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jaeASon'S ;atarrh snuff.
And Troehe Powder.
delightful ami piosssnt remedy in
C4-GrgA Hgt!IcHs Bad Breath, 4sftmr,
H,arseress Bronchitis, Coughs,
Deafness d.,
and AL diseases resulting from Colds in
Read, Thrsa. and Vecal Organs,

N. II aL.ea.e. - 90 ID. IN
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Civ Finances.

The financial statement for the year end
ing March I'd. 1873, was read in the Coun-
Gil yesterday and Mayor Murdoch stated
that from the report and the amount OF
city taxes now in the Collector hands, the
old Indebtedness Of the city had been re
duced some S2O,OOO in the course of the
year. - Union, lsH.
Which is not true. Mr., Murdoch, if he
made any such statement made himself
ridiculous. He came into Office finding
81 ,6792 in cash on hand, and a city debt
Of sll2,4O757 He goes out Of office
leaving no cash on hand the city's bank
account overdrawn to the tune of 81 $50
Of, and a city debt of $24S,2l9s3. And
this is not all To-day Mayor Davenport
has discovered that the city owes several
thousand dollars not reported at all. The
city owes, for building hose houses,
$3,O75.OO; owes Preston, Of Chicago,
$4,000 for hose owes $272,OO for break
ing rock making 81, 237.OO not reported
ut all, but belonging to Murdock's admin
istration to pay. Not only this-the city
owes several thousand dollars Of interes
overdue, and which Murdoch ought t.
have paid. He seems to have left every
thing he could for Mayor Davenport t.
pay, -and even then he makes the wors
showing Of any man who ever Attempted
to administer the city's affairs,
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ASSESSMENTS AND TAXES.
THE MISTAKEN POLICY OF HIGH
ASSESSMENTS.
SOME OF THE GREvI0Us BURDENS I'M
POSED ON AGRICULTURE.

Letter from Practical Farmer in Edglngton'
EDITOR OF THE Rock ISLAND ARGUS.
Dear Sir:-As the time is near at mana
for the election Of town officers, perhaps
few remarks in connection with the office
of Assessor, one of the most important to
ell and give satisfaction, of any in the
several towns, would not be inappropriate
Some of us know by sad experience this
one thing, namely: To be assessed high
has always been attended with high taxes,
and what | would suggest is that the sew
eral assessors who are about to be elected
would take for their guide the value of
lands and personal property as equalized
by the State board of 1872, copies of which
they receive when they get their books;
To follow this rule as nearly as possible,
believe would give better satisfaction, as
they could thus assess by some tangible
ratio of values, in closer accordance WIN
the balance Of the State. Look, Tor IN
stance, at the two last years assessments
In 1871 there were five or SIX towns
thrown out by the county board aud nearly
all the others raised, from 10 to 90 per
cent and last year find Hampton raised
70. Only four towns in the county remain
ed AS assessed. Rock Island was reduced
20 per cent.
The assessors were all instructed by the
county clerks in 1871, to assess ut full
yalue-it' they did not, their books would
not be received and, sure enough, it so
came to pass. But the people elected the
same assessors with increased maiorltles,
thus fully indorsing their former acts,
Now, Mr. Editor, can you or any one
else show me any sense IN the county
board raising the assessments Of the scy-
eral towns from 20 to 20 per cent as was done
last year (lS72l and then the State board
Of equalization reducing it 1876 per cent ?
Cannot Rock Island county get along with
the same valuation rs the other 100 coun-
ties do? I think it could if properly man
aged
Republicans and Democrats alike com
plain OF high taxes, and certainly, a. they
now are they are very oppressive. Is
there 10 be no relief Why are taxes as
high a. in the years Of the war; Is there
no possible way OF getting them reduced !
These are pertinent questions. and they
come home to every property holder. Let
any man look at his tax receipts Of 1888.
1881 or lS6l and compare them with the
tax receipts of 1871 and 1872, on the same
pcices OF property and he will be ast1nsh-
ed. he will find them nearly doUbled-and
produce selling lower than it did then.
But this /, not all We have a heavy pro
tactive tariff bleeding us inSensibly. hun
surely on everything we purchaSe-gro-
,...,, 90 ali kinds. al Kinds e, wearing
apparel. on iron Of every description.
am clad t. notice that the farmers are
waking up; they have the power and in
short time, if they talter not, will be
able To redress each aud all Of the above
grievances, and live as citizens Of thi.
country ongdt to live Ia conclusion
would say, select your best men for town
officers. and elect them on Tuesday. Apr
lst /.
EpGIyGToN. March Is. 1873.
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NOTES. HERE AND THERE.

The travel over the government
bridges. on SUNDAY was very great. aver
aging about 1000 persons per hour
Over four thousand persons visited the
Rock Island Public Library last month,
and over 1900 books were taken out
City Marshal Kimball is On duty. He
was, to-day, the recipient Of fine cane,
from Mr.. james VI Bellows-exactly the
thing for use.
The inaugural address Of Mayor Daven-
port as published in the THioH, contains
many errors, words omitted words changed
etc, etc. 1t was correct as published in
The ARGUS.
Walter Dauber and Thomas Plunkett
were marshals Of the ST Mary's Benevo-
lent Society procession. aud Patrick Muir
ran aud Peter Smith of the st Patrick
Benevolent Society.
The Gazats says u erin, roa case Of
a peculiar character is kind % creeping
into notoriety The injured husband has
sent the woman to her home, and the man
in the affair left suddenly for parts m-
known one night last week
The Burtis Opera House was about one
half filed last night TO hear the readings
and recitations of Mrs. Scott-Siddons, full
ly one-fourth Of the audience being from
this side Of the river. The entertainment
was highly satisfactory
The Rock Island fishing club returned
| from the Beardstown hunting grounds last
evening happy in the capture Of over twr
/ hundred ducks and four geese. To-day
their many friends have been remembered
by a brace Of the same. Our thanks tt
the worthy Patron Of the club.
The school election in Moline was close
but resulted in favor of authorizing TIT
Directors to buy two school house site
and build two school houses during tn
coming summer; one on the old site, TO b
a twelve room, three-story building an
one in the western end of town to be a
eight room, two-story building. Consider
able excitement prevailed at the polls, an,
certain well known citizens INDUCED i
sundry knock downs.
In the evening the Irish Benevolent st
cieties Of this city closed their 18th q
e March celebration by very largely a
q tended and successful dance at TurnC
= Hall. 1t was the largest assembly of tn
s kind ever convened in the city, The hal
e by time and the excellent order maintaine
d throughout the evening, with the ha
e packed until there was not even standiI
y room in the building, reflect credit upC
is the managers and those in attendant
: May the memories of the ever green Is
IS never be less in the breasts of her impul
Is i've people, and may her brave sons and ia
ID daughters meet in many such happy gat
erings, is the wish of all lovers of one
native land.
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WHY DID THE PRESIDENT SANCTION
The ROBBERY

President Grant signed. without delay, Il
appropriation bill in which was the provi
sion for the increase of salaries, and the
steal Of Sl.6OO,OOO of back pay" BY
this bill President Grant takes one hun
bred thousand dollars extra from the
United States treasury during his present
term He knew it was a wicked pluuder-
ing bill Why didn't he veto it The
excuse is that the plundering section was
added to a general appropriation bill.
That does not excuse the President at all.
When he finds robbery attached to any
bill it is his duty to veto it, and give his
reasons. Then the responsibility will at
once rest upon Congress. If there was
not time for the passage Of the appropria-
ton bill after the veto, the President could
The Gazette says a Grim con case
Of peculiar character is kind ocreeping
have called an extra session and sternly re
buked the dodge of putting stealing sections
intothe appropriation bills at the last hour o
session 1t wouldhave been a manly ant
honest course for the President to pursue
especially as he had one Of those very
/ large and corrupt sums hanging to hi
skirts. 1t will hardly avail his followers
and supporters to pass cheap resolution
against a stupendous robbery which wa
perpetrated by a Republican Congress an
is sanctioned by their leader
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Rock Island Military Prison.


We copy the following from the Con-
gressiond Globe, under date of Senate
proceedings, March Sd
Mr. Logan. ] have not had bill pass
ed from the Committee on Military Affairs
of general character at this session |
ask the Senate to permit me now to take
up the bill to provide for the establish
ment Of q Military prison, and to put it
upon its passage 1t was once before the
Senate and objected to by the Senator
from Delaware. After reading it, he said
he withdrew his objection; but it went
over at that time. ! desire now to ask the
Senate TO allow the bill to be put upon its
passage. II is House bill No. 1892
There being no objection, the Senate, as
in Committee of the Whole, proceeded to
consider the bill (H r. No. 2692) to pro
vide for the establishment of a military
prison, and for its government. The bill
proposes to establish at Rock Island in the
State of Illinois, a prison for the confne-
ment and reformation Of offenders against
the rules regulations, and laws for the
| government of the Army of the United
States, in which shall be securely confined,
and employed at labor, and governed in
the manner directed in the bill, all offend
ers convicted before any court-martial OF
military commission in the United States
and sentenced according to law to impris
Onment therein.
The bill was reported to the Senate
without amendment ordered to a thirt
reading, read the third time, and passed
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A Fraud

The J0jo,, of this morning publishes a
letter from Hampton which was never
written To- that paper The letter was
written to THE ABGUS aud appeared in
thi. paper last evening. The trick Of
changing the headings, changing the ad
dress, aud adding the signature H. i,
too thin We know these facts, lst,
because II was in our office this morn
ing and says he wrote no letter to any one
but Us and, ID, because two phrases in
the letter are ours and not our correspon-
dent $ being substituted by US for what
our correspondent used, for the reason
that they more clearly expressed his
meaning The little trick of the Union is
not only a contemplate one but it is SO
transparent that any one can see through
~
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An Ordinance

DROvIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT or
T additional WCiEhcrs
SECTION !. Be- il ordained ~ the City Council
of the City Of Rock Island Thai in addition to the
city weigher now provided for by ordinance, thu
City Council may appoint as many persons a. they
may deem proper within the city OF Rock Island 5g
do public weighing.
See. , Any person appointed as 3 public
wcigher shall, before acting in that capacity give
bond in the penal Of $500 TO the city OF RncE
Island with two good and sufficient securities, to
b. approved by the Mayor conditioned that he viii
faithfully perform all the duties of snch public
wctgher in accordance with this ordinance.
Sec 3. Each public wcigher shall cease 10 he
such the first day OF April Of each year, when
he may be re-appointed, If the City Council fit
TO do So
Sec l. Each public weigher shall. before enter
ing his duties as such, he furnished by the City
Clerk with certificate Of his appointment aud ais,
with a bound book in which record shall be KEEP
Of each load weighed on his scales for any person
other than himself He shall also furnish the per
son for whom he weighs, certificate showing tn
fun weight Of the load, the tare TO be allowed 10
the vehicle Of conveyance. and the weight of th'
after deducting the tare, which certificar
shall he numbered the same as. and be duplicat
Of the record kept by the weigher and he signc
by said weigher for which weigh book sal
weigher shall pay TO the city, at the time OF pro
curing it, the sum of three dollars
Sec. 3. Each public weigher shall, at the end q
each and every month, report to the City Clerk
Sec. 9. The sum to he paid TO the City Treasure
by each public weigher at the end Of each an
, every month shall be two and half cents for cac
load weighed by him. from the last report
Sec :, Any public weigher who shall neglect t
furnish the person for whom he weighs A certif
cate n provided for by this ordinance. or fail {
keep record of any weighing. or use any devic
or shift to eyade the provisions of this ordinanc
shall he fined not less than FIVE nor more than Mt
dollars for each offence, and may be prohibited b
the City Council from further acting a. such publ
weighcr
Sec. S The sum of ten cents shall he charged h
each public weigher for weighing each load on hi
/ scales
. sec. y ANY person procuring weighing done o
any OF said public scales who shall fail TO procure
certificate therefor, or shall, either with or witt
out colluslon with any public wcigher make an
shift or device to evade this ordinance shall h
lined not less than five dollars, nor more tina
twenty five dollars
! Approved. Thomas Nr~RnorK Navor
Attest: JoHE BARGE, City Clerk
ROCK ISLAND, March nth. 1878, isd3t
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Fever and Ague patients should remem-
Der the second bottle of Christie $
Ague Balsam is often of as much import
ance as the first. For while the first bot
tie when properly used always stops the
chills, resets the various organs, restores
their functions and fortifes the nervous
system curing Dyspepsia and Costiveness,
upon which the disease so generally de-
pend, yet the second destroys the liability
to relapse at the lunar periods
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OPINIONS OF FARMERS.

In TIN, paper will be found communi-
cation from one Of the largest practical far
meTs in Edgington township, making some
sensible aud practical suggestions in regard
u the assessment Of property in this county
and % which We invite the especial attcn-
ton of all our citizens Also 10 the op-
prcssious of a high tariff The agricul
turist- Of this country possess the power to
correct the evils under which they suffer
but they can only doit 10y organization, stu
dy, and united persistent and long-contiu-
ucd action
We invite our farmer friend, u write To
lis. and give the public the benefit Of their
hard common sense practical view,
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New Gas Workg.

Mr. Harper is about to rebuild hi, ga
work., at a cost of some Sjo.Ooo ~ S6u,
0Ol Workmen have commenced the re
maym Of the old Hurst house-one of tn,
oldest in the city. Many early residents
remember with pleasure the pleasant
evenings passed in summer in Mrs
Hurst, garden and the refreshing il.
creams she used to dispense to her guests
That garden covered all the block now oc
eupied 10y the gas works, and the hous,
now being removed was used a, refresh
mcn huSc aud ice cream saloon
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Sll5l4- 81


These vouchers consist 81 err issued. bills paw
able, coupons on water work bonds. and coupons
on domestic bonds. Also orders Nos SOS, 10
9i5. II $50 II .g0i. and promi=sory note paid by
and in possession OF the Cry Clerk. all OF whirh
We have now Cancelled and burned. our commit
zee would further report tbai they find in 4 sealed
packag, in the Tre asurers possession one thousand
shares OF the Rock Island 4 Camden plank road
company. $25 per share S25.0O0. which they r.
turned in package to the city Treasurer, for safe
keeping All Of which l. most respectfully submit
ted.
JoCoB riley. Committee
MICHAEI Koch on Finance
Rock T-T.ND March 13fh fS72
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PERsONAL-Mr. Thos. Mccullough the
well known Fashionable Tailor, both in
Rock Island and Davenport, returned home
from New York on Saturday Evening.
where he has been for several weeks Sc
lecting his Spring and Summer stock of
goods Mr. Nc will Commence TO omen
his new goods for inspection on Monday
the 18th inst Gentleman accustom to wear
ing First Glass fine goods are invited to call
and Examine his Stock before making
their selection elsewhere. l7-d3t
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Durno's Catarrh Snuff as a key to
the head reveals secrets that shows
skeptics the necessity for its use.
Pixies Toothache Drops" cure in one
minute, only IS cents. 'Hale's Honey
of Hoarhound and Tar" for Coughs and
Colds, Soc and 81.
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ALIENS LUNG gALsAM.
A CHALLENGE
ALIENS LUNG BALSAM

II your hope. II has been tried by thousands such
NJ you who have been cured many ia their graft
tude, have lent their names 10 ", that suffering
humanity can read their evidence aud believe
Don't experiment with new and untricd mixtures
you cannot afford itbut try al this inyaluable
article. II II warranted TO break mp the most
long standing II Il warranted 20 give entire sat.
isiactiOn IN al cases Of lung and throat difficulties
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To the Hon Mayor and the city Council Of the CITY
OF Rock Island:
C4ENVLENES:-Y Finance Committee wuuld
respectfully report that they have examined the
counts of the following CITY officers. viz CITY
Treasurer, City Clerk City Collector. Harhorma-
trr Weirhmazter, Bridgeteuder, Police Magistrate
Marshal. Supervisors OF the First Second, Third
and Fourth Wards and haze found them correct
They have compared tin several vouchers with
the items charged by the Treasurer, and have can
crlled and burned them follows, viz:
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A Word to Mothers !

on S-c all liable 10 diseases which are the results
"' natural causes, and which, in most cases DO not
recover without some assistance from judieious
course Of treatment; and many OF you left with
weakly, broken down constitution, which makes
NE mise rable and in many death preferablei
TO TO Your Druggist and get bottle OF
CONSTITUTION WATER
Take forty drops three times a day in four times
Iht quantity OF water, and II viii cnre You.
For sale by all Druggists. Ii /, not a Spring Wa
ter.
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Masonic Special meeting Of Eastern
Star Lodge No. 81, on "Wednesday evening
at "a O'Clock. BY order of W. NJ.
lsd2t JULIA CHANNoN, Sec.
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We the undersigned, finance committee. Of the
CITY Council of the CITY OF EaCk Island, Illinois do
hereby certify that have pxamined the foregoing
statement Of accounts and the receipts and eXpeu
diturc- for the time therein SpCcined, ard have
found the same correct
Rock ISLAND, March Il. A D. 1873
JACOB RILEY, FiGancn
MICHAEL Koch. , Committee.
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Unsolicited EVidenceOf itsMerits,
HEAD THE FOLLOWING;
VIA, vsIEasvs prugglSss Ssy assu. Alias Lag salis

HAD TIIE TULLUWINWI
wsas vsll-nsvs przggEs Say aesa. Alias Lag salSs
sPmssFIKLD, Tenn, Sept. II, 1874.
GENTLEnKN: Ship " six dozen Of Allens Lung
Balsam at once. We have not a bottle len In our
store II has more reputation than any cough med
icine we have ever sold, and we have been In the
drug business twenty -aeven years; we mean Just
what We say about the Balsam
Very truly yours,
HURT q TANNER.
AGAIN READ THE EVIDENCE from a Drug.
g.t who was cured by the use Of the Balsam and
now cells Il largely.
l. g Cottreil, Druggist at Marine City, Michl'
gan, writes sept iath isTa. - I am out Of Allen's
Lung bAlaam. send me half Of gross a. soon Ne
Wv Eau, would rather be out OF any other medi
~, ", Wy store. The Lung Balsam never falls 60
~ keVn lut thusr aniictcd with o cough"
!, ~ s nslhicaa 10 the most delicate child.
IA l. sold cy ~ "a p,nm IN any form.
" "eu'e'nc dealers generally.
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RrpA1 Democratic CAucCs.-The
Dcmoyots of Rural township are re-
oucsted to meet at Center School House,
IN said township on Wednesday the Goth
instant. az 3 O'Clock p NJ. to nominate eau
Jidatr, for township officers.
By ORDER OF COMMITTEE
RrRkL March II, 1873.
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New Livery Stable

THE UNDERSIGNED HAS JUST OPENED A
! Livery stable, on
JEFFERSON STREET lnsar Harper House
Good OUTFITS, arst.clasa stock aud fair prices " il
b. tnu ruling features a sharr " public patron.
Arr i- respectfully solicited JOHN G BROWN
July l-Ia du
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MAsoNIc.-5Special convcSatlGn OF bar bar,
ret Chapter this evening. Work ON past
and r. A. degrees;
By order of the II. Z.
W. l.. SWEENEY, Secretary
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Ladies who are suffering from certain complaint,
known only TO females, shoald at once get DR.. Vel
pau's Female Pills. They produce most charm
Ing effect. sold by all Druggists,
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Use Renne's Pain killing
Ma&1O OH.

safe to Use and delicious to cure Colds
SAFE 10 use and delicious 10 cure Cramps
SAFE 10 list and delicious cure Catarrh
SAFE TO USE and delicious to cure Commissions.
SAT- 10 usc and delicious To cure Collie.
SAFE TO nse and delicious to cure Group
safe to use and delicious to cure Cough.
For Sore Throat. mix Renne's Magic OIL with Wa
tor and use for Garging the throat. and in severe
eases swathe the throat at bed time with three or
four thir kncsses OF flannel wet with the Magic Oil
This prevents bronchial difficulty. and cures Cank-
rr IN the Throat and stomach, and promotes diges-
ton.
Ecnuc'~ Pnin-Eiiliu- Magic ji-Neuralgia
Rcnnv'~ Pain Killing Magic -Rhcnmatism.
Rernc's Pain Killing Magic OIL Sriatic8
Rcnne's Pain Killing Magic oil Chilblains.
Eennc's in-kiliiRg Magic Oi-Sprains.
Rrnne'- PAm-kiiling Magic Oil-HeadAchc.
Reune's Pain killing Magic oil-Toothache.
Be sure aud get the genuine. Sold by all honest
aud prosperous druggists, merchants and grUcers.
NauGIu turcd only by NM RENNE 4 SONS.
HJsheld Mass. sold by John Beugston. Rock
Island
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The weathsr---To.Day .

The following shows the temperature
at THE Argus OFFICE to-day, a. IN
dicated by thermometer:
.gAN. sg= above zero isw as above zero
"a NJ 8se 9 TN as
Cloudy.
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Take uug and unpaid. sig,s99 Is
l. John Barge. City CLERK 81 the City Of Rock l.
land do hereby certiiy the foregoing statement
u thr receipts and expenditures Of the city OF Rock
Island from the 4th DAY OF March, 1S12, 90 the 3r
day Of March. ;N7S inclusive, and also the state
mrut ur the Indebtedness Of aid city Is correct
shown hy the book in my Office.
J0HN BARRE. CITY CLERK
March -. A. T.. 1871.
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zoo PAGES illustrated, fine plates sent postpaid fo
80 cents by Dr Whittier, on St Charles Street. s.
Louis, Mo- the great Specialist Read his card.
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CITY.
OFFICIAL PAPER.

WANTED.-A good girl to do house work
in small family. Inquire at this Office.