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The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-05
One of Grants Jobs.

The officials of the treasury department
are in a great iutter over the discovery
that one of the New York bank note com-
panies has had 10 its possession ever since !
September, 1873, an over Issue OF one hum |
bred sheets of the government fibre paper,
used for printing currency, when the sec
retary of the treasury 10 his recent report
to congress said that not piece OF this paa
ner as large as a ten-cent note had ever
been lost or unaccounted for. 1t is re-
1 ported that the government mill has been
nlaced in charge of a treasury official, and
that other steps have been taken to make
a thorough investigation into the way in
which the manufacture of the paper is
conducted
/ The production of this specimen of fibre
paper by the attorney Of the bank note
company is of little importance in itself,
except as showing that the expensive sys
: TEN of checks in use at the mill at the
! cost of the United States is insufficient for
the purpose it is intended to serve, tor the
paper can easily be initiated and is no pro-
lection against counterfelting. LII, how
ever, this incident should result IN calling
r the attention of congress to the character
= of the arrangement existing between the
government and the proprietors of the
mill, it may have beneficial effect. for II
3 is one of the most barefaced of the many
y Jobs which have been accomplished for the
i benefit of personal friends of the President
:. One of the parties interested in the con
70 tract is related by marriage to Grants
- special Philadelphia friend, Adolph K
= Borie, and at the intercession of the latte
= the President was induced to write lette
/ to Secretary Boutwell, favoring the adop
:. ton of the fibre paper by the treasury de
~ partment. When this letter was present
~ ed to the subservient Boutwell, he speedil
~ made a contract with Wilcox Il Co., b
" " which they obtained the monopoly of sup
b o plying this paper for every description G
No currency. bonds, and government obligs
a .u tious, except the national bank notes, g
al the extravagant price of eighty cents pc
n pound. This is double the market pric
90 of bank note paper of quality equal
ts that made by Wilcox Il Co. 1t has bee
:, &c charged, too, that in settling with the go,
~ eminent the manufacturers have been
o. the habit of computing by count instead ,
:. weight, and of counting half sheets II
~ whole ones, thus doubling even the emo
e., nous contract price,
III those who ought to know all about tn
~. fibre paper contract say that it is not on
m a job, but a very nasty one.-N, \. Sun.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-05
The Rights of the States and OF 'A'

The people Of state cannot DC 'fa"
moled "a TO the manner or time they shall
change their organic law-their constitu-
ton. Legislatures may enact laws on the
subject and the people may acqulesce IN
them if they like them--but, not other
wis. Legislatures are servants not mas
tiers of the people, and no legislature can
place letters upon the action Of the peo-
pie which the people can not break OF
override just when they please. we 90
not mean that faction, or a minority can
override any law not forbidden by the con-
stitution. But we mean that the, people
the majority, are superior to all Ia"
and all constitutions, and we are glad 10
learn, as-we do from the Chicago 1raoune'
that "Judge Poland, Of the Arkansas in
yestiue committee, holds that the dariano
government, Whatever the means by when
il came into existence, is sustained by a
majority of the people, and that there are
no grounds for the interference of the ma
tional government in the state. The ev
idence in the case has been so many times
rehearsed that it need not be reproduced
Suffice it to say that Garland was elected
without opposition under the new consti
tuition; and that all the precedents in thi
country agree in recognizing the validit.
of constitution adopted by the people
however irregular may have been tn
manner in which it was presented"
And we further hold that legislator
acting for the people and in aceordanc
withtheir known will has the right to re
peal the charter of any corportion an
previous legislature may have granted
whenever such corporation shall be mar
aged to the detriment of the public gene
ally, whether the charter reserved til
right to alter, amend or repeal or wheth'
it did not. Corporations existing by pc
mission of the people must conduct the
business in such manner as not to inju
or Cypress the people. So that the will
the people is ascertained and known b
yond dispute, it is no matter about q
manner of arriving at change in constit
tons or laws. The people are supren
and their will is to be obeyed. No corpt
alton of persons can acquire right to G
,,roaa thau1 r. -..s -r-.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-05
MOFFAT's LIFE PILLS
and
PHOENIX BITTERS.

The Most Successful Medicines
in the World.
Established i'm 1885, by one of
our Most Eminent Physicians.
and now used throughout North
and South America, with more
pleasing results than any other
Medicine i'm cases of diseased
Liver, Blood or Skin, Indiges-
ton, Costiyeness, Bilious Corr
plants, Rheumatism, and Fever
and Ague.
Thousands of certificates are
incur possession, giving detailed
accouts of perfect CURES effect
ed by these invaluable Medicines.
They regulate the System and
put all the functions of the body
I'm a healthy condition.
Er Sold by Druggists everywhere.
]. P. MILLS, Sole Proprietor,
S. Liberty Street, New York.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-05

and still further increase the deficiency by
having 81, 200, 900 interest, in gold, on
Tom SCOTS Credit Mobilier construction
company's bonds.
The proposition is so monstrous, and in
the present condition Of the treasury so
barefaced, that the country will assume
that nothing short Of the most wholesale
corruption would have induced the pas,
sage of the bill. If the Pacific Mail
company could pay out 100000 cash
to purchase subsidy Of 100000 a year
for ten years, how much can Scott afford
to paw for a subsidy Of $7,200,00 a year
for forty years? The country will watch
with interest the votes on this proposition
to add 1874, 900, 900 to the public debt.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-05

sar Reading matter advertising and no
tees IN locdl columns soiH be charged 40
cents per line, except for religious and be
meuolcnt societies, ,ollich a0iW be so cents per
notice ,ohen not exceeding fire lines; al
ouer fUe lines 10 cents per line. H. -~
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-05
SPECIAL N rIcEs.

o. 0 @0n per day at home. Terms free
OBJ z OkV Address, GEO. STHSsoE y Co.,
| Portland Maine
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-05
CLIMAX! CLIMAX!

1dSc NIlLudA OdAtO3 d L dAAIly
blessing for 25 cents.
1t heals without a scar. No
family should be without it.
Wewarrant it to cure Scr0fula
Sores, Salt Rheum, Chilblains,
Sore Breasts Or Nipples, Burns,
Scalds, Cuts, and Sprains.
1t has been used over twenty
years, without enc failure.
Ithas no parallel-having per-
Hectly eradicated disease, and
healed after all other remedies
had failed. Tt is a compound Of
Arnica with many other Extracts
and Balsams, and putup in larger
boxesfor thesame price than any
other Ointment.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-10-21
TASTELESS
MEDICINES,

A PROMINENT NEW YORK PHYSICIAN
IA lately complained to Dundas Dick & Co.
about their Sandalwood Oil Capsules, stating
that sometimes they cured miraculously, but
that a patient of his had taken them without
effect On being Informed that several imita-
tions were sold, he inql red and found his
patient HAD NOT BEEN TAXING Dundas Dick
& Co.'s.
What happened to this physician may have
happened 10 others, and Dundas Dick 4 Co.
take this method OF protecting physicians.
druggists and themselves, and preventing
Oh OF SANDALW0OD from coming into dis
Physicians who once prescribe the Capsules
will continue to do so, for they contain the
PURE OIL in The BEST AND CHEAPEST
form.
Dundas Dick & Co. use more Oil of Sandal
wood than all the wholesale and retail drug
gists and perfumers In the United States COM
bined, and this is the sole reason why the
PURE OIL Is sold cheaper in their Capsules
than in any other form.
OF OF FSANDALWOOD is fast superseding
every other remedy, sixty Capsules ONLY
being required to insure a safe and certain
cure in Six or eight days. From no other
remedy can this result be had.
DUNDAS DICK & cos SOFT CAPSULES
solve the problem, long considered by emf
npnt physicians, OF how to avoid the nausea
and disgust experienced in swallowing, which
are well known TO detract from, II not des-
troy, the good effects of many valuable reme-
dies.
TASTELEss MEDICINES-Castor Oil and
many other nauSeons medicines can be TAX en-
easily and safely in DUNDAS DICK & cos
SOFT CAPSULES. NO TASTE. NO
SMELL.
pa- These were the enly Capsules admitted
TO the last Paris Exposition.
Send for Circular to IS Wooster street, ". Y.
SOLD AT ALL DRUG STORES HERE.
aul7 I'm
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-10-21
CHICAGO BEER.

MsS has AnasnsSRs as, Sses1sa ssaans Ing
invoice of CHICAGO BEER, which he will
open on Saturday, and invites his friends and
the public to come and quar- this popular
Gambrnian beverage. lelm
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-10-21
Eos Aaarles Aerald.
posrorflcE DIRECTORY.


Eastern san Francisco, Northern and Coast
Stations.-Telegraph stage Lne-Arrive at
1880 A. M; close AT 1:3U p. M Letters In
tended for registry must be presented before
5.30 p. IL.
San Diego Line-San Diego and Way Sta
tions, arrives at I:f0 P. NJ, and closes at 7:50
Pm.
Southern Arixona-Tucson, Yuma. Arizona
CITY and way stations-Tri-Weekly Service
Arrives Sunday, Tuesday and Friday, at
7:i5P. NJ; leaves Monday, Wednesday and
Saturday; mail closes at 1880 p. NJ.
Northern Arizona-P Prescott, Wick enberg and
way stati0ns--Semi.Weekl ly-Arrives Tues
day and Saturday at 10:20 A. M; leaves Mon
day and Friday; mail closes at 2:l5 p. ~
San Bernardino and way stations--San Ga
briel, Ell Monte, Riverside. etc.; arrives
tuesday, Thursday, and saturday at le:2p
A. NJ; lenues Mondays, Wednesdays ana
Fridays; mail closes at a:l5 P. NJ
Wilmington and way stations Arrives at Gals
r. NJ; closes at 10 A. NJ.
Oerro Gordo Lone Pine and Havilah-Arrives
Monday Wednesday and Friday at 1880 A.
NJ: leaves Monday, Wednesday and Satur-
day; closes at7:3O p. NJ.
Domestic and Foreign Money Order Ofic-.-
Open from 9 A. NJ. to 4;S0 p. NJ, except on
Saturday, when office closes at 330P. N.
On Sundays the Office will be open from 9:00
20 l0:00 A. NJ. n. h. w. BENT, I. M.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-10-21

Its track is of STEEL RAILS, and on 1t has
been made the FASTEST TIME that has ever
heen made In this country. BY this route pas
sengers for points East of Chicago have their
choice of the following lines from Chicago:
BY THE PITTsBURG, FORT WAYNE AND
CHICAGO AND PENNSYLVANIA RAIL
WAYS,
- THROUGH TRAINS DAILY, with Pull-
= man Palace Oars through to Philadelphia
and New York on each train.
r THROUGH TRAIN, with Pullman Pal
l. ace Cars to Baltimore and Washington.
BY THE LAKE SHORE AND MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN RAILWAY AND CONNIE
TIONS (NEW YORK CENTRAL AND
ERIE RAILROADS.:
. THROUGH TRAINS DAILY, with Pal
= ace Drawlng-Room and silver Palace
sleeping Cars through to New York.
BY THE MICHIGAN CENTRAL, GRAND
TRUNK, GREAT WESTERN AND ERIE
AND NEW YORK CENTRAL RAIL
WAYS:
. THROUGH TRAINS, with Pullman Pal
= ace Drawing-Room and Sleeping Cars,
through to New York, TO Niagara Falls, Buff
falo, Rochester or New York city.
BY BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD:
q THROUGH TRAINS DAILY, with Pull
= man Palace Cars for Newark, Zanesvills,
Wheeling, Washington aud Baltimore with
out change.
This is the SHORTEST, BEST and only line
running Pullman celebrated PALACE
SLEEPING CARS AND COACHES, connect
ing with Union Pacific Railroad at OMAHA
and from the WEST, via Grand Junction,
Marshall, Cedar Rapids, Clinton Sterling and
Dixon, for CHICAGO AND THE EAST.
This popular route is unsurpassed for Speed,
Comfort and Safety. The smooth, well-bal-
lasted and perfect track of steel rails, the cell
ebrated Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars, the
perfect Telegraph system of moving trains,
the regularity with which they run, the ad-
mirabe arrangement for running through
cars to Chicago from all points West, secure
10 passengers all the comforts I'm modern rail-
way travelling. No changes of cars and no
tedious delays at ferries.
Passengers will find tickets via this favorite
route at the General Ticket Office of the Gen.
trail Pacific Railroad, Sacramento.
Tickets for sale in all the Ticket Oflices of
the Central Pacific Railroad.
w. H. STENNETT, Gen. Pas. Agent.
MARVIN HUG GHITT, Gen. Sup.
II. p. STANWOOD, General Agency, l21
Montgomery street, San Francisco. aus ly
Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1875-02-17
Municipal Elections, Yesterday.

GENERAL REPUBLICAN sUccEssEs-THE PENssYL-
vANIA CITIES AND TOWNS REPUDIATE THE WHITE
LEAGUE.
The municipal elections held in Pennsylvania
generally show Republican successes.
In Philadelphia, the whole regular Republican
ticket for Police Magistrates, including sixteen
candidates, is elected, by majorities over the
regular Democratic ticket running up as high as
$4,000. Eight also, of the Democratic candl-
dates, being those who received the highest vote
on that ticket are chosen, by the operation OF
the " limited vote" system. The Reform can
didates polled good vote, but none OF them
were elected. In the City Council, the Repub-
licans elect large majority of both branches
At Harrisburg, l.. r. Metzgar, Republican, was
elected City Controller by about 125 majority.
The Select Council stands eight Democrats to
one Republican. The majority Of the Common
At Lancaster, Stauffer, Republican, was re-
Council is largely Republican. This is the pre-
liminary skirmsh for Hartranft in November
At Reading, G. F. Evans, Republican, was re-
elected Mayor by about three hundred major
ity. Both branches Of City Councils have also
been carried by the Republicans. This is Re-
publican gain Of nearly six hundred over last
falls election, when the city went Democratic.
At Altoona, the Republicans elected their
School Directors, (voted for throughout the
town. while the Democrats have majority in
Council.
At Williamsport and Scranton, the Democrats
elected Mayors.
At Syracuse, New York, George p. Her, Be-
publican, was elected Mayor.
Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1875-02-17

CoURr OF CuAScERY- Chancellor SdulSbuy. -
At New Castle Monday the Chancellor made a
decree in the equity case of John v. Rice admin
strator of ames Rice, Us. A. III. Harvey, Susan
z. Hollingsworth, and W. G. Pennypacker. This
suit has been pending long time and has in
volved elaborate legal proceedings. The ChaA-
cellor denied the prayer Of the complainant.
Yesterday an appeal was entered, which carries
the case to the June session OF the Court OF Er-
rors and Appeals.
U. s. CmcUIr CoURT.J,tdge bradford The O
suit of the United States u.s. Day and his sure
ties was resumed yesterday. The Court gave an
opinion on the points argued by counsel last
week deciding on the first point, raised by the
defense, that it was well taken, and that as con-
tended by them, the bond sued on, in so far as
1t exceeded in its terms the bond prescribed by
the act of July 1st, 1862, was void, and that the
sureties could not be charged with any taxes
levied or collected prior to March l6, 1868, the
date of the bond, or any failure on the
part of the collector, prior to that
date, to perform his duty On the second
branch he overruled the point taken by the de-
fence, and decided that the bond in so far as it
was prospective in its operation, held the sure
ties liable for taxes assessed or collected under
the internal revenue acts passed subsequent to
the act of 1862. He further held that the
remedy by distress against collector and sure
tes, provided by the act of 1862, did not SUPER
cede and destroy the remedy against them on
the bond.
Counsel for the Government took an excep-
ton to the ruling on the first point, and the de-
fence took exception to the ruling on the second
OOlnt.
Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1875-02-17
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The Frozen Fire Plugs.

STEAM AS A MEANS OF THAwINo THEM OUTFITS
APPLICATION ny CHIEF ENGINEER HYDE
The fire plugs are now about all open 30 that
the usual supply of water may be had. The
work has been done rapidly and eifectually by
process quite different from the method which
has 30 long prevailed in this city. For this new
process the city is indebted to Mr.. Hyde, the
present efficient Chief Engineer of the De-
partment, who conceived the idea that the
work might be done with steam, and
in order to test the matter he obtained the
services of one of the steam fire engines and by
injecting a stream of steam behed the perfect
fruition of his expectations. Other fire plugs
were then tried with like result, and in an al
most incredibly short space OF time-about three
minutes--a copiouc stream came leaping forth
The plan was then regularly adopted,
and all the fire plugs in th'
city have been opened in this way. so
efficient is the means that they feel confident at
the water office that even the mains were they to
freeze, might be thawed out the distance OF
half a square, and by means of the numerous
plugs the mains throughout the city be thus
opened. Several of the fire engines have been
80 prepared that they will hereafter be able,
even ii they should find the plugs .ffozen, to OBJ
tain water, by injecting steam, in a. very shor'
gpace Of time.
Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1875-02-17
PERSONAL AND PARTICULAR.
"A recent verdict returned in Utah was,
Guilty Of assault with intent to frighten."

"A recent verdict returned in Utah was,
Guilty Of assault with intent to frighten."
"A kind-hearted boy in Pennsylvania stole
800 and presented it to an orphan asylum
Jefferson Davis is to deliver an Grafton
over the tomb of Gen. Robert E. Lee next Octo
ber.
When the enterprising butchers assistant
"set up on his own hook" did he find it COM
Portable seat? -af
As an appropriate way to raise money for
the relief Of the grasshopper victims, the ladies'
of Detroit have concluded to give hop.
=" This bill is rather rough" said Jones,
when his shoemaker presented long list Of
charges " But never mind" he added I'm
file it,"
Tho earth is a tender and kind mother to
the husbandman; and yet at one season he al
ways harrows her bosom, and at another plucka
her ears.
Miss Ada Sweet OF Chicago, is the only fe-
male pension agent in the country, and receiy es
the highest salary paid to woman by tho gov
ernment.
"A cobbler brought before California JUS
tice for drunkenness, after having the usual
fine i'm posed upon him, asked the Judge If he
kept a slate. ..t,.r
Tho Oldest living graduate of an American
college is Ebert Herring, of New York, who was
born in 1777, and graduated at Princeton in 1895,
eighty years ago.
IL you are uMnklnS OF oHerlDB your naiiu u
lady, it is always best to choose your opportu-
nifty. AS good u time any liz when she is get
ting out of an omnibus.
Anna Hobbs a well-known minister of the
Society of Friends, died in Spiceand, Indiana Oh
the 10Th Of January, aged ninety six years. She
had been preacher for so years. /
--Speaking of superb party recently given
in Albany by Mr.. Erastus Corning some one
playfuly remarked that it was attended by 80.
100000 worth of diamonds and s2O,Oo0,O 900 Of
real estate.
Peanuts are rapidly coming to the front
as an article of trade Ten years ago the croT
did not amount to more than 10000 bushels
Last year 100000 bushels were raised, valued
at SO, 10000 fI
Mrs. Etheridge mother of the Hon. Emer.
son Etheridge, died at Dresden, Tennessee
January H. at the great age of one hundred ant
two years. She was married in 1892 and wal
the mother of nine children.
An old lady from temperance village lately
attended party in town where champagne wal
served, and WAS prevailed upon to take glass
She drank two, when, smacking her lips, shf
exclaimed "Well it may be a wicked drink. bu
it's good r.
Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1875-02-17
Tne Jubilee singcrs.

THEIR CONCERT AT THE OPERA HousE, THIS EVEN
ING.
A fine audience is already assured for the
concert Of the Jubilee Singers at the Opera
House, this evening. About three hundred re-
served seats had been taken at Q O'Clock, this
morning, which is quite large sale for Whining.
ton, and in most entertainments is certain
foundation for full house. We do not believe
that any who attend this concert this evening,
will fail in pleasure. The programme includes
some most beautiful plantation balade and
hymns, some Of which have been sung here be
fore with great delight to tho audience. OF the
character. and ability Of the singers tho press,
both English and American, have spoken in the
most complimentary tones, and we are assured
of the merit of the troupe from other sources.
Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1875-02-17

TIE RAILROAD EXTENSION BY THE OLD DOMINION
COMMUNICATIONS REvIyAL--LooAL OPTION
DOES NOT HELP CONVERSIONS.
Specidl 10 the Commercial.

THE RAILROAD EXTENSION BY THE OLD DOMINION
COMMUNICATIONS REvIyAL--LooAL OPTION
DOES NOT HELP CONVERSIONS.
Special 10 the Commercial.
BERLIN, Nd, Feb. 16.
About fifty persons began getting ties on Mon
day for the bit of road that will link the Worces-
ter to the Georgetown & Frankford Railroad.
We are all highly delighted with this enterprise.
Last seasons high freishts nearly ruined our
strawberry shippers, AMI shippers of other pro-
duce and many who were not sanguine OF the
success of the present enterprise at an early day
concluded to return to their old terracuiturai
ways. but since things have assumed their prei-
ent pleasing ASPECT, the discouraged are rapidly
conyaescng. We look upon the Old DOMINION
Company as a God-send to break down monopo-
lies, burst up ''rinss," develop our magnificent
resources. and bring general good TO whole
Dr. John s. Hammond for his indom-
table persistence in this matter.
The revival of the M. E. Church which closed
recently was not as successful as Its immediate
predecessor, owing, no doubt, largely TO the uli-
favorable weather. At its close the Southern
Methodist began and met with about the same
success.
The clergy of our town thought Local Option
would greatly aid them in religious revival pn'
have found the opposite Ihe iaw WORKS .sa" ShGh,
little and buy whiskey Of the druggists or DC
without. Hope you will do better.
Business is very dull save what is done in get
ting railroad ties We are, however, anticipating
liyelier times IN the spring. That Tariff bill
coupled with the demand for articles OF home
manufacture, ETC., give us assurance that trade
must open in the spring much more cheeriuiS
than of late.
of a rector soon. They have been without near
Iv a wear. OocAsIoNAL.