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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-19

AIEENs AucTroN.-Next Saturday, after
noon and evening, C. NJ. Aiken, at his great
dry good store opposite the Rock Island
House, will commence his grand auction
sales His stock is heavy and Of the best
quality. See his double column advertise.
mont.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-19

BILLIARD MATCH. - A billiard match
comes off at Muscatine, this evening, be.
tween John W. Coon, now of Chicago, but
formerly of Davenport, and A. L. Mossman
and Hank Wilder of Davenport. Coon is
the champion of Illinois, and Mossman
holds the cue for Iowa.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-19

The Geneseo Republic, speaking Of the
meeting in Davenport, at which DR.. Hamil.
ton talked to the Hawkeyes about railroad
matters, says, "As Davenport never pays
any Of its debts, and never calculates to, it
seems to us that Mr.. Hamilton might en-
ploy his breath to better purpose"
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-19

CHANGED HANDs.-The National Hotel, at
Port Byron, so ably managed in times past
by our old friend Mr.. Kingsley, assisted by
his excellent wife, has Just been purchased
by Mr.. Zeis for $4,000.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-19

REMARKS.
On tho 18th and 18th rain. Quantity O.55 Of an
inch.
On the l4tb light fall Of snow during the af-
ternoon and night
On the 10th and eth light shower of rain at
intervals during the night. Quantity Ola Of an
inch.
% the night Of the 18th aud 18th snow Guam
tity O.lO Of an inch
WM. B. BASKs,
Hospital Steward l.. 5. A.,
Observer.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-19
For Police Magistrate.

o. b. Higgins name is announced as an
independent candidate for the office of Pc.
lice Magistrate at the coming March election.
Feb'y -, 1869.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-19
Odd Follows

Rock Island Lodge No. Is, l. O. Q. f.,
meets every Monday Evening at Odd Fell
lows Hall, southeast corner Of Illinois and
Eagle Sts., at II o'clock Pm.
10. LuNDBLAD, N, G.
J. FRANK CONWAY, R. S.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-19
Daily argus.
premium Job Printing.

OTders for jos PRisrISs will meet with prompt
'ttenuon at the ARGUS OFFICE and be executed
IN the very best manner and at reasonable rates.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-19
At NewburgOr' 8

A lot Of fashionable Hats just received
on consignment from an eastern house, to
be sold very low. Great reductions on Nil.
linery Goods, Dress Goods, Cloakings, &C.,
at NEWBURGERs.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-19
Go TO the Best,

Go to to the Bryant d Stratton Iowa State
Business College, to get thorough practical
business education, or to become a good
sound telegraph operator. For circulars ad'
dress enclosing stamps the Bryant b STRAIT
ton Commercial College, Davenport, Iowa.
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Masonic,

Barrett Chapter No r.. A. NJ. meets at
Masonic Hall on the First and Third Tues.
days of each month.
Henry BURGOwER, II. 2.
GEoRGE l.. CARLTos Sec'y.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-19

fonrY CENTS line will be charged for
each insertion Of all articles under this head.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-19
LOCAL COLUMN.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

FIFTEEN CENTS line will be charged for
each insertion of articles under this head.
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READY GLAZED SASH.

TN CONNECTION with my Planning Mil, |
i have opened q Ware Room for the sale OF
Primed and Glazed Sash, where will keep con-
stantly on hand al sizes Of these articles, which
l onn cell at much cheaper rates than they can
be purchased for elsewhere. l obtain my dlass
from the manufactures at Pittsburs, thereby
savizs the profits which others must pay Who
buy In this market. All Builders, Farmers, and
others in went Of sash will consult their own In
teTest by giving me call before purchasing else
where as nm oGoring unusual induoement4 for
this trade. IA. BIDDIs0N.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-19

VARyEY IS CoNING.-Varney's National
Dramatic Troupe will make its first appear
ance in Rock Island, at Darts Hall, on
Thursday evening, Feb. 2jth, opening out
with the great temperance drama Of "Ien
Nights in Bar Room In the evening
following the troupe will present the "Stran.
gers" and on Saturday evening, "Uncle
Toms Cabin We are informed that Mr..
Varney, in his endeayors to elevate the
drama, has made it one of his stipulations
ofagreement that no person in his company
shall use liquors as q beverage. His object
is to furnish to the moral portion OF the
community, a source of amusement which
all can couscientiou5ly encourage and com
mend The Burlington, Iowa City, Ottawa,
tuscaloosa, and Desmoines papers speak Of
the company in the highest terms Of praise.
We refer our leaders to its advertisement IN
this evenings issue. Reserved seats aud
tickets can be obtained at the Book Store
aud News Depot of II. c. Blackburn.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-19

FLOUR has advanced forty cents bar.
rel
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-19

INTENSIVE DEXAND.-Several merchants,
according 10 the Rock Island Argus, went
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-19

no STEAMBOAT Wan THIS IEAR-THE
LINES misunderstanding to the St.
Louis papers the belligerent and defiant
Northern and Northwestern Union lines are
now meek as lambs and friendly as loving
brothers. They have agreed upon terms of
compromise. The St. Louis Democrat, in
referring to the matter, says that tho qSes
ton in that city among steamboat men is,
"Has Davidson Of the Northwestern Union
Line secured all he wauted'' A question
which the editor cannot answer but proceeds
to give version Of the new arrangement
as follows: "One boat per day leaves st.
Louis for St. Paul through the season. One
half of these to be Northwestern Union, or
White Collar boats leaving on alternate
days, and all from the Northern line com.
pany's wharf boat, that company attending
to the entire business, on shore, Of the blend
ed lines. The Keokuk packet company Is
no party to the arrangement. On the con.
trary, the Northwestern Union designs run
ming steamers regularly between st. Louis
and Keokuk, in addition to three boats per
week to st. Paul The Northwestern Union
grants the Northern line some immunities
beween Dubuque and St. Paul, which we
need not specify particularly. We presume
that at last happy rescue from an unpleas
ant attitude has been attained by both of the
companies in question, and that no one will
desire to disturb their relations. The treas
uries of the companies will not suffer by the
change"
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-19

METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
Taken at Post Hospital, Rock Island Arsenal, fol
the week ending Feb. 18th, 1859.
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CLARENCE II. CLARK, Philadelphia, Preside.
HENRY D. COOKE, Washington, Vice Prest.
JAY COOKE, Chairman Finance aud Executive
Committee.
EMERSON W. PEET, Phil scc'y and AC-
tuRry.
+. s. TURNER, Washington, Assistant Secy.
FRANCIS @. SMITH, NJ. D., Medical Director,
J. EWING MEARS, NJ. D., Asst. Med. De
rector.
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Rock Island, Feb 18th, 1869.
The New York herald., 1869-04-06

HEAVY BOND ROBBERY IN PHILADELPHIA
We publish to-day reports of the robbery of
over million of dollars worth of bonds and
greenbacks, which was executed on Sunday
morning in Philadelphia, and the successful
preparation of which, in building situated at
the thoroughfare of the southwest corner of
Twelfth and Chestnut streets, goes far to prove
that the burglars trade is fast approximating
to the rank and class of science in our midst
OF all the heavy robberies-that Of the Lord
bonds included-from which the public have
lately suffered none has been attended with
anything like the disastrous consequences
which will ensue from this. The property was
in charge of the Beneficial Safety Fund Society
of Philadelphia, a Catholic institution, manag-
ing it for the benefit of about three thousand
depositors, all Of the more humble classes,
from sewing girls to male and female servants
and day laborers. A heavy blow has thus
been struck at the confidence hitherto reposed
in savings institutions, their buildings and
safes, and we regret to say that the exertions
of the Philadelphia police afford little hope of
its restoration.
The New York herald., 1869-04-06
The Sunday Sermons.

In the HERALD Of yesterday we gave very
full and not uninstructive exhibit Of the ser
mons preached ON Sunday In New York, in
Brooklyn, in the neighboring cities and in Wash
ington. Some of the sermons were good, some
Of them were admirable, but some of them, if
we are to Judge from the outlines, were poor
enough. Poverty of ideas, though not charac-
teristic of all the discourses, was visible in
most of them The Catholic discourses were
pointed and practical so far; but we cannot
say they were sufficiently in harmony with the
spirit of the age. Mr.. Milligan, of the Twenty
eighth street Presbyterian church, seems to
have some '.ideas." His remarks about gov
ernment were seasonable and just. 1t is
really very hard to know why our criminal
population should participate SO largely
in the government of the country.
Mr. Milligan has found good theme. We ad-
wise him to hammer away. Mr.. Edgar, the
Positivist, said some sensible things, but the
religion of Auguste Comte has not much of
chance in New York. 1t is not Christianity,
and Christianity is now, and likely to remain,
in general favor. Beecher, of Brooklyn, was
lively as usual, and gave his hearers some
wholesome advice. OF the Progressive Spir
itualists we know not what to say. 1t really
does seem as if we must not expect anything
in the way of instruction from them. We
have already told them that we want some
thing more. The something more" will be
long Of coming. 1t is indeed difficult to re-
sst the conviction that the hundred and one
clairvoyants, male and female, who are
making capital out of the credulity
of our people are keeping up these
Sunday evening shows for advertising
purposes. The Spiritualists had better give it
up. The most extraordinary religious exhibit
ton on Sunday evening was, after all, that
made by ''The Praying Band" Acting on the
principle of Wesley, that the Devil had no right
to all the best tunes, they seem to have given
great freshness to hymn singing by the use of
the most profane music. This, however, is
only carrying little to the extreme growing
tendency of the time. 1t is not uncommon
now to hear i9 the most ffashionable churches
the music Of even the op6ra 5oute. At we'd
dings some of our readers may have been
equally surprised and amused at hearing the
organist strike up the not unfamiliar strains Of
Gle Mari Sage" What are we coming to i?
Demoralization-if Generalization has anything
to do with lcense-seems complete. Surely
Archbishop McCloskey and Father Beecher
might do something to keep wild and wander
ing brethren within proper bounds.
The New York herald., 1869-04-06

EcHo's ANswERs. Where is the maker of
many Cabinets and the provider of foreign
missions for his friends, the late enthusiastic
Dana? What is his condemnation {? Echo
answers, ''Demnation." And the white-coated
hilosopher-shall we not, as to high ambas-
sador, bow to Greeley? Echo, with bad
cold, answers, ''Too greedy" And the ''Little
Villain"-is he not to have Minister'S gold
laced bandage on soon9 Echo answers.
candy Johnson" And the amiable poets of
the PoSt-shall they not join with the rejoicing
black Pompeys over the spoils and the
s'Oh! hair'-ing Caesars? Echo, modestly,
answers, ooh! hell and scissors" In short,
to our hopeful New York contemporaries
This echo is very much like Pats echo, which,
when asked, "Where am to go?" answered,
"You 90 to the divil!"
The New York herald., 1869-04-06
The Public School Bill.

The propositions now before the Legis-
lature for changing the composition of the
Board of Education are good in so far as
we are promised that the schools shall be put
into the hands Of men rather higher in the scale
of life than the men who have hitherto con-
trolled them. If there is anything that
should be put at the greatest possible distance
from a school it is the city groggery; and
any association with such an establishment
should shut man out from any board having
authority in regard to our schools. But have
we any certainty in these new laws as to
better men? None at all. The better men
are pledges only, and we know what
pledges are in these matters. There is one
line that might be put into our school laws,
and that once in would insure officers no
worse than we have, many officers better than
any we have ever had, and altogether body
of men earnestly interested in the schools
from love and pride. This line would be re-
quirement that every school commissioner or
trustee should have received some portion of
his education in. one of the public schools of
this city. Make your school officers from the
former schoolboys, and you will have good
ones
The New York herald., 1869-04-06
The Cuban Question in Congress.

We trust Congress will not long delay
action on the important resolution offered by
General Banks authorizing the President to
adopt strong policy in reference to the
Cuban question. The time is propitious now
to do away with the line of hostile picket
posts along our Atlantic shore, and it should
be improved When Congress has once passed
these resolutions General Grant will have no
hesitation in determining his line of action.
The Cuban question is the live question of the
day in the list of important national interests,
and the administration will do well to base it's
hopes Of popular success upon it. The public
mind is ripe for action, and all parties in poll
tics are of one opinion in regard to Cuba.
While England and Prussia are busily in
triguing in Spain to put Montpensier on the
throne, and Louis Napoleon is strenuously
endeavoring to thwart their plans, all because
their political and dynastic interests are in
volved, no European Cabinet can complain if
we take care of our political interests, and see
that the American dynasty of popular sove-
reignty is not suppressed in Cuba. 1t is the
slow coach of Congress that stops the way ;
let it move on by passing the Banks resolu-
tiOn
The New York herald., 1869-04-06

A BUDGET OF ABsUgDITIEs. The Richmond
Wig thinks General Grant ought to have We
toed the new Tenure of Office bill and then
had case made TO test the constitdtionality of
the law in the Supreme Court. SO far so
good. The court would have had no trouble
about deciding the bill unconstitutional, apart
from It's intrinsic demerts, inasmuch as IL does
not express its purposes in Its title, the proper
one being something like the following can
act to amend an act to perpetuate budget of
political absurdties."
The New York herald., 1869-04-06

General siclSIes and the Mission to Mexico.
1t is proposed to make General Sickles Min
lister to Mexico, as our Washington dispatches
tell us, and the President only hesitates in this
appointment from doubt whether or not
Sickles would like some years of exile in such a
country. Grant may naturally be disposed to
proffer to this efficient adherent something that
looks like handsome recognition of appreci-
ated service, and not like the infiction of
penalty, and therefore may we'll stand in the
doubt the paragraph indicates. At the first
glance the Mexican mission would seem one
giving the holder choice between oblivion or
bad name. Apparently men of very satisfac-
tory talent can 60 there and be lost to our fur
ther knowledge as completely as the pebbles that
Mungo Park cast into the African pools to try
their depth. At the same time it is a land that
swarms with jobbers from our side of the. line,
who expect to ''gobble up the Minister from his
very entrance into the sphere of their opera
tions. If the Minister should be a man dis
posed to object to summary proceedings OF
that sort, woe to him! Every telegraphic
despatch vouchsafed to us would be elo-
quent with accounts of his bad conduct,
his ''betrayal of American interests"
&C.; and this clamor would not be
small thing to endure. For such reasons
and for others not dissimilar in their nature
General Sickles could scarcely be accused Of
undue leaning toward the feshpots of Egypt
if he preferred to ministry in Mexico some
place nearer home, in which he might neither
wear out nor rust out But if we rightly
understand the General, we fancy the main
question in regard to his going to Mexico
would be as to whether there is anything to
be done there. Has the President or has the
nation any policy in regard to that country !?
II there is any definite line of conduct toward
the neighboring republic to be followed and
any result is sought the mission has another
character altogether, and the man of high
morale with an incentive Of a possible success
declines no hardship, excuses himself from
no prvation and faces all consequences for
earnest endeavor makes him superior to all
these This is what we want, then, before
we send good man to Mexico-somethin to
send him for. From our own view of the
case we regard the Mexican mission as
second to none in Importance, but this view
supposes national purposes. If we have not
these to lift il into the number of places that
afford possible career the sending of Sickles
there is merely sending an accomplished gen.
tleman on a tour in search of the picturesque
when very likely he regards the picturesque
as a bore.
The New York herald., 1869-04-06

YANKEEIzED VIRGINIANs. The Richmond
Wing in sudden outburst of energy exclaims,
"Look out, ye plundering vagrants from all
the corners of the earth. for il Is an old saying
in this new country that of all sharp Yankees
your Yankeeized virginian is the slarpest." "
A Yankeeized Virgnian That would prove
a queer specimen of petriGed humanty-fit
companion for exhibition with the unfortunate
victim of the Spanish Inquisition two DR. three
centuries ago.
The New York herald., 1869-04-06
James Dill.

This well known lawyer and former citizen Of New
York city died at his residence on Staten island on
Yesterday morning, aged seventy six years. He was
born In Grange county in l793 received an excellent
education, studied law, and upon being admitted
to te bar began the practice Of his profession In
this city, He attained to eminence at the bar.
and was for many years q law partner OF Surrogate
Miller with whom he did q large and lucrative busi.
ness. Nearly quarter OF century ago the deceased
retired from professional lile and removing 10 new
DOrp on Staten Island, spent the remainder OF his
days In tranquility surrounded by numerous friends
and loved and esteemed by all who knew nm
The New York herald., 1869-04-06

New APPorNTEEs IN VIRGINIA Abing-
don Vsrginidn states that of the twenty-eight
ewly-apponted justices in that county but
nine could be mustered to swallow the IRON
clad, although great deal of reasoning and
persuasion and manipulation and coaxing and
scolding and pleading we're used upon them.
General Grant had better order that iron-clad
to be run ashore and dismantled.
The New York herald., 1869-04-06

TIE SPANISH Crown. majority of the
Constituent Cortes Of Spain, supported by the
Council Of Ministers, have agreed to tender
the crown of that country to cx-Kiny Ferd-
nand, Of Portugal, father of the present King.
The cx-King has had some painful experiences
Of the duties and cares of sovereignty 80 IL is
very probable he will decline. The spaniards
must learn to manage their own affairs
The New York herald., 1869-04-06

the air is filed with the stencil of eight years
of financial and political rottenness. Slowly
but surely upwards the people again move.
Now and then some clear-headed, bold man,
like Mr.. Sprague, steps to the front and
denounces the men who head the de-
moralization we have pictured. The mass
moves, and out of the mire on to
firm ground again. OF the two branches
of Congress the Representatives lead in re-
form, for they feel the touch of the people
more quickly. The Senate, glutted with power,
dictatorial and irresponsible, yield only to
force. Around them, in defence, stands a wall
Of wealth, handled by the relentless, unscru-
pulous pIunderers They defend their Senate
with the same daring energy which has charac-
terized its acquisitions; for the United States
Senate is their citadel Whiskey, tobacco,
petroleum, the tariff, mining, the Custom
House, inside and outside frontier smuggling,
the Indian Bureau and Indian land stealers
banking gold speculating, government bonds
and the United States Treasury all have their
representative ''rings," which allow nothing
to infringe upon the patent right which eight
years of skilful invention have given them to
rule the country.
But all this must have an end. In any
other country it would terminate in revolu-
ton, of which the French tragedy of 1889 is
the type. Here, however, the people have too
much good sense and education to call in such
a drastic but uncertain remedy. We have
new element for the correction of such evils,
which no other nation ever had and but one
other country now possesses, and that is our
free press. This is to-day the government
the modthpiece of the people, the national pu-
rifyer. 1t carried us safely through our war.
1t should now array itself against all legislative
or executive usurpations of authority and
against the ''rings' which have threatened to
destroy us. Doing this the country may again
be restored to both material and political pros
perity.
The New York herald., 1869-04-06

THE QUESTION SETTLED President
signed yesterday the modified Tenure Of Office
bill, so that it is now law. This question is,
therefore, settled for the present; but the true
construction of the law may yet be made a
case for the Supreme Court. AT present it is
disputed proposition between tweedledum
and tweedledee.
The New York herald., 1869-04-06
The Government Securities Investigation-
Whitewashing Report.

The G0vcrnmeut Securities Investigatiou-
A Whitewashing Report.
Two years ago joint committee OF the
houses of Congress was appointed to lnvestl-
gate the alleged Irregularities or frauds in the
Printing Bureau of the Treasury Department
and to make careful examination OF the
method adopted by the Treasury to print the
bonds, notes and securities of the United
States. The business was put into the hands
of a subcommittee. composed of Senator Ed
munds, Mr.. Buckalew and Mr.. Halsey, and
Senator Edmunds has now made report Tor
the committee. This report was published in
the HERALD yesterday. Two years ought to
have been long enough to have investigated
thoroughly the affairs and alleged irregulari-
ties of the Treasury. But after all this time
the committee finished its labors, as those OF
every Congressional investigating committee
end, in finding out nothing, or next to nothing.
There is in the report O mass of verbiage
about the duties of the several bureaus and
officers, all of which we knew before, and
about the magnitude of the Treasury transac-
tions since the war, which also we knew, and
then there are some suggestions about reform
ing or improving the service. which are all
very well but nothing was discovered OF any
consequence For instance, we should like to
know where the following missing bonds and
notes went to:-
The New York herald., 1869-04-06

THE AGE OF ADMIRAL FARRAGur.-Age is
honorable, says an adage, but Admiral Far
ragut declines to have honors heaped upon
him to the extent that couple of misplaced
figures in the HERALD did that service few
days since. He was reported as being seventy
four years old, while in fact he has hardly
turned siyty-seyen