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The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-03
ITTERs.
ITTERS.
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Maguire's
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VEGETABLE SUBSTITUTE FOR CALOMEL
Contains no alcohol, an excellent purgatlve or
the bowels, relieving and curing all compla ts
of the Liver, Blood, Kidneys. and Stomach. Read
the following testimonial from prominent New
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PRESCRIPTION FREE

for the speedy cure of special troubles common to
the young and midde-aged Nervous, mental ara
physical depression, loss Of memory and energy,
pains in the back, self dstrust. dizziness dimness
Of sight confusion of ideas, and other disorders of
that lower the vitality of the system Any druggist
has the ingredients. Address DIR. E. A. HILTON
Cincindati, Ohio
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-03

One BOTTLE OF PERUVIAN ALTERA-
TIVE will remove pimple or skin eruptions.
Two bottles will cure liver complaint, loss
of appetite, or debility, and three to five
bottles will cure scrofulous or venerial
faint, rheumatism, tumors of the blood.
CRUMBS PERUVIAN Alternative is the
greatest tonic and blood purifier ever dis
covered. Sold by all druggists.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-03

THE AdoUNT OF COUNTERFEIT MONEY.
manufactured and put in circulation by
this gang is perfectly enormous. and the
man Driggs,who is the capitalist and lead
er of the gang, has accumulated fortune.
He owns $4,000 acres of land in Texas, and
has bank account of some $4,000 in
Clinton, Iowa. The stuff was put in circu.
lation by selling to dealers" and "sbov-
ers' at from IS to 30 cents or. the dollar
briggs himself showed" nut very little 81
II, the greater portlryn being sold to deal.
CTS iOr ulstrloo Ion in the southern and
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-03

Draughts and Specifications for FIGURING Mills
saw Mills, Dstilleres and Grain Elevators u ade
out on short notice. Are prepared to take con-
al attention to all the details Of construction Re-
pairs OF all kinds promptly attended to wheth or
dered by mail or in person
At the old stand OF Ii Brooks, (new No y 525 No
16 s. Washington street., =. PEORIA, ILL
Address Lock-Box, 304,
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The Christian HARMONY
BY WIN. WALKER, A. S. II.

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Liberal inducements to Music Teachers. Specimen
pages mailed free.
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E21102 and 1104 SAMSON street, Philadelphia, Pa.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-03


Contains no alcohol an excellent purgat1ve or
the bowels, relieving and curing all compla ts
of the Liver, Blood, Kidneys. and Stomach. Read
the following testimonial from prominent New
York editor:
Office of Geo. H. Sweets ''Texas New Yorker,"l
Nos. %, 30 and % Centre Street :
New York City Sept &, 1874. J
Messrs, & C. Mcguire st. Louis: Gents -
Yours of the 31st l., with case of one dozen Cund-
urango Liver and Blood Bitters came duly to hand.
You will please accept my thanks for your gener-
erosty. | will try to put the medicine where it
will do the most good have given one bottle to
friend of mine who resides in Brooklyn. both
himself and wife have taken it. and their testimony
is the same mine. first met with ii in Houston,
Texas, afterwards returned to my home in Austin.
where have the Texas branch office Of my paper.
My Houston bottle was nsed up, and | found on
trial that could not obtain single bottle i'll all
Austin for | went to every druggist in the place
and there are some five. but each house told me
they intended to order It, on the strength of my
ommendatiOn Ere coming to New FORK / was in
Galveston, and bought IL bottle of Robirds, an old
friend and a good house. had no idea then that
could not obtain it i'll New York; but after my
Galveston bottle was used up. | started 10 find
more;and much surprised to find none aftcrvist
lug fully dozen different establishments. gave up
the search here and wrote to you, Now gents 50
good medicine yours is ought to be placed at
the command of the whole world, 1t will not only
prove great fortune to yourselves, but a lasting
blessing to the whole human family. As a remedy
in my own case have never met with its equal.
II squeezes my liver better than Calomel, of which
have taken not little. am hard worker and
constant thinker, and consequently for the last
to twelve years my body has found it difficult to keep
up with my BRAIN. There SIC millions of American
people just like myself, and they need some simple
herb medicine to keep them from sinking into dys
peptic graves, until they can apply, brakes and
cut off part of the steam and where they are.
You have the medicine and you have great fortune
in it If you will but let the world know it. In my
search after your Cundurango this market
found preparation of Quadrangle sold at So per
bottle but no more like yours than is a black man
ike white. OF course did not buy it. This let
ter is only written to thank you and to give you
my experience with cundurango, Wishing you the
success yen deserve am.
Very Respectfully &C GEO. q. SwEE
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-03
OBSTACLES TO MARRIAGE,

HAPPY RELIEF FOR YOUNG MEN from the effects
of Errors and Abuses in early life Manhood re-
stored. Impediments to Marriage removed. New
method of treatment. New and remarkable rene
dies. Books and Circulars sent free, in sealed II
VelOpes.
Address, HOWARD ASSOCIATION, 4t9 North
Ninth Street, Philadelphia, Pa.,-an Institution
having high reputation for honorable conduc
and professional skill. S-6d&w3m
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-04
Barnum's Greatest Exhibition.

Mr.. George Fields, Barnum's newspa-
per agent, informs us that the great Hip
podrome now travelling in the west, and
which exhibits il Davenport on Tuesday,
and in Rock Island on Wednesday, of next
week, contains all the features of this won
derful exhibition as shown in all the great
cities; that nothing is left behind or omit
ted, and that our people see everything
exhibited there and in the very best style.
He also informs US that arrangements have
been made with all the railrods centeriug
here to run excursion trains to Rock Island
on Wednesday of next week, when the hip
podrome exhibits hare, all traius reaching
the city at noon and departing at conven-
lent times after both the afternoon and
evening performances. The steamer Dia-
mand 10 will bring excursionists down
from Fulton, Albany, Port Byron. LIE
Claire and other points on the rapids, and
return them at excursion rates. Should
the weather permit, a balloon ascension by
Prof. King or Mr.. Thomas may be looked
for at about Al P. M-immediately after
the afternoon performance.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-04

On Sunday morning between and O.
clock, three unknown men entered the
store of G. A. Eiker, in Woodruff, Henry
county. by bursting the front doors open
with crow-bar, and then, with chisels,
cut open the safe and took from the
moneybox $1,000 besides notes and
valuable papers A young man passing
along late discovered the three men in the
store, but supposing them to be Mr.. Eiker
and others, took no further thought of il
until next morning, when the robbery was
discovered. The news was te!egFaphed al
over the country, and parties we're sen
out, but returned without success, and nj
track or trace of the robbers has,up to thi
time of writing, been discovered. A re
ward is offered for the apprehension of tn
| robbers
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-04
Our Aledo Mail.

By reference to our Aledo letter, in this
paper. il will he seen that complaints are
made that THE ARGUS is sometimes three
and four days on the route to Aledo, This
ought not to be so. There are three daily
mail routes from this city to Aledo, and
letters or papers by either should reach
Aledo the evening of the day they leave
Rock Island.
In the morning there is daily mail by
hack, across the country, reaching Aledo
probably about 6 in the evening. Another
morning mail leaves via. the st. Louis
train dropping Aledo mail at Alpha, where
it takes the c. B. & Q. train to Aledo, ar
irving probably before the hack. And
still another mail leaves, via the Peoria
train at 1870 p. M. dropping Aledo mail at
Galva where it takes the c. B. & @. road
to Aledo.
On inquiry at our post Office we are in
formed that the DAILY ARGUS is always
sent via the St. Louis train. Ifthis be
correct, then the fault is with the route
mail agent or the Alpha post master. II
our friends in Aledo will write us, in every
instance Of failure to receive THE EVEN
ING ARGUS the day after publication, We
will endeayor to trace out the careless Of
fetal and have him exposed. If official.
do their duty there should never be fail
ure to receive TIE EVENING ARGUS il
Aledo the day after publication,
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NOTES KHRE AND THERE.

A little rain to-day.
The White Stockings beat the Centen-
mails II to 3! -
Another pic mic to Vandruffs Island
from this city to-day,
The greatest legal authority on Gre
nation is said to be Coke.
Returns from the recent state election
in Kentucky come in very slowly. The
state has gone Democratic by very large
majority.
Fred Hass has been busy for the last
week with force of men back of his shop
making a large copper boiler for Geo.
Wagner's brewery,
WHAT comes after TT" asked teach
er of small pupil swho was learning the
alphabet. He received the bewildering re-
ply, you do-to see Liza"
The Chicago, Clinton & Western R.
K. is open from Clinton to the Wapsie,
and an excursion went out from Clinton to
that classic stream on Tuesday.
1T was not in Rock Island only gentle
fire was necessary to comfort last Saturday
and Sunday. In the Sunny South, too, the
Erst day of August was almost the last
day Of October,
About Is, 900 operatives in the manu-
featuring town of Fall River, Mass are
idle in consequence of strike A dispatch
from Wilkesbarre, Pa, states that the coal
miners propose another strike
: The reports of the now maturing cot
ton crop 10 the south are encouraging.
The crop is heavier and better than las,
year, and the labor situation in connection
Herewith is generally satisfactory.
Within three presidential terms five
Presidents-Pierce, Buchanan, Lincoln
Fillmore and Johnson-have died. Mrs.
Polk, Mrs Fillmore, Mrs. Tyler, Mrs. Lin
coin and Mrs. Johnson, the wives of FIVE Of
our ex-presidents, are yet living.
| Our street commissioners artificial
frog pond 10 Illinois street, in front of
Market Square, is al Inhibition of the at.
tention he gives to the most business part
of the town, He should have filled it up
or drained it, long ago. 1t is an intoler-
able nuisance.
| The reports of destruction and dam.
age to crops, railroads and other property
by recent storms and inundations in por.
tions of Ohio, Indiana, Central and South.
ern Illinois and Missouri are exceedingly
distressing. The storms and foods of last
week, throughout the west, were the
severest and most disastrous that have
been known 10 this region since its settle
ment. The farmers and the railroads are
the chief sufferers, and the aggregate
losses may be computed at millions of dol
lars.
Prices of''garden sass"w as follows
Il Mt the groceries to-dav. pofatoas I5c No,
reck; green corn, 122c per dozen ears
onions, three punches for dime; beets
Csc peck; turnips, Csc peck; sauashes
&c to 5c each; cucumbers, loo per dozen
tomatoes, l5c per box; caulifower, 15c tt
25c each; cabbage, sc per head; string
beans, 20(925e per peck; apples, SOC pei
peck; huckleberries, zoe a quart; blacl
raspberries, 20 to 25c per quart; red do
| S0c per quart; black berries, 30c per quart
Berries are very scarce,
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-04
Personal.

A Washington special says the resigna-
ton of Col. A, S. N, Morgan, Ordinance
storekeeper, U. s. A., which was some
time since accepted, to take effect August
l, has been revoked, and he has been or
dered for duty at the Rock Island Arsenal.
Henry Loosely, Esq, general superin-
tendent Of the r. r. & St. L. r. r. re-
turned last evening from the scene of dis
aster on his road, at Wood river, near
Alton, having got the bridges and track ia
such condition as to be safe for trains to
pass. He says the destruction of crops in
that region is fearful-almost total loss
of everything.
Mr.. Eph Wood leaves this evening for
a trip to the northwest, via. st. Paul,
Sioux City, to Yankton, d. T. with his
family. He will return about the lst of
September. We wish them pleasant trip
and safe return.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-04
His Head is Muddled.

The Gazette should not allow boy to
discuss questions which he can't compre
hend, especially after making such fear
full muss of it as he has 10 trying to criti-
else Mayor Davenport's consistency. Let
US clear the boys head for him:
|. The charter of this city imperative
" and positively makes the term of all city
officers expire on the second Tuesday ID
March. No ordinance can override or an
null or in any manner change that proyi-
sion. The charter, not the ordinance,
governs.
2. The term of Office of all the water
commissioners, the superintendent, and
the engineer expired on the second Tues,
day of March, and their offices were legally
vacant at that time, as much so as that Of
the clerk, the marshal, or the treasurer.
The council had right to gil them at that
time, as it did the other city officers.
Having failed to do so, and the Mayors
law coming in force on the 10th Of April
the council lost its right to gil the Offices
and the moment the mayor exercised his
right to fill them, the previous officers
we're defunct, The law does not require
him to notify them that they were out Of
Office, but he did so in order that they
should officially know the fact. The form
of his notification is of no importance. By
law their terms Of Office expired on the
second Tuesday in March--but they hat
a right TO discharge the duties of theil
several Offices until their successors wert
lappointed
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-04

What he 1.-THE Mayorl does in spirit of
malevolence is likely to recoil on his own
head, though innocent parties may per-
haps sufer.-Organ of the B. BIS.
Mayor Davenport does nothing ''iu a
spirit ofmalevolence.' IF he had any per
sonal ill-will against any man he has too
much respect for himself and for the peo-
pie, whose representative he is, to use an
official position to CRAFTY it. He knows
that the Office Of mayor is not a per-
sonal Office. He knows that he holds
it in obedience to the will of the people,
seven times thus expressed towards him
and the last time by the largest majority
ever given to any man who has held the
position. He will administer the Office in
their interest. according to his best judg
ment. No set, or ring, or clique can con
troll or influence him. No man can point
to an official act of all his life which was
| for his own benefit as against the interes
of the greatest number of our citizens
Four or FIVE years in succession he CAV,
his best services to the people free o
charge, refusing all salary or compensation
No other man ever did this He has o.
enemies to punish or friends to reward, al
far as official position is concerned, and h
will go right straight forward in the dis
charge of his duty, in the interest of tn
people, as he understands it. and n
amount Of threats or dictionary oppositio
will change him particle. If the publ
business is DISTRACTED, if incompetent an
unnecessarily expensive management fol
low in consequece Of the obstruction of hi
plans by the dictionary holdovers, they an
their party will have to bear the odiul
which will follow.
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Caught at last,

PEORIA, ILL.,, August 2.-Sheriff Frank
Hitchcock will arrive here tomorrow morn
ing with JOB Spencer, alias John Lloyd, in
his custody. In 1867 Spencer came here
from Ohio. and did considerable business
buying and selling stock among the farmers
III this county. He finally managed to
strike rich old farmer named William
Reed, living near Brimfeld. and went to
Chicago with lot of his hogs. He there
sold them, put the proceeds in his pocket,
and left the country. A number of detec
tives have been after him, but all efferts
to capture him have proved unsuccessful
until Hitchcock started. He has traced
his man all over the West. and yesterday
nabbed him in Lodi, Wis.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-04
Not the Right Man.

VIM. Hayden, in Jail on suspicion of be-
ing the mulatto who committed the out.
rage on Mrs. Mandel, at East Davenport,
July 22d, having said that he was working
on the steamer Damsel when the outrage
was committed, Policemen Brennan and
Ankrum went on board that boat this
morning to learn if his story was true.
Geo. Noggles, the mate, after looking al
his books, stated that Hayden shipped OF
the Damsel, July 10th, and left the toa
at Muscatine July 25th,--which proves
that Hayden is not the fiend who commit
ted the outrage. The mate says that Hay
den is low, sneaking thief and that a re
spectacle negro will not associate Will
him.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-04

WHY Is IT that cheap. adulterated
baking powders and Aavoring extracts, are
warranted equal to DR.. Prices, when is is
known that DR.. Prices Cream Baking
Powder and True Flavoring Extracts are
the purest and the healthiest made ?
1t is because the adulterated kinds are
bought less and give better profit. Good
goods have valuation and afford less
profit to the seller as well as the manufac-
turer. Unprincipled dealers, like uDprin-
cipled manufacturers, will palm off adul-
terated articles upon community to engen.
der disease. because it puts a few more
dollars into. the pocket. This is the reason
and consumers should know it, and demand
those articles, which are used in food, that
are made by manufacturers who defy com
petition in price. and make the quality Of
their goods the primary consideration.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-04

WANTED. i, 900 pigeons by the Moline
Gun Club, at 25 cents pair. Apply to
John A. Healy, Dwight Benham's st. and
Moline. IF
There was a fight last night near the
railroad in the east end of town; both
parties were drunk but as the belligerents
did not get into the police court, their
names are not necessarily published.
This morning the team belonging to the
hide and pelt factory on Wells st. while
standing in front of the stand suddenly
took fright aud started up Wells st. at a
lightning gait. When turning the corner
of Salter st. they ran against tree smash
ing the wagon and breaking the harness
badly. The horses then kept on out the
Coaltown road but were finally caught
about mile from town BY some parties on
their way to the city. When stopped the
horses seemed frightened almost beyond
control. Fortunately the driver was not in
the wagon or we might have been compel
led to report a casualty as we'll as runaway.
There was in progress a shooting match
by the. members of the Moline Gun Club
this afternoon near the Half Way House,
One hundred and fifty birds were shot at
q yards rise. The match has been in
progress for sometime and proved to be
unusually exciting. The club is in a very
prosperous condition at present and will
soon number nearly one hundred members.
The officer are as follows: Captain r.
Porter; Treasurer-James First (of Wat
ers Il First; Secretary-Jno. A. Fish
We were not able to get the result of the
match before going to press. There was a
good attendance and much interest eyinc-
ed.
The board of education met on Monday
evening and agreed to lie, S2O,O tax for
this year. The members of the board
have shown themselves watchful of the
Interests by this reduction of tax which is
$4,000 less than last year. The secre-
tary OF the board was ordered to employ a
man to take the school census, which will
be done very soon. Our present board of
education is the best we have had for a
number OF years, and the efforts of its
members to advance the educational inter-
ests OF Moline will not soon be forgotten by
a grateful public. The advantage of thor
ougn means Of educating our young girls
and boys cannot be overestimated and any.
thing looking toward the consummation of
better educational facilities should be en-
dorsed and encouraged by every good citi-
zen of our city. The financial COM
mittee was authorized to provide for fuel
!, for next winter. Nothing like having con-
scientious, and liberal minded men on the
board of education. Politics should never
be considered il its connection.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-04
The Kev-Note of Health.

The health and vigor of the svearl erSans of the
body depend upon the simple condition that the
functions which pertain to each shall be regularly
and actiee performed. II Vitality Is sluggish or
deficient, this condition is property fulfilled and as
consequence disease is soon inaugurated. Prevent
it by timely use of Hostetter's Stomach Bittcrs,
which rouse the vital energies when dormant and
endow tine feeble frame with needfol stamina. At
the same time that the Btters infuse new strength
aystem, theo correct those functional Irregularities
lind local weaknesses which sap the vital power,
dyspepsia. and bladder and Kidney complaints, you'
rheumatism, fever and ague, biliousness consiipa,
on and nervous diseases are inward Y overcome by
he operation of this standard Alternative tonic
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-04

The amount of fines assessed was $27O.
and the amount collected by Z. C.Cropper
$1,000 and by NJ L. Pinkley S55. The
jail bill was 500. 10. This leaves balance
10 favor of the city of $32.40. The total
amount of fines was collected from only "a
of these prisoners-the balance being dead
beats, and being bound over to the cir
cult court. There were So arrests in
June.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-04

KIDDER's AsTHAMA PAsTILEs have,
without any putting or extravagant prom
Use, quietly worn their way to public favor,
and now are afording sure relief to thou
sands. Their grateful odor and quick ef-
feet render them peculiarly acceptable, as
the patient is relieved from the most dis
tressing symptoms while inhaling "a de-
lighttul perfume. Price 40 cents by mail
Stowell & Co. Charleston. Mass. 1920
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-04

GROUP. Almost daily we are called
upon to chronicle the death of some loved
one, by this dreadful disease, which often
takes its victim away from loving parents,
with only very short notice Every moth
err should supply herself with Goes Cough
Balsam, for it is no exaggeration to say it
will cure ninety nine cases IN every one
hundred, if taken in season. There are
very many mothers who will tell yeu they
owe the life of some dear one to this Won
derful medicine. One very desirable
quality that it leaves no bad effect, it
being perfectly harmless. In cases of
cough, hoarseness or tickling in the throat
it has no equal.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-04

A severe injury is often the result of a
little carleessness Every traveller should
have bottle of Renne's n-Killiug Mag
ic Oil in his satchel to use in case of ac-
cidents. 1t is safe and reliable to use in
all cases of aches and pains. Sold by all
druggists and merchants.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-04
River News

The Dimand 10 will be up tomorrow
The Lake Superior down this evening.
The Belle of Lacrosse up and the Red
Wing down tomorrow. The Damsel mt
off 1000 sacks of corn at our levee this
morning for Chicago.
Freight busipess is good.
River 2 feet above low water mark.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-04

Hegeman & Co. TOLU AND LIVER
WORT EXPECTORANT, a speedy and
certain cure for Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis,
and all diseases of the throat and lungs.
1t is pleasant to the taste and acts speed
lily; the price also is moderate, being only
so cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists