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The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1871-04-27
uyHE MOUND CITY MUTUAL LIFE
TWgTTPTWCE. COMPANY being a

insurance COMPANY being a
home institution, 1t should be preferred
by citizens Of the South for many rea-
sons.
/. The money invested in If Is retain
ca At home, where it assists IN promo
ting Western and Southern trade and
commerce, IN building up towns and
cities, IN developing our rich mineral
and AGRICULTURAL resources, in building
Our great lines Of railroad, and IN cult.
yating our bOundless prairies. For
these reasons Southern and Western
men should insure in il.
2. As its funds are all invested where
high rates Of interest prevail, it can
grant insurance cheaper and pay better
dividends than any Eastern Company.
For this reason, all persons DESTROYS Of
making q certain and safe provision for
their families, should insure IN it.
Its local board Of Louisiana Directors
being composed Of men Of high stand
ing Ia the community, Is q sufficient
guarantee that widows and orphans viii
Be protected in their rights, when poll
eies issued by this Company mature by
reason Of death or otherwise. This II
peculiar TO this Company, mo other in
gtitution beyond the limits Of the State
having local board) and ii, therefore,
worthy Of the highest consideration.
The Mound City issues the following
classes Of policies
4. Ordinary Life Policies.
2. Limited Payment Life Policies.
8. Single Payment Life Policies.
4. Ordinary EndoWments- -Assu-
rance Policies.
3. Limited Payment Endowment
Assurance Policies.
6. Single Payment Endowment
Assurance Policies.
The above are the most popular poll
eies, but in addition thcreunto, tho
Mound City issues
Non-E FORGETTING Policies,
Participating Policies,
and in fact, al other classes Of Policies
Premiums ara payable in cash, but If
tho assured desires ONE THIRD Of the
annual or semi annual premium, may
remain unpaid, Il being endorsed as an
interest bearing loan on the policy I'M.
tI paid, OF cancelled by dividends.
Each policy holder win share In the
PROFITS lii the proportion he may
have CONTRIBUTED To the ASSETS
81 the Company.
This Company makes no charge for
policy, fee or stamps.
The Louisiana Branch Office ID Ia tho
Story BsgfEaing, mp Stairs, No. 8, Cor
ner Camp &Comnon Streets, opposite
City Hotel, New Orleans
b. b. SHINES,
State ARemt Tor La, New Orleans
DAVID j. REID,
Agent FOR Galcasieu Parish.
WY. IL. KIHKMAN, nj D.,
ConanltinR phyyician fOr Calcnsiou
PARISH nos
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Il and renewed the old and well known
Clendening Ferry. on tho Caleasieu
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-06-29
ATTACHMENT NOTICE.

STATE OF ILLINOIS, kOck Island County,
rs.
Ia the Circuit Court cfthe September Term, a. d.
1871.
Henry Swift, james III Swift, and Louis Dow
lev. partners, DC. Henry swift Il Co. VS..
Gravbill K Bard-AttAchment.
Notice is HEREBY given to tho said defendant,
GrxSbin K Bard, that the above entitled cause
is gov pending In said county, and that a writ Of
attachment wac issued therein from said Court
on the twentieth day Of Nay, A D 1871, at the
suit of said plaintiffs, Henry Swift, James ID
Swift, an Louis A Dowley pArtp es trading under
the firm. mare and style of Henry Swift d Co
sxsinst the estate Of the said Graybin X Bard,
Far iba sup, of one hundred and thirty-eight dol
lars and thirty four cents, with interest thereon
from the 9TH day of February, A Il 1874, and
80 dollars and twenty nine cents protest tees,
which has been returnedlevied upon the estate Of
the said Graybil X Bard, and unless the said
Grsyb bill X Bard shall appear, give bail and
| plead on the first day of the next term of said
| Court, to be holden at the Court Housed in the city
Of Rock Island, in said county, on the first Mon
dsv of September next, Judgment will be entered
against him, the said Graybill K Bard, in favor
of the said plaintiffs, and the estate attached will
be sold.
Dated this oath day Of June, a D 1871.
SAMUEL P HODGES
Clerk of the said Court.
C~oxNELLY 4 McNEAL.
ATTORNEYS for Plaintiffs. je24 4w
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-06-29
Attachment Eotice.

81 ATE OF ILLINOIS, Rock Island County,
Ia Ii . Circuit Court efthe September Term, AID.
1871.
Wilt ord Pitman and Edgar L. Vance, part
ners, &c =, Pitmsn d Vance, VS.. GraybilI X. Bard
-Attschment.
Notice is hereby given to said defendant, that
the >bove entitled cause is nov pending in said
Con-. and that Q writ Of attachment vas Issued
thar.;, epon said court on the twentieth day of
Msv~A.n 1871, at the suit of the said plaintiffs
Wiiford P;tr.4 snd Edjar Vance, partners, ira
ding under The s IN name and style of Pitman B
Vance, spa,n,t n. estsie of the said araybili X.
Rad g. 49, fifty six dollars: which has
been retained levied IN, . the estate Of the 'aid
Graybill X. Bard, asd un. Ha ufAtpH'
a. Bard shall appear, give b. 90 - -
hrsi day of the next term of -
holden st the Court House, in th, g
Island in said county, on the frsl
september next, judgment will b q. o.,
AGAINST him the said Gray bill K. Bard, 80.
OF the said plaintiffs, and the estate att.
be sold.
Dated this 24th day of June, A. n. 1871.
SAMUEL P HODGES,
Clerk of the said Court.
ooNNELLY 4 McEEAL,
Attorr eys for Plaintiffs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-06-29
paiIp Argus.
opposition TO Democracy.

For nearly one hundred years democracy
and its principles have been opposed by
various factions and parties. Replying TO .
correspondent who would know under what
names and ct what times persons II this
country have formed and perfected organi-
cations and parties in opposition to democ-
racy, we give the following information
which is worth preservation for future refer.
euce. Democracy has triumphed, after
battles of long or short duration, over the
following organized opposition
l775-LoyAlists, or followers Of King
George, called tories.
l~776-LoyAl tories.
l7S0-NovA Scotia COW boys and tories
united.
I7S6-Convention monarchists and cen.
trAlized power advocates.
l7S9-BlAck coekAders.
Observation-Disclosures improvement men.
lsll-British bank men or party.
l~sl2-Pesce party or submissionisto.
lSI3-Blue lights.
lSI4-Hartford conventienists.
lsl6-WSshington society men.
lSl9-No party men.
lSl9-FederAls.
ls2O-FederAl Republicans.
lS26-NAtionAl Republicans.
ls25-Anti-M Asons.
observation-disclosures organization.
1896 -COnserVAtives
IS37-Independent democrat wings.
Observation-Disclosures.
lS39-Log cabin, hard cider, democratic
republican wings, intending TO consolidate
ali opposition TO the democratic party Of
whatsoever name or nature.
lS43-NAtive American wings.
l~S44-Coon party, or Instrumentation
wings.
lS45-The regular whig party.
lS46-Mexican Wing party.
IS47-Ant-M Mexican whig party.
lS4S-Rough-And- Ready party.
lS5O-ClAy whig party.
lS52-Soott wings.
lS54-Know Nothings.
lS55-NAtivs Americans aud conserva
tive know nothines, working together under
name of Native American party.
lS56-Fremonters, Aholitionists and
know noIhings consolidated.
lS59-Blsek republicans, q consolidation
of all republicans and Abolitionists, Dndsl
kn6 lehuerbnlp Oh hbOiltlohlsbs1 cin"OAAhs v
offensive legislation against the rights Of
States under the constitution.
ls59-Opposition and peoples party.
lS60-Uuited republicans and Wide
Awakes.
ls62-No party.
lS63-No party, union league, emancipa
ton, high taxation, Capitalization, c%onfscs
ton, usurpstion, negro equalization, aboli-
ton, power Of the hAyouet administrator
party.
1864 Military necessity party.
l36S-Republicsn, reconstruction party
ls7l-United capital. republican mouop
olists, military despotism party.
In 1872 the opposition of the democrac,
will be the consolidated capital, centralized
power. republican party.
As democracy has triumphed over ell it
opposition in the past, it will triumph owe
aIl opposition now and in the future.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-06-29
Chancery Notice.
STATE OF ILLINOIS,

NUN AoLA1O OVpNL1
In the Circuit Court Of Rock Island county to
the September Term, A. D., 1871.
Maria S. Wagner, complainant, vs.. Betty Block,
in her own right end as ADMINISTRATIVE Of the
estate of Aaron Block, deceased, Clara Block,
Samuel Block, Benjamin Block, and Morris
Rosenfeld, az guardian of said Clara Block,
Samuel Block and BENJAMIN Block, defenG-
ants.--In Ohaneefy.j Is
Affidavit Of the non residence of Betty Block,
Clara Block, Samuel Block, and Benjamin
Block. four of the defep dsnts above named, haV-
ing been nled in the office of the Clerk of said
Circuit Court of Rock Island County, notice is
hereby given 10 the said Betty Block, Samuel
Block, Clara Block, and Benjamin. Block, that
the complainant fled her bill Of complaint in
said Court on the ohsnoery side thereof, on the
10th day Of April a. D., 1871, and that an alias
| mmon thereupon issued out OF said Court
against said non resident defendants, returnsble
on the fret Monday of September next, ClsTl),
as is by law required.
Now unle.s you, the said Betty Block, CLARA
Block, Samuel Block and Benjamin Block, shall
personally be and appear before the circuit
CONT of Rock Islsnd County, a the hrst day OF
the next term thereof, to be holder in Rock Is
ssnd, in said County, on the first Monday OF sep
tember, A. D., 1871, and p.ead, answer or dsmur
to the said complsinants bill of eomp.aint, th'
same and the matters and things therein charget
and stated viii be taken as confessed and q de
cree entered against you according to the psfye
of said bill.
.E 8. P. HODGES, Clerk
P. T. McELHERNE, Compiainsnts Solicitor.
ieI6d4w-oaw-mon
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-06-29
The 16aine Democracy.

The democracy Of Maine met in State
Convention at Augusta, on Tuesday, the
9th, and nominated C. P. Kimball for
Governor. The following is the substance
Of the resolutions adopted
ResOIved, That, buryihg Out Of sight a.
dead issues, we address ourselves 70 the vital
issues aud questions of the hour, bringing
them TO and determining them by the living
principles of democracy as promulgated b.
the fathers of the republic. That We rec
oguize our binding obligations t. The constr
tuition Of the United States IS it nov exists,
denouncIng the means by which the same
became the supreme law Of the laud lhs'
we will faithfully support the constitution
Of the Unit, d States as it now exists, eno
that we demand for IL e strict constitution
80 as TO protect equally rhe rights of The
State and of individuals.
ReSDiDed, That We cherish the American
system OF State aud locsl governments, and
we will forever defend the same sgstast
centralized federal power.
ResoiDed. That we reject the idea of repn-
diat,ou Of the national debI, aud believe /!
to be the duty Of the government; 20 pay,
according TO law, and in lawful money, all
liabilities.
The fourth resolution opposes q high
protective tariff the fifth advocates civil
service reform the sixth favors universal
amnesty the seventh is as follows:
Resoloed, That the record of the action OF
the ad uinistratiOn in usiHg the power of
appointment to override the set tied decls-
ions of the Supreme Court, We regard Is g
dangerous and OMNIBUS Indication, and a.
demonstrating that since the grand co
ordinate divisions ofths government are not
safe from executive usurpstion, that the
party unfolding such an arrogant assump-
ton Of power is unfit for the position of
trustees Of constitutional liberty.
The resolutions conclude by pledging the
support Of the party to the nominee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-06-29
Ladies, take Particular Notice,
The Real Velpau Female Pills
WARRANTED DREWCH.

These Pills, so oele brated many years ago in
Paris, for the relief of fem ale Irregularities, and
afterwards for their criminal en- 10y ment in the
practice Of abortion, are now offered for sale for
the hrsl time in America. They have been kept
in comparative obscurity from the fact that the
originator, DR.. Velpau, is a ply stefan in Paris,
of great wealth, And has strict cont aientioursprin-
ciPles, and has withheld them from general use,
lest they should be employed for unlawful par
poses.
In overcoming Female Distractions, Failing
of the Womb, y bites, Green Sickness, Suppress
sion, Retention, or Immoderate Flow Of the
Monthly Discharges, Nervous and Spinal Alice
ttons, Pains in the Back and Limbs, Fatigue on
slight e~xertion, Palpitatiop of the Heart, Hys-
teries, DO, and will effect a cure when all other
means have failed and, although g powerful
remedy, do not ~coutain calomeI, antim0ny, or
anything hnrtful to the constitution
To married ladies and young girls who have
never been regulated, they are peculiarly suited.
They will, in = short time, bring on the monthly
Per'od with regularity.
Observation-Disclosures Ladies should never lake
them when there is any reason to believe them
selves pregnant, for they will be sure toproduos
miscarriage.
Lsiies eau procure a boz. sealed from the ewes
ofthe curious, by enclosing one dollar, and six
! postage stamps to NJ W. MAoOkBER. General
Agent for United States and Gsnadas, al ALBANY
N. Z, or of any authorized Agent. my24dwIy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-06-29

The Montgomery ALA State Journal.
organ of the Alabama repu ~blicans, talks
thus plainly as to certain political hbels on
the south
1--WE have lived in this state for more than
q quarter Of q century, and have never felt
insecure in person or property on account OF
political opinions. We are sincere III our
republicanism, and we feel safe because We
love our people, and honestly believe that
we are pursuing q course that will rebound
to their peace, happiness, and prosperity
Those men who call themselves republicans
and who are continually trying to get into
Office, stirring up disorder and strife, and
poisoning the minds of voters in secret den:
at midnight, when honest men and sincere
republicans are plotted against simply be
cause they are honest and sincere and hHV'
social standing in the community, may fee
unsafe. We indorse no such libel upon tn
whole population Of our state. Radica
vuliures, Ku-Klux ofice-seekers of ever,
party, are doing us more harm as q peopI
than all the libeIs ever written. We beiiev'
that every honest man IL safe in Alabama
no matter what his politics are
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-06-29
ATTACB aEEF NOTICE.

STATE or ILLIE OBS, Rock Island County,
sc.
In the Circuit Court Of the September Term, A. o.
1871. r.
AdslPhus Ryder ". Graybill K.Bsrd.-Attaoh-
ment.
Eotise 10 hereby given to said defendant,
Gray bill K. bard, that the above entitled cause
is now pending In said Court, and that q writ of
attaehm emit was issued Their Elm from said county,
on the twenty sixth day Of May, A. D. 1871, at
the suit Of the ssid plaintiff, Adolphus Ryder,
against the estate of the said Grsybil K. Bard
for the sum of one hundred and thirty-thrss dol
lars and fifteen cents. which has been returned
levied upon the estate of the said Grsybill X.
Bard, and unless the said Graybill K. Bard shall
appear, give bail and plead en- the fret day o
the next term of said court, to be holden at the
oonrt House in Rock Island, in said county, on
the first Monday Of September next, judgment
will be entered againit him, the said Graybill
K. Bad, In favor Of the said plsiniif, and the
estate attathed viii be sold.
Dated this tventY-fourth day Of June, A. ID.
1S71.
SAMUEL P. HODGES,
Clerk of said Court.
CoSNELLY d McNEAL,
Attorney for PLAINTIFF. lezsd4w-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-06-29
ATTACHMENT NOTICE.

STATE OF ILLINOIS, Rock Island County,
ss.
In the Circuit Court Of the September Term, a.
d. 1871.
Nehemiah Sherwood. Elisha o Ware, and Ed
ward E CLARK, partners, DO, N Sherwood d
Co va. Gray bill K Bard-Attachment.
Notice is hereby given to the said defendant
Graybill K Bard, that the above entitled cause
is now pending in said court, and that 3 writ Of
attachment was istued therein from the said
court on the thirty hrst day of Nay, A d, 1871,
at the suit Of the said plaintiffs, Nehemiah eher-
wood, Elisha O Ware, and Edward +. Clark,
partners trading under the firm name and style
of N Sherwood & Co., against the estate Of the
said Graybill X Bard, for the sum OF thirty two
dollars and sixty-fve cents, which has been re-
turned levied upon the estate Of the said Gray
| bill K Bard, aud unless the said Grsybin X
| Bard shall appesr, give bail and plead on the
| srst dsy of the next term Of said Court, to be
holden at the Court House, in the city of Rock
leland, in said county, on the frat Monday OF
September nezt, judgment will be entered
against him, the said Graybili K. Bard, in favor
Of the said plaintiffs, and the estate attached
will be sold.
Dated this twenty-fourth day of June, A.. D.
1871.
SAMUEL P. HODGES,
Clerk Of said Court.
CoNEELLY 4 McNEAL,
Attorneys for Plaintiff. je14d4w
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-06-29
Use Renne's Pain Killing
III Oil.
"Et W0rks like a Charm"

Have you HsAdache7 Use Renne's Magic Oil
Have you Toothache2 Use ReEne's Magic Oil
Have you Neuralgia? Use Renne's Magic Oil
Have you Rheumatism? Use Rsnne's Magic Oil
Have you Sore Throat Use Renne's Magic Oil
Have you Seiatica? Use Kennels Magic Oil
Have you a Bruise' Use Renns's Magic Oil
Have you Cramps? Uss Renneis Magic Oil
Have you Cholera Morbus,Use Renne's Magic Oil
Have you Lamspess? Use Renn5's Magic Oil
This is the Best Family Remedy, to cure all
kinds of Pain, you ever tried.
1t is clean, safe and delicious TO use, and if
you use it faithfully, 1t will do you Good!
Directions on each bottle. Buy it of the Drug.
gist or Merchant where You trade If they have
not gotit on hand they viii send for it, at your
request, and sell you Genuine Rsnns'a Pain
Killing Magic Oil, at the manufacturer lowest
price at retail.
~ Sold by Druggists, Merchants and Grocsrs.
1t is put mp In three sizes, and called "Trisl
Size, Medium Size" and Large Family SizO"
bottles. VIM. RENNE,
Sole Proprietor and Manufacturer,
je6-d ~&weowly PrrTsTIxLp- Masn,
Sold Wholesale and Retail by G. A. Benser,
Druggists, Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-06-29

A GENTLEMAN from New York to Ssvan-
nah, with q through ticket, concluded to
to stop ct Columbia until the next train,
and received q "check" from the conductor :
but it seems that officer made 9 blunder and
gave him one of the wrong form. When
presented to the conductor of the next train
he refused to recognize it. The balance Of
the usual ticket was shown 90 evidence that
he had paid his fare, but he was ordered to
pay a second time. he refused, and was
put off the train. That company will pay
this gentleman $2O. 900 damages.