davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1876-09-21
A Mail Package Cast on the Waters -Four
Years Ago.

Over four years ago package valued at
$50 was mailed at Lindenville to post
office in Pennsylvania, and as means of
security had it registered but somewhere
on its passage it disappeared and could not
be found. The case was investigated by
special officers, and everything possible
done to find the last package, but without
avail. Lindenville is country postofice,
and from there the mail is carried to
WiIliamsGeld, railroad station by a route
agent, and in all cases registered mail mat
ter has to be receipted for before he takes
it away In this case the Lindenville post
master had a receipt from the agent, but
as the agent had none from the Williams
field postmaster the package could be traced
no further. After vigilant search the
package was given up for lost, and the
route agent was compelled to pay the loss.
The matter was almost forgotten, until
few days ago the package turned up, and
it had been all those years lying within an
arms length of the Williamsfield postmas-
ter's desk 1t had been received from the
rout agent in a small pouch, together with
about forty letters, and as the pouch was
an extra one, only occasionally used, it was
by mistake hung upon on hook near the
desk, and there having been no use for it
since, it had been there all these years.
One day last week the pouch was taken
down for use, and its contents found
intact. - Cleveland Herald.
Wheat sells for forty-fve cents bushel
at Dallas, Texas.
The Erie Railway will save S350,000
and the New York Central S750,000 a
year by the decline in coal. .sss.
An Oregon paper tells of rye stalks
grown in that State this year that are ten
feet high, and of wheat and oats in proper
ton. W H"
There are estimated to be in operation
on the entire planet 200, 900 steam engines,
with an aggregate of twelve million horse
power, equivalent to the strength of one
hundred million men
. Is perjury also product of Mormonism ?
A Salt Lake grand jury reports that the
law of Congress against polygamy cannot
be enforced owing to the difficulty of pro-
curing proof of polygamous marriages.
Alex. Coker, a Texas herdcr, was rum
ming cattle recently when his horse fell and
the long lariat that hangs at the saddle-bow
became ontangled around the herder's leg,
The horse rose quickly and ran, dragging
Coker across the plains but had proceeded
but a little way when Coker managed to
draw his pistol and shot the animal dead.
A romantic story is reported from Jersey
City John Hubert, who has wife and
seven children, was elected from his house,
few day ago, for non-payment OF rent and
his furniture remained on the sidewalk
from Thursday until Sunday night, because
he had no place to 60. On Monday he re-
ceived letter from England informing
him of the death of relative, and inclos
ing draft for s25 900.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1876-09-21
DR.. j. L A N T z,
SURGEON & MECHANICAL DENTIST.

sill has his ofec Main street in the second story
Of Dr. Walt,> brick b;lIEC, nearly opposite the
StrnI>hrg HI>t and he faters himself that by cGl-
t"rG wears practice and the most earnest and
CsrtI attcu:ipF al: matters pertaining To his pro-
f>>on that he i fully able perform all operations
in dental line in the careful and skillfui man
Special attention given saving the Natural Teeth;
also to iiie insertion of Artificial Teeth Rubber,
Gold silver Continuous Gums, and perfect Els Ia all
cases insured.
persons know the great folly and danger Of en-
ing at d distance. April 13, ls74.-tf.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1876-09-21
MASON T0CK,
PAPER HANGER,
GLAZIER AND PAINTER,
MONROE STREET,

Nearly opposite Kautz's Blacksmith Shop,
STRoUDsBURG, PA.
The undersigned would respectfully in
lorm the citizens of Stroudsburg and vicinity
mat ne Is now fully prepared to do all kinds
oi Paper Hanging, Glazing and Painting.
Promptly and at short notice, and that he
VIII keep constantly on hand fine stock OF
Paper Hangings of all descriptions and at
low prices, The patronage of the public
Is earnestly solicited. May l6, 1872.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1876-09-21
IL. SEEULL, Nj. ID.

second door below Burnett House. Residence
2nd door west of Hicksite Quaker Church. Office
hours : to =. ~, To 4. M, & to p. IN.
Nav -. lS7t-tf.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-13
The Financial Question.

The Democratic senators and represen-
tatiYes in ashington,in caucus, are trying
to arrive at some satisfactory agree
ment or policy on the financial question.
We think they had best drop it. They
are not responsible for the condition of
the country. They could not carry out
any measure if they should agree on one,
while the senate and the president are
against them. And no agreement they
can arrive at will satisfy all the people who
want a change of administration.
Better drop the money question; pass a
free trade tariff, and then make an aggres-
sive war on Republican thieyery and scoun-
drelism 10 the administration of the coun-
try. If the people are to be continually
taxed and robbed it is of no consequence
whether we have any money or not. Drive
out the robbers first; then give us an
honest administration. and in the interest
of the greatest number of people.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-13
THE FINANCIAL QUESTION.
The Democrats Approaching a Hard Money
Solution Of 1t. .t-

WASHINGTON. March 1.-THE Demo
cratic caucus met tonight at the Capitol.
Mr.. Lamar rendered bis resignation as
chairman on account of sickness, and 1t
was not accepted, Clymer being selected
chairman pro tenn during the absence OF
Lamar, vino will return to Mississippi in
accordance with the advise of his physician.
There was long discussion on the fnan-
cial question, s-.,s...... 4
Senators Bayard, Eaton, Thurman, Bogy
and Herman, and Representatives Reagan
and Luttrell advocating hard money. No
action was taken. There seemed to be
a clearer comprehension of the issue in
volved and greater disposition to arrive
at a satisfactory result than has been
hitherto manifested, the tendency being
toward hard money, Landers and Holman
being lett almost alone in the advocacy OF
extreme views as to the soft money. The
opinion was generally expressed that the
entire national debt should be paid accord
ing to the pledge of the governmental
gold, in consonance with the principles OF
the Democratic party. The caucus ad-
journed until Wednesday evening next,
when full attendance is expected and q
vote will be taken upon the proposition
pending, namely, the majority and minority
reports Of the joint committee, There
were about 100 members present during
the evening.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-13
River News.

The steamer Colossal arrived from st.
Louis yesterday afternoon-being the first
boat through from st. Louis this season.
She returned to ST. Louis this morning.
The Dan Hine came up on Saturday
evening, Yesterday she proceeded to
Moline, took on large number Of plows,
and then left for st. Louis.
The little tow boat Viola came up this
forenoon.
The Clinton is advertised to leave St.
Louis at 4 o'clock this afternoon for Du-
buque.
The Bayard is expected up tomorrow.
The Alex Mitchell left st. Louis for Du.
buque on Saturday.
The river is now at a splendid stage of
navigation-gauging at and ITO feet at
6 o'clock this morning.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-13
Real Estate Salas.

Chas. Margraf and wife to Conrad Hib-
ner, lots and 5, block |, in Smiths add.
to Moline, dated Dec. 8, 1876. for $500.
A. K. Philleo and wife to Isaac Neeus,
lots and 7. block SO, in Lower add. to r.
l., dated July IS, 1875, for $500
John r. Johnston and wife to Thos
Armstrong, the w. J of S. w. / of sec
rs, township Is, range 2 W.-BowliDg-
dated March 10, 1876, for $2,5I5.
David v. Witter, ct al. to G. B. Grant,
ct al, lot 10. block 4, in Pitts. Gilbert &
Pitts's first add. to Moline, dated Marcel
6, 1876, for 81.
Archibald Shaw ct al. to James s. Gil
more, the e. 10 feet of lot 2. block 2, il
''old town" of r. l., dated Sept. 9, 1875
for 500.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-13
The Georgia Excursion.

On the 2sth of February, at the request
of Mayor Davenport, we published in full
the circular letter of the mayor and board
of trade Of Atlanta, Georgia, Endorsed by
the governor of the state, and by railroad
managers, inviting the people of the north
west to visit them and take free ride all
over the state-the party to be at Atlanta
on the 18th inst. The Rockford road
offered transportation to st. Louis at half
price, and beyond there we think arrange
ments had been made for passes.
1t is a matter of great regret that nc
arrangement was made for delegation
from this side of the river
The following Davenporters left fol
Atlanta Saturday night: AID. I. 81. Sears
of Haight & Sears, wholesale leather anc
saddlery hardware; Chas. Beiderbecke, o
the wholesale grocery house of Beider.
beeke & Miller; L. G. Dessaint, of ths
hardware house of Dessaint & Nutting
ex-Mayor o. s. Mcneil, secretary of tn,
agricultural society; j. I'M. lEldridge
capitalist and land agent; VIM. Val
Derveer, Willis Downs, Jas. 81. Thomp
son, capitalists; D. N. Richardson, edito
Davenport Democrat; Peter Kirker, re
tired merchant; Geo. H. Parker, lawyer
Frank Kirk, IT., of planning mill; Dr. A
S. Maxwell: John Maxwell, druggist; MI
Schwarting, of Reupke, Schmidt & Schwar
irg, steam cracker works; Fl. M. Kerkel
grocer.
DIR. J. J. Tomson, DR.. John Bell j. Z
Dosh, ESQ.,, and Rev. s. S. Hunting ex
pected to leave last evening, and join tn
party at st. Louis.
At Atlanta, the delegation will NEE
representatives from nearly all the com
} mereial cities of the northwest Wedne;
day will be a great day in Atlanta
jubilee in honor of the arrival of the dele
gates from the northwest
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-13
Death of Gen. J. d. Webster.

Gen. j. d. Webster, internal revenue
collector for the Chicago district, died in
that city on Sunday morning, of pneumo-
MIA, aged IS years. He entered the mill
tary service in 1888 as second lieutenant
of the Typographical engineers, and was
subsequently made captain. From 1856
to 1861 he was an active and efficient Off
Ger in Chicago, and originated the present
plan of sewerage, and was prime mover
in many municipal reforms. He was at
one time part owner of the Tribune. AT
the beginning of the war he was appointed
paymaster and became colonel of the
Fifth Illinois Light Artillery. In 1869 he
was appointed assessor of internal revenue;
in 1872, sub-treasurer at Chicago, and in
1875 collector of internal revenue.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-13
Pictures of the Old World.

Many people iu Rock Island are missing
very rare opportunity to see exact repre-
sensations of the most celebrated statuary
and architecture the great cities OF
Europe-the centres of art. refinement,
and intelligence. All intelligent people
who have read descriptions of the wouder-
ful architecture of Rome, Paris, Venice
aud scores Of the great cities of Europe,
and the wonderful treasures of art collected
by the Popes and the Catholic institutions
of learning, and by scientists and states
men and scholars of all ages of the world,
but not all of can hope to see them.
But Prof Tremaine's exhibition brings
them wildly before US for mere trife.
Friday evening Prof Tremaine gave us
pictures of some buildings and scenes in
our own country. Saturday evening Paris,
Rome and Venice. This evening we 60
from Venice to Constantinople. To-mor-
row evening, (the LAST from Coustantinople
to Jerusalem. Admission 25 cents
ticket for to night and tomorrow night 40
cents.
In viewing great buildings and bridges
we get no proper idea of size, but we get
wonderfully faithful representations of
appearance, position, style of architecture.
proportions, etc., etc. But in stasuary
the exhibition is real and life like-almost.
if not quite equal to view of the orig
inals. Aud in one evening we are shown
for Is cents what would cost us months Of
time and hundreds of dollars to visit in the
old world. The exhibition, to us, is real,
and as few of us will ever see the originals
of remarkable statury, all should embrace
this opportunity. The exhibition is a pub
lie educator and enables us to form some
proper conception Of works of art of which
We have often read.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-13
cRooCKED MATTERS.
The Milan Distinery--Llquor Dealers
Summoned to Chicago.

The Milan distillery is advertised to be
sold at 10 o'clock tomorrow forenoon.
The last drop of alcohol in the ware
house at the Milan distillery was gagged
to-day by j. NJ. Beardsley I'd and sold to
?, Fries 4 Co., of this city
There was considerable excitement
among our wholesale liquor dealers this
morning when Deputy u. s. Marshal
Halves summoned a representative from
each firm to appear before the U. s. mar
shall at Chicago by tomorrow morning, land
bring with them book known as Form
So, showing on account of all spirits re-
ceived and disposed Of by the firm. Those
summoned viii start for Chicago tonight.
as follows: DIR. G. Tegeler, of @. Tegeler &
Co.; Peter Fries, OF P. Fries & Co.; Jacob
Epstein, of Epstein & Co.; and j. FL.
Alder and VIM. Coyne, of Kohn & Adler.
P. S.-Since the above was in type De
putty Collector Eph Wood has received
instructions from Collector Tillsop to re
lease the Milan distlllery if Mr.. Frysingel
will pay the costs up to date. He is ther
instructed to reseize the distillery, and tt
advertise it to be sold on April ed. Thil
is only red tape way of postponing the
sale.
\
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-13

THE TRUTHFUL Test 1T requires no
learned experts or scientific experiments
to establish the fact thatDr Price 8 Cream
Baking Powder is not only the purcst, but
positively the strongest. If any housewife
will make sweeter, lighter, and more
digestible bread, biscuit, cakes, etc., with
two teaspoonfuls of DIR. Prices Powder to
one quart of -four than can be made with
three teaspoonfuls of other kinds, is it not
an incontestible proof of its purity and
greater strength? Give them fair trial,
and also DR.. Prices Flavoring Extracts.
IF they please you, recommend them to
your neighbor, if not. return them and
have your money refunded, and denounce
tho articles as vile impositions. We have
no fear of your doing this if you get DIR.
Prices, and to be certain of this, buy them
only in unbroken cans, as DR.. Prices Pow
der is sold by the manufacturers in no
other way.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-13
NOTES HERE AND THERE,

An advertisement of the dissolution
of Balch u Frazer will be found in this
paper.
On Saturday night IA impecunious
tramps were sheltered in the marshal $
Office.
"A party of roughs broke into and as
sailed with stones the stone house on the
corner of Orleans and Broadway streets.
No arrests as yet.
Mr.. Caulfeld, of Illinois, charm an of
the committee on expenditures in the de-
partment of justice, has received informa-
ton which will forn the basis of one of the
largest investigations of the session,-N.
Y World.
Mr.. Thomas's second letter will be
found in this paper. He gives a compre-
hensive accout of the mineral wealth of
Arkansas and briefly refers to some well
known Rock islanders, now residents of
Little Rock. s,S. e>vs. s>.S
Roaring Dick" Oglesby is making
the same mistake in New Hampshire that
be made in Connecticut last year. He
does not realize that soft money has not
those seductive charms in New England
thatsit has out west, and in his speeches
he goes on the supposition that there is a
large imitation vote which it will be wise to
propitiate. Hence he calls specie pay
ments an experimental question" and
then shakes Mount Washington to its foun
dation with this burst of eloquenee:
Stand by the Republican party, specie
payment or no specie payment Don'i
let any question of that kind interfere with
its onward march to victory The gifted
senator should use less wind and more
sense in compiling his orations.--N Y
Tribune.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-13

The G. r. l. & P. road must soon make
Rock Island its headquarters or halfway
house between Chicago and Council Bluffs,
and establish here first class eating
house-one that will give credit and fame
to its road, like several great eating houses
which might be named. The corporation
has plenty of land here to do this, and
room to make more LAND, room for its
shops, depots, Offices, ETC.
A Union Depot and Eating House should
be built on the corner of Madison and
Illinois street, which would nicely accomo-
date the whole town. Make arrange
ments to move the Rockford track ont Of
Illinois street and run it up the alley
between Jefferson and Madison streets and
up cross the 9. r. l, & P. grounds, and
run the Peoria track to the same place.
This would give every road in town access
to the Union Passenger Depot and Eating
House. Build fine house there through
which trains could run, and large enough
for an eating house and for offices and
lodgings for employees.
Carriages could then approach the depo,
in safety and stand in safety, on Illinois
street. And all the passenger business Of
the town could be at one place.
i We believe that all the other roads
would be glad to make some arrangement
of this sort, and if the G. r. l. & P. would
underttke the work it could be accomplish
led.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-13


A WARNING TO CONSERVATIVES. Con
LIVER OTL.-''The we'll known firm of
HEGMAN & CO., of New York City,
were the first who introduced in this coun-
try the PURE and UNADULTRsrED COP
LIVER OIL" The established reputation
OF Hegman & Co., as ski,4dl and conscien-
tious pharm@ologists. as a sufficient guar
antee of itself ofeehe purity of medicine
prerased by them. and in their prepare
ton of Cod Liver Oil, they to-day prepare
it in the same careful method as they have
done for the past twenty-five years. 1t is
important for invalids to use Cod Liver Oil
with Hegman & Co.'S trade mark, and not
the inferior mixtures sold under the
pseudonyms of Cod Liver Oil.
Hegman's Cod Liver Oil can be obtained
at all first-class druggists throughout the
state. Chicago Times.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-13

Tho conditions Of the body ID which its function
are not perfol1nea with healthful activity but
slugglshly and irregulary, are in fact hhe early
stages of niseaue. The are moreover, almost in
variably the result of local or general weakness
which can ouly be permanently overcome by an
efficient tonic There lie no medical fact more
clearly established than that Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters are admirably adapted to infuse vigor into
the debilitated system and to restore regularity to
its interrupted functions As weakness and
irfegularity are to develop into disease, the
BitteIs by Overcoming them are the means OF
averffng far more eerious evils, Debility mist
ffequently maniIestse itself ~ the organs OF
diEestons and Evacuation, two important offices
whose Vigorous performance is insured by the
Bites which also rectify weakness or irregularty
of the bladder OF kidneys, and fortify the system
against mslsria.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-13

To PERSONS VISITING New YoRK OR
THE CENTENNIAL.-The GRAND UNION
HOTEL, New York, opposite GRAND
CENTRAL DEpoT, has over $50 elegantly
furnished rooms Elevator. steam, and
all modern improvements European
plan. Carriage hire is saved, as baggage
is taken to and from the Depot. free of ex-
pense. The RESTAURANTS supplied with
the best. Guests can live better with less
money at the GRAND Union, than at any
other first-class hotel Stages and cars
pass the Hotel constantly to all parts of
city, land to the Philadelphia Depot.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-13

We were informed by gentleman in
this city to-day, that the report of the
Argus relative to Maj. Buffers (mayor
elect resignation as secretary of the Rock
Island Plow Works is without foundation.
Davenport Democrat.
Then you were wrongly informed. 1t is
safer to rely on what you find in THE
ARGUS. Maj. Butler did resign, and for a
good reason. Such explanations and apol'
ogies were made to him as induced him to
withdraw his resignation.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-13
Among the many wholesale liqr

Among the many wholesale liquor
houses in st. Louis none sustain better
reputation for first class goods. than the
firm of Geo. L. Weeks & Co., 1Os & 10,
North Main street. This concern makes a
speciality of cased liquors and put up only
the very best articles including whiskey
and brandy cocktails, Holland gin, genuine
French brandy etc The sale of prepared
drinks at wholesale is new feature of the
liquor business and cannot fail to become
popular with the trade. Orders solicited
and promptly filed.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-13
NERVOUS DEBILITY.

a depressed, irritable state or mind
weak, nervous, exhausted secafn~.
NO energy or animation, confased
mead, weak memory, often with de-
Initiating, Involuntary discharges. The
consequence Of excuses, mental overwork or
1ndiscretiona. This NERVOUS DEBILITY
dnds sovereign eurs In HUMPHREYS,
AOMEOPATHIC SPECIFIC, No. -.
it tones up the system, arrests dsschA ee dispeis
the mental gloom and desponden.. na rejuve-
mates the entire system. 1t Is perectly harm
lees and always efficient. Price 45, for package
OF i've boxes and . large y vial of powder, which
= important ia old, serious cases; or 81 per single
boz, Sold by ALL Druggists, or sent by mail
on receipt Of price. Address HUMPHREYS
SPECIFIC HOMEOPATHIC MasVCINR co.
No. 60S BRoADwAx, II. z.
HSse large advertisement.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-13

Merchants Gargling Oil has won for
itself world wide reputation as 1 I'M
ment nseful in rheumatism, sprains,
bruises, burns, scalds &c. This prepare.
ton was first manufactured in 1888. and
since then has steadily grown into the
favor and confidence of the people. The
long term of years which it has constantly
been brought to the notice of the public.
together with its immense sale, give
evidence OF an inherent value which can
not be doubted. An objection to its use
that of staining the skin, has been entirely
removed, SO that it now leaves no stain
whatever. Although called Family Oil. .
and prepared intentionally for human flesh.
it answers as we'll for beasts; and will be
found one of the best remedies for all
purposes, which linement is required,
that has ever been manufactured. -"The
druggist" Ne,o Lebanon. M