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The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-18

Some people have very queer ideas ID
regard to the duties of legislature or
congress, seeming to think that the useful
ness of either is measured by the pile of
law books it can manufacture in given
time. IS. F. F." the rather small bore,
who writes Springfield letters for the
Union, says:
The sixth week in the session Of our laborious
reform legislature ends on Tuesday, ard the no! Sc
has passed only two BILLS. Even the rascaly ne
publicans" did better than that when In power.
This is the chief recommendation OF the
present legislature. The best government
is that which governs least. We have too
many laws. Hundreds of bills are now be
fore the legislature which ought not to be
enacted into laws. Seven-eighths of the
laws enacted by our Republican legisla
lures during the last ten years ought neve1
to have been enacted If the present leg
islature would do nothing but repeal the
vicious Republican enactments of the las
ten years it would be glory enough for on
Reform legislature. 1t isn't more law
that we want. Let the legislature refrail
from making any new and uunecessar
laws, repeal about two-thirds Of the law
we now have, and go home, and not NEE
again for two years, and it will be tn
most popular thing they can do.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-18

Regarding law abolishing sessions Of
our supreme court at Ottawa and Mt. Yer
non and establishing the court permanently
at Springfield, the Industrial Age has the
following sensible remarks: rf--L-..
Comnion sense tells us that rotating
court must be an annoyance and a nuisance
to everybody but the halt dozen landlords
who furnish the judges and the barristers
with their poultry and their toddies. 1t
the court hold its sessions at but one place.
the people know where to write and to
communicate with, its officers. Ii the dis
triburiye system is good one, why not ex
tend it, and give Aurora, Elgin, Rockford,
Preeport, Galena, Rock Island, Quincy.
Decatur, Bellville, Cairo and some OF the
other places a chance. as we'll as ottawa
and Mount Vernon? The truth is,trlends,
II Is beneath the great state OF ILLINOIS TO
he neddling the paltry patronage OF Its
supreme court abou: among the landlords
of the larger towns and the small cities OF
the state, and should be stopped.
Ohio. of all the Western states, started
in on sound public policy 10 relation TO
its public institutions. When her capitol
was located at Columbus, she commenced
locating her other public buildings there
The blind, the deaf and dumb asylums, and
the peniteDtiary were located there, and
thew are much more wisely and better
managed than they would be if they were
| scattered all over the state. They arr
where they are directly under the eyes o
| the state officers. and are kept free from
| abuse and encouragement. This woul'
be the true policy for all the states, ant
especially in reference to the cuurts. Flo
suitors and lawyers to be trotting aroun'
all over the state for the convenience OF
few gentlemen who have stock in publ
houses, is picayune business, in the bes
F light in which it can be put. However
the Age can stand the present state c
things if the public at large can. The AS
and its friends, the graneers, don t mea
3 to have any litigation. if it can help it. !
will give away debt sooner than sue IL
a it: and if sued will settle as soon as poss
e BILE, Law, like the smallpox, and oth'
: pestilent diseases, is bad enough it co
lined to one locality; but if scattered abo
e broadcast. becomes dangerous, both fro
It precept and example Besides, the iudg
10 can work 20 better advantage and dispat'
o. business faster when fixed regularly in O
place than they can when they are COZ
'e PEELED to trot about from one place to a
lie other.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-18

for an increase of the navy, but only that
what is appropriated should not be squaR-
dered. The five millions granted Robe
son to prepare for an anticipated brush
with Spain. cannot be traced to the navy,
where it ought to show it in improvement;
it was sauandered, as other millions have
been by this administration. which now
comes before congress, and asks it to vote
it more revenues through increased tax.
alton. These vital facts are now becom-
ing better understood by the people than
they have been. They ask that some re-
gard be paid to industrial and business
interests, after they have repeatedly ia
ken from their own earnings and incomes
to give to the government: They want
the interests of peace considered, 80 that
there may be something left to them
wberewith to pay their heavy taxes. And
thew will henceforward demand that re-
trenchment and reform shall become the
fixed policy of the government and that
war scale OF expenditure shall not be
allowed to become a precedent for the
future. 1t is too evident that from the
present administration nothing of the
kind is to be expected. 1t must come
from a Democratic administration, to-
wards the establishment of which the
people took long step in the last cleo
L 81
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-18
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pirino the White House.

The New York San in its great expos
ure of the Texas Pacific corruption FUND.-
published the fac SMILES of the cores
pondence; letters Of inquiry, letter OF ad-
vice as to whom to give stock. receipts for
stock, etc. Among this mass Of documents
is the following letter:
From, d. W. C. Clark, EEecutiUe Clerk of
tie Senate, to Major Bergholtz.
UNITED STATES SENATE CHAMBER,l
WASHINGTON, June, Is, 1863,
MY DEAR MAJoR;-A few moments since, met
said, WAY ne devil donf ne come ovsr, we can
told HIM expected you last week. but could not
fore zee when you would come. He remarked mar
he Is going soest NTH Cen Grant early ner soeek
thought you might like TO know this, II mere re"
mains ANYTHING to be fired by Gen GRANT or Eeh
Dsnt: wrote you line last evening" " he c,
yours ever, ~
This man Clark is just the person to aid
in fixing things.' More than 20 years
ago he was editor of the Burlington VT,
Free Press, and commenced his public
career rs clerk Of the Vermont senate
He was afterwards secretary to ex-Gover-
nor Charles Paine in some Texas railroad
scheme, Anybody who knows Dewitt G.
Clark knows that he is just the man to Fix
things" as between congressman, president
and lobbyists. He never was known te
have any money of his own. but he could
make big show on other peoples ano
spend more of it than any man Of his size
The documents 10 this case show tha
the Memphis and Ell Paso, now the Texa
Pacific railroad company, set aside clever
millions of dollars Of stock to be distribu
ted among congressman to be place'
where it would do the most good, in pro
curing the required legislation.
Most of this stock, as shown by tn
documents referred to. has been alread
placed" and the extract we publish, tell
the manner in which Grant has SO sudder
" accumulated his immense wealth. Th
executive mansion has been trausforme
into huckster's stall, in which the powt
of the President has been hawked to
who wished to buy, and his influence, lii
courtesan's charms, has been seductiv
" exposed, and .ostentatiously offered i
sale to all who had the money to purchas
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-18
MoNTeoMERY's NERvlNE.

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less of this dicine is required. II is sold on fs
and ha, been long and favorably known to the
community
Sold by all Druggists. DR. Montgomery will BE-
happy to lave all who are sunerin consult aim
Tree of charge, pc sonaIly or by letter.
flee and store 131 N, Ninth st. CO.. Cherry.
PHILADELPHIA p
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Wewarrant it to cure ScrOfula
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1t has been used over twenty
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Ithas no parallel-having per-
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The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-18
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The New York herald., 1875-12-18
DOMESTIC MARKETS.


ordinary ila Nss recepss s722 bales Espor,sTo sTo
s ts E'1Rss fsesr
fsa' s .oasss.. Ssa sss ad S0O ' the Channel
Cotton nrm mddns iae low niddiins' s' ii.e good
o s.S s ssep 1897 90 sass sass %
Continent 700 soas.wiso 4Ss @ Sales 60 900 stock
poTtsTo Great britain ssDsi 70 france ao577 to tie
Continent so coastwise 4elS sales 67 so Correc-
been 5s7a
Cotton quiet; middling, l25Sc; low middng li7Sc;
good ordinary lie Net receipts 4se bales Exports
ssp. as se 10 o l 70 the
ton-Exports the Continent, December IL I75e not
Great Britain, as reported -,
Cotton quiet lower TO sell mddng I2;sc low middlns
pos cossssise s0eS o sac sfo ssoet ssa wsek1
Net receipts "a $50 bales - 5ss ExporsTo Great
coastwise 5sl7 Sales ll,Sos-
CHARLESTON. Dec II. 1878.
Cotton steady; mddIng la1s low middlag l2s.e
,e i!s % soe "a @
1850 bales Exports-rO Great Britain, 7s4o the Con-
i1Soe osoo i'0 % france '''0 '0-''"i'' ''OS Sales
Flour steady sales OF 500 bbls 81 80 FOR No spring.
81 2 for amber winter $s for white winter = - for
Corn qvst az 100 Barley steady but quiet; No Canada
81 IS Corn Tor Sosod and sae o snSosed per
ton Mlieed unchanged shorts, ST. SIS so; shpstun
BUFFALO, Dec. II, 1875.
Railroad receipts-Four, e.7oo bbls wheat, 2s,Ooo
bushels: corn 81 500 do oats 20oo0 do barley. 1900
bushels; corn 500 oats, 10000 do barley 1900
do. Flour dull and unchanged Wheat dull and heavy;
Of 200 bushels No. Milwaukee at 81 10; 200 do
do 81 o. Corn inactive and prices entirely
nominal Oats retailing 3Sc in Rye quiet; sales
1000 bushels Western private terms Barley dull
sales bushels tworowed state Soc Pork dul S21
for heavy Lard dull ~ l3c Hghwines nominaliy
81 H.
Flour quiet and weak. Wheat moderately active and
higher; closed with continued upward tendency; No
spring 81 03 No Ddssc s7c seller January; e7ssc
seller February No. do, 7S1ac. rejected, 63c. 64c
spot; 49c seller December 443sc seller January 44c
seller February. Oats-Good demand. full prices No.
30c spot soc seller December 3Oc bid seller January;
rejected, 26c. 27c. Rye-Good demand at full prices;
sales 6sc Barley steady and Arm s7sc s7Sc
seller Decenber e6c seller January Dressed hogs fairly
active and shade higher, g. 25 - 245e
Pork In good demand, and prices a shade higheri
sales $40 50 spot; Si9 40 seller January; Sl9 ~
seller February. Lard-Good demand, and prices
shade higher az Sl2 80 spot s2 80 Sl2 AS Jannary
SI2 57a February. Buk mests-tIood demand a. iull
prices Sales sat ten nfteen days Shoulders 7Ac
1sc short rib middics io4c lQAa' short clear middles
afternoon call Of the BoardWhea strong and higher ~
a7gse January ashc February. Corn firm A. 4s5sc De
ccinber Oats nrm and higher At S0bsc SO3sc Pork
frmer and 2Isc higher Lard S2 20 February Receipts
Flour 900 bbs wheat 5000 bushels corn, 4uOOQ do
oats ~ 600 do rye 1000 do. barley $500 do. ship
usrts-kiour 500 hbis wheat 1900 bushels corn 4OOO
do oats. i4.OOO do. barley 5000.
The New York herald., 1875-12-18

Wheat in rather better demand for low grades and
the rather stcadier though No spring
sold The nominal prices were 81 20 81 "a 22 for ohc%so
$4,000 bushels at 81 81 o. for rejected
:Pas = d for Ne r or AsAusf ss Ss,el II s. store g 1HS @
ansfsded aaSrs 7 spsns; pr 81 81 81 for ~hits-tSs
con Wa. pSs IN moderate demand aud mer bushels
sold 76c TIC for old mixed Use for do IN store 62c
snd nc fo5 winter mixed Kys was SHss At e2f sSc for
state & Gna wn o dull 6s %ss seady
SOC No mixed chicsgo 42c 45c for inferior Western
bushels sold at above prices Peas ruled quiet 90
rm and in good demand sales were $50 obls At e.
& SS % syep Pis sasn Tsh Det good bod
s. S.; halt boxes 81 IS 81 80; quarterdo, o7lSc
old eedles aisins So IS ail do " 5oper fral
for new Turkey pruaes $40 &C. for serva and Bosnia
French do &C. l2c, according to size and quality
Dss RS and pe
mansd d @ we aq9se Apnhss state s
&c do. sliced. 3c Peaches, peeled-Georgis com.
do. quarters losc ii lc halves lsc 1870 blackber
res, lie; raspberres, SOC s2c cherries. 231c 24c
Apples were firmly held, but quiet. Crauberes moved
s per- So doe e'S S5d e.
mon, - 81 80 Cranberres-Choee " I5 Ss do good
fancy Dbl So 30 sio do. do good TO prime per oo.
GUSStEs we're quiet quoted At i2Sc i2sc for domestic
&c. as5sc. TOR Calcutta and i2ssc t3c for bags
We quote bale hay shipping az zoe retail quantities Al
SIC 81 10; clover. 5Oc- oUc salt. 6Oc 65c straw
Long 81 % 81 lo short do. sc eoc oat do 6Se
tic
tIExP AND JurH-Market rm 300 bales Manila sold
7s gold 40 bales damaged jute butts a. Se currency
Boston. 2Su bnlfs do sold ~ 5-i6c. We quote
dressed per $40 S245 Tor double and $50
500 for snge Russia, SO S225. gold Italian, $26U
S27J. gold Manila Tc The, gold iute Sic Jc gold.
Jute butts &C. 3,4c currency, cash. ssal hemp. 4ssc.
q 434c. gold.
IipKs1he market quiet We note sales Of 200 dry
l91sc. 800 city saughtes a1ac, aSe Monte
yideo 2oc gold four months and on private terms go
wet salted do. 500 dry salted do and BOO Mexican.
We quote :-Buenos Ayres, % 70 % lbs, zoe 2ac, ,
do, 20 to - lbs, lac. q zoe. Montcvideo 2uAs
20 2lii lbs 2oc corrientcs, p 20 p lbs isc aioo
zoe California. - 10 20 lbs. zoe Central American.
~ 90 81 lbs, lsc he; Matamoros ~ - lbs, lelac
Vera Cruz Is to 10 lbs l6c lie Bogota e 20 lbs,
sc 2o1c all gold selccted Texas and Southern. - TO
80 lbs, i3c. lJc., currency they city slaughter
OK e. % 20 lbs, s4c do - 70 80 lbs Sc Sac cur
rencY selected. .
Hors-The market still firm for fine grades for ship
ping and good demand prevailed for that Of goods
We quote New York State 14c i51,c Eastern, tOc.
lie; Wisconsin &C. iiei yearnss, Sc ioc; olds, all
growths, 4c. a &c. California; l5c. lie per ID. -.
LKAD steady. We quote Spanish. ordinary (goln
" pbi EnsUah u VA Gorsigu, geaaeo S0ld AZ lsssi
The New York herald., 1875-12-18

graph Company. Il was stated that the wires and
poles this line belonged to the railroad and
only operated by the Western Union under contract.
which the railroad company refuses II this
is true il suggests the question TO bow many more
railroads own the wires which 90 to make up the
ber OF miles included in Western Union operations.
Mr. Cameron to-day introduced In the United States
Senate bill 70 repeal the upon bank checks drafts,
orders and vouchers for the payment Of money. Re-
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Liverpool cables OF to-day report decline OF 2d per
cwt in Western spring wheat I'd. in red winter aud
ID In California club Receipts al Liverpool for the
past three days 05 900 quarters OF which 45 900
American.
The following is the Official report 70 the Stock Ex-
change q the earnings Of the Chicago. Milwaukee and
St Paul Railroad during the second week in Decem-
ber:-
1875. s175 900
10000
poOoV
The auditor OF the Denver and RIO Grande Railroad
reports the total earnings for November follows-
$50 410
$3.50
Increase 5k per cent? ..................... $l,5S7
The New York herald., 1875-12-18

been ugeeted all the week and are the exception
lard asier Cotton the spot quiet but firm futures
were nec 5-S2c lower, Oohee was quiet Hemp and
lute we hrm Rosn was stii quiet and nominal Spirits
turpeEine steady. Oils firm. Petroleum
steady Sugar was quiet
and pear nominaily "a.
AsrImsY was quiet at l4c. i4<c
bEEsvx steady at 3e. 33c for Western and South
BRooFCoRS-The market was quiet and unchanged. We
note SAT OF IDS bales mixed ots on private terms We
a sc.
cASnIs-A fair business was passing AZ full prices we
quote tsperm, 29c sperm, patent Aacys 5Sc stearc,
X Mthel Cos 40 ozl 27c. 2sc. adamantine ~.
~ losj. l274c lie. parafne AZ. 6's and l2s zOc
CoFFra-Marset for Brazil was quiet and unchanged.
MILO edees were dull We quote Ordinary cargoes oc
ls4d fair do. l9i4c. ioKc good do. l9Ac 2Oc
2hc santos, fair good i9c 2oc gold ninety days
Java. avernment bags 26c 27c; do grass mats 25c
cabo lc 2Ic. Laguayra, I91sc 20sc. Jamaica l9c .
20ci Domingo, l7l6c i8c. Porto Rico, lsc. 2o1kc
l9he Ro1sc Manila. 191ac 2okc: Angostura, I9c .
2le Svanila, loo. 2Ic Curacoa iS1Sc. 20c.
CooPRAGE srocK.--rhe market was firm and active
sugar hooks, with heads 39inch 81 90 - 6o; do do
3onch$l 30 $2 25 box shocks, 75c, soc rum do VA
pipe dc S6 S6 50; empty hogsheads 81 80; hoops IA
CoPpR-The market Is quiet and without change salos
branier over IS oa), sie; nails, ssc. SOC; old
lake, 2ssc. 231sc per b Yellow meta-New sheathing
and braEe 22c bolts. 28c. nails. pc per ID.
and s s sre} u'' nsp pui b f4c Sc do cordage
bolt rop yarns Ice lie tarred Manila, lac Sisa
l11sc a2hc; New Zealand, llAc al2kc. Russia hemp,
CoTTo spot quiet but firm at former prices Fu-
lures VIDE l16c 332c lower The market closing prices
to-day ompares with Thursdays closing prices as fol-
The New York herald., 1875-12-18
BUSINESS FAILURES.

Benjamin Bonnitt, who yesterday assigned to Aaron
claain, has Liabilities amounting to ST., 100 90 and
sets worth SIS, $50 o.
James H. croncy Co., tailors OF No. 73I Sixth
nue. yesterday made assignment to John N. Rtch.
Their Liabilities are SILL 200 a. assets sl2 $50 81 actual
value $4,000
Henrietta Friday. hat dealer OF No l02I Third ave-
nue. gned yesterday lyman Nelson. The iiabill-
ties amount 70 $a,6ll w and the worth
S., $50 o.
Slg,smund Klcnborger dealer In corsets, OF No $40
Broadway, assigned 70 Jacques l. Mayer Liabilities
$lo3 333 so, assets s., 659 o.
The New York herald., 1875-12-18
LARGE CUSTOMS SEIZURE.
rcoNTrNUED FROM EIGHTH PAGE ]

faithfully declared the contents Of his baggage.
One trunk contained nine rolls OF silk for the making
up Of dresses although the owner had sworn there
were only two rolls The other trunks were hlled with
laces, cutlery linens, meerschaum pipes gloves &c.
all OF the value Of several thousand dolars Matters
were complicated by the arrival the dock OF Mr.
Isen, who declared that he the owner Of guam
ty OF valuable furs In the valse consisting Of ladies'
seaskin sacques and tippets Two very handsome fur
coats OF the rarest kind also found In the trunks
There appears little doubt but that the goods will be
condemned, and whether Mr. Hirsch will be arrested
for taking false oath remains to be This is
OF the most important seizures made since the
passengers oath has been required