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The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-04
Sound Doctrine.

Great bargains in Under Shirts and
Drawers l. BAMBERGER,
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-04


Have determined to
CLOSE GIT their Stock
within the next so days,
preparatory to Removal,
We are Now prepared to
offer Great Endorsements,
especially in Ladies' EaFs.
Blankets, FEannrlS, Yarns,
A fail line of Dress 0oefS,
skirts, Corsets, Stoves, Eio-
sierj, NabiaS, Jackets, UR-
dsEwear, NeticaS, etc. to
which the attention of
every one is invited.
Call and examine and
secure a no. l Bargains
ere it is too late.
POSITIVE SALE.
&F HEINsHEIMER.
hsa'E Island, His. Nov. sIst. 1854
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-04

| Total vote cast in Pennsylvania for members
| OF congress. .................. ..... .546, ssa
| OF which there were polled for regular Dem
| ocra,ic candidates .,...... ',........ 277, l2o
Regular Republican candidates ......... $40, s37
Independent Democratic candidates ......... 1859
\ Independent Republican Candidate = haa'
~. 90 On -4t3
1aei.tiiar Dcino ratio plurality .. 49,. 81 2g2
Regular mocraiic maj nifty -. ........... 1875
regular Republican minority. ............. %, 1893
Regular and independent Democratic over
regular and independent Republican, vote. ii,si9
This, it will be remembered, is the state
that gave drant 1877, 900 majority two years
q 10
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-04
piles-Itcninp Piles

Positively curei-also Blind and Bleeding
Piles, Fistula, Salt Rheum, and all dis.
eases of the Skin, by the use of
III
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-01-30
Four Hundred Millions.

The UouSe Committee on Ways and
Means. have agreed "u the proposition
to extend the legal limit of the legal
tender Issue to fem hundred millions of
dollars. In other words. they would
undo the work Of Congress by which
forty -four millions of these notes Wrr"
authorized I" hc withdrawn aLd con
ccalrd; they would retiac" What l. the
only step ever taken hN the Govern
mcnt toward the redemption of the
notes thel would lay in the WA! at
Il pay mcnt of the loan represented ny
these notes Il loan which. br II Tt
mcmhcrcd. Was Il forced loan N the
time OF its issue. and Whrh only ;IcthH'
danger to the existence ut the country
could have justified il, law "r m"ial>-
Il most serious umd enduring obstacle.
We are snrIv tu he compelled Ia believe
that this pl"pu>ition will hr aiopted
10y the House. his Wui"ct of TN"
Ways and Means t"nI>Ittrc L. not It
mere declaration 81 opinion. Ii j. III
the form al AN act Of Congress. and l.
Il Deliberate attempt Ia initiate still
further the lrgal-tcndcl i-sur> of the
country II the House could gain ion u
moment It clear id,,i ut IS h1t il actually
going un in the commercial ana iinam-
cial " ulid we are confident that even
the reckless ignorance al inst body
would not >aucti"n thi- proposition. II
the mrmbrr> could Ice made To see how
mach the Issue of that porti"n of the
Iii .UUU.Unu which has already been
thrown on tn" market ha~ done. in con
nrctiun ~iih Other NirjrU- Influences at
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-01-30

and were trying I" escape. onc OF the
most touching scenes that followed the
explosion was the presence of little
boy in the crowd. hunting and crying
for his mother. who was one of the VIC
tins. The mill Is Il complete wreck !;
but the loss of the company. II Is now
thought. will not exceed S:}5.O'W. The
buildings were destroyed by IL Kerosene
explosion seven Years ago, at which
time the loss above insurance was so,
600. Gasoline has been used III the
buildimg several years.
Mr. Bradford has the reputation of
being one of the most careful men iii
the village. and no negligence is attrib-
utcd To him i'll relation To the terrible
affair.
Gasoline, as used for Illuminating
purposes. is IL heavy vap"r generated
by forcing air through Il wickimg, i'm
pregnatcd With the liquid gasoline,
which is an element Of petroleum. 1t
has been held that gasoline was a
harmless gas. but this accident will
have Il tendency to decrease the conf
dence III it, one firm ut Bennington.
who were making preparations to light
their knitting mill with the vapoG. have
decided not to do so since this sad ca
lamitN Free Press Saturday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-01-30
Gel! It Stealing.

~ siIaue,' - It may arpc.ir. there
,"rn,- I" hc quito q disposition OF iarc
to ,all the ltri, mn:,uciui irregularities
now =" ,"unl"r:. h, mos" Appropriate
aud pi.,imri ~tN"r >i-aiiu2 for in
st.,uyr. the MIu,hr>i,l W,Tos ha~ the
following plain la.-r'2%' ah""t ~'"r~,
formerly of N"ujp.ilci.
William W >t"il, IL t"nrnld l. Il
thief: aud :, thicf hr>i,l, whom the OF
dili,rl !utiian " IL" picks H"ur p"rk"t,
hcrkS into l"m h"u>c. ~ iol'> "H III
th, highway. j. r,.-pcctli'ic and honest.
liz, steele Ia, In"I,c. Ui uldoV> uid uI-
phal,S. r"hird tic r"Nl and outraged
the tili~r which nF"i r,"lls mad conlid-
Ell in him. \ more guilt oI mctncI
Inlet than tlii, -aur Sto,r~ cJuu"t Ice
t"und itliu an state Prison; and yet.
II We aye ri"irl, informed, ii'' l. living
1t hi elegant h"rr Ina tunr"rd il I"N-
urinu> c:t>'.. and Walkit4 IL ~iicrt> -
proudly and freely - The most honest
IT IL citizens. II" rr"rcI place Ton
~t"iI> i IN the state Prison. aud until
he = Ihctr ali pietcur' of making thctI
II ,Iimc l. hollow muckrii.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-01-30

| hr PloNlIv.,c journal has the tul-
low luG sensible REMARKS on the. prC,,If
ht>'tle>> prospects of thrc"uulr, The
business at the county i rcliA iuu :
manufactures .uc attaining turil util
proportions; n"nry L. plenty where it
l. needed. and tuI Jhu~,. " hu have. IN
equivalent {" give Ton II. the prospect
for the >prtng trade i prulni~iIL moth
ln& save caution. pr'jd,uc, ami ministry
l. requisite ion a healthy prosperity. and
Yet the question l. not >cJIicd IN Con
gees Whether We aIt ur aIC not 10 have
an Imitation Of ia, currency. In other
w"I'i~. y neither Ih,' pIc>,nt stability of
trade l. 1" To ic"p'Idil,.d L., one who
knows not what reduction H. the value
OF - CURRENCY which i now eleven ur,.
cent. below par. Even. bushes, man
knows thai 80 long IL the pclru,Ird
d"lin l. ct a dollar IN the. markers of
the world, and :" Ion. ~ II may h,. 1t
Il discount OF ten pen cent. 81 lien he
makes his contract ot purchase. and a
dia'"Hhi az lltlrcn rcl cent. when his
promise Ia pay natures. he i dnium.
NOT ir-illlhItc. hut speculative hu-I-
hr>> II II were certain THAI tn" ,.,ll-
rene world not hr Increased in Amount.
Inc manufacturer and trader ,ould cal
tulitt upon the basis which now EXISTS
l"t with II unccIraiu what Is To- he
""hr. his best. and >hIcNd,>t md most
cautious "HirUiariou>. Investments and
ihahntHrtminG Pl"durir"u ut, Jesuit
III los. II Congress wants Zoo REGULATE
commerce. let it m.uouu.r if.a r..r,
shall hc u" Initiation al iIr,...,u,.l. and
4 IN d. f...,. At, ...I
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-01-30
Another Doctor Murderer

PiIr>Bu K',, Pa. Jan. y. III. VIM.
smith WAS arrested last night. charged
with p">oming several members OF tn,
family of james Mcdonald. nr. Smith
has heru MrD"naId'> family phy ~i,iau
Tor som" Years. \ few Years 100 hC
WIS convicted "f passing counterfeit
m"n"} and sentenced to the pcuitrn-
t1'lN Tor five years, but WAS Subsequent
Is rald"mr'I and resumed the practice
~ medicine. The ease creates r"r~ld-
"Iahic excitement. and Il uumht.l of
sudden deaths which have occurred lie
GENTLY among his patients are uov
thought /" hav" been the result "t
poisoning. y stomach was auaiy red
and arsenic found therein.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-01-30
Death of Parepa Rosa.

The death OF M;'lamr Parcpa Rosa
IL announced rs having occurred ON the
I'D. Sh" WAS only 81 Years of ace.
but had achieved Il worldwide r,uutn-
tl"li. She was twice married. in l-:}G
To Capt. CalNil. an English officer. who
Sqiandcrcd their property and died in
Peru. In lH66 she married Carl Rosa
a ne tcd musician. The great gloN of
P@lrph was Il prcemincncc in ever,
field of >oug. Whether in upcr, or
"Iat"lIo. in Il tiOrid ravutiua nr i >imrIr
hHliHd. she WAS superb and unapprouch-
able. \" other singer within the memo
~ at the present grIuratiom has showed
such versatility OF powers. Once she
san" on Il Monday night. i'll Cincinnati.
in an English opera; hastruing hy .lia-
night train 10 New York. She app, llcd
there. Gue>'lal night in German opera ::
while Philadelphia hrhrld her. Wc,lII,.,-
day night. i'll Italian opera. She Wa
an Immensely capable person, amd her
splendid intellect and magnificent Vocal
powers we've rquallrd "ui y 10y her kind
uc>S of heart. and loveahlcnrS> - =
woman. Her death we presume. v,-
The sad result of childbirth. She has
had several children. and ii has been
the great >orroW OF her lif,. that nom,
"f them has had even an infancy that
she might love
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-01-30

modcStiy. we are sure; and still con
tinue. doubtless, to find his chief pleas
IRE in his business. in the advancement
of the educational and other Interests
of the town he has done - much l."
build up, and in the love ami regard OF
his uciGhbors. who. worthy of knig!i-
hood a> they know him /" be. could not
esteem him any more highly than they
did before, if he should receive II d"r"riI-
ton from every sovereign III Europe.
.SpunHGcN Union.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-01-30

Grant. hut rather tn confirm their mus
triouS discoveries" If the news "t his
death shall prove to he correct. he must
have persisted at the very commence
ment of his last and not least important
undertaking. His name must De ah'''"
TO the list of the worlds worthless, but
unfortunately he has shared the fate OF
:" many of the pioneers OF Christian
civilization
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-01-30
To Whom it May Concern.

W. do not want T." d,', any nv. bat We wish t.
have deal Will help ~ IN this ,ndc.,s"r without
tulth"r notice. it viii n", onl, crarty bur save
-,rncrhinl Of "url,. ton postal cards
When more cnuyrn.nr rn"nc, can II, paid ON
rleu'- list Of .irn, h" t"'sud nest PAGE.
, VI. SIONEA 90.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-01-30

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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-01-30
Stealing.

In aI>WcI to ;tu iuuUIrl made ~ TIA.
senate the Secretary Of the Treasury
sIi- made - report ut the nnuunt~ OF
none, ,Nprudcd in New England 10y
IN" G"Ncrumrnt to- public improve
nn.ut-. CONT hou~c>. post offices. etc,
since Junc. l-'i5. Vermont comes III
Ton Il small share ct this public plumber,
compared with the other states. the
heavy hill~ being. court house at Ind
>or, Sl79.OCo: arsenal at Champlain.
$2uo.uUh: impro,i uG Darlington h;tl h"I
and hrrakWatcr. 81 .uU.
lake the item of the Wiud>ut cont
hurI>c: Ii may have cost TttN Thousand
d"ilai>. though that l. Il Large figure i"r
such building. This leaves $i-".tiEI
>tr.rling> ON this one job. t"i contractors
and p"liliciHu> who were III the Ilu@.
This i hut Il sample of the NaN The
public treasury i I"hhrd and Vet there
j. an uhaccountLhlr lcrhaIgN IN reform
ing the civil >cr> ice.
What j. tine ia lr2ard {" jhr di>l'"~l-
tiun to roll Jhc national treasury. h"ld>
good in a drgIrr down I" rhr publ,
servant at the smallest CO.. p"l;,ii"i,.
Scarcely daily paIcl has been pIintr'i
ion the past three rr"ulh> thai Irt, u"r
recorded some dri;,lrari"n al uic.lri.I
IT. tp"liI, tea -trllingl III state. r"u'l} .
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-01-30

vcr> carried punch. like railroad con
ductol>. and where they should put in
the third offence. they just punched
IL hole and more than two HUNDRED
rumselleIs had crawled out through
that hole
T.. II. Stone reported fol the Centre
village in st. JOhnSbury. He thought
there were not nearly so many men III
that part of the town who drank III
tuxicants ~ there used to he. He
thought the Young men were generally
growing up tcetotalers: and their hope
Vas in them.
y. Is. Pringle thought Ryegate had
more credit ;ts Il temperance town than
it deserved. There were men there
who used liquor To their own hurt, and
they found no difficulty in obtaining il
in ncighboring towns, at least.
Adjourned until afternoon.
AFTERNOON.
Rev. +. y. Granger, the County
commissioner, was called upon and
gave some insight into the working of
the liuuoI law. He said il was difficult
To get convictions for liquor selling i'll
some places i'll the state; and gave
some instances of the way liquor drink
ing witnesses would perfume themselves
rather than testify against Il rIlmSeller.
There WAS now an attempt. on foot to
elect Il Legislature and Governor that
will repeal the prohibit"ry law and en-
act Il license law. He warned the tenn
pcrance people t" he on their guard
against this plot. He spoke also of the
danger of inaction among temperance
mrn.
Mr.. Changer then read his annual re
port lie said il WIS his Judgment that
to" much liquol WAS Vet sold 10y the
a2,ncIc, lie then spoke of the adul
teiltiom of Liquor. Not Il gallon of pure
brandy could Ice found in the county.
lie gave the amount of lIp,rnr in GALLONS
sold al She agencies IN the count, the
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-01-30


agencies. Tie then spoke of the adui
ter,tinu of liuunl. Not II gallon of pure
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The committee, on nominations. IT,
p"!trd through NJ Montgomery. the
following list .nf officers tol the ,eur
ru>uug:
county Commissioner Ephtalm II.
stone.
fftS'"'"f T. y. Granger.
S'''e'"'y- treasurer i y" san ""rn.
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-01-30
The Annual Temperance Meeting

tltit Was htlU It the ! bN u lidlI III lnl>
place On Saturday. the 18th inst. There
Was - large Attendance present. nearly
ali parts Il the county helm" we'll repre-
~cntcd Had there been good >lrighing
many more would have been present.
The meeting WAS called I" order hN
Rev. L. Il. Fisk of LyndnnNillr. PrrSi-
words. called upon Rev Mr.. Lewis OF
Burke. I" "i'.l prayer.
The Secretary then read Il report of
the proceedings of last annual meeting.
which nd> adupt"d
II was then moved that Il committee
"f tW" from each town hc appointed t"
report Il board of officers foI the year
cu>uing also tu nominate 81 candidate
fOI county commissioner.
Before the committee met, the Pre>i-
dent made Il short and effective address
rrhca>ine briefly the work Of the past
iuui Years. since he had held the office,
and declining III advance ANY office III
the society f"l the coming lcu.
The commit T. ut Two from each tow II
then presented the names ui the com
mirrcc they had appointed t" make
nominations.
\ committee at tive ON resolutions
vas appointed lay the chan a. follows:
y. l.. Cooper. {. Y bunker. j. VI.
1
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-01-30

The vaI l'W i administered III ~"iur
civilization. Vet fh"rc are ncu' -"
hnuud L" patty. that rh-! viii NOT ~r,'
anything ".u "i The way IN such u
gross pcrNcr>iom "t Justice - j. illu>
tILtcd III the following paragraph.
These United States Nar>h1lS and gov -
eminent detectives might have been
tolerated IN the dark ages. but they
are rrpugnanr To the feelings of every
lover of freedom, and Justice. Wcr"p!
nom the 81. Pam D,<p,ticL
In defense ot he inaIienahIr rights
Of c>e ly poor settler in Minnesota. We
have published the arbitrary arrests
and brutal treatment uf eleven swedish
citizens hl the gallant ten. MclaIcn.
/ :. Mal>lEtl tnr tbs district. We
have given the details. i'hcN shock
the most ~,,clcd rights OF citizenship.
Eleven mru. poor ami helpless. with
families sick and freezing on the cN
'Icnir frontiers. IN the dead of winter.
"!th"ih law and under most cturl ,,!l'l
hurharou~ circumstances: without no
ticc On warning; ignorant Of the In
glish language. ard with no friends to
advise them al them rights, were al
rested. brought L" u. Paul. Imprisoned
in The cells ut I, Ions. aIraigUrd hctuIc
i / =. commissioner and dI>chII eed.
because oi the absolute want II one.
particle al pI""t that they had cv,l
done. "I thought OF doing. tin. least act
:" justify thi~ savage outrage. Thcl
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-01-30

. On the whole, considering what III.
- ,e I might have done, and trird
10 no. we ought to Ice VERY thankful
ana give MIR, Waite II cordial welr"m.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-01-30
Mr.. Waite Confirmed.

The Senate yesterday confined the
nomination of Chief Justice Waite. -
he j. hereafter tn he called. 50 that
matter is ended. and, rs We are fulll
persuaded. ended we'll. Everything
that has come Ia light respecting MI.
Waite has 81 different from uthci in
stances -redoundcd to his advantage,
In fact the only thing that appear Il"
have been alleged against him vas that
several Democratic editor, didn't know
him Whether that is his fault 81 theirs.
il 80 happens that the country of lat"
Years has found excellent Presidents.
Generals and other public servants "i
signal uSctulnc-s. whom these bcin,-
cratic philosophers did not know. We
have cvcIl reason to believe thai The
new Chief Justice will get along equal
~ well With"n; this Kind "i partisan
recognition. Al all events. the people
are content /" Try him. JoWH"i. 2-.d.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-01-30

kILLI>n Man III a dd,l costs -1iia
ii, Virginia. NJ any rate. NJ. Page Nc
ratl has ht,r irr,,i tia! much lot Kill
ing JOHN t. Mul,;c..;i last May. Even
this Is Il little Improvement "Ncl Ia"
old chilall, .i"l>
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-16
TIE NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL CONGRESS.

LAST Days sEssIoN-A RESOLUTION ADOPTED URG-
ING CONGRESS TO IMPROVE THE RIyERs-THE
RAILROAD QUESTION.
ATLANTA, May 15.-The Committee On
Transportation Of the Agricultural Congress to-day re-
ported resolution declaring that, while recognizing
the value railroads and the necessity for their fnrther
extension they deem the cost OF transporting crude
products Of field forest and mine disproporonate
to the cost carriage render the impera
tive duty United States to improve the rivers IN
the Interior and connect them with the ocean by arn
cial waterways giving the Mississippi Valley continu
Gus water transit to the seaboard. Adopted uasn
mously.
resolution that the Agricultural Congress believes
1t within the power OF the people to reform the cor
porate transportation system by tibet agencies
which created them, namely state legislation confronted
under plea OF regulating commerce between states,
which nterfcres with the authority heretofore eKer
cised by the State over railroads entirely WITHIN OF
passing out OF Its bodrers, was adopted unanl-
mOusly
Mr.. d. Wyatt Aiken OF South Carolina was appointed
memorabilia Congress on the subject OF revising the
Patent laws -
ported recommending that the Government approprl-
ate onehaf the proceeds OF the sale OF public lands
TO the Agricultural Colleges organized under tue acs OF
1861 which unanimously adopted. -
The Committee on Tax on Tobacco recommended tnat
the Government reduce the tax tobacco to uniform
of II cents pound, and that articles USED 10 tho
manufacture OF tobacco come duty free. Adopted.
Committees were appointed TO present the various
subjects TO Congress. Gen. Jackson was reelected
President and Z. W. Greene Secretary, amid enthusi
Greene, Secretary, resigned, and George H. Morrow,
editor OF The Wisconsin Farmer, was elected IN ms
place The next meeting or the congress VIII Do neu
the second Wednesday III September, 1919, az Clncln
natl Adjourned sine die.