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The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-17
Rock Island, Illinois, May IL. 1875.

LYNCHBURG, Va, May 15.-Arthur Z.
Gait, aged l9, clerk in the Lynchburg
National Bank, has absconded with $l0,-
600.
RoCKLAND, Me. May l5.-Alfred Sperr,
last night, while drunk, shot his wife
twice and then killed himself. The wife
may recover.
YANKToN, d. T., May 15.-George
Beck was stabbed by Thomas Fletcher on
levee this evening. The knife penetrated
Beck's bowels. and he will probably die
Both are notorious rufians, and were in
dulging in drunken fight when the stab
bing occurred.
NEWMAN, Ca, May 15.-Jim Cooper
and Pomp Haney, two negroes. were hung
to-day at Franklin, Is miles from here.
Their victim. Moses Summerlin, was an
old colored man who lived alone, and who
was known to have had several hundred
dollars about him. They killed him for
the plunder, were shortly afterward ar
rested, tried, convicted, and sentenced to
death.
DUBUQUE, Ia, May 15.-The town of
Mitchell, Ia, was visited last night with a
disastrous fire, originating from spontane-
Gus combustion. j. c, Tyson's elevator,
two grain warehouses, and an Office adjoin-
ing, fell prey to the flames. Loss, 5000
bushels of grain, 400 bushels of potatoes.
building worth $4,000. and the machinery
and fixtures worth $1,000. Insurance,
$4,000 on the grain and $4,000 on the
building, The companies are not given.
Sioux CITY, Iowa., May IA dwell
ing house and stable on Second street, be-
longing D. Slipe, were totally destroyed by
fire this afternoon. Loss about ST. 900.
The wind carried the burning embers
three blocks to stable on Fifth street,
belonging to II. McAllister, which caught
fire and burned to the ground. Two
horses, a COW, and three calves in the
stable at the time burned to death. Loss
about $500. The fire then communicated
to a dwelling house in the same lot, be-
longing to James Hutchins, which was
also totally destroyed, together with the
contents. Loss about 81 200. No insur-
ance on any of the property burned.
HoUsToN, Texas, May l5.-The resi-
ence of Aid. John Meagher burned to-
day. Loss. $4,000; insurance, $4,000
Three men, unable to escape from the
building, burned to death.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-17
NEWHALL HOUSE


j. F. ANTIsDEL Proprietor.
The present proprietOrs of this Elegant Hotel
have spared neither money pains in furnishing
and improving the house; and with the improved
Otis Elevator, recently put In it cannot be exceled
for convenience and comfort to the travelling public
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-17
Nervous Debility.

depressed, irritable state Of mind: weak, ner-
Vous. exhausted feeling; no energy or nimation
confused head, weak memory, often with debilita-
ting, involuntary discharges. The consequence of
excesses, mental overwork or indiscretlons This
NERVOUS DEBILITY finds O. sovereign cure in HUM
PnREY's HOMEOPATHIC SPECIFIC. No. %. 1t tones
up the SYSTEM arrests discharges, dspels the men,
tai gloom and dependency, and reJuvenates the
tire system. 1t is perfectly harmless and always
efficient. Price s., for package of five boxes and
large 81 vial of powder, which is important in
old, serious cases; or 81 per single box. Sold by
ALL Druggists, sent by mail on receipt of price
Address HUMPHREYS SPECIFIC MEDICINE
CO., No. 58a, Broadway, N, Y.
Fol- Sale by Otto Grotian IS Illinois Street. Benser
& Thomas, Speidcl and Breunert, Rock Island
and 5 Richards, Moline. 3-4dmwf&w1y
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-17

To ALL, particularly invalids, spring is trying
season. Indications of sickness should at once be
attended to. Fatal diseases nav be caused by al
lowing the bowels to become coEstipated, and the
syst0m TO remain in a disordered condition until
the disorder has time to develop itself. An ounce
of preventive is worth pound of cure, Is an old
and truthful saying. Therefore, we advise all who
troubled with the complaints now very prevalent
headache, indigestion, disordered liver, want Of
appetite nausea, feverish skin, to take, without
delay, Schcnck's Mandrake Pills. We know of no
remedy harmless and decisive IN its action. 1t at
strikes at the of the disease and produces
a healthy tone to the system. People never need
suffer from any disease arising from disordered
condition of the liver if they would take this excel
lent medicine when they feel the first indications
of the malady. Families leaving home for the
summer months should take three or four boxes of
these pills with them. They have an almost in
ct ntaneous effect. 1her will relieve the patient OF
heaIacke in one or two hours, and will rapidly
cleanse the liver Of surrounding bile aud will eec-
tually prevent bilious attack. They are sold by
all druggists
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-17
Business Announcement,

1 HAVE ADMITTED MIR HENRY SCHMIDT
! to partnership in the Wholesale LIQUOR busi.
ness 80 long carried on by me in Rock island, and
the business viii be continued under the firm name
OF T. Fries Il Co. All former Indebtedness will be
paid by Peter Fries. All persons indebted are re-
quested to settle up Parties in the business office
are autaorized to receipt for money.
With thanks for past patronage, assure nv old
customers and the pubic generally that their or
ders shall be promptly and carefully attended to in
the iuture. ~ N
PETER FRIES.
MOCK Asiaho, may II, 1915. 11-d8t&w1
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-17
s'It Works like Charm"
RENNE'S kiIAINaI HAIN MAGIC OIL

This Is a remedy every family should have In the
house 10 use in case Of emergency. 1t is purely
vegetable, and may be used internally or exter-
nay. 1t is not an oily, sticky substance, but clean
delicious and safe to use, even in inexperienced
hands. As an external remedy when freely used,
it penerates through the absOrbents to the seat of
pain causing free circulation, and giving to weak
ened and overstrained cords and muscles, new life
and elasticity it sheaths nfamed and bruised
faces, and cures pain water Quenches fire. Try
il for
WOUNDS, SPRAINs, NEURALGIA
SORES, CRIcK THE BACK, RHEUMATISM.
BURNS, HEADACHE, STIFF JOINTS
or any other kind of pain or lameness. As an in
terual remedy it operates kind, difusive seda-
tive; it tones and corrects the stomach aids diges
| ion and readily cures
CoLIc, CRAMPS, CoUGHs.
CHOLERA MoRBUs, INDIGESTION, SORE THROAT
and in TACT all aches and pains that flesh is heir to
| The immediate and faithful use of Renne's Pam
Killing Magic Oil In case of emergency, will Otter
| save life, or long and tedious sickness. The
genuine Renne's Magic Oil is put up only in pane
bottles, with the name blown in the glass, and up
| on the bottle finely engraved steel plate label
upon when is the likeness of VIM. Renne. AL
other Magic Oils counterfeit, or worthless imi
| tStiOns. Call for Renne's Magic Oil, where yOT
usually trade. 1t is put up in three sizes: Trial,
| Medium" and Large" size WILLIAM RENNE
| & SONS, Sole ProprietOrs and Manufacturers
| Pittsfeld, Mass. 10-13d&wly
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-17
MISCELLANEOUS,
The Christian Harmony

BY VIM. WALKER, A. s. H.
A SPLENDID MUSIC BOOK UPON NEW,
n NATURAL and EASY system by which any one
may learn to READ Music and to SING in one-fourth
the time required by the old methods; designed
Tor Choirs, Singing Schools. and Musical Societies
Liberal inducements to Music Teachers. Specimen
pages mailed free.
MlLLERS BIBLE & PUBLISHING HOUSE,
1l02 and 1l04 SAMSON street, Philadelphia, Pa.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-17
m Drops Of Constitution Water
THREE TIMES A DAY

~ THREE TIMES A DAY
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inflammation of the Kidneys.
Stone in the Bladder.
Catarrh of the Bladder.
Diabetes, Gravel, Gleet.
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Dyspepsia, Torpid Liver,
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For sale by all first Glass Druggists. 3-3d1y
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-17
Corn Starch.
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IMPROVED
CORN STARCH.

VALUABLE TESTIMONY
PEORIA HOUSE, Peoria, March %, 1875.
take pleasure in stating that have for long
time used the Peoria Improved Corn Starch on nv
tables, and that find il in every respect sasfactoi
ry. CHAS. IL. DEANE, Prop'r
CITY HOTEL, Peoria, March 81 1875.
have used the Peoria Improved Corn Starch in
puddings, blanc-mange, etc, for years, to the en-
tire satisfaction of my guests and myself.
). &. DEVRIES, Proprietor.
CENTRAL HOTEL Peoria April : 1875.
We use the Peoria Improved Corn Starch on our
tables exclusively, and have for many Years to our
entire satisfaction 1t is the best we ever used and
never fa led us once yet.
MRS MARY E. PHILLIPS. Proprietrcss.
MERCHANTS HOTEL, PEORIA April 8, 1875.
This is to certify that are using the Peoria
improved Corn Starch, and find it fully up to the
highest standard,
j. S. CLARK & son, Proprietors
3Y FOR SALE BY ALL GROCERS.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-17
INSURANCE AT ACTUAL. COST.

LESS THAN HALF THE USUAL EXPENSE.
HALL at the Office of s. NJ. HARRIS, No. 10 Ili-
~ nols street, up stairs and get Life Insured
IN the protection Life Insurance Co." Chicago, for
less than half the usual expense, payable ia month
ly assessments. Don't send your money east, when
You can save at least, one-haf by usng 1t at home.
Please call for circulars
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-12-17
A TRUTHFUL SKETCH.

Let man fail in business, what
an effect it has on his former credi,
tors Men who have taken him by
the arm, laughed and chatted with
him by the hour, shrug their should
ers and pass on with a cold Chow do
you do ~
Every tri1e of bill is hunted up
and presented that would not have
seen the light for months TO come,
but for the misfortunes of the debtor
If it is paid, well and good if not,
the scowl of the sheriff, perhaps,
meets him at the corher. A man
that has never Jailed knows but little
of human nature.
In prosperity he sails along gently,
waited by favoring smiles and kind
words from every body. He prides
himself on his name and spotless
character, and makes his boasts that
he has lot an enemy in the world.
Alas ! the change, He looks at the
world in a different light when re-
verses come upon him. He reads
suspicion on every brow. He hard
ly knows how to move or to do this
thing or the other; there are spies
about him a writ is ready for his
back. To know what kind of stuff
the world is made Of, a person must
be unfortunate, and stop paying once
in his life>time. If he has kind
friends then they are made manifest.
A failure is moral seive, it brings
out the wheat and shows the chat
A man may thus learn that words
and pretended good will are not and
do not constitute real friendship.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-12-17
BE MANLY.

Never try to keep out of mans
way when you are owing him any
thing, unless it is thrashing. Il is
bad enough in all conscience to be
in debt, but do not make condition
worse by growing meaner under its
pressure. When you absolutely
cannot pay up at the appointed
time, don't make him think you are
sick. Don't skulk about in any way
street to avoid meeting your credi-
tor; don't sneak around the first
corner when you catch sight Of him
before he has seen you. All such
conduct is unmanly. No doubt you
are adverse to standing face to face
with man to whom you a debtor,
pay day past and you are a debtor
Still-it is notifying, very, but it is
only one of the natural consequences
of borrowing, AID as you have in
CURED the penalty, why meet it like
a man. Face your creditor, let him
know that you neither forgot the
debt or underrate his patience with
you. Say frankly that you are very
sorry to see him out of his money
and that you will pay him up as fast
and as soon as you can, and then
make an effort to pay him.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-12-17
CREDIT.

The practice of buying on credit
all the necessary articles of the house,
hold is fatal to good economy. The
housekeeper has always to pay dear
er when she does not pay cash. The
tradesman must have interest for his
money, for a man will never, in a
business community, be willing, and
seldom is able, if he were willing, to
forego it. TO the ordinary cash
prices of the article, he therefore
adds the interest which may accrue
daring the time that credit is allows
ed This, however, is not all. There
must be premium exacted by the
dealer Cor the risk he runs in trust.
ing his goods to that class of more or
less dangerous customers who never
pay ready money. The most honest
ly disposed of these are often unsafe
debtors, for they are generally such
as are imprudent enough to antici'
pate their incomes, and to overrun
them in expenditures. The credit
system, moreover, is temptation
to unnecessary purchases. There is
a sort of check in the sight and touch
of The hard won money to the dispo-
sition to dispose of it lightly. On
the other hand, there is something
in the facility of credit, removing as
it does the disagreeabIe necessity Of
payment to vague future, very Sc
ductive to the buyer, who can graft
fly his love of possession with mo-
mentary sense at any rate, that It's
qualification costs him nothing.
There is 10 such cheap and cautious
purchaser as cash.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-12-17
FAST LIFG-RoAD TO RUIN.
from New York Times. ]

Every newspaper reader must
have noticed the unusually large
number of exposures of dishonest
clerks and cashiers lately made ia
this city. Whether these have been
crowded into few weeks by the
general scrutiny which the close of
the year always makes in mercan-
tile affairs or not, we do not know
1t is certain, however, that the mag
nitude of some of these thefts, and
the baseness Of certain breaches of
trust, show a most unfortunate state
of things. la the four or five cases
Of the deliberate stealing of goods
from mercantile houses which have
been reported within a few weeks,
the facts looked blacker for the
thieving employees than they would
have if the purloiners had been
driven to theft by sheer distress. -
One young man, who had struggled
his plumber out of the warehouse for
more than two years, and had sys
tematically repacked it and sold it,
is described as person of good hab
its and "highly respectable connec>
tons" Yet he had stolen about
twenty thousand dollars worth of
goods from his employers before he
was detected.
1t will probably be found that al
most all the betrayaIs of commercial
trusts TO which we refer have eX
travagant or fast living for their i'm
mediate motive. 1t need not be sup
posed that expensive habits necessa-
riIy involve gambling, drinking or
secret immoralities. That there is
too much of this in the career of
young men of small incomes and ex
travagant lives rybody admits
One young man, who managed to
make away with nearly one hundred
thousand dollars of his employee
cash a week or two since, was dis
covered to be maintaining a costly
private establishment. Another dis
honest cashier was suddenly found to
be a gambler, and a third, over
fond of fast horses and fine equip
ages, went into the stock market to
make a raise lost, and finally re.
trieved himself by stealing from his
employers cash box and classifying
his accounts. But, although these
particularly fragrant breaches of
trust seem TO prove that vicious hab~
its lead directly to dishonest prac>
tees, multitudes of other cases re-
main unaccounted for on any such
theory.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-12-17

CARL SCHURz was travelling in a
sleeping car recently, and by draws
ing up his limbs until his, knees stuck
out at right angles with his body,
managed to accommodate himself to
the proportions of his berth. He
must have grown restless and ner-
vous toward morning, for about 3
o'clock western man in the adioin
ing berth leaned over and remaI ked {:
"See here, pard, don't mind four or
FIVE yards of your legs twisted over
me if you only wouldn't work your
toes so. It's alfred annoyin, aud if
you could obleege me by quittiu' it
we'd get out at the next stoppin'
place and I'll treat" Brooklyn Ar-
gus.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-12-17
HOW HUNKS WENT TO IRELAND.

There were all sitting around the
stove at the grocery store, and
Hunks, who had been sailor, was
relating his adventures:
"Were you ever in ireland, Mr..
Hunks ? asked Judge Pilman.
"Never but once, replied Hunks
and then | went there under very
extraordinary circumstances. You
see we was on voyage from Liver
pool to New York, and just as we
was getting out of sight of Irish land,
the men they mutineered and seized
the ship. l was second mate. They
killed the captain and first mate, and
they knocked me in the head. Then
jest out of cussedness, | 'spose, they
stuffed me into meat barrel, head
ed the cask up aud hove it over
board. | dunno how long was in
sensible, but hows omebever, when |
came to found myself in the bar'l
and the barrel layin' on the shore
apparently for it didn't roll any. |
tried to kick out, but | was so weak
| couldn't. But | felt for the bung,
and busted it SOS to get some fresh
air. Directly | felt somethn kind
of ticklin my nose. | thought it
was fly; as knocked at it, and
ketched one end of straw. | gave
the straw a jerk, and heard some
thin knock agin the bar'l and voice
exclaim:
Gosh !
Then | knowed there was a fell
Ter outside tryin to suck somethin
out of the barrel with a straw. Di
rectly he stuck another straw in an
gave it harder jerk, and jammed
his nose agin the barrel tollably live
Iy; and then | heard him say:
'Munifcent Moses, but that's
queer.
But he put the straw through the
bung the third time, he was so eager
for ticker, and the way | bounced
that nose of hisn agia the side of the
barrel was simply unhuman. Then
he jumped back, and says he:
BE the sowl of st. Pathrick if
that don't beat Banagher What's
in an Darrell anyhow
With that he gave the head a kick
and it caved in. | crawled out and
looked kinder solemn at him. |
said for bit of fun:
Il don't know much about your
manners here, but it seems to me
you might be more civil than that to
man ia his own house
Rum Well he jes legged it;
and | heard afterward that he went
up to the town yellin that the devil
had came ashore in a barrel. But |
jes went to Queenstown, shipped for
home on a brig, and quit. And
that's how | went TO Ireland"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-12-17
No. SO.
HOW A COOK CAME INTO A FOR;
TUNE.

Says the Omaha Bee: Henry
Brost is the name of young man
who came into this world not rich but
respectable. Had he been endowed
with any reasonable amount of filthy
lucre in his youth, he would not have
been compelled to earn an honest
livelihood as a cook at the American
House, this city, as he has for some
time past. This morning as he was
scientifically turning over some hot
buckwbeat cakes, he received letter
from the postman, fact which he
did not consider of any great impor>
lance at first, for he deferred the
opening of the epi5tle till he had fill
ed his last order for hot cakes. His
surprise may be imagined, therefore,
when upon perusing the letter he
learned that ii was from Messrs. Chat
elier & Spence, of New York, inform
ing him that his uncle, Francois
Brost, had died in Offenburg, Baden,
a millionaire, the owner of three coal
mines and left him 100000 in Amer
lean money. MessrS ChateIier 81
Spence requested Mr.. BroSt to noti-
fly them as to what steps they should
take in regard to his share of the
fortune. Mr.. Brost concluded to
have the money sent here, and so or
dered it. The lucky cook is said to
be considerably eiated over his good
fortune, and is now looking around
for comfortable home and a bust
ness opening. The news created
some considerable excitement at the
American House. Henry Lauer,
the landlord, we understand, will
have to engage another cook.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-12-17
IFI ONLY HAD LEISURE.

"If | had leisure | would repair
that weak place in my fence" said
a farmer. He had none, however,
and while drinking cider with a
neighbor, the cows broke in and in
jured a prime piece of corn. elf |
had leisure" said a wheelwright last
winter, 81 would alter my stove pipe,
for l know it is not safe" But he
did not find time, and when bis shop
caught fire and burned down, he
found time to build another. off |
had LEISURE" said a mechanic, 81
should have my work done in season."
The man thinks his time had been
all occupied, but he was not at work
till after sunrise ; he quit work at
) o'clock, smoked cigar after din
ner, and spent two hours on the street
talking nonsense with an jdler. eff
| had LEISURE" said a merchant, 81
would pay more attention to my &C
counts, and would try and collect my
bills more promptly" The chance
is my friend, if you had leisure you
would probably pay less attention to
the matter.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-12-17
Chr 5}latietta Sournal.
Marietta, Ga, Friday, Dec, II, 1875.
1876.

Will he year of great events.
Besides the great centennial exhibi>
ton, it will be the year of elections
for President, Governors, Congress
men Legislators and CouutyiOfficers.
1t will be year full Of exciting in
terest to every citizen in town and
county, and all should keep posted.
Now is the time to subscribe for the
JOURNAL. Price for one year is two
dollars, and no one could invest that
money in twelve months time that
would pay them better. Every one
should take pride in sustaining their
county paper, as it is your repre-
sentative abroad. Come forward
and give US your name aud money.