical scheme to rob the people for the
benefit of radical psrtzans. No new state
house will be needed for ten years to come
and when one shall be needed Springfield
is not the place for it. The work should be
stopped now and forever. If it goes on it
will be because radical politicians want Jobs,
aud contracts, and pickings, aud steaHngs
and it viii not cost the taE.Payers, the Ia
boring and industrial classes Of this stat
less than $l5OOO,OO0 We said 80 twI
years ago,-and VIC IRE glad to sec some 0
the newspapers waking up to the onormity
Of the swindle-cyen at this late day. lie
the press speak out, and hold the radica
party responsible for the enormity,
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-25

The New York WoridS account Of the
Burdell murder was a humbug'
The n. Y, Times says "Ben Wade Is DIS
posed Of" Hasn't be left grease spot.
An Albany man has invented veloci.
pede to run on railroad tracks, with which he
proposes to make a trip to San Francisco in
60 hours.
A yeloeipcde pupil in Cincinnati rode his
untamed steed into hatchway, and fell
down four anda half stories He was pick.
ed up badly injured-broken on the Wheel
in fact
Gen. Grant is reported to HAYES aid severe
thing about some Of his party, He remark.
ed, to-day, that no one wanted the tenure.of.
office bill retained except thieves aud scoun.
drels, aud their friends,
The Erie Railway people are said to con.
troll more than 100000 shares Of Cleveland
and PittsburR Railway stock
Russia has adopted greatly reduced
tariff on manufactured zinc, cotton and vol
len goods.
There are 54l daily journals now pub,
lished in tho United States, while Great
Britain Issues only 80.
Cincinnati Is renting its lamp posts for
use as bulletin posts, receiving $3.50 apiece
for those used
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-25

The minister at Chill has not been dis
turbed.
1t is believed that the president elect has
selected for the commissioner of the land
Office A. o. p. Burnside, of Illlnos, and for
commissioner Of Indian affairs, Col. Parker,
of his staff.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. %, - Moorehead &
Co., produce commission merchants failed.
Liabilities 100000.
san FRAXcIsco, Feb'y 2I,--About four
hundred Chinese women arrived by the
steamer China. They were taken from the
ship under police guard, to places desig.
mated by the head men. Al effort WAS
made to seize some Of them, and some Of
the rival parties were beaten. The police
prevented general fight Great excite.
ment exists in the Chinese quarter OF the
city. Several arrests have been made.
The sub.trcasurer's proposals for the sale
Of one million dollars in gold elected four
| bids for the same, at from seventeen 10 one
hundred thousand each, at $7633!-$78,j0
being the current market rate greenbacks
are only &c. The sub treasurer declined to
receive any Of the bids The intention TO
| offer gold was known here before that officer
received his instructions, and greenbacks
went up at once.
The large distillery owned by Gen. Maggie
at San Jose was destroyed BY fire today,
Loss 100000, including q large stock Of
native brandy.
NEw YORE, Feb. 2j.--John Eekerson
died on Tuesday, in Rocklsnd Co.. Of hydro
phobia having been bitten a month ago.
A woman was found dead in her room in
Jersey City, Yesterday, having been locked
in and starved to death by her husband.
CLEVELAND, Feb ga fire last night
at New England Row, Pittsburg street, des
troyed 6 or frame stores, with small retail
: stocks. Loss about $4,000; insurance
, small. Chas. Ankins, fireman, was mortally
/ injured by the fall of a building.
New ORLEANS, Feb. ga tire this morn
ing in Camp street. destroyed the health
t house. furnishing store, and badly damaged
: several other stores Offices aud etc. Los;
!. one hundred thousand dollars.
HAVANA, Feb. A.-Accouats from San
tiGgo are uniayorable, the cholera not abat
ing, and the insurgents plunderiug and de
stroying plantations.
' Revolutionary Gen. Siguerd has i5suec
, strict orders to his subordinates TO reSpec
:; all property and estates owned by Frencl
l citizens.
Cane grinding has commenced on a few
? plantations in the Santiago district, but it i
, not expected that more than half a Crol
will be realized this season.
E American provisions are wanted on plan
tations in Nuvitas, Gibra and Monganills
with few exceptions. Cane grinding ha
not commenced on these plantations.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-25

The senate Judiciary committee at Wash,
ingtou has made a report in which it is deni.
ed that President Johnson had authority to
issue his latest proclamation of amnesty.
The argument in the report rests upon dis.
tinction made between the words amnesty
and pardon The committee says the
power given the president by the coushtu.
ton to grant reprieyes and pardon does
not include power to grant amnesty. The
supreme court of the United States, in the
Garland test.oath case, held that the clause
in the constitution referred to does include
the power to grant amnesty. The court
and the committee differ widely as to the
meaning and effect of pardon.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-25

A New York paper says A little Kissing
now and then at our theatres would have a
good effect Let it be tried occasionally.
An audience clearly has as much right to
hiss as to applaud. 1t may not please the
players, but it will teach them that they
must act to the best of their ability and will
drive foolish staQestrnck youths of both
sexes from the stape
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-25

We have the gratifying fact, fer the mo.
nopolistS, and the humiliating fact, for the
people, that the Copper.TAriff bill passed
the house yesterday over the Presidents
veto by ia yeas against Sc nays OF the
members from Illinois, Messrs. Farnsworth,
Raum and Ingersoll voted for the monopo.
lisfs
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-25

in the way of an excuse. Last Saturday he
INDUCED in one of his outbreaks that so FIRE
quently disturbs the dignity OF the chamber.
He sought by brute force to crowd bill
down the throats of his brother senators.
Indignation got the better of propriety, aud
for some minutes the ordinary quiet senate
chamber was as undignifed and noisy 0s
the cave,h
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-25
CABLE THLEGRAGIs.

BERLIN, Feb. 24.-The North German
parliament meets on the 4th of March.
The Prusslan diet closes March 9TH.
MADRID, Feb. 2I.-The vote in the cortes
thanking the provisional government and
authorizing Serrano to form q new ministry
stood $50 for and 60 against.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-25

The proclamation of Gov. Brownow of
Tennessee, declaring martial law in tie coun-
ties Of Overton, jackson, Maury, Giles,
Lawrence, Gibson, Madison aud Haywood,
and ordering Gen. Cooper to send militia to
them, has been published 1t excites much
comment Thoughtful men fear it is the
commencement Of serious trouble in Ten,
nessep
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-25

Ex.United States Senator Brown, of Mis-.
sissippi, says that Secretary Stanton did
commend his course as secessionst on
the day be withdrew from the senate. There
is an issue Of veracity between Stanton and
Brown. There are issues Of varacity be.
tween Stanton and other men.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-25

The president has transmitted to the sen.
ate large number of appointments to the
army, naming Vim. b. Sprague, Thomas
Wilson, Milton Coggswell Richard N. Batch.
elder, Allen Rutherford and Robert Avery
10 be brigadier generals.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-25

The boiler of the saw mill attached to
Cavender's dry docks, Evansville, Indiana,
exploded on the END, killing one man, dan.
gerousy wounding five others, and badly
shattering the mill.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-25

Two or three newspapers in Kentucky
have proposed that the democracy of the
state choose John C. Breckenridge as their
candidate for governor in the next guberna.
torial election.
The democratic party of the United
States elected Breckenridge to the vice.
presidency when he was about IS years old.
When he WAS boy it loaded him with
houors, and he employed the position it gave
him to defeat Douglas, the regular democrat
ic candidate for the presidency. His IN
gratitude aud treachery to the democratic
party were blacker crimes than his alliance
with the confederates. If the party in Ken
lucky can overlook this and make HIM gov
ernor, it will show large capacity for par
doning. The democracy Of the nation
wash their hands of him Chicago Times
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-25

OTIS True, It's pity, pity It's true that
mankind will pass by UNDECIDED the warning
symptoms of disease and neglect the rene.
dies to restore health until disease has so
far advanced that it is often impossible to
obtain reliet We have been shown the
formula of Judson's Mountain Herb Pills
aud believe them to be the best and simp.
lest Of medicines for Bilious disorders,
Liver Complaints, Female Irregularities, dc.
They are prepared with great caution and
will save many doctors bill if used in
time. As an universal family medicine they
are unsurpassed, Give the Mountain Herb
Pills fair trial and we warrant you will
never be without them. Sold by all dealers.
febl5dwlm.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-25
READY GLAZED SASH,

IN CONNECTION with my Plsnlnr Mill. 7
L have opened Ware Room for the sale Of
Primed and Glazed Sash, where l will keep con-
stantly on hand all sizes of these articles, which
can sell at much cheaper rates than they can
be purchased for elsewhere. obtain my Glass
from the manufactures at Pittsburx, thereby
saving the profits which others must paw who
buy in this market. All Builders, Farmers, and
Others in want Of Sash will consult their own in.
terest by giving me call before purchasing else.
where as am offering unusual inducements for
this trade. J. a. BIDDIs0N.
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Rev Work market.

TeIegraphed to the ARGUS.
New YoRE, Feb. IS.
Flour dull extra western G2Oa7O5; wheat lever
choice No ? 1856 delivered, corn steady 9la2 ;oats
Arm 1874 pork firm nvuinally 3l3i lard quiet
lS!al9
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-25

General Roasloef, minister of war, and
formerly Ambassador from Denmark at
Washington, urges the sale Of the Danish
West Indies to the United States.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-25

A story is told on the street here that the
track laying wiI.notstop here tor the present.
That it will be continued directly on to
New Boston, and that depot will be at
once located between here aud the rever.--
We have good authority for saying the track
laying will stop here for the presen,.-Aiedo
Press
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st. louis Market.
Telegraphod to the Argus

E2IegFaphod 70 Inc AFgus
sr.f LOUIS, Feb, IS.
Flour low grades declined 25. Wheat dropping
in active, Corn dull 67a-0. oats frmer 6ia6S.
Barley spring ls5a23o, Whisky %. Proyis-
ions hirmcr. Pork 81 2ja5U.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-25

They have actually had a fight in Cuba.
A few days ago Spanish naval expedition
to La Guauiga was completely successful
The Notifications erected there by the in.
surgents were first bombarded by the feet
The troops then landed and the works were
carried by assault The rebels withdrew
and retreated into the country. A perma,
nent garrison of regulars WAS left in the
town on Sunday. Two battaHons of troops
marched from La Guauiga to the relief Of
Puerto Principe. Captain General Duce
yesterday addressed the sergeants and cor
porals Of the volunteer forces, exhorting
them to maintain order and obedience, and
discountenance all dangerous agitation. A
largY number Of rebel prisoners have been
brought into this city and more are expect.
ed, The Spanish propose to discontinue
active operations, and merely garrison the
fortified posts, thus reducing the war to a
question of endurance and resources.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-25

One day last week, a young man of about
10 died at Burlington, KY, from hormor
image resultant upon having a tooth pulled.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-25
Chicago @arRst.
Photographed to the ARsss.

It0KFhPH6I 20 IHo AHa7H'
CHICAGO, Feb. IS.
Flour quiet steady, Unchanged. Wheat steady
etllb4ai Corn Eru ut IS; Oats Arm ut "a;
rye higher, firm at 1922 Larlsy firm, regular at
l,s5; Provisions frmt!: Pork firm at 81 as;
Shoulders 6rmer at 2; Lard rtcady at 1sj;
Dressed hogs firm, steady at l2a4 good heavy
lots; Highwsnes more active Ut 70.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-25

Mrs. Downs, otherwise Mrs. Horn, has
purchased lots Of Judge Thompson nearly
opposite j. NJ. Smiths grocery, where she
proposes erecting building for q hotel and
boarding house.-Aied0 Press.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-25

Don Piau gets off the following in his
last letter to the Cincinnati Commercials
This senatorial Michgauder j, an able.
bodied man, with no more brain than serves
to hoist al umbrella to keep his head dry
during a shower. One looks in vain over
his person and countenance for HIS commits.
sion as law-maker. If Divine Providence
writes legible hand. the festive gentleman
would pass for landlord of first class
hotel, with all the modern improvements.
BY long and laborious mental effort he might
be made to accomplish Pixies arithmetic or
kIrkman's grammar. But for any idea as
to the place he holds in the duties pertaining
TO 1t, he is as innocent as my Mullins.
Chandler carries his commission in his poe.
ket in the shape of a huge purse, and with
this be brains bis competitors, and secures
his return. to the place he disfRures. Sto.
ries are told of excuses in the way of drink
but Harlan, the pious, good Harlan, has
certified to Chambers sobriety. Let us
consider him sober, though in doing SO we
take the last prop from under the gentleman
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-25
HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE,

7 OFFER my place on Orleans street in the
/ lower part Of the city, near the new school
building, for sale. There ere four lots in one en-
closure, good house, barn, sheds, etc., and ev-
erything oonvenient-ae good we'll, cistern, cellar,
great variety of fruit trees, 60, BE, For fur.
Their particulars enquire Of the subscriber
lie. SAULPAUGH.
Rock Island, Jan'y IS, 1859, diff
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-01

and more of it until the price is as low under
the nresent duty as when it was but 20
nor tnnP You say it can be made
so cheap-that the additional price ~"
Maid is all profit to the producer. WY
DON'T You share that profit until your compeu-
tion shall have reduced it to far average
stondard7 Why let us vainly entreat YOU year
after wear, to do sol We of THE TRIBUNE
make no Iron of any kind, but buy ana con,
snme thousands of dollars worth. We would
like to have it cheaper provided we 10 no'
thereby drive the production out of the country
for we must sell newspapers to pay for It, ana
can't sell any to foreign producers of Iron: so
we want it produced where we can have Iair
chance to sell our wares to the producers Our
interest in the matter is precisely that OF the
American producers of Corn, Beef, foIk,
Cordwood, Cabbages, and Apples. UW
Won tell us, can You tell us, why Free
Traders don't produce Pig Iron in abundance, IL
the profit of producing it be indeed so great as
they pretend7 Do they hate any form OF
protected industry so fercely as John Kandoiph'
whose aversion was so intense that ne salu nc
would 90 some distance out OF his way 10
kick sheep7 Then we will unite Win them
to reduce the duty, if they will give good
security that they will produce in this country
whatever Pig Iron the country needs. We do MT
care for ways and means, but only Ior the
end. which is the production on our oWn sou %
,chdtever can be produced here NTH as hfte tdOOr
rs elsewhere This we are sure is demanded
by the true interest of our whole country, and
of every part of it. Secure us this Without
Protection, and we will agree to forego ana
oppose Protection. If you do not knop the
pretenses we combat to be false, why will you
not close with our proposition
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-01

he who would command Labor must have
cash to pay for it. A planter IN debt
to his hands for half a years work is too much
at their mercy his help is likely to desert him
just when his need of it is greatest. The South
needs more capital before she can give salts
factory employment to more Labor Let none.
therefore, go thither empty-handed IN quest OF
employment, for he is morally sure to be dis
appointed. 1t is different in the west, where
farm labor is likely to be in eager demand
from the first hour in which a plow can DC run
to advantage, and where it will command mSh
wages during the Summer harvest; but inc
South wants immigrants with means, and does
not invite others. He who is prepared 10 pay
cash for lands can buy them in the South Tor
less money than the improvements cost-oiten'
for less than the cash value of their timber at
this hour.
Again we urge every one who has means to
buy the spot which he may choose as his
future home-to select and buy it now, though
he should not take possession for years. Lands
in the South are certain to appreciate in value T:
many farms will sell for five times their pres
ent price within few years. Choose delib-
erately, but make sure of a refuge from mis-
fortune and a harbOr for old age ana de-
crenitudp
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-01

borrowed capital is not taxable; or in other
words, that borrowed money used in banking
is not capital within the meaning of the law.
If this point is well taken, then the bankers
have the right and the Assessor of the XXXlld
the wrong side Of this controversy A little
incident which occurred recently win show the
extent to which they carry this theory OF Dor
rowed capital, and the clever lodges to which
they resort to avoid paying taxes justly due
the Government. A clearinghouse OF no mean
pretensions in tho street reports month by
month no capital, and swears to the statement
The Assessor inquiries, from curiosity perhaps,
how they manage to do the very large ousl7
ness attributed to the house without capital.
The ready answer is, eve borrow our capital"
The Assessor, still curious, says How
"muchY" "Five hundred thousand dollars"
"Of whom did you borrow it," The firm is
composed of two brothers, named William and
John. and the answer to the question is, The
"Honse borrowed $4,000 from William and
1880 600 from John"