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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-14

COOP SENSE. Why are your biscuit
so delicious" asked Mrs. *. Because
I'll have none other that DooLEYs YEAST
POWDER in the house." was the reply.
This commentator is echoed throughout
the land. 1t is full and running over il
weight, and the article itself perfectly pure
and strong. All grocers keep.it.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-14

The Luxury" is the name given pa
tent metallic spring bed manufactured by
4. Fl. Reeves Il Co., Chicago and New
York. This bed is so constructed as to
fold up thus affording better means for
packing in case of house moving, etc.,
The proprietors claim for it comfort. dura-
bility and cleanliness unsurpassed by any
similar article in the market and solicit
an examination of prices. The firm has
many testimonials of the worth of the in
vention which is, undoubtedly, frst-class
spring bed Comfort 10 sleep is not to be
despised and those seeking an article of
merit will do well to correspond with L. H
Reeves & Co., whose address can be found
10 their card In this paper,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-14

The TEETH OF THE FUTURE.-If the
consumption of Sozodont continues to in
crease in the present ratio, the teeth Of the
future will be a great improvement on
those Of the present day. Its universal
use would prevent all dental OBJECTIONS,
and render one of the most essential por-
tons of our material organization as orna.
mental as it is useful.
Spalding's Glue repairs everything but
personal injuries.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-14
River News.

The Diamond Joe will be down in the
morning
The Northwestern is expected up and
the Clinton down tomorrow.
The Red Wing left three ears Of wheat
for Weyerhauser & Co.'S mill at Coal Val
ley, for the Peoria road yesterday. I,
came fran Minnesota.
The Silas Wright and the Annie Girdor
went down this forenoon with RATS. The
Van Sant went up yesterday and tn,
Champion this forenoon.
River business is little dull just now
but still very good.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-14

LosT-Or Sunday afternoon between
End and 10th street, and 3rd and 4th
avenues, lady's gold necklace and cross
The finder will be suitably rewarded by
leaving it at THE ARGUS Office. dit
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-14
Assessing Property for Taxation.

@S~ = "~NNN~N~-'
Dir. Ak, Philleo, our excellent assessor
has appointed Mr.. John Barge and Mr.. J
Ross Mills his assistants, and they are al
work on personal property only-Mr
Barge on the cast end of the city and Mr.
Mills on the west end MrPhilleo is hard
at work on the real estate and personal, al
over the city and township, and everything
seems to be going on satisfactorily.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-14

This Preparation contains no narcotic or injurious
drug. Nor Is It a quack nostrum, recon-
mended for every disease; but for such
diseases as are here enumerated, viz: for Dis
eases OF the Bladder, all Diseases Of the Organs,
weakness, &C., whether in male or female, no
matter OF how long standing. 1t allays pain and
Inflammation, which other remedies invariably
cause, and is pleasant to the taste.
It is gratifying to the proprietor of these medi
cines to be able TO state that It is nearly 80
years since they were first introduced; during
which time they have been extensively used in
various parts OF the United States, and have given
TO patient and practitioner the highest degree of
satisfaction in the various cases In which they
have been employed: whether in town or country ,
hospital, or private practice, they have invariably
given the most decided and unequivocal satisfac-
tion and produced the most salutary and beneficial
effects. Numerous letters have been received from
some Of the most distinguished Physicians in the
country, and from the Professors OF several Med
ical Colleges, all recommending in the highest
terms, the value Of these medicines, and their su
periority over other prep uations for such com
plants as the proprietor recommends
These medicines req re considerable care 10
the preparation, and the employment Of different
extractive matters and in consequence are most
frequently improperly made, and not unfrequently
much impaired, IL not rendered totally inert by
injudioious and unskilful management OF those
unacquainted with pharmaceutical preparations.
Numerous preparations OF Sarsaparilla and o.
Buchu, and various modes Of preparing then
have been given, all Of which, of course will dife
according 10 the mode of preparation which eacl
individual may adopt. 1t il, therefore, of tn
highest consideration and importance to the pub
lie and to the faculty that there should be standar
preparations Of uniform strength, and possessing
the most advantage. To effect this, and obviat
the Inconvenience alluded TO, have made
number OF experiments to ascertain the mos
effectual means Of extracting the virtues OF Sar
ssparila and the Buchu, and to discover the mos
eligible form for their exhibition. The expert
ments have resulted most favorably, and it is wit
much pleasure now offer to the public and tn
faculty my Compound Fluid Extracts, whic
contain all the virtues OF the medicines. and a,
the most active preparations of either which can
made.
Two tablespoonful Of the Extract OF Zarsapa
rilla, added to pint Of water, is equal to the Ii:
bon Diet Drink, and one bottle fully equa 10
gallon of the Syrup OF sarsaparilla, or the Deco
ton, as usually made.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-14

The weatner--ro-Day.

The following shows the temperature
at The ARGUS OFFICE to-day as In
Dictated bv thermometer
IA. M. 80 above zero 10 N re above zero
ga. N, $50 Up n. 100
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-14


and state the language you heard me use
at the time. have not light enough to
read or write, and cannot walk to exercise,
my cell is so small.
MICHAEL DAVIS.
The above letter, from Michael Davis,
the late saloon keeper at Reynolds Sta
ton, who is now in Jail for selling liquor
without license, was left at this Office this
forenoon. The conversation he refers to
occurred about l o'clock last Saturday
afternoon At that time reporter tor
THE ARGUS, as is his usual custom, called
at the Jail to learn any news which the
sheriff or turnkey might have Of
public interest. The sheriff was
not present, and the turnkey,
Pete Munger, was showing number
of members of the board of supervisors
over the Jail. The blind" door leading
to the prisoners quarters was open, and
the sheriff's son was standing in the
doorway-the grating door being closed
and locked. The reporter walked up to
door, and seeing the members of the
board of supervisors in conversation with
q number of the prisoners, he saluted
Davis, and asked him how lie was getting
along, Davis replied, pretty slow "
and he asked the reporter if he would bring
him some newspapers to read, as it was
very dull in there. phe reporter replied
that he would, and at that moment Nun
ger came down stairs from the female
department of the Jail, and; seeing Davis
and the reporter talking, rushed up tC
them and with the most vile and abusive
language and oaths demanded why they
were talking together without he wal
present. The reporter said nothing a
that moment, nor did he understand
exactly, all that DAYS. said, but it was t.
the effect that he had as good right t.
talk to anybody as the other prisoner
had to converse with the supervisors; tina
he was not dog, if he was in Jail; tina
he wanted to be addressed in a more civi
manner, and that if talking to prisoner
was against the rules, he (Munger) should
have attended to his business and beef
present, OF locked the doors so that d
conversation could have ;been carried on
! By this time Munger and the member
of the board had passed through the doc
and were standing in the hall, and the
the reporter informed the former that b.
didn't believe he (Munger) owned tina
place, but considered him a servant c
the people, and that when anybody Gale
there on business the people expecte
him TO treat them politely - an
i not address them 10 such vile and obscen
v language. Manager only replied by r,
t peating his abuse, when the reportt
quietly remarked that the people had
contemplate little pup for turnkey
and that he had half notion to pu
\ his ear"-and then slowly soGtced out
company with several members of I'll
board Munger didn't attempt to kic
anybody wouldn't dare do that. TT
reporter called on Sheriff Perkins al
stated the facts to him. Afterward
however. the sheriff stated that Supe
yisors Reid and Hirsch had inform,
him that Munger had not addressed hil
Q self to the reporter at all, but only
. Dayis-which is altogether TOO thin
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-14
Stealing Coal from Cars.

Coal dealers in this city, hut more es
pecially Mr.. Cable) haye been annoyed by
sneak thieves and have probably lost
hundreds of bushels Of coal by the crea-
lures who make it a practice to steal coal
from cars standing OF the railroad track.
Saturday morning man named civilians
was caught in the act, and only escaped
being sent to jail for larceny because Mr..
Gable declined to prosecute, This morn
ing old man Burton was caught stealing
coal, but he also escaped punishment by
promising not to repeat his raids. Should
any others be caught, in the future, how.
ever, they may not escape SO easily.
One man who owns real estate on Front
street induced people to rent from him, it
is said, because they could get their coal
from the cars soitho@t paying anything for
1t! 1t is also said that there is one family
in the city which has not purchased ton
of coal for over four yearSi
Some idea of the enormous amount of
coal stolen may be had by reading the fol-
lowing:
Some time ago a gentleman III Iowa
City ordered six cars of coal fren Mr..
Gable, aud they were shipped to him.
Mr.. Cable allowing 800 pounds !shrinkage
on each car. When the coal arrived in
Iowa City it was, of course, weighed again
and the gentleman reported to Mr. Gable
that he was too hundred bushels short
10 order to settle the matter Mr.. Gable
was compelled to send the gentleman
another car of coal-but the g. r. |. Il P
road carried it free of freight charges. as
, the loss from stealing was charged to EN-
r ployes of that road or to their negligence
in allowing the coal to be stolen.
? Be SURE TO GET THE GENUINE.-Ai
there are baking powder sold in bulk fol
8 DIR. Prices Cream Baking Powders. which
is not his, be sure to get the genuine
5 which is put up in cans securely labellet
e and made only by Steele & Price. all 0
whose preparations are prepared honestly
with view not only to uphold their repu
] tation as manufacturers, but to supply
uniform and reliable articles.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-14

Frank Miller's Harness Oil Backing
contains no coal or mineral oils.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-14

Do not stupefy your Baby with Opium
or Morphia mixtures, but use DIR. Bulls
Baby Syrup which is always safe and re,
liable and never disappoints 25 cts.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-14
BUSTLES
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avoidance of clasps and HARSH surface, which CUT
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made in all correct sizes, styles and lengths.
These, and all past makes OF LoFTA BUsTLE, in
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Diplomas have been awarded my goods each year
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NAL Exhibition.
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-14
Letter Prom the Jail.

Rock Island, JAIL. May 18th, 1877.
To the City Editor of The Argus:
l am locked in cell by s feet in size,
day and night, since that day you spoke
to me-lor using the language you heard.
The sheriff claims it is by the order Of the
supervisors. Munger asserts it was
all your fault, and that he kicked you out
for daring TO speak to me. Publish this,
and state the language you heard me use
at the time | have not light enough tC
read or write, and cannot walk to exercise
my cell is so small.
Nrr,rI ,ET DAVIS
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-14

COWDEN-In Rock Island, IT'S, on Saturday
May II, 1877, at 40 O'Clock p. m, Mrs, Margaret
re. Cowdep, beloved wife of DR.. j. W. Cowden, il
the Ard year of her age of cellular abscess chronic
renal disease, chronic ovarian Inflammation, acute
ditfuse cellular and periteneal Inflammation ant
| acute Inflammation of the bowels.
, 1877-01-27

sells. and Puget Sound is the place to
build them. The oak of the Eastern
States is regarded as inferior to the Il,
of Puget Sound; and the Dakota and
Nevada were rebuilt at cost of $11O,
600 each with the latter material, maxi
ing them better vessels than ever. II
We had few more real merchants in
San Francisco, and not quite so many
stock gamblers. we might soon build
two thirds of the feet that carries the
golden grain of California to the Old
World
, 1877-01-27
IRON VS.. WOODEN SHIPS.

The melancholy facts again stare us
in the face, that ships built of iron are
unsafe for long voyages. The great
British King, which it took a Western
Shore to beat. is out 221 days from Liv-
| erpool to San Francisco; also the Ada
1redale. something over 200 days. Both
these ships are finished in the very
highest order of the iron ship-building
art, and certainly their loss can in no.
wise be ascribed to any defect in their
construction or parsimony in their
equipment. Yet they are probably gone
below the roaring waves and their names
added to the fearful per centage Of the
never heard from" that characterizes
the history of iron ships. Of course,
no American merchant will invest bis
money in the building of iron vessels,
unless they are to be propelled by
steam.
Meanwhile we look over the fir-buiit
| vessels of the Pacific coast and can find
but two lost at seattle Sunshine and
Elida. All the balance that have been
lost, have been carried ashore by tidal
waves in open roadstead or sunk by coll
lisions with other vess Is We Loo,
with pride upon the products of onr
home yards, few in pumDer as they are.
The fame of the Western Shore, with
her four great passages between the Pa
cific coast and the United Kingdom. has
spread from one ED of the continent to
the other. She went from San Fran
cisco to Liverpool in 1O4 days and back
in ITO; next she went from Astoria to
Cork in 101 days and back In 126, making
a total of AL days for the two voyages
together or 1l04 days for each single
trip. Our own Forest Queen has an
equally creGitable record. She made
eleven trips in the year that has closed
averaging 27 days and 10 hours for
each round trip. During the year 1876
she carried to San Francisco $500
feet of lumber and 1,416, 900 lath; be-
sides which she has always brought up
large quantity of merchandise to the
Sound. Her fastest round trip for the
year was eighteen days. which no other
ship has equalled. except the Dashing
Wave. perhaps. In that case distance
between Tacoma and Port Ludlow, must
be credited to the Wave, by courtesy.
The showing in favor of the Pacific
coast ships is creditable one. for we
have also the barkentines Modoc, Port
land, r. X. Ham. and Discovery; the
barks Northwest, Tidal Wave and Tam
O'Shanter; and the ship Wildwood. 1t
must not be forgotten that the Port
Madison ship has made the run from
Burrard Inlet to Melbourne in 46 days;
from San Francisco to Liverpool in ll9
days, and from Boston to San Francisco
in 116 days. Our little fleet is as good
for its numbers as any in the world,
and is comprised of vessels that are
over average sailors and real big carriers.
When any of our vessels are lost, we
know what becomes of them. There
are none missing. none that go down in
mid ocean and leave not a voice to
speak the fearful tale. The iron ship is
already doomed; the great world OF
! commerce will return to wooden ves-
, 1877-01-27
CAPT. BOB. Simpson,.

Who built and rigged the renowned
Oregon ship Western Shore, is a great
student of history and loves originality
in everything. He was for naming that
crack clipper after the celebrated In
dian chlefCoa c'mly, of Astoria. who's q
kindness to the whites is part of Ore
CONS history. Capt. Asa M. Simpson
overrnled his brother. however. and
the ship received her present appella
ton. But while the thing hung in
allegiance. one day man said to Capt
Josselyn. well-known ship-chandier
of San francisco. "what do they call
that new ship at Coos Bay?" "Why, "
replied Josselyn. Capt Bob has con-
clnded to call her the Grim comfy. out
OF compliment to the Beecher scandal. "
"a DROVE OF BULLS"
1t IS told OF Capt. James Clark that
he was once in company with TWO other
ships. one of which was in rdvance of
him and The other short distance
astern. 1t was a pleasar day in mid
ocean. and the three ships were carry
ing every possible rag of canvass. Old
Jimmy Clark and his Ie..io y ere walk
ing the quarter>deck, when ;he latter
remarked 1t Was "a very ,.TettS sisLt;"
to which Capt Clark replied. "Yls, sir,
it's an Elegant landscape" This was
as bad as the sailor who fell off the
spanker gaff and struck on IN awning
which le; him through easily to the
deck. where did you come from ?"
asked the astonished admiral. From
the north of Ireland. yer Honor" said
Mike, touching his hat.
THESE FLASHES OF HUMoR
Are the bright spots in the lives of men
whom an arduous profession has forced
into isolation and reticence not always
in accord with their natures. The jolly
captain is the rule on coastipg vessels,
but the exception on those who make
long voyages. In our brief sketch of
wit up the deck. we have omitted
many an anecdote of the jolly old sails
who have bnilt up American commerce
and performed the high and honorable
mission Of bringing man nearer unto
man. Theirs is learned and hon ora
BILE profession. the peer of the law. the
oiogy or medicine. With our splendid
timber. we can turn out good ships.
while We rely upon our liberal system
of common schools to turn out equally
just and intelligent men to command
them,
, 1877-01-27
AID TO IMMIGRATION.

Parties from Victoria a.e now a,
Ottawa, to secure increased mail
service from San Francisco to Vic.
toria. If such an increase is made.
the Pacific Mail Company may get
it by sub contract for another term
and hey may not. Now, we
should hate to see their fine and
commodious steamers taken off this
route and replaced by such rotten
old hulks as tine William Taber and
Los Angeles. We are now enjoy
ing steamship travel in safe and
well-oflicered vessels, governed by
regulations that carry safety and
comfort in their train. We are also
in favor of a reduction of fares, but
not below live -and-let- live rates.
At present man can go from
San Francisco to San Diego for
twelve dollars in the cabin of the
Ancon or Orizaba. This is nearly
as far as Victoria and the immigrant,
coming from the East and knowing
nothing of the coast, goes where he
can go 1.-THE cheapest. What we flv-
or is the subsidizing of the Pacific
Mail line to the extent of $60. 900 per
annum to carry the American nails
once week, (every Saturday from
San Francisco and VictOria) which
will take three boats to do the work
The contract should also specify that
cabin fare should not exceed eight
cen dollars to Seattle and eight in
the steerage. This would give us
at least one third of the next Springs
immigration. At present we do not
receive one-fifth Of it.
This would give the Mail Com
pany for the two mails, English and
American, just S115,O00 per year
and secure them against loss in op-
Grating their large and expensive
vessels. It would increase the ira
vel either way and give the Com
pany greater hold upon the gen
eral carrying trade. 1t would aug
ment our population with an indus
trious element of people who need
all their money to establish them
selves in their new homes. It would
make business increase in score
of ways, for augmented facilities of
trade always increase trade. Our
Delegate at Washington would do
well give this matter his earnest at
tention. At present, we have no
ocean mail service in this quarter to
stimulate American steamboating.
The line is sdependent on the good will
of English mail contractors and de-
serves for the excellent character of
its vessels and their officers to oreceive
more substantial encouragement.
Will Judge Jacobs take the matter
in hand?
, 1877-01-27

When you cannot find any othe
way to make nuisance of yourself,
go into an editorial room within an
houI of press-time and talk about all
kinds of nonsen sical topics, includ-
ing yourself. 1t is so pleasant for a
man who has four columns to get
up, to have a continuous buzz going
on in his room. Come again and
try it cn---and we will invest dol
lar in hickory, in the meantime.
, 1877-01-27

The little schooner Kate L. Heron,
plying from Portland to Tiliamook, was
This Is the second accident of
the kind that has befallen her in the
past four years. hence it may not be
possible to save her.
, 1877-01-27

George A. Steel. the newly appointed
Postal Agent for Oregon and this Ter
ritory. was formerly bookseller and
stationer in the city of Portland. He
was Secretary of the Republican State
Central Committee during the late
Presidential canvass.
, 1877-01-27

Matt Bledsoe, the noted desperate
who was parooned out of the Oregon
penitentiary about two years ago. is
reported to have been killed about two
weeks ago in Arizona, in row over a
gaming table. This is the third time
that the types have caused this bellig
erent gentleman to give up the ghost.
, 1877-01-27
n f. w O-D A Y.
BAINBRIDGE HOTEL,
PORT BLAKELY. WASH. TER
TAYLOR & sAcKMAN, Props.

This house is open for the reception of
guests. with good beds, an excellent table, a
billiard room with two good tables, and a bar
stocked with the very
Best Of Liquors and Cigars.
We run a stage to Port Madison, for the ac-
commodation of citizens of cambridge Island
who prefer land to water travel. Also saddle
horses and buggies to let.
eJr Boats to let for fishing parties or to visi
any desired locality. Telegraph Office clole by
ja23 tt TAYLOR h SACKMAN.
, 1877-01-27

The election of George F. Hoar, as
United States Senator from Massachu-
sets. would indicate spirit of reform
in that state. Il is direct slap in the
face to senator Boutwell,, Ben Butler.
Collector Simonds ard the whole of
the Federal Office holders ring.
, 1877-01-27

Hon. S. F. Chadwick. Secretary of
the State Of Oregon, is one OF the pas
sengers on the steamer e orge w. Ell
der and will probably reach Portland
some time to morrow. He has been. as
most of our readers are (hre, witness
before the Senate Investigating Cons
mittee on the Oregon election.
, 1877-01-27

Mrs. Ralston, wife If the San Fran
cisco banker, has gone to Europe 10
educate her children. We trust she
may bring them up to emulate his
splendid energy and to avoid the mania
for speculation which wrecked the life
of one of the ncblest men that ever
graced great city with his presence.
, 1877-01-27

What has become OF the Oregon bo-
nanza of mud containing silver Has
it come to grief like any other nine
days wonder: We were looking fol
adobes worth $500 apiece by this time.
, 1877-01-27

Now you See it. aud now you don't"
The stocks Of tie Consolidated Virginia
mine has advanced to $45 so per share.
in the past two days. All the ''shorts'
are severely nipped by the manipula-
lions of Truthful Jeens & Co.