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HOW TO RESTORE GOOD T1ME5.
1t is given out ut Washington tlAt the
Democratic majority In the House of Repre-
eentatiVes propose to rsduce the approl'ria-
tions for The support of tho various branches
Of tho Government to tho extent OF from
S+:,h0U,U0o to $4,000, 600 year This rc-
duction is to 10 rnnde III tho appropriations
fol. tho army, navy, for Notifications, for
! nayy.yar,ls, for public buildingst for rivera
aud harbors, for Indian affairs, for collecting
the revenue, mud for salaries Of public officers.
As q Republican, representing the fnHss OF
the ta1-paying and non-officIal Hopnblicans,
! we express the hope That this report Il true.
This paper has insisted for several years that
the national expenditures were too great; but
Congress, like Ml other bodies clothed with
the power TO spend other peoples money and
to create Offices, scems to have been unnblo to
| retreuch to auy great extent. Now, then, is
| tho accepted time. The Democratic House
hns tho power to reduce tho expenditures by
aboligling n1any useless Offices and reducing
the compensation Of rs many more. To TINT
reduction OF expenditures NO trust the Ro-
publican minority vii! make no objection or
resistance; tho reduction will bo sustained By
the country, no matter by whom it is sup
| ported and carried.
Tie next thing the Democratic House
should do is to restore the tax on tea and
coGee, which tho subsidy pzotcciouists,
through tue Ignorance aud cowosace of the
minority OF both part'esin Congress, repealed
some yeas ago, and thereby add $50, ,o00-
600 to tho revan1ie. With tho sum kaved in
expenditures and tue puroly rovenue tax on
tea md coHee, taere will bo surplus rev.
cnie Of from sixty millions to slIty.avo mill
ions Of dollars. Having thus economtzed IN
the way Of reyenuo, tho House should then
take up the tar'h. Every artlcle therein
taxed which is needed OF used BY any branch
OF manufactures IN this country should be
transferred to the free List. From the re-
manning tariff taxes tho whole element OF
"protecs'on" should 10 eliminated "a m
Outrage and awindlo on the American con-
sumer. An average reduction Of eo per cent
Of the reinalning taxes aou!d he made
II the Democratic HOUSE have the
courn8o and tho honesty 70 DO these
things, 10 loug neglected ny their
Republican predecessors, they will do much
to commend themselves to the favor Of the
country, and this popular approval will be
nlade stronger aud more conspicuous II the
Republican moinheFs shall mako my united
opposition to tho repeal Of tho e1travagani
expenditures aud nltra taxation for bounties
to individuals. instead OF revenue to the
country.
With forty millions Of dollars saved in ex'
panditures, twenty million dollars increasee
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The oltsoquies of the late ex-senator n1ou-
AEpsoS took place nj Quincy yestorday, aud
wero participated IN by largo concourso of
1,tn1,1a
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WOODS aitsEu3t-Monroo street. between pesr-
born and Statn Jack lfarfawaYs adventures" :"
Afternoon aud evening.
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justice ',as been hwarted and crirne Gun 60
mnrnnished.
Tl,o rari1oning power Is prerogntivo
which should only be exercised in rare In
stances and where there il good mid sufficient
reason. II WIS not bestowed upon Tho Gov
error merely to rclenso mcn from fmprisois-
,nent because they llavo boon "well be-
hayetl," or upon any grounds Of sentiment
or sympathy. If this were 80, then aytn-
pathetic anl tenticr.hcn.tet Governor might
open the prison doors md lot all Tho conricts
60 free, Tho parttoning power WIS given hin
to be exercised in cases where mn innocent
person, by M unfortunate combination OF
circumstances, Inns been convicted, and clear
proof is shown tn tlle Governor Tint sltch is
tho caso or whore mitigating circumstances
,nay bo furnished to show TINT tie prisoner
was not really as guilty Oh tho jury found him
to he. and consequently is suffering too much
punishment for his crime. There nro no
other chses wlcro it ahorld be exercised. It
is prerogatire rnrely in tho interests of
Justice. not Of good behavior, sentiment, or
sympathy. In the case Of murder, where
tho crimo iH clearly proven there should never
DO n pardon issued. 4 murderer has for
fclsed lis right to live among lis follows.
Punishment by death Is the only complete
realization Of Justice, tho only complete
pena1sy for llis crime, tho only
complete protection of society. Upon
tic very showing ot the alvocates Of impris-
on1nent for lifo tint this form Of punishment
protects society by shutting the murdcrors out
nutf 1,of ,o1,Si. r., 3u $1,,4u t3hn1 h
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SOCIETY MEETINGS

COSMOPOLITAN LODGE no. q, KNIGHTS or
IyrllIAo-Al tue members requested to be prtt-
this Wednesday evening" Election OF onicrrs tof
tp e1ly,t,g tefn m.rnept IT Dues and work In tue
libra dsgrrc Dy nrdtr j. J. MEALY. G. Q.
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"wnAr ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT II T


"WHAT ARE. .YoU GOING 70 DO ABOUT r. P''
Iut: TR1nEal Inns now made pretty full
exposition Of the t!agrant injustice which has
been worked ottt under tho na,no Of the
South Town assessment. 1t Is no longer de-
MED that tie personal property is assessed
double rs high as thrt Of tie West and North
Sides in the aggregate; that this oppression
Ia aggravated and intensified by letting largo
numbers escape assessment altogether; that
many others have been assesged ut ridicu-
lously low figures, and that, in order to lnnlse
up for these deficiencies others hays been
assessed at three and four times as 1nnch as
they ought to pny. While the facts are not
denied, there ia MI effort, as III all such cases,
to shift the responsibility. pA1Ltrra, the
Assessor, prctenla to bla1no 1t portly upon
the low, which, as ho says, gives tic Assea-
sor too short time for the amount
Of labor to be dono ~ and part
ly upon his assistants, minority
OF whom be alleges to haye been
appointed at the instance Of tho Justices Of
the Peace, who constitute majority Of the
Town Board. Pu1111pssomits to stato, how
over, TINT 10 permitted the Justices Of the
Ponce to dotate these appointments, because
he looked 70 them to Voto him ah exofblsant
compensation IN e1cess OF tho amount a.
lowed by law.
The sanpio 1aet 49, that tho Aasessor, hao
the other town officers is elected every spfing
BY mob, composed OF reckless mad d1aropnt-
able loa'era, ready to cnr1y tho aay BY repeat
ing or ballot-box ssanlng, II necessary. Ihss
system las gone on 80 long that respectable
citizens nave g'von over every pnrpoSo OF
contestsng It, No decent man goes to
the polls at these town elections,-no-
body except those VINO are dFummed up
for voting purposes out Of tho grog"shops IN
tic interest OF the hummer candtdatea. Aay-
ing thus observed tho appearance OF having
been elected the Assessor proceeds to mp
point large corpH of assistants, made up
mainly Of the rapsca1lious who assisted In
collecting the vagabonia that voted aad
stuffed him in, and partly OF the men who
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Ul)t aGban4ga IlIriba1nt.
weans,da, morn,ne, Docomber 40, 1875.

Warmer aul threatening weather Is indi-
ate4l by Old Prob M o,lr portion this day.
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The American journalist will celebrate tho
centennial year OF his country's independents
by working for 800 days. It's lsAp year, M
fprtunRtely
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FHAHK Mout1oH, whose indignant protast
against the entering OF 1sol. prus in tho H.
bel case will be remembered, and who yainly
pleaded for tho privilege Of otoring a de-
fenss TO the indictment procured at ths in
stance Of the Rev. HxAax WAap DEEcnxn,
has made good his promise TO be heard from
again, having brought suit against Mr, BEEc1s
RI for malicious prosecution, laying damages
at $50, 900. As the issue in this action in-
wolves the question OF the truth or fslsity ct
ar. Mou1roa's published ztotAmenta con.
oeruing tbs guilt OF Mr. BEEoara, tue great
scandal case must be si1ted ence moEe, with
probability that the sitting psocasa will be
morn thorough than ever before.
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The Chicago produce markets werc easier
yesterday. with moro doing. Ness pork was
acIye and l0@l5c p4r brl lower, GLOWING at
$500 cash and S1o.1:3 for February. Lard
was active and easier, closing ut $l2,lD@
11.124 per 100 tbs cash, and $l2.a0 or Feb
fuary. Meats were more nctiye and eaaier,
At 10 for boxed shoulders, lUu for do short
ribs, aud l04o TOR do abort clean. HIghwipes
were In fair demand at 10 decline, closing at
*l.o9 per gulion. Flour WAS dull. Wheat
VIA active and 10 lower, closing firm ut y43o
cash and o4go for January. Com wax ,uore
4esise and !@le lower, closing at &7..o for
December and 433o for january. Oats wese
quiet aud eaaios, closing at 21Ao eaal and SOC
for january. Nye was dull at 07Gp68o. liar.
Icy was In better demand and 1@13 3c higher,
elosiug 1t eso caah. Hogs were Inactive,
with valreH nnasttiet1 itght ~ HnIahts nyerho
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-26

The churches were we'll attended yester-
day and services were held at most of them
in the evening.
Last evening. Mrs. Dimoek, mother of
Dan. W. Dimock, ESQ.,, died of old age.
She has been very feeble for some time
and death, although sad bereavement to
the family, was not altogether unexpected.
1t is not definitely decided whether the
Sylvan Boat Club and the Athletics of
Rock Island will unite on lecture cours e
next winter. The probabilities are against
any such arrangement-it does not seem
practicable.
A new road is to be built running south
| from the cemetery through the lands of
John Deere, s. w. Wheelock and w.
Crawford. A jury will be called to APP
praise the lands The property owners are
willing, except Crawford who refuses to
sell for less than 5000. He has been offer
ed 500 by the commissioners but will not
accept. Inasmuch as his portion of land
is only one fourth of an acre, his selfshuess
and lack Of public spirit seems altogether
uncalled for.
The unfortunate man SandmarK, who
was so terribly cut by saw at Keator' 3
mill the other day, is still alive, and strange
as it may seem, is actually improving.
His bowels were lacerated and fully pint
of entrails taken from him, and his back
torn in pieces, yet he lives and is slowly
mending. DR.. Dawson performed another
operation on him yesterday. 1t is hardly
possible that he can recover, as mortiGca-
ton may set in.
The council hold special meeting to.
night when the sidewalk question viii Ut
doubt be more fully considered The eff
forts of Mr.. Job Tuf1ey in this direction
cannot be too fully commended land the
earnest advocacy of the sidewalk measure
by Mayor Wheelock shows that public IN
terest and not private benefit is first will
his honor and Aid. Tuffiey There is mucl
of Importance to accomplish and our coun
cilmen, will no doubt do what they consid
er the most urgent The unanimity amonl
members of our council thus far is indics
tive of determination on their part to d
their duty without fear or favor.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-26
1oHar the following Challenges /:

S5OO0that the salary list Of Barnum's company
is more than the entire salary Hist Of three of the
largest tent shows in America.
IS. IL at we have hEer stock of horses than
any show ON earth.
5000 at we are the Only company who have
imported genuine English Jockeys and Lady Hlr-
die Riders
5000 that we the only company who have i'm.
ported Mexican lasso thrower and riders, with
their mustang ponies and ali paraphernalias-
S5,09 taat my Hippodrome is not divided. and
The same amount that ii l. larger than II was In
New York
5000 thatI pay my band more. money than the
entire ring performance OF any tent show in Amer
lea.
$500 that my Hippodrome tent contains more
square yars of cioth than any ten ordinary circus
tents. -
5000 that my dressing room tents are ia them
selves larger than most of the circus tents Eow in
5000 that use more railroad cars than any show
on earth. ten OF them built very low, expressly to
carry my immense chario;s, which are too high for
the ordinary railroad car
5000 that have expended more money for new
novelties than ali the combined shows in America.
$500 that am the only man whoever gave with
traveing snow, eaen uay, TnYLe gas can
celebrated w. II. Donaldson, the most daring &ro-
naut that ever lived being engaged for that purpose
at salary equal to the expenses OF an entire circus
troupe.
5000 that we carry more canvas men to erect
our various Paviions.t than are required to run
every department combined of any other travelling
organization in America.
$1,000 that We have made more improvements in
travelling exhibitions. and have been copied more
than all other shows in America.
5000 that is the largest and dnest travelling
exhibition ever conceived by man. Other promi-
nent showmen have offered TO wager large sums
that tine combination could not be moved from
| place to place.
| Please read carefully, and remember these chal.
lenges are open to showmeD, any other individ-
| uals under the above conditions. 1t Is the only
HippOdrome. It is not the old old Circus, but
every act entirely new and startling and lie under
more expense than three OF the largest shows ON
| earth,
The Congress Of Nations Is not exhibited In the
streets. Itcan only be in all its magnifcencs
/ in the vast amphiiheaIIe. IT. BARNUM.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-26
P. =. BARNUM 70 TIE PUBLIC.

If accepted and proved contrary to truth. make
me CONDITION that the money be app opriated to
any Charitable institution chosen by the Mayer of
the city in which they are accepted:
5000 that the Baenum universal Expoei ion Co.
nave imported mere thoroughbred horses than all
the combined shows in America.
5000 that am now expanding more money TO
erect wooden amphitheatres for the comfortable
accommodation oil my patrons than the daily ex-
penses OF any travelling show on This coatineBi.
$500 that have more musicians travelling with
me than any two travelling shows in America, four
shows, and the finest band that travelled with
tent,
5000 that we have more performers than any
five shows combined in Amer Ca
5000 that the silver armour purchased by me
from Messrs, Kennedy, Birmingham, Eng. cost
more money alone than oil the wardrobe Of any
travelling show in America, for either ring or pa
rade purposes.
$1,000 that the only company in America
that produces the Congress of Nations as it was
produced in England; ana
5000 that We produce it better than it p o.
ducd there.
5000 that am the only man who ever imported
packs Of Eng ish hounds. whippers-in, and all the
paraphernalia for representation of an English
stag hunt in Hippodrome in America
$500 that mine is the only mpany that pro-
duces The grand spectacular pageant-The Fete al
Pekin-no other concern having the wardrobe OF
ballet TO produce ii.
5000 tuat p, r. Barnum has originated and sue
cessfnlly managed more and larger amusement en-
terprises than any man on earth, and that he now
has the largest in the world.
$500 that originated and produced and have
| the only show in America producing a represents
ton Of Donnybrook FAR, in which appear 200 la
dies, gentlemen, horses and iaunting cars. This
| piece was gotten up at great expense, my man
ager having visited the fair in order that the repre-
| sentatien might be perfect from the knowledgt
| gained hereby.
| $500 that our tent is larger than suy before
| erected in the world.
5000 thar Ihave greater Change Of programm,
| than any travelling show gu Garth.
| $500 that my organization cost more money
thaa the value Of three of the largest show oEganl
| cations in America.
| $500 that our magnificent wardrobe cost mort
| than the wardrobe belonging "a all the tIavelip:
| shows Coin ned,
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-26

The Chica go Times, of Sunday morning.
says:
"A report comes from Montreal that
Prof. Donaldson descended at that point
with his ballon yesterday. and that both he
and his companion are safe. The report
needs confirmation The air is full of ru-
mols of balloons just now, and all reports
must be taken with good many grains of
allowance. "
And the Journal Of the same evening,
says:
No tiiings concerning Donaldson and
Gimwood, or their balloon. This is the
ninth day since their ascension. If they
had been lost in the lake, it is probable
that ere this the fact would have been def.
nitely developed by the finding of theil
bodies or some portions of the wrecked
balloon. The theory that is now generally
adopted, especially by lake men and those
versed In aerial science, is that they arose
above the storm and escaped it, and that
they were probably carried far northward
lanuing in the forests of Northern Michi
gan, the Lake Superior region, or Canada
Ii so, we will doubtless hear of them soon
er or later, whether dead or alive. The
ballo0nists took with them no food what
ever, and no extra clothing, Mr.. Grim
wood suit consisting simply Of thin sum
mer coat and wooden pants and vest. II
they landed safely in the forests. the,
would, it is believed, be able to subsist
until they could reach civilization, upor
the wild berries which grow plentifully il
that region. and upon small game, which
is also abundant While the chances ar
that we shall never hear of the missin,
men alive, yet there still is slight groun,
flor hope,
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-26
Obituary.

A letter from Memphis, Tenn, dated
July Is, and directed to Mrs. Anna q.
Thordenberg, mother of Malcolm Ander-
son, well-known in this city, brings the sad
intelligence that Malcolm died 10 that city
on the 5th inst. from typhoid fever. Nal
colin left this city last fall, with the inten
ton of going to jacksonville, Fla, but get
ting employment at Memphis, he remained
there. He was printer by trade, begin
ming his apprenticeship in the Union Office
and leaving that Office, he was employed
on THE ARGUS, twhere he finished hi;
trade He would have been 10 years ole
the 9th of October next. He was very
amiable young man and much liked by al
who knew him. His mother, brothers anC
sisters reside in this city, corner of OhiC
and Toledo streets. They have the sym
pathy of all in their sad bereavment.
Malcolm's father was i soldier in tn,
late war, and, being killed, Malcolm was sen
to the Illinois Soldiers Orphans Home
at Normal, this state, in 1867, where h
remained until 1870, when he was honor
ably discharged.
OF about % children sent to the Homt
from this county in 1867, Malcolm is ih'
first one to be laid in his grave.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-26
his country-robbed before their own ewes.

this country-robbed before their own eyes,
and nobody makes any fuss about it.
What is everybody's business is nobody's
business, and therefore nobody prosecutes
and Furnishes, the robbers, and the people
go on rejecting them to Office year after
year. Once in awhile newspaper exposes
some public robber, and then the robber's
friends say. 20 he's got some spite
against the man, and there the matter
ends.
Does anybody think, if our auditing
board had been composed of such men
as S. W. McMaster, Edward Burial, Jr.,
George Mixter and Henry Burgower, that
they would have allowed any bill without
knowing. l, whether it was authorized BY
law, 2, whether the service had bean per.
formed Or articles furnished as charged, 8,
whether the sums charged were such as
the law authorizes, and 4,whether the bills
were correctly extended and footed? The
fault lies in choosing incompetents to office
and in their making their own sweet wills
the rule to go by, instead of the law.
Will these things ever be corrected
Not till men are elected to office who tax,
office TOR some other reason than to rob tht
treasury and make all they can out of til,
office.
This last meeting of our board allow
ed bills to the amount of over $500. Th'
law gives no warrant for one-half tina
sum. viii they correct their error, nov
we have pointed it out to them? Or vii
they await such action as the people ma.
take to correct it, and to punish those VIII
committed it?
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-26
A Negro Arrested in Clinton on sus
picion of being the Ravisher of Mrs.
Mandel

For the last few days a large force of
men has been locking for the mulatto who
committed the outrage on Mrs. Mandel, at
East Davenport, on Thursday, of last
week. On Saturday afternoon, City Mar
shall Badger. of Clinton, Iowa, telegraphed
to the police authorities at Davenport that
the fellow had been captured there.
Officers Field and Devinning left on boat
that evening for Clinton, and telegraphed
back that they would be down on the boat
Sunday night. Instead of doing this they
procured carriage and started for Daven-
port with their prisoner, arriving at the
Jail about IL o'clock last night. When the
boat arrived, on which the prisoner was
expected, not less than 500 people were on
the levee, and he would probably have
Jared rough if the officers had not played
this trick. An ARGUS reporter called on
the prisoner at the Jail this morning, when
he made the following statement in a
straight forward and gentlemanly manner:
My name is J. w, Gates and I live in
ST. Louis, when at home; am a river man :;
came 10 Davenport last Monday; staid all
night there; went to Rock Island Tuesday
to look for work; staid Tuesday night with
colored man named Martin, near the low
er sal mill, in that city; was in Davenport
on Wednesday, looking for work, and slept
ID the market house Wednesday night:
went to Rock Island Thursday morning
and talking to man with a sore hand,
the watchman | believe, on the wharf
boat, about o'clock that morning; l
slipped on the steamer Diamond 10 at
about o'clock that day, but lett the boat
at Clinton because the mate did not treat
me well; l then went to Fulton and staid
there until Saturday morning, when
went back to Clinton, and was arrested
about O'Clock 10 the afternoon,
Gates is full blooded negro-as black
as .ebony, and is not more than ) feet
inches tall. 1t is the general opinion
among the officers, and others who have
seen Gates, thas he does not answer the
description given by Mrs. Mandel. lie
was to be shown to Mrs. Mandel this after
noon for identification, but the result wa:
not known whea The ARGUS went tc
| presS
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-26
NOTES HERE AND THERE

Mrs. Myers, of Liberty. Iowa, was
badly poisoned by the bite of a rattlesnake,
and her life was barely saved.
A fire in a large copper boiler in the
rear of Fred Hass's store. caused an alarm
to be sounded this forenoon. The boys
were promptly on hand, but their services
were not needed.
The various hose companies were out
Saturday evening throwing water. The
water was very muddy at first but after run
ming few minutes became clear 1t is
said that small stones and pieces of glass
were thrown out.
-Barnums circus will perform in Rock
Island, on the llth of August, on Mayor
Davenport's ground near the Chicago, Rock
Island 4 Pacific depot. A balloon ascen-
sion will be made by Prof. King, of ST..
Louis, in the afternoon.
Clara Newbury gets the job of copying
the book "a" of deeds, for 500. There
were twenty-one bids, the highest of which
was $3l6 and the lowest $50 The COM
mittee thought the handwriting of the
lower bidders not quite good enough.
Business being a little dull, one of our
enterprizing stove dealers has taken up the
business of a boot black, and, to-day,
earned quarter by backing a young law.
yer's boots in front Of Kale's cigar store
He complained somewhat Of the amount
of backing required, and said he'd rather
black stove, any day.
A woman about IS or 40 years of age
widow, named Mary Bruce, died drunk
in her own house, in Davenport, and wa'
not discovered until decomposition caused
such smell as to attract attention to the
house, which she occupied alone. She wa
the owner of the house and some othel
property.
Sunday morning about $50 O clock al
alarm of fire was sounded for the 5tt
ward and the fire was found to be 10 dou
BILE house owned by Mrs. Catharine Nc
Clellan, of Denver, and occupied by Mr.
James Dixon, glass blower, on the cor
ner of Water and Exchange street. TIL
hose companies hurried out promptly an
quickly extinguished the fire. Damage
$25. The fire is supposed to have caugh
from spark from the chimney.