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FRUIT GROWERS.

With regard to shipping BERRIES & PEACHES
from your State to this market allow TO say that
it doubtless can land it is to quite extenD be done
very successfully and satisfactorily. Ship all by
American Express Company from Philadelphia 10
Buffalo, the rate being 50 90 cwt and crates returned
free. The Adams Express Company brings fruit
from most all points in Delaware to Philadelphia ut
75c cwt. hence the avarage charge from Delaware
10 Buffao will be S2.75 cwt. and guarantee TO pay
for all crates not returned. The fruit will be on the
way but Ii hours from Philadelphia and you know
the time required transport them from where you
are TO Philadelphia. The fruit should be picked
about as many hours earlier uhan if intended for
New York RarkcD - it requires ext:a TO get them
here. All No. fruit properly packed and shipped
will surely result satisfactory. have no soliciting
agents preferring do all business direct with the
growers. Growers will be furnished with my own
semi.weeky Produce Circulars made up by mvselt
exclusively from actual sales the day published.
Straw berries averaged in this market in 1871 2OA2S
in 1872 same. and 1873 l5a2Oc. Trusting you will
duly consider these facts and that this market must
be one OF your best outlets Satisfactory reference
aud security given" am Respectfully. mh.4l2-w
NJ. %. PATTERSON,
General Commission Merchant,
BUFFALO, N. 7.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-01
10 suits children's clothing at Loeb's
Jobs for Contractors.

Col. J. n. Macomb, L. s. Engineer
Corps, in charge of Mississippi and Illinois
river improvements, adyert;ses for sealed
proposals in duplicate at his Office in Rock
Island, until u NJ. on the 9th day Of Au'
gust, inst. for the prosecution OF the work
! Of dredging and construction of dams, rir
raps and jcttics of the Illinois river. Pro
posals must be enclosed in d sealed envel
ope, endorsed Proposals for prosecu
ton of work of dredging and construction
of dams, rip raps and %jetties for the i'm
provement of the Illinois river and ad
dressed to Col. Macomb.
Col. Macomb alsoa advertises foI
sealed proposals in duplicate, at the United
States Engineers office, in the city Of
Keokuk, until IL o'clock noon, on the 18th
of August, inst. for stone and cement re-
quired for the completion of the guard
lock of the canal, now in process of con
struction around the Des Moines Rapids.
Bids for stone and cement will be entered
separately. Proposals must he enclosed
in envelopes, endorsed, proposals for
stone Tor cement) for the lock for the i'm
provement of the Des MoiHes rapids"
Copies of specifications. blank forms for
proposals and guaranty, and all informa-
ton can be obtained by applying at his of
flee in this city, The usual conditions will
be observed. The right is reserved to
reject any and all bids.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-01

STATISTICS SHOW that Of the thousands
who die annually, a large proportion are
destroyed, not by old age, or by the nat
ural exhaustion of vitality. but through
intemperance, or disregard either on the
part OF the sufferer, or his parents, of the
simplest laws of nature. Such being the
case-and figures cannot nisrepresent facts
the conclusion is that were the causes of
intemperance, its kindred vices, and a dis
regard of natural laws, removed, the aver
age length of the human lifetime would
be extended proportionaly. What agent
most rapidly, harmlessly and certainly
will eradicate these vices, or the tendency
to them, is the question which has been
as thoroughly and persistently agitated
as has the search for the Philosopher
stone. The discovery has been made by
DR.. Joseph Walker, whose widely known
VINEGAR BTTERs are accomplishing Won
ders which the old fogy doctors never
dreamed of. Try them and Judge tor
yourself, as Thousands are doing all over
the country.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-01
NEW FREIGHT RATES.
Joint Circular Of the Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific, Peoria. & Rock Island, and
Rockford, Rock Island & St.
Louis Railroads.

From and after August 9Th, 1874, the
following will be the arbitrary rates char
ed by these companies on all West bound
treights originating East OF the points
named below:
From Chicago, Englewood, Washington
flights and Joliet to Rock Island and Mo
line-lst, SOC I'd. &c Sd, q 4th, II
special, Is cooperage per car, 70 tons, $50;
agricultural implements, per car, $45
coal, coke and pig iron, per car, ten tons
1927. SO. Davenport-lst, 33c I'd, 20; Sd.
"a 4th, 20; special, Is cooperage per
car 10 tons, $35 agricultural implements
per car, $50; coal coke and pig iron per
car, 10 tons, S32.5 SO.
From Peoria to Rock Island and Moline
list. Is I'd, Is; Sd, u; 4th, 10; special
10; cooperage, per car, ten tons, SIS ag-
ricultural implements per car, $25 coal,
coke and pig iron per car, ten tons, 80.
Davenport-lst,2 list I'D, is; Sd, Is ;4th 10.
special, IL; cooperate per car, ten tons,
$2l agricultural implements per car, ten
tons. $50 coal, coal coke and pig iron per
car, ten tons, $40.
And no deviation will be made from the
same under any circumstances. Freights
from New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and
Baltimore subject to trunk line classified,
ton. Pittsburg, Wheeling, Buffalo end
Cleveland freights subject to Pittsburg
classification.
GEO. L. CARMAN.
Gen. Freight AZ, P. & R. I. R.,Peoria III,
j. N. CoNGER,
Gen, Freight Az. r. r. l. Il st. L. X. r. Rock ISL
ana, III.
LEWIS VIELIK,
Gen. Freight Az. c. X. L. 6 ?. Il. r., Chicago, III.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-01
HnrRs z AND z z

We had a gentle and most refreshing
rain last night. To-day the air is cool and
delightful.
On Thursday the 18th there is to be a
great excursion from Galesburg to Rock
Island, under the direction OF the City
Mission Board.
Daniel Atwood, of Chicago, has been
appointed station agent for the G. r. /. &
P. r. r. at Moline in place of l.. II. Bar
ker who has occupied the position for some
II years past.
Several kites were flying over this city
to-day. where's the police p 1t was a
kite that frightened a team in Davenport
and caused terrible injuries and perhaps
death, to one woman.
People doing business near the city
scales on Market Square are greatly an
noyed by a brass horn or band instrument
near them and threaten to complain OF the
nuisance unless it is stopped.
Our friend, Capt. Martindale, Of
the Western Union railroad, says the new
night express on that road, though put on
at the dullest season of the year for travel.
is doing a very fine business and is highly
appreciated by the travelling pnblic.
"A little boy, 9 years old, son of David
Lee, a miner employed by the Hampton
Coal Mining Co. and living in Hampton
village, had a fall yesterday the 3lst, ult,
and broke an arm. DIR. Vincent reduced
the fracture and the boy is doing well.
- A son of John Little, aged 9 years,
was drowned at Savanna on the 23d ult.
He was playing on the ties of the track to
the bridge and fell through. The body
was recovered. Mr. Little is we'll known
here, he having formerly run as engineer
on a day train on the Western Union rail.
road. He is now foreman in the repair
shops in Savanna.
DR.. Joseph Huyett, of Milan, one OF
the oldest and most respected physicians
in this county. is the family physician at
Mr.. Cooks in Milan, but was visiting pa
tients in the country when the accident to
Miss Cook and the late Miss Bollman oc-
Cured, and that is the reason he was not
present to aid in dressing the wounds Of
the young ladies'. He has the care of the
case of Miss Cook, and he says she is doing
well and will soon be on her feet again.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-01
A Man at Large With Handouts on

A very singular and mysterious affair
was recently developed just north of Wal
colt, afew miles back of Davenport, in Blue
Grass township. A lad 10 a field was ap-
preached by a man whose wrists were
fastened together by hand. cuffs, and whose
face was as haggard as fine was half fam
ished. The man carried a large rasp in
his hands and desired the lad to file the
handouts apart, but the boy fed from
him, and the man hurried eastward across
the field, evidently desiring to avoid the
highway. This was early in the morning.
A couple of kours later, two harvesters
who were travelling on foot on the c., II.
|. y L. met the same man three miles
east OF Walcott, and he offered them a
dollar to use the rasp on the cuffs and set
his hands at liberty. They declined the
job, however, and continued their journey.
At Walcott they reported having seen the
man, but it was thought that pursuit of
him was an useless undertaking. In the
afternoon of the same day, the hand cuffs
were found near the railroad track about a
mile from where the haryesters met the
man, broken, each cuff bearing marks
which showed that a chisel had been used
to break it. The man wore no coat, but
was clad in a shirt that had once been
white, brown overalls, and a pair of coarse
boots. 1t is thought that he was one of
the prisoners who escaped from Jail at
Marion, recently. II he was, his Journey
on foot, In odt-of the -way fields, and with
only such food as he could steal, was a very
long and awful weary one, with hidings
and fear of capture. But who could he
have met, that had a chisel and hammer
to use on the hand -cufs2
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-01
Nervous Debility.

A depressed, irritable state of mind: a weak, ner-
vous. exhausted feeling; no energy or animation
confused head, weak memory, often with debilita.
ting, involuntary discharges. The consequence of
excuses, mental overwork or indiscretlons. This
NERVOUS DEBILITY finds g. sovereign. cure in HUM
PHREY's HOMEOPATHIC sPEoIFIc, No IS. 1t tones
up the system, arrests discharges, dispels the men,
tai gloom and dependency, and rejuvenates the en-
tire system. 1t is perfectly harmless and always
efficient. Price s., for a 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, or sent by mail ca receipt of price.
Address HUMPHREYS SPECIFIC MEDICINE
CO., No. $50, Broadway, n, Y.
Fol Jale by Otto G~rotjan 81 Illinois Street. Benser
& Thomas, c Speidel and L Breunert, Rock Island
and d , richards, Moline. 34dmwf&w1y
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-01
GOOD ADVICE AND POETRY.

TUNE, Anything that Fits"
Magic oil is death on Fits
Magic oil is delicious. thank Ienne for this
All pain IL cures quickly for mother or miss,
Goes right TO the trouble, rubbed In with the palm.
As sure as your faithful lit works like a charm, -
The directions please follow, but use your own skill
Ia Sprains and Neuralgia, but battle with a will.
Used outward and inward Il never does harm,
In Headache or Colie 1T works like a charm.'
Sore throat from Catarrh, or from Cold in the Head
VI Chllls from a Cold that would keep you ia bed.
Magic Oh performs wonders. and acts like a balm.
orlGargliHg or swathing"It works like a charm
The foot horn of fame" most usually liesf
80 the Magic Oil cures took the folks by surprise
The claims that ii made caused wondrons alarm.
The trial now shows that 1T works like a CHARM
II cures You so nicely, IT makes you feel brave,
so that ordinary pain il d luxury to have.
Magic Oil in Dyspepsia gives a feeling so calm.
in glee says 1T works like a charm
MM. RENNE Il SONS, manufacturers. Pittsdeld.
Mass.
Reader, call for it where You trade. Sold In
hock Island by John Bengston and Z. Bruenar.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-01

TRADE WITH ST. LOUIs.-The OPENING
of the railroad bridge over the Mississippi
river, at 81. Louis, the concentration of a
great number of railroads there from all
parts of the great west, from the extreme
north to New Mexico, and navigahle water
courses over all the west and southwest,
make ST. Louis the most favored spot in
the west for a great commercial city. The
rapid strides it is making in population
and business is attracting the attention of
people all over the west.-especially farm
ers, manufacturers etc, who are sending
large amounts of property there for sale,
aud making purchases of needed sup,
plies in return. Among the many houses
engaged in the agency or commission bust
ness there Is that OF Messrs. Kleinschmidt
x Walter, who make liberal advances on
~consignmentS and promptly attend to all
the orders of their patrons. Their card
will be found in this paper.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-01
A COLLISION BARELY AVOIDED.
A Locomotive Runs Away.

Last evening, between s and 8 O'Clock,
the locomotive VIM. Irwin, used for switch
ing purposes. in the X. r. |. & St. L. de-
pot grounds in this city, was standing on
the track near the depot the engineer
and fireman and George Walker were sit
ting on some ties near by, when all at once
the locomotive started up the track like a
scared dog, at the rate Of 30miles an hour. A
switch happened to be open leading off the
main track and the engineer Spencer ran,
shouting with all the power of his lungs,
to the switchman, For Gods sake don't
move that SWITCH" and off she went into
the ldlrt at a terrible rate, %plowirg up
things in a fearful manner. She was soon
brought under control, and before morning
was got upon the rails again.
The st. Louis train was just coming
around the curve by Cables coal office
when this happened, and had not the
switch been open it makes one shudder to
think of the consequences which must have
ensued,
What made that locomotive start? 1t
is said that the throttle was wide open
when she was boarded. The evening was
cloudy, dark and rainy. Did some scoun
drel jump upon the engine on the side OPP
posite where the men were sitting and
pull the throttle bar and jump away into
the darkness? We may never know.
But the occurrence shows that it is not safe
to leave a fired up machine alone.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-01

Fire in Milan,

The Boston Bazaar Gates & Co. of this
city, have a branch store in Milan and
last night between | and 2 O'Clock it was
set on fire. Frank Curran, the manager
OF the store, was asleep in the building a,
the time, and with him a son of Mr..
James Johnston, the miller. Johnston,
who was awakened by smoke and a crack.
ling Nose, aroused Curran, and they ran
out and gave the alarm. The people soon
came to the rescue, with buckets, and
saved the building, the damage not being
more than some 5000. The building is a
two story frame, owned by II. P. Beattie,
and was insured for $1,000 in the Cont
nenta,l of New York, in Hayes & Clcave-
lands agency, this city.
The stock OF goods was a good deal dam
aged, Gates thinks some So, 500.
1t is claimed that there was $1,000 worth
of goods in the store, Gu which was insur-
ance amounting to $1,000 divided between
the Pennsylvania, the Glenn's Falls, and
the Springfield, Mass, companies, in L.
W. Hursts agency, in this city. The
goods were piled into kerr's building
where they viii remain until an agent of
the insurance companies arrives to adjust
the loss.
The fire was Sc t under a fight of out.
side stairs. The stairs were boxed in and
used as a place of storage for coal, kindling
wood, etc, and the place was pretty full
of old boxes, &c, &c. The fire ran up en-
the outside OF the building, buruing
and burning a wide place from
TO rooi. 1t was a most Gtunate
hing that it was discovered 50 early, and
hat the people turned out so quickly, for
all i; got well started it would probably
ave done great damage.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-01
ST. JoSEPH's 70 BE BLESSED 70.
MORROW.
Bishop Foley and Other Distinguished
Fathers to be Present.
SOME FINE MUSIC EXPECTED.

A Lecture from Lev. Er. McMullen in the
Evening.
Tomorrow will be the greatest day
among the Roman Catholics ever witness.
ed in Rock Island. Their new and splen
did church will be dedicated by Bishot
Foley. Mass will be celebrated by the
Rev. DR.. Burke. Prominent Catholi,
clergymen from all parts of this and tn,
adjoining States will be present. The Rev
Father Riordan, the eloquent pastor of St
James church, Chicago, will give the ded
ication sermon, and in the evening a lee
ture by the Rev. DR.. McMullen will be de
livered.
Marcadante's mass is to be sung by tn
choir, aided by the foremost amateurs il
the neighborhood. The ofertory piece i
the ln1ammatus of Rossini.
About three hundred children will re
ceive the sacrament of confirmation at 3:
o'clock. The lecture is set down for 7.
o'clock.
To avoid confusion as we'll as to Obtain
funds in aid of the building fund, a fee o
one dollar will be asked for entrance.
1t is believed that there will be a very
large attendance.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-01
Another new Church Edifce in Rock Island

Another new Church Edifce in Rock Island.
The German Methodists have just COM
pleted a pretty little church on the south
east corner OF Deer and Pleasant streets,
with a 90 foot tower, and all at a cost of
some $4,000. The interior is neatly fin
nished. seats of the natural color of the
wood, altar and aisles carpeted, and the
house we'll lighted. The house will be
dedicated TO. morrow, at 1915 A. NJ, Bish-
op Andrews will conduct the dedicatory
services and preach the dedication sermon.
All the exercises will be in the English
language aud general invitation is extend
ed to everyone to be present. The excel
ent pastor of this society, Rev. j. G.Leist,
has worked faithfully and successfully to
obtain funds to pay for the new church,
and there IS now but a small debt hanging
over it, which will doubtless be lifted en-
tirely tomorrow. The trustees for the
society are Henry Brockman, Philip Shear
erf Christof Wagner, Jacob Ramser, Ben
iamin Redeker.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-01
E. F. Kunkel's Bitter Wine Of Iron

DtAtOA = VI AVA
Has never been known to fail in the cure o.
weakness, attended with symptoms, indis
position to exertion, loss of memory, diff
Guilty of breathing, general weakness, hor
ror of disease, weak, nervous trembling
horror of death, night sweats, cold feet
weakness, dimness of vision, languor, un.
~iversal lassitude of the muscular system
enormous appetite, with dyspeptic system,
hot hands, flushing of the body, dryness
of the skin, pallid countenance, and erup.
tons on the face, purifying the blood, pair
in the back, heaviness of the eye lids,
frequent black spots flying before the eyes
with temporary loss of sight want of at
t%ention, etc. These symptoms all arise
from a weakness, and TO remedy that use
K. F. Kunkel's Bitter Wine of Iron. 1t
never fails Thousands are now enjoying
health who have used it. Get the genu-
inc. Sold only in 81 bottles. Take only
4. F, Kunkel's. Depot and office, No
$50 North Ninth ST.. Philadelphia, Pa
Ask for Kunkel's Bitter Wine of Iron.
This truly valuable tonic has been SO thor
oughly tested by all classes of the commu
nifty that it is now deemed indispensable
as a Tonic medicine. 1t costs but little,
puriies the blood and gives tone to the
stomach, renovates the system and pro-
longs lite.
| now only ask a trial of this valuable
tonic. Price ST. per bottle. Il. +. Kun
KEEL, Sole Proprietor, No. 259 North Ninth
st. below Vine, Philadelphia, Pa.
Ask for Kunkel's Bitter Wine of Iron,
and take no other.
1t is sold only in 81 bottles, with a pho
tograph of the Proprietor on each Wrap
per, all other is counterfeit,
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-01
Suicide.

A German named Henry Smith, an en-
gineer by trade, living on the corner of Ex-
change and Commercial streets, took two
ounces of iaudanum yesterday afternoon
about half past three, and died at half past
five. He was born in Germany, and came
to this country when he was 10 years old,
% years ago. He formerly kept
a tavern in Dundee, Mercer county, this
State. About a year ago ho moved to
Davenport, and about four months ago
came to this city. Some four months ago
he was employed on the little steamer
Edith, but the crew was paid off and dis
charged, and since then he has been out
Of employment, except two or three days
when he worked in a harvest field. He
tried to kill himself about three weeks
ago by taking laudanum, but his folks
spilled it for him, so he did not get enough
to hurt him. He had been drinking very
hard lately, and yesterday he went home
with a bottle Of laudanum and his child
rem tried to take it away from him, but
failed. He then went out to a carpenter
shop and stood in the window, took the
laudanum, and went home. In FIVE min
utes he was insensible, and never knew
anything afterwards. DIR. Keller was sent
for, but when he arrived it was too late to
save him. The phial had Breunert's label
upon it. He leaves u wife a seven child
rem without any visible means of support.
The body will be buried in the cemetery
to morrow. The funeral services will he
held at the house at half past nine. All
friends are invited.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-01
ourinr versus Cobhlinr.

There are many medicines that give transient re
lief In sickness without touching the source and
seat OF the complaint. Hostetters Stomach Bitters
Is not one OF these. The great tonic and restora
tive does not cObble the diseased and enfeebled
system. 1t is not a mere palliative, that only tenn.
porarily CONTROLS Il few unpleasant symptoms. No
its invigorating, regulating, restorative principle
pen tra:es to the very source Of the difficulty In
the fluids and solids OF the body, and hence itl
cures are radical and thorough. In dyspepsia ii
strengthens the stomach, in liver complaint it reg
ulates the flow OF bile, In constipation 1t promotes
a punctual habit of body. In nervous ailments II
tones the sentients and motive fbres. In rheuma
tism it counteracts pain, and in cases OF genera
debility rehabilitates the emaciated frame.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-01
500 suits boys clothing at Loeb's.
The 18TH Illinois Infantry.

There will be 4 reunion of those vLo
belonged to the One Hundred Twenty
ninth Illinois ' oluhteer Infantry, and all
others who went as soldiers tn the war
from Livingston county, ILL.,, at Pontiac.
ILL, on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 1874. 1t is TO
be in no sense a meeting to keep alive any
political or sectional animosities. bnt solely
a gathering or a social but friendly char
acter.
Papers in Scott, Rock Island and Liy-
ingston counties are requested to copy.
By order of the committee of arrange
ments. WILLIAM B. Eye, Secretary.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-01
Pistols, Dogs, Etc.

The case, People VS.. Phil Mitch for an
assault with a deadly weapon with intent
to commit great bodily injury was up be-
fore Esq'r Pinkley, this afternoon-Valen.
tine Dauber prosecuting witness. ?. Il.
McElherne for People, VIM. jackson for
defence. Mr.. Jackson was arguing the
case when our paper went to press. 1t
was merely a preliminary examination to
see if Mitch should be held for trial.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-01

CHURCH DEDICATIoN.-The German
Methodist Episcopal church just completed
at the corner of Deer and Pleasant streets
will be dedicated to the worship ofGod on
next Sabbath, Aug. I'd, at lO:45A A. NJ. Rev.
Z. Andrews, D. d., one of the Bishops OF
the M. E. church will preach the sermon
and conduct the dedicatory services. The
exercises will be in the English language.
All are invited to be presnt.