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The evening Argus., 1869-01-04
The Cuban InSurreCtiOn.
The New Government
to Abolish Slavery.
Annexation TO the United States
the Last Resort.

SPmNGTELD, lLL,, Jan. Sat caucus
Of the republican members of the house o
representatives, held yesterday, Franklin
Corwin, Of LaSalle county was nominated
for speaker by acclamation. j. p. Root, Of
Cook county was nominated for chief clerk
J. V. Mallory, of Sangamon county, enroll,
ing and engrossing clerk Francis Seguin,
Of Kankakee county, door.keeper; j. Al.
den, Of Perry county, postmaster. Eighty
members of the house and % senators have
arrived, leaving only five of the former and
three Of the latter absent.
NRW YORK, Jan. I.-Prvate letters from
! Cuba do not confirm the recent reports from
that country relative TO the reverses Of the
revolutiouists. 1t is stated that tue insur.
gents outnumber the Spanish garrison in
the Island, and there is every prospect that
they will be successful. It is thought that
if they can hold outtilI March, independence
is certain. They contemplate the total alb.
clifton of slavery, and will not have annex.
alton to the L. s., unless as final resort.
The New York Herads Washington dis.
patch states that analleged spurious railroad
company has obtained six millions of dol.
ler5 and an immense amount of land BY
grants from congress, and two distinct cor.
poratons are claiming tie subsidies 1t is
granted to the eastern division of the Union
Pacific railroad.
Col. Wynkoop, Indian agent, having
changed his resignation so as to make il
unconditional the same is accepted by the
! commissioner Of Indian affairs.
The n. Y. Times says that the whole
country expects to see Gen. Grant enter, at
his accession, upon bold, resolute and de.
termined crusade against government thieves,
and the bolder and more resOlute be makes
it, the more completely will be be supported
The tenure of Office bill ought to be repeal.
ed. Gen. Grant should be left entirely free
to undertake and execute such reforms in
civil services as he may require. If con.
gress sees the wisdom of making good be.
haviour the sole tenure of office, let it adopt
Jencke's civil service bill, but until some
general provisions Of this sort are adopted
Gen. Grant should have the full power over
appointments and removals which the con.
sttuGon gives him.
New IoRE, Jan. 4.--The Tribune editori.
ally says We hope to see constitutional
amendment framed and adopted which will
couple UNIVERSAL amnesty with impartial
suffrage and make them part of our funda-
mental law, OF course the republicans Of
West Virginia, Missouri and Tennessee
will not like to be voted down in their respec
tive states or in portions thereof by now
disfranchised rebels, bat no more will the
now dominant rebels of Maryland, Kentucky
and Delaware relish the enfrauchsement of
their black neighbors. No comprehensive set
Element Of great controversy ever did or
ever can help exciting some local grievances,
real or imaginary, as in this case. States
Een will disregard the selfish, short sighted
clamor in contemplation ofgeneral enduring
results.
The evening Argus., 1869-01-04
A PhOspAOresoent Tide-Rip.

Those who have never gone down to the
sea in ships know nothing of it's many won,
ders and beauties, The waters in the day.
light are bright and blue, and glorious to
look upon, but it is at nightthat the sea puts
on its splendor and fills the eye and soul Of
the watchers with feelings Of awe and
admiration. The waters Of the Gulf OF
Mexico are wonderfully phosphorescent, SC
highly charged, at times, that 1t seems as il
the crests of the waves were fairly ahame
Vessels when blowing the gulf at such n
time dash from their bows luminous spray
and leave in their wakes brilliant trails Of
silver and gold.
Running down the coast Of Florida one
sometimes sees what We are pleased to de.
nominate a "phosphoresCent tids.rip," or
meeting of the tides or currents, sight as
compared with which ell the dazzling trans.
formation scenes are as nothing. Imagine,
II you can, q steamer dashing along at 10
knots under startlit sky and through phos.
phorescent waters, in which porpoises, that
sport or either side, are turned into huge
gold fish, with trailing tails like comets.
Breakers ahead sings out the man on the
lookout. "NOt so" shouts the officer of the
deck, "it is only tide.rip." And there
stretching along for miles is line Of light,
which grows brighter as the ship comes up to
it, In moment or two it is reached, and
the vessel piunges into a perfect sea of
emeralds, amethysts, rubies, and diamonds,
which fairly dazzle the eyes to look upon.
1t is only moment or two, however, that
this fairy scene lasts,--the ship is soon out
OF it, and, looking astern, the brilliant tide
rip, when miles away, seems Ike rivulet Of
silver and gold meapdering through the
trAckless desp.
The evening Argus., 1869-01-04

Whipple, the popular New England lee
turer thus "hits off a class of New England
people-and we confess to know those who
might have sat for the portrait:
"The leading defect of the Yankee con.
ssts in the gulf that separates his moral
opinions from his moral principles. His
talk about virtue in the abstract would pass
as sound IN a nation Of saints but he still
contrives that his interests shall not suffer
by the rjgidity of his maxims. Your true
Yankee, he goes on to say, has spruce,
clean Peck5niiian way Of doing wrong
that is inlmitabIe. Believing, after u Ger
tain fashion, in justice and rctrbution, he
still thinks that sly, shrewd, keen, supple
gentleman ike himself can dodge in quiet
way the moral laws Of the Universe, with
out any particular bother bciug made about
it,
The picture might have been more elab,
Grated. He tells you he IS "no partisan %
in politic5-always "votes for the best men
--"makes the moral standard his test for
candidates and then votes for Ben. Butler.
The evening Argus., 1869-01-04
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Views Of the Leading Catholic Organ Of Amer
lea.
From the Freeman s journal

From the Freeman journal.
Universal suffrage is thing that has nev.
er existed. There are always arbitrary re.
s;rictions, sometimes founded on sex, some.
times on age, sometimes on race, sometimes
on property, on religion, on cultlts Or civiIi-
zation accepted by a given people. When
New York declared herself q free and udo.
penden. state, she had q written constitution
drawn up, and ratified in l777, in which a
property qualification was established. To
vote for governor and senate it was necessa-
ry TO be freeholder, OF freehold worth 100
pounds. A lesser property was required for
electors of assemblymen. In the second
constitution OF the state, ratified in 1922,
this ridiculous distinction was done away
for white men.
Bat let US take the present laws Of New
York on the matter. They are, sufficient.
ly for illustration, similar to those of most
Of our other states. Why then, is every
male citizen, with sufficient length of resi-.
dence, entitled to vote at 2l years Of age,
and not At Is? At Is the young men may
be obliged to take up arms and fight for his
state yet no vote is given him in the choice
Of his rulers. AT l8, or even before it, the
young man may contract the serious respon.
siblities Of marriage, which will bind him
sl his life long, yet he cannot vote for an
officer whose term is but for one or two
years.
Here is another most unreasonable re.
striction-excluding woman from the suf.
frage. II fvoting be considered personal
privilege, why should not women as well as
men be admitted to it? We defy any rea.
sonable answer. Let US analyZe the ques.
tiOr. \ woman owns large patrImony,
that her family has secured 10 her Gltogeth.
er out of the reach of her husband. She
has children for whom she is guarding this
property. Her husband is yagabond who
cannot get trusted for glass Of the meanest
whisky in bar room. What good sense,
what Justice, what economy Of politics is it,
that permits the worthless husband to vote
on questions affecting property, and forbids
the careful wife from voting? Take aRoth
er case. We have 1t substantially in our
personal acquaintance. A man who has
been an hon0red and devoted military otfic.
er, doing the country good service for 10 or
20 years, dies As the best provision he
can make for his family of growing boys
knowing the excellent judgement and dspo.
sition Of his wife--ha leaves his real estate
and other property TO his wife. She has
several houses and lots in her own name.
Her eldest son, twenty years of age, is act.
lively engaged in business. Her second son,
about nineteen years old, is at the profession
Of law, and, except for want of legal age, is
already fitted to practice successfully as an
attorney. Her third son, while engaged in
studies, is practically, at seventeen years of
age, acting ss agent for his mothers proper. |
y. The three sons all live with their moth. |
er. Here is q notable family that hes de.
served excellently well of the state, and yet
IN aOas pitts parts has it suy voice whatev. |
The evening Argus., 1869-01-04

Reports from Springfield are to the effect
that members of the Illinois legislature who
did not secure rooms some weeks ago are
likely to be crowded out OF the hotels in that
city by the vast influx Of "lobby members.
The lobby.men are preparing to gather in
force never before equaled. 1t is said that
nearly all the members Of the last legis!a
ture, who have not been reelected, will ap
pear as members Of the third house" The
third house will vastly out number both
Of the other houses and It is expected &C
WELD an influence upon the business Of leg
islation in a corresponding proportion. Any
legislation ofimportance will be compelled
to pass the third house" before it viii BE-
suffered to pass the other two.
In view Of the unusual strength Of the lob
by, and the large sums Of money the lobby
intends to use this winter the Chicago Times
repeats its advice to members TO raisa their
prices, and not sell themselves so absurdIy
cheap as they have been in the habit Of do,
ing heretofore.
The evening Argus., 1869-01-04
single prerOI

The tenure of office law is returning to
plague its inventors. The New York EreH.
iny Post admits that "mauy who supported
it asan expedient earnestly protested again"
it as a principle. They saw that the biil
divided the responsibility Of appointments to
Office among many, and thus in effect de
stroved that responsibility altogether They
saw that without direct and undivided re-
sponsibilty of the appointing power there
could be no guaranty against corruption and
fayoritism. They saw that an interference
by law with this power must therefore be
perious remedy for abuses and could only
be defended as an extreme measure, for a
temporary purpose" The radicals, accord
ing to the Eceaing Posi-, destroyed the power
and responsibility of the President, depriv'
ing him of ability to prevent corruptlons by
removals from office, and then denounced
him for not exercising an authority they had
wrested from his hands
The evening Argus., 1869-01-04

The St. Louis Republican, noticing the
name Of Hon. Sidney Breeze, chief justice
Of tho supreme court Of Illinois, among the
hotel annals in that city, reproduces the fol.
lowing from the November number Of Har.
pers Magazine, 1853:
Just one year ago, that is in the Noyem.
Der number Of Harper l-54-writes a gen.
tleman whose wishes we are pleased to graf.
ify-was exhibited what purports to be an
inscription from a tombstone in the church.
yard Of old Trinity on Broadway. The
copy ID not correct, and ! send you herewith
perfect record, which ! made in 1877, from
the stone itself, marking the remains Of my
great grandsire
Sidney BreeIe, June 9, 1907,
Made by himself.
liza Sidney, Sidney
Lyet thou tere'
here lye
TIN time has hOwn
To its extremity.
"This Sidney Breeso was q Welsh gentle
maa, distantly related to the Watkins VIII
liams Wynn family, the present head Of it
being O very wealthy barOnet Of Wales. In
political sentiment this Sidney was what
was called in his day Jacobite, that is, an
adherent Of the Stuart family and at the
time OF the rebellion, in l7lj, was about
mounting his horse to join the Pretender's
army, when he heard Of his defeat by the
royal army. under the Duke Of Cumberland
Some years after this event. he received
from the government the appointment OF
purser Of man,of.w war, and in that capacity
continued for number Of years, but, dis
liking the service, be resigned his commits
sion in the navy, and emgrated to the city
where his remains now rest. He settled in
New Yorl, about 1856, married Miss Eliza.
beth Pinkermau, aud opened large fancy
store, the first of the kind ever opened in
that city. lie was u remarkably handsome
man, Of great humor, somewhat eccentric,
as his epitaph, made by himself clearly
shows, gave good dinners, sang q good song,
and was, in the largest sense, a bon cirant
Commodore IIreese, Of the United States
navy, aud Sidney Breese, late United States
Senator, are his great grandsons, and so is
the distinguished s. +. Breese Morse, who
invented the means by which to
speed the soft intercourse Of soul with soul
And waft a sigh from Indus TO the pole"
The evening Argus., 1869-01-04
Monday Bvsning, January a, 1859.

Gen. Blair was subjected to an interyie"
in Washington the other day, in the course
Of which he said he had come out OF the war
A bankrupt, and even now his business was
gone, aud he was solely dependent upon q
commissionership ofthe Pacific Railroad for
A subsistence. In reference to recent issues
which had grown up between Grant and radi.
Gals IN regard to the civiltenure w,they only
bore out that estimate Of the generals
character which Gen. Blair had been frank
and free to acknowledge on the stump con.
cerning the republican candidate. He stated
that Gen Grant would lead, not follow; and
that he would be more likely to demand new
powers aud exercise all the old powers Of
his Office than to relinqu;sh the exercise ofa
single prerogative
The evening Argus., 1869-01-04
What the Croaksr Said.

"Aarrtise' Who, do you think, can ad
vertIsc in times like these, oh ! when the
best of 'em are barely paying expenses, and
thousands Of people failing No, sir it is
impossible that anybody can afford it now,
the way business is going, and it will be a
long time before they can afford it ngain
but say this, that when trade becomes
good once more | will try to do something
with you, for then | will have the where.
wi.hal TO meet the expenses without bother
There Is no use Of more talk now, sir wher
trade really reviycs you may come in agar
if you like. believe in advertising, auC
always invest literally when l can afford
The evening Argus., 1869-01-04
N~& 7
WISHING.


''
OF oil amusements for the mind,
From logic down to fishing,
There isn't one that you can find,
so very cheap MS wishing
A very choice diversion, too,
If we but rightly use it,
Peryert It and abuse it.
wish-a common wish, indeed
My purse was something fatter,
That might cheer the child Of need,
And not my pride to iiattcr
Tint might make oppression reel,
IA only gold can make it,
Az only gold can break it.
wIsh--that sympathy and Love,
And every human passion
Ihat mas ITS olgin above,
Would come, and keep, in fashion,
That Soorn, aud Jealousy, and Hate,
Aud every base emotion,
The evening Argus., 1869-01-04
WHAT THE suREwD MAN SAID.

$50 you are canyassng for advertising,
sir Come in. am convinced that Judi.
cious advertising is the life Of every bust.
ness in which there is active competition,
and the stronger the competition the more
freely should advertising be resorted to-.
Many people am aware, refrain from pre-.
scnting their claims to public patronage in
seasons OF commercial depression, and quit
advertising altogether, under the impression
that they cannot afford it, when the fact is,
none OF them can afford to quit in such
times, provided they require trade to keep
their business in healthy condition; and
make this assertion on the foundation of
familiar principle, which is an unanswerable
argument in tsell-that when trade is diff
cult to obtain, every legitimate means should
be resortcd to for the purpose of securing
and keeping it. ! believe there is nothing
equal to udicious advertising for this pur-
pose, and | have found it to answer my
ends 50 fully that shall continue to prac
tice it, and shall never advertise less on &C
count of the stagnation in trade. | would
sooner take down all my signs and discharge
my clerks and ook,ksepers, than be de.
prived of the profit | gain by making my
business known through the public print.
Need we take an appeal to the Judgment
Of experienced business managers in order
to sustain the shrewd man 2-iHStde Track.
The evening Argus., 1869-01-04
SEEDS.

ERESH Garden, Flower and Tree Seeds, and
L Small Fruits, prepaid by mail. A complete
and judicious assortment. Twenty five sorts Of
either socds sI,OO. True Cape Cod Cranberry
with directions for culture on high or low land
New fragrant ever blooming Japan Honey suckle
charming new hSrdy vine, 80 cents each, $50
per dor, prepaid. New Early Rose Potato, rs
Cents per b., lbs. $500, prepaid. Priced cata.
logues to any address, also trade lists Seeds on
commission. Agents wanted.
b. NJ. WATSON, Old Colony Nurseries AID
Seed Establishment, Plymouth, Mass. EstAb.
Hshed 1912. iangW3m.
The evening Argus., 1869-01-04
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CABLE TEGH0RAC6g.

LONDON, Jan. 4,--In Wow of Presideu
Johnsons amnesty proclamation Of Dec 18th
jeff Davis, John Slidel Jas. NJ. Mason, A
Dudley Mann and other ex.rebels are prspar
ing to return to the United States.
ihe Press Of London generally approves
Of the treaty between China and England
recently concluded by Lord clarendon and
Mr.. Burlingame.
The evening Argus., 1869-01-04
jO,7s5 C3-&2sg,9slI

go /, j. NJ. Buford, Cashier Of the
(rs First National Bank of Rock Island,
do solemnly swear that the above
statement il true to the best Of my
knowledge and belief
J. NJ. BUFORD, Cashier
STATE OF ILLINOIS, COuNTY or Rock ISLAND:
Sworn 20 and subscribed before me this 4th
day Of January, A. D. 1869.
G. LYNDE, JR., Notary Public.
ian3dlt
The evening Argus., 1869-01-04

A California correspondent tells this
story :-"l was a passenger on steamer
from Panama 10 San Francisco, when the
rush Of travel on that line was immense.
We were badly crowdeA, and there was no
room for chairs or tables, yet We we're bound
to have our game Of old sledge. A Baptist
minister, with lust for gold had deserted
his flock, and occupied a sleeping place on
the cabin floor. He was a large, corpulent
man, and, finding him sound sleeper, four
of us squatted around him and commenced
to play on hls broad stomach, scoring the
points Of the game on his black vest. We
played for several hours undisturbed, except
by an occasional snOre Of uncommon force.
had won considerable, and one Of my op
ponents, Jim Doyle by name, becoming e1.
cited at my turning up Jack, brought down
bis fist upon the lower part Of the parsons
stomach with great power. The pious old
gentleman was awakened thereby, and look
ed up with some surprise but seeing the
state Of the case, quietly exclaimed 60
on with your game, boys but fyou are
going to pound me in that manner, you had
better let me turn over
The evening Argus., 1869-01-04
4 Legal Game ofPoker

An snecdots is told of the way the courts
we're run in the early days of Indianas bis.
tory, which is thus told by the New York
Sun: "At court in the frontier county of
Knox; the case of Smith VS. Jones vas
The evening Argus., 1869-01-04
NOVELTY CORN MEAL MILLS

Tn CONNECTION with lis Planning Mill, tn,
4 subscriber is still conducting the Novelty
Corn Meal Mills, and has constantly on hand
Superior quality Of white and yellow kiln dried
meal, BY the barrel or hundred pounds. Highee
market price paid for Corn. The patronage Of
public is respectfully solicited.
IA. BIDDIS0S.
The evening Argus., 1869-01-04
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD
OF TRADE.

THERE will be a meeting Of the members Of
L the Board Of Trade, at the City Council
room, on Saturday evening, January 2, 1859, at
n o'clock, for the election Of officers for the en-
suing year and for the transaction Of other i'm
poriant business.
b. o, REID, Secy,
The evening Argus., 1869-01-04

called up, Who's for the PLAINTIFF in'
quired the Judge, mpatiently. MAY it please
the court, said n rising member Of the legal
fraternity, 'Pilkius is for the plaintiff, but
left him Just now over in the tavern playing
a game Of poker. He's got sucker there
and he is sure to skin him, right smart, il
he has only time. Hos got everything all
set to ring in cold deck, in which he will
deal for himself four aces and his opponent
four queens, so that your honor will perceive
that he must rake the persimmons Dear
me, said the judge, with sigh, that's too
bad It happens at very unfortunate time!
am very anxious TO get on with this case.
A brown study followed, aud at length a
happy idea struck the Judge. Bill, said he,
addressing the friend Of the absent Pilkins,
who had just spoken, you understand poker
about as well as Pilkins. Suppose you go
over and play his hand = And Bill did IT,"
The evening Argus., 1869-01-04
DRAWING AND PAINTING,

IT WHIFFEN will give q class of instruo
- tion IN Pencil and Crsyon Drawing, and
in Painting in all its depRrtmsnts-ss soon as
sufficient names are presented to Justify com.
menoemeut.
Names can be left at bis residence, corner Of
Highland and Eagle streets
TERMS
20 lessons in Drawing, $500
Painting, $1,000
The evening Argus., 1869-01-04
MUSIC LESSONS,

THE SUBSCRIBER OFFERS HIS sERVI-
L oes IS an INSTRUCTOR Of Music upon the
Piano and other musical instruments either at
his residence, west end Of Eggleston's Row, or
at the residence Of pupils,
Pianos tuusd and instruments repaired.
WIN. BABOoCK.
The evening Argus., 1869-01-04
WANTED.

A MANUFACTURER of Agricultural Imple.
"a ments, to engage in the man ufaoture Of
a recently improved Corn Planter-the cheapest
and most simple thing ever got up. For partiCu-
lars address box 527, Rock Island, III.
dec2Qdlw.
The evening Argus., 1869-01-04
READY GLAZED SASH.

TN CONNECTION with my Planning Mil, I
have opened a Ware Room for the sale Of
Primed and Glazed Sash, where will keep con-
stantly on hand all sizes of these articles which
l can sell at much cheaper rates than they can
be purchased for elsewhere. l obtain my Glass
from the manufactures at Pitsburg, thereby
saving tho PROFITS which Others must pay who
buy in this market. All Builders, Farmers, and
Others in want Of Sash will consult their own in
terest by giving a call before purchasing else
where as l am ofcriug unusual inducements for
this trade. J. A. BIDDIsON.
The evening Argus., 1869-01-04
AGRICULTURAL MEETING,

IHk Stockholders of the Rock Island County
i Agricultural Society are hereby notified 10
meet at the First National Bank, in Rock Island
on Saturday, the "a day Of January, 1869, at
o'clock P. NJ, for the purpose of 'cting officers
and also for the transaction of such other busi-
ness as may seem for the interest of the society.
J. NJ. BUFORD, See'v.
The evening Argus., 1869-01-04

VA Thankful to the public for their past lib
erRl patronage, respectfully solicit oontinu-
Snce Of the same and ask careful inspection Of
my goods and prices before purchasing elsew here.
A. BLOCK.
AekIAd6m
The evening Argus., 1869-01-04
FOR SALE.

A FINE brick Residence and a good Piano
n Apply for full particulars to
NJ. MARX, Agent.
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