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The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-31
Sheridan Right For Once.

Gen. Sheridan was right about ex-Gov.
J. Madison Wells, and yet not more than
half right, after ALL He did not give
Gov. Wells half so bad character as that
worthy has just given himself. His testi-
mouy given before the house committee
was such as could only have been given By
a rogue who feared that he might feel the
halter draw if he told too much, He was
asked by the members if he could state
the total number of votes cast in Louisi-
ana, and he said that he had not charged
his memory with iii On other points he
was just as marvelously ignorant He did
not know whether the action of the re-
turning board in Louisiana had changed
the result of the election 0r not; he did
not know whether the returning board
threw out 10000 votes or not; he did
not know whether they threw out " a hun
dred or a thousand votes" He, the
chairman of the Louisiana returning board,
testitying under oath, declares that he does
not know things which are perfectly well
known to every intelligent newspaper
reader in this country. He presided over
the throwing out of votes, and yet does
not know how many were thrown out. dc
counted out Tilden and counted in Hayes
with his own hands, and yet he does not
know whether the result of the election
was changed" This is bald. perjury. and
it is this accomplished rascal, who assumed
to rob the people of the United States Of
the right to choose their own president!
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-31
NEWHALL HOUSE
COSMOPOLITAN HOTEI
THE BRUNSWICK

Boylston, cor Clarendo St.. BOSTON
fhis new and commodous structure is now com
peted and ready for the reception of travellers and
the public. The house is fire proof, and contains
every modern improvement, including passenger
and baggage elevator. It is elegantly furnished, is
the Common, Public Garden and Railroad Depots.
Besides rooms for transient guests, it contains
many rooms suite tor families who desire to To-
cate permanently No pains or money will be
spared to make the Brunswick take rank with the
best hotels in the country.
Public patronage is respectfully solicited.
J. W. WOLCOTT,
II Proprietor.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-31
WHO is Rasnonsible2

In all the wearisome delay of discussion
in congress and anxious waiting among the
people. every man whose business suffers
and whose business does not?-will re-
member who is responsible, Every man
knows that. on the morning after election,
every fair minded Republican newspaper
in this country, even our Rock Island Union
included, and every candid Republican
citizen admitted that Mr., Tlden had been
elected. Every man knows that it was
not until the Republican managers con
ceived their schemes of stealing all the
states necessary to their purpose that the
Republican press set up the cry that
Hayes had been elected. Every man
knows that this claim has been persisted
in, although Gov Tilden received in Lousi
ana an undisputed majority of more than
5000 on the vote cast. and had clear
majority in Florida. Every man knows
that the mass of honest people believe Mr.
Tilden to have been honestly elected, and
the Chandler clique have Disregard their
voice, Every man knows that in Europe
it is believed on all sides that MIR. Tilden
has been elected, and the former editor of
the New York Times, Mr.. Jennings, now
the London correspondent of the New
York World, declares that it is because of
this belief that United States bonds haye
stood so firm in foreign markets.
Now, in the face of this genuine aud
general belief that Mr. Tildeu is elected
who are responsible for the universal
stagnation in business that has paralyzed
every industry, cranped every mans in
income, and brought privation and suffer
ing into thousands of homes? Who but
the leaders of the Republican party :?
They set up the false claim that Hayes
has been elected, and added to it the
claim equally false that the president of
the senate had the power to count the
electoral vCtes Their manifest deterpi,
nation to contest the presidency has
stopped all the machinery of trade on the
instant And yet the Republican press,
with its well known ability and impudence,
has endeavored to make it appear that the
Democrats are to blame for this condition
of things, because they did not concede at
once the preposterous claim of the election
Of Hayes. As to this, it is only necessary
to ask whether it is at all likely that the
Republican party would have yielded one
inch in its claims, if Gov Hayes had
carried state by 5000 majority, which
had been afterward counted for Tildeu?
They would have laughed the Democrats
out court. 1t is only because the Republi-
can party has powerful press, supported
by government patronage, that they have
been able to keep their claim alive so long,
It is the Republican party that it is
responsible for the present stagnation of
business, because it has persisted in claim
ing victory which did not belong to it..
Every man out of employment, every man
who has seen his family suffer will re-
member this when the next election comes.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-31

The defeat Of Logan no doubt means
his retirement from public life. In the
senate he has been standing wonder and
standing disgrace. 1t is not that he was
the worst man there. His morality was
OF piece with his intellect, and although
he was in the senate, as we'll as every
where else, nothing but trading politician
perfectly willing to use official opportuni-
ties to enrich himself, it may be said for
him that he probably did not know any
better. What made the man noticeable
was his ignorance and the impudence Of
his demagogism. He never showed any
other qualities than those during all his
service in the senate, Morton is a much
more dangerous man, but we can under
stand how Morton comes to be in the sen
ate. Such men as he and Thad Stevens
get to be leaders by sheer pushing and
persistency, and such men can hold their
leadership, although they may be very ig-
norant and narrow minded, and although
1t may be generally admitted that they are
rascals. But Logan was not one of these
men. He seemed to owe his position to
the fact that he always appealed to
the most ignorant and deprayed people,
with the meanest motives, and that he
never seemed to haye any doubt of the
efficacy of that method. That is why he
was so particular disgrace to the senate.
The presence there of such man was a
continual insult, not only to all decent
men, but to the decent elements of human
nature. As long as the people of Illinois,
were content to have such a man in the
senate they were partly responsible for him,
and deserved to share the disgrace that
belonged to him, He has had a support
disgracefully strong in his canvass for re-
election. But it is creditable to Illinois
that the men opposed to him were unal-
terab!y opposed to him, and in favor of al
most anybody to beat him. They were
quite right, for they can elect nobody who
will not be great improvement on him.
They deserve the thanks of Illinois and of
the senate for Kidding the latte rof the most
| accurate representative Of complacent ig.
norance and rank vulgarity who has ever
got into that body. The Evening Post
excuses him as a soldier In politics. "
This is an insult to the army. He was a
political soldier, not soldier in politics
and political soldier of fortune at that !
| N y World
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-31
MEDICAL
WARS BEFORE THE PUBLIC.
n. c. MCLANE'S
LIBERATED
LIVER PILLS,
FOR THE CURE OF
Hepatitis or Liver Complaint,
DYSPEPSIA AND SICK HEADACHE.
Symptoms of a Diseased Liver.

Symptoms of a Diseased Liver.
DAIN in the right side, under the edge
of the ribs, increases on pressure !;
sometimes the pain is in the left side; the
patient is rarely able to lie on the left
side; sometimes the pain is felt under
the shoulder-blade, and it frequently ex-
tends to the top of the shoulder, and is
sometimes mistaken for a rheumatism in
the arm. The stomach is affected with
loss of appetite and sickness the bowels
in general are Costive, sometimes alterna-
tive with lax; the head is troubled with
pain, accompanied with a dull, heavy
sensation in the back part. There is
generally aConSiderable loss ofmemory,
accompanied with a painful sensation of
having left undone something which
ought 10 have been done A slight, dry
cough IS sometimes an attendant. The
patient complains of WEAKNESS and de-
bility; he is easily startled, his feet are
cold or burning, and he complains of a
p,ickly sensation Of the skin; his spirits
are low; and although he is satisfied that
exercise would be beneficial to him, yet
he can scarcely summon up fortitude
enough to try it. In fact, he distrusts
every remedy. Several of the above
symptoms attend the disease, but cases
have occurredwhere few ofthem existed,
yet examination ofthe body, after death,
has shown the LIVER to have been ex-
tensively deranged.
AGU e AND FEVER.
DR.. c. MCLANE'S LIVER PILLS, IN
CASES OF AGUE AND FEVER, when taken
with Quinine, are productive Of the
mos. happy results. No better cathartic
can be used, preparatory to, or after
taking Quinine. We would advise al.
who are afflicted with this disease to
give them A FAIR TRIAL.
For all Bilious arrangements, and a
simple purgative, they are unequaled.
BEWARE OF INVITATIONS.
The genuine DR.. c. McLANE's LIVER
Pills are never sugar coated.
Every box has a red wax seal on the
lid, with the impression DR.. McLANE' 5
LIVER PILLS.
The genuine McLANE's LIVER Pills
bear the signatures of c. McLANE and
FLEMING Bros. on the wrappers.
gzg~ Insist on your druggist Or
storekeeper giving you the genuine
DIR. c. McLANE's LIVER PILLS, pre-
pared by Fleming Bros, Pittsburgh, Pa
Sold by all respectable druggists and
country storekeepers generally.
To those wishing TO give Dr. c. McLANR's Liver
PILLs trial We VIII mail post paid any part Of the
United States, box of Pills for twenty-five
FLEMING BROS. Pittsburgh Pa
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-31
Hotels
RARNUM's HOTEL.

81 hOOAos.'.-. Mo.
L N order to meet the wants of the transient nat
u rous OF this Hotel. rates have been reduced to
$3.50 and $500 per day, according to location of
rooms. Its eminent standing will be fully main
tained in every particular.
L. A. PRATT, Proprietor
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-31
From the Springfield Republican, Jan. 90

From the Springfield Republican, jan. 20.
Georgia Democrats and the Schools
Georgia was the first of the southern
states TO come under Democratic rule, and
nowhere else has the party welded such
complete sway. TO Georgia therefore the
country may properly look when it in.
Democracy is on vital questions of public
policy, chief among which must of course
be ranked the school system.
The first thing the Democratic admin.
istratiou did was to provide tor paying of
this old debt and putting things in run
ming order again. In 1873 schools were
in general operation, and they have
steadily increased until nearly every
county of the state has its school organiza-
ton" while means for the support Of
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-31
IMPROVED sELF-LoCKING
Brass PadLOckS

Made in the most substantial and compact man
ner, and are III query respect superior article
We guarantee that no two locks are alike unless
specially ordered. Each lock furnished with two
keys. ANY number of locks or keys made to oIde.I
Adopted by the United States Government SAINT
pies of No. Lock sent to all parts free on receip
OF S12S. Liberal DiscountsEto the trade
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-31
schools are regularly and punctualIy sup
Piled" The rapid growth of attendance
is illustrated by figures which are so in
terestino that we reproduce them:

The number of white pupils, it will be
seen, is almost three times as large under
the last year of Democratic rule as the
last of Republican, and the number of
colored scholars nearly nine times as great
The whole number Of white children of
school age in the state is las, 822. and of
colored lie, 500; nearly six-sevenths of the
white children. therefore, attend school,
and about one-half of the colored.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-31

The colored people of Georgia own
ASH, 635 acres of land. and property in the
aggregate valued at $5.48S. 1867. This
doesn't represent the mules ana forty-acre
lots they were promised by the Radical
party, but what they have made by dint of
their own industry, fostered and encour-
aged by wholesome Democratic govern
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-31

SPECIAL NOTICES.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-31

Printing, Binding and Blank Book work
specialities at The ARGUS OFFICE. Nc
pains will be spared to please customers.
Satisfaction guaranteed. IF
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-08-15
The Turks Strong Point.

The New York Times very clearly
shows that the strongest point Of the Rus
sian and Turk is in defensive warfare,
and that the Turkish regular as the de-
fender of a fortified position is uncqualled
in the world. The inferiority of the Turk
in the open field is no for the want of
valor, but because Of a we'll founded dis
trust of the ability or honesty of his otfi-
GERS. But behind entertainments. he IL
every inch a soldier. Hence Russia, In
attacking Turkey, does so at some dlsad-
vantage, and the'Turk in receiving the at
tack behind natural ramparts and artlfl-
cial earthworks is very much compensa-
ted for the disparity in physical force.
Russia, in defense, has won imperishable
glory. In attack against first class pow
ers She has been disastrously beaten.
An omineht English military critic OF
experience says:
I'm holding his ground, against any
odds, the Turkish grenadier is unsur-
passed. Were the enemy to come sweep
ing down upon him 10000 strong, where
he stands Wonder, a solitary sentinel, he
would fire his piece among them as rcso-
lutely as if he had an army at his back,
and then fall where he stands, without
Welding an inch. With his implicit faith
in destiny, and his noble self-sacritic in
the eausc Of God and the Sultan, he is ca
pable OF endurance and effort that might
nut q Spartan to the Disadvantages the
wan, famine stricken, hollow-eyed spec
tresjthat manned so staunchly the walls
of beleaguered Kars. Take caro- of the
officers, keep the Pashas' hands from
brabes, and you may trust tho Turkish
soldier that no Russian regiment over
reaches the gates of Constantinople."
! IF Osman and Suleiman Pashas provo
faithful against Russian gold, as Memo
met Ali undoubtedly will, the end Of the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-08-15

invasion may not be such as many per-
sons imagine. With the heroic klapka
in command of one Of the Ottoman grand
armies, the difficulties of the Car would
be increased. So far, the Turkish Gener-
ais have shown themselves more than a
match for their opponents; but the Rus
slams seem bent upon adopting Grants
idea of 'attrition and superior weight Of
meat" It is hard for the most heroic
people to stand up against such q policy
when the capacity to carry it out is I'M
questionable.
The Turkish Minister at Washington,
Aristarchi Bey, in a recent interview,
though apprchensive Of the final result,
did not hesitate to predict that the war
would be, in any event, u long and dread
full one. Our dispatches Of yesterday
bring intelligence that the Car has i'm
pOrtuned Austria to permit him to attack
Turkey on the Servian flank. That Is
Turkeys weakest spot. If Austria is
traitorous enough to permit this request
it would not astonish III to see a British
army landed at Constantinople very soon
thereafter Chronicle md Sentinel.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-08-15
Cold Blooded Murder.-A SAD
Ending to a Camp Meeting.

The co.orel camp meeting which has
ben in progress, near this place. since
has. Friday. ended yesterday with a colt
~, ,1cI murder, in a few yards o! the
Ivnirit. Hiram WcrmS WAS fatally shot
|Dv lewis Grant. The facts as we learn
|,bnu are aS follows: About ten r'cl"tE,
L..N:s Cn.iHS aud tiira3. N"Slai "rrc
|:csing each other, vie" y":!r* ioN, r'n-
,:oI Of his temper. ran ah!u: ten steps
from his victim, turned and dclibefate'F
fired. the ball entered about two and Il
half inches above the lett eye. ranging
downwards. He spoke again, and
expired in abouttwo hours. Aite5 hil.S;
Grant dropped his carpet sack and pistol
case, and ran in the direction OF the
Court House. The crowd, which con-
sisted probably Of about sevGnty:ilve
persons seemed paralized for the time,
and let the fiend escape. \ warrant was
issued by Judge Calhoun. And Sheriff
Jones and constable Hughes We're search
ing diligently for him Yesterday, hNt up
to the time of going to press he HAD not
been caught.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-08-15
Nincty.SiX Guardians.

ERSKINE COLLEGE.-Wc have received
the catalogue Of Erskine College, situat-
ed at Due West. in this county, for the
fiscal year 1861. This Institute is stu
ated within our own borders. 1t is ably
managed, and its educational facilities
are second to no institution of learning
in the State. 1t deserves not alone the
support Of the people of Abbcrille, but
of all who arc interested in placing the
colleges OF South Carolina ON a basis OF
equality with any in the land. Let the
friends of education rally to the support
of this college and increase its attendance
by many fold. Among the Faculty is our
able Representative, VIM Hood, ESQ,
who is Professor of Bellies Lettrcs and
History. The next session begins Octo-
Der l.
NINETY-SIX RIFLEs.-Wc direct the
attention Of the members of this coInpa-
NY 10 tho call for a drill on Thursday, 9th
instant. The officers of the club have
received their commissions, II Captain
Limbecker is endeavoring now to obtain
the necessary arms for the company,
with every prospect of early success. We
are anxious to see this II of the finest
companies in the State. We believe it
can he made so if the members exhibit
sufficient interest and enthusiasm in the
matter. The crops are laid by, and every
member CAN attend, and we hope every
one will.
Colonel J. P. Thomas, of the Caroline
| Military Institute, passed this place on
his way to Anderson on Tuesday, 18th,
| Colonel Thomas is travelling in the in
terest of his excellent Institute, and We
wish him q large measure OF success
W., r,Sn. 30 r,,r r1x.y, y-,NnrSapHn fInf hG
conducts one Of the finest colleges in the
South. Abbeville county has had some
able representatives there, and we trus'
she will send others.
| Abundant rains have fallen throughout
this community, and truly they came JUS
ut the last moment. The crops were suf
tering here, and many farmers had not
Laid by" They can do so now Will
more cheerful spirits.
Among the visitors to the State Grange
meeting who passed this place Monday
night, were noticed Captain McKerral
and the Misses Shaffer, Of Marion, S. C.
Mr.. Frank Tryon and lady will rural.
Spartanburg and Asheville Railroad.
Our town is unusually healthy. Tit
health bill is gratifying, compared with
the mortality Of last year at this time.
The council has appropriated 500 70,
the purpose of having the lines of thu
new county surveyed.
Messrs. Shumate, Anderson, KinarG
and Marshall headed the mountain exc
dus last Monday.
Mr.. j. A.. Iseman returned from III,
low country last Monday night.
w, G.. Griffin, ESQ, left for the noun
ta:ns last Monday.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-08-15
The American People.

No people in the world suffer a much
with Dyspepsia as Americans. Although
years OF experience in medicine had laii-
ed to accomplish acertain and sure RENE
DIV for this disease and its effects, such as
Sour Stomach, Heartburn, Water-brash,
Sick Headache, C%ostivencss, palpitation
of the Heart, Liver Complaint, coming
up of the food, low spirits, general debil-
ity, etc., yet since the introduction of
Green's August Flower we believe there
is no case Of Dyspepsia that cannot be
Immediately relieved $1,000 dozen sold
last year without one case of failure re-
ported. Go to your Druggist w. I. PEN
ney and get a sample Bottle for 10 cents
and try it. Two doses will relieve you.
Regular size IS cents.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-08-15
SfOckhOlder's Meeting.

The annual meeting Of the stockhold-
ers of the Spartanburg and Asheville
Railroad takes place to-day in Hender-
sonville, N. c. President duncan, Hon.
J. H. Evans, w. X. Blake, John B.
Cleveland, A. Fl. Kirby and VIC. Can
non left OH the Asheville road yesterday
to attend the meeting. Hon. G. Cannon
and some others had gone previously
Spartambury Herald.
There would be moro rest for tho weary
if keeping dogs that howl at night were
made an indictable offense.
Violators of tho law will work on the
streets if no n offers to pay to prevent
their remaining in Jail and subsisting on
bread and water.
The whipping post is a Puritan institu-
tion-a relic of the ignorant and rascally
old hypocrites who used to burn women
to death.-Courier- Journal.
Early cider, a mixture of apple and
worm Juice, is n Of the luxuries of the
season.
A fire never fails to bring on the agent
of the patent eXtinguishing machine.
Keep the town pump in good repair
and thereby encourage the temperance
cause.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-08-15
Murder Will Out.

A fow years ago august Flower was
discover to be q certain cure for Dyspep-
STA and Liver Complaint, a few thin Dys-
pcptics made known to their friends how
easily and quickly they had been cured
by its use. Tho great merits Of Green's
August Flower became heralded through
the country by one sufferer to another,
until, without advertising, its sale has be
come immense. Druggists in every town
in the United States are selling it. No
person suffering with Sour Stomach, Sick
Headache, C%ostiveness, palpitation Of the
Heart, Indigestion, low spirits, ETC., AN
take three doses without relief. Go to
your Druggist w. T. Penney and get a
bottle for rs cents and try it.. Sample
bottles 10 cents. May 30, 1877; 3m
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-08-15
Good Templars.

The meeting on Monday night to reor'
ronize the Lodge of Good TcmplarS at
This place was a complete success. VIM
II. Cuttino, G. w. c. T. Of Sumter S. C.,
presided. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing quarter.
C. v. Hammond, w. CT:
Mrs. j. S. Hammond, W. vi.
Il. NJ. Galphin, W. F. S.
A. w. Jones, W. S.
Rev. r. n. Pratt, ". c.
S. G. Cason, w. l.. D..
J. S. Hammond, w. T..
II. G.. Scudday, W.O. q.
r. NJ. Hill, w. I. G.
j. A.. Wier, w. A.. 5.
Robert Jones, Jr., w. d. NJ.
r. l., wilson, w. A.. NJ.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-08-15
THE AMsRIcAs FAnmER for August


The MsRIcAS FARmER for August is
received Among the, nnmerous articles
of intefest;a nnff9naGentisfo one from Judge
ont lagasAaa smede one Of the
est in foGfss5sd 8ssrHs'H; worthy the at
tention Of 4bryShaSfpsf. A paper on the
cultivation Of: keets,S for the manufacture
of beet sugar, is also worthy of attention ;
VIC send sixty or more millions of dollars
to other countries for sugar, whilst we
could, as easily as France or Germany,
raise enough at home not only for our
own demands, but, like those countries,
supply other nations. \ number Of arti-
clcs on fertilizers, on the cultivation and
management of the wheat, tobacco, corn
and other crops, will be found ~seasonable,
now the farmers are preparing for their
fall seeding. In addition, the usual sub
,iects of horticulture, Horticulture, live
stock, poultry, &c, are discussed: and
tho editors show themselves az earnestly
engaged upon the subject of agricultural
education in Maryland. Published by
Salp'l Sands d Son, Baltimore, Md, at
$l.5U per annum; S copies for S..