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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-09-22

The following statement is made as to the
nationality of the candidates of the Nation,
al Republican party of Mississippi: Judge
Dent, at the head Of the National Repubh'
can ticket in Mississippi, is from Missouri;
Judge Jefford, for Lieutenant Governor, is
from Iowa; Thomas Sinclair, for Secretary Of
State, is a colored man, and represented as
ia man of intelligence and WORTH" Colonel
Wills, for Auditor, was Union soldier from
Pennsylvnnia; General Robert Lowry, fol
Attorney General, is native Mississippian
T. S. Gathrigb., 70. Superintendent OF Pub
lie Instruction, is a native Mississlppisn.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-09-22

Suit has been entered in the United
States Circuit Court, at New Orleans, against
Gen. James B. Steadman, ex.Internal Reve'
nue. Collector, and his sure,ies, by the
United States District Attorney, for over
5000. 600.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-09-22

A tailor's CO. operative society is in success
full operation in New York. $50 persons
subscribed $40 each, and rented building
at s., 900 per year, and expended $1,000 for
necessary tools andimplements. There are
100 ,ailors who are members, &c Of whom
work in the building and 64 of whom work
a. their homes. They earn on an average
s24 DER week, aud their customers get thei
work at less than usual rates, as only tel
per cent, above the cost of labor and mate
rails is charged. There are also wOmer
employed ip the establishment, who earl
from slO to sl2 per week. The member
} work twelve hours per dsy.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-09-22

The political campaign was opened IN
Mississippi at Corinth on last Saturday by
a speech from Judge Dent. He put HIM
self on the platform Of universal amnesty
and universal suffrage. He also urged the
colored men to join their fortunes with the
people of the south instead Of csrpet.bag'
gers, the former being their natural and
hast friends
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-09-22

A son of Secretary Fish was married last
week in Newport to Miss Clarence Bryce.
The occasion drew together many distin'
gushed persons. 1t is said the floral deco
rations of the house we're the finest ever
seen in Newport.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-09-22

The Secretary of State announces that in
stead OF delegate" the official reading should
be- "for member of the Convention to revise,
alter or amend the Constitution of the State
of Illinois,
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-09-22

Major Powell, OF the famous Colorado
exploring expedition, has arrived at Chi
cago, thus furnishing the most satisfactory
evidence that he is not dead.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-09-22
DIR. B. Il. MITCHELL,
MEDICAL ELECTRICIAN

DY REQUEST of patients in Rock Island
d County, will have rooms at the hoek islahu
House every Tuesday and Friday during the
fall where be will treat with electricity, all kinas
of diseases, both acute and chronic. Eieotrloity
will locate the disease to the satisfaction OF any
patient. One trial will satisfy any one oi tniS
f.ct Mrs. stallcup will attend to lady patients
THIS Dootor and his sister are well known In
davenport, as Mrs. stslcup has been a resident,
Of that city for some years, and can bring good
references from some of the best families IN 'ne
city, q, to the efficacy Of her treatments ID sil
Female Diseases. Have cured Deafness, re'el
and Ague, Catarrh, Bronchial Affections une,e e,
everything else h's failed also, Liver ana hio
nsy Affections No shocks given. Inc ue.s
ment. are pleasant to the most nervous patients
syen to infants. Let the afflicted give us 8 call
we will do them good. Charges reasonable
Consultation free. Hours from A. NJ. to
NJ. sug23dtf.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-09-22

A FIRE, Sunday night, in the we'll known
foundry Of Andrew Anderson, at Nashville,
Tenn, destroyed patterns that originally cost
$l40,000.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-09-22

1t is said that the once famous Doestick:
keeps a grocery in Troy. 1t is hoped he
furnishes better groceries to his customers
than the mental pobulum he supplied his
readers as Doesticks.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-09-22

The Nation newspaper has agitatei the
the pulse of the Worcester Spy by its re
marks about Senator Sumner and the Alt.
bama johnson treaty.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-09-22

The earnings of the Pacific railroad since
its opening have been
From MAY 10 to May 81, $39l, ,42O.l2
From June to June 80, 7O6,6O2.29
From July | tie July 81, 623,559.9G
This promises about eight millions per
annum. Notwithstanding the rates for pas
sengers and freights have been largely re-
ducsd, the earnings for August will stand at
about the same figures as for July.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-09-22

The latest present to Grant is an armchair
sew N feet high, and carved with multitude
of emblems. 1t comes from San Francisco
and is made of California laurel.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-09-22

The White House has been renovated,
and i. would be well for the country if it
were vacated and re tenanted.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-09-22

The Hon. William b. Allison is an
nounced to speak in Davenport on the 24sh
instant.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-09-22
Stocks and Money.
TSlesrsphsd to the ARsus.

Gold, $l,S7a.
Coupon. of 81 2O2, 81, .lI, 81, got. 65, aoS.
new lSi, 81, lsl, as, lsl; 1O-4Os %, N. Y.C.
1881; Pfd SAL, R. I. i,OSl, St. Paul 50, Pfd
SO, Fl. W. $50, W. U. 36s, NJ U. III, U. s.
81, N. W. 72S, T. a W ~.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-09-22
pailp argus.
oTEIOYAL PAP II u.

Governor elect Walker, was to have been
insugurated at Richmond yesterday the
2lst.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-09-22

Mew York H6arkct.
TelegrAphsd to the ARsus.
Nsw YoRK, Sept. %.
FIour-steady.
| Wheet-Qsiet, nominslly lS3a4.
| 1orn-Firm at 105sl2.
| Oats--f6s7.
| Pork-39,s7.
l Lkrd-Lover at lst steam.
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-10-13

\ gou1 story is told Of Jobu ". Crrckctt
ard JIu G.h-nm, both of them alb" lawyers,
nI'h in iuil practice. IN the early days of Jack
,eIs Purchase. They both resided at Full
ton, III Hickman county. On one occasion
th"y wrr" employed ou Opposite sides IN an
,iuStmrUi "u-r. before u magistrate" The
court Wis held IN schoolhuuso. Crockett
wac reading TIA" law I" the Court, Hud when
hr got through, Gibson asked him for his
book, saying that In" statute Just read was
new To- hIr. Crockett refused 70 give il 10
him on the ground thut it was his own private.
property, and if MIR. Gibson wurtcd the ben
cii' of amy law hooks, there were some for
sal". III" Court ruled that tire book was
pri7ntc property, and that Gibson had no
right to see i, without CrOckC,ts consent.
Gibson was puzzled. but being man Of rC-
sunrccs, he fell upon plan which completely
upset CrockCtt's calculations. He stepped
back and found under desk an old copy of
Noah Wcbstcr's spelling book, aud IN address,
ing the Court b" read from the spcllcr: BE
1t enacted by IN" General Assembly of the
Commonwealth Of Kentucky, that all laws
heretofore passed (hcrc fitting Ctockctts law }
hc. and the same are, hereby repealed.
Croctht sprI'R To- his feet with, Let me sec
that book" NO you don't. said Gibson,
this lrok Is private property. and am not
in the habit of packing law books around for
the benefit of others" II il rccdloss to say
! thnt Crockett lost his case, Gibson having had
the last sny on him.
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-10-13

Az iSCfDSET. The other day We strollcd
into II place of public resort on Main street
Standing by the counter was IA lady dressed in
deep mourning, with that prnsiyc and mclan-
cholv look which in beautiful woman is so
touching and eloquent, Leaning upon one
elbow, aud with the dclcaicly slowed fingers
Of the other hand beating upor' the counter a
nosclcss tattoo, she made picture which we
desert wanderers ever COyct to see. We were
admirng this picture shyly and wondering if
any other land could claim Il faircr one, when
suddenly the lady reused herself from her tit
Uf abstraction and turning round with a sleep
waktr's look in her eyes, exclaimed: "Thcy
are Id swinding thieves, every son of n
b-h of them" We left suddenly snddcr
and wisCf. We understand the lady (you may
know sl,c vas n lndy 10y the remark she mndcl
had deposits in the National Bank, Hamilton
Agency. InlrHd Empire.
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-10-13
Items of Interest

MILTON PAoE, of Alexandria, New Hanir-
shire, last week, drank, in thirty minutes,
sevehty-iour Of the largest eggs that could be
hshed out Of two hundred dozen. They
weighed twelve and half pounds, and were
equal 10 one hundred and ten common eggs.
he mas offered to eat one hundred and TWEEN
ty-hve eggs at one sitting.
AN 'old miner" at Avondale proposes that
hereafter all the miners give one DAYS nav to-
ward the fund for the benefit of the widows
ana orphans. by this means, he says, they
can raise ten thousand dollars: He has given
MS INST day wages, since the disaster, to the
cause.
NEVER BEToRE.-A couutryman walking
along the streets of a town found his progress
stopped by close barricadc " timber. What
Is that tor!' he inquired of person in the
street. 'Oh that's to stop the cholera" "Ah,
! nave often heard of the board of health, but
] never saw it before"
One of Mr.. Greeleys strongest recommen-
uitlpns for tile Chinese mission is his hand
writing. He could no doubt add considerable
To- his salary by marking tea-boxes during his
leisure hours
The wheat crop of California for the pres
gnt year it is estimated will approximate 20,
WO,OOD of bushels. With the execution of
Minnesota, California will make the Target
yield this year.
OVER three thousand persons visited the
Christian meeting at Santa Rosa, OH Sunday
the 10Th ult., During the scssiou of two
weeks over one hundred persons joined the
church.
The owners Of the Pittslr,irg mine. nenr
Nevada City. Cal, have struck II vein of rock
OF extraordinary rlChncss-gOld visible i'll ev-
cry piece.
"roMrY, de corm's up" "Dc corn MP,
Why, only planted it yesterday" 81 know
dat hrt de hogs got in last night, and guv it
a life.
CorrAx had the honor of being present Mt a
Chinc"e wedding at Truckee rs he was return
ing E,st.
THHEE hundred thousand bushels of grain
were destroyed in Yamhill county. Oregon, by
the late rains.
{. I. EVANS, Of Sacramento, has been ap-
pointed mail route agent on the Central Pa.
cihc Railroad.
THE Imperial Empire shaft, Virginia, i.
nearly cleaned Out, and sinking deeper will
shortly be- resumed.
The lode in the Ida Elmorc, Idaho, has
been gradually widening The shaft il down
sixty feet below the third level
THE DIFFERENCE An enrnged mar tear.
his hair; but AN eIuaged woman tears her hus
bands
Extensive preparations are being made il
SiskyUu county, Cal, for hydraulic mining
this Winter,
FASVT FERN, having said that "the men o
The present day are fast, " prrutic" SAYS ",ha
they have tc hc to catch th" women"
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-10-13

NEw MINEs ~ THE Co,~T ENoE.- Reports
nrc publI~h"d of the discovery Of placer Dig
VIugs and gold qurTtL IN the coast range TrJr
san Diego and S,u B"Tnnrlu", respective rs.
The ''VsusprCts" rr~ said To- hc very favorable
Tor wages Tor limited uruI'h,r Of people, and
there - no Tch-pIi to- expect more than this.
Their" have been frequent discoveries Of gold
and silver in tho coast rupr,. from thr rrIgh-
borhOod of san Francisco, midway II the
State, To- points un the lower coast three hun
drcd miles south. As early us 1912 lot Of
twenty ounces of gold WIS forwarded to the
Philadelphia Mint from the pla""rs Of san
FrunciSJuitu, about thirty-fvc miles north
west from Los Angeles. These dipping- were
worked until 1876, yielding 5000 tU =, OOO II
year To the lnl,ur Of u frw McNcuns. In 1878,
before the discovery of gold III the Sierra Ne
vnda, several other finds of gold and silver
were reported, some -: which way" located
near Oakland and san Jose. Frequently dur
ing the twenty years sine" then small qunnti-
ties of gold buyc been found IN the coast
range. but tho deposits. chiefly oii the smith
crn cOnst have been limited and were worked
hy II fcw men for only short time. The gc,
olOpy of the range Is not favorable Ia the CXis,
tcncc of extensive gold deposits and this cir.
cumstahcc may bc considered fortunate one
for the permanent welfare of that portion ot
the Stntc.-.S +. Times.
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-10-13

A pair Of Chicago shnrpcrs have been vic
iiniLiug the farmers IN the vicinity of Dnycn-
port, Iowa, ty uniquH nort of confidence
game. They recently drove mp in II stylish
buggy tn tho ncUly erected h"nN" of n farmer
named Jnnscn, to whom thrF proposed to
paint his dwelling gratis. will, "a new kind of
paint" and nlsO tn apply +" the roof n fire
proof composition, on condition that he help
them tu got the custom of his ncighhOrs.
The lady Of thc house got them ny good
"squnre meal. and after dinner they request
Jansen to write his name or printed payer,
merely thn, they might have his address and
they would forward the paints. lie did so.
and his guests departed. Jaiser SOON found,
through one Uf his ncPhhors. thm Ire had
given his note for $50 Ia pretended agents oi
ono "A. l.. Barsloy, manufacturer Of FIRE
proof cement, or metallic cnnpcsion roofing,
No. l61, Twcnty-ninth street. Chicago, iii
nois." They have probably Shaved" the
note before this, and arc now nj home enjoy.
ing tho substantial results Of their rurn
pleasure trip.
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-10-13

LOsT TRInE-ln district far in the inte-
rior of Abyssinin, which has hitherto remained
a terra iHc0yitI and blank space on the
maps, has been discovered one of the lost
trIbes'-a strange race of people called "Fal-
nshns. Mr. liulcvcy, IA renowned French
traveller, has visited these people and cpmmu-
nicatcd an account Of his journey to the
French Geographical Society The substance
Of the information he furnishes IN regard 10
them Is n follows: There are about II quar-
ter Of IL million of the Fulnshas They sneak
an Agana dialect called Falashina or kalina
and into this laiil'ungg they have translated u
GhccZ version Of the Old Testament They
do not practice polvuamy. They circumcise
their male children on the seventh day Their
proper names are derived from Hebrew,
Ghecz and AnhariC. The institution of pu-
TihcatIOn II prLctIccd, the children are taught
the Bible, psalms, prayers and sacred history.
In their synagogucs the sexes sit apart. In
cense ~ buried during their services. Their
religious hopes are turned tO Jerusalem, but
their ideas cf the Messiah ore very indistn"t
They are wholly unncquuinted with Hebrew.
and know nothing of the ceremonies iustl-
tuted after tho time OF Ezra. They have 4 re-
hgIuus literature written in the stylr Ut the
Mldruth. They keep the Sabbath rigdly,
last on Mondays and Thursdays; keep the 9Th
of Ab to commemorate the destruction Of Jc-
rusalom. they wash before and say grurr after
eating; they have IL traditional mode Of slnugh.
tcnng animals for food th"y pructI"" com
mcmUrativc sacrifices on thc holy durs. and
also for the TcIiD,c OF the souls Of tie dead.
Their WON n enjoy equality with men, and
they hold slaves but libcr tic them after "a SCI.
yItudr of SIN wears
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-10-13

SrEwAHT AND BOUTwELL.--Mr. A. i. Stew
nrt's opposition To Boutwcll's policy is thus
given, as CORRECTED by himself:
disapproye of tho policy of selling gold
and purchasing bonds with the proceeds
thereof, believing ns do, that it will never
lead us.-as II ia probably meant TO lead us
70 specie payment. Such policy would not
lond ms to such result IN ten ycnrR-no. nor
tho proceeds Of gold give 'l,c spcculators
means TO carry on their operations. Tho
policy is unluostionnbly one Of grcnt benefit
10 those who have no means of their own
While solvent men will entirely oppose this
policy, II will bo approved Of hy thosS who
arc shaky.
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-10-13

TnE correspondence between New York
merchant aud the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue relative to what docs and what does
n,,t constitute manufacturer, IL published.
The inquiries of the former gentleman elected
the information that sa'tinR dead hog was
manufacturing; that smoking ham already
snltcd is also manufacturing; and than pack
ing the ham after another man hns pnid on
both these processes ~ another mnrn'"cture.
/ This corrcspondoncc forms one OF The most
interesting chapters in the working of our
present compound tax system. II shows that
not only is every article Of manufacture taxed
beyond all precedent. but it is taxed over and
over again at each process that II passes
, through.-,S +. Iicrdld.
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-10-13

Tnr Springfield (NIass.) Republican says n
circle Of devoted Spiritualists in that city
have interviewed Lord Byron through a mo
dun. The poet says that ho hns rcad Mrs;
Stowo's article in the Atlantic monthly ana
,ha, for tho most part, "its Id lie
These arc his Lortghip'B very words.
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-10-13

THS Schtfen farm dwindlos down To- eight
daphncse--four mon md four women, OF
several millions Of ton socd Bown, only orc
hundred and thirty have grown. Tho "Japs'
sont seem 20 prosper.
The Shasta courier., 1869-05-01

Many the writer these lines and invalid physician while visiting tho
Island Of st. cx for their health experienced and witnessed surprising and
beneficial effects the Rum there produced the invid ks
oursves) seeking health and inquiry and investigation obtained full history
its medicinal virtues He delighted and surprised and after his recovery
which occurred determined possible the
and sell It in
The result his labrs glorious himself suffering humanity,
for the PLANTATION world PL
TATIoN sTTERs being upon principles
relying wholly vegetable medicinal
ton in the history medicine and became household word all
world The cabalse T-lssox talman health the
the PLANTATION exceeded the abilities Of the supply
Notwithstanding large importation Of St cz expressly
pounding these Bte quantity inadequate necessary
that arrangements scale abroad should
dispatched St Thomas that purpose securing
leasing several plantations the largest and productive
island Houses stills and erected by utterly
ished the natives The experienced pro-
cured and the pres the PLANTATION BITTERs position
supply their laboratory with all the perfectly St. needed
turing the GREAT DysPEPTIc represents
the natives crushing the and otherwise preparing presses
As an andoe Fever and Ag Intermittent and Mious Fs Dyspepsia and
ether kindred diseases the the PLANTATION BTTER
history the world Over FIVE million bottles disposed
adapted old and male female agreeable
-rodue immediate beneficial
The Shasta courier., 1869-05-01

TERRIBLE MINING ACCIDENT On last
Wednesday a terrible mining accident oc
Cured in the Gold Bluff Mining Companv's
claims. Manzanita Hill. San Juan. by which
G. jones lost his life and Reese Nichols was
scverely..injured. On Tuesday the parties
had put in blast of giant powder, which
did not explode. They afterwards got out all
the powder they could and put in another
blast of gunpowder near the same place. on
Wednesday afternoon This charge went off
and did satisfactory execution. Ia the after
noon, when they came to work, Jones sound.
ed the rock with sledge, when a fearful
explosion followed. killing him instantly
Nichols, who was severely injured, aged
to crawl some distance and give the alarm
when assistance was obtained. Nichols
injuries are of serious character but it is
thought he will recover. The explosion is
supposed to have resulted from a small
quantity of giant powder which remained in
the hole, and was exploded by the blow up
on the rock. We understand that both these
parties are industrious men and highly
esteemed, and the misfortune has cast gloom
over the locality in which they reside.-Ne.
rada Transcript, AprH IA.
The Shasta courier., 1869-05-01
To Correspondents.

Patients residing in any part Of the State, how
ever distant, who may desire the opinion and ad-
vice of Dr.. Doherty in thcir respective cases, and
who think proper to submit n written statement of
such, in preference to holding personal inter
view, respectfully assured that their communi-
cations will be held most sacred and confidential.
If the case be fully and candidy described personal
communication will be unnecessary, -as nstruc-
tions for diet, regimen and the general treatment
of the case itself (neluding the remedies) will be
forwarded without delay, and in such a manner as
to convey no idea of the purport of the letter or
parcel so transmitted. Consultation, by letter or
otherwise, FREE.-Permanent cure guaranteed
pay.
Address,
W. X. DOHERTY, NJ. D.
San Francisco, California.
Spermatorrhea.
DIR. DOHERTY has just published an impor-
tant pamphlet emhodying his views and
ex periences in relation to Impotence Virity !;
being q short treatise on Spermatorrhoea Seminal
Weakness, Nervous and Physical Debility conse-
aueut on this Affection, and other Diseases of the
Sexual Organs.
This little work contains information of the
utmost value to ALL whether married or single, and
will be sent FREE by mail on receipt of SIX CENTS
in postage stamps for return postage.
Address,
W. X. DOHERTY, NJ. D.,
tt San Francisco. Cal
The Shasta courier., 1869-05-01

VN\o THE AFFLICTED.-Dr. w. X. DOHER-
l. ty returns bis sincere thanks to his numerous
patients tor their Patronage, and would take this
opportunity to remind them that he continues to
consult at his Institute for the cure of chronic dis
cases OF the Lungs, Liver, Kidneys, Digestive and
Uenlto- Urinary organs, and oh Private Diseases
viz Syphilis in all its forms and stages, Seminal
Weakness, and all the horrid consequences of self
abuse .Gonorrhea. elect Structures, Nocturnal and
Diurnal Emissions, Sexual Debility, Diseases of
the Back and Loins. Inflammation of tho Bladder
aud Kidneys, etc. etc. and he hopes that his long
experience and successful practice will continue
to insure him a share of public patronage
BY the practice of many years in Europe
and the United States, he is enabled to apply the
most efficient and successful remedies against dis
eases of all kinds. He uses no mercury, charges
moderate, treats patients in correct and honor
able way and has references of unquestionable vera
city, from men of known respectabiity and high
standing in society. All parties consulting him,
by letter otherwise, will receive the best and.
gentlest treatment and implicit secrecy.