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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-21
naeot Of rsmonetization on silvsr

The London Times OF the l7th inst, in
its financial column has the following;
Attentive consideration Of the proba-
bic effect OF silver demonstration 10 Amer
lea would probably do much to calm down
any alarm that may have been raised by
rather hasty talk about Reputation" and
the like. In the first place, it is necessary
TO separate altogether the silver" men
from the soft money" partisans of the
agricultural states OF the Interior This bill
for the reconciliation OF silver has little
or nothing to do with projects for the issue
OF unlimited paper, except in so far as the
passing of the measure might do much to
render such issue useless. Reputation
is a word that can in no sense strictly
apply to the United States, supposing it
should decree silver as the sole lawful
money TO morrow, and we doubt whether
bOnd-holders would lose much by the
change. At the present price of silver
say sod per ounce, the loss to a bond
holder would be much smaller than is
commonly supposed If paid of at par
in gold in New York, his $l,OO0 bond
would be worth G2O6 d in London, and
il paid in silver il would be worth El9l.
49, NlhCiGhSu VI III LIS, vi "a per
cent. only; and it is not for moment to
be supposed that the difference would re-
main so great for single day were silver
again "monetized" We should probably
see it at once jump to fully 6s per ounce.
at which price the above loss would be
nearly obiterated.
The opinion o. the Times indicates very
clearly that the alleged cry of the moneyed
interests of the seaboard that remonetiza
ton OF silver would be the ruin Of our
credit abroad, is not much believed
in by the bondhoders aud capitalists
Of England. 1t ought to calm the fears of
the timid and set at rest the notion that it
would be an act OF bad faith 40 remonetige
silver The Times is an admitted authority
on matters of finance in English and CONT
mental circles, at least il can speak know
ingIy in regard to American creditors
abroad. The opponents of silver are over
doing the matter in their persistent and
determined efforts to depreciate the value
of that metal in its use os coin; there is
nodanger but suffering and overburdened
people will gladly avail themselves, if the
chance offers, Of the legitimate use of one
OF the most important and valuable pro-
ducts OF the country, and that foreign
creditors will generally be we'll enough
satisfied,
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The ARGUS JOB PRINTING Rooms
turn out Cards, Circulars, Note Heads
Bill Heads, Law Briefs, and all Other
kinds OF Printing, in the highest style of
the art, and on the most reasonable terms.
And The ARGUS Book BINDERY is doing
all kinds of work in THAT line, neat, quick
and cheap. The friends of the paper and
the public generally are invited to give our
work trial. dwtf
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DR.. BONAPARTE & co.

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ElgE- 5s4aS are the men 10 consult This
Is the only Office in the city
VIII re permanent cure of Prf
vate Diseases can be obtained without the use OF
Mercury or change OF diet or business.
we guarantee to cure gon 1rrhea, gleet, syphilis,
impo ency, nocturnal emissions, female complaints
IN short, every possible form and variety of Sexual
Disease, Cures rapid thorough and permanent and
Tees moderate. We will admit ali persons to on
museum free who Purchase either of our books
Medical Treatise. price 30 cents; the Vado Meeum
nt Nature price 81. Pocket Guide sent for tive
three-cent stamps Gail or address
Drs. BONAPAhTE g. REYNOLDS,
1S2 Sycamore ST., CINCINNATT, OHIO.
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Printing, Binding and Blank Book work
specialties at The ARGUS OFFICE. No
pains will be spared to please customers.
Satisfaction guaranteed. IF
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Worth S., 900 in a Single Case.

BURLINGTON, VT, Dec. 18th, 1876.
MRS. LYDIA Z. PINKdAM:- It is with pleasure
that we able to say that in every case reported
to us your VEGETABLE COMPOUND has given uni
versal satisfaction. One gentleman told us to-day
that 1t had done his wife thousand dollars worth
OF good, as he expressed it. Our customers with
out single exception, speak OF it in the highes
terms OF praise. You are at liberty TO make use o.
this in advertising if you choose. Yours very re
specially. H b. STEAbNS CO., Druggists
~ The Pamphlet "Guide to Women" will b(
sent free to any address by enclosing stamp t.
LYDIA E. PINKHAM, Lynn, Mass.
Lydia E. Pnkhdnl's Vegetable Compound
sold by all Druggists at 81 per bottle. Whole
sale Agents-George c. Goodwin q Co., No. 81
Hanover street, and Carter, Harris q Hawley, No
$50 WASHINGTON street, Boston.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-21

Going Morrill, :l5 q. NJ; 1O:3s p. N.
Going South-7:30 a. M; S:2S p. M.
Palace Sleeping cars, owned and operated by Is
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 al 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 orIWashington andtLeaN enworth,
At Nichols with Museatine Division c, X &
for Muscatine.
At West Liberty, with Chicago Rock Island &
Pacific Railroad, for Iowa City, Desmoines, and
Davenport.
At Cedar Rapids, with Milwaukee Division of
4 & NJ for independence. West Union, PostyillC
ano McGregor; with Chicago & Northwestern Rail
way, Tor Omaha. Council Bluffs and Chicago, an6
with Dubuque Southwestern R'Y for Dubuque
At "A eterloo ard Cedar Falls wIlh Illinois Gen
lTal Railroad for Independence, Dubuque, Fol
Dodge and Sioux City.
At Shell Rock with Stage fer Waverly
Al Nora junction, with Milwaukee & St Pau
Railway, for Mason CITY and Charles City.
AT Plymouth with Milwaukee d St Paul Railway
for all points in Minnesota
at ct Paul, for all points on Northern Pacific
hallway, the great Lake Superior region, AID all
points North and Northwest.
+. +. WINSLOW, Gen'l Manager.
G. j IVES, Gent Pass. & Ticket Agent
Cedar Rapids, lows
sNoTICR CHANGE
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j. H. zEILIN & co.

MACON, GA, and PHILADELPHIA.
Your valuable medicine SIMMONS LIVER REaU-
LAToE has saved me many Doctors bills, use t
for everything 1t is recommended, and never knew
it to fail, have used it in Collie and Grubbs, with
Wy mules and horses, giving them about half a
bottle at time l have not lost one thst gave it
TO, you can recommend it to every one that has
stock as being the best medicine known for all
complaints that hogse-hesh is heir to-
E. I. TAYLOR, Ag'tior Changers of Ga.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-21

Lightning Ex. has Reclining Chair Car through
to Lafayette and Indianapolis and Sleeping Car to
Toledo daily.
New York Special has Day Coach through to
Toledo daily except Sunday
Chicago Speciai has Sleeping Car to Chicago
daily.
REGULAR TICKETS,
AND
SPECIAL LIMITED TICKETS
For sale at rates always as low es the lowest.
Low Rates Quick Time, and first class accom-
neodations are fast making the
T., P. & ". ROUTE
az THE MOST POPULAR IN THE WEST. "a
| Send for Map Folder
A. L. HOPKINS, Gen1 Manager.
Il. C. TOWNSEND, Gen. Pass. s. Tk't ACT feoris'
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PURELY VEGETABLE.

Containing those Southern Roots and Herbs which
an all-wise Providence has placed in countries
where Liver Diseases most prevail 1t will cure all
Diseases caused by DERAEGEAlBET OF THE LIVER
AND BOWELS.
The SYMPTOMS of Liver Complaint are a bitter
or bad taste in the mouth; Pain in the Back Sides
or Joints, often mistaken for Rheumatism; Sour
stomach; Loss of Appetite; Bowels alternately
cOsiive and lax; Headache; Loss of Memory. with
painful sensation OF having failed to do something
which ought to have been done; DEBILITY, Low
SPIRITS, thick yellow appearance of the Skin and
Eyes, Dry Cough often mistaken fOrCOnsumptiOn.
Sometimes many of these symptoms attend the
disease at others very few; but the LIVER the lar
gest organ in the body is generally the seat the
disease and If not Regulated in time, great suffer-
ing, wretchedness and DEATH VIII ensue.
can recommend etiicacIous remedy for die
ease OF the Liver Heartburn and Dyspepsia, SIM
MONS LIVER REGULATOR. L. G. WUNDER,
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Cure of all Female Weaknesses

This Compound, which IS purely vegetable, has
entirely cured the most stubborn cases that have
banled the skill Of best physicians, and hons
ands of persons who considered as incurable
before this remedy was discovered have been re-
stored 20 perfect health by its use.
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1T HAS NO EQUAL
CAUTION

GA UTION
As there are a number of limitations offered to the
public, we would caution the community TO buy no
powders or Prepared SIMMONS LIVER REGU-
LAToR, unless in our engraved wrapper, with the
trade mark, stamp and signature unbroken None
otl ar IL ueuufpp
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-21

Old New p ork,UndeS Agency. s 3,5OO,0O0
Old Continental. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3,04O000
Old Phoenix. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 2,792,OO0
Old Howard, organized 1888. ...... 100000
German American. e. .........-.... 2,25O,OOO
Liverpool & London & Globe ........ 10000, 900
Royal, of London. 10000 600
imperial, of London. -. 10 900 900
Northern, of London Observation-Disclosures. 27OOOOeo
Girard, of PHILADELPHIA. ........... 100000
St. Paul Fire and Marine 100000
Traders Of Chicago. $4,000
Atlantic of Brooklyn. ...... .......... 457 900
Amazon, of Cincinnati, Ohio............ 9s5, 900
Rhode Island Association. $50. 100000
Western, of Toronto ................. 100000
Fairfield, of Connecticut. 305315
Commonwealth, of Boston. ............. 435 1874
Revere of Boston,. ............... 26s,375
ACCIDENT.
Travellers Accident of Hartford ........ 300 900
LIFE.
Washington Life.......-..-. ........... 5,5OO,0O0
Total Assets. $119, ,52i
OFFICE, BENGSTON'S BLOCK,
ROCK IsLAND.gILL
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Eg1EzzayGreat Book OF French,unuuu
Secrets for Latiie &, Gents
ga Sent free for Stamps. Address
DR.. BOnaparte e. Co., Cincinnati. O.
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LIVER REGULATOR

Tho Cheapest PsFss and Ben. Family Medicine in the woa
For DYSPEPSIA, CONSTIPATION, Jaundice
Bilious attacks, SICK HEADACHE, Collie Depres
sion Of Spirits, SOUR STOMACH, Heart Barn, sc.
This unrivalled Southern Remedy Is warranted
not to contain single particle OF MERCURY or any
inuriOus mineral substance. hut ia
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-21
Assistant Post Master, philadeInbia

I'VE have tested its virtues, personally, and know
that for dyspepsia, Biliousness, and ThrObbing
Headache, it is the best medicine the world ever
saw. We have tried forty other remedies before
Simmons Liver Regulator, but none of them gave
Us more than temporary relief; but the Regulator
not only relieved, but cured us."-Ed Telegraph
and Messenger, Macon, Ga.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-21
Chancery Notice.

STATE OF ILLINOIS.
COUNTY OF Rock ISLAND g
In the Circuit Court of Rock Island County to the
January term, A. ID. 1873.
Andreas Hoffman, Complainant, VS. Julia A. Walter
George Walter, and the unknown heirs at law of
George Walter. deceased, Defendants.-In Chan
Gerry.
Afhdav1t Of the residence of all of the above
named defendants having been filed in the Office Of
the Clerk OF said Court notice is ht reby given TO
each OF the above named defendants that the said
compiainan has filed his bill of complaint against
them IN said curt, on the chaneery side thereof
and that summons in chaneery has been issued
ont OF said Court aFanst all OF said defendants re-
turnable on the first day of the next term of said
Court, which Is to be begun and holden at the
aonrl House, IN the city of Rock Island, in said
comfy. on the first Monday of January, A. ID. ISIS
at which time and place you and each OF YOU will
appear
Dated this 21th day Of November, A. D. 1877
LEVI Il. HARSON
OI4FER OLSEN. Clerk of said Court
oonclter Tor Complainant. 11-27d4w
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-21

For all diseases of the Liver, Stomach and Spice
As q Remedy in
MALARIOUS FEVERS, BOWEL COMPLAINTS,
DYSPEPSIA. MENTAL DEPR ESSION. RESTLESS
NESS, JAUNDfCE, NAUSEA. SICK HEADACHE,
COLIC, CONSTIPATION and BILIOUSNESS
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j. H. ZETLTN & co.

aMACON, ga, ana PHILADELPHIA.
1t contains four medical elements never united
in the same happy proportion in any other prepare
ton, viz: gentle Oethartic, wonderful Tonic, an
uneXceptiOnable Alternative and certain Corrective
of all impurities of the body Such signal success
has attended its use, that it is now regarded as the
EFFh (TT7AJ ,CPECTFII7
, 1877-12-29
An Independent Press and Pulpit.

To THE EDIToRs OF THE DIsPATcH:
Your story Of the man starting out to
please everybody and ending by carry
ing mule. is happy justification Of an
independent Press. So many editors
have turned out to bs staggering mule
carriers that the ''dear people" expect
them all to practice course which leads
TO that. And af.e" the muIe is shoul-
dered then Everybody" instead of be-
ing pleased, says, ''see the old fool -
But your story may apply to the Pull
pit as well as the Press. There are pre-
cious people so large minded and lib
eral Of view that they discontinue" a
pulpit ministration that happens to say
some things with which they disagree
Bnt the mule would just as soon rine a
Parson as, an Editor, perhaps little
rather. Aud the rule that saves the
latter will serve to deliver the former.
An independent Press is hereby sa>
luted by an INDEPENDENT PULPIT.
, 1877-12-29

sociable with confectionery &C.
compartment" which seemed to af-
ford the youngsters unbounded de-
light. Ring, Merry Bells" closed
the formal exercises; and the chill
dren went home to hang up their
stockings and the young folks re-
mained awhile longer to enjoy feas.
of reason and flow of soul-more
especially the latter.
, 1877-12-29

General Ord thinks the five
thousand men who will soon be
on the Texan frontier will be
sufficient to protect it. The cx-
pense will be only about five
million dollars annually.
, 1877-12-29

One of the New York City
courts denies the validity Of a
Utah divorce. Congress ought
to make a general law on the
subject and do away with the
whole complicated and unsatis-
factory State machinery.
, 1877-12-29

The New York Herald says it will be
soon easy to organize a frst>class in
surance company in the State peniten>
tlaries. Hendrick, the president. and
Brown. the secretary of the Albany At
lantic Mutual Life, have joined their
brethren under indictment for perjury.
, 1877-12-29

Baltimore is making strides
toward temperance reform. Four
teen thousand persons are said
to have signed the pledge there
during the last couple of weeks.
, 1877-12-29

No way has been discovered
to avoid the difficulties of life.
One man remains a bachelor, and
boasts that he is thus free from
care, but existence becomes a
prohtless struggle. with buttons
and neckties; another marries,
hoping to find thereafter every
button in its place, and the slip
pers at the fireside on his return
from business, but his wife has
been made the president of a re-
lief association, and manages to
afford relief to every one except
him. You may as we'll make up
your mind to stand your share
OF the general entanglement,
and to do it philosophically and
bravely, for every one learns.
sooner or later, that
Life is full Of care and trouble.
Whether you SO it single or double.
IHefe are TWO JhlngS winch
viii | double a man up with
startling rapidity, the misery OF
an uneasy conscience and the
unpaid interest on a promissory
note.
The singular spectacle of sssix.
children, the eldest not eleven
years old, accused of murder,
was presented recently in a Co.
lumbia (S. CO. court. While
picking cotton one of them was
struck by a young lad whom
they unitedly attacked, inficting
wounds which resulted in his
death. The case is perhaps
without a parallel.
, 1877-12-29
Bethel and seamen,s Home.

0ot0o1 ana S00mem'9 home.
One object of the visit Of Capt. S.
s. Nickerson to the East is to present
the claims of Seattle to aid in estab-
fishing a bethel and seamen's home
before the proper authorities in New
York. In order to give correct in
formation, the captain has prepared
the following, which he will present
to the Seamen's Aid Society. There
is but little doubt that the desired
aid will be obtained, and Capt. Nick
erson returned to us as the chaplain
of the bethel to be erected in this
city. Here follows the facts as gath
cred by him:
The city of Seattle is located on
Elliott Bay, on the eastern shore,
and central part of Puget Sound,
l5O miles from the ocean in latitude
Al deg, 81 min. north, south 100
deg, 20 min, west.
It was first settled in 1859, and
now has a population of 4, 600 souls.
The harbor and passage to the ocean
is unsurpassed, there being no OBJ
structions whatever to interfere with
navigation. The waters are deep
and at Seattle the largest ships may
load at its wharfs to any depth re-
quired. The waters never freeze,
but:are open all the year round to the
fleets of the world. The site is ris-
ing and rolling. the highest point of
land being 200 feet above tide.
During the last three years the
city has nearly doubled its wealth
and population. The country is
timbered region, one-third is good
agricultural land. When the Seattle
and Walla Walla railroad, now in
progress, shall be completed, con-
Meeting Eastern with Western
Washington, then will the vast pro-
ducts of that prairie region flow into
Seattle the future storehouse of the
Territory. bringing many foreign
SulpS w tulS uATAob.
Considering its advantageous po-
sition, immense resources of coal,
timber, iron, fish and grain, we can
safely conclude that Seattle will
eventually be the largest city north
of San Francisco on the Pacific
coast.
About 100 ships have loaded coal
at this port during the past year,
with an average tonnage of 1 900 tons.
About 100 more have loaded with
lumber and produce. There are 10
steamers making daily trips about
the Sound, always touching at Seat
tie; also number of tug boats. A
line of ocean steamers ply between
this port and San Francisco, the
largest was 4, 500 tons burden. It is
safe to say that 5000 OF 3, 500 sea-
men have visited this port during
the year 1877, and the prospects are
that the number will increase annu-
ally.
PORTS OF PUGET SOUND.
Port Townsend. port of entry. Ships
load with lumber at the following
ports; there is also ship-yards there:
Port Gamble, Port Ludlow, Sea-
beck, Port Madison, Port Blakely,
Tacoma, Olympia, Milton, on Elliot
Bay. Ships are always loading at
these ports all the year round, and
these places are but short distance
from Seattle.
About 18, 600 or 1000 seamen en-
ter Puget Sound every year. There
is not q Seaman Bethel on the
Sound. A Bethel and Seamans'
Home is much needed at Seattle. !"
, 1877-12-29

General John B. Hood, the ex-
Confederate. has been sojourning
for q few days in Richmond, Va.
He believes that the Mississippi Jet
ties will open q bright future for
the city of New Orleans, to which
he will carry back one of the Moi
fett liquor punches now in use in
Richmond, and will recommend its
adoption. The General, who trav-
els with his family, is accompanied
by three pairs of twins, three other
children, his wife and four nurses.
, 1877-12-29

"A PORTLAND l0Xcnange Is cOnSld-
erably moved because some OF the
people of that city prefer to buy
furniture of Seattle manufacture,
made of Puget Sound maple and ash.
But the trade in this line from Port
land is only drop in ths bucket as
compared with the large shipments
Of furniture monthly from this city
to San Francisco.
A MAN attempted suicide in this
city on Christmas morning by tax
ing chloroform, but only succeeded
in burning his throat and stomach
severely. Financial embarrassment
is supposed to be the cause. He
was sent to Ten Mile Point on the
Nellie this morning, TO be placed in
charge of his brother there.
A LARGE order for furniture manu-
factured from our native woods,
will be shipped on the Dakota by
Messrs. Hall, Paulson & Co., for
San Francisco parties. It is pleas
ing to note the rapid increase of this
branch of manufacture.
, 1877-12-29

Coal, and other Minera' Lands, and mines,
Surveyed. examined and reported upon. Plans
and estimates for mining improvements. furn-
nished. Special attentlongiven to land survey
Msps and mechanical Drawing executed
November 2. 1877,
, 1877-12-29
Christmas Eve.

On Monday evening the exercises
at the Methodist Episcopal church
were unusually interesting and
instructive. In order to bring
outthe sacred lessons of the oc-
casion, and at the same time
make it one of those joyful times
never to be forgotten, the church
was tastefully decorated with ever
greens, while two beautiful trees,
one on each side of the altar, were
loaded with handsome presents for
the children of the Sabbath school.
Between these trees and over the
altar was placed large star, ingen>
iously contrived 70 revolve during
each interval of the exercises, and
by lighted candles within illuminat-
ed the angelic motto: "Glory to God
in the highest; Peace and good will
to men," Arched above this was the
cordial greeting to all: "Merry
Christmas"
At 7 o'clock the exercises began
with a song of greeting, after which
prayer was offered by the pastor,
Rev. I. Dillon. Then followed the
opening address of welcome by Miss
Bessie Steves, who spoke as follows:
CHRISTMAS GREETING.
DEAR PARENTS AND KIND FRlENps:-
On thi. joyful occasion. We greet you
ali with hearty welcome! We are here
to celebrate with our songs and festlvi>
lies the most joyful event known in the
history of mankind the birth of the
infant Jesus!
So great and valuable was this gift Of
God to man that angels wondered and
adored! Among all those shining le>
gions,
1.-THE theme, the song. the joy, was new
Twas more than heaven could hold.
Down through the portals of the sky
The impetuous torrent ran;
And angels flew with e1ger joy,
To bear the news to man.
-.