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The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-08
OH lai1ln 81 argus gus.

Burning the Evidences of Grantism
ta9 Z FROM the N. Z. journal Of Comnerees 8 t
b. WAsHINGT0N, Il Feby 1.-The Capita
the anti administration paper here, Goa
firms my previous statements al to- the
Eorigin of the navy department fires. u Il
Esays the = treasury and nearly, all Other
records viii be burnt or destroyed before
the next house can investigate. II alst
says when the interior. department il in
yestigated Secretary iDelano viii, have te
| fly the, country. -. ~,
,Ap effort is to, be made to account for the
fires BY charging a messenger with incen-
diary monon,ania, and sending him to the
Flunatic asylum. -. D-.'.', s+ '..1l
+ The fifth Ere Saturday morning sp-
pears to have broken ont in the document
room Of the engineering bureau. Money
is broadly stated to have been paid IN
large amounts from this bureau without
authority of law, hence the desire for con-
, ceaiment. Z" zfAI a# q f'as.ls 2 e. U SIT.
|. Important records are said to have dis
appeared from the treasury and war de-
lpartment also. At the close of the war
$3.50, 000, 900 worth of war. material re
NAMED on hand. Much of this lit, is
chargedl has since been solo, and the
money spent without any appropriation,
lsueh expenditures constituting penal of
fences. At the same time that call was
made for detailed information of a like
kind from the navy department., call was
made by congress for q detailed account
Iof the sales and expenditures in regard
10 this war material. The department,
asked an appropriationof about half mil
lion for clerk hire to make up the ae-
counts; whereat the partisan, majority
smothered this investigation too, on the
score of economy, An Investigation be-
ing now threatened by the next house, the
records relating to the subject are though,
likely to burn or otherwise vanish. ~
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-08
Administrators Sale.
Notice.

The undersigned is the owner of the other undi.
vided half (tl) Of the above quarter ca section and
will sell tile to any person purchasing the land
t b, sold a. above, on the same te ms and for the
same price as the above land belonging to the es
tate is sold for. ALANsoN PHILLEO.
Rick Island. Illinois, Jan. 3d. 1875.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-08
ALMOST A MIRACLE
TESTIMONIAL

q.
CAPT TRYON J, WOODWARD
Agent Ma uir, e Medicines.
-- No IS MagaZ Street:
ESTEEMED Sri From ceiling of heartfelt graf
itude and a general sense of duty. am pr. mpted
To address you and respectfully beg to give yL-t
voluntary and brief statement my past and pres
ent state of health. UNDRA>G ,i LIVER AND BLooI
| BITTERs AND SARsAPARILLA Tonic. My health for
years has been bad. but from the commencement 81
this year rapidly declined forcing me To aba'dur
| ali chsrarte of business; md upon becoming com
pie,ey paralyzed in my right arm, and with my
whole right side threate ed, became helpless aho
hopeless indeed. though attended upon by the mos
skiful physicians of his and other States and
cities, with no benefit; and, in fact, my ewn medi
cal knowledge forces to realize the fact that uEs
| !, So some change and Improvement took place soon
| with mt would shortly die, and made my every
earthly arrangement accordingly, when by most
| providential circumstance was directed to ana
| met you. about n month ago, and, from your gen
| erous sympa by, was induced ito crafty you, bn
with no hope confidence of bppcht to myself
only try the tundurango: and to my utmost acton
ishment and qualification. am now almost eDtirel
restored to perfect health. and that ny lie nse
hut hottie of tn CUNDURANGn LlvEk AM,
| BLOOD BITTERs and SARsAPAhIlLA To>'" Rel
indeed renewed and n urrecied nen, and VII
pvel, my dear -ir, mt gr teiUi ~ my remembrance
oi for the kind interest and generous SYM athy
shown me in my wr,tched helplcssness, and an
C. nyinced that to the use OF Cunderango and D'
vine Provi enre through you. am Ind' bted for
new lease of life.
| From a sense of duty, let me ask that q "nblca
ton of my case be made; and by my happy expert
ence none Oeed despair. and that through you, IN
= the use of Cundur:hro they may also nnd rene
, has fed. With respeel and gra ltude l remain
yours truly, etc. THOS VI. LO1AN- JR. NJ ID.
Nav RLsANs, Sept "A, 1873.
| We the undersigned. being personally acquanted
with Dr. Logan, che.rfully certify that the above
statement ia true and correct N every partcular
c MCCALLSTER
GOODWIN.
| Trr.. OAN'L HICEAR
Sold Nv Censor q Thomas. kork I'.and.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-11-23
10000. 100000 $500. coo.

GEO. s. GRUBB, BROKER.
ell kinds of Stocks and Loans Bought and Sold on
Commission. Any amount Of money raised on pro-
ner security. Promissory Notes and Bonds and
Nor cages speciaties feblU-1y
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-11-23
Centennial Travel,

During the winter the Pennsylvania railroad
company will add largely to its passenger carry
ing capacity in order to be prepared to convey
the hundreds of thousands of people who will
make use of it's road to reach the centennial ex-
position. The old passenger cars will be reno
waited, and many new ones will be added to the
large number already in service. The number
of visitors.east of Pittsburg and north OF Phila-
elphia is estimated at l,642 000 the western,
southwestern and northwestern divisions, inclu-
ding the States of Kentucky, Tennessee west of
Nashville, and the State Of Mississippi to the
gulf, are expected to contribute 1876, 900 Yisi-
tors, whilst from the southern States east of
Kentucky and Mississippi and south of Pennsyl-
vania, the proportion of anticipated visitors va
ries from one visitor from each one and third
families Gas for Delaware and Maryland) to
one visitor from every four families Gas for
Alabama and Georgia. This yields 367, 200
visitors. or an aggregate from a distance of
1894 900 visitors. or these visitors it is esti-
mated that the Pennsylvania railroad will
bring from and return to the city of New York
100000 passengers |; from Pennsylvania and
western New York. 100000 passengers from
west, southwest and northwest such proportion
of the traffic as is due that company both from
it's location in Pennsylvania and it's many wes.
tern branches, say fifty per cent, equal to 500,-
600 passengers, or an aggregate Of 1000, 900 pas
sengers. These estimates cover only the lines
operated by the Pennsylvania railroad company
between New York and Pittsburg, while their
extentions westward of Pittsburg, as controlled
and operated in length of line far exceed the
miles east of Pittsburg, reaching as they do to
Cincinnati st. Louis, Chicago and far north into
Michigan.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-11-23
Action OF the u. y. Court.

THE DECEAsE OF MIR. wILsos-ADDREssEs BY Mes
sas HIGGINS AND LoRE--REMARKs OF THE
COURT
This morning, in the U. S. Circuit Court U
s. District Attorney Higgins, after referring to
the death Of Yce-P-esident Wilson, moved that
a minute OF the fact be made ON the records of
the Court, and that it do now adjourn, as Il mark
nf respect to the deceased He said that when
so eminent a citizen-one whose eminence con
sisted not merely in his high public station but
IN his peraonal worth OF character-died, the
people feel that one has gone whom they per-
sonaliy know. His public life was u career of
benevolent effort; he had taken on his con-
science and on his heart the welfare of the peo-
pie and they may well feel as though bereft of
n friend.
Charles b. Lore, Esq, rose and seconded the
motion OF Mr.. Higgins, saying that he felt he
Was paying All instructive tribute to one of the
most eminent examples of the benevolent and
lar-reachmg scope of American institutions.
lie had risen to one of the highest positions not
merely in station, but in the hearts OF the peo.
pie. In the presence Of death, all minor differ
ences OF opinion disappear, and to my mind. Mr..
Wilson wass a man guided by his convictions of
principle, and for that reason stood high in the
estimation OF the people. 1t gives me pleasure
To say here to-day that he seems to me one of
flte most admirable figures in American history.
Ills example lives and will go to form hereafter
the character OF the youth of the country.
Judge Bradford sensibly affected, said he
Thought it eminently proper to take notice of
the sad occasion. The character of Mr.. Wilson
was truly a remarkable one. He seemed to pos-
eess especially, the genius of common sense ;
liis public life was unsullied by reproach and
la large heart and unbounded svmpathies led
hlm to oppose every form of wrong and injus-
ice. This is too sudden an occasion to develop
tile feelings and expressions which would ma
lnrhly arise, but we cannot let the occasion pass
without adding 20 much OF personal tribute.
The Court then adjourned
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-11-23
The Presidency OF the Senate.

THE VACANCY CAUSED BY THE DEATH OF VICE
PRESIDENT wILsoN-PowER OF THE SENATE TO
ELECT PRESIDING OFFICER.
Special Dispatch 10 the Nep York Times.
WARRINGTON, Nov. 22.-The death of the
Vice President causes a vacancy in that office
which cannot be filed under any provision Of
law or the Constitution. The Senate has the
power to choose one of its own members Presi-
dent pro tenlpore, in the absence Of the Vice
President, who is the President of that body by
authority of the Constitution. The President
pro teanpore so elected holds his position only
till the return Of the Vice President, 80 that as
often as he happens to go away new election
must be held.
1t is the custom for the Vice President to take
an occasion early in each session to be absent
on purpose to afford an opportunity to the Sem
ate to select temporary presiding officer The
choice is made in a caucus of the dominant par
ty, and whoever is thus selected is given the
Office as often as vacancy occurs. On one Of
the last days of each session the Vice President
usually goes away, and the President of the Sem
ate pro temDore adjourns the session, and holds
his position till the beginning of the next ses-
sion. In this manner she Senate provides reg
ularly against the contingency of the death of
both the President and Vice President in which
case the Senator chosen to preside over the body
would become President of the United States.
Last session Senator Ferry, or Michigan, was
chosen President pro tenpore, chiefly because
he is very excellent parliamentarian. He was
elected on the last day of the extra session after
the close of the last Congress- and he holds the
position now. He will call the Senate to order
when it meets next month, and will preside
throughout the session, and till the Inaugural
tion OF Vice President in 1877, unless the Sem
ate should choose some other Senator to fill the
place, which can be dcue at any time. Senator
Ferry does not assume lie office, or title, or the
salary of Vico President, but under the law if
there shonld be vacancy in the Presidency he
would assume that office and exercise it's func-
tions till President was again elected by the
paonla
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-11-23
obituary.
r. EMMETT ROBINSON,


painful shock was produced in our city, this
morning, by the announcement of che death OF
H. Emmet Robinson, of the firm OF r. r. Rob
inson, u Co., bankers and brokers. He has been
III for year, and recently very much prostra-
ted. with but slender expectations Of recoerving
health, but his decease to-day WAS unexpected,
Yesterday, he rode ont, and seemed about as
well ~ he had lately been, and up to few mo-
iuents before lie breathed his last, those about
him had no immediate anxiety for his situation.
Mr.. Robinson was born in this city in August
1888, and has always resided here. In 1919 he
became clerk in the banking house of Il. r.
ltobinson Il Co., which was then established
and in 1864, on tile withdrawal from the firm of
his brother John N. Robinson, Qor several years
and until recently one of the firm of Drexel q
Go y he entered as partner In the business, in
which he has since continued
Mr.. Robinson was active and public-spirited
citizen. He was one of those who organic sd
Grace M. L. church and enthusiastically pushed
forward the erection OF its elegant place of wor-
ship. Later he joined heartily in its mission
efforts, taking deep interest in Epworth and
Aadeley chapels, both OF which he was active in
establishing He has been for long time
Sabbath-school teacher in Grace church, and
for six years one OF IT'D trustees. Possessing an
amiable character, with kind and agreeable
traits, he had many friends socially and in bus-
moss life, and his death will calse sincere regret
IN the community.
Mr.. Robiuson's illness dates from Thanksgiv-
ing Day OF last year, and after treatment for
some time, he seemed to be recovering, but dur
lug the Spring and Summer. he found himself
growing worse rather than better, and pro-
onged visit to Saratoga effected no permanent
improvements. Ii is ascribed to a disorder of
the functions OF liver, which ultimately affected
other and more vital organs.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-11-23
Exposllions-space Occupied.

The following is the amount of space occupied
by each one of the great exhibitions OF the
world Vienna, 1873, all courts covered, to-
gether with machinery, fine arts and agricultur-
al departments, Sc $40 acres Vienna, 1871, no
courts, covered 38 $40 acres ; Paris, 1867 81
acres London, 1862 25 6-10 acres London,
1851, 23 9-10 acres Paris, 1855, % !. 10 acres
London, 1881, without galleries, IS 6-10 acres ;
New York, with galleries, 10 acres, "a space
not quite equal to one half of that occupied by
the agricultural building of the Centennial Ex-
hibition alone,) and Munich, with galleries, 4
i-10 acres. The area covered by each of the five
principal buildings of the Centennial Exhibition
is as follows: Main Building, 21 47-100 acres /;
Art Gallery, IL acres Machinery Hall, II
acres Horticultural Hall, ~ acres Agricul-
tural Building, 10 15-100 acres. In addition to
these there are in course OF erection number
of smaller buildings, to be used in the admins
tration of the Exhibition, all of which are either
erected or being designed with view to their
erection at as early a day as possible. Besides
these there will also be special buildings erected
by foreign Governments and different States in
our own country and by various large industries
The fact is the Exhibition will be a greater sue
cess than its friends anticipated. Foreigners
are coming in great force, and the space already
allotted indicates their appreciation of this Ex-
hibition Americans must soon wake up and
prepare to meet foreign competition, or expect
to take back seat.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-11-23
Virginia Politics.
a MEETING CT PROMINENT REPUBLICANS AT WASH
INaTON

a MEETING CT PROMINENT REPUBLICANS AT WASH
INGToN.
WASHINGTON, Nov GA meeting of promi-
nent Republicans of Virginia will be beld here
tomorrow, with a view of forming union of
all the contending factions of the party in that
state. Col. Mosby and his followers, it is said,
were disposed to insist upon IA declaration
compromise has been effected by which the
third term will be entirely ignored, and it is not
10 be at all subject of controversy. With the
aion OF the Republican factions in such way
as TO embrace the independents under the lead
OF Mosby, it is believed the State may easily be
fegained by the Republican Party.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-11-23
TreAsure-,rrOYe.


Bid OF RUsTY SILVER DUG UP IN CHRISTIANS
HUNDRED.
j. p. Cornog, residing about one mile from
duPont's station, on the Wilmington u Reading
r. r., lin Christiana Hundred, is fortunate man,
The story runs that, yesterday afternoon, while
endeavoring to drive peg into the ground in
his stable it refused to sink deeper than foot
or 80, and all the strength OF his arms could not
compel it, He then pulled up the peg,or stake,
and dug down to ascertain the cause of the re-
sistance when 10 he shoveled out bag of sl-
YER coins, not radiant with brightness but rusty
with age.
The character of the coins, no one who had
seen them last night seemed to know but
thought they were worth about twenty one
cents. There is said to have been about forty
of them. How they came to be buried in the
stable, who placed them, or how long they re-
mained there is unknown. The discovery has
afforded a new subject for talk in the neighbor-
hood, and the hunters after Capt. Kidd's trea-
sure have almost come to the conclusion that
they have been hunting on the wrong side OF
the Delaware.l
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-11-23
Felton,.
ERECTION OF STREET LAMPs-TuE NEW X. OF P.
HALL AND OTHER NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TALK,
No
Correspondence Of the Commercial.

Nt.
Correspondence Of The Commercial
FELToN, DEL, Nov. o.
Tho town still sails along in the channel Of
Improvement, ever mindful of the safety and
convenience of its citizens. The Town Com
mlsSioners have erected number of street
lamps, which are of great value to pedestrians
these dark nights.
The outside work on the knights of Pyth-
lass new Hall has just been completed, ut which
state OF progress it will doubtless remain until
Spring. as the weather is too frosty for plaster
ing. The masons, however, will Immediately
thlsh their part, which Is the third story of the
same building. They have put mansard roof
on, thus making for themselves very comfort.
aple lodge room and adding greatly to the looks
Of the building.
D; nj. Wadman is erecting two-story frame
building adjoining the rear of his house. j. L.
Hubbard has commenced the erection of new
house.
The epizooty has affected great many horses,
plll not seriously in any case.
ffotracted meeting is in progress at the NJ i.
ful
p Large. quantities of poultry are being shipped
from this station daily to the larger markets.
rrces are low as also are the prices for all kinds
ct farm produce. j.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-11-23

REvENaEFUL soUrH-srDER SENT OVER TO NEW
cAsTLE ON FOUR CHARGES OF AseAUL.T WITH IN
TENT TO BILL.
At an early hour, this morning, the city was
full Of rumors of murder whch--had been COM
mitted ON the South sidein which man had
been slain by his brother-in-law. The reports of
the affair were greatly exaggerated, the circum-
stances of che affair being about as follows
During last evening quarrel arose between
John G.. Hey and his brother-in-law, Nicholas
Toel, abouta set CT harness Both parties are
Germans, are engaged in the pork-butchering
business, and were in the slaughter house when
the quarrel was begun. An alteration followed
the quarrel, but who made the assault we are
unable to say. 1t seems, however, that Toel
was struck over the head by Hey with a club,
Telling him to the floor, and while prostrate Hey
was kicking and beating him.
At this juncture, Mrs. Toel, who is Heys sis
ter, appeared at the door, and began to scream
murder, bringing out the neighbors from their
homes. Hey made for his sister with butcher
knife, when she fled to the house of Dennis
Kane, and the door WAS locked behind her. Hey
however, still pursued her, and kicking in the
door assaulted Kane with the knife wounding
him slightly in the hand. This caused other
parties to interfere, among them Henry Dugan,
upon whom Hey also made an assault.
Complaint being made before Esq. Brady
against Hey, Constable Woodward, accompanied
by policemen Wheelan and Springer, went over
and made the arrest Upon hearing of the
case Hey WAS held for Court in "a 900 bail
$1,000. for the assault on Toel, 81, 900. for the
assault ON Mrs. Toel, $i ,OOO for the assault on
Kane, and $1,000. for the assault on Dugan.'
Being unable to furnish this amount, Hey was
conveyed to New Castle at 80, this morning.
Mr.. Toel IS not seriously injured. His head
is painfully bruised and he complains of sore
ness in his side from the kicks while upon the
floor. 1t is stated that Mrs. Toels arm was laid
open with knife in the hands of Hey, some
years ago, but she has always been afraid to ap-
pear against him.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-11-23
MIR. Wilson's Sickness.

Irs PEouIIARITIEs-HIs NERVOUS, RESTLESS AND
UNEASY TENDENcY-HE COMES BACK TO DIE IN
THE CAPITOL.
The Washington correspondent of the New
York Times says =
In the last sickness, and particularly in the
circumstances attending the final hours Of the
Vice Presidents life, there is much that liz sin
gularly sad. During the last two years he has
manifested an uneasy, restless disposition of
body and mind. This is now explained to have
been a manifestation of disease. He has also
been morbdly sensitive about the public reports
of the condition of his health and he WAS con-
stantly assuring people that he never felt better
in his life. The night before he WAS prostrated
in the bathroom of the Senate, although he had
been suffering for several days, and had been
subjected to the pain Of cauterization of the
back in New York but a day or two before, he
caused the Associated Press to assure the coun-
try of his good health, He was fearful lest bis
recent illness should be exaggerated, and eag-
erly scanned the papers to discover what they
had to say abont HIM. This disposition was also
manifestation of disease. He WAS compelled
to travel. lie demanded change. He
could be detained nowhere for the
rest which was 80 essential to his re-
covery. In one of his restless moods he came
here, led, perhaps, by some strange provi-
dence, which designed that the scene of so
many years of public labor, 30 many years of
anxious work for the warning Union and an OPP
pressed race, snoulu Witness tile cloSe OF
his eventful life. In his own room at the
Capitol, on a plain oak bedstead, over the
head of which hung the celebrated portrait of
Washington painted by Rembrandt Peale, the
Vice President lay during his last sickness.
There was no tender nursing of women, but
the officers of the Senate, from highest to low
est,who regarded linn as kind father, gave him
the most careful and loving attention.
The autopsy, so far as the results have been
made known, does not disclose organic disease
which would necessarily bave been destructive
of life for some time to come. All his friends
were anxious to hasten his departure to some
place removed from tbs dangerous influences
and impressions of the Capitol. But that was
not to be.
The Tribune correspondent mentions the fact
that, just before his death, the decease the pre-
vious day of Senator Ferry was communicated
to him, and he proceeded to speak of Senator
Ferry's political services in terms of high COM
mendation, characterizing him RS able, ac
tive, and useful man. He also talked about Mr.
Ferrys early lfe and about his last election, and
added "That makes 83 dead with whom
/ have sat in the Senate. What record l
don't think any man now living can say the
same, unless, perhaps, it is Hamlin of Maine.
If live to the end of my present term l shall
be the sixth in the history of the country who
have served 80 long a time"
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-11-23
QUOTATIONS AT THE BRANDywINE MILLS FoR FLOUR
AND dnAIN--coRnECTEp DAILY
The Day Case.

A COMPROMISE EFFECTED AND JUDGMENT ENTERED
FOR AN AGREED SUM.
The suit of the United States against the
suretes of O. H. B. Day, formerly (until 1s69,)
Collector of Internal Revenue in this State, for
an alleged balance of some $11, 900, on his pay
ments of taxes collected has been settled by
counsel representing the parties. 1t has been
pending in the Courts for a long time, and came
to trial, some months ago, the trial ending in a
verdict for the defendants. This verdict, how
ever, at the instance of the United States, was
after elaborate argument, set aside by the Court,
and a new trial ordered. Pending that, the
counsel for the defendants, (citzens of Kent
county, including DR.. Isaac Jump, Wilson L.
Cannon, John Woodall, and others,) agreed to
the payment of compromise sum, namely
$6,S49.1S. Judgment for this amount was en-
tered in the U. s. Circuit Court, this morning