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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-01-17
l., SWEENEY. Secy,

j. L. HARDY has been appointed agent to
solicit subscriptions for the Christian Unio.
Henry Ward Beecher's paper in Rock
Island county. d&w-3s
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Rock Island Temple of Honor No L., meet.
every Thursda, evening, and Social Temple No
8, every Tuesday evening at 7 O'Clock, at Odd
elbows Eall. 6. N. BELDIN9, Wet.
A. A. BRoFsUN, W. R. dec22- dtf
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Use Eqaine Powders.
Young Esn's Linrsrv Assoei.tior

The rooms of the Young Mems Library Asso-
cistion are open from 10 A. Il. until 10 P. NJ
every day except Sundays. large aud we'll
selected assortment OF works now on hand
Tickets three dollars, whicn c.a always be pro-
cured OF the Secretary mayediy.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-01-17
Kew BARBER SHOP.

THE UNDERSIGNED HAS REMOVED
l. his Barber Shop from Palace Row to Harper
Block on Buffalo street, three doors north of the
Express Office, where he will be happy TO re-
ceive and serve all his old customers, and as
many now ones ~ favor him with call.
CHAS. ANDERSON.
Rock Island, Nov. %, 1S7O.-dIy
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-01-17

We noticed sleigh passing up Illinois
street yesterday, bearing sign, Fer Sail,'
with date omitted.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-01-17

SEA Moss FARINE from pure Irish Moss,
for Blanc Mango, Puddings, Custards,
Creams, ETC., etc. The cheapest. healthiest,
and most delicious food in the world.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-01-17
FOR RENT.
HULL'S HALL

ESPECIALLY adapted for Lectures, Concerts
- and Dancing. This is the best Hall for
Speaking and Dancing in the city. Terms
sonahle. Address for particulars, e. NJ. WHIF-
FEN, Agent Rock Island. may2-dtf
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-01-17

PERsoSAL.-Mr. hamburger leaves for
New York tomorrow, for the purpose OF
selecting his spring stock.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-01-17

THE annual election of office of the N.
w. U. Packet Company occurs to-day at St.
Louis.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-01-17

GREAT bargains at May Bros. in order tc
get room for the new goods. Call early.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-01-17

MAsoNIc.-Regular convocation of Barrett
Chapter No. Is, R. A. NJ, this evening, at
I O'Clock. By order H. P.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-01-17

| RAILROADS AND TRAINs.-The Chicago
and Rock Island road is nearly clear Of
snow, east and west, and trains are leaving
arc arriving on time.
| The Rockford road from here to 81. Louis
is tolerabiy clear, aud between this place
! Trains are now running north and south,
nearly on time. The morning express start
ed for St. Louis this orniug with an extra
engine, and the Chicago express is expected
to arrive this evening.
The Coal Valley road is o. K, and trains
are running regularly.
! The Western Union is running through
trains as usual.
Tie officers OF the above roads deserve
comm endetion for the energetic manner in
which they have removed all obstacle and
! especially one so heavy as the recent snow.
! STREET CARS run from Center Station
to the Bank to-day, and will probably run
through to Moline by tomorrow afternoon.
The boys made the snow fly yesterday after
noon, and did heap of work. They COM
menced after dinner ct Brooks crossing,
and at supper time they had cleared the
track to the fret side track this side Of
Moline, and they had to remove heavy four
foot drifts the whole distance. We call that
pretty good half days work, but then those
| drivers are hard to beat st anything. The
track will be cleared as far east as Williams
i Whites Foundry tonight, and to- norrow
| Moline will again be accessible. The track
will not be cleared to the western terminus
before the latter part of the week. By the
way, if sleighs and wagons could be driven
on either side of the track, and not In it, i,
would be an accommodation, and save much
labor and s-hoveling.
STRAsGE.-One of our exchanges thus
records an experience which isn't at al new
TO any member of the editorial fraternity:
at is strange how close the people read the
papers. We never say anything that any
body don't like but we soon hear of it, and
everyb body tells us about it. But if once il
a while we happen to say good thing, We
never hear that-nobody seems to notice
that. We may pay some man a hundred
compliments, and give him dozen puffs,
and he takes it as tribute to his greatness
and never thinks anything about it-never
thinks it does him good. But if We happen
to say something this very man dontlike. or
something he imagines reflects on him or
his character, see how quick he flies up and
gets mad about it. Aud all our evil is duly
charged to us, but We never, apparently,
get any credit for what good we do"
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-01-17

A bright, healthy chile is perennial spring
of joy in every well-reguloted family, and whore
is that father who after the strife and turmoil OF
business, on retiring to his home, is not beguled
of care BY the innocen. prattle of his child ?
Perhaps this father is worldly man, and make
gold bis idol, he mf have been q successful man,
and amsEsed riches. Yet place his child ON the
sick bed and ali his gold is at tho disposal of the
ply sician, and the only return be asks 10 the
torstion Of health to his child. Fathers Moth
ers' would you preserve your child in health ?
Then listen to There is one prevailing cause
of the disease in children, and that cause is
worms. If this cause of disease is not removed,
your child will sicken and die, or linger q suffer
ing invalid for life. Wepresent to you an in fall
libie remedy for worms; it is
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-01-17
ARGUS JOB OFFICE,
Rock Islan1. Ill.

AVE ares present prepared to doany kind
w of job work which may BE- ordered, at
10 shortest possible notice, aad In he best
AA1Aea.
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Dr. Judson,s Dead shot Wo,ra osndu.

and is put up in the form of stick of candy, and
so pleasant to the taste, that children grsediIy
tease for it. 1t is purely vegetable, and cannot
hurt the smallest child. Ask for DIR. Jadsod's
Dead Shot Worm Candy. For sale every whore
at 20 cents per package. ". H. O0MsTOCK,
dec6 Sole Proprietor
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DIR. q. OLlN,

Equine Powders used by all Horse owners.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-12-06

Those UGLY PRINcEssEs.-A very
gallant Journalist, who has recently
visited all tho courts Of Europe, says
IN a letter to the Etoile Beige that he
has not seen n single good-looking
Princess. As to the Grand Duchess
hereditary Of Russia, about whose
beauty 50 much has been written, he
says she Is q thin and sour-lookine
creature, who appears to be moro than
eighty years Of age. Queen Olga, Of
Greece, he calls q ~pert-looking little
woman, who evidently lacks brains.
The Empress Augusta, of Germany, he
charges with dressing In too youthful
a style. "Her Majesty" he says, "is
n homely woman, and so Is her daugh.
ter-in-law, the fat and ~ungraceful
Crown Princess. The Princess Fred
erick Charles, In whom I expected to
find an angelic beauty, from what
had read about her, Is a cosrse-featured
lady, with . very imperious and awk-
ward manner. Sho appeared to me
more like a housekeeper or = farmers
wife than o princess.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-12-06

The eclipse Of the sun Of December
18th, will not be visible in the Western
Hemisphere. The line OF totality com.
mences In the Indian Ocean, on the
coast Of Hindoostan, near Bombay,
and thence passes east in q great circle
over Sumatra, Java, New Guinea,
through the islands Of the Pacific and
terminates on the Equator In mid
ocean. 10 speak moro accurately, the
central eclipse begins In longitude u
degrees east Of Greenwich and in lati-
tude l6 degrees north, and ends gem
orally In longitude 1Is degrees west Of
Greenwich aud latitude zero. The sun
and moon will be in apparent conjunc-
ton for three hours and twenty-three
minutes, although the period Of actual
total obscurity at any one point Of the
earth's surface will be but a few min
utoS. ..
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-12-06
THs Commercial Convention to NEE

THr Commercial Convention to meet
n. Detroit on December 18th, to petit
ton Congress to improve tho water
navigation from the Mississippi to the
Atlantic, doe, not meet the approba-
ton of the journals of New York. 1t
"a asserted that this convention has
been called In rivalry with and In an
tipathy to the city Of Ne York and Its
commercial supremacy, and that it is
hoped, by conforming important West
ern interests and those Of New Eng
land, to open a way to the sea, hide
pendent of New York, and with out
lets to Europe by way Of the st. Law
n river or Boston. 1t IL argued
that the simplest, most economical ana
most certain method Of accomplishing
the professed object ofthe West, would
be the purchase by the U. S. Govern
ment of the Erie Canal, and the I'M
proyement Of that work, together with
reduction Of the tolls, at the expense
of the nation. It Ia further asserted
that, although Chicago and Detroit
might agree upon the project Of a slip
canal around the Falls Of Niagara,
they would disagree upon the improve
ment of Fox river, and that so long a
Chicago anticipates tho speedy con
structlon Of a canal from Collingwood,
Canada, to Lake Ontario, she care:
little for the dredging Of the st. Clail
flats.
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SS~~w1
Overland Dispatches
SPECIAL tothe GOLD HILL NEWS
DOMESTIC INTELLIoER c E.


New York, December 6.-Speclal
dispatches from Mexico Of December
9Th, says the rebel General Trivlno
has taken Saltillo, with heavy loss on
both sides. Government troops still
hold possession of the French fort on
the outskirts. The rebels control the
position from two points. Its surren-
der is hourly expected. Aurega, rebel
commander, is organizing at Mon
terey for further operations. Cortina,
Government commander Of the river,
still awaits the results of Trlvino and
Aurega. The Government commander
here conceals all news that Is consid-
cred unfavorable to the Government.
In Ing~ersoll's case the papers have
been returned BY the Sheriff endorsed
Defendant not found"
Sheriff Brennan was closetcd with
Mayor Hall yesterday. The Sheriff
and Hall are on intimate relations, and
the Sheriff, although opposed to Tam
many, has been connected with friends
of the Ring in various ways since the
commencement Of legal proceedings
against them.
The Methodists at Syracuse yester,
day, in Convention, had an animated
debate upon the Bible In public schools,
in which q strong determination was
evinced that 1t should be continued to
be read, and q resolution passed unan'
imously urging OH the Legislature to
pass a law prohibiting the use Of public
money for sustaining ~sectarian school;
or institutes.
CHICAGO, December GA lager beef
still in Russell's Dlstillery, on Third
avenue, exploded yesterday, com
pletely demolishing M side Of the
building, killing n mar and fright
fully injuring two others. A small
building adjoining was badly damaged
the inmates narrowly escaping.
An unknown woman was frozen &c
death last Monday night, while intox'
icated.
Extremely cold weather has pre-
vailed all over the Northwess during
the past three days. 1t is more mode
rate to-day, with q light fall Of snow
this morning.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-12-06

ANOTHER NATHAN MURpERER.-The
Honolulu correspondent Of the New
York Herald, in his announcement to
that journal of the sojourn in that
place Of the wrecked Arctic whalerS,
makes the following statement:
One Of the shipwrecked seamen, who
lied at the United States Hospital two
days ago, has made a statement which
has created q sensation among all cir
cles. While he was stretched on his
death-bod he was visited BY II shipmate
to whom lie confessed the startling fact
that he was n murderer. Being asked
what had led him to the commission OF
such a crime, he avowed that 1t was for
the purpose of obtaining money. He
was pressed by his shipmate to disclose
the full details Of the horrible affair,
and thus ease his conscience before he
departed on that journey which was at
that time inevitable. He confessed
some particulars which led directly to
the belief that he was either the prin-
cipal actor or else an important accom-
plice in the atrocious massacre Of Ben
jamin Nathan, In New York last year.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-12-06

HoRnIBI.E CONFESSIONAL corre-
spcndent of the Scranton Republican,
writing from Wilkesbarre, Pa, No
vember 22d, says:
Since the loss Of the Avondale coal
breaker by fire, and the additional ter
rible loss Of 100 lives from tho effect
upon tho ventilation of the mine, there
has been endless and fruitless specula-
ton US to its cause, and the profound
mystery which shrouded it at the tune
and has since enveloped 1t, and while
the story which reaches US comes from
no authoritative source, 1t Is still so
generally circulated that we feel justl-
fled In giving 1t for what 1t 1t worth.
A man who lived somewhere near
GRIND Tunnel, died from the effects Of
smallpox last Friday night. In his last
moments he said to those about him
that there was something on his mind
which troubled him, and ho could not
lie at rest with himself until he told 1t.
He went on to say that the Steuben
(Avondale) breaker was never fired by
accident, but that he was one Of the
party of six who fred 1t. Then giving
his own name he undertook to give
Others, but could only a~rticulate what
was understood to be Michael" when
n fainting tit attacked him, from which
he did not rally, dying shortly after.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-12-06

AT the converting Of Congress day
before yesterday, POI members re
sponded to the roll call. Dawes, o.
Massachusetts, was appointed Chair.
man Of Ways and Means, and Garfield,
of Ohio, as Chairman of Appropriation
Committee. The members from the
Pacific coast have places on the fol-
lowing committees: Pacific Railroad,
Houghton Of California; Commerce,
Slater Of Oregon Postoffices and Post
roads, Houghton Of California; Pri-
vate Land Claims, Coghlan of Califor-
MIA ; Mines and Mining, Sargent Of
California-Chairman, Kendall Of Ne,
vada !; Expenditures Of the State De,
partment, Kendall Of Nevada. Yes
terday, among other business transact
ed, a resolution was adopted calling
for a report Of the expedition of Capt.
Selfridge to the Isthmus Of Tehaunte-
pee. A motion to refer the Presidents
recommendation as to the Union Tele-
graph System and Postoflce Depart
ment to a special committee, ELECTED
q long discussion. The subject was
finally referred to the Committee on
Appropriations, when the House ad-
iourned.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-12-06

The vine was planted In California
nearly one hundred years ago BY the
first missionaries. But now the grape
region consists Of a vast area Of noun
tain lands, too high and dry for other
crops. On this soil the grape flourlshes
aud produces better wine than In the
moist valleys. It Is estimated that
there are SO;0oO,O 900 vines growing In
California, while tho number Is In
creasing every year. Lo, Angeles Is
the Oldest vine-growing county, and
leads In the production Of wine. As
the vines grow older the productive
ness becomes greater. The wine In
tersst Is destined to assume magniflcen.
proportions In California.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-12-06
FROM SACRAMENTO.

SACRAMENTO, Dec. .5.-The Assem-
bly, met at 10 o'clock this forenoon,
and, after the preliminary bust,
ness, proceeded to elect officers. Shan
non of San Francisco, and Andrews OF
Shasta, were nominated for Speaker.
Shannon received 81 votes, Andrews
"a, and Munday 1. The Assembly then
proceeded with the business of organi-
zation, and elected according to the
action of the caucus. Hopper was
chosen Speaker pro tem.; Boruck, Chief
Clerk; Dixon, Assistant Clerk; Mar
tin Rowan, Minute Clerk, and A. j.
Rhoads, Sergeant-at-Arms.
The Senate met at 10 o'clock and
elected for President pro tenn, Farley
Of Amador, who received 81 votes, and
G. c. Perkins Of Butte, Z votes. MI.
Farley was worn in, and then the
Senate adjourned till II o'clock to-
morrow.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-12-06

A NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. case Of q
man supplying a piece Of his W skin
with that Of a rat and being suspi-
ciously regarded BY the family cat
afterward, was lately reported. But
now a story comes from California Of
a white man who recently supplied a
portion of his spidermis, eaten away
by an ulcer, with an equal amount
taken from the body Of a healthy
negro. The graft took admirably-too
we'll, In fact, since since the colorlng
element has continued after the joining
OF the skin left of; and nearly the
whole arm to which the process was
applied Is negroed, with the probability
that 1t will continue over his whole
body.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-12-06
rAe Lake Superior 81 liver ml.s..
From the petrol. FREQ Press, November aa.,

From the Detroit FREQ Press, November 96.l
From Mr.. Sibley, n Of the princi-
pal owners of the Silver Islet mining
property. who has just returned from
that locality, a few items Of interest
have been obtained. That mine, which
has now been worked over q year, and
produced nearly n million dollars
worth Of ore, shows not the least sign
Of giving out, but, If anything, ill.,
creases In richness. About one hun
dred and thirty men are employed at
the mine and upon the main land, and
with their families constitute quite a
settlement. The work will be prose-
cuted through the Winter, indeed, that
Is the favorable season Of the year for
Il. The breakwater which was carried
away three times, has now been made
perfectly safe against the waves, and
the Golfer dam has been made water
tight with cement. No creYices have
been found, through which the water
gets into the mine, and 1t Is clearer
than most mines Oh the main land.
| The shaft has been sunk about ninety
feet, and they have worked only about
one hundred and fifty feet from 1t
toward the main land. The vein eX.
tends In both directions, and Is eight
feet thick. The company have now
steam power for hosting, and for
pumping out what little water gets
into the mine, and are better prepared
than ever for carrying on the work OF
mining on a large scale. They esti-
mate that they can take out $ioo,VoV
worth Of silver ore In n month"; al a
cost of 5000. They have found the
vein on the main land, and expect to
develop 1t, but 70 far 1t docs not ap-
proach In richness the rock In the Sill
yer Islet mine. Up to this time the
| smelling works at Wyandotte have
smelted out and sent to the mint over
$500, 900 of tho silver from this mine.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-12-06

TEE people of London have become
seriously alarmed at the warning az
forded by the Chicago fire, and pro
pose to establish q number Of reser.
volrs, with two or three plugs in every
street. London is very poorly supplied
with water and the houses are only
provided with large wooden tanks,
into which at stated times the pipes
are allowed to flow. The danger from
the asphaltum pavement, in case OF a
general fire, has also attracted the at
tentlon Of the authorities Of London,
and Is to DO subjected to. certain strin-
gent tests. .F
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-12-06

A DAMAGED PrANo.-Sarah, have
any Of those mlschievous children been
playing with the piano while l have
been out of town? Some of the key.
won't sound at all. Sarah-Please,
mum, / don't know nothing about It
leastwlse, Master Tom said there wa:
something wrong about It, which he
was sure there was a mouse In 1t. Sc
lie got Joe to hold up the cover, while
lie put the dorg and cat In 1t; but in.
stead of catchin' the mouse, mum, they
took to fightin' and did make such a
noise in among the wires-so, maybe,
mum. the noise Is In there still, mum,
IS. F. Figaro.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-12-06

A WRITTEN In the British Journal Of
Photography predicts that, on account
Of the perfection Of micro-photography
brought about by the necessities Of the
Partisan siege, we will soon have our
daily paper handed to us the size of a
postage stamp, and carry our favorite
poets In our vest buttons. We will see
"a new edition Of Macauley complete
in three shirt-studs," or "the tiny
edition Of Dickens" complete In two
sleeve-buttons. Every M will then
carry a microscope rs We now do o
penknife.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-12-06

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 6-1 P. NJ
Private dispatches state that the Gov
errors Inauguration will take place
tomorrow. The military will leave
this afternoon and evening for Sacra-
mento. Major-Gcn. Cobb and staff,
Gen. Houston and staff, and the Gov
errors staff, escorted by the Mcmahon
Grenadier Guards, will leave on the
Vallejo boat this afternoon. The Ma
tional Guards take the s o'clock boat
up the river. 1t is not known yet
which way the University Cadets and
San Francisco Hussars will 60.
The American Flag Mill and Mining
Company, capital s $4,000, 900, to oper-
ate in Lincoln county, Nevada, was
Incorporated to-day.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-12-06
Fatal AocrpENr AT EMrrRE MNE,

FATAL ACCIDENT AT ENTIRE MINE.
Yesterday morning, about 8 o'clock,
says the Grass Valley Union of Satur-
day, a fatal accident occurred at the
Empire mine. James Peters, aged
about 20 years, a native Of Cornwall,
England, a working miner, was in
stantly killed by. cave from the hang
ing wall, In the ninth level of the
mine. Peters was caught by the fall
ing mass and his head and chest were
crushed. The bones of the skull were
literally pressed together, causing an
instantaneous death. The chest was
also crushed so much as to be fatal to
life. The deceased leaves a wife, and
as far as we can learn no children, In
Cornwall. He had been In this place
only about four weeks. and came from
Virginia City. DR.. Simpson was sum-
moned to the place, but no surgery
could avail. A there are two or three
Others of the same name here we deem
1t important to state that tho deceased
Is not related to James Peters Of the
Eureka mine, and should not be con-
founded with that gentleman.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-12-06

KEEPING FIsH.-A method adopted
In Portugal for preserving and keep
ing fish fresh, consists In first remov-
Ing the ~viscera, then sprlnkling sugar
over the interior, and keeping the fish
in q horizontal position, so that the
sugar may penetrate to the greatest
possible extent. 1t Is said that fish
prepared In this way a be kept COM
pletely fresh for a long time-the SAVIOR
being as perfect as II recently caught:
Salmon thus treated before sailing and
smoking possesses o much moro agree
able taste. A tablespoonful of sugar
i said to DO sufficient for n five-pound
fish,