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The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-20
CENTENNIAL REGETTA AT PEORIA

Peoria proposes to celebrate the Fourth of July
in grand style prominent feature OF the occasion
will be regctta, under the auspices Of the Peoris
boat club on Peoria lake, one of the finest course:
in the country, being several miles in length, BY
one and half miles in width, and protected on al
sides by the hills and forests from sudden gusts o
wind. The first race will begin at O'Clock, tn,
others TO follow il regular Succession. The rules
adopted those of the National Amateur Row
ing Association. -Four races are arranged for: O.
follows, all OF them 10 be two miles, straightway
/. Four-oared shells First piize valued at S10O
second prze valued at $50
.. Four-oared gigs. Prize valued at 500.
8. Single shells. First prize valued at S75, sec
und prize valued at $50
4. Six-oared (gunwale) barges. Prize valued q
S15
Three prizes Of SIS, SIS, and SO respectively ar
offered for skif races: open to professionals.
A number of clubs have alreGdy entered and NOR,
expected before the Gay for closing the entries
Wednesday, 2Sth inst. Among those who have dc
cided to take part is the Farragut Boat Club, Tn,
members all in training, and expect to csptur,
somc OF the prizes offered. Crews viii go down TO
the four-oared gig and the four-oared shell race
1t was expected that Chicago would be repre-
sented In the single scul race but it is understood
that Charles A Barnard, founder of the Molin
club il TO be there with shell, and none OF then
care to tackle him.
The Moline men will be on hand and will try con
cusions with the Chicago athletes there instead o
getting ND a special contest, as was contemplated
At the conclusion OF the days sport the MoiH
club will take special train for Burlington, to TAX
part In regatta arranged there for the next day
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-20
ASTHMA

THE SUBSCRIBERS ARE MANUFACTURERS
] and Proprietors of DIR. r. W. Reads Celebrated
Aethma Relief which is undoubtedly the best
asthma remedy vet discovered. IN SLANT RE-
LIEF IS GUARANTEED OR PURCHASE PRICE
REFUNDED. We put up the medicine in boxes OF
three sizes which retail for % cents 80 cents and
81. Persons remitting retail price will have tha
medicine promptly forwarded by mail. postpaid
Also samples sent free TO any who desire. Prices
per doz $1.75; $3.50 and 800; gross price, SIS
S3G; $72 ETHRIDGE, FULLER 8 CO.,
Rome n. Y.
For sale n Rock Island b, John Bengston, Emf
KehIer, and j.. Breunert
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-20
COMMERCIAL,

Wheat-Quiet: steady; No 8 Chicago 00lI O5
No3 Milwaukee 06GB1 0S; No , Chcngo ! I4l
1874; No Milwaukee 1901 10
Confirm; new western mixed hG6i
Oats-Duli; heavy; mixed western 43
Pork-Heavy: 10 80.
Lart-Steady; II 05
Wlisky-I l2i.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-20

NICE RULING done at THE ARGUS
BlNDERY, Leave 0rCers at the counting
room, If
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-20
Railways Ready Relief
FEVER AND AGUE.

Fever aud Ague cured for fifty cents. There i:
not a remedial agent in the world that will cure
fever and ague, and all other malarfous, bilious
scarlet typhoid. yellow and other feveIs (aided by
Railways Pis) so quick rs Railways Ready Relief
Fifty cents per Bottle.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-20

Eg- The Chicago Sunday Times has
the follwing in regard to the regetta at
Peoria on the Fourth, in which Charles A
Barnard, Of the Sylvan Boat Club, receive.
a deserved compliment.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-20

Death of James Baird the Scotch Million
aire.
LONDON, June 2O.-James Baird, of
Combustion, who recently gave the Scotch
church $2,500,O00 died to-day.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-20

Hogs-Rcceipts 1900; steady; sales light 0lG
10; heavy mixed lots to packers 95lIG J5; heavy
TO shippers 0046 Is.
Cattle-Quiet; receipts 5000; good TO choice i s
QL5 20; fair to medium 25Gl4 So
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-20
North bloomfield. c

CAMP EGowN. Wyoming. Dec. %, 1874.
RHEUMATISM -1r c Z FeutoE: The six bot
ties Sarsaparilia III July last cured me OF
RheurGatssIn and only used five, tone got broken.
had ii for tour years. and spent nearly thous
and dollars, with the best doctors in Montana Ter.
ritory previous | have Cot two more customers.
Please express me eighteen more bottles TO South
Pass. Enclosed find fhe greenbacEs. Write NE to
Camp Brown, as before. ours truly,
j l. MnnnRI-EF
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-20

SCROFULOJS 1;ECk, number Of ulcers, open
for nine months: had the 0-st medical advice i'll
Cleveland .. ATrient sent me Fenton's Safsapa-
rilIa. Twelve bottles made perfect and perma-
nent cure. ". II. MEARS.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-20
TELEGRAPHIC.

lIelegraphed to the Rock Island Argus
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-20

RHEUMATISM-Dr. Fcnton: Having been laid
mp five weeks with rheumatism and spent dollar
after dollar. my physician told me it must wear
OF; got up and on crutChes many more weeks
advised to get six bottles of Fentons Sarsapa-
rilla. Five bottles cured me completely. freely
recommend the Mstchless Syrup as sure cure for
Rheumatism. Yours truly,
". II BATES, Cleveland, O..
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-20
New York Market.
NEW York, June 20
FINANCIAL
Gold--1 12%.

hOney--2lt2 I.
GOvernments-Dull, lower.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-20

SCR0FULA-From infancy was treated by the
best physicians and took everybodys cure. Two
bottles Matchless Syrup cured me.
IT,
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-20

SCROFULOUS NECK-Eight years cured b
Fenton's Sarsaparilla, after trying nearly ever
other known remedy. JOHN MCCINITY.
Conductor & NJ r n, Cleveland. c.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-20
BLOOD AND KIDNEY SYRUP

and extending over the whole country. upon its
''mcrit only" And we claim without fear or favor
it is the best family medicine in the world. Ind
guarantee it the best blood and liver and kidney
syrnp ever produced. Send for circulars. read and
judge for yourself. We will be pleased TO send q
circular to any person who writes Tor one.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-20
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Extracts from letters received

RHEUMAMISM-Son. six months could not
walk without the help of n crutch; tried physl-
clans and many kinds Of advertised Gu es without
benefit. Six bottles of Fentous Matchless Syrup
cured me. CAPT GEO HAND
SALT RHEUM-Eighs bottles made perfect and
permanent cure.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-20

SCROFULOUS SORE LEG twelve years. cure
by Fentons Sarraparilla, after trying various
blood remedies.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-08-10


THE eminently classical and tasteful Aus
tin correspondent of the Sherman Register,
writing from his seat on the floor of the
House, says: l.
This eminent lobbyist, Huntington, has
a full corps Of able assistants, composed of
Representatives of the Central and Interna-
tinnsl railroads, and of the bankers and
land-sharks of Austin, who hover like a
swarm Of buzZards over the reservation of
the Texas and Pacific.
From the position assigned the sbuz-
yards, :" the readers of the Register will
properly infer that Tom Scott and the
Texas and Pacific constitute the carrion for
the dirty birds of prey, and the lobby
who prey upon Tom Scott violate all
laws of Legislative decency in forcing his
''vomit" down the threat of the Legislature
of Texas. But isn't it funny figure of
speech to be drawn by practlced (?) writer
and lawyer (0, who presents us picture of
Gland sharks 'hOUering," mark you, ''like
swarm of 6uzzGrds" Sharks have wings,
you know, and ''hover' beautifully. The
writer for the Register evidently has too
many trades. He pretends to be lawyer,
lawgiver and editor. He should give a
share of attention to rules of rhetoric and
more to those of good taste and common
modesty. If want of this virtue most
adorns man, the chairman of Judiciary
Committee No. 2 is the handsomest gentle
man in Texas
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-08-10
HENDRIcKss LETTER.

The letter of acceptance of Mr.. Hen
bricks, by our dispatches, is strangely
made to precede that of Mr.. Tilden. 1t
was written, it seems, advisedly and i'm
media,ely after the Democratic candidate
forthe presidency had spent several
days with Mr.. Tilden at Saratoga. There
is nothing on the face of Mr. Hendricks
letter TO show that there is the slightest
difference of opinion between the two
leaders of the Democratic party. Hen
dricks, as the STATESMAN has done per
sIstently, demands the repeal of the re-
sumption act, and we see, accordingly, that
u ms jnrity of the finance committee of the
House reports in favor of this action. The
repealing act will at once pass the
House and if the Republican Senate dare
refuse concurrence, the issue between the
two parties, thus made up, assures, with
absolute certainty, the overthrow OF Repub-
licanism and the election of Tilden and
Hendricks. The people, everywhere, de-
mand this repeal that money, tied up in the
great centers of wealth, may be released
and flow out in all channels of trade and
speculation. Money will then become
comparatively abundant everywhere and
boarding, as now practiced, for hard times
anticipated because of this law, will be no
longer practiced by capitalists.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-08-10

POLITICIANS and party-leaders think a
speech or letter asserting their awful con-
victions, in the regular dictatorial party
leader style, is final and that the great body
of the people at once adopt their dicta and
accept their assertions as final. Nothing is
further from the truth. The press of Texas,
on one subject, is an almost absolute unit
and whoever may be sensitive, thorough
reform in the sanctions of the Criminal
Code and in its modes of execution is
demanded by the whole people of Texas.
If this Legislature adjourn without giving
security to life and property and without
forcing villains to tremble when life is
taken and robberies practiced, his Excel
lency will find Judge Lynch upon the bench
in every lawless county and district. The
miserable, weak, ignorant judicatpries
created by the new Constitution are help
less and useless and the Legislature
must apply the very best remedy that this
abortion OF an organic code renders pos
sible. iciety is diseased, and. the only
surgeon to excise the ghastly ulcer sits idly
on Capitol hill listening to apologies
for license and to palliationsl for popular
vices drawn by vigorous hand and read
before these lawgivers of Texas. 1t were
well if. the Legislature Dforget past strifes
and its patient, habitual, not to say slayish,
adoption of Executive suggestions. o The
Governors message does not and the press
of Texas does assert the condition of the
State, its needs and the wishes of the peo-
Pile. Reform is the wstchword as we'll
within as beyond the borders of Texas
That demoralization that affects the q ma
tion affects each State, and here, since
there are no subjects of profitable theft,
murder and robbery are rampant, and here
reform is as Indispensable as in Eastern
cities and States. ..
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-08-10
MOTHER WRIGHT.

Another of the beacon lights of Ameri-
beginning of American colonial independ-
ence, at Port Tobacco. Maryland, Sarah T
Wright, on yesterday two weeks ago, died
at the residence of her daughter, IN Find
lay. OHIO. Almost centenarian, she had
witnessed American progress from its first
success to this the first year of Its second
century. In the year 1900 she left the
CHURCH of England and embraced Ameri-
can Methodism, then characterized by the
Methodic dress of both it's men and wo-
men; and to the day of her death she wore
the black silk dress, white linen necker-
chief and black silk great-bonnet of prim
tive American Methodisln. & The early
church in Western Virginia knew her as
one of its most influential advocates; but
it was in Ohio, after the time of Hulis dis
astrous campaign, that she became more
widely known as Mother Wright, p" whose
heart and home were always open to suffer
ing and to Methodism especially, suffering
or nOtsr Tue cAIticI NSNtNHasA In
in Ohio found her engaged among the most
active; then the working contemporary, 10
succession, of those great lights Of Meth
odism, Drs. Thompson, the author and
traveller; McCAbe and Merrick, and last, of
DR.. Inskip, who but recently was the great
est living csmpmeeting reyivaist, until the
name and person of Mother Wright were
as we'll known as Methodism itself. Her
death was characterized by the same relig-
ious zeal which had animated her life; for,
when just at the entrsnce TO the future life,
she replied with emphasis to s question,
Il viii know Him In whom have believed
sevensy-six years" Naturally, q woman
endowed with her extraordinary brain and
physical powers was the mother of large
family, who lived and are living in Mary
land, Virginia AlAhama, Ohio, Illinois,
Colorado, California, and seven Of her de-
scendants in this city, who, together with
Metnodism. mourn the loss OF one Of Amer
ica's remarkable women.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-08-10

aly mAnner by any city or county, unless
provision is made at the time of creating
the same for levying and collecting sutii-
cient tax to pay the interest thereon, aud
provide AT least two per cent. as a sinking
fund"
No such provision is made in this bill.
The provision which is made is an entirely
different one and is subject to contingen-
cies and is not the assured one which the
Constitution imperalively fixes.
The section of the Constitution referred
tn is little obscure, seeming in some por-
tions of il to refer only to counties aod
cities bordering on the Gulf OF Mexico
cut the portion quoted seems broad enough
apparently to embrace sll the counties
Not being clear as to whether other than
at counties are embraced, / express no
opinion on that point, contenting myself
with the remark that, il that section is not
applicable, there is no authority that can
tinu in the Constitution for the issuance of
bonds at all by c1unties--the provisions of
that instrument clearly implying mega
ton of the power.
Very respectfully, RICHARD CoKE.
On motion of Senator Piner, the message
and bill were referred TO judiciary Commit
tee No. g
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-08-10
opla,on. or IN. People and Pres.

The Galveston Ners pronounces the ac-
tioa of the majority in refusing TO adjourn
In accordance with its ''jhint resolution"
justified only because might is right, i"
and the conduct Of the msjohty, however
upwise aud ndetenslble, that OF the minor
ty, is well calculated to scandalize the State
and reflect discredit on the party In power.
The Freestone Herald says that the
STATESMAN gives expression TO our senti-
meuts in pertinent language when Il says,
THAT it IL only when the interests and
wishes Of some great and wealthy corpora
ton are involved that the modern iegisla-
tor is moved TO displays of ardor and en-
thusiesm."
The Houston Telegraph says acutely that
the Legislature ''hav1Dg passed resolutions
declaring an adjournment on q certain day,
the session necessarily terminated on that
day, and by that law the warrants for their
pay will be regulated. II msy be, how
ever, that two dollars a day are no object
70 men engaged in the high public duties
Of building railroads."
The Goliad Guard says, addressing the
Legislature: Come, gentlemen, we want
fair play. We are a. much entitled 70 laws
of protection a. you Of the East. You hsye
the railroads, and have given the public
domain freely for their building, which
have developed and made you prosperous.
Now We ask that what we have 10 the West
be protected, and not turned over TO the
thieves.n
Especially does the Houston Ags approve
the conduct Of Hon. d. U. BATzizs- He
Il assured Of the highest eulogies from an
admirIng constituency and people for the
manly stand be has taken against the most
infamous and stupendous theft Of the cen.
tury. Whatever the issue, vhateveF ths
result, let Berziza be gratefully remember
ed by the people Of Texas."
The Age says that s'should the Texa,
and Pacific land grabbing measure pass
and the State be robbed OF . sufficiency ol
her territory equal 20 small State, for ths
benefit Of ST. Loans and the East, let tns
anathemas Of free press and the thuDder'
Of An outraged and swindled people strike
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-08-10

THE telegraph operators have conspIred
nishing the press with accounts of unexam-
pied outrages done by highwaymen aud
murderers, and yet the Governor will not
modify his assertion thai the press exag-
gerates the number and enormity of crimes
perpetrated In Texas On the contrary,
every decent, intelligent editor abhors the
publication of facts that only disgust or
excite horror. We have persistently COM
pressed details of such events into the few
est possible lines, and often has the STATES
NAN complained that the press gave need
less prominence to accounts of terrible
deeds done in the South. But it does not
follow that newspapers have been disposed
to exag<erate even crimiually the vices of
Texas people or of Texas gov vernment, and
very certainly saturnalia of crime is now
celebrated everywhere. In fact, il Gov
ernor Coke would close his administration
with the grand eelst that distin-
guished its Inauguration, he would
have violence at once suppressed at
any cost of repressiFe codes. and at the
same time measures should be adopted to
uplift the value Of treasury warrants and OF
declining Texas securities. If these results
be impossible of attainment, she Office oi
Governor, to the extent that his Excel
lency,s fame Is involved in the success Of
the closing year and months of his admin
istration, might well be vacated.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-08-10
TnDEN's first proper task Is the utter px

TnDEN's first proper task Is the utter sx-
tinction, root and branch, of the system of
so-called national representation" at Eu-
ropean and other courts. Millions are thus
wasted on broken-down party hacks aud
the stupid people, because the money is
stolen from them in the dark by the thiev-
ing tariff system, submit patiently. What in
the name of heaven do we wano with May
nard, dancing attendance upon the Grand
Turk, or why pay Pierrepont $50, 600 per
annum for the business of drinking London
Dock and Madam Cliquot, at tables of British
noblemen. Fish uses the ocean telegr iph
when he would chat with D'fsraeli and
Pierrepont sits with his finger in his, mouth,
not knowing even whether England and
America are quarreling, or compromising
the extradition embroglio. Washburne,
Grants sponsor at his political baptism,
drives about the Champs d'Elysee and in
dulges Elysisn delights, but when Mr..
Fish would have a tete-a tete with the
French President he lays his head, by tele-
graph, alongside that of the French Prime
Minister, and poor Washburne still sails
around among the flowers and flower girls
and imbibes the delicious wines of the
French capital. The whole system of po
litical intercourse between nations has been
changed by steamships and telegraphs even
as the growing commercial proximity of
American cOmmonwealths has wrought
thorough changes in Interstate relations.
Perhaps eighty thousand appointees of
Grant hold places, the people paying sal
aries and outfits and perqulsites at home
and abroad, and the cost is not less than
one hundred and fifty millions per annum.
Tilden's first blow at intolerable public
evils should smash the heads of MAYNARD,
Pierrepont and Washburne and lessen pub
lie burdens by one-fifth, and the numb Der
of dead beats, the world over, by one
half. e-sf ~ IT,.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-08-10

The greater portion of Governor Tilden's
letter of acceptance is before us, and even
this is entirely too long to appear in this
issue of the STATESMAN. It's substantially
the same as that of Mr.. Hendricks and de-
voted to the discussion of measures of rad
ical. thorough reform in the habits of the
government He discusses, too, the re-
sumption act and deems it an impractieable
absurdity, since the government spends
more, even now, than its income,l and it
can have no surplus with which to resume.
Reform and resumption or non-resumption
in 1879 viii be the questions discussed In
this campaign, and Hayes and Wheeler
must write each another letter. These
two of Tildeu and Hendricks pre-
sent new facts in new aspects and
must be answered. They are ter
rible diatr1bes leveled at the vices of
Grantism and of Radicalism. The contest
begins afresh, aud we are only curious to
see how Tilden deals with the bloody shirt
business as made conspicuous by the in
famous villainies of ignorant brutes and
desperadoes at Edgefeld in South Carolina.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-08-10
.4E.uu T.i yiIe-s
THE river and harbor bill that annual

THE river and harbor bill that annually
passes Congress is a magnificent scheme of
robbery. Congressional fellows buy votes
by trading with one another. a"You vote
$500 600 to some little Velasco, and I'll
go for half a million for thieving opera
tion in your district Such is the SUBJ
stance of trades made by which taxpayers
are .plundered and. elections controlled, and
Congressman kept In their nice, soft places.
Tilden will knock this CHASTITY business on
the head. This Congress swiudles tax
payers in this way out of the cool sum OF
seven millions of dollars. u.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-08-10
BY sAnr |. WILSON sArsDEns.
There grove. Of green willow. where sehoe. have


There groves Of green willows where echoes have
And , Y. ers of bTigA ness from Tpde rocks are
Where soiltude reigus and the Silence is broken,
AT morning and eve by the moeking birds song.
There are woods where the pine tree its proud head
To meet the warm kiss OF the hre-givinc sun. --.
While thro' its dense branches the soft south wind
In nystiea music Ger days that are gone.
There are praries outfspreadingG miniature ocean,
OF ener I'd billows all brilhAnt With bloom.
here the wings OF each zephyr that lendeth a
In passing is b.thed in the richest petfune.
There rocks piled high like the castles Of story
BY fas IN Jwthg rivers all frownins and grand,
here the live oak out teaching gigantic aud hoary,
q With moss hammered branches oershadows the
.f''Tqifi ad rf -.rG -'af-.s , ..s -
There are graves Of the heroes whose deeds are i'm
} And rival Thernouyle's history old, .
In he Alamo pesth open'd .Gloryis grand portal
And nations applaud When its story Is told.
There fair smiling cities in valleys embosomed,
Where cl ar streamlets wander from pure flowing
springs ~ 71auf % SOB NHfHl -..t ...
Where tropical verdure in beauty hath bossomed,
And tropical birds plume their gitterin. wings
There riches untold in the heart of her
And plains where th- Wild horse and buff lo dwell,
And healths the free gift of her mineral fountains:
She has caves where the honey bee buideth his cell
But wi treasures of mountain and valley and forest
Sh" bOasteth OF Others more precious by far,
OF all tod ha' h given her he noble>t the rarest
The hearts of her people who love the Lone Star.