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New-York tribune., 1874-10-29
John R. Gardner, director of the Great

Western Insurance Company and member OF the Finance
Committee, pledged TO the Company 7so shares lite
STOCK for loan of $4,000 Mr.. Gardner died nsolvept
and the Company applied dividend on the said stock
toward Of debt and sold SAT shares for the
same purpose The balance Of shares and so cash on
their hands they offered TO turn over 10 the OF
Mr. Gardner provided their right TO apply the dividend
10 the debt recognized This, however was
ceptable and suit Is brought by John W. Weed,
administrator of Mr.. Gardner. against the Great
plaintiffs alleging that the taking OF the shares n
pledge illegal under the charter and bylaws OF the
Company and claiming that the Company must give up
the whole stock, its value. and come In with the
other unsecured creditors The argued yester
day before Judge j. r. DAILY n the Common Pleas, and
ut the close Of the arypue 'he Court took the paperA
New-York tribune., 1874-10-29
A STOCKBROKERS LIABILITIES.
scurpuIs OF THE LIABILITIES OF BARTON a ALLEN.

SCHEDULE OF THE LIABILITIES OF BARTON a ALLEN.
Barton g. Allen, formerly stockholders Of
Broad st. have been adjudicated voluntary bankrups
and according to the papers file in the United states
District Court their debts amount to f2oe'e o. They
varv IN amount from % g. which appears to be due to
Dan,el Drew TO 100000 which is claimed by Cornelius
Vanderbilt Allen is grandson Of Commodore Wander
bt and was favored with large amount OF that gentle
mans business until the time Of the failure Much sur
prise was manifested at the time Of the failure that
Commodore Vanderbilt should have allowed the rm to
fail when he could have prevented 1t by advancing
money. The following schedule OF their creditors,
together with the amounts due them respectively mas
heen copied from the of1cia recOrds
New-York tribune., 1874-10-29
John KEtfYs 1IREL CASES.

Nelson r. Waterbury, who is co-defendant
with Mayor Havemeyer in the suit OF John Kelly, sp
peared before Judge Barrett, in Supreme Court Cham
bers yesterday. to ask for extension Of time to
swer the complaint of Mr. Kelly. but the Judge denied
the request the ground that there affidavit Of
merits accompanying the papers. Mr.. Waterbury said
he wond supply the affidavit In the course of the day
in the day MI Waterbury stated that he had OBJ
tanned extension OF twenty days. and that he would
not put his answer to the complaint until after the
excitement OF the election past.
New-York tribune., 1874-10-29
DECI6lONB~-OCr. 10.

Su,reme Court-C -Chambers--By Judge Barrett
Ayeri .rt Webse-Upon plaintiffs offer fled denied
whou. costs Lvsson sgt whte-Dmssed In the OF
dismd memorandum In the matter Of May
man Ire confirmed and order granted
Ctre-Pari HL-By Judge Donohae-Devo as Bsrnea-Case
settled.
Superior Coat-Specidl Trm-By Judge Curtis
Hart sr Lsihop Combination Sewing Company-Pro
xdismss
New-York tribune., 1874-10-29
SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST LAWYER.

In the Supreme Court, in the case of Stephen
H. Alden against Daniel c. Birdsall, the defendant was
arrested yesterday and held to bail In 1885, upon an
order Of arrest issued by Judge Barrett He suose-
quently gave bail and was discharged. his bondsmen
being James G.. Hughes Of Port Richmond Staten
Island, and Jonathan W. Norris of No $40 East Ono
ndredandtwenty- -hfth-st. NewYork. The facts set
forth 10 the complaint foows Mr. Birdsall was
the attorney and counsel Of Mr. Alden and some time
January. 1874. represented TO him that "put or
to shares Of Western Union stock
at per cent made just before the panic OF september
1873. in the possession OF silas d. Hiobard tnat
Hlbbard was determined to bring suit upon 1t |;
that liability OF about $4,000 had accrued
upon IT, but that Hibbard willing TO settle 1t for
$4,000 which he BrdsaJ, strongly advised Mr. aiuen to
do Mr.. Alde.s accordingly obtained :ne money, and
paid :. TO Mr. Brdsall; whc returned the put the the
$4,000 aud Cancelled Jan. a. 1874" Subsequently Mr.
Alden met Mr. Hibbard and learned that he had never
sed any such put" and had not received $1,000 in set
ement Of the same and It also discovered that Mr.
bird tail had purchased the "put few days before for
s3T5 William II. Anthon appeared for the plaintin
New-York tribune., 1874-10-29
nyvfArURR Almanac

6:26 set. oOO Moon rsee'''''' $3.50
Sandy Hook 1888 Govs Island "a Hell Gate rerrf' liS
DAr-p
Cows alsDd 600 Hell Cats feug. lao
New-York tribune., 1874-10-29

COMMON PLsn-EaUrrr TERx-Adjournei for the Term.
TRIAL IERM-PAkr L--AdjourLei Tor the Term.
PART It-DALY J.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-10
CITY COUNCIL-OFFICIAL.
Regular Meeting.
CITY Council ROOM,

ROCK ISLAND, Marcn. =. 1Stf,
Council met in special session at I o
clock this evening, Present His honor
the Mayor, and Aldermen Koch, Don,
Churchill, Bell. Drayton, Warner, and
Wilkes
The minutes of the last meeting wele
read and approved.
The Mayor stated that the Council was
convened for the purpose Of canvassing the
returns Of the recent city election.
On motion Of Aid. Warner the Council
proceeded to canvass the election returns
Aldermen Koch and Warner were ap-
pointed tellers.
The returns from the several wards were
read by the Clerk, and on motion of Aid
Don, the following named persons were de-
clared duly elected, as follows, viz:
Thomas Gait, Mayor, for one year,
Jacob Norris, Police Magistrate, for one
year
First Ward-Henry Carse, Alderman
for two years.
Second ard-George E. Bailey, Alder
man for two years.
Third Ward-L. D. Woodruff, Alderman
for two years.
Fourth Ward-W. P. Butler, Alderman
for two years
Fifth Ward ohm Davis, Alderman fol
two years.
Charles Engel, Alderman for one year
AID. Warner moved that a committee Of
two be appointed to examine the condition
of the Rock river bridges and report. The
motion was adopted
The Mayor appointed Aldermen Bell anG
Don said Committee.
On motion of Aid. Warner the Counci
adjourned. JOHN BARGE, City Clerk.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-10
The New City Council,

The result Of the recent city election was
officially declared last evening. The Fl
nance Committee are engaged on the an
nual financial report, and as soon as that
shall be completed a meeting of the pres
ent board will be held to act upon it, and
also to inaugurate the new board. This
will probably take place on Thursday, or al
latest on Friday evening of next week.
The mayors law having expired, the SUI
coordinate officers for the ensuing year viii
be elected by the Council, as before that
Jaw was passed. 1t is understood that
DIR. Gait, our newly elected Mayor, desires
a consultation with all the members of the
Council, old and new, some evening pre-
vious to the inauguration, in relation to the
places to be filed, in order that persons
may be selected solely with view to their
fitness for the position to be filed, and hot
with any reference to their opinions upon
politics, original sin, or infant damnation.
DR.. Gait, and all the members ofthe coun
ell, will, by this course, commend them
selves to the good will of the people gener-
ally, and inaugurate much-needed reform
in city affairs
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-10
Nervous Debility.

A depressed, irritable state Of mind: weak, ner
vous. exhausted feeling: energy or ANNA ion
confused head, weak memory, often with debilita
ting, involuntary discharges. The consequence oi
excuses, mental oyerwork or indiscretions. This
NERVOUS DEBILITY finds = sovereign cure in HUM
PHREY's HOMEOPATHIC SPECIFIC, No 49, 1t tones
up the system, arrests discharges, dispes the men
Ia gloom and dependency, and rejuvenaies the en-
tire system. 1t is perfectly harmless and Always
efficient Price s.. for package of five boxes ana
a large s. vial of powder, which is important il
old serious cases; or 81 per single box. Sold by
ALL Druggists, or sent by mail on receipt OF price
Address HUMPHREYS SPECIFIC MEDICINE
CO., No. 56a, Broadway, n, Y.
Fol Jale by Otto Grotjan 81 Illinois Street Bensel
& Thomas Speidel and e Breunert, Rock Island
and j Richards Moline. 3-4dmwf&w1y
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-10
E. F. Kunkers Bitter Wine of Iron

+. Z. kunkels celebrated Bitter Wine
of Iron will effectually cure liver COM
plant, jaundice, dyspepsia, chronic or
nervous debility, chronic diarrhea, disease
Of the kidneys, and all diseases arising
from disordered liver, stomach or intes-
tines, such as constipation, fatulence, in
ward piles, fullness of blood to the head.
acldlty OF the stomach, nausea, heartburn
disgust for food, fullness of weight in the
stomach, sore eructations, sinking or fut.
tering at the pit of the stomach, swimming
of the head, hurried or difficult breathing
futterlng at the heart, choking or suffocat.
ing sensations whan in lying posture, dim
ness of VISION, dots or webs before the
sight, dull pain in the head, deficiency of
perspiration, yellowness of the skin and
eyes, pain in the sides, back, head. chest,
and limbs, etc, sudden Pushes of heat,
burning In the flesh, constant imaginincs
OF evil. and great depression of spirits.
Price 81 per bottle. Beware of counter
telts. DO not let your druggist palm of
some other preparation of iron he NAV say
is as good, but ask for kuukel's Bitter
Wine of Iron. Take no other. Kunker
Bitter WiLe of Iron is not sold in bulk.
only in 81 bottles. L. T. Kunkel, pronrie
tor, No. 259 North Ninth St, Philadelphia
Pa.
John Bengston agent for Rock Island.
3-ldSwlm
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-10
Iowa and the Rock Island Canal.

Senator Murphy, of Davenport, offered
the following joint resolutions which were
promptly and unanimously adopted by
both Houses of the Iowa Legislature:
WHEREAS, The question of cheap
transportation for the surplus products OF
the Mississippi valley to a profitable mark
ct is at the present time the paramount
question: and
WHEREAS, We believe that the con.
struction of a canal from Rock Island tC
Hcnnepin, in the State Of Illinois, would
oyen an unbroken water communication tC
the Eastern markets from the largest agri-
cultural region tributary to any single arti-
fetal water way which has been proposed
and
WHEREAS This line has been surveyed
by authority of Congress, and has beer
found to be practicable; and to be distance
Of only sixty miles, and to be capable OF
construction at small cost, in comparison
with other projects Of this character; there
fore.
BE 1t Resolred BIZ the General AsSenlJl,
Of tie State Of IOsca, That our Senator.
| in Congress be instructed and our Repre-
sentatives therein be requested to vote for
and to use their active influence to secure
such LEGISLATION by the National Legislature
as will insure the construction of this can
at an early uay.
Res0lCed, That the Secretary of State be
and he is hereby instructed to transmit a
copy thereof to each of our Senators and
Representatives.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-10
Tndicestion's Martyrs.

Half the diseases of the human family spring
from disordered stomach. and may be prevented
by invigorati and toning that abused and neglect
ed organ with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters Let il
be borne in mind that the liver the kidneys the in
testnes, the muscles. the igamcnts, the bones the
nerves, the integuments, are all reserved and nour
ished by the blood, and that the digestive organs
are the grand alembic in which the materials of the
vital fluid are prepared. When the stomach Ills to
provide healthfu nouri hment for its dependencies
they necessarily suffer, and the ultimate result Il
the e' il IL not ar ested. will be chronic and proba.
bly, fat disease somewhere. II may be developed
III the k1dn VS. in the form of dabetis In the liver
az congestion in the muscles as rhenma ISM in the
nerves as paralysis, in the integumens as serofua
Remember. how yer. thtt each and all of these
consequences of indigestion may be prevel ted by
the timely anf re nj use OF that sovereign anti.
dote to dyspeps a, u 1stettor's BitIeys.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-10
The River,

The ice took another start about | P. NJ.
to-day, and run for some twenty minute,
minutes and stopped again.
By reference to our files we find that il
was on Tuesday evening, March TO- 1868
when the ice gorged by the Rodman mill;
and overhowed large portion of the citS
The gorge did not last but an hour or so
and the water soon receded.
The river is now nearly bank full--caus
ed by gorges, of course-aud it will recedt
as soon as the ice runs out.
At $50 the ice commenced running
again. on the Iowa side of the river, sooI
showing a streak of open water, but the
main body of the river is still covered witt
broken ice, jammed in so that it may re
main for some days yet
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-10
Farmers and Workingmen's Club in Coal Val
lev


To the Editors of The Rock Island Argus
| send you a report of meeting held in
our Town Hall, persuant to call, published
in The ARGUS.
The meeting was called to order at o.
clock P. NJ by the chairman, MIR. Freeberg,
who stated its object
On motion the chair was instructed to
select a committee of three to nominate
permanent officers Of the Club for the en-.
suing year.
The chair appointed VIM. Moore, Geo.
Hitler, Sr. and c. n Crockett, said COM
mittee, who reported the following: Fred
Freeberg. for President, Geo. w Buck,
for Vice President, Thomas Lees, Secre-
tary, +. c. Killing, Treasurer The report
was adopted.
On motion VIM. Moore, and Geo. Hitler
Sr. were appointed to represent this Clut
in the county convention to be held in Rock
Island on the 18th inst.
On motion the chair was instructed tt
select committee Of two to prepare by
laws and constitution.
The chair appointed William Moore anG
C. n Crockett.
On motion the delegates appointed to at
tend the county convention were author
lied to procure speakers to address Oul
next meeting to be held here on the 2lst
inst
Adjourned to meet at the Town Hall on
Saturday the Dist inst at P. NJ,
THOMAS LEES, Sec.
Coal Valley, ILL.,, March 9th, 1874.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-10

A BEAUTIFUL WoMAN-The percep-
tive faculty of women is usually keener
than the same chronological organ in men.
Woman knows that beauty rather than
genius is worshipped by the sterner sex.
A man may talk with his lips of the latter
to his lady-love, but the keenness of the
woman knows that he is thinking of the
former in his heart All women have an
innate desire to please their beaux They
are fond of admiration, hence one of their
longings to be beautiful The grand secret
Of female beauty is health-the secret of
health is the power to eat, digest and as
simulate a proper quantity of wholesome
food Take VINEGAR BITTERs. It will
cleanse the stomach, tone the vital organs.
give perfect digestion, purify the blood,
clear up the complexion an9. produce a
state of mental and physical electricity
which gives symmetry of form, bright
eyes. white skin, glossy hair and a genuine
type of female loneliness which no cosmet.
lc can compare with.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-10
Clint Parkhurst's Poems.

We have tried very hard to read some
of the poems in Mr.. Parkhurst's pretty
book, but we fail to get interested in any
Of them We are friendly to him. as he
knows. He was our assistant on THE AR
Gus for some time, and we would ike to
praise his book if we could. It's handsome
volume of a $50 pageS,very neatly printed,
by The Chicago News Company. 1t is for
sale at our book stores, and as Clint has
many friends here bis book sells. 1t is
voriously noticed in the Chicago papers
some iavorably, and some very unfavora-
bly,. People will buy it, however, to see
whether it really is as bad as it is repre-
scented to be. Many will like it and prob
ably find in it an expression of their own
ideas. To us it does not seem to rise to
the dignity of poetry,-it seems the qIeru
lous fault-fndiHgs of an unhappy mind-a
mind not highly cultivated or disciplined
dissatisfied with nearly everything in this
world, and doubtful as to the next, Moth
| ing in the book rouses in us sympathetic
feeling or affectionate regard. We hope
Clint may realize dollars from its sale, but
he cannot win lasting reputation from such
rhymes as it contains. Having roughed it
10 the world, from boy; fought his way,
una'ded, and against discouragements
done his part manfully as a soldier; suf-
Tered as prisoner Of war, and travelled
much in this and other lands, in a humble
and obscure way, his thoughts do not wear
that cheerful hopeful hue which we love To
see torhyme. Age, prosperity, cheerful com
panions, and better experience with man
kind-and womankind too--will teach Mr..
Parkhurst the folly of such writing as this
book contains-and then he may be able
to sing some songs which will make us
happy and him famous. We hope so.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-10
NOTES HERE AID THERE.

Read what the N. Y. San SAYS about
a Job our Mr.. Hawley has introduced in
Congress to create new offices and omen a
way to fat pickings.
VIM. Tweddle, Jr., representing f.
Maxwell & Co., lubricating oil dealers. St
Louis, leaves tonight on western trip.
lie expects to be absent about fortnight,
Extensive preparations are being made
at Rock Island for the northwestern cheap
transportation convention to convene in
that ely on the oath instant Peoria Dem
Ocrdt.
The convention which is called to meet
in Rock Island on the oath inst, in the
interests Of the Hennepin- Rock Island ca
nal project, promises to be well attended
Peoria Transcript.
Persons who want washing and ironing
done nicely can have their clothes sent for
and returned to them by leaving word with
Mrs. Mcdonald, on Toledo street, between
Elk and Cutter streets Mrs Mcdonald
is an old resident, and is very careful and
neat in her work
The pistol accident at Mr. F. A Cramp-
ton 5, in Henry county, by which his little
daughter was killed, did not occur on Sun
day,as would be inferred from Mr.. Trego' S
letter. 1t happened at 5 P. NJ on Satur-
day, and the little girl expired at 2 A NJ on
Sunday. She was unconscious and appar-
emily free from pain
Lewis West is about to open nice
music store in the south end of Epstein s
Harper House Jewelry Store. Lew has
some experience as a musician and we pre-
sumo is quite competent to carry on good
business, in instruments, books, sheet mu
sic, etc. We wish him success. he has
many friends who will help him to all the
trade they can.
| A monster meeting is to be held in
Hyde park, England, on next Sunday, in
favor of amnesty to the incarcerated Fe-
mans. A iudicious movement at this mo-
ment, as the leaders clearly understand
Mr.. Disraeli can scarcely inaugurate his
premiership by any other act which viii
more surely gather round him the support
Of the Ireland Home Rulers than this.
| We are in pretty constant receipt Of
postal cards mailed at st. Louis, on which
are written the following I'VE buy thou
sand mile tickets over all railroads, Jack
son & Co, $40. Chestnut streets, Sain
!
seem to know where to procure their tick
cts we will state, for their benefit, that they
should apply to the general passenger
agents of the various railroads over which
they wish to ride, and they will be furnish
ed with terms, etc.
We learn from the Union that BAILEY
Davenport caused the water to rise in the
Adams street sewer, filing several cellars
The cellars in the Harper House block art
built tight, with an escape pipe into the
sewer. This pipe has a screw cap upon i
which is always put on when the water i:
high in the river, thus keeping the cellar.
dry When the water is eat OF the sewel
the cap is removed so that any waste wa
ter is drained off and thus those cellar.
are always dry We are surprised tina
Bailey Davenport didn't leave that cap eff
SO that those cellars would e flooded 50
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-10
A WRONG CUSTOM CORREcrrr

1t is quite generally the custom to take
strong liver stimulants for the cure of liver
complaint, and both the mineral and vege-
table Kingdoms have been diligently
searched to procare the most drastic and
poisonous purgatlyes, in order to produce
powerful effect upon the liver, and arouse
the tagging and enfeebled organ This
system OF treatment is on the same princi
pie as that OF giving weak and debilitated
man large portions of brandy to enable
him to do certain amount of work
When the stimulant is withheld. the or
gan, like the system, gradually relapses in.
to more torpid or sluggish and weakened
condition than before. What then is want
ed? Medicines, that, while they cause
the blle to flow freely from the liver. as
that organ is toned into action. will NOT
overwork and thus debilitate it. but will,
when their use is discontinued. leave the
liver strengthened and healthy.
WORKS WONDERS.
DIR r Pierce;
Dear iSr:-Pour treatment in my case
has been quite successful and satisfactory
and tor which desire to express my graf
itude. ! have been troubled with disor-
dered Liver and Catarrh and general
weakness for good many years, and was
failing slowly all the time, and last August
| called on you and got some of your
Golden Medical Discovery and DIR. Sage
Catarrh Remedy, and one of your Nasal
lnjectors, ana since that time / have been
improving and am now better than | have
been IN years, nos having had the sick
headache IN months, which used to have
to average once week. the Golden Medi-
lcal Discovery being the principal medicine
used; 1t has worked wonders in NV case.
and | recommend it to those similarly af.
dleted. Let me express gratitude to Won
for such invaluable services.
Truly and gratefully yours,
WIN. !. CRITTENDEN,
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-10
WILL ACC EPT NO OFFICE.

s. NJ. Smith, of Kewanee, in this con-
gressional district, is secretary of the ILL
nois State Farme rs Association, and one
of the leading men in the now famous
farmers movem ent. Some of the Grant
papers have ass .erted that he desired to be
the farmers ca ndidate for governor; others
declared that he was working for the posi-
ton of congressman in place of Hawley.
To the mind of Grant editor, it is per-
fectly clear that every man wants an othce
as a reward for his services in behalf OF
any cause or any party.
Mr.. Smith has been addressing farmers
meetings nearly every day for the past
three months. He is one of the editors Of
the Chicago Ind ustrial Age, and in the last
issue of that pa per we find the following
editorial
Mr.. Smith is not, and will not be, can
didate for any office. His friends and his
enemies may stop all talk in that direction
Mr.. Smith is thoroughly in earnest in the
work in which he is engaged His ambl
| JlOl anu cUpIl 10 W IOSOOlC W lildt SAOo
class of which he is one, the rights and in
terests they have been unjustly deprived
of. And we say what we know, that he Il
working with singleness of heart, and pu
rity of purpose, that reflects the highes
credit on him, and he is wise in not beln!
sullied with office or official associations.
There is a class of small politicians, o
both the old and effete parties, that ar,
belaboring their brains industriously to de
wise unpleasant things to say of Messrs
Smith, Flagg, Colder, and other promineu
friends of the farmers in the State The,
can do those gentlemen no greater favo
than to abuse them When this is don
the people know their enemies are hur
and their friends are true.