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The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-07-23
RAILROADS.

ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC r. R.
N.B.-All trains In or out Of Rock Island run by |
Chicago time-excspt the Peoria trains, which run !
by Toledo time. Chicago time - about IL minutes,
and Toledo about II minutes faster than Rock Isl
and time.
EXPRESS and Mail, lcsvcs 100 a. and 10 :45 p.
Accommodation, leaves at4;io p. IN.
Express and Mail, leaves 5:45 =. m. and Gas p. m.
AccoMMoDArIoN TRAIN,
Arrives at Bureau Junction, s;l5 p. m.
Leaves Bureau junction, 6;l5 a. IN.
Day Express and Mail leaving Rock Island at
500 a m, connects at Bureau Junction for Peoria,
NIGH Express leaving Rock Island at lO:ab p m.
connects at Bureau Junction for Peoria AZ S'OO AN
arriving al Peoria at ; 40 a, m. ,
This road connects At West Liberty Win the %
r. q M r. X. for Burlington and keokuk, south,
and for Austin and ST. Paul, north,
Connects going east at g. b. Y crossing TOT
Al Ia sale. with Illinois Central r. r. for Mendoza.
Al Ottawa with Fox River Valley X. X. for Aurora.
AT Joliet, with O., A. 4 ST. L. X. X
At Englewood, with Lake Shore X. r. and p FL
Al chicago with all diverging railways.
CHICAGO AND SOUTHWESTERN RR.
Passengers for Kansas, Lesvenworth and inter
mediate points on this Road, take westward trains
OF the Chicago, X. I. 4 Pacific X. X. arriving a
Leaveuworth at 10 90 a. m and at II go p. m. =,
Connecting at Davenport, with ID. & ST. r X Is
for Dc Witt and Maquoketa ~ n,
Al Columbus Junction, with B. e. r. a NJ. X. K
for Cedar Rapids, Cedar Falls, and ST. Paul, north
and Burlington and KeOkuk, south.
AT Fairfield, with II. 4 NJ X. X for Burlington. .
AT Ashland with Des Mones Valley X, X. Tor ne
okuk, Ottumws, oskaloosa, Eddyyille, Grinnel
Al Be,SnRp with North Missouri X. Il.
Al Cameron, with II. 4 St 10. X X
Al Plattsburg, with 81. L. & ST Jo X H.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-07-23
Prices Down.

We have a large stock of gents linen
suits which we will sell from ten to tmsaty
per cent below old prices, in order to make
room for our fall stock. Parties wishing
to secure great bargaing in first lass
goods are invited to call at our store, cor
ner of Illinois and Eagle streets
WALKER & DODGE. /
sdtf Pioneer Clothing Honse
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-07-23
MONEY LOST.

On account of the BACKYARD season We
are compelled to sell fine Sotch suits from
80 TO $3.50; Black Suits 1 TO SIS Lin
men coats - to Sl.25 8; Stra and furnishing
goods very low. |. }AMBERGER.
T5-26d2m City Hotel Nothing Store
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-07-23
The Waathar---To.Day.

The following shows the temperature
at THE ARGUS OFFICE to-day, as IN
Dictated bv thermometer:
So above zero. 10 NJ. 81 above zero
o., N. sss Is pm 90
Fair
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-07-23
Bachelors Hair Dye.

This splendid Hair Dive re the best liz the world
The only True and Perfect Dye. Harmless Reiia
BILE and instantaneous; no disappointment; no RI
diculOus tnts or unpleasant odor Remedies the III
effects Of dyes and washes. Produces Immediately
superb Black or Natural Brown, and leaves the
hair Clean, Soft and Beautiful. The genuine signed
W A. Bachelor. Sold by al Druggists
10 aadwly CHAS. BATCHELOR. Prop. n.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-07-23
LOCAL COLUMN.


Don't fail to procure MRS. WINSLoW's sooTH-
ING SYRUP for all diseases incident to the period
of teething In children 1t relieves the child from
pain, wind collie, regulates the bowels, and by
giving relief and health to the child gives rest TO
the mother. Be and call for
MRS. WINSLoW'S SOOTHING SYRUP.
For sale by all druggists. 6-25dmwf6m
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-07-23

All wool cassimeres for children's wear,
from Toe 10 $l.25 per yard at A. Loeb s.
the one price clothier.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-07-23

The annual meeting of Ii stockholders
of the Moline and Rock Islad Horse Rail
road Company was held at he First Ma
tional Bank, in this city, at 0 clock p. Nj
to day-W ednesday the 80
At 6 O'Clock the old boardyas reelected
as follows;
John Deere,
John Warner,
c. Lynde, Jr.,
j. NJ. Buford,
VIM. f. Brooks.
Adjourned.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-07-23

ALE AND WHISKY The undersigned
has just received, at his place in the FRS
Ward, fresh supply of choice Philadel
phia Cream and Stock Ale, and the hes
Kentucky Whisky, which he will sell il
any quantity to suit the publicly til
gallon or otherwise. Families supplied a
desired, and at reasonable rates.
2ld3t. F. WoODs.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-07-23

\ large assortment Hats, Caps,
Gents furnishing goods, runks and va
Uses at Livingstone 4 Co. 5-30d2m
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-07-23

Just received 500 stripd coats, black
and white, selling for On dollar each at
A Loeb's, the one price elohier
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-07-23

Ladies' who suffering from certain complaints
known only 10 females, should at once get DR. Vel
pau's Female Pills. They produce most cnsrm-
ing effect Sold by all Druggists.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-07-23

REMOVAL. Balch, Frazer & Co, have
removed their Office to the old T., X. l. q
P. passenger depot, Z'dti
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-07-23
IsT OF PRIZES.

Our references are: Hon. Jos II. Cordes, Hon.
Charles Kraatz Hon. John Felle,iZ, Hon Charles
Bussack, Hon. John b. Stemper, Lieut.. Jacob Hol-
man, Lieut.. John ID. Mueller, Jacob Herr, Adam
Roth, Jacob Loebig, Charles Hahn.
CAPT. CHAS. MAY, General Manager.
CHAs. LoRENzEN, See'y. e-4dmwf&weow
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-07-23

Summer drawers, summer undershirts,
white and fancy shirts, at A. Loeb's, the
one price clothier.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-07-23
CITY.
OFFICIAL PAPER.

Great Bargains in carpets at the Boston
Bazaar.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-07-23
Personal.

Suits made to order in the latest style at
A. Loeb's, the one price clothier.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-07-23
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

Linen suits for youths and children, at
A. Loeb's the one price clothier.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-07-23
DR.. S. BYAM g. WIFE.


4 AIDES PHYSICIAN AND FRIEND, CAN BE
L found at their office, corner Orleans and Eagle
streets, on Mondays and Tuesdays Of each week
Female Diseases Specially. supporters ana
Trusses kept on hand. Comes well recommended
Orders left at their office or Post Ufice promptly
attended to.
Rock Island, Ills, May 81, 1e7s-d8m
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-07-23
The Harvest.

Throughout Northern Illinois the fields
are alive with men and teams, securing the
harvest the weather being most suspicious
for their labors.
In this county, as far as we can learn,
the wheat crop is good, the quality being
excellent and the yield fair The same
NAV be said of all other cereals. Quite a
number of farmers in the lower part OF
the county say they have not had 50 fine
a wheat crop for many years. Corn Is
little late, and some pieces are poor-but
generally everything promises fair crop,
The hay crop-a very important crop in
this rerion-is lighter than usual
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-07-23

A large assortment of plain and strip
English worsted skeleton coats of all size
at A, Loeb's, the one price clothier
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-07-23

A. Loeb, the clothier Of Rock Island;
claims to keep the largest stock and to sell
strictly ut one price.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-07-23
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
THR VERY BEST PLAN

By which you can obtain Life Insurance is the r,,
Premium, All Cash, Stock Plan. II furnishe. ,hs
largest amount of insurance for given -DD ..
money. The contract is plain and definite withoo,
complication, mystery or uncertainty This polio,
is always worth its face, the premium never pc,a.
SEES. 1t is the most satisfactory and economicsr
plan for the insurant. The TRAyELxRs ISsrR.xc,
COMPANY, of Hartford, Conn, grants Life Irs,,
ance upon this excellent plan. Its security j. M
questioned. Apply to any Agent, or send tor +,
Circular
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-07-23
New Livery Stable !

THE UNDERSIGNED HAS JUST OPENED A
] Livery stable, on
JEFFERSON STREET, (near Harper House,
NGood outns hrst-class stock, and fair prices will
o. the ruling features A share Of public patron
age Is respectfully solicited JOHN c. BROWN:
July 2, 1871. uu
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-07-23

The genuine Articei must have Dr. John Bull
private stamp OIL each bottle. Dr. John Bull only
has the right to manufacture and sell the Original
John j smiths Tonic Syrup, OF Louisville, Ky.
Examine well the label on each bottle. II my
private stamp il not each oottie, do not pnr
chase. or YOU will be deceived. See my column
advertisement and my show card l will prose-
cute any one infringing my right The genuine
Smiths Tonic Syrup only be prepared by my
self. The public's servant,
DR. JOHN BULL.
Louisville Nov 5, 1863 jan2l-d&wly.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-07-23

The finest assortment of piece goods in
the city at A.Loebs, the one price clothier
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-07-23
Excursion.

An excursion from Freeport, Lanark,
Mt. Carroll, Galena, and other points on
the line. arrived here by the Western
Union railroad to-day THE 2Sd) about 10
o'clock, consisting of six coaches and com
posed of about 500 persons, They visited
Rock Island Arsenal first, and then took a
look about the locality generally. The ex-
cursion was gotten up under the auspices
of the Freeport Episcopal Church Society,
and one of the managers of the affair told
our reporter that financially it was &C
id failure
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-07-23

Jonas Bear's clothing and gent 5 furnish,
ing store is celebrated for keeping good
goods, and selling at fair prices Depot
for Racine trunks 5-'d3m.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-07-23
Al PlAttsburg, with s.. 7. q st Ju' II n
ROCK FoRn ROCK BLAND AND ST LOUIS X. X.

Trains connect at Rock Island with t ne S9aoaso,
linton RaiiwAyz AT Monmouth with the ca - x
q Tor Burlington, Galesburg and Peoria Al Bush-
nell with the c. B q for quincy AZ Beatuz-
Tor Springfield and Pana At Chapiu with the 10,
ledo, W. 4 Western for Jacksonville Naples anu
Steamboat lines diycrging from that point.
..n1r 90 NIL ~ INK EE A ST PAUL HALFWAY.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-07-23
Extra Special Notice.
BEWARE OF COUNTFRFElTS.
Smiths Tonic Syrup.

Smiths Tonic Syrup has been connterfeited, and
the counterfeiter brought to grief
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-07-23

610 PER WEEK IN CASH TO Agents. Ever
DfU thing furnished and expenses paid /
COULTER 4 CO., Charlotte, Mich.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-07-23

ADORN YOUR HOMES with the new Cbr,rr,
n Awake and Asleep" Sells like wiidT,,
The pair sent Tor 90 cents a large discount to
Mass.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-07-23

White duck and linen suits for men at
A. Loeb's, the one price clothier.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-07-23

Five hundred shawls cheap at the Bos-
ton Bazaar
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-07-23

MnMEv Made Rapidly with Stencil and Key
mVUE Check Outfits. Catalogues and mi
particulars FREE s. NJ. SPENCER, 1T Hanover s.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-07-23
$4,000.

For list OF papers in other States. address GEO
BOWELL & CO., Al Park Row, New York.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-12-17
The Queen OF Tragedy,

It is said that before the dawn Of
her splendid career, Mile. Rachel,
the French tsagedsea,ae, recited
passages from Racine and Corneille
in open air, collecting money from
the passers-by as her reward she
was accompanied on those expedi-
tions by an oldish woman, who tor
tured a fiddle as her share of the
performance. AfterwaT1 when she
took Paris by storm, no one recog-
nized in the fery-eyed queen OF
tragedy the pale-faced girl who
used to recite under the stars in
the Clamps Elysees. When half
her brief, splendid, extrayagant and
not blameless, reign was over, Mile.
Rachel gave house-warming"
on the occasion of opening her new
and gorgeously- furnished mansion
IN the hue Ironcin. During the
evening the hostess disappeared,
and the mditre d'hotel requested
the crowded company in the great
saloon 50 to arrange themselves as
to leave space enough for Mile.
Rachel to appear at the upper end of
the room, for she was about to favor
them with a recital of passages from
Racine and Corneille. Presently
entered an old woman with strip
of carpet, fiddle, and tin pot, fol-
lowed by the queen Of trgedy, in
the shabbiest Of frocks, pale,
thoughtful, inspired, and with a sad
smile that was not altogether out
of tune with her pale meditations;
and then, the carpet being spread,
the fiddle scraped, and the cup de-
posted, Rachel trod the carpet as
il it were the stage, and recited two
or three passages from the master
pieces OF the French masters iii dra.
matte poetry, and moved her audi
ence according to her will in SYM
pathy and delight. When the hur-
ricane Of applause had passed, and
while mnrmur OF enjoyment SEEM
I'd as its softer echo, Rachel stoop-
ID, picked up the old tin cup, and
going round to collect gratuities
rom the company, acknowledged
hat she had given them a true pic
,ure Of her past lite.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-12-17


A correspondent of a New York
paper writes:
In Sherman we saw for the first
time an ox-mill for grinding wheat
into flour. 1t was great novelty, and
reminded us of the d0g-churn days of
boyhood, when faithful "Watch, !" the
time honored house dog, and the
writer hereof used to tramp together
on the tread, to make the wheel 60
around, that the chnrn-dasher might
be sent up and down till the butter
was made. That was years ago, but
the memory of those days fingers like
an eventflil dream. Here we found
an old brown building. In it was the
machinery of a grist mill, complete.
Just outside the main portion, but
under cover, was the motive power
seven long-horned, subdued steers,
chewing their cuds as they lazily
climbed great wheel fifty feet across,
and ground out three thousand pounds
OF snperfne flour every day of the
year.
We crawled through hole to see
how the old thing worked, and looked
down upon the plodding cattle. One
of them rolled an eye around to see
who it was, and gazed at us with an
expression that seemed to say: ''Don't
laugh at us for you know how 1t Is
yourself"
Indeed we did. Those ox-mills
were quite numerous lin the South,
and are profitable institutions, by the
way. About half dozen oxen will
keep the great wheel In motion, and
turn out as fine an article OF -four as
can be produced by water or steam
power. 1t is barely possible that the
two women who were grinding at the
mill, as mentioned by our Savior,
made better -four, but it is not on the
record, although it Is proof that the
boys Of to-day make the oxen do
what the fathers Of old compelled the
women to do. Verify, verify, the
world moves
Just outside the mill, In an inclos-
ure, were several cattle waiting, but
IN no hurry, for the hour when they
were to 60 marching on, aud their
fellows should rest. We saw the ell
aineer 8E this establishment as be was
WOOdlng up with fork full Of new
,,.r,~,n kavs alnfywhAif asked R hig en-
gines ever blew up. he gazed OH It's
with a look Of admiration . less OBJ
servant man might have taken for
disgust.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-12-17
Buffalo Herds.

The Greeley (Colorado) Tribune re-
ports buffalo as never so plenty. The
meat, it says, sells quite readily at
three cents pound a little has been
sold for two cents. Recently thirty
teams were met in one day going after
the game, " and the whole valley Is
alive with hunters and teams. Even
the Indians are tax k,ng advantage of
the situation. The Tribune tells Us
that both Utes and Sioux "nix in, y
and get boiling mad if they find a
hunter killing for sport. One hunter
had fifty robes packed for transporta-
tion, and while off hunting for more
the, Sioux came up and burnt most of
the lot. The Utes visit CAMPS when
hunters are away. and help themselves
to sugar, coffee and flour, and also
fire the prairies. Our Greeley cotem-
porary claims that the town is becom-
ing quite a point for the sale Of fbuffalo
robes, as it is the chief town near the
buffalo region, and adds: "0n Sat-
urday last three teams were in town,
one drawn by four horses, loaded
down with robes, almost as high as
loads of hay. They were. bought by
Mr.. Koogle, whose tannery is in full
operation, and he hopes to cure 1000
during the season."
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-12-17
A Lake i'm Florida.

We take the following from an
Eastern paper:
While people are crossing the ocean
every year to see marvellous. things,
wonders are all the time being dis
covered in our own country. Quite
recently a rival to the Yosemite and
Yellowstone Park has been discovered
in Southern Florida. With the ex-
ception of what we learn from the
maps, we have known very little
about the inland sea Of Florida, known
as Okeechobee Lake. This lake lies
north of the Everglades, is nearly sur
rounded by vast swamps and cypress
forests, and is only accessible at a few
points on the north side. These points
can only be reached by weary marches
through thiGkets Of reeds and sedge.
Some daring adventurers, however,
have succeeded not only in reaching
the lake, but in partially exploring it.
The lake was found to be dotted with
islands, all of great beauty, and one of
them containing some twenty-five
square miles of land. The accounts of
this island represent it as Of exceeding
beanty, containing high hills covered
with forests Of mahogany, palmetto,
magnolia and other semi-tropical
trees. A short distance from the
island the water was found to be
nearly two hundred feet deep. On
one island the remains of the handi-
work of civilized men were found.
some OF which were Of peculiar char
acter. The exhibition Of animal life
found here would evidently delight
naturalists more than pleasure seekers.
Huge alligatOrs swaFmed round the
tourists, showing through ignorance,
no signs of ferOciCy. On land wild
animals approached them without tear,
whIl1 spiders of every color, and lar
ger In size than have been described,
hung suspended from the trees or run
along the ground. II the wonders Of
this region are as represented 1t is not
strange that the Indians hated toleave
the spot.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-12-17
"A strapping Joke.

A French musician has been Great
ing considerable social and public dis
turbances by his inveterate disposition
to play practical jokes. His chief OBJ
iect In life seems to be to worry Gus
tom house officials. Arriving at D
place Oh the frontier, provided with a
quantity of luggage, he would pretend
to conceal huge trunk and a smaller
one from the eyes of the officials, only
the more to excite their curiosity. At
last the larger trunk would be opened.
It would be found to contain thousands
of secondhand shoulder straps-an
appendix Of trousers now perfectly OBJ
solete-which had evidently been
packed by hydraulic pressure, for the
most frantic efforts OH the part of the
employees could not put them back
again into the trunk. In the mean-
time hundreds of passengers storm at
the detention, while the practical
Joker calmly looks OH at the bother he
is causing. But the second and small
err trunk has now to be examined, and
the custom house people hope there to
find him in default. They ask for the
keys. The practical joker draws
punches of ponderous keys from every
one of his pockets: none will fit, until,
at last, their patience exhausted. the
custom house officers threaten to burst
the trunk open. Then the possessor
of the trunk calmly asks the angry
officer if he is married.
"What business is that of yours?"
is the surly reply.
"Only this. that before you open
that trunk would advise you to 60
home, shake hands with your wife,
kiss your little children, write your
will, and call at an undertakers as you
come back. There are rattlesnakes in
that trunk. | never travel without
them"
Of course the man leaves the trunk
instantly, and messenger has to be
sent to the head director, who is
shrew enough to be aware that he has
to deal with practical joker. Pres
emily the official returns and asks pom
pously.
"How many snakes have you, sir?"
"Only SIX" is the reply-"look for
yourself"
"Oh, only six The head of the
says that six snakes can
pass, but that seven would have to pay
duty. am also directed to say to you
that, if you do not leave this Office
trouser straps, snakes and all-in five
minutes, you will be forcibly eject
ed"
"And who is to repack my precious
straps, a collection unequalled i'll the
history of the world? The law enti-
ties me to all my goods. You took
them out; put them back again. The
best period Of my life is being devoted
to finding pairs of these straps"
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-12-17
A Compact Dwelling.

The nursery Of the harvest mouse
is a curious affair. 1t is made Of
narrow grasses woven into a shell,
which is hung to the stem of two
or three stout grasses. This ball is
filed with young mice, and though
the mother mouse docs not 90 in
herself, she manages to take good
care of fheryoung. How she does it
is one of those things that "no fel-
low can find OUT for she is very
shy, and will not be watched.
These curious creatures are not
the common brown mice. Their
coat is reddish brown on the back,
and white on the under side. When
full grown they are not half so
large as common mouse ; so you
can imagine how small the mice iii
the ball must be. In reaching their
nest they run easily up the grass
stem, for besides the long, finger
like toes which they have on their
four feet, they have a very useful
tail, which is as good as a hand to
hold on with. When they want to
60 down, they curl this little tail
lound a straw, and slide quickly to
the ground again.