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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-03-14
No. 5.-tiver.
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TIE Stars and Planets rsvrsI yuUr DESTINY =
YOUR DESTINY! WbsG isi., Good or xvii
Rich or FOnT-Exalted or Dcbaseds Are YOU -
rise TO LriiI enee, Honor. Wcsith and Powert Or
are you 10 sluk into ohsCGrity aIid oblivion. and
he forever UNKNOWN What are your future pro-
spects in lifef TO BE OR NOT TO BE. Thst is
the allab-urulng question. Who will solve itt-
DR. RAPHAEL can solve il. All who in
trouble. all who have been unfortunate. all who
hsv- been sedGcei by false promises and deceit, 60
to him and get advice and satisfaction. He has the
secret OF winning the affections OF the opposite
sex. fLadies who have suffered from misplaced
confidence. consult him before they get married,
he will restore their bloom. freshness. and vigu
OF youth. and enable them 70 er-
ter married life with confidence OF
health and happiness. He Will
chow the likeness of yUur
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We do not wish TO inform you, reader, that
DR.. Wonderful, any other man, has discovered
a remedy that cures Consumption, when the
lungs are half consumed, in short, will cure all
diseases whether of mind. body or estate, make
men live forever, and leave death to play for
want of work, and is designed to make our sub
luuary sphere q blissful paradise, to which
Heaven itself shall be but q side show. You
have heard enough of that kind of humbuggery,
and we do not wonder that you have by this time
become disgusted With it. But when I tell you
that DR.. Ssge's Cstarrh Remedy will positively
the worst cases of Catarrh, | only assert
that which thousands can testify TO. Try il,
and you will be convinced. l will pay $500 Re-
ward for q case Of Catarrh that / cannot cure.
FOR SALE BY MOST DRUGGISTS EVERY
WHERE.
Price only so cents. Sent by Mail post paid,
for Sixty Cents; Four packages for S7.c0; or
one Dozen for $500. Send u two cent stamp for
DR.. Ssge's pamphlet on Cat.rrh. Address the
proprietor,
R.V. PIERCE, NJ. D.,
sspt22d1y. Buffalo, n. Y.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

4 PRIvArE CoUNsELoR TO THE MARRIED OF
n those about 10 marry, in all that pertains o
the geological .teres and revelations of the
sex ua system, with the latest discoveries in pro-
ducing and preventing offspring, how to preserve
the complexion in all it. attractiveness and beau
ty, &c &c.
This is An interesting work of over two hun
dred pages, with Numerous engrsvipgs, al d con-
tsins valuable information that every person
ought TO have. 1t unravels mysteries and dis
closes secrets that every body should know and
it ia a book that ought to be kept under lock and
key, and not laid care EASILY about the house. 1t
embraces everything on the subject ofthe gener-
ative system that is worth knowing, and much
that is not published in any other work.
This invaluable work will be sent to any one
free Of postsge) on receipt Of Fifty cents.
Address: DR.. Butte Dispensary, No. IL North
Eighth street, ST. Louis, 40.
Notice to the Afflicted and Unfortunate,
Before receiving treatment from notorious
Quacks, who advertise in the public papers. or
using any Quack remedies, carefully peruse DR..
Butts work. No matter what yozr disease is. or
how deplorable your own condition, remem Der
that while it costs you Fifty cents TO have i;
with the valuable information. 1t may eest rou.
as it has many, life of hopeless misery, and re-
gret not to have it.
DR.. Butts can be consulted personally or BY
mail any of the diseases mentioned in his
works Once No Il North Eighth street, be-
tween Market and Chestnut, 81. Louie. No
Tjuly lId~ly
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FUTURE HUSBAND Or WIFE.

He can foretell the result of all business trans
actions and speculatiUns. Men who were unsuc
cessfu in their businessmen who worked hard
and who struggled against adverity and misfOr
all their lVes. and found the more they tried
get forward " the world the more things went
ngain-t thcM-the-e men consulted him. followed
his advice. and nov rich. happy. and success
ful IL all their undertakings. He can tell the al
nicted the cause of their disease and suffering
His PREVENTIVE against having children is in
noeent, safe and sure.
eF Consultation hours from 10 A N to ; p
M, at No. 2I3 EAST MADISON STREET
up stairs. Consultation fee Two DOIIARs In
teryiews confidential
Persons At n distance may communicate contaep-
tally by letter If they enclose Two Dollars for a
consultation fee Send twenty-five cents for his Book,
entitled: "GUIpE IT, HEALTH AND Lone LlFE !" and
as he has one For each say whether oT Lady
Gentleman, only uue will Toe 10 the same
address HIS circulars about 3" Winning the Alice
ti1Ds Of the opposite SEX and Important Hints to
Business Men" Will te sent gratis with the book.
Ad iTess al letters as follows:
DR. Raphael. Pot Office BJx
n. 5.sS. Gbiras.. Ill
Nv
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DRIyATE MATTERS. -DR. CLARKE, the
old-estabhskei DR.. Clarke. has removed to
liz Clark street To those who know DR..
Clarke nothing need be said, but strange lsuf-
fering from what quacks call private secret
Diseases are advised to consult him before en-
ploying any other physician, friendly talk
costs nothing, and may save much future trou-
BILE. Ladies afflicted with irregularities-unna a.
tural distractions or suppression-can consult
with the assurance Of relief. Send stama for
Married Secret" DR.. Clarke's celebrated Fe-
male Pills, fresh made, are very strong: 81 (by
mail pc. box, warranted. French Pessarie
Preventive" $40 each, warranted. French
Safes, best imported 81 each, or Eve for So. Vie
Tins of self-Rbuse, O any sexual disease,
send stamp for book. address letters,
DR.. CLARKE,
jan l91e0d6m- lT2 Clark St, Chicago.
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Limbs and 0ropsical
Swellipgs.

The reputation acquired Dy the Ointment as
means of utilizing stH joints, by re-endowing
them With fexibiliiy and activity, is as wide -
the range Of civilization. Persons who have not
touched the ground with one, or perhaps either
leg for years, become able to step out firmly
without any other help than . cane, and in some
instances without requiring even that assistance
Dropsical dwellings are reduced and the deposit
don Of water in the cellular tissue arrested by the
tonic sction OF the Ointment. In all these cases
it is essential that the preparation be faithfulI,
and vigorously rubbed in.
CAUTION The words "Hollovay's New
hoIx Ana London are vatermarked ON each
ieAi OF the directions in which the boxes and
pots are folded. For information leading 20 the
detection Of counterfeiters Of the medicines, q
handsome reward viii be given. Sold ct the
manrfactory, No SO Maiden Lane, and by re-
spectacle druggists and dealers in medicines
throughout the world. A considerable saving IL
enscted by Purchasing the large sizes. Pull di-
fsseons with every box or pot. eetlsdvIy.
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Because

After eleven years expert
cnce and trial the sales have
increased each and every
year, and thousands of let
tiers (unsolicited) of the re-
markable cures they have
performed bear witness.
For Sale Jy Druggists and
Dealers in Patent Medicines
erery-ichere.
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Because

The Blood Purifier is the
only article in the market
whichcontains the celebrated
costly Drugs imported e1-
pressly from Sweden for its
manufacture, and the Pills
contain the active principle
of Podophyllum (Mandrake
Root,) and is a substitute
for Mercury.
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The Whsle Worlds BalSam.
No Ulcer can Resist it!
|HQLLOWAY'S OINTMENT
Why does it Cure /?

Because it 10 composed solely Of rare, disin-
fectant, purifying and tonic vegetable substan-
ces; because it penetrates the inlamed OF ulcer
ated flesh through and through; because it
cools, eoothes aud tones the irritated surface !;
because 1t Is the specific sntidote Of the acrid
poison which produces virulent sores, boils, tu.
more, and all external excresences; because il
etadieates instead of supPressing eruptive and
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-03-14

Never Say rye or "Eot Dye But Ask
for PHALoN'S VITALIA OR SALVATION
THE HAIR Exnmins it, you will find 1t clear;
sh a Ike it, you will see that it has NO sediment,
apply it to your head, beard, whiskers mus
taches, il grey ar grizzled, and the color they
wore before they faded will return to them.
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CT nOnREWaRD for any case Of the
81 ,UUU foiIe-iHg diseases. which the

81 ,UUO foiIe.ing diseases, which the
medical faculty have pronounced ineurAbie, tia
DIR. RICHAU's GOLDEN REMEDIES WILL
NOT CURE.
DIR. RICHAU's GOLDEN BALsAM Mol,
will cure Syphilis in its primary and secondary
stages such rs old Ulcers liberated Soy.
Throat, Sore Eyes, skin EruptioIs and Soreness
Of the Scalp, srad:cating disease and mercury
thoroughly.
DR.. RIcHAUs GOLDEN RALsAM No.9,
will cure the third stages; sypbilitic and rer-
cureal Rheumati.m, etc And defy those Who
suffer from such disease. to obtain radical cure
without the aid of this medicine. which does not
prevent the patients from eating sni drinking
Whs they like Price Of either No. or 2, -
per bottle, or two bottles, 20.
DIR. RICHAU's GOLDEN ANTIDoTE-
A safe and radical cure Of Gouorrhea, Gravel,
With full directions. Warranted to cure Price
81 per bottle.
DIR. RICHAU's GOLDEN ELIXIR D'AA0UR.
A radical cure for General Debility in old or
young, impartins energy TO those Who have led
. life of sensuality. Price - per bottle, or two
bottles ~.
On receipt Of price by mail or Express, those
remedies viii be shipped to any place. Prompt
attention paid to eli eorrespondents. None gen.
uipe without the name Of DIR. RICHAU's
GOLDEN REMEDIES. B. d. RTCHARDs
cole proprietor, bios q in glass of bottIes Al
dress, DR. B. ID. RICHARDs
No. f2s varick street. New YORK. Od3es
hours from A. n. toe p. II. Circulsrs s.pt
Correspondents answered.
nAylldvly.
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Where il in Used 4

Everywhere There is not a civilized settle
ment between Alaska and Patagonia where il 10
not appreciated. Well may it be called Q pene-
natlng preparation IN commercial a, well .
medical sense, for, with its potent ally, Hollo-
ways Pills, it has reached the centre of China
and the heart of Japan, and is advertised at Pc
kin and Jeddo. Over three hundred millions OF
the human race that have never heard of any
other foreign medicine have been made acquaint
ed through their own papers, and many thous-
ands OF them by actual experience, with the
properties Of Holloway's Ointment and Hollo.
WAYS Pills
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H6EOIOAL.
NATURES GREAT DESTROYER
sCHEETZ'S
CELEBRATED
Cordial
MEDICAL.
Wholesale Depot, Fifth 4 Race Sts., Phila-
delphis.
JACOB sCHEETZ. SOLE PROPRIETOR.

1t is a reliable Family Medicine, and can be
taken BY either infant adult with the same
beneficial results. 1t IL certain, prompt and
speedy remedy for Disrrh9a, Dysentery, Bowel
Complaint, Dyspepsia, Lowness of Spirits, Sick
stomach, Paintings, Headache, etc. For Chills
and Fevers Of all kinds, it is far better and safer
than Quinine, without any of its perniciOus ef-
fects 1t creates an appetite, proves powerful
digestor of food, sad will counterfeit the effects
of liquor in few minutes. As indisputable
evidence Of it's medical proprieties, We append
one Of the many certificates in our possession:
JACOB sCHEETz, ESQ Dear Sir: IL gives me
pleasure TO bear testimony to the efficacy of
"seheetz's Celebrated Bitter Cordial Ny
daughter, who has been afflicted for the last two
years vita Indigestion and Dyspepsia, for which
she had the services of medical skill. and also
tried the various remedies without avail, was at
last induced TO try your Celebrated Bitter Cor
dial'-aud L am happy to say her health ha.
been entirely restored by its use 1would there
fore recommend it TO others suffering from the
same cause, as believe it to be an invaluable
remedy in such cases. Very respectfully,
K. ". EAsTLACK.
feb3ieod- 2s6 Green St, Philadelphis.
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GR. wEAvEn'S
CANKER AND SALT REEUM SYRUP

Canker, salt RheuIn, E-ysipeiss. Scr falas Dis
eases, CutsBsous Erupgions. and every kind
Of Disease srlsiag from impure
state Of tie Blood
The most effective Blood Purifier &c the Nine
tenth Century
Sold b. al Medicine Dealers For sale in
Rock Island by
CHAs 4. BENsER AND JOHN BENGsToN.
jan22d.Iy-
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WHY

Are DIR. C. w. Roback's
Stomach Bitters, Blood Pu-
rifier and Blood Pills the
three greatest remedies the
world has ever known?
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FAMILY CASES,

OAbhS,
Of IS to 80 large walls, morocco or rosewood
case, containing a specific for every ordinary
disease family 10 subject to, and books of d.
rections, from SIC to S36.
Smaller Family and Travelling Cases, with 20
to IS walls, from IS to IS.
SPECIFICS for all private diseases, both for cur
ing and for preventive treatment, in walls and
pocket cases, from 81 TO IS.
PONDS EXTRACT,
Cures Burns, Bruises, -ameness, Soreness, Sore
Throat, SPrains, Toothache, E.rache, Neuralgia,
Rheumatism, Lumbago, Piles, Sore Eyes, BoiIs,
stngs, Bleeding of the Lungs, Nose, Stomach,
or of Piles, oorns, Ulcers, Old Sores. Price so
cents to $l.75
"a These Remedies, except Ponds Extract,
by the case or single box, are sent to any part
eff the country, by mail express, free Of
charge, on receipt of the price.
Address Humphreys Specific Homeopathic
Medicine Co, Office and Depot, No. 5S2 Broad
way, New York.
DR.. Humphreysif consulted daily at his Office,
personally or by letter, above, for all forms of
disease.
FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
A full assortment of the above for sale in
Rock Island by
julyldly CA. BENsRR.
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Open Sores and Unhealed Wounds,

In consequence of being cicatri1ed before the
virus of Inflammation has been expelled, sores
Supposed to have been cured often break out
sfresh. 1t lie the same with old wounds A thin
crust that deceives the eye overlies tie mouder-
ing embers Of disease, and they are a. sure to
break through the surface eventually A. . volca-
no Is TO recommence its throes and cast. up new
Hoods Of lava. But lie operation of the oint
ment is final All the irritating humors are dis
PEELED, and WI hen nature, thus relieved, closes up
the wound or ulcer the cure i. De rfect
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Daily argus.
REST.
GOETHE.

Rest is not quitting
The busy career;
Rest is the fitting
OF self to ones sphere.
lis the brooks motion
Clear without strife;
Fleeing to ocean
After this life.
It's loving and serving
The highest and best;
It's onward, answering,
And this is true rest.
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WHY
Because

They know the ingredients
of which they are made.
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MEDICAL.
HEALTH! BEAUTY!

Strong, Pure and Rich Eleoa-!n-
crease of Flesh and Weight-giear
Skin and Beautiful Complexion,
SECURED to ALL.
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TIE LATEST discovery
MEDICATION

The great difficulty which physicians have
been laboriDg for centuries to overcome, b - at
length been obviated- A Vegetable Csthartic
and alternative more Efficient than any mineral
preparation of the same class, and az agreeable
TO the taste ordinary candy, il now offered to
the ricI in the form Of a I.o.ence.
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DR.. ]. SNYDER

Treats all diseases of the EYE AND EAR
with skin and success. For references and
m ode of treatment, send for circ ulsrs Nc
charge for examination advice Office on
Brady street. between 4th and 9th, Davenport,
Iowa
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Why

Are DR.. ROback's Blood
Purifier and Blood Pills
the best remedies taken to-
gether for the cure of all
diseases of the blood?
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TO Suffering Mothers.

Ihe agony that some young mothers undergo
FROM the caking of milk in the breasts, ulcers
ton Of the nipple and other painful affections OF
the n amillary organs, is extreme. And Yet q
few applications Of the Ointment would remove
the difficulty and enable the sufferers to resume
the maternal function and coz tinue TO exercise it
without interruption OF pain. As the life Of the
child as well as the health of the mother may
depend on her ability to nurse it, this fact W hich
is verified by ample testimony, should be treas
ured in the memory of every wife and matron.
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HAS MADE THE MOST ASTONISHING CUREs-
SO QUICK, so RAPID ARE TIE nh5 49,
TIIF poDY UNDERGUES UNDER THE lNflI-
KNCE or THIS TRULY WONDERFUL htDL-
CINE THAT
Every Day an Increase in Flesh and Weight
is Seen and Felt.
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Hem orrhoids, Pulmonary disorders

Obstinate cases of piles that have deHed all
other treatment are often cured very rapidly by
the frequent application of the Ointment to the
iIfsmed membrane 1t must be used With such
gentle friction ss the patient can bear. when
rubbed brick y over the throat and chest, in bad
coughs and colds, asthma, Inflammation of the
lungs, bronchitis, liberated core throat, &c, it
imPar,s wonderful relief and prevents the com
plants from cuIminsting in Consumption. The
Pills may be given night and morning during the
continuance of a cough OF cold to carry of the
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One Thousand Experiments

made by he inventor Of this peerless rem
edy before it was brought 10 it's present state 0
perfeetiob- The LCIenge Is harmless in its op
Grafton, and although the medicinal taste OF its
curative compliments has been extinguished Nv
chem zeal art, their virtues remain as active and
potent rs ever
In Dyspepsia, Biliousness. Constipation, Sick
or Nervous Headache. Piles. DrOp,y, and the ir-
reguarites to which the feebler are subject,
the Lozenges will be found infinitely effect
i've than any If the horrible and disgusting COM
poUn De usually administered in such cases. As
anti-bllious specific and general aperient,they
have equal either among advertised Prepara-
tons the prescriptions of the regular pL arBE-
oop0ia-
&e- II IL guaranteed that no one who has once
tried DR.. Erasmus Wiaso~'r Liver aud Stomach
LoIenge, will ever again take a pGTga;ire pow
der. or draught, or pill
Show cards asd circulars cent to dealers free
of eIpense. address,
PRINGLE BROS,
octlsdvIy ~ Maiden Lane, New York.
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THIRD VIDTE.
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RAILWAYS SARsAPABILLIAS REsoLvENT /,
sold 81 -r B--ie, hotties for S. bv all IrugrISt.
end X laa o. a.s. and Al DIR. RAILWAYS Medicine
WsTeha'-zs, :. Maiden Lane. New yo;k City.
{. 1. BENSER, Agent, n 1sk Island Ito,
jaiylTdIy.
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MEDIC Al.
SlMILIA SIMILIBUS CUaANTUR.
hUMPHREY's

uAvRPRovED,FROM THE MosTAMPLB
L experie.ce, an entire succe1s: Simple, |
Prompt, Efieient and Reliable. They are the
only Medicine perfectly adapted to popular use,
so simple that mistakes cannot be made in
using them; so harmless - to be free from dan |
ger, and so efficient a. to be always reliable.
They have raised the highest commentator
from all, and will always render sstisfsction:
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-07-30

be, that I pledge him my cordial.
hearty efforts from this until the going
down Of the sun on the fourth Thurs
day Of October, to secure MS triumph,
ant election. 1had hoped, cir, itwouid
be my privilege, and that Of other gen
tlemen here, 10 cast their votes for an
other distinguished gentleman from my
own county supposed to be an allusion
TO Col. Chas. S. Lewis, whose name |
had expected would be brought here
before this Convention.
therefore hope il may be the pleas
ure Of this Convention to- select from
among the distinguished gentlemen
whose names have been mentioned in
connection with this nomination some
one other than myself (Adelegate who
had been posted: "let it 60 as it is y
Mr.. Davis sat down amid the applause
OF his admirers.
The following is the result Of the
FIRST BALLOT.
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Before the vote was announced Writ
changed five from Davis 10 Sweeney,
reducing Mr. Davis'vote to 96: and in
creasing Mr.. Sweeney TO 134.
SO Mr.. Davis, having received a ma.
iority OF the whole vote, WAS declared
the nominee, and, on motion Of Mr.
White, OF Brooke. il was made unani-
nous.
4 speech from Mr. Davis was called
Tor, and he came forward and said, he
was sure there was nogentleman OF this
Convention more surprised 10y this nom
ination than himself. OF all the men
in this body he had the least expecta-
ton Of being the recipient of this favor
Coming as it does, he said, unsolicited
by me, the frccwill offering Of this Con-
vcntion, would not be doing justice to
my own feelings or TO the large clas- OF
individuals throughout this district who
havemanilested preference tor me, if
| declined the nomination. accept il
the more readily, gentlemen, not so
much because it is compliment paid
to me personally ard individually, as TO
the principles Of that great party Of
which profess to he an humble advo-
cate and follower ] hope during the
campaign 10 meet many of my fellow
citizens throughout the district and
/ trust none who have bestowed their
confidence on me this day will have rea-
son to regret their having done so; for !
pledge You, gentlemen, from this time
TO the going down Of the sun on the
day of election, my best energies will
be devoted TO the maintenance of those
principles which we, as Democrats, all
hold dear. believe il ever there vas
period in the history Of this Govern
ment when it behooyed all men, irrc-
spcctivc of party, to put their shoulders
to the wheel and rescue from ruiu-ab-
solutc, utter, irretrievahle ruin-tbcir
government, that period has now ar
rived, There are many important ques-
tons TO be discussed aud solved. The
greatest Of all is the preservation aud
maintenance Of that great principle, the
right Of selfgovernment We nav
solve the financial problems that now
perplex the minds OF the beet men in
the country. aud yet orr country will
not be saved from ruin if we fail 10
rescue from the ruin that ilnpepds over
it the great principle that lies at the
very foundation Of the Government IL
sell.
l did not rise, gentlemen, 10 make a
speech. / presume you. like myself,
feel overcome with the heat. There is
other business to come before this Con-
vention. A Senatorial Convention is to
be held, aud believe We have in our
midst distinguished gentleman who