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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-08-24
HOUSE & WILSON,
MRS. DIR. BETSEY EGGLESTON,
BARBER SHOP.

JOHN BURKE,
TjHHE FASHIONABLE BARBER AND HAIR
L Dresser. All the modern conveniences
known to the profession. Shop over Barnett g.
Co.'S Store. Main sIleet, Independence, Iowa.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-08-24
A STORY OF THE WAR.

Miss Maggie O'Keefe was beautiful girl,
From the sole Of her foot to the little black
That she used to pin Oh with q queer little
twirl,
Right over her acquiline nose
Her lovers she surely could count by the score,
And for aught l know, there were myriads
Who ceased not in silence Miss K. to adore!
And so she had plenty of beauX.
Well! one of these lovers she'd known all her
life,
Twas an understood thing she'd soon be his
wife;
When the war-sounding note of the drum and
the fife
Went ringing through city and town,
When the President calls for the first volun-
teers,
Her lover enlisted; think for three years.
He went as high private, and then it appears,
That his stock began to go down,
For shortly after he went away,
A Major De Boot appeared one day,
On special service-that is to say,
Hethere was detailed to recruit.
Quite gorgeous, the Major, in figure and face,
Moustaches as long as clergyman's grace;
And every young lady and girl in the place
Waslwild over Major De Boot.
Maggie frequently thought of her absent beau,
But privates were then at discount, you
know,
While ColOnels and Majors were all CONNIE IL
AS the story would seem to prove.
A private was only an awkward galOot,
So Maggie O'Keefe married Major De Boot,
(She found him sort of a second-cass brutc)
But Major" of course she could love-
For a year or two every thing went quite well,
They lived on in style at the best hotel,
And the Major continued most lawfully Swell
While holding his proud situation.
But when the war ended and peace was made
They mustered out the entire brigade,
A WI inh hn Moi yVo ifn lien
For gone was his occupation.
Then the Major looked round for something to
do;
He must be good for something, he knew;
So he started off home for Kalamazoo,
Though Maggie felt bad about going.
His pride very soon was run into the ground,
And in driving a horse-car, the Major soon
found
A calling which gave him chance to be round,
While Maggie, his wife, took in sewing.
The private. whose suit for her love had been
spurned,
With glory and honor soon after returned,
And a big pile of money twas said he had
earned
BY fortuate speculation.
AS he rides about in his coach and four,
And passes sometimes by Maggie's own door,
She regretfully thinks of the days of yore
And her own bad calculation.
Boston Advertiser.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-08-24

A SMALL quantity Of carbolic acid is
recommended to be used in whitewash
and in paste for laying paper-hangings.
1t will repel cockroaches and other in
sects, and also neutralize disagreeable
odor consequent upon the decomposition
Of the paste.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-08-24

Having in connection with my business first
class Lumber Yard, and always keeping on
hand a full assortment of Sash, Doors, Blinds,
&C., &C., and have also in my employ gang Of
first-class mechanics will be able to take CON
tracts and execute work for less money than
any one else. also keep in my Lumber Yard
near the Depot, a complete assortment of all
grades and descriptions of
r. - Y
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-08-24

California wheat will have but little
influence on the worlds market price
this year, owing to severe droughts and
short crops. Her probable exports are
estimated at 250,OOO tons, yet last year,
when her estimated surplus was report
ed at 100000 tons, she only shipped
COZ 900 tons in 315 vessels, 305 of which
cleared for Europe. Oregon will har-
vest her largest crop of wheat this year,
probably equalling 100000 tons.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-07-02
BUSINESS CARDS.
John & HAWLEY
EENWoRTLY & REARnsLEY

A TTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW
n Office in Bengst0n's Block, Illinois St., Rock Il
and, Illinois. 3-13d&w6m
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-07-02
Ghe Daily Argns,
ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS
ORION, ILL.,, June %. 1877.

ORION, H., June %, 1877.
EDITOR ARGUS -
| just now find in the Pfdrie Chief of
June %, communication of "greenbaek"
credited to THE ARGUS. Therein is the
following:
In 1876 some of the greenback men
advocated the 'interconvertable bond and
greenbaek SYSTEM" as the true policy of
the Independent party. This, in my view
was mistaken and inconsiderate move
ment And for the fact, namely, that this
uncomfortable" system of finance presup-
poses the necessity o. a national debt
as the basis OF the greenback legal
tender notes. This basis" of public in
debtedness would be more Objectionable
than the coin basis of the wild cat
banks of circulation, unless we are ready
to indorse the doctrine OF Gen. Hamilton
of the Old Federal party of the seven
teenth century, that a public debt is a
public blessing"
In the above statement | do not see
any clear reason why the interconvertable
bond system is Objectionable He says
This basis OF public indebtedness would
be more Objectionable than the coin basis
of the wild cat banks of circulation"
"a
we not public debt, of course we should
not favor creating or making debt for a
basis of circulation. But aUe haze the debt
aud we must have it until we pay it off.
Thus the debt is with us for long term
of years, and we may use it whilst it is
with US, as basis for our circulation, to
it as the basis of the national bank circula-
hut hot - Al IL
use it. Retire the bank Enotes and use
greenbacks in lieu thereof, and we at once
save the $4,000, 900 per annum which we
now pay as interest on the bonds held to
secure the bank circulation. And we
should further use the greenback, and can
| so use the greeIback, as to save half the
annual interest we now pay as our national
debt.
The only objection | see to the convert
| able bond is that it may be used as money
| and thus the government may be paying
interest on the circulation of the country
The answer to this Is, the government is
now paying interest on all of the national
| debt except the greenbacks in cireula'
ton, and should the debt circulate as
money it does not increase the amount OF
interest, and the convertible bond would
lessen this amount OF interest.
| And further, with the adoption of The
greenback system and the consequent re
storation of all industries of our country tc
their proper and valid condition.. a very
large amount of circulation, of less demon
Iination than the bond, would be required
to fill all channels of business; and thus
10 course of few years, even Thousand
millions of greenbac(s may be held in cir
culation and the whole interest on tha
amount of the debt be thus saved.
The advantage of, or necessity for using
the bond is to give stable and par value tt
the greenback, and to afford the means o
Regulating the amount in circulation.
NJ. B. LLOYD.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-07-02
DR.. JAMES,

ples on the face lost manhood positively be cured Ladies
wanting the delicate attention, call write feaSaht
home for patients mlion-Marrisge Guide
diseases, who should marry why
not pay postage. Dr. James has my rooms ane
but the Doctor Once hours a. w. 10
B. M; Sunday, DIR. James is 90 years OF age.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-07-02
Administrators Sale of Real
Estate.

STATE OF ILLINOIS, CO
Rock ISLAND COUNTY, So
In the County Court of the June term A. D. 1877.
William Roth, Administrator of the estate of Jacob
Roth, deceased-Petitioner, vs. Babitta Roth,
widow. Babitta Roth, infant and Nicholas Hob
mann,-Defendants.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue of deere
tai order of said Court, made and entered in the
above entitled cause the 18th day of June, A. d.
1877. on the petition of said William Roth, admin
strator of the estate of Jacob Roth, deceased for
leave to sell the real estate of said deceden to
the debts of said estate; viii sell at public ven
due. TO the highest bidder for cash. on Wednesday
the 25th day of July, A d. 1877 at the hour of two
O'Clock in the afternoon at the north door of the
Court House, in the city of Rock Island, all the
right title and interest which the said Jacob Roth
deceased had at the time of his decease, and tC
the following described premises, situate III the
county of Rock Island. state of Illinois, to-wit:
Lot number eight[S1 in block number one 4 i il
that part of the city of Rock Island that is known
| as Bailey Dayenport's third addition.
| Dated this 25th day of June, A. d. 1877.
| WILLIAM ROTH, Administrator.
| OLIVER OLSEN, Attorney. 6-26d4w
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-07-02

IMPORTANT TO PERSONS VISITING NEW
YoRK.-One of the best kept and most
convenient Hotels for Merchants and
others to stop at when in New York is the
Grand Union Hotel, nearly opposite the
Grand Central Depot. kept on the Euro
pean plan--you therefore only pay for
what you get. Everything is first class,
and prices moderate, adapted to the string
ency of the times, You save the expense
of carriage hire, and by leaving your bag
gage check on the counter of the Hotel,
your baggage will be delivered in your
rooms, ffteens minutes after the arrival
of the cars, free of expense. We advise
you to give the Grand Union trial.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-07-02
VIM. E. Zimmerman.

pRACTICAL PIANO TUNER AND REGULA-
= ter. Leave orders with John Zimmerman,
Piano Manufacturer, 40 Main ST., near First Ma
tional Bank, Davenport, Iowa
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-07-02
M M. CORBETT.

ATTORNEY AT LAW, SOLICITOR IN CHAN
~ Gerry and Notary Public, Abstracts, Loans and
Collects. Office End Avenue, 3rd door east of
Bengston's Drug Store, Rock Island, Ills.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-07-02
CHARLES w. O'NETT,.

ATTORNEY AT LAW, DEUrsEHER ADvoKAT
~ Second Avenue, bet. 18th and 18th Sts., (Justie
Choppers office, Rock Island, III.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-07-02

Fer the speedy cure OF Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness,
Incipient Consumption, Asthma, Bronchitis, Phth-
Isle Whooping Cough and Group. This Syrup is
an Anodyne Expectorant and Is composed OF the
best ingredients the vegetable klngaom affords,
and when used according to directions, must con-
v;nce the most elxeptical Of its intrinsic value.
directions for the use OF sabine's Indian Vegeta,
BILE Cough Syrup accompany each bottle
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-07-02
N. STURGEON. LUCIAN ADAMS
STURGEON & ADAMS,

~ Office in Mitchell s. Lynde's block, Rock Island
III. Have complete set of Books of Abstracts
Title of Lands in Rock Island County.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-07-02

The Colonnade Hotel. Philadelphia, is d
model establishment. 1t is superb in both
style and appointment and its table and
service cannot be excelled.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-07-02

Printing. Binding and Blank Book work
specialities at The ARGUS OFFICE. No
pains will be spared to please customers.
Satisfaction guaranteed. IF
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-07-02
THOMAS YATES.

rs PREPARED To DO PLUMBING IN ALL ITS
! branches, also, Gas and Steam Fitting.
Call and have estimates made before orderingyour
work done by other parties.
THOMAS YATES. (Levee. brock Island.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-07-02


Going North-11 is q. NJ; 1898 p. N.
Going South-7:30 a. m; S:2s p. N.
Palace Sleeping cars, owned and operated by ts
line, accompany all night trains.
CONNECTIONS ARE as FOLLOWS:
At Burlington with Toledo, Peoria Warsaw R'y
for Peoria, Indianapolis, Lafayette and Cincinnati;
| with Chicago, Burlington & Quincy R. r. for Chi
cago, Keokuk, Quincy and St Louis West TO Ottum-
wa and all points in Kansas and Nebraska, and with
Burlington & Southwestern R'y, for Pennington,
Bloomfield and all points in Missouri and Kansas
At Columbus Junction, with Chicago d South
western Railroad forIWashington andiLeayenworth.
At Nichols, with Muscatine Division b. c, ID ID
| for Muscatine.
At West Liberty, with Chicsgo. Rock Island q
Pacific Railroad, for Iowa City, Desmolnes, ano
| Davenport.
| At Cedar Rapids, with Milwaukee Division Of b.
iCR NJ for Independence, West Union, POstville
ana McGregor; with Chicago & Northwestern Rail
| way. for Omaha. Council Bluffs and Chicago, and
with Dubuque & Southwestern R'y for Dubuque.
| At Waterloo and Cedar Falls, with Illinois Gen
| trail Railroad for Independence, Dubuque, Fol
Dodge and Sioux City.
| At Shell Rock with Stage for Waverly.
| at Nora junction, with Milwaukee q st Eau
Railway, for Mason City and Charles City.
At Plymouth with Milwaukee j. st. Paul Railway
/ for all points in Minnesota.
| At St Paul, for all points on Northern Pacific
Railway; the great Lake Superior region, ard all
points North and Northwest.
e. T. WINSLOW, Gena Manager.
Cd IVES, Gen'l Pass. & Ticket Agent,
4 Cedar Rapids, Iowa
| NOTICE CHANGE
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-07-02
Carl, KuEHI,.

4 AW AND ABSTRACT OFFICE. ROOMS +
/ Court House. Jno. T. Kenworthy Jas, NJ. Beard
ey. 10-23d&wtf.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-07-02
WARD D. SWEENEY. WILLIAM JAOKsol
SWEENEY & JACKSON.

ATTORNEYS AND CoUNsELLoRs AT LAW
~ Ofice-Cor. Eagle and Illinois streets, Rock Isl
and, Illinois. II-1Sd1y
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-07-02

ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW and
~ Notary Public. Office over First Nationa
Bank, Rock Island. 5,13dw6m
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-07-02
BASKETS,
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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-12-22

on Shumla or 10 join the force NJ rir.
nova and thence advance across the
Balkans. II Will take some time DO,
fore operations on large scale Is pos.
slble.
Although the movement Of troops
from Pleyna In various directions has
begun some days must pass before In
iluence In the front In felt. Troops
necessary TO organize the whole sup
ply services for many miles must be
pushed TO the front. This Ia not 30
easy IA catering 10 the same troops
when ut Plevna, where stores had been
amassed sufficient to last for months.
According TO the latest accounts the
successive appearance OF snow, rain,
frost aud thaw had very much broken
up the roads.
A 81 Petersburg dispatch says the
Galos publishes an article upon the
early meeting of the British parlia-
ment and the possible measures to be-
presented by tho English cabinet, The
article declares the Russians may await
without anxiety the result OF this po.
litical episode and may quietly con.
tinue the work she begun, In the firm
that British intrigue
will In no way hinder the triumph Of
Russia,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-12-22
PersOnnI,

NJ. Hector, Chicago, is at the Lamar
House.
Colonel 4. Il. Austin, Of Louisville,
Kentucky, Is stopping at the Windsor.
J. ID. Stephens, state senator from
Comanche, is registered at the Ma.
tioual.
J. II. Sullivan, formerly division
superintendent OF the Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas railroad, Is at the Wind
sor.
General Simon Bolivar Buckner, of
Louisville, Kentucky, an eminent
general In the confederate army dur
ing the late war, is In the city, stop
ping at the Windsor.
Mr.. w. l.. Hall left last night 10
meet Mrs. Hall at Little Rock. We
sincerely trust that Mrs. Hall's health
Is now sufficiently restored to render
an extended residence with us both
pleasant and heslthful.
The inimitable, interchangeable, In.
comprehensive, but vastly successful
Mllburn wagon man, Major Dan 8
Malven Is 10 the city.
Mr.. II. r. Brown, Of Sherman, hal
been spending a day or so in Dallal
among his many friends In this city
Brown Is wholesouled fellow, and W
are glad 10 know that he is schievin
q great success In Texas.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-12-22
Anainer Mnstodon.

THE HERALD mentioned few
mornings since the unearthiug Of the
skeleton OF q mastodon near Browder
Springs, by some men who were show
cling sand. Yesterday they dug up q
port of the frame Of another, much
larger THAI the first. Most Of the prln-
ciple aud come Of the smaller bones
were found together with a tusk over
nine feet long. Prof. Ball, nsturnal-
lists OF this city, says they are very
large compared TO the remains OF an
finals Of this class heretofore uneartb.
ed. They are In bis keeping at pre-
sent, but what will be the disposition
of them we did not learn.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-12-22
noIInnment Tnx.payers.

We learn from Captain Prather, tax
collector, that the number of jelin.
quent Taxpayers is very large, there
being over five thousand who have
failed to settle their state and county
tax. Only one.third rs much has been
collected as there had been this time
last year. Property in the county has
increased considerably in value how
ever, and while 1t Is true that the
heavy rains threw the farmers behind,
mountaineering them financially, yet
there is such q marked difference In
the receipts of this and last year, that
it cannot be attributed to this cause,
On the first of January he makes his
statement with the ptate treasurer, and
those not having settled by that time
will be put to unnecessary trouble and
expense.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-12-22
All tho Energy Of Turkey Bent
on the Defense Of
Roumllla.
The Appearance or Sulelman Pasha NJ
COnstantluOple With Ten thousand
men Gives Rise TO the Fear
OF u Coup dEtat.
Nothing as Yet to Indicate the Destination
Of the Army OF the Clarovtch-Shum.
la or TlrnOra The Objective Point
Tho Thundcrer CounIeracIing the Ef.
feet Of VIA ana Exciting RumOrs
ON EASTERN Matters.

Tho Thunderer CounieracIing the Ef
feet of VIA ana Exciting Rumor,
ON EASTERN Matters.
Noon Associated Press Reportl
LONDON, Deoembe q, Ten persons
were killed to-day by the fall Of the
gable Of the Mines hotel, Edinburgh.
The Times Niena correspondent re-.
ports that Suleiman pasha, with 10, 900
me-, has arrived at Constantinople
from Varna. He goes to Adrianople
TO take command OF the army of Rou,
mania. Suleiman's Clrcuitous route IL
explained by the fact that in conse.
quence OF Ice and snow In the Balkan
passes, heavy material WAS more east
ly transported by railway to Varna,
aud thence by sea TO COnstantinOple,
than by the more direct route. II IL
thought portion OF the troops from
the Quadrilateral have gone TO Rou.
milia by land direct TO Join the czarS
ovitch. There are reports that the
Turkish forces outside of Rutschuk
and on the lower line have with
drawn.
The Times correspondent ut Buch.
Arrest says the czarvitch will probably
return to Russia, when General as
sumo command in chief
a correspondent of the Daily News,
ut Orzova, sends report that General
Toleben arrived at Orzova to arrange
for the bonn bardment Of Barkaelh
This report seems doubtful.
The Vienna correspondent Of the
Times telegraphs the following Since
the failure OF the Turkish note to the
powers the idea OF direct negotiations
between Turkey and Russia appears to
find more adherents. 1t is supposed
that even Great Britain has somewhat
abated her objections to such course,
and has advised the porte to try ifpos
sible to ascertain the Russian condi-
tons. The porte, however, seems TO
have little incllna ion for such a course.
All its energies seem TO be bent on the
defense OF Roumilia. 1t is thought
also that the Turkish parliament, to
which the porte declaredIits. intentions
OF submitting these questions, will OPP.
pose negotiation.
A Times Paris dispatch says the son
Of the late M. Provost Paradol, aged
seventeen years, shot himself yester-
day. Cause unknown. 1t will be re-
membered that M. Provost Paradol
committed suicide.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-12-22

|
II Is with the greatest difficulty that
the debris can be removed, on account
OF the crowds surrounding the ruins.
The horse car lines in that vicinity are
blocked.
The upper part OF the Grocers' bank
WAS completely Quilted and the marble
front buildings adjoining, to Rodgers,
Peet n Co.'s, had the appearance OF
old ruins, the marble looking AZ II II
had been melted. The Ave story mar
BILE front building occupied by Ruoket
Il Hendel and Josiah Quincy, also by
Day, Haughland n Singer dealers in
drugs, was injured by the explosion In
having the front windows Of the first,
third and fourth stories blown In.
The force Of the explosion was so
great that the iron framework protect
ing the windows on the first floors was
bent inwards. The crockery estab.
lish ment of James Human, Barlay
street, was injured in like mann or, as
well ~ some OF the stock. The front of
the store of w. II. Montague Il Co.,
coffee deslers, GA Barclay street,
was damaged In like manner, and the
pavement in front tore away so that
its engine room beneath was visible.
Thompson n Co., 65 Barclay street,
paper dealers, were entirely burnt out.
Nos. 81, 90 and II Barclay street, were
badly damaged by fire and water. Sew
eral houses on Greenwich street were
badly damaged.
Greeniields loss Is estimated at
$l75,000, partly insured. The rear
walls were taken down 80 that labor
ers could dig out the ruins with safety
and look for bodies.
According to the records of the boil
er inspectors, the two boilers of Green
field n Son were examined November
10th. Both were locomotive boilers;
were tested l05 pounds pressure and
allowed 70 pounds. Engineer Phillip
Herseberger was last examined on the
18th of this month and was regarded
Ms competent, with good reputation.
The boiler inspector visited the ruins
to-day and found both boilers intact.
The sidewalk, under which the boilers
were situated, is not torn up or destroy
ed. One boiler wss found half full Of
water and the other nearly full, The
inspector said one OF the copper tanks
filed with material for candy must
have exploded and broken all the
lamps in the building, which being
lighted by kerosene, added much to
the rspidity with which the flames
spread
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-12-22
Ay,,lainnna sename.

NASHVILLE, December 17.--At five
O'Clock yesterday morning Hughes u
Co.'s hardware store, on Broad street,
was discovered on fire. When extin-
guished 1t was found to contain one
hundred and nineteen pounds OF pow
der, In three different parts Of the
house. One hundred aud ninety-six
balls OF cotton, saturated with coal oil,
were scattered over the house. Sev-
enty.three pounds of powder In one
bulk was within three feet OF where
the fire was hot enough to melt metal
lie spoons. Had either one Of the
packages OF powder exploded 1t might
have killed the entire fire brigade.
The men were working In the rear
and front, and in very close proximity
to the fire. The house had been ignited
In four places. The books OF the estab-
llshment were burned. Stock insured
for nine thousand dollars, In the State
OF Nashville.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-12-22
Review of the Liverpool Cotton Mar
ket

LIVERPOOL, December 2l.--The cir
cular Of the Liverpool cotton brokers
says cotton has been dull, with a lin
tied demand, which was freely sup
piled. Prices were somewhat irregu-
lar, and in most instances have de-
clined. American was freely offered
and prices have declined one-eighth OF
Il penny. Sea island was in fair de-
mand at generally steady prices. Flu
lures, under the influence OF unprece.
denied large receipts at American ports
and the somewhat gloomy appearance
of politics, have been pressed for sale,
and although very large business was
done, prices this Thursday morning,
showed a decline of about 1882 pence
on the week. During the day the feel
ing was more pronounced.