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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-04-11

TRorrERs CosING.-S. H. Perry, of Mus.
catine. is on his way to this city, and will
which is some fine trotting stock. He will
keep them at our fair ground training them
for exhibition ct the Rock Island and Scott
Co. fairs next autumn.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-04-11

THE Daily Union Prayer Meeting is held
at the rooms of the Y NJ. G. A., over the
Post Office, ct IL: 80 each morning. If
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For Sick Horses use Equine Liniment.

Many a Heart has been made glad by the
use of Aliens Lung Bal,am. Many cases of
Consumption has been restored TO health by this
rem edy. after all other medicines b I'D failed.
For sale by Chas. A. Benser. Also. by the
dealers in Family Medicine generally.
jAn22dwlm.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-04-11

GEN. I. j RoDMAN will be home in a
week, from Washington, when the pro-
gramme of the work for the present season
will be made knowa.
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For Spawned Horses use Equine Liniment.
New Goods Now Goods !!

Just received at May Bros, fun stock OF
bleached and unbleached Mnslins, Calioos
Ginghsms, Checks, and Denims, which we offer
along with our full stock of Dress Goods, at
great reduced prices"
Call and sse us.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-04-11

DR.. PRIcE's Cream Baking Powder has
"won golden opinions from all sorts of PEG.
ple." 1t is purer, cheaper and healthier
than all others.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-04-11

TIE scarlet fever which it was thought
had permanently subsidized has broken out
again. Five new cases are reported to dav.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-04-11
LOCAL COLUMN.
Just Received

By wApswoRTH Parsons, Linen Collars and
CUTS. Black Aipaccas, Carpets, Blsached and
Brown shirtings and Sheetings, Prints, Cling
hams, de-, DC. Mr.. Parsons is now In New
York and will forward New Goods daily.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-04-11

DISMISSED. The somewhat celebrated
case of the United States VS.. Terence Ma.
guire was, on Saturday, stricken from the
docket of the United States Court at Cb;ca
20, by Judge Blodgett. The case was
agaihst three barrels of whisky in which the
revenue laws had not been complied with,
and involved the seizure Of the Black Hawk
dis,ille-y of this city. The case has been
standing on the docket since 1867, and had
an annual airing in the U. s. Court, without
any decided result being arrived at. On
rr'oay evening last, NJ. T. Wiser, Assistant
assessor OF this district, received notice to
'o""Aho the appearance of ten or twelve
Witnesses resident here, and, on Saturday
o'n'ng' word was received from the U. s.
marshal that the case had been dismissed
. ABOVE This will be great relief to ten
Vi oa we've OF our citizens, Who have h.en
~ witnesses. "iP 70 Gnicago
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-04-11

| GONG WEsT.-Two of our young men
Barney Mcguire and Charley Andrews are
going towards the setting sun, rs far as
| Helena, Montana Ter, on Wednesday OF
this week. They propose to settle there +"
nroa nj. are favorable,
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Wanted

An agent for Zell's Encyclopedia, the Compe,-
dunn OF human kno,ctedge. Those who have not
yet subscribed, address
}. W. MARSH,
Genl. Agt.
QUINCY, Ills.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-04-11

| HORSE SHoEING.-Me Schwitzer Il
| Dauber, both young men, who opened 8
horse shoeing and general blacksmith shop
next to Baehme's stable about year since,
have prospered rapidly ,anc now have as much
work as four men can attend to constantly.
They are energetic and enterprising young
men, and thorough mechanics and deserve
the success they have met with in their mus
cular calling.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-04-11

BURLINGTON, CEDAR RAPIDS L MINNIE
sofa r. R.
From Pock Island TO Burlington
Passen gers from Rock Island going over this
line will take the regular train going west the
division of the C. r. I. d P. 4. R., connecting
at Columbus Junction, as follows
To Burlington, Coca. III. 1920 p. m.
To Rock Island, 1885 a. IN. 7:45 p. N
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LOCAL N OTI c. z S.

VINO is your barber? Fahey of course
on East Eagle street dat
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Odd Fellows

Rock Island Lodge No. Is, /. o. o F., me ct.
every MONDAY evening at Odd Fellow Hall.
southeast corner of Illinois and Eag,e sts., A,
u o'clock PIX.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-04-11

CoETEMPrIBLE THIEvERY. - Two dirty
blanketed, unromantio specimens of the
noble red man were on our streets to day.
One of them named Henry DEBORAH, half
breed, tells the following story of the low
lived treachery of a "paleface" named
Hetherington, who lives near Coal Town
These Indians are Of the Winnebago tribe,
and have been trapping during the win
ter in Wisconsin. They came down by the
way of Meridosia leaving the peltry, the re-
suit of their winters work, in charge of the
white man. He brought the skins down
here and attempted to sell them to Messrs.
hosenherd, but not accomplishing this, took
them across the river and having disposed
OF them pocketed the proceeds and "sloped !"
IL caught he ought to suffer severely for his
vilainous per6dy.
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CITY.

The extended spell of fine weather We are
having is wonderful, in region of SO many
climatic vagaries as this.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-04-11

OCR STEAM ENGrSE.-The dingy, dis
gracefully dirty condition of our new FIRE en-
CINE while pumping out the public well this
morning, was the theme of general comm
The city expended several thousands dollars
to obtain this engine, and the credit of the
oity is involved in its being decently cared
for by those having charge of it. Coal dust,
CRIME, and oil stains has furnished the
brightness of every part of it, and it appears
as if never touched by Furnishing rag
| since the department received her. The
rule usually is 70 spend a day or day and
half, cleaning a steamer after every fire.
We believe two salaried sinecures connected
with this engine amounting to 5000 per an
numn, have been established. These should
be abolished; for, from the appearance Of the
engine, it is money expended for nothing.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-04-11

Equine Powders for diseased Cattle.
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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-04-11
A LIE SPIKED.

By request of friends, and to clear my
name from al Infamous lie, that | was g
deserser from the army which was circula
ted at my expense at the election in Moline
on Tuesday, April 9th, where figured very
conspicuousiy as q regular nominee of the
Republican township caucus, | have caused
the following to be published.
AS the instigators of that lie, and those
most prominent in circulating it, are vel
known in Moline, will leave all comments
to be made BY persons who know them
best.
Csc. W. Waller, Moline, III.
G W. Walker, OF Moline. was enlisted BY
Capt 7. J. Pickett afterwards Col. Pickett
as q member of Co. F, Goth Regiment III
Vols. bot was rejected at Chicago by the
examining surgeon before being mustered
into the United States service, on account Of
military disability, being under age and OF
feeble health. FRAZER WILSON,
Capt. Co. F. Goth Reg. Ill. Vols
Rock ISLAND, April s, 1870.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-04-11

IMPROVEMENT ITEAs.-The Harper House
is now under rapid Roadway. The liue Of
foundation Of new, well selected rubble stone
is now being laid and will be completed aud
ready for the commencement of bricklayiug
IN four weeks.
4 cooperative cellar drain is being dug
/ Fred Hass, Ernest " Gilman, the mchiudlers
and othecs living that vicinity are interested.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-04-11

TIE RIvER.-The Phil. Sheridan went
down this morning, taking only through
freight for St. Louis She will reach that
point tomorrow afternoon at clock, with
out stoppsges, and return Wednesday morn
ing. She makes this rapid time as the com
psuy are short of boat. below and want to
make their regular days.
The Minnesota comes up this evening and
goes on to St. Paul
The Tom Jasper will be down to morrow.
It is thought, having gone no farther up
than Reeds Landing.
Kei,hs burg down to morrow.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-04-11

For wounds or gall. use Equine Ointment.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-04-11
MAQAZI16 ID 90.
Price Reduced.

The South Western Printing and Publishing
Association have completed arrangements where.
by the are enabled to supply mail Subscribers,
either singlY or IN eubs. with the
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-04-11
OIL REGIONS OF PENNSYLVANIA.
AHD - rRoa


ura-e. run directly through 10 Ne. York,
d. $50 MILES, without chs1se OF coaches.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-04-11

- Ask for Tickets via. Erie Rc nusy, which
cen - obtsissd ct the Prineipai Ticket oeees
IN the West and Southwest.
I. D. RUCKER, WI. Z. BARR,
Cent sup't. Gent PAss'rAst
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-02-02
Percentage.
For tho Dispatch.

HOT tt'o hhpaS.u'
sDASyILhs, VA, January 3lst, 1870.
In your issue of 9th " Interest" gives o
rule for calculating the per cent. of loss or
gain In any TRANSACTIONS, and says It is o
rule I" he never saw in print"
If he will examine Davis's Arithmetic,
article " Percentage" he will find the fol-
lowing rule:
!. 2 Bring tho number which determines
the DER cent. to hundreths by annexing two
ciphers or removing the decimal point two
places to the right"
2. "Diyide the number so formed by the
number on which the percentage is esii-
mated, and the quotical will express the
per cent"
This rule Is identical with the one given
by Interest,"" so far as he goes. There 10,
however, this noteworthy difference be-
tween them: Daris's rule is 30 worded as
to make it Of universal application, while
'sInterest's" rule is,by its wording, confined
to particular cases. For example: A mer-
chant goes to New York with $1,000. &c
frat lays out 20 per cent, after which he
expends $500. What per cent. was his last
purchase of the money that remained after
his frsts Again: If I pay s69s:33 for
three hogsheads of molasses, and sell them
for 1887 1896, how much do / gain per cent.
on the money laid out
Now, "Interest's" rule is applicable to the
latter of these examples taken from Davls's
Arithmetic, but not to the former; whilst
Davis's special wording Of the same thing
is general, and applies to both, or to any
other case that can arise.
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Letter from SansemonI.

Correspondence Of The Richmond Dispatch
SUFFOLK, Va, January 81, 1870.
Our people, as a general rule, don't
swear; q majority of them, however, up
preciating the last privilege tackled on to
the Virginia bill, "atfirm" most positively
that the removal of our post-office from it,
former location on Main street to it's present
rite is an outrage on defenceless commu-
nifty, to which we would not submit for q
moment but for the fact that the Department
does not notice protests or petitions signed
by any number Of respectable citizens, un-
less endorsed by some truly loyal "martyr,"
who has left father and mother, and houses
and land belonging to somebody eise), and
come down here to suffer and die-or get an
office. Were the position within the gift of
the people the present incumbent would
probably be surprised to find how little he
was needed; but, notwithstanding this, no
holds on with pertinacity only equalled
BY possum UP gum tree during storm.
Thomas j. Kilby, ESQ, is spoken of in
connection with tho Office of county Judge
under the new dispensation.
We are wondering, like children at
panorama, what next as each scene passes
on the political stage. Occasionally we
blush, when rascal is dismantled before
us and stands stripped Of every yestige Of
honor, and again we laugh at the antics of
a clown. GORDON.
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i 9. -, y,,,..,,, ,,,,Iyr,,ary.y For

WowA I'm WHEEL spf IIlssErr INTO FoH-
TUNE AND 1SrIUENcE.--Atam meeting OF the
stnckholders of q prominenS railway corpo-
ration, recently held in this city, there we're
present two gentlemen, both we'll upin
vears-one, however, considerably the
senior of the other. In talking of old times
gone by, the younger gentleman called inc
attention Of his friends and told o pleasant
little story which should be read with pro-
fit by every poor, industrious, and striving
lad. We use his own language:
"Nearly half o century ago, gentlemen, l
was put upon the world to make my living.
l was stout, willing, and able, considering
nv tender years, and secured place IN o
hardware store to do all sorts of chores re-
ouired. was paid seventy-fve dollars per
year for my boyish services. One DAY,
after had been at work three months OF
more, my friend there, MIR. b., who hoias
his age remarkably well, came into the
store and bought q large bill OF shoVeis ana
tonre, sad-irons and pans, buckets, scrapers,
and scuttles, for he was to be married next
day, and was supplying his household IN
advance, as was the grooms CUSTOM IA
those days. The articles were packed on
the barrow and made load sufficiently
heavy for young mule. But more will
ing than able, I started off, proud that l
could move such mass on the wheelbarrow.
rot on remarkably well till I struck the
mud road. now Seventh avenue, leading to
NV friend BIS house. There I toiled and
turred and tugged and toiled, but could not
budre the load up the hill, the wheel going
to its full half diameter in the mud every
time T would try to propel forward. Finally
O GOOD natured Irishman passing by with
his dray took my barrow, self and all on
his vehicle, and in consideration OF my pro-
mise to pay him bit landed me at my des-
tination.
"I counted the articles carefully as de-
liyered them, and with my empty barrow
trudaed nv way back, whistling with glee
over nv triumph over difficulty. Some
weeks after paid the 1rishman the Dit .
and never got it back from my employers;
Mr.. B., I am sure, would have remuneratcu
me. but he never before heard THIS story,
so if he is inclined he can compromise tue
debt BIZ sending me bushel OF his rare
ripe peaches next fall But TO the moral.
A merchant had witnessed my struggles
and how zealously l labored to deliver that
load of hardware he even watched me to
the house and saw me count each piece rs
I landed it in the doorway. BE sent for
me next day, asked my name, told me he
had O reward for my industry and cheer
fitness under difficulty, in the shape of q
five hundred dollar clerkship in his estab-
lishment. accepted, and now, after near
ly half century has passed, [ look back
and say wheeled myself into all I own,
for that reward of perseverance was my
grand stepping stone to fortune" !
The speaker was very wealthy banker,
O man of influence and position, and one
universally respected for many good quail
ties of head and heart.-Pitts5urg Dispatch.
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Tie other day gentleman apparently
beyond the prime Of life, stepped into o
bookstore in Paris and asked for some books
on Spain. The clerk who was waiting on
him showed him some, and then asked the
stranger if he would not like to see some
caricatures on the dethroned Queen, her
husband, and her favorites, which had just
been received from Madrid. ooh, yes,''
replied the stranger, "let me see them by
oil means" After looking at them he
smiled, asked what the price of them was
and paid for them. Scan they be sent to
my residence ?" he then asked. "Oh, yes,'
replied the clerk "please give mo your
address," The stranger handed him card
containing the words: "Don Francis d'As-
sissis, consort OF Her Majesty the Queen of
spain," and then quietly left the store.
At the restaurant of wealthy and jolly
old caterer in Hamburg, q gourmand who
had not shilling in his pocket Toasted
sumptuously on all the delicacies the bill
of fore afforded. When he had finished his
repast and also drank his bottle of Ruedes.
heimer, he quietly said to the landlord
81 have no money to pay your bill, my
friend; but, if you will let me do 30, will
give you piece of advice that is worth
more than the money" The landlord.
though Of course somewhat taken aback at
the cool efrontery Of his impecuniousguest,
laughed and said to him: Well, sir, il
you have no money to pay for what you
have eaten and drank, let us have your
valuable advice.' All right" replied
the stranger; now listen. If you should
ever be sent to the penitentiary, and have
there to walk on the treadmill, always be
sure to chooe the left side. You will
find it much easier. speak from expe.
rienee." :.
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Hotter from EkinS William.
Corresp ,ndsnce Of the Richmond Dispatch
King WILLIAM COUNTY, Va,
I,puory % 1870

KING WILLIAM COUNTY, Va,
January "a, 1870.
The charming spring-like weather Of the
rast week or ten days has produced con-
siderable change in the appearance Of lost
years corn and wheat fields. The plows
have been busy, "making hay while the
eun Shines" altering their surface for the
spring CROPS. A much larger area will be
planted this spring than last. This is q
healthy Sign, and we have no doubt the en-
eouragiug political news from Washington
has had much to do with the increased
stimulus impaired to agriculture.
Another large sale Of land to German
immigrant has just been made in this
neighborhood, being the second or third
2 wi hin short time in this immediate
vicinity.
The adjoining county, New Kent, has
received as settlers within her borders du-
ring the past four years good many repre-
sentatives of the Vaterland and they are
all Industrious, good citiseps, such as any
community may be highly benefited by,
AMI are class that We should welcome to
Old Virginia. Several have been appointed
magistrates there, and have given good
satisfaction. NEMISE.
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BIC JOKE on GREELEY.-Tou remember
that in the New York Constitutional Conven.
ton, Q year ortwoago, Horace was chairman
of the Committee on Woman Suffrage. He
is in the Won of oil other reforms, but from
some cause an antagonist of this. Perhaps
the statement of the fact that Mrs. Greeley
is vehemently in favor of it may be an ex,
PLANTATION. Nevertheless, the white-coate6
philosopher brought in report adverse tt
woman suffrage. Now, it happened tina,
Mrs. Stanton and Mrs. Greeley arc dear
friends, and Mrs. Stanton was at Albany
| when Horace reported. Instanter she tele.
graphed to Mrs. Horace to get up q petition
of 1000 women (head it herself) against
the report refusing woman suffrage, inform.
ing her what her husband had done.
The next day it came; and amidst the
roars of laughter of the Convention
and galleries, and to the surprise and
chagrin of Horace, this petition, endorsed
from Mrs. Horace Greeley and o thou.
sand others,' was read. The white hat and
coat vanished in search of "that inveterate
Mrs. Stanton" She was found. The fol.
lowing dialogue ensued:
Greeley: "Good morning, Mrs. Stan
tom"
Stanton: "Good morning, Mr.. Greeley"
Greeley: "Did you induce my wife to
send that Internal petition here p
Stanton: ~ kept her posted about your
unconstitutional proceedings, Mr.. Geelsy."
Greeley: swell, madam, have always
been your friend"
Stanton: "And I yours, Mr.. Greeley"
Greeley: "But won't stand such treat.
ment."
Stanton "Ihave outwitted you, haven't
l, Mr.. Greeley2"
Enraged at this bit of bitter interroga.
ton, Greedy replied: "Mrs. Stanton, sc
long as | live and control the Tribune The
name OF Elizabeth Cody Stanton shall moi
appear in its coEu'nns.''
And to this day it has not but az if 10
belittle her assumed independence, YOU will
often, very often, find in it's columns thai
of Mrs. II. B. Stanton oshinqton cor.
respondence Cleveland Leader.
THE Washington correspondent of The
Leader calls this joke on Greeley. II
seems to us the joke is rather on Mrs. II
B. Stanton. II. B, are the initials of bel
huabend.l