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The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-22
BUSINESS CARDS.
ONWARD D. SWEENEY. WILLIAM jackson
SWEENEY & JACKSON,
Dr.. J. W. Stark, Dentist.

TToRNRYs AND ooUNsELLoRS AT LAW
oiice-Cor. Eagle and Illinois streets. Rock Isl
"A TIIipoia ll-1Sd1y
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-05-27
For the Bulletin.l
THEIR NEWS AXE oiLENI.


Beneath this tall magnolias spreading shade
-Four cats are sleeping in their final home;
Little they thought when in its top they played
That round it's roots would be their catacomb
My peh il weak to catalogue their worth,
Ny pencil fails to draw their catagraph;
"Fair science ffowned not on their humble
BIRTH"
But catacoustics sounded in their laugh.
Twas not catarrh or catelepsy dire,
Forever stopped their cunning caterwaul-
Cod poison quench'd the spark OF vital fire;
Catastrophies will happen to us all.
Their doting mistress, with dshevelled curls,
Quick ordered cataplasms and catmp tea,
While down her cheeks ran cataracts OF pearls
To view her pets in their last agony.
But, caterpillar like, they threw aside
Their earthly forms. Now, since the cata'
clysm,
In no part Of the world did there abide
-Four cats who better knew their catechism.
Their news are silent! Mine is feeling faint,
a catachresis may be in her story;
Sad scenes Of death she never learned to paint,
So epitaphs amt in her category.
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CHARTER.

United States, to the various acts OF the Legs'a
ure of this State providing for the organization Of
W ~ ~'''''' ARTICLE ELEVENTH.
This Act of Incorporation may be modified, altered
or amended the capital stock increased or diminished
or the said Company dissolved at general meeting
of the stockholders to he convened for that purpose
after thirty days notice. with the assent Of three
fourhs of the stockholders represented at such meet
ing. Any and all such notifications. alterations,
amendments dissoluti0ns shall be published and
recorded as required by law.
ARTICLE TWELFTH.
At the expiration of this Charter or sooner, if or
dered by vote of the stockholders representing two
thirds of the capital stock the affairs O. the Compa
nv shall be lquidated its debts paid and the balance
OF its funds divided pro rata among the
on the amount held by each, of paid up stock under
the charge and superintendeuce of three commission
ers appointed by the Board Of Directors for that pur
pose
This done and passed in my notarial Office at New
Orleans aforesaid in the presence OF Martin L. Aims
worth and Edward Smith, competent witnesses re-
siding in this city, who hereuntO subscribe thell
names together with the said appearers and me nota
nv on the day and date forth 10 The caption hereof
Original Signed:
PIERRE CANTEROU, P; CLARK, -
A. II. PONS AUGUSTA VITTER, pei
5AxEhRs g sFHs G NEsh91f FL! j.
d. NV. PAUL ROUSSET,
P. COUTOLON, FABIAN.
JOS. SMITH, NJ. j. PONS,
JOHN RIEHM, Harry SALISBURY,
CHARLES H. MILL, d. LEUBRIE,
M L AINSWORTH. EDWARD SMITH.
j. BENDERNAGEL, Notary Public
STATE OF LOUISIANA, I
Parish of Orleans
T. the undersigned Deputy Recorder Of Mortgages
in and for the city and parish Of Orleans, State Of
Louisiana do hereby certify that the above and fore
going charter of the LOUISIANA BENEVOLENT
LIVE STOCK INSURANCE COMPANY has been
this day duly recorded according to law in my office
in book No l1o. folio 500 and seq.
New Orleans May 8, 1875
G. DARCANTEL Deputy.
certify the foregoing to be true and correct copy
of the iginal act file and of record in ny Office
together with certificates OF the Recorder Of Mort
cages tbereunto appended.
New Orleans May 8, 1875.
j. BENDERNAGEI. Notary Public
131 Common street.
Office No 12s Graver street between Camp and
st. Charles streets. my11
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Table Of Rates Of Domestic Postage.

The following are the rates Of postage on po.
uestic Mail Matter Of the different classes:
Note-An domestic mail matter Except nevp.
papers, magazines and periodicals sent to actual
subscribers from known Office Of publcation)
must be prepaid by postage stamps.
letter on which one full rate Of postage \
prepaid, but on which further postage is CHARGE.
able, will be forwarded, when deposited in Q
post-ofice, charged with the unpaid postage "a
be collected on delivery. II the postage is Len
wholly unpaid, or is prepaid less than one full
rate, it will be held for postage and sent to the
Dead Letter Office. Should it reach its destina-
ton by inadvertence, however, it will be charged
with double postage on delivery. "One fun
rate" MEANS in the case Of mail letters or other
6rst class matter, three cents.
In large cities and adjacent districts Of large
population, having two or more post-of6ces with
in distance Of three miles Of each other, any let
ter posted at one of such Offices, and addressed b
locality within the delivery Of another Of such
Offices, which shall have been inadvertently Pre-.
paid at the "drop" or local letter rate of postage
only, may be forwarded to it's destination through
the proper Office charged with the amount Of the
deficient postage, to be collected on delivery.
II articles chargeable with different rates a
postage are sent together in one package. the
higher rate must be paid on the entire packAGe;
but two or more different articles, both charge.
sble with the same rate Of postage, may be send
in one package on payment Of that rate on The
whole package.
The following articles are excluded from The
mails Liquids, Poisons, Glass, Explosive 4a-
terials, Books, Pamphlets, Pictures and other
publications of an obscene or indecent character;
all letters upon the envelopes Of which, and POI.
tai cards upon which, scurrilous epithets are
written or printed or engraved. or disloyA d.
vices printed or engraved and all articles whiaA
from their form or nature are liable to destroy,
deface or injure the contents Of mail bags or the
person of any one engaged in the postal service.
Postmasters are not allowed to give credit for
postage, nor to deliver any mail matter until an
postage due thereon has been paid.
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rsprobation until outraged civilization shal!
Indignantly rebuke the wrong and compel
the performance of the right
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THE CLEVER GAME OF A ENGLISH LADY AMI
GENTLEMAN.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-03-12

Intermingcd with the sublime and the
ridiculous, the grave and the gay, high
tragedy and low comedy, the editor of the
Weston Ardlancte weavcs in some very sem
sible ideas in the subjoined remarks upon
the Situation" in Wood county:
The time has now arrived when the pro
and con of this question must he squarely
looked at, and fairly dealt with, by the
electors OF Wood county. 1t IS not qucs-
tion of local importance. 1t is not ques-
ton of benefit TO perrysburg, or injury to
Bowling Green. 1t is not question of
friendship, but a question OF the greatest
good to the greatest number Of the inhabit-
ants of Wood county.
1t is generally supposed by the voting
population Of this Office, that the lobby of
Bowling Green and Pcrrysburg are about
as hard up as tramp printer. 1t was a con-
tomptible waste OF good money, throwing it
away on a lunk Legislature. Bowling
Green can't finish her Railroad nor Pcrrya-
burg her Hydraulic, and neither party
want to buy us. We have often wished we
were the Legislature, but as we are not and
as the contestants don't pony up to suit US,
we propose to staud up like tub and look
at this matter from Weston stand point
And we want it distinctly understood that
a Weston standpoint has nothing to do with
the outlook from Perryrburg, Bowling
Green, New Baltimore or West Mill Grove;
we don't pretend to speak for those points !;
but as for Weston, Milton, and the contigu-
GUS territory, whose interests are our inter-
ests, not even G. Washington and his little
hatchet shall get away with MS in honesty
Of purpose, and lean wood tick has not the
bump OF continuity better developed than
We have, on this question.
1t was n sublme-a grand mistake in the
first place to ever remove the County Seat
OF county like Wood from off the line of
Railroad, for with our peculiar character
of soil, the roads are nearly impossible, at
Just the time when the people want good
roads to and from the Court sessions and
tax x-payings. And the location of new Rail
portions Of our county from east to west,
have rendered this mistake still more APP
parent. But the removal did take place,
and for years people have wallowed back
and forth to nn inland town, on county bust
ness, and now the question is, whether it
will pay to again remove il. In future
articles We propose to look at this matter
with our own eyes, as we see it, aud it is
well to state right in the beginning, that
through this campaign We propose to run
this paper ourselves, and ii our opinions
happen to conflict with those of any other
person, that shall make no difference to us.
We are not fool enough to attempt to agree
with every man living, and we don't care
particularly whether we agree with anyone
or not. We are willing to accord to every
man the right of freedom OF speech and
thought, (anything less than that is slavery,)
that is all we ask.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-03-12

The arguments in village debating soci-
eties are sometimes fearfully and wonder
fully made Take the following for exam
plea speech which was recently delivered
in dead earnest, and in astyle OF oratory
which was sort of cross between an
alarm OF fire and an Indian war-whoop:
Mr.. Prcsident-The subject believe is,
has England been beneficial to this country
the United States of America2 Now
want 10 know what was Burns doing at the
time OF the great rebellion? | mean Rot-
ert Scott Burns, who was one of the best
poets in the ", rid for America. Diln'the
send in troops to Boston harbor to wavlay
the Chinese pirates when they went for to
dcttroy our tea, I'd like to know-say, Mr..
Prcsident7 Why was it, want to know,
that the English Government settled the
Alabama claims? Because General
Schcnck, our minister there, preached to
EN- and converted 'cm. But, will ask 4,
why didn't General Schenck go furler
and call out the troops and save the tea
in the Boston harbor? It's because
guess his hair was too short.
Here the orator paused, and brushing
his cr.ling loct,. he took fresh chew Of
tobacco, and fresh start
What side am on, Mr. President? Oh,
yes, I've got it Pm dyiH England erery
time! Cheers, indicating that the hearts
Of the audience were in the tight place. !
| As was saying--why don't Gen. Schcnck
| put stop to this Pacific Mail matter
Is the English a-going to beat him thar ?
| Id like to know. And there's John Pi-att
and Bob Shoemaker taking money from
the English for to keep up the darned nom
sense! And didn't Bob Shoemaker put
$500 in the Bank OF England, and didn't
John Pi-att git $50 Of it, and git away with
it, and say he'd have $50 more, or he'd
sed he was an editor and must have it,
or he couldn't maintain the independence
of these United States OF America! I'd
like to know? 1 wonder il he ever heard
of Plymouth rock? That's what's the
matter with John Pi-att That's the rock
that done the business for Henry Ward
| Beecher If he hadn't named his church
for it, and staid away from it he'd been
0. K. You see he Joined the Oigarcy and
he's o. K.-isn't he? You bet! Now in
view of all things which is matters of his
tory, I'd like to know how England has
ever been beneficial to this country? How
kin she everLo? hope you'll not forget
| what hare said about the English workin
| asin us through the Vaccinations of the
Chinee pirates, John Pi-att, Bob Shoe
maker and them, in spite of Schenck and
| Andy johnson, and them. and with these
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-03-12
Is ThIs Stniosmnnsliinl

n wcrccollcct Alright, Mr.. Frank H. Hurd
was elected TO Congress on n platform OF
Reform" under which the National Leg
isla;ure was TO he delivered from every spe-
oies Of jobbery and restored to what it is un-
dcrstood to have been during "the purcr
days Of the Republic" With Mr.. Hurd
elected, we were to have at least one Con-
gresham who would eschew Credit-Mobil-
iers, and all other species of improper man
agemcnt. We'll, he was elected, and what
do we sec? Il he making good his profess
sion? Is his bearing marked with the Dig
nifty and sclf-rcspect essential to the part he
has undertaken TO play in the work of ere
form?" Not much. The first thing heard
from him after securing his scat, was, that
in his Office, in secret conclayc with n few
other schcming politicians, lie had concOct-
ed plot whereby the local government OF
the City of his residence was to be radically
changed in its form and substance, impor-
tant departments abolished and their pow
crs centralized in the hands of few design
ing men-and all in the utter contempt OF
the popular will. From legislating for the
Nation az a statesman of enlarged compre-
hension and views, he thus descended to the
petty and disreputable work of the tricky
politician schcming for undue advantage
in local manipulation, and for personal ad-
vantage by such means. Not satisfied even
with This, we find Mr.. IIurd dogging the
Legislature with his personal importunities,
and lending his high official position to
give character to n scheme which he dare
not submit to the will Of the people concern
ed. Thus, is the Congrcssman-the Re-
form" Congressman-even before the COM
menccmcnt of his term, descending to a
depth OF jobbory never equaled by any pre-
decessor of his. How is this? Why can
not Mr.. IIurd be content to attend to the
duties OF the Office to which he has been
chosen and leave others to attend to theirs :
Does he meet at Columbus any other mem
Der OF Congress engaged in like disreputa-
bic business? We guess not. Why should
he be the exception? Ii he cannot keep
ont OF such schemes now, what may we ex-
pect when he gets 10 Washington?-Toleic
G1mnercinI
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-03-12

So much has been said about the way
carpet-baggers robbed the taxpayers Of the
Southern States and 2u: burdens upor ihom
grievous to be borne, that 1t was supposed
that Democratic rule would be Of the pur-
est kind, but alas alas u Georgia is Demo-
cratic-overwhclmingly so, and the State
Treasury has been robbed of over half
million dollars. Several State officials and
politicians arc said to be the parties to the
fraud, and, to make matters worse, an effort
is being made to cover up the rascolities.
When Republican officials steal, which they
do sometimes, they usually have Democrat
ic partncrs-but in this case, the Democrats
were hoggish. Under carpet-bag rule the
Democrats got a full share of the plumber.
In New York even Tweed divided. lie pa
ronized the press literally irrespective Of
party, and he creased enough Republican
politicians to insure straight" nominations
on all occasions, so as to prevent reform
movements. In the Southern States Dem
ocrats have not learned this lesson They
take all, and half million is a good deal
to take ont OF the Treasury Of Georgia.
Cincinnati Guacttc.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-03-12
Passage Of Tie Ennbllng Act.

We have still another version of the
passage OF the enabling act, with "histor.
ical sketch" of Wood county, in the follow
ing correspondence to the Pittsburg Com
mercial, under date OF the 2d inst:
The Wood County question, or the Coun-
ty seat question, rather, up in Wood
county, has been the consuming one with
the House for two or three daysnow There
was lobby, or two lobbics rather, here all
last winter one to get bill passed to allow
them to change their county seat, the other
to prevent its passage. Wood county has
had u vast amount Of trouble over the
question ol her county scat. Many years
ago, according TO her profane historians,
Wood county was little else but fishing
ground in Summer, and n skating rink in
Nmter. Her broad prairics, level as a
barn tlL or, were covered with water nearly
the yeal round. IL was n territory with IN
estimabla water privileges, while off at one
side, perchcd up, as il were, on stills, stood
the town Of Ferrysburg, containing one
branch land Office, Court House, two or
three stores, and few hundred people
By-and-by they commenced to drain these
lands, and the spirit OF Improvement got
foot-hold there. Two or three other little
towns sprung up over the County, though
by this time Perrysburg got Il railroad, and
was still able TO keep in advance. Then
the trouble came. Bowling Green had
been located in about the geographical CEN
ter of the County, and by virtue of that
began TO aspire TO the County seat. Bow
ling Green had prophetic souls within her
gates that fondly hoped to see her the seat
of empire. so they say about it, and got
law passed TO enable the people OF the
County to vote where the County eatshould
he located, whether at Bowling Green or
PeTysburg. Then when they came to the
vote, these old chronicles say there was
deal OF sharp practice resortcd to. Tickets
were made out with the words "FOr Re
moyal and printed in an obscure part of
the ballot, and thereby many unsuspecting
citizens were deceived into voting for a
change OF location that otherwise would
not. Other curious devices, Il is said were
resorted 10, and when they came Ia count
out the vote IL was found that Bowling
Green had made her point. This was
some eight or ten years ago, and ever since
then the people Of Perrysburg have been
trying to get AN appeal. Four years ago
they came up 10 the Legislature and asked
the passage al such law in vain. Three
years ago they again tried with no better
success. A year ago they were here still
again, and the bill was once defeated, but
was introduced once more aud passed the
the Senate; and finally II came up in the
House this week and WAS passed by SO votes,
Just enough to carry It. lts passage even
then imagine was more because the men-
last resort 10 oct ria of the lobbies ON hotb
sides, who were like the poor, in always
being with us.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-03-12
UGENERAL ELrCTIOy y

Our neighbors In the "ccntor" Of tile
county have been somewhat confused in
their ideas Of what constitutes general
election" They were first cautioned by
the Scnfiucl to 10 on their guard, as the
thieves" Robbers" gamblers" "cut.
throats," &C., &c., who entertained different
views and interests from them, would proh.
ably try to crowd the vote through at tho
Spring election ard defeat them by this
means; while others from that locality
argued through the Commercial that the
Spring election was properly the general
election" and the proper time to settle the
County scat question. And not content
with the heavy expense attending the lobby
system they sent down another lobby, we
are informed, to "labor" for decision
to this effect
In this, rs in their efforts to prevent the
passage of the enabling act, they have
failed, as the following from the Columbus
correspondent to last evenings Blade will
illustrate:
"Word has Just come to me that will not
make the hearts Of the people interested
particularly gleeful Mr.. Murray, on be-
half Of the people desiring to know just
what that part OF the bill to authorize the
people OF Wood county to vote upon the
removal question at Il general e'e tion meant,
has asked the Attorney General his opinion
OF the actual meaning Of the words "gener-
al election" and has been answered by that
official that general election is one held
in October, and that the spring election
cannot properly bo considered general
election. So this vote cannot be had until
the zcphyrs OF autumn play aud fret amid
the richly tinted leaves Of Wood county"
What other decision than this could have
been expected?
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-03-12

A circular from w. c. Earl, Of Toledo
Grand Secretary Of the 10. o. r., Of Ohio,
reports the election o. the following officers
Of that body, who are notified to meet at
the next Grand Lodge Session at Findlay,
May II, for installation; Joseph Dowell,
NJ. w. Grand Master; J. II. KiDkheod, r.
W. d. Grand Master; c. II. Mead, r. w.
Grand Warden; w. c. Earl, X. w. Grand
Secretary; G. d, Winchell, II. w. Grand
Treasurer; Jno E. Bell, X. w. Grand Rep
resentatiye.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-03-12

Tho Dayton Journal says that the sala-
Ties Of the conductors and engineers on all
Roads centoring in that city, have been re-
duced SIS per month and also those of fire
men, lighthouse men, switch-men, and
other employees, with the exception Of
brake-men, whose pay remains unchanged.
The employees, so far as could be learned
in conversation with Railroad men, uc-
cepted the situation as the best that could
be done.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-03-12

The Grangcrs at Lima sent an authorized
agent to Cincinnati, a few days ago, to pur-
chase salt lie did 5000 barrels, at$l 20.
At home it might have been bought for
81 %. Wherefore they are mad. The
order read 10 barrels. Therefore they
are madder. I'm refusing 10 pay, lawsuit
is pending. Atwhich they waxed maddest.
Fl. JPdyne Sentinel
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-03-12

General Comley, President OF the Ohio
Editorial Association, calls the attention
oi the press in general to the annual meet.
ing to be held in Columbus on the 9th and
2sth Of May next. The President says a
"very interesting and nourishing reunion
Is confidently hoped for" Let US all try
and be counted in.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-03-12

Council BLUFFS, Ia, March 6.-TLe
springville Grange of Potto wattamie coun-
ty to-day declared themselves free and in
from all authority Of the Nation
al and State Oranges, and that their con-
nection Herewith lis olved. The G. ev-
ancci alleged was that the officers OF those
Oranges had forfeited all confidence, had
misntanaged the finances and otherwise
wrOupcd them
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-03-12

The number Of "drammers" employed
by the Wholesale iobbing houses OF the
country is estimated at considerably over
$4,000, of which not less than $4,000 arc
employed in the dry goods business, which
at an average cost Of ten dollars per day,
amounts to the snug little sum of $4,000
per day.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-03-12
gerous thing

Wood county, Ohio, has the largest ditch
IN the State. il is twelve miles long, thir-
" feet wide at the top and varying in
depth from a foot TO twelve feet and cost
100000. Land that was worth from two
10 Eve dollars an acre before tho ditch was
cut is now worth ifty.--7 7Fppsoanoc Herald.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-03-12

On the first of last week the name Of J.
p. JONES, Esq, appeared at the head Of the
Toledo Blade as sole proprietor, d. +.
LOCKE, Esq, (Nasby) retiring. Much Of
the merited prosperity of the Blade may
be attributed to the writings Of Nasty"
yet the business tact and uniform courtesy
of Mr.. JONES has also had much to do in
placing that paper in the front rank of
Journalism.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-03-12

The Democratic SENATE Of Ohio has made
a drive at Teachers Institutes by voting to
repeal that part OF the law which allows
teachers to draw pay for the time they at
tend institutes. A little learning Is dan
rerous thing.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-03-12

Major Horror, Of the Tippccsnoe Herald,
presented his drama Of Sherman's March
TO the Sea, at the Opera house, in Piquo, on
the evening Of the 22d ult., with admirable
success. a sham battle was arranged for
one Of the principal features Of the celebra-
ton Of the day, and ii is reported that 2O,-
900 people collected to witness the second
surrender Of JoHNsoN's army.