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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-07-19
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THE CIRCUS which is given in separate
apartment without extra charge, is inferior to no
Company on the continent. glance at the
names which are published in toe various piiis'
and a view of the extensive Circus Retlnue, on
it's en- tree into town, will warrant the assertion.
SPECIAL NOTICE. Particular attention
Is called to the manner in which these exhibitions
are given. So entirely separate and distihct are
they from each other, that persons desiring only
10 see the Menagerie can spend the day, II neoes-
rarv. in uninterrupted meditation among these
representatives Of the Animal Kingdom ana
with equal satisfaction so cen thoseWho wish 10
enjoy the sports and pastimes OF the Arena 90
freq from the roaring Of lions and the chsttering
Of noisy birds and monkeys.
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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.
mss~ The poor will be favored
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-07-19

DOoLEY's BAKING POWDER
Try it, every lover Of good, sweet, nutritious
and wholesome Biscuits, Rolls, Griddie-caSe''
Wafies, Pastry, dc. 1t is the cheapest, requn-
ing only one-half to two-thirds as much for use
as other Powders, and will not spoil in any eli,
mate IL kept in dry place. Sold by all good
grocers generally. iulyl2deodlw.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-10-15
MIR. T.. n. Barnunl.

p. I. Barnum has been lccturing
on Temperance at Olive Chapel, be.
fore the Manhattan Sons of Temp
erancc. Speaking Of the effect of
habits Of sobriotv, Mr.. Barnum
said -
1.-TWO men will start together in
life, !ho one keeping his head cool
with water, the other muddling h is
with liquor. At the end of ten
years the former will have achiev,
cd success, the latter will be dropp-
ing into n drunkArd's grave but
just before he drops you will hear
hlm say, astonishing what differ
encc 'cr Is in Iifcl That fellor star.
ted snme's | did, an everything he
touched turned to gol', an every
thing | touched turned to ashes
'Stonishing what difference 'cr is
in life !"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-10-15
PRESIDENT GRANT AND TIE
GOLD GAMBLERS IN NEW
YORK.
From lhe Ohio stntesman.


General Grant has denied, So the
Telegraph says, all connection with
recent gold and stock movement,
by which gold run up to 1G0 IN
grccnbqcks- tho legal tender notes
oftho Govcrnmcnt--so high that il
took one dollar and sixty cents to
buy a dollar IN gold.
One Of tho loading gold gamblers
James Fisk, Jr., who, IL Is said.
made millions by the operation.
says that no has evidence ia provo
the completely Of the President IN
this scoundrclly transaction, by
which the Government promises to
pay, was deprecated.
Mr.. COrbin, tho brothcr-in.la law
Of President Grant, when waited
upon by reporter for the Sun
newspaper, dcnounccs Mr.. Fisk m
harsh terms, and denied that he
had had anything to do with him,
or that he had seen him for some
days. This nettled Mr.. Fisk, and
he brought Mr.. Corhin to terms
aud made HIM take back his state
mcnt, by showing that at the very
moment tho Presidents bro.hcr-in.
law made tho denial of having any
thing to do with It, or having seen
him, he was IN Corbin's house, and
that Corbin left him to make the
false statement
If President Grant is guilty OF
the crime charged against him, his
conduct is Infumous. The conduct
Uf the authiritics at Washington,
undor the Presidents orders, IN
selling II large amount OF gold can
not we'll be accounted for in any
other phypothcss. The gold gums
blcrs sold gold at 100, the highest
prico Tor years. Before 1t was so
be delivered, the President ordered,
by telegraph, four millions to be
sold. That at once knocked the
price down to the usual selling
price. The difference between the
high price at which the gamblers
sold, and the price Ht which, within
one hour thereafter they bought,
was the amount they gained by
that gambling operation. ItProsi-
dent Grant was connected with
them TO make large fortune by
the ruin of others, and the dcpreci-
atlOn OF tho Government legal tens
der promises 10 pay, he ought to
be held up 70 public execrntion. If
he was not connected, he is so un-
fortunate MS to have evidence en-.
Ough against him to convict HIM OF
tho crimo
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-10-15
Consumption Cured Again.

Galignani's Messenger reports
the following latest cure for tha.
'incurablc" disease, consumption
'ln n paper published in the Bul
lctin dc Therapeuuquc, DIR. Clcr-
soy, Of Iangrcs, adverts to the the
rapeutic effects of arsenic IN pull,
monnry complaints, and. especially
upon tho vTtuo il seems IN po-srss
OF stopping tho splitting uf blood. u
quality which he has remarked
several Zines. and Of winch hc
quotes two instances. The first -
that Of u st0ntmasou. ~ man OF her.
rnlcan frame, ami 36 wars Of age.
Being pasSiOuatcly fond OF fishing
and shooting, he had rcpratcily
caught cold in the pursuit of these
pleasures, and IN the end became
consumptivo. lie consulted DR..
Clorsey IN May, 1868, when he had
already been suffering for upward
of n year from IL cough, accompan-
led with blood stained rxprclora
tons. At times ho had spit pure
blood in rather large quantities.
From the beginning he had been
treated with cod liver oil, iron,
bark, and lastly with pcrchloridc
Of iron in order to stop hnemuph. d.
th,sis, which had became alarming.
ly hcquont
"lhis treatment having led to no
favorable result, DR.. C,crsoy nc
length dOily administered six mil
ligms Of arseniatc OF soda Tor twen-
" days consocutivcly then inter,
ruptod il 10 giyo cod liver oil Cor
the following sixteen days. and 50
on alternately for three months, the
patient taking at the same time in.
tusions OF quassia and vino OF Jcs-
ulJ's bark. At the end OF the very
first week all splitting Of blood ccus>
cd, and by degrees all the digestive
functions got into order again, the
appetite returned, dyspepsia disap.
pearcd, but thcro still remained
general weakness and the cough.
The same alternate treatment us IL
bovc was resumed, with slight
variation, for four months moro. ~
the end Of which complete cure
was obtained, and TO relapse has
been observed since. The othcrin
stance was that Of II young man Of
20, who for the last two years had
been splitting blood, aud was in
very bad state. In this case also
arseniNto of soda hns hitherto pros
ducGd excellent effects, but il is un-
certain whether tho cure will hc
quite complete
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-10-15
MISCELLANEOUS.
WHY NEVER ORDERED STRONG
DRINK
Or, A DOCTORS STORY.
BY pn. NryRorl OF nrLL, ryoLAyp.


"Are not medical men, by the pro-
miscuous ordering of Intoxicating
drinks for their patients, answerable for
much of the drunkenness which is now
the great curse of the land If so, in
stead of sending your patient to his
own wine cellar or the public house,
would it not be safer and better, to
prescribe alcohol in the regular form
ofmedicine, as the Pharmacopna con-
tains many formula for the administers
ton of wine and alcohol 2 With re-
gard to the prescription of alcoholic
beverages, j will relate o circumstance
which occurred to me some years ago,
the results of which made a deep inn
preston upon my mind. | was not
then teetotaler would that | had
been but / conscientiously, though
enormously, believed in the health re-
storing properties of stout. A hard
working, industrious, God-fearing man,
q teetotaler of some years standing,
suffering from an abscess in his hand
which had reduced him very much ap-
piled to me for advice | told him the
only medicine he required was rest !;
and to remedy the waste going on in
his system, and to repair the damage
done to his hand, he was to support
himself with bottle of stout, daily. -
He replied, 81 cannot take it, for
have been some years teetotalcr =
"Well, said j ''if you know better
than the doctor il is no use applying
to me-" Believing as did then, that
the drink would really be Of service to
him, urged him to take the stout as a
medicine, which would not interfere
with his pledge. lie looked anxiously
IN my face, evidently weighing the
matter over in ms mind, and sorrow
fully replied doctor, was a drunk
en- man once should not like to be
one again. col. 0....-a
lie was, much against his will pre-
vailed on TO take the stout, and, in
time, he recovered from his sickness.
When he got well, | OF course praised
up the virtues of stout az the means of
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-10-15
A TERRIBLE SCENE !
Persons Killed 90
SiNIy wounded

The indianapolis Journal briefly
but graphically describes the sconc
Of tho explosion at tho Indiana
State Fair on the 1st inst
"To attempt Il pen picture of the
scono were folly. Imagine fifteen
thousand people, palhd with fear,
rushing aud crushing to and fro,
impcllcd ly namclcss something
toward an indciinNble object men
bearing dead and wounded INTO the
various halls women shriekrng
and crying, for fear their husbands,
sons or brothers might be among
the killed strong men convulsed
and in tears because temporarily
separated from wives and children,
AID in suspense as to their safety (;
here stumbling across She mutlla .
TED form OF n man; there appalled,
with the horrld spectacle of II skull
absolutely stripped OF its flesh (;
here I'm arm, there pair Of legs /;
here side of flesh cooked until 1t
looked like tripc there a pool Of
clotted blood here n horse struck
dead in his harness, with tho occu
pants Cf the carriage dumb and pal
sled with terror All this and more,
infinitely, must be imagined to fll
in the details of picture of which
IL were next TO impossible to give
but the iNlntcst outlines,
Several yards from tho disaster
was found par OF legs held to-
gcthcr by the mercst shred of flesh /:
AT one place was the hcadlcss trLnk
Ola man ; ut another was the leg
OF n woman, with her boot and
stocking and u part Of her drawers
still upon 1t the arm of n man was
found driven INTO poplar board,
whllo not far from Power Hall was
seen the body of u man so horribly
mutilated that his heart. stomach,
liver and lungs could readily be
seen. When first discovered, his
heart was still pa'pitatlng, and tho
motion Of the organ was plainly OBJ
served !
A man walking III front of the
executive headquarters, was star
tied at seeing the skull OF man
drop in front of him, the fiesh actu-
ally scalded off the bones, but the
eyes and tooth still remaining in
the sockets and jaws
1t is reported, apparently upon
good authority, that woman was
delivered ofN chlld on the ground,
the fright bringing on mrscar-
riago, which may cause her death !
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-10-15
Now You Begin 10 Talk.

On certain occasion :he counsel
took some reception to the ruling
of the court on some point, and IL
dispute arose,
"lf the court please SAID the
counsel, q wish to refer TO this
book for II moment" ard at the
Same time picked upa VOLUME.
There is 10 referring to amy
book, - exclaimed tho court, ungri-
ly, 81 have decided the pint"
"But your honor" persisted the
attorney,
"Now, don't want 10 hear any.
thing on the subject yelled ont the
court; 81 tell ycp again that / have
decided the pint
81 know that, was the rcjolnder,
81 am satisfied of that but tins is
a volume Of Blackstone am Ger.
tam he differs with your honor, and
/ only wanted to show you what n
fool Blackstone was"
"Ah, indeed, exclaimed the
court, smiling all over, nov yon
begin TO talk r.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-10-15
a Hich scene In COurt-A Mis-.
siOnary Among the Heath
ems.


a few days since mention was
made OF the arrest Of n colOrrd min
lister. charged with disturbing the
peace by ondeavOrlng to excite n
revival Of religion on the lcvce.-
The officer on duty there ut the
time. no doubt appreciated the fact
that in case .ho preacher succeodud
it would destroy his occupation, and
might possibly exercise disrupt.
ing Influence IN his party. BE that
as it may, his lubors were suspcnd>
ed, and the cXhrrtcr brought To the
iOck-up ns u criminal. Now, this
proceeding Of the authorities cxci.
ted the COmmi~scl alton of an old
colurcd apostle named Clark. who.
satisfied that such conduct wns at.
tribulnhlc to the bcnightcd state ui'
the authorities, had concluded TO
volunteer az missionary among
them. His first attempt was made
IN the recorders court on FRIDAY
morning. The room was crowded
aud the Judge ascending the bench.
was about proceeding with the bus.
iness IN hand, when the missionary
rose and addressed the court:
Sab, ! wants to ax you Il ones
ton"
"Whnt IS it?" inquired tho court.
as you pure in hoart?'
Now, it must be understood that
the judge has for somc time been
suffering from dyspepsia, and he
hastily concluded that the injury
referred. to his digestive organs.-
So, smiling blantly, he nodded TO
the old darkcy, and said:
"Its annoying me n ittlc!" and
was about turning his attention TO
his docket, when the, missionary
voice rose ttruntnnlngly:
"Massa Judge, IT'S the debbil'
'naugln' at dat hcartl"
Tins astonishing revelation was
well calculated to excite tho fears
now visible on the faco Of the mag
lstrate, HIS voice trcmblcd little.
despite its indignant accent, as he
inquired:
"What Internal nonsense was tins
he was talking?"
ITS do dcbbil in dis room, sar!"
and by the mercst accident the
preachers eyes turned IN the dircc.
tion Of tho raised platform where
tho lawyers were sitting.
"Do you mean mr2' cried one.
DO you alludc TO mc?' exclaimed
another; willie all rose Indignantly
to rcpudlatc the impuJati0n.
The judge, always anxious to pre-.
serve order aud allny excited fccl-
ings, now interviewed:
"Como gentlemen, don't get excl
ted; il is a very natural mistake
Tho old fellow has hoard that tho
devil has partlahty for SWINE, and
he don't know but what he got into
another hock!"
This explanation proving satisrac~
tory, the business of tho court was
proceeded with without further in.
tcrruptiou,
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-10-15

and 80 IL turned out. She, also,
wos an English woman, and tho TWO
of them were .he handsomcst wo-
men | saw Mt Salt Lake. But she
appeared sad and worn. There was
no Joyous happiness Of married
life" about her. There was n piano
in the room, and in camo the li,llc
girl Of the house, and at once the
father said something about music,
and WAS evidently very proud Of
his daughters capabilities IN that
Inc. So | asked her TO play, and
she did, and made h0rrid dio.
and, under cover of tho noisn and
din, | bad my conversation with the
wife. She had not understood lhoir
doctrines. ] asked her, "Did you
know, when you married yours,ius-
band, that he could, If he would.
marry another woman - No"
"Did he tell you so at the time p
"No, he did not. Our missionaries
ard preachers. when they go out,
never preach that go Won know
nothing about it p "Noth!ug Mt
ALL But whom you came here
and saw it so, were you not greatly
disappointed and chogrincd?' mo,
| was not ! was sure my husband
would never marry again "But
he did" said |. Yes sho ans
wered, and a sad, narrowed look
came over her countcnancc. "Ges,
only year after he married again. 81
And do you like that and do you
like HIM to have more wives than
one p "Oh, yes, l do | wish he
had six or seven :" | saw through
il all in u minute. | understood the
state OF that woman's mind ut once.
But ] was not surprised ! looked
blank and went back on the old
tack. ] commenced and question:
toned her about her English life,
and l painted the picture Of the liz
Ito cottage Mt home, and the court-
ship, and 1T last the marriage to
one whole-souled, honest husband
and how they would live together,
and how sho would wait at tho
door Of their home and watch for
his coming in the evening and
asked her If she couli not be happy
there. And she put her hand to
her face. and bowed her head and
cried, "Oh, my God ! couldn't | p
And then it was plain, il was easy
to see, how that woman really felt
and thought.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-10-15
THE CHINESE

The Chinese Empire contains an
area Of 4 G9j,334 squares miles {;
Az 100000 inhabitants, or l0lG
persons TO tho square milos We
should say, however, that China
proper hns an area Oft1 200, 900
square mules, with n population oc
$50 900, 900 -3iGi TO the square
mlle, the most densoly populated of
any section Of tho world. Hero is
material for emigration to the UNI
ted States beyond anything En-
rope affords, Thoro are on the
const now. from British Columbia
down to Mexico, over 100000 Chi.
nanon. They hvo at cost OF
from ten to fifteen cents'per day
rice being their chief article of
food, The Chinese steamers bring
thcm from Hong Kong and Shang.
hal to San Francisco, for forty dol
lars per head, and sailing ships for
less price.
The Chinese earn in their own
country. from ono 10 two dOllars
per month, and can be brought to
tho Atlantic States for forty dollars
oach--affordlng well to work here
at from four to six dollars a month,
if iound-and tho finding would
not cost over ten or fifteen cents "A