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The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-11
DEMOCRATIC REFORM TICKET

FOR PRESIDENT,
SAMUEL J. TILDEN, of New York.
FOR vIcR-PRBsrDENT,
THOMAS A. HENDRxCKs, of Indiana.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
AT LARGE:
WILLIAM F. CooLBAUeH, of Cook County
WILLIAM ]. ALLEN, OF jackson County.
BIT DISTRICTS:
1st-TsoMAs HoYNB, 10th-J. W. DAVIDSON,
I'd s. s HAYES, f1th-W. q. EWING,
Sd -ARNo Voss, 12th-CHAs. A. KEYRs,
4th -Tuos B. COULTER, 13th-C. ROBERTS,
bth-W. q. GREEN, 14th-O. FIcKLIS,
8th-IAs. y. EcKELs, 18Th X. N. Bishop,
7rh--GEO b. MARTIN, 16th-J. j. PHILLIPS,
9Th. C. w. BULLOCK, 11th-C. A. WALKER,
eth W. JAMES, 18TH. p. JOHNSON,
19th-J M. CREBs.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-11
ASTHMA.

THE SUBSCRIBERS ARE MANUFACTURERS
] and Proprietors of DR.. 4. W. Reads Celebrated
Asthma Relief, which is undoubtedly the best
asthma remedy yet discovered. IN SLANT RE-
LIEF is GUARANTEED OR PUR' HASE PRICE
REFUNDED. We put up the medicine in boxes Of
three sizes, which retail Tor 25 CENTS 50 cents and
Il. Persons renting retail price will have TIL,
medicine promptly forwarded by mail. postpaid
Also samples SEM free to any who desire. Prices
per doz. x1.T5; $3.50 and 800; gross price, SIS
$50; $72. ETHRIDGE, FULLER & CO.,
Rome, N. Y.
For sale 10 Rock Island b. John Bengstop, Emf
KGhler, and x. Breunert
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-09-20
Murder VIII Out.

A few years ago august Flo wer'
was discovered to be a certain cure
for Dyspepsia, and Liver complaint,
a few thin Dyspeptics made known
to their friends how easily and
quickly they had been cured by its
use. The great merits of GREENS
AUGUST FLOWER became heralded
through the country by one sufferer
to another, until, without advertis-
ing, its sale has become immense.
Druggists in EVERY TOWN in the
United States are selling it. No
person suffering with Sour Stomach,
Sick Headache, Costiveness, Palpi-
tation of the Heart, indigestion, low
spirits, etc, can take three doses
without relief. Go to your Druggist
Vivian, Mofett,tor Pulford, and get
a bottle for - cents, and try it..
Sample bottles, 10 cents.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-09-20
Business Notices.

~ Notices under this head win he charged
fof ut the rate of 3 cents per line each nscr.
ton Nothing estimated less than lines,
when published only once.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-09-20

BEsr fine salt at two dollars per
barrel, for sale by d. NJ. Plat.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-09-20

1F you are in want of boots or
shoes, for men or boys; CATERS, slip
pers or shoes for ladies, misses or
children, call and see my stock be-
fore purchasing, and | will convince
you that you cannot buy the same
anywhere else as cheap as of me by
20 per cent. J. DELLER.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-09-20
Dr.Jamss
Lock Hospital
fNt,N q
WashlnE ,9a&fanh

Chartered iE ing
state uf Illinois iaF
toe eXpr $ plfI'
Of giving iiniacdI'
ate rtli filiaht'
of private, chToi,,.
and urinary
eases I'm al tht
n......--. mi tl.Ls
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-09-20

GosuGN School FURNITURE, for
which Cartwright 4 James are agents,
has already been ordered for one
school in Iowa County. This furni-
ture is first class, and sold at rates
that none can get under. School
Officers should call upon the agents
and learn particulars before pur-
chasing.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-09-20

TaE undersigned is prepared to
pasture stock, on good timothy and
clover, only one mile north of city
Plenty of water on the place
34wt. X. JACKSON.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-09-20
LENAHAN,s HALL.

Parties desiring to rent said hall
will call upon Mrs. Catharine Z.
Lenahan at her residence on Foun-
tain Street.
CATHARINE E. LENAHAN.
March 18th. lS76.-13tf
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-09-20

Deller has purchased mn extensive
stock of clothing, hats and caps, ear
pets, oil-cloths, Sc, which he will
sell at prices that defy competition.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-09-20

CutwriEht s James have secured
the services of first class Sewing
Machine Repairer, and Musical Ia
strumcnt Tuner. al work intrusted
to ;hem guaranteed to give satissae-
lion or money refunded. At
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-09-20

THE undersigned has for sale II
new Sewing Machine, and will take
a good milch COW in part payment.
W. II. Bennett.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-09-20

AKRON CEMENT very cheap by
d. VI. Platt.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-09-20
ECONOMY AND COMFORT.
HOW TO ENJOY BOTH.

So much has been said and written
about our Centennial Exhibition
that almost every one in our broad
and beautiful land is at least desir-
Gus of paying visit there, and
viewing for the first and only time
in their lives the remarkable prod
ucts Of our country, gathered from
every State and Territory.
TO those, especially, who desire
economy, we wish to present reas-
enable table of prices, or the cost of
trip to the Centennial, aud will take
Chicago as central starting point !:
Excursion ticket, Chicago to Philadel-
phia aud return, good for 60 days.. 80 90
-Four meals going and four returning =. 600
supper lodging and breakfast in Pha-
dclphia. $50
Admission to Exposition ... 80
Lunch in Centennial grounds 80
81 80
Each day at Exposition ....... $50
In presenting this array Of figures,
we have, of course, adopted the
stortest and Quicke& line to the Cen
fe,nial, IN oreler 10 gioe tic CHEAPEST
and that route is by the GREAT
Fort WAYNE AND PENNSYLVANIA
LINE, which runs all It's trains direct
to the main entrance, titus saging 10
the haoeter the cost Of caviage hire
or the uecatious annoyance Of Slo,c
goiag street cars, aohich rngelers By
0H 0t/ter r0uteS must use, in order to
reach the Centennial grounds, ntore
tim three mites distant from any
dgp0t, except the commodious one
erected by he PENNSYLVANIA LINE
for the enjoyment of its patrons.
Every visitor to the Centennial
has testified to the great superiority
Of the Great Fort Wayne and Penn
sylyania Line, with its complete and
elegant Parlor, Sleeping and Hotel
Coaches, where one can luxuriously
lecilne and view with delight the
charming scenery Of lofty mountains,
beautiful valleys, and the ripping
waters Of the bright and sparkling
.uniata together with tho famous
Horse Shoe Bend, AlIegrippu2, Pack
Saddle, the crossing of the Susque-
hanna, and an endless variety of
lovely sights not to be found on any
other but this popular line.
One could spend hours in writing
Of its beauties and comforts, but
space forbids our saying more than
this. by all means take the Fort
Wayne and Pennsylvania line to the
Centennial, and reach the very
GATEWAY or THE EXroslrlox, ,cit,-
on cdaaye Of cars or any trU'2ftr,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-09-20

WHITE winter wheat flour for sale
by u. NJ. platt.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-09-20

Having the facilities OF buying for
cash and the disposition tu sell cheap.
Deller invites the public TO call, pN-
anime his stock, which is complete
in every line, and judSe Tor thcm-
selves, as lac guarantees to quote the
lowest nrices at all times.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-03-02

may act uponit. House bills passed prescrib-
ing penalty for crime OF murder; relating to
sal .ries OF county officers, also the bill amend
ing the constitution making the grand jury
optional with the court.
On the opening of the 56th session day,
the Senate commenced their 4Oth working
day.-Feb. 28th-and the following bills were
introduced Tor redemption of delinquent pro-
perty sold for taxes to the State; to prevent
wilful disturbance OF public schools; and ex
empting building associations from certain
provisions OF the tax laws. Killed: House
bills appropriatiug 322,0 900 for seed grain for
the grasshopper district. Senate hills passed {:
taxing telegraph property and torbiding the
schools. The liberty Of conscience bill forbid
ing religion in the schools WAS deieated-l8 to
10. After recess bills were introduced to ex-
empt farmers drags and harvesters from a.
tachment; to appropriate money 70. starting .
printing Office At The reform school. and .
dozen local bills. Donnelly's Lill for = de-
partment Of fagriculture was passed-24 to 8.
The bill prohibiting teaching foreign Ian
guases in the public schools was recalled from
the House for reconsideration. The Congress-
ional appportionment bill transferring the
counties of Yellow Medicine and Lac qui Parle
from the first to sec nj district was passed to 4
third reading. The legislative spportionment
bill was amended to make the number Of Sem
ators 80 and representatives 81.
The House had performed forty days.
work, Feb. 2sth, and passed several local Sen
ate bills, after which rec*ss was taken. On
re.assemblig large number Of bills Of minor
importance were passed, and the bill protect
ing the culture Of trees was lost, also the bin
for destruction of .rasshoppe's. The centen-
nial appropriation bill was also lest. The bill
amend ing the tax laws was postponed indef-
nitely.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-03-02
Redulti0 Ad Abslafduna

Ata recent meeting of the Refor m
League Of Boston, Mr.. Benz amin Skinner,
of Acton spoke advocating the abolition
of interest on money, and claimed that
the hard times and accompanying evils
were the result of stealing according to
law. He read the following paper, said
to have been written by tramp, and
picked up in the street ofa country vii
lage:
''Overproduction is the cause of hard
times; therefore if the people produced
less they would have more. Laughter
and applause.l This is in accordance
with the well.known law, the more you
put down the less you take up-'anti up
and look pleasant Loud laughter. If
the farmer grows an abundance of wheat,
corn, cucumbcrs, and cabbage, according
to the political economy Of rice, and mo.
lasses, we must suffer for the want Of
corn, cncumbers, and cabbage, but il
there is . scarcity of these commodities
we shall have plenty ofthem. Laugter]
This comes through thephilosophy Of dc.
duction from the law Of supplyka md do.
mand. [Applause and laughter.l There
are SO many boots and shoes in the mar.
ket that We cannot be we'll shod-but
burn up tho present stock and we will be
we'll supplied in that direction. The
great mass Of people to-day are destitute
Of money, and that is because interest is
so low and the money lies idle in the
banks. Now raise the rate Of interest by
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-03-02
POLITICAL.

POLITICAL.
The Wisconsin Assembly on the oath
passed the Dells bill by = vote Gf77 TO IL.
Every person who has been hesrd BY
the House subcommittee on Indian affairs,
relative to the proposed transfer Of the Indian
Bureau to the War Department., being from
west Of the Mississippi river; excepting only
those connected with the Indian service, it is
said has recommended the transfer.
The City Council Of St. Louis, 9th, settled
the mayorality contest, pending tor some time
past, by 4 majority vote in favor If Henry
Overstolz, the contestant. After this action
Mr.. Overstolz was installed by the council.
Mr.. Britton, the incumbent ousted, in card,
takes exception to the action Of the council,
and says he shall continue to perform the
duties Of the Office until the questions At issue
are decided hy q higher tribunal.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-03-02

il more steadiness in spot prices. Very little
business is reported in wheat, aud prices are
nominally unchanged.
Gov. Benton Of Wyoming Territory,
just returned Fl ON the Black Hills, reports be-
ing stopped by Indians but not moletted fur
ther. Indians are reported At various places,
watching for an opportunity to steal stock.
Snow is eight inches deep At Custer City and
little mining is dore. A government has been
partly organized with vigilance committee.
Red Cloud and Spotted Tail are moving their
people north OF the Black Hills. Stock has
been stolen by the Indians. Trouble is daily
anticipated. @..~.
The bill introduced in Congress, amend
atosy Of the silver coinage laws, provides for
the coinage of . new silver dollar equal In
weight and value to two Of the present silver
halt dollars, and proposes to make 1t = legal
tender for an amount not exceeding go. The
bill abolishes the existing legal dollar. 1t also
provides ti,at silver half .dollars shall he .
legal tender Tor An amount not exceeding 80,
and that the government shall replace, with
out loss tothe holder, all abraded silver coins.
The new silver dollar is to he coined on gov
ernment account only.
In the lower house of the Louisiana
Legislature on the s5th . committee was ap-
pointed to investigate what charges, if any,
there are against Gov. Kellogg demanding his
impeachment, the committee to report as early
a. practicable The move WAS q surprise to
the Republicans, who assert the scheme Of the
Democrats was to prefer articles Of impeach-
ment against both the Governor and Lieut..
Governor, on the last day OF the session, which
would suspend them from Office and leave the
Speaker Of the House, Democrat, acting Gov
ernor under the constitution. To checkmate
this move, if so intended, the Governor imme-
diately issued his proclamation for an extra
session Of the Senate, to convene Immediately
upon the adjournment Of the Legislature,
March I'd.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-03-02
The GraSshopPer 1nvasion OF 1876.
Reason to be Hopeful.
fPrOf Riley of Missouri in N Y TriMlne1

(Prof Riley of Missouri in N. Y. Tribune.l
The number of eggs laid in the States
of Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska by the
few struggling insects that passed over
that country last fall will not equal that
laid in ordinary seasons by indigenous
species. In Colorado, also, there have
been in most parts such abundant rains
since locust eggs were laid, and the ground
has been so unusually moist, that there is
some hope that the bulk Of the eggs are,
or will be, destroyed. The events Of the
past eighteen months have so fully borne
out such predictions as felt warranted
in making, that my opinion on this sub.
iect may have some weight.
/ give it my belief that, first, in the
three States mentioned, there will not
hatch Is many locusts next spring as
would naturally hatch in ordinary sea.
sons from the eggs Of indigenous species;
second, that, compared with other parts
Of the country, those States ravaged by
locusts last spring and early summer will
enjoy the greatest immunity during the
same seasons Of 1875, not only from
locust injuries, but from the work Of
most other noxious insects, except the
woodborers. In short, the people Of the
ravagcd section have reason to be hope.
full rather than gloomy. They will ccr'
tainly not suffer in any general way from
locust injuries in the carly season; and
the only way in which they can suffer
from the migrating pests is by fresh
swarms later in the year from the far
northwest, tho odds being, however, from
number of reasons which it is unneces'
sary to enumeratc here, very g'eat
against any such contingency.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-03-02
A Coed Sell on the Terfo Hauto 'sSpir.
ilu0l Qed1Un1.ss


A little episode occurred At Pence's
hall last evening which is calculated to
shake the confidence of the visitors who
were present in the supernatural charac
ter of Alice Belle Purless, the spirit who
materializcs every night for tho enter.
tainment of visitors.
There were present last night, five gen.
tlemcn of an inquiring turn Of mind, who
were determined to discover whether or
not "Belle'' and Mrs. Stewart were not
one and tho same person. Accordingly
each provided himself with small quan.
tity oflamp6lack. and when the lights
we're turned down they rubbed this black
on the palms of their right hand.
Belle was as usual, the first spirit to
put in an appearance, and as she held out
her spiritualistic hand, it was grasped
and squeezed affectionately by each of the
five young men. After this the usual
performanc was gone throug h with. and
when the seance had closed, the light
were turned up, the five young men
pressed around the medium to thank and
congratulate her. Each grasped her
ham, .agerly and examined it's palm,
WueIs StT@uSo ~ oays IuS Ao"PoA"SN
which had been smeared upon the spirit
Belle, appeared on the palm
of Mrs. Stewart, who had apparently
been sitting in trance in one corner of
the cabin while the materialized spirit
perambulated the seance room and frater.
nized with mortals. ... g. .....-
There could be no mistake about it.,
the hand which had been white and clean
was all besmeared with lampblack, IS
we're the hands of the five gentleman Of
inquiring minds. We are unable to learn
the names Of the the young men. but our
informant. who received his information
from an undoubted athority, tells Us that
two we're from Pana, H., two from
Clarksville, Tenn. The residence of the
other vas not known to him.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-03-02
CONGRESS.

A petition from Indiana, signed by
over 1900 names, was presented the Senate,
Feb. 23d, asking lor action in the cause of tenn
perance. The committee on finance reported
reported adversely to petitions tor an exten-
sion of time on Southern claims. During con
sideration of the Indi n bill, an amendment
was offered making it misdemeanor to Gull
or remove wood or stone from . reservation.
Mr.. Window moved to except tue Black Hills
reservation from the amendment, saying that
h. wss xI.a determined mined that tn: people Of the
Black Hills and develop the country.
The House had under consideration the
bill Of Mr.. Banning providing for reducing
of the army. It reduces the cavalry to eight
regiments and the infantry to twenty. The
Secretary of State was instructed to communi-
cate to the House any information he may
have regarding charges against Geo.F Seward,
it unlawful for any person, not an Indian, to
kill any buffalo not needed for food or the
market.
The Senate on the oath resumed con.
sideration Of The bill giving the courts juris-
dictiOn over Indian reservations, and forbid
ding use OF removal of stone or timber there
on. Mr.. Windom's amendment to except
ed, and OF Windows motion the bill was re.
terred to the committee on Indian affairs.
EulOgies were pronounced on the late Con-
gresham StarkweatAer and the Senate ad.
journeds
The House tabled the bill limiting the
duration of patents. The discu.sionoi = bill
for custom house at Memphis occupied much
time, resulting in the appropriation bill of
$6O0, 900 being reduced to @4OO, O,OW After the
pronunciation Of eulosies on the character of
the late H. II. Starkweather, by Mr. Phelps aud
others the House adjourned.
The Senate on the 25th passed the bill
for refunding the national debtat 4x per cent
s! to- 3. The bonds are to be made payable at
pleasure after 80 years from date. A long dis
cussion was had on the West Point appropria-
ton bill, pending which the, Senate I'd journed.
In the House, the everlasting District
Of Columbia bond bill was under discussion,
and was again postponed for one week. This
matter has taken more time of the House than
any other single measure during the present
session. The correspondence relating to Gen.
Schenck and the Emma mine was read, and
referred to the committee on foreign affsirs.
The Senate on the 28th ult. amended
the bi!l admitting Colorado as = State attel
amending by appropriating money to pay thu
expenses of her constitutional convention
After amending the military academy bill BY
adding 81, ,3l4 to the appropriation, the Sen
ate adjourned
Bills were introduced in the House t
appropriate money for the destruction of 10
Gusts and opening the Black Hills TO survey
and settlement.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-03-02
M0nsana's Ability to Advance $3.-
100000 to the Northern Pacific.
III. N. Mcguire in Chicago Times.1


We will now consider the ability of the
territory to make this ADVANCE simple
loan by her to the company, with ample
security, as it will be to her. with ample
security, by the parties taking up her
bonds. Statistics can be produced show.
ing that the citizens of Montana are ex.
pending = million Of dollars yearly for
teaming their freight to and from the
Union Pacific and Central Pacific rail.
roads: to this may he added 4 quarter of
million for freig ghting goods from Fort
Benton, on the upper Missouri lbut the
opening to navigation of the Yellowstone
next spring will change this); and not
less than quarter Of million are expend-
ed in stage fares-in all an annual ex.
penditure of million and half by the
territory of Montana for freights and
travel rates. And this enormous amount
they are paying for the privilege of
coming in and going out Of the back doors
Of their household, for their natural CO n.
mercial affin.ties are with Chicago and
New York-not Salt Lake and San Fran.
cisco. The Northern Pacific railroad
will open their front doors, and Chicago
will soon become. I believe, IS great .
centre for controlling and giving direc-
tion to mining enterprises as San Francis.
CO now is--fer Montana is naturally as
rich in silver IS Nevada, and in gold rs
California. The developments in the
Yellowstone and Big Horn valleys the
coming summer will justify this assertion,
extravagant as it may seem. Immense
quantities Of rich ores arc now in storage
in tho territory for want of means of
transportation, ion which bankers have
made advances at 2 IL per cent. per
month. This embarrasses the develop.
ment of the richest ores, and altogether
prevents mining second.class ores-such
Is are the basis of the bulk of Nevada's
mining operations.
I have not taken into consideration the
immense increase of taxable property
which will be realized to the territory by
the agricultural development of the Yel-
lowstone valley and its tributaries-em.
bracing cultivatable and grazing area of
s,ot less than 10000 square miles. That
alone, mines ont Of the question, would
Justify tho people of Montana in making
the advance to the Northern Pacific com.
pany under consideration, and, at the
same time, DO IN ample guarantee to the
parties taking up the territorisl bonds
issued for the purpose. The semi.annual
interest payments on these bonds. refund.
ed to the territorial treasury from the
gross receipts Of the company, would
amount to but small per cent. of the
sums now expended BY the people Of
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-03-02
THE NEWS RECORD.
GRIMES AND CRIMINALS.

Creditors at Memphis telegraphed to
Cairo and had writs Of admiralty ready to be
served on the steamer St. Francis Belle. She
went BY, however, at night Sunday the Goth.
and though the United States Marshal gave
chase in fast tug the Belle made her escape
to st. Louis without detention.
A recent raid of internal revenue OH.
GERS in Oglethorpe county. Georgia. resulted in
the seizure aud destruction Of ten illicit distil-
leries and $1,000 gallons Of mash and beer.
Twenty-one persons, including . United
States commissioner, were brought in, all
charged with violating the Internal revenue
1ANA