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RATES Of ADVERTISING.

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sertion.
Special Notices, 20 cents per line. "hen IN
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lar advertising rates.
Communications, or articles inserted among
reading matter, 2S cents per line.
DAILY AID WEEkLY.-A discount Of 70 per
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yearly and half yes5iy contracts, when the same
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Double Columns will be charged IS per cent
additional.
For IL transient advertisements advance pay
ment Is required.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
CHILDREN TO TAKE.

DARrIEs DESIRING TO TAKE CHILD
L Rem to bring up, are requested to call on
Supervisor C. B. Knox, of this oily There are
eight or ten bright intelligent girls ami boys
aged from one month TO eight and ten years.
now at the County House for whom good homes
are desired. Full legal rights will be given to
those taking them. For further particulars call
upon Mr.. Bailey or Supervisor Knox.
dec 10 d wifi
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Consumption aweeps his soythe at fekr-
fol rate over the world, leaving winrows OF
Of green grasses TO mark its course. DR.
Bells BAlsAm of Al pine Moss is an efficient
cure, all highly commended by hundreds
who have tried it. See advertisement ID
this paper.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-03-30

AIKEN at the sign of the Golden Eagle is
selling all dress goods at cost.
All hosiery and gloves at cost.
All fanuels at cost.
All oassimeres at cost.
All real and imitation laces at cost.
All fancy goods at cost.
All beached and brown sheetings and
shir,ings at less prices than they can be had
elsewhere.
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BLOOMINGTON, uLDsURsEsY.

18th Year. 600 Acr s. l3 Greenhouses. Lar
Rest AssoTtmeut-alI sizes Beat Stock! Low
Prices Would y lou know What, When, How to
Plant! Fruit, Shade, Evergreen Trees, Root
&Eaf's, seedIng., 0ssg Plants, Apple Seed,
hariy Rore. Potatoes, Shrubs, Roses, Green
mouse and darden Plants, etc, etc. Flower and
vegetable Seeds! Ftnest, Best Coilecton-Sorts
and quality Send 10 cents for New, illustrated
Descriptive Catalog gue-9U pages. BEND stamp,
each, for Catalogues of Seeds. with plain direo-
hons-64 pages Bedding and Garden Plants,
81 psges, and WhrlesPle Price List, "a pages
Addters F. K. PHOENIX, Bloomington, Iihnoi.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-03-30

Gslesburg joins its voice in favor of cspi
tai removing to Peoria. And so does every
place in Western Illinois, and every man
who has ever been subjected to the incon,
veniencs of going to Springfield, or been
punished by being obliged to stay there any
length of time.
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The Best Stomach Bitters

without the alcoholic stimulus Of other Bitters,
for Dyspepsia, Indigestion and as apl etiasr.
Directiops-Use freely, swallowing the Saliva.
Price, 10 oents. sold everywhere.
G. LANGR & SON. Pittsbsrg. Pa.
FULLER, FINCH 4 FULLER. gents,
fsb20-d6m CHICAGO,
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Chicago MaFkeS.

fs5sgraPAsd 20 ths AReUs.
ouIoAso, March 80.
Flour-Quiet, without change.
Wheat-Fairly active but lower, with sales OF
cash l.203a LIS; closing at l.2Gs cash and 80
seller May.
COrn-Steady; with sales at 52s524c closing
at 524c cash, and 564c fer May.
osts-stea6y at 4sc for regular.
Barley-SIc for regular Eo2
Rye-frm at 90t ta9lc for regular No 2.
Pork-Quiss at S20 2l3 cash.
Whisky-Oull.
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H. PowARs. y. l.. FREEMAN.
GREAT REDUCTION IN TEAS!
BY THE
Hong Kong Tea Cou'y,

Branch House, Palace Row,
ROCK ISLAND, ALsss.
Where we are Offering unrivailsd Teas, at t~
same low prices as ct their "BAstern House.
By importing Teas in cargo lots they enable
MS to retail TO the consumer at extremely low
prices. Don't fall to viait the Hong Kong Te'
store, at Palace Row, whore will be found th'
Aneat. unrest and freshest Teas, Cofees and Spa
oes, st prices heyo ond composition.
fsh4iw3m PoWARS b FREEMAN, Aa,t
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NOTHiEG LIKE live refer to Ma
TURE'S HAIR RESTORATIVE, adver-
Eised in another column. 1t is in one bottle,
and as cless as ice. No gum, no filth, no
poison. Examine it. See advertisement.
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LOO AL OTTO ES.

VIZ ask attention to the advertisement in
another column, of"Jsokson's Catsrrh Snuff
AMI Troche Powder good article d&w
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Chicago live Gtoek.

Tslsgraphsd to the ARsus.
UHIoE srooK YARps, March so.
Hogs-DuI, weak and 25c lower. heavy selling
at SCAT. 20 for fair to prime and light grades
at 6.20a6.60 for medium to choice.
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SEE advertisement Of DR.. Butts Dispen>
sAry, headed Book for the Million-MAR
RAGE GUIDE-in another column. 1t
should be read by all.
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c 0 M M { R ClkL.
Gold 1.1o go.

Etocss and Rooney.
TslsgrAPhsd 90 the ARsUs.
Ezw YoRk, March 80.
Money Market-Easy at 40 per cent.
Sterling Eychange-EominAl ct 63ass.
Gold-Closed at $l.l1s.
9overnmeDts-Steady.
Coupops-6's of 81, Liz; 5-20's, '62,1.I21
S4, Lila; '66, l.l2; new, ll05; 'S7, 1.I0s;, '6s
l.l0s; l0-40's, large l.06s; small l.06.
Stocks steady.
N. 7. CentraI-92a.
North wsstsrn-sGS. Preferred SO.
Rock Island, l.lls.
Pacific Mail, 433.
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A VOID QUACKS.-A victim of early i"dis-
n eretion, causing n-rvous debility, prema-
ture decay, eto having tried in vain every ad
vertised remedy. has a single means of eel cure,
which be will E. nd free to his fellow suffe ers.
Address J. Ii TUrTLE, rs Nassau st., n Y.
DeY YCHOMANCY.-Any lady or gentle
can max $1,000 mon b, secure their
happinefs an dindepeDden1e, By obtaining PSY
ChUMANCY FASCINATION, ,S0ULChARM
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this power over men or animals st WILL how to
hssmeTize, become Trance or Writtug Mediums,
9iviuation, spiritualism, Alchemy, Philosophy
of 0nens and Dreams, Brigham Youug's
Harem Guide to Marriage, etc. all contained in
this baok; 100 OO0 sold price by mail, on cloth
81 IS, paper covers, 81. NoTIcE.-Any person
willing to act as agent will receive samp copy
Of the work free. As no capital is required, all
dssirous cf gepteel employment should send for
be book, enclosing 10 cts. for postage, 10 7. ".
EVANS CO., Al South sth street, Philadel-
Shia.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-03-30

A SAFEGUARD.-One or two doses Of DR.
Henry's Root and Plant Pills, if taken in
time, will often prevent serious attack Of
sickness
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Tickets $1.OO Each

Admitting one person to the concert and snti-
ling the Ider TO chance in the distribution
of prizes. discount of Eve per cent will be
maae to elubs of individuals purshasing fifty
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TGBiCte SUBSTITUTE.
LANGE'S PLUGS!
AN IMPROVED
Substitute for Tobacco.
Patented March Q. 1869.

To every one wishing t. quit the Of Tobacco
in sny form, and to restore to their natural
nora al activity the functions of the organs hiob
have suffered by the use Of tobacco We herewith
otter most potent saxiliary in our preparation
known as LANdEs PLUGS.
The deleterious effects of Tobacco on health
genera debility of the nervous and cTeu story
functions, causing great feeoleness of the pulse
fuiteriDg of the heart, oppression OF the chest,
loss of mental and Muscular power, disease OF
th skin, etc. AYE annnlled, and the CRAVING
for Tobacco entirely ceases when our SUBSTITUTE
has been used for some time.
Herbs and roots of highly esteemed Tonic
properties are the cor popents of our prepare
ton. and we can confdcotly recommend 1t to all
debilitated persons as
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-03-30
ISOG USE rHE VEGETABLE lOsA
ACOVP YBALsAM"ACeV
HnRPLoxMHNT for ALL.
: : : 3 5 : 3

TO THE WORKING CLAss.-We are now
prepared to furnish all classes with constant
employ ment at home, the whole of the time or
for the spare moments. Business new, light,
and profitable. Persons of either sex easily
earn from 4Oc. to s. per evening, and proper
tional sum by devoting Their whole time to the
business. Boys and gi'ls earn nearll as much
as men. That ali wbo see this notice may send
their address, and test The business, we make
the unparalleled offer: To such as are not well
satisfied, We will Eend 81 TO pay tor the trouble
OF writing. Full particulars, a valuable sample
which will do to commence work on, and q copy
of The Peoples Literary COmpdniOn-One of the
largest and best family newspapers ever pub
hshed-all sent free by mail Reader, if you
want permanent, profitable work, address
&c ALLEN 4 CO. sAUGUsrA, MAINE.
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The Chicago Tribune is defendant 10
suit for libel brought BY Charles J. Gui,eau,
an attorney, who lays his damages at
$4,000.
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New York is receiving strawberries from
South Carolina.
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BRIGGS HOUSE.

The under.igBed takes pleasure in announc-
ing o h,s former patrons aud the public hat be
has associated himself with the management Of
tie Briggs House, Chicago, where be will be
pleased t. entertain his friends, and where every
effort will be q ade TO secure the comiOrt end en-
ioyuent of all who favor the house with their
patronage. RIO AR" soAEhS,
mchIU Late of ihs Richmond House.
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Ben. Butler will join his wife in Europe,
next May.
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$5 TO $40 PER DAY, MEN,woMEH


VINO engage IN our new business make from So
to $40 er day in their own loeRlit;e, Full mar.
ticuiars and instructions sent free by mail
those In need of permanent, profitable work,
sho1ld address at once. GEORGE sTISSoN
b CO., Portland, Me-.
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GREAT MEDICAL BOOK AID FRENCH
VI SECRETS for Lsdies and Gents. Sent free
for stamps. DR.. Bonaparte Co., Cincinnati
Ohio.
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Gov. Merrill, of Iowa, declines election to
Q third term.
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ELECTION NOTICE.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON
Tuesday, the 4th day Of April next,
In the several Election Districts in the County
OF RooK Island, Special Election will be held
JGdgs Of the County Court,

TO NIL the vacancy caused By the resignation of
1onn Wilson, late Judge of tie County Cour.
oi salo oounty; which Election will be opened
q Slock in the morning, and will continue
open until six in the afternoon of the same day
dlveR under my hand at Rock Island, the
10th day of March, A D. 1877.
JAMES NJ BEhRDsLEY
Clerk County Court, Rock Island County and
State of Illinois.
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The sugar crop Of Cuba shows decrease
of one-fourth.
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EVERETT HOUSE.

BYRON A. BALDWIN CO., PRoPRIErORs.
Corner Clark and Van Bursn Streetss,
Chicago, ILL.
"a This Hotel, near Michigan Southern and
Rock Island Depots, is centrally IOcAted, neatly
and elegantly furnished aud will afford TO vifit-
ors and ooun ~ merchants as good accommoda
tions as can be found in the clty. Terms f2.6O
per day. nehl9-dtf
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PALMER HOUSE,

CHICAGO, Ill.
This new and magnificent Hotel the hnest
west Of New York }, situated corner state aAd
Quincy streets, was completed and OTened Sept.
20, ieT0. 1t has two hundred and fifty roo ms
(msny of ubch have bath rooms and water clos
cts attached which are made accessible from
the ground floor, where the grand rotunds and
Office is situated, by .tis TUFTS best passenger
elevator WPF AEsEkVE Prop.
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pailp Argus.
OFFICIAL CITY g. COUNTY PAPER

Wheat prospects are good 10 Central IIli-
nois.
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fsh2Sdsod -t,t&s
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-02-17
Railroad Accident.

A terrible railroad accident recently
occurred at Hamburg, New York, by
which many persons were killed and
some burnt to death. We do not pub
lish detailed account for the simple
reason that such reading does no good,
adds nothing to the understanding that
is of future use and is not such warning
as people may profit by. Such reading,
too, induces morbid taste that leads
to an overweening desire for the terri
BILE and horrible, wholly destroying the
taste for substantial, beneficial and USE
full reading. We do not propose at any
time to publish accounts of accidents
however horrible, or of murders, or
hangings, or burnings, Or wrecks, or
other things that are not intrinsically
useful. We leave such publications for
the sensational papers of the cities,
which live upon them and would be
nothing without them, and that are
never perfect or content unless they
have horror to detail. OF course if
any such things occur in this vicinity
we will feel required to give some ac-
count of them, but not otherwise.
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Coal Miners Strike.

For some time past the Coal miners
of this State have been on strike, but
there is prospect now that they will
60 to work again during the present
month. Exactly who caused the strike
does not appear. 1t is charged upon
the operators, with some show ofreason,
because of an overstock and the conse-
quent lowness of prices. Others charge
it upon the dealers, also interested in
higher prices. Others again charge it
to conspiracy between the dealers and
the officers of tho Miners Association.
We do not know that it matters much
to the public which party is at fault,
but as the strike affected operators in
other and particularly the iron business,
and the people employed by them, it
becomes of public Importance, and
measures should be taken to prevent a
recurrence. If the evil is often repeat
ed the miners will suffeo perhaps more
serious injury by it than any others,
and it therefore behooves all interested,
or have power over the subject, to
guard against it. We do not propose I'd
define what measures would be effective
to prevent strikes, or the cause forthem,
but here only direct attention to the
fact that the evil is very serious one
to every body, to greater or less extent,
and that therefore every body has q
direct interest in preventing future
strikes, If possible.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-02-17

THE WAY THE SOLDIERS VOTED
In the course of a running debate in
the House the other day the stale charge
of want of patriotism on the part of
democrats was made by certain repub-
licans, and particularly that of hostility
to soldiers voting. Just then Captain
SKINNER, of Franklin, who had served
during the whole war, put in the follow
ing:
Mr.. SKINNER said that in October,
1865, he was with his company in the
interior of Texas. An agent was sent
by the government to take the votes of
the Pennsylvania companies, but forgot
TO bring with him any but republican
tickets. Finding they could not have a
fair election, his company Indignantly
refused to vote at all, but nevertheless a
return of their vote was made and filed
in the prothonotary's Office at Cham.
bersburg, and for judge of election they
had resurrected poor fellow who had
been killed on the battlefield of Shiloh
three years before. So much in answer
to the gentleman from Philadelphia and
the gentleman from Pittsburgh. lie
would not inquire into their war record,
as he understood they had done all their
lighting in the Union League.
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Difficulties with observation-disclosures
Claims Ge

The public were surprised last week
by the announcement of the Queen of
England, in her speech at the opening
of Parliament, and of the President of
the United States by message, that all
the troubles between the two countries
had been referred to "high commits
sion," composed of five distinguished
citizens of each country. The prOposi-
tion was first made by England to refer
the difficulties growing out of the fish
ing interests on the Canadian border.
The President accepted on condition
that the Alabama claims should be re-
ferred to the same commission. The
British authorities accepted provided
all other difficulties growing out of the
late rebellion were included The Com
missoners on the part of the United
States are Secretary of State HAMIL-
TON FISH, r. G. SCHENVK, Minister to
England, Justice NELSON, of the U. S.
Supreme Court, L. r. HoAR, late At
torney General, and Senator WILLIAMS,
of Oregon. The commissioners on the
part of Great Britain are Earl GREY,
Prof. BOYNARD, of Oxford University,
Sir EDWARD THoRToN, British Minis
ter at Washington, and Sir JOHN A.
MCDONALD and Sir JOHN ROSE, of
Canada. Little doubt is entertained
but that the commission will be able to
settle all pending difficulties between
the countries, and thus remove all cause
for discord or war. OF course it can
not be expected that either will obtain
all its desires, as in all such cases il
settlement is effected it must be by
compromise.
We are heartily glad that the subject
of the Alabama claims is thus taken
out of the hands of the demagogues,
and is placed in position Of prompt
settlement. The treaty to be made will
no doubt cover all such cases arising
in the future and will bind both coun-
tries. We doubt whether it will be
quite comfortable for our government
to sgree for all future time to pay what
ever damages may be done by war ships
built in our ship-yards, yet such is the
inevitableresu of the Alabama claims.
AS to the fishing business, that is a
pure yankeeism. None but they have
an interest in it, and while they de-
mand and receive government protec.
tion in the employment, lat vast texpense,
they also demand and receive from the
government large bounties on the fish
they catch. 1t would be good thing
for every body else, If the Fishing wa
ters were altogether transferred to the
British. At least it ought to be provi-
ded that no bounties should be paid by
either government. and cheap fish be
thus secured to the people. At all
events, "let US have peace"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-02-17

A SHORT time ago the Illinois House
of Representatives adopted a resolution
declaring "That as taxation is a pc.
cuniary burden imposed by public
authority on the property of the people,
for the maintenance of the government,
the payment of its debts, and the pro-
motion Of the general welfare, Congress
ought not to tax the substance or the
earnings of the citizen for any other
purpose than those above indicated, and
it is wrongful and oppressive to enact
revenue laws for the special advantage
of one branch of business at the expense
of another, and that the best system of
protection to in dustry is that which i'm
poses the lightest burdens, and the
fewest restrictions on the property and
business of the people, and promotes
the prosperity OF ALL"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-02-17
THE military STRENGTH of France ba

THE military strength of France has
substantially vanished. Rourbaki's
army is entirely broken up; Chauzy's
army is reduced by battle and captures
to handful all the Independent corps
of France-Tireurs of the North have
disbanded and gone home, and now a
Brussels despatch of the 9th instant
states that Faidherbe, commanding the
Army of the North, has dispersed his
command, in compliance with decree
from the government of Defence at
Paris. A more remarkable ending to a
great war was never known than this.
In one way or another within three
weeks at least three hundred thousand
soldiers have melted away into private
citizens, and have left no trace of their
former presence.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-02-17
Too Much Legislation.

We are in hopes that the day is not
far distant when the people of Penn.
sylvania will have an opportunity to
vote upon an alteration in the Constitu-
tion which will diminish the number
of sessions which the Legislature can
hold, and confine its deliberations to
general laws and measures concerning
the State at large. In old times the
General Assemblies of the different
Colonies met annually. They were
composed of good men, who had no de-
sire except to insure benefit and advan.
tage to the people. The measures they
considered were such as were obviously
requisite. They did what was neces.
sary, and then adjourned. But all this
is changed. The fact that the Legisla-
ture of State is about to meet is con-
sidered almost calamity. No one
looks forward to the commencement of
the session as hopeful occasion. Citi-
zens regard the meeting of their own
Representatives with nearly the same
feelings which they would indulge if
they were informed of the converting
of a band of robbers. They expect to
be outraged, to be imposed upon, to
have tn cir dearest interests sold out to
the highest bidder, or perhaps not even
sold-given away to parties who repre-
sent, in many instances, the members
of the Legislature themselves.
80 frightful has the evil become, that,
in many. States, the Constitutions have
been altered so as to reduce the number
OF the sessions of the Assembly. Bien-
NAL sessions are now held in thirteen
States. We would be very glad in
Pennsylvania if we could have an OPP
portunity to institute the same reform.
The Commonwealth gets along much
better when the Legislature is not in
session than when 1t is. We then rest
upon the laws as they are, bad though
they may be; but while the Legislature
Is in session, we know not at what
moment those which are bad may be
made thousand times worse.-Erie
Observer.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-02-17

IN Michigan, Grand Juries have been
abolished. The law provides that the
District Attorney shall present all
crimes for trial by indictment, and that
no information shall be presented, ex-
cept in cases which have been first ex-
amined by Justices of the Peace. Should
the District Attorney decline to draw
an information, he is directed to report
the case with the evidence to the Cir
cult Judge. The law further provides
for an arraignment before the County
Judge, so that If the defendant should
plead guilty, he may at once be sen.
fenced, and not be compelled to lie in
Jail awaiting the session of the Circuit
Court, A similar law has been intro
duced into the Wisconsin Legislature