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A NATURAL SUSPICION.
Miss Not n Miss-The Entirely Natural
DOnbts of an Old Lady of Georgia.

A Miss Not n NIss--The Entirely Natural
Mrs. DR.. Walker, having occasion recently to
pass up the Missouri river, was interviewed at
New Madrid by the editor of the Record, and in
the course of her conversation the Doctor re-
lated the following incident of her war expert
ence in Georgia.
l frequently rode outside our lines, and
visited the farm houses, where | found much
destitution among the women. The men were
generally absent in the Confederate army, or
had fed at our approach. l administered to
great many sick among those destitute Geor-
gans. On one occasion called at the house of
an old lady who was sick, and had quite pretty
young daughter living with her. prescribed
for the old lady, and furnished her with medi-
cine and some needed delicacies, and gave her
great and speedy relief At her request re-
mained all night, and, there being no vacant bed
in the house, slept with the daughter. Soon
afterwards was called upon to visit very sick
young man in the same neighborhood. BY
proper medical treatment and attention he was
soon convalescent and suddenly became very
famous in that neighborhood. Exaggerated ac-
counts of my skill and learning were noised
abroad, and reached the ears of the old lady just
mentioned. Not long after was overtaken by
night outside of the lines aud called upon the
old lady for another nights entertainment. To
my surprise she seemed reluctant and hesitating,
and then sad-
Look here, I'm afeard of you; I'm afeard to
let you sleep with my daughter again, for l am
afeard you amt woman; don't believe any
woman could know as much about doctoring
folks as you do"
tried to disabuse her mind of such an i'm
preston, but she only shook her head and said
''Im afraid-Td rather not" At length / un-
fastened my hair and, shaking 1t out upon my
shoulders, said:-
"Look there, did you ever see man have
| such hair as that? Is not that a woman's hair"
"Oh, / don't know" said the old woman,
''tolks has got curious way OF fastening hair
on their heads in these days, and maybe its jist
| fastened there. I'd rather not let you sleep with
| my daughter any more. You know too much
| for woman" / tried other means with better
success and, greatly relieved, she old lady again
| put me in her daughters bed.
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ship Westmoreland, Letournau, from New oreahs'
at Bremerhayen I'd inst.
Steamship Fsnita, Freeman, hence, at New YORK
yesterday.
Steamship Tonawanda, Jennings, hence, at savan-
nah yesterday
Bark Don Justo Ludwig, for Philadelphia, sailed
from Liverpool 4th inst. ,,,
Bark Athenas, Baker, for Philadelphia cleared at
London LIST inst.
Bark Bessie Harris, Allen, hence, at Queenstown
Bark Dorette schulken, hence, at Bremerhayen
LIST inst. o,,,N. .,,
from Lisbon l4th ult
Brig b. Rogers, Crosby, hence at Antwerp 3ist
utimo.
Schr Lizzie Batchelder, English, for Philadelphia,
cleared at MatanZas 10th inst
schr Nellie Doe, hence, at Savannah yesterday,
leaking.
scnr Ralph souder, MILAN, at Havana sth inst.
from St. JOhn n. B.
Schr VIM. H. Tiers, Clifford, sailed from Matanzas
7th inst. for port north OF Hatteras.
Schr Roswell, Copp sailed from Matanzas 9th inst.
for port north OF Hatteras.
schr Repecca Florence, Rich, at st. Jago I'd inst.
from Port Spain. ,l .4..4..r....9
schr Amos Edwards, scmers, at Matanzas sth
inst from Providence. t itlA ~
Schr NJ. L. Staples CONN. sailed from C8rlenas
IN inst. for port north OF Hatteras. fi-v q
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AMERICAN COMMERCE.
Important Recommendations of the Special
Committee.

Important RecOmm en- datiOns of the Special
Committee.
The Special Committee on Navigation Inte-
rests will make their report in the House of Re-
presentatives to-day. The suggestions they
make deal only with the question of the deca-
dence of American commerce, its causes, and
their remedies. The latter consist of proposed
drawback on imported material, or an equivalent
bounty when American material is used, allow
ing the use Of bonded ship stores and coal for
vessels sailing to foreign ports, and also giving
q small bounty to American vessels engaged in
the foreign trade. All State and municipal
taxes, dues, and fees, except wharfage and
pilotage, are TO be abolished, and a uni
form tonnage duty of thirty cents per ton
is proposed to be levied. The
committee expect TO make further report
on the matter OF aid to mail steamship lines.
There are several propositions referred to
them, which are now unAer consideration. They
hope also to report revised code for the pro-
lection of our merchant service, and to promote
its efficiency and character. The committee
have had under discussion the idea OF establish
ing Naval Reserve system like the one in use
by Great Britain, which enables that Govern
ment TO summon to her service twenty thou
sand able-bodied seamen. Practical navigators,
merchants, and our most efficient Consnls al
maritime ports, complain greatly OF the made
quacy of the present legislation relating TO Ame-
rican seamen. The committee are unit on the
recommendations already agreed upon, and upon
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FROM EUROPE.
This Mornings Quotations.
.ln A a.1 aasf.Uaa nahIo

By the Angt0-ASHertcdn Cd0e.
LONDON, Feb. 17-1l'3O A. M.-Consols opened at
S2 Tor money ana gs% Tor account ,5sa AmeScan %
OF 1865 cid, s79S; OF 1857 s6Z 1O4Os, s3A.
Stocks quiet Erie Railroad, %; illinois Central,
lO916 Great Western, 90
LIVERPOOL Feb It'll 80 p M.-The Cotton mar
ket closed dull last night. Middling upands 1890
were 1890 bales, Including 1000 for export and
speculation. This morning the market opened quiet,
and quotations unchanged The sales are estimated
at TO- 700 bales BreOdsTus closed quiet last night.
PARIS, Feb. 17.-The Bourse opened frm.
Rentes, 73I. 49c. -
ANTWERP, Feb. 1L-Petroleum opened firm at Oif'
12Hc. -
92A for the issue OF 1862.
HAVRE. Feb. 17.-Cotton opened quiet and steady.
PARIS, Feb 1.-THE Bourse closed quiet Rentes
I3f. SIC - ,,, ..,.,o
closed active and firm at 991s.
ANTwFRP, Feb. II. = Petroleum closes firm at
G0xf
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Pittsburg. Mr.. b. l.. Oliver did everything in
the world that humanity could dictate to ale
viate the wants and sufferings of all the sur
vivors. Not a passenger was injured. Ihe
second clerk was aft; he tried to get to the office
occurred the safe aud office furniture weor blown
overheard. The first clerk left the boat at New
Orleans to settle up some of her business, and
took the railroad up to Memphis, where he was to
join us. About o'clock the steamer CONNER
cial came along and took us off, She stayed
alongside an hour and a half or two hours, and
took us all aboard. Captain Martin fingered
short time, and died before we got to Helena.
We left his remains there,
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The British Steamer Monarch.
FROM CALIFORNIA.
Arrival orthe Japan mt San Francisco.

Arrival Ofthe Japan mt San Francisco.
SAN Francisco, Feb. 17.-The steamer Japan
from Hong Kong, January 18th, and Yokohama
JAPAN on the oath, arrived at half-past eleven
o'clock last night.
Her list of passengers, which is unusually
small, includes M. Hengelmuller and Colgate
Baker, for New York.
The merchandise by this steamer to go over
land to New York includes 81 boxes of ten, 81
packages of sil1-worm eggs, one case of silk
and for Europe Is bales of silk.
The japan spol:e the steamship America,
hence for China. All well.
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Baltimore Produce Market.

BALTIMORE, Feb, 1I.-Cotton dull and nominal at
2499c. Flour active and higher for low grades;
Howard Street superane, ,5a5; do. extra, e5 25@6;
do extra, totO@6.; DIP. family, s7@sTo. Western
superhne s475@5; do. extra, t5'25@5T5; do. family
f612H@6T5. Wheat unchanged Pennsylvania, 81 -26
DIPS. Corn less firm; white, 9s@96c. yellow, $50
soc. Oats 58@65c. Rye, 9oc.@1. Mess Pork quiet
clear do iei1siSSSc.; shoulders iSss1sc !: hams
19@2oc. Lard quiet at 16Kc. Whisky better at 81
@S1 90 for wood and iron-bound.
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stock Quotations by Telearaph-I r. M.
9lendinning, Davis Co. report through their New

There was a meeting held in Petersburg,
Judge and among those present was one of
Lees veterans, The meeting was large one,
and it was found necessary to make the voters
stand in line to count them. The line being
somewhat irregular, one of the tellers cried out,
'Right DRESS" whereupon our veteran ex-
claimed, "Look here, mister, If you are going to
start another war, you must count me out. I've
had enough of that sort of thing" and with
away for his home, and thus one vote was lost.
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NEW YORK, Feb. 1T.--StOcks steady. Money
easy at b@6 per cent. Gold, 119}5. Frve.
twenties, 1859, coupon, 114a5; do. 1854, do, ia;
11sG do. 1868, 1l81; 1O40s, 112&; Virginia os, new,
6614 Missouri 6s, 9l1l; Canton Company, Sc; Cum
berland preferred, 81 Consolidated New York Cen
trail and Hudson River, ss; Erie, 272S Reading
91x; Adams Express, 62& Michigan Central, 12l ;
Michigan Southern, $50: Illinois Central, l41 |;
Cleveland and Pittsburq i01ai; Chicago and Rock
Island, 1919 Pttsburg and Fort Wayne, 1917 West
ern Union Telegraph, 54s,.
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FROM WASHINGTON.
The Retiring Naval Board.


Special Despatch TO The EUeninJ Telegraph
WAsHINGToN Feb 17.-Secretary Robson
has appointed Rear Admiral L. M. Goldsborough,
U. s. N, President and Rear-Admiral A. A.
Harwood, U. 8. N, and Captain William Rey-
nolds, L. s. N, members, and Commander T.
s. Fillebrown, U. s. N, Recorder, to constitute
a board to meet at the Navy Department on the
21st instant to examine the records of the courts
of inquiry and of boards that have been held in
the cases of all (surviving) officers of the navy
and of the Marine Corps, who have been retired
under the act of February 2S, 1855; the third
section of the act of February 81, 1861, the six
teenth, seventeenth, twenty-second and twenty
third sections of the act of August 3,
1861, and the first and fourth sections of
the act of April 81, 1864, and also
to examine the proper records OF the Navy
Department in the cases Of officers concerning
whose retirement, under the abovenamed acts
and sections of acts, no record of court of
inquiry, or of board, is on file in
the department, in order to ascertain the
cause or causes of their retirement, with the
view of classifying the retired officers appro-
priately in the Navy Register. The board is to
make a specific report to the department, in
each case of a retired officer, taken from the
proper records of the department, in order that
it may clearly appear whether the retirement
took place owing to 'incapacity to perform the
duties of his Office resulting from long and
faithful service, from wounds or injury received
in the line of duty, from sickness or exposure
therein, or from other incident of service" or
owing to disability or incompetency proceed
ing from other causes"
Arrival of the Monarch.
The British iron-clad steamer Monarch passed
inI the Capes this morning, at o'clock, for An
napolis. She has a fine breeze from the east
| and is using sails.
Naval Orders.
Despatch to the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Master George Nor
ris Is detached from sigral duty at Washington,
and ordered to the Michigan. Ensigns Albert
r. Conden and George j. Mitchell are detached
from the Plymouth, and ordered home. Ensign
| w. B. II. Frailey has resigned.
Customs Receipts
! The following are the Customs receipts for the
| week ending February 49,
Boston. ........................ $273, ,243
| New York. Observation-Disclosures. g 44S 7S4
| Philadelphia. ........ ..... 1856 1874
| Baltimore. Observation-Disclosures. 136987
| Total Observation-Disclosures. So, 915 14S
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the policy to be pursued generally. The three
Democrats -Messrs. Calkin of New York, Wells
of Missouri and Holman of Indiana-are active
in its support, agreeing fully with the Repub-
lican majority In the necessity Of adopting
vigorous American policy.
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Steamship Prometheus Grav, from Charleston,
with mdse to B. A. Souder 4 Co.
Steamship El Cid, Nickerson, "a hours from New
York with mdse. to John Il. OIL
Steamer Diamond State, Wood, 10 hours from Bal
timOre, with mdse. TO A. Groves, Jr.
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FROM THE SOUTH.
The New ProiecttiIe Not a success.

The New ProiecttiIe Not n Success.
FORTRESS MONROE, Feb. 17.-The recent
experiment with the double-shotted projectie
at this place does not seem to be as satisfactory
as was at first supposed The information was
chiefly derived from Messrs. Hill and Roberts,
the inventors, who were perfectly satisfied with
the result of the experiment. This statement
is made in justice to Colonel Baylor, the ord
nance officer who conducted the experiment.
and who does not pronounce it success"
The British Steamer Monarch.
Her Britannia Majesty's ship-of-war Monarch,
from Portland, Me-, is expected to arrive at the
Capes some time tomorrow, on her way to An
napolis. She draws twenty-eight feet of water,
and two pilots have been detailed to carry her
up the bay. She is expected to pay visit to
the Roads, but will not do so until her return
from Annapolis.
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LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
For additional Marine Eers Gee L,lsidc Pag
ARRIVED THIS MORNING.

STATE OF THERMOMETERS AT THE EVENING TELEGRAPH
OFFICE.
IA. M........37 II A. M.,.....5l 2P. NJ. ...... So
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OFFIcE on THE EVENING TEIKaRAPH.ll
Thuradau Eeb ~ 1870. kl

Thursday Feb. IL IofO. y
The money market, since the subsistence in
the activity of the stock Market has become
very quiet and easy, and the supply Of currency
Is 80 great that IL is literally drug. II s offered
freely at per cent on call, and often at per
cent, without finding takers. The best paper
is eagerly taken up both at the banks and on
the street at 6 per cent but it is very scarce
and in great demand.
Gold was quiet, and rather steady, the sales
opening and closing at noon at 1893, dropping
down to Is in the course of the morning.
Government bonds were In some demand for
investment, hut prices, in sympathy with gold,
are off about Is from the closing quotations
yesterday. The stock market was less active
and prices of ell speculative shares fell off. In
State loans there were limited sales of the first
series of skies at 104, and city skies, new bonds,
at 10011@10oSS. Lehigh gold loan was steady at
921%@921s
Reading Railroad was active with sales at
4S1664S81. Sales of Lehigh Valley Railroad at
549S: Pennsylvania Railroad declined to $500
56M; North Pennsylvania Railroad sold at 3614;
Minehill Railroad at 512i; and Oil Creek and
Allegheny Railroad Mt 40l4.
The balance of the list was neglected. Sales
of ST. Nicholas Coal at 23{, and Chestnut and
Walnut Streets Railroad at A.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES
Reported by De Haven Bro, No. 20 s. Third street.
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Appointment.

Robert ]. Stevens, formerly Superintendent
of the Branch Mint at San Francisco, has been
appointed one of the Assay Commissioners, vice
r. B. Swain, declined.
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MEMORANDA,

Brig Josephine, hence for sagua, went TO sea yes
teTday,
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WENT TO SEA.

BELOW.
Brig Ellen ?. Stewart, from Sagua.
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SECOND EDITION
xAw1sT Bx TnL1aRAPH.

Board of Examipers of Retired Naval
officers-The New Projectile-It
is not Great Success-The
British Steamer Monarch
at Fortress Monroe
-Advices from
the Pacific.
Financial and Commercial
ETC., Etc. Etc. ETC.. Etc.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-10-17

RIVER News The boats to-day are the
Dubuque for St. Paul, the Tom Jasper for
St. Louis, the New Boston for Keokuk, aud
he Jennie Brown for Clinton.
The boats due tomorrow are the Belle Of
La Crosse for ST. Paul, and the Rock Island
80 oL,b
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We all use "Barrett's".

Labor. Labor is capital Bsstov good health
upon man. so that be oan labor every six out oi
seven days. and no matter how poor be may
have been at the oommsn cement of life's erea,
race, he will be certain to accumulate . fortune
provided he takes care of his earnings, Plasta
ton bittsrs il certain TO make the weak ones
strong, and to preserve she health OF the healthy
From four to six hours is considered the orpina-
~ limit for brain work. At the expiration OF
this time the phosphorus is carried of, and the
man becomes irritable and nervous. II he il
poor, and continues on 81 his task o. most OF
poor doctors, lawyers snd editors do, he will be
certain to shorten his days and MI an untimely
grave, - did Sir Waller Scott, unless he uses
Plantation Bittsrs, which speedily restores his
vital energy, repairs his ind gestion and sorreos
the sluggish circulation of his blood.
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THE amount of attention bestowed upon
the Human Hair is something marvellous to
contemplate. Poets have made it the bur-
den OF many sweet refrain, and blooming
maidsns OF many anxious thoughts and
sleepiess nights. At last, however, the ques.
ton how to obtain beautiful head of Lux
urians and Glossy Hair, has been set at res,
by the general use Of" BARRErr's VEGETABLE
HAIR RESTORATIVE" This admirable prep
aration overtops everything in the line of
HAIR RESrORERS and REVIEWERS,
NJ stronger evidence need be offered to
satisfy the public that this article is superior
to all others, than the fact than in 1866, it
received the HIGHEST premium and ONLY
AWARD ever made to any HAIR PREpARA-
TICN.
We learn that the eroprietors pdrronl
sDsry bottle 70 do oil they claim fos il.
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We Believe in Advertising

The ARsUs office 10 the best in Western ILL.,
nois.
II 10 the most thoroughly managed, the best
equipped and appointed, and has the most skill
full ~orkmen money can procure.
We do ali manner of work in the most
expeditions manner.
We can print cards on double enamel pearl
anti 1us bristol, china, in gold, silver, TINT
colurs.
Our visiting and Wedding cards command
universal admiration.
Our ball and invitation cards are typogrAphi
esl models
Business cards, shipping cards, railroad cards
stair cards, show cards, or any other cards, done
ct the shortest notice.
Bill heads, ohscks, drafts, letter heads, envsl
opss, statements, bills of lading perfectly
executed.
We do splendid poster work, ofsvery dessrip
tinn.
lawyer briefs, catalogues, folders, pric.
lists, speeches or sermons, printed 1t the ANGUS
office are upexosled.
We print warranty deeds, mortgage deeds
quit claim deeds, tax sale deeds, bonds for desd'
trust deeds, manufacture blank books, and dc
any other kind Of work that ean be ordered
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Questions for John B. Kswley and the Rock
Island Union.

Why is the United States the second
heaviest taxed nation of the world?
Why are the taxes doubled on iron.
leather, lumber, coal, salt aud provisions?
Why the government gets only 100000.
900 when the people pay &6oo,Ooo,Ooo
taxes?
Why did the very loyal soldier-lovine
Hswley vote against paying soldiers houn-
ties through Postmsster's?
Why did Hawley vote to give railroads
ten years to claim land grants and to give
soldiers only si1 months to secure home
| stesds ?
Why were the congressional expenditures
during Is months OF Grants inistration
four times what they were during the same
time under Buchsnsns.
Why we're these expenditures during the
same time under Grant orer one million and
three hundred thousand dollars more than
during the same length of time under
Johnson's administration
| Why did Hawley vote to do away with
the tax on gross receipts and to continue
the Infamous income tax?
Why did Hawley vote to relieve rich
bankers from paying Orer ten million dollars
taxes and sllow the taxation of other prop
erty to make up the deficiency
Why did he vote to excuse rich capital
lists from paying over t,osonty millions o.
tax on incomes, and make the farmer pay
two and half per cent on his scanty in
come?
Whv did Hswley adrise the authoritie.
at. Washington to Kill both Of the bills Cor ,
horse railway across the government bridge
at this point?
Why did Hswley outberod Herod in th'
most Infamous speech, on the admission o
Virginia?
Wha, special claims has Hawley to b.
returned to the seat he has disgraced?
What single vote did he csst in the inter
est of his constituents, aud western inter
ests?
Where and when has he exhibited an,
of those qualities of craftsmanship that fit
man for the position he seeks.
Where is the man that can bring the frs
Just charge against Mr.. Cable that he is no
all that the people desire for an able, homes
and capable representative.
Hawley begs and buys bis nomination
Mr.. Cable has the nomination forced upo
him.
) Where is the man who will answer thes
questions? is it John B. Hawley? Is it tn
editor Of The Union?
Where is the man?
All through the length of the distric
comes the echo-tchere.
From the fArmyards-frnm the pillow field
from the workshops-from the stores Q
the cities and villsges-from every plsc
where q republican can be found comes tn
answer: Let Hawley answer. He wa
our chosen representative. He did thes
, things and he mast anSper."
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ERIE RAILWAY.

TIE GREAT THRoUGH ROUTE TO TIE EAST
This com any nov control and operate thirteen
hundred miles Of road, extending from Cincin
natl, Cleveland, Dunkirk, Buffalo and Rochester
to New York.
It is OF the six feet gauge, nearly third widor
than other roads, enabling The company to con
struct and oos ,hes correspondingly large
and more comfortable. It's track has been placed
ia thorough repair by the substitution of steel
rails At such points are subjected to the great
est service, and " here the highest rate Of speed
il required to be made.
New aud improved sleeping coaches accompany
all night trains They a.e heated by steam, per
fectly ventilated, conta elegant and spsoiJu'
dressing and state rooms, and combine all th'
modern improvsments.
Excellent dining saloons are located at con
venisnt points upon the line, where ample tim
is allowed for meals.
Three express trains daily run from she
western tsrmini of the road to New FORK without
change, making as quick time - by any other
route.
TIE long distance run without chsnge-s6t
miles-and the spacious accommodations of t-
broad gauge coaches, especially commend this
route to families and ladies.
Tickets via this popular line be obtained
Ut ali principal ticket Offices throughout the
country.