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Smyrna times., 1874-11-25

For Inllam.na,0ry ana ChrOnic
Rheumatism, Gout, Bilious, Remittent
and Intermittent Fevcrs, Diseases Of the
Blood, Liver, Kidneys, and Bladder, these
B.ttcrs have no equal. Such Diseases arc
caused hv NiN.tel Blood.
Smyrna times., 1874-11-25

Mechanical Diseases. i Persons en-
gagged in Paints and Minerals, such as
Plumbers, Type-settcrs, Gold-beaters, and
Miners, as they ad;aHce i'll life, are subject
to paralysis OF the Bowels. 70 guard
against this, take dose OF Walkers VN-
EGAR BTTTLR5 occasionally.
Smyrna times., 1874-11-25
SMYRNA SEMINARY.

The duties Of this SCHOOL will be resumed on
Wednesday, September 9th. Tuition given in
English Branches Mathematics. Ancient and Modern
Languages. Vocal and instrumental Music. For
particulars apply to
J. II. GROVES.
or J. f. CLAWSON.
SMYRNA, DEL, August 26th, le74,-6m
Mss ALICE A. FORD will give instructions on
Piano or Organ on Wednesdays and Saturdays,
either at the Music Room of the Seminary at the
residence of the pupils. Apply at her residence
near the Seminary. oct. Ism
Smyrna times., 1874-11-25
POSTAL CONVENTION
Concluded April %, 1874.

The undersigned, John A. ]. Creswell, Post.
master.General Of the United States of America in
virtue OF the powers vested in him by law, and M
Amedee Barlholdi, officer of the national order OF
the Legion Of Honor. envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentary from France at Washing
ton. &c. in the name OF his government and by
virtue Of the powers which he has formally
to this effect, have agreed upon the following arti
cles. viz:
Smyrna times., 1874-11-25
INSTRUCTION IN MUSIC.

JAS. V. ROBERTS. after seven
y.l;. years of instruction and practice, offers
v X v v his services as a TEACHER ON
THE PIANO AND ORGAN. He feels Of
giving satisfaction and sulicits patronage. Can be
found at the residence Of his mother, Mrs NJ. A.
Roberts, Smyrna, Del aug. 263m
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-02
PersonRl.

Judge c. j. johnson, of Chicago; j. q
Wynkoop, Cordova, c. W. Young, Cincin-
natl; j. b. Ellineer, New York are
among the numerous arrivals at the Har
per House,
VIM. L. Huse, of Peoria, the King ic'
dealer of the Southwest, who supplies st
Louis and many other places, is at the
Harper House.
f. c. Hegeer, of Lasallc, proprietor Of
the great zinc works, is at the Harper
House.
Milton Bradley, of Springfield, Mass.
very enterrrising business man and the
manufacturer of all the most popular par
Tor games, is at the Harper House.
Hon. A. NJ. Dickey, of St ohnsbury, Vt,
one of our old Democratic friends, is on d
visit west, and is stopping at the Demo
crat Farm, Davenport, with those Yer
mont Richardson's.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-02
The Peoria & Rock Island Ry.

The committee appointed by the bond
holders of this road, as noticed in TIL
ARGUS of the 2Sth, will arrive in this cit
this evening This committee doubtless
came under such instructions as will enabl,
them to make report in the interest o
the bond holders, such as DIR. Hamilton
may represent. Mr.. Frost will then, in al
probability, recommend the most unusual
procedure, of the bond holders paying the
interest on the floating debt ill paid of,
and then they will fund the several cou-
pOns. as asked by the officers of the road.
In thus recommending the committee to
find things as DIR. Hamilton represents, and
in advising the bond holders, it is evident
money has been placed where it would do
the most good
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-02
Man Killed.

About or Q o'clock last evening a street
car ran off the track at Cops station, go
| ing up, aid the passengers had to get of
in order to right it, Among those who
got off we're two men who were 50 drunk
that they could scarcely stand on their feet
Mr.. S. W. McMaster happened to be on
the car and he took hold of each of the men
and steadied them upon the platform of
the car after it was righted. When he
came out of the car. at his residence, he
noticed that they we're missing lie asked
the driver where they got off, and was an
swered, near Mr.. Cables
On the next car up, the driver noticed
one of the men lying in the road jus, above
Cable Avenue, dead drunk, and with the
help Of Mr.. Porter Skinner, who was on
the car, the drunk man was taken out of
the road aud lett in safe place.
The next heard was that a car had ran
over and killed man near Brooks 5 orch
ard. Coroner Knox went up and convey
ed the body 10 his place, on Madison
street. This morning he called jury and
and learned tina, the deceased's name was
Christensen, and that his home was in
Greenbush, in the Fourth ward, in this
city. He leaves wife and four children.
The jury found that he came to his death
by being run over bv a street ca, and that
no blame can be attached to the driver"
The funeral will be tomorrow afternoon
FROM the residence of the deceased 5 brother
in Greenbush. 1t is said that the mans
head rested on the rail and he was proba-
bly, asleep or unconscious; that the night
was dark aud that the driver could not
discover objects on the track-sJ dark that
even the horse did not shy at the object.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-02
Juage Poland and His Gag Law.

From the Boston Journal Of commerce.
Mr., Poland says:
have said. and say az in that the law does moi
have any application to or effect upon prosecution
for libel.
This is all very we'll to say, Mr.. Poland,
but what are the facts ? The law may
have application to or affect upon prosecu
tons for libel; we take the iberty-al
though neither lawyers nor judges-to
show you how. WhSn the gag law had
been passed its effect upon prosecution.
for libel was quickly observed by the Boss
Shepherd Ring, and the grand jury of thu
District of Columbia ire asked to indicl
Mr. Dana, the able, fearless editor OF the
New York Sun, for libel, for it vas utterly
owing to the earnest efforts of that paper
that the Washington Ring was finally bro.
ken up. The grand jury refused to indict
but the refusal was ouly carried bya SINAI
majority. The Sun says Of the matter
Had only one or two more voted the other way
an indictment would have been presented and thu
interesting consequences which might have foll"w
ed.
So when Mr.. Poland says that the law
does not apply TO or effect prosecutions
for libel, that is no security that il may not
for the grand jury may reverse its action
in the Dana case. But Mr.. Poland's action
has been thoroughly considered by his con
stituents, who were the most concerned
They have condemned their course, and their
action is endorsed by the Boston Journal
Of Commerce, and by the entire press OF the
country. The law existing to-day should
be promptly repealed 10y the next congress.
The people are in earnest regarding this
attack upon the liberty of the press-or of
citizen. They have displayed their earn
estness in their condemnation OF Judge
Poland active participation in the fram-
ing of the law
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-02

Col. Elliott, the candidate for congress
of the Democratic Independent Opposition
party of this district-togcther with John
II. Bryant and other former prominent
Republicans of Bureau county-supported
enthusiastically a few years since, Gent
Tom Henderson for congress, when he ran
against Ingersol, Notwithstanding the old
| Lovely controversy. If it was no bar ther
! for them, why should it be nowY TIL,
fact is, this cry is sheer demagogery OF
the cheapest kind-Di.c0n 7eieqruph.
Gen. Henderson was never "a can
didate for congress but once, and
that was against Lovejoy. Is il
natural to suppose that Gen. Elliott then
Republican, aud a kinsman of Over
Lovejoy, would o pose the election of the
regularly and fairly nominated candidate
of his party and man he held in highest
esteem and to whose family he was con
nected by marriage? Does it look reason
Bile ? The Telegraph should correct its
mistake Gen. Eliotts name will be
found signed to circular printed during
that cam paign. in 1862. warning the peo.
pie against the efforts of the disorganizer,
Tom Henderson, to break up the Republi-
can party and defeat Loveioy its regular
nominee. The district then included Blu
reau, Henry, Putnam, Stark, Marshall,
Peoria aud Knox counties. Henderson
then lived in Toulon, Stark county, and
permitted himself to be used by the Dem
ocrats to defeat Loveioy, the regular Re
publican nominee--and came very near
doing it,
In 1872 he tried to get the regular Re
publican nomination, but was beaten by
Ingersoll He then turned in with the
Democrats and helped elect Stevens, an
out. and-out Democrat, tocoDgress, and de
ieated Iugersoll, the Republican candidate.
And this chronic bulter and dlsOrgAniZer,
Henderson, after having assured the
friends OF both Hawley aud Lynde that he
would not be candidate this year, has sue.
ceded( by what means has already been told
in these coluWusl in getting the Repubi
can nomination. Is this such record as
Republicans can approve? Not much
And many Republicans in every county
in this district will not support him-and
many men will vote for Gen. Elliot and
punish Mr.. Henderson for his double ef-
fort to break up his own party because be
was not Its candidate.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-02

The tendency to bolt regular nomina-
tions is breaking out in the most nnexpect-
ed quarters, and the wire pullels and man
ayers are filed with trepidation. Their
sentiments on the subject correspond pref
ty well to those Of the colored candidate
for baptism who, slipping out of the par
sons hands lust as he was being dipped,
remarked: Some gemman's niger $
gwine to be drowned by his yer. nonsense
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-02

A New LEAD.-How many times does
SO 20 into 100000? 1t goes 5000 times
Well, that is good per cent, even Tor
California. Will the best lead" eyer
struck pay as much? Certainly not But
there are strong probabilities that an in
vestment of fifty dollars made in the last
Grand Gift Concert, in aid of the Public
Library of Kentucky, will pay that per
cent, to somebody Why not to one OF us!
And then we have only to wait till the Both
of November for the result.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-02
Nervous Debility.

vous. exhausted feeling; no energy or nina ION
confused head, weak memory, often with debilita
ting, involuntary discharges. The consequence OF
excuses, mental overwOrk or indiscreuons. This
NERVOUS DEBILITY finds T. sovereign cure IN HUM
PHREYs HOMEOPATHIC SPECIFIC No %. 1t tones
up the system, arr, SITS discharges, dispels the men
tai gloom and dependency, and reJuvcnates the en-
tire -ystem. 1t is perfectly harmless and always
efficient. Price S., fos package of five boxes and
a large 81 vial of powder, which is important in
old. serious cases; or 81 per single box. Sold by
ALL Druggists sent by mail on receipt of price.
Address HUMPHREYS SPECIFIC MEDICINE
CO.. No. 562, Broadway, y. Y.
For Jale by Otto Grotjan IS Illinois Street. Benser
& Thomas. Speidel and E Breunert, Rock Island
and Richards, Moline. 3-idmwf&wly
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-02
NoIEs HERE AND THERE.

-"Comme je trouve," freely translated,
means Grab all / can" See Butler let
ter to Kellogg Boston Journal, (Rep.)
Col. A. W. Perry, the Independent
candidate for senator, is an old resident OF
our city and has never been a seeker after
political preferment. -Geneseo Republic.
If the people can be made to believe
that President Grant is really as great a
man as the n Y. Herald in its alarm ex.
ats him, they might do much worse
thing than elect him to a third term,-
Rock Island Union.
After High Mass at st. Joseph''
church, next Sunday, there will be a meet
ing of the Father Mathew Society in the
school house adjoining the church. The
object Of the meeting is to reorganize the
society and appoint delegates to the Chi
cago convention to be held October 6.
The Geneseo Republic wants us t.
say that Gen. Elliott is son-in-la of the
late Owen Lovejoy's wife-that he mar
ried not the daughter of Owen Lovejoy
but the step daughter of Owen Loveioy
We are quite willing to crafty the Repub
lie and hope its editor feels better now
Sam King having disposed of his CT
gar store starts tomorrow evening to-
Georgia, to see the old folks at home dur
ing the winter. He expects to return il
the spring and go into some kind of bust
ness here. Sam has, by industry, econo
my, and good habits. accumulated money
enough to give him start in business.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-02

We bear the most hattering reports Of
tie prospects OF Col Elliott in his own
county. 1t is confidently asserted that he
will carry Bureau county by handsome
majority.
He is a farmer, has an excellent record,
and upon all the leading issues of the day
occupies grounds which cannot tail to give
him great strength with the masses. The
domination ct Col, Elliott is probably the
best which eould have been made, aud has
sent Henderson stock down 10 Zero 10 no
nme. -hsacdRse Iadepeadeat.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-02
THE TICKETS,

As the tickets of the three parties be-
fore the people Of this State and district
are now complete, THE Argus publishes
them all, and will endeavor to furnish such
information concerning them as, it hopes,
will aid its readers in forming an idea o!
which should be elected. Win the Repub'
lean papers in this congressional distric
do the snme2
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-02

AN 1sou1RY.-Is it not better to pqr.
chase )r, Prices Cream Baking Powder
and True Flavoring Extracts. Ginger, Or
ange, Vanilla, ETC., that have stood the
test for years, than adulterated. unhealthy
articles because they are cheaper? Good,
pure articles must have fair valuation,
and that Dr.Price's are unequalled in quail,
ity and purity, no person who has used
them will deny.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-02
New Freight Agent.

Mr. w. B. Grenelle, for some Is years
the station agent of the G. r. LIZ 7. RI.
in this city, has resigned, and Mr. A. q
Tucker, of Iowa City, takes the position
MIR. Grenelle expects to remain in Rock
Island and engage in other business.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-02

MAsoNIo.-There will regular commu-
nication Of Rock Island Lodge, No. b3s'
A. +. & A. NJ. this friday evening at :, -
o'clock. Regular business and work on II.
A. and F. c. degrees Al members are
requested to be present, and visiting broth,
ers are invited to meet with US. by ORDER
w n EpH WOOD, Sec.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-02
Reasons why they Only
should be UsedI

THEIR REPUTATION is ESTABLISHED.
Thousands of testimonials have been received
showing that these POWDERS have performed
miracles in curing cases of long standing, many o
them considered hopeless.
THERE Is NO RISK IN TAKING THEM.
They contain nothing injurious, and, therefore
cause none of the lingering diseases SO often the
result of the many nostrums of the day Physicians
recommended them superior to Quinine or any
other known remedy, for they leave the system in a
healthy state, and the patient beyond the probabil.
ity OF a relapse.
BEWARE OF CoUNTERFEITs.
The genuine are put up In square tin boxes, with
THoMPSoNS FEVER AND AGUE POWDERS
stamped on the lid, and the signature of THOMPSON
q CRAWFORD on the wrapper. No others can pos
sibly be genuine.
CRAWFORD & FOREC
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-02

ST LOUIS FAIR The Rockford, Rock
Island and st. Louis railroad will sell ex
cursion tickets from Rock Island to East
St. Louis and return, for 5000 to all at
tending the fair. Sale of tickets common
ces Oct Sd, closes Oct, 9th. Tickets will
be good for return passage until Oct. 18th
DIT.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-02

sdr Tending matter qdUertising and no.
tees az tOodt oDiHmAs ,ciN be charged ~
cents per t,ne, ecospt for religious and be,
aeuoleHf societies. ,chioh ,rm be So cents per
notice Iohea not eroeef,ag fue lines all
ouz nee lines ~ cents per line.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-02
Thompson's Remedies.
The Greatest Discovery of the
Age

There are no diseases so dc 'itating in their ef
fects upon the constitution as tn, above, and none
more difficult to cure by the usual m, les of practice
The FEVER AND AGUE POWDERS will effect
cure in cases of the longest standing well as
prove preventive in the forming stages OF the dis
ease. Being purely Vegetable, they act with GER
tanty the disease, totally Graduating from the
system, and prevent n return at any future PERIOD
Why waste your money and health in trying every
medicine you hear of, when THOMPSONS FEVER
AND AGUE Pow DERS have never failed to cure
the Gil s in any case
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-02
The Naathar--To. naY.

The following shows the temperature
at THE ARGUS OFFICE to-day, as IN
Dictated hv thermometer:
"a. M5a above zero IL NJ. 66 above zero
8 A. NJ. G09 5P a o'~
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-02

The world was not made in day, Meth
er is our stock of goods all sold out, but
they are going at lively rate, and it can
only be that we are having such lively
trade from the fact of keeping the finest
stock of goods in this section and at prices
that cannot be equalled.
WADswoRrH & PARSONS.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-02

REMARKs-On the 25th, 26th and Eth insts., rain
measurement !, inch; total rain fall for month OF
September IA inches.
Tue fall of rain is very uneqnally distributed
over the earth's surface, varying from zero to a
depth Of 80 icet III year.-LoOmis' .Heterology.
j. MClLyAfN. IL S. Il. $. A.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-02

KEEP 1T IN MIND that Goes dyspepsia
cure is the only known remedy that is GER
tain to cure dyspepsia, indigestion, sick
headache, cramps, COLES, cholera morbus,
and distress after eating, 1t never fails.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-02

The readers of THE ARGUS will remem.
Der that on the 18th of last March Mrs.
Alex. w. Brownie, of Long Grove, Scott
county, Iowa, was shot dead through the
window while sitting at her sewing ma
chine, with her children playing around
her, on the floor, the husband being alb
sent. The details of the cruel affair we
published at the time. The coroner OF
Scott county, with most commendable en-
ergy and intelligence kept his jury in ses-
sion for many days, examined large mum
Der of witnesses, and finally wove such
web of circumstances around one Lewis
John SOD, former employe of Mr.. Brown
lie, that he was arrested. His trial was
commenced in Davenport yesterday, Oct.
/. The Gazette says:
The first witness called was Sarah
| Brownie. daughter OF the murdered wo
man. She was in the room playing with
her brother and sisters. when her mother
was shot through the window of the kitch
EN-, The only new testimony given IN heI
examination was that she looked at the
the clock just after her mother
was shot, and it was ten minutes to 8
and that Lewis johnson had talked i'm
| properly with her on several occasions, anc
had attempted improper liberties with hel
person on two occasions She had prom
ised him-she a mere child--that SHE
would never tell any person of his talk
with her personally, and concerning wha
two other coored men in the neighborhood
had told him of their doings with the little
daughters of their employers. And that
afterwards he charged her with telling hel
mother of what he had said to her, anc
when she said she said nothing to hel
mother, he replied he knew she had, fol
her mother had treated him coldly.
Her cross examination was in progress
when the court adjourned till 9 O'Clock
this morning.
Lewis johnson is a mullatto, of tai
form and rather good head, though he ha
high cheek bones, piercing black eyes
and curly, not "wooey," hair He ha(
been at work for MIR. Brownie, at thu
time of the murder. for long period.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-02
Muddled and Perhaps Dishonest Accounts.

The sheriff's Office in Henry county is
either in dishonest or incompetent hands.
The board of supervisors, through com
mittee of its clearest headed men-A W.
Perry, John S. Long, Adolph Maui and
Levi Higgins, have been trying to untangle
the accounts of their incompetent Ito call
him no worse name) sheriff, but so far have
not been able to get at the bottom of his
receipts, and expenditures In their re-
port they use the following language;
"We regret to be obliged to say that
with good deal of labor, we are not salts
fed with the result of our efforts. The
sheriff and his assistant have been with us
most constantly, and worked indefatigably
with US, not only in his office. but in the
other offices, ia order that we might slit
the whole matter, &c
And yet says the independent, with all
the light which the committee could get
from the sheriff himself aud his 'assis
taut," (Yannice, we presumed they could
not arrive at results satisfactory to them
selves, and were compelled to go back to
the beginning of his term of office, and af-
ter ascertaining the earnings and expenses
of the office, to strike general balance, as
near upon equitable principles as practca-
ble from the light before them.
Peter johnson a Republican, is the
sheriff, and his deputy, Vannice, is the
present Republican candidate for the Of
fee He should be defeated and John NJ.
McCuloh, perfectly competent, honest
and upright man, elected.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-02

WANTED, a house with five or six rooms,
located in central part Of the city. Ad-
dress P. o. box 1926.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-02

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 Amerl
can Sardlne Co. New York. lO-3Od&wly
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-02

A splendid stock OF first class furnish
ing goods, find underwear. hosiery gloves,
scarfs, ties, collars, etc, etc. Everything
M unnular nrices at Loeb 5.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-02

Jonas Bears Clothing House is known
as the depot of the Racine, Wis, trunk
mandatory, and also for selling good
goods at reasonable prices. 5-5dly.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-02

Prof Frey invites people to call and see
the Rock Island Business College in its
new hall, and then buy their scholarships.
He says scholars are coming in fast. l-5t.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-02

LADY, you should never think Of doing a
washing without Golden State Washing
Powder Get a test package and try it to
morrow
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-02
CITY.

TRuNKs.-The Racine trunks which
were awarded the premium at our fair are
for sale BY Livingston.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-02
GRISWOLD'S SALVE.

THIS CE EBRATED SALVE OR PLASTER
] has been used and sold In Hartford, e nm, Tor
than ftly years, and invariably cures all k!nds
OF 5 res, Barns, Scaida, Boils and Wounds, Fever
Sores, &C Inestmable for Rheumatism and
Sprains &c Wholesale Depot,
SISSOS BUTLER Il CO..
21sd&wly Hartford, Conn
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-02
CAMPHORINE."

The Great Discovery for the immediate relief and
cure q Rhe Imatism. Neural eia spralns, Brui.es
Pains, Stiff Joints, Strains, Swellings, lnfamma-
tons, Bunions. Catarrah, &c, &c. 1t will not
every family. Thousands WIZ testify 10 Its great
merits Try it, Price per bottle rs cents.
REUBEN HoYr. Proprietor,
tSd6m 203 Greenwich street, y \.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-02

Fall and winter suits and sovercoats Z
speciality at Loeb's, the One Price Cloth.
Ter.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-02
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

PONDS EXTRACT, "The Vegetable
Pain Destroyer" There is no pain or
ache it will not abate, u bruise or burn it
will not extort the agony from.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-02

The Argus police court reporter
should have said George Atkinson instead
Of Thomas