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The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-04
The Neat Housekeepers'

CTOEE DSESSING. NO DUSTi NO SMELL!
- Always soft and ready for use without dish
IL viii do more work with less labor and expense,
and give more elegant and lasting Iusrre than auy
STOVE POLISH ever produced. A stove can be dress
Cd on delicate carpet without soiing it. Manu-
Mass
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-04

The Brunswick Bros. Stephan & Hart
Co., ST. Louis. Cincinnati, and Chicago,
claim to make the finest billiard tables in
use. Orders solicited and promptly filled.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-04
MAYORS OFFICE,

Rock ISLAND, ILL., May 4th, 1876. {
Mr. Adam Marker, Rock Island, H.
Dear Sri hereby appoint you Street
Commissioner of the city of Rock Island
to fill the vacancy occasioned by the re-
moval of John Ziegler, Esq, from said
position, your compensation to be at the
rate of $4,000 per annum-to take effect
at II I'm. to-day.
Respectfully yours,
W. II. LUNDY, Acting Mayor.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-04

True happiness can be obtained only by
having good health. All persons troubled
with Coughs and Colds should use DR..
Kings New Discovery.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-04

:, Legal Blanks, of all kinds for sale al
THE ARGUS OFFICE.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-04
ZIEGLER's REMOVAL.

MAYORS OFFICE,
Rock ISLAND, ILL.,, May 4th, 1876. I
Mr.. John Ziegler, Street Commissioner OF the
City OF Rock Island, Ills.
Dear Str-You are hereby notified of
your removal from the position of Street
Commissioner of the city of Rock Island,
to take effect at II o'clock (m) to-day, at
cessor all tools and any other property that
may be in your possession belonging to the
city.
The immediate cause of your removal
is the fact that the city is unwilling to &C
cept your terms of So per day as compen.
sation for temporary employment, by ac-
cepting which the city would be the
loser of 81. so per day.
Respectfully yours,
W. H. LUNDY, Acting Mayor
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-04
Street Commissioners.

Not long ago THE ARGUS enquired
whether Street Com'r Ziegler, who was
holding over on his last year contract. was
getting $500 year or 81 900 year-and
Mayor Butler, who learns so many useful
ideas from THE ARGUS, immediately wrote
Ziegler note asking him what his expect
atoms were in regard to the matter.
Mr.. Ziegler replied, in substance, that
he would not take the Office for $500 I'M
less he could have it for the whole year;
and that if he could not have it for the
whole year he should ask 50 day for all
the time he was employed This reply
from Ziegler was handed to Mayor Butler
just as he was leaying on the cars, and he
hastily wrote a note to Acting Mayor Lun-
dy, (sending him Ziegler's letter. and sug-
costing to him to call meeting of the
council to act on the nomination of Charles
Engel, made by Mayor Butler at the first
meeting of the present council.
Mr.. Lundy Immediately wrote a note to
MIR. Ziegler suggesting that unless he
would be satisfied to charge at the rate Of
$500 year for the time he might remain
in Office that he had better send 10 his
resignation, as the city would not be salts
fed to pay higher rate per annum, and
asked an immediate answer.
Mr.. Zeigler came down, in storm Of
anger, and verbally and in substance TOLD
the mayor that he wouldn't resign, anG
that the mayor could go to very warm
place, etc. etc.
Mr.. Lundy called meeting of the coun
Gil, the result of which will be seen by the
proceedings in this paper.
We desired to publish the letters above
referred to, but somebody has hidden OF
stolen them from the council room. They
were all read to the council last evening
and were in the clerks possession wheI
the council adjourned. To-day they art
nowhere to be found, and nobody can b,
found who knows or will tell where they
are. 1t is not creditable to the city clerl
that official papers can thus be disposed
of-and the sooner he finds them tn
better it will be-
This morning Acting Mayor Lundy re
moved Ziegler, as will be seen by the fol
lowing.
ZIEGLER' S REMOVAL.
MAYORS OFFICE,
Rock ISLAND, ILL.,, May 4th, 1876. I
Mr.. John Ziegler, Street Commissioner Of th
City OF Rock Island, Ills.
Dear iSir-You are hereby notified G
your removal from the position of Stree
Commissioner of the city of Rock Island
to take effect at II o'clock (m.) to-day, q
which time you will turn over to your sue
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-04


Hon, Charles B. Lawrence, OF Chicago,s not and
will not be candidate for governor. 1t is predes-
tined, however. that he will be the next Uuited
Sta cs senator elected from illinois, GdLesburg Re-
publican Register.
1t does not seem possible that the Re-
publicans of Illinois will elect so talented,
so respectable and so honorable man for
I. S. senator as Judge Lawrence. The
only respectable man they ever did elect
was Judge Trumbull, and they discarded
him as soon as he rebelled against the
corruptions in their party at Washington.
If we must have Republican to succeed
the blatherskite Logan, no man, unless il
be Hon, George w. Peasants, of Rock
Island, would be more acceptable to al
classes OF reflect more honor upon the
state than Judge Lawrence. He would be
worthy successor Of such men as Breese
Douglas, Trumbull, Shields and Browning
II anything would reconcile us to being
represented by Republican it would be
that Judge Lawrence or Judge Pleasant:
was to be the man.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-04
Shooting at a Coon.

A few days ago, our police court report
showed that Owen Devlin had been ar
rested in the barn adjoining the Mansion
House for discharging his revolver within
the city limits. At the tria! he said he
was trying to scare a coon which was in
the barn. The officers laughed at this
story and thought the coon was ''all in his
eye" and that he had been drinking too
much bad whisky. But, Tuesday after
noon, boy, named Folsom, caught coon
in the alley near the barn, and it proved
to be pet one belonging to Will Harper,
which had been lost for the last week or
two.
Devlin had come home late, and seeing
the coon in the alley. and being very fond
Of coon hunt, if it was in the city, had
tried to shootit. Instead he had to spend
two days in Jail and pay a fine of IS and
costs of suit. The coon still lives.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-01-06
The Morale Of the Whisky Bust
ness.

The public as a whole have been for
long time ready to admit that whis-
ky is a nuisance. We have come to
that conclusion from force of necessity
were we ever so willing to believe the
contrary. It's devastations have been
the proofs that have ruined the cause
of the plaintiff. The recent develop
ments, revealing the most astounding
frauds upon the revenue through the
cunningly devised schemes of the rec
tifyers. reveal another phase Of the
business, which, if it does not prove
something conclusively, at least points
strongly to fact, and that is that the
business of whisky manufacture tends
to promote and develop dishonesty.
In any other. branch Of business few,
yea, many may be disobedient to law,
and practice frauds which if detected
bring hasty retribution, but there will
be some exceptions. We find this rule
don't apply to whiskey it is crooked
and only crooked, continually. Amid
all the astounding frauds which have
come to Highland in St. Louis, Mil
waukee, Cincinnati, and more recently
in Chicago. these frauds have been
glazing and Systematically designed
and executed-we fail to find one
whisky mill not under the ban. There
has been found no honesty in the bust
ness, and it is safe to say that the
lightning may strike the most humble
respectable worm" and find parasites
feeding thereon. There is lesson in
this fact A dishonorable business be-
gets dishonesty. A business that
tends to develop only that which is
base will naturally produce baseness
in those connected with it. Whisky
is murderer and IS it a matter of
wonderment that it begets thieves?
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-01-06
Suporlatiye Fiendisllness.

Most of our readers are acquainted
with the facts connected with the des-
tructlon OF the steamship, Deutsch-
land, by the explosion of a mighty
Illuminating agent, termed dynamite.
The purpose of the fend, Thomassen,
who shipped the box containing the
deadly material, was the destruction of
the vessel in mid-ocean. but by for
tunate mishap, if we may so look upon
the misapplication of diabolical means
to devilish end, which sent an hun
dred souls into eternity at wharf in
stead of upon an open sea, the machin-
cry failed to await its appointed time.
and prematurely did its fendish work.
Since the destruction OF the Deutsch-
land the conviction has forced itself
upon the public and particularly upon
the underwriters Of marine assurances
that the several vessels which have
never been heard from after sailing,
though no disastrous storms have been
chronicled to which their disappear
ance could be assigned, have been the
victims of this fend's hellishness.
The City of Boston. particularly, is
supposed to have been destroyed by
this agent. It is difficult to conpre-
bend depravity so deep, so exquisite.
Yet, as revolving as is the fact, it is
undoubtedly truth that the insatia
bic avarice Of this fiend has led him to
make wholesale slaughter Of life up
on the relentless seas a shrewdly de.
vised business for gain, If anything
were needed to prove the existence Of
personal devil who instigates men to
all manner of hellishness, surely it
would seem that the Vaccinations
Of this scion Of Helldom were sufi-
Gent.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-01-06
Centraiia Items.

The children of the VI e. Sabbath
School, together with their parents
and friends had very pleasant time
at their Christmas tree upon Friday
eve. last. They had two beautiful
trees heavily laden with presents which
made the trees look even more beauti-
full. And then beneath the trees ard
on the rostrum were large number of
packages. vases, &c. Some of the
present were very valuable and useful.
The trees alss contained packages of
nuts, candies, &C., for the children
We notice that the pastor and his lady
shared largely in the presents received
during the evening".
The concert given previous to the
distribution of presents was highly
appreciated by the audience, which
was indicated by the rounds Of ap-
plause.
T. J. G.
The above was unavoidably left out
of our last issue.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-01-06
lor, Gov. -elect Huntington, Mayor Pin

lor, Gov.-elect Huntington, Mayor Pin
ney and Gen. Atwood, of the Journal
The Assembly chamber was soon
crowded with people from different
parts of the State, the Milwaukee
guests having reserved seats.
Mayor Pinney presided, occupying
the Speakers desk, while the Supreme
and United States Judges sat IN the
Clerks desk. While salute of Is
was being fired in the park, the oath
Of Office, was administered to Gov.
Ludington and the other State off GERS
by Chief Justice Ryan, of the Su-
preme Court; The new Cove rnor was
then escorted by the old Governor, the
Judges. and State Officers to the Ex-
ecutive Office, and the simple ceremo-
MES, involving no speech-making, were
ended.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-01-06
Proceedings of Co. Board.
GRAND RAPIDS, Wis,
December %. 1875.

Board met pursuant to adjournment,
roll called and quorum present.
Sup'v. Gordon, chairman Of COM
mittee, passed in Mr.. Bakers report
and requested more time iii which to
investigate the correctness of the
same.
The report was as follows Gin part) ::
To the Hon the County Board Of
Supervisors Of Wood County:
The following report of the business
of the County Clerks Office from the
first day Of December, 1874, (the day
of my last report) to the Goth day of
October, 1875, together with reca-
pitulation of the aggregate business of
the office for 1878 and 1874 is hereby
respectfully submitted.
REVIEWED rEpTTTTr ACCnTrNn
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-01-06
GOV. LUDINGT0N.
The Inauguration at Madison,
Wis, This Noon.
The City of the Lakes Celebrates
the Happy Event.
Special Dispatch to the Post and Mail.

Special Dispatch to the Post and Mail.
MADISON, Wis, Jan. 3.-The inaug-
uration of Gov. Ludington and the re-
elected State officers took place with
great eelat, here, this afternoon. A
train of six coaches, with some 400
Milwaukeeans, arrived here at 1915.
A large concurse of citizens welcomed
them at the depot, escorted by the
Governors Guard, Of this city, and
led by the St. Joseph's Band, Of this
city. and Bach's, of Milwaukee.
The procession moved from the East
Madison depot to the Capt. Of. the first
carriage being occupied by Gov, Tay-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-01-06

THE MILWAUKEE MONTHLY be-
gins the new year handsomely. The
contents Of the January number are !:
1.-THE Far West" finely illustrated !;
Returning" a pretty little poem, by
Julia Z. Leigh !; 1.-The Phaton,' by
Frances Witte Stewart "a Nameless
Grave" poem ga Chapter from
Life" by Chas. J. Hustis; Gone
Summer at Saratoga by Emma
North "a Serpent in Broadcloth, :"
by Elizabeth Richmond; "Christmas, !"
by Mary E. Griswold; ga Frag-
ment;" and ''Ihe ST.. JOHNS" a
splendid serial story just commenced,
and which will be found as interesting
as 'Wooing" or Valentine and His
Brother which were generally &C
knowledged to have been the best
stories published in the last two years.
and which were published, in serial
form, in this country in the Niyvauhee
Monthly only. The editorial depart
ment is, as usual, full Of talks about
practical. every day things, Health
for the Household" 'sHealthful and
Uuhealthful Reading" blouse Fur
nishing Pictures, ''Pets,'' 1.-THE
Marriage Question, ''The Soldier and
the Donkey etc., while the Whittier
fills the Lumber Room" with a
characteristic homily about Nothing"
In fact, this Western Magazine is
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-01-06

THE New YORK San is mad be
cause Grant proposes to punish the
Mexican devils who have been raidine
American property, and swears it is
only to get a third term BY the way.
How is Judge Cate on the third term
question? If the Judge were in the
Presidents chair you couldn't get him
out with crowbar.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-01-06

FRANK PUrNEY, of Waukesha, is
to serve the Governor as private sec
rotary. He has already gone to Madi-
son and made necessary arrangements
to enter upon the duties of the office.
Very many of our citizens will remem-
Der Mr.. Putney as the clerk employed
by Messrs. Powers & Lang some six
teen years ago. Mr.. ?. will make an
efficient secretary.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-01-06

A Matter of daty.-It is the solemn
duty of every grocer to refrain from
selling to his customers an article OF
food which he knows is positively In
iourious to the health. and he is de-
prived of all excuse for so doing when
better article for the purpose can be
readily obtained at the same cost.
Now the Best Chemical iSaleratus made
by D. B. DcLands & Co., can always
be had, and this is known to be pure,
and free from all deleterious matter.
No grocer who regards the welfare OF
bis customers will fail to keep it
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-01-06
CHICAGO ( NORTH WESTERN
RATIwAY.

Passengers FOR Chicago. Detroit, Toledo Cleve-
land, Buffalo. Niagara Falls Pittsburg Cincin-
natl: Rochester, Albany, Toronto Montreal
Quebec. Portland, Boston. New York, Phladcl-
San Francisco, Sacramento Ogden, Salt Lake
City, Denver, Council Bluffs Sioux CITY. St
Paul. Marquette. Escanaba, Menasha. Madison,
Cheyenne, Omaha 1ankton, Ninona. Duluth
Green Bay, Milwaukee, and all points North,
West South and East, should buy their tickets
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-01-06

a LITTLE over month ago there
came into print letter directed to ex-
speaker Blaine, but which he never
received, probably by pre-arrang-
ed plan-the burden of which was,
that there existed secret society
known by the cabalistic title, 80. A.
u The alleged society is anti Cath
Ollie and if it exists at all, is an ofshoot
from the Know-Nothing conclave of
years ago.
The letter accused President Grant
and also P. NJ. General Jewell of be-
ing members of this organization an
item of news which the New York
Herald rolled under it's editorial
tongue as a sweet morsel too sweet
easily to be dissolved and swallowed,
and thus put out of the way. Conse-
quently the Herald published with
great flourish the wonderful intelli-
gence, for Cesarism verify had twin
brother in this item of news. Suisse
quent facts reveal the further fact,
that in all probability the society is
only mythical. Most assuredly
neither Grant nor Jewell were ever
classed among it's members. Mr.. e.
Cowles of the C7eoeLand Leader, and
several clergymen and men high in
public position were by this famous
letter implicated as members of the
order all of whom have denied the
allegation an toto.
During the excitement incident to
the publication of the letter in the
Herald, the Nev York Times denied
semi officially the charge made against
Grant and Blaine, where upon the
Herald with it's usual crawfshedness
of character rejoices that the fact is
not substantiated, and sheds not a
few crocodile tears of JOY thereat.
The Herald further takes Grant to
task for his reticence, and would be
exceedingly gratified if the Executive
Of the Nation would get upon his
official ear, and deny every story
which his wicked enemies. and especi-
ally those journals who don't really
Lore HIM, are publishing SO frequently
and, apparently to so great disad-
vantage to the chief head of the gov
ernment. Verify the Herald is
a sorry child. The letter was I'M
doubtedly written to create predju-
dice in the minds of the Catholics
against the Republican party. In
this attempt it's author has signally
failed, and the recoil will prove most
disastrous to the promulgators of the
malicious fabrication. Such an Or
ganization as the go. A. u" may
exist, but it is fair to presume that it
has no existance except in the over
heated or malicious brain of the writer
of this letter. One thing is evident !;
if such a society is in existance, its
members will be found among the ig-
norant and easily blinded. and per-
chance a few enthusiasts may enroll
their names upon its records, but the
truly patriotic men of the nation
men who have learned wisdom by ex-
perience and have seen how much the
nation owes to its sons of foreign ex-
traction for her preservation, will
never consent to become the instru-
ments in the hands of a sectarian
secret organization whose purpose is
to assume the control Of the politics of
the nation, to the exclusion and detri-
ment of those who may have been
reared in Protestant belief.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-01-06

steadily improving in character, and
has already the stability which age and
long success alone can give to publ
cation. Address I. J. Gilmore, Mil
waukee, Wis.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-01-06

WASHINGTON Has been shaken by
an earthquake. The only wonder is
that it has not been baptised with fire
and birthstone, Some of those loyal
rebe Is need such a baptism so they
may feel at home.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-01-06

THE BOND suit, the G. B. & NJ. r.
r. Co. vs.. Wood Co., was decided by
Judge Hopkins against the county,
last week. A motion for a new trial
was filed, to be had before Judge
Drummond.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-01-06

HENRY c. BOWEN has obtained a
verdict OF $1,000 damages against the
Brooklyn Eagle, for libel. We doubt
if the Chicago Times could damage
the character Of Henry G. Bowen a
thousand dollars worth.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-01-06

WE HAD thought to make some
comment upon the action Of the
County Board at its last meeting, but
as it will be impossible to publish in
full the proceedings in this issue,
which will embrace Mr.. Bakers re-
port, we forego all comment till next
week.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-01-06

The STATE Teachers association has
just closed it's winter session at Madi-
son. We observe that Mr.. Emery
was one of its most prominent and
useful members.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-01-06
CHICAGO & EORTH.W RSTEgy RAILWAY.

Close connections are made at Chicago with,
the La ke Shore Michigan Southern, Michigan
Central, Baltimore Il Ohio, Pittsburg. Fort
W ayne Chicago, kankallee Line and Pan
Handle Routes, for all points Eat and Southeast.
and with the Chicago s. Alton and Illinois Cen,
trail for al points South
Close connections are also made with the
Union Pacific X. r. at Omaha Cor all far West
points. .t'.
Gioss connections are made at Junction points
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-01-06

THE OFFICIAL lightning struck Chi
cago last Friday. As few of the dis
tillers had their lightning rods out ma
ny were badly struck. A thorough
investigation will be made 1t is es-
timated that the revenue has been de-
frauded to the tune of three-qdarters
of million dollars in Chicago alone
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-01-06
Inducements offered by this Rcute

to the travelling public are all the modern i'm
provements Rock and Gravel BalIasted Track
Steel Rail. Rock and Iron Bridges. Parlor and
Drawing Room Day Coaches, Smoking and
LoHnging Cars, Westinghouse Safety Air Brakes,
Miiers Patent Safety Coupling and Platforms.
Speed, Safety and Absolute Comfort.
RWs''f'2g through Fire Great States,
and operating over 1000 miles of road. this Com
pany presents to the traveller facilities that are
not and cannot be offered by any Competitor.
All ticket agents can sell you tickets via this
route.
Ifyou wish the best travelling accomm ations
you Will buy your tickets by this route, and will
take no other.
MARVIN HUGHITp, W. II. STENNEPT
GeheFal superintendent Genl Pass Agent.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-01-06

$7,73S 40
A portion of the Redemption and
Contingent account may be explained
away satisfactorily, as many of the
charges are made because no vouchers
are on file in the clerks office. But
there is no question but that there is a
deficit of at least $4,000. We shall
publish the Report as soon as the same
is received We understand that Mr..
Hiles is on the bond Of Mr. Baker
which ought to insure the county
against any loss. Now the people ask
that the same or another committee
look over thoroughly the records dur
ing Mr.. Powers term of office. It is
only just that this be done, and even
further. let the records Of the Clerk S
Office be thoroughly overhauled way
back TO the organization Of the coun-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-01-06

Friend Jack:-You should not be
too fast to publish reports about your
fellow townsmen-without looking up
the facts, or we might give the details
of that Oyster Supper had a few
nights since. Please remember the
old adagc, that "persons living in
Glass Houses should never throw
stones.
by ORDER OF COMMITTEE.