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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-01
CIGARS AND TOBACCO.

JNs.PANoLAS OF HAVANA TOBACCO, EQUAL To
~ In appearance and quality at SIS per thous
aad also the celebrated .Whih-, Panetelas,
T. j. RAYNER CO., Cd Maiden lana.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-01

A UCTION SALE. AUCTION SALE
"A This Thursday morning, May l. at lOs O'Clock, the
elegant Household Furniture at the brown stone man
sion loa East Twenty nth stecet between Fourth and
lor Velvet Medallion Carpets, magnificent Grand
Duchesse style Paror Suits covered with rich French
SATIN blue and gold brocate and crimson satin Marie
Antoinette style Drawing Room suits covered With
Mirrors Curtains Bronzes, Vases Clocks, Tables Cab
nets, Etageres; magnificent, brilliant tone Pianoiorte,
Chamber suits style Of Louis XIV Bedsteads Bureaus,
Suits SOFAS Chairs Lounges Curtains Carpets Mirrors
Buffet Extension Table Glass China Silver Ware Cut
lcry. Responsible IN attendance 10 cart pack or
shin goods for purchasers In city or country.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-01

DY s. w. DAUCHY, AUCTIoNEER
ID DAUCHY JOHNSON
will sell this day at 10Y O'clock at the OF varck
and Watts streets the Fixtures Of liquor store consisting
OF Bar Fixtures Counter, Mirror Shelving Signs Casks
Glass lara. LiouOra. Ac-
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PROPOSALS FOR STOCKS ScnKns OF THE CITY OF NEW
Sealed proposals will be received at the Comptroers
office until Inursday 9Th day Of May 1873 at two o'clock
r. NJ, when the same will be publicly opened for the
five thousand hye hundred dollars Stocks OF the city Of
N' xxDDGifioSxf NEW cRoToN AouEDUcr STOCK,
authorized by chsper go, Laws Of 1870, payable -
A's''' CRoToN WATER MAIN STOCK, - '''''''
authorized BY chapter 593 Laws OF ls72, payable -,
Not CITY PARIS IMPROVEMENT FUND sTocK, ''''
authorized by chapter .739, Laws Of 1873. payable 900
" AbDiTIoNAL CRoToN WATER STOCK,
authorized by chapter s. amended by chapter -.
CITY IMPROVEMENT STOCK,
authorized by chapter go, Laws Of 1863, payable 90 o
Said stocks will bear interest at the rate seven per
cent per annu payable on the LIST day Of May and NO
The proposals will state the amount Of stocks desired
and the price per 500 thereof and the persons whose
proposals are accepted will thcrcupon be required 70 de-
post with the Comptroller the sums awarded to them
respectively together with any premiums thereon when
they will be entitled TO receive certificates Tor equal
amounts OF the par value OF the awarded TO them
bearing interest from the dates Of payment. 49,
Each proposal should be sealed and endorsed FRO.
posas for Stocks of the City Of New York and enclosed
The right Is reserved the part Of the Comptroller to
reject any or all of the bids II in his Judgment the In
ANDREW H. GREEN, Comptroller.
CITY OF NEW YoRx, DErARrxENI or fISAScE,{
CosrrRoLLxRs OrucE, April %, 1873
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PROPOSALS.

IMPAIRMENT OF DOCKS. s4s AND s4s BROADWAY.
~ New YORK. April "a, 1879
Notice TO Contractors for building break
River, OF hydraulic masonry.
Sealed proposals endorsed with the title the work
will be RECEIVED at the Office Of the Department Of
Docks 346 Broadway until II O'CLOCK noon Monday,
May 5, 1878, at which time the bids will be publicly
opened and read.
Plans be and specifications blank forms OF
proposals and contract obtained at the office of the De-
partment. Bids unless accompanied by the names OF
proposed sureties, will not be considered.
The Department the right 10 reject any all
bids.
JOHN T. AGNEw, Commissioners
WILSON q. HUNT, of the
RICHARD NJ. HENRY. } Department
J. GRANVILLE KANE, OF
WILLIAM WOOD, Docks.
EuGEyE LYNCH Secretarx.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-01

MORTGAGE SALE.-J r. TRAvER, AUCTiONEER,
M will sell this day ut 10 O'clock all the Fixtures Of
Grocery Store corner Of Fourth and ave-
and Counter Scales Stove Clock, large wooden Awning
and Post Horse, top Grocery Wagon, Harness. Hand.
cart &c. u. MICHLES, Attorney for Mortgagee
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N THIS DAY Thursday, ut 10 O'Clock,
tho entire Household Furniture OF elegant residence,
2l0 West Twenty first street, near Seventh avenue.
To be sold at auction, without reserve,
BY ROBERT g. CAsHIN Auctioneer,
consisting of Paror Suits, in blue and crimson satin,
brocatel and coteline; two magnificent rosewood
Pianofortes four round IA octave, and grand
SQUARE octave; large and elegant assortment Paris
Clocks and Bronzes valuable OIL paintings inaid and
ot Cabinet Etageres, Turkish Chairs, Marquetiere and
e Centre and Console Tables Pier Mirrors, Lace Cur.
tains parlor Musical Clocks statuary and Bronze Man
lei Ornaments, Jardcnieres, &c.
Dining Room contains Pillar Extention Table, Buffet
Dining Chairs, silver Tea Set Glass China Silver Ware.
Library contains Bookcase SEQ volumes choice Books,
secretaire Library Tables Chairs, Encoigneurcs &c.
Chambers contain
SHIFTS in rcp rosewood and walnut Bedsteads Bureaus
Washsands Spring and Hair Mattresses, Toilet Sets
Lounges, Mirrors, Curtains Clocks, Ornaments, &C.
pets altogether the largest sale and rarest chance offered
this season those DESTROYS OF purchasing Household
petent in attendance TO pack and ship goods city
n. B-sale positive Take 7th sth avenue cars to
2Isf n. this out
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THE QUEENS HOTEL, NEAR THE CRYSTAL
i Palace, Upper Norwood, London--T0 tourists ana
famle -Is elevated pleasant and saubrous posi-
ton combined with the comfort afforded and its general
agement, have made the Queens Hotel O favvIHs
RESORT Of the upper ranks OF English society.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-01

A LIEN B. MINER, AUCTIONEER
"A Salesrooms IS Chambers and n Reade street
Late Henry II. Leeds Miner.
Established In lSf7.
Horse Auction Mart M $50 and Al 4th 2th st.
BY ALLEN b. MINER BRO.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-01

yXyILLIAM ABBOTT, AUCTIoNEER.
w Assignees sale In bankruptcy
WILLIAM ABBOTT will sell on Friday and Saturday
large OF Household Furniture at
30 New Bowery consisting of the Contents of furniture
store. Particulars Sale take place 10
o'clock Il. Il. C0NLIN, JOS. CRAWFORD, Assgnees-
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DY IsADoRE D. swARZRoPH AUCTIONEER-wILL
- sell 10 o'clock. s3 Elm street. splendid Fixtures leo
House. Engravings Ola Saloon positively
In lots. Dealers Invited
STRAUSS 4 swARZKoPH, s75 Bowery.
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BIIALLAR DS.
Al STANDARD AMERICAN BILLIARD TABLES
AL. and the Phelan Collendcr Combination Cush-
ions and for sale by the ana
patentee, II. w. COLLENDER, successor " Phelan y
tollender 7ss Broadway New York
NEW Sxl0 BILLIARD TABLES, $500, COMPLETE;
IN Nonpareil and Bowel Tables In great variety fhv
second hand Tables. 3ls0 ypwsrda. -, . npcxrR
%.Seorner Canal and Centxe sueo0
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-01

ITO LET-THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE THREE
story and basement brick house 206 Mulberry street.
in good order consisting OF four rooms with Of BATH
and stationary washtubs Inquire in Office lS3 Eliza
beth re
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I LIQUOR STORE SOUTHWEST CORNER NINTH
IL and Seventeenth street at auction this day,
ii sharp without reserve, in more lots bar
Fixtures Counters stock Liquors. splendid chance tor
live man cheap rent must be sod dealers co me up u
time. 81
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-06
THAT CADETsHIP.

This morning we received from Presi
dent Wallace, of Monmouth, the article
which appears in this paper in regard to
the examination of candidates for the
cadetship at West Point, with a request
that it may be published in our next issue.
We publish it with pleasure, and suggest
TO our Democratic boys that the suppose
ton is that they stand an equal chance
with the Grant boys for this place. We
do not think their chance is equal, for the
reason that everything runs in party ruts
these days. The committee is a partizan
committee and however DESTROYS they may
be of acting without party bias, it will be
difficult for them to do so. They can easily
find a reason for giving it to the boy they
prefer should have it, But we hope Dem
Ocratic boys will not be backward in com
peting for the prize. They know now
what they have to do, and we hope every
Democratic boy who feels himself able to
fill the bill will make the effort to win the
prize. 1t will do him no harm to make
the effort There will probably be large
number of applicants, perhaps hundreds,
and it will be no disgrace to fail, for among
the hundreds who apply only one can be
appointed. Brush up, boys, and make O
contest for 1t, If you can fil the bill.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-06
REPORT ON COAL MINES.

A law of this State makes it the duty of
the County Surveyor to visit examine and
report on the coal mines within his county
once in a year His report will be found
in this paper. A good deal of it. however,
is merely an estimate and in some cases
quite erroneous, we presume. For in
stance: The Hampton Coal Mining Co..
is put down as having $50 acres of coal
land. Mr. Heagy, who was in our Office
to-day, says they have 400 acres, 22O of
which is proven to be coal land They are
put down as working only six months in
the year. He says they work twelve
The Coal Valley Mining Co., is put
down as having only 200 acres of coal
They have 1000 acres of land, very
large portion of which is coal land.
The number of men employed is put
down at 1872 This probably includes only
those who mine the coal. If teamsters,
clerks, etc, were added the number would
probably be more than thousand.
Many of the figures are probably too
low. The table is valuable, however, as a
beginning in the right direction, and in
coming years will probably be found more
correct and reliable.
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Examination Of Candidates for the Vacant
Cadetship at West Point.

The undersigned, having been reauested
by Hon. j. B. Hawley to act as Exan.n-
ers of candidates for the vacant Cadetshif
at West Point from the old Fourth Con
gressional District of Illinois, for the in
formation Of all concerned publish the fol
lowing items:
l. Candidates are admitted to the
Academy only between the ages of seven
teen and twenty-five years but, those
who have served ut least one year in the
regular or volunteer army during the late
war, and have been honorably discharged
are, by special provision of law, eligible III
to the age Of twenty-four years. No can
didate less than five feet in height eau be
admitted. Candidates must be fire.,
from any infectious or immoral disorder
and, generally, from any deformity, dis
ease or infirmity which may render then
unfit for arduous military service"
=. No person who has served in any
capacity in the Army or Navy of the Con
federate States, and as a general rule. n,
one who has had brother educated al tn,
Academy, will be appointed.
). Those who propose to compete a
the approaching Examination should pre
pare themselves in accordance with I'll,
following directions of the Secretary o
War:
Candidates should be able to read wifi
facility from any book, giving the proper
information and pauses, and to sorite Dor
tons that are read aloud for that purnose
spelling the words and punctuating III,
sentences properly. Some historical worl
should preferably be chosen, and success
sive passages read till the reading exercis
es are ended Then, from another part O
the book, a suitable paragraph or para
graphs, of reasonable length, should b
read aloud to the candidates, with prone
intonations and pauses, as guide +
punctuation, and written down BY them a
read.
In Arithmetic they should be able +
perform with facility examples under tn
four ground rules, and hence should b
familiar with the tables of addition, sub
traction, multiplication. and division, an
be able to perform examples in reductio
and in vulgar and decimal fractions
such as:
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-06

Marshal Mitsch says, as soon as the
snow melts he will require everybody to
clean off their sidewalks, and prosecute all
who do not If he shall keep his good
resolution there will be chance to get
around town with dry feet, and the ladies
will be spared the necessity of drabbling
their clothes in dirty water. But, would
it not be good idea for Mayor, Aldermen,
Marshal, Policemen ward Supervisors, and
all other city officers to set the people q
good example by cleaning off their own
walks first? Let all the delinquent city
officials be sued frst-and then everybody
else who is delinquent. Here is q splendid
chance to fill the Treasury
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-06
Protect Your Health.

Cold and moisture combined have torporising
effect upon the bodily organs and the digestive and
seeretye processes are apt to be more tardily per-
formed in winter than in fall. The same Is true
also, Of the excretoTy functions. The bowels are
often sluggish and the pores OF the skin throw OF
but little waste matter at this season. The system
therefore, requires opening up little, and also pu-
rifying and regulating and the safest, surest, and
most palasable tonic and Alternative that can be
used for these purposes is Hostetters Stomach Bit
tiers. Persons who wish tc escape the rheumatic
twinges, the dyspeptic agonies the painful istur-
Dances of the bowels, the bilious attacks and the
nervous visitations, common at this time Of the
year, will dowen to reinforce their systems with
this renowned vegetable stomachic and invigorant.
1t improves the appetite strengthens the stomach,
cheers the spirits, and renoyates the whole phys
ique,
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thoGsandths l.0l6l) from twenty-five hun
dredths .25.
Multiply or divide twenty-six hun
dredths t.26l by sixteen thousandths
| t0l6.)
They should also be able to change vlIl-
gar fractions into decimal fractions, and
decimal into vulgar fractions, with exam
pies like the following:
Il
Change - into decimal fraction Of the
10 same value.
Change one hundred and two thousandths
l.lO2) into a vulgar fraction of the same
! value.
/ In simple and compound proportion, ex-
amples of various kinds should be given,
! and the candidates should understand the
( principles of the rules followed
/ In English Grammar candidates should
exhibit familiarity with the nine parts of
/ speech and the rules in relation thereto
should be able to parse an ordinary sen
/ tence given to them, and, generally, should
/ understand those portions of the subject
usually taught in the higher academies
and schools throughout the country, com
( pretended under the heads of Orthog-
raphy, EtymolOgy, Syntax, and ProsoGy.
p In Descriptive Geography they should
name, locate, and describe the natural
grand and political divisions Of the earth,
and be able to delineate anv one of the
States or Territories of the American I'm
ion, with its principal cities, rivers, lakes
seaports and mountains
In History they should be able TO name
the periods of the discovery and settle
ment Of the North American continent
Of the rise and progress of the United
States, and of the successive wars and
political administrations through which
the country has passed.
The examinations In Orthography
Grammar, Geography, and History may
be either oral or written.
t. The examination will be conducted
in accordance with the above directions
and, in compliance with Mr. Hawley's re
quest, The examiners will recommend Il
him the Cadet, who in their iudgmen
ought to be appointed The Secretary
Of War appoints on his Recommendation
J. All candidates are hereby notifet
to meet at Monmouth. in the chapel o
Monmouth College, on the 22d day Of Jan
nary, A. d. 1873, at 10 O'Clock a. IN
Each should be supplied with a good lea,
pencil, an India rubber eraser. and a pen
knife. The examiners viii furnish al
needed books and paper The examina
tons will probably continue two days a
least, Candidates desiring boarding wi
be directed To suitable places Gu applica
ton to President Wallace
The undersigned regret that they hav
been unable to make this announcement
sooner. 1t will be published, as nearly q
possible, simultaneously in all the paper
of the District.
DAVID A. WALLACE, r.un,.,;,
WILLIAM MARSHALL. E1""'. -, y
P. GREGG, NJ. D., ''""''''ee
December 81. 1872
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-06
ATTENTION OLD SETTLERS.

The annual meeting of the Society will
be held at the Harper House, in Rock Isl
and, February 3rd 1873, for the election Of
officers for the ensuing year, and to take
into consideration the following article of
the constitution:
Art. g. Sec. l. There shall be an an
nual festival of the Society on the 22nd
day of February of each year during the
continuation of the Society, unless other
wise directed by the Association.
1t is hoped the Old Settlers will turn
out and choose their officers.
DAVID HAYES, Pres.
Z. G. CRoPPER, Rec. Sec'y.
Union please copy in daily and weekly
also Moline ReDie1c.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-06

AT AUcTIoN.-The sale of goods saved
from the late fire belonging to H. C. Black
burn, Esq, will commence on Monday eve
ming January 9th, and continue each after
noon and evening thereafter until the stock
is closed out As this is positive sale,
bargains may be expected. A great many
valuable books were but slightly damaged,
and they with an endless variety of fancy
goods will be sold without reserve. The
sale win be held in the store room formerly
occupied by John Kroger as a grocery
store w. H. Lundy is to be the orator.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-06
A NEW ISLAND R. R. BILL.

The new horse railroad bill which, some
DAYS ago, we announced as in course of
preparation, has been prepared, and will
be found in this paper. 1t follows very
nearly the model proposed by THE ARGUS,
1t provides for the building of a double
track across the bridges and by the short
est and most direct line Fort Armstrong
Avenue) to connect this city with Daven-
port; the War Department is TO build 1t,
and all horse railroads now in existence IN
this city and Davenport, and all which may
be, hereafter, are given the right to use 1t
those that do use it to pay for building
and keeping it in repair The Secretary
of War is to regulate the times of running,
the speed, the size of cars, etc. The cars
shall not halt on the bridges, or approaches,
or causeway. Nothing appears to be sand
as to fares-and suits for obstructing the
cars are to be brought only in the |. ).
Courts The Secretary of War may re
woke the privilege at any time and remove
the tracks
If Congress determines to pass any bill,
this is greatly preferable to the Hawley-
Robinson bill-though we think the Secre-
tary of War ought TO fix the rate of fares
Competition between the different railroad
companies, however, may be sufficient to
protect the people, but it is more probable
that the companies would combine to fix -
high a rate as they think the people would
submit TO- This is usually the case
The Union, in an article on this new bill,
says;
1T is approved by Col Flagler, Com
mandent of the Island, and on the whole,
must commend itself TO the good sense OF
7 all who are not personally interested in the
/ Robinson bill We hope the Congressman
andSenators representing Illinois will make
( a note of the matter, examine the new bill
thoroughly and if in their Judgment it i,
preferable to the Robinson bill insist upon
this as substitute There is no question
as to its preference by the people Of thi:
city and Davenport
The bill lacks one very important fea
ture 1t should provide for the free pass
age Of the people generally, with or with
out teams, at all hours of day or night
without passes. This ought to be done
whether a horse railroad is authorized O
not
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-06

BARRETT CHAPTER Regular installa-
ton of officers of Barrett Chapter, No. Is,
r. A. NJ, Tuesday evening, January eth,
at y O'Clock. Refreshments after the
ceremonies. All R. A. Masons invited.
BY order of the H. P.
NJ T. WISER, Secretary.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-06

POLICE ws.-Patrick O'Hara was
up before Justice Chopper this morning
on the charge of vagrancy, and fined S25
and sentenced to thirty days labor on the
streets, but being new conner, and a
charge to the county, was let off on the
promise that he would leave the State
with his family by 10 O'Clock to-day.
O'Hara was sent from Pennsylvania to
Muscatine, Iowa, at the public expense,
and from there to Davenport, and from
Davenport to this city
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-06

100000. The array of Charter Oak
Stoves now in active service in the kitch-
ems of the South and West is over one
hundred and fifty thousand strong, and
doing the work of thrice that number of
stoves of other kinds.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-06

ATTENTION, SIR KNIGHTS. Regular
assembly Of Evarts Conlmandery, No. Is,
X T., Monday evening, January 9th, al
Z clock p NJ Annual election of officers.
All Sir Knights are requested to be pres.
emit Visiting Sir Knights are courteously
invited.
HARRY c. CLEAvELAND, L. c.
4. STEEL, Recorder.
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Cloudy,

You've SETTLERS FESTIVAL, re
cent meeting of the Young Pioneer Set
lers of Scott Co. Iowa, a resolution was
adopted, inviting the Old Settlers of Rock
Island Co. and their children, to partici-
with them in their annual festival to be
held at Eldridge Hall, Davenport on
Wednesday Eve the Sth inst. +. C.
Chopper, Esq. has tickets for sale, at So
ner couple.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-06

NIGHT SCHOOL. = Those pupils who
have applied for admission to the night
school, are requested to meet the Super
intendent at the Third Ward school
building on Monday evening, January 6,
at JPN J. F. EVERETT,
dot Sunerintendent
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superintendent.

Durno's Catarrh Snuff is a sight
draft on deposits in the head Pixies
Toothache Drops" cure in one minute, on
ly % cents Hale's Honey of Hoar-
hound and Tar for Coughs and Colds
soc and 81.
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CITY.
OFFICIAL PAPER.

Cook WANTED. Good cook in small
family. None need apply unless compe-
tent and well recommended.
HENRY CURTIS, JR.,
Corner Orleans and Otter Street.
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STOKES SENTENCED.

Stokes was brought into court to-day
( the 9th in New York, and sentenced to
be hung on Friday the 2Sth of February
There was terrible storm of sleet in
New York City Sunday afternoon, destroy
ing all telegraphic communication. The
Western Union Cos Lines were broken in
all directions, rendering it necessary to
send all dispatches by horseback riders, to
Jersey City. The streets of New York
were almost entirely deserted During
the storm it was almost impossible to walk
the streets. The trees, houses, walks.
streets, etc. were one sheet of ice