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The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-10
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The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-10
EMPLOYMENT

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The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-10

Inc attention. of those. afflicted with Colas
coughs, or with any disease of the Lungs is d,rec
eeu 10 THIS Valuraie remedy Colds and Coughs are
easily taken, and ifneglected may lead to disease
u tne lungo' What is needed under such circum
stances Is reliable remedy-speedy in affordinp
relief and effectual in ARE ting further
the disease. --s..-.- :
ooia oy all Druggists and Apo,hecaries, and in
I nock Island by John Bengston, Emil Kehler.
Bruernertaud Benser d Thomas.
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-05
Rrief I0ffiugs.

A Council of Sovereigns of Industry is to be
organized at East Deering, next Thursday eve
ming.
A burglar went on board the schooner Fan
ME Bailey, Sunday night, and was crawling in
to the cabin when the cook espied him and dis
charged revolver at him. The burglar es-
capped. ISIS
A number of men who have recently enlisted
in the temperance reform movement have been
summoned before the grand jury TO tell what
they know about the liquor dealers. 1t is said
that they will take pledges with them and in
vite the grand inquisitors to attach their
names.
Some misrepresentation having risen regard
ing the new postal treaty with Canada, we are
requested to state that the carriage of letters
under the treaty does not go into effect until
the first of February.
The employees of the horse railroad company
have presented Mr. Leach, the Superintendent,
with a silver service.
Mr.. Fred Stanwood has got up a subscription
of $50. 90 for Mr.. Mariner, who was injured
on the Eastern road last fall.
The Jackley troupe draws full houses at
Wards Mr.. j. III. Budworth, new acquisi-
ton, proves big card.
A horse harnessed to a hack, in front of City
Hall, last evening, got tired waiting for people
to come out and SO lay down.
The Rev. B. p. Snow has retired from the
Christon Mirror, and Col. E. e. Shaw will
hereafter be sole editor and proprietor.
The Theodore Thomas troupe appears at City
Hall on the 21st inst, and the Camilla Urso
troupe sometime in February.
Our music-loving citizens will be rejoiced to
hear that Mr.. Arnold will sing at the Army &
Navy concert, Thursday evening.
of DR.. Hebbard, who is to lecture in this
city soon, the Burlington Free Press said in
1872: "Dr. Hebbard is confessedly the best
lecturer on physiological subjects that has Wis
tied our city for years.
The Allen Mission was filled last evening,
ard the speeches were very effective. Anothe +
temperance meeting will be held there this
evening.
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-05
RIVER THIEvING IN KENNEBUNKPoRT. =

RIVER THIEvING IN KENNEBUNKPoRT. -
During the last summer and early fall num-
Der of vessels were robbed, in our river, of rig
ging, &c., and salesman's trunk of goods
taken from the steps of the Parker House, all
of which caused much interest to the numerous
persons preyed upon Several premises were
then ransacked, but up to Friday last no trace
of the stolen property could be found. On
that day private information was furnished to
Trial Justice Bryant, whose search warrant in
the hands of Constable Trip brought forth
most of the missing articles from under the
hay in the ground now" and ON the scaffold-
ing of the barn of widow near the sea
shore, easterly from the Ocean Bluff Hotel
lands. Her son was that day examined and
bound over for trial, and on Sunday he was
induced to furnish names of other guilty par
ties, two of whom were arrest ed and are now
being examined by the trial justice. The ropes,
anchors, &C., recovered amounted to two full
wagon loads, and were taken from the follow
ing vessels: Schooners Joseph f. Baker,
CLEAN, Mansur B. Cakes, Chowan, Julia A.
Ward, and the yacht Emma.
Six different persons, previously supposed 70
be honest, are now arraigned, causing much
excitement in the community. The missing
trunk, and articles taken from the carriage OF
Rev. Mr.. Nichols of Saco will probably be
found when too more contemplated arrests are
made
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-05

The MISSING FACTORY MAN.-Ex-Gov. CO.
burn has received q letter from Lewis Ander
son, who was to run the new Skowhegan wool
en- factory with the missing William Fair
greaves, dated at West Troy, n. Y. Dec. 3lst,
saying that he (Anderson) had just received
letter from his brother in Selkirk, Scotland,
saying that the missing William Fairgreaves
called upon him few days before. He said
that he had sold out in America and was going
to erect new mill somewhere, but before do
ing so was going TO Australia to look around
Gov. Coburn informs us that the loss of Mr. f.
has not delayed the building of the factory and
that Mr.. Anderson viii take the mill when
completed. The Skowhegan Company lost no
money by Fairgrcaves' departure.
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-05

ONCE Hours.
From 500 a m to $50 p m, Sundays excepted
Sundays open for Carriers and General Delivery
from to 10 a m.
The public are requested to adopt the house door
letter boxes the use of which will result greatly
Increased rapidity in the delivery of letters.
Free delivery of letters by Carriers will be secured
by having them plainly addressed to the street and
number,
mail matter left at their residences regularly, with
out risk or charge.
Three deliveries will be made daily in all the dis
tricts, viz lat $3.50 and 10 M, and at p m. and in
the business portions of Nos 3, 4, 5, and T. (the
heart of the city, an additional delivery at p. m.
Collections
Are made on week days at and Ills, a. M, and
Arrival and Departure of Mails.
Boston and intermediate offices. Arrive at 100
and 500 pm. Close at $50 m, and 2.4O and 800
Boston and the West. Arrive at 500 m.
Intermediate or Way Mails via Boston and Maine
Railway. Arrive at 100 and 500 pm. Close at
Great Southern and Western. Arrive at 100 p m.
and 445 m. Close at $50 M 2-40 and 900 m
Bangor, Mattawamkeag and connecting routes
Arrive at p m. Close at ~ m.
Augusta and connecting routes. Arrive at 9.05 a
and D m. Close at 70 nj and 20 pm. r
Express, Augusta, Bangor and the East. Arrive
at 1915 am. Close at p m.
Skowhegan, intermediate offices and the north
Arrive at p m. Close at II m.
Canada and intermediate offices, via G. L. X. Ar
rive at 3 p m. Close at 1245 p m.
Morning Northwestern by g. L. r. Arrive at a
IN. Close at $50 a. m.
Lewiston and Auburn. Arrive at 9.05 m, and
$40 p m. Close at 615 a m, 12 m, and 7.2O p m.
Rochester, N. H., and intermediate Offices Arrive
at 10. 10 q IN, and lbs m. Close at 7.30 m, and
1.00pm.
North Conway and other offices on the P. g. o. r.
r. Arrive at 900 IN, and 800 pm. Close at 6.45
a. m. and LOO m.
By the Bridgton Stage. Arrive at p m. Close at
645am
Eastport, via each steamer. Arrive at m.
Close at m.
Castine Deer Isle, Sedgwick, Mount Desert. Mill
bridge, Jonespert and Machias, via each steamer.
Arrive at a m. Close at I'm.
Nova Scotia and Prince Edwards Island Arrive
Thursday at a m. Close Saturday at $50 pm.
Foreign Mails, via New York, day previous to sail
ing of steamers, Close at 2.40 p IN.
Foreign Mails for Allen Line from this port close
every Saturday at pm.
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-05

ART NoTEs.-There has just been placed on
exhibition at Schumacher's notable picture
by j. B. Sword, the New York artist, which is
attracting deserved attention. The painting
represents early morning on the Harrington.
The brown river lies in the shade, except where
the rising sun, breaking through the trees,
sends a shaft of golden light across the stream.
Great lily pads float lazily upon the surface of
the water, while to the left, upon the banks,
stands ttstched cottage almost smothered in
green. The painting has softness of color
and light not unworthy of Claude. and is one of
the most remarkable pictures which have been
exhibited here this year.
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-05

FIRE LAST NIGHT.-About 10 o'clock last
night officer Warren discovered a fire in the
boot and shoe store of j. w. Boucher, No. 549
Congress street. He notified the men of
Machigonne engine company, AMI they got on
a stream from a bydraut near by at short
notice The stock was damaged by water to
the amount of $1,000. There was an insurance
on the stock of $4,000 in the agencies of Warren
SnarroW and Upham & Gardiner.
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-05

THE RAILRoADs.-7he Millennium perfected,
Last night the directors of the Maine Cen
trail held very full meeting at the Falmouth,
all the board being present except Messrs.
Woodbridge, Lothrop and Strickland The
matter principally under consideration was the
pending new contract with the Eastern, which
the latter had previously adopted. After con-
sidering the terms, ETC., it was unanimously
voted to enter into the contract, and Messrs.
Brown of Portland, Ward of Boston and Cook
of Salem, were made committee to ratify the
same with the Eastern committee, which con-
sists of Messrs Woodbridge and JOKES. In
general, the Germs of the contract are similar to
those of the compact with the Boston & Maine.
Peace reigns.
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-05

The GRAND TRUNK PRoPosAL.-The fol-
lowing is an extract from letter received by
the Mayor from Manager Hickson Zone hun
bred and fifty thousand dollars is voted by the
city for the acquisition of the property; the
Grand Trunk are ready to carry out the ar
rangement proposed to be entered into with
Sir A. T. Gait for the purchase of the property
at $50, 600; they will repair the wharf, dredge
the dock and undertake to erect an elevator,
leaving portion of the acquired property to be
used for city purposes, on the understanding
that the $4,000 is to be repaid to the city in
thirty annual instalments."
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-05

ANNUAL MEETNGs.-The Cape Elizabeth
Wharf and Marine Railway Company held
their annual meeting yesterday, at the count
ing room of Charles III. Chase g. Co., and
elected the following officers for the ensuing
year: Charles H. Chase, President; Joseph
III. Perley, Treasurer; Charles H. Chase, j. H.
Perley and David Chase, Directors; Nathan r.
Dyer. Superintendent; and John H. RUSSELL
Clerk.
The Ocean Insurance Company held their
annual meeting yesterday afternoon and elect
ed the following board of directors: Chas. Nj.
Davis, Benjamin Webster, Charles B. Merrill,
Richard o. Conant, H. j. Libby, Enos G. Lamb
and Cyrus F. Sargent The board organized
by the choice of the following officers: Chas
NJ. Davis, President; Geo. A. Wright, Treas
urer and Secretary.
The annual election of officers of the Port
land Cadets, last evening, resulted as follows:
President, Benjamin Kingsbury, Jr,; Vice
President, N. d. Winslow Secretary, e.
Everett; Treasurer. HI. A Merrill; Executive
Committee, n. D. Winslow, G. w. York, A,
Warwick, j. w. Judge, S. E. Thompson; Cap
tain, N. d. Winsow; First Lieutenant, Ell. A.
Merrill; Second Lieutenant, G. w. York; @.
M. S j. w. Judge.
Engine Company Macbigonne, No. 1, held
their annual meeting last evening and elected
the following officers: Foreman, R. S. Rand;
Clerk, Jere Ilsley; Steward, j. W. G. Knight
Engine Company Portland, No. 2, held their
annual meeting last evening and elected the
old board of officers: E. Fl. Sargent, Foreman !:
7. w. Burnham, Clerk.
At the annual meeting of Cumberland En-
CINE Company No. 3, held last evening, tie
following officers were elected for the ensuing
year: Foreman, r. H. Ball. Clerk, Rodney
Sparrow; Fireman, Ell. S. Bennett; Steward,
Ell. d. Waldron.
The Falmouth Engine COMPANY No. 4, held
their annual meeting last evening and chose
the following officers for the ensuing year:
Foreman, G. H. Leighton; Clerk, c. E. Tim
mons; Fireman, W. III. Lord; Steward, r. Page.
Engine Company, Casco No. 5, held their
annual meeting last evening, and elected the
following officers: Foreman, Robert I'll. Muir
ply; Clerk, VIM. Hennessy; Steward, Samuel
H. Cannon; Chaplain, George F. Hayes.
Washington Hook and Ladder Company No.
1, held their annual meeting last evening and
chose the following officers: Foreman, B. l..
Sawyer; Clerk, W. r. Gribben; Treasurer, E.
Sawyer; Steward, j. Shaw.
At the annual meeting of the Eagle Hook
and Ladder Company No. 2, held last evening,
the following officers were elected: Foreman
d. q. Freeman; Clerk, w. B. BrookiDgs;
Treasurer, G. Fl. Peterson.
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-05
Superior Court.

DECEMBER CIVIL TERM. 1s74-sYMoNDs, j., PREsID-
ING.
MoNDAY.-George A. Hunt ct ais vs. William Il.
Freeman ct ais Action on a poor debtors bond
Ad damnum $500. Detense-performance of the
conditions Decision reserved.
Waterman for plaintiffs.
G. B. Emery for defendants.
At the opening the January term civil cases in
which the parties consent to trial will be order be-
fore the jury. Any case upon the civil jury list may
be so tried by the consent of parties.
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-05

APPOINTMENTS BY THE GoyERNoR--Ihe
Governor has nominated and the Council con-
firmed the following additional officers:
Justices of the Peace-EdwaId III. Bracket,
Hampden; Charles A. Durgin, The Forks;
Frank III. Clesson. Fairfield; A6ner ii. ware,
Athens; William Hammond, Elliott
Dedimus Justices-George A. Curran ana
Frank B. Bailey, Calais.
Notaries Pubiic-Frank H. Converse, New
castle; Samuel Belcher, Pennington.
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-05

PORTLAND AS A COTTON PoRT.-The Lowell
& Andover Branch of the Boston & Maine
railroad, have just delivered a cargo of cotton
to the Appleton Manufacturing Company of
Lowell. The freight was sent from New Or
leans to Portland in vessel, and forwarded to
Lowell by rail, and is the first instance on rec
ord where the factories have been supplied
with raw material from "the great natural sea-
port 1t is said that masters of vessels from
the South prefer Portland to Boston as their
port of entry, as they avoid the doubling of
Cane Cod-B0St0n Herald.
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-05

THE MUsEUM.-Lack of space necessitates
short notice of the entertainment at the Mu-
scum last evening. Suffice it to say that Mr.
Robinson merits all the good things that have
been said of him, and week Of delightful
entertainments may BE- expected. This evening
Othelo will be put on, with Mr.. Robinson in
the title role, .Mr. Little as Iago, and Miss
Stuart Lee, an actress new to Portland. as
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-05
yVoodford's Corner.

1t being the week Of prayer, which is OBJ
served at the Congregational church, the lecture
given by Hon. G. j. Morris was not SO well
attended as it otherwise would have been, but
those who did attend were well repaid. The
forces in the formation of character were
forcibly brought out and finely illustrated. The
lecture is delivered without notes, and is inter-
esting in every part
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-05

County TREAsURER.-Mr. Hardin, the new
County Treasurer, has been sworn into office
and will open the office to-day. Mr.. Pennell
was at the office yesterday and it was expected
that he would look over the books with Mr..
Hardin, but just as he arrived Mr.. Hardin was
called away, SO nothing was done.
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-05
u. y. District Court.
BEFORE JUDGE FOX.

MoNDAY.-The counsel for John W. Liyermore,
who convicted of perjury in obtaining pension,
asked the Court for a new trial on the ground that
he had discovered evidence which he thought
would acqut the prisoner if trial was granted.
The decision of the Court was reserved
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-05
Business Notes.

At an adjourned meeting of the citizens OF
Spriugvale, held Saturday evening, the COM
mittee having the matter in charge reported
4hat there had been a sufficient amount sub
scribed to induce Messrs. Boynton & Brown,
shoe manufacturers at Marblehead, to settle in
the town for one year. Forty men will be at
work in two weeks. IF the business prove
profitable the irm will establish itself perma-
nently in Springvale. Ea---
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-05

PINE STREET LECTUREs.-The third lecture
in the Pine street course will be delivered by
Rev. D. H. Hannaburgh of New York, sub
iect: "Church Customs" Lectures will fol-
low by Rev. S. f. Jones and j. w. johnson of
this city, and the course will be concluded by
lecture by one of the bishops of the NJ. e
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-05

CHURCH OFFIcERs.-Last evening the India
street Universalist society elected the following
officers: Moderator, H. R. SARGENT Clerk, A.
T. Berry; Treasurer, e. N. Greeley; Board of
Trustees, W. E. Dennson, e S. Shaw, w. II,
Sargent, II. Z. Perry, Thos. Pennell. It. Lor-
ing
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-05
CITY AND VICINITY.


ENTERTAINMENT COLUMN.
Army and Navy Course-City Hall.
SPECIAL NOTICES
Cdrd-J. L. McCobb.
Pietou Coal-A. ID. Whidden.
Special Notice-Fred. Fox.
2. l.. I.-Monthly Meeting.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES.
Mrs. Observation-Disclosures.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
NJ. C. M. A.
Agents. Wanted.
10 Let-Rooms.
Annual Statement eriden Fire Insurance Co.
Copartnership Notice.
Board of Trade-Annual Meeting.
Boarders-Wanted.
Portland d Ogdensburg Il. K. Co.
County Treasurer's Office.
Issac Farrington-Central Market.
A. Card-T. o. Winslow.
Notice-Peaks Island Steamboat Co.
$500 Reward-Dr. n. /. Donaldson.
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-05

BUFFALO BILL.-To-morrow evening the re-
nowned Buffalo Bill will appear at Grand
Army Hall in the drama entitled ''Scouts of
the Plains" He will be supported by Kit
Carson, jr., and New York stock company.
The drama is an exciting one, and the hall will
probably be crowded. at the time of their
visit year ago they had large houses each
evening.
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-05

AT Merry & Lewis barbering saloon, near
the City Building, you can get an excellent
shave for ten cents and an invitation to join
the Tidal Wave army. The Tidal Wave is not
so popular as Merry Sc Lewis, but is already a
promising rival
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-05

ATTENTION in called to the new provision
firm of Isaac harrington, q Free street, oppo-
site the head of Cotton street. Mr.. harrington
is well known as provision dealer and he
should have large trade. He will be assisted
by MI e. G. Pennell -----.---.
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-05

CIVIL SERVICE REFoRM-This evening
Hon. Geo. f. Talbot will deliver his lecture on
civil service reform before the Mechanics AS
soeiation. He should have crowded house.
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-05

Does ADVERTISING PAY?-There IS no IN
stance on record of well sustained system of
judiclous advertising failing of success.
"My success is owing to my Gberality in 40
vertising. "-Bonner.
4 advertised my productions and made mon
ey."--Nic5oIaS L0ng,Cortb.
Constant and persistent advertising is . sure
prelude to wealth.-Stephen GiTdrd.
"He who invests one dollar in business should
invest one dollar in advertising that business
"A. Z. StelCdrt.
advertising has furnished me with COM
petence. Amos Laurence.
without the aid of advertisements | could
have done nothing in my speculations. l have
the most complete faith in printer ink, Ad-
vertising is the royal road to business.-BGr-
nam.
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-05
Mrs. MANCHESTER has arrived, and is at tn
United States

IT Is never too late to use Hale's Honey of
Horehound and Tar as Cough cure, but it is
best to have recourse to it in the early stages of
pulmonary disease, so as to secure immediate
and permanent relief and avoid danger. Crit
tenJon's 9th Avenue Sold by all druggists.
Pixies Toothache Drops cure in / minute.
l.-- w. dc28d&M1W
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-05
MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES.

THE P. L. T. serve clam chowder this even
ing at their Armory. See special notice.
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-05

The cashier of the Biddeford National Bank,
who was in town yesterday, says that last
Wednesday about noon, two men, who answer
the description of the men who assaulted Mr..
Pennell, entered the bank and asked him if he
could cash check for $1,000. He told that he
could not do so unless they procured vouchers.
At this they turned about and left the bank.
The cashier says that he mad suspicious Of them
at the time, and remarked to one of the clerks
that he would like to know what they wanted
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-05
Valuable Property ON Commercial
Street to be Let.

A FfER the first Of January next, the very desir-
"A able lot at the head of ',Merrill's Wharf, "a
portion of which is occupied by w. f. Dennison,
ESQ., will be offered on a lease OF one more years
The lot is rs by say $50 feet of solid earth work The
property being located the center of Commercial
street, and conveniently reached by rail and navga
ton, offers special Inducements to parties engaged IN
the coal, lumber or any extensive business. III de-
sired lots facing on Commercial Street can be OBJ
tanned for mercantile or mechanical business.
For information, please apply at either the office OF
the Wharfinger, or DANA 81 co.
dec1 dtstf
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-05

BY order of sheriff, f. o. Bailey s. Co. sell
at % p. m. to-day, the entire stock of groceries
in the store of D. W. Rounds, Ferry Village,
Cope Elizabeth. .t,.OL 5at
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-05

MARINE NEws.-Brg Earnest, Capt Sinnet
which arrived at this port Sunday from Per-
nambuco, experienced very heavy gales the
latter part of the passage, and lost nearly all of
her sails. Part of the mansail had to be used
in repairing the other sails. Capt. Sinnet
thinks that the barque Idolique, which left
Pernambuco a week before the Ernest, has met
with serious accident, and may never reach
this port, as she was an old vessel and her
masts weak from age. ..-I f....
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-05

HAIR REsToRERs, &C., &c.-All sulphur and
lead compounds have nearly disappeared; their
poisonous mixtures having been found both
ruinous to the public health and death to the
human hair. Messrs. Perry Davis & Son, Pro-
prietors of the Celebrated Pain Killer, have
lately introduced the Bearine which is rapidly
taking the place of all other hair preparations,
being an elegant health-giving dressing per-
fectl5 delightful to use, prepared from the pure
grease CT the Canada Bear. .s.... 4
jan1 .--. d&w1w
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-05

Mrs. MANCHESTER, the well known and
highly celebrated physician, will remain at the
U. S. Hotel ten days longer. No comments
are necessary to secure her large practice.
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-05

JOB PRINl NG.-Every description Of job
Printing executed promptly, and at the lowesl
prices, at the Daily PRESS Printing House, 90
Exchange st. WIN. M. MARES.
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-05

UPON the health, OF the teeth depend the
purity of the breath. Preserve them unblem-
isbed by the useof the famous SOZODONT,
that perfectly harmless vegetable preparation.
and you will never regret it. jan4daw1w