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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-10-31
LOCAL NOTICE ES.

Special.
Cunderaugo Bitters, at Breunsrt's.
Masta's Balsatn. at Smith l. Bonnys.
Go to Speidel's for Reune's Magic Oil.
MastA's celebrated Balsam at Breunerts.
Or. Jackson's CAsarrh Snuff at Speidel's.
Constitutional Catarrh Remedy at Beings
stons.
DR.. TUFTS Celebrated Liver Pills at Spei-
dsrs.
DR.. Julihus Hyirastin Compound ai
Spsidsrs.
CunderangO BiIters, best in the world. at
Bsngston's.
Bitter Wine of Iron for sale by every
Druggist in the city.
JscksOn's Oatarrh Stuff, at every Drug
Store in Rock Island.
Mssts's BAlsAm, best in the market, re-
commended BY thousands, for sale at Bengs-
tons.
Constitutional Oatarrh Remedy is curing
one of our prominet citizens, For sale al
Breunert's
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-10-31

HENDERsON's BucHU, the great dIuretic
an Unfailiug remedy for all diseases of the
Kidneys and Bladder, also for Dyspepsia or
Indigestion, FlAsulency, or Wind in the
Stomach. The most distressing cases OF
Femsle Weakness and Uterine Complaints
are permanently cured BY Hsnderson's
Buchu. 1t is uusqualed by any known
remedy for the cure of Dropsy, Gravel, and
all Gouty aud Rheumatic affections. 1t is
q specific remedy for e1pelling all Pain and
Tape Worms. 1t is prescribed BY eminent
physicians in Chronic Affections of the Liv-
sr. For sale BY oil druggists. See sdvsr-
tisement in this issue. eod&vly
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-10-31

into port at St0nlngton sunday nlgnts oy
stress Of weather, had two men pros
trated by the disease, which. has broken
ont during the voyage. The vessel was At
once ordered to quarantine iu the lower
harbor. No new eases have occurred, but
the two sick men are at the point of
death.
The New York Central Directors met to-
day and authorized the issus of $40, 900, 900
new stock on bonds for the purpose of lay
lag two additional tracks from New York to
Buffalo. The Chicago & Northwestern Di-
rectors met to-day and on 8 statement by
the Treasurer that a large amount vas ne
csssary to pay the floating debt OF the com
pany authorized the issue of $l0,000,000 of
bonds. The Chicago, Rock Island and
| Pacific Directors also met to-day and au-
thorized the issue of $40 100000 of bonds.
CAMBRIDGE, ILL.,, Oct. 30.-E. A. Abbott,
for nearly twenty years agent at this place,
committed suicide this afternoon by shooting
himself through the head. The cause is
supposed to be domestic troubles.
BosroN, Oct 30.-Mofe horses appear on
the streets TO day than for several days past,
but there are far from enough to meet the
demands. The disease is evidently subsid-
ing.
PROVIDENCE, Oct. 30.-All the horses
we're withdrawn this noon from the street
railways, nearly all of them becoming weak
and spiritless. Some stables report thelr
horses improving.
New YoRK, Oct 30-The weather TO dsy
is cool, pleasant and very favorable to the
prevailing epidemic which is now thought &c
have reached its crisis. Manifestations o.
the results Of the disease, however, remain,
about the same. Deaths are constantly oc-
curing, about one hundred being yesterday
reported in lnis city and Brooklyn.
At 9 meeting Of the sanitary committee
of the Board of Health yesterday it is IN
derstood that q thorough examination of al
the stables will be ordered. The stable So
periutendent thinks that working diseased
horses will run the distemper into the glan
ders and the result will be fatal. The hu
msnitsrian, Bergh, announces his purpos
to continue in preventing the working o
diseased animals.
Il is stated that fifty cows have recent
died of the same disease as that which
affecting horses, at East Orange, N. J.
SCHENECTADY, Oct 30.-The horse diI
i ease is spreading mere Twenty or tbirt
y canal boats are laid up.
!. 0swEGO, Oct. 30.-There is no improve
ment in the horse epidemic. Over two
u thirds of the canal horses are affected
Considerable difficulty is experienced
It moving boats.
1t RooHEsrER, Oct. 30.-The horse diseas
is is,rApidly abatiug here.
a. PHILADELPHIA, Dot. 30.-Several mol
cases of the horse disease are reported th
morning in the Market street rsilws
stables.
U CLEVELAND. Oct 30.-The horse diseaI
0. spread rapidly to-day. Several of the live
O. stables re closed, and many of the EXPIRE
n companies are united for service, aud Il
. disease has appeared among the fire d
W. partment horses.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-10-31
Kunkel's Bitter Wine Of Iron.

Kunkel's Bitter Wine of Iron is guaranteed to cure
the worse case Of dyspepsia liver complaint, jsun-
dice, chronic or nervous debility, diseases OF the
kidneys and all diseases arising from a disordered
liver and stomach, such fullaess of blood to the
head, acidity Of the stomach. nausea, disgust for
food, fullness or weight in the stomach, sinking OF
hatulency at the pit of the stomach swimming of the
head hurried or difficult brething, futtenng at the
heart, choking OF suffocatinE sensations when in
lying posture, dimness of vision, yellowness of the
skin and for purifying the blood and building up the
system in general
Price Of the Bitter Wine Of Iron. $100, every bot
tie guaranteed, or the money refunded. Beware o
counterfetts buy only kunkel's, take no other it il
wrapped in yellow wrapper around, with the pro
prietors photograph on All other is counterfeit
Depot 259 North Ninth street, below Vine, Philadel
phia (Go there, advice free.) l02ld&wIy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-10-31

ARGUS PREMIUM PosTER PRINTING.
cuts, new borders, new type, and new and
unique devices of various kinds have recent
" been added to The ARGUS job department
es psciAlly for poster printing, and the office
has every facility for executing poster work,
Illustrated and displayed in the most attract
i've maauer With four presses running al
the SAME time, by steam, aud with the mos
accom- plished workmen to be found, and
with the very best materials, THE ARGUS
office presents superior inducements to gel
your work done there.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-10-31
RATES Of ADYER RTlSING.

For each square, OF the space occupied by ten
lines Of solid nonPareil, One Dollar for each In
sertion.
Special Notices, 20 cents psr line. Rhen in-
serted 8 months or more, 50 per cent above rsgu-
lar advertising stes.
Communications, or articles inserted among
reading matter, 25 cents per hns
DAILY AID WRBKLY.-A discount Of % pei
sent. win be made from the Weekly rates, en-
yearly and half yearly contracts, when the same
matter is inserted in both Daily ana weekly.
poubls Column. will be charged Is per cent
additional.
For r.1 trnnsfsnt advsrtisemsn advance pay
nent Is required
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-10-31

The wife of Socrates was said to be a
great scold. Had her husband furnished
her with Reuns's Paiu-Killing Magic Oil to
cure painful toothaehs and hesdsche, she
would, no doub' have been one of the best
women Of that age.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-10-31

NATURES HAIR RESTORATIVE 10 the
result of four years study and experiment
Ii is nov perfection itself, and no more to
be compared with the other prsrarstiOus
now flooding the market, than ".anglsfOOt"
whisky is to pure Bourbon. See advertise
mept.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-10-31
Great Saving in CsaI.

TwITCHELL'S "Draught Regulator can bs
i applied to any sort of Stove or heater
saves from / to Of the Coal by utilizing all the
heat produced, and secures . constant, even
temperature, with less than half the trouble in
keeping fires. On exhibition and for sale At
Harris Tea Btore. Teas at rsduced prices, free
Of duty. diff
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-10-31

1t is hard to please every one, but Dur
yeas "SS,in Gloss Starch" aud Improved
Corn Starch" does il. All good hOusekeep-
srs say it is just the thing. Sold by gro
GERS generally.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-10-31
Tamnla Of KonorI

Rock Island Temple Of Honor No. II, meet
every Thursday evening, and Social Temple n O.
8, every Tuesday evening at = O'Clock, at ODD
Bellows Hall, GEO. L. CARLTON, Wet.
G. N. BELDING, W. r. dec22-dtf
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-10-31
By Telegraph
Great Fire in Dubuque.
Death of Mrs. Horace Gree
ley.
Awful Steamboat Disaster
at Sea.
Eighty Lives Lost.l
The Great Horse Trot in
California.
Yellow Fever Imported
from San Domingo.
Large Issue of Railroad
Bonds.
Large Issue of Railroad
Bonds.
Suicide in Cambridge.
The Horse Disease.


DUBUQUE, Oct 3lst. 2.30 P. P.M,-Ths total
loss to the Dubuque Lumber Company by
the fire of Thursday, is estimated by Lum-
bermen and others capable of Judging st
$50, 900.
The amount of lumber destroyed is about
three and ione half million feet, valued at
$50,O00. The remaining $4,000 of this
estimate is loss on their hsrbor improve
ments. The Lumber Company held in
surauce as follows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-10-31
RoHRER's ExPECTORAL WILD CHERRY
TONIC.

TONIC.
The Universal Family Remedy.
For Dyspepsia and Weak Stomach.
For the Liver and Kidneys.
For Coughs and Sore Throat.
For the Lungs and Splitting of Blood.
For Weakness and General Debility.
For Loss of Appetite.
For Sick Headache,
For DiarrheA and Dysentsry.
For Fever and Ague.
For Bilious Fever.
For Cholera Morbus and Cramps.
For Palpitation of the Heart.
For Broken down Nervous System.
For Neuralgia aud Rheumatism.
For Purifying the Blood.
For inhamed and Sore Eyes when caused
BY the Impure state of the Blood.
Call for it q, John Bsngston's, at Smith a
Bonney's, at BreunArt's, Harper Hous,
Drug Store, or Emil Koehlsr, or address J
Rohrer, sole proprietor, Lancaster, Pa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-10-31
PLUMBING.
THOMAS YATES.

rs PREPARED TO DO PLUMBING IN
l. all its branches, also, Gaa and steam Fitting.
Call and have estimates made before orderins 2
your work done by other parties.
THOMAS YATES, (Levee,l Rock Island
mav2Sdtf
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-10-31
G. J. JOHNSON d son,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
ms~ Office over speids's Drug Store, on III
inois Street, Rock Island. Octl7d5m
Dress Making!

MISS SULLIVAN receives regularly from
WI Chicago sll the latest styles of Patterns,
etc for Dress Making She has also secured
the services of Miss VAIL, first class trimmer
from the celebrated establishment of Madame
Ribot, St Louis. Shop over Don's Stove Store
sept26d3m
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-10-31
OF
FIRE

from lands end to lands end, that all may
read and reading, believe, that ,for the
countless millions who are on the road to
an uutimsly grave With bilious complaints
there is bat one truly great and reliable
remedy, and that is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-10-31
New Arrangement!
What we undertake and Guar
antee TO de-!

Ssn1 +or
D. C. IACCARD & cos H.
lustrated Price List land
Catalogue of Waltham, How
ard, and D. C. Iaccard & Cos
Watches, jeweiry, and SoIId
Silver and Plated Ware, &c.
When in St. Louis you arc
invited to inspect their ma e
nif1cent IEWELRY establish
ment, Nos. 40I' g. 403 N.
FOURTH ST., Corner of LO-
Gust, Odd Fellows Hall.
BT-Watches, Clocks and Music
Boxes Repaired and Warranted.
Orders by mail promptly atten-
ded to.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-10-31
HOLSTERS
Diamond Baking Powder,
a Perfectly Pure and Reliable Article Of
RAKING POWDER

Il offered to the pus slio. In point Of strength,
parity, reliability and every other excellent
qualify, it is passed prod ucing as 1t does
elegant uit, rolls, nufins, pot pies, dump
lingS, and every variety Of nice pastry, such a.
oAn be producsd by no other method. Y on have
only to try it, and you will no other. This
Baking Powder is put up In glass bottles, con-
tAining t, ! and pound each, being elsgsntIy
labeled, with directions tor using, in Rnglish,
German aud Brensh Every pHckAge is wSTran. J..
ted in every particular. H0LLIsTER CO.,
I52 sprace ST., TOLEDO, OHIO. oct9dwtf
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TIE ANTy-GRAyT arOvENEsT'
Mass Conyentien OF Liberal Re-
pubiicans.

A Convention OF Liberal Republicans,
opposed TO the corruplious OF the pres
ant Administration, was held at Jetier
soA City, Missouri, on the 24th inst
Resolutions we're adopted, amongst
which were the following:
Resolred, That true Repubiicanism m
makes it not the less our duty To expose
corruption, denOnnce the usurpstion Of
power, and work for reforms necessary
for the public Welfare. The times de
mand an uprising of honest citizens to
sweep from power the men who prost-
tute the name Of an honored party to
selfish interests We, therefore, invite
all Republicans who desire the reform
herein set forth, to meet in National
Mass Convention, at the city of Cincin.
natl, on the first Monday Of May next,
at l. NJ there to take such seton as
our convictions Of d1ly and public cx
gcrcy may require.
That will cause MORTON. CAMERON,
GRANT Il Co, to think there is some
thing in the demand of the People for
REFORM. They have grorn tired Of
being robbed BY the Administration.
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W0et!sffeid, Jan. so. 1874.
sE AAdress all letters:
Ssu.TRE SrfRIr OF DEMOCRACY"
wee-isssll,
Monroe County,
~ - Ohio.
Grants Associates.

What an unlucky creature GRANT is T.
According to the post master papers he
10 soshonest that one might suppose his
very appearance would frighten the
rognes all out Of the country. But he
is amazingly unfortunate in his associ
ates, u yitr.la1.# - ...-,s-
Not a plundering scheme comes to
light, from the San Domingo job to the
general order business in the Custom
Hense. hut soma intimate friend of
GRANT turns up the dirtiest pig in the
puddle. IT seams that the rnors he con-
hies in them the more they steal. Even
the powerful influence OF his own i'm,
,naculate example fails to restrain them.
ga Il 10 possible that 10 the opinion OF
suspecting persons his7o snowy repui
tation may he smircaed by saoh close
contact with these chums of his own So
isction;l ;lbut it is gratifying to know that
she faith OF. his post master editors in
his spotless purity can never be shaken,
never They are paid for believing him
honest, and they are bound to earn their
hire. -. -
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From the Noble County Republican, Jan. 10
supposed Msrder sf Mr.. Curtis.

The death of Mr.. s. j. Curtis, Of Car
Isle, by falling from railroad train, in
Illinois, is still fresh in the minds Of our
readers. The following from the Belle
VILE ILL., Gazette. makes an altogeth-
er different case out of the statement
THAT sc had fallen from the train, and
leads TO the conclusion that he was
most loully dealt with by some Of the
mnrderous villains who prey upon the
trustfulness Of their fellow men:
MIR. Curtis came into Monroeville
on the b. & o, road from the South.
ard while waiting for the other train,
was inveigled into saloon near the
depot, by confidence men, where he was
hy some means induced to loan them a
large sum OF money on bogus draft
for eighteen hundred dollars, to be paid
when the train reached Toledo. When
the train which passes here at $50 ar
rived, they all three got aboard, but be-
fore they had gone into the car. just af:
ter The train got started, one Of them
struck the old gentleman over the head
a couple OF times with slung shot or
some other heavy weapon, and pushed
him off the train. He fell off back
wards, his head striking on. stone.
which broke in his skull. He fingered
III an unconscious state until the fol.
lowing morning, when he died Why
he was murdered by the confidence men
after they had obtained his money, is
mystery which no one has yet been able
to explain
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Affairs at New Orleans.

The following dispatch from Govern
or Warmoth was received at Washing-
ton the 23d inst, by a prominent Gov
ernment official:
"NEw ORLEANS, January 23-A full
Senate recognized the Brewster, House
by vote Of nineteen to fourteen.
Brewster offered his resignation, which
the House refused TO, accept by vote
of fifty seven to six. Then resolu-
ton passed rallfying and confirming the
extra session in expelling Carter from
the House and the election of Blews-
ter as Speaker, by vote of fifty six to
eight. Six of Carter's men came over
to-day to the regular House,
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Why Inspectors are Bribed.

At the night session Of the Custom
House Investigating Committee, L. 6.
Tillotson. an importer Of telegraph wire,
testified that he received $40 bundles of
wire per steamer in Octoher last, which
were three days in the general order
store. lie was billed Sl20 26 for cart
age, labor, and storage He went to his
friend, the Sarveyor, and protested
against the exaction, and. by Gen. Ar
thurs intercession, subsequently the bill
was reduced to Sl0l GO, which was still
four times as much for labor and three
times as much for storage as first class
bonded warehouses charge. Through
fear Of general order charges he has
paid sums to inspectors to detain goods
on the pier. He arranged to pay S25 to
an inspector to detain his goods that
came by steamer on the 9th of JaHu-
ary.
The above evidence was sgiven on the
18th inst, before the Investigating Com
mittee in New York. And GRANTS Ad-
ministration upholds the scoundrels who
are engaged in such robbery. Is it any
wonder the People demand Rsfolm7
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ACquittal of Mrs. wharton.

The Wharton murder trial at Anap-
oils has reached conclusion at last, by
a verdict of "not guilty" rendered by
the jury, on the Gath inst. The argu-
ments of counsel occupied four days,
and were closed by the Attorney Cen
eral of the State on Tuesday. The
judges charge was brevity conden sed
viz; "Gemlemen Of the jury, Your YER
dict viii be either guilty or not guilty
of murder in the first degree" The
jury then retired, and after an absence
of eighteen hours brought in the YER
dict which sets Mrs. Wharton at hber-
ty. This was on the forty third day Of
the trial. The best medical talent OBJ
taiuablc differed as to whether General
ketchum came to his death by poison
or by natural disease, and the verdict
OF The jury was the logical result of this
tart
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A Curiosity UnearIhed.

WHEELING, W. Va, Jan. 19.-J. A
Holiday, of this city, has in his posses
sion & white marble hearthstone, three
feet long, seventeen inches wide, and
two inches thick, which is flexible as a
piece of India rubber of the same di-
mensions The stone was in the semi
nary at Moundsville, twelve miles be
low this city, when burned some three
years ago, and lay buried in the ruins
until day or two since, when, upon
being Gug out,this extraordinary change
in its character was discovered. 1t is
discolored by the fire, but is as white as
ever under the surface, and there has
been no discernihle change in the grain
1t lost no weight, but when broken its
fragments can be crushed in the fingers.
Hundreds of people have gone to see
this curiosity A description of it has
been sent to the Smithsonian Institute.
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Noble County Represensnzivs,

In the Ohio House Of Representatives
on the Goth inst, "Mr BLAKEsLEE from
the select committee on Privileges and
Elections, reported back the papers rela-
ting to the vote for Representative in
Noble County, With the statement that
the committee are unable to find anv
provision in the laws Of the State where,
by Representative to the General As.
sembly may. be elected by the casting Of
lots; that there was no contest pending,
to the knowledge Of the committee, to
the right Of BENJAMIN r. SPRIGGs to a
seat in the House therefore the commit
tee made no Recommendation in the case,
but asked to he discharged
Therefore, Mr. SRRlGGs will retain his
seat as Representative for Noble Coun-
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Estokes rests his cnrled he,

Stokes rests his cnrled hesd on
lace bordered pillows. The odor Of his
cell permeates the entire Tombs. He
orders in perfumes by the box, and ev-
cry time the soup and hash for the com.
mon criminals is toted past his door he
breaks q bottle of musk. In crimson
faced dressing gown, embroidered slip
pers and silk socks he smokes the time
away. altogether the sayest bit of a
criminal that ever lodged in Murderers'
row. l don't think the man extraordin-
arily intelligent, How that unfortunate
wife of his must feel at Sandy Hook,
on her return home. When the pilot
goes aboard, all the late papers are ca
gerly sought, and, among strangers, her
heart probably filed with dark pncer-
talniies, that poor woman will first learn
that the father of her child is, in The
cell of 8 murderer. But Lord Stokes
cares little for that. O
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From the n. Y. Sun, Radical, 23d.l
False s'EetcnCes ig TIE 90 hs1e
House.

Oar contemporary, the World, de-
votes q leading article TO Gen. Horace
Porter and his relations TO the robberies
and fraud. of tie Custom House cstab
hshment. Proceeding upon the testl-
mony given on Tuesday last by Mr.
MudGett, the World maintains that in
an interview with himself and Gen. ohm
CochraHe at The " hIte House, Porter
told two downright, ralpabie, deliberate,
skuIkIng iaisehoods and the question
is whether III so doing Gen. Porters
Motive mas to protect himself "to pro-
tect the official chief to whom he stood
Ia confidential relations that is to
say, Gen Grant. LET us wait and see,'
says the Word, whether Gen. Grant
GlsmlsSes Porter for falsehood and
abuse Of his trust, or whether he re.
tslns Porter Tor fear that he will expose
aNkward secrets"
Before Gen. Grant became President
Gen. Porter bore most enyiable repu-
tatlon, but since then he mas constantly
been guilty OF official false pretences,
and oi assuming before the county a
character which he knew to he an i'm
posture and violation of law We
mean the character of SECRETARY to the
President. Only on Monday last he
wrote letter to the Secretary of tue
Franklin Statue CoEnHttee, by direc.
ton of the President, signing it "Hor-
ace Porter, Secretary w hen it is no.
torlous that he is not a Secretary to the
President, but Major in the Ordnance
Corps; as it is that the only Secretary
TO the President is John NJ. Douglas ;
and that Porter not only does not hold
the position which he thus falsely as
sumes, tut that 10y the act Of June Is,
1870, it is mot lawful foI any officer of
the Army OF the United States on the
active list to hold any civil Office Hav
Ing been for three Years engaged III hy,
Ing and acting this official talsehood,
with the President as a party TO 1t, IS
there anything surprising in The telling
vi lew unlmportant lies either TO pro-
tcet the Presidents share IN the iii got
tea gains OF the generai-order busllecs
or To continue an lmjosJuge and q de-
lnsion of which according 10 the theory
ol his friends, Gen Grants simple, TN.
suspecting, and inaocent nature has
been mate the victim
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Dealt. OF q HsissiHnnire,

There died at MeadvilIe, Penn, the
other day, man far advanced in years,
who WAS one Of those who. tep wears
age, suddenly found themselves possess,
cd Of immense wealth by the discovery
Of petroleum on territory from which Il
lifetime of delving and tilling had pre-
viously failed to return more than a
subsistence to its owner. In 1861 John
Tarr would readily have sold his farm
for 81, 500; but one day in June, 1861,
long and patient boring was responded
TO by the squirting up of the oleaginous
treasure from several heavy wells, and
then the rocky and hilIy acres ef the
old man could scarcely be bought by
covering them with money, In 1864 he
refused 100000 for what had then
become famous as the Tarr Farm, and
despite the fact that in common with
other wells. those on his land had not
been as profitable the last four years as
before; he died possessed of larger
fortune than that offered him in 1884,
Hartford Post.