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The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-02-01

Il Is clean, safe and delicious to use, and cures
any kind Of pain 81 soon it reaches the spot
whore tine trouble II. There Is nothing like this
amt better Reader, do Won keep II in the house.
r not. yon ought TO he ashamed Of vouraef to let
your wife and children suffer Send for 1t. and II
your merchant has not got it, tell him You won't
trade with MIN unless he gets supply At once.
loars truly. Nj ItENNE 3 SONS. Manufacturers
Pittsaeld, Ma 5.
Sold by John Bengston, ana Emil Kochlcr, Drug
gist Rock Island.
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New Livery Stable

THE UNDERSIGNED has JUST OPENED A
! Liycry stable, on
JEFFERSON STREET, Cnoar Harper House,
Good outdts hrstclass stock and fair prices will
b. thC ruling features. A share Of public patron.
az 4 respecunlly solicited. JOHN G. BROWN.
July 9 tsT2 ar
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-02-01

County COURT-The clerk furnishes
Us the following:
People VS.. Alexander Mcclure assault,
trial verdict guilty, fine $40 and costs,
appeal to circuit court
People vs.. James s. Gilmore, assault
and battery, trial, jury unable to agree,
discharged. cause continued
People vs.. Hugh Conner and Archy
Morton, Conner not found, Morton ar
raigned. tried, verdict not guilty
People vs.. Mary Burns, selling liquor to
miners. On trial
People VS.. Patrick AIulligan and Ealen-
tine 0hlweiler, appeal May be tried
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Baking Powder.
HOLSTERS
Diamond Baking Powder,
Aperieetly Pure and Reliable Article of
Baking Povyle,,

offered TO the Public. In point OF strength pu.
rity, reliability and every other excellent QUALITY
20 4 producing a. II does elegant biz
cults, rolls, mullins, pot pies, dumpnss, and every
ariety Of nice pastry such as can be produced by
no other method. You have only TO try It. and you
will use no other. This Baking Powder l. put up
In glass bottles, containing u, u and pound each
in English, German and French Every package
Il warranted IN every particular. HOLLISTER 4
CO, i52 Spruce Street, TOLEDO, o. 1O-ydwty
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-02-01

To SPORTsMEN-To such as are inter
ested we would call attention to the adver-
tisement in this paper of the Great West
ern gun works of Pittsburgh Pa. This is
the largest establishment of the kind in
the west and can supply the trade at large
discounts from old prices while sportsmen
can be supplied with anything and every
thing in the shape of firearms and their
equipments from the cheapest to the cost
ly and deliberately finished. Write fol
large illustrated descriptive price list
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Balance oNf u' ItA~uIf .s...'-'-' r-'-'''-'''
From the above. it viii be seen that the
n al and bridges yet owe the people of
tlis city the sum Of %32 %. In other
words there has not been enough collect
cl during the fifteen years the city has
owned the property e, pay for it and keep
it in repair. Al the bridges have tecn
rebuilt and something over twenty thnus
and dollars expended in macadamiziag the
road Ii is now question Tor the people
10 consider whether it is best % reduce
the tolls. We have deemed it our duty to
procure the facts As u co3t, expenditures,
and receipts, and lay them before the peo-
pie for their consideration Il Is for diem
To carefully consider the matter and al
wise the Council o. % the best course "a
pursue.
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Extra Special Notice.
BEWARE OF COUNTFRFEITS.
Smiths Tonic Syrup has been counterfeited and
TIE coaEterfeiter brought TO grief
Smiths Tonic Svr.11I,

The genuine article must haze Dr. John Bu}'s
private stamp on cash bottle. Dr. John Ball only
mas Inc r9 hi 10 manufacture and sell the origin Il
John J. smiths Tonic Syrup, OF Louisville XIV
Examine well The label each huttle. If my
pi'Naie stamp i not each aOltle. do not pur.
Chase. YoH will be deceived S.e nv Column
advertisement, and my show card will PROSE
cute any one infringing my right. The genuine
smiths Tome syrup can only be prepared by nv
self The pubiic's servant,
nr. JOHN BULL +
Lhl1sNtie, Nov. : !s6J jams ! GNSyly
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BRmGE vs. FERRY.-John Doyle who
transports merchandise between the depots
on the two sides OF the river, was accus-
toned to pay ninety dollars per year, toll.
which went into the Unsuitable NAV of the
ferry company. This whole amount i Of
course saved - Mr. Doyle by use % the
new government bridges.
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Mr.. John II. Anderson. Of the Rock Isl.
and Light Artillery, whowas SO terribly in
iured in the face and eyes blythe premature
discharge Of a gun in Davenport. last 4th
of July is able to see quite well with one
eye. 1t was thought, at the time, that he
would be permanently blind but under
the excellent care Of Or. Plummer he is
able To be about. 10 drive a team, and 10
do some work His left eye was defective
before the accident. and is now nearly
useless. but the right eye, though good
deal marked with powder and otherwise
disfgured, Is pretty good. With care he
may be able tn preserve the sight Mr..
Anderson is a carpenter by trade but it is
hardly probable that his sight will ever
permit him 10 d. fine work OF his trade
IT, indeed he can do any at all But we
hope he may be able 10 find some rcmu-
nerative employment He is a courageous,
energetic young man, and will succeed if
success is to be attained. He expresses
much gratitude to DR. Plummer for his
excellent and unremittiug attention to his
case
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CITY.
OFFICIAL PAPER.

DANDRuFF.-BURNETT's COCAINE is n
remedy.
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oFYIcE OF RENSE's PkI> Killing MAGIC on,
FirrSFItID, Mass, Octo5er l, 1872. {
To Patrons Respectfully
In order TO equalize The price aaa make ii an in
''ue@meHt TO. those located At the most remote
pninis TO handle AAGIc Oh have re-arfanged the
scale nt priSes 10 take eecE from and after this daie
- folloWs:
+ Ii71i Size, Or it. equivalent In other sizes per
gross ..---.-.....- S220a
/ Five to Ten gross. per sross. .......-... 2I80
/ ITenty Gross, per gross ..---......... ao.oo
/ discount will ne made On purchases OF fye gross
ana oTe-, Of p sufficient amount 80 cover freight
Ehr Eaad- vii h delivered az the point OF franSpor
tb;fen N Pjtgsicid IN good order aftaF when they
VII Dc Al lac rI-z ai lii, luTcGases
IEIsAiS.Ngt Cash. Current Fuuds in New York
Fiease give iHl shipping directions with yoHr order
EFsNfs r.gS kuLlNa HIAGIo On Is packed 70,
the tr30e as folI SIS
r I9, 81 L :,.., g. on. sross in Ca,
$ fHz Lf'gc sig
We aJ-o pack VIVA, Is known IS aa "A-so-:c3
t'5''--, a. follows d,ss Trial Sire Goz Mrdt-
HgI ~ih u dnz Large Sig; winch equals gross
ih cas- aad makes gJo- @sss7tula:1 Oh a.zys tor
rgta4 tor,
on al good manufactured aFcr January l. 1873.
hnit,e, " fall"ws: Tria size, - Gents; Medium
SIZE, " cent, Large size :
Iuus orders respectfully rult.ited
have the fpuor 10 he respecri g,lv, vuur obed
ell servants. Nm KEANk q SONS.
No1Iss.-The name MACH or is oar Legal
ira Mark,
Observation-Disclosures Is called TO the advertise.
msu, Of Or. R7hannan, OF 81. Louis No His rcpu-
tatloa is That Of Of the most successful Thys-
clans in his speciality In the West.
Ladies who are suffering from certain complaints
10 n.
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Ladies who are suffering from certain complaints
known only to females. should once get Dr.. Vel
pau'- Female Pills. They produce a most charm
ing effect sold by all DRUGGISTS
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FELoNIoUs--A story comes to us OF a
burglar who entered house in this yicin-
ity, and, pecring round the bed room, eau
tiously. was tbundcrstruck 70 find his vie
tim lying calmly in bed with placid smile
playing over his face, and his right hand
extended, as if in welcome, upon the table
beside him The burglar departed 50
hastily that he carried the window frame
with him. He did not remain T. learn
that the gentleman was obtaining few
hours repose from the pains Of severe
telnn
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-02-01

ToJal rrccipIs for tolls Srl, It's rs
No-E The tolls for this fiscsl year will not Nc
complete till the present month shall he added -
There has also been received for the sale oil itat
hoat ola iron rome and other material not want
ed after making rerairS the following sums
,ss- a.. .,,, Of ..-..--....... $is6.20
1851 ....-.-.,.''- '''-'''-' 5,s, -
1865 80 ...-,..-'.'-.' $4,000 -"''i'
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AZ brlkuap, With North Mif-ohu u u.
Al Cameron. with u a 81 Ju. X. "
Al pintfabnrr. with 81 l.. q 81 10 X u.

Those tr4fr4 connect al Rock ltland with M
fr4Ir. OF tHu tHIHlen Rock Island G IaCidv N r..
Inc prorIt a Rock Island " a.. tine Western Union
X q Che thir1gp a southwestern r. X. and ne
davenport and ~ Paul X g. AZ Monmouth with
chicago. Burlington Is quincy X. r., al Bu-hnctl
with Toledo. Peoria ~ Mirsaw n r., az Beard
town with Springfield a Illinois southeastern a.
d. and ai Chaplin with Toledo, Wabash \ Western
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RAILROADS.

cuc,ao ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC r. r.
eorxo r.sr. ,.o
Express and Mail icays;s,il3,is m, m nnd ioO p m
scryG WEST.
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OVER. WoRKEp-Mr. Isaa, Bollman,

OVER WORKED -Mr. Isaac bollman,
ON, Of the ferry -mpleyes, has been con
fined u his house some weeks owing 10 the
fatigue OF his summers tiL And no
wonder for the pow fellow was compelled
to work twenty hours out OF the twenty
four Tor six weeks at time, aud daring
the year 1872 performed the astonishing
fea, Of making over five hundred ami sew
enty working days Where's Hergh
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-02-01

The ON NAME REsuNED.-ilr j. +.
llcKibben. Rock Island agent ior the
American Merchants Union Express Com
pany. has handed u, % circular just issued
from the Chicago Office by Mr. Charles
Fargo. assistant general superintendent
of the 4. VI L. Ex. Co.. announcing that
from and after thi, date the name of that
express company win be changed To
American Express Company the old
uame before the American bought up the
VI. L. The old employees Of the american
are quite pleased with the change.
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,.,.... and Matt leaves 6.5 a. IN. aud 6't5 p ~,
hAF'N'' .,,oNNonArfoN ruAfN
, 1873-09-15

Tho Grand Jury recommended that tho County
Jail ba cleaned and whitowashod, boon that
will gladden. tho Aearta Of tho inmates OF this
droary abode.
The alarm from Box 361, at ha'f-past o'clock
last evening, WAS oauaed by fire at No. G1 Lib
osty atreot, In cottage occupied by II. Flsyin.
Loas 9l00. Fully insured,
The officers Of tho Chicago l. Northwestern
Railroad will 60 On m excursion to Lake Kam-
peska, the terminus Of tho Winona d st. Paul
branch, to-day. Tho train will icnvo the Canal
ssroet depot this morning ut O'Clock,
Joseph Palmer, William Luth, and Noah
Palmer, wero ar1eated by Officers Bretzka and
Lewis for breaking into house on Union, noar
from eyory article Of valao. The stolen prop
orty was nearly all recovered ut the Inter
Ocean Bhloon."
Tmo or three repotitionB Of tho Saturday night
1ager-beer saloon murder, coupled with tho do
velopmeuts expected from the trial Of the cause
Maher ?. Farwell, will not havo very improy-
ing effoct upon tue hnti-sunday law, anti-12-
o'clock ordinance, anti-gambling-h so-puiling
Buperintondent-of-Poli movement Of MosHra.
lIosing and O'Hara.
"Doupls Kearlon and lady, at home, corner
OF Indiana and Peoria atroots, at o'clock Sun-
day evening" suol, was tho information that
John MoIan aud lady received. They responded
TO It promptly. Whom tho parties canlo to-
gethor thoy fought about no one knows what.
Douula closed tho difficulty by laying n brick
upon Jolne nose, broakuB down the bridge
Of that llHcful Mo1nber, Doctor Ihibfao reparou
the falloM Hphn, and both men wore locked up
In tho Union Street Police Station.
Chaptn l. Goro arc making IN alteration In
their picturo-gaIlory. Tho old picture OF tho
Hon. 9. 3. Farwcll showing his 1yo-ace hand to
Iong John Wentworth IL to be erased, aud re-
cently-e1ponea pvont commemoratel by paint
ing OF the Congressman playing Heatbon Chlneo
upon unfortunate Hugh h1aher. Tho background
will ba occupied by 4 picture OF tho late TruB-
soils faro~bank, and an nllogorical representa-
ton Of thu PARTITION by Charley other associates
at that 4So,ooo property,
At z O'Clock last Saturday night, Officer Rear
don found young man lying III tho gutter on
South Water atroot, botwenn Clark and Dear
born, coYorea with blood and unconscloua,
Upon being brought to his sunHon, llo
aaid TINT ~ lle waa proceeding homo
from hlB work, Aa met several employees CT a
tobacco factory, which is located noar tho Rush
street bridge. 11e asked QUO Of them for q
chow OF t0bacco, which request WAS received as
All insult, and WIS responded to byAoYernl heavy
blowH from nluEg- Tho poor fellow was
taken to AiH lomo at tho corner Of Chicago aud
milwaukee avenues. whero d phyalcian pro-
nouncod bis wounds to bo not aerioua.
Since that yory useful, not to say raluablo por-
tion Of tho community, automatically tormed
"tho sportB," and In English "tho gamblers, u
has been taught that tho police not to 10 tor
ri1ed Into letting them retain their gambling m-
plemontB, they have become desperate. Az each
faro-tablo has Leen sub lectod to tho muscle OF
tho department armed with = latchet, their
, 1873-09-15

E6ow MIR. Fischer Was induced to EFr-
nish the Money with Which to Lays
in n supply OF Birds for II Ship
Nr. Fischer is tho humble proprietor Of m
humble grocery storo at No. 1888 Third avenue.
He las not dono such tlourishing busiueHs as
would enable him to look calmly on customer
with hoayy order or woll-alod pocket-book,
aud, when two mon drove up to bis place ut an
early hour yesterday morning in m express
wagon, and told him that they wanted the full
OF it Of groceries for ehip about to sail on
voyage, ho wns so taken by surprise as to bo
absolutely gpee,olhlesB for some moments. en- ho-
and when ho got through his shelves looked as
ii IN army OF burglars had gone through them.
Just as tile men were preparing to romovo tho
groceries to the wcgon 1t occurred to ono OF
chiokons the goutlen1anly sailors, he thought,
would snd1y miBs the dellcacleB which tllronged
tho generous boards Of thoir North Water
street hotels, and would perhaps become mutin-
ons unless aoothed By tondcr wish-bonea aud
mild chicken broth. Acting On tho inpulao Of
the moment, ho tnrnod to MIR. Fisol,er's store
and examined itb interior with great care for
chickens. 6nt not chickon could he sce. Thcn
ho told Mr.. Fischer that tho vebeol could not
risk q voyage without full supply of tho last
said he had not kept any latoly, because ho had
no call for thom, md they we're npt to emit any
thing but o fragrant perfume II detained in tho
etoro too long. Tho man inquired If chickens
were kept for sale anywhere iii the neighbor-
hood, and, as Arr. Fiaohar aoemed to thtnk ho
could scare up q fow, he handed him d $500 noto
with Instructions to purchase oyexy inaninaato
think that woro bill in that section OF the city.
The nstoniahel grocery man ahid he could
not 60. any ehange for sqsh big money and.
long timo to got tho chickens. Tho man
looked annoyed, bnt he would not allow tho
plans which he had laid for tue qualification Of
the fcoblo marinors' dalnty palatos. "uaye You
got $102" said ho to Mr. Fischer. q have, -
said tho latter. "Lond it to mo-" said the man,
"and will find Fotne chickens. When so ro-
turn for tho groceriea will pay yon back. "
h1r. Fischer gavo him tho money. and the two
men started in tho wagon after the fowls.
They had not returned up to lato hour last
night, ald Il is eenosally believed now that
gracerioH at all. It took hlr. Fischer tho creator
part Of tho day, to roarrango bis sholven. and
he cannot explain for the life Of him why g
man with $500 bill should not no rnoan perhape
he didn't examine tho bill closely. uo should
have thought OF TINT. It may have boon one
OF thoBo celebrated counterfoitB.
, 1873-09-15

zenith wars as coltlloss and slnokctens M Rocky
Maintain mir and Sky aro supposed to ho, from
Wankogan to Michigan City tl.cro ca1,o up ovor
tho lake fsont ol cloud Which Hsoned to bc,
upon tho top. about two mllea wido-scyen
l,ln,naocke could bo oonnted In tho middle and
row seeming about two miles from the front row.
lilo wonderful features Of tho display woro its
absolute uniformity Of co1or-iadigo- over
twenty miles. and the abHenre Of anything foath
cry IN its composition. Fifteen minuteB attor-
Whrd tho rising asln cappoa tic distant rank OF
h,tmmochR, first with snow, thon silyor. thon
gold but 1t robbed tho forwatd rnrt Of tho
show Of its apparont tangibillty, and It waB not
long boforo tho whole thing roHo1vod ltself into
ordinary wnd-oloutts." 1t is hn "eBthotio
pity" that tito phenomenon waa prescnted at
that onrly hour. ]. McG.
OutoAoo, Sept. II, 1s73.
, 1873-09-15

An lpIund OF Eleven Acres In Lnlzo
N1t1tnetonAn Overlooked by Govern
nAcnt S.lryeYorn-A tsMano Island Mt
TnAt-Sh4ll I10me Industry Io Fro
tccteA2
From The 81. Paul DispakcA.
When the United StatoA surveyors, years ago.
run tue division lines Oh tho land around Lake
Minuctonka, tloy "moandored" tho 1hores Of
the lake across Section SO, one OF tho 'school
sections in Town 117 Range 2l-beiug at tho
uopin County, on tho south shore OF tue lake. aud
bordering on Scott County-and plated tho soo-
tion ia fractional ono, not including an island
Of eleven acres which is within the seotion-inea
extended. THO late stato Auditor accordingly,
in QUO OF hia settlements with the United Statos
Iaud Department, accepted other lands Us in
deunity for tho fractional section. But IN en-
torpriaing Hqnatter, closer observer than tho
and made claim to the Hamo by right Of squat
tors law, and has hod poasoHaion Of the same
ever since. This season geutleman from Ken
tucky. in cruising about tho, lako, discovered this
same island and sought to buy It,, How to
obtain tito became at onco a question Of in
tcreat both to tho squatter and to the Keutnoky
gentleman who proposes to buy him out. Thoy
have brought tho mattor to tho attontion OF the
present stato Auditor, who has takon stepa to
secure patent for Tho Island from tho United
staten in indomnity Tor sorne other fractional
section. which obtained, the squatter can pur-
cl,aso OF tho State and convoy tho Island, with
oloar titlot to the Kentuckian.
It ia singular TINT 10 largo On island, Of tho
beauty and yaluo this III described to possesn,
should hayo been so overlooked by tho survey
orr, but moro angular fset il that eonsldesa
bic part Of tho ialatld ia covered with deposit
Of guano eyldenoing that it has boon fayorte
reHort Of tue innunlorable bir1a wliiuh visit tht
lake every yoar. Tho deposit is not al thick III
those found on tho gnano iBlanda Of tho Pacific
but the material il tito samo aud fully rs strong
Tic Inevitable conclusion OF all who haYt
hoard Of this deposit III That the Kentuok,
gentleman Aus an eye to profit as vol ~ beaut!
to atArt trade in tho fertilizer Ii, Minnesota, O
will ho sock market for 1t In Virginia and th'
| Eaat? Aud another quory suggested by th
| thinnesH Of the deposft III, whetAor onr natiy'
| Of South America7 II not. put projection u,
guano-proydod tho kentucky goutloman vii
| divide hiB pro1ts with homo of tho friends 0
! protection to American il!luAtry.
, 1873-09-15

sssI ssa eessS' eGenss sy s' viii fe ey9 "a from ts 'py
Every political tomagoEnc, ovory disappointed
al; soft sl tho ps p'litoai at, o1a o
can pornibly nquoesd thto Grange, aro tliuro,
md are tho most vlolont cllanpiotia Of lebot and
tho 1nbort,,g claAses. II may he unoharltahlB to
Charge thon with having oil oyo singlo for spoia;
whn.o tho carcass IL, tlitAor aro tho rayonn gath
cred together.
Thss clAsB Of MON aro o,ltso IN aocioiy, and
In every organization with wh'uh tltoy are co-
nect6t aud tt,ey uYo to-day plating TOR tho cap@
i viii ho tho fat time In lilo poltticdl history Of
ths country that failure could ba truthfully iu==
eoslGod on tLnir ba,,,aer. Ihoy aro to-day, aud
hnyo boon for tho past fifty yeara, tho loading
dlfd guiding olonlont III tho administration Of
mover moro uudor their eousrol tiau at tho pres.
cut titno.
Where, thcn, is our boaBtol frcodom3 It Ia a
dlsEnstng fnrce, ,-~nn inaulting LID.
mon in offlco, without regard to their ocoupa-
tion.. They want 1non iu Congroas WHO arc
capable, honoBt. upright, not only politically,
but morally md aocially; men who will favoi
wise and just legislation for tho wholo country
1t largoi mon wlo havo tho moral courage to
dofcnd tho right and combat the wrong, and
who will not Ietray their trust in tho hope oi
pornonal gain, aud thon try to uo out Of it WHOM
found out. ~ ,>-~
4 reduction Of tho tarift, placing 1t upon =
strictly rovonuo basis, should DO tito first moaB.
uro adopted by Congress-, and would afford ro
liof, not only 10 tho farmer, but to overY con
e,1nlor in tho land. Wo want nc protection fol
the nloneyed aristocrat, at tho exponse Of ths
1aboring man. Equal and exact juatioe to all
can do no injustice to any. Giyo tho farmo
thia, which IL his juat duo, and, 1t b,
follows II with intelligent labor, oonplo!t
with rigid economy, his auccoss Is assured
Tho burdens undor which tho producing miion
Of this country havo been groaning will soor
vanish. DOH, that groatest Of all monopolios
-undor which they have bccn held powerlosa
will bo liftcd; the comforts and evon luxurios
Of life will flow in and thoy will be prepared
to aBRumo the position to which they aspire, at,t
to which Intelligent labor IL ontittod. B.