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The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-12-05

OLp HUMBuGs DISCARDED. - Thank
heaven. the old school practice is passing
away. Ipeeac, aloes, calomel, blistering,
the lancet, and worse than all, medicdted
rum, have given place to new remedy,
which bids fair to become the universal
medicine of mankind. VINEGAR BITTERs
is that remedy. 1t is destined to take
precedence of all other curatives now be-
fore the world. The pharmacopela and
conspectus of the regular Faculty contain
nothing that will compare with it. Every
day hundreds of the sick are emancipating
themselves from systems of treatment
which entail great expense and do no good
and are flying to this cheap and absolutely
certain means of relief Dyspepsia, rheu-
matism, liver complaint, periodic fevers
sick headache, kidney diseases, constipa
ton, nervous affections, and IN short al
maladies, acute or chronic. which do mo-
involve the irreparable injury of some vita
organ, are cured by this pure inatcohoti'
regetable restorative.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-12-05
hicago Market.


Flour-Quiet and un changed; good to choice
sprinp extras duotable at 5bA5 13: winter extras
Wheat-Active, closing at decline from the ad
vance. az the day; No =, 1a65a o. 0144; closed al
N cash: Urcember ranged and closed &c lower :
seller January V7bGaI 0sA closed al 0s14; Feb
rnary Ia69l l03. Ne 3elosed at u; rejected W.
No sold at I0lsl La ,
f,orn-0pened firm and higher, closed with the
advance lost No 2, 45S4G 6s, closing al ass hld
cash for December; seller January 46@sg46A. CLOS
! ius at 49, bid rejected sold at ar bid
/ (,ats-Firn, lie hi cher closing strong' No = 30
| cash and a,stions; rejected 33
/ Rye-Firm Ut 73tg73iS
| harley Dull and unchanged
/ Proyrions-ti tirmer. generally higher -,
Mess Pork4tirm at Is % d13 80, eised at II 81:
taIa 80 for cash for December; seller January 10 q
| ais 80; FEBRUARY IA -
| iard-rirm at III cash
Green MI. ats-F lrm. shuu lders AZ long ear o
sh,rt ribs 81 short clear 9 Meats 10 to 10 days u
sa.t-eheuiders Al a "a long clear and short no
a. short clear 6l4 boxed lots held sc higher
| Pressed Hags--In good demand and higher q
i Saea5 0o for medium soft to good frozen
Il Whisky-Steaay al 80
4 Timothy Seed quiet and firm at 50
Ruttef-Unehanged
Egas-Fifm at 48124
LIVE STOCK
C'attIe--Receipts, bou head Market improved
GOOD stock steers wanted; sales of good TO choIc
sterr~ a5Gn4 Is; choice to extra usJ5 20; eHtcf
! uaes~Receipt-. 25.00D head Market 16Glac higi
er: common to fair ISaa a5; gooa to chuiee 3
Gl4 40
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-12-05
Currency 6's--I ,0924
NRw 6sS--l .(Al4.

Currency 6's-1-9934
New 5's--l,09l4.
COMMERCIAL
Flour-DuIl snd lower; snper western and state
r 50616 &c: common to good extra 5016 20, good
10 choice aJdLI 50
Cornmeal Active; western 8 45GS rs
Whisky-Lewer Ht 93l
Wheat-H, avy and lower; No Chicago iGG
As do Milwaukee So; Iowa spring 44gl 4l :
northwest rn spring Is; white western IS
Rye-Searce and very fFmi Canada West TSG
Barley-Quiet and firm; No 2 Chicago 70; No
Corn Closed higher prime mixed western in
store T0ls "a ~: do afioat -
ats-Steady at 56ae5S
Egss-rirm, western 2adl31
C0f, e--Steady; Rio 2D6H22
: Sngar-Quiet and weak; falr to gooa FehhlhS -
ora
Nvlasscs-DulI and unchanged
| pork-Firm: new mess Ii 75d Is 90
| Beet-Duli plain mess s 5NGslG 20; extra II s5l
| 12 50
/ Middles-steady; long clear - long and shor
| clear rs
| IArd--Sfeady; western steam Sg cash
| Butter Quiet; good to prime western hrkin
| 026
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-12-05

TRIED AND TRUE-Whatw words of con-
fidence and trust are those tits what
many poor sufferer can say of Helm
bold's Buchu. 1t is the only reliable
medicine of those terrible diseases of the
Kidneys and Urinary Organs. Beware OF
counterfeits. The genuine has the private
proprietary stamp of Fl. 7. Helmbold.
Full directions with each bottle. For sale
by all druggists.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-12-05

The American boneless sardines received
the grand diploma of merit over all com
petitors at the World Exposition, Vienna,
1873. Better and less than half the price
of imported sardines. Sold by all first
class grocers. Packed only by the Ameri-
can sardine Co, New York. 10 3od&wly
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-12-05
St. Louis Market.


Flour-steady super western 5084 90; extra do
Wheat--Firm and shade higher; Nc spring !
o.; No 4 red fail 81
,,orn--a aist and Arm; No Il dp46 on east track;
y aats "a Active aud higher; No .. svGs75s
Barley STEADY; No2 IS al Al
ky Lower, No =, Is
Viii ky--St ady III 50
Pork-Firm; new i3oa91s 30
isulk Meats-Firm shoulders ssA5; clear RI b Ga
Racu,-Dall; shoulders 81 G565s clear sides
Green Meats--Sieady; shoulders 414 clear rio
Iara--0ae rua nj ~
Hogs-Lower at s0dg4 70, most sales at oSa
AIS
| Cattle Dali; Texans ut 5tso3 80; good to prim
native ut ers .bs9i ~
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-12-05
q s5s WABASH AVE-,
2slsWWeHeEU I'M orrcs.ts the Pos. nare.
& z@ll{I1 ~ <5zx xruT TEr GO.

The most Renowned Specialist OF the age ~ nI ~
treatment Of PRIVATE, CHRONIC ana 1nc
NARY DISEASES, SEMINAL HAah HA-'-.n.s.. y :. 49,.
The result Of early tndscre,sOns ether causes @
Nervousness, r n IS PmPLEs on THE FACE. AVERSION re
socIrrY, IMPAIRED SIGHT. LOSS OF MEMORY AL ns
uAyHoop PERMANENTLY CURED. THE cREAA VI
MEDICAL LITERATURE. Illustrated with enAs'e
explaining who may marry Why not, why Ehs
10 marriage. Their nature, cause ana S1r' -, -.
.sv,ss NAV call address the doctor
,n~as, nvovised with private apartments board Asfsa'
. - 60 fuarau,eed Rubber goods on hand
AN'' ~e' 1115d&w1y
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-12-05
Tie Grand First Gift Of 81, 900 Speak
Gr ItSeIf-

The 'cond Gift is Seven Octave Piano, rose
,Scod case carved legs, manufactured at Albany,
n v by James A. Gray & Co. ormeriy Board
man y ayl, is new ami warranted In every par
ticular and can be seen at our store.
The Nickel Silver Tea Set Is q handsome and use
fuI gift and well worth the money.
The Gents God Watch Is an Is karet gold case
with Eigiu m 'yrment.
The Sewing Machines are all the newest STYLES
Wheeler & Wilson.
The Diamond Pin can be seen and compared with
any in the market.
ihe balance of the goods are all new and can be
seen at our store.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-12-05
LOCAL NOTICES.
DIR. Stone, liz West Madison street, has
proven his reliability as thorough practi-
tioner. See his card in another column.

PoND's EXTRACT: Used alike by the
medical profession and the people, it holds
a position held by no other medicine In
this country, or, perhaps, the world.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-12-05
ALL PRINTS &c PER YARD.

trouble moving large stock of Goods
New Store: therefore have fixed prices at
figures which hope induce the public to move
many of them tor
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-12-05

These goods are al put In at lowest cash prices,
ard . rsons nitled to ahy Of the above gifts IN
der IS, who do not wish to retain them, can ex-
ch.nge them for othe goods OF sim lar value. Our
stock consi t. Of complete line of Watches Chains
Clocks, Jewelry, Soli4 Silver and Silver Fiatea
Ware and Musical instruments.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-12-05

THE BUTCHER THE BEST DocToR. 1t is
from FooD alone that We can expect to.
derive strength and health. This state
ment may astonish some. We are aecus-
toned TO hear enumerated many other
sources of health and of strength. Medi-
eines, stimulants, exercise, sleep, air, all
these are spoken of as conducive to
strenth and health. Conducive, nay, to
some extent, essential, they may be, but
it is as conditions not as sources Food
alone is the source. 1t strengthens. 1t
also invigorates and forsifes; thus both
fconferring health and warding off disease.
Nay, when unfortunately it has already
obtained Judgement, it even assists To
throw disease off For, indeed, health Is
simply nutrition. A thoroughly healthy
body. are one and the same thing. Hence
the Importance of FooD. and hence, also
the importance Of an efficient tonic stimu
liant such as Dr. Gottlieb Fisch's Bitters
which enables us to derive from food tn
full measure of nourishment contained ii
It'll
This subject continued next week unde
"Reguldted Diet
WnHoFT's Tonic AND CURE FOR FF
YER AND AGCE, CHILLs, ETC.
great medicine is the result of long years c
toll and research in malarial distric
! where every form Of miasmatic fever prt
walls Its grand success in the cure {
! Ch6us, Hypertrophico} Spleen, Hepatit'
! Conqestire Chils, and Periodic Neural
qia and Sun Pains, has caused a gratef
n people to style it the Great Remedy of IL
D Age, the Omue Banun,, which protectii
:, Providence has given to the whole natlt
as the grandest, happiest discovery of mo-
"a ern times.
O. No poison, no arsenic, no mercury,
to quinine no bloated face or glaring eyes,
It's bursting head or breaking back, no we
knees or paralysis agitanS from its US
a 1t is safe, invigorating, and leaves the
d. d. tent renewed in mind and body and
sound as dollar 1t wipes out all salio
ness and gives blooming complexion
= the place of that sickly officiating co
peculiar to Chills and Spleno hepatic
. rangements.
IL 1t makes the man strong, and resto
" faded beauty to the leucocythemic la
and restores the child with enlarged Spl'
to its pristine elasticity and symmetry
form.
, For sale by E. Breunert, Harper do
Drug Store.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-12-05

INFALLIBLE SPECIFIC FOR DISEASES OF
"A the LIVER, BLOOD, KIDNEYS and BOWELS
and great corrective of all female derangements II
contains no alcoholic Spirits and Is the Be9etdest
zubstituts for cd30DleL..
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-12-05
A. Racine. Wis, December 80, 1878;

the above awards of Money and Personal Property
will be made by Commlttee appointed by Holders
of Tickets in such manner as they shall deter
mine For further iniorma ion address
JOHN ELkIN~ & CO..
Racine, Wis.
re- E. Breunert Harper House Drug ore, Sole
Agent for the sale of Teaets In Rock Island.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-12-05
New York.

NEW oBk, Dec. a.
FINANCIAL,
Money-CIosed at cor
Sterling-S
fsnld-gr1n a | fSSs(II fiS34
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-12-05
OMNIBUS - ES

Al East Twenty -seyenta st., New York.
11-l5d.y
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1873-12-18
Universal Amnesty.

On Monday the 9Th inst, tbs House
of Representatives passed by a vote
of al ayes to 30 nays, a bill granting
universal amnesty, without exception,
and repeating the test oath. Among
the Republicans voting aye are Benz
amin +. Butler, Parsons, Platt, Gar
field, Hale of New York, Farwell, VIII.
son of Indiana, McCrary, Dawes and
Kelly. Among the nays were Rob
erts of New York, E. r. Hoar, Sam
uel Hooker, Merriam, and Fernando
Wood, Democrat. The bill admits
Jeff. Davis, if he takes the oath of
loyalty. There was no debate. This
excellent bill has yet to pass the Sen
ate. OF which.fate is is doubtful.
The Boston Journo1, (Rcpublican,
of the 9th inst, made the following
sensible remarks in regard to the Am
nesty bill noticed above. 1t says:
We have not seen the terms Of the
Amnesty bill which passed the House
of Representatives yesterday, but I'M
less there is something specially OBJ,
iectionable in them, the country will
approve this action. The work OF
amnesty had already been carried SO
far that its completion was only little
more than q formality and a question
of time. AS a matter of practical i'm.
portance there was nothing in it, ex-
cept that the delay was an embarrass,
ment to those individuals who were
yet unpardoned, and may possibly
have kept alive some feeling Of irrita'
ton in the minds of a portion of the
Southern people. 1t is time that all
relies of the bitterness Of war times
should be done away with, so far as is
possible and the public interests will
allow. We apprehend that even Jeff
Davis can only turn the leniency Of
the Government to his own and his
friends injury, rather than to that of
the country, by any misconduct of his
hereafter.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1873-12-18
Political.

The New Hampshire Prohibition
ists-the Ramrods-have nominated
Dr. John Blackmer, as their candi.
date for Governor, at the next cleo
ton. The Granite State now looks
favorable for the Democracy.
The Democrats of Indiana are to
hold a State Convention on Thursday,
January 9Th, the anniversary of the
battle Of New Orleans.
We regret the resignation OF the
Hou. Eugene S, Casserly from Calf
ornia, of his seat in the T. S. Senate
on account of i'll health. He was q
true and unhinching Democrat, always
on hand ready to do his duty. His
loss in that body will I've greatly felt.
The latest classification of the CAL
ifomia LegislatureSis as follows: AZ
Democrats, Al Independents, and 81
Republicans. Most of the Indepen-
dents are old Republicans, and they
are all for Booth for Senator. 1t is
not thought possible to secure a single
vote for Booth from the straight out
Republicans, but some may be gained
from the Democrats. The total vote
in joint convention is 100; necessary
for a choice, 81.
Fernando Wood, NJ. c., wrote to
Tammany Hall that he did not vote
for the Back Pay bill in Congress, be.
ing in New York with a sick wife.
Glad l been present, says Mr.. Wood
81 should have voted against it." 1t
now appears that he paired off with a
Republican before leaving for home.
The Hon. Matt. H. Carpenter Of
Wisconsin, has just been elected Vice
President Protein in the Senate.
The doctrines Of the late speech OF
our Senator Morrill,, upon the Gre
sumption Of Specie Payment" meets
with general approval.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1873-12-18
The Presidents Message.

A New York exchange sums up in
a nutshell its opinion Of President
Grants late Annual Message, as fol-
lows:
"Altogether the message IS rather a
weak effiusion for a President. 1t is a
rambling, disiointed affair, and gives
to the public very little information
they did not possess before. The views
expressed upon financial topics in
some things contradict themselves,
and will scarcely meet with approval
from our soundest business men, while
such vital questions as the salary grab,
the perjury and dishonest participa-
ton of members of Congress and 9TH
err high officials in railway jobs and
public land rol berries, are not even re-
ferred to. 1t is, however, fair view
of the condition of the different de-
partments of the Government as seen
by an average man, and considering
the time the President devotes to bust
ness is quite as good as was to be ex-
pected.'
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1873-12-18
Texas Election.

The news from the Texas election,
which has thus far come in slowly, is
at last definite enough to warrant the
claim of another marked Democratic
success, with slight gain in the ma
jority over that of last year, in spite
of the extraordinary and desperate eff
forts which the Radical politicians of
the State have made and the support
which has been directly afforded them
from Washington. The disgraceful
canvassing for Presidential patronage
that was for long time carried on at
Washington by the rival claimants for
Radical nomination is still remembered
but even that did not bring the expec-
ted relief. The Republican candidate,
who has also the prestige of actually
holding office. Gov. E. ], Davis, had
used his power and patronage with an
arbitrary spirit, which the people
seized the first good opportunity to re-
Duke. His course in regard to certain
appointments in the State year ago
made him many bitter enemies even
in his own party, while under laws
which the Democrats had vainly tried
to repeal he was able to force his NOM
ination upon the Convention with a
considerable show of unanimity, even
though many delegates were privately
denouncing him. But the Victory ex-
tends to the Legislature as well as to
the Executive, and a Democratic Uni
ted States Senator will doubtless be
returned to succeed Flanagan, whose
term expires in 1875. Thus the State
seems to be politically established in a
manner that promises no hospitality
to carpet aggers IN the future.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1873-12-18

Grants proposition to explore the
head waters of the Amazon and de.
velop trade with the earth-eating in.
habitants is not entirely original. The
same idea appears to have struck
President Pardo, the present Execu.
tive of Peru. The Peruvian Commits.
sioners recently made report which
is not calculated to encourage explor
ers. The tributaries of the Amazon
wind their way through miasmatic
swamps and forests inhabited by ire.
concilable savages, Or savages toe
broken down by fevers and pneumon.
ia to fight. To make the country pro.
ductive would require a system Of
drainage more costly than the pro.
posed Rocky Mountain canal. An at.
tentive perusal of accessible works Of
travel would have impaired these facts
to Grants mind months ago; but he
does not read that kind of literature.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1873-12-18
SPIRIT OF THE AGE
Thursday Dec. 10, 1873.

Heroic qualities are not so abun-
dant that we can afford to pass them
without notice or refrain from holding
them up for the admiration of the
world, when they are so Enthusiastically
manifested and shine forth so clearly
as in the letters of Capt. Fry, of the
Virginius, after he was condemned to
die, Some time ago his appeal for
mercy in the Judgment of those men
who accompanied him was given to
the public, and its tone was so manly
noble and unselfish, yet withal so firm
and fearless in his own behalf, yet
no true man could withhold his ADM
ration and sympathy after reading
the expression of such dalntless spir-
it. But now his last letter to his wife
containing his farewell message to her
and his children, has been published,
and it shows how calmly he passed
through an ordeal that has driven
strong and brave men into agonized
despair. He wrote when nature look
ed her loveliest, and when ambition,
family and friends constituted the
bright setting OF future which made
it all the harder to resign life. Yet
there was no repining, He accepted
his fate as one who had counted the
cost resignedly, but without bravado.
No martyr of history ever met cruel
doom more fearlessly or spoke drawer
words in the hour of extreme trial,
and whatever may come of the butch.
cry in which he met a glorious death,
whether peace Or war, history will con-
tain one chapter as worthy of immor-
tally as those which record the sacri-
fees of Roman warriors, Grecian
statesmen, or martyrs of the Middle
Ages, which will be the true narrative
of the last hours of Joseph Fry.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1873-12-18
After the canvass and triumphs of

After the canvass and triumphs of
last Fall and Summer, it must be
bitter draught for the treacherous
members of the Democratic caucus to
have to swallow the comments of Re-
publican journals, charging upon them
that they are insincere on the salary
question and mean nothing more by
their opposition to it than merely to
embarrass and irritate the majority
party. If that is all the Democrats de-
sire to accomplish, they would do well
to return to their constituents for
fresh instructions. Or they might
peruse again the resolutions of the
Democratic State Conventions, begin
ming with those of Maine and Mimi
esota, and dwelling thoughttully on
those of Massachusetts, New York,
Pennsylvania and Ohio. And stud
ious course CT the mastery speeches
of Senator Thurman, by whose help
the great State eff Ohio was recovered
in triumph to the Democracy, would
be additionally advisable. Let them
remember, too, that the Democratic
State Convention of Pennsylvania p
down the Chairman of the Democrat
ic State Committee for his association
with this elimination of political scan
dals. While the Republicans in the
House manifest such eager haste to
put themselves in accord with popular
sentiment on this NATTER it is dis
graceful for Democratic members to
so far forget the opinion of their con-
stituents as to show indifference. Nor
is the country at all patient Of the
conduct OF the entire majority in treat
ing this question in spirit of trifling,
and after the methods of buffoonery.
1t will not tolerate such broad and OPP
en- insults to its serious opinion. Steal
ing is no such matter as Congressman
may make fun Of The people are an
unit on this subject with the Demo-
Gratis in their Conventions and their
popular assemblages, and any Demo
Gratis in Congress who are afraid or
unwilling to represent them faithfully
are invited to return to private life
and there permanently remain.
Treachcry at time like this admits
of no condonation.- Boston Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1873-12-18

President Grants nomination of At
torney General Williams, for Chief
Justice of the U. S. Supreme Court,
does not as yet receive the confrma-
ton of the Senate. Senator Edmunds
S reported as being opposed to the ap-
pointment of Williams. 1t is said that
when Williams was Judge of the First
District Court of Iowa from 1947 to
1858, six years, that during that per-
iod lnearly one-half of his decisions
were reversed by the Supreme Court
of the State. Perhaps our worthy
President will be obliged to make
another nomination for Chief Justice
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1873-12-18
1T EMS.

"A London court has recently
been considering the case Of a young
man who had been devoting his time
to cutting off horses tails. On being
unprecedented he admitted to having
appropriated hundred tails, or there
abouts. All this horse hair, it is sup
posed, was intended to supply the
wants of chignon manufacturers.
The Jersey Partage manufacture
ers are opposed to the acquisition OF
Cuba. They prefer putting domestic
industry.
The Rev. DR.. Tiffany says that
President Grant has dispensed with
liquor in the White House. The Rev.
Drs word ought to be good.
Three young ladies renowned
the world and took the white veil at
St. Joseph's Convent, in Hartford, on
Monday of last week.
Mobile has experienced a signifi,
cant change in twelvemonth. Last
year the Radical municipal officers
were elected by 1000 majority in 8
lotal vote of 1000. This year the
Democrats sweep the boards by up
wards of 500 majority.
All the members of the Ken,
lucky Legislature are paying theil
fares on the railroads this season, al
the suggestion of the railroad com.
panies.
Poor old Mr. Hooper has been
"bounced" from the craftsmanship OF
the Committee on Banking and Cur.
rency, Maynard taking his place. -
". y. Herald.
The Supreme Judicial Court Of
New Hampshire has new clerk. It's
a girl.
"A Wabash editor returns thanks
for a centipede receiving by mai
from Texas, and says it is the frs
cent of any kind he had seen in 6
month.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1873-12-18

O, vast mistake? The people are
hungry for stout gospel with bones
in it. The greatest novelty for an
audience now is Repentance and
Faith. The people are ready to hear
all about heaven and hell, if we are
not too great coward to speak it. DO
not let us be patting them on the
backs, when we ought to be rousing
their souls. The gospel is incisive.
Husking time has come in the corn
fields, bnt we cannot bring out the gol-
den ear, save with sharp peg Con-
viction before conversion.-[Talmag