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The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-05
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JOHN ROOTS, Manufacturer, No 2R Seneca
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8 ON & REID, Agents for John Roots Bitters, 81 &
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The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-05
OBSTACLES TO MARRIAGE,

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of Errors and Abuses in early life. Manhood re-
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The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-05
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, 1875-01-25
1.-THE NEW SCIENCE"

A SUNDAY AFlEHSUUS LEG AOAEs
The Hon, Edward S. Isham 1ectuInl In the
Sunday Afternoon Lecture Course, at kingsbuFy
HALL ycator<lay, on tho subject Of "Tho New
Scionco." Tho effort VAS, for tho moet part.
historical, and revealed vast degree of research
on the part Of tho speaker. Ho chiefly dealt
with The scie1,co Of government and endcayored
to show TINT thero WAS no general movement On
the part Of mankind at this day TINT went to prove
tho possibility Of model, or ideal, republic. In
proving this he stated tint tho human mind had
not much advanced, 1t 1t advanced ut all,
in moral science since the days Of Egypt, when
that land Was Tho cradle Of civilization. Ill.
Inhnm, with the untifing mind Of 3 genuine
antiquary, traced tho origin Of civilization from
climo to cline, md from race to race. Ho COM
pared tho celebrities of modern times with thoso
of tile nucielt period mud said that tho poetry Ut
Homer, tho self-conquost OF Socrates, tho
triumphs Of Ailiatlcs, tho conguesta Of Alexan,
der and Cesar. the philosophy Of Plate. had
that shed their lustro on modorn
history. The ideal beauty Of the Grecian artists
exccltcd tho work Of nature. as did the Grccian
| idea Of government tho idea OF more modern
States He clung to tho belief that great men
| roso oil tho wave OF public opinion-thoy did not
direct it. The Roman Republic yielded not 40
| much to tho sway of Augustus, because OF out.
sldo pressure, as 1t did to tile current opinion OF
tbs middle casscs: who desired I change
Neither the patricians nor tho p1ebians wrought
| tho transformation. It wag the men OF wealth
who required moro stability Of government anc
moro security Of property. What was true Of
| ancient might also be true OF modern republics
| Tho nripnce of government WAS In Its infancy,
aud, u tho light Of future EeneEationn our idea
Of a republic might appear crudo md bafbarous
hut, 10 far, there waH no general indication OF
| Improvement on tho system of government
otsior than tint which Americana already pos
| sesHeu.
, 1875-01-25
A Suit Begun in New York AEainBt the
Iouik County N:,ai0nAl lIl1lik oI Chi-

EG&0s
From ths St.c Fork Tribune. Jan. D.
Tho New York Stato Loan as,d Trust Company,
No. 5U Wall street, through tlelr lawyers, Mar
tin Il Emittl, began Hult yesterday III tho Su.
prcn,e Court agail,st tho Cook County National
Uauk Of Ehica ia for S54, 45O33, aud hayo pro-
cured IN attachment from, Judge Dsaty against
tho r.opcrty Of tho hank in this htate. Tho
ro,usol for tue plaintiff say tllat tho action %aH
| 1ahen merely III precautionary measure. The
| CulnEany WIS U.,e Of tho corresponding bankers
| Of tic Cook County National bank. aud on
Nov. ~, 1874. Aad loauod to tue bank
tito SUI. OF 35,01O on,collateral believed to 10
| worth double tho yalne. On Dec. 81, 1874, tho
bank obtained second loan OF S25. .0uD, also OH
collateral considered sufficient to doubly Bccur0
tho amount loaned. Tho only amount Of 0Ser-
| draft was sl,410,33, md the loan and Trust
| Company. Under tho Impression that perhaps tho
Inv might not consider that tho securities cover
Cd that amount Rlho, resolved to attach all the
/ property III theit loHscssion to secure tho pay
mont OF tho full amount. The additional! reason
| alleged by tho counsol for this action had arisen
| from The proceedings Ut thu Hank Ut tho Kcpub-
lie, which, GU Jan. ~ obtained Ill attachment ol.
| npy rronerty of tho baul found In ta stats TOR
| tho i,aYinc1lt Of tho sum Of s!,26i.al.
At tic office of Allen. Stephens 4 Co., Of No.
| as Pina ntruet, no information could lo obtained
M 10 the cauBn OF the action it ouly being a.
legged that soue holders Of checks. to the amour
Vi 500 or less, wero trying to get attachments
III order to Becuro themselves. l. MIA furthe
etatea lhut nu.nbcr Of thege checks wcro hoat
ing atuuuA in this city, and each holder WAS try
in; lo TO tho best for Aiuse!f; hut whether any
thing more would lu ubtaluel by them thai
their labor for their raius no one conld ut pres
eut ray. Holders Of checEg might hare to pa,
their lawyu..' expellaes in addition to leRlp2 th
money which the check represented.
, 1875-01-25
tl:iGE, CITY.
A GOOD LESSON.

-.--su
A GOOD LESSON.
DANGERS nr "KiDp1Sa fh1zE-f1aHfAHa
4 pleasing littlo affair occurred Saturday
r,o1,+ a. I'm cnrrcr OF Madison and Dearborn
"ea. " ,;..st;o, ~ which NAV bc of ssr
btree'' 'no i'o''e" - .1.rt',1 49,, =, ,.,,,,
sico to Ecntlenaon Oh p,a54"' t"t" " n''u"
who arc i'll tho habit Of making dishGfeeaple re-
marks to persona who arc smaller, and pre-
enn,nb1y voakor, than themselves. Just about
as;s'';s.;., ,..tr ~ fo,,r ~, =, +he,n r.ther
n''4l''e". r",. ~ ~. - ny 49,. ..,.t,,,.
short ANIL elehues' one short anu etoa'' "e.so''s
ahont ITO rol,tlds, aud tile other stout, tall, auu
strong, stood OH tho northeast corner Of Madi-
eon nu,l Dearborn. whiting for tho car. or hav-
49, s n...1 ..i. t,"tora ..nnr,,rr n, ths nioht
alE ll''". t".@ peio'" seFH'"sns ~. w. n'e.~
As thoy stood there, thefo passed tnoH' so1ne
j sot,th OIL Dearborn, a solitary wnlkor, shout 5
feet q inches. md of slender build.
nj, t,rr o1,anfornd THAR nt,vatA convnrsation
-. ~ a1 aJa"ssa;ss. Iaaaan rar,,rh. "a t1,a
anu oeR"h souiess'nB j'eoao '.u"tAe ~ ~
stranger. INC nl'loedt DUNG tnas 40 W." P.o'
fellow to bo out alone at that hour, and tho
| ntrourest TINT his mother Wan not q woman at
| III - ,.1o..,, :, I'm .r,,,s, tncdou. TN
w. puA p''o"hea ,' ~ Wv -. ~ .1aa,.a~ s,rant .nJ
etnppcu III tAo eentre r. ~ Mau!aun n.ee., a." ~
nsked them 10 smut Up; ina tiey aee!ne" " ~.
hhH continued klaumE l Lui. ~ ~" 'asIi MI
Gnu "; 1Ma "eat,sn tae siJsl M ,ii n. ~ ~ hsnC
theta tnas IL tuus Hiu i'us 0tup W .ten
, 1875-01-25
FEES OF COUNTY OFFICERS.

WIZ THE LAW hAOuA40 ANA De A2114'AAAs
Con- Lieb County Clork, Ia in receipt Of cir
c,,lar from the County Clerk, Circuit clorl. aud
Sheriff OF Livingston County. complaining OF the
labor, difficulty, and Inconvenience involved IN
making ssmt-annusl report'ot all fees earned
IN county offices, and ASKING desperation in
urging Tho amendment OF Sec. 81, Art. 81, Of tho
act relating to fees and salaries, 30 as to only re-
quire report Of the fees received and tho gross
amount Of the earnings for misce'laneous ser
vices knd for aorvicua rendered the county only.
Gen. Lieh states his objection Is tol!ows;
Sec. 81 Of tho 8alary net, refers to county officers
receiving fees 10 Whol0 OF tn IaE and has therefore,,
no application to tho ofcen Of Cook County; but, ,as
the circulsr hsa been sent 10 me. may atats ny OBJ
jectops: The County Clerk may bc considered to ba
cepts and siponattures should 10 ksEt accurately
" thst Of any 1riynte business hr and biz reposta
to proper authorities, whistler monthly, o.
yearly, should bo explicit ~ those OF ths book
keeper of = bank Whstif ths employees OF manu-
featuring trading establishment should ssk their
employers to excuse them from making detaitei ge
rofts Of I'LL moneya received and e1peudedS TAe re-
auea. would simply create = emile.
The gentlemen signing tho circular and the matter
Of making reposts to 10 very complicated
work ct the ocs IL syssenstzed. tho making OF taest
reports 10 very simple TO be aure sccuracy ia - nee
essary but uot moro 10 than In say other financial 70
FORT.
ton calnot coincide With the views of the above Of
islstuse to Amend soo Of tho Fee md BalsFy act
but tho contrary urge upon thAt body 70 do no aaei
County CLARK OF Cook County.
, 1875-01-25

IL WAS again enlarged or expanded by doubling
its width, without much Intention to tho rules Of
architecture. In 1917 brick otli!!co was boEun
on tho Rams lot aud f.nehcd tn 1919. In 1850
this property waa sold for business purposes,
And portion Of Tho proceeds given TO aid III tho
erection OF churches In otlter portlona of tho
city. Tho church Immediately commenced tho
erection Of thu tiLo stone building which stood
on Wnbabh avenne, near Van D',1cn street, Go-
fore the great tlrc. md Which that catastrophe
lcyeled In ruins. After tho fire the
First Church . wogshired with Christ
Church and with tho Michigan Avenue Etrtibt
Church, until, after pcrioa Of ncHotia'lon, this
aocicty and tho Calvary 1'Feah.toran Chafcii.
then engaged in building MI odihco for wor4ll'r
on the northeast corner Of Indiana avenue and
Twcnty-tsst street. unilcd. Tho consolidated
churches completed tho structure, which y % now
ono OF tho mort conlnodiol'a and elegant ifot"
, 1875-01-25

French Magluls. whom ho lad attended thtous1
a very danRsrous allncsg. tho doctor Was tsrl
accostetl: "Qood day to YOU, Dr.. Bouya,t;
fec! quito In spirita. and think my fever las el
me-" II NH suro it has, replied Donvast. dr!!
1.-THE very first expression you used convinced
mo OF it," 1ray explain yourself" "Noth:s'
id easier. In tbs first dny OF your ,llncss. wh:D
your life WAS IN danger. was your deaiel
friend: as You began to got hotter, waH soG.
good Duuvaft; aud nov am DR.. Bouvart. d.
lcnd upon it, you nro quito recovered"
, 1875-01-25

From Tie 4fts YorE 7inzs.
Ono OF tho features Of this wiptora sctsu
vii! bo the introduction Of the minuet iuto tha
list Of Dances This stately dance is famlar ID
us Ill from description, md oycry ono has teta
it in such plays Of tho old tlme ~ tho "Scboo
for Scandal" where tho curtain rises UPON
party danci,lg tho minuot. Tho daucilIg-naste'
are busy teaching tho young people to grace.
fully ncqnit themselves III the stately move
monts OF this dance Of otlr grandfathors. anl
there aro doubtless many earnest students d
tho difficult mcaAureR.
, 1875-01-25

Tho correspondent OF the London Times at
Iouls wrtca Nv follows Of the Eecenty-discoyered
burt Ut tho Emperor C0mmolus:
tThe bust OF Com1nudus is in overy way
most remarkable work. Il IL, in reality, hnlf u
statue, with both arms; but it is followed out At
tho back M butts are, and stands upon PEDESTAL
lie iH Represented US Hercules, ar4ped III tile SKIN
OF the Nemiran lion. The upper jaw rests npon
the head. and projects forward like tic Peak uf
a helmet. Ths fore paws aro knotted togatner
upon tho breast, and QUO OF tho hind paws hangs
over the lett arm. tn tho right hand he holds
tho club, rcst,1fg upon his shoulder, md IN tho
loft tho apples nt the Hesperides. The pedestal,
which, though broken into several pieces, VIII
carved out uf tho samo block, isa most elaborate
piere OF workmanship. 1t CONSISTS Of slipous.
or shield like those carried by tue A1nazons, with
cal les heads ut tho points, and upou it head
Of Metlusa. lctow tiB, and rissng at each Eide
OF it, aro curved colnucoptie, placed like st,
Andrew Il cross. tho lower etlle passing On each
side Of gIobe-below the Bhield--Gcrusa Whicl.
ia zono, with three Higus Of tho zodiac In relief
-Ia,lrlls, sag!:tRrlus, and CANCERS md OIL each
n,de Of these, acting LII snpportors, REo knccllnB
etatelses OF Victories, which. il standing erect,
would MEASURE about Is inches In liclght. Tho
work il pot only completed with all tho ilnial, Of
aurgace which cAnracterlzeH many works OF tic
Antoniunn period Of art, but has received
tloroushuut, with tho exception OF tho hair tho
highest degree Of polish marble IL capable OF. It
| il scarcely an exaggcration to say That objects
| arc reelected IN it like lookinB-elaBs. Sumo
portions OF the Iious skin. which IL undorcut to
sYcehB, aud tho fingers Of the left fia1ita arc,
like tlIe pedestal broken but All tho pieces have
been found. Tho fuce, Lowhver, ia perfect, aud
tho uoso intact. There can De no doubt that it,
lhls bust wa hayo spoakng likeness Of Com.
Inodus tho resemblance between it,-~bearded
III he Is rcprcsontet,-a.ldA AlH portrait as Nh up-
bearded 10y in the Capilolno Museum III most
| striking. There is the aalne Narrow contracted
brow, Tho haue heavy upper eyelld, and the Halna
lnlf-imLccilo. half-htutal expression. Tho like
neHB also botveen this bust and those Of hiH
H., rot 1nt tf{1r
onco which indicates how uulke The mon wero III
charattel."
, 1875-01-25
LOCAL LETTERS.
THE CANE FERMENTATION,

70 Gh4 Editor of Ihs Chicaao TRIBUNE:
CHICAGO, Jan. N.-SIR: In your Issue OF
Saturday, Jun. %, you do mo great injutice, but,
believing unintentionally, l will ask you to be
kind enough 10 give the following place In your
valuable paper, and the public the true facts In
the cane-preEentasion affair.
Your informant Las me ~ an emhezzling clerk
In the employ Of John Herbert, when In fact
MAS a partner In the concern, under ths namo OF
Herbert 4 Co., Of which fact l have abundant
proof. Tho charge OF stealing money from Her
berts noney-drawer for ribs, rohsts, etc., sold,
will also prove to bo an Internal falanhood for
many reasons, which Will prove at the proper
time and place.
The real facts in tho cane affair arc tbs follow.
ipg; While tho IRE OF Jnly II, 1874, was burn-
Ink in ita fury ons Of Herbert'a clerks asked hin,
tor permission to take The narket-wagoa to SEQ
II he could not savo something at tho fro foE
some one. Herbert gave tho requested parmls-
slon, aud the clerk proceeded towards the tire.
On tho way ho met young man, Who waA at that
time employed ~ y. Kennington's market, near
TWenty-nipth street, Oh Stale, When they bot,
and thsro received . load Of IeHelry, auaopS
| which were the canea in question. They hauled
| tho load to place Of safety. aud while returning
/ for another load they found the two canes had
minds 10 put she1n in the second iosd. but wese
prevented from getting near tho store again ou
account Of tho 6re and tho street block.
ade. They, drove home. having sgrsed
to return the canes at the first oppor'
| Rether for somo time, 80 ~ 70 proceed to The
store to return tho canea. Mr. llsrbert. In tlt
meautime, found out that Lis clerk Ind geld
headed caue in his possessiou, aud at once su'
shout 70 get possession Of tho coveted prize
With that Intention be went to Officers Richard
O'Connsll sad Michael Mahouey. aud told then
thai hs knsH where thsrs ware two Eold+h@adst
, 1875-01-25

rnues, and tho officers at oncc net about gpttlng
thcm. They nrat wont to the house or !lor-
bert's clark, and there intmdatod tho Indy OF tho
house 10 giyo tho one cano up under thoprctenhe
Of having warrant for their recovery aud tho
number Of everything htolef, at ths fire. lilo
cane wna handed to them, MD they tllon pro-
ccot!od to got tho next one, and with II Officer
Mahonoy accepted 81 90 from tho young mnn "a
same purpoec. Tie canes wore then presented.
1hoy want 10 make 1t appear that John Herbert
and T.. O1'rfen wero Innocent OF any idea thoy
wero not honestly gotten. Now that Herbert lllni-
eotf tbld mo before witnesses that ho came by tho
canrs AZ charged. As tn Mr.. L. O'l}rions
MlowIedgo OF tic roal facts, know nothing "a
yot, and beieyo ho was innocont OF hny ihtcn-
iiou to do wong Tho way learnt tito forcgo-
ing facta Was talking to ono OF our eleFl[h
ahout how Herbert waH using our money, and
could not ree where it went to, when the clerk
mentioned the cane ai1air, saying, At tho Bamo
time. thnt Ind better be careful, NJ Herbert waa
dishonest ; ant a. 1lothert had shown me- tho
cano. know tho young man was telling mo tho
truth and from that tin'o resolved to break my
connection with tho eonccrn: and the day before
told Ntessrs. Wendell j. Lyman. .aboat tue caneA
wRs informed they wcro the owncrs. ! was
not present at tho presentation, or Nas thel
connected With Herbert In any way, md the rca-
son exposed tho affair wHs to show people the
truo side Of the officers Of the forco.
Az regards the lettor Of Officer Richard
| O'Connell i'll yo1lr SUNDAYS iHsnc In which Lie
sntH Inb AHhT InHT UIluE tlle Df2uIo kuo tllliH"
Court and that my reputation is bad, will ha5
that an not afEad Of any criminal charge be.
ing laid Mt my door, or any other charge againsl
| my character, md am ready at any time to give
MI account Of myself. Aa regards my rcpusa
tion, rnenyablo NJ ho has 1t, viii say this: ;!
waa born mud raised In Chicago, and am now 81
years Of ago and hive neror bcen arrested If
that time, aa ! can prove, and believe M
reputation to bo far superior to O'ConneIfs II
public, in our respective no': ''bothood, or will
his fellow officers Of tho I".nty-second-strce
Station. Hoping yon will giso tho foregoing,
space In your valuable paper, Lam Respectfully
JouN uorr.
, 1875-01-25
Tho Insanity OF aio IEnssfnr Grand.
DnlEc Nic1iuls

DANG N1EnAuhs
Tho st. Petersburg correspondent OF tho Lon.
don Times, writing on tho 27th Of December,
tnys: 1.-THE long exEcctGd ukase regarding tba
unfortunate Grand.Duko Nico!ai, son or thu
Grand-duko Constantine. was published th.
morning. His occentrlcitles had been tho them,
OF general conversation long before tho painful
world ut tho commencement Ut tho 11tcsenL
year; but lis youth, and t4o conspicuous ga,,
1nntry llo had displayed III Central Asia, ga1s
sono hopo TINT tho reaitioa Of life would haso,
SOLDERING effect sSiloil suddenly IN inaxplicab1,
act occurred which required tho intorfercuce et
tho sovereign and chiof OF tho augusk fa1ully oI
which he WAS d member. It would bo ueea.
icsB to enter again into nil tile t1ets,
Of this painful story. The beloved eca
OF most devoted parents, with o praeti
caly unlimited command Of wealth, ho gait
away family ornaments he Ind no right to Dis
pose OF. No imaginable cause for tins proceed
ing could bo discovered. as tho objects then.
HelveB woro Of no great value, and could has&
been purchased without in the least degrss
infringing on tho ample RESOURCES ut his dit.
posaI. Opinion in this country was unauimou
that insanity alono could have occasioned sucl !
that tho soyoroigh should be onlishtencd Is ii
the duty ho would havo to perform in this uat
tor. Two eminent pllysfcia.,a wore Accordinel1
appointed to watcll the Irlnce, who was NAL.
over to the temporary guardianship Of Iiinca
0uchtouwall, IN officer in whose truthful. ben.
! orablo disposition tho Emperor could place hs
utmost confidence. Tho result is now betor,
tho world in tic decree which wns published thi.
morning"
The ukaao referred to pla1cd tho Grand Duk,
under tho guardianship OF his father.