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wish to express my grateful thanks 10
the Fire Department. and In my neighbors
and friends Tor saving my house from de-
struction at the FIRE Of Saturday evening.
Without their efforts my residence must
have been destroyed, and | wish, in this
public manner, to acknowledge my in
debtedness 70 them all
April 81 F. c. CoSs.
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Lethargic Influences Of the Season.

LanguOr, lassitude, an ludispOsition 10 engage in
any actual employment, mental dizziness and me
anChoy are the evils which materially detract from
human enjoyment. and they ART experienced Ia a
greater or lees degree. according to the tempcra-
ment and constitutional tendencies of the individ-
nal, By large proportion o! the community in
spring. To rouse the physical and mental powers
from this sluggish condition y tonic and corrective
is imparaIiyely required, and HOsterter's Stomach
Bitters il the only medicinal preparation in exs-
tencc that i thoroughly adapted TO tine work The
first dose produces genial glow throughout the
system which is an earnest of permanent relief.
As time wears on and the tonic and regulating
properties Of this pure and agreeable vegetable
remedy takes fun effect, every trace of debility.
nervousness and hypochondria vanishes and mind
and body become alike aler and vigorous
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ALIENS LUNG BALsAM.
A CHALLENGE


l. your hope. IL has been tried by thousands such
a. you who have been cured many In their graft
tude, have lent their names tu us. that "a tUriug
humanity eau read their evidence and believe
Don't experiment with new and untried mixtures
you cannot afford it-but Try at once this invaluable
article. IL u warranted a. break up the most
troublesome cough In a few hOurs, II not NJ too
long standing II h. warranted 10 give entire sat.
isfaciion In all cases Of lung and throat difficulties
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There will be meeting held at the
Cont House next Friday evening, April
25. for the purpose Of organizing State
Infantry Company, and those in favor Of
this organization are cordially invited 10
attend
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Masonic. -- Attention Sir knights
There will be special assembly of Eyerts
Commandry No. IS X. T., Monday. even
ing April 2lst. Work on X. C.. VISITING pr
Knights are invited 70 attend by order
of the T.. c. ALEX, STEEL Recorder
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Bachelors Hair Dye.

This rpl tudid Hair De lie the best In She ORD.
The only Trne and Perfect rye Harmless Relia-
tile and Instantaneous: no disappointment no RE
dlcnuGs FInis or unpleasant udur Remedies the i'll
effects uf iiyes AMI washes Produces imn edatrly
q superb Black or Natural Brown. and leaves the
hstr Ciran, Self and Beautiful. The genuine signed
". \. Bachelor. Sold by al Druggists
10 22dwly CHAS BATCHELOR. Prop n
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The following shows the temperature
nj TfE Argus OFFICE to-day, as in
dicatcd by thermometer:
Ia - as above zero. IL N. 50= above zero
l "a, n A3- 10 TN %
Pleasant
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Unsolicited Evidence Of isMerits,
READ THE FOLLOWING:

READ THE FOLLOWING:
WA. wtli-nsvn pruggsts sag sssu AlssI Lang salIa
sPHiNgFtELD Tenn. Sept. II, 1872.
GENTLEMEN; ship us six dozen Of Aliens Lung
Balsam NJ once. We have not bottle left In our
store. IL has more reputation than any cough med
icine We have sold, and we have been In the
drug business twenty-scVen years. we mean Just
what we say about the Balsan.
Very truly yours,
HURT * TANNER.
AGAIN READ THE EVIDENCE from Drug.
Rist who was cured by the use Of the Basam, and
nov sells Il largely.
l.. G.. Cottrell, Druggist at Marine City, Miehl-
gan. writes sept l9rh 1871. IS am out OF Aliens
Lnhp Baisam send me a half Oi gross as soon ~
you can would rather be out Of any other medi'
sn' ~ my store. The Lung Balsa never fails 10
10 Aouo Tor those amicted with cough"
~ p harmiysr To the most delicate child.
~ ~ I"nhih- no opium In any form.
AiH Holu ny Medicine dealers generally
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EsA goRsus. FLuy, cEiIpRENs TrETEINa. AND TIE
Great PREVENTIVE OF AsfATrr CHOLERA.
MAGUIRE'S BENlEPLAI1

This ext aordinary medicine, the lame of which
il spread brOadCas throughout the country, is IN
douh edls superior to any remedy ever offered TO
the public fJr TIT complaints which IL is intend
ed. We have In our poss, Rsion testimonials inr
nished Voluntarily by Col. Long, late Typograph-
lea Engineer bureau at Arlington, zen. Fitz
Henry arren, Gen. Pleasanton. and others OF the
army, Father p j. DeSmet, the celebrated Indian
MI rionary, also officers of the navy; surgeons
no -pital stewards commanders Of nearly every
steamer plying ON the Mississippi and tributary
rivers. western sanitary and Christian commissions
army chaplins, and Others too numerous to men.
ton. Likewise highest encuminms OF the press
praising its valuable medicinal quaiitits IN the
highest t. rms. No other medicine has such rec
concentrations. j. d C. MAGUiRE, Sole Proprie-
tors, southwest corner o. Olive ana s. cond str s.
81 Loni', Mo-, and sold by druggists and medicine
aealers everywhere.
Agents, fuller g. Fuller, VauSehaack, Stephen
son q Reid, Chi ago Rice Ri ing, milwaukee,;
N ihesson Robbins, 81 d % Fulton street. New
York A-adtf
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still the cry is e.. the Wilson Under
feed Sewing Machine And why? Be
cause it is the most perfect and desirable
Sewing Machine for family use yet invent
ed, and is the cheapest The constant de
mand for this valuable machine has made
it almost impossible for the manufacturers
tn supply the demand Salesroom at SIS
West Madison St, Chicago, Illinois, and
in all other cities in the United States.
The company want agents in country
towns.
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RESIDENCE FOR SALE wish to sell
my residence, with or without the turm-
ture, possession given Immediately. En-
quire of II; biNGLE'
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NOTES. HERE AND THERE.

Eight wires are now stretched across
the river on the bridge.
A few feathery fakes of snow were fly
ing in the air this morning.
Drives over the beautiful roads OF the
Island of Rock Island are becoming popu-
ular again.
Change Of time on c., II. |. 4 7. X. X.
and R., r. |. & st. L. r. Il. and at post
Office. See first column on this page for
correct time.
Travel on the Southwestern is steadily
increasing. The train leaving here for
Leavenworth Friday evening had three
coaches loaded with passengers. A large
number Of settlers are passing through
daily to Kansas
On and after to-day the train leaving
here on the Southwestern road in the
morning runs through to Leavenworth in
stead of Trenton, as formerly. This will
be great accommodation to Kansas pas
sengers
A Washington dispatch says that full
instructions have been sent to Col. Macomb,
! L. $. \. headquarters in Rock Island
for carrying into effect, under the Light
House Board, the law of the last Con
gress providing for lighting all bridges on
the Upper Mississippi River.
During the fiscal year ending March
3lst, 1873, screaty-sir thousand loaded
freight cars crossed the bridge at this
point on the C. r. /. & P going both East
and West This does not include empty
! freight ears, and is an increase of twelve
thousand ears over last year.
The D. & St. P Road has hauled off all
| but one train for the present. The mud
1 slush and water has made it impracticable
! to send out more than single mixed
train daily. Verify, the burdens of this
( grossly mismanaged corporation are gre
vious to bear The train leaves Daven-
port at : o clock Democrat.
| Mr, &. F. Taylor, the accomplished edi-
tpr and writer, will soon prepare an article
descriptive Of the Island Of Rock Island,
! tor SefiJher's MoaAy. 1t viii be Illus
trated by numerous views and portraits,
and will no doubt he very interesting
account Of this gem Of the Northwest.
/ Frederick AIbrecht. the man who was
robbed of 81 $50 in Rock Island on
! Wednesday, as stated in last evening 5
/ Democrat, has not As yet received any
news of the missing property, Tie has
/ some hopes of saving the $500 draft on st
Joseph, but the rest he fears will never be
seen again He says that if he should
succeed in recovering the latter he will I'M
mediately return to Germany. leaving in
disgust a country where a man cannot
hold his money in his hand moment
without being robbed of it.-Dtmocrm
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Ladies who are suffering from certain complaints
known only 10 females. =Aould IL once get Dr. Vel
pau's Female Pills, They produce u most charm
ing effect Sold by all Druggists.
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OFFICIAL PAPER.

REMOVAL - Balch, Frazer 4 Co. have
removed their Office to the old C., X. !. q
7. passenger depot. 2'du
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NICE CLOTHES Mr.. A. Loeb, in the
store recently occupied by Riggs is open
ing out some fine specimens Of cloths
and gents furnishing goods, for spring and
summer wear He proposes to keep 4
frst-class merchant tailoring establish
ment. with tip top cutter, and as fine
workmen as can be found in any city.
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A Word to Mothers

You a-e all liable diseases which are the results
Of natural causes, and which. in most cases do not
recover without som assistance from a iudiCiOus
course OF treatment: and many OF you left with
a weakly, broken down constitution. which makes
life mis- "a Ole, and in many Casts th preferable
80 to your Druggist and get Il bottle OF
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At 10 o'clock tomorrow morning the
funeral will take place at Trinity Episcopal
Church, where soldiers, and printers, and
all who wish to honor the memory of a
good man are invited to be present The
remains will be buried in our beautiful
Chippiannoick.
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lead, Throat and Vocal Organs.
Cures without Sneezing.
Julihn's Hydrastin Compound

is A DIRECT TONIC AND HEALTH RESTOR-
ing agent to tho organs of generation, il fmparts
vigOr and energy. Ii If u reliable remedy in Sper
matorrhea, a. wei as in all weakened conditions of
the bladder and urinary organs By reason of its
wonderful power uterine tonic, IeucOrrhea
ruppsessed or painful menstruation weakness &C
cOmpanied by dragging or bearing down sensations,
pains in the region of the kidneys irritation of the
womb and in all diseases in which the uterine sys-
TEN is involved this remedy will prove blessing
TO the invalid.
(From the New York Dispatch, June 30)
We haveun several occasions recommended DR..
Julihns Hydrastin Compound as an excellent rem
edy for kidney and consequent diseases. The fol
lowing note is from a gentleman of whom we have
personal knowledge, and We know that he but
states the facts In his case
STAPLEToN, Staten Island, June 90. 1872.
Messrs. B. KEITH CO., No. al Liberty street:
For several years my health has been much i'm
paired, Kidney disease aud occasional attacks of
rheum tism being the prominent causes. Having
tried many remedies with little benefit heard Of
'Julihn's hydrastin Compound" which, after two
months use, has entirely restored my health
therefore take pleasure In recommending your val.
nable medicine to any one suffering ar did.
Yours respectfully, JOHN +. KORAN
Sold by all Druggists. 6-l1dtts1y
Sold In Rock Island by Emil Kphler
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BARLOw's INDIdO BIrE-This is de
signed especially for bluinC clothes. 1t
dissolves perfectly clear, and will not settle
on the clothes. Is warranted to color more
water than double the same quantity OF
indigo. BE sure you get the genuine, pre-
pared by d. :. Wiltberger, 2S5 North ID
street, Philadelphia For sale in Rock Is
land by all dealers 3-7deod6-n.
For sale in Rock Island by Henry Dart 5
Sons.
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RoSADAlls is used in the practice Of, and en-.
dorsed by some of the leading Physicians thrua Oh
out the land They are induced to dotbis from the
fact that lis formula is published around Cach hot
tie, 40 that the physician knowing its component
paris, and being already acquainted with their
properties, prescribe it with all confidence
NlCnoLAsyILLE. Ky, Feb. II 1869
Gentlemen Il have seen the effects OF ''Rosadal,
Is On patientc IN my own practice, and take plea
SURF IN aGcsiing TO is merits a very powerful al
trratiVv. In cases of Scrofcla, Rheumatism See
ondary Syphilir- &c, l always recommend it,
tgEy .Ga.t, Suars, =. ). 81 Aa1AS, "a. u.
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\ dispatch from Metamora, ILL.,, Apr

\ ulsNNI0H IFlW WtIaH0Tl' IH.I NVTI
II, says
The Grand larry failed 20 md verdict against
Mr. Workman for the murder Of Mrs. Hedges, and
she was discharged They ignored the bill by q
vote OF 10 to3.
This is an unexpected termination Of the
Eureka murder case but, taking into con
sideration the legal result Of the Sickles,
Cole, and Mcfarland homicides, it should,
legitimately. excite no surprise whatever.
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zO PAGES Illustrated, fine plates postpaid for
60 cents. by Dr. Whittier or IT. Charles Street St
Louis, Mo-. the great Specialist. Read his card.
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Why swallow "Humhugs" as your birds do food
Whom mclhinc-s nlieIed ..said 10 be- as .-nnd 8,

Why swallow "Humbugs" as your birds do food
When something's oncIed said to be a. good 50
Look ont for Reune's Pain killing Magic Oil
Look out o. You II get cheated with something else
Look out for couutc rfeit Magic Oil.
Look out for imitation of Rennes 1agic Oil.
Look out for and buy genuine Magic Oil.
Look out for and buy c an and cafe Magic Oil.
Look out for 1T works like a charm"
Use Renne's Pain Killing Magic OIL.
Use Reune's PaiH-klliing Magic Oil.
Use Renn,'s Pain Killing Magic OIL.
Use Renne's PRin-kiiling Magic Oil.
Use Renne's Pain-KIllmg Magic Oil
Use Renne's Pain Killing Magic Oil.
Use Renne's Pain Killing Magic Oil.
Its use will make you hear better.
ltr viii maxi yOu better
Its use will make you taste better,
Its will make you smell better
lts use viii make you feel better.
Its will make you look better.
Its use will make yOu act better.
Renne's Pain-KiIling Magic Oil is put up in three
sizes, ana called Trial, MeGium anu Family Size
Bottles. WM. RENNE & SONS. PitIsheld, Mass,
Sole Proprie urs and Manufacturers.
Reader, call for it where you trade Sold In
Rock Island by John Bengsion.
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Take torty drops three times q day In four times
the quantity OF water, and it will cure you
For sale ny all Druggists. Ii i not Spring Wa
ter.
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Extra Special Notice.
BEWARE OF COUNTFRFElTS.
SMITHS Tonic Syrup hH~ been eouuterfeited and
the counicrfeiter brought 10 grief
Smiths Tonic Syrup.

he genuine article must have DF. John Bulls
plNaie stamp on east bottle rr. JOhn Ball only
L1s IN n hi TO manufacture and sell the Original
Jn'ih D. SRll.hs lOalc Syrup, al LoHisNile ny.
Examine well The abel on each bUtlc. Ii my
pl'aic stamp IL nut each Ootte. do mol plT
chA-c = vou viii be deceived SEE my column
di'crtisrment and my show card / will prose
cut. any ane infringing on my right The genuine
olht'h Tome syrup Gun only be prepared by my
sell. The pubic = servant,
DR. JOHN BULL.
LOUISVILLE, Auy. y lSG9 iaR2l d&wly.
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Lands IN ARKANSAS

The Little Ro K & Fort Smith Railroad o.lefr for
sale lUuO10 acres in the rich valley Of the ArkaI
sas River. These lands unsurpassed in the mo.
0uclion 81 cotton, cor, IrniIs vegetables and AL
cereals The inexhaustIBie for1ilfy OF The soil the
Climate average temperature for the montls Of
Dee, JAZZ. Feb ana March about 49, r. permit
ting agricultural labor about eleven mont r of The
year; the unqR,sti0ned health OF the valley: the
Vailoas and abundaIt timber, good water Ano Wa
ter powers. VITA the rapid Development of the STATE
in Railroads, population and geneI al Tnept
combine 10 render these lands the garden Of the
country.
Uplands from $3.50 to s.. and River Bottoms from
$40 10 So per acre, credit of six years and an
nual interest, Pamphlets and Maps furnished ga
tuitUnsly on application to
y. s. HOWE, Land COMMISSIONS.
LITTLE Rock. ARK
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CAUTION

BALSAM, aud take Other ''' 'i4A-h-4' NN-'N
Directions accompany each ho,,t.
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These trains connect al Rock Island with the
trains Of the chicago, Rock Island a Pacific X. r.,
thr Peoria a Rock Island u. H., the Western Union
L. H.. the Chicago & southwestern Il. K and the
Davenport aud st Paul Il r. At Monmouth with
Chicago, Burlington a quincy X H., az Bushuell
with Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw Il. r., at Boards
The Portland daily press., 1873-10-25

NEW YORK, Oct. 24.-Evenng- Cotton declined
3c sales 1890 bales Middling uplands 15ac Flour is
rather more active and prices general without decid
ed change; there l., little export inquiry and fine
trade are also disposed to buy with more freedom
sales 10000 bbs; State at 525 a 90; Round Hoop
Ohio 10 q 70: Western 20 a 65: Southern g n
q II 90. Wheat about &c lower and holders general
ly more disposed realize the scarcity of freight
and materially checks the export demand sales
1000 bush; also sales of 200 bush of No Mil
waukee last half of Nov at &c. No Milwaukee
Spring at 40; No2 Milwaukee Spring 81; No .
Winter Red Western 45 a a As; White Michigan
common 42 Mixed Winter As choice Amber Mich
igan 55; Iowa Spring Is g SO; Corn lower wi tn
Mixed Western 573 q 5Sc; do sail 5s5 q SEQ; Vel
low 59l a 6Oc Oats shade higher sales A 900 bush
afoat at Is "a 4Sic. Beef Is dun, Pork lover lew
mess at IA so q Is co. Lard is weak sales $500 rcs
steam at 7sc kettle at &c. Butter steady Ohio at %
free at 93I a. 94c Rice quiet; Carolina a. &c. Sugar
quiet; Muscovado rs; refining q q zee. Coffee is
Java % q 25c; St Domingo 10 @9 19lo; Rio at Ea a
22Ic Gold. Moasses dull clayed % q &c; New Or
leans 60 g sc; Porto Rico 2s g 55c; Muscovado 20
Gc; Rosin quiet at IS for strained Petroleum is
quet sales 5000 bbls crude 81 a 51c; refined at 16ac
Tallow is steady; sales 10000 lbs at II g &c.
Freights to Liverpool firm-CottOn per steamer I'd ;
dolper sail ,-l6 a 9-16d; Grain do I'D
CHICAGO, Oct. 2i.-Flour quiet and unchanged ;
good to choice extra Spring at so e so; superfne
4OO@ 4 %. Wheat firm and in fair demand; mol
at O5t for cash; Os q OH seller Now Oit seller
Dec No Spring at 10l a 1o2; rejected SOC. Corn is
in fair demand and lower with advance in freight
Noe Mixed at 42c for cash. 3sk a 3sci for seller
Nov. Rye is steady; No at Csc. Barley steady at
4 335 for No Fall; No Spring at 0oi a o.
Provisions in fair demand and lower. Pork-new at
10 Co., 10 90 for old cash seller for Dec at ~ OO do
Jan 70 %; do Feb II 623. Lard is quiet, weak and
nominal at az 7ac cash; seller Dec TO- Bulk Meats
quiet and unchanged; shoulders, 20 days in salt. 4ic
long short clear middle for Dec at CT packed Bacon
Is quiet and unchanged Whiskey steady at 9ec.
Lake Frsishts-oOrn to ButHsfo higher at 81 a &c,
The Portland daily press., 1873-10-25

There are three inches of snow at Negaunce,
Michigan, and seven inches at Fort Garry,
Manitoba.
A meeting was held in Boston, Friday after
noon, to raise money for-the yellow fever cities
Liberal subscriptions were made.
The house of Mr.. ONeil of Somerville, Mass.
was burned Friday. Loss $4,000.
Four hundred and fifty Indiana friends pass
ed through Washington, enroute to attend the
yearly meeting at New London, N. G,
The Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese OF North
Carolina, has issued letter appealing for col
lectons for Memphis.
An exciting race took place on Prospect Park
n. Y, Friday, in which American Girl beat
fudge Fullerton in three straight heats. Time,
2.2O, 222, 2.22f.
Base ball-Philadelphia Boston 4, Athletics
s.
The inquest into the death of Eunice McCool,
the old woman found dead on the sidewalk in
Chelsea. has resulted in holding for examina-
ton John B. McCooe. son of the deceased Geo.
III. Mobiles. brother-in-law of McCoole, and
John w. Horder. on suspicion of murder.
A heavy frost is reported at Little Rock, Ark.
Thursday night
Gen. W. S. Kink has been nominated for
Register of Deeds by the Republicans of Suf-
folk County, Mass.
The paper mill of d. j. Winsor of Union
NHIc, w, WIS purueu IHuTSudy H!Sut. boss
$4,000.
Buffalo held a large meeting last night to
raise money for Memphis.
The Dominion Parliament has adjourned
from Friday to Monday.
The large buildings of Corning & Co. in
Cleveland, Ohio were injured to the amount of
$125,000 by fire Friday.
Cotton dealers in New Orleans will sell for
currency only, after Nov. 10th.
Snow is falling at Cheyenne.
John S. Spaulding has been elected as mis-
sionary bishop of Colorado Wyoming, and New
Mexico, with headquarters at Denver, Colora-
do.
Two additional indictments have been found
against ex-Postmaster Stewart of Philadelphia,
one for forgery, and one for perjury.
About $4,000 in silver coin was received in
Chicago Friday, from the Philadelphia mint,
and was being paid out at par,
The Portland daily press., 1873-10-25
The National Board of Trade.

CHICAGO, Oct. "A In the morning session of
the Nation Board of Trade, five minute speech
es on the transportation question were made.
Mr. Allen of Philadelphia favored Congress-
lonal regulation of land as well as water trans
portation.
Mr. Burweil of New Orleans favored the
water route via the Mississippi river.
MT Latshow believed in competition, not leg
islation.
Mr. Como of Cincinnati conceded with the
latter.
The Richmond delegates favored water
routes.
The whole subject was referred back to be re-
ported on next Saturday.
The resolution in favor of the purchase of
foreign vessels by Americans, which was de-
feated yesterday, was passed. after the former
was reconsIdered.
The report of the conference committee re-
questing the Secretary of the Treasury to al
low Canadian vessels to proceed direct to Lake
Michigan, providing for committee to secure
reciprocal laws was adopted.
A resolution was adopted memorazng Con-
gress to abolish the tariff on Commission pack
ages.
A resolution was adopted that the exporters
of distilled and malt liquors in the West be
placed on equal footing with others. Recess.
In the afternoon resolutions on the resump-
ton of specie payments were discussed.
President Fraley thought 10 per cent. in
specie was sufficient basis for the present vol
ume of currency.
Mr.. NaZro of Boston moved an amendment,
that treasury notes be legal tenders till specie
resumption.
Other amendments and substitutes were Of
fered, including one favoring free banking
when treasury notes are equal to specie, but no
action was taken. Adjourned till tomorrow,