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The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-02-17

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The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-02-17
0flcers and DIreetors Of the Assoeiation.


OFFIcEEs l. 4. Schmidtncr, President: P. z
DeUster. Vice President; F. " Jacob. Secretary;
v. H. Jacobs. TelsRrer.
DIREcToRs-G c, Trumpf. President, SnRth
Side Bank; Angst Cireulich. Wholesale Iiquor
Dealer: l. A Schmidtncr. Milwaukee Court House
Architect; F. RabrnCk, Attorney -at-law f. ".
Jacob, General Insurance Agent Lndwig Nogel.
Carpenter and Bidder; Otto ZWietusch, Proprietor
soda Water Factory; A. F. Walischlager, Hard
Merchant; Jacob BlEm, Contractor Mi.wau-
kec Court House Ed. ASehermann, Wholesale To
harconist; P Y DeRsfer. Proprietor Milwaukee
see Bote;'r ]. B. kissiuger, Wholesale Lqu0r
Merchant; F. " HundhauSen, ex-Milwaukee City
Treasurer; J. +. Mann. Attorney -at-aw; Lewis
RBdskopf. Alderman, Milwaukee; Hermann
LrhrlaGt, Proprietor Tannery; 5. T Hooker Com
mission Mercham: Sam Rindskopf. Wholesale
Liquor Merchant
/ - Circulars containing fall particulars sent on
/ application free Of charge.
/ * Money sheald be sent in registered letter,
F0st-otfice order OF by express.
PAUL BEGINNER, General Manager
~ East Water Street, Milwaukee, to whom all
/ communications should be addressed
! Tickets for sale by W. H WOODWARD, dealer
! in News and Staii0nery, Rock Island and FRAN Il
/ HUISHUE, Aolihe. I-22G&w2m
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-02-17

AGENTS IN ROCK ISLAND.
Post Office News Stand: Harper House ,r., pras
Store; Harper House Saloon; heyers cHioo-' 49, ,
Grotjan's Drug Store; Smith & BonHeys Drag
Store, -
MOLINE.
H. Jor's Saloon; w NJ Hawthornes Restaurant ;
Fred Johnson's Drug Store.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-02-17
FIRE

From lands end to lands end, that all may read,
aud reading, believe, that for the countless mill
lions who are the road to untimely grave
with bilious complaints, there is but truly great
and reliable remedy. and that Is
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-02-17
j. G. WALL ACE.

Music Dealer, Davenport,
E GENERAL MANAGER.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-02-17

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Litchfield enquirer., 1873-07-10
"The Fourth" at New Preston.

Human nature is the, same the world over" and s'history repeats itself"
 Those were grand occasions when the old Jews from all the land went up to Jerusalem to those yearly feasts and fes- tivals. How the old men and women and those in middle life and the children en- joyed the days of preparation and jour- neying, leaving home days in advance and from converging roads, going On 'sfrom strength to strength" l" that is. company falling in with company, till fromshronged highways they every one appeared in Zion before God There was immense social and civil as we'll as religious good in the meetings of the nation ill the city of the Great King. Divine wisdom is seen ln the appointment of those great gatherings. All nations need such times of recreation and festivlty, and social and patriotic con- verse. And on this principle the 4th is a necessity to our welfare.
 We celebrated this year on Friday after noon. on the Parsonage grounds, the meeting being in its original appointment an adjournment from last years village $. s. Picnic. But owingto sort of relig- ious French. revolution during the year, and the resulting, ''iberty, equality and fraternity, I've received patronage this time from regions beyond. During the after noon about two hundred of the business and literary aristocracy and moral worth of the region convened. The time was most delightfully."- spent in fraternal and joyous fellowship, many saying they had never attended so pleasant gathering before. All were in good spirits and hap py even down to the babies. Ere we were aware of it ''the shades of night were fall ing fast" but we had ample time for the long and fearfully loaded table, beautiful ly adorned with flowers without number. Our cooks hitherto famous fer the quality of their ''bread and butter" on this oc- casion beat themselves. Of the fruits of ground, and of the firstlings on the fiocks were offered in abundance. We can't specify all, but the strawberries from down toward New Milford, and the chick ems from somewhere else, the ice cream from Kent Hollow and Christian street, &c., &c., tine lemonade, and last but not least, that ''rose-favored geo" that 'can't be beat" made an entertainment such as is rarely seen or tasted The Divine bounty was duly acknowledged. Music excellent, instrumental and vocal, was not wanting. The stars and stripes hung and waved their protecting folds over us.
 All present enjoyed the occasion. A unanimous vote of thanks was given Mr. Upson and unanimous vote passed to meet again in "A. After the table and the music and songs, the young folks took a cruise on the lake and were absent till nearly midnight. Thus passed the hap piest Fourth we have seen. May We all see another such. ze3s vt-. J.
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quested, to zealously use all honorable means to procure the repeal of said act at the earliest practical moment.
 ResOlUed, That we utterly condemn and repudlate such 8 precedent, and denounce the authors and abettors of. such Iegisla- tion.
 ResetCed, That the senators and rep- resentatlves from this state, by their com mendable opposition to the infamous measure, merit our hearty gratitude and appreciation.
 Bills &c. were passed forbidding rail- roads to make discriminations in freights on m1lk, ,appropriating $7. .O00 to the Lake V!l!e School, validating doings of school visitors.
 On Wednesday bills &c. were passed exempting the laboring blind from taxa. tlon, giving married women power to sue and be sued when doing business on their own account, authorizing branch of the Connecticut .Central.-The bill compel hng railroads to build depots on petition of 5O inhabitants was discussed at length and postponed.-A resolution fixing on July 10th as the day of final adjournment was passed. Speeches were limited to live minutes passed paving both contestants in the Andover election case their expenses.-The resolution in- cooperating borough of Stratford Springs was discussed and passed-A bill passed prohibiting Savings Bank loans on mer- cantlie paper with single endorser
 On Thursday the conference committee on the pauper fraud bill reported that no agreement could be reached.-The reports of committee on spurious liquors were ordered printed and. other business of small importance transacted. Adjourned till Monday noon.
 On Monday the capitol committee were instructed to compare Patterson and Up- John plans.-The constitutional conven- tlon bill was made the special order of the for Wednesday and the license bill for Tuesday.-A bill passed chartering Put nam < Stafford Springs R. R. Co.-There was long discussion of the game law, resulting in vote showing no quorum.
 On Tuesday the game bill was amended so as to protect woodcock till Aug. 1, and passed.-An amendment exempting real estate loans of savings banks from taxa tlon was rejected.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-07-10

A Chicago paper says, last Thursday. Dl' ". r. Lacey, of Connecticut. had ne SIe niSiors'1ne to lose in the Sherman house package containing S4O,OOO.
 Sylvester Dickenson of Middletown fslt unWel!, Monday, and took gill of soln- ton of camphor. He died, with fine ne. ual symptoms of poisoning by camphor,
 Fifty-four thousand of the S8O OOo noo essary to securing the $80,OOO originally offered for the erection of a wing fo D;. vinlty Hall, Yale college, has been secur- ed.
 Clara Chapman, half crazed drunken woman who was arrested Monday in Bridgeport, attempted to hang herself with her shawl while in the cell at the station house.
 An extensive bed of seed oysters was discovered near Bridgeport, last week. and large fleet of oystermen from ali along the shore are busy dredging up the blvalves for transplanting.
 An attempt to wreck the down train at Pine Bridge, on the Naugatuck road, Fri day afternoon, was thwarted by the sta tion agent at Seymour, who Jagged the tram and removed the rails.
 L. NJ. Hubbard, Esq, postmaster at Wallingford, was unfortunate in the loss of his pocket book at Indian Neck, on Saturday, which contained in cash and commercial paper about $7OO
 Martin Tahey, aged sixteen, an employe of the Seymour Paper company, met with serious if not fatal accident, Tuesday morning. He fell from load of rags on to stake, which entered his abdomen.
 About thirty of the farmers of Hamden were organized as a special police force Sunday and made raid upon several houses of ill repute. Twenty-Five persons of both sexes were arrested and lodged in a school house, about which the force kept guard all night Monday morning several men were released on payment of $11 each and the remainder were tried be- fore a justice and fined.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-07-10
With Enquirer.

Szhseribexs who are in arrears must make up sTrssEses before taking advantage of the forego- Ing propositions and subscribers who are in aavazes nay deduct the amount their subscrip tsaGa are in aavxnce.
 Nancy sAOald be sent by post-Ofice order, eAsek or registered letter, if possible. If remit ta2se. are made by mail we cannot be responsible fSr 1sss before the letter reaches'us, but will tske all risks Of remittance to the clubbing peri ods<al Receipt will be returned in the next P4par-
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-07-10

Gen. Butler made Fourth of July speech at Birmingham, designed to open the campaign for his nomination as gov ernor He attacked the railroads, propos- ing that they should be obliged to carry the.cars of private freighters at fixed rates, and denounced the governor of Massachu- sets for allowing them to transport liquor contrary to law. He refused to answer the question put to him, and, as ''bomb- shell, his speech was decided failure.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-07-10

considerable amount for the church, and as far asacan be ascertained there was just about IS much youth and beauty" in attendance as there was at the festiyall of the Congregational Society ? week or two since-A meeting of the Citizens Hall Company was called for Tuesday, July 1st, to raise the capital stock, and increase the number of shares, and to attend to any other business that might come be- fore the meeting.-KerGld
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-07-10

NERVOUS AND SICK HEADACHE AND NEU- RALarA.- In almost every instance these diseases are produced by Arrangement of the diges tive organs and liver diseases. Rarely, indeed, would any one suffer from these diseases if they kept their bowels regular and digestion good by proper at tention to, the liver, which is the great governor of these functions. This can be done by taking Dr. Pierce's Golden Med ical Discovery with small daily doses of his Pleasant Purgative Pellets; they re- establish the action of the liver, thereby purifying and enriching the blood, and efectually removing the cause of those diseases.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-07-10
Woodbury.

Contrary to theis usual practice, the Fourth passed off very quietly with us. The boys permitted us to sleep until 3 o'clock in the morning, and then did not makeso much noise as formerly, for which they have our hearty thanks The chief attraction with us was festival at the Town Hall by laaies of the First Congre- gational Society. It WAS well patronized netting about S18O. a s $. A dwelling house in the south east part of the town, belonging to Eben Wheeler, WAS burnt on the night of the 4th inst, valued at s2,500; insured for s1, 300. It had not been occupied during the last few months and was set on fire q
 The North Congregational church has voted to have only only one sermon on each Sabbath for the next six weeks
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coshen--Mo. 100.

We have no accidents to record for In- dependence day, as our people celebrated the day in such quiet manner. Many attended the Torrington Jubilee, others had a picnic at the spring on the East side of Tyler Pond some spent the day on the lake, and the families of Crandall' s met at the house of Darius Thompson. As We have had a fine shower, many far mers enjoyed the day on their farms.
 Fl. N.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-07-10

We publish on our first page letter from Rev. Henry Ward Beecher denying the charges made against him by Bowen and others, and we referred, last week, to an investigation commenced in the Ply mouth church. The difficulty met in the latter proceeding is that ofsnot being able, as in law court, to compel witnesses to attend and testify. Still it strikes us that this difficulty will tell in favor of Mir. Beecher rather than against him. 1t can be easily proved that MT. Bowen has made the accusations complained of, and then the burden will be on him to sustain them.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-07-10

-Mademoiselle Brun, a French lady, staying here temporarily, is desifous of getting a class of ten or more, in French, for a course of twenty lessons. Terms S1O, for the course. Those desirous of taking lessons of Mademoiselle Brun will leave their names with Mrs. E. W. Sey- mour
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-07-10
Harvvinton.

A horse belonging to Mr. Edwin H. H. Barber broke out of the pasture few nights since and his whereabouts are still 2 mystery to MT. B.
 Tine EaFyinton Mutual Fire Insu- rance Go. is $50 poorer by the burning of Roderick Bissell's barn which was struck by lightning during the storm of Monday. la.as.s
 -In the same storm the dwelling house belonging to Roswell Cook Eas struck and slightly damaged. Some dishes were broken; butter cask was shivered; and a hole was opened in the cellar wall.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-07-10

The Senate has voted to ''stick" to it's candidates for Supreme Court, and the Demoerats in the House also ''adhere," so that there will probably be no election of judges this session, or entirely new men will be chosen.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-07-10

When Doctors agree that Buchan's Car
 bolic Soaps are the best preparations for the Nursery, Laundry, Toilet, etc., and
 that they prevent all contagion, purify
 and whiten the skin, what better evidence
 can the public require of the virtue of these articles. No impurities of the shIn used. Different varieties of these soaps for laundry, toilet, dental, shaving, me
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-07-10
NEw PREsroN. July .. 1s74.

MR EDITOR A very interesting game of base ball was played in Washington on Saturday afternoon. 9th inst, between two ssPicked Nines's-the one from Wash ington and the other from this village. The New Preston nine were victorious as will be seen by the appended score: Innings, 123 5 6 89 New Preston, 10 l 0 SS5 a45 Washington 151 143219 2-3S Umpire, Mr. Mac Lane.
 Home Runs: New Preston- Cameron 2, Fred Cogswell, Baldwin and Wright, each one: Wilmington -Lynes and Roe two each, E. Kinney one. SQUrz. <
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-07-10

Sixty-two defendants in the Credit Mo- bilisr suits have made personal appear Hnce in Hartford, and ST appear by counsel. They have moved to dismiss the suit against them and the motion will probably be argued at the September Term of the District Court.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-07-10

On the 1st of July the President made proclamation that by the terms of the treaty of Washington, American fishermen once more have the right to take fish in all the waters of the British North Amer can colonies without restriction.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-07-10

The Walworth trial resulted in the con- Viction of the prisoner of murder in the second degree and his sentence to State Prison for life.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-07-10

The bridge is certainly to be built over the Hudson river from Anthony's Nose across to Fort Clinton. The building of such bridge, and the completion of the Boston, Hartford & Erie, will make the latter road of first class importance and give the Shepaug better base. The completion of such connection, between the West and East, is not as ardently de- sired by New York as it would be if its tend ency were not to withdraw business from that city.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-07-10
ENQUIRER CLUBBING RATES.

Our Lischfeld County subscribers may not off, ten be able to take advantage of the low rates Ossrod large clubs by most magazines and peri oaioAls. For their convenience and as an extra Sn3aeenent to new county subscribers we will seaa the following periodicals to county subscrib- eER, in connection with the ENQUIRER at the
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-07-10

BucHAN's CARBoEIc BALM OINTMENT is a very remarkable Family Salve. It cures astonish everybody. Contains no greass; and washes of without soap. Iti trans parent, like cuTrant jelly. For all the purposes of Family Salve it is without an equal. 13 1y,
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-07-10

The Continental Life Insurance Com P&ny paid up its policy on the life of MT. TimOthy Hulburt, of Winsted, who com nitted suicide few weeks since.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-07-10

The Winsted Press issued its first num- ber, last week. It is printed in quarto form. containing about as much space as the Herald, though using much larger type. It is we'll edited; not so we'll print cd; Democratic in politics, with an ex- cellent local page. and bids fair to be a good paper.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-07-10

The opinions of eminent men are worthy of consideration. Nasby says Carbolic Salve cured a painful ''run round" on his hand, in short time. The genuine Car bolic Salve is guaranteed to cure all cutts, &c. John F. Henry, 8 {, College Place, M Y ss sS s% 'f;' |
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-07-10

Internal revenue receipts for the past year have been over 115 millions, or eight millions over Secretary Boutwell's esti- uRafa
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-07-10

On Wednesday morning of last week, Judge W. H. Ccoly, of New Orleans, was killed in a duel by R. Barnwell Rhett, Jr., editor of the Picayune. The difficulty grew out of statements made by Judge Cooley. as counsel, in recent libel suit against that paper. MT: Rhett was last editor of the late Charleston Mercury. During the war, while stationed at Fort Sumter. he fought duel with his superi. or officer, a son of John 0. Calhoun, and shot him dead.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-07-10

St the Valley Park, Wolcottville, on the Fourth. ". c. Daly's Hartford Belle" won the purse of S175 in 2:4G!, 2:4ss and 91Sq
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-07-10

A man vas killed by lightning in Ame- uia, m Thursdays storm.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-07-10

Trinity College, Hartford, commenced" lest week. Among the deaths of alumni during the year past we notice that of the distinguished war-poet. Henry How ard BrOwnell, a graduate of Al. Rev.
 Benjamin Paddock, of the class of AS, has been elected bishop of Massachusetts.
 Rev. David B. Knickerbacker, of Minne- sOta. student of distinguished piety and considerable muscle in our day, was made c Doctor of Divinity. The Vernon St. location has finally been settled upon as the location of the new college buildings.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-07-10
Mdrbi0daI0.

Y Marbledale was very quiet, indeed, on the Fourth. In the morning the youngsters opened with several packs of firecraekers, but during the day it was Sabbath-like. Tobacconists didn't celebrate much. It was even an effort for them to smile lu- gubriously when thunder was heard in the very great distance. It did not so much as sprinkle, but was hotter than ever, and we heard it reported that a thermometer or soda bottle burst at the store, but these rumors are so conflicting that we shouldn't dare report either way. There are various opinions why it don't rain. One man affirms that the showers all come against the moon which splits them, forcing half south to Bridgeport, the other half north to Warren. Blessed Bridgeport and Warren Another ven- lures, that 'The prayers of the wicked availeth naught," and consequently we need not expect rain this summer, but l am of the opinion that some one has Heard quail. e-. .ss-slaa E
 ''When the quail sitteth on the wall --
 And uttereth it's plaintive call, e.
 Have ye an eye for damp and wet:
 But if for three successive days, He uttereth his sober lays. ID And rain to come doth still forget
 Twill then be dry and more dry yet"
 Mrs. Nancy Sperry has applied coat of paint to her residence which now pre- sents a fine appearance, and IS an orna- ment to the village. RoYINANTE.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-07-10
'swine of the Woods imparts Strength

Before it is too late, be fortified against summer complaints by Williams Extract Jamaica Ginger.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-07-10

On the Fourth there was terrible storm throughout the West. Ohio dis patches estimate the damage to crops at over a million dollars. In Wisconsin there seems to have been a whirlwind destroying everything in track some five miles wide across the upper part of the State. A number of sail-boats were wrecked, and twenty persons are estimated to have been drowned. At St. Joseph, Mo, steamer was wrecked and much property destroyed. A man was killed in St. Louis, while from all parts of the west come reports of injury to crops from rains and to property from hurricanes. On Sunday there was heavy storm in nli- nois doing much damage.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-07-10

The attack on the Upjohn capitol plan is assuming serious proportions. It is evident that the proposed building may not be satisfactory to the people of the State, and that it will cost as much as those proposed by Mir Patterson and other architects which would be satisfac- tory. In matter of this importance the legislature should act without regard to the sensibilities of capitol commissioners, or to the ambitions and jealousies of arch itects. If the feeling that certainly exists against the Upiohn plan in Hartford IS due to a local preference for Mr. Batter son, it can be safely disregarded. But if, as unpreiudiced outsiders fear, the Up john plan is like to give us capitol that will be both ugly and inconvenient, the sooner it is abandoned the better it will be for the State.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-07-10

Fairmount Park was formally transfer red to the Centennial Commission on the Fourth Speeches weremade by Mayor McMichael, Gov. Hawley, Gov. Hartranft and others. and proclamation was made by Secretary RObeson declaring that an international exhibition will be held shere, to commence on the 18th day of April, 1876, and continue six months thereafter.
 Mir John T. Drew, Washington law yer who has been absent in Europe for a long time, has returned lately and now says he was present and saw Oakes Ames draw the money on the celebrated s. c. check fOr q 200, which figured so largely in the Colfax-Ames controversy. Of course this evidence does not settle the question, but # helps Mr. Colfax.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-07-10

The excitement about burglars contin- tinues in the Housatonic valley. The Berkshire Courier announces the breaking open of an office in Pittsfeld, last week
 On Friday evening the depot at Amenia was bfokeR open. In neither case was property of any value stolen. The Salis- bury News reports that suspicious per son having been seen at Ferris Hotel on tho 27th ult., surprise party was organ fred to search the "Buel Green Woods ; On their return the party oyerhauled two men on horseback and captured the horses bat the thieves escaped. The Journal re- ports that William Irwin of Brookfeld has had $500 in U. s. bonds, $500 in town bonds, and $500 in bills, stolen recently.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-07-10

We regret to notice the retirement of Mr. A. L. Train from the control of the New Haven Palladium. The failure of Scranton & Co. threw a large share of the atock of that paper on the market and Mi. Train has finally disposed of his interest to- Postmaster Sperry. The Scranton shares were bought by the proprietor of the Journal & Courier, by Col. Wright, and Judge Harrison. MT. Train found the Palladium as he says, ''the mere shell of newspaper" and he has made it one oi the best journals in the State.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-07-10

\. The FAILS VILLAGE strawberry festival
 of the 1T. E. Society occurred, as adyer- tised, last Wednesday evening, and netted