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The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-27
Ghe Daily Arens.
Hon. J. R. Doolittle and Chief Justice RYAN OF
Wisconsin

To the Editor Of the chicago Even ing Journal:
AS my eye passed oyer the columns of
the journal last evening | was much sur
prised at the implied construction put upon
a sentence in my address to the law stu
dents of the University of Wisconsin, in
which | alluded to the Hon. E. G. RYAN.
In speaking of the character of the shy
ster, | remarked that | knew of but one
person who had done justice to such
character. referred to the address of
MIR. Ryan last year to the graduating class
at the same University, in which be- with
more power than any other person know,
portrayed that character. That in any
thing | said, Mr. Ryan was referred to as
bearing any resemblance to the character
OF Nshyster' is simply absurd. No man
in the profession is further removed from
it. No man loathes it more THAI he,
feel assured that the writer of the article
in question, by some accident. misappre-
hended my meaning altogether.
Respectfully yours,
j. r. DooLITU,E.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-27
Saws.
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! W Blake ESD Sppe' int dart OF the Ame'lrhn IN
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Of millions of men" -.
practical lumber nso wites "ff IS IS easy 70
cut p to y thousand feet with h Lightning saw as 70
l thousand with the al ' tao'h We get - cents per
thousand for cnting-fo The difference would pay if
saw in less than one days work"
Where she Hardware Trade do not sell The Lagh,nins
Saw, viii send G-foot cToss-cut ad BUCK sa"-eiaae
on receipt of s..
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The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-27
Athenaum Building & Grounds

Situated on tine of Fourth and NJ in streets
in Dubuque, being one OF the IN st desirable bust
ness loca titles in the city.
One farm OF 81 acres within two miles OF Du-
buuue with a fine br OK tenement which cost 50,
900, barns. graueries, eIC,, with mlnerd
right. ................- SzZ'0Vo
One farm 9S acres (about 81 OF which
are TIMBER, located near Cas>ville. Wis.
One fine residence and grounds Ill Cln-
I
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Eight 40 acre farms il Fremont count,
Iowa $50 each, .....-...:....-. .;....; 6,12U
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80 Lots iron ing on Grand View Auenue,
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The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-27
'lIIlSSBE|1TH

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ever discovered. Entirely vegetable. requestal
to send o me and take back their money III all
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ishing
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-01
/. LOWTHIAN BELL.
He Visits Knoxville by Request OF
Her Citizens.

nc bAslts AmOXEflho Dy keque8t ol
Her Citizens.
Knoxville Press and Herald, Nov -
A special meeting of the Board Of Trade.
of this city, was held yesterday morning, to
consider the propriety of extending an in
vitation TO Mr.. L. LOwthian Bell, Of En-
gland, now on a tour of inspection in this
country, to visit Knoxville. Mr.. Bell is a
prominent and extensive iron manufac-
turer, and his business in this country has
reference to that industry. As no portion
OF the United States is richer in mineral
wealth than East Tennessee, and no sec
ton possesses greater advantages for the in
vestment Of capital in coal mining and
iron manufacturing, it was deemed proper
that Mr.. Bell should be invited to inspect
that portion Of East Tennessee in the vicin-
ity of Knoxville.
After the object Of the meeting was
stated by the President, Hon. j. 5. Van
Glider, the following committee was ap-
pointed TO invite Mr.. Bell to visit our city:
A. q. Jackson, Peter Staub, Perez Dickin-
son, Q. N. McGhee, r. NJ. McClung, w.
w. Woodruff, Adrian Terry, B. S. Burton,
David Richards, Charles Seymour.
On motion, President Van Glider was
added as chairman Of the committee.
The Committee forwarded the invitation
TO Mr.. Bell, az Chattanooga, and the fol-
lowing answer was received:
CHATTANOOGA, Nov. 2S, 1874.-Chas.
Seymour, Knoxville: Hon. l. LOwthian
Bell is in Georgia, and will return on Sun
day night, and will spend either Monday
or Tuesday at Knoxville.
II. S. CHAMBERLAIN.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-01
THE COHPTROILERSHIP.

CoMPTROLLER's OFFICE, NASHVILLE,
TENN, Nov. is, 1S74.-To the members
elect Of the next General Assembly: L an
nounce myself a candidate for the Comp
trollership, and respectfully solicit your
support and influence.
As to my capacity for, impartiality and
efficiency in the discharge of the duties Of
the position, refer, without respect TO
party associations, to the Executive officers
of fthe State, to the Judges Of the Supreme,
Chancery, Circuit, Criminal and County
Courts, to the clerks Of these several courts,
to the Attorney Generals and District At
torneys, to the Tax Collectors, Sherifs, and
other officers, and TO all citizens who have
had any business transactions with the Of
fee during my term.
JNO. C. BURCH.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-01

If this, telegraphed by the CiHcin-
matt Commercials Washington cores
pondent, be true, there is nothing left
for the proprietor of the Bulletin to do
but to step down and out:
Although the President requested
Supervisor Cobb. of North Caro-
lima to resign nearly two weeks ago, he
has not done so, but is still hanging
about the city with forlorn hope that
something may turn up by which he
viii be enabled toretain his place. There
is no probability, however, that his hope
viii be realized. In personal interview,
a few days ago, the President informed
him that he must go, and if he does not
resign he viii be removed. Cobb's dis
trict embraces Mississippi, Tennessee,
Alabama, Louisiana and Kentucky.
He dies hard"
But Grant has several hundred worse
men In Office down South than Super
visor Cobb.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-01
SOUTH AMERICA.

RIO JANEIRO, Nov. 29.-The religious
excitement growing out of the conflict be-
tween the Catholic clergy and the civil
authorities has eliminated in a serious dis
turbance in the Provinces of Pernambuco
and Parahiba. Sympathizers with the Bish-
ops of Para and Pernambuco, recently sen
fenced for violation of the laws of the EN-
pire, have made riotOus demonstrations.
Their cry is, "Down with the Masons." !"
They have attacked several Masonic
lodges, and bid defiance to the local
authorities. Troops and ships have been
dispatched to the disturbed districts.
PANAMA, Nov. 30.-It is reported that
Guzman Blanco, in Venezuela, having
pulled down a church to make place for a
statue of himself, treasure of 100000
was found under the foundation.
twenty-five thousand dollars have been
collected in Chill for Don Carlos.
A strong shock Of earthquake was felt
at Angeles on the 18th of October, followed
by some terrible showers of rain.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-01
FRANCES FAMOUS IMAGINARY
TRAVELLER,

Jules Verne, one Of the most pcpu-
lar writers of the day, is now forty-six
years Of age. He is is of middle height
say five feet nine-and wears a full
beard. He looks little like the por-
traits of Alfred De Musset, but with
out the silky, melancholy look of the
poet. Verne is bronzed by the air of
many a sea voyage, and is the very pic
ture of health. His movements are
quick and nervous, his words crisp and
short in conversation, and his eyes
rowing and observant. His hair is
white and his beard gray. He is the
owner of a small skiff, and spends hours
In pulling about upon the river, and on
the sea in summer. He has a yacht
also, with ten sailors on board, and
makes voyages every seoson about the
coast of France. But he is not the
only traveller of his family. His broth
er, Paul Verne, made the fortieth
French ascension of Mount Blanc, and
came near losing his life.
Verne's books now sell better than
any others, and yet he had very hard
struggle at first, although he had Alex
ander Dumas for his friend. For TWEEN
ty years he was a frequent visitor to
the house of the author of Monte
Christie" Among his other friends
was a queer character named D'Ar-
pentigny, a former army officer, who
pretenned to have invented new SCI
ence, that of Chirognomony. This was
the art of reading the character Of
people upon their hands, or a sort Of
palmistry. Yet he was an agreeable
companion, talked well and furnished
a vast amount of amusement with his
mania for looking at everybOdy's hand.
One day he dropped IN upon Dumas.
"One of my friends has shipped to me
from Nantes"-
"Some fresh sardines!' interrupted
Dumas.
'No; a young man who wants to en-
ter the literary profession.
lie nlGIheuredHS" exclaimed Dumas.
"Why in the world could he not have
made himself a grocer"
ut appears" said D'Arpentigny,
"that he was not qualified. He did not
have the necessary aptitudes. l have
examined MS DauuS-WulCly muSG EtlA
you, are full of manuscripts"
He is lost man! What shall we
do?"
He wants to make your acquain-
tance."
Bring him to dinner"
The young man who responded TO
this invitation, and sat at Dumas Ia
bic the next day, was Jules Verne,
author of the Tour de Monde, and other
works familiar in every country. The
next day he sent comedy to Dumas,
called Lies Pailles ROmpues." 1t was
read, and the great authors only reply
was, I'VE will present that to the The
atre Historique." The piece was re-
ceived, and played with great success.
Since then Jules Verne has devoted
himself to these imaginary voyages IN
which a traveller mounts his horse and
starts off for the moon or elsewhere,
He had brilliant debut, but it is only
of late that his works have become UNI
versally popular,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-01
A SUCCESSFUL PLAYwRIGHTs
DRnEUTG

Boucicault, the most successful play
wright of the day, is the author of upwards
of 400 dramas. He began at the early age
of I9-"LOndOn Assurance" being his first,
as it is his most popular, composition.
Hdrper's Weekly is the authority for the
following list of his favorite plays, with the
number of times they have been performed,
and the profits realized: "The Colleen
Bawn" has been presented 3,100 times;
"London Assurance" $40; "The Streets
of New York. 2,S6O; "Arrah-na-Pogue, I"
2,4OO; "The COrsican Brothers," 2,200;
0The Octoroon," ], 800; "Don Caesar de Ba-
zan," LOO; sRip Van Winkle," 1,400;
ssUsed Up" 1850; "Old Heads and Young
Hearts" / 1,25O; "The Willow Copse," 1,110;
s.Formosa,' 1,1OO; sJessie Brown" $40;
'sLed Astray," 49S. Others of his plays
have had a run of from 100 to 1000 nights.
The total number of all the performances
is estimated at $4,000. Assuming that the
receipts of each performance averaged 500,
the public have paid S25,0O0,OOD to witness
these works. The amount of entertain
ment derived from them, each interested
person may employ himself in imagining.
The profits of "LOndOn Assurance" when
first produced at COvent-Garden Theatre,
were $4,000. The profits of "The Col
leen Bawn" were 100000 in one year; the
profits of "Arrah-na-Pogue," S1SO,OOO
The gross receipts Of "Led Astray" last
year, at the Union-Square Theatre, amount
ed to Sl54,OO0, Of which $4,000 was
profits. On these four pieces the theatres
have cleared above S600,0O0.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-01
GARTER DRAPS y


The other day We were sitting in our
sanctum bewailing the scarcity of items,
when tall, raw-bOned individual with
tawny hair and fiery side whiskers lifted
the latch and entered. He was clad in
hOmespun and the tail of his coat claimed
companionship with his heels; his face
wore brave and solemn expression, and
he conversed fluently through his nose.
Said he:
'ATe you the editor of the EIpreSSr'
We acknowledged, with profound hui
initiation, that the miserable wretch who
dished up original matter for these columns
stood before HIM.
sis your name John Bateman?"
We assured him that John Bateman was
something over two-thirds Of our name, and
suggested that the remainder was unlm-
pOrtant.
s'Well, Bateman," exclaimed our staiwart
visitor, with a strong nasal twang and raw
bucolic dialect, ssI'm arter some drdpS."
"Draps?" echoed we with surprise,
Draps ?"
ayes, Drapsi My little gal is sortel
puny and the old woman said she thought
a few Bateman draps would fetch her out
all right, and so here l am, Bateman- I'm
a Granger, you know, and L believe IN buy
ing physic from the fountain head "
With infinite sadness we led him out by
the ear and pointed to drug store.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-01
GAD'S KILLERS.
Exciting Chase of Masked Robbers

Exciting Chase Of Masked Robbers.
LITTLE Rock, Nov. 80. Wednesday
night last five masked men, thought to be
the Gad's Killers, went to country store
on the Petit Jean river, in Yell county,
about twenty miles west of this city, shot
and killed the proprietor, and robbed the
store. They then robbed a trading boat
lying at the bank of the river. The sheriff
gathered posse and stated in pursuit.
The robbers separated, two coming towards
Little Rock and three going in another di-
rectiOn. The sheriff followed the two
coming in this direction, and came across
them yesterday morning l6 miles above
here. a fight ensued, in which the sheriff
was shot and badly wounded. Byron and
Byers, both the robbers, were wounded by
the sherifi7s posse and captured and brought
to this city and lodged in Jail Sunday even
ing. The sheriff will probably capture the
three who went in another direction.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-01
W. W. BERRY, Pres't- Wa. A. WEBB, Ser
JEO. PORTERFiELB. YIce-ProsiJeut.
DIRECTORS.
Nos : 81, T,f5e. T.S7.l
SHERIFF'SFSsIR-

DY VIRTUE or A WRIT or VEND. EX.
ID 20 me direct Il and deliver, q fr,ul fls. Hon
Orable Cbaneerv Count { . agiiSon county
Tenn, at it, October Tenn. IS14 / will ,N,oss
% public sale. 10 ire h h-. bidder for cash at
the Court house siuOr, in the cstv Of Nashville
on the 18th OF ID ctmb-r. ls-I ~ifi4n law nj
hours, all The igh;, iti claim and interest
which said A. e. G0ss L .s eiiiisr in law tr
equity as Oue Cf the heirs and leg ties Of TOhu
ID. AOsS, deceased. IN ahd "a the foliOwinr de-
seTibed let OF parcel Of ground living in the citv
OF Nashville, c1Unty uf Davidson and State Of
Tennessee. being part of Dot 3 in the original
plan OF said county. fronting 50 feet on Wssser9r
Front street, running with DIR. Hadley's fnOw
j. ID. GOss heIrSl line east 10 lOw-waffr marx OF
Cumberland river, thence dow n the river IS feet
towards (uOw Southern CarFiaC- Manufacturing
Company line; Then with aid line to Water
street, ami theHcc with said street Sc feet 70 the
beginning Also, all those parts OF lots rs and
10, egrnniUa on Water street N feet NORTH
wardiy from the uppcr Orner OF said ,aI~t mem
TONED lot extending thence along tie street TO-
WaIds the Public Square 3 feet beyond the
corner OF said two lots, 20 to i8clude that
quantity Of grOund in said first mentioned lot,
and back az right angles % Cumberland river,
being the parcels or lots OF ground eohyeved to
John -. tiOss by Samuel Seay. by deed OF record
in Book No. 3. rage 567, Registers ONCE OF Da-
yid-On unty, being condemned and ordered to
b. sold a. the p Operty OF A. q. Cos, 20 satisfy
three Judgments against him, and in favor of G..
NJ. FOgg. administrator AMI commissioner for
SfaGf1. besides interest ansi casts
Dated this 2lth day Of November. Is79
T.. ID. WHiIWOkTH, SheIih.
By F. NJ. WOODALLs, Deputy.
IOv25Edec5,12
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-01
PENNSYLVANIA.
The War Of Raees-BlOOdy Sunday
Work.

The War OF Raees-BlOOdy Sunday
Work.
PITTsBURG, Nov. PA dispatch from
Sbaners, Pa, gives the following particu-
lars Of riot near that village to-day:
This morning about twenty-five armed
Italian miners crossed the river from Arm
strong's, and, conducting themselves in a
riOtous manner, drove the women and
children from the houses. They were
promptly repelled by a small force Of cit
liens, and driven across the river.
About seven o'clock this evening a body
of about seyenty-five men crossed the river
from Buena Vista, formed in line above
the coal works where tee Italians were
quartered, and opened fire upon them.
After an exchange of shots, lasting about
three-quarters of an hoIr, the Italians dis
played a white flag. The firing ceased, and
they promised to leave the place to-mor
row. Four Italians are known to be killed
and a number severely wounded, while the
Americans escaped entirely unhurt.
The Temperance Men.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 30.-The Board
of Managers of the National Temperance
Association, in session to-day, adopted a
resolution requesting the police authorities
to suppress the terrible evils Of liquor sell
ing and theatrical performances on Sun day
1t was resolved to hold National Temper
ance Convention in the West the coming
year.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-01
A DYING MANS CONSCIENCE.
The Latest Dodge of the Counter
feIters.
nafroif Eraa praaa

feIters.
Detroit Free Press.
wednesday morning last a stranger en-
tered dry goods store on Woodward ave
nue. and inquired for tine proprietor, whose
feelings are herewith respected and his
name suppressed. The stranger introduced
himself as Fiske, and said that a man who
lay dying at a certain boarding-hOuse on
Larned street west had something to say to
the merchant before he passed away.
Thinking it very singular, the merchant
put on his overcOat and went down to the
house in company with the stranger. On
bed up stairs he found the dying man.
The merchant expected to find pale, ema-
ciated patient but instead he found a
pretty healthy-lOOking fellow, who was,
however, snugly covered up in bed, and
whose voice was way down in his throat.
"1Ou wished to see me, did yOu?" asked
the merchant as he sat down.
81 did, answered the patient. "The
doctor says that l will not live twenty-four
hours, and want to confess a crime and
ask forgiveness. You don't know me, but
| know you. You were keeping a store in
st. Joseph, in 1851"
"Yes," answered the merchant.
'Well," continued the man, 81 happened
to be in st. Joseph that year, and one day
while you were at dinner and your clerk
busy, | stole pair of boots and a cap,
amounting in value to perhaps six dollars.
1t is the only theft / ever committed, and
it has cansed me endless anxiety. Now,
before die, wish 20 ask you forgiveness
and to restore the value Of the goods.
The merchant could not remember any
fhfnor ahOrTf fha offoir of 1,a -l.,
said bis name was jefferson, and he replied
that it was all right, and that he didn't
care for compensation. But both men
pressed him to take at least SIS for the
amount stolen so long ago, and he reluct-
antly consented. The dying man pulled
out a roll of bills, all Of the denomination
of 500, and the merchant handed back S54,
all the money he had, and told the we'll
man to come to the store after the rest. He
shook hands with the patient, hoped that
death might be arrested, ard returned to
the store alone, having the 500 bill in his
vest pocket. The stranger had not called
up TO 2 p. NJ, and the merchant finally took
a closer look at the bill. His hair began 10
raise up, and he started for the bank.
'Best counterfeit I've seen for a year -
remarked the cashier as he handed the bill
back.
The merchant then secured the services
Of a detective and they fastened to the
clearinghouse to find that the mel had de-
parted before noon. They came there the
evening previous, paid for two days board,
and the landlady did not know anything
about them, but supposed the merchant
knew them both. One at least must have
known something of the merchants 5 former
history, as he referred to facts, and although
they did not get the stake they played for
they nevertheless made a good enough
thing of it. Ever since Wednesday a de-
tective has been looking for the men, and
the greatest care has been taken that the
reporters shouldn't get hold Of the item.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-01
A MAD COWS FRANKS IN KNOX
WILLIE
Knoxville Press and Herald, Nov. ..

| hnoxville Press and Herald, Nov. ..
About ten O'Clock, yesterday morning, a
COW was weighed on the platform scales on
Market Square. A large number Of hogs
had been previously weighed, and their
grunting, together with the usual noises of
the vicinity agitated the bovine, which
upon being led away manifested a desire
to affectiOnately s'hOrn" somebody,
and playfnlly turned upon her pur-
chaser, Mr.. JOsedh FAM, causing that
gentleman to beat a lively retreat. The
COW had rope tied around her neck, cross
ing her nose, and a cOlOred individual was
given the other end of the rope TO hold
while he led the COW away. On arriving
on Gay street, Just above Asylum, the COW
became very much inceDsed at an innocent
old cOlored man eighty years Of age, named
Harry ROckhOld, who was standing on the
pavement on the vest side, cOntem-
platively regarding her. With lowered
head the bovine made for that ancient Af-
Tican, caught the poor man against the
fence, and tore fearful glsh in his LETT leg,
plOughing out the flesh.
The man was pressed to the ground and
the COW tried to horn him still more, but
fortunately did nothing worse than punch
him with her head.
By this time the collecting crowd scared
the COW Ofl-the rOpe-hOlder had inconti-
teI.tly fed at the fiIst dash. The now in
ftIriated animal dashed out Asylum street,
followed by a large crowd, aud by officers
Dempsey and Cain. Out Asylum to Wal
nut, down Walnut to Main, down Main
to Gay, down Gay to the river bank, along
the river bank to East Knoxville, through
East Knoxville streets for a full mile to-
wards the Fair Grounds went that un-
reasonable bovine, aud following it were
great crowd Of men and boys, while the
cheerful crack Of the pistol was heard every
now and then, as the lead pier ed into the
cows body.
During the stampede runaway teams
darkened the streets; pedestrians hastily
climbed convenient fences, or went scOot-
ing up the alleys; school children sCamper-
ed lively away, and hOrror-stricken women
made the welkin ring with screams. Alto
gether it was lively aud an animated
scene.
That COW was halted at the slaughter pen,
and the funeral services were dispensed
with.