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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-10-08
A REIGN OF TERROR.

Mexicans on Texas Soil Threatening to
Massacre American Citizens, After Inn
pr1soning County ofhcials.-U. 8. Troops
Ordered to the Scene
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-10-08
CanphOrinei !

Is the most effectusl remedy sold, is luxury to
use gives the best satisfaction gives instant relief,
will not grease or stain the most delicate fabric,
has a pleasant and refreshing odor. 1t will imme-
diatey relieve and cure Rheumatism, Chronic and
Acute Neuralgia and Catarrh, Headache and
swelled Face, Sore Throat, Sprains and Bruises,
BuDions and ChilblAins, Eruptions Of the Skin,
Pain in Chest, Back or Limbs, Burns and Scalds.
For sale by all Druggists.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-10-08
COMMERCIAL

Wheat-Strong; 1Q2hc higher; No winter red
52Q1 So Oct
Corn-591Q6O
Oats-Dull; 32GI33
Pork-Dutl; ID 35.
Lsrd-Heavy; 8 20.
Whisky 131A
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-10-08
Moline Public Library.

The directors of the Moline public
library held meeting Saturday evening
and allowed bills to the amount of sos. 80.
Plans for the rearrangement of the rooms
we're settled upon, and the books are to
be called in within the next two
weeks, when the work will begin
The two rooms now occupied
by DIR. McKinnie, and the one by Clenden-
in and More, are Ito be converted into a
reading room, and the partition between
what is now the library aud reading rooms
will be removed, constituting one large
library room which will BE- artistically ar
ranged with alcoves> combining elegance
with utility.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-10-08

Legal Blanks, of all kinds for sale at
THE ARGUS OFFICE
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-10-08
MILES AFTER JOSEPH.
Another Fight with the Neg Perces-Jo
seph's Brother Gone to the Happy
Hunting Grounds.

CHICAGO, Oct. THE following dis
patch from Gen. Miles, was received by
me here at ii o'clock this evening:
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF THE YELLOWSTONE,
CAMP NEAR THE BRAR-PAw MOUNTAIN
October z 1877 \
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-10-08
TO THE HOLDERS OF CITY
ORDERS AND OTHER
CAPITALISTS.

THE FUNDING BONDS OF THE CITY OF
l Rock Island are ready for sale. The bonds
are in denominations of five hundred dollars
($500.00) and thousand dollars ($1 O00.00) and
sear SIX per cent interest. payable semi-anuually
on March 1st and September list. Persone desiring
to purchase these bonds at par. to exchange the
interest bearing orders outstanding for bonds,
will apply TO the city clerk city treasurer. AL
outstanding orders will be paid in full as soon az
these bonds are sold 2-dl0t
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-10-08
MAMMOTH EMPORIUM +!

After trying to close out at cost my
entire stock of Jewelry, &C., l find l
could successfully accomplish it without
continually replenishing certain lines Of
goods, which would prolong the sale for
two years, and as my facilities for purchas
ing goods at inside prices are not exceled
iu the the three cities. haye concluded to
keep stocked up in all departments and will
in future sell goods at prices which
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-10-08
New York Market.

NEW YORK, Oct. s.
FINANCIAL.
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Money.
Governments Firm
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1877-08-11
A MODEL JURYMAN.

The professional Philadelphia jury
man might take lesson from the fol-
lowing furnished by that veracious jour-
nal, the Virginia City Chronicle:
Presently the stiffness of the court
room ives interrupted by the entrance OF
a man, who came in with shuffling,
uneasy step, and with his hat in his hand.
He halted and leaned against the rail
ing. Nobody took the slightest notice
of him, however. At last he took cour-
age and spoke.
SIS the Judge in?"
The clerk Immediately awoke His
Honor.
"Well, what do you want?'
"1'm looking for job, your Honor.
I've been looking for work over a
month.
"There's nothing for you here"
81 thought ye occasionally gave jury
men job. l don't read newspapers
any, and bein' a stranger in town, l
haven't got any prejudices agin any
body. A pard of mine wrote down to
me at Reno last week, and said that the
jury business up here was brisk, an it
would pay to come up. AS I'm strang-
er to you, and little hard up, I'll start
in and serve for a case or two for halt
price, an you kin see what l kin do"
"What are your main qualifications"
"My strong suit is maxim jury agree.
No juries ever hang if I'm on 'em.
just lay low till they take the first ballot,
then jine the majority and argue the rest
into it. l can discount any lawyer talk
ing. can show 'em up points they
never tumbled to before. Sometimes
have to use force, but seldom. Once
down at Truckee, in murder case, there
was couple of fellers standin' out agin'
hangin' and after arguin' with EN- as
smooth and gentlemanly as l could for
over a quarter of an hour, l went for
'em with chairs, and by the time l had
busted half dozen pieces of furniture
over 'em they was glad to come in with
a verdict of murder in the first degree,
and the feller was hung not long after
ward. In these Justice Courts l can get
on the jury, and if you'll just give me a
wink as to how you want the case to go.
I'll guarantee to fetch in the verdict you
want, or not take cent"
The man was told to drop around
again in day or SO, and they would try
and make vacancy for him. In order
to do it, however, some regular juryman
will probably have to be discharged.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1877-08-11
LECTED NATTER.
THE OWNING ROD.

Ba,,imore Correspondence Chicago Tribune.
am able to give some account of the
use of the divining rod by well-known
gentlemen of this city, whose character
and reputation raise them above the Sus-
picion of charlatanry. And, curiously
enough, the chief practical use to which
their magic arts have been so far put was
in the service of the Methodist church.
Belief in the potency of forked twig
of witch-hazel still floats around the ru-
raj districts, and undoubtedly forked
twig of this kind will answer, but SO will
other materials. In using the forked
twig the mode is to take hold of the rod
by the fork, one prong in each hand,
the end of the rod pointing outward
One gentleman of this city, who pos
sesses the faculty of using the rod, makes
use of two pieces of rattan united at one
end by brass cap. He takes the free
ends in his hands and spreads them
apart, throwing the angle formed by the
junction of the two pieces outward, SO
that his body forms the base of trian-
gle, of which the brass cap is the point.
It is this projecting angle which by its
dips and motions affords the indications
upon which the diviner relies. Another
gentlemen of this city makes use of two
pieces of whalebone similarly connected.
About seven years ago acamp-meeting
association purchased a large tract OF
| wooded ground about seventeen miles
! from the city, on the Western Maryland
Railroad, for the use of the Methodist
churches of the city. The Emory Grove
camp is the largest held near this city,
and is participated in by all the congre-
cations of the Methodist Church North
of this city. Gen. John S. Berry, a
prominent layman of the church, wa:
one of the directors, and, as he is gen.
tIeman of means, leisure, and large ex
ecmtive capacity, the work of preparing
the grounds for use fell chiefly to him
The natural springs of water on the
ground were altogether inadequate tol
the supply of a large camp, and he made
arrangements for digging a number O.
wells. He knew that Mr.. Joseph Cush
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&&-A-=---I7Tr,-t- -t---1e--&-- -I>.s-sstl.sr4-
try, who finds it a not u pleasant thing
to SOW his wild oats in Paris at the ex-
pense of his family, under the halluci-
nation that he is studying medicine, re-
ceives visit from his worthy father after
he has been at the capital for eighteen
months. Like dutiful son, he parades
the author of his being conscientiously
through the city, and points out to him
its social and architectural lions. Fl
nally they halt before huge and many
pillared building, surrounded by mas.
sive grating.
"What palace or thingummy is that
lordly pile" asked the old man.
'Epumfino," replies the youth, "but
there is a sergent-de-ville; I'll ask
him." and, accompanied by his sire, he
crosses over to the officer and puts the
question.
"That, gentlemen" >" says the munich
pal guardian, calmly and in a clear Of
fetal tone, "is the Medical School !"-
Paris babeY.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1877-08-11
HOW TO BECOME A MILLIONAIRE.

You must be a very able man, as nea-
ly all the millionaires are.
You must devote your life to the ge-
ting and keeping of other mem earning.
You must eat the bread of carefulnes
and must rise up early and lie down lat.
You must care little or nothing abot
other mems wants, or suffering, or di-
appointments.
You must not mind it that your gret
wealth involves many others in povert'.
You must not give away except for a
material equivalent.
You must not 60 meandering abot
Nature, nor spend your time enjoyil5
air, earth, sky or water, for there's D
money in it.
You must never embark in any ente-
prise that will build up the place yd
live in, but wait until the public spiritd
men have built railroads, ETC., then by
the stock at a discount.
You must never give to the widow J
orphan a thought, or consider that the
have any claims upon your humanity
charity.
You must make money your god il
terest your your faith, and large posse
sions the heaven you covet. And, whd
dying, leave a few pence to heaven.
You must not distract your thougls
from the great purpose of your life VIII
the charms of art and literature.
You must not let philosophy or re-
gion engross you during the secular tim.
You must not allow your wife ad
children to occupy much of your Walt
BILE time and thoughts.
You must never permit the fascir-
tions of friendship to inveigle you irD
making loans, however small.
Youmust abandon all other ambitios
or purposes, and finally
You must be prepared to sacrifice ea
and all fanciful notions you may haa
about tastes and luxuries and enjo-
ments during most, if not all of yd
natural life.
If you think the game is worth te
candle-you can die rich-some of yl
can,
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1877-08-11
LUCK IN MARRIAGE.

Who can say that marriage, one @
the most important matters in life, i
not regulated by luck? One marries al
old friend, fondly believed to be thor
oughly known, and finds, as time goe
on, host of little faults, like a nest O
viperS, which come out only in the in
timacy of matrimony, and which have
never SO much as lifted up their head
in public view.
1t was mere chance on the other side
that brought together those fortunate
two whose stars are lucky and their guar
dian angels energetic. They know each
other only few days before they were
engaged-only six weeks before they
married but if they had been brought
up by careful parents for that one ex.
press purpose, been shaped and mould
ed and educated for no other view, they
could not have been made more thor
oughly harmonious, more completely
adapted the one to the other. But il
was all piece of chance work from end
to end-the time and place and manner
of meeting, the circumstances of the ac-
quaintance, the condition of affairs on
either side at the moment; there was
no calculation, no clever ambition Oh
mastery arrangement of events it was
chance, and, as that chance turned out
well, pray was it not good luck, and is
not this the name by which to call it
AS for that other marriage, made af-
ter a long and friendly intercourse,
where it would seem that the nature OF
each was necessarily laid bare to the
very bones-where care was taken by
her parents, and the whole of his cir
cumstance declared-what was that, too,
but i'll luck, in that the hidden nest of
vipers should exist unsuspected, bring
ing misery and destruction on what
looked SO fair and promised so well !?
Ill luck, too, was it then those two peo-
pie met and fell in love with each other,
affairs not suffering the natural arrange
ment of things i'll luck when those
other two did not meet so sure was it
that they would have fallen in love, and
SO charming and suitable as the alliance
would have been to both i'll luck that
the steam engine should begin to
snort just as the carriage was passing,
so that the horses ran away, the coach
man was killed, the carriage upset and
the master of the house made paralytic
for life. 1t was all the chance of five
minutes. Five minutes later, the mon
ster would have passed out of sight and
hearing and in all probability the fam
lily would not have had to suffer anguish
for all time because of the i'll luck con-
tanned in the space Of less than three
hundred seconds.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1877-08-11

s@rA little Bridgeport boy, who lost
three fingers in a drop press, only re-
marked: 81 guess mother will cry
when she sees that"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1877-08-11

SHE Was Boss.-A frisky female took
the man she married into one of our
stores the other day to look at some
goods.
"Got any remnants2" she shouted,
in tone that might have been mistaken
for a blast of dinner horn.
"YaaS, we would like to look at some
remnants" softly spoke the man, max
ing a terrible failure at trying to look
bold.
care you tendin' to this remnant bus
iness, or am II" piped the wild cat
eyed female, and the man withered and
sighed.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1877-08-11

"CLING TO THE MIGHTY ONE. The
following curious poem, formed from
different Bible texts, is worth preserv-
ing:
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1877-08-11

Bag Never kill fly with club when
a feather will do as well.
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DOMESTIC ECONOMY.

To Brighten linz Bakhku6-Throw
in handful of salt, wet with vinegar,
and Scour with flannel cloth.
.SzggeSh0ns About Zr0ning-Shirt bo-
SONS, cuffs, and collars, will be kept
from blistering by using molIen in the
starch.
To Set COlOrs in Blue Cam6r7c-Dip
1t into solution of saltpetre, using two
or three cents worth to pailful Of wa
ter. Salt will injure the fabric.
To Wash Toilet Mats aqM BOrae1s
Wash in thick lather, rinse in tepid
blue-water, and wiring them in dry
cloth; iron Immediately while still
damp.
To Whiten Porcelain .Sancebans-
Have the pans half-flled with hot wa
ter, throw in tablespoonful of powder
ed borax, and let it boil If this does
not remove all of the stains, soap a cloth
and sprinkle on plenty of powdered bo-
rax. Scour it well.
Fer ArveSking Fe1mentahon-Disso
a small quantity of borax (half a tea
spoonful into tablespoonful of boil
ing water for every quart of cream or
milk. To keep meat from spelling,
sprinkle on little powdered borax like
salt then wash well in borax water be-
fore cooking.
Peach Co66ler-Make a rich biscuit
crust; put it rolled thick around the
dish; put in layer of peaches, then
butter and sugar, and very little flour,
then peaches, and so on till the dish is
full cover with thick crust, cut a slit
in the centre, and pour in boiling water
till full bake in moderate oven.
French Z0aS-Beat four eggs very
light and stir with them one pint of
milk; slice some nice white bread, dip
the pieces into the egg and milk, then
lay them into pan of hot lard and fry
brown /; sprinkle little powdered sugar
and cinnamon on each piece, and send
to table warm. This is an excellent dish
for breakfast or tea.
Nnegar- the parings and cores
of apples, put them in a jar with warm
water enough to more than cover them;
set them in warm place for several
days, then strain and add one pint of
molaSseS to gallon of the water; put
in jar, tie thin cloth over it, keep in
a warm place, and in two weeks you
will have good vinegar.
Sleeping Hints-Sleeping with the
mouth open should not make the throat
sore. Pass broad elastic band from
the anterior portion of the lower jaw
over top of head, and make it sufficient
ly tight to keep the teeth closed if the
throat continues sore use a gargle of
chlorate of potassa, (zj,) one dram to
r &c A. 6
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1877-08-11

MY DEAR" said an affectionate
wife to her husband, who had been sick
for several days, "when you were well,
you were in the habit of eating twelve
apple-dumplings-now you are sick,
how many shall Imake you?" "Well,"
replied the husband, 81 reckon you may
make eleven to-day; but be particular
and make them little larger than usu-
al !" The wife obeyed. When the
husband had eaten eleven, with the ex-
ception of half a one, his little son, a
lad of some six summers, came up to
him and said: Daddy, give me lit
tie piece" "Go away, sonny" replied
the father, "your poor dads sick"
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-01
VALUABLE IMPROVED PROPERTY ON
CRAPS STREET, BETWEEN MANDE
VILE AND SPAIN STREETS.
THIRD DISTRICT.
SUCCESSION OF VICTOR NAVARRO,
Second District Court for the parish of Orleans,
Mo % 1hl

Second District Court for the parish of Orleans,
No. 81 .253.
DY pLACIDE J. SPEAR, Auetoneer-Of-
- flee No. 46 Royal treet.-sATURDAY,
May H. 1877. at 10 O'Clock m, will be sold at
public auction, at the Merchants and Auction
GERS Exchange, on Royal street. between Canal
and Customhouse streets, by virtue and In pur-
suance to an order of the Hon A. L. 'Tissot,
Judge OF the Second District Court for the par
ish Of Orleans, dated March 0. 1877 for account
of said sucees sion .
ONE-HALF OF CERTAIN LOT OF
GROUND. forming part of lot No. 218. situated
in the suburb Marigny, on Craps street. in the
Third District Of this city, in square No, l5s
which is comprised within Craps. Mandevie
Spain and Dreamer streets, having 80 feet front
on said Craps street. by 1870 feet in depth. bound
ell on one side by property now or formerly be-
longing to Louis Leroux or his transit rees, and
on the other side by property now or formerly
belonging to u ruard Iegumont or his assigns,
together with all the buildings aad improve
ments thereon.
Terms and Conditions One-half cash on the
spot. and tho balance in one and two years
credit for notes bear ing special mortgage and
vendors lien and privilege. with eight Ier cent
interest per annum from date until paid. with
clause of five per cent for attorneys fees in case
of suit to recover payment of said notes or any
portion thereof. and the clause Of non alenando
and all other usual clauses.
Act of sale before +. ID. Seghers, notary public.
at the expense OF the purchaser.
an Q fe % 80 Tnt7 -
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panv of New Orleans vs.. the Mechanics and
Agri ultura Fair Association of Louisiana
Joseph Hernandez, james |. Day and Luth-
err Holmes, assignees
cIXTH DISTRICT COURT For THE PAR.
- ish of orleans, No, otl9-By virtue of Il writ
of fieri tariaa, to me directed by the Honorable
the Sixth District Court for the parish Of Or
leans in the above entitled cause. | will proceed
to sell at public auction at the Merchants and
Auctioneers' Exchange. Royal street. between
Canal and Customhouse streets, in the Second
District of this city on FRIDAY, May eleventh,
1877, at IL o'clock M, the following described
property to wit:
SEVEN BONDS of the Mechanics and Ag-
ricultural FAR Association Of Louisiana, let
tered and numbered rcspective ly xty-seven.
sixty nine, seventy, seventy one. seventy two,
seventy three and seventy-four. each for the
sum of ono Thousand dollars, with { 'rty cou-
pops of forty dollars each attached. Said bonds
are dated New Orleans, June frat. 1871 and pay
able twenty years after date, and paraphed me
varietur," by Edward Barnett. late a notary pub
~ AND n 20 ONE BOND Of abovosaid association
Iettored A number one hundred and tR enty
one, for the sum of FIVE hundred dollars, dated
New Orleans June first, 1871, and paraphed ne
varietur" by said late notary Barnett, with forty
coupons of twenty dollars each attached. Said
bonds payable twenty years after date.
Seized in the above suit
Terms-Cash on the spot,
THOMAS I'll. HANDY,
Civil Sheriff Of the Parish of Orleans
apo my5 II
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-01
THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
MRS, EMMA UNDERWOOD VS.. ANTONIO
PALACIO. HER HUSBAND

atIXTH DISTRICT COURT For THE PARISH
~ Of 0rleans-G hereby certify that on the four
teenth day of February. 1871 judgment was rem
IN the words and figures following IT, wt-No
s537-Mrs. Emma Underwood We. Antonio Pala-
clio, her husband.
This cause came on this day for trial, J. q A.
Fellows for plaintiff. Defendant nr' sent in
proper person After hearing peadngs. evil
danee and ounsel. the court considering the
law and evidence to be in favor of plaintiff it is
ordered, adjulged aud doc eed that there be
judgment In favor of Mrs. Emma Underwood.
plaintiff herein and against defendant Anto-
Mo Paaeio, her husband decreeing separa-
ton of proper and dissovng the community
of acu TETS and gains between her and her said
husband.
It is further ordered. that The said plaintiff be
decreed to be the owner Of the articles of furni-
ture. etc. mentioned and specified in the list an
nexed to her petition. as her individual proper
ty; and. in default thereof, 1t is ordered that
said plaintiff do h i've and recover of said de-
PENDANT. Ant MIC Palacio, her husband. the sum
further ordered that defendant pay costs of
suit.
Judgment rendered February fourteenth, one
thousand eight hundred and seventy
Judgment signed February twentieth, one
thousand eight hund ed and seyenty-seven.
fSignsd) N II RIGHTOR. Judge.
In testimony whereof Fave hereunto eet my
hand and affixed the seA of the said court, at
the city of New Orleans, on this twentieth day OF
February, In the year Of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and seventy aeven.
II. MEtS TER,
ap27 my1G Deputy Clerk.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-01

FIFTH DISTRICT COURT For. THE
IL parish Of Orleans-I hereby certify that
on the eleventh day of January 1877, judgment
was rendered in this court j. the following
entitled suit in the words and figures following.
to wt-No. 77e9-Mrs. Christine Ulmann VS..
Christoph III mann. her husband.
On motion of Geo. III. Braughn Of counsel for
plaintiff. and on producing to the court due
proof in support OF her claim. the law and evi-
denee being IN her favor. 1t is or cred. adudged
md deereed that the judgment by default herein
entered on the. fifth instant be now confirmed
and made final. and accordingly that there be
judgment in favor Of laiaiff, Mrs. Christine
Ullmann and against defendant, Christoph Ui-
mann her husband, derreeing a separation Of
property between the said parties.
II is further adiudged aad decreed. that the
said plain lit do have and recover. of the de.
PENDANT. her husband the sum If five Thousand
seven hundred and fifty dollars. with five per
cent iutefest per annun thereon. from Febru-
Hry twenty font h one thousand eight hundred
and forty-night, until paid, and costs of suit.
with lien and privilege as allowed by law to
married women on the prop rty Of their hls-
band, movable and immoyable, over and above
all other creditors.
Judgment signed January sixteenth one
thousand eight hundred and seventy seven.
(signed) W. =. ROC RS. Judge,
In testimony whereof, nave hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal Of the said court,
ut he city Of New Orleans, on this twenty third
day Of April, In the year Of our Lord, one thou
sand eight hundred and seventy seven.
PAUL 7. ABADLE,.
apps my1 Deputy Clerk.