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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-09-04
NOTICE

HEREBY GIVEN, that o man by the name
L Of Allen, through fraud and misrepresen ia
ton obtained from me on the first day OF seP'
TENDER, 1869, note for $500, dated on the hrs'
day of September, 1869, sind | think was due
three months after date.
Allpersons are hereby notified not to purchase
said note or to have anything to do with it, as II
i. base fraud aud shall not pay it.
WILLIAM PARKER.
Port Byron, Ills Sept. 2, 1869, d2twl.
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ARGUS JOB OFFICE,
Rock Island, AL.

WE are at present prepared to do any kina
w of job work which may be ordered; .,
the shortest possible notice, and in the best
manner.
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pailp argus.
Saturday Evening, September 4, 1863


Orders for Job Printing will meet with promp.
.,,en,Son n, the Anaus oppIcE, and be executed
in the very best manner and at reasonable rates.
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RvLIGlous.-Dr. Palmer and wife, OF New
York, will conduct the services In the NJ h
church tomorrow morning and evening.
This distinguished couple are favorabIy
known throughout Europe and America
where they have labored as Evangelisis for
the Last thirty years.
An are invited to come and hear them.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-09-04
TUESDAY, SEPT. %, SO !
Terms of Sale

On Sept. rs, 1869, any and all Of the property
lett remaining unsold will be offered at Public
Safe, and unressrvedy sold to the highest bidder.
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Ills perhaps wicked to grumble AZ success
and explanations are always more or less OBJ
Iecticnable; but the lop-sided proportions of
TEE STAR on Saturday evening seem to
Justify Us in departing from our rule on both
points. 1t happened In this wise: Our circu.
istIoB, which Is all the time rapidly increasing,
reached such figures during the inaug CUR alton
season as to require . much larger quantity Of
paper than we had at the very best caIcu lated
upon. Then, to the dificulty arising from this
Csnse was added the Withdrawal, during the
great passenger rush, of all freight trains be.
tween here aDdP elphia-whence we draw
our supply-leaving us with q large stock
switched on upon some unknown side track, in.
stead of at our door, a. we had right to exp ect
The result was, that the last sheet on hand
was pI inted on Friday evening; and, as we are
oonged, on account Of the size of the press, to
print the sheets double in order TO get our i'm.
mense edition out in time, we were unable to
md either In Washington or Baltimore any
paper large enough In size for our purpose, We
were forced TO choose between dropping COL
umn from two of the pages OF emitting the
pubheation altogether. OF course we chose
he former alternative, knowing full we'll that
oe'ween going without Its dinner and going
without TIE STAR, In any shape, all Wash.
ington would prefer To give up the former
he predicament we find ourselves IN seems to
b. one of the taxes lev Wed upoa US for being in
advance OF all competitors, and We suppost.
We ought 10 pay it ,heerfuIiy, but We don't
Like 20
In future We shall most certainly provide
ourselves with paper enough not only for any
rxirzoTdInary increase of circulation, but also
70 tide over such breaks in freight connections
as that Just experienced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-08

THB CABINET.-Rumor has been busy snce
saturday evening in regard TO the status of the
Cabinet, and 1t seems to be generally under
-iood to-day, although no official aanouuce.
nent has been made, that Mr.. Stewart will de.
cline the Secretaryshi of the Treasury in or
der 20 relieve the President and senate from
he complications growing out of the effect OF
he act of l7s9 on that Office. IL is also geusr-
Sly oriieyed that the vacancy will be
filled BY Mr.. Boutwell,, OF Massachusetts
This program me of course necessitates CHI snre
IN the Attorney Generalship, as 1t has been
ststed by the President that there wouid no,
De two Cabinet officers appointed from the
same State; and the qsid nUncs have it accord.
ingiy that the coming man for that place ia
Edwards Pierrepont or Lyman Tremain, both
OF New York. Up to the hour of going to
press. however, nothing definite seems TO be
known on tie subject.
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Light Celsred Brieks-fhe Ciay Pound

Light Celsred Brieks-The Clay Pound.
EDITOR star :-Regard,ng the beds OF clay
Ior ignt colcred bricks suggested BY 6ener Al
MeIEs IN yours Of 9Th utino, and tn. eng uiFy
OF Mr.. Uuss, In yours of yesterday, rs to
.rhere those beds are 7" permit me to say
MAJ on the "lsherWood farm" at east end OF
north street, Occu pied BY Gen. Msigs De-.
partment for the "Eastern Branch Corr1is, '
Are several extensive beds of aluminous clay.
vsriously colored, from faint gray white,
through the tawny or buff shades, to an AIN est
vermillion red. The same veins appear also
under the surface of the beautiful plsteau
overha aging the Anacostia, east Of east Nins.
tenth street and north Of the Aims Mouse,
where 10 located the brick yards of Messrs
Schmidt Il Ross MY attention was called to
this in January last by conversation bet ween
Mr.. Ross and his vendor, Mr.. Haley, wherein
Mr.. Haley was suggesting the very points
made by Gen. Meigs, n we'll Is urging the
manufacture then Of jug.wsre and nre-prooi
bricks; while Mr. Ross was complaining that,
although his bricks were coufessedly better
than those OF a more red color, he could not sell
them any the better unless for paving and In =
terror work. because fashion or custom de.
manded the most glazing red bricks to be he'd.
Since beginning this communication l have
been informed that parties from the North have
prospected these beds of clay, taken samples
North to test. and are feeling the selling pulse
of Mr.. Haley, in contemplation of starting al
least a jue. factory, il not also 6re.bricks
while vet another party prospect the big
spring on that property regarding q paper
mill and beer brewery. W. n
WASHINGTON. ID. c., March 4, 1869.
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NJ C0srORAII0n s0HDs wANrEO ar
LEWIS JOB SsON 20 Banks,..
fennA. ave. end iOsh street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-08

TsE PRIZE RING--NO startling battle has
taken place during the past week, nor is it like.
ly that there Will ne any for some time to come
although several are announced Legislatures
throughout the States are beg inning TO wake up
10 the necessity of looking after "mIlIs," and il
IS not improbable that before very long prize
fighters. when Gagged, will be severely dealt
WITH The following contests are announced
TO come off:-MarcF 1l-Dap Carr and Pat
O'Mesly, at New Orleans, for $500 a side
20ih-Bill PayEe and Samuel Cunnin CHAM
near Scranton, Pa for 500. Articles OF agree.
nent have also been draw up between Fl. A
stevens. Of Manchester, N. H., and Mike
Burke o Nashua, N. H., to fight on the I7tn of
May IN The State Of Maine for $500 side-y
y. Herald.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-08

GREAT LABOR STRIKE IN PRosPRCr-The
New York Tribune says the jonr me- men tailors
OF that city, emboldened by the result Of the
clothiDg.cutiers' strike, are about to inaugu.
rate q movement of like character. This con.
test Will probably prove one of the most excit.
ing OF the kind which has ever taken place in
mat city, the employers in many instanc- e be.
ing opposed TO the advance, while the man are
by no means as firmly united as many other
trades In the city. There are at present about
l5,UOO Jonrneymen tailors in New York and
vicinity, but a very small portion Of whom are
members of the Union. Or the above number
there are ahout 2-ODb frst-class tailors, a large
number OF whom are mem bsrs of the different
tallOrs societies. These men are now receiv-
Ing 80 cents per hour. and the demand will be
for return to the old rate, which Is D per cent
advance that amount.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-08

The sale for the benefit OF the family OF Mr..
1-ru'ze, the artist. which took place in New
York last week, produced a considerabI. sum
Of money. although q rule the articles did
Rot bring high prices. One OF Mr. Leutze',
latest works, and the most important by him IN
the collection, 20 by 20 inches in size. repre.
--n'i1s crusader returned just 1 n time 70 see
through the bars separating her from the outer
Wofid bis lady love taking the veil, sold for
>"Q'. The subject afforded fine opportunity
ioi uramAi &c effect and MEDIEVAL accessories
n rh'ch me artist excelled. and the price real
ized was considerably below the yaiu- N. ~,
upon II. The gem OF the evening Wa In.
BIZ by - j. Guy, called .who,s rb.rs - ran
re''nhhg little boy carrying a candL.. winch
NJ s shad'ng with his hand as he is startlss hv
h~a'I a NOISE This brought $40.
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At the Conference OF the Eyangelical
ASSOCIATION in Baltimore Saturday the
committee on missions reported Washipgtnn
city, Glenrock. Northum berland, Milton, Dan.
VILE. WillIamspOrt, and Lockhaven missions
as prosperous, indicative of general ccess
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10 Advertsers.-Our advertising patrons
- requested TO send IN their fayors before
= O'Clock N, as advertisements received
later cannot be insured an insertion I'm
TIE STAR Of the same day, on account of
the pressure Of news matter after that hour
With every disposition to Accommodate, we
I'd ourselves obliged TO lay down this rule
ard adhere to IT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-08

The 0RAN1-PoLLARD MURDsR TRIAL.-
THIS remsTkabie trial has come TO the eu1
every body expected: the jury found . verdict
Of mot guilty" As we say This verdict was
expected, because the drift Of pu olic opinion 10
Richmond showed what woGld BE- the conciu.
sions Of any jury. But why go through the
tom .foolery of s.triaI'" Way CO npel twelv.
msn 10 either deliberately pefJure them.slv
or other wise make themselves utterly ridicu-
lous by adopting q theory of defence that
would not deceive a child The Judee, who |,
seems was old fashioned enough to be 20 verned
by the law and the evidences rather THAI by
ror pop"li, instructed the jury TO find against
the accused. This would have rather embsr
raised Jury less determined to acquit but
they managed 10 find "reasonable doubt of
the prisoners guilt 10y the testimony of Gsn..
raj Henry A. Wise and others, which aim Dat
conclusively showed the impossibiIity of the
sbot which killed Pollard coming from the
window OF the room in which Grant WAS
found" Could the farcical nature of modero
jury trials in murder cases be more strikin Civ
illustrated than IN this finding, The ..insanl-
" dodge" the ''alibi dodge" and all the other
lodges OF criminal practice pale before this
dodge OF a reasonable doubt about what no
man, woman, or child in Richmond, outside
OF the jury box, entertaine the slightest doubt.
President Grant will dou btles< make il live
iy for members of the whisky ring and other
rings who have been violating the laws with
inpuIi,y. As it is not expected that pardons
will be distributed with very liberal hand,
those who are tempted to continue their frauds
upon the revenue had better seriously consider
the consequence of committing any act which
will give the law a hold upon them. One of
the last official acts of President Johnson was
the granting OF pardon to Jacob and Moses
Depew, of New York, convicted of having
illicitiy removed some whisky from a distil-
lery without having paid the tax. President
Grant, on being informed of the facts in the
case, Immediately ordered the withholdin of
the pardon If the men were not released, and
@. mmissioner Rollins, in telegraphins the fact
to United States Attorney Courtney. added -
" The President Is il earnest about this" The
New York Express Of Saturday states these
facts, and the Post of the same date gives an
account Of plot of some Of the whisky ring TO
assassinste District Attorney Courtney, and
says -" II the Depews are released from pris
on they will be promptly prosecuted for resist
ing the officer who secured their arrest. and
threatening to take his iife'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-08

S~"NTNV N"0 GIT
The only r'al cure for Gonorrhea. Glset and
Diseases caused from indescretton. Only ten pills
purely vegetable. We discard Baisam Clya5ia
and Mercury IS being not only useless but hurtfni
Gift cures I'm frvm two to tour days thus avoid
Ing trouble posure, and the extortion OF auacks
Male Packaess 81: remsles, IS. Sold bY b c.
DESMOND Co.
DaGly 915 Race street, hilsdsi phia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-08

~An Alabama paper announces ,h.. -,
= al not, hereafter, take payr,eut in dogs.
s@A Cincinnati school girl has been h.a,,
r)isOI ed by sucking the ink from her pen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-08

IL Is a rather singular Circumstance thai III .
dimcnify row existing in regard 70 the S..rs.
taryship Of the Treasury should also hay.
been met IN the experience Of the late e oufede.
rate States Government IL will be remem
oered that when that concern was set mn the
Cnited States statutes at large were adopted
and put In force bodily, which OF course in
einded the acts imposing restrictions ON the
once IN question. In time, Mr.. Trep holm. ON.
OF he largest merchants In The South. WAS
called 70 'he Treasury Department. and be-
nlied the ONCE for some time before his ins,,.
sIosiity was discovered. When IL was po,uted
out he severed his connection with ali me-.
camille interests in this country, although We
teiieHe ne maintained his relations with a
foreign house.
IL i -aic, also, that /; was owing 10 this cir.
cumstanee that be was saved from bankrup,,v.
ior' mad he remained in the CharIestou nouss
he would have been ruined We doubt. how.
ever he accuracy OF this assumptiou- "a u
was generally understood that his OLD ar,,
came out OF the war quite wealthy. having IN.
vested its assets in real estate Insts.a %, A.,
bonds Of the Confederacy, as IL advised o,h.r-
20 Dc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-08

Prom j. shiiiing'on, Odeon Building. re
say- Nm sr's Bazar for March ao.h.
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The inherent awkwardness and cIuus,nesS
ef the criminal procedure In cases of murder Is
matter just now under discussion in the
English magazines. As our system of admin
Istration of criminal justice Is much the sams
IN that of England, II 10 a matter Claiming
attention here Under the workings OF this
system the guilty are rarely convicted, and the
lives OF the innocent are freq uentIy endangered
There are two modes by which a person NAV
BE- brought into court for trial on a Grimm Al
charge one by means OF the coroner; the Other
by means OF the magistrate. The coroner is ar
Orhcer not judicial, but inquIsitorial. lie can
proceed only on sworn charge and against an
accused party; and thar party cannot be ex-
amIned he may be the party who knows
most of the matter. and he may be quite lnu1-
cent, but a. he is acc used he cannot De asked q
4uestion- Il hat avenue to information stopped
up III mistake Is made for want OF that clue
the real Grimm al will have escaped
The coroner . Investigation is a rude general
inquiry into the cause of death. Ii AZ should
hspPen to appear that a particular person com.
mr'ted the deed, the jury return their Inquisi-
ton accordingly. The magistrate can only act
npeh charge against some person, and upon
evidence submitted TO him. in most eases by the
Police who, as shown by such instances as the
Rogers Ease in New y o-k act u ually In a de.ui
iOTy, hap hazard manner, not calculated eitbsr
10 secure the real criminal, while he Is within
r-aeh, or 10 present the evidence in a shape to
tcByIct MIN If caught
What seems TO BE- necessary - th., thar.
sho"ld De public prosecutor (as IL the cise in
Scotland and FranceJ III every county and
large CITY, hose business II shall be To- tak- nm
every case, and conduct it from first 10 last.
from the time the crime is discovered until tn.
time the criminal is arraigned for trial; having
during the whole of that time power at discr..
ton 10 prosecute inquiries and examine Wit.
nesses Next, tina; the accused should be liable
To he examined, whether before the trIal at the
instance OF the public prosecutor, OF AT the
uiai' NJ the discretion OF the Judge Lastly.
That there should be power OF adlourning 8
criminal uial whenever It appears necessary
Tor Iustice,-as to prosecute further injuries.
OF secure the attendance of witnesses
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-08

The strike Of the stOnecutters in Bsl,imor.
n ccntin uss.
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~MRs. JULIA wARD HOWE,
THE AUTHORIZES.
will give eelect BeadinRs OF her
POLMs OF The WAR,
For the Benefit Of
WOUNDED AND DISABLED SOLDIERS
GRAND ARMY OF rae REPUBLIC.
UNITARIAN Oh q ROH,
Corner of Sixth and streets,
MONDAY EVENING. MARCH =, as Q o'clock
ADMISSION, SO CENTS.
Ti,kets for sale at
PHILIP 4 sULOMONs' BOOKSTORE,
m62t 332 Pa avenue, between 9th and 10th
n BRADY
~ NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC
COLLECTION OF
REPRESENTATIVE MEN
WAR VIEWS,
no ssa PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE,
NEAR METROPOLITAN HOTEL.
The PTs9 Are invite, s e ths large and
the POrtI ats Of disn iar,.ts
Authors, Travellers, Military and Naval Heroes
The Photographs of the
MEMBERS OF TIE PRESENT CONGRRss
are also on exhibition.
BkADY'S great collection OF War Views from
the first engagement to tn. hnaI OF the great
nauonaI stIugg,e, incindtns the Western can
sHIRiDAN. ""1
sHERMAN's GREAT MARCH TO THE SEA:
VIEWS or LoOKDUr MOUNTAIN;
SCENE Of GIN Mc IPTaERs DEATH:
h sI.I pksepo BATTLE FIELD ANDBU-
r6hfiFitHTiE!::s. AND BATTLE FIELD or
y ATLANTA, GEORGIA.;
BUNS "a TaE GIT{ Of oaA sIEsroS, So;
k sTlNs o. s EXIT synTE ri
WE'VE GOVERNMENT SAW MILLS AND
And hundred. OF the most interesting and charac-
terisic representations, 10th Military and Naval.
events o, the age. imperial Captss speciality eA'
Gallery open at All hours. feb22Im
~MARINI's rAsHLoNABLE DANCING
Z. between 9th aud 10Th streets
Days of Tuition For Misses and Mssters-Tues-
For ufntlemen-MOnday. wednesday ana cat.
ursay; from 8 to ,Opm
TUESDAY, March DID, 1859. feb 81 w
TBANKRUPr roy The last amendment of
uS the Bankrupt Law provides that in AL pro-
ceedings commenced after the first day Of January
1879, nO discharge fshall be granted to q debtor
whose sets rhall not be equal to fly per centuu
OF claim prored against bis estate, q pom which
re shall be lie bic Is pal debtor This clause
does net however. shut out from the benefit of the
law al poor debtors, for il further provides that
certain petitioners and all WHO comply with Ger
tain coalitions, can receive their discharg
though they may have no assets. Notvithsta ng
the PROV. IA view Of its limitations excep
uODs, debtors without assets still ap plying for
the benefit OF the Law in all parts OF the country
Persons in this District Who still wish TO ay all
themselves Of its benefit, and who have no a,sets
should examine carefully whether they are in
cluded in the terms Of the limitation The sub
scriber viii give Information this subject at all
times without charge.
GEO. MASON,
Attorney at-Lsw and Solicitor ia Bankruptcy
City Hall. fe
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MO-. y. OUMMINs,
w sal SEVENTH SHEET
AN EXTENSIVE BOOT AND SHOE BOusn.
Whore the public may nnd, always, whist then
want" and that OF the best quality.
0BVENTB STREET
Two doors south Of x and Northern Merkss
6Bu
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-08-19
From the Burlington Free Pres.
The Last Ghost story.
SOLOMON WEsTERBRoOI

So long as man is constituted as he is, SO
long will his perception of the supernat-
ural lead him towards superstitions,
whenever the tendency is not successfully
combated by education. Ghosts will con-
tinue to be seen, as we'll as sea-serpents
and warning voices be heard as distinctly
as winds or waves. No matter how many
times the illusion may be dispelled, and
Ichabod Cranes dreadful headless horse
man prove to be only rider with cloak
over his head and a pumpkin under his
arm still will the faith of this or that
person or community in some fresh appa-
ration be strong, and still will returning
spirits from the other world alright
some benightei soul, by graveyard hur-
rying home.
These eminently novel and wise
thoughts were suggested to US by tale
told few days since in q town not far
distant, which "plain, unvarnished," we
will strive to set down for our readers.
There lived there until this summer q
young man, pretty wild and reckless, who
had not long before contracted marriage
greatly to the displeasure of his family
and friends. Taken sick and at deaths
door, vain attempt was made by his
brother to extort from him an affirmation
under oath that he was not married, by
which means it was though eli share Of
the property might be prevented from
passing to his wife. This affirmation the
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dying man steadily refused to make and
though his wife was not allowed to come
to his door, even to witness his last mt
ments, and brothers and friends beset him
he would not give her up, but maintained
the one good point Of his character TO the
last. Well, the man died and was buried,
and many said that was the end Of him
and good riddence. The family showed
no disposition to give the dead mans wife
any care or protection, or even acknow-
Judgement. Three weeks since, the same
br other who urged the oath upon the
dying man, looking from the window
towards pasture, just at dusk,
beheld his horses dashing round
the field as if possessed and, 10 upon the
back of one white form that urged the
frantic beast to madness. Running out
for a closer look, the form sprang from the
horses back, an1 rushed to meet him !;
this was too. much for mortal courage, and
he fed to the house, pursued with uplift-
ed arm and clanking chains. Into the
house rushed pursued and pursuer, into
the very room where the dead mans
corpse bad lain before burial. The alright
ed family rushed thither too, only to see
the white form, gigantic, clashing its
chains, and breathing fire from eyes and
nose and mouth and as in deadly terror
all fled from the spot, the apparition pur-
sued and disappeared through the fast
locked and bolted front door.
The community around firmly believe,
said the one who told the tale that this
appearance was sent to punish that wicked
brother for his cruelty and avarice.
See ghosts OF course you can, if you
only believe in Them" quoth wise man,
being asked about the possibility of such
visions Probably no person could con-
vince our informant of the improbability,
not to say impossibility of such an APP
pearance and, no doubt, the neighbors
will 90 to their graves in firm belief in |
that ghost, at all events