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The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-02
The Idotic Asylum Outrage.
Otta,0a (Hl.) Free Trader.


Our remarks last week in reference to
the location for the state institution for
feeble minded children at Lincoln, were
written before we had seen any member of
the committee who had waited on the COM
missioners at Springfield, to present the
proposals and claims of Ottawa, and there
fore, before we had any intimation of the
inside workings by which the extraordinary
decision OF the commissioners was brought
about. Our committee saw enough Of
these very soon after they got to Spring
field to satisfy them that the comparative
merits of the various towns competing for
the location would have very little to do
with the ultimate decision, but that the
selection would be wholly governed by
political considerations, bearing on the
prospects Of certain aspirants to guberna-
torial and senatorial honors. In short, the
inference is justifable, we think, from
what they observed, that the institution
was located before the commission acas ap-
pointed, and that the perambulations of
the seven gentlemen around the state at an
expense of three or four thousand dollars
to the people was contemplate and dis
graceful sham. We do not say that all or
even a majority of the commissioners
were parties to or had any knowledge of
the fraud, yet that it was from the begin
ming put up job is as plain and self
evident as any fact can be made from pure
ly circumstantial evidence.
We are not crying over split milk. The
asylum would be of little advantage to
Ottawa. Had the location been made al
Princeton, Peoria, Aurora, or any other
decently eligible point, not q word of COM
plant would have gone up from this
quarter. But that a town like Lincoln
should be chosen, in the face of the har-
rowing experience of this state from locat-
ing other state institutions in disregard Of
certain features, Is an outrage SO gross and
palpable that it should forever damn poll
tically all who had controlling hand in il
and exclude them from the association Of
honorable men.
The wailing cry Of all our state charita-
bic institutions since the first of them was
erected at jacksonville has been fol
water! waterl" The insane asylum al
Jacksonville has cost the state quarter
of million to secure for it an adequate
supply of water, and yet to this day. &C
cording to the state board of charities
the supply is so wholly inadequate thai
the sanitary condition of the institution i:
most seriously affected by it. Of the
school for idiots at Jacksonville, we are
told in the same report that so scarce i:
the supply of water, that at present, one
basin of water has to suffice in the morn
ing for half dozen pupils. The children
are washed with sponge, in order to pre-
vent extravaganza in its use." Yet a
Jacksonville abundance of water can b,
procured by digging wells to the depth O
forty feet" Eight such wells are dug tt
supply the insane asylum, and yet fv,
teams were occupied half Of last summer
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-02
ITTERS.
A,Remedy without a Rival
Maguire's
.Cundurango Bitters.

VEGETABLE SUBSTITUTE FOR CALOMEL.
the bowels, relieving and curing all c0mpla 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. 2S, 80 and 80 Centre Street,
New York City Sept. 8, 1874.
Messrs, ] & C. Mcguire, St. Louis: Gents -
Yours of the 31st ult., with of one dozen Cund
urango Liver and Blood Bitters came duly to hand.
You will please accept my thanks for your gener-
crosby l 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 it in Houston,
Texas, afterwards returned to my home in Austin,
where have the Texas branch office of my paper.
My Houston bottle was used up, and found on
trial that could not obtain single bottle in all
Austin, for went to every druggist in the place
and there are some five, but each house told me
they intended order the strength of my rec
concentration. Ere coming to New York l was in
Galveston, and bought bottle of Robirds, an old
friend and good house. l had no idea then that
could not obtain it in New York; but after my
Galveston bottle was used up. started to find
more,and much surprised to find none afteryist-
lug fully dozen different establishments. gave up
the search here and wrote to you, Now gents SO
good medicine as yours is ought to be placed at
the command of the whole world, 1t will not only
prove great fortune to yourselves, but lasting
blessing to the whole human family. As a remedy
in my own case have never met with its equal.
1t squeeZes my liver better than Caomel, of which
nave taken not lttle. am u marc worker ana
constant thinker and consequently for the last ten
to twelve years my body has found difficult to keep
up with my brain. There 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
I search after your Cundurango IN this market
found preparation of Cundurango sold at $3 pei
bottle but no more like yours than s q black man
ike q 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 you deserve am.
| Very Respectfully &c. GEO. II. SWEET.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-02
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Has been invested in Stock Privileges and paid
900 tRi5HR1 PROFIT.
'How to Do It. Book on Wall St, sent free.
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The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-02

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The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-02
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The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-02
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The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-02

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The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-02
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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1875-11-30

The happiness Of life consists. like
the day, not in single flashes Of light,
but in one continued mild serenity,
The most beautiful period Of the hearts
existence is in this calm equable light
even although it be only moonshinc OF
twilight. Now tho mind alone can
obtain for Us this heavenly cheerful'
ncss and peace. Richter.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1875-11-30
Sheri1 rs Sale.

VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION ISSUED OUT
oI the District Court OF the Second Judicial Dis.
.lcs IN AND Tor Boise coulty, Idaho Territory upon
!udgmeut rendered in said Court in favor OF psin.
ssns, ~ ~ the case wherein COn Healey and Timothy
lacey were plaintiffs and A. Morrison was defend.
-, 1or tne sum of eight hundred and slxty.seveu
dollars, with interest thereon at the rate of tan
cent per annum from March 2lth. 1873. together
WIN costs OF suit taxed at the sum of thirty and
seventynve One-hundredths dollars duly tested the
Snd oay OF October, 1875, have levied upon seized
and taken IN execution the following .escrbed Nro.
perty. towit: AL right. title aud interest which A.
morrison. the defendant, had ON March oath, 1875.
o. IN and to that certain building in Quartzburg in
said county and Territory formerly occupied by said
defendant - sa DON, and more recently occupied
1or the same purpose by Frank Gavird situated i'm.
Green Morrison and his family. aud fronting on the
Main street fifteen feet more less. and extending
back sAutherly forty feet less; together with
the lot OF land on which the stands ALSO that
certain other lot Of land and house and buildings
there0n situate east Of the aforementioned lot aud
lying Immediately west Of Combs 4 Fenner's saloon
fronting on said Main street twenty five feet more
less. and extending back southsrly to and into the
hill forty feet more less. and being the same
Morrtson and his family. ss a boarding house. to-
together with a appnrtenances to both % said lots
and buildings belonging Public notice is hereby
gwen that ON the
23d day Of November. A. ID. 1873,
At twelve o'clock NJ will sell in front Of the Court.
house door, in Idaho City, at public auction. to the
highes bidder. for cash, the proper.
ty. o much thereof rs may lie sufficient satisfy
said execution, costs aud accruing costs.
SAMUEL STEWART, Sheriff.
Idaho City. Oct. III. 1878.
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The silver bullion which is now be-
ing received at the Philadelphia Mint
for parting. is mainly from the ConsoI.
idated Virginia mine, in. Nevada, and
contains forty per cent. Of gold, fifty
per cent. of silver, and ten per cent. oi
base metal. The bullion is known as
the dore, or silver containing gold.
The mint is supplied with bullion as
rapidly as is required for coinage pur.
poses. In addition, the Assay Office
in New York supplies the Mint with
fine silver sufficient to insure a coin.
age of 81 100000 per month in sub
sidiary silver coin. The standard
fineness of the coin is made of 900
parts of pure silver and 100 parts OF
pure copper alloy. The law of 1878
has somewhat increased the weight Of
the subsidiary coin, so that the coins
at present issued are trifle heavier
than the coin issued prior to the LIST
of April, 1873, and are made to Cor.
respond in weight with the French
coin. At present the subsidiary coins
now issued are the half dollar, quarter
dollar, twenty cent piece and dime.
The half dollar weighs 1922 grains.
This piece formerly weighed 1872
grains. The quarter dollar now
weighs 66.45 grains; it formerly
weighed 80 grains. The new twenty
cent piece weighs 77.l6 grains, and
the dime weighs 1888 grains; the lat
ter formerly weighed SSU4 grains.
These are the only silver coins author.
lied excepting the trade dollar. which
is commercial piece. and weighs
42O grains. Since the lst Of last Jan
uary there has been issued from the
Mint of Philadelphia, between 81, ,OOO,-
900 and $5,OOO,OOO in subsidiary sill
yer coin This coin has been trans
ferred to the assistant treasurer, at
Boston, where it will remain until
such time as the Secretary of the
Treasury sees fit to commence the
work Of redemption. 1t is stated by
the chief coincr, Col. Snowdcn, that If
the Mint was worked to its fullest ca
pacity, it would turn out $4,000 in
small silver coin per diem. During
last month the Mints at San Francis
co and Carson coined over 81 ,000,O ,OO0
pieces of the twenty cent coin.-COlo-
yado Mining Reuien.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1875-11-30

A SINGLE YEARS PpoDUCrIoN OF THE
MINES OF AMERIcA-The year 1875
will rank as an evcmtful one in Amer
ican mining. Whether in the line Of
new and ric!, discoveries, increased
Weld from old mines, or better meth.
DDS Of taking ont aM reducing ores,
it is equally year of great progress.
The yield of precious metals in the
United States, which has for some
time fluctuatcd from $60,O0O,00C to
SO, 900, 900 per year. will in 1875 az
grcgate very nearly $loo, 100000. 1t
is claimed also by tlN,se who have
given the subject most attention that
the yield in actual cash has been great
or to the number of men employed,
and the average per cent. OF profit
higher, in mining than in any branch
of manufacturing or commerce.. Since
the panic of 1873 mining seems to
have passed entirely from the domain
of speculative investment aud become
u syste,natizcd business. III which
money is made by the same manage
ment and nice attention to details Us
in manufacturing Mining Reuie,r
Georgetown, Colorado.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1875-11-30

F1vE YEARS ON GuARD.-A soldier Of
the First Empire named Jacques
Roussel, has just died at Montpelier,
in the Department Of the Herault, at
the age Of ninety-two. He was the
hero Of singular adventure, Of which
a number Of journals spoke at the time,
and which he himself used often to re-
late. In 1907 the French took possess
sion of Rugen, small island in the
Baltic, separated from the coast ot
Pomerania by narrow channel. It
was occupied by detachment Of Da-
vousts corps, when the order came to
evacuate it Immediately. The embar-
kation was SO hasty that a sentinel
was forgotten-no other than Roussel.
Ignorant of what had passed. he con-
tinued to pace up and down, and, nj
relief having come after three hours,
he lost patience and returned to the
guard-house, which, of course, he found
deserted. Making inquiries, he learn
ed with despair that the detachment
had departed. He exc aimed: Il am
lost, dishonored!" and he.burst into
tears. His grief aroused the compass
sion Of an honest artisan Of the place,
who consoled him and gave him shell
ter, and after certain period, gave
his only daughter to him as wife.
They were all living happily together,
when, at the end of five years, YES
sci was GIFTED, and the people Aocked
TO hail it, the uniform of the French
army being recognized. MA foi, they
Lave come for mel" exclaimed tl,c
frightened sentinel. Bin a sudden
thought restored his courage. He ran
to his dwelling, quickly donncd his
uniform, which he had carefully pre-
served, seized bis musket, and rctnr !.
ing to the store, mounted sentry at the
moment when the French landed.
"Who goes there?" he called out, in Il
stcntorian voice. "Who goes there
YOURSELF" returned those from the
vessel. "A sentinel" "How. long
have you been gn duty?" give
years." Davoust laughed heartily at
the adventure, and ordered that a re-
lease in due form should be given to
this desertcr in spite of himself.
Roussel returned to Montpelier to-
wards 1929, and resided there ever
since upon his savings and smal!
pension granted him by the Second
Empire.
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wM. J. ROTHwELL, NJ. D..

|OgYSIclAN. SURGEON. &C. graduate Of Je6er.
na Medical College. Philadelphia. Once on
par md OF Granite street. Placerville, Boise Co..
H. tdec4-u
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THERE was French singer, with 9
tremendous voice, who could not dis
cover what line IN art he was best fit.
ted. He went to Chcrubini,. who told
him to sing. He sang, and the fonn'
dation trembled. WELL he salt,
when he had finished, 1iilustrions mas
ter what shall | becolne 8 An auc'
tioncer.r said Chcrubiai.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1875-11-30

HIM IL Be vine don't think tIa4t
YOU know everything
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The NEWSPAPER AS A MoRAIIsr.-lt
was Bishop Horne's own opinion that
there was no better noralist than tho
newspaper. He says: "The fol!ies,
vices, and consequent miscrics OF mul4
titudes displayed in newspaper, are
50 many beacons continually burning
to others from the rock on which they
have been shipwrccked. What more
powerful dissuasive from suspicion,
jealousy, and anger, than the story Of
one friend murdered by another in
duel? What caution more likely to DC
effective against gambling and profit
gacy, than the mounfaI relation OF an
execution, or the fate of q despairins
suicide? What finer lecture ON the
necessity Of economy than the auction
Of estates, houses, and furnitureY Only
take a newspaper, and consider it well,
pay for il, and it will instruct thee
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1875-11-30

NJ OrICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
IN partnership heretofore existing between Pom
Yam. Pom Yep aud Wong Chong IN general mer,
csnttle business Idaho City Is this day dissolved
by mutual consent. Pom Yam having purchases Tue
tr,r.., ~ wono t,honp The business will be car.
ri.-i on n usual in the name of Pom Yam.
All thrsc indebted 70 the old frm either ~ oonk
scc.Mui or notes. are hereby notified Z" settle the
same immediately with Pom Yam VINO alone - au
.,..,,,..I n sctfle ali the business of the firm III
Idaho Territory and all persons having claims accrn
ing in Elsho Territory against said him Will present
the .sme To Pom Ya'u for payment.
IDAHO CrTr, Oct 20. 1919. 10Y IN
WoN0 CHoNO
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Iva recent lecture the Rev. Robert
C,llver told the following anecdotc;
He was at cllildren's party one
Christmas eve, and seeing q little boy
sitting in one corner and not dancing
he approached him, and asked why he
did not Join the others and dance
aI,m ar not danthing," said the boy sol
emnly. abccauthe I don't think danth
,tn inc ith the great end cf life" q Nov Z
you 81 know added Mr.. Collier. II tna'
vas nv boy, ! should think he was
meant FIR j minister. but should g
sorry for the church that had to takf
|him.r
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1875-11-30

WHEN one makes u narrow escape,
it is usual to say that he saved h'n''
self "by the skin Of his teeth" In the
most splendid of all compositions (sce
Book Of Job, chapter XIX, verse 2O),
i is written: "My bone cleavcth tn
nv skin and to my flesh, and ! am es'
caned with the skin Of my teeth"
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900 08ISte Oh OOOU drug S0, 00'
ceased.
In the matter OF the estate John Brogan ceased
In Probate Court Bois" County.
Tho people OF the Territory Of Idaho send greeting
Iu pursuance Of All order ofthis Court. duly made
and entered the ihirtieih day Of October. 1878,
AYOTrCE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT SATURDAY.
IN the twentieth day Of November, 1875. at ten
O'Clock a. NJ IL said day at the Courtroom Of this
Court, In Idaho City. Boise County. has been sp
pointed for hearing the application Of Dennis Grow
ley and Peter Connaugh,cn praying that document
win and testament OF John brogan. deceased. be ad
misted 10 Probate and that letters testamensary De
issued thereon to said Peter connaughton and Den
mis- Crowley. who are named therein. n executors
1t which time aud place all persons interested may
appear and contest the same.
NJ. B. MOORE. Probate Judge
and ex oflicio Clerk.
Idaho City, Nov. ], A. u. 1875.
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You have chance to make
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T1VHE UNDERSIGNED PROPOSES TO RAFFLE
i his Ranch. in the Upper Payette Valley. con-
tanning fifty acres OF the finest OF land. all under
fence anu cultivation, with plenty Of good stock
range adjoining The Ranch Is well watered, has .
good
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Yrofessiuual Cards.


GEO. AINSLIE,
rrpRyEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW. IDAHO
ly.LT. Ofhce on Montgomery street, second
nr sbsye the Postotfice.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-28
TANiPERING WITH THE JURY.

FAIsITY or REPORTS OF IMPROPER COMMUNICA-
TONS WITH THE JURY sHOwN-THE ISLANDER
UPON MIR. DENEDICT-AN INNOCENT RECoGNI-
TIoy OF MIR: BEECHER's COUNSEL DISTORTED.
Several statements have been published to the eff
feet that the jury lad been tempered with in various
WAYS by the counsel OF friends of both parties to
the issue, but careful inquiry shows them TO have
been founded in misapprehension.
The story that the officers of the court in charge
of the jury-Spaulding Clare, and Doye-had been
discovered in the juryT0Om at an improper time and
in communication with the jurors contrary to the
oath taken by them, was based upon total mis-
apprehension of the facts and did great injustice 10
the officers They took one meal IN the same room
with the Jurors because the other jury-room oppo-
site was occupied at the time, and they could not
maintain their supervision of the jury if they left
the building. No conversation on the subject at
issue was had between the jurors at this NEAL and
no communication of any character was had between
the officers and jurors. In an interview published
elsewhere, Judge Nelson takes pains to DO the
officers justice in this matter.
The rumor that Mr.. Murray of Plymouth Church
had marshalcd the jury in going from one room to
another. and was to this extent in communication
with them grew out of the fact that he was one of
large number who stood in the upper corridor OF NE
Courthouse while the jury passing to the room
in which they rest at night.
1t was stated in great detail in one Of the papers
that signaling had been detected between Mr. Bene-
dict, a partner of Col. Henry b. Beecher, son OF the
defendant, and Chester Carpenter, the foreman, as
well as between Mr.. Evarts and others OF counsel
and some of the jurors. One paper gravely ana
nounced that prearranged telegraphic signals had
been unsuccessful, much to tho disappointment OF
the active workers In Plymouth Church. There
was no truth in any Of these reports, a. thorough
investigation yesterday fully proved. The nrst
mmor grew out of the fact that Mr.. Whalen's
brother ON Friday evening drove in mont Of the