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The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-23

silver legaI-tender in the payment Of
debts. These two provisions were supposed |
to be amply sufficient to prevent the creation
Of a paper currency having that attribute OF
money which consists in its being made
compulsory discharge of debt when offered
in payment; for it never was imagined that
government of enumerated powers, having
no power in regard to the creation of money
but that of making coin and regulating its
value, could establish "a paper currency and
impart to 1t the quality of discharging debts
when rendered in payment. But whether the
Government of the United States possesses
this power or not, it is power which can be
exercised in no country whatever without
bringing into use two descriptions of currency
the one consisting of gold coin, and having
both at home and abroad q fixed value, mea-
sured by the quantity of pure metal which
the coin contains, and therefore forming the
only money of commerce which the common
consent of mankind recognizes; the other
consisting of paper, which, by reason of the
fact that it is not convertible at par into the
true money Of commerce, becomes incapable
of use as a representative of values or me-
dunn of exchange, excepting at what is called
a discount; which means the difference be-
tween its market value and the value of gold
coin. But when this has happened in any
country, and the inconvertible paper money
is in excess it necessarily happens also that
the bulk of all the transactions will be con-
Quoted in that inconvertible currency. At
the same time, there is always present and
operative a stubborn fact, which no one
country or people, be their internal political
powers what they may, can get rid
of-namely, that gold is the univer-
sal measure of value throughout the
civilized world. The inevitable result is
that the inconvertible paper currency be-
comes, in the country where it is used, the
medium of traffic in gold, which itself be-
comes, instead or the one fixed standard of
value, an article of merchandise, to be bought
and sold for specific uses, and to be paid for
by the paper money at varying rates, which
are never such as to enable dollar to CON-
mand dollar of gold, and are often very
much higher than the rate of dollar for dol
lar. Still, it is necessary that gold should be
also treated as a currency for, aside from the
fact that it is wanted in its capacity of money
to make payments abroad which cannot be
| made without it, it is wanted also within the
country, in its same capacity of money, for
certain specific purposes, rendered inevitable
| by legislation or by the operations of trade
| which will not allow the use of gold to be
| wholly discontinued.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-23

Warner, with The exclusive priviisgs OF play
ing IL during Q period Of hvo years The
piece was never printed and never published
unless the public performance of It be re-
garded as publication. II any copy Of it is in
existence, other than that owned end pos
sessed by Miss Bateman, it has been pro
cured through breach Of trust. Yet tho
Chicago manager brings out the play-know-
ing perfectly well that, in honor and equity,
he has no more right TO take it than he has
to take Miss Bateman's watch. He has been
sued under the common proprietary law:
and the case will shortly come to trial. Re-
membering the result Of the Caste case----
tried some time ago in this city-we have
grave doubts whether Miss Bateman's right of
property will be protected A right of
property it nevertheless is, definite, indis-
putable, acquired by purchase with the money
that Miss Bateman toiled to earn. We put
out Of consideration all pettifogging legal
bubbles. This is case for justice. Courts
of law may not be able to administer It, They
seldom are, in this part of the world. But
theatrical managers can be just; and it is time
they were reminded of that simple duty. If
they will go on practising meanness and
fraud, wherever the absence of direct legisla-
tion renders it's safe for them to do so, they
cannot wonder that their profession is des-
pissed or their names disgraced.
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THE SITUATION AND THE REMEDY.
Eronll The N Y Rnrd

When the founders of our government ar
ranged the fundamental laws by which they
expected to secure the prosperity of their own
and of future generations, they took counsel
of those unalterable principles on which, by
the universal experience of fmankind, all COM
mercial prosperity must be based. They
recognized the fact that the precious metals
have a natural as well as conventional adapta-
tion to the Office of serving as the represen-
tative measure of commercial values. This
fact was the cornerstone of their monetary
system. Having to make government over
States which until that time had mixed cur
rency and being unable, even if they had
thought it wise, to prevent the use of paper
currency, they did exactly what was essential
to prevent the displacement of the precious
metals as the standard of values, and to secure
and fix them in that Office for all time to
come. To effect this, they vested in Con-
gress the power to coin money and to regu-
late the value of coined money, taking that
power away from the separate States;
and they prohibited the States
from making anything but gold and
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-23

liQious impression Of the least value or per
manenoe anywhere else2
We believe there is only one answer TO be
made to these questions, and If there be but
one, and the Bible-reading in the schools be
o real cause of Offense to Catholics, Jews, or
even infidels, and be calculated to drive them
away from the schools, towards the expenses
of which they contribute, or to endanger the
school system, the part of wisdom and the
part Of Christian charity, let us say, would
seem to be to give it up without fighting over
it, and running the risk of making conces-
sion which should be q means of concilia-
tion wear the appearance of trophy
won in battle. They greatly mistake
the character, needs, and capacity of the
Catholic organization who hatter themselves
that Protestants have only to persist and the
storm will blow over. The Catholic Church
exists to prevent such storms from blowing
over, to stop all compromises on a certain
class of questions, of which this is the chief.
The mere keeping alive of the controversy is
piece of church work, to which a whole
army of men is devoted; nay there is nothing
probably they less desire than the abandon
ment of the Bible reading, for its continuance
paves the way for that better thing for them,
the establishment, with State funds, Of
schools of their own.
Moreover, jealous Protestants need not
Almighty for not reading the Bible to people
who do not want to listen to it. Unless we
are greatly mistaken, each person is RESPONSE
ble-first of all, for his own reading, and,
secondly, for the persuasion, simply, of such
others as come under his influence. Nor need
they feel too great a weight of care about the
children of Catholics, Jews, and infdels In
this they initiate some of the worst weaknesses
Of his Holiness the Pope, who, not so long
since, thought proper to rob poor Jew of
his son. When the Creator of the universe
permits the existence Of so many of these
people on the globe, allows them to marry
and have offspring, and enjoy reasonable
amount of such happiness as the world has to
bestow, we may be sure He will not be hard
on the rest of us fer teaching their children
the rudiments of knowledge, without insist.
ing on their listening to our reading of the
Word. There is, salso, one would say, enough
in the consideration of our shortcomings to
make us at least tolerant-for we are bound
to say that we are acquainted with but few
Protestants whose character would not neeG
| touch or two to bring it to perfection. Oh
| course we do not mean to say that Protestant
concessions on this point will cause Catholics
| to give up their efforts to procure an appor
| tionment of State funds for religious schools
| of their own, though we trust the time will
never come when Protestants will not resis
| the appropriation of public money for any
such purpose by every means in their power
| With regard to this there must be no waver
| ing; but it will always make a difference
whether we oppose it as the champions o.
| impartial secular education or education will
| good Protestant tincture in it.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-24

The Union, this morning, seeks to excuse
Murdock's police management by allusjonl
to Ben Langel and "Posey,' and says, wher
"Posey" was indicted for gambling "hs re
ceived timely notification from n well known
democratic official, of the issuance of the
warrant, so that he managed to escape to
Peoria uncaught." Who this official was,
Murdock's organ does not say, and dare not
say but leaves it in such al obscure way
that as Mr., Chopper is now candidate be.
fore the people, some may think the item
true and that it refers to him. Mr.. Chopper
wishes US to say that "Posey' had Lett totCn
before he wGs indicted, and therefore the
statement Of the Union is wholly false. He
wishes US further to say that Eo was not in
the secrets Of the republican officials, and
| that if any one knew a warrant had been is
sued, even after "Posey' had left, the repub.
lcan officers must have told Of it. If any
notice was given "Posey' by any official it
must therefore have been by republican
official Mr.. Chopper wishes US further to
say that he is the man who ferreted out the
whereabouts Of "Posey' after he had left,
aud under bis directions, after three trips
mad been made, he was found. Mr.. Cropper
did this for Mr. Woodin and collected his
bill. Ask Mr. Woodin about it. VIII the
onion tell the public what prominent county
officer now in Office, one Of its particular
friends, loaned "Posey' $500 on his own
security, aud has his note now And will it
tell the public why the republican sheriff
made no effort to secure "Posey' on the
Indictment of the grand jury?
As to LangelI, Mr.. Chopper was the only
man who ever arrested him, in this town,
and that was done in Phil Helms saloon,
one morning about sunrise. Langell had q
pistol in his hand at the time, and so did
Chopper, who declared he would arrest him
or kill him-and he did arrest him and had
him fined $3j and costs, for disorderly con.
duct.
As to the matter of gambling in town,
several prominent republicans and repub-
lican officials are as deeply involved as any.
body, and the less the Union says about
that matter the better for its friends. Why
don't Murdoch put stop to the various
gambling places about town Can the Union
tell
Why didn't the republican sheriff Ego for
Posey, after Chopper had hunted him out ?
The republican sheriff knew where he was.
Why didn't he ego for him ?" Can the
Union tell?
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woman accosted Condor, as she came from
night train, while he stood on the corner
near the New York House, and asked for
the Shamrock House, The balance Of the
story is correct, as published Yesterday.
Every charge Of any kind made in the
ARGrs against Mclaughlin, Curtis and Con.
don is true, and Murdoch knows it. And
when it was proven to Murdoch that Nc.
Laughlin had taken $40 from thief and
let him go without trial, he asked McLaugh-
lin to resign, aud Mclaughlin refused to do
it, When the boots and the omnibus affair
of Condor (the boots we're in Murdock's
possession for some days we're reported to
him he said he should remove him, but he
dared not do II for fear Condor would 60
back to the democratic side. The truth IS
these pets of Murdocks have preyed upon
the public during the whole year, to make
fees or black mai, and have brought the
city into bad repute, oppressed the poor,
aud so eXasperAted many country people
that they won't come here to do their bust.
ness. And Murdoch knew it oil the time
and knowing these facts it was his duty, as
mayor, to dismiss these policemen, aud re.
port the facts about Mclaughlin to the
council Did he do it2 No--hc tci,tked at
heir acts, and kept them IN office, thus max.
ing himself responsible for these outrages
upon the public lie cannot escape this re.
sp0HSibdity.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-24

Mr.. b. NEwBURGER is the man who
signed petition and carried it around town
getting names to it, asking the city council
to lay prohibitory or heavy tax upon all
sales of dry goods, clothing, and other goods
needed in families, which may be sold at
auction in Rock Island thus giving hiny"nf
his friends a monopoly Of the trade, Nand
compelling laborers, mechanics Fud. others
to pay big profit on the things they peed
in their families. He was nominated for
alderman for the purpose of getting this tax
assessed on the people who attend auctions
At a recent auction in town 81 names we're
signed to a paper, III 20 minutes, remonstrat-
ing against this outrage of NewbuTgers.
1t is Of no use to tell the people that the tax
comes out Of the auctioneer, for they know
better,-it comes out of the people who buy
the goods. To say that the auctioneer pays
it, is precisely like the republican argument
that the merchants pay the high duties on
goods. They don't pay cent OF It, Inc
consumers pay it aIl-and not only that
but they pay profit on the high duty be-
sides. Just so with all taxes on goods, IN
GLIDING taxes on auction sales. If the
goods can't be sold at profit, including the
tax, then auctions would cease, and Newbur'
ger would secure his mon opoly. The people
don't want traders to be given monopoly oil
business by the council, and they don'tWan'
man for alderman who is in favor Off
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-24
Mail Routes.

CHICAGO AND EASTERN MAIL-arrives a
7:4O A. NJ. and s'SOP. NJ. Closes at GOO A. ~
and $40 p. NJ.
PORT BYRON MAIL--via Watertown, UAnp.
ton, Rapids City, Port Byron and Cordovs, ar
riyos st 1920 A. NJ. Closes 5O5 ?. NJ.
0VAL VALLEY MAIIr--Iby oRrs) daily, lsavsI
between and S A. NJ, returning at about 5
P NJ. Orion and Andover arc supplied by
this route.
DAVENPORT IOWA, MAIL-Arrives at 6;25 A.
NJ and s:35 p. N, Closes At 7;l5 A. NJ. and
f2oP.M
ihEDD MAIL-yia Camden Mills, Andalu-
10, EIgington, Hamlet, PerrVton, Aledo, High
Point, New Boston, Ketthsburg, 0quHwka, to
bluAwks junction, lSAgetownl leaves daily
between ' A. NJ, IND arrives at 5:3O Z. M.
Ill un'.er for Pleasant Ridge, HRzlitt, Buf-
'.Y Prutie, Illinois City, brury, Copper
'~aek. and Milersburg, COOS by this route.
mouth MATL--yia Presumption, Suez
Viola, North Henderson, Spring Grove, and
ataplla HfDye 10 Monmouth, leaves Tues =
Iya, Thursdays and Saturdays at 7 A. NJ,
.l ,rriyes Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri.
say 10 Z p i. Centre Ridge is supplied
80 Tuesdays by this route.
RIDGE, via Rural, once a week. Ar
rly's Fritay evening, ~ o'clock, and leaves
Saturday morning, at O'clock.
gttce hours from 7;eO A. NJ. to 500 p. NJ.
ass- Sundays, open from to 10 AM.
". B. OSBORN, Post Master.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-24

Not single charge has been brought against
the police during the year By any reliable party
--Mrdoeks Organ.
Every single charge made against them
in the ARGUS is true and can be proven BY
unimpeachabfe witnesses. There may have
been some inaccuracies in the location OF
some ofthem, but not in their truthfulness.
For instance, we learned yesterday that we
were misinformed about the location OF the
case where pools Of human blood we're wash
ed from the sidewalk BY citizens, after a
poor man had been beaten over the head
with policeman's club. The man was a
German who lay asleep near the Ne" YORK
House, one night last summer and Curtis
not Condor, was the man who beat him.
There was also slight inascuracy Of
statement 10 regard to the case ofths woman
taken to hotel omnibus, by Condor The
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-24

ADAvESPoRT SwIEDLER HEARD FRoM.
Many Of our citizens will remember Frank
G. Wilson, former somewhat notorious
agent of the Mutual Life Insurance Com,
pany of Chicago. Some time in 1866 he
was located at Davenport, lived extravaganza
ly, did rushing business, butnever RENTED
anything to his company. His almost sue
cessful attempt in swindling a young man
from Rock Island out Of $500, BY selling
him half interest in his business, which
was loaded down with debts, is well known
to many ofour readers. His imPositions on
the Mssous of Desmoines and other places
are we'll known. After innumerable escsp
sdes, he was arrested at St. Louis in the
following year, where he was passing as
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-24

Branch HOUSE AT ALEDo.-.Mr. Joseph
Turner, son of our enterprising boot and
shoe dealer, Mr.. EHhu Turner, will shortly
transfer heavy stock of goods to Aledo,
and open a branch house at that place under
the firm name of L. Turner d Son. He
has purchased lot there, and commenced
the erection of store building which will
be completed about the 18Th of March,
when he will open out. A number Of ex
perienced hands will 60 with him to carry
on manufacturing as heavy al the business
Of the town will warrant Mr.. Joseph
Turner is foe young man and will be
found to be a good addition to the business
men Of Aledo. The firm has our heartlest
wishes.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-24

trial and make a report oft, then met g.
the Rodman House. Present, Mayor Muir
dock. Alderman HAYES and Wagner, Chic
Engineer Stoddard aud Messrs. VIM. Z
Chopper, /. Huber, NJ. A. SWiler, Holmes
Hakes, j. A. Biddison, S. S. Guyer, j. 5
HutChins and Ben Harper
Mayor Murdoch was called to the chair
and at his request j. b. Danforth, Jr, acted
as Secretary.
Chief Engineer Stoddard was then called
on for bis opinion of the apparatus, formed
by bis examination of its workings on the
levee, and from his knowledge Of it obtained
in any other manner. lie said that he con
sidered it a very useful apparatus for extin.
gushing fires in their early stages. That
for hotels, school buildings churches, facto'
ries, placesU public entertainments, 80,
&c, it would be worry useful, if properly aP.
Piled That il one of these little machines
had been ready at the early stages Of the fire
at the Rock Island House, last winter, and
had been worked by cool and judicious
man, it would have saved disastrous fire.
lie thought that those who purchased it
would find it necessary to practice with 1t
and become familiar with its workngs-oth,
erwise it would be Of little use. He had
seen it highly spoken Of by the New York
Underwriters Journal, and doubted not that
all INSURANCE companies would find it to their
interest to encourage it 1t might be made
useful, also, when FIRE was under subjeG
ton, BY using it when goods would be much
injured by water.
Remarks favorable to the machine were
made by several members of the committee,
and on motion Of Mr.. Guyer, the report OF
Mr.. Stoddard was adopted as the report OF
the committee. Adjourned.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-24

Several of the subscribers to the stock of
the Peoria g. Rock Island railroad, have
told US that they have come to the coDclu.
sion not to pay theif Observation-Disclosures
port Democrat,
The assistance Davenport has afforded
railroad companies, on this side Of the river,
in pushing their way to success has been Of
such remarkable and valuable character
that we really think the Illinois legislature
should vote that bankrupt burg small sub
sidy to help it out of the mud. Of course
no one ever expects it to pay any of its sub.
scriptions, but the mere fact that it couute-
nances an enterprise is a certain omen of
success,
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-24

Rock ISLAND CARRIAGE FACTORY.-We
dropped in for a moments, last evening, at
the carriage factory of Stiles Hooper, and
took look through that busy establishment.
Mr.. Stiles had just returned from Chicago
with big stock Of carriage materials, leath
err, trimmings, etc, but under Mr.. Hooper 8
experienced management everything was
moving along successfully. Within the
past month the main hall has been enlsrg.
ed considerably, giving better accommoda.
tons for the workmeu, and permitting an
increase Of the force. About fifteen hands
are now steadily employed. The old pill.
lars Of the building are also being cut
away and replaced by iron trusses.
Some Of the work being completed was
worthy of notice. We saw splendid bug
Ky glowing in its last coat of paint, ordered
BY Mr.. Charles Durham, of Geneseo and
which the owner might drive in Central
Park, New York city, and never feel asham-
ed Of his rig" We were also shown =
fine family carriage being built for r. r.
Gable, Esq; one for Mr.. Geo. Mixter and
an $500 extension top, platform carriage Of
elegant design, for the livery stable of Har.
wood Il Francis, Moline. We also saw
fine buggy intended for Mr.. keator, of the
same city, and large transfer wagon for
Dimock Il Gould's tub and pail factory, the
massive springs Of which were almost
enough to excite wonder. Other objects Of
interest might be mentioned if space allow.
ed. The several orders from Moline attest
that the citizens of that place appreciate
tho Eberality and encouragement which
Rock Island has always extended towards
their manufacturers, and that they stand
ready to reciprocate in turn. Aside from
this, however, Messrs. Stiles & Hooper have
the reputation of turning out work in an
uuequalled manner, and Of giving to their
patrons the full value of every dollar. 1t
affords US much pleasure to see such an es'
tablisbment in such hourishing condition.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-24

A New STEAM HAMMER MIR. William
II. Thompson, the wideawake proprietor Of
the Vulcan Foundry, in this city, has just
received letters patent for an invention
which promises to be of great value to ma
chinists and iron manufacturers. 1t is moth.
ing less than an improvement on the steam
hammer, which renders it capable Of prodi.
gious power, and if good judges are not de,
ceived, it viii eventually become indis.
pensable for every shop where work of a
heavy description is done. Its peculiar
manner of construction and operation is
such that the blow it will be able to concen'
trate on On object will be tremendous.
Its invention is the work Of Alexander
Miller, of Racine Wisconsin, practical
machinist who was formerly in the employ
of Mr.. Thompson. Not intending to remain
long in the business, he gave to Mr., ThQmp.
son the privilege Of taking out patent on
the article, and assigned the right to Mr..
Thompson, which extends over period OF
seventeen years from the 10th day of Feb,
ruary. The patent arrived on Saturday last,
the goth
These hammers are now in use in the
workshops of the Western Union railroad
at Racine, and in the shops of the North
western road, at Clinton and Chicago. We
think Mr.. Thompson has secured "good
thing"
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-24

The FIRE ExrISGUIsHER.--.Atr trial Of the
Bsbcock or American Fire ExsIngulsher,
took place on the levee in front of Jacob Ri
ieys gas pipe factory, at about half past sey
en- o'clock, last evening Quite crowd was
present to witness the operation. A frame
building ten feet high, and eight by twelve
feet in dimensions, was filed with oil bar
rels and set FIRE to. 1t bazed up hotly
when the extinguisher was turned on, and
rapidly reduced the flames. Again and
again the, FIRE was allowed to regain its full
power, AID was then easily brought within
control.
The committee appointed to witness th'