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REMOVAL. Balch, Frazer & Co. have
removed their Office to the old C., X. |. x
Z. passenger depot. 2ldtt
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These items were charged to the city by
Haverstick, duy5Hg the year that he Uas not
citg printer. They were charged without
any proper authority, and he got the
money.
During the same year he properly
" charged and received pay for the follow
ing items
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LOCAL COLUMN.
Pimples on the Face
BLAcgEEADs b rLEsEwoaMs,

Use Perry's Improved Comedone and Pimple Rem
edy the Great Skin Medicine Prepared only by
Or. b. G. Perry, Dermatologist, 40 Bond St, New
York. Sold by all Druggists in Rock Island and
elsewhere. 4-ldtts&w6m
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Suits made to order in the latest style at
3. Loebs, the one price clothier.
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On the 9TH of August. 1872, the Coun-
Gil, at our request, unanimously authorized
The ARGUS and the UHioH to charge AT
the rate of 800 a year for publishing its
full official proceedings. After the order
was passed. the Mayor Murdoch remark
ed that the papers might as well charge
from the beginning of his political year, a.
he supposed the work had been done. No
one objected and it was 50 understood. \
dav or two after this occurred Mr. Haver-
stick personally thanked us for securing
this compensation for the expense of pub
fishing, etc. and remarked thathe thought
the advertising ought also to be done by
both papers. We replied that that was d
matter for the Council to decide, We
here speak Of this to show that Haverstick
knew he had no right to publish officia
advertisemeuts-but yet he contrived t.
to get, out Of the peoples money, during
Murdoch year, S26710 from this source
every cent of it improperly; without prop
er legal authority.
When Murdoch went out of Office, anon.
the bills left Enacted on, was one in favo
of Haverstick for Sl37I5 which was turn
ed over to the new administration to audit
On the 9TH of May it was acted on, an
we give the items below, as charged, an
as allowed
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For SALE OR RENT A house an Swan
street containing seven rooms in good or
der. by Balch 4 Frazer. I-3Odtf
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Summer drawers, summer undershirts,
white and fancy shirts, at A. Loebs, the
one price clothier.
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One hundred pieces black and colored
Alpaccas at great bargains at the Boston
Bazaar.
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Jaesson's t'atarrh Snaf.
And Troche Powder.
a delightful and pleasant remedy in


Cadryh. Headache, Bad Breath, Asthma.
Hoarseaess Bronchitis Coughs,
Deafness dc,
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Linen suits for youths and children, at
A. Loeb's, the one price clothier.
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White duck and lien suits for men at
A. Loeb ;, the one prize clothier.
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Use Renne's Pain Killing
Magic Oil.

Its faithful use cures Colds in the Head, Head
ache, Neural gia. EAraChe. Faceache- Sore Eyes,
Ozena Catarrh, Pain in the Joints, Lame Shoulders,
Stiff Neck. Lumfago Crick in the Back, SciAticA.
Lame Back, stiff Joints, Sprains, Gouty Pains,
Freezes, Chlblains, Hurts by Bruises Bite Of a
Dog. Prisons CuOlera MOrhus Cramps, Fits, Weak
ness Spasms. Rusty Nail Wounds, Lock Jaw, Con
tusinns. Spinal Weakness.
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Rock ISLAND. Mich 1, -.
Lhurggd AADlrsd

xl31 10 Sll9 80
This bill includes the publishing of pro
ceedings to the end Of MurdOck's term,
$50, which is right Also 81 for some
papers, which is right. 1t includes S. for
the Union to Jan'y |, 1873, for which he
had already been paid, as will be seen by
reference to his previous bill And it in
cludcs $sl 70 for advertising, for which he
never had any proper authority. He
should have been allowed SOL ON this bill.
He was allowed SlI9.50 He had already
received S. of this amount; the balance
($Sl.75) should not have been allowed.
Now read the following from the Union
of yesterday wednesday, morning:
In. Harerstick did refuse to pay the city taxes
his house and lot for 1871 because the city of
Rock Island at that time owed him more than
enough to balance his taxes aud which amount the
CITY, under Its present malignant Mayor refused to
pay BY reference 10 the Official proceedings of the
city Council al their meeting OF May 5th-nearly
two months before the tax sae-the Council passed
order in favor Of Haverstick & Co. for than
! the amount OF the above taxes and the clerk drew
/ up the order IN accordance with the action Of the
/ Council This order, like every other city order
required the signature of the Mayor before u could
/ be paid. When Mr. II applied for bis order the
Mayor declined to sign IL on account Of some back
taxes viii he claimed Mr. II. owed the city MIR
H. therefore declined to pay his city taxes for 1879
aud he proposes TO continue declining until thu
city l. ready to balance accounts with him.
When Haverstick called for his city or
der of sll95O only S5l of which
amount was justly due him, Mayor Day-
export remarked to him that the taxes on
his printing Office for 1871, amounting to
SSS.3l, should be paid out of that order.
Haverstick refused to pay these taxes, say
ing that Mr., Champion who was his part.
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Prices Down.

The finest assortment of piece goods in
the city at A. Loeb s, the one price clothier
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Manhood womanhood! Marriage !!

3oo Pages Illustrated fine plates, sent stpaid 70
so cents by Or. hitter, or St Charles Street St
ouis No. the great Specialist Read his card.
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$40 90

The first charge has never been author
lied by the present Councl-though we
think it would be right to pay both papers,
same as the previous yea The charge
for the daily Onion from Jan. l, 1873 to
July |, 1873, is correct, if he paper has
been received-but there i So TO be re-
turned, for a previous doute charge on the
paper The charges of F.b 5, Feb IA.
and Feb. q, are double charges, all of
which were charged and flowed in the
previous bill. The three harges of Mch
/ 10, were never authorized By anybody and
should never be allowed The only charges
which, by any stretch q propriety, can
properly be allowed in tn last bill are for
the proceedings and the aper, S55,-and
in this it should be considered that the
/ Union has not publishedth The official pro
ceedings of all the meetings, under the
present administration nor have but 4
months time elapsed To allow the $50
would be To allow him FIR months time
not yet expired or work performed aud
also full price for publishing proceedings
when he has not published them in full.
The account therefore, properly stands as
follows
HAyERsTIcK owl THE CITY.
Taxes on his printing office or iSTI.......s IS 81
Taxes his house for 1872 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. l07 81
y per cent. allowed by law this last item 20 q
For double pay on his daily paper ..-....... 3 o.
Total -..,....t.-........ ............. $22s i
DUB HAvEETICK.
Order of May 9Th ......-..... .....-.S lfg 50
, Daily paper TO July /, 1873 .-...-.-- OO-124 8
Haverstick owes the cit .......-....... $lO8 i
And, settling with hun on this basis, h,
viii have received out q the people none
> $3.50. 20 improperly.
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Extra Special Notice.
BEWARE OF COUNTFRFElTS.
Smiths Tonic Syrup.

Smiths Tonic Syrup has been counterfeited and
the couuterfeer brought 10 grief
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Charles Goodrich.-Two Of Them.

We have been requested to say that, al
though the Charles Goodrich who was
murdered in Brooklyn resided in Daven-
port in 1857, he was not the Charles Good
rich who was dentist and resided there
about the same time. All that We said
about the dentist and his books was correct.
Jim Howe has the books, with Charles
Goodrich name in them, aud he says he
thought it was the same Goodrich, but he
Is now satisfied that it was another man,
Of the same name We don't see much
Importance in the correction but if others
do they are welcome to the space it occupies.
The Charles Goodrich who was murder
ed, however exemplary he may once have
been, seems to have been, in his later
years, quite as disreputable a man as the
dentist, and perhaps more so.
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BUSINESS CARDS.
MI. MI. STURGEON.
P. T. McELHERNE,

ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW,
n Rock Island, III. Office in Mitchell l. Lynde's
Block dwtf
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A hypocritc is a most detestable charac-
ter-If in morals he may only deceive him
self but when he experiments upon the
lives of his fellowmen, and hopes for ad
vantage even 20 the injury of others, he
becomes pestiierous. There are certain
ahomiuablc drugs thrown together which
are claimed to be curative persistence in
taking which will entail most unhappy re-
suits upon the sufferer When to this is
added hypocrisy, because they are claimed
u be Temperance Drinks, and all for
money, the outrage upon morals and hu
mauty is complete. But the old-lashion
ed, well tried Plantation Bitters have gon,
right ON doing their work well for ALL
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lead. Throat and Vocal organs.

This remedy does not "DRY Up Catarrh, hut
LUOSENS il frees the head of all offensive matter,
quickly removing bad breath and adache. aisy 5
and saothes the burning heat In catarrh: il mid
aud q .r.eaiale IN liz nHacLs that II nnsiriXHlY
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And, settling with hun on this basis, he
viii have received quito the people money
$3.50. 60 improperly.
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Cures without Sneezing.

Asa TROCHE POWDER pleasant to the taste
and 1Auseates when swallowed. instantly gives
the throat and vocal organs Delicious Sensation
Of Goodness and Comfort Is the best voice tome in
the world. Try it, safe, Reliable and only IS cents.
Sold by Druggists. or mailed free Address
COOPER, WILSON & CO, Proprietors,
Philadelphia.
Van Schaak Stevenson Reed. Who'll sale Agents
Chicago For sale in Rock Island by John Beings
ton, Z. Breunert, Harper House Drug store, and by
smith & Bonuy. l0-2ld&wtt
For sale by Emil Koehler Druggist. Rock Island.
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RAILROADS.

CHICAGO. ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC X. r.
\ B-AIl trains IN or out Of Rock Island ron by
Chicago time--exeept the Peoria trains, which run
by Toledo time chicago time Is about 10 minutes
aud Toledo about Il minutes faster than Rock Isl
and time.
Fxprrss and Mail, leaves GOA m. and 10 30 y m.
Accommodation, leaves atA:l5 p. m.
CONC WEST.
Express and Mail leaves 8 40 a. IN and Gas p m.
ACCOMMODATION TRAIN.
Arrives at Bureau junction, s:i5 p. m.
Leaves Bureau Junction, bslb a. m.
bay Express and Mail leaving Rock Island ~
500 a m, connects ut Bureau Junction Tor feoFlA
at8.S5 d. m arriving At PcUriA htb'Ub Y, NJ
Night Exprv-r lcaytng Rock Island ~ 1913 y. IN
connect. at bureau junction for Peoria al SUI an :
arriving al Peoria at 5.25 a. ~. ,,.-,.,
This road connects At West Liberty with the b
r. a NJ r. X. for Burlington and keokuksouth
and for Austin and ST. Paul, north,
Connects going east ~ c. b & y Crossing iof
Princeton. ,,
Al La sale, with Illinois Central r R for Mendota.
Al Ottawa, Win FOX River Valley X, X Tor Aurora
AT Joliet with c., A. a ST. l., X. r.
Al Englewood, with Lake Shore X X ana ~ FL
". a G. H. X.
Al Chicago, with all diverging railways.
CHICAGO AND SOUTHWESTERN RR,
Passengers for Kansas, Leavcnworth and inter.
mediate points ON this Road, take westward tralhs
Of the Chicago, H. 1. a Pacific H. X arriving ~
Leavenworth at 1900 a. IA. and ~ II 90 ?. m =,
Connecting at Davenport, with ID, a st T. IL r.
for Dc Wit and MaquUkcta.
At Columbus Junction, with u G. X x VI Il. y
for Cedar Rapids, Cedar fall-and St Paul, north'
aud Burlington and kcokus, south,
Al Fairfield, with n. a N. H. X. for burlington
~ Ashland, with De- Moines Valley X Il iot ne,
ukuk Ottumwa Oskaloosa, Eddyytne, Gfnnel
aud Dgs Moiner.
At Belknap, with North Missosri X X.
AT Cameron, with IL. a St 10. X r.
nj IL
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ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW
n and Solicitor in Chancery. Office opposite
Rock Island House, Rock Island, Ill. e-30dw1y
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Terms-S2. 90 per gear.
I Single Copies, . Cents.

metes and bounds, which | dearly love,
! and allow the most to the will of man.
but L have set my heart on honesty in
this chapter, and | can see nothing at
last, In success or failure, than more or
less of vital force supplied from tho
Eternal. The results of life are uncal-
culated and uncalculable. The years
teach much which the days never
know. The persons who compose our
company, converse, and come and 90,
and design and execute many things,
and somewhat comes Of it all, but an
unlocked for result. The individual
lis always mistaken. He designed
many things, and drew In others as
coadjutors, quarrelled with some or all,
blundered much, and something is
done all are little advanced, but
the individual is always mistaken. 1t
turns out somewhat new, and very un-
like what he promised himself.
JOHN STUART Mills TRIBUTE TO
HIS WIFE.
The death of John Stuart Mill recalls
an incident which revealed the depths
of his tender nature. His work on
''Liberty'' appeared in 1889, soon after
the death Of his wife, and the memory
of the lady's singular abilities and wom-
anly virtues was embalmed by him in
the touching and eloquent dedication
of the volume. 1t was as follows:
''To the beloved and deplored mem
ory of her who was the inspirer, and in
part the author, of all that is best in
my writings--the friend and wife whose
exalted sense Of truth and right was
my strongest incitement, and whose ap-
probation was my chief reward-I
dedicate this volume. Like all have
written for many years, it belongs as
much to her as to me; bnt the work
as it stands has had, in very INSULT
cient degree, the inestimable advantage
of her revision; some of the most i'm
portant portions having been reserved
for more careful reexamination, which
they are now never destined to receive.
Were | but capable of Interpreting to
the world one half the great though
and noble feelings which are buried in
her grave, should be the medium ola
greater benefit to it than is ever likely
to arise from anything that I can write,
unprompted and unassisted by her all
but unrivalled wisdom"
Mrs Mill lies buried at Avignon,
long the home Of the well-mated pair,
and in the spring of every year since
her death he has made a pilgrimage to
her grave. During the last of these he
died. The world now pays to him a
tribute as sincere and just as that which
he paid to her.
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you'll have to spell ability first.

"You'll have to spell ability first. .
growled the doctor savagely.
Then suddenly taking out his hand.
kerchief, he gave his nose tremen.
dous blow. "There" said he, chow
is that for high? -
II know how 'tis myself meekly
replied hS wife. This capped the
climax. The knowledge that her faith.
er must have heard the afternoon con
versation was COO much for Nellie.
She burst into tears and left the room.
The sage doctor nodded wisely to his
wife, and when she had got out of hear.
ing, exclaimed
There, wife, I guess we shall hear
no more slang phrases from her.
The next day the good doctor called
his daughter to his study, and said to
her:
my dear girl, don't you see how
very foolish all these phrases are
They mean nothing, but are exceeding
ly injurious to those who use them.
BY ever so sparing use, ones speech
gets SO corrupted that person often
makes use of these expressions at times,
which afterward he would be sorry to
remember. They sound very silly to a
listener, and often the usage of them
leads to something 'worse. 1t is bad
enough to hear boys use them some
times, but girl is expected to be too
refined and ladylike to sully her lips
by such expressions The use of them
is sim ply bad habit but bad habits,
like cuts in the bark of tree, grow
and widen with age, and if they once
get firm hold, they are hard to get rid
Of. Then there is great deal in com
panionship. If We keep company, and
are intimate with those who use bad
language, We are apt to make use of it
ourselves. Persons are known by the
company they keep. When you see a
person using these phrases, you may
be sure that such person knows not
what is called good society,""
Such expressions as by CORY or
by darn are not only foolish but wick
ed. For does not the Scripture say :
Swear not at ALL neither by heaven
nor by earth, but let your communica-
ton be yea, yea, and nay, nay, for
whatsoever IS more that these cometh
Of evil. There, my daughter, said
the doctor, "we have made quite a SER
mon Of it-so let US hear no more
slang phrases.
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a STRIKING CONVERSION.

I had the privilege of defeating q
beautiful country church in my State
i'll neighborhool surrounded almost
entirely with inidels. The preacher
directed my attention to a tall, manly.
vigorous man in the congregation. and
said he would give me his history
when the service was over-He was,
it seems, violent, passionate, close
fisted man. Not farthing could any
body get out Of him for the salvation
of souls or for the elevation of hunani-
ty. ''He went to the altar a few
months ago" said the minister. land
gave his heart to Jesus The infdels
in the community said, Wait a little
while-touch his pocket, and you will
see where his religion is, Presently"
continued my friend, Il came to him
with my subscription paper, and spoke
of the difficulties and embarrassment
under which we labored, in the neigh
borhood, for want of a church"
"Well' said the man, ''let US build o
house "What will you give us Z"
inquired the preacher Fifty dol
lars" was the prompt reply, and the
minister passed through the communi-
ty with the subscription paper, at the
head Of which was this amount written
in the gentleman own handwriting,
which surprised everybody.
\ few days afterwards, the most try
inc circumstance OF his life occurred.
His dear wife trembled for him. "Oh.
my husband!" she exclaimed, don't
GO His reply was, Il must go my
duty calls me there; [ am perfectly
cool and collected. shall become ex-
cited, but | will not say a word or do q
thing out Of the way" He passed
through the fiery ordeal without tho
least faint of anger upon him. Tho
community then said, Surely. thero
is something in this; you have reached
his pocket, You have conquered his an
ger, anl YOU have subdued the man.
There is power in the Gospel Of Christ
a few weeks after my visit there, l
received the sad Intelligence that that
gentleman had been buried. He had
gone out into the forest, and unfortun-
ately, tree fell upon him and crushed
him to the earth and yet it did not
entirely destroy him.-They carried
him to the house, and sent for physi-
clan and the minister. He calmly ask
ed for the Bible, and read in a clear
voice a chapter in st. Johns Gospel.
After shutting the Bible, he closed his
hands upon his breast, land such a
prayer, said my ministerial brother.
Il never heard from mortal lips, for
his wife, his children, for his pastor.
for the church, and for his in6del
friends. - In moment or two, after
saying "Amen," he closed his eyes.
and sweetly fell asleep in Jesus. The
lnhdels said, 'tthere is something in re-
ligion.'
"a few weeks since | met with THAT
good pastor again. I inquired wh.e
about his infdel neighbors, and he ra
piled, 'sall of them but one are happily
converted to God bishop Bermaae-
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Our Free Lunch.

About the river of human life
there is a wintry wind, through heav-
emily sunshine =. the iris colors its agita-
ton the frost fixes upon its repose !.
Let us beware that our rest becomes
not the rest of stones, which, so long
as they are torrent-tossed and thunder
stricken, maintain their majesty, but
when the stream is silent, and the storm
is passed, suffer the grass to cover
them, and the litchen to feed on them,
and are plowed down into the dust.
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AS the stag which the huntsman
has hit flies through bush and brake,
over stock ard stone, and thereby ex-
hausts its strength, but does not ex-
pei the deadly bullet from its body, so
does experience show that they who
have troubled consciences run from
place to place, but wherever they go,
bear with them their dangerous wounds.
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"A true life must be genial and iov.

"A true life must be genial and JOY
Gus. Tell me not, pale anchorite, of
your ceaseless vigils, your fastings,
your scourgings. These are fit offer
inys to Moloch. not to Our Father.
The man who is not happy in the path
he has chosen, may be very sure he
has chosen amiss, or is selt-deceived
But not merely happier-he should be
kinder, gentler and more elastic in
spirits, as we'll as frmer and truer.
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Il love God and little children, " says
German poet. The good are ever at
tracted and made happier by the pres
ence of the innocent and lovely. And
he who finds his religion adverse to, or
a restraint upon, the truly innocent
pleasures and gayeties of life, SO that
the latter do not interfere with and jar
upon its sublimer objects-may we'll
doubt whether be has indeed learned
of Christ,
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--Aristocracy in the 10Th century
is the league, the coalition, Of those
who wish to consume without produc-
ing, live without working, occupy all
public places without becoming compe-
tent to fill them, and seize upon all
honors without meriting them-that is
aristocracy
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"A just man does justice to every
man and every thing and then, if he
be also wise. he knows there is a debt
of mercy and compassion due to the in
irmitics of mans nature, that is to be
paid and he that is cruel and ungen-
tie to shining person, and does the
worst to him, dies in his debt and is
unjust.
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The mistakes that we male and fe-
male mortals make when we have our
own way, might raise some wonder
that we are so fond Of it.
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The night is mother of tho day:
The winter of the spring;
And ever upon old decay
The greencst moses cling.
Behind the cloud the starlight turks:
Through showers the sunbeams fall :;
For tiod, who loveth all his works,
Has left his hope with all.