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The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-01
The Drumming Evil.

Boston merchants are greatly dissatisfied
with the present style of doing business;
they declare they cannot live under it, and
that, if adhered to. it must lead to the
bankruptcy, In the end, of all jobbing and
wholesale merchants. The evils Of the
present system are high rents, drummers
and small profits. Twenty years ago
jobbing house paid in rent 81. 900 to $5,-
000--the latter being considered . very
high figure; Of the goods sold seventy-6ve
per cent. were foreign, on which there was
a good profit, and all the sales were made
in the house, where the proprietors met
their customers and kept up knowledge
of their circumstances. ALI this is now
changed; the rents of the granite, marble
and free-stone buildings that the jobbers
is expected to occupy vary from $1,000 to
$4,000; just as many statesmen in the
house are required as formerly, and a
corps of active drummers are to be main
tanned in the field at cost of salaries and
$5 day for travelling expenses besides =
Nor does the trouble end here; drumming
sharpens the competition and reduces the
profits, and it also increases the hazards of
business-for the drummer. ambitious to
make as many and as large sales as posi-
BILE, invariably makes the most favorable
representation of his customers, and thus
involves his employer in unsupported
trouble. To all this may be added the
fact that the merchant has nearly lost con-
troll of his business; he rarely sees his
customers. or they him; the business is
really in the hands his of his drummers who
use his money to build up valuable &C,
quaintance which they carry with them te
a rival house when they leave. Merchants
do not reflect, or if they do. they canno,
help it, that the very acquaintance which
is the drummers' capital, is acquired a,
their expense. Twenty years ago bust
ness was straightforward. the expense
J Eight. and the profits good; but under the
new system, competition is so great tina
goods in some departments of trade arr
sold at as low profit as 2 ~ to pei
cent. The only chance of success is il
81 selling very large amount-and her,
again comes in fierce struggle that ofteI
brings one firm after another to tn,
ground 1t is said that the numerous
failures at the east and the great numbe
, of unoccupied houses on business streets il
Boston and New York are due, in no small
measure, to these evils The question o
{ greatest concern with the eastern whole
, salers at present is how to become indie
pendent of their drummers and resum
: control of their own business
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-01
Arrested for Bicalny.

There is another excitement among the
colored people of the Second Baptist
church. Yesterday woman arrived in
this city who claimed to be the wife of
Joseph Rogers, the Pawnee Indian doctor
and who was married to Fannie Sinkley.'
alias Singleton, few weeks ago. Upon
learning that her truant husband had
married again she procured warrant
from Magistrate Chopper, and yesterday
evening Policeman Feeley, accompanied
by Policeman Rinehart, arrested the
Doctor and lodged him in Jail.
The woman said her maiden name wa:
Martha King, and that she was married te
Rogers in Monmouth about two years ago
As soon as her runaway husband was il
Jail she telegraphed to Monmouth asking
her mother to come to this city as wit
ness.
This morning Martha and her mothe
were early in Magistrate Choppers Office
and the much married Doctor was brough
nto court.
He did not deny the charge. but sal,
that justice of the peace in Monmouth
had told him that if he left his wife an
went to some other place he would not re
quire divorce. He also said he did nc
have any fault to find with Martha an,
would have lived with her IL it wasn't TO
that ineyit able mother-in- law who wa
always trying to boss and whip him
This is the reason he left Monmouth.
He was held in $500 bonds for hi
appearance at the next term of the circui
court, and failing to give security was sen
to jail Mrs. King and her daughter wer
placed under 800 bonds each for thei
appearance as witnesses. States Attorne
Parmenter for the people.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-01
Attempted Burglary and Arson.

About 1890 o'clock last night loud re-
port was heard on the river front and 10
few minutes after the lumber Office of W.
l. Reed & Co., at the foot of Beaver
street, was discovered to be on fire.
An alarm was given and the fremen
were promptly on hand, The fire, owing
| to the strong wind, communicated to the
lumber yard adjoining and considerable
dressed lumber was burned. The FIRE
men. however, promptly extinguished the
blaze, but not until the Office had been de
stroyed,
After the fire had been extinguished it
was found that the loud report came from
an attempt to blow open the safe in the
Office. The door of the safe was found
several feet from the safe. The safe,
which is an old-fashioned one, was used
only to keep the books in. The books
which contained accounts amounting tc
$4,000, were found in good order.
The powder had probably been poured
into the key hole of the safe and the fire.
had either originated at the time of the
explosion or had been started by the
burglars after they found nothing in tn,
safe.
The police have found, in the lumbe
yard, dark lantern and one pound til
powder can, painted red, and about halfful
of the best rifle powder. The powder i
from the Orange Powder Mills, Latin
Rand, proprietors.
Mr.. Reed estimates his loss at abou
$4,000. He is insured in the Springfield
llMass.) Insurance Company, Il. W
Hurst's agency, for $500, and in III
Laconia Company. J. N. Reynolds, agent
for 81 800, SO that his loss will not be S
heavy as at first reported.
| The Phoenix company. assisted by som
of the Wide Awake boys, remained at tn
scene of the fire until noon to-day, the fir
in the lumber piles being difficult to ex
tinguish.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-01
Another Rumor About Mr.. Hawley.

Mr.. Hawley's recent trip to Washington
seems to have produced quite a crop Of
rumors in regard to him. A letter in the
Chicago Times said that he was to be as
sistant post master general And now q
Washington letter in the Gazette says:
I'll isreported here on very good author
ity that ex- congressman John b. Hawiey
OF Illinois, has been offered the position Of
assistant secretary of the interior. 1t il
hoped by bis many friends here that the
report is true and that he will accept
Next to Gen. Cowan, who leaves on &C
count of the pressure of other duties, W.
know Of kEow one who could more aptly
discharge the duties of the place than Johr
/ B. Hawley."
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-01

Lent will begin March l, Ash Wednes-
day.
Subjoined are the regulations for Lent.
which are to be observed by all the faith
full III the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chi
csgo:
/. The first day of Lent, Ash Wednes-
day. fails on the first of March.
2. All the days of Lent are days of fast.
ing, except the Sundays
g. All persons who have completed
their 2let year. unless legitimately dis
pensed, are obliged t. keep the fast. Gus
tom allows a cup of coffee, tea, or choco
late, with small piece of bread, to BIZ
taken in the morning. In the evening, 8
collation.. not exceeding the fourth part Of
an ordinary meal, is allowed.
4. BY dispensation, the use of fesh-mea-
is allowed at the principal meal on Mon
days, Tuesdays, Thursday and SATURDAYS
except the Saturday in Emberweek, ant
the Thursday and Saturday in Holy
week
5. The use of fish and fesh-meat is no
allowed at the same neal during Lent
6. Ali under 81 years of age. those VII,
are SukdgSu III udtu NoFk, the Sick ant
convalescent, and persons who cannot fas
| without serious injury to health, are ex
empted from the fast. Persons excused
| from fasting, on account of tender age
hard labor, and sickness. are not restricted
to the use of flesh meat at only one mea
on the day of which it is allowed. Thos
who entertain any reasonable doubt abou
their obligation to fast or abstain, ough
to apply to their pastors for advice or dis
pensation.
Z. The time for fulfilling the pascha
duty is extended 10 this diocese from th
first Sunday of Lent to Trinity Sunday.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-01

The ladies of the centennial committee
feeling the obligations they were under to
the ladies and gentlemen from Book Is.
land, who so kindly volunteered their ser
vices in repeating their Lady Washington
Reception at the Opera House last night,
rendered them supper after the enter
tainment. -Dav DEM 10Th.
And every Davenport lady Except the
noble-hearted Mrs. G, e. Putnam left the
party to hunt their lunch as best they
could. There was good deal of difference
between the promise and the performance
in relation to carriages. There was a sad
want of thoughtful management as to
costumes which were locked up, over
there, while our people hunted the tipsey
keeper of the key, delaying the perform
ance. There was lack of efficient COM
mittees in charge of the stage, the house,
etc., and lack of such attentions as were
due to the people who had taken so much
trouble to help the ladies over the river
retrieve their losses-a lack of such at
tentions as cost nothing and as were due to
people in polite society. No lady on this
side of the river, that we are aware of, has
uttered word Of complaint-but certain
gentlemen have used some pretty vigor-
Gus words on the subject, and suggested
that this was the second time that ladies
from this side of the river had been treat
ed shabbily oyer there and they hoped il
would be the last. The ladies' who gave
their aid, from this side of the river, were
the most intelligent, refined and high-tonec
in the city, land should not have been treat
ed like set Of ballet girls,
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-01
ROCK ISLAND COUNTY COAL.
Report Of the Inspector Of Coal Mine.


Daniel Gordon, Esq. Inspector Of Coal
Mines for this county, has just made his
annual report to the Governor. of the con-
dition Of the coal mines and coal lands in
this county, as far as ascertained by him
for the year 1875. We are indebted to
him for copy of his report. from which
we condense the following facts:
Number Of acres of known coal lands
discovered and being worked in the coun-
ty, 1863 Number of acres worked out,
439.
Greatest number of miners at work al
any time during the past year l,0l7.
Average number employed 632.
The number of tons of coal produced
during the year 1875 was 263,54l. And
the average price at the mines was 81. Is
ton.
The value of coal mined during the veal
was $577 ,597.
The amount of capital employed in thu
business was $244, $50.
The capacity of production was 725, 55(
tons.
The number Of mines opened and WORKED
was 80.
The condition of these mines, as to ven
titation is reported good in I; fair" il
9; deficient" in S; deficient in part
in 6.
TONS OF COAL PRODUCED BY EACH FIRM
RURAL.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-01
Ho! For the Black Hills,

Capt. g. e. Hutchinson, of Kearney
Nebraska. will leave Chicago, Monda,
morning, March 18th; Rock Island, l4th
Des Moines, 18th; Omaha. afternoon Of
the 18th; and arrive at Kearney Junction
on the morning of the 18th. viii leave
Kearney Junction on the morning of tle
2lst for Custer City, in the Black Hills
with large party from the east. Peo,.ls
desiring to visit this region are invited te
join his party, or to call on or address hin
at the Soldiers National Home, Milwau
kee, Wis. He has special rates fol
freight and passengers. And is also locat
ing Soldiers Claims in Nebraska. 2sd3
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-01
Water Board Corruption Fund

A few nights ago there was a secret
meeting of the water board ring at which
Jim Parks announced that if they expect
ed to elect Butler it would take cash to do
it; that it was Of no use to try and hoop
it up on an empty pocket book; that q
good deal of poor whiskey had got to be
drank to float him with the ''unwashed'
people, and if they didn't furnish the
means to ''set 'em up" and pay certain
other expenses not necessary to name, they
might as will not make any effort at all
There were some Is or 20 Of the ring pre-
sent and they hauled their weasel skins
and put up from S. to $40 each to carry
Butler through. Jim is the dispenser Of
this corruption fund, raised fer the pur
pose of purchasing votes to indorse the pas
incompetent water board management
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-01

A WARNING TO CONSERVATIVES. Con
LIVER On.-"The we'll known firm of
HEGMAN & CO., of New York City,
were the FIRST who introduced in this coun
try the PURE and UNADULTRATED Con
LIVER OIL,' The established reputation
of Hegman & Co., as skillful and conseien-
tious pharm@oloeists, is sufficient guar
antee of itself of the purity of medicine
prepared 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, 1876-03-01
THE POST OFFICE CONTROVERSY
What Mr.. Murdoch Says about it.

Mr.. Thomas Murdoch having returned
from Washington reporter for this
paper called at his residence to-day and
asked him in regard to the proposed
change in the post Office here and as to
his being appointed postmaster. He re-
Piled that he had not been officially MOTIF
ed Of his appointment, but understood that
some of his friends had sent petition to
Gen. Henderson, our congressman, asking
that he be appointed to the Office in place
Of Nh. Jackson. Should he learn anything
not already reported he will give the in
formation to The ARGUS.
He spoke in a confident manner, as
though everything had been fixed up and
and that he was to be the man for post
master.
Capt. Haverstick returned from the
east last evening. Has he been to
Washington after the post office also?
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-01

CRoUP-Almost daily we are called up
on to chronicle the death of some loved
one, by this dreadful disease, which often
takes its victim away from loving parents,
with only very short notice. Every
mother should supply herself with Goes
Cough Balsam, for it is no exaggeratiou
to say it will cure ninety-nine cases in every
one hundred, if taken in season. There
are very man. mothers who will tell you
they owe the life of some dear one to this
weliderful medicine. One very desirable
quality is, that it leaves no bad effect, il
being perfectly harmless. In cases Of
cough, hoarseness, or tickling in the throat
| it has no equal.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-01
The report closes as follows:

My estimate of the number of acres of
workable coal in the county is somewhat
less than in previous reports, as indica
tons of the workings of certain mines have
led me to reduce the estimates made 10
connection Herewith; while there has been
little prospecting, and few discoveries OF
new coal fields during the year. The mum.
Der of tons of coal produced in the county
has'been ascertained as accurately as was
practicable, The coal mining operations
in this county during the year 1875 have
| been conducted without loss of life to any
person engaged therein; as indeed they
have been since the first day of July A
d. 1872, when the present law came into
force. The coal interests have suffered
from the depression in financial affairs
and the mild weather of the present winter
has lessened the demand SO much tina
some mines cannot be worked with prof
and are now closed. In no instance havt
the mines been worked to their full capac
ity There has been neglect on the par
OF sone operators to fully, comply will
the requirements of the law in regard Il
steam boilers; also in regard to covering
cages upon which men are hoisted and low
cred; and in regard to plating the work
ings of the mines. The undersigned note
Improvement 10 the working of seyera
mines. and M ost of those operating exten
sively have complied with the law; and i
is hoped that those who have not as We
done SO may soon comply with the la,
they having been specially requested to d
so by the inspector.
Dated this 10th day OF February A d 1876.
| DANIEL GORDON.
County Surveyor and ex-ofico Inspector OF Goa
Mines in Rock Island County,
Fl. L. HUNTER,
Practical Miner and sworn Assistant Inspector
/
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-01

''Arnica Montana" or Mountain Arnica,
know also as ''Leopards Bane," and in
some parts of Europe as Mountain To
bacco, contains a peculiarly searching
Volatile Oil, an aromatic gum or resin OF
extraordinary healing properties. and a
rare alkaloid, unlike any other known to
chemistry, which has an immediate and
most marvellous effect in preventing and
relieving pain. In Burdsalfs Arnica Lin
iment, the three powerful sanatiye ele-
ments of this marvellous plan, are com
bined and intensified, and the balsJmic &C
ton is increased by the addition of other
botanical agents that tend to invigorate
the absorbent vessels of the skin and fleshy
fibre.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-01
IMPORTANT Observation-Disclosures

IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Reader if
you prize your health, and use, or contem-
plate using any article for restoring or
dressing the hair; avoid the numerous
hair preparations made from lead, sulphur
and other metallic poisons, and send for a
pamphlet giving directions how to detect
them, and which accompanies the Egypt
ian Hair Coloring. Which is the only safe
and effectual artical used. as shown by the
report of the Metropolitan Board Of
Health, No poisons; no stains. Is not 9
dye. Address Geo. VIM. Southwick, pro
prietor, New York, P. o. box 1888.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-01

The Christian Leader IN. " in speak
ing of Merchants Gargling Oils Mr..
Hodge is a gentleman of liberal tastes and
excellent Judgment. and the Gargling Oil
Company, under his thoroughly judicious
direction, has become one of the stronges,
and soundest concerns that grace the com
mercial annals of our state. Other
medicinal specialties. in addition to the
Gargling Oil, are beginning to claim the
company's attention, and of their grea,
success we have as little doubt as we have
of their intrinsic merit"
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-01
NERVOUS pERrIrrr.

a depressed, irritable state OF mfna
. weak, nervous, exhausted feeling
mo energy or animation, confused
mead, weak memory, often with de-
INITIATING, involuntary discharges. The
consequence Of excesses, mental overwork or
indiscretions. This NERVOUS DEBILITY
finds . sovereign cure in HUMPHREYS,
HOMEOPATHIC SPECIFIC, No. as,
II tones up the system, arrests dischA -, dispels
the mental gloom and desponden.. MAJ rsiuve-
mates the entire system. It l. penectly harm
iess and always efficient. Price IS, for package
Of i've boxes and a large ~ vial Of powder, which
Is important in old. serious cases; or 81 per single
box Sold BY ALL Druggists, or SAINT by mail
on receipt Of price. Address HUMPHREYS
SPECIFIC HOMEOPATHIC HQTNE CO.
Nc. t09 DaoADwAr, II. Y.
H-sss large advertisement.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-01
CITY Convention Tonight.

The delegates from the several wards
will meet in the court house this evening
to nominate candidate for mayor. 1t is
to be delegate meeting, but
everybody who desires to be present is
invited to attend. The universal interest
shown in the ward meetings will probably
be also shown in the meeting to night. aDd
it i, quite likely that the attendance will
be large.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-01

To PERSONS VISITING New YORK OF
THE CENTENNIAL,-The GRAND UNION
HOTEL. New York, opposite GRAM
CENTRAL DEPOT, has over $50 elegant,
furnished rooms. Elevator. steam, ano
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, 1876-03-01

One BOTTLE OF PERUVIAN ALTEaA
TIVE will remove pimple or skin eruptions.
Two bottles will cure liver complaint, loss
Of appetite. or debility. and three to five
bottles will cure scrofulous or venerial
faint, rheumatism, tumors of the blood
CRUMBS PERUVIAN Alternative is the
greatest tonic and blood purifier ever dis
covered. Sold by all druggists.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-01

Both a difference And distinction.
While the vermifuges and Laycock' 8
Worm Killer are both used for the pur-
pose of expelling worms, Laycocock' g
Worm Killer is much safer, more ef-
feetual, and Eore palatable than either
yermifuges or worm candies. Besides ex-
polling worms, Laycock's Worm Killer re-
gulates the bowels and cleanses the system
Ask scr Layeock's Worm Killer. Sold BY
all druggists.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-01
Among the many new articles Of inter,

Among the many new articles of interes,
to the ladies, is the Lotta Skirt Elevator,
lately patented by A. w. Thomas, New
York. 1t is siuaple in construction and
works like charm, in raising a trail skirt
to walking dress, or at pleasure back to
trail. A continuance of this kind is
bound to be popular with the ladies, whose
attention is directed to the card of the
proprietor which appears in this paper.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-01
There ALWAYS seems a nreiudice ara

There always seems prejudice against
new stores starting in a town or city and
selling goods at astonishing low prices, and
the people generally suspect fraud some
where. These ideas will hold good seven
times out of ten, but the bankrupt stock
now selling one door east of Champion
book store, is notable exception. Hers
you can find goods of fine, standard
quality being sold at less than first cost.
The stock is warranted just as represented
and may be depended upon in every in
stance. l-d2t
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-01
Internal Revenue Receipts for Feb.
The following is a statement showing the
amount Of internal revenue collected by
Deputy Collector Eph, Wood in the month
Before Justice Pinkiey,

James A. Suitor, drunken fellow from
Moline, was taken to Jail yesterday by
Policeman Feeley. and this morning was
fined So and costs No money. Sent
back to Jail.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-01

LADIES throughout the American and
European Continents have testified to the
excellent remedial virtues of Pozzoni's
Medicated Complexion Powder. II
imparts to the skin beautiful transparent
whiteness makes it delicately soft and
smooth, removes freckles, tan, and allays al
irritation. Sold wholesale and retail by
j. A. Pozzoni, St.Louis, Mo-, and by E.
Breunert, Emil Kehler, G. Speidel, and
Benser & Thomas, Rock Island.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-01

MAsoNIc-Regular convention Of Rock
Island Council No. 20. R. & s. NJ, this
evening at 7 clock. Work on the R. &
S. NJ degrees All members are request
ed to attend By order of the T. l. G. NJ
Ell. G. CLEAVELAND, Recorder,
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-01

Sore Throat, Cough, Cold, and similar
troubles, if sugered to progress, result in
serious pulmonary affections, oftentimes
ineurable. " Bropm's Bronchial 7foches.' =
reach directly the seat of the disc. Sc, and
give almost instant relief.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-01

A year ago THE ARGUS called on the
Democrats OF the Fourth Ward to select a
better and more capable man than j John r.
Warner Water Board Organ.
There is not one word of truth in the
above