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The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-26

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Publishes, B0s-uu.
, 1874-12-15
MQYICEEInS THEATRE.

VftOhts4s'S 1I1EhtlkHt
bfr. Booth commenced his engagement ut Nc
Vicllcr's Theatre last ovoning, drawing an excel
lent houae. He played ShY'ock, as announced.
There III not much to 10 said about this ucnt and
forcbo pessonation in addition to what has al-
ready boen eaid in these colunlna. but thero 10
8 comtnont to bo mado upon tho Affection
ato interest with which the people Of
Chicago cherish the na.no OF this illustrious
artist and ir tho dultcsS acaaon hnsten to Wow
md critictHe 1ia performance aa duty and de-
light combined. Wetherit is his iney-iinisllcil
acting, or lR devotion to tho highest and uutlcut
fortn OF tho dtnmn, or aSnin to his 1ltb1e,niBucd
nan1o or fallen fortune That claims tho gynlt1atlly
OF ko nasgey, or all t1lese combined, IL not tho
question. Edwin Booth, whlo OH all sidca in-
tetcst in tho drama in declining. lolla up tho
pcerlchs creations Of tho graatcat of poets md
ald rs lao impresscs the beauty and majesty Of
shakEpcaro'a lines upon tho people at llsge, 80
no is Il benofaotor. It Is of little consequence
tint critics Bco In his method aoinothing
ont Of sympathy NTH their itlonl, rs some
of thom undoubtedly do, and that without
aToctation. Tho actor whose life il Il devotion
to tho dra,ua at It's hest the man who has sunk
tho fruta of his labofa in tho purAl,t Of lofty
1doal, deserves moro than tho mere verdict Of
passing hunlor, or tho narrow Judgment of
school Of art. There is something pathetic III
the hold Edwin Booth hss upon tho affections Of
tho people. ag we'll ns Upon tho critical Judgment
Of The Intelligent. And it III not among Tho teas.
worthy eyldoncea Of 0llr tasts ~ n community
that he ntanils higher in Chicago than IN any
city In tao Union, with but ono exception.
Interest IN tho performance Of ',rha Merchant
Of Vonico " COOS hut little beyond tho central
figure, and commont upnn tho company In con-
anqucutly uuealied for
, 1874-12-15

msjorily md minority fopai, lilo lor,l,or tavor-
right to tho Wabaet, hvt,,uc Street Hallway
Uotnpnny nntlor tho Gontlitiotn hotatnforo pub-
lsl'otl III THE TRIBUNE, w1,ilo the minority re-
port II adverse TO ttantns tia right Houth Of
Aid. I.eusaoer moved tho rcc3mmtttat of boil.
roporta to t!so COMMITTED Oh stocts aud Alloyo,
BoHtl Division.
AID. 1lildroth moved to rotor Ito ordinance Ii,
AID. Uullerton dostrod to alnondtho ordinance
by limiting tho franchise to twanty.flyo years.
Aid. Cooy favored tho motion torccol,nlit, 80
tint tho new Council could acs tttoligontlY,
At ann tisno It see.ned that tho tlosion to se-
commit wonld prevail, Int hon 1t wnH a,lEeesel
TINT thu majority-report ordinance Ind 1,oen ro-
forrod for enEroHstnont. and that botlortnancoB
should be piaccd upon tho aasno footing, var!otls
Aldermen olln1lgod their vutos, and tho motion
to rccomnlit was loat.
Aid Uullcrton then norot to arncn., by limit
Ing tho franchise to Twenty-Five years.
AID Shcatfnor said that tho Bection rropoaod to
be Btriokon out was drafted by tho Corporation
Counsel aud should not 10 omitted from tho
ordinance.
K!i. Campbell moved to add tho twcnty.avo-
year amendment 10 tho Bcction instead Of ntri't-
ing out tho Hoctiou altogether. Tho rnotionpro-
Vailed.
Aid Stone, of tho Fifth. offered IN amona-
mont rouuftin9 hotE d Grivcr md conductor Of,
oscl, car, tho cars to bo Of the kind known az
"two-horao cars" Owing to tho complicated
wording OF the amoultnont, which might bo con-
strr,od aa requiring two conductors md two
tlriYor5 for each car, tho motion was last.
Au amendment. better rordott, but to tho
ea,s1o cfrect aB that contemplated by AID. Stono,
waB adopted. and tho ordinance was referred fol
ongrossment- ......
MONTH AVENUE RAILWAY.
lilo ordinance granting tho right to Inv a
stroot-car track on North avsnrc, between afil'
waukoa avonuo mud Humboldt Park, waH taken
up. ...--.--...
Tho motion to waiyo cngrosBnlont was lost.
aud tho Council then adjourned.
, 1874-12-15
CASUALTIES.


Special Dispatch to 1'he Chieado T,Ibun'.
SIoux C1Tr, H., Doc. la.-Qnlta serious run
array occurred hero yesterday. AIR. j. Elliott, a
pro ninout cszon Of Elliott Crock. came to town
with pair Of uabrolon colts, snd, wllilo driving
about tho city, tho colta took fright aud ran,
away throwing Elliott out, but, before doing
much dalnago. tue tenn was caught and Elliott
atartud for home, about 10 miles away, IIe t.as
goue but u short distance whom tho colts bcca,no
unmanageallo and commenced running aRain.
Turning from tho road into tho opon prairio
thoy capaxcd tho wagon, throwing Elliott ons
hoatl and fnce buddy. and dolnrhi1n ntor injury.
Medical ald waa hutnnsoned from tho city, aud
tho doctors shy he IL badly, though mt fnial.y
injured. Ono OF tho co!ts foil aud broke lii
nauk,
, 1874-12-15

" Clouds" " by Fred Maluden, was produced at
Hooloy's Theatre last evening, with the rea!
strength OF tho company in tho cast. It ia .
pretty piece, II not popular ono. 1ts MIN is
high and its philosophy clenr, II cynical. Whilo
humanity is not dciiod, yIco is not idealisod NOR
ia the coHatdico upon which tho intorest turns
lell up for palllasion, s.i lces for applause. Wo
prefer to epoa!s hereafter upou tho merits Of The
piece as wcll m Of clio getting. It liz ofton canl-
pla.ucd tllat until 4 second or third performance
tho artists llayo boon ablo to convey but trag-
mint Of their moaning i'll their pnrts. mud that
criticism ia consequently based upon insufficient
data. Tho verdict upon tho frat representation Of
y CIouda, !" however, would bo favorable. Mr.
oNolI glyos aatisfaeton atr Buckley, moro thasl
satisfaction and Miss hawthorne aud &ias
Marsh hcart-pietnreh not to DO carelossly
s.sa'yzod. Tho dressing and mounting OF tho
pieeo afe excellent
, 1874-12-15

THE MUsEulf.
Last ovoniug tho Museum was oponod to t1,o
public, and ontorol upon what everybody will
Unto In hoping WILL bo n career OF popularity
anu prosperity. THO building informally ,yoro
holtdsy npnoaranco, boIng foatooncd With aver
grconH, and smiling and bluahing with conscious
prido In cost of froah paint. In fact ttoro WAS
every appearance OF nctiyo enterprise about the
place, and OF scrions intention OF making tho
bost of 1t. Tho auditorium aud museum woro
thrown open together. and tho gonttotncn In Tho
audience ut loaat Ind IN opportunity to inspect
tho solid curioaitioa nbovo inssead Of Tho llouid
below. 1Ienco lilo Museum may be uald to sub-
aorvo highly moral purpone.
Tho dramatic entertainment under tue man-
agemcnt Of Mr, Blaiade1t was well patronized
Tho house, rojuyonatcd and adorned, nas filled
beyond itg seating capacity at au enr1y hour, aud
that legend dear to tho Treasurer, "Stauding-
room only," Was hung out without checking tho
influx. The picco OF tho evening was John
Droughana farcical comedy, "nomunco and
Reality" Tho most satistactory comment upon
1t wouid 10 that 1t is DroughameBquo. 1t ip
funny without being by any combination Of cir
cun1sancoB possible; nnd highly onjoyablo
without tor ono moment rcAecting my phaAo of
human experience. It contains aales OF the
triEhtpBt sort,-one Of tue apoocheu botng
II IL that in Which Mr. Stoin
declares that lie docs not lilo to not IN until tic
world had loon thoroughly airod; unttl tho chill
had heen taken of the morning, In fact. There
aro several OF ench quaint md pithy bits Of
humor to command tlie pieco, md ot,o or two
| very conllcal stuntionB but theno Havor Of the
| farce rather than comedy in tile truo songo Ct
tho word. Tho audience, loToyar. cano wiz
tho kindest Intentions. Il ey:i1.""- ;,.caat t:
| give tho old fayoritloB n wnrll 4,.y lo-
| coption, and each ono, Jc :. itassoll
Soggs, John Webster Hocd. L.. I'll, Mira.
| Myers, received auch oviGt!e: GOODWILL az
| put tho hoaso and tho acIos:. ~, Tho most
| pleasant footing. Mrs. lryors was tho re.
| cipient OF q very haudgomo basket
Of flowers and round OF applause which threat
! cned indefinite extension. II courBo tho piocn
waB vciy fairly acted in every particular. OF
| course John Dillon was brimnnS oyor with droll
llu1nor and apoutea aud cttitutliuszed, aud Kept
tho house in a roar, us usual, llis neat aud easy
acting having loss nono Of it's oxcellonco, or hia
| popularity iot or tista Of itB strong!h. OF
courne 3fr. Boggn played tho part Of sper Manly,
| Az old raau, with gycst effect, because aMch
| parts, no mattor how d1Gerout, Mr.. SoGgs always
did play woll i; and Of course, also. Mrs. Myers
WAS aB pleasing and graceful as ever. Mr.. Web
Btcr wag agreeable aud natty, and Miss
sioEIoury lively and vocifeioup. Every
body being In good humor, tho opening
| uiglht WAS un unalloyed al1ccnaa. Tlore aro one
or tro strangers in tho company who appeared
to good advantage, and who will perhaps bo-
come as great favortos aa thoso Tlo are now
bottor known.
, 1874-12-15
SAVINGS BANK.

THE BUSINESS OETHIS COR
PoEt:ATICN is confined exclusive-
ly to the receipt and care OF Say.
fngy deposits and Funds for In
vcst,nent. No commercial or gem
c1'nl banking business transacted.
SUAkS AS SHALL AS ONE DOL
LAR received from any person,
and a bank book furnished.
MARRIED WOMEN and minor
children may deposit money 30
that no ono clso carl draw it.
INTEREST ut the rate Of 6 nor
cent per anlfnzl, is pnid OIL sums OF
One Dollar or more.
trtIOSE DESIRING TO INVEST
their savings upon real cst;te se-
curity at a higher ratio Of interest
than cnn bo safely pnid OH Savings
Deposits, should call at this Bank
and exnr1'no It's INVESTMENT
CEIeTEFICATfiS. .
SXDNEH.Nlfg5FtS, Manager
Hr
, 1874-12-15

hnl progroasad blnto lllat tinIo, ESPECIALLY w
carried civil government, and ptovod that The
tint Of Egypt from tn grossor portions an undor.
Rtood by tho reopo; 10 tho prloBt, tito aut. tho
sacred bull, md tho Sacred COW vnro but sym:
holn Of highor idosls. Still, whlle ho admitted
knowledge. Ito still apenlod to aottnowodge t1,at
religion had ronclod ttB highest altitude, liz nouk
porfoet form 80 that tIsobo terrible, philoaonhc,
and sciontito materialzora must OCCUPY 4
curious petition.
, 1874-12-15

comos off Saturday. Everybody lllies Crane.
Indeed, for his benefit 10 should gtyo m act Of
" "EvorybolyB Friend" in order to show overy-
body That ho appracia:os his position with tho
public position. By tho way, which IN oweu
less 10 his admirable professional capabilities
than to bis personal qualities. The former have
boon in measure irnn.oytalizod by GeDtilo III
photographs, to the number Of do:on. Csane
NJ six lawyers. each with nn indvilua! accet-
t,ic!ty; Craue aa .tsninadab SeeI, aud Crano M
Richard. arc all preserved. and uoll douo II
thNt.
, 1874-12-15

~, sf. Lou1a' Deo. A.-Tho 0lobe's ropo,,,
(Kan) apocial SAYS information baa haor pom' "s
celvea from Gen. 1slea' ho.aouarters. on ~. y,
wietlss' that tho Ze1dcr (aoruan) girls sisters m
9l no Two little onoa recently roscnod fron, w.,
lnlisns, are In tho hands Of White ird's W ban1 .nG
n %iri Tineyonnos, and scout been sent to Whita
captiyes. ~" ioioaso OF tho
, 1874-12-15
III E1EK0R)At1,

~, Snte1as p'nS!eh to yht Chicago Tribune.
fold Smith to-day handed to judge Mnnn. ~ tha
County Court; the resolutions latoy adoptcd in IN
momory Of tho docoased Unltod Batee JUDGE
A. G. Mt'lar, malsng aapeec!, sultsnie to tEo
oreasoh na Hta Honor replied In fitting terms,
, 1874-12-15
FIVE CHILDREN Dppwrrb

NEW YonK. Doc. 14.-Tho flvs clllldron Of Jol,y
Datterlcll, ranging /" sge from 10 1e yoarn
wore drowned yesterday whito amusing then,
nelTes on . 1lod IN pond mar their parents
, 1874-12-15

iaoSnos' oac. 1a.--stoamshlps rartAia and
Collie, from Nov York, l,avo arrivoa out.
NEW ionE, Dec. A.-Assiyed-s -stnnns,,r.
Liverpool. ~s'puo"o' 1som
, 1874-12-15
STEAMSHIP Asf1our

NEW YORK. Doc 14.-Ths utcamship Auuuss
andre. from Antrorp. wont aahoro nn %o pomar
snoal M lsst night, and liea in dsnuarous mat.
son etsn Aor passengers havo boen brought to thia
, 1874-12-15
On the Subject Of Baclz-Fil1-
ing He Is in Grave
Doubt.
The Judiciary Committee Opposed to
Hunting After Interest on
Deposits.


The first business wan tho announcement OF
| tho appointment Of standing committees for the
ensuing ycar, rs followa:
tinanet--11eath, Quirk, II. D. stouc, Lynch, Bchar-
Nailroads-o nlehardaon Stout, White, s1uE-
.jalieiaru-ncharason, Campbell, seh.frncr, ou1-
Ere a,.d Water-wooaman, II. q. stone. ooe,,
hIahr Caro-.
sir<tt. aud A1sv,, soath Diriston-sp.1ans, Il. D.
waFas nd ss ness sanSas cpou
aid, 13si!oy, Wooausau Whltc, Waterman, Campbell,
Streeia Ind i iens, Norta Dfufsou-Lsneachcr, Cor
lY1arrc, aud i'ubi,e Grou,ids-sSarrcn, Junps, No
r1ar1aa IT1saeaes- auudersol, 1teiay. Cor
Lo:at Assts:,ntnte-Fizsora'a, w'ooamau. Cutler
Sri'eseii3 3cnmpbajl Mcolory. uildroth, T. G.
J.ieeases-oorcoran, Eckbnrdt Fo1oy. s1nhz, onr,rn
| Potee-Hiiaresh, Stout, Murphy, Ecfhnrdt, hsch.
Gaa LiaAts-Jonav, uilaseth, qulrl Warren, ..
Uar5er and Erages-Hhite, 1engaclcr, spa1dlng.
pnnang-D. Clarke, Foley, Dickinson. Lcngacher,
| Galley.
i:aritts-stout, uoa!h, Quirl Fitzgerald a1epon.la
County hc;at.ons-noldy, D. olnrle, so,nmoro, Eek
AID. Woodmnn stated TINT ho expected to be ab-
acnt from tho city for somo timc, and aAkcd to
| bo excuscd from serving on the COMMITTEES on
| Fire and Water.
Aid. Clark. Of the Tonth, suggested that the
Chair ahould talo time to select some member
that was experienced In Tho work Of the COM
mittoo.
Tho Chairman said he would confer with the
remainder Of tho Commitleo boforo making tho
! appointment.
STRENGTHENING AND REPAIRS.
4 communication was received FROM tho Board
| of Public Works stating that tho fund np-
propnated for STRENGTHENING and re-
pnira wns oxLauated, and unless further
| to po atopped Tho Dourd Ind cconomizcd in
every possible wny In tito hopo OF getting
through with tho work this year, but The street.
Huosplng contract, amounting to $1,000 per
| TOR luck Of funds. The cutting down to $95,0n0
| of the stroot-clnaninE item by tho Counoil last
/ Juno had lott tile hoard without funds to carry
OIL the work. The ILattor WIS referred to THO
! Committca On Finanee.
! A communication from Comptroller Hayes
asking that tho namo Of Depot place bo changed
| to Arbor r!ace, was referred.
! FULLERTON AVENUE CONDUIT. i.
| 4 communication NnB received from Judge
Diokey. Corporation Counsel. cmbodying an op1l.
lou Is 10 The legality OF tho proposed addition to
tile compensation Of tho Fullerton avenue con-
duit contractors, as follows:
C1Tr OF cl1loAoo. pes. IL, 1911.
II the Honorable ths CoMmoH tpuncf@ af Ms City sf Lhf
~ your resolution Of tho 4h instant tho Counael
The Corporation Ia instFcse4 to furnish you his ol-
! inn tn writing OIL ctttau question: relating to lie
Fullerton avenue coutrac between tho city aud George
| i. Norris 20.
| discussed in ar order 4 little dincEent from that
adopted in .hoeo resolutions.
sad contract. Tho ollnion IL therefore given that
| "sA1b ooSrAAcr 10 IEasLn
, 1874-12-15
BROKE THROUGH TllE IcE AND DROWNED.

HTfQNIE
Spcc.n! nispateh to 1Ao Chfeaao Ir'buns
MADISON Wia Dco. 1I.-Our IaksH froze over
Friday uiEht, about woel; later than usual. but
the leo ID quito thin on part Of thom yet. This
AFTERNOON proutioa 8anbogn, 4 lt-yoar-old aon Of
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-04-09

The following story of the achieve
ment i'm respect Of speed in an ice
boat OH the Hudson i'm the vicinity of
Staatsburg is told by the Poughkeep-
sic Eogie. "ThurSday last the wind
blew very fresh from the south, and
the owner of the new ice-boat Cyclone
took advantage of the favorable
opportunity for timing his yacht.
The Hudson at this point is very
wide, and at the course selected its
breadth is one mile. Having made
every preparation for the feat to be
accomplished, the reef points were
shaken out Of the sails, and every
stitch Of the canvass spread to the
gale. With the two men on the
windward runner to keep the boat
down on the ice, the helm was turn
ed, the sails filled, and i'm a moment
every inch of canvass, drawing, she
was under full headway. Like an ar
row from bow, she darted away on
the course, clouds of pulverized ice
following i'm the track Of her runners
as they hummed over the surface of
the river, and in what seemed but an
instant the river had been crossed,
and the mile accomplished in the in
credible time of thirty-one seconds,
being ut the rate of two miles in Il
minute and two seconds. Persons on
shore compared the speed of the fly
ing racer to that of meteor flashing
through the sky, and watched her
movements with eager interest. The
owner afterward put the boat through
some movements on tho ice, and as
tonished, as well as paralyzed, the
lOokers-On by sailing all the way
across the river on one runner, the
force OF the wind throwing her beam
ends, and raising the windward run
ner from ten to twelve feet above the
fee. Although but few were found
willing to partake Of the amusement,
all seemed disposed to coincide in the
opinion that ice yachting is the most
exhilerating of sports, and the evo-
lutions of which one of these yachts
is capable, the most graceful of any
thing they have eyer witnessed"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-04-09
Railroad Across the Andes.

One of the grandest works of this
age is now being constructed across
the Peruvian Andes, connecting the
Pacific Ocean with the Amazon river
by means of railroad, and opening
the whole interior of Peru to the
commerce of the world. Hitherto
that rich and immensely productive
country, so graphically described in
the United States reports of Lieuts.
HerndOn and GibbOn, has been vir-
tually locked up to foreign trade; the
transportation of one ton of freight
from the interior of Peru to the sea-
port, Lima, costing about three times
as much as the transportation of the
same amount of freight from Lima to
Europe. The railroad in question
was begun in 1870, and has already
cost over $40, ,000,00O 1t is estimated
that il will be finished in 1876. Over
10000 laborers, mostly Chinese, are
constantly employed on it. The
enormous difficulties that have to be
overcome i'm the construction of this
road may be estimated from the fact
that the Andes rise there to height
of 1920 feet above the level of the
sea. The road itself rises IL, 900 feet,
and is by far the highest railroad in
the world. Even the Mont Cents
Railroad sinks into insignificance
when compared with this Peruvian
undertaking. The road has also the
highest viaduct i'm the world, it being
$50 feet long and 300 feet high in the
center. 1t rests on three pillars, OF
which the first is lGG, the second 1873,
and the third 253 feet high; is built
of iron, and was manufactured in
the United States.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-04-09
Senator Summers VIII.

I'm Septeinber,1 1872, Just before
Senator Sumner left for Europe, he
wrote with his own hand his WILL
He bequeathed all his papers, manu-
scripts, and letter-bOoks to Henry w.
LongfellOw, Francis f.. Balch and
Henry l.. Pierce as trustees; all his
books and autographs; to the library
OF Harvard College; his brOnzes to
his friends of many years-Henry
w. LOngfellOw and DR.. Samuel G.
Howe. He gives to the city of Boston,
for the Art Museum, his pictures and
engravings, except the picture of the
"Miracle of the Slave" which he
bequeatns to his friend, John B.
Smith, of Boston. To Mrs. Hannah
Richmond Jacobs, the only surviving
sister of his mother, he gives an an
nuity of $500. There is a bequest of
s., 900 to the daughters of Henry w.
Longfellow, $1,000 to the daughters
of DIR. Samuel q. Howe, and s., 600
to the daughters of James ~. Furness,
of Philadelphia, (which" he says,
81 ask them to accept, in token of
gratitude, for the friendship their
parents have shown me-" The will
directs that the residue of his estate
shall be distributed in two equal
mOieties one moiety to his sister,
Mrs. Julia Hastings, Of San Fran
cisco California, the other moiety to
the President and fellows Of Harvard,
in trust for the benefit of the college
library, the income to be applied to
the purchase of books. In reference
to this moiety the will adds: "This
bequest Is made in filial regard to the
college. In selecting, especially the
library, l am governed especially by
the consideration that all my life l
have been user of books, and, hav-
ing few of my own, ! have relied on
the libraries of friends, and on public
libraries, so that what / now do is
only return for what / freely re-
ceived." Francis b. Balch, of Boston,
formerly clerk to the Senate Com
mittee on Foreign Relations when
Mr.. Sumner was chairman of that
committee, is designated us the sole
executor of the will. Mr.. Summers
estate is valued at 100000.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-04-09
New Way to Kill Burglars.

Mr.. A. l.. StimsOn (fOr some years
manager of the Fidelity Safe Deposit
Ory) has made two inventions which
are thought likely to be very useful in
the construction of commercial vaults.
The first is an air chamber, either
entire or I'm sections, for drying and
ventilating vaults, the contents Of
which would otherwise suffer from
dampness.
The last and most important is his
chemical armOr for bank vaults. Air
chambers Of thin metal, either entire
or sectional for shipment, line the in
terror OF the vault on every side and
al the top and bottom, also the door
and the safe. These metallic cham
bers are filed with tubes Of glass, and
then lead pipes containing alternately
either sulphuric acid or bicarbonate
of soda i'm solution. q, q,frl4rs ..
In breaking into the vault, on either
side, top or bottom, a dozen or more
of these fragile rcceptacles must nee
essarily DC fractured, and IL Is SO ar
ranged that the dislodged contents
must run into the vault and there,
uniting I'm the trough receiving them,
form carbonic acid gas. This gas ex-
pels the vital atmosphere from the
floor upwards, until the vault is full
of the deadly vopor, and no >oxy gen
Is met. Ofcourse, being heavier than
the atmosphere, the carbonic acid gas
cannot leave the vault until an open
ing be made on level with the floor
1t follows that the burglar whoshould
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mated, by his own act, would never
leave It alive. The chemical armol
for an ordinary sized vault costs about
$500. This, it Is claimed, would have
saved the Quincy Bank $4,000 n