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The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-10

VICTORIA REGIA, sc
knowlcdged the most fra
grant and PERSISTENT udur
for the handkerchief the
world ever produced.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-10

"BUqUET ILLINOIS" Il
very fragrant and delicate
perfume tor tine handker-
chief
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-10
THAT Is ANGELIC A.!

daughter and applause). The French min
lister Of Louis XIV. reported 10 the French
government the names Of the men who
took money TO sell their country in the
time Of Charles II. every great name ex-
cept that Of Russell, the younger Hamp-
den, AlgernOn Sidney. and all the great
names that figure in boys rhetoric at
College Will you 60 down little fur
ther2 Walpole, after being expelled from
the House Of Commons, becomes after
wards the prime minister of that respecta
bic body and boasts that he knows the
price Of every man in it and dies the in
habitant Of palace filed with the plumber
OF his official life Chatham, that name
that no stain ever touched, becomes the
paymaster Of the English forces and re-
fuses 10 steal the interest of the public
FUNDS ana put 1t in his pocket, and Grattan
says Such honesty astonished Europe
nlacaulay says such integrity was not
known among politicians. Miss Martineau
says his course was incredible and kim
George III. said that an honest man ELe
that was an honor to human nature To-
simple honesty like that astonisbed tha
world, what mnst the world have been ,
Well, that same picking and stealing
which Chatham disdained to touch. w.
well known TO have been the foundation Of
the princely fortune of the house of Hol-
land. This is the angelic nation that comes
down TO help poor Ireland, and before
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-10

CEELY'S STAN ARD
= preparations are war
rdnied strictly pure and re-
liable.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-10

"FLAvORINC EXTRACTS.
Our Lemon and Vanilla
are guaranteed strictly pure
and OF great strength. All
grUcer- sell them.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-07-26

/ The Nashville Banner tells us that Mr.
u: .. Newsom. OF that city, '.has invent.
Ell most ingenious washing machine"
The best washing machine we ever saw
was invented thousands of years ago.
and sold before the late war for $500 or
$500; but one of Lin coins proclama.
tIons broke the main spring of it, and i.
has been rather worthless piece Of ma.
chlnery ever since.
lLouisri0e Gosrier. Journal.
The editor of the Starks Herald ia in a
bad tx. In view of the new postal law,
he revised his mailing, list and cut off ali
the exchanges he didn't want The next
week the other papers having cut off all
the exchanges they didn't want, he was
surprised to find his post Office box
empty.
One DAYS FATALz-1Es IN BosroS.-A
man stabbed, man killed by falling
from window, child killed in being
run over by hack, woman killed by
suicide aud mal drowned. Yet they
tell us that Boston is model Of good
government, law and order and of securi.
ty TO life and limb.
The New York Commercial Aacertisey
gives MS journalistic axiom: when q
busting, self-cenfident person comes
HsO - hSnoPhPdt uhu Lcll6 uli uluuS he
going to mako things 'fly, he doesn't t
usually stay at it long enough for the
wings 20 grow.
\ Sioux chief, after following y scien-
titic party ca the Northern Pacific for
some days. mildly remarked that they
might go GA, for he'd be ID if he'd
freeze to Geath for what hair there was
In that cro.%d.
john L. Wardsworth, an old dry goods
merchant OF Richm md. Va. Is dead. a
ID. ToYces, we'll known coal merchant
III the same city, died suddenly Monday.
Mr.. Mlrk Downing, of Baltimore, 4 q
member Of the United States Signal
Corps. has volunteered to go up in the
| Gr":)Aic balloon with Prot. Wise, as q
N chronological observer.
Visitor to mamma: ~ haze some sad
news for you. my dear; yonr doctor, Mr..
Crrshboue. died this morning" Jimmy
lone OF six) Then wo shan't have any
more babies, ma, shall we?"
DIR. Mary Walkers pants will hereafter
wear ont on cushioned chair in the
Treasury Department. at 5000 year.
ST. Louis G,oje
The dwelling house of Mr.. Jane
Damn, of Cokvsbury. was totally con.
supie'i by fire on last Wednesday.
Atlanta planted 1l2 dead people dur.
ing the month Of June, which is con-
sidered unprecedented mortality.
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For Sale

For Sale.
7nQ FEET Sl JAHE LOT, corner Du!:
lOO and Lnmbcr s,rccts. Terms easy
Apply at FHn:NiN Office. July 26
Typographical Union, No. 81.
T1HE REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING os
i t::is Union Will be held st Ir;lcpc nder:
Engine Hall. THIS EVENING, a, o'clock
las: : !a;ion Of u:,: :ers and renewal pt cards
Will take Place. II. \. ENLiN,
Jm!v =; Secretary and 1'rea a.rrrr.
GUVERNOR MUSES.,
! y authority. surpAsses all other Officials in
l. the state. he "1EDIAN GIRL IL
ir!ce an! quality, surpasses ali others in thc
t.gar i!i.c. This :act - eAncri ,.iy apfrtc:.
a;ed b" ,rsNt.els, MEo.c oliLo,: uuI..: ce..
ta.nly
TO BE THE
H"+, i,.ilh.c on this sul set; for although
the c;! !c:-ms =! newsl. .pcrs and the "r:i:!oG
.: Politicians, as 10 who Is to he he
NEXT PRESIDENT,
May am 'Int to very little, the experience Of
,.rnmniers and others, which jastihcs them
in SAYING these are the finest Cigars have
found IN the South for the money, spcake,h
volumes. Get supply for sunday.
Popular New Music Book
For the coming Musical Season.
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middling 20L; sales 10 bales: stock
3,O51; weekly net receipts 81; gross 259:
exports coastwise 492; sales l,06O.
PHILADELPHIA, July 25.-Co.ton Quiet
-middling 202i; weekly net receipts 26o
bales; gross 2,OlO.
NASHVILLE, July 25.-Cotton quiet
low middling II; weekly net receipts 400
bales; shipments 2,O24; stock 8;3iT.
PROVIDENCE July 25.-Weekiy net re-
ceipts bales; sales 1000; stock $4,000.
HANGING "A JunYMAS. On Wednes.
day, case was being tried before Squire
Summers, and jury which hnd been up
once before and had resulted in a mis-.
trial. While the clerk was swearing the
Jury in for the second attempt, some ono
happened to remark aloud that the form.
er jury had been chung" ''Yat," said
Johann Kaufbold, one of the jury elect,
'.churies get hung here, hein?'' One of
the lawyers gravely said: eyes; that
happens sometimes What" said
Johann, II don't go on dat chury, you
pet; l goes to mien house, and If you
wants churies to hang you gets 'em we're
you can, aint it," And Johann bounced
Oft. while court. lawyers and spectators
were convu!scd with laughter.
I&. Louis Times.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1873-07-31
[GENERAL NATURE-No, rs. I

e J
AN ACT providing for the payment to the gov
h ernment of Japan the sum due on account of
rents for lands and buildings occupied by
r. the diplomatic and consular representatives
Of the United States to Japan and for other
purposes. "a: eh. .,
Be IL enacted by TIE Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatlres Of The United States Of america in Goa
gress assembled Thatthe Secretary of State be-
and he is hereby, authorized to pay to the gov
ernment of Japan, through its resident dipio.
matte representative in the United States. cut OF
any moneys in the treasury not OF erwise appro
priated, any sum net exceeding six thousand dol
lars, which may be found ts be due to the gov
ernment of Japan hy that of the United States,
on account of rents for lands or buildings occu-
pied for hospital purposes. jail, and court house
by the United States in Japan
SEC. 2. That the Secretary Of State throug,,
the minister resident at Japan, be, and he j.
hereby, authorized to rent. furnish, and kee,
suitable buildings, with grounds apurtenant. Ia
Jeio, or such other place as he may designate
for court house and Jail, at annual cost not
exceeding 1--WE thousand dollars: Provided, That
the period for which the said buildings shall be
rented shall be for two years. with renewals for
two years as the Secretary Of State shall deter
mine, tr H0f u T.
Skc 3 That further sum- not to exceed two
thousand FIVE hundred dollars. be, ard the same
is hereby, also appropriated, out of any MONEYS
IN the treasury not otherwise appropriated for
the purchase of a suitable law-library for the
use of said legation in Japan, the selection OF
such library to be made by the Secretary os
State.
Approved, March s. 1873. 9r r
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GENERAL NATURE-No. 1871

AN ACT to regulate the taking of testimony
in certain eases.
BE 1t enacted BY the Senate and House of
Representatives of lie United States of A.
nserlca an Congress assembled, That no wit
ness Shall De compelled to appear or to testi-
fy before any commissioner or officer appoin-
ted to take testimony under letters rogatory,
Issued or to be issued from any court 10 any
foreign county, 10 any suit or proceeding in
which the Government of such foreign coun-
try shall be a party of record or in Interest,
except for the purpose of answering specific
written heterogeneous issued with and 40.
companying such letters rogatosy, and ad-
dressed to such witness: Provided, That When
counsel for all the parties attend the exami-
nation, they mag consent that questions In
addition to those accompanying the letters
rogatory may be put to tie witness, unless
the letters rogatory, exclude such additional
HETEROGENEOUS
SEC. 2. That no witness shall be required.
on such examination, OF any other under let
ters rogatory, to make any disclosure or dis
covery which shall tend TO criminate hin,
either under the laws of the State or Terri,
tory within which such examination is had.
or any other, or any foreign State.
Approved, March 3, 1878.
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TGEsERAT, NATItRF-No.T2 I
AN ACT to amend en- aeslentited can act o pre-
vent smuggling, wnd for other purposes"
approved July eighteenth, eighteen hundred

AN ACT to amend en- aetsentitled San act TO pre-
yent smuggling, wnd for other purposes,'
approved July eighteenth, eighteen hundred
and sixty. six: H6 '{,f#S4
Be II enacted BY LAs .Sesate epd House Of Repre-
ssntatues of the United States Of Amerlcu in Con
gress assembled That the seventh section of the act
entitled IAN set 10 furtheri prevent smuggling,
and for othsrpurposes appra7ea July eighteenth
eighteen hundred and stxtysiy,ls hereby amendea'
80 as to read as foliows: That it shall be the
duty OF the several collectors ofcustops and Of ia
tc.nsl reveune to report within ten days to. the
district attorney the district in which any fine,
penalty or Forfeiture may be incurred for the
violation ofany law of the United States rela-
ting 20 the revenue, a statement of all the facts
and circumstances Of the case within their knowl-
edge, ogetherswith the names of the witnesses,
and which may come to their knowle ledge from time
to time, stating the prov sions Of the law believed
to be violated, aud on which reliance may be
had for condemnation or conviction and sIeh
district attorney shall cause the proper proceed
ings to be commenced end prosecuted without de-
lay for the tlnes, penalties, and forfeitures by
law in such cases provided unless upon inquiry
and examination, he shall decide that such pro-
eeedings cannot probably BE sustained, Or that
the ends Of public justice do not rsquire that pro
ceeaings should be instltut ed lin which ease he
shall report The facts III customs to the Sec
rotary OF the Treasury, i.lti ia internal revenue
cases to the Commissioner u Internal Revenue,
for their direotion aud for the expenses incurr
ed aud services rendered IN All such cases tn G
district attorney shall receive and BIS Paid from
the treasury sutl sum as the Secretary Of ths
[ Treasury silll deem just and reasonable upon
the certificate Of the judge hefore whom such ca
se3 are tried or disposed Of: FroviGe9 hopeuer,
| That The annual compensation Of such district
attorney shaft not eSoeel the 1naximunl atna1a al
now ipleserihed By Law, an! ifany eoslsctor s.4ii
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GENERAL NATURE-No. 64.1

AN ACT to extend for four years the act es-
tablishing the Board Of Commissioners of Claims
and the acts relating thereto :
d b. it enacted BY the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatiues of the United States Of Amsrice ig Con-
gress assembled That the second, third fourth,
fifth, and sixth sections Of the act entitled can
act making appropriations for the support of the
army for the year ending June thirtieth, eigh
teen hundred and seventy. two, and for other
purposes approved March third eighteen hun
dred and seventy one, and the act entitled San
act to authorize the Commissioners of claims to
appoint special commissioners to take testimony
and for other purposes approved May eleventh.
eighteen hundred and seventy two, be, and the
same are hereby, extended aud continued in
force for four years from the tenth day of March,
Domini eighteen hundred and seventy
three.
Sec 2. That the commissioners of claims shall
not receive any petition for the allowance of any
claim or claims unless such petition shall be pre-
scented to and fled with them on or before the
third day OF March, eighteen hundred and seven
ty-three ;and all claims not 50 presented shall DO
deemed to be barred forever thereafter.
Approved March 8, 1873 r&
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GENERAL NATURR-No. 761


AN All auth orlzlng the Secretary Of War to
furnish duplicate certificate of discharg.
where the same has been lost. }
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House o f
Representatives. Of tie United States Of
Amerlca ~ Congress assembled, That when
eyer satisfactory proof shall be furnished to the
War Department that any non commissioned Of
fcer or private soldier who served in the army
OF the UEited States in the late war against the
rebellion has lost his cert icate of discharge or
the same has been destroyed without his privity
or procurement, the SECRETARY of War shall be
authorized to furnish, on request, to such non
commissioned officer or private, duplicate Of
such cernfcpte of discharge, TO be ndeply
marked, SO that it may beknown as duplicate
fror'dsd' Such certificate shall not be aeceptea
as /" voucher for the payment of any claim agnins
the united States for pay, bounty, or other al
lowalce. or AZ evidence in any other case.
Seq 2, That the army regulations now in
force are hereby modified in accordance with the
provisions OF this oct. :s'!s' i'
Approved, Msrcn 8, 1873. E ss,.r, Z
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TGENERAL NATURE-No. 657

AN ACT to amend; an act entitled San act max
ing appropriations. for the support of the
army fer the year ending June thirtieth, egh-
teen hundred anelIseventy.." approved March
third. eighteen hundred and sixty nine.
Be 1t enacted By tie Sersate and House Of Repre-
ssntaiues Of the United States Of Asrica in Congress
assembled That the sixth section OF an act enti-
tied IAN act making appropriations for the sup
port of the army for the year ending June Thrift
eth, eighteen hundred and seventy" approved
March third eighteen hundred and sixty nine,
is 50 far modified as to authorize and permit the
President OF he United States to nominate, and
by and win the advice and consent Of the Senate
30 appoint. qae assistant adjutant general, with
the rank. pa.y, and emoluments Of major in the
said department. ss
Approved, March 5, 1873.
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[GENERALsNATuRE No. 66.7

AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act
to establish the Department. Of Justice ,aud
for other purposes
Be it enacted By The Senate and House Of Represen-
tgtiues of tie United States of 4gerica in Congress
assembled: That the twelfth section Of the act en-
tited AN ACT to establish the Department Of
Justice. and for other purposes. approved
June twenty-second eighteen hundred and
seventy. is hereby ameuded so as to read as
follows: THAT it shall be the duty ofthe At
torney General TO make to Congress, at the
commencement OF each regular session Of
Congress, report o. the business Of the said
Department fol the last preceding fiscal year,
and ofany other matters appereairiug thereto,
that he may deem proper, including State
ment Of the several appropriations now, or
which may hereafter be. placed under its con-
troll, rhe amount appropriated, and a detailed
statement Of the amounts used for defrayng
the expenses Of the United States courts ia
each Judicial district; also the statstice of
crime under the laws Of the United States,
and statement of the number Of causes civil
and eriminal, pending during the preceding
year in each Of the several courts VI the Uni
tied States
+ SEC. 2. That the Secretary Of the Interior
be, and he is hereby, authorized and required
to turnish to the. head of the Department OF
Justice, from time TO time as they may be
published, a sufficient number OF the statutes
OF the United States, and the reports of tie
Supreme Court Of the United States, to be
by him distributed to such officers Of the
courts Of the United States as are now or
bap ho b.,i
Them and al! laws or parts IF laws autLori
zing the distribution Of such statutes and 70.
ports Of the Supreme Court to the officers of
e.courts of the United States by the head
Of any other Executive Department Of the
government be, and the same are hereby. re-.
.pealed.
SEQ 3. That register ofsuch books sha3l
be kept, under the authority Of she head Of the
Department Of Justice, showing the alanti-
ty Of each kind received by HIN 10 Pursuance
of this act; and it shall be his duty 10 cause
to be entered in such regissen aud at the
proper tins, when, where, end 10 whom the
same, or any part Of them, have been astrb-
uted and delivered, and to report the same to
Congress 10 his annual report
Approved, March 3, 1878 qss
GENERAL NATuRE-No. 67]
AN ACT fixing the time for the election Of repre-
sentatives fromsthe State of California to The
Forty feurth Congress.
Be it Saccted 5y the ,senats, and House Of Rsnrs
sentat'oes Of the United States ef. America IN Cen
gress assembled That on; the first Wednesday, IN
September, ip eighteen ht4Hdred and seventy
foar, there STALL elected n each congressional
district in the State Of California one Represeu~
tatlye 70 represent said State in the Forty fourth
Congress of.the United States.
Approved, Narch3, 1873. M 8g&#
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/. GENERAL NAruRE-No. n i

AN ACT to restore Absalom Kirby az sec.
ond assistant engineer in the navy.
Be it enacted by The Senate and House of
Representatives. of'the United States Of A.
nseylca ~; congress assembled, That the Pres
ideDt Of the United $ ates be. and he is here
BY, authorized, by and with the advice and
consent OF the senate, to restore Absalom
Kirby to his original position on the active
list as second assistant engineer in the navy
Of the United States.
Approved, March 8, 1878.
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Approved, March 3, 1873.
" GENERAL NATURE-No. tit

'&'t GENERAL MATURING. I'LL
AN ACT to amend the law requiring consu-
lar officers to collect three months extra
pay for seamen in certain eases.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatives Of the United States Of 4meglca in Con-
gress assembled That the law to regulate the con
sular system OF the United States which re
qulres consular officers to collect three months
extra wages upon the discharge of sealnen,
be, and the same hereby is, so amended as TO
permit said officers whenever, after q full
hearing Of both parties, the cause Of discharge
is found to be the mlsconducs of the seameu
to reutit 50 much Of the extra wages as is aov
by law paid 70 the seamsn discharged j; Pro-
utdet1, Chat relief can immediately be offered
to such seamen by xeshipmeut without ez-
pense to the United States.
Approved, March 3, 1873
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Esy1ery Cooper &c Co..
STANTON, VA,
ENGINEERS, FOUNDERS, AND
Mw x,Eru Al Ssvs,ss

naAChsENzsTs.
Manufacture portable and stationary Steam En-
gines, Saw Mills, Mining and Mill Machn-
cry, Car Wheels. Railroad Trucks, Der
ricks, shafting, Pulleys, and Hang
ers, Pitts Threshng Machine
Repairs, Flows and Plow
Castings, Hay Rakes,
Straw Cutters,
&c, &c.
We desire te express our appreciation of the
liberal patronage bestowed upon US during the
last two yearsby generous public. Our bust
firm Being made up principally Of stfang
srs, from distance, we had no reason
to expect the patronage of the community of
adoption except far it was founded
upon determination to make work compare
favorably, in price and quality, with that of first
class city shops, and conviction that by so do
ing, we would merit and obtain large share of
that class of work. which has not heretofore been
undertaken in this section. but which had to. , be
brought from las cities Tire result has proYed
the reasonabeness of our expectations. and
courages US to press forward with renewed ener-
gv, and with ever Increasing and charging IA
ciiites h. d.
We invite an inspection of our shops by those
contemplating the purchase Of machinery.
We endeayor to make all oar purchases fer
cash, and having limited amount OF capital, we
consequently compelled to require cash or
negotiable note, at short time. for Ill work.
For the quality Of our work. we take the lib
erty Of reierring to the following gentlemen
among the many from whom we have received
orders.
Col. L. r. smoot, Buffalo Gap Furnace.
D. F. Mohler- Goshen Bridge,
Witt & Holt. StauntoH,
Wm. sieele, Moifetts Greek, P O.
Cook e. LYMAN Ciine's Mill
D. ]. Hyden. Sherando,
Jacob Hanger, Churchville,
C.. G. Mcclure, I"
J.E. Landes, Long Glade P. o.
A. J. Rahm, Richmond feb 6-tf
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MiSceJLN7a eOMSs
GABRIEL H1hsH. ALBEIT STRAUSS
NEW ESTABLISHMENT
THE PEOPLE ASK TT AND
THEY MUST HAVE IT.
Gabriel Hirzh e Co,

z
having been solicited by numerous friends Of
Staunton and vicinity to open first class
HOusesFdlrnishing Establishment
in the city, have concluded to follow their incli-
nation to please the people, and have therefore
leased the splendid store room of James A. Pr
per- on New street, near Virginia HOTEL, and are
now opening very superior assortment OF
CARPETS, MATING, WALL PAPERS,
CURTAINS, sc.
They propose to keep on hand everything in this
line in abundant quantities and varieties. SO as
to be able to meet any demand, however large or
small. They will keep for sale, also, Mirrors.
from the costliest to the cheapest, Gilt Mould
ings, &c., and will carry on the -.
UPHOLsTERING AND PAPER HANG INC
business, having employed fer this purpose, Mr.
GEORGE w. HEwETT, one of the most finished and
superior workmen in the United States They
will, also. do all kinds of Furniture Repairing
such as re seating SOFAS chairs, &c.. -
Having been induced to- enter into this new
business from the expressed wish Of many of Ga
briel Hirsh's old friends and customers, and the
cor yiction that the increasing demands of our
growing population require it, they expect to be
literally encouraged.
Their charges will be moderate and just. They
want nothing FOR what they do not give the
equivalent and the reputation of the head of the
concern for fair dealing. will justify the public
in their expectations to have frst-class House
Of this kind, where the wants of our people in
this respect can be supplied. june l2-tf
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III any case fail to report to- the proper district
attorney as prescribed in this section. such col.
lector's right 10 any Compensation, benefit or al
lowance in such case shall be forfeited to the
United States. and the same may in the dscre,
ton of the Secretary of the Treasury, be award
ed to such persons as may make complaint and
prosecute the same to Judgment or conviction.
Approved, March 3, 1873.