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SPEEDILY CURED

LII FORMS of yeneral Prisa'e and Chron-
N ic Diseases, at the old Central Medical llsti-
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ness or marriage. are permanently cure A
Medical book Tor two stamps. Call address
CENTRAL MEDICAL INSTITUTE,
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ju,ycS-dv
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THE TRANSIT OF VENUS.

The Chicago Post says it is presumed that
one strong incentive for certain enterpris-
ing journalist of that city to marry so early
in December was that he might scoop
the Tribune on the transit Of Venus"
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TIE great lrpn-master of Detroit, E. b.
Ward, is looked upon as the probable sue
cessor of Senator Chandler in the United
States Senate. He is staunch Republican
and protectionist.
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THE BEST
PAYI N G
BUSINESS

either SEE. to make really hrst-elass paying bus
ines foR thea ss3sea We have the Hosr agents
and DO JH8 LA1sxSr business In our line. We
give the right 10 exclusive tesri'sfy, fusn.sh the
beat tools 10 work WITH, give the asyesf eash Bay
kOoK sGESIs and all experienced Agents. find,
the busins vs furnish, decidedly the most proat-
able. Every body can make money. send Your
name and addre.s At once for circulars, terms etc
AeKS1a. - matter = hat you aye doing. send to
NJ for paSticuan. Address WATERS 4 TINKER,
Publishers. 01aaeo. H. bovI8-dv9
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JUST PUBLlNHED:
PIANO AT HOME.
A large collection OF the best
Four-Hand Pieces
FOR THE PIANO-FORTE.

No book is better fitted for Isms musical en-
tertainment tran this. Beginners can play tho
easier duets. Advanced players and teachers need
not TO be told that practice With four hands is the
very best TO acquire time and 'ce.tanty-'
Practice in the Piano at ,AOtns'' is Iothins bat
continual pleasure.
For Choirs: THx LEADER. Price slsa
For Singing Schools: THE SONG MosARcH, - cts
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We bov enter the 6eld for the
Fall and coming Winter, and
are furnishing thu best psyiss
and most eesiIy worried agency
IN the world. Our Agests have
ALWAYs bees the most suoeops-
full, and We have lately added
NEW and HxcnKDTxeLY TAxrua
Inducements. requiring only
ISTsLEIogyc8 and APPLICANT y
for any one. yO0n9 or old. a
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STRIFE IN CuBA

continues, without any marked change in
the relauve advantages Of the contesting
forces. The insurrectioe continues, but
Snain has Raino1 no superiority. Six ysan
OF seriie give he issurrseeioa . igni6saacs
vhicA csanok b 1sniod. In dulatioo, and
u oe.seiey a II sdhssenaA tasseh4 with
- ahssIcs d ny naniisI1sd power
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GROUNDS OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL,

in which the entire people are interested. !
do not allude to this to urge q general ap-
propri.tion 10 the District, but TO draw the
attention of Congress, in framing = law for
the government of the District, 10 the mag
niicent scale on which the city was planned,
BY the foundere Of the government; the
manner in which the reservation, streets and
avenues are laid ont and the
proportion Of the property actually
possseed BY the general Government.
think the proportion Of the expenses Of the
Government and Improvements 10 be borne
BY the general Government. the cities Of
Washington and Georgetown and the coun.
try should be carefully end equ.tably de-
fined.
In accordance with Fee. Of the act ap-
proved June I'D. 1874, I appointed
A BOARD TO MAKE A SURVEY
Of the mo iii Of the Mississippi River, with
q view to dttermine the best method Of OBJ
taining and maintaining depth Of water
Sufficient for purposes Of navigation, and in
acoordanes With IN set entitled IN act, TO
provide for the appointment Of a Convex |
ton Of Engineos, to investigate and report |
. permanent plan for the excavation Of the |
alIuvisl basin Of the Mississippi River, sub
ject TO inundatioo, appoint Q Ccnvention /
Of Eneineesa. h Doasd - not yet COM
pIeted il labon; Vhen il rspnrts are receiv-
I'd, they win b Rewarded to Congress with
ont delsy.
[sissss] US. G.Azr.
Ex1cUzIvI NAzuox, De. ~, 1874
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FREE BANKING

may be authorized with safety, giving full
protection 10 bill-holders which they have
under existing lawe. Indeed, l would re-
gard free banking as essential. 1t would
give proper elasticity to the currency. AZ
more currency should be required for the
transaction Of legitimate business, new
banks would be star,ed, and in turn banks
would wind up their bu.inese, when it was
found there was = superabundance Of cur
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FOREIGN RELATIONS.

During the past year nothing has occur
red to disturb the general friendly and cor.
dial relations of the United States with
other powers. The correspondence sob
mitted herewith, between this Government
and its diplomatic Representatives in other
countries, shows satisfactory condition Of
all qr .stions between the United States and
the mcst Of those countries, and with few
exeeptiose, to which reference IL hereafter
made, the absence Of any points of differ
ence to be adjusted. The notice directed
BY the resolution Of Copgres, Of June 18th,
1874, to be given TO terminate the cnnven-
zion Of July 9Th, 1858, between the Uoi,ed
States and Be gum hiss been given.
and the treaty will accordingly terminate
on the FIRST DAY Of July. 1875. This CON-
ventioo reward to certain Belgian veseele, en-
terinx the ports o Tie United States, excep-
tioual privileges which are not accorded 10
our vesssls. Other features Of the cooven-
tioa have proved satisfactory ,ssd have tsnd-
ed 10 The cnltivatioa of mutually beneficial
intercourse and friendly rela-
tioas between the two countries. I hope
that the negotiatious which have been in
vi.ed will resul In the adsptioa Of anoaher
treaty, which may tend to tho interests Of
both eounlxiA
our 1KLA1IoAS WITH cHMA
continss 10 - friandly. Duriag IL paat
year. the loaR a hnuailiti0 he4vesa C6inA
~ lar. ~vnwsn0 - ~ IL lan3sn~ ~ N
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the umpire, leaving 4s3 10 be disposed of !;
and of The 800 claims fled against the Uni
ted States, 72e had been finally decided on.
One va, before the Umpire and "a re.
main to be disposed of. Since the date OF
such report, other claims have been di-pos-
ed of, reducing somewhat the number still
pending, and others have been passed upon
BY the arbitrators. 1t has become apparent,
in view Of these figures, and Of the fact that
the work devolving on the Umpire is par.
ticularly laborious, that the Commission
would b. unable to di.pose of the entire
number of claims pending prior to the fipt
day Of February. 1875, the date fixed for its
expiration. Negotiations we're pending
looking to the securing Of the results of the
decisions which have been reached, and to .
further extet sion of the Conmission for .
limited time, which it i confidently hoped
will suffice to bring all the business now BE-
fore il to final close.
TEE STRIFE N THE ARGENTINE REPuBLIc
j. to be deplored, both on account of the
parties thereto, and from the probable effects
On the Interests on those in the trade in that
Quarter, Of whom the United S,ates are
among the principal. Az yet, % far as l
An aware, there hss been no violation of
our neutral rights, which, rs wen rs our
du,iss in that respsc, it shall be my en-
deavor to maintain and preserve.
1t il with rsgret that announce
NO FURTHER PAYMENT OF VENEZUELA,
on account of the war, in favor of The Unit
ed States. Hopes have been entertained
that if the Repeblic could escape both
foreisn and civil var for . few years, It's
great NATIONAL resources would enable e to
honor it. obligations. Though !, Is nov un.
derseood to b at pence with other countries,
! serious ineurrection ie reported 10 Be in
progress in an important region Of that Re-
public. This may be taken advantage of -
mother reason to delay the payment Of The
does Of our citizens.
The deplorable
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ALABAMA CLAIMS,

created by an act Of Congress at the last ses-
sion, has organized and commenced the work
and it is to be hoped that the claims admis-
sible under the provision of the act, may be
speedily administered.
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particularly OF iron steamship brilding il OF
vast importance to cur national prosperity.
The United States are now paying over one
thOu-snd millions per annum for reighis
and passage on foreign chips to be carried
abroad, and expended in the employment
and support Of other people, beyond a fair
per cenlsge of what -hould go to fo,eisn
vessels. Estimating on the tonnage and
travel Of each, respectively, it ia to be re-
GREETED that this disparity in the carrying
trade exists, and to correct it | would be
willing to see a great departure from the
usual course of the Government in support.
ing what might be usually termed private
enterprise. l would not suggest as
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THE PEOPLE TO DECIDE.

The experience and judgment Of the pto-
pie can best decide just hov much currency
Is required for the transaction of the busi
ness of the country. II is unsafe to leave
the settlement of this question to Congress,
the Secretary of the Treasury, or the Exec
utive. Congress should make the regula-
tions under which banks should exist, but
should mot make banking monopoly, BY
limiting the amount Of redeemable paper
currency that shall be authorized. Such
importance do attach to this subject, and
20 earnestly do 1 commend it to your atten-
tion, that 1 give it prominence BY introdu-
cling it at the beginning Of this message.
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0ttCltlCh VI SJuSICr5 10 SnViCA W tuC
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE IN
TERROR,
and to the legislation asked for by him. The
domestic interests Of the people are more
intimately connected with this department
than with either of the departments of the
Government. Its duties have been added
to from time to time, until they have become
20 onerous that, without the most perfect
system and order, it will Be impossible for
any Secretary Of the Interior to to keep
trace of all official transactions having his
sanction, and done in his name, for which
he Is held personally responsible. The
policy adopted for the management Of
INDIAN Affairs,
known a the peace policy has been adhered
to With most bere6cent results. 1t 10 hoped
that . few more years will relieve Cur from
tier from Indian depredati0ns. commend
the recommendation Of the Secretsry, for the
extension Of the homestead laws to the In
diaps, and for some sort Of territorial gov
eminent for the Indian Territory. A grsa,
majority of the Indians occupying this
Territory are believed to Be incapable Of
their rights sgainse the more
civilized and enlightesed men. Any Ter.
ritorial form Of government given them,
should protect them in their
homes and property for period of at least
twenty year,. and before It's final adoption |
should be ratified By majority |
pf thoeo affected.
THE REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF ISTE-
1IoR,
herewith attached, gives much interesting
information, which abstsin from
irving an abstract Of, but refer you to the
'eport itself.
PENSIONS.
The acs Of Congress providing the oath
vhieh peosioners mus subscribe before
lravine their pensions, cuts of from this
,oun,y few survivors Of the war Of 1872,
esidinx in the Souihefl States. i recon-
pepd the restorafioo Of this bounty TO all
uch. The numbR Of persocs whose naDes
Iopld b res6orsd 70 ths list Of pensiosen i
loI larre. They are al old heroes, Who |
uaA have taken no Fart in the Febelioe,
I'd lie services for which thsy were awasd-s
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20 as To increase the revenue, snd At the
same time decrease the number OF articles
upon which duties are levied. Those articles
OF Manufacture which We produce . consti-
iuent part Of, but do not produce the whole,
that part which We do not produce should
enter free. Also, will instance fine wool
dyes, &c. These mus, be imported to form
part of the manufacture of the higher
grades Of wooden goods, and chemicals ueed
a. medicine, and used in various ways
in manufactures, come under this clas.
The introduction, free Of dues, OF such woods
Is We do not produce, should stimulate the
manufacture Of goods requiring there and
those ve do produce, and. therefore, would
be benefit to home production. There are
mSny articles entering into home msnufac-
tures which We do not produce surselve,
the tariff on which increases the cost Of pro.
duc.ion Of the Manufactured article. All
correc ions in this regard are in the direc-
ton Of bring labor and capital In harmony
with each other, and Of supplying ore Of the
elements 60 much needed.
THE REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF wAR,
herewith attached, and forming . part Of
this message, gives all the Information con-
corning all the operations, wants and nees ssi.
tie. and contains many s1ggestioos ard
recommendatiooe, which 1 commend to your
There i no cla0 Of govern
ment employees who are harder worked than
the army officers and men; none Who per-
form their tasks more eherfully and more
tfic,en.ly, and under circumstance: Of great
er ptivation and hardship. LAg1latioa b
ae.irable 10 render more e6eisnt thn heaDcA
Of the public service. Al the reconnssda-
lioue Of he eocsssasy of War I regard = ju-
dieioa and I especially eoanead y yoR
lttenticn Tie following: IL euaanlf1s1iua
II Govssnnnt azssaal; n1sags - e8su
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the date thereof, and subsequently, learned
that, on that day, they had taken forcible
possession Of the State House Troops we're
taken BY me to support the Existing and re-
cogniz-d officers; but before the expiration
Of the five days the resurrection movement
was practically abandoned, and the officers
os the State government, with some minor
exceptions, re-umed their powers and duties.
Considering that the pre.ent State admins
tra,ion of Louisiana had been the. only gov
vernment in that State for nearly two years.
that it has be n tAcitly acknowledged AID
acouiesc.d in % such BY Congress, and more
than once expressly recognized BY me, l re-
earded it % my clear duty when legally call
ed upon for that purpose to prevent its over
throw bv an armed mob, under the psetencs
Of fraud and irregulari;y in the eltc,iOn Of
1872. have heretofore called the at'en-
lion Of Congress to this subject, stating thai
on account Of the frauds and forgeries COM
mitted at said election, and because it apPt afs
that The returns thereof were never legally
canyassed, it was impossible to tell thereby
who were chosen, but: from the best sources
of information Ut my Command. have Al
vay believed the preeeni State o&cen recevsd
. msjority Of the legal votes actually cast n
that election. l repeat what / said in my
.pecial me~ase. Of February 18Th, 1873.
that in the event of 10 acton by Congress,
I must continue to recognize the government
heretofore recognised hy me. l regret to
say that With the prepaI ations fos the hate
election, decided indication appeared in
some localities il the Southern States, Of .
BY scis Of violence and in
timidasioa, TO deprive citiseos Of the free.
dom of the balloa, because Of their political
opinions. Bands ofimes, NAKED and armed,
made their appearances.
WHITE LEAGUERs
and o,her societies. we're formed; large guam
lities of .,ms and ammunition were import |
"A and di,ributsd to ihess Organisations;
mil;tary drills, with menacing dem0nstra- /
,ioos. we're held, and. with all Of these, muir
der, enough we're committed to spyead ter
,or among those whose political opinion Vas
o be euppre.sed, if possible, By thees iDtOl-
eree, and criminal proceediAes. In sooe
placee. colored lAhorsfs we're compelled 10
Tote ACCORDING to the wishse Of their en-
rloyers under threats Of discharge il they
,otsd othervise, and there are too many in
tapces in which, when thee threats were
they we're rsmorselesely ex-
.cuted By those ty whom made.
I undes.tand that
THE FIFTKDETH AAUDAUf
o the Conssitution vas msde to psevess tbs
ne tate Of things, md IL ct u Nay 3la,
$50, With ame1dmeno. ~ paDsd - e.
arce II peuvinions, de 0ejsct 81 Iii boine
. guazas1ss 70 al Gtssps ~ figAt y voas
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has occupied the attention of Congress
New light on this question will, wrhou,
doubt, be gwen by the Committee appointed
BY the i-s, Congress, to investigate, and re-
port upon III subject
A revival of
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-23
A MIRACLE!



CAPT TRYON j, " UODNAkD
Agent Ma uir' s Medicines.
No 3S Nj gaz ne Street:
ESTEEMED SIR:-From ceiling of heartfelt graf
ftude ana a general seLse OF duty, am Dr. mpted
to address you and respectfully beg to give you q
voluntary and brief statement my past and pres
ent state of he 'lth. UNDRAs SCI LIVER AND BLOOD
BITTERs AND SARsAPAiILLA Tonic. My health for
years has been bad. but from the commencement Of
this year rapidly declined, forcing me abandon
all eharat tie of business; and upon becoming com
peaely paraly zed In my right arm aud with my
whole ight side threatened, became helpless aud
hopeless indeed though attended upon by the most
skililui physici OF this and o her states and
cities, with no benefit; and In fact, my own meul-
cal knowledge forces me realize the fact thst un-
- some change and improvement LOOK place soon
wi ii me would shortly die, ana made my every
nroy denIi circumstance Was directed to and
met vol about a IN nth ago, and, from your gen
erous svmpa hy, was induced ito GRITTY you, out
wit no hope or confidence OF Dement, 10 myself to
only frv the cundurango; and TO my utmost aston
ishm.u nj and gra ihcation. am now almost entirely
restored to perfect health. and that by the use OF
hui on h0ttle of tn CuNDURAsGo LAYER IND
BLOOD BIrTERs aud SARsAPAAILLA Tonic. i feel,
inIeed n renewed and resurFecse ed man, and will
cvei, my dear cir, he gr teiul in my remembrance
OF for the kind interest and generous sym atty
shown me in my watched helplessness, and am
c nyincei that to the use Of Cunderango and Di-
vine Provi enc through you, am ind bted for
new lease OF life.
From sense Of duty. let me ask that publica-
ton OF my case b. made; and by my ha ply expert
ence none weed desp,ir. aud thai through you. in
the use OF Cunduran o, they hay as0 Tina i'll {
aud restoration TO saith. when even hope tsc j
has fed. VIII, respect and gra itude, 'tm..in
New ORE Ans pit, -, 1873
We the undersigu. u. being ertonhl acquainted
with Dr. Logan chs, riuly certify that above
statement is true and correct Y very par ieuiar
i PM GOODWIN.
= DAN'Ls hicEaK.
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MACHINE CARD CLOTH'G

Of all descriptions for cotton and wooden machine
y; Mapping "a ds. from common, round. pla;ed
IT Piamond wire. Also ripping and No. 10 Cot
ION Cards. VIM E. MONTAGUE,
2-21dtts1y Treasurer
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Chancery Notice.

STATE OF ILLINOIS, t.
Rock ISLAND COUNTY So
In the Circuit Court of said County. OF the May
term, A. ID. 1S14.-In Chancery.
j ohm Carr the unknown heirs OF Jacob c.
Strong George ID. Gould Levi +. Harson, and the
unknown persons claiming TO own the north one
hundred and twenty-five acres of the northeast
quarter of section ten, in township seventeen.
north Of range two, west of the foarth principal
meridian Except the right of way of the Rock Is
land Il teoria Railroad Company over AID across
the same, under and by virtue of certain deeG
pretended to have been made by one Benjamin
Carr TO said Jacob C. Strong bearing date tn,
fifth day of May, A. ID. 1859, and recorded in the
recorders Office OF SAID Rock Island County, in
book SIS of deeds, at page 179 thereof
To all OF said defendants in the above entitled suit
except sa Levi +. Harson.
Notice is hereby given that the above entitled
suit il pending in said Court and that alias
writ of summons has been issued against you
therein.
Now unless you shall personally be and appear
before the said Circuit Court the first day of the
term thereof, to be holden in the Court House,
In the city of Rock Island, in the County and State
aforesaid, on the first Monday of May, A. ID. 1874,
to which time and place the said alias summons il
made ret rnable, and plead, answer or demur to
the bill in said suit filed, that the will be
ken for confessed as against you, and decree en-
tered accordingly
Rock Island, Ill., March 24th, \, d. 1874
GEORGE d. GOULD,
Clerk of sai Court.
OSBORN, CURTIS ADAMS, Compl'ts Solicitors.
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Ghe Chilly Arens.
independent IN Eoeruthi7aq.
Governor Brooks Of Arkansas.

The Burlington, Iowa, Hack Eye has
the following in relation to the man who
was elected Governor of Arkansas by the
Democrats and Liberal Republicans, in the
fall of 1872:
In July, 1851, the Iowa NJ. E. Confer
erence, then in session at Davenport, sent
Rev. Joseph Brooks todd Zion church
IN this city. MIR. Brooks began his pasto-
rial labors in this city in August of the
following year, 1852, when the Conference,
which met in this city, sent him to Musca-
tine. Mr.. Brooks was a member of the
General Conference in 1852, 1856 and 1861
He was in the army during the civil war,
and toward the close of the conflict was
chaplain of colored regiment. The next
we hear of him, he is Governor Brooks, or
trying to be, OF Arkansas. MANY of our
readers will remember him as man of
more than ordinary force of character and
strength of purpose.
From the Cincinnati Times.
Governor" Brooks, OF Arkansas, is a
native of Butler county, O., near Hamil-
ton, serving as Methodist preacher in the
Ohio Conference nine years. Thence be
went to the Iowa Conference, and was at
terward elected editor Of the St. Louis Cen
trail Christian Advocate. He was then a
decided anti slavery man. He was Presid-
ing Elder OF the Arkansas Conference d
short time previous to the coup d etat nov
CONFUSING the State of Arkansas.
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The Republican organs of Indiana APP
pear to be in condition bordering on hys-
terics over the action of the farmers in
calling a State Convention. They are SO
sure that the farmers don't wish to have
anything to do with politics that they are
trying to prove the call a forgery. The
only ground for this assertion is found III
the unfortunate attempts of some politi
clans in indianapolis to make the call an
pthcial act of meeting of farmers in that
city 1t was not intended to be official, but
rather an informal invitation to the far
'ners OF the State to come together and
nominate State ticket free from partisan
cntanglements Of course the result will be
The same, for judging by the heartiness with
which the call has been responded to in all
parts of the State, the new party will be
pretty likely to leave the old organizations
ut in the cold. Hence the unhappiness OF
ne organs,