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THE NEW YORK GOLD BoARD.-The New York Tri
pune says, IN commenting on the course of gold:
We have "Gold Board" in our city, and we re-
Gently had " Gold Exchange Bank" and trimmings
For the last month the Board has been in a. coapse
and the bank dead duck yet gold has rarely beer
cheaper or more abundant at low and remarkabl,
steady rate. Moreover, the money market has beer
more equable and money at fair rates has rarely been
IN better supply or more atainabe by those who have
any legitimate claim to credit
In our Judgment if the Gold Board would only he
good enough to adjourn without delay, taking what.
rmay be left of the Gold Exchange Bank and the
Gold Clearing House, along with it. they would render
the public better service in death than ever thew did in
life Men who wanted gold would buy it. those who
had more OF it than they needed would sell it. as thew
DO now, and brokers would be properly and pro6tably
nterposed to bring buyer and seller into relationship
but there would be little no speculation in gold and
millions on millions would no longer be locked m in
those gold gambling" corners" and contracts whereby
an artificial scarcity OF money is too often created
Since the Gold Exchange has shown signs of returning
vitality there are symptoms of increase of the pre-
mum on gold, arguing new speculation, in full view
OF the tact that twenty-five million dollars in coin are
TO be paid out from the SubTreasury next Monday as
interest on the national debt.
Outside OF speculation and gambling, there is not
conceivable reason why the premium on gold should
rise so high as thirty much less for its ADVANCING he
yond that figure. If the gentlemen of the Gold FIX.
change would only devote their energies to some field
OF productive labor, and let gold severely alone we
nave no doubt that the premium would steadily do.
cline. '''"ui' ue'
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The PATRIOTS IN CUBA-The New York Sun is IN
doubtedly the best informed journal in the United
States In regard to the affairs of the patriots in Cuba
In late number we find long article giving their re-
sources and prospects, from which we make up tn,
following summary:
The first National Congress of Cuba was organized
by meeting of appointed deputies last February The
first act of that legislative body was to emancipate the
slaves of the island On the lst of last April it reas
sembed to frame Constitution It approved one or
the 10th of that month The twenty.fourth clause de-
clares all men free and equal On the 9th of June the
island was divided into four States the Eastern and
Western, Las Villas and Camagney. Quessada then
divided the island into three military districts and
properly appointed three army corps. There are
Major-Generals, 26 Brigadier Generals 80 Colonels
and "a Lieut. Colonels, with proportionate number
of officers of the line The entire population of Cuba
IS l359,23s There are 22l AIT free coored people,
and were S6S,350 slaves, 1881 emancipated slaves,
and 76l, 75O whites The whole sugar district is in
the hands OF the Cubans. In ten days time they could
destroy that crop or the bulk of it. The Cubans hold
about $4,000 square miles Of the area of Cuba, the
Spaniards the remainder, or $50 miles, The latter
have control of the Western or Vuelto Abao region
and the Cubans have the Central and Eastern DEPART
ments Spanish authority in those departments extend
only so far as Spanish balls may reach The people
are with the Cubans. The shopkeepers of the cities
are with the Spaniards The Cubans hold 40 towns of
800 to 5000 inhabitants each. They have a CAPITAL
Gualmaro, President and Cabinet, a Congress. and
foreign Ministers, and a government in its second
year. They have fought $50 and odd battles, They
are sea- bound, cut off from all the world and has no
hope but from her dauntless sons and daughters
her own hills mountains and savannas, and the sym
pathy OF the American press and people.
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scHIsM AMONG THE MoRMoNs.-A private letter from
well known gentleman living in Salt Lake City to
one of the editors of the Chicago Tribune states as
follows
The schism, of which you may have heard while
mere, Is working Stenhouse, and all the editors aad
proprieors of the Utah Magazine have been suspended
and it they stand firm and they WILL they will be cut
off, 1t is only valuable as showing what may be ex-
Pected when the overpowering will and interest of
Brigham Young shall have been removed-a revolu-
ton proceeding from the heart of the church itself en-
thronng the majority of the people instead of God
OF course. letting drop the absurd idea of daily reve.
ations, with which, it is based upon it. would 90
polygamy and the preposterous scheme Of empire to
which they are now so fanatcaly devotedn
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SILK DRESSES. to writer in the New
York World, even silk dresses are adulterated. The
fabrics look heavy, glossy and superb but, in reality
they are doctered with gum. Weigh piece of silk
about the width of three fingers and worth 50 rs per
yard. 1t will probably dip the scales at 1874 carats.
Then boil the sample slowly in tea.cup. You will
soon have residuum of thin jelly and s,rry looking
sample Weigh your silk scrapa second time and see
if that which weighed "a carats will now reach 50
Wherefore, in consequence of containing 100 Der cent
OF gum silk dresses worn in America soon become
rusty and look second-handed. The tariff on silk
goods is 60 per cent; the gold premium 40 per cent
American women insist upon heavy article. Hence
this gum and humbug.
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The RAIDS WANT TO KEEP SQUEEZING Us-It seem:
as though the Radicals would never let us alone. The
Chicago Times has correspondent at Washington
who wrote as follows on the 2sth ult:
A leading Republican Congressman declared here
to-day that the condition of affairs was such in North
Carolina, Louisiana and Florida that he was in favor
OF Congress passing bill declaring those States not
reconstructed, and remandng them to military control
again. 1t was suggested that, as they were in the
Union and represented in Congress, there would be
some legal difficulty in the way. He replied that it
could be easily overcome, and be was in favor any way
of trying the experiment in Louisiana as he had
learned that the civil courts poweress to protect
LIE and property there 1t was added that the state
ment was news here, but he replied that it was not
to members of the Congressional reconstruction
committee
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LIE CONSUL TO BRITISH INDIA-A Washington cor
respondent thus disposes of Ben Buffers nephew.
India W D'''isl'
Ben Buffers nephew, George do, has been an.
pointed Consul General to Calcutta His appointment
Is credited to California, though he has been for sew.
sr a, Years resident of New York Butler is pretty
wei, hlcwn IN newspaper circles here. He was dra.
natc critic OF the Herald for some time. and he after
wares took similar POSITION on Wilkes Spirit. lie
Tue man that started the newspaper war on blonde
SSufLesquers, which ended in their hegira from New
ors' You remember the terrible thrashpg he gave
henderson, Lydia Thompsons present husband one
night at Nibo's. He is stronger man than this Hem
,aerson, and gave him an unmerciful whaling Rnter
mas passion for rows. few weeks ago. While trav
H,,ns with lady on New Jersey railroad he pitched
,n'o an eApollceman and gave him sound drpbhng
W uyng TO overhear what he saying to the lady,
e was arrested for assault, but the ex-poceman did
no' prosecute, and Butler got off free. He has the
aeputanon OF good fellow among newspaper men
na nls appointment is considered pretty good one
s ss such thngs go under Grant But the remarkabe
feature OF it is that he never gave Grant ten cents
worth OF anything. And yet he gets an appointment
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DEATH OF MISSIONARY, AT WASHINGTON ARK
we copy as follows from the Washington Ark Tele
graph:
On Monday morning the lst inst, at O'Clock, Rev.
Charles G. Copeland, Missionary of the Presbyterian
Church to the Choctaws, died at Gen. G. D. Royston's
office in this city, of typhoid fever we believe, He
was delegate from the Choctaw Presbytery to the
Synod which was to have met at this place on the 18th
ult. We learn, since his death, that he was also a
delegate from ChapeEHill Lodge, U..D A. +. AN,
at Wheelock N. c., to the G. Lodge of the State Of
Arkansas, under whose authority said Chapel Hill
Lodge is held We learn that Mr.. Copeland has given
the most of his mature life to the missionary cause
having been actually engaged in the work for period
of twenty-eight yenrs
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"CoRNER."-The St. Louis Dispatch thus de

A "CoRNER."-The St. Louis Dispatch thus de-
scribes a corner"
The stock gamblers have made every reader of the
newspapers familiar with the term of "corner, "
out very few of them really understand whatit means
we viii endeavor to enlighten them; Suppose the
Shares of which nine thousand is owned by Mr.. Thos.
Allen. Now, suppose Mr. Allen should contract with
parties to deliver to him, within given time, five
thousand of these Shares at fixed price Mr. Allen,
owning nine thousand of the ten thousand shares when
the time OF delivery comes will have the contractors
in a bad fx-that is, "cornered"
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Loss OF THE APPLE CRoR IN THE WEsr.-We cop

Loss OF THE APPLE CRoP IN THE WEsr.-We copy
as follows from St, Louis paper of the 3Oth ult:
A few days ago allusion made to fears enter
tanned by the fruit growers of St. Louis county, that
owing to the recent FROST the apple crop would be con.
sideraby damaged if not destroyed. Several fruit
growers now state that the apples on the trees have
been destroyed, the thaw having left the fruit in
black, spongy condition. The opinion is expressed
tina. it is not even fit for cider. The juice drops out
as it would in a warm day in December when the
fruit is left on the trees. There are, however, some
persons who contend that apples in this condition are
not unit for the cider mill. In Central township the
fruit is nearly all destroyed. Similar accounts come
from other parts of the State In Pike county not
more than one-haf the crop has been gathered and it
sestlmaed that one hundred thousand barrels have
been ruined Some hopes entertained of the gen.
itlng variety, which is very hardy winter apple They
may be frozen before they ripe, and then, if they
are piled up to go through sweat they will acquire
finer flavor than when not frozen at ALL The La
grange American states that in Lewis county 10 900
barrels have been destroyed
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The LARGEST HOTEL IN THE WoRLD.-The New
York Tribune says that when the new Union Hotel of
Leland Brothers at Saratoga is completed it will be
the largest hotel in the world It will have frontage
Of 1860 feet, five stories high. 1t will be built Of brick,
and the building will be divided into niue compart-
ments almost freproof.
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For the South Western.1
Dreaming

D1CdMAuS'
I've been dreaming, oh so sweetly,
Dreaming all the live-long day,
And the hours have vanished feetly-
Gone each golden, quivering ray.
Wandering in the deepening shadow
OF lfe's spreading Upas-tree,
fondly dreamed that Eldorado
Was no myth, as said to be;
So catching up the mantlet bright
Fancy" that the fairies twine
And poised on plnions thus bedght,
flung me to the gentle wind;
With heart all gay and gladstone beating,
And gauzy sail so light unfurled,
sought me for this stored world
IT were long to tell of all the glories
My eager soul drank quickly in
You'd only deem them gilded stories
And ending, would but begin.
When of this heightened fight I'd weary,
Afar on towering mountain crest,
I'd sink in some deserted eyre,
And slumber in the eaglet's nest.
Sometimes mid murky clouds embedded,
I'd shudder meath the thunder's crash
And see the vast expanse all shredded
And lurid with the lghtnings fash.
And when was come the peaceful cleaning
And other worlds would family glimmer,
I'd think to end my long time roaming
And reach the goal amid their simmer;
But when the search would futile prove
I'd wildly plunge mid caverps deep,
Where bright stalactites hung above,
Denehtn, uaFk waters moaning sweep,
And when within the gloomy shadow
There nothing looked like Eldorado
I'd turn from land to billowy waves
That tossed on high their crested heads,
And grope my way in jeweled caves
Through sea-weeds dank and coral beds;
fingered by the stricken sea
Chained by its woeful, dirgelike wailing,
Till tears in widest sympathy
Would course my cheeks and ieuye then, pnlin e
Fen with this lifelong search a'weary,
sought some spot on which to rest,
And muse upon this phantom dreary,
Of which so long I'd been in quest;
For had found with wild dismay,
The colors flown from Fancy's wrapping,
l.could no longer wend my way
Or sail me with the tattered trapping;
Then taking off the faded thing
| sadly flung it far from me
Like wounded bird with falterng wing
sought again life's Upas-tree;
And there 1rested meath its shadow,
Nor thought 'eer would dream again,
For like the glittering Eldorado,
Those fancies only end in pain;
But walllng breezes mid the leaflets
Sighed such soothing, sumbrous songs,
That dreams again, with silvery wavelets,
Bound'me in their gentle thongs
I've been dreaming, oh so sweetly,
Dreaming all the sunlit day,
And the years have vanished feety-
I'm dreaming, dreaming life away
f~** H*T*, Nov. 2, 1869.
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Try again. brother HILL you may do better next time

BARGEs AS L1GHTERs.-A fleet of ocean vessels la
zen with railroad iron have been anchored off Baze
for several days, unable to get over the bar ION &C.
count of low water) and make their way to New Or.
leans The barge company here have given the relief
however, BY sending down from New Orleans lot
Of barges to take their cargoes out and tighten over
Right here comes to mind thought which struck us
forclbly last spring while steaming the bar in
company with the Grain Association delegation, who
went from here on a business trip, namely: Why can
not large warehouses be built Balze where the ocean
vessels may unload on the sea side of the bar, and
where the steamers OF the river can meet them In
other words, why should there not be great city
founded at the mouth of the passes called Balize9
[St. Louis Democrat 3Oth ut
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AN EDITOR RAISING CoTroN-The editor of the
Claiborne Advocate is cotton cultivator Here is
his experience as given in by him at the last meeting
We will sell our entire crop, when we get it ginned
and packed for whatever may be the market price at
that time Our crop is better than we at first antci-
pated; we shall make one fuH BALE after paying toll
and our part of the hundred dollar license
We have been farming two years, and " made good
thing it," fed George and his wife, four children and
hve dogs killed two horses lost all the COWS, and hogs
all died with the cholera paid out about three hun
dred dollars for expense-have corn to feed on next
year, and one fulbale of cotton to our share "Buy
for us !" "you bet'
Try again, brother Hill you may do better next time
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NO. II. Milan Street, Cor. Milan and Spring.
BEG leave to call the attention of the public gener
any, ana OF my friends particularly to the above
card. Having made my purchases in New York in
person am prepared to offer select assortment of
DR4 GOODS and GROCERIES on the most reasona-
call and examine my stock
N. 81 Will take Corporation money at par in pay
yances made consignments to Clapp, Brothers Co
'S 9. oileans: MARTIN TALLY.
~ eYePoI1, Id, oct. ~, 1869. Ism
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Paints, Oils and Brushes,
| TOAL OIL LAMPS-new and improved:
TOILET AND FANCY ARTICLES:
Imported BRANDY and PORT WINE,
Fine GREEN and BLACK TEAS;
YEAST POWDERS;
CRUSHEDand POWDERED SUGAR;
PORTER and ALE;
MARKET and CLOTHES BASKETS;
DETANNENIZED ELIXIR GENTIAN;
DETANNENIZED ELIXIR CALISAYA;
PYROPHOSPHATE IRON and GENTIAN:
PYROPHOSPHATE IRON and CALISAYA.
DEODORlZED TINCTURE of OPIUM;
KYES' COUGH BALSAM;
KYES' ASTRINGENT MIXTURE:
KYES' RHEUMATIC LINIMENT:
SYRUP PHOS. IRON;
QUININE; and
STRYCHNIA
W p. III. Kyes will give his personal attention to
filing orders and preparing compounds.
MILAN STREET, Cor. SPRING STREET.
SHREVEPORT, LA.
jy1 1y
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pOX LIQUORS
800 boxes Wines, Whisky, Brandy and Cocktails.
40 baskets Champagne, Krug and Heidseck.
40 boxes Schedam Schnaps.
20 casks Porter and Ale, pints and quarts.
20 Champagne Cider.
so - Bitters, Boxer Goua, Hostetter, brakes
Plantation, Stoughton, Gray Jacket, Helps and East
India. Sole agents for Red Jacket Bitters. Curacao
Anisette, Absinth and Peppermint. For sale by
s30H E. Il B. JACOBS.
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| G. ooEF1Es-
| 100 sacks Coffee.
/ 80 hbds Sugar, all grades.
40 bbls. crushed and pulverised
20 - Molasses.
40 a bbls.
1900 sacks Salt.
10 bbls Mackere
25 u bbls
so kits
600 sacks Corn.
SO Oats.
Is. Bran.
so bales Hay.
IS bbls. Olive Branch Whisky
so - Fletcher's
40 :. Smiths
20 Wheat
40 - Bourbon and Rye all grades.
20 u casks Brandy.
soT
10 - Port Wine.
10 Madeira. Sherry and Malaga Wines
s bbls. Peach and Apple Brandy.
10 - Ginger, Glove and Orange Brandy
pipes Holland Gin.
:. Jamaica Rum
For sale by $50 til E.&B JACOBS.
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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-12-23
PR>PosED ROCKFORD ROAD CELE82A
TON

4, tho mee,;,c If tho Roa.a ,eT..3,,
,;,h, 70 ,,.o,;a. Co. 49, ,-,'l-,,
~ ,ha cor,r,e,;or cr IT,. poolc,.I p..l'
Il,.5 & :, Ton;. p,;,.a.a.0,l:.'..,' Az
r.,.la,oo ,G.r.a ,ba ,.r.,..'- Wv >''' 49,
ona .,oonnon4.,;o, uL,.l
''u ''N '''' ''o"N"''oN' ""''" was adopted :
WHEREAS, Inc k'rk'oFi, Book Island
\ ST. Louis Railroad Company have com
pteted their road and are running Trains
regularly to Moline, and Intend to flush The
same 10 this place IN few DAYS, and have
also about sixty miles Of said road flushed
and running Immediately south of B.ards
town; and have also completed and are
| running u part OF their road from or near
New Boston or Sag"towu where they con.
meet with the Burlington 4 Quocy railroad:
and
WHEREAS, ssid company are entitled to
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| A PHEENprIoE SENStTl0S.---A newspaper
man in this city who is exceedingly modest,
bat who occasionly SAYS good thing, re
marked proyerhiaily the other day that ian
ounce Of Ireempttom is worth pound OF
cure" This il happily illustrated in the
sOr! OF sensations, the good town Of Pre-
emptlon can get up when she tries, one OF
which came to oVr ears this morning. \
Mr.. Sn9ning, Of Presumption, has u daughter
who IS passing fair or at least so thought,
q Preemptonite named HulIiug who woocd
and won her, HaihuR importuned her to
name the day, and she fixed upon Sunday
last, as occurring III period Of Buc0ic lels
urc aud tatngss, when the cribs were bursting
! with corn aud the welghty gruu,ers consign.
Cd to the mausOIsum Of the pork barrel So
accordingly Sunday wss pitched upon as the
cimacteric Of their youthful happiness
| Abundance OF geese bad been made perh.
oric on corn meal Diet turkeys waddiing
with talness had been slain, picked ard
trussed, aud were mouhrchs Of the top
shelf of the larder amid wildernpsses Of
Gates aud cNptecuonS, the result of the busy
| lHbors of several previous days. Barrels Of
wine and cider were in the cellar whiting
only to be tapped to inubdate the
occasion with spiritual enjoyment,
l., a. l. !
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ATTEMPTED SUICIDE On Monday, a
woman calling herself Catherine HarrIgau,
reached this city, from Audausis. She ap
pied al several places for work, aud hually
found place 81 the house of Mr. Curtis. of
the Commercial College She said she was
IL widow, her husband had been dead short
time, and Il Iiule girl, her only child. WAS
living with its grand parents, at Aud ,lpsls.
Mrs h represented that her family insisted
UPON h'r marrying man Ahcm che did uut
like, widuwer with four or five children,
and that TO escape their mpottuniugs. she
left home and came here for work. She
worked all day Tuesday, apparently cheer
ful, and glad to get something to do. 4
short time after sppper, she was found in
her room in commissions. Dr.. J. W. Il.
Baker vas speedily summoned, aud found
from symptoms, that the woman had taken
poison, although she steadily denied it. She
finally acknowledged that she had taken a
tesspoouful OF powdered arsenic. The
hearty supper she had eaten, in part coun.
teractcd its evil effects, MS she C coorse,
vonited terribly. She said she did not ike
the idea of having to work for living. and
concluded it was easier to die. She was
removed to the Infrmsry this afternoon,
and there probably will recover in few
dsys.-Ddrenporf Democrat,
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/ Robinson, j. L. Abbott, DR. Calf, j. NJ.
Butord, K. K Cable, j. q. Devoe, W. liz
gles,on.
d, Music aud Ordnance Capt. Poland,
!. Huber, j K. MeCsllster, Maj Beard.ley,
J. A Bddison.
On Dasctng and Carriages Lieut.. Blu,
Ter, Col. Il. b. Burgb, ". W. Eeglestop, J,
X. Gregg, A. c. Dart, B. D. Buford.
Adopted
Mr. Guyer offered the following resolution,
which WAS adopted
ReSoioed, Tha, this board appropriate the
sum OF one hundred dollars from its funds
for the purpose Of making u demonstration
IN homo: OF The completion Of the Rockford,
Rock Island and 81. Louis railroad to this
city.
MIR. Guyer also offered the following res.
luton, which was adopted:
Resojrei, Tha, the Board Of Trade re-.
specially recommend to the Cry Council
the appropriation OF the sum Of five hundred
dollars out Of the city treasury, for the par.
pose Of detrayipg the expenses OF the con
templAted Rockford railroad banquet, and
that the finance committee be instructed
to apply for thessme.
We hope the necessary funds to pay The ex.
pense attending the proposed banquet will
be freely contributed by our public spirited
citizens rs individuals, aud that the Council,
will not be asked to make the proposed
appropriation. For ourselves, we doubt the
right of the Council to make such appropri.
atio4rs, aud when demands upon the city
treasury for unquestionably legal objects
exceed the amount OF its resources. the
policy aud expediency Of such al e2proprj
alton Of the whole peoples contributions to
the expenses Of municipal government, is at
iesst doubtful, even if there were 10 legal
objection to It. The object for which the
appropriation ia sought is unquestioGably a
worthy one, and we hope this will be fully
attesled by the liberality Of Gus citizens in
Providing munifcen,ly for IT, but we hope
no part Of the taxes levied to pay toe Il
peuses Of the city government will be asked
or used for It