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| with the utmost precision. The line OF
streets through which il passed are always
! the most crowded streets ia the city, but not
withstanding all these obstacles aggravated
by the streets being at some points undor
repair and closed for one.half Of their width,
no difficulty was experienced in steering clear
of every impeachment.
The extremely curious way in which the
whole four wagons followed snakelIke, 10
the track of the road steamer WAS clearly
seen in passing ont of North Bridge into
Ieith street First, the road steamer had
to turn to the right, and before the last
wagon turned the corner to the right the
road steamer had already turned sharp to
the lett 10 20 into Leilh street--thus the
train actually assumed the form Of the letter
5, every wagon going over the same ground
as the road steamer with the most perfect
accuracy. The fual manpuyre was one
which the conductors of the train did not
expect to be able to accomplish, without
breaking it into two portions. 1t had to be
taken out Of the bennington road, which is
narrow street Of thirty feet in width, into
lane twenty five feet wide which rises with
steep incline 10 the entrance gate at
Bowershall Works. II was determined to
attempt this narrow entrance with the entire
train Of ninety feet long, and it passed IN at
the fret trial, leaving so much space to
spare that it was found, on afterwards meas.
uring the wheel tracks, that width Of four.
teen feet would have sufiiced, though the
breadth Of the wagons is seven feet. The
train curved in through this narrow entrance,
mounting at the same time the steep in
cline leading up to the works, and drew up
in the yard in perfect order.
There can be no doubt that this invention
Of the application Of yulcaui1ed india rub.
Der to the tires Of road steamers, forms the
greatest step which has ever beeu made IN
the use Of steam on common roads. 1t
completely removes the two fatal difficulties
which have hitherto barred the way to the
use Of fraction engines, viz the mutual
destruction Of the fraction engines and the
roads. The indiarnbber tires, interposiug
soft and elastic cushion between the two,
eHectualy protects them both from every
jar and jolt--in fact as much 80 as if the
engine were travelling over tramway Of
iudiarubccr. The road steamer, which
drew the four wagons Of coal from Newbat.
tie CoIliery on Saturday, was constructed to
draw less than onehalf of the weight com.
prised in the coal train.
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Tho Civil seryice

The savage assault made by John A Lo.
gan on the civil service bill Of Mr. Jenckes,
IN the house at Washington, on Friday, Will
surprise the constituents Of Mr.. Logan. So
far rs there has been any expression ofOpin.
ion in this state with regard 10 the bill, it
has been, in niue cases out Of ten in its ia.
vor.. The republican newspapers, although
conscious that the carrying out Of the plan
OF Mr.. Jenckes will result in dividing the
patronage Of the general government
very nearly equally between the two princi.
PIE political parties, have spoken warmly in
commentator Of the general plan which Mr..
Jenckes has proposed.
The bill provides for the appointment Of
commissioners whose duty it shall be to ex.
anime applicants for Office in the civil serv-
icer and grade such applicants according
70 their qualifications; reputation as re.
CARDS honesty being considered as first in
importance in the list of qualifications.
Promotion in the different branches Of the
service to be made as the merit Of the appli.
cant may be determined by the examiners.
these are the general ides underlying Mr..
Jenckes bill, and he has provided for their
practical application in a manner that is
simple, and which, it the examiners perform
Their duty, viii exclude partisan bias in the
Se'ee"on OF civil officers. Those entering
the service are TO be retained only while
they prove themselves efficient.
Mr.. Logan, in his speech on Friday. is
thus report
The whole bill he declared to be an opening
wedge to an aristocrscy which, once established
by law, would result in two schools in this conn
uy,-0ne for military, and the other for civil ed
ucatlgn,-which schools would monopolize all
avenues OF approach to government, and might.
IN the event Of another war, prove & most for
m!da6le enemy. appealed to the frcnds of
those who died on their oountry's altar that this
great government might be preserved in form and
10 name, to see that the law makers should never
again adopt another code that would make men
less free"
Here may be found the keynote Of the
song which will be sung to howl down Mr..
Jenckea' bill. The talk about blocking up
the avenues of approach TO the government
IS mere tushan. Any man in the country
may come before the board of examiners
and have his qualifications tested. He viii
need something else than letters from poll.
ucians to carry him through. Caucus and
convention services will not serve as pass.
ports TO the civil service. The avenues of
approach to the government will be blocked
to those who are merely demagoyues and
political tricksters. Ignoramuses, with long
purses controlling large numbers Of votes,
will be left out in cold under the operation
Of Mr.. Jeuckes' bill. Just imagine some
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THREATENED MEXI-
CAN REVOLUTION.
Methodist Missionary Society An
RiTerSary.
REPEAL OF THE TENURE-OF.
OFFICE ACT.
THE SENATE DOUBTFUL.
THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE
ON CONTESTED ELECTIONS.
Despair and Attempted Suicide In
New Jersey, Etc.

New YORK, Jan. IA correspondent OF
the N. Y. Herald recently had converse.
ton with Gen Frank p. Blair. The Gen.
eral still holds to his expressed opinion that
Gen. Grant vii. make dictator or emperor
OF himself, before he leaves the White House.
His modest department is simply deep dis.
stimulation and one Of the measures always
used by ambitious men since Julius Caesar,
thrice refused tho crown. The country
ID already ruled by minority who demand
aid of bayOnets, and it will be easy for Grant,
with his military power, to make hims.lf
supreme.
On Saturday evening DR.. Stuart was sum.
moned to attend two dying women, Mrs
Louisa Cook and Miss Jane V. ReelGnd who
reside in South Second street, Jersey City.
Having had domestic troubles which they
thought themselves too weak to bear, the
women had bought morphine and tool, heavy
doses, resolving to die together. Having
been restored to consciousness they express.
ed their Indignation that they had not been
permitted to die.
The congressional committee engaged in
the investigation Of the alleged election
frauds still continues its session, being en-.
GOD al l,or IN,
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s'I Cn'n, ,o'' ~ me- ri D.,r-.,
" NHt'"o", Jun L ne NePuolcGA
" "'"''s'on SPee'a' says lhe contested eIec'
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,t Hl.n missouri uSptGt wen mas rs n G0,b
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favor Of Switzlor. nrayiors ranort oF tba
committee was voted down in The House
and tbo cos, recoynroitted
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tho sass;on NJ NJ FowIer Of Tornos. ,g'' 10.
cIered hat r. tho claims Of ,ba sontborn ,av.
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STEAM CARRIAGES FOR ROADS
They are A Success.

In q recent number of the Scotsman we
| find the following remarkable account Of Il
road steamer" as it is called, which has
Just astonished and delighted the citizens Of
Edinburgh. We hope to see themi in Phila.
delphia soon. The account says:
On Saturday afternoon very remarkable
sight was seen in this city. A train OF
heavily laden coal wagons, looking exactly
like luggage train, WAS observed coming
steadily up the steep incline leading into
Edinburgh from Dalkeith 1t was one OF
Mr.. Il. W Thompsons patent road steamers,
with india rubber wheel-tires, having four
huge loaded wagons in tow. Each wagon
weighed, when empty, two and three.qusrter
tons, and carried load of five and one.
quarter tons of coal, making gross weight
OF the wagon thirty.three tons. The road
steamer weighed tons. Thus total of
forty tons was IN motion. The road steamer
had drawn the train from Newbattle col.
lieries, eight miles from Edinburgh, over
very rocky hill, with raising gradients of
in 10.
The hill from Pow Burn up TO Mimic street
Is both long and steep, but the road steamer
drew Its train to the top with the most per.
iect ease. 1t is most curious to watch the
behavior Of the patent india.rubber tires Of
the ROAD steamer as they passed over various
descriptions Of road surface In the ont.
sHiF'5 otthe city where the roads are macada.
m'zed, there were many places where broken
stones had Just been spread on the surface.
over these sharp, loose stones the india.rub.
Ger i ire OF the road steamer passed without
crushing them or in fact disturbing them in
the least. The toughest aud sharGettled Of
broken stones sank gently into The elastic
cushion OF lndia-rubbcr which rose from the
contact with the most jagged fragments Of
stone without any traces or marks of injury.
The perfect command which the conductors
of the train had over it. movements enabled
them to control both its course and speed
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DARTS HAL
ROCK ISLAND,
Thursday Evening, January IL
AND AT
ChambeTlain's TKall, Moline,
WARE HOUSE SALE.

| WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION, at
1 my Warehouse, on Saturday, the 9th day
OF February, 1859, TO pay freight and charges,
tho following Goods, unless sooner called for
sale to commence at " o'clock 4. NJ:
=. d. Plumb 4 Co., bis. Scrap Steel. A. b.
Goodrich, 2 Sugar Mills, Sweep, j. D. Bacon,
Box. c. Beck, box Btters. n. Whitcomb,
pcs. Grave stone. II. steiglcr, IS Boxes.
Oliver 4 Webb cask Zinc. Snaycr Critten-
den, bbs Fire Brick, l box Machinery Jas.
Findley, / Cook Stoye box Sunds. Pool 4
Bro, 2 bdls. Baskets. J. c. HArnish 4 Co.,
bdl. Paper Bags j. +. Patterson, | Safe, l
Bedstead, Trunk, Chest, Washing Machine,
Tub. Mcclure, bag Plants. g. X. Bard,
Boxes. No Mark, bx Single Machine. No
Mark, 3 Trunks. No Mark Rev. Hay Rakcs.
Wm. Chamberlain, Is oue-hOrse Planters. c. L.
Stevens, l Fan. Dil!cy, pcs. Grave Stone.
MoGauphey, pee. Grave Stone. c. Martin, 9
Hand c. Planters. L. Jones, { Horse Hay
Forks D. Knows, l Sulky Hay Rake, l Steel
Tooth Walking Rake. l.. Williams. Corn
Shelters. John Johnson, ! Walking Cultivator.
Jos. Johnston, Rod Breaker, F., lot Grind
Stones and Fixtures, 2 dbl. Hand c. Planters.
John Smith, Wheel Barrow. II. S. Hobart, 2
Washing Machines. ". l.. Hale, Stave Gutter,
B, W. Larson, sacks Seed. 0. s. Raymond,
Chain Pump. S. Il. Dlodcett, / Tire Shrinker.
d. L. Sayler, 20 Bazo Door Frames. Il. W,
Dawson, | ok stove. L. S. johnson, 2 Par
Tor Stoves. 7. s lIackett ! Dbl Seeds. +. D.
Mallory, Bedstesds. W. X. Smith, lot Boxes
Garden Seeds. + A. Crandal & Co., Boxes
Cleanser. s. r. Brown, Window Frames.
GEO. W. D. HARRIS,
Levee, Rock Island, III.
Rock Island, Jan. 8, 1869, dwtd.
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The new governor of Illinois, has been
insugurated. Not with the republican sim
plicity of a man elevated by a free people
from the citizenship, to the highest executive
authority in the state, but with military
pomp aud psgeantry such as becomes the
coronation ceremony Of monarch. Inc
Office 10 which either Palmer has been eIe'
waited, is an office created and supported
BY the will Of "sovereign people lts
maintenance is neither dependent upon nor
consonant with standing army. For the
first time in the history of Illinois, the rattle
Of drums, the booming Of cannon ana
other indications Of warIike people, have
ushered a citizen into the civil CHEF magts.
tracy:of the state. What il the reason OF
this? Is it that the people look beyond tho
civil power, with which by their sovereign
will they have clothed him, to that military
authority with which he was once invested
The new governors sense Of propriety and
Of the civil dignity and peaceful character
Of his oeice should have led him to refuse
all such ovAtons.
During the ceremony Of inauguration a
salute Of fifteen guns was fired BY the ariil'
lery and upon its conclusion the governor
was escorted to the executive mansion, by
battalion Of infantry, squadron Of ca7aI.
~, and battery Of artillery. How differ
eat in this respect the actions Of governor
Hoffman, and the new state executive Of
Illinois. The former refused the escort Of
the It'll regiment Of New York City to
Albany. He was aware Of the fitness Of
things in assuming his duty as civil officer
The Chicago Post, a radical newspaper
has the following editorial comments on the
military nonsense enacted at Governor Pal.
mers Inauguration:
"The tom.foolery of introducing
battalion Of infantry, squadron
Of cavalry and battery Of artillery, to.
gether with salute Of fifteen guns why |
fifteen y, as parts Of purely civil ceremony,
should be rebuked. We regret that the
governor did not take tho official oath with
the ordinary civil surroundings
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CABLE TELEGRAMs.

LONDON, Jan. I2,-For some unexplained
reason Rezors Rangabe, Grecian ambassa.
dor at Paris, who it was supposed would
represent Greece in conference has been
refused participation in it's session. He has
protested against his exclusion and appealed
TO the Grecian government at Athens for in.
structlons. The conference will await &C.
ton Of Greece in the matter, and the session
announced for to-day will be postponed in
consequence.
MADRID, SPAIN, Jan. l2.--Four thousand
soldiers have volunteered their services TO
the government to assist in suppressing the
instruction in Cuba.
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The good men end women who came to
this goodly heritage long before the young
men who voted for the FIST time at the last
presidential election were born, sit at their
annual feast tonight. 1t will be at the
Newcomb House. Heaven seems always
to smile upon the Old Settlers as they gath.
er together to think and talk of matters of
yore, and so their reunions never fail of be.
ing extremely happy ones, The one to.
night will prove no exception. "'Twill be
a pleasant for to sse, '-Ddreuport Gazettc,
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ENERGY BRICK.

4 TKINSoN, MURDOCH 4 CO., will cell
"A Brick. delivered or eight dollars per
thousand and are prepa' I to make contracts for
any amount at eleven dollars per thousand, in
theWsIl, uidess'. Measurement. janTzf.
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Tue,asy Evening, January l0, 1889.

The influential citizens of Havana-na'
tive Cubans and prominent members of the
Liberal party, are attempting to restore
peace There can be no peace in Cuba, as
things at present exist, until it is determin'
ed whether Queen Isabella, or the people OF
Cuba are the dominant element in that dis
tracted island.
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CATARRH uuRnN.

They are treating Catarrh on new system which
is sure cure for this disease
Their consultations for years have averaged
from five to seven thousand year, which gives
them an experience unsurpassed by any, and
equslled only by a few.
We wish, it DISTINCTLY understood that DR.,
hNAPPis NOT q Travelling Physician. He ON
LY visits few places OCCASIONALLY, TO accom-
modate hls numerous patients who cannot CON-
vENEErLL visit him in Chicago.
G3s~ Remember they do not promise to cure all
stages Of disease. While al the diseases are cur
able, if taken in season, all stages are not Your
case may he durable this week, not next--to-day
not to-InorroM: Lence the DINNER Of delay.
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NO Case will be Received, when
there are any Doubts of Cure
or Relief.

Our terms are CASH: hence tho money must
be sent with all orders for medicines. 1t costs
from five to fifteen dollars per month"; to doctor
with US, which includes medicines.
IN The nnnr will he farnrnh
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No one can glance at even q list Of the
schemes Of plumber now being pressed in
Washington and at our different state CAPT.
tails by oil the powers Of wealthy, able aud
thoroughly INSCRIPTIONS Hobbies, versed IN
every art Of Legislative seduction, without
feeling that the nation is in actually more
danger of destruction from internal than ex.
ternal foes. Chicdg0 Post.
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THROAT AVID LUNGS.

CANCERS.-Theyh have had an extensive prao-
tlce and wonderful success in the treatment Of
Cancers, which they cure without eating them out
or using the Knife Let those who have Tumors
and Swcilings, or a rcd spot, lose no time in hav-
ing it attended to, az timely treatment may save
oathem from the horrors, suffering and death of
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COLT LOST--$IO REWARD.

7 EFT MY PLACE, in Coal Valley township,
II about the lith Of December last, a mousse
colored, groyish yearling mare colt, branded
with five pointed star on left shoulder had
few white hairs in forehead Ten Dollars re.
ward will be paid for information as to where
the colt can be found. Address the subscriber,
at Coal Valley post Office.
JOHN McKEAG.
Coal Valley, January I, 1889, dw3w.
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We are often told to "make the best of
bad business" but we have rarely met
with better example of doing so than
this, which we fnd in the "Drawer" of a
recent Harpers Monthly: The late Cap
tain G.---, Of Vermont, was easily salts.
fed. He was one of the early and most
successful breeders Of Merino sheep in this
part Of the state. He had large native
cosset lie valued highly. His son came in
one morning and told him the old cosset
had twins. Captain G---said be was
glad she could bring. up two as well as
one Soon after his son reported
one Of the twins dead. Upon this he said,
the one left would be worth more in the
fall than both In the afternoon the boy
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YANKEE NOTION STORE
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL!
ILLINOIS STREET ROCK ISLAND.
FIELD & BROTHER

The undersigned Successors to A. Hull have
on hand full stock Of ..-
xANKBE NT0TLoNJ9
consisting Of Buck Mittens, Gloves, Pins, Nee
dies, PAPER, Envelopes, Pens, Pencils. Machine
silk, Thread, Bindiu e, Buttons Belts and BUG
klss, Ra1ors. Scissors, Pocket Knives, Toilet
Soap, Barriers Soap, Hair OIL, Perfumery, Combs,
Purses, Calf and Morocco " allets Rubber Chains
and Rings, Whips, Lsshes, Hosiery, Cigars, sus-
penders, Gun Caps spectacles, Shoe Lsoes, Head
Nets Chewing Gum, Rufles, Ladies' and Gents'
Bosoms and Collars, Paper Collars, and a great
variety Of fancy articles generally kept in Mo-
ton Store or by Live Yankees.
We buy our goods in New York OF importers,
,obbers and manufacturers for the wholesale
trade, and can sell Sc cheap as any store west Of
New York
FIELD h BROTHER,
Illinois Street, Rock Island.
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For SAFE.

4 FINE brick Residence and a good Piano
n Apply for full particulars to
II. MARX, Agent.
sarQHtF
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PeCuIiaritios Of Handwriting.


IibH AAbh''a ilNA tuo 'iuDHs
It is a remarkable fact that no man can
get rid of the style Of hand writing peculiar
to his country. If he be English he always
writes in English style if French,iu French
style if German, Italian, or Spanish, in the
style peculiar 10 his country. ~ am &C.
guaintei, says q correspondent, with a
Freurhman who speaks English like one Of
our own couutrymen, and WRIT it with ten
times the correctness Of ninety.nine in a
hundred OF US but yet who cannot, for the
life of him, initiate our modes Of writing
| knew a Scotch youth educated entirely in
France, and who resided eighteen years in
that country, mixing exclusively with French
people, but who, although he had French
writing master, and probably never saw any
thing but lrenck writing in his life, vet
wrote exactly in the English style; it Was
really national instinct. In Paris, all the
writing masters profess to teach the English
style of writing but with all their profes.
sions and all their eXertions, they can never
get their pupils to adopt any but the tramp.
ed hand Of the French. Some pretend to
be able to tell the characteristics of individ.
uals from their handwritlngs. know not
how this may be but certainly the nation to
which an individual belongs can be instant.
Iy determined by his handwriting. The
difference between the American or English
aud the French handwriting is immense-a
schooboy would distinguish it at a glance
Mix together hundred sheets Of manuscript
written by hundred Frenchmen, and an.
other hundred written by EngIi5hmen or
Americans, and no one could fail to distin,
gush every one Of them, though all should
be written in the same language, and with
the same pens and paper, The difference in
Italian, Spanish and German hand writing
is equally decided. In fact there is about
rs great difference in the hand writings Of
different nations as in their languages. And
it is singular truth that, though a man
may shake off national habits, accent, man.
ncr Of thinking, style of dress though he
may become perfectly Unidentified with anoth
er nation, and speak its language as well,
qorhaps Letter, than his own--yet never can
| he succeed IN changing mo n-nA -.,.i.,~E ~
Il foreign style,
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told his father that the other lamb was dead.
"Im glad" said he, 81 can now fat the old
sheep" The next morning the son reported
the old cosset dead. THAT is just what
wanted now have got rid Of the breed ~
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CoNsULTATYoN FRnn.

Patients must write their name, state, and post
Office address, plainly. All letters requiring an
answer, must contain a letter stamp. and be ad-
dressed to DR.. KNAPP & son, Drawer 593l
Chicago.
va Any of the above diseases can be treated
successfully by the patients describing their case
in a letter, when they cannot See us.
DR.. KNAPP who has visited Rock Island
regularly for twelve years, can be consulted, for
1859, a, the Rodman House. as follows;
"Wednesday, January ~.
Thursday, March IL.
Thursday. 6Iay s.
Thursday, July !.
Thursday, August 26.
Thursday, October Al.
Thursday, December 16.
OMce--lS5 South Clark st, Chicago.