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The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-09

Jonas Bear says he will sell new and sty
lish clothing cheaper than any other re-
sponsibie house. and that his entire stock
is fresh, new and first class.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-09

Orders for Printing or Book Dinding viii
be executed at The ARGUS office neat
quick and cheap, VI.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-09

Prussing's White Wine Vinegar,
warranted pure and to preserve pickles.
A superb article.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-09
HAIR DYE.

BACHELORS CELEBRATED HAIR DYE
best in the world. The inventor has used this
SPLENDID Hair Dive for 81 years with benefit TO the
hair and no injury to his health; proof hat it Is
the only true and perfect Dye, Harmless, reliable,
instantaneous. No disappointment; no ridiculous
tnts: remedies the i'll effects OF bad dyes; leaves
the hair soft and beautiful Black or Brown. Sold
and properly applied at BACHELORS Wig Fac
tory, No. 16 Bond street. N, Y, Sold by all drug
gists
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-09
STHM A.

THE SUBSCRIBERS ARE MANUFACTURERS
| and Proprietors of DIR. r. W. Reads Celebrated
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asthma remedy yet discovered. INSTANT RE-
LIEF is GUARANTEED OR PURCHASE PRICE
REFUNDED. We put up the medicine in boxes Of
three Sizes which retail for IS cents 80 cents and
medicine promptly forwarded by mail. postpaid
Also samples sent free to any who desire. Prices
per doz $175; $3.50 and 800; gross price, $1S
1856; sra. ETHRIDGE, FULLER CO.,
Rome, N. Y.
For sale in Rock Island By John Bengstop, Emf
Kehler, and E. Breunert
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-09
The Neat Housekeepers'

CTOVE DSESsING. NO DUSTi NO SMELL
- Always soft and read, for use without dish
Ii viii do more work with less labor and expense,
and give more elegant and lasting lustre than anv
STOVE PoLIsH ever produced. A stove can be dress
ed on delicate carpet without soiling it. Manu-
featured only by 8. F. BROWN & CO., Boston,
Mass.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-09

The latest telegraphic news can always
be found in the DAILY ARGUE,
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-09

Legal Blanks, of all kinds for sale at
THE ARGUS OFFICE.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-09
CITY

Your TAXES ARE DUE. State, county
and city taxes are due. Office over Hong
Kong tea store.
decl5-3m J. R. HUBER, Collector,
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-09
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Fluid Lightning instantly cures Tooth
ache.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-09
O A MPH Q r IN e
The great discovery for
The Relief of Pain

1t Immediately relieves and is sure cure for
RHEUMATISM and all EXPLANATORY DISEASES.
CAMPnoRINE has relieved thousands Of cases OF
Sprains Bruises and Stiff Joints 1t is unrivaled
q cure for Sore Throat, Pains in the Back, Chest
and Limbs, Chilbains, Burns and Scalds, Frosted
Feet, Catarrh, etc.
1t has a pleasant and refreshing odor, and will
not grease stain the most delicate fabric, which
makes 1t a LUXURY in every family. Price Is cents
per bottle. For sale by Z. Breunert, Emil kohler
and John Bengston.
REUBEN HOYT, Prop, New York.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-09
Railroad Time Table.


GOING EAST TRAINS LEAVE
At 8 30 q. m. ;4:15 p, m; and 1000 p. m. Trains
arrive from west as above.
GOING WEST TRAINS LEAVE
At $50 o. m. /; 9:55 O.. m, and $40 p. m. Train
arrive from the east 90 above.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-03-03
EVERY WORD OF III VssUE

The Republican papers st the North
pretend they only desire to be
satisfied that negroes at the Sou j
will enjoy all their legal rights
to induce them to receive the South
back cordially. and welcome it to
a full participation in the admin
istration of the general government.
But the Boston Post thinks this is not
fact-only pretence. and says if the
Republican party quietly submit t"
its abuses and exemptions in the gov
eminent, its violations of the Consti
tuition, the stealings and frauds AMI
robberies of carpet baggers. if it would
elect such men rs Spencer to the
United States Senate and wink at
whisky rings, Boss Shepherd rings and
oil the vile means practiced to secure
a monopoly of patronage and perpet~
nate power in the hands of those who
have held supreme authority for de-
cade OF more-they might do what
they please with the negro-kill a
dozen or two to help the Republican
party in an election, as they do i'll Mis-
sissippi now and then, and the ''senti-
ment'' of the South would be entirely
satisfactory to Republicans
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-03-03
From the Statesville Landmark.
Was HI Marshal NeyI


Mr. Thos. T. Houston lin the Sada
liza, Mo-, DEMOCRACY makes it pretty
clear that Marshal Ney WAS not exc
cuted as the world supposes; he was
condemned to be shot, and was shot,
to all appearances. Marshal Ney him
self related to Mr.. Houston how it oc-
Cured: that the soldiers who were de-
tailed to execute him had been sol
diers- in his commands; that as he
walked by the file OF soldiers, he whis-
pered to them to aim high. He said his
old command was to "Aim low, at the
heart" He said he refused to have
his eyes bandaged and took his posi-
ton IN front of the platform. and gave
the command Fire = That they
fired and he fell, that he was pro
nounced dead and his body given to
his friends for interment. That he
was conveyed secretly to Bordeaux,
where he shipped to America and
landed at Charleston, S. @.
Mr.. Houston first met whom be | Q
heyes to be the veritable Ma shall Ney
in the year 1926. In that year Col
Francis Young, of Iredell county, en-
plOyed him to teach the languages to
his sons at Oak FL. Academy. He was
his pupil for eight years and was
warmly attached TO him. He describes
him: little under six feet in height,
not much heshy, but muscular, and
weighed about 200 pounds. He showed
his military training i'll his step and
bearing. He was probably 60 years of
age, was quite bald. and showed a scar
on one side of his head, which he said
was cut by sword in battle. He as
markad with kInalt-,OY
A piece of very strong cifcumstan-
tial evidence offered by Mr.. Houston
is Marshal Ney's handwriting. On
this point Mr.. Houston says:
81 have now in my possession his
old Latin grammar, published in 1918,
and iii it there are many autographs Of
M. Ney, (my old ( receptor) which by
comparison with Marshal Ney's aut j.
graph as given under his engraving OF
the life of Napoleon and his Mar
shals," can very readily be reoog-
nized.
To substantiate the staten Dts made
in this Connection, Mr.. Houston off, rs
as witnesses DR.. John n. Young, #
Wateivalley, Mississippi; Luclus @.
Butler, Eagle Mill, Iredeli county, \
c.; also Mrs. Mary y. Dalton, same
place; Gen. John A. Young, Charlotte.
n. c., and scores of others yet living
Marshal Ney dicd il 1854, IN Rowan
county, and his REMAINS were inferred
in the chnrcn yard at&hird Greek
ry many people now living III this
town and vicinity remember the &C. II
trIc but highly cu'tur- d Frenchmau.
Maj Chambers, of this pace, was his
pupil for several years. Mr.. Honstons
story is not only plausible, but most
likely he truth.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-03-03
EheOVV of the ..Litiie IssiIChGL.-,

From the Irontom N ~ uri! Re. ister /
Almost every body knows our oldest
inhabitant, "Oid Uncle Tsaar, but
how old he is nobody knows. We
cried upon ham the other day, and ar
nov wiling to swear on oar Faith IA
his word tina two hundred years of
''sarviu de I.o'd" Will not more than
fill the bill. OF cou So, Uncle Isaac
is Einu-; ali dnrkIes who live to the age
II IA hundred and fifty are piuus On"
Of til, first things winch enlisted our
attention after entcrinE Isaac's house
wa Il small Ratchet, hung above the
ample Fireplace on two or three rusty
nails; and it, of course, became TIE
subject of inquiry. We we're a~tound
ed at learning that IL was the tdeHtIc,l
Ratchet with which th- mi&c!iieyous
little George Washington had hacked
the favorite cherry Tree III his ''urc'e's'
garden. We endua vOred - make
Isaac understand that the garden
was not the uucle's but tbs
fathers. Isaac's memory was good,
and our history at fault. H.
knew, because he was thar" He lad
gone "wd Mas Jawge for to see his
uncle, and his uncle took him into the
garden and showed him de cherry tree,
y
tree that ever come over TO dis couu-
try, and dat in about so many years
de tree would bar fruit, and dat he
would send Mas Jawge some, sho,"
"Mas' Jawge was Il mighty ln0e-
peaden' little cuss, and says to me,
arter his uncle had gwine in de house,
says he, 'Ike'-for / was youngs er
den-'Ike, [ isn't gwine to wait on
uncle for dem cherries; Use gwine to
cut dat tree right down, and will take
it long home wild u.s. Says I, don't
you do it, honey; for if you does your
uncle he'll skin you 'livep 'Jist as soon
be skinned as not, saws Mas Jawge,
Use gwine to hab dat ar tree So he
goes en- and gifts dat ar same identical
tool, an purity soon he was whackin'
away at dat tree. Aud L don't think
de child had chopped more'n several
hicks before dc ole gentleman, OATS
his uncle, he comes a slippin' out'n de
gooseberry bushes wild ID waffle. and de
way he fixed dat chile was a absolom
sin. De chile flung dat same little
Ratchet at his poor uncle, and jist
more'n got out'n dat garding; aud
when cotched up wild him, he was
a-warin' like a mate on a steamboat.
"Now, sar, OATS de true story, sar.
Desc little one-hoss school books, dey
don't kno muffin bout il. WY bless
your soul, honey, I went home wild
him, Mars Jawge, and I staid right
wild him, and L followed him to Brad |
docks feat, and l got lost dar. and 1
KEEP a-comin' ont West, cordin' to de |
device of Mr.. Hoss Greeley dat killed |
Mr.. Burr, and was 'mong de iniuns
for bout seventy five years fore dis |
country Was settled by de fust white |
We I'd given Uncle Isa &C a "snort' |
when we went in, aud We gave him |
another and came away.
lie is booked for the Centennial,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-03-03
WILMINGTON n. c..
FRIDAY. MARCH 3. 1876.
nEarH OF MN VENAHLR,

Ion. ABRAHAM WATKINS FESABLE
breathed his last at Oxford on Satur-
day evening at 10 minutes to 6 O'clock.
Few men in North Carolina have been so
prominent for SO long time and so
ehonorabiy before her people as was
Afr. yenable. SO fully and so long was
be identified with North Carolina that
many doubtless will be surprised to
learn that he was not native of her
soil.
VenabIe- was born in Prince
Edward county, Virginia, on the 18th
of October, 1899. His father was Col
onel Samuel Venable of the Revolu-
ton, and his mother. daughter of
Hon. Paul Darlington, Judge OF the
Court of Appeals of Virginia. His
fatherand six uncles were in the Reyo-
lutionary army and served faithful y
their country. They were all in the
battle of Guilford Court House. Mr.
yenable was educated at Hampton
sydney College where he graduated in
1916. He studied medicine for two
years and then went to Princeton
where he graduated in 1919 He then
studied law and was admitted to the
bar in 1921. In 1882 he was mem
Der Of the Electoral College and again
in 1886. In 1847 he was elected to
Congress, reelected in 1S49 and again
IL 1851.
The Oxford Z0rch1ig1tt accompanies
the announcement of Mr. Venabie's
death with the following particulars:
s'He had been in declining health
for months, and died in peace ant,
charity with all men, and with firm
hope of life of JOY and rest in
heaven, He had been for a great
many years an active ruling elder at
Shiloh Presbyterian Church, in this
county, where he was buried.
The funeral services were conducted
aSthe Presbyterian Church in Oxford
on yesterday morning, by Rev'ds Ed
ward Hines, the old pastor of the de
ceased, Thos.. U. Faucet and d. E.
Jordan, the first mentioned preaching
the sermon. Rev. W. s. Pettigrew
of the Episcopal Church, an old end
intimate friend of Mr.. Venable, made
some remarks that were exceedingly
appropriate and touching. A large
concourse of people We're present to
testify their great respect for th'
memory of the honored and eminent
dead.
The closing hymn was compo5td by
the deceased and sung with much feei-
ing by the congregation. There were;
ten minis ers present, representing
four denominations. Many citizens
accompanied the corpse through the
town as it was borne towards its final
resting place sixteen mites distant
The busin 3ss houses were closed and
the scho Is suspended for the time.
As the matter for this number Is
ALREADY in types onr notice is nec@s7a-
rily hurried and brief in our next
issue a memorial sketch Of Mr. Vena-
bic will appear from the Pen of Mr.
T. B. King sbury, between whom and
the deceased there was very cDrdla!
friendship. Only few hours before
his death Mr.. VeIable requested his
frien I to write his obituary.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-03-03
nEDEEmING ITS PLEDGES

Our Democratic House of Represen-
taives at Washington IS redeening its
pledges most handsomely. At the be-
ginning of the session it was an
nounced there would be made saving
of $40. 900, 600, and sure enough day
by day reductions are being constantly
made in the expenses. The committees
have already reported or are prepared
to report the following reductions.
River and harbor bill Sc, 000, 900
Public buildings. -.-....-. 5000, 600
Fortlhcat1Ons. o,OOU, UUO
Legislative, executive and
JUDICIAL. C,UOU,CUU
Internal revenue. l,OOO,oOO
Here is a reduction of $20,000,000,
and the army proper and the navy, aud
some other departments, have not yet
been reached. There will be a saving
of about million in the diplomatic
service, considerable in the Postoffice
Department, where there has long
been great frauds and extravaganza,
and considerable sums in the Treasury
and Interior Departments. 1t really
appears now as if the Democrats
would succeed in their efforts in
reducing expenses to the amount of
$40, 100000. Economy in the expendi-
lures aud purity in the administration
are equally demanded by the people.
and surely reduction of forty mil
lions in the government expenses will
be good record with which to go into
the next Presidential canvass. It will
be regarded by the ta1-burdened PEG
ple as an earnest of the retrenchment
and reform promised by the Demo
cracy. It will be accepted as practi-
cal demonstration of Democratic hon
esty and economy, and of a determine
ton on their part to bring the govern
ment back to it's constitutional limita-
lions, to drive out official profigacy
and corruption, and restore national
Justice, equality, unity and harmony.
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The E3ariy Stages OF Disease.

Th '-a oonditi Ms If the body IN which g
tnnct' ms are "ertoTm With htalthfIl
actlv ty, bur siuggshly ami irr su!ar Y, :lct i
fact the early stages OF dre4se. they are
mo- cover, aim '-t inva iibly tn result " local
or general W akness, which can " &c perma-
nently ovt rcome hs an efficient tonic. heic
Is no med cal TACT more CT. arr es5ab i1h q than
that eostetter's omach Bitter are admirably
adapted infuse vigos into the debiitated sy;-
tenn, and Co restore lHrily to ;ts ingerri,te,
functions AS weakness and TTeguia-ity are
sure TO Develop into disease, the BitterS. by
overcoming tnom, are the r4n Of av rtns
TAR M r. serious evils. Debility most II eqIent
eyacua ion, two Important oftces, whose vignr-
Gus performance is sured by tie -i:ters which
tso rec ny weakness or irreg arity OF the
bladder or kidneys, and fortify til sys against
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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-03-03

which -tiee4 the prosecutor, himself,
recorded rs the ceunty records of
Brunswick. -5
Aud then who could believe that
Curtis was guilty of criminal intent,
when it was shown that he had tax u
legal advice from three lawyers as to
his right to vote and hold Office
There is no attempt to reproduce
The speeches OF these two counsel nor
OF the counsel who followed. Hon. ID.
L. Russell closed the argument for the
prosecution.
He argued that the defendant had
violated tie letter of the law, aud that
the violation vas with criminal n
tent. He admitted that his client, the
prosecutor in this case. never would
have commenced these proceedings
against the defendants, had not the de
fendant been at the bottom of all the
prosecutions in Brunswick county
against his client. Ert whether the
prosecutor was actuated by feeling
of yindics;I ness or not, that question
did not effect the guilt or innocence Of
this defendant. He further contended
that if the defendant attempted to vote
or register without intent of fraud, not
lawfully having right to vote or reg
lister, and succeeded in SO registering
or voting, and did SO honestly, he
would nevertheless be guilty under the
act of Congress. r. --.
When the argument was closed, the
commissioner bound the defendant for
his appearance at the next term of the
q. s. Circuit Court, (rot District
Court, to be held at Raleigh, in the
sum of 81, 900.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-03-03
An Interesting Relic.

We saw in the rooms of the Wills
mington Library Association, on Sat
urday, an ancient looking musket
which at once excited our interest to
learn something of its history. The
piece is SO unique and SO different
seeing in these modern days, that we
were seized somewhat with the spirit
of the Ant1quary. After some walk
ing, and by the use of good deal of
newspaper "cheek," we found that we
were not wrong in supposing that the
gun had history.
But first as to the gun, as it now APP
pears. 1t is evidently a frearm that
was intended for warlike purposes,
though its mountings which are solid
silver, would seem to negative this
proposition. It had originally a flint
and steel lock, but it has beer changed
by its present owner to a percussion
lock. Tine quantity of silver mount
ings which it has is profuse, including
the sboul Ter piece, guard and various
other silver Communications, opposite
the lock and up and down the long
The shoulder piece and the guard
have each court of arms e: graved on
it and the guard has shield in front
of the trigger. The barrel. which is
3S4 inches long. has stamped upon it
in two places the British crown. I'm
der one of these impressions is the
letter ''V;" under the other are the
letters @. Pm monogram. On the
top of the silver piece is the inscrip-
ton "No. r."
We We're not sufficiently posted in
'heraldry" to make out any of these,
and We wished that the Antiquar' an
himself had been present to eniighten
us.
Now what We're til uses it was in
tended for? 1t certainly was not the
mnsket of an ordinary private soldier.
The value of the mountings would lie
more than his six months wages. It
is equally certain that it was not in
tended for a sporting piece. 1t prob
ably belonged to one Of all elite corps.
This curious relic of the Revolution
AIRY struggle was taken as a trophy in
battle and fell into the hands of Maj.
John Dawes, Of Newbero, who was in
the command OF General Francis Nash,
to whom he was personally attached
by the ties Of admiration and friend
ship. At the death of Major Dawes
the sun descended to his son, John
Z. Dawes, Esq, of Newbern. At the
death of this gentleman it came to the
hands of his executor. VIM. III. Hay
wood, Esq, of Raleigh. and by linn
was given in 1913 to It's present owner,
Maj. Graham Dawes, of this city, who
is grandson of the Maj. John
Dawes inst mentioned. The Newbern
battalion of minute men, and also the
Craven county militia, were at the
battle of Moore's Greek and formed a
pa of Gen. CaswelPs command. Maj
John Dawes was wounded by bayonet
thrust at the battle of Stony Point.
After his recovery he returned to duty
and remained in service until the
close of the war. When the war was
closed he was made collector of Gus
toms for The port of Newbern for meri-
torious services.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-03-03
MOOre's Creek.

The Board of Trade assembled yes
terday to consider the question of
taking part in celebrating the ami
versary of the battle of Moore's Creek.
The Board resolved to celebrate the
day. and requested it's own members
and merchants generally to close their
several places OF business on that day.
The Indications are increasing that
there will be an immense crowd press
ent on the Hattie ground. The coming
event has attracted the attention of
metropolitan papers. and the N. 7.
Herald has already in our midst a
correspondent and reporter to work
up the events connected with the cele-
bration for the columns of that great
news journal.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-03-03

Garibaldi has gwen his adhesion to
the Italian Cremation Society. ''To
be burnt after death" remarks the Pa
pal "organ" at kome. ''is asigir of
civiIiza ion in the eyes of the modern
pagaus." And We have thought ever
since his of1icion, attempts TO 'hed,ile
in our affairs duri g the late uppltas-
antness that if he got his due''. Curl
baldi would most certainly "be burnt
after death" bat under the special
personal superintendent of his satanic
majesty as head fireman. We Lave
often regretted that -Garlbaidi did not
carry ont his purpose to, take a com
mand in the. Federal army during the
late war just for the satisfaction IL
would have afforded to see Stonewai6
Jackson after him. But the old red shirt
humbug is about played out. There's
little for him 10 do now save TO die and
then to burn.